Samsung SCH-2500 manual

OWNERS MANUAL S CH- 2500 Series[...]

Samsung SCH-2500 Series DUAL-BAND TRI-MODE DIGIT AL TELEPHONE Owner’ s Manual Please read this manual befor e operating the phone, and keep it for futur e refer ence.[...]

Inte l lectu al Prope rty All In t elle ct u al Pr o pe r t y , as d ef i ned be lo w , o w ned by or w h ich i s o t h e r w i se t he pr o p e r ty of S a m su n g and t h e ir r e s p e c t i v e su pp l i e r s r e la t in g t o th e PCS p hon e , i n c ludin g bu t no t l i mi t ed t o , acc e sso r i es, p a r t s, or so f t w a r e r el a t [...]

Introduction T o Y our Samsung 2500 Series Phone Congr atulations on the pu rchase of your Samsung 2500 Series Phone . Using the l atest digita l tech nology , the Sams ung 2500 Series Phone oper ates in a similar ma nner to other wireless phones, while p roviding superior resonance a nd tone quality , and support f or North American digital CDMA n[...]

How T o Use This Ma nual Y our Samsung 2500 Series P hone Owner’ s Manual ex plains yo ur phone’ s op erations through easy-t o-f ollow instructions. Y ou’ ll find ev er ything y ou need to know about us ing your ne w Samsung 2500 Se ries Phone right here. W a nt to know how man y different wa ys yo u can place a phone call from this phone? C[...]

T able Of Contents i Getting St arted 1 Y our Consumer P ackag e 2 Descrip tion of Y our Sams ung PCS Phone 3 Screen Di splay 4 Key Functions 5 Status / Alert Indicat ors 6 Battery Installation, Charging and Care 8 Install ing th e Batter y 8 TC20 Travel Charger 9 Charging the Batte ry using the Optio nal Dual -slot Des ktop Ch arger 10 Samsung 250[...]

T able Of Contents ii Calling Options 25 Overview of Calling Options 2 6 Character Entry 27 Alphabetical Char acter Entry 28 Digi t Entr y 28 Punctuation Entry 29 Enteri ng a Pause 29 Placing / Answ ering Calls 3 0 Placing a Call 30 Answering a Call 30 Ending a Call 30 Auto mati c Hyphe nat ion 30 Correcting a Misdia led Number 3 1 Prep end Dialin [...]

T able Of Contents iii Your Personal Phone Book 45 Overview of Your Pers onal Phone B ook 46 Storing Phone Number s / Names 47 Storing Phone Numbers S hortcut 48 Storing Phone Number s at Cal l End 48 Storing Phone Number s in Secret Locat ions 49 Phone Bo ok Locations a nd the Vo ice Mail Acc ess Key 49 Emergency D ialing U sing Memo ry Locati on [...]

T able Of Contents iv Advanced Featur es 63 Pause Dialing 64 Pause Dialin g from a Stored P hone book Entr y 64 Manual Pau se Dialing 65 Securi ty Options 66 Lock Mo de 66 Lock Code Set ting 67 Locking th e Phone 6 8 Dialing in Lock Mode 69 Call Limi ting Optio ns 70 Limiting Calls 7 0 Resetting the Pho ne 72 KeyGuard 73 Emergency and Spec ial Numb[...]

T able Of Contents v Genuine Sam sung Accessor ies 81 Batteri es 82 Desk top Cha rger 82 Ciga rette Lighte r Adap ter 82 Travel Charger 83 Hands-Fr ee Car Kit 83 Leather Case 83 Hand Strap 84 Charging Times with Accessori es 84 Data and Fax Calling 85 Data and Fax C alling Overvi ew 86 Receiving Fax and Data Calls 86 Appendix 87 Tro uble sho otin g[...]

Getting Started 1 1 Getting Started Y our Consu mer Packa ge Description of Y our Samsung 2500 Ser ies Phone Screen Displa y Battery Insta llation, C harging, and Care Basic Oper ations of Y our Samsung 2500 Series Phone Display Options Service Mode S election Menu Organi zation[...]

Getting Started 2 Y our Consume r Package Y our Consumer P ackage contains the fo llowing items: • Samsung 25 00 Series Phone with Hand Str ap and T ravel Char ger • Extended Li thium-Ion Battery • Owner’ s Manual, Quic k Refe rence Card, Accessor y Guide, and W arranty card Samsung SCH-2500 Owner's Manual[...]

Getting Started 3 1 Description of Y o ur Samsung 2500 Series Phone Function keys and other controls activ ate the f eatures of y our Samsung 2500 Series Phone. The f ollowing illustr ation identifies the function keys, controls , and indicators: 1) LED Indicator (calls, messages, power on) 2) Microphone mute bu tton 3) V olume / Sc roll buttons 4)[...]

