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- Page 1 SGH-a117 Series P O R T A B L E D U A L - B A N D M O B I L E P H O N E User Guide Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Page 2: Intellectual Property
(patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. - Page 3 OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ...3 Activating Your Phone ...3 Powering On or Off the Phone ...6 Setting Up Your Voice Mail ...7 Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ...8 Features of Your Phone ...8 Open View of Your Phone ...9 Closed View of Your Phone ...10 Internal Display Layout ...11... - Page 5 Navigating the WAP Browser ...58 Using Favorites ...59 Downloading Multimedia Files ...60 Clearing the Cache ...60 Section 11: Health and Safety Information ... 62 Health and Safety Information ...62 Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling ...64 UL Certified Travel Adapter ...64 Consumer Information on Wireless Phones ...64...
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Page 6: Section 1: Getting Started
This section describes how to start using your phone by activating your service and setting up your voice mail. Activating Your Phone When you subscribe to a cellular network, a plug-in SIM card is provided loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN and other optional services. Removing the Battery If necessary, power-off the phone by holding down the power-off image displays. -
Page 7: Installing The Sim Card
Installing the SIM Card Important!: The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or bending. Use caution when inserting or removing the card and keep all SIM cards out of reach of children. -
Page 8: Charging A Battery
4 hours of charge time. Note: For connection to an electrical supply not located in the U.S., you must use an adaptor of the proper configuration for the power outlet. Use of the wrong adaptor could damage your phone and void your warranty. -
Page 9: Powering On Or Off The Phone
OK soft key or the Password" on page 52. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the OK soft key or the key. The phone searches for your network and after finding it, the Idle screen displays. -
Page 10: Setting Up Your Voice Mail
When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice mail center. Changing the Voice Mail Number Your SIM card gives you default service number of the voice mail center. However, you may need to change the number. Use the following procedures to change your voice mail number. -
Page 11: Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
• Internal Display Layout • Selecting Functions and Options • Command Keys This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that are displayed when the phone is in use. Features of Your Phone Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many significant features. -
Page 12: Open View Of Your Phone
Send key: Allows you to place or receive a call. In standby mode, press the key once to access the Recent Call log. If you press and hold the key down, you will initiate the most recent call from the Recent Call log. -
Page 13: Closed View Of Your Phone
Power on/off/Menu Exit key: Ends a call. Press and hold this key for a few seconds to power your phone On or Off. While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels you input. When you receive an incoming call, press to reject call. -
Page 14: Internal Display Layout
A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad when you press any key or open the phone. It turns off when no keys are pressed within a given period of time, or dims the light, depending on the settings in the Backlight menu. -
Page 15: Selecting Functions And Options
Your phone offers a set of functions that can be customized for your ease and specific needs. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed using the two soft keys. Each menu and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function. -
Page 16: Command Keys
There are two soft keys, the left soft key Soft Keys The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are currently using; the labels on the bottom line of the display just above each key indicate their current role. -
Page 17: Send Key
Navigation Key Use the directional keys on the Navigation key to browse menus, sub menus, and lists. Press the up or down navigation when jumping to highlighted links on the web. Each key also acts as a shortcut to launch applications. -
Page 18: Section 3: Call Functions
Press the key. • To enter a missing digit press the Left or Right navigation key until the cursor is in position and enter the digit. • To clear the whole display, press and hold the key. -
Page 19: Adjusting The Call Volume
You can store phone numbers that you use regularly on the SIM card or in the phone’s memory. These entries are collectively called the Address Book. Once you have stored a number in the Address Book, you can dial it by pressing a few keys using the Speed Dial feature. -
Page 20: Answering A Call
Note: To reject an incoming call, press and hold the Volume keys on the left side of the phone before opening the phone. A quick press of side volume key silences ringer on incoming call. -
Page 21: Call Time
Enter your password. At the “Confirm New Password”, re-enter the same password and press the OK soft key. Note: You are only required to set the password 1 time. After the initial setup, you can enter the password to reset the call times. -
Page 22: Data Call Time
• Total Time: shows the total time used to send or receive data. Press the Back soft key or the Quiet Mode Quiet mode is convenient when you wish to stop the phone from making noise, in a theater for example. In Idle mode, press and hold the and the Quiet Mode icon displays. -
Page 23: In Call Options
Press the key to dial the second call. When you have an active call and a call on hold, you may switch between the two calls, changing the one on hold to active and placing the other on hold. To switch between the two calls, simply press the Swap soft key. -
Page 24: Muting Or Sending Key Tones
You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone off, so that the other person cannot hear you. Example: You wish to say something to person in the room, but do not want the person on the phone to hear you. During a call, to switch the microphone off temporarily: Press the Mute. -
Page 25: Call Waiting
Call Waiting The Call Waiting feature allows you to answer an incoming call while you have a call in progress, if this service is supported by the network, and you have set the Call Waiting-Voice Calls Menu to Activate. You are notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone. -
Page 26: Section 4: Menu Navigation
Topics Covered • Menu Navigation • Menu Outline This section explains the menu navigation for your phone. It also includes an outline of all the available menus associated with your phone. Menu Navigation Menus and sub-menus can be accessed by scrolling using the Navigation keys or by using the shortcut keys. -
Page 27: Menu Outline
Numbered menu items, such as menus, sub-menus, and options can be quickly accessed by using their shortcut numbers. In Menu mode, Main Menus can be accessed by pressing the number keys (1 to 9) corresponding to their location on the screen. - Page 28 2: Voice Server Number 1: Voicemail 2: Voice Server 2 5: Delete All 6: Call Time 7: Data Volume 1: Recent Volume 2: Total Volume 8: Data Call Time 4: MEdia Net 1: MEdia Net Home 2: Favorites 3: Go to URL...
