Samsung SGH-X426MSMDOB User Manual

SGH-x426m

Portable Digital Telephone

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating y our phone ,

and keep it for future reference.

Printed in Korea

Code No: GH68-06583A

English 02/2005

wb_x426m_021505_d2

Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as def ined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating thereto (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. Y ou may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain wi th SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Samsung Telecommunications America, L.P.

U.S. Headquarters:

1301 East Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 Tel: 972-761- 7000 Fax: 972-761-7001

Customer Care Center:

1601 E. Plano Parkway Suite 150 Plano, TX 75047 Tel: 888-987- HELP (4357) Fax: 972-761-7501

Internet Address: http://www.samsungusa.com/ wireless

©2005 Samsung Telecommunications Americ a. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part allowed without prior written approv al. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related entities.

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Table of Contents .......................................................................1

Unpacking ..................................................................................5

Your Phone ..................................................................... .... .... ....7

Phone Layout ..................................................................................... 7

Display ............................................................................................. 10

Service Light .................................................................................... 14

Getting Started .........................................................................15

Installing the SIM Card .................................................................. 15

Charging a Battery .......................................................................... 17

Switching the Phone On/Off ............................................................ 19

Call Functions ...........................................................................21

Making a Call ................................................................................... 21

Adjusting the Volume ...................................................................... 23

Answering a Call ............................................................................. 24

Viewing Missed Calls ...................................................................... 25

Quickly Switching to Silent Mode .................................................. 27

Selecting Functions and Options ...........................................29

Phonebook ...............................................................................31

Storing a Number with a Name ...................................................... 31

Using Phonebook Entry Options .................................................... 33

Dialing a number from Phone book ................................................ 34

Searching for a Number in Phonebook ........................................... 35

Editing a Caller Group .................................................... ....... ......... 37

Deleting all of the Phone Book entries ........................................... 38

Speed-dialing ................................................................................... 39

Checking the Memory Status .......................................................... 40

Using the service dialing numbers ................................................. 41

Entering Text ............................................................... .... .... .... ..43

Changing the Text Input Mode ....................................................... 43

Using T9 Mode ................................................................................. 45

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Using the Upper/Lower-Case Character Mode .............................. 47

Using Number Mode ........................................................................ 48

Using Symbol Mode ......................................................................... 48

Options During a Call ..............................................................51

Putting a Call on Hold ..................................................................... 51

Using the Menu Functions .............................................................. 52

Switching the Microphone Off (Mute) ............................................ 52

Muting/Sending Key Tones ............................................................. 53

Sending Tones .................................................................................. 53

Searching for a Number in Phonebook ........................................... 54

Call Waiting ..................................................................................... 54

Making a Multi-party Call .............................................................. 55

Using the Menus .......................................................................59

Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling ........................................ 59

Accessing a Menu Function by Using Its Shortcut ........................ 60

List of Menu Functions ................................................................... 60

Recent Calls .............................................................................65

Missed Calls ..................................................................................... 65

Calls Received .......................................................... ........ ................ 65

Calls Made ....................................................................................... 65

Voice Mail ......................................................................................... 66

Delete All .......................................................................................... 67

Call Time .......................................................................................... 67

Messaging ................................................................................ 69

Text Messages .................................................................................. 69

Multimedia Messages ...................................................................... 77

Push Message .................................................................................. 89

Network Services ........................................................... .... .... ..91

Call Forwarding ............................................................................... 91

Call Barring ..................................................................................... 93

Call Waiting ..................................................................................... 94

Network Selection ............................................................................ 95

Caller ID ........................................................................................... 96

Closed User Group (CUG) ............................................................... 96

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Games ......................................................................................99

Downloading a new game ................................................................ 99

Launching a MIDlet ........................................................................ 99

Using the game options ................................................................. 100

Download ...............................................................................103

Sound Settings ................................................................ .... ....105

Ring Tone ....................................................................................... 105

Ring Volume ................................................................................... 105

Download .......................................................................... .............. 105

Alert Type ...................................................................................... 106

Keypad Tone ........................................................................... ....... 106

Message Tone ................................................................................. 106

Folder Tone .................................................................................... 107

Power On/Off .................................................................................. 107

Alerts on Call ................................................................................. 108

Extra Tones ............ ........................................................................ 108

Applications ........................................................................... 111

Alarm ................................................................................ .............. 111

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

Time & Date ........................................ ........................................... 115

Calculator ................................................................. ...................... 116

To Do List ....................................................................................... 116

Voice Memo .................................................................................... 122

Currency Exchange ....................................................................... 124

My Browser .............................................................................125

My Browser .................................................................................... 125

Audio .............................................................................................. 131

Graphics ........................................................................... .............. 131

Delete All ........................................................................................ 132

Memory Status ............................................................................... 133

Phone Settings ........................................................................135

Display Settings ............................................................................. 135

Greeting Message .......................................................................... 137

Own Number .................................................................................. 137

Language .................................................................. ...................... 138

