Samsung SGH-I257M manuale d’uso

SGH-I257M 4G L TE SMARTPHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference.[...]

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Y our phone features earSmart™, an intellige nt voice processo r that delivers a clear voice experience, allowing you to hear and be heard ™ in nearly any environment. earSmart te ch nology uses the science of human hearing to distinguish sounds, id entify your voice and suppress surroun ding noise, for clear conversations just about anywhere. [...]

i Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ........................ ...... 1 Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Switching the Phone On or O ff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . 7 Configuring yo[...]

ii Samsung Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Using the Google Voice Typing Feature . . . . . . . 53 Section 5: Contacts a nd Your Address Book 54 Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Editing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iii Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Bluetooth settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 More networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

iv Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

v Section 11: Health and Safety .................... 178 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . 178 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone 178 Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Owner[...]

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Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Star ted This section explains how to start using your pho ne by first configuring your hardw are, activatin g your service, and t hen setting up your voice mail. Setting Up Y our Phone Prior to use it is ne cessary to install b oth the battery and SIM into their corresponding in ternal compartments. The microSD[...]

2 Important! The plug-in SIM c ard information and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling, ins erting, or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children.  Carefully s lide the SIM c ard into the SIM card socket (as shown) unt il the card lock s into pl ac e. • Make sure t [...]

Getting Started 3 R e mo ving and Installing the Memor y Card Y ou can use a microSD  (SD) or microSDHC  car d to expand available memory space if you desire. This secu re digital card enables you to exchan ge images, mus ic, an d data between SD-compatible devices. This type of memory card is designed for use with this mobile phone and other[...]

4 Installing the Back Co v er 1. Place the battery cover onto th e back of the phone (1) and press down (2). 2. Press along the ed ge of the back cover (3) until you have a secure seal. Note: Make sure the battery is properly installe d befo re switching on the phone. Charging a Batter y Y our device is powered by a re chargeable Li-ion ba ttery . [...]

Getting Started 5 Note: Y ou must fully charge the battery before usin g your phone for the first time. A discharged bat tery recharges fully in appro ximately 4 hours. Note: Long backlight sett ings, sear ching for service , vibrate mode, web browser use, and other va riables may re duce the battery’ s talk and standby times. Although you can us[...]

6 Wa rning! The touch screen responds best to a lig ht touch from the pad of yo ur finger. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on t he to uch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty . Note: Failure to unplug the wall c harger before you remove the battery can damage the phone. Low Ba t ter y Indicator[...]

Getting Started 7 Note: The display language is preset to Englis h at the fac t ory . T o change the language , use the Language menu. Fo r more informati on, ref er to “Lang uage and input ” on page 120. 3. T o switch off the phone, press and hold , until the Device options screen displays. 4. T ap Power off to switch off the phone. 5. At the [...]

8 8. At the End user l ice nce agreement screen, tap “I understand and ag ree to the t erms and conditions above” to place a checkmark in t he selection box. T ap “Y es” to allow Samsung to collect error log data or “No thanks” to prevent data collection. 9. Ta p Next . 10. At the Samsung account display , tap “Create a new account”[...]

Getting Started 9 16. At the Dropbox sc reen, t ap Create account if you don’t have one yet o r tap Sign in if you have already set up your Dropbox account. For more information see “Dropbox” on page 157. 17. At the Learn about key features display , tap each function to learn more about them. 18. T ap Next . 19. At the Thank you screen, ente[...]

10 Note: Once you have created a Google account , you only n eed to sign in. Retrie ving your Google Account Pas swor d A Google account password is require d for Google applications. If you mis place or forget your Google Account password, follow these instructions to retrieve it: 1. From a computer , use an Internet browser an d navigat e to http[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 1 1 Section 2: Understanding Y our Phone This section outlines some key features of your phone and describes the screen and the icons that appe ar when the phone is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the phone and provides information on using a memory card. F eatures of Y our Phone Y our phone is lightweight, e[...]

12 F r ont V iew of Y our Phone 1. Receiver : allows you to hear the calle r . 2. Application icons : you can place shortcuts to your favorite applicatio ns on t he Home screen. 3. Primary shortcuts : allows quick access to important features such as Phone, Contac ts, Messaging, Internet, and Apps. For more info rmation, refer to “Primary Shortcu[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 13 9. We ather wi dget : displays T ime, Day , Date, T emperature and weather conditions for your area. 10. Indicator icons : shows the information needed to operate your phone, such as the re ceived signal strength, battery level, t ime , unread Emails, missed calls, etc. 11 . Front facing camera : allows you to take pict[...]

14 1. 3.5mm Headset jac k : allows you to plug in headphones. 2. V olume keys : allow you to adjust the ringer vo lume while in standby mode or adjust the voic e volume during a call. When receiving an incoming call, briefly press down either volume ke y ( ) to mute the ring tone. Adjusts text size when reading a message. 3. Power/Accessory Interfa[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 15 Display Lay out Y our display screen provide s a wealth of information about th e phone’s s tatus and optio ns, as well as prov iding access to application icons. For more information, refer to “Front V iew of Y our Phone” on page 12. Primar y Shor tcuts There are four non-movable Appl ic ation Shortcuts that appe[...]

16 Displays when a call is in progress. Displays when a call is on hold. Displays when the speakerphone is on. Displays when a call has been missed. Displays when a call has been muted. Displays when Call forwardin g is set to Always forward. For more in formation, refer to “Call forwarding” on p age 49. Displays your battery charge level. I co[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 17 Displays when y our phone is downloading or has downloaded a fi le. Displays when the an outbo und file transfer is in progress. Displays when a Play Store download has completed. Displays when the phone is con nected to a computer via a supported USB cable connec tion. Displays when the ph one is tethered via a support[...]

18 For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Y our Settings” on page 98. Applica tion Icons The Apps menu provides quick acces s to the items you use most frequently . The following table contains a des cription of each application. If the application is already des cribed in another section of this user manual, the[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 19 For information on navigating through the Apps icon s, see “Navigating Through the Application Menu s” on page 27. 1. From the Home sc reen, tap , then tap one of th e application icons. 2. Follow the on-s creen instructions. 3. T o return to the main Home screen, tap . The following applicatio ns are available: Cal[...]

20 Email : Email enables you to review and create email using va rious emai l services . Y ou can also receive tex t message alerts when you receive an importan t email. For more information, refer to “Using Email” on page 93. Flipboard : This application creates a personalized digital magazine out of ever y thing being shared with you. Access [...]

Understanding Y our Phone 21 Hangouts : Hango uts allows one-on-one and group conversations wit h up to ten people with photos, emoji, and video calls for free. For more information, refe r to “Hangouts” on page 159. Help : The Help application allows you to get more information on your p hone features, applications, settings, acc essories, and[...]

22 Phone : Allows you to a ccess th e dialer keypad, c all logs, and favorites. For more information, refer to “Ca ll Functions” on page 38. Play Books : With Google Play Books, you can find more than 3 million free e-books and hu ndreds of thousands more to buy in the eBookstore. For more information, refer to “Play Book s” on page 163. Pl[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 23 S T ranslator : With the S Tran slator you can easily translate words and phrases int o many dif ferent languages. For more in formation, refer to “S T ranslator” on page 167. S V oice : With the S V oice application you can use your voice to perform operatio ns th at you would normally have to do by hand such as di[...]

