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Saving a Number from the Idle Screen 1. Touch Contacts ➔ Create Contact. This opens the Add New Contact screen. 2. Touch the image icon and assign a picture to the new entry by choosing one of three options: • Reset: although not an option with a new entry, deletes any previously assigned image. • Take Photo: to use the camera to take a new picture and assign it to this entry. • Caller Image: to retrieve a previously stored image from your Pictures folder and assign it to this entry. Select an image and touch to assign the image and return to the previous Add New Contact screen. 3. Touch the First Name and Last Name fields and use the on-screen keypad to enter names for the new entry, and touch OK. (For more information, refer to "Entering Text" on page 46.) 4. Touch the Mobile field and use the on-screen keypad to enter the phone number for the entry, and touch OK. Touch if you want to change the category type of the entry. Choose from among: Home, Work, Fax, or Others. 5. Use your fingertip to scroll down the screen and touch any of the remaining fields to update their information. Touch OK, if required, to save your updates. Available fields consist of: • Home: allows you to enter the contact's home phone number. • Email: adds a contact email address for this entry. • Group: assigns this contact to a group. Touch a group type to complete the assignment. For more information, refer to "Creating New Group" on page 61. • Ringtone: assigns a ringtone for this contact information. Choose from Tones, Music, or Recorded Audio categories. Touch a music file to play a short sample and then touch to complete the assignment. • Vibration: assigns a vibration type for this contact information. Touch a setting (Vibration 1 through Vibration 5) to be provided with a sample. Touch Save to complete the assignment. • Birthday: assigns a calendar date for the contact's birthday. Touch Set to store the new date. For more information, refer to "Scrolling Through Field Entries" on page 22. • Note: allows you to enter notes associated with this contact. For more information, refer to "Entering Text" on page 46. 6. Touch Save to store the new entry into the Address Book. Contacts and Your Address Book 55

Section	Page
Table of Contents	5
Section 1: Getting Started 5	5
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 10	5
Section 3: Call Functions 33	5
Section 4: Entering Text 46	5
Section 5: Contacts and Your Address Book 54	5
Section 6: Multimedia 66	6
Section 7: Messaging 96	6
Section 8: Changing Your Settings 108	6
Section 9: Connections 125	6
Section 10: Applications 137	6
Section 11: My Stuff 148	7
Section 12: Tools 153	7
Section 13: Health and Safety Information 163	8
Section 14: Warranty Information 182	8
Section 1: Getting Started	9
Setting Up Your Phone	9
Charging a Battery	11
Switching the Phone On or Off	12
Locking the Touch Screen	12
Setting Up Your Voice Mail	13
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone	14
Features of Your Phone	14
Front View of Your Phone	14
Side Views of Your Phone	16
Rear View of Your Phone	17
Display Layout	17
Using the Multitasking Menu	20
Menu Navigation	21
Widgets	27
Widget Bar Navigation	32
Understanding the Events Widget	34
Widget Gallery	35
Section 3: Call Functions	37
Displaying Your Phone Number	37
Making a Call	37
Making a Call from the Address Book	39
Answering a Call	39
Dialing Options	40
Video Share	41
Recent Calls	42
Call Time	45
Data Counter	45
Options During a Call	46
Section 4: Entering Text	50
Keys	50
Using the QWERTY Keypad	51
Changing the Text Input Mode	52
Using T9 Mode	53
Using Abc In Portrait Mode	55
Using Numeric In Portrait Mode	55
Using Symbols	55
Using Emoticon (EMO) Mode	56
Section 5: Contacts and Your Address Book	58
AT&T Address Book Activation	58
Adding a New Contact	58
Editing an Existing Contact	60
Using Contacts	62
Address Book Options	63
FDN Mode	64
Groups	65
Address Book Favorites	66
Using the Service Dialing Numbers	67
Address Book Settings	67
Managing Address Book Entries	68
Section 6: Multimedia	70
AT&T Music	70
Music Player	78
Music Videos	80
MobiTV	81
AT&T Radio	81
Mobile Video	82
Video Player	84
Pictures	85
Camera	87
Using the Camera	87
Camera and Camcorder Options	88
Using the Camcorder	93
AppCenter	96
Games	99
Section 7: Messaging	100
Types of Messages	100
Creating and Sending Messages	100
Additional Message Options	101
Viewing New Received Messages	103
Using Message Options	103
Using Mobile Email	104
Using Instant Messaging (IM)	105
Deleting Messages	106
Messaging Settings	106
Templates	109
Delete by Folder	110
Used Space	111
Section 8: Changing Your Settings	112
Sound Profile	112
Display and Light Settings	114
Time and Date	116
Phone Settings	117
Call Settings	122
Connectivity	124
Applications Settings	124
Memory Management	126
Software Update	128
Phone Information	128
Section 9: Connections	129
Browser	129
Mobile Web	130
Bluetooth	136
PC Connections	138
Network Profile Configuration	139
IMS Settings	140
Section 10: Applications	141
GPS Applications	141
Accessing the Applications Menu	141
Shop Applications	142
Shop GPS	142
AllSport GPS	142
AppCenter	142
AT&T FamilyMap	143
AT&T Music	143
AT&T Navigator	143
AT&T Radio	145
AT&T Social Net	145
City ID	146
Maps	146
Mobile Banking	146
Mobile Email	147
Mobile Web	147
MobiTV	147
MobiVJ	147
Movies Powered by IMDb	147
My-Cast Weather	148
PicDial	148
Star Tweets	148
Vlingo - Voice	149
WHERE	149
YPmobile	150
My Space	151
Facebook	151
Browser	151
Section 11: My Stuff	152
My Stuff Functions	152
Applications	153
Audio	153
Games	155
Pictures	155
Tools	155
Video	156
Other Files	156
Used Space	156
Section 12: Tools	157
Tools	157
Camera	157
Music Player	157
Voice Recognition	157
Record Audio	158
Alarms	159
Calendar	161
Recent Calls	163
Memo	163
Tasks	163
Calculator	163
Tip Calculator	164
Converter	164
World Clock	165
Timer	165
Stopwatch	166
Section 13: Health and Safety Information	167
Health and Safety Information	167
Please Note the Following Information When Using Your Handset	168
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling	169
UL Certified Travel Adapter	169
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones	169
Road Safety	175
Responsible Listening	177
Operating Environment	178
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices	179
Potentially Explosive Environments	180
Emergency Calls	180
FCC Notice and Cautions	181
Other Important Safety Information	181
Product Performance	182
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones	183
Battery Standby and Talk Time	183
Battery Precautions	183
Care and Maintenance	184
Section 14: Warranty Information	186
Standard Limited Warranty	186
End User License Agreement for Software	189
Index	194
A	194
B	195
C	195
D	196
E	196
F	196
G	196
H	196
I	196
J	196
K	196
L	196
M	196
N	197
P	197
Q	198
R	198
S	198
T	198
U	199
V	199
W	199

