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Samsung SCH-R880MBAUSC User Manual

SCH-R880

PORTABLE DUAL-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
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Performing a Manual Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 10
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Open View (Front) of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closed Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Understanding the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Your Phone’s Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3: Call Functions .............................................23
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Call Progress Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ignoring a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Three Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 4: Contacts List ............................................... 31
Your Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Launching the Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Contact Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Searching for a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Editing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Deleting a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sending a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 5: Messaging ................................................... 40
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Retrieving a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Accessing Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Section 6: Camera–Camcorder .................................... 45
Taking Pictures and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Camera-Camcorder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 7: Playing Music and Videos ..........................52
Loading Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Playing Your Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 8: Apps (Applications) ....................................54
Network-Dependent Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Launching an App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Available Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Accessing Apps Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 9: Connections ................................................58
Accessing Wireless & network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mobile networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Dial Up Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Section 10: Changing Your Phone’s Settings ..............64
Accessing the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Wireless & networks Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sound & display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Location & security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accounts & sync Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Privacy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SD card & phone storage Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Language & keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Text-to-speech Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Date & time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
About phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Section 11: Accessibility .............................................. 73
Accessibility Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ................. 74
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Please Note the Following Information When Using
Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . . 85
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations
for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Section 13: Warranty Information ...............................94
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Index ............................................................................102
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Section 1: Getting Started

This section explains how to start using your SCH-R880 phone by activating your service, setting up your Voicemail, or getting an understanding of how this manual is put together.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual are organized according to what you are likely to want to do with your R880 phone, such as, messaging, setting up and using a list of phone numbers (Contacts), or taking pictures and recording videos. A robust index for quick reference to most features is also provided, begining on page 102.
Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. Most of this information is near the back of the guide, beginning on page 74.

Notes and Tips

Throughout this manual some text is set apart from the rest. In this way, important information, quick methods for activating features or applications, to define terms, and more are emphasized. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
•
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 information about the current feature that
could affect its performance, or even the performance of your phone.
•
Caution
— Alerts you to actions or conditions that can hamper your
phone’s operation or damage data or files stored on your phone.
•
Warning
— Alerts you to actions or conditions that can damage your
phone or it’s accessories, causing them not to function.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following terms and icon appear in place of repeatedly-used procedural steps:
select
Touch a widget, icon, or menu option to launch, access, or save a particular application, menu, or screen field of interest.
➔ Used in place of “select” in long “drill down”
procedure steps.
Example:
“...
Settings
➔
Call Settings
➔
Auto Answer
Getting Started 4
...”

Charging the Battery

Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect
Correct
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery. 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.

Use the Travel Adapter

The travel adapter included with your phone is a convenient, light-weight charger that rapidly charges your phone from any 120/220 VAC outlet.
1. Plug the Travel
Adapter into a standard 120 VAC or 220 VAC wall outlet.
Important!:
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.
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2. If needed, install the battery in the phone. (For more
information, refer to “Install the Battery” .)
3. Insert the smaller end of the Travel Adapter into the
charger/accessory connector on the upper right side of your phone.
Warning!:
Your touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty (see “Warranty Information” on page 94).
Important!:
You must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the phone during charging to avoid damage.

Low battery indicator

The battery indicator ( ) in the upper-right side of the display indicates power level. Monitor the battery strength and ensure your battery is adequately charged.
•
Five bars ( ) indicate a full charge.
•
An low battery icon ( ) indicates a near empty battery.
•
A blinking empty battery icon ( ) and a tone sounding indicate you have two to three minutes before the battery is too low to operate the phone.
If you continue to use your phone without charging its battery, the phone will shut down.

Activating Your Phone

Contact your Wireless Carrier and follow their instructions for obtaining service, if necessary. We suggest that you read this guide to fully understand the services your phone supports.

Install the Battery

Note:
Your phone comes packaged with a partially charged rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery and travel adapter.
Important!:
You must fully charge the battery the first time you use your phone, otherwise you could damage the battery. From fully discharged to fully charged, the battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.
1. If needed, lay the phone
face down. Then, pry and lift the bottom end of the battery cover (1) away from the phone (2).
2. First, insert the top end of
the battery (1), matching the gold contacts on the battery to those on the inside of the phone.
3. Press lightly on the
bottom end of the battery (2) down into the phone until it slips into place.
4. Place the battery cover
over the battery (1) and press the battery cover down into place (2).
Remove the Battery
1. Press and hold the End key ( ) to turn off the phone
(if on).
Getting Started 6
1.
If needed, lay the phone face down . Then, press downward on the battery cover (1) and slide it until you feel a stop, then lift the cover away from the phone (2).
2. Lift the bottom end of the
battery up (1) and away (2) from the phone.

