Samsung SPH-M350ZWABST, SPH-M350ZRABST, SPH-M350ZKXBST, SPH-M350ZKABST, SEP-M350ZKABST User Manual
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Table of Contents
Tip: Looking for something? If you don’t see it in the headings
listed here, try the Index on page 155.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Your Phone’s Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Boost Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section 2: Using Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2A. Phone Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Navigating Through the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Personalizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Touch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
TTY Use With Boost Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Updating the Phone’s Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Updating the PRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Updating the Data Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2C. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Viewing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recent Calls Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Making a Call From Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Saving a Phone Number From Recent Calls . . 52
Erasing History Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2D. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Saving A Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . 58
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers . . . . . . . . . 58
Deleting Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selecting Ringtones for an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Assigning a Picture to an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Finding Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Transferring Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dialing Boost Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2E. Calendar & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Unit Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
2F. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) . . . . . . . . 75
Sending a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Opening Menus with ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ASR Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
2G. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using Your Phone’s microSD Card/Adapter . . . 84
Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer . . . 86
2H. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Storing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
2I. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . 99
Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sending Items via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Section 3: Boost Service Features . . . . . . . 105
3A. Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Text Messaging (SMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Getting Started with Data Services . . . . . . . . . . 114
Navigating the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Browser Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Accessing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Downloading Applications, Games,
Ringtones and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Launching Re-Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Launching HOOKT (Wireless Chatrooms) . . . 128
Data Services FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Using Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
3C. Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transferring Multimedia Content . . . . . . . . . . . 135
MySpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Section 4:
Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . 137
4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 138
General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Maintaining Safe Use of and
Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using Your Phone With a
Hearing Aid Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Introduction
Main
Fun
Web
Your Phone’s Menu
This User Guide introduces you to Boost
all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four
sections:
⽧ Section 1: Getting Started
⽧ Section 2: Using Your Phone
⽧ Section 3: Boost Service Features
⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information
Note: Because of updates in phone software, this printed
guide may not be the most current version for your
phone. Visit
index.html to access the most recent version of the user
guide.
http://support.boostmobile.com/faq/
WARNING: Please refer to the Important Safety Information
section on page 138 to learn about information
that will help you safely use your phone. Failure to
read and follow the Important Safety Information
in this phone guide may result in serious bodily
injury, death, or property damage.
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service and
The following table outlines your phone’s menu
structure. For more information about using your
