Samsung SGHI900 Users Manual

9. User Manual

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your device depending on the software of the device or your service provider.

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Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA

English (EU). 03/2008. Rev. 1.0

SGH-i900

user manual

Using this guide

This user’s guide has been specially designed to guide you through the functions and features of your device.

For any topi cs n ot covered in this guide , please refer to the Help embedded in the Windows Mobile system.

Instructional icons

Before you star t, familiarise yourself w ith the icons you will see in this guide:

Warning—situations that could cause injury to your self or others

Caution—situations that could cause damage t o your device or other equipmen t

Note—notes, usage tips, or additional information

6 Professional operating

→

[ ]

Refer to—pages with rela te d information; for example:

p. 12 (represents "see page

12") Followed by—the order of options

or menus you must select to perform a step; for example: T ap

Start

→

(represents

Programs Camera

Square brackets—device keys; for example: [ ] (represents the Power key)

Programs

, followed by

)

Start

, followed by

→

Camera

Copyrights and tradem ar ks

Rights to all technologies and products that comprise this device are the property of their respective owners:

• This product includes software licen sed from MS, an affiliate of t he Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft and software bearing the Microsoft name are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Before using this product, refer to the MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS FOR WINDOWS MOBILE 6 SOFTWARE Agreement at the back of this guide for information about right s and restrictions.

• Java™ is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Bluetooth the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide—Bluetooth QD ID: B0XXXXX

is a registered trademark of

Contents

Safety and usage information ............. 4

1. Enter text 10

Change the text input method ...........10

Change the default text input method .10 Enter text with the onscreen keyboard 10

Enter text with Letter Recognizer .......11

Enter text with Block Recognizer ........11

Enter text with Transcriber ................12

Create a sketch ................................13

2. Communication 14

Calls ...............................................14

Messaging .......................................15

3. Media 18

Camera .......................................... 18

Media Album ...................................20

Photo Slides ....................................22

Touch Player ...................................23

FM Radio ........................................ 24

4. Personal productivity 26

Contacts ......................................... 26

Calendar ........................................ 28

Office Mobile ...................................28

Notes .............................................30

Tasks .............................................31

Alarms ........................................... 31

Contents

5. Web 33

Windows Live ..................................33

Messenger ......................................33

RSS Reader .....................................34

Google Launcher ..............................35

Google Maps ...................................35

Resetting Google Maps ......................36

6. Connectivity 37

Bluetooth ........................................37

ActiveSync ......................................39

7. Additional programs 42

Games ............................................42

Java ...............................................42

Calculator .......................................42

Smart Converter ..............................43

Task Manager .................................43

Search your device ..........................44

Launcher ........................................ 44

File Explorer ................................... 44

8. Troubleshooting 45

9. M ICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE

TERMS FOR WINDOWS MOBILE 6 SOFTWARE Agreement 49

Index 57

Safety and usage information

Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations and ensure peak performance of your device.

Safety warnings

Keep your device away from small children and pets

Keep your device and all accesso ries out o f the reach of small children or animals. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed.

Protect your hearing

Listening to a headset at high volumes can damage y our hearing. Use only the minimum volume setting necessary to hear your conversation or music.

Install mobile devices and equipment with caution

Ensure that any mobile devices or related equipment installed in your ve hicle are securely mounted. Avoid placing your device and accessories near or in an air bag deployment area. Improperly installed wireless equipment can cause serious in jury when air bags inflate rapidly.

Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care

• Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers specifically designed for your device. Incompatible batteries and chargers can cause serious injuries or damage to your device.

• Never dispose of batteries in a fire. Follow all local regulations when disposing of used batteries.

• Never place batteries or devices on or in heating devices, such as microwave ovens, stoves, or radiators. Batteries may explode when overheated.

Safety and usage information

• Never crush or puncture the battery. Avoid exposing the battery to high external pressure, which can lead to an internal short circuit and overheating.

Avoid interference with pacemakers

Maintain a minimum of 15 cm (6 inches) between mobile devices and pacemakers to avoid potential interference, as recommended by manufacturers and the independent research group, Wireless Technology Research. If you have any reason to suspect that your device is interfering with a pacemaker or other medical device, turn off the device immediately and cont act t he manufacturer of the pacemaker or medical device for guidance.

Turn off the device in potentia lly explosive environments

Do not use y o ur d evice at refuelling p o ints (service stations) or near fuels or chemica ls. Tu rn off your device whenever directed by warning signs or instructions. Your device could cause explosions or fire in and around fuel or chemical storage and transf er ar e as or blasting areas. Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same compartment as the device, its parts, or accessories.

Reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries

When sending text messages or playing games on your device, hold the device with a relaxed grip, press the keys lightly, use special features that reduce the number of keys you have to press (such as templates and predictive text), and take frequent breaks.

Safety and usage information

Safety precautions

Drive safely at al l tim es

Avoid using your device while driving and obey all regulations that restrict the use of mobile devices while driving. Use handsfree accessories to increase your safety when possible.

Follow all safety warnings and regulations

Comply with any regulations that restrict the use of a mo b ile d evice in a certain area.

Use only Samsung-approved accessories

Using incompatible accessories may damage your device or cause injury.

Turn off the device near medical equipment

Your device ca n interfere with medical equipment in hospitals or health care facilities. Follow all reg ulations, posted warnings, and directions from medical personnel.

Turn off the device or disable the wireless functions when in an aircraft

Your de vice ca n cause interference with aircraft equipment. Follow all airline regulations and turn off your device or switch to a mode that disables the wireless functions wh en directed by airlin e personnel.

Protect batteries and chargers from damage

• Avoid exposing batteries to very cold or very hot temperatures (below 0° C/32° F or above 45° C/113° F). Extreme temperatures can reduce the cha rging capacity and life of your batter ies.

Safety and usage information

• Prevent batteries fr o m contacting metal objects, as this can create a connection between the + and - terminals of your batteries and lead to temporary or permanent battery damage.

• Never use a damaged charger or battery.

Handle your device carefully and sensibly

• Do not allow your device to get wet— liquids can cause serious damage. Do not handle your device with wet hands. Water damage to your device can void your manufacturer’s warrant y.

• Avoid using or storing your device in dusty , dirty areas to prevent damage to moving parts.

• Your device is a comple x e lectronic device—protect it from impacts and rough handling to avoid serious damage.

• Do not paint your device, as paint can clog moving parts and prevent proper operation.

• Avoid using the device’s c amera flash or light close to the eyes of children or animals.

• Your device and memory cards may be damaged by exposure to magnetic fields. Do not use carrying cases or accessories with magnetic closures or allow your device to come in contact with magnetic fields for extended periods of t ime.

Avoid interference with other electronic devices

Your device e m its radio frequency (RF) signals that may interfere with unshielded or improperly shielded electronic equipment, such as pacemakers, hearing aids, medical devices, and other electronic devices in homes or vehicles. Consult the manufacturers of your electronic devices to solve any interference problems you experience.

Safety and usage information

Important usage information

Use your device in the normal position

Avoid contact with your device’s internal antenna.

Allow only qualified personnel to service your de v ic e

Allowing unqualified personnel to service your device may result in damage to your device and will void your warranty.

Ensure maximum battery and charger life

• Avoid charging batteries for more than a week, as overcharging may shorten battery life.

• Over time, unused batteries will discharge and must be recharged before use.

• Disconnect chargers from power sources when not in use.

• Use batteries only for their in te nded purpose.

Handle SIM cards and memory cards with care

• Do not remove a card while the device is transferring or accessing information, as this could result in loss of data and/or damage to the card or device.

• Protect cards from strong shocks, static electricity, and electrical noise from other devices.

• Frequent writing and erasing will shorten the life span of memory cards.

• Do not touch gold-coloured contacts or terminals with yo ur fingers or metal objects. If dirty, wipe the card with a soft cloth.

Ensure access to emergency services

Emergency calls from your device may not be possible in some areas or circum stances. Before travelling in remote or undeveloped areas, plan an alterna te method of contacting emergency services personnel.

Safety and usage information

Enter text

With your device’s touch screen , you can type or write text and create drawings in notes, documents, and messages.

Change the text input method

When you tap a text field, your device will show an input panel at the bottom of the screen. You can tap the arrow next to the input panel icon and choose one of the following input methods for entering text:

• Onscreen keyboard ( )

•Letter recognizer ( )

• Block recognizer ( )

• T ranscriber ( ) You can tap the input panel icon at any time

to show or hide the input panel.

Change the default text input method

1. From an y tex t fiel d, ta p the arrow nex t to

the input panel icon.

Options...

2. T ap

3. From the

input method.

4. Tap .

Input Method

You can also set options for some input methods.

tab, choose an

Enter text with the onscreen keyboard

1. T ap the input pa nel icon.

2. Tap the arrow next to the input panel icon

and select

Keyboard

Enter text

3. Tap c har acters to enter your text. To switch to numbers and symbols, tap

123

. To access special characters, tap áü.

Enter text with Letter Recognizer

Use the stylus to write individual letters and numbers on the touch screen.

