Samsung SGH D307 User Manual
SGH-d307 Series
PORTABLE Tri-Band/
Dual-Mode
TELEPHONE
User Guide
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 ................................. 9
Activating Your Phone .................................................... 10
Setting Up Your Voice Mail .............................................15
Understanding this User Manual ..................................... 17
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ............ 19
Features of Your Phone .................................................. 20
Open View of Your Phone ............................................... 21
Open View in Landscape Mode .......................................24
Closed View of Your Phone ............................................. 27
Understanding your Display Screen Layout ..................... 28
Icons ..............................................................................29
Selecting Functions and Options ....................................30
Command Keys ..............................................................32
Section 3: Call Functions ................................. 37
Making a Call .................................................................38
Answering a Call ............................................................ 39
Adjusting the Call Volume ...............................................40
Missed Calls ...................................................................40
Call Log ..........................................................................42
Switching to Quiet Mode ................................................44
Options During a Call .....................................................44
VoiceSignal ....................................................................49
Section 4: Menu Navigation ............................ 59
Menu Navigation ............................................................ 60
In Use Menu Outline .......................................................61
Menus and Sub menus Outline ....................................... 62
Section 5: Entering Text .................................. 81
Changing Text Entry Mode .............................................82
Using T9 (Predictive Text) Mode ..................................... 83
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Using Alphabet Mode ......................................................85
Using Number Mode .......................................................86
Using Symbol Mode ........................................................86
VoiceModeTM ................................................................87
Using VoiceMode Advanced Features .............................91
Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book 97
Tab l e of Co n t ents
Adding a New Address Book Entry ..................................98
Pauses .........................................................................101
Dialing a Number from the Address Book .....................101
Speed Dialing ...............................................................103
Finding Address Book Entries .......................................106
Deleting Address Book Entries ......................................109
Checking Memory Status ..............................................111
Section 7: Messaging .................................... 113
Using Instant Messenger ..............................................114
Creating and Sending New Messages ...........................116
Creating a Long Text Message ......................................119
Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message ...............119
Retrieving New Messages ............................................123
My Messages ...............................................................124
Viewing a Message ......................................................125
Deleting Messages .......................................................131
Changing Message Settings .........................................132
Checking Memory Status ..............................................135
Section 8: Changing Your Settings ...............137
Time & Date .................................................................138
Phone Settings .............................................................139
Display Settings ...........................................................141
Sound Settings .............................................................144
Network Services .........................................................148
Bluetooth ......................................................................155
Voice Recognition .........................................................158
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Security Settings ..........................................................158
Connection Settings .....................................................161
Reset Settings .............................................................. 163
Section 9: Personal Organizer ....................... 165
Setting Alarms .............................................................166
Using the Calendar ....................................................... 168
Consulting the Calendar ...............................................170
Using the To Do List ..................................................... 172
Using the Calculator ..................................................... 174
Using Record Audio ......................................................175
Using the Currency Converter ....................................... 178
World Time ..................................................................179
Section 10:WAP ............................................. 181
Launching the WAP Browser ........................................182
Accessing a WAP Site ...................................................182
Navigating the WAP Browser ........................................182
Using Favorites ............................................................185
Downloading Multimedia Files ...................................... 186
Clearing the Cache ....................................................... 187
Changing the WAP Profiles ........................................... 188
Section 11: Landscape Mode ........................ 191
Selecting and Using the Home Screen Function ............ 192
Selecting and Using Options ......................................... 193
Note .............................................................................193
SMS Messages ............................................................196
Managing Your Message Folders .................................. 200
Call Log ........................................................................203
Answering a Call in Landscape Mode ........................... 207
Address Book ............................................................... 207
Using the Calendar ....................................................... 208
Using the To Do List ..................................................... 211
List ..............................................................................214
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Search .........................................................................214
Bluetooth ......................................................................215
IM ................................................................................215
Quick Tip ......................................................................216
Settings ........................................................................216
About ...........................................................................216
Tab l e of Co n t ents
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ...217
Health and Safety Information .......................................218
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones ...................220
Road Safety ..................................................................230
Operating Environment .................................................232
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices ..........232
Potentially Explosive Environments ...............................235
Emergency Calls ...........................................................236
FCC Notice and Cautions ..............................................237
Other Important Safety Information ...............................238
Product Performance ....................................................239
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones ...................240
Battery Standby and Talk Time .....................................240
Battery Precautions ......................................................241
Care and Maintenance ..................................................242
Section 13: Warranty Information .................245
Standard Limited Warranty ...........................................246
Index ............................................................... 253
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Section 1: Getting Started
Topics Covered
• Activating your phone
• Setting Up Voice Mail
• Understanding this User Manual
This section allows you to start using your phone by
activating your service, setting up your voice mail,
contacting customer support, or getting an
understanding of how this manual is put together.
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Section 1: Getting Started 9
Activating Your Phone
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 or any optional
services available. To Install the SIM card, use the
following instructions:
Installing the SIM Card
Note: The plug-in SIM card can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so
be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the card.
To install the SIM card:
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1. If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down the
key.
