GT-I8160
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Instructional icons
Represents the Menu key
Trademarks
Copyright
Copyright 2012 Samsung Electronics
Contents
Contents
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Unpack
Assembling
Assembling
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
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
››Format the memory card
Attach a hand strap optional
Turn your device on and off
Getting started
››Device layout
Get to know your device
Keys
Indicator icons
Current time
Use the touch screen
Getting started
››Add items to the idle screen
Get to know the idle screen
››Remove items from the idle screen
››Move items on the idle screen
››Use the notifications panel
››Add or remove panels to the idle screen
Access applications
Select an application
››Organise applications
››Access recent applications
››Set the current time and date
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
Customise your device
››Use the task manager
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
››Switch to Silent mode
››Activate animation for switching windows
››Change your ringtone
→ Display → Brightness
››Adjust the brightness of the display
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Pattern
››Set a screen lock
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Password
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → PIN
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
To create a Samsung account, select Sign up
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
Enter text
→ Location and security → SIM change alert
››Change the keyboard type
››Enter text using the Swype keyboard
Start a new line. Enter text by voice
››Enter text using the Samsung keypad
››Copy and paste text
Idle mode, open the application list and select Play
››Install an application
››Uninstall an application
Select Uninstall → OK
Synchronise data
Download files from the web
→ Accounts and sync
››Set up a server account
››Activate automatic sync
››Synchronise data manually
Calling
Communication
››Make or answer a call
Answer a call
››Use a headset
››Use options during a voice call
To switch between the two calls, select Swap
››View and dial missed calls
››Use options during a video call
→ Call → Call rejection
››Use additional features
Select Auto reject list
→ Call → Call forwarding → a call type. Select a condition
→ Call → Additional settings → Call barring → a call type
Select a call barring option
››View call logs
→ Logs
Messaging
Messaging
››Send a text message
››Send a multimedia message
››View a text or multimedia message
››Listen to voice mail messages
Google Mail
››Send an email message
Mail
››View email messages
Forward
Select Change labels
››Set up an email account
››Organise email by labels
From the Inbox screen, tap and hold a message
››View an email message
→ Reply
Talk
››Add friends to your friend list
From the message view, use the following options
Hub
Social Hub
Messenger
››Start a chat
ChatON
Google+
Camera
Entertainment
››Capture a photo
Entertainment
Select → Self portrait
››Capture a photo in Self shot mode
Select → Scene mode → a scene. Press
Make any necessary adjustments Select to take a photo
››Capture a panoramic photo
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
Select → Shooting mode → Smile shot
Select → Shooting mode → Panorama
››Capture a photo of action
››Capture a photo in Cartoon mode
Select → Shooting mode → Action shot
Select → Shooting mode → Cartoon
››Customise camera settings
GPS tag setting
Photos when you upload them to
Close their eyes
››Record a video
Select to start recording
››Customise camcorder settings
Camera starts recording a video
Option Function Effects
››Edit the shortcut icons
Hold
System when a headset is connected
Adjust the volume
Video player
››Supported file formats
Gallery
››View a photo
Control playback with the virtual keys. p
Play a video
Select a video with the icon to play
Rotate the device to landscape view
Selection
Photo editor
Editor
Select → New selection → OK
››Add music files to your device
Music player
››Play music
Player Select Playlists
››Create a playlist
Pause playback Select To resume Playback
Idle mode, open the application list and select Music
››Add songs to the quick list
››Customise music player settings
Player
FM radio
Music Hub
››Listen to the FM radio
››Save a radio station automatically
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
››Customise FM radio settings
Radio
Option Function FM auto off
Game Hub
Off after a specified length of time
Contacts
Personal information
››Create a contact
››Create your namecard
Contacts Press → Speed dial settings
››Find a contact
››Set a speed dial number
››Create a group of contacts
››Retrieve contacts from your community accounts
Contacts Press → More → View SNS friends
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Export to SIM card
››Copy contacts
››Import or export contacts
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Import from SIM card
Select OK to confirm
Calendar
››Create an event
Contacts Press → Import/Export → Export to SD card
››View events
››Stop an event alarm
Dismiss
››View a task
Task
Memo
››Create a task
Recorder
Voice recorder
››View memos
››Record a voice memo
To record more voice memos, select Record again
››Play a voice memo
Internet
Web
››Browse web pages
→ Forward
→ Refresh
Add bookmark
Select → Bookmarks
››Search for information by voice
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Idle mode, open the application list and select Internet
New window
››Access the frequently visited pages or the recent history
Select → Most visited or History
››Search for a specific location
Maps
››Get directions to a specific destination
Select → Select from Contacts or Add via email address
Latitude
