Samsung SPH-a680 Series manual

SPH-a680 Series PORT ABLE T ri-Mode TELEPHONE User Guide Please read this manua l before operating your phone, and keep it for future refere nce.[...]

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T able of Contents Getting Starte d.... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........ 1 Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Key Functions. . . . . . . . . [...]

Selecting Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Application Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Silence All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Navigating Through Me nus......... ........... .............. ........... ........... . 49 Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Using Voice Servi ces ....... ............. .[...]

Phone Basics .......... ................................. ......... .................. ...... 102 Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Safety ..... ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......... ...... 127 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry Canada Not[...]

1 Getting Started Getting Started Closed View of Phone[...]

Getting Started 2 Front View of Y our Phone[...]

3 Getting Started Key Functions 1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your phone. 2. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the better the signal strength. 3. Display Screen: This screen displays all the[...]

Getting Started 4 9. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to ente r numbers, letters, and characters. 10. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for calling features. In text entry mo de, press to change the character input type (ABC, Abc, abc). 11 . Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector is used to plug in the charging a[...]

5 Getting Started 19. Side Camera Button: This button is used to launch the integrated digital camera, bot h when the phone is open or closed. 20. Ringer Indicator: This icon indicates that a ringer is set. 21. Battery Indicator: The battery indica tor displays t he amount of remaining battery ch arge cu rrently available in your phone. When all ba[...]

Getting Started 6 indicates that you have vo icemail, text messages, numeric pages, picture mess ages, video messages, or Web Alert me ssages waitin g. Press briefly to see a list of pendi ng messages or press and hold to dial your voicemail box. indicates that there is an unread message in the inbox. indicates that t he message ha s been read. ind[...]

7 Getting Started indicates that an alar m is set on your phone. tells you a call is in progress. means there is no service, as your phone cannot find a signal. displays your current signal strength. The more lines you have, the stronger your signal. shows your current b attery charge strength. (Icon shown fully charged.) indicates that the han dse[...]

Getting Started 8 indicates that t he white balanc e has been se t to Fluorescent. This is used for taking pictures or movies indoors under fluorescent lighting conditions. indicates that t he white balanc e has been se t to Manual. This is used for ta king pictures or movies indoors or outdoors using your own custom settings. indicates that a pict[...]

9 Getting Started • Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging capabilities. See "Using T ext Messaging" on page 108. • Downloadable games, ringers, sc reen savers, an d applications allow you to turn down time into fun time and to personalize your phone. See "Downloading Ga mes, Ringers, Screen Savers and Application[...]

Getting Started 10 Tip : The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when you are in an area where there is no signal. T o turn your phone off: • Press and hold for two seconds until you see the power- ing down animation on the display screen. Y our screen remains blank while yo ur phone is off (unless the battery is charging). Us[...]

11 Getting Started Installing the Batter y T o install the LiIon batter y: 1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone at an angle, making sure the plastic tab on the bottom of the battery is inserted into th e matching slot in the phone. 2. Press down until the batter y snaps into plac e. Removing the Batter y T o remove your b[...]

Getting Started 12 Charging the Battery Y our phone’ s LiIon battery is rech argeable and should be charged as soon as possible so you ca n begin using your phone. Keeping track of your batte ry’ s cha r ge is important. If your batter y level becomes too low , your phone automatically turns off and you will lose all the information you we re j[...]

13 Getting Started Using the Desktop Charger T o use the desktop charger provided with your phone: • Plug the outlet from the deskt op charger in the wall. Place your phone into the desktop charge r , making sure that it fits securely . If properly connected , you should see the charging lights. • A red light on the desktop charger and a n anim[...]

Getting Started 14 Making and An swering Calls Making Calls Placing a call from your phone is as easy as making a ca ll from any land-line phone. Just enter the num ber and press and you’re on your way to clear calls. T o make a call using your keypad: 1. Make sure your phone is on. 2. Enter a phone number . (If you ma ke a mistake while dialing,[...]

15 Getting Started Y our phone notifies you of incoming calls in th e following ways: • The phone rings or vibrates (u nless set to Silence All). • The LED flashes. • The backlight illuminates. • The screen displays an incoming call message. If the incoming call is from a numbe r stored in your Phone Book, the phone book entry’ s name is [...]

Getting Started 16 Missed Call Notification When an incoming call is not answered, the Mi ssed Call log is displayed on your screen. T o display the Missed Call entry: • Highlight the entry and press . (T o dial the phone num- ber , press .) Calling Emergency Numbers Y ou can place calls to 911 (d ial and press ), even if your phone is locked or [...]

17 Getting Started In-Call Options Select actions by pres sing during a call. A list of features is displayed that allows you to pe rform different actions during the course of a call. The following optio ns are available: (T o select an option, press the corresponding keypad number or highlight the option and press .) • (1) Mute or UnMute allows[...]

Getting Started 18 End-of-Call Options After receiving a ca ll from or making a call to a phone number that is not in your Phone Book, the pho ne number and the duration of the call are displayed. Press to a dd the new number to your Ph one Book. (See below for more in formation on “Saving a Phone Number .”) Note : The End-of-Call options are n[...]

19 Getting Started 6. When finished ente ring the name, pre ss to re turn to the phone book entry . 7. Press to sa ve the entr y . Note : If entries are already saved in the phone book, skip step 5-6 listed above. Finding a Phone Number This feature allows you to sear ch for phone numbers saved in your address book by entering 1-4 numbers of the la[...]

