Samsung Impression SEGA877RBAATT manual

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    SGH-a877 Series POR T ABLE Quad-BAND MOBILE PHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference. a877 Impressio n.book Page i Thursday, May 1 3, 2010 3:29 PM[...]

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    a87 7_ID3_WB_012611_F15 Intellectual Proper ty All Intellectual Property , as de fined below , owned by or which is otherwise the proper ty of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, inc luding but not limited to , accessories, parts, or soft ware relating there to (the “Phone System”), is pro prietary to Samsung and [...]

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    T9 T ext Input is licensed by T egic Communications and is covered by U.S. P at. 5,818,437; U.S. Pat. 5,953,541; U.S. P at. 6,011,5 54 and other patents pending. ACCESS ® a nd NetF ront™ are tr ademarks or registered trad emarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. i n Japan and other coun tries. The Bluetooth ® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B De sign”)[...]

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    Open Sour ce Soft w are Some software comp onents of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public Lice nse (GPL), GNU Lesser Gen eral Public License (LGPL), O penSSL License , BSD License and other open source licenses. T o obtain th e source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit: http://opensource.samsu[...]

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    1 Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started .............................................. 6 Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Section 6: Changing Your Settings .............................. 52 Sound Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Normal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Silent Pro[...]

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    3 World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 41 Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Availability of Var[...]

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    6 Section 1: Getting Star ted This section explains how to st art using your phone by first configuring your hard ware, activating your servic e, and then setting up your voice ma il. Setting Up Y our Phone Prior to us e it is ne cessary to insta ll both the battery and SIM into their corresponding internal comp artments . The microS D card slot is[...]

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    Getting Started 7 Note: If the card is not inserted correctly , the phone does not detect the SIM card. Reorient the card back into the slot. Ins tal lin g the Memor y C ar d Y our phone also supports the use of a memor y card (microSD™) for data storage of such things as data, music, pictures, and video f iles. Th is type of memor y card is desi[...]

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    8 3. Replace the ba ttery cover onto the back of the phone (3). 4. While applying pressure, slide the top portion towards the camera area (4) until you hear a light click. Note: Make sure the batter y is properly installed before switching on the phone. Charging a Batter y Y our phone is powered by a rech argeable Li -ion battery . The T ravel Adap[...]

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    Getting Started 9 2. Plug the flat end o f the T ra vel Adapter into the Power/ Accessory Interface connector and t he other end into a standard AC wall outlet . 3. When ch arging is finished, fi rst unplug the adapter’ s power plug from th e AC wall outl et and then re move the fl at end from the int erface connector jack on the phone. Wa rning![...]

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    10 2. Press and hold , until the phone switches off. Locki ng the T ouch Screen 1. Press (on the right side of the phone) to lock t he touch screen. 2. Press again to unlock the touch screen. Setting Up Y our V oice Mail 1. In Idle mode, press , th en touch and hold . Y ou may be prompted to enter a password. Note: Y ou can also access your voicema[...]

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    Understanding Y our Phone 11 Section 2: Understanding Y our Phone This section outlines so me key f eatures of your phone. It al so displays the screen and the icons that appear when the phone is in use. F ea tures of Y our Phone Y our phone is lightweight, ea sy-to-use and offers many significant features. The following list outline s a few of the[...]

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    12 1. Powe r/Accessory Interface connector allows you t o connect a T ravel Charger or other opti onal acces sories such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for convenient, hands-fr ee conversation s. 2. Display shows the information needed t o operate your phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery level, time, et c. 3. Con[...]

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    Understanding Y our Phone 13 Side Views of Y our Phone 1. Multitask key ( ) launches the mu ltitas k menu. This menu provides ready acc ess to some of the most commonly used features such as: Mess aging, MEdia Net, Music Player , Games and Apps, End all?. 2. Vo l u m e k e y s allow you to adj ust the ringer vo lume while in standby mode or adjust [...]

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    14 R ear View of Y our Phone 1. Speaker is used to hea r the caller w hen the speak erphone function is initiated, and al so to listen t o music. 2. Camer a lens is used to take pict ures and shoot videos. Display Layout Y our display screen provides a wealth of informa tion about the phone’ s status and options, as well as prov iding access to t[...]

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    Understanding Y our Phone 15 Widget ba r The Widget bar provides quick acce ss to those functions you use most frequently (Analog Cl ock, Digita l Clock, Dual Clock, T op Five, Contact F avorites, A T&T GPS, MEdia Mall, Mobile W eb, T oday , Calendar , Favorites, Ph oto, Birt hday , Sound Prof ile, Bluetooth, A larm, Calcula tor , Music Player [...]

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    16 Fo r more details on configuring your pho ne’ s settings, see “Changing Y our Settings” on page 52. Displays wh en the phone is connected to a c omputer via a supported US B cable connection. Displays within t he Indicato rs area when a new text message is received. Displays wi thin the Ev ent Widget as a tab when a new message i s receive[...]

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    Understanding Y our Phone 17 Using the Multitasking Menu This key ( ) launche s the Multitask me nu that c an be activated fr om within a ny active window or page on the phone. There is no need to stop what yo u are doing, if you quickly want to jump out and activate another common feature. The idea is to al low you to t emporarily exit f rom your [...]

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    18 Section 3: Menu Naviga tion This section explains the menu na vig ation for your phone. The a877 has done away with the n eed for navigation whee ls or keypads. The a877 is completely na vigable by either an onscreen touch or scroll. • T ou ching an o nscreen opti on activ ates the feature. • Long m enu list can be easily viewed by either us[...]

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    Menu Navigation 19 • Press to exi t from th e curre nt menu and retu rn to the previ ous screen. • Press to exit from the current location /funct ion, can cel your input and return to the Idle screen. Navigating T hro ugh Menus As you navigate through a menu, options display on the s creen as scrollab le lists. Menu t abs (located at the b otto[...]

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    20 Note: Scrolling requires that you press firmly on the screen then drag. When scrolling through a list make sure not to touch or press individual entries on the list as this will open the list entry . Accessing the Phone’s Ma in Men u Once you display a menu list, ta pping an item causes different functions, depending on its function. F or exam[...]

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    Menu Navigation 21 Scrolling T hrough Field Entries Some scre ens will ask you to as sign a val ue to an onsc reen fiel d by either touching the up/down selection arrows or by quickly sliding through these valu es by using your fingerti p. An exa mple of these ac tions can be fo und on the Al arm page. 1. T ouch ➔ T ools ➔ Alarms ➔ Create Ala[...]

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    22 Y ou can easily customize the Widg et bar by allowing you to keep these mini-apps docked within the ba r itself or they can also be undocked by dragging anywhere on to your Idle screen. Add ing an d Del eti ng Widget s T o select which item s are displayed or hi dden within the Widget bar: 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Display and Li[...]

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    Menu Navigation 23 Contact Fav orites : displays the Cont acts Favori tes list. Y ou can use the pull-down Contacts menu to select all Cont acts and Groups. • Drag and drop the Contacts Favorites onto the display screen to view the contacts by either Favorites, Groups , or all Contacts. AT & T G P S : opens A T&T Na vigator . Fo r more in[...]

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    24 Birthday : displays an o nscreen alert for a birthday occurring today on the cale ndar . These dates ha ve been previo usly entered for an entry within t he Address Book on the day a ssigned for that person's birthday . • For more information, refer to “Adding a New Contact” on page 79. • For more information, refer to “Understan [...]

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    Menu Navigation 25 W idget Bar Navigatio n Y ou can drag the widgets to th e display screen to use the applica tion or feature, then drag it back to the Widget Bar when you are finished. Note: Many widgets can be used directly from the widget bar without dragging them onto the screen (ex: Bluetooth and Alarms). Acce ssi ng th e W idget B ar 1. T a [...]

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    26 Scr oll ing T h ro ugh th e Wi dget Bar Although the Widget Ba r contains a number of widgets, it can only dis play seven or eight widget ic ons at one time o n the bar . 䊳 Use your fingertip to scroll up and down along the Widget ba r . Tip : Flick the screen in an upward motion to quickly scroll through the list. Under standing the Ev ent W [...]

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    Call Functions 27 Section 4: Call Functions This section describes how to make or an swer a call. It a lso inc ludes the features and functional it y associa ted with making or answering a c all. For more informat ion, refer to “Call Settin gs” on page 66. Displaying Y our Phone Number 䊳 T o uch ➔ Settings ➔ Phone Information . Making a C[...]

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    28 3. T ouch or press . Fo r more informat ion, refer to “Adding Pauses to Contact Numbers” on page 82. Cor recting an Entered N umber Use the following st eps to correct a mis-ty ped entry when dialing. 1. After entering a number using the keypad. • If you make a mistake, touch to erase a singl e character . • Press and hold to erase the e[...]

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    Call Functions 29 Making a Call from the Addr ess Book Y ou can store phone numbers that y ou use regularly on the SIM card or in the phone’ s memor y . These entries are co llectively called the Address Book . For fu rther details about the Address Book f eature, see “Finding an Address Book Entry” on page 83. Ans wering a Call When a call i[...]

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    30 Dialing Options From the Idle screen and Main menu, you ha ve the option to access the Dialer and initiate a call. When you manually e nter numbers from t he Dialer , you will see three di aling options displayed on the sc reen. • Call : dials the current number entered us ing the onscreen key pad. • Send Message : to create a new text mes s[...]

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    Call Functions 31 7. During a Video Share session, your options are displayed as icons on t he screen. T o uch the corresponding icon to activate the fea ture. Tip : T o stop the video share call press the Stop key . 8. A pop-up message displays “ V ideo Sharing has been Stopped. Y our recorded video is saved in the My Stuff ➔ Vid e o folder . [...]

