Samsung SGHU900T Users Manual

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

may not match your phone exactly.

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

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English (AUS). 04/2008. Rev.

SGH-U900T User’s Guide

Important safety

precautions

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

• Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B013709

is a trademark or registered trademark of

•Java Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Windows Media Player of Microsoft C orporation.

is a registered trademark

Drive safely at all times

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

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to your ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls

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

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you or your phone and may be dangerous.

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

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

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

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information" on page 45.

About this Guide

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

detailed information about your phone’s functions, refer to the user manual (English) on the Samsung website.

In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:.

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

→

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is

Indicates that you need to press the touch panel to scroll to the specified option and then select it.

For example, [ ]

displayed on the phone screen. For example, <

Select

•3G

Special

• User created theme

• MobileBlog

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

features of your phone

Create your own theme using your favourite background images and colours.

Share your photos and videos on photo sharing websites and blogs.

•RSS reader

Use RSS reader to get the latest news from your favourite websites.

• Camera and camcorder

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

• Synchronisation with Windows Media Player

Transfer music files to your phone directly from Windows Media Player.

• Music player

Play music files on your phone. You can use other phone functions while listening to music.

•FM radio

Listen to your favourite radio stations anytime, anywhere.

• Digital data printing

Print images, messages, and personal data directly from your phone.

• Bluetooth

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

•Web browser

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

Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

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

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

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

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

Access menu functions .................................. 12

Enter text .................................................... 12

Customise your phone................................... 14

Step outside the phone 17

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

Make or answer calls ..................................... 17

Use the camera............................................ 19

Upload photos and videos to the web .............. 21

Play music................................................... 22

Listen to the FM radio ................................... 26

Browse the web ........................................... 27

Use Phonebook ............................................ 28

Send messages ............................................ 29

View messages ............................................ 31

Use Bluetooth .............................................. 32

Switch applications ....................................... 34

Menu functions 35

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 45

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

1 Call log

2 Phonebook

3 Multimedia

1 Music player 2 FM radio 3 Voice recorder 4 Games and mor e 5 Image editor 6 Video editor

4 Browser

1 Go to homepage 2 Enter URL 3 Bookmarks 4 Saved pages 5 History 6 Advanced 7 Browser settings

5 My Place

1 BigPond 2 FOXTEL 3 Yellow search 4 BigPond Music 5 My Email 6 Call 1234 info 7 Whereis Maps 8 BigBlog & Photos 9 Downloads 10 My Account

6 Messages

1 Create message 2 Inbox 3 Email inbox 4 Drafts 5 Outbox 6 Sentbox 7 My folders 8 Templates 9 Delete by folders 10 Settings 11 Memory status

7 Calendar

> in Idle mode. (Depending on your country, press [] in Idle mode.)

8 Camera

9 My files

1 Camera album 2 Images 3 Videos 4 Sounds 5 Games and more 6 Other files 7 Memory status

* Applications

1 Bluetooth 2 RSS reader 3 Memo 4 Task 5 World clock 6 Calculator 7 Convertor 8 Timer 9 Stopwatch 10 SIM application toolkit

0 Alarms

# Settings

1 Phone profiles 2 Time & date 3 Display & light settings 4 Phone settings 5 Call settings 6 Security 7 Application settings 8 Network settings 9 Memory settings 10 Master reset

1. Labelled differently depending on your service provider.

2. Additional folders will be available if you insert a memory card.

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

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

•Travel adapter

•Battery

•User’s Guide You can obtain various accessories from your

local Samsung dealer.

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

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

To A C p o w e r ou t l e t

Removing the battery cover

Phone layout

Front view

Power on or off

Switch on

Switch off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

3. If necessary, enter the PIN and press <

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

Confirm

Front

camera lens

Display

Touch panel

Left soft key

Dial key

Volu me key s Video call key Multi-function

Jack

Earpiece

Right soft key Power/

Menu exit key Application

switch key Delete key Alphanumeric keys

Mouthpiece

Special function keys

Get started

Rear view

Rear camera

lens

Mirror

Camera key

Memory card slot

When you close the phone, it locks the exposed keys and the touch panel to prevent any unwanted phone operations, from accidentally pressing any of the keys. To unlock the keypad, press <

Unlock

> and then <OK>.

Camera flash

Keys and icons

Keys

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

In Idle mode, press to access the following menus directly:

• Centre: Menu mode or a service supported by your service provider

• Up/Down/Left/Right: your favourite menus (Depending on

the service provider, you can access the Google service directly.)