Getting Started 4 Screen Display The Samsung 2500 Series Phone f eatures an LCD scree n with four te xt lines and one icon line. The i con line displa ys activ e options and selected menu items . During conversation, the scr een displa ys the call timer and the name and n umber of the other party , if avai lable. Activ e in-use options, suc h as Mu[...]

Getting Started 5 1 T able 1: Key Functions Press SEND to: • place and ans wer calls, • initiate Thr ee-W ay C alling, • ans we r a Call W aiting call. • access y our Call Logs (in coming and outgoing) In Standby mode , press SEND twice to redial the last outgoing number . Press and hold OK/M essa ges to be connected to your v oice ma il (c[...]

Getting Started 6 T able 2: S tatus / Alert Indic ators Sign al Stren gth Indicates curr ent networ k signal stren gth In Use Indicates that th e phone is in use No Service Indicates that th e phone is outside a service area and ca nnot send or r eceiv e calls, or the phone is in Po w er Sav e mode. Roaming Displays when th e phone is outside y our[...]

Getting Started 7 1 T able 2: S tatus / Alert Indic ators ( Continu ed) The f ollowing status / alert indicators are te xt only: Locked T ext d ispla y indica tes L ock mode Ringer Off T ext displa y indicates a ring er of f status Greeting A personal greetin g of up to 12 c hara cters displays in Standby mode, wh en set. The fol lowing in dica tor[...]

Getting Started 8 Batte ry Insta llat ion, C harging , and C are Y our Samsung 250 0 Series Ph one packag e includes a pa rtially char ged, re charg eable b atter y so that you ca n use the phone immediatel y afte r it is activ ated. Installing th e Battery T o attach the battery to your Samsung 2500 Series Phone: 1. Hold the ba tter y so that the [...]

Getting Started 9 1 TC20 T ravel Charger The TC20 T ravel Charger allo ws you to charg e your phone’ s battery from a standar d wall outlet. Also, using the TC20 allows you to make a phone ca ll while the battery is charging. H ere’ s how to do it: 1. Make s ure the b atter y is installe d onto the phone. 2. Plug the tw o-prong ed connector on [...]

Getting Started 10 Chargi ng the Battery usi ng the Optional Dual-Slot Desktop Charger T o charge th e battery us ing the op tional Dual-Slot De sktop Char ger: Note: Use on ly the TC 20 T rave l Charg er or Samsung-ap prov ed Dual-Slot Desktop Charger with your Samsung 2500 Ser ies Phone. Using th e wrong c harger could damage th e batter y . 1. P[...]

Getting Started 11 1 Samsung 2500 Serie s Battery Charge Indicato r The Batter y Charge Indicator displays in the upper ri ght corner of the LCD s creen and indicates f our lev els of c harg e. Three soli d bars (as sho wn here) i ndicate a full y c harg ed batt er y . Wh en th e batt er y charge le vel is l ow or em pty , an empty Battery Charge I[...]

Getting Started 12 • Do not attempt to disassemb le or short-circuit the battery , as injuries or bur ns ma y result. • Replace the batter y when it no long er provides acceptab le performanc e. • T o avoid injuries / burns, do not a llow metal obj ects or liquids to contact or short-circuit the b atter y ter minals. • T o avoid dam age, a [...]

Getting Started 13 1 T able 4: Samsung 2500 Series Phone and Battery Specifications Dual Ba nd / T ri Mode : AMPS 80 0 MHz CDM A 80 0 MHz CDM A 1900 MH z (PCS) LCD Screen: 5 Lines (4 T ext Lines, 1 Icon Line) Batte ry T ype: Stan dard: 10 00 mAH Li- Ion Extend ed: 1 600 mA H Li-I on Ante nna: Dua l-Ba nd retr ac table 2500 S eries Phon e wi th: Sta[...]

Getting Started 14 Basic Opera tions of Y our Samsung 2500 Series Phon e Power On / Off Press and hold . Menu Scrolling Pr ess , then , , , or . Make a Call E nter the phone n umber , and then press . One T ouch V oice Mail Pr ess a nd hol d to place a c all to your v oicemai l service. * Message s Menu Press in Stan dby Mode. Correct Mistakes Pres[...]

Getting Started 15 1 Basic Operatio ns (con tinued ) Save Numbers E nter phone nu mber , press , and then follow screen pr ompts. Incoming Calls Pr ess , , to review the last 10 incoming ca lls. Call Logs I n Standby Mode, press . Outgoing Calls Pr ess , , to review the last 10 o utgoing calls. Name Search In S tandby Mode, pr ess the low er half o[...]

Getting Started 16 T urning on Y our Samsung 2500 Series Phone T o tur n on the phone, ens ure your batter y is c harged, and then press a nd hold . The r ed LED f lashes, and an alert sounds. The di splay updates to ref lect the f ollowing conditions: • When the p hone locates digita l service, the greetin g, time, and da te displa y . Y ou can [...]

