Samsung SCH R250 manual

SCH-R250 POR T ABLE TRI-B AND MOBILE PHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference.[...]

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1 Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ........................................ 5 Understanding this User Manual ......................................... 5 Installing the Battery ............................................ .............. 7 Charging the Battery .......................................................... 8 Activating Your Ph[...]

2 Adding a New Contacts Entry ...... ...................................... 43 Finding a Contacts Entry ............. ...................................... 47 Editing a Contacts Entry .............. ...................................... 51 Speed Dial .................................. ...................................... 55 Contacts Groups ....[...]

3 Section 10: Multimedia .......................................... 96 Accessing Multimedia .......................................... ............ 96 Camera .......................................... .................................. 96 Using My Images ............................ .................................. 96 Using My Ringtones Gallery .[...]

4 Memory Info ..................................................... .............. 135 Phone Info .................................. .................................... 136 Section 14: Health and Safety Information ......... 137 Health and Safety Information ......................................... 137 Please Note the Following Infor mation When [...]

Getting Star ted 5 Section 1: Gett ing Star ted This section e xplains how to start us ing your SCH-r25 0 phone. Under standing this User Manual The cha pte rs of this guid e genera lly fol lo w the same o rder as the menus and sub-menus in your phone. A robust inde x for quick reference to most features begi ns on page 189. Important safety in for[...]

6 T e xt Co nv en t io ns T o condense informatio n in this manual, the follo wing terms an d icon app ear in proc edur al st eps: high ligh t Use the Na vigation key ( ) to move a highlightin g effe ct onto a menu it em or sc reen i tem of i nterest. select Afte r “hig hlig htin g” a men u it em or sc reen i tem, press the OK key to launch, ac[...]

Getting Star ted 7 Installing the B a tter y Note: Y our phone comes packa ged with a partially charg ed rechargeable standard Li-Ion ba tter y and travel ada pter . Import ant!: Y ou must fully charge the batter y the first time you use your phone, otherwise you could damage the ba tter y .[...]

8 R emo vi ng th e B att er y Caution!: The display on your handset is made of glass or acr ylic and could break if your handset is dropped or if it receives significant impact or excessive pressure, which could void the warranty (F or more information, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on page 173.) Do not use if screen is broken or cracked[...]

Getting Star ted 9 Use th e T r a v el Ad a pt er The travel adapter rapidly charge s your phone from any 120/220 V AC outlet . 1. Plug the large end of the T ravel Adapter into a standard 120 V AC or 220 V AC wall outlet. Import ant!: F or connection to an electrical supply not loca ted in North America, you must use an adaptor of the proper confi[...]

10 2. Insert the small er end of the T ra vel Ada pter into the charge r/ accessor y conn ecto r on the l o wer right si de of your pho ne. Importa nt!: Y ou must unplug the adapter before removing the ba tter y from the phone during charging to a void damage. Low batt er y i ndi cator The batte r y ind i cator ( ) in the uppe r -right corner of th[...]

Getting Started 11 Activating Y our Phone Contact your Wireles s Carrier an d follow their instructions for obtaining se r vice, i f necessary . W e suggest that you read this gui de to fully und erstand the services your p hone suppor t s. T u r n in g Y our Pho ne On 1. With the phone o pen, press . The displ a y lights, showing the power up anim[...]

12 T ur n Y our Ph on e Of f 䊳 With the pho ne open, press and hol d for two or more seconds. Y our phon e powers off. Note: If your phone is on and you press for less than one second, the phone will not power off. This prevents your phone from being turned off accidentally . Se tt ing Up Y our V oicem ail V oicema il allows calle rs to leave vo [...]

Understandi ng Y our Phon e 13 Section 2: Under standing Y our Phone This section l ists some important fe a tures of your ph one and describe s the keys an d the screen forma t. F ea tures of Y our Phone • Dome stic and international voice and te xt messaging service (available on participating networks). • Bluetooth ® Wireless T echnology (s[...]

14 Closed V iew of Y our Phone Featur es 1. V olum e Key — Lets you adjust the ring volume in Stand by mode, ad just t he voic e vol ume during a call, or mute the ringer during an incoming call. Press and hold to light the front display . 2. Camera Lens — Th e le ns of your built-in camera. 3. Front Display — Indicates the status of your pho[...]

Understandi ng Y our Phon e 15 4. Headset Jack (2.7 mm) — Used to co nnect a n opti onal, wire d head set (for ha nds fre e operation) or opt ional TTY/T DD device. 5. Cam era K ey — La unches the Camera feature of you r phone and ta kes photos. 6. USB Power / Acc es sor y Co nnecto r — Used to conne ct chargi ng accessori es or optio nal USB[...]

16 Open View (F r ont) of Y our Phone[...]

Understandi ng Y our Phon e 17 Fe at u r e s 1. Main Display — Indicate s the status of yo ur phone, inc luding numbers dial ed, fea ture and function screens , sta tus icons, message indicators and contents, signa l strength, and so on . 2. Navigation Key — In Menu m ode, le ts you scroll through the phone menu o ptions. In Standby mode, le ts[...]

18 10. CLR Key — Dele tes c haract ers from the di splay when y ou are in t ext ent r y m o de. Pres s this key to return to the prev ious menu or scree n when navigating fea tures on y our phone. 11. END K ey — Ends a ca ll. If you press and ho ld the END key , the power goes On or Off. Whe n you recei v e an incomi ng call, press to send the [...]

Understandi ng Y our Phon e 19 Under standing the Display Scr een W ithout Widg et Bar 1. Icons in dicating network and phone statues. (F or more information, refer to “Dis play Screen I cons” on page 20.) 2. Current day of the we ek, date, and time. 3. Icon ind icating that Auto Ans wer fu nction is acti ve. (F or more informa tion, refer to ?[...]

20 With Widg et Bar 1. This lin e shows a shortcut icons m enu that lets you launch a nu m ber of r250 applications. 2. The bo ttom line of the display sho ws current soft key funct i ons. In this sample screen, pressing the Le ft soft key will sh o w the Main Menu screen , pressing will launch the application rel a ted to the highli ghted Widget ([...]

Understandi ng Y our Phon e 21 Dialogue Bo x es Dialog ue boxes prompt fo r action, inform you of s tatus, or warn of situa tions such as lo w ba tter y . Di alogue bo xes and the i r defin itions are ou tlined below . • Choice • Exam ple: “Save M essage?” • Reconfirm • Example: “E rase Al l Messages?” • Pe r f or m i n g • Ex a[...]

22 Backl i gh ts Backli ght s illumin a te th e displa ys and t he ke ypad . When y ou press any key or ope n the p hone, t he back light s come on. T hey go off wh en no keys are pressed wit hin a period of time set in the Backlight menu. Note: During a phone call, the display backlight turns off after 10 seconds to conser ve batter y power , rega[...]

Menu Navigation 23 Section 3: Menu Na viga tion This section e xplains the menu navigation for you r phone. Menu Na vigatio n Access th e menus and sub-menus in your phone us ing the Na viga t ion k ey ( ) an d sof t keys ( ), or use a shortc ut. 1. In Stan dby mo de , pr ess Menu . The first of several menus appears in the di splay . 2. Use the Na[...]

24 Na viga tion K ey Shor tcuts In Standby m ode, pre ss the Navigation key Up o r Do wn to launch the correspond ing applica tions i n the pattern shown here. Widg et B ar In Stan dby mode, when you press APP ( ) the Applications widge t bar appears i n the display , contai ning the following widge ts: Selec t the appropriate widget to launch the [...]

Entering T ext 25 Section 4: Enter i ng T e xt This section o utlines how to enter text using the p hone keypad. This section also de scribes ho w to use the T9 predictive text entry feature to red uce the number of key strokes ne eded to ent er text. T e xt Entr y Modes Chan ging the T e xt En tr y Mode In an y tex t ent r y screen or fi eld, t he[...]

26 Using T9 ® Mode T9 W ord recognizes co mm only used words matching the numeri c sequence o f key presses a nd insert s the word into you r message. T e xt en tr y using T 9 Word is much faster t han th e trad itio nal me tho d ( Abc ) and requires onl y one key press pe r letter of th e word. F or exampl e, to ente r the word “Sam sung”, pr[...]

Entering T ext 27 Adding W or ds to the T9 W or d Dictiona r y If pressing the k e ys correspo nding to a wo rd you want to enter does not display that word, do the fo llo wing: 1. Press t he Le ft soft key an d select Add T9 W ord . 2. Enter th e word you want to add to t he T9 W ord diction ar y , then press ( ). The w o rd is adde d to the T9 di[...]

