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  • Page 1 User manual...
  • Page 2 * Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly. * Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide. Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-xxxxxxA...
  • Page 3 SGH-X461 User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Switch off the phone when refuelling Important Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals. safety Switch off in an aircraft precautions...
  • Page 5 Interference Accessories and batteries All wireless phones may be subject to interference, Use only Samsung-approved batteries and which could affect their performance. accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you or Be aware of special regulations your phone and may be dangerous.
  • Page 6 About this Guide • Simple, compact design with Intenna This User’s Guide provides you with condensed Samsung’s powerful intenna technology allows information about how to use your phone. To quickly the best call quality without an annoying learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get external antenna.
  • Page 7 • Phonebook • Alarm Store home, office, or cellular Use your phone as an alarm phone numbers for your entries. clock to wake you up in the morning or notify you of an event. • Short Message Service (SMS) Chat and share interest with your friends, •...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Send messages ............16 Contents View messages............17 Enter text Unpack ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol mode Make sure you have each item Call functions Your phone Advanced calling features Buttons, features, and locations Menu functions Get started All menu options listed First steps to operating your phone Solve problems Install and charge the phone ........
  • Page 9 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 4 Sound settings 6 Funbox (continued) 1 SIM AT 9 Phone settings p. 25 p. 30 p. 37 1 Ring tone p. 30 4 Images p. 33 1 Display settings p.

  • Page 10: Unpack

    Buttons, features, and locations Phone Travel Adapter Battery User’s Guide You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer. The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider.

  • Page 11: Get Started

    Get started Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. First steps to operating your phone SIM card information When the phone is completely charged (the When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card from the power outlet.

  • Page 12: Power On Or Off

    Get started Power on or off Keys and display Keys Power on 1. Open the phone. Soft keys Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display. 2. Press and hold [ ] to turn on Navigation In Idle mode, access your favourite menus the phone.
  • Page 13 Display End key End a call. Press and hold to switch the phone on or Layout off. Icons In Menu mode, cancel input and return the display various icons. phone to Idle mode. Text and graphics Numeric Enter numbers, letters, and some special display messages, instructions, and characters.

  • Page 14: Access Menu Functions

    Get started Access menu functions Call diverting feature active p. 27 Use the soft The roles of the soft keys vary Silent mode or call ringer set to keys depending on the function you are vibrate p. 12, p. 30 using.

  • Page 15: Customise Your Phone

    Customise your phone Select an 1. Press the appropriate soft key. option 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Display 2. Press the Navigation keys to and select Phone settings → language move to the next or previous Language. option. 2. Select a language. 3.
  • Page 16 Get started You can set Navigation keys to You can set wallpaper for the idle Menu Idle mode function as shortcuts to access screen. shortcuts wallpaper your favourite menus. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Phone settings → 1.

  • Page 17: Make/Answer Calls

    Make/Answer calls You can protect the phone against Phone lock unauthorised use with a phone 1. Enter an area code and phone Make a call password. The phone will require number. the password on power-up. 2. Press [ 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> 3.

  • Page 18: Step Outside The Phone

    Step outside the phone Press [ / ]. Adjust the Begin with games, the web, and other special features volume during a call Play games 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Launch a and select Funbox → Games game → a game.

  • Page 19: Browse The Web

    Browse the web Use Phonebook Using a built-in web browser, you can easily access the 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone wireless web to get a variety of up-to-date services Add an entry number and press <Save>. and information and to download web content. 2.

  • Page 20: Send Messages

    Step outside the phone Send messages 4. Select an adding option and add message contents. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Send a text and select Messages → Text 5. When you have finished, press message <Options> and select Send. messages →...

  • Page 21: View Messages

    View messages When a notification appears: View a multimedia 1. Press <View>. When a notification appears: View a text message Press <View>. The message 2. Press <Options> and select message Retrieve. The message displays. displays. From the Inbox: From the Inbox: 1.

