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ELECTRONICS
Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-02660A
Eng. 03/02. Rev.1.1
GSM TELEPHONE
OWNER'S MANUAL
GLOBAL SYSTEMS FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
DUAL BAND
SGH-T108

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  • Page 1 *Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider. ELECTRONICS Code No.:GH68-02660A World Wide Web www.samsungmobile.com Eng. 03/02. Rev.1.1 Printed in Korea DUAL BAND GSM TELEPHONE SGH-T108 OWNER’S MANUAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Information Numbers ..... . 41 The information in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing; Samsung reserves the right, however, to change or modify any of the specifications without notice.
  • Page 3 Contents (Continued) Entering Text ......42 Changing Text Input Mode ....43 Pinyin ( ) Mode .

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Contents (Continued) Games ......117 Airshooting(Menu 7-1) ..... . . 118 SpaceWar(Menu 7-2) .

  • Page 5: Unpacking

    Downloading Cable Owner’s Manual Ver1.0 (Only for Download Image&Ringtone) In addition, you can obtain the following accessories for your phone from your local SAMSUNG dealer: • Cigarette lighter adapter • Hands-free car kit • Standard and Extended batteries • Data kit...

  • Page 6: Your Phone

    Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone. earpiece Display Volume During a call, adjusts the earpiece volume. In idle mode with the phone open, the keys adjust the key tone volume. To reject an incoming call, press and hold the volume key when the phone is closed.

  • Page 7: Display

    Your Phone Functions (continued...) Deletes characters from the display. In idle mode, allows you to quick access to the WWW services menu. Makes or answers a call. In idle mode, recalls the last number dialled. In the menu facility, selects a menu function or stores information that you have entere d (such as a name) in the phone or SIM m e m o ry.
  • Page 8 Your Phone Icons Signal strength : Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the better the signal strength. Service: Appears when a call is in progress. New Message: Appears when a new text message has been received. New Voice Mail: Appears when a new voice mail message has been received.

  • Page 9: Service Light

    Your Phone Service Light The service light is on the top right-hand corner of the phone. It flashes when services are available on the phone. To activate or deactivate use of the service light, set the Service Light menu option (5-1-6); see page 89 for further details.

  • Page 10: Charging A Battery

    Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local SAMSUNG dealer for further details. N o t e: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharg e d...
  • Page 11 Getting Started 2. Connect the adapter to a standard AC wall outlet. When the battery is charging, the battery icon in the top right-hand corner of the display fills repeatedly. 3. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter from the power outlet. Disconnect the adapter from the phone by pressing the grey tabs on either side of the connector and pulling the connector out.

  • Page 12: Switching The Phone On/Off

    Getting Started Switching the Phone On/Off 1. Open the phone. 2. Hold down for more than one second to switch the phone on. 3. If the phone asks for a password, key in the password and press the Ok soft key. The password is factory set to 0000.

  • Page 13: Call Functions

    Call Functions Making a Call When the idle screen is displayed, key in the area code and phone number and press Note: If you have set the Auto Redial option (5-1-7) to ON (see page 89) and the person called does not answer or the line is busy, the number is redialled automatically up to ten times.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Volume

    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 to access the list of last-dialled numbers. 3. Use to scroll through the Redial list until the required number is displayed.

  • Page 15: Viewing Missed Calls

    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 Viewing Missed Calls If you are unable to answer a call for any reason, you can find out who was calling you, if this service is available.

  • Page 16: In-Call Options

    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 In-Call Options Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. To access these functions during a call, press the Options soft key.
  • 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 Putting a Call on Hold You can place the current call on hold whenever you want.
  • Page 18 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 Making a Multiparty Call A multiparty call is a network service that allows up to six people to take part simultaneously in a multiparty or conference call.

  • Page 19: 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 Muting/Sending Key Tones These options allow you to turn the key tones off or on.

  • Page 20: Phonebook Options

    P P h h o o n n e e b b o o o o k k 5. Press the right soft key to toggle between the phone (To Phone) and card (To Card) memories. 6. If you do not want to save the number and name in the suggested location, press location number and enter your preferred location by pressing the number keys.