- Page 29 4: Own Number 1: Voice Line 1 2: Voice Line 2 3: Data 4: FAX 5: FDN List 6: Management 1: Copy All to Phone 2: Delete All 3: Memory Status 9: Settings 1: Set Sound 1: Incoming Calls 2: Keypad Tone...
- Page 30 5: Caller ID 6: Security 1: PIN Check 2: Change PIN 3: Phone Lock 4: Change Password 5: Lock Applications 6: SIM Lock 7: FDN Mode 8: Change PIN2 7: Reset Settings * Shows only if supported by your SIM card.
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Page 31: Section 5: Entering Text
This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. This section also describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system to reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text. -
Page 32: Using T9 Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will notice the text input mode indicator on the display. To change the text input mode, press the Choose from the following options: : ABC mode (short press the... -
Page 33: Using Alphabet Mode
Note: The cursor moves to the right when you press a different key. When entering the same letter twice or a different letter on the same key, just wait for a few seconds for the cursor to move to the right automatically, and then select the next letter. -
Page 34: Entering Symbols
To display more symbols, press the Up or Down navigation key. To clear the symbol(s), press the this key returns the display to the previous mode. To insert the symbol(s) into your message, press the OK soft key or the key. Using Numbers Number mode enables you to enter numbers into a text message. -
Page 35: Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book
• Management This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Address Book. Address Book entries can be sorted by name, or entry. Using Contacts List Dialing a Number from Address Book... -
Page 36: Adding A New Contact
Assign Speed Dial : allows you to set the speed dial key for this entry. • • Copy to SIM/Phone: allows you to copy the contact information to the SIM card or the Phone (depending on the initial storage location). -
Page 37: Storing A Number In The Sim Card
• Assign Speed Dial: allows you to set the speed dial key for this entry. • Copy to SIM : allows you to copy the contact information from the SIM card. • Copy to SIM (FDN) : allows you to copy the contact information from the SIM (FDN) list. -
Page 38: Speed Dial
8-speed dial entries and then dial them easily whenever you want, simply by pressing the associated numeric key. In Idle mode, to speed dial the numbers assigned to keys (2 to 9), press and hold the appropriate key. Setting Up Speed Dial Entries When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. -
Page 39: Finding My Own Phone Number
When you are finished, press the Finding My Own Phone Number This function is a memory aid, which you can use to check your own phone number if you need to do so. You can assign a name to each of your own phone numbers registered on your SIM card. -
Page 40: Fdn List
Phone and SIM entries on your phone. Copy All to Phone You can copy all entries from the SIM card to the Phone using the Copy All to Phone option. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. -
Page 41: Memory Status
Memory Status You can check how many names and numbers are stored in the Address book, in both SIM card, the phone memory, and SIM (FDN). You can also see the capacity of both memories. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. -
Page 42: Section 7: Messaging
When you have finished writing your message, press the Options soft key. Choose from the following options: • Send: allows you to send the message to the contact. • Text Formatting: allows you to set the Text Size, Text Mode, Bold, Italic, and Alignment for the text entered. key. -
Page 43: Retrieving New Messages
• Add from Favorites: choose from the favorite sites you have stored on your phone. • Save Message: allows you to save the text message to your Phone or to your SIM card. • Select Language : allows you to set the language to English, Français, or Español. -
Page 44: Using Message Options
Using Message Options While viewing the contents of the Inbox, press the Options soft key to access the following options: Options for the Inbox View: allows you to view the message. • Reply: allows you to reply to the message. -
Page 45: Using Message Templates
No soft key to cancel deletion. When you have finished, press the Using Message Templates Your phone has message templates to allow you to retrieve them when creating a message. You can change the templates as your preferences or send a message immediately. -
Page 46: Memory Status
Memory Status You can check the amount of the memory being used and the memory remaining for Phone and the SIM card. The display shows the total space including the used and free space. You can also view how much space is currently occupied by each message box. -
Page 47: Section 8: Changing Your Settings
• Downloaded Ringtones: allows you to select from the downloaded ringtones. • Ring Volume: allows you to set the volume for your ringer to sound when receiving • an incoming call. Alert Type: allows you to set the alert default. Choose from Melody, Vibration, or •... -
Page 48: Set Display
To turn off the sound, select Off. Quiet Mode This menu item allows you to select what mode your phone will go in when you press and hold the key. You can choose Vibration All or Silent All. -
Page 49: Lcd Contrast
Top , Bottom , or Off . • Press the Select soft key or the • Text Color: allows you to select the color of the text to be displayed on the Idle screen. • Press the Up or Down navigation keys to make your selection. -
