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Users Guide

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Important

safetyprecautionsFailure to comply with the followingprecautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone whivehicle first.

Sw itch off the phone when refu

Do not use the phone at a refuellin

station) or near fuels or chemicals

Sw itch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interferan aircraft is both illegal and dange

Sw itch off the phone near all m

Hospitals or health care facilities mequipment that could be sensitive

frequency energy. Follow any reguforce.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject

which could affect their performan

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Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any areaand always switch off your phone whenever it isforbidden to use it, or when it may causeinterference or danger.

Water resistanceYour phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to the ear).

Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna whenthe phone is switched on.

Emergency call

Key in the emergency number for your presentlocation, then press .

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including

accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved baaccessories, such as headsets aUse of any unauthorised accessyou or your phone and may be

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnephone.

For more detailed safety informand safety information" on page

The phone could explode if th

with an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries acc

manufacturers instructions.

At very high volumes, to a headset can dama

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About this GuideThis Users Guide provides you with condensedinformation about how to use your phone. Toquickly learn the basics for your phone, please referto Get started and Step outside the phone.

In this guide, the following instruction iconsappear:

Indicates that you need to pay careful attentionto the subsequent information regarding safetyor phone features.

Indicates that you can get more information onthe referenced page.

Indicates that you need to press the Navigationkeys to scroll to the specified option and then

select it.[ ] Indicates a key on the phone. For example,

[ ]

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is displayed

on the phone screen. For example,

Camera

Use the cameyour phone t

Specialfeatures o Web brows

Access the w

up-to-the miand a wide vcontent.

PhonebookStore home, phone numbcontacts.

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Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Your phone 6

Keys, features, and locations

Get started 7

First steps to operating your phone

Install and charge the phone ........................... 7Power on or off.............................................. 9Keys and display............................................ 9Access menu functions .................................. 12Customise your phone................................... 13

Make/Answer calls ........................................ 15Step outside the phone 16

Begin with your camera, the web, and other specialfeatures

Use the camera ............................................ 16

Browse the web ....................Use Phonebook .....................

Send messages.....................View messages .....................Manage your schedule ...........

Enter text

ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol m

Call functions

Advanced calling features

Menu functions All menu options listed

Solve problems

Help and personal needs

Health and safety informat

Index

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Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press in Idle mode.

1 SIM-AT MENU p.34

2

2 Call log p.34

1 Missed calls2 Received calls3 Dialled calls4 Delete all5 Call time

6 Call costs1

p.35p.35p.35p.35p.36

p.363 Network services p.37

1 Call diverting2 Call barring3 Call waiting4 Network selection

5 Caller ID6 Band selection7 Active line1

p.37p.38p.38p.39p.39p.39p.39

4 Sound settings p.40

1 Incoming calls

2 Messages

p.40

p.40

4 Sound settings (continued)

3 Power on/off4 Connection tone

5 Keypad tone6 Minute minder7 Silent mode8 Alerts on call

p.40p.40

p.41p.41p.41p.41

5 Messages p.41

1 Short messages2 Multimedia

messages3 Push messages4 Preset messages5 Voice mail6 Broadcast

7 Settings8 Memory status

p.41p.44

p.47p.48p.48p.49

p.49p.52

6 Fun box p.52

1 WWW services2 Media box

3 JAVA world

p.52p.55

p.57

7 Organiser p.58

1 New memo2 Calendar

3 To do list4 Clock5 Alarm6 Voice recorder7 Calculator8 Converter9 Timer

0 Stopwatch

p.58p.58

p.60p.60p.61p.62p.64p.64p.65

p.65

8 Camera p.65

1 Take photos2 My photos3 Delete all

4 Settings5 Memory status

p.66p.68p.68

p.69p.69

9 Phone settings p.69

1 Display2 Greeting message

3 Language

p.69p.71

p.71

9 Pho

4 Sec5 Aut

6 Voic7 Any8 Act9 Volu0 Res

Press Idle m

Phone

1 Find2 FDN3 Add

4 Spe5 Ow6 Gro7 Man8 Ser

1. Showyour

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UnpackMake sure you have each item

Phone

Travel Adapter

Battery

Users Guide

You can obtain variousaccessories from your localSamsung dealer.

