Samsung SGH-A887 User Manual
SGH-a887 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 ..............................................5
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Locking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 10
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Multitasking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 3: Menu Navigation ......................................... 18
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Widget Bar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Understanding the Events Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 4: Call Functions .............................................27
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Data Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 39
Using the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using 123Sym Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Emo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using Numeric in Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using Symbols in Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing the Text Input Mode - Handwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Handwriting Mode-Entering Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Handwriting Mode-Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 6: Changing Your Settings .............................. 47
Sound Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Normal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Silent Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Driving Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Outdoor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Display and Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bluetooth Secure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring Your Phone’s USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Network Profile Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Section 7: Mobile Video ................................................71
Viewing a Video Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Customizing Mobile Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Section 8: Understanding Your Address Book ............74
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Finding My Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
FDN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
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Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Yellow Pages Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Section 9: My Stuff ....................................................... 86
My Stuff Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Audio Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Section 10: Camera ...................................................... 92
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Section 11: Messaging ............................................... 101
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Additional Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Section 12: Games & Apps ......................................... 111
Games & Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Section 13: AppCenter ................................................113
Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Multimedia Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
AppCenter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Section 14: AT&T Music ............................................. 116
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Shop Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
MusicID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Make UR Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Section 15: AT&T GPS ................................................128
Launching AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Using Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Obtaining Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Shopping for GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Section 16: Tools ........................................................ 131
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Section 17: Mobile Web .............................................140
Accessing the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Navigation Using the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Navigating via a URL Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Using your History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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Setting Browser Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
About Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Accessing the Mobile Web Homepage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Accessing the Mobile Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Section 18: Accessibility ............................................152
Section 19: Health and Safety Information ...............153
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Warning Regarding Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 165
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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Section 20: Warranty Information ............................. 172
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Index ............................................................................ 180
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.
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.
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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.
Getting Started 5
Note:
If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone does not detect the SIM
card. Re-orient 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.
1. 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 upward and the
card is securely inserted.
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Note:
The Samsung a887 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).
3.
Replace the battery cover onto the back of the phone (1).
4. While applying pressure, slide the top portion towards the
camera area (2) until you hear a light click.
Note:
Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the
phone.
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.
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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.
Correct
Incorrect
2. 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, remove the flat end from the
interface connector jack on the phone.
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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 172.
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 47.
2. Press and hold , until the phone switches off.
Locking the Touch Screen
1. Press (on the top of the phone) to lock the touch
LOCK
screen.
2. Press again to unlock the touch screen.
LOCK
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
Call
.
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 , then touch and hold .
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 .
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
significant features. The following list outlines a few of the
features included in your phone.
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Touch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-phone menus
and options
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Multitasking
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User friendly, menu driven access to features and options
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Ready access to the Internet
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Built-in Bluetooth technology
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Instant Messaging capability
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AT&T GPS Navigation functionality provides real-time navigation
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microSD card compatibility for use in data storage and access
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My Stuff feature provides Files, Games, Organizer, Alarm, Calendar,
Tasks, Calculator, World Clock, Unit Converter, Tip Calculator, Timer,
and Stopwatch.
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Front View of Your Phone
External speaker: allows you to hear the caller.
LOCK
LOCK
1.
2. Display: shows the information needed to operate your
phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery
level, time, etc.
3. Widget tab: allows you to open the Widget toolbar.
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 History, Call Manager, and
Call Block features. Press and hold to redial the last phone
number.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Menu key: allows you to access your phone’s menu
functions menu, such as Address Book, Messaging, AT&T
GPS, Mobile Video, AT&T Music, Games & Apps, Mobile
Web, AppCenter, YPmobile, 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.
10. 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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Side Views of Your Phone
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1.
Microphone:
allows other callers to hear you during a call
when the phone is in Speaker mode.
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
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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.
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. In
Idle mode, press to launch the camera.
5.
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.
6. 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.
Rear View of Your Phone
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2
Indicators
Widget bar
Main Display
area
Function
categories
1.
Camera lens
2.
Mirror
: is used to take pictures and shoot videos.
: allow you to see yourself as you take a picture or
video.
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
The Widget bar provides quick access to those functions you use
most frequently (Analog Clock, Digital Clock, Dual Clock, New
Message, Photo Favorites, Voice Recognition, AT&T Navigator,
AppCenter, Mobile Web, Yahoo Search, MySpace, Facebook,
Today, Calendar, Favorite URL, Photo, Birthday, Sound Profile,
Bluetooth, Alarms, Calculator, Mini Music Player, Videos, and
Events). For more information about the Widget bar, see “Widget
Bar Navigation” on page 25.
