Samsung SCHX799 Users Manual

* Some of the contents in this manu al may differ from your phone,

depending on the software installed or your service provider.

ELECTRONICS

PORTABLE CELLULAR

TELEPHONE

SCH-X799

World Wide Web

http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No. : GH68-0xxxxA

English. 12/2004. Rev.1.0

Table of contents

Important safety precautions.................................8

Unpacking ............................................................10

Your phone...........................................................11

Phone layout........................................................... 11

Display................................................................... 14

Backlight.......................................................... ...... 16

Service light............................................................ 17

Getting started ..................................................... 18

Using a battery........................................................ 18

Switching on or off the phone.................................... 21

Using the soft keys .................................................. 23

Your phone’s modes................................................. 24

Call functions........................................................ 26

Making a call........................................................... 26

Ending a call ........................................................... 27

Emergency dialing ................................................... 27

Using the recent call logs.......................................... 28

Making a call from Phonebook ................................... 28

Prepend dialing ....................................................... 29

Speed dialing.......................................................... 30

Pause dialing........................................................... 31

Adjusting the volume during a call ............................. 33

Answering a call ...................................................... 34

Silencing an incoming call......................................... 34

Rejecting a call........................................................ 35

Viewing missed calls ................................................ 35

Options during a call ................................................ 36

Call forwarding........................................................ 37

Call Waiting ............................................................ 37

Three-way calling .................................................... 38

Entering text ........................................................39

Changing the text input mode ................................... 40

Using Chinese Pinyin mode ....................................... 41

Using Chinese Stroke mode....................................... 45

Table of contents

Using 123 mode ...................................................... 48

Using Symbol mode ................................................. 48

Using ABC mode...................................................... 48

Using T9 Word mode................................................ 51

Using the menus...................................................53

Accessing a menu function by scrolling....................... 53

Using shortcuts ....................................................... 54

List of menu functions.............................................. 55

Calls .....................................................................60

Outgoing Incoming Missed Erase History Air Time

(Menu 1-1)

(Menu 1-2)

(Menu 1-3)

(Menu 1-5)

................................................. 60

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Phone Book ..........................................................64

Find

(Menu 2-1)

Add New Entry Group Settings My Phone # Memory Info

....................................................... 64

(Menu 2-2)

(Menu 2-3)

(Menu 2-4)

(Menu 2-5)

......................................... 68

......................................... 73

............................................. 74

............................................ 74

Messages..............................................................75

New MSG Voice Inbox Sent Draft Saved Web Alerts Erase MSG MSG Setting

(Menu 3-1)

(Menu 3-2)

(Menu 3-3)

(Menu 3-4)

(Menu 3-5)

(Menu 3-6)

(Menu 3-7) (Menu 3-8)

(Menu 3-9)

................................................ 75

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Planner.................................................................85

Today

(Menu 4-1)

Scheduler Task List Memo Pad

(Menu 4-5)

Alarm Calculator World Time

..................................................... 85

(Menu 4-2)

(Menu 4-3)

(Menu 4-4)

............................................... 85

................................................. 88

............................................... 89

..................................................... 90

(Menu 4-6)

(Menu 4-7)

............................................... 90

............................................. 91

Countdown Set Time

(Menu 4-8)

(Menu 4-9)

.............................................. 92

................................................. 93

Voice Tools ........................................................... 94

Voice Memo Voice Answer

(Menu 5-1)

(Menu 5-2)

............................................ 94

........................................... 96

Sounds .................................................................99

Ringer Volume Ringer Type Key tone

(Menu 6-4)

Alerts Roam Ringer Tone Length Power On/Off

(Menu 6-1)

(Menu 6-2)

(Menu 6-3)

......................................... 99

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(Menu 6-5)

(Menu 6-6)

(Menu 6-7)

......................................... 101

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......................................... 102

Dispaly ...............................................................103

Menu Style Wall Paper Language/ Backlight Banner Dual Clock Service LED Contrast

(Menu 7-1) (Menu 7-2) (Menu 7-3)

(Menu 7-4)

(Menu 7-5)

(Menu 7-6)

(Menu 7-7)

(Menu 7-8)

............................................ 103

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Games ................................................................107

