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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
World Wide Web
http://www.samsungmobile.com
Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-0xxxxA
English. 01/2006. Draft01

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  • Page 1 * Depending on the software installed or your service provider, some of the description in this manual may differ from your phone. * Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this manual. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-0xxxxA http://www.samsungmobile.com...
  • Page 2 SGH-T509 User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 Use road safety at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Important Switch off the phone when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service safety station) or near fuels or chemicals. Switch off in an aircraft precautions Wireless phones can cause interference.
  • Page 4 Be aware of special regulations Accessories and batteries Meet any special regulations in force in any area and Use only Samsung-approved accessories and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.
  • Page 5 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”. 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 7: Table Of Contents

    Enter text Contents ABC, T9, Number, and Symbolic mode Unpack Call functions Make sure you have each item Advanced calling features Your phone Menu functions Buttons, features, and locations All menu options listed Get started Slove problems First steps to operating your phone Help and personal needs Install and charge the phone ........
  • Page 8 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 1 Voice notes p.23 4 IM p.25 6 Fun & Apps p.27 9 Settings p.29 1 File manager p.27 1 Time & Date p.29 2 Games p.27 2 Phone Settings p.29 2 Call records...

  • Page 9: Unpack

    • Headset Cancel/Correct Alphanumeric • Data Link KIT keys • Stylish Handfree Car Kit Special The items supplied with your phone and the function keys Microphone accessories at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider.

  • Page 10: Get Started

    Get started Plug the travel adapter Install the battery. into the phone. First steps to operating 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.

  • Page 11: Power On Or Off

    Get started Power on or off Remove the adapter from the phone. Switch on 1. Open the phone. 2. Press and hold [ ] to turn on the phone. Do not turn on the phone when 3. If necessary, enter the PIN and mobile phone press <OK>.

  • Page 12: Keys And Display

    Keys and display End a call. Hold down to switch the phone on and off. Key(s) Description In Menu mode, cancel input and return the phone to Idle mode. Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display. Enter numbers, letters, and some special characters.
  • Page 13 Get started Display Icons New e-mail received or being sent (continued) Layout One of the message Inboxes is full Icons display various icons. Call diverting feature is active Text and graphics Bluetooth feature is active display messages, instructions, and information you enter. GPRS network Soft key function indicators Home Zone, if you have registered...

  • Page 14: Access Menu Functions

    Access menu functions Select an 1. Press the appropriate soft key. Use the soft option The roles of the soft keys vary 2. Press the Navigation keys to keys depending on the function you are move to the next or previous using.

  • Page 15: Customise Your Phone

    Get started Customise your phone You can set your wallpaper for the Idle mode main or external display. wallpaper 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Display 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Settings → Phone language and select Settings → Display settings →...
  • Page 16 You can change the colour for the Menu mode You can use the Navigation keys as Menu display components, such as title skin colour shortcut keys to access specific shortcuts bars and highlight bars. menus directly from Idle mode. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> To assign a menu to a key: and select Settings →...

  • Page 17: Make/Answer Calls

    Make/Answer calls You can protect the phone against Phone lock unauthorised use with a phone 1. In Idle mode, enter an area code Make a call password. The phone will require and phone number. the password on powerup. 2. Press [ 1.

  • Page 18: Enter Text

    Using ABC mode Enter text Press the appropriate key until the character you want ABC, T9, Number, and Symbolic mode appears on the screen. You can enter text for some features such as Characters in order displayed messaging, Phonebook, or Calendar, using ABC mode, Upper case Lower case T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbolic mode.
  • Page 19 Enter text Tips for using ABC mode Entering a word in T9 mode • To enter the same letter twice or to enter a 1. Press [2] to [9] to start entering a word. Press different letter on the same key, wait for the cursor each key once for each letter.
  • Page 20 Using Symbolic mode • Press [ ] to insert a space. • Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor. Symbolic mode enables you to insert symbols. • Press [C] to delete characters one by one. Press Press and hold [C] to clear the display. display more symbols [Up] or [Down].