2. Remove the battery. To do so:
Slide the battery lock toward the top of the phone and
hold it in that position. Lift the battery away as shown.
3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket, as shown,
so that the card locks into position.
Make sure the gold colored contacts of the card face into
the phone.
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Activating Your Phone
4. To remove the SIM card, slide it upwards as shown.
5. Replace the battery so that the tabs on the end align with
the slots at the bottom of the phone.
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6. Press the battery down until it clicks into place. Make
sure that the battery is properly installed before
switching on the power.
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Charging the Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A
travel charger comes with your phone for charging the
battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask
your local Samsung dealer for further details.
The travel charger allows you to use the phone while the
battery is charging, but this causes the phone to charge
slowly.
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Activating Your Phone
Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first
time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 200 minutes.
To charge the battery:
1. With the battery in position on the phone, plug the
connector of the travel charger into the jack at the
bottom of the phone.
2. Plug the charger into a standard AC wall outlet.
3. When charging is finished, unplug the charger from the
power outlet then disconnect it from the phone by
pressing the buttons on both sides of the connector and
pulling the connector out.
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Note: You must unplug the charger before removing the battery from the phone
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during charging, otherwise, the phone could be damaged.
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk
time remain, a warning tone sounds and a pop-up
message repeats at regular intervals on the display. In this
case, your phone will turn off the backlight to conserve the
remaining battery power.
When the battery level is too low, the phone turns off
automatically.
Turning on Your Phone
1. Press and hold the key until the phone turns on.
2. If the phone asks you to enter a password, enter a
password and press the OK soft key or the key. The
password default is ‘00000000’.
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Setting Up Your Voice Mail
3. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the
OK soft key or the key.
Turning off Your Phone
Press and hold the key until the power-off image
displays.
Setting Up Your Voice Mail
Dialing Your Voice Mail Box
To access your voice mail from your keypad, use the
following steps:
1. In Idle mode, press and hold the key.
2. Follow the voice mail prompts to access messages.
Accessing Your Voice Mail
1. In Idle mode, press the Menu ( ) soft key to access
Menu mode.
2. Highlight Recent Calls and press the Select soft key or
the key.
3. Highlight Voice Mail and press the Select soft key or the
key.
4. Highlight Connect to Voice Mail and press the OK soft
key or the key.
5. Select Voice Server 1 and press the OK soft key or the
key.
Your phone dials the specified number of the voice mail
center.
6. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the
voice mail center.
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Changing the Voice Mail Number
Your SIM card gives you a default service number of the
voice mail center. However, you may need to change the
number. Use the following procedures to change your
voice mail number.
1. In Idle mode, press the Menu ( ) soft key to access
the Menu mode.
2. Highlight Recent Calls and press the Select soft key or
the key.
3. Highlight Voice Mail and press the Select soft key or the
key.
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4. Highlight Voice Mail Number and press the OK soft key
or the key. Voice Server 1 is highlighted, press the
OK soft key.
5. Press the Edit soft key or the key.
6. Use the key to clear the current number, enter a new
number and press the OK soft key or the key.
7. When you are finished, press the key.
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Understanding this User Manual
Understanding this User Manual
The chapters of this guide generally follow the same order
as the menus and sub menus in your phone.
Also included is important safety information that you
should know before using your phone. Most of this
information is near the back of the guide, beginning on
page 217.
If you still have questions, we’ll be happy to answer them.
Just call our Samsung Customer Care Center toll-free at
1.888.987.HELP (4357).
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
Topics Covered
• Features of Your Phone
• Open View of Your Phone
• Open View in Landscape Mode
• Closed View of Your Phone
• Understanding the Display Screen
•Icons
• Selecting Functions and Options
• Command Keys
This s ec ti on ou tl in es s om e k ey fe at ures of you r p ho ne . I t
also displays the screen and the icons that will are
displayed when the phone is in use.
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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.
• Bluetooth Connectivity
• High-speed data transmission via EDGE
• Mobile Instant Messaging using AOL® Instant MessengerTM*
• Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, games, and graphics
• MEdia Net capable*
• Advanced voice recognition technology
• 1,000 alphanumeric phone book entries
• Personal organizer: Calendar, calculator, currency converter,
and to-do list
• TTY compatible
• Operates on 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks
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Open View of Your Phone
Open View of Your Phone
Note: The display locks in place when opened in Phone mode and does not
rotate.
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Keys
The following list correlates with the Open view
illustration.
1. Soft key:
text on the bottom line of the display.
Performs the functions indicated by the screen
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2. Volume/Menu browse key
Mutes the ringer when the phone is ringing.
Adjusts the earpiece volume during a call.
In Idle mode, adjusts ringer volume.
In Menu mode, scrolls through the menu options.
3. Dial/Menu confirm key: Makes or answers a call.
In Idle mode, recalls the last number dialed or received
when held down.
In Menu mode, selects a menu option or stores
information that you have entered.
4. Voice Mail key: press and hold to automatically dial your
voice mail.
5. Shift/Asterisk key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In text entry mode press to change the
character input type
6. Charger/PC data link cable jack: Port provided for
charging and PC data link cable.
