Samsung SGH-A797 User Manual

SGH-A797 Series

PORTABLE Quad-BAND

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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a797_UCIIB_WC_111709_F12

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Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Locking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 10

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Multitasking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 3: Menu Navigation ......................................... 17

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Section 4: Call Functions .............................................21

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Quick Reply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Data Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 34

Using the QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing the Text Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using T9 Predictive Text Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Numeric/Symbols Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using Emoticon Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Section 6: Changing Your Settings .............................. 39

Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Sound Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Normal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Silent Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Driving Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Outdoor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Display and Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Bluetooth Secure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Configuring Your Phone’s USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Network Profile Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Section 7: Understanding Your Address Book ............64

Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Finding My Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

FDN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Yellow Pages Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Section 8: My Stuff ....................................................... 76

My Stuff Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Section 9: Camera ........................................................ 82

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Section 10: Mobile Video .............................................90

Viewing a Video Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Customizing Mobile Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Section 11: Messaging ................................................. 93

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Additional Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Section 12: Games & Applications ............................103

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Section 13: AppCenter ...............................................106

Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Multimedia Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

AppCenter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Section 14: AT&T Music ............................................. 109

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Shop Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

MusicID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Make-UR-Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Section 15: AT&T GPS ................................................121

Launching AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Using Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Obtaining Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Shopping for GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Section 16: Mobile Web ..............................................124

Accessing the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Homepage - att.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Navigating with the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Enter a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Search the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

My Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Emptying the Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Using your History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Section 17: Tools ........................................................ 130

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Sketchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Section 18: Accessibility ............................................139

Section 19: Health and Safety Information ...............140

Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Warning Regarding Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 151

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Section 20: Warranty Information .............................160

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Index ............................................................................168

Section 1: Getting Started

This section explains how to start using your phone by first configuring your hardware, activating your service, and then setting up your voice mail.

Setting Up Your Phone

Prior to use it is necessary to install both the battery and SIM into their corresponding internal compartments. The microSD card slot is also located in this same internal area.

1. Remove the battery cover by placing your thumbnail into

the slot at the bottom of the phone (1) and lifting up.

2. Lift the cover away from the phone (2).

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, available optional services, and many others features.

Important!:

The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children.

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Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket until the card locks into place.

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Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face into the phone and that the upper-left angled corner of the card is positioned as shown.

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Note:

Incorrect

Correct

If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone does not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into the slot.

Note:

The Samsung a797 has been tested to support up to a 16GB memory card.

Installing the Memory Card

Your phone also supports the use of a memory card (microSD™) for data storage of such things as data, music, pictures, and video files. This type of memory card is designed for use with this mobile phone and other devices.

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Push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks (as shown).

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Make sure the microSD’s gold contact pins face upward and the card is securely inserted.

Installing the Battery

1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the

phone, making sure the connectors align (1).

2. Gently press down to secure the battery (2).

3. Replace the battery cover onto the back of the phone (1).

Press down until you hear a light click (2).

Note:

Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the

phone.

Although you can use the phone while the battery is charging, doing so will require additional charging time.

Note:

You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours.

Using the Travel Adapter

1. With the battery installed, temporarily remove the plastic

cover (upper left side of phone) and plug in the wall

charger’s connector into the jack.

Important!:

Verify that the handset battery is installed prior to connection. If the battery is not properly installed and the wall charger is connected, the handset may power off and on continuously, preventing proper operation.

Charging a Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The Travel Adapter that is used to charge the battery, is included with your phone. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers.

Note:

Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, browser

use, and other variables may reduce the battery’s talk and standby times.

Note:

The wall charger’s connector will be attached to the phone at a slight angle.

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Plug the flat end of the Travel Adapter into the Power/

Correct

Incorrect

Accessory Interface connector and the other end into a

standard AC wall outlet.

3. When charging is finished, remove the flat end from the

interface connector jack on the phone.

Warning!:

If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on page 160.

Note:

Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can cause damage to the phone.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your device’s display. Five bars ( ) indicate a full charge.

When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off.

Switching the Phone On or Off

1. Press and hold or until the phone switches on.

The phone launches the activation splash screen and then

proceeds to search for the network. Once the network has

been found, you can make or receive calls.

Note:

The display language is preset to English at the factory. To change the language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to “Changing Your Settings” on page 39.

Press and hold , until the phone switches off.

Locking the Touch Screen

1. Press (on the right side of the phone) to lock the

touch screen.

2. Press and hold again to unlock the touch screen.

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

1. In Idle mode, press and hold or .

You may be prompted to enter a password.