Make a call from the contact list

1. T ap the input pane l icon.

2. Tap th e arrow next to the input panel icon and select

3. Write each character in the writing area at the b ottom of the scree n:

• Write upper-case letters in the

column on the le ft sid e of the writing area.

• Write lower-case le tters in the

column in the middle of the writing area.

Letter Recognizer

ABC

abc

• Write numbers an d symb ols in the column on the right side of the writing area.

To view demonstrations of how to write characters, tap .

123

Enter text with Block Recognizer

Use the stylus to write individual letters and numbers in text in the Palm Grafitti style.

Make a call from the contact list

1. T ap the input pa nel icon.

2. Tap the arrow next to the input panel icon and select

3. Write each character in the writing area at the b o ttom of the screen :

• Write letters on the left side of the

writing area.

Block Recognizer

Enter text

• Write numbers on the right of the writing area.

Drag the stylus upward to change case (

ABC, Abc

screen to enter symbols ( will change to ).

, or

abc

). T a p on ce on the

123

abc

To view demonstrations of how to write characters, tap .

Enter text with Transcriber

With T ranscriber, you can write anywhere on the screen. Unlike Letter Recognizer or Block Recognizer, you can use cursive (joined-up) handwriting to write complete words.

1. T ap the input pane l icon.

2. Tap th e arrow next to the input panel icon and select

3. Write legibly anywhere on the screen.

4. Pause and allow Transcriber to convert your writing to text.

Transcriber

You ca n access the following tools from the T ranscriber toolbar:

Tap To

Change Transcriber options View demonstrations of how to

write characters Open the list of punctuation

marks, symbols, and numbers

A, a

Change the input mode to

123

Insert a space Start a new line Move the cursor to the left Move the cursor to the right Clear your input

Open the Help application

Create a sketch

With Notes, you can create and capture sketches.

Start

1. From the Today screen, tap

Programs

2. T ap

3. Make a stroke that crosses at least three ruled lines to start a drawing frame.

Sketches that do not cross three ruled lines will be treated as writing.

4. Continue your sketch with stroke s.

To edit a sketch, tap Tap and hold the stylus pen on the sketch

until the selection handles appear. You can then tap and hold the handles to drag or resize the sketch or tap other options.

New

→

Notes

→

Draw

to access

Enter text

Communication

Your device allow s yo u to se nd and receive many types of calls and messages o v e r cellular networks and the wireless web.

Calls

Learn to use your device’ s call functions. F or basic call functions, see the Quick Start Guide.

Call an international number

1. Press and hold [0] to insert the + character (this replaces the international access code).

2. Press th e number keys to enter the complete number you want to dial (country code, area code, and phone number), and then tap [] to dial.

3. To end the call, tap

Talk

or press

End

or press [ ].

Make a call from the contact list

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Contacts

2. Scroll to a contact and tap the contac t’s name.

3. Tap the number you want to dial.

4. To end the call, tap

to open your co ntact list.

To search for a contact, tap the E n te r a name... field and enter a few letters of the contact’s name.

Start →

End

or press [ ].

Make a call from Call History

1. Press [ ].

2. Scroll to a contact and tap the contac t’s name.

3. Tap the number you want to dial.

End

4. To end the call, tap

or press [ ].

Communication

Forward calls

1. From the Today screen, tap

Settings

2. From the

Forwarding

3. Tap a forw arding option and enter a phone number.

4. Tap .

→

Phone

Services

→

Get Settings...

tab, tap

Start →

Call

Bar (block) calls

1. From the Today screen, tap

Settings

2. From the

→

3. Tap th e type of calls you w an t to bar.

4. Tap .

→

Phone

Services

Get Settings...

tab, tap

Start →

Call Barring

Messaging

Learn to use messaging functions. For instructions on entering text, see "Enter

p. 10

text."

Send a text message

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Messaging

2. T ap

3. Enter a destination number or tap

→

Add Recipient...

4. T ap the st ylus in the m es sage body.

5. Enter your message text.

6. T ap

→

SMS/MMS

Menu → New → SMS

Send

to send the message.

Start →

. .

to select a contact.

Communication

Send a multimedia message

1. From the Today screen, tap

Messaging

2. T ap

3. Enter a destination num b er o r t ap

→

Add Recipients

4. T ap the S ubject field and enter a message subject.

5. T ap th e stylus in the message body.

6. Enter your message text.

7. Tap an attachment icon to add a file to the message:

• : attach a picture

• : attach a music file

• : attach a video

• : capture and attach a photo

• : record and attach a voice memo

8. T ap

→

SMS/MMS

Menu → New → MMS

to select a contact.

Send

to send the message.

