Samsung SGH-F400 manual

SGH-F40 0 User’s Guide[...]

Im p o r t a n t s a f e t y pr ecautions Driv e s a fe ly a t a ll t im e s 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 aircraf t Wirel ess phon es can cause in terfe rence. Us ing[...]

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 feren ce or danger . Wa t er re s is ta n c e Y ou r phone is not water-re sistant. Keep it dry . Se ns ible u se Use only in the normal position (hel d to your ear). A[...]

2 About this G u ide This User’s Guide provides you with condensed inf ormat ion ab out how t o use y ou r phon e. In this guide, the followi ng instruction icons appear: Indicate s that y ou need to pa y careful attention to the su bsequent in formati o n regarding safety or phone featu res. → Indica tes that you need to press th e Navigation [...]

3 • Camera and camcorder Use th e camera mo dule on yo ur phone to take a photo or record a vi deo. • Synchronisati on w ith Wi nd ow s Me di a Pla ye r T ran sfer music files t o your phone directly from Windows Media Play er . •M u s i c p l a y e r Play m usic file s on your p hone . Y ou can us e other p hone functions while listening to [...]

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

5 1 Call log 2 Phoneb ook 3 Music player 4 Googl e/Inte rnet ‡ 5 Messag es 1 Create message 2 Inbox 3 Email inb o x 4 Drafts 5 Outbox 6 Se ntb ox 7 My folders 5 Message s 8 T emplates 9 De lete b y fol ders 10 Setting s 11 Memory s tatus 6 My f ile s Images Vide os Soun ds Games and more Other file s Med i a al bum 1 Memory s tatus 7 Calenda r 8 [...]

6 Un p a c k Make s ure you ha ve ea ch 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 obta i n v arious accesso ri es fro m yo ur local Sams ung dealer . Ge t s t a r t ed Fir st step s to o per ating y ou r phon e Ass emble and charge the pho ne The items supplied w ith your ph one and the accessor ies [...]

7 Remov ing t he ba ttery cove r Power on or off Phone layout Front vi e w Swit ch o n 1. Open the phone. 2. Press and hold [ ]. 3. If necessary , enter the PIN and pr ess < Con firm >. Swit ch o ff 1. Open the phone. 2. Press and hold [ ]. Front camera lens Applicati on switc h key Me nu ac cess / Con firm key (Centr e) Dial k ey Pow er/ Me [...]

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 k eypad , p ress < Unlo ck > and then [Centre] or < OK >. Camera f lash Rear c am era lens Hea dset ja ck* Multifu nction jack** Camera [...]

9 Press and hold to switch the phone on or off . End a call. In Menu mo de, cancel input and return the pho ne to Idl e mode. In Id le mode, open the dialling screen for video calls. In the dialling screen, make a video call. Delete characters from the disp lay or items in an applicatio n. Open the application switch wi ndow to access other applica[...]

G et star ted 10 Icons The following ic ons may app ear o n the to p line of the screen to indicate your phone’ s status. Depe nd ing on you r co u nt ry or servi ce provid er , the icons shown on the display ma y v ary . Signal strength GPRS (2.5G) networ k Connecting to GPRS (2 .5G) network or tra nsf erring data in GPRS (2.5G) networ k EDGE ne[...]

11 Music playback paused Music playback stopped FM rad i o s ta tus: •: O n •: O f f Bluetooth active Bluetooth hands-free car k it or headset connected Alarm set New message: •: T e x t m e s s a g e • : Multimed ia mess ag e •: E m a i l •: V o i c e m a i l • : Push message • : Configuration mess age Memory card inserted Profile [...]

G et star ted 12 Access me nu funct ions Enter text Sele ct an option 1. Press a desi red soft key . 2. Press the Nav igation ke ys to move to the next or previous option. 3. Press < Selec t >, < OK >, or [Centre] to co nfirm the func tion displ ayed or opt io n highlighted. 4. Press < Back > to mo v e up one lev el. Press [ ] to [...]

13 T9 mode To e n t e r a w o r d : 1. Press [ 2 ] to [ 9 ] to s tar t entering a wo rd. 2. Enter the whole word before editing or de let ing characters. 3. When the word displays correctly , press [ ] to insert a space. Otherwise, press [ 0 ] to display a lternative word choices. Number mod e Press the key s corresponding to the digits you want. S[...]

