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Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your
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Printed in Korea
World Wide Web
Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA
http://www.samsungmobile.com
English (EU). 05/2009. Rev. 1.0

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  • Page 1 Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA http://www.samsungmobile.com English (EU). 05/2009. Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 2: User Manual

    GT-S3500i user manual...
  • Page 3: Instructional Icons

    Instructional icons using this Before you start, familiarise yourself with the icons you will see in this manual: manual Warning—situations that could cause injury to yourself or others This user manual has been specially designed to Caution—situations that could cause guide you through the functions and features of your damage to your phone or other equipment mobile phone.
  • Page 4: Copyright Information

    Copyright information → Followed by—the order of options or Rights to all technologies and products that menus you must select to perform a step; comprise this device are the property of their for example: In Menu mode, select respective owners: Messages →...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    safety and usage information Safety warnings .......... 2 contents Safety precautions ........4 Important usage information ....... 7 introducing your mobile phone Unpack ............. 11 Phone layout ..........12 Keys ............13 Display ............14 Icons ............14 assembling and preparing your mobile phone Install the SIM card and battery ....
  • Page 6 Use shortcut menus from the Home screen Activate the mobile tracker ......42 toolbar ............21 Make fake calls ......... 43 Customise your phone ......22 Record and play voice memos ....44 Use basic call functions ......24 Upload photos and videos to the web ..44 Send and view messages ......
  • Page 7: Health And Safety

    Health and safety Menu Description Memory status Check memory information information for each items in the phone’s memory or on a Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) memory card. Signals Reset settings Reset the phone’s settings you have changed. Certification Information (SAR) Manage the licence keys Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter management...
  • Page 8 Health and safety information the recommendations were developed by The exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of scientific and engineering experts drawn measurement known as the Specific from industry, government, and academia Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a after extensive reviews of the scientific measure of the rate of absorption of RF literature related to the biological effects of...
  • Page 9 Samsung accessory designated for this multiple power levels so as to use only the product or when used with an accessroy that power required to reach the network. In contains no metal and that positons the general, the closer you are to a wireless handset a minimum 1.5 cm from the body.
  • Page 10: Consumer Information On Wireless Phones

    Health and safety information Consumer Information on Wireless the advice of FDA and other federal health Phones and safety agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the user, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration the exposure to RF is drastically lower (FDA) has published a series of Questions because a person's RF exposure decreases and Answers for consumers relating to radio...
  • Page 11 What is FDA's role concerning the also emit very low levels of RF when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high levels of RF safety of wireless phones? can produce health effects (by heating Under the law, FDA does not review the tissue), exposure to low level RF that does safety of radiation-emitting consumer not produce heating effects causes no...
  • Page 12 Health and safety information • “Support needed research into possible • “Federal Communications Commission biological effects of RF of the type • “Occupational Safety and Health emitted by wireless phones; Administration • “Design wireless phones in a way that • “National Telecommunications and minimizes any RF exposure to the user Information Administration...
  • Page 13 than do the wireless phones themselves, the accelerate the development of cancer in RF exposures that people get from these laboratory animals. However, many of the base stations are typically thousands of studies that showed increased tumor times lower than those they can get from development used animals that had been wireless phones.
  • Page 14 Health and safety information of the brain or salivary gland, leukemia, or proof of a cancer promoting effect if one other cancers. None of the studies exists. Epidemiological studies can provide demonstrated the existence of any harmful data that is directly applicable to human health effects from wireless phones RF populations, but ten or more years' follow- exposures.
  • Page 15 FDA is working with the U.S. National Cooperative Research and Development Toxicology Program and with groups of Agreement (CRADA) to do research on investigators around the world to ensure wireless phone safety. FDA provides the that high priority animal studies are scientific oversight, obtaining input from conducted to address important questions experts in government, industry, and...
  • Page 16 Health and safety information is probably very small. But if you are are concerned about the RF exposure from concerned about avoiding even potential these products, you can use measures like risks, you can take a few simple steps to those described above to reduce your RF minimize your exposure to radio frequency exposure from wireless phone use.
  • Page 17 United Kingdom distributed leaflets of the RF emissions, will not be placed containing such a recommendation in against the head. On the other hand, if the December 2000. They noted that no phone is mounted against the waist or other evidence exists that using a wireless phone part of the body during use, then that part causes brain tumors or other ill effects.
  • Page 18 Health and safety information RF absorption use special phone cases, while Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless others involve nothing more than a metallic phones can interact with some electronic accessory attached to the phone. Studies devices. For this reason, FDA helped develop have shown that these products generally do a detailed test method to measure not work as advertised.
  • Page 19 requirements for hearing aids and wireless • Occupational Safety and Health phones so that no interference occurs when Administration's (OSHA): a person uses a compatible phone and a http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ compatible hearing aid at the same time. radiofrequencyradiation/index.html This standard was approved by the IEEE in •...
  • Page 20: Road Safety