Getting Started 17 1 Modes of O pera tion Conversati on Mod e Y ou can place and ans wer ca lls only wh en your phone is turned on. During a ca ll, the phone is in Conv ersation mode. Stand by Mode The phone is in Standby mode wh en it is o n, but not in use. Power Sa ve Mode Y our Samsung 250 0 Series Phone automa ticall y enters Po wer Sav e mode[...]

Getting Started 18 Display Options Y our Samsung 250 0 Series Ph one pro vides sev eral dis play options: Backligh t Control When the pho ne is attach ed to the Hands-F ree Car Kit, th e backligh t remains on (unl ess the phone or ba cklight is turned off). At other times, you can select b acklight opti ons. T o select backlight options: 1. Pres s [...]

Getting Started 19 1 Personal Gre eting Y ou can create and display a 12-c haracter personal gr eeting, which dis plays o n the screen in Standby mode. T o create a personal g reeting: 1. Pres s to disp lay the Mai n Menu. 2. Pr ess f or Disp la y . 3. Pres s f or Greeting. 4. Ente r your pe rsonal greetin g of up to 12 c hara cters by pressing the[...]

Getting Started 20 Langua ge Sele ction Y ou can displa y either English or F renc h te xt on y our phone. T o select t he lan guag e: 1. Pres s to displa y the Ma in Menu. 2. Pres s f or Setup. 3. Pres s for La nguag e. 4. Pres s or to toggle betw een English / Fr ancais. 5. When th e desired la nguag e displa ys, pre ss to save the setting. 6. Pr[...]

Getting Started 21 1 Service Mode S election Y ou can oper ate y our Samsung 2500 Series phone in on e of four differ ent ser vice modes : • A utomatic The phone adj usts automaticall y betw een Digital and Ana log mode, and will roam on either type of service. Digital service is pr eferr ed when av ailable. •Ana log Ho me Only The phone op era[...]

Getting Started 22 Menu Or ganizatio n Main Men u The Main Men u in Standby mode conta ins 8 primar y options, most of whic h contain sub -menus that ha ve mor e options. (S ee “T a ble 5: Sa msung 2500 Series Phone Main Me nu” on pag e 23.) In Use M enu The In Use Menu options are available in Conversation mode: 1. Si lent K e y 2. Phone Book [...]

Getting Started 23 1 T able 5: Samsung 2500 Serie s Phone Main Men u Main Menu Menu Level 1 Menu Level 2 ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪[...]

Getting Started 24 T able 5: Samsung 2500 Series Phone Main Menu - continued Main Menu Menu Level 1 Menu Level 2 ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ ➪ Menu Level 3[...]

2 Calling Options 25 Calling Options Overvie w of Cal ling Options Chara cter En try Placing / Answerin g Calls Ringer Optio ns Alert Options T racking Cal ls Through Cal l Logs[...]

Calling Options 26 Overview of Callin g Options Y our Samsung 2500 Series Phone pr ovides a v ariety of calling options. F or detailed inf ormation on ea ch of the f ollo wing calling options , see the related section in this ma nual: • Enter the phone number by pres sing the digit keys, and then press . • Access a ph one number s tored in the [...]

2 Calling Options 27 Chara cter En try Y ou can enter a nd store n ames / numb ers and a pe rsonal banner on y our Sams ung 2500 Series Phon e. Y ou can enter upper c ase an d low er case le tters, numbe rs, and pu nctuatio n marks by pressing the a lphanumeric keys on the keypad. The phone accepts char acter entry in the fo llowing wa ys: • Ente[...]

Calling Options 28 Alphabet ical C harac ter Ent ry T o enter letters when saving a name in th e Phone Book or when entering a personal banner: 1. Repeatedl y press an y alphanumeric key to cycle through the letters (and number) associa ted with that key . For example , repeat edly press ing disp lays A, B, C, a, b , c, 2. Con tinuing to pr ess 2 c[...]

2 Calling Options 29 Punctu ati on Entr y T o enter punctuation marks when e ntering a name in the Phone Book or a p ersonal gre eting: 1. Press repeatedl y to scan punctuation options: • Period ( . ) • Apos trophe ( ’ ) • Comma ( , ) • Left Bracke t ( ( ) • Right Br acket ( ) ) •D a s h ( – ) • Ampersand ( & ) • “ At” S[...]

Calling Options 30 Placi ng / Answerin g Cal ls Placi ng a Call T o place a call : 1. Press a nd hold to turn on the phone. An activ e screen displa y indicates that the phone is on. (No dial tone sound s.) 2. Enter the phone n umber , up to 32 digits, by pr essing the digit keys. The phone num ber displa ys from left to right. 3. Pr ess . The phon[...]

2 Calling Options 31 Correct ing a Misd ialed Nu mber T o cor rect a mis dialed digit or number: • Press to eras e the digit, and th en enter the correct digit. • Press and hold to erase the entire number entry , and then enter the correct number . Prepe nd Dialing The Prepe nd option lets you to add digi ts suc h as are a codes and networ k fe[...]