Chicken Run Mobile Cop

(Menu 8-1)

(Menu 8-2)

.......................................... 108

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Set up................................................................. 110

Call Answer Auto Key Lock Auto Retry Select NAM Set System Data/Fax Version Security

(Menu 9-1)

(Menu 9-2)

(Menu 9-3)

(Menu 9-4)

(Menu 9-5)

(Menu 9-6)

(Menu 9-7)

(Menu 9-8)

........................................... 110

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VAS..................................................................... 118

Internet Portal Games & App. Ringtone Animation

(Menu -1)

(Menu -2)

(Menu -3)

(Menu -4)

........................................ 118

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Table of contents

Voice Portal SMS INFO GPS What’s new?

(Menu -6)

(Menu -7)

(Menu -5)

....................................................... 126

(Menu -8)

............................................ 125

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Health and safety information ............................128

Exposure to radio frequency (RF) signals .................. 128

For body operation................................................. 129

Precautions when using batteries............................. 131

Road safety .......................................................... 132

Operating environment........................................... 133

Electronic devices.................................................. 133

Potentially Explosive Environments .......................... 135

Emergency calls .................................................... 136

Other important safety information .......................... 137

Care and maintenance............................................ 138

Glossary .............................................................140

Index..................................................................143

Quick reference card...........................................145

Important safety precautions

Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal.

Important safety precautions

Sensible use

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

Road safety at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first.

Switching off when refuelling

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

Switching off in aircraft

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

Switching off near all medical equipment

Switch off your phone near the medical equipment. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

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

Special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area a nd always switch off your phone whenev er it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger (in a hospital for example).

Water resistance

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

Emergency call

Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press the key. Give all the necessary information as accurately as possible. Do not cut off the call until given permission to do so.

Keeping small children away from your phone

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

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved accessories. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous.

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may install o r repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see “Health and safety information” on page 128.

CAUTION

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF A BATTERY IS REPLACED

BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.

DISPOSE USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE

INSTRUCTIONS.

Unpacking

Your package contains the following items. The illustrations below may loo k differe nt from your phone and accessories:

Your phone

Phone layout

The following il lustrations sh ow the main elements of your phone:

With the phone open

Handset

Battery

User’s Manual

Travel Adapter

Hand strap

Headset jack

Volume/menu

browse keys

Soft key (left)

Dial key

Earpiece

Display

Navigation (Up/ Down/Left/ Right) keys

WAP browser key

Soft key (right)

Power On/Off/ menu exit key

Cancel/ correction ley

Alphanumeric keys

Special function keys

Microphone

Your phone

With the phone closed

Headset jack

External display

Key

(s)

Description

Performs the functions indicated by the screen text above them, on th e bott om

(soft keys)

line of the display.

In Menu mode, scrolls through menu options.

In Standby mode; quickly enters the following menu respectively:

Games

• Up:

• Down:

• Left:

• Right:

Enters the

U-Magic

Message

Calendar

U-Max

Makes or answers a call. In Standby mo de, retrieves the most

recent numbers dialed, received, or missed. Redials the last number when pressed and held.

Antenna

Service light

menu.

Key

(s)

Description

(continued)

Ends a call. Also switches the phone on and off when pressed and held.

In Menu mode, cancels your input and returns to Standby mode.

Deletes characters from the display. In Menu mode, returns you to the

previous menu level.

Enters numbers, letters, and some special characters.

In Standby mode, allows you to change the call ringer when pressed and held.

In the text entry mode, changes the case of letters.

In Standby mode, quickly enters or exits Silent mode when pressed and held.

In the text entry mode, inserts a space. (on the left side of the phone)

During a call, adjust the voice volume. In Standby mode, adjusts the key tone

volume.

Your phone

Display

The display has three areas: the top line of icons, the text and graphic area, and t he bottom line of soft key indicators.

Icons

Text and graphics area

Menu Find

Icons

Icon Description

Signal strength

signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the better the signal.

Service

progress.

No service

outside a service area. When it displays, you cannot make or receive calls. Wait a little while for a better signal or move into an open area to regain service.

Roaming

your home area and have logged onto a different network; for example, when traveling in other countries.

