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Using Voicemail

Setting Up Your Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.

To set up your voicemail:

1.Press and hold .

2.Follow the system prompts to:

■Create your pass code

■Record your greeting

■Record your name announcement

■Choose whether or not to activate One-Touch Message Access (a feature that lets you access

messages simply by pressing and holding , bypassing the need for you to enter your pass code).

Note: If you are concerned about unauthorized access to your voicemail account, it is recommended that you enable your voicemail pass code.

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Contents

Samsung A820 Phone Guide Page Table of Contents 2G. Using Contacts 2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience2E. Navigating Through Menus 2F. Managing Call History 2H. Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 2I. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services2J. Using Press & Talk 3A. Service Features The Basics 4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. Data Services4A. Safety Introduction Your PhonePage Getting Started Page This Section Getting Started Setting Up Your Voicemail Getting HelpSetting Up Service To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps Getting StartedUnlocking Your Phone To set up your voicemail Setting Up Your VoicemailVoicemail Password Operator Services To access Operator ServicesGetting Help Directory Assistance Your Phone Page Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Front View of Your Phone Key Functions Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Phone Basics Features of Your Wireless Phone Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone OnTurning Your Phone Off To turn your phone on To install the Li-Ion battery Battery CapacityInstalling the Battery To remove your battery Removing the BatteryCharging the Battery Using the Charger Displaying Your Phone NumberTo use the travel charger provided with your phone To display your phone number To make a call using your keypad Making and Answering CallsMaking Calls Dialing Options Answering Calls To answer an incoming call with the flip open To answer an incoming call with the flip closed Ending a Call Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard EnabledTo disconnect a call when you are finished To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode To exit emergency modeMissed Call Notification Calling Emergency Numbers Your Phone The Basics In-Call Options To save a number from standby mode End-of-Call OptionsSaving a Phone Number Select New Entry or Existing Entry and press Finding a Phone Number To find a phone number Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses To dial or save phone numbers with pauses To set up abbreviated dialing Abbreviated DialingMaking an Abbreviated Dial Call To make a call Using One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing Dialing From ContactsTo dial directly from a Contacts entry To use One-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations To use Two-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations Using Plus + Code DialingTo make a call using Plus Code Dialing Entering Text Selecting a Character Input ModeTo change the character input mode Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input To enter text using T9 Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad To enter symbols To enter preset messagesTo enter numbers To enter emoticonsPage Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings Ringer TypesSelecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls To select a ringer type for voice calls Selecting Ringer Types for Press & Talk Selecting Ringer Types for MessagesTo select a ringer type for Press & Talk To select a ringer type for messages Selecting Ringer Types for Schedule To select a ringer type for schedule reminders Selecting a Key Tone Selecting a Roam RingerTo select a ringer type for roaming calls Select Ringer Type Select Roam Ringer Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings To adjust your phone’s volume settingsTo select a tone level To select a key tone length To enable or disable alert sounds Alert Notification To enable TTS Silence AllText To Speech TTS To activate Silence All To change the TTS volume setting To display or change your greeting Display SettingsChanging the Text Greeting To change the backlight setting Changing the Backlight Time LengthChanging the Screen Saver To change the display images Dialing Font ColorTo change the dialing color Select Dialing Font Select Settings Font SizeSelect Basic, Rainbow, Monochrome, or Hyphenate and press To change the dialing font size Location Settings To enable your phone’s Location feature Messaging Settings Setting Message AlertsTo hear an alert when you receive a new message Select Message Alerts Deleting Old Messages Adding a Customized SignatureTo add a customized signature to each sent message Select Edit Signature Managing Preset Messages To edit or delete a preset message To add a new preset message Select Airplane Mode Airplane ModeTo set your phone to Airplane Mode TTY Use With Your Wireless Service To turn TTY Mode on or off Emergency Calling Phone Setup Options Call Answer ModeTo set call answer mode Launch Pad Select Auto Answer Auto Answer ModeTo set Auto Answer mode Display Language To assign a language for the phone’s display Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu To access the Security menu Changing the Lock Code Using Your Phone’s Lock FeatureLocking Your Phone Calling in Lock Mode Locking ServicesLocking Voice Services To place an outgoing call in lock mode Locking Data Services Select Lock Services Select Data Services UnlockedSelect Lock Services Select Press&Talk Unlocked Locking Press & Talk Using Special Numbers To add or replace a special number Erasing Contacts Erasing DownloadsSelect Erase Contacts To erase all downloads Select Reset Phone Resetting Your PhoneTo reset your phone Security Features for Data Services Enabling and Disabling Data ServicesTo disable data services To enable data servicesPage Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Roaming on Other Digital Networks Understanding RoamingRecognizing the Roaming Icon on the Display Screen Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming To check your voicemail while roaming To set your phone’s roam mode Setting Your Phone’s Roam ModeSet Mode Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard To turn Call Guard on or off To place roaming calls with Call Guard on To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus Navigating Through Menus Selecting Menu Items Menu NavigationMenu Structure Menu Diagram To return to standby modeViewing the Menus Backing Up Within a Menu Navigating Through Menus Voice Service Tools Call History Web Settings Navigating Through Menus Menus Navigating Through Menus Menus Navigating Through Menus Menus Downloads Contacts InUse Menu Page Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing History To view a Call History entry Call History Options Making a Call From Call History To place a call from Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History To save a phone number from Call History 100 Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryTo prepend a phone number from Call History Managing Call History 101 Erasing Call HistoryTo erase Call History 102 Using Contacts Using Contacts 103 Adding a New Contact Entry To add a new entrySelect Add New Entry 104 Using Contacts 105 Assigning a Group EntryTo assign a contact to a group Unassigned Family Friends Colleague VIPs Finding Contact Entries Finding NamesTo find contact entries by name 106 Using Contacts 107 Finding Speed Dial NumbersFinding Group Entries To find entries designated as part of a group 108 Contact Entry OptionsTo edit a Contact entry’s information To edit an entry’s phone number Using Contacts 109To add a phone number to an entry 110 Assigning Speed Dial NumbersTo assign a Speed Dial number To make changes to an entry Using Contacts 111Editing a Contact Entry 112 Selecting a Ringer Type for an EntryTo select a ringer type for an entry Dialing Services To dial a service from your ContactsTo dial a service from standby mode using your keypad Using Contacts 113 114 Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 115 Using Your Phone’s Scheduler Adding an Event to the SchedulerTo add an event 116 Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 117 Event AlertsEvent Alert Menu 1Hr before To access the today menu Viewing EventsGoing to Today’s Calendar Menu To view your scheduled events To erase a day’s scheduled events Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 119Erasing a Day’s Events 120 Using Your Phone’s Alarm ClockTo use the alarm clock Using Your Phone’s Memo Pad Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 121To compose a memo To read a saved memo To delete saved memos 122 Using Your Phone’s Tools Using the Task ListUsing the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 123 To use the task list World Time Viewing a Saved TaskDeleting a Task To view the time in over twenty different locations To use the calculator Using the CalculatorUsing the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 125 To set up a new countdown CountdownTo view a countdown 126 Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 127 Activating Voice Recognition To activate voice recognitionVoice Dial Contacts Voice Memo Status My Phone # 128 Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 129 Using Voice DialTo place a call using Voice Dial To enable or disable choice lists for Digit Dial Select Voice ServiceEnabling/Disabling Digit Dial Choice Lists Select Choice Lists Select Digit Dialing Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 131 Adapting Digit Dial To adapt Digit Dial to your voice 132 Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 133 Resetting Digit Dial AdaptationSelect Digit Dialing Select Reset Digits 134 Using ContactsTo retrieve information using Contacts command Select Choice Lists Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 135Enabling/Disabling Contact Choice Lists Voice Memos Recording Voice Memos Using Voice RecognitionRecording Voice Memos Using the Main Menu Option Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 137 To record a conversation during a phone call Reviewing and Erasing Memos To play the voice memos you have recordedTo erase an individual memo To erase all voice memos Battery Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 139Phone Status Information To retrieve your phones status information To access your phone number My Phone NumberGetting Your Phone Number 140 Using Press & Talk Using Press & Talk 141 Setting Press & Talk Mode Preparing Your Phone for Press & Talk ServiceTo enable or disable Press & Talk mode Getting