During playback, press the Option key to access the following options:
To search for devices that have media sharing activated, select Scan for nearby devices.
To send the video to others or share it, select Share via.
To divide the video into segments, select Chapter preview. You can search for a segment and skip directly to that point. To trim a segment of the video, select Trim.
To listen to audio via a Bluetooth headset, select Via Bluetooth. You cannot use this option if you connect a headset to your device’s headset jack.
To set the video player to turn off automatically after a specific period of time, select Video auto off.
To change the video player settings, select Settings. To view video details, select Details.
Music Player
Learn to listen to your favourite music while on the go.
Some file formats are not supported depending on the device’s software.
If a file size exceeds the memory available, an error may occur when you try to open the file.
Playback quality may vary by content type.
Some files may not play properly depending on how they are encoded.
››Add music files to your device
Start by transferring files to your device or memory card: ●● Download from the Internet. ► p. 103
●● Download from a computer with Samsung Kies. ► p. 116
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About Divx Video About Divx VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
Contents
Personal information
Tools
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Unpack
Assembling
››Front view
Device layout
Touch screen
Back key Microphone
››Rear view
Keys
Insert the SIM or Usim card and the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
Charge the battery
››Charge with a travel adapter
Charging
About the battery charging icons
››Charge with a USB cable
››Reduce the battery consumption
Decrease the brightness of the display
Insert a memory card optional
››Format a memory card
››Remove a memory card
Unmount SD card → OK
Turn on or off your device
Getting started
Use the touch screen
Tap and hold
Tap
Drag
Double-tap
Flick
Use motions
Pinch
Hold to ear
Pick up
Tilt
Pan to move
Updates will not work for widgets on the Home screen
Pan to browse
Shake
Hand sweep
Turn over
Palm touch
Rotate
Lock or unlock the touch screen and the keys
You can use the motion unlock for
Get to know the Home screen
››Indicator icons
››Use the notifications panel
Power saving Activate or deactivate Power saving mode
››Change the Home screen mode
››Move an item on the Home screen
››Remove an item from the Home screen
››Customise the quick access panel
Tap and hold an item, and then drag it to the rubbish bin
Add, remove, or reorganise panels
To set the main panel of the Home screen, select
››Use widgets
Press the Back key to return to the previous screen
Application list, select Widgets to open the widget panel
››Organise applications
Access applications
Select an application
Uninstall
››Uninstall an application
››Download an application
Application list, press the Option key and select
Launch multiple applications
››Access recently-used applications
Customise your device
››Manage applications
››Switch to Silent mode
››Adjust the device’s volume
››Change the display language
››Turn on or off the touch tones
››Select a wallpaper for the Home screen
››Adjust the brightness of the display
››Change the display font
Wallpaper → Home screen
Select Next → Set it up → Continue
››Lock your device
Screen lock → Pattern
Application list, select Settings → Lock screen →
Screen lock → PIN
Screen lock → Password
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
››Change the text input method
Enter text
Change Alert
Select Alert message
››Enter text with the Samsung keypad
››Enter text with the Google voice input feature
Select to switch to Number mode Select a number
Select To switch to ABC mode
Select to switch to Symbol mode
Symbol
››Copy and paste text
››Make a call
Calling
››Reject a call
››Answer a call
››Make an international call
››Use a headset
››Use options during a voice call
››Use options during a video call
To open the keypad, press the Option key and select Keypad
››View and dial a missed call
Record video
Select Auto reject list
››Set auto rejection
Select Create Enter a number and select Save
Additional settings → Call barring → a call type
Select Enable FDN
››Set call diverting
››Set call barring
››Set call waiting
››Customise call settings
››View a call or message log
Add or edit the message that will
Be sent when you reject a call
Device vibration Ringtone
Keypad tones
To make you use a Bluetooth
Bluetooth headset, even when
Setting
Option Function Call answering Ending →
Pocket
Option Function Increase volume Set the device to raise
So that the other party can hear
→ Noise reduction
››Send a text message
Messages
Application list, select Messaging → Add recipients
››Send a multimedia message
››View a text or multimedia message
Google Mail
››Listen to a voicemail message
››View an email message
››Send an email message
→ Reply all
››Set up an email account
››Send an email message
Communication
››Set your status
Talk
››Add a contact to your friend list
››Start a conversation
Messenger
ChatON
Google+
››Take a photo
Camera
View the storage location Switch to the camcorder
Switch to the front camera to take a photo of yourself
Tap where you want to focus on the preview screen
Select to take a photo Photo is saved automatically
Entertainment
››Change the shooting mode
››Customise camera settings
Signal may be obstructed, such
Adjust the sensitivity of the imaging
Photos when you upload them
Deactivate the GPS tag setting
Option Function Set the camera to flip the image
››Record a video
Front camera
View the storage location Switch to the camera
Change the flash setting
Saving normally
Video of yourself
Select to start recording
››Customise camcorder settings
Resolution Select a resolution option White balance