: Appears when a call is in

: Appears when you are

: Appears when you are out of

Soft key function indicators

: Shows the received

Icon Description

Alarm mode

alarm to ring at a specified time.

New message

new message waiting to be checked.

Silent mode

is in the silent mode.

Restriction on

of the Restriction feature is activated.

Lock mode

locked.

Ringer mode

ringer type for calls to

1 Beep Silent

: Appears when you set the ringer

type for calls to

Ringer vibration

ringer type for calls is set to

Vibration & Ringer

set the ringer type for calls to

ringer

Vibration then Ringer

you set the ringer type for calls to

then ringer

Ringer then Vibration

you set the ringer type for calls to

then vib

(continued)

: Appears when you set an

: Indicates that there is a

: Appears when your phone

: Appears when any option

: Appears when your phone is

: Appears when you set the

Silent

Ringer only

and

: Appears when the

Vibration

: Appears when you

Vib. &

: Appears when

Vib.

: Appears when

Ringer

Your phone

Icon Description

Web alert message

is a new web alert message waiting to be checked.

Battery status

battery . The more bars y ou see, the more power you have remaining.

(continued)

: Indicates that there

: Shows the lev el o f y o u r

External display

Your phone has an external display on the phone. When you close the phone, it turns on and indicates when you have an incoming call or a message. It also alerts you at the specified time when you hav e set an alarm by turning its backlight and showing the corresponding icon on it.

Backlight

The backlight illuminates the display and keypad. When you press any key or open the phone, the backlight illuminates. It turns off if no key is pressed within a given period of time, depending on

Backlight

the

Display

menu.

menu (

Menu 6-2-3

) set in the

Service light

The service light on the folder flashes to indicate an incoming call, message, or alarm and flashes for a few seconds when you turn on or off the p hone. It lights up while the battery is charging with the travel adapter; the color of the light tu rns gr een when the battery is fully charged.

T o specif y the length of time the phone w aits before the backlight turns off, set the See page 104 for further details.

Backlight

menu.

Getting started

Using a battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details.

Note

: You must fully charge the battery before using

your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 180 minutes for a standard battery.

Getting started

2. Press the battery until it clicks into place. Make sure that the battery is properly installed

before switching on the phone.

Installing the battery

1. Place the battery so that the tabs on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone.

Removing the battery

1. If necessary, switch off the phone by pressing and holding the key down until the poweroff image displays.

2. To remove the battery. To do so:

➀

Slide the battery lock towards the top of the

phone.

➁

Lift away the battery, as shown.

➀

➁

Getting started

Charging the battery

A travel adapter and a battery charger are provided for charging your batteries.

Using the travel adapter

The travel adapter allows you to use the phone while the battery is charging, but this will cause the battery to charge more slowly.

1. With the battery in position on the phone, plug the connector of the trave l adapter into the ja ck at the bottom of the phone.

Make sure that the arrow on the connector is facing toward the front of the phone.

2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. The battery strength icon on the display shows

that the battery is charging.

3. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter from both the power outlet and the phone by pressing the buttons on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out.

➀

➁

Note

: Do not remove the battery from the phone

➀

without unplugging the adapter w hile it is charging. Otherwise, the phone may be damaged.

Switching on or off the phone

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold the key for m o re th a n on e second to switch on the phone.

3. The service light flashes and then the idle screen appears on the display when the system locates services.

If the phone is out of the service area, the No Service icon ( ) appears on the display. In this case, you cannot place and receive calls. You can try again later when service is available.

4. When you wish to switch off the phone, press and hold the key for more than one seconds until the power-off image displays.

Getting started

WARNING!

Do not switch on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.

Note

: Do not touch the antenna on the phone

unnecessarily when the phone is switched on. Contact with the antenna affects the call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed.

Using the soft keys

You r pho ne of fers a se t of fun ction s that allo ws y ou to customize it. These functions are arranged in menus and submenus, accessed using the two soft keys, and . Each menu and submenu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.

The roles of the soft keys vary, depending on the current function you are using; the labels on the bottom line of the display j ust above each key indicate their current role.

Example:

04/12 Mon 14:43

Find

Press the left soft key to access Menu mode.