The items supplied with yourphone and the accessoriesavailable at your Samsungdealer may vary, depending

on your country or serviceprovider.

Your phoneKeys, features, and locations

Specialfunction keys

Earpiece

Main display

Dial key

Alphanumerickeys

Web access/

Confirm key

Microp

Navigation keys(Up/Down/Left/Right) Right s

Power oMenu e

Left soft keys

Cancel/

Volume keys

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Get startedFirst steps to operating your phone

SIM card information

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you

receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber IdentityModule) card loaded with your subscriptiondetails, such as your PIN, and available optionalservices.

Install and charge the phone

Remove the batterycover.

If the phone isalready on, first turnit off by pressing andholding [ ].

Insert the SIM card.

Make sure that thegold-colored contactson the card are face

down.

Install the battery.

Reattach thebattery cover.

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Get started

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Low battery indicator

When the battery is low:

a warning tone sounds, the battery low message d

the empty battery icon

If the battery level becomes t

automatically turns off. Recha

Plug the travel

adapter into thephone.

Plug the adapter into a standard AC walloutlet.

When the phone is completely charged (thebattery icon becomes still), unplug theadapter from the wall outlet.

Remove the adapter

from the phone.

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Power on or off Keys and display

KeysSwitch on

Do not turn onthe phone whenmobile phoneuse is prohibited.

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

3. If necessary, enter thePIN and press .

Switch off 1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold [ ].

Perform the functiobottom line of the

In Idle mode, accemenus directly:

Up: Alarm

Down: Calenda

Left: Create in

Right: Default My sounds in I

In Menu mode, scroptions.

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Get started

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In Idle mode, launch the web

browser.In Menu mode, select the highlightedmenu options or confirm input.

Make or answer a call.

In Idle mode, retrieve numbersrecently dialled, missed, or received.

Delete characters from the display.

In Menu mode, return to theprevious menu level.

In Idle mode, enter the New memomenu when held down.

Press and hold to switch the phoneon and off.

End a call.

In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, let

special characters.In Idle mode, presaccess your voicemand hold [0] to entcall prefix.

Enter special chara

In Idle mode, presactivate or deactiv

Press and hold [between numbers.

Adjust the phone v

In Idle mode, with

adjust the key tonephone closed, turndisplay when held

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Display

In Idle mode, press and hold to turn

on the camera.In Capture mode, take a photo.

Layout

Text and graphics

display messages,instructions, andinformation you enter.

Iconsdisplay various icons.

Menu P one ooSoft key functionindicatorsshow the currentfunctions assignedto the soft keys.

Icons1 Received si

Call in prog

Out of youryou cannotcalls

GPRS netw

Home Zoneregistered appropriate

Office Zoneregistered appropriate

Alarm set

New SMS m

New MMS m

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Get started

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Access menu functioCall diverting feature activep. 37

Call ringer typep. 40

None: Melody or Light only

: Vibration

: Vibration thenmelody

Silent modep. 14

Battery power level

1. Depending on your country or service provider, theicons shown on the display may vary.

Use thesoft keys

The roles of thedepending on tare using. The display indicate

role.

Press the left softkey to select thehighlightedoption.

Select

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Customise your phon

Select an

option

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys tomove to the next or previousoption.

3. Press or [ ] toconfirm the function displayedor option highlighted.

4. To exit, choose either of thefollowing methods:

Press or [C] tomove up one level.

Press [ ] to return to Idlemode.

Use

shortcuts

Press the numb

corresponding twant.

1. In Idle msettings

Text lan2. Select a l

1. In Idle m

settings

2. Select a rDefault rsounds.

Display

language

Call ringer

melody

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3. Select a ringtone.

4. Press .

You can set wallpaper for theidle screen on the display.

1. In Idle mode, press and select Phone

settings

Display

Wallpaper.

2. Select an image category,Default wallpapers, Myphotos, or Downloaded

images.

