Samsung SGH-T401G Series manual

Samsung (SGH-T401G Series) MOBILE PHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference. t401G.book Page 1 Monday , August 10, 2009 2:35 PM[...]

T401G_UDIF1_M M_071509_F6 Intellectual Proper ty All Intellect ual Property , as defined belo w , owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective supp liers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or softw are relating ther e to (the “Phone System”), is propriet ary to Samsung an[...]

GH68-23080A Printed in China T9 T ext Input is licensed by T egic Commun ications and is covered by U.S. P at. 5,818,437; U.S. Pat. 5,953,541; U.S. P at. 6,011,554 and other patents pending. ACCESS ® and NetF ront™ are trademarks or registere d trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries. The Bluetooth ® word mark, figure mark ([...]

T401G_UDIF1_M M_071509_F6 The exposure standard for wireless phones employs a un it of me asurement known as Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg . The highest SAR values for this model phone were Head: 0.474 W/kg, Body-worn: 1.02 W/kg. Disc laimer of War r anties; Exc lusion of Liability EXCEPT AS SET FORT H IN [...]

1 Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started .....................................................4 Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installing the microSD™ Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . [...]

2 Section 6: Messages ............................................................ 36 Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Display Icons for Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 [...]

4 Section 1: Getting Star ted This section explains how to start using your ph one by first configuring your hardware, activating your service, a nd then setting up your voice mail . Activating Y ou r Phone When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, ava[...]

Getting Started 5 3. Lift up and remove the battery. 4. Carefully slide t he SIM card under the metal bracket and into the SIM ca rd socket until t he card locks into place. Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face into the phone and that the angled corner of th e c ard is positioned as shown below. Note: If the card is not inserted correctly[...]

6 • Slide the batter y back into the compartment so that the notches on the battery corners align wit h the notche s of the phone co mpartment. • Press th e battery down u ntil it click s into plac e. Reinstall the battery cover by sliding it back onto the phone until you hear it securely c lick. Make sure the battery is properly installed b ef[...]

Getting Started 7 Note: Y ou must fully charge the batter y before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approxima tely 4 hours. 1. With the batter y inst alled, temporaril y remove the plastic cover on the right side of the phone and plug in the t ravel adap ter’ s connect or into the jack. Important!: Veri[...]

8 Low Batter y I ndicator When the batter y is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain; a warning tone sounds and the “Battery low” messag e repeats at regular inte rvals on the display . In this condition, y our phone cons erves its remaining ba ttery power , not by turning off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. When the [...]

Getting Started 9 Re mo ving the microSD™ Card Firmly pres s the microSD™ card until you hear a click and then gently p ull the card from the slot. Setting Up Y our V oice Mail For new users, follow the instru ctions below to set up voice mail: 1. In Idle mode, press and hold the key on the keypad. Y ou may be prompted to enter a password. 2. F[...]

10 Section 2: Understanding Y our Phone This section outlines some key features of y our phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that display when the phone is in use. F eatures of Y our Phone Y our phone is lightweight, easy-to-u se a nd offers many significant features. The following list outlines a fe w of the features in cluded in your[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 11 Open View of Y our Phone The following illustrati ons show the main elem ents of your phone: Ke ys The following list correlates to the illustrations. 1. Earpiece allows you to hear the other cal l er and the different ring tones or sounds offered by your phone. 2. Volume keys a llow you to adjust the Ring volume in sta[...]

12 3. Left Soft key allows you to select soft key actions or menu items corresponding to the bo ttom left line on the display screen. 4. Shortcut key allows you to program th is key as a shortcut to your favorite messaging tool. Y ou can reprog ram the key at any time. 5. Send key allows you to make or answe r a call. In Idle mode, recalls the l as[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 13 12. Right Soft key allows you to select soft key act ions or menu items corresponding to the bottom ri ght line on the display sc reen. I t also provides quick access to your Phonebook. 13. OK (Select) key allows you to ac cept the choices offered when na vigating through a menu. 14. Navigation key scrolls throug h the [...]

14 This phone a lso offers th e convenience o f a slideout QWERTY k eyboard. T o ope n the phone to access the keyboard, rotate the pho ne 90 degrees to the left. Slide th e top section of th e phone up to op en, as shown. When you slide th e phone open, the d isplay rotates from a vertical viewing m ode to a horizontal viewing mode. Back View of Y[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 15 Closed View of Y our Phone The following illust rations sho w the external elements of your phone 1. Earpiece allows you to hear the other cal l er and the different ring tones or sounds offered by your phone. 2. Volume keys a llow you to adjust the Ring volume in standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the Speaker[...]

