Samsung SPH-D710 User Manual

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ANDROID SMARTPHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone and keep it for future reference.

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Intellectual Property

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

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM

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THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.

SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY.

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074 Toll Free Tel: 1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

http://www.samsung.com

2012 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung

Electronics Co., Ltd. Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone?

For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

www.samsung.com/us/support

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Nuance®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

The Bluetooth

word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word

mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. microSD™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association. Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Google Play, Gmail, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google

Music, Google Talk, Picasa, YouTube and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc. ©2012 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung

Electronics Co., Ltd. All product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Screen images simulated. Appearance of the device may vary.

and the Virgin signature logo are registered trademarks of Virgin Enterprises Limited and are

VIRGIN used under license.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ................4

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . .4

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Turning the Phone On and Off . . . . . . . .8

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . .8

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Section 2: My Account ....................12

Create your Account and Pick

Your Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Activating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Managing Your Account . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Top-Up Your Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Section 3: Understanding

Your Phone .....................................14

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Section 4: Contacts and Accounts . 28

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section 5: Calling ...........................38

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Options After a Call Ends . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Section 6: Messaging .....................44

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Text and Multimedia Messages . . . . . . 44

Emergency Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Google+ Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Section 7: Applications ...................51

Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Kies air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Mobile ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Play Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

WiFi Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Section 8: Connections ...................75

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . 80

VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

WiFi Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Section 9: Settings ..........................84

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

4G settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Data usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

More Wireless and network Settings . . 88

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Power saving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Accounts and sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Location services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Language and input . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Back up and reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Developer options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

System Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Section 10: Health and Safety

Information ..................................117

Exposure to Radio Frequency

(RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)

Certification Information . . . . . . . . .121

FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . .123

Commercial Mobile Alerting

System (CMAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . .124

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Samsung Mobile Products and

Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . .128

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . .128

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)

Regulations for Wireless Devices . . 134

Restricting Children's Access to

Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . 136

Other Important Safety Information . . 137

Section 11: Warranty Information 139

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . 139

End User License Agreement

for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Index ..............................................152

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Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 152.

Also included is important safety information beginning on page 117, that you should know before using your phone.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation steps may be different.

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone. For more information, see “Securing Your Phone” on page 10.

Note:

Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

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Special Text

In this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

•

Notes

: Presents alternative options for the current

feature or menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or

useful shortcuts.

•

Important

: Points out important information about

the current feature that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used to represent frequently-used steps:

➔

Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in procedures. For example:

“From the Home screen, touch

Applications

Wi-Fi

.”

Many settings use an On/Off switch. Touch the On/Off switch to turn a setting On or Off. This graphic is used to represent the On/Off switch.

➔

Settings

➔

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Setting Up Your Phone

Install the battery, then charge it, to begin using your phone.

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) is included with the phone, for charging the battery.

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

Warning!

Use only Samsung-approved charging

devices and batteries. Samsung

accessories are designed to maximize

battery life. Using other accessories may

invalidate your warranty and may cause

damage.

Battery Indicator

The battery icon in the Status Bar shows battery power level. When battery power is very low, the battery icon flashes and a tone plays. If you continue using the phone without charging, the phone will power off.

Tip:

Task Manager provides helpful information about extending battery life. For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 9.

Installing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover by pulling up on

the slot provided.

2. Insert the battery into the back of the

phone, making sure to align the gold contacts.

3. Replace the battery cover by aligning the

cover and pressing it gently into place.

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Removing the Battery

Incorrect

1. Turn the phone off. Removing the battery

when the device is on may cause loss of stored numbers or messages.

2. Remove the battery cover by pulling up on

the slot provided.

3. Lift the battery out of the device using the

slot provided.

4. Replace the battery cover by aligning the

cover and pressing gently until it clicks into place.

Charging the Battery

Keeping track of your battery’s power level is important. If the power level becomes too low, the phone turns off automatically, and you can lose any unsaved information.

With the Samsung-approved Li-Ion battery, you can recharge the battery before it completely runs down.

Note:

The battery comes partially charged, but you should fully charge the battery before using your phone. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.



Connect the charger to the USB/Accessory port, then plug the Charger into an electrical outlet.

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Turning the Phone On and Off

Turning the Phone On



Press and hold the

Key

until the phone starts up.

Turning the phone Off

1. Press and hold the Key

until the Device Options menu

displays.

2. On the Device Options menu, touch off

Power/Lock

Power

Your Google Account

Your new phone uses your Google account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, Google Talk and the Play Store. When you turn on your phone for the first time, set up a connection with your existing Google account, or create a new Google account.

To create a Google account, or set up your Google account on your phone, use Accounts and sync settings (see “Accounts and sync” on page 100).

Displaying Your Phone Number



From the Home screen, touch

Settings ➔ About phone ➔ Status

➔

Apps

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Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

For more information, see “Voicemail” on page 49.

TTY Mode

Your phone is TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode.

For more information about enabling TTY mode, see “Call Settings” on page 42.

Task Manager

Your phone can run apps simultaneously, with some apps running in the background. Use Task manager to see which apps are running on your phone, and to end running apps to extend battery life. You can also uninstall apps from your phone and check memory usage.

1. From any unlocked screen, touch and hold Home Key

the

manager

2. Touch the

apps running on your phone. Touch

Exit all

to close apps.

3. Touch the

information about apps you’ve installed on your phone. Touch app from your phone.

4. Touch the

of RAM (Random Access Memory) in use. Touch

Clear memory

increase available RAM.

5. Touch the

storage and SD card memory statistics.

6. Touch the

your finger over the tabs to display the Help tab) to view information about managing RAM, and tips for extending battery life.

, then select

Active applications

Downloaded

Uninstall

RAM

tab to display the amount

to clear processes to

Storage

tab for internal system

Help

tab (you may have to swipe

Tas k

tab to view

Exit

tab to view

to remove an

, or

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Securing Your Phone

Use your phone’s screen lock features to secure your phone.

To set a personal screen lock, and for other settings related to securing your phone, refer to

Apps

➔

Settings

➔

Security

Locking the phone



By default, the phone locks automatically when the screen times out. – or –

Power/Lock Key

Press the

Tip:

When the phone is locked, the Emergency call feature is available on the lock screen, to allow you to make emergency calls even while the phone is locked.

Unlocking the phone

Unlock the phone using one of the default unlock screens, or use Screen lock options for increased security.



Press the

Power/Lock Key

drag your finger across the screen.

Tip:

Special notification icons display for missed calls or new messages. Drag a missed call or message icon to view the message or call log.

, then touch and

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Memory Card

Your phone supports optional microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards (not included), for storage of music, pictures, and other files.

Installing a Memory Card

1. Remove the battery cover by pulling up on

the slot provided.

2. With the gold contacts facing down, slide

the memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it locks into place.

3. Replace the battery cover by aligning the

cover and pressing it gently into place.

Removing a Memory Card

Important!

To prevent damage to data stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Settings

➔

Storage

➔

card

2. At the prompt, read the warning and select

OK to continue. Wait for a notification in the Status bar and Notifications before removing the card.

3. Remove the battery cover by pulling up on

the slot provided.

4. Gently press the memory card to release

the lock, then carefully pull the card out.

5. Replace the battery cover by aligning the

cover and pressing it gently into place.

Unmount SD

Apps

➔

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Section 2: My Account

Before using your device, you must activate your service with Virgin Mobile. You will need your phone’s serial number, printed on a sticker inside the battery compartment.

Create your Account and Pick Your Plan

1. From your computer, visit

virginmobileusa.com

2. Choose an activation option and click

then enter your ZIP code and click

3. When prompted, enter the

printed on a sticker inside the

(MEID)

battery compartment.

4. Follow the instructions to choose your plan

and select a payment method.

5. Follow the

instructions after creating your account in order to start using your phone.

and click

Activating Your Device

Activate

serial number

Activating Your Device

1. Turn on your new phone.

2. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete

Hands Free Activation.

3. After the activation, make a phone call to

confirm that your phone is active.

Note:

Do not press the

while the phone is being activated. Pressing

Power/Lock Key

the process.

Power/Lock Key

cancels the activation

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Managing Your Account

From your Phone

Just dial *86, or touch

Account

from the Home screen to access your

account, where you can:

•

Check your minutes

•

Add money (Top-Up)

•

Change plans, and a lot more...

Apps

➔

From Your Computer

virginmobileusa.com

at everything above, and a lot more.

, where you can do

Top-Up Your Account

Buy Top-Up cards at thousands of retailers, or make it even easier by registering your credit/ debit card or PayPal account.

Auto Top-Up

Auto Top-Up is the easiest way to keep your service working. Set it to Top-Up your account once a month so you can keep emailing, IMing, surfing, and talking. No interruptions, no sweat.

Activate Auto Top-Up and adjust your settings anytime by logging in at

Follow the prompts to enter payment information and complete the process.

virginmobileusa.com

Manual Top-Ups

From Your Computer

If you don’t want to set Auto Top-Up, you can still log in at

virginmobileusa.com

a quick Top-Up.

From Your Phone

Dial *729 on your phone, or touch

My Account

from the Home screen.

whenever you need

Apps

Additional Information

For more information about your Virgin Mobile account, as well as other Virgin Mobile services, visit us at:

Or, call Virgin Mobile At Your Service:

1-888-322-1122

virginmobileusa.com

➔

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Section 3: Understanding Your Phone

•

Features

•

4.52” Super AMOLED™ Plus Touchscreen

•

Dual Mode 3G/4G Coverage

•

Android® 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich OS

•

Google Play™ Store, plus pre-loaded Google apps

•

Connections

–

Wi-Fi

–

Bluetooth

–

VPN

–

Wi-Fi Direct

–

USB

•

Messaging Services

–

Tex t

–

Picture

–

Video

–

Voice

–

Gmail

–

Chat

8 MP Camera/Camcorder with flash + Front camera

•

Gallery, for viewing and managing pictures and videos

•

Video Player

•

Music Player

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards

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Front View

•

Front Camera

•

Proximity and Light Sensors

presence of objects, for use with motion settings, and to control the screen display, such as when you move the phone away from your ear during a call. Detects ambient light when Automatic brightness is enabled, and when using the Front camera.

•

Earpiece:

•

LED Indicator

phone status. For more information, see

Indicator”

: Captures pictures or video.

: Detects the

Plays call audio and other sounds.

: Animates or glows to show alerts or

“LED

on page 21.

•

Menu Key

: Touch to display a context-sensitive menu of options for the current screen or feature. While using your phone, you may notice that the Menu Key dims, but it is always available at a touch to provide a context-sensitive menu for the current screen or app (you can set the touch key light duration, see page 97).

•

Home Key

: Touch to display the Home screen. Touch and hold to display recent applications or launch Task Manager. While using your phone, you may notice that the Home Key dims, but you can always use it to display the Home screen.

•

Back Key

: Touch to return to the previous screen or option. While using your phone, you may notice that the Back Key dims, but you can always use it to return to the previous item.

•

Search Key

using your phone, you may notice that the Search Key dims, but you can always use it to return to the previous item.

: Touch to launch Google Search. While

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Side Views

•

Strap Attachment

included).

•

Volume Key

master volume. During calls or media playback,

to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone

press of an incoming call.

: Attach an optional strap (not

: From the Home screen, press to adjust

•

Power/Lock Key

on or off, and to access a device options menu. Press to lock the phone, or wake the screen for unlocking.

: Press and hold to turn the phone

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Back View

•

3.5mm Headset Jack

or TTY equipment (not included).

•

Camera and Flash

recording video.

•

Speaker

: Play ringtones, call audio when in Speakerphone mode, music and media playback, and other sounds.

•

Microphone

during phone calls, and video chat.

: Plug in an optional headset

: Use when taking photos or

: Capture audio during recording,

Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.

•

Status Bar

power, and connection details.

•

Widgets

These widgets are on the Home screen by default, plus you can add your own by touching and holding on the screen for options.

•

Shortcuts

shortcuts are on the Home screen by default, plus you can add your own by touching and holding on the screen for options.

