Page 1
* Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your DUAL BAND service provider. GPRS TELEPHONE SGH-E700A ELECTRONICS Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.: GH68-04588A www.samsungmobile.com English. 02/2004. Rev.1.1...
Important Safety Precautions Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal. Road Safety at All Times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first. Switching Off When Refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Do not cut off the call until given permission to do so. Water Resistance Your phone is not water-resistance. Keep it dry. Accessories and Batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Qualified Service Only qualified service personnel may install or repair your phone.
Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone: Open View Folder Soft key (left) Ear-microphone jack Volume/Menu browse keys Dial/Menu confirmation key Cancel/Back/ Correction key IrDA port Special function keys Closed View Camera External display Earpiece Key(s)
Page 8
Your Phone Key(s) Description (continued) Makes or answers a call. In Idle Mode, accesses the call log list. In Menu Mode, selects a menu function or stores information that you have entered, such as a name in the phone or SIM memory. Deletes characters from the display.
Your Phone Displays Main Display Layout The display has three areas: Icons Text and graphic area Soft keys Menu Phonebook Indications Area Description First line Displays various icons. See page 15. Middle lines Display messages, instructions and any information that you enter, such as number to be dialled.
Page 10
Your Phone Icon Description (continued) Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network. Appears when the Call diverting feature is activated.When your SIM card supports ALS (Alternate Line Service), this icon may appears with the number 1, 2, or both like Appears when you are at the home zone.
Your Phone Backlight The main display and the keypad are illuminated by a backlight. When you press any key or open the folder, the backlight illuminates. It turns off if no key is pressed within a given period of time, depending on the Backlight menu option.
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details. Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged standard battery is fully recharged in approximately 130 minutes.
Page 13
Getting Started Charging the Battery by Using the Travel Adapter Note: The phone can be used while the battery is being charged, but this causes the battery to charge more slowly. 1. Plug the connector of the travel adapter into the jack at the bottom of the phone.
Getting Started Switching the Phone On or Off To switch the phone on: 1. Open the folder. 2. Hold down the key until the phone switches on. 3. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the Ok soft key. For further details, see page 167.
Getting Started To view various functions/options available or select the one is required: 1. Press the appropriate soft key. 2. To Press the select the: Select soft key. • function displayed • option highlighted view the next function or Down key. highlight the next option on a list move back to the...
Page 16
Call Functions Making an International Call 1. Press and hold the 0 key for the international prefix. The + character appears. 2. Enter the country code, area code and phone number and press the key. Making a Call from Phonebook You can store the names and phone numbers called regularly in the SIM card and phone’s memory, which are jointly called the Phonebook.
Call Functions Ending a Call When you want to finish your call, briefly press the key or close the folder. Answering a Call When somebody calls you, the phone rings and displays the incoming call animation. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in your Phonebook, displays.
Page 18
To communicate with answering machines or computerised telephone systems, the Send keys option must be selected. Putting a Call on Hold You can place the current call on hold whenever you want.
Page 19
Call Functions Answering a Second Call You can answer an incoming call while you have a call in progress, if this service is supported by the network and you have activated the Call waiting option (see page 136). You will be notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone.
Page 20
Call Functions 3. To read a received message, select the Step option, and then scroll to the message that you want to read. To write a new message, select the New message option. 4. Press the Select soft key. For further details about the SMS feature, see page 73.
Call Functions Now you can talk privately with that person. The other participants can continue to converse with each other 3. To return to the multi-party call, press the Options soft key and select the Join option. 4. Press the Select soft key. All of the multi-party call participants can now hear each other.
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.
Entering Text Using the Pinyin Mode Pinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation in Latin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, you can enter Chinese characters by entering 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.
Entering Text Inserting a Space Insert a space between the characters, press the key in the Text Area. Clearing Strokes and Characters Press the C key or more times to remove strokes to the left. Once the Pinyin Area is empty, pressing the C key removes characters from the Text Area.
