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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. Draft version 2008.07.10 Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-19490A http://www.samsungmobile.com English (CHN). 06/2008. Rev. 1.0...
- Page 2 SGH-G508E user manual...
- Page 3 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 → 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: Press <Menu> → Messages respective owners: →...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Ssafety 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 ............15 assembling and preparing your mobile phone Install the SIM card and battery .... - Page 6 Switch applications ........22 Activate and send an SOS message ..51 Use the external display ......23 Activate the mobile tracker ......52 Customise your phone ......23 Record and play voice memos ....52 Use basic call functions ......26 Use Java-powered games and applications 53 Send and view messages ......
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Page 7: Safety Warnings
Safety warnings safety and Keep your phone away from small usage children and pets Keep your phone and all accessories out of the information reach of small children or animals. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed. Protect your hearing Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations and ensure peak... - Page 8 Maintain a minimum of 15 cm (6 inches) between chargers with care mobile phones and pacemakers to avoid potential • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and interference, as recommended by manufacturers chargers specifically designed for your phone. and the independent research group, Wireless Incompatible batteries and chargers can cause Technology Research.
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Page 9: Safety Precautions
Reduce the risk of repetitive motion mobile phone in a certain area. injuries When sending text messages or playing games on Use only Samsung-approved your phone, hold the phone with a relaxed grip, accessories press the buttons lightly, use special features that... - Page 10 Turn off the phone near medical Protect batteries and chargers from equipment damage Your phone can interfere with medical equipment in • Avoid exposing batteries to very cold or very hot hospitals or health care facilities. Follow all temperatures (below 0° C/32° F or above 45° C/ regulations, posted warnings, and directions from 115°...
- Page 11 • Do not allow your phone to get wet—liquids can Avoid interference with other electronic cause serious damage. Do not handle your devices phone with wet hands. Water damage to your Your phone emits radio frequency (RF) signals that phone can void your manufacturer’s warranty. may interfere with unshielded or improperly shielded •...
- Page 12 • Disconnect chargers from power sources when Important usage information not in use. • Use batteries only for their intended purpose. Use your phone in the normal position Handle SIM cards and memory cards Avoid contact with your phone’s internal antenna. with care Allow only qualified personnel to service •...
- Page 13 Ensure access to emergency services and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the recommendations were developed by scientific and Emergency calls from your phone may not be engineering experts drawn from industry, possible in some areas or circumstances. Before government, and academia after extensive reviews travelling in remote or undeveloped areas, plan an alternate method of contacting emergency services of the scientific literature related to the biological...
- Page 14 Samsung accessory the network. In general, the closer you are to a designated for this product or when used with an...
- Page 15 for consumers relating to radio frequency (RF) SAR information on this and other model phones exposure from wireless phones. The FDA can be viewed on-line at www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid. publication includes the following information: This site uses the phone FCC ID number, What kinds of phones are the subject of this update? A3LSGHG508E.
- Page 16 base unit connected to the telephone wiring in a findings have not been confirmed by additional house, typically operate at far lower power research. In some cases, other researchers have levels, and thus produce RF exposures well had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in within the FCC's compliance limits.
- Page 17 the wireless phone industry to take a number of • “Federal Communications Commission steps, including the following: • “Occupational Safety and Health • “Support needed research into possible Administration biological effects of RF of the type emitted by • “National Telecommunications and wireless phones;...
- Page 18 exposures that people get from these base causing chemicals so as to be pre-disposed to stations are typically thousands of times lower develop cancer in absence of RF exposure. Other than those they can get from wireless phones. studies exposed the animals to RF for up to 22 Base stations are thus not the primary subject of hours per day.
- Page 19 What research is needed to decide whether during day-to-day use of wireless phones. Many RF exposure from wireless phones poses a factors affect this measurement, such as the health risk? angle at which the phone is held, or which model A combination of laboratory studies and of phone is used.
- Page 20 FDA has been a leading participant in the World broad assessment of additional research needs Health Organization international in the context of the latest research Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Project since its developments around the world. inception in 1996. An influential result of this What steps can I take to reduce my work has been the development of a detailed exposure to radio frequency energy from...
- Page 21 headset and carry the wireless phone away Some groups sponsored by other national from your body or use a wireless phone governments have advised that children be connected to a remote antenna. discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For example, the government in the United Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such a that wireless phones are harmful.
- Page 22 the head because the phone, which is the source Studies have shown that these products of the RF emissions, will not be placed against generally do not work as advertised. Unlike the head. On the other hand, if the phone is “hand-free”...
- Page 23 wireless telephones. This test method is now found to occur, FDA will conduct testing to part of a standard sponsored by the Association assess the interference and work to resolve the for the Advancement of Medical instrumentation problem. (AAMI). The final draft, a joint effort by FDA, Additional information on the safety of RF medical device manufacturers, and many other exposures from various sources can be obtained...