28 Using 123 Mode Ente r numbers into a te xt message while in 123 mo de. 1. To s w i t c h t o 123 mode whil e composing a te xt message, press the Lef t soft ke y , then sel ect 123 . 2. Enter numbers while in 123 mod e by pressing the key labeled with the desired n umber . Entering Symbols Enter symbols such as “@” or “%” into a text mes[...]

Call Functions 29 Section 5: C all Functions This section pro vides procedures for maki ng and answering calls, and for rev iewing your call time. Making a Call 1. In Stand by mode, ent e r an ar ea code and a p hone number . 2. T o make the call, press . (Adjust the v o lume with the Vol um e k e y . ) 3. T o end the call, press . Ti p : T o re-di[...]

30 Tip : If you need to make an emergenc y (911) call with Airplane mode enabled, just dial the emergency numb er and press . (F or more information , see “Airplane Mode” on page 129.) 3. T o exit Emergenc y mode, pres s . Y ou are prompted to confirm that you wan t to exit Emerge ncy mode. 4. T o confirm that you want to exit Emerge ncy mode, [...]

Call Functions 31 Call Anot her Countr y — Shor tcut Meth od 1. In Stan dby mo de , pr ess and hold until a p l us sign ( + ) appears in the displa y . Note: When you press , your phone automatically replaces this + with 011, the three-digit exit code for the United Sta tes. 2. Enter the country code for the country that you a re cal ling. 3. Ent[...]

32 Tip : Press Save to store pauses along with the number if you plan to call the number frequently . Sp eed Dial i ng Speed Dial ing let s yo u pl ace a c all to an y C onta ct stor ed in y our Contacts list by d ialing the Contact’ s Location number . 1-T ouc h D ialing (1 – 9) 䊳 In Standby m ode, press a nd hold the number key (1 – 9) co[...]

Call Functions 33 Example: T o speed dial the Contacts entry assigned to speed dial 235, press , press , then press and hold . V oice Dialing Y our SCH-r250’ s voic e recognition let’ s you speak phone n umbers an d Co nt act n ame s in a na tural manner to call them. Note: End Calls Before relaunching the V oiceSignal voice recognition softwar[...]

34 3. If the recogni zed name has multiple numbers sto red for it, V oice Dial d i splays the possible choice s and prompts you with “ Whi ch n um ber? ” S ay “ Home ”, “ Wor k ”, or “ Mob ile ”, a nd V o ice Di al di als the sp ecifi ed numb er . 4. Press to exit V oiceSigna l without dial ing. Dialing a Number 1. In Standby mode, [...]

Call Functions 35 Ti p : When you assign pictures to Contacts entries, the entr y’ s assigned picture appears in the display when you receive a call from tha t entr y . (See “Assigning a Picture to a Contacts Entr y” on page 53). The phone continues to no tify you of the call un til one of the fol lowing even ts occurs: • Y ou an s w e r t [...]

36 Set Call Ringer V olume 1. In Standby m ode, press the V olume key on the l e ft side of the phone up or down to se t the call ringer volume as desired. 2. Once you’re sati sfied with the setting, pre ss . The phone returns to Standb y mode. Note: The Vibrate icon ( ) appears in the display when the call ringer is set to V ibrate . The Vibra t[...]

Call Functions 37 Ignor e an Incoming Call Igno red ca lls are i mmedi a tely f orwar ded to Voicema il. T o ign ore an incoming cal l: 䊳 While yo ur phone is ringing, press Ig nore . The incomin g call is forwar ded to V oicemai l. In-Use Menu Y ou ca n access a numbe r of menus and features eve n while in a call. 䊳 While in a c all, y ou can:[...]

38 – Select a menu or feature to access the sub-me nu or activate the selected feature. – Press Cancel to exit the menu. Calls Logs Y our phone h a s Call L o gs th a t retain info rma tion abou t Outgoing, Incoming, a nd Missed Calls for future re ference, to return calls, and to add n ew Contacts. Y ou can also vi ew times for you r last call[...]

Call Functions 39 • T o access further options, press Opti ons . The fol l ow ing opti ons app ear in the display : – Save — Save the numbe r to your Contacts. – Detail s — Contacts calls o nly — Lets you view the Conta cts entr y for the originator or rec ipient of this call. – Erase — Erase the selected call fr om your Ou tgoing c[...]

40 Call Timer Call T imer sho ws you the duration of your last call, to tal calls, and calls made during the life of y o ur phon e. Call timer is not fo r billin g purpos es. 1. Fr o m t h e Calls menu, select Call T imer . 2. T o reset a timer , highli ght it and press Reset . T o reset al l of the t imers ex cept Lifetime Calls , press Reset All [...]

Call Functions 41 4. Press to ex it the Data Counter screen. St or e Nu mber s fr om Cal l Lo gs Y ou can store numbers from your Ou tgoing , Incoming , Missed , and All c alls logs to yo ur C ont act s lis t . Ti p : In Standby mode, briefly press to display the R ecent Calls list. Y ou can then select any call in the list to sa ve to Contacts . 1[...]

42 Section 6: Under standing Y our Contacts This s ection details how yo u can mana ge your dail y contacts by storing their name s and numbers in your Co ntacts list. Note: Although the procedures in this section are written for the phone keypad, you can also perform these procedures using the QWER TY keypad. Contacts Up to 1000 entries can be sto[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 43 Ad ding a New Contacts Entr y Y ou c an use eith er of three m ethods to add an ent irely new en tr y to Contac ts. Dial Meth od 1. In Standby mod e , enter the numbe r you wish to add to your Contac ts. 2. Press Save . The foll o wing optio ns a ppear in the display: • Create New — L ets you create a ne w Conta[...]

44 Add t o an Existing Entr y 1. Fr o m t h e Save screen, select Update Existing . The Update Existing screen appears in the di splay showing your Contacts list with the Go T o field and the first Con tacts en tr y hig hlighted. 2. F ind and sel ect the Contacts entry to which you wa nt to add the new number . (See “F indin g a Contacts Entry”[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 45 Sa vi n g a Nu mber Af t er a C al l Once you fini sh a call, you can store the call er’ s number to your Contac ts list. Note: If the call was incoming and Caller ID information was una vailable, then the Save opti on is al so una vailable. 1. Press to end your ca ll. The call time , length of call, phone number [...]

46 Menu Met ho d 1. Fr o m t h e Contacts menu, select Add New En tr y . The Add New E ntr y screen a ppears in the d isplay with the Name field highli ghted. 2. Ente r the name of th e new entry usin g either keypad . (See “Ente ring T ext” on page 25 for m ore information.) 3. Highl ight one of the f o llowin g fields: 4. Ente r a phone numbe[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 47 Cal l s Lo g Meth od 1. Display the desired Calls l o g. (F or more i nforma tion, refe r to “Calls Logs” o n page 38.) 2. Highlight the Call whose number y ou want to add to you r Contac ts. 3. Press Options , and select Sav e . 4. Repeat Steps 2 through 6 of “Di al Method ” on page 43. Finding a Contacts E[...]

48 V oice Meth od Use th e Voice SVC Lookup comm and to view cont act inform a tion for any named contact stored in your Conta cts list by sa ying the name. Note: The Lookup command shows the requested contact informa tion in the display but does not dial any phone numbers for the contact. 1. In Standby m ode, press a nd hold to launch V oice SVC .[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 49 5. The contact in forma tion for the name you selecte d a ppears in the displ ay . • T o di al t he nu mber associ at ed wi th th e name, press . • T o erase thi s entr y fro m your Cont act s l ist, p ress Erase . • T o add or change in for mati on for th is ent r y , press Ed it . • For mo re option s, pre[...]

50 2. Press the Na viga ti on ke y Up. T he Con tacts Find screen a ppe ars in the di splay with the first matchi ng Contact name in a list and highlig hted. 3. Highlight the desired Contact a nd press to call the m. Shor tcut K ey M e thod If you’ve s tored a name entr y in Contacts, Find allows you to find it quickl y . 1. In Standby m ode, pre[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 51 Ti p : Y ou can select another number assigned to the name by using the Left/Right naviga tion keys. • T o add or change in for mati on for th is ent r y , press Ed it . • T o show informa tio n abou t the entr y ., press VIEW () • For m ore option s, pre ss Op ti o ns . Editing a Contacts Entr y Edi ti n g Co[...]

52 Add Pauses to Contacts Number s Calls to a utomated systems such a s banking services often re quire a pass word or acco unt numbe r . I nst ead o f manua lly en tering these numbe rs, you c an store them in a Co ntact s en tr y wit h the p hone num be r an d w ith s pec ial ch arac ter s c all ed pa use s , up t o a max im um of 32 dig i ts. 1.[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 53 Pause Dial fr om Contacts 1. If you stored the number using 2-seco nd pause(s), simply recall th e number from Contacts. 2. If you stored the number using W ait(s), recall the number from Conta cts a nd wait for the a ppropriate prompt from the dialed number . 3. Press to dial the n umber . Edi t a n Exis t ing Emai[...]

