Samsung SGH-X640 User Guide

* Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone,

depending on the software installed or your service provider.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS

World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-06732A

English. 0

5/2005. Rev. 1.0

SGH-X640 User’s guide

Important

safety

precautions

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

Use road safety at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the 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 the ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency call

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

Keep your phone away from small children

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

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous.

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

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

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information" on page 74.

Important safety precautions

About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. To quickly learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get started” and “Step outside the phone.”

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.

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[ ] Indicates a key on the phone. For

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is

Indicates that you can get more information on the referenced page.

Indicates that you need to press the Navigation keys to scroll to the specified option and then select it.

example,

displayed on the phone screen. For example, <

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• Simple, compact design with Intenna

Samsung’s powerful intenna technology allows the best call quality without an annoying external antenna.

Special

features of your phone

• Camera

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

•WAP browser

Access the wireless web and access various services and upto-the-minute information.

• 7 Indian local languages

See your own language (Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, and Gujarati) on your phone and enter the Indian text on SMS/ MMS messages.

• Voice clarity

Use the voice clarity feature to increase the volume and clarity of an incoming call, even in the midst of a crowd.

•Phonebook

Store up to 1000 contact numbers.

• Get personal with photo caller ID

See who’s calling you when their very own photo displays.

• Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

Send and receive MMS messages with a combination of text, images, and sounds.

• Calendar and To do list

Keep track of your daily and monthly schedules and tasks.

• Voice recorder

Record memos or sounds.

•Java

Enjoy Java™-based embedded games and download new games.

• Timer and stopwatch

Count down to a specific event or measure the time it takes to do your exercise or work.

Special features of your phone

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Your phone 6

Buttons, features, and locations

Get started 7

First steps to operate your phone

Install and charge the phone ................................... 7

Power on or off ...................................................... 8

Keys and display .................................................... 9

Access menu functions.......................................... 11

Customise your phone .......................................... 12

Make/answer calls................................................ 13

Step outside the phone 14

Begin with your camera, WAP, messages, and other special features

Use camera ......................................................... 14

Browse WAP........................................................ 14

Use Phonebook .................................................... 15

Send messages.................................................... 15

View messages .................................................... 16

Manage schedule.................................................. 17

Enter text 18

Neopad Indian, ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol modes

Call functions 34

Advanced calling features

Menu functions 39

All menu options listed

Solve problems 72

Health and safety information 74

Index 81

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

1 SIM-AT

2 Call records

1 Missed calls 2 Received calls 3 Dialled calls 4 Delete all 5 Call time 6 Call costs

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1 Call diverting 2 Call barring 3 Call waiting 4 Network selection 5 Caller ID 6 Band selection 7 Active line

4 Sound settings

1 Incoming calls 2 Messages 3 Power on/off 4 Connection tone 5 Key tone 6 Minute minder

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Sound settings

7 Quiet mode 8 Alerts on call

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5 Messages

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1 Short messages

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2 Multimedia messages

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3 Push messages

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4 Preset messages

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5 Voice mail 6 Broadcast 7 Settings

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8 Memory status

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6 Fun box

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1 WWW Services

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2 Media box

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3 JAVA world

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7 Organiser

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1 New memo

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2 Calendar

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3 To do list

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4 Clock

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5 Alarm 6 Voice recorder

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Organiser

7 Calculator

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8 Conversion

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9 Timer

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10 Stopwatch

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8 Camera

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1 Take photos

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2 My photos

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3 My albums

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4 Delete all

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5 Settings

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6 Memory status

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9 Phone settings

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1 Display

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2 Greeting message

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3 Language

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4 Security

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5 Auto redial

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6 Voiceclarity

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7 Active folder

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8 Side key

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9 Any key answer

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10 Reset settings

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card.

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Phonebook

1 Phonebook

1 Find name 2 Add entry 3 Speed-dial list 4 Copy all to phone 5 Delete all

2 Management

1 Own number 2 Group setting 3 Memory status

3 Services

1 Service directory

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Unpack

Make sure you have each item

You r p hone

Buttons, features, and locations

Earpiece

Phone

Battery

Travel adapter

User’s manual

You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer.

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

Headset jack

Left soft key

Volume keys

Dial key

Special

function keys

Display

Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/ Right)

WAP access key

Right soft key

Power on/off/ Menu exit key

Cancel/Correct key

Alphanumeric keys

Microphone

Camera lens

Camera Key

Mirror

Service LED

Get started

First steps to operate your phone

SIM card information

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

Install and charge the phone

Remove the battery.

1 2

Insert the SIM card.

Install the battery. Plug the travel adapter

3 4

Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.

When the phone is completely charged (the

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

into the phone.