24 Tip: T o open applications quickly , add the icons of freque ntly- used applicatio ns to the Home screen or to th e folders you created. For de tails, see “Customizing Y our Home Screen” on page 29. Google Search Bar The Google Search Bar provi des you an on-screen Internet search engine powered by Goog le ™. 1. From the main home screen, [...]

Understanding Y our Phone 25 Home Key Press Home to display the main Home screen. Press and hold to display recently used apps and access the T ask manager . Back K ey Press Back to return to the previous sc re en, option or step. T er ms used in this user manual Ta p Lightly touch items to select or launch them. For example: • T ap the on screen[...]

26 Using Motions and Gestures By activating the variou s motion and gesture feat ures, you can access a variety of time savi ng fun c tions. Caution! Excessive shaking or impact to t he device may cause unintended results. T o learn how to properly control motions, tap Apps ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ Motions and gestures . When tapped, each ent[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 27 1. Press the lock button located on the upper right side of your phone. 2. The lock screen will display with Swipe sc re en to un l oc k displayed at the bottom of the screen. 3. Swipe the touch screen in any direction. 4. The Home screen will be displayed. Note: There are several additional ways you can lock your scree[...]

28 3. T ap one of the app lication icons. Note: As you add applications, the number of Applic ation menus that you have available will increase. Navig ating Using Sub-Men us Sub-menus are available when you are at any Home screen or have selected a feature or application such as Phon e, Contacts, Messaging , or Int ernet . T o access a sub-menu: 1.[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 29 – or – T ap to go to Google Search. – or – T ap to delete the record of all recently used applications. Customizing Y our Home Screen Y ou can customize your Home screen by doing the followin g: • Creating Shortcuts • Adding and Removin g Prim ary S hor tcuts • Adding and Removing W idgets • Moving Icons[...]

30 4. Ta p Apps and widgets , Folder , or Page . 5. Press and hold a shortcut fr om the av ailable list and position it on the current screen. Deleting a shor tcut 1. Press to activate the main Home screen. 2. T ouch and hold the desired shortc ut. This unlocks it f rom its location on the curren t sc re e n. 3. Drag the icon over the Remove icon a[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 31 Remo ving a W idget 1. T ouch and hold a Widget until you can move it around on the screen. 2. Drag the Widget up to the Remove icon and release it. As you place the Widget into the T rash, both items turn red. Note: This action does not actually delete t he Widg et, it just removes it from the current Home screen. Mo v[...]

32 A folder is displayed in the original place of the application icon with the applicat ion ic on displayed on top of it. Y ou can now drag other Apps into t he fo lder. 8. T o view information o n an App, drag the App icon u p to the App info icon to view information on t he application. 9. Ta p Save . Adding a New Pag e to the Application Men u [...]

Understanding Y our Phone 33 Adding and Deleting Home Screens Y ou can add and delete Home screens. Y ou can have up to seven Home screens. T o add a new Home sc reen: 1. Press to activate the ma in Home screen. 2. Press and tap Edit page . 3. T ap the Home screen that contains . A new screen is adde d. 4. If desired, touch and hold t he new scree [...]

34 6. Ta p OK to delete the page and it s contents, otherwise tap Cancel . 7. Press to return to the main Home screen. Mo ving Home Screens Y ou can arrange your Home screens in any order that you want. T o move a Home screen, follow these steps: 1. Press to activate the main Home screen. 2. Press and tap Edit page . 3. T ouch and hold the Home scr[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 35 Notificati on Bar The Notification Bar includes a pull-down list to show information about processes t hat are running, rece nt notifications, and alerts. T o di splay the Status indic ator:  On the Home screen, touch and hold the Notification Bar until the pull-down displays, then d rag down vertical ly . Clearing N[...]

36 Accessing Additional Panel Functions In addition to notif ications, the No t ifica tion pa nel also prov ides quick and ready access to separate device functions. These can be quickly activated or dea ctiv at ed by toggling th em on or off. Y ou can choose the functions that will be display ed. 1. From the notification pane l, tap to display add[...]

Understanding Y our Phone 37 Mounting the SD Card T o store additional photos , music, videos, and other applications, you must mount (ins tall) the SD card prior to use. Mounting the SD card establishes a USB connectio n with your computer . 1. Insert the SD car d int o the external, SD car d slot. For more info rmation, r efer to “Removing and [...]

38 Section 3: Call Fu nctions This section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and f uncti onalit y assoc iated with mak i ng or answering a call. For more information, refer to “Sound Settings” on page 1 10. Displaying Y our Phone Number  T ap ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ About device ➔ Status . Y our phone [...]

Call Functi ons 39 4. Select Add wait to add a wait. A wait will pause the calling sequence un til you enter a number o r press a key . 5. T ap to make the call. For more information, r efer to “Adding Pauses to Contact Numbers” on pa ge 55. Cor recting an Entered Number Use the following steps to corr ect a mis-typed entry when dialing.  Af[...]

40 Making an Emergency Call with a SIM card 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. Enter the emergency nu mber (ex: 91 1) and then tap . 3. Complete your call. During t his type of call, you will hav e access to the Speaker mode, Keypad , and End Call features. Making a Call Using Speed Dial Y ou can assign a short cut number to a phone number in your C[...]

Call Functi ons 41 Answ ering a Call When a call is received the phone rings and displays t he caller ’s phone numbe r, or name if stored in the Address Book. 1. At the incoming call screen: • T ouch and drag in any direction to answer the call. • T ouch and drag in any dir ection to reject the call and send it to your voicemail. • T ouch a[...]

42 Dialing Options From the Home screen and Application menus, you have t he option to access the Diale r and initiate a call by tapping ➔ Keypad . From the Dialer and the Contacts screen, the following tab s are located at the top o f you r screen: • Keypad : dials the cu rrent number en t ered using the on-screen keypad. • Logs : displays a[...]

Call Functi ons 43 2. Swipe the desired mis sed ca ll to the right to call. – or – Swipe the desired mis sed ca ll to the left to message. Saving a Recent Call to y our Ad dress Book 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Logs . A list of r ecent calls is display ed. 2. T ap the call you want to save to your Address Book. 3. The call detail page is d[...]

44 3. At the Message screen, tap the empty tex t field and use the on-screen keypad to type in a message. 4. When you are d one with your message, tap to send. For more information, refer to “Creating and Sending Messages” on page 86. Deleting a Call from the Call Log 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Logs . A list of rece nt calls is displa yed[...]

Call Functi ons 45 Adjusting the Call V olume During a call, t o adjust the earpiece volume, us e the Vo l u m e keys on the lef t side of th e phone.  Press the Up volume key to increase the volume level and press the Down volume key to decrease t he volume level. – or – Quickly add more volume to the incoming audio by tapping the on-screen[...]

46 P er sonalizing the Ca ll So und Setting During a call it may be necessary to adjust the sound of th e incoming call by selecting an audio eq ualizer setting for the current call. 1. From the call screen, tap . 2. Confirm the option is enabled . 3. Select an available option. Choose f rom: Off, Soft sound, Clear sou nd, Adapt sound left, and Ada[...]

Call Functi ons 47 2. T ap Putting “Name/Number” on hold to put the fir st call on hold. – or – T ap Ending call with “Name/Num ber” to end the first call. 3. T o switch between the two calls, tap Swap . •S w a p : Places the current cal l on hold and then acti vates the previous c all. The act ive call wil l appear in a green box. T [...]