  • Page 21: Call Functions

    Making a call from Phonebook Call functions Once you have stored a number in Phonebook, you can dial the number by selecting it from Phonebook. Advanced calling features Making a call You can also use the speed dial feature to assign your 1.
  • Page 22 Answering a call 3. Press [ ] to dial the number you want. When you receive an incoming call, the phone rings Using the headset and displays the incoming call image. Use the headset to make or answer calls without Press <Accept>...
  • Page 23 Call functions Press [ ] to increase the volume level and [ ] to 4. Press <Options> and select End held call to end decrease the volume level. the call on hold. 5. To end the current call, press [ Using the external speaker Answering a second call Use the optional external speaker to talk and listen...
  • Page 24 Using a Bluetooth headset Muting or sending key tones Use an optional Bluetooth headset to talk on the You can turn the key tones off or on. phone without holding the phone to your ear. To use Press <Options> and select Mute keys or Send this feature, you first need to register your headset keys.
  • Page 25 Call functions Using Phonebook 3. Press <Options> and select Join. The first participant is added to the multi-party call. You can access the Phonebook menu to locate or 4. If desired, call another person or answer an store entries. incoming call. Press <Options>...

  • Page 26: Menu Functions

    All calls Menu functions This menu displays the most recent calls that you did All menu options listed not answer. Voice notes Missed calls (Menu 1) Use this menu to record a voice memo and then This menu displays the most recent calls that you did immediately send it by a MMS (Multimedia Message not answer.

  • Page 27: Call Time

    Menu functions Call Time Home This menu displays the time log for calls made and Use this menu to connect your phone to the network received. The actual time invoiced by your service and load the homepage of t-zones, WAP services provider will vary.

  • Page 28: Messages

    Create New (Menu 4) Instant Messenger (IM) is a way of sending short, Use this menu to create and send SMS, MMS, or simple messages that are delivered immediately to e-mail messages. users online at that moment. Text messages Before using this feature, you need to subscribe to a Short message service (SMS) allows you to send and messenger service.

  • Page 29: Inbox

    Menu functions • delete all of your MMS messages. Drafts Voice Note This folder stores messages you have saved to send at a later time. If you are unable to answer a call, the caller will be guided to leave a voice message in your voicemail Templates box, if your service provider supports it.

  • Page 30: Settings

    Fun & Apps Settings (Menu 6) Use this menu to customize the settings for SMS and The Fun & Apps menu allows you to access media MMS. contents, such as photos, sounds, and games, stored in the phone’s memory. Broadcast messages To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and Your phone can receive broadcast messages of various select Fun &...

  • Page 31: Get More Help

    Menu functions applications, such as voice recorder, converter, Take Photo calculator, timer, and stopwatch. Use this menu to take photos. The camera produces To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and JPEG photos. select Organizer. When you take a photo in direct sunlight or in bright conditions, shadows may appear on the photo.

  • Page 32: My Album

    My Album Time & Date Use this menu to access the My Album service in Use this menu to change the time and date displayed t-zones, by which you can organize your own photo on your phone. Before setting the time and date, album on the wireless web and share your photos with specify your time zone in the World time menu other people.

  • Page 33: Sound Settings

    Menu functions Sound settings Network services Use this menu to customize various sound settings. Use this menu to access network services. Please contact your service provider to check their availability You can: and subscribe to them, if you wish. • download new ring tones and access downloaded You can: ring tones.

  • Page 34: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth Security Use this menu to activate the Bluetooth feature. Use this menu to protect the phone against unauthorized use by managing the several access • You cannot use the Bluetooth feature while using codes of your phone and SIM card. multimedia features such as voice recorder, camera, and MP3 player, or vice versa.

  • Page 35: Slove Problems

    Slove problems Memory status Slove problems Use this menu to check the amount of memory being Help and personal needs used for storing data in Messages, File manager, Calendar, Phonebook, and Java world. You can To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service also check Shared memory for MMS, Email, and File call, perform the simple checks in this section before contacting a service professional.
  • Page 36 Be sure that you have not set an incoming call barring • A clear description of the problem option. Your correspondent cannot hear you speaking Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales service. • Be sure that you have switched on the microphone. •...

