Samsung SGH E840 manual

SGH-E840 User’s Guide[...]

I mporta nt safety pr ecaution s Driv e sa fely a t all tim es Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicle first. Switch off the phone when refuelling Do not use the phone a t a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals. Switch off in an air craft Wirel ess phones can cause in terfer ence. Usi ng them in an air[...]

1 Be aware of special regulat ions Meet any special regulations in force in a ny area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause inter fer ence o r danger . Wa ter res istan ce Y our phone is no t water-resistant. Keep it dry . Se nsib le u se Use only in the normal position (hel d to your ear). Avo id[...]

2 A b out this Guide This User’s Guide provides you with condensed inf ormati on abou t how to use yo ur phon e. In this guide, the following instruction icons appear: Indicate s that you need to pay care ful attention to the su bsequent i nforma tion regarding safety or phone featu res. → Indica tes that you need to press t he Navigation keys [...]

3 •I m a g e e d i t o r Edit or decorate your photos . • Pho to printing Print your photos to preserve your best moments forever . •P h o n e t o T V View photos and video clips captured with the phone on you r T V scr ee n. •O f f l i n e m o d e Switch your phone to Offline mode to u se its no n-wireless functions while on an aeroplane. [...]

4 Contents Unpack 6 Make s ure you have each item Get started 6 First steps to operating your phone Assemble and char ge the phone ...... ........... .... 6 Power on or off ........... ........ ......... ......... ........ . 7 Phone l ayout ..... ........... ......... ......... ........ ....... 7 Keys an d icons ..... ........... ......... ........[...]

5 Overview of menu function s T o access Menu mode, p ress < Menu > in Idle mode. 1 Call log 1 Recent contac ts 2 Miss ed cal ls 3 Dialled calls 4 Rec eived calls 5 Sen t message s 6 Recei ved messa ges 7 Delete all 8 Call man ager 2 Phoneb ook 1 Contact list 2 Create contact 3 Group 4 Speed dial 5 My namecard 6 Own numbers 7 Management 8 Ser[...]

6 Un p a c k Make s ure yo u have each i tem • Phone •T r a v e l a d a p t e r •B a t t e r y • User’ s Guide Y ou can obtain v arious accessori es from your local Sams ung dealer . Ge t s t a r t e d Fir st steps to ope rating y our pho ne Ass emble and char ge th e ph one The items supplied w ith your ph one and the accessor ies availa[...]

7 Remov ing the batt ery cover Power on or off Phone layout Front vi ew Switch on 1. Open the phone. 2. Press and hold [ ]. 3. If necessary , ente r the PIN an d press < OK >. 4. When the setup wizard opens, cust omise your phone acco rding to your preferences. See page 14. Switch off 1. Open the phone. 2. Press and ho ld [ ]. Earpi ece Disp [...]

G et star ted 8 Rear view Keys and icon s Keys When you close the phone, it locks the exposed keys to prevent any unwanted phone operations, from ac cidentally press ing any of the keys. T o unlock the keypa d, press [ ]. Came ra key Memory card slot Camera lens Mirror Per form the functio n indicated on t he bottom l ine of the displa y . In Idle [...]

9 Make or answer a call. In Idle m ode, retrieve the numbers recently dial led, missed, or receive d. End a call. Delete char acters from the display . In Men u mo de, ca ncel i nput a nd return the phone to Idle mode. Enter numbers, le tters, and some special characters . In Id le mode, press an d hold [ 1 ] to access y our voicema il server . Pre[...]

G et star ted 10 Icons The following ic ons may appear on the top line of the screen to indicate your phone’ s status. Depe nding on you r coun try or ser vice prov ider , the icons shown on the display ma y vary . Signal strength GPRS (2.5G) networ k Connecting to GPRS (2.5 G) network T ransf erring data in GP RS (2. 5G) network EDGE network Con[...]

11 Synchronised with PC Music p layback in pro gress Music playback paused Memory card inse rted Alarm set FM rad io on Silent mode (Mute) Silent mo de (Vibratio n) Ring er type •: M e l o d y •: V i b r a t i o n • : V ibr ation then melody • : V ibr ation and me lody •: I n c r e a s i n g m e l o d y Whispe r mode, during a call Mute m[...]

