Samsung SPH-a740 User Manual
SPH-a740 Series
PORTABLE Tri-Mode
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for
future reference.
BMC_UG_A740_061105_F11
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Table of Contents
Getting Started..............................................................................1
Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Viewing the Display Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features of Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Phone Basics..............................................................................15
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Finding a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Abbreviated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dialing From Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using One-Touch/Two-Touch/Three-Touch
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Entering Numbers and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting Up Your Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clearing the Message Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
UsingCaller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Responding to Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
TTY Use With Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Roaming .....................................................................................32
Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting Your Phone’s System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Navigating Through Menus.........................................................35
Menu Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Call History .................................................................................44
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Call History Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Saving a Phone Number From Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Prepending a Phone Number From
Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Air Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using Contacts ...........................................................................48
Adding a New Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Finding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adding a Phone Number to an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Changing the Group Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Messaging ..................................................................................53
Erasing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Message Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sending Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Preset Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Edit Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Message Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Save in Outbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Auto Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alert Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Voice Mail Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sending Picture Messages from your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Phone Camera ............................................................................64
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Camera Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Picture Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storing Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
In Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Saved to Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Online Albums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating an Online Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Uploading a picture to the Picture Messaging Web Site . . . . . . . . . 72
To view Online Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sharing Online Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Accessing Online Pictures Message Options From Your Phone . . . 73
Account Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Camera Key Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Web Services..............................................................................75
The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Web Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers and Applications . . . . 80
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ringers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Voice Services ............................................................................85
Activating Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using Name Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Phone Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Customizing Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adapting Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing Voice Dial Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Changing Voice Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Reviewing and Erasing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tools...........................................................................................96
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adding an Event to the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Viewing Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Erasing a Single Event for a Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Erasing All Events for a Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Erasing All Events in your Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using the Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Memo Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Phone Settings .........................................................................106
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Changing the Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Creating a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Changing the Incoming Call display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Changing the Text Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Changing the LCD Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Turning the Service Light On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Changing the Size of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Changing the Color of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Selecting Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Application Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Silence All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Call Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Auto-Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Display Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Phone Security .........................................................................123
Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Restricting Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using Special Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Erasing the Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Erasing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Erasing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety .......................................................................................128
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Acknowledging Special Precautions and
Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Owner’s Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
User Guide Proprietary Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Manufacturer’s Warranty ..........................................................137
Index.........................................................................................140
Getting Started
Closed View of Phone
1 Getting Started
Front View of Your Phone
Getting Started
Getting Started 2
Key Functions
1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller
and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your
phone.
2. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal
strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the
better the signal strength.
3. Display Screen: This screen displays all the information
needed to operate your phone.
4. Headset Jack: Allows you to plug in an optional headset for
safe, convenient hands-free conversations.
5. OK Key: This key can be used in several different ways.
• In idle mode, press and hold to start the camera.
• Press when navigating through a menu accepts the
highlighted choice in the menu.
6. Left Softkey: This key can be used in several different ways.
• In idle mode, press to access the Menu.
• When using other features, such as the Web Browser, the
left softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This action
is shown in the bottom left corner of the Display Screen.
7. Right Softkey: This key can be used in several different
ways.
• In idle mode, press to access your Contacts.
• In text entry mode, press to change the character input type.
• When using other features, such as the Web Browse, the
right softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This
action is shown in the bottom right corner of the Display
Screen.
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8. Volume Key: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in
standby mode (with the flip open) or adjust the voice
volume during a call. The volume key can also be used to
scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu
options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press
the volume key up or down.
9. TALK Key: This key can be used in several different ways.
• Allows you to place or receive a call.
• In standby mode, press the key once to access the Recent
calls log.
• If you press and hold the key down, you will initiate the
Voice Recognition feature.
10. Voicemail Key: From standby mode, press and hold to
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access your voicemail.
11. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters,
and characters.
12. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
character input type (ABC, Abc, abc).
13. Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector
is used to plug in the charging accessories.
14. Accessory Interface Connector: This connector is used to
connect any available accessory cables to your phone.
15. Microphone: The microphone allows the other caller to hear
you clearly when you are speaking to them.
16. Space/Pound Key: Enters the pound [#] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a space.
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17. BACK Key: Deletes characters from the display when you
are in text entry mode. When in a menu, press to return to
the previous menu.
18. END Key: This key can be used in several different ways.
• During a call, press to end the call.
• When you receive an incoming call, press to enter silent
mode and mute the ringer. Alternatively, press and hold to
send the call directly to voice mail.
