T-mobile GALAXY S User Manual
PORTABLE QUAD-BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5
Battery Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locking and Unlocking the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 14
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Phone Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Add to Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 3: Memory Card ...............................................39
Using the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SD card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 4: Call Functions and Contacts List ...............42
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Prefix Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
In Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 52
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the Swype Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the Samsung Portrait Keypad or QWERTY Keyboard . . . 54
Using XT9 Predictive Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 6: Contacts ...................................................... 58
Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Linking Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Get Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Contacts Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The History Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
The Updates Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 7: Messages ....................................................68
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Viewing Newly Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Folder View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Sending an Audio Postcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Using Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Using Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Section 8: Multimedia ..................................................77
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Avatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
The Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Installing and Playing The Sims 3 Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Using the Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
MobiTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Music Player Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Creating a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Playing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Transferring Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Assigning Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Section 9: Applications and Development ..................93
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Accounts sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Add to Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Alarm Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audio Postcard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Avatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Buddies Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Feeds and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GoGo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Google Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Layar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Mini Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
MobiTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
My Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Swype tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
TeleNav GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The Sims 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Write and Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Downloading a New Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Section 10: Connections ............................................ 111
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Enable Downloading for Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
PC Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Section 11: Time Management .................................. 125
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Alarm and Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Setting a Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Section 12: Changing Your Settings .......................... 128
Wireless and Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sound and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Location and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Screen Unlock Pattern Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Accounts & syncronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Privacy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
SD Card & Phone Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Language & Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Section 13: Health and Safety Information ...............153
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Please Note the Following Information When Using Your Handset
154
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . .165
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Section 14: Warranty Information ............................. 174
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Index ............................................................................ 182
Section 1: Getting Started
This section explains how to get started with your phone by
installing and charging the battery, installing the SIM card and
optional memory card, and setting up your voice mail.
Before using your phone for the first time, you’ll need to install
and charge the battery and install the SIM card. The SIM card is
loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, available
optional services, and many other features. If desired, you can
also install an SD card to store media for use with your phone.
Battery Cover
The battery, SIM card and SD card are installed under the battery
cover.
Important!:
Before removing or replacing the battery cover, make sure the
phone is switched off: hold down the key until the poweroff image displays, then press
Removing the cover:
䊳
Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch,
then place your fingernail in the opening and firmly lift the
cover off the device.
Power off
.
SIM Card
Important!:
Before removing or replacing the SIM card, make sure the phone
is switched off; hold down the key until the power-off
image displays, then press Power off.
The SIM card is loaded with your subscription details such as
your telephone number, PIN, available optional services, and
many other features.
Important!:
The SIM card and its information can be easily damaged by
scratching or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or
removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small
children.
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Installing the SIM card:
Install the SIM Card
1.
Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket until
the card clicks into place. Make sure that the card’s gold
contacts face into the phone and that the upper-left angled
corner of the card is positioned as shown.
2.
To
remove the SIM card
, carefully slide the SIM card out of
the SIM card socket.
Note:
If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone will not detect it. If this
happens, remove the card and reinstall the card in the correct
orientation.
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SD Card
Your phone supports an optional (external) microSD™ or
microSDHC™ memory card for storage of media such as music,
pictures, video and other files. The SD card is designed for use
with this mobile phone and other devices.
Note:
This device supports up to a 16 Gigabyte memory card.
䊳
Install the memory card
by sliding it into the the slot until
you hear a click sound.
For more information on how to use the SD card see
“Using the SD Card” on page 39.
Important!:
Be sure to align the gold contact pins on the card with the
phone’s contacts.
Incorrect
Correct
Removing the Memory Card
1.
Remove the phone’s back cover.
2.
Gently press the edge of the memory card with your
thumbnail until you hear a click sound (releasing the card
from the slot), then pull the memory card out of the slot.
Battery
Before using your phone for the first time, install the battery and
charge it fully.
Important!:
Before removing or replacing the battery, make sure the phone is
switched off; hold down the key until the power-off image
displays, then press
Power off
.
Installing the Battery
䊳
Slide the battery into the compartment (1) so that the tabs
on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone,
and the gold contacts on the battery line up with those on
the phone. Lightly press down on the battery (2) until it
slips into place.
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Removing the Battery
䊳
Grip the battery at the top end (1) and lift it up and out (2).
Charging the Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A wall
charger, which is used for charging the battery, is included with
your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your
local Samsung dealer for further details.
Before using your phone for the first time, you must fully charge
the battery. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately
4 hours.
