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Samsung SGH-T589 (T-Mobile) User Manual

PORTABLE QUAD-BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
Intellectual Property
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Dynamic Noise Suppression from Audience
Your phone is equipped with an advanced voice processing chip that delivers clear mobile calls by suppressing background noise, intermittent sounds (like a siren or nearby conversation), and echoes, allowing you to hear and be heard nearly anywhere.
How Does It Work?
Based on the intelligence of the human hearing system, the technology:
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Captures, evaluates and distinguishes all the sound signals surrounding your phone, and the person you're speaking with.
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Then isolates the primary voice in conversation and filters out the background noise - so the person you're calling hears only your voice, without disturbing background noise.
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Dynamically equalizes and adjusts voice volume to optimize your calling experience, so you can hear clearly and don't need to speak louder to overcome surrounding noise.
The noise suppression technology is built-in and already enabled in your new mobile phone. So it's ready to provide unsurpassed voice clarity with every call.
Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability,
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.
SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.
USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Battery Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Accessing the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Extending Your Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locking and Unlocking the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Signing into Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 18
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Phone Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
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Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Customizing the Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 3: Memory Card .............................................. 46
Using the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SD card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 4: Call Functions and Contacts List ...............49
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Wi-Fi Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
In Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Call Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 64
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting the Text Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the Swype Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using the Samsung Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring Samsung Keypad Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Entering Text Using the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Section 6: Contacts ......................................................77
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Contact List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Contact Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Contact Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Joining Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Sending a Namecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Copying Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Synchronizing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Get Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Additional Contact Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
The History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
The Updates Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Section 7: Messages ....................................................95
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Viewing Newly Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Mark as Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Text Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Group Texting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cloud Texting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Microsoft Exchange Email (Outlook) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Using Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Section 8: Multimedia ................................................ 111
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
The Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Creating a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transferring Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Removing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Section 9: Applications and Development ................ 125
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Accounts and sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
AIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
AppPack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bejeweled2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cloud Texting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
DriveSmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Glympse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
GMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Group Texting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Highlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lookout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Downloading a New Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Launching an Installed Google Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
My Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
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Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Photobucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Swype tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
T-Mobile Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
T-Mobile Name ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
TeleNav GPS Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tetris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
UNO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Wi-Fi Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Section 10: Connections ............................................ 150
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Enable Downloading for Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Mobile AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Section 11: Time Management .................................. 164
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Alarm and Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Section 12: Changing Your Settings ..........................167
Wireless and networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Drive Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Messaging Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Social Networking Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Location and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Screen Unlock Pattern Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Notification Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Accounts and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Privacy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
SD Card & Phone Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Language & Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
About Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 197
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . 201
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . 213
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Section 14: Warranty Information ............................. 216
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Index ............................................................................ 225
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Section 1: Getting Started

This section explains how to get started with your phone by
installing and charging the battery, installing the SIM card and
optional memory card, and setting up your voice mail.
Before using your phone for the first time, you’ll need to install
and charge the battery and install the SIM card. The SIM card is
loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, available
optional services, and many other features. If desired, you can
also install an SD card to store media for use with your phone.

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your
phone. A robust index for features begins on page 225.
Also included is important safety information that you should
know before using your phone. This information is available near
the back of the guide, beginning on page 197.
This manual provides navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation
may be different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
assume you are starting from the Home screen and using the
available keys.
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Note:
Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.
Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.
Special Text
Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
•
Notes
: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
•
Tips
: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.
•
Important
: Points out important information about the current feature
that could affect performance.
•
Warning
: Brings to your attention important information to prevent
loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.
Text Conventions
Release Latch
This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used to represent often-used steps:
➔
Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures.
Example:
From the Home screen, press (
Wireless and networks ➔ Bluetooth settings
Menu
) ➔
.
Settings
➔