Press the right soft key to access the

Find

menu in the

Phonebook

menu.

Getting started

Your phone’s modes

Standby mode

Standby mode is the most basic state of your phone. The phone goes into Standby mode soon after you turn it on, or whenever you briefly press the key. When your phone is in Standby mode, you will typically see the current time and date. If you enter a phone number, you can press the

Save

key to dial it, or press the in the internal Phon ebook.

Press the key at any time to return to Standby mode. Be careful; if you are on a call when you press the key, your phone disconnects the call and returns to Standby mode. Press the several times or hold it to return to Standby mode without ending the call.

Talk mode

You can place and answer calls only when your phone is turned on. During a call, the phone is in T alk mode. While y ou are in Talk mode, pres sing the

soft key gives you a list of options. See

page 36 for details on the options.

soft key to save it

key

Lock mode

When you lock your phone using the menu ( and calls, but you cannot place a call until you unlock the phone.

Menu 6-6-1

), you can receive messages

Phone Lock

Silent mode

Silent mode disables all sounds on the phone. This feature is best used in situations where the phone might disturb others, such as in a meeting, a library, and a theater.

To enter Silent mode, press and hold the key until “Entering Silent Mode” and the Silent mode icon ( ) appears.

To exit and reactive the previous sound settings, press and hold the key until “Exit Silent Mode” appears. The Silent mode icon no longer displays.

Note

: If you turn off the phone in

silent mode the phone.

is still activated when you turn on

silent mode

, the

Power Save mode

Your phone comes with a power save feature that will automatically be activated if your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching. While this feature is active, the phone’s battery charge is conserved. To return to Standby mode, press any key.

Call functions

Ending a call

Making a call

To make a call:

1. In Standby mode, enter the area code, and phone number.

While entering a phone number, press the

Pause

soft key to insert a hard pause. For more

information on pause dialing, see page 31.

2. Press the key. The phone places the call to the entered phone num ber.

Note

: If you have set the time interval for automatic

redialing in the

), the phone will automatically retry to mak e

the call when no one answers or the line is busy.

Correcting the number

To clear Press the

the last digit displayed

Auto Retry

key.

menu (

Menu 6-

When you want to finish your call, press the key .

The call time, the length of the call, displays along with the phone number of the called person. If the number is stored in your Phonebook, the name displays. If there is no match, you can press the

Save

soft key and store the number in Phonebook. For further details about storing the number in Phonebook, see page 68.

Alternatively, simply close the phone to end a call.

Emergency dialing

You can place emergency call from your emergency number list even if your phone is locked. For further information on emergency numbers, refer to page xx.

the whole display

key for more than one

second.

Call functions

Using the recent call logs

The phone stores up to 90 of the calls dialed, received, or missed chronologically. The last call is saved in the first position.

To recall any of these numbers:

1. If there are any ch aracters on t he display, return to Standby mode by pressing the key.

2. Press the key. The list of recent calls displays.

• : Outgoing calls

• : Incoming calls

• : Missed calls

3. Press the Up and Down keys, or the Volume keys on the left side of the phone to scan through the list until the number you want highlights.

4. Press to dial the highlighted num ber.

Prepend dialing

The Prepend option lets you add digits, such as area codes and network feature activation codes, to a phone number that is in your call logs before dialing it.

To prepend the phone numbers stored in the call logs:

1. Access a call log in the Recent Calls list referring

Calls

to page 28 or in the

2. When the phone number you want to dial highlights, pres s th e

The display shows the details of the number.

3. Press the pop-up list.

4. Press the

5. Enter the area code or feature code.

6. Press the key to dial the number.

soft key to access the Menu

key to select the

menu (

Select

Menu 1

soft key.

Prepend

option.

Making a call from Phonebook

You can store the phone numbers regularly in the card and the phone’s memories, which is called “Phonebook.” You then simply recall the number to dial. For further details on Phonebook, see page 64.

Call functions

Speed dialing

Once you have stored phone numbers in Phonebook, you can dial them easily with the few presses of the keys.

Enter the memory location of a number and press and hold the final digit to dial.

One-touch dial

009 are special one-touch locations. You can dial the phone numbers stored in the Phonebook memory from 001 through 009 simply by pressing one key.

