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Samsung SCH-S259 User Manual

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Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA
English. 02/2007. Rev. 1.0

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  • Page 1 * Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly. * Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide. Printed in Korea Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA World Wide Web...
  • Page 2 SCH-S259 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    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 Emergency calls Use of authorised software Key in the emergency number for your present Use only Samsung-authoriesed software. The use of location, then press any unauthoriesed software could damage your Keep your phone away from small children phone.

  • Page 5: Features

    About this Guide • Camera and camcorder Use the camera module on your This User’s Guide provides you with condensed phone to take a photo or record a information about how to use your phone. To quickly video. learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get started”...
  • Page 6 • SOS message • Messenger Send SOS messages to your family or friends for Have a conversation with other help in an emergency. people by sending and receiving instant messages. • E-mail Send and recieve e-mails with images, name • Name card cards, video, and audio attachments.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Play MP3 ............... 16 Contents Browse the WAP ............. 17 Use Contacts............17 Send/View messages ..........18 Unpack Send SOS messages ..........19 Make sure you have each item Chat on Messenger ..........20 Use Bluetooth ............21 Your phone Use My Menu ............
  • Page 8 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 1 Calls p.40 4 Display p.45 7 Entertainment p.48 9 Settings p.53 1 Missed p.40 1 Screen saver p.45 1 FM Radio p.48 10 Shortcut settings p.55 2 Incoming p.40 2 Functional screen...

  • Page 9: Unpack

    You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer. • The items supplied with your phone and accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider. • Use the purchased accessories with only Samsung-authorised devices.

  • Page 10: Get Started

    Get started Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. First steps to operating your phone When the phone is completely charged (the UIM card information battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive from the power outlet.

  • Page 11: Power On Or Off

    Get started Power on or off Airplane mode You can switch the phone to Airplane mode, in which Switch on 1. Open the phone. the phone functions requiring network connection are deactivated. This mode is helpful when you want to use your phone in a place where you are not allowed 2.

  • Page 12: Keys And Display

    Keys and display C (Clear) Delete characters from the display. In Menu mode, return to the previous menu Keys level. Soft keys Perform the functions indicated on the Numeric Enter numbers, letters, and some special bottom line of the display. characters.
  • Page 13 Get started Display Bluetooth active p. 78 New e-mail in server Layout The display has three areas. New e-mail in Inbox Icons display various icon. New instant message New message Text and graphics display messages, New voicemail instructions, and information you enter. Urgent message Alarm set p.

  • Page 14: Access Menu Functions

    Access menu functions Select an 1. Press the appropriate soft key. option Use the soft The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you have 2. Press the Navigation keys to keys selected. The bottom line of the move to the next or previous display indicates their current role.

  • Page 15: Customise Your Phone

    Get started Customise your phone Use shortcuts Press the number key corresponding to the option you 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> want. Display and select Settings → language 语言 /Language. Use My Menu You can set up a menu of your own 2.
  • Page 16 You can set wallpaper for the idle You can switch the phone to Silent Idle mode Silent mode screen. mode to avoid disturbing other Wallpaper people. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Press and hold [ ] in Idle mode. and select Display →...

  • Page 17: Make/Answer Calls

    Get started Make/Answer calls You can protect the phone against Phone lock unauthorised use with a phone 1. Enter an area code and phone Make a call password. number. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> 2. Press [ and select Settings → 3.

  • Page 18: Step Outside The Phone

    Step outside the phone 1. In Idle mode, press [ ] and View a photo select My album. Begin with your camera, the MP3 player, the WAP, and other special features 2. Select Single or Multi. You can switch between the Use the camera folders by pressing [1] or [2].

  • Page 19: Play Mp3

    Step outside the phone 1. In Idle mode, press [Up] and 1. In Idle mode, press [ ] and Play MP3 music Play a video select MP3 player. select My album. 2. Press [ ]. 2. Select Video cam. 3. During playback, use the 3.

  • Page 20: Browse The Wap

    Browse the WAP Use Contacts Using a built-in WAP (Wireless Access Protocol) To the phone’s memory: browser, you can easily access the wireless web to get Add an entry a variety of up-to-date services and information and to 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone download web content.

  • Page 21: Send/View Messages

    Step outside the phone Send/View messages To the UIM card: 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Send a text number and press <Save>. and select Message → New message message. 2. Select New entry. 2.
  • Page 22 When a notification appears: When a notification appears: View a text Access message voicemails 1. Press [ ]. The phone dials the Press <View>. The message voicemail server. displays. 2. Follow the instructions from the From the Inbox: system. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> From the Inbox: and select Message →...

  • Page 23: Send Sos Messages

    Step outside the phone Send SOS messages In Idle mode, with the phone Send SOS closed, press [ / ] 4 times. messages 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Setting the SOS The phone will send SOS and select Message → SOS message messages.