Battery Cover

The battery, SIM card and SD card are installed under the battery cover.
Important!:
Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure the phone is switched off. To turn the phone off, hold down the key until the power-off image displays, then tap
Power off
.
To remove the battery cover:
1. Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch.
2. Place your fingernail in the opening and firmly “pop” the
cover off the device (similar to a soda can).
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To replace the battery cover:
Install the SIM Card
Remove the SIM Card
1. Position the battery cover over the battery compartment
and press down until you hear a click.
2. Press down along the edges of the cover to verify it is
secured.
SIM Card Overview
Important!:
Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure the phone is switched off. To turn the phone off, hold down
key until the power-off image displays, then tap
the
Power off
.
The SIM card is loaded with your subscription details such as
your telephone number, PIN, available optional services, and
many other features.
Important!:
The SIM card and its information can be easily damaged by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children.
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Installing and Removing the SIM card
To install the SIM card:
1. Confirm the battery is not currently installed within the
battery compartment. The battery blocks the proper installation of the SIM card into the slot.
Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket until
2.
the card is secured into place. Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face down and that the upper-left angled corner of the card is positioned as shown.
To remove the SIM card:
1. If installed, remove the battery from its compartment
(1 and 2). The battery will block the proper removal of the SIM card from the slot.
2. Carefully slide the SIM card out of the SIM card socket.
Note:
If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone will not detect it and no service will be available. If this happens, turn off the phone, remove the card, and reinstall the card in the correct orientation.
Installing the microSD Memory Card
Your phone supports an optional (external) microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory card for storage of media such as music, pictures, video and other files. The SD card is designed for use with this mobile phone and other devices.
Note:
microSD memory cards include capacities of up to 2GB. The microSDHC™ memory card types can range from 4GB to up to 32GB.
Note:
This device supports up to a 32GB microSDHC memory card.
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Orient the card with the gold strips facing down.
3. Firmly press the card into the slot and make sure that it
catches with the push-click insertion. For more information on how to use the SD card see “Using the SD Card” on page 46.
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Important!:
Installing Battery
Removing Battery
Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the card with the phone’s contacts.
Removing the microSD Memory Card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Firmly press the card into the slot and release it. The card
should pop partially out of the slot.
3. Remove the card from the slot.

Battery

Before its initial use, install the battery and charge it fully.
Important!:
Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure the phone is switched off. To turn the phone off, hold down
key until the power-off image displays, then tap
the
Power off
.
Note:
The phone requires approximately 4 hours to achieve a full charge.
Installing the Battery
1. Slide the battery into the compartment (1) so that the tabs
on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone, making sure the connectors align.
2. Gently press down to secure the battery (2).
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Removing the Battery
Correct
Incorrect
1. Place your finger into the battery groove (1).
2. Grip the battery at the top end (2) and lift it up and out of
the battery compartment (3).
Charging the Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A wall charger, which is used for charging the battery, is included with your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details. Before using your phone for the first time, you must fully charge the battery. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours.
Note:
Verify that the battery is installed prior to connecting the wall charger. If both the wall charger is connected and the battery is not installed, the handset will power cycle continuously and prevent proper operation. Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can cause the phone to become damaged.
Important!:
Although the battery comes partially charged, it is recommended that you fully charge the battery before its initial use.
1. Slide open the Charger/Accessory jack cover (1).
2. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/Accessory
jack.
3. Plug the charger into a standard AC power outlet. The
device turns on with the screen locked and indicates both its charge state and percent of charge.
Warning!:
While the device is charging, if the touch screen does not function due to an unstable power supply unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet or unplug the USB cable from the device.
Note:
This illustration displays both the
connecting the charger. If the charger is incorrectly connected, damage to the accessory port will occur therefore voiding the phone’s warranty.
correct
and incorrect orientation for
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4.
When charging is finished, first unplug the charger’s power plug from the AC wall outlet, then disconnect the charger’s connector from the phone.
Important!:
If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on page 216.
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery level is low and only a few minutes of talk time
remain, a warning tone sounds and the “Low battery” message
repeats at regular intervals on the display. In this condition, your
phone conserves its remaining battery power, by dimming the
backlight. When the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off.

