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Samsung SGH D406 User Manual

SGH-d406 Series

PORTABLE QUAD-BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
ZFH1_CB_D406_090506_F5
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started .................................5
Activating Your Phone ......................................................6
Powering On or Off the Phone ........................................11
Setting Up Your Voice Mail .............................................12
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ............15
Features of Your Phone ..................................................16
Open View of Your Phone ...............................................17
Front View of Your Phone ...............................................19
Internal Display Layout ...................................................21
Selecting Functions and Options ....................................22
Command Keys ..............................................................23
Section 3: Call Functions .................................27
Making a Call .................................................................28
Adjusting the Call Volume ...............................................30
Answering a Call ............................................................30
Recent Calls ...................................................................31
Quiet Mode ....................................................................32
Options During a Call .....................................................33
Section 4: Menu Navigation ............................37
Menu Navigation ............................................................38
In Use Menu Outline .......................................................39
Menu Outline .................................................................40
Section 5: Entering Text ..................................47
Changing the Text Input Mode ........................................48
Using T9 Mode ...............................................................50
Using ABC Mode ............................................................51
Using Symbols Mode ......................................................52
Using Numeric Mode ......................................................53
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Section 6: Understanding Your Contact List ...55
Using Contact List ..........................................................56
Adding a New Contact ....................................................57
Group .............................................................................61
Speed Dial ......................................................................63
My Name Card ...............................................................65
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Finding My Own Phone Number .....................................66
Management ..................................................................67
Section 7: Messaging ......................................71
Types of Messages .........................................................72
Using AIM® Messaging Service .....................................72
Creating and Sending New Messages .............................73
Retrieving New Messages ..............................................80
Viewing Messages ..........................................................82
Managing Your Own Message Folders ............................84
Using Message Options ..................................................86
Using Message Templates ..............................................87
Deleting Messages .........................................................88
Settings ..........................................................................89
Memory Status ...............................................................93
Section 8: Changing Your Settings .................95
Sound Settings ...............................................................96
Display Settings .............................................................99
Time & Date .................................................................102
Phone Settings .............................................................104
Network Services .........................................................106
Bluetooth ......................................................................111
Security ........................................................................114
Connection Settings .....................................................117
Voice Command Settings ..............................................119
Reset Settings ..............................................................121
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Section 9 Personal Assistant ........................123
Audio ...........................................................................124
Graphics ......................................................................127
Video ...........................................................................129
Games .........................................................................130
Using the Camera .........................................................131
Using Record Video ......................................................136
Starting VoiceSignal .....................................................141
Alarm ...........................................................................146
Calendar ......................................................................148
Task .............................................................................155
Note .............................................................................155
Tools ............................................................................156
Record Audio ...............................................................159
Other Files ...................................................................160
Memory Status .............................................................161
Section 10: WAP ............................................163
Launching the WAP Browser ........................................164
Access a WAP Site .......................................................164
Navigating the WAP Browser ........................................164
Using Favorites ............................................................167
Clearing the Cache .......................................................168
Section 11: Accessibility ...............................171
TTY Settings* ...............................................................172
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ...173
Health and Safety Information ......................................174
UL Certified Travel Adapter ...........................................176
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones ...................177
Road Safety .................................................................187
Operating Environment .................................................189
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices ..........190
Potentially Explosive Environments ............................... 191
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Emergency Calls ...........................................................192
FCC Notice and Cautions ..............................................193
Other Important Safety Information ...............................194
Product Performance ....................................................195
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones ...................197
Battery Standby and Talk Time .....................................197
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Battery Precautions ......................................................197
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling .....................199
Care and Maintenance ..................................................200
Section 13: Warranty Information .................203
Standard Limited Warranty ...........................................204
Index ..............................................................211
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Section 1: Getting Started

Topics Covered
• Activating Your Phone
• Powering On or Off the Phone
• Setting Up Your Voice Mail
This section describes how to start using your phone by activating your service and setting up your voice mail.
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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 and other optional services available.

