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Samsung SGH-E690 User Manual

Samsung SGH-E690 User Manual

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Printed in Korea
Code No.: GH68-xxxxxA
English(SEA). 07/2006. Draft

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  • Page 1 * Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the description in this guide may not match your phone. * 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-xxxxxA...
  • Page 2 SGH-E690 User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 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 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 batteries and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Unpack Make sure you have each item Get started First steps to operating your phone Install and charge the phone ........5 Power on or off............6 Keys and display ............. 6 Menu functions All menu options listed Solve problems Help and personal needs Health and safety information...
  • Page 6 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 5 Messages 1 Call log 3 Applications 8 Camera (continued) 4 Delete all 1 Recent contacts 1 Music Player 1 Take photo 5 Settings 2 Missed calls 2 Voice recorder 2 Record video 6 SOS message...

  • Page 7: Unpack

    Your package contains the following items. phone • Handset • Battery • Travel Adapter • User’s Guide In addition, you can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer. • Standard Battery • Extended Battery • Battery Charger • Headset •...

  • Page 8: Get Started

    Get started Plug the travel adapter into the phone. First steps to operating your phone Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. 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 9: Power On Or Off

    Get started Power on or off Keys and display Key(s) Description Switch on 1. Open the phone. Perform the function indicated on the Soft keys bottom line of the display. 2. Press and hold [ ] to turn on the phone. Navigation In Idle mode, access your favourite keys...
  • Page 10 SEND key Send or answer a call. * key In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to enter a pause between numbers. In Idle mode, retrieve the recent numbers dialled, missed, or received. # key Press and hold [ ] to activate or deactivate Quiet mode.
  • Page 11 Get started Display Call diverting feature active Bluetooth active p. 44 Layout Synchronised with a PC Icons display various icons. GPRS network Text and graphics EDGE network display messages, Home Zone, if registered for the instructions, and information you enter. appropriate service Office Zone, if registered for the Soft key function...

  • Page 12: Menu Functions

    Dialled calls (Menu 1.3) Menu functions This menu displays the most recent calls you have All menu options listed dialled. Received calls (Menu 1.4) Call log (Menu 1) This menu displays the most recent calls you have Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled, received.
  • Page 13 Menu functions Call time Call costs (Menu 1.6) (Menu 1.7) This menu displays the time log for calls made and This network feature displays the cost of calls. This received. The actual time invoiced by your service menu is available only if your SIM card supports this provider will vary.
  • Page 14 Phonebook Create contact (Menu 2.3) (Menu 2) Use this menu to add a new contact to Phonebook. You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in your phone’s memory. The SIM card and phone’s Group (Menu 2.4) memory are physically separate, but they are used as a single entity called Phonebook.
  • Page 15 Menu functions Applications Management (Menu 2.8) (Menu 3) Use this menu to manage Phonebook. Use this menu to play Java applications, play music files, or edit photos. Service number (Menu 2.9) To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and Use this menu to view the list of Service Dialling select Applications.
  • Page 16 Image editor (Menu 3.3) • If there are obstacles between the devices, the maximum operating distance may be reduced. Use this menu to edit your photos using an assortment • It is recommended that you do not use the of editing tools. Bluetooth feature while using multimedia features such as voice recorder, camera, and music player, Decision maker...
  • Page 17 Menu functions Browser SIM-AT (Menu 3.8) (Menu 4) This menu is available if you use a SIM-AT card that The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) on your supports SIM Application Toolkit menus and provides phone allows you to access the wireless web. Using additional services, such as news, weather, sports, the web browser, you can access up-to-date entertainment, and location services.
  • Page 18 Messages Enter URL (Menu 4.3) (Menu 5) Use this menu to manually enter the URL address of a Use the Messages menu to send and receive short website and access the website. messages, multimedia messages, and e-mails. You can also access push messages, voicemails, and cell Clear cache (Menu 4.4) broadcast messages.
  • Page 19 Menu functions TDelete all Memory status (Menu 5.4) (Menu 5.7) Use this menu to delete all messages in each message Use this menu to view the amount of memory type at once. currently in use in each message folder. Settings (Menu 5.5) My files (Menu 6)

  • Page 20: Solve Problems

    Videos Other files (Menu 6.2) (Menu 6.5) This menu displays video clips you have recorded, Files that you have received but which are not downloaded, received in messages, or imported from supported by your phone are stored in this folder. You a computer.
  • Page 21 Menu functions Planner World time (Menu 7.4) (Menu 7) Use this menu to find out the current time in another Use this menu to keep track of your schedule. You can part of the world. also use convenient features, such as an alarm clock, a memo pad, calculator, converter, timer, and Calculator (Menu 7.5)
  • Page 22 Camera Record video (Menu 8.2) (Menu 8) You can record a video of what is displayed on the You can use the camera module embedded in your camera screen and save it. phone to take photos and record videos. To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and Go to My photos (Menu 8.3) select Camera, or press [...
  • Page 23 Menu functions Settings Sound settings (Menu 9.4) (Menu 9) Use this menu to customise various sound settings. The Settings menu provides you with various setting options to customise the phone to your preferences Light settings (Menu 9.5) and needs. You can also reset the settings to their default values.
  • Page 24 If you enter an incorrect PIN/PIN2 three times in succession, the SIM card is blocked. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK/PUK2 (Personal Unblocking Key). The codes are supplied by your network operator. .Memory status (Menu 9.8) Use this menu to check the amount of memory being used for storing data in Messages, My files, Calendar, Phonebook, JAVA world, and Memo.

