T-Mobile GALAXYS 4G User Manual

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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:

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

Review the User Manual and

troubleshooting FAQs.

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 ........................... 2

Cool Apps ............................................... 3

SIM Card ................................................. 4

Memory Card .......................................... 5

Battery ..................................................... 6

Battery Life .............................................. 7

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

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

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

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

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

Voicemail ............................................... 12

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

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

T-Mobile Video Chat .............................. 17

Wi-Fi Calling .......................................... 18

Tethering & Wi-Fi Sharing ...................... 21

Text Messaging ..................................... 24

E-mail .................................................... 24

Social Networking ................................. 29

Camera & Video .................................... 30

Music Player .......................................... 32

Web Browsing ....................................... 34

Location ................................................. 35

Bluetooth® ............................................. 38

Accessories for Your Phone .................. 39

Emergency Dialing ................................ 40

Caring for Your Phone ........................... 41

Tips for Safety ....................................... 42

Additional Information ........................... 43

SERVICE ACTIVATION

INTRODUCING YOUR PHONE

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

Charger/

USB port

Headset port

activating service:

Service Agreement and agent

code on your Agreement

Your name, home address, home

phone, and billing address

NOTE: For business and government accounts, please provide the name of

Status Bar

Drag down

to view

notications

Volume

keys

Power/ Lock key

your company or government agency, address, and tax ID.

Your Social Security number, current

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

Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan

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

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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Menu key

Home

key

Back key

Quick Search key

COOL APPS

Please visit for more information on the following content, applications, and services for your phone.

http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/4G

INCEPTION – full length movie

T-Mobile TV – live and on

demand mobile HDTV

Media Hub – Rent or Buy next

day TV shows and top movies

T-Mobile Video Chat powered by Qik™

doubleTwist® AirSync – Sync music,

photos and videos with your computer over Wi-Fi, no cable needed

Facebook

Slacker Radio – Personalized Radio

Kindle for Android – Read the largest

selection of the most popular books

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.

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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 multimedia les, such as video clips, music tracks, sound les, and images are stored to by default.

WARNING: Applications, personal settings, and other data may be lost or not function properly if the memory card is removed.

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.

BATTERY

Charge using a wall outlet

On your phone, slide open the charger/ USB port cover and insert the small end of the charger into 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.

the charging port. Plug the

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BATTERY LIFE

Your Galaxy S 4G has two convenient widgets to help you monitor and maximize your phone’s battery life. To add the Power Control or Program Monitor widgets to your Home screen:

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

2. Tap Widgets.

3. Tap Power Control or Program Monitor.

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 and tap Power Off.

Power key

HOME SCREENS

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

You can customize each screen with widgets and shortcuts to your favorite applications.

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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 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 Home screen wallpaper, 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 Status bar down to open the

Notication screen.

Status Bar

Drag down

to open

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Wireless coverage indicators

Indicates that your phone is connected to HSPA+ technology

Indicates high-speed data connection

Indicates that your phone is connected to 3G technology

Indicates that your phone is connected to EDGE technology

Indicates that your phone is connected to GPRS technology

Indicates that your phone is connected to Wi-Fi technology

Indicates your signal strength (the more bars, the stronger the signal strength)

Answer and end calls

To answer a call, touch and slide the green Answer icon to the right.

To end the call, tap End Call.

VOICEMAIL

Use voicemail

To call and set up voicemail:

1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Touch and hold 1 to call voicemail.

3. Follow the tutorial to set up your voicemail account.

To reset the voicemail password to the last four digits of your phone number:

1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Enter #793#.

3. Tap Call.

4. Tap OK.

Device speeds depend on factors such as wireless trafc, topography, weather, and network conditions.

CALLS

Make a call

1. From any Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Enter the phone number and tap Call.

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Use Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail allows you to play and replay messages in any order, save voice messages to your phone, choose how you want to respond to messages, share special audio messages via e-mail, and create personalized greetings.

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