G et star ted 14 Customise your phone 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Settings → Phone sett ings → Lang uag e → Screen text . 2. Select a language. 3. Press < Save >. T o change t h e pr of ile prope rties: 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Settings → Phone profiles . 2. Scro ll to the s[...]

15 In Idl e mode, p ress [Volume] to adjust t he key tone v olume. 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Settings → Dis pl ay & ligh t set tin gs → Display sett ings → Wallpap er → Pic tures . 2. Sele ct an image ca tego ry . 3. Select an image. 4. Press < Set >. Key ton e volum e Idle mode wallp ape r 1. I n Id[...]

16 S tep outside th e phone Beg in wit h cal l func tion s, ca mera , musi c pla yer , web browser, and other special featu res Make or answer calls Y ou ca n activ a te the Si lent prof ile t o a vo id di stur bing other peop le. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ]. 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Settings → Securi ty → P[...]

17 T o make a vid eo call: 1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and ph one n umb er . 2. Press [ ]. 3. Press [ ] to end the c all. 1. When the phone rings, open the phone. If the phone is already open, press [ ]. If it is a video call, pre s s < Show me > to allow the caller to see you via the came ra. 2. Press [ ] to end the c all. Ans wer a [...]

Step outside the phone 18 Use the camera 4. D uri ng a m ult i-p art y ca ll : • Press < Options > and select Private c all to have a private conv ersa ti on w i th one participant . • Press < Options > and select End → Sele ct participant → a participant → Drop to drop one pa rtic ip ant . 5. Press [ ] to end the multi-par ty[...]

19 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect My files → Images → My photos . 2. Select the p hoto you want. 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss and hold [ ]. 2. Press [ 1 ] twice to switch to Rec or di ng mo de . 3. Ro tate the phone to the left for landscape view. 4. Press [ ] to start reco rding. View a photo Record a video 5. Pres s [...]

Step outside the phone 20 Upload photos and vide os to the web 1. I n Id le mode , pr e s s < Men u > and select Settings → Application setti ngs → MobileBlog setti ngs → ShoZu activation . 2. Select On . 3. Follow the onscreen instructio ns to act ivate the account. Act i va te th e ShoZ u accoun t 1. In Idle mode , press < Men u &g[...]

21 Use the multimedia launcher Y ou can use various m ultimedia applic ations with the enhanced sound quality . Play music 4. S elec t a dest inatio n. 5. E nter the titl e a nd descriptio n, and select a tag . 6. Press < Upload >. Slide down the front part of your ph o n e . Open the mult ime dia launche r • FM radio : open the FM radi o s[...]

Step outside the phone 22 • Cop y to a memory card . See the next sec tion. • Sync hron ise m usi c file s with Windows Media Play er . See page 23 . • Y our phone ac cepts micr oSD TM memor y cards up to 8 GB (depending on memo ry card manufa ctu rer and t yp e). • Whe n i nsertin g a memo ry card with a large amount of files, your phone m[...]

23 6. Copy files from the PC to the memo ry ca rd . 7. When you hav e finished, disconnect the phone from the P C . Y ou can copy music files to your phone by synchronising with Windows Media Player 11. 1. In Id le mod e , pre s s < Menu > and select Settin gs → Phone settings → PC conne ctions → Media player . 2. Press [ ] to return to[...]

Step outside the phone 24 1. In Id le mod e , pre s s < Menu > and select Music player . 2. When the music player setup wizard opens, customise the sett ings acc or d in g to y o u r preferences. 3. Select a music ca tegory → a music file . 4. Dur in g play ba c k, us e the follow ing keys: • Centre: pause or resume play back . Play music[...]

25 Listen t o the FM radio 1. From the music play er screen, press < Options > and select Open p laylist → All → Playlist s . 2. Press < Options > and sele ct Create p laylist . 3. E nter the ti tle of the p layl ist and pres s < Save >. 4. Select the ad ded playlist. 5. Press < Options > and sele ct Add → a sour ce. 6[...]

