Samsung SCH-I500RKAVZW User Manual

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

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PORTABLE ALL DIGITAL

SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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VZW_SCH-I500_Fascinate_English_UM_DH12_TE_081910_F5

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www.divx.com

for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Activating your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

System Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 14

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Section 3: Call Functions ............................................. 32

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section 4: Contacts and Accounts ..............................38

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Feeds and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Backup Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Buddies now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Section 5: Entering Text ...............................................53

Virtual QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Changing the Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Section 6: Messaging ...................................................57

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Mobile IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Section 7: Web and Social Networking .......................66

Bing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Section 8: Music ...........................................................73

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Manage and Transfer Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

V CAST Music with Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

V CAST Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Section 9: Pictures and Video ......................................79

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

V CAST Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Section 10: Connections .............................................. 86

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

3G Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Dial Up Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Section 11: Applications and Widgets ........................ 94

Android Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

3G Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Bing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Blockbuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Buddies now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Car Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

City ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Desk Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Feeds and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

My Verizon Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

NFS Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Skype Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Tetris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

V CAST Music with Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

V CAST Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

V CAST Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Voice mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

VZ Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Weather Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Write & Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Section 12: Settings ................................................... 109

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Wireless & networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Call settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Sound & display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Location & security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Accounts & sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

SD card & phone storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Language & keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Text-to-speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 136

Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Please Note the Following Information When Using

Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . .147

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations

for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Section 14: Warranty Information .............................156

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Index ............................................................................165

Section 1: Getting Started

This section helps you to quickly start using your phone.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 165.

Also included is important safety information beginning on page 136, that you should know before using your phone.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation steps may be different.

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or keypad. For more information, see “Securing Your Phone” on page 13.

Note:

Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Special Text

In this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

•

Notes

: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or

sub-menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

•

Important

: Points out important information about the current feature

that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings to your attention important information to prevent

loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used to represent often-used steps:

➔

Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures. For example:

“From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings

Wireless & networks ➔ Wi-Fi settings

.”

Getting Started 5

➔

Activating your Phone

If you purchased your phone at a Verizon Wireless store, it is activated and ready to use. If you received a new phone by mail, it may need to be activated before you can use it.

To activate your phone, choose from the following:

•

Visit a Verizon Wireless store.

•

Contact Verizon Wireless customer support.

•

Visit www.verizonwireless.com to manage your account online.

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) are included with the phone, for charging the battery.

Note:

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery

before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

Warning!:

Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.

Battery Indicator

The battery icon in the Annunciator Line shows battery power level. Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to operate, the empty battery icon will flash and a tone will sound. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, the phone will power off.

Tip:

Task Manager provides helpful information about extending battery life. For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 11.

Battery Cover

The battery is under a removable cover on the back of the phone.

Removing the battery cover

䊳

Pull up using the slot provided (1), while lifting the cover off the phone (2).

Installing the battery cover

䊳

Align the cover and press it firmly into place, making sure it snaps into place at the corners.

Installing and Removing the Batter y

Installing the battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the battery into the phone, aligning the gold contacts

on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone. Push down on the bottom of the battery until it snaps into place.

3. Replace the battery cover..

Removing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Lift the battery up and out of the phone, using the slot

provided.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Getting Started 7

Charging the Battery

Correct

Incorrect

Charging Head

USB Cable

Your phone comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) to charge your phone from any 120/220 VAC outlet.

Note:

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

1. On the phone, slide the connector cover (1) to expose the

connector.

2. Insert the USB cable into the port (2).

Correct

Incorrect

3. Connect the USB

cable to the charging head.

4. Plug the charging

head into a standard AC power outlet.

5. When charging is

complete, unplug the charging head from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the phone.

Non-Supported Batteries

Samsung phones do not support non-approved batteries. Samsung charging accessories, such as the Wall/USB Charger, will only charge Samsung-approved batteries. If you install a non-supported battery and try to charge it, the phone will beep and display the message: “

Battery is not connected

”

If you receive this warning, battery charging is disabled.

Warning!:

Using a non-supported battery may damage your phone.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

䊳

Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

for three

seconds. While powering on, the phone connects with the network,

then displays the Home screen and active alerts.

Note:

Your phone’s internal antenna is located along the bottom back of the phone. Do not block the antenna; doing so may affect call quality or cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.

Turning Your Phone Off

1. Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

for two

seconds.

2. At the prompt, tap

Power off

Set-up Wizard

The first time you turn your phone on, the Set-up Wizard will prompt you to customize your phone. Follow the prompts to set:

Language

: Choose English or Espanol.

