Samsung SPH-a860 Series User Manual

SPH-a860 Series

PORTABLE Tri-Mode

TELEPHONE

User Guide

Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for

future reference.

BMC_UG_A860_060905_F9 - YC17 Build

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Table of Contents

Getting Started..............................................................................1

Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Viewing the Display Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features of Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Phone Basics..............................................................................14

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Finding a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Abbreviated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Dialing From Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Entering Numbers and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting Up Your Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Clearing the Message Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Responding to Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

TTY Use With Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Roaming .....................................................................................31

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting Your Phone’s System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Navigating Through Menus.........................................................34

Menu Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Backing Up Within a Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Call History .................................................................................42

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Call History Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Saving a Phone Number From Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Prepending a Phone Number From

Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Air Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Contacts .....................................................................................46

Adding a New Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Finding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Adding a Phone Number to an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Editing a Contact Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Changing the Group Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Messaging ..................................................................................51

Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Erasing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Message Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Sending Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Preset Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Edit Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Message Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Save in Outbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Auto Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Alert Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Voice Mail Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Scheduler ...................................................................................63

Adding an Event to the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Viewing Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Erasing a Single Event for a Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Erasing All Events for a Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Erasing All Events in your Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Web Services..............................................................................67

The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Web Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers and Applications . . . . 72

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Ringers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Voice Services ............................................................................77

Activating Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using voice Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using Name Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Phone Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Customizing Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Adapting Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Changing Audio Prompts and Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Changing Name Playback Speed or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Changing Voice Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Reviewing and Erasing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Using Text to Speech (TTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Enabling/Disabling TTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Adjusting TTS Volume Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Tools...........................................................................................91

Using the Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using the Memo Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using the Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Phone Settings ...........................................................................97

Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing the Text Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing the Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Changing the Size of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Changing the Color of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Selecting Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Application Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Silence All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

TTS Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Call Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Auto-Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Display Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Phone Security .........................................................................112

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Restricting Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Using Special Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Erasing the Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Erasing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Safety .......................................................................................116

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to

Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Acknowledging Special Precautions and

Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Owner’s Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

User Guide Proprietary Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Warranty...................................................................................125

Index.........................................................................................128

Getting Started

Closed View of Phone

Getting Started

Getting Started 1

Front View of Phone

2 Getting Started

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. Volume Key: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in

Getting Started

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.

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

Getting Started 3

action is shown in the bottom right corner of the Display
Screen.

8. 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 list.

• If you press and hold the key down, you will initiate the

Voice Recognition feature.

9. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters,

and characters.

10. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for

calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
character input type (ABC, Abc, abc).

11. Accessory Interface Connector: This connector is used to

connect any available accessory cables to your phone.

12. Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector

is used to plug in the charging accessories.

13. Microphone: The microphone allows the other caller to hear

you clearly when you are speaking to them.

14. Space/Pound Key: Enters the pound [#] character for

calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a space.

15. 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.

16. END Key: This key can be used in several different ways.

• During a call, press to end the call.

4 Getting Started

• 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.

17. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the

phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.

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18. OK Key:

highlighted choice in the menu.

19. 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).

20. Menu Bar: The Menu bar displays the current context-

sensitive option that is selected when you press either the
left or right softkey.

21. Ringer Indicator: This icon indicates that a ringer is set.

22. 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,

Press when navigating through a menu to accept the

the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or
empty.

23. Signal Type Indicator: This icon indicates whether you are

receiving 3G digital service, digital service or analog
service.

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24. 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.

displays your current signal strength. More bars

indicates a stronger signal, to a maximum of 6 bars.

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.

indicates that you have new voicemail messages

waiting. Press and hold to dial your voicemail box.

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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.

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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 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.

indicates that your phone is in vibrate mode.

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.

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indicates that your phone is set to high ringer plus

vibrate mode.

indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.

Tip: Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.

Features of Your Phone

Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a860 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 31.

• Mobile Browser

digital mode. See "Launching the Browser" on page 67.

TM

provides access to the wireless Internet in

• Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging

capabilities. See "Using Text Messaging" on page 51.

• 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 72.

• The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of

important events. See "Scheduler" on page 63.

• Five hundred phone number storage capacity. Each Contact

entry can list as many as six phone numbers. See "Contacts"
on page 46.

• Voice Signal/Voice Command.

• English or French Language Menus.

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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.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically
without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for service by

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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 power-

ing down animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery
is charging).

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

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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 Travel Adapter

Plug the travel adapter into a electrical outlet and into the Power
Interface Connector found on the bottom of the handset. If properly
connected, the handset indicates that the battery is being charged
either by an animated battery icon when the handset is on or the
word "Battery Charging" when the handset is off. The LED will be
red.

Note: It takes approximately 4 hours to fully recharge a completely
drained standard battery. With the Samsung approved LiIon battery,
you can recharge the battery before it drains completely.

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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 34.

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 call, press twice.

You can also place calls from your phone by using Voice Command
(page 78), Speed Dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 22), and
using your Call History listings (page 43).

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 110 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, the Missed Call log is
displayed on your screen.
To display the Missed Call entry:

• Highlight the entry and press . (To dial the phone num-

ber, 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

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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
disabling airplane mode. For more details, see ‘Airplane Mode” on page

109.

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

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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 29.)

• (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 87.)

• (7) Tools accesses the Tools menu options.

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• (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
are displayed. Press the left softkey to Save the new number in
your Contacts. (See below for more information on “Saving a Phone
Number.”)

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 46.)
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

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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.

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.)

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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
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.

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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.

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 internal 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 .

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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.

2. Press the right softkey for Options, followed by

for Abbrev. Dial.

Dialing From Contacts

To dial directly from a Contacts entry:

1. Press the right softkey to display your Contacts.

2. Scroll left or right to search by Name, Entry, or Group.

3. Highlight the desired option and press the navigation key

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down.

4. Name: Enter the first few letters of the entry’s name to
locate the desired entry.
— or —
Entry: Enter the entry number using the keypad.
— or —
Group: Press the navigation key up or down to select the
desired group.

5. Scroll to highlight the desired entry and press to make
the call.

Tip: If the desired entry contains more than one phone number, scroll

left or right to display the number you wish to call and press to make
the call.

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Using One-Touch/Two-Touch/Three-Touch
Speed Dialing

You can store up to 500 numbers in your phone’s speed dial memory
to make contacting friends and family as easy as pressing a few
buttons. With this feature, you can dial Speed Dial entries using one
key press for locations 1-9, two key presses for locations 10-99, and
three key presses for 100-500.
To use One-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 1-9:

• Press and hold the appropriate key for approximately two

seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)

To use Two-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 10-99:

1. Press the first digit.

2. Press and hold the second digit for approximately two

seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)

To use Three-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 100-500:

1. Press the first digit.

2. Press the second digit.

3. Press and hold the third digit for approximately two

seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)

Note: Your phone also supports 1- 4 digit dialing. If you enter a number

using the keypad without holding the last number and then press ,
your phone will dial those digits. (For example, if you enter

and press , it dials 211, not the number stored in memory

location 211.

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