SAMSUNG SGH-T959 User Manual

PORTABLE QUAD-BAND

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5

Battery Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Locking and Unlocking the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 16

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Phone Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Add to Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section 3: Memory Card .............................................. 42

Using the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

SD card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Section 4: Call Functions and Contacts List ...............45

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Prefix Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Wi-Fi Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

In Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Call Logs Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 60

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using the Samsung QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using XT9 Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Swype Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Section 6: Contacts ...................................................... 65

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Contact List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Contact Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Contact Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Joining Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Sending a Namecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Copying Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Synchronizing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Get Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Additional Contact Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The Updates Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

The History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Section 7: Messages ....................................................82

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Viewing Newly Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Folder View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Sending an Audio Postcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Using Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Using Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

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Section 8: Multimedia .................................................. 92

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using the HD Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Avatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

The Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Installing and Playing The Sims 3 Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using the Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Creating a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Transferring Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Removing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

T-Mobile TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Section 9: Applications and Development ................109

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Accounts and sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Add to Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Alarm & Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Audio Postcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Avatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Buddies Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Feeds and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

GoGo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

HD Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Layar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Mini Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

MobiTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

My Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Swype tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

T-Mobile TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

TeleNav GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

The Sims 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Wi-Fi Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Write and Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Downloading a New Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Section 10: Connections ............................................ 131

Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Enable Downloading for Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Section 11: Time Management ..................................145

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Alarm and Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Setting a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Section 12: Changing Your Settings ..........................149

Wireless and Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Location and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Screen Unlock Pattern Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Accounts & synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Privacy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

SD Card & Phone Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Language & Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

LogMeIn Diagnostic Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 180

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . 184

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . 198

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Section 14: Warranty Information ............................. 200

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Index ............................................................................ 208

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.

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: hold down the key until the
power-off image displays, then press

Removing the cover:

䊳

Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch,
then place your fingernail in the opening and firmly lift the
cover off the device.

Power off

.

SIM Card Overview

Important!:

Before removing or replacing the SIM card, make sure the phone
is switched off; hold down the key until the power-off
image displays, then press

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 the SIM card

1. Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket until

the card clicks into place. Make sure that the card’s gold
contacts face into the phone and that the upper-left angled
corner of the card is positioned as shown.

2. To

remove the SIM card

, 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. If this
happens, remove the card and reinstall the card in the correct
orientation.

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Installing the SD 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:

This device supports up to a 16 Gigabyte memory card.

䊳

Install the memory card

by sliding it into the slot until you

hear a click sound.
For more information on how to use the SD card see

“Using the SD Card” on page 42.

Important!:

Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the card with the
phone’s contacts.

Incorrect

Correct

Removing the Memory Card

1. Remove the phone’s back cover.

2. Gently press the edge of the memory card with your

thumbnail until you hear a click sound (releasing the card
from the slot), then pull the memory card out of the slot.

Battery

Before using your phone for the first time, install the battery and
charge it fully.

Important!:

Before removing or replacing the battery, make sure the phone is
switched off; hold down the key until the power-off image
displays, then press

Power off

.

Installing the Battery

䊳

Slide the battery into the compartment (1) so that the tabs
on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone,
and the gold contacts on the battery line up with those on
the phone. Lightly press down on the battery (2) until it
slips into place.

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Removing the Battery

䊳

Grip the battery at the top end (1) and lift it up and out (2).

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.

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Note:

Verify that the battery is installed prior to connecting the wall charger.
If the battery is not installed and the wall charger is connected, the
handset power cycles continuously preventing proper operation.
Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can
cause the phone to become damaged.

1. With the battery installed, plug the USB wall charger into

the jack (as shown).

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.

2. Plug the charger’s power plug into a standard AC wall

correct

and incorrect orientation for

outlet.

3. 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 200.

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.

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.

The following is a list of helpful tips that can help conserve your
battery power:

•

Reduce your backlight time.

•

Turn off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Synchronization when not in use.

•

Deactivate the GPS when it is not needed. Most applications that use
this function periodically query the GPS satellites for the current
location; each query drains your battery.

•

Turn off Automatic application synchronization.

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•

Close any applications that may be running in the background (such as
Music Player).