16 5. Power/Ac cessory Interface connector allows you to conn ect a power cable or optional accessories, suc h as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for convenient, hands-fr ee conversations. 6. Camera key allow s you to take pictures when you are in camera mode. Launches the camera with a press. Icons This list identifi es the symbols you’[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 17 Backlight A backlight illumina tes the internal display and the keypad. When you press any key , the backlight com es on. It goes off when no keys are pressed within a given period of time, depending on the setting within the Backlight menu. The display turns off after one m inute to conserve battery power . The Duratio[...]

18 3. Press the Down key to set the Dim option. Use the Left or Right Navigation key to select the time the D im mode is on. Y ou may choose: Off , 5 sec , 15 sec or 30 sec . 4. Press the Save soft key to reta in your settings. Displ ay Y our phone has a display on the front of the phone. The display indicates when you receive an incoming call o r [...]

Call Functions 19 Section 3: Call Functions This section describes ho w to make or a nswer a call. It al so explains th e features and functionality associa ted with making or ans wering a call. Making a Call When the idle screen displays , enter th e number you wish to dial and press the key . Note: When you activate the Auto Redial option in the [...]

20 Adjusting the Call V olume During a call, use the Vo lume keys on the left side of th e pho ne, to adjust the speaker volu me. 䊳 Press the Up volume key to inc rease the v olume level and the Down volume key to decrease the level. In Idle mode, yo u can also adjust the ring vo lume using these keys. Answ ering a Call When somebody calls you, t[...]

Call Functions 21 Note: While in Idle mode, press the key to access the Recent Calls . At any time while you are in Recent Calls, you can use the Left or Right Na vigation keys to scroll through All Calls , Missed Calls , Incoming Calls and Outgoing Calls call records. The following call record options are available: All Calls This menu lets you vi[...]

22 4. Press to call the displayed number . – or – Press Vi ew to display call details. 5. Press the Options soft key fo r the following op tions: • Send Message : Allows you to send a T ext message or a Picture Message to the missed number . • Save T o Phonebook : Stores the nu mber in yo ur Phone memor y (di splays onl y if the number is s[...]

Call Functions 23 a check mark. Note: Selecting the All Calls check box automatically selects all the entries in the Delete All menu. 2. Press the Delete soft key to delete t he calls. 3. When a confirmati on mess age displays, press the Ye s soft key or ke y to confirm. Call Time This menu lets you view the time lo g for calls both ma de and recei[...]

24 Soft Keys The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the functi on you are currently using. The labels on the bot tom line of the display just abo ve each key indica te their current role. Selecting Options T o view the v arious functi ons and options ava ilable, you mu st select the o ne you want by: 1. Pressing the appropriate soft key . 2. [...]

Call Functions 25 5. Moving back up one level in the menu structu re, by pressing the Back soft key . 6. Pressing the key to exit the menu structure with out changing t he settings. In some functions, you are asked for a pass word or PIN. Enter the correct code and press the OK soft key or the key . When you access a l ist of op tions, your phone h[...]

26 T o place a cal l on hold: 1. Press the Options soft key , highlight the Hold option, then press the Select soft key or the key. 2. Press the Resume soft key to reactivate the call. T o make a new ca ll while a call is in pro gress: 1. Enter the new phone number th at you wish to dial or look it up in th e Contact List. 2. Press the key to dial [...]

Call Functions 27 2. T o turn the Speakerphone off, press the Spkr off soft key . Muting or Sending Key T ones These options allo w you to turn the key tones off or on. If the Keypad tone option is Off, your phone does not transmit the DT MF (Dual T one Multi- Frequency) tones of the keys, which then al lows you to press keys wi thout hearing an no[...]

28 Tip: For further details about the Contact List feature, see “Finding a Contact List Entry” on page 50. Call Waiting The Call W aiting option mu st be set to Activ ate before you can answer an incomin g call while anot her call is in progre ss. Y ou are then not ified of an inco ming call with a c all waiting tone. T o answer a new call whil[...]

Call Functions 29 Note: These first two calls are then grouped together on screen and displayed with an adjacent number corresponding to the order in which the calls were made. Note: There are a maximum of two callers that can be joined to a single multi-party line. Y ou cannot create two multi-party calls. t401G.book Page 29 Monday, Aug ust 10, 20[...]