Turn Your Phone On

1. Press and hold
the Power-Lock key on the top right of the phone.
Note:
As with any other radio-transmitting device, do not touch the phone near the antenna (at the bottom of the device) while using your phone as this can affect call quality and can cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.
2. The phone begins searching for a network signal.
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3. Once the phone finds a signal, the time, date, and day
appear in the second line of the display.
4. You’re now ready to place and receive calls.
Note:
If you are outside of your carrier’s coverage or roaming area, the No Service icon ( ) appears at the top of the phone’s display. If you cannot place or receive calls, try later when service is available, or at another location.

Turn Your Phone Off

1. With your phone on and unlocked, press and hold the End
key ( ), on the top right of the phone, for two or more seconds. The
Phone options
menu pops-up in the display. (For more information, refer to “Lock Mode” on page 17.)
2. Touch
Power off
. You are prompted to confirm that you
want to power off your phone.
3. Touch
Note:
Yes
. Your phone powers off.
If your phone is on and you press for less than one second, the phone will not power off. This prevents your phone from being turned off accidentally.

Performing a Manual Hard Reset

Should your phone become unresponsive during operation, you can perform a Manual Hard Reset.
䊳
Press and hold the
Power-Lock
Volume Up
key ( ).
key +
Camera
key ( )

Setting Up Your Voicemail

Voicemail allows callers to leave voice messages, which can be retrieved any time.
Note:
Once your Voicemail account has been set up, you can use the Voicemail folder (under the Message menu) to view details of voice messages in your Voicemail box.
To dial Voicemail:
1. From the Home screen, touch the
Phone
screen appears in the display.
2. Touch and hold or dial your own mobile number and
Phone
icon ( ). The
press the Send key ( ). (For more information, refer to “Manual Digit Dialing” on page 23.)
3. Follow the prompts in the new user tutorial to setup your
voice mail box.

Listen to Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, touch the
2. Touch and hold [or dial your own mobile number
Phone
icon ( ).
and press the Send key ( )]. (For more information, refer to “Manual Digit Dialing” on page 23.)
3. You are prompted to enter your password.
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4. Follow the prompts in to listen to the voice messages in
your voice mail box.

Memory Card

A 4 GB microSDTM Memory Card is packed with your R880 phone. It provides additional memory for storing files (such as, music/sound files and photos/videos). You can install optional microSDHCTM cards (up to 32 GB).
Note:
Using the Music Player requires that you first install a Memory Card.
Tip:
Memory Cards with a storage capacity of over 32 GB will not work with this phone.

Install a Memory Card

1. Remove the memory card cover.
Getting Started 8
2.
Make sure that the gold contacts of the card are face down, as shown, then carefully press the memory card into the memory card slot until you feel the card click into place, then slowly release pressure on it.
Tip:
Memory Cards written to and/or formatted by other devices are likely to slow your phone’s response to commands and produce other unwanted results. To avoid such problems, format a used microSD Memory Card after inserting it in your handset. (For more information, refer to “Format SD card” on page 69.)
3. Replace the memory card cover.

Remove a Memory Card

1. Unmount the memory card. (For more information, refer to
“Unmount SD card” on page 69.)
2. Remove the memory card cover.
3. Press the memory further into the memory card slot until s
slight click indicates the retaining lock has released the card.
4. Carefully release pressure on the card. It should slide out a
bit from the memory card slot.
5. Remove the memory card.
6. If desired, install another memory card. (For more
information, refer to “Install a Memory Card” on page 8.)
7. Replace the memory card cover.
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also describes the screen format and the icons that will be displayed when the phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