To use the Power Control shortcut bar:

1. From the Home screen,

touch and hold an empty
area until the

screen

2. Touch

Control

Add to Home

menu displays.

Widgets ➔ Power

. The Power Control
shortcut is added to the
second panel of the Home
screen.

3. Touch one of the icons on

the Power Control shortcut
bar to activate the
application. A green bar displayed beneath the icon means
the application was activated (turned on).

4. Touch one of the icons a second time to deactivate the

application. The green bar is removed from beneath the
icon which means the application was deactivated
(turned off).

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Switching the Phone On or Off

1. Press and hold the key until the phone switches on.

The phone searches for your network and after finding it,
you can make or receive calls.

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 173.

2. Press and hold the key until the Power-off image

displays when you wish to switch the phone off.

3. Touch

Power Off

.

Without a SIM card installed

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.

1. Touch

Emergency call

to make an emergency call.

– or –

2. Touch

Skip

to ignore the tutorial and perform On-screen

keyboard settings.

3. Touch

4. Touch

Next

and select an Internet connection type.

Next

then

Agree

or

Disagree

with the Location

consent.
Google’s location service provides applications with you

approximate location without using GPS. Collection occurs
even when you do not have applications running.

Note:

Selecting Location consent may drain battery power. For more
information, refer to “Power Control” on page 9.

5. Touch

Next

then read the

Learn more information

how to personalize your home screen with widgets.

6. Touch

Finish

to end the tutorial.

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

By default, the phone locks when the backlight turns off.

䊳

Swipe the glass on the front of the screen to the right to
unlock the phone.

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 165.

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to learn

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 touch

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google

Market

.

Next ➔ Create

.

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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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. Once the URL loads, click on the

account?

link.

3. From the

4. Select

Please select your issue

password

.

Reset your password here

Can’t access your

section, select

I forgot my

, then follow the password

recovery procedure.

Voice Mail

1

1

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to
voicemail, even if your phone 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.

For new users, follow the instructions below to set up voice mail:

Note:

Voicemail setup may be different depending on your network.

1. From the Home screen, touch and touch and hold the

1

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
the key on the keypad, by using the phone’s Application
icon, then touching the Voice Mail application. To access Voice
Mail using the menu:

1. From the Home screen, touch and touch and hold the

1

key until the phone dials voice mail.

Note:

If Visual Voicemail is enabled it displays when you press the
key.

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.

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Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail enables users to view a list of people who left a
voicemail message, and listen to these messages any way you
want without being limited to chronological order.

1. From the Home screen, touch ➔

2. Read the onscreen information and tap

Visual Voicemail

Next

➔

Done

to
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. Touch a voicemail message to play it back.

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.

Task Manager

Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some
applications running in the background.

Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on your
phone, and to end running applications to extend battery life. You
can also uninstall applications from your phone as well as view
memory used by applications.

Task Manager provides information about applications, including:

•

Active applications

•

Packa ge

•

Summary

•

Help

: Useful tips for extending battery life.

䊳

From the Home screen, touch

Manager

: View and end running applications.

: View and uninstall application packages.

: View memory usage.

Applications

.

➔

Tas k

– or –

Press and hold then touch

Task Manager

. This screen

contains the following tabs:

• Active applications

display those currently active applications

running on your phone.

•Package

displays any installed packages or applications from the

Market that are taking up memory space. Tap

Uninstall

to remove

them from your phone.

• RAM manager

, which displays the amount of current RAM

(Random Access Memory) currently being used and allow you to

Clear Memory

for either Level 1 or Level 2 (both Level memory

locations).

•Summary

displays a visual graph indicating the available and used
space within the Random Access Memory (RAM), Program, and
External SD card.

•Help

provides additional battery saving techniques.