Started With Press & Talk Using Press & Talk 143 Press & Talk Call Alerts 144 Displaying the Press & Talk ListSelecting a Contacts List To place a Press & Talk call by selecting a contact Using Press & Talk 145Making a Press & Talk Call One-to-One Call 146 To place a Press & Talk Group call Using Press & Talk 147Making a Press & Talk Call Group Call To place a Press & Talk call by entering a number 148 Using Press & Talk 149 Missed Call Notification for Press & Talk CallsTo call the last Missed Press & Talk call To erase the Missed Call log 150 Receiving a Press & Talk CallTo receive a Press & Talk call Using Press & Talk 151 Press & Talk Options To copy an entry from the Press & Talk List 152 Using Press & Talk 153 Saving a Press & Talk NumberFinding an Entry in the Press & Talk List To save the number 154 Adding a New Contact to Your Personal ListTo add a new Press & Talk contact Using Press & Talk 155 To add a new Press & Talk group entry Editing a Contact in Your Personal List To edit a Personal List contactName or P&Talk Number, and press 156 To edit a group name Using Press & Talk 157Editing a Group in Your Personal Group List Name or P&Talk Number and press 158 Using Press & Talk 159 Erasing Press & Talk List EntriesTo erase a contact or a group To erase a group member 160 Erasing a Press & Talk ListTo erase a Press & Talk List Managing Press & Talk Settings Restarting the Press & Talk ServiceUpdating Press & Talk Lists Updating the Personal List Setting Press & Talk Guard Setting Ringer Types for Press & Talk CallsTo set the Press & Talk Guard To select a ringer type for Press & Talk calls Select Speaker Phone Using Press & Talk 163Select Notifications 164 Setting the Default View of the Press & Talk ListTo select the default view of the Press & Talk List Service Features 166 Service Features The Basics Service Features The Basics 167 168 Using VoicemailSetting Up Your Voicemail Service Features The Basics 169 Voicemail NotificationNew Voicemail Message Alerts To call your voicemail 170 Using One-Touch Message AccessRetrieving Your Voicemail Messages Using Expert Mode To turn Expert Mode on or offService Features The Basics 171 Voicemail Options Setting Up Group Distribution Lists CallbackVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message 172 Service Features The Basics 173 Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message ReplyVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request Clearing the Message Icon Extended Absence GreetingTo clear the icon from the display screen Select Clear Envelope Service Features The Basics 175 Voicemail Menu Key 176 Using Text Messaging Service Features The Basics 177Composing Text Messages To compose a text message 178 Accessing Text Messages Service Features The Basics 179To read a text message To reply to a text message Using Preset Canned Messages To add and/or edit preset messagesSelect Preset Messages Edit Using Caller ID Service Features The Basics 181 To switch back to the first caller Responding to Call WaitingTo respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call 182 To make a Three-Way Call Service Features The Basics 183Making a Three-Way Call Using Call Forwarding Viewing Missed Events Data Services Data Services 185 Data Services Applications 186 Getting Started With Data Services Data Services 187Your User Name Finding Your User Name 188 Launching a Data ConnectionTo launch a data connection Net Guard To change your Net Guard settingsData Services 189 Connection Status and Indicators 190 Scrolling Navigating the WebSoftkeys Going Home SelectingGoing Back Accessing Messaging Accessing EmailMessaging Message Types Accessing Instant Messaging Accessing Wireless ChatroomsTo access instant messaging clients from your phone To access a chatroom from the browser Data Services 195 Accessing the Download Menus To access the download menusTo access the download menus from the Web browser 196 Data Services 197 Selecting an Item to DownloadDownloading an Item To download a selected item 198 Exploring the Web Using the Browser MenuData Services 199 200 Opening the Browser MenuTo open the browser menu Data Services 201 Creating a BookmarkTo create a bookmark Select Mark this Accessing a Bookmark To access a bookmarkDeleting a Bookmark To delete a bookmark Restarting the Web Browser Going to a Specific Web siteReloading a Web Data Services FAQs How do I know when my phone is connected to data services?When is my data connection active? How do I sign-in for the first time? Data Services 205 When is my data connection dormant?Can I sign out of data services? 206 Safety Warranty Information 208 Safety Safety 209 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception 210 Safety 211 Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone 212 Safety 213 Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Caring for the Battery 214 Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice Safety 215 Specific Absorption Rates SAR for Wireless Phones 216 Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Safety 217Owner’s Record 218 Intellectual PropertySamsung Telecommunications America STA, Inc Safety 219 220 STi Mobile Limitations of LiabilityMutual Waivers and Limitation of Liability Safety 221 STi Mobile Terms and Conditions 222 Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty 223 Standard Limited Warranty 224 Manufacturer’s Warranty 225 226 Manufacturer’s Warranty 227 228 Index Index 229 230 Index 231