• When the phone is off or in standby mode, press and hold
this key for a few seconds to turn your phone On or Off.
• When in the main menu, press to return the phone to
standby mode and cancel your input.
19. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the
phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.
20. Camera Key: This key is used to launch the integrated
digital camera, both when the phone is open or closed.
21. LED Indicator: The LED Indicator flashes when you have an
incoming call or other event (such as receiving voicemail).
Additionally, the LED indicator indicates when the phone is
recharging (red) or is fully charged (green).
22. Ringer Indicator: This icon indicates that a ringer is set.
23. Signal Type Indicator: This icon indicates whether you are
receiving 3G digital service, digital service or analog
service.
24. Battery Indicator: The battery indicator displays the
amount of remaining battery charge currently available in
your phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon,
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the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or
empty.
25. Position Location: This icon indicates that the position
location feature is active.
Viewing the Display Screen
Your phone’s interior and exterior display screens provides a wealth
of information about your phone’s status and options. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screens:
tells you a call is in progress.
means there is no service, as your phone cannot find a
signal.
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displays your current signal strength. When you are
receiving maximum signal strength, six bars are shown.
displays your current battery strength at full.
displays your current battery strength at empty.
indicates that your phone is receiving 3G digital service.
indicates that your phone is receiving digital (non 3G)
service.
indicates that your phone is receiving analog service.
indicates that position location is active.
indicates that position location is inactive.
indicates that your phone is in security mode.
indicates that your phone is roaming.
indicates that you have new text messages waiting.
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indicates that you have new picture messages waiting.
indicates that you have new voicemail messages
waiting. Press and hold to dial your voicemail box.
indicates that there is an unread message in your
inbox.
indicates that the message has been read.
indicates that there is an unread urgent message in
your inbox.
indicates that you have read the urgent message.
indicates that the message was sent.
indicates that the message is marked urgent.
indicates that the message failed to send.
indicates that you have a pending message.
indicates that the message is a draft.
indicates that there is URL text contained in the text
message.
indicates that the phone is locked. A passcode must be
entered before your phone can be used.
indicates that your phone is in vibrate mode.
indicates that the TTY option is On.
indicates that your web connection is active and data is
being transferred. Incoming voice calls go directly to
voicemail; outgoing voice calls can be made, but the
web connection will terminate.
indicates that a file (ringer, game, java app, etc.) has
been downloaded to your phone.
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indicates that the ringer is set at a level between 1-8 or
that 1-Beep is selected.
indicates that the ringer is turned Off.
indicates that your phone is set to high ringer plus
vibrate mode.
indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.
indicates that the handset is in Camera mode.
indicates that the self-timer function is enabled. With
the self timer enabled, a set amount of time is required
prior to taking a picture.
indicates that the white balance has been set to Auto.
This is used for taking pictures indoors or outdoors
under normal conditions.
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indicates that the white balance has been set to Sunny.
This is used for taking pictures outdoors on bright
sunny days.
indicates that the white balance has been set to Cloudy.
This is used for taking pictures outdoors under cloudy
conditions.
indicates that the white balance has been set to
Tungsten. This is used for taking pictures indoors under
normal lighting conditions.
indicates that the white balance has been set to
Fluorescent. This is used for taking pictures indoors
under fluorescent lighting conditions.
indicates that the white balance has been set to
Manual. This is used for taking pictures indoors or
outdoors using your own custom settings.
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indicates that a picture has been assigned a function.
An example may be Picture ID, Screensaver, or
Incoming Call.
indicates that a picture has been uploaded to an online
album or folder.
indicates that a picture Has been downloaded from the
web.
Tip: Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.
Features of Your Phone
Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a740 phone.
This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable, and it also offers
many significant features and service options:
• Dual-band/Tri-Mode capability provides access to other Digital
Networks where roaming agreements are established. See
"Roaming" on page 32.
• Mobile Browser
digital mode. See "Launching the Browser" on page 75.
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provides access to the wireless Internet in
• Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging
capabilities. See "Using Text Messaging" on page 54.
• Downloadable games, ringers, screen savers, and applications
allow you to turn down time into fun time and to personalize
your phone. See "Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers
and Applications" on page 80.
• The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of
important events. See "Scheduler" on page 96.
• Five hundred Contacts entries store up to six phone numbers
each. See "Using Contacts" on page 48.
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• Voice Signal/Voice Command.
• English or French Language Menus.
