Samsung Showcase Operation & User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TTY Mode
10
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 3: Call Functions ............................................. 34
Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Voicemail
39
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Changing the Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Entering Text Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 6: Messaging ...................................................60
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 7: Web and Social Networking .......................68
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Browser (Google) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Mobile Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Section 11: Applications and Widgets ........................ 93
AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Asphalt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Barcode Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Mini Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
News & Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
TextCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Accounts & sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
USB settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Language & keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Voice input & output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 136
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Section 14: Warranty Information .............................157
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Index ............................................................................165
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Section 1: Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your phone.
Understanding this User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your
phone. A robust index for features begins on page 165.
Also included is important safety information beginning on
page 136, that you should know before using your phone.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation
steps may be different.
Special Text
In this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest.
These are intended to point out important information, share
quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more.
The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
• Tips: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.
• Important: Points out important information about the current feature
that could affect performance
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Activating your Phone
If you purchased your phone from your carrier’s store, it is
activated and ready to use. If you received a new phone by mail,
it may need to be activated before you can use it.
To activate your phone, choose from the following:
• Visit you carrier’s store.
• Contact customer support.
• Manage your account online.
Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) are
Battery Indicator
The battery icon
in the Annunciator Line shows battery power
level. Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to
operate, the empty battery icon will flash and a tone will sound. If
you continue to operate the phone without charging, the phone
will power off.
Tip: Task Manager provides helpful information about extending battery life.
For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 11.
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The battery is under a removable cover on the back of the phone.
Removing the battery cover
Pull up using the slot provided (1), while lifting the cover off
the phone (2).
Installing and Removing the Battery
Installing the battery
1.
Remove the battery cover.
2.
Insert the battery into the phone, aligning the gold contacts
on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone. Push
down on the bottom of the battery until it snaps into place.
3.
Replace the battery cover.
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Charging the Battery
Your phone comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and
USB cable) to charge your phone from any 120/220 VAC outlet.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery
before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery
requires up to 4 hours of charge time.
After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
1.
On the phone, slide the connector cover (1) to expose the
connector.
2.
Insert the USB cable into the port (2).
3.
Connect the USB
cable to the
charging head.
4.
Plug the charging
head into a
standard AC power
outlet.
5.
When charging is
complete, unplug
the charging head
from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the
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Charging Head
USB Cable
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Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
Press and hold the
Power/Lock Key for three
seconds.
While powering on, the phone connects with the network,
then displays the Home screen and active alerts.
Set-up Wizard
The first time you turn your phone on, the Set-up Wizard will
prompt you to customize your phone. Follow the prompts to set:
• Add accounts: Configure access to your Facebook, Twitter, MySpace,
Corporate or Google accounts. For more information, see “Accounts”
on page 40.
• My Location: Configure your phone’s use of location services. For more
information, see “My Location” on page 121.
Your Google Account
Your new phone uses your Google account to fully utilize its
Android features, including Gmail, Google Talk and the Android
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Displaying Your Phone Number
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔ About
phone ➔ Status.
Your phone number displays under Phone number.
System Tutorial
Learn about important concepts to get the most out of your
phone.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
About phone ➔ System tutorial.
Voice Mail
Roaming
When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area,
your phone can roam to acquire service on other compatible
digital networks. When Roaming is active, the Roaming icon
appears in the Annunciator Line of the display.
Tip: You can set your phone’s roaming behavior. For more information, see
“Mobile networks” on page 114.
During roaming, some services may not be available. Depending
on your coverage area and service plan, extra charges may apply
when making or receiving calls. Contact your service provider for
more information about your coverage area and service plan
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Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some
applications running in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on your
phone, and to end running applications to extend battery life. You
can also uninstall applications from your phone and see how
much memory is used by applications.
Task Manager provides information about applications, including:
• Running: View and exit running applications.
• Downloaded: View and manage applications you’ve downloaded.
• RAM: View and manage Random Access Memory on your device.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Task Manager.
2.
Touch the Running tab to view applications running on your
phone. Touch Exit, or Exit all to close applications.
3.
Touch the Downloaded tab to view information about
applications you’ve installed on your phone. Touch
Uninstall to remove an application from your phone.
4.
Touch the RAM tab to display the amount of RAM (Random
Access Memory) in use. Touch Clear Memory to clear
processes to increase available RAM.
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Your phone supports removable microSD™ or microSDHC™
memory cards of up to 32GB capacity, for storage of music,
pictures, and other files.
Note: You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased
with the phone) on a memory card.
Installing a Memory Card
1.
Remove the battery cover. For more information, see
“Removing the battery cover” on page 7.
2.
With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the
memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks into
place (1).
3.
Install the battery cover. For more information, see
“Installing the battery cover” on page 7.
Removing a Memory Card
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Securing Your Phone
By default, the phone locks automatically when the screen times
out, or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the phone using
one of the default Unlock screens, or for increased security, use a
personal screen unlock pattern.
For more information about creating and enabling a Screen
unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 122.
Tip: When you use a Screen unlock pattern to secure your phone, the
Emergency call feature is available on the lock screen, to allow you to
make emergency calls even while the phone is locked.
For other settings related to securing your phone see “Location
Unlocking the phone
1.
Press the
Power/Lock Key to wake the screen.
2.
Touch and swipe left or right to show the screen that was
visible when the phone was locked.
Note: You can choose the type of Unlock screen. For more information, For
more information, refer to “Unlocking the Screen - general” on
page 14.
Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern
1.
Press the
Power/Lock Key to wake the screen.
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Unlocking the Screen - general
1.
Press the
Power/Lock Key to wake the screen.
2.
If there are no Notification alerts on your phone, touch and
swipe left or right to show the screen that was visible
when the phone locked.
3.
If there are Notification alerts on your phone, touch and
drag the unlock puzzle piece to fit it into the empty spare to
show the screen that was visible when the phone locked.
4.
Special puzzle pieces display for missed calls or new
messages. Drag a missed call or new message puzzle
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
This section outlines key features of your phone, including keys,
displays, and icons.
Features
• 4-inch 800x480 Super AMOLED touch screen
• CDMA 1X/EVDO Rev-A Wireless Technology
• Android OS
• Google applications, including Google Talk and Gmail
• Android Market, plus pre-loaded applications
• Connections
• 5 Megapixel CMOS Camera/Camcorder
• Picture Gallery, supporting JPEG, PNG, GIF, A-GIF, WBMP and BMP
formats
• HD Video Player (720p), supporting H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP,
3G2 (v9), Xvid and DivX formats
• DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including
premium content.
• Music Player, supporting WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB,
AMR-WB, WMA (v9/10), EVRC, QCELP, MIDI, and SP-MIDI formats
• Speakerphone
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Earpiece and Sub-microphone: Listen to callers. In
Speakerphone mode, captures your voice. While recording
video, captures audio. Avoid covering the sub-microphone
during Speakerphone mode or when recording video.
2.
Microphone: Using during calls to allow callers to hear your
voice, and when recording.
3.
Menu Key: Touch to display options for the current screen.
4.
Home Key: Touch to display the Home screen. Touch and
hold to display recent applications or launch Task
Manager.
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Strap holder: Attach an optional carrying strap (not
included).
2.
Volume Key: From the Home screen, press to adjust Master
Volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust
volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.
3.
Power/Lock Key: Press and hold to turn the phone on or off.
Press to lock the phone, or to wake the screen for
unlocking. Press and hold to access phone options: Silent
mode, Airplane mode and Power off.