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Note:
Verify that the battery is installed prior to connecting the wall charger.
If the battery is not installed and the wall charger is connected, the
handset power cycles continuously preventing proper operation.
Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can
cause the phone to become damaged.
1.
With the battery installed, plug the USB wall charger into
the jack (as shown).
Note:
This illustration displays both the
connecting the charger. If the charger is incorrectly connected,
damage to the accessory port will occur therefore voiding the phone’s
warranty.
Your 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 see “Health and Safety
Information” on page 153.
2.
Plug the charger’s power plug into a standard AC wall
correct
and incorrect orientation for
outlet.
3.
When charging is finished, first unplug the charger’s power
plug from the AC wall outlet, then disconnect the charger’s
connector from the phone.
Important!:
If your handset has a touch screen display, 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, please refer to the "Standard Limited Warranty."
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery level is low and only a few minutes of talk time
remain, a warning tone sounds and the “Low battery” message
repeats at regular intervals on the display. In this condition, your
phone conserves its remaining battery power, by dimming the
backlight.
When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically
turns off.
Power C ontrol
Active applications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Synchronization, or
the LCD Brightness functionality all act to drain your battery.
The Power Control shortcut bar was designed to quickly activate
(turn on), or deactivate (turn off) those functions or applications
that use the most battery power.
The following is a list of helpful tips that can help conserve your
battery power:
•
Reduce your backlight time.
•
Turn off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Synchronization when not in use.
•
Deactivate the GPS when it is not needed. Most applications that use
this
function periodically query the GPS satellites for the current location;
each query drains your battery.
•
Turn off Automatic application synchronization.
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•
Close any applications that may be running in the background (such as
Music Player).
To use the Power Control shortcut bar:
1.
From the Home screen, touch and hold an empty area until
the
Add to Home screen
2.
Touch
Android Widgets ➔
menu displays.
Power Control
. The Power
Control shortcut is added to the second panel of the Home
screen.
I
3.
Touch one of the icons on the Power Control shortcut bar to
activate the application. A green bar displayed beneath the
icon means the application was activated (turned on).
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4.
Touch one of the icons a second time to deactivate the
application. The green bar is removed from beneath the
icon which means the application was deactivated (turned
off).
Switching the Phone On or Off
1.
Press and hold the key until the phone switches on.
The phone searches for your network and after finding it,
you can make or receive calls.
Note:
The display language is preset to English at the factory.
To change the language, use the Language menu.
For more information, refer to “Language & Keyboard
Settings” on page 146.
2.
Press and hold the key until the Power-off image
displays when you wish to switch the phone off.
3.
Touch
Power Off
.
Locking and Unlocking the Phone
By default, the phone locks when the backlight turns off.
䊳
Swipe the glass on the front of the screen to the right to
unlock the phone.
Note:
You can choose to configure lock settings to prevent unauthorized use
of your phone. For more information, refer to “Setting up SIM Card
Lock” on page 141.
Creating a New Google Account
You should create a Google™ Account when you first use your
device in order to fully utilize the functionality.
When you start your phone for the first time, the following screen
displays:
1.
Touch the green android to begin.
2.
Read the introduction and touch
otherwise touch
Skip
.
Begin
to start the tutorial,
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3.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google
Account.
– or –
If this is not the first time you are starting the phone, touch
➔ Google Mail
Note:
If you already have a Google account, you only need to sign in.
.
Retrieving your Google Account Password
A Google account password is required for Google applications. If
you misplace or forget your Google Account password, follow
these instructions to retrieve it:
1.
From your computer, use an Internet browser to navigate
to
http://google.com/accounts.
2.
Once the URL loads, click on the
account?
link.
3.
From the
Please select your issue
password
.
4.
Select
Reset your password here
Can’t access your
section, select
I forgot my
, then follow the password
recovery procedure.
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Voice Mail
Setting Up Your Voice Mail
Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to
voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off. As soon as
your battery is charged and the SIM card inserted, activate your
voicemail account.
Important!:
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access.
For new users, follow the instructions below to set up voice mail:
Note:
Voicemail setup may be different depending on your network.
1.
From the Home screen, touch and touch and hold the
key until the phone dials voice mail.
You may be prompted to enter a password.
2.
Follow the tutorial to create a password, a greeting, and a
display name.
Accessing Your Voice Mail
You can access your Voice Mail by either pressing and holding
the key on the keypad, by using the phone’s Application
icon, then touching the Voice Mail application. To access Voice
Mail using the menu:
1.
