Contents
GT-I8160
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Copyright 2012 Samsung Electronics
Copyright
Trademarks
Contents
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Assembling
Unpack
Assembling
Charge the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
››Charge with a travel adapter
Assembling
GB depending on memory card manufacturer and type
Insert a memory card optional
››Charge with a USB cable
››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
››Use the notifications panel
››Move items on the idle screen
››Remove items from the idle screen
Access applications
››Add or remove panels to the idle screen
››Organise applications
Select an application
››Access recent applications
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
Customise your device
››Use the task manager
››Set the current time and date
››Switch to Silent mode
››Activate animation for switching windows
››Change your ringtone
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
››Adjust the brightness of the display
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Pattern
››Set a screen lock
→ Display → Brightness
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → PIN
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Password
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
Enter text
→ Location and security → SIM change alert
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
››Install an application
››Uninstall an application
Select Uninstall → OK
Idle mode, open the application list and select Play
Download files from the web
Synchronise data
››Set up a server account
››Activate automatic sync
››Synchronise data manually
→ Accounts and sync
››Make or answer a call
Communication
Calling
››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
Select Auto reject list
››Use additional features
→ Call → Call rejection
→ Call → Additional settings → Call barring → a call type
→ Call → Call forwarding → a call type. Select a condition
→ Logs
››View call logs
Select a call barring option
Messaging
››Send a text message
››Send a multimedia message
Messaging
››View a text or multimedia message
››Send an email message
Google Mail
››Listen to voice mail messages
Forward
››View email messages
Mail
››Set up an email account
››Organise email by labels
From the Inbox screen, tap and hold a message
Select Change labels
››View an email message
Talk
››Add friends to your friend list
From the message view, use the following options
→ Reply
Social Hub
Messenger
››Start a chat
Hub
Google+
ChatON
››Capture a photo
Entertainment
Camera
Entertainment
››Capture a photo in Self shot mode
Select → Scene mode → a scene. Press
Make any necessary adjustments Select to take a photo
Select → Self portrait
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
Select → Shooting mode → Smile shot
Select → Shooting mode → Panorama
››Capture a panoramic photo
››Capture a photo in Cartoon mode
Select → Shooting mode → Action shot
Select → Shooting mode → Cartoon
››Capture a photo of action
››Customise camera settings
Close their eyes
Photos when you upload them to
GPS tag setting
››Record a video
Camera starts recording a video
››Customise camcorder settings
Select to start recording
››Edit the shortcut icons
Option Function Effects
System when a headset is connected
Adjust the volume
Video player
Hold
››View a photo
Gallery
››Supported file formats
Play a video
Select a video with the icon to play
Rotate the device to landscape view
Control playback with the virtual keys. p
Photo editor
Editor
Select → New selection → OK
Selection
››Play music
Music player
››Add music files to your device
››Create a playlist
Pause playback Select To resume Playback
Idle mode, open the application list and select Music
Player Select Playlists
Player
››Customise music player settings
››Add songs to the quick list
››Listen to the FM radio
Music Hub
FM radio
››Save a radio station automatically
Radio
››Customise FM radio settings
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
Off after a specified length of time
Game Hub
Option Function FM auto off
››Create a contact
Personal information
Contacts
Contacts Press → Speed dial settings
››Find a contact
››Set a speed dial number
››Create your namecard
Contacts Press → More → View SNS friends
››Retrieve contacts from your community accounts
››Create a group of contacts
››Copy contacts
››Import or export contacts
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Import from SIM card
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Export to SIM card
Calendar
››Create an event
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Export to SD card
Select OK to confirm
Dismiss
››Stop an event alarm
››View events
Task
Memo
››Create a task
››View a task
Voice recorder
››View memos
››Record a voice memo
Recorder
››Play a voice memo
To record more voice memos, select Record again
››Browse web pages
Web
Internet
Add bookmark
→ Refresh
→ Forward
››Search for information by voice
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Idle mode, open the application list and select Internet
Select → Bookmarks
Select → Most visited or History
››Access the frequently visited pages or the recent history
New window
››Get directions to a specific destination
Maps
››Search for a specific location
Latitude
Select → Select from Contacts or Add via email address
Places
Navigation
YouTube
››Watch videos
››Share videos
YouTube
Samsung Apps
››Upload videos
Play Shop
News & Weather
››View the weather information
Samsung Apps
››Read news articles
Bluetooth
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings
Select Bluetooth to turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
Wi-Fi
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings → Visible
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››Activate the Wi-Fi feature
››Find and connect to a Wi-Fi AP
››Add a Wi-Fi AP manually
→ Wireless and network → Wi-Fi settings
Wi-Fi Direct
Setup WPS
Select Wi-Fi Direct
››Connect your device to another device
››Send data via Wi-Fi
››Receive data via Wi-Fi
AllShare
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››Customise Dlna settings for sharing media files
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››Play your files on another DLNA-enabled device
Idle mode, open the application list and select AllShare
Select Remote device
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Mobile network sharing
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→ Wireless and network → Tethering and portable hotspot
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››Activate location services
PC connections
››Connect with Samsung Kies
→ Location and security
Ensure that Windows Media Player is installed on your PC
››Synchronise with Windows Media Player
››Connect as a mass storage device
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VPN connections
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››Set up VPN connections
→ Wireless and network → VPN settings → Add VPN
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Enter the user name and password and select Connect
››Connect to a private network
››Set a new alarm
››Stop an alarm
››Delete an alarm
Tools
››Use the count-down timer
››Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
World clock
››Use the desk clock
Desk clock
Calculator
Downloads
››Perform the calculation
››View the calculation history
Search
Mini diary
››Create a Mini diary
Learn to keep a photo diary
My files
››View a Mini diary
Idle mode, open the application list and select Mini
Diary
Polaris Office
››Create a document
››Open a document
Register
››Manage documents online
Idle mode, open the application list and select Polaris
Office
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SIM Toolkit
Task manager
Idle mode, open the application list and select SIM Toolkit
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Voice command
Say a command into the microphone
Voice Search
Select Tap & Speak
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Say a command into the microphone Select an item’s name
Voice talk
Wireless and network
Settings
Access the Settings menu
››Kies via Wi-Fi
››Bluetooth settings
››VPN settings
››USB utilities
Call
››Mobile networks
Call alert
Call answering/ending
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Change the settings for various sounds on your device
Sound
Change the settings for the display
Display
Screen display
Home screen
Power saving
Custom power saving mode settings
Location and security
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Change the settings for managing installed applications
Applications
Development
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Tutorial Learn how to control motions
Change the settings for managing your settings and data
Accounts and sync
Motion
Storage
Language and keyboard
››Select language
››Select input method
››Samsung keypad
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››Voice recognition settings
Voice input and output
››Voice recognition
Select a voice recognition engine
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››Text-to-speech settings
About View version information
Accessibility
Speech rate Select a speed for the text-to-speech feature
Date and time
Engines View the text-to-speech engines in your device
About phone
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Troubleshooting
→ Erase everything
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If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected
Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key
Number you are dialling
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
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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