Samsung SGH-F500 manual

SGH-F500 User’s Guide[...]

Im p o r t a n t s a f e t y pr ecauti ons Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand- held p hone wh ile drivi ng. Park your vehicle fir st. Switch off the phone when ref uelling Do not us e the phone at a r efuell ing point (service station) or near fuels or ch emicals. Switch off in an air craft Wireles s phones can ca use interf erence. Using [...]

1 Be aware of sp ecial regulations Meet an y special regulations in force in an y area a nd alwa ys switch off your p hone whenever i t is f orbidden to use it , or when it may cause in terferenc e or danger . Water resistan ce Y our phone is not water-resistant. K eep it dry . Sensible us e Use only in the normal position (held to your ear). Av oi[...]

2 Ab ou t th i s Gui d e This User’s Guide provides you with condensed informa t ion abou t how to use your phone. In this guide, the fol lowing in struction icons appea r : Indi cate s tha t you need to pay ca refu l atte ntio n to t he su bse que nt inform ation rega rding safet y or phone fea tures. → Indi cate s tha t you need to pre ss the[...]

3 • Me dia p lay er Play media f il es on you r pho ne. Y ou can enjo y high quality videos and music. • Came ra and camcor der Use the c amera module o n your phone to take a photo or record a video. •J a v a Enjoy Jav a™-based embedded ga mes and down lo ad ne w game s. • Phone to TV View photos and video cli ps ca ptu red w ith the pho[...]

4 Con t en ts Unpack 6 Make sure you have each item Get started 6 First steps to operating your p hone Assemble a nd charge the p hone ................. 6 Power on o r offs . ...................... ................ 6 Phone lay out ............. ...................... ......... 7 Switch b etween P hone mode and Mult imedia Player mode ..............[...]

5 1 C all lo g 2 Phonebook 3 Bluet ooth 4 Browse r 1 Home 2 Enter URL 3 Bookmarks 4 Saved pa ges 5 History 6 Advanced 7 Browser settings 5 Messages 1 Create message 2 Inbox 3 Email inbox 4 Drafts 5 Outbox 6 Sentbox 7 T emplates 8 V oice mail 9 Delete all 10 Message settings 11 SOS messages 12 Memory status 6 M y files 1 Images 2 Videos 3 Sounds 4 G[...]

6 Un p a c k Make sure you ha ve each item • Phone •T r a v e l a d a p t e r • Battery • User’s Gu ide Y ou can obtain various accessories from your local Samsu ng dealer . G et star ted First st eps to operating your phone Assemble and char ge the phon e Powe r on or off s The items supplied with your phone and the acces sories avail ab[...]

7 Phone layout Front view Rear v iew Y ou c an lock t he keypad to prev ent any unwan ted phone operat ions from accidentally pressing any of the keys. In Idle mode, s lide up. T o unlo ck the keypa d, s lide down half way . Multimedia player d isplay Right navigation/ so ft key Opti on key Left nav igatio n/ soft key Menu exit key Memory card slot[...]

Get s ta r t e d 8 Switch between Phone mode and M ultim edia Pl ayer mo de Y our p hone pr ovide s you with enter tai ning multimed ia functions, as well as tr aditional phone functions. When you sw itch on you r phone, it goes into traditional Phone mode using the small display on the rear side. T o sw i tch the phon e to Multimedia Play er mode [...]

9 Mult imedia player keys Common keys En ter nu mbe rs, le tters , and some special ch aracters. In Idle mode, press and hold [ 1 ] to access yo ur voicemail server . Press and hold [ 0 ] to enter an international call prefix. Enter special char acters or perform special funct ions. In Idle mod e, press and hold [ ] to acti va te or deactivate the [...]

Get s ta r t e d 10 Icons The following i cons may appear on the top line of the screen to indica t e you r phone’s status. De pending on your country or service provider , the icons shown on the display may vary . Signal streng t h GPRS (2.5G) network Conn ecting to GP RS (2.5G ) networ k EDG E network Conn ecting to ED GE netwo rk UMTS (3 G) ne[...]

11 Access menu functions In Ph one mode New me ssage: • : T ext messag e • : Multimedia message •: E m a i l •: V o i c e m a i l • : Push • : Configuration m essage Profile setti ng •: N o r m a l •: S i l e n t •: C a r •: M e e t i n g • : Outdoor • : Offline Alarm se t Battery power l evel Select a n option 1. Press a de[...]