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3.5mm Headset Jack: Plug in an optional headset or TTY
equipment.
2.
Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or recording
videos.
3.
Camera Flash: Used when taking photos.
4.
External Speaker: Plays ringtones, call audio when in
Speakerphone mode, music and other sounds.
5.
USB Power/Accessory Port: Connect a USB cable for
charging or to sync music and files.
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Navigate your phone’s features using the command keys and the
touch screen.
Warning!: If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a
touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your
finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic
object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the
tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more
information, see “Warranty Information” on page 157.
Command Keys
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Context-sensitive Menus
While using your phone, context-sensitive menus offer options
for the feature or screen. To access context-sensitive menus:
• Touch
Menu.
• Touch and hold on an item.
Finger Gestures
Touch
Touch items to select or launch them. For example:
• Touch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
• Touch a menu item to select it.
• Touch an application’s icon to launch the application
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The Notification Panel shows information about connections,
messages and other items.
Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen.
Touch buttons at the top of the Notification Panel to toggle
settings:
• Wi-Fi: Turn Wi-Fi on or off.
• Bluetooth: Turn Bluetooth on or off.
• GPS: Turn Standalone GPS services on or off.
• Mobile data: Activate or deactivate your phone’s access to the mobile
data network.
• Auto rotation: Enable or disable the Auto rotation setting, to control
whether the screen automatically updates when you rotate the phone.
For more information about Connection settings, For more
information, refer to “Wireless & network” on page 110.
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The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.
1.
Annunciator Line: Presents icons to show network status,
battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons,
see “Annunciator Line” on page 23.
2.
Home screen: The starting point for using your phone.
Place icons, widgets and other items to customize your
phone to your needs. For more information, see “Home
Screen” on page 21.
3.
Primary Shortcuts: Shortcuts to your phone’s common
features. For more information, see “Primary Shortcuts”
on page 24.
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Extended Home Screen
The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus 6 panels that
extend beyond the display width to provide more space for
adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.
Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left
or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the top of the
display shows your current position.
Customizing the Home Screen
Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.
• Add Shortcuts: For more information, see “Shortcuts” on page 27.
• Add Widgets: For more information, see “Widgets” on page 25.
Adding and removing Home screen panels
Your phone comes with 7 Home screen panels. You can
customize the Home screen to include up to the seven default
panels, and set one panel as Home.
1.
From the Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Edit page.
2.
Touch and drag the panels to rearrange:
Remove: Drag and drop the panel ontop of the
trashcan icon to remove the panel.
Add: Scroll the panels to display the location for
a panel, then touch the Add button. Add
previouslyremoved panels up to the default total
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The Annunciator line displays icons to show network status,
battery power, and other details.
Signal Strength: Current signal strength. The greater the
number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Airplane Mode Active: All wireless communications are
disabled. See “Airplane mode” on page 113.
System Alert: Check Notifications Panel for alerts.
Voice Call: A voice call is in progress.
3G Connection Active: Phone is active on a 3G system.
USB Connected:The phone is connected to a computer
using a USB cable.
New Message: You have new message(s).
New Voicemail: You have a new voicemail message.
New Email Message: You have new email.
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Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display. You can
edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for the
Applications /
Home shortcut.
Note: When you access Applications, the
Home shortcut replaces the
Applications shortcut to provide quick return to the Home screen.
Bluetooth Active: Bluetooth is turned on.
Bluetooth Connected: The phone is paired with another
Bluetooth device.
Wi-Fi Active: Wi-Fi is connected, active,
andcommunicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Wi-Fi Action Needed: Action needed to connect to Wireless
Access Point (WAP).
TTY: TTY Mode is active.
Phone: Launches the Phone, to make calls. For more
information, see “Making Calls” on page 34.
Messaging: Send and receive messages. For more
information, see “Messaging” on page 60.
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Editing the Primary Shortcuts
1.
From the Home screen, touch
Applications.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Edit.
3.
Touch and hold an icon, then drag it to replace a primary
shortcut.
4.
When you are finished, touch
Menu ➔ Save.
Widgets
Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the
Home screen to access favorite features.
Adding Widgets to the Home screen
Widgets
AccuWeather Clock: Displays weather for customer
selected cities.
Amazon MP3: Purchase and download DRM-Free
(digital rights management) music from Amazon
digital music store.
Buddies now: Create one touch shortcuts to your
favorite Contacts and to your social networking sites.
Calendar:Record events and appointments to
manage your schedule.
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Dual Clock: Display two time zones.
Feeds and Updates: Display feeds from your
Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter accounts, and post
an update to your accounts, right from the Home
screen. Appears on the Home screen by default. For
more information, see “Feeds and Updates” on
page 43.
Google Search: Launch Google Search.
Homescreentips:View tipsaboutusingyour phone’s
Picture frame: Display a picture from the Gallery on
the Home screen.
Power control: Control Wi Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
connections, and set automatic synchronization and
brightness settings.
Program Monitor: Display the number of active
applications. Touch to launch Task Manager. For
more information, see “Task Manager” on page 11.
Rate Places: Quickly assign ratings to places you
visit,and share the ratings.
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Use Shortcuts for quick access to applications or features.
Adding Shortcuts from the Home screen
1.
Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on
the screen to display the Add to Home screen menu.
2.
Touch Shortcuts, then touch a selection:
3.
Follow the prompts to configure the Shortcut and add it to
the Home screen.
Adding Shortcuts from Applications
1.
Navigate to a Home screen panel.
2.
Touch
Applications.
3.
Touch and hold on an application icon. The Shortcut icon is
automatically placed on the selected Home screen.
Removing Shortcuts
Touch and hold the Shortcut until
Remove appears at
the bottom of the display, then drag the Shortcut to the
Applications: Launch an application. For a list, see
“Applications” on page 29.
Bookmark: Launch a bookmarked web page.
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Place Folders on the Home screen to organize items together on
the Home screen.
1.
Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold
on the screen to display the Add to Home screen menu.
2.
Touch Folders, then touch a selection:
Removing Folders
Touch and hold the Folder until
Remove appears at the
bottom of the display, then drag the Folder to the Trashcan.
Wallpaper
Choose a picture to display in the background of the Home
screen. You can choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images, or
select a picture you’ve taken with the Camera or downloaded.
1.
From the Home screen, touch and hold on the screen to
display the Add to Home screen menu, then touch
Wallpapers.
or
New folder: Create a new empty folder.
All contacts: Create a folder containing all
contacts.
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The Applications screen holds all applications installed on your
wireless device. Applications that you download and install from
Android Market or from the web are also added to the
Applications screen.
You can place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen, for
quick access to the application. For more information, see
“Adding Shortcuts from Applications” on page 27.
1.
From the Home screen, touch
Applications.
2.
Slide your finger left or right to scroll the Applications
screens.
Customizing the Applications Screens
Choosing a view
By default, application icons appear in Grid view. You can change
the view to list view.
1.
From the Home screen, touch
Applications.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ List View.
Moving Application icons
1.
From the Home screen, touch
Applications.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Edit.
3.
Touch and hold an application icon then drag it to a new
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AllShare: Synchronize your phone with your TV. For
more information, see “AllShare” on page 93.
Amazon MP3: Download DRM-Free (digital rights
management) MP3 formatted songs and albums. For
more information, refer to “Amazon MP3” on
page 74.
Apps: Discover apps provides quick and easy access
to the best Android applications. For more
information, refer to “Apps” on page 93.
