Samsung SCHM569 Users Manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide

may not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.

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Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA

English. 05/2008. Rev. 1.0

SCH-M569 User’s Guide

Important safety

precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B012652

Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press .

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables.

Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you and your phone and may be dangerous.

• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a headset can damage your hearing.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information" on page 35.

About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone.

In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:

Indicates that you need to pay careful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features.

→

Indicates that you need to press the Navigation keys to scroll to the specified option and then select it.

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is

For example, [ ]

displayed on the phone screen. For example, <

• Camera and camcorder

Special

•MP3 player

•FM radio

Use the camera module on your phone to take a photo or record a video.

features of your phone

Play music files using your phone as an MP3 player.

Listen to your favourite radio stations anytime, anywhere.

• Photo studio

Add a frame or apply special effects to decorate your photos.

•SOS message

Send SOS messages to your family or friends for help in an emergency.

• Flight mode

Switch your phone to Flight mode to use its non-wireless functions while on an aeroplane.

•Bluetooth

Connect to a headset or handsfree car kit using wireless Bluetooth technology.

•Memory disk

Access an external memory card to copy files directly by connecting the phone to a PC.

• Cricket scorer

Keep track of the cricket score.

• Mobile prayer

Alert you of time to pray.

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ..................... 6

Power on or off.............................................. 7

Phone layout ................................................. 7

Keys and icons .............................................. 8

Access menu functions .................................. 11

Enter text .................................................... 12

Customise your phone................................... 13

Step outside the phone 15

Begin with call functions, camera, music player, web browser, and other special features

Make or answer calls ..................................... 15

Use the camera ............................................ 16

Play music................................................... 17

Listen to the FM radio ................................... 19

Browse the web ........................................... 20

Use Contacts ............................................... 21

Send messages ............................................ 21

View messages ............................................ 23

Use Bluetooth .............................................. 23

Menu functions 25

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 35

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

1 Air service

1 WAP 2 Brew 3 VOD files 4 UIM Tool Kit

2 Display

1 Wallpaper 2 Main menu style 3 Font color 4 Dial number style 5 Backlight

3 Sounds

1 Ringtone 2 Alert tones 3 Key tones/others 4 Volume 5 Hourly chime 6 Cricket alert 7 Tone length

4 Messages

1 Text message 2 Multimedia message 3 SPAM settings 4 SOS message 5 Memory status

5 Multimedia

1 Camera 2 MP3 3 FM radio 4 File viewer 5 Bluetooth 6 Game 7 Cricket scorer 8 Voice functions 9 Connect to PC

> in Idle mode.

6 Contacts

1 Search 2 Add 3 Groups 4 Speed dial 5 Business card 6 Call log 7 My number

7 Utilities

1 Wake-up call/Alarms 2 Calendar 3 Mobile prayer 4 Memo 5 Calculator 6 Unit converter 7 World clock 8 Stopwatch

8 Contents box

1 Melodies 2 Images 3 Photo album 4 VOD files 5 Memory info

9 Settings

1 Call settings 2 Application Settings 3 Shortcut settings 4 Password/Lock Settings 5 Input method 6 Language setup 7 Domains preset 8 Reset 9 Version

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

•Travel adapter

•Battery

•User’s Guide You can obtain various accessories from your

local Samsung dealer.

The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider.

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

Removing the battery cover

Power on or off

Switch on

Switch off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

3. If necessary, enter the PIN and press [

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

Phone layout

Front view

Get started

Rear view

When you close the phone, the keypad lock feature locks the exposed keys to avoid accidental key presses. To unlock the keypad, press and hold any key and then press [

Keys and icons

Keys

Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display.

In Idle mode, access your favourite menus directly.

In Menu mode, scroll through menu options.

In Menu mode, select the highlighted menu option or confirm input.

Make or answer a call. In Idle mode, retrieve the numbers

recently dialled, missed, or received.

Delete characters from the display. In Menu mode, return to the

previous menu level.

Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.

End a call. In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and some special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ enter an international call prefix.

] to

Enter special characters or perform special functions.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to activate or deactivate the Silent mode.