54 2. Select the pi cture tha t you wish to assign to the Contacts entr y . If the re is no usabl e picture in the photo galler y screen: • Press Camera . The ca mera vie wfinder sc reen appears in th e display . • Press Ta k e . Th e pi ct ure you hav e tak en app ears in the di spl ay . • Press OK . The Conta cts entr y screen a ppears i n [...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 55 Speed Dial A Contacts entry’ s Spee d Dial number corre sponds to th e number keys y o u press t o speed dial o ne of that entry’ s numb ers. F or exampl e: • T o speed dial the C ontacts entr y assign ed to Location 5, press and hold , (1-tou ch dialing). • T o speed dial the C ontacts entr y assign ed to L[...]

56 Assign ment During Entr y Creation T o assign a Spee d Call number to a n ew Contacts entr y number , do the foll o wing: 1. F ol low either o f the N ew Contact s entr y proced ures (se e “Adding a Ne w Contacts Entr y” on pa ge 43) until y o u enter a name for the entr y . 2. After e ntering t he Contacts e ntr y name, do not press . Inste[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 57 Chan ging a Sp eed Dial Loc ation 1. F ind the Co ntacts entry you want to edit. Se e “F inding a Co nt acts Ent r y” on page 47 for more informa tion. 2. Highlight the desired entr y , then press Edit . 3. Highlight the number field mar k ed by the Speed Dial icon ( ). 4. Press Op tions , then select Rem ove sp[...]

58 Add Con tacts Entr y to a Group Using Add New/Ed it Contact Option T o add a Contac t to a Group using ei ther the Add New Contac t option or the Ed it Contact optio n, do the following: 1. Create a Conta cts entry (see “Adding a New C o ntacts Entr y” on page 43 for more inform atio n) tha t you w ant to a dd to a Gr oup. – Or – Edit an[...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 59 Using Group Ad d Option The Add option le ts you add one o r more existi ng Contacts to a Group. 1. Fr o m t h e Contacts menu, select Group . The Gr oup List screen appears in the di splay sho wing Groups similar to the follow ing: 2. Highlight a Gro up, then press Options . The fo llo wing op tions pop-up i n the [...]

60 5. When y ou ha ve mark ed th e Cont act s you wa nt to add to the group, pr ess Done . “ Contact ad ded to group ” a ppears in the display , foll o wed by the selected Group list inc luding the added Contacts. R en ame a Gr ou p The Re name optio n lets you change the name an y of the Groups , exce pt No G rou ps . 1. Fr o m t h e Contacts [...]

Understan ding Y our Contacts 61 Add a Ne w Group The New option lets you a dd Groups. 1. Fr o m t h e Contacts menu, select Group . The Group List screen appears in the displ ay . 2. Press New . The New Group screen appears in th e display . 3. Enter a new grou p name using either ke ypad. (See “Ente ring Te x t ” on pa ge 25 for more informat[...]

62 Deleting a Contacts Entr y 1. F ind the Co ntac ts entr y y ou want to delete. (S ee “Fi nding a Contacts Entry ” on page 47 for more in forma tion.) 2. Highlight the desired entry , then press Options and select Erase . The phon e promp ts y ou t o conf irm t he eras ure. 3. Press Ye s to con firm erasure of the se lected Cont act. Press No[...]

Messag es 63 Section 7: Messa ges This section e xplains how to use your ph one to exchange T ext and Picture messages with compatible phones and device s. Note: Available memor y is shared between all messa ges. Y ou can store up to 100 messag es. However , the exact number is dependent upon messa ge length. Accessing the Messa ges Menu 䊳 In Sta[...]

64 2. Enter the ph one number or Emai l address of the recipi ent. Press Add to ad dress your mess a ge to Contacts , Groups , or Recent Calls . 3. Press . The Te x t : appears in the displa y . 4. Ente r your message text. 5. If needed , set messa ge deli ver y options by pressing Optio ns . (F or more information, refer to “Message Content and [...]

Messag es 65 Ti p : Press Add to display a pop-up menu containing: Contacts , Groups , and Recent Calls . These options allow you to find and add recipients to the Send T o: list. Ti p : Y ou can send a Picture message to up to ten recipients. Enter each recipient’ s address or p hone number in a separate Send to field of the Picture message comp[...]

66 8. T o compl ete the messa ge text and set me ssa ge de live r y options, p ress Option s . (F or more inform a tion, refer to “Message C ontent and De liver y Options” on page 68.) 9. Press Send ( ) to send the messa ge. “ Pic Msg Sending ” appears in the d i splay an d a progress bar indicates the sen d status. Send Pictur e Messa ges [...]

Messag es 67 4. Enter a subject for the Picture me ssa ge. 5. Highlight the Te x t : fi eld, th en ente r the messa ge text. 6. F or a Picture Message, highli ght the Pictur e: fiel d, t hen press Picture . A pho to gallery of thumbna il images appears i n the displa y . 7. Do on e of the fo llo wing: • Select a picture to add it t o your me ssag[...]

68 • Select Record New and record a ne w vo ice m emo, then se lect the ne w recorded sound fil e to add it to the message. Note: If you record first before attaching a picture, you can record and insert a voice memo of up to 60 seconds in length. If you attach a picture before recording, the size of the voice memo is limited to the amount of rem[...]

Messag es 69 • Defe rr ed De li v er y — D irects that this message not be d elivered until a selected date and time. • Deliv er y Ack — C hoo se On or Off — Reques ts confirmation when your mess a ge is receiv ed. • Rem o v e P ic — Picture mes s age only — Remo ve the picture from your message. • Remove So und — Pi cture messa[...]

70 • V i ew Later — Saves the messa ge to your Inbo x, where you can v i ew it later , then returns your pho ne to its previous mode . (For more i nforma tion, refer to “Message Boxes” on page 71.) Mess a ges and L ock Mo de Y o ur phon e can sti ll rece ive messa ges while in Lock Mod e. The tim e and date of the message a ppear in the dis[...]

Messag es 71 Listen to V oicem ail Later 1. Fr o m t h e Messages menu, sele ct V oicemail . The V oicemail screen appears in the displ ay . 2. Press OPEN . Y our ph one dials yo ur voicemail a ccount. Ti p : Y ou can also access your voicemail from Standby mode, by pressing and holding to speed call your voice mailbox. 3. F ollow the vo ice prompt[...]

72 Managin g Inbo x Messa ges 1. Fr o m th e Messa ges menu, select Inbox . The Inbox appears in the display sh o wing a lis t of received messa ges. 2. Highlight a m essage in the l i st, you have the following options: • T o remove the highligh ted message from the Inbo x, press Erase . • T o review the highlig hted messag e, press OPEN () . [...]

Messag es 73 Mana ging Outbo x Messag es 1. Fr o m t h e Messages menu, select Ou tbox . Y o ur list of sent messages appear in the display . 2. Highlight a mes sa ge in the list, yo u ha ve the foll o wing opti ons: • T o remov e the highligh ted m essage from the Inbo x, press Erase . • T o review the h i ghligh ted message, p ress OPEN () . [...]

74 3. Compo se your message using either key pad, press Options , then select Save As Draft . “ Me ssage saved ” a ppears in the display and your message is saved to the Dra fts box. V iew and Edit Dr aft T ext Messages 1. Fr o m t h e Messages menu, select Drafts . A list of any draft messages that you’ve saved appears in the display . 2. Hi[...]

Messag es 75 4. When you h ave completed composing yo ur messag e, press SEN D ( ) to send it. Mana ging Dr aft Messag es 1. Fr o m t h e Messages menu, sele ct Draft s . A list of an y dr aft messages that y ou’ve saved a ppears i n the di splay . 2. Highlight a me ssa ge, then do one of the fo llo wing: • T o remo ve the high li ght ed mess a[...]

76 OUTB OX •P l a y A g a i n — Replay th e sound file in a P icture me ssage. • Forward — Send th e hi gh ligh ted messa ge to a nothe r reci pi ent. •E r a s e — Picture Messages Only — Delete this message from the Outbox, if t he message is Unlocked. • Lock / Unl ock — Block/p ermit e r asure of the highlig hted message. • Sa[...]

Messag es 77 • Save As Draft — Saves the ch anged messa ge to t he Dr aft Box. • Priority Lev e l — C h o o s e High , Nor ma l , or Low . • V alidity P eriod — Enter the Date when th is messa ge wi ll cease to b e vali d, then use t he Le ft an d Rig ht n aviga t ion ke ys t o choo se t he Ti m e . • Delivery Ac k — Ch o os e On or[...]

