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Samsung SCH-A561 User Manual

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ELECTRONICS
Printed in Korea
Código No.: GH68-03558A
English. 02/2003.Rev.1.0
Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it
for future reference.

DIGITAL CELLULAR

TELEPHONE
SCH-A561
User's Manual

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  • Page 1: Digital Cellular

    ELECTRONICS World Wide Web Código No.: GH68-03558A http://www.samsungmobile.com English. 02/2003.Rev.1.0 Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it Printed in Korea for future reference. DIGITAL CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH-A561 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ... 7 UNPACKING ... 9 YOUR PHONE Phone Layout ... 10 Display ... 13 Backlight ... 15 Service Light ... 16 GETTING STARTED Using a Battery ... 17 Switching the Phone On/Off ... 23 Your Phone’s Mode ...
  • Page 3 ENTERING TEXT Changing the Text Input Mode ... 43 T9 (English) Mode ... 44 Alphabet Mode ... 46 Symbol Mode ... 48 Number Mode ... 48 USING THE MENUS Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling ... 49 Accessing a Menu Function by Using its Shortcut ... 50 List of Menu Functions ...

  • Page 4: Important Safety Precautions

    GAMES ... 106 SETUP Auto Answer ... 107 (MENU 0-1) Call Answer ... 107 (MENU 0-2) Auto Retry ... 108 (MENU 0-3) Set NAM ... 108 (MENU 0-4) Set System ... 109 (MENU 0-5) Data/Fax ... 110 (MENU 0-6) Version ...

  • Page 5: Unpacking

    Hand Strap Travel Adaptor User’s Manual Battery Charger In addition, you can obtain the following accessories for your phone from your local Samsung dealer: • Ear-microphone • Travel adapter • Standard battery • Cigarette lighter adapter • Hands-free car kit •...

  • Page 6: Your Phone

    Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustrations shows the main elements of your phone. Open View Folder Volume keys During a call, adjust the voice volume. In Standby mode with the phone open, adjust the key beep volume. In Standby mode with the phone closed, backlight the front LCD when held down.

  • Page 7: Display

    Y Y o o u u r r P P h h o o n n e e Functions (continued...) Makes or answers a call. In Standby mode, recalls the last outgoing numbers you dialed, and dials the last outgoing number when pressed twice. Ends a call.

  • Page 8: Backlight

    Y Y o o u u r r P P h h o o n n e e Y Y o o u u r r P P h h o o n n e e Alarm: Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a specified time.

  • Page 9: Service Light

    Using a Battery Your Samsung phone comes packaged with a partially charged, rechargeable Lithium Ion (Li-ion) battery. Installing the battery 1. Place the battery back on the phone so that the tabs on it match the slots at the bottom of the phone.
  • Page 10 G G e e t t t t i i n n g g S S t t a a r r t t e e d d Removing the battery 1. If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down until the power-off image is displayed.
  • Page 11 G G e e t t t t i i n n g g S S t t a a r r t t e e d d 4. When charging is finished (the light turns to green), unplug the adaptor from the power outlet and from the phone.

  • Page 12: Switching The Phone On/Off

    G G e e t t t t i i n n g g S S t t a a r r t t e e d d 5. Take the battery out of the charger. ➁ ➀ Low Battery Indicator You can easily tell if your battery needs to be recharged by checking the Battery Status icon ( the upper-right corner of your phone’s display.

  • Page 13: Your Phone's Mode

    G G e e t t t t i i n n g g S S t t a a r r t t e e d d Your Phone’s Mode Standby Mode Standby is the most basic state of your phone. The phone goes into Standby mode after you turn it on or whenever you briefly press .

  • Page 14: Call Functions

    Call Functions Making a Call In Standby mode, key in the area code and phone number and press Note: If the Auto Retry option (MENU 0-3) have been enabled (see page 108), the phone automatically retries to make the call when the line is busy or the remote person does not answer you.

  • Page 15: Making A Call From The Phonebook

    C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s 2. Press . The list of the outgoing calls is displayed. 3. Press to scroll through the list until you select the required name or number.

  • Page 16: Four-Digit Dialing

    C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Three-Touch Dial Memory locations 100 through 250 are special three- touch locations. Press the first and the second digit briefly, then hold down the third digit of the memory cell.
  • Page 17 C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s 3. Select the required pause type. • Press for Hard Pause. The letter “p” displays, meaning that a hard pause will occur at that point in the dialing sequence.

  • Page 18: Voice Dialing

    C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Voice Dialing Before using the Voice dialing feature, you must record the name and number in your phone using the Voice Dial menu.

  • Page 19: Answering A Call

    C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Answering a Call When somebody calls you, the phone rings and the phone icon is displayed in the middle of the display. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name if available in your phonebook) is displayed.

  • Page 20: Using Caller Id

    C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Using Caller ID This feature tells you who is calling you by displaying the caller’s number when the phone rings. If a caller’s name and number are stored in your phonebook, the corresponding name is also displayed.

  • Page 21: Call Waiting

    C C a a l l l l F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Call Waiting Call Waiting lets you receive a second call during conversation. Your phone notifies you of a call waiting by beeping an displaying “Call Waiting.”...