Entering Text 2. The phone displays your strokes in the Key Stroke Area and offers character choices in the Character Selection Map. As you enter strokes, notice that the choices in the Character Selection Map change. To scroll through choices in the Character Selection Map, press the Up or Down key.
Entering Text 2. Enter the word you want to add using English mode (see page 49) and press the Ok soft key. The word is saved in the T9 dictionary and inserted in the input field. 3. Continue entering other words in T9 mode. Smart Punctuation To enter periods, hyphens or apostrophes, press the 1 key.
Entering Text Changing the Case To shift the case of the next letter(s) that you type, press the key. There are three cases; Lower Case, Initial Capital and Capital Lock. Inserting a Space To insert a space between words, press the Scrolling To move the cursor to the left or right within the text, press the Left or Right key.
Using the Menus The phone offers a range of functions that allow you to tailor the phone to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus. Accessing a Menu Function The menus and sub-menus can be accessed by pressing the Menu or Phonebook soft key in Idle Mode, then scrolling with the navigation keys.
Page 29
Using the Menus Main Menu 1. Messages (see page 73) 1.1 Short message 1.1.1 Inbox 1.1.2 New message 1.1.3 Outbox 1.1.4 Delete all 1.2 Multimedia message 1.2.1 Inbox 1.2.2 New message 1.2.3 Outbox 1.2.4 Draft 1.2.5 My folder 1.2.6 Delete all 1.3 Voice mail 1.3.1 Connect to voice mail 1.3.2 Voice server number...
Page 31
Using the Menus 6. Network services (continued) 6.3 Call waiting 6.4 Network selection 6.5 Caller ID 6.6 Active line 7. Fun box (see page 139) 7.1 WWW Services 7.1.1 Home 7.1.2 Bookmark 7.1.3 Go to URL 7.1.4 Clear cache 7.1.5 Proxy settings 7.1.6 Current proxy 7.1.7 Push messages 7.2 Media box...
Phonebook Menu Phonebook offers the following features: • Phonebook: allows you to find, create or set up the speed-dialling feature and manage Phonebook entries. • Management: allows you to create or remove your own number, set up caller groups and check the memory status.
Phonebook Menu Changing the SIM Memory Entries To change the SIM memory entry’s information, press the Options soft key. The following options are available: Edit number This option allows you to change the number. You can also add a new number if none has been stored for the selected category.
Phonebook Menu 6. When you are satisfied, press the Ok soft key. 7. If you select Phone in step 3, go to step 8. If you select SIM in step 3, enter the location number and press the Ok soft key. 8.
Phonebook Menu Dialling a Number Stored in the SIM Card Once you have stored phone numbers in your SIM card, you can dial them easily whenever required. To dial a number stored in the SIM card: 1. Enter the number of the SIM card location where the number you want to dial is stored.
Phonebook Menu 3. When you select All, your phone displays all of the Phonebook entries. When you select SIM or Phone, all of the entries stored in the corresponding memory location are listed. 4. Scroll to the entry you want to send and press the Select soft key.
Phonebook Menu Own Number (Phonebook 2.1) To store your own phone number(s) with a name: 1. Scroll to an empty location by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key. 2. When Edit number highlights, press the Select soft key.
Phonebook Menu Memory Status (Phonebook 2.3) You can check how many names are stored in SIM card and phone’s memory. When you have finished, press the soft key or key to exit. Service Directory (Phonebook 3.1) Note: This feature may not be available depending on your SIM card.
Messages This menu allows you to create, send, read and save messages with the Short Message Service (SMS: text message), Enhanced Message Service (EMS: message including simple image, animation or melody) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS: message supporting the presentation of various media types, such as full colour images and polyphonic ring tones).
Page 40
Messages Note: To clear the new message notification on the display, press the key. Managing memory Inbox and Outbox share a given amount of memory in your phone or SIM card. When the message memory is full, the New message icon ( and an error message displays.