Backup Assistant

: Save your contacts to a secure web site. For more information, For more information, refer to “Backup Assistant” on page 51.

Add accounts

: Configure access to your Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Corporate or Google accounts. For more information, see “Accounts” on page 38.

My Location

more information, see

: Configure your phone’s use of location services. For

“My Location” on page 121.

Getting Started 9

Your Google Account

Your new phone uses your Google account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, Google Talk and the Android Market. When you turn on your phone for the first time, set up a connection with your existing Google account, or create a new Google account.

To create a Google account, or set up your Google account on your phone, use Accounts & sync settings (see “Accounts & sync” on page 127.)

Displaying Your Phone Number

䊳

From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings

About phone ➔ Status

Your phone number displays under

My phone number

System Tutorial

Learn about important concepts to get the most out of your phone.

䊳

From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings

About phone ➔ System tutorial

➔

Voice Mail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

For more information, see “Voicemail” on page 37.

TTY Mode

Your phone is fully TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode.

For more information, see “TTY Mode” on page 116.

Roaming

When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area, your phone can roam to acquire service on other compatible digital networks. When Roaming is active, the Roaming icon

appears in the Annunciator Line of the display.

Tip:

You can set your phone’s roaming behavior. For more information, see “Mobile networks” on page 114.

During roaming, some services may not be available. Depending on your coverage area and service plan, extra charges may apply when making or receiving calls. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information about your coverage area and service plan.

Task Manager

Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some applications running in the background.

Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on your phone, and to end running applications to extend battery life. You can also uninstall applications from your phone and see how much memory is used by applications.

Task Manager provides information about applications, including:

•

Active applications

•

Packa ge

•

Summary

•

Help

: Useful tips for extending battery life.

: View and end running applications.

: View and uninstall application packages.

: View memory usage.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Task Manager

2. Touch the

Active applications

running on your phone. Touch

End all

to stop all running applications.

3. Touch the

4. Touch the

Package

tab to view package information. Touch

Uninstall

to remove an application from your phone.

Summary

tab for RAM and Storage memory

Applications

tab to view applications

End

to end an application, or

statistics.

5. Touch the

Help

tab for information about extending battery

life.

Tip:

To launch Task Manager from any screen, touch and hold then touch

Task M anage r

You can also access Task Manager from the more information, see “Widgets” on page 24.

Program Monitor

Getting Started 11

➔

Home

widget. For

Memory Card

Your phone supports removable microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 32GB capacity, for storage of music, pictures, and other files.

Note:

You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased with the phone) on a memory card.

Installing a Memory Card

1. Remove the battery cover. For more information, see

“Removing the battery cover” on page 7.

2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the

memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks into place (1).

3. Install the battery cover. For more information, see

“Installing the battery cover” on page 7.

Removing a Memor y Card

Important!:

To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the phone.

Correct

Incorrect

Important!:

To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, always unmount the card before removing it from the phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch

card & phone storage ➔ Unmount SD card

2. Remove the rear cover. For more information, see

Menu ➔ Settings ➔ SD

“Removing the battery cover” on page 7.

3. Gently press on the memory card, then release so that it

pops out from the slot, and carefully pull the card out (2).

4. Install the cover. For more information, see “Installing the

battery cover” on page 7.

Securing Your Phone

By default, the phone locks automatically when the screen times out, or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the phone using one of the default Unlock screens, or for increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.

For more information about creating and enabling a Screen unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock pattern” on page 123.

Tip:

When you use a Screen unlock pattern to secure your phone, the Emergency call feature is available on the lock screen, to allow you to make emergency calls even while the phone is locked.

For other settings related to securing your phone, see “Location & security” on page 121.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

Unlocking the phone

1. Press the

2. Touch and drag a puzzle

piece to fit it into the empty space.

Special puzzle pieces display for missed calls or new messages. Drag a missed call or message puzzle piece to the empty space to view the message or call log.

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

Locking the phone manually

䊳

Press the

Power/Lock Key

on the side of the phone.

Note:

You can choose the type of Unlock screen. For more information, see “Unlock screen” on page 120.

Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern

1. Press the

2. Draw your unlock pattern on the screen.

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

Getting Started 13

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone, including keys, displays, and icons.

