Samsung SCH-U370 User Manual

Samsung SCH-U370

PORTABLE ALL DIGITAL

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

Intellectual Property

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Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 Toll Free Tel:

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074

1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

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VZW_SCH-U370_English_UM_DB27_TE_021611_F3

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Open Source Software

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.

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

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

Activating your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Displaying Your Telephone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

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

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

Set-Up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Locking and Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

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

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Side View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

Extended Home Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Widgets and the Widget Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Event Status Bar and Event Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Section 3: Navigation ...................................................27

Touch Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Keyboard Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Menu Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Section 4: Call Functions ............................................. 33

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Call-In-Progress Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Three-way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section 5: Contacts ...................................................... 40

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adding Pauses or Waits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Deleting a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Backup Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

In Case of Emergency (ICE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Section 6: Entering Text ...............................................48

Entering Text Using the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Entering Text using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Section 7: Messaging ................................................... 52

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Creating and Sending Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Creating and Sending Picture Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Creating and Sending Video Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Creating and Sending Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Viewing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Viewing Picture, Video or Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Quick Reply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Visual Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Mobile IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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

Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Erase Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Section 8: Settings & Tools ..........................................66

My Verizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Bluetooth Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Sounds Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Touch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

USB Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Set-Up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Section 9: Media Center ............................................... 86

Music & Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Picture & Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Browse & Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Section 10: Music ........................................................ 92

V CAST Music with Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Section 11: Pictures and Video .................................... 99

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

My Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

My Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

V CAST Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Section 12: Tools, Applications and Widgets ............109

Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Sketch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

USB Mass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

File Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Device Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

VZ Navigator

® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Section 13: Web and Social Networking Applications 117

Bing Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

MySpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Photobucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

WeatherBug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Section 14: Health and Safety Information ...............125

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . 129

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Restricting Children's Access to Your

Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Section 15: Warranty Information ............................. 144

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Index ............................................................................ 152

Section 1: Getting Started

This section allows you to quickly start using your phone by installing and charging the battery, activating your service, setting up your voicemail, contacting customer support.

Understanding this User Manual

The chapters of this manual generally follow the same order as the menus and sub-menus in your phone. A robust index for quick reference to features begins on page 152.

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 125.

Notes and Tips

Throughout this guide are icons and text that are set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

•

Note

: Explains alternative options within the current feature, menu, or

sub-menu.

•

Tip

: Provides quick or innovative methods for performing functions

related to the subject at hand.

•

Important!

: Points out information about the current feature that could

affect performance, or even damage your phone.

Note:

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary. Instructions to perform tasks in this manual may change depending on the software version on your phone.

Note:

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions to perform tasks in this manual assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or display. For more information, see “Locking and Unlocking” on page 10.

Activating your Phone

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

To activate your phone, choose from the following:

•

Visit a Verizon Wireless store

•

Contact Verizon Wireless customer support.

•

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

Displaying Your Telephone Number

My Number

displays the ten-digit telephone number assigned to

your phone.

• From a Home screen, touch

➔

Phone Info

➔

My Number

➔

Getting Started 4

Settings & Tools

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery, and comes with a Wall/USB Charger for charging.

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 upper-right corner of the display shows battery power level, with four bars indicating a full charge. Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to operate, a blinking empty battery icon appears and a tone sounds. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, it will shut down.

Battery Cover

Your phone has a removable battery cover, covering the battery and a tab for attaching a strap.

Removing the Cover

䊳

Grasp the phone with both hands. Pull up on the slot provided, while lifting the cover up and off the phone.

Installing the Cover

䊳

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

Installing the Battery

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

“Battery Cover” on page 5.

2. Insert the top end of the battery into the phone housing,

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

3. Snap the battery cover back into place.

Removing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover. For more information, refer to

“Battery Cover” on page 5.

2. Grasp the bottom of the battery using the slots provided,

then lift the battery up and out of the phone.

3. Snap the battery cover back into place.

Getting Started 6

Charging the Battery

Charging Head

USB Cable

Correct

Incorrect

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. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

2. Insert the USB cable into the phone’s power/accessory

port.

3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.

4. When the charging is complete, the indicator on the

charging head turns green. Unplug the charger from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the phone.

Warning!:

Use only Samsung-approved charging accessories to charge your phone. Improper handling of the power/accesory port, as well as the use of a non-approved charger, may cause damage to your phone and void the warranty.

Non-Supported Batteries

Samsung handsets do not support the use of a non-approved battery.

Important!:

Using a non-supported battery may damage your phone.

When using a non-supported battery, you will hear a series of beeps and you will see a warning message that indicates:

“

NON-SUPPORTED BATTERY. SEE USER GUIDE.