78 OUTB OX – Forwar d — Send the highlighte d message to another recipient. – Resend — Send another copy of the highlighted message to the origin al recipie nt – Lock / Unlock — Block/permit erasure of the highlighted message. – Add T o Contacts — Save the recip ient’ s number to your Contacts . – Erase Outbo x — Erase one or [...]

Messag es 79 Er ase Messa ges Y ou can e rase a ll of th e messa g es in an y or all o f messa g e boxe s using on e convenie nt sub-menu. Note: This function erases all messages in the selected message box. T o delete a single messa ge, go to the respective message box, highlight the messa ge, and press Erase . (F or more informa tion, refer to ?[...]

80 Messa ge Settings Use the Msg Settings sub-menus to define se ttings for g eneral, te xt, and pictu re messages. Ge ner al Message Settings 1. Fr o m t h e Messages menu, select Msg Settings ➔ General . The followin g options a ppear in the disp lay . • Auto Save — Ch oose whether your messa ges ar e saved auto matical l y wh en you ex it [...]

Messag es 81 Editing and Enterin g Quic k T e xt 1. Fr o m t h e Messages menu, sele ct Msg Sett ings ➔ General ➔ Quick T e xt . The Quick T ext sub-men u a ppears in the displ ay . 2. Sele ct a Quick T ext you want to change. Note: Y ou cannot change the pre-defined Quick T ext inc luded with your phone. 3. T o crea te a n ew Quick T ext, pre [...]

82 T ext Me ssa ge Settings 1. F r om the Messa ges menu, select Msg Settings ➔ T ext Message . The f o llowin g options a ppear in th e dis play . • Auto V iew — On/Off — W ith Auto Vie w On , th e ful l con tent of a text me ssage appears in the display as the messag e s is received. • Signat ure — Crea t e a s i gna tur e, whi ch c a[...]

Camera 83 Section 8: C amer a Use your r250 phone to take full co lor dig ital pictures, display them on your phon e’ s vivid colo r display , and instantly sha re them with family a nd friends. This sectio n explains how you can do the foll o wing: • T ake pictures with yo ur phone’ s built-in digital camera. • Send pictures taken with you[...]

84 T aking Snap Shots (Sing le Pictur es) T o take a single p icture using the curre nt camera settings, do the follo wi ng: 1. In Standby mode, press and ho ld the Camera key ( ) on th e right side o f the phone. The camera view finder screen a ppears in the di splay . (F or more informa tio n, refer to “Scree n La yo uts” on page 87.) Note: Y[...]

Camera 85 T aki ng Mul ti Shot Pi ct ur es When taki ng pictures of movi ng subjects o r subjects you ca nnot pose, su ch as chi ldren and pe ts , the came ra’ s Multi S hot mod e simplif ies the process of takin g mult iple pictures in quick succ ession. 1. In Sta ndby mode, press and hold the Camera key ( ) on the right sid e of the phone. The [...]

86 5. Press Ta k e or the Cam era key ( ). The camera t akes one pictu re ( Single Shot ) or lets y ou take multip le pictures ( Seri es Shot or Mosaic S hot 2x2 / 3x3 ). 6. T o save the picture(s) to mem ory , press Save / Done . T o discar d the pi ctures, press Cancel or . P oi nt , C li ck, an d Se nd Pi c tur es T ake a picture an d send it to[...]

Camera 87 Scr een Lay outs Ca m era S c reen When you activate your phone’ s camera, the top two line s of th e displa y are re ser ved fo r camera i c ons (when a ctive). The ce nter of the displa y shows a viewfin der image of the subject at which the camera is pointed. Ca me ra S cree n Icon s The foll o wing icons appe ar in the Cam era scree[...]

88 Night S hot — Indica tes/chang es whether yo ur phone is read y to take photos in lo w light: Off (shown) or On () . Self T imer in use — Delays the camera shutter for 2/5/ 10 seco nds ( 10 Sec . shown) after you pres s the Camera key () . Quality — Indica tes/changes camera’ s picture quality setting ( Super Fine sho wn). Other options [...]

Camera 89 Photo Limit — Indi cates th e av ailable number of photos you can take. (Depen ding on the ca mera Resolu t ion and Qua lity settings.) T he Photo Gall er y Saved pict ures are store d in the My Images f older . Y ou ca n browse the p ictur es one a t a ti me (exp an ded mod e), or v iew seve ral pi cture s at once in thumbnail f ormat.[...]

90 5. Select the desired option to perform it s function or to enter its sub-menu .[...]

@Metro 91 Section 9: @ Metro With Mobile Shop, yo u can do wnload full feature d applica tions ove r the air inc luding games, perso nalized ring tones, pi ctures, and mo re. Y ou ca n send and receiv e instant messages and emai l, or browse the web to catch up on al l the latest news. This section o utlines how to obtain games and other applicatio[...]

92 A pplica tions Shopping and D o wnloading @metro A pp Store Download games, ring tones, Email, and mo re using Mobil e Shop. Note: F or informa tion on airtime charges, contact your Wireless Carrier . 1. At the @metro menu, select @metro App Store ( ). Note: The first time you access Mobile Shop, “ Brow sing onli ne and down loadin g apps ma y[...]

@Metro 93 • Main Menu V iew — Sel ec t whe th er t o vi ew t he ma in Mo bi l e Sho p me nu in a list or ic on fo rmat. •V i e w L o g — View the M obile Shop log , wh ich dis plays in forma tion ab out r ecent a cti vit y usi ng Mo bi le S hop. 2. Select the desired opti on to ente r the option’ s sub-menu and view or change settings. Us[...]

94 Demo App s A Demo app is fr ee and is d esigned to demon strate the app’ s main features. I t usually expi res after a ce rtain period of time or a number of uses and often has l i mited functi ons. When you run a de m o app, you will be presented with a purcha se option s o you won’t have to look for the a pp i n th e Mobile Shop ca talog. [...]

@Metro 95 Exp i red Ap ps Apps that were purchased based on the number o f uses or time expi re. Y ou can purch ase addi tion al u ses from th e Mobi leSh op catalo g.[...]

96 Section 10: Multim edia Use y o ur SCH-r25 0 phone’ s Camera to take full co lor digital pictures, display them on your pho ne’ s vivid color displ ay , and i nstantly share them with famil y and friends. With M o bile Shop, you can downloa d personalized ri ngtones, pictures, and more. F or more info rma tion, co ntact your Wire less Provid[...]

Multimedia 97 • T o take new p h otos, press Camera . • T o ex pand an i mage t o fi ll th e sc reen , hi gh ligh t it an d pr ess VIEW () . My Ima ges Opti ons F rom the My I m ages li st, access othe r options by pre ssing Optio ns . The foll o wing option s appear: • Send — Send ima ge as part of a Picture mess a ge or via Bluetooth conn[...]

98 Using My Ringto nes Galler y My R ing t ones l ets y ou a ss ign Ri ng tones for cal ls, alarm s, and other alerts. 1. In Standby m ode, press Menu , then select Multime dia ➔ My Ringtones . A list of recorded sound file s and Ringtones appears in the disp lay . 2. Highlight a ringtone. Y ou have the fol lowing options: • T o assign th e hig[...]

Multimedia 99 R ecording a Soun d File Record New lets you record s o und files. 1. Fr o m t h e My Ringtones menu, select Record New . 2. The Rec ord New screen a ppears in the displa y . • T o start recordin g a sound fi le, press Rec () . • T o paus e/resume re cording, press Pa u s e / Resu me . • T o stop reco rding an d save the soun d [...]

100 Section 11: T ools This s ection explain s ho w you can use your phone’ s P ersonal Informa tion Mana ge r (PIM) fu nctio ns t o vie w toda y’ s cale nda r , schedul e appointments, set an alarm , perform sim ple ma th calculations, and mor e. Accessing Y our Phone’ s T ools To l a u n c h t h e To o l s menu : 䊳 In Standby m ode, press[...]

T ools 101 T o tur n Bluetooth supp ort on : 䊳 Fr o m t h e Bluetooth menu, select Bluetooth Settings ➔ Enable or selec t Regist ered List ➔ Add New Device . Y ou are prompted to “ T ur n bluetooth on? ” by pressi ng Ye s . “ Bluetooth set to on ” and the red Bl uetooth On ic on ( ) appear in the dis play . T o tur n Bluetooth support[...]

102 Add (Pair W ith) a New De vice 1. F rom t he Registered L ist, select Add Ne w Device . “ Place dev ice you are connecting to in discoverable mode ” appears in the d isplay . (See the device use r manual for more informa tio n.) 2. Press . Names of a vaila ble device s appear in the di splay . 3. Highlight the device you want and press PA I[...]

