Samsung SGH-D980 manual

Some of the contents in this manual may diff er from yo ur phone depe nding on the softwar e of the phone or your service provider . World Wide Web http://www .samsungmobi le.com Printed i n Kor ea Code No.:GH68-20767A English (SEA). 11/2008. Rev . 1.0 D980.book Page i Monday, N ovember 24, 2008 11:21 AM[...]

SGH-D980 user manual D980.book Page ii Monday, N ovember 24, 2008 11:21 AM[...]

ii using this manual This user manual has been specially designed to guide you through the functions and features of your mobile pho ne. T o get started quickl y , refer to “introducing your mobile phone,” “assembling and preparing your mobile phone,” and “using basic functions.” Instructional icons Before you start, familiarise yoursel[...]

using this manual iii Copyright information Rights to all technologies and products that comprise this device are the property of their respective owners: • Bluetooth ® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide—Bluetooth QD ID: B013960. • Java™ is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, I nc. X Refer to —pages with related [...]

iv contents safety and usage information 2 Safety warnings ................ .............. ...............2 Safety precautions ................ ................. ........4 Important usage information ......................... . 7 introducing your mobile ph one 10 Unpack ........ .............. .............. .................. ..10 Phone layout ...[...]

contents v Access menus ............ ................. ................20 Use widgets .............................. .............. ..... 21 Customise your phone ..................... ............22 Use basic call functions ............... ................25 Send and view messages ....................... ..... 26 Add and find contacts ........... .[...]

2 safety and usage information Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations an d ensure peak performance of your mobile phone. Keep your phone away from sm all children and pets Keep your phone and all accessories out of the reach of small children or animals. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swal[...]

safety and usage informat ion 3 Install mobile phon es and equipment with caution Ensure that any m obile phones or relat ed equipment installed in your vehicle are securely mounted. A v oid placing your phone and accessories near or in an air bag deploym ent area. Impr operly installed wireless equipment can cause serious injury when air bags infl[...]

4 safety and usage inform ation Turn off the phone in potentially explosive environments Do not use your phone at refuellin g points (service stations) or near fuels or chemicals. T urn off your phone whenever directed by warning signs or instructions. Y our phone could cause explosions or fire in and around fuel or chemical storage and transfer ar[...]

safety and usage informat ion 5 Turn off the phon e near medi cal equipment Y our phone can interfere with medical equ ipment in hospitals or health care facilities. Follow all regulations, posted warnin gs, and directions from medical personnel. Turn off the phone or disable the wireless functions when in an aircraft Y our phone can cause interfer[...]

6 safety and usage inform ation • Avoid using or storing your phone in dusty , dirty areas to preve nt damage to moving parts. • Y our phone is a complex electronic device— protect it from impacts and rough handling to avoid serious damage. • Do not paint your phone, as paint can clog moving parts and prevent proper oper ation. • Avoid us[...]

safety and usage informat ion 7 Use your phone in th e normal position Avoi d contact with yo ur phone’ s internal antenna. Allow only qualified personnel to service your phone Allowing unqualified personnel to service your phone may result in damage to your phon e and will void your warranty . Ensure maximum ba ttery and charger life • Avoid c[...]

8 safety and usage inform ation Ensure access to emergency services Emergency calls from your phone may not be possible in some areas or circumstances. Before travelling in remote or und eveloped areas, plan an alternate method of contacting emergency services personnel. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) certification information Y our phone conforms [...]

safety and usage informat ion 9 Correct disposal of this product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collectio n systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its w[...]

10 introducing your mobile phone In this section, learn about your mobi le phone’ s layout, keys, display , and icons. Unpack Check your product box for the following ite ms: • Mobile phone • Battery • T ravel adapter (charger) •U s e r m a n u a l The items supplied wi th your phone may var y depending on the soft ware and accessories av[...]

introducing your mobile p hone 11 Phone layout The front of your phone includes the following keys and features: The rear of your phone includes the following keys and feature s: Earpiece Power/Menu exit key HOLD key Dial key Vol u m e k e y Mouthpiece Display Back key Y ou can lock the keys and to uch screen to prevent any unwanted ph one operatio[...]