  • Page 24: Use Bluetooth

    Use My Menu 1. In Idle mode, press and hold Set up My <Menu>. Menu item access 2. Scroll to a location and press <Options>. 3. Select Register. 4. Scroll to the menu you want. Press <Select> to access sub menus.

  • Page 25: Enter Text

    Using Chinese Pinyin mode Enter text Pinyin is a system to enter Chinese words by spelling Pinyin, Stroke, ABC, English word, 123, and Symbol them phonetically (how they sound) using the Latin modes alphabet. With the Pinyin input method, you can enter You can enter text for some features, such as Chinese characters by keying in the Pinyin string using messaging, Contacts, or Calendar, using Pinyin and...

  • Page 26: Using Chinese Stroke Mode

    Using the tones Other Pinyin mode operations • Press [ ] to insert a space between characters. You can enter another character by assigning a tone for the selected pinyin. Entering a tone for a character • Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor. is optional, but it is especially useful if the pinyin •...
  • Page 27 Enter text Entering strokes and characters in Stroke Other Stroke mode operations mode • Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor. 1. Press the keys that correspond to a character’s • Press [C] to clear characters one by one. Press and component strokes.
  • Page 28 Using ABC mode Other ABC mode operations • To enter the same letter twice or to enter a Press the appropriate key until the character you want different letter on the same key, wait for the cursor appears on the screen. to move to the right automatically, or press [Right].
  • Page 29 Enter text Example: Press [4], [3], [5], [5], and [6] to • Press [C] to clear characters one by one. Press and enter Hello. hold [C] to clear the characters on the left side of the cursor. T9 predicts the word that you are typing, and it may change with each key that you press.

  • Page 30: Call Functions

    Making an international call Call functions 1. In Idle mode, press and hold [0]. Advanced calling features The international call prefix you have set appears. p. 42 Making a call 2. Enter the area code and phone number and press 1.

  • Page 31: Using The Headset

    Call functions Using the headset Tips for answering a call • Depending on the setting in the Answer mode Use the headset to make or answer calls without menu, you can press any key, except for [ / ], the holding the phone.
  • Page 32 Answering a second call Using In-call options If you have subscribed to call waiting, you can answer Press <Options> during a call to access the following another call during a call. options: 1. Press [ ] to answer a second call. The first caller •...

  • Page 33: Menu Functions

    Navigating the WAP browser Menu functions Press All menu options listed scroll through browser items the Navigation keys. select an item < > or [ ]. WAP browser return to the previous page [C]. Your phone comes equipped with a Wireless return to the homepage and hold [C].

  • Page 34: Exiting The Browser

    • Go To URL: enter a URL address manually. Send Referrer: set the browser to send HTTP referrer information to the web server each time • Snapshots: take a snapshot of the current page. the browser is launched. • Save Items: save the image on the current page. Connection Timeout: set how long the phone •...
  • Page 35 Menu functions To send your e-mail to more than one person, repeat steps 2 and 3. This menu is supplied by your service provider. The 4. On the Recipient List screen, press <Menu> to contents available in each menu option may be access the following options: different, depending on the service provider.
  • Page 36 • Move to Bcc: change the selected address to a Inbox Bcc address. This option displays when you This mail box stores e-mails you have received. have selected a To or Cc address. Received e-mails are saved in the Folder0 folder by 5.
  • Page 37 Menu functions • Delete: delete the e-mail. • Reset Folder: restore the default settings of the selected folder. • Move to Folder: move the e-mail to another folder. Send Box • Show Full Addr: display the addresses of all This mail box stores e-mails you have sent or tried to recipients of the e-mail.
  • Page 38 • Show Full Addr: display the addresses of all Accessing a file recipients of the e-mail. 1. Select a file folder. • Copy Mail Body: copy the e-mail text. You can 2. Scroll to an item and press <Play>. paste the text when composing a new e-mail. This Using file options option displays while you are viewing the e-mail.
  • Page 39 Menu functions Creating a new SMIL file • Layout: show the layout for your SMIL slide. 1. Select New SMIL. • Preview: show the SMIL file you have created. 2. Highlight Add New SLIDE and press <Edit>. • Delete Image/Delete Text/Delete Audio: delete the added image, text, or audio.
  • Page 40 Mail Settings • Send & New Mail: change the settings that control how e-mails are created and sent. Use this menu to configure various e-mail settings that Quote Original: set whether or not the phone are required when you send or receive e-mails. includes the original e-mail text in a reply.

  • Page 41: Viewing Help Information

    Menu functions Magic 2. Select a setting option. • Order Apps: change the list order of the Use this menu to download and use various Brew downloaded applications. applications. • Move Apps: move an application to another Downloading an application folder.
  • Page 42 Info Bookmarks This menu is available only when you use a UTK UIM You can add and manage the URLs of the web pages card that provides additional services. For further you access frequently. You can also manage URLs you details, see your UTK UIM card instructions.

