To install Kies PC Sync
GT-S8500
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Contents
Personal information
Entertainment
Web
Connectivity
Settings
Tools
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Troubleshooting
Safety and usage information
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Assembling
Install the SIM or Usim card and battery
Unpack
Gold-colored contacts facing down
To turn it off Remove the back cover and battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
Charge the battery
Outlet
›› Charge with the travel adapter
Device
Multifunction jack
›› Charge with the PC data cable
Insert a memory card optional
Lift the memory card cover and insert a memory card
Memory card
When inserting the memory card
›› Remove the memory card
›› Format the memory card
Turn your device on and off
Getting started
To turn on your device
›› Device layout
Get to know your device
›› Idle screen
›› Keys
Icon Definition
››Indicator icons
›› Shortcuts panel
Use the touch screen
Your device turns off the touch screen when you
To access your device’s menus
Access menus
Lock or unlock the touch screen and keys
Bottom line
›› Organize applications in Menu mode
Mode
Select Edit at the top left of the screen
›› Use the task manager
Launch and manage applications
›› Add new main menu screens
›› Launch multiple applications
›› Open the widget toolbar
Use widgets
›› Add new panels to the idle screen
Menu mode, select Settings → Menu and widgets → Widget
Customize your device
›› Manage web-based widgets
›› Set the current time and date
›› Adjust the volume of the key tones
›› Adjust the vibration intensity Touch screen
›› Switch to the silent profile
→ Wallpaper
›› Set up a sound profile
›› Adjust the brightness of the display
›› Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
›› Lock your SIM or Usim card
Menu mode, select Settings → Security. Select Phone lock
›› Change the order of tabs
›› Lock your device
Select Save → Accept
›› Activate the mobile tracker
Change the text input method
Enter text
Select Predictive text
Enter text using input methods
Adding words to the T9 dictionary
Copy and paste text
Access help information
Make a call
Communication
Calling
›› Make and answer a call
Call an international number
›› Use the headset
›› Use options during a voice call
Reject a call
Reduction on
Switch to video call
›› View and dial missed calls
Select → Switch to headset
To customize the video call settings, select → Settings
›› Use options during a video call
Set auto rejection
›› Use additional features
Make a fake call
Set call diverting
Use Fixed Dialing Number FDN mode
Set call waiting
Log
›› View call and message log
Set call barring
→ Log manager
››View the log manager
Network → Connections → Yes
›› Set up an MMS profile
Messages
›› Send a text message
Profiles Select a connection profile → Set
›› Send a multimedia message
Add
Select → Broadcast messages
›› View a text or multimedia message
Select → Folder view
→ Conversation view
Create a text template
Settings
›› Listen to voice mail messages
›› Use message templates
Set up an email account
›› Set up an email account and profile
Select an email profile
→ Settings →
Compose
›› Send an email message
›› View an email message
Server
Use SSL Layer protocol to increase Security
Option Function
Exchange server
Server URL
Menu mode, select Social Hub
Social Hub
Camera
Entertainment
›› Capture a photo
Number Function Change the focus mode You can take
To view the photo details, select
To set the photo as your favorites, select
→ Smile shot
›› Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
›› Capture a beauty photo
→ Beauty
›› Capture a panoramic photo
›› Capture a series of photos
›› Capture a vintage photo
›› Customize camera settings
→ Vintage
Setting Function Guidelines
Automatically adjust contrast
Adjust
→ to access
›› Capture a video
To view video details, select
View the photo or video you captured last
Video is saved automatically
To set the video as your favorites, select
→ Slow motion
›› Capture a video in slow motion
Captured videos
›› Customize camcorder settings
Video quality
Turn the audio on or off
Control playback with the following keys Number Function
Video player
›› Play a video
Select a video to play
›› Customize video player settings
›› View a photo
Media browser
→ Edit tag
›› Add music files to your device
Music player
›› Play music
›› Access the album list
›› Add a song to the quick list
›› Customize music player settings
→ Settings
›› Create a playlist
›› Listen to the FM radio
FM radio
›› Find information of music
›› Add a song to the wish list
Frequencies for stations when the current signal is weak
›› Add a radio station to the favorites list
›› Customize FM radio settings
›› Record a song from the FM radio
›› Save a radio station automatically
›› Download games and applications
Games and more
Games
Controls and options of games or applications may vary
›› Play games or launch applications
›› Create a contact
Contacts
›› Find a contact
›› Create your namecard
›› Set a favorite number
Profile
›› Create a group of contacts
Accounts
›› Copy contacts
›› View events
→ Print via Bluetooth
Calendar
›› Create an event
›› View tasks
›› Stop an event alarm
Task
›› Create a task
›› View memos
Memo
Voice recorder
›› Create a memo
