Samsung SCH-N380 manual

* Some of the c ontents of this m anual may diff er from your ph one, depending on the software installed or your se rvice provider . W orld Wide Web http://www .sams ungmobile.com English 06/2005 Rev .1.1 ELECTRONICS PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH-N380 User’s Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future ref[...]

Contents 3 Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAU TIONS ............. 7 UNPACKIN G ............ ............ ............ ............ . 9 YOUR PHON E........... ............ ............ ........... 10 Phone Layout ........... ..................... ........... 10 Display ............. ..................... .................. 13 Backlight .......... ....[...]

Content s 4 USING THE MEN US ..... ............ ............... ..... 40 Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling........ 40 Using Shortcuts ............... ..................... .... 41 List of Menu Functions ............................... 42 PHONE BOOK ....... ............ ............... ........... 46 Find (Menu 1-1) .............. .............[...]

Content s 6 GAMES .................... ............ ............ ........... 99 Jump Jump (Menu 8-1) .............. .................. 99 Freedom Fighter (Menu 8-2) .............. ........... 99 Dolmen (Menu 8-3) ............ ..................... .... 99 Settings (Menu 8-4) ............... ................... 100 HEALTH A ND SAFETY INF ORMATION ..[...]

7 Important Safety Precautions R ead these guidelines before using your wireless phone . F ailure to comply w ith them m ay be dangerous or illegal. Road Safety at All Times Do not use a hand-held phone whil e drivi ng; park the vehicle first. Switching Off When Refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels o[...]

Important Safety Precautions 8 Water Resi stance Y our phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry . Sensible Use Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Av oid unnecessar y contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on. Emergency Call K ey in the emergency number for your present location, then press the key . G ive all the neces[...]

10 Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustra tions shows the main elements o f your phone . Earpi ece Display Adapter jack Headset jack Soft key (left) Call key Soft key (right) Pow er on/off/ End key Alphanumeric keys Cancel/ Clear key Navigation keys Microp hone Vibrate mode key 1-Beep mode key Key guard key Your Phone 11 Keys Key (s) Descri[...]

Your Phone 12 Enters numbers, letters, and some specia l chara cters. Enters 1-Bee p mode when pressed and held. In Standby mode, activates K ey Guard mode when pressed and held. T o unlock the keypad, press and then . In the text entry mode, changes the case of letters. In Standby mode, quickly enters or exits Vibrate mo de when pressed and held. [...]

Your Phone 14 Backlight The backlight illuminates the display and k eypad. When you press an y key , the backlight illuminates. It turns off if no key is pressed within a given period of time, depend ing on your setting in the Backlight menu ( Menu 5-5 ). T o specify the leng th of time the phone waits before the backlight turns off , set the Backl[...]

Getting Started 16 3. Pl ace t he bat tery cover , as shown, and slide it toward the top of the phone until it click s into place. Charging the Battery Y our phone is powered by a rechar gable Li-io n battery . A trav el adapter comes with your phone. Use only approved batte ries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer . Y ou can use the phone [...]

Getting Started 18 Switching On or Off the Phone 1. Press and hold for more than one second to switch on the phone. The power-on image displays and an al ert sounds. When the your phone locates services, it displays the current ti me and date. Y ou can now place and receiv e calls. If the phone is out of the service area, the No Service icon ( ) ap[...]

Getting Started 20 Your Phone’s Modes Standby Mode Standby is the most basic state of your phone. The phone goes into Standb y mode soon after you turn it on, or whenever you briefly press . When your phone is in Standby mode, you will typically see a wallpaper or banner message and the current date and time . If you enter a phone number , you ca[...]

Getting Started 22 Vibrate Mode Vibrate Mode disables all sounds on the phone. This feature is best used in situations where the phone might disturb others, such as in a meeting, a library , or a theatre. Y ou can switch your phone to Vibr ate Mode w ith one touc h of a ke y . In Standby mode, p ress and hol d down until “Enter! Vibr ate Mode” [...]

Call Functions 24 Hard Pause : enters a hard pause. For details about paus e-dial ling, se e page 27. Correcting the Number Ending a Call When you want to finish your call, briefly press . The call time, or the length of the call, displays briefly and the phone returns t o Standby mode. Making a Call from Pho ne Book Y ou can store the phone number[...]