” If you receive this warning, battery charging has been disabled. Samsung charging accessories, such as the travel adapter and

cigarette lighter adapter, will only charge a Samsung-approved battery.

Note:

When using a non-supported battery the phone can only be used for the duration of the life of the battery. The non-supported battery cannot be charged.

Attaching a Strap

You can attach an optional strap (not included) to your phone.

1. Remove the battery cover. See “Battery Cover” on page 5.

2. Slide the loop of the strap into the slot and over the tab to

secure it.

3. Install the battery cover.

Getting Started 8

Turning Your Phone On and Off

End/Power key

䊳

Press and hold the

End/Power

key to turn the phone’s power on or off. While powering on, the phone connects with the home network, then displays the Home screen and active alerts.

Set-Up Wizard

The Set-Up Wizard helps you set 9 basic parameters to get started using your phone quickly.

1. From a Home screen, touch

Too ls

➔

Set-Up Wizard

2. Follow instructions on the screen to set preferences:

• Call Sound

• Ringtone

: Choose how incoming calls are announced.

: (Available when Ringtone Only or Ring and Vibrate are

➔

selected for Call Sound.) Select a ringtone for incoming calls.

• Vibrate Level

• Tone Level

• Feedback Tone

• Wallpaper

• Menu Font

• Dial Font:

•Main Clock

Touch setting by touching

Touch

3. Touch to return to the menu.

: Set a vibration level for touch screen feedback.

: Set a level for touch screen tone feedback.

: Set a tone for touch screen feedback.

: Choose an image for the home screen.

: Set the size of menu displays.

Select the size of Dialer fonts.

: Choose a style for the main clock.

to move to the next setting. You can skip any

Next.

Done

when finished.

Settings &

Locking and Unlocking

Drag screen to unlock

Your phone offers two lock functions: locking the display, or locking the phone. Because this is a touch screen phone, locking the display prevents unintentional key presses and can minimize unnecessary battery drainage. Locking the phone can prevent unauthorized access to the information on your phone, while allowing access to the Dialer for call functions.

Locking and unlocking the phone

You can lock the phone to prevent unauthorized access to information on the phone, but allow dialing with the Dialer. Locking and unlocking requires the Lock Code.

Locking the phone:

1. From a Home screen, touch

Tools

➔

Phone Settings ➔ Security

➔

Settings &

Enter the lock code when prompted. The default lock code is the last four digits of your telephone number.

2. Touch

Lock Phone Now

. The Home screen displays.

Unlocking the phone:

䊳

Touch

Unlock

and enter the lock code at the prompt.

Note:

You may choose to lock the phone automatically when powered on. For more information, see “Phone Lock Setting” on page 78.

Locking and unlocking the display

By default, the display locks when the backlight goes off. To change this setting, see see “Touch Settings” on page 75.

Locking the display:

䊳

Press the

Unlocking the display

1. Press the

Note:

You can change the settings to allow you to press any key to activate the backlight. For more information, see “Unlock Screen” on page 75.

2. Starting at the edge of the display, drag your finger across

Lock

key on the left side of the phone.

Lock

key once to wake up the display.

the display in any direction. The lock screen animates and clears from the display.

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Voicemail

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.

Setting up Voicemail

1. From a Home screen, touch

2. Touch and hold .

Dialer

– or –

Touch , then press

3. Follow the automated instructions to set up your new

Send

password and record a greeting.

Checking Voicemail

1. From a Home screen, touch

2. Touch and hold .

Dialer

– or –

Touch , then press

3. Enter your password, then touch .

4. Follow the recorded prompts to listen to messages and

Send

manage your voicemail.

Tip:

You can also access voice mail by dialing your phone number from any touch-tone phone.

Memory Card

Your phone supports the use of an optional, removable microSD™ memory card of up to 16GB capacity. You can store music or pictures you download or transfer to your phone, and other files, on the memory card.

Note:

You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased with V CAST Music with Rhapsody) on a memory card.

Installing the Memory Card

1. Pull the microSD card cover out and turn it to expose the

card slot.

2. Push the microSD card into the slot until it locks into place.

Removing the Memory Card

1. Pull the microSD card cover out and turn to expose the

card slot.

2. Push in on the memory card to release the lock and

remove memory card from the memory card slot.

Formatting the memory card

Formatting erases any content on the memory card, and prepares it for use with your phone.

Warning!:

Repeated formatting will shorten the life of the memory card.

