T-mobile VIBRANT GALAXY S 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:

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 ......................... 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

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:

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 your company or government agency, address,

and tax ID.

Your Social Securit y number, current

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

Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan

and services (see w ww.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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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.

Notication

Bar

Drag down

to open

Volume

keys

Charger/

USB port

Headset port

Power/ Lock key

James Cameron’s Avatar™

The Sims™3 Collector’s Edition

Kindle® for Android

MobiT V™

Slacker® Radio

Gogo® Inight Internet

Back key

Quick Search key

Menu key

Home

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

the

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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