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    32 Vie win g A ll C all s 1. From the Recent Calls menu, touch the drop- down and select the All option. Al l calls m ade , received, and missed are listed. 2. T ouch an ent ry from t he list to view t he followi ng options: • Details : (t ouch the desi red log) allo ws you to see t he number of t he sender , the date and ti me of the c all, the [...]

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    Call Functions 33 Viewing the Details of a Missed Call T o view the det ails of a select ed missed call, use the following steps: 1. T ouch t he Missed Ca lls dialog. A l ist of the most recently missed calls is displayed. 2. T ouch the desired missed call. Informa tion for tha t caller i s then display ed within a Mi ssed Calls page. F or more inf[...]

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    34 6. T o add additional recipients , touch the yello w recipients field. Insert new recipients by: • Pressing th e yell ow fiel d and t hen enteri ng the number man ually . • Selecting from Recent Contacts to choose your recipient. • Select an entr y fr om your Contacts list. • Select ing memb ers of a Group . 7. T ouch Send to initiate de[...]

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    Call Functions 35 5. Enter the user -defined password and touch Confirm to reset all counters. F or more information, refer to “C hange Phone Password ” on page 64. • Press or to cancel this op eration. Da ta Cou nte r Data Counter refers to the amount of data (volume) t o and from the phone. 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ To o l s ➔ Recent Cal[...]

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    36 In-Call Option s During an active ca ll there are seve ral functions ava ilable by touching a corresponding onscreen button. • Spkr On/Off routes the phone’ s audio through either the speaker or through the earpiece. – Slide Speaker to On to route the au dio through the s peaker . (Y ou can adjust the spe aker volume us ing the volume keys[...]

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    Call Functions 37 Switching Betw een Calls When you h ave an active call and a c all on hold , you may swit ch between the two ca lls, changing the one on hold to active and placing the other on hold. 1. T ouch Swap . • The current call (calle r #2) is placed on ho ld and the previo us call on hol d (calle r #1) is t hen r eactivated so th at you[...]

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    38 Important!: For more information, see “Responsible Listening” on page 201. Switc hing off the Micropho ne (Mute) Y ou can temporarily switch your phone’ s microphone off, so tha t the other person cannot hear you. Example: Y ou wish to say something to person in the room, but do not want the person on the phone to hear you. Note: If you ar[...]

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    Call Functions 39 Note: The Join option combines all of the calls you have established with your phone (both active and on hold). Swap places the current call on hold and then activates the previous call. This feature jo ins all of t he calls you have established with your phone (both active and on ho ld) into a multi-party cal l. 1. Press to answe[...]

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    40 Section 5: Entering T ext This section outlines ho w to select the desi red text entry mode when entering characters using th e phone ke ypad or the nested, QWERTY keyboard-style keypad. Thi s section also describes how to use the T9 predicti ve text entry system to reduce the number of key stroke s needed to enter text . The a877 comes equipped[...]

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    Entering T ext 41 T e xt Input Options Y our phone has the fol lowing text input modes: • T9 ( ): this mode allows you to e nter words with only one keystroke per letter . Each key on the keypad has more than one letter; for example, touching can enter J, K, or L. However , the T9 ® mode automatically compares the series of keystrokes you make w[...]

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    42 • Emotico ns ( ) 2. T ouch the text mode you desire . The text mode changes to the mode you touched. Using T9 Mode T9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to key in any character using single keystrokes . This text input mod e is based on a buil t-in dicti onary . T o enter a word in T9 mode: 1. T ouch the T ext Input Mode button at[...]

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    Entering T ext 43 • T o enter periods, hyphens, and other special characters, touch the T ext Input button (bottom center), select Symbols ( ) and then touch the corresponding key . If the symbol does not display on the initial screen, touch the left or right arrow key to display the next set of symbols. • T o shift case in T9 mode, touch Shift[...]

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    44 Using Numeric The Numeric mode enables you to en ter numbers into a text messag e. 䊳 T ouch the T ext Input Mode button at the bo ttom of the screen and select Numeric ( ), then touch the keys corresponding to the digits you want to enter . Using Symbols Symbol mode enabl es you to i nsert symbols and punctuation marks into text. 1. T ouch the[...]

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    Entering T ext 45 3. Use your finger tip to write ou t each character . T ouch the Shift key to use uppercase letters. T ouch the Spac e key to create a space between letters, numbers, or symbols. Note: T o properly recognize the written characters and to prevent scratching of the LCD, do not use script. Changing the T ext Input Mode - H andwriting[...]

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    46 Handwriting Mode-Entering Character s 1. T ouch the T ext Input Mode button at the bottom of the screen and select Abc . The input mode indicator then changes to which activate s the Initial uppercase function. 2. Write the desired text usin g your finger . • T o c hange the case of the alphab etic char acters to uch the T ext Input Mode bu tt[...]

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    Entering T ext 47 • To u c h t h e T ext Input Mode button and select Abc . is the n shown onscreen. • Write ANY WHERE or Anywher e (in either c ase the Abc mode causes t he init ial char acter t o be upper case whi le the re st are forc ed into l owercase. ) • Draw a line ( ___ ) across the scr een to insert a space. Si nce there is no lette[...]

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    48 Changing the T ext Input Mod e - K eyboar d There are three main k e yboard la yout keys that will change the onscreen keys within the QWERT Y keyboard. The available T ext Input modes are: T9 , 1@ , Emo , and Abc . Refer to the T ext Input mode in the uppe r right hand corner to identify which mode you are currently in. 1. T ouch an onscreen T [...]

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    Entering T ext 49 4. T o uch to complete the me ssage and return to the previous screen. Using T9 Mode 1. Rotate your phone to a Landsca pe orient ation. Note: The T9 option is available only when Abc mode has been selected. 2. T ouch the T ext Input Mode bu tton at the bottom of the screen and touch . 3. T o uch each key only once for ea ch letter[...]

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    50 3. T ouch either o r to cyc le through addi tional keys. 4. T ouch to complete the me ssage and return to the previous screen. Using Emo Mode 1. Rotate your pho ne to a Landscap e orientation. Note: The Emo option is available only when 123SYM mode has been selected. 2. T ouch the T ext Input Mode button at the bottom of the screen and touch . 3[...]

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    Entering T ext 51 3. T ouch the desired a lphabetic c haracters. T ouch to input an upper-case letter . The keyboard automa tically reverts to lower case after the first let ter in a sentenc e is typed unl ess you select for ea ch of the foll owing letter s. 4. T o uch t o complete t he me ssage and return to the previous screen. a877 Impressio n.b[...]

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    52 Section 6: Changing Y our Settings This section inc ludes tips on how to use your phone’ s fea tures, as well as ho w to change and cu stomize the display setting s, call handling, security se ttings, and other sett ings associated with your phone. Sound Pr ofiles This menu allows you to specif y ho w you are info rmed of incoming call s. Sele[...]

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    Changing Y our Settings 53 Editing the Normal - Message Profile 1. T ouch ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Profile ➔ Normal . • T o uch the nam e fiel d and not the radi o button to the righ t. 2. T ouch drop-down menu (upper -right of the screen) and select Message. 3. T ouch t he Message Al ert T ype field, sele ct one of the following and touch Save :[...]

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    54 5. T ouch the Pow e r Of f T yp e field, select one of the follo wing and touch Save : •M e l o d y : the phone ri ngs usi ng the ring me lody se lected i n the Ri ng tone me nu. •V i b r a t i o n : the phone vi brat es but does n ot ri ng. • V ibration & Me lody : the phone vi brate s and pl ays a mel ody simult aneous ly . •M u t [...]

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    Changing Y our Settings 55 •O n c e : repeats the message a lert once. •P e r i o d i c : repeats the message alert periodically . 5. T ouch t he V ibration Pattern field, then touch to select Vibration 1 - 3 and touch Save . 6. Drag the V ibration Intensi ty slider t o the inte nsity leve l you desire (range is 0-7). 7. T ouch Save to return t[...]

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    56 •M u t e : the phon e is si lent a nd does not play a melody or vibr ate. 4. T ouch the Message Alert T one field, then touch to select Message T one 1 - 4 and touch Save . 5. T ouch the Message Alert Repetition pull-down and select one of the following opti ons and touch Save : •O n c e : repeats the m essage alert once . •P e r i o d i c[...]

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    Changing Y our Settings 57 Outdoor Profile In this case, you are outdoors a nd might not be ab le to hear the phone, or need an increased volu me in order to hear the phone. For example, you might be joggi ng and need the phone to vibrate and ring loudly . Editing the Outdoor - Ca ll Pr ofile 1. T ouch ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Profile ➔ Outdoo r . [...]

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    58 •P e r i o d i c : repeats the message alert perio dically . 6. Drag the Alert T one V olum e slider to t he volume le vel you desire (range is 1-7). 7. T ouch the Vibration P attern field, then touch to select V ibration 1 - 3 and touch Save . 8. T ouch Save to return to the Sound Profiles menu. Editing the O utdoor - Phon e Profile 1. T ouch[...]

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    Changing Y our Settings 59 • Widget • Font T ype • Greeting Message • T r ansition Effect • Brig htness • Backlig ht T ime W allpaper This menu allows you to change the background image displayed on the screen. 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Display and Light ➔ W allpaper . 2. Drag an onscreen image to the left or right to [...]