  • Page 22: Enter Text

    • : ABC mode Enter text • : Number mode ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol mode • None: Symbol mode You can enter text in some features, such as Using ABC mode Messages, Phonebook, or Organiser, using ABC mode, T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbol mode. Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display.
  • Page 23 Using T9 mode Other ABC mode operations • To enter the same letter twice or to enter a T9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to different letter on the same key, wait for the cursor key in any character using single keystrokes. to move to the right automatically or press [Right].
  • Page 24 Enter text Using Number mode Other T9 mode operations • Press [1] to enter periods or apostrophes Number mode enables you to enter numbers. automatically. Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want. • Press [ ] to change case. Initial capital ( Capital lock ( ), and Lower case ( ) are...

  • Page 25: Call Functions

    Redialling recent numbers Call functions 1. In Idle mode, press [ ] to display the list of recent numbers. Advanced calling features 2. Scroll to the number you want and press [ Making a call Making a call from Phonebook 1.
  • Page 26 Call functions Tips for answering a call 3. Press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through other numbers, if necessary. When Anykey answer is active, you can press • 4. Press <Dial> or [ ] to dial the number you want. any key to answer a call, except for <Reject>...
  • Page 27 Using the headset Placing a call on hold/Retrieving Press <Hold> or <Unhold> to place the call on hold Use the headset to make or answer calls without or retrieve the call. holding the phone. Connect the headset to the jack on the left side of the Making a second call phone.
  • Page 28 Call functions Using the speakerphone feature Send DTMF: send the DTMF (Dual tone • multi-frequency) tones as a group. The DTMF Use the speakerphone feature to talk and listen with tones are the tones used in phones for tone the phone a short distance away. dialling, sounding when you press the number Press [ ] and then <Yes>...

  • Page 29: Menu Functions

    Call records Menu functions (Menu 2) Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled, All menu options listed received, or missed, and the length of calls. You can also check the cost of your calls, if your SIM card SIM AT supports this function.

  • Page 30: Received Calls

    Menu functions Received calls Call time (Menu 2.2) (menu 2.5) This menu displays the most recent calls you have This menu displays the time log for calls made and received. received. The actual time invoiced by your service provider will vary. Dialled calls (Menu 2.3) This menu displays the most recent calls you have...

  • Page 31: Call Cost

    Network services Call cost (Menu 2.6) (Menu 3) This network feature displays the cost of calls. This Use this menu to access network services. Please menu is available only if your SIM card supports this contact your service provider to check their availability feature.

  • Page 32: Call Barring

    Menu functions Call barring Network selection (Menu 3.2) (Menu 3.4) This network service allows you to select the network Call waiting (Menu 3.3) used when roaming outside of your home area, or let the network to be chosen automatically. This network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you while you are on another call.

  • Page 33: Closed User Group

    Closed user group Band selection (Menu 3.6) (Menu 3.7) Use this menu to set incoming and outgoing calls to be For the phone to make and receive phone calls, it restricted to a selected user group. For details about must register with an available network. Your phone how to create a closed user group, contact your can handle any of the following types of networks: service provider.

  • Page 34: Sound Settings

    Menu functions Sound settings Keypad tone (Menu 4.4) (Menu 4) Use this menu to select the tone that the phone Use this menu to customise various sound settings. sounds when you press a key. To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and select Sound settings.

  • Page 35: Extra Tones

    Messages Extra tones (Menu 4.9) (Menu 5) Use this menu to customise additional tones for the Use the Messages menu to send and receive short phone. messages, and multimedia messages. You can also Error tone: set the phone to beep when you make •...

  • Page 36: Push Messages

    Menu functions Funbox Push messages (Menu 5.3) (Menu 6) Use this menu to access push messages from the The Funbox menu allows you to use the web browser, wireless web server or change the settings for play Java games, and access images and sounds receiving push messages.