Getting Started 20 Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Y ou can dial or save phone numbe rs with pauses for use with automated system s, such as voicemail or cre dit card billing numbers. There are two types of p aus es available on your phone: • Hard Pause sends the next set of numbers when you press . • 2-Second Pause automatically s[...]

21 Getting Started Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated dialing allows you to en ter a five or six- digit prefix for commonly used phone numbers. When abbreviated dialing is On, you can enter the last four or five digits of an y phone number that matches the five or six digit prefix , and the number is dialed using the prefix numbers with only the last [...]

Getting Started 22 4. Name: Enter the first few letters of the entry’ s name to locate the desired entry . — or — Entry: Enter the entry number using th e keypad. — or — Group: Press the navigation key up or down to select the desired group. 5. Scroll to highlight the desire d entry and press to make the call. Tip : If the desired entry c[...]

23 Getting Started T o use Three-T ouch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 100-300: 1. Press the first digit. 2. Press the second digit. 3. Press and hold the third di git for approximately two seconds. (The display confirms that the number h as been dialed when it s hows “Calling...”.) Note : You r phone also supp orts 1- 4 digit dialing. If you[...]

Getting Started 24 • Number to enter numbers (see page 25). Entering Characters Usi ng T9 T ext Input T9 T ext Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just once per letter . (T o select the T9 (English) mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Characte r Input Mode” above.) T9 T ext Input analyzes the letters you enter using[...]

25 Getting Started Characters scroll in the following order: After a character is ente red, the cursor automatica lly advances to the next space after two se conds or when you en ter a character on a different key . Entering Numbers and Symb ols T o enter numbers: • Select t he Number mode and press the appropriate key . (See “Selecting a Chara[...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 26 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Reminder : T o access the phone’ s main menu, press ( Menu ) from standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting the m with the navigation key and pressing , or you can press the number corresponding to the menu item on your keypad. Sound Settings Adjusting the P[...]

27 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings • Ring T ones include a variety of standard ringer types. • Melodies includes a variety of standard musical melodies. • Downloaded Ringers can be downloaded right to your phone. See "Downloading Ringers" on page 123 • Vibrate alerts you to calls or messages without disturbing others. T o sele[...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 28 3. Press for Ringer T ype . 4. Press for Messages . 5. Press for Voicemail , for Page for Te x t Message , for Pic/Video Msg , or for Web Alerts . 6. Press the navigation button le ft or right to select Sing le T ones , Ring T ones , Melodies , or Downloaded ringers. 7. Press the navigation button down and the[...]

29 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 3. Press for Ringer T ype . 4. Press for Roam Ringer . 5. Select Normal or Distinctive and press . Selecting a Key T one Y our phone offers a number of options for selecting the audible tones accompanying a key press. There are three different tone s available: • Normal - Normal k ey beeps are he ard when a [...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 30 4. Press for T one Level . 5. Press the navigation key right to increase or le ft to decrea se the volume. 6. Press to Save . Selecting T one Length Y our phone offers a number of options for selecting the audible tones accompanying a ke y press. Longer tone leng ths may be better for tone recognition when dia[...]

31 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings • Fade - An alert tone is sounde d when your phone partially loses signal due to network conditions. • Roam - An alert tone is sounded when you are connected to a network other than your home network. • Power On/Off - An alert tone is s ounded when your phone is powered On or Off. • Flip Sound - An ale[...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 32 adjust the volume setting by using the volume keys loca ted on the side of the handset. T o set up the App. Volume: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Sounds . 3. Press for App. Volume . 4. Press: • for Sound . • for Vibrator . 5. Press the navigation key left or right to select a desired volume level or[...]

33 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Display Settings Changing the T ext Greeting The text greeting can be up to 14 char acters and is displayed on your phone’ s screen in standby mode . Y ou may choose to display a custom greeting or display your User Name on the phone’ s screen. T o display or change your custom greeting: 1. Press for Setti[...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 34 Changing the Backligh t Time Leng th The backlight setting lets you sele ct how long the display screen and keypad are backlit af ter any key press is made. T o change the backlight setting: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Display . 6. Press for Backlight . 3. Press for Main Display , for Keypad, or for P[...]

35 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 5. Press the navigation key left or right until the desired image is displayed. 6. Press to Save . Changing the Phon e’ s Menu Style Y our phone allows you to choose how the menu appears on your display screen. T o se lect the display ’ s menu style: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Display . 3. Press [...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 36 3. Press for Location . (A brief explanation will display . Use your navigation key to scro ll through to read the entire text.) 4. Press the navigation key up or down to select On or Off . 5. Press to Save . When the Location feature is on, your phone’ s sta ndby screen will display the icon. Wh en Location[...]

37 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Phone Setup Options Shortcut Y ou have the option of assigning the navigation key to an often-used function. The center na vigation key cannot be changed. Pressing the navigation key le ft in standby mode will launch the assigned feature. 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Launch Pad . 3. Press for Up Key , [...]

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 38 Auto-Answer Mode T o answer calls when your phone is connected to an optional hands- free car kit or head set: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Others . 3. Press for Auto Answer . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to select Ye s or No . 5. Press to Save . Display Language Y our phone can display text [...]