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    60 T r ansition E ffect Allows yo u to activat e/deactivate the def ault transition ef fect (wipe) during transition s between menu/options pages. 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Display and Light ➔ T ransition Effect. 2. T ouch either On (activa te) or Off (deacti vate). Brightness Allows you to adjust the display brightness for the LC[...]

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    Changing Y our Settings 61 • Prompt Firs t : you are pr ompted be fore a tim e chang e is applied. 3. T ouch t he Tim e Z o ne field and assign a new time zone by touching a correspon ding area of the world map. • T ouch to save the new setting . • Major citi es in each z one are di splayed upon se lection. • Curren t time zo nes are base d[...]

  • Page 66

    62 Phone Settings Y ou can customize va rious phone settings. 䊳 From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Phone . Langua ge This menu allows you to select a display language for T ext language and T ext Input mode. Cho ose from Automatic, English, Français, and Español. 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Phone ➔ Language . 2. T ouch the S[...]

  • Page 67

    Changing Y our Settings 63 Au t o Ke y p a d L o c k 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Phone . 2. T ouch On or Off from the Auto Keypad Lock field. Phone Sec urity The Security feature enables you to restrict the use of your phone by others and to restri ct the types of calls. Various codes and p asswords are use d to protect the f eatures [...]

  • Page 68

    64 contents, you must enter the ph one’ s password to access the associated menus. Note: The first time you access the password screen, you will be prompted to create a password. 1. T ouch the Lock Application s field. 2. T ouch the check box next to ea ch application you wish to lock, o r to uch All to select all a pplica tions. • Applic ati o[...]

  • Page 69

    Changing Y our Settings 65 3. Enter the new password and touch . 4. Re-enter the same pa ssword and touch . Note: If you change your password, be sure to write it down and keep it in a safe place. If you forget your password, your phone will require A T&T customer service to ha ve it unlocked. Chang e PIN code This featu re allows yo u to cha n[...]

  • Page 70

    66 phone . 2. At the “ All settings reset to factory defaults. Continue?” prompt, touch Ye s to reset, or No to cancel. Once your phone has been reset to it s default settings for those selected opt ions, it will rest art itself in o rder to inc orporate the new settings. R estore phone The Restore feature al lows you to delete any user informa[...]

  • Page 71

    Changing Y our Settings 67 – If active (On), tou ch the Reply to Send field and use th e onscreen keypad/keyboard to ent er an auto reply mes sage. • Call Statu s T ones : allows yo u to activ ate an alert tone for one of two av aila ble sta tus cat egorie s. T ou ch an opti on to ma ke your selection and the n touch to store your new selection[...]

  • Page 72

    68 can exchange informatio n between them, ev en if they a re located in different rooms. The fo llowing Bl uetooth optio ns are a vailable: Activ ation 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Connectivity ➔ Bluetooth . 2. T ouch the on screen Phone icon to activate o r deactivate Bluetooth. – or – T ouch ➔ T urn Bl uetooth On/Off . De vi[...]

  • Page 73

    Changing Y our Settings 69 Bluetooth ➔ Search . • Detected Bl uetooth devices then appear as b uttons on the Bluet ooth pa ge. 2. T ouch the desired device to begin pairing. 3. T ouch t he P asskey field, enter the passkey used by the target device and touch . 4. Select a connectio n option and touch . 5. Once the t arget device ac cept s the p[...]

  • Page 74

    70 • File transfer : used to transfer files to and from Bluetooth dev ices. • Object Push : used to excha nge personal data (namecards, Address Book contacts, etc.) w ith Bluetooth devices. • SIM Access : provides access to the SIM card on the phone. Configuring Y our Phone’s USB Settings This menu selects the method of communicati on for t[...]

  • Page 75

    Changing Y our Settings 71 Note: The MEdia Net WAP a nd A T& T MMS are pre-configured and cannot be altered on this screen. Y our phone is set up by default for connecting to the network. 3. T o crea te a new connection, touch . 4. Select the parameter you want to edit: • Set Name : enter a prof ile name. • Access Na me : edit the access po[...]

  • Page 76

    72 Important!: If you reset the IMS Service to Off , you will not be able to use the Video Share Option. •I M S P r o f i l e s allows you to set the ser ver that service is com ing from. Selec t a profile, m ake your alterations, and touch to store t he new setting. Important!: If you change from the default AT & T I M S , you may not be abl[...]

  • Page 77

    Changing Y our Settings 73 2. T ouch either o f the following fields and e dit the information: • Defa ult Name : allo ws you to use t he onscreen keyboar d to ent er a prefix nam e of all reco rded au dio files. T ouch to store th e new nam e. • Recording T ime : allow s you to choos e the m axim um li mit a llowed for th e record ed audi o fi[...]

  • Page 78

    74 Management . 2. T ouch an y of the follo wing options: • Clear Phone Memory • Memory Card Details •U s e d S p a c e Clea r Phone Me mor y From this menu you can clear th e memory for Files, Messages, Address Book entries, Calendar entries, T a sks, Memos, or All licenses . Y ou can all select Al l to c lear everything list ed. Note: T o c[...]

  • Page 79

    Changing Y our Settings 75 Software Update The Software Update feature enables you to use your phone to connect to the network and upl oad any new phone software directly to your phone. 1. From Idle mode, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Software Update . 2. Follow the on screen instruct ions. Phone Inf or ma tion This option a llows you to see t h e phone n[...]

  • Page 80

    76 Section 7: Cellular Video Y our phone is equipped with a W AP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser which allows yo u to access the Internet and download me dia files di rectly to your phone. These media files are display ed using th e built-in Me dia Player . Cellular V ideo (CV) is a media se rvice which allows you t o stream media co ntent [...]

  • Page 81

    Cellular Video 77 Customizing CV Upda ting the Fa vorites L ist The list of media pro viders which appear in the Favorites sect ion of the CV homepage can be ed ited and changed by the user . 1. In Idl e mode, touch ➔ My Stuf f ➔ CV ➔ Customize Mobile Vide o ➔ Edit My Fa vorites . The screen is compose d of two sectio ns: • Manage M y Fav[...]

  • Page 82

    78 • Purchase Blocker : lets you restrict the ability to buy ringtones, downloads, games, etc., from ME dia Net on this phone. Setting up Parental Contr ols 1. In Idle mode, t ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ CV ➔ Customize Mobile Video ➔ Parental Controls to access the MEdia Net parental setup fields. 2. T ouch each of t he follo wing fields and use th[...]

  • Page 83

    Understanding Y our Addres s Book 79 Section 8: Understanding Y our Addr ess Book This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Address Book. Address Book entries can be sorted by name, entry , or grou p. Note: When storing an Address Book entry into your SIM card, note that only the name, phone n um[...]

  • Page 84

    80 3. T ouch the First Name , Last Name , and Display Name fields and use the onscreen keyboard to enter names for the new entry , and touch . (For mo re informatio n, refer to “Entering T ext” on page 40.) •F i r s t N a m e : allows you ent er a first na me for th is entry . • Last Na me : allo ws you enter a Last name for thi s entr y . [...]

  • Page 85

    Understanding Y our Addres s Book 81 Ad ding M ore Fiel ds to a Number While in the p rocess of creating a new e ntry or edit ing an existing contact, you can add a dditional fields to the e ntry’ s list of information. 1. Within the open Contact Screen, t ouch . 2. Place a ch eckmark adjacent to an individual field by touching each entry . – o[...]

  • Page 86

    82 • Select Update if th is was a previou sly cr eated entr y and your ar e adding t he curre nt number to the previou s entr y . 4. Enter the desired information, see “Saving a Number from the Idle screen” on page 79. Saving a Number Aft er a Call H as Ende d 1. Press to bring up the recent calls screen. – or – T ouch ➔ T ools ➔ Rece[...]

  • Page 87

    Understanding Y our Addres s Book 83 5. T ouch . 6. T ouch to store your changes. Using Contacts Dia ling a Number fr om Add ress Book Once you have stored phone num bers in the Address Book, you can dial them easily and quickly by either using their SIM card location num ber or by using the Search fiel d to locate the en try . Note: The default Ad[...]

  • Page 88

    84 4. When found, touch adjacent to the en try to mak e the call. Addr ess Book Entr y Options While in the detai ls page for a speci fic entr y (seen belo w) you have two sets of o ptions, each a ccessible from t wo of the onscreen buttons. 1. T ouch and touch a phone number from the list to reveal the Entry Options page (shown below) for the phon[...]

  • Page 89

    Understanding Y our Addres s Book 85 4. T ouch to alter the proper ties of the current entry such as: Name, Cate gory , Group, or location. T ouch to store your changes. 5. T ouch to delete the current address bo ok entr y from a target loc ation such as the Ph one and/or SI M card. 6. T o uch to r eveal the se c ond set of entr y optio ns: • Pri[...]

  • Page 90

    86 Note: If FDN is Off: touch Menu -> Address Book -> Address Book Settings -> Fixed Dial Contacts -> Create FDN . Then follow steps 2-7. 2. Enter your PIN2 password and tou ch . This numb er is provided to you by your Ser vice Pro vider . 3. T ouch Name and use the onscreen alphanumeric keypad to enter a name for this FD N contact. T o[...]

  • Page 91

    Understanding Y our Addres s Book 87 6. T ouch to store the new Group category . Adding an Entr y t o a Group 1. T ouch , then touch an Addr ess Book entry from the list to re veal th e Entry Options page (page 84) for the phone entry . 2. T ouch ➔ Group. 3. T o uch a current G roup ca teg ory ➔ . – or – 1. In Idl e mode, touch ➔ Address [...]

