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Changing your Profile
Profiles are used to change your mobile phone settings for different situations:
• To quickly silence your mobile, press the Volume key down (on the left hand side of the phone) until you see
the Mute notification on the Ringer volume screen. Press the Volume key up once to be on the vibrating mode
symbolised with the vibrate notification.
• To cancel the silent mode, press the Volume key up.
To customise your profiles:
• From the Home screen, tap the Menu key. Tap Settings and tap Sound. Tap on the desired Sound settings, so
the checkbox is ticked. When prompted, select the desired settings and tap OK. Repeat the procedure if required.
Press the Home key to return to the Home screen.
TWorld - Mobile Internet and personalisation
TWorld is your gateway to the mobile Internet:
• To access TWorld, from the Home screen tap the Y! TWorld icon.
• To access social networking sites, you must set-up your accounts first. Tap the Applications icon > Social Hub. Tap
the Menu key and tap Accounts and sync. Tap Add account. Tap on the desired social networking site. Tap Next.
Enter the email account and password details. Tap Log in. Tap on the desired synching frequency and tap Done.
Once set-up, press the Home key. From the Home screen, tap the Menu key and tap the Social Hub icon. Tap on
the desired social network.
• To browse the Internet, from the Home screen, tap the Google Search widget and enter the keywords or the URL
address in the Quick Search field and tap on the suggested links. Or tap on the magnifying glass icon and tap on
the Web icon to start the search.
• To manage your mobile account and view your usage metres, from the Home screen, tap the MyMobile or Spark Smartphone App
icon.
Using Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® offers you fast reliable wireless connectivity over short distances (up to 10 metres).
• To create a Bluetooth® connection you have to activate Bluetooth first. From the Home screen, tap the Menu key,
tap Settings and tap Wireless and networks. Tap Bluetooth settings and tap to tick the Bluetooth checkbox to
turn the Bluetooth connection on and activate.
Once Bluetooth® is activated you can connect to other Bluetooth® devices:
• On the Bluetooth settings menu, tap to tick the Discoverable checkbox and activate. Tap Scan devices and tap
the desired Bluetooth device. Enter a PIN code (i.e. 0000) and tap OK. Enter the same PIN code on the device you
wish to pair and tap OK. Press the Home key to return to the Home screen.
Power Management
To extend the battery life of your mobile, follow these simple steps:
• Decrease the brightness of the screen. From the Home screen, tap the Menu key > Settings > Display. Tap
Brightness. Scroll to the desired level of brightness e.g. lower on the scale to save more power. Tap OK. Press the
Home key to return to the Home screen.
• Change the time-out after which the backlight is switched off. From the Home screen, tap the Menu key >
Settings > Display > Screen timeout. Tap on the lowest timeout time. Press the Home key to return to the
Home screen.
• Set Bluetooth® to off when not in use.
• Set Wi-Fi to off when not in use.
• Set GPS to off when not in use.
• Set Sync to off when your phone is not synchronising with the server.
Quick Start Guide – Samsung Galaxy Y page 2/2
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