Samsung SGH-F268 manual

* Depending on the softwa re installed or your se rvice provider or country , some of the descriptions in this g uide may not match your phone exactly . * Depending on y our country , your phone and accessories ma y appear differ ent from the illustrations in this guide. * The maximum of SAR is 0.240 W/kg, and accord with the requi rement of standa[...]

SGH-F268 User’s Guide F268.book Page 2 Monday, October 20, 2008 11:32 AM[...]

I mportant safety pr ecautions Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicl e firs t. 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. Usin g them in an aircr aft[...]

1 Be aware of special regulations Meet any special regulations in for ce in any 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 unnecessar[...]

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 •F M r a d i o Listen to your favo urite radio stations anytime, an ywhere. • Image editor Edit or decorate your photos. •B l u e t o o t h T ransfer media files and personal data, and connect to other devices using wireless Bluetooth technology . •W e b b r o w s e r Access the wireles s web to get up-to-the-minute information and a wide[...]

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 IP call 1 7 Area code 8 Call manager 2 Phonebook 1 Contact list 2 FDN contacts 3 Create contact 4 Group 5 Speed dial 6 My namecard 7 Own number 8 Management 9 Service number 2 3 Music 4 Browser 5 Messages 1 Create new message 2 My messages 3 T empla tes [...]

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 obt ain various acces sories 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 you r phone and the accessories av ailab[...]

7 Removing the battery cover Power on or off Improperly conn ecting the adap ter can cause seriou s damage to the phone. Any damag es by misuse are n ot covered by the wa rrant y . Push down and slide off the cover w ith the phone open. FRONT FRONT Switch on 1. Open the phone. 2. Press and hold [ ]. 3. If necessary , enter the PIN and press < OK[...]

Ge t started 8 Phone layout Front view Rear view W eb access/ Confirm key Earpiece Dial ke y Left s oft key Vo l u m e k e y s Alphanumer ic keys Mouthpiece Navigation keys (Up/Down/ Left/ Right) Right so ft key Power/Me nu exit key Delete key Display Special function keys Memory card Music player key When you close the phone, it locks the exposed [...]

9 Keys and icon s Keys Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display . In Idle mode, access the following menus directly: • 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 inp[...]

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 vary . Enter special characters or perform special functions. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to activ ate or deactiv ate the Silent profile. Press and hold [ ] to [...]

11 Home Zone Office Zo ne Bluetooth active Bluetooth hands-free car ki t or headset connected New message: • : T ext message o r voice mail • : Mu ltime dia me ssag e •: E m a i l Memory card inserted Music playback in progress Music playback paused FM radio on Profile setting: •: N o r m a l •: S i l e n t • : Driving •: M e e t i n [...]

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

13 4. Press [ 1 ]. Numbers are added to each character . 5. Press the number key corresponding to the char acter . Stroke mode To e n t e r a w o r d : 1. Press the keys correspondi ng to a charac ter’s comp onent strokes. 2. If necessary , scroll up or down to find the ch aracter you want. 3. Press the number key corresponding to the charac ter [...]

Ge t started 14 English word To e n t e r a w o r d : 1. Press [ 2 ] to [ 9 ] to start entering a word. 2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting charac ters. 3. When the word displays correctly , press [ ] to insert a space. Otherwise, press [ 0 ] to disp lay a ltern ativ e wor d choices. Number mode Press the keys corresponding to the di[...]

15 Customise your phone 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Phone settings → Language → Display . 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 profile you are using. 3. Press < Options >[...]

Ge t started 16 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Display settings → Home screen → Wallpa per . 2. Select an image category . 3. Select an image. 4. Press < Select > and th en < Save >. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Phone settings → Shortcuts . 2. Select a key . 3. Sele[...]

17 Use an optional memo ry card • Frequent erasing and writing will shorten a card’s lifes pan. • Do not remov e a card from the phone or turn off th e phone while data is being accessed or tr ansferred. This could result in loss of data and/or damage to the card or phone. • Do not subject cards to strong shocks. • Do not touch card termi[...]

18 Step outside the phone Begin with call functions, cam era, music player, web browser and other speci al features Make or answer calls 1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number . 2. Press [ ]. Press [V olume] to adjust the v olume . 3. Press [ ] to end the call. 1. When the phone rings, open the phone. If the phone is already open, pre[...]

19 Use the cam era •P r e s s < Options > and select Remove to drop one participant. 5. Press [ ] to end the multi-party call. 1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number . 2. Press < Options > and select IP call . The default IP call prefix number appears before the phone number . 3. Press [ ]. 4. Press [ ] to end the call. [...]

