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Contents
Entertainment
Personal information
Web
Connectivity
Tools
Settings
8Contents
Troubleshooting
Safety precautions
Index
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
If the device is on, press and hold [ ] and select Yes
to turn it off
Remove the back cover
Charge the battery
››Charge with the travel adapter
››Charge with the PC data cable
Insert a memory card (optional)
››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
•Flick: Flick the screen quickly to activate an application
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
››Lock your device
››Lock your SIM or USIM card
››Activate the mobile tracker
Enter text
Insert a space; Insert a period and space
3(double-tap);Show frequently used symbols (tap and hold)
4Clear your input
5Start a new line
Keyboard type
When entering text with the keypad, you can use the following modes:
Mode
ABC
green)
2. Select the appropriate virtual keys to
When Predictive text mode is activated, you can use Continuous input mode
Tap and hold and select Continuous input
from the screen
the finger to the next character
Continue until you have finished the word
Access help information
Communication
Calling
››Make and 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
Select to start recording
Speak into the microphone
During recording, select to pause and select to
resume
When you are finished, select Save → Save
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
››Send an SOS message
Email
››Set up an email account and profile
››Send an email message
››View an email message
server
Domain
Enter the domain of your email
address
Server URL
Enter the URL of the Exchange
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
››Record a video
6Adjust the brightness; Select + to increase or – to decrease
7View the photo or video you captured last
Press the Camera key to start recording
The video is saved automatically
After recording videos, select to view the recorded videos
››Capture a video in slow motion
››Customise camcorder settings
Video player
››Play a video
››Customise video player settings
Media browser
››View a photo
››Edit an image
contrast or colour)
Adjust the image as desired and select Apply
When you are finished, select Save
Select a memory location (if necessary)
Apply effects to images
››Edit a video
11 Select Tap here to add background music → a sound category → a sound → Add
a sound category
a sound
12 Select to add a transition effect between images or videos
14 When you are finished, select Make movie
Music player
››Add music files to your device
››Play music
››Access the disc view
››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
Select Yes to start automatic tuning
The FM radio scans and saves available stations automatically
Control the FM radio with the following keys:
Set the FM radio to automatically retune
2Turn off the FM radio; Select to turn on 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
Voice recorder
››Record a voice memo
››Play a voice memo
3 Control playback with the following keys:
1Move to a point of the file by dragging or tapping the bar
2Pause playback; Select to resume playback
86Personal information
Web
Internet
››Set up an internet profile
››Browse web pages
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
››Customise browser settings
browser:
Homepage
to use as your homepage
Auto save
Set to automatically save your
Samsung Apps
Synchronise
››Set up a synchronisation profile
››Start synchronisation
Community websites
Navigation
Navigation
Visit http://www.66.com/samsung for details
If your device is
Connectivity
Bluetooth
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth- enabled devices
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Receive 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
››Activate the GPS feature
››Enhance the GPS functionality
››Use the mobile networks for location
service
››Enable sensor aiding
TV connections (TV out mode)
PC connections
››Install Samsung Kies
››Connect with Samsung Kies
››Connect as a mass storage device
››Use your device as a wireless modem
multifunction jack on your device to a PC
Create a modem connection on your PC
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
››Set an image as your wallpaper
››Set a sound clip as your ringtone
Search
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
››Email
-- Exchange ActiveSync: Customise sending options for Exchange server accounts
Add signature
Signature
Keep a copy: Set whether or not to save a copy of sent messages in the server
Get read report
››Contacts
››Calendar
››Internet
››Media player
››Samsung Apps
››Photo upload settings
››Social network profiles
Security
Memory
Reset
Software update
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
132Troubleshooting
Error messages appear when opening music files
Ensure that the music file is not Digital Rights Management
•Ensure that your device supports the file type
Another Bluetooth device is not located
•Ensure that the Bluetooth wireless feature is activated on your device
Safety precautions
Turn off your device where prohibited
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
136Safety precautions
Proper care and use of your mobile device
Keep your device dry
Do not use or store your device in dusty, dirty areas
Do not store your device on slopes
Do not store your device with such metal objects as coins, keys and necklaces
Ensure maximum battery and charger life
Use manufacturer-approvedbatteries, chargers, accessories and supplies
Do not bite or suck on the device or the battery
When speaking on the device:
138Safety precautions
Protect your hearing
Use caution when using the device while walking or moving
Do not carry your device in your back pockets or around your waist
Do not disassemble, modify, or repair your device
Do not paint your device
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) certification information
140Safety precautions
Correct disposal of this product
Correct disposal of batteries in this product
Disclaimer
142Safety precautions
Index
access codes 129 alarms
Bluetooth
call time 43 call waiting 42 camera
connections
contacts
device
device lock
DLNA
internet
Java games
key tone
language 118 logs
media browser 66 memory card
photos
ringtone
RSS reader
Samsung Kies
Samsung mobile navigator 93 settings
text messages
USIM card
video calls
video editor
video player
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