Features

•

4-inch 800x480 Super AMOLED touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EVDO Rev-A Wireless Technology

•

Android OS

•

Google applications, including Google Talk and Gmail

•

Android Market, plus pre-loaded applications

•

Connections

–

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

–

3G Mobile Hotspot

–

Bluetooth 3.0

–

VPN

–

Dial Up Networking

•

Messaging Services

–

Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Video Messaging

–

Voice Messaging

–

Mobile Instant Messenger (IM)

–

Chat

•

5 Megapixel CMOS Camera/Camcorder

•

Picture Gallery, supporting JPEG, PNG, GIF, A-GIF, WBMP and BMP formats

•

HD Video Player (720p), supporting H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 (v9), Xvid and DivX formats

• DivX Certified

to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including

premium content.

•

Music Player, supporting WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA (v9/10), EVRC, QCELP, MIDI, and SP-MIDI formats

•

V CAST Music with Rhapsody®, V CAST Tones and V CAST Videos

•

Speakerphone

•

Voice recognition by Nuance

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards up to 32GB

capacity

•

Bluetooth® 3.0 Wireless Technology. For more information about supported profiles, see

“Bluetooth profiles”

on page 110.

Front View

Earpiece and Sub-microphone

: Listen to callers. In Speakerphone mode, captures your voice. While recording video, captures audio. Avoid covering the sub-microphone during Speakerphone mode or when recording video.

Microphone

: Using during calls to allow callers to hear your

voice, and when recording.

Menu Key

: Touch to display options for the current screen.

Home Key

: Touch to display the Home screen. Touch and hold to display recent applications or launch Task Manager.

Back Key

: Touch to return to the previous screen or option.

Search Key

: Touch to launch Search, to search your device

or the web.

Understanding Your Phone 15

Side Views

Strap holder

: Attach an optional carrying strap (not

included).

Volume Key

: From the Home screen, press to adjust Master Volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

Power/Lock Key

: Press and hold to turn the phone on or off. Press to lock the phone, or to wake the screen for unlocking.

Back View

3.5mm Headset Jack

: Plug in an optional headset or TTY

equipment.

Camera Lens

: Used when taking photos or recording

videos.

Camera Flash

External Speaker

Speakerphone mode, music and other sounds.

USB Power/Accessory Port

: Used when taking photos.

: Plays ringtones, call audio when in

: Connect a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

Understanding Your Phone 17

Navigation

Navigate your phone’s features using the command keys and the touch screen.

Warning!:

If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, see “Warranty Information” on page 156.

Command Keys

Menu Key

Touch Menu

to display a context-sensitive menu of options

for the current screen or feature.

Home Key

Touch Home Touch and hold Home

to display the Home screen.

to launch a menu of recent

applications, or to launch Task Manager.

Back Key

Touch Back

Search Key

Touch

to return to the previous screen, option or step.

to launch Quick Search, to search the web and your

phone.

Context-sensitive Menus

While using your phone, context-sensitive menus offer options for the feature or screen. To access context-sensitive menus:

•

Tou ch

•

Touch and hold on an item.

Finger Gestures

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

•

Touch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.

•

Touch a menu item to select it.

•

Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate onscreen items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

•

Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.

•

Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Swipe, Flick or Slide

Swipe, flick or slide your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. For example:

•

Unlocking the screen

•

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

Notification Panel

Tap a notification to open the related application

Touch and hold and then slide up to close the Notification panel

Tap to clear all notifications

Touch a connection icon to activate Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and/or Airplane.

The Notification Panel shows information about connections, messages and other items.

䊳

Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen.

Connection Icons

Icons at the top of the Notification Panel show connection status for

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS

, and

Airplane mode

. Touch an icon to enable the connection. For more information about Connection settings, For more

information, refer to “Wireless & networks” on page 109.

Clearing Notifications

1. Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen to

display the Notifications Panel.

2. Touch a notification to clear it.

– or –

Touch

Clear

to clear all notifications

Understanding Your Phone 19

Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

Annunciator Line

: Presents icons to show network status, battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see “Annunciator Line” on page 22.

Home screen

: The starting point for using your phone. Place icons, widgets and other items to customize your phone to your needs. For more information, see “Home Screen” on page 20.

Primary Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to your phone’s common features. For more information, see “Primary Shortcuts” on page 23.

Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to common applications.These shortcuts are found on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Shortcuts” on page 26.

Widgets

: Applications that run on the Home screen. These widgets are found on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Widgets” on page 24.

Display settings

You can customize display settings to your preferences. For more information, see “Display settings” on page 119.

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus 6 panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the top of the display shows your current position.

Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add Shortcuts

•

Add Widgets

•

Add Folders

•

Change the Wallpaper

: For more information, see

“Shortcuts”

“Widgets”

“Folders”

on page 26.

on page 24.

on page 27.

“Wallpaper”

page 27.

