Samsung SGHL400V Users Manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may

not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.

© Vodafone Group 2007. Vodafone, the Vodafone logos,

and Vodafone live! are trade marks of the Vodafone Group.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may
be the trade marks of their respective owners.

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA

English. 05/2007. Rev. 1.0

User Manual

SGH-L400V

Designed for

Vodafone live!

Important safety

precautions

Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Copyright information

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Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park
your 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.

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 or your phone and may be dangerous.

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

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

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to your 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.

At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a
headset can damage your hearing.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your
phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health
and safety information" on page 29.

1

About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed
information about how to use your phone.

In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:

Indicates that you need to pay
careful attention to the subsequent
information regarding safety or
phone features.

→

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function

2

Indicates that you need to press the
Navigation keys to scroll to the
specified option and then select it.

For example, [ ]

is displays on the phone screen.
For example, <

Select

>

•3G

Your phone is capable of
operating in a 3G
environment, allowing much
greater data transfer speed,
video streaming, and video
conferencing.

Special features of your phone

• Camera and camcorder

Use the camera module on
your phone to take a photo or
record a video.

• Media player

Play media files on your
phone. You can enjoy high
quality videos and music.

•Bluetooth

Transfer media files and
personal data, and connect to
other devices using wireless
Bluetooth technology.

•Email

Send and receive emails with
image, video, and audio
attachments.

• File viewer

Open documents in various
formats on the phone without
corruption.

•Messenger

Have a conversation with
other people by sending and
receiving instant messages.

•Web browser

Access the wireless web to get
up-to-the-minute information
and a wide variety of media
content.

•Postcard

Send photos to your family or
friends as an actual postcard.

•Calendar

Keep track of your daily,
weekly, and monthly schedule.

3

Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ............................ 6

Power on or off..................................................... 7

Phone layout........................................................ 7

Keys and icons ..................................................... 8

Access menu functions ........................................ 10

Use Toolbar menu icons....................................... 11

Enter text .......................................................... 11

Customise your phone......................................... 12

Step outside the phone 14

Begin with call functions, camera, web browser, and other
special features

Make or answer calls ........................................... 14

Use the camera .................................................. 15

Play music ......................................................... 15

Browse the web.................................................. 16

Use Contacts...................................................... 18

Send messages................................................... 18

View messages ................................................... 20

Use Bluetooth ..................................................... 20

Switch applications .............................................. 21

Menu functions 22

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 29

4

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

1 Entertainment

1 My games
2 Camera
3 Mobile TV
4 My Videos

2 Vodafone Live!

1 Vodafone Live!
2 Enter URL
3 Bookmarks
4 History
5 Advanced
6 Browser settings
7 Saved pages
8 Games
9 Ringtones
10 Pictures
11 News
12 Sports

3 Calls

Menu

> in Idle mode.

4 Music

1 My music
2 Radio DJ
3 Music store
4 My wishlist

1

1

5 Messaging

1 Create message
2 Inbox
3 Email inbox
4 Drafts
5 Outbox
6 Sent message
7 My folder
8 Templates
9 Messenger
10 Voice mail
11 live! Studio
12 Delete all
13 Messaging settings
14 Memory status

1

1

6 My files

Pictures
Videos
Ringtones
Games

6 My files

Music
Applications
Themes
Voice recordings
Other documents
live! Studio

1

Memory status

7 Organiser & Tools

1 Vodafone
2 Alarms
3 My Applications
4 Calendar
5 Bluetooth
6 Synchronise
7 Calculator
8 Converter
9 Task
10 Memo
11 Voice recorder
12 World clock
13 Timer
14 Stopwatch

2

15 Memory status

8 Contacts

9 Settings

1 Phone settings
2 Display settings
3 Messaging settings
4 Call settings
5 Contact settings
6 Calendar settings
7 Camera settings
8 Media player settings
9 Network settings
10 Security
11 Memory settings

1. Available only if supported by
your country.

2. Available only if supported by
your USIM or SIM card.

5

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

• Travel adapter

• Battery

•User’s Guide

•Headset

You can obtain various accessories from your local
Samsung dealer.

The items supplied with your phone and the
accessories available at your Samsung dealer may
vary, depending on your country or service provider.

6

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

To A C po w er o ut le t

Removing the battery cover

Phone layout

With the phone open

Earpiece

Power on or off

Switch on

Switch off

Low battery indicator

When the battery is low:

• a warning tone sounds,

• the low battery message displays, and

• the empty battery icon blinks.

If the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

3. If necessary, enter the PIN
and press <

Confirm

>.

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

Main display

Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/

Right)

Menu access/

Confirm key

(Centre)

Left soft key

Volu me k ey

Dial key

Memory card slot

Special

function keys

Interior
camera lens

Right soft key

Power on/off/
Menu exit key

Delete key

Alphanumeric
keys

Mouthpiece

7

Get started

With the phone closed

Exterior

camera lens

External display

Keys and icons

Keys

Perform the function indicated on the
bottom line of the display.

