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Connections, Wi-Fi, Configuring Wi-Fi Settings, Turning Wi-Fi On or Off

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Section 10: Connections Your phone includes features to connect to the internet and to other devices, via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Dial Up Networking. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides access to local area networks. Use your phone's Wi-Fi feature to: • Access the internet for browsing, or to send or receive email. • Access your corporate network. • Use hotspots provided by hotels or airports while traveling. Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wireless Access Point (WAP). WAPs can be Open (unsecured, as with most hotspots), or Secured (requiring you to provide login credentials). Your phone supports the 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi protocol. Configuring Wi-Fi Settings Configure your phone's Wi-Fi settings. (For more information, refer to "Wi-Fi settings" on page 79.) Turning Wi-Fi On or Off Turn your phone's Wi-Fi service on or off. When you turn Wi-Fi service on, your phone automatically searches for available, in-range WAPs (Wireless Access Points). Turning Wi-Fi On or Off 1. From the Home screen, touch Wireless & networks. Menu ➔ Settings ➔ 2. Touch Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On or Off. A checkmark displays to indicate activation. Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network When you turn on Wi-Fi, your phone searches for available Wi-Fi connections, then displays them on screen. 1. Turn on Wi-Fi. For more information, refer to "Turning Wi-Fi On or Off" on this page. 2. Touch Wi-Fi settings. 3. When your phone completes a scan, touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. • If the Wi-Fi network is open, you will be automatically connected. Tip: Open Wi-Fi- networks often require that you next launch the Browser, then acknowlege your acceptance of those sites' limits on network usage. • If the Wi-Fi network is secured, enter the password at the prompt to connect. Connections 63

Section	Page
Samsung Repp	1
Open Source Software	3
Table of Contents	5
Section 1: Getting Started	8
Understanding this User Manual	8
Special Text	8
Text Conventions	9
Battery	9
Battery Indicator	9
Battery Cover	10
Removing the battery cover	10
Installing the battery cover	10
Installing the Battery	11
Removing the Battery	11
Charging the Battery	12
Non-Supported Batteries	13
Turning Your Phone On and Off	13
Turning Your Phone On	13
Turning Your Phone Off	14
Your Google Account	14
Displaying Your Phone Number	14
Voicemail	14
Setting up Voicemail	14
Checking Voicemail	14
TTY Mode	14
Roaming	15
Memory Card	15
Installing a Memory Card	15
Removing a Memory Card	16
Securing Your Phone	16
Locking the phone manually	16
Unlocking the phone	16
Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern	16
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone	17
Features	17
Front View	18
Features	18
Side Views	19
Features	19
Touch Screen Display	20
Features	20
Display settings	20
Annunciator Line	21
Navigation	22
Command Keys	22
Menu Key	22
Home Key	22
Back Key	22
Context-sensitive Menus	23
Touch	23
Touch and Hold	23
Sweep	23
Notification Panel	23
Clearing Notifications	24
Home Screen	24
Extended Home Screen	24
Navigation Nodes	25
Primary Shortcuts	25
Customizing the Home Screen Panels	26
Adding Shortcuts to a Home Screen panel	26
Removing Shortcuts	26
Adding Widgets to a Home Screen panel	27
Widgets	27
Removing Widgets	28
Adding Folders to a Home Screen panel	28
Removing Folders	28
Changing the Wallpaper on a Home Screen panel	29
Adding Applications to a Home Screen panel	29
Removing Applications	29
Section 3: Call Functions	30
Making Calls	30
Making Calls Using the Phone Dialer	30
Dialing Emergency Numbers	30
Making Calls from Contacts	31
Making Calls using Favorites	31
Making Calls using Voice Dialer	31
Making Calls from Call Log	31
Answering Calls	31
Sending Calls to Voicemail	31
Rejecting a call	32
Answering Call-Waiting Calls	32
Three-Way Calling	32
In-Call Options	32
Silencing an Incoming Call Ringtone	32
Ending a Call	32
Call Log	32
Accessing Call Log	32
Making Calls using Call Log	33
Sending Messages using Call Log	33
Creating or Updating Contacts Using Call Log	33
Managing the Call Log	33
Deleting Call log records	33
Viewing call durations	33
Voice Dialer	33
Voicemail	34