phone’s menus, see “Navigating Through the Menus”
on page 17.
To exit an active menu and return to the previous page:
䊳 Touching allows you to go back to a previous
menu item.
Touching
provides access to your phone’s Main
Functions menu, such as:
䡲 Favorites ( )
䡲 Main ( )
䡲 Fun ( )
䡲 Web ( )
Favs
i
Favs
Main
Favorites
Touch to display the following options:
1: Re-B oost
2: Search
3: Get Stuff
4: Email
Main
Touch to display the following options:
1: Voicemail
2: Messaging
3: My Stuff
1: Application Manager 2: Games
3: Ringtones 4: Applications
5: Wallpapers 6: Chat Flirt Fun
4: Re-Boost
5: Missed Alerts
6: Get Stuff
7: Nav ig ati on
ii
8: History
9: Settings/Tools
1: Settings
1: Display
1: Background 2: Brightness
3: Screen backlight 4: Keypad Backlight
5: Color Theme
2: Volume
1: Ringtone volume 2: Always Vibrate
3: System volume 4: Touch Vibrate
5: Touch Tone 6: Startup/Shutdown
3: Ringers & Vibrations
1: Voice call 2: Voicemail
3: Message 4: Alarm/Timer/Calendar
5: Voice Notification
4: General
1: Phone Information 2: Memory status
3: Airplane Mode 4: Location
5: One Hand Operation
6: TTY 7: Ignore With Text
8: Touch Sensitivity 9: Touch Calibration
10: Text Entry 11: Language
12: Update Data Profile
13: Update Software 14: Update PRL
5: Bluetooth
Fun
1: Bluetooth (On/Off) 2: Visibility
3: Trusted devices 4: Device info
5: Device Name
6: Web Browser
1: Launch Page 2: Clear Cache
3: Clear Cookies 4: Clear History
7: Speech to Action
1: Confirmation 2: Adaptation
3: Mode 4: About
8: Lock
9: Reset
1: Reset Settings 2: Delete Contents
3: Reset Phone
2: Tools
1: Calculator
1: Calculator
2: Tip Calculator
3: Unit Converter
2: Notes
3: Calendar
4: Clock
1: Alarm 2: Timer
3: Stopwatch 4: World Clock
5: Voice Commands
Fun
Touch to display the following options:
1: C ame ra
2: Email
3: Get Stuff
4: Pictures
5: IM
6: Music
7: M ySp ac e
8: Facebook
9: Hookt
iii
Web
Web
Contacts
Recent
Dialer
Touch to display the following options:
1: Search
2: Web
3: Bookmarks
4: Re-Boost
5: News/Weather
6: Social Media
7: Sp ort s
8: Entertainment
9: Latino
Touching provides access to the Phone Functions
menu, such as:
䡲 Speed Dial ( )
䡲 Contacts ( )
䡲 Recent ( )
䡲 Dialer ( )
iv
Speed Dial
Contacts
Contacts
Touch to display the following options:
1: My Info
2: Services
1: Call Balance
2: Call Care 3: Call Re-Boost
4: Directory Assistance
Recent
Dialer
In Use Menu
While on an active call, touch the corresponding
onscreen button to activate a feature:
1: Mute/Unmute 2: Speakerphone (On/Off)
3: End Call 4: Add Call
5: Contacts 6: Dialpad
Once the call has been ended, touch the
corresponding onscreen button to activate a feature:
1: Redial 2: Save
3: Done
Section 1
Getting Started
⽧ Setting Up Your Phone (page 2)
1A. Setting Up Service
⽧ Activating Your Phone (page 5)
⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail (page 5)
⽧ Boost Account Passwords (page 5)
⽧ Getting Help (page 6)
Setting Up Your Phone
1. Remove the battery cover.
䡲 While applying pressure, slide the cover towards
the camera lens (as shown).
2 1A. Setting Up Service
2. Install the battery.
䡲 Insert the battery into the opening on the back of
the phone, making sure the connectors align (1).
Gently press down to secure the battery (2).
䡲 Position the battery cover (3) and firmly slide it in
until you hear a click (4).
3. Press to turn the phone on.
䡲 Your phone will turn on, search for Boost service,
and then show the Unlock screen.
䡲 If your phone is not yet activated, or if it is locked,
see “Activating Your Phone” on page 5 for more
information.
Setting Up Service
1A. Setting Up Service 3
4.
Talk
TALK
Lock Screen
Make your first call.
䡲 Press and touch . Use the onscreen
Dialer
dialpad to enter a phone number.
䡲 Touch . (The phone number appears in
the button.)
WARNING: If your phone has a touchscreen display, please
note that a touchscreen responds best to a light
touch from the pad of your finger. Using
excessive force when pressing on the
touchscreen may damage the tempered glass
surface and void the warranty. See “4B.
Manufacturer’s Warranty” on page 146.
Note: Your phone’s battery should have enough charge for
your phone to turn on and find a signal, set up your
voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge
your battery as soon as possible.
4 1A. Setting Up Service
Note: To unlock your phone from this screen, touch and
drag the screen up.
Activating Your Phone
Dialer
To activate your new phone, please refer to the included
“Activation Kit” documentation.
For additional support information visit us at:
www.boostmobile.com
– or –
Call Boost Customer Care at
1-888-266-7848).
(
1-888-BOOST-4U
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered
calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. You should set up your Boost Voicemail and
personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized
access.
1. Press and touch .
2. Press and hold .
– or –
1
Touch
.
– or –
Press
and touch Main > Voicemail.
3. Follow the system prompts to:
䡲 Create your password.
䡲 Record your name announcement.
䡲 Record your greeting.
Note: Voicemail Password
Boost 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 phone is able to
access your voicemail messages.