Calling Options 32 Missed Cal l Alert Y our phone keeps a l ist of calls that y ou do not a nsw er when the phone i s on and service is av ailable. The p hone indicates a missed cal l by sounding an al ert tone and displa ying a te xt notificatio n on the screen, along with the n umber of missed calls. If cal ling party inf ormation is av ailable, [...]

2 Calling Options 33 Failed Call Alert A failed c all can occur during dialing if the phone is out of calling ra ng e or the netw ork is busy . The phone r esponds to a failed c all by disp laying an appr opriate te xt mes sage: “ Call Failed - Out of Range ” or “Call F ailed - Netw or k Busy”. T o acknowledg e a f ailed call al ert, cancel[...]

Calling Options 34 Microph one M ute Y ou can mute the micr ophone during conversation by pr essing the Mute button ( ) . When Mute is activ e, “MUTE” displays, instead of the call tim er . The phone resets this conditi on to the default “u nmute” setting at ca ll end. T o mute the microphon e: 1. During conversation, simpl y press the butt[...]

2 Calling Options 35 Incom ing C all Not ificati on Y our phone si gnals an incomin g call or m essag e by: • lighting the s creen and k eypad, • f lashing the red LED on th e top of the handset, • sounding the ring er (unless s et to Vibr ate or Off).* Notification con tinues until o ne of the f ollo wing events occurs: • Y ou answ er the [...]

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2 Calling Options 37 Ring T ype Set ting for Voice Calls This option enables you to select a unique ring type for incoming v oice calls . T o s et the ring type for v oice calls: 1. Press to display th e Main Menu. 2. Pres s for Sounds. 3. Press for Ring T ype. 4. Press f or Ring. 5. Press th e scroll keys to scan nine ring typ es and f our melod y[...]

Calling Options 38 Ring T one Mute Use this featur e when the ringe r sounds and y ou need to silence it quickl y . There are tw o types of Ring T one mute on your phone. • When the f lip is closed, mute the ringer by pressing the key (it’ s on the si de of the phone). • When the f lip is open, mute th e ringer by pr essing the key . After th[...]

2 Calling Options 39 Ring Volume Setting fo r Message Calls This option enables you to select a unique ring volume f or incoming mess age cal ls. This v olume setting applies to voice mail notific ation (VMN ), paging, and te xt messages. T o s et the ring vol ume f or messag e calls: 1. Press to displa y the Main M enu. 2. Press for Sound s. 3. Pr[...]

Calling Options 40 Key Beep V olume Settin g The keys on your ph one beep in r esponse to being p ressed. The volume of the beeps can be easily set to one of three lev els or if you f ind the beep s annoying you can turn them off. T o set the key beep v olume: 1. Pr ess to display the Mai n Menu. 2. Pr ess f or Sound s. 3. Pr ess for K ey Beep. 4. [...]

2 Calling Options 41 Alert Options The Alerts menu is ava ilable in Standby m ode to turn the Minute Beep and Service alert tones on and off. The Minute Be ep sounds an alert 10 seconds befo re ev er y elapsed minute d uring an outgoing c all, when s et. Se r vic e ale r ts i nclud e a udibl e ale r t to nes that so und wh en: • the phone en ters[...]

Calling Options 42 T rac king Cal ls Thr ough Call Logs The Call Logs sto re up to 10 incoming calls and 1 0 outgoing calls. Eac h log st ores the nam e and phone number (if a vailab le), as wel l as the time / date stam p. In case o f duplicate entries in sequence, the system co nsolidates those entries and s tores onl y the most recent c all from[...]

2 Calling Options 43 Reviewin g Airtime Y ou can r eview the airtime of the most re cent call, as well a s total airtime f or all calls s ince the phone w as activated. An option is pr ovided to er ase the total airtime number so that y ou can begin a ne w total airtime measur ement. T o review airtime: 1. Pr ess to display the Mai n Menu. 2. Pr es[...]

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3 Personal Phone Book 45 Y our Personal Phone Book Overview of Y our Persona l Phone Book Stor ing Phone N umbers / Name s Vi ewing S tored Entr ies Dialing from Y our Persona l Phone Book Erasin g Ph one Book Entr ies[...]

Personal Phone Book 46 Overview of Y our Persona l Phone Book The Internal Phone Book provides th e fol lowing f eatures: • 199 memory locations * in cluding: 9 one-touc h turbo dial locati ons (1 through 9) 90 two-touc h turbo dial locations (10 thr ough 99) 100 three-touc h turbo dial locations (100 through 199 ) 40 Secr et memory locations (16[...]

3 Personal Phone Book 47 Storin g Phone Numbers / Names T o store phone numbers / names: 1. Pres s to displa y th e Main Menu. 2. Press f or Phone Book. 3. Press for Add Entry . The screen promp ts for th e phone number . (Y ou can enter up to 32 digits.) 4. Enter the p hone number by pr essing the d igit keys. The number displ ays fr om left to ri[...]