Formatting a microSD Card using your Phone

1. From a Home screen, touch

Tools

➔

Memory

➔

2. Touch

At the

Format Card

Format Card?

prompt, touch

Card Memory

Yes

➔

Settings &

Formatting a microSD Card using your PC

For best playback of songs stored to the microSD memory card, use the PC file system FAT32.

Consult your PC and/or memory card reader documentation for information about formatting memory cards.

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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that are displayed on the phone.

Features of Your Phone

•

Full color 3-inch WQVGA Touch Screen

•

Slide-out QWERTY keyboard

•

High Speed Data (EVDO 1x - Rev 0 Capable Technology)

•

Motion Detection

•

Global Positioning (GPS) Technology with VZ Navigator

•

V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (Subscription, Wireless & PC

Downloads)

•

V CAST Videos

•

Social Networking through the Communities application

•

Messaging Services

–

Standard and Enhanced Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Video Messaging

–

Threaded message display, by contact

–

Voicemail

–

Email Messaging, including mobile and corporate Email

–

Mobile Instant Messenger (IM)

•

Personal Tools, including Calculator, Calendar, Alarm Clock, Stop Watch, World Clock, Notepad and Sketch Pad

•

Full HTML Browser

•

3.2 Megapixel CMOS Camera and Camcorder with Night Shot Mode

•

Advanced Nuance® Voice Recognition technology, for no-training voice commands for dialing and other features

•

Speakerphone

•

microSD™ Memory Card Slot (up to 16GB capacity)

•

Advanced photo features and functionalities (photo river, photo editor, dynamic canvas, panoramic photos)

•

Device Search

•

File Viewer

•

Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR Wireless Technology. For more information, see

“Bluetooth Menu”

on page 68.

Front View of Your Phone

Functions

LCD Touch Screen

: Displays all the information needed to

operate your phone.

Send key

: Press to answer an incoming call or to dial a

number. From Idle mode, press to open All Calls.

Clear key

: Press to return to the previous screen. Press and

hold to return to the Home screen.

Earpiece

: Allows you to hear callers.

End/Power key

Off. Press to end a call or to end any application from any

: Press and hold to power the phone On or

menu, sub-menu or options menu.

Microphone

: Allows the other caller to hear you clearly

when you are speaking to them.

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Back View of Your Phone

Features

Mirror

: Use to position camera when taking self-portraits

with the Camera.

Speaker

: Music, ringtones and sounds play through the

speaker.

3.5 mm Headset Jack

: Plug in standard music headphones (for listening to music only) or an optional headset for safe and convenient conversations.

Camera/Camcorder Lens

: The lens of the built-in camera/

camcorder.

Side View of Your Phone

Strap attachment

USB Power/Accessory Port

charging or to sync music.

: Attach a strap (not included).

: Plug in the USB cable for

Volume key

: In idle mode, press to adjust master volume, or press and hold to activate Sound Off/Normal mode. Press to adjust voice volume during calls, adjust audio volume, or mute an incoming call ringer. When browsing web with music playing, press to bring up Music Player.

Lock key

: Locks/unlocks display. Press to lock display. When backlight is off, press once to activate backlight, or press and hold to unlock the display in one step.

Memory Card Slot

: Insert an optional microSD™ memory

card to add additional memory and storage capacity.

Voice Commands key

: From idle mode, press to activate

Voice Commands feature.

Speakerphone/Zoom key

: Press to activate speakerphone. In Browser, press to increase and decrease size of web content, or in zoom mode when viewing a picture in My Pictures.

Camera/Camcorder key

: Press to activate the camera, or

press and hold to activate the camcorder.

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Open View of Your Phone

3 4

This touch screen phone also offers the convenience of a slideout QWERTY keyboard. To access the keyboard, rotate the phone and slide the phone open.

When you slide the phone open, the display automatically rotates from portrait mode to landscape mode.

QWERTY Keyboard Features

Function key

: Press to toggle access to the orange symbols

on the QWERTY keyboard.

Shift/Message key

: Toggles the case for alphabet characters, between mixed case, uppercase and lowercase. From a Home screen, press to open a new Text Message.

Space key

: Add spaces between words and characters.

Press Function + Space to choose Smileys.

Directional keys

: Navigate through phone menus and

screens.

OK key

: When navigating through a menu or screen, press to accept the highlighted choice, or to select Go when surfing the web.

Return key

: Press to perform a highlighted function in a menu or submenu. Press to go to the next line when entering text.

Backspace key

entering text, or go back when surfing the web or viewing pictures.

: Delete characters from the display when

Home Screen

3 4

The Home screen is your starting point for using the features of your phone. You can customize home screens by placing Widgets and changing wallpaper.