Call Functions 26 For the Memory Locations of One Digit Press and hold the digit of the memo ry location containing the number to be dialled. For ex a mp le : Location no. 0009 press and hold . The stored number an d name display and then the phone dials the number . For the Othe r Memory Locati ons Press the first digit( s) briefly , then ho ld do[...]

Call Functions 28 5. Store the number in your Phone Book as you normally would by pressing the Save soft key and following the screen prompts. Pause Dialling from a Stored Phone Book Entry 1. Dial the nu mber from the Phone Bo ok. 2. W ait for the appropriate promp t for the number , such as a credit card number or a bank account number . 3. When p[...]

Call Functions 30 Silencing the Call Ringer If you p ress or the Silence soft key once, when a call is received, the phone stops ringing or vibrating dep ending on the mode i t is in. Y ou can still answer the call by pressing , or by pressing twice to d isconnect w ithout answering the call. Options During a Call Y our phone provides a number of c[...]

Call Functions 32 Call Forwarding When the Call Forwarding menu ( Menu 7-1-4 ) is enabled, your phone forwards incoming calls to another phone or voice mail centre that you have specified, even if your phone is turned off . For further details, see page 90. Activating Call Forw ardi ng does not effect outgoing calls made from your phone. Note : Con[...]

34 Entering Text When using y our phone, you will need to ente r text at many times; for example, when storing a name i n Phone Bo ok, creating a text me ssage, or scheduling events in your calendar . Y ou can ent er alphanumeric characters into your phone by using your ph one’s keypa d. Y our phone has the following text input modes: • T9(Engl[...]

Entering Text 36 Using T9(English) Mode T9 is a predictive text input mode which allows you to enter any character usi ng single keystrokes. This te xt input mode is based on a built-in dictionary . 1. When you are in T9(English) mode, start entering a w ord by pressing k eys to . Press each key only once for one letter . Example : T o enter “Hel[...]

Entering Text 38 Re fer to the tab le below fo r the list of cha racters assigned to each key . (Caps Lock mode) • T o change the ca se of the next letters that y ou type, press . There are three cases: : initia l letter is cap italise d. : all letters are capitalised. : all letters are lower-cased. • Y ou can enter a space between words by pre[...]

40 Using the Menus The phon e offers a range of functions th at allows you to tailor it to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and submenus. The menus and subm enus can be accessed by scrolling or by using the shortcuts. Accessing a Menu Fu nction by Scrolling 1. In Standby mode, press the Menu soft ke y to access Menu mode. 2. Press [...]

Using the Menus 42 List of Menu Functions The followin g list shows the men u structure av ailable and indicates the number assigned to each option. 1. Phone Book (see page 46) 1.1 Find 1.2 Add Entry 1.3 Groups 1.4 Memory Status 2. Messages (see page 53) 2.1 W rite 2.2 Inbox 2.3 Outbox 2.4 Dr afts 2.5 T emplates 2.6 Erase Messages 2.6.1 Inbox 2.6.2[...]

Using the Menus 44 5. Display (see page 75) 5.1 Language 5.2 Service Ar ea 5.3 W allpaper 5.4 Banner 5.5 Backlight 5.6 LCD Contr ast 5.7 Quick Menu Indicator 6. Organiser (see page 78) 6.1 Scheduler 6.2 T ask List 6.3 Memo P ad 6.4 Alarm 6.5 Calculator 6.6 W orld Time 6.7 Countdown 6.8 Stop W atch 7. Settings (see page 89) 7.1 Call 7.1.1 Answer Mod[...]

46 Phone Book The Phone Book allows yo u to store frequently- used phone numbers and the associated names in your personal directory to make it easy for you to make a call with out remembe ring or entering the phone number . Y ou can store up to 2000 entries. Each entry can contain up to 32 digits including hard pauses, with an associ ated name of [...]

Phone Book 48 By Group This option allows you to find an entry by selecting its caller group. 1. Press to highlight the group selection field. 2. Select the group contai ning the entry you want to find by pressing or . The phone displays the list of all entries in the selected group. 3. Scan through the list using or to find the entry you want and [...]

