Samsung SM-A500H manual

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SM-A500H/DS

SM-A500H

SM-A500HQ

User Manual

English. 11/2014. Rev.1.1

www.samsung.com

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2Table of Contents
- Motions & usability features
- 3Contacts
- Messages & email
- Camera
- Gallery
- Safety assistance
- Useful apps and features
- Connecting with other devices
- Device & data manager
- 4Settings
- Troubleshooting
5Read me first
- 6Instructional icons
7Getting started
- Package contents
- 8Device layout
  - 9Buttons
- 10Using the SIM or USIM card
  - Installing the SIM or USIM card
  - 14Removing the SIM or USIM card
  - 15Using dual SIM or USIM cards (dual SIM models)
    - Activating SIM or USIM cards
    - Changing the display name and icon of SIM or USIM cards
    - Switching between cards
  - 16Charging the battery
    - 17Reducing the battery consumption
- 18Using a memory card
  - Installing a memory card
  - 20Removing the memory card
  - Formatting the memory card
- 21Turning the device on and off
- Locking and unlocking the screen
22Basics
- Using the touch screen
  - Tapping
  - 23Tapping and holding
  - Dragging
  - Double-tapping
  - 24Flicking
  - Spreading and pinching
- 25Home screen layout
  - Home screen
    - 26Home screen options
    - Flipboard Briefing
  - 27Apps screen
  - 28Indicator icons
- 29Notifications and quick setting panels
  - Using the notifications panel
    - 30Rearranging quick setting buttons
  - 31Using the quick setting panel
- 32Opening apps
  - Closing an app
- Installing or uninstalling apps
  - Samsung GALAXY Apps
    - Installing apps
  - 33Play Store
  - Managing apps
    - Uninstalling or disabling apps
    - Enabling apps
- 34Entering text
  - Keyboard layout
    - Changing the input language
    - Changing the keyboard layout
  - 35Using additional keyboard functions
  - 36Copying and pasting
- 37Screen capture
- My Files
- 38Power saving feature
  - Power saving mode
  - Ultra power saving mode
- 39Viewing help information
40Network connectivity
- Mobile data
- Wi-Fi
- 41Tethering and Mobile hotspot
  - About tethering and mobile hotspots
  - Using the mobile hotspot
  - 42Using USB tethering
  - Using Bluetooth tethering
43Motions & usability features
- Motions and gestures
  - Smart alert
  - 44Mute/Pause
    - Placing palm on screen
    - Turning device over
  - 45Palm swipe to capture
- 46Multi window
  - About Multi window
  - Launching Multi window
    - 47Creating a Multi window combination
    - 48Using Multi window options
- 49One-handedoperation
50Personalising
- Managing the Home and Apps screens
  - Managing the Home screen
    - Adding items
    - Moving and removing an item
    - Creating a folder
    - Managing panels
  - 51Managing the Apps screen
    - Changing the sorting method
    - Hiding apps
    - Moving items
    - Creating folders
- 52Setting wallpaper and ringtones
  - Setting wallpaper
  - Changing ringtones
- 53Changing the screen lock method
  - Pattern
  - PIN
  - Password
- 54Private mode
  - About private mode
  - Hiding content
  - Viewing hidden content
- 55Easy mode
  - Managing shortcuts
- 56Transferring data from your previous device
  - Using backup accounts
  - Using Samsung Smart Switch
    - Using Smart Switch Mobile
    - Using Smart Switch with computers
  - Using Samsung Kies
- 57Setting up accounts
  - Adding accounts
  - Removing accounts
58Phone
- Making calls
  - 59Making calls from call logs or contacts list
  - Making an international call
- 60Receiving calls
  - Answering a call
  - Rejecting a call
  - Missed calls
- 61Options during calls
  - During a voice call
  - 62During a video call
63Contacts
- Adding contacts
  - Moving contacts from other devices
  - Creating contacts manually
- Importing and exporting contacts
- 64Searching for contacts
  - Adding shortcuts for contacts to the Home screen
65Messages & email
- Messages
  - Sending messages
  - 66Viewing incoming messages
- 67Email
  - Setting up email accounts
  - Sending emails
  - 68Reading emails
69Camera
- Basic shooting
  - Taking photos or recording videos
    - 70Launching Camera on the locked screen
- 71Shooting modes
  - Auto
  - Selfie
  - Wide selfie
  - 72Rear-camselfie
  - Panorama
  - 73Night
  - Animated GIF
  - Managing shooting modes
  - Downloading shooting modes
- 74Camera settings
  - 75Location tags
  - Storage location
  - Save as flipped
  - Grid lines
  - Voice control
  - The volume key
  - Review pics/videos
  - Reset settings
76Gallery
- Viewing content on the device
- 77Viewing content stored on other devices
  - Accessing content on a registered device