Personal Phone Book 48 Note: By def ault, memo r y location 00 1 stores y our voic email number , and memory location 009 stor es 911 em ergency calling. How ever , if you desi re, these tw o locations ca n be over written by numbers of your ch oice. Storin g Phone Numbers S hortcut Store a ph one number quic kly by ente ring the number , and then [...]

3 Personal Phone Book 49 Storin g Phone Numbers i n Secr et Location s Y our Samsun g 2500 Series phone allo ws you to s tore 30 p hone numbers that cannot be vi ewe d unless you kno w the phone’ s lock code. T o make a number secr et, simp ly sa ve it into a ny memory location from 1 60 through 19 9 when prompted f or a memory location. T o view[...]

Personal Phone Book 50 Viewing Stor ed Entrie s Quick Access Ph one Book Search T o find a phone book entr y quickly by either name or l ocation: 1. By Location - Pr ess the uppe r portion of the key , and the sc reen promp ts f or a memory location. Enter the memory location, or scroll to the desired loca tion. 2. By Name - Pr ess the low er porti[...]

3 Personal Phone Book 51 Finding Entr ies by N ame T o find a Phone B ook entry by name using the Main Menu: 1. Press to displa y the Ma in Menu. 2. Press for Phone Book. 3. Press for F ind Name. 4. Begin entering the letters of the name y ou are searc hing by pressin g the alphanum eric keys. The screen displ ays nam e match es as you ente r the l[...]

Personal Phone Book 52 Dialin g from Y our Perso nal Ph one Book Dialing numb ers from your p hone book is quick and easy . There ar e five methods e xpl ained be low whic h are ea sily memorized. Chec k them out. Now , si nce it’ s unlik ely that y ou will memorize wh o is in all 19 9 locations ( or ev en say 25 locations), th en the best appr o[...]

3 Personal Phone Book 53 Erasing Phone Boo k Entries T o erase Phone Book e ntries: 1. Pres s to display the Ma in Menu. 2. Pres s f or Phone Bo ok. 3. Pres s f or Er ase. Entry . 4. Pres s f or By N ame, or press fo r By Memory #. 5. E nter the n ame or nu mber corresponding to the entr y yo u want to er ase. Y ou can also scr oll to locate the de[...]

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4 Short Message Services 55 Short Message Services and V oice Mail Overview of Short Message Services a nd V oice Mail Short Messag e Memory Cap acity Short M essage R inging Review ing Short Me ssages Short Messa ges and Lock Mode Setting Up Y our V oice Mail Box Erasing Me ssages Disp layi ng t he Time St amp[...]

Short Message Services 56 Overview of Short Me ssage Servic es and V oice Mail Y our Samsung 2500 S eries Phone r eceiv es three kin ds of short messag es; v oice mail no tification (VM N) messag es, page s, and te xt messages . When the ph one receiv es a messag e, an a lert sounds, and th e screen disp lays (“Ne w V oice”, “Ne w T e xt”, [...]

4 Short Message Services 57 Revie wing Short Me ssages The phone r eceives incom ing short messag es in both Stand by and Conv ersation modes. When a ne w message arrives, the messag e header inc ludes the type of messag e (V oice, P age, or T ext) and the name / pho ne number of the call er , if avail able. Y ou can revie w the messag e upon notif[...]

Short Message Services 58 Setting Up Y o ur Vo ice M ail Box Setting up y our V oice Mail Box pro vides a ccess to v oice mail mess ages for re view . T o set up your V oice Mail Box, contact y our car rier . Reviewi ng V oice Mai l Messages T o review v oice ma il messag es: 1. Pres s to di spl ay the Me ssa ges me nu. T he nu mb er of new messag [...]

4 Short Message Services 59 Revie wing Pa ge and T ext Messages T o review pag e and te xt messages: 1. Pres s to di spl ay the Me ssa ges me nu. T he nu mb er of new messag es displa ys ne xt to the as sociated messag e type in the menu. 2. Press f or T e xt, or p ress f or P age. An inde xed list of pag e or te xt messages di spla ys. An e xc lam[...]

Short Message Services 60 Short Message Options The Messag es menu pr ovides a number of optio ns while you are reviewing tex t message s. Y ou can r eturn a call to the phone number in the mes sage, sa ve or era se the message , and scroll to the ne xt or pr evious messag e. 1. Whil e reviewin g a messag e, pres s for op tions: • Press f or Send[...]

4 Short Message Services 61 Erasing M essages Y ou can er ase an in dividual mes sage after revie wing it, or eras e all stor ed short messages at one time. T o erase all short mes sages: 1. Press to display th e Messag es menu. 2. Pres s f or De lete A ll. Th e scre en pr ompts fo r confirmation bef ore erasing messag es. 3. Press to era se the me[...]

