Samsung SGHA561 Users Manual

*Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly.

*Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.

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SGH-A561

User’s Guide

Important safety precautions

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

Copyright information

•Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B013410

•JavaTM is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

•Picsel and Picsel ViewerTM are trademarks of Picsel Technologies, Inc.

•Windows Media Player® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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 38.

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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.
	For example, [ ]

<> Indicates a soft key, whose function is displayed on the phone screen. For example, <Select>

• 3G

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

Special features of your phone

• RSS reader

Use RSS reader to get the latest news from your favourite websites.

• Camera and camcorder

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

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•Synchronisation with Windows Media Player

Transfer music files to your phone directly from the Windows Media Player.

•Music player

Play music files using your phone as a music player. You can use other phone functions while listening to music.

•Java

Enjoy Java-based embedded games and download new games.

•Photo printing

Print your photos to preserve your best moments forever.

•Bluetooth

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

•File viewer

Open documents in various formats on the phone without corruption.

•Web browser

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

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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 ..................................	11
Enter text ....................................................	12
Customise your phone...................................	13
Step outside the phone	15

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

Make or answer calls .....................................	15
Use the camera ............................................	17

Play music...................................................	18
Browse the web ...........................................	21
Use Phonebook ............................................	21
Send messages............................................	22
View messages ............................................	24
Use Bluetooth ..............................................	25
Switch applications .......................................	26
Menu functions	28
All menu options listed
Health and safety information	38

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Overview of menu functions

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

	1	Call log		5	My Place
			5		My Email
	2 Phonebook		6		Call 1234 info
			7		Whereis Maps
			8		BigBlog&Photos
	3	Music player	9		Downloads
			10		My Account
	4 BigPond			6 Messages
	1	BigPond Home	1		Create message
	2	Enter URL	2		Inbox
	3	Bookmarks	3		Email inbox
	4	Saved pages	4		Drafts
	5	History	5		Outbox
	6	Advanced	6		Sentbox
	7	Browser settings	7		My folders
			8		Templates
	5 My Place
			9		Delete all
	1	BigPond	10		Messages settings
			11		Memory status
	2	FOXTEL
	3	Yellow search		7 Calendar
	4	BigPond Music

	8 Camera			0 Alarms
	9	My files		#	Settings
	1	Images	1		Phone profiles
	2	Videos	2		Time & date
	3	Sounds	3		Display settings
	4	Games and more	4		Phone settings
	5	Other files	5		Call settings
	6	Memory status	6		Security
			7		Application settings
	*	Applications
			8		Connectivity
	1	Voice recorder	9		Memory settings
	2	Memo	10		Master reset
	3	Task
	4	Calculator	1. Available only if supported
				by your USIM or SIM card.
	5	Converter

6Timer

7Stopwatch

8World clock

9RSS reader

10PocketNews1

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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.

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

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Removing the battery cover

Power on or off

Switch on 1. Open the phone.

2.Press and hold [].

3.If necessary, enter the PIN and press <Confirm>.

Switch off 1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [].

Phone layout

With the phone open

Menu access/ Confirm key

Left soft key Volume keys

Camera/ Video call key

Dial key

Earpiece

Main display

Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/ Right)

Right soft key

Application switch key

Power/Menu

exit key Delete key

	Alphanumeric	Mouthpiece
	keys
		Special
		function keys

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Get started

With the phone closed

Camera lens
	Memory card slot
External display	Multifunction
	jack

Keys and icons

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.

In Idle mode, access Menu mode.

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

In Idle mode, turn on the camera.

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

On the dialling screen, make a video call.

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In Idle mode, access the My Place menu.

Press and hold to open the application switch window to access other applications without exiting the current application.

Make or answer a call.

In Idle mode, retrieve the 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.

In Idle mode, press and hold [1] to access your voicemail server. Press and hold [0] to enter an international call prefix.

Enter special characters or perform special functions.

In Idle mode, press and hold [] to activate or deactivate the Silent profile. Press and hold [] to enter a pause between numbers.

Adjust the phone volume.

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Get started

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top line of the screen to indicate your phone’s status. Depending on your country or service provider, the icons shown on the display may vary.

