Samsung SPH-A920 User Manual
SPH-A920
PORTABLE Dual-Mode
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for
future reference.
BMC_UG_A920_121405_F5 YL01
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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features of Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Phone Basics..............................................................................16
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Abbrev. Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dialing From Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using Speed Dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Responding to Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
TTY Use With Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roaming .....................................................................................27
Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting Your Roaming Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Entering Text ..............................................................................29
Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Entering Characters using Alpha mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons and Preset Messages . . . 31
Voice Service .............................................................................. 33
Activating Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Call <Name or #> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Send Text <Name>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lookup <Name>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Go To <App> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Check <Item>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Customizing Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing Voice Service Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adapting Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing Voice Service Prompts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing Voice Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Memory Card..............................................................................42
Using Your Phone’s TransFLASH Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the TransFLASH SD Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Main Menu..................................................................................45
Menu Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Backing Up Within a Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Web ............................................................................................ 55
The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Call History .................................................................................59
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Call History Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Saving a Phone Number From Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Prepending a Phone Number From
Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Media Player...............................................................................63
Watching a Streamed Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Playing a program from your Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Bluetooth ....................................................................................66
Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Visibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Device Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Missed Alerts..............................................................................70
Music..........................................................................................71
Music Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Downloads.................................................................................. 74
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Messaging ..................................................................................79
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Erasing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Pic/Video Msg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sending Picture Messages from your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Web Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Setting Up Your Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Clearing the Message Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Text Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tools........................................................................................... 92
Voice Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reviewing and Erasing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Viewing Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Erasing a Day’s Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Erasing All Events in your Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Memo Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Pics/Videos...............................................................................105
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Camera Options
Camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Camcorder Options
Pic/Video Msg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
My Pics/Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
To view media stored in an Album. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
My Pics/Videos Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Creating an Online Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
PictBridge Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Settings & Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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Contacts ...................................................................................120
Adding a New Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Finding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adding a Phone Number to an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Changing the Group Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Settings .................................................................................... 124
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing the Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing the Foreground image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing the Incoming Call display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Changing the Color of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Changing the Size of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Changing the Text Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Changing the Brightness of your Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Turning the Service Light On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Changing Text Entry Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Silence All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Selecting Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Voice Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Launch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Call Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Audio Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Phone Security .........................................................................143
Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using Special Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Erasing the Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Erasing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Erasing Pictures and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety .......................................................................................147
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Acknowledging Special Precautions and
Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Owner’s Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
User Guide Proprietary Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Manufacturer’s Warranty ..........................................................156
Index......................................................................................... 159
Getting Started
Closed View of Phone
1 Getting Started
Front View of Your Phone
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Key Functions
1. Phone 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. Internal/External Display Screen: These screens display 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. Left Softkey: This key can be used in several different ways.
• In idle mode, press to access your Favorites.
• 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.
6. 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 Browser, the
right softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This
action is shown in the bottom right corner of the Display
Screen.
7. Menu/OK Key: This key can be used in several different
ways.
• In idle mode, press for the main Menu.
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• Press while navigating through a menu to accept the
highlighted choice in the menu.
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. TAL K 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. 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.
11. Voicemail Key: From standby mode, press and hold to
access your voicemail.
12. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters,
and characters.
13. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
character input type (ABC, Abc, abc).
14. Power/Accessory Interface Connector: Allows you to plug
in the battery charger or connect optional accessories, such
as a USB cable.
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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.
17. Memory Slot: allows you to insert a specialized memory
card made especially for mobile phones. Your phone
supports up to 512 MB of TransFLASH memory.
18. Voice Command/Speakerphone Key: This key can be used
in several different ways:
• During a call, turns the speakerphone on or off.
• In standby mode, press to view the Recent Calls list.
• In standby mode, press and hold to activate Voice
Command.
19. Camera Key: This key is used to launch the integrated
digital camera, both when the phone is open or closed.
20. 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.
• 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.
21. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the
phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.
22. Ringer Indicator: This icon indicates that a ringer is set.
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23. 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,
the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or
empty.
24. Position Location: This icon indicates that the position
location feature is active.
25. Music Speakers: The two speakers allow you to hear your
music when not using headphones.
26. Music Player Controls: These keys allow you to play, pause
and select songs from your playlist.
27. Camera Lens: The camera lens allows you to take pictures
and record videos whether the phone is open or closed.
28. Flash/Movie Light: The flash/movie light illuminates your
subject, improving the quality of your picture or video.
29. 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).
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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:
displays your current signal strength. When you are
receiving maximum signal strength, six bars are shown.
tells you a call is in progress.
means there is no service, as your phone cannot find a
signal.
displays your current battery strength at full.
displays your current battery strength at empty.
indicates that your 1X web connection is active.
Incoming voice calls go directly to voicemail; outgoing
voice calls can be made, but the web connection will
terminate. When the icon is greyed out, then the
connection is dormant.
indicates that data is being transferred over the 1X
network. The arrow direction indicates whether the
handset is sending or receiving data.
indicates that you are in a high-speed EV-DO coverage
area.
indicates that you have an active EV-DO connection.
