Samsung SGHI610 Users Manual

Draft 01

SW ver.: I610XAFE2

(2006. 07. 06)

Smartphone

SGH-i610

User’s Guide

Table of contents

Important safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CHAPTER 1 Getting started

What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Charging your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Turning your phone on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

CHAPTER 2 The basics

Using the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Start menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Customising your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Searching for items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Locking the keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using an optional memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Adding and removing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Managing certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Resetting your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

SIM Application Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

CHAPTER 3 Synchronisation

Installing ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Customising connection settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting your phone to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Synchronising information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Customising synchronisation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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CHAPTER 4 Call functions

Turning the phone functions on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Dialling screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Advanced calling features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Answering or ignoring a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Options during a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Call-related features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Customising your phone functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

CHAPTER 5 Messaging, Internet, and Messenger

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Pocket MSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

CHAPTER 6 Organiser

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

D-Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

NotePad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Voice Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

CHAPTER 7 Multimedia

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Pod Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

RSS Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Contents Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

CHAPTER 8 Extra programs

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Smart Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

StopWatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Voice Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Picsel Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Download Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

File Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

CHAPTER 9 Getting connected

Beaming with Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Connecting to a computer via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Internet Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Connecting to the Internet or your network . . . . . . . . . 153

CHAPTER 10 Troubleshooting

General problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Call problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Power and charging problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Program problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

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CHAPTER 11 Regulatory notices

SAR certification information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

European union notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Safety precautions for power supply unit . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Microsoft End User licence Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS . . . 178

Important safety precautions

Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal.

Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press .

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you and your phone and may be dangerous.

CAUTION:

• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

At ver y hig h volume s, prolonged listening to a headset can damage your hearing.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may install or repair your phone. Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty.

For more detailed safety information, see “Important safety information” on page 172.

Getting started

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Smartphone! This chapter helps you set up your phone, charge the phone’s batteries, and familiarise yourself with the different components of your phone.

What’s in the box?

Your package contains the following items:

Phone

Travel charger

* One contains Microsoft ActiveSync software, Add-on software and

programs, and the other contains User’s Guide in PDF format.

In addition, you can obtain the following accessories for your phone from your local Samsung dealer:

• Car charger/adapter • Desktop holder

• Standard battery • Bluetooth hands-free car kit

• Travel charger • Straight headset

• PC data cable • Bluetooth USB dongle kit

• Bluetooth mono & stereo headset

Note

: The items supplied with your phone and the accessories

available at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider.

PC data cable

CD-ROMs

Battery

Quick Reference Guide

Getting to know your phone

Front view

Getting started

Earpiece

OK key

Left soft key

Headset jack

Home key

Volume keys

Send key

Internal camera lens

Display

Navigation (Up/Down/ Left/Right) keys

Right soft key

Video call key

End/Power on or off key

Back/Clear key

Alphanumeric keys/ Special function keys

Microphone

Rear view

External

display

Keys of your phone

Key Description

Press to perform the command shown on the screen immediately above the key.

Press to switch to the Home screen from a program.

Press to make or answer a video call.

Getting started

External camera lens

Battery lock

Quick List key

Camera key

Memory card slot

• Press to scroll through a list.

• Press to move the cursor in a text input field.

• Press to confirm your selection or input.

Getting started

Key Description

• Press to open the Dialling screen.

• Press to make or answer a call.

• Press to return to the previous screen.

• Press to delete characters in a text input field.

• Press and hold to turn the phone on or off.

• Press to end a call.

• Press to exit a program.

~ Press to enter numbers, characters, and

symbols.

Press to delete characters.

Press to switch between using the characters on the upper half of the keys and the characters on the lower half in a text input filed.

Press to change the text input mode.

Press and hold to insert a specified international call prefix.

Press and hold to activate or deactivate the Silent profile from the Home screen.

• Press to confirm your selection or input.

• Press to start a new line in a text input field.

Getting started

Key Description

• Press to adjust the earpiece and speaker volume.

• Press to mute the call ringer as a call comes in. Press and hold to reject the call.

Press to open the Quick List screen.

• Press to open the Voice Notes program.

• Press and hold to turn on the camera.

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, any optional services available, and many other details.

• Keep all miniature SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

• The SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when handling the card.

• When installing the SIM card, always make sure that the phone is switched off before you remove the battery.

Getting started

Inserting the SIM card

1. If necessary, remove the battery by referring to

page 13.