In Idle mode, access the following
menus directly:

•Up:

Vodafone Live!

•Down:

•Left:

•Right:
You can assign a shortcut to a key.

See page 26
In Menu mode, scroll through menu

options.

8

Contacts

Messaging

My files

Application
switch key

Camera key

Multi-function
jack

In Idle mode, access Menu mode.
In Menu mode, select the highlighted

menu option or confirm input.

Make or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve numbers

recently dialled, missed, or received.

Delete characters from the display or
items in an application.

Press and hold to switch the phone on
or off.

End a call.
In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and some
special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold [1] to
access your voicemail server. Press
and hold [0] to enter an international
call prefix (the + symbol).

Enter special characters or perform
special functions.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to
activate or deactivate the Silent
profile. Press and hold [ ] to enter a
pause between numbers.

Adjust the phone volume.

Open the application switch window to
access other applications without
exiting the current application.

In Idle mode, press and hold to turn
on the camera, or make a video call.

In Camera mode, take a photo or
record a video.

In the dialling screen, make a video
call.

EDGE network

Connecting to EDGE network or
transferring data in EDGE network

UMTS (3G) network

Connecting to UMTS (3G) network or
transferring data in UMTS (3G)
network

Voice call in progress

Out of your service area

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top line of the
screen to indicate your phone’s status. Depending
on your country or service provider, the icons shown
on the display may vary.

Signal strength

GPRS (2.5G) network

Connecting to GPRS (2.5G) network
or transferring data in GPRS (2.5G)
network

Video call in progress

Out of your service area

Roaming network

Bluetooth active

Connected with PC via a USB port

Browsing Internet

Connected to secured web page

Memory card inserted

9

Get started

New message:

•: Text message

• : Multimedia message or
Voic ema il

•: Email

•: Push

• : Configuration message

Profile setting

•: Normal

•: Silent

•: Car

• : Meeting

• : Outdoor

• : Sleeping

• : Flight

Battery power level

Access menu functions

Select an
option

Use menu
numbers

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys to
move to the next or previous
option.

3. Press <

4. Press <

Press the number key
corresponding to the option you
want.

Select

to confirm the function
displayed or option
highlighted.

Back

one level.
Press [ ] to return to Idle

mode.

> or [Centre]

> to move up

10

Use Toolbar menu icons

In Idle mode, there are icons on the centre of the
display, which give you easy access to popular
menus.

Navigate
around the
Toolbar
screen

Available
menu icons

• To access Toolbar menu icons,
press <

Toolbar

> in Idle

mode.

• To scroll through menu icons,
press [Left] or [Right].

• To scroll through submenus in
a menu, press [Up] or [Down].

• To open a menu window, press
[Centre].

• To close a menu window, press
<

Exit

>.

•: access the

Live!

menu.

Vodafone

• : access a missed call log
list.

• : create a new message or
view received messages.

•: change the profile
settings.

• : assign or change your
shortcut assignments.

• : view missed event alarms
and access the calendar.

Enter text

Change the
text input
mode

ABC mode

T9 mode

Number mode

• Press and hold [ ] to switch
between T9 mode and ABC
mode.

• Press [ ] to change case or
switch to Number mode.

• Press and hold [ ] to switch
to Symbol mode.

To enter a word:

Press the appropriate key until
the character you want appears
on the display.

To enter a word:

1. Press [2] to [9] to start
entering a word.

2. Enter the whole word before
editing or deleting characters.

3. When the word displays
correctly, press [ ] to insert a
space.

Otherwise, press [0] to
display alternative word
choices.

Press the keys corresponding to
the digits you want.

11

Get started

Symbol mode

Press the corresponding number
key to select a symbol.

Other
operations

•Press [1] to enter punctuation
marks or special characters.

• Press [ ] to insert a space.

• Press the Navigation keys to
move the cursor.

•Press [C] to delete characters
one by one.

• Press and hold [C] to clear the
entire display.

Customise your phone

Display
language

12

1. In Idle mode, press <
and select

settings →
Screen text

2. Select a language and press
<OK>.

3. Press <

Save

Settings → Phone

Language →

.

Options

> and select

.

Menu

>

Call ringer
melody

To change the profile properties:

1. In Idle mode, press <
and select

settings →

Settings → Phone

Phone profiles

Menu

>

.

2. Scroll to the sound profile you
are using.

3. Press <

4. Select

Options

Edit

.

Voice call ringtone →

> and select

a ringtone.

5. Select

Video call ringtone →

a ringtone.

6. Press <

Save

Options

.

> and select

To change the sound profile:

1. In Idle mode, press <
and select

settings →

Settings → Phone

Phone profiles

Menu

>

.

2. Select the profile you want.

3. Press [Centre].