In Menu mode, scroll through menu options ( / / / ), or select the highlighted menu option or confirm input (

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

recently dialled, missed, or received.

Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.

End a call. In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

In Idle mode, open the dialling screen for video calls.

In the dialling screen, make a video call.

Delete characters from the display or items in an application.

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

Enter numbers, letters, and some special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ access your voicemail server. Press and hold [ call prefix.

] to enter an international

] to

Enter special characters or perform special functions.

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

Adjust the phone volume.

In Idle mode, press and hold to turn on the camera.

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

Get started

Icons

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

Signal strength

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

Connecting to EDGE network or transferring data in EDGE network

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

Connecting to HSDPA (3G+) network or transferring data in HSDPA (3G+) network

Voice call in progress

Out of your service area

Video call in progress

Connected with PC via USB port

Browsing Internet

Connected to secured web page

Music playback in progress

Music playback paused

Music playback stopped

FM radio status:

•: On

•: Off

Bluetooth active

Bluetooth headset or hands-free car kit connected

Alarm set

New message:

• : Text message

• : Multimedia message

•: Email

•: Voicemail

• : Push message

• : Configuration message

Memory card inserted

Profile setting:

•: Normal

•: Silent

•: Driving

• : Meeting

•: Outdoor

• : Offline

Battery power level

Current time

Get started

Access menu functions Enter text

Select an option

Use menu numbers

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the touch panel to mo ve t o the n ext o r pr e v iou s option.

3. Press <

Select

[

] to confirm the function

displayed or option

>, <OK>, or

highlighted.

Back

4. Press < one level.

> to move up

Press [ ] to return to Idle mode.

Press the number key corresponding to the option you want.

Change the text input mode

ABC mode

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

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

• P res s an d ho l d [ ] to swi tch to Symbol mode.

To en t e r a w o r d:

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

T9 mode

Number mode

To enter a word:

1. Press [

2. Enter the whole word before

3. When the word displays

Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want.

] to [9] to start

entering a word.

editing or deleting characters.

correctly, press [ ] to insert a space.

Otherwise, press [ display alternative word choices.

] to

Symbol mode

Other operations

Press the keys corresponding to the symbols you want.

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

• Press [ ] to insert a space.

• Press the touch panel to move the cursor.

•Press [

•Press and hold [

] to delete

characters one by one.

] to clear

the entire display.

Get started

Customise your phone

Display language

Call ringer melody

1. In Idle mode, press

Settings → Phone settings Screen text

2. Select a language.

3. Press <

To change the profile properties:

1. In Idle mode, press

Settings → Phone profiles

2. Scroll to the sound profile you are using.

> and select

→

Language →

Save

> and select

3. Press <

4. Select

5. Select

6. Press <

To change the sound profile:

1. In Idle mode, press

2. Select the profile you want.

Options

Edit

select

Voice call ringtone

→

a category → a ringtone.

Video call ringtone

→

a category → a ringtone.

select

Save

Settings → Phone profiles

> and

Options

> and

> and select

Key tone volume

Idle mode wallpaper

In Idle mode, press [Volume] to adjust the key tone volume.

1. In Idle mode, press <

> and select

Settings → Display & light settings Wallpaper → Images

→

Display →

2. Select an image category.

3. Select an image.

Set

4. Press <

Themes for the display

To create a theme:

1. In Idle mode, press <

> and select

Settings → Display & light settings My theme

2. Select

(Easy) (Expert)

3. Customise the theme as desired by following the screen.

4. When you have finished, enter a name for the theme and press <

5. Press < theme.

→

Display →

Create theme

Save

Yes

> to apply the

Get started

To apply a theme:

1. In Idle mode, press <

Menu Settings → Display & light settings theme

2. Select a theme.

3. Press <

4. Press < theme.

To restore the default theme quickly, enter [

], [2], [7], and [] in Idle mode. Your

[], [

phone restarts automatically and uses the default theme.

> and select

→

Display →

→

Select theme

Save

Yes

> to apply the

Menu shortcuts

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings → Phone settings

→

Shortcuts

2. Select a direction.

3. Select a menu to be assigned to the direction.

Silent profile

You can activate the Silent profile to avoid disturbing other people. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ].

Phone lock

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings → Security → Phone lock

2. Select

3. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit password and press <

Confirm

4. Enter the new password again and press <

Confirm

Step outside the phone

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

Make or answer calls

Make a call

To make a voice call:

1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number.

2. Press [ ]. Press [Volume] to adjust

the volume.

3. Press [ ] to end the call.

Step outside the phone

Answer a call

To make a video call:

1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number.

