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* Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone,
depending on the software installed or your service provider.
Printed in Korea
World Wide Web
Code No.:GH68-06674A
http://www.samsungmobile.com
English. 02/2005. Rev 1.0

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  • Page 1 * Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider. Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-06674A http://www.samsungmobile.com English. 02/2005. Rev 1.0...
  • Page 2 SGH-X140 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    Important safety precautions Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal. Use road safety at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Switch off the phone when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.
  • Page 4 Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children. Accessories and batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous. • The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    About this Guide This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. To quickly learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get started” and “Step outside the phone.” In this guide, the following instruction icons appear: Indicates that you need to pay careful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features.
  • Page 6 • Voice recorder Record memos or sounds. • Java Enjoy Java -based embedded ™ games and download new games. • Simple, compact design with Intenna Samsung’s powerful intenna technology allows the best call quality without an annoying external antenna.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Unpack Make sure you have every item Your phone Buttons, features, and locations Get started First steps to operate your phone Install and charge the phone ... 7 Power on or off ... 8 Keys and display ... 9 Access menu functions...
  • Page 8 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 1 Text messages p. 27 3 Call records 1 Inbox p. 27 1 Missed calls 2 Outbox p. 28 2 Received calls 3 Write new p. 28 3 Dialled calls 4 Templates p.

  • Page 9: Unpack

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

  • Page 10: Get Started

    Get started First steps to operate your phone SIM card information When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional services. Install and charge the phone Remove the battery.

  • Page 11: Power On Or Off

    Get started Remove the adapter from the phone. Low battery indicator When the battery is low: • a warning tone sounds, • the battery low message displays, and • the empty battery icon blinks. If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off.

  • Page 12: Keys And Display

    Keys and display Key(s) Description Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display. In Idle mode, access your favourite menu option directly. p. 41 In Menu mode, the each key has the following function. • Up/Down: scroll through the menu options and Phonebook.
  • Page 13 Get started Display Layout The display has the three areas. Menu Name Menu Name Icons Received signal strength Call in progress Out of your service area; you cannot send or receive calls Call diverting feature is active p. 46 GPRS network Roaming Icons (continued)

  • Page 14: Access Menu Functions

    Access menu functions Use the soft The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you keys select. The bottom line of the display indicates their current role. Menu Press the left soft key to access Menu mode. Select an option Name...

  • Page 15: Customise Your Phone

    Get started Customise your phone 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Display and select Phone settings language Language. 2. Select a language. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Call ringer and select Sound settings melody Ring tone. 2. Select a ringer melody. You can set a wallpaper for the idle Wallpaper for screen.

  • Page 16: Make/Answer Calls

    5. Select Phone lock. Phone lock (continued) 6. Select Enable. 7. Enter the password and press <OK>. You can lock the keypad to prevent Key lock accidental key presses from affecting phone operations. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to lock the keypad.

  • Page 17: Step Outside The Phone

    Step outside the phone Begin with your WAP, messages, FM radio, and other special features Browse the web Using a built-in WAP (Wireless Access Protocol) browser, you can get easy access to the wireless web to receive a variety of updated services and information and to enjoy download of web contents.

  • Page 18: Send Messages

    1. In Idle mode, press <Name> Find an entry and select Search. 2. Select an entry. 3. Select a number. 4. Press [ ] to dial, or <Options> to access options. Send messages 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Send a text and select Text messages message (SMS) Write new.

  • Page 19: View Messages

    Step outside the phone 8. To add other destinations, Send a select Add destination and multimedia repeat from step 6. message 9. To add destinations of other (MMS) types, press < (continued) from step 5. 10. When you finish, select Send message.

  • Page 20: Listen To Fm Radio

    Listen to FM radio 1. Plug the connector of the Finding and headset into the jack on the left setting radio side of the phone. channels 2. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Funbox radio. 3. Press <Options> and select Auto tuning or Manual tuning.

  • Page 21: Enter Text

    Enter text ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol mode You can enter text for some features such as messaging, Phonebook, or Organiser, using ABC mode, T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbol mode. Changing the text input mode The text input mode indicator displays when the cursor is in a text field.

  • Page 22: Using Abc Mode

    Tips for using T9 mode • Press [1] to enter periods or apostrophes automatically. • Press [ ] to change case in T9 mode. Capital lock ), Lower case ( ), and Initial capital ( available. • Press [Left] or [Right] to move the cursor. •...

  • Page 23: Call Functions

    • Press [ ] to change case. Capital lock ( case ( ), and Initial capital ( • Press [Left] or [Right] to move the cursor. • Press [ ] to delete characters one by one. Press and hold [ ] to clear the display.

  • Page 24: Ending A Call

    Making a call from Phonebook Once you have stored a number in Phonebook, you can dial the number by selecting it from Phonebook. p. 24 You can also use the speed dial feature to assign number keys to your most frequently called numbers. p.

  • Page 25: Menu Functions

    Call functions Using the headset Use the headset to make or answer calls without holding the phone. Connect the headset to the jack on the left side of the phone. The buttons on the headset work as listed below: Press redial the last call the button twice.