  • Page 37: Health And Safety Information

    Health and safety information SAR tests are conducted using standard operating Health and safety information positions specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all Exposure to radio frequency (RF) signals tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver.
  • Page 38 For body worn operation, this model phone has been Precautions when using batteries tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with a Samsung-supplied or approved • Never use any charger or battery that is damaged accessory designated for this product or when used in any way.
  • Page 39 Short-circuiting the • 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, •...
  • Page 40 benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must sleet, snow, ice, and even heavy traffic can be uphold. hazardous. • Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. driving.
  • Page 41 Health and safety information • Use your wireless phone to help others in the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is emergencies. If you see a car accident, crime in recommended that the equipment should only be used progress or other serious emergency where lives in the normal operating position (held to your ear with are in danger, call the emergency number, as you...
  • Page 42 • should always keep the phone more than 15 cm (6 may be using equipment that could be sensitive to inches) from their pacemaker when the phone is external RF energy. switched on. Vehicles • should not carry the phone in a breast pocket. RF signals may affect improperly installed or •...
  • Page 43 Health and safety information Users are advised to switch off the phone while at a Remember, to make or receive any calls the phone refueling point (service station). Users are reminded of must be switched on and in a service area with the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio adequate signal strength.
  • Page 44 communication at the scene of an accident; do not end Cautions the call until given permission to do so. Any changes or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void your FCC Notice and Cautions warranty for this equipment, and void your authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 45 Health and safety information • Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for explosive materials in the same compartment as many years: the phone, its parts or accessories. • Keep the phone and all its parts and accessories •...
  • Page 46 Acknowledging special precautions • Do not drop, knock or shake the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards. and the FCC and industry canada • Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or notice strong detergents to clean the phone. Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap-and- Cautions water solution.
  • Page 47 Health and safety information Appendix A: CERTIFICATION This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio INFORMATION (SAR) frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S interference to radio communications. However, there is REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
  • Page 48 • Head: 0.746 W/kg additional protection for the public and to account for any • Body-worn: 0.916 W/kg. variations in measurements. Body-worn operations are restricted to Samsung-supplied, approved or none Samsung designated accessories that...
  • Page 49 Health and safety information Appendix B: Guide to safe and The basic lessons are ones we all learned as teenagers. responsible wireless phone use Driving requires alertness, caution and courtesy. It requires a heavy dose of basic common sense-keep your Cellular Telecommunications &...
  • Page 50 the phone keypad so you can use the speed dial common sense. Don’t get caught in a dangerous function without taking your attention off the road. situation because you are reading or writing and not paying attention to the road or nearby vehicles. 2.
  • Page 51 Health and safety information road hazard or medical emergency. Remember, it is a we approach a new century, more and more of us will take free call on your wireless phone! advantage of the benefits of wireless telephones. 9. Use your wireless phone to help others in And, as we take to the roads, we all have a responsibility emergencies.
  • Page 52 Appendix C: consumer update phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones on wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while U.S. Food and Drug Administration being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in 1.
  • Page 53 Health and safety information to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazard • National Telecommunications and Information Administration no longer exists. • The National Institutes of Health participates in some Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA interagency working group activities, as well.
  • Page 54 address important questions about the effects of exposure If there is a risk from these products—and at this point we to radio frequency energy (RF). do not know that there is—it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even potential risks, FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health you can take a few simple steps to minimize your Organization International Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
  • Page 55 Health and safety information energy (RF), the measures described above would apply On the other hand, if the phone is mounted against the to children and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing waist or other part of the body during use, then that part the time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance of the body will absorb more RF energy.
  • Page 56 According to FTC, these defendants lacked a reasonable aid at the same time. This standard was approved by the basis to substantiate their claim. IEEE in 2000. 9. What about wireless phone interference with medical FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones for equipment? possible interactions with other medical devices.
  • Page 57 Health and safety information which people use wireless phones, so we don t know with more years follow-up may be needed to provide answers certainty what the results of such studies mean for human about some health effects, such as cancer. This is because health.
  • Page 58 STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emfpg.html TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, L.P. (SAMSUNG) World health Organization (WHO): warrants to the original purchaser ("Purchaser") that http://www.who.int/peh-emf/ SAMSUNG’s Phones and accessories ("Products") are free...
  • Page 59 Product and the sellers’ name and address. To obtain SAMSUNG; (e) defects or damage from improper testing, assistance on where to deliver the Product, call Samsung operation, maintenance, installation, or adjustment; (f) Customer Care at 1-888-987-4357. Upon receipt,...
  • Page 60 LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LIMITED TO: LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE;...
  • Page 61 USE THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT IN The agents, employees, distributors, and dealers of CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRODUCT. SAMSUNG MAKES NO SAMSUNG are not authorized to make modifications to WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AND THERE ARE NO this Limited Warranty, or make additional warranties CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR binding on SAMSUNG.

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