Adjust the phone volume.

In Idle mode, enter the menu. Press and hold to turn on the

Camera

camera. In Camera mode, take a photo or

record a video. During a call, press and hold to

record your conversation.

Get started

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top line of the screen to indicate your phone’s status.

Signal strength

Roaming network

Call in progress

Out of your service area or Flight mode

Transferring data in 1X network

SOS message feature active

Call restriction on

Lock mode

Bluetooth active

Bluetooth device connected

•: Headset

• : Hands-free car kit

•: Phone

•: PC

•: PDA

• : Other device

New message

• : Text message

• : Multimedia message

• : Urgent text message

• : Urgent multimedia message

•: Voicemail

•: Web alert

Alarm set

Ringer type

•: Ringer only

•: Vibration

•: Silent

• : Vibration and ringer

• : Vibration then ringer

• : Increasing

Silent mode

SSR (Simple Smart Ringtone) mode

Answering machine feature active

Memory card inserted

Battery power level

Current time

Access menu functions

Select an option

Use menu numbers

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option.

3. Press [ function displayed or option highlighted.

4. Press [ level.

Press [ ] to return to Idle mode.

Press the number key corresponding to the option

] to confirm the

] to move up one

you want.

Get started

Enter text

Change the text input mode

T9 English or T9 Hindi mode

1. In the text entry screen, press <

Mode

2. Select the mode you want.

To enter a word:

1. Press [

2. Enter the whole word

3. When the word displays

] to [9] to start

entering a word.

before editing or deleting characters.

correctly, press [ ] to insert a space.

Otherwise, press [ display alternative word choices.

] to

ABC mode or Hindi mode

Hinglish mode

Number mode

Symbol mode

To enter a word:

Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display.

Enter a Hinglish word, which is made by combining of Hindi and English according to Hindi grammar.

Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want.

Press the corresponding number key to select a symbol.

Other operations

• Press and hold [1] to enter punctuation marks or special characters in ABC mode and T9 English mode.

• Press [ ] to change case in ABC and T9 English modes.

• Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor.

• Press [

] to delete

characters one by one.

• Press and hold [ the characters on the left

] to clear

side of the cursor.

Customise your phone

Display language

Call ringer melody

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings → Language setup

2. Select a language.

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Sounds → Ringtone

2. Select a ringtone category.

3. Select a ringtone.

Get started

Key tone volume

Idle mode wallpaper

In Idle mode, press [ / ] to adjust the key tone volume.

1. In Idle mode, press <

> and select

Display → Wallpaper Stand-by → Background image

2. Select an image or video category.

→

3. Select an image or video.

Silent mode

SSR mode

You can switch the phone to Silent mode to avoid disturbing other people. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ].

You can use SSR (Simple Smart Ringtone) mode. The phone will alert you to incoming calls in noisy places by simultaneously vibrating and ringing at the highest volume. In Idle mode, press and hold [Up].

Phone lock

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings → Password/ Lock settings

2. Enter the default password,

0000

, and press [OK].

3. Select

4. Enter a new 4-digit password and press [

5. Enter the new password again and press [

6. Select

7. Select

Change password

Select lock method

Once

Step outside the phone

Begin with call functions, camera, music player, web browser, and other special features

Make or answer calls

Make a call

Answer a call

1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number.

2. Press [ ]. Press [ / ] to adjust the volume.

3. Press [ ] to end the call.

1. When the phone rings, press [ ].

2. Press [ ] to end the call.

Step outside the phone

Make a threeway call

Record a conversation

1. During a call, press [ ] and make another call.

The first call is put on hold.

2. Press [ ] to begin the three-way call.

1. During a call, press and hold [ ].

2. Press [ recording.

3. Press [ ] to end the call.

] to stop

Use the camera

Take a photo

View a photo

1. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to turn on the camera.

2. Aim the lens at the subject and make any desired adjustments.

3. Press [ take a photo.

4. Press <

1. In Idle mode, press [ ] and select

gallery

2. Scroll to the photo you want and press <

] or [ ] to

Save

My album →

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