  • Page 37: Games

    Games Memory status (Menu 6.2) (Menu 6.6) You can download Java applications from various Use this menu to check the total amount of memory sources using the web browser, and store them in your for media items and the amount of memory currently phone.

  • Page 38: Organiser

    Menu functions Organiser Time & Date (Menu 7.3) (Menu 7) Use this menu to change the time and date displayed The Organiser menu enables you to keep track of on your phone. Before setting the time and date, your schedule and tasks, and to record voice memos. specify your time zone in World time.

  • Page 39: To Do List

    Phonebook To do list (Menu 7.5) (Menu 8) Use this menu to create tasks and manage them. You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in your phone’s memory. The SIM card and phone’s Voice memo (Menu 7.6) memory are physically separate, but they are used as a single entity called Phonebook.

  • Page 40: New Entry

    Menu functions New entry Memory status (Menu 8.2) (Menu 8.7) Use this menu to add a new entry to Phonebook. Use this menu to check the number of entries you have stored in the phone’s memory and on the SIM Group search (Menu 8.3) card.

  • Page 41: Phone Settings

    Phone settings Own number (Menu 9.3) (Menu 9) Use this feature to check your phone numbers, or to The Phone settings menu provides you with various assign a name to each of the numbers. Changes made setting options to customise the phone to your here do not affect the actual subscriber numbers on preferences and needs.

  • Page 42: Extra Settings

    Menu functions Extra settings Reset settings (Menu 9.6) (Menu 9.9) You can turn the automatic redialling or answering Use this menu to reset the phone to its default feature on or off. settings. Enter the 4- to 8-digit phone password and press Volume key (Menu 9.7) <OK>.

  • Page 43: Solve Problems

    “Enter PUK” Solve problems • The PIN code has been entered incorrectly three times in succession, and the SIM card is now Help and personal needs blocked. Enter the PUK supplied by your service To save the time and expense of an unnecessary provider.
  • Page 44 Your battery is insufficiently charged. Recharge the • A clear description of the problem battery. Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales The audio quality of the call is poor service. • Check the signal strength indicator on the display ).