  • Page 43: Calls

    Menu functions Calls • Delete: delete the selected bookmark. (Menu 1) • New Bookmark: add a new bookmark. Use the Calls menu to access call logs, view the • New Folder: add a new bookmark folder. duration of calls, and set options for call functions. •...

  • Page 44: Rejected

    Rejected Setting (Menu 1.7.1) (Menu 1.4) Use this menu to select the number type you want to This menu displays the most recent calls you have reject. rejected. You can specify numbers to be rejected in the Call reject menu. Reject number (Menu 1.7.2) Use this menu to make a list of the phone numbers...

  • Page 45: Contacts

    Menu functions Contacts Airplane mode (Menu 1.8.2) (Menu 2) Use this menu to switch the phone to Airplane mode, You can store phone numbers and their corresponding or back to Normal mode. names in your card and the phone’s memory. The card and phone’s memory, although physically separate, Int’l call prefix (Menu 1.8.3)

  • Page 46: Group Settings

    Multimedia Group settings (Menu 2.3) (Menu 3) Use this menu to set up a caller group list. Using the camera module built into your phone, you can take photos of people or events while on the Speed dial (Menu 2.4) move.

  • Page 47: External Album

    Menu functions External album Settings (Menu 3.3) (Menu 3.5) Use this menu to access photos and video clips on a Use this menu to change or reset the camera’s default memory card, if you are using one. For viewing a settings.

  • Page 48: Display

    Display Dialing font (Menu 4.4) (Menu 4) Use this menu to select a font colour for digits to be The Display menu enables you to change various displayed when you enter a phone number for dialling. settings for the display and the light. To access this menu, press <Menu>...

  • Page 49: Backlight

    Menu functions Message Backlight (Menu 4.6) (Menu 5) Use this menu to customise settings for backlight. Use the Message menu to send and receive text messages. You can also use the voicemail and web alert features. To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and select Message, or press [Left].

  • Page 50: Drafts

    Sounds Drafts (Menu 5.4) (Menu 6) This folder stores messages you have saved to send at The Sounds menu allows you to customise various a later time. sound settings. To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and Msg settings (Menu 5.5) select Sounds.

  • Page 51: Function Alert

    Menu functions Function alert Games (Menu 6.4) (Menu 7.2) Use this menu to set up audible alerts at a specified Use this menu to access the games on your phone. time to inform you that certain things have happened. Select a game from the game list and follow the onscreen instruction.

  • Page 52: Mp3

    Fun box (Menu 7.3) (Menu 7.4) Use this menu to enjoy MP3 music. Use this menu to access the Samsung Fun Club, the preset website providing Samsung mobile phone users MP3 player (Menu 7.3.1) with attractive download services such as up-to-the- You can play MP3 music files.

  • Page 53: Utilities

    Menu functions Utilities Calendar (Menu 8.2) (Menu 8) Use this menu to view the current month, as well as The Utilities menu enables you to keep track of your the past or future months in the calendar format. You schedule and tasks, set alarms, make a memo, or use can be alerted by the Calendar function before an convenient features, such as a calculator, countdown event commences.

  • Page 54: Task List

    Task list For details, refer to the “Phone memory” menu. (Menu 8.3) Use this menu to enter up a list of tasks you need to Memo pad (Menu 8.6) Use this menu to make memos of important things Alarm you need to remember. (Menu 8.4) Use this menu to set the alarm to sound at a specific Calculator...

  • Page 55: Countdown

    Menu functions Calculator Unit converter (Menu 8.7.1) (Menu 8.7.2) You can calculate numbers. The calculator provides Use this menu for common conversions, such as the basic arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction, length and temperature. multiplication, and division. Countdown (Menu 8.8) This menu helps you measure how long it takes you to do something or how many days remain until a specific event occurs.

  • Page 56: Clock

    Settings Clock (Menu 8.9) (Menu 9) You can use your phone as a world time clock or Many different features of your phone can be stopwatch. customised to suit your preferences. World time (Menu 8.9.1) To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and select Settings.
  • Page 57 Menu functions Emergency # Card setup (Menu 9.1.3) (Menu 9.1.8) Your phone provides the option of storing three Use this menu to access the security options for the emergency numbers. All of these numbers can be card. manually dialed at any time, even if your phone is locked, or all outgoing calls are restricted.

  • Page 58: Solve Problems

    Entry method (Menu 9.2) Solve problems Use this menu to select the default text input mode. Help and personal needs 语言 /Language (Menu 9.3) To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call, perform the simple checks in this section Use this menu to change the language of the display.
  • Page 59 Solve problems “No service,” “Network failure,” or “Not • Be sure that you have switched on the done” displays microphone. • The network connection has been lost. You may be • Be sure that you are holding the phone close in a weak signal area.