Accessing the QWERTY Keyboard

Your phone has a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard
is located beneath the display screen and is accessed by sliding
it open. This orients the phone's display to Landscape
(widescreen) mode. With the QWERTY keyboard, you can type
letters, numbers, punctuation, and other special characters into
both text entry fields or other applications as easily as you can on
your computer.
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1. Rotate the phone 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
2. Slide the top section of the phone up to open, as shown in
the illustration. When you slide it open, the display rotates from a vertical viewing mode (Portrait) to a horizontal viewing mode (Landscape).

Extending Your Battery Life

Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and GPS functionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a list of helpful tips that can help conserve your battery power:
•
Use the Power Control shortcut bar.
•
Reduce your backlight on time.
•
Turn Bluetooth off when not in use.
•
Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use.
•
Deactivate the GPS when not needed. Most applications using this
function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current
location; each query drains your battery.
•
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before charging
your device. Repeating this process of a complete discharge and
recharge can over time reduce the storage capacity of any battery.
•
Turn off Automatic application sync.
•
Use the Power Control Widget to deactivate hardware functions such
as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, or LCD brightness setting.
•
Check the Battery use screen to review what features or functions
have been consuming your battery resources.
•
Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary applications.
•
Use the Task Manager feature to end/shutdown background
applications that are still running. These minimized applications can,
over time, cause your device to “slow down”.
•
Animated wallpapers use processing power, memory, and more power. Change your Live Wallpaper to a non-animated Wallpaper gallery or Gallery image.

Power C ontrol

Active applications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, Location consent, or the LCD Brightness functionality all act to drain your battery.
The Power Control shortcut bar was designed to quickly activate (turn on), or deactivate (turn off) those functions or applications that use the most battery power.
1. From the Home screen,
touch and hold an empty area until the
screen
2. Ta p
control
Add to Home
menu displays.
Widgets ➔ Power
. The Power Control
shortcut is added to the current screen.
3. Tap any of the icons on the Power Control shortcut bar to
activate/deactivate the feature.
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Note:
A green bar displayed beneath the icon means the application is active (turned on). The green bar is removed from beneath the icon when the feature is deactivated (turned off).

Switching the Phone On or Off

If you do not have a SIM card installed the first time you turn on
the device, the
Insert SIM card to make calls
message displays
and an animated tutorial shows you how to install the SIM card.
At this point you can make an emergency call with the phone but
normal cell phone service is not available.
Dialing Options Without a SIM card installed
1. Press and then tap .
2. Enter the phone number to dial then press .
3. If you enter a non-emergency number, you are notified
there is not network available.
– or –
If you enter an emergency number, your call is passed along to emergency services.
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Dialing Options With a SIM card installed
1. Press and hold until the phone switches on.
The phone searches for your network and after finding it, you can make or receive calls.
2. Press and then tap .
3. Enter the phone number to dial then press .
Note:
The display language is preset to English at the factory. To change the language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to “Language & Keyboard Settings” on page 190.

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

By default, the phone screen locks when the backlight turns off.
To unlock your phone from this lock screen:
䊳
Touch and drag the screen lock icon to the right.
– or –
Slide the QWERTY keyboard out.
Screen Lock
Note:
You can choose to configure lock settings to prevent unauthorized use of your phone. For more information, refer to “Setting up SIM Card Lock” on page 182.

Creating a New Google Account

You should create a Google™ Account when you first use your device in order to fully utilize the functionality. This account provides access to several device features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Search, and the Android Market applications. Before you are able to access Google applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your device and your online Google account.
To create a new Google Account from your phone:
1. From the Home screen, tap (
2. Read the introduction and tap
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google
Market
).
Next ➔ Create
to begin.
Account.
– or –
If this is not the first time you are starting the phone, tap
➔ (
Gmail
).
Note:
If you already have a Google account, you only need to sign in.
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To create a new Google Account from the Web:
1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to
www.google.com
2. On the main page, click
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create your free account.
4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you
.
Sign-in ➔ Create an account now
provided, and respond to the email to confirm and activate your new account.

