Samsung SGH-I907 User Manual

SGH-i907 Series

SMART PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .............................................. 4
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Preparing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 2: Customization and Navigation ...................12
Navigating Your PDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Menu Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Customizing Your Start Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Customizing Your Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Customizing Your Today Plus Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Customizing the Special Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 3: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 17
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Locking the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using a microSD Storage Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Programs - Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Managing Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rebooting your Phone after Lockup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Resetting your Phone to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Performing a Manual Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 4: Call Functions ............................................. 32
Turning the Phone Feature On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Roaming-Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 5: Menu Navigation ......................................... 43
Finger Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Today Plus Option Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 6: Entering Text ............................................... 46
Built-in QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Text Entry - Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Text Entry - Word Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Text Entry - Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 7: Contacts ...................................................... 51
Understanding Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Working with your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding Notes to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Speed Dial Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Section 8: Messaging ................................................... 57
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Retrieving a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Accessing Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring Message Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using My Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Accessing E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 9: Changing Your Settings .............................. 71
Device Settings Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Connections Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting a Phone Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Section 10: Microsoft Mobile Applications .................89
Mobile Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Microsoft Mobile Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Office Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Camera and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Application Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Section 11: Personal Organizer .................................103
Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tasks List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Section 12: Synchronization ...................................... 115
Active Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Changing the Synchronization Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista . . . . . 123
Section 13: Network Services .................................... 125
Call Barring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Voicemail and Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Section 14: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Services ................. 129
About Bluetooth Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bluetooth Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Bluetooth Hands-Free Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Bluetooth Virtual Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
ActiveSync via Bluetooth Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 135
About Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Enabling Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Automatically Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Manually Entering Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Changing Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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Section 15: Multimedia ..............................................139
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Storage Card Slot (microSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Section 16: Health and Safety Information ...............145
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 156
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Section 17: Warranty Information .............................165
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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Index ............................................................................ 169

Section 1: Getting Started

This section allows you to start using your phone by activating your service, setting up your voicemail, inserting your battery, and navigating from the
Tod ay
screen.

Understanding this User Manual

The chapters of this guide follow the order of the menus and sub menus. A quick reference index of features begins on page 169.
Important safety information is also included, beginning on page 153, to provide information you should know before using your phone.
Text Conventions
This guide provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following terms appear in place of repeatedly-used procedural steps:
point out
Use the Navigation touch pad ( ) to move the cursor arrow over a menu item or screen item of interest.
select
After “pointing out” a menu item or screen item, press the Action key ( ).
– or –
Use the Stylus to select on a menu item or screen item, to launch, access, or save a highlighted menu item or screen field of interest.