Step outside the phone 20 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 [Camer a] to turn on the came ra. 2. Press [ 1 ] to switch t o Recording mode. 3. R otate the phone to the left for landscape view . 4. Press [ ] or [Camera] to start recording[...]

21 Play music Use these methods: • Download from the wireless web. • Download from a comput er 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. • Synchronise music files with Windows Media Player . See page 22. Prepare music files 1. Insert[...]

Step outside the phone 22 Y ou can co py music files to the memory card by sync hronising with Windows Media P layer 11. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Settings → Phone settings → PC connections → Media player . 2. Connect your phone and PC with an optional PC data cable. 3. Select Sync digital media files to this device wh[...]

23 • Left: restart playback . Press to return t o the previous file within 3 seconds after the playback has started. Press and hold to scan backward in a file. • Right: skip to the next file. Press and hold to scan forward in a file. • Up: open the playlist. • V olume: adjust the volu me. 4. Press [Down] to stop playback. Y ou can creat e a[...]

Step outside the phone 24 Listen to the FM radio 1. Plug the connecter of the headset, which serv es as a radi o antenna , into the multi-function jack or headset jack on the phon e. 2. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and select FM radio . 3. Press [ ] to turn on the radio. Listen to the radio 4. When you tur n on the FM radio for the first time[...]

25 Browse th e web By automatic tuning: 1. From the radio screen, press < Options > and select Self-tuning . 2. Press < Yes > to conf irm. Available radio stations ar e automatica lly saved. 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[...]

Step outside the phone 26 Use Phonebook Send messages 1. In Id le mod e, enter a phone number and press < Options >. 2. Select Save → a memory locatio n → New . 3. For Phone , sele ct a number type. 4. Specify contact information. 5. Press < Save > or [ ] to save the co ntact. 1. In Idle mode, press < Contacts >. 2. Enter th e[...]

27 4. Enter destination numbers. 5. Press [ ] to send the message. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Messages → Create new message → Multimedia message . 2. Select Subject . 3. Enter the message subject and press [ ]. 4. Select Image or video and add an image or a video clip. 5. Select Music or sound and add a music or a s ound [...]

Step outside the phone 28 View messages 3. Enter the email subject and press [ ]. 4. Select Message . 5. Enter the email text and press [ ]. 6. Select File attach . 7. Add image, video, sound, music, or document files. 8. Press < Options > and select Send . 9. Press [ ] . 10.Enter email addres ses and press [ ]. 11.Press < Options > and[...]

29 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 th em, talk hands-free, or control the phone remotely . 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Messages → My messag es → Email inbox . 2. Select Check new mail . 3. Select[...]

Step outside the phone 30 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and sel ect Applications → Bluetooth → My devices → Search new device . 2. Select a device. 3. Ente r a Blue tooth PIN or the other device’s Bluetooth PIN, if it has one, and press < OK >. 4. When the owner of the other device enters the same code, pairing is complete. Se[...]

31 1. If necessary , enter t he Bluetooth PIN and press < OK >. 2. Press < Yes > to conf irm that you are willing to recei ve. Receive data F268.book Page 31 Monday, October 20, 2008 11:32 AM[...]

32 Men u f un c t i o ns All menu options listed This section provides brief explanations of menu functions on your phone. Call log Menu Description Rec e n t contacts, Missed c alls, Dialled calls, Received c alls Check the most recent calls dialled, received, or missed. Delete all Delete all of the records in each call type. IP call Select a defa[...]

33 Phonebook Menu Description Contact list Search for contact information stored in Phonebook. FDN contacts Create a list of contacts to be used in FDN (Fixed Dialling Number) mode, in which the phone allows outgoing calls only to the specified phone numbers, if your SIM card supports this feature. Create contact Add a new contact to Phonebook. Gro[...]

Menu fun ct ion s 34 Music Access and listen to all music files sorted by criteria. Y ou can also make y our own music playlists. Browser Menu Description Home Connect your phone to the network and l oad the homepage of the wireless web service provider . Anysearch Use this Java-based application to search for various inform ation from the wireless[...]

35 1. All rights and responsibi lities for the Java-based games embedded in your phone and media contents provided by Samsung Fun Club, such a s images, sounds, and Jav a applicat ions, belon g to their r espectiv e owners. Messages Current pr ofile Select a connection profile to be used for accessing the wireless web. Menu Description Create new m[...]