Signal strength

GPRS (2.5G) network

Connecting to GPRS (2.5G) network or transferring data in GPRS (2.5G) network

EDGE network

Connecting to EDGE network or transferring data in EDGE network

UMTS (3G) network

Connecting to UMTS (3G) network or transferring data in UMTS (3G) network

Voice call in progress

Out of your service area

Video call in progress

Out of your service area

Roaming network

Bluetooth active

Connected with PC via USB port

Browsing Internet

Connected to secured web page

Memory card inserted

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New message:

: Text message

: Multimedia message

: Email

: Voice mail

: Push message

: Configuration message

Alarm set

Profile setting:

: Normal

: Silent

: Driving

: Meeting

: Outdoor

: Offline

Battery power level

Access menu functions

Select an option

1.Press a desired soft key.

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

3.Press <Select>, <OK>, or [OK] to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted.

4.Press <Back> to move up one level.

Press [] to return to Idle mode.

Use menu Press the number key numbers corresponding to the option

you want.

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Get started

Enter text
					T9 mode	To enter a word:
						1. Press [2] to [9] to start
Change the	•	Press and hold [	] to
text input		switch between T9 mode				entering a word.
mode		and ABC mode.				2. Enter the whole word
	•	Press [ ] to change case or				before editing or deleting
		switch to Number mode.				characters.
	•	Press and hold [	] to			3. When the word displays
		switch to Symbol mode.				correctly, press [ ] to
ABC mode	To enter a word:					insert a space.
						Otherwise, press [0] to
	Press the appropriate key until					display alternate word
	the character you want					choices.
	appears on the display.				Number	Press the keys corresponding
					mode	to the digits you want.

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Symbol mode Press the keys corresponding to the symbols you want.

Other	•	Press [1] to enter
operations		punctuation marks or
		special characters.
	•	Press [ ] to insert a space.

• Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor.

• Press [C] to delete characters one by one.

• Press and hold [C] to clear the entire display.

Customise your phone

Call ringer melody

To change the profile properties:

1.In Idle mode, press [OK] and select Settings → Phone profiles.

2.Scroll to the sound profile you are using.

3.Press <Options> and select Edit.

4.Select Voice call ringtone

→a category → a ringtone.

5.Select Video call ringtone

→a category → a ringtone.

6.Press <Options> and select Save.

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Get started

To change the sound profile:

1.In Idle mode, press [OK] and select Settings → Phone profiles.

2.Select the profile you want.

	Key tone	In Idle mode, press [ / ] to
		adjust the key tone volume.
	volume

Idle mode wallpaper

1.In Idle mode, press [OK] and select Settings → Display settings → Main display → Wallpaper → Pictures → Images.

2.Select an image category.

3.Select an image.

4.Press <Set>.

Menu shortcuts

1.In Idle mode, press [OK] and select Settings → Phone settings → Shortcuts.

2.Select a key.

3.Select a menu to be assigned to the key.

		You can activate the Silent
	Silent profile
		profile to avoid disturbing
		other people. In Idle mode,
		press and hold [ ].

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		1.	In Idle mode, press [OK]
	Phone lock
			and select Settings →
			Security → Phone lock.
		2.	Select On.
		3.	Enter a new 4- to 8-digit
			password and press
			<Confirm>.
		4.	Enter the new password
			again and press
			<Confirm>.

Step outside the phone

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

Make or answer calls

		To make a voice call:
	Make a call
		1.	In Idle mode, enter an
			area code and phone
			number.
		2.	Press [	].
			Press [	/ ] to adjust the
			volume.
		3.	Press [	] to end the call.

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Step outside the phone

To make a video call:

1.In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number.

2.Press [].

3.Press [] to end the call.

Answer a call

1.When the phone rings, open the phone. If the phone is already open, press [].

If it is a video call, press <Show me> to allow the caller to see you via the camera.

2.Press [] to end the call.

Use the speakerphone feature

During a call, press [OK] and then <Yes> to activate the speaker.

Press [OK] again to switch back to the earpiece.

Make a multiparty call

1.During a call, call the second participant.

The first call is put on hold.

2.Press <Options> and select Join.

3.Repeat step 1 and 2 to add more participants.

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