•
Full-screen Touch Screen [high-resolution (320 x480 pixels), color]
•
Three-page Home screen, simplefied main menu, and separate Applications menu
•
Motion and position sensitivity
•
Full-HTML Browser
•
Messaging (Text, Picture, Video, and Email) with slide-out and virtual QWERTY Keypads
•
3.2 Megapixel wide screen Camera-Camcorder
•
High speed data (EVDO)
•
Bluetooth® Stereo (v2.0) Wireless Technology (see Note)
•
Global Positioning (GPS) Technology
•
Voice and Touch Keypad Dial
•
Music (MP3) Player and Video (MP4) Player
•
Memory Card slot [for the included 4 GB microSDHC™ card or optional microSD™ or microSDHC™ cards (up to 32 GB)]
Note:
The R880™ phone supports the wireless hands-free profile and the serial port profile for Bluetooth does not support Bluetooth OBEX profiles.
®
v2.0 wireless technology. The R880™

Side Views of Your Phone

Features

1.
Headset Connector
— Used to connect an optional wired headset or TTY device to your phone.
2.
Volume Key
— From the Home screen, lets you adjust the Ringer Volume, adjust the voice volume during a call, or mute the ringer during an incoming call.
3.
Display
— Indicates the status of your phone (including numbers dialed, feature and function screens, status icons, message indicators and contents, signal strength, and so on) and shows all touch controls (hot buttons, keypads, and menus).
Understanding Your Phone 10
4.
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microSD Card Slot
— Lets you install a microSD card for
music storage and additional multimedia storage.
5.
Special Function Touch Keys
— These touch keys have the following special functions:
•
—
Menu
— Launches an options menu at the bottom of the screen.
•
—
Home
— Returns
you to the Home screen.
•
—
Back
— Returns
you to the previous screen.
•
—
Search
Launches the
Box
and virtual QWERTY
keypad.
6. Touch Pad / OK Key — Touch and slide to highlight icons,
—
Quick Search
widgets, screen items or menu items. Press to accept the highlighted choice.
7. Earpiece / Speaker — Lets you hear ringing and alert
tones, alarm tones, and the other parties to calls.
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8.
End
/
Lock
/
Key
Power On/Off
— Press and hold to power the phone on or off. During a call, press to end the call. From the Home screen, press to manually lock the keys and touch screen on your phone. With the phone locked, press to show the Lock Screen.
9.
Microphone
— Lets the other caller hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
10.
Camera Key
— Launches the Camera-Camcorder feature of your phone and takes pictures or records videos. (For more information, refer to “Camera–Camcorder” on page 45.)
11.
Power / USB Connector
— Used to connect charging
accessories or any available USB cables to your phone.

Open View (Front) of Your Phone

Features

1. Display — Indicates the status of your phone, including
numbers dialed, feature and function screens, status icons, message indicators, signal strength, and so on. The Display automatically rotates when you slide open the QWERTY keypad.
2.
Sym
/
Smiley Key
— Launches the Symbols pop-up for
entering symbols not assigned to keypad keys.
3.
Shift
/
Messaging Key
— Touch to toggle capitalization
between ABC, Abc, and abc.
4. fn Key — Function Key — Toggles the QWERTY keypad
keys between their default characters/functions and their alternate symbols/functions.
•Sym
/
smiley Key
Insert smiley
•Shift Messaging
5. Space-Speakerphone Key — Inserts a space character
menu.
/
Messaging Key
menu.
— Touching fn -
—
Touching fn -
Sym
launches the pop-up
Shift
launches the
in a text entry. During a call, press and hold to enable the Speakerphone feature.
6. Arrow (Navigation) Keys — Left and Right and Up and
Down arrow keys let you move through text, highlight icons, menu options, and screen fields.
7.
OK Key
— Selects a highlighted icon, shortcut, or menu
option.
8.
Next Line Key
— In text entry mode, moves the cursor to a
fresh, blank line.
9. Clear Key — Deletes characters from the display when
you are in text entry mode.
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Closed Rear View of Your Phone

Features

1.
Flash
— Lets you take photos in low light conditions.
2. Camera Lens
— The lens of your built-in camera.
3. Battery Cover — Lets you access your phone’s battery
slot.
4.
Camera Key
— Launches the Camera-Camcorder feature of your phone and takes pictures or records videos. (For more information, refer to “Camera–Camcorder” on page 45.)
5. Speaker Grill — Lets you hear ringing and alert tones,
alarm tones, and the other parties to calls.
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Understanding the Display Screen

Portrait Mode

With the QWERTY keypad closed and with the phone in its upright position, the display defaults to Portrait mode.
1. This portion of the top
1 5
line of your phone’s display contains icons that indicate conditions
2
with notifications.
2. This is the Clock Widget
that shows you the current time.
3. The center portion of the
display shows Shortcuts
3
and Widgets and information such as call progress information,
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messages, and photos.
4. This is the Apps tab. Touch it to open the Apps menu.
5. This portion of the top line of your phone’s display contains
icons that indicate network status, battery power, signal strength, connection type, and more.