Phone Book 50 • E-mail : allows you to store an e-mail address. • URL : allows you to store a URL address. • Group : allows you to a ssign an entry to a caller gr oup. T o remo ve the en try from a group, select No Group . • Name Ringer : allows you to select the unique ringer to be used for alerting you to an incoming call from the person.[...]

Phone Book 52 T o change the name of a caller group: 1. Press or to scroll to the group you want to edit. 2. Press the Rename soft key . 3. Press to clear the current group name. 4. Enter a new name and press the Save soft key . Note : The ringer and the name of No Group cannot be editted. Memory Status (Menu 1-4) This menu shows the total number o[...]

Messages 54 2. When you finish entering text, pr ess the Next soft key . 3. Enter a destinatio n number using the numeric keys. Pressing the Options soft ke y allows y ou to search your Phone Book or SMS Groups for a number . Note : Y ou can enter more n umbers by entering a space between them using . Y ou can send to 15 destinations at the same ti[...]

Messages 56 Email (Menu 2-1-2) 1. Enter an e-mail address and press the Next soft key . T o retriev e an e-m ail add ress from Phone Book, press the Options soft key and select Phonebook or Email group . 2. Enter the s ubject of you r e-mail and press t he Next soft ke y . 3. Enter the e -mail text and p ress the Next soft key . T o add a message t[...]

Messages 58 Inbox (Menu 2-2) Y our phone can store up to 50 messages total in Inbox , Outbox and the Dr afts box. When the memory is f ull, a warning message disp lays and the phone rejects additional messages until yo u erase the obsolete ones. If a new message is received when the memory is full, the phone will display the blinking message icon. [...]

Messages 60 Templates (Menu 2-5) Using this menu, you can preset up to eleven(including Empty m essage that you can make) messages that you use most frequentl y and send a new message using one of them. When you access this m enu, the preset message list displays. T o preset a message: 1. Scroll to a message or an empt y entry by pressing or . 2. P[...]

Messages 62 Msg Reminder (Menu 2-7-2) When a message is receive d, the phone alerts you by sounding the selected ringer . Y ou can set how often yo u want to be alerted. Off : the message alert sounds once when the message is received . Once : the message alert sound s once when the message is received and sounds again after 2 minutes. Every 2 min [...]

Messages 64 Reset : clears the New Messag e icon and resets the counter for a new vo ice message, if necessary . The phone resets the counter automatically after you listen to all of the new m essages. Note : Y ou can qui ckly access the voice mail centre when hold down in Standby mode. SMS Groups (Menu 2-9) Using this menu, you can preset up to 5 [...]

Messages 66 Settings (Menu 2-0-3) This menu allows you to set the following op tions for emergency messages: Priority : selects a priority level. Delivery Ack : allows you to receive a report to let you know that your message has been correctly del ivered. Quick SMS On/Off (Menu 2-0-4) This menu a llows yo u to activ ate or deac tivate th e one-tou[...]

Call History 68 Save : (shows when the number is not st ored in your Phone Book) allows you to sav e the number in Phone Book. Show Entry: (shows when the number is stored in yo ur Phone Boo k) displays the detailed information stor ed in the Phone Book entry , such as a name, entry number , phone numbers, speed dial number , and ot her settings. E[...]

Call History 70 The following opti ons are available: Last Call : shows information about the last outgoing call, su ch as the dur ation of the ca ll, the other person’s phone number and the date and time when the call wa s made. Total D ialled Ca lls : shows the number of all calls you ha ve mad e and the total d uration of the calls since the t[...]

Sound 72 Ringer Vo lume (Menu 4-2) This menu allows you to adjust the ringer volume. Calls : allows you to adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls. Messages : allows you to adjust the r inger volume for incoming messages. Alarm/Schedules : allows you to adjust the ringer v olume for alarm settings and schedu le alarms. T o adju st the volume l [...]

Sound 74 Tone Length : you can select Long or Short DTMF (Dual-tone Multi-frequency) tones. DTMF tones are sent by your p hone to access teleservices, such as a bank account. The system used by the bank or o ther service det ermines if you need short or long DTMF tones. If th e service is digital, as m ost are, short D TMF to nes will almost always[...]