Function categories
Function categories are 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.
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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 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 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 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 OTA 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 within the Indicators area when a new WAP
message is received.
Displays when Inbox is full - Text Message.
Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified
time. For more information, refer to “Alarms” on
page 133.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always.
For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on
page 61.
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.
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Displays when Bluetooth is activated.
Displays when a Bluetooth stereo headset has been
paired with the phone.
Displays when TTY device has been inserted.
Displays when browsing the web.
For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see
“Changing Your Settings” on page 47.
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 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
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:
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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
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: 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
: allows you to quickly access Games 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
LOCK
Command Keys
Idle screen
Lock key
This section explains the menu navigation for your phone. The
a887 has done away with the need for navigation wheels or
keypads. The a887 is completely navigable by either an onscreen
touch or scroll.
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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 to unlock the a887 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.
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Press to exit from the current menu and return to the
previous screen.
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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 entering manually (Keypad tab) or using
either the +/- buttons or by quickly sliding your fingertip
over the numbers (Jog tab).
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, New Message, Photo Favorites, Voice Recognition, AT&T
Navigator, AppCenter, Mobile Web, Yahoo Search, MySpace,
Facebook, Today, Calendar, Favorite URL, Photos, Birthday, Sound
.
Profile, Bluetooth, Alarms, Calculator, Mini Music Player, Videos,
and Events. This bar makes great use of the available space on
your a887. 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.
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.
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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 138.
New Message
: allows you to create new text or
picture messages. For more information, refer to
“Creating and Sending Messages” on page 101.
Voice Recognition
: allows you to make calls to a
name or number by using your voice. Follow the
on-screen tutorial. For more information, refer to
“Voice Recognition” on page 131.
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Photo Favorites
: displays the Contacts Favorites
list. You can use the pull-down Contacts menu to
select all Contacts and Groups.
• Drag and drop the Photo Favorites onto the
desktop to view the contacts by either
Favorites, Groups, or all Contacts. These
favorites are listed and can be edited in
Address Book ➔ Favorites
AT&T N avi gat or
: opens AT&T Navigator.
.
For more information, refer to “AT&T GPS” on
page 128.
AppCenter
: opens AppCenter.
For more information, refer to “AppCenter” on
page 113.
Mobile Web
: opens the Mobile Web home page.
For more information, refer to “Mobile Web” on
page 140.
MySpace
: opens the myspace.com web page.
Facebook
: opens the facebook.com web page.
Tod ay
: displays the current date (day/month/year).
• Drag and drop the Today widget onto the
desktop to view the date.
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 134.
Favorite URL
: allows you to access your most
frequently visited internet locations which you have
saved as Favorites, including your account
information, chat group, news, sports, weather,
and MEdia Net.
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Photo
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: 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 92.
Birthday
: displays an onscreen alert for up to 5
upcoming birthdays. These dates must have been
previously entered as 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 74.
• For more information, refer to “Understanding
the Events Widget” on page 26.
Sound Profile
: allows you to quickly modify your
current sound Profile.
• For more information, refer to “Sound Profiles”
on page 47.
Alarm
: allows you to access alarm settings.
• For more information, refer to “Alarms” on
page 133.
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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 63.
Calculator
: allows you to use a built-in calculator.
• For more information, refer to “Calculator” on
page 137.
Music Player
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: allows you to play music files stored
playback.
• Drag and drop, then tap the purple portion of
the Music Player icon to launch the Music
player. For more information, refer to “Music
Player” on page 116.
• Touch the arrows on the widget to control the
playback of the currently active song.
Video
: allows you to play videos stored
on the phone.
Events
Widget
: The Events 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. For more information, refer to
“Understanding the Events Widget” on page 26.
Yahoo Search
: 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.
Widget Bar Navigation
You can drag the widgets to the desktop 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 on the Main display
screen.
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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, drag it away from the widget
1
).
bar and drop it on the main screen (2). Then drag it back
into its new location in the list. Or, you can drag it away
from the widget bar in a single motion and drop it in the
desired location on the widget bar.
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).
The Analog Clock, Digital Clock, and Today widgets must
be dragged to the Main Display screen.
Scrolling Through the Widget Bar
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.
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Tip:
Flick the screen in an upward motion to quickly scroll through the list.
Understanding the Events 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.
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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