From the Home screen, touch and touch and hold the
key until the phone dials voice mail.
Note:
If Visual Voicemail is enabled it displays when you press the
key.
2.
When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice
mail center.
Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone
1.
Dial your wireless phone number.
2.
When you hear your voicemail greeting, press the asterisk
key on the phone you are using.
3.
Enter your passcode.
Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail enables users to view a list of people who left a
voicemail message, and listen to the any message they want
without being limited to chronological order.
Note:
1.
From the Home screen, touch ➔
2.
Touch
Yes
to activate Visual Voicemail if this is the first
Visual Voicemail
time it was accessed.
A list of the voicemail messages displays.
You must subscribe to Visual Voicemail service to use this feature.
Charges may apply. Please contact your service provider for further
details.
3.
Touch a voicemail message to play it back.
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
This section outlines key features of your phone. It also describes
the phone’s keys, screen and the icons that display when the
phone is in use.
Features of Your Phone
Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many
significant features. The following list outlines a few of the
features included in your phone.
•
Touch screen with virtual QWERTY keyboard
•
Solid Android platform
•
Wi-Fi Capability
•
Bluetooth enabled
•
Full integration with Google applications (Gmail, YouTube, Google
Maps)
•
Multiple Messaging Options: Email, Audio Postcard, Instant Messaging,
Picture Messaging, Google Talk, Google Search, Video Messaging, Text
Messaging, Predictive Text
•
Supports synchronizing with a corporate email account
•
5 Megapixel camera and video with autofocus, flash, multi shot 8x
digital zoom
•
Brilliant widescreen AMOLED display
•
MP3 player with Multitasking features
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•
Assisted GPS (TeleNav GPS Navigation)
•
Webkit-based browser (3G speed)
•
Downloadable applications from the Android Market
•
Up to 16GB expandable memory slot
Front View
The following illustrations show the main elements of your
phone:
The following list correlates to the illustrations.
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7
8
9
10
11
12
5
4
3
2
1
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1.
USB Power/Accessory connector
allows you to connect a
power cable or optional accessories such as a USB/data
cable.
2.
Strap holder
phone.
3.
Volume key
standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the voice
volume during a call.
pressing the volume key mutes the ring tone.
4.
Menu key
is used to connect a carrying strap to the
allows you to adjust the ringer volume in
When receiving an incoming call,
displays a list of options available for the current
screen. From the Home screen it displays Add, Wallpaper,
Search, Notifications, Edit, and Settings options.
5.
Home
key displays the Home screen when pressed.
6.
Microphone
during phone calls and allows other
is used
callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
It is also used to make voice note recordings.
7.
Quick search
is used to seach the device for applications,
contact information, or searches the internet for
information.
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8.
2
1
Back key
redisplays the previous screen or clears entries.
9.
Display
shows all the information needed to operate your
phone, such as the connection status, received signal
strength, phone battery level, and time.
10.
Power/End key
ends a call or switches the phone off and
on. Press and hold for seconds to turn off Silent or Airplane
mode, or to turn the phone on or off.
11.
Headset jack
allows you to connect a hands-free headset
so you can listen to music.
12.
Receiver
allows you to hear the other caller and the
different ring tones or sounds offered by
your phone.
13.
Proximity Sensor
detects how close an object is to the
surface of the screen (when your face is against the phone
during a call). Locks the keys to prevent accidental key
presses.
Back View of Your Phone
The following illustration shows the external elements of your
phone:
1.
Camera lens
2.
External speaker
is used to take photos.
allows you to hear ringers, music, and
other sounds offered by your phone.
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Phone Display
Battery status
Home Screen
Primary
Connection status
Signal strength
Time
Notifications
Shortcuts
Your phone’s display provides information about the phone’s
status, and is the interface to the features of your phone. The
display indicates your connection status, signal strength, battery
status and time. Icons display at the top of the phone when an
incoming call or message is received and also alerts you at a
specified time when an alarm was set. The screen also displays
notifications, and Application (or shortcut) bar with four icons:
Phone, Contacts, Messaging, and Applications.
Display settings
In this menu, you can change various settings for the for the
wallpaper, cube, brightness or backlight.
䊳
From Idle mode, touch
and display
. For more information, refer to “Sound and
Applications
➔ Settings
➔ Sound
Display” on page 136.
Status Bar
The Status Bar shows information about the connection status,
signal strength, phone battery level, and time, and displays
notifications about incoming messages and calls and other
actions.