T ools 103 Mana ging Y our R e gister ed List 䊳 F rom the Regi stered Lis t, highlight a device and press Op tions . The Options l et you Remove or Re name this device, set Incomi ng Sec urity , Discover wh a t Blueto oth profiles apply , review Device Informa tion, Send a Name Card (C onta ct inform at ion), a nd get fi les from t his device . B[...]

104 Calendar Calendar a l lows you to view the cu rrent, past, or future month in calenda r forma t. While vie wing the calendar , the current date is highlig hted, and days with sche duled events are surro unded by a box. Vi ew a n Ev en t 1. Fr o m t h e T ools menu, sele ct Calendar . A calendar appea rs in the dis play with the curre nt da te h[...]

T ools 105 Add a Ne w Ev ent 1. Fr o m t h e Ca lendar , press Add . 2. T o hi ghlight New Event opti ons, press the Na vigation key U p or Down. 3. Enter the Name of the new e vent. (For more informa tion , refer to “Entering T ext” on page 25.) Note: The current mode of text entr y is indicated in the lo wer left corner of the display . 4. En[...]

106 Memo P ad Crea te notes an d store the m in Memo Pad. Notes that you crea te in Return to Memo P a d an ytime t o review an d edit y our notes. Note: Memo P ad can’t be prioritized or assigned an alert. 䊳 Fr o m t h e To o l s menu, select Memo P ad . If you have any stored memo s, they a ppe ar as a li st in the di splay . Cr eat e a Memo [...]

T ools 107 – Press Options to Eras e the memo you are viewing, Add a New Memo, or Lock/Unloc k the memo you ar e viewing. • T o Edit o r Er ase a memo, E rase al l memos, or Lock / Unl ock a memo, press Option s and select the desir ed op tion s. Alar m Cloc k Y our pho ne lets you have up to 10 a l arm c locks that can each be set to go off a [...]

108 When a n Al ar m So un ds An ani ma ted alarm c l ock a ppe ars in the disp lay alon g with Snooze and Di s mis s option s and an al ert sounds whe n the speci fied time for the al arm arrives. • T o silence the alarm, use select Snooz e or Dis mi ss . • If the alarm was set as a Daily ala r m, the alarm icon remains in the top of the displ[...]

T ools 109 䊳 Fr o m t h e T ools menu, select Wo r l d Ti m e . A wor ld m a p a ppear s i n t he displa y , showing th e time and date in one or t wo citi es or time zone s. Selecting / Displaying Tim e Zone s W orld Ti me lets you vie w the time and date in up to two locati ons or time z o nes. V iewing a T ime Zone T o view the time and da te [...]

110 Selecting a Home Zone T o change home (upper) time zone or location, do the following: 1. In the Wo r l d T i m e screen, display the time zone you wish to make yo ur Home Zone. 2. Press Optio ns and se lect Set as home zone . Ena ble Daylight Sa vi ng Time (DST) 1. Displa y the desired time z o ne. 2. Press DST Off / DST On . 3. T o accept th [...]

T ools 111 • T o ad d par enth ese s [ ( ) ] to your c alcula t ion or to ente r a Po w e r expo nent ( ^ ), su ch as, 3^2, whi ch is the equi val ent of 3 2 , press Operator . • Press Cle ar to clear current entries. 3. Select a type(s) o f calculat ion. • [ x ] Mult iplica t ion — Press Navi gat ion key Up. • [ ÷ ] Division — Pre ss [...]

112 Con v er ter The Converter lets you cove rt one me asure o f the a vailable ca te gories ( Curr ency , Len g t h , W eight , Vol u m e , Area , and Te m p e r a t u r e ) into anot her . 1. Fr o m t h e To o l s menu, select Converter ➔ Currency / Length / W eight / Vo l u m e / Area / Te m p e r a t u r e . 2. Use the N a viga t ion/Arro w k[...]

T ools 113 Cur re ncy — Ad din g Ex cha nge Ra t es Y ou can use the Currenc y Converter to co nvert from an d to obscure c urrencies b y addin g exchange rates for these curre ncies. 1. Fr o m t h e T ools menu, select Converter ➔ Curre ncy . 2. T o open th e EXCHAN GE RA TE list , pre ss Rate . 3. Press Ad d . The A DD EXCHANGE RA TE screen a[...]

114 Cur r enc y — Erasing Ex cha nge Ra tes Y o u c annot e rase th e prel oade d curren cies from the E xchan ge Ra te list. Y ou can erase a curren cy th a t you ha ve added to the list by doing the foll o wing: 1. Fr o m t h e To o l s menu, select Converter ➔ Currenc y . 2. Press Rate . The EXCHANGE R A TE list for the Fr om currenc y appea[...]

T ools 115 Tip Calcula tor T ip Calculator automatically calculates the fo llo wing amoun t s: • Gratuity (tip) • Individu al payment (for groups) 1. Fr o m t h e T ools menu, select Ti p C a lc u la to r . The Tip C a l c ul at or screen a ppe ars in scre en, with th e Bill field hi ghlighted . 2. Use t he ke ypad to e nter t he to tal am oun [...]

116 Section 12: V oice SV C V oice SV C Options Y our SCH-r250 inc ludes Nuance Vsuite, sta te-of-the-art voice recognitio n software that lets you us e your voice to dia l numbers, access y our Contacts list, and open T ools. T o access your ph one’ s voic e recog niti on, do t he fo llo win g: 1. In Standby m ode, se lect Menu ➔ V oice SVC . [...]

V o ice SVC 117 Note: Y ou can also set your phone to start VoiceSignal when you connect an optional headset to the phone. (F or more informa tion, see “Voice Launch” on pag e 122..) The foll o wing voice commands a ppear i n the display : • Call — Cal l a Contact by saying th e name saved in your Co ntacts list. Call any telephone numbe r [...]

118 V o ice Settings T o access the Voice Sett ings menu: 䊳 Fr o m t h e V oice SVC menu, select Voice S ettings . Cho ice Li sts When Vs uite cannot recogni ze a name or n umber , it displ ays a choi ce list of up to three possible choices , and prompts you to confirm the correct on e. T o change the wa y V sui te use s cho ic e li sts : 䊳 Fr [...]

V o ice SVC 119 Digit Dialing If you regula rly ha ve trouble with Vsuite not recogniz ing the numbers you speak , ada pting can i mprove the accurac y of digit recognition, especia lly fo r people with st rong regional accents. Note: After you adapt Digit Dial, your phone is customized to your voice, and your voice only . Others will not be able t[...]

120 Adap t Di git s T o adapt digit diali ng, do the followin g: 1. Fr o m t h e V oice Settings menu, select Digit Dialin g ➔ Adap t Dig its . Y our phone displays text describing the Adapt Di gits proces s. 2. Press . Y our phone di splays th e first digi t sequence and “ Please say ” plays t hrough t he spea ker fol low ed by t he fou r di[...]

V o ice SVC 121 R ese t Di gits T o rese t digit dialing to fa ctor y default s ettings, do the fol lo wing: 1. Fr o m t h e V oice Settings menu, sele ct Digi t Dial in g ➔ Reset Digits . Th e phone prompts you to confirm digi t reset. 2. Press OK to reset y our digit adaptati on, or press Back to canc el. Soun d Sound lets y o u specify wha t ([...]

122 V oice Laun ch T o set th e key or acti on that lau nches Nuanc e Vsuite, do the follo wi ng: 1. Fr o m t h e V oice Settings menu, select V oice Launch . The followin g options a ppear in t he displa y: • Key On ly — P ress an d hold to act ivate Vs uite for o ne call . • Key/Ear Mic — At ta ch a heads et to yo ur phone . Pr ess an d h[...]

Changing Y our Settings 123 Section 13: C hanging Y our Settings This section e xplains how to configure your phone’ s language, netwo rk preferenc es, securit y option s, and other se ttings. T o la unch the Settings menu : 䊳 In Stan dby mo de , pr ess Menu , then select Settings . The Settings menu a ppears in the display . Loca tion Setting [...]

124 Wa l l p a p e r W allpaper lets you choos e images to appear in the background o n you r ph on e’ s Main Display and Front Display whil e in Standby mode. Y o u can ch oose from do wnload ed ima ges in your My Images fol der or from the Preset Images folder . Note: When you select Front Display , your W allpa per selection automa tically cha[...]

Changing Y our Settings 125 Bann er Cre at e your o w n 13-cha racter person al gr eeti ng tha t a p pears i n th e displa y while your phone is in Standby mode. Ti p : Press and hold to erase an existing banner , if necessar y . (For more information, refer to “Entering T ext” on pa ge 25.) Bac k light Y ou can sepa ra tely set the Main D is p[...]