  • Page 45: Health And Safety Information

    The exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobile Health and safety information phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a measure xposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals of the rate of absorption of RF energy by the human Certification Information (SAR) body expressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg).
  • Page 46 Health and safety information SAR information on this and other model phones can When approval test is done, no Samsung supplied be viewed on-line at www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid. This site accessories are avialable but maybe available later uses the phone FCC ID number, A3LSGHX461.
  • Page 47 Consumer Information on Wireless Phones distance from the source. The so-called “cordless phones,” which have a base unit connected to the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far published a series of Questions and Answers for lower power levels, and thus produce RF exposures consumers relating to radio frequency (RF) exposure well within the FCC's compliance limits.
  • Page 48 Health and safety information have had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in • “Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes determining the reasons for inconsistent results. any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for device function; and What is FDA's role concerning the safety of •...
  • Page 49 FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless (RF) exposures characteristic of wireless phones have phones with the Federal Communications Commission yielded conflicting results that often cannot be (FCC). All phones that are sold in the United States repeated in other laboratories. A few animal studies, must comply with FCC safety guidelines that limit RF however, have suggested that low levels of RF could exposure.
  • Page 50 Health and safety information the studies demonstrated the existence of any harmful tumors develop - if they do - may be many, many health effects from wireless phones RF exposures. years. The interpretation of epidemiological studies is However, none of the studies can answer questions hampered by difficulties in measuring actual RF about long-term exposures, since the average period exposure during day-to-day use of wireless phones.
  • Page 51 world. The Project has also helped develop a series of potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to public information documents on EMF issues. minimize your exposure to radio frequency energy (RF). Since time is a key factor in how much exposure FDA and Cellular Telecommunications &...
  • Page 52 Health and safety information teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF to radio frequency energy (RF), the measures emissions from wireless phones, there is no reason to described above would apply to children and believe that hands-free kits reduce risks.
  • Page 53 that claim to shield the user from RF absorption use sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of special phone cases, while others involve nothing Medical instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint more than a metallic accessory attached to the phone. effort by FDA, medical device manufacturers, and Studies have shown that these products generally do many other groups, was completed in late 2000.
  • Page 54 Health and safety information Additional information on the safety of RF exposures • National Radiation Protection Board (UK): from various sources can be obtained from the http://www.nrpb.org.uk following organizations: • Updated 4/3/2002: US food and Drug • FCC RF Safety Program: Administration http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/ http://www.fda.gov/cellphones...
  • Page 55 Road Safety 3. Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able to access your wireless phone without Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to removing your eyes from the road. If you get an communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. incoming call at an inconvenient time, let your But an important responsibility accompanies the voice mail answer it for you.
  • Page 56 Health and safety information “The wireless industry reminds you to use your 7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional phone safely when driving.” conversations that may be distracting. Make people you are talking with aware you are driving For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE, or and suspend conversations that have the potential visit our web-site www.wow-com.com to divert your attention from the road.
  • Page 57 Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic • should not carry the phone in a breast pocket. Devices • should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize potential interference. Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However, certain If you have any reason to suspect that interference is electronic equipment may not be shielded against the taking place, switch your phone off immediately.
  • Page 58 Health and safety information Vehicles equipment in fuel depots (fuel storage and distribution areas), chemical plants or where blasting operations RF signals may affect improperly installed or are in progress. inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are representative regarding your vehicle.
  • Page 59 Restricting Children's access to your Phone adequate signal strength. Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when Your phone is not a toy. Children should not be allowed certain network services and/or phone features are in to play with it because they could hurt themselves and use.
  • Page 60 Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not expressly approved by Samsung, will void the user’s -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 61 Other Important Safety Information • Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to • Only qualified personnel should service the phone the offender, or legal action, or both. or install the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate any warranty applicable to the device.
  • Page 62 Health and safety information Product Performance Understanding How Your Phone Operates Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and Getting the Most Out of Your Signal Reception receiver. When it's turned on, it receives and transmits The quality of each call you make or receive depends radio frequency (RF) signals.
  • Page 63 • Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain features selected, frequency of calls, and voice, data, or liquid spills. If your phone does get wet, and other application usage patterns. immediately turn the power off and remove the Battery Precautions battery.
  • Page 64 Health and safety information • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and terminals may damage the battery or the object recharge your battery only with Samsung- causing the short-circuiting. approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, • Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local disconnect it from the power source.
  • Page 65 Care and Maintenance temperature, moisture can form inside the phone, which may damage the phone's electronic circuit Your phone is a product of superior design and boards. craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The • Do not drop, knock or shake the phone. Rough suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty handling can break internal circuit boards.
  • Page 66 Health and safety information • Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas or modified accessories may damage the phone and violate regulations governing radio devices. • If the phone, battery, charger or any accessory is not working properly, take it to your nearest qualified service facility.

  • Page 67: Index

    Index Calendar • 48 Creating messages language • 57 Call cost • 27 MMS • 39 layout • 10 ABC mode, text input • 18 Call records SMS • 33 settings • 55 Active folder • 58 dialled • 26 CUG (Closed User Group) •...
  • Page 68 Index Inbox, messages Message tone • 31 PIN2, change • 58 MMS • 37 Messages Power on/off tone • 31 Organiser • 47 SMS • 32 cell broadcast • 37 Privacy • 58 Outbox, messages International calls • 21 greeting • 56 Problems, solve •...
  • Page 69 Service light, set • 56 Shortcut • 13, 59 Voice memos • 50 Silent mode • 13 Voicemail server • 36 SIM card Volume key, set • 58 inserting • 7 locking • 58 Waiting call • 28 SMS messages Wallpaper •...
  • Page 70 Index...

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