12 introducing your mobile phone Keys Display Y our phone’ s display consists of the following areas: Key Function Dial Make or answer a call; In Idle mode, retrieve recently dialled, missed, or received numbers Back In Menu mode, return to the previous level Power/ Menu exit T urn the phone on and off (press and hold); End a call; In Menu mode, [...]

introducing your mobile p hone 13 Icons Learn about the ic ons that appear on your display . Icon Definition Signal strength (for the network on the primary SIM card) Call in progress SOS message feature activated Alarm activate d GPRS network connected EDGE network connected Browsing the web Connected to secured web page Call diverting activated I[...]

14 introducing your mobile phone Stylus and touch scre en Learn basic actions to use the stylus and touch screen. • T ap: T ouch the screen once with the stylus to select the highlighted menu or option. • T ap-and-hold: T ap and hold the stylus on an item to perform. • Drag: T ap and hold the stylus on the screen and drag the stylus to move t[...]

15 assembling and preparing your mobile phone Get started by assembling and setting up your mobile phone for its first use. Install the SIM ca rd and battery When you subscribe to a cellular service, you will receive a Subscriber Identity Module , or SIM card, with subscription details, such as your personal identification number (PIN) and optional[...]

16 assembling and preparin g your mobile phone 2. Insert the SIM cards. 3. Insert the battery . 4. Replace the battery cover . Place the SIM cards in the phone with the gold- coloured conta cts facing dow n. D980.book Page 16 Monday, November 24, 2008 1 1:21 AM[...]

assembling and preparing your mobile phone 17 Charge th e battery Before using the phone for the first time, you must charge the battery . 1. Open the cover to the mu ltifunc tion jack and plug the small end of the travel adapter . 2. Plug the larg e end of the travel adapter into a power outlet. 3. When the battery is fully charged (the icon is no[...]

18 assembling and preparin g your mobile phone Insert a memo ry card (opt ional) T o st ore additional multimedia files, you must insert a memory card. Y our phone accepts microSD™ memory cards up to 2 GB (depending on memory card manufactu rer and type). 1. Remove t he battery cover . 2. Unlock the memory card cover . 3. Lift the memory card cov[...]

19 using basic functions Learn how to perform basic operations and use the main features of your mobile phone. Turn your phone on and off Y our phone supports Dual SIM mode which allows you to use two different SIM cards at the same time. Y ou will be prompted to select which SIM card to use when making calls, sending message s, or accessing the we[...]

20 using ba sic fu nctio ns 6. Assign a name and signal icon to the secondary SIM card and ta p Next . 7. Activate the SIM cards and set a primar y SIM card. 8. T ap Save . T o turn your phone off, repeat step 1 above. Switch to the Offline profile By switching to the Offli ne profile, you can u se your phone’ s non-network services in areas wher[...]

21 using basic functions Use widgets Learn to use widgets on the toolbar . Open the toolbar T ap the arrow at the bottom left of the screen to open the toolbar . Y ou can rearrange widgets on the toolbar or move them to the idle screen. Music player Open the music player to play music files Bluetooth Search for the Bluetooth-enabled devices SIM car[...]

22 using ba sic fu nctio ns Add the widgets to the idle screen 1. Open the toolbar . 2. Drag a widget from the toolbar to the idle screen. Y ou can position the widget anywhere on the screen. Customise your phone Get more from your phone by customising it to match your preferences. Adjust the volume of the key tones In Idle mode, pr ess [ / ] and a[...]

23 using basic functions 1. In Idle mode, press [ / ]. 2. T ap Vibration and press [ / ] to adjust the intensity of the vibration. Switch to or from the Silent profile In Idle mode, tap Keypad and t ap and hold to silence or unsilence your phone. Calibrate the screen Y ou can calibrate the screen so that your phon e recognises the input better . 1.[...]

24 using ba sic fu nctio ns Select a wallpaper (Idle mode) 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Settin gs → Display and light → Wallpaper . 2. T ap Edit . 3. Select an image category . 4. Scroll left or right to an image. 5. T ap Set . Lock your phone 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Settin gs → Security → Phone → Phone lock . 2. T ap On → Save .[...]

25 using basic functions Use basic call functions Learn to make or answer calls and use basic call functions. Make a call 1. In Idle mode, tap Keypad and enter an area code and a phone number . 2. Press [] to dial the number with the primary SIM card. Or , select a SIM card you want. 3. T o end the call, press [ ]. Answer a call 1. When a call come[...]