Setting up Voicemail	34
Checking Voicemail	34
Sending Calls to Voicemail	34
Sending a call to voicemail	34
Section 4: Accounts and Contacts	35
Accounts	35
Setting Up Your Accounts	35
Adding a Google account	35
Managing a Google account	35
Adding a Corporate Exchange account	36
Managing a Corporate Exchange account	36
Contacts	37
Creating Contacts	37
Creating Contacts from the Phone Dialer	38
Creating Contacts from Call log	38
Updating Contacts	38
Updating Contacts from the Phone Dialer	38
Updating Contacts from Call log	39
Contacts Display Options	39
Joined Contacts	39
Joining contacts	39
Unjoining contacts	40
Sending a Namecard (vCard)	40
Exporting and Importing Contacts	40
Favorite Contacts	41
Creating Favorite Contacts	41
Additional Contact Options	41
Deleting Multiple Contacts	41
Section 5: Entering Text	42
On-screen QWERTY Keyboard	42
Text Input Methods	42
Changing the Input Method	42
Entering Text Using Swype	42
Configuring Swype	43
Swype Help	43
Entering Symbols and Numbers	43
Using the Numeric Keyboard	44
Editing Keyboard	44
Using Swype Speech Recognition	44
Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard	44
Configuring Android Keyboard	44
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters	45
Entering Symbols and Numbers	45
Using Android Speech Recognition	45
Section 6: Messaging	46
Types of Messages	46
Text and Multimedia Messaging	46
Creating and Sending Messages	46
Managing Messages	47
Threaded View	47
Message Settings	47
Gmail	48
Configuring Your Gmail Account	48
Refreshing Your Gmail Account	48
Composing and Sending Gmail	48
Gmail account settings	49
Email	50
Configuring Email Accounts	50
Configuring the first email account	50
Configuring additional email accounts	50
Composing and Sending Email	50
Managing Emails	51
Combined Inbox	51
Refreshing Your Email Account	51
Email Account Settings	51
Google Talk	52
Section 7: Web and Social Networking	53
YouTube	53
Voice Search	53
Browser	53
Navigating the web	53
Command Keys	53
Zoom In – Zoom Out	53
Touching and dragging	53
Entering text in a field	53
Selecting items on a page	54
Entering a URL	54
Using Browser Windows	54
Using Bookmarks	54
Creating a bookmark	54
Accessing bookmarks and history	55
Copying Fields or Text	56
Copying text	56
Copying a hyperlink or URL	56
Browser Menu	56
Browser Settings	57
Maps	58
Navigating the Map	58
Zooming	58
Scrolling	58
Touch and Touch and hold	58
Maps Menu	59
Section 8: Music	60
Music Player	60
Playing Music	60
Creating a Playlist	61
Adding Music to a Playlist	61
Removing Music from a Playlist	61
Setting a Song as a Ringtone	61
Section 9: Pictures and Video	62
Camera	62
Taking Pictures	62
Camera Options	63
Camcorder	63
Capturing Video	64
Camcorder Options	64
Gallery	64
Viewing Videos	64
Viewing Pictures	65
Sharing pictures and video	65
Setting a Picture as Wallpaper	65
Setting a Picture as a Contact Icon	66
Section 10: Connections	67
Wi-Fi	67
Configuring Wi-Fi Settings	67
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off	67
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off	67
Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network	67
Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually	68
Bluetooth	68
Configuring Bluetooth Settings	68
Turning Bluetooth On or Off	68
Turning Bluetooth On	68
Turning Bluetooth Off	68
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device	68
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	69
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot On or Off	69
Connecting to Your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	69
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings	69
Tethering	69
VPN	70
Adding a VPN connection	70
Accessing a VPN connection	70
Memory Card	71
Installing and Removing a Memory Card	71
Erasing a Memory Card	71
Transferring Files to a Memory Card	71
Section 11: Applications	72
Accessing Applications	72
Managing the Applications Screen	72
Amazon.com	72
Android Games	72
Appstore	72
Audible	72
Books	73
Browser	73
Calculator	73
Calendar	73
Customizing the Calendar	73
Camera	74
City ID	74
Clock	74
Contacts	74
Daily Perks	74
Downloads	74
Email	75
Gallery	75
Gmail	75
Google Search	75
Latitude	75
Sharing your Location with Friends	76
Maps	76
Navigating the Map	76
Zooming	76
Scrolling	76
Touch and Touch and hold	76
Maps Options	76
Market	78
Messaging	78
Music	78
My Files	78
My Contacts Backup	79
Navigation	79
News & Weather	79
Phone	79
Places	80
Settings	80
Talk	80
ThinkFree Office	80
