Samsung SCH-S950RKATFN User Manual

SCH-S950C

PORTABLE ALL DIGITAL

SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR
YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY.

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DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium content.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation. This is an official DivX Certified

device that plays DivX video. Visit

www.divx.com

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

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified® device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD)
movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu (tap

> Legal information > License settings > DivX® VOD > Register

). Go to

vod.divx.com

for more information on how to complete your

Applications > Settings > About phone

registration.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 13

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Section 3: Call Functions ............................................. 30

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Section 4: Contacts and Accounts ..............................35

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Feeds and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 49

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Changing the Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Entering Text Using the Samsung Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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

Section 6: Messaging ...................................................58

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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

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

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

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

Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Section 7: Web and Social Networking .......................67

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Section 8: Music ...........................................................72

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Section 9: Pictures and Video ......................................74

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Section 10: Connections ..............................................80

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Section 11: Applications and Widgets ......................... 85

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Car Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Desk Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Google + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Mini Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Music (Google Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Downloading a New Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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

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

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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

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

Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Write & Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Section 12: Settings ...................................................108

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Wireless & network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Call settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Location & security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Accounts & sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Language & keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Voice input & output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 133

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . 137

FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . 151

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

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

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Section 1: Getting Started

This section helps you to quickly start using your phone.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your
phone.

Also included is important safety information beginning on
page 133, that you should know before using your phone.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to the
Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or keypad. For
more information, see “Securing Your Phone” on page 12.

Note:

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

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

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

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Special Text

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

•

Notes

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

sub-menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

•

Important

: Points out important information about the current feature

that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings to your attention important information to prevent

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

Text Conventions

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

➔

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

“From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings

Wireless & network ➔ Wi-Fi settings

.”

➔

Battery

100%100%

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

Note:

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

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

Warning!:

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

Battery Indicator

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

Tip:

Task Manager provides helpful information about extending battery life.
For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 10.

Battery Cover

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

Removing the battery cover



Pull up using the slot provided, while lifting the cover off
the phone.

Installing the battery cover



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

Getting Started 5

Installing and Removing the Battery

Correct

Incorrect

Installing the battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

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

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

3. Replace the battery cover.

Charging the Battery

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

Note:

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery
before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery
requires up to 4 hours of charge time. After the first charge, you can
use the phone while charging.

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

connector.

2. Insert the USB cable into the port.

3. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

Removing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover.

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

provided.

3. Replace the battery cover.

6

Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.

Correct

Incorrect

4.

5. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the
phone.

Non-Approved Batteries

Samsung phones do not support non-approved batteries.
Samsung charging accessories, such as the Wall/USB Charger,

will only charge Samsung-approved batteries. If you install a
non-approved battery and try to charge it, the phone will beep
and display the message:

“

NON-SUPPORTED BATTERY. SEE USER MANUAL

”.

If you receive this warning, battery charging is disabled.

Important!:

Using a non-approved battery may damage your phone.

Getting Started 7

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On



Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

for three

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

then displays the Home screen and active alerts.

Note:

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

8

Turning Your Phone Off

1. Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

for two

seconds.

2. At the prompt, tap

Power off

.

Set-up Wizard

The first time you turn your phone on, the Setup wizard will
prompt you to customize your phone. Follow the prompts to set:

• Account Setup

information, see

• My Location

more information, see

Tip:

You can also access the Set-up Wizard in Settings. From the Home

screen, touch

: Configure access to your accounts. For more

“Accounts”

on page 35.

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

“My Location”

Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Setup wizard

on page 119.

.

Your Google Account

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

To create a Google account, or set up your Google account on
your phone, use Accounts & sync settings (see “Accounts &
sync” on page 123.)

Displaying Your Phone Number



From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings

About phone ➔ Status

Your phone number displays under

.

Phone number

➔

.

System Tutorial

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



From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings

About phone ➔ System tutorial

.

➔

Voice Mail

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

TTY Mode

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

For more information, see “TTY Mode” on page 113.

Roaming

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

appears in the Status Bar of the display.