    Health and safety information Road Safety convenience and safety to your wireless phone with one of the many hands free Your wireless phone gives you the powerful accessories available today. ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.
  • Page 21 3. Position your wireless phone within easy 6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if reach. Be able to access your wireless possible, place calls when you are not phone without removing your eyes from moving or before pulling into traffic. Try the road.
  • Page 22: Operating Environment

    Health and safety information 7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional 10. Call roadside assistance or a special non- conversations that may be distracting. emergency wireless assistance number Make people you are talking with aware when necessary. If you see a broken- you are driving and suspend down vehicle posing no serious hazard, a conversations that have the potential to...
  • Page 23: Electronic Devices

    Remember to follow any special regulations Most modern electronic equipment is in force in any area and always switch your shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. phone off whenever it is forbidden to use it, However, certain electronic equipment may or when it may cause interference or danger.
  • Page 24: Hearing Aids

    Health and safety information Other Medical Devices • should always keep the phone more than 15 cm If you use any other personal medical (6 inches) from their pacemaker when devices, consult the manufacturer of your the phone is switched on. device to determine if it is adequately •...
  • Page 25: Potentially Explosive Environments

    Vehicles areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in Users are advised to switch the phone off motor vehicles. Check with the while at a refueling point (service station).
  • Page 26: Emergency Calls

    Health and safety information area where you would normally be advised network services and/or phone features are to turn off your vehicle engine. in use. Check with local service providers. To make an emergency call: Emergency Calls 1. If the phone is not on, switch it on. This phone, like any wireless phone, 2.
  • Page 27: Fcc Notice And Cautions

    FCC Notice phone may be the only means of communication at the scene of an accident; • This device complies with Part 15 of the do not cut off the call until given permission FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device to do so.
  • Page 28 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Changes or modifications made in the radio Increase the separation between the phone, not expressly approved by Samsung, equipment and receiver.-Connect the will void the user’s authority to operate the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different equipment.
  • Page 29 Other Important Safety wireless equipment in the area over the Information air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If wireless equipment is improperly • Only qualified personnel should service installed and the air bag inflates, serious the phone or install the phone in a injury could result.
  • Page 30: Safety And Usage Information

    Health and safety information Product Performance service availability or you can check it yourself by pressing any key. Getting the Most Out of Your Signal Anytime the Power Save feature is activated, Reception a message displays on the screen. When a The quality of each call you make or receive signal is found, your phone returns to depends on the signal strength in your area.
  • Page 31: Ring Tones

    • Try not to hold, bend or twist the phone's • Avoid exposing your phone and antenna. accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your phone does get wet, immediately turn • Don't use the phone if the antenna is the power off and remove the battery.
  • Page 32: Safety Precautions

    • Never use any charger or battery that is discharge itself over time. damaged in any way. • Use only Samsung-approved batteries • Use the battery only for its intended and recharge your battery only with purpose. Samsung-approved chargers. When a •...
  • Page 33: Care And Maintenance

    Always try to keep the battery at room safe disposal options for Li-Ion batteries, temperature. A phone with a hot or cold contact your nearest Samsung battery may temporarily not work, even authorized service center. Always when the battery is fully charged. Li-ion recycle.
  • Page 34 Health and safety information with care. The suggestions below will help • Do not store the phone in cold areas. you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow When the phone warms up to its normal you to enjoy this product for many years. operating temperature, moisture can form inside the phone, which may •...
  • Page 35: Important Usage Information

    stove or a radiator. The phone may to your nearest qualified service facility. explode when overheated. The personnel there will assist you, and if necessary, arrange for service. • When the phone or battery gets wet, the label indicating water damage inside the phone changes color.
  • Page 36 Health and safety information • When the phone or battery gets wet, the label indicating water damage inside the phone changes colour. In this case, phone repairs are no longer guaranteed by the manufacturer's warranty, even if the warranty for your phone has not expired.
  • Page 37 Correct disposal of this product Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product, or their local (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) government office, for details of where and how they (Applicable in the European Union and can take these items for environmentally safe other European countries with separate recycling.
  • Page 38: Correct Disposal Of Batteries In This Product