Get started

If the

phone is already on, first turn it off by holding [ ].

Make sure that the goldcoloured contacts on the card face down into the phone.

Get started

Remove the adapter from the phone.

Low battery indicator

When the battery is low:

• a warning tone sounds,

• the battery low message displays, and

• the empty battery icon [ ] blinks.

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

Power on or off

Power on

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

Power off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ] to turn

3. If necessary, enter the PIN and

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

on the phone.

press <OK>.

Keys and display

Key(s) Description

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

In Idle mode, access the following menus respectively.

•Up:

Camera

•Down:

•Left:

• Right:

In Menu mode, scroll through the menu options.

In Idle mode, launches the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser.

Sends or answers a call. In Idle mode, retrieves the last number dialled, missed, or received.

Deletes characters from the display. In Menu mode, returns to the previous menu level. In Idle mode, hold down to make a new

memo.

Calendar

Create in Short messages

Incoming calls

Key(s) Description

End a call. Hold down to switch the phone on and off. In Menu mode, cancels input and returns the

phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and some special characters.

In Idle mode, hold voicemail.

Enter special characters. In Idle mode, hold deactivate Quiet mode.

Adjusts the phone volume. In Idle mode, adjusts the keypad tone

(on the left)

(on the right)

volume.

In Idle mode, hold down to turn on the camera.

In Camera mode, takes a photo.

[1]

down to access your

[]

down to activate or

Get started

Display

Layout

Icons

The display has the three areas.

Icons

displays various icons.

Text and graphics

displays messages, instructions, and information you enter.

Menu Phonebook

Soft key function indicators

shows the current functions assigned to the two soft keys.

Received signal strength

Call in progress

Out of your service area; you cannot send or receive calls

New text message

New voicemail message

New multimedia message

Icons

(continued)

Alarm set

Call diverting feature is active

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GPRS network

Home zone, if you have registered for the appropriate service

Office zone, if you have registered for the appropriate service

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Quiet mode is active

Call ringer set to vibrate

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Battery power level

Access menu functions

Use the soft keys

The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are using. The bottom line of the display indicates their current role.

Menu Phonebook

Press the left soft key to access

mode.

Press the right soft key to access the

Phonebook

menu.

Select an option

Use shortcuts

1. Press the appropriate soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option.

3. Press <

Select

> to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted.

4. To exit, choose either of the following methods:

• Press < > or [C] to move

up one level.

• Press [ ] to return to Idle

mode.

Press the number key corresponding to the option you want.

Get started

Customise your phone

Display language

Call ringer melody

Idle mode wallpaper

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Language

2. Select a language.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Incoming calls

2. Select a sound category.

3. Select a ringer melody.

You can set a wallpaper for the idle screen.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Display →

2. Select a image category.

Phone settings

→ Text language

Sound settings

Phone settings

Wallpaper

→

Menu mode Skin colour

Quiet mode

3. Scroll to an image and press <

View

4. Scroll to the image you want.

5. Press <

You can change the colour for the display components, such as title bars and highlight bars.

1. In Idle mode press <

2. Select a colour pattern.

You can switch the phone to Quiet mode to avoid disturbing other people with your phone sounds.

Press and hold [ ] in Idle mode.

Select

and select

Display

→

Phone settings

Skin

→

Phone lock

You can protect the phone against unauthorised use with a phone password.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Security password

2. Enter the default password, “00000000” and press <OK>.

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

4. Enter the new password again and press <OK>.

5. Select

6. Select

7. Enter the password and press <OK>.

Phone settings

→

Change

Phone lock

Enable

→

Make/answer calls

Make a call

Answer a call

Adjust the volume during a call

1. Enter an area code and phone number.

2. Press [ ].

3. To end the call, press [ ].

1. When the phone is ringing, press [ ].

2. To end the call, press [ ].

Press [ / ].

Step outside the phone

Begin with your camera, WAP, messages, and other special features

Use camera

Browse WAP

Using a built-in WAP (Wireless Access Protocol) browser, you can get easy access to the wireless web to receive a variety of latest services and information and to enjoy download of web contents.

Take a photo

View a photo

1. Open the phone.

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

3. Aim the lens at the subject and adjust the image.

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

5. Press [C] to take another photo.

1. In Idle mode, press [Up].

2. Select

3. Scroll to the photo you want.

4. Press <

My photos

View

Launch the browser

Navigate the web

In Idle mode, press [ ].

• To scroll through browser items, press [Up] or [Down].

• To select an item, press <>.

• To return to the previous page, press [C].

• To access the browser menus, press <

Browser Menu

• To access the WAP page options, press [ ].

