Samsung SGH-A877RBAATT User Manual
SGH-a877 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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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................6
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Locking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 11
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Multitasking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3: Menu Navigation ......................................... 18
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Widget Bar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Understanding the Event Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 4: Call Functions .............................................27
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Data Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 40
Built-in QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Text Input Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing the Entry Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Numeric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing the Text Input Mode - Handwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Handwriting Mode-Entering Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Handwriting Mode-Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using 123Sym Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using Emo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 6: Changing Your Settings .............................. 52
Sound Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Normal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Silent Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driving Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Outdoor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Display and Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Reset phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Restore phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Bluetooth Secure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring Your Phone’s USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Network Profile Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Section 7: Cellular Video ............................................. 76
Viewing a Video Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Customizing CV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Section 8: Understanding Your Address Book ............ 79
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
FDN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
YPmobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Section 9: My Stuff ....................................................... 91
My Stuff Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audio Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Games and Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Section 10: Camera ...................................................... 99
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Section 11: Messaging ............................................... 108
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Additional Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Signing into Your Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Section 12: Games & Apps ......................................... 118
Games & Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Section 13: AppCenter ................................................120
Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cool Tools/Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Section 14: AT&T Music ............................................. 122
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Shop Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
MusicID 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Section 15: AT&T GPS ................................................ 134
Launching AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Obtaining Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Shopping for GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Section 16: Tools ........................................................ 137
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Section 17: Mobile Web ..............................................144
Accessing the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Navigation Using the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Navigating via a URL Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Using Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Using your History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Setting Browser Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
About Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Accessing the Mobile Web Homepage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Section 18: PC Studio Media Manager ......................156
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Downloading the PC Studio Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Configuring your Phone's USB Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
PC Studio Media Manager home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
User Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Music Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Photo Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Video Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Slide Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Music Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Image Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Video Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Disk Ripping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Disk Burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Section 19: Accessibility ............................................ 191
Section 20: Health and Safety Information .............. 192
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Please Note the Following Information When Using
Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 203
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for
Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Section 21: Warranty Information .............................212
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Index ............................................................................220
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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 pressing down on the cover.
2. While applying pressure, slide the top portion up and away
from the lower portion of the phone.
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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 (as
shown on the next page) until the card locks into place.
•
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.
Note:
If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone does not detect the SIM
card. Reorient the card back into the slot.
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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Place the microSD card into the slot until it clicks (as
shown).
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Make sure the microSD’s gold contact pins face downward and the
card is securely inserted.
Correct
Incorrect
Note:
The Samsung a877 has been tested to support up to a 16GB memory
card.
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).
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3.
Replace the battery cover onto the back of the phone (3).
4. While applying pressure, slide the top portion towards the
camera area (4) until you hear a light click.
Note:
Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the
phone.
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Charging a Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The
Travel Adapter 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.
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 (top 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.
2.
Correct
Incorrect
Plug the flat end of the Travel Adapter into the Power/
Accessory Interface connector and the other end into a
standard AC wall outlet.
3. When charging is finished, first unplug the adapter’s power
plug from the AC wall outlet and then remove the flat end
from the interface connector jack on the phone.
Warning!:
If your device has a touch screen display, please note that a
touchscreen 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 212.
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.
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 52.
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Press and hold , until the phone switches off.
2.
Locking the Touch Screen
1. Press (on the right side of the phone) to lock the
touch screen.
2. Press again to unlock the touch screen.
Setting Up Your Voice Mail
1. In Idle mode, press , then touch and hold .
You may be prompted to enter a password.
Note:
You can also access your voicemail from the onscreen keypad by
touching then pressing or touch
2. Follow the tutorial to create a password, record a greeting,
Call
.
and record your name.
Note:
These steps may be different depending on your network.
Accessing Your Voice Mail
1. In Idle mode, press , then touch and hold .
2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice
mail center.
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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.
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
significant 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
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User friendly, menu driven access to features and options
•
Ready access to the Internet
•
Built-in Bluetooth technology
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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 Files, Games, Organizer, Alarm, Calendar,
Tasks, Calculator, World Clock, Unit Converter, Timer, and Stopwatch.
