Samsung SCH-R570ZBAMTR User Manual
PORTABLE QUAD-BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Locking and Unlocking the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Memory Card (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ........................... 9
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Open View (Front) of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Closed Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Understanding the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Section 3: Call Functions .............................................14
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjusting Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Silencing an Incoming Ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ignoring an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Understanding Contacts Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Calls Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Redialing the Last Number Called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Section 4: Menu Navigation ......................................... 20
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Navigate Using Shortcut Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Navigation Key Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
QWERTY Keypad Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 23
Built-in QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using T9® Mode (Phone Keypad Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts ....................27
Using the Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 7: Messages .................................................... 30
Accessing the Messages Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Creating and Sending Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Creating and Sending Picture Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sending Picture Messages in Camera Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Message Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Social Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Message Content and Delivery Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating Quick Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 8: @metro and Applications ........................... 38
@metro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 9: MetroWEB .................................................... 40
MetroWEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Launching MetroWEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using MetroWEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
How MetroWEB Buttons Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 10: Voice SVC ..................................................43
Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Voice Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 11: Using the Camera ......................................48
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Taking Snap Shots (Single Pictures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Screen Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
The Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 12: Multimedia ................................................52
Accessing Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using Your Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 13: Tools .......................................................... 56
Accessing Your Phone’s Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Voice Service (SVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Section 14: Settings ..................................................... 62
Accessing Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Location Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Section 15: Health and Safety Information ................. 69
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Please Note the Following Information When
Using Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . .80
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations
for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Section 16: Warranty Information ...............................90
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Index ..............................................................................98
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Section 1: Getting Started
This section explains how to start using your phone.
Understanding this User Manual
The chapters of this guide generally follow the same order as the
menus and sub-menus in your phone.
A robust index for quick reference to most features begins on
page 98.
Important safety information that you should know before using
your phone is near the back of the guide, beginning on page 69.
Notes and Tips
Throughout this manual, the following labels point out important
information, quick methods for activating features, and more:
•
Notes
: Explain alternative options within the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
•
Tips
: Provide quick or innovative methods for performing functions
related to the subject at hand.
•
Important
: Points out important information about the current feature
that could affect performance, or even damage your phone.
Text Conventions
To condense information in this manual, the following terms and
icon appear in procedural steps:
highlight
Use the Navigation key ( ) to move a highlighting
effect onto a menu item or screen item of interest.
select
After “highlighting” a menu item or screen item,
press the OK key to launch, access, or save a
highlighted menu item or screen field of interest.
➔ Used in place of “select” in long “drill down”
procedure steps.
Example:
“...
Settings
➔
Call Settings
➔
Call Answer
...”
Installing the Battery
Your phone comes packaged with a partially charged
rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery.
1. If necessary, switch off the phone.
Getting Started 4
2.
Hold the device
firmly and
locate the cover
release latch,
then place your
fingernail in the
opening and
firmly lift the
cover off the
device.
3. Slide the
battery back
into the
compartment
so that the tabs
on the end align
with the slots at
the bottom of
the phone.
4. Press the
battery down
until it snaps into place.
Important!:
You must fully charge the battery the first time you use your
phone, otherwise you could damage the battery.
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Removing the Battery
Important!:
You must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from
the phone during charging to avoid damage.
䊳
Slide the battery
back and lift it
out and away
from the phone
as illustrated.
Charging the Battery
Your phone comes with
a convenient, lightweight Travel Adapter
for rapidly charging the battery from any 120/220 VAC outlet.
Caution!:
Only use Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries.
Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Use of other accessories may invalidate your warranty and
may cause damage.
1. Plug the Travel Adapter into a standard 120/220 VAC wall
outlet.
2. Connect the Travel Adapter into the Power/Accessory
connector on the top of your phone.
Caution!:
Incorrect
Correct
For connection to an electrical supply not located in North America,
you must use an adaptor of the proper configuration for the power
outlet.
Use of the wrong adapter could damage your phone and void your
warranty.
Low battery indicator
The battery indicator ( ) displays in the upper-right corner of
the screen. Monitor the battery strength and ensure your battery
is adequately charged.
Indicates a full charge.
Indicates a near empty battery.
A blinking empty battery icon and a tone indica te you
have two to three minutes before the battery power
runs out.