Step outside the phone 26 Browse the web 4. Press [Left ] or [Right] to find available radio stations. Alternatively , press [Up] or [Down] to select a stored rad i o s ta t ion . 5. Pre ss [Centre] to turn of f the ra di o. By automatic tuning: 1. From the rad io screen, press < Options > and select Self-t uning . 2. Press < Yes > to c[...]

27 Use Phonebook • T o scroll th ro ugh brow se r items, press [Up] or [Down]. • T o select a n item, p ress [Centre]. • T o return to the previous page , pre s s < Back >. • T o acces s browse r opti ons, press < Options >. 1. In Idle m ode, enter a phone num ber a nd press < Options >. 2. Select Add to Phon ebook → a m[...]

Step outside the phone 28 Send messages 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Messa ges → Create mes sage → Message . 2. Enter the message text . 3. Pre ss [Up] to mov e to t he recipient field. 4. Enter destination numbers. 5. Press < Options > and sele ct Send to send the message. Send a tex t message 1. I n Id le mod[...]

29 View messages 8. Enter destination numbers or email ad dresses. 9. Press < Options > and sele ct Send to send the message. 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Messa ges → Create mes sage → Email . 2. Enter the email text. 3. Press < Options > and sele ct Add attach m ent or Create item . 4. Add a media file, [...]

Step outside the phone 30 Use Bluetooth Y our phone is equipped with Bluetooth technology , enabling you to connect the phone wirelessly to ot her Bluetooth devices a nd exchange data with them, talk hands-free, o r control the phone remotely . 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Messa ges → Inbox . 2. Select a multimedi a me[...]

31 1. I n Idl e m o de , pre ss < Menu > a nd se lect Applic ations → Bluetooth → My de vice s → Sear ch for new device . 2. Select a device. 3. Enter a Bluetooth PIN or the other devic e’s Blueto oth PIN, if i t ha s one, a n d pr ess < OK >. When the ow ner of the other d e vi ce ent e rs the same code, pairing is com plet e. [...]

Step outside the phone 32 Switch applications Y ou can switch to other applications f rom a menu, without closing the menu screen you a re using. 1. If necessary , enter the Bluetooth PI N and press < OK >. 2. Press < Yes > to confirm that you are w illing to rece ive. 1. While using a menu, p ress [] . 2. Select an applicat io n. Recei[...]

33 M enu functio ns All menu options listed This sectio n provides brie f explanat ions of menu functions on your phone. Call l og Check the most recent calls dialled, r eceived, or missed. Phoneboo k Search for con ta ct inform a tio n stored in Phone book. Music player Access and listen to all music fil es sor ted by criteria. Y ou can also make [...]

M enu functions 34 Messages Menu Description Create message Create and send text, multime d ia, or emai l messages. Inbox Access messages that you ha v e re ce iv e d. Email inbox Access emails tha t you ha v e re ce iv e d. Dra fts Access messages that you ha ve sa ve d t o s end at a later time . Outbox Access messages that the phone is attemptin[...]

35 My f iles Calend ar K eep track of your schedule. Camera Use the camera embedded in your phone to take ph o tos an d re c o rd video s . FM radio Listen to music or news via the FM ra d i o on your phone . Menu Description Images, Vid eos, Sounds, Other files Access media files and other files sto red in the phone ’ s memory . Games and more A[...]

M enu functions 36 Applic ati ons Menu Description Intern et ‡ Access up-to-date informat ion and a wide vari e t y of med ia co nte n t, such as wal lpapers, rin gt on e s, a n d m u sic fi l es. Bluetooth Connect the phone wire lessl y to ot her Bluetooth devices. Image ed itor Edit y our photos using va rio u s ed it in g t o o ls . Memo Make [...]

37 ‡ If the Google ser vices is not available depending o n your region or service provider , Inter net will move to menu 4. Alarms Set a wake-up ala rm to wake you up in the morning or an a larm to alert you to an event at a specific time. Stopwatch Measure elapsed time. RSS r e a de r Save yo ur favo u ri te ne ws channels or b logs t o librari[...]

M enu functions 38 Settings Menu Description Phone profiles Change the sound settings of the ph one fo r diffe rent events or situations. Time & dat e Change t h e t i me and dat e disp lay ed o n y our phone . Display & light settings → Display setti ngs → W allpaper Chang e the backgroun d imag e t hat is dis pl ay ed in Idle mode . D[...]