39 Controlling Your Phone’s Settings was not provided with your TTY device, cont act y our TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. T o turn TTY Mode on or off: 1. Press . (A brief explanation of TTY Mode will display .) 2. Press again to continue. 3. Press the navigation key up or down to select Enable TTY or Disable TTY and pres[...]

Phone Security 40 Phone Security Accessing the Security Menu All of your phone’ s security se ttings are available through the Security menu. Y ou must enter your lock code to view the Security menu. T o ac cess the Security menu: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Security . 3. Enter your lock code. (The security menu is displayed.) Tip : If y[...]

41 Phone Security Unlocking Y our Phone T o unlock your phone: 1. Press . 2. Enter your lock code. Locking Picture/Video T o turn on or off picture/video lock: 1. From the Security m enu, press for Lock Pic/Video . 2. Press the navigation key up or down to select on or off and press . Changing the Lock Code T o change your lock code: 1. From the Se[...]

Phone Security 42 Restricting Calls Y ou can restrict the phone numbers that your phone can call. (The Restrict Calls setting does not apply to 911 or Customer Service.). Y ou can select one of the following options: • Allow all - Allows all calls to be ma de without any restrictions. (Default setting.) • PBook Only - Allows you to call only th[...]

43 Phone Security Using Special Numbers Y ou can save up to three special numbe rs in addition to your Internal Phone Book entries (the same num b er may be in both directories). Y ou can make a nd receive calls from special numbers even when your phone is locked. Y ou can save three special numbers in addition to your Phone Book entrie s (the same[...]

Phone Security 44 3. If you are certain you wish to erase all downloaded cont ent, press . Erasing Pictures and Videos Y ou can quickly and easily delete all pictures and videos currently saved in your phone. T o erase your pictures and videos: 1. From the Security m enu, press for Erase Pic/Video . 2. Press the navigation key up and select Ye s . [...]

45 Phone Security Resetting Y our Picture Account This option erases the token (logi n) information for your Picture Message accou nt. T o reset your account: 1. From the Security m enu, press f or Reset Picture Account . 2. Press the navigation key up and select Ye s . 3. Press to reset.[...]

Roaming 46 Roaming Understanding Roaming Recognizing Icons on the Disp lay Screen Y our phone’ s display screen always le ts you know when you’re off the network. The following chart indi cates what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your ph one. Note : Yo u will pay a higher per - minute rate for roaming calls. Roaming on Other Dig[...]

47 Roaming • Some features which are stan dard on the network, such as call waiting, web browser , and dire ct international dialing, are unavailable . • Though callers can leave voicem ail messages w h ile you are roaming, you will not receive notif ication until you return to the network. While roaming, you can periodically check your voicema[...]

Roaming 48 • Automatic: This setting seeks service. When service is unavailable, the phone sear ches for an alternate system. • Home Only: This setting allows you to access the home network only and prevents roaming on other networks. • Digital Only: This setting allows you to access digital service only , preventing access on analog networks[...]

49 Navigating Through Menus Navigating Through Menus Menu Navigation The navigation key on your phone allows you to scroll through menus quickly and easily . The scrol l bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your positi on in the menu at all times. T o navigate through a menu, simply press the navigation key up or down. If you are in a first-[...]

Navigating Through Menus 50 Viewing the Menus Menu Diagram The following list outlines your phone’ s menu structure: 1: Call History 1: Outgoing Calls 2: Incoming Calls 3: Missed Calls 4: Erase History 1: Outgoing Calls 2: Incoming Calls 3: Missed Calls 4: All Calls 5: Air Ti me 1: Last Call 2: Total Calls 2: Phone Book 1: Find 2: Add New Entry 3[...]

51 Navigating Through Menus 8: I’ll be there at 9: What time does it start? 10: I love you! 11 - 20: [Empty] 4: Message Alerts 1: Volume 2: Type 1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Pic/Video Msg. 4: Web Alert 3: Reminder 1: Off 2: Once 3: Every 2 min 5: Save in Outbox 1: Yes 2: No 6: Auto Delete 1: Yes 2: No 7: Alert Setup 1: Yes 2: No 8: Voice Mail [...]

Navigating Through Menus 52 1: Get New 6: Web 1: Start Browser 2: Web G uard 1: None 2: To Start 3: To End 4: Both 7: T ools 1: Voice Memo 1: Record 2: Review 3: Erase All 1: Yes 2: No 2: Today 3: Scheduler 4: Worl d Time 5: Ala rm Cloc k 1: Alarm #1 2: Alarm #2 3: Alarm #3 6: Task Li st 7: Memo Pad 8: Calculator 9: Countdown 8: Settings 1: Display[...]

53 Navigating Through Menus 1: Digital 2: Analog 1 3: Analog 2 4: Analog 3 5: Analog 4 6: Analog 5 7: Analog 6 8: Analog 7 9: My Pictures 7: Service LED 1: On 2: Off 2: Sounds 1: Ringer Volume 1: Calls 2: Messages 3: Alarms 2: Ringer Type 1: Voice Calls 1: With Caller ID 2: No Caller ID 2: Messages 1: Voicemail 2: Page 3: Text Message 4: Pic/Video [...]