Books: Google eBooks is a new way to discover,
buy, and enjoy your favorite books online and
offline.
Browser: Access the Internet. For more information,
see “Browser (Google)” on page 68.
Calculator: Perform mathematical calculations. For
more information, see “Calculator” on page 94.
Calendar: Record events and appointments to
manage your schedule. For more information, see
“Calendar” on page 95.
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Daily Briefing: Monitor weather, financial information,
news and your schedule, from one application. For
more information, see “Daily Briefing” on page 97.
Desk Cradle: Operate your phone with an optional
Desk Cradle accessory. For more information, see
“Desk Cradle” on page 97.
Downloads: View, reopen, or delete items you have
downloaded.
Free Games!: Browse, download, and install
Android games.
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Latitude: Share your location with chosen friends
Maps: Tracks your current location, provides a
real-time view of traffic issues, and displays detailed
destination directions. For more information, refer to
“Maps” on page 99.
Market: Browse, download, and install Android
applications. For more information, see “Market” on
page 100.
Media Hub: Browse the latest movies and TV shows,
then rent or purchase the media for viewing on your
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Music Player: Play music stored on an optional
installed memory card. For more information, see
“Music Player” on page 74.
My Files: Find, view and manage files stored on an
optional installed memory card. For more
information, see “My Files” on page 103.
Navigation: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) is an
internet-connected turn-by-turn, GPS navigation
system with voice guidance. For more information,
refer to “Navigation” on page 19.
News & Weather: Launch Google news and
TextCS: Use TextCS to send a text message to
Customer Support (311) with questions for support or
account information. For more information, refer to
“TextCS” on page 105.
ThinkFree Office TM: View and manage files in a
Microsoft® Office-compatible software suite. For
more information, refer to “ThinkFree Office” on
page 105.
Video Player: Play and manage videos stored on an
installed memory card. For more information, see
“Video Player” on page 82.
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Write & Go: Capture ideas, then choose a format for
sending via Gmail, saving to the Calendar or as a
memo, or posting it to Facebook. For more
information, see “Write & Go” on page 109.
YouTube: View and upload YouTube videos, right from
your phone. For more information, refer to “YouTube”
on page 109.
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Section 3: Call Functions
This section describes how to make, answer or end calls.
Making Calls
Your phone offers multiple ways to make calls:
• Use the touch screen Phone Dialer to enter the phone number or
speed dial number.
• Call a contact from Contacts.
• Call a contact from Favorites.
• Return a call, or call a recent caller, from Call log.
• Voice dial using Voice Commands.
Making Calls Using the Phone Dialer
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone.
2.
Touch the digits of the telephone or speed dial number on
the Dialer keypad. While dialing, use these options:
• Touch
Menu ➔ Speed dial setting to dial or set Speed
Dials.
• Touch
Menu ➔ Add 2 sec pause to insert a 2-second
pause in the telephone number.
• Touch
Menu ➔ Add wait to insert a Wait pause in the
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Making Calls using Speed Dials
Speed Dials are 1-, 2-, or 3-digit shortcuts (1 to 100) you assign
to contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact. For more
information about setting speed dials, see “Speed Dials” on
page 52.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone.
2.
Touch the digits of the speed dial number on the Dialer
keypad, holding the last digit until the number dials.
Making Calls from Contacts
A contact is an entry that you have created to store the name,
numbers and other information for people or groups of interest
Making Calls using Favorites
Favorites are contacts that you designate as favorites by starring
them. For more information about creating favorites, see
“Favorites” on page 48.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone.
2.
Touch
Favorites to display favorites.
3.
Find the contact and touch it to open the Contact entry.
4.
Touch
to dial the default number for the Contact.
Making Calls from Call Log
Return a call, or call a number from a recent call stored in Call
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Merge two calls to set up a three-way call between you and two
other parties.
Setting up a Multi-Party Call
1.
Establish a call, either by dialing or answering an incoming
call.
2.
Touch Add Call. The first call is placed on hold, and the
Dialer displays.
3.
Enter the second phone number, then touch
.
4.
Touch Merge. The two calls are joined into one, 3-way call.
Answering Calls
You can answer incoming calls when the phone is locked or
unlocked.
With the phone unlocked or locked, touch and drag
Answer.
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Sending Calls to Voicemail
When your phone alerts you to an incoming call, you can ignore
the call to send the caller to voice mail, or ignore the call and
send a message to the caller.
Ignoring a call
With the phone unlocked or locked, touch and drag
Ignore.
Ignoring a call with a message
With the phone unlocked or locked, touch and drag
Reject call with message. (For more information, refer to
“Unlocking the phone” on page 13.)
Note: For more information about creating ignore messages, see “Ignore
with message” on page 115.
Answering Call-Waiting Calls
When you receive a call while on a call:
• Touch and drag
Answer to answer the incoming call. The
original call is placed on hold, and remains on hold until you end the
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Ending a Call
Touch
.
Call Log
When you place, answer, or miss a call, a record of the call is
saved in the Call log.
Accessing Call Log
From a Home screen, touch
Phone ➔
Call log.
Sending Messages using Call Log
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone ➔
Call log.
2
Touch and hold on a call record then select Send message
Creating or Updating Contacts Using Call Log
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone ➔
Call log.
2.
Touch and hold on a call record, then select Add to
Contacts from the pop-up menu.
3.
Choose Create contact or Update existing.
4.
Continue entering contact information. For more
information, see “Contacts” on page 43.
Managing the Call Log
Deleting Call log records
1
From a Home screen touch
Phone ➔
Call log
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Filtering Call log records
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone ➔
Call log.
2.
While viewing the Call log, touch
Menu ➔ View by.
3.
Select a filter type, from All calls, Missed calls, Outgoing
calls, or Incoming calls.
Viewing call durations
View the length of the Last call, all Dialled calls, all Received
calls, or All calls.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone ➔
Call log.
2.
While viewing the Call log, touch
Menu ➔View call
Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if
your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail
and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.
Setting up Voicemail
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Phone, then press and
hold
to dial Voice mail.
2.
Follow the automated instructions to set up your new
password and record a greeting.
Checking Voicemail
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Section 4: Contacts and Accounts
This section explains how to manage your contacts and
accounts.
Accounts
Your phone provides the ability to synchronize information from a
variety of accounts, including Google, a Corporate Exchange
server, and social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter,
and MySpace. With synchronization, you can ensure that
information on your phone is updated with any information that
changes in your accounts.
Setting Up Your Accounts
Set up and manage your synchronized accounts with the
Accounts & sync setting.
For information about setting up other, non-synchronized email
accounts, see “Configuring Email Accounts” on page 65.
Adding a Google account
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Accounts & sync.
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Managing a Google account
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Accounts & sync.
2.
Tap your Google account to display the Data &
synchronization screen.
3.
Tap a setting to enable or disable synchronization. When
enabled, a check mark appears in the check box:
• Sync Books: When enabled, sychronizes your Google books
downloads with your phone.
• Sync Contacts: When enabled, synchronizes your Google contacts
with your phone’s Contacts
Adding a Corporate account
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Accounts & sync.
2.
Touch Add account ➔ Corporate.
3.
At the Set up email screen, enter your Email address and
Password, then touch Next.
4.
At the Server settings screen, enter server settings, then
touch Next. The phone communicates with the server to
confirm your account.
5.