2. Insert and slide the SIM card, as shown, ensuring that

the gold coloured contacts of the card are face down into the phone.

Continue to install the battery. See the next page.

Removing the SIM card

To remove the SIM card, slide the card out of the holder, as shown.

Getting started

Installing the battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery.

Installing the battery

1. Place the battery on the back of the phone so that its

tabs align with the corresponding slots on the phone.

2. Press the battery down until it cliks into place.

Removing the battery

1. If necessary, switch off the phone by pressing and

holding

until the power-off image displays.

2. While pressing and holding the battery lock, lift the

battery away from the phone.

Getting started

Charging your phone

Use Samsung-approved chargers or adapters to charge your phone.

1. Plug the connector of the travel charger into the jack at

the bottom of the phone.

2. Plug the travel charger into a standard AC wall outlet.

The LED on the charger will indicate the charging progress by the following colours:

• Red: The phone is being charged.

• Green: The phone is fully charged.

• Orange: The travel charger is not plugged in correctly. Check the phone and the charger.

3. When charging is finished, unplug the travel charger from the wall outlet.

Getting started

4. Remove the travel charger from the phone by pressing the buttons on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out.

Note

: Do not remove the battery while charging. It may cause

malfunctions and may damage the phone.

Low battery warning

Your phone displays the Battery Very Low icon ( ) and a warning message when the battery gets very low. If this happens, charge the battery.

Turning your phone on or off

Press and hold logged into your home network and receives the signal from the network. You can now make or answer a call and use programs on the phone.

To turn off the phone, press and hold

to turn on your phone. The phone is

The basics

This chapter explains basic information about using your phone, such as customising your phone and using online help.

Using the Home screen

When you turn on your phone, the Home screen, the phone’s idle screen, appears. You can also access this screen by pressing from any program.

On the Home screen, you can view important information for the day or messages at a glance. You can also quickly switch to the programs you recently accessed.

Status icons indicates

your phone’s current

status. See the next

page.

Quick Launcher: Select to

view appointments or

messages or access recent

programs you used.

Press the left soft key to open the switch to a program.

Start

menu and

Press the right soft key to open

Contacts

The basics

Status bar

On the top line of the screen, the status bar displays icons to show your phone’s current status. Followings are some of the status icons you may see:

Icon Description

Shows the strength of the signal. You can also view the following service status:

• : You are out of a service area.

• : The phone functions are turned off.

Appears when a call is in progress.

Appears when a data call is in progress.

Appears when the current call is on hold.

Appears when a GPRS connection is available in the network. When a GPRS connection is active,

appears.

Appears when you are roaming out of your home service area and logged onto a different GPRS network.

Appears when a

3G (UMTS) connection is

available in the network.

Shows the level of your battery power. The more bars you see, the more power you have remaining.

When the battery level is very low, appears.

Appears when the ring type has been set to

Silent

in the current profile. For details, see page

26.

Icon Description

Appears when the ring type has been set to

Vibrate

in the current profile or the ring tone has been set to when the Silent profile is activated. For details, see page 26.

Indicates that you can make calls using phone line 1 or 2 only (network service).

Appears when you are roaming outside of your home area and logged onto a different network.

Appears when Bluetooth is activated. For details, see page 148.

Appears when an error occurs during synchronisation.

Appears when a text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) message has been received.

Appears when an instant message has been received.

Appears when a new voicemail has been received.

• : A new voicemail from line 1.

• : A new voicemail from line 2.

• : A new voicemail from both lines.

Appears when there is a call you have missed.

Vibrate

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in Sounds. Also, appears

Appears when you have set incoming calls to be diverted to another destination.

The basics

Accessing information from the Home screen

From the Home screen, you can:

• access the most recently accessed programs

• view upcoming appointments

• view unread text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages

• access the file directory of your phone or memory card

• turn on the FM radio

To access information on each item:

1. From the

Home

screen, scroll to the item you want on the Quick Launcher by pressing the Navigation keys, and press .

2. Access appointments or messages, access the file directory, or turn on the FM radio.

For more information on changing these items, see the appropriate instructions for each task in this guide.

3. Press or to return to the Home screen.

Note

: To ensure that operations, such as moving or saving

files, proceed to completion, wait at least 50 seconds before removing the battery.

The basics

Customising the Home screen

You can customise the Home screen according to your preferences.

Setting the Home screen properties

1. On the

2. Select

Home screen, press the Start

Settings →

Display →

Home Screen

soft key.

