Samsung SCH-i201 User Manual

Samsung Smartphone

SCH-i201

User’s Guide

Contents

Getting Started

Unpacking ................................................... 1

Your Phone ................................................. 2

Phone Layout .........................................2

Installing the Battery .................................4

Attaching the Battery Pack ................... 4

Removing the Battery Pack ...................5

Charging the Battery Pack ......................... 6

Turning the Phone On/Off .......................... 8

Backlight ................................................ 8

Viewing the Remaining Battery

Power.................................................. 8

Using the Touchscreen ............................... 9

Using the Stylus ..................................... 9

Calibrating the Screen ......................... 10

Adjusting Screen Contrast ................... 11

Using as a Phone

Making a Call ........................................... 13

Making a Call ....................................... 13

Advanced Calling Features ...................... 15

Using Voice Dial .................................. 15

Using Speed Dial ................................. 17

Redialing the Last Number .................. 18

Using the Phone Book .........................19

Using Call History ................................ 20

Using Four-digit Dial ............................ 22

Answering Calls ....................................... 23

Answering a Call ................................. 23

Viewing Missed Calls .......................... 24

In-Call Options .......................................... 25

Using In-Call Options ........................... 25

Setting Basic Features ............................. 28

Adjusting the Volume .......................... 28

Easy Access to Applications

During Calls .........................................29

Selecting Bell/Vibrate .........................29

One-Touch Ringer Selection ................ 30

Viewing Air Time .................................31

Automatic Hyphenation ....................... 32

Answering Mode ...................................... 33

Turning On the Answering Mode ........ 33

Listening to a Caller Message ............ 35

Recording Your Own OGM

Message .............................................. 37

Playing or Selecting the OGM

Message .............................................. 39

Contents

Learning to Use the Applications

Working with Applications ...................... 41

Opening an Application ....................... 41

Displaying Applications ....................... 41

Brief Description on Applications .......44

Entering Text, Numbers or Symbols .... 46

Help Writing Characters ...................... 55

Using Application Controls .................. 55

Using Menus ........................................ 56

Finding Data on Your Phone ................ 59

Customizing Your Phone .......................... 61

Opening Control Application ............... 61

Bell ....................................................... 62

Sound ................................................... 62

Display ................................................. 64

Security ................................................ 65

Battery ................................................. 67

System ................................................. 68

Network ............................................... 68

Storage ................................................ 70

Owner Information ............................... 70

Calibration ........................................... 71

Contrast ............................................... 71

PC Synchronization ................................... 72

Synchronizing Data .............................. 72

Data Communication ........................... 75

Address Book

Address Book ........................................... 79

Creating an Address Book Entry .......... 80

Viewing Address Book Entries ............ 91

Editing an Address Book Entry ............ 95

Deleting an Address Book Entry .......... 98

Address Book Setup Options ............... 99

Personal Information Manager

Memo ..................................................... 103

Creating a New Memo ...................... 103

Viewing a Memo ............................... 105

Attaching an Image in a Memo ........ 109

Sending a Memo as a SMS

Message (network dependent) .......... 112

Configuring Categories ...................... 113

Scheduler ............................................... 114

Recording a New Appointment ......... 114

Viewing Scheduled Appointments .... 118

Editing Details of a Selected

Appointment ...................................... 122

Removing a Selected Appointment ... 122

ToDo ....................................................... 124

Creating a ToDo Item ......................... 124

Viewing the ToDo List ........................ 127

Editing a ToDo Item ........................... 128

Deleting a Task in the List ................. 129

Continued

Contents

Communication Applications

SMS (Short Message Service) ............... 131

Sending a Short Message ................. 131

Receiving Messages .......................... 134

Deleting a SMS Message ................. 137

Internet ................................................... 138

Accessing GoNext .............................138

Navigating the Internet ..................... 139

Using Bookmarks ............................... 141

Internet Settings ................................ 144

E-mail ..................................................... 146

Accessing E-mail Service .................. 146

Mail Settings ..................................... 147

Reading an E-mail .............................. 149

Sending an E-mail .............................. 153

Writing a Signature ........................... 157

Additional Setup Options .................. 158

Chatting .................................................. 162