•

Primary Shortcuts

: Icons show network status, battery

: Applications that run on the Home screen.

: Shortcuts to favorite apps. These

: Shortcuts to common apps.

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Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to your preferences:

•

Add Widgets, Shortcuts, or Folders

remove items from the Home screen. Touch and hold on the Home screen, then choose an option.

•

Edit a Home page

panels. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Edit

•

Display Settings

preferences. From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔ Settings ➔ Display

•

Wallpaper

options for setting wallpaper for the Home and Lock screens.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

: Add and remove Home screen

: Configure the display to your

: Touch and hold on the Home screen for

: Add and

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current position.

Adding and removing Home screen panels

Your phone comes with 7 Home screen panels.

You can customize the Home screen to include up to the seven default panels.

1. From the Home screen, touch Edit

2. Use these controls to configure panels:

Remove

: Touch and hold on a panel,

then drag it to

Add

: Touch a previously-removed panel to add it, up to the default total of seven.

Home

page. This panel will display when you touch the

Remove

: Marks the main Home screen

Home Key

➔

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Navigation

Navigate your phone’s features using the command keys and the touch screen.

Warning!

Please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, see “Warranty Information” on page 139.

Context-sensitive Menus

While using your phone, context-sensitive menus offer options for the feature or screen.

To access context-sensitive menus:

•

Touch

•

Touch and hold on an item.

Finger Gestures

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

•

Touch the onscreen keyboard to enter characters or text.

•

Touch an item to select it.

•

Touch an app’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

•

Touch and hold a widget on the Home screen to move it.

•

Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Swipe

Swipe your finger across the screen. For example:

•

Unlocking the screen

•

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

•

Combine touch and hold with swipe to drag an item.

Sweep

Using two fingers, move your fingers together or apart. For example:

•

Sweep in to zoom in on pictures or screens.

•

Sweep out to zoom out on pictures or screens.

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Notifications

Notifications shows details about connections, alerts and other items.

1. Touch and drag downward from the top of

the screen to display notifications.

2. Touch an item to open it, or to launch the

related app or feature.

Clearing Notifications

1. Sweep your finger downward from the top

of the screen to display Notifications.

2. Touch a notification to clear it, or touch Clear

to clear all notifications.

Settings

Use settings at the top of Notifications to control popular settings. Slide your finger right and left to see all the icons.

•

Wi-Fi

: Turn Wi-Fi On or Off. See

page 75.

•

Bluetooth

: Turn Bluetooth On or Off. See

“Bluetooth”

•

GPS

satellites”

•

Silent mode

mode, or sound settings. see page 93.

•

service. see

Tip:

You can access Notifications from the Lock screen, to easily access settings and notifications.

on page 78.

: Turn GPS satellites service on or off. See

on page 101.

: Enable or disable Silent mode, Vibrate

: Enable or disable your phone’s access to 4G

“4G settings”

“Wi-Fi”

“Silent mode”

on page 85.

“GPS

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LED Indicator

The LED indicator, on the front of the phone above the screen (see “Front View” on page 15), animates or glows to show alerts or phone status.

•

Blue:

–

Pulses in multi-color blue while the phone is turning On or Off.

–

Blinks blue for a missed call, message or other notification.

•

Red:

–

Glows red when the phone is connected to a charger and charging.

–

Blinks red when the phone is connected to a charger and there is a problem with charging.

–

Blinks red when battery power is low (phone not connected to charger).

•

Green:

–

Glows green when the phone is connected to a charger and the battery is fully charged.

Tip:

For information on enabling or disabling the LED indicator, see “Pulse notification light” on page 97.

Status Bar

The Status Bar shows network and battery status and other details, including these common icons.

Airplane Mode Active

communications are disabled. See “Airplane mode” on page 88.

USB Connected

connected to a computer using a USB cable. For information about transferring data between your phone and a computer, see “Transferring Data” on page 80.

Voice Call

: A voice call is in progress.

Speakerphone

enabled.

Missed Call

missed call.

Mute

: Voice or playback volume is

muted.

Battery Level

Battery Charging

Device Power Critical

little power remaining. Charge immediately.

: All wireless

: The phone is

: Speakerphone is

: Displays when there is a

: Shown fully charged.

: Battery is charging.

: Battery has very

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3G connection

system. The arrows are colored when data is being transferred.

Signal Strength

strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Wi-Fi Active

connected to a Wi-Fi network. The greater the number of rays, the stronger the signal. For more information about configuring Wi-Fi, see “Wi-Fi” on page 75.

Wi-Fi Action Needed

connect to Wi-Fi network. For more information about configuring Wi-Fi, see “Wi-Fi” on page 75.

New Message

message(s).

New Voicemail

voicemail. A number indicates the number of new messages.

New Email Message

email.

Download Successful

downloaded successfully.

Update Available

available for an installed app.

: Phone is active on a 3G

: Current signal

: Wi-Fi is active, and

: Action needed to

: You have new

: A file was

: An update is

Update Successful

installed for an app.

Alarm

: An alarm is set.

Silent profile

and alarms are silenced, and Vibrate is not active. See “Silent mode” on page 93.

Vibrate

: Vibrate profile is active. See

“Silent mode” on page 93.

Music Playing

the app is in the backgr ound. You can control playback from Notifications, or from Music player.

Music Paused

paused. You can control playback from Notifications, or from Music player.

SD Card Ready

is underway, to prepare the card for use. For more information about using memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 11.

SD Card Safe to Remove

card was unmounted, and it is safe to uninstall it. For more information about using memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 11.

: An update was

: All sounds except media

: Music is playing, but

: Music playback is

: A memory card scan

: A memory

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SD Card Removed

was uninstalled. For more information about using memory cards, see “Memory Card” on page 11.

Bluetooth Active

on. For more information, see “Turning Bluetooth On or Off” on page 78.

Bluetooth Paired

with another Bluetooth device. For more information, see “Pairing with a Bluetooth Device” on page 79.

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

: A memory card

: Bluetooth is turned

: Your device is paired

Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display. You can edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for

Adding or Removing Primary Shortcuts



Applications

Touch and hold a shortcut, then drag it from the Primary Shortcuts to the Home screen, or from the Home screen to the Primary Shortcuts.

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Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the Home screen for quick access.

Adding widgets to the Home screen

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on the screen to display the

Add to home

2. Touch

follow the prompts to configure the widget and place it on the Home screen.

Removing Widgets



Touch and hold the widget until

to the icon.

menu.

Widgets,

then touch a widget and

Remove

appears, then drag the widget

Folders

Place folders on the Home screen to organize items.

Adding Folders

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then

touch and hold on the screen to display the

Add to home

2. Tou ch

it on the Home screen.

Removing Folders



Touch and hold the folder until appears, then drag the folder to the icon.

menu.

Folders,

then touch a folder to place

Remove

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Shortcuts

Use shortcuts for quick access to applications from the Home screen. Your phone comes with shortcuts already placed on the Home screen, and you can add your favorites.

Adding shortcuts to the Home screen

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then

touch and hold on the screen to display the

Add to home

2. Tou ch

3. Touch an application, then follow the

prompts to configure the shortcut and add it to the Home screen.

Adding Shortcuts from Applications

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel.

2. Tou ch

3. Touch and hold on an app until it appears

on the Home screen.

Removing Shortcuts



Touch and hold the shortcut until

shortcut to the icon.

menu.

Shortcuts

Applications

Remove

appears, then drag the

Wallpaper

Choose a picture to display in the background of the Home screen. You can choose from preloaded wallpaper images, or select a picture you’ve taken with the Camera or downloaded.

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then

touch and hold on the screen to display the

Add to home

2. Select

• Gallery

•ID Wallpapers

• Live wallpapers

•Wallpaper gallery

•Wallpapers

Note:

You can also set Wallpaper in Settings. For more information, see “Display” on page 95.

menu.

Wallpapers

or on an optional installed memory card (not included).

downloaded ID Pack(s).

interactive moving wallpapers.

wallpaper images.

images.

, then choose a source:

: Choose a picture stored on your phone

: Choose a wallpaper from your

: Choose from pre-loaded

: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper

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Applications

Applications holds all applications installed on your phone. Applications that you download and install are also added to Applications.

The Applications screen is like the Home screen, it consists of panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current position.

For more information about applications, see “Applications” on page 51.

You can place shortcuts to apps on the Home screen, for quick access to the app. For more information, see “Adding Shortcuts from Applications” on page 25.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Applications

2. Slide your finger left or right to scroll the

Applications screens.

3. Touch an icon to launch the application.

Entering Text

Enter text using your phone’s virtual QWERTY keyboard, or speak your entries.

Configuring Text Entry

Configure text entry options to your preferences.



From the Home screen, touch

Applications

Language and input

Using Samsung Keypad

Samsung keypad is a custom virtual QWERTY keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Enter characters by tapping the on-screen keys with your finger, or use speech recognition.

Enable XT9 predictive text, to have Samsung keypad match your key touches to common words and display them. Select a word from the display to insert it into your text.

➔

Settings

➔

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Using Google Voice Typing

Use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice typing feature.

1. While entering text, touch . Listening

2. At the

As you speak, the text is displayed in the text field.

prompt, speak your text.

Using Swype

Swype™ is a fast way to enter text. It lets you type a word by drawing through letters.

Put your finger on the first letter of the word, and draw a path from letter to letter, lifting your finger after the last letter. Swype recognizes the word and inserts it, and inserts spaces where necessary.

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Section 4: Contacts and Accounts

Accounts

Your phone provides the ability to synchronize information, from a variety of accounts, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Email, Google, and Microsoft Exchange. Depending on the account, you can choose to synchronize your calendar, contacts, and other types of content.

Contacts from your accounts appear in your phone’s Contacts, and you can save new contacts to an account.

With synchronization, you can ensure that information on your phone is updated with any information that changes in your accounts.

Setting Up Your Accounts

Set up and manage your accounts with the Accounts and sync settings.

For information about setting up other, nonsynchronized email accounts, see “Setting Up Email Accounts” on page 47.

Adding an account

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

Accounts and sync

2. Select an account provider, then follow the

prompts to enter your credentials and sign in. The phone communicates with the provider’s server to set up your account on the phone.

Managing accounts

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

Accounts and sync

2. Select an account, then touch a setting to

enable or disable synchronization. When enabled, a check mark appears in the check box.

➔

Add account

➔

Settings

➔ .

➔

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Synchronization

You can choose to have your phone automatically sync with your accounts, or manually synchronize each account when you want to check messages.

You may also choose to limit automatic or background synchronization to extend battery life, or to control when your phone uses data services.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

Accounts and sync

2. At the top of the screen, touch to

control synchronization. Choose On to allow synchronization automatically, at any time, or choose Off. When set to Off, you can manually sync accounts with the Sync option available in the accounts.

➔

Settings ➔

Contacts

Use Contacts to store information for your friends, family and colleagues, to make contacting them easy.

To access Contacts:



From the Home screen, touch

Contacts

Contact tips:

•

Swipe your finger left-to-right across a contact to make a call to the contact.

•

Swipe right-to-left across a contact to create a message addressed to the contact.

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Adding a New Contact

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

2. At the prompt, select a save option for the

contact (options depend on accounts set up).

3. Touch contact fields to enter information.

Touch to choose a label, and touch

to add new field:

•Name

: Enter a name for the contact. Touch

to select a picture.

• Phone

: Enter a phone number.

•Email

: Enter an Email address.

•Address

: Enter a physical or mailing address.

•Events

: Enter a special date.

•Groups

: Assign the contact to a group.

•Ringtone

: Choose a ringtone for the contact.

•Add another field

Phonetic Name, Organization, IM, Notes, Nickname, Website, or Relationship.

4. When you finish entering information,

touch to save the contact.

Create contact

: Add more fields, including

Creating Contacts from Logs

Save a phone number from a recent call to

create a new contact, or update an existing contact.

For more information, see “Adding or Updating Contacts Using Logs” on page 42.

Saving a number from the Phone Keypad

Enter a phone number with the Phone Keypad, then save it.