Get s ta r t e d 12 In Mu ltimedia Player m ode Y ou can a ccess menu functions a nd options by touc hing or dr agging on t he multimed ia player keys. Further details are described in “Multimedia player functions” on p. 23. Enter text Entering text is only available in P hone mode. If you select a n option r equiring text input i n Multimesdia[...]

13 Custom ise your phone Other operations • Press [ 1 ] to en ter punctuation marks or special char acters. • Press [ ] to insert a space. • Press the Navigation k eys to move the cursor . • Press [ C ] to dele te char acters one by one. • Press and hold [ C ] to clear the en tire disp lay . 1. In Idle mo de, press < Menu > and sele[...]

Get s ta r t e d 14 T o change the sound profile: 1. In Idle mo de, press < Menu > and select Settings → Phone settings → Phone profi les . 2. Se lect t he profi le you want. 3. Press [ OK ]. In Id l e mode, press [ / ] to adjust t he key tone volume. 1. In Idle mo de, press < Menu > and select Settings → Display settings → Main[...]

15 S tep outside the phone Begin with cal l functions, web browser, mess agin g, and o ther sp ecia l featur es Make or answ er call s 1. In Idle mo de, press < Menu > and select Settings → Security → Change pho ne password . 2. Enter t he default password, 00000000 , and press < Confirm >. 3. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit password and [...]

S t ep outside the ph one 16 Browse t he web 1. Whe n the phone ri ngs, press [ ]. 2. For a video call, press < Show me > to allow the other person t o see you. 3. Press [ ] to e nd the call. During a call, press [ OK ] and then < Yes > to activate the speaker . Press [ OK ] again to switch ba ck to the ea rpiec e. 1. During a call, cal[...]

17 Use Ph onebook • T o scroll through browser items, press [Up] or [Down]. • T o select an item, press [ OK ]. • T o return to the previous page, press < Back >. • T o access br owse r options, pr ess < Opti ons >. 1. In Idle m ode, enter a phone number an d pre ss < Opti ons >. 2. Select Add to phone book → a memor y l[...]

S t ep outside the ph one 18 Send me ssages 1. In Idle m ode, press < Menu > and select Messages → Create message → Text message . 2. Enter the message text . 3. Press < Opti ons > and select Send . 4. Enter destination numbe rs. 5. Press [ OK ] to send t he messag e. 1. In Idle m ode, press < Menu > and select Messages → Cr[...]

19 View mes sages 1. In Idle m ode, press < Menu > and select Messages → Create message → Emai l . 2. Ente r the email subj ect. 3. Move to the Message field. 4. Enter the ema il text. 5. Select Attach file(s) → Add → an item type . 6. Press [ OK ] to select the it ems you want t o be attached. 7. Press < Opti ons > and select A[...]

S t ep outside the ph one 20 Use Bluetooth Y our p hone is equi ppe d with Bl uet ooth technology , enabling you to connect the phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices and exchange data w it h them, talk hands- free, or control the phone remotely . 1. In Idle m ode, press < Menu > and s ele ct Bluetooth → Activation → On . 2. Select M[...]

21 Switch app licat ions Y ou c an swi tch to o ther ap pli cati ons f rom a menu, wit hout closin g t he menu screen you are using . 5. Search for and select a device. 6. If necessary , enter the Bluetooth PIN and pre ss < OK >. 1. When a device attem pts to access y our phone, press < Yes > to per mit the con nectio n. 2. If necessary[...]

S t ep outside the ph one 22 Use a leather case A dur able, portable leather case is prov ided with you r phone. When used pro perly , it c an help protect your phone from being damaged. It has an internal battery so that you do not need t o carry an extra bat tery . Slide th e phone into pl ace. Plu g the tra vel adap ter in to the jack on the cas[...]

23 Reset the phone If your phone free zes for any reason whi le usi ng a p hone fu ncti on, y ou can easil y re set it. M ultimedia player functions Use multimedia functions: the music player, camera, media alb um, and document viewer Use the m ultimedia player keys How to use Press and hold the re set button inside the hole using a shar p to ol. T[...]

M ultimed ia player function s 24 Acc ess menu s or op tions •: F u n c t i o n s a s the ri ght so ft/ navig ation key . • : Clos es the current menu function . Hold Press and hold. Move bac kward or forw ard in a file continuous ly until you release yo ur finger from t he key . When the mul timedia player dis play turns off , pre ss [ ] to tu[...]