Preparing Your Phone

Before you can activate your new phone, you need to install your SIM card and the phone battery.
Installing Your 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 of children.
1. If in place, remove the battery cover and the battery from
your phone. (For more information, refer to “Removing the
Battery” on page 6.)
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2.
Make sure the gold contacts of the SIM card face into the
phone, then slide the SIM card into the socket, as shown.
Removing the SIM Card
1. If in place, remove the battery cover and the battery from
your phone. (For more information, refer to “Removing the
Battery” on page 6.)
2. Slide the SIM card away from socket, as shown.
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Installing the Battery
The SGH-i907 comes with a standard rechargeable battery and a power accessory.
Note:
This phone comes packaged with a partially-charged, rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery and travel charger.
You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.
1. Place the battery so that the plastic tabs are aligned with
the corresponding holes in the phone.
2. Gently push the battery down until it clicks into place.
Place the battery cover onto the back of the phone by
3.
aligning the tabs with the corresponding slots in the phone.
3. Lift the battery cover off of the phone, bottom end first.
4. Lift the battery up and away from the phone.
4. Slide the battery cover up until it clicks into place.
Removing the Battery
1. Push and hold the battery cover release latch down.
2. Slide the battery cover down.
Charging the Battery
Note:
The SGH-i907 comes with a rechargeable battery. Fully charge this battery before using your phone.
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable standard Li-ion battery. Only use Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.
Note:
Use the Samsung wall charger to charge the battery provided with your
handset.
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+
Plug the terminal end of the wall charger into the phone’s
power/accessory interface connector and the other end
into an electrical outlet.
The Battery Charging icon ( ) replaces the battery
level icon.
Checking Battery Charge
Keeping track of the battery’s charge is important. If the battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically shuts down and you could lose important data.
For a quick check of your phone’s battery charge level, view the battery icon ( ) on the upper right portion of the display. The number of bars indicates the battery charge level.
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To display a more detailed view of the battery’s remaining power, select the
battery
refer to
“Battery tab - Charge state”
Battery Capacity
icon ( )
Battery
tab. (For more information,
on page 7.)
When the battery becomes low, a warning window displays and the backlight turns off.
Note:
Long backlight settings, simultaneous use of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, searching for service, vibrate mode, and browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby times.
There is also an internal backup battery that saves all phone settings if the regular battery is discharged. The internal battery maintains data for approximately four hours. This internal backup battery needs an initial charge of 24 hours.
Perform ActiveSync operations or a backup utility frequently to avoid loosing any information in case the battery is fully discharged. (For more information, refer to “Synchronization” on page 93.)
Battery tab - Charge state
The Battery Tab allows you to view the current power state of the Li-Ion battery. To perform a battery check using the
Start
menu:
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
Settings
Battery
tab.
The
Power
screen displays with the
()
System
tab Power ()
Battery
tab active.
Advanced tab - Power parameters
The Advanced Tab allows you to set the following battery power and external power parameters for your device:
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
3. To stop the phone from turning itself off when on battery
Settings
Advanced
Advanced
()
tab. The
tab active.
System
tab Power ()
Power
screen displays with the
power, within the On battery power section, select the
Turn off device if not used for box.
The check mark disappears from the box, and the time
delay menu becomes inactive.
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4.
Select . If you are not finished, continue to step 5.
5. To stop the phone from turning itself off when on external
power, within the On external power section, select the
Turn off device if not used for box. The check mark
disappears from the associated check box, and the
associated time delay menu becomes inactive.
6. Select to save your changes and return to the
previous Settings screen.
7. Select to return to the
LCD Off - Power Save Mode
Tod ay
screen.
By default, five seconds after a call is connected, SGH-i907 turns off the display to save power. The LCD Off Tab allows you to set this power save mode function to suit yourself:
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
LCD Off
Settings
tab. The
()
System
Power
screen displays with the
tab Power ()
LCD Off
active.
9
tab
3. To disable this function, select the
has been connected for
option. The check mark disappears
Turn off LCD after call
from the associated check box and the time delay setting
becomes inactive.
4. To increase the delay time, leave the
has been connected for
option active and select a new time
Turn off LCD after call
delay (5 – 30 seconds) for the phone to wait before
entering a power save mode.
5. Select to save your changes and return to the
previous Settings screen.
6. Select to return to the
Tod ay
screen.

Activating Your Phone

If you purchased your phone at an AT&T Store, it is probably activated and ready to use. If you upgraded your phone or received a new phone by mail, it probably requires activation before you can use it.
To activate your phone, follow these steps:
1. Visit an AT&T Wireless Store to activate your phone, or visit
www.wireless.att.com
then enter your login and password in the
Wireless Account
, click on the
boxes on the
My Wireless Account
Manage Your
Online Account Management
page.
2. When you access the My Account Overview page, select
Activate a new phone
to display instructions needed to
activate your phone online.
3. After gathering the required materials, follow the
instructions to complete the activation process.
link,
Powering On the Phone
1. Press and hold the Power On/Off
key ( ) located on the left side
of the phone (near the top).
2. The phone receives a signal from
your home network, then logs in.
At this point, the phone displays
the
Tod ay
screen (page 11) and
begins functioning in PDA mode
(letting you run applications) until
you activate the phone features.
Powering Off the Phone
Press and hold the Power On/Off
key ( ) located on the left side
of the phone (near the top) until
the power off animation begins
playing.
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The Today Screen
The
Tod ay
screen displays important information, such as upcoming appointments, status indicators, the current date, and time. You can open a program directly by selecting the related tab and the program’s associated icon.
To access the
Tod ay
screen from anywhere, press .
Setting Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your Samsung SGH-i907 are sent to voicemail, even if your device is turned off. Therefore, you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your SGH-i907.
1. Press and hold to dial the voicemail system.
Note:
Use of the key is reserved for speed dialing voicemail. To dial voicemail without using speed dial, simply dial your own phone number and when the system answers, enter your password and press .
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2. When the system answers, enter your password and then
press .
3. Follow the prompts to setup your voicemail.
Checking Your Voicemail
1. Press and hold to speed dial voicemail.
2. When the voicemail system connects, enter your password
and press .
3. Press to listen to your messages.