Phone

, then

to select

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the telephone number

on the Keypad.

➔

Add wait

Add to Contacts

Update existing

3. Tou ch Create contact

select

4. Continue entering contact information.

Tip:

While entering a phone number, you can add waits or pauses. Enter the number up to the pause or wait, then touch

Add 2-sec pause

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Updating Contacts

Make changes to update an existing contact.

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch a contact to view its information,

Edit

then touch – or –

Touch and hold a contact, then select from the menu.

3. Continue entering contact information. For

more information, see “Adding a New Contact” on page 30.

Saving a Phone Number

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the telephone number

on the Keypad.

3. Tou ch

4. Continue entering contact information.

Updating Contacts from Logs

Save a phone number from a recent call to create a new contact, or update an existing contact.

For more information, see “Adding or Updating Contacts Using Logs” on page 42.

Add to contacts ➔

Phone

Update existing

Edit

Choosing Contacts to Display

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch

•

Choose

•

Choose an account to only display contacts from that account.

•

Choose for each account, or the phone.

➔ Contacts to display

All contacts

Customized list

to show all contacts.

to select contact types

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Contacts Settings

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

2. Touch

•

Select

Only contacts with phones

contacts with at least one stored phone number.

•

Touch

List by

name.

•

Touch

Display contacts by

first or last name.

•

Touch

Send contact

transferring contacts by Bluetooth. For more information about sending contacts, see

“Sharing Namecards (vCards)”

page 34.

Settings

to sort contacts by first or last

to set your preference for

to show

to list contacts by

Other Contacts Options

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch a contact to display it, then touch Menu

•History

: View calls and messages to and from

this contact.

• Delete

: Erase the contact record.

• Join contact/Separate contact

multiple contacts as one. For information, see

“Joining Contacts”

• Mark as default

other field (such as IM or email address). Defaults are the contact method used when creating a message or calling a contact. You can also set a default by touching and holding on a contact field.

• Share namecard via

information, see

(vCards)”

• Print namecard

Bluetooth to a compatible Samsung Bluetoothenabled printer (not included).

: Set a default phone number or

“Sharing Namecards

on page 34.

: Print the contact’s info via

: Manage

on page 33.

: Send the namecard. For

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Joining Contacts

Your phone can synchronize with multiple accounts, including Google, Corporate, and other providers, plus social networking sites like Facebook. When you synchronize contacts from these accounts with your phone, you may have multiple contacts for one person.

Joining contact records allows you to see all the contact’s numbers and addresses together. Joining also helps you keep your contacts updated, because any changes to information in the respective accounts is automatically updated the next time you synchronize with the account.

Joining contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch and hold on a contact, then select

Join contact

3. Select a contact to join to the selected

contact.

Separating contacts

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch a contact to display its information.

3. Under the

4. Touch next to a contact to remove it

Connection

show how many contacts are joined to this one. Touch the joined contacts.

from the displayed contact.

heading, phone icons

Connection

field to display

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Exporting and Importing Contacts

You can export your contact list to and from USB storage (your phone’s memory), or an installed memory card. Contacts are exported and imported as a special VCF file, and contacts are sent as vCards.

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch

3. Select an option, then follow the prompts

to complete the operation:

• Import from USB storage

are saved in phone memory.

• Export to USB storage

memory.

• Import from SD card

optional installed memory card (not included).

• Export to SD card

installed memory card (not included).

• Share namecard via

For more information, see

Namecards (vCards)”

➔ Import/Export

: Copy contacts to phone

: Copy contacts from an

: Copy contacts to an optional

: Share contacts as vCards.

on page 34.

: Copy contacts that

“Sharing

Sharing Namecards (vCards)

You can send a contact namecard as a vCards via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or as an attachment via Gmail or Email.

Important!

Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts, and not all devices support transfers of multiple contacts. Check the target device’s documentation.

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Tou ch

namecard via

3. Touch contacts to mark them for sending,

or touch check mark appears in the check box for marked contacts.

4. Touch . At the prompt, choose a

sending method, then follow the prompts to send the namecard:

• Bluetooth

via Bluetooth, see

•Email

email, see

•Gmail

Gmail, see

➔ Import/Export

Select all

to mark all contacts. A

: For more information about sending

“Bluetooth”

: For more information about sending

“Email”

on page 47.

: For more information about sending

“Sending Gmail”

➔

on page 78.

on page 49.

Send

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• Messaging

• Wi-Fi Direct

: For more information about sending messages, see page 44.

Wi-Fi Direct, see see page 77.

“Sending Messages”

: For more information about using

“Wi-Fi Direct”

Favorites

Mark contacts with a star to identify them as Favorites.

Favorites display on the Favorites tab in the Phone and Contacts for fast dialing or messaging, and are indicated by the .

Creating Favorites

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch and hold on a contact, then select

Add to favorites

– or – Touch a contact to display it, then touch

at the top right of the screen.

from the pop-up menu.

Groups

Assign contacts to Groups to make searching for contacts faster, or to quickly call or send messages to group members. Your phone comes with pre-loaded groups you can use to add your contacts, or you can create new groups.

Accessing Groups



From the Home screen, touch

Contacts

➔

Groups

Creating a New Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

Groups

2. Touch

information:

•

Touch

•

Touch calls from members of this group.

•

Touch Contacts.

3. Touch to save the new group.

➔

Group name Group ringtone

Add member

to enter a Group Name.

New

, then enter

to choose a ringtone for

to select members from

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Editing a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

Groups

2. Touch a Group to display it.

➔

Edit

3. Touch

, then update information for the group. For more information, see “Creating a New Group” on page 35.

Deleting a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

Groups

2. Touch

➔

Delete

3. Touch a group to mark it for deletion, or

touch

Select all

to mark all groups. When selected, a check mark appears in the check box. You cannot delete pre-loaded groups.

4. Touch , then choose Group and group members

Group only

Adding Contacts to a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

Groups

2. Tou ch a Add member

Group

to display it, then touch

3. Touch contact(s) to mark them for addition,

Select all

or touch

to mark all contacts. When selected, a check mark appears in the check box.

4. Touch to add the selected contact(s).

Removing Contacts from a Group

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

Groups

Group

2. Tou ch a

3. Tou ch

to display it.

➔

Remove member

4. Touch contact(s) to mark them for removal,

Select all

or touch

to mark all contacts. When selected, a check mark appears in the check box.

5. Touch to remove the selected

contact(s).

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Sending a Message to Group Members

Create a new text or email message, addressed to the group’s members.

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

➔

Groups

Group

2. Tou ch a

3. Tou ch

4. Touch contacts to mark them as recipients

for the new message, then touch .

5. The new message opens, with the marked

contacts as recipients. Continue creating the message, as desired. For more information, see “Sending Messages” on page 44, or see “Sending Email” on page 47.

to display it.

Menu ➔ Send message

Send

Speed Dials

Speed dials are numbers you assign to contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact.

For more information about calling using speed dials, see “Making Calls using Speed Dials” on page 38.

Note:

Speed dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail by default, and cannot be reassigned.

Assigning Speed Dials

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch

3. Touch a speed dial, then touch a contact to

assign the contact to the speed dial.

➔ Speed dial setting

Removing or Reassigning a Speed Dial

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Touch

3. Touch

• Change order

then touch a new speed dial location to change the order.

•Delete

➔ Speed dial setting

, then choose an option:

: Touch an assigned speed dial,

: Touch a speed dial to remove it.

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Section 5: Calling

Making Calls

Your phone offers multiple ways to make calls:

•

Use the touch screen phone number or speed dial.

•

Call a contact from

•

Call a contact from

•

Return a call, or call a recent caller, from

Making Calls Using the Phone Keypad

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch the digits of the telephone number

on the

Making Calls using Speed Dials

Speed dials are numbers you assign to contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact.

For more information about setting speed dials, see “Speed Dials” on page 37.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. On the

dial number until the number dials.

Phone Keypad

Contacts

Favorites

Keypad

, then touch .

Keypad

, touch and hold the speed

to enter the

Logs

Phone

Making Calls from Contacts

A contact is an entry that you have created to store the name, numbers, and other information for people or groups of interest.

For more information, see “Contacts” on page 29.

1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts

2. Find the contact and touch it to open the

Contact entry.

3. Swipe your finger from left to right across

the contact to dial their default number. – or –

Touch a contact, then touch to dial the number.

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Making Calls using Favorites

Favorites are contacts that you designate as favorites by starring them. For more information about creating favorites, see “Favorites” on page 35.

1. From the Home screen, touch Favorites

2. Tou ch

3. Find the contact and touch it to open the

Contact entry.

4. Swipe your finger from left to right across

the contact to dial their default number. – or –

Touch a contact, then touch to dial the number.

to display favorites.

Phone

Making Calls from Logs

Return a call, or call a number from a recent call stored in Logs.

For more information, see “Logs” on page 41.

Using Speakerphone

To use your phone hands-free, or to share a call

Speaker

with others, touch On or Off.

Caution!

Due to increased volume, do not place

the phone near your ear when Speakerphone is On.

to turn Speakerphone

Answering Calls

The phone alerts you to incoming calls. Depending on the phone’s status and the type of call, you may see a combination of:

•

Playing the ringtone and/or vibrating.

•

Illuminating the backlight.

•

Displaying an incoming call notification. If the call is from a number stored in Contacts, the name displays. You may also see the caller’s phone number, if available based on their preferences.

You can answer incoming calls when the phone is locked or unlocked.



Touch and drag the toward the middle of the screen.

Tip:

To silence the ringtone for an incoming call, press the

Volume Key

Answer

icon

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Sending Calls to Voicemail

Rejecting a call sends the caller directly to voicemail, and stops the incoming call ringer. You can also choose to reject the call and send a text message to the caller.

•

Touch and drag toward the middle of the screen.

•

Touch and drag the middle of the screen, then select an existing message, or

Note:

For more information about creating reject messages, see “Set reject messages” on page 42.

Reject call with message

Create new message

toward

Answering Call-Waiting Calls

When you receive a call while on a call:

•

Touch and drag the the incoming call. The original call is placed on hold, and remains on hold until you end the second call, or swap calls back to the original call.

•

Touch

Swap

to place a call on hold and return to the

original call.

Answer

icon to answer

Muting an Incoming Call Ringtone

When an incoming call’s ringtone plays, you can quickly mute the ringtone by pressing the

Key

Volume

Options During a Call

During a call, you can use these options:

•

Swap

: If you have two calls active, such as after answering a waiting call, switch between the two calls (only available when two calls are active).

•

Keypad

: Display a keypad to enter numbers.

•

End call

: End the phone call.

•

Speaker

: Enable or disable Speakerphone.

•

Mute

: Control whether your side of the call is heard.

•

Bluetooth

: Switch the call’s audio to an optional Bluetooth headset (not included). The phone and headset must already be paired.

•

Tou ch

Menu ➔

Contacts

to launch Contacts.

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Ending a Call

•

While in a call, touch .

Options After a Call Ends

After a call, you can use these options:

•

Create Contact

contact record.

•

Update existing

a contact.

•

Call

: Redial the call.

•

Message

phone number.

: Save the phone number as a new

: Save the phone number to update

: Create a new message, addressed to the

Logs

When you place, answer, or miss a call, a record of the call is saved in Logs.

Making Calls using Logs

1. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Logs

2. Swipe your finger from left to right across

the call to redial. – or –

Touch a call, then touch to dial the number.

Sending Messages using Logs

1. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Logs

2. Swipe your finger from right to left across

the call. – or –

Touch a call, then touch to create a message to the number.

Phone

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Adding or Updating Contacts Using Logs

1. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Logs

2. Touch and hold on a call, then select Contacts

from the pop-up menu.

3. Choose

Create contact

Update existing

4. Continue entering contact information. For

more information, see “Contacts” on page 29.

Phone

Add to

Managing Logs

Deleting records

1. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Logs

2. While viewing the calls, touch Delete

3. Touch call records to mark them for deletion, or touch

Select all

indicates marked records.

