Home » Samsung Manuals » Mobile Phones » Samsung SCH-R740C » Manual Viewer

Samsung SCH-R740C User Manual - Page 97

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, Configuring Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings, Activating Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 97 highlights

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot Use Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your phone's internet connection with a PC or other device through Wi-Fi, using your phone as the mobile hotspot. Note: Portable Wi-Fi hotspot requires a subscription to the applicable service to use the application. Portable Wi-Fi hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service. While the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active, your phone's applications will use the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot data feature allowance. Configuring Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings Configure your phone's Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot settings, including your phone's name and password, and set the visibility of your phone's Wi-Fi hotspot. Tip: By default, your device's mobile hotspot has no security applied, and any device can connect. (For more information about configuring your mobile hotspot, see "Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot" on page 102.) Activating Portable Wi-Fi hotspot Activate your phone's Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot application to allow other devices to use your phone's internet connection. 1. From the Home screen, touch System settings. Menu ➔ 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... ➔ Tethering & portable hotspot ➔ Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. When enabled, a check mark appears in the check box. Connections 93

Section	Page
Samsung GALAXY Discover	1
Open Source Software	2
Table of Contents	5
Section 1: Getting Started	8
Understanding this User Manual	8
Special Text	9
Text Conventions	9
Setting Up Your Phone	10
Removing the battery cover	10
Installing the battery cover	11
Installing a Memory Card	11
Removing a Memory Card	12
Battery	13
Battery Indicator	13
Installing the Battery	13
Removing the Battery	14
Charging the Battery	14
Turning Your Phone On	16
Unlocking Your Phone	17
Turning Your Phone Off	17
Your Google Account	18
Resetting your Google Account Password	18
TTY Mode	19
Voicemail	19
Setting up Voicemail	19
Checking Voicemail	19
Displaying Your Phone Number	19
Roaming	20
Securing Your Phone	20
Locking the phone manually	20
Unlocking the phone	21
Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern	21
Unlocking with a Password	21
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone	22
Features	22
Front View	23
Side Views	24
Back View	25
Navigation	26
Context-sensitive Menus	26
Command Keys	26
Menu Key	26
Home Key	26
Back Key	26
Finger Motions	27
Touch	27
Touch and Hold	27
Swipe	27
Pinch	27
Notifications	28
Clearing Notifications	28
Home Screen	29
Status Bar Icons	30
Display settings	31
Extended Home Screen	31
Customizing the Home Screen	31
Wallpaper	32
Widgets	32
Adding Widgets to the Home screen	32
Removing Widgets	32
Shortcuts	33
Adding Shortcuts to the Home Screen	33
Removing Shortcuts	33
Primary Shortcuts	33
Editing the Primary Shortcuts	33
Entering Text	34
On-screen QWERTY Keyboard	34
Entering Text Using Samsung Keyboard	34
Configuring Samsung keyboard	34
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters	34
Entering Symbols and Numbers	34
Using Google Voice Typing	35
Section 3: Accounts and Contacts	36
Accounts	36
Setting Up Your Accounts	36
Adding an account	36
Controlling synchronization	37
Managing accounts	38
People	38
Adding Contacts	39
Creating Contacts from Recent Calls	40
Creating Contacts from the Phone Keypad	40
Updating Contacts	40
Updating Contacts from the Phone Keypad	40
Updating Contacts from Recent Calls	41
Choosing Contacts to Display	41
Exporting and Importing Contacts	41
Contacts Settings	42
Other Contacts Options	42
My Local Profile	42
Creating My Local Profile	42
Sending My Local Profile	43
Joining Contacts	43
Joining contacts	43
Separating contacts	43
Sharing Contacts	44
Favorites	44
Creating Favorites	44
Groups	45
Adding a New Group	45
Editing a Group	45
Deleting a Group	45
Adding Contacts to a Group	46
Removing Contacts from a Group	46
Section 4: Calling	47
Making Calls	47
Making Calls Using the Phone Keypad	47
Making Calls from People	48
Making Calls Using Voice Dialer	48
Making Calls Using Favorites	49
Making Calls from Recent Calls	49
Multi-party Calling	49
Answering Calls	50
Sending Calls to Voicemail	50
Rejecting a call	50
Rejecting a call with a message	50
Answering Call-Waiting Calls	50
Options During a Call	51
Ending a Call	51
Recent Calls	51
Accessing Recent calls	51
Making Calls using Recent calls	51
Sending Messages using Recent calls	52
Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls	52
Managing Recent calls	52
Deleting one record	52
Deleting all records	52
Call Settings	53
Quick responses	53
Voicemail	53
Other call settings	54
Internet call settings	54
Section 5: Messaging	55
Types of Messages	55
Text and Multimedia Messaging	55
Creating and Sending Messages	55
Viewing Messages	56
Message Settings	57
Email	59
Configuring Email Accounts	59
Configuring the first email account	59
Configuring additional email accounts	59
Composing and Sending Email	59
Managing Emails	60
Refreshing Your Email Account	60
Email Account Settings	60
Configuring a Corporate Account	60
Corporate Account Settings	61
Removing a Corporate Account	63
Gmail	63
Setting Up Your Gmail Account	63
Refreshing Your Gmail Account	64