30 Section 4: Menu Naviga tion This section explains the menu na vigation for your phone. It a lso incl udes an outline of all the available menus a ssociated with your phone. Menu Naviga tion Y ou can tailor the phone’ s range of functions to your needs using menus and sub- menus. Menus and sub-menus can be accesse d by scrolling using the Navig[...]

Entering T e xt 31 Section 5: Entering T ext This section outlines how to select the desired text in put mode when entering characters into your phone. This section also describes ho w to us e the T9 predictive text system to reduce the number of ke y strokes associated with entering text. Using the QWERTY K eyboar d This phone also offers the co n[...]

32 1. OK (Select) key allows you to accept the ch oices offered when navigating through a menu. 2. Left Soft Key - allows you to sele ct soft key actions or menu items corresponding to the bo ttom left line on the display screen. 3. Sym - displays the Symbols page. Choose fr om an ex tensive list of symbols and other character sets. Pre ss Alt-Sym [...]

Entering T e xt 33 • T9 mode : this mode allows you to enter words with only one keystroke per letter . Each key on the keypad has more than one letter; for example, you press to enter J, or K. However , the T9 mode automatically compares the s eries of keystrokes you make w ith an internal linguistic dictionary to determine the most likely wo rd[...]

34 T o shift case in T9 mode: 䊳 Press the key . There are 3 cases: Capita l lock, Initial c apital, and Lower case. Tip: Y ou can move the cursor by using the Navigation keys. T o delete charac ters: 䊳 Press the key . Press and hold the k ey to cl ear the display . Using ABC Mode T o use ABC mode, u se the lette r keys to ente r your text. 1. P[...]

Entering T e xt 35 䊳 Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want to enter . Using Symbol Mode Symbol mode enables you to insert sy mbols and punctuat ion marks into text. T o display a list of symbols press the key until the symbols display on the screen, or press the Right soft key and select Symbol. 1. T o select a symbol, pre ss the co[...]

36 Section 6: Messages This section describe s how to send or rece ive di fferent types o f messages. It also explains the features and functionalit y asso ciated with messaging. Types of Messages Y our phone provides the following message types: • Te x t M e s s a g e s • Picture Messages • Voic e M ail • Broadcast Messages (SIM Dependent)[...]

Messages 37 Y ou can search through missed call s or unviewed messages by using the Right and Left navigation keys to sele ct the associated message tab, then pressing the Vi ew or Call soft key . T ext Messages Short Message S ervice (SMS) a llows you to send and receive short text messages to and from other mobile phones. In ad dition, your phone[...]

38 • Insert From : allows you to insert fr om the T ext T emp lates, Phoneboo k, or Favori tes. The T ext templates allow you to app ly one of the prese t message temp lates to the text. Select one of the 10 it ems stored in th e Te x t Te m p l a t e s menu. Ph onebook allows you to add names and phone numbers fr om your Contact List to your mes[...]

Messages 39 In addition to the famil iar text content av ai lable via traditio nal text messages, pict ure messages can contain images, graphics, voice, and au dio clips. A Picture Messaging message is a multim edia presentati on contained in a single file . It is not a text file with at tachments. Create new This menu allows you to create a new pi[...]

40 6. If you se lected T ake picture , press Add to attach the p hoto to th e message. – or – Select an ima ge and press the Add soft key to add the photo to the messa ge. 7. Highlight the Sound option and press the key . 8. Highlight one of the following op tions and press the Select soft key or the key . • Record Audio : launches th e recor[...]

Messages 41 When you enter the Inbox, th e list of messages displays with the sender’ s phone numbers, or names, if availa ble in your Contac t List. After you re ad the message, the open envelope ic on displays. Tip: Press the Left or Right Navigation keys to scroll between Inbox , Sentbox , and Drafts . 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Messages [...]

42 •C a l l B a c k : Places a cal l back to the number . •F o r w a r d : allows y ou to forwa rd the messa ge to anot her number . • Save A ddress : allows yo u to extract th e sender’s number and URL, e-mail addresse s or phone numbers f rom the messag e text, so tha t you can sav e them in your phone’ s memor y . • Delete : allows y[...]

Messages 43 •P r o p e r t i e s : displays information about the messag e, such as time and date the me ssage was received, the sender’s e-mail address or phone number , recipien t’ s e-mai l address or phone number , Cc, message size, priority , and class. 3. Press Vie w to read the message contents. 4. T o scroll through the contents, pres[...]