Delete

4. Touch

to delete marked records.

Filtering records

1. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Logs

2. While viewing the calls, touch View by

, then select a filter type.

. A check

Phone

➔

Call Settings

Configure settings for calling with your phone.

Set reject messages

Create and manage text messages to send to callers when rejecting incoming calls. Messages you create here are available from the incoming call screen when you use the Reject with message option.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

messages

➔ Settings

3. Manage messages:

•

To create new messages, touch follow the prompts.

•

To modify an existing message, touch the message, then edit the text.

•

To delete a message, drag it to the trashcan.

Turn on proximity sensor

When enabled, the screen turns off during calls, and the phone uses the proximity sensor on the front of the phone to detect when you lift the the phone to your ear, to turn the screen back on.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

proximity sensor

➔ Settings

Phone

➔ Set reject

Create

, then

Phone

➔ Turn on

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North American dialing

When enabled, the phone replaces + with the international dialing code, except when +1 is dialed.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

American dialing

➔ Settings

Phone

➔ North

International dialing

When enabled, the phone automatically adds the International dialing code before numbers you dial.

Note:

Intenational dialing is only available when North American dialing is disabled.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

International dialing

➔ Settings

Phone

➔

3. Enter the International dialing code, then

touch

DDTM

When enabled, voice calls are automatically sent to voicemail during an active data connection.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

➔ Settings

➔ DDTM

Phone

TTY Mode

TTY mode allows you to attach TTY equipment to your phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

➔ Settings

3. Select a mode, or select TTY mode off.

Alerts on call

When enabled, alerts for alarms and message notifications will go off during calls.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

call

➔ Settings ➔ Alerts on

Voicemail settings

Set options for voicemail.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

settings

➔ Settings

Phone

➔ TTY mode

Phone

➔ Voicemail

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Section 6: Messaging

Types of Messages

Your phone supports these types of messages:

•

Text messages

messages containing text to other mobile phones or email addresses (also known as SMS).

•

Multimedia messages

messages with pictures, video, and/or sound to other mobile phones or email addresses (also known as MMS).

•

accounts, including Corporate mail.

•

Gmail

account.

•

Voicemail

•

Google Talk

•

Google+ Messenger

Messenger users.

: Send and receive simple

: Send and receive text

: Send and receive email from your email

: Send and receive Gmail from your Google

: Retrieve voice messages from callers.

: Chat with other Google Talk users.

: Chat with other Google+

Text and Multimedia Messages

Your phone can send and receive text and multimedia messages.

Sending Messages

1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging

2. Tou ch the

phone number or email address, or touch

you enter text, matching contacts appear. Touch a contact to add it to the list.

3. Touch the message field, then enter the

message. While entering the message, use these options (available options depend on attachment):

•

Touch Attach the message (converts the message to MMS).

•

Touch

–

Insert smiley

message.

–

Call

there is only one recipient).

–

Add text

Task or Calendar to insert into the message.

➔ .

To:

field and enter a name,

to add recipients from Contacts. As

to add media or content to

for options:

: Add an emoticon to the

: Make a call to the recipient (available if

: Select text from Location, Contacts,

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–

Add to Contacts

in Contacts, save the info as a new contact, or update an existing contact.

–

Preview

view the message and attachments before sending.

–

Add slide/Remove slide

slide. Slides hold pictures or other media, and adding a slide converts the message to MMS.

–

Add subject

message to MMS.)

–

Duration (5 sec)

attachments, set the length of time each slide displays.

–

Layout (bottom)

attachment(s), choose whether the message text appears above (Text on top) the attachment(s), or after (Text on bottom).

4. Tou ch

Send

: If the recipients are not saved

: If the message has attachment(s),

: Add a subject field (converts the

: If the message has

to send the message.

: Add or remove a

Managing Messages

Messages you send and receive to the same contact, number or address are grouped together as a “conversation”, so you can see all the messages you exchanged with a recipient in one place.

1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging

2. Message threads display by contact,

number, or address. While viewing message threads, you have these options:

•

Touch and hold a thread to choose options, including:

–

View contact / Add to contacts

contact record, or save the sender/recipient’s information.

–

Delete thread

thread.

•

Tou c h

–

and recipients.

–

Settings

–

Delete threads

mark them for erasure, or touch mark all message threads.

: View the

: Erase the entire message

for options, including:

: Enter characters to search messages

: Configure Messaging settings.

: Touch message threads to

Select all

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Message Settings

Configure settings for messages.

1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging

2. Touch

• Message font size

•Split view

with the message conversation on the left and message text on the right, when the phone is in landscape mode.

• Delete old messages

messages are deleted automatically when the maximum number of messages is reached.

• Text message limit

number of messages to keep, per conversation.

• Multimedia message limit

maximum number of messages to keep, per conversation.

• Emergency Alerts

receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS), including Presidential Alerts, Imminent Alerts (Severe or Extreme), AMBER Alerts (missing persons), and Emergency Alert Test Messages.

–

Emergency Alerts

phone will receive or stop Emergency Alerts.

–

Presidential Alerts

cannot choose not to receive Presidential Alerts).

Menu ➔ Settings

: Set a size for message text.

: When enabled, messages display

: When enabled, old

: Choose the maximum

: This device is designed to

: Choose whether your

: (not configurable, you

for options:

: Choose the

–

Extreme Alerts

Alerts.

–

Severe Alerts

–

Amber Alerts

–

Emergency Alerts Test Messages

disable Test Alerts.

–

Emergency notification preview

example of a Emergency Alert tone (and vibration, if enabled). The Emergency Alert tone plays at the same volume as your call ringtone.

–

Alert reminder

interval, your phone plays a sound to notify you of an Emergency Alert after the Emergency Alert tone has stopped.

–

Vibrate

–

Font Size: Choose the size for message text

•Auto-retrieve

automatically downloads the contents of multimedia messages when you open them.

• Notifications

notifications display in the Status bar.

• Select ringtone

notifications.

•Vibrate

new message notifications.

: Enable or disable Extreme

: Enable or disable Severe Alerts. : Enable or disable Amber Alerts.

: Listen to an

: Choose whether, and at what

: Set vibration for Emergency Alerts.

: When enabled, your phone

: When enabled, message

: Choose a ringtone for message

: When enabled, the phone vibrates for

: Enable or

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Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS). Emergency Alerts are geographically-targeted, and alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert.

There are three types of Emergency Alerts:

•

Presidential

•

Imminent (Severe or Extreme)

•

AMBER Alerts (missing person alert)

Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts and AMBER Alerts. Presidential Alerts can not be disabled. To disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts, follow these instructions:

1. From the Home screen, touch Messaging

2. Tou ch

Emergency Alerts

3. All alerts are enabled by default

(checkmark showing). To disable alerts, touch an alert to remove the checkmark. You can also choose to receive Emergency Alert Test Messages, used when testing the system.

, then touch

Settings

➔

Email

Send and receive email from your phone.

Setting Up Email Accounts

1. From the Home screen, touch Email

2. The first time you set up an email account,

enter your email address and password, then follow the prompts. – or –

For subsequent accounts, touch

➔

Account Settings

your email address and password and follow the prompts.

Sending Email

1. From the Home screen, touch Email

2. If you have multiple accounts set up,

choose an account from the menu at the top of the screen.

3. Touch , then touch fields to enter

recipients and the email text.

4. Message options depend on the account.

While composing, use these options:

•

Touch

•

Touch message.

5. Touch to send the message.

➔ , then enter

for options.

to add media or content to the

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Email Settings

Use settings to configure handling of your email.

Note:

Available settings depend on the email provider.

1. From the Home screen, select Email

2. Touch

General preferences

• Display after deleting message

screen to display after you delete a message.

• Message preview line

lines of email text to display in the preview screen.

• Email header

the preview screen.

•Split view mode

display is split into panes.

3. Touch an account to configure specific

settings. Available options depend on the account.

➔ Account settings

for options:

: Choose the number of

: Choose how emails are titled in

: Choose whether the email

Apps

➔

: Choose the

Gmail

Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’s web-based email.

Setting Up Gmail

The first time you launch Gmail, your phone will prompt you to set up your Google account, if you

➔

haven’t already set it up. If you set up your Google account on your phone, Gmail is set up automatically

1. From the Home screen, select Gmail

2. Follow the prompts to sign in, or create a

new account.

3. The phone communicates with the Google

server to set up your account and synchronize your email.

Note:

You can use more than one Google account on your phone. To add another account, use the

➔

Accounts

Sending Gmail

1. From the Home screen, touch Gmail

Compose

2. Tou ch

enter recipients and a message. Touch

3. Tou ch

, then touch fields to

for options.

Send

to send the message.

option.

Apps

➔

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Syncing Your Gmail Account

Syncing refreshes your phone with the account’s servers. When you set up an email account, you can choose whether the account syncs in the background, or manually.



From the Home screen, select

Gmail ➔

Sync

Apps

Gmail Settings

Use settings to configure your Gmail preferences.

1. From the Home screen, select Gmail

2. Tou ch

Menu ➔ Settings

Apps

for options.

Sending Gmail

1. From the Home screen, select Gmail

Compose

for options.

, then touch fields to

2. Tou ch

compose the message. While composing, touch

3. To send the message, touch

Apps

Send

Voicemail

Setting Up Voicemail

All unanswered calls go to your voicemail, even if your phone is turned off. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your

➔

phone is activated.

1. From the Home screen, touch

then touch and hold . – or –

From the Home screen, select

➔

Applications ➔

2. Follow the system prompts to:

•

Create a passcode.

•

Record your name announcement.

•

Record a greeting.

Note:

Virgin Mobile strongly recommends that you

create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your device can access your voicemail messages.

Voicemail

Phone

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Retrieving Voicemail Messages

Review your messages directly from your wireless phone or from any other touch-tone phone.

From your phone



From the Home screen, touch then touch and hold . – or –

From the Home screen, select

Applications ➔

Important!

From another phone

You are charged for airtime minutes when you access voicemail from your wireless phone.

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. Press

when voicemail answers, then

enter your password.

Voicemail

Phone

Google Talk

Chat with other Google Talk users.

Note:

Talk requires that you have a Google account set up on your phone. For more

information, see “Setting Up Your Accounts” on page 28. If you set up your Google account, you are automatically logged in.



From the Home screen, touch

Tal k

Google+ Messenger

Google+ Messenger lets you chat and coordinate with any of your friends, all at the same time.

For more information, visit:



From the Home screen, touch

Messenger

www.google.com/+

Apps

➔

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Section 7: Applications

Managing Applications

Your phone comes pre-loaded with popular apps, and you can download and install apps from the Google Play™ Store, Samsung Apps, or from other sources.

The Apps screens display all applications installed on your phone, including the apps you download and install.

You can place shortcuts to apps on the Home screen, for quick access to the application.

Preloaded Apps

Google apps

Your device comes preloaded with popular Google apps, such as:

•

Maps, Latitude and Local

based information.

•

Google+

: Send messages and share with your friends. Set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream for updates from your circles, use Messenger, or use Instant Upload to automatically upload photos and videos from your phone to your private album on Google+.

•

Google Talk

•

Google Play™

find new favorites, with Play Books, Play Movies & TV, Play Magazines, and Play Music.

: Chat with other Google Talk users.

: Access your favorite media, and

: Find and share location-

Samsung Apps

Your device comes preloaded with popular Samsung apps, such as:

•

Social Hub

and how you want. Review past conversations and all types of messages (push e-mail, text, IM and SNS), see what friends are talking about, and let networks know your latest news, all from one place without having to access individual applications. Supports major messaging and social networking portals.

: Talk to who you want, when you want,

Downloading and Installing Apps

Find new apps to download and install on your device.

•

Google Play™ Store

books, movies, apps, and games, all in one place. You’ll need to have a Google account set up on your phone to download a new application.