2. Follow the tutorial to create a password, record a greeting,

and record your name.

Note:

These steps may be different depending on your network.

Accessing Your Voice Mail

1. In Idle mode, press and hold or .

2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice

mail center.

Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, press the asterisk

key (*).

3. Enter your passcode using the onscreen keypad.

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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

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This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that appear when the phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many useful features. The following list outlines a few of the features included in your phone.

•

Touch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-phone menus and options

•

Multitasking

•

User friendly, menu driven access to features and options

•

Ready access to the Internet

•

Built-in Bluetooth technology

•

Instant Messaging capability

•

AT&T GPS Navigation functionality provides real-time navigation

•

microSD card compatibility for use in data storage and access

•

My Stuff feature provides Applications, Audio, Games, Pictures, Tools, Videos, Other Files and Used Space.

Front Open View of Your Phone

External speaker: allows you to hear the caller.

2. Display: shows the information needed to operate your

phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery

level, time, etc.

3. Message Key: allows you to access the Create Message

option.

4. Contacts key: allows you to access your current Contacts,

Groups and Favorites lists.

5. Dial key: allows you to access the Phone Functions menu,

such as Dialer, Contacts, and New Message screen.

6. Talk/Send key: allows you to power on the phone, make

or answer a call, access your Call History, Call Manager, and Call Block features. Press and hold to redial the last

phone number.

Voicemail key

: Allows you to press and hold to

automatically dial your voicemail.

Built in QWERTY Keypad

: Allows you to enter numbers,

letters, and characters using a full QWERTY keypad interface.

Messaging

: Press the Messaging key to compose a text or

multimedia message.

10.

Microphone

: The Microphone allows the other callers to

hear you when you are speaking to them.

11.

Silent mode

: Press and hold to place your device in silent

mode. In text entry mode, press to add a space.

12. Directional keys: allows you to scroll up, down, left, and

right while navigating menus and the Mobile Web.

13. Power/End key: ends a call. Press and hold for three

seconds to turn the phone on or off. While in a menu,

pressing this key once cancels the current input and twice returns the phone to Idle mode.

14. Back key: allows you to return to the previous menu. This

key also allows you to return to the previous page within

the Web browser. In Idle mode, this key displays your

calendar.

15. Menu key: allows you to access your phone’s menu

functions menu, such as IM, Messaging, Mobile Email,

Mobile Web, AppCenter, YPmobile, AT&T GPS, Address

Book, AT&T Music, My Stuff, Mobile Video, and Settings.

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16.

Shortcuts key: allows you to set up shortcuts to your favorite applications, tools, or features.

17. Favorites key: allows you to access and maintain a

favorite list of contacts.

Side Views of Your Phone

1. Power/Accessory Interface connector: allows you to

connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories

such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for

convenient, hands-free conversations.

Volume keys

: allow you to adjust the ringer volume while in standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call.

When receiving an incoming call, briefly press down either volume key ( ) to mute the ring tone. Press and hold either volume key to reject the call and send it directly

to voicemail. Adjusts text size when reading a message or

using your browser.

Multitask key

: ( ) launches the multitask menu. This menu provides ready access to some of the most

commonly used features such as: Call, Messaging, Mobile

Web, Music Player, and Games. You can also End all running features.

Camera key

: allows you to both access the Picture camera

menu and take pictures when you are in camera mode. In

Idle mode, press to launch the camera.

5. Lock key: ( ) lets you lock or unlock the touch screen.

If you receive an incoming call while the screen is locked, you can answer it by pressing or

without

unlocking the screen.

Rear View of Your Phone

Indicators

Main Display area

Function categories

Speaker

— Allows you to hear music.

Camera lens

: is used to take pictures and shoot videos.

Display Layout

Your display screen provides a wealth of information about the phone’s status and options.The display has 3 main areas:

Function Categories

Function Categories are shortcuts to Dial (for dialing a number), Contacts (accessing the Contacts list), Menu (displays the icons for application access), Message (takes you to the Create Message screen), Favorites (displays your Contact Favorites), and Shortcuts (displays shortcuts that you have set up to easily access your favorite applications).

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Icons

This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display and Indicator area:

Displays your current signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Indicates that the Airplane Mode is active. You cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.

Displays when you are out of your service area.

Displays when a call is in progress.

Displays when a Video Share call is in progress.

Displays within the lock screen when a call has been missed.

Displays your battery’s charge level. The more bars you see, the more power you have remaining.

Displays when your connection to an EDGE network is active.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the EDGE network.