At the Account options screen select account settings
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Managing a Corporate Exchange account
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Accounts & sync.
2.
Touch your Corporate account to display these settings:
• Sync Contacts: When enabled, synchronizes your Exchange
contacts with your phone’s Contacts.
• Sync Calendar: When enabled, synchronizes your Exchange
contacts with your phone.
Setting Up a Facebook account
Note: You must register your phone with Facebook before using the phone to
access the site From your Facebook account go to Account Settings
Setting Up a Twitter account
Note: You must register your phone with Twitter before using the phone to
access the site. From Twitter.com Settings, follow the instructions in
the Mobile area to register your phone.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Accounts & sync ➔ Add account ➔Twitter.
2.
Enter your Email and Password, then touch Log in.
3.
Follow the prompts to complete the set-up.
Setting Up a MySpace account
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Feeds and Updates
Feeds and Updates displays feeds from your Facebook, MySpace,
and Twitter accounts, and allows you to post an update to your
accounts, right from the Home screen.
Tip: The Feeds and Updates widget is available by default on the Home
screen, or is available in the Samsung Widgets. For more information
about placing widgets on the Home screen, see “Widgets” on page 25.
From a Home screen, touch
Settings on the Feeds
and Updates widget to configure your preferences.
Note: When you set up Facebook Myspace and Twitter accounts on your
• Phone: Saves to the phone’s Contacts.
• Google: Saves to your Google account.
• Corporate: Saves to your Corporate Exchange account.
3.
Touch contact fields to enter information:
• Touch Photo ID to choose a picture to identify the contact.
• Touch First name, then enter a first name for the contact.
• Touch Last name, then enter a last name for the contact. After
entering a last name touch
to enter a Name prefix, Middle
name, Name suffix, Phonetic given name, Phonetic middle name
and Phonetic family name.
• Touch Phone number to enter a phone number, then touch the
Label button to choose a label from Mobile Home Work Work
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• Touch Postal address to enter a mailing address for the contact.
• Touch Organization to enter a company or other affiliation.
• To add more fields, tap More to enter Notes, Nickname, Website,
Birthday, or Anniversary.
4.
When you finish entering information, touch
.
Creating Contacts from Call log
Save a phone number from a recent call record to create a new
contact, or update an existing contact.
For more information, see “Creating or Updating Contacts Using
Call Log” on page 38.
Creating Contacts from the Phone Dialer
Updating Contacts
Make changes to update an existing contact.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact to view its information, then touch
Menu ➔ Edit.
– or –
Touch and hold on a contact, then select Edit from the pop-
up menu.
3.
Continue entering contact information. For more
information see “Creating Contacts” on page 43
Save
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Updating Contacts from Call log
Save a phone number from a recent call record to create a new
contact, or update an existing contact.
For more information, see “Creating or Updating Contacts Using
Call Log” on page 38.
Get Friends
Use the Get Friends feature to sync with your accounts. You can
choose from an account you’ve already set up on your phone, or
set up a new account.
For more information about setting up accounts on your phone,
see “Setting Up Your Accounts” on page 40.
Contacts Display Options
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ More ➔ Display options to set these
options:
• Touch Only contacts with phones to restrict display to contacts
with phone numbers.
• Touch Sort by to sort by first or last name.
• Touch Display contacts by to sort contacts by First name first or
Last name first.
• Touch Phone to choose contacts for display by group.
3.
Touch
to save options.
Done
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Your phone can synchronize with multiple accounts, including
Google, Corporate Exchange, and other email providers, plus
social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.
When you synchronize contacts from these accounts with your
phone, you may have multiple contacts for one person.
Joining imported contact records to a phone contact allows you
to see all the contact’s numbers and addresses together in one
Contact entry. Joining also helps you keep your contacts
updated, because any changes that your contacts make to their
information in the respective accounts is automatically updated
the next time you synchronize with the account.
Joining contacts
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch a Phone contact (a contact with the
icon) to
display its information.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Join contact.
4.
Touch an imported contact record to join it to the Phone
contact.
Unjoining contacts
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2
Touch a contact to display its information
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Sending a Namecard (vCard)
You can send a contact namecard as a vCards via Bluetooth to
other Bluetooth devices, or via Gmail as an attachment.
Important!: Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts, and not all devices
support transfers of multiple contacts. Check the target device’s
documentation.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact to display its information.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Send via.
Sending multiple namecards via Bluetooth
You can send multiple contact namecards as vCards via
Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices.
Important!: Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts, and not all devices
support transfers of multiple contacts. Check the target device’s
documentation.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Import/Export ➔ Send name card via.
3.
Touch contacts to mark them for sending, or touch Select
all to mark all contacts. A check mark appears in the check
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Exporting and Importing Contacts
You can export your contact list to an optional installed memory
card, or import a list of contacts (previously exported) from a
memory card.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Import/Export.
3.
Touch Import from SD card or Export to SD card, then follow
the prompts to complete the operation.
Favorites
Mark contacts with a star to identify them as Favorites.
Creating Favorites
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch and hold on a contact, then select Add to favorites
from the pop-up menu.
– or –
Touch a contact to display it, then touch the
Star at
the top right of the screen.
My Profile
My profile is your own contact record. You can send My profile as
a vCard via Bluetooth or as an attachment via Gmail.
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Sending My Profile
You can send My Profile as a vCard via Bluetooth to other
Bluetooth devices, or as an attachment to a Gmail.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ My profile to display your contact
information.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Send namecard via.
4.
Choose a sending method, Barcode Scanner, Bluetooth,
Email or Gmail, then follow the prompts to send the profile.
Groups
Creating a New Group
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Create.
3.
Touch the Group Name field to enter a Group Name.
4.
Touch Ringtone to choose a ringtone for calls from
members of this group. Touch Default ringtone, Sound or
Phone ringtone to select a new ringtone.
5.
Touch
to save the new group.
Save
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Editing a Group
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.
Touch a Group to display it.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Edit group.
4.
Touch the Group Name field to change the Group Name.
5.
Touch Ringtone to choose a ringtone for calls from
members of this group. Touch Default ringtone, Sound or
Phone ringtone to select a new ringtone.
6.
Touch
to save the changes.
Adding Contacts to a Group
Tip: You can also add a contact to a group when you create the contact. For
more information, see “Creating Contacts” on page 43.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.
Touch a Group to display it, then touch
.
3.
Touch contact(s) to mark them for addition, or touch Select
all to mark all contacts. When selected, a check mark
appears in the check box.
4.
Touch
to add the selected contact(s).
Save
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Removing Contacts from a Group
Tip: You can also add a contact to a group when you edit the contact. For
more information, see “Updating Contacts” on page 44.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.
Touch a Group to display it.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Remove member.
4.
Touch contact(s) to mark them for removal, or touch Select
all to mark all contacts. When selected, a check mark
appears in the check box.
Sending a Message to Group Members
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.
Touch a Group to display it.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Send Message.
4.
Touch contacts to mark them as recipients for the new
message, then touch
.
5.
The new message opens, with the marked contacts as
recipients. Continue creating the message, as desired. For
more information, see “Creating and Sending Messages”
on page 60
Send
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History displays all calls, messages, emails, IMs, and Facebook,
MySpace and Twitter messages sent and received from contacts.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts ➔ History.
2.
A list of calls, messages and emails displays, sorted by
time, with most recent first.
3.
Touch
Menu for these options:
• Delete: Erase history records.