Short Message Services 62 Displa ying the T ime Stamp Y ou ca n select the ti me st amp that displa ys with sho rt mess ages. Selec t fro m: • UTC/GMT (Univ ersal Tim e - Coordin ated): Records the time when the Me ssage Ce nter sends the me ssage to yo ur phone (base d on Greenwic h Mean T ime) • Local Ti me: Displa ys the time when your ph on[...]

5 Advanced Features 63 Advanced Features Pause Dial ing Security Optio ns Call Limiting Options Reset ting the Ph one Keyguard Emergency a nd Spec ial N umbers Over the Air S ervice P rovis ioning (OT ASP)[...]

Advanced Features 64 Pause D ialing P ause Dialing enab les y ou to send numbers as DTMF (Dual-ton e Mult i-fre quency ) sig nals a fte r placi ng a ca ll. Th is feat ure s aves time when using y our tele-services such as bank account inquiries, cre dit card inquir es, etc. There ar e two pause dial ing methods; pause dialing from a stored phone bo[...]

5 Advanced Features 65 Manual Pause Diali ng 1. Fr om Standby mode, enter the phone numb er of the service by pressin g the digit keys. 2. Press to enter a pause. The letter “p” displa ys in the number , meaning th at a pause wil l occur at that p oint in the dialing s equence. 3. Press the digit keys to enter th e number th at you wa nt to sen[...]

Advanced Features 66 Security Op tions Y our Samsung 2500 S eries Phone pr ovides m any security options, inc luding a us er-pro grammab le lock code, keypad lock, a nd call restriction f eatures. T o access the Security menu in Standby mod e, pr ess , , and the n enter your lock code. (The def ault loc k code is 000 0 or the last f our digits of y[...]

5 Advanced Features 67 Lock Cod e Settin g The def ault lock code f or your Samsung 2500 S eries Phone is 0000 or th e last f our digits of your phone numbe r , depending on how y our phone w as activated. Y ou can c hange th e lock code as often as you l ike. T o chang e your lock code: 1. Press to display the Ma in Menu. 2. Press f or Secur ity a[...]

Advanced Features 68 Lockin g the Pho ne Y ou can select settings to lock the ph one manuall y or automatical ly , or le ave th e phone unloc ked. T o lock the phone: 1. Press to displa y the Ma in Menu. 2. Press for Security and enter the lock code. 3. Press for Loc k Phone. 4. Press the scr oll keys to select an option: • Off: The phone remains[...]

5 Advanced Features 69 Dialin g in Lo ck Mo de Y ou can place calls to the three e mergen cy and three specia l numbers even if the ph one is Lock mode . If the phone i s locked and you want to pl ace a routine outgo ing call, you must unloc k the phone and then dial as y ou normally w ould. T o place an outgoing ca ll in Lock mode: • T o call an[...]

Advanced Features 70 Call Limiting Options Limiting Call s Y our Sams ung 2500 S eries Phone prov ides a wid e variety of C all Limiting options in th e Security menu. These options giv e y ou power ful tools to manag e your phone. Descripti ons of the call limiting op tions are giv en her e. The ne xt f ew pag es show y ou how to push the b uttons[...]

5 Advanced Features 71 • Roaming - Y ou have s ever al options f or your phone’ s roami ng ab ilit ies: No limit - Al l roamin g calls a re allowed. Inco ming - Roaming calls a re limited to th ose place d to yo ur phone. Outgoi ng roaming ca lls from yo ur phone are not allow ed. Outgoi ng - Roaming calls are limited to those placed from y our[...]

Advanced Features 72 Resettin g the P hone Resetting the phone erases al l Phone Book entries, messag e notificat ions, te xt mess ages, ca ll lo gs, specia l numbers, and returns all saved options to the def ault settings. In a nutshell - it blo ws aw ay al l your setting s. Y ou reall y need to ask yourself why y ou w ould want to do this. But in[...]

5 Advanced Features 73 KeyGuard The Samsung 2 500 Series phone has an auto matic K eyGuard function. Simp ly clos ing the f lip enables K eyGuard. T o disable the K eyGuard, open th e f l ip or pr ess and hold the butt on. Ringe r mute w orks ev en when K e yGuard is enab led. When K eyGuard is enabled; • press the key to mute the ring er on an i[...]

Advanced Features 74 Emerge ncy and Sp ecial Number s Three Emer gency num bers (911, *911, and # 911) ar e permanently progr ammed into y our phone. The Security menu prov ides the option of st oring three additional Special numbers. Each S pecial number can be up to ten di gits long. All three emergen cy numbers and th e three Special numbers can[...]

5 Advanced Features 75 Dialin g Emergenc y / Specia l Numbers Note: An emerg ency or s pecial number must be manuall y dialed, but can be dia led anytim e even if the phone is loc ked or outgoing c alls are totally limited. T o dial an emerge ncy or special number: 1. Enter the emerg ency / special number (up to 10 digits) by pressin g the digit ke[...]