  • Page 22: Entering Text

    Entering Text At many times when using your phone, you will need to enter text; for example, when storing a name in the phonebook, creating your personal greeting or scheduling events in your calendar. You can enter alphanumeric characters into your phone by using your phone’s keypad.

  • Page 23: T9 (English) Mode

    E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t T9 (English) Mode To type a word, press keys corresponding to the letters you need. Remember the following as you are typing: 1.

  • Page 24: Alphabet Mode

    E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t Alphabet Mode When typing in the Alpha mode, you need to press the keys labeled with the required letter: -Once for the first letter -Twice for the second letter -And so on.

  • Page 25: Symbol Mode

    E E n n t t e e r r i i n n g g T T e e x x t t Symbol Mode Symbol mode enables you enter symbols. Enter Name Symbol 001/012 Select Number MENU 123456789 T9(English) 2:Alpha 3:Symbol...

  • Page 26: Accessing A Menu Function By Using Its Shortcut

    U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e M M e e n n u u s s Accessing a Menu Function by Using its Shortcut The menu items (menu, submenus and setting options) are numbered and can be accessed quickly by using their shortcut numbers.
  • Page 27 U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e M M e e n n u u s s Main menu Main menu 1 4. Wireless Web 1. Get In Web 2. Prompt 5.

  • Page 28: Calls

    Calls You can use the Calls menu to: • View and dial the last outgoing, incoming or missed numbers. • Erase the numbers in the call log memory. • View the length of calls. Outgoing Note: You can also access this menu by pressing in Standby mode.

  • Page 29: Missed (Menu 1-3)

    C C a a l l l l s s Missed If the Caller Line Identification service is available (contact your service provider), your phone keeps a list of 10 incoming calls that you failed to answer. For further information about scrolling through the list and accessing a call log, see “Outgoing”...

  • Page 30: Phone Book

    Phone Book The Phone book allows you to store frequently used phone numbers and the associated names in your personal directory to make it easy for you to make a call without having to remember or enter the phone number. You can store up to 250 entries, including E- mail address and URL address.

  • Page 31: Add New Entry (Menu 2-2)

    P P h h o o n n e e B B o o o o k k Add New Entry This menu allows you to store a number with a name in your phonebook. You can save a person’s various numbers, such as workplace number, mobile number and fax number, into one entry.

  • Page 32: Group Setting (Menu 2-3)

    P P h h o o n n e e B B o o o o k k Storing Phone Numbers at Call’s End To store a phone number at the end of your call: 1. Press to end the call. The call time and the phone number display.

  • Page 33: Messages

    Messages Your phone can receive voicemail notification, text messages, and pages. Also, your phone can send text messages and pages if you system supplier provides this service. When the phone receives a message, an alert sounds, a text notification displays along with the name and phone number of the caller if available.

  • Page 34: Voice (Menu 3-2)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s - Send Later: select how long the delivery of the message will be delayed at the SMS center, if you do not want to send it immediately. - Delivery ACK: turn the delivery acknowledgement feature on or off.

  • Page 35: Inbox (Menu 3-3)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Inbox Your phone can store up to 99 messages all together in the inbox, outbox and filed message. If the memory is full, a warning message is displayed and the phone rejects additional messages until you erase the obsolete ones.

  • Page 36: Filed Messages (Menu 3-5)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Filed Messages Your phone can store draft messages that are yet to be sent in the filed message folder. If you save the message contents using the File MSG menu option before sending it (see page 66), you can access them using this menu.

  • Page 37: Message Setting (Menu 3-8)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Message Setting Via this menu, you can preset several options for using the message feature. Scroll Timer If an incoming message is too long for the display, the phone displays it by automatically scrolling the screen.

  • Page 38: Wireless Web

    Wireless Web About the Web Browser Your phone comes equipped with a web browser which makes it possible for you to access the wireless web. The web browser allows you to access up-to-the minute information through your phone. Browsing the wireless web through your phone is unlike using your computer;...
  • Page 39 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s W W e e b b Using the Web Browser Soft Keys At the bottom of the web browser display is a solid bar which contains browser commands. are used to execute the commands.

  • Page 40: Prompt (Menu 4-2)

    W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s W W e e b b Using the Web Browser Menu On the web browser, you can access the following options by pressing Reload: reloads the current web page. Home: takes you back at any time to the homepage of the wireless web service provider.

  • Page 41: Mobile Loop

    W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s W W e e b b Mobile Loop 1. Press to access Mobile Loop. 2. The following Mobile Loop options appear: 3. Select to access the Web Browser and press 4.

  • Page 42: Scheduler (Menu 5-2)

    P P l l a a n n n n e e r r 4. Select when an alarm will inform you of the event by pressing . Selecting No alarm does not ring the alarm. 5. Press to save your event. Viewing Your Schedule The list of the events stored in the current day is displayed when you select the Today menu option...

  • Page 43: Task List (Menu 5-3)

    P P l l a a n n n n e e r r Task List This feature allows you to enter up a list of tasks to be done and assign both a priority and a deadline to each task.