Tip:

You can set your phone’s roaming behavior. For more information, see
“Mobile networks” on page 112.

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

Getting Started 9

Task Manager

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

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

Task Manager provides information about applications, including:

•

Active applications

•

Downloaded

•

RAM

: View and manage use of Random Access Memory.

•

Storage

: View memory usage.

•

Help

: Useful tips for extending battery life.

10

: View and end running applications.

: View and uninstall application packages.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Task manager

2. Touch the

.

Active applications

running on your phone. Touch

Exit all

to stop all running applications.

3. Touch the

4. Touch the

5. Touch the

6. Touch the

Touch

Downloaded

Uninstall

RAM
Storage
Help

tab to view package information.

to remove an application from your phone.

tab for RAM statistics.

tab for Storage memory statistics.

tab for information about extending

Applications

tab to view applications

Exit

to end an application, or

battery life.

Tip:

To launch Task Manager from any screen, touch and hold

then touch

Task Manager

You can also access Task Manager from the

more information, see “Widgets” on page 21.

.

Program Monitor

➔

Home

widget. For

,

Memory Card

Correct

Incorrect

Your phone supports removable microSD™ or microSDHC™
memory cards of up to 64GB capacity, for storage of music,
pictures, and other files.

Note:

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

Installing a Memory Card

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

“Removing the battery cover” on page 5.

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

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

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

“Installing the battery cover” on page 5.

Removing a Memory Card

Important!:

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

Important!:

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

1. From the Home screen, touch

Storage ➔ Unmount SD card

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

.

Menu ➔ Settings

➔

“Removing the battery cover” on page 5.

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

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

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

battery cover” on page 5.

Getting Started 11

Securing Your Phone

By default, the phone locks automatically when the backlight
turns off, or you can lock it manually by pressing the Power/Lock
key ( ) on the right side of your device.

For more information about creating and enabling a Screen
unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 119.

Tip:

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

For other settings related to securing your phone, see “Location
& security” on page 118.

Note:

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

Locking Your Phone



Press (

Power/Lock

) on the upper right side of the

phone to lock the display. The screen goes black.

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Unlocking Your Phone

1. Press (

2. Swipe screen to unlock. Slide your finger across the

Power/Lock

) to wake the device.

screen in any direction to unlock your phone.

Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern

1. Press the

2. Draw your unlock pattern on the screen. For more

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

information, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 119.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

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

Features

•

4-inch 800x480 Super AMOLED touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EVDO Rev-A Wireless Technology

•

Android OS

•

Google applications, including Google Talk and Gmail

•

Play Store, plus pre-loaded applications

•

Connections

–

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

–

Bluetooth 3.0

–

VPN

•

Messaging Services

–

Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Video Messaging

–

Voice Messaging

–

Email

–

Google+

–

Messenger

–

Google Talk

•

5 Megapixel CMOS Camera/Camcorder

•

Picture Gallery

•

Play Books

•

Play Store

•

HD Video Player (720p)

•

DivX Certified®
content

•

Music Player

•

AllShare support with compatible device

•

Speakerphone

•

Voice recognition by Nuance

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards up to 64GB

.

to play DivX®

video up to HD 720p, including premium

®

capacity

•

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

“Bluetooth profiles”

Understanding Your Phone 13

on page 110.

Front View

1

4

7

6

5

3

8

2

14

1.

Proximity Sensor

detects how close an object is to the
surface of the screen. This is typically used to detect when
your face is pressed up against the screen, such as during
a phone call.

–

While talking on the phone, the sensor detects talk activity and
locks the keypad to prevent accidental key presses.

2.

Light Sensor

lets you use the ambient light level to adjust
the screen brightness/contrast. This sensor decreases
screen brightness in dim light.

•

In a bright light condition (outdoors), the sensors cause the device
to increase the brightness and contrast for better viewing.

•

In dim light conditions, the device increases the screen brightness
to compensate.

3.

Microphone

: Using during calls to allow callers to hear your

voice, and when recording.

4.

Menu Key

: Touch to display options for the current screen.

5.

Home Key

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

6.

Back Key

: Touch to return to the previous screen or option.