Removing the Battery

1. If necessary, power-off the phone by holding down the
key until the power-off image displays.
2. Remove the battery cover by 1) pressing the battery lock down and holding it in position, then 2) slide the battery cover down, as shown.
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3. Remove the battery by lifting up, as shown.
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Activating Your Phone

Installing the SIM Card

Important! The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged
by scratches or bending. Use caution when inserting or removing the card and keep all SIM cards out of reach from children.
Make sure the gold contacts of the card face into the phone, then slide the SIM card into the socket.

Removing the SIM Card

To remove the SIM card, slide it away from the cross­bar. See the following illustration.
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Installing the Battery

Important! Make sure that the battery is properly installed before
switching on the phone.
1. Align the battery so that the 3 brass tabs on the end align with the 3 brass prongs at the bottom of the battery compartment.
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2. Press the battery down until it clicks into place.
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Activating Your Phone
3. Place the battery cover on and slide it into place until it
clicks.
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Charging the Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use the travel adapter to charge the battery, and use only Samsung approved batteries and chargers.
Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 3.5 hours (200 minutes). You can use the phone while the battery is charging, but this causes the phone to charge more slowly.
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1. With the battery installed in the phone, plug the
connector of the travel adapter into the jack at the bottom of the phone.
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2. Plug the travel adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
3. When charging is finished, unplug the travel adapter
from the power outlet.
Note: For connection to an electrical supply not located in the U.S., you must use an adaptor of the proper configuration for the power outlet. Use
of the wrong adapter could damage your phone and void your warranty.
4. Press the buttons on both sides of the connector (1) and (2) pull the connector out.
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Powering On or Off the Phone

Note: You must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the
phone during charging to avoid damage.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, a warning tone sounds and the “Warning Low Battery” message repeats at regular intervals on the display. The backlight turns off to conserve the remaining battery power.
When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off.
Powering On or Off the Phone
1. Open the phone.
2. Press and hold the key until the phone power-on
screen displays.
3. If the phone is locked, enter the phone password and press the OK soft key or the key.
Note: The password is preset to “00000000” at the factory.
4. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the OK soft key or the key. For further details, see “PIN
Check” on page 114. The phone searches for your network and after finding it,
the Idle screen appears. Now, you can make or receive calls.
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Note: The display language is preset to Automatic at the factory. To change
the language, use the Language menu. For further details, see “Language” on page 104.
5. When you wish to switch off the phone, press and hold the key until the power-off image displays.

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

To access you voice mail from your keypad, use the following steps:
1. Open the phone to access your keypad.
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2. From an Idle screen, press and hold the key.
3. 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 key.
3. Highlight Voice Mail and press the key.
4. Highlight Connect to Voice Mail and press the OK soft
key or the key.
5. Voicemail appears in the display.
6. Press the OK soft key or the key to dial your phone
specified voice mail number.
7. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice mail center.
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Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Changing the Voice Mail Number

Your SIM card gives you 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 Menu mode.
2. Highlight Recent Calls and press Select soft key or the
key.
3. Highlight Voice Mail and press the Select soft key or the key.
4. Highlight Voice Server Number and press the OK soft key or the key.
5. Highlight Voice Mail and press the OK soft key or the
key.
6. Press the Edit soft key to modify the number.
Note: Pressing the key takes you directly into Edit mode.
7. Enter your new Voice Server Number and press the OK
soft key to save.
8. Press the key to return to Idle mode.
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Topics Covered
• Features of Your Phone
• Open View of Your Phone
• Front View of Your Phone
• Internal Display Layout
• Selecting Functions and Options
• Command Keys
This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that 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.
User friendly, menu driven access to features and options.
• VGA Camera
• Instant Messaging Capability (if supported by your provider)
• Multimedia Capability
• Bluetooth Wireless Technology
• Voice Command Feature
• Speakerphone Capability
• Applications feature provides alarms, calendar, calculator,
timer, stopwatch, record audio, world time, and converter.
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Open View of Your Phone