  • Page 25: Health And Safety Information

    bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest Health and safety information certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. Exposure to radio frequency (RF) signals This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver.
  • Page 26 Precautions when using batteries tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with a Samsung-supplied or approved accessory Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any designated for this product or when used with and way.
  • Page 27 Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations. Always recycle. Do not dispose of batteries in Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your a fire. battery only with Samsung-approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power source.
  • Page 28 phone with one of the many hands-free accessories conversations that have the potential to divert your available today. attention from the road. Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able to Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial the access your wireless phone without removing your eyes emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident or from the road.
  • Page 29 Health and safety information When connecting the phone or any accessory to another are consistent with the independent research and device, read its user’s guide for detailed safety recommendations of Wireless Technology Research. instructions. Do not connect incompatible products. Persons with pacemakers: As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users should always keep the phone more than 15 cm (6 inches) are advised that for the satisfactory operation of the...
  • Page 30 information. Switch off your phone in health care facilities Users are advised to switch off the phone while at a when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to refueling point (service station). Users are reminded of the do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
  • Page 31 Health and safety information FCC Notice and Cautions Remember, to make or receive any calls the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal FCC Notice strength. Emergency calls may not be possible on all •...
  • Page 32 Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not determined by turning the equipment off and on, expressly approved by Samsung, will void the user’s the user is encouraged to try to correct the authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 33 Health and safety information For vehicles equipped with an air bag, remember that an Keep the phone dry. Precipitation, humidity and liquids air bag inflates with great force. Do not place objects, contain minerals that will corrode electronic circuits. including both installed or portable wireless equipment in Do not use the phone with a wet hand.
  • Page 34 Acknowledging special precautions Do not put the phone in or on heating devices, such as a microwave oven, a stove or a radiator. The phone may and the FCC and industry canada explode when overheated. notice Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna.
  • Page 35 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 36 For body worn operation, this model phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines whenused with a Samsung accessory designated for this In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kilogram (W/kg) product or when used with an accessory that contains no averaged over one gram of tissue.
  • Page 37 Health and safety information Appendix B: Guide to safe and judgment must be exercised at all times while driving a responsible wireless phone use motor vehicle whether on the phone or not. Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association The basic lessons are ones we all learned as teenagers. “Safety is the most important call you will ever make.”...
  • Page 38 Wireless phone “Safety Tips” with know you are driving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain, Below are safety tips to follow while driving and using a sleet, snow and ice can be hazardous, but so is heavy wireless phone which should be easy to remember: traffic.
  • Page 39 Health and safety information people you are talking with aware you are driving and if traffic accident where no one appears injured or a vehicle necessary, suspend conversations which have the you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or other potential to divert your attention from the road.
  • Page 40 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 What kinds of phones are the subject of this update? the stand-by mode.
  • Page 41 Health and safety information to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazard Occupational Safety and Health Administration no longer exists. National Telecommunications and Information Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA Administration regulatory actions, FDA has urged the wireless phone The National Institutes of Health participates in some industry to take a number of steps, including the interagency working group activities, as well.
  • Page 42 FDA is working with the U.S. National Toxicology Program additional research needs in the context of the latest and with groups of investigators around the world to research developments around the world. ensure that high priority animal studies are conducted to What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to radio address important questions about the effects of exposure frequency energy from my wireless phone?
  • Page 43 Health and safety information those described above to reduce your RF exposure from Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF wireless phone use. emissions from wireless phones, there is no reason to believe that hands-free kits reduce risks. Hands-free kits What about children using wireless phones? can be used with wireless phones for convenience and The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of...
  • Page 44 “hand-free” kits, these so-called “shields” may interfere FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from with proper operation of the phone. The phone may be handheld wireless phones and helped develop a voluntary forced to boost its power to compensate, leading to an standard sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and increase in RF absorption.
  • Page 45 Health and safety information showed increased tumor development used animals that A combination of laboratory studies and epidemiological had been genetically engineered or treated with cancer studies of people actually using wireless phones would causing chemicals so as to be pre-disposed to develop provide some of the data that are needed.
  • Page 46 STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY FCC RF Safety Program: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/ What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, L.P. (SAMSUNG) http://www.epa.gov/radiation/ warrants to the original purchaser ("Purchaser") that Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA): SAMSUNG’s Phones and accessories ("Products") are http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/...

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