Samsung SGH-A411 User Manual

SGH-A411
User’s Guide

Important safety

precautions

Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

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Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving.
Park your vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

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

Switch off in an aircraft

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

Switch off the phone near all medical
equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be
using equipment that could be sensitive to
external radio frequency energy. Follow any
regulations or rules in force.

Interference

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

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any
area and always switch off your phone
whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it
may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance

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

Sensible use

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

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your
present location, then press .

Keep your phone away from small
children

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

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and
accessories, such as headsets and PC data
cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories
could damage you or your phone and may
be dangerous.

• The phone could explode if the battery is
replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

At very high volumes, prolonged
listening to a headset can damage
your hearing.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair
your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see
"Health and safety information" on page 30.

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About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with
condensed information about how to use
your phone.

In this guide, the following instruction icons
appear:

Indicates that you need to pay
careful attention to the subsequent
information regarding safety or
phone features.

→

Indicates that you need to press
the Navigation keys to scroll to the
specified option and then select it.

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function

2

For example, [ ]

is displays on the phone screen.
For example, <

Select

>

•3G

Special

• Camera and

•Media player

Your phone is capable of
operating in a 3G
environment, allowing
much greater data
transfer speed and video
streaming.

features of your phone

camcorder

Use the camera module
on your phone to take a
photo or record a video.

Play media files on your
phone. You can enjoy
high quality videos and
music.

• Bluetooth

Transfer media files and
personal data, and
connect to other devices
using wireless Bluetooth
technology.

•Web browser

Access the wireless web
to get up-to-the-minute
information and a wide
variety of media
content.

•Name card

Create name cards with
your number and
profile. Whenever
introducing yourself to
others, use this
convenient electronic
name card.

•Calendar

Keep track of your daily,
weekly, and monthly
schedule.

•Email

Send and receive emails
with image, video, and
audio attachments.

• Voice recorder

Record memos or
sounds.

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Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ................ 6

Power on or off......................................... 7

Phone layout ............................................ 7

Keys and icons ......................................... 8

Access menu functions ............................ 10

Enter text .............................................. 11

Customise your phone............................. 12

Step outside the phone 13

Begin with call functions, camera, web browser,
and other special features

Make or answer calls ............................... 13

Use the camera ...................................... 14

4

Play music.............................................. 15

Browse the web ...................................... 17

Use Phonebook ....................................... 17

Send messages....................................... 18

View messages ....................................... 19

Use Bluetooth ......................................... 20

Switch applications .................................. 22

Menu functions 23

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 30

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press [OK] in Idle mode.

1 Call log

2 Phonebook

3 Applications

1 Media player
2 Alarms
3 Voice recorder
4 Calendar
5 Memo
6 Tasks
7 Calculator
8 Converter
9 Timer
10 Stopwatch
11 World clock
12 PocketNews

1

4 Browser

1 BigPond Home
2 Enter URL
3 Bookmarks
4 Saved pages
5 History
6 Advanced
7 Browser settings

5 My Place

1 BigPond
2 FOXTEL
3 Yellow search
4 BigPond Music
5 My Email
6 Call 1234 info
7 Whereis Maps
8 BigBlog & Photos
9 Downloads
10 My Account

6 My files

1 Images
2 Videos
3 Sounds
4 Games and more
5 Other files
6 Memory status

7 Camera

8 Messages

1 Create message
2 Inbox
3 Email inbox
4 Drafts
5 Outbox
6 Sentbox
7 My folders
8 Templates
9 Delete all
10 Messages settings
11 Memory status

9 Settings

1 Phone profiles
2 Time & date
3 Display settings
4 Phone settings
5 Call settings
6 Security
7 Application settings
8 Connectivity
9 Memory settings
10 Master reset

1. Available only if
supported by your USIM
or SIM card.

5

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

• Travel adapter

• Battery

•User’s Guide

You can obtain various accessories from
your local Samsung dealer.

The items supplied with your phone and the
accessories available at your Samsung
dealer may vary, depending on your country
or service provider.

6

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

To A C po wer o ut let

Removing the battery cover

Power on or off

Switch on

Switch off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

3. If necessary, enter
the PIN and press
<

Confirm

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

>.

Phone layout

With the phone open

Earpiece

Main display

Menu access/

Confirm key

Left soft key

Volu me key

Application

switch key

Dial key

Alphanumeric

keys

Special

function keys

Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/
Right)

Right soft key
My Place

access key
Power on/off/

Menu exit key
Delete key

Mouthpiece

7

Get started

With the phone closed

Camera lens

External display

Keys and icons

Keys

Perform the function indicated
on the bottom line of the display.

In Idle mode, access your
favourite menus directly.

In Menu mode, scroll through
menu options.

8

Camera key

Multi-function
jack

In Idle mode, access Menu
mode.

In Menu mode, select the
highlighted menu option or
confirm input.

Open the application switch
window to access other
applications without exiting the
current application.

Access the

My Place

menu.

Make or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve numbers

recently dialled, missed, or
received.

Delete characters from the
display or items in an
application.

Press and hold to switch the
phone on or off.

End a call.
In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and
some special characters.

Enter special characters or
perform special functions.

Adjust the phone volume.

In Idle mode, press and hold to
turn on the camera.

In Camera mode, take a photo
or record a video.

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top
line of the screen to indicate your phone’s
status.

Signal strength

GPRS (2.5G) network

Connecting to GPRS (2.5G)
network

EDGE network

Connecting to EDGE network

UMTS (3G) network

Connecting to UMTS (3G)
network

Call diverting feature active

Roaming network

Call in progress

Out of your service area

Browsing Internet

9

Get started

Connected to secured web page

New message

• : Text message

• : Multimedia message

•: Email

•: Voicemail

•: Push message

• : Configuration message

Profile setting:

•: Normal

•: Silent

•: Driving

• : Meeting

•: Outdoor

• : Offline

Battery power level

10

Access menu functions

Select an
option

Use menu
numbers

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the Navigation
keys to move to the next
or previous option.

3. Press <

4. Press <

Press the number key
corresponding to the option
you want.

Select

to confirm the function
displayed or option
highlighted.

Back

up one level.
Press [ ] to return to

Idle mode.

> or [OK]

> to move