Displays when your connection to a 3G network is active.

Displays when the phone is accessing services in a 3G+ (HSDPA) network. When data is being transferred, this icon animates.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the 3G network.

Displays when an internal microSD memory card is detected.

Displays when the phone is connected to a computer via a supported USB cable connection.

Displays within the Indicators area when a new text message is received.

Displays within the Indicators area when a new Multimedia message is received.

Displays within the Indicators area when a new voice mail is received.

Displays within the Indicators area when a new WAP message is received.

Displays when Inbox is full - Text Message.

Displays when a Bluetooth stereo headset has been paired with the phone.

Displays when TTY device has been inserted.

Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified time. For more information, refer to “Alarms” on page 132.

Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always. For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on page 54.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Normal.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to silent or the volume has been manually lowered below level 1.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Driving.

Displays when the Sound profile is set to Outdoor.

Displays when Bluetooth is activated.

Displays when browsing the web.

Displays when T-Coil is enabled. For more information, refer to “T-Coil Mode” on page 54.

For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Your Settings” on page 39.

Using the Multitasking Menu

This key ( ) launches the Multitask menu that can be activated from within any active window or page on the phone. There is no need to stop what you are doing, if you quickly want to jump out and activate another common feature.

The idea is to allow you to temporarily exit from your current location to access a group of common functions such as: Call, Messaging, Mobile Web, Music Player, Games, and End all. This key keeps you from having to completely exit from your current task or window, whether that be a text message, a web page, or an active call, just to quickly do something else.

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Here is an example:

You might be in the middle of typing up an email or text message, when you suddenly realize that you need to make a quick call. Typically, you would have to exit from your current message, navigate to the Idle screen, make your call (page 21), after which you would have to go back and re-create your message.

Using this same situation, all you would have to do is:

1. Press until the you see the Multitask menu screen.

2. Touch

3. Once you are done, hang up the call normally and you are

Call

, then enter your number and continue the call.

returned to the previous message screen.

Multitask Functions

Pressing the Multitasking key ( ) on the right side of the handset, allows you to choose from one of the following functions:

•

Call

: allows you to make a voice call while using the handset for other

tasks. If Music Player is active, it is muted during the call.

•

Messaging

: allows you to send a text or multimedia message while

using the handset for other tasks.

•

Mobile Web

: allows you to launch the Mobile Web while using the

handset for other tasks.

•

Music Player

: allows you to launch the Music Player while using the handset for other tasks. If an incoming call is received or you want to make a call, the Music Player is muted.

•

Games

: allows you to quickly access Games while using the handset

for other tasks.

•

End all?

: closes all running applications or tasks and returns you to the

Idle screen.

Section 3: Menu Navigation

Command Keys

Idle screen

Lock key

This section explains the menu navigation for your phone. The

a797 is completely navigable by either an onscreen touch or by using the QWERTY keypad.

•

Touching an onscreen option activates the feature.

•

Long menu list can be easily viewed by either using your fingertip to scroll either up or down the onscreen list, pressing the volume keys up or down, or using the directional keys on the keypad.

Menu Navigation

Menus, sub-menus, and features can be accessed by scrolling through the available onscreen menus.

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

When the device is locked, press and hold to unlock the a797 and display the Idle screen.

The Idle screen provides access to a wealth of phone features, including Menu tabs (Dial, Contacts, and Menu), Message, Favorites, and Shortcuts.

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Opening an Application

䊳

Touch and tap the associated onscreen icon.

•

Press to exit from the current menu and return to the previous screen.

•

Press to exit from the current location/function, cancel your input and return to the Idle screen.

Navigating Through Menus

As you navigate through a menu, options display on the screen as scrollable lists. Menu tabs (located at the bottom of most screens, provide access to additional screen options).

To navigate a scrollable list:

1. From the Idle screen, touch .

2. Gently press an onscreen option.

3. From the available list of options you can either:

•

Touch an onscreen entry to activate it.

•

Firmly press and slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through lists of menu items.

•

Navigate through a long list by pressing either volume key up or down.

•

Navigate through a long list by pressing the directional keys on the keypad.

Note:

Directional Keys (Up, Down, Left, Right)

Scrolling requires that you press firmly on the screen then drag. When

scrolling through a list make sure not to touch or press individual entries on the list as this will open the list entry.

Accessing the Phone’s Main Menu

Once you display a menu list, tapping an item causes different functions, depending on its function. For example, you can open another list, add text to a message, send a message, play a song, or view a photo.

1. Touch ➔

2. Scroll through the list to then touch/activate the desired

Settings

phone function.