48 The Speaker button now appears as and the speakerphone is activat ed. 2. Use the Vo l u m e keys (located on the le ft side of your phone) to adjust the volume. 3. T o deactivate th e speakerphone, t ap Speaker . Switching off the Microphone (Mute) Y ou can temporarily switch your phone’s micro phone off, so that the other person cannot hear y[...]

Call Functi ons 49 Call forw arding 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ ➔ Call settings ➔ Additional settings ➔ Call forwarding . 2. T ap one of the following options: • Always forward : allows you to forw ard all voice call s. • Forward when busy allows you to forw ard voice calls to a designated numb er instead of your voice mail number if[...]

50 Section 4: Entering T ext This section describes how to select the de sired text input method when ent ering characters into y our phone. This section als o describes the predictive text entry system that reduces the amount of key stro kes associated with entering text. Y our phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that can tell if the[...]

Entering T ext 51 Changing the T ext Input Mode - K eypad There are two main keypad layo ut keys that will change the on-screen keys within the QWERTY keypad . The available T ext Input modes are : Sym and Abc . Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button will appear . When in Sym mode, the Abc / ABC / abc button will appear . Using ABC Mode 1. If desir[...]

52 2. Ta p at the bottom of the screen. The following screen displays: 3. T ap the desired number , symbol, or emoticon character s. 4. Ta p t h e button to access additional sy mbols. 5. T ap to return to Abc mode . Predictive T ext By using the Predictive T ext option, you can have next-letter prediction and regiona l error correcti on, which com[...]

Entering T ext 53 Samsung K eyboar d Settings For information on how you can configure your Samsung keyboard settings, see “Sa msung Keyboard settings” on page 121. Using the Google V oice Typing F eature Y ou can use your voice to enter text using the Google V oice typing feature. 1. T ap on the keyboard (if Samsung Keyboard is active, press a[...]

54 Section 5: Contacts and Y our Ad dress Book This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in you r Address Book. Addre ss Book entries can be sorted by name, ent ry , or group. Adding a New Contact Use the following pro cedure to add a new contact to your Address Book. Sa ving a Nu mber f rom the Home scr[...]

Contacts and Y our Address Book 55 T ap to add another Phone number field or t ap to delete a field. 7. T ap the Email address field. The keypad is displayed. The Home button initially displays next to the Email address field. If you want to add an email addre ss that is not a home email address, tap t he Home button and select another email addres[...]

56 5. Ta p Sym . 6. Ta p Pause to add a two-secon d pause or tap Wai t to add a wait, and use the keypad to enter the additional numbers. A pause will be disp layed as a comma (,) and a wait will be displayed as a semi-colon (;). 7. Ta p Save to save your change s, or tap Cancel to discard. Editing an Existing Contact When editing an existing co nt[...]

Contacts and Y our Address Book 57 3. T ap the contact you wish to call or message. 4. T ap the phone icon to make a phone call or tap the message icon to send a mess age. For more information, refer to “Creating and Sending Messages” o n page 86. Tip : From the Contact list, sweep right over a listing to make a call. Sweep left ov er a listing[...]

58 Link Contacts Linking Contact Information Many people now maint ain multiple email accounts, social networking logins, and other simi la r account information. For example, a Facebo ok account lo gin name might differ from a corporate email account login becau se they are maintained separately and for dif f er ent groups of people. This device c[...]

Contacts and Y our Address Book 59 Separ ating Link ed Contact Infor mation 1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts . 2. T ap a contact name (the account name from which you want to unlink an entry). Note : typically this is the same contact with a different name or accou nt information. 3. T ap the area under the Connection bar . 4. T ap the minus s[...]

60 Address Book Options Y ou can access Address Book options while at the main Address Book page or while in the deta ils pa ge for a specific entry . Options in Address Book 1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts then press . 2. The following options are displayed: • Delete: allows yo u to delete 1 o r more of your conta cts. •I m p o r t / E x[...]

Contacts and Y our Address Book 61 Options at Selected Contact Screen 1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts . 2. T ap a contact and at the contact’s display screen, pre ss . 3. The fol lowing options are disp layed: •H i s t o r y : allows you to view the phone and message hist ory for the contact. •E d i t : allows you to edit the contact’[...]

62 4. T ap all of the contacts you want to remove from this group. A green checkmark w ill app ear next to their name. 5. Ta p Done . The contacts are now removed fr om the group . Creating a New Group 1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts ➔ Groups ➔ ➔ Create . 2. Ta p t h e Group name field and use the on-screen keypad to enter a new group n[...]

Contacts and Y our Address Book 63 Adding Fa vourites to y our Ad dress Book 1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts . 2. Within the Contacts list, touc h and hold a contact that you want to add to your favou rites list . 3. T ap Add to favourites on the displayed list. 4. A gold star will appear next to the contact in the Address Book. R e mo ving F[...]

64 Copying Contacts to the Phone 1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts ➔ ➔ Import/Export . 2. Ta p Import from SIM card . 3. At the Save contact to prompt, tap Device or an account name that you would like to copy the contact t o. The phone then displays a lis t of your current contacts stored on your SIM card. 4. T ap the contacts to place a c[...]

Contacts and Y our Address Book 65 3. Scroll through the availabl e numbers (if availa ble). 4. T ap a number and the call is made. Note: This menu is available only when your SIM card suppo rts Service Dialing Numbers.[...]

66 Section 6: Multimedia This section explains h o w to use the multimedia features of your phone, including Samsung Hub, Samsu ng Link, Music, Video, Play Movies, Gallery , Camera, and Camcorder . Samsung Hub Samsung Hub makes it easy to find, sample, and purchase movies, TV shows, books and game s, in one user-friendly location. With hundred s of[...]

Multimedia 67 Tip : In some cases it might be necessary to sign in to yo ur Samsung account v ia the application . Press and then select Sign in. Note: Y our Samsung Hub account is managed by the Samsung account application . This appli cation manages your user profile information. 5. Press ➔ Help for additional information. Using Samsung Hub The[...]

68 • Media Conte n t that is pur chased and down loaded may be view ed concurrently on up to five (5 ) d ev ice s with Samsung Hub (or “the service”) that are also registered to the same ac co un t. • Y ou may remove a device from yo ur account no more than once every 90 days. • Y ou may remove Media Content from a device as many times as[...]

Multimedia 69 Samsung Link This application wirelessly synchron izes your Samsung device with your TV , streams content , and even k eeps tabs on wh o calls or sends text messages with real-time, on-scree n monitoring. Samsung Link makes st aying co nnected easy . Samsung Link allows users to share their in-device media content with other external [...]

70 2. Press and configure the following settings as desired: •R e f r e s h : allows you to ref resh the screen. • Register storage : allows y ou to add a Web storage loca tion. Without a st orage service/l ocation added, yo u will not be able to use Samsung Link. • Settings : – Registered storag e: allows you to ad d a Web storage location[...]

Multimedia 71 • A file wi th in the upper -left indic ates it is stored remotel y on a web storage loca tion. Selecting this media causes your device to acces s the file currently st ored on your services’ servers. 5. T ap an available on-screen file, image, or video to place a green check mark alongside it. 6. T ap ( Stream t o connected dev i[...]

