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GT-S5380
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Install the SIM or USIM card and battery
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Assembling
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Mobile network sharing
Entertainment
Personal information
Settings
Tools
Troubleshooting
Safety precautions
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Index
Unpack
Assembling
Install the SIM or USIM card and battery
To install the SIM or USIM card and battery
Charge the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
››Charge with a travel adapter
Plug the large end of the travel adapter into a power outlet
Insert a memory card optional
››Charge with a USB cable
››Remove the memory card
Remove the memory card. Replace the back cover
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
››Idle screen
››Indicator icons
Icon
Use the touch screen
››Notifications panel
Lock or unlock the touch screen and keys
Access menus
››Organise applications
››Add new screens
Launch and manage applications
Use widgets
››Launch multiple applications
››Use the task manager
››Organise the widget panel
Customise your device
››Add new panels to the idle screen
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
››Switch to Silent mode
1 In Menu mode, select Settings → General → Date and time
In Menu mode, select Settings → Sound → Ringtone
››Adjust the brightness of the display
In Menu mode, select Settings → Display → Wallpaper
In Menu mode, select Settings → General → Security
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
››Lock your SIM or USIM card
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
In Menu mode, select Settings → General → Security
Enter text
››Change the text input method
3 Access the keyboard settings. Enter text by voice
››Enter text using input methods
Adding words to the T9 dictionary
Select 123 to switch to Number mode
Select ?#+ to switch to Symbol mode
Select or to scroll to a symbol set
Symbol
››Copy and paste text
Communication
Calling
››Make or answer a call
Make a call
››Use a headset
Answer a call
Reject a call
Call an international number
››Use options during a voice call
››Use options during a video call
››Use additional features
In Menu mode, select Settings → Call → Auto reject
››View and dial missed calls
Set auto rejection
Use Fixed Dialling Number FDN mode
In Menu mode, select Settings → Call → Call waiting
Set call diverting
Set call waiting
Messages
Logs
››View call logs
››Send a text message
››Set up an MMS profile
Connections → Yes
››Send a multimedia message
››View a text or multimedia message
››Listen to voice mail messages
››Create a folder to manage messages
Select Advanced → Add folder
Select Recipients → Add recipients to open the recipient list
››Send an SOS message
→ Yes
Set up an email account
››Set up an email account and profile
Email
››Send an email message
Select an email profile
→ Compose
Connections → Yes
In Menu mode, select Email → Accounts → Settings
››View an email message
››Synchronise emails with the Exchange server
→ Email accounts → Add account → Exchange ActiveSync
Enter your password for the Exchange
Messenger
Enter the URL of the Exchange server
ChatON
Social Hub
Camera
Entertainment
››Capture a photo
8 Number of photos you can take according to available memory
››Capture a panoramic photo
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
Select → Smile shot
››Capture a photo in Night mode
››Customise camera settings
Select the length of the delay before the
In Menu mode, select Camera. Select → Night
Your location may appear on your
››Record a video
the web. To avoid this, deactivate
Select to stop recording. The video is saved automatically
››Customise camcorder settings
Videos
››Play a video
Gallery
Supported file formats
Play a video
››View a photo
Select a folder → a video with the icon to play
Music
››Play a slideshow
››Add music files to your device
››Play music
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››Create a playlist
Music Hub
Select Playlists →
FM radio
››Listen to the FM radio
››Record a song from the FM radio
››Customise FM radio settings
››Save a radio station automatically
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
Set the FM radio to automatically turn
››Download games and applications
Java
››Play games or launch applications
Personal information
Contacts
››Create a contact
Select Add to Contacts → Create contact
››Find a contact
››Set a favourite number
››Create a group of contacts
››Import or export contacts
››Copy contacts from or to the SIM or USIM card
→ Memory card
››Create an event
Calendar
››View events
››Stop an event alarm
Task
››Create a task
››View tasks
Memo
Voice recorder
››Create a memo
››View memos
››Play a voice memo
When you are finished, select Stop. Your memo is saved automatically
››Customise voice recorder settings
for MMS
Internet
››Set up an internet profile
Connections → Yes
››Browse web pages
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Samsung Apps