Tone Room Deluxe	80
UNO	80
Voice Dialer	80
Call <Name>	81
Dial <Number>	81
Open <App Name>	81
Voice Search	82
Your Navigator Deluxe	82
YouTube	82
Section 12: Settings	83
Accessing Settings	83
Wireless & networks	83
Airplane mode	83
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off	83
Wi-Fi settings	83
Bluetooth	84
Bluetooth profiles	84
Turning Bluetooth On or Off	84
Bluetooth settings	84
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	85
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot On or Off	85
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings	85
Tethering	86
VPN settings	87
Adding a VPN	87
Mobile networks	89
Call settings	89
Voicemail service	89
Voicemail settings	89
North American dialing	89
International dialing	90
Auto Retry	90
TTY	90
Voice Privacy	90
View call timer	90
Call Restrictions	90
Emergency Number	91
Auto Answer	91
Hearing aids	91
DTMF tones	91
Sound settings	91
Silent mode	91
Vibrate	92
Volume	92
Phone ringtone	92
Notification ringtone	93
Audible touch tones	93
Audible selection	93
Screen lock sounds	93
Emergency tone	93
Display settings	94
Brightness	94
Auto-rotate screen	94
Animation	94
Screen timeout	94
Location & security	95
My Location	95
Use Wireless networks	95
Use GPS satellites	95
Set up screen lock settings	95
Set unlock pattern/Change unlock pattern	96
Set unlock PIN/Change unlock PIN	96
Set unlock Password/Change unlock Password	96
Passwords	96
Visible passwords	96
Device administration	96
Select device administrators	96
Credential storage	97
Use secure credentials	97
Install from SD card	97
Set password	97
Clear storage	97
Applications	97
Unknown sources	98
Manage applications	98
Running services	98
Storage use	98
Battery use	98
Development	98
USB debugging	99
Stay awake	99
Allow mock locations	99
Accounts & sync	99
General sync settings	99
Background data	99
Manage accounts	100
Adding an account	100
Removing an account	100
Privacy	101
Personal data	101
Factory data reset	101
Storage	101
SD card	101
Internal storage	101
Language & keyboard	102
Select language	102
User dictionary	102
Keyboard settings	102
Swype	102
Android keyboard	103
Voice input & output	103
Voice input	103
Voice recognizer settings	103
Voice output	104
Text-to-speech settings	104
Accessibility	104
Accessibility services	104
Power button	105
Date & time	105
About phone	105
Setup wizard	106
Section 13: Health and Safety Information	107
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals	107
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?	107
Research Results to Date: Is there a connection between RF and certain health problems?	108
Interphone Study	108
International Cohort Study on Mobile Phone Users (COSMOS)	109
Risk of Brain Cancer from Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields in Childhood and Adolescence (MOBI-KIDS)	109
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute	109
Cell Phone Industry Actions	109
Reducing Exposure: Hands-Free Kits and Other Accessories	109
Steps to Reduce Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy	109
Hands-Free Kits	110
Cell Phone Accessories that Claim to Shield the Head from RF Radiation	110
Children and Cell Phones	110
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information	111
Smart Practices While Driving	113
On the Road - Off the Phone	113
Battery Use and Safety	114
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling	115
Follow local regulations regarding disposal of mobile devices and batteries	116
UL Certified Travel Charger	116
Display / Touch-Screen	117
GPS & AGPS	117
Your Location	117
Use of AGPS in Emergency Calls	118
Navigation	118
Emergency Calls	118
Care and Maintenance	119
Responsible Listening	120
Operating Environment	121
Using Your Mobile Device Near Other Electronic Devices	122
Implantable Medical Devices	122
Other Medical Devices	122
Vehicles	122
Posted Facilities	122
Potentially Explosive Environments	123
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices	123
HAC/Wi-Fi for Newer Technologies	124
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device	125
FCC Notice and Cautions	125
FCC Notice	125
Cautions	125
Other Important Safety Information	125
Section 14: Warranty Information	127
Standard Limited Warranty	127
End User License Agreement for Software	131
Precautions for Transfer and Disposal	135
Index	137
A	137
B	137
C	137
D	138
E	138
F	138
G	138
H	139
I	139
L	139
M	139
N	139
O	139
P	139
R	140
S	140
T	140
U	141
V	141
W	141