Samsung SGH-A257 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.f8) (English) - Page 55

Phone, Automatic, English, Français, Español, Options, Change

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• AM/PM: allows you to select AM or PM. Press the Save soft key or the key to save the new selection. • Date allows you to enter the current date using your keypad. Press the Left or Right Navigation key to navigate between the month, day, or year fields. Press the Save soft key or the key to save the new selection. • Time Format: allows you to change the time format to 12 hours (12H) or 24 hours (24H). Use the Left or Right Navigation key to select between the two options. Press the Save soft key to save the new selection. • Date Format: allows you to change the date format. Use the Left or Right Navigation key to select between the different options. Press the Save soft key to save the new selection. Note: Automatic updates of time and date do not change the time you have set for alarm settings or calendar memos. Phone To customize the settings of your phone use the following steps: ᮣ In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Phone. The following options are available. Use the Down Navigation key to scroll to and set options: • Language: allows you to select a display language. Press the Save soft key to save your new selection. Options include: - Automatic: the language is automatically selected according to the language of the SIM card used. - English: the selected phone language is changed to English. - Français: the selected phone language is changed to French. - Español: the selected phone language is changed to Spanish. • Shortcuts: allows you to change the applications assigned to your Navigation keys. - Press a particular Navigation key and press the Options softkey. - Highlight Change and press the . Use the Up or Down Navigation key to select a new application to assign to the previously pressed key. - Press the Save soft key or the key to save the new application to the assigned Navigation key. • Auto Keypad Lock: allows you to turn Off or On the feature that automatically locks your keypad when it has been idle for a while. To unlock your phone, press the Unlock soft key, then press OK. • Own Number: shows you the number assigned to the SIM in your phone. It will allow you to change that number, but entering another number will prevent you from making or receiving calls on the handset. You may also add other names and numbers into your phone for easy referral. Changing Your Settings 51

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Changing Your Settings
51
AM
/
PM
:
allows you to select AM or PM. Press the
Save
soft key or
the
key to save the new selection.
Date
allows you to enter the current date using your keypad. Press
the
Left
or
Right
Navigation key to navigate between the month,
day, or year fields. Press the
Save
soft key or the
key to save
the new selection.
Time Format
: allows you to change the time format to 12 hours
(
12H
) or 24 hours (
24H
). Use the
Left
or
Right
Navigation key to
select between the two options. Press the
Save
soft key to save the
new selection.
Date Format
: allows you to change the date format. Use the
Left
or
Right
Navigation key to select between the different options.
Press the
Save
soft key to save the new selection.
Note:
Automatic updates of time and date do not change the time you have
set for alarm settings or calendar memos.
Phone
To customize the settings of your phone use the following steps:
±
In Idle mode, press
Menu
Settings
Phone
.
The following options are available. Use the
Down
Navigation
key to scroll to and set options:
Language
: allows you to select a display language.
Press the
Save
soft
key to save your new selection. Options include:
Automatic
: the language is automatically selected according to the
language of the SIM card used.
English
: the selected phone language is changed to English.
Français
: the selected phone language is changed to French.
Español
: the selected phone language is changed to Spanish.
Shortcuts
: allows you to change the applications assigned to your
Navigation keys.
Press a particular Navigation key and press the
Options
softkey.
Highlight
Change
and press the
. Use the
Up
or
Down
Navigation
key to select a new application to assign to the previously pressed key.
Press the
Save
soft key or the
key to save the new application to
the assigned Navigation key.
Auto Keypad Lock
: allows you to turn Off or On the feature that
automatically locks your keypad when it has been idle for a while. To
unlock your phone, press the
Unlock
soft key, then press
OK
.
Own Number
: shows you the number assigned to the SIM in your
phone. It will allow you to change that number, but entering another
number will prevent you from making or receiving calls on the
handset. You may also add other names and numbers into your phone
for easy referral.