126 Mast er V ol ume Use the Master V olume screen to set the de fault vol ume for V o ice Calls ringers, Messages alerts, an d Al arms to th e desired le vel ( Silence All , Low , Low/Medi um , Medium , Mediu m/High , or High ) or vibrate mode ( Vi b r a t e , or Vib . o n / Vi b . o f f soft key). Ri nger T y pe Use the Ringer T yp e sub-menu to [...]

Changing Y our Settings 127 Call Settings The Call Settin gs sub-menu lets you set call options such a s Auto Retr y , Da ta rat es for dat a call s, and m ore. Call Ans w er Y ou ca n set your pho ne to answer inco ming calls o nly when y ou press ; when you p ress an y key on the keyp ad exce pt , , or ; or when you open t he flip. Au t o A n s w[...]

128 TTY Mode Y our phone is fully T eletypewriter (TTY)/T elecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) com pa tible. Y ou co nnect TTY/TDD e quipment to the headset co nnector on the top of y o ur phon e , behind the folder hinge. Y ou can set yo ur phone to allow TTY/ TTD communication while you converse w ith the other party , or you can limit v oi[...]

Changing Y our Settings 129 Hear i ng Ai d Mode Hearing Aid Mode lets you po wer Off (default value — to save power) or power On your ph one’ s Hearing Aid comp a tibility functi ons. Phone Settings Y ou can set or reset the o perating characteristics of your phone to suit your location a nd/or to limit acces s to your phone. Ai r plane Mo de W[...]

130 Secu rity Use the Sec u rity sub-menu to lock your phon e, set up emergenc y numbers, e nable or dis a ble voi ce privac y , set restricti o ns, and other security options. T o access the Se curity sub-menu, you ar e prompted to enter you r phone’ s fo ur -d igit lo ck cod e. Note: The default lock code is the last four digits of your mobile [...]

Changing Y our Settings 131 Auto De vice Lock Auto Device L ock lets you set y our phone to automa ti cally lock i tself when th e display backli ght shuts off. Change Lock Change Lock lets you replace your pho ne’ s default l ock code (the l a st four digi ts of your pho ne number) with one o f your own choosing. It is ad visable to change the d[...]

132 Emer genc y # The Emergency # opti on lets y ou ente r and store up to thre e emergenc y numbers in your pho ne. Each number can be up to 32 digits long. Y ou can dial your e m ergenc y numbers any ti me, even when yo ur pho ne is l ocked or re stricted . Note: Emergenc y number 911 is hard-coded into your phone. Y ou can dial this number any t[...]

Changing Y our Settings 133 • T o stor e emergency numbers: Select the Emergency # option, then select one of the three emerge ncy number optio ns, and enter and save your new emergenc y number . • T o call emergency num bers (even in lock mode): Simply enter 911 or one of your em ergenc y numbers and press to place the c all. R eset Phone The [...]

134 N AM Se lect ion The NAM S el ect io n option lets you s e lect your preferred system ( NAM 1 or NAM 2 ), provided y our phone has a NAM 2 number programmed into it . (F or mo re inf orma tion, con tact your Wireless Provider .) Importa nt!: If after setting your phone to Lock itself On P ower Up, you c hange the NA M S e le c tio n setting fro[...]

Changing Y our Settings 135 • Enter the current T i me using your keypad: – The hour and minut e must be en tered using two digits each. Y ou must enter the hour in 12-hour format. – Use the Le ft and Right navigation keys to select am or pm . Spee d Di al The Speed Dial option lets you disabl e ( Off ) or enab le ( On ) sp eed dial ing of Co[...]

136 Phone Inf o Phone Info l e ts you review the phone number assi gned to your phone ; lets you re ference the m eanings of icons that appear on your phone’ s Standby mode screen; lets you ide ntify the hardware and software versions of y o ur phon e, the @metro s oftware, and th e assigne d MEID number (in Decima l and Hexadecimal forma ts); an[...]

Health and Safety Information 137 Section 14: Health and Saf ety I nf or ma tion This section o utlines the sa fety pr ecauti ons associa ted wit h usi ng your pho ne. These sa fety precaut ions shou ld be followed to safely use you r phone. Health and Saf ety Inf or ma tion Expo sur e to Radi o Fr eque ncy ( RF) Si gna l s Cer tification Inf or ma[...]

138 (W/kg). The FC C requires wireles s phones to comply wi th a safety limit o f 1.6 wa tts per kilogram (1.6 W /kg). The FC C exposure li mit inco rporates a substanti a l margi n of safet y to give ad ditional protectio n to the public and to a ccount for an y variations in mea surements. SAR te sts are conducted usi ng standa rd operating posi [...]

Health and Safety Information 139 The FCC has grante d an Equi pment Authorization fo r this mobile phone with al l reported SAR levels eva l uated as in compliance wi th the FC C RF e xposu re gui deli nes. Th e maximu m SAR values f or thi s mode l phone as reported to the FCC a re: • Head: 0.53 W/Kg. • Body-worn: 0.80 W/Kg. SAR information o[...]

140 If your handset has a touchscre e n displa y , please note that a touchs creen res ponds best to a l i ght tou c h from the pad of your finge r or a no n-m etallic st yl us. Using exce ssive fo rce or a metall ic object when pressi ng on the tou chscreen may damage the tempe red glass surfac e and voi d the warra nty . Fo r mo re information, r[...]

Health and Safety Information 141 CORRECTL Y ORIENT A TED IN A VERTICAL OR HORIZON T AL OR FLOOR MOUNT POSITION. Consumer Inf o r ma tion on W ireless Phones The U.S. F ood and Dru g Administratio n (FDA) has publishe d a series of Questions a nd Ans wers for consumers rel a ting to radio frequ enc y (RF) exposure from wireless pho nes. The FDA pub[...]

142 Do wi r ele ss ph ones p ose a heal t h h az ar d? The avai lable sci e nti fic ev idence doe s not show that any heal th problem s are assoc i ated with using wirel ess phones. T here is no proof, howev e r , that wireless pho nes are absolute ly safe. Wireles s phones emit l ow l evels of ra dio frequ enc y energ y (RF) i n the microwave rang[...]

Health and Safety Information 143 Alth ough the exi sting scientifi c da ta do not jus tify FDA regulatory actions, FDA has ur ged the wi reless phone in dustr y to take a numbe r of steps , inc luding the following: • Support needed r esearch i nto possible biologic al effects of RF of the type emitted by wirele ss phones; • Design wireless ph[...]

144 RF exposure. F CC re lies on F DA an d othe r heal th a gencie s for safet y quest ions about wire less phones. FCC also regulates the bas e stations that the wireless phon e networks re ly upon. Whil e these base sta tions ope ra te at higher power than do th e wireless pho ne s themselves, the RF exp o sures that peop le get from these base s[...]

Health and Safety Information 145 Three large e pidemiology studie s ha ve been publ ished since December 2000. Between them, th e stu dies investigated an y possibl e associati on between the use of wireless phones an d primar y brain cancer , glioma, meni ngioma, or acous t ic neu roma, tumors of the brain or salivary gland, le ukemia, or othe r [...]

146 to- day use of wire less phon es. Many factor s affect thi s measure ment, such as the ang le at wh ich the p hone is held , or which model of ph one is used. Wha t is FD A doing to fin d out more a bou t the po ssible heal t h e f fe ct s of wir ele ss ph one R F ? FDA is wo rking with the U.S. N a tion al T oxicolog y Prog ram and with groups[...]

Health and Safety Information 147 broad asse ssment of additional resear ch needs in t he context of th e latest research developments aro und the world. W hat ste p s ca n I t ak e to r e du ce my expo s ur e t o r adi o frequenc y ener gy fr om my wirele ss phone? If there is a risk from these pro ducts - and at this po int we do no t know that t[...]

148 described a bove would apply to children and teenagers us ing wirele ss phones. Reducing the time of wireless phone use and increasi ng the distance between the u ser and the RF source wil l reduce RF e x posure. Some groups sponsored by o ther national gove rnments have advised that children be discouraged from using wirel e ss pho nes at all.[...]

Health and Safety Information 149 or against the body . Either configuration should result in co mpliance with the safe ty lim it. Do wireless ph one acce ssories that c laim to shield t he he ad f r o m RF r adiat io n wor k ? Since t here are no kno wn risk s from expo sure to RF emi ssions from wireless phones, th ere is no reason to believe tha[...]

150 detail ed te st method to mea sure el ectr oma gneti c int erferen ce (EMI ) of impl anted cardiac pacemakers a nd defibrillators from wire less telep ho ne s. Th is t es t m etho d is no w part of a standa rd sponsored by the Associati on for the Advancement of Medica l instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint effo rt by FDA, medical d[...]

Health and Safety Information 151 • Environmen t al Protectio n Agency (EP A): http://www .epa.gov/radiation/ • Occ upational Safety and He alth Administration's (OSHA): http://www .osha.gov/SL TC/ radiofrequenc yradia tion/index.html • National Insti t ute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): http://www .cdc.gov/niosh/ • W orld[...]

