GT-S8530
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Assembling
Install the SIM or Usim card and battery
Unpack
To turn it off Remove the back cover
Gold-coloured contacts facing down
Charge the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
›› Charge with the travel adapter
Device
Multifunction jack
Outlet
Insert a memory card optional
›› Charge with the PC data cable
Before charging, ensure that your PC is turned on
On a PC
Remove the back cover and battery
›› Remove the memory card
Memory card
Remove the memory card
›› Format the memory card
Turn your device on and off
Getting started
Next
Get to know your device
›› Device layout
››Keys
›› Idle screen
››Indicator icons
Your region or service provider Bluetooth activated
Icon Definition
Synchronized with a web server
Use the touch screen
›› Shortcuts panel
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
›› Organise applications in Menu mode
Mode
Select Edit at the top left of the screen
Bottom line
Launch and manage applications
›› Add new main menu screens
›› Launch multiple applications
›› Use the task manager
To open the widget toolbar and access widgets
Use widgets
›› Open the widget toolbar
Drag it to the widget toolbar
Menu mode, select Settings → Menu and widgets → Widget
Customise your device
›› Manage web-based widgets
›› Add new panels to the idle screen
›› Adjust the volume of the key tones
›› Adjust the vibration intensity Touch screen
›› Switch to the silent profile
›› Set up a sound profile
›› Adjust the brightness of the display
›› Lock your device
→ Wallpaper
Select Phone lock
Menu mode, select Settings → Security
›› Lock your SIM or Usim card
›› Activate the mobile tracker
Select PIN lock
Enter text
Change the text input method
Select Mobile tracker
Select Save → Accept
Enter text using input methods
Change the text input mode
Option Function Keypad
Change the text input method
Adding words to the T9 dictionary
Copy and paste text
Access help information
If necessary
Communication
Calling
›› Make and answer a call
Make a call
›› Use the headset
›› Use options during a voice call
Reject a call
Call an international number
Switch to video call
Reduction on
Select → Switch to headset
To customise the video call settings, select → Settings
›› Use options during a video call
›› View and dial missed calls
Set auto rejection
›› Use additional features
Make a fake call
Use Fixed Dialling Number FDN mode
Set call diverting
Logs
›› View call and message logs
Set call barring
Set call waiting
→ Log
››View the log manager
Manager
›› Set up an MMS profile
Messages
›› Send a text message
Network → Connections → Yes
Profiles Select a connection profile → Set
›› Send a multimedia message
Add
›› View a text or multimedia message
→ Folder view
→ Conversation view
Select → Broadcast messages
›› Listen to voice mail messages
›› Use message templates
Create a text template
Create a multimedia template
›› Send an SOS message
Select Save
Sending options
Select OK. Skip to step
›› Set up an email account and profile
Set up an email account
→ Settings →
›› Send an email message
Select an email profile
Compose
Server
›› View an email message
→ Download
Server URL
Option Function Domain
Account Select
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 favourites, select
Create movie Create video files. p
›› Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
›› Capture a beauty photo
→ Beauty
→ Smile shot
›› Capture a panoramic photo
›› Capture a series of photos
→ Continuous
›› Capture a vintage photo
›› Customise camera settings
→ Vintage
Automatically adjust contrast
Adjust
→ to access
Setting Function Guidelines
Setting Function Reset settings
›› Record a video
Number Function
View the photo or video you captured last
Video is saved automatically
To set the video as your favourites, select
›› Capture a video in slow motion
›› Customise camcorder settings
→ Slow motion
Setting Function
Video player
›› Play a video
Turn the audio on or off
›› Customise video player settings
Subtitles on
Smi files
Divide the video into segments
Media browser
›› View a photo
Adjust an image
›› Edit an image
Edit images and apply fun effects
→ Edit
Insert a visual feature
Apply effects to images
Transform an image
Apply
›› Edit a video
Make a new video
Trim a segment of a video
Split a video
Move
To end Select Done
Music player
›› Add music files to your device
Apply an effect to a video
Add caption to a video
›› Play music
Copy to your memory card. p
Select a music file
Control playback with the following keys
›› Access the disc view
One file, or repeating all files
›› Customise music player settings
→ Settings
›› Create a playlist
›› Add a song to the quick list
FM radio
›› Find information of music
›› Add a song to the wish list
›› Listen to the FM radio