G et star ted 12 Access m enu funct ions Enter text Selec t an opti on 1. Press a desired soft key . 2. Press the Navig ation keys to move to the next or previ ous option. 3. Press < Select >, < OK >, or [ ] to confir m the function displ ayed or opti on highlighted. 4. Press < Back > to mo ve up one lev el. Press [ ] to return to[...]

13 T9 mode To e n t e r a w o r d : 1. Press [ 2 ] to [ 9 ] to start entering a word. 2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting ch arac ter s. 3. When the word displays correctl y , press [ ] to i nsert a space. Otherwise , select a word from the alternative word choices. Number mode Press the keys correspond ing to the d igits you w ant. [...]

G et star ted 14 Customise your phone 1. In Idle mod e, press < Menu > and select Settings → Setu p wizar d . 2. Selec t a language. 3. Select a main menu style. 4. Select a skin colour pattern. 5. Select the current time zone. 6. Enter the cur rent time and select a t ime format. 7. Enter the cur rent date and select a d ate format. 8. Sel[...]

15 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct Settings → Phone sett ings → Shortc uts . 2. Select a key . 3. Select a menu to be assigned to the key . Y ou ca n switch the phone to Silent m ode to avoid di sturbing other peop le. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ]. Menu shortcuts Silen t mod e 1. In Id le mode, press < Menu > and[...]

16 S tep outside the phone Beg in wi th ca ll fu ncti ons, came ra , musi c pl ayer , web browser, and other spec ial features Ma ke or answ er call s 1. In Idle m ode, enter an area code and phone numb er . 2. Press [ ]. Press [V olume] to adjust the vo lum e. During a call, t he exposed keys are l ocked. Press [ ] or [ ] to unlock the keyp ad. 3.[...]

17 Use the camera 3. Repeat step 1 and 2 t o add more pa rticipants. 4. D uring a m ulti- part y ca ll: • Press < Options > and select Select on e → Private to have a private conv ersation with one pa rtic ipan t. • Press < Options > and select Select on e → Remove to drop one participant . 5. Press [ ] to end the multi-par ty c[...]

Step outside the phone 18 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct My files → Ima ges → My photos . 2. Select the photo y ou want. 1. In Idle mode , pres s and hold [ ] to turn on the came ra. 2. Press [ 1 ] to swit ch to Rec or d m od e. 3. Press [ ] or [ ] to sta rt reco rding. View a photo Record a video 4. Press [ ], < >,[...]

19 Play music Use these m ethods: • Downl oad from the wi reless web . • Down load f rom a PC using the optional Samsung PC Studio. See Samsung PC Studio Use r’s Guide. • Recei ve via Bluetooth. •C o p y t o a m e m o r y c a r d a n d insert it into th e phone. • Synchro nise music files wit h Windows Media Player . See the next secti [...]

Step outside the phone 20 2. Connect your phone and PC with an optional PC data cable. 3. Select Sync digital m edia files to this devic e when a pop-u p windo w appe ars on your PC. 4. Enter the name of your phone and c lick Finish . 5. Select and dr ag the music files you want to the sync list . 6. Click Star t Sync . 7. When synchronisation is f[...]

21 Listen t o the FM radi o • Up: open the playlist. • V olume: adjust the volu me. 4. Pre ss [Down] to stop playback. 1. From the music play er screen, press < Options > and select Open playlist → All → Playlist s . 2. Press < Options > and sele ct Create p laylist . 3. Ente r the titl e of the pl ayli st and pres s < Save &[...]

Step outside the phone 22 Browse the web 4. Press [Left] or [R ight] to find available radio stations. 5. Press [ ] to turn of f the rad i o. By automatic tuning: From the FM radio screen, press < Options > and select Self - tuni ng . A vail able r adio stations are automa tically saved . By manual setup: 1. From the FM radio screen, press &l[...]

