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