Landscape Mode

2
3
1 5
4
With the QWERTY keypad open, the display rotates automatically from Portrait mode (as shown above) to Landscape mode (as shown here).
Note:
You can also rotate many of the screens that appear in the display from Portrait mode to Landscape mode, without opening the QWERTY keypad, by rotating the phone.

Display Screen Icons

The following icons can appear on the top line of the screen:
Activation Not Completed
— Your automatic device
activation process failed, please retry.
New Message
— A new (text / picture / video) message is
available.
No Service
— Your device cannot find a usable signal.
Airplane Mode On
— Your device will not make or receive calls, or provide data access. Local applications are still available.
Signal Strength
— Shows your current signal strength.
(More bars = stronger signal.)
Roaming
— Your device is “roaming” outside your home
service area.
1xRTT Data
EVDO Data
Call in Progress
Battery Strength
Battery Strength
Battery Charging
— 1xRTT data service is active.
— EVDO data service is active.
— A voice call is in progress.
— Shows battery is fully charged.
— Shows battery charge is low.
— Shows your current battery charge
level and indicates it is charging.
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Bluetooth Active
— Bluetooth technology is active and
enabled.
Bluetooth Connected
— Bluetooth technology is active and
communicating with an external device.

Changing the Screen Orientation

The R880 can automatically change the orientation of some screens. The R880’s built-in accelerometer senses movement and changes a screen’s orientation from portrait to landscape.
Note:
Some screens, especially those for applications and games, do not respond to the accelerometer.
Tip:
Most screens change orientation when you open the QWERTY keypad,
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Home Screen Panels

The Home screen has three panels. The Center panel appears when you press the Home key ( ).
To access the Left panel, swipe across the Home screen, left to right.
To access the Right panel, swipe across the Home screen, right to left.

Your Phone’s Modes

Talk Mode

You can place and receive calls only when your phone is on. While in a call, your phone is in talk mode. Touch to display a list of menu options.

Input Mode

Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and symbols with any of the following three QWERTY keypads:
•
Sliding keypad
•
Virtual keypad, landscape
•
Virtual keypad, portrait
Optional input modes are:
•
ABC
— Lets you enter lower-case letters (abc), initial capital letters (Abc), or all upper-case letters (ABC). To toggle between these entry options, press the Shift ( ) key.
•
?123
— Lets you enter numbers and punctuation characters.
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•
Speech-to-Text
— Lets you enter words and characters by speaking
them into your phone’s microphone.
•
Smiley
— Lets you enter “smiley” characters (emoticons) by touching
shortcut buttons.
•
ALT
— Lets you enter mathematic, currency, and other special
symbols.

Lock Mode

When the phone is in Lock Mode, restrictions are placed on phone use. You can receive calls and messages, but cannot place outgoing calls (except for emergency numbers) until you unlock the phone. Lock Mode also restricts access to menus and the Volume key.
To enter Lock Mode:
䊳
In Standby mode, touch
. The screen goes
dark.
To exit Lock Mode:
䊳
While in Lock mode, press . The Lock mode screen appears in the display. Touch and slide the unlock icon to
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unlock your phone.

Standby Mode

Standby mode is the state of the phone once it has found service and is idle. The phone goes into Standby mode:
•
After you power the phone on.
•
When you press after a call or press from within a menu.
In Standby mode, you will see the Home screen, showing the time and phone status icons.
Place Calls in Standby Mode
1. From the Home screen center panel, touch . enter a
phone number, and press to place a call.
2. Press to return to Standby mode.
Receive Messages in Standby Mode
While your phone is in Standby mode, new incoming messages automatically appear in the screen as they are received. Touch and slide the display Up or Down to scroll through text or to view complete images.