> and select

Use Phonebook

Add an entry

To the phone’s memory

1. In Idle mode, enter a phone

2. Select

3. Select a number type.

4. Enter a name and press <OK>.

To th e S I M ca rd

1. In Idle mode, enter a phone

2. Select

3. Enter a name and press <OK>.

4. Enter a location number.

5. Press <OK> to save the entry.

number and press <

Phone

number and press <

SIM

Save

Find an entry

1. In Idle mode, press

2. Select an entry.

3. Select a number, if necessary.

4. Press [ ] to dial or

Send messages

Send a text message (SMS)

1. In Idle mode, press [Left], or

2. Enter the message text.

3. Press <

4. Enter a destination number.

5. Press <OK> to send the

Phonebook>

name

Options

press <

Messages

→

Send

message.

> to access options.

→

Create

Options

and select

> and select

Short messages

> and select

Find

Step outside the phone

Send a multimedia message (MMS)

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Multimedia messages Create

2. Press < line.

3. Enter the message subject and press <OK>.

4. Press < line.

5. Add an image file.

6. Scroll to the press <

7. Add a sound file.

8. Scroll to the press <

9. Enter the message text.

10. Press <

Messages

Add

> on the

Add

> on the

Sound

Add

Message

Add

Opt.

> and select

→

Subject

Picture

line and

Done

View messages

View a text message

11. Press <

12. Select an empty location.

13. Enter a destination.

14. Press <

When a notification appears:

Press < displays.

From the Inbox:

1. In Idle mode, press <

2. Select a message.

Opt.

Send

message.

View

and select

messages

> and select

> to send the

>. The message

Inbox

→

Messages

→

Send

Short

View a multimedia message

Access a voicemail

When a notification appears:

1. Press <

2. Press <

From the Inbox:

1. In Idle mode, press <

2. Select a message.

1. Press and hold [1] in Idle

2. Follow the instructions from the

View

Options

Retrieve

displays.

and select

Multimedia messages Inbox

mode.

system.

> and select

. The message

Messages

→

Manage schedule

Create a new memo

Access your schedule

1. In Idle mode, press and hold

2. Enter the memo content and

3. Select a memo type.

4. Select a date.

5. Enter the time for the memo

6. Press <

7. Enter the time for the alarm to

8. Select an alarm tone.

1. In Idle mode, press <Down>.

2. Select a date.

3. Press <Left> or <Right> to

[C].

press <OK>.

and press <OK>.

Yes

> to set an alarm.

ring and press <OK>.

view the schedule for that day.

Step outside the phone

Enter text

Neopad Indian, ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol modes

You can enter text for some features such as messaging, Phonebook, or Organiser, using Neopad Indian mode, ABC mode, T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbol mode.

Your phone allows you to enter Indian (Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, and Bengali) words with virtual keypad which gives the user option to select one of five letters assigned on keys easily and user friendly features like built-in dictionary stored over 13,000 each of Indian languages for everyday use. You can also select Punjabi / Kannada / Gujarati mode as the display language by selecting

Changing the text input mode

The text input mode indicator displays when the cursor is in a text field.

To change to another text input mode:

1. Press the right soft key indicating the current text input mode to change to another text input language.

Language (Menu 9.3.1

2. Scroll to the mode you want to use by pressing [Up] or [Down]. The to change the text input language.

3. Press <

Example:

Select

input mode.

Entering a name in the Phonebook

Language select

> to confirm the highlighted text

Text input mode indicator: Neopad Indian Mode

allows you

Using Neopad Hindi mode

Example: Entering a message in New message box

Virtual Keypad or Word Pr ed ic ti on Box

Text input mode indicator: Neopad Hindi mode

When you enter a character, you will see the predicted word on the Word Prediction Box at the bottom of display. Otherwise, repeat above steps to enter other characters.

List of the characters available in Hindi

Charachters in the Order Displayed

Key

Press the key And press [ ]

Enter text

To type a character in the Neopad Hindi mode:

1. Press a corresponding key to access the Virtual Keypad that contains a character you want. The character will appear in the Virtual Keypad at the bottom of display.

2. Press the corresponding key 1 to 5 to input a character, or press [ ] to toggle a virtual keypad page to Virama.

Enter text

Virama (toggles a Virtual Keypad page)

Key 1~7: Consonants Groups Key 8: Independent Vowels Group Key 9: Dependent Vowels Group Key 0: Signs & Symbols

Example: To enter (made up of half character),

press the 1, (Virama), 1, 5, and 5 keys.

Example: To enter (Writing order: + +

), press the 1, 1, 9, 2, 8, (toggles the

page), and 2 keys.