Navigating Through Menus 54 3: Lock Now 2: Lock Pic/Video 1: On 2: Off 3: Change Lock 4: Restriction 1: Allow All 2: PBook Only 3: Special # Only 5: Special # 1: Empty 2: Empty 3: Empty 6: Erase Pbook 1: Yes 2: No 7: Erase Downloads 1: Yes 2: No 8: Erase Pic/Video 1: Yes 2: No 9: Reset Phone 1: Yes 2: No 0: Reset Picture Account 1: Yes 2: No 4: Voi[...]

55 Navigating Through Menus 4: Analog 5: AMPS Home 6: Location 1: On 2: Off 8: Phone Info 1: Phone Number 2: Icon Glossary 3: Version 4: Advanced 1: InUse Menu 1: Mute/Unmute 2: Call History 3: Phone Book 4: 3-Way Call 5: Messaging 6: Voice Memo 7: Tools 8: Phone Info[...]

Managing Call History 56 Managing Call History Viewing Histor y Y ou’ll find the Call History feature ver y helpful. It is a list of the last 20 phone numbers (or Phone Book en tries) for calls you placed, accepted, or miss ed. Call Histor y makes redial ing a number fast and easy . It is continually updated as new numbers are added to the beginn[...]

57 Managing Call History Tip : Y ou can also view the next Call Histor y entry by pressing the navigation key right or vi ew the previous entry by pressing the navigation key left. Making a Call From Call Histor y T o plac e a call from Call Histor y: 1. Press for Call History . 2. Select Outgoing Calls , Incoming Calls , or Missed Calls . 3. Highl[...]

Managing Call History 58 4. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the entry . (See "Saving a Phone Number" on page 18.) After you have saved the numb er , the new Ph one Book entr y is displayed. Note : You cannot save phone numbers a l ready in your Internal Phon e Book or from calls identifi ed as Unknown ID or Restricted. Prepending [...]

59 Managing Call History Erasing Call Histor y T o e rase individual Ca ll Histor y entries, see “Ca ll History O ptions” on page 56. T o erase Call History: 1. Press for Call History . 2. Press for Erase History . • Press to erase Outgoing Calls. • Press to erase Incoming Calls. • Press to erase Missed Calls. • Press to erase All Calls[...]

Using the Internal Phone Book 60 Using the Internal Phone Book Adding a New Phone Book Entry Y our phone can store up to 300 P hone Book numbers. Phone Book entries can store up to a total of six phone numbers, and each entry’ s name can contain up to 20 characters. T o add a ne w entry: 1. Enter a new phone number and press . 2. Press for Add Ne[...]

61 Using the Internal Phone Book 4. Once the desired option is hi ghlighted, press the navigation key down. 5. Enter the first few letters or entry # to locate the desired entry . 6. Scroll to highlight the name and press to m ake the call. Finding Speed Dial Numbers T o find phone numbers you have st ored in speed dial locations: 1. Press fo r Pho[...]

Using the Internal Phone Book 62 Adding a Phone Number to a Phone Book Entr y T o add a phone number to an entry: 1. Press fo r Phone Book . 2. Press for Find . 3. Select th e desired ent r y and press . 4. Press to edit the entr y . 5. Press the navigation key down until the desired label is selected and press to edit. 6. Enter the phone number us[...]

63 Using the Internal Phone Book Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Y our phone can store up to 300 phone numbers in speed dial locations. For details on how to make calls using speed dial numbers, see “Using One-T ouch/T wo-T ouch/Thr ee T ouch Speed Dialing” on page 22. T o assign a Speed Dial number to a new phone number: 1. Add a phone number to [...]

Using the Internal Phone Book 64 8. Press the navi gation key to t he left or right to highlight and listen to the desired Ringer and press . 9. Press to Save . Secret Phone Book Entries Y ou can hide an entry’ s phone number(s) and require your lock code to edit the entr y by making it secret. The entr y name is still di splayed, but the entry?[...]

65 Using the Internal Phone Book work, call Customer Service at the number listed on the User Guide cover . Changing the Group Name Y ou can associate a preset group na me to your entries to help you sort them easier in the phone book. The preset group names already programmed into your phone are: T o associate an existing num ber located in your p[...]

Personal Organizer 66 Personal Organizer Adding an Event to the Scheduler Y our Scheduler helps organize yo ur time and reminds you of important events. T o add an event: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for Scheduler . 3. Press for Add New . 4. Enter the event desc ription using the keypad and press . 5. Enter the Star t Time and Date using the keyp[...]

67 Personal Organizer Event Alerts There are several ways your phone alerts you of scheduled events: • By playing the assigned ringer type. • By illuminating the backlight. • By flashing the LED. T o se lect the ringer: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for Sounds . 3. Press for Ringer T ype . 4. Press for Schedule . 5. Press the navigation ke[...]

Personal Organizer 68 3. Press to Erase All . 4. Highlight Ye s using the navigation key and press to confirm. Erasing Events T o delete individual events: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for Scheduler . 3. Highlight the desired day of the event being deleted. 4. Press for Vi ew . 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select th e desired event. [...]

69 Personal Organizer Using the Alarm Clock Y our phone comes with a built-in alarm clock with multiple alarm capabilit ies. T o use the alarm clock: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for Alarm Clock . 3. Press , , or to se lect an Alarm. 4. Press the navi gation key le ft or right and select On . 5. Press the navigation key down once and enter the al[...]