39 Display & light settings → Display setti ngs → Clock di spl ay Select a cl ock t ype to b e disp la yed on t he idle screen. Display & light settings → Display setti ngs → Skin colo ur Select a skin colour pattern for Menu mode. Display & light settings → Ligh t settings → LCD brigh tness Adjust the brightness o f the dis[...]

M enu functions 40 Pho ne se ttin gs → My M enu Set up a menu of your own using your favourite menu items, which can be easil y acce ssed by pressing < My menu > in Idle mode. This menu may be unav ailable depe nd ing on you r r egio n. Pho ne se ttin gs → Own numbers Check your phone numbers or assi gn a name to each of the numbers. Pho [...]

41 Security → SIM lock Set the phone to work only with the current USIM or SIM card by assign ing a SIM lock passwor d. Security → PIN lock Activate your PIN to pr ot e c t you r US I M or SIM card against unauthorised use . Security → Privacy loc k Lock access to messa ges, files, call log s, conta cts, calendar , memos, or tasks. Security ?[...]

M enu functions 42 Applicatio n settings Customise t he settings for using a pplicatio ns available on the phone. Network settings → Net wo rk selection Select the netw ork to be used while roam ing outside of your ho me area, or let t he network be chosen automatical l y . Network settings → Net wo rk mo de Change to an appr opriate band when [...]

43 H ealth and safety info rmation SAR cer tificat ion inf o rma t ion This phone meets Europe an U nion (EU) req uirements concerni ng expos ure t o rad io wa ves. Y our mobile phone is a r adio transmitter and receiver . It is desi gned and manu factured to not excee d the l imits for exp osure to ra dio-fr equency (RF) e nergy , as recommended b[...]

H ealth and safety in formation 44 Precaution s when usin g batteries • Never use a c h ar ger or battery th at is dama ged in any way. • Use the b attery only for its int ended p urpose. • If you use the phone near t he network’ s base stati on, it uses less power . T alk and stand by tim e are gr eatly affecte d by t he signa l stren gth [...]

45 For example, do not ca rry a spare battery in a pock et or b ag where the batt ery ma y contac t metal objec ts. Shor t-ci rcuitin g the t erminals may damage the b at tery or th e obje c t ca u sing th e sho rt- circuiting. • Dispose of used batter ies in a ccordanc e with l ocal regula tions . Alwa ys recy cle. D o not d ispose of batte ries[...]

H ealth and safety in formation 46 Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers reco mmend that a minimum dista nce of 15 cm ( 6 inche s) be m aintain ed betw een a wirel ess ph o ne an d a p acema ker to avo i d poten tial interfere nce with the pacemaker . These recommendations are consistent with the independent resear ch and recommenda tions of Wirele ss[...]

47 Users are advi sed to s witch off the p hone whi le at a refuelling po int (service station) . Users are reminded of the need to obs erve res t ric tions on the use of radio equipmen t in fue l de pots (fu el st orage a nd dist ributi on are as), ch emic al p lan ts, or whe re b las ting op er ati ons are in progre ss. Areas with a potentially e[...]

H ealth and safety in formation 48 • Check reg ularly that all wireles s phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted and oper ating properly . • Do not st ore or ca rry fl ammable l iquids, g ases, o r exp losiv e mate rial s in t he s ame co mpar tme nt as the phone, its pa rts, or access or i es . • For v ehi cles equip ped wi th an a ir bag[...]

49 • Do not st ore the phone in cold a reas. Wh en the phone w arms up to its normal o pera ting temper atur e, moistur e can for m insid e the p hone, which may da mage the phone’ s e lectroni c cir cuit boar ds. • Do not drop , knock, or shake the phone . Ro ugh handling can break internal circuit boards. • Do not use harsh chemicals, cle[...]

H ealth and safety in formation 50 Correct disposal of this product (W aste Electri cal & Electroni c Equip ment) (Applicable in the European Union and other Europea n countries wi th se par ate collection systems ) This markin g shown on the prod uct or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household w astes at th[...]

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Some of the contents in this guide may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider . World W ide W e b http ://ww w .sam su ng mo bil e. com Printed in Korea Code No .:GH68-17 972A English (EU). 05/20 08. Rev . 1.0[...]