Start →

Send an email message

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Messaging

2. Tap the name of an email account.

3. T ap

4. Enter the recipient’s address in the To field or tap select a contact.

5. T ap the subject field and enter a message subject.

6. T ap the st ylus in the m es sage body.

7. Enter your message text.

8. To add an attachment, tap

Insert

9. T ap

Menu → New

The Cc and Bcc fields are located above the from field.

→

an attachment type.

Send

Menu → Add Recipient...

to send the message.

Start →

Menu →

Communication

Retrieve email from a web server

Before you retrie ve email m essages fro m an internet service provider or VPN connection, you must create an email account.

To retrieve messages from your Outlook account, see "Synchronise y o ur data."

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1. From the Today screen, tap

Messaging

2. Tap the name of an email account.

Menu → Send/Receive

3. T ap

Start →

View messages

You ca n access message folders for all your messaging accounts (email, SMS , and MMS) in one location.

To view messages,

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Messaging

2. T ap

SMS/MMS

or the name of an email

account. The Inbox for the account you selected

will open.

While viewing message folders, you can switch message folders or accounts by using the drop-down menu at the top left of the screen.

Start ’

Media

Learn to use the Camera, Media Album, Photo Slides, T ouch Player, and FM Radio. To learn about your device’s other media functions, refer to the Windows Mobile Help.

Camera

Your device allows you to take digital photos (jpg format) or record videos (3gp format).

You cannot launch Mini Player while using the Camera.

Capture a photo

1. Press and hold [Camera].

2. Rotate the device counter-clockwise to landscape orientation.

3. Aim the lens at the subject and make any adjustments (see "Adjust Camera settings").

• Scroll right o r left to adjust the

brightness.

• Scroll up or down to zoom.

4. Tap , or press the trackpad or [Camera] to capture the image.

Save

5. T ap the viewfinder.

to save the p hoto and r etur n to

View a photo

1. From the viewfinder, tap

2. Tap or to view the previous or next photo.

View

Media

Adjust Camera settings

From the vie wfin der, tap the sc re en to sho w the following icons. Tap an icon, and t hen tap a setting.

Icon Function

Mode (switch to camcorder) Shot mode Picture size Timer White balance

Record video

1. Press and hold [Camera].

2. Rotate the device counter-clockwise to landscape orientation.

→

3. Tap camcorder.

Camcorder

to laun ch the

4. Aim the lens at the subject and make any adjustments (see "Adjust Camcorder settings").

• Scroll right o r left to adjust the

brightness.

• Scroll up or down to zoom.

5. Tap , or press the trackpad or [Camera] to begin recording.

6. When you have finished, tap , or press the trackpad o r [Camera] to stop recording.

Save

7. T ap the viewfinder.

to save the video and return to

Play a video

1. From the viewfinder, tap

2. Tap or to view the previous or next video.

3. T ap to play the video.

View

Media

Adjust Camcorder settings

From the vie wfin der, tap the sc re en to sho w the following icons. Tap an icon, and t hen tap a setting.

Icon Function

Mode (switch to camera)

Video size Timer

White balance Audio

Media Album

With Media Album, you can view and access all the files and folders on your device.

View a photo

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Programs →

2. T ap the drop-down menu in the top left of the screen and select

3. In the list of folders, tap

→

My Pictures

4. Tap a photo name or thumbnail to open it.

While viewing photos, you can perform the following functions:

• To scroll through your photos, tap or

• To zoom, tap

. To return to full screen, tap . To

exit the zoom screen, tap .

Media Album

Zoom

Start →

My Device

My Documents

and then tap or

Media

• T o edit the picture, tap

• To set a photo as a background or caller

• To send a photo, tap

• To print the photo to a Bluetooth printer,

• To view your photos as a slideshow, tap

Image

ID image, tap option.

sending option.

Menu →

tap

Menu → Play Slide Show

Print via Bluetooth

→

Set as

Menu →

→

Edit

→ an

Send

→ a

Play a video

1. From the Today screen, tap

Programs →

2. T ap the drop-down menu in the top left of the screen and select

3. In the list of folders, tap

→

My Videos

4. T ap a video name or thumbnail to open it.

Media Album

Start →

My Device

My Documents

Open documents

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Programs →

2. Locate and open the folder where the document is stored.

3. Tap the document name or thumbnail to open it.

Media Album

Start →

Send a file

1. From the Today scre e n, ta p

Programs →

2. Locate and open the folder where the file is stored.

3. T ap the file.

• To send as a multimedia message,

select

• T o send via the Bluetooth wireless

feature, select

Media Album

→

Send

→ an option to send

as Message X

via Bluetooth X

Start →

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