Signing into Your Google Account

1. Launch an application that requires a Google account
(such as Android Market or Gmail).
2. Click
3. Tap the
Next ➔ Sign in
Username
and
.
Password
fields and enter your
information.
4. Tap
Sign in
. Your device communicates with the Google
servers to confirm your information.
5. If prompted, create a new Gmail username by entering a
prefix for your
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@gmail.com
email address.

Retrieving your Google Account Password

A Google account password is required for Google applications. If you misplace or forget your Google Account password, follow these instructions to retrieve it:
.
1. From your computer, use an Internet browser and navigate
to
http://google.com/accounts.
2. Click on the
3. From the
password
4. Enter your full Gmail address and click
Can’t access your account?
Please select your issue
.
section, select
password recovery procedure.

Voice Mail

Setting Up Your Voice Mail
Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off. As soon as your battery is charged and the SIM card inserted, activate your voicemail account.
Important!:
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access.
link.
Submit
I forgot my
. Follow the
For new users, follow the instructions below to set up voice mail:
1
1
Note:
Voicemail setup may be different depending on your network.
1. From the Home screen, tap and then touch and hold
the key until the phone dials voice mail. You may be prompted to enter a password.
2. Follow the tutorial to create a password, a greeting, and a
display name.
Accessing Your Voice Mail
You can access your Voice Mail by either pressing and holding
on the keypad, or by using the phone’s Application icon,
1
then touching the Voice Mail application. To access Voice Mail using the menu:
1. From the Home screen, tap and then touch and hold
until the phone dials voice mail.
1
Note:
Touching and holding will launch Visual voicemail if it is already active on your phone.
2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice
mail center.
Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, press the asterisk
key on the phone you are using.
3. Enter your passcode.

Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail enables users to view a list of people who left a voicemail message, and listen to the any message they want without being limited to chronological order.
1. From the Home screen, tap (
Visual Voicemail
2. Read the on-screen information and tap
().
Applications
Next
➔
) ➔
Done
activate Visual Voicemail if this is the first time it was accessed. A list of the voicemail messages displays.
Note:
You must subscribe to Visual Voicemail service to use this feature.
Charges may apply. Please contact your service provider for further details.
3. Tap an on-screen voicemail message to play it back.
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to

Task Manager

Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some
applications running in the background.
Sometimes your device might seem to slow down over time, and
the biggest reason for this are background applications. These
are applications that were not properly closed or shutdown and
are still active but minimized. The Task Manager not only lets you
see which of these applications are still active in the background
but also easily lets you choose which applications are left
running and which are closed.
Note:
The larger the number of applications running on your phone, the larger the energy drain on your battery.
Task Manger Overview
䊳
From the Home screen, tap (
Task Manager
().
Applications
) ➔
– or –
Press and hold (
Home
) then tap
Task Manager
. This
screen contains the following tabs:
• Active applications
display those currently active applications
running on your phone.
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• Package
displays any installed packages or applications from the
Market that are taking up memory space. Tap
Uninstall
them from your phone.
• RAM
, which displays the amount of current RAM (Random Access
Memory) currently being used and allow you to
• Summary
displays a visual graph indicating the available and used
Clear Memory
space within the Random Access Memory (RAM), Program, and External SD card.
•Help
provides additional battery saving techniques.
Shutting Down an Currently Active Application
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔
2. From the
Active applications
applications or tap
End all
to close all background running
tab, tap
Task Manager
End
to close selected
applications.
to remove
.
().