: Find all your favorite

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Uninstalling Apps

You can uninstall apps you download and install. Pre-loaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Touch

3. Apps that can be uninstalled show on

their icon. Touch , then follow the prompts to uninstall the app. Pre-loaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

➔ Edit

Customizing the Apps Screens

Choosing a view

By default, app icons appear in Grid view. You can change the view to list view.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Touch

3. Choose an option:

• Customizable Grid

allows you to touch and hold on apps to move them from screen to screen.

• Alphabetical grid

in A-Z order.

• Alphabetical list

from A-Z.

, then touch View type

: The default view, which

: Icons are arranged in a grid,

: Icons display in a list, sorted

Apps screen options

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Tou ch

•Edit

: Touch and hold an app icon for options:

–

Drag it to a new location.

–

Drag it to folder.

–

Drag it to page.

•View type

•Share app

available for pre-loaded apps) to share via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Google+, Messaging, or Wi-Fi Direct.

for options:

Add folder

to place the icon in a

Add page

to place the icon on a new

: Configure the apps screen.

: Select apps you’ve downloaded (not

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AllShare

Use AllShare to share multimedia content from your device via Wi-Fi with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified devices. With AllShare, you can:

•

Play multimedia content from your device on another player, such as a Wi-Fi-capable TV or other playback device.

•

Play multimedia content from another source, such as a wireless media server, on your device.

•

Play multimedia content from another source, such as a wireless media server, on another device. Your device retrieves content from the source and delivers it to another device via Wi-Fi, and acts as a remote to control playback.

Note:

AllShare uses your device’s Wi-Fi services. For information about Wi-Fi, see see “Wi- Fi” on page 75.



From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

AllShare

Calculator

Use your phone’s Calculator to perform mathematical calculations.



From the Home screen, touch

Applications

➔

Calculator

Calendar

Record events and appointments to manage your schedule.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Select a view, from

List

3. Touch

• Create event

•Go to

•Today

•Search

•Delete

•Sync

• Settings

: Add a new calendar event.

: Display a specific date.

: Show today’s events.

: Search for calendar events.

: Delete an event.

: Refresh Calendar with events from your

accounts.

: Customize the calendar.

Sending Events

Send events as vCalendar files to other Bluetooth devices, as message attachments, or via Wi-Fi Direct.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch an event to display its details.

3. Touch

then follow the prompts to select a sharing method and share the event.

Calendar

Month, Week, Day

for options:

Calendar

, then touch Share via

, or

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Camera

Use the Camera to take pictures and record video.

Important!

Taking pictures

Do not take photos of people without their permission. Do not take photos in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take photos in places where you may interfere with another person’s privacy.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Using the display as a viewfinder, compose

your picture by aiming the lens at the subject. You can rotate the phone to any position, and the screen controls rotate to make taking pictures easy.

➔ Camera

3. The focus bracket indicates the default

focus location, or:

•

Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched (the focus bracket turns green).

•

“Pinch” the screen, or press the Volume Key, to zoom in or out.

•

Configure picture options, by touching .

4. To take the picture, touch

Capture

Picture Options

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Use these options to configure the camera:

• Self portrait

camera and the front camera, for self-portraits.

• Flash

• Shooting mode

: Choose Off, On, or Auto flash.

shooting mode. Some modes are not available for Self-portraits.

–

Single shot

: Take a single photo.

–

Smile shot

: Touch the Camera button to focus on the subject’s face. If a smile is detected, the picture is taken automatically.

–

Beauty shot

the best facial shots.

–

Panorama

: Touch Capture to take a picture, then follow on-screen prompts to move the device to take the next 7 shots automatically.

Camera

: Switch between the back

: Choose an automatic

: Automatically adjust settings for

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–

Action

: Capture fast-moving subjects.

–

Cartoon

: Apply a cartoon effect to pictures.

• Brightness

conditions.

• Settings

–

Edit shortcuts

the toolbar. Touch and drag shortcuts between the toolbar and the list.

–

Self-portrait

pictures with the front Camera.

–

Flash

–

Shooting mode

taking pictures.

–

Scene mode

of pictures you’re taking.

–

Exposure value

level.

–

Focus mode

–

Timer

Camera button and taking a picture.

–

Effects

–

Resolution

–

White balance

source.

–

ISO

–

Metering

: Choose a level to match

: Choose shortcuts to appear on

: When On, the Camera takes

: Choose the default flash mode.

: Choose the default mode for

: Choose a mode to match the kind

: Set the default brightness

: Set the default focus mode.

: Set a delay to wait between touching the

: Apply an effect to pictures.

: Choose a size for the image.

: Choose a setting for the light

: Choose a setting for imaging sensitivity.

: Select a method for measuring light.

–

Outdoor visibility

visibility outdoors.

–

Anti-shake

camera movement.

–

Auto contrast

automatically adjust settings for conditions.

–

Blink detection

eye blinks in your subjects and adjusts to avoid capturing blinks.

–

Guidelines

to aid in photo composition.

–

Image quality

photos.

–

GPS Tag

information to photo details.

–

Storage

pictures, if an optional memory card (not included) is installed.

–

Reset

defaults.

: Turn On for improved screen

: Turn On to minimize effects of

: Turn On to have the Camera

: When On, the Camera detects

: Enable or disable an on-screen grid

: Choose a quality setting for

: Turn On to add GPS location

: Choose the default save location for

: Set all Camera settings to the

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Recording Videos

Important!

Do not take videos of people without their permission. Do not take videos in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take videos in places where you may interfere with another person’s privacy.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

Camera/Camcorder

2. Using the display as a viewfinder, compose

your shot by aiming the lens at the subject. Rotate the phone to any position; the controls rotate to make recording easy.

3. As you compose a shot, you can configure

options. For more information, see “Video Options” on page 56.

4. To start recording, touch

recording, touch

Record

Camera

Record

again.

➔

. To stop

Video Options

Configure the camcorder.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

Camera/Camcorder

2. Use these options to configure the camera:

• Recording mode

–

Long video

: Record a video of any length.

–

Video mail

: Restrict the length of the video so it

can be sent as a message attachment.

–

Self recording

camera.

• Flash

• Resolution

• Brightness

• Settings

: Choose Off or On.

conditions.

–

Edit shortcuts

the toolbar. Touch and drag shortcuts between the toolbar and the list.

–

Flash

: Choose the default flash mode.

–

Recording mode

–

Exposure value

–

Timer

: Set a delay to wait between touching the

Camera button and taking a picture.

–

Effects

: Apply an effect to pictures.

–

Resolution

: Choose a size for the image.

Camera

➔

: Choose a mode, from:

: Record video with the front

: Add an effect to pictures.

: Choose a level to match

: Choose shortcuts to appear on

: Choose the recording mode.

: Set the default brightness.

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–

White balance

source.

–

Outdoor visibility

visibility outdoors.

–

Video quality

–

Guidelines

to aid in photo composition.

–

Storage

videos, if an optional memory card (not included) is installed.

–

Reset

: Choose a setting for the light

: Turn On for improved screen

: Choose a quality setting.

: Enable or disable an on-screen grid

: Choose the default save location for

: Set all settings to the defaults.

Clock

The Clock application includes these features:

•

Alarm

: Create alarms to go off once, or to repeat.

•

World clock

zone.

•

Stopwatch

•

Timer

•

Desk clock

format, for easy viewing.

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: Display the time and date in any time

: Record lap times.

: Measure elapsed time.

: Display the date and time in large

From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Clock

Contacts

Use Contacts to store information for your friends, family and colleagues, to make contacting them easy.

For more information, see “Contacts” on page 29.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Contacts

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Downloads

View and manage files and other items you download to your phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch an item to open it (if an appropriate

application is installed.)

Note:

Applications you download in Google Play™ Store are managed in Play Store, and will not appear in Downloads.

Downloads

Email

Send and receive email using popular email services.

For more information, see “Email” on page 47.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Gallery

Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage pictures and videos.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Viewing Videos

Applications ➔

2. Browse the pictures and videos stored in

device memory, and on optional installed memory cards (not included). While browsing,use these options:

•

Tou ch pictures or record videos.

•

Touch Menu ➔ More ➔ to create a slideshow.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Select an album, then select a video and

touch to play it.

3. While viewing videos, touch

•Share via

• Video brightness

• Via Bluetooth

• Subtitles

• Color tone

• Outdoor visibility

improved visibility outdoors.

•Details

Camera

Applications ➔

: Send the video.

: Share the video via Bluetooth.

: Display subtitles (if available in file).

: Choose a tone for video color.

: View information about the video.

Gallery

to launch Camera to take

Slideshow

Gallery

: Adjust the brightness.

: Turn On to adjust screen for

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Viewing Pictures

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Touch an album, then touch a picture to

view it.

3. While viewing a picture, touch

for options:

•

Touch the zoom icons to zoom in or out.

•

Tou c h

•

Touch

•

Touch More

–

Set as

as wallpaper.

–

Copy

–

Samsung printer (not included).

–

Edit

–

Crop

–

Motion

and panning.

–

Rotate left/Rotate right

orientation.

–

Slideshow

–

Rename

–

Details

➔

Gallery

Send via

to send the picture.

Delete

to erase the picture.

for options:

: Assign the picture as a Contact photo, or

: Create a copy, to paste into other apps.

: Print the picture via Wi-Fi to a compatible

: Modify the picture.

: Change the picture’s size.

: Configure motion settings for zooming

: Change the picture’s

: Create a slideshow with all pictures.

: Change the picture’s filename.

: View information about the picture.

Sharing pictures and video

You can share pictures and videos via Email,

Messaging, Bluetooth or popular sharing services.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch an album to display thumbnails,

then touch items to select them, or touch

Menu ➔ Select all

3. Touch

prompts.

Send via

Gallery

, then follow the

Setting a Picture as a Contact Photo

Set a picture as a contact’s photo. The contact’s photo will appear with notifications to calls or messages from the contact.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch a category, then touch a picture to

select it.

3. Touch

photo

4. Select a contact, or create a new contact,

with the selected picture as the contact’s photo.

Menu ➔ Set as ➔ Contact

Gallery

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Setting a Picture as Wallpaper

Set a picture as the wallpaper for the Home and Lock screens.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch a category, then touch a picture to

select it.

3. Touch

4. Select an option, from Home and lock

screens, Home screen wallpaper, or Lock screen wallpaper. Use the crop tool to edit the picture, then touch

Menu ➔ Set as

Gallery

Done

Gmail

Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’s web-based email.

For more information, see “Gmail” on page 48.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Gmail

Google+

Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a lot easier. Set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream for updates from your Circles, use Messenger, or use Instant Upload to automatically upload photos and videos from your phone to your private album on Google+.

For more information, visit:

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

www.google.com/+

Google+

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Internet

Your phone is equipped with a full HTML Browser, which allows you to access the internet, if subscribed to a data plan, or with a Wi-Fi connection.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications

Navigating the Internet

Command Keys

•

Tou c h

•

To go forward,

Forward

Touching and dragging

•

Touch and drag your finger on the screen to navigate pages, and to reposition pages within the screen.

Entering text in a field

•

While browsing, touch a text field to display the virtual QWERTY keyboard to enter text.

Zoom

•

Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out.

Back

➔

Internet

to return to the previous page.

touch Menu

, then touch

Selecting items on a page

While browsing pages, use gestures and menus to navigate:

•

Touch an item to select it.

•

Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.

•

Touch and hold on a hyperlink for options.

Entering a URL

Access a website quickly by entering the URL.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

URL

2. Touch the

to enter the URL using the virtual QWERTY keyboard, then touch

Using Windows

You can have multiple windows open at one time, and you can switch between windows.

•

To open a new window, touch

•

To switch to another open window, touch

Windows

•

To close a window, touch touch beside a window to close it.

field at the top of the screen

, then touch a window to display it.

Internet

Windows

, then

➔

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Using Bookmarks

While browsing, bookmark a site to quickly access it later.

Creating a bookmark

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Browse to the desired website, then touch

Bookmarks

3. Tou ch

Menu ➔ Bookmark last-viewed

, then confirm the details for the

page

bookmark, then touch

Accessing bookmarks and history

Launch a bookmarked page, or reload recent pages.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch

bookmarks, then use these options:

•

Bookmarks

Touch an item to load the page. Touch and hold on an item for options. Touch

Internet

to display

for more options.