23 Use Phonebook 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone num ber an d pres s < Options >. 2. Select Save cont act → a memo ry loc atio n → New . 3. For Phone , select a number type . 4. Specify contact infor mation. 5. Press < Save > or [ ] to sav e the contact. Add a contact 1. In Id le mode, press < Contacts >. 2. Enter the first few[...]

Step outside the phone 24 Send messages 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct Messa ges → Create mes sag e → Message . 2. Enter destination numbers and pres s [Down]. 3. Enter the message text. 4. Press < Options > and sele ct Send to send the message. Send a tex t message 1. In Id le mode, press < Menu > and select [...]

25 7. Fill in the fields. 8. For attaching fi les, press < Options > and select Add att ach men t → an item. 9. Press < Options > and sele ct Send to s end the message. 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct Messa ges → Create mes sag e → Email . 2. Enter emai l addresses and press [Do wn]. 3. Enter the subject and [...]

Step outside the phone 26 View messages 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct Messa ges → My mes sag es → Inbox . 2. Select a text message. 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct Messa ges → My mes sag es → Inbox . 2. Select a multim edia message. View a text message View a mult imed ia message 1. In Id le mod[...]

27 Use Bluetooth Y our phone is equipped with Bluetooth technology , enabling you to c onnect the phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices an d exchange data with them, talk hands-fr ee, or control the phone remotely . 1. In Idle mode , pres s < Menu > a nd se le ct Applic ations ‡ → Bluetooth → Activation → On . ‡ Bluetooth is a[...]

Step outside the phone 28 1. Access an application, such as Phonebook , My files , Calendar , or Memo . 2. Select an item. 3. Press < Options > and sele ct Send via → Bluetooth . 4. For sending a conta ct, select which data you want to s end . 5. Search for a nd select a devic e. 6. If necessary , enter the Bluetooth PI N and press < OK [...]

29 M enu functions All menu options listed This sectio n provides br ief expl anations of menu functions on your phone. Call l og Menu Desc ri ptio n Recent cont acts, Missed calls, Dialled c alls, Receiv ed calls Check the most recent cal ls dialled, r eceived, or missed. Sent messages, Rec ei ve d messages View the rec ord of the most recent mess[...]

M enu functions 30 Phoneboo k Menu Desc ri ptio n Contact list Search f or contact informati on stored in Phoneb ook. Create contact Add a new contact to Phoneb ook. Group Organise your contacts in caller g roups. Speed dial Assign a s peed dial number for your mo st frequently dialled nu mbers. My namecard Create a name card and send it to other p[...]

31 Music player Access and listen to all music files sor ted by criteria. Y ou can also make your o wn music playlists . Browser Menu Desc ri ptio n Home Connect y our phone to the network and load the homepage of the wireless web service provider . Ente r URL Ent er a URL addres s and access t he associated web page. Book marks Save U RL addre sse[...]

M enu functions 32 Messages Streaming settings Select a connect ion profile to be used for accessing a streaming ser ver . Menu Desc ri ptio n Create me ssage Create and send text, multimedia, or email messages. My messages Access messages that y ou have receiv ed, sent, or that have failed during sending. T emplates Make and use t emplates of freq[...]

33 My f iles Calendar K eep track of your schedule. Camera Use the camera embedded in your phone to take ph otos and reco rd vid eos. Yaho o! read y/Goog le/Blue tooth/ Java worl d Depending on your country o r service provider , you may have one of these four menus here: • Yahoo! ready : Launch the Y ahoo search engine to find informatio n, news[...]

M enu functions 34 Applic ations Menu Desc ri ptio n Smart search Quickly search your phon e for any s tore d inform ation by category . Y ou can access al l the result s directly from the sea rch screen. V oice re corder Reco rd voic e memos and any other sounds. FM radio Listen to music or news via the FM rad io on your phone . Image ed itor Edit[...]

35 ‡ If the Y ahoo! ready and Google services are not available depending on your country or service prov ider , Bluetooth or Java world will move to menu 9. Alarms Set a wake-u p call t o wake you up in th e morning or an a larm to alert you to an event at a specific time. Settings Timer Set a period of time for the phone to count down . Stopwat[...]