26 using ba sic fu nctio ns Use the headset By plugging the supplied headset into the phone, you can make and answer calls: • T o redial the last call, press the headset button, and then press again and hold. • T o answer a call, press the headset button. • T o end a call, press the headset button. Send and view messag es Learn to send and vi[...]

27 using basic functions Send an email 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Messages → Create new messa ge → Email . 2. Scroll up an d tap the d estination input field . 3. Add an email address by selecting one from Phonebook or entering a new address. 4. T ap the subject field. 5. Enter a subject and tap Done . 6. T ap the text field. 7. Enter your e[...]

28 using ba sic fu nctio ns View text or multimedia messages 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Messages → My messages → Inbox . 2. Select a SIM card (if necessary). 3. Select a text or multimedia message. View an ema il 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Messages → My messages → Email inbox . 2. T ap Check new email . 3. Select an email or a header [...]

29 using basic functions Find a contact 1. In Idle mode, tap Phonebook . 2. T ap Search . 3. Enter the first few letters of the name you want to find and tap Done . 4. Select th e contact’ s na me from the search list. Use basic camera fun ctions Learn the basics to capture and view photos and videos. Capture photos 1. Rotate the phone anti-clock[...]

30 using ba sic fu nctio ns View photos In Idle mode, tap Menu → My files → Images → My photos → a photo file. Capture videos 1. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape view . 2. In Idle mode, press and hold the Camera key to turn on the ca mera. 3. T ap → to sw itch to Recording mode. 4. Aim the lens at the subject and make an y adj[...]

31 using basic functions The radio scans and saves available stations automatically . 5. Scroll left or right to a radio station. 6. T o turn off the FM radio, tap . Listen to music files Start by transferring files to your phone or memory card: • Download from the wireless web. X p. 32 • Download from a PC with the optional Samsung PC Studio. [...]

32 using ba sic fu nctio ns Browse the web Learn to access and bookmark your favo urite web pages. Browse web pages 1. In Idle mode , tap Menu → Br owser → Home to launch your service provider’ s homepage. 2. Select a SIM card (if necessary). 3. Navigate web pages using the following ac tions: • Scroll up or down on a web page. •T a p Mor[...]

33 using advanced functions Learn how to perform advanced operations and use additional features of your mobile phone. Use advanced call functions Learn about your phone’ s additional calling capabilities. View and dial missed calls Y our phone will display calls you h ave missed on the display . T o dial the number of a missed call, 1. T ap a mi[...]

34 using advanced functi ons Hold a call or retrieve a held call T ap to place a call on hold or tap to retrieve a held call. Dial a second call If your network supports this function, you can dial another number d uring a call: 1. T ap to place the first call on hold. 2. T ap More → New call , enter the second number to dial, and press [] . 3. T[...]

35 using advanced functions 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more parties (if necessary). 5. T o end the multiparty call, press [ ]. Call an inte rnationa l number 1. In Idle mode, tap Keypad and tap a nd hold 0 to insert the + character . 2. Enter the complete number you want to dial (country code, area code, and phone number), and then press [] to [...]

36 using advanced functi ons 3. T ap More → Add to speed dial . 4. Select a number (if necessary). 5. Select a number you want to set (2-9). The contact is saved to the speed dial number . Create a group of contacts By creating groups of contacts, you can assign ringtones and caller ID photos to each group or send messages and emails to an entire[...]

37 using advanced functions Create a multimedia template 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Messages → Templates → Multimedia message templates . 2. T ap Create . 3. Create a multimedia message, with a subject and desired at tachments, to u se as your template. X p. 26 4. T ap More → Save to → Templates . Insert text templat es in new messages 1[...]

38 using advanced functi ons 3. Run Samsung PC Studio and copy files from th e PC to the phone. Refer to the Samsung PC Studio help for more information. Copy music files to a memory card 1. Insert a memory card. 2. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Settin gs → PC connections → Mass storag e . 3. Press [ ] to return to Idle mode. 4. Using an optional [...]

39 using advanced functions 5. When you are finis hed recording, tap Stop . The music file will be saved in FM radio clips (tap Menu → My files → Music ). Store radio stations automatically 1. Plug the supplied headset into the phone’ s multifunction jac k. 2. In Idle mode, tap Menu → FM radio . 3. T ap to start the F M radio. 4. T ap More [...]