Page 41
Messages New Message (Menu 1.1.2) Using this menu, you can write messages, containing text, images and melodies. 1. Create a message. On the first line of the display, you see the number of remaining characters you can enter, the number of current message and the maximum messages you can create, and the font style you set in Text option.
Page 42
Messages 6. If the Enter centre screen displays, enter the service number and press the Ok soft key. You can store the SMS service centre number. For details, see page 94. Note: When the phone fails to send the message; Press the Retry soft key to try again the transmission.
Messages Multimedia Message (Menu 1.2) Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a messaging service very similar to Short Message Service (SMS). It provides asynchronous delivery of personal multimedia messages from between phone and phone, phone and e-mail, phone and web(by URL). In addition to the familiar text content of text messages, multimedia messages can contain images, graphics, voice and sounds.
Page 44
Messages Inbox (Menu 1.2.1) Your phone receives incoming messages and saves them in the Inbox. When the Inbox menu is selected, the list of messages received displays with the: • message’s subject or No subject if the message had no subject. •...
Page 45
Messages New Message (Menu 1.2.2) This menu option allows you to create a new multimedia message and then send it to multiple destinations. 1. Select one of the following items using the Up or Down key and press the Add soft key. Item How to add Subject 1.
Page 46
Messages 2. Press the Opt. soft key to use the following options. • Preview: shows your message as it will display on the recipient’s phone. To go back to the message screen, press the Edit soft key. To send the message, press the Send soft key and go to step 4.
Page 47
Messages Outbox (Menu 1.2.3) Outbox stores messages that you sent, you failed to send and you cancelled sending. When the Outbox menu option is selected, the list of messages you have sent or saved displays with the: • message’s subject or No subject if the message had no subject.
Messages Cut media: extracts the picture or sound, so that you can set them as a wallpaper or ringtone or you can send them as a multimedia message. Cut address: extracts phone numbers, email addresses or URL addresses in the text, so that you can call the number or send a message to the number or save it in your Phonebook.
Messages Preset Messages (Menu 1.4) Using this menu, you can preset up to nine messages that you use most frequently. When you access this menu, the preset message list displays. 1. Scroll to a message or an empty entry by pressing the Up or Down key.
Messages Settings (Menu 1.6) Short Message (Menu 1.6.1) Using this menu, you can set up default SMS information. The following options are available: Service centre: allows you to store or change the number of your SMS centre required when sending messages.
Messages Report allowed: when this option sets to Off, your phone does not send a reply to the recipient’s phone even if the sender asks for the read reply. MMS profiles: in this menu, you can configure MMS profile settings that are required when you send or receive multimedia messages.
Call Records Via this menu, you can view the: • calls you missed, received or dialled. • cost of your calls. • length of your calls. Note: You can access the numbers in the three types of call records by pressing the Mode.
Call Records Call Time (Menu 2.5) This option lets you view the timers for calls made and received. Notes: • If your SIM card supports the ALS (Alternate Line Service) feature, you must first select the appropriate line. • The actual time invoiced for calls by your service provider may vary, depending on network features, rounding-off for billing purposes and others.
Sound Settings You can use the Sound settings feature to customise various settings, such as the: • ringtone, volume and type for incoming calls or messages. • sounds made when your call is connected or when you press a key. •...
Sound Settings Repetition: allows you to specify how often the phone informs you of a new message. You can choose either Once or Periodic. Power On/Off (Menu 3.3) This option allows you to select the melody that the phone sounds when you switch it on or off. You can choose either Basic or Cheerful.
Sound Settings Quiet Mode (Menu 3.7) When you hold the key down in Idle Mode, the phone switches to the Quiet Mode. You can specify whether the phone vibrates or mutes about all sounds in the Quiet Mode. The following options are available: Vibration: the phone vibrates rather than rings in the Quiet Mode.
Phone Settings Display (Menu 4.2) You can change the background image and the colour of the components on the display according to your preference and needs. Wallpaper (Menu 4.2.1) This option allows you to change the background image to be displayed in Idle Mode. The following options are available: Animations: allows you to select one of the animations.