152 spee d dial and redia l. If available, these fea tures help y ou to place yo ur call without taki ng your a ttention off the road. 2. When availabl e, use a hands-free device. If possible , add an additi onal la yer of conven ience and sa fety to your w i reless phone wit h one o f the man y han ds free acc essories a va ilable toda y . 3. P os[...]

Health and Safety Information 153 7. Do not engage in stres sful or em otional co nversa tions tha t may be distractin g. Make people you are talk ing with a ware yo u are driving and suspend conve rsations tha t have the potential to divert your attention from the road. 8. Use you r wireless phone to call fo r help. Dial 9-1-1 or ot her local eme [...]

154 R esponsible Listening Caution!: Avoid potential hearing loss. Damage to hearin g occurs when a pe rson is expo sed to loud so und s over ti me. The risk of he aring loss increases a s sound is play ed louder a nd for longer durations. Prolonge d exposure to loud so unds (inc luding music) is th e most common caus e of prev enta ble heari ng lo[...]

Health and Safety Information 155 • Set the vo lume in a quiet environment a nd select the lowest volum e at which you c an hear adequately . • When usin g headphones, turn the volum e do wn if you c annot hear the people speak ing near you or if the person sitting ne xt to you can hear what you are listen ing to. • Do not turn the volume up [...]

156 Y o u can obta in addition al info rm ation on this subject from the following sources: American Academ y of Audiology 11730 Plaza American Drive, Suite 300 Reston, V A 20190 V oic e: (800) 222-2336 Email: inf o@audiolo gy .org Internet : http://www .audiology .org National Inst itute on Deafness and Other Communicati on Disorder s Na tiona l I[...]

Health and Safety Information 157 Oper a ting En vir onment Rememb er to f ollo w an y spe cial re gula tion s in force i n an y area and always switch your phone off when ever it is forbidde n to use it, or when it may cause inte rference or danger . When connect i ng t he phone o r any a c cesso r y t o anothe r device, read its user's gu id[...]

158 of personne l, it is recommended th a t the equi pment should only b e used in th e normal opera ti ng positi on (hel d to yo ur ear wi th the antenn a pointing o ver your should er if you are using an ex ternal anten na). Using Y our Phone Near Other Electr onic De vices Most modern el ectr onic eq uipme nt is shie lded fro m radio fre que nc [...]

Health and Safety Information 159 • Should read a nd follo w the directio ns from the manufacturer of y our implantable medic al device. If you ha ve any questions about usi ng your wireless pho ne with such a device, cons ult your health care provider . F or more informa tion see: http://www .fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.h t ml FCC Hearing-Aid C[...]

160 The rati ngs are not guaran t ees. Res ults will vary depending on the user's h earing device and hearin g loss. If you r heari ng device happens to be vu lnerable to interference, y ou may not be able to u se a rated phone su ccessfully . T r ying out the phone wi th your hearing device is th e be st way to ev alu at e it for yo ur pe rso[...]

Health and Safety Information 161 In the above example, if a hearing aid meets th e M2 level ra ting an d the wire less ph one mee ts the M3 level rat ing, the su m of the t wo values e qual M5. This is synonymous fo r T ratings. This should pro vide the he aring a id us er with "nor mal usa ge" wh ile u sing th eir hearin g aid with the [...]

162 Ve h i c l e s RF sign als may affec t im prop erly inst alled or inade qua tely shiel ded elect ronic systems in moto r vehic l es. Che ck with the manu factu rer or its repre senta tive regard ing your vehic le. Y ou should al so consult the manufacturer of an y equipment that has been ad ded to your vehic le. P os ted Faci l i ti es Switch y[...]

Health and Safety Information 163 Emer genc y Calls This phone, l ike any wireless ph one, operate s using radio signa ls, wireless a nd landline netwo rks as well as user -programmed functions , which cannot guara ntee connection in all conditi ons. Therefore, yo u should never rel y solely on an y wirele ss phone fo r essent ial com municati ons [...]

164 R estricting Children's ac cess to y our Ph one Y our phone is not a toy . Chil dren should not be allowed to play wi th it becau se they could hu rt themselves a nd others, damage the ph one or make calls tha t i ncrease your ph one b ill. FCC Notice and Cautions FCC Not i ce The phon e may c ause T V or radi o interfe rence if use d in c[...]

Health and Safety Information 165 Caution s Any changes or modifications to you r phone not expres sly approved in this docu ment could void your wa rranty for this equipment, a nd void y our authorit y to operate thi s equipment . Only use approved batteries, antennas a nd chargers. The use of a ny unauthorized accessori e s may b e dangerou s and[...]

166 • F ailure to obser ve these instructions may lead to the suspens i on or denial of telephone s er vices to the offender , or legal action, or both. Pr oduct P erfor mance Get ti ng t h e Mos t Out of Y our Si gn al R ece pt i on The qu ality of each call you make or receive dep e nds on the signal strength in yo ur area. Y our pho ne informs[...]

Health and Safety Information 167 Unde r s ta ndi n g How Y o ur Phone Op er ate s Y our pho ne is basical ly a radi o transmitter and rece iver . When it's turned o n, it receives and trans mits radio freque ncy (RF) signals. When yo u use your phone, the system handling your ca ll controls the power level. This powe r can range from 0.006 wa[...]

168 • Avoid exposing your phone and acces sories to rain or liq uid spills. If your phone does get wet, immediately turn the power off and remove the batter y . If it is inopera ble, call Custome r Care for serv ice. A vaila bility of V a rious F eat ur es/Ring T ones Many ser vices and feature s are network depe ndent and may requir e additi ona[...]

Health and Safety Information 169 • If you us e the phone near the netwo rk's base station, it uses les s po wer; talk and standby time are gr eatly affected by the si gnal strength on the cellular network a nd the parameters set by the network operator . • F ollow batter y usage, storage and charging guid elines found in the user’ s gui[...]

170 • Extreme tem pera tures will affect the ch arging ca pacity o f your ba tter y: it may require cooling o r warming first. • Do not leave the batter y in hot or cold places, such as in a car in summer or winter conditi ons, as you will r educe the capacity and li fetime of the batter y . Al ways tr y to keep the ba tter y a t room tempera t[...]

Health and Safety Information 171 nearest Samsung authorize d ser vice center . Always recy c le. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. Car e and Maintenance Y our pho ne is a pro duct of superior design a nd craftsmanship and should be treate d with care. The suggestions be lo w will hel p you fulfil l an y warranty obligati ons and allow you to [...]

172 • Do not paint the phon e. Paint c an clog the device' s moving parts and prevent proper o pera tion. • Do no t put the phone in or on heating devices, such as a micro wave oven, a stove o r a radiator . The phone may explode when overheated. • If your phone is equipped with an external antenna, use only the supplied or an approved r[...]

W arranty Information 173 Section 15: W ar r anty Inf or ma tion Standar d Limited W ar ranty What is Co vered and For How Long? SAMSUNG TE LECOMMUNICA TIONS AMERICA , LLC ("SAMSUNG") warrants to the ori g inal purcha ser ("Purchaser") that SAMSUNG's phones and a ccessories ("Products") are fre e from defects in m[...]

174 operative parts unless caused by SAMSUNG; (b) defe cts or damage resultin g from excessive force or u se of a metall ic ob ject when pressing o n a touch screen; (c) equipmen t tha t has the se rial number or the enha ncement da ta code removed, defaced, damaged, altered or made illegible; (d ) any plastic surfaces or o ther external ly exposed[...]

W arranty Information 175 What are SAMSUNG's Obligations? During the applica ble warranty period, SAMSUNG wi ll repair or replace, at SAMSUNG's sole option, witho ut charge t o Purchaser , any def ective compon ent part of Product. T o obtain se r vice under this Limite d Warran ty , Purchase r must return Product t o an authori zed phone[...]

176 REPRESENT A TION AND THERE ARE NO CONDITI ONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLI ED, ST A TUTORY OR OTHER WI SE, OF ANY KI ND WHA TSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT , IN CLUDIN G BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • THE MERCHANT ABILITY OF THE PR ODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY P AR TICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; • W ARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON -INFRI N GEMENT ; • DESIGN, CONDI TI[...]

W arranty Information 177 ANTI CIP A TED PROF ITS OR BEN EFITS, OR FOR DAMAG ES ARI SING FROM AN Y TORT (INCLUDING NEGLI GENCE OR GR OSS NEGLIGEN CE) OR F AUL T COMMITTED BY SAMSUNG, ITS AGENTS OR EMPLO YEES, OR FOR ANY BREACH O F CONTRACT OR FOR ANY CLAIM BR OUGH T AGAINST PURC HASER BY ANY OTHER P AR TY . SOME ST A TES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSI ON[...]