2. Press [ ].

3. Press [ ] to end the call.

1. When the phone rings, open the phone. If the phone is already open, press [ ].

If it is a video call, press

Show me

< caller to see you via the

> to allow the

camera.

2. Press [ ] to end the call.

Use the speakerphone feature

In Speakerphone mode, a noisy environment will make it difficult to hear the person whom you are speaking with. In a noisy environment, it is better to use the normal phone mode for better audio performance.

Make a multi-party call

During a voice call, press [ ] and then < the speaker.

Press [ ] again to switch back to the earpiece.

Yes

> to activate

1. During a call, call the second participant. The first call is put on hold.

Options

2. Press <

3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to add

Conference call

select

more participants.

> and

4. During a multi-party call:

•Press <

5. Press [ ] to end the multi-party call.

Options

→

Drop

> and

select

Private call

have a private conversation with one participant.

End → Select

select

participant

participant drop one participant.

Use the camera

Take a photo

1. In Idle mode, press and hold [Camera].

2. Rotate the phone to the left for landscape view.

3. Aim the lens at the subject and make any desired adjustments.

4. Press [Camera] to take a photo. The photo is saved automatically.

5. Press < > to take another photo.

Step outside the phone

View a photo

Record a video

1. In Idle mode, press

files

→

> and select

Camera album

2. Select the photo you want.

1. In Idle mode, press and hold [Camera].

2. Press [

] repeatedly to

switch to Record mode.

3. Rotate the phone to the left for landscape view.

4. Press [Camera] to start recording.

View a video

5. Press < > or [Camera] to stop recording. The video is saved automatically.

6. Press < > to record another video.

1. In Idle mode, press

files

→

> and select

Camera album

2. Select the video you want.

Upload photos and videos to the web

Activate the ShoZu account

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings settings → MobileBlog settings → ShoZu activation

2. Select

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to activate the account.

→ Application

Set a destination site

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings settings → MobileBlog settings → Destinations.

2. Press < select

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to add a new destination site.

→ Application

Options

Create new

> and

Step outside the phone

Upload a file

1. Access an application, such

My files

Camera

> and

2. Select or capture a photo or video.

3. Press <

4. Select a destination.

5. Enter the title and

6. Press <

Options

Upload to web

select

description, and select a tag.

Upload

Play music

Prepare music files

Use these methods:

• Download from the wireless web.

• Download from a PC using the optional Samsung PC Studio. See Samsung PC Studio User’s Guide.

• Receive via Bluetooth.

• Copy to a memory card. See the next section.

• Synchronise music files with Windows Media Player. See page 24.

• Your phone accepts microSD™ memory cards up to 8 GB (depending on memory card manufacturer and type).

• When inserting a memory card with a large amount of files, your phone might work rather slowly for a few minutes while database updates. This may also affect some phone functions. This problem is temporary and is not a phone defect.

Copy music files to a memory card

1. Insert a memory card into the phone.

2. In Idle mode, press <

> and select

Settings → Phone

→

settings connections storage

→

Mass

3. Press [ ] to return to Idle mode.

4. Connect your phone and PC with an optional PC data cable.

5. Select

6. Copy files from the PC to

Open folder to

view files

window appears on your PC.

when a pop-up

the memory card.

7. When you have finished, disconnect the phone from the PC.

Step outside the phone

Synchronise with Windows Media Player

You can copy music files to your phone by synchronising with Windows Media Player 11.

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Settings → Phone settings

→

connections

player

2. Press [ ] to return to Idle mode.

Media

3. Connect your phone and PC with an optional PC data cable.

4. Select

Sync digital media

files to this device

pop-up window appears on your PC.

when a

Play music files

5. Enter the name of your phone and click

Finish

6. Select and drag the music files you want to the sync list.

Start Sync

7. Click

8. When synchronisation is finished, disconnect the phone from the PC.

1. In Idle mode, press

> and select

Multimedia → Music

player

2. Select a music category a music file.

→

3. During playback, use the following keys:

•/: pause or resume playback.

• : return to the previous file. Press and hold to scan backward in a file.

• : skip to the next file. Press and hold to scan forward in a file.

• : open the playlist.

• Volume: adjust the volume.

4. Press [ ] to stop playback.

Create a playlist

1. From the music player screen, press < and select

All → Playlists

2. Press <

3. Enter the title of the playlist

Create playlist

select

and press [

Options

Open playlist →

Options

> and

4. Select the added playlist.

Options

5. Press < select

Add →

> and

a source.

6. Select a playlist, or select the files you want and press

7. Press [

] to play music.

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