3. Press the Up or Down key to scroll to an option, and press the Left or Right key to change the setting.

The following options are available:

•

Home screen layout

: Select the layout to be used for

the Home screen.

•

Colour scheme

: Select the colour scheme to be used

for the Home screen.

•

Background image

: Select an image to use as a

background image on the Home screen.

•

Time out

: Specify the length of time the phone waits before returning the display to the Home screen if the phone is not used.

Done

4. When you have finished, press the

soft key.

Changing the right soft key function

Contacts is assigned by default to the right soft key on the Home screen. You can change the program assignment for the key.

1. On the

Home screen, press the Start

soft key.

2. Select

setting

Settings →

More... →

HomeScreen RSK

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3. Select the program you want.

4. Enter the name to be displayed on the Home screen for the program in the

Display Name

field.

5. When you have finished, press the

Done

soft key.

Start menu screen

On the Start menu, you can access all of the programs in

Start

your phone. On the Home screen, press the to open the Start menu screen.

You can change the start menu type. Press the key and select Then select the option you want.

Settings →

Display →

Start Menu Style

Opening programs or folders

soft key

Start

soft

Scroll to a program or a folder by pressing the Navigation keys and press to open it. You can also press the number key assigned to the program you want.

The basics

Note

: Using the Program Launcher, you can view the

programs in the Start menu categorised by type, and quickly access the program you want. To open the Program Launcher, press and hold on the Home screen.

Switching between programs

Your phone is a multi-tasking device. You can run multiple programs at the same time and switch from one program to another. From any program, press or to switch to the Home screen. Then access another program from the Quick Launcher or Start menu.

Note

: When you use a GPRS connection, pressing

terminates the connection. If you want the current connection to continue, press , or as many times as necessary, to switch to the Home screen.

Closing programs

Using Task Manager, you can end the programs which are currently open.

1. On the Home screen, press the

the

2. Select

3. Scroll to a program, press the of the running programs, press the select

soft key.

Accessories →

Stop All

Task Manager

Stop

Start

soft key and then

soft key. To close all

soft key and

The basics

Entering text

Your phone is equipped with a QWERTY keypad to support easy and quick text input. You can enter text as you would when using a computer’s keyboard.

The keys are labelled with alphabet on the upper half and numbers and symbols on the lower half. Press the key corresponding to the character you want to enter until it displays. To switch between using the upper characters and lower characters, press .

You can move the cursor by pressing the Navigation keys. To delete a character, press .

In addition, you can use the following function keys:

• : deletes characters.

• : starts a new line.

• : inserts a space between characters.

• : changes case to capital.

• : changes the text input mode. You can switch

between ABC mode and T9 mode in which displays the word choices for your key presses. 123 mode and Symbol mode are also available for entering numbers and symbols.

The basics

Customising your phone

You can customise the phone settings to suit the way you work.

Regional settings

Using

Regional Settings

currency, and time and date formats appropriate to the countries in question.

, you can change number,

On the Home screen, press the

Select

3. Select the option you want in each field.

4. When you have finished, press the

5. If you changed the the OK soft key.

Then you need to turn the phone off and then back on to make your changes take effect.

Settings →

More... →

Language

Start

soft key.

Regional Settings

Done

soft key.

Locale

option, press

Time and date settings

The

Date and Time

time, and time zone.

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

3. Select your time zone and set the current date and time.

Settings → Clock & Alarm → Date and Time

Note

: By using

can set alarms to sound at a specified time.

setting enables you to set the date,

Start

soft key.

Alarm

on the Clock & Alarm screen, you

The basics

4. When you have finished, press the

Note

: You can change the time and date format to be

displayed in

Regional Settings

Done

soft key.

. To set AM or PM in

12-hour time format, press any number keys.

Power settings

You can conserve battery power by adjusting the time-out settings for the display and the backlight of the keypad and display or adjusting the display brightness.

Home

1. On the

2. Select

screen, press the

Settings → Power Management

3. Select the power settings:

•

Main battery

: You can check the remaining battery

power.

•

Backlight time out on battery

length of time the backlight stays on. A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad. When you press any key, the backlight turns on and remains on for the backlight time out period.

•

Backlight time out on AC

of time the backlight stays on while charging.

•

Display time out

: You can select the length of time the display stays on. During standby, the phone goes to Sleep mode after a specified period of time, so very little power is being consumed.

•

Display Brightness

: You can adjust the brightness

for the display.

