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