This list identifies the icons you see on your phone’s display
screen:
Indicator Icons
This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display
and Indicator area:
This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display
and Indicator area:
Displays your current signal strength. The greater the
number of bars, the stronger the signal.
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Indicates that the Flight Mode is active. You cannot
send or receive any calls or access online information.
Displays when there is no SIM card in the phone.
Displays when your ba tter y is c harg ing. Also disp lays
battery charge level.
Device Power Critical – Shows your current battery
only has three percent power remaining and
Displays when there is a system error or alert.
immediately shuts down.
Displays when connected to the EDGE network.
Displays when a call is in progress.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the
Displays when a call is on hold.
EDGE network.
Displays when connected to the 3G network.
Displays when the speakerphone is on.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the
Displays when there was a missed call.
3G network.
Displays when the 3G+ network connection is active.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always.
For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on
page 133.
Displays your battery charge level. Icon shown is fully
charged.
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Displays when your phone is communicating with the
3G+ network.
Displays when an external memory card is detected.
Displays when an external memory memory card is
full.
Displays when the phone is connected to a computer
using a supported USB cable connection.
Displays when there is a new text or multimedia
message.
Displays when there is a new voice mail message.
Displays when there is a new Email message.
Displays when an alarm is set .
For more information, refer to “Setting an Alarm” on
page 126.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Silent or when
the volume key sets the phone to the lowest sound
level.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to vibrate.
Displays when Bluetooth is active.
Displays when a Bluetooth device is paired
with the phone.
Displays when Wi-Fi is connected, active, and
communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Displays when Wi-Fi is active and there is a
communication issue with the target Wireless Access
Point (WAP).
Displays when GPS is searching for a signal.
Displays when GPS is active.
Displays when a TTY device is attached.
For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see
“Changing Your Settings” on page 128.
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Notification Bar
The Notification Bar includes a pull-down list to show information
about processes that are running, recent notifications, and more.
To display the Status indicator:
䊳
On the Home screen, touch the Notification Bar until the
pull-down displays, then drag down vertically.
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Clearing Notifications
To clear all notifications from the Notification panel:
1.
From the Home screen, touch the Notification Bar until the
pull-down displays, then drag down vertically.
2.
Touch
Clear all
.
The notifications are cleared from the panel.
Home Screen
Panel counter
displays the currently
active panel
The Home screen is the starting point for using the applications
on your phone. There are seven available panels, each populated
with default shortcuts or applications. You can customize each of
these panels. As you transition from panel to panel, the panel
counter (located at the top of the screen) displays the current
panel number in a white circle.
䊳
Slide your finger horizontally to the left and right on the
screen to view the panels.
Adding and Deleting Home Pages
Your phone comes with seven Home screens. You can delete
Home screens and then add Home screens later if you want.
To delete a Home screen, follow these steps:
1.
Touch to display the Home screen.
2.
Touch
3.
Scroll to the Home screen you want to delete.
4.
Touch to delete the screen.
5.
Touch
6.
Touch to return to the main Home screen.
➔
Edit
.
➔
Save
.
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To add a Home screen, follow these steps:
1.
Touch to display the Home screen.
2.
Touch
3.
Scroll to the Home screen to the right of the location where
➔
Edit
.
you would like to add the new Home screen.
4.
Touch to add a new blank Home screen.
A new Home screen is inserted to the left.
5.
Touch
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➔
Save
.
6.
Touch to return to the main Home screen.
Customizing the Home Screens
You can customize the Home screens (panels) to display the
Samsung Widgets, Android Widgets, Shortcuts, Folders, or
Wallpapers that you frequently use. For example, one Home
screen could contain the Music Player application and other
forms of media, while another workspace might contain
communication applications such as Google mail and IM, another
panel might contain Maps or other travel-related applications.
Primary Shortcuts
The Primary Shortcuts list provides access to four commonly
used items:
Dialer
for dialing a number.
Contacts
for accessing and managing the contacts
list (phonebook).
Messaging
for composing text and multimedia
messages.
Applications
for applications access.
The four, primary shortcuts are non-movable application
Returns to the
Home Screen
Primary
contacts
shortcuts that display on the bottom portion of all Home screens.
Some of the primary shortcuts are context-sensitive. For
example, while viewing a Home screen, the primary shortcut
item is available to provide access to Applications.
While viewing the Applications Menu, the Application shortcut
changes to
Home
, which returns you to the Main screen.