Using Chat Service ............................ 162

Creating a New Chat Room ............... 167

Person to Person Talking ................... 169

Sending a Chat Memo ....................... 170

Using Chat Book ................................ 171

Using Bulletin Board .......................... 173

Additional Chat Menu Options .......... 175

Extra

Clock ....................................................... 179

Setting Home Time ............................ 179

Setting Alarm ..................................... 181

Viewing World Time .......................... 183

Calculator ............................................... 184

Opening the Calculator ...................... 184

Using the Calculator .......................... 185

Error Message Display ...................... 189

Othello .................................................... 190

Accessing Othello Game ................... 190

Playing One Player Game .................. 191

Playing Two Player Game .................. 192

Playing Network Game ...................... 192

Viewing Your Play Records ................ 197

Appendix

Accessories............................................. 199

Care and Safety Guidelines ................... 200

Caring for Your Smartphone .............. 200

Antenna Care ..................................... 201

Battery Care ....................................... 201

Safety Precautions ............................. 203

Continued

iii

Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of the Samsung Smartphone. This phone combines a digital phone, personal information managers, communication applications and games in a single handset.

In this chapter, the topics included are:

• Unpacking

• Your Phone

• Installing the Battery

• Charging the Battery Pack

• Turning the Phone On/Off

• Using the Touchscreen

Unpacking

Check to make sure that all of the following items are included in the box when you unpack it.

The phone with a stylus

Desktop

charger

Standard

battery

Data cable

CD-ROM for data synchronization

and the instruction guide

Leather case

This guide

Unpacking

Home

Cont

Input

WWW

Auto answer button

Volume buttons

Ear microphone jack

Earpiece

Microphone

Press and hold to turn the

answering mode on or off.

Adjust the volume.

Antenna

Lamp

Touchscreen

Flip

Hard icon panel

Phone Layout

Launches applications.

Opens text input screen when you are asked to enter information on the screen.

Opens a set of menu options available in the application you are in.

Adjusts the contrast of the screen.

Application buttons

Opens the associated applications.

Phone Address GoNext

WWW

The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone.

Your Phone

Home

Cont

Input

WWW

Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the better the signal strength.

Appears when a call is in progress. Appears when the phone is out of

service area. Appears when a caller message has

been recorded. Appears when a new message has

been received. Appears when the vibrate mode is

activated. Appears when you are roaming.

Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have left.

Rear View

Your Phone

Icons in the top strip

Power/Backlight button

Turns the phone on/off. Also, turn the backlight of the screen on/off.

Stylus

Your phone comes with an rechargeable standard battery. An extended-life battery is available as an option.

1. To attach the battery pack, align it with the phone so that the two arrows labeled on the back of the phone are seen, the battery charge contacts pointing downward.

2. Slide the battery pack upwards until it clicks firmly into position.

Attaching the Battery Pack

Installing the Battery

Removing the Battery Pack

1. Release the battery pack by pressing the latch on the rear of the phone.

2. Slide the battery pack downward and lift it away from the phone.

Installing the Battery

Latch

2. Select one of the following options:

• Insert the entire phone with battery attached into the front compartment of the charger.

• Insert a single battery (alone, not attached to the phone) into the rear compartment of the charger.

Charge

indicator lights

When you purchase the phone, the battery pack is not fully charged. Please charge the battery fully before you operate your phone.

You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery is fully recharged in approximately 8-12 hours.

1. Plug the power cord of the charger into a standard AC outlet. When the power is connected properly, the battery charge indicator lights on the left side of the charger blink once.

Charging the Battery Pack

3. The battery charge indicators on the left side of the charger come on.

The light is red while the batteries are charging. It turns green when the batteries are fully charged. Charging the main battery completely takes two to three hours.

4. When the indicator light turns green, remove the phone from the charger by gently pulling it straight up.

Once the battery is charged, you can use the phone in the charger or out of the charger for all functions. If you have purchased an extra battery, you can charge it in the charger while you are using the phone.

Charging the Battery Pack

Charge indicator light Red=The battery is charging.

Green=The battery is fully charged. Yellow=The battery is waiting to be

charged.

Phone’s battery (on the

front compartment)

indicator light

Battery (on the rear

compartment) indicator light

Note:

Leaving the battery in the charger once it is fully charged does not harm the battery. For more information on battery safety, see page

201.

1. Hold down the Power button on the right side of the phone for more than one second to switch the phone on.

The phone beeps and displays the greeting message, current date and time.

2. To turn off the phone, press the button again until you hear a beep tone.

The backlight comes on when you open the flip or receive a call and switches off 8 seconds after the last input. If you want to turn on the backlight manually, press the Powerbutton briefly.

