SPH-A540 Series
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Table of Contents
Getting Started
List of main and sub menus Using your phone’s menus
Travel adapter
Your phone’s modes
Phone Book
Calls
Messages
Mobile web
Calendar
Setup
Sounds
Voice
Roaming
Games
In-use menu
All about performance and safety
Your Phone as a Network Device
Limited Warranty
Industry Canada Notice
Your consumer package
Front view of the SPH-A540
Clear key
Backlight features
Getting to know your phone
Antenna
Microphone
Headset connector
LED indicator
Menu key
Display screen icons
Send key
Navigation
Display screen
Page
To attach the battery to your phone
Installing the battery
Warranty and may cause damage
Removing the battery
Charging the battery
To remove the battery from your phone
Follow these steps to use you travel adapter
Using the travel adaptor
Low battery indicator
Travel adapter
Your phone’s modes
Your phone goes into standby mode
Power save mode
Silent mode
Standby mode
To change the setting
Talk mode
Vibrate mode
Standby mode
To turn your phone on
Getting service
Getting Started
Turning your phone on
To turn your phone off
When you receive a call
Turning your phone off
Several ways to answer a call
List of main and sub menus
1General 1Scroll Timer 2Msg. Remind
1Minute Beep 2Service 3Connect 4Disconnect
Returning to the previous menu
Using your phone’s menus
Accessing menus using the navigation key
Accessing menus using shortcut numbers
Incoming
Following steps are a sample exercise to access games
Calls
Outgoing
Missed
Reviewing calls
Erase history
Keeping track of call activity
To view Air Time from standby mode
Air time
Total
Last call
Last Call Total Erase All LifeTime
LifeTime
Erase All
To erase your total air time
To activate call block
Call waiting
Caller I.D
To answer this call
To place a three way call
To access your Phone Book
Phone Book
Three way calling
Add new entry
Find name
My phone #
Find entry
Setting secret
Group search
To change a Phone Book entry
Editing phone book numbers
Storing pauses in a phone book entry
Adding pauses
To store a number in your Phone Book that contains pauses
To pause dial from the Phone Book
Pause dialing from a stored entry
Manual pause calling
Erasing individual phone book entries
Send Add Phone# Edit Prepend Erase Send MSG
Erasing your phone book
Editing an existing e-mail address
Setting speed dial
To edit an existing e-mail address
To store a phone number after ending a call
Storing incoming phone numbers at the end of a call
Storing phone numbers from call logs
Shortcuts to storing phone numbers
Shortcuts to memory dialing
One-touch dialing
Two-touch dialing
Three-touch dialing
Creating SMS text messages
Messages
Memory
Mobile originating SMS text messaging
Save Outbox No Save
To continue, select from the following two menus
Urgent Normal
Always 30 min Hour Hours Day Days
T9English Alpha Symbol Number
Entering text, numbers, and/or symbols
Exit
Entering numbers
Symbol entry
To change the input mode again
Alphabetical text entry
New messages
To view your messages
Inbox
To review outgoing messages
Outbox
Reviewing outbox
Callback Reply Forward Save addr Erase Detail Save cb#
Message memory capacity
Messages and lock mode
You can access Web Alert from the Message menu
Web
Msg. Remind
Message setup
Scroll timer
Erase message
Canned Msg
Receiving a message in standby mode
Receiving a message while on a call
Reviewing voice mails and text messages
Message options
Reviewing stored voicemail and text messages in standby mode
To activate, view or change the ringer type for messages
Ringer type Message
Press Ringer Type Press Messages
Mobile web
To launch the MiniBrowser
Launching the minibrowser
WEB Home
Exiting the web/minibrowser
Minibrowser start and end prompts
To change the settings
Minibrowser soft keys
How the minibrowser keys work
Navigating the web
Using links
Data Only
Making a phone call while using the minibrowser
To set up Data/Fax calls
Data/fax
Ending a fax or data call
Receiving a fax
Fax calls can be received
Sending a fax or data file
Changing your phone back to voice calling
To change your phone back to voice calling
Month view
How to schedule an event
Calendar
Today
Alarm, On time, 10Min before, 30Min before, 1Hour before
How to add, edit, or erase an event
Jump to date
How to view an event
Using jump to date
Scheduler
Creating a task list item
How to view, edit, add, or erase a task list item
Task list
Count down
Alarm clock
How to view, edit, add or erase a count down timer
To set the Alarm Clock
To perform a calculation
Calculator
+ Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
Idle Screen Backlight Banner Auto Hyphen Contrast Version
Setup
Display
Backlight
To create a banner
Banner
To set the Backlight
Folder open Seconds Off
To set the Auto Hyphen option
Contrast
Auto hyphen
To set the LCD contrast
Version
Adjusting ringer volume rapidly
Adjusting voice volume during a call
Sounds
Ringer volume
Voice volume
Ringer type
Ringer type calls
Ringer type alarm
Ringer type data/fax incoming
To activate, view or change the ringer type for your planner
Ringer type planner
Alerts Minute beep
Key beep
Alerts
Tone Length
Alerts connect
Alerts service
Alerts disconnect
Roam ringer
Power on/off
Press for Power On/Off
Voice
To program the phone for voice calling
Voice dial
Tips on recording names
Record
To review voice calling entries
Review
To erase all voice calling entries
Games
Key commands
Set active
To open Push Push
Push Push
Fly Ribbon
Object
Security
Spider Hunter
Unlocking the phone
Calling in lock mode
Lock phone
Locking the phone
Lock code
To place an outgoing call in lock mode
To enter a new lock code
To store emergency numbers
Special #s
Storing Special #s
For any other essential or emergency communications
To clear your phone’s memory
Calling Special #s in lock mode
To call special numbers in lock mode
Erase PBook
Auto answer
Resetting your phone
To reset the phone
Call answer
Yes
Roaming
Language
Roaming on other digital networks
Roaming on analog networks
Setting your phone’s roam mode
You will experience a few differences including
Setting an alert when roam charges apply call guard
Set mode
To Answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on
Setting ringer for roaming calls
To turn the Call Guard feature on or off
To place roaming calls with Call Guard on
In-Use menu options are
In-use menu
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Specifications are Subject to Change
Usage guidelines All about performance and safety
Understanding Signal Strength
Understanding the Power Save Mode
Body-worn Operation
Exposure To Radio Frequency Signals
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Operating a Motor Vehicle
Antenna Care
Phone Operation
Tips on Efficient Operation
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Other Medical Devices
Vehicles
Posted Facilities
For Vehicles Equipped with an Air bag
Aircraft
Blasting Areas
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
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Your Phone as a Network Device
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Information to User
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Samsung Phone and Battery Specifications
Owners Record
User Guide Proprietary Notice
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Limited Warranty
What is covered and for how long?
What is not covered?
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What are Samsung’s Obligations?
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What are the limits of SAMSUNG’s liability?
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