Frequencies for stations when the current signal is weak
›› Record a song from the FM radio
›› Save a radio station automatically
→ Scan
Select To turn on the FM radio
›› Customise FM radio settings
Games and more
›› Download games and applications
Games
›› Play games or launch applications
Controls and options of games or applications may vary
›› Create a contact
Contacts
›› Find a contact
›› Create your namecard
›› Set a favourite number
Profile
›› Create a group of contacts
Accounts
›› Copy contacts
›› Stop an event alarm
Calendar
›› Create an event
›› View events
Task
Memo
›› Create a task
›› View tasks
Voice recorder
›› View memos
›› Record a voice memo
›› Play a voice memo
Personal information
›› Set up an internet profile
Settings → Internet profiles
Web
Internet
Homepage
›› Browse web pages
Select Go
›› Bookmark your favourite web pages
›› Customise browser settings
Menu mode, select Internet →
Auto save Set to automatically save your Password Internet
About Access version and copyright Internet
Cookies, IDs, and passwords
Accessed web pages
Update and read RSS feeds
Select Update → feeds → Update → Yes
Samsung Apps
›› Use the RSS reader
›› Set up a synchronisation profile
Synchronise
Desired
Synchronise
Navigation
Community websites
›› Start synchronisation
94 Web
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth wireless feature
Connectivity
→ Settings → My phones visibility → Always on → Save
›› Find and pair with other Bluetooth- enabled devices
Bluetooth → Search
›› Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
›› Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
Application or My files
Select OK if necessary
›› Use Remote SIM mode
Wi-Fi
›› Activate the Wlan feature
Wi-Fi
›› Find and connect to a Wlan
›› Customise the connection profile
Forget
›› Customise Dlna settings for sharing Media files
AllShare → Settings
AllShare
Device type
AllShare
›› Play your files on another DLNA- enabled device
Player
Mobile AP
›› Play others files on your device
›› Play files of one device on the other device
Player via my phone
AP feature
Select OK to confirm
Option Function Name
View or edit the network key to
›› Activate the GPS feature
›› Use the mobile networks for location Service
›› Enhance the GPS functionality
Location
TV connections TV out mode
›› Enable sensor aiding
›› View your location
TV out
USB utilities → Kies installer
›› Install Samsung Kies
PC connections
›› Use your device as a wireless modem
›› Connect with Samsung Kies
›› Connect as a mass storage device
USB utilities → Mass storage
Multifunction jack on your device to a PC
Create a modem connection on your PC
›› Set a new alarm
›› Stop an alarm
›› Delete an alarm
Tools
›› Use the count-down timer
›› Create a world clock
›› Use the stopwatch
View
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
Select Push sync
Select the dot next to Push sync
›› View a file
Search
›› Print an image
›› Set an image as your wallpaper
›› Set a sound clip as your ringtone
Settings
Access the Settings menu
Flight mode
Menu mode, select Settings
Call
Sound profiles
Message and email
Display and light
General
Vibration
Date and time
Time zone Set your home time zone
Applications
Menu and widgets
›› Call
General settings
›› Messages
Voice call
Video call
Text messages
Receiving options
Push messages
›› Email
Broadcast messages
Receiving options
›› Contacts
Order of display name Set how to display contact names
›› Calendar
›› Photo upload settings
›› Installation settings
›› Internet
›› Media player
Security
Change PIN Change the PIN used to access SIM or Usim data
Memory
Reset
Software update
About phone
SIM applications
Troubleshooting
Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key
Ensure that your device is turned on
Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
Ensure that you are not covering the built-in microphone
Your device is hot to the touch
Error messages appear when opening music files
Safety precautions
Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care
Turn off your device where prohibited
Turn off your device when in an aircraft
Proper care and use of your mobile device
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Use caution when using the device while walking or moving
Specific Absorption Rate SAR certification information
Correct disposal of this product
Disclaimer
Access codes 129 alarms
Index
Bluetooth DLNA GPS PC TV WLAN
Keys
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See AllShare
See web browser
Sending 45 setting profiles 44 viewing
Downloading 78 playing
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Videos capturing 61 capturing videos in slow motion
Finding and connecting to
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Declaration of Conformity R&TTE
To install Kies PC Sync