72 Music Opt ions T o access additional options, follow these st eps: 1. While playing music, press . 2. The follow options are available: • Via Bluetooth : scans for devices and pairs wi th a Bluetooth headset. • Play via Group Play : allows y ou to shar e your music using Group Play . • Add to playlist: allows you to add the cu rrent music [...]

Multimedia 73 Music Settings The Music Settings menu allows you to set pref erences for t he Music Player such as whether y ou want t he music t o play in the background, sound ef fects, and how the music menu displays. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Music . 2. Press ➔ Settings . 3. Select one of t he following s ettings: • SoundAlive : set a[...]

74 Adding Music to a Playlist T o add files to the playlist: 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Music . 2. Ta p t h e Playlist s tab. 3. T ap the playlist name in which to add music. 4. Ta p Add music . 5. T ap a music fil e, or tap Select all to add all the music tracks to this p la yli st, then tap Done . R emo ving Music fr om a Playlist T o remov[...]

Multimedia 75 Video The Samsung Vi deo app lication plays video files stored on your mi croSD ca rd. 1. T ap ➔ Video . 2. All videos that you have on your ph one and memory card will be displayed. T ap the video that you want to play . 3. The video will begin to play . 4. The following video controls are available: Note: The screen vie w icons ar[...]

76 For more information on downloading videos for your phone, see “Samsung Hub” on page 169. Play Mo vies With Google Play Movies, you can rent thousands of dif ferent movies. Y ou can watch instantly , or download your movie for offline viewing at a later time. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Play Movies . 2. Log on to you r Google account if[...]

Multimedia 77 • Share via : allows y ou to share t he picture via Group Play , Add to Dropbox, Bluetooth, ChatON, Dropb ox, Email, Flipboard, Gmai l, Google+, Hango uts, Messaging, Picas a, S Memo, or Wi-Fi Direct. • Edit : allows you to edit the picture, in cluding Rotate, Crop, Colo ur , Ef fect, Portrait, Sti cker , Drawing, and Frame. • D[...]

78 6. Place the two active NF C-enabled de vices back to ba ck to begin (1). Note: If the T ouch to beam screen does not appear on t he source device: - Pull them apart - V erify the image is visibl e in the preview window on the source device (provid ing the file) - Place them together again 7. From the T ouch to beam screen, tap the reduced image[...]

Multimedia 79 5. From the T ouch to beam screen, tap the re duce d image preview to begin t he transfer . When prompted, separate the two devic es. Camera This section explains how to use the camera on your pho ne. Y ou can take photographs and shoot video by u sing the built- in camera function ality . Y our 8 megapixel camera produces photos in J[...]

80 6. Press the Camera key ( ) until the shut ter sounds. (The picture is automatica lly stored within your designated storage location. If no microSD is installed, all pictures are stored on the Phone.) 7. While viewing a picture, after you have ta ken it, pinch the screen outwards to zoom in or pinch the screen inwards to zoom out. Y ou can magni[...]

Multimedia 81 – Best face : Use this to take multiple grou p shots at the s ame time and combine t hem to create the best possi ble image. Press the Shutt er button to take multi ple photos. When Gall ery opens, tap the yellow frame on ea ch face, and choose t he best individual face f or the subject. Af ter choosing a pose f or each individual, [...]

82 Camera and Camcor der Settings This section describes the dif ferent settings that you can configure on y our camera. Not all of the following options are available in both still camera and vid eo came ra modes. The available options vary by mode. 1. From the viewfinder , tap ➔ (Camera Settings) . 2. The follow settings are located under th e [...]

Multimedia 83 – V olu me key : Choose whether the volume keys act as The Zoom Key , The camera key or The record key . – Time r : Use this for del ayed-time shots. Y ou can set the timer to Off, 2 se c, 5 sec, or 10 sec. – White balance : Select an approp riate white bal ance, so images have a true- to-life colou r range. The sett ings are de[...]

84 • Clipboard : copies t he currently selected are to your de vice’s clipboard. 5. Use the following edito r controls to edit your picture: 6. Press to access the following options: • Save as : allows you to rename your cur rent image and save it to your ga llery . • Selec t imag e : allows you to sele ct a new image for edit ing. • T ak[...]

Multimedia 85 Using the Camcorder In addition to taking photos, the camera a l so doubles as a camcorder that also allow s you to record, view , and send videos. Note: The camera may not b e able to properly record videos to a memory card wit h a slow transf er speed. Shooting Video Tip : When shooting video in direct sunlight or in b right conditi[...]

86 Section 7: Messaging This section describes how to se nd and receive dif ferent t ypes of messages. It also include s the features and function alit y associated with messaging. Types of Messages Y our phone provides the following message ty pes: • T ext Messages • Multimedia (Picture, V ide o, and Aud io) Message s • Email and Gm ail Me s[...]

Messaging 87 3. If adding a recipient fr om your Contacts, tap the contact to place a checkmark then tap Done . The contact will be placed in the recipient field. Note: Enter additional recipie nt s by separating each entry wit h a semicolon (;) then using the previous procedure. 4. T ap the Enter message field and use the on-screen keypad to enter[...]

88 •A d d t e x t : allows you to copy text from your co ntacts , calendar, or from a memo to add to your message. This is a convenient f eature for adding names, phone numbers, events, etc . to your me ssage. For more information, refer to “Adding Additional T ext” on page 89. • Add to Conta cts : allows you to add the recipient to your Co[...]

Messaging 89 • S Planner : allows you to add an event from your cale nd ar. Select the desired even t and tap Done . • Location : allows you to atta ch a thumbnail of a map showing your location. • Contacts : allows y ou to tap on an existi ng Address Book entry, then add it to you r message b y tapping Done . Adding Additional T ext Y ou can[...]

90 T o access message thread options: • From the main Messaging scree n, touch an d hol d the messag e thread to display the following option s: • View contact : displa ys the Conta ct’s Overview pa ge. • Add to contact : begins the proc ess of adding the new number to your Contact s list. • Delete thread : deletes the currently selected [...]

Messaging 91 Message Sear ch Y ou can search through your messages by using the Message Search feature. 1. From the main Home screen, ta p Messag ing . 2. T ap ➔ Search . 3. Use the on-screen keypad to enter a word or phrase to search for , then tap . 4. All messages that cont ain the se arc h string yo u entered are displayed. Messaging Settings[...]

92 • Roaming auto -retrieve : allows the message s ystem to retrieve message s automaticall y when roaming. •C r e a t i o n m o d e : allows you t o select the cre ation mode, Free, Restricted, or Warning. – Restricted : you can only create an d submit messages with content belo nging to the Core MM Content Domain. – Wa r n i n g : the pho[...]

Messaging 93 • Add si gnature : when enab led, this f eature allow s you to create a sign ature at the end of your outgo ing text messages. • Signature text : allows y ou to enter a desired si gnature for your mess age. Spam message setti ngs: • Spam settin gs : when enabled, al lows you to config ure availabl e spa m se ttings such as: • A[...]

94 2. Enter you email address in the account@example.com field. 3. Enter your password in t he Password field. 4. If you want to see your passwo r d as it is being typed, tap Show password to create a checkmark. 5. Ta p Manual setup . 6. Ta p t h e Microsoft Exchange ActiveSy nc field. 7. Enter your email address, DomainUser name, Password, and Ex[...]