Menu fun ct ion s 36 My files Calendar Keep tr ack of your schedule. Broadcast messages Access the received broadcast messages or change the settings for receiving broadcast messages. Message count View the number of text, multimedia, or email messages se nt orreceived per month. Y ou can also delete records for each message type. Memory stat us Ch[...]

37 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 on your phone. Applications Menu Description V oice recorder Record voice mem os and any other sounds. Jav a world 1 Access Jav a games a nd applications. Depending on your servic e pro vider , th is service may be[...]

Menu fun ct ion s 38 1. All rights and responsibi lities for the Java-based games embedded in your phone and media contents provided by Samsung Fun Club, such a s images, sounds, and Jav a applicat ions, belon g to their r espectiv e owners. Alarms Set a wak e-up call to wak e you up in the morning or an alarm to al ert you to an event at a specifi[...]

39 Phone settings → Shortcut s Use the Navigation keys as shortcuts to access specific menus directly from Idle mode. [Up] is fixed as a shortcut to My m enu mode. Phone settings → Time and date Change the time and date displayed on your phone. Phone settings → Vo l u m e k e y Set how the phone reacts if you press and hold [V olume] when a c[...]

Menu fun ct ion s 40 Light se ttings → Backlight time Select the length of ti me the backlight or display stays on when the phone is not used. Light se ttings → Brightness Adjust the brightness of the display for varying lighting conditions. Light se ttings → Key p a d l i g ht Set how the phone controls the use of the keypad light. Display s[...]

41 Display settings → Menu trans ition effect Select a transition w hen you move between menus in Menu mode. Massag e settings Set up various o ptions for using the messaging services. Call settings Set options for call functions . Phonebook settings → Speed dial Assign speed dial numbers for your most frequently dialled numbers. Phonebook sett[...]

Menu fun ct ion s 42 Browser settings Clear the cache. Select a connection profile to be used for accessing the wireless web and change the profile settings. Also access version and copyright information about the web browser . Music pl ayer settings Change the default settings for playing music. Network settings → Select network Select the netwo[...]

43 Security settings → Fixed dialling mode Set the phone to restrict calls to a limited set of phone numbers, if supported by your SIM card. Security settings → Change password Change the phone password. Security settings → Change PIN code Change the PIN. Security settings → Change PIN2 code Change your current PIN2, if supported by your SI[...]

Health and safety information 44 H ealth and safety information SAR certification inf ormation The names and content of toxic and hazardous substances or elements O: Indicates that the toxic or hazardous substance contained in al l of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit specified in SJ/T113 63- 2006. X: Indicates that the tox[...]

45 Battery safety This information is based on fully charged b atteries. Depending on how you use your phone, actual operation time may vary and may be shorter than declared. Standb y time will be redu ced in the followin g condition s: • W hen you use the additional featur es on your phone such as writing and storing messages, playing games , an[...]

Health and safety information 46 • Use only Samsung -appro ved bat teries, an d recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers. Dis connect the charger from t he power source when it is not in use. Do not leave the battery connected t o a charger for more than a week, sin ce over charging m ay short en its life. • Extreme temp eratur[...]

47 Operating environment Rememb er to follow any special regulations in force in the area you are in, and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, o r when it may cau se interference or danger . When connecting the phone or any accesso ry to another device, re ad its user’s guide for det ailed safety instruction s. Do no t[...]

Health and safety information 48 Vehicl es RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately sh ielded electronic systems in m otor vehicles. Ch eck with the manufact urer or its repr ese ntat ive r egar din g your vehic le. Y ou should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle. Posted facilities Sw[...]

49 T o make an emergency ca ll: 1. Sw itch on the ph one. 2. Key in the emergency numbe r for your pr esent location. Emergenc y numbers vary by location. 3. Pres s [ ]. Certain featur es like C all Barring m ay nee d to be deactivated before you can make an emergency call. Consult this document and your local cellular s ervice provider . Other imp[...]

Health and safety information 50 • Keep your phone and all its par ts and accessori es out of the reach of small children and pe ts. They may accidentally damage the se things or choke o n small parts. • K eep the phon e dry . Precipitation, hum idity , and liquids contai n minerals that corrode electronic circuits. • Do no t use the phone wi[...]

51 • Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorised antennas or modified accessories may damage the phone and viol ate regulations governing radio devic es. • If the phone, batter y , charger , or any accessory is not workin g properly , take it to y our nearest qualified servic e facility . The personnel there will assi[...]