  • Page 21: Speed-Dialling By Sim Memory Location

    P P h h o o n n e e B B o o o o k k P P h h o o n n e e b b o o o o k k Edit Allows you to edit a number and name stored in the phonebook.

  • Page 22: Searching For And Dialling A Number In The Phonebook

    P P h h o o n n e e b b o o o o k k Searching for and Dialling a Number in the Phonebook 1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the Phonebook soft key. 2. If your SIM card provides with Service Dialling Number (SDN) and Information Numbers services, you should select the Find option.

  • Page 23: Entering Text

    Entering Text The phone allows you to enter characters for messages and names in Chinese and English. To enter Chinese text, the phone provides several widely used pronunciation based (Pinyin) and character shape based (Stroke) input methods to meet the preferences of different users, allowing for greater convenience and ease of use.

  • Page 24: Pinyin Mode

    Entering Text Pinyin Mode Pinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation in Latin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, you can enter Chinese characters by keying in the pinyin string from the phone keypad and the phone automatically presents the matching alternatives. This mode allows you to enter Pinyin characters with only one key press per letter.
  • Page 25 Entering Text Using Tone Key in Pinyin Mode Entering the tone of a character you are typing narrows the number of choices in the Character Selection Map. Entering the tone for a character is optional, but it is especially useful if the Pinyin spelling is similar between characters.

  • Page 26: Chinese Stroke Mode

    Entering Text Chinese Stroke Mode This mode allows you to enter individual Chinese strokes, in written order - from top to bottom, and from left to right. Even though there are many different strokes used to create Chinese characters, the strokes are classified into 5 basic categories;...

  • Page 27: Quick English ( ) Mode

    Entering Text 3. When the character you are typing appears in the Character Selection Map, you may select it without finishing the stroke sequence for the character. Characters displayed in the Character Selection Map correspond to keys 7 to 0 on the keypad.

  • Page 28: English Mode

    Entering Text Smart Punctuations Period, hyphen, and apostrophe are available on T9 applies rules of grammar to insert the correct punctuation. Notice that is used twice in this example to display two punctuation marks: ‘ Changing Case To shift the case of the next letter(s) that you type, press .

  • Page 29: Number Mode

    Entering Text The cursor moves to the right when you press a different key. When entering the same letter twice (or a different letter on the same key), just wait for a few seconds for the cursor to move right automatically, and enter the next letter.

  • Page 30: Selecting Functions And Options

    Selecting Functions and Options Your phone offers a set of functions that allow you to customise your phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys ( ). Each menu and sub- menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.

  • Page 31: Using The Menu

    Using the Menu The phone offers a range of functions that allows you to tailor the phone to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and submenus. The menus and submenus can be accessed by scrolling. 1. In idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access the menu facility.

  • Page 32: Voice Functions

    U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e M M e e n n u u Main menu level 1 3. Voice Functions 1. Voice Dial 2. Voice Command 3. Voice Memo 4.

  • Page 33: Call Records

    Call Records Via this menu, you can view the phone calls: • Missed • Received • Dialled The number and name (if available) are displayed together with the date and time at which the call was made. You can also view call times and costs. Missed Calls Lets you view the last 10 unanswered calls.

  • Page 34: Call Cost (Menu 1-5)

    C C a a l l l l R R e e c c o o r r d d s s Call Cost This network feature lets you view the cost of calls. The following options are available. Last Call Cost: cost of the last call made. Total Cost: total cost of all calls made since the cost counter was last reset.

  • Page 35: Read Messages (Menu 2-2)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Note: If you press and hold when the phone is in idle mode, you can access your voice mail server directly. Voice Server Number You can change the voice mail server number.

  • Page 36: Write Messages (Menu 2-3)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Write Messages Via this menu, you can write and edit text messages of up to 160 characters. 1. Key in a message. For details on how to enter text, refer to page 42.