Search Key

1

2

1

2
3

4

5

7.

: Touch to launch Search, to search your device

or the web.

8.

Earpiece and Sub-microphone

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

Side Views

1.

Volume Ke y

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

2.

Power/Lock Key

: Press and hold to turn the phone on or off.

Press to lock, or to unlock the phone and wake the screen.

Back View

Understanding Your Phone 15

1.

3.5mm Headset Jack

: Plug in an optional headset or TTY

equipment.

2.

Camera Lens

: Used when taking photos or recording

videos.

3.

Camera Flash

4.

External Speaker

: Used when taking photos.

: Plays ringtones, call audio when in

Speakerphone mode, music and other sounds.

5.

USB Power/Accessory Port

: Connect a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

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Navigation

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

Warning!:

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

Command Keys

Menu Key

Touch Menu

to display a context-sensitive menu of options

for the current screen or feature.

Home Key

Touch Home
Touch and hold Home

to display the Home screen.

to launch a menu of recent

applications, or to launch Task Manager.

Back Key

Touch Back

Search Key

Touch

to return to the previous screen, option or step.

Search

to launch Quick Search, to search the web and

your phone.

Context-sensitive Menus

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

•

Tou ch

Menu

.

•

Touch and hold on an item.

Finger Gestures

Tou ch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

•

Touch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.

•

Touch a menu item to select it.

•

Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For
example:

•

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

•

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

Swipe, Flick or Slide

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

•

Unlocking the screen

•

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

Notification Panel

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



Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen to
view the notification panel on the display.

Touch buttons at the top of the Notification Panel to toggle
settings:

•

Wi-Fi

: Turn Wi-Fi on or off.

•

Bluetooth

: Turn Bluetooth on or off.

•

GPS

: Turn Standalone GPS services on or off.

•

Sound

: Activate or deactivate vibration mode. For more information,

refer to

•

Auto rotation:

“Sound settings”

Enable or disable the Auto rotation setting, to control

on page 114.

whether the screen automatically updates when you rotate the phone.

Understanding Your Phone 17

Clearing Notifications

1

3

4

2

5

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

display the Notifications Panel.

2. Touch a notification to clear it.

– or –

Touch

Clear

to clear all notifications

Home Screen

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

18

Note:

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

1.

Status Bar

: Presents icons to show network status, battery
power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see
“Status Bar” on page 20.

2.

Home screen

: The starting point for using your phone.
Place icons, widgets and other items to customize your
phone to your needs. For more information, see “Home
Screen” on page 18.

3.

Primary Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to your phone’s common
features. For more information, see “Primary Shortcuts”
on page 21.

4.

Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to common applications.These
shortcuts are found on the Home screen by default. For
more information, see “Shortcuts” on page 23.

5.

Widgets

: Applications that run on the Home screen. These
widgets are found on the Home screen by default. For
more information, see “Widgets” on page 21.

Display settings

You can customize display settings to your preferences. For more
information, see “Display settings” on page 117.

Extended Home Screen

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

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

Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add Shortcuts

•

Add Widgets

•

Add Folders

•

Change the Wallpaper

: For more information, see

: For more information, see

: For more information, see

: For more information, see

“Shortcuts”

“Widgets”

“Folders”

on page 23.

on page 21.

on page 24.

“Wallpaper”

page 25.

on

Adding and removing Home screen panels

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

1. From the Home screen, touch

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

Menu ➔

Edit page

and use these controls to configure panels:

Remove

: Remove the panel from the Home screen.

Add

: Scroll the panels to display the location for a

panel, then touch the

Add

button. Add previously-

removed panels up to the default total of seven.

Understanding Your Phone 19

.

Status Bar

100%100%

The Status Bar displays icons to show network status, battery
power, and other details.

GPS E911 Only

: E911 location is active (cannot be

turned off).

GPS Location Active

: One or more GPS location

services are active. See “My Location” on page 119.

Signal Strength

: Current signal strength. The greater

the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Airplane Mode Active

: All wireless communications

are disabled. See “Airplane mode” on page 111.

