Samsung SGH-A257 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f8) (English) - Page 5

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Table of Contents

Section 1:

Getting Started

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SIM Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Activating Your Phone

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Charging the Battery

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Turning the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Section 2:

Understanding Your Phone

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9

Features of Your Phone

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Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Side Views of Your Phone

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Main Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Selecting Functions and Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Command Keys

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 3:

Call Functions

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Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Answering a Call

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Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Data Volume

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Data Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Section 4:

Menu Navigation

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Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

My Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Section 5:

Messaging

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Types of Messages

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Creating and Sending New Messages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Viewing New Received Messages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Outbox

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Drafts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using Message Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Deleting Messages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using Mobile Email

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Section 6:

Understanding Your Address Book

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Using Contacts

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Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adding Pauses to Contact Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Section	Page
SGH-A257 Series	1
Table of Contents	5
Section 1: Getting Started	8
SIM Card Information	8
Activating Your Phone	8
Charging the Battery	10
Turning the Phone On or Off	11
Setting Up Your Voice Mail	12
Text Conventions	12
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone	13
Features of Your Phone	13
Front View of Your Phone	13
Side Views of Your Phone	15
Back View of Your Phone	16
Main Display Layout	16
Selecting Functions and Options	18
Command Keys	19
Section 3: Call Functions	21
Making a Call	21
Making a Call from the Address Book	22
Answering a Call	22
Recent Calls	23
Call Time	25
Data Volume	25
Data Call Time	26
Options During a Call	27
Silent Mode	30
Section 4: Menu Navigation	31
Menu Navigation	31
My Menu	32
Section 5: Messaging	33
Types of Messages	33
Creating and Sending New Messages	33
Viewing New Received Messages	35
Using Message Options	35
Inbox	36
Outbox	36
Drafts	36
Using Message Templates	36
Deleting Messages	37
Messaging Settings	38
Using Mobile Email	39
Using Instant Messaging (IM)	40
Used Space	40
Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book	42
Using Contacts	42
Address Book Entry Options	42
Adding a New Contact	43
Adding Pauses to Contact Numbers	44
Speed Dial List	44
Using the Service Dialing Numbers	46
FDN Mode	46
Group Settings	47
Managing Address Book Entries	47
Section 7: Changing Your Settings	51
Sound Profile	51
Display	53
Time & Date	54
Phone	55
Calls	58
Bluetooth	59
Applications Settings	60
Used Space	60
Section 8: My Stuff	62
Applications	62
Audio	62
Recorded Audio Folder	64
Games	64
Pictures	65
Tools	66
Other Files	75
Used Space	75
Section 9: Games & Apps	77
Games and Apps	77
Games	77
Applications	78
Section 10: MEdia Mall	79
Tones	79
Games	79
Graphics	79
Multimedia Store	80
Applications	80
Accessing the MEdia Net Home	80
Section 11: WAP Browser and MEdia Net	81
Accessing the WAP Browser	81
Navigating with the WAP Browser	81
Using Favorites	82
Downloading Multimedia Files	83
Using your History	84
Clearing Caches	84
Emptying the Cookies	84
Cookie Options	85
Preferences	85
About Browser	85
Changing the WAP Profiles	86
Accessing the MEdia Net Homepage	87
Accessing Other Sites	88
Section 12: Accessibility	89
Section 13: Health and Safety Information	90
Health and Safety Information	90
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling	91
UL Certified Travel Adapter	91
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones	92
Road Safety	97
Responsible Listening	99
Operating Environment	101
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices	101
Potentially Explosive Environments	102
Emergency Calls	103
FCC Notice and Cautions	103
Other Important Safety Information	104
Product Performance	104
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones	105
Battery Standby and Talk Time	105
Battery Precautions	106
Care and Maintenance	107
Section 14: Warranty Information	109
Standard Limited Warranty	109
End User License Agreement for Software	112
Index	117
A	117
B	117
C	117
D	118
E	118
F	118
G	118
H	119
I	119
L	119
M	119
N	119
O	119
P	119
R	120
S	120
T	120
U	120
V	121

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