Contents
GT-I8160
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Instructional icons
Represents the Menu key
Trademarks
Copyright
Copyright 2012 Samsung Electronics
Contents
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Assembling
Unpack
Assembling
Charge the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
››Charge with a travel adapter
Assembling
››Charge with a USB cable
Insert a memory card optional
GB depending on memory card manufacturer and type
››Remove the memory card
Attach a hand strap optional
››Format the memory card
Getting started
Turn your device on and off
Get to know your device
››Device layout
Keys
Indicator icons
Current time
Use the touch screen
Getting started
Get to know the idle screen
››Add items to the idle screen
››Remove items from the idle screen
››Move items on the idle screen
››Use the notifications panel
Access applications
››Add or remove panels to the idle screen
››Organise applications
Select an application
››Access recent applications
››Use the task manager
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
Customise your device
››Set the current time and date
››Change your ringtone
››Switch to Silent mode
››Activate animation for switching windows
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
››Set a screen lock
››Adjust the brightness of the display
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Pattern
→ Display → Brightness
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Password
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → PIN
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
→ Location and security → SIM change alert
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
Enter text
To create a Samsung account, select Sign up
››Enter text using the Swype keyboard
››Change the keyboard type
Start a new line. Enter text by voice
››Enter text using the Samsung keypad
››Copy and paste text
Select Uninstall → OK
››Install an application
››Uninstall an application
Idle mode, open the application list and select Play
Download files from the web
Synchronise data
››Synchronise data manually
››Set up a server account
››Activate automatic sync
→ Accounts and sync
Calling
Communication
››Make or answer a call
››Use a headset
Answer a call
To switch between the two calls, select Swap
››Use options during a voice call
››Use options during a video call
››View and dial missed calls
→ Call → Call rejection
››Use additional features
Select Auto reject list
→ Call → Additional settings → Call barring → a call type
→ Call → Call forwarding → a call type. Select a condition
Select a call barring option
››View call logs
→ Logs
››Send a multimedia message
Messaging
››Send a text message
Messaging
››View a text or multimedia message
››Listen to voice mail messages
Google Mail
››Send an email message
Mail
››View email messages
Forward
From the Inbox screen, tap and hold a message
››Set up an email account
››Organise email by labels
Select Change labels
››View an email message
From the message view, use the following options
Talk
››Add friends to your friend list
→ Reply
››Start a chat
Social Hub
Messenger
Hub
Google+
ChatON
Camera
Entertainment
››Capture a photo
Entertainment
Make any necessary adjustments Select to take a photo
››Capture a photo in Self shot mode
Select → Scene mode → a scene. Press
Select → Self portrait
Select → Shooting mode → Panorama
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
Select → Shooting mode → Smile shot
››Capture a panoramic photo
Select → Shooting mode → Cartoon
››Capture a photo in Cartoon mode
Select → Shooting mode → Action shot
››Capture a photo of action
››Customise camera settings
GPS tag setting
Photos when you upload them to
Close their eyes
››Record a video
Select to start recording
››Customise camcorder settings
Camera starts recording a video
››Edit the shortcut icons
Option Function Effects
Video player
System when a headset is connected
Adjust the volume
Hold
››Supported file formats
Gallery
››View a photo
Rotate the device to landscape view
Play a video
Select a video with the icon to play
Control playback with the virtual keys. p
Select → New selection → OK
Photo editor
Editor
Selection
››Add music files to your device
Music player
››Play music
Idle mode, open the application list and select Music
››Create a playlist
Pause playback Select To resume Playback
Player Select Playlists
››Add songs to the quick list
››Customise music player settings
Player
FM radio
Music Hub
››Listen to the FM radio
››Save a radio station automatically
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
››Customise FM radio settings
Radio
Option Function FM auto off
Game Hub
Off after a specified length of time
Contacts
Personal information
››Create a contact
››Set a speed dial number
Contacts Press → Speed dial settings
››Find a contact
››Create your namecard
››Create a group of contacts
››Retrieve contacts from your community accounts
Contacts Press → More → View SNS friends
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Import from SIM card
››Copy contacts
››Import or export contacts
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Export to SIM card
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Export to SD card
Calendar
››Create an event
Select OK to confirm
››View events
››Stop an event alarm
Dismiss
››Create a task
Task
Memo
››View a task
››Record a voice memo
Voice recorder
››View memos
Recorder
››Play a voice memo
To record more voice memos, select Record again
Internet
Web
››Browse web pages
→ Forward
→ Refresh
Add bookmark
Idle mode, open the application list and select Internet
››Search for information by voice
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Select → Bookmarks
New window
››Access the frequently visited pages or the recent history
Select → Most visited or History
››Search for a specific location
Maps