Front View of Your Phone
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Power/Accessory Interface connector allows you to
1.
connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories
such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for
convenient, hands-free conversations.
2. Display shows the information needed to operate your
phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery
level, time, etc.
3. Contacts key allows you to access your current Contacts,
Groups and Favorites lists.
4. Dial key allows you to access the Phone Functions menu,
such as Dialer, Contacts, and New Message screen.
5. Talk/Send key allows you to power on the phone, make or
answer a call, access your History, Call Manager, and Call
Block features.
6. 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.
•
While on the Idle screen, pressing also displays the
calendar in the Month view.
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7. 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.
8. Menu key allows you to access your phone’s menu
functions menu, such as Address Book, AT&T Music, AT&T
GPS, MEdia Net, My Stuff, Tools, and Settings.
•
While in the Menu screen, this key is replaced with the Messaging
key, whose function is to create new text messages.
9. 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 either:
•
Pressing to receive the call without unlocking the screen.
•
Pressing
to unlock the screen and answer the call
normally.
10. Proximity sensors use the ambient light level to adjust
keypad access. If the light path is blocked, for example,
when holding the phone close to your ear, the touch screen
will turn off.
11. External speaker allows you to hear the caller and any
ringtones or sounds offered by your phone.
Side Views of Your Phone
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3
2
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1.
Multitask key
( ) launches the multitask menu. This
menu provides ready access to some of the most
commonly used features such as: Messaging, MEdia Net,
Music Player, Games and Apps, End all?.
2.
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.
3.
Microphone
allows other callers to hear you when you are
speaking to them.
4.
Camera key
allows you to both access the Picture camera
menu and take pictures when you are in camera 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 either:
•
Pressing to receive the call without unlocking the screen.
•
Pressing
to unlock the screen and answer the call
normally.
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Rear View of Your Phone
1
2
Indicators
Widget bar
Main Display
area
Function
categories
1.
Speaker
is used to hear the caller when the speakerphone
function is initiated, and also to listen to music.
2.
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, as well as providing access to the
new widget bar. The display has 4 main areas:
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Widget bar
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The Widget bar provides quick access to those functions you use
most frequently (Analog Clock, Digital Clock, Dual Clock, Top
Five, Contact Favorites, AT&T GPS, MEdia Mall, Mobile Web,
Today, Calendar, Favorites, Photo, Birthday, Sound Profile,
Bluetooth, Alarm, Calculator, Music Player, Event, and Yahoo
Search). For more information about the Widget bar, see “Widget
Bar Navigation” on page 25.
Function categories
Function categories are also shortcuts to Dial (for dialing a
number), Contacts (accessing the Contacts list), and Menu
(displays the icons for application access). While viewing the
Main Menu, the Menu category changes to Messaging, that can
be used to view and create messages.
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 onli ne information.
Displays when you are out of your service area.
Displays when a call is in progress.
Displays within the lock screen when a call has been
missed.
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab 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 your phone is communicating with the
3G network.
Displays when an internal microSD memory card is
detected.
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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 Event Widget as a tab when
a new message is received.
Displays within the Indicators area when a new
Multimedia message is received.
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab when
a new voicemail message is received.
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab when
an event has been missed.
Displays within the Indicators area when a new voice
mail is received.
Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified
time. For more information, refer to “Alarms” on
page 138.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always.
For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on
page 66.
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For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see
“Changing Your Settings” on page 52.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Normal
(volume levels 1-7).
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 a Bluetooth stereo headset has been
paired with the phone.
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 Apps, 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.
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 27), 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 Call, then enter your number and continue the call.
3. Once you are done, hang up the call normally and you are
returned to the previous message screen.
Multitask Functions
Pressing the Multitasking key ( ) on the left 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 browser 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 and Apps
: allows you to quickly access Games and
Applications while using the handset for other tasks.
•
End all?
: exits the Multitask menu and returns you to your previously
active menu or page.
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Section 3: Menu Navigation
Menu tabs
Idle screen
Lock key
This section explains the menu navigation for your phone. The
a877 has done away with the need for navigation wheels or
keypads. The a877 is completely navigable by either an onscreen
touch or scroll.