Save

Kies air

It’s time to share wirelessly. Kies Air makes it easy to manage content saved on your device via your desktop or mobile browser using Wi-Fi technology. Without any need for cables, you can easily play and transfer media files, manage data, and more.

For more information, visit:

www. samsung.com/us/kies

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Kies Air

Latitude

Use Google Latitude to locate your friends on a map, and share or hide your location.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Latitude

Local

Google Places is now Google Local, to use your location to help you find destinations, such as restaurants, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, and gas stations, or you can enter a location.

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From the Home screen, touch

Local

Apps

➔

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Maps

Use Google Maps to find your current location, plus get directions and other location-based information.

Note:

You must enable location services to use Maps, and some features require Standalone or Google location services. For more information, see “Location services” on page 101.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications

Navigating the Map

Zooming

•

Double-tap on the screen to zoom in.

•

Touch Zoom in or Zoom out.

Scrolling

•

Touch and drag on the screen to reposition the map

in the display.

Tou c h

•

Touch an icon on the map to display information

about the location.

➔

Maps

Messenger

Google+ Messenger lets you chat and coordinate with any of your friends, all at the same time.

For more information, visit:

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

www.google.com/+

Messenger

Messaging

Send and receive text and multimedia messages. For more information, see “Text and Multimedia

Messages” on page 44.

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From the Home screen, touch

Messaging

– or – From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Messaging

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Mobile ID

Don’t waste time hunting around for all the best downloads. Mobile ID lets you customize your phone with a single click. “The Essentials” ID pack includes an entire set of apps, widgets, and more – handpicked by Virgin Mobile. Plus, choose from other Mobile ID packs designed to match your interests. They’re free to download, easy to swap.

You can install as many as five ID Packs at any one time in addition to the default the Essentials pack. You can easily switch from one ID Pack to another without losing any applications already installed.

Installing an ID Pack

Note:

Your device must be activated, your battery should be fully charged, and you should be in a network coverage area before you install an ID Pack.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Tou ch

3. Touch an ID Pack on the Mobile ID screen.

4. Read the information screen for a

5. Read the Terms & Conditions and touch

6. Wait for the download and install to finish.

Get New ID Packs

screen. (My ID is the default ID Pack.)

description of the ID Pack and tap

Agree

(If prompted, touch

Mobile ID

on the

Choose your

Complete Install

Install

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Switching ID Packs

1. From the Home screen, Touch

➔

Manage ID packs

2. Choose an option:

•

Touch

Manage ID packs

to replace your current pack.

•

Touch

Get New ID Packs

prompts to download and install a new ID Pack. For more information, see

on page 64.

Pack”

Note:

Certain features of Mobile ID are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information about using Mobile ID, see the User Guide at

support

, then select an ID Pack

, then follow the

“Installing an ID

virginmobileusa.com/help-

Mobile

Music Player

Music Player plays songs stored on your phone or an installed memory card.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Music Player scans for songs stored in

phone memory, or on an installed memory card, and displays your songs on the

Playlists, Albums, Artists

3. Touch a song to begin playback. During

playback, use sound and playlist controls:

• Volume

volume control, then touch and drag on the scale to set volume, or press the Volume Key on the side of the phone to adjust playback volume. If you have motion settings turned on, place the phone screen-down to mute playback.

• Shuffle

random order. When disabled, songs play in the order they appear in List view.

• Repeat

repeat all songs, or disable repeat mode.

• List

songs.

•Details

details.

: Touch to activate on-screen

: When enabled, songs play in

: Touch to repeat the current song,

: Touch to switch to a list view of

: Touch the song title to display song

Music Player

, and

Folders

All

tabs.

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•

Touch to advance to the next song. Touch and hold to scan forward through the current song.

•

Touch to go back to the previous song. Touch and hold to scan backward through the current song.

•

Touch to pause playback. Touch to resume playback.

•

Touch

–

– –

–

– –

•

Touch

–

for these options:

Add to quick list

Quick list playlist.

Via Bluetooth Share music via

Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messaging, or Wi-Fi Direct.

Set as

(plays for incoming calls), Caller ringtone (plays for calls from a contact), or Alarm tone (plays for alarm notifications).

Add to playlist

song to it.

Settings Details

Equalizer

music.

: Add the current song to the

: Share the song via Bluetooth.

: Share the song via AllShare,

: Assign the song as a Phone ringtone

: Choose a playlist and add the

: Configure other settings (see below).

: View information about the song.

Menu ➔ Settings

: Choose a setting for the type of

for other options:

–

Sound effects

apply to playback.

–

Music menu

music on the main screen.

–

Visualiza tion

animation to display during playback.

–

Lyr ics

playback (available if the information is stored in the song file).

–

Music auto off

to play, after which playback stops. If you choose Off, music plays until you stop playback.

: Choose the type of effect to

: Customize the menu for selecting

: Enable or disable music-based

: Enable or disable display of lyrics during

: Choose a time period for music

Creating a Playlist

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

Playlists

2. Tou ch

name for the playlist.

3. Tou ch

choose music for the playlist.

Menu ➔ Create

Save

, then touch

Music Player

, then enter a

Add music

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Adding a song to a playlist

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Touch and hold on a song, then choose

Add to playlist

3. Touch a playlist to add the selected song,

or touch playlist and add the selected song.

➔

from the pop-up menu.

Create playlist

to create a new

Music Player

Adding multiple songs to a playlist

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Tou ch

3. Touch songs to select them, or touch

Select all

4. Select a playlist, or touch

create a new playlist.

➔

Music Player

Menu ➔ Add to playlist

, then touch

Add

Create playlist

Setting a Song as a Ringtone

You can set a song as a ringtone for all voice calls, for calls from an individual contact, or as an alarm tone.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Touch and hold on a song, then touch

and choose from these options:

• Phone ringtone

ringtone for all incoming voice calls.

• Caller ringtone

song as the ringtone for calls from the contact.

•Alarm tone

for a new alarm, or for an existing alarm.

: Choose a contact to set the

: Set the song as the alarm ringtone

Music Player

: Set the song as the default

Set

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My Account

Manage your Virgin Mobile account from your phone. You can:

•

Check your minutes

•

Add money (Top-Up)

•

Change plans, and a lot more...

For more information, see “Managing Your Account” on page 13.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

the Home screen.

Note:

You can also access My Account by dialing *729.

My Account

from

My Files

Find, view and manage files stored on an installed memory card. If the file is associated with an application on your phone, you can launch the file in the application.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. Tap a folder and swipe your finger on the

screen to browse files.

3. Touch a file to open it (if the file is

associated with an application).

4. While browsing files, use these controls:

•

Touch Up directory.

•

Touch Home

•

Touch

to go back up to a higher

My Files

to go back to the root directory.

for options.

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Navigation

Use Google Navigation to search for locations, and get turn-by-turn directions.

Note:

You must enable location services to use Navigation, and some features require Standalone or Google location services. For more information, see “Location services” on page 101.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Navigation

Phone

Place calls, review recent calls, or dial a number to send a message.

For more information, see “Calling” on page 38.



From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Phone

Play Books

Google Books is now Google Play™ Books. Discovering your favorite books and authors has never been easier. With Google Play Books, you can shop the world's largest selection of ebooks and read them anywhere you like - on a tablet, phone, ereader, or the Web.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Play Books

Play Magazines

Enjoy your favorite magazines, anywhere you go. Discover hundreds of bestselling magazines on

Google Play. You can shop a wide selection of titles, from cooking to technology, travel, fashion, sports, photography, and so much more. It's never been easier to find a great read to enjoy on vacation, lounging at home or on your morning commute. Buy new issues or back issues, subscribe and get free 14 or 30-day trials, and customize your reading experience for Android tablet or phone.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Play Magazines

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Play Movies & TV

With Google Play™ Movies & TV, you can rent thousands of different movies, to watch instantly, or download for offline viewing later.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications

➔

Play Movies & TV

Play Music

With Google Play™ Music, you can play music you’ve downloaded, and music you copied from your computer. You’ll need to have a Google account set up on your phone to download a new application.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

Play Music

Play Store

Android Market is now Google Play™ Store, where all your favorite books, movies, apps, and games are all in one place that’s accessible from the Web and your Android device. You’ll need to have a Google account set up on your phone to

download a new application.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔

2. The first time you open Play Store, read the

3. Browse for applications to download, then

follow the prompts.

Search

Use Google Search to search the Web.

1. From the Home screen, touch the Google Search

– or – From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

2. Enter search criteria. Search results

display automatically. Touch a search result to display it in a browser window.

Widget.

Play Store

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Settings

Configure your phone to your preferences. For more information, see “Settings” on

page 84.



From the Home screen, touch

Applications

➔

Settings

Talk

Chat with other Google Talk users.

Note:

Talk requires a Google account. For more information, see “Setting Up Your Accounts” on page 28. When you set up your Google account on your device, you are automatically logged in.

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From the Home screen, touch

Applications

➔

Tal k

Video Player

Use Video Player to view and manage videos stored on an installed memory card, or shop for new videos.

1. From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

2. Video Player scans for videos stored in

phone memory, or on an installed memory card, and displays your videos on the

Thumbnails, List

3. Touch a video to play it. While playing a

video, touch the screen to display or hide on-screen Forward, Pause, and Back playback controls.

4. During playback, use the sound and

playlist controls:

• Volume

volume control, then touch and drag on the scale to set volume, or press the Volume Key on the side of the phone to adjust playback volume. If you have motion settings turned, turn the phone screen-down to mute playback.

• Full screen

full screen mode, to use the entire display.

•

Touch to advance to the next video. Touch and hold to scan forward through the current video.

: Touch to activate on-screen

Video player

, and

Folders

: Switch to viewing the video in

tabs.

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•

Touch to go back to the previous video. Touch and hold to scan backward through the current video.

•

Touch to pause playback. Touch to resume playback.

Tip:

While playing a video, touch Menu options.

for

Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch Voicemail

– or – From the Home screen, touch

then touch and hold .

Note:

For more information about setting up and checking voicemail, see “Voicemail” on page 49.

Apps

Phone

WiFi Hotspot

Use WiFi Hotspot to share your phone’s internet connection with a PC or other device through Wi-Fi, using your phone as the Wi-Fi hotspot.

1. From the Home screen, touch

➔

Applications

2. Tou ch

3. Follow the

WiFi Hotspot

Hotspot On or Off. If you have Wi-Fi active, you are prompted

to deactivate it before activating WiFi Hotspot.

connect a device to the Wi-Fi hotspot. (For more information, refer to “Connecting a Device via WiFi Hotspot” on page 83.)

➔

to turn Wi-Fi

On your PC...

WiFi Hotspot

instructions to

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Configuring WiFi Hotspot

1. From the

2. Tou ch

WiFi Hotspot

, then select Configure (WiFi

for these options:

Hotspot)

• Network SSID

your Wi-Fi hotspot.

• Hide my device

hotspot is not visible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan. Other devices can still connect to your mobile hotspot, but will have to set up the connection manually with your Network SSID and Password.

• Security

: Choose the security level for yo ur Wi-Fi

Hotspot.

• Password

• Show password

• Show advanced options

: If you choose a security level that uses a password, enter the password. By default, the password is your mobile telephone number.

field contents visible.

advanced options, including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device uses for Wi-Fi Hotspot.

Save

to save your settings.

screen, touch

: View and change the name of

: When enabled, your mobile

: Enable to make the Password

: Enable to access

Allowed Device List

Control which devices can connect to your WiFi Hotspot with the Allowed device list. After you add devices to the list, they can scan for your device and connect using your device’s mobile hotspot name and password.

Note:

Using your phone as a mobile hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service. While WiFi Hotspot is active, your phone’s applications will use the WiFi Hotspot data service.

1. From the

2. Touch

3. Touch

Tip:

For information about connecting to your WiFi Hotspot, see “Connecting a Device via WiFi Hotspot” on page 83.

