Samsung GT-S8500BAAABS, GT-S8500BAAAFR, GT-S8500BAAARB, GT-S8500BAACEL, GT-S8500BAAECT, GT-S8500BAAEGY, GT-S8500BAAJED, GT-S8500BAAKEN, GT-S8500BAAKSA, GT-S8500BAAMID, GT-S8500BAAMMC, GT-S8500BAAPAK, GT-S8500BAAPTR, GT-S8500BAATHR, GT-S8500BAATMC, GT-S8500BAATUR, GT-S8500BAAXEV, GT-S8500BAAXSG, GT-S8500BAAXXV, GT-S8500BAJECT, GT-S8500BANXSG, GT-S8500GAAARB, GT-S8500GAAJED, GT-S8500GAAKSA, GT-S8500GAAXSG, GT-S8500HKAAFR, GT-S8500HKAECT, GT-S8500HKAEGY, GT-S8500HKAJED, GT-S8500HKAKSA, GT-S8500HKAMID, GT-S8500HKAPTR, GT-S8500HKATHR, GT-S8500HKAXEV, GT-S8500HKAXSG, GT-S8500HKAXXV, GT-S8500HKJECT, GT-S8500HKNXSG, GT-S8500ISAJED, GT-S8500ISAKSA, GT-S8500ISAXEV, GT-S8500LRAJED, GT-S8500LRAXEV, GT-S8500PDAJED, GT-S8500PDAXEV, SWG-S8500BACEL, SWG-S8500BAPTR, SWG-S8500HKPTR widgets, Windows Media Player, WLAN, world clock, using WPS, activating