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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 QWERTY keyboard

•

Android platform

•

Adobe Flash support (10.1or higher supported by Android 2.2)

•

Android 2.2 compatible

•

Wi-Fi Capability

•

Bluetooth enabled

•

Support for Adobe™ Flash technology within the phone browser

•

Full integration with Google applications (Gmail, YouTube, Google
Maps)

•

Multiple Messaging Options: Email, Audio Postcard, Instant Messaging,
Picture Messaging, Google Talk, Google Search, Video Messaging, Text
Messaging, Predictive Text

•

Supports synchronizing with a corporate email account

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•

5 Megapixel camera and video with autofocus, multi shot
8x digital zoom

•

Brilliant widescreen AMOLED display

•

MP3 player with Multitasking features

•

Assisted GPS (TeleNav GPS Navigation)

•

Webkit-based browser (3G speed)

•

Downloadable applications from the Android Market

•

Up to 32GB expandable memory slot

Front View

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8

9

10

11

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The following illustrations show the main elements of your
phone:

The following list correlates to the illustrations.

1.

USB Power/Accessory connector

allows you to connect a
power cable or optional accessories such as a USB/data
cable.

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.

When receiving an incoming call,

pressing the volume key mutes the ring tone.

4.

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.

5.

Home

key displays the Home screen when pressed.

6.

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.

7.

Quick search

is used to search the device for applications,
contact information, or searches the internet for
information.

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8.

2

1

Back key

redisplays the previous screen or clears entries.

9.

Display

shows all the information needed to operate your
phone, such as the connection status, received signal
strength, phone battery level, and time.

10.

Power/End key

ends a call or switches the phone off and
on. Press and hold for two seconds to access the Phone
options screen where you can access Silent mode, Data
network mode, Flight mode, Power off.

11.

Headset jack

allows you to connect a hands-free headset

so you can listen to music.

12.

Receiver

allows you to hear the other caller and the
different ring tones or sounds offered by
your phone.

13.

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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14.

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.

Back View of Your Phone

The following illustration shows the external elements of your
phone:

1.

Camera lens

2.

External speaker

is used to take photos.

allows you to hear ringers, music, and

other sounds offered by your phone.

Phone Display

Battery status

Home Screen

Primary

Connection status

Signal strength

Time

Notifications

Shortcuts

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.

Display settings

In this menu, you can change various settings for the for the
wallpaper, cube, brightness or backlight.

䊳

From Idle mode, touch

Applications

➔

Settings

➔

Display

For more information, refer to “Display Settings” on
page 161.

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.

.

Understanding Your Phone 19

100%

Displays when there is no SIM card in the phone.

Device Power Critical – Shows your current battery
only has three percent power remaining and

Displays when there is a system error or alert.

immediately shuts down.
Displays when connected to the EDGE network.

Displays when a call is in progress.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the

Displays when a call has been missed.

EDGE network.
Displays when connected to the 3G network.

Displays when a call is on hold.

Displays when your phone is communicating with the

Displays when the speakerphone is on.

3G network.

Displays when the phone is connected to a computer
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always forward.
For more information, refer to “Configuring Voice Calls”

using a supported USB cable connection.

Displays when there is a new voice mail message.
on page 157.

Displays your battery charge level. Icon shown is fully
charged.

Displays your current battery charge level is
very low.

Displays in the notifications window when there is a

new Email message.

Displays when an alarm is set.

For more information, refer to “Setting an Alarm” on

page 146.

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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 the Sound profile is set to Silent mode
and Vibrate is set to Always or Only in silent mode.

Displays when Bluetooth technology is active and
enabled.

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 but there is a
communication issue with the target Wireless
Access Point (WAP).

Displays when the phone’s location feature is on
and available for location-based services such as
GPS Navigation.

Displays when your phone’s GPS is on and
communicating.

For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see
“Changing Your Settings” on page 149.

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 onscreen 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).

Understanding Your Phone 21

Note:

Panel counter
displays the currently
active panel

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.

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Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using the applications
on your phone. There are seven available panels, each populated
with default shortcuts or applications. You can customize each of
these panels. As you transition from panel to panel, the panel
counter (located at the top of the screen) displays the current
panel number in a white circle.

䊳

Slide your finger horizontally to the left and right on the
screen to view the panels.

Adding and Deleting Screens

Your phone comes with seven screens. You can delete these
screens and then add them back later.

Note:

These screens can be deleted and re-arranged.

Important!:

Your phone can only contain at most seven screens and at least
one screen.

To delete a screen:

1. Press ➔ and

then tap

Edit

.

2. Touch and drag the

undesired screen down
to the tab.