WiFi Hotspot

, then select Allowed device list

Add

, then enter the other device’s

MAC address.

Done to add the device to the

Allowed devices

screen, touch

list.

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Advanced

Control the number of devices that can connect to your WiFi Hotspot and change the LAN settings, using the Advanced settings.



From the

WiFi Hotspot

, then select Configure (WiFi

for these options:

Hotspot)

•Max clients

devices that can connect to your WiFi Hotspot (1 through 8, default = 5). When you select a new Max clients value, you disconnect all devices currently connected to your WiFi Hotspot.

• LAN settings

Settings to match any changes to your Wireless Provider’s network. For more information, contact your Wireless Provider.

screen, touch

: Select the maximum number of

: Change Local Settings and DHCP

YouTube

View and upload YouTube videos, right from your phone.



From the Home screen, touch

Applications ➔

YouTube

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Section 8: Connections

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides access to local area networks.

Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi networks can be Open (unsecured), or Secured (requiring you to provide login credentials).

Configuring Wi-Fi Settings

Configure your phone’s Wi-Fi settings. For more information, see “Wi-Fi Settings” on

page 85.

Turning Wi-Fi On or Off

Turn your phone’s Wi-Fi service on or off. When you turn Wi-Fi service on, your phone automatically searches for nearby available Wi-Fi networks.

Tip:

You can also turn Wi-Fi On or Off from

Apps ➔

1. From the Home screen, sweep your finger

downward from the Status Bar to display Notifications.

2. Touch

Wi-Fi settings, then touch

Settings

Wi-Fi networks available

Wi-Fi

to launch

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Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

When you turn on Wi-Fi, your phone searches for available Wi-Fi connections, then displays them.

1. From the Home screen, sweep your finger

downward from the Status Bar to display Notifications.

2. If Wi-Fi is not already on, touch networks available

then touch

3. When your phone completes a scan, touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the Wi-Fi network is open, you will be automatically connected. If the Wi-Fi network is secured, enter the password at the prompt to connect.

to launch Wi-Fi settings,

Wi-Fi

Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually

1. From the Home screen, sweep your finger

downward from the Status Bar to display Notifications.

2. If Wi-Fi is not already on, touch networks available

then touch

3. After a scan, touch need to scroll to the bottom of the scanned devices list). Enter these fields:

• Network Name (SSID)

Wi-Fi network.

• Security

Wi-Fi network.

• Password

password.

4. Tou ch

Save

use.

to launch Wi-Fi settings,

Wi-Fi

Add network

: Enter the name of the

: Select the type of security used by the

: If the network is secured, enter the

to save the settings for future

Wi-Fi

(you may

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Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct is a standard that allows devices to connect to each other directly via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without having to set up the connection. This type of connection is commonly called peer-to-peer.

For example, your device can use Wi-Fi Direct to share photos, contacts and other content with other Wi-Fi Direct devices. Many of the apps on your device provide options for sharing via Wi-Fi

Direct under

Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More...

2. Tou ch

Wi-Fi Direct

Direct On or Off.

Apps

to turn Wi-Fi

Connecting to Wi-Fi Direct Devices

1. First, enable Wi-Fi Direct on your device.

From the Home screen, touch

Settings ➔ More...

Direct

2. Enable Wi-Fi Direct on the other device(s).

Consult the other device’s documentation for more information.

3. On your device, touch

for the other device(s).

4. In the Available devices list, touch a device

➔

to connect with it, or touch to connect to multiple devices (not all devices support multi-connect).

5. Follow the prompts on both devices to

complete the connection.

, then touch

Wi-Fi Direct

Multi-connect

Apps Wi-Fi

to scan

➔

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Bluetooth

Note:

For Hearing Aid Compatibility Information, see page 134.

Configuring Bluetooth Settings

Configure your phone’s Bluetooth settings. For more information, see “Bluetooth settings” on page 86.

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology for exchanging information over a distance of about 30 feet. You don’t need to line up the devices to send information with Bluetooth. If the devices are in range, you can exchange information between them, even if they are in different rooms.

Your device can use Bluetooth to share photos, contacts and other content with other Bluetooth devices. Many of the apps on your device provide options for sharing via Bluetooth under

Note:

Bluetooth profiles are specifications for services supported by individual devices. For a list of profiles your phone supports, see “Turning Bluetooth On or Off” on page 86.

Turning Bluetooth On or Off

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

Bluetooth

2. Tou ch

On or Off.

Tip:

You can also turn Bluetooth On or Off on Notifications. From almost any unlocked screen, sweep your finger down from the Status bar to display Notifications.

to turn Bluetooth

Apps

➔

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Pairing with a Bluetooth Device

Search for a Bluetooth device and pair with it, to exchange information between your phone and the device.

After pairing, your phone and the target device will recognize each other and exchange information without a passcode or PIN.

Note:

When paired, the displays in the Status Bar. If you receive a new request for pairing while paired with a Bluetooth headset, a new Bluetooth icon displays at the left of the Status bar and Notifications displays the pairing request.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

2. Tou ch

3. Activate the target device’s discoverable,

4. On your device, touch

5. From the list of scanned devices, touch the

Bluetooth

On.

or visible, mode.

target device, then follow the prompts to complete the pairing:

•

If the target device requires a PIN, enter a PIN for the target device and touch prompted, enter the PIN on the target device.

Bluetooth paired

to turn Bluetooth

Scan

. When

icon

Apps

➔

•

If the device allows automatic or smart pairing, your phone will attempt to pair with the phone automatically. Follow the prompts on your phone and the target device to complete the pairing.

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Connecting to a Computer

Connect your device to a computer to transfer data between your device and the computer. Use the USB cable that comes with your device, or use one of the pre-loaded apps on your device to connect wirelessly.

Transferring Data

Connect your device to a computer, via USB cable, to transfer data as a Media device using MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), or as a Camera using PTP (Photo Transfer Protocol).

1. Attach your phone to the computer with a

USB data cable. Your phone recognizes the connection as the last connection method you used, and displays a connection in the Status bar and Notifications.

2. From the Home screen, sweep your finger

downward to display Notifications, then touch the alert.

3. Select a connection method:

• Media device (MTP)

Windows, or using Android file transfer on a Mac (see

www.android.com/filetransfer

• USB mass storage

storage to the personal computer to transfer whatever files you wish.

: Transfer media files with

: Connect your phone’s mass

alert

4. On your computer, choose a method for

accessing your device. Available options depend on the programs installed on your computer.

5. Transfer files to the memory card. When

finished, you can disconnect the USB cable.

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Kies via Wi-Fi

Manage content saved on your device via your desktop or mobile browser using Wi-Fi technology. The Kies via Wi-Fi setting connects your phone via Wi-Fi to the Kies application, which you can install on your computer.

For more information, visit:

us/kies



From the Home screen, touch

Settings ➔ More... ➔ Kies via WI-Fi

Note:

To sync your device to a PC, it is highly recommended that you install Samsung Kies, which is available at

http://www.samsung.com/kies

Mac).

Note:

If you are a Windows XP user, ensure that you have Windows XP Service Pack 3 or higher installed on your computer. Also, ensure that you have Samsung Kies 2.0 or Windows Media Player 10 or higher installed on your computer.

www. samsung.com/

Apps

(for Windows/

VPN

You can use your phone’s VPN (Virtual Private Network) feature to connect to VPNs.

Configuring VPN Settings

Configure your phone’s VPN settings. For more information, see “VPN” on page 89.

Note:

You must set a screen unlock pattern, PIN,

➔

or password before setting up a VPN. If you have not yet enabled security, you’ll be prompted to do so the first time you launch VPN settings.

Adding a VPN

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More... ➔ VPN

Add VPN network

2. Tou ch

connection to a VPN. Available settings depend on the type of VPN.

to set up a

Apps

➔

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WiFi Hotspot

Use WiFi Hotspot to share your phone’s internet connection with up to 8 PCs or other devices through Wi-Fi, using your phone as the mobile hotspot.

Note:

WiFi Hotspot requires a subscription to WiFi Hotspot/Mobile Broadband Connect service. Contact your Wireless Provider for more information.

Mobile Hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service. While the WiFi Hotspot is active, your phone’s applications will use the WiFi Hotspot data allowance.

Configuring WiFi Hotspot Settings

Configure your phone’s WiFi Hotspot settings, including your phone’s name and password, and set the visibility of your phone’s Wi-Fi hotspot.

For more information, see “Configuring WiFi Hotspot” on page 73.

Turning WiFi Hotspot On or Off

Activate your phone’s Mobile Hotspot application to allow other devices to use your phone’s internet connection.

1. From the Home screen, touch Applications

2. Tou ch

WiFi Hotspot

Hotspot On or Off.

➔

WiFi Hotspot

to turn Wi-Fi

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Connecting a Device via WiFi Hotspot

Use the other device’s Wi-Fi control to connect to your device’s WiFi Hotspot.

1. Turn on WiFi Hotspot on your phone. For

more information, see “Turning WiFi Hotspot On or Off” on page 82.

2. Activate Wi-Fi on the device, using the

device’s Wi-Fi control.

3. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots, and select your

device from the list. To find your device’s name, see “Configuring WiFi Hotspot” on page 73.

4. At the prompt, enter your phone’s WiFi

Hotspot password. By default, the password is your phone’s telephone number. For more information, see “Configuring WiFi Hotspot” on page 73.

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Section 9: Settings

Accessing Settings

From the Home screen



Touc h – or –

Touch

From Notifications



Touch and drag downward from the top of the screen to display notifications, then touch .

Apps ➔

, then select

Settings

Wi-Fi

Set up and manage your phone’s connections to Wi-Fi networks.

For more information about using Wi-Fi, see “Wi-

Fi” on page 75.

Turning Wi-Fi On or Off

Turn your phone’s Wi-Fi service on or off. When you turn Wi-Fi service on, your phone automatically searches for available Wi-Fi networks.

Tip:

You can also turn Wi-Fi On or Off from Notifications.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

Wi-Fi

2. Tou ch

Off.

to turn Wi-Fi On or

Apps

➔

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Wi-Fi Settings

Set up and manage wireless access points.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Wi-Fi

2. Tou ch

• Network notification

phone notifies you of Wi-Fi networks when you launch a high data-usage application.

• Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep

switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data for data communications, when the phone goes to sleep (backlight goes out and screen locks). This setting can affect your data usage, and the behavior of devices connected to your phone.

• Wi-Fi frequency band

range for Wi-Fi operation.

•MAC address

used when connecting to Wi-Fi (not configurable).

•IP address

address (not configurable).

Menu ➔ Advanced

: Your phone’s unique identifier,

: Your phone’s IP (Internet Protocol)

to configure:

: When enabled, your

: Specify when to

: Specify the frequency

Apps

4G settings

Manage your device’s connection to 4G network

➔

services.

Tip:

You can also turn 4G On or Off from Notifications.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

2. Touch

3. Configure options:

4G settings

Off. 4G settings must be On to configure settings.

• Network notification

device notifies you when a 4G network is available.

•4G networks

• Scan now

: When enabled, your

: Touch a network to view details.

: Search for available networks.

Apps

to turn 4G On or

➔

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Bluetooth

Use Bluetooth to transfer information between your device and other Bluetooth devices.

Turning Bluetooth On or Off

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

Bluetooth

2. Touch

On or Off.

Tip:

You can also turn Bluetooth On or Off at Notifications.

to turn Bluetooth

Apps

Bluetooth settings

Pair with other Bluetooth devices, manage your Bluetooth connections, and control your device’s visibility to other devices.

➔

Note:

Bluetooth must be turned On to access Bluetooth settings.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Bluetooth

2. Touch a setting to configure Bluetooth:

•

Touch

•

Touch your phone’s name to control its visibility to other devices’ Bluetooth searches. Available when Bluetooth is turned On.

•

Touch Bluetooth devices. After searching, touch a device to pair with it. For more information, see

“Pairing with a Bluetooth Device”

page 79.

to turn Bluetooth On or Off.