•
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, or pressing the volume
keys up or down.
Menu Navigation
You can tailor the phone’s range of functions to fit your needs
using both menus and widgets. 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
a877 and display the Idle screen.
The Idle screen provides access to a wealth of phone features,
including popup Widgets and Menu tabs (Dial, Contacts, and
Menu).
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Opening an Application
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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.
Note:
Tapping or touching individual entries on the list opens the list entry.
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Note:
Power Search tab
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
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phone function.
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Using the Power Search Tab
Within the Contacts list (sorted alphabetically) the
Power Search
tab allows to quickly “thumb through” the alphabetical listing of
entries by first letter (A ➔ B ➔ C, etc...). The
Power Search
tab is
located along the left side of the screen and Contacts entries are
then selected by pressing their name fields.
1. Touch .
2. Press and drag the Power Search tab until the first letter of
the name of the contact you wish to find is shown on the
screen.
3. Release the Power Search tab and scroll to the desired
contact.
Scrolling Through Field Entries
Widget
bar
Some screens will ask you to assign a value to an onscreen field
by either touching the up/down selection arrows or by quickly
sliding through these values by using your fingertip. An example
of these actions can be found on the Alarm page.
1. Touch ➔
2. Touch the
Tools
Alarm Time
➔
Alarms
➔
Create Alarm
.
field and then adjust the hour and
minutes values by using either the +/- buttons or by
quickly sliding your fingertip over the numbers.
Widgets
The Widget bar provides quick access to mini-programs
(widgets). This bar (located at the left of the Idle screen) gives
you information at a glance and provides easy access to
frequently used tools such as (Analog Clock, Digital Clock, Dual
Clock, Top Five, Contact Favorites, AT&T GPS, AppCenter, Mobile
Web, Today, Calendar, Favorites, Photo, Birthday, Sound Profile,
Bluetooth, Alarm, Calculator, Music Player, Event, and Yahoo
Search). This bar makes great use of the available space on your
a877. The Widget bar is a pane on the side of the display screen
that houses user-selected mini-applications and keeps them
organized and always accessible.
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You can easily customize the Widget bar by allowing you to keep
these mini-apps docked within the bar itself or they can also be
undocked by dragging anywhere onto your Idle screen.
Adding and Deleting Widgets
To select which items are displayed or hidden within the Widget
bar:
1. From Idle mode, touch ➔
Light ➔ Widget
2. Touch the check box to place a check mark next to the
.
Settings ➔ Display and
Widget you want to display.
– or –
Touch the check box again to remove the check mark and
hide the Widget.
The following table contains a description of each available
Widget, it’s function, and how to navigate to that particular
application. If the application is already described in another
section of this user manual, only a cross reference is then
provided.
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Analog Clock
: displays the current time on an
analog clock.
• Drag and drop the Analog clock onto the
desktop to view the time in an analog format.
Digital Clock
: displays the current time on a digital
clock.
• Drag and drop the Digital clock onto the
desktop to view the time in a digital format.
Dual Clock/World Clock
: displays current time in
other user-defined international locations and find
out what time it is another part of world.
• Drag and drop the World clock onto the
desktop to view the time in dual locations. For
more information, refer to “World Clock” on
page 142.
Top 5
: shows the top five contacts in your Contacts
Favorites.
Drag and drop the Top 5 onto the display screen to
view up to five contacts. You can Speed Dial, create
an email message, and share video from this
screen.
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Contact Favorites
: displays the Contacts Favorites
list. You can use the pull-down Contacts menu to
select all Contacts and Groups.
• Drag and drop the Contacts Favorites onto the
display screen to view the contacts by either
Favorites, Groups, or all Contacts.
AT&T G PS
: opens AT&T Navigator.
For more information, refer to “AT&T GPS” on
page 134.
AppCenter
: opens MEdia Mall.
For more information, refer to “AppCenter” on
page 120.
Mobile Web
: opens the MEdia Net home page.
For more information, refer to “Mobile Web” on
page 144.
Tod ay
: displays the current date (day/month/year).
Calendar
: allows you to access the Calendar
feature.