25 Play music Y ou can play m p3, ogg, wma8, wma9, and aa c files. Use thes e methods: • Download from the wir ele ss w eb. • Download from a PC using the optional Sams ung PC St udio. See Sams ung PC Stud io User’s Gu ide. • Receive via Bluetooth . • Copy to a memory card and insert the card into the phone. • Sy nchronise music fil es [...]

M ultimed ia player function s 26 6. Click Start Sync . 7. When syn chro nizat ion i s fini shed , dis connec t the phone from the PC . 1. I n Multimed ia Player ’s Idle mode, access Music . 2. Press [ ] to begin playback. 3. During playback, use the following options: • Press [ ] to pause or resume playback. • Press [ ] to ret urn to the pre[...]

27 5. Ente r the hea dset’ s Bluetooth PIN, 0000 , and press < OK >. 6. Slide down to return the screen to the mul ti me di a pl a yer display . 7. Press [ ] to begin play back. Sound output switches to the headset. 1. From the music play er screen, drag to the ri ght on the key to access the all music list. 2. Press [ ] and select Add to F[...]

M ultimed ia player function s 28 7. Access the pla yl ist y ou created. 8. Press [ ] and select Add mus ic fr om → a source category . 9. Press [ ] to select the music files yo u want and then [ ]. 10. T o c han ge th e tra ck order , press [ ] and select Mo ve tr ack in playlist . 11. Mo ve the file t o th e pos i tion y ou w ant by dragging up[...]

29 From the musi c player screen, press [ ]. Depending on the curr ent playli st, av ail ab le options vary: • Transfe r to phone / Transfer to B luetooth stereo he adset : switch sound output to the phone s peaker or a Bluetoo th stereo headset. • Play via : begin playback via the pho ne spea ker o r a Blu etooth st ereo heads et. • Stop : s[...]

M ultimed ia player function s 30 Use the camera • Key ma nagem ent : manage lic ense key s. • Settings : change th e settings for using the music pla yer . From the musi c player screen, drag to the left on the key to open the option list . • Repeat : select a re peat mod e t yp e. • Shuffle : set the music player to pla y trac k s in rand[...]

31 3. Press [ ] or [ ] to take a photo. The photo is sav ed automatically . 4. Press [ ] to return to the viewf inder , or press [ ] to del ete the photo. In Capture mode, adjust the image to be captured: • Drag up or down on the left sid e of the ke y to zoom in or out. • Drag up or down on the right side of the key to adjust the brightness. ?[...]

M ultimed ia player function s 32 • ISO : change the IS O setting, which controls the sensitivity of y our camer a. For low light situations, select a high e r ISO n umber . • Zoom : zoom in or out the image . • Brightne ss : adjust th e brightness. • View find er mod e : select a preview scr een. • Settings : change th e settings for tak[...]

33 33 Mu ltimedia player fu nctions 1. In Capture mode, p r ess [] t o o p e n t h e A l b u m folder . 2. Select a photo from the list. 3. Press [ ] or [ ] to view other photos, or press [ ] to zoom in or ou t the im age. 1. In Capture mode, p r ess [ ] to switch to R ecord mod e. 2. Aim the lens at the subject and mak e any desired adjustments. Y[...]

34 M ultimed ia player function s • Drag t o the left or right on the key to change the camcorder settings and access an option list. • Press [ ] to switch to Captur e mode. In Record m ode , drag to the right on th e key to open the option list. • Size : select a fr ame size. • Timer : set a time delay before the cam era starts recording. [...]

35 35 View ph otos and v ideos in Album 1. In Multimed ia Player’s Idl e mode , acce ss Al bum . 2. Select a photo. 3. Press [ ] or [ ] to view other phot os. 4. Press [ ] to zoom in or out the image. 1. From the file list, select a photo. 2. Pr ess [ ] to open t he option list. 3. Select Slide show . The slide show begins. View photos View photo[...]

36 M ultimed ia player function s Use the vi deo player In the video player , you can play mpeg4, DivX3.11, DivX 4, DivX 5, Xv i d, wm v9, H.263, and H.26 4 file s. Chan ge multime dia player setti ngs From the vi deo player screen, drag to the left on the key to open the option list. • Repeat : select a re peat mod e t yp e. • Caption size : s[...]