• View by: Filter records by type. Choose from Call, Message,
Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
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Note: Some Speed Dials are reserved by default, and cannot be assigned:
Speed Dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail.
Speed Dial 97 is reserved for balance inquiries.
Speed Dial 98 is reserved for minutes inquiries.
Speed Dial 99 is reserved for payment inquiries.
Speed Dial 100 is reserved for data call inquiries.
Assigning Speed Dials
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ More ➔ Speed dial.
3.
A list of speed dials displays.Touch a speed dial, then
touch a contact to assign the contact to the speed dial.
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Section 5: Entering Text
This section describes how to enter words, letters, punctuation
and numbers when you need to enter text.
Virtual QWERTY Keyboard
Your phone uses a virtual QWERTY keyboard for text entry. Use
the keyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and other
characters into text entry fields or applications. Access the
keyboard by touching any text entry field.
The virtual QWERTY keyboard displays at the bottom of the
screen. By default, when you rotate the phone, the screen
Text Input Methods
Your phone offers two text input methods:
• Swype: Swype is a new text input method that allows you to enter
words by gliding your finger over the virtual QWERTY keyboard, lifting
your finger between words. You can also enable Word prediction,
which matches your key touches to common words.
• Samsung Keyboard: An on-screen QWERTY keypad that can be used
in both portrait and landscape orientation. You can also configure the
Samsung keypad to use the QWERTY Keypad, or a 3x4 Keypad (uses
XT9 predictive text)
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Changing the Input Method
When entering text, you can select the text input method.
Touch and hold on a text input field, then select an input
method:
• Swype
• Samsung keypad
• Android keyboard
Entering Text Using Swype
Swype is a new way to enter text on touch screens. Instead of
touching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a
word. For each word, place your finger on the first letter and glide
to the subsequent letters, lifting on the last letter.
This example shows how to enter the word “this”. Put your finger
down on the “t”, and without lifting, glide it to the “h”, then to the
“i” then over to the “s”.
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Here are a few tips to get you started:
• Spacing is automatic: When you finish a word, just lift your finger and
start the next word.
• Double letters: Just “scribble” on the key.
• Capitalization: Swype recognizes and capitalizes the first word of
sentences. If you want to capitalize a word that isn’t at the beginning
of a sentence, just glide above the keyboard before gliding over the
next letter.
• Contractions: Swype recognizes most words that include an
apostrophe; just swype the letters of the word, including the
apostrophe.
• Punctuation: Tap and hold a key to view a punctuation menu and
Swype Help
While entering text, you can get tips and help about using Swype.
• Tap the
Swype Key to show Tips.
• Tap the
Swype Key ➔ Tutorial for an interactive tutorial.
• Tap the
Swype Key ➔ More Help to view Help.
Entering Symbols and Numbers
Using the Swype Keyboard:
• Touch and hold on a key to enter the symbol or number at the top of
the key.
• Touch and hold on a key until a menu of all characters available on that
key appears, then touch a character to enter it.
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The Editing Keyboard provides a quick way to move the cursor
and highlight text. If the application in which you are working
supports editing, you can cut, copy or paste highlighted text.
To access the Editing Keyboard:
Swype from the
Swype Key to the
SYM Key.
Using Swype Speech Recognition
Enter text by speaking. Swype recognizes your speech and
enters text for you.
To use Speech recognition:
To use the Samsung keypad you must first configure the settings
for the Samsung keypad.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Language & keyboard ➔ Samsung keypad ➔ Portrait keypad
types.
2.
Touch Keypad types and select a text input method:
• Qwerty Keypad
• 3x4 Keypad
• Handwriting box 1
• Handwriting box 2
3
Touch Input languages and touch one of the language
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Touch the Handwriting settings field and select the speed
of response of the Samsung Handwriting keypad. You can
also access an explanation of Handwriting keypad use.
8.
Touch the Voice input field to activate Voice input.
9.
Touch the Auto-full stop field to activate Auto-full stop.
10. Touch the Tutorial field to view a short tutorial on use of the
Samsung keyboard.
XT9 Advanced Settings
The following XT9 Advanced settings are available when the XT9
field is selected
4.
Touch the Spell correction field. This option corrects
typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible
words that reflect the characters of the keys you touched
as well as the characters of nearby keys.
5.
Touch the Next word prediction field to enable word
prediction.
6.
Touch the Auto-append field to automatically add
predictions.
7.
Touch the Auto-substitution field to automatically replace
words that you are typing. This option assists with
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10. To add a new word to the T9 dictionary:
Touch the XT9 my words field, then press
Menu ➔
Add. Enter the new word in the Register to XT9 my words
field, then touch Done.
11. Touch XT9 auto-substitution to add words to substitute (for
example youve becomes you’ve). A list of substitutions
displays.
12. If you do not see the substitution you want, press
Menu ➔ Add, then input the Shortcut word and
Substitution word.
Entering Text Using the Android Keyboard
The Android Keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY keyboard,
featuring predictive text. Input characters by tapping the
on-screen keys with your finger, or use speech recognition.
As you enter characters, predictive text matches your key
touches to common words and displays them. Select a word
from the display to insert it into your text.
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Configuring Android Keyboard
Configure the Android Keyboard to your preferences.
• For more information, see “Android keyboard” on page 130.
• While entering text, touch and hold
or
, then touch
Android keyboard settings.
Tip: To customize predictive text, configure the User dictionary settings. For
more information, see “User dictionary” on page 129.
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
The default case is lower case (abc). Enter upper and lower case
alphabet letters by touching the Shift key to toggle the case,
Using Android Speech Recognition
Enter text by speaking. Android Keyboard recognizes your speech
and enters text for you.
Note: Enable Speech Recognition in Android Keyboard settings. For more
information, see “Android keyboard” on page 130.
Touch the
Speech Recognition Key.
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Section 6: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive messages, and
other features associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone supports these types of messages:
• Text messages: Send and receive simple messages containing text to
other mobile phones or email addresses (also known as SMS).
• Multimedia messages: Send and receive text messages with pictures
and/or sound to other mobile phones or email addresses (also known
as MMS).
Text and Multimedia Messaging
Your phone can send and receive text and multimedia messages
to other mobile phones and to email addresses.
Creating and Sending Messages
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Messaging ➔ New
message.
2.
Tap the To field and enter the recipient’s name, phone
number or email address.
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Touch the Type to compose field, or touch Next, and
compose your message. While composing a message,
touch
Menu for these options:
• Add subject: Add a subject field to the message and enter a
subject. (This option also converts the message to MMS.)
• Attach: Add content to the message to convert it to MMS.
– Pictures: Add a picture.
– Capture picture: Take a new picture.
– Videos: Add a video.
– Capture video: Record a new video.
– Audio: Add a sound clip.
Managing Messages
Threaded View
Messages you send and receive to the same contact, number or
address are grouped together as a “thread”. Threaded messages
allow you to see all the messages you exchanged with a contact,
or other recipient, with the latest message displayed first.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Messaging.
2.
Message threads display by contact, number, or address.
While viewing message threads, you have these options:
• Touch and hold a thread to choose from:
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Configure message settings.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Messaging.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings to set:
• Storage settings
– Delete old messages: Touch to enable or disable automatic erasure of
messages when stored message reach default limits. When disabled,
the phone will prompt you to delete old messages to make room.
– Text message limit: Touch to set a limit for the number of text
messages per thread.
– Multimedia message limit: Touch to set a limit for the number of
multimedia messages per thread
• Notification settings
– Notifications: Touch to enable or disable alerts in the status bar.