Start

soft key.

: You can select the

: You can select the length

4. When you have finished, press the

Done

soft key.

The basics

Accessibility settings

You can configure the options to increase the accessibility to your phone’s functions.

Start

1. On the Home screen, press the

soft key.

2. Select

3. Select the options you want.

4. When you have finished, press the

Settings → More... → Accessibility

•

System font size

your screen.

•

Multipress time out

between key presses when entering text.

•

Confirmation time out

an unconfirmed action times out.

•

In-call alert volume

alert tone that sounds when you are on a call.

: You can set the size of the font on

: You can set the length of time

: You can set the delay before

: You can set the volume of the

Done

soft key.

Sound settings

You can customise sound settings for various events on the phone.

Setting sounds and notifications

Your phone reminds you in various ways when you have something to do, receive a message, or press the keys on the phone. For example, if you have set up an appointment, you are notified in any of the following ways:

• A sound, which you can specify, plays,

•The LED indicator flashes, or

• Your phone vibrates.

The basics

You can change phone sounds by choosing types or sounds for each event.

To choose a ringtone for the call ringer:

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

Settings → Sounds → Ring Tone

Start

soft key.

3. Select the ringtone you want.

4. Press the

To choose other reminder types and sounds:

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

Done

soft key.

Start

soft key.

Settings → Sounds → Other Sounds

3. Select the event for which to specify a sound.

4. Select the reminder type or ringtone.

5. When you have finished, press the

Notes

Done

soft key.

• You can connect to the Internet and then download ringtones that are in a .wav or .mid format.

• To use an .mp3 or .wma file as your call ringtone, it must be saved in a Storage or Storage Card folder.

Changing the sound profile

Using Profiles, you can adjust and customise the phone tones for different events or environments and then apply the settings as a group. The currently selected profile displays on the Home screen.

To change profiles:

The basics

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

Settings → Profiles

Start

soft key.

. The list of profiles opens.

3. Select the profile you want.

If you select

Automatic

switch between

Normal

, the profile will automatically

and

Meeting

according to your

calendar items.

Notes

• You can quickly change the profile. Press and hold and select the profile you want from the Quick List.

• You can quickly activate or deactivate the Silent profile by pressing and holding from the Home screen.

To customise profiles:

1. On the Profiles screen, scroll to the profile you want.

2. Press the

soft key and select

Edit

3. Change the settings in each field. Available options may

differ, depending on the selected profile.

4. When you have finished, press the

Notes

Done

soft key.

• To change all profile settings to their factory default, press

the

default

soft key from the profile list and select

• For the Headset profile, when you set the ring type to or

Vibrate

Auto-answer in

, you must manually answer calls even if the

option is activated.

Reset to

Silent

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Customising R2VS settings

R2VS is a suite of 3D sound, bass enhancement, and mono and stereo speaker technologies designed to improve the quality of mobile audio, e.g. cellular phone sound quality.

To enjoy music with high audio quality, enable the R2VS feature.

Start

1. On the Home screen, press the

soft key.

2. Select

Settings → Sounds → R2VS

3. Set each option:

R2VS

•

: Enable or disable the R2VS feature.

Sound Mode

3D Sound Effect

: Select a sound mode.

: Set the 3D sound effect by

adjusting the slider.

•

EQ Mode

: Select a equaliser mode. You can manually

set each component by adjusting the sliders.

Done

4. When you have finished, press the

soft key.

Owner information

Owner Information identifies the owner or user of the phone. Set your contact information in case you have lost the phone.

Start

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

Settings → More... → Owner Information

3. Fill in each input field.

4. When you have finished, press the

soft key.

Done

soft key.

The basics

Error reporting setting

Your phone has the Error Reporting function which informs you of errors in a program that can give a crash to the phone system. You can enable or disable this function.

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

3. Select

Settings → More... → Error Reporting

Enable

Disable

Start

soft key.

and press the

Done

soft key.

Security settings

With options in Security, you can protect your phone and SIM card from unauthorised use.

Locking the phone

You can protect your phone using the Device Lock feature. Once the feature is enabled, your phone is automatically locked after the specified period of inactivity.

Note

: Even if the phone is locked, you will be able to receive

calls.

To lock the phone:

1. On the Home screen, press the

2. Select

3. Select

Settings → Security → Device Lock

Prompt if device unused for

length of time the phone waits for before locking itself when it is not in use.

Start

soft key.

and select a

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