GT-S8600
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Trademarks
Copyright
Copyright 2011 Samsung Electronics
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Contents
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Unpack
Assembling
Install the SIM or Usim card and battery
Insert the battery Slide the back cover to close
››Charge with a travel adapter
Charge the battery
Assembling
››Charge with a USB cable
Insert a memory card optional
GB depending on memory card manufacturer and type
››Remove the memory card
››Format the memory card
Turn your device on and off
Getting started
››Device layout
Get to know your device
Lock
Keys
Touch screen
Twice
››Idle screen
››Indicator icons
Getting started
››Notifications panel
Use the touch screen
To avoid scratching the touch screen, do not use sharp tools
Flick Flick the screen quickly to activate an application
Lock or unlock the touch screen and keys
Access menus
››Organise applications
››Add new screens
Launch and manage applications
››Launch multiple applications
››Use the task manager
››Open the widget panel
Use widgets
Applications → Yes
Customise your device
Menu mode, select Settings → General → Date and time
››Organise the widget panel
››Add new panels to the idle screen
››Switch to Silent mode
››Adjust the volume of the ringtones
››Change your ringtone
››Select a wallpaper for the idle screen
Menu mode, select Settings → General → Security
››Adjust the brightness of the display
››Lock your device
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
››Change the text input method
Enter text
Keyboard
››Enter text using input methods
Symbol
Mode Function Select 123 to switch to Number mode
You want
Release the finger on the last character
››Copy and paste text
Repeat steps 2-5 to complete your text
Calling
Communication
››Make or answer a call
Or select to dial the number
→ Call → Reject call with message
››Use options during a voice call
››Use a headset
››View and dial missed calls
››Use options during a video call
Menu mode, select Settings → Call → Auto reject
››Use additional features
Set call diverting
Menu mode, select Settings → Call → Call waiting
Messages
Logs
››View call logs
You can view logs of your calls filtered by their types
Menu mode, select Settings → Network →
››Set up an MMS profile
››Send a text message
Connections → Yes
››Send a multimedia message
Settings Traffic class When you are finished, select Save
Select a connection profile
››Listen to voice mail messages
››View a text or multimedia message
››Create a folder to manage messages
Select Advanced → Add folder
››Send an SOS message
When you are finished setting the recipients, select Save
→ Yes
››Set up an email account and profile
Option Function Secure
››Send an email message
Connection Server Incoming
Select an email message
››View an email message
Exchange server
Enter your email address for
Domain
Server URL
ChatON
Social Hub
Camera
Entertainment
››Capture a photo
Entertainment
››Capture a photo by using preset options for various scenes
››Capture a photo in Smile shot mode
››Capture a photo in Self shot mode
››Capture a panoramic photo
Select → Smile shot
››Customise camera settings
Reset menus and shooting options
Signal may be obstructed, such as
Option Function Effects
White tones
››Record a video
Entertainment
Reset menus and recording options
››Customise camcorder settings
››Play a video
Videos
Menu mode, select Videos Select a video
Supported file formats
Gallery
Page
Play a video
Music
››Play a slideshow
››Add music files to your device
Number Function
››Play music
Entertainment
››Customise music player settings
››Access the disc view
››Create a playlist
Select Playlists →
Music Hub
Select More → Settings
››Listen to the FM radio
FM radio
››Record a song from the FM radio
When you are finished recording, select Stop
››Save a radio station automatically
››Customise FM radio settings
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
››Download games and applications
Java
››Play games or launch applications
Contacts
Personal information
››Create a contact
››Find a contact
››Create your namecard
››Set a favourite number
››Retrieve contacts from your community accounts
Menu mode, select Settings → Contacts → Accounts
››Create a group of contacts
Accounts list you added will appear
››Import or export contacts
Calendar
››Create an event
→ Memory card
››View events
››Stop an event alarm
››Create a task
Task
››View tasks
Voice recorder
Memo
››Create a memo
››View memos
Speak into the microphone
››Play a voice memo
To record more voice memos, select and repeat steps
››Customise voice recorder settings
Web
››Set up an internet profile
Internet
››Browse web pages
Web
Navigation
››Access the recent history or the frequently visited pages
››Bookmark your favourite web pages
Select History or Most visited
Samsung Apps
Synchronise
››Set up a synchronisation profile
››Start synchronisation
Be synchronised
Google
YouTube
››Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
Bluetooth
Connectivity
→ Always on
››Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
››Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
››Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature
Wi-Fi
››Activate the Wlan feature
››Customise the connection profile
››Find and connect to a Wlan
Menu mode, select Settings → Wi-Fi → Wi-Fi Direct
Setup WPS
››Connect to a Wlan device directly
Enabled devices
››Customise Dlna settings for sharing media files
AllShare
Select My device
››Play your files on another DLNA-enabled device
Select Remote device
When you are finished, select
Unauthorised access to the network
Mobile network sharing
Device Activate the tethering function to use
GPS
››Activate the GPS feature
››Enhance the GPS functionality
Menu mode, select Settings → Location → My position
››View your location
››Connect with Samsung Kies
PC connections
››Connect as a mass storage device
››Use your device as a wireless modem
Menu mode, select Settings → Connectivity → VPN → New
››Set up VPN connections
VPN connections
Identify you
››Connect to a private network
Menu mode, select Settings → Connectivity → VPN
Select a private network to connect
Calculator
Tools
Caster
››Send data to your device
Clock
››Set a new alarm
››Send data to Caster
››View transferred data
››Delete an alarm
››Stop an alarm
››Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
Menu mode, select Clock → Timer
››Use the count-down timer
Desk clock
My files
Type Supported format Music
››View a file
Sound Wav, mmf ma2, ma3, xmf, imy, midi, amr Others Xlsx
››Set a sound clip as your ringtone
››Set an image as your wallpaper
To sort files or folders, select List by
Select More → Set as → Wallpaper → Set
Polaris Office
→ Edit Mode
Create a new document
Open a document
Import files
Voice cmd
Export files
Listening
Access the Settings menu
Settings
Flight mode
Network
Location
Customise the settings related with GPS connections
Connectivity
Display
Sound
Notification
››Date and time
General
››Voice input and output
››Language
››Installation location
››Accessibility
››Motions
››Memory
››Usage
Change PIN Change the PIN used to access SIM or Usim data
››Horizontal calibration
››Security
››About phone
››Software update
››Licences
Certificates View the details of certificates
View, set up, or delete email accounts
››Reset
Accounts
Notification
››Alert repetition
Customise the settings for messaging features
››Text messages
Speed dial Set speed dial numbers
››Email accounts
››Multimedia messages
››Sending options
››Receiving options
Change the view mode
››Block emails
››Threaded list
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Export to memory card Export memos to the memory card
Import from memory card Import memos from the memory card
Communities’upload
Search
Dock settings
Select the types of items to include in your search
Wallpaper Select a background image for the desk clock
Troubleshooting
Calls are being dropped
Ensure that your device is turned on
If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected
Phone number
Battery does not charge properly or the device turns off
Error messages appear when opening music files
Another Bluetooth device is not located
Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care
Safety precautions
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Proper care and use of your mobile device
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Specific Absorption Rate SAR certification information
Correct disposal of this product
Disclaimer
Call diverting 44 calls
Index
GPS
PC connections
Wlan
Declaration of Conformity R&TTE
GSM Wcdma Wi-Fi Mobile Phone GT-S8600
Using a USB cable, connect your device to your PC
To install Kies PC Sync