Open View of Your Phone
The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone:
14. Earpiece
1. Display
2. Soft key (left)
3. Send key
4. Clear key
5. Voicemail key
6. Asterisk/ Shift key
7. Power Interface Connector 8. Microphone
13. Navigation key
12 WAP Browser/Menu confirm key
2. Soft key (right)
11. End key
10. Alphanumeric keypad
9. Pound/Space/Quiet Mode key

Keys

The following list correlates to the open and front view illustrations.
1. Display — This screen displays all the information needed to operate your phone.
2. Soft key — Performs the functions indicated by the screen text on the bottom of the display.
3. Send key — Allows you to place or receive a call. In standby mode, press the key once to access the Recent Call log. If you press and hold the key down, you will initiate the most recent call from the Recent Call log.
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4. Clear key — Deletes characters from the display when
you are in text entry mode. When in a main menu, press to return to the previous menu.
5. Voicemail key — Press and hold to automatically dial your voicemail.
] character for calling
6. Asterisk/Shift key — Enters the features. In text mode, press to change the character input type.
7. Power Interface Connector — The power interface connector is used to plug in the charging accessories.
8. Microphone — The Microphone allows the other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
9. Pound/Space/Quiet Mode key — Enters the pound character for calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a space between characters. Press and hold to place handset in Quiet mode.
10.Alphanumeric keypad — Use these keys to enter numbers, letters and characters.
11.End key — Ends a call. Press and hold this key for a few seconds to power your phone On or Off. While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels you input. When you receive an incoming call, press to reject call.
12.WAP Browser/Menu confirm key — When navigating through a menu accepts the highlighted choice in the menu. If you press once in Idle mode, the WAP browser will launch.
13.Navigation key — This key allows you to scroll through phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone functions from standby mode.
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Front View of Your Phone

14.Earpiece — The earpiece allows you to hear the other
caller.
Front View of Your Phone
9. Antenna
1. Headset Connector
2. Record Audio key
3. Volume/Menu Navigation key
8. External Speaker
7. Voice Command / Speakerphone key
6. External LCD
5. Camera key
4. Camera Lens

Keys

The following list correlates to the open and front view illustrations.
1. Headset Connector — Allows you to plug in a headset for safe, convenient, hands-free conversations.
2. Record Audio key — In Idle mode, press to launch the Record Audio application.
3. Volume/Menu Navigation key — Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call.
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The volume key can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press the volume key up or down.
4. Camera Lens — The lens of your built-in camera.
5. Camera key — In Idle mode, press to launch the
camera in your phone.
6. External LCD — Your phone has an external display on the front of the phone. It indicates when you have an incoming call or message. It also displays date, time, reception, battery power, and any icons associated with alerts, such as messages, or a set alarm.
7. Voice Command/Speakerphone key — During a call, press to switch from earpiece to external speaker. In Idle mode, press and hold to launch Voice Command.
8. External Speaker — The external speaker allows you to hear the other caller when using the speaker phone option.
9. Antenna — Used to obtain maximum reception.

Backlight

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A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad when you press any key or open the phone. It turns off when no keys are pressed withi n a gi ven per iod of time, and/or dims the light, depending on the settings in the Backlight menu.
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Internal Display Layout

The display has 3 areas:
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Internal Display Layout

Icons

Text and graphics area
Icons
Menu
Contacts
Soft key function indicators (If your Carrier supports AOL Instant Messaging, “AIM” appears instead of “Contacts”)
Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Appears when a new text message has been re cei v ed.
Appears when a new voice mail has been rece ive d.
Appears when a new multimedia message has been received. Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a spe cif i ed time. For detail s, see page “Alarm” on page 146.
Appears when there is no network coverage availabl e.
Appears when a call is in progress.
Appears when you are connected to a WAP service.
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Appears when the Call For w ar di ng f eature i s active. For details, see page “Call Forwarding” on page 106.
Appears when incoming call Alert Type is set to Vibration.
Appears when an incoming call Alert Type is set to Vibration then Melody.
Appears when incoming call Alert Type is set to Vibration & melody.
Appears when Quiet Mode, Silent All is active.
Appears when Quiet Mode, Vibration All is active.
Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have remaining.
Indicates that a Bluetooth device is connected.