Messaging 95 The new Email account is displayed. Using Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-bas ed email. When you first set up the phone, Gmail can be configured. Depending on the synchronization settin gs, Gmail can be automatically synchronized wit h y our Gmail account. Signing into Y our Gmail Note: Y ou must sign in to your Gmail account in o rder t[...]

96 •O l d e r : swipe your screen to the left to see olde r messages. 3. Press to select one of the following additional options: • Move to: move the message to a d ifferent storage f older (this option only appears when t he device is held in port rait mode). • Change l abels : allows you t o attach label s to a message. Th is is simi lar to[...]

Messaging 97 Hangouts Google+ Hangouts is an instant messag ing and video chat platform that allows one-on-one and group conversations wit h up to ten people with photos an d e moji f or free. Connect with friends across computers , And roid an d Apple devices. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Hangouts . 2. T o start a Hangout, tap + . 3. T ype the[...]

98 Section 8: Changin g Y our Settings This section explains t he sett ings us ed fo r customizing your device. Accessing Settings 1. From any Home screen, tap ➔ Settings . – or – From any Home screen, press ➔ Settings . Settings T abs The Settings are divided into four main groups. When t he Settings screen displays, the f ollowing fo ur t[...]

Changing Y our Settings 99 Note: The settings for your device are described below in the order that they appear within the Sett ings menu. Options under the Connections t ab are listed first, followed b y My device, Accounts, and More settings. W i-Fi Settings This section describes the Wi-Fi settings. For informa tion on how to use Wi-Fi, see “W[...]

100 • MAC address : view you r device’s MAC a ddress, req uired when conne cting to some secured netw orks (not configurab le). • IP address : view your device’s IP addres s. Bluetooth settings In this men u you can ac tivate Bluetooth, view or assign a device name, activate you r phon e so other Bluetooth devices can discover it, or scan f[...]

Changing Y our Settings 101 3. T ap Set mobile data limit to create a checkmark and allow a data limit to be set. 4. T ouch and drag the red limit bar to the GB limit that you desire. 5. T ap the Data usage cycl e drop-down menu and select a date range. The data usage displays as a visual (chart ) and also displays a list of each application with a[...]

102 The Flight mode icon is displayed at t he top of your screen. Mobile netw orks Before you use applications such as Goo g le Maps and find your locatio n or search for places of interest, you must enable the Mobile networks options. Mobile data T o enable data access over the mobile network, this option must be selected. It is set on by def ault[...]

Changing Y our Settings 103 Network Oper ator s Using this feature you can view th e curren t network connection. Y ou can also sc an and select a network op erator manually , or set the network selection to Auto matic. Important! Y ou must deactivate data service prior to searc hing for an available network. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settin[...]

104 The Wi-Fi Ho ts po t ic o n is displayed at the top of your screen. 3. Ta p Configure . 4. Enter or edit the Network SSID, Hide my device, Security setti ng, and Passwor d as re qu ir ed. 5. Ta p Show password and Show advanced options to see them displayed. 6. Ta p Save . 7. Press for the following options: • Timeout settings : allows y ou t[...]

Changing Y our Settings 105 4. At the Add VPN screen, enter a name for the VPN network in the Name field. 5. Select a VPN type from the Ty p e drop-down menu. The options are: • PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Prot ocol) • L2TP/IPSec PSK (Layer 2 Tunneling Proto col / Internet Protocol Security Pre-Shared Key) • L2TP/IPSec RSA • IPSec Xauth [...]

106 2. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Connections ➔ Nearby devices . 3. Ta p t h e File sharing checkbox to create a checkmark and activate File sharing. 4. Ve r i f y ( Nearby devices ) appears at the top of the screen. 5. At the Nearby devices pro m pt, tap OK . 6. Ta p Shared contents , then check the media you would like to share.[...]

Changing Y our Settings 107 1. From your PC, download the Samsung Kies ap plication if you don’t already hav e it . Y ou can find it at samsung.com . 2. From your PC, launch the Samsung Kies ap plic ation. 3. From your PC, connect to a Wi-Fi network. 4. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Connections ➔ Kies via Wi-Fi . 5. From your devic[...]

108 Swipe options • Multiple w idgets: display multiple lock screen widge ts on your lock screen. • Lock screen wid ge ts allows you to lock the widgets that are displayed on your home screens. • Shortcuts sets shortcuts to appear at the bottom of the Lock screen. T ouch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on . • Unlock effect sets[...]

Changing Y our Settings 109 PIN and Pass word opti ons • Lock screen widget s allows you to lock the widgets that are displayed on your ho me scree ns. • Lock automaticall y locks the screen 5 seconds after the screen autom a tically turns of f. • Lock inst antly w ith power key : screen locks when power key is pressed to turn screen off. Dis[...]

11 0 • Edit after screen capture : allows you to go edit a scr een capture immediat ely after it is take n. • Auto adjust screen tone : save powe r by adjusti ng screen tone accor ding to anal ysis of imag es. Sound Settings From this menu you can control t he sou nds on the phone.  From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ So[...]

Changing Y our Settings 1 11 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ Sound . 2. T ap Default notification sound . 3. T ap a sound and tap OK . Vibrate w hen ringing This option allows you to enable your phone to vib ra te whenever it rings. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ Sound . 2. T ap Vibrate when [...]

11 2 •S t a n d a r d m o d e : provides convent ional layout for the apps and widgets on your home s creens. • Easy mode : provides easier user exp erience for first -time smartphone use rs on the home screens. 3. Ta p Apply . Call Settings T o access the Call settings menu :  From the Home screen, tap ➔ ➔ Call settings. – or –  [...]

Changing Y our Settings 1 1 3 • The power key ends calls : This opti on will all ow you to en d a call by pressi ng the power key without tu rning off the screen. T ur n off screen during calls This option uses the proximity sensor to tu rn of f the screen when the phone is held near yo ur face during a call, saving power .  From the Home scre[...]

11 4 • Call forwarding : allows you to forw ard your calls to anot her number. • Auto a rea code : allows y ou to automati cally prepe nd a specific are a code to all o utbound calls. Enter a code and tap OK . • Call barring: allows automa tically blocki ng All outgoin g calls, Internationa l calls, Int’l ( International ) calls except home[...]

Changing Y our Settings 1 1 5 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ ➔ Call settings ➔ Additional settings ➔ Fixed Dialling Numbers . 2. T ap FDN list . 3. A list of all existing FDN numbers will be displayed. Ringtones and k eypad tones 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ ➔ Call settings ➔ Ringtones and keypad tones . 2. T ap Ringtones , select a[...]

11 6 V oicemail service provided by your carrier is the default. V oicemail settings Y ou can view or modify your vo icemail number from this menu. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ ➔ Call settings ➔ V oicemail settings . 2. Ta p t h e V oicemail number field, backspace to erase the digits, and enter a new voicemail n umber using the keypad, the[...]

Changing Y our Settings 1 1 7 2. T ouch and slide the Blocking mode slider to the right to turn it on . Confirm that the Blocking mode acti ve icon appears in the Status bar . 3. T ap the selection box to place a checkmark adjacent to those features you wou ld like to enable. Choose from: Disable incoming calls, Disabl e not ificat ions, n d Dis ab[...]

11 8 4. Ta p Learn about Power saving mode to learn about various ways to conserve bat tery power . Accessor y Settings This menu allows you to select the Audio output mod e when using a car or desk dock. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ Accessory . 2. Ta p Dock sound to play sounds when inserting or removing the phone fr[...]