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone. It also describes the phone’s keys, screen and the icons that display when the phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many significant features. The following list outlines a few of the features included in your phone.
•
Touch screen with virtual (on-screen) QWERTY keyboard
•
4-row QWERTY keyboard
•
Android 2.2, Froyo
•
Cloud Texting-capable
•
Supports social networking applications such as Facebook®
(pre-loaded), Twitter® and MySpace
•
Support for photo management applications such as Flickr®, Kodak®,
Photobucket® (pre-loaded) and Snapfish
•
Wi-Fi ® Capability
•
Support for W-Fi Calling
•
USB Tethering-capable
•
Bluetooth enabled
•
Full integration with Google applications (Gmail, YouTube, Google
®
®
Maps)
•
Multiple Messaging Options: Email, Audio Postcard, AIM Instant Messaging, Picture Messaging, Google Talk, Google Search, Video Messaging, Text Messaging, Predictive Text
•
Supports synchronizing with a corporate email account
•
3.0 Megapixel camera and video with autofocus, multi shot, and digital zoom
•
Pre-loaded games (Bejeweled2®, Tetris®, and UNO®)
•
MP3 player with Multitasking features
•
Assisted GPS (TeleNav GPS Navigation)
•
Full HTML browser
•
Downloadable applications from Android Market
•
Up to 32GB expandable memory slot
•
Mobile Hotspot Capability
•
Glympse® for safe location sharing
•
Lookout® Mobile Security
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Front View

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8
9
10
11
14
15
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3
2
12
1
13
4
The following illustrations show the main elements of your
phone:
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The following list correlates to the illustrations.
1.
Receiver
allows you to hear the other caller and the
different ring tones or sounds offered by your phone.
2.
Strap holder
is used to connect a carrying strap to the
phone.
3.
Volume key
allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the voice volume during a call.
•
Pressing the volume key down mutes the ring tone.
•
Pressing and holding the volume key rejects the call.
4.
microSD Card Slot
When receiving an incoming call:
(internal) allows you use a microSD card
to expand the memory of your phone.
5.
Menu key
displays a list of options available for the current screen. From the Home screen it displays Add, Wallpaper, Search, Notifications, Edit, and Settings options.
6.
Home
key displays the Home screen when pressed.
7.
Microphone
during phone calls and allows other
is used callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them. It is also used to make voice note recordings.
Quick search
8.
is used to search the device for applications, contact information, or searches the internet for information.
9.
Back key
redisplays the previous screen or clears entries.
10.
Display
shows all the information needed to operate your phone, such as the connection status, received signal strength, phone battery level, and time.
11.
Power/End key
ends a call or switches the phone off and on. Press and hold for two seconds to turn off Silent, Flight mode, or to turn the phone on or off.
12.
USB Power/Accessory connector
allows you to connect a power cable or optional accessories such as a USB/data cable.
13.
Light Sensor
lets you use the ambient light level to adjust
the screen brightness/contrast.
•
In a bright light condition (outdoors), the sensors cause the device to increase the brightness and contrast for better viewing.
•
In dim light conditions, the device increases the screen brightness to compensate.
14.
Headset jack
allows you to connect a hands-free headset
so you can listen to music.
15.
Proximity Sensor
detects how close an object is to the surface of the screen. This is typically used to detect when your face is pressed up against the screen, such as during a phone call.
–
While talking on the phone, the sensor detects talk activity and locks the keypad to prevent accidental key presses.
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Back View of Your Phone

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Google search
Home Screen
Primary
Notification
Shortcuts
Status Bar
area
Status
area
Shortcuts
Battery status
Connection Status
Time
Signal strength
The following illustration shows the rear elements of your phone:

Phone Display

Your phone’s display provides information about the phone’s status, and is the interface to the features of your phone. The display indicates your connection status, signal strength, battery status and time. Icons display at the top of the phone when an incoming call or message is received and also alerts you at a specified time when an alarm was set. The screen also displays notifications, and Application (or shortcut) bar with four icons: Phone, Contacts, Messaging, and Applications.
1.
2.
3.
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Camera lens Flash
light source for pictures during low-light conditions.
External speaker
is used to take photos.
, as part of the built-in camera, provides an additional
allows you to hear ringers, music, and
other sounds offered by your phone.
Display settings
In this menu, you can change various settings for the for the wallpaper, cube, brightness or backlight.
䊳
From the Home screen, tap ( (
Settings
) ➔
Display
. For more information, refer to
Applications
) ➔
“Display Settings” on page 178.