Adjust the Ringer

To adjust the Ringer volume, while in Standby mode, press the Volume key( ) Up or Down.
Note:
The Volume key is on the left side of phone.

Vibrate Mode

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From the Home screen, repeatedly press the Volume key ( ) Down until the “
Vibrate only
” icon ( ) appears
in the display.

Silent Mode

Silences the ringers, the alerts, and the tones your keypad makes when you press a key.
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From the Home screen, repeatedly press the Volume key ( ) Down until the “
Silence All
” icon ( ) appears
in the display.

Music Player Mode

The Music Player in your phone can play music files (MP3, CMX, Midi, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+), but only if they are stored in the My Music folder on an optional microSD Memory Card.
Note:
For more information, refer to “Memory Card” on page 8.
•
Entering Music Player Mode:
䊳
From the Home screen, display the Applications menu by touching at the bottom of the display, then touch
.
Note:
For more information, refer to “Playing Music and Videos” on page 52.
•
Exiting Music Player Mode
— Touch .

Camera Mode

Camera mode lets you take pictures with your phone’s camera. In Camera mode, you can also adjust the resolution and appearance of your pictures.
For more information, refer to “Camera–Camcorder” on page 45.
•
Entering Camera Mode:
–
From the Home screen, press and hold the Camera key ( ) — on the right side of the phone.
–
From the Home screen, touch the Applications tab (at the bottom of the screen), then touch .
–
In Camcorder mode, touch and slide the Camera-Camcorder mode switch to Camera ( ).
•
Exiting Camera Mode
— Touch or .

Camcorder Mode

Camcorder mode lets you record videos with your phone’s camera. In Camcorder mode, you can also adjust the resolution and appearance of your videos.
For more information, refer to “Camera–Camcorder” on page 45.
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•
Entering Camcorder Mode:
–
From the Home screen, press and hold the Camera key ( ) — on the right side of the phone — then, touch and slide the Camera­Camcorder mode to Camcorder ( ). – or – From the Home screen, touch touch and slide the Camera-Camcorder mode switch to Camcorder ().
•
Exiting Camcorder Mode
➔
Camera
— Touch or .
() — then

Video Player Mode

The Video Player in your phone can play video files [3GS, MP4, H.263, and H.264 (Decoding: QCIF Only)], but only if they are stored in the My Video folder in the phone or on an optional microSD Memory Card.
Note:
For more information, refer to “Memory Card” on page 8.
•
Entering Video Player Mode:
1. From the Home screen,
touch
➔
Gallery
()
– or –
In camcorder mode, touch ➔
Gallery
.
The Gallery screen appears containing a list of thumbnail images of photos.
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2. Select the desired video. The Video Player screen appears
in the display and begins playing the highlighted video.
Note:
For more information, refer to “Playing Music and Videos” on page 52.
•
Exiting Video Player Mode
— Touch .

Entering Text

Your phone has QWERTY keypads [both sliding (
) and virtual ( )] to support quick and
easy text input. You can enter text as you would when using a computer keyboard.
The keys are labeled with a letter or number on the lower half and a symbol on the upper half (sliding keypad only). Press the Fn key ( ) or touch , then press/touch the key corresponding to the character you want to enter.
In addition, you can use the following special function keys:
Press to delete a character.
.
Press to start a new line. Press to enter symbols or to access special functions. Press to insert a space in a text entry.
• Press once to enter a single upper case letter (Abc).
The cursor changes to .
• Press twice to enter all upper case letters (ABC). The
cursor changes to .
• Press once more to return to entering lower case
letters (abc). The cursor changes to .

Menu Navigation

There are two ways to navigate through a menu:
•
Using your finger.
•
Using the Touchpad.

Selecting Menu Items Using your Fingers

As you navigate through the menu, you activate menu options by touching the onscreen entry. Select any option by touching it.
1. Touch an onscreen icon to launch a
menu or feature.
2. Scroll your finger across the screen to
navigate through a menu list (bottom up or top down).
3. Touch a menu item to make a
selection or activate a field.
For example, to launch the Dialer:
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From the Home screen, touch .