    Correct disposal of batteries in this product (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate battery return systems) This marking on the battery, manual or packaging indicates that the batteries in this product should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life.
  • Page 39: Introducing Your Mobile Phone

    In this section, learn about your mobile phone’s The items supplied with your phone may vary layout, keys, display, and icons. depending on the software and accessories available in your region or offered by your service provider. You can obtain additional accessories from your local Samsung dealer.
  • Page 40: Phone Layout

    Phone layout The rear of your phone includes the following keys and features: The front of your phone includes the following keys and features: Mirror Camera lens Earpiece Display 4-way Multifunction jack Battery cover navigation key Volume key Right softkey Camera key Left softkey Power/Menu...
  • Page 41: Keys

    Keys Function Enter numbers, letters and special Function Alpha- characters; In Idle mode, press and Perform actions indicated at the numeric hold [1] to access voice mails and Softkeys bottom of the display [0] to enter an international call prefix In Idle mode, access user-defined Enter special characters or perform menus (depending on your service...
  • Page 42: Display

    Display Icons Your phone’s display consists of three areas: Learn about the icons that appear on your display. Icon line Icon Definition Displays various icons Signal strength Text and graphic area GPRS network connected Displays messages, Transferring data via GPRS network instructions, and information you enter EDGE network connected...
  • Page 43 Icon Definition Icon Definition Call diverting active Driving profile activated Roaming (outside of normal service area) Meeting profile activated In Home Zone service area Outdoor profile activated New text or multimedia message Offline profile activated New email message User created profile activated New voice mail message Battery power level Music playback in progress...
  • Page 44: Assembling And Preparing Your Mobile

    Install the SIM card and battery assembling and When you subscribe to a cellular service, you will receive a Subscriber Identity Module, or SIM card, with subscription details, such as your personal preparing your identification number (PIN) and optional services. To install the SIM card and battery, mobile phone 1.
  • Page 45 2. Insert the SIM card. 3. Insert the battery. 4. Replace the battery cover. Place the SIM card in the phone with the gold- coloured contacts facing down.
  • Page 46: Charge The Battery

    Charge the battery 2. Plug the large end of the travel adapter into a power outlet. Before using the phone for the first time, you must 3. When the battery is fully charged (the icon is charge the battery. no longer moving), unplug the travel adapter from 1.
  • Page 47: Insert A Memory Card (Optional)

    Insert a memory card (optional) 3. Lift the memory card cover and insert a memory card with the label side facing up. To store additional multimedia files, you must insert a memory card. Your phone accepts microSD™ memory cards up to 8 GB (depending on memory card manufacturer and type).
  • Page 48: Using Basic Functions

    Turn your phone on and off using basic To turn your phone on, 1. Slide open the phone. functions 2. Press and hold [ 3. Enter your PIN and press <OK> (if necessary). 4. When the setup wizard opens, customise your Learn how to perform basic operations and use the phone as desired by following the screen.
  • Page 49: Access Menus

    To switch to the offline profile, in Menu mode, select Use shortcut menus from the Home Settings → Phone profiles → Offline. screen toolbar Follow all posted warnings and directions from Learn to use the items on the toolbar. official personnel when in areas where wireless devices are prohibited.
  • Page 50: Customise Your Phone

    4. Select a ringtone category → a ringtone. Customise your phone 5. Press <Options> → Save profile. Get more from your phone by customising it to To switch to another profile, select it from the list. match your preferences. Create a phone profile Adjust the volume of the key tones 1.
  • Page 51 3. Select Wallpaper. To apply a theme, 4. Select an image category → an image. 1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Display and light → My theme. 5. Press <Save>. 2. Select a theme and press <Select>. Select a theme for the display 3.
  • Page 52: Use Basic Call Functions