Note:
If you continue to use the phone without charging the battery, the
phone shuts down.
Activating Your Phone
Contact your Wireless Carrier and follow their service
instructions.
Turning Your Phone On
䊳
With the phone closed, press and hold until the
screen lights. The phone searches for a network signal,
and the time, date, and day display on the screen.
If you are outside your carrier’s coverage or roaming area, the No
Service icon ( ) displays. If you cannot place or receive calls,
try later when service is available, or at another location.
Important!:
As with any other radio-transmitting device, do not touch the
antenna while using your phone because it can affect call quality
and cause the phone to operate at a higher than normal power
level.
Getting Started 6
Turning Your Phone Off
䊳
With the phone closed, press and hold the key for
two or more seconds.
Note:
If your phone is on and you press for less than one second, the
phone does not power off. This prevents you from accidentally turning
off the phone.
Locking and Unlocking the Phone
Locking the phone prevents unauthorized access to information
on the phone, but allows dialing with the Dialer. Locking and
unlocking the phone requires the Lock Code.
Locking the phone
1. In Standby mode, press
➔
Security
.
2. At the prompt, enter the
Note:
The default Lock Code is the last four digits of your telephone number,
or you can set a custom lock code.
Menu
➔
Lock Code
Settings
.
➔
Phone Settings
Unlocking the phone
You may have to unlock the screen before unlocking the phone
(see “Unlocking the Screen” on page 7).
1. Press any key.
2. At the prompt, enter the
7
Lock Code
.
Note:
The default Lock Code is the last four digits of your telephone number.
Unlocking the Screen
When the phone is inactive for a period of time the screen locks
to prevent accidental key presses.
To unlock the screen:
䊳
In Standby mode, press
Unlock
➔ .
Setting Up Voicemail
Voicemail allows callers to leave voice messages, which can be
retrieved any time.
Note:
Once your Voicemail account is set up, you can use the Voicemail
folder (under the Message menu) to view details of voice messages in
the Voicemail box.
1. In Standby mode, press and hold the key or dial your
own mobile number to dial Voicemail.
2. Follow the prompts in the new user tutorial to setup your
mail box.
Listen to Voicemail
1. In Standby mode, press and hold the key or dial your
own mobile number to dial Voicemail. After connecting,
you will hear your voice greeting.
You are prompted to enter your password.
2.
Memory Card (Optional)
Your phone has a Memory Card slot on its right side, behind the
battery cover. You can install a microSD™ card to provide
additional memory for storing files (such as, sound files and
photos).
Install a Memory Card
1. Remove the back cover.
2. Locate the memory
card slot, then
make sure the gold
contacts of the card
face up, then
carefully slide the
memory card into
the slot until you
hear a click sound.
3. Replace the back
cover.
Getting Started 8
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
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7
10
11
12
13
14
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2
15
6
This section lists some important features of your phone and
describes the keys and the screen format.
Features of Your Phone
•
Domestic and international voice and text messaging service (available
on participating networks).
•
Bluetooth® Stereo (v2.0) Wireless Technology (see Note)
•
Global Positioning (GPS) Technology
•
PIM Functions
•
Picture (MMS) Messaging
•
Text (SMS) Messaging
•
E-mail Messaging
•
QWERTY Keypad
•
Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
•
Music Player (MP3 compatible, requires microSD™ memory card)
•
Voice Dial
•
Speakerphone
Note:
The phone supports the wireless Handsfree Profile (HFP) and OBEX
profiles for Bluetooth
support the Bluetooth serial port profile.
®
wireless technology. The phone does not
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Closed View of Your Phone
Features
1. Earpiece Lets you hear ringing, alert tones, alarm tones,
and the caller.
Volume Key In Standby mode, adjusts the ring volume.
2.
When receiving a call, mutes the ringer. During a call,
adjusts the voice volume.
3. Left Soft Key Performs the function indicated on the
bottom, left portion of the screen.
4. SEND Key Places or receives calls. In Standby mode,
accesses the recent call log.
5. Speakerphone Key Enables/disables Speakerphone
mode.
6. Voicemail Key Lets you speed dial your Voicemail account
to review your voice messages.