With the Calendar feature, you can:
• Consult the calendar by month, week, or day.
• Set schedules and note anniversaries.
• Write memos to keep track of your schedule.
• Set an alarm to act as a reminder, if necessary.
• For more information, refer to “Calendar” on
page 139.
Favorites
: allows you to access your most
frequently visited internet locations which you have
saved as Favorites, including your account
information, news, sports, weather, and MEdia Net.
Photo
: allows you to view the list of photos
downloaded from the web server, received in
messages, or taken by the camera. You can then
assign the image as the current wallpaper.
• For more information, refer to “Using the
Camera” on page 99.
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Birthday
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: displays an onscreen alert for a birthday
occurring today on the calendar. These dates have
been previously entered for an entry within the
Address Book on the day assigned for that person's
birthday.
• For more information, refer to “Adding a New
Contact” on page 79.
• For more information, refer to “Understanding
the Event Widget” on page 26.
Sound Profile
: allows you to quickly modify your
current sound Profile.
• For more information, refer to “Sound Profiles”
on page 52.
Alarm
: allows you to access alarm settings.
• For more information, refer to “Alarms” on
page 138.
Bluetooth
: From this application you can activate
Bluetooth and configure it so other Bluetooth
devices can see your device by name.
• Drag and drop, then tap the Bluetooth icon to
launch the Bluetooth application.
• For more information, refer to “Bluetooth” on
page 67.
Calculator
: allows you to use a built-in calculator.
• For more information, refer to “Calculator” on
page 141.
Music Player
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on the phone and control their playback.
• Drag and drop, then tap the purple portion of
: allows you to play music files st ored
the Music Player icon to launch the Music
player. For more information, refer to “Music
Player” on page 122.
• Touch the arrows on the widget to control the
playback of the currently active song.
Yah oo S ea rc h
: opens the browser and allows you to
initiate a Yahoo Search.
• Drag and drop, then tap the search field, enter
a keyword, and click the lens.
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Widget Bar Navigation
Widget
You can drag the widgets to the display screen to use the
application or feature, then drag it back to the Widget Bar when
you are finished.
Note:
Many widgets can be used directly from the widget bar without
dragging them onto the screen (ex: Bluetooth and Alarms).
Accessing the Widget Bar
1. Tap the Widget bar tab, located on the left side of the main
display to open the widget (quick access) bar.
2. Tap the Widget bar tab again to close the widget bar.
Undocking Widgets
You can easily customize the Widget bar by either keeping these
mini-apps docked within the bar itself or undocking them by
dragging anywhere onto your Main display screen.
1. Touch and hold the widget (
2. While still holding the icon, in a single motion, drag it over
1
).
to the new location and release your finger from the screen
(2). The application is now located in another menu or in
the case of this example, on the Main display screen.
Rearranging Widgets
You can also customize the Widget bar by arranging the location
of your current widgets. This can help you place your frequently
used (favorite) widgets at the top of the list.
1. Touch and hold the widget (
2. While still holding the icon, in a single motion, drag it away
1
).
from the widget bar (2) then drag it back into its new
location in the list.
Activating a Widget
1. Locate your widget (whether it is still docked in the Widget
bar or in another location).
2. Touch the icon to activate the mini-application (widget).
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Scrolling Through the Widget Bar
Indicators Area
Event Widget (with tabs)
Birthday Widget
Although the Widget Bar contains a number of widgets, it can
only display seven or eight widget icons at one time on the bar.
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Use your fingertip to scroll up and down along the Widget bar.
Tip:
Flick the screen in an upward motion to quickly scroll through the list.
Understanding the Event Widget
The Event Widget is an area that displays on the screen to inform
you of calendar events, missed calls, or when new messages
have been sent to the phone. The following is a description of
these onscreen notification tabs:
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab when
a new message is received.
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab when
a call has been missed.
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab when a
new voicemail message is received.
Displays within the Event Widget as a tab when a
scheduled event has been missed.
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Displays within the Birthday Widget (see below)
when a birthday event (assigned within the Contact
entry) is within 29 days of the current day.
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