Press and hold the third digit of the memory location containing the number to be dialed.

For example

The number (and name) stored displays, then dials.

Two-touch dial

digits. Press the second digit briefly, then hold down the

third digit of the memory cell. For example

The number (and name) stored displays, then dials.

Three-touch dial

digits.

: Memory locations 001 thro u g h

: Location no. 009

Press the

: For memory loca tion s of tw o

: Location no. 023

Press the

the

key and hold.

key briefly and hold down

key.

: For memory locations of three

For example: Location no. 123

Press the down the

The number (and name) stored displays, then dials.

and 2 key briefly and hold

key.

Pause dialing

When you call an automated system, like a banking service, you are often required to enter a password or an account number . Instead of manually entering the numbers each time, you can store the numbers in your Phonebook, separated by pauses.

Storing pauses in a Phonebook entry

To store a number in your Phonebook that contains pauses:

1. Enter the phone number you w ant to store, such as a bank’s teleservice phone number.

Pause

2. Press the displays, meaning that a hard pause will occur at that point in the dialing sequence.

The “P” stops the dialing and waits for the teleservice to prompt you for a number. The number following the “P” is your account number, PIN, etc.

3. Enter the digits that need to follow the pause, such as your account number.

soft key to insert a pause. A “P”

Press the first two digits briefly, then hold down the third digit of the memory cell.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more pauses and numbers, if necessary.

Call functions

5. Store the number in your Phonebook as you

Save

normally would by pressing the

soft key

and following from step 4 on page 68.

Pause dialing from a stored Phonebook entry

1. Call the number from Phonebook.

2. Wait for the appropriate promp t from the number you are calling.

3. When prompted, press the key to send the DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) number that follows your pause.

“SEND DTMF” flashes on the display and the transmitted tone sounds.

Manual pause dialing

You can enter pauses manually during the dialing process.

1. Enter the phone number of the service you want to call, such as a bank’s teleservice phone number.

Pause

2. Press the

soft key to insert a pause.

Adjusting the volume during a call

During a call, if you want to adjust the voice volume, use the Volume k eys on the left side of the phone.

Press the key to increase the volume level and the key to decrease the level. The image on the display shows all five levels; the more bars you see, the higher the level is.

In Standby mode, you can also adjust the key tone volume using these keys.

The screen displays a “P” indicating a pause.

3. Enter the number to be sent after the pause by pressing the digit keys, and then press the key .

4. After connecting, wait for th e pr om p t from teleservice. Press the key again after the prompt to send the additional number.

Call functions

Answering a call

When somebody calls you, the phone alerts you by ringing and blinking the service light.

If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number or name, if stored in your Phonebook, displays.

There are many ways to answer a call, depending on your setting in the

);

6-4

Setting option To answer the call,

By send key press the key. By folder open open the phone. If it is

By any key open the phone or press any

To end the call, close the phone or press the key .

Answer Mode

already open, press the key.

key except the soft keys, the

key or the Volume key.

menu (

Rejecting a call

To reject an incoming call, press the right soft key or the key.

Press and hold one of the Volume keys on the left side of the phone.

Viewing missed calls

If you fail to answer a call for any reason, th e phone indicates a missed call by displaying a text notification on the screen. Additionally, if caller information is available, a Missed entry is created, and the screen displays the phone number of the last missed call.

When the display informs you of the missed call, press the key to call the displayed number, or the key to clear the message and return to Standby mode.

T o view the list of the missed calls, refer to “M issed” on page 60.

Note

: You can answer a call while using Phonebook or

menu features. The current operation stops.

Silencing an incoming call

You can silence the ringer w hen a call comes. Pre ss one of the Volume keys. If it is open, press the left soft key.

Call functions

Options during a call

Your phone provides a number of functions that you can use during a call. As many of these options are network services, you may not be able to use all of them at all times.

Press the following options:

Mute/Quit

microphone off, so that the other person cannot hear you.

Example person in the room, but do not want the other person to hear you.

Calls

page 60.

Phonebook

menu. See page 64.

Silent/Quit

allows you to press keys without hearing annoying key tones during a call.

Send my #

calling person or automated services.