When the arrows are moving, data is being transferred
over the EV-DO network. When the icon is greyed out,
then the connection is dormant.
indicates that position location is active.
indicates that position location is inactive.
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indicates that your phone is in web security mode.
indicates that your phone is roaming.
indicates that you have voicemail, text, picture
messages or video messages waiting. Press briefly
to see a list of pending messages or 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 failed to send.
indicates that you have a pending message to be sent.
indicates that the message is a draft.
indicates that there is URL 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 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 in vibrate mode.
indicates that your phone is set to ringer plus vibrate
mode.
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indicates that both the ringer and vibrate are turned off.
indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.
indicates that the handset is in Mute mode.
indicates that the handset is in Key Mute mode.
indicates that the handset is in Camera mode.
indicates that the camcorder is enabled.
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 movie light is active
indicates that the white balance has been set to
Automatic.
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.
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indicates that the white balance has been set to
Manual. This is used for taking pictures indoors or
outdoors using your own custom settings.
indicates that a voice memo or video is being recorded.
indicates that a voice memo or video has been
paused.
indicates that a voice memo or video is playing.
indicates that media has been uploaded to an
online album or folder.
indicates that Bluetooth technology is connected.
indicates that Bluetooth technology is enabled.
indicates that there is a voice message attached
to an image.
indicates that there is a memory card installed.
indicates that the TTY option is On.
Tip: Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.
Your phone can also display a handy glossary of icons:
1. Press , followed by for Settings.
2. Press for Phone Info.
3. Press for Icon Glossary
4. Use the navigation keys to scroll through the list of icons.
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Features of Your Phone
Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a920 phone.
This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable, and it also offers
many significant features and service options:
• Dual-band/Dual-Mode capability provides high-speed data and
voice access to other Digital Networks where roaming
agreements are established. See "Roaming" on page 27.
• Mobile Browser
"Launching the Browser" on page 55.
• Messaging provides quick and convenient text and picture/
video messaging capabilities. See "Messaging" on page 79.
• Streaming media. See "Media Player" on page 63.
• Music store and player. See "Music" on page 71.
• Downloadable games, ringers, screen savers, and applications
allow you to turn down time into fun time and to personalize
your phone. See "Downloads" on page 74.
• The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of
important events. See "Planner" on page 94.
• Five hundred Contacts entries store up to six phone numbers
each. See "Contacts" on page 120.
• Voice Signal/Voice Command.
• English or French Language Menus.
TM
provides access to the wireless Internet. See
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Turning Your Phone On and Off
To turn your phone on:
• Press and hold 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
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).
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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, low signal strength, 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! FOR CONNECTION TO AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY NOT
LOCATED IN NORTH AMERICA, YOU
PROPER CONFIGURATION FOR THE POWER OUTLET. USE OF THE
WRONG ADAPTER COULD DAMAGE YOUR PHONE AND VOID YOUR
WARRANTY.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS. DANGER - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Note: You must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the
phone during charging to avoid damage.
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.
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.
MUST USE AN ADAPTOR OF THE
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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 for Menu, followed by to display My
Phone #.
Note: To access the phone’s main Menu, press from standby
mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with the
navigation key and pressing , or you can press the key
corresponding to the menu’s position in the 3x4 grid.
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:
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.
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Tip: To redial your last recent call, press twice.
Tip: Some networks support + dialing. + dialing automatically
indicates to the network that you are dialing an international call and
adds the international dialing prefix (typically ‘011’) to the call
automatically. To use + dialing, press and hold (until the +
appears) before entering the phone number.
You can also place calls from your phone by using Voice Command
(page 34), Speed Dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 23), and
using your Call History listings (page 60).
Answering Calls
To answer an incoming call:
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming
calls go to voicemail.)
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 138 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.
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:
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• 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.
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In-Call Options
During a call, use the left softkey to Mute or Unmute your
phone’s microphone. Additional actions are available by pressing the
right softkey for Options during a call (To select an option, press
the corresponding keypad number or highlight the option and press
.)
• (1) Key Mute or Key UnMute allows you to mute or reactivate
your phone’s keypad sounds.
• (2) Contacts accesses the Contacts menu options.
• (3) Messaging allows you to check for voicemail and
notifications.
• (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 25.)
• (5) Call History checks your call log for Missed, Outgoing, and
Incoming calls. You can also erase the logs from this menu.
• (6) Voice Memo allows you to record the current conversation.
(For more information, see "Reviewing and Erasing Memos" on
page 93.)
• (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
are displayed. Press the left softkey to Save the new number in
your Contacts. (See “Saving a Phone Number” below for more
information.)
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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 entries. 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 120.)
To save a number from standby mode:
1. Enter a phone number.
2. Press the right softkey for Options
3. Press for Save.
4. Select New Entry and press .
5. Select the Type using the navigation key and press
• Mobile • Home • Work
• Pager • Others
6. Enter the name using the keypad and press .
7. Press the left softkey for Done.
After you have saved the number, the new Contacts entry is
displayed.
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:
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• 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.
2. Press the right softkey for Options and select Hard
pause or 2sec 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.
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