Status Bar

The Status Bar shows information about the connection status, signal strength, phone battery level, and time, and displays notifications about incoming messages and calls and other actions.
This list identifies the icons you see on your phone’s display screen:
Indicator Icons
This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display and Indicator area:
Displays your current signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Indicates that the Flight Mode is active. You cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.
Indicates there is no signal available.
Displays when there is no SIM card in the phone.
Displays when there is a system error or alert.
Displays when a call is in progress.
Displays when an active call has been muted.
Displays when a call is on hold.
Displays when you have missed an incoming call.
Displays when the speakerphone is on.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always forward. For more information, refer to “Configuring Call Forwarding” on page 176.
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Displays your current battery charge level. Icon shown is fully charged.
Displays your current battery charge level is
Displays when an outgoing text message has failed to be delivered.
Displays when there is a new voicemail message.
very low. Shows your current battery only has three percent
power remaining and will immediately shutdown. Represented as a blinking icon.
Displays when connected to the EDGE network.
Displays when there is a new visual voicemail message.
Displays in the notifications window when there is a new Email message.
Displays when an alarm is set.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the EDGE network.
Displays when connected to the 3G network.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the 3G network.
Displays when the phone is connected to a computer using a supported USB cable connection.
Displays when there is a new text message.
For more information, refer to “Setting an Alarm” on page 165.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Silent mode and Vibrate is set to Always or Only in silent mode.
Displays when data synchronization and application sync is active and synchronization is in progress for Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Silent mode and Vibrate is set to Never or Only when not in silent mode.
Displays when Bluetooth technology is active and enabled.
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Displays when the Bluetooth technology is active and communicating with an external device.
Displays when Wi-Fi is connected, active, and communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Displays when Wi-Fi is active and there are open networks available.
Displays when the Mobile AP Hotspot feature is active and communicating. For more information, refer to “Mobile AP” on page 162.
Displays when the USB Tethering feature is active and communicating. For more information, refer to “Tethering” on page 169.
Displays when your phone’s GPS is on and communicating.
Navigation is searching for a GPS signal.
Displays when the Wi-Fi calling feature is active and in use.
Displays when the external SD card (internal microSD) has been disconnected (unmounted) from the phone and is now ready for either removal or formatting.
Displays when the External SD card is being prepared for mounting to the device. This is required for communication with the External SD card.
Displays when the phone has detected an active USB connection and is in a USB Debugging mode or the microSD card has been improperly removed.
For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Your Settings” on page 167.
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Notification Bar
The Notification area indicates new message events (data sync status, new messages, calendar events, call status, etc). You can expand this area to provide more detailed information about the current on-screen notification icons.
1. Tap the Status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, and then
drag the tab to the bottom of the screen to open the Notifications panel (1).
2. Tap a notification entry to open the associated
application (2).
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Note:
The Notifications panel can also be opened on the Home screen by pressing and then tapping
Clearing Notifications
Notifications
.
To clear all notifications from the Notification panel:
1. Tap the status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, and then
drag the tab to the bottom of the screen to open the Notifications panel
2. Tap
Clear
. The notifications are cleared from the panel.
Accessing Additional Panel Functions
In addition to notifications, this panel also provides quick and ready access to five device functions. These can be quickly activated or deactivated.
The following functions can either be activated (green) or deactivated (white):
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Silent
, or
Auto rotation
.
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