3. Press to return to

the main Home screen.

To add a screen:

1. Press ➔ and

then tap

Edit

.

2. Tap the icon. The newly added screen displays as the

last page.

3. Press to return to the main Home screen.

Rearranging the Screens

1. Press ➔ and then tap

2. Touch and hold a screen and then drag it into its new

Edit

.

location.

Customizing the Home Screens

You can customize the Home screens (panels) to display the
Widgets, Shortcuts, Folders, or Wallpapers that you frequently
use. For example, one Home screen could contain the Music
Player application and other forms of media, while another
workspace might contain communication applications such as
Google mail and IM, another panel might contain Maps or other
travel-related applications.

Understanding Your Phone 23

Primary Shortcuts

Returns to the
Home Screen

Primary
contacts

The Primary Shortcuts list provides access to four commonly
used items:

Dialer

for dialing a number.

Contacts

for accessing and managing the contacts

list (phonebook).

Messaging

for composing text and multimedia

messages.

Applications

for applications access.

The four, primary shortcuts are non-movable application
shortcuts that display on the bottom portion of all Home screens.

Some of the primary shortcuts are context-sensitive. For
example, while viewing a Home screen, the primary shortcut
item is available to provide access to Applications.

While viewing the Applications Menu, the Application shortcut
changes to

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Home

, which returns you to the Main screen.

You can replace the Phone, Contacts, and Messaging application
shortcuts with any application displayed in the Applications
menu.

Adding and Removing Primary Shortcuts

The device comes with four Primary shortcuts: Dialer, Contacts,
Messaging, Applications, and Home. You can replace the Dialer,
Contacts, and Messaging shortcuts with other applications so
you access the shortcuts that are most frequently used.

1. Press then tap

2. Press

3. Press and then tap

View type

Applications

➔

Customizable grid

Edit

. A box outline then appears

.

.

around the application icons.

4. Scroll through the list and locate the desired application.

5. Touch and hold the on-screen icon, then drag it over one of

the four primary shortcuts to replace it.
The new primary shortcut displays at the bottom of the

screen and the previous primary shortcuts switches places
with your selected icon.

6. Press and then tap

7. Tap to return to the Home screen.

Save

.

Applications

The Application menu provides quick access to the most
frequently used applications. Applications display on each of the
three panels on the Applications screens.

The following table contains a description of each application. If
the application is already described in another section of this
user manual, then a cross reference to that particular section is
provided.

For information on navigating through the Applications icons, see
“Navigating Through the Application Menus” on page 38.

1. In the Home screen, touch , then touch one of the

application icons.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

3. Tou ch to return to the Home screen.

䊳

From the Home screen, touch then swipe left or right
to view the available applications.

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The following applications are available:

Accounts and sync.

Using the Add Accounts sync application you can add
applications and determine which type of account
information you want to synchronize with your Contact list.

For more information, refer to “Accounts &
synchronization” on page 170.

Add to Home

This shortcut allows you to add Widgets, Shortcuts,
Folders, or Wallpapers to the Home screen.

For more information about Add to Home, see “Adding an
application to the Home screen” on page 34.

Alarm & Clocks

Here you can set an alarm, configure and view the World
clock, use a stopwatch, or set a timer. The applications
display in a tabular format and quickly accessed with the
touch of a finger.

For more information refer to Alarms & Clocks on
page 146, World clock on page 147, Stopwatch on
page 147, or Setting a Timer on page 148 of this user
guide.

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AllShare

This application wirelessly synchronizes your Samsung
mobile phone with your TV, streams content and even
keeps tabs on who calls or sends text messages with real­time, on-screen monitoring. Samsung’s AllShare makes
staying connected easy.

For more information, refer to “AllShare” on page 110.

Amazon MP3

Amazon MP3 is a digital music store owned and operated
by Amazon.com. Using you can download DRM-Free
(digital rights management) MP3 formatted songs and
albums.

For more information, refer to “Amazon MP3” on
page 101.

Audio Postcard

In this menu you can select a frame, take a picture and then
record a voice message up to one minute long and send it
as an Audio Postcard.

For more information, refer to “Sending an Audio
Postcard” on page 87.