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Security .......................................................................................... 138

Extra Settings . ............................................................................... 141

Short Cut ........................................................................................ 142

Reset Settings ................................................................................ 143

Solving Problems ....................................................................145

Access Codes ........................................................................149

Phone Password ............................................................................. 149

PIN ................................................................................................. 150

PUK .......................................................................... ...................... 150

PIN2 ............................................................................................... 151

PUK2 ........................................................................ ...................... 151

Health and Safety Information .............................................153

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones ................................. 155

Road Safety .................................................................................... 164

Operating Environment ................................................................ 166

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices ...................... 166

Potentially Explosive Environments ............................................ 168

Emergency Calls ............................................................................ 169

FCC Notice and Cautions .............................................................. 170

Other Important Safety Information ............................................ 170

Product Performance ............................................... ........ .............. 171

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones ............................... 173

Battery Standby and Talk Time ................................................... 173

Battery Precautions ....................................................................... 173

Care and Maintenance .................................................................. 174

Standard Limited Warranty ......................................................... 175

Intellectual Property Statement ................................................... 181

Index ....................................................................................... 183

Table of Contents 4

Unpacking

Your package contains the following items:

Handset

Battery

Hand Strap

Travel Adapter

User Guide

Your local Samsung dealer can provide y ou with additional accessories including:

♦Simple hands-free kit

Unpacking

♦Standard battery ♦Car power charger ♦Holster ♦Ear microphone ♦Leather Case ♦Data kit ♦Battery charger cradle

Unpacking 6

Your Phone

Phone Layout

The following illustrations show the main elements of y our phone:

Your Phone

Key

(s)

Description

In Menu mode, scroll through the menus. In Idle mode, allows you to access your fav orite menus directly. F or more information about shortcuts, see “Short Cut” on page 142.

In Menu mode, the Left key returns to the previous menu lev el and the Right key selects the next menu. In Idle mode, allows you to access your fav orite menus directly. F or more information about shortcuts, see “Short Cut” on page 142.

Perf orm the functions indicated by the text above them, on the bottom line of

(soft keys)

the display. In Idle mode, launches the WAP

(Wireless Application Protocol) browser.

Your Phone 8

Key

(s)

Description

(Continued)

Makes or answers a call. When held down in Idle mode, recalls

the last number dialed or received. In Menu mode, selects a menu

function or stores information that you have entered, such as a name in the phone or SIM memory.

Deletes characters from the display. In Menu mode, returns to the previous

menu level. Ends a call. Also switches the phone

on and off when held down. In Menu mode, cancels your input

and returns to Idle mode.

When held down in Idle mode, accesses your voice mail.

Enter numbers, letters and some special characters.

Your Phone

Key

(s)

Description

Enter special characters. Perform various functions.

(on the side of the phone) During a call, adjusts the earpiece volume.

In Idle mode, adjusts the keypad tone volume.

In Menu mode, scrolls through the menus and Phonebook.

Display

Display Layout

The display has three areas:

(Continued)

Your Phone 10

Area Description

First line Displays various icons. See

page 12.

Middle lines Displays messages,

instructions, and any information that you enter, such as the number you are dialing .

Last line Shows the functions currently

assigned to the two soft keys.

Your Phone

Icons

Icon Description

Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the better the signal.

If this icon is gray, you are outside your network area and are restricted to emergency calls only.

Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network.

Appears when a call is in progress.

Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a specified time.

Appears when you are entering text to indicate the current text input mode.

Appears when a new text message is received.

Appears when a new multimedia message is received.

Your Phone 12

Icon Description

Appears when a new voice mail message is received.

Appears when Mute mode is active.

Appears when Silent mode is active or you set the Alert Type menu (Menu

6.4), so that the phone vibrates when you receive a call. For further details, see page 27 and page 106 respectively.

Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have left.

Backlight

A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad. When you press any key or open the folder, the backlight turns on. It turns off when no keys are pressed within a given period of time, depending on your setting in the Back Light menu (Menu 9.1.5). After one minute, the display turns off to conserve your battery power. To specify the length of time the bac klight is activ e , set the Back Light menu (Menu 9.1.5). See “Back Light” on page 136 for further details.

Your Phone

Service Light

The service light is at the top right-hand corner of the phone. It flashes when services are available on the phone. To activate or deactivate the use of the service light, set the Service Light menu (Menu 9.1.6). See “Service Light” on page 136 for further details.

Your Phone 14

Getting Started

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.

Important! The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting or removing the card.

Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

1. If necessary , turn off the phone b y holding down the key until the power-off image displays.

2. Remove the battery. To do so:

• Press and hold the battery lock above the battery upward

toward the top of the phone.

3. Lift the battery away, as shown.

Getting Started

4. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket so that it locks the card into place. Make sure the gold contacts of the card face into the phone.

Note: When you need to remove the SIM card, slide it , as shown, and take it

out of the socket.