System Alert

Voice Call

Speakerphone

Missed Call

Battery Level

Charging Indicator

20

: Check Notifications Panel for alerts.

: A voice call is in progress.

: Speakerphone is enabled.

: Displays when there is a missed call.

: Shown fully charged.

: Battery is charging.

Device Power Critical

: Battery has only three percent

power remaining. Charge immediately.

3G Connection Active

USB Connected

: Phone is active on a 3G system.

:The phone is connected to a computer

using a USB cable.

New Message

New Voicemail
New Email Message
Alarm Set

: You have new message(s).

: You have new voicemail.

: You have new email.

: An alarm is active. For more information,

refer to “Clock” on page 87.

Silent mode

Silent mode and Vibrate is set to

not in silent mode
Vibrate mode

: Displays when the Sound profile is set to

Never

or

Only when

. See “Silent mode” on page 114.

: All sounds are silenced, and Vibrate is
set to Always or Only in Silent mode. See “Vibrate” on
page 114.

SD Card Ready

SD Card Removed

Bluetooth Active

: An optional memory card is installed.

: A memory card was uninstalled.

: Bluetooth is turned on.

Wi-Fi Active

: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and

communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Action Needed

: Action needed to connect to

Wireless Access Point (WAP).

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

Primary Shortcuts

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

Home

shortcut.

Note:

When you access

Applications

Applications

shortcut to provide quick return to the Home screen.

Phone

: Launches the Phone, to make calls. For more

, the Home

Applications

shortcut replaces the

information, see “Making Calls” on page 30.

Contacts

: Store and manage your contacts. For more

information, see “Contacts” on page 39.

Messaging

: Send and receive messages. For more

information, see “Messaging” on page 58.

Applications

: Access your phone’s applications. For

more information, see “Applications” on page 25.

Editing the Primary Shortcuts

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

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

Menu ➔ Edit

Applications.

.

shortcut.

4. When you are finished, touch

Menu ➔ Save

.

Widgets

/

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

Adding Widgets to the Home screen

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

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Widgets

, then touch a widget to add it to the Home

Add to Home screen

menu.

screen.

Removing Widgets



Touch and hold the Widget until

Remove

appears, then

drag the Widget to the trash can.

Understanding Your Phone 21

Widgets

22

AccuWeather Clock

: Display the current time and

weather in the locations you specify.

Buddies now

Calendar

: Link to a contact from your accounts.

: Launch the Calendar. For more information,

see “Calendar” on page 85.

Calendar Clock

: Display an analog clock with the

current date.

Daily briefing

: Monitor the weather, financial
information, news and your schedule from one
convenient location on the Home screen. Appears on
the Home screen by default. For more information,
see “Daily Briefing” on page 87.

Days

: Keep a daily diary, check weather for your

location.

Digital clock

Dual clock

: Displays the time in digital format.

: Displays the time in two time zones.

Feeds and Updates

: Display feeds from your
Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter accounts, and post
an update to your accounts, right from the Home
screen. Appears on the Home screen by default. For
more information, see “Feeds and Updates” on
page 39.

Google Search

: Perform Google searches from the
Home screen. You can choose to search the Web,
Apps, Contacts, or All.

Google+

: Share updates and see what is going on

around you with Google+ for mobile.

Home screen tips

: View tips about using your phone’s

Home screens.

Latitude

: Locate your friends and share, or hide,

your location.

Music

: Control music playback from the Home

screen.

Picture frame

: Display a picture from the Gallery on

the Home screen.

Play Store

: Download applications from the Play
Store. For more information, refer to “Play Store” on
page 99.

Power control

: Control Wi Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
connections, and set automatic synchronization and
brightness settings.

Program Monitor

: Display the number of active
applications. Touch to launch Task Manager. For
more information, see “Task Manager” on page 10.

Traffic

: Check the traffic conditions for a set

destination.

Y! Finance Clock

: View information about your

selected stocks.

YouTube

: Search YouTube and watch videos.

Shortcuts

Use Shortcuts for quick access to applications or features.