    3. Select your favourite menus. Use basic call functions Press <Options> → Open to select submenus Learn to make or answer calls and use basic call (if necessary). functions. 4. Press <Save>. To access an item from the simplified menus, Make a call 1.
  • Page 53: Send And View Messages

    Use the speakerphone feature Use the headset 1. During a call, press the Confirm key → <Yes> to By plugging the supplied headset into the activate the speaker. multifunction jack, you can make and answer calls: 2. To switch back to the earpiece, press the •...
  • Page 54: Enter Text

    3. Enter your message text. p. 26 Enter text For sending as a text message, skip to step 5. When entering text, you can change the text input For attaching multimedia, continue with step 4. mode: 4. Press <Options> → Add multimedia and add •...
  • Page 55: Add And Find Contacts

    View an email Mode Function 1. In Menu mode, select Messages → Email 1. Press the appropriate alphanumeric keys to enter an entire word. inbox. 2. When the word displays correctly, press 2. Select an account. [0] to insert a space. If the correct word 3.
  • Page 56: Use Basic Camera Functions

    3. Select a number type (if necessary). Use basic camera functions 4. Enter contact information. Learn the basics to capture and view photos and 5. Press <Options> → Save to add the contact to videos. memory. Capture photos Find a contact 1.
  • Page 57: Listen To Music

    View photos 7. Press < > or the Camera key to record another video (step 4). In Menu mode, select My files → Images → My photos → a photo file. View videos In Menu mode, select My files → Videos → My Capture videos video clips →...
  • Page 58 • Download from the wireless web. p. 31 file (press and hold) Navigation • Right: Skip forward; Scan • Download from a PC with the optional Samsung forward in a file (press and hold) PC Studio. p. 37 • Up: Open the playlist •...
  • Page 59: Browse The Web

    If you select My files → Memory card → a Function music file, you cannot skip forward or <Back> Return to the previous page backward during playback. <Options> Access a list of browser options Browse the web Bookmark your favourite web pages Learn to access and bookmark your favourite web 1.
  • Page 60: Using Advanced Functions

    Use advanced call functions using advanced Learn about your phone’s additional calling capabilities. functions View and dial missed calls Your phone will display calls you have missed on the display. To dial the number of a missed call, Learn how to perform advanced operations and use 1.
  • Page 61 Hold a call or retrieve a held call Answer a second call Press <Hold> to place a call on hold or press If your network supports this function, you can <Retrieve> to retrieve a held call. answer a second incoming call: 1.
  • Page 62: Use Advanced Phonebook Functions

    4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more parties (if Use advanced phonebook functions necessary). Learn to create namecards, set speed dial numbers, 5. To end the multiparty call, press [ and create groups of contacts. Call an international number Create a namecard 1.
  • Page 63: Use Advanced Messaging Functions

    4. Select a contact → a number (if necessary) to 5. To set the caller ID image, scroll down and press the Confirm key → an image category → an assign to the number. image. The contact is saved to the speed dial number. You can now call this contact from Idle mode 6.
  • Page 64 Create a multimedia template Create a message from a multimedia template 1. In Menu mode, select Messages → Create message → Message. 1. In Menu mode, select Messages → Templates → Multimedia message templates. 2. Create a multimedia message, with a subject and desired attachments, to use as your 2.
  • Page 65: Use Advanced Music Functions

    Bluetooth PIN, if it has one, multifunction jack on your phone to a PC. and press <OK>. 2. Run Samsung PC Studio and copy files from the When the owner of the other device enters the PC to the phone.
  • Page 66 Create a playlist 3. Adjust the settings to customise your music player. 1. In Menu mode, select Music player → Playlists. 4. Press <Save>. 2. Press <Options> → Create playlist. 3. Enter a title for your new playlist and press Record songs from the FM radio <Save>.
  • Page 67 Store radio stations automatically Find information of music 1. Plug the supplied headset into the phone’s Learn to access an online music service and get multifunction jack. information about the songs you hear while on the move. 2. In Menu mode, select Applications → FM 1.
  • Page 68: Using Tools And Applications

    Use the Bluetooth wireless feature using tools and Learn about your phone’s ability to connect to other wireless devices for exchanging data and using hands-free features. applications Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Learn how to work with your mobile phone’s tools Bluetooth.
  • Page 69: Activate And Send An Sos Message