Phone Settings No sliding: The front LCD doesn’t slide. Note: If you select the Right to left or Left to right option, the Speed screen appears. You can set the sliding speed by pressing the Select soft key in the Speed screen. Light time: allows you to set how long turn on the light.
Page 59
Phone Settings Phone Lock (Menu 4.4.3) When the Phone lock feature is enabled, the phone is locked and you must enter the 8-digit phone password each time the phone is switched on. The password is preset to “00000000” at the factory.
You can use your phone as a modem for faxing when it is connected to computing devices. You need to purchase a data kit from your local Samsung dealer. In this menu, you can enable the fax mode on your phone.
Phone Settings Active Folder (Menu 4.9) This menu allows you to answer a call simply by opening the folder. The following options are available: Off: When this option is selectied, you can answer a call by pressing the key. On: When this option is selectied, you can answer a call by opening the folder.
Organiser The Organiser feature enables you to: • view the calendar and/or write a memo or to do list. • set the current date and time, and find out what time it is in various cities around the world. • set the alarm so that the phone rings at a specific time.
Organiser • Anniversary: anniversaries to be remembered, such as wedding anniversaries, birthdays or other special days. Note: You can save up to 25 items to each category, so you can save 100 memos totally. 3. Scroll to a date on the calendar by pressing the navigation keys.
Page 64
Organiser The following options are available when you press the Options soft key on the Calendar display: Add memo: allows you to add a new memo on the day. Go to date: allows you to enter a particular date and then schedule an event on that date. View all: shows all of the events that you have scheduled.
Organiser To Do List (Menu 5.3) This menu allows you to view a list of tasks. To create a new memo of the To do list type: 1. Write the memo about your task and press the Ok soft key. For more information about how to enter characters, see page 40.
Organiser To select your time zone: 1. Select the city corresponding to your time zone by pressing the Left or Right key one or more times. The local date and time display. 2. Press the Set soft key. 3. To Select update the current Set local.
Organiser Once an alarm has been set, you can see the Alarm icon ( ) on the top line of the display. To stop the alarm when it rings, open and close the phone or press any key. Note: When the Quiet Mode is activated, the alarm tone doesn’t sound.
Organiser Conversion (Menu 5.7) This menu option allows you to convert from one type of unit to another. To convert a value: 1. Scroll to the type of conversion to be performed from Length, Weight, Volume, Area and Temperature, and press the Select soft key. 2.
Organiser To stop the timer melody when it rings, open and close the phone or press any key. To stop the timer before the end, press the Stop soft key on the Timer screen. Notes: • The timer uses power from the battery consequently, the phone’s operating time is reduced.
Network Services You can specify individual call diverting options for each of the following call types: • Voice calls only • Fax calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) • Data calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) Example: You can: •...
Page 71
Network Services Change barring password: allows you to change barring password. You can specify individual call barring options for each of the following call types: • Voice calls only • Fax calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) •...
Network Services Call Waiting (Menu 6.3) This network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you during another call. You can specify individual call waiting options for each of the following call types: • Voice calls only • Fax calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) •...
Network Services Caller ID (Menu 6.5) 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. The following options are available: Default: the default setting provided by the network is used.
Page 74
Fun Box Home (Menu 7.1.1) When you select this menu option, the phone connects to the network and loads the homepage of the Wireless Web service provider. Once connected, the homepage displays. The content depends on the service provider. Note: To quickly launch the WAP browser from Idle Mode, press the key.
Page 75
Fun Box Using the WAP Browser Options Several options are available when you are surfing the Wireless Web. To access these options, press key once connected to the Wireless Web. Goto URL: allows you to manually enter the URL address of the site that you wish to access. Bookmark: allows you to use the Bookmark menu option.
Page 76
Fun Box Note: You do not need to change the browser settings in most cases. Change the settings only when your network provider asks you to. For each proxy, the following options are available: Proxy name: enter the name of the HTTP proxy server.