Section 2: Customization and Navigation

This section explains the menu navigation for your phone.

Navigating Your PDA

Your SGH-i907 provides the power of a personal computer with exceptional portability and integration of a mobile device. Unlocking its power begins with customizing the SGH-i907 so that it becomes an extension of your desktop or laptop computer.
The SGH-i907 is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, providing the power and familiarity of Microsoft Windows. Mobile versions of popular Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel®, Windows Media Player® and Outlook® eliminate the need to learn new software.

Menu Types

There is one main menu used by the SGH-i907 called the
Start
Menu.
The Start menu contains links to all the applications and settings information, similar to that of a Windows based PC system.
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To access the Start menu, simply press the drop down menu list is then displayed, and from there, all other applications and settings can be accessed.
Start
key ( ). A

Customizing Your Start Menu List

1. From the
2. Select
3. Enable/Disable an application by selecting the adjacent
4. Press or select to save your new settings and
Tod ay
screen, press the
activate the Start menu.
Settings
()
box. Enable up to seven items you want displayed within
the
Start
menu.
return to the previous screen.
Personal
Start
key ( ) to
tab
Menus
( ).

Today Screen

The items listed on the several user selectable applications. The important information, such as upcoming appointments, status indicators, the current date, and time. You can open a program directly by selecting the related tab and the program’s associated icon.
Tod ay
screen provide quick access to
Tod ay
screen displays
Customizing Your Today Screen Theme
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
3. Select your new theme from the list.
4. Press or select to save your new settings and
Settings
The default theme is
()
At&t black
Personal
.
tab
Tod ay
().
return to the previous screen.
5. Press or select to return to the
Tod ay
Customizing Your Today Screen Item Listing
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
3. Select the box adjacent to those items that will appear on
Settings
()
Personal
tab
Items
tab.
the
Tod ay
screen. A check mark appears in the selected
Tod ay
()
box.
Remove these items by selecting their boxes again, thus removing the check mark from each item.
screen.
4. Position each item (from top to bottom) on the list by
selecting the item (not its box). The item becomes
highlighted.
5. Select the
Move Up/Move Down
button to re-position the
highlighted item in the list.
6. Press or select to save your new settings and
return to the previous screen.
7. Press or select to return to the
Tod ay

Customizing Your Theme

1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start
menu.
2. Select
Settings
()
tab
Theme
Personal
().
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screen.
3.
From the
Theme
drop down menu, select a theme (color).
4. From the
Tod ay Text
drop down menu, select a color for the
Tod a y te xt.
5. For
Background
6. Select a Background image.
The
Use default image
you have two options:
check box is already checked.
– or –
Select the
Use default image
check box (the Select a
Picture screen displays).
7. Select a picture from the displayed pictures.

Customizing Your Today Plus Options

When you activate the Today Plus menu (shown), several default icons display on the menu. You can customize this options menu and display the applications or settings icons you want. To choose which options display, do
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the following:
1. Activate the
Tod a y Pl u s
menu. For more information, refer
to “Today Plus Option Lists” on page 36.
2. In the Today screen, select the
Favorites, Contacts
, or
Today Plus
Settings
) whose options list you
tab (
Connection
want to change.
3. Position the cursor in the blank space below the shortcuts.
4. Press and hold . Some of following options pop-up in
the display:
•Show Items
• Connection Tab Options
: Lets you show/hide options currently appearing in the
Connection
option list.
: Allows you to select items in which to connect, sort Favorites, Move, Add, or Remove Contacts, show/ hide default options in the
Settings
list.
,
•Tab Options
Launches the
Plus Option
:
Tod ay
screen showing the options currently assigned to the selected options list.
5. Select new options
as desired.
Removing Today Plus Options
You can remove options from the
Favorites
and
Contacts
lists by doing the following:
1. Activate the
Today Plus
menu. For more information, refer
to “Today Plus Option Lists” on page 36.
2. In the Today screen, select the Today Plus
Contacts
tab.
3. Position the cursor over the option you want to remove.
4. Press and hold . Select the
Tod ay
option. The selected Item/Contact is removed from
Remove Item
Favorites
/
the displayed option list.
options
tab or
Contact from
Showing/Hiding the Today Plus Options Lists
The Today Plus options lists display in the Today screen. To hide or display the options lists, do the following:
1. Activate the
Today Plus
menu. For more information, refer
to “Today Plus Option Lists” on page 36.
2. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
3. Select
4. Select the box adjacent to the
Items
Settings
tab.
()
Personal
Today Plus
tab
Tod ay
()
option. A check
mark appears in the selected box (show Today Plus) or
disappears from it (hide Today Plus).
5. Press or select to save your new setting.