    2. Press <Options> → Send via or Send Find and pair with other Bluetooth- namecard via → Bluetooth (when sending enabled devices contact data, specify which data to send). 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Bluetooth → Search for new devices. Receive data using the Bluetooth 2.
  • Page 70: Activate The Mobile Tracker

    3. Scroll down and press the Confirm key to open Activate the mobile tracker the recipient list. When someone inserts a new SIM card in your 4. Press the Confirm key to open your contact list. phone, the mobile tracker feature will automatically 5.
  • Page 71: Make Fake Calls

    8. When you are finished selecting contacts, press 4. Speak into the microphone. <Select> to return to the recipient list. 5. When you are finished speaking, press the 9. Press the Confirm key to save the recipients. navigation key down. 10.
  • Page 72: Record And Play Voice Memos

    Record and play voice memos 3. Control the playback using the following keys: Function Learn to operate your phone’s voice recorder. Confirm Pause or resume playback Record a voice memo Volume Adjust the volume up or down 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Voice •...
  • Page 73: Use Java-Powered Games And Applications

    3. Press <Options> → Upload to. Play games 4. Press <Options> → Add item → a media file. 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Games and more → My games. 5. Enter the post details and press <Options> → Upload.
  • Page 74: Create And View World Clocks

    Create and view world clocks Add a world clock to your display In Dual Clock Display mode, you can view clocks Learn to view the time in another city and set world with two different time zones on your display. clocks to appear on your display.
  • Page 75: Set And Use Alarms

    Set and use alarms Stop an alarm When the alarm sounds, Learn to set and control alarms for important events. • Press <Exit> or any key to stop an alarm without Set a new alarm snooze. 1. In Menu mode, select Alarms. •...
  • Page 76: Use The Calculator

    Use the calculator Set a countdown timer 1. In Menu mode, select Organiser → Calculator. 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Timer. 2. Use the keys that correspond to the calculator 2. Press <Set>. display to perform basic mathematical 3.
  • Page 77: Create A New Task

    Create a new task Manage your calendar 1. In Menu mode, select Organiser → Task. Learn to change the calendar view and create events. 2. Press <Options> → Create. 3. Enter the details of the task. Change the calendar view 4.
  • Page 78: Troubleshooting

    troubleshooting If you are having trouble with your mobile phone, try these troubleshooting procedures before contacting a service professional. While using your phone, the following messages Message Try this to solve the problem: may appear: When using the phone for the first time or when the PIN requirement is Message Try this to solve the problem:...
  • Page 79 Your phone displays “Service unavailable” or Another caller cannot reach you. “Not done.” • Ensure that your phone is turned on. • When you are in areas with weak signals or poor • Ensure that you have accessed the right cellular reception, you may lose reception.
  • Page 80 The audio quality of the call is poor. • If the battery will no longer charge completely, dispose of the old battery properly and replace it • Ensure that you are not blocking the phone’s with a new battery. internal antenna. Your phone is hot to the touch.
  • Page 81 index alarms calculator multiparty, 33 creating, 47 see tools, calculator placing on hold, 33 deactivating, 47 recently dialled, 32 calendar stopping, 47 recording conversations, 25 see tools, calendar retrieving held calls, 33 battery calls viewing missed, 32 charging, 18 advanced functions, 32 installing, 16 answering additional calls, 33 Communities...
  • Page 82 25 Google services viewing, 29 viewing email, 27 headset radio viewing multimedia, 27 see FM radio internet viewing text, 27 see web browser ringtone mobile tracker Java Samsung PC Studio multimedia accessing applications, 45 see messages launching games, 45...
  • Page 83 shortcut keys text videos see shortcuts creating memos, 49 capturing, 29 entering, 26 viewing, 29 shortcuts messages, 25 voice memos silent profile playing, 44 theme SIM card recording, 44 timer simplified menu see tools, countdown timer volume call volume, 24 SOS message tools key tone volume, 22...
  • Page 85 (name and signature of authorised person) RADIO * It is not the address of Samsung Service Centre. For the address or the phone number of Samsung Service Centre, see the warranty card or contact the retailer where you purchased your phone.

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