Personal Organizer 70 Using the Memo Pad Y our phone comes with a memo pa d you can use to compose and store reminders and notes to help keep you organized. T o compose a note: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press f or Memo Pad . 3. If there are no exis ting memos, the New Memo sc reen is automatically displayed. If the re are no existing memos saved, pr[...]

71 Personal Organizer Using Y our Phone’ s T ools In addition to helping you be more efficient and organized, your phone offers useful a nd entertaining tools. Playing Games T o play a game on your phone: 1. Press fo r Downloads . 2. Press for Games . 3. Press the navigation key up or down to highlight the desired game and press to play . Tip : Y[...]

Personal Organizer 72 6. Press to view the results. Wor l d Ti m e World T ime displays what time it is in twenty-four different time zones around the world together wi th one or more majo r cities, states, regions, or count ries in a time zo ne. T o ac cess world time: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for Wo rld Tim e . 3. Press the navi gation key [...]

73 Personal Organizer Countdown Countdown allows you to enter a futu re date and time into the phone and then see the amount of days, hour s, and minutes unt il that time is reached. T o set up a new countdown: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for Countdown . 3. If there are no existing countdo wns, the New Countdown screen is autom atically di splay[...]

Using Voice Services 74 Using Voice Services Activating V oice Recognition Voice recogn ition allows you to say commands to perform common functions supported by your phone . There is no voice training required to use the v oice recognition feature. Y ou simply say t he pre- designated command displayed on your screen in a normal tone of voice to p[...]

75 Using Voice Services Using Digit Dial Digit Dial allows y ou to dial any va lid 7, 10 or 11 digit North American phone number by speaking the num ber naturally , without pausing between the digits. Tips for using Digit Dial: • Digit Dial works best in quieter environments. • When saying a number , speak at a normal s peed and say each digit [...]

Using Voice Services 76 5. If the phone asks you, "Did Y ou Say ," followed by an incorrect number , say No . (If there are other alternatives, the phone will prompt you with the n e xt one. Y ou can also press the navigation key up or down to select the correct number from the Choice List , and then press to dial.) Note : In some cases, [...]

77 Using Voice Services Adapting Digit Dial Digit Dialing is speake r independent, which means that no training or adaptation is required. Some us ers with heavy accents or unusual voice characterist ics may find difficult y in achieving high accuracy with speaker independent Digit Dial ing, so the Adapt Digits feature allows users to dramatically [...]

Using Voice Services 78 2. Press for V oice Dial . 3. Press for Adapt Digits . (The p hone displays the first digit sequence.) 4. When you are ready to st art recording, pres s . (The phone prompts you to say the first sequence of digits.) 5. Wait for the beep, an d then repe at the digits using a normal tone of voice. (The phone plays back your re[...]

79 Using Voice Services Note : It is recommended that you perform the complete adaptation of Digit Dial at least once to achieve the maximum benefit of this feature. If a partial adaptation is performed, you can always return later and resume the process from the half way point. Resetting Digit Dial Ada ptation T o erase any adapta tion and reset D[...]

Using Voice Services 80 Using Name Dial For best results wit h Name Dial enter first and last names in your phone book, avoid using abbreviations , and make sure the names are spelled correctly . Name Dial automatically voice-acti vates ever y contact in your Phone Book withou t the need to record or "train" names before us ing them. With[...]

81 Using Voice Services Enabling/Disabling Name Dial Choice Lists Y ou can customi ze whether the Name Dial feature displa ys a list of choices for names that sound alike, or brings up information for the first recognized name withou t displaying a choice list. T o enable or disable choice lists for Name Dial: 1. Press for Settings . 2. Press for V[...]

Using Voice Services 82 Using Name Lookup Name Lookup lets you retr ieve contact information for any person in your Phone Book by saying th e full name of the person. T o retrieve informat ion using Name Lookup: 1. Activate voice re cognition by pressing and holding . (The phone will prompt you for a command.) 2. Say Phone Book . (The phone will pr[...]

83 Using Voice Services • If the phone says, "Did Y ou Say ," followed by an incorrect name, say No . The phone then prompts you with the next name, if there is one. If there are no more names, the phone will say "Sorry , No Match Found." Tip : Y ou can also choose a name from the choice list manually . Press the navigation ke[...]

Using Voice Services 84 Managing V o ice Memos Y ou can use your phone to record brief memos to remind you of important events, phone number s, or other items. Recording V oice Memos T o record a voice memo : 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for V oice Memo . 3. Press for Record . (The phone prompts you to start recording after the beep.) 4. Wait for[...]

85 Using Voice Services Reviewing and Erasi ng Memos T o play the voice memo s you have recorded: 1. Press for T ools . 2. Press for V oice Memo . 3. Press for Review . (The phone displays a list of saved memos, with the first on e selected. ) 4. Select a memo and press . — or — Press the number corresponding to the memo you want to review . (T[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 86 Using Your Phone Camera T aking Pictures T aking pictures with your phone’ s bui lt-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. Y ou can activate camera mode and take pictures whet her the phone is open or closed. T o take a picture with the phone open: 1. Press for Picture/Vi[...]