Backlight

Viewing the Remaining Battery Power

Power button

• The battery charge level is displayed at the right corner of the LCD display, when the phone is powered on.

• The number of blocks represent the battery charge level.

Example: Battery fully charged

Battery low

• When the battery drops to a low level, the phone beeps and the battery icon turns to .

• When the battery is fully discharged, a warning tone sounds three times and the power turns off.

T urning the Phone On/Off

Using the Touchscreen

Your phone is equipped with a large, sensitive touchscreen. The screen provides on-screen number keyboard you would expect on a normal phone and has versatile menu functions.

To prevent scratches, never use an actual pen, pencil or other sharp object to tap or write on the screen.

With the stylus, you can:

• write, type, and draw on the screen.

• tap on the screen, which opens the selected application

and select an item or button in the application.

• drag across words to select them.

Use the stylus provided with your phone to make selection on the touch screen. When the stylus is stored in a slot on the back side of your phone, to use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would with pen or pencil.

Using the Stylus

Tip

• Tap means to touch the screen and lift the stylus off the screen.

• Drag means to touch and slide the stylus. When you are finished dragging, lift the stylus off the screen. The selected words or text turns highlighted.

Using the Touchscr een

Use stylus to tap center of target.

4. Tap the Calib icon.

5. Tap the exact center of each target that appears on the screen. After you have aligned four targets, the Control screen reappears.

Control

Bell Sound Disp

Secur Batt Sys

Net Stor

Contr

Owner

Calib

To make the screen respond correctly to the stylus tap, calibrate the screen with the stylus before using your phone.

1. Tap the icon on the hard icon panel to launch applications.

2. Drag the slider to scroll to the next page.

3. Tap the Ctrl icon to open the Control screen.

Calibrating the Screen

Home

SMS

PCsync

Calc

Ctrl

Cont

Input

All

Clock

Find

Home

Chat

Othello

Slider

Tap to launch applications

You can adjust the screen contrast at any time, without accessing the Contrast menu, by tapping the icon on the hard icon panel.

Adjusting Screen Contrast

Using the Touchscreen

tap this lower triangle to darken the screen

To lighten the screen, tap the upper triangle of the icon until you get the desired lightness.

To darken the screen, tap the lower triangle of the icon until you get the desired darkness.

Home

Cont

Input

WWW

Cont

tap this upper triangle to lighten the screen

Using as a Phone

Samsung Smartphone gives you advanced phone capabilities.

This chapter explains how to use the Samsung Smartphone to make and receive a call.

Topics included in this chapter are:

• Making a Call

• Advanced Calling Features

• Answering Calls

• In-Call Options

• Setting Basic Features

• Answering Mode

1. Open the Phone screen which allows you to dial a phone number.

There are several ways to open the Phone screen:

• When the phone is powered on or when the flip is open, the Phone screen displays.

• When you have worked with other application, press the

button below the screen

to open the Phone screen.

• You can also open the Phone screen by selecting the icon from the Home screen.

Making a Call

Phone

Making a Call

Tip

If the Phone screen disappears before you tap a number, just touch on the screen to wake up the phone.

2. Key in the area code and the phone number by tapping the number digits in the Phone screen with the stylus.

The number displays on the top of the screen as you tap them.

SEND

abc def

jklghi mno

tuv

pqrs wxyz

23 456 789

May 25 THU

10 : 30

Phone screen ❿

Making a Call

3. When the number is correctly displayed, tap the SEND button to dial the number.

You can also start dialing by holding down the last digit of the phone number without tapping the SEND button.

Correcting the Number

When you key in the number button on the screen, the button (or END button) is replaced with the CLR button.

To clear the last digit displayed, tap the CLR button briefly. To clear the whole display, touch and hold down the CLR button for more than one second.

Ending a Call

When you have finished your call, tap the END button or close the flip.

Tip

If you make an international call and need to find the country code, use the following steps:

In the Phone screen, tap the icon, and select Country Code from the Calls menu. The country code list appears. Tap the desired code, and tap the OK button. The selected country code is displayed in the number field on the Phone screen.

SEND

abc def

jklghi mno

00-182

Tip

Advanced Calling Features

If you have set voice dial for the number you want to call (see page 83), you can use voice to make a call.

To set a voice dial:

To use voice dial, you first set the phone to recognize the name of the person you are calling. You can record up to 20 names using the Address application. See page 87 for information on how to record name.

To place voice dialing calls:

1. In the Phone screen, tap the button on the screen.

2. At the voice prompt, say the name into the phone.

• If the phone recognizes the name, the phone attempts a connection.