››Get directions to a specific destination
Latitude
Select → Select from Contacts or Add via email address
Places
Navigation
››Share videos
YouTube
››Watch videos
YouTube
Samsung Apps
››Upload videos
››View the weather information
Play Shop
News & Weather
Samsung Apps
››Read news articles
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings
Bluetooth
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
Select Bluetooth to turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings → Visible
Wi-Fi
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
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››Add a Wi-Fi AP manually
››Activate the Wi-Fi feature
››Find and connect to a Wi-Fi AP
→ Wireless and network → Wi-Fi settings
Select Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct
Setup WPS
››Connect your device to another device
AllShare
››Send data via Wi-Fi
››Receive data via Wi-Fi
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››Customise Dlna settings for sharing media files
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Select Remote device
››Play your files on another DLNA-enabled device
Idle mode, open the application list and select AllShare
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Mobile network sharing
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→ Wireless and network → Tethering and portable hotspot
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››Connect with Samsung Kies
››Activate location services
PC connections
→ Location and security
››Connect as a mass storage device
Ensure that Windows Media Player is installed on your PC
››Synchronise with Windows Media Player
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VPN connections
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››Set up VPN connections
→ Wireless and network → VPN settings → Add VPN
››Connect to a private network
Enter the user name and password and select Connect
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››Delete an alarm
››Set a new alarm
››Stop an alarm
Tools
››Use the stopwatch
››Use the count-down timer
››Create a world clock
World clock
››Use the desk clock
Desk clock
››Perform the calculation
Calculator
Downloads
››View the calculation history
››Create a Mini diary
Search
Mini diary
Learn to keep a photo diary
Idle mode, open the application list and select Mini
My files
››View a Mini diary
Diary
››Open a document
Polaris Office
››Create a document
Register
Office
››Manage documents online
Idle mode, open the application list and select Polaris
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Idle mode, open the application list and select SIM Toolkit
SIM Toolkit
Task manager
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Voice Search
Voice command
Say a command into the microphone
Select Tap & Speak
Voice talk
Say a command into the microphone Select an item’s name
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Access the Settings menu
Settings
Wireless and network
››VPN settings
››Kies via Wi-Fi
››Bluetooth settings
››USB utilities
Call alert
Call
››Mobile networks
Call answering/ending
Sound
Change the settings for various sounds on your device
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Screen display
Change the settings for the display
Display
Home screen
Location and security
Power saving
Custom power saving mode settings
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Development
Change the settings for managing installed applications
Applications
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Accounts and sync
Tutorial Learn how to control motions
Change the settings for managing your settings and data
Motion
››Select language
Storage
Language and keyboard
››Select input method
››Samsung keypad
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››Voice recognition
››Voice recognition settings
Voice input and output
Select a voice recognition engine
About View version information
››Text-to-speech settings
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Date and time
Accessibility
Speech rate Select a speed for the text-to-speech feature
Engines View the text-to-speech engines in your device
About phone
138
Troubleshooting
→ Erase everything
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Number you are dialling
If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected
Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key
Ensure that your device is turned on
Battery does not charge properly or the device turns off
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Error messages appear when launching the FM radio
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Another Bluetooth device is not located
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Safety precautions
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Protect the device, batteries, and chargers from damage
147
Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments
Proper care and use of your mobile device
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Do not store your device near magnetic fields
Use caution when exposed to flashing lights
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When speaking on the device
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Do not paint or put stickers on your device
Ensure access to emergency services
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Correct disposal of this product
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Disclaimer
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Index
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Dlna
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Phonebook
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Touch screen
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To install Kies PC Sync
Using a USB cable, connect your device to your PC