87 Using Your Phone Camera 4. Press the Side Camera button again to return to the camera mode. Image Resolution Y our full-color digital camera can take pictures in three different modes. Each of the modes allow y ou to increase the zoom multiple levels, depending on the pi cture quality setting. This allows you to get a closer view of the subjec t[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 88 • Picture Resolution : This setting allows you to select the desired resolution of t he image. The av ailable siz es are: • High:640*480 • Med:320*240 • Low:160*120 • Picture Quality : The quality allows y ou to select between Fine , Normal , and Economy . These settings re flect the image quality settings for t[...]

89 Using Your Phone Camera • Flash : Allows you to turn the flash always on or off when taking a picture. Also allows y ou to turn the flash on for just one picture or keep the flash alwa ys on. T o get the best picture quality , do not move the phone when the flash is on. • Self Timer : Allows you to configure a timer for 5 or 10 seconds. This[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 90 • Cloudy: Increases light sensitivity for taking pictures under cloudy conditions. • T ungsten: Adjusts the white bala nce to match in side lighting conditions displayed using common household light bu lbs. • Fluorescent: Adjusts the white balance t o match inside lighting condit ions displayed using common fluoresc[...]

91 Using Your Phone Camera Note : Whi le the Self-t imer is activ e, all keys a re disabled except , and . Picture Messaging Once you’ve t aken a picture, it is automatically saved in th e camera. Y ou can share the picture instantly with family and f riends. Y ou can send a picture to up to ten peopl e at a ti me using their email addresses or t[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 92 Sending Saved Pictures Y ou can also send pictures that you have saved on your camera. 1. Press for Picture/Video . 2. Press for My Pictures . 3. Highlight the desired image(s) and press the camera button on the front of the phone to select. 4. Press fo r Send . 5. Finish steps 3 to 6 listed above under Sendi ng Pictures [...]

93 Using Your Phone Camera Storing Pictures Y our phone can store pictures in three ways: • In Camera • Saved to Phone • Online Albums Images located in In Camera and Saved to Phone can be assigned to address book entries, uploaded to on line albums, sent to other users, or saved for future use. Note : When pictures are assigned as yo ur scre[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 94 In Camera Y our phone displays a picture immedi ately after it is taken and stores the image in the In Came ra folder . Pictures stored in your phone can be viewed at any time wi thout connecting to the web. T o ac cess the images: 1. Press for Picture/Video . 2. Press for My Pictures . 3. Press for In Camera . Saved to P[...]

95 Using Your Phone Camera Online Albums Online Albums are image locations th at are saved onli ne and can be accessed using your phone. The lo cations can be used to save images or video clips from your phone. Creating an Online Album The first time you use any of th e Pi cture Messag ing management options involving the Picture Messag ing We b si[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 96 Uploading a picture to the Picture Mess aging Web Site 1. Press for Picture/Video . 2. Press for Online Albums . 3. Select Upload Picture and press . 4. Highlight the desired image using the navigation key and press the camera key on the front of the phone. 5. Press to upl oad. 6. Press again to upload. T o view Online Al[...]

97 Using Your Phone Camera Accessing Online Picture/Vi deo Message Options From Y our Phon e 1. Select a picture from y our online Picture account. 2. Press for Options . 3. T o select an option, hi ghlight it and press . T o access your online Albu ms options from your phone: 1. Display the album list in the Online Picture/ Video account. 2. Use y[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 98 T aking Video Clips The camcorder allows you to cap t ure sound and motion using your phone. Y ou can capture up to 20 fifteen second clips using the camcorder . The video clips can be se nt to other users or uploaded to online albums. There are seve ral options ass ociated with the camcorder: • Silent Movie : Allows yo[...]

99 Using Your Phone Camera • Brightness : Allows you to select Auto or Manual. If manual is selected, you can adjust the brightness using 10 different levels from -5 to +5. • White Balance: Allows you to select the white balanc e or lighting conditions fo r the video clip: • Auto: Automatically adjusts the lighting. • Sunny: Decreases the l[...]

Using Your Phone Camera 100 T aking a Video Clip T aking a video clip with your phone’ s built-in Camcorder is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. Y ou can activate Camcorder mode and take video cl ips whether the phone is open or closed. T o take a Video Clip with the phone open: 1. Press for Picture/Video [...]

101 Using Your Phone Camera Sharing Video Clips Sharing video clips works the same wa y as sharing imag es taken with the Camera. O nce you have save d a video clip, y ou can send it to another user or upload the clip to an online album. For more information, see "Sending Saved Pi ctures " on page 92.[...]

Phone Basics 102 Phone Basics Using V oicemail Setting Up Y our Voicemail All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your Voic email and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. T o set up your voicemail: 1. Press and[...]

103 Phone Basics New Voicemail Message Alerts When you receive a ne w voice message, your phone alerts you and prompts you to call your voicemail. T o ca ll your voicemail: • Press and hold . T o display your Missed Log: • Press . Important : When you are roaming off the network, you may not receive notification of new vo icemail messages. It i[...]

Phone Basics 104 Note : You are charged for airtime mi nutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your phone. Clearing the Message Icon Y our phone may temporarily continue to display the message icon after you have checke d your voice and text messag es. T o clear the icon from the display scree n: 1. Press for Messaging . 2. Press for V oic[...]