  • Page 92

    88 Addr ess Book Fav orites Once you have stored phone num bers in the Ad dress Book, you can ad d them to your Favo rites li st. Adding F av orites to yo ur Address Book 1. In Idle mode, touch ➔ Address Book ➔ Fa v o r i t e s . 2. T ouch . 3. Select the Conta cts you want to add to your F avorites. 4. T ouch . R emo v ing Fav orit es f rom yo[...]

  • Page 93

    Understanding Y our Addres s Book 89 Copying an Entr y to the Phone 1. In Idl e mode, touch ➔ Address Book ➔ SIM Mana gem ent ➔ Copy Contacts from SI M . The phon e then displays a list of your curre nt contacts held on the SIM card. • If the entry’ s associated Group gr aphic h as a SIM location icon on it, then th e entry ex ists o n th[...]

  • Page 94

    90 Using the Se r vice Dialing Numbers Y ou can vie w the list of Ser vice Di aling Numbers (SDN) assigned by your service provider . These numbers may include emergenc y numbers, customer service numbe rs, and director y inquiries. 1. In Idle mode, touch ➔ Address Book ➔ Service Number . 2. Scroll through the available numbers. 3. T o dial the[...]

  • Page 95

    My Stuff 91 Section 9: My Stuff The topics covered in this section include aud io, games, apps, pictures, videos, camera , alarms, calendar , re cent calls, tasks, memos, calculator , converter , wo rld clock, timer , and stopwatch. 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff . 2. Select fr om one o f the fo llowing functio ns: Audio , Games & Apps , Pictures , Vi [...]

  • Page 96

    92 4. Once complete, touch Move / Copy to comp lete the p rocess. Mor e Funct ional it y 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ More . 2. Select an onscree n option: • Delete : erases select ed files/folde rs. •R e n a m e : renames the select ed files/fol ders. •S o r t b y : sorts the curr ent avail able fi les and fol ders using eit her: Date , T ype [...]

  • Page 97

    My Stuff 93 Ringbac k T ones Y ou can shop and download Ri ngback T o nes, manage your Ringback T ones, and access Help files. T o access the Ringback To n e s menu option, use the following steps: 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ Audio ➔ Ringback T ones . 2. T o uch one of the foll owing optio ns and follo w the onscreen instructions. • Shop Ringbac[...]

  • Page 98

    94 Picture folder . T o access the Pictures me nu option, use the following ste ps: 䊳 T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ Picture . From the Picture page you ca n acces s the followin g menu options (see “My Stuff Functions” on page 91.): •C r e a t e F o l d e r: create a new M y Stuff fold er on eith er the Ph one or Memor y Ca rd. •M a n a g e : a[...]

  • Page 99

    My Stuff 95 • Bluetooth V isibility : allows yo u to toggle your current Blueto oth visibility status between Visib le or Hidden. •P r i n t v i a : allows you t o make a selected gr aphic pri ntabl e by either USB or B luetooth print er . •L o c k / U n l o c k : allo ws you to secur e a select ed grap hic by pr otectin g it from accidental [...]

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    96 Camera T aking Ph otos 1. Press the Camera key to ac tivate the came ra mode. – or – In Idle mode, touch ➔ T ools ➔ Camera. Note: When takin g a photo in dire ct sunlight or in bright co nditions, sha dows may appear on the pho to. 2. If desired, before takin g the photo, p ress the o nscreen Settings button to access camera options. 3. [...]

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    My Stuff 97 Rec ent Calls The phone stores the numbers of the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed in the Recent Calls menu. If the number or caller is l isted in yo ur Address Book , the associated name is displayed. 䊳 Access the Recent Call s menu by selecting My Stuff ➔ T ools ➔ Recent Calls . For more informat ion, refer to “Recen[...]

  • Page 102

    98 W orld Clock The World Clock allows yo u to view the time of day or night in 100 different cities around the worl d, within all 24 time zones. Wo rld Clock is very useful when traveling because you can view not only your home ti me, but also several ot her cities you have added to the Worl d Clock list. Y ou can also enable or disable the visiti[...]

  • Page 103

    Camera 99 Section 10: Camera This section explains ho w to use the camera on you r phone. Y ou can take photographs and shoot video by usin g the built-in camera function ality . Y our 3.0 megapi xel camera produces photos in JPEG format. Impo rtant !: Do not take photos of people without their permission. Do not take photos in places where cameras[...]

  • Page 104

    100 Note: The number of JPEG pictures remaining on the selected media appears in the upper -right of the screen. This is an a pproximate number of total pictures which can be taken at the current image size. 4. If desired, before taking the photo, you can tou ch onscreen icons to access vari ous camera options. 5. Press to return to the pi cture vi[...]

  • Page 105

    Camera 101 Camco rder Resolution : allows you to set the video size to either: 320x240 or 176x144. Settings : allows you to customiz e your camera settings. Choose the f ollowing op tions and to uch OK : Came ra tab : • Effects : allows y ou to change the color tone or apply special effects to the photo . Option s inc lude: None, Black and White,[...]

  • Page 106

    102 Pictures/Videos F older Option s After you ha ve take n a photo or shot a video, you can access various options from the Pi ctures/Video Fo lder page. 䊳 T ouch ➔ and then touch on e of the available options : • Play Slideshow ( ): to play the available images (from the Pictures folder) within a slidesh ow . T ouch the Up/Down arrows to se[...]

  • Page 107

    Camera 103 • Send ( ): lets you send th e currently active image as part of a new multimedia message, to an ex ternal device via Blu etooth, or via Online Locker . • Set as ( ): allows you to assign the c urrent image as either your current W allpaper , or as a display image used by a specific entry within your Address Book. • Delet e ( ): er[...]

  • Page 108

    104 3. T ouch Edit () ➔ Edit and selec t from any of the following: • Effects : all ows you to c hoose from among sever al effec ts such as: Filter , Styl e , War p , or P artial Blu r . • Adjust : allows you to adjust Auto Leve l , Brightness , Contrast , and Color . •T r a n s f o r m : allows you to Resi ze , Rotate , and Flip the imag e[...]

  • Page 109

    Camera 105 Shooting Vide o Tip : When shooting video in direct sunlight or in bright conditions, it is recommended that you provide your subject with sufficient light by having the light source behind you. 1. In Idl e mode, touch ➔ T ools ➔ Came ra. – or – Press the Camera key to ac tivate the c amera mo de. 2. T o uch then to uch Ca mcorde[...]

  • Page 110

    106 • Play Slideshow ( ): to play the available images (from the Pictures folder) within a slides how . T ouch the Up/Down arrows to set the duration of each onscreen image. Note: Edit and Set as are not a features available when the camcorder mode is active. • Informatio n ( ): displays file inform ation such as name, form at, size, resolution[...]

  • Page 111

    Camera 107 • Full-Screen View : allows you to change the display mode to the full- screen option while the v ideo is playing. • Pau s e/ R e s um e : allows you to pause the video being played, and then resume playing. • Previous/Next : allows you to jump to either the previously played video or the next file in the Videos folder . • Exit :[...]

  • Page 112

    108 Section 11: Messaging This section describes how to send or receive dif ferent types of messages. It also includes the feat ures and functionalit y associated with messaging. 䊳 T ouch to store each new settings. Types of Messages Y our phone provides the following mess age types: • Te x t M e s s a g e s • Multimedia (Picture a nd Video) [...]

  • Page 113

    Messaging 109 • Recent Contacts : to select a recipient from a list of re cently sent messages. •G r o u p : to sel ect a re cipien t from th e Gro up list. Note: If the number of recipients are less than 10, all members in the group will be added. Y ou will need to delete any unnec essary members in the list by selecting the trash can icon and[...]

  • Page 114

    110 2. T ouch to reveal additional options. •P r e v i e w : allows yo u to preview yo ur current message before deli ver y . • Slide Options : allow s you to add more im ages to the curr ent message b ut the n have t hose config ured t o display a s a sli deshow on the re cipien ts phone. Opt ions inclu de: Add Sl ide, Del ete Slide, or Edit S[...]

  • Page 115

    Messaging 111 • T o pause play back of t he mul timedi a messa ge, t ouch . • T o stop pla yback of the mul timedia me ssage, t ouch Stop . 5. T o scroll through the message (if additional text pages have been added), touch the sc reen and in a si ngle motion, scroll up or down the onscreen page. 6. When you h ave fi nished, press . Note: Messa[...]

  • Page 116

    112 – Print via B luetooth : allows you to prin t the contents of the message on a Bluetooth compatible printer . – Save Attachment : allows you save any selected attach ments. If the file is currently available, you are p rompted to rename the filename. – Properties : displays the p roperties of any attached files. – Lock/Unlock : allows y[...]

  • Page 117

    Messaging 113 After selecting an I nstant Messaging ser vic e and signing in, you can choose from th e following options: • Refresh List : updates an d displays the IM con tact information . • Add Contact : allows you to add an IM contact to the list. •M o r e : – Settings : allows you to change your Co mmunity settings. – Send Msg to : a[...]

  • Page 118

    114 Configu ring A uto Delete Inbo x Settings When you se lect the Auto Dele te Inbo x option , inbox messages will be deleted a utomati cally without a warning me ssage. 1. From Mess aging Settings page, touch Auto De lete Inbox . 2. T ouch one of th e avai lable setting fields:. •O f f : Mes sages wil l no t be dele ted aut omatical ly . •1 W[...]

  • Page 119

    Messaging 115 • Delivery Options : to conf igure the para meters a ssociat ed with the delivery of th e mult imed ia mes sage su ch as: – Priority : you can select th e priority level of you r messages. – Expiration : select the length of time you wish the mes sage you sent to remain on the Multimed ia message server . – Delivery T ime : yo[...]