widgets

accessing 25 managing web-based widgets 26

Windows Media Player 97

WLAN

activating 89

finding and connecting to networks 90

using WPS 91

world clock 101

Index 143

Contents

To install Kies (PC Sync) 2.In Menu mode, select Settings → Connectivity → USB → Samsung Kies → Set Page Using this manual Instructional icons Copyright information ABOUT DIVX VIDEO ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND Contents Entertainment Personal information Web 6Contents Connectivity Tools Settings Troubleshooting Safety and usage information Index 8Contents Assembling Unpack Install the SIM or USIM card and battery To install the SIM or USIM card and battery 3 Insert the SIM or USIM card Yes to turn it off Remove the back cover the gold-colouredcontacts facing down Be careful not to damage your fingernails when you Charge the battery ››Charge with the travel adapter ››Charge with the PC data cable Insert a memory card (optional) Remove the back cover and the battery Unlock the memory card cover Lift the memory card cover and insert a memory card Be careful not to damage your fingers when you open the memory card cover Close the memory card cover ››Remove the memory card ››Format the memory card Getting started Turn your device on and off Get to know your device ››Device layout ››Keys ››Idle screen ››Indicator icons ››Shortcuts panel Use the touch screen Control your touch screen with the following actions: Tap and hold: Tap an item and hold it for more than 2 seconds to open a Double-tap: •Panning: Tap and drag with your finger to select items Display and light Backlight time Lock or unlock the touch screen and keys Access menus ››Organise applications in Menu mode ››Add new main menu screens Launch and manage applications ››Launch multiple applications ››Use the task manager Use widgets ››Open the widget toolbar ››Manage web-basedwidgets Customise your device ››Add new panels to the idle screen ››Set the current time and date ››Adjust the volume of the key tones ››Adjust the vibration intensity of the touch screen ››Switch to the silent profile ››Adjust the brightness of the display ››Change the order of tabs ››Lock your device ››Lock your SIM or USIM card ››Activate the mobile tracker Enter text Change the text input method Enter text using input methods Copy and paste text Access help information Communication Calling ››Make and answer a call Make a call Answer a call ››Use the headset ››Use options during a voice call Noise You can activate the speakerphone feature with motion dial a new number In Menu mode, select Settings → General → Gestures place your device on a table or a flat surface ››Use options during a video call ››View and dial missed calls ››Use additional features Set auto rejection Make a fake call Use Fixed Dialling Number (FDN) mode Set call diverting Set call barring Set call waiting Logs ››View call and message logs ››View the log manager Messages ››Send a text message ››Set up an MMS profile ››Send a multimedia message ››View a text or multimedia message ››Listen to voice mail messages ››Use message templates Create a text template Create a multimedia template ››Send an SOS message Email ››Set up an email account and profile Set up an email account Select an email profile ››Send an email message ››View an email message server Social Hub Entertainment Camera ››Capture a photo Check the camera status and settings •: Resolution 1• : Default storage location 2Switch to the camcorder 3Change the shooting mode ››Capture a photo by using preset options for various scenes ››Capture a beauty photo ››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode ››Capture a series of photos ››Capture a panoramic photo ››Capture a vintage photo ››Customise camera settings Anti-Shake vibration or movement Automatically adjust contrast Auto contrast between your subject and ››Capture a video 2Switch to the camera Change the recording mode (for 3attaching to a multimedia message or for saving normally) 6Adjust the brightness; Select + to increase or – to decrease 7View the photo or video you captured last ››Capture a video in slow motion ››Customise camcorder settings Video player ››Play a video ››Customise video player settings Media browser ››View a photo Music player ››Add music files to your device ››Play music ››Access the album list ››Create a playlist ››Add a song to the quick list ››Customise music player settings ››Find information of music ››Add a song to the wish list FM radio ››Listen to the FM radio ››Record a song from the FM radio ››Save a radio station automatically ››Customise FM radio settings Games and more ››Download games and applications ››Play games or launch applications Contacts ››Create a contact ››Find a contact ››Set a favourite number ››Create your namecard accounts ››Create a group of contacts ››Copy contacts Calendar ››Create an event ››View events ››Stop an event alarm Task ››Create a task ››View tasks Memo ››Create a memo ››View memos Voice recorder ››Record a voice memo ››Play a voice memo Web Internet ››Set up an internet profile ››Browse web pages Page ››Bookmark your favourite web pages ››Customise browser settings Set the web browser to RSS update Activating the auto update additional charges Server Samsung Apps Synchronise ››Set up a synchronisation profile ››Start synchronisation Daily briefing Community websites Connectivity Bluetooth ››Find and pair with other Bluetooth- enabled devices ››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature ››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature ››Print data using the Bluetooth wireless feature ››Use Remote SIM mode Wi-Fi ››Activate the WLAN feature ››Find and connect to a WLAN ››Customise the connection profile AllShare ››Customise DLNA settings for sharing media files ››Play your files on another DLNA- enabled device ››Play others' files on your device ››Play files of one device on the other device Mobile AP GPS ››View your location ››Update the GPS functionality TV connections (TV out mode) PC connections ››Connect with Samsung Kies ››Synchronise with Windows Media Player ››Connect as a mass storage device ››Use your device as a wireless modem Tools Clock ››Set a new alarm ››Stop an alarm ››Delete an alarm ››Create a world clock ››Use the stopwatch ››Use the count-downtimer Calculator Mini diary ››Create a Mini diary ››View a Mini diary My accounts ››Create a web account ››Delete or edit my accounts ››Change the auto sync schedule My files ››Supported file formats ››View a file ››Print an image Print an image using a USB connection Print an image using the Bluetooth wireless feature ››Set an image as your wallpaper ››Set a sound clip as your ringtone ››Edit an image Adjust an image Apply effects to images Transform an image Insert a visual feature ››Edit a video Make a new video Trim a segment of a video Split a video Apply an effect to a video Add caption to a video Smart search ››Search for files or data in the device ››Search on the Samsung Mobile Site ››Search on the web Settings Access the Settings menu Flight mode Connectivity Sound profiles Display and light General Date and time Menu and widgets Applications ››Call ››Messages -- Alert tone: Set how often the device will alert you of new messages •Text messages: Reply path : Set the network to inform you when your messages are delivered -- Service centre: Enter the centre address for the text messages Service centre ››Email Get read report Get delivery report Add signature Signature -- Customise other account settings ››Contacts ››Calendar ››Internet ››Media player ››Samsung Apps Security Memory Reset About phone SIM applications Troubleshooting The touch screen responds slowly or improperly •Ensure that your hands are clean and dry when tapping the touch screen •Restart your device to clear any temporary software bugs •Ensure that your device software is upgraded to the latest version Calls are being dropped Others cannot hear you speaking on a call •Ensure that you are not covering the built-inmicrophone Audio quality is poor •Ensure that you are not blocking the device's internal antenna When dialling from contacts, the call is not connected Your device is hot to the touch Error messages appear when launching the camera •Charge the battery or replace it with a battery that is fully charged Error messages appear when launching the FM radio 128Troubleshooting A connection is not established when you connect the device to a PC Safety and usage information This safety and usage information should be followed to safely use your device Safety warnings Keep your device away from small children and pets 130Safety and usage information Avoid interference with pacemakers Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments Reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries Do not use the device if the screen is cracked or broken Safety precautions Drive safely at all times Follow all safety warnings and regulations Use only Samsung-approvedaccessories Using incompatible accessories may damage your device or cause injury Handle your device carefully and sensibly •Do not disassemble your device due to a risk of electric shock Avoid interference with other electronic devices Handle SIM cards or memory cards with care Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) certification information Correct disposal of this product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Correct disposal of batteries in this product Page Index access codes 125 alarms Bluetooth call time 41 call waiting 40 camera connections contacts device DLNA email internet Java games key tone language 114 media browser 63 memory card memos PC connections photos printing qwerty keyboard 30 ringtone RSS reader 83 Samsung Kies 97 Samsung mobile navigator 95 settings task manager 24 tasks time and date, set 27 timer touch screen TV out mode 96 unpack USIM card widgets Windows Media Player WLAN world clock Page GSM Mobile Phone : GT-S8500