- Page 24 • International Commission on Non-Ionizing 1. Get to know your wireless phone and its Radiation Protection: features, such as speed dial and redial. If available, these features help you to place http://www.icnirp.de your call without taking your attention off • National Radiation Protection Board (UK): the road.
- Page 25 5. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers emergencies. Remember, it is a free call on while driving. Jotting down a “to do” list or your wireless phone! flipping through your address book takes 9. Use your wireless phone to help others in attention away from your primary emergencies.
- Page 26 Operating Environment certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your Remember to follow any special regulations in wireless phone. Consult the manufacturer to force in any area and always switch your phone discuss alternatives. off whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it Pacemakers may cause interference or danger.
- Page 27 • should use the ear opposite the pacemaker Vehicles to minimize potential interference. RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in If you have any reason to suspect that motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or interference is taking place, switch your phone its representative regarding your vehicle.
- Page 28 storage and distribution areas), chemical plants Remember, to make or receive any calls the or where blasting operations are in progress. phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength. Emergency calls Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere may not be possible on all wireless phone are often but not always clearly marked.
- Page 29 FCC Notice and Cautions as possible. Remember that your phone may be the only means of communication at the scene FCC Notice of an accident; do not cut off the call until given permission to do so. • This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Restricting Children's access to your Phone Rules.
- Page 30 Cautions measures: Changes or modifications made in the radio -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. phone, not expressly approved by Samsung, will -Increase the separation between the equipment void the user’s authority to operate the and receiver. equipment.
- Page 31 Other Important Safety • Switch your phone off before boarding an Information aircraft. The use of wireless phone in aircraft is illegal and may be dangerous to the • Only qualified personnel should service the aircraft's operation. phone or install the phone in a vehicle. •...
- Page 32 Understanding the Power Save Feature Maintaining Your Phone's Peak Performance If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 For the best care of your phone, only authorized minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is personnel should service your phone and automatically activated.
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Page 33: Important Usage Information
Availability of Various Features/ Battery Precautions Ring Tones • Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any way. Many services and features are network • Use the battery only for its intended dependent and may require additional purpose. - Page 34 • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and object (coin, clip or pen) causes a direct recharge your battery only with Samsung- connection between the + and - terminals of approved chargers. When a charger is not in the battery (metal strips on the battery), for use, disconnect it from the power source.
- Page 35 • Keep the phone and all its parts and • Do not drop, knock or shake the phone. accessories out of the reach of small Rough handling can break internal circuit children. boards. • Keep the phone dry. Precipitation, humidity •...
- Page 36 • 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. Unauthorized antennas or modified accessories may damage the phone and violate regulations governing radio devices.
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Page 37: Introducing Your Mobile Phone
You can obtain additional accessories from your local Samsung dealer. • Use only Samsung-approved software. Pirated or illegal software may cause damage or malfunctions that are not covered by manufacture’s warranty. -
Page 38: Phone Layout
Phone layout The outside of your phone includes the following keys and features: The inside of your phone includes the following keys and features: Earpiece Multifunction Main display jack External display Camera lens (Touch screen) Hold key Flashbulb 4-way Menu access/ navigation key Camera key Confirm key*... -
Page 39: Keys
Keys Function Make or answer a call; In Idle Function Dial mode, retrieve recently dialled, missed, or received numbers Perform actions indicated at the Softkeys bottom of the display Delete characters or items in an Delete In Idle mode, access user- application 4-way defined menus;... -
Page 40: Display
Display Function Enter special characters or Your phone’s main display consists of three areas: perform special functions; In Idle Special mode, press and hold [ ] for the Icon line function Silent profile; Press and hold [ ] Displays various icons to enter a pause between Text and graphic area numbers... -
Page 41: Icons
Icons Icon Definition Bluetooth activated Learn about the icons that appear on your display. Connected with PC Icon Definition Alarm activated Signal strength Memory card inserted SOS message feature activated Call diverting activated GPRS network connected Roaming (outside of normal service area) Transferring data in GPRS network Normal profile activated EDGE network connected... - Page 42 Icon Definition New multimedia message (MMS) New email message New voice mail message New push message New configuration message Text message full Multimedia message full Email message full Voice mail message full Push message full Configuration message full Battery power level Current time...
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Page 43: 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 44 2. Insert the SIM card. 3. Insert the battery. Place the SIM card in the phone with the gold- 4. Replace the battery cover. coloured contacts facing down.
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Page 45: Charge The Battery
Charge the battery Improperly connecting the travel adapter can cause serious damage to the phone. Any Before using the phone for the first time, you must damages by misuse are not covered by the charge the battery. warranty. 1. Open the cover to the multifunction jack and plug the small end of the travel adapter. -
Page 46: Insert A Memory Card (Optional)
5. Close the cover to the multifunction jack. 2. Insert a memory card with the label side facing About the low battery indicator When your battery is low, the phone will emit a warning tone and