Boost Account Passwords
As a Boost customer, you enjoy unlimited access to
your personal account information, your voicemail
account, and your data services account. To ensure
that no one else has access to your information, you
will need to create passwords to protect your privacy.
1A. Setting Up Service 5
Setting Up Service
Voicemail Password
You’ll create your voicemail password (or passcode)
when you set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your
Voicemail” on page 5 for more information on your
voicemail password.
Data Services Password
With your Boost phone, you may elect to set up an
optional data services password to control access and
authorize Premium Service purchases.
For more information, or to change your passwords,
sign on to
Care at
6 1A. Setting Up Service
www.boostmobile.com or call Boost Customer
1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848).
Getting Help
Managing Your Account
Online: www.boostmobile.com
䢇 Access your account information.
䢇 Check your minutes used (depending on your Boost
service plan).
䢇 View and add money to your account.
䢇 Enroll in Auto Re-Boost to make automatic
payments.
䢇 Purchase accessories.
䢇 Shop for the latest Boost phones.
䢇 View available Boost service plans and options.
䢇 Learn more about data services and other products
like games, ringtones, wallpapers, and more.
From Any Other Phone
䢇 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848).
Boost 411
Dialer
Boost 411 gives you access to a variety of services and
information, including residential, business, and
government listings; movie listings or showtimes;
driving directions, restaurant reservations, and major
local event information.
You can get up to three pieces of information per call,
and the operator can automatically connect your call at
no additional charge. A per-call charge plus standard
airtime rates may apply to use Boost 411. Please see
the terms of your plan for additional details.
1. Press and touch .
2. Use the onscreen dialpad to enter
and touch .
Setting Up Service
1A. Setting Up Service 7
Section 2
Using Your Phone
⽧ Your Phone (page 10)
2A. Phone Basics
9. Volume
Button
13. Accessories/
Power Cable
Jack
11. Microphone
10. microSD Slot
1. Earpiece
12. Camera Button
14. Power/Lock Button
15. Front Indicator
Light (LED)
16. Headset Jack
4. Main Functions
Key
3. Display Screen
7. Camera Lens
2. Signal Strength
Indicator
1. Earpiece
5. Back Key
6. Phone Functions Key
8. Speaker
Portrait Mode
⽧ Viewing the Display Screen (page 13)
⽧ Turning Your Phone On and Off (page 14)
⽧ Battery and Charger (page 15)
⽧ Navigating Through the Menus (page 17)
⽧ Displaying Your Phone Number (page 24)
⽧ Making and Answering Calls (page 24)
⽧ Entering Text (page 31)
Tip: Phone Software Upgrades – Updates to your phone’s
software may become available from time to time.
Boost will automatically upload critical updates to your
phone. You can also use the menu to check for and
download updates.
• Press
10 2A. Phone Basics
General > Update Software
download available updates.
> Main > Settings/Tools > Settings >
Your Pho ne
to search for and
Key Functions
1. Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated
prompts.
2. Signal Strength Indicator represents the signal
strength by displaying bars. The more bars
displayed, the better the signal strength.
3. Display Screen displays all of the information
needed to operate your phone, such as the call
status, the Contacts list, the date and time, and the
signal and battery strength.
4. Main Functions Key ( ) allows you to access
your phone’s Main Functions menu, such as
Favorites, Main, Fun, and Web.
5. Back Key ( ) returns you to the previous menu.
This key also allows you to return to the previous
page in the Web browser during your data session.
6. Phone Functions Key ( ) allows you to access
your Phone Functions menu, such as Speed Dial,
Contacts, Recent, and Dialer.
7. Camera Lens, as part of the built-in camera, lets
you take pictures.
8. Speaker lets you hear the different ringers and
sounds. The speaker also lets you hear the caller’s
voice in speakerphone mode.
9. Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringer
volume or adjust the voice volume during a call.
The volume button can also be used to scroll up or
down to navigate through the different menu
options.
10. microSD Card Slot lets you use a microSD card to
expand the memory of your phone.
11. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
12. Camera Button ( ) lets you take pictures.
13. Accessories/Power Cable Jack allows you to
connect a power cable or a USB cable.
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect
jack may damage the phone.