List of the combination of half and full formed consonant

To type a word using the linguistic dictionary (Forward Prediction):

1. Input the first character of the word you want to enter.

2. You will see the word starting with the first character you input at step 1 in the Word Prediction Box at the bottom of display.

3. If that word is correct, go to step 4. Otherwise, press [Up] or [Down] to display another words you want to enter on the Word Prediction Box.

4. Press [ ] to select it and go on to input the next word.

Example: To enter (Writing order: + +

+ + ) using the linguistic dictionary,input first by press the 1, 2, 9, 2, 0, and 2 keys. You will see the desired word in Word Prediction Box. Select the word by pressing [ ].

+ + + ), press the 5, (Virama), 1, 6, and 2 keys for “ .” Then, you will see

in Word Prediction Box. Select the word

by pressing [ ].

Example: To enter (Writing order: +

+ + + space + + + + + ) using the linguistic dictionary, first press the 5, 3, 7, and 3 keys and then you will see in Word Prediction Box. Select the word by pressing [ ]. Insert a space by pressing and 1 keys and then you will see in Word Prediction Box. Select the word by pressing [ ].

[

]

. Press the 8, 1, 2, (Virama),

UDB (User defined word Database for Hindi)

Every word you typed in Messages will be automatically stored in Hindi UDB. About 200 words can be stored in Hindi UDB. Every word in the UDB get arranged and updated by frequency of use and new words. To store a word in Hindi UDB, type a word and insert a space by pressing stored in Hindi UDB. After this, you will see this word in Word Prediction Box.

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. Then the word gets

Using Neopad Marathi mode

Enter text

Example: Entering a message in New message box

Virtual Keypad or Word Pr ed ic ti on Box

Text input mode indicator: Neopad Marathi mode

To type a character in the Neopad Marathi mode:

1. Press a corresponding key to access the Virtual Keypad that contains a character you want. The character will appear in the Virtual Keypad at the bottom of display.

2. Press the corresponding key 1 to 5 to input a character, or press [ ] to toggle a virtual keypad page to Virama.

When you enter a character, you will see the predicted word on the Word Prediction Box at the botto m of display. Ot her wise, re pea t above steps to enter other characters.

List of the characters available in Marathi

Charachters in the Order Displayed

Key

Press the key And press [ ]

Virama (toggles a Virtual Keypad page)

Key 8: Independent Vowels Group Key 9: Dependent Vowels Group Key 0: Signs & Symbols

Example: To enter (Writing order: + +

+ + + ), press the 8, 2, 4, 3, 9,

3, 0, 2, 2, 1, 9, and 3 keys.

List of the combination of half and full formed consonant

Enter text

Key 1~7: Consonants Groups

Enter text

To type a word using the linguistic dictionary (Forward Prediction):

1. Input the first character of the word you want to enter.

2. You will see the word starting with the first character you input at step 1 in the Word Prediction Box at the bottom of display.

3. If that word is correct, go to step 4. Otherwise, press [Up] or [Down] to display another words you want to enter on the Word Prediction Box.

4. Press [ ] to select it and go on to input the next word.

Example: To enter (Writing order: + +

+ + + ) using the linguistic dictionary, first press the 1, 1, 6, (toggles the page), , 2, 6, 4, 9, and 2 keys. Then, you will see the desired word in Word Prediction Box. Select the word by pressing [ ].

Example: To enter (Writing order: +

+ + + + + + + + )

using the linguistic dictionary, press the 1,

(Virama), 1, 6, 2, 5, 5, 9, 1, 0, 2, 1, and 1

keys. Then, you will see the desired word

word by pressing [ ].

Example: To enter (Writing order: + +

the linguistic dictionary, press the 6, 2, 9, 1, 7, (Virama), 1, 3, (Virama), 1, 6, and 2 keys. Then, you will see the desired word

word by pressing [ ].

in Word Prediction Box. Select the

+ + + + + + ) using

in Word Prediction Box. Select the

UDB (User defined word Database for Marathi)

Every word you typed in Messages will be automatically stored in Marathi UDB. About 200 words can be stored in Marathi UDB. Every word in the UDB get arranged and updated by frequency of use and new words. To store a word in Marathi UDB, type a word and insert a space by pressing word gets stored in Marathi UDB. After this, you will see this word in Word Prediction Box.

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Samsung SGH-X640 User Guide

About this Guide

Contents

Overview of menu functions

Unpack

You r p hone

Get started

Install and charge the phone

Power on or off

Keys and display

Access menu functions

Customise your phone

Make/answer calls

Step outside the phone

Use camera

Browse WAP

Use Phonebook

Send messages

View messages

Manage schedule

Enter text

Changing the text input mode

Using Neopad Hindi mode

Using Neopad Marathi mode