7. Special Function Keys Enter special characters. In
Standby mode, press and hold to lock/unlock the
keypad, press and hold to place your phone in
Vibrate mode.
8. OK Key In Standby mode, launces the Main Menu. Selects
a menu option or confirms/saves an input.
9.
Camera Key
10. Back / Clear Key Deletes characters from the display
Press to launch the Camera.
when you are in text entry mode. Press this key to return to
the previous menu or screen when navigating features on
your phone.
11. END Key Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.
When receiving a call, press to send the call to voicemail.
During a call, press to end it. In Menu mode, cancels any
input and returns the phone to Standby mode.
12. Right Soft Key Performs the function indicated on the
bottom, right portion of the screen.
13. Navigation Key In Standby mode, lets you access preset
functions and scroll through Shortcut Icons. In Menu mode,
lets you scroll through the phone menu options.
14. Display For more information, refer to “Understanding the
Display Screen” on page 12.
15. Headset Connector Used to connect a headset or TTY
device to your phone. (For more information, refer to “TTY
Mode” on page 64.
Understanding Your Phone 10
Open View (Front) of Your Phone
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Features
1. Earpiece Lets you hear ringing and alert tones, alarm
tones, and the other parties to calls.
2. Right soft key Performs the function indicated on the
bottom, right portion of the screen.
3. Left soft key Performs the function indicated on the
bottom, left portion of the screen.
4. Fn Key Text Function Key. Toggles text entry mode
between ABC and 123 modes.
5.
Shift Key
Toggles ABC mode capitalization between ABC,
Abc, and abc.
6. space Key Inserts a character space in text.
7. OK Key In Standby mode, launces the Main Menu. Selects
a menu option or confirms/saves an input.
8. Arrow (Navigation) Keys In Menu mode, lets you scroll
through the phone menu options. In Standby mode, lets
you access preset functions and one user-defined
function.
9. Back / Clear Key Deletes characters from the display
when you are in text entry mode. Press this key to return to
the previous menu or screen when navigating features on
your phone.
Closed Rear View of Your Phone
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2
3
1. Camera Lens The lens of your built-in camera.
2.
Mirror (self portrait)
: allows you to center the camera lens
for self portraits.
3. Speaker Allows you to hear the camera sounds, music,
ringtones, alert tones, and alarm tones.
Understanding the Display Screen
Main Display — Shortcut Bar Displayed
1. Icons indicate network and
phone status. (For more
information, refer to
“Display Screen Icons” on
page 13.)
2. Current day of the week,
date, and time.
3. Icon indicating that Auto
Answer function is active.
(For more information,
refer to “Auto Answer” on
page 64.)
4. Shows information such as call progress information,
messages, and photos.
5. Shortcut bar, defaults to Off. Press the APP button to
display the applications.
6. Current soft key functions. In Idle mode, press the Left soft
key to display the Menu, or the Right Soft key to display the
Contacts list.
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Rotated Screens
Status
icons
display
here
With the QWERTY keypad open, the display rotates automatically
from portrait mode to landscape mode.
Display Screen Icons
Your phone has a glossy
that defines the icons
that display on the top
line of the screen.
To access the Icon
Glossary:
䊳
In Standby mode,
press
Menu
, then
select Settings ➔
Phone Info ➔
Icon Glossary. The Icon Glossary dipslays. These are the
available icons that display on the top line of the screen.
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Backlights
Backlights illuminate the display and the keypad. When you press
any key or open the phone, the backlights come on. They go off
when the phone is idle for a period of time (set in the Backlight
menu).
Note:
During a phone call, the display backlight dims after 10 seconds and
turns off after 30 seconds to conserve battery power, regardless of the
Backlight setting.
For more information, refer to “Backlight” on page 62.
Section 3: Call Functions
This section provides procedures for making and answering
calls, and for reviewing your call time.
Tip:
When using the QWERTY keypad with Call Functions, it is recommended
that you also use an optional headset or an optional handsfree car kit or
that you place your phone in Speakerphone mode. (For more
information, refer to “Closed View of Your Phone” on page 9.)
Making a Call
1. In Standby mode, enter an area code and a phone number,
then press .
Tip:
Adjust the volume with the
Volume
key.