Adding and removing Home screen panels

Your phone comes with 7 Home screen panels. You can customize the Home screen to include up to the seven default panels, and set one panel as Home.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Sweep your finger across the screen to scroll the panels,

Menu ➔

Edit page

and use these controls to configure panels:

Delete

: Remove the panel from the Home screen.

Add

: Scroll the panels to display the location for a

panel, then touch the

Add

button. Add previously-

removed panels up to the default total of seven.

Set as home

Set as Home

: Touch to assign a panel as the Home screen. The panel set as Home will display when you touch

Home

Understanding Your Phone 21

Annunciator Line

The Annunciator line displays icons to show network status, battery power, and other details.

Signal Strength

: Current signal strength. The greater

the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Airplane Mode Active

: All wireless communications

are disabled. See “Airplane mode” on page 113.

System Alert

Voice Call

Speakerphone

Missed Call

Battery Level Charging Indicator Device Power Critical

: Check Notifications Panel for alerts.

: A voice call is in progress.

: Speakerphone is enabled.

: Displays when there is a missed call.

: Shown fully charged.

: Battery is charging.

: Battery has only three percent

power remaining. Charge immediately.

3G Connection Active

USB Connected

: Phone is active on a 3G system.

:The phone is connected to a computer

using a USB cable.

New Message

New Voicemail New Email Message Alarm Set

: You have new message(s).

: You have new voicemail.

: You have new email.

: An alarm is active. For more information,

refer to “Clock” on page 97.

Silent mode

: All sounds except media and alarms are

silenced. See “Silent mode” on page 116.

Vibrate mode

: All sounds are silenced, but the phone

vibrates for alerts. See “Ringer volume” on page 117.

SD Card Ready

SD Card Removed

Bluetooth Active

Bluetooth Connected

: An optional memory card is installed.

: A memory card was uninstalled.

: Bluetooth is turned on.

: The phone is paired with

another Bluetooth device.

Wi-Fi Active

: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and

communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Action Needed

: Action needed to connect to

Wireless Access Point (WAP).

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display. You can edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for the

Home

shortcut.

Note:

When you access

Applications

shortcut to provide quick return to the Home screen.

Phone

: Launches the Phone, to make calls. For more

, the Home

Applications

shortcut replaces the

information, see “Making Calls” on page 32.

Contacts

: Store and manage your contacts. For more

information, see “Contacts” on page 42.

Messaging

: Send and receive messages. For more

information, see “Messaging” on page 57.

Applications

: Access your phone’s applications. For

more information, see “Applications” on page 28.

Editing the Primary Shortcuts

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

3. Touch and hold an icon, then drag it to replace a primary

Menu ➔ Edit

Applications.

shortcut.

4. When you are finished, touch

Menu ➔ Save

Understanding Your Phone 23

Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the Home screen to access favorite features.

Adding Widgets to the Home screen

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Samsung Widgets

Add to Home screen

Android Widgets

menu.

, then touch a

widget to add it to the Home screen.

Removing Widgets

䊳

Touch and hold the Widget until then drag the Widget to the

Trashcan

Tra sh ca n

appears,

Samsung Widgets

Analog Clock 1

Analog Clock 2

Analog Clock 3

Analog Clock 4

Buddies now

favorite contacts, from the Home screen. Appears on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Buddies now” on page 52.

Calendar Clock

current date.

Daily Briefing

information, news and your schedule from one convenient location on the Home screen. Appears on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Daily Briefing” on page 98.

Digital Clock 1

: Display an analog clock.

: Quickly call or send a message to

: Display an analog clock with the

: Monitor the weather, financial

: Display a digital clock.

Digital Clock 2

Dual Clock 1

Dual Clock 2

Feeds and Updates

: Display a digital clock.

: Display two time zones.

: Display feeds from your Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter accounts, and post an update to your accounts, right from the Home screen. Appears on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Feeds and Updates” on page 41.

Program Monitor

: Display the number of active applications. Touch to launch Task Manager. For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 11.

Weather Clock

: Display a clock with weather information from WeatherBug. Appears on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Weather Clock” on page 107.

Android Widgets

Bing

Home screen. For more information, see “Bing” on page 66.

Data usage

Touch to launch My Verizon Mobile for information about data usage and other account details. For more information, see “My Verizon Mobile” on page 101.

Picture frame

the Home screen.

Power control

connections, and set automatic synchronization and brightness settings.

YouTube

: Launch Bing search. Appears by default on the

: View data usage for the billing period.

: Display a picture from the Gallery on

: Control Wi Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS

: Search YouTube and watch videos.

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