– Screen On: Touch to enable screen on for notification alerts.
– Select ringtone: Touch to select a ringtone for message alerts.
– Vibrate: Touch to enable or disable vibration for message alerts.
Gmail
Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’s web-based email.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gmail.
Setting Up Your Gmail Account
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The phone communicates with the Google server to set up
your account and synchronize your email. When complete,
your Gmail appears in the Inbox.
Refreshing Your Gmail Account
Refresh your account to update your phone from the Gmail
servers.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Refresh.
Gmail account settings
Account settings
• : Customize your Gmail account.
– Priority Inbox: When active, Priority Inbox automatically identifies your
important email and separates it out from everything else.
– Signature: Create a text signature to add to outgoing messages.
– Confirm actions: Have your phone prompt you to confirm
archivals,deletions, and messages sent.
– Reply all: When active, responding messages are sent to
alladdressees by default.
– Auto-advance: Choose whether to show a Newer or Older
conversation or a Conversation list after you delete or archive a
conversation.
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Additional Gmail Options
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gmail ➔
Menu for additional options:
• Refresh: Update Gmail on your phone from the Google servers.
• Compose: Create a new email. For more information, refer to
“Composing and Sending Gmail” on page 64.
• Accounts: View and choose from your Google account(s).
• Go to labels: View Google content by label.
• Search: Find Gmail items.
• More
– Help: Launches Browser with Google Mobile Help.
Composing and Sending Gmail
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Compose.
3.
Touch the To field to enter recipients. As you enter names
or numbers, matching contacts display. Touch a contact to
add it to the field.
4.
Touch the Subject field to enter a subject.
5.
Touch Compose Mail to enter the text of your email.
6
While composing a message touch
Menu for these
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Chat with other Google Talk users.
Tip: Talk requires that you have a Google account set up on your phone. For
more information, see “Setting Up Your Accounts” on page 40.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Talk.
Note: If you have already set up your Google account, you are automatically
logged in. If you do not have a Google account, you can touch Create to
create a new Google account.
Configuring the first email account
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Email.
2.
Touch an email provider.
3.
Touch Email address to enter your email address, then
touch Password or touch Next to enter your password.
4.
Touch a setup option:
• Manual setup: Configure the account manually. Touch POP3 or
IMAP, then enter the account details.
• Next: Connect to the server to set up the account automatically.
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Touch the Password field or touch Next to enter your
password.
6.
Touch a setup option:
• Manual setup: Configure the account manually. Touch POP3 or
IMAP, then enter the account details.
• Next: Connect to the server to set up the account automatically.
Follow the prompts to complete set-up, then touch Done.
Composing and Sending Email
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Email.
2
Touch
Menu ➔Compose
6.
While composing a message, touch
Menu for these
options:
• Add Cc/Bcc: Create Cc (copy) and Bcc (blind copy) fields to the
message. After creating the fields, touch to enter recipients.
• Save as draft: Close the message and save it in Drafts.
• Add text: Add text from a Contact record, from the Calendar, or
from a Memo.
7.
Touch Attach to add a file to the message.
8.
Touch Send to send the message.
Managing Emails
Combined Inbox
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Email Account Settings
Use Account settings to configure handling of your email.
Note: Some email accounts may have different, or additional, settings.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Email.
2.
Touch an account to view it, then touch
Menu ➔ More
➔ Account settings.
3.
Touch fields to configure the account:
• General settings
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– Out-of-office Settings: Enter and out of office message.
– Size to retrieve emails: Set email retrieval size.
– Security Policies: View email policies sent by server.
• Notification settings
– Email notifications: Enable or disable alerts in the Status Bar.
– Select ringtone: Choose a ringtone to use for new email alerts.
– Vibrate: Enable or disable vibration with new email alerts.
• Server settings:
– Exchange server settings: Modify server settings.
– Incoming settings: Modify incoming email server settings.
– Outgoing settings: Modify outgoing email server settings.
Sync Email: Sync email from the account
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Section 7: Web and Social Networking
YouTube
View and upload YouTube videos, right from your phone.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
YouTube.
Browser (Google)
Your phone is equipped with a full HTML Browser, which allows
you to access the internet.
From a Home screen, touch
Browser.
Zoom
• Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out.
Selecting items on a page
While browsing pages, use gestures and menus to navigate links
on pages:
• Touch an item to select it.
• Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.
• Touch and hold on a hyperlink for these options:
– Open: Go to the linked page.
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As you enter characters, potential matches display.
Continue entering characters, or touch a match to
complete the URL.
4.
Touch Go to load the page.
Using Browser Windows
You can have up to eight windows open at one time, switching
between windows.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Browser.
2.
To open a new window, touch
Menu ➔ New window.
3.
To switch to another open window touch
Menu ➔
3.
The new website is displayed as a thumbnail with the
command Add. Touch the bookmark to add it.
4.
At the Add bookmark prompt, confirm the Name and
Location for the bookmark, then touch OK to save the
bookmark.
Accessing bookmarks and history
Launch a bookmarked page, or reload recent pages.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Browser.
2.
Touch
Bookmarks.
3
On the Bookmarks tab use these options:
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On the Most visited tab, use these options:
• Touch a page to reload it.
• Touch the star next to a page to bookmark it.
• Touch and hold on a page for these options:
– Open: Launch the web page.
– Open in new window: Launch the web page in a new window.
– Add bookmark/Remove from bookmarks: Bookmark the page, or
remove the bookmark for this page.
– Share link: Send the page’s URL via Bluetooth, Gmail, or Messaging.
– Copy link URL: Copy the page’s URL to the clipboard for pasting.
– Remove from history: Remove the record of this page.
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– Copy link URL: Copy the page’s URL to the clipboard to paste in
another location.
– Remove from history: Remove the record of this page.
– Set as homepage: Set this page as the default first page when
opening the Browser.
Copying Fields or Text
Copy information from a web page to the clipboard for pasting.
Copying text
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Browser.
2.
Browse to the desired website.
3.
Touch and hold on the text to enable the text selector.
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While viewing a web page, touch
Menu for these options:
• New window: Open a new browser window. Previous browser
windows remain open in the background (use the Windows option to
switch between windows).
• Windows: Switch between windows, or open a new window.
• Brightness setting: Set the brightness of the display, if the Brightness
setting is not set to Automatic.
• Refresh: Update the current page’s content from the server.
• Forward: Move forward to a previously-viewed page.
• More:
Add bookmark: Create a bookmark for the current page
Browser Settings
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Browser.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ More ➔ Settings:
• Page content settings
– Default zoom: Choose a default zoom level for web pages.
– Open pages in overview: When enabled, displays an overview of
newly-opened pages.
– Text encoding: Choose a default character set for web pages.
– Block pop-up windows: When enabled, blocks pop-up windows.
– Load images: When enabled, images are automatically loaded when
you visit a page. When disabled, images are indicated by a link, which
you can touch to download the picture
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– Default storage: Set your default storage location.
• Privacy settings
– Clear cache: Delete content and databases stored on the phone.
– Clear history: Delete the list of previously-visited pages.
– Accept cookies: When enabled, allows Browser to save and read
cookie information used by web pages.
– Clear all cookie data: Delete cookie information saved to the phone.
– Remember form data: When enabled, stores information you enter
into forms to make future forms easier.
– Clear form data: Deletes saved form information.
