Samsung SGH-D780 manual

* Depending on the softwa re installed or your se rvic e pro vider or country , some of the descriptions in this g u ide may not match your phone exactly . * Depending on y ou r co untry , your pho ne an d accessories ma y appear different from the illustrations in this guide. Worl d Wi de Web http://www .samsungmobile .com Printed in Korea Code No[...]

SGH-D780 User’s Guide D780.book Page 2 Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:31 AM[...]

I mportant safety pr ecautions Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicl e first. Switch off the phone when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemica ls. Switch off in an a ircraft Wireless phones can cause i nterference. Using them in an aircr a ft [...]

1 Be aware of special regulations Meet any special regulations in for ce in an y area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger . Water resistance Y our phone is not water-resistant. K eep it dry . Sensible use Use only in the normal position (held to your ear ). Avoid unnecessa[...]

2 A bout this G uide This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. In this guide, the following instruction icons appear: Indicates that you need to pay ca reful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features. → Indicates that you need to pre ss the Navigation keys to s croll [...]

3 •J a v a Enjoy Jav a-based embedded games and download new games. •F M r a d i o Listen to your favo urite r adio stations anytime, any where. • Offline mode Switch your pho ne to Offline mode to use its non-wireless functions while o n an aeroplane. •B l u e t o o t h T ransfer media fi les and personal data, and connect to other devices[...]

4 Conten ts Unpack 6 Make sure you have each item Get started 6 First steps to operating your phone Assemble and charge the phone ............. ......... 6 Power on or off . ................. ................ ............ 7 Phone layout .............. ................. ................ .. 8 Keys and icons ............... ................ ..........[...]

5 1 Call log 1 Recent contacts 2 Missed calls 3 Dialled call s 4 Receiv ed calls 5 Delete all 6 Call manager 2 Phonebook 3 Music 4 Browser 1 Home 2 Bookmarks 3 Enter URL 4 Clear cache 5 Profile settings 6 Current profile 5 Messages 1 Create new message 2 My messages 3 T emplates 4 Delete by fo ld er 5 Settings 6 SOS messages 7 Broadcast messages 8 [...]

6 Un p a c k Make sure you have each item • Phone •T r a v e l a d a p t e r •B a t t e r y •U s e r ’ s G u i d e Y ou can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer . Ge t s t a r t e d First steps t o operating your phone Assemble and charge the phone The items supplied with y our phone and the accesso ries availabl e at[...]

7 Removing the battery cover Power on or off Switch on 1. Press and hold [ ]. 2. If necessary , enter the PIN and press < OK >. 3. Press < OK > and assign names to the new SIM cards. 4. Press < Next > twice. 5. Sele c t a prim ary S IM car d and press < Save >. Switch off Press and hold [ ]. D780.book Page 7 Thursday, April [...]

Ge t started 8 Phone layout Front view Rear view SIM selecti on key Earpie ce Dial key Left soft key V olume keys Memory card slot Mouthpiece Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/ Right) Right soft key Pow er /Me nu exit key Delete key Display Special function keys W eb access/ Confi rm key Alphanu meric keys Mouthpiece Y ou can lock the keypad to prevent[...]

9 Keys and icon s Keys Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display . In Idle mode, access the following menus: • Up: My menu mode • Down/Left/Right: your favourite menus In Menu mode, scroll through menu options. In Idle mode, launch the web browser . In Menu mo de, select the highlighted menu option or confirm input . Make[...]

Ge t started 10 Icons The following icons may appear on the screen to indicate your phone’s status. Depending on your country or service provider , the icons shown on the display may v ary . Enter special characters or perform special functions. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to activate or deactivate the Silent profile. Press and hold [ ] to e[...]

11 Home Zone Office Zo ne Bluetooth active Bluetooth hands-free car ki t or headset connected Music playback in progress Music playback paus ed One of the message In bo x es is full New message: • : T ext m ess age • : Mu ltime dia me ssag e •: E m a i l •: V o i c e m a i l Memory card inserted FM radio on Profile setting: •: N o r m a l[...]

Ge t started 12 Access menu functio ns Enter text Select an option 1. Press a desired soft key . 2. Press the Navigation keys t o move to the next or previous option. 3. Press < Select > or [ OK ] to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted. 4. Press < Back > to move up one lev e l . Press [ ] to return to Idle mode. Use men[...]

13 T9 mode T o enter a word: 1. Press [ 2 ] to [ 9 ] to start entering a word. 2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characte rs. 3. When the word displays correctly , press [ ] to insert a space. Otherwise, press [ 0 ] to displa y alte rnativ e wo r d choices. Number mode Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want. Symbol mod[...]

Ge t started 14 Customise your phone 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Phone settings → Language . 2. Select a language. T o change the profile properties: 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Phone settings → Phone profiles . 2. Scroll to the sound profile you are using. Display language C[...]