Navigation
Places
YouTube
YouTube
››Watch videos
››Share videos
››Upload videos
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps
Play Shop
News & Weather
››View the weather information
››Read news articles
Select Bluetooth to turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
Bluetooth
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
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Wi-Fi
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings → Visible
→ Wireless and network → Wi-Fi settings
››Activate the Wi-Fi feature
››Find and connect to a Wi-Fi AP
››Add a Wi-Fi AP manually
››Connect your device to another device
Wi-Fi Direct
Setup WPS
Select Wi-Fi Direct
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››Send data via Wi-Fi
››Receive data via Wi-Fi
AllShare
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››Customise Dlna settings for sharing media files
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››Play your files on another DLNA-enabled device
Idle mode, open the application list and select AllShare
Select Remote device
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Mobile network sharing
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→ Wireless and network → Tethering and portable hotspot
→ Location and security
››Activate location services
PC connections
››Connect with Samsung Kies
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Ensure that Windows Media Player is installed on your PC
››Synchronise with Windows Media Player
››Connect as a mass storage device
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VPN connections
→ Wireless and network → VPN settings → Add VPN
››Set up VPN connections
››Connect to a private network
Enter the user name and password and select Connect
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Tools
››Set a new alarm
››Stop an alarm
››Delete an alarm
World clock
››Use the count-down timer
››Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
Desk clock
››Use the desk clock
››View the calculation history
Calculator
Downloads
››Perform the calculation
Learn to keep a photo diary
Search
Mini diary
››Create a Mini diary
Diary
My files
››View a Mini diary
Idle mode, open the application list and select Mini
Register
Polaris Office
››Create a document
››Open a document
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››Manage documents online
Idle mode, open the application list and select Polaris
Office
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SIM Toolkit
Task manager
Idle mode, open the application list and select SIM Toolkit
Select Tap & Speak
Voice command
Say a command into the microphone
Voice Search
Voice talk
Say a command into the microphone Select an item’s name
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Access the Settings menu
Settings
Wireless and network
››USB utilities
››Kies via Wi-Fi
››Bluetooth settings
››VPN settings
Call answering/ending
Call
››Mobile networks
Call alert
Sound
Change the settings for various sounds on your device
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Home screen
Change the settings for the display
Display
Screen display
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Power saving
Custom power saving mode settings
Location and security
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Change the settings for managing installed applications
Applications
Development
Motion
Tutorial Learn how to control motions
Change the settings for managing your settings and data
Accounts and sync
››Select input method
Storage
Language and keyboard
››Select language
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››Samsung keypad
Select a voice recognition engine
››Voice recognition settings
Voice input and output
››Voice recognition
About View version information
››Text-to-speech settings
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Engines View the text-to-speech engines in your device
Accessibility
Speech rate Select a speed for the text-to-speech feature
Date and time
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About phone
Troubleshooting
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→ Erase everything
Ensure that your device is turned on
If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected
Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key
Number you are dialling
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Battery does not charge properly or the device turns off
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Error messages appear when launching the FM radio
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Another Bluetooth device is not located
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Safety precautions
Protect the device, batteries, and chargers from damage
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Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments
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Proper care and use of your mobile device
Do not store your device near magnetic fields
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Use caution when exposed to flashing lights
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When speaking on the device
Do not paint or put stickers on your device
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Ensure access to emergency services
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Correct disposal of this product
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Disclaimer
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Index
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Dlna
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Phonebook
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Touch screen
Using a USB cable, connect your device to your PC
To install Kies PC Sync