Selecting Functions and Options

Your phone offers a set of functions that can be customized for your ease and specific needs. These
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functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed using the two soft keys. Each menu and sub­menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.
In some functions, you may be asked for a password or PIN. Enter the code and press the OK soft key or the
key.
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Command Keys

When you access a list of options, your phone highlights the currently active option. If, however , there are only two options, such as On/Off or Enable/ Disable, your phone highlights the option that is not currently active, so that you can select it directly.

Selecting Options

To view the various functions and options available and to select the one you want:
• Press the appropriate soft key.
• To select the function displayed or the option hi ghli ghted, press
the Select soft key or the key.
• To view the next function or highlight the next option on a list,
press the Down navigation key or the key on the left side of the phone.
• To move back to the previous function or option on a list, press
the Up key or the key on the left side of the phone.
• To move back up one level in the menu structure, press the
Left navigation key or the Back soft key.
• To exit the menu structure without changing the settings, press
the key.
Command Keys
Functions for the soft keys are defined by what appears above each in the display. There are two soft keys, the left soft key and the right soft key .

Soft Keys

The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are currently using; the labels on the bottom line of the display just above each key indicate their current role.
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Left Soft Key
Some functions of the left soft key are as follows.
• In the Idle screen, press the Menu (left) soft key to open
the Menu screen.
• When in a menu mode the left soft key function is Select.
Right Soft Key
Some functions of the right soft key are as follows.
• In the Idle screen, press the Contacts (right) soft key to
open the Contact List screen.
Note: If your contract includes Instant Messaging (IM) service, the right soft key
is labeled AIM in Idle mode. Pressing the AIM soft key opens
the AIM menu screen.
• When in a menu mode the right soft key function is Back.

Clear Key

The CLR key is used to erase or clear numbers, text, or symbols from the display. You can also use to return to a previous menu or to return to standby mode from any menu.
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• If you enter an incorrect character, briefly press to
backspace (and delete) the character.
• To erase the entire sentence, press and hold .
• To back up one menu level, briefly press .

End Key

The End key is used to turn on/off your phone, disconnect calls, and return to the standby mode.
• Press and hold the End key to turn on your phone.
• Briefly press once to disconnect a call.
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Command Keys
• Press to return to standby mode from any menu, or to
cancel the last input.

Send Key

The Send key is used to answer calls, dial calls, and to recall the last number(s) dialed, re cei ved, or missed.
• Press once to answer calls.
• Enter a number and briefly press to make a call.
• Briefly press in standby mode to display a list of recent
calls to and from your phone.
• Press twice in standby mode to call the most recent
number.
• Press to pick up a waiting call. Press again to switch
back to the other call.

Navigation Key

Use the directional keys on the navigation key to browse menus, sub menus, and lists. Pr ess the up or down navigation when jumping to highlighted links on the web.
Each key also acts as a shortcut to launch applications. The Down navigation key is set as the shortcut to the Contact List. The Left, Up, and Right navigation keys are setup as *User-Defined Shortcut Keys. To set the shortcut key functions see “Shortcut” on page 104.
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Camera *
Create Text Message *
File Manager *
Contact List *
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All shortcut keys are user-definable

Speakerphone Key

Use the speakerphone key (located on the right side of your phone) to switch from using the earpiece to using the speakerphone during a call. Use the volume keys (located on the left side of your phone) to adjust the volume.
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