14. Power/Lock Button ( ) lets you turn it on or
off, or lock the phone.
15. Front Indicator Light (LED) shows your phone’s
connection status at a glance.
2A. Phone Basics 11
Phone Basics
16.
21. Space Key
23. Back
Key
22. Enter/
OK Key
19. Shift Key
18. Fn Key
20. Symbol Key
17. QWERTY
Keyboard
Landscape Mode
Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a stereo
headset or an optional headset for convenient,
hands-free conversations.
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect
jack may damage the phone.
Landscape Phone Features
17. QWERTY keyboard provides a retractable
alphanumeric character keyboard layout.
18. Fn (Function) Key toggles to access the blue
numbers/symbols on the QWERTY keyboard.
19. Shift Key lets you toggle alphabet characters
between mixed case, uppercase and lowercase.
Character case remains as selected until the Shift
key is pressed again.
12 2A. Phone Basics
20. Symbol Key lets you access symbol characters.
21. Space Key lets you add spaces between words
and characters.
22. Enter/OK Key lets you perform the function
highlighted in the current menu. Press to enter
additional lines of text.
23. Back Key deletes characters from the display in text
entry mode. When in a menu, pressing
returns you to the previous menu. This key also
allows you to return to the previous screen in a
data session.
Viewing the Display Screen
Status Bar – Service Icons
Data Service Receiving – Boost data service is
available and data is being received. When
active, the icon is animated.
Data Service Unavailable – Boost data service is
currently unavailable or dormant.
Your phone’s display screen provides information
about your phone’s status and options. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s
display screen:
Status Bar – Service Icons
Signal Strength – Shows your current signal
strength. (More bars = stronger signal.)
No Service – Your phone cannot find a usable
signal.
Data Service Status – Boost data service status.
Data Service Transmitting – Boost data service
is available and data is being transmitted. When
active, the icon is animated.
Status Bar – Status Icons
Battery Strength – Shows your current battery
charge level. (Icon shown is fully charged.)
Battery Strength Low – Shows your current
battery charge level has only 20% charge
remaining.
Battery Strength Critical – Shows your current
battery charge level has only 3% charge
remaining.
Ringtone – Ringer volume is set between Levels
1 - 8.
Beep – Ringtone volume is set to Beep-1.
2A. Phone Basics 13
Phone Basics
Status Bar – Status Icons
Ringtone & Vibrate – Ringtone volume is set between
Levels 1 - 8 and device is set to Always Vibrate (Main >
Settings/Tools > Settings > Volume).
1 Beep with Vibration – Ringtone volume is set to Beep-
1 and vibrate.
Vibrate All – The ringer is set to vibrate only.
Silence All – All incoming sounds are turned off.
Alarm – An upcoming alarm event is scheduled.
Bluetooth Active – Bluetooth technology is
active and enabled.
Bluetooth Searching – Phone is searching for
available (visible) Bluetooth devices.
Bluetooth Connected – Bluetooth device is
connected to a wireless headset.
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Status Bar – Messaging Icons
Message Indicator – You have new text
messages. (It also indicates when you have a
missed call, a voicemail message, Calendar
event, Alarm, Email, Picture Mail, or Text
Message.)
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
䊳 Press , located at the side of the phone.
When your phone finds a signal and an available
network, you are ready to begin making and receiving
calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes
of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically
activated. When a signal is found, your phone
automatically returns to standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal
periodically without your intervention. You can also
initiate a search for Boost service by pressing any key
(when your phone is turned on).
When a signal is found, your phone automatically
returns to the Lock screen. (You can also initiate a
search for Boost service by pressing any key when
your phone is turned on.)
Tip: The Power Save feature conserves your battery power
when you are in an area where there is no signal.
Turning Your Phone Off
䊳 Press and hold for two seconds until you
see the powering down animation on the display
screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off
(unless the battery is charging).
Battery and Charger
WARNING: Use only Boost-approved or Samsung-approved
Battery Capacity
Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is
fully drained. The battery provides up to 5.8 hours of
continuous digital talk time.