• If the phone does not recognize the name, the screen prompts for the name again.

• If the phone does not recognize the name after two attempts, the message ‘Could Not Recognize Name’ displays. Try the call again later, or check the recorded name.

Using Voice Dial

Note:

If the phone is set to the Auto Voice Dialmode, you do not need to tap the button in the phone screen. See page 17.

Advanced Calling Features

To search, then make a call:

You can scan through the voice dial list you have recorded.

1. In the Phone screen, tap the icon on the hard icon panel. The phone menu list appears.

2. Tap Voice Dial from the Calls menu. The Phone Book list which shows the voice dial names appears.

4. Tap the desired name you want to call. To dial the selected name, tap the SEND button.

Phone Book

Voice Dial7

SEND

ABC co.

Bayer Cooper chr.. John Katherine Moore Davi.. Russel Jack

3. To scroll through the list if necessary, tap ❷!or $ in the lower right corner of the screen.

SMS SetupCalls

Outgoing Incoming Air Time

Country Code

Phone Book Speed Dial

Voice Dial

Send DTMF Auto Answering

Advanced Calling Features

To set Auto Voice Dial:

You can initiate a voice dialing call by opening the flip, when you select this option through the phone menu.

1. In the Phone screen, tap the icon on the hard icon panel. The phone menu list appears.

2. Tap the Setup tab on the top of menu screen, and select Auto Voice Dial. This option enables voice dialing by opening the flip.

If you access the same menu next time, you will find Hand Voice Dial instead of Auto Voice Dial. The Hand Voice Dial enables voice dialing only by tapping the

button on the Phone screen.

3. When the desired option displays, tap the OK button.

abc def

Calls SMS Setup

Ring/Vibrate

Sounds

Display

Security System

About Phone

Auto Voice Dial

Your phone enables you to place calls quickly by entering the speed dial code you specified when you have stored the phone number in your internal Address Book. For information on setting Speed Dial, see page 85.

To make a call using speed dial:

In the Phone screen, touch and hold the speed number. If the number contains more than one digit, tap briefly the

first digit(s) and touch and hold the last digit.

Using Speed Dial

To search, then speed dial:

If you do not remember the speed dial number for someone you want to call, follow these steps to select it from the Speed Dial list.

1. In the Phone screen, tap the icon on the hard icon panel. The phone menu list appears.

2. Select Speed Dial from the Calls menu. The Phone Book list which shows the speed dial codes appears.

3. To scroll through the list if necessary, tap ❷!or $ in the lower right corner of the screen.

4. Tap the desired entry you want to call. To dial the selected entry, tap the SEND button.

Phone Book

Speed Dial7

SEND

1 2 3 5

6 10 11

Bayer

Cooper chr.. Katherine Moore Davi.. Russel Jack John ABC co.

Speed code

The phone stores the last number dialed. To redial the number, just touch and hold down the SEND button in the Phone screen.

Redialing the Last Number

Advanced Calling Features

3. To scroll through the list if necessary, tap ❷!or $ in the lower right corner of the screen.

4. Select the desired number highlighted. To dial the selected number, tap the SEND button. To exit, tap the OKbutton.

Phone Book

All

ABC co. Bayer.. Coope.. John Kathe.. Moore.. Russe..

44123456..

01198765..

44543210..

44876543..

01112345..

55161509..

44987654..

A II P

SEND

Tap letter to find the name and number beginning with the specified letter quickly.

You can store the phone numbers called regularly in memory, called the Address Book. You then simply recall the number to dial. For further information on Address Book, see page

79.

To make a call from the Address Book:

1. In the Phone screen, tap the icon on the hard icon panel. The phone menu list appears.

2. Select Phone Book from the Calls menu. The Phone Book list appears in alphabetic order.

Using the Phone Book

Your phone stores up to 20 numbers you either called or received calls from. It identifies callers, and the date and time they called.

You can view the incoming and outgoing calls list independently and dial a number from the list.

To make a call from the calls list:

1. In the Phone screen, tap the icon on the hard icon panel. A menu list appears.

2. From the Calls tab on the top of the menu screen, select Outgoing for outgoing calls and Incoming for incoming calls .

3. The selected calls list appears. The date/time stamp displays for each log.

If there is an internal Address Book match, the name displays. If not, only the phone number displays. symbol indicates you have successfully dialed or received the call. symbol indicates you have not connected or missed the call.