40 using tools and applications Learn how to work with your mobile phone’ s tools and additional applicat ions. Use the Bluetooth wire less feature Learn about your phone’ s ability to connect to other wireless devices for exchangin g data and using hands-free features. Turn on the Bluet ooth wirele ss feature 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Appl[...]

41 using tools and applications 3. Enter a PIN for the Bluetooth wireless feature or the other device’ s Bluetooth PIN, if it has one, and tap Done . When the owner of the other devic e enters the same code or accepts the connection, pairing is complete. Send data using the Bluetooth wirele ss feature 1. Select the file or item from one of your p[...]

42 using tools and appl ications 7. T ap Add . 8. T ap Save to save the recipients. 9. T ap Repeat and set the number of times to repeat the SO S message. 10. T ap Save → Yes . T o send an SOS message, press [ / ] four times with the keys locked. Record and play v oice memos Learn to operate your phon e’ s voice recorder . Record a voice memo 1[...]

43 using tools and applications Edit images Learn to edit images and apply fun effects. Apply effects to images 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Image editor . 2. T ap Files → Open or Take photo . 3. Select an image or take a new photo. 4. T ap Load . 5. T ap → an effect option. 6. Select a variation of th e effect to apply and ta[...]

44 using tools and appl ications Transform an image 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Image editor . 2. T ap Files → Open or Take photo . 3. Select an image or take a new photo. 4. T ap Load . 5. T ap → Resize , Rotate , or Flip . 6. Rotate or flip the image and ta p Done . T o resize the image, select a size → Save → Yes and s[...]

45 using tools and applications Insert a visual feature 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Image editor . 2. T ap Files → Open or Take photo . 3. Select an image or take a new photo. 4. T ap Load . 5. T ap More → Insert → a visual feature (frame, image, clip art, emoticon, or text). 6. Select a visual feature or enter text. 7. Mov[...]

46 using tools and appl ications 3. Select a Bluetooth-enabl ed printer and pair with the printer . X p. 40 4. Set print options and print the image. Use Java-powered game s and applications Learn to use games and applications powere d by award-winning Java technology . Play games 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Games and more . 2. S[...]

47 using tools and applications 3. Scroll left or right to a time zone. 4. T o set daylight saving time, tap Mo re → Apply daylight s aving time → the t ime zone → Save . Add a world clock to your display View clocks with two diffe rent time zones on your display . After you have created world clocks, 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Application[...]

48 using tools and appl ications Deactivate an alar m 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Alarms . 2. Select the alarm you want to deactivate. 3. Scroll left or right to Off . 4. T ap Save . Use the calculator 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Calculator . 2. Use the keys that corres pond to the calculator display to perform basic m athemati[...]

49 using tools and applications Use the stopwatch 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Stopwatch . 2. T ap to begin and to re cord lap times. 3. When you are finished, tap Stop . 4. T ap Reset to clear recorded times. Create a ne w task 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Task . 2. T ap Create . 3. Enter the details of the task[...]

50 using tools and appl ications 3. Make a sketch using the following tools: 4. When you are finished, tap Save → Yes . View a sketch 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Applications → Sketch memo . 2. T ap a sketch. Manage you r calendar Learn to change the cal endar view an d create events. Change the calen dar view 1. In Idle mode, tap Menu → Ca[...]

a troubleshooting If you are having trouble with your mo bile phone, try these troubleshooting procedures before contacting a service professional. While using your phone, the followi ng messages may appear: Y our phone displays “Network u navailable” or “Network failure.” • When you are in areas with weak signals or poor reception, you m[...]

b troubleshooting • Y ou cannot access som e options without a subscription. Contact your service provider for more details. Y ou enter a nu mber , but the call is not dialled. • Ensure that you have pressed the Dial ke y: [ ]. • Ensure that you have accessed the right cellular network. • Ensure that you have not set c all barring for the p[...]

c troubleshooting Y ou sel ect a contact to call, but the call is not dialled. • Ensure that the correct number is stored in the contact list. • Re-enter and save the number , if necessary . The battery does not charge properly or sometimes the pho ne turns itself of f. • The battery terminals m a y be dirty . W ipe both gold-coloured contact[...]