Turning Your Phone On and Off
To turn your phone on:
• Press to turn your phone on.
Once your phone is On, it displays “Looking for Service” which
indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone
finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’s idle
state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching,
a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is
found, your phone automatically returns to standby mode.
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In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically
without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for service by
pressing any key (when your phone is turned On).
Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when
you are in an area where there is no signal.
To turn your phone off:
• Press and hold for two seconds until you see the pow-
ering down animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery
is charging).
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Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger
Battery Capacity
Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It allows
you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery
provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time or
approximately 8 days of continuous digital standby time.
When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon blinks.
When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left, the
phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode,
playing games, or browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby
times.
Tip: Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the
battery before it runs out of power.
Installing the Battery
To install the LiIon battery:
1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone
at an angle, making sure the plastic tab on the bottom of the
battery is inserted into the matching slot in the phone.
2. Press down until the battery snaps into place.
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Removing the Battery
To remove your battery:
1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored
numbers or messages.
2. Push the battery release latch up completely.
3. Using the side tabs, pull the top of the battery away from the
phone and remove.
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Charging the Battery
Your phone’s LiIon battery is rechargeable and should be charged as
soon as possible so you can begin using your phone.
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery
level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you
will lose all the information you were just working on. For a quick
check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery charge
indicator located in the upper-right corner of either of your phone’s
display screens. indicates that the battery is full. If the battery
charge is getting too low, the battery icon blinks and the phone
sounds a warning tone.
Always use a Samsung-approved desktop charger, travel adapter, or
vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.
Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your
phone and void the warranty.
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Using the Desktop Charger
To use the desktop charger with your phone:
• Plug the outlet from the desktop charger in the wall. Place
your phone into the desktop charger, making sure that it fits
securely. If properly connected, you should see the charging
lights turn on.
• A red light on the desktop charger and an animated battery
icon on the phone indicates that the battery is charging.
• A green light on the desktop charger indicates that the
battery is at least 90 percent charged.
• A yellow light on the desktop charger indicates that there is
a problem charging the phone.
It takes approximately 4 hours to fully recharge a completely drained
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standard battery. With the Samsung approved LiIon battery, you can
recharge the battery before it drains completely.
An animated battery icon is displayed on both the external LCD
screen and the main screen. The icon provides an indication of
whether the battery is being charged or is fully charged.
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Displaying Your Phone Number
Just in case you forget your phone number, your phone can remind
you.
To display your phone number:
• Press the left softkey for Menu, followed by to
display your phone number.
Note: To access the phone’s main Menu, press the left softkey from
standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with
the navigation key and pressing , or you can press the number
corresponding to the menu item on your keypad.
Note: Your phone can display the various features and options in one
of two different menu styles, 3x3 and List style. By default, your
phone is set to List. This user guide also corresponds to the List
menu style. The 3x3 menu style uses a different menu numbering
scheme for the top-level menus. For more information, see "Menu
Styles" on page 35.
Making and Answering Calls
Making Calls
Placing a call from your phone is as easy as making a call from any
land-line phone. Just enter the number and press and you’re on
your way to clear calls.
To make a call using your keypad:
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1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Enter a phone number. (If you make a mistake while dialing,
press to erase one digit at a time. Press and hold
to erase the entire number.)
3. Press to call.
4. Press or close the phone when you are finished.
Tip: To redial your last recent call, press twice.
You can also place calls from your phone by using Voice Command
(page 86), Speed Dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 22), and
using your Call History listings (page 45).
Answering Calls
To answer an incoming call:
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming
calls go to voicemail.)
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2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Depending on your
phone’s settings, you may also answer incoming calls by
opening the phone or by pressing any number key. See “Call
Answer Mode” on page 121 for more information.)
Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways:
• The phone rings or vibrates (unless set to Silence All).
• The LED flashes.
• The backlight illuminates.
• The screen displays an incoming call message.
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If the incoming call is from a number stored in your Contacts, the
Contacts entry’s name is displayed. The caller’s phone number may
also be displayed, if available.
The following options are also available to handle an incoming call:
• Press or the volume key to quiet the ringer.
• Press and hold or the volume key to send the incoming
call to your voicemail box.
Note: When your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail.
Ending a Call
To disconnect a call when you are finished:
• Close the phone or press .
Missed Call Notification
When an incoming call is not answered, a Missed Call message is
displayed on your screen.
To dial a missed call back press .