Understanding the Home Screen

Widget Bar and Tab

: Touch the Widget Bar Tab to open and

close Widget Bar, for access to widgets.

Dialer

Contacts

Message

Event Status Bar

button: Opens the

button: Opens

button: Launches the

Dialer

keypad.

Contacts

Messaging

: Icons light up to indicate recent events or status changes. Touch icons to access the Event Manager screen. See “Event Status Bar and Event Manager” on page 25.

ERI banner

: Indicates current network, if ERI Banner is enabled. For more information, see “ERI Banner” on page 73.

Annunciator Line

: Icons indicate network status, battery power, signal strength, connection type and more. You can view a list of all icons used on your phone in the Icon Glossary; for more information see “Phone Info” on page 85.

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Extended Home Screens

The home screen extends beyond the display width to provide more space for adding widgets.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side of the extended home screen.

The wallpaper is different on each home screen to aid you in navigation, and you can use your own pictures as wallpaper.

The indicator at the top of the screen shows the current screen.

Customizing Home Screens

Home screens can be customized to fit your needs by docking widget(s) on the home screen, and by selecting wallpaper.

Docking and Placing Widgets

For more information, see “Widgets and the Widget Bar” on page 20.

Moving Widgets

To move a widget on the home screen, touch and hold the widget until it responds, then drag it to a new area of the home screen.

Changing the Home Screen Wallpaper

1. From a home screen, display the Widget Bar by tapping the

Widget Bar tab, then tap the

My Pictures

widget . Use the left or right triangle to scroll through images stored on your phone or optional installed memory card.

2. Tap

Get New

to launch the Get New Pictures application to

download new images.

3. Tap

Set

to use the displayed image as the new wallpaper

for the current screen.

Note:

You can also set the Wallpaper in to “Wallpaper” on page 74.

Settings

. For more information, refer

Widgets and the Widget Bar

Widget Bar

tab

Widget Bar

Widgets are links to applications, tools or features, which can be docked in the Widget Bar, or on a Home screen. For a list of widgets, see “Widgets” on page 21.

The Widget Bar, located at the left of the home screen:

•

Provides quick access to widgets.

•

Keeps widgets organized and always accessible.

•

Maximizes available display space.

Tip:

You can move the Widget Bar tab: with the Widget Bar closed, touch and

hold the tab and drag up or down.

Accessing the Widget Bar

䊳

access the Widget Bar

䊳

close the Widget Bar

, tap the Widget Bar tab.

Widget Bar Navigation

Use your fingertip to flick up and down on the Widget Bar to scroll through the widgets.

Docking and Placing Widgets

You can customize the Widget Bar and home screens by docking widgets in the Widget Bar, or placing widgets on a home screen.

䊳

place a widget

on a Home screen, touch and hold the widget

in the Widget Bar, then drag it to the Home screen.

䊳

dock a widget

from a home screen to the Widget Bar, touch and hold the widget until it responds and the Widget Bar tab displays , then drag the widget to the Widget Bar.

䊳

reset widgets

on the current home screen, open the Widget Bar, then shake the phone 3 times. You can feel the feedback as all widgets dock in the Widget Bar automatically.

Note:

Some widgets are launched directly from the Widget Bar, while some launch from a Home screen. For more information about Widget properties, see “Widgets” on page 21.

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Customizing the Widget Bar

Widgets settings allow you to select widgets for display in the Widget Bar, making the widgets available for use from the Widget Bar, or for placing on a home screen. You can also change the order the widgets display in the Widget Bar.

1. From a Home screen, touch

Too ls

➔

Display Settings ➔ Widgets

➔

Settings &

– or –

Tap the

Widget Bar

, then tap

Widgets Settings

2. To select a widget for display in the Widget Bar, touch the

widget icon. When a widget is selected, it displays in color; when the widget is available for selection its display is in black and white.

3. To change the order of widgets in the Widget Bar, touch

and hold the widget icon and drag it to a new position in the widget list.

Widgets

Alarm Clock

: Launches Alarm Clock. When placed on a Home screen, shows upcoming alarms. See “Alarm Clock” on page 111.

Bing Search

: Launches Bing. For more information,

see “Bing Search” on page 117.

Birthday

: Place on a home screen to display alerts for upcoming birthdays, based on contacts’ Birthday field.

Bluetooth

: Accesses the Bluetooth features of your phone, directly from Widget Bar or when placed on a Home screen. For more information, For more information, refer to “Bluetooth Menu” on page 68.

Calculator

: Launches the calculator from the Widget Bar, or can be placed on a Home screen. For more information, see “Calculator” on page 109.

Calendar

: Launches the Calendar from the Widget Bar, or place on a Home screen. For more information, see “Calendar” on page 110.

Clock

: Displays the current day, date and time, in the Widget Bar. Place on a Home screen to display the current day, date and time. To change the clock format, see “Clock Format” on page 74.

Communities

: Upload photos or videos, or post a status update, to your favorite social networking sites such as Facebook, Flickr, MySpace and Photobucket. For more information, see “Communities” on page 123.

Date

: Displays the current day and date in the

Widget Bar, and when placed on a Home screen.

Device Search

: Search your phone for information, applications or features. Launches from the Widget Bar, or when placed on a Home screen. For more information, see “Device Search” on page 115.

Dice

: Launches the Dice game directly from the

Widget Bar, or can be placed on a Home screen.

Facebook

: Launches Facebook in Browser.

Games

: Accesses Games, including Dice and any

games you’ve downloaded.

Mini Music Player

: Place on a home screen to display current track title and control playback of songs. Touch to launch Music Player. For more information, see “Music Player” on page 94.

My Favorites

: Provides quick access to up to 12 favorite contacts, plus one-touch dialing or message options. For more information, see “Favorites” on page 45.

My Pictures

: Change the wallpaper on the current Home screen. For more information, see “Changing the Home Screen Wallpaper” on page 19.

My Shortcuts

: Place on a Home screen to access up to 12 shortcuts to favorite applications. For more information, see “Set My Shortcuts” on page 76.

My Verizon

: Launches a Verizon Wireless mobile

web site, to check your account details and status

MySpace

: Launches MySpace in Browser.

Notepad

: Launches Notepad, directly from the Widget Bar, or can be placed on a Home screen. For more information, see “Notepad” on page 112.

Personal Banner

: Place on a Home screen to display a custom banner. For more information, see “Banner” on page 73.

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Photobucket

Sketch Pad

: Launches Photobucket in Browser.

: Launches Sketch Pad, directly from the Widget Bar, or when placed on a Home screen. For more information, see “Sketch Pad” on page 113.

Tut or ia l

: Launches a Tutorial, with instructions and

tips for using your phone. Touch to launch from

Tutorial

Widget Bar, or place on a Home screen.

Twitter

: Launches Twitter in Browser.

WeatherBug

YouTube

Widget Settings

: Launches WeatherBug in Browser.

: Launches YouTube in Browser.

: Choose widgets for display on the Widget Bar. For more information, see “Customizing the Widget Bar” on page 21.

Event Status Bar and Event Manager

The Event Status Bar appears on the Home screen to alert you to calendar events, missed calls, new messages, or special Master Volume modes. The Event Status Bar does not display when there are no active alerts.

Touch an event in the Event Status bar to launch the Event Manager.

Event Status Bar

The Event Status bar appears near the bottom of the Home screen.

New TXT message

“Creating and Sending Text Messages” on page 52.

: Creates a new text message. See

An icon illuminated in color indicates an alert. Touching an icon on the bar opens the Event Manager menu.

Event Status Icons

Volume

: Master Volume is set to Low, Medium Low,

Medium, Medium High, or High.

Alarm Only

: Master Volume is set to Alarm Only. Your phone

will only ring when the set alarm sounds.

Vibrate Only

: Master Volume is set to Vibrate Only. Your phone vibrates upon receiving a call, a new message or voicemail, or when an alarm has been set.

All Sounds Off

: Master Volume is set to All Sounds Off. No

sounds will play.

New Message

: Illuminates when you receive a new

message.

New Voicemail

: Illuminates when you receive a voicemail

message. (Available on the Verizon Wireless Network.)

Missed Call

: Illuminates when you have one or more

missed calls.

Calendar Event

: Illuminates when events are scheduled in

the next 24 hours.

Speakerphone

: When illuminated in color, you can hear the other party in a call through the speaker. When gray, you can hear the other party through the earpiece.

Event Manager

The Event Manager offers easy access to common events and features.

1. Touch the Event Status bar on the Home screen.

2. Touch any Event to launch

the associated feature.

3. Touch to return to the

Home screen.

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+ 130 hidden pages

Samsung SCH-U370 User Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

Activating your Phone

Displaying Your Telephone Number

Battery

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Set-Up Wizard

Locking and Unlocking

Voicemail

Memory Card

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features of Your Phone

Front View of Your Phone

Back View of Your Phone

Side View of Your Phone

Open View of Your Phone

Home Screen

Extended Home Screens

Widgets and the Widget Bar

Menu

Event Status Bar and Event Manager