Samsung U900G, SOUL User Manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide

may not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.

World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-17504A

English (EU). 03/2008. Rev. 1.0

SGH-U900 User’s Guide

Important safety

precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

• Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B013709

•JavaTM is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Windows Media Player of Microsoft Corporation.

is a registered trademark

Drive safe l y at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Water res is ta n c e

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to your ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press .

Keep your phon e away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you or your phone and may be dangerous.

• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instruction s.

At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a headset can damage your hearing.

Qualifie d service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information" on page 45.

About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. For detailed information about your phone’s functions, refer to the user manual (English) on the Samsung website.

In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:.

Indicates that you need to pay careful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features.

→

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is

Indicates that you need to press the touch panel to scroll to the specified option and then select it.

For example, [ ]

displayed on the phone screen. For example, <

Select

•3G

Special

• User created theme

• MobileBlog

Your phone is capable of operating in a 3G environment, allowing much greater data transfer speed, video streaming, and video conferencing.

features of your phone

Create your own theme using your favourite background images and colours.

Share your photos and videos on photo sharing websites and blogs.

• RSS reader

Use RSS r ead er to ge t t he la te st news from your favourite websites.

• Camera and camcorder

Use the camera module on your phone to take a photo or record a video.

• Synchronisation with Windows Media Player

Transfer music files to your phone directly from Windows Media Player.

•Music player

Play music files on your phone. You can use other phone functions while listening to music.

•FM radio

Listen to your favourite radio stations anytime, anywhere.

• Digit al data printing

Print images, messages, and personal data directly from your phone.

•Bluetooth

Transfer media files and personal data, and connect to other devices using wireless Bluetooth technology.

•Web browser

Access the wireless web to get up-to-the-minute information and a wide variety of media content.

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ...................... 6

Power on or off.............................................. 7

Phone layout................................................. 7

Keys and icons.............................................. 8

Access menu functions .................................. 12

Enter text.................................................... 12

Customise your phone................................... 14

Step outside the phone 17

Begin with call functions, camera, music player, web browser, and other special features

Make or answer calls..................................... 17

Use the camera............................................ 19

Upload photos and videos to the web.............. 21

Play music................................................... 22

Listen to the FM radio ................................... 26

Browse the web ........................................... 27

Use Phonebook............................................ 28

Send messages............................................ 29

View messages ............................................ 31

Use Bluetooth.............................................. 32

Switch applications....................................... 34

Menu functions 35

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 45

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

1 Call log

2 Phonebook

3 Multimedia

1 Music player 2 FM radio 3 Voice recorder

4 Browser

1 Go to homepage 2 Enter URL 3 Bookmarks 4 Saved pages 5 History 6 Advanced 7 Browser settings

5 Messages

1 Create message 2 Inbox

5 Messages

3 Email inbox 4 Drafts 5 Outbox 6 Sentbox 7 My folders 8 Templ ate s 9 Delete by folders 10 Settings 11 Memory status

6 My files

Camera album Images Videos Sounds Games and more Other files Memory status

7 Calendar

> in Idle mode. (Depending on your country, press [] in Idle mode.)

8 Camera

9 Entertainment

1 Games and more 2 Image editor 3 Video editor

* Applications

1 Bluetooth

2 RSS reader 3 Memo 4 Task 5 World clock 6 Calculator 7 Convertor 8 Timer 9 Stopwatch 10 SIM application toolkit

0 Alarms

# Settings

1 Phone profiles 2 Time & date 3 Display & light se ttin g s 4 Phone settings 5 Call settings 6 Security 7 Application settings 8 Network settings 9 Memory settings 10 Master reset

1. Labelled differently depending on your service provider.

2. Additional folders will be available if you insert a memory card.

3. Available only if supported by your USIM or SIM card.

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

•Travel adapter

•Battery

• User’s Guide You can obtain various accessories from your

local Samsung dealer.

The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary, dependi ng o n yo ur country o r servi ce provider.

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

To AC power outlet

Removing the battery cover

Phone layout

Front view

Power on or off

Switch on

Switch off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

3. If necessary, enter the PIN and press <

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

Confirm

Front

camera lens

Display

Touch panel

Left soft key

Dial key

Volume keys Video call key Multi-function

Jack

Earpiece

Right soft key Power/

Menu exit key Application

switch key Delete key Alphanumeric keys

Mouthpiece Special function

keys

Get started

Rear view

Rear camera

lens

Mirror

Camera key

Memory card slot

When you close the phone, it locks the exposed keys and the touch panel to prevent any unwanted phone operations, from accidentally pressing any of the keys. To unlock the keypad, press <

Unlock

> and then <OK>.