You can replace the Dialer, Contacts, and Messaging application
shortcuts with any application displayed in the Applications
menu.
Adding and Removing Primary Shortcuts
The device comes with four Primary shortcuts: Dialer, Contacts,
Messaging, Applications, and Home. You can replace the Dialer,
Contacts, and Messaging shortcuts with other applications so
you access the shortcuts that are most frequently used.
To replace an application:
1.
Touch
2.
Touch
3.
Touch
4.
Scroll through the list and locate the desired application.
5.
Touch and hold the on-screen icon, then drag it over the
➔
➔
Customizable grid
➔
Edit
.
View type.
.
primary shortcut to replace. The new primary shortcut
displays at the bottom of the screen.
6.
Touch
7.
Touch to return to the main Home screen.
➔
Save
.
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Applications
The Application menu provides quick access to the most
frequently used applications. Applications display on each of the
three panels on the Applications screens.
The following table contains a description of each application. If
the application is already described in another section of this
user manual, then a cross reference to that particular section is
provided.
For information on navigating through the Applications icons, see
“Navigating Through the Application Menus” on page 37.
1.
In the Home screen, touch , then touch one of the
application icons.
2.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
3.
Tou ch to return to the Home screen.
䊳
From the Home screen, touch then swipe left or right
to view the available applications.
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The following applications are available:
Accounts sync.
Using the Add Accounts sync application you can add
applications and determine which type of account
information you want to synchronize with your Contact list.
For more information, refer to “Accounts & syncronization”
on page 145.
Add to Home
This shortcut allows you to add Samsung Widgets, Android
Widgets, Shortcuts, Folders, or Wallpapers to the Home
screen.
For more information about Add to Home, see “Adding an
application to the Home screen” on page 31.
Alarm Clocks
Here you can set an alarm, configure and view the World
clock, use a stopwatch, or set a timer. The applications
display in a tabular format and quickly accessed with the
touch of a finger.
For more information refer to Alarms & Clocks on
page 126, World clock on page 127, Stopwatch on
page 127, or Setting a Timer on page 127 of this user
guide.
AllShare
This application wirelessly syncronizes your Samsung
mobile phone with your TV, streams content and even
keeps tabs on who calls or sends text messages with realtime, onscreen monitoring. Samsung’s AllShare makes
staying connected easy.
For more information, refer to “AllShare” on page 94.
Amazon MP3
Amazon MP3 is a digital music store owned and operated
by Amazon.com. Using Amazon MP3 you can download
DRM-Free (digital rights management) MP3 formatted
songs and albums.
For more information, refer to “Amazon MP3” on page 85.
Audio Postcard
In this menu you can select a frame, take a picture and then
record a voice message up to one minute long and send it
as an Audio Postcard.
For more information, refer to “Sending an Audio
Postcard” on page 73.
Avatar
Avatar is preloaded on the SD card included with this
device.
Just insert the card, tap the icon and enjoy.
For more information, refer to “Avatar” on page 85.
Calculator
Using this feature you can use the phone as a calculator.
The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions;
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can
also use this as a scientific calculator.
For more information, refer to “Calculator” on page 95.
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Calendar
With the Calendar feature, you can:
•
Consult the calendar by month, week, or day.
•
Set schedules and note anniversaries.
•
Create an event list.
•
Write memos to keep track of your schedule.
•
Set an alarm to act as a reminder, if necessary.
•
Check your event memory status.
For more information, refer to “Calendar” on page 125.
Call Log
The Call log lists all the calls missed, received, or dialed.
For more information, refer to “Call Log” on page 50.
Camera
Use your 5.0 megapixel camera feature to produce photos
in a JPEG format.
Note:
An SD card must be inserted before the Camera will take
and store photos.
For more information, refer to “Using the Camera” on
page 77.
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Contacts
The default storage location for saving phone numbers to
your Contacts List is your phone’s built-in memory.
For more information, refer to “Contacts List” on page 58.
Daily Briefing
With Daily Briefing you can monitor the weather, financial
information, news, and your schedule from one convenient
location.
For more information, refer to “Daily Briefing” on page 96.
Email
Email enables you to review and create email using most
email services. The device alerts you when you receive an
email message.
For more information, refer to “Using Email” on page 73.
Files
Organize and store data, images, and more in your own
personal file folders. Files are stored to the memory card
in separate (user defined) folders.
For more information, refer to “Files” on page 86.
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