Changing Y our Settings 1 1 9 Note: T alkBack, when installed and enab led, speaks feedback to help blind and low-vi sion use r s. • Font size : change the size of the fonts used on the device within menus, options, etc. C hoose from: Tiny , Small, Normal, Large, or Huge. • Magnification gestures : use exagge rated gestures such as triple-t app[...]

120 • Interaction control : allows you to enabl e or disable motions and screen timeout. Y ou ca n also block area s of the screen from touch interacti on. T ouch and sli de the slider to the right to turn it o n . Follow the on-screen i nstructions. Language and input This menu allows you to configure the language in which to display the menus. [...]

Changing Y our Settings 121 Samsung K eyboard settings From this menu you can set Samsung key board options. 1. From the Home sc re en, tap ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ Language and input . 2. T ap the icon next to Samsung keyboard . • Alpha bets allows you to choo se a keypad configura tion for letters (Qwert y [default] or 3x4 Keyb oard). •[...]

122 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ My device ➔ Language and input . 2. Ta p t h e icon next to Samsung keyboard . 3. T ap the ON/OFF slider , located to the right of the Predictive text field, to turn it ON . 4. Ta p Predicti ve text . 5. The following options are available: • Auto replac ement: Complete or repl ace the word you [...]

Changing Y our Settings 123 • Download off line speech recognition : Enables voic e input while of fline. • Bluetooth headset : Record audio throug h a Bluetooth headset. 3. T ap T ext-to-speech options and select Google T ext-to- speech Engine or Samsung T ext-to-speech engine . 4. T ap next to the p ref erred TTS e ngine configure the followi[...]

124 • Direct call : Once enabled, the dev ice will dial the cu rrently display ed on-sc reen Co ntact ent ry as soon as you pl ace the device to y our ear. T ap the ON/OFF i con to turn it on. • Smart alert : Once enabled, pi ckup the device to be al erted and notified o f you have missed any cal ls or messages. T ap the ON/OFF icon to turn it [...]

Changing Y our Settings 125 Gyroscope calibration Gyroscope calibration allows you to calib r ate motion correctly using the device’s built -in gyroscope. 1. From the Motions and gest ure s screen, tap Gyroscope calibration . 2. Place your device on a flat surfac e. 3. T ap Calibrate . 4. When finished, Calibrated will appear on your screen. T ap[...]

126 •M u s i c : allows you to cont rol your Music play er using the voice commands Next , Previous , Pause , Play , V olume Up , and V olume Down . Note: If you set the alert ty pe for calls or alarms to vibration, voice control will not be available. Add Account This menu allows you to set up, manage, and synchronize accounts, including your Go[...]

Changing Y our Settings 127 4. T ap Sync now to synchronize your account or tap Sync all to synchronize all your accounts. T ap Cancel sy n c to stop the synchronizat ion. 5. T ap Settings to access your accou nt settings. Cloud Back up your pers onal data using y our Samsung Account or use a Dropbox account to sync you r device content. 1. From th[...]

128 2. Ta p Backup account and tap your Google Gmail accoun t or tap Add account to set your Google Gmail account to be backed up to the Google server . A utomatic R estor e By setting this option, when y ou re install an application, all of your backed up settings a nd dat a will be restored. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Accounts [...]

Changing Y our Settings 129 • Use wireless netwo rks : allows applications to use Goog le’s location s ervic e to estim ate y our l ocati on fast er . Anonym ous location data will b e collected and sent t o Google. • My places : allows you to add lo cation infor mation for your Home, Office, and Car. Security The Security settings allow you [...]

130 SIM Change Aler t SIM Change Alert sends an SMS message to preset phone numbers if your phone is ever turned on with a dif ferent SIM card in it. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Security ➔ SIM Change Alert . 2. Ta p Si g n in and sign in to your Samsung a ccount. – or – Ta p Create new account and set up a Samsung a[...]

Changing Y our Settings 131 4. T ap Change SIM PIN . 5. Enter your old SIM PIN code and tap OK . 6. Enter your new SIM PIN code and t ap OK . 7. Re-type your new SIM PIN code and tap OK . Mak e passw or ds visible When enabled, passwo rd ch aracters display briefly as you touch them while entering passwords. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Setting[...]

132 Wa rning! Enabling this op tion causes your p hone and personal data to be more vulnerable to attac k by applications from unknown sources. Ve r i f y a p p s Block or warn before installing apps that may cause harm. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Security . 2. Ta p V erify apps . A check mark is displayed to indicate it[...]

Changing Y our Settings 133 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ Security . 2. T ap Install from device s torage , then ch oose a cert ificate and follow the prompts to install. Clear credentials Clear stored credentials. Note: This setting only appears if you have installed encrypted certificates. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔[...]

134 3. T o switch the order of the lists displa yed in th e Downloaded tabs , press ➔ Sort by size or Sort by name . 4. T o reset your applic ation preferences, pres s ➔ Reset app preferences . Note: This will reset the preference s for disabled apps, disabled app notifications, de fault applications for a ctions, and background data restrictio[...]

Changing Y our Settings 135 The battery level displays in perc ent age. Th e amount of time the battery was used also disp lays. Battery usage displays in percent ages per applica tion. 2. T ap Screen , Cell standby , Android OS , Android System , Wi-Fi , Phone , or any other listed applic ation to view how it is af fecting battery use. Note: Other[...]

136 2. Ta p Automatic dat e and ti me to allow the networ k to se t the date and time. 3. Ta p Automatic tim e zone to allow the network to set the time zone. T o manually set the da te and time: Important! Automatic date and time must be deactivated in order to manually set t he time and dat e. 1. Ta p Automatic date and time and Automatic ti me z[...]

Changing Y our Settings 137 • Device name: displays the curre nt device name and al lows you to change the device name. •M o d e l n u m b e r : displays th e phone’s model number. • Android version : displays the android v ersion loaded on this handset. • Baseband versio n : displays the baseband versi on loaded on this handset. • Kern[...]

138 Section 9: Connections This section desc ribes the various connections your ph one can make including ac cessing the In ternet with your Browser , Wi-Fi, Bluetooth , and Connecting yo ur PC. Inter net The Browser is your access to the mobile web. This sect ion explains how to navigate the Browser and introdu ces you to the basic features. Acces[...]

Connections 139 • Add shortcut : allows you to add a short cut to your Home screen. • Save page : allows you to save the page image to the Sav ed pages folde r . • Share via : allows you to sh are the page using Ad d to Dropbox, Blueto oth, ChatON, Email , Flipboard, Gmail, Google, Goo gle+, Hangout s, Messaging, S Me mo, or Wi-Fi Direct. •[...]

140 3. T ap a link to view the website. Adding and Deleting Windows Y ou can have up to eight Internet windows op en at one time. T o add a new window , follow these steps: 1. From your browser , press ➔ New window . A new browser window is opened. 2. Ta p ( Windows ) to see thumbnails of all ope n windows. 3. T ap a window listing to o pen up th[...]

Connections 141 • List/Thumbnail view : Select Thumbnail view (default) to view a thumbnail of the we bpage with t he name list ed, or select List view to view a li st of the bookma rks with Name an d URL listed. • Create folder : Creates a new folder in which t o store new bookmarks. •D e l e t e : Erases selec ted bookmarks. • Change orde[...]