Managing Your Gmail Account	64
Composing and Sending Gmail	64
Google Talk	64
Google+	65
Messenger	65
Section 6: Applications and Widgets	66
Accessing Applications	66
Browser	66
Navigating the web	66
Entering an URL	67
Copying text	67
Browser Options	68
Using Browser Windows	68
Going Incognition	69
Using Bookmarks	69
Browser History	70
Saved Pages	70
Browser Settings	71
Calculator	73
Calendar	73
Customizing the Calendar	74
Camera	75
Taking Pictures	75
Camera Options	76
Camcorder	77
Capturing Video	77
Camcorder Options	79
Accessing Videos	79
Chrome	80
Clock	80
Cricket Navigator	80
Cricket411	81
Downloads	81
Email	81
Gallery	81
Viewing Pictures	82
Viewing Videos	82
Gmail	83
Google Settings	83
Google+	83
Local	83
Maps	84
Navigating the Map	84
Messaging	84
Messenger	84
Mobile Web	85
Muve Music	85
My Account	85
Navigation	85
People	85
Phone	86
Play Books	86
Play Magazines	86
Play Music	86
Creating a Playlist	86
Adding Music to a Playlist	87
Removing Music from a Playlist	87
Editing a Playlist	87
Play Store	87
Search	88
Settings	88
Shop	88
Talk	88
UNO	88
Voice Dialer	89
Voicemail	89
YouTube	89
Accessing Widgets	90
Widgets List	90
Section 7: Connections	92
Wi-Fi	92
Configuring Wi-Fi Settings	92
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off	92
Turning Wi-Fi On	92
Turning Wi-Fi Off	92
Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network	93
Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually	93
Bluetooth	93
Configuring Bluetooth Settings	93
Turning Bluetooth On or Off	94
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device	94
Connecting with a Bluetooth Device	95
VPN	95
Configuring VPN Settings	95
Accessing a VPN	95
PC Connections	96
Connecting as a Storage Device	96
Tethering	96
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot	97
Configuring Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings	97
Activating Portable Wi-Fi hotspot	97
Connecting a Device via Portable Wi-Fi hotspot	98
Memory Card	98
Installing and Removing a Memory Card	98
Formatting a Memory Card	98
Section 8: Settings	99
Accessing Settings	99
Using Setting Sliders	99
Accessing Additional Options	99
WIRELESS & NETWORKS	100
Wi-Fi	100
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off	100
Wi-Fi Settings	100
Bluetooth	101
Bluetooth profiles	101
Turning Bluetooth On or Off	101
Bluetooth settings	102
Data usage	102
Turning Mobile data On or Off	102
Setting a mobile data limit	103
More Wireless and Networks Settings	104
Airplane mode	104
VPN	105
Tethering	105
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	106
Mobile networks	107
DEVICE	107
Sound	107
Volume	107
Silent mode	108
Phone ringtone	108
Default notification	108
Vibrate and ring	108
Dial pad touch tones	109
Touch sounds	109
Screen lock sound	109
Vibrate on touch	109
Emergency tone	109
Display	110
Brightness	110
Wallpaper	110
Auto-rotate screen	110
Sleep	110
Font size	110
Storage	111
Battery	112
Application manager	112
PERSONAL	113
Accounts & Sync	113
Location services	113
Security	114
Screen lock	114
Using Slide	115
Setting an Unlock Pattern	115
PIN Lock and Unlock	116
Password Lock and Unlock	116
Automatically Lock	116
Power Button Instantly Locks	117
Owner information	117
Make passwords visible	117
Device administration	117
Credential storage	118
Language and input	118
Language	118
Keyboard and input methods	118
Speech	120
Backup and reset	121
Backup and restore	121
Personal data	122
SYSTEM	122
Date and time	122
Accessibility	123
Services	123
System	123
Developer options	124
About phone	124
Software update	124
Status	125
Legal information	125
Model number	125
Android version	125
Baseband version	125
Kernel version	125
Build number	125
Section 9: Health and Safety Information	126
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals	126
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?	126
Research Results to Date: Is there a connection between RF and certain health problems?	127
Interphone Study	127
International Cohort Study on Mobile Phone Users (COSMOS)	128
Risk of Brain Cancer from Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields in Childhood and Adolescence (MOBI-KIDS)	128
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute	128
Cell Phone Industry Actions	128
Reducing Exposure: Hands-Free Kits and Other Accessories	129
Steps to Reduce Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy	129
Hands-Free Kits	129
Cell Phone Accessories that Claim to Shield the Head from RF Radiation	129
Children and Cell Phones	130
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information	131
FCC Part 15 Information to User	132
Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS)	133
Smart Practices While Driving	133
On the Road - Off the Phone	133
Battery Use and Safety	134
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling	136
Follow local regulations regarding disposal of mobile devices and batteries	137
UL Certified Travel Charger	137
Display / Touch-Screen	138
GPS	138
Navigation	139
Emergency Calls	139
Care and Maintenance	140
Responsible Listening	141
Operating Environment	143
Using Your Mobile Device Near Other Electronic Devices	143
Implantable Medical Devices	143
Other Medical Devices	144
Vehicles	144
Posted Facilities	144
Potentially Explosive Environments	144
When your Device is Wet	144
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices	145
HAC for Newer Technologies	146
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device	146
FCC Notice and Cautions	147
FCC Notice	147
Cautions	147
Other Important Safety Information	147
Section 10: Warranty Information	149
Standard Limited Warranty	149
Precautions for Transfer and Disposal	153
End User License Agreement for Software	154