  • Page 37: Broadcast (Menu 2-6)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Default Type: allows you to set the default message type (Text, Voice, Fax, X400, Email, and ERMES). The network can convert the message into the selected format.

  • Page 38: Picture Messages (Menu 2-7)

    M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s Picture Messages The phone allows you to send and receive text messages that contain pictures. These messages are called ‘Picture Messages’, several of which are preset in the phone and can be replaced with new one received from other sources.

  • Page 39: Voice Functions

    Voice Functions You can use the Voice feature to customize various settings, such as the: • Voice Dial • Voice Command • Voice Memo • AnswerPhone Voice Dial The voice dialling feature allows you to make phone calls by saying a voice tag that has been added to a desired name and phone number.

  • Page 40: Voice Command (Menu 3-2)

    V V o o i i c c e e F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Voice Dial Delete One Allows you to delete an individual voice tag. The corresponding phone number remains in the phonebook but the voice tag is deleted.

  • Page 41: Answerphone (Menu 3-4)

    V V o o i i c c e e F F u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s Voice Memo Record: Allows you to record a memo. The screen displays the: •...

  • Page 42: Tones

    Tones You can use the Tones menu to customise various sound settings, such as the: • Ringing tone, volume and type • Composing your own melody • Sounds made when you press a key, make an error or receive a message Ring Tone This option allows you to select the phones ringing tone.

  • Page 43: Ring Volume (Menu 4-3)

    T T o o n n e e s s : to delete notes. : to move a note to the next semitone higher position or lower position in the musical scale. For example, the note A moves A#, B, C, C# in the scale each time you press : to adjust a length of a note.

  • Page 44: Keypad Tone (Menu 4-5)

    T T o o n n e e s s Keypad Tone Allows you to select the tone that the keypad generates when you press a key. The following options are available. OFF: the keys do not make any sound. Tone: each key, when pressed, makes a different sound.

  • Page 45: Settings

    Settings Many different features of your phone can be customised to suit your preferences. All of these features are accessed via the Settings menu. Phone Settings Greeting Message Allows you to set a greeting message to be displayed briefly when the phone is switched on. The current message is displayed.
  • Page 46 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Any-key Answer Depending on the setting of the Any-key Answer option, you can answer an incoming call by pressing any key except and the Reject soft key. To reject the call, press or the Reject soft key.When the phone is closed, press the volume key...
  • Page 47 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Caller ID You can prevent your phone number from being displayed on the phone of the person being called. Note: Some networks do not allow the user to change this setting.

  • Page 48: Network Services (Menu 5-2)

    S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Network Services These menu functions are network services. Please contact your service provider to check their availability and subscribe to them, if you so wish. Call Diverting Note: The call divert options that are not supported by your network operator may not be shown.
  • Page 49 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s To deactivate specific call diverting settings, proceed as follows. 1. Select the call diverting option to be deactivated. 2. Select the type of call to which this option applies. 3.
  • Page 50 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s 4. Enter your call barring password supplied by your service provider. The phone sends your settings to the network and the network’s acknowledgement is displayed. To deactivate specific call barring settings, proceed as follows.
  • Page 51 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Network Selection The Network Selection feature enables you to: • Indicate whether the network used when roaming (outside your home area) is selected automatically or manually Note: You can select a network other than your home network only if it has a valid roaming...
  • Page 52 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Closed User Group (CUG) This network service allows incoming and outgoing calls to be restricted to a selected user group. You may be a member of up to 10 user groups. For details on how to create, activate and use a closed user group, contact your service provider.

  • Page 53: Security Settings (Menu 5-3)

    S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Security Settings The Security feature enables you to restrict the use of your phone to: • The people of your choice • The types of calls of your choice Various codes and passwords are used to protect the features of your phone.

  • Page 54: Lcd/Led Settings (Menu 5-4)

    S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s SIM Lock When the SIM Lock feature is enabled, your phone only works with the current SIM. You must enter the SIM lock code. Once you have entered the lock code, you are asked to confirm it by entering it again.