Making Emergency Calls
You can define three types of emergency numbers (911, *911,
and #911). For more information, see “Emergency #” on
page 66.
When you call an emergency number, your phone plays a tone
and locks itself in emergency mode, to allow emergency
operators to more easily dispatch aid. An emergency prompt
displays on the screen for the duration of the call.
䊳
In Standby mode, enter the Emergency Number (911,
*911, or #911) and press .
Important!:
Because of various transmission methods, network parameters,
and user settings necessary to complete a call from your
wireless phone, a connection cannot always be guaranteed.
Therefore, emergency calling may not be available on all
wireless networks at all times.
DO NOT depend on this phone as a primary method of calling
911 or for any other essential or emergency communications.
Emergency Calls In Airplane Mode
If you need to make an emergency (911) call while the phone is
in Airplane mode:
䊳
Dial the emergency number and press . (For more
information, see “Airplane Mode” on page 64.)
To exit emergency mode:
䊳
Press and hold to turn the phone off, then press
to turn the phone back on.
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Manual Pause Dialing
Call a number, including waits or pause(s) as input.
1. In Standby mode, enter the number you wish to call.
2. Press Options and select the desired pause:
•
2-Sec Pause
•
Wait
3. Press to call the number.
Tip:
Press Save to store pauses along with the number to Contacts.
: pauses for two seconds and then resumes dialing.
: pauses and waits for your input.
Speed Dialing
Once you store phone numbers from your Contacts list, you can
set up to 99 speed dial entries and then easily dial them
whenever you want, by pressing the associated numeric key.
There are three types of speed dialing:
•1-Touch
: press and hold the digit (1-9) to dial.
•2-Touch
: press and hold the second digit (2-99) to dial.
•3-Touch
: press and hold the third digit to dial (100-x).
Setting up a Speed Dial Number
1. In Standby mode, press
2. Select an Unassigned slot and press
3. Highlight the Contact entry to assign to this Speed dial
Menu
➔
Contacts
SET
.
➔
Speed Dial
number and press OK.
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4. At the prompt, press
Yes
.
Three-Way Calling
Set up a three-way call by merging two calls together.
1. Enter the number for the first party, then press .
2. Enter the second party’s phone number and press .
3. When the second party answers, press to set up the
three-way call.
Voice Dialing
Your phone includes Nuance Vsuite, a state-of-the-art voice
recognition software that lets you use your voice to dial numbers,
access your Contacts list, and open Tools.
For more information, refer to “Voice Service” on page 43.
Answering a Call
When you receive a call, the phone rings and displays the callers
name or number (if stored to Contacts).
Tip:
When you assign pictures to Contacts entries, the entry’s assigned
picture displays on the screen.
䊳
.
Press to answer the call.
Call Waiting
If you’re on a call, your phone beeps when you receive a second
call. Call Waiting lets you answer the second call and alternate
between both calls.
Note:
Contact your Wireless Carrier for feature availability.
1. Press to place the first call on hold.
2. Answer the second call.
3. Press to place the second call on hold and return to
the first call.
4. Press to alternate between calls.
Adjusting Call Volume
During a call, use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone,
to adjust the earpiece volume.
䊳
Press the Up volume key to increase the volume level and
the
Down
volume key to decrease the level.
Silencing an Incoming Ringtone
To temporarily silence the incoming call ringtone:
䊳
While your phone is ringing, press the Volume key up
or down.
Ignoring an Incoming Call
To ignore an incoming call and send it to voicemail:
䊳
Press
Ignore
while the phone is ringing.
Call Settings
You can set your phone to answer calls only when you press
or when you press any key except , , or
.
Note:
For more information, refer to “Call Answer” on page 63.
In-Call Options
You can access a number of menus and options during a call.
䊳
During a call, press Options to display and select one of
the following:
•
Message
: Displays the Messages menu.
•
Contacts
: Displays the Contacts menu.
•
Recent Calls
•
Send DTMF
: Displays your recent calls log.
: Sends your phone number as DTMF tones to the
other person on the call.
•
Voice Privacy
: Allows you to set this feature to
Enhanced
phone sounds an audible beep i f you loose privacy (encryption) on a
CDMA connection.