3. Select an image.

4. Press .

Call ringermelody(continued)

Idle modewallpaper

You can switSilent mode other peoplesounds.

Press and ho

mode.

You can protagainst unau

a phone paswill require tpower-up.

1. In Idle msettingsChange p

Silent mode

Phone lock

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Step outside the phoneBegin with your camera, the web, and other specialfeatures

Use the camera

Browse the webUsing a built-in web browser,access the wireless web to ge

up-to-date services and infordownload web content.

1. In Idle mode, press andhold [ ] to turn on thecamera.

2. Aim the lens at the subjectand make any desiredadjustments.

3. Press [ ] or [ ] to take

a photo. The photo is savedautomatically.

4. Press [C] to take anotherphoto.

Take a photo

1. In Idle m

boxMephotos.

2. Select the

In Idle mode

View a photo

Launch the

web browser

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Use Phonebook To scroll through browser

items, press [Up] or[Down].

To select an item, press or [ ].

To return to the previouspage, press [C].

To use options, select onthe top of the screen.

To access other phonemenus, press [ ].

Navigatethe web To the phone

1. In Idle monumber a

2. Select Phtype.

3. Enter a n

contact.4. To save a

informatio

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Send messages

5. Enter a number or e-mailaddress, or select aringtone or caller ID image.

6. Press or.

To the SIM card:

1. In Idle mode, enter a phonenumber and press .

2. Select SIM or SIM (FDN).

3. Enter a name and press.

4. If necessary, change alocation number.

5. Press to save thecontact.

Add acontact(continued)

1. In Idle m

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5. Enter a destination numberand press .

6. Press to send themessage.

1. In Idle mode, press and selectMessagesMultimediamessagesCreate.

2. Select Subject.

3. Enter the message subjectand press .

4. Select Picture and add an

image file.

5. Select Sound and add asound file.

Send a

multimedia

message

(MMS)

6. Select Me

the messa

7. Press

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View messages

When a notification appears:

1. Press .

2. Select the message from

the Inbox.From the Inbox:

1. In Idle mode, press and select

MessagesShortmessagesInbox.

2. Select a message.

View a text

message

When a notif

1. Press

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Enter textABC, T9, Number, and Symbol modes

You can enter text for some features such asMessages, Phonebook, or Organiser, using ABCmode, T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbol

mode.

Changing the text input mode

Press and hold the right soft key and select

the mode you want. Press and hold [ ] to switch to Number

mode.

Press and hold [ ] to switch to Symbol

mode.

Using ABC mode

Press the appropriate key untyou want appears on the scre

(Creating an SMS message with Gencoding)

Characters in ordKey

Upper case

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Other ABC mode operations

To enter the same letter twice or to enter adifferent letter on the same key, wait for thecursor to move to the right automatically orpress [Right]. Then, enter the next letter.

Press [ ] to insert a space.

Press [ ] to change case. Lower case (Noindicator), Initial capital ( ), and Capitallock ( ) are available.

Press the Navigation keys to move the

cursor. Press [C] to delete characters one by one.

Press and hold [C] to clear the display.

Using T9 modeT9 is a predictive text input mode that allowsyou to key in any character using singlekeystrokes.

Entering a word in T9 mo

1. Press [2] to [9]to start enPress each key once for ea

For example, press [4], [3[6] to enter HELLO in T9 m

T9 predicts the word that

and it may change with eapress.

2. Enter the whole word befodeleting characters.

3. When the word displays co4. Otherwise, press [0] to word choices for the keys pressed.

For example, OF and ME u

4. Press [ ] to insert a spacnext word.

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Call functionsAdvanced calling features

Making a call

1. In Idle mode, enter the area code and phonenumber.

2. Press [ ].

3. To end the call, press [ ].

Making an international call

1. In Idle mode, press and hold [0]. The +

character appears.

2. Enter the country code, arphone number, then press

Redialling recent numbe

1. In Idle mode, press [ ] torecent numbers.

2. Scroll to the number you w[ ].

Making a call from Phone

Once you have stored a num

you can dial the number by sPhonebook.p. 30

You can also use the speed dassign your most frequently c

specific number keys.p. 32You can quickly dial a numbecard using its location numbestored.