Page 50: Time & Date
This menu allows you to change the current time and date displayed. You can also find out what time it is in another part of the world. Note: Before setting the time, you must specify your time zone in the World time menu. For more information, refer to "World Time" on page 56. -
Page 51: Greeting Message
• Open to Answer: when this option is checked, you can simply open the phone to answer a call. When it is unchecked, you must open the phone and press a key to answer a call, depending on the setting of the Anykey Answer option. -
Page 52: Network Services
Allows you to set the settings for the provided services on your phone. Call Forwarding Example: You may wish to forward your business calls to a colleague while you are on holiday. To set your call forwarding options: From the Network Services menu, select Call Forwarding. - Page 53 The Network Selection feature enables you to automatically or manually select the network used when roaming outside of your home area. Note: You can select a network other than your home network only if there is a valid roaming agreement between the two.
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Page 54: Security
This feature allows you to change your current PIN, provided that the Change PIN feature is enabled. You must enter the current PIN before you can specify a new one. Once you have entered a new PIN, you are asked to confirm it by entering it again. Phone Lock When the Phone lock feature is enabled, the phone is locked and you must enter the 4- to 8-digit phone password each time the phone is switched on. -
Page 55: Change Password
SIM Lock When the SIM Lock feature is enabled, your phone only works with the current SIM. You must enter the SIM lock code to unlock the SIM so you can use a different SIM card. Once you have entered the lock code, you are asked to confirm your password. -
Page 56: Reset Settings
You must enter the current PIN2 before you can specify a new one. Once you have entered a new PIN2, you are asked to confirm it by entering it again. Note: Not all SIM cards have a PIN2. If your SIM card does not, this menu does not display. Reset Settings You can easily reset your phone to its default settings. - Page 57 Reset Settings Note: To completely remove any personal information stored on your device, see "Precautions for Transfer and Disposal" on page 85. Changing Your Settings...
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Page 58: Section 9: Applications
The topics covered in this section are calculator, converter, and world time applications. Calculator With this feature, you can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access Menu mode. -
Page 59: World Time
World Time World Time allows you to view the time of day or night in another parts of the world. World displays time in the 24 different time zones around the world. Highlight World Time and press the Select soft key or the Use the Navigation keys to move the onscreen time line to the new desired time zone. -
Page 60: Section 10: Wap
Using a bookmark item in the Favorites folder; use the Favorites option on the • browser menu list or Favorites menu. Entering a URL address manually; use the Go to URL option on the browser menu • list. key to launch the WAP browser. You can also key. -
Page 61: Navigating The Wap Browser
• Lower-Case Alphabet Mode (a): allows you to enter lower-case characters. Note: You can enter symbols in upper or lower case alphabet mode by pressing the 1 key. • T9 Mode (T9): allows you to enter characters by pressing one key per letter. In this mode, you can use only the 0 key to display alternative words. -
Page 62: Using Favorites
While navigating the WAP browser, you can bookmark the site to quickly and easily access it at a future time. The URL addresses of the bookmarked sites are stored in the Favorites folder, wherein you can use the 5-preset URL addresses and store your favorite URL addresses. -
Page 63: Downloading Multimedia Files
Change the address and the name, as you would when storing a new one. Press the OK soft key. When you have finished, press the Deleting a Bookmark From the Favorites list, select the bookmark you want to delete. Press the Select soft key and select Delete. -
Page 64: Changing The Wap Profiles
Select the profile you want. For each profile, the following options are available: • Profile Name: enter a name that you wish to assign to the HTTP proxy server. • Home URL: set the address of your startup homepage. When the default homepage displays, you can delete it using the choice. -
Page 65: Section 11: Health And Safety Information
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals Certification Information (SAR) Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the exposure limits for radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. government. - Page 66 This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.
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Page 67: Samsung Mobile Products And Recycling
FCC ID number which is usually printed somewhere on the case of the phone. Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery pack to find the number. Once you have the FCC ID number for a particular phone, follow the instructions on the website and it should provide values for typical or maximum SAR for a particular phone. - Page 68 FDA and other federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person's RF exposure decreases rapidly with increasing distance from the source.