  • Page 120

    116 Configu ring V oice Mail Settings There may be times when the vo ice mail access number might need to be changed. If this is necessary , please obtain the informati on from the customer se rvice center . Note: It is recommended that you do not alter these fields without assistance from a customer service representative. 1. From Mess aging Setti[...]

  • Page 121

    Messaging 117 3. T o uch the empty o nscreen text fi eld and use the onscreen keyboard to ent er a message. Y o u can rotate the phon e to use the qwerty keyboard. F or more informatio n, refer to “Entering T ext” on page 40. 4. T ouch Save to store the text t o the T ext T empla te folder . Multimed ia T empla tes 1. T ouch ➔ Messaging ➔ T[...]

  • Page 122

    118 Section 12: Games & Apps Games & Apps The Games & Apps menu option allows you to shop games and applications using the WAP brow ser . Y ou can download new games and applications, th en sa ve them to the Games & Apps folder . 1. T ouch ➔ Games & Apps . 2. Select one of the follo wing options: • Shop Games • Shop Applic[...]

  • Page 123

    Games & Apps 119 For more informat ion, refer to “AppCenter” on page 120. Shop Ap plications 1. T ouch ➔ Games & Apps ➔ Shop Applications to launch the W AP browser . 2. Follow the onscreen opti ons to purchase the ne w applica tion. The fi le is downlo aded and stored in t he Games & Apps folder . 3. T o access a new applicatio[...]

  • Page 124

    120 Section 13: AppCenter The AppCenter al lows you to shop for Ringtones, Games, Cool T ools/Apps, Videos, Color Gra phics, Answer T ones, and Multimedia using the buil t-in br owser . Y o u can also access the MEdia Home site. 䊳 T ouch ➔ AppCente r . This then launche s the AppCenter appl ica tion. Download ing Multimedia Files Y ou can buy a[...]

  • Page 125

    AppCenter 121 2. Follow the on-screen options to purchase a game. Cool T ools/A pps 1. T ouch ➔ AppCenter ➔ Cool T ools/Apps . Y ou may have to to uch an on-scree n entry twi ce, once to select it and a second time to navigate to that pa ge. 2. If prompted to accept a redirection, touch Ok . 3. Follow the on-screen options to purchase a T ool o[...]

  • Page 126

    122 Section 14: A T&T Music A T&T Music provides you acce ss to Streaming Music, Music Videos, Music communit ies, Mus ic applications, and allows you to both identify and p urchase m usic directly from your handset. Music Player The Music Player is an applicatio n that can play music files. The music player supports files wi th extension s[...]

  • Page 127

    A T&T Music 123 䊳 T ouch the pl ayer menu op tions at the bo ttom of t he screen to reveal ad ditional menu functions: • Librar y : displays the Music Player library view (Now Play ing, All Music, Artist, Album, Playlis ts, and Shop Music ). • Minimiz e : reduces the player and le aves it running in the background so that you can navigate[...]

  • Page 128

    124 1. T ouch ➔ AT & T M u s i c ➔ Music Player ➔ Shop Music . This launches the built-in browser . 2. Select your music st ore of choice (or se lect Ringtones ). 3. Fro m th e Categories listing, select the desired entry . T ouch to return to the prev ious page. 4. Exit th e browser at an y time by pressing . T rans fer r ing Mu sic fr o[...]

  • Page 129

    A T&T Music 125 10. Using your right mouse button, c l ick Pa s t e . This step begins the download process. Note: The Music Player does not necessarily support all features of a particular file format nor all the variations of those formats. The Music Player includes support for Windows Media Digital rights Mana gement (WMDRM) which allows you[...]

  • Page 130

    126 Musi c Player Set ting s 1. T ouch ➔ AT & T M u s i c ➔ Music Player ➔ Settings . 2. T ouch On or Off to either a ctivate or deactivate the Background Playing option. Th is determines whether you want the music to play in the backgro und while outside of the player . 3. T ouch . Using Playlists Playlists are used to assign songs to a [...]

  • Page 131

    A T&T Music 127 R emo ving songs from a Playlist 1. T ouch ➔ AT & T M u s i c ➔ Music Player ➔ Playlists . 2. T ouch a previously created playlis t from the li st and touch Remove . 3. T o uch an y avai lable music fi les to place a checkmark alongside their entry (indicating their selec tion). – or – T ouch Select All to select a[...]

  • Page 132

    128 5. If this is your first time connecting the a877 to Windows Media Player you will need to enter a unique name for th is phone connection (ex: a877 Card ). This assigns a name to both the phone (when recogni zed) and to the internal microSD card. 6. Click Finish to continue onto the a pplication. Y ou will then notice the Sync tab acti ve a nd [...]

  • Page 133

    A T&T Music 129 8. If not alre ady activ e, clic k the Sync tab. 9. Choose the destina tion loca tion for the media files. The a877 Card entry (you named) appears in a drop-down list on the left si de of the scre en. 10. Clic k on the Librar y entry (from the le ft colu mn) and selec t a categor y to reve al availa ble songs. 11. Click a song f[...]

  • Page 134

    130 3. Once the USB connection ha s been established, the handset displays “ Connected ” and the computer screen then shows your phone. Note: If the target computer does not detect the newly connected handset or provide an MTP Player dialog window on the PC screen, see “T ransferring Music from the Digital Music Stores” on page 124. 4. If n[...]

  • Page 135

    A T&T Music 131 4. T o purchase the song, touch Ringtones , Full Songs , or Answer T ones depending on the format that you wish to buy . 5. T o share the song ID with another user , touch Share . 6. Use the QWER TY keypad ente r the recipients phone number . T ouch Send once complete. Within a sh ort time the y will recei ve a message contain i[...]

  • Page 136

    132 3. T ouch Accept to agre e to the terms o f the XM Radio ser vice and follow the on screen prompts. 4. Select a radio station ca te gory from the guide list. 5. Select a sp ecific radio c hannel to st art the music streaming to your phone. 6. T ouch Buy to purchase the music co nten t associate d to the selected channel. Music Videos Music Vide[...]

  • Page 137

    A T&T Music 133 Community The Community is a place where y o u can find a listing of various fan sites that provide sound clips, wallpapers , bios, discographies, and other in formation about an artist. 1. T ouch ➔ AT & T M u s i c ➔ Community . 2. Select a fan site and follow the onsc reen instructions. 3. Exit the application by simpl[...]

  • Page 138

    134 Section 15: A T&T GPS A T&T GPS provides you with access to real-time GPS-driven applications. These programs no t only allow you to achi eve real-time GPS enabled turn-by-tu rn navigation, but also access local searches based on a variet y of cate gory parameters. The system is also future upgradeable v ia the purchase of additional GP[...]

  • Page 139

    A T&T GPS 135 – Intersection : used to locate a specific addres s by using two separate street addresses to identify an inters ection. These can be ente red either manually (T ype It) or by sp eaking into the p hone (Speak It) . – City : allows you to enter a city , Stat e and/or Provin ce for navigation. – Businesses : allows you to ente[...]

  • Page 140

    136 Shopping f or GPS Applications 1. T ouch ➔ AT & T G P S ➔ Shop GPS Apps . 2. Fo llow the onscreen prompts to purchase addi tional GPS Applications. Wh e re WHERE™ is a downloadable mobile application that uses your current locati on (obt ained via the built-in GPS) to help you find places of interest, th i ngs to do, a nd local info r[...]

  • Page 141

    T ools 137 Section 16: T ools T ools are featur e options th at allow you to use y our handset for a variety of no n-phone relat ed activities. T o access an y of the to ols, perform the follo wing: 䊳 T o uch ➔ My Stuff ➔ To o l s . The on-board tools and appl ications (such as camera, camcorder , calendar , and alarms ) can be supple mented [...]

  • Page 142

    138 R ecor ded A udio Folde r This folder shows a list of audio c lips that have been recorded and saved. T o access this fo lder , use the follo wing steps: 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ Audio ➔ Recorded Audio . 2. T ouch a pre-recorded memo from the list to begin playback. 3. T o exit, press or press . Alarms This feature allows you to both set th[...]

  • Page 143

    T ools 139 Calendar The calendar feature allows you to view the Month, We ek, and Day layout views. It also shows any Missed Alarm Events that have occurred. Cre ating a New Event 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ T ools ➔ Calendar ➔ Create Event . 2. T ouch t he Tit l e field and use the onsc reen keyboard to enter a name f or this specif ic event. T[...]

  • Page 144

    140 • Repeat Until : allows you t o set as duration f or this appointment by assignin g an expiration date. 7. T ouch ➔ to store the ne w event. Other Ev ent Options 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ T ools ➔ Calendar ➔ More . 2. T ouch an y of the follo wing options: •G o t o : allow s you to manu ally se lect a ta rget dat e for revie w by usi[...]

  • Page 145

    T ools 141 T asks This menu option al lows you to c r eate a “to do” entry of tasks which are cre ated in a similar fas hion to previ ously descri bed Calendar entries. 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ T ools ➔ T asks ➔ T ap to Create . 2. Select an y of the follo wing options: • Title : enter a titl e for this ta sk (up to 15 characters). •P[...]

  • Page 146

    142 • Length • We i g h t • Vo l um e • Area • Te m p e r a t u r e 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ T ools ➔ Converter . 2. Select the spe cific converter functi on by touching one of the above onscreen conv ersion functi ons. • Each conv erter fun ction has a field for the type of u nit to be converte d, and t he type o f unit to conver t[...]