44 Note: The message actually displays as a missed Picture message. 2. Press the Exit soft key if you want to view the message later in the Inbox. 3. Press the Options soft key or t he key to access the v arious options described above. 4. Press the key when you are finished. Drafts This message box stores messages that you may want to edit or s en[...]

Messages 45 3. Highlight Edit and press the Select soft key or the key to edit the message contents. – or – 4. Press the Send to key (while viewing the message) to send the message. 5. Press to return to the Idle screen. Tip: Press the Options soft key while reading a message to select alternate options. Sentbo x This message box stor es unsent[...]

46 Creating and sending a V oice note When you access this menu, a timer displays on the screen. 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Games & Ap ps ➔ Voice Re corde r and press . 2. Press the Record soft key to begin recording. 3. Record a memo by speaking in to the phone’ s microphone. The display simultaneously shows th e elapsed time and th e[...]

Messages 47 8. After entering your phone numb er or se lecting a num ber from the Pho nebook, press Send to send the message. Y our phone sends the message. The message saves to the Sentbox after it succe ssfully sends. V oice mail This menu provides you with a way of access ing your voic e mailbo x, if provided by your network. 1. In Idle mode, pr[...]

48 T ext Message Use the following options to set Send Setting s (Reply Path, Delivery Report, Validity Period, Message T ype, Ser vice Center and Email Gateway) and Block Number settings for T ext Messages. Picture Messa ge Use the following options to set Send Setti ngs (Priority , Expiry Date and Delivery Time) and Receive Settings (Anonymous Re[...]

Managing Y our Contacts 49 Section 7: Managing Y our Contacts This section explains how to us e and manage yo ur Contacts. Using Y our Contact List Use the following procedures to st ore a new contact to your Phone. Stori ng a Number i n the Phon e’s Memor y The default storage location fo r saving phone numbers to your Contact List is your phone[...]

50 •F a x : assigns the number entered to t he Fax entr y . •O t h e r : allows you to enter an addi tional pho ne number for this entr y . •G r o u p : allows you to assign this contact to a group. •N o t e s : allows yo u to ente r addition al informat ion about th e contact . Up to 50 ch aracter s are allowed. 5. Press to save you se lec[...]

Managing Y our Contacts 51 •N e w C o n t a c t : takes y ou to the Add new contact men u. •C a l l : places the call to the selected phone num ber . • Assign Speed Dial : allows you to a ssign a speed dial key number to the selected Cont act List entry . • Send Business Card : allows you to select the option of sending your name card in a [...]

52 • Print via Bluetooth : sends the conte nts of the sel ected text message to a Bl uetooth enabled pr inter . 6. Press Call to dial the selected number . Dialing a Number from the Contact List Once you store phone numbers in the Con tact List, you can dial them easi ly and quickly . Note: Select Contact List in the Contacts menu to search for t[...]

Managing Y our Contacts 53 • Sounds : displays a list of sou nds from which t o select as a rington e. •M u s i c : displays a list of music from which to select as a ringtone. 6. Press the Save soft key when you are finished. 7. Press the key to return to Idle mode. Editing a Caller Group 8. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Group and [...]

54 • Sounds : allows you to choose a soun d from your Sound s folder . •M u s i c : allows you to choose music fr om Music folder . 14. Press the Save soft key when you are fini shed. Y our Caller group settings save. 15. Press the key to return to Idle mode. Speed Dialing Once you store phone number s from yo ur Phonebook list , you can set up[...]

Managing Y our Contacts 55 Reject List The Reject List option al lows you to crea te a list of numbers to reject incomi ng calls from the spec ified numbers . 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Reject List and press th e Select soft key or the key. Contacts Settings 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Contacts Settings and pres[...]

56 Section 8: Browser This section outlines the Browser features available on your phone. F or more information, contact your service provider . Browser Y our phone is equipped with a WAP (Wirel es s Application Protocol) browser which provides you wireless access and na vigation to the W eb using your phone. T o access Browser via the menu, follow[...]

Browser 57 2. T o select browser items, press the key . 3. T o return to the previous page, press the Back soft key or the key. 4. Press the Back soft key until the startup Home page displays. Fav or ites This menu stores preset URL addresses: My Account, Chat Group, News, Sports, Weather and MEdia Net, and nine others that yo u can designate. T o [...]