– Enable location: When enabled, sites you visit can request access to
your location.
Maps
Use Google Maps to find your current location, get directions, and
other location-based information.
Note: You must enable location services to use Maps, and some features
require Standalone or Google location services. For more information,
see “Location & security” on page 121.
From a Home screen, scroll the screen to panel 3, then
touch
Maps.
Navigating the Map
Zooming
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From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Maps.
2.
While viewing a map, touch
Menu for these options:
• Search: Enter text criteria to find locations or points of interest.
• Directions: Get driving, public transport, or walking directions.
• My Places: Synchronize your starred map items with Google maps.
• Clear map: Remove search results from the map.
• Join Latitude: Use the Google Latitude service to share locations
and status with other Google Latitude users.
• More:
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Section 8: Music
Amazon MP3
Amazon MP3 is a digital music store owned and operated by
Amazon.com. Using Amazon MP3 you can download DRM-Free
(digital rights management) MP3 formatted songs and albums.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Amazon MP3.
2.
Touch one of the categories to begin browsing the music
files.
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Music Player scans your memory card and displays your
songs on the All, Playlists, Albums, Artists, or Genres tabs.
3.
Touch a song or playlist to begin playback.
Volume
5.1 Channel Mode
(headphones only)
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• Repeat: Touch to repeat the current song, repeat all songs, or
disable repeat mode.
• List / Now Playing: Touch List to switch to a list view of songs.
Touch Now Playing to display the current song title and details.
• 5.1 Channel Mode: When listening with optional headphones,
touch to enable 5.1 Channel Mode for stereo sound.
• Playback controls:
– Touch
to advance to the next song. Touch and hold
to scan
forward through the current song.
– Touch
to go back to the previous song. Touch and hold
to
scan backward through the current song.
– Touch
to pause playback. Touch
to resume playback.
Disc view
When you rotate the phone, you can choose Disc view to view
disc artwork during playback, and control playback.
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From Disc view, switch to Organizer view to view and select
songs alphabetically, sorted by Playlist, Album, Artist, or Genre.
Creating a Playlist
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Music Player ➔ Playlists.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Create, then touch the name field to
enter a name for the playlist.
3.
Touch Save to save the new playlist.
Adding Songs to Playlists
Adding a single song to a playlist
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Music Player
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Adding multiple songs to a playlist
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Music Player.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Add to playlist.
3.
Touch songs to select them, or touch Select all. When
selected, a checkmark appears in the checkbox.
4.
Touch Add , then select a playlist, or touch Create playlist to
create a new playlist.
Setting a Song as a Ringtone
You can set a song as a ringtone for all voice calls for calls from
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Section 9: Pictures and Video
Camera
Use your phone’s built-in Camera to take pictures and record
video.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Camera.
Taking Pictures
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Camera.
2.
Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your picture by
aiming the lens at the subject.
• Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched.
• Press the Volume Key to zoom in or out.
• To configure settings, see “Camera Options” on page 79.
Mode Button
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Configure the camera.
While in Camera mode, touch the Options tab to configure:
•
Shooting mode: Choose an automatic shooting mode, from:
– Single shot: Take a single photo.
– Smile shot: Touch the Camera button to automatically focus on the
subject’s face and take the picture.
– Panorama shot: Touch the Camera button to take a picture, then use
the on-screen guideline to move the viewfinder and take the next 7
shots automatically.
– Beauty: Adjust the contrast to smooth facial features.
Continuous: Touch and hold the Camera button to take 9 consecutive
•
Settings ➔
Camera
– Outdoor visibility: Enable to enhance screen visibility.
– Focus mode: Choose a type of automatic focus.
– Scene mode: Choose a mode to match conditions.
– Resolution: Choose a size for the image.
– White balance: Choose a setting for the light source.
– Effects: Apply an effect to pictures.
– ISO: Choose a setting for imaging sensitivity.
– Metering: Select a method for measuring light.
– Anti-Shake: Enable Anti-Shake to minimize camera.
– Auto contrast: Allow automatic light/dark adjustment.
– Blink detection: Detect a subject’s blinks and adjust the timing of the
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Settings ➔ Settings
– Guidelines: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in photo
composition.
– Review: Enable or disable the instant review feature, to display images
immediately after capture.
– GPS tag: Save location information with a photo.
– Shutter sound: Select a tone to play when the camera’s shutter opens
and closes.
– Reset: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.
Camcorder
Use your phone’s built-in Camcorder to record high-definition
video in 720p resolution.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Camera ➔
Mode.
Mode Button
Record
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From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Camera ➔ Camcorder.
2.
Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your shot by
aiming the lens at the subject.
• Press the Volume Key to zoom in or out.
• To configure settings, see “Camcorder Options” on page 81.
3.
To start recording, touch the Record button. During
recording, the button changes to Pause; touch Pause to
temporarily stop recording. To resume recording, touch
Camcorder Options
Configure the camcorder.
While in Camcorder mode, touch the Options tab:
•
Recording mode: Choose a recording mode, from:
– Normal: Record a video of any length.
– Limit for MMS: Record a video up to 450K in size, suitable for sending
in a Video message.
•
Flash: Choose Off or On.
•
Exposure value: Choose a value to set the brightness.
•
Timer: Set a delay before taking a picture.
•
Settings ➔
Camcorder:
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Settings ➔ Settings
– Guidelines: Enable to display a grid to aid in video composition.
– Audio recording: Enable to record sound along with video.
– Review: Enable or disable the instant review feature, to display videos
immediately after recording.
– Reset: Set all Camcorder settings to the defaults
Video Player
Your phone’s 4-inch 800x400 Super AMOLED screen plays HD videos
up to 720p, supporting H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 (v9),and Xvid
formats. Your phone is also DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up
to HD 720p, including premium content.
Use Video Player to view and manage videos stored on an
3.
Touch a video to play it. While playing a video, touch the
screen to display or hide on-screen Forward, Pause,
Backwardplayback controls.
4.
While playing a video touch
Menu for these options:
• Share video: Send the video via AllShare, Bluetooth, Messaging,
YouTube, Gmail, or Email.
• Add bookmark: Place a marker in the video, to view later.
• Bookmarks: Display markers from the video.
• Via Bluetooth: Send the video via Bluetooth.
• Details: Shows File name, Format, Resolution, File size, and Date &
Time for a video.
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Your phone’s 4-inch 800x400 Super AMOLED screen provides high-
resolution display of:
• Pictures, including JPEG, PNG, GIF, A-GIF, WBMP and BMP formats.
• HD videos up to 720p, including H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 (v9),
Xvid formats. DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p,
including premium content
Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage pictures and videos.
Note: You must have an optional memory card installed in your phone to take
pictures or capture video. For more information, see “Memory Card”
on page 12.
Viewing Videos
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category, then touch a video to play it.
3.
While viewing a video, touch
Menu for these options:
• Share video: Share the selected picture via AllShare, Messaging,
YouTube, Bluetooth or Gmail.
• Details: Shows File name, Format, Resolution, File size, and Date &
Time for a video.
• Via Bluetooth: Send the video via a phone/Bluetooth connection.
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From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category, then touch a picture to view it.
3.
While viewing a picture, tap on the the screen or touch
Menu for options:
• Share: Share the selected picture via AllShare, Picasa,
Messaging, Bluetooth, Gmail or Email.
• Delete: Erase the picture.