Fun Box Media box (Menu 7.2) This menu option stores various media items from other sources, such as the wireless web or multimedia messages. Photos (Menu 7.2.1) This option allows you to view the taken pictures. My photos: allow you to view the photos in my photos.
Page 78
Fun Box Delete All (Menu 7.2.4) This option deletes all of the photos, images and sounds in the Media box. Photos (Menu 7.2.4.1) 1. Scroll to a box and place a check mark ahead it by pressing the Select soft key. Selecting All places check marks on all of the boxes.
Fun Box JAVA World (Menu 7.3) You can download MIDlets (Java applications running on mobile phones) from various sources using the WAP Browser and store them in your phone. Downloads: A list of Java games is displayed. In basic, two pre-loaded MIDlets (Java games) are provided.
Page 80
Fun Box Level 2: Ice dragon, all enemies are hit by a snowball and frozen for 8 seconds. Level 3: Icicle storm, double powered snowball attack to all enemies and decreasing enemies’ attack accuracy for 10 seconds. BubbleSmile BubbleSmile is a arcade puzzle game. Accessing a game After loading the game, you will see the following options, press...
Camera Using the camera module embedded in your phone, you can take pictures for people or events while on the move. Additionally, you can send photos to other people in a picture message or as an e-mail attachment. The camera produces JPEG pictures. Take Photos (Menu 8.1) This menu allows you to take a picture to send the...
Page 82
Camera Protection: allows you to protect the taken picture from deletion or not. Properties: this option shows you information about the picture, such as name, size, date, resolution, protection type and format. Using the Camera options When you press the Options soft key in the capture mode, the following options are available for the current shot: Mode: You can take a picture in various modes.
Camera Shutter sound: allows you to select a sound when you press the shutter, the Capture soft key or Camera ( ) key on the right side of the phone. Note: This sound setting is not applied to the Multi- shot sound.
Camera Delete All (Menu 8.4) You can delete all the photos saved in each category. 1. Scroll to a photo box and place a check mark ahead it by pressing the Select soft key. Selecting All places check marks on all of the photo boxes.
Using ALS (Alternate Line Service) The ALS feature enables two lines to be associated with one SIM card. Consequently, you can make and receive calls on either line. If you subscribe to this network service, a few additional menu options enable you to set up this feature.
Solving Problems Before contacting the 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 may appear No SIM card Check that the SIM card is correctly installed. Phone locked Enter password The Phone lock feature is enabled.
• 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.
Access Codes PIN2 The PIN2, supplied with some SIM cards, is required to access some functions, such as charging unit counters. These functions are only available if supported by your SIM card. If you key in an incorrect PIN2 three times in succession, key in the PUK2 and press the Ok soft key to unlock the phone.
Health and Safety Information Exposure to Radio-Frequency Energy (SAR Information) This phone meets European Union (EU) requirements concerning exposure to radio waves. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured, so as not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy, as recommended by the EU Council.
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. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life.
Health and Safety Information Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless phone. Consult the manufacturer to discuss alternatives. Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum distance of 15 cm (6 inches) be maintained between a wireless phone and a...
Health and Safety Information Potentially Explosive Environments Switch your phone off when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
• Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to the offender, or legal action, or both. Health and Safety Information Care and Maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care.
Call Waiting Ability to inform users that they have an incoming call when engaged on another call. CLI (Caller Line Identification) Services Services allowing subscribers to view or block the telephone numbers of callers.
Page 95
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) New non-voice value-added service that allows information to be sent and received across a mobile telephone network. GPRS guaranties continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users. It is based on the Global System...
Page 96
Glossary SDN (Service Dialling Numbers) Telephone numbers supplied by your network provider and giving access to special services, such as voice mail, directory inquiries, customer support and emergency services. SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) Card containing a chip with all the information required to operate the phone (network and memory information, as well as the subscriber’s...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the SGH-E700A and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers