GT-C6712
user manual
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Assembling
Contents
Install the SIM or USIM card and battery
Contents
Connectivity
Contents
Entertainment
Personal information
Contents
Settings
Troubleshooting
Safety precautions
The supplied accessories perform best for your device
Assembling
Unpack
Install the SIM or USIM card and battery
To install the SIM or USIM card and battery
Assembling
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
Do not insert a memory card into the SIM or USIM card slot
››Charge with the travel adapter
Charge the battery
››Charge with the PC data cable
Insert a memory card optional
››Remove the memory card
››Format the memory card
Turn your device on and off
Getting started
Camera lens Power/Lock key Back cover
Get to know your device
››Device layout
Volume key Touch screen Menu key Memory card slot
››Idle screen
Keys
Indicator icons
1.This icon may vary depending on your SIM card setting
››Shortcuts panel
Use the touch screen
Lock or unlock the touch screen and keys
Access menus
››Launch multiple applications
››Organise applications in Menu mode
Launch and manage applications
››Add new main menu screens
››Use the task manager
Use widgets
››Add new panels to the idle screen
››Adjust the volume of the key tones
Customise your device
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
››Switch to the silent profile
››Set up a sound profile
In Menu mode, select Settings → Sound profiles
Select Phone lock
››Adjust the brightness of the display
In Menu mode, select Settings → Display and light
››Lock your device
management → Network
Switch SIM or USIM cards
››Lock your SIM or USIM card
››Activate the SIM or USIM card
Select Activation
››Switch the SIM or USIM card automatically
Enter text
››Change the names and icons of the SIM or USIM cards
the character you want appears on the
3. When the word displays correctly
1. Select or to scroll to a symbol
Select an appropriate virtual key until
Tap and hold and select Continuous input
Make a call
Communication
Calling
››Make and answer a call
Call an international number
››Use options during a call
Reject a call
Set auto rejection
››Use additional features
››View and dial missed calls
Select Use fake call voice → Record voice
In Menu mode, select Settings → Applications → Call → Fake call
Make a fake call
In Menu mode, select Settings → Applications → Call → Fake call
Use Fixed Dialling Number FDN mode
Set call diverting
Select Fake caller image
Set call waiting
Logs
Set call barring
››View the log manager
Messages
››View call and message logs
››Send a multimedia message
››Send a text message
→ Folder view
››View a text or multimedia message
››Listen to voice mail messages
options
››Send an SOS message
››View an email message
Email
››Send an email message
In Menu mode, select IM. Select a messenger
Social Hub
››Capture a photo
Entertainment
Camera
Select → Smile shot
››Capture a photo by using preset options for various scenes
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
››Record a video
››Capture a panoramic photo
››Play a video
Video player
››Play music
Music
››Add music files to your device
2 Select Playlists → → Create
FM radio
››Create a playlist
Plug a headset into the device. In Menu mode, select FM radio
››Listen to the FM radio
››Record a song from the FM radio
››Save radio stations automatically
Games
››Find a contact
Personal information
Contacts
››Create a contact
In Menu mode, select Contacts → Favourites → Add
››Set a favourite number
››Create your namecard
››Create a group of contacts
››View events
→ Print via Bluetooth
Calendar
››Create an event
→ Print via Bluetooth
Task
››Create a task
View tasks
››View memos
Memo
Voice recorder
››Create a memo
Personal information
››Play a voice memo
Speak into the microphone When you are finished, select or Save
To record more voice memos, repeat steps
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Internet
››Browse web pages
Add an RSS feed address
Update and read RSS feeds
Samsung Apps
››Use the RSS reader
Share photos, videos, or messages with friends and family
Community websites
YouTube
Connectivity
Bluetooth
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
→ Settings → My phone’s visibility → Always on → Set
››Find and connect to a WLAN
Wi-Fi
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Activate the WLAN feature
››Connect with Samsung Kies
Setup WPS
In Menu mode, select Settings → Connectivity → Wi-Fi
PC connections
››Connect as a mass storage device
››Synchronise with Windows Media Player
Clock
››Stop an alarm
Select → Auto power-up setting to turn on
Tools
››Use the stopwatch
››Use the count-down timer
Calculator
››Delete or edit my accounts
My accounts
››Create a web account
››Supported file formats
My files
››Change the auto sync schedule
Select → Set as → Wallpaper → Set
View a file
››Set an image as your wallpaper
››Set a sound clip as your ringtone
SIM cards management
Settings
Access the Settings menu
Flight mode
Display and light
Connectivity
Sound profiles
Date and time
General
Security
Menu and widgets
Applications
Memory
SIM applications
Reset
About phone
Your device displays network or service error messages
Troubleshooting
The touch screen responds slowly or improperly
Calls are being dropped
Outgoing calls are not connected
Incoming calls are not connected
Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
The device beeps and the battery icon flashes
The battery does not charge properly or the device turns off
When dialling from contacts, the call is not connected
Your device is hot to the touch
Error messages appear when launching the camera
Error messages appear when launching the FM radio
Error messages appear when opening music files
Another Bluetooth device is not located
A connection is not established when you connect the device to a PC
Your device freezes or has fatal errors
Do not bend or damage the power cord
Safety precautions
Warning Prevent electric shock, fire, and explosion
Do not use damaged power cords or plugs, or loose electrical sockets
Do not use your device near a pacemaker
Turn off your device where prohibited
Protect the device, batteries, and chargers from damage
Do not use your device near other electronic devices
Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments
Turn off your device when in an aircraft
Do not store your device on slopes
Proper care and use of your mobile device
Keep your device dry
Do not use or store your device in dusty, dirty areas
Do not drop your device or cause impacts to your device
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Do not store your device near magnetic fields
Protect your hearing
Do not bite or suck on the device or the battery
When speaking on the device
Use caution when using the device while walking or moving
Do not disassemble, modify, or repair your device
When cleaning your device
Install mobile devices and equipment with caution
Allow only qualified personnel to service your device
Be sure to back up important data
Specific Absorption Rate SAR certification information
Ensure access to emergency services
Handle SIM cards or memory cards with care
Correct disposal of batteries in this product
Correct disposal of this product
Safety precautions
Disclaimer
Bluetooth
Index
access codes 77 alarms
auto rejection 34 battery
FM radio
USIM card
Samsung Electronics
Declaration of Conformity R&TTE
GSM Wi-Fi Mobile Phone GT-C6712
English EU. 05/2011. Rev