Scrolling using the Directional Keys

When you need to scroll through a menu or scroll while using the Browser, not only can you use touch, but you can use the directional keys on the QWERTY keyboard.

Shortcuts

The Shortcuts option allows you quick access to your favorite applications, features, and tools. You can Add, Change, and Remove Shortcuts.

Accessing the Shor tcuts Menu

1. From the Idle screen, touch

Shortcuts

().

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Touch to add shortcut

Touch to expand menu

The menu listing your Shortcuts will display.

Adding Shortcuts

1. From the Idle screen, touch

2. Touch

3. Select an application and touch to add it to your

Add

shortcuts. Items that contain other applications, will have

displayed next to them. Select > to expand the menu.

Shortcuts

().

Changing Shortcuts

1. From the Idle screen, touch

2. Touch

Change

Shortcuts

().

3. Touch the Shortcut that you would like to replace.

4. Select an application that you would like to be added in its

place and touch .

Removing Shortcuts

1. From the Idle screen, touch

2. Touch

3. Select the applications you want to remove from your

Remove

Shortcuts

().

Shortcut list. A checkmark will appear next to each one. Or, touch

All

to remove all Shortcuts.

4. Touch

Remove

The Shortcut is removed from your Shortcut list.

Section 4: Call Functions

This section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call.

For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on page 54.

Displaying Your Phone Number

䊳

Touch ➔

Settings ➔ Phone Information

Making a Call

1. From the Idle screen, with the phone open, use the keypad

to enter the number you wish to call.

– or –

From the Idle screen, with the phone closed, touch

and use the onscreen keypad to enter the number you wish to dial.

2. Touch or press .

Note:

When you activate the

phone will automatically redial up to 10 times when the person does not answer the call or is already on the phone. For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on page 54.

Auto Redial

option in the Voice Call menu, the

Making an International Call

1. From the Idle screen, press . The + character appears.

2. Use the keypad to enter the country code, area code, and

phone number.

•

If you make a mistake, touch until the desired numbers have been deleted.

3. Touch or press .

Manual Pause Dialing

To manually call a number with pause(s) without storing it in your Contacts list:

1. From the Idle screen, use the keypad to enter the phone

number.

2. Press to add a two-second pause, and use the keypad

to enter the additional numbers.

Tip:

You can create pauses longer than two seconds by entering multiple p

pauses.

3. Touch or press .

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For more information, refer to “Adding Pauses to Contact

To call the selected number

To save the number to the Address Book

To scroll between Calls Made, Calls Received, and Missed Calls

Numbers” on page 67.

Correcting an Entered Number

Use the following steps to correct a mis-typed entry when dialing.

1. After entering a number using the keypad.

•

If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character.

•

Press and hold to erase the entire string of numbers.

2. Press to return to the Idle screen.

Ending a Call

䊳

Press key.

Dialing a Recent Number

All incoming, outgoing and missed calls are recorded in the Calls menu. If the number or caller is listed in your Address Book, the associated name also displayed.

1. From the Idle Screen, briefly press .

2. Find the number by touching the drop down arrow to the

right to view the call logs from the various options screens.

Choose from: All, Missed, Made, or Received.

3. Touch next to the desired phone number (or entry

name if already in your Address Book).

– or –

Select the Contact to enter the

Call

or press to dial the number.

Note:

Press and hold to redial the last number.

Details

page, then touch

Making a Call Using Speed Dial

You can assign a shortcut number to a phone number for speed dialing.

1. Touch ➔

Speed Dial

2. The

Speed Dial

Address Book

➔

Address Book Settings

screen displays showing the numbers 1

through 9. The number 1 is reserved for Voice Mail.

3. Touch an unused number and the

Contacts

screen

displays.

4. Select a contact to assign to the number. You can also tap

on the search box and enter the first few letters of the

name you are searching for.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to replace, add, or delete

an entry.

Making a Call from the Address Book

You can store phone numbers that you use regularly on the SIM card or in the phone’s memory. These entries are collectively called the Address Book.

For further details about the Address Book feature, see “Finding an Address Book Entry” on page 68.

Answering a Call

When a call is received the phone rings and displays the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in the Address Book.

➔

1. From the Incoming call screen, press or slide

2. End the call by pressing .

Note:

You can answer a call while using the Address Book or other menu feature. After ending the call, the phone returns to the previously active function screen.

Quick Reply

Touch and Slide here

You can use the Quick Reply feature to send a text message to someone when you are not able to take their call.