DTMF Length

(Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) tones. You can choose either

: You wish to say something to another

: allows you to access the

long

soft key during a call to access the

: allows you to switch your phone’s

Calls

menu. See

: allows you to access the

: does not transmit the key tones. It

: sends your phone number to the

: manipulates the audible DTMF

normal

Phonebook

Call forwarding

When the enabled, your phone forwards incoming calls to another phone number, even while your phone turns off.

Activating Call forwarding does not affect outgoing calls made from this phone. For further details for activating Call forwarding.

Call forward

menu (

Menu 1-5

) is

Call Waiting

When the enabled, you can answer an incoming call while you have a call in progress;

When a waiting call is detected, the incoming call alert sounds, depending on your network, and a text notification displays.

To answer a waiting call:

1. T o answ er the call, press the key. The phone connects the calling person, and places the current call on hold.

2. Press the key again to switch between the two calls.

3. To end the call, press the key or close the phone. All of the calls are disconnected.

Call Waiting

menu (

Menu 1-6

) is

Call functions

Three-way calling

This feature enables you to conduct conference calls with two separate peo p le at the same time. The phone records both calls in the Outgoing call log. You are billed airtime for each of the outgoing calls separately . Contact your service provider to activate Three-Way Calling.

To make a three-way call:

1. During a conversation, enter the phone number for the third person and press the key.

2. When the third person answers, press the key again to begin your three-way ca ll.

During a three-way call, if one of the callers hangs up, you and the remaining caller will stay connected. If you initiated the call and you hang up first, all calls are disconnected.

Entering text

At many times when using your phone, you will need to enter text; for example, when storing a name in Phonebook, writing a text message, or scheduling events in your calendar. You can enter alphanumeric characters into your phone by using your phone’s keypad.

Your phone has the following text input modes:

•

Pinyin

: allows you to enter a Chinese character using its Pinyi n sp e lli n g , w h ic h is a ph o n e ti c system.

Stroke

• the individual strokes labeled on the keys.

123

•

Symbol

• symbols and special characters.

ABC

• pressing the key labeled with the character you want until it displays.

: allows you to a Chinese character using

: allows you to enter numbers.

: allows you to enter many different

: allows you to enter English characters by

T9 Word

• with only one keypress per character.

Note

: allows you to enter English characters

: Pinyin, Stroke, and T9 Word modes use the T9

input method. T9 mode automatically compares your key presses to an internal linguistic database to determine the correct word.

Entering text

Changing the text input mode

Example: Writing a text message

In the text entry screen, press the

1. Scroll to the mode you want by pressing the Navigation keys.

Note

: If you want to exit the Mode list without

changing to a new mode, press the

You can change between mode to enter English words and choose or

Stroke

to enter Chinese characters. To

include a symbol or number(s) between

123

and

characters,

Symbol

available.

2. T o select the highlighted m ode, press the soft key.

You will find the selected text input mode indicator on the display.

Message 160

Mode

ABC

and

T9 Word

modes are also

soft key.

key.

Pinyin

Select

Using Chinese Pinyin mode

Pinyin is a system to write the pronunciation of a Chinese word using the Latin alphabet. With the Pinyin input method, you can en ter Ch inese characters by keying in the Pinyin string using the phone’s keypad. The phone automatically presents the matching words.

This mode allows you to enter Pinyin characters with only one key per letter.

Typing characters in Pinyin mode

1. Press the keys corresponding to the phonetic spelling, referring to the letters printed on the keys. Notice that the choices in the Character Selection Field change.

Example

: Typing “ ” in Pinyin mode

Message 140

Pinyin Input Field Press the the 4 key to enter “ni.”

key and

Mode OK

Text input mode indicator

Mode OK

The Character Selection Field

Entering text

2. If the yellow box is no t placed to the phonetic word that you want to find, press Left key of Right key to scroll through the choices. Also, If you cannot find the desired character from the display, press Up key or Down key to scroll through the choices in the Character Selection Field.

When the character you are typing appears in the Character Selection Field, you may select it, without completing t he Pinyin spellng.

3. To select a character, press Character Selection Field. A number from

to activate the

to 6 are added to the beginning of a corresponding character. When the Character Selection Field is

activated, a normal press on the

key to 6 keys

selects the corresponding character.