75 Display The Display feature enables you to customize various settings for the display and the light. Language (Menu 5-1) This menu allows you to change the display and input language. Y ou can choose a language either English or . Service Area (Menu 5-2) This menu displays the current service area the user is in. The serv ice area is also disp l[...]

Display 76 Banner (Menu 5-4) This option allows you to set a banner message to display at the bottom of the display in Standby mode. However , the banner massage could be displayed, wh en the W allpaper is setted on Digital Clock1. 1. If necessary , press repeatedly to delete each letter of the old greeting. Press and hold to clear the display . 2.[...]

78 Organiser The Organiser feature enables you to: • keep tr ack of im portant dates a nd events • create a li st of things to do • make a memo • set an alarm to ring at a specif ic time • use the p hone as a calculat or • check the time i n another part of the world • use the countdown ti mer . Scheduler (Menu 6-1) In this menu, you [...]

Organiser 80 Erase Passed : allows you to erase t he passed events. Erase All : allows you to er ase all of the events. • T o view details, press the Navigatio n keys to scroll to an event and press the View soft key . The eve nt displays along with it s start time and date. T o vi ew the end time, press . While viewi ng the event , press the Edi[...]

Organiser 82 Viewing Your Schedule Select a day with sche duled events on the calendar , refer ring to “Scrolling Through the Calendar” on page 80 an d press the View soft key . T o view details, press the Navigation keys to scroll to an event and press the View soft key . The event displ ays along with i ts start ti me and date . T o view the [...]

Organiser 84 Viewing a Memo The list of your memos displays when y ou access the Memo Pad menu ( Menu 6-3 ). While viewing the memo list: • Press the Options soft ke y to use th e following options: Add new : allows you to add a new memo. Erase : allows y ou to erase the selected memo . Erase all : allows you t o erase all of the memos. • T o v[...]

Organiser 86 2. Enter the operation for your calculation on the second line by pressing the Navigation keys, according to the gr aphic on the display . 3. Enter the second number . 4. R epeat steps 2 and 3 as man y times, if necessary . 5. T o view the result, press the Result soft key . 6. T o perform another calculation, press to reset the calcul[...]

Organiser 88 • T o view details, press or to scroll to a counter an d press t he View soft key . While viewing a counter , press the Edit soft key to ed it it. Pre ss the Erase soft key to er ase it. Stop Watch (Menu 6-8) This menu allows y ou to use the phone as a stopwatch. Y ou can check a maximum of 10 inter vals. 1. Press the Start soft key [...]

Settings 90 Auto Redial (Menu 7-1-3) When this menu is activ ated, your phone automatically redials th e call up to 10 times when a connection fails. T o activate this fe ature, select how ofte n the phone autom atically retries the call; 60 , 30 and 10 seconds are available. Select Off to deactiv ate the A uto R edial feature. Call Forwarding (Men[...]

Settings 92 Call Waiting (Menu 7-1-5) The Call W aiting feature alerts you of incoming calls while you are on a call. T o enable the feature , select To Enable by using the Naviga tion keys a nd pre ss the Select soft key . The phone sends your setting to your network. When this feature is enabled, you can respond to an incoming call by pressing wh[...]

Settings 94 Key Guard (Menu 7-2-2) Y ou can prevent accidental key pressing by using Ke y G u a r d m o de . T o activate the K ey Guard f eature, select the period of time your phone waits for before locking the keypad. If you do not want to use the feature, set this menu to Off . W h e n y ou ha ve a n i n c o mi ng c a l l o r t h e t i m e fo r[...]

Settings 96 T o place an emergency ca ll, en ter the num ber and then press . The phone recognise s three emergency numbers stored in the Emergency Numbers menu ( Menu 7-3-3 ). T o unlock the phone, press the Unlock soft ke ys and enter the lock code . The phone returns to Standby mode . Change Code (Menu 7-3-2) This feature allows you to change yo[...]

Settings 98 Clear Phone Book (Menu 7-3-5) This menu allows you to erase all of the numbers in your Phone Book. When a conf irmation message displays, press the Yes soft ke y . Reset Phone (Menu 7-3-6) Re setting the phone cancels all of your selection in the user-selectable setting options and returns them to t he factory default set tings. When a [...]