To use the Quick Reply feature, follow these steps:

1. At the incoming call screen, touch and slide

Message

to the right. The Quick Reply screen will display.

2. Touch one of the following pre-defined messages:

•

I’ll call you right back.

•

I’m in a meeting plz leave me a message.

•

What’s up?

•

Create Message

3. The message is sent and you are returned to the previous

menu.

Reject +

Dialing Options

From the Idle screen, you have the option to access the Dialer and initiate a call. Before you manually enter numbers from the Dialer, you will see three dialing options displayed on the screen.

•

Call

: dials the current number entered using the onscreen keypad.

•

Send Message

: to create a new text message and address it to either

a manually entered number or a current entry from your Address Book.

•

Contacts

: takes you to your Address Book where you can select a

contact to call.

After you begin to enter numbers, the to

Save

so you can save the Contact if needed.

Contacts

options changes

Video Share

The Video Share features allows you to place a call and share live or recorded video while on the call. You can initiate or receive video by using the following steps.

Note:

In order to share video, both parties must be subscribed to Video Share, both must have phones that support Video Share, and both must be in a 3G coverage area.

Initiating and Receiving a Video Share Session

To initiate and receive a Video Share session:

1. From the Idle screen, touch and use the keypad to

enter the number you wish to dial.

Touch or press .

3. Once the call is answered, if you're both capable of Video

Sharing, the Video Share icon appears on the screen and

turns from grey to black ( ).

4. Touch the Video Share onscreen button to invite the other

party to see video shot from your phone. “Inviting ######-####” displays. A message is sent to the recipient

“###-###-#### Wants to Share Video With You.”

Important!:

When establishing a Video Share session, only the sender of the video clip can save the file.

5. The recipient will receive a Video Share pop-up to either

Accept or Reject the Video Share call. They should touch Accept to continue or Reject to reject the invitation.

6. If the

Auto Record

option is On, a

Recording Started

displays showing the memory available for the video.

Note:

The

Auto Record

displayed.

option (page 59) must be enabled for this popup to be

popup

7. During a Video Share session, your options are displayed

as icons on the screen. Touch the corresponding icon to

activate the feature.

Tip:

To stop the video share call touch Stop.

8. A pop-up message displays

Video Share has stopped. Your

recorded video “VSxxxxxxxx” is saved in the Video folder in

My Stuff

Video Share (In-Call)

You can begin a Video Share call during an existing call by touching the Video Share icon, or touching More ➔ Video Share ➔ Live.

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Play a Video Share Recording

During a call (while not in a Live Video Share session) you can share a recorded video for the recipient.

1. Touch

➔

Video Share

➔

Recorded

and then select

from the available files in your Video folder.

2. To make the connection, the recipient should touch Accept

and the Video begins to play on both phones.

Recent Calls

The phone stores the numbers of the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed in the Calls menu. You can access this menu by from the Idle screen by doing one of the following:

1. Briefly press .

– Or –

Touch ➔

2. Touch the drop-down list located at the top right of the

screen to select from

My Stuff ➔ Tools

All, Missed, Made

➔

Recent Calls

, or

Received

If the number or caller is listed in your Address Book, the associated name is displayed.

Viewing All Calls

1. From the

select the

Recent Calls

All

menu, touch the drop-down and

option. All calls made, received, and missed

are listed.

2. Touch an entry from the list to view the following options:

•Call

: allows you to return the call automatically.

•Video Share

• Send Message

: allows you to call the number and share a video.

: allows you to sent a text or Multimedia message to

the caller.

•Save

: allows you to save the number to your Address Book on

either the phone or SIM card.

• Block Caller

: allows you to add the sending number to your Reject

List, where incoming calls are sent directly to voice mail.

• Delete

: allows you to delete the selected call.

Viewing Missed Calls

The number of calls you have missed is displayed on the Idle screen.

1. Touch the onscreen

Missed Calls

dialog. The most recently

missed calls are displayed.

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Samsung SGH-A797 User Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

Setting Up Your Phone

Charging a Battery

Switching the Phone On or Off

Locking the Touch Screen

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features of Your Phone

Front Open View of Your Phone

Side Views of Your Phone

Rear View of Your Phone

Display Layout

Using the Multitasking Menu

Section 3: Menu Navigation

Menu Navigation

Shortcuts

Section 4: Call Functions

Displaying Your Phone Number

Making a Call

Making a Call Using Speed Dial

Making a Call from the Address Book

Answering a Call

Quick Reply

Dialing Options

Video Share

Recent Calls