  • Page 147

    T ools 143 Timer Y ou ca n use this menu to set a co untdown timer . Use a t imer to count down to an ev ent based on a preset time length (hours, minutes, and seconds). 1. T ouch ➔ My Stuff ➔ T ools ➔ Ti me r . 2. Select a c ountdown ti me length for the a lert by setting the Hours, Minutes, and Seconds value. Note: T ouching and holding dow[...]

  • Page 148

    144 Section 17: Mobile W eb Y our phone is equipped with a W AP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser which allows yo u to access the Internet. This section explains how to access th e W AP service s of your ser vice provider and navigate the Mobile Web browser . Accessing the Mobile W eb The Mobile Web menu option allows you to a ccess your Mobi[...]

  • Page 149

    Mobile Web 14 5 Back : returns you to the prev ious web page. Forward : takes you to th e next web page. Home : returns you to the currently assigned homepage. Reload : reloads the current page with updated information. Magnify : launches the ma gnifica tion slider tha t allows y ou to zoom a we b page either in o r out using the Up or Down Navigat[...]

  • Page 150

    146 Chang ing t he Or ientat ion o f th e Web pa ge The a887 comes equipped with an orientation detector that can tell if the phone is being held in an upright (P ortrait) or side ways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful wh en entering te xt. If the phone is sideways, an onscreen keyb oard is disp layed. When upright, only the alphanumeric keyp[...]

  • Page 151

    Mobile Web 14 7 Scrolling Within a W eb Pag e As with other menu items and pages on yo ur phone, s crolling requires that steady directional pr essure be a pplie d onscreen via via your fingertip . T o scroll up o r do wn a We b page 䊳 T ouch and slide you r finger either up or down on the screen. T o mo v e ar ound a W eb page: 䊳 Drag across t[...]

  • Page 152

    148 T ouch a search field twice to display the tex t input screen and the onscreen keyboard. F or more inform ation, refer to “Entering Te x t ” on page 40. R e tur ning to the Pre vious Page 䊳 T ouch from the left of the Navigation T oolbar’ s Addr ess bar . R etur ning to the Hom e pa ge 1. T ouch (T oolbar View) t o launch the Web T oolb[...]

  • Page 153

    Mobile Web 14 9 2. T ouch t he Enter URL Address field and use the onscreen alphanumeric keypad to input the desired web add ress. T o uch to co ntin ue. 3. T ouch t he Tit l e field t o associate a display name for this link. Use the onscreen alphanumeric keypad to input a title for the web address. T ouch to continue. 4. T ouch to store the new F[...]

  • Page 154

    150 1. In Idle mode, touch ➔ Mobile W eb ➔ ➔ More ➔ Send URL via. 2. T ouch one of the follo wing options and follo w the onscreen prompts to comple te the process: •M e s s a g e : attache s a selected Favorite URL Add ress to a ne w multimedia message. •B l u e t o o t h : sends selected Favorite URL Address as a data file to a paire [...]

  • Page 155

    Mobile Web 15 1 2. At the Clear cache? pop-up, touch Ye s to continue, or No to cancel t he operation. Deleting Cookies A cookie is a smal l file that is placed o n your phon e by a web s ite during navigation. In addition to con taining some site-specific information , it can also store some personal inf ormation (such as username and pas sword) w[...]

  • Page 156

    152 3. From the Navigation T oolbar (a t the top of the web page) touch the History List drop do wn arrow to reveal the current stored list of visited web sites. 4. T ouch an ent ry from t he list to automa tically be ta ken to the select ed web site. Deleting Y our Histor y List A cache is the phone’ s temporar y memor y in which the most recent[...]

  • Page 157

    Mobile Web 15 3 informatio n, refer to “Entering T ext Into a Search or T ext Field” on page 147. • My Links : provides you with quick access to your those sites w hich you have setu p in this category . T ouch an entry to launch the site. •C a t e g o r i e s : provides you w ith a list of Mobile W eb web pages contai ning li nks to a va r[...]

  • Page 158

    154 Changing the WAP Profiles Connection can be made via either one of three a vaila ble connection profi les: MEdia Net, A T&T MMS (MultiMedia Ser ver), or A T&T IMS. Use this menu to crea te and customize th e profiles containing th e settings for connect ing your phone to the network. Y ou need these setti ngs to use the WAP browser or t[...]

  • Page 159

    Mobile Web 15 5 • Linger Tim e (sec.) : set a time period (in seconds) af ter which the netwo rk is disc onnect ed if th ere ha s been n o new data t raffic in that time . • Advan ced Settings : (touch ) allows you to configure some of the IP -specif ic inform ation: Static IP , Stat ic DNS , Server in formatio n, and T raffi c Class. – Stati[...]

  • Page 160

    156 Section 18: PC Studio Media Manager Ov er view PC Studio Media Manager allow s users to manage and edit multimedia fil es (music, photo an d vide o fil es) , and send music files easily to your mobile phone. Download ing the PC Studio Media Manager Click the f ollowing url: http://www .samsung.com/us/a877pcstudiomanager . 1. Select Save to save[...]

  • Page 161

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 157 NPS File Fold ers Installing PC Studio Medi a Manager will create NPS music, NPS video a nd NPS photo fo lders in the N PS folder of My Documents on the PC. Multimedia fi les from the PC or fi les of other devices a re stored and managed in these folders. PC Studio Media Man ager scans the files in the f olders and crea[...]

  • Page 162

    158 1. My Computer al lows y ou acce ss and ma nag e PC fol ders and files. 2. Music : Opens the Music Manager application. 3. Photo : Opens th e Photo Manager a pplic ation. 4. Vi d e o : Opens the Video Ma nager application. 5. Search device : Searches a device co nnected to the PC and connects it to the Media Manager . 6. Help : Opens the he lp [...]

  • Page 163

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 159 3. Right-click on the screen. The following menu a ppears: •S o r t s t a g e : Choose Ca scade or T ile. • Stage settings : Choose Font color , Backg round color , an d Background im age. • Delete stage : Y ou are prompt ed to confir m deletio n of the current user stage. 4. Click Media Manager to return to the m[...]

  • Page 164

    160 Musi c Mana ger M enu Bar The top menu bar contains the following menus: • Menu : Choose from Refresh, Import F ile from PC, Import F older from PC, Send to Device, Import Device F ile, Import Play list, Export Playlist, Delete missing files, and Settings. • All : Lists and display s all files in Music Manager . • Playlist : Sorts items i[...]

  • Page 165

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 161 • Play /Pause but ton : Plays or pauses a music file. • Stop button : Stops playing a music file. • Next button : Plays the next item on the playlist. • V olum e contro l bar : Y ou can control volume by holding down and dragging your mouse left and right. Sendi ng a R ingto ne Y ou can import a ringtone file to[...]

  • Page 166

    162 T o search by Arti st , Genre , or Album : 䊳 Click the Search button after entering texts. T o search by Release : 䊳 Click the dro pdown list, select t he release d ate and then c lick the Search button. T o go back to th e previous screen: 1. Click a desired menu or subm enu after searching. The screen disappears when th e Contents menu or[...]

  • Page 167

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 163 3. When Export Playlist is complete, click Do ne . Deleting a Playlist 1. Select a pl aylist yo u want to delete. 2. Right-c lick and select Delete . 3. Click OK when the pop-up appears. Renaming a Playlist 1. Select a pl aylist yo u want to rename. 2. Right-c lick and select Rename Playlist . 3. When the selected playl[...]

  • Page 168

    164 3. Select one from Score 5 to Score 1 (If yo u do n ot want to set preference, select Delete Ranking ). Editing File Inf or mat ion Edits and manages the info rmation of a music file. 1. Highlight a playlist. 2. Right-click and select File Information . Y ou can edit categories and add a description. 3. Click OK to save the e dits. Note: Users [...]

  • Page 169

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 165 • Menu : Choose from Refres h, Import F ile from PC, Import F older from PC, Send to D evice, Import De vice F ile, Delete missi ng files, Edit, Create slide, View slide, Add to Disc Burning, Print, and Settings . • All : Lists and displ ays all files in Pho to Manager . • Album : Sorts albums in the Recently Adde[...]

  • Page 170

    166 The items are sorted auto matical ly according to the sort ing crite ria. Basket/Fun ction T ool bar A rea The Basket is a space used to temporarily store f iles. 1. Select Open bas ket button . 2. Select files in the Viewer , t hen drag and drop them to the Basket area. 3. Select V iew Slide to display file s in the Basket as slide s. Photo Ed[...]

  • Page 171

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 167 • Redo button : Cancel the last Und o operation. • Reset button : Cancel the editing op eration and move back to the initial stage. • V iew information button : Display information about the file shown on the edit screen. • Source comparison button : Compare the edited version with the source file. • Fit to ar[...]

  • Page 172

    168 – Circle : Make a cir cle a nd paint it. – Po l y g o n : Make a po lygon and paint it. – Eraser : Make an o bject white. – Move : Move the p ainted obje ct (you cannot m ove the object after clic king the Apply button). T o use the draw feature: 1. Select a dra w tool, color and size, and then dra w or edit the object. 2. Click the App[...]

  • Page 173

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 169 Album Making an Album 1. Click Album on the top menu. 2. Click Add on the submenu. – or – Move the cursor onto the subm enu, then right-c lick and cli c k Make album from the menu. 3. When the input window a ppear s on the submenu, enter an album name of your choice and c lick OK . Making a Quick Album 1. Select an [...]