Customizing the Special Function Keys

The bottom row of keys on your phone contains four Special Function keys.
Special Function keys
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You can change the actions of these keys to suit your personal preferences. You can even assign these keys to act as other keys, such as the Soft keys.
Example: Reassigning the Messaging key
This procedure reassigns the Messaging key as a second Left soft key.
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start
menu.
2. Select
Settings
()
tab
Buttons
Personal
().
3. Scroll and select a Special Function key from the
button:
list.
4. Select the
5. Press to save your setting and return to the
Assign a program:
<Left Softkey>
drop down list, then select
.
Select a
Tod ay
screen.
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Section 3: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines many key features of your phone. It also describes the display icons, frequently used command keys, your display, and how to install your battery.

Features of Your Phone

Congratulations on your purchase of the Samsung SGH-i907. The SGH-i907 Microsoft software upgrade, supports thousands of applications. Using ActiveSync® 4.5 or later, you can keep your PC and device synchronized at all times. The features listed below are just a sample of what your SGH-i907 has to offer. You should read this guide to understand the many features that this phone supports and keep it handy for reference.
Key Features of the SGH-i907
Large 320 x 320 pixel, 65k color TFT screen
Wireless Internet Capability
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
Text Messaging (SMS)
Multimedia Messaging (MMS)
E-mail Message Service
microSD™ Expansion Memory
Utilizes Microsoft's Voice Command™ technology for voice recognition
Voice Memo
Built-in Bluetooth® Technology
Built-in Wi-Fi Support
Status/Alert LED (with adjustable alert settings)
QWERTY Keypad
2.0 Megapixel Camera
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Front View of Your Phone

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Key Functions
1. Power ON/OFF Button: Press and hold to turn the device
on or off. When the device is on, a short press lights or
darkens the display.
2. Display: Shows all the information needed to operate your
phone. Display is touch sensitive, which lets you access
your phone’s functions using the Stylus.
3. Volume key: Adjusts the earpiece volume or headset
volume in idle mode, the ringer volume in profile mode, or
the voice volume during a call. To mute the ringer during
an incoming call, press the Volume key up or down. To
reject an incoming call, press the
Ignore
soft key or press
and hold the Volume key up or down. This will send the call
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to your voicemail.
4. Navigation touch pad/OK key: Lightly touch to move the
cursor (arrow head) and to highlight choices. Short press
to accept choices when navigating through a menu.
5. Left Soft key (LSK): Allows you to select soft key actions
or menu items corresponding to the bottom left line on the
display screen.
Start key: Short press to drop down or close up the Start
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menu.
7. Send key: Short press to open the dialing screen. Press to
make or answer a call. In standby mode, press the key
once to access the Call History. If you press and hold the
key down, you will initiate the most recent call from the
Call History. During a call, press and hold will launch the
speakerphone option. During a call, a short press will place
the call on hold or unhold.
8. Voicemail key: Press and hold to automatically dial your
voicemail account.
9. Built in QWERTY keypad: Allows you to enter numbers,
letters, and characters using a full QWERTY keypad
interface.
10.
Function key
: Press repeatedly to select input modes (
and ) to type keypad punctuation marks (such as ! or
+) or other symbols.
11.
Uppercase/Lowercase Shift key
abc, Abc
, or
ABC
text capitalization modes.
: Press repeatedly to select
12.
MEdia Net key
: Short press to launch the MEdia Net Home
page. Press and hold to launch Microsoft Voice
Command™ voice recognition.
13.
Calendar key
14. Silent mode: Press and hold to place your device in silent
: Short press to launch your calendar.
mode.
15. Microphone: The Microphone allows the other callers to
hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
16.
Camera key
: Short press to launch the Camera in your
phone. Press and hold to activate Zoomer mode, which lets
you magnify the screen.
17. Messaging: A short press of the Messaging key allows
you to access the SMS/MMS, Microsoft Office Outlook
Mobile® E-mail or other E-mail accounts you setup.
18. End key: Ends a call or exits a program. Press and hold
this key for two seconds to lock the keypad. While in the
main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and
cancels your input.
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Right Soft key (RSK): allows you to select soft key actions