At 20% of charge capacity, the battery icon is displayed
( ). At 3% of charge capacity, there are only a few
minutes of talk time left, the phone sounds an audible
alert, blinks, and displays a critical charge icon ( ),
and then turns off.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate
batteries and chargers with your phone. The
failure to use a Boost-approved or Samsungapproved battery and charger may increase the
risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or
explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death,
or property damage.
mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce
the battery’s talk and standby times.
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Tip: Watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the
battery before it runs out of power.
Installing the Battery
䊳 See “Setting Up Your Phone” on page 2.
Removing the Battery
1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose
any stored numbers or messages.
2. Press the battery cover and slide it towards the
camera lens and slide the cover off.
3. Carefully remove the battery from the phone.
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WARNING: Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion
battery as you can be burned.
Charging the Battery
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If
your battery level becomes too low, your phone
automatically turns off, and you will lose any
information you were just working on.
Always use a Boost-approved or Samsung-approved
desktop charger, travel charger, or vehicle power
adapter to charge your battery.
䊳 Plug the flat end of the charger into the phone’s
Correct
Incorrect
charger jack and the other end into an electrical
outlet. The phone turns on with the screen locked.
Extending Your Battery Life
Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and
other functionality all act to drain your battery. The
following is a list of helpful tips that can help conserve
your battery power:
䢇 Reduce your Backlight on time. See “Changing the
Backlight Time Length” on page 39.
䢇 Reduce the screen Brightness. See “Adjusting the
Screen's Brightness” on page 40.
䢇 Turn Bluetooth off when not in use. See “Turning
Bluetooth On and Off” on page 98.
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted
before charging your phone. Repeating this process of
a complete discharge and recharge, can over time
reduced the storage capacity of any battery.
Navigating Through the Menus
There is no longer a need to use a navigation wheel or
dialpad button. The Samsung Seek
touch-sensitive phone which allows you to not only
select an onscreen option with a single touch, but also
scroll through long menu lists by simply sliding up and
down through the display by using your fingertip.
™ is a
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Accessing Menus
Main Functions
Menu
Phone Functions
Menu
Lock Screen
Power/Lock Button
Menu Tabs
When the phone is locked and is pressed, the
Samsung Seek
䡲 To access the Phone Functions and Main
Functions menus, you must first drag the screen
to unlock the phone (drag up from the blue arrow
tab at the bottom left of the Lock screen).
Note: You can also slide open the keyboard to unlock the
To access a menu:
䊳 Press to access the Main Functions menu.
– or –
Press to access the
phone.
™
displays the Lock screen (page 4).
Phone Functions menu.
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Scrolling Through Menus
Main Functions
menu tabs
Phone Functions
menu tabs
As you navigate through the menu, menu options are
presented onscreen as scrollable lists that allow up or
down navigation.
Note: The One Hand Operation of the menus is set to
Right Handed by default. See “Changing the One
Hand Operation Setting” on page 21.
Tip: The screen on your phone is touch-resistive, which
means that when you touch an item to select it or when
you drag your finger to scroll, you have to press down
slightly to activate the item. This helps avoid selecting
menus or items unintentionally. You can adjust the touch
sensitivity of your screen through the
“Touch Settings” on page 40.
The smaller the contact point on your screen, the less
pressure required. In this case, touch the screen with the
tip of your finger, your fingernail.
Settings menu. See
To navigate through a scrollable menu:
1. Touch a desired onscreen menu tab (located at
the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch and gently press an onscreen option.
3. From the available list of options you can either:
䡲 Touch and gently press an entry to activate it.
䡲 In a single motion, firmly press and slide your
finger up or down the screen to scroll through lists
of menu items. Scrolling on your phone requires
that you press more firmly on the screen than the
gentle press required to open menu items.
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䡲 The image below shows how to access the
Main
3
2
1
List Position
(indicates your
position in the
current list)
Display menu, press and touch
> Settings/Tools> Settings > Display.
For a diagram of your phone’s menu, please see “Your
Phone’s Menu” on page i.
Main ()
Tip: When scrolling through a list (see illustration) make sure
NOT to tap or press individual entries on the list. This
action will open the list entry.
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