Adding Shortcuts from the Home screen

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on

the screen to display the

2. Touch

3. Follow the prompts to configure the Shortcut and add it to

Shortcuts

Add to Home screen

, then touch a selection.

menu.

the Home screen.

Applications

: Launch an application. For a list, see

“Applications” on page 25.

Bookmark

: Launch a bookmarked web page

Contact

: Link to a specific contact.

Direct dial

: Automatically call a contact you specify.

Direct message

: Create a message to a contact

you specify.

Directions & Navigation

: Access directions and

navigation info to a favorite location.

Music playlist

Settings

: Control playback for a saved playlist.

: Link to a favorite or often-used setting.

Understanding Your Phone 23

.

Adding Shortcuts from Applications

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel.

2. Touch

3. Touch and hold on an application icon. The Shortcut icon is

Applications

.

automatically placed on the selected Home screen.

Removing Shortcuts



Touch and hold the Shortcut until

Remove

appears,

then drag the Shortcut to .

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Folders

Place Folders on the Home screen to organize items together on
the Home screen.

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

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Folders

, then touch a selection:

New folder

All contacts

Contacts with phone numbers

: Create a new empty folder.

Add to Home screen

menu.

: Create a folder containing all contacts.

: Create a folder

containing contacts with stored phone numbers.

Received list from Bluetooth

: Create a folder

containing a list of items received via Bluetooth.

Recent documents

: Create a folder containing

documents opened recently with ThinkFree Office.

Starred contacts

: Create a folder containing contacts

marked as Favorites.

Removing Folders



Touch and hold the Folder until

Remove

appears, then

drag the Folder to .

Wallpaper

Choose a picture to display in the background of the Home
screen. You can choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images, or
select a picture you’ve taken with the Camera or downloaded.

1. From the Home screen, touch and hold on the screen to

display the

Wallpapers

Add to Home screen

.

menu, then touch

– or –

From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Wallpaper

2. Choose a source for images:

•Gallery

: Access the Gallery to choose a picture from an installed
memory card. Touch a picture to select it, then use the crop tool to
resize the picture, if desired. Touch

Save

to save the picture as

wallpaper.

• Live wallpapers

: Choose from pre-loaded interactive animated

wallpapers. Touch a wallpaper to see an example, then touch

wallpaper

.

• Wallpaper gallery

Touch a wallpaper, then touch

: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images.

Set wallpaper

.

.

Set

Applications

The Applications screen holds applications installed on your
wireless device. Applications that you download and install from
the Play Store or from the web are also added to the Applications
screen.

You can place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen for
quick access to the application. For more information, see
“Adding Shortcuts from Applications” on page 24.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Slide your finger left or

Applications

.

right to scroll the
Applications screens.

3. Touch an icon to launch

the application.

Understanding Your Phone 25

Customizing the Applications Screens

Choosing a view

By default, application icons appear in Grid view. You can change
the view to list view.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

Moving Application icons

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

3. Touch and hold an application icon, then drag it to a new

Menu ➔ List View

Menu ➔ Edit

Applications.

.

Applications.

.

location.

Tip:

You can place Applications on the Primary Shortcuts bar, to allow access
to the application from any screen. For more information, see “Editing
the Primary Shortcuts” on page 21.

4. When you are finished, touch

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Menu ➔ Save

.

Applications

AllShare

: Synchronize your phone with your TV.

For more information, see “AllShare” on page 85.

Browser

: Access the Internet. For more information,

see “Browser” on page 67.

Calculator

: Perform mathematical calculations. For

more information, see “Calculator” on page 85.

Calendar

: Record events and appointments to
manage your schedule. For more information, see
“Calendar” on page 85.

Camera

: Take pictures or record videos. For more

information, see “Camera” on page 74.

Car Cradle

: Operate your phone with an optional Car
Cradle accessory. For more information, see “Car
Cradle” on page 87.

Clock

: Keep track of time with Alarm, World clock,

Stopwatch and Timer features.

Contacts

: Save and manage contact information for
your friends and colleagues. Appears in the Primary
Shortcuts by default. For more information, see
“Contacts” on page 39.