M enu functions 36 Phone s ettings → Slide s ettings Set how the phone reacts when you open it for a n incoming call, and when you close it while using a function. Phone s ettings → Shortcuts Use the Navigation keys as shortcuts to acce ss specific menus dire ctly from Idle mode. [Up] i s fixe d as a shortcut to My menu mode. Phone s ettings ?[...]

37 Display setti ngs → W al lpaper Set up the idle screen on the displa y . Display setti ngs → Menu style Select a disp lay style for the main menu s creen or select a skin co lour pattern for Menu mode. Display setti ngs → Te x t d i s p l a y Change the disp lay settings for the text displayed on the idle screen. Display setti ngs → Brig[...]

M enu functions 38 Sound settings → Message t one Change the sound settings for incomi ng messages individua lly acco rding to message t ype. Sound settings → Pow er o n/ of f tone Set the phone to sound when it i s switched on or off . Sound settings → Silent mode Set how the phone acts t o alert you to a specific event while i n Silent m od[...]

39 Networ k services → Call ba rring Set the phone to restrict calls. Networ k services → Call wait ing Set the phone to inform you when someon e is calling you while on another c all. Networ k services → Net work selection Select the network to be used while roaming outside of your home area, or let the netw ork be ch osen automat ically . N[...]

M enu functions 40 Security → Privacy Lock acces s to messages , files, or al l menu functions on the phone, except for call functions. Security → SIM lock Set the phone to work o nly with the current SIM card by assig ning a SI M lock passw ord. Security → Fixed dialling m ode Set the phone to restrict calls to a limite d set of phone number[...]

41 H eal th and sa fety in for mati on SAR certificatio n inform ation This phone meets Europe an Union (EU) requirements concerni ng expos ure to r adio wav es. Y our mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver . It is desi gned and m anufactur ed to not exceed th e limits for exp osure to radio -frequency ( RF) ener gy , as recommended by th[...]

H ealth and safety in formation 42 Before a new model phone is av ailable for sale t o the public, compliance with the European R&T TE Direct ive must be shown. T his direct ive includ es as o ne of its essential requiremen ts the protec tion of t he health a nd safety of the user and any other p erson. Precaution s when using batteries • Nev[...]

43 • Dispose of used batte ries in a ccordance with local regula tions. Al ways re cycle. D o not dispo se of batte ries in a fire. Road safe ty Y our wireless phone g ives you the powerful ability to communica te by vo ice, almos t anywher e, anyti me. But an import ant responsibility ac companies the benefits of wir eles s ph ones, one that ev [...]

H ealth and safety in formation 44 Hearing aid s Some digital wireles s phones may interfere with some hear ing aids. In t he ev ent o f suc h in terf erenc e, yo u may wish to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to disc uss a lte rnat ives . Other medical devices If you use an y other per sonal medi cal dev ices, co nsult the manufacture r of yo[...]

45 Emerg ency calls This phone, like any wireless phone, ope rates using radio signals, wireless, and landline networks as w ell as user-progra mmed functions, which cannot guara ntee connection in all conditions. Ther efore, you should never rely s olely on a ny wireless p hone for essential communica tions lik e medi cal emergen cies. T o make or[...]

H ealth and safety in formation 46 • Failure to observe these instruct ions may lead to the suspen sion or d enial of te lephone s ervices to t he offende r , or legal action, or both. Care a nd main tenance Y our phone is a product of superior design and craf tsmanship and should be treated with car e. The suggestions below will help you fulfill[...]

47 • When the phone or ba ttery gets wet, t he label indi cating wate r damage inside t he phone changes colour . In this case, phone repairs are no longer guar anteed by th e manuf acture r's wa rra nty , ev en if the warr anty for your phone ha s not expired. • If your phone has a flash or light, do no t use it too close to the eyes of p[...]

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* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country , some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly . * Depending on your country , your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide. World W ide W e b http ://w ww .sa msun gm obil e.co m Printed in Korea Code No .:GH[...]