Selecting Menu Items Using the Touchpad

You navigate with the R880s Touchpad much as you would any touchpad. Scroll your finger across the surface of the touchpad to move highlighting around the screen or up or down a menu.
The direction of your on-screen movements while using the Touchpad is determined by the orientation of your phone.
•
When the QWERTY keypad is open, the screen is placed in Landscape mode.
•
When the QWERTY keypad is closed, the screen is placed in Portrait mode.
As you navigate through a menu by scrolling across the Touchpad, menu options are highlighted and the R880 plays a clicking sound. Select any option by highlighting it and pressing the Touchpad.

Menu Structure

The R880 has a distributed, non-centralized set of menus. To access most function- or application-specific menus, launch the desired function or App, then touch the Menu key ( ).
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Main Menu
Launches the Add to home screen menu
Launches the Select wallpaper from menu
Launches the
Google Search App
Launches the
Notifications
menu
Launches the Settings menu
You access the Main Menu from the Home screen. Just touch
. The Main Menu slides up from the bottom of the screen.
Add to Home screen Menu
Lets you add and/or
Shortcuts, Widgets
Folders
to a Home screen
,
panel.
Tip:
You can also launch the
Screen
menu by touching and holding an empty place on a Home screen panel.
Also lets you select a
Add to Home
Wallpapers
image for your Home screen.
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Select wallpaper from Menu
Lets you select a
Picture
taken with your phone’s Camera, or select a pre-loaded image from your phone’s
Wallpaper gallery
Tip:
You can also launch the
Wallpapers
option in the
.
Select wallpaper from Add to Home Screen
menu by touching the
menu.
Google Search App
Lets you search your phone for functions, Apps, and menus or search the Web, based on a text or voice entry.
Note:
You can access the Google Search App from many functions and other Apps by touching .
Notifications Menu
Shows you the network status and explains any notification icons appearing in the top left corner of the Home screen.
Settings Menu
Lets you enable/disable communications features (such as, voice, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth communications). Also lets you customize your phone’s display, sounds, and other functions to suit your needs.
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Section 3: Call Functions

This section explains how to make or answer a call. This section also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call.

Making a Call

Manual Digit Dialing

1. Touch ➔ . The
Phone
screen appears in
the display.
2. Enter the number you wish
to call using the touch keypad.
3. To dial the number you’ve
entered, touch . A call Notification icon appears.
Emergency Number Dialing
When you call an Emergency Number, such as 911, your phone locks itself in emergency mode, only allowing you to make calls to the emergency call center you originally contacted. This enables emergency operators to more easily dispatch aid, such as police, fire fighting, and emergency
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medical personnel.
1. Touch ➔ . The
Phone
screen appears in the
display.
2. Enter
911
.
3. To place the call, touch .
Important!:
Emergency number 911 is preset into your phone.
If you call 911 an audible tone is heard and an Emergency prompt appears in the display for the duration of the call.
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.
Important!:
DO NOT depend on this phone as a primary method of calling 911 or for any other essential or emergency communications.
Note:
You can specify other numbers than 911 as emergency numbers using the Emergency # settings. (For more information, refer to “Emergency Number” on page 64.)
Voice Digit Dialing
Your phone includes a voice recognition system that you can use to place calls.
1. Touch ➔ ➔
Tip:
For easier access to Voice Control, you can place a Shortcut to it on a Home screen panel.
“
Say a command
Voice Control
( ).
” appears in the display and plays through
the earpiece-speaker.
2. Say “
Call
” followed by a phone number. Voice Control
prompts you to confirm the the number you want to call.
3. To confirm the phone number, say “
Yes
”. Voice Control
dials the number.
Manual Pause Calling
When you call automated systems (like banking services), you are often required to enter a password or account number. Instead of manually waiting for these systems then making addition entries, you can enter special characters (called “pauses”) followed by the additional entries, all before you dial the number. These pauses do the waiting for you.
•
Wait
— A hard pause stops the calling sequence until you touch
.
•
2-sec. Pause
— A two-second pause stops the calling sequence for
two seconds and then automatically sends the remaining digits.
Tip:
You can create pauses longer than two seconds by entering multiple 2­second pauses.
To manually call a number using pause(s):
1. Touch ➔ . The
Phone
screen appears in the
display.
2. Enter the number you wish to call.
3. Touch , then touch
Add 2-sec pause
/
Add wait
related character (“,” — for a 2-sec. Pause, or “;” — for a Wait) is added to your number entry.
4. Enter any additional digits.
5. To place the call, touch .
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Call Log Dialing