Press [C] to clear the last digit or pressand hold [C] to clear the whole display.You can move the cursor to edit an

incorrect digit. Press and hold [ ] to enter a pause

between numbers.

Call functions

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1. In Idle mode, enter a location number andpress [ ].

2. Scroll through other numbers, if necessary.

3. Press or [ ] to dial the number youwant.

Answering a callWhen you receive a call, the phone rings anddisplays the incoming call image.

Press or [ ] to answer the call.

Tips for answering a call

When Anykeyanswer is active, you canpress any key to answer a call, except for

[ ], [ / ], and .p. 74 When Active folder is active, you can

simply open the phone.p. 74

Press [ ] to reject a call.

Press and hold [ / ] to rethe ringer, depending on t

setting.p. 74

View ing missed calls

If you have missed calls, the

how many calls you have mis

1. Press .

2. If necessary, scroll throug

3. Press [ ] to dial the num

Using the headset

Use the mono headset to ma

without holding the phone.Connect the headset to the jaside of the phone. The buttonworks as follows:

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Options during a call

You can access a number of functions during a

call.

Adjusting the volume during a call

Use [ / ] to adjust the earpiece volume during

a call.Press [ ] to increase the volume level and [ ]to decrease the volume level.

Making a second call

You can make another call if supports this function.

1. Press and selecall on hold.

2. Make the second call in th

3. Press and selebetween the calls.

4. Press and selemultiparty to end the cal

5. To end the current call, pr

Answering a second ca

You can answer an incoming

on the phone, if your networkfunction and you have activatfeature.p. 38

To Press

redial the last call and hold the buttontwice.

answer a call and hold the button.

end a call and hold the button.

Call functions

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1. Press [ ] to answer the call. The first call isautomatically put on hold.

2. Press and select Swap to switchbetween the calls.

3. Press and select Endheldcallto end the call on hold.

4. To end the current call, press [ ].

Using the speakerphone feature

Use your phone as a speaker phone to talk and

listen with the phone a short distance away.Press to activate the speakerphonefeature. Press to switch back to theearpiece.

Using In-call options

Press to access the following optionsduring a call:

Hold: place the current call on hold.

Swap: switch between thecall on hold during a multi

Join: set up a multi-partycaller on hold to a currentlcan include up to 5 peoplecall.

Whisper mode on/Whisturn on or off Whisper moautomatically increases thsensitivity to allow the othyour voice even though yo

whispering. Mute/Unmute: switch off

microphone so that the otphone cannot hear you, or

Split: have a private convmulti-party call participantparticipants can converse After the private conversatreturn both private partici

multi-party call.

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New call: make a new call.

Phonebook: access the contact list.

Short message: access SMS messages inthe Inbox or Outbox. You can also create andsend a new SMS message.

Mute keys/Send keys: switch the key

tones off or on.

Send DTMF: send the DTMF (Dual tonemulti-frequency) tones as a group. TheDTMF tones are the tones used in phones fortone dialling, sounding when you press thenumber keys. This option is helpful forentering a password or an account numberwhen you call an automated system, like abanking service.

Remove: remove the selected participant.

End held multiparty: discurrently on hold.

SIM AT: access additionalby your SIM card, such asforecast, sports, entertainservices. This option is avaSIM card supporting SIM Amenus.

To communicate with answering machines orcomputerised telephone systems, Sendkeys must be selected.

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Copy to SIM (FDN): copy the selectednumber to the FDN list.

Delete entry: delete the contact.

FDN list

Use this menu to check the contacts to be used

in FDN (Fixed Dialling Number) mode, in whichthe phone allows outgoing calls only to thespecified phone numbers. This menu isavailable if your SIM card supports the FDNfeature.

Add entry

Use this menu to add a new contact toPhonebook.

Storing a contact in the memory

1. Select Phone a number

2. Enter a phone number and

3. Enter a name and press