Calling Emergency Numbers
You can place calls to 911 (dial and press ),
even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted.
Warning: After initiating a 911 call, you must end the call by pressing
. This notifies the phone that the 911 call was terminated
intentionally by the user. No other calls can be made prior to terminating
the 911 call.
Warning: You can not make 911 calls when the phone is in airplane
mode and the icon " phone off " is displayed. Turn the phone back on, by
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disabling airplane mode. For more details, see ‘Airplane Mode” on page
119.
In-Call Options
Select actions by pressing the right softkey for Options during a
call. A list of options is displayed that allows you to perform
different actions during the course of a call. The following options
are available: (To select an option, press the corresponding keypad
number or highlight the option and press .)
• (1) Mute or UnMute allows you to mute or reactivate your
phone’s microphone.
• (2) Call History checks your call log for Missed, Outgoing, and
Incoming calls. You can also erase the logs from this menu.
• (3) Contacts accesses the Contacts menu options.
• (4) 3-Way Call allows you to talk to two different people at the
same time. (For more information, see "Making a Three-Way
Call" on page 30.)
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• (5) Messaging allows you to check for voicemail and
notifications.
• (6) Voice Memo allows you to record the current conversation.
(For more information, see "Reviewing and Erasing Memos" on
page 94.)
• (7) Tools accesses the Tools menu options.
• (8) Phone Info displays the phone number, icon glossary, the
hardware/software version, Preferred Roaming List (PRL), the
system and the technology being used.
End-of-Call Options
After receiving a call from or making a call to a phone number that is
not in your Contacts, the phone number and the duration of the call
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are displayed. Press the left softkey to Save the new number in
your Contacts. (See “Saving a Phone Number” below for more
information.)
Note: The End-of-Call options are not displayed for calls identified as
Unknown ID or Restricted number.
Saving a Phone Number
Your phone can store up to 500 Contacts numbers. Contacts entries
can store up to a total of six phone numbers, and each entry’s name
can contain up to 20 characters. (For more information, see "Adding
a New Contact" on page 48.)
To save a number from standby mode:
1. Enter a phone number.
2. Press the right softkey for Options
3. Press for Save.
4. Press to Add a New Entry.
5. Select the Type using the navigation key and press
• Home • Mobile • Fax
• Work • Pager • No Label
6. Enter the name using the keypad and press the left softkey
for Next.
7. Press the left softkey for Done.
After you have saved the number, the new Contacts entry is
displayed.
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Finding a Phone Number
This feature allows you to search for phone numbers saved in your
address book by entering 1-4 digits of the last four digits saved.
When searching, you must enter the digits in sequential order
starting from the last digit. For example; if you have a number saved
with “1234” as the last four digits, you can enter “34” and a match
will be found. If you enter “12”, no match will be found since the
digits do not match the last two digits.
To find a phone number:
1. Enter one to four digits of the last four digits of a phone
number and press the right softkey for Options and
select Find. (A list of possible matches is displayed.)
2. Use your navigation key to display the desired entry.
3. To dial the number, highlight it and press .
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses
You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for use with
automated systems, such as voicemail or credit card billing
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numbers.
There are two types of pauses available on your phone:
• Hard Pause sends the next set of numbers when you press
.
• 2-Second Pause automatically sends the next set of numbers
after two seconds.
Note: You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine
2-second and hard pauses.
To dial or save phone numbers with pauses:
1. Enter a phone number from standby mode.
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2. Press the right softkey for Options and select Hard
pause or 2-sec pause. Hard pauses are displayed as a “P”
and 2-second pauses as a “T”.
3. Enter additional numbers.
4. Press to dial the number.
— or—
Press the right softkey for Options and select Save to
save the number in your Contacts.
When dialing a number with a hard pause, press to send the
next set of numbers.
Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated dialing allows you to set a five or six-digit prefix for
commonly used phone numbers. When abbreviated dialing is On,
you can enter the last four or five digits of any phone number that
matches the five or six digit prefix only. The number is dialed using
the prefix numbers plus the last four or five digits entered.
To set up abbreviated dialing:
1. Press the left softkey for Menu.
2. Press for Settings.
3. Press for Others.
4. Press for Abbrev. Dial.
5. Press the navigation key up or down to select On and
press .
6. Input the five or six digit prefix and press to Save.
Making an Abbreviated Dial Call
To make a call:
1. Enter the last four or five digits of the prefix phone number.
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