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, so the
Note:
To use this feature set Voice Privacy to
refer to “Voice Privacy” on page 64.
•
Location
: Allows you to turn on GPS location or set GPS location
Enhanced
. For more information,
for emergency calls.
Understanding Contacts Info
Calls Logs
The Calls log contains records for Outgoing, Incoming, Missed,
and All calls. You can access this information for future
reference, to return calls, and to add new Contacts.
You can also set a Call Timer or view the number of SMS or MMS
calls transmitted.
1. In Standby mode, press
2. Press the
Tip:
From Standby mode, press to view a list of your most recent
calls.
3. Select a number and press to call the number.
Left
Menu
➔
Calls
.
or
Right
Navigation key to view the call logs.
Saving Numbers from Call Log
You can store numbers from your Outgoing, Incoming, Missed,
and All calls logs to your Contacts list.
Tip:
In Standby mode, press to display All Calls.
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1. In Standby mode, press
2. From the Calls menu, select Outgoing Calls, Incoming
Calls, Missed Calls, or
3. Select the number to store and press
Menu
All Calls
➔ Calls.
.
Options
➔
following options are available:
•Create New
• Update Existing
: Adds the number as a new Contact.
: Adds the number to an existing Contact.
For more information, refer to “Creating a New Contact” on
page 27.
Call Log Options
From the Call log you can view caller information, send a
message to a missed caller, or access further options.
Viewing Caller Information
䊳
Highlight a name or number and press
Sending a Message
䊳
Highlight a name or number and press
OPEN
( or ).
Msg
.
The Send Message prompt displays on the screen.
Note:
For more information, see “Creating and Sending Text Messages” on
page 30 or see “Creating and Sending Picture Messages” on page 31.
Save
. The
Redialing the Last Number Called
䊳
Press twice to recall and redial the last number
listed in the Call log.
Call Timers
The Call Timer screen displays the duration of your last call, total
calls, and calls made during the life of your phone.
Note:
Call timer is not for billing purposes.
1. In Standby mode, press
2. From the Calls menu, select Call Timer.
3. Highlight a time to reset and press Reset.
4. Press Reset All to reset all the timers.
Note:
You cannot reset LifeTime call timers.
5. Press to exit the Call Timer screen.
Menu
➔ Calls.
Message Counters
The Message Counter screen displays the number of SMS and
MMS messages that were transmitted and received. This screen
also records the number of counter resets for each type.
Note:
Message Counter is not for billing purposes.
1. In Standby mode, press
2. From the Calls menu, select Message Counter.
3. Highlight a counter and press Reset to reset it.
4. Press Reset All to reset all the counters.
Menu
➔ Calls.
Data Counter
Use Data Counter to view the amount of data sent or received (or
a total of both) by the data services on your phone. The Data
Counter can help you monitor data usage, especially if your
service agreement has usage limits.
1. In Standby mode, press
2. From the Calls menu, select Data Counter.
3. Highlight a data counter and press Reset.
4. Press Reset All to reset all timers.
Note:
You cannot reset the
5. Press to exit the Data Counter screen.
Menu
➔ Calls.
Lifetime Data Counter
.
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More Call Log Options
䊳
Highlight a missed call and press
Options
to display the
following:
•
Save
: Saves the number to the Contacts list.
•
Erase
: Erases the selected call from your Outgoing calls list.
•
Lock / Unlock
: Locks the missed call to protect it from deletion or
unlocks it to allow deletion.
•
Erase all
: Erases all unlocked calls from the Outgoing call list.
•
View Timer
: screen displays and lists the number, types of calls,
and their total durations.
Erasing Call Logs
You can erase Outgoing, Incoming, Missed, or All Calls.
Erasing All Calls
1. In Standby mode, press
2. From the Calls menu, select All Calls.
3. Press Options ➔ Erase all.
4. At the prompt, press Yes to Erase all entries.
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Menu
➔ Calls.
Section 4: Menu Navigation
This section explains the menu navigation for your phone.
Menu Navigation
Access the menus and sub-menus in your phone using the
Navigation key, arrow keys , soft keys, or use a shortcut.
1. In Standby mode, press
Menu
. Menus and applications
display on the screen.