  • Page 60: Health And Safety Information

    • A clear description of the problem Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the service. exposure limits for radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.
  • Page 61 Health and safety information The exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobile When approval test is done, no Samsung supplied phones employs a unit of measurement known as the accessories are avialable but maybe available later Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a measure after approval.

  • Page 62: Consumer Information On Wireless Phones

    SAR information on this and other model phones can Consumer Information on Wireless Phones be viewed on-line at www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid. This site The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has uses the phone FCC ID number, A3LSCHS259. published a series of Questions and Answers for Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery consumers relating to radio frequency (RF) exposure pack to find the number.
  • Page 63 Health and safety information distance from the source. The so-called “cordless have had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in phones,” which have a base unit connected to the determining the reasons for inconsistent results. telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far What is FDA's role concerning the safety of lower power levels, and thus produce RF exposures wireless phones?
  • Page 64 • “Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary phones with the Federal Communications Commission for device function; and (FCC). All phones that are sold in the United States must comply with FCC safety guidelines that limit RF •...
  • Page 65 Health and safety information yielded conflicting results that often cannot be However, none of the studies can answer questions repeated in other laboratories. A few animal studies, about long-term exposures, since the average period however, have suggested that low levels of RF could of phone use in these studies was around three years.
  • Page 66 exposure during day-to-day use of wireless phones. Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to do Many factors affect this measurement, such as the research on wireless phone safety. FDA provides the angle at which the phone is held, or which model of scientific oversight, obtaining input from experts in phone is used.
  • Page 67 Health and safety information • “If you must conduct extended conversations by between the user and the RF source will reduce RF wireless phone every day, you could place more exposure. distance between your body and the source of the Some groups sponsored by other national RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically governments have advised that children be...
  • Page 68 source of the RF emissions, will not be placed against power to compensate, leading to an increase in RF the head. On the other hand, if the phone is mounted absorption. In February 2002, the Federal trade against the waist or other part of the body during use, Commission (FTC) charged two companies that sold then that part of the body will absorb more RF energy.
  • Page 69 Health and safety information and helped develop a voluntary standard sponsored by • Occupational Safety and Health Administration's the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (OSHA): (IEEE). This standard specifies test methods and http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ performance requirements for hearing aids and radiofrequencyradiation/index.html wireless phones so that no interference occurs when a •...

  • Page 70: Road Safety

    Road Safety 3. Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able to access your wireless phone without Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to removing your eyes from the road. If you get an communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. incoming call at an inconvenient time, let your But an important responsibility accompanies the voice mail answer it for you.

  • Page 71: Operating Environment

    Health and safety information 7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional “The wireless industry reminds you to use your conversations that may be distracting. Make phone safely when driving.” people you are talking with aware you are driving For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE, or and suspend conversations that have the potential visit our web-site www.wow-com.com to divert your attention from the road.
  • Page 72 Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic • should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to Devices minimize potential interference. If you have any reason to suspect that interference is Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from taking place, switch your phone off immediately. radio frequency (RF) signals.

  • Page 73: Emergency Calls

    Health and safety information Vehicles areas), chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress. RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its often but not always clearly marked.

  • Page 74: Fcc Notice And Cautions

    certain network services and/or phone features are in Your phone is not a toy. Children should not be allowed use. Check with local service providers. to play with it because they could hurt themselves and others, damage the phone or make calls that increase To make an emergency call: your phone bill.
  • Page 75 Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not expressly approved by Samsung, will void the user’s -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 76: Other Important Safety Information

    Other Important Safety Information • Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to • Only qualified personnel should service the phone the offender, or legal action, or both. or install the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate any warranty applicable to the device.

  • Page 77: Product Performance

    Health and safety information Product Performance Understanding How Your Phone Operates Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and Getting the Most Out of Your Signal Reception receiver. When it's turned on, it receives and transmits The quality of each call you make or receive depends radio frequency (RF) signals.

  • Page 78: Battery Precautions

    • Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain features selected, frequency of calls, and voice, data, or liquid spills. If your phone does get wet, and other application usage patterns. immediately turn the power off and remove the Battery Precautions battery.
  • Page 79 • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and battery in a pocket or bag. Short-circuiting the recharge your battery only with Samsung- terminals may damage the battery or the object approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, causing the short-circuiting.

  • Page 80: Care And Maintenance

    Care and Maintenance • Do not store the phone in cold areas. When the phone warms up to its normal operating Your phone is a product of superior design and temperature, moisture can form inside the phone, craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The which may damage the phone's electronic circuit suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty boards.
  • Page 81 Health and safety information • If your phone has a flash or light, do not use it too close to the eyes of people or animals. This may cause damage to their eyes. • Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna.

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