15 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Display settings → Home screen → Wallpaper . 2. Select an image category . 3. Select an image. 4. Press < Save >. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Display settings → My theme . 2. Select a theme. Idle mode wallpaper Menu mode skin colour 1. I[...]

Ge t started 16 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Security settings → Phone → Phone lock . 2. Select On . 3. Enter a new 4- to 8- digit password and press < OK >. 4. Enter the new pa ssw ord again and press < OK >. Phone lock Y our phone supports the Dual SIM cards mode, enabling you to use two SIM cards[...]

17 Step outside the phone Begin with call functions, cam e ra, m us ic player, web browser and other speci al features Make or answer calls 1. In Idle mod e , ent er a n are a code and phone number . If necessary , press [ ] to select a SIM card. 2. Press [ ]. Press [ / ] to adjust the volume. 3. Press [ ] to end t he call. Make a call 1. When the [...]

Step outside the phone 18 Use the cam era 1. During a call, call the second participant. The first call is put on hold. 2. Press < Options > and select Join . 3. Rep eat step 1 and 2 to ad d more participants. 4. During a multi-party call: •P r e s s < Options > and select Split to have a private c onversat ion wi th one participant. [...]

19 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect My files → Images → My photos . 2. Select the photo you want. 1. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to turn on the camer a. 2. Press [ 1 ] to switch t o Reco rd mod e. 3. Press [ OK ] or [ ] to start record ing. View a photo Record a video 4. Press < > or [ ] to stop record i n g. The vid[...]

Step outside the phone 20 Play music Use these methods: • Download from the wireless web. • Download from a PC using the optional Samsung PC Studio. See Samsung PC Studio User’s Guide. • Receive via Bluetooth. • Copy to a mem ory card. See the next section. Prepare music files 1. Insert a memory card into the phone. 2. In Idle m ode, pre [...]

21 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Music . 2. Press < Options > and select Add music from → a memory location. 3. Press [ OK ] to select the files you want. 4. Press < Options > and select Add . 1. From the music pla y er screen, press [ OK ]. 2. During playback, use the following keys: • OK : pause or resume playb[...]

Step outside the phone 22 Listen to the FM radio 1. Plug the connecter of t he supplied headset into the multi-function jack on the phone. 2. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect FM radio . 3. Press [ OK ] to turn on the radio. 4. When y ou turn o n th e FM radio for the first t im e , press < Yes > to start automatic tuning. Availa[...]

23 Browse the we b By manual setup: 1. From the radio screen, press [Left] or [Right] to find the radio station you want. 2. Press < Options > and select Add to Favourites . In Idle mode, press [ OK ]. The homepage of your service provider opens. Launch the web browser • T o scroll through browser items, press [Up] or [Down ]. • T o selec[...]

Step outside the phone 24 Use Phonebook 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone number and press < Options >. 2. Select Save → a memory locatio n → New . 3. For Phone , select a number type. 4. Specify contact information. 5. Press [ OK ], or press < Options > and sele ct Save to save the cont ac t. Add a contact 1. In Idle m ode, pre s s &l[...]

25 Send messages 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Messages → Create new message → Text message . 2. Enter the message t e xt . 3. Press < Options > and select Send only or Save and send . 4. Enter destinati on numbers. If necessary , press [ ] to select a SIM card. 5. Press [ OK ] to send th e message. Send a text message[...]

Step outside the phone 26 8. Press < Options > and select Send . 9. Enter destinati on numbers or email addresses. 10.Press [ OK ] to send the message. Multimed ia messa ging serv ice is av ailabl e o nly on a primary SIM card. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Messages → Create new message → Email . Send an email 2. Selec[...]

27 View mess ages 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Messages → My messages → Inbox . 2. Select a text message. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Messages → My messages → Inbox . 2. Sel e ct a m ultim edia message. Multimed ia messa ging serv ice is av ailabl e o nly on a primary SIM card. View a text message [...]

Step outside the phone 28 Use Bluetooth Y our phone is equipped with Bluetooth technology , enabling you to connect the phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices and exchange data with them, talk hands-free, or control the phone remotely . 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Applications → Bluetooth → Activation → On . 2. Sele[...]

29 1. Access an application, such as Phonebook , My files , Calendar , Memo or Task . 2. Select an item. 3. Press < Options > and select Send via or Send namecard via → Bluetooth . 4. For sending a conta ct, select which data you want to send. 5. Search for and select a device. 6. If necessary , enter a Bluetooth PIN and press < OK >.[...]

30 Men u fu n c ti o ns All menu options listed This section provides brief explanations of menu functions on your phone. Call log Phonebook Search for contact inform a tion stored in Phonebook. Music Listen to musi c. Y ou can also make your own music playlists . Menu Description Rec e nt contacts, Missed c alls, Dialled calls, Received c alls Che[...]