105 Phone Basics Responding to Call W aiting When you’re on a call, Call Waiti ng alerts you of incoming calls by sounding two beeps. Y our phone’ s sc reen informs yo u that another call is coming in and displays th e caller’ s phone number (if it is available and you are in digital mode). T o respond to an incoming ca ll while you’re on a[...]

Phone Basics 106 Making a Three-W ay Call With Three-Way Calling, you can talk to two people at the same time. When using this feature, the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two ca lls. T o make a Three-Way Call: 1. Enter a number you wish to call and p ress . 2. Once you have established the connection, press for 3-Way Call . 3.[...]

107 Messaging Messaging Now you can exchange te xt and em ail messages right from your phone and stay connected wit hout saying a word. Within the Messaging menu you can also view the number of voicemail messages you have waiting for y ou. For more information on using your phone’ s voicemail feature, see “Using Voicemail” on page 102. The fo[...]

Messaging 108 — or— for Voicemail . 3. Press for Inbox . 4. Press for Erase . — or— Press for Mark for Deletion . 5. Press the navig ation key up to select Y es and press . T ext Messaging Using T ext Messaging With T ext Messaging, you can us e a person’ s wireless phone number to send instant text messages from your web enabled phone to[...]

109 Messaging Sending Option s When you are sending a new text message, there are options associated wit h the new messa ge. These options allow you to configure the following: • Priority allows you to set the prio rity level between Normal and Urgent. • Call Back # allows you to enter or omit a call back number in your message. T o read a T ex[...]

Messaging 110 Message Setup Options There are several options ass ociated with text messaging . The Message Setup me nu allows you t o customize the options to fit your preferences. The message options are divided into the following categories: • Notifications : Allows you to configure whether new messages will appear with a pop-up message or wit[...]

111 Messaging Notifications The Notifications options alllow you select whether a message in a popup window appears to alert you th at new messages are waiting. T o turn On the Display Popup option: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Messaging . 3. Press for Settings 4. Press for Notifications . 5. Select Mess age and Icon usi ng the navigation [...]

Messaging 112 5. Press for Priority . 6. Select Normal or Urgent using the navigation key and press to select. Call Back Number This option allows you to enter a return call back number that is automatically at tached to your outgoing mess ages. T o access the call back number option: 1. Press for Ma in Menu . 2. Press for Messaging . 3. Press for [...]

113 Messaging 5. Press the navigation key up or down to highlight the desired message or available en try and press to edit. 6. Press and hold to erase the message. Enter your ne w message or ed it the existing o ne using the keypad and press to save. Note : When you send a message using Preset Messages, the message selected last automatically disp[...]

Messaging 114 used as the default ringer . Ringer s that are downloaded can also be assigned. T o set the ringer type: 1. Press for Ma in Menu . 2. Press for Messaging . 3. Press for Settings . 4. Press for Message Alerts . 5. Press for Ty p e . 6. Press: • for V oicemail • for T ext Message • for Pic/Video Msg • for W eb Alert 7. Press the[...]

115 Messaging T o set the message reminder option: 1. Press for Ma in Menu . 2. Press for Messaging . 3. Press for Settings . 4. Press for Message Alerts . 5. Press for Reminder . 6. Press the navigation key up or down to select th e desired duration and press to select. Save in Outbox This allows you to sa ve a copy of the outgoi ng text message i[...]

Messaging 116 5. Press the naviga tion key up or down to select Yes or No and press to select. Alerts Setup This option allows you to automatically connect to the web when new web alerts are received . If this op tion is turned O ff, you are required to connect before the message can be viewed. T o turn this opti on On or Off: 1. Press for Main Men[...]

117 Web Services Web Services The Wireless We b Y our phone comes equipped with Wi reless W eb acce ss through your browser . Y ou can view specially designed version of popular sites which includes sports, weat her , news, stock quotes etc. ... as well as downloadable ringtones, s creen savers a nd images. When you launch the browser , the phone w[...]

Web Services 118 If you had a previous web connectio n, the last page you visited will display when you launch your brow ser . When this occurs , you may not see the "Conn ecting as..." message when you launch the se ssion. Though the browser is open, you are not currently in an active data session - that is, no data is being sent or re c[...]

119 Web Services Web Connection Status and Indicators Y our phone's display lets yo u know the current status of your web connection through indicators which a ppear at the top of the screen. The following symbols are used: Y our web connection is active (data is being transferred). Incoming voice calls go directly to voicemail; outgoing voice[...]

Web Services 120 press the volume buttons on th e side of the phone to scroll one page at a time. Navigating Between Web Pages Once you've learned ho w to use softkey s and scroll, you can start navigating Web sites. • Select on-screen item s by using the navigation key to highlight the desired item , then press t he desired softk ey button [...]

121 Web Services Using the Menu to Navigate By pressing the Menu softkey , you can navigate between web pages. • Press the Menu softkey and select one of the following options: 1. Home to return to the Bell home page 2. Forward one web page (if you have not returned back from a previous web page, this option is greyed out) 3. Mark this page to cr[...]

Web Services 122 Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers and Applications With your new web enabled phone, y ou have access to a variety of services such as downl oadable Games, Ringers , and Screen Save rs. While each type of downloa d involv es a different file type, the basic method for accessing and down lo ading files is the same. Games Y ou[...]