2. Use the Navigation key to browse through the menus.
3. Press or to enter the menu or sub-menu that
displays on the screen.
4. Press Back, , or to return to the previous menu.
Return to the Previous Menu
•
Press
Back
to return to a previous menu.
•
P
ress or to
return to the previous menu when
Back
not display.
Menu Shortcuts
Use shortcuts to quickly access menus and sub-menus. Press
Menu
, then press the number to the left of the menu label to
jump to the desired menu, sub-menu, or feature.
does
Example:
To view the
Outbox
(Messages) and or (Outbox).
sub-menu, press
Menu
then press 6
Navigate Using Shortcut Icons
You can also access menus and sub-menus using Shortcut Icons,
and without the menu-based drill down.
1. In Standby mode, highlight
the desired shortcut icon.
The name of the shortcut
icon displays below the icon.
2. Press
OK
to launch the
related application.
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Navigation Key Shortcuts
r
In Standby mode and with the QWERTY keypad closed, press the
Navigation key Up or Down to launch the corresponding
applications in the pattern shown here.
Find
Metro
Navigator
Messages
Metro
Navigato
QWERTY Keypad Shortcuts
In Standby mode and with the QWERTY keypad open, you have
the option of using the arrow keys on the QWERTY keypad itself
to launch applications, as shown here.
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Using Quick Search
Portrai t Mod e
1. In Standby mode, with the phone closed, and with
Search
phone setting set to On, press the numeric keys
that correspond to the first few letters of a Contact’s name.
Note:
For more information, refer to “Quick Search” on page 67.
For example, to search for “Sally” you would enter
SALLY
2. Press the Up navigation key. The Contacts
displays on the screen with the first matching Contact
name highlighted.
3. Select the desired menu option.
Search
Quick
screen
Landscape Mode
1. In Standby mode, with the phone open, and with
Search
phone setting set to On, press the numeric keys
that correspond to the first few letters of a Contact’s name.
For example, to search for “Sally” you would enter
SALLY
Quick
2. Press the Up navigation key. The Contacts
displays on the screen with the first matching Contact
name highlighted.
3. Press the indicated Navigation or other key.
Search
screen
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Section 5: Entering Text
This section outlines how to select the desired text entry mode
using the phone keypad or the nested, QWERTY keyboard-style
keypad. This section also describes how to use T9 predictive
text entry.
Built-in QWERTY Keypad
This phone offers the convenience of a slideout QWERTY
keyboard. Using the QWERTY keyboard, you can type letters,
numbers, punctuation, and other special characters into text
entry fields or other applications simpler and faster than using
the telephone keypad.
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Note:
Two of your phone’s functions (@metro and MetroWEB) require use of
the QWERTY keypad. You can use either the keypad or QWERTY
keyboard fro all other text entry functions such as, Messaging and
Memo Pad.
Changing the Text Entry Mode
When creating text messages, you can use alphabetical
characters, numbers, and symbols. Use the following text entry
modes to simplify text entry:
•
T9 Word
— Press each phone key only once to enter the letter of the
word. T9 WORD mode letter options are:
–
T9 word
: Enter all lower case letters
–
T9 Word
: Enter initial capital letters
–
T9 WORD
: Enter all upper case letters
Note:
The QWERTY keypad does not use T9 Word.
•
Abc: Enter letters, numbers, and symbols by using the QWERTY
keypad or by repeatedly pressing each phone key until the desired
character displays on the screen. ABC mode letter options are:
–
abc
: Enter all lower case letters
–
Abc
: Enter initial capital letters
–
ABC
: Enter all upper case letters
123: Enter numbers by pressing the corresponding keys on the phone
•
keypad or the QWERTY keyboard.
Tip:
You can also use 123 mode to enter symbols by pressing the key until
the symbol you want displays.
•
Symbols: Using the phone keypad, scroll to the desired symbol and
press OK to select and enter the symbol into text.
The current text entry mode (T9 Word, Abc, ABC, 123, or
Symbols) displays on the lower, left portion of the screen. To
change the text entry mode, do the following:
䊳
While composing a text message, press the Left soft key
and select the desired text entry mode.