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Contacts and Your Address Book

Saving a Number from the Idle Screen

Touch

➔

Create Contact

. This opens the Add New

Contact screen.

Touch the image icon and assign a picture to the new entry

by choosing one of three options:

• Reset

: although not an option with a new entry, deletes any

previously assigned image.

•

Take Photo

: to use the camera to take a new picture and assign it

to this entry.

•

Caller Image

: to retrieve a previously stored image from your

Pictures folder and assign it to this entry. Select an image and touch

to assign the image and return to the previous

Add New

Contact

screen.

Touch the

First Name

and

Last Name

fields and use the

on-screen keypad to enter names for the new entry, and

touch

. (For more information, refer to

“Entering Text”

on page 46.)

Touch the

Mobile

field and use the on-screen keypad to

enter the phone number for the entry, and touch

Touch

if you want to change the category type of the

entry. Choose from among:

Home

Work

Fax

, or

Others

Use your fingertip to scroll down the screen and touch any

of the remaining fields to update their information. Touch

, if required, to save your updates. Available fields

consist of:

• Home

: allows you to enter the contact’s home phone number.

• Email

: adds a contact email address for this entry.

• Group

: assigns this contact to a group. Touch a group type to

complete the assignment. For more information, refer to

“Creating New Group”

on page 61.

• Ringtone

: assigns a ringtone for this contact information. Choose

from

Tones

Music

, or

Recorded Audio

categories. Touch a music

file to play a short sample and then touch

to complete the

assignment.

• Vibration

: assigns a vibration type for this contact information.

Touch a setting (

Vibration 1

through

Vibration 5)

to be provided

with a sample. Touch

Save

to complete the assignment.

• Birthday

: assigns a calendar date for the contact’s birthday. Touch

Set

to store the new date. For more information, refer to

“Scrolling Through Field Entries”

on page 22.

• Note

: allows you to enter notes associated with this contact. For

more information, refer to

“Entering Text”

on page 46.

Touch

Save

to store the new entry into the Address Book.

Contacts