123 Web Services 5. Follow the on-scre en instructi ons to play the game. When you are finished, selec t Exit (or Quit ) or press . Ringers Downloading Ringers T o download an availabl e ringer to your phone: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Downloads . 3. Highlight Ringers and press . 4. Highlight Get New and press . The browser will launch a[...]

Web Services 124 5. Press to re turn to the Ringers menu. 6. Press for Set as . 7. Press for V oice Calls . 8. Press for With Cal ler ID or for No Caller ID . 9. Press to exit. Note : Yo u may assign a ringer to more than one type of call.[...]

125 Web Services Screen Savers Downloading Screen Save rs T o download an available Screen Saver to your phone: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Downloads . 3. Highlight Screen Savers and press . 4. Highlight Get New and press . The browser will launch and take you to the Scre en Savers download menu. 5. Use your navigation key to highlight an[...]

Web Services 126 5. Press to re turn to the S creen Savers menu. 6. Press for Set as . 7. Press for Screen Saver . 8. Press to exit. Note : Y ou may assign a Screen Saver to more than one task. Applications Downloading Applications T o download an application to your phone: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Downloads . 3. Highlight Applications[...]

127 Safety Safety Getting the Most Out of Y our Reception Keeping T abs on Signal Stren gth The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Y our phone in forms you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon. The more bars di splayed, the stronger the sign[...]

Safety 128 reviewing the available body of r e search. In 19 93, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in a regulation. In August 1996, th e FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI /IEEE standard and the guidelines published by the Nati onal Council of Radi ation Protection and Measurements (N[...]

129 Safety Using Y our P hone While D riving T alking on your phone while drivi ng (or operating the phone without a hands-free device) is pr ohibited in some jurisd ictions. Laws vary as to specific rest rictions. Remembe r that safety always come s first. When using your phone in the car: • Get to know your phone and its features, such as speed[...]

Safety 130 Using Y our Phone Near Other Electron ic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However , RF signals from wireless phones may affect inadequately shielded electronic equipment. RF signals may affect improperly in stalled or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems a nd/or enterta[...]

131 Safety T urn off your phone when you ’re in any area that has a potentially explosi ve atmosphere. Al though it’ s rare, your phone or its accessories could generate sparks. Spa rks could cause an explosion or a fire resulting in bodily injur y or even death. Thes e areas are often, but not always, clearly marked. They include: • Fueling [...]

Safety 132 other batteries or chargers vo ids your warrant y and may ca use damage. • In order to avoid damage, charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32º F to 113º F (0º C to 45º C). • Don’t use the ba tter y charger in d irect sunlight or in high humidity areas, such as the ba throom. • Never dispose of the ba ttery b[...]

133 Safety Note : For safety , do not handle a dama ged or leaking LiIon battery . Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry Canada Notice Only use approved batte ries, antennas, and chargers. The use of any unauthorized accessories may be da ngerou s and will invalidate th e phone warranty if said ac cessories cause damage or a defect to the [...]

Safety 134 this equipment does cause harmful in terference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient / relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation bet w een the equipme[...]

135 Safety Owner’ s Record The model number , regulator y number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment. Record the se rial number in the space provided below . This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future. Model: SPH-a680 Serial N o.: User Guide Proprietar y Notice CDMA T echn[...]

Manufacturer’s Warranty 136 Manufacturer’s Warranty ST ANDARD LIMITED WARR ANTY What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG Electronics Ca nada Inc. ("SAMSUNG") warrants to the original purchas er ("Purc haser") that SAMSUNG's ph ones and accessories ("Products") are free from defects in material and workmanship[...]

137 Manufacturer’s Warranty All replaced parts, comp onents, boards and equipm ent shall become the property of SAMSUNG. If SAMSUNG determines that any Produc t is not covered by this Limited W arranty , Purchaser must pa y all parts, shipping, and labor charges for the repair or return of such Product. What Are the Limits On SAMSUNG's Liabi[...]

Manufacturer’s Warranty 138 REPRESENT A TIONS AND THERE ARE NO CONDIT IONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIE D, ST A TUTOR Y OR OTHER WISE, AS T O THE QU ALITY , CAP ABILITIES, OPERA TIONS, PERFORMANCE OR S UITA BILITY OF ANY THIRD-P ARTY SOFTW ARE OR EQUIPM ENT , WHETHER SUCH THI RD-P ARTY SOFTW ARE OR EQUIP MENT IS INCLUDED WITH THE PR ODUCT DISTRIBUTED BY SA[...]

139 Index Index A Abbreviated Di aling 21 Activating Voice Recognition 74 Air Time 59 Airplane Mo de 36 Alarm Clock 69 Alert Notification 30 Auto-Answer 38 B Backlight 34 Battery Capacity 10 Charging 12 Disposal 132 Installing 11 Removing 11 C Calculator 71 Call History 56 Erasing 59 Making a Ca ll From 57 Options 56 Prepending a Phone Numbe r 58 S[...]

Index 140 Caller ID 104 Personal Organizer 66 Phone Book Adding an En try 60 Calling a N umber From 21 Editing Ent ries 62 Erasing 43 Finding Entr ies 60 Secret Ent ries 64 Phone Number Displaying 13 Phone Numbers Finding 19 Saving 18 With Pauses 20 Phone Setup 37 Picture Messages Sharing 91 Pictures - Storing 93 R Resetting Your Phone 44 Resetting[...]