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Special PCS Features 78 Any Key Answe r Activate An y K ey Answ er to ans wer incoming ca lls by pressing any key on th e keypad, e xcept . T o activate Any K e y Answ er: 1. Pres s to display the Ma in Menu. 2. Pr ess f or Setup. 3. Press for AnyK ey Ans. 4. Use the scroll keys to toggle between On / Off. 5. Press to save the setting.[...]

6 Special PCS Features 79 Three-Way Callin g Three-W ay Calling e nables you to conduct confer ence calls with two separate parties at the same time. * The Samsung 2500 Series phone rec ords the outg oing call to both parties as separa te entries in the Outgoing Calls Log, and y ou are billed airtime f or eac h outg oing call sepa ratel y . Placin [...]

Special PCS Features 80 Call Waiting Call W aiting enables you to receiv e a second ca ll during conve rsation. When a Cal l W aiting call comes in, th e incoming call al ert sounds, and a te xt notification dis plays. Call W aiting is a subsc riber service. For mo re inf ormation on Call W aiting, contact your carrier . Call F orwardi ng Y our Sam[...]

7 Accessories 81 Genuine Samsung Accessories Samsung 2500 Serie s Phone Acc essories[...]

Accessories 82 Samsung 2500 Ser ies Accessories Be sure to l ook for the Samsung Gen uine Accessories logo to ensur e perf ormance match ed accessories. Accessories ma y not be av ailable a t all deal er locations. Batteries T wo types of Li-Ion batteries are availa ble for us e with yo ur Samsung 2500 Series Phone: •Standar d Battery - BTS41 •[...]

7 Accessories 83 T ravel Char ger The T rav el Charg er plug s in to a wall outlet an d enables y ou to charge a s ing le bat ter y at yo ur home or office o r while tr avel ing. T ravel Charger: TC2 0 Hands-Free Car K it The Hands-F ree Car Kit pro vides saf ety , freedom and con venience in your v ehicle. ( Kit includes Cr adle and Microp hone.) [...]

Accessories 84 Hand Strap The Hand Str ap provi des conven ience and saf ety when carr ying or using your Samsung 2500 Series phone. Hand S tra p: HS 010 Earbud Headse t The Earbud Hea dset includes b oth the earpiece a nd microphone in a conven ient, lightw eight unit. Earbud Headset: EM P20 The accesso ries listed above are av ailable f o r pur c[...]

8 Data and Fax Calls 85 Data and Fax Calls Data and Fax Cal ling Overview Receiving Fa x and Data Calls[...]

Data and Fax Calls 86 Data and Fax Ca lling Overview The Samsung 2 500 Series phone is capab le of sending and receivi ng digital data and fax cal ls when connected to a computing device (laptop, desktop , handheld, palmtop , etc) running W indows 95 , W indows 98, o r W indows NT . The Samsung 2500 Series phone functions just like a typ ical modem[...]

A Appendix 87 Appendix T roubleshoot ing Com mon Qu estio ns Safety Con sideratio ns Glossary of T erms[...]

Appendix 88 T roubleshoot ing Maximizin g Call Quality For optimum ca ll quality w ith y our Sams ung 2500 Series Phone, please f ollow these guide lines: • Fully e x tend the antenna. Whil e it may be possib le to place calls with the a ntenna retra cted, the phone op erates bes t with the antenna fully e xtended. • Hold the pho ne as you w ou[...]

A Appendix 89 Common Quest ions The f ollowing section pro vides ans wers to some commonl y asked questions. If you encounter other prob lems with y our Samsung 250 0 Series Phone, pl ease contact S amsung Cust omer Care at 1 .888.98 7.HELP . How do I turn on the phone? Press and hold the END / PW R key until the phone sounds a n alert and displ ay[...]

Appendix 90 What can I do to silence the ringer when I don’t want to be disturbed? The Samsung 250 0 Series Phone has a Ringer Mute option that enables y ou to mute the ring er during incoming c alls by press ing the ke y (it’ s on the side of the phone ) or the key . What do I do when my phone gives me an unclear sound or the call quality is n[...]

A Appendix 91 Safety Con sideratio ns For a variety of safety r easons , it is important to consider wher e yo u will be using your Samsung 25 00 Series Phone. When using yo ur phone and its accessories, plea se fo llow thes e guidelines: Compli ance wi th Saf ety St andards The Samsung 2 500 Series Phone me ets all standa rds an d recommen dations[...]

Appendix 92 Electr onic D evic es Y our wir eless telephone i s a ra dio transmitter and recei ver . When the pow er is on, the phone r eceives a nd sends out RF energy . Most modern electro nic equipment, suc h as equipment in hosp itals and cars, contains an RF signal s hield. RF ener gy may affect some ina dequately sh ielded electronic equipmen[...]

A Appendix 93 Other Dangero us Areas T urn of f your p hone in any a rea with a potentially e xplosive atmospher e. It is r are, b ut your phone or its acc essories could generat e spa rks , whi ch cou ld caus e explos io n or fire . Areas wi th a potentiall y e xplosiv e atmosphere m ay not a lway s be clearl y mar ked. These a reas ma y include: [...]