37 37 View docum ents Y our phone i ncludes Picse l File Viewer for viewing various file s. Av ailable file form ats a re doc, xls, ppt, pdf , txt, ht ml, and mhtml . • Light : change settings for the backlight and key pad lig ht . • Display : change settings for the display . Y ou can also select a video system for yo ur TV . • Applications [...]

38 Me nu f u nc t i o ns All menu options listed This section provides brief explanations of menu functions on your phone. Call log Check the m ost recent calls dialled, received, or missed. Phonebook Men u Description Search for contacts Search for contact information stored in Phonebook. Create contact Add a new contact to Phonebook. Groups Organ[...]

39 39 Blueto oth Connect the phone wirelessl y to other Bluetooth devices. Browser Messag es Men u Description Home Conn ect your phone to the netwo rk and load the homepage of the wireless web service provider . Enter URL Enter a URL address and access the associated web page. Bookmarks Save UR L addresses in order to quickly access web pages. Sav[...]

40 M enu functions My f iles Email inbo x Access ema i ls that y ou have received. Drafts Access m e ssage s that you hav e saved to send at a later tim e. Outbox Access mess ages that the p hone is attem pting to send or has failed t o send. Sentbox Access mess ages that you hav e sent. T emplate s Make and use templat es of frequ ently used messa[...]

41 41 Applic ations Games & more Acce ss the embedded Java ga mes and download Jav a applications. Memory status C heck memory informat ion for media ite ms. Men u Description Cale ndar Keep track of your sch edule. Memo Make memos for things that are im portant an d manage th em. T ask Make a list of tasks yo u need to co mplete. V oi ce recor[...]

42 M enu functions Alarms Set alarms. The phone sounds a wake-up alarm ev en when the Silent profile is activ ated. Settings Memory status C heck memory informat ion for tasks an d memos. Men u Descriptio n Phone setting s → Phone profiles Change the sound settings of the ph one for diffe rent even ts or situations. Phone setting s → Language S[...]

43 43 Phone setting s → USB connection Select a U SB mode that wi ll b e use d wh en you conn ect yo ur ph one t o a PC or printer via USB interface. Display settings → Main di splay Select a displa y style for the phone s creen. Display settings → Backlight time Select the length of ti me the backlight or display stays on when the phone is n[...]

44 M enu functions Netwo rk settings → Conne ctio ns Create and cu st omise the prof iles contain ing the se ttings for connec ting your phone to the network. Netwo rk settings → Browser settings Select a connection profile t o be used for accessing the w i reless web. Netwo rk settings → Streamin g settings Select a connection profile t o be[...]

45 45 H ealth and saf ety info rmation SAR certi fication information This phone m eets E uropean Union ( EU) requir ements con cerning exposure to radio w aves. Y our mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver . It is de signed an d manufa ctured to not exceed the limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy , a s recom mended by the E[...]

46 H ealth and safe ty information The highest SAR value for this model phone was 0.89 9W/kg. SAR test s are conducted u sing standard oper ating positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequenc y bands. Although the SAR is determined a t the highest certified power level, the actual SAR leve l of th[...]

47 47 • Do not short-circuit the battery . Acci dental short-circuiting can occur when a metallic object like a coin, clip or pen causes a direct conn ection between the + and – termina ls of the battery (met al stri ps on t he bat tery ). For ex ample , do not carry a spa re battery in a pocket or bag where the batte ry may contact m etal obje[...]

48 H ealth and safe ty information Hearing aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some heari ng aids. In the e vent of such interf erence , you may wis h to consul t your hearin g aid manufact urer to discuss alternatives . Othe r medical device s If you use a ny other persona l medical device s, consult the manuf acturer of your devi[...]

49 49 T o make or receive calls, the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength. E me rgency c alls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when certain network service s and/or phone feat ures are in use. Check with local service providers. T o make a n emerge ncy call: 1. Swi tch on the p hone. 2. [...]

50 H ealth and safe ty information • Do not use the phone with a wet hand . Doing so may caus e an el ectri c shock to you or damage to the phone . • Do not use or store the phone in dus ty , dirty areas, as its m oving parts may be damaged. • D o not stor e the phone in hot areas . High temp eratures can shorte n the life of electron ic devi[...]

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* Depending on the softwar e installed or y our service provid er or country , some of the descript ions in this guide ma y not match your phone exactly . * Dependi ng on your country , yo ur phone and access ories may appea r different from the illust r a tions in t his g uide. Wor l d W id e We b http://www .samsungmobile.com Printed in Korea Cod[...]