GT-S7500
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Copyright 2012 Samsung Electronics
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Contents
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Assembling
Unpack
Assembling
Charge the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
››Charge with a travel adapter
››Charge with a USB cable
GB depending on memory card manufacturer and type
Insert a memory card optional
Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on a PC
››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
Lock
Touch screen
Open a list of options available on
Indicator icons
Getting started
Use the touch screen
Current time
Lock or unlock the touch screen and keys
››Move items on the idle screen
Get to know the idle screen
››Add items to the idle screen
››Remove items from the idle screen
››Use the notifications panel
Access applications
››Add or remove panels to the idle screen
Press → Save
››Organise applications
Select an application
››Access recent applications
Customise your device
››Use the task manager
››Set the current time and date
→ Date and time
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
››Switch to Silent mode
››Turn on or off the touch tone
››Change your ringtone
››Activate animation for switching windows
››Adjust the brightness of the display
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
→ Display → Animation → Some animations or All animations
››Set a screen lock
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → Pattern
→ Location and security → Set up screen lock → PIN
Idle mode, open the application list and select
→ Password
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
Select Alert message recipients
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
→ Location and security → SIM Change Alert → Continue
››Change the keypad type
››Enter text using the Samsung keypad
Enter text
››Enter text using the Swype keypad
Getting started
››Copy and paste text
Select Select word or Select all
››Install an application
››Uninstall an application
Select Uninstall → OK
Download applications from Android Market
→ Unknown sources → OK
Download files from the web
Synchronise data
››Set up a server account
››Activate automatic sync
››Synchronise data manually
→ Accounts and sync
Communication
Calling
››Make or answer a call
Select To make a call
››Use a headset
Answer a call
››Use options during a call
››Use additional features
››View and dial missed calls
→ Call → Call rejection
Select Auto reject list
Use Fixed Dialling Number FDN mode
→ Call → Additional settings → Call barring
Logs
››View call logs
Select a call barring option
Messaging
››Send a text message
››Send a multimedia message
Select New message
››View a text or multimedia message
Add recipients of your message
››Send an email message
Google Mail
››Listen to voice mail messages
Mail
››View email messages
››Organise email by labels
››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
››View an email message
Talk
››Add friends to your friend list
→ Reply
Forward
ChatON
››Start a chat
Social Hub
››Capture a photo
Entertainment
Camera
Entertainment
››Capture a photo by using preset options for various scenes
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
Make any necessary adjustments Select to take a photo
››Capture a series of photos
Select → Smile shot
››Customise camera settings
››Capture a panoramic photo
Imaging sensor
Adjust the sensitivity of the camera
Black and white tones
››Record a video
Length of video that can be
››Customise camcorder settings
After recording videos, select to view the recorded videos
To delete a video, select Delete
Camera starts recording a video
Gallery
Supported file formats
››View a photo
Contact, press → Set as
Videos
››Play a video
Music
››Add music files to your device
››Play music
››Create a playlist
Number Function
Idle mode, open the application list and select Music
Select Playlists
››Customise music player settings
››Add songs to the quick list
Select Add music
Music library screen
FM radio
››Listen to the FM radio
Lyrics
ID3v2 tags only
››Save a radio station automatically
Radio
››Customise FM radio settings
Press → Settings
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
Select to add the radio station to the favourites list
Background Background while using other
Playing
Can control the FM radio from
Notifications panel
Personal information
Contacts
Create a contact
Select Add to Contacts → Create contact
››Set a speed dial number
Press → More → Speed dial setting
››Find a contact
››Create your namecard
››Create a group of contacts
››Copy contacts
Groups
Calendar
››Import or export contacts
Press → Import/Export → Import from SD card
Press → Import/Export → Export to SD card
Calendar Select Tap to create event or press → Create
››Create an event
››View events
››Stop an event alarm
Memo
››Create a memo
››View memos
Recorder
Voice recorder
››Record a voice memo
››Play a voice memo
To record more voice memos, select Record again
››Browse web pages
Web
Internet
Bookmark
››Search for information by voice
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Idle mode, open the application list and select Internet
Select → Bookmarks
Select → Most visited or History
››Access the frequently visited pages or the recent history
Maps
Select Search Maps
Search for a specific location
››Get directions to a specific destination
Latitude
Select → Select from Contacts or Add via email address
Navigation
Places
Navigation
YouTube
››Watch videos
››Share videos
››Upload videos
YouTube
Select a video Select → an option
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps
Market
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 network → Bluetooth settings
Select Bluetooth to turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Wireless and network → Bluetooth settings → Visible
Wi-Fi
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Activate the Wi-Fi feature
››Find and connect to a Wi-Fi AP
››Add a Wi-Fi AP manually
→ Wireless and network → Wi-Fi settings
Wi-Fi Direct
Setup WPS
→ Wi-Fi Direct
››Connect your device to another device
››Send data via Wi-Fi
››Receive data via Wi-Fi
››Customise Dlna settings for sharing media files
AllShare
››Play your files on another DLNA-enabled device
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Mobile network sharing
Idle mode, open the application list and select AllShare
Select Remote device
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→ Wireless and network → Tethering and portable hotspot
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››Activate location services
→ Location and security
Satellites Your location
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PC connections
››Connect with Samsung Kies
››Connect as a mass storage device
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››Set up VPN connections
→ Wireless and network → VPN settings → Add VPN
Enter the L2TP secret password
VPN connections
››Connect to a private network
››Set a new alarm
››Stop an alarm
Alarm
Tools
››Delete an alarm
››Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
World clock
››Use the count-down timer
Calculator
››Perform the calculation
››View the calculation history
››Customise Kies air settings
Downloads
Google Search
Kies air
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››Connect a PC to your device via Wi-Fi
Connected to a PC
My files
SIM Toolkit
Idle mode, open the application list and select SIM Toolkit
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Task Manager
Thinkfree Office
››Create a new document
Thinkfree Office
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When you are finished editing, save the document
››View and edit a document on your device
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Voice Search
››Manage documents online
Wireless and network
Settings
Access the Settings menu
››Kies via Wi-Fi
››Bluetooth settings
››VPN settings
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Call
››Mobile networks
Call alert
Call answering/ending
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Change the settings for various sounds on your device
Sound
Change the settings for the display
Display
Screen display
Home screen
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Power saving
Custom power saving mode settings
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Set up SIM card lock
Location and security
Applications
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Accounts and sync
Privacy
Development
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Storage
Language and keyboard
››Select language
››Select input method
Preferences
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››Samsung keypad
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››Voice recognition settings
››Text-to-speech settings
Voice input and output
Engines View the text-to-speech engines in your device
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Accessibility
Date and time
About phone
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Troubleshooting
→ Erase everything
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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
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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
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Protect the device, batteries, and chargers from damage
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Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments
Proper care and use of your mobile device
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Do not store your device near magnetic fields
Use caution when exposed to flashing lights
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When speaking on the device
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When cleaning your device
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Ensure access to emergency services
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Correct disposal of this product
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Correct disposal of batteries in this product
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Index
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Dlna
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Photos
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Web browser
To install Kies PC Sync
Using a USB cable, connect your device to your PC