31 Browser Messages Menu Description Home Connect your phone to the network and l oad the homepage of the wireless web service provider . Bookmarks Save URL addresses in order to quickly access web pages. Enter URL Enter a URL address and access the associated web page. Clear cache Clear the cache, which is a temp orary memory sit e tha t stores re[...]

Menu fun cti ons 32 My files Access media files and other files stored in t he phone’s mem ory . Calendar Keep tr ack of your schedule. T emplates Make and us e templates of frequently used messages or passages. Delete by folder Delete messages in each message folder al l at once. Settings Set up various op tio ns fo r using the messaging service[...]

33 Camera Use the camera embedded in y our phone to take photos and recor d videos. FM radio Listen to music or news v ia the FM r adio o n your phone. Applications Menu Description V oice recorder Record v oi ce memos and any other sounds. Java world Access J av a games and applications. Image editor Edit your photos using various editing tools. I[...]

Menu fun cti ons 34 Alarms Set a wake-up ca ll to wake yo u up in the morning or an alar m to alert you to an event at a specific time. Settings Timer Set a period of time for the phone to count down. Stopwatch Measure elapsed ti me. SIM application toolkit Use a variety of additional services offered by your serv ic e pro vide r . Depen ding on yo[...]

35 Phone setti ngs → Auto keypa d lock Set the phone to lock the keypad automatically when the disp lay turn s off . Phone setti ngs → Vo l u m e k e y Set how the phone reacts if you press and hold [ / ] when a call comes in. Phone setti ngs → Show caller infor matio n Set the phone to display or block caller information on all missed calls [...]

Menu fun cti ons 36 Display settings → My theme Select a theme for Menu mode. Display settings → Te x t display Change the display settings for the text displayed on the idle screen. Display settings → Pop up list menu Display the pop-up list that shows the menu optio ns. Display settings → Dialling display Customise the s ett ings for the [...]

37 Phonebook settings → Save new contacts to Select a default mem o ry location for saving cont acts. Phonebook settings → View phonebook from Select a memory lo ca tion from which Phonebook shows entries. Phonebook settings → Order of display name Set the sort order for your contacts. Phonebook settings → Own number Check your phone number[...]

Menu fun cti ons 38 Music pl ayer settings/Media player settings Depending on your service provider , you m a y have one of these menu: • Music player settings : change the default settings for playing music. • Media player settings : change the default settings for playing music. Also, select a connection profile for accessing a video streamin[...]

39 Security settings → Phone → SIM lock Set the phone to work only with the current SIM card by assigning a SIM lock password. Security settings → SIM → PIN lock Activa te your PIN to protect your SIM card against unauthorised use. Security settings → SIM → Fixed dialling mode Set the phone to restri ct calls to a limited set of phone n[...]

40 H ealth and safety information SAR certification inf ormation This phone meet s Eur opean U n ion (E U) re qu ir em e n ts concerning expo sure to radio waves. Y our mo bile phone is a radio tr ansmitter and receiver . It is designed and manufactured to not exceed t he limits for exposur e to r ad io -frequency (RF) en er g y , as recomme n de d[...]

41 Precautions when us ing batteries • Nev er use a charger or battery th at is damaged in any way . • Use the battery only fo r its in te n ded pu r pos e. • If you use the phone near the network ’ s base station, it uses less po we r . T alk and standby time are greatly affected by the s ignal s tren gt h on the cellular network and the p[...]

Health and safety information 42 • Do not sho rt-cir cuit the battery . A ccidenta l short - circuiting can occur whe n a metallic ob j ect lik e a coin, clip or pen cause s a direct connection betwee n the + and – terminals of the battery (metal strips on the battery). For example, do not car ry a spare battery in a pocket or bag where the bat[...]

43 Electronic devices Most modern ele ctro n ic equ ipm ent is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However , certain electronic equip m en t ma y not be shielded ag ainst th e RF signals f rom your wireless pho ne. Consult th e manufacturer to discuss alter natives. Pacemakers Pacemaker manufa cture rs rec ommend t hat a m inimum distance o[...]

Health and safety information 44 Potentially explosive environme nts Switch off your phone when in any area with a potentially ex plosive atm osphere, and obey all sig ns and instructions. Spark s in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resu lting in bodily injury or eve n death . Users are advised t o sw itch off the phone whil e at a refue[...]

45 Certain featur es like C all Barring m ay nee d to be deactivated before you can make an emergency call. Consult this do cum ent and you r local ce llular s er vic e provider . Other important safet y information • Only qualified personnel sh ould service the phone or install the ph one in a vehic le. F aulty installation or service ma y be da[...]

Health and safety information 46 • Do not use the phone w i th a we t hand. Do ing so may c ause an elec tric shock to you o r damage to the phone. • Do not use or store the phone in dus ty , di rty areas, as its mo ving pa r t s m a y be dam a g e d. • Do not store the phone in h ot areas . High temperatures can shorten t he life of electron[...]