GT-B5512
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Copyright 2012 Samsung Electronics
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Contents
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Assembling
Unpack
Install the SIM or Usim card and battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
SIM card
Charge the battery
››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
››QWERTY keyboard
››QWERTY keyboard shortcut key
+ G View the web page details
Internet
Others
››Indicator icons
Getting started
Use the touch screen
Current time
Getting started
Use the trackpad
Get to know the idle screen
››Move items on the idle screen
››Add items to the idle screen
››Remove items from the idle screen
››Use the notifications panel
››Add or remove panels to the idle screen
Access applications
››Access recent applications
››Organise applications
››Use the task manager
Press → Save
››Set application shortcuts
Customise your device
››Set the current time and date
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
››Switch to Silent mode
››Activate animation for switching windows
››Turn on or off the touch tone
››Adjust the brightness of the display
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
››Set a screen lock
→ Display → Brightness
→ Location and security → Set screen lock → PIN
→ Location and security → Set screen lock → Pattern
Idle mode, open the application list and select
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
→ Location and security → SIM change alert
Switch SIM or Usim cards
››Activate the SIM or Usim card
To create a Samsung account, select Sign up
Select Alert message recipients
››Change the SIM or Usim card settings
››Change the names and icons of the SIM or Usim cards
››Enter text using the Samsung keypad
››Enter text using the Qwerty keyboard
Enter text
Getting started
››Copy and paste text
››Use Qwerty keyboard shortcut key
Select Select word or Select all
Select text by dragging your finger up
Download applications from Android Market
››Install an application
››Uninstall an application
Select Uninstall → OK
Download files from the web
››Set up a server account
Synchronise data
To download files from the web
→ Unknown sources → OK
››Activate automatic sync
››Synchronise data manually
Calling
Communication
››Make or answer a call
››Use a headset
Answer a call
››Use options during a voice call
››Use options during a video call
››View and dial missed calls
››Use additional features
→ Call settings → Fixed Dialling Numbers → Enable FDN
››View call logs
Logs
Messaging
››Send a text message
››Send a multimedia message
Select New message
Add recipients of your message
››View a text or multimedia message
Press → Add subject and enter a subject for the message
››Listen to voice mail messages
Google Mail
››Send an email message
››Organise email by labels
››View email messages
Mail
››Set up an email account
From the Inbox screen, tap and hold a message
Select Change labels
Select a label to add and select OK
››Send an email message
Talk
››View an email message
Social Hub
››Add friends to your friend list
››Start a chat
Hub
Entertainment
Camera
››Capture a photo
››Capture a photo by using preset options for various scenes
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
››Capture a panoramic photo
Select → Smile shot
Repeat to complete the panoramic photo
››Customise camera settings
Length of video that can be
››Record a video
Storage location
Customise camcorder settings
Gallery
→ to access
Supported file formats
››View a photo
››Play a video
Music
››Play music
››Add music files to your memory card
Tapping the bar
››Use the party shuffle feature
To turn off the party shuffle feature, press → Party
Number Function Pause playback Select to resume playback
Press → Party shuffle
››Customise music player settings
Equaliser Select a default equaliser type
FM radio
››Listen to the FM radio
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
››Save a radio station automatically
Radio
››Customise FM radio settings
Personal information
Contacts
››Create a contact
Select Add to Contacts → Create contact
Press → More → Speed dial setting
››Find a contact
››Set a speed dial number
To send a message, select Message
››Create your namecard
››Create a group of contacts
››Copy contacts
››Import or export contacts
Press → Import/Export → Import from SIM card
Press → Import/Export → Export to SIM card
Calendar
››View the communication log
››View social network activities
››Create an event
››Stop an event alarm
››View events
Enter the details of the event as required. Select Done
Calendar
Memo
Voice recorder
››Create a memo
››View memos
››Record a voice memo
››Play a voice memo
Idle mode, open the application list and select Voice
Recorder
Internet
Web
››Browse web pages
Screen, press → More → Add shortcut to Home
››Search for information by voice
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Idle mode, open the application list and select Internet
Select → Bookmarks
››Access the frequently visited pages or the recent history
Maps
››Search for a specific location
Select → Most visited or History
››Get directions to a specific destination
Places
Latitude
Select → Select from Contacts or Add via email address
Navigation
Select a place name to view its details
››Watch videos
YouTube
››Share videos
››Upload videos
Samsung Apps
YouTube
Market
Samsung Apps
News & Weather
››View the weather information
››Read news articles
Idle mode, open the application list and select News
Bluetooth
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and networks → Bluetooth settings
Select Bluetooth to turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
→ Wireless and networks → Bluetooth settings → Scan devices
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
Wi-Fi
→ Wireless and networks → Bluetooth settings → Discoverable
››Activate the Wlan feature
→ Wireless and networks → Wi-Fi settings
››Find and connect to a Wlan
››Add a Wlan manually
Setup WPS
→ Wireless and networks → Tethering and portable hotspot
Mobile network sharing
Select a network indicated by the WPS icon and select
››Share your device’s mobile network via USB
GPS
››Activate location services
PC connections
››Connect with Samsung Kies
→ Location and security
››Connect as a mass storage device
››Set up VPN connections
VPN connections
››Connect to a private network
››Set a new alarm
››Stop an alarm
Tools
Clock
››Delete an alarm
Calculator
Downloads
Select Delete → OK
My files
Google Search
Amr-nb/wb, wav, midi
Polaris Office
››Create a document
››Open a document
Register
To search for text on the document, press → Find
››Manage documents online
SIM Toolkit
Office
Voice Search
Task manager
Search
Settings
Access the Settings menu
Wireless and networks
SIM card manager
››Bluetooth settings
››VPN settings
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings
››USB utilities
Call settings
Customise the settings for calling features
››Mobile networks
››Fixed Dialling Numbers
Sound
Display
Ringtone
Screen display
Home screen
Customised keys
Set up SIM card lock
Location and security
Change the settings for managing installed applications
Applications
Accounts and sync
Development
SD card and phone storage
Privacy
Locale and text
››Samsung keypad
››Voice recognition settings
››Text-to-speech settings
Voice input and output
››Device keyboard
Accessibility
Speech rate Select a speed for the text-to-speech feature
Date and time
About phone
Troubleshooting
Touch screen responds slowly or improperly
→ Erase everything
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
Error messages appear when opening music files
Another Bluetooth device is not located
Safety precautions
Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care
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Proper care and use of your mobile device
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Specific Absorption Rate SAR certification information
Correct disposal of this product
Disclaimer
Battery
Index
Fixed dialling number mode Flight mode 18 FM radio
Wlan
To install Kies PC Sync