  • Page 174

    170 Time The Tim e menu sorts and lists files by date automatically based on their creation times. Users ar e not allowed to specify , delete, copy or move the T ime menu. Ke y wo r d The Keyword menu lists file s with a specific ke yword. 1. Move the cursor onto a file and right-c lic k. 2. Click Edit Keyword . 3. Use the Batch edit keywords menu [...]

  • Page 175

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 171 Entering a keyword into the pop-up window will a pply it to all files in the group. Batc h Modify Pre ferences Select a desired score from th e score list of Batch modify preferences on th e Group menu to modify the scores of all item s in the group. V ideo Manager Video Manager allows users to manage, store, share and [...]

  • Page 176

    172 Video files in the Basket ar e converted and saved in the NPS folder . The files are not ov erwritten and new files w ith the same names but differen t resolutions are create d. Y ou can specify a folder to sa ve converted files to be fore converting. If you save converted fi les in the de fault fo lder , you can check them in the Recently adde[...]

  • Page 177

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 173 2. Click Play on the Group me nu to play group files. The video files are pl ayed in the order listed in th e group. Video Edito r 1. Click Vi d e o . 2. Move the cursor onto a fi le, right-click and sele ct Edit from the menu. – or – Click Menu ➔ Edit . – or – Select V ideo Editor from the function to olbar .[...]

  • Page 178

    174 5. Click OK . Deleting a V ideo Album 1. Click Vid e o . 2. Select an album you want to delete on the submenu. 3. Move the cursor onto the sele cted album, right -click and cli c k Delete A lbum from the menu. 4. Click OK when the pop-up appears. R enaming a V ideo Album 1. Click Vi d e o . 2. Select an album, t hen right-click an d select Rena[...]

  • Page 179

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 175 Ke y wo r d M e nu The Keyword menu allows you to search vide o files with a specific keyword. 1. Click Vid e o . 2. Move the cursor onto an item, right-click and select Edit keyw ord . The Edit Keyword pop-up window opens. When one video file has mo re than 2-3 keywords, more than 2-3 keyword menus are created on the k[...]

  • Page 180

    176 Slide Mak er Slide Make r allows user s to create sli des from photos. Supported formats include: BMP , JPG (JPEG), GIF , PNG, WBMP , and TIF . Export file format is GIF . 1. Click the Photo button on the func tion bar of PC S tudio Media Manager . 2. Click Menu ➔ Create slide . Screen Description • T op area – The application name, windo[...]

  • Page 181

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 177 Chan ging Sl ide Or de r 䊳 Select a slid e of which you want to change the order , and then drag and drop photos in the desi red order to change the slide order . Playi ng a Sl ide 1. Click Play slide . The slide is displayed in the pop-up window (displayed in t he actual set size). 2. Click the [ X ] button to c lose[...]

  • Page 182

    178 • Effect area : – Select an effe ct to apply from the transition effect. Select an effect to apply from the them e effects. – Adjust brightne ss, contrast and saturation in the image compens ation. – Apply subtitle and tit le. • Play area : – Check what was ed ited. – Contents area – Import video, photo and music files . – Pro[...]

  • Page 183

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 179 • Image adjust ment : Adjust brightness, contra st and saturation 䊳 Move the sl ide bar left or ri ght and c lick Add . Click Reset to move the slide bar to 0. • Subtitle : Add a subtitle to the file. Se lect font, font size, color and location. 䊳 Enter a text in the text input window and c lick Add . • Ti t l[...]

  • Page 184

    180 • Delete : Select a c lip to delete. Press Delete on the keyboard to delete it. Saving Video 1. Click Save at the bottom. 2. Select a lo cation and forma t. (A file is saved base d on the preset options.) Expor t ing to Device 䊳 Click Send to Device at the bottom The Device window opens and the file is sent. CD Bur ning 䊳 Click Burn CD at[...]

  • Page 185

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 181 • Previous Button : Plays the previous item on Playlist. • Play/P ause Button : Plays or pauses mus ic. • Stop Button : Stops play . • Next Butt on : Plays the next item on Playlist. • V olum e Contro l Bar : Control the volume by dragging the mouse on the circl e while holding down the left mouse button. • [...]

  • Page 186

    182 3. T o clos e the album li st, cl ick the Zoom out butto n on the playlist. The album na me currently selected will be shown and the rest of the fi eld will be hidden. Add ing New Album Folder 1. Open the menu by right-clicking i n the album list. 2. Click Add New Al bum . Deleting a Sele cted Alb um Note: The basic folder provided (My album) a[...]

  • Page 187

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 183 Copyi ng an Item Y ou can copy Playli st items to other album folders on your Samsung phone. 䊳 Hold down the left mouse butto n after clicking the item to copy , then drag and drop the item to the approp riate album folder or device. Ar ranging a List Playlist it ems are arranged by default in the order they are added[...]

  • Page 188

    184 1. Click Menu or right-click in the title a rea at the to p of the app li cat ion . 2. Click Open file . 3. Select a fi le from the file list and then click OK . – or – Drag and drop the file onto Pl ayer . Setting Subtitles for a Video 1. Click Menu or right-click in the title a rea at the to p of the app li cat ion . 2. Click Subtitles Th[...]

  • Page 189

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 185 2. Select a file to add from the file list and then click OK . – or – Drag and drop the file ont o [Playlis t]. Deleting an Item 1. Select an item t o delete. Note: Y ou can delete an item even while it is playing. 2. Click the Delete item button. Image Viewer The Image Vie wer enables you to view photos taken by yo[...]

  • Page 190

    186 Full Scre en Mode 1. Right-c lick in the image area. 2. When Menu appe ars, click Full screen . Tip : In Full screen viewin g, the control b ar appears only when the mouse pointer is located at the top or bottom of the screen. 3. T o return to the previous scre en size, press the ESC key or cl ick th e General mode button on the top right. Vide[...]

  • Page 191

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 187 Supported formats inc lude: 3GP , AVI, MP4, MPG(MPEG), ASF , SKM, K3G, and WMV . Co nversion-supported formats inc lude: MP4, K3G, and SKM. Subtitle Settings 1. Click the selection box next to the file name from the f ile list to toggle subt itles and select th e desired sub titles setting. • O : Incl ude subtit les w[...]

  • Page 192

    188 2. Enter the preset name and set the screen size, video settings, sound settings and subt itle size as needed and then c lick OK . 3. The newly added settings ca n be confirmed from the Preset selection box in the main screen. Note: A maximum of 20 user presets can be added. Disk Ripping Disk Ripping is the process of co pying audio or vide o c[...]

  • Page 193

    PC Studio Media Ma nager 189 path button on th e right side o f the input box. Default settings locat ion is C:Docu ments and Setting sUser nameDocuments My music. • File nam e rul e : Select p roperti es to form t he nam e of the extracte d file. (Art ist/Album/T rack No./Music ti tl e/Genre/Bit transmission rate) Y ou can check t he setup r[...]

  • Page 194

    190 Selecting a Driv e If there is no burner , “ No burner connected ” is displayed. If a burner is connected or newly co nnected, it is automa tically displayed. 1. If there ar e two or more b urner drives, c lick the drive selection box. 2. Click the drive for burning. The corresponding drive list is disp layed. Naming a Dis c If there is no [...]

  • Page 195

    Accessibility 191 Section 19: Accessibility TTY Settings TTY (also know n as a TDD or T ext T elephone) is a telecommunica tio ns device that allows pe ople who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have spe ech or language disabilities, to communicate via a t elephone. This phone comes TTY -ready and only requires the insertion of th e TTY device to[...]

  • Page 196

    192 Section 20: Health and Saf ety Infor ma tion This section outlines th e safety precautions associated with using your phone. These safety prec autions should be followed to safely use your phone. Health and Saf ety Infor mation Exposur e t o Radio Fr equency (RF) Si gnal s Cer tification Infor mation (SAR) Y our wireless phone is a radio tran s[...]

  • Page 197

    Health and Safety Information 193 contains no meta l and that positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body . Use of other accessories may not e nsure compliance wi th FCC RF exposure guidelines. The FCC has granted an Equipment Auth orization for this mobile phone with all reported SAR levels eval uated as in compl iance with the FCC RF [...]

  • Page 198

    194 screen may damage the temper ed glass surface and void the warranty . For more information, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on p age 212. Samsung Mobile Products and Re cy cling Samsung cares for the enviro nment and encour ages its customers to recyc le Samsung mobile phone s and genuine Samsung accessories. Go to: https://fun.samsung[...]

  • Page 199

    Health and Safety Information 195 Do wi re less phon es pose a hea lth h azar d? The availa ble scientific evi dence does not show that any health problems are associat ed with usin g wireless phones. There is no proof, however , that wireless p hones are abso lutely saf e. Wireless phones emit low levels of radi o frequency energy (RF) in the micr[...]

  • Page 200

    196 FDA shares regulatory responsibili ties for wirele ss phones with the F ederal Communications Commission (FCC). All phones that are sold in t he United S tates must comply with FCC safety guidelines that li mit RF exposure. FCC re lies on FDA an d other health agenci es for safety que stions about wireless phon es. FCC also regulates the base s[...]

  • Page 201

    Health and Safety Information 197 provide d ata that is di rectly a pplicab le to human populations, but ten or more years' follow-up ma y be needed to provi de answers about some health ef fe cts, such as cancer . This is bec ause the in terval betwee n the time of exposure to a cancer -causing agent and the tim e tumors develop - if they do [...]

  • Page 202

    198 away from your body or use a wireless phone conn ected to a remote antenna. Again, the scientific data do not demonstra te that wireless phones are harmful. But if yo u are concerned about t he RF exposure from thes e products, you can use measure s like those described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use. What about c hild[...]

