SGH-X530

User’s Guide

Installing the SIM card and battery

1. Remove the battery cover and insert the SIM card.

Charging the battery

1. Plug the supplied travel adapter.

Phone layout and key functions

Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly.

Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.

 

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English (EU). 11/2006. Rev.1.2

Battery cover

2. Install the battery and reattach the cover.

Battery

To AC wall outlet

2. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter.

Note: Do not remove the battery from the phone without unplugging the adapter first. Otherwise, the phone may be damaged.

Web access/

Confirm key

In Idle mode, accesses the web browser.

Selects the highlighted optionor confirms input in a menu mode.

Volume keys

In Idle mode, adjust the keypad tone volume.

Send SOS messages when pressed four times. X SOS mode

Dial key

Make and answer a call. In Idle mode, retrieve the most recent calls.

Voicemail server key

Alphanumeric keys

4-way navigation keys

In Menu mode, scroll through menu options.

In Idle mode, access your favourite menus directly.

Soft keys

Perform functions indicated by the text above the key.

Power/End key

Turns the phone on or off when pressed and held. Also ends a call.

Cancel/Clear key

Deletes characters from

the display. Returns the

display to the previous menu level.

Infrared port Silent mode key

Silent mode

Voicemail server

SOS mode

Press and hold in Idle mode to disable all sounds on the phone. To exit, press and hold this key again.

Press and hold 1 in Idle mode to access your voicemail server.

With the phone closed, press the Volume keys four times in Idle mode to send an SOS message to preset phone numbers. Once the SOS message is sent, the phone will change to SOS mode and will receive calls only from the SOS message recipients until the SOS mode is cancelled. Upon receiving a call from the SOS message recipients, the phone will automatically answer the call, after one vibration, relaying the emergency situation to the caller.

Your phone displays the following status indicators on the top of the screen:

Icon Description

Received signal strength Call in progress

Out of your service area; you cannot make or receive calls except for emergency calls

GPRS network Roaming network

Call ringer set to vibrate

Switching on or off the phone

1.Press and hold for more than one second to switch on the phone.

2.To switch off the phone, press and hold for more than two seconds.

Changing the display language

1.In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key.

2.Select Phone settings Language.

3.Select a language.

Adjusting the volume

1.In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key.

2.Select Sound settings Ring volume.

3.Press Up or Down to adjust the volume level.

4.Press the OK soft key.

While a call is in progress, press the Volume keys to adjust the earpiece volume.

Changing a ringtone for calls

Display

Your phone is in Idle mode when you are not on a call or using a menu. You must be in Idle mode to dial a phone number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icons

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text and graphics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soft key function

Menu Phonebook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicators

 

 

 

 

Using the menus

In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to enter the main menu.

Labels at the bottom corners of the display show the current soft key functions. Press the left soft key ( ) or right soft key ( ) to perform the function indicated.

 

To exit the menu

To return to the

without changing the

menu settings, press

previous menu

this key.

level, press the

 

soft key or c.

 

Use the 4-way navigation keys (

) as

shortcuts to access your favourite menus.

 

1.In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key.

2.Select Phone settings Shortcuts.

3.Select a key.

4.Select a menu to be assigned to the key.

Silent mode

Mute mode, during a call

Call diverting feature active

IrDA feature active

SOS message feature active

New text message

New multimedia message

New voicemail message

Alarm set

Battery power level

To select or modify a menu or feature:

1.In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key.

2.Press the Navigation keys to reach a desired menu and then press the Select soft key or .

3.If the menu contains any submenus, locate the one you want by

pressing the Navigation keys. Press the Select soft key or to enter the submenu.

If the selected menu contains additional submenus, repeat this step.

4.Press the Navigation keys to find the setting of your choice.

5.Press the Select soft key or to confirm your chosen setting.

Shortcut numbers

You can quickly access the menu you want by using shortcut numbers. The shortcut number displays in front of the menu name in Menu mode.

Making a call

1.In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number, and press .

2.When you want to end the call, press .

Answering a call

1.When the phone rings, press the Accept soft key or to answer a call.

To reject the call, press the Reject soft key or .

2.When you want to end the call, press .

Menu map

1. SIM AT*

4.8

Power on/off

8. Camera

 

 

4.9

Extra tones

8.1

Take photos

2.

Call records

 

 

5. Messages

8.2

My photos

 

 

2.1

Missed calls

8.3

Memory status

 

 

5.1

Text messages

 

 

 

2.2

Received calls

9.

 

Phone settings

2.3

Dialled calls

5.2

Multimedia messages

 

2.4

Delete all

5.3

Push messages

9.1

Infrared activate

2.5

Call time

5.4

SOS messages

9.2

Display settings

2.6

Call cost*

 

 

6. Funbox

9.3

Greeting message

3.

Network services

9.4

Slide settings

6.1

WAP browser

9.5 Own number

 

 

9.6

Language

3.1

Call diverting

6.2

Games

9.7

Security

3.2

Call barring

6.3

Sounds

9.8

Extra settings

3.3

Call waiting

6.4

Images

9.9

Shortcuts

3.4

Network selection

6.5

Delete all

9.0

Volume key

3.5

Caller ID

6.6

Memory status

9.*

Reset settings

3.6

Closed user group

 

 

7.

Organiser

 

 

 

3.7

Band selection

Press the Phonebook soft

4.

Sound settings

7.1

Alarm

key in Idle mode.

1

Search

7.2

Calendar

 

 

2

New entry

4.1

Ring tone

7.3

Time & Date

3

Group search

4.2

Ring volume

7.4

Calculator

4

Edit group

4.3

Alert type

7.5

To do list

5

Speed dial

4.4

Keypad tone

7.6

Voice memo

6

Delete all

4.5

Message tone

7.7

Currency exchange

7

Memory status

4.6

Alert on call

 

 

 

 

8 SDN*

4.7

Slide tone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key.

2.Select Sound settings Ring tone.

3.Select a ringtone.

Redialling recent numbers

1.In Idle mode, press .

2.Press Up or Down to scroll to the number you want.

3.Press to dial the number.

Entering text

Changing the text input mode

In a text input field, press the right soft key until the input mode indicator you want appears:

: T9 mode

: ABC mode

: Number mode

None: Symbol mode

T9 mode

1.Press 2 to 9 to start entering a word. Press each key once for one letter. Example: To enter “Hello” in T9 mode, press 4, 3, 5, 5, and 6.

T9 predicts the word that you are typing, and it may change with each key that you press.

2.Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characters.

*Show only if supported by your SIM card.

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Samsung GSM 1900 manual Installing the SIM card and battery, Charging the battery, Phone layout and key functions

GSM 1900 specifications

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