  • Page 55: Browser Settings (Menu 5-5)

    S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Browser Settings Note: This menu may not be shown depending on your network service provider. You can setup several proxies using the Proxy Settings menu (5-5-1), and you can choose one of those for a current proxy using the Current Proxy menu (5-5-2).

  • Page 56: Alarm (Menu 6-2)

    O O r r g g a a n n i i s s e e r r To create a new schedule, proceed as follows. 1. When a calendar screen appears, select the month by using the volume key on the left side of the phone, select the week by using select the day by using also use the Go to date menu option to specify...

  • Page 57: Calculator (Menu 6-3)

    O O r r g g a a n n i i s s e e r r To set the alarm, proceed as follows. 1. Select an alarm type by pressing the Select soft key. 2. Set Alarm option allows you to set the alarm time or days of the week.
  • Page 58 O O r r g g a a n n i i s s e e r r Examples: Expression Key operation 12*3+5= 12x3+5 34+57= 34+57 45+57= 48-23= 48-23 14-23= 68*25= 68x25 68*40= 35/14= 35/14 98/14= 10% of 200 200x10 10=? % of 100 10/100 10% premium of 200 200+10...

  • Page 59: Calendar (Menu 6-5)

    O O r r g g a a n n i i s s e e r r You can choose the following options, by pressing the Options soft key. N e w : allows you to write new item. Mark : allows you to mark an item or job.

  • Page 60: Clock (Menu 6-7)

    O O r r g g a a n n i i s s e e r r Clock Set Time Allows you to change the time displayed, using the 24-hour system. Note: Before setting the time, you must specify your time zone, via the World Time menu option (6-6).

  • Page 61: Airshooting(Menu 7-1)

    G G a a m m e e s s When you are ranked within fifth rank finishing a game, you are allowed to enter your name up to 10 characters. Here are the list of available characters or function. 1: .

  • Page 62: Mypet(Menu 7-3)

    O O r r g g a a n n i i s s e e r r G G a a m m e e s s MyPet Object Make a pet cat among three. It will have the same life cycle as a player.

  • Page 63: Bookmark(Menu 8-2)

    W W W W W W S S e e r r v v i i c c e e s s Bookmark You can store the addresses of up to five Internet sites for easy access using the Bookmark feature. Three options are available.

  • Page 64: Entering Text, Numbers, Or Symbols

    W W W W W W S S e e r r v v i i c c e e s s 2. Highlight the required option using the key. 3. Press the O k soft key to select the option. 4.

  • Page 65: Additional Services

    Additional Services ALS(Alternate Line Service) Note: Please contact your service provider to check the availability and how to subscribe to ALS. The ALS feature enables two lines to be associated with one SIM card. Consequently, you can make and receive calls on either line as required. If you subscribe to this network service, a few additional menu options enable you to set up this feature.

  • Page 66: Solving Problems

    Solving Problems Before contacting after-sales service, perform the following simple checks. They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary service call. When you switch your phone on, the following messages appear Insert SIM Card • Check that the SIM card is correctly installed. Phone Locked •...

  • Page 67: Reference Information

    • 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. Access Codes There are several access codes that are used by your phone and its SIM card.
  • Page 68 R R e e f f e e r r e e n n c c e e I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n PIN code The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code protects your SIM card against unauthorised use.

  • Page 69: Using The Batteries

    R R e e f f e e r r e e n n c c e e I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers.

  • Page 70: Safety Information

    R R e e f f e e r r e e n n c c e e I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n Safety Information Road Safety •...
  • Page 71 R R e e f f e e r r e e n n c c e e I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n •...

  • Page 72: Glossary

    Glossary To help you understand the main technical terms and abbreviations used in this booklet and take full advantage of the features on your mobile phone, here are a few definitions. Active Folder Ability to voice dial or voice command immediately on opening the phone.
  • Page 73 G G l l o o s s s s a a r r y y PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) Security code used to unlock the phone when an incorrect PIN has been entered three times in succession. The eight-digit number is supplied by the service provider with the SIM card.

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