Your phone stores records of your calls (incoming and outgoing). You can use these records to place calls.
1. From the Home screen,
touch ➔
Call log
Call log
. The
screen appears in
the display.
2. Scroll through the Call Log
and locate the desired call.
3. To call the indicated
number, touch .
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Contact Dialing

1. From the Home screen,
touch
Contacts
Contacts
. The
list appears in the display. (For more information, refer to “Contacts List” on page 31.)
2. Find the desired Contact by
touching ➔
Search
. A Search field appears at the top of the screen with a virtual QWERTY keypad below.
3. Enter the first few characters of the desired Contact’s
name. A list of matching Contacts appears in the display.
4. Scroll to the desired Contact and touch it. The Contact’s
information appears in the display.
5. To call the indicated Contact, touch .
Voice Contact Dialing
1. Touch ➔ ➔
command
” appears in the display and plays through the
Voice Control
( ). “
earpiece-speaker.
2. Say “
Call
” followed by the name of one of your Contacts.
Say a
Tip:
Voice Dialing Tips:
Wait for the beep before speaking.
Speak clearly at a normal volume, as if you were talking to someone on the phone.
When saying a name, say the first name then the last name.
Speak clearly and say the name of a person in the Contacts list, first name followed by last name.
Voice Control displays a choice list of up to three names and prompts you with “
Did you say?
” followed by the first
name on the list.
3. Say “
Yes
” to confirm the name or “No” to hear the next
name.
•
If you do not respond in a few seconds, Voice Control says the name again.
•
To exit Voice Control without dialing, touch .
If the selected name has multiple numbers stored for it (that is, Home 1, Work 1, Mobile 1, and so on), Voice Control displays the possible choices and prompts you with “
Which number?
4. Say one of the displayed number types. Voice Control dials
”
the related number.

Call Progress Screen

During a call, you have the following options:
•
Speaker
— Touch and slide to the right to place your phone in Speakerphone mode for sharing the call with others nearby or for conducting the call hands free.
•
End
— Touch and slide to the left
to hang up the current call.
•
Dialpad
— Displays a keypad for entering additional numbers, such as an automated system password.
•
Menu key
( ) — Displays the following additional options:
–
Add call
— Used to make three-party calls.
–
Mute
/
Unmute
–
Bluetooth
microphone to a Bluetooth headset, and back again.
Tip:
You also have the option of touching to return to the Home screen and use other functions and/or Applications.
To return to the Call Progress Screen, touch and pull down the Notifications list, then touch
— Disables/enables the phone or headset microphone.
— Transfers the call audio from the phone earpiece and
Current call
.
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Answering a Call

Your phone notifies you of a call in the following ways:
•
A ring tone sounds and/or your phone vibrates (Your phone provides eight ring volume settings
, and/or
different ring types to distinguish
callers.)
•
A phone number (unless blocked by the caller) and a name appear in the display (If the caller’s number and name are stored in your Contacts list).
•
If the caller can’t be identified,
restricted number
•
Your phone continues to notify you of the call until one of the following
Call from unavailable #, Call from
, or no number appears in the display.
events occurs:
–
You answer the call.
–
You ignore the call.
–
The calling party ends the call.
–
The call is sent to voicemail.

Answering an Incoming Call

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Tap and drag to the right. The ring tone and/or vibration stop and the caller’s voice can be heard in the earpiece.
Tip:
You can set your phone to answer calls automatically. (For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on page 64.)
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Ignoring a Call

When you ignore an incoming call, the call is immediately forwarded to your voice mail.

Adjusting the Call Volume

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In Standby mode, repeatedly press the Volume key Down until the Call Volume Level desired appears in the display. The Volume key is on the left side of phone.

Call Waiting

When you sign up for Call Waiting service, you phone notifies you of incoming calls during a call. You have the option of answering or ignoring an additional incoming call.
1. During a call, your phone
notifies you of an incoming call and the
Incoming Call
screen appears in your display.
2. Answer the incoming call.
Your original call is placed on hold, as shown here.
3. To return to your original call, touch ➔
4. To alternate between calls, touch ➔
Swap calls
Swap calls
.
.
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