Synchronise
››Set up a synchronisation profile
››Start synchronisation
YouTube
Bluetooth
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
Connectivity
→ Always on
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
Wi-Fi
››Activate the WLAN feature
››Find and connect to a WLAN
››Customise the connection profile
Setup WPS
››Connect to a WLAN using a Wi-Fi Protected
››Connect to a WLAN device directly
Connect your device to another device
AllShare
››Customise DLNA settings for sharing media files
Receive data via a WLAN
››Play your files on another DLNA-enabled device
››Play files of one device on the other device
2 Select My device
Select Remote device
Mobile network sharing
use your mobile device as a wireless
preserve battery power and allow only
Block other devices from locating your
››Activate the GPS feature
››Use the mobile networks for location service
In Menu mode, select Settings → Location → My position
PC connections
››Enhance the GPS functionality
››Connect with Samsung Kies
››Connect as a mass storage device
››Use your device as a wireless modem
VPN connections
››Set up VPN connections
In Menu mode, select Settings → Connectivity → VPN → New
In Menu mode, select Settings → Connectivity → VPN
››Connect to a private network
››Set a new alarm
Tools
Calculator
Clock
››Stop an alarm
››Delete an alarm
Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
My files
››Use the count-down timer
››Supported file formats
››View a file
››Set a sound clip as your ringtone
››Set an image as your wallpaper
Select More → Set as → Wallpaper → Set
››Activate or deactivate the NFC feature
››Read information from an NFC tag
››View the information at a later time
››Write information to NFC tags
››Make a purchase with the NFC feature
Voice commands
SIM applications
Settings
Access the Settings menu
Flight mode
Network
Location
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Visible Set your device to be visible to other Bluetooth devices
Display
Sound
Notification
››Date and time
General
››Language
››Voice input and output
››Accessibility
››Installation location
››Motions
››Memory
››Horizontal calibration
››Usage
››Security
››About phone
››Software update
››Licences
››Reset
Accounts
Notification
Call
››Text messages
››Alert repetition
Messages
››Email accounts
››Multimedia messages
Email
››Sending options
››Receiving options
››Block emails
››Threaded list
Contacts
Calendar
Memo
Import from memory card Import memos from the memory card
Internet
Music player
Communities’upload
Gallery
Samsung Apps
Search
Activate or deactivate the NFC feature. p
Settings
Select the types of items to include in your search
Troubleshooting
Your device displays network or service error messages
Calls are being dropped
Outgoing calls are not connected
Incoming calls are not connected
The touch screen responds slowly or improperly
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
Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
Error messages appear when launching the FM radio
Error messages appear when launching the camera
Your device is hot to the touch
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
Error messages appear when opening music files
Safety precautions
Warning Prevent electric shock, fire, and explosion
Do not use damaged power cords or plugs, or loose electrical sockets
Do not bend or damage the power cord
Turn off your device where prohibited
Protect the device, batteries, and chargers from damage
Do not use your device near other electronic devices
Do not use your device near a pacemaker
Turn off your device when in an aircraft
Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments
Keep your device dry
Proper care and use of your mobile device
Do not use or store your device in dusty, dirty areas
Do not store your device near magnetic fields
Do not store your device on slopes
Do not drop your device or cause impacts to your device
Use caution when exposed to flashing lights
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Do not bite or suck on the device or the battery
Reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries
When speaking on the device
Protect your hearing and ears when using a headset
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
Do not use the device if the screen is cracked or broken
Specific Absorption Rate SAR certification information
Ensure access to emergency services
Keep your personal and important data safe
Do not distribute copyright-protected material
Correct disposal of this product
Correct disposal of batteries in this product
Disclaimer
Safety precautions
Index
downloads
settings
timer
near field communication
PC connections
activating finding and connecting to networks using WPS
adding bookmarks 78 browsing web pages 77 setting profiles
answering 37 making 36 using options
answering 37 making 36 using options
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Declaration of Conformity R&TTE
GSM WCDMA Wi-Fi Mobile Phone GT-S5380
To install Kies PC Sync
Refer to the Kies help for more information