Games 100 Settings (Menu 8-4) This menu allows you to change the volume for the game so und and tu rn on or off th e backlight during a game. Volume (Menu 8-4-1) This menu allows you to adjust the volume of the game sound. Backlight (Menu 8-4-2) Playing a game consumes the ba ttery power more than using other functions of your phone. This menu al l[...]

Health and Safety Information 102 SAR tests are conducted us ing standard operati ng positions specified by the FCC wi th the phone tran smitting at its high est certified p ower level in all tested f requency bands. Although t he SAR is determined at the hi ghest certified power level, the actual S AR level of the phone while oper ating can be wel[...]

Health and Safety Information 104 Precautions When Using Batteries • Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any w ay . • Use the battery only for its intended p urpose. • If you use the phone near the network’ s base station, it uses less power; talk and standby time are greatly affected by the signal strength on the c ellular [...]

Health and Safety Information 106 Operating Environment Remembe r to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger . When connecting the phone or an y accessory to another device, read its user’s guide for detailed safety instruc[...]

Health and Safety Information 108 Vehicles RF signals may affect im properly installed or inade quately shielded electron ic system s in mo tor vehicles. Check with the manufactur er or its representative regarding your vehicle. Y ou should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle. Posted Facilities Switch [...]

Health and Safety Information 110 Other Important Safety Information • Only qualifi ed personnel should service t he phone or inst all the phone i n a vehicle. Faulty installation or se rvice may be dangerou s and may inv alidate any warranty applicabl e to the device. • Check regularly that all wireless phone equipment in your vehicle is mount[...]

Health and Safety Information 112 • Do not pa int the phone. P aint can clog t he device’ s moving parts and prevent proper operation. • Do not put the phone in or on heatin g devices, such as a microwave oven, a stove or a r adiator . The phone ma y explode when overheated. • Use on ly the supplie d or an app roved replacement antenna. Una[...]

Glossary 114 Channel Communications signals tr ansmit along paths called channels. Codec Compression & Dec ompression. Deactivation The process of rendering a w ireless phone inactiv e. DTMF (Dual-tone Multi-Frequency ) Y ou send D TMF signals when you enter numbers by pressing the digit keys. EVRC (Enhanced V ariable Rate Codec) EVRC is a new [...]

Glossary 116 Talk Time The length of time a person can talk on a portabl e or transportable wireless ph one without recharging the ba ttery . Vocoder V oice Coder . A device used to con vert speech into digital signals. Wireless Radio-based S ystems that allow transmission of telephone o r data signals thro ugh the air wi thout a physical connectio[...]

117 Index 123 1-beep mode 22 A Accessories 9 Air time 69 Alarm 84 Alert tones, set 73 Alphabet mode, text i nput 37 B Background ima ge 75 Backlight 14 , 76 Banner 76 Battery charging 16 installin g 15 low battery indicator 17 precautions 104 C Calculator 85 Calendar 80 Call answering 29 ending 24 forwarding 32 from Phone Book 24 making 23 waiting [...]

Index 118 I Icons, description • 13 Inbox, messag es 58 Installing battery 15 K Key guard mode 21 , 94 Key tone length 74 volume 73 Keys description 11 location 10 L Language, select 75 Lock code, change 96 Lock mod e 21 , 95 Low battery indicator 17 M Memo pad 83 Menus accessing 40 list 42 shortcuts 41 Messages draft 59 inbox 58 outbox 59 settin[...]

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121 Internal Phone Book Save a number Enter number + Save + Enter name + Next + / (Label) + Select + / (Entry options) + / to change the setting s or Edit enter information + Save Speed dial • For the entry numbers of one digit, press and hold the correspo nding digit key . • For the other entry numbers, press the first digit key(s) briefly , a[...]

122 1: Phone Book 1: Fin d 2: Add Entry 3: Groups 4: Memory Status 2: Messages 1: Write 2: Inbox 3: Outbox 4: Drafts 5: T emplates 6: Erase Messages 7: Settings 8: V oice Mail 9: SMS Groups 0: Quick SMS : Email Groups 3: Call History 1: Missed 2: Receiv ed 3: Dialled 4: Erase History 5: Call Dura tion 4: Sound 1: Ring T ones 2: Ringer V olume 3: Al[...]