Samsung SGHT309H Users Manual

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

not match your phone.

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

this manual.

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SGH-T309H User’s Guide

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Use road safety at all times

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

Switch off the phone when refueling

Do not use the phone at a refueling point (service

Important

safety

precautions

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

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 call

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

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 accessories and batteries. Use of any unauthorized accessories could damage 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.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information" on page 22.

Important safety precautions

Contents

Unpack 7

Make sure you have each item

Get started 7

First steps to operating your phone

Overview of menu functions 9

Menu functions 10

All menu options listed

Phonebook ....................................................... 10

Voice notes....................................................... 11

Call records ...................................................... 11

t-zones ............................................................ 12

Instant messaging ............................................. 13

Messages ......................................................... 13

Fun and Apps.................................................... 15

Get More Help................................................... 17

Camera............................................................ 17

Settings ........................................................... 18

Solve problems 20

Help and personal needs

Health and safety information 22

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

Phone Travel Adapter

Battery User’s Manual

You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer.

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

Low battery indicator

When the battery is low:

• a warning tone sounds,

• the battery low message displays, and

• the empty battery icon blinks.

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

SIM card information

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional services.

Install and charge the phone

Remove the battery. Insert the SIM card.

Install the battery. Plug the travel adapter

Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.

When the phone is completely charged (the battery

icon stops blinking), unplug the adapter from the power outlet.

Remove the adapter from the phone.

into the phone.

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

Power on or off

Power on

Do not turn on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited.

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold

END key

to turn on

the phone.

3. If necessary, enter the PIN and press OK.

Keypad lock

When you close the phone, the keypad lock feature locks the exposed keys so that nothing will happen if the keys are accidentally pressed.

To unlock the keypad, press and hold the left soft key (

Unlock

) and press OK.

Power off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold

END key

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press

1 Voice notes

2 Call records

1 All calls 2 Missed calls 3 Incoming calls 4 Outgoing calls 5 Delete all 6 Call time

3 t-zones

1 Home 2 Favorites 3 Go to URL 4 Clear cache

4 Instant messaging

1 AIM 2 ICQ 3 Yahoo!

in Idle mode.

5 Messages

1 Creat new 2 Inbox 3 Sentbox 4 Outbox 5 Drafts 6 Templates 7 Voice mail 8 Delete all 9 Settings 10 Broadcast messages 11 Memory status

6 Fun and Apps

1 File manager 2 Voice memo 3 Games 4 Organizer

7 Get More Help

8 Camera

1 Take photo 2 Record Video 3 My Album 4 My Journal 5 My photos 6 My video clips

9 Settings

1 Time & Date 2 Phone settings 3 Display settings 4 Sound settings 5 Network services 6 Security 7 Memory status 8 Reset settings

Press

Ph.Book

Phonebook

1 Contact list 2 New contact 3 Group 4 Speed dial 5 My name card 6 Own number 7 FDN list 8 Management

in Idle mode.

Menu functions

All menu options listed

Phonebook

You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in your phone’s memory. The SIM card and phone’s memory are physically separate, but they are used as a single entity called Phonebook.

To access this menu, press

Contact list

Use this menu to search for numbers in Phonebook.

New contact

Use this menu to add a new contact to Phonebook.

Group

Use this menu to organize your contacts in caller groups.

Ph.Book

in Idle mode.

Speed dial

Use this menu to assign speed dial numbers (2 to 9) for eight of your most frequently called numbers.

My name card

My Name Card allows you to create a virtual business card. Once completed, you can send the card to recipients.

Own number

Use this feature to check your phone numbers, or to assign a name to each of the numbers.

Changes made here do not affect the actual subscriber numbers on your SIM card.

FDN list

This menu is available if your SIM card supports FDN. Use this menu to view the list of FDNs assigned by your service provider, including emergency numbers, directory enquiries, and voice mail numbers.

Management

Use this menu to check how many contacts you have stored in the phone’s memory and the SIM card, respectively.

Voice notes

Use this menu to record a voice memo and then immediately send it by a MMS (Multimedia Message Service) message.

To access this menu, press select

Voice notes

in Idle mode and

Call records

Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed, received, or missed, and the length of your calls.

To access this menu, press select

Call records

in Idle mode and

All calls

This menu displays the incoming, outgoing and missed calls.

Missed calls

This menu displays the most recently received calls that you did not answer.

Incoming calls

This menu displays the most recent calls you have received.

Outgoing calls

This menu displays the most recent calls you have dialed.

Delete all

Use this menu to delete all of the records in each call type.

Menu functions

Voic e n ot es

Menu functions

Call time

This menu displays the time log for calls made and received. The actual time invoiced by your service provider will vary. You can also reset all of timers.

Call cost

This menu displays the cost for calls made.

t-zones

The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser on your phone allows you to access the wireless web. Using the WAP browser, you can access up-to-theminute information and a wide variety of media content, such as wallpapers, ring tones, and music files.

To access this menu, press select

t-zones

in Idle mode and

Home

Use this menu to connect your phone to the network and load the homepage of t-zones, WAP services provided by T-mobile.

Favorite

Use this menu to store the URL addresses of your favorite websites and quickly access the sites.

Go to URL

Use this menu to enter the URL address of a website and access the website.

Clear cache

Use this menu to clear the cache, which is the temporary memory that stores the web pages you have recently accessed.

Instant messaging

Instant messaging (IM) is a way of sending short, simple messages that are delivered immediately to users online at that moment.

Before using this feature, you need to subscribe to a messenger service. For further details, contact your service provider.

To access this menu, press select

Instant messaging

Messages

Use the messages, multimedia messages, and e-mails. You can also use WAP push message, Voice mail, and Cell broadcast message features.

To access this menu, press select

Messages

in Idle mode and

menu to send and receive short

in Idle mode and

Creat new

Text messages

Short message service (SMS) allows you to send and receive text messages that include simple pictures, animated images, and sounds.

In this menu, you can:

• create and send SMS messages to other people.

• view SMS messages you have received, sent, and saved for later use.

• delete all of your SMS messages.

Picture messages

Multimedia message service (MMS) allows you to send and receive messages that include text, an audio, and an image.

In this menu, you can:

• create and send MMS messages to other people.

• view MMS messages you have received, sent, and saved for later use.

• delete all of your MMS messages.

Menu functions

Instant messaging

Menu functions

Inbox

Your phone can store messages and their corresponding Caller ID in your phone’s memories.

Sentbox

Your phone stores messages in the Sent folder, regardless of whether the message was successfully transmitted.

Outbox

Your phone can store your outgoing messages. When you access this menu, the list of the messages you have sent appears.

Drafts

After creating a message, you can store it in this message box to be sent at a later time.

Templates

Voice mail

If you are unable to answer a call, the caller will be guided to leave a voice message in your voicemail box, if your service provider supports it.

Use this menu to connect your voicemail server to access received voicemails and store the service number of your voicemail server.

Delete all

allows you to erase all of the messages in the selected category.

Settings

Use this menu to customize the settings for SMS and MMS.

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