  • Page 203

    Health and Safety Information 199 more than a meta llic accesso ry a ttached to the pho ne. Studies have shown that these products generally do not work as advertised. U nlike "hand-f ree" ki ts, these so-called "shiel ds" may interfere with pro per operation of the phone. The phone may be forced to boost its power to compe nsat[...]

  • Page 204

    200 • International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protectio n: http://www .icnirp.de • Health Protection Agenc y: http://www .hpa.org.uk/radiation • US Foo d and Drug Administration: http://www .fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/ RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/ HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones /default.htm R oad Safety [...]

  • Page 205

    Health and Safety Information 201 7. Do not engage in stressful or emotiona l conversation s that may be distracting. Make people you are talking wi th aware you are driving and suspend conversations that have the potential to divert your attention fro m the road. 8. Use your wireless phone to ca ll for help. Di al 9-1-1 or other local emergenc y n[...]

  • Page 206

    202 Individual susceptibi lity to noise-induc ed hearing loss and potentia l hearin g problem va ries. Additi onally , the amount of sound produced by a portable a udio d evice varies depending on the nature of the sound, the devi ce settings, and the headphones that are used. As a res ult, there is no singl e volume sett ing that is appropriate fo[...]

  • Page 207

    Health and Safety Information 203 Operating En vironment Remember to fol low an y special regula tions in force in an y area and always s witch yo ur phone off wheneve r it is forbidde n to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger . When conne cting the p hone or any ac cessory to another devi ce, read its us er's guide f or detail [...]

  • Page 208

    204 Persons who have such devices: • Should AL WA YS keep the phone more than six (6) inches from their implantable medical de vice when the phone is turned ON; • Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket; • Should use the ear opposite the impl antable medical devic e to minimize the potential fo r interference; • Should turn the phone [...]

  • Page 209

    Health and Safety Information 205 T -Ratings : Phones rated T3 o r T4 meet FCC requireme nts and are likely to generate less i nterfer enc e to heari ng devices than phones that are not labeled. T4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. Heari ng devi ces may also b e rated. Y o ur hearing device manufacturer o r hearing he alth pr ofessional may [...]

  • Page 210

    206 P osted Fa cilities Switch you r phone of f in any faci lity where po sted notic es require you to do so. P otentially Explosive En vironments Switch yo ur phone off when in any area with a po tentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explos ion or fire resul ting in bodily injur y o[...]

  • Page 211

    Health and Safety Information 207 scene of an accident; do not cut off the call until given permission to do so. Restrict ing Chil dr en's acces s to y our Phone Y our phone is not a toy . Childre n should not be al lo wed to play with it because they could hurt themselves and others, damage the phone or make calls that increase your phone bil[...]

  • Page 212

    208 • Switch your phone off before boarding an aircraft. The use of w ireless phone in aircraft is illeg al and may be dangerous to the aircraft's operation. • Fai lure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to the offender , or legal action, or both. Pr oduct P erf or mance Getting the M o[...]

  • Page 213

    Health and Safety Information 209 • Avoid exposing you r phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your phone does get we t, immediately turn the power off and remove the battery . If it is inoperable, call Customer Care for se rvice. Availability of V arious F ea tures/Ring T ones Many ser vices and features are network dependent and ma[...]

  • Page 214

    210 • Misuse or use of incompatible phones, batteries, and charging devices could result in damage to the equipme nt and a possible risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or o ther serious hazard. • Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery: it may require cooling or warming first. • Do not leave the battery in hot or [...]

  • Page 215

    Health and Safety Information 211 • Do not store the phone in cold areas. Wh en the phone warms up to its normal operating temperature, moisture can form inside the phone , which may damage the phone's e lectronic circuit boards. • Do not drop, knoc k or shake the phone. Rough handling c an break internal circuit boards. • Do not use har[...]

  • Page 216

    212 Section 21: W ar r anty Infor ma tion Standard Limited War r anty What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICA TIONS AMERICA, LLC ("SAMSUNG") warrants to the ori ginal purcha ser ("Purchaser") that SAMSUNG's Phones and accessories ("Product s") are free from defects in material and workmanship under[...]

  • Page 217

    Warran ty Information 213 facility in a n adequate contai ner for shipping, accompanied by Purchaser's sales receipt or comp arable subst itute proof of sa le showing the da te of purchase, the serial number of Product an d the sellers ' name and add ress. T o obtain assi stance on where to deliver the Product, call Sa msung Customer Care[...]

  • Page 218

    214 OR LOSS OF USE OF THE PROD UCT OR FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY , INCLUDIN G INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILA R DAMAGES, OR LOS S OF ANTICIP A TED PROFITS O R BENEFITS, OR F OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY TORT (INCLUDING NEGL IGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE) OR F AUL T COMMITTED BY SAMSUNG, ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYE ES, OR FOR ANY BR[...]

  • Page 219

    Warran ty Information 215 End User License Agreement for Software IMPORT ANT . READ CAREFULL Y : Thi s End User License Agreemen t ("EULA") is a l egal agreem ent between y ou (eithe r an individua l or a single entity) an d Samsung El ec tronics C o., Ltd. for software owned by Samsung Electronics Co ., Ltd. and its affiliated companies [...]

  • Page 220

    216 5. UPGRADES. This EULA applies to updates, supplements and add-on components (if any) of the Software that Samsung may provide to you or make available t o you after th e date you ob tain your initi al copy of th e Software, unl ess we prov ide other terms along with such upgrade. T o use Software identified as an upgrade, you mu st first be li[...]

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    Warran ty Information 217 REQUIREMENTS, THA T THE OPERA TI ON OF THE SOFTWAR E WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THA T DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE C ORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMA TION OR ADVICE GI VEN BY SAMSUNG O R A SAMSUNG AUTHORIZED REPRESENT A TIVE SHALL CREA TE A WARRANTY . SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, Y OU ASSUME THE[...]

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    218 13. APPLICABLE LA W . This EULA is governed by th e laws of TEXAS, without regard to conflicts of la ws pr inciples. Th is EULA shall not be governed by the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, t he application of whi ch is expressl y excluded. If a dis pute, controversy or differe nce is not amicab ly settled, it sha[...]

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    Warran ty Information 219 Phone: 1-888-987-HELP (4357) © 2010 Samsung T elecommunicati ons America. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part allowed without p rior written approval. Specifica tions and av ailability subject to change without noti ce. a877 Impressio n.book Page 219 Thursday, M ay 13, 2010 3:29 PM[...]

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    220 Inde x A Abc Mode 41 Accessing AT&T Music 122 Adding a New Contact Adding More Fields 81 Deleting F ields 81 During a Call 81 , 82 Idle Scre en 79 Address Book Adding a New Cont act 79 Adding Pauses to Co ntact Numbers 82 Address Book Entry Options 84 Checking the Used Space 90 Copying an entry to the Phone 89 Copying Entry to Phone 89 Copy[...]

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    221 Playlists 126 Shop Music 123 Transferring Music From the Digital Music Stores 124 Transferring Musi c Windows Media Playe r 127 XM Ra dio 131 AT&T Navigator 134 AT&T Yahoo! 112 Audio 92 Audio Folde r 138 creating a new recording 93 B Backlight settings 60 Battery charging 8 Installing 7 low battery indicator 9 BellSouth 112 Birthday Wid[...]

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    222 Timer 101 White Balance 101 Cellular Video 76 Cellular Video (CV) Adding a V ideo Alert 77 Customizing 77 My Purchases 77 Parental Controls 77 Updatin g Favorites 77 Change Phone Password 64 Changing Your Settings 52 Charging battery 8 Check PIN code 63 Clear Phone Memory 74 Converter 97 Cookies Deleti ng 151 Options 151 Copying a URL 149 D Dig[...]

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    223 using 123Sym mode 49 using Abc mode 50 using Emo mode 50 L Landscap e orientati on 47 Lock Applications 63 M MEdia Net and WAP Accessing the MEdia Net Homepage 152 Accessing the MEdia Net Site 154 Changing WAP Profil es 154 Navigating wi th the WAP Browser 144 Using Favorites 148 Memory Used Space 117 Memory Card Installation 7 Memory Mana geme[...]

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    224 Ringback Tones 93 Shop Applications 119 Shop Games 118 Stopwatch 98 Tasks 97 Timer 98 Tones 92 Tools 95 Used Space 98 Video 95 World Clock 98 N Network Profile Configur ation 70 Network Selection 70 Number mode 41 P Paragraph Inserting a Return 46 Parental Controls Configuring Filters 78 Setup 78 Password Changing 64 PC Studio Configuring USB M[...]

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    225 S SAR values 192 Security 63 Sending a Ringtone 161 Sending a URL 149 Service Dialing Numbers 90 Settings Address Book 73 , 79 Applications 72 Call Setti ngs 66 Display and Light 58 Phone 62 Phone In formati on 75 Record Audio 72 Securit y 63 Software Update 75 Sound 52 Time & Date 60 Video S hare 72 SIM card Installing 6 Speakerphone Key 3[...]

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    226 V Video 95 Video Editor 173 Video Features 76 Video Share 30 IMS Settings 71 In-Call 31 Initiating and Receivi ng a Video Share Session 30 Play a Recording 31 Settings 72 Voice Mail Accessing 10 From Another Phone 10 Setup 10 W Warranty Information 212 Widgets 21 Accessing 25 Activation 25 Adding to the Widget bar 22 Deleting f rom the Widget b[...]