Your memo is saved automatically
›› Play a voice memo
›› Browse web pages
›› Set up an internet profile
Web
Internet
Number
Navigate web pages with the following keys
›› Bookmark your favorite web pages
›› Customize browser settings
Option Function Internet
RSS update Activating the auto update
Accessed web pages
ID/password
Add an RSS feed address
Update and read RSS feeds
Samsung Apps
›› Use the RSS reader
Enter a name for the profile
›› Set up a synchronization profile
Synchronize
Synchronize
Community websites
Daily briefing
›› Start synchronization
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth wireless feature
→ Settings → My phones visibility → Always on → Save
›› Find and pair with other Bluetooth- enabled devices
Bluetooth → Search
Select OK if necessary
›› Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
›› Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
Application or My files
Options and print the data
›› Print data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
›› Use Remote SIM mode
Files
›› Find and connect to a Wlan
Wi-Fi
›› Activate the Wlan feature
Wi-Fi
Type
Option Function Name View the name of the profile
View the security type
IP address
AllShare → Settings
›› Customize Dlna settings for sharing Media files
AllShare
AllShare
›› Play your files on another DLNA- enabled device
Player
›› Play files of one device on the other device
›› Play others files on your device
Player via my phone
Mobile AP
Mobile AP
Location
›› View your location
Select My position to view your location
Region Option
TV connections TV out mode
›› Update the GPS functionality
TV out
USB → Samsung Kies → Set
Press to return to Idle mode
PC connections
›› Connect with Samsung Kies
USB → Mass storage → Set
›› Synchronize with Windows Media Player
›› Connect as a mass storage device
USB → Media player → Set
Multifunction jack on your device to a PC
›› Use your device as a wireless modem
Open the folder to view files
USB → PC Internet → Set
Tools
›› Set a new alarm
›› Stop an alarm
›› Delete an alarm
›› Use the stopwatch
›› Use the count-down timer
→ DST settings
›› Create a world clock
›› View a Mini diary
Calculator
Mini diary
›› Create a Mini diary
›› Change the auto sync schedule
My accounts
›› Create a web account
›› Delete or edit my accounts
Select the dot next to Push sync
My files
›› Supported file formats
Select Push sync
›› View a file
›› Set an image as your wallpaper
Print an image using a USB connection
Print an image using the Bluetooth wireless feature
›› Print an image
Transform an image
Adjust an image
›› Edit an image
Apply effects to images
Save or Apply
Insert a visual feature
›› Edit a video
Make a new video
Add text
Trim a segment of a video
Import a video Select a video → Effects
Split a video
Apply an effect to a video
Add caption to a video
›› Search on the Samsung Mobile Site
Content
Smart search
›› Search for files or data in the device
Menu mode, select Settings
Settings
Access the Settings menu
Offline mode
Call
Sound profiles
Message and Email
General
Display and light
Wallpaper Select a background image for the idle screen
Vibration
Date and time
Time zone Set your home time zone
Applications
Menu and widgets
›› Call
Video call
Preset image Select an image to be shown to the other party
Voice call
Call that was not connected
Keep a copy Set whether or not to save a copy of messages
Customize the settings for messaging features
General settings
›› Messages
Push messages
Receiving options
Broadcast messages
›› Email
Customize other account settings
Sending options
›› Contacts
Order of display name Set how to display contact names
›› Calendar
›› Media player
›› Photo upload settings
Music player settings Set the music player options. p
›› Internet
›› Social network profiles
›› Installation settings
Security
Memory
About phone
Reset
SIM applications
Your device displays Service unavailable or Network error
Troubleshooting
Incoming calls are not connected
Touch screen responds slowly or improperly
Calls are being dropped
Outgoing calls are not connected
Audio quality is poor
When dialing from contacts, the call is not connected
Battery does not charge properly or the device turns off
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 if touched
Another Bluetooth device is not located
Error messages appear when opening music files
Your device freezes or has fatal errors
Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care
Install mobile devices and equipment with caution
Keep your device away from small children and pets
Protect your hearing
Turn off the device in potentially explosive environments
Avoid interference with pacemakers
Reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries
Drive safely at all times
Follow all safety warnings and regulations
Use only Samsung-approved accessories
Do not use the device if the screen is cracked or broken
Avoid interference with other electronic devices
Handle your device carefully and sensibly
Use your device in the normal position
Allow only qualified personnel to service your device
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Ensure access to emergency services
Correct disposal of this product
Specific Absorption Rate SAR certification information
Correct disposal of batteries in this product
Disclaimer
Safety and usage information