- Page 69 Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type emitted • by wireless phones; Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that • is not necessary for device function; and Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information •...
- Page 70 - if they do - may be many, many years. The interpretation of epidemiological studies is hampered by difficulties in measuring actual RF exposure during day-to-day use of wireless phones. Many factors affect this measurement, such as the angle at which the phone is held, or which model of phone is used.
- Page 71 If there is a risk from these products - and at this point we do not know that there is - it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your exposure to radio frequency energy (RF).
- Page 72 RF energy in the head because the phone, which is the source of the RF emissions, will not be placed against the head. On the other hand, if the phone is mounted against the waist or other part of the body during use, then that part of the body will absorb more RF energy.
- Page 73 This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000.
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Page 74: Road Safety
Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need to make a call while moving, dial only a few numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then continue. -
Page 75: Responsible Listening
Responsible Listening Caution!: Avoid potential hearing loss. Damage to hearing occurs when a person is exposed to loud sounds over time. The risk of hearing loss increases as sound is played louder and for longer durations. Prolonged exposure to loud sounds (including music) is the most common cause of preventable hearing loss. - Page 76 When using headphones, turn the volume down if you cannot hear the people • speaking near you or if the person sitting next to you can hear what you are listening to. Do not turn the volume up to block out noisy surroundings. If you choose to listen •...
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Page 77: Operating Environment
Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch your phone off whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger. When connecting the phone or any accessory to another device, read its user's guide for detailed safety instructions. -
Page 78: Implantable Medical Devices
Switch your phone off in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy. -
Page 79: Potentially Explosive Environments
Therefore, you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications (medical emergencies, for example). Remember, to make or receive any calls the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength. Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when certain network services and/or phone features are in use. -
Page 80: Fcc Notice And Cautions
Restricting Children's access to your Phone Your phone is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play with it because they could hurt themselves and others, damage the phone or make calls that increase your phone bill. FCC Notice and Cautions... -
Page 81: Product Performance
If you're inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception. Understanding the Power Save Feature If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. If your phone is active, it periodically rechecks service availability or you can check it yourself by pressing any key. -
Page 82: Availability Of Various Features/Ring Tones
• Use the battery only for its intended purpose. • If you use the phone near the network's base station, it uses less power; talk and • standby time are greatly affected by the signal strength on the cellular network and the parameters set by the network operator. - Page 83 • require cooling or warming first. Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places, such as in a car in summer or winter • conditions, as you will reduce the capacity and lifetime of the battery. Always try to keep the battery at room temperature.
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Page 84: Care And Maintenance
Keep the phone dry. Precipitation, humidity and liquids contain minerals that will • corrode electronic circuits. Do not use the phone with a wet hand. Doing so may cause an electric shock to • you or damage to the phone. -
Page 85: Section 12: Warranty Information
(b) equipment that has the serial number removed or made illegible; (c) any plastic surfaces or other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal use; (d) malfunctions resulting from the use of Product in conjunction with accessories, products, or ancillary/peripheral equipment not furnished or approved by SAMSUNG;... - Page 86 Limited Warranty does not cover any battery if (i) the battery has been charged by a battery charger not specified or approved by SAMSUNG for charging the battery, (ii) any of the seals on the battery are broken or show evidence of tampering, or (iii) the battery has been used in equipment other than the SAMSUNG phone for which it is specified.
- Page 87 UNENFORCEABILITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE ENFORCEABILITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY WHICH PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE CONSTRUED TO BE LIMITED BY ITS TERMS OR AS LIMITED AS THE LAW PERMITS. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURCHASER MAY USE THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRODUCT.
- Page 88 If data stored on this device is deleted or reformatted using the standard methods, the data only appears to be removed on a superficial level, and it may be possible for someone to retrieve and reuse the data by means of special software.
- Page 89 1301 East Lookout Drive Richardson, Texas 75082 Phone: 1-800-SAMSUNG Phone: 1-888-987-HELP (4357) ©2007 Samsung Telecommunications America. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part allowed without prior written approval. Specifications and availability subject to change without notice. Warranty Information...
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Page 90: Index
Dialing a Number Address Book Display Icons Display Settings End key Ending a Call Entering Text Changing the Text Input Mode Using Alphabet Mode Using Numbers Using Symbols Using T9 Mode Functions and Options Getting Started Activating Your Phone Voicemail... - Page 91 Speed Dial Using Contacts List Understanding Your Phone Closed View of Your Phone Features of Your Phone Open View of Your Phone Using Management Checking the Memory Status Copying all to Phone Deleting all of the Phone book Entries Voice Mail...
- Page 92 Accessing Changing the Number Setup Warranty Information...