Rear View of Your Phone

or menu items corresponding to the bottom right line on
the display screen.
When you receive an incoming call, instead of answering
the call, press the Right Soft key to Ignore the call.
If you press the Right Soft key during a call, you
access the Menu options.
20. Back/OK key: Press to close the current menu and return
to the previous menu or screen. Saves any changes you’ve
made to the current menu.
21. microSD Storage Card socket: Insert an optional
microSD Storage Card to expand file storage space.
22. Headset/Power adapter jack/USB or data cable: Allows
you to plug in the travel adapter (power), PC connection
cable (data transfer), and optional headset for safe,
convenient, hands-free conversations.
23. Earpiece: Used to listen to audio from your phone.
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(such as, incoming calls and messages, battery charging,
Indicator LED
: Indicates status of various device functions
Key Functions
1. Camera lens: Used for taking pictures and videos.
2.
Battery Cover
: Protects the battery and the SIM card.
Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi).
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Mirror: Displays your reflection when taking pictures and
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videos.
4.
Stylus
: Used to select options or functions on the tough-
sensitive display.

Today Screen

access to the device settings, and a way to find files and
get help.
2. Title Bar: The Title bar at the top of the screen displays the
active program, wireless status, and current time, and
allows you to close screens. Click on the status icons to
access abbreviated
Battery
settings menus.
Connectivity, Phone, Volume
, and
3. Date/Day/Time: Displays the Date/Day/Time. Short click
or select on this bar to display abbreviated
Clock & Alarms
settings.
4. Xpress Mail: Select to access your personal or business
e-mail.
5. Instant Messaging: Select to access your IM account.
6.
Messages
: Select to view text, multimedia messages, or E-
Today Screen Functions
1.
Start Menu
: This drop down menu serves as the central
launching point for applications. This menu provides
access to a able list of programs for the user to launch,
mail messages.
7.
Appointments
8.
Device locked/unlocked
: Select to schedule appointments.
: Indicates whether the device is
locked or unlocked. If the device is unlocked, selecting this
option locks it. If the device is locked, selecting the Left
soft key causes the Unlock screen to appear.
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Left Soft Key Command: Left soft key function.
10. Right Soft Key Command: Right soft key function.

Command Keys

Power On/Off Key
1. Press and hold the Power On/Off key ( ) [located on
the left side of the phone (near the top)] to turn the phone
on or off.
2. To turn your LCD off/on, press the Power On/Off key
( ) once until the backlight turns off/on.
Volume Up/Down Keys
Press and release the up or down Volume keys to
adjust audio volume for any screen.
Your Handset Keypad
The keys on your handset are divided into three functional groups: Navigation key (Finger Mouse), Alpha-numeric keypad, and Hot keys.
1.
Navigation:
The Finger Mouse allows you to access and
scroll through menus and lists, confirm changes that
you’ve entered, and interact with menus that appear in the
display.
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2.
Hot keys:
Used to launch Voice Command, enable or
disable Silent Mode, activate the camera/camcorder, and
more.
3.
QWERTY keypad
: Provides an alphanumeric character
keypad layout for entering text, numbers, and symbols.
4.
Numeric keypad:
Enter phone numbers.
Navigation Keys
Start Key
Launches or closes the Start Menu.
Navigation Pad
Supports single-click mouse (Finger Mouse) functionality. Use the Finger Mouse ( ) to scroll through and highlight items, menus, and programs in a list or on the Internet. Once an item, link, or menu is highlighted, press to select an option and to launch its related function.
OK Key
Implements the function indicated in the upper right corner of a feature or program screen or menu.
Send Key
Press at the
Tod ay
screen to display the phone screen, or
press it to dial a call after you enter a telephone number.
End Key
Ends a call or exits a program. Press and hold this key for two seconds to lock the keypad. While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels your input.