Camera flash

Keys and icons

Keys

Perform the function indi cated on the bottom line of the display .

In Idle mode, press to access the following menus directly:

• Centre: Menu mode or a service supported by your service provider

• Up/Down/Left/Right: your favourite menus (Depending on the service provider, you can access the Google service directly.)

In Menu mode, scroll through menu options ( / / / ), or select the highlighted menu option or confirm

input (

Make or answer a call. In Idle mode, retrieve the numbers

recently dialled, missed, or received. Press and hold to switch the phone

on or off. End a call. In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode. In Idle mode, open the dialling

screen for video calls. In the dialling screen, make a video

call. Delete characters from the display or

items in an application. Open the application switch window

to access other applications without exiting the current application.

Enter numbers, letters, and some special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hol d [

] to

access your voicemail server. Press

and hold [ call prefix.

] to enter an international

Enter special charac te rs or perform special functions.

In Idle mode , press and hold [ ] to activate or deactivate the Silent profile. Press and hold [ ] to enter a pause between n umbers.

Adjust the phone volume.

In Idle mode , press and hold t o turn on the camera.

In Camera mode, take a photo or record a video.

Get started

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top line of the screen to indicate your phone’s status. Depending on your country or servi ce pr ov ider, the icons shown on the display may vary.

Signal strength Connecting to GPRS (2.5G)

network or transferring data in GPRS (2.5G) network

Connecting to EDGE network or transferring data in EDGE network

Connecting to UMTS (3G) network or transferring data in UMTS (3G) network

Connecting to HSDPA (3G+) network or transferring data in HSDPA (3G+) network

Voice call in progress Video call in progress Connected with PC via USB port Browsing Internet Connected to secur ed we b page Music playback in progress Music playback paused Music playback stopped

FM radio status:

•: On

•: Off Bluetooth active Bluetooth headset or hands-free

car kit connected Alarm set New message:

•: Text message

• : Multimedia message

•: Email

•: Voicemail

• : Push message

• : Configuration message

Memory card inserted Profile setting:

•: Normal

• : Silent

• : Driving

• : Meeting

•: Outdoor

• : Offline Battery power level Current time

Get started

Access menu functions Enter text

Select an option

Use menu numbers

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the touch panel to move to the next or previ ous option.

3. Press <

Select

] to confirm the function

[ displayed or option

>, <OK>, or

highlighted.

4. Press < one level.

Back

> to move up

Press [ ] to return to Idle mode.

Press the number key corresponding to the option you want.

Change the text input mode

ABC mode

• Press and hold [ ] to switch between T9 mode an d A B C mode.

• Press [ ] to change case or switch to Number mode.

• Press and hold [ ] to switch to Symbol mode.

To enter a word:

Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the displa y.

T9 mode

Number mode

To enter a word:

1. Press [

] to [9] to start

entering a word.

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characters.

3. When the word displays correctly , press [ ] to insert a space. Otherwise, press [

] to display alternative word choices.

Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want.

Symbol mode

Other operations

Press the keys corresponding to the symbols you want.

• Press [1] to enter punctuation marks or special characters.

• Press [ ] to insert a space.

• Press the touch panel to move the cursor.

• Press [

] to delete

characters one by one.

• Press and hold [

] to clear

the entire display.

Get started

Customise your phone

Display language

Call ringer melody

1. In Idle m ode, press

Settings settings Screen text

2. Select a language.

3. Press <

To change the profile properties:

1. In Idle m ode, press <

Menu Settings profiles

2. Scroll to the sound profile you are using.

> and select

→

Phone

→

Language →

Save

> and select

→

Phone

3. Press <

4. Select

5. Select

6. Press <

To change the sound profile:

1. In Idle mode, press

2. Select the profile you want.

Options

Edit

select

Voice call ringtone

→

a category → a ringtone.

Video call ringtone

→

a category → a ringtone.

Save

select

Menu Settings profiles

> and

Options

> and

> and select

→

Phone

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Samsung U900G, SOUL User Manual

Contents

Overview of menu functions

Unpack

Get started

Assemble and charge the phone

Phone layout

Power on or off

Keys and icons

Access menu functions Enter text

Customise your phone