178 QUALITY , CAP AB ILITI ES, OPERA TI ONS, PER FORMANC E AND SUIT ABI LI TY OF ANY SUCH THIRD-P A R TY SOFTW ARE OR EQUI PMENT L I E SOLEL Y WITH THE PURCHASER AND THE DIRECT VENDOR, OWNER OR SUPPLIE R OF SUCH THIRD-P ARTY SOFTW ARE OR EQUIPMENT , AS THE CASE MA Y BE. This Limite d Warranty a lloca tes risk of Product fail ur e betwee n Purchaser[...]

W arranty Information 179 End User License Agr eement f or Software IMPOR T ANT . READ CAR EFULL Y : This End User License Agre ement ("EULA") is a legal agreem ent between you (ei t her an i ndividual or a single entity) and Samsung Electronics C o., Ltd. for so ftware owned by Samsung El ectronics Co ., Ltd. and its affiliated companies[...]

180 2. RESER V A TION OF RIGHTS AND OWNERSHIP . Samsung rese r ves all rights not e xpressly g ranted to you i n this EULA. The So ftware is protected b y copyright and o ther intellec tual property l a ws and treaties. Sa msung or its suppl iers own the titl e, copyright and other intellec tual property rights in the Software. The So ftware is lic[...]

W arranty Information 181 upgrade. T o use So ftware identifie d as an upgrade, y ou must first be license d for the Software ide ntified by Samsung a s eligible fo r the upgrade. Afte r upgrading, you may no longer use the Softwar e that formed the basis fo r your upgrade el igibilit y . 6. SOFTW ARE TRANSFER. Y ou may not tra n sfer this EULA or [...]

182 9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIE S. Y ou ex pressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Software is at your sol e risk and tha t the enti re risk as to satisfactor y quali ty , pe rformance, a ccuracy and effort is with you. TO THE MAXIMUM E X TENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LA W , THE SOFTW ARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITH AL L F AUL TS AND[...]

W arranty Information 183 APPLICABL E ST A TUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THES E EXCLUSIONS AND LIMIT A TION S MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU. 10. EXCLUSIO N OF INCIDENT AL, CONS EQUENTIAL A N D CER T AIN OTHER DAMAGES. TO THE E XTENT NO T PROHIBITED BY L AW , IN NO EVENT SHALL S A MSUNG BE LIABL E FOR PERSONAL INJUR Y , OR ANY INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, INDI [...]

184 reli ance on t he Softwa re up to t he amount actually paid by yo u for the Software or US$5.00. The foreg o ing limi ta tions, exc lusions and disc laimers (inc luding Sections 9, 10 and 11) shall a pply to the maximum extent permitte d by a ppl icab le la w , eve n if an y re med y fails its essen tia l pu rpo se. 12. U.S . G OVE RN ME NT E N[...]

W arranty Information 185 Pr ec au ti ons for T r an s fer and D i spo sal If data stored on thi s device is dele ted or reformatted using the stand ard method s, the da ta o nly a ppe ars to be remove d on a superfic ial level, and it may be pos sible for so m eon e to retrieve an d reuse the da ta by me ans of spec ial sof tware . T o avoid unin [...]

186 Importa nt!: If you are using a handset other than a standard numeric keypad, dial the numbers listed in brackets. Phone: 1-888-987-HELP (4357) © 2010 Samsung T elecommunica tions Amer ica. All ri ghts reser ved. No reproductio n in whole or in pa rt allowed without prior w ritten approval. Speci fica tions a nd a vailabil ity subject to chang[...]

187 Inde x Symbols @metro Appli c atio ns Shopping and Downloadin g 92 Launching 91 On-lin e Help 93 Settings 92 A Accessing Call and Phone Settings 126 Accessing Your Phone’s Tools 100 Adding a New Contacts Entry Dial Method 43 Menu Method 46 Adjus t Key Tone 126 Alarm Clock When an Alar m Sounds 108 Alarm clock Turn Off the Alarm 108 Alerts 126[...]

188 Restoring 94 Auto Ans wer 127 Auto Retry 127 B Backlight 125 Banner 125 Battery 7 Chargi ng 8 Low Batte ry Indica tor 10 Removal 8 Trav el Adap ter 9 C Calculator 110 Calendar View a n Even t 104 Call and Phone Settings Menu Accessing 126 Call Answer 35 , 127 Call Functions Answering a Ca ll 34 Making a Call 29 Call Notification Types 35 Call S[...]

189 TTY Mode 128 Voice Privacy 128 Call Timer 40 Call Waiting 36 Calls Call Timer 40 Data Co unter 40 Erase L ogs 39 Incoming 38 Missed 38 Outgoing 38 Store N umbers 41 Calls Menu 38 Camera Photo G allery 89 Taking Pictures 83 Canned Message Text Editing a nd Entering 81 Change Lock 131 Contacts 42 Add Pause s 52 Adding 43 Dele ting 62 Edit Name an[...]

190 Find in g 47 Groups 57 Memory Info 62 Opening 42 Saving C all Numbers 45 Speed Dial 55 Create Messages 63 D Data Counter 40 Data, View Counters 40 Dialing Font Size 124 Dis pla y 123 Disp lay Screen Icons 20 Disp lay Setting Dial ing Font 124 Disp lay Settings Backlig ht 125 Banner 125 Dial ing Fo nt Size 124 Front C ontrast 125 Theme 124 Wallp[...]

191 Emergency 132 Emergency #s in Lock Mo de 133 Emergency Nu mbers 132 Entering Text Entering Symbols 28 Using Ab c Mode 27 Using T9 Mode 26 Erase All Entry 133 Erase Logs 39 Erase Messages 79 G Gallery, photo 89 General Message Settings 80 Getting Started Activ ating Yo ur Phone 11 Understanding thi s User Manual 5 Voicema il 12 Go Back One Menu [...]

192 Ignore Calls 37 Inbox Fold er 71 Inbox , Reviewing Mes sages 71 Incoming Calls Menu 38 International Calls 30 L Language 130 Lock Code, Changing 131 Lock Phone 130 M Memory Info 135 Memory Managemen t 135 Message Folder Draft Box 73 Inbox 71 Outbox 72 Voic e 70 Voic ema il 70 Message folder outbo x 72 Message Folders Erase Messa ges 79 Message [...]

193 Missed Calls Menu 38 M-Ra tings 160 Msg S etting Sub Men u 80 N Navigation Key S hortcuts 24 Notes and Tips 5 Notes, Descr iption 5 Number Type Icons 43 , 44 O Outbox Folder 72 Outbox , Reviewin g Messages 72 Outgoing 38 P Pause Dial 31 , 53 Pauses , Adding 52 Phone Safety 157 Phone Se ttings Airplane Mode 129 Language 130 NAM Se lectio n 134 Q[...]

194 Takin g Mul ti Shot Picture s 85 Takin g Snap Sho ts 84 Pictur e Message S ettings 82 Pictur e Messages Send in Camera Mode 64 R Receive Text Messages 69 Reset Your Phone 133 Restriction 133 Return to Last Menu 23 Reviewing Inbox 71 Reviewing Outbox 72 Ringer Type 126 S SAR values 137 Save a Number After a Call 45 Screen Layouts 87 Security S e[...]

195 Auto Ans wer 127 Auto Retry 127 Backlight 125 Banner 125 Call Answe r 127 Language 130 Locati on Sett ing 123 Memory Info 135 Ri nge r Typ e 126 TTY Mode 128 Voice Privacy 128 Volume 126 Wallpaper 124 Settings, Picture Mes sages 82 Settings, Te xt Mess ages 82 Silence Ringer 36 Sound S etting s Ri nge r Typ e 126 Volume 126 Standard Limited War[...]

196 Chang ing 25 Text Me ssage Settings 82 Text Me ssages, Receiving 69 Three-Way Calling 30 Timer, Calls 40 Tip, Description 5 Tools Add New Even t 105 Alarm Clo ck 107 Calc ulat or 110 Memo Pad 106 World Time 108 Tools Menu Accessing 100 T-Ratings 160 TTY Mode 128 U UL Certification 140 Under s tanding Your Contacts Adding a Ne w Contacts Entry 4[...]

197 Speed Dial 55 Understan ding Your P hone Closed V iew of Yo ur Pho ne 14 Displ a y Screen 19 Featur es of Your Phone 13 Open V iew of Your Ph one 16 V View an Event, Calendar 104 Voice Privacy 128 Voice Setting Ab out Voi ceS ignal 122 Choice Lists 118 Sen sit ivit y 118 Sound 121 Voice L aunch 122 Voicemail Chec ki ng 70 Folde r 70 Listeni ng [...]