Locking the Phone

When you lock your phone, it requires a password to return to normal operation. When a password is set up, the phone can be locked immediately or configured to lock after a specified period of inactivity, or when the screen blanks out.
Setting Up the Automatic Lock
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
3. Select the check box next
4. From the
Settings
()
Personal
tab
Lock
().
to
Prompt if device unused
for
.
Minutes
drop
down menu, select the
amount of unused time required before you are prompted
for a password if the phone becomes idle.
5. Select the
Password type
box, then select one of the
following options:
•Simple PIN: This password must be at least four
characters in length and can not contain a simple sequence such as: 0000, 1111, or 1234.
• Strong alphanumeric: This password must be at least
seven characters in length and contain at least three of the following: uppercase/lowercase letters, numerals, and punctuation.
6. Select the Password box and use your keypad to enter the
password you want.
7. Select the Confirm box and re-enter the password.
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Press or select to save your new password.
You are prompted to confirm your changes.
9. Select Ye s to confirm.
Setting Up a Password Hint
One way to make sure you don’t accidentally forget your password is to use the Hint feature.
1. From the
Tod ay
screen, press the
Start
key ( ) to
activate the Start menu.
2. Select
Personal
Settings
tab
()
Lock
() Hint tab.
3. Enter a hint for your
password into the
dialogue box. This hint
may be visible by others.
Note:
The password hint you set will only appear after five consecutive incorrect password entries.
4. Press or select to save your hint and return to
the previous screen.
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Unlocking the Phone After a Time-out
To unlock your phone after the timer has expired:
1. Press to
activate the password
screen.
2. Enter your password.
3. Press the
Unlock
soft
key to unlock the
handset.
Manually Locking the Phone
This process acts to temporarily lock the phone without the need to enter a password. To manually lock the phone:
1. Press and hold the key to manually lock the
phone.
The Lock icon changes as shown.

Display Icons

Various icons appear in your phone’s display or Title Bar during operation. The following table lists these icons as well as their descriptions.
Indicates signal strength. More bars mean better signal.
Indicates GPS is on for location.
•Unlock
is then displayed as a left soft key function at the lower left
corner of the screen.
Unlocking the Manual Phone Lock
1. From the
press the
Tod ay
Unlock
screen,
soft
key. The Unlock screen
displays.
2. Select the Unlock
button or press to
unlock the device.
Indicates GPS for 911 is active.
Indicates your device is in Flight mode and your cellular radio is turned off (i.e. the phone is turned Off but the PDA is On).
Indicates the ringer for the selected profile is set to On.
Indicates the ringer for the selected profile is set to Off.
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Indicates the ringer for the selected profile is set to Vibrate.
Indicates your phone is charging.
Indicates the 3G high speed data transfer protocol is supported, which is required for video streaming and downloads.
Indicates a programming error. The phone can not connect until it is properly programmed.
Indicates ActiveSync or a Data Session is currently in use.
Indicates there are no data sessions active.
Indicates you received a new text message. If you select this icon, a window displays that allows you to access the Inbox.
Indicates you received a new multimedia message. If you select this icon, a window displays that allows you to access the Inbox.
Indicates you received a new voicemail message. If you select this icon a window displays that allows you to listen to new voicemail messages.
Indicates you missed a call. If you select the icon a window displays indicating the number of calls missed. It also gives you the ability to view the missed call information.
Indicates your handset is in Speakerphone mode.
Indicates two or more mess age icons are displayed,
Indicates a Wi-Fi connection is inactive.
your battery charge is low, or you missed a call.
Indicates a reminder of an upcoming calendar event.
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Indicates a Wi-Fi connection is available and active.
Indicates the Voice Command feature is active and awaiting a verbal command.
Indicates the current battery charge strength. (Icon shown fully charged.)
Indicates the current battery charge strength. (Icon shown fully discharged.)
Indicates the current battery charge strength. (Icon shown fully discharged and will power down.)

Using a microSD Storage Card

You can insert a microSD™ card into the storage card slot and use the card to add additional memory to your phone, or to back up and transfer files and data. This type of card is designed to use with ultra-small mobile phones and other devices.
Note:
Use only compatible storage cards with your phone. Using incompatible storage cards, such as Secure Digital (SD) cards, may damage the card, as well as the phone, and data stored on the card.
Installing the microSD Storage Card
1. Locate the memory slot on the right side of the phone and
flip up the microSD plastic cover.
2. Orient the microSD card so the label side is facing upwards
and the gold contact pins are not visible (see illustration).
3. Carefully insert the compatible microSD card into the
opening and firmly push it in until you hear a click that
indicates the card is securely installed. The card is secure
when it is not protruding from the slot within the phone.
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