  • Page 26: Using Phonebook

    Sending a sequence of DTMF tones Dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones are the tones used in phones for tone dialling. You can send DTMF tones as a group after entering the entire number you need to send or retrieving a number from Phonebook.

  • Page 27: Menu Functions

    5. Press <Options> and select Join. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as desired. Having a private conversation with one participant 1. Press <Options> and select Select one. 2. Select a name or number from the participant list. 3. Select Private. You can talk privately with that person, while the other participants converse with each other.

  • Page 28: New Entry

    Using Phonebook options While viewing an entry in Phonebook, press <Options> to access the following options: • Paste: paste the number into the normal dialling mode. • Edit: edit the entry information. • Delete: delete the number from Phonebook. • Copy: copy the number to the phone’s memory or SIM card.

  • Page 29: Edit Group

    Menu functions Edit group Use this menu to edit your caller groups’ properties. From the group list, press <Options> to access the following options: • Call ring tone: set a ring tone for incoming calls from the group. • SMS tone: set a ring tone for incoming messages from the group.

  • Page 30: Text Messages

    Memory status Use this menu to check the total number of entries you can store and the number of the entries you have stored in Phonebook. This menu is available if your SIM card supports Service Dialling Numbers (SDN). Use this menu to view the list of SDNs assigned by your service provider, including emergency numbers, directory enquiries, and voice mail numbers.

  • Page 31: Outbox

    Menu functions • Call back: call the sender. • Cut address: extract URLs, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers from the message. • Move to phone: move the message from the SIM card to the phone’s memory. • Move to SIM: move the message from the phone’s memory to the SIM card.

  • Page 32: Templates

    3. Press <Options> and select Save and send or Send only. 4. If you selected Save and send, select a memory location. 5. Enter a destination number. 6. Press <OK> to send the message. Templates (Menu 1.4) You can preset maximum 5 templates to write a text message.

  • Page 33: Delete All

    Menu functions Delivery reports: set the network to inform you when your message has been delivered. Bearer selection: select the GSM or GPRS preferred bearer type. Character support: select a character encoding type. If you select Automatic, the phone switches the encoding type from GSM-alphabet to Unicode if you enter a Unicode character.

  • Page 34: Broadcast

    Broadcast (Menu 1.9) The Cell Broadcast service delivers short messages on various topics such as the weather or traffic. Use this menu to change the settings for the service and access broadcast messages. • Read: view the received messages. The Volatile box saves network messages until the phone is switched off.

  • Page 35: Outbox

    Menu functions While viewing a message, press <Options> to access the following message options: • Delete: delete the message. • Reply: reply to the sender. • Callback: call the sender. • Cut address: extract URLs, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers from the message. •...

  • Page 36: Draft

    Draft (Menu 2.3) After creating a multimedia message, you can store it in this message box for sending later. You can view a message and use the options the same as in the Outbox. Write new (Menu 2.4) You can create and send an MMS message. 1.

  • Page 37: Templates

    Menu functions 7. Enter a destination number or an e-mail address, or select a number from Phonebook and press <OK>. 8. To add more destinations, select Add destination and repeat from step 6. 9. To enter additional numbers or addresses to other destination types, press <...

  • Page 38: Mms Profile

    • Auto download: set whether or not your phone retrieves new incoming messages from the MMS server without notifications. • Message acceptance: select the category of messages you want to receive. • Hide ID: hide your phone number on the recipient’s phone.

  • Page 39: Call Records

    Menu functions Call records (Menu 3) Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled, received, or missed, length of your calls, and cost of your calls. To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and select Call records. Missed calls (Menu 3.1) This menu displays the 20 most recently received calls...

  • Page 40: Call Cost

    • Reset timers: reset the call timers. You need to enter the phone password. The password is preset to 00000000. You can change this password. p. 40 Call cost (Menu 3.6) This network feature displays the cost of calls. This menu is available only if your SIM card supports this feature.

  • Page 41: Keypad Tone

    Menu functions • Melody: the phone rings using the selected ring tone. • Vibration: the phone vibrates but not ring. • Vibra+melody: the phone vibrates three times and then starts ringing. Keypad tone (Menu 4.4) Use this menu to select the tone that the phone sounds when you press a key.

  • Page 42: Phone Settings

    • Minute minder: set the phone to beep every minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of your call. • Connect tone: set the phone to beep when it is connected to the system. Phone settings (Menu 5) Use this menu to customise your phone settings.

  • Page 43: Own Number

    Menu functions Own number (Menu 5.3) Use this feature to check your phone numbers, or to assign a name to each of the numbers. Changes made here do not affect the actual subscriber numbers on your SIM card. Language (Menu 5.4) Use this menu to select one of several languages for the display text.

  • Page 44: Extra Settings

    Privacy (Menu 5.5.5) Use this menu to lock your media contents, including MMS messages, voice memos, images, and sounds. 1. Press <Mark> to check the item(s) to be locked. To cancel, press <Unmark>. 2. Press <OK> to lock the marked items. 3.