  - Accessing content on a nearby device
78Safety assistance
- Emergency mode
  - About emergency mode
  - Activating emergency mode
  - Deactivating emergency mode
- 79Help message
  - About help message
  - Adding primary contacts
  - Setting help messages
  - Sending help messages
80Useful apps and features
- S Finder
  - Searching for content
- S Planner
  - Creating events or tasks
  - 81Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
- 82S Voice
  - About S Voice
  - Setting the language
  - Using S Voice
    - Waking up S Voice in standby mode
    - Changing the wake-upcommand
- 83Internet
- 84Music
  - Playing music
  - 85Playing music stored on other devices
    - Accessing music on a registered device
    - Accessing music on a nearby device
- 86Video
  - Playing videos
  - 87Playing videos stored on other devices
    - Accessing a video on a registered device
    - Accessing a video on a nearby device
- 88Studio
- 89Clock
  - Alarm
    - Setting alarms
    - Stopping alarms
    - Deleting alarms
  - 90World clock
    - Creating clocks
    - Deleting clocks
  - Stopwatch
  - Timer
- 91Calculator
- Memo
  - Composing memos
  - Searching for memos
- 92Voice Recorder
  - Recording voice memos
  - Playing voice memos
- 93Dropbox
- 94Flipboard
- Radio
  - Listening to the FM radio
  - 95Scanning radio stations
- 96Google apps
  - Chrome
  - Google Mail
  - Google+
  - Maps
  - Play Music
  - Play Movies & TV
  - 97Play Books
  - Play Newsstand
  - Play Games
  - Drive
  - YouTube
  - Photos
  - Hangouts
  - Google
  - Voice Search
  - Google Settings
98Bluetooth
- About Bluetooth
- Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
- 99Sending and receiving data
  - Sending an image
  - Receiving an image
- Unpairing Bluetooth devices
100Wi-FiDirect
- About Wi-FiDirect
- Connecting to other devices
- 101Ending the device connection
102Quick Connect
- About Quick connect
- Sharing content
103Screen Mirroring
- About Screen Mirroring
- 104Viewing content on a TV
105Mobile printing
- Adding printer plug-ins
- Connecting to a printer
- Printing content
106Device & data manager
- Upgrading the device
  - Upgrading over the air
  - Upgrading with Samsung Kies
- 107Transferring files between the device and a computer
  - Connecting as a media device
  - Connecting with Samsung Kies
- 108Backing up and restoring data
  - Using a Google account
  - Using a Samsung account
- Performing a data reset
109Settings
- About Settings
- QUICK SETTINGS
- CONNECTIONS
  - Wi-Fi
    - Setting Wi-Fisleep policy
  - 110Bluetooth
  - 111Tethering and Mobile hotspot
  - Flight mode
  - Data usage
  - 112Location
  - SIM card manager (dual SIM models)
  - Connect and share
    - Nearby devices
    - Printing
    - Screen Mirroring
  - 113More networks
    - Default messaging app
    - Mobile networks
    - VPN
- 114DEVICE
  - Sound
  - 115Display and wallpaper
  - 116Lock screen
  - Multi window
  - Notification panel
  - Motions and gestures
- 117PERSONALISATION
  - Accounts
  - Cloud
  - 118Backup and reset
  - Easy mode
  - Accessibility
    - 119Magnification
    - gestures
    - Notification
    - reminder
    - Negative
    - colours
    - Hearing
    - Flash
    - notification
    - Turn
    - off all sounds
    - subtitles (CC)
    - Mono
    - audio
  - 120Blocking mode
  - Private mode
- 121SYSTEM
  - Language and input
    - Language
    - Default
    - Samsung keyboard
    - 122Google voice typing
    - Voice search
    - Text-to-speechoptions
    - Notification readout
    - Pointer speed
  - 123Date and time
  - 124Safety assistance
  - Accessories
  - Power saving
  - 125Storage
  - Security
  - 126Help
  - About device
- 127APPLICATIONS
  - Application manager
  - Default applications
  - Application settings
128Troubleshooting
- 129The touch screen responds slowly or improperly
- Your device freezes or has fatal errors
- Reset device
- Erase everything
- Calls are not connected
- Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
- 130Sound echoes during a call
- The battery icon is empty
- The battery does not charge properly (For Samsung-approvedchargers)
- The battery depletes faster than when first purchased
- 131Your device is hot to the touch
- Error messages appear when launching the camera
- Photo quality is poorer than the preview
- Error messages appear when opening multimedia files
- 132Another Bluetooth device is not located
- A connection is not established when you connect the device to a computer
- Your device cannot find your current location
- 133Data stored in the device has been lost
- A small gap appears around the outside of the device case
- 134Copyright
- Trademarks