142 2. Ta p Delete bookmark . 3. At the Delete confirmation window , tap OK . Emptying the Cookies A cookie is a small file that is placed on your phone by a website during na vigation. In addition to conta ining some site- specific information, it ca n also contain some personal information (such as a username and password) whic h can pose a secur[...]

Connections 143 • Auto fill forms : allows you to enter text to be used in your we b profile. T ap Add profile, th en enter text for the Web form auto fill. Privacy: • Search and URL su ggestions : displa ys predic tions of relate d queries and po pular websites i n the address bar as you type. • Preload available links before opening : allow[...]

144 • Enable notifi cations : Allows websi te notificati ons. Select Always on, On demand, or Off. • Clear notifications : Deletes websit e notificati on access information. • Reset to defau lt : Restores all setti ngs to defaul t. Bandwidth management: • Preload webpages : Allows the browse r to preload pages in the backgroun d. Y ou can s[...]

Connections 145 3. If necessary , enter a wireless passwo r d and tap Connect . Manually add y our new network connection 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Connections ➔ Wi-Fi . 2. T ap Add Wi-Fi network . 3. Enter the Network SSID . This is the name of your Wireless Ac cess Point. 4. T ap the Security field and select a se curity opt[...]

146 Displays when Wi-Fi is active but the re is a communication issue with the target Wireless Access Poi nt (W AP). Displays when connected to another devic e using Wi-Fi Direct . For more inform ation, refer to “Wi-Fi Direct” on page 146. Wi-Fi Adv anced Settings The Advanced Wi-Fi menu allows you to set up many of your device’s advance d W[...]

Connections 147 6. Once the device yo u want to conne ct to is displayed, tap on it. 7. The other device ha s 2 minutes to tap Accept for the connection to be made. 8. Once connected, the oth er device will show as Connected in your list of Wi-Fi Direct devices and the icon will display at the top of you r screen. 9. For additional information abou[...]

148 Bluetooth About Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range co mmunications technology that allows you to connect wirele ssly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headset s and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, co mpu ters, printers, and wireless devices. The Bluetooth co mmunication range is usually up to approximately 30 fee[...]

Connections 149 Note: T o change your Device n ame, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More ➔ About device ➔ Device name . T o make your device visible: 1. From the Bluetooth settin gs page , press ➔ Visibility time out . • Making your device vis ible allows i t to be det ected by ot her devices f or pairing and communication. 2. Select a time that you w[...]

150 Note: Pairing between tw o Bluetooth devices is a one-t ime process. Once a pairing has been created , the devices will continue to recognize th eir partnership and exchange information without having to re-enter a passcode again. Deleting a paired device (unpair) Deleting a device from your list removes its “c onnection record” and upon re[...]

Connections 151 Kies : allows you to manage music, movies and phot os. Y ou can also backup precious conta cts and calendars, download apps and podcasts and automa tica lly upgrade device firmware. Kies conven iently syncs your lif e across all your devices. Note: T o sync your device to your PC, it is highly re commended that you install Samsung K[...]

152 Section 10: Applications This section contains a description of each applicat ion tha t is available in the Apps Menu, its fun ction, and how to navigat e through that particular application. If the application is alre ady described in another s ection of this us er manual, then a cross reference to that particular se ction is provided. Note: T[...]

Applicat ions 153 Camera Use your 8 megapixel ca mera feat ure to produce photos in a JPEG format. Y our phone also functions as a Camcorder to take videos. For more information, r efer to “Camera” on page 79. ChatON With the ChatON app lication, you ca n interact wit h friends a nd family with text, images, hand-written not es and video shared[...]

154 – Alarm tone : sets the sound file which is played when the alarm is act ivated. Select an opti on or tap Add for additional options. – Alarm volume : drag th e slider to adjust the a larm’s volume. – Location alarm : when activated, the alarm only sounds when you are at a specif ic locati on. T ouc h and slide the slider to the r ight [...]

Applicat ions 155 3. Scroll through the list of cities to find the city you want to add, or tap the Search bar and use the key pad to enter a city to search for. 4. T ap the city you want to add. The clock for t hat city will display . 5. T o set Daylight Savings time, press and hold a city , then tap DST settings . 6. Select Autom atic , Off , or [...]

156 Desk clock Y ou can use the Desk clock when you have a desk dock and you want your phone to display the time, day , date, location, and weather conditio ns when it is docked . 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Clock ➔ Desk clock . The default Desk clock is displayed. 2. Ta p to display the Desk clock in full-screen mode. 3. T o make changes, t[...]

Applicat ions 157 Dropbox Dropbox is a free service tha t lets you bring all your pho tos, documents, and videos anywhe re. Any file you save to your Dropbox will automatica lly save to all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Dropbox . 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your Dropbox [...]

158 Google Settings This menu provides a quick and ready acces s point to configure preferences fo r multiple Goog le applications, such as Google+, Maps & Latitude, Loc ations, etc. Y ou can also use the Search function to initiat e a Google Search from this menu. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Google Settings and select an on-screen option.[...]

Applicat ions 159 4. T ap the items you want to share to create a checkmark, then tap Done or OK . 5. Have your friends sign ont o Gro up Play from their devices and they can view your media using you as a Mobile AP . J oining a gr oup If you want to see media from your friend’ s phone, join a group. 1. From the Group Play main screen, tap Join g[...]

160 Local Local is an applic ation that use s Google Maps and your location to help you find Rest aurants, Cafes , Bars, Attractions , and other business es. Y ou can also add your own locations. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Local . 2. T ap on one of the business categories to search for a particular business. All of the busines s categories th[...]

Applicat ions 161 • in poor we ather • around high -voltage or electrom agnetic fields • in a vehicle with tinted windo ws Using Maps 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Maps . A map will display with your location in the very center . 2. Follow the on -screen instructio ns to use the Maps application. Messaging Y ou can send and receive differe[...]

162 • Playlists: this folder co ntains sa ved mu sic playli sts. • Podcasts : this fol der contai ns all of you r podcasts. •R i n g t o n e s : this fol der contai ns any ringt ones you have purchased. • SamsungHub : contains conten t downloaded usin g Samsung Hub. •S M e m o : this folder conta ins all the S Memos you have written. Note[...]

Applicat ions 163 Play Books With Google Play Books, you c an find more than 3 million free e-books and hundreds of thousands more to buy in the eBookstore. 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Play Books . 2. Log on to your Google account. For more informat ion, refer to “Cr eating a N ew Googl e Accoun t” on page 9. 3. Follow the on-screen instru[...]

164 Play Music With Google Play Music, you can play musi c that you h ave added to your music file as well as any music you cop ied from your PC. While of fline, you can listen to music you have copied from your PC. For more information, refer to “Go ogle Play Mu sic” on page 74. Play Store Play Store provides access to do wnloadable applicatio[...]

Applicat ions 165 The icons that you see displayed on the screen are desc ribe d in the following table: 3. Press to access the following options: Note: Depending on whet her you have save d the memo and are in text or drawing mod e, the options will appear differently . The following is a list of the options you may see. Allows you to add free-for[...]

166 •S h a r e v i a : allows you to sha re your memo as either an Image file, a PDF file, Plain tex t or S Memo file (.snb) via Grou p Play , Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, C hatON, Add to Dropbox, Flip board, Hangouts, Pic asa, Google+, Messaging, Gmail, or Ema il. • Delete : allows you to dele te the S Memo. •E x p o r t : allows you to sav e th[...]