7. Microphone: Allows the other caller to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
8. Space/Pound/Quiet mode key: Enters the pound [#]
character for calling features.
In text entry press to enter a space.
In Idle mode press and hold to enter or exit Quiet mode.
9. Alphanumeric keys: Enters numbers, letters, and some
special characters
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Open View of Your Phone
10. Power on/off Menu exit key: Ends a call. Press and
hold this key for a few seconds to turn your phone On or
Off. While in a the main menu, it returns the phone to idle
mode and cancels your input. When you receive an
incoming call, press to reject caller.
11. WAP browser/Menu confirm key: In Idle mode,
launches the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
browser.
In Menu mode, selects the highlighted menu option or
confirms your input.
12. Navigation keys: This key allows you to scroll through
the phone menu options and provides a shortcut to
phone functions in Idle mode.
In a menu list, the Up or Down Navigation keys scrolls
through the menu options. The Right () Navigation
key take you to the highlighted menu option and the Left
( ) Navigation key returns to the previous menu.
When entering text, moves the cursor, depending on
which side you push.
13. Display: The display area where text and graphics
appear.
14. Earpiece: The earpiece used to listen to audio from your
phone.
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Open View in Landscape Mode
Keys
The following list correlates with the Landscape view
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illustration.
15. Navigation keys
Use any of the four directional keys to browse menus,
sub menus, and lists.
16. Center Select key
Press to perform the function highlighted in the menu
and/or submenu.
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Open View in Landscape Mode
17. Option/Menu/Left Soft key
Performs the function indicated by the screen text on the
bottom of the display.
18. Headset Connector
The headset connector is the input jack for the optional
hands-free headset. The headset includes an earbud and
microphone in a convenient, lightweight unit so you can
talk without using your hands.
Before connecting the headset, gently pry open the cover
of the input jack on the phone to expose the connector
inside.
19. Text Entry Mode key
The Text Entry mode key determines how you enter text,
and numbers. While at any text entry screen, press the
key to change the character input type. Optional
input types are ABC and 123 mode.
20. Back Light key
When the Back Light key power saving option is active,
the following functions can be performed:
• Press the right side of the key, to dim backlight.
• Press the left side of the key, the brighten backlight.
21. Symbol key
Allows you to enter symbols by pressing the
key
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22. Shortcut keys
Shortcut keys allows you to launch specific applications
and are user definable. Listed are the keys and their
default settings.
• Call Log
• IM
• Note
• Address Book
• SMS
• Calendar
23. Space Bar/Mute/Unmute key/Menu Selection key
Allows you to add spaces between words and
characters.
Press to Mute/Unmute a call in landscape or phone
mode.
Press to set the first page in Landscape mode.
24. Navigation keys
Use any of the four directional keys to browse menus,
sub menus, and lists.
25. Back/Right Soft key
The Back/Right Soft key performs the function indicated
by screen text on the bottom of the display.
When in menu mode, press to back up one menu level.
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Closed View of Your Phone
26. Backspace key
The Backspace key is used to erase or clear letters,
numbers, or characters from the display.
27. Enter key
Press to perform the function highlighted in the menu
and/or submenu.
Closed View of Your Phone
Key
The following list correlates with the Closed view
illustration.
28. Voice Signal/Speaker Phone key
This key allows you to turn on the speaker phone during
a call or to activate the voice dialing feature when in idle
mode.
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Note: This feature only works in Portrait mode. This feature is not
functional when the handset is closed or opened in Landscape mode.
29. External LCD
Displays the time and indicates when you receive or
missed an incoming call or a message.
Understanding your Display Screen Layout
The display screen has 3 areas. They are:
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Icons
Shows the received signal strength. The greater the
number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network.
Appears when a new text message has been received.
Appears when a new voice mail has been received.
Appears when a new multimedia message has been
received.
Appears when there is a new text message and a new
multimedia message received.
Appears when there is a new email message received
Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a specified
time. For details, see "Setting Alarms" on page 166.
Appears when you are out of your service area.
Appears when a call is in progress.
Appears when you are connected to a WAP service.
Appears when the Call Forwarding feature is active. For
details, see "Call Forwarding" on page 148.
Appears when you are in the Home Zone if you are
subscribed to the service.
Appears when you are in the City Zone if you are
subscribed to the service.
Appears when you set the Alert Type to Vibration.
Icons
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Appears when you set the Alert Type to Vibration+Melody.
Appears when Mute mode is active. For details, see
"Switching Off the Microphone (Mute)" on page 46.
Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see,
the more power you have remaining.
Indicates that a Bluetooth device is connected.
Appears when connected to Yahoo IM.
Appears when Quiet Mode, Vibration All is active.
Appears when Quiet Mode, Silent All is active.
Appears when speakerphone is active.
Note: The IM icon changes according to the IM provider.
Selecting Functions and Options
Your phone offers a set of functions that can be
customized for your ease and specific needs. These
functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus,
accessed using the two soft keys. Each menu and sub-
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menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a
particular function.
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