58 Section 9: Games & Apps This section outlines the applications avai lable in the Gam es & Apps menu: Games, Music Player , Camera, Voice Recorde r and Image Editor . Games Y ou can download MIDlets (Ja va applica tions that run on mobi le phones) from various sources using the browser and then storing them in y our phone. 䊳 In Idle mod[...]

Games & Apps 59 䊳 In Idle mode, pre ss Menu ➔ Games & Apps ➔ Image Editor and press the Select soft key or the key . t401G.book Page 59 Monday, Aug ust 10, 2009 2:35 PM[...]

60 Section 10: My F older The My Folder menu provides access to st ored files on your phone and on your memory card. Y ou can access these storage lo cations: Sounds, Images, V ideos, Music, Other Files, Memory Card and Memory Status, a nd you can create your own folders. Sounds In the Sounds menu, you can view the li st of sounds downloaded from t[...]

My Folder 61 Other Files The Other Files menu provides access to other files you ha ve stored on your phone and to the fil es stored on your Memory Card. 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ My Folder ➔ Other Files. Then press Select or . Memor y car d In this menu you can view and manage the memory card and the stored imag es: Videos, Music, Sounds,[...]

62 Section 11: T ools This section outlines the various appli catio ns that are available on your phone T ools menu. T ools The T ools menu allows you to set alarms, sc hedule a ppointments, vi ew the calendar , create a note, perform simple ma th calculat ions, calculate the amoun t of your tip, perform unit conversions, set a timer , use a stopwa[...]

T ools 63 Tip Calculator The Calculator helps you com pute the percentage amount for tip. Use th e following procedures to calc ulate a tip amount. 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ T ools ➔ Tip Calculator . Then press Select or . Con verter The Converter menu converts measuremen ts and amounts in these categories: currenc y , length, weight, vo l[...]

64 Section 12: Changing Y our Settings This section explains the soun d and phone settings for your phone. It inc ludes settings for sound options, display , phone, call settings, Bluetooth, browser and reset settings. Sound Settings Y ou can customize va rious sound settings. 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Settings. Then press[...]

Changing Y our Settings 65 Power - on / of f T on e This menu allows you to se lect the melody tha t the phone sounds when it is switched on and o ff. 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Settings ➔ Power -on/off T one. Then press Selec t or . Slide Tone This menu allows you to choo se from four tones, or Off when sliding the p hon[...]

66 Phone Settings Y ou can customize va rious phone settings. 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Phone settings. Then press Select or . Time & Date This menu allows you to change th e current time and date displayed. 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Pho ne Settings ➔ T ime & Date. Then press Select or . Langua ge T[...]

Changing Y our Settings 67 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Phone Settings ➔ Security ➔ Change Phone P assword . Then pr ess Select or . 2. Enter a password in the Enter new password field and press OK . 3. Enter the new password again. Note: If you change your password, be sure to record it and keep it in a safe place. If you forge[...]

68 Bluetooth Setting Up Y o ur Bluet ooth Devices T o pair your phone with a Blu etooth head set, make sure that both your headset and your phone are fully ch arged. T o ensure a su ccessful pairing, pair your devices in a private envir onment away from ot her devi ces with Bluetooth. Have your he adset within a range of 30 fe et from your phone. 1[...]

Changing Y our Settings 69 Reset Settings Res e t P h o ne The Reset Phone option rese ts all settings to fa ctory defaul ts. When you select this option, the prompt displays: “All settings re set to factory defaul ts. Continue?” Press the OK soft key or . Re store Phone The Restore Phone option resets all s ettings to fa ctory defaults and all[...]

70 Section 13: Camera This section explains how to use the camera on your phone . Y ou can take photogra phs by using the built-in ca mera functionality. Using the Camera Using the camera module in your phone, yo u can take photos of people or ev ents while on the move. Additi onally , you ca n send these photos to other people in a Picture Messagi[...]

Camera 71 4. Press the Left soft key to acces s the camera options. Tip: Y ou can use the keypad to quickly change the camera options. 5. Press the Camera key or key to take the phot o. Photos 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Games & Apps ➔ Camera ➔ Photos . Then press Select or . When you access this menu, your pho ne displays the photo s i[...]

72 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Games & Apps ➔ Camera . Then press Select or . 2. Select Record video . Then press Select or . 3. Before filming th e video, press Menu to access camcor der options (see below). 4. Adjust the image b y aiming the ca mera at the subje ct. 5. Press the key to begin shooting video. 6. Press Stop to stop the rec[...]