Scan for devices

Apps

to search for visible

➔

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Data usage

Control your device’s connection to mobile data service, and monitor your data usage.

Turning Mobile data On or Off

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Data usage

2. Tou ch

data On or Off.

Mobile data

to turn mobile

Viewing data usage by app or process

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Data usage

2. Scroll down the page to see the processes

or apps using mobile data service. Touch a process or app to see data usage for the process or app, and to configure specific settings.

Apps

➔

Apps

➔

Setting a mobile data limit

Set a mobile data limit, to have your phone automatically disable the mobile data connection when the limit is reached. You can set a warning threshold, to have your device alert you when data usage nears your set limit.

Warning!

Data usage displayed/measured by your phone may differ from your carrier’s measured data usage and is not guaranteed as the actual usage measured by your carrier. Please check with your carrier for actual data usage.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Data usage

2. Touch

3. Configure the limit by touching and

Set mobile data limit

limit.

dragging the limit line on the graph.

Apps

. to enable the

➔

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More Wireless and network Settings

Airplane mode

When airplane mode is enabled, all your phone’s wireless connections are disabled, and you cannot make or receive calls or messages or connect to networks. While in airplane mode, you can use other features of your phone, such as playing music, watching videos, or other applications.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More...

2. Touch

Note:

Airplane mode

airplane mode.

Airplane mode can also be controlled from Device options when you press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

to enable or disable

Apps

Kies via Wi-Fi

Kies air makes it easy to manage content saved on your device via your desktop or mobile browser using Wi-Fi technology.

Using Kies via Wi-Fi requires the Samsung Kies application on your computer. For more information, visit:

www. samsung.com/us/kies

Your device, and the computer with the Kies application, must be connected to the same WiFi network.

➔

1. From your computer, launch the Samsung

Kies application, and connect to a Wi-Fi network.

2. On your device, connect to the same Wi-Fi

network.

3. From the Home screen touch Settings ➔ More... ➔ Kies via Wi-Fi

Apps

➔

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VPN

Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). For more information about using VPNs, see “VPN” on page 81.

Adding a VPN

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More... ➔ VPN

2. Tou ch

Add VPN network

to set up a connection to a VPN. Available settings depend on the type of VPN.

Note:

You must enable at least Pattern security before setting up a VPN. If you have not yet enabled security, you’ll be prompted to do so the first time you launch VPN settings.

Apps

Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without having to set up the connection. For example, your phone can use Wi-Fi Direct to share photos, contacts and other

➔

content with other Wi-Fi Direct devices. For more information, see “Wi-Fi Direct” on page 77.

Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More settings

2. Touch

Wi-Fi Direct

Direct On or Off.

Configuring Wi-Fi Direct

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More...

2. Touch

Wi-Fi Direct

•

When you turn on Wi-Fi Direct, your device automatically searches for available Wi-Fi Direct devices. Touch

•

After scanning for devices, touch a device to connect to it, then follow the prompts to complete the connection.

to turn Wi-Fi

to configure settings:

Scan

to start a new search.

Apps

➔

Apps

➔

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Mobile networks

Set options for using Mobile Data service, if subscribed to a data plan, or use Connections optimizer to manage connections to Wi-Fi networks.

Important!

Depending on your service plan, changes you make to mobile networks settings may incur extra charges. Consult Virgin Mobile for more information.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ More... ➔ Mobile networks

2. Set these options:

•3G data

: Enable or disable your phone’s

connection to the 3G data network.

• Connections optimizer

Connections optimizer helps you manage your data connection experience by automatically connecting to “remembered” Wi-Fi networks Remembered Wi-Fi networks are those you have connected to previously and saved.

: When enabled,

Apps

Call Settings

Set reject messages

Create and manage text messages to send to callers when rejecting incoming calls. Messages you create here are available from the incoming call screen when you use the Reject with message option.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Tou ch messages

3. Manage messages:

➔

•

Turn on proximity sensor

When enabled, the screen turns off during calls, and the phone uses the proximity sensor on the front of the phone to detect when you lift the the phone to your ear, to turn the screen back on.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Tou ch proximity sensor

➔ Settings

To create new messages, touch follow the prompts. To modify an existing message, touch the message, then edit the text. To delete a message, drag it to the trashcan.

➔ Settings

Phone

➔ Set reject

Create

, then

Phone

➔ Turn on

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North American dialing

When enabled, the phone replaces + with the international dialing code, except when +1 is dialed.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

American dialing

➔ Settings

Phone

➔ North

International dialing

When enabled, the phone automatically adds the International dialing code before numbers you dial.

Note:

Intenational dialing is only available when North American dialing is disabled.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

International dialing

➔ Settings

Phone

➔

3. Enter the International dialing code, then

touch

DDTM

When enabled, voice calls are automatically sent to voicemail during an active data connection.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Tou ch

➔ Settings

➔ DDTM

Phone

TTY Mode

TTY mode allows you to attach TTY equipment to your phone.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch

➔ Settings

3. Select a mode, or select TTY mode off.

Alerts on call

When enabled, alerts for alarms and message notifications will go off during calls.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

call

➔ Settings

Voicemail settings

Set options for voicemail.

1. From the Home screen, touch Menu

2. Touch

settings

➔ Settings

Phone

➔ TTY mode

Phone

➔ Alerts on

Phone

➔ Voicemail

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Sound

Volume

Set the system volume level, and set default volume for call ringtones, notifications, and media playback.

Note:

You can also set System volume from the Home screen by pressing the

1. From the Home screen,touch Settings

➔

Sound ➔ Volume

2. Touch and drag the sliders for:

• Music, video, games, and other media

default volume level for audio playback. You can also adjust volume from this default inside the apps.

•Ringtone

: Set the volume for incoming call

ringtones.

• Notifications

such as new messages and event reminders.

• System

sounds, such as keytones played for screen touches. You can control whether tones play for screen touches with other sound settings.

3. Touch OK to save your settings.

: Set the volume for notifications,

: Set the volume for all other system

Volume Key

Apps

: Set the

Vibration intensity

Set the level for vibration to accompany ringtones and notifications.

1. From the Home screen, touch

2. Touch and drag the sliders for:

➔

3. Tou ch OK to save your settings.

Apps

Settings ➔ Sound ➔ Vibration intensity

•Ringtone

: Set the vibration level for incoming

call ringtones.

• Notification

notifications, such as new messages and event reminders.

• Vibrate on screen tap

vibrations to accompany screen touches.

: Set the vibration level for

: Set the level of

➔

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Silent mode

Use Silent mode to temporarily silence the sounds your phone makes, except for media playback and alarms, or replace them with vibration.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Sound

➔

Silent mode

2. Select a profile:

•Off

: Use your Sound settings.

•Vibrate

: Enable Vibrate profile, to replace sounds with vibration. You can also enable Vibrate profile by pressing the Volume Key down from the Home screen, or by pressing and holding the Power/Lock Key to select it from the Device options menu.

•Mute

: Enable Mute profile, to silence all sounds. You can also enable Mute profile by pressing the Volume Key down from the Home screen, or by pressing and holding the Power/Lock Key to select it from the Device options menu.

Tip:

Sound profiles are also available from Device options when you press and hold the

Lock Key

Apps

Power/

Phone ringtone

Choose a ringtone for incoming calls.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

2. Touch a ringtone to select it. As you touch

ringtones, a sample plays, unless you have a Silent mode enabled.

3. Touch

Tip:

You can also set songs as ringtones for all calls, or for a selected contact. For more information, see “Setting a Song as a Ringtone” on page 67.

Default notifications

Choose a ringtone for notifications.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

notifications

2. Touch a ringtone to select it. As you touch

ringtones, a sample plays, unless you have a Silent mode enabled.

3. Touch

➔

Sound

➔

Phone ringtone

to save your settings.

➔

Sound

➔

Default

to save your settings.

Apps

➔

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Vibrate and ring

Choose a vibration pattern to use when vibration is enabled.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Sound

2. Touch

Vibrate and ring

to turn vibration On

Apps

or Off.

Keytones

Keytones are sounds that play when you touch keys on the Phone keypad.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Sound

Keytones

2. Touch

to turn key sounds On or

Off.

Apps

Touch sounds

Touch sounds play when you touch items on the screen, such as when making a selection.

➔

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Sound

2. Tou ch

Touch sounds

to turn sounds On or

Off.

Screen lock sound

Screen lock sound plays when you lock or unlock the screen.

➔

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Sound

2. Tou ch

Screen lock sounds

On or Off.

Vibrate on screen tap

Your phone vibrates when you touch the screen.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings

➔

Sound

2. Tou ch

Vibrate on screen tap

vibration On or Off.

to turn sounds

to turn

Apps

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Display

Home screen wallpaper

Customize the background of the Home screen.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display ➔ Home screen

wallpaper

2. Select a source for wallpaper, from

ID wallpapers Live wallpapers Wallpapers

3. Follow the prompts to set the picture or

wallpaper.

Note:

You can also set Wallpaper by touching and holding on the Home screen.

(if ID Packs are installed),

, or

Wallpaper gallery

Lock screen wallpaper

Customize the background of the Lock screen.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display ➔ Lock screen

wallpaper

2. Select a source for wallpaper, from

Wallpaper gallery

3. Follow the prompts to set the picture or

wallpaper.

Apps

Gallery

, or

Apps

Gallery

Clock

Choose whether a clock displays on the Lock screen.

➔

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display

Clock

2. Touch

to enable or disable the clock.

Weather

Choose whether current weather conditions display on the Lock screen.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display

Weather

2. Touch

weather display.

to enable or disable the

Weather settings

If you’ve chosen to display current weather conditions on the Lock screen, configure weather settings.

➔

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display

2. Touch

Weather settings

weather display.

Apps

. to customize the

➔

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Clock and weather position

If you’ve chosen to display current weather conditions on the Lock screen, choose where the clock and weather appear.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display

2. Touch

Clock and weather position

customize the display.

Apps

Brightness

Set the default screen brightness.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display ➔ Brightness

2. Touch and drag the slider to set the

brightness, or touch to allow the phone to adjust brightness in response to light conditions.

3. Touch

to save your settings.

Automatic brightness

Apps

Screen mode

Select a screen mode.

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display ➔ Brightness

2. Choose

Dynamic, Standard

, or

Movie

Apps

Auto-rotate screen

When enabled, the screen’s orientation automatically changes when you rotate the phone.

➔

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display

2. Tou ch

Tip:

Auto-rotate screen

feature On or Off.

You can also set Auto rotate from Notifications

with the Screen rotation setting.

Screen timeout

Set the length of delay between the last key press or screen touch and the automatic screen timeout (dim and lock).

1. From the Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Display ➔ Screen timeout

2. Touch a setting to select it.

➔

to turn the

Apps

➔

Samsung SPH-D710 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

Setting Up Your Phone

Turning the Phone On and Off

Your Google Account

Displaying Your Phone Number

Voicemail

TTY Mode

Task Manager

Securing Your Phone

Memory Card

Section 2: My Account

Create your Account and Pick Your Plan

Activating Your Device

Managing Your Account

Top-Up Your Account

Additional Information

Section 3: Understanding Your Phone

Features

Front View

Side Views

Back View

Home Screen

Navigation

Notifications

LED Indicator

Status Bar

Primary Shortcuts

Widgets

Folders

Shortcuts

Wallpaper

Applications

Entering Text

Section 4: Contacts and Accounts

Accounts

Contacts

Speed Dials

Section 5: Calling

Making Calls

Using Speakerphone

Answering Calls

Ending a Call

Options After a Call Ends

Logs

Call Settings

Section 6: Messaging

Types of Messages

Text and Multimedia Messages

Emergency Alerts

Email

Gmail

Voicemail

Google Talk

Google+ Messenger

Section 7: Applications

Managing Applications

AllShare

Calculator

Calendar

Camera

Clock

Contacts

Downloads

Email

Gallery

Gmail

Google+

Internet

Kies air

Latitude

Local

Maps

Messenger

Messaging

Mobile ID