Applicat ions 167 •D e l e t e : allows you to delet e All events, Al l events be fore today , or an individual event. • Search : allows you to search within your current event s. •S y n c : allows you to synch ronize your calendar wi th one or a ll of your accounts . This option only app ears when an account has been ope ned. •S e t t i n [...]

168 3. At the S Tr anslator screen, tap the top language bar to select your lang uage. 4. T ap the language bar in the middle of the screen to select the language th at you would like to translate to. 5. Enter text into the upper box and tap . It will be translated into the langua ge of the lower box. – or – Enter text into the lower box and ta[...]

Applicat ions 169 2. T ap an application that you would like, then tap Free (for a free app) or the price button (for a paid app ) . 3. T ap Accept and download . 4. The application is downloaded to your devic e. Y ou can find the app icon in your app menu. 5. Press ➔ Notic e or ➔ Help for additional information. Samsung Hub Samsung Hub is Sams[...]

170 2. Sign in with your Samsung Account if you ha ve not already done so, or tap Skip for now . 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to use T ripAdvisor. 4. Press for additional options. Video The Video application plays video files st ored on your memo ry card. For more informatio n, refer to “Video” on page 75. V oice R ecorder The V oice Re[...]

Applicat ions 171 – Limit for MMS : allows you to s elect On or Of f. Select O n to ensure that t he recording ca n be sent in a me ssage. – Contextual filename : (requires GPS t agging) allows you t o adjust the fi lename based on contextual in formation such as your current GPS location. – Default name : allows you to ch oose the na me pref[...]

172 Note: If you are not connected to an act ive Wi-Fi, you may be prompted to continu e the set up process via a mobile network. Click Connect to proceed. 3. Select your desired country or region fo r your TV Guide’s sourc e lis ting 4. Enter your current postal co de and t ap Done . This code must correspond to the location of your desired TV a[...]

Applicat ions 173 • My xxx TV/Home Project or : selected when a sign al is fed directl y into the TV o r projector and no box i s used. Chann els are changed direc tly on the TV or projector by using the associated remote and not a box’s remote. Note: T r y matching your current channel selec tion method. 6. If necessary , select the Set-top Bo[...]

174 • About : displays on-screen information ab out the appli cation. P ersonalize W a tchON Y ou can personalize your application to do things such as show content only from your se lected media categories , or add an additional room’ s set top box. T o configure your Just for you settings: The Just for you option display s ava i lable content[...]

Applicat ions 175 2. T ap the search field to search for specific videos, scroll down to browse throug h the main page thumbnails, or tap and drag the screen to the right and select a category . 3. T o view a video, tap an ava ilable preview thumbnail or tap the title lin k. T o watch a high quality video: • Press and then tap Settings ➔ Genera[...]

176 Note: Preloading Y ouT ube vi deo s will use some of your de vice’ s storage space and may resu lt in additional ch arges if your Wi-Fi plan is not unlimited. • About – Help provides answers to most Y ouTub e questions. – Feedback allows you to provide user feedba ck to Y ouTube. – Google Mobile T e rm s of Service displays the Google[...]

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178 Section 11: Health and Saf ety Getting the Most Out of Y our R eception K ee ping T a bs on Signal Strength The quality of each call you make or receive depe nds on the signal strength in your area. Y our phone informs you of the current signal strength by displa y ing a number of bars next to the signal strengt h ic on. The more bars displayed[...]

Health and Safety 179 When using your phone in the car: • Get to know your phone and its feature s, such as speed di al and re-dial. • When avail able , use a hands-fre e de vi ce. • Position your phone within easy rea c h. • Let the person you are speaking to know you a re driving . If necessary , suspend the c all in hea vy traffic or haz[...]

180 could cause an explo sio n or a fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Thes e areas are often, but not always, clearly marked. These areas include: • Fueling areas such a s gas stati ons. • Below deck on boats. • Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities. • Areas wher e the ai r contai ns chemica ls or par ticles su ch as [...]

Health and Safety 181 • It’s best to repla ce the battery when it no lo nger provides acceptable performance. When used correctly , the battery can be recharged hundreds of times before it needs replacing. • Don’t store the battery in high temperature areas for long period s of time. It’s best to follow these storage rules: – Less than [...]

182 installation; if this equipment doe s caus e harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception, w hich can be dete rmined by turning the equ ipment of f and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorien t/rel ocate t he receiv ing ant enna. • Increase the separation be[...]

Health and Safety 183 Owner’ s Record The model number , regulatory number , and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below . This will be helpful if you need to contact us about y our phone in the future. Model: SGH-I257M Serial No.:[...]

184 Index A Abc mode 51 About Device 13 6 Accounts 126 Add accounts 126 Adding a New Con tact Idle Screen 54 Address Book 54 Adding a N ew Contac t 54 Adding Pauses to Cont act Numbers 55 Copying a contact to the Ph one 64 Copying Contacts to Phone 64 Copying Contacts to SIM Card 63 Deleting Address Book Entrie s 64 Deleting Contacts from SIM card [...]

185 Manual Pause Dialing 38 Options During a Call 44 Putting a Call on Hold 46 Saving a recent call number to Address Book 43 Searchin g for a Num ber in Addr ess Book 48 Using the Speakerphone 47 Camcorder 85 Settings 82 Shooting Video 85 Camera 79 Modes 80 Quick Set tings 81 Settings 82 Taking Pictures 79 Changing Your Set tings 98 Charging batte[...]

186 Group Adding a co n tact 61 Editing 62 Removing a contact 61 Group Settings Editing a Caller Group 62 H Health and Safety 17 8 Children 180 Dangerous Areas 179 Driving 178 Flying 179 Home key 25 I Icons Applicat ion 18 Indicator 15 Icons, descri pt ion 15 In-Call Options 45 Incogni to 140 Create Window 140 Exit Window 140 Industry Canada 18 1 I[...]

187 Navigating the Mobile Web 138 Using Bookmarks 140 Motion Activate 26 Overview 26 Motions 123 Movies 76 Multimedia 66 Music 71 Music File Extensi ons 3GP 71 AAC 71 AAC+ 71 eAAC+ 71 M4A 71 MP3 71 MP4 71 WMA 71 Music Player adding music 74 creating a playlis t 73 removing music 74 Mute 45 , 48 My Files 161 My Video 75 N Navigation 162 command keys[...]

188 Q QWERTY keypad 50 R Red Eye Correction 84 Reject list 44 Reset factory data 128 S S Beam On 77 Sharing Multiple Pictures 78 Sharing Pictures 77 S Memo 164 Creating a New Memo 164 S Planner 166 S Translator 167 S Voice 168 Samsung Hub Using 67 Samsung Link 69 , 169 Settings 69 Sharing Media 70 SAR 182 scientific calculator 152 Screen Mirror ing[...]

189 Rear View 14 Side Vi ews 13 Unmute 45 USB settings mass storage device 151 USB Tethering 103 Using Favourites Adding Favourites 141 V Video Player 75 Voice Mail Accessing 10 From Ano ther Ph on e 10 Setup 10 Voice Recorder 17 0 Volume 110 W WatchO N Adding a New Room 174 Changing Channe ls 173 Configure Just For Yo u 174 Initial Configuration 1[...]