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Share pictures and videos via Email, AllShare, Bluetooth,
Messaging, Picasa, or Gmail.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category to display thumbnails, then select items
for sharing:
• To select an entire category, touch
Menu while viewing
categories, then touch the category to select all pictures in the
category.
• To select multiple pictures or videos from a category, touch
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Setting a Picture as a Contact Icon
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category, then touch a picture to select it.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ More ➔ Set as ➔ Contact icon.
4.
Select a contact, or create a new contact, with the
selected picture as the contact’s icon.
Setting a Picture as Wallpaper
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Gallery
Media Hub
Samsung Media Hub is your one stop for the hottest movie and
TV content. With hundreds of titles available at your fingertips,
entertaining on the go has never been easier. You can rent or
purchase your favorite content and watch from the convenience
of anywhere. Featuring the stunning viewing quality Samsung is
known for, Samsung Media Hub is your gateway to mobile video
like you've never experienced it before.
Browse the latest movies and TV shows, then rent or purchase
the media for viewing on your phone.
Note: Media Hub service requires a Media Hub account, and depends on
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Browse content using these options:
• What's new: Recently-added titles for rent or purchase.
• My Media: Content you have previously purchased or rented.
• Movie Store: Movies you can rent or purchase.
• TV Store: TV shows you can rent or purchase.
4. When you find media you want to view, use these options:
• Watch Preview: View a short clip from the movie or show.
• Rent: Purchase a time-limited download of the media. Follow the
prompts to enter payment details.
• Own: Purchase the media for unlimited viewing on your device.
Follow the prompts to enter payment details.
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Section 10: Connections
Your phone includes features to connect to the internet and to
other devices, via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, VPN 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
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
1.
From the Home screen, sweep your finger downward to
display the Notification Panel.
2.
Touch Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On.
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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.
From the Home screen, sweep your finger downward to
display the Notification Panel.
2.
Touch Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On.
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. If the Wi-Fi network is secured,
enter the password at the prompt to connect.
Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually
1.
From the Home screen, sweep your finger downward to
display the Notification Panel.
2.
Touch Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On.
3.
On the pop-up Wi-Fi settings menu, touch Add network,
then enter these fields:
• Network Name (SSID): Enter the name of the Wi-Fi Wireless
Access Point.
• Security: Select the type of security used by the WAP.
• Password or Key: If the WAP is secured, enter the password or hex
key
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Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology
for exchanging information over a distance of about 30 feet.
You don’t need to line up the devices to send information with
Bluetooth. If the devices are in range, you can exchange
information between them, even if they are in different rooms.
Configuring Bluetooth Settings
Configure your phone’s Bluetooth settings. For more information,
see “Bluetooth settings” on page 112.
Note: Bluetooth profiles are specifications for services supported by
individual devices. For a list of profiles your phone supports, see
Pairing with a Bluetooth Device
Search for a Bluetooth device and pair with it, to exchange
information between your phone and the device.
Note: After pairing, your phone and the target device will recognize each
other and exchange information without having to enter a passcode or
PIN.
When paired, the
Bluetooth Paired icon displays in the
Annunciator Line.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Wireless & network ➔ Bluetooth settings.
2
Touch Bluetooth to turn on Bluetooth
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• If the device allows automatic or smart pairing, your phone will
attempt to pair with the phone automatically. Follow the prompts on
your phone and the target device to complete the pairing.
Airplane mode
When active, this option disables all wireless connections, voice
as well as data.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Wireless & network ➔ Airplane mode.
When active, a check appears in the checkbox.
VPN
You can use your phone’s VPN (Virtual Private Network) feature to
Adding a VPN
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Wireless & network ➔ VPN settings.
2.
Touch Add VPN to set up a connection to a VPN, using the
following settings:
• Add PPTP VPN: Set up a connection to a VPN with Point-to-Point
tunneling protocol.
• Add L2TP VPN: Set up a connection to a VPN with Layer 2
tunneling protocol.
• Add L2TP/IPSec PSK VPN: Set up a connection to a VPN with pre-
shared key-based Layer 2/IPsec tunneling protocol.
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Mobile Network settings let you control whether your phone
operates outside your home network location and/or whether
your phone’s data services operate outside your home network
location.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Wireless & networks ➔ Mobile networks. The following
options are available:
• Data enabled: Touch to enable or disable data access over a
Mobile network.
• Data roaming: Touch to enable or disable data services roaming.
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unmount the card before removing it from the phone.
Formatting a Memory Card
Formatting erases all content from the memory card and
prepares it for use with your phone.
Formatting a Memory Card using Your Phone
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔
Storage
2.
Touch Unmount SD card ➔OK.
3
After unmounting the SD card touch Erase SD card
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Transferring Files to a Memory Card
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Menu ➔ Settings ➔ USB
settings ➔ Mass Storage.
2.
Attach your phone to the computer with a USB cable.
3.
At the USB connected screen, touch Connect USB Storage.
At the prompt, touch OK to enable copying of files between
your computer and the memory card.
4.
On your computer, choose a transfer method, and transfer
files to the memory card.
5.
When finished touch Stop to disconnect USB storage then
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Section 11: Applications and Widgets
AllShare
Use AllShare to synchronize your mobile phone with your TV via
Wi-Fi to stream content to your TV.
Note: You must activate Wi-Fi to use this application. For more information,
For more information, refer to “Wi-Fi” on page 87.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
AllShare.
Amazon MP3
Apps
Discover Apps provides quick and easy access to the best
Android applications.
The Discover team reviews thousands of Android apps and
selects the most useful, and most fun Android apps, and then
provides a list of reviews.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Apps.
2
Select a category then touch one of the listed Applications
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The Asphalt 5 game you can get behind the wheel of over 30
vehicles from prestigious manufacturers and race in 12 unique
locations, with varied track surfaces, short cuts and jumps.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Asphalt 5.
Barcode Scanner
The Barcode Scanner allows you to compare prices on items you
find to see if you can find the item cheaper online or at another
location near you.
1.
From a Home screen touch
Applications ➔
Books
Google eBooks is a new way to discover, buy, and enjoy your
favorite books online and offline.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Books.
Browser
Your phone includes a full HTML Browser, to access the internet.
For more information about using Browser, see “Browser
(Google)” on page 68.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Browser
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Record events and appointments to manage your schedule.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Calendar.
2.
Touch a tab to choose a calendar view:
• Month: Display the current month and scroll to other months.
• Week: Display the current week, and scroll to other weeks.
• Day: Display today’s schedule, and scroll to other days.
• List: Display events in a chronological list.
3.
Touch
Menu for these options:
Customizing the Calendar
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Calendar.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings to configure these settings:
• View settings
– Calendars: View all your calendars.
– Calendar sync: Synchronize calendars from multiple accounts.
– Default view: Set the default view when Calendar opens.
– Day views: Choose a view for a day’s events.
– First day of week: Choose a day to begin each week.
– Hide declined events: Enable or disable display of events.
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Sending Events via Bluetooth
Send events as vCalendar files to other Bluetooth devices.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Calendar.
2.
Touch an event to display its details.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Send via.
4.
Follow the prompts to select a paired device, or pair with a
new device. For more information, see “Pairing with a
Bluetooth Device” on page 89.
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Clock
The Clock application includes these features:
• Alarm : Create alarms to go off once, or to repeat on specific days.
• World clock: Display the time and date in any time zone.
• Stopwatch: Record lap times.
• Timer: Measure elapsed time.
From a Home screen, touch
Applications ➔
Clock.
Contacts
To access Contacts:
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