  • Page 44: Alarm (Menu 5-5)

    P P l l a a n n n n e e r r Alarm This option allows you to set or release up to three alarms to ring at a specific time. To set an alarm: 1. Select an alarm, Alarm #1 through Alarm #3, and press 2.

  • Page 45: World Time (Menu 5-7)

    P P l l a a n n n n e e r r World Time This menu allows you to check the current time for 24 major cities around the world. Select the city corresponding to your time zone by pressing the navigation keys one or more times.

  • Page 46: Voice Tools

    Voice Tools In this menu, you can use the phone’s voice features, allowing you to: • dial a number by saying a associated name. • record a voice memo. • set the phone to answer a call and record the caller’s message.

  • Page 47: Voice Memo (Menu 6-2)

    V V o o i i c c e e T T o o o o l l s s Review When a list of your stored voice dial numbers displays, scroll to the desired entry and press name plays audibly. Erase All This option erases all of the entries in the Voice Dial list.

  • Page 48: Voice Answer (Menu 6-3)

    V V o o i i c c e e T T o o o o l l s s Review When a list of your voice memos is displayed, scroll to the desired memo and press . The following options are available: Play: plays back the selected memo.
  • Page 49 V V o o i i c c e e T T o o o o l l s s Setting You can change the settings for answer mode. The following options are available: Greeting : Your phone provides you with a predefined greeting message to be played when a call comes in.

  • Page 50: Sounds

    Sounds You can use the Sounds menu to customize various sound settings, such as the: • Ringer volume, type, and tone. • Key tone and voice volume. • Alert sounds and a ringer for the roaming calls. • The ringer which sounds when the phone is switched on or off.

  • Page 51: Alerts (Menu 7-3)

    S S o o u u n n d d s s Alerts Your phone gives audible alerts (beeps) at a specified time to inform you that certain things have happened. The alerts only occur in your earpiece so the other party does not hear them.

  • Page 52: Display

    S S o o u u n n d d s s Power On/Off You can turn on or off the tone that the phone sounds when it is switched on or off. Choose On to use a power on/off sound or Off not to use it.

  • Page 53: Banner (Menu 8-3)

    D D i i s s p p l l a a y y Banner This option allows you to set a banner message to be displayed at the bottom of the display in Standby mode. 1. If necessary, press repeatedly to delete each letter of the old greeting.

  • Page 54: Games

    Games This menu allows you to play two games; Push Push and Puzzle World. 1. Press select the game you wan to enjoy. 2. Press . The display shows the illustration of the key operation for the game. 3. To start Push Push, press To start Puzzle World, press 4.

  • Page 55: Auto Retry (Menu 0-3)

    S S e e t t u u p p Auto Retry When this menu option is activated, your phone will automatically retry the call up to 10 times when a connection fails. To activate this feature, select how often the phone will automatically retry the call;...

  • Page 56: Data/Fax (Menu 0-6)

    S S e e t t u u p p Data/Fax Your phone is capable of sending and receiving digital data and fax call when connected to a computing device (laptop, desktop, handheld, palmtop, etc.) running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or later versions.

  • Page 57: Version (Menu 0-7)

    S S e e t t u u p p Version This option allows you to view the software and hardware versions of your phone. This feature is helpful if you have to the call customer care. Security Your phone provides many security options, including a user-programmable lock code and call restriction features.
  • Page 58 S S e e t t u u p p Send PIN Note: Your service provider must enable this feature and assign you a PIN (Personal Identification Number) in order for this feature to work. This feature prevents your phone from being used by unauthorized people.

  • Page 59: Health And Safety Information

    • 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. When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power source.

  • Page 60: Road Safety

    H H e e a a l l t t h h a a n n d d S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n •...

  • Page 61: Operating Environment

    H H e e a a l l t t h h a a n n d d S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n 7.

  • Page 62: Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

    H H e e a a l l t t h h a a n n d d S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n Persons with pacemakers: •...

  • Page 63: Emergency Calls

    H H e e a a l l t t h h a a n n d d S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well...

  • Page 64: Care And Maintenance

    H H e e a a l l t t h h a a n n d d S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n Care and Maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care.

  • Page 65: Glossary

    Glossary Airtime - Actual time spent talking on the wireless phone. Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month. Antenna - A device for transmitting or receiving signals. The size and shape of antennas is determined, in part, by the frequency of the signal they receive.

  • Page 66: Index

    G G l l o o s s s s a a r r y y LED - (Light Emitting Diode) Commonly used to refer to a small light on the wireless phone or on the Desktop Charger. The LED lights on the phone to indicate an incoming call.
  • Page 67 I I n n d d e e x x Minute beep • 100 Missed calls • 38 Icon description • 13 Modes Inbox ( 3-3) • 68 phone • 24 In-call options • 37 text input • 42 Incoming calls (1-2) • 55 Mute Installing battery •...
  • Page 69 Licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following Patents. U.S Patent No. 4,901,307 5,056,109 5,099,204 5,101,501 5,103,459 5,107,225 5,109,390...

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