Samsung Vibrant, T-Mobile Vibrant User Manual

OVERVIEW

This guide provides you with everything you
need to get started. For more information
and support, please visit
www.t-mobile.com/support where you can:

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Register for my.t-mobile.com

to check your minutes, pay
your bill, upgrade your phone,
and change your rate plan.

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Review the User Manual and

troubleshooting FAQs.

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View the latest troubleshooting

solutions in the Support Forums
or ask a question of your own.

You can also access Help information on
your phone:

1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.

2. On the Application screen, tap My
Account or My Device.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Service Activation ..................................1

Introducing Your Phone ......................... 3

Cool Apps ............................................. 4

SIM Card ............................................... 5

Memory Card ........................................6

Battery ................................................... 7

Power..................................................... 7

Home Screens ...................................... 8

Application Screens ............................ 10

Notication Screen .............................. 10

Calls..................................................... 11

Voicemail ............................................. 11

Contacts .............................................. 13

Volume & Ringtones ........................... 14

Swype™ Text Entry Mode .................... 17

Text Messaging ................................... 19

E-mail .................................................. 20

Social Networking ...............................24

Camera & Video .................................. 25

Music Player ........................................ 27

Location ............................................... 29

Bluetooth® ........................................... 31

Web Browsing ..................................... 32

Accessories for Your Phone ................ 33

Emergency Dialing .............................. 34

Caring for Your Phone ......................... 35

Tips for Safety ..................................... 37

Additional Information ......................... 39

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SERVICE ACTIVATION

If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and
your service has not been activated, simply
call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997
from your landline phone and a T-Mobile
Activations representative will assist you.
You will need the following information when
activating service:

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Service Agreement and agent

code on your Agreement

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Your name, home address, home

phone, and billing address

NOTE: For business and government
accounts, please provide the name of your
company or government agency, address,

and tax ID.

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Your Social Security number, current

driver’s license number, and date
of birth for credit check purposes

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Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan

and services (see www.t-mobile.
com for latest plan information)

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SIM serial number and IMEI number

(located on the box bar code label)

By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read,
understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s
Terms and Conditions and your Service Agreement.

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INTRODUCING YOUR PHONE COOL APPS

Please visit http://Galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/
vibrant for more information on the following

content, applications, and services for your
phone.

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James Cameron’s Avatar™

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The Sims™3 Collector’s Edition

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Kindle® for Android

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MobiTV™

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Slacker® Radio

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Gogo® Inight Internet

Charger/

USB port

Headset
port

Power/
Lock key

Volume

keys

Notication

Bar

Drag down

to open

Home

key

Back
key

Quick Search
key

Menu key

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SIM CARD

Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card
identies you to the wireless network. Your
phone will not work without the SIM card.

To insert the SIM card and battery:

1. Detach your SIM
card from its
packaging.

2. Place your
ngernail in the
notch on the
bottom of the
phone and pull
the back cover
off.

3. Insert the SIM
card into the
SIM card slot
as shown
with the gold
contacts
on the SIM
card facing
downward.

4. Align the gold
contacts on the
battery with the
contacts in the
battery
compartment.
Push the battery
into place and
replace the battery cover.

MEMORY CARD

Your phone comes with a microSD memory
card where you can store multimedia les,
such as video clips, music tracks, sound
les, and images.

Install the memory card

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the memory card with the gold
contacts facing downward.

3. Push in until it clicks into place.

4. Replace the battery cover.

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BATTERY

Charge using a wall outlet

Insert the small end of the charger into

the
charging port on your phone. Plug the other
end of the charger into a wall outlet.

Charge using a computer

You can also charge using the USB cable.
Insert the small end of the USB cable
into the charging port of your phone and
the other end into the USB port of your
computer.

POWER

To turn on the phone, press and hold the
Power key on the right side of the phone.

To turn it off, press and hold the Power key
again and tap Power Off.

HOME SCREENS

Your phone has seven Home screens.
Swipe left and right to view all the screens.

You can customize each screen with
shortcuts to your favorite applications.
See the next page for more information.

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Add widgets, shortcuts, and folders to
your Home screen

1. Navigate to the Home
screen where you want to
add the item.

2. Touch and hold an empty
spot on your Home
screen.

3. Tap Samsung Widgets,

Android Widgets,
Shortcuts, or Folders.

4. Tap the item to add.

Change your wallpaper

1. Touch and hold an empty spot on your
Home screen.

2. Tap Wallpapers.

3. Tap Gallery, Live wallpapers, or
Wallpaper gallery.

4. Tap the wallpaper.

5. Tap Set wallpaper.

Remove items from your Home
screen

1. From the Home screen, touch and hold
the item you want to delete.

2. Drag it to the Trash icon and release
your nger.

APPLICATION SCREENS

There are three Application screens
available by default. As you download
new applications, they will appear on
the Application screens in alphabetical
order. Additional Application screens will
appear as needed to accommodate future
downloads.

To access the Application screens, from any
Home screen, tap Applications and swipe
left and right to view all the screens.

NOTIFICATION SCREEN

To view your notications, touch and drag
the Notication bar down to open the
screen.

Notication

Bar

Drag down

to open