Getting Started 16

5. Place the battery so that the tabs on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone.

6. Press the battery until it clicks into place. Make sure that the battery is properly installed before switching the phone on.

Charging a Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A travel adapter comes with your phone for charging the battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details.

You can use the phone while the battery is charging, but this causes the phone to charge more slowly.

Getting Started

Note:

You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first

time. A discharged battery is fully recharged in approximately 200 minutes.

1. With the battery in position on the phone, plug the connector of the travel adapter into the jack at the bottom of the phone.

2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.

3. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter from the power outlet and disconnect it from the phone by pressing the gray tabs on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out.

Getting Started 18

Note:

You must unplug the adapter before you remove the battery from the

phone during charging; otherwise, the phone could be damaged.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, you hear a warning tone and a message repeats at regular intervals on the display. When this happens, your phone turns off the backlight to conserve the remaining battery power. When the battery level gets too low, the phone automatically turns off.

Switching the Phone On/Off

1. Open the folder.

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

3. If the phone asks you to enter the phone password, enter the password and press the OK soft key or key. The phone password is factory set to “00000000.” For further details, see “Change Password” on page139.

4. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the OK soft key or key. For further details, see “Change PIN” on page 139.

Getting Started

The phone searches for your network and after finding it, the idle screen displays. Now, you can make or receive a call.

Note: The display language is preset to English at the factory. To change the

language, use the Language menu (Menu 9.4). For further details, see “Language” on page 138.

5. When you wish to switch the phone off , press and hold the key until the power-off image displays.

Getting Started 20

Call Functions

Making a Call

When the idle screen displays, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key.

Note: When you activate the Auto Redial option in the Extra Settings menu

(Menu 9.6), the phone automatically redials up to ten times when the person does not answer the call or is already on the phone.

Making an International Call

1. Press and hold the key.

+ character appears.

The

2. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number and press the key.

Call Functions

Correcting the Number

To clear Press the

the last digit displayed

any other digit in the number

the whole display

key

Left or Right key until the cursor is immediately to the right of the digit to be cleared. Press the

key. You can also inse rt a missing digit simply by pressing the appropriate key.

key and hold it for more than one second.

Ending a Call

When you want to finish your call, briefly press the key.

Redialing the Last Number

The phone stores the numbers you dialed, received or missed if the caller is identified. See “Recent Calls” on page 65 for further details.

To recall any of these numbers:

1. If you have typed characters on the display, press the key to return to Idle mode.

2. Press the key to displa y a list of the last n umbers in

the order you made or received.

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3. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the

numbers until the number you want highlights.

o Press the

dial the number edit the number

delete the number Options soft key

delete all of the numbers

key.

Options soft key and select Edit. Then change the number, referring to “Correcting the Number” on page 22.

and select Delete. Options soft key

and select Delete All.

or key

Making a Call from Phonebook

You can store frequently used phone numbers in the SIM card or the phone’s memory, which are collectively called Phonebook. Simply select a name to recall the associated number. F or further details about the Phonebook features , see page 31.

Adjusting the Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece volume, use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone.

Call Functions

Press the key to increase the volume level and the key to decrease the level.

In Idle mode, you can also adjust the keypad tone volume using these keys.

Answering a Call

When somebody calls you, the phone rings and displays the incoming call animation. When the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in your Phonebook, displays.

1. If necessary, open the folder. Press the key or the

Accept soft key to answer the incoming call.

If the

Anykey Answer

(

Menu 9.6

call except for the key and the If the Open to Answer

(

Menu 9.6

opening the folder.

) is activated, you can press any key to answ er a

) is activated, you can answer the call simply by

option in the

Reject

option in the

Extra Settings

soft key.

Extra Settings

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Note:

To reject an incoming call, press and hold the Volume k e y s o n

the left side of the phone before opening the folder, or press the

Reject

soft key or key.

2. End the call by closing the folder o r pressing the ke y.

Note: You can answer a call while using the Phonebook or menu features.

Viewing Missed Calls

When you are unable to answer a call for any reason, you can find out who is calling you, if this service is available, so that you can call the person back.

The number of calls you missed displays on the idle screen immediately after a call is missed. To view the missed call immediately:

1. If the phone is closed, open the folder.

2. Press the View soft key.

The number corresponding to the most recent missed call displays, if available.

To Press the

scroll through the missed calls

call the number displayed

edit or delete a missed call number

Up or Down key.

key.

Select soft key or key. See page 26.

Call Functions

Editing a Missed Call Number

Note: When the number corresponding to the missed call is not available, the

Edit option does not display.

3. Press the Options soft key or key.

4. Press the Up or Down key to highlight the Edit option.

5. Press the Select soft key or key.

6. Change the number.

To Press the

call the number store the number

key .

Save soft key and enter the name and location. For further details, see page 31.

or key

Deleting a Missed Call

1. Press the Options soft key

or key

2. If necessary, press the Up or Do wn key to highlight the

Delete option.

3. Press the Select soft key or key.

You can press the key at any time to exit the Missed Call feature.

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