Appendix 94 Glossary of T erms Airtime - Actual time s pent talking on the wirel ess phone. Most carr iers bill customers based on ho w man y minutes of airtime they use each m onth. AMPS - (Advanced Mobile Phone S ystem) The standar d Analog wireless telephone service. Antenn a - A device f or trans mitting or recei ving si gnals. The size and sha[...]

A Appendix 95 Frequency - A measure based on time, as one or more wav es per secon d, in an electrical or lightw ave in formation signal. A s ignal’ s frequency is stated in cyc les-per-second or Hertz (Hz). Hand s-F ree - A featur e that permits a driver to use a wireless phone without li fting or holding the han dset – an important saf ety f [...]

Appendix 96 SMS – (Short Me ssage Services) The variety of mes saging services avail able on the Sa msung 2500 Series Phone, including voi cemail notific ation (VMN), numeric p aging and te xt messaging. Standby T ime - The amount of time a fully charg ed wirel ess portable or tr ansportable phone can be on and idle without being i n use. (S ee T[...]

Index 97 A Access ories 8 1 Aircraft 92 Airtime, Reviewing 43 Alert Options 41 Alphab etical En try 28 Answ ering a Ca ll 14 , 30 Antenna 3, 13 Antenna Care 88 Any Key Answer 78 Automatic Hyphe nation 30 B Back light C ontrol 18 Basic Operat ions of Your Phone 1 4 Batteries 82 Batte ry Care 1 1 Battery Charge Indicator 6, 11 Battery Charg ing 9, 10[...]

Index 98 Call Limiti ng Optio ns 67 Call Waiting 80 Call Waiti ng Indicator 7 Character Entry 28 , 29 Charging the Ba ttery 9, 10, 11 Charging Times with A ccessories 84 Cigare tte Lighter Adapter 82 Clear Key 3, 5 Common Que stions 89 Compliance with Safety Sta ndards 91 Consumer Packa ge 2 Conversation Mode 17 Correctin g a Misdia led Number 1 4,[...]

Index 99 E Electronic De vices 92 Emergency a nd Special Numb ers 74 End / Power Key 3 , 5 Ending a C all 14, 30 Eras ing Mes sage s 61 Erasing Ph one Book Entri es 53 F Failed Cal l Alert 33 Faile d Call I ndica tor 7 Finding En tries By Loca tion 50 Finding En tries b y Name 51 G Getting Started 1 Glossary of Terms 94 Greeting (Per sonal Banner) [...]

Index 100 K Key Functions 5 Key Beep Volume Setting 40 KeyGuard 73 L Language Se lection 20 LCD Screen 3, 4 LED Indic ator 3 Leather Case 83 Limiting Ca lls 70 Lock Code S etting 67 Lock Mode 66 Locked Indicator 7 Locking the Phone 68 M Main Me nu S tructu re 23 Maintenance 93 Making Cal ls 14 Maximizin g Call Quality 88 Memory Diali ng Sho rtcut s[...]

Index 101 Messages (Reviewi ng Short) 57 Microphone 3 Microphone M ute 34 Minute Beep (S etting) 33 Minute Beep Ind icator 7 Missed Call Alert 32 Mute Microp hone 32 N Name Sea rch 15 No Servic e Indicator 6 Notice 93 O OK (Store) K ey 3, 5 One-Touch Turbo Dialing 52 One-Touch Voice Mail Acces s 58 Outgoing Cal l (Review) 15 Own Phone Number Displa[...]

Index 102 Power On Light 3 Power On / Off 16 Power Sa ve Mo de 17 Prepend D ialing 31 Punctuation Entry 2 9 R Redial ing a Call 1 4 Resetting the Phone 72 Reviewin g Airtime 43 Review ing Short Me ssages 57 Reviewin g P age and T ext Me ssages 59 Review ing V oice Mail Mess ages 58 Ring T one Mute 38 Ring T ype Setting (voi ce) 37 Ring T ype Settin[...]

Index 103 Short Messa ge Servi ces 55 Short Messa ge Opti ons 60 Signal Strength Indicator 6 Speed D ialing 14, 52 Stan dby Mo de 17 Stan dby Ti me 13 Status / Alert Indicators 6, 7 Stor ing Sp ecia l Numbe rs 74 Storing Num bers Shortcut 48 Storing Num bers Using the Vo iceDial Access Key 4 9 Storing Ph one Numbers / Names 47 Storing Ph one Number[...]

Index 104 Voice Mail Box 58 Voice Ma il Messa ges (Revie w) 58 Voice Message Indica tor 6 Volu me / Scro ll Bu ttons 3, 5 W Weight 13 Licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated under one or more of the follo wing pate nts: U.S. Paten t No. 4, 901 , 307; 5, 056, 109; 5, 099, 204; 5, 101, 501; 5, 103, 459; 5, 107 , 225; 5, 109, 390.[...]