You can also open the calls list by pressing button below the screen. If you press the button in the Phone screen, the Outgoing Calls list, then the Incoming Call list appears.

Using Call History

Outgoing Calls

Catherine 441234567 12/15 12:17P Moore 449876543 12/15 12:03P 448768765 12/15 10:15A David 447654321 12/15 10:09A

SEND

Tip

Advanced Calling Features

4. To scroll through the list if necessary, tap ❷!or $ in the lower-right corner of the screen.

5. To dial the selected number highlighted, tap the SEND button.

To save a number in the Address Book:

After selecting one from the outgoing calls list, you can save the number in the phone’s Address Book. Tap the icon on the hard icon panel in the outgoing calls list screen. From the List menu, select Save. The Address New screen opens which allows you to create a new address book entry.

To delete one or all numbers from the outgoing calls list:

The phone automatically replaces older calls with newer ones. However, if you want to delete a selected number or all numbers from the outgoing calls list immediately, tap the icon in the outgoing calls list screen. From the List menu, select Delete or Delete All.

Note:

In case of duplicate entries, the phone stores the number with each time and date in which the call arrives.

SEND

abc def

jklghi mno

44-123-4567

01/03

Catherine

Using Four-digit Dial

Name

(if stored in the

Address Book)

Phone number matching your input

Your phone provides the option of four-digit dialing of numbers stored in the internal Address Book or the outgoing calls list. This allows you to enter the last four consecutive digits of someone’s phone number, have your phone remember the rest, and then dial it for you.

To place a call using four-digit dialing:

1. In the Phone screen, key in the last four consecutive digits of a phone number that you have stored in your Address Book or you have dialed before.

2. The phone displays the number matching your input.

3. If the phone contains more than one phone number in which the last four consecutive digits are the same, it displays the number of the phone numbers matching your input either from the outgoing calls list or Phone Book list in the upper right corner of the screen.

Select the desired number by pressing the up/down button on the left side of the phone.

4. To dial the number, tap the SEND button.

The number of total numbers matching your input

Answering Calls

When somebody calls you, the phone rings. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name if prestored in your Address Book) is displayed. If the caller cannot be identified, only the message ‘Phone Call’ is displayed.

To answer the call:

Open the flip to answer the call. If the flip is already open, tap any button on the Phone screen (except END), any application button ( , , ), or any icon ( , , , ) on the hard icon panel.

You can adjust the volume of the ringer for that call with the volume buttons on the left side of the phone.

Note:

You can answer a call while using a menu feature. The screen alerts you with the incoming call message. Tap Yes to answer the call, or No to reject the call. If rejected, the call will be forwarded to your voice mailbox. If no mailbox is available, the call will be disconnected. If you tap button, the Answering feature is activated.

Answering a Call

WWW

Incoming Call

You've got an incoming call. Do you want to answer it?

Yes

Answering Calls

If you are unable to answer a call, you can find out who was calling you, if this service is available on your network. You can call the person back, if necessary.

The number of missed calls is displayed on the top of the idle screen and the last caller name (if stored in the internal Address Book) or the Phone number is displayed on the bottom of the screen immediately after the call was missed.

If you tap the SEND button on this screen, you’ll be connected to the last caller you have not answered. If you press any other keys on this screen, the missed call notification screen disappears.

To view the missed calls, refer to the incoming calls list on page 20.

Viewing Missed Calls

SEND

abc def

jklghi mno

May 25 THU

Catherine

Missed Call 03

Answering Calls

Your phone provides a number of functions that you can use during a call. You may not utilize all of these functions at all times. Many of the in-call options are network services.

Tap the icon on the hard icon panel during a call. The Busy menu appears on the screen which allows you to access the following options.

Mute Your Voice

This option allows you to switch your phone’s microphone off, so that the other party cannot hear you. *Mute* displays on the screen.

To resume, tap the icon and select this option again in the Busy menu.

No Key Volume

This option does not transmit the key tones. It allows you to tap buttons without hearing annoying key tones during a call.

Send My Phone Number

Selecting this option sends DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) tones of your phone number. Use this option when you leave your phone number for the person to return your call.

Send DTMF

This option allows you to send DTMF tones of the numbers you have previously stored in the Send DTMF list. DTMF tones can be used to control electronic phone services, such as a bank account or voice mail system.

Using In-Call Options

Mute Your Voice No Key Volume Send My Phone# Send DTMF

Busy...

In-Call Options

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