Using T9® Mode (Phone Keypad Only)
T9 Word recognizes and substitues commonly used words for a
sequence of number key presses. T9 Word is much faster than
the traditional method of text entry (Abc) and requires only one
key press per letter.
1. While composing a text message, press the Left soft key,
then select T9Word.
T9 Word recognizes that the most commonly used word for the alphanumeric key sequence you just entered is “Samsung.”
If more than one word shares the same alpha-numeric key sequence,
T9 Word provides the most commonly used word and additional words
display in a pop-up window.
Note:
Press to enter a space. Press to enter a period. These key
functions apply to both T9 Word and Abc modes. For other symbols,
see “Entering Symbols” on page 25.
Adding Words to the T9 Word Dictionary
When a word selection does not display when entering text in
T9 Word mode, do the following:
1. Press and hold to clear the word.
2. Change the text entry mode to
Note:
For more information on changing the text entry mode, see “Changing
the Text Entry Mode” on page 23.
3. Enter the word you want to add to the T9 Word dictionary
Add T9 Word
.
and press . The word is added to the T9 dictionary.
Tip:
In
Add T9 Word
method as when in Abc text entry mode.
mode, enter a word using the same multiple keypress
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Using Abc Mode
1. While composing a text message, do one of the following:
Using the QWERTY keyboard
䊳
Press until “
Abc
” displays in the lower left corner of
the screen.
Using the Phone keypad
䊳
Press the Left soft key, then select
2. Enter characters while in Abc mode by using one of
Abc
.
following keypads:
Using the QWERTY keyboard
䊳
Press the key labeled with the letter you want.
Using the Phone keypad
1. Press the key repeatedly until the desired character
displays on the screen. Once you pause the character
inserts into the message.
2. Press to enter a space and to enter a period.
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Entering Numbers
Enter numbers into a text message while in 123 mode.
While composing a text message, do one of the following:
Using the QWERTY keyboard
䊳
Press until “
123/Sym
” displays in the lower left
corner of the screen.
Using the Phone keypad
1. Press the Left soft key, then select
2. Press the number keys to enter numbers into
123
.
your message.
Entering Symbols
This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as punctuation
marks.
䊳
While composing a text message, enter symbols by using
one of following keypads:
Using the QWERTY keyboard
1. Press until
123/Sym
displays in the lower left corner
of the screen.
– or –
2. Press the Left soft key, then select
Symbols
.
Press the corresponding number key to select a symbol.
3.
Tip:
Use the Left and Right soft keys to page through the other symbols.
Using the Phone keypad
1. Press the Left soft key, then select
Symbols
. The first of
three symbol screens displays on the screen.
2. Use the Left and Right soft keys to page through the other
symbols, if desired.
3. Press the corresponding key to select a symbol.
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Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts
This section explains how to use and manage your Contacts list.
Note:
Although the procedures in this section are written for the phone
keypad, you can also perform these procedures using the QWERTY
keypad.
Using the Contacts List
From the Contacts list you can view, create, find, edit, erase, or
call a contact. You can also send a text or picture message, or
Namecard using Bluetooth to a contact.
Viewing the Contacts List
From the Contacts list you can view the entire list of contacts, or
view individual contact information.
1. In Standby mode, press
Contacts
. The Contacts list
displays.
2. Highlight an entry and press
View
. The contact information
displays.
Creating a New Contact
1. In Standby mode, press
Add New Contact
2. Highlight the Picture in the
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Menu
➔
Contacts
➔
.
No Picture
field and press
Set
3. Select an image from the My Images folder and press OK
to save this image for caller ID.
– or –
Press the
Camera
key to take a photo, the select the photo
and press OK to save this image for caller ID.
4. Enter a Name in the
5. Select the type of contact information to enter (Mobile
Name
field.
phone number, Home number, Work number, Mobile 2
number, Email address, Group, Ringtone, or Fax number).
6. Highlight the
Groups
field and press
Set
to save your
selection.
7. Select a Group with which to associate this contact and
press OK.
8. Highlight
9. Select a ringtone from the list and press
Ringtone
and press
Set
.
OK
to save your
selection. This ringtone is associated with this specific
contact and rings when there is an incoming call from this
number.
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