Message 140

Using the alternative pinyins and tones

You can enter another character using alternative Pinyin for the keys you have pre ssed or assigning a tone for the selected Pinyin. Entering a tone for a character is optional, but it is especially useful if the Pinyin spelling is similar for several characters.

1. Press the keys corresponding to the letter yo u need. Press the key to display another Pinyin spellings and the T ones menu.

For example, to get “mi”, press the keys. But the screen shows “ni,” another Pinyin for your keypress.

Remember there are several Pinyins from the same key pressing. To get alternative Pinyins, press the Left key or Right key.

Message 140

Press the Right key.

Message 140

and the 4

Mode OK

Press the 1 key to select “ .”

Note

: You can de activate the Character Selection

Field by pressing the

key.

Mode OK

Press the 6 and 4 keys.

2. If you cannot find the desired character from the display, press Down key to scroll through choices in the Character Selection Field.

3. If you find the character you want to enter , press

a key (

Note

to 6) to corresponding the character.

: You ma y delete a previously entered tone by

pressing

Entering text

Rapid character entry

Rapid character entry is easy in any mode, using the Character Selection Field. As you enter characters, your phone predicts the next character you might want and presents choices in the Character Selection Field.

For example, when you type the word “zhong guo ( )”, enter the first character using the following keystrokes; the

9, 4, 6, 6, 1

, and 1 keys. You do not have to complete the Pinyin spelling to include “guo ( )”. With no extra typing, the letter displays conveniently in the Character Selection Field for you to choose.

Scrolling

To move the cursor to the left or right through your text message, press the Left or Right key when the Character Selection Field is not activated.

Inserting a space

Insert a space between characters, press the key in the Text Area.

Using Chinese Stroke mode

This mode allows you to enter individual Chinese strokes, in written order, from top to bottom, and from left to right.

Even though there are many different strokes used to create Chinese characters, the strokes are classified into 5 basic categories; heng, shu, pie, dian, and zhe. The basic strokes are printed on

keys, from To enter a stroke, press the key printed with the

stroke that most closely represents the exact stroke you want. The table shows the stroke/key relationship:

Categories Keys

to 5 on the keypad.

Strokes Represented in Each Category

Clearing strokes and characters

Press the C key once or repeatedly to rem ove strokes one by one to the left. Once the Pinyin input

field is empty, pressing the from the Text Area.

To clear all of the strokes and characters on the display, press and hold the

key removes a letter

key.

Entering text

Typing strokes and characters in Stroke mode

1. To type a character, press the keys

corresponding to its component strokes. Press keys in the order that you wo u ld write the strokes, using one press per stroke.

Example

2. The phone displays your strokes in the Key

Stroke input field and offers character choices in the Character Selection Field. As you enter strokes, notice that the choices in the Character Selection Field change.

To scroll through the choices, press the Up or Down key.

Note

: Typing “ “ in Stroke mode

Message 140

Key Stroke Input Field Press the 5 key to enter “ , ” then th e enter “ .“

Mode OK

The Character Selection Field. To select “ ,” press the

key.

key to

: If you are uncertain of the order of one or more

strokes, press the

key in place of eac h questionable stroke. Continue entering strokes until the character displays in the Character Selection Field or until you finish the character.

3. When the character you are typing appears in the Character Selection Field, you may select it without finishing the stroke sequence for the character. Characters displa y ed in th e Cha r ac ter

Selection Field correspond to keys,

to on the keypad. To select a character and add it to your message, press the corresponding key,

from the

to key.

Rapid character entry

For example, try typing the characters “zhong guo

2, 8

( )” u sing the following keystrok es; the

keys. Even though “guo ( )” is the twelve

and

stroke character pair, your phone allows you to enter it in only three key presses.

Scrolling

To move the cursor to the left or right throu gh y o ur text, press the Left or Right key.

Clearing strokes and characters

Press the C key once or repeatedly to rem ove strokes one by one to the left. Once the K ey Stroke

input field is empty, pressing the letter from the Text Area.

To clear all of the strokes and characters on the display, press and hold the

key removes a

key.

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