  • Page 45: Reset Settings

    Menu functions 2. Scroll to the menu that will be assigned to the key. 3. Press <Select>. Reset settings (Menu 5.8) Use this menu to reset the phone to its default settings. Enter the 4- to 8-digit phone password and press <OK>.

  • Page 46: Calendar

    Setting the alarm to ring even if the phone is From the Alarm screen, select Autopower If the phone is off when it is time for the alarm to ring, the phone switches on and sounds the alarm. Calendar (Menu 6.2) Use this menu to consult the calendar, write memos, or set alarms to act as a reminder.

  • Page 47: Time & Date

    Menu functions Time & Date (Menu 6.3) Use this menu to change the time and date displayed on your phone. Before setting the time and date, specify your time zone in World time. • Set time: enter the current time. •...

  • Page 48: Voice Memo

    While viewing a task from the list or the details for the task, press <Options> to access the following options: • New: add a new task. • Mark: change the status of the task. • Edit: edit the task. • Sort: sort the task by priority or status.

  • Page 49: Currency Exchange

    Menu functions Delete all (Menu 6.6.3) Use this menu to delete all of the voice memos you have recorded at one time. Memory status (Menu 6.6.4) You can check the total amount of memory and the amount of currently in use for voice memos. Currency exchange (Menu 6.7) Use this menu to do currency conversions.

  • Page 50: Call Barring

    2. Select the type of calls to be diverted. 3. To activate call diverting, press <Activate>. Otherwise, press <Options> and select Remove. 4. Enter the number to which the calls will be diverted and press <OK>. 5. If you selected No reply, select the length of time the network delays before diverting a call and press <Select>.

  • Page 51: Network Selection

    Menu functions 2. Press <Activate>. To deactivate the call waiting, press <Deactivate>. Network selection (Menu 7.4) This network service allows you to automatically or manually select the network used when roaming outside of your home area. You can select a network other than your home network only if there is a valid roaming agreement between the two.

  • Page 52: Funbox

    • Deactivate: deactivate the CUG function, if the default group is enabled or a CUG index is selected. Funbox (Menu 8) The Funbox menu allows you to use the WAP browser, play Java games, and access images and sounds stored in the phone’s memory. To access this menu, press <Menu>...
  • Page 53 Menu functions • Goto URL: enter a URL address manually. • Show URL: view the URL address of the current web page. • Edit home: edit the URL address of the homepage. • Clear cache: delete information stored in the cache.

  • Page 54: Games

    • Security: select a data transmission mode. • Bearer: select a bearer for each type of network address accessed; GPRS or Data. When the bearer is set to GPRS: • IP address: enter the WAP gateway address. • User name: enter the user ID. •...

  • Page 55: Fm Radio

    Menu functions • START GAME: start a new game. • CONTINUE: continue the last game you played. • HIGH SCORE: view the high score table. This option may not be available for some games. • HOW TO PLAY: view how to play the game and the key functions for the game.

  • Page 56: Sounds

    Listening to the radio 1. From the radio screen, press [Left] or [Right] to scroll through the channels. Press [Up] or [Down] to adjust the volume. Press to mute or unmute the sound. • You can answer an incoming call or use other phone functions while listening to the radio.

  • Page 57: Images

    Menu functions Images (Menu 8.5) This menu displays images downloaded from the wireless web or received in messages. While accessing an image, press <Options> to access the following options: • Rename: change the name of the image. • Delete: delete the image. •...

  • Page 58: Solve Problems

    Solve problems To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call, perform the simple checks in this section before contacting a service professional. When you switch on your phone, the following messages may appear: “Insert SIM card” • Be sure that the SIM card is correctly installed.
  • Page 59 If the above guidelines do not help you to solve the problem, take note of: • The model and serial numbers of your phone • Your warranty details • A clear description of the problem Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales service.

  • Page 60: Health And Safety Information

    Health and safety information SAR certification information This phone meets European Union (EU) requirements concerning exposure to radio waves. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured to not exceed the limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy, as recommended by the EU Council.

  • Page 61: Precautions When Using Batteries

    If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time. • Use only Samsung-approved batteries, and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers. Disconnect the charger from the power source when it is not in use. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life.

  • Page 62: Road Safety

    Road safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using your wireless phone while driving, follow local regulations in the country or region you are in.

  • Page 63: Potentially Explosive Environments

    Health and safety information Other medical devices If you use any other personal medical devices, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.

  • Page 64: Emergency Calls

    Emergency calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless, and landline networks as well as user- programmed functions, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications like medical emergencies.

  • Page 65: Care And Maintenance

    Health and safety information Care and maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years.

  • Page 66: Index

    Index Call time • 36 Caller ID • 48 Calls ABC mode, text input • 19 Alarm • 42 Alert • 37, 38 Answering call • 21 CB (Cell Broadcast) messages • second call • 23 Anykey answer • 41 Characters, enter •...
  • Page 67 Index Names entering • 18 Phonebook searching • 24 Network selection • 48 Network services • 46 Number dialling • 21 searching • 24 storing • 25 Organiser • 42 PIN2, change • 41 Outbox, messages Power on/off tone • 38 MMS •...

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