Option Function Flash Change the flash setting Recording
Automatically when you record a video
To a multimedia message or for saving
››Edit the shortcut icons
Video Player
››Play a video
Application list, select Video Player Select a video
Entertainment
››Customise video player settings
››View an image
Gallery
Entertainment
Play a video
››Tag a face in an image
Application list, select Gallery
Select to begin playback
››Add music files to your device
Music Player
Download from a computer with Windows Media Player
››Play music
Copy to your memory card
File tap and hold
››Create a playlist
››Customise music player settings
Select Add music
FM Radio
Music Hub
››Listen to the FM radio
Fine-tune the frequency
››Save radio stations automatically
››Record a song from the FM radio
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
Plug a headset into your device
››Customise FM radio settings
››Create a contact
Contacts
››Find a contact
Select a contact’s name
››Create your namecard
››Set a speed dial number
››Copy a contact
››Create a group of contacts
From SIM card
To SIM card
››Import or export a contact
Planner
To SD card or Export to USB storage
Select OK to confirm
››Create an event or task
››Change the view mode
Enter the details of the event and select Save
Memo
››Stop an event or task alarm
››View an event or task
››Create a memo
››View a memo
››Organise memos in folders
Voice Recorder
Record a voice memo
Play a voice memo
››Customise voice recorder settings
Quality
››Browse a webpage
Internet
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››Bookmark your favourite webpage
››Search for information by voice
Select a search result
››Download a file from the Internet
Game Hub
Flipboard
››View your recent history
Select Get Started
Maps
Latitude
Friends
››Get directions to a specific destination
Search for a location
Navigation
More Services
Clear Map
Play Store
Local
Samsung Apps
Select Uninstall → OK
YouTube
Suggest
››Upload a video
Video Hub
Voice Search
››Connect with Samsung Kies
USB connections
››Connect as a media device
››Connect with Windows Media Player
››Connect as a camera device
Select Connected as a media device → Media device MTP
››Activate the Wi-Fi feature
Wi-Fi
››Find and connect to a Wi-Fi AP
››Set the static IP settings
››Add a Wi-Fi AP manually
Application list, select Settings → Wi-Fi
Select the IP settings drop-down menu Select Static
››Customise Wi-Fi settings
Wi-Fi Direct
››Receive data via Wi-Fi
››Send data via Wi-Fi
Application list, select Settings → Wi-Fi→ Wi-Fi
››Connect your device to another device
AllShare Cast
Send a file
AllShare Play
››Play a file on a remote device
››Use the Group Cast feature
Select → Group Cast
On another device, join Group Cast with the PIN
››Customise AllShare Play settings
››Manage contents on a web storage server
Mobile network sharing
→ Tethering and portable hotspot → Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Tethering and portable hotspot
››Share your device’s mobile network via USB
››Share your device’s mobile network via Bluetooth
Bluetooth
››Send data via Bluetooth
››Activate the Bluetooth feature
Application list, select Settings → Bluetooth →
››Find and pair with another device
Select Accept to confirm the connection between two devices
››Receive data via Bluetooth
VPN connections
››Activate location services
VPN → Add VPN network
››Set up a VPN profile
Option Function
››Connect to a private network
VPN server
Connect
Clock
Calculator
››Perform a calculation
››View the calculation history
››Stop an alarm
››Set an alarm
Select Create alarm
››Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
››Use the countdown timer
››Use the desk clock
Set to hide or show the status bar
Dropbox
Downloads
››Upload files to your Dropbox folder
››Activate Dropbox
››View a file
Select I’m already a Dropbox user
Help
Learn to access various types of files saved in your device
My Files
››Supported file formats
Application list, select My Files Select a folder
NFC
››Make a purchase with the NFC feature
››Activate the NFC feature
››Read information from an NFC tag
››Send data via Android Beam
Beam
››Send data via S Beam
SIM Toolkit
Google
Voice
You can deactivate voice prompts by selecting
Data usage
Access the setting options
››Flight mode
More settings
››Mobile networks
››Tethering and portable hotspot
Set up and manage virtual private networks VPNs
››S Beam
››Kies via Wi-Fi
Home screen mode
››Nearby devices
››AllShare Cast
Sound
Blocking mode
Display
LED indicator
Wallpaper
Storage
Battery
Power saving
Location services
Applications manager
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Lock screen
Encrypt external SD card
Security
Set up SIM card lock
SIM Change Alert Activate the Find my mobile feature
Language and input
››Default
››Language
››Google voice typing
Select a voice recognition engine
››Voice recogniser
About View version information
››Voice search
››Pointer speed
››Text-to-speech output
Add account
Back up and reset
Motion
Change the accessory settings
Accessory
Date and time
Call answering/ending
Accessibility
Answering key Set to answer calls by pressing the Home key
Developer options
Activate and change the settings for application development
About device
Using Lock SIM card
Your device freezes or has fatal errors
Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key
If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected
Number you are dialling
Ensure that your device is turned on
Device beeps and the battery icon is empty
Error messages appear when opening music files
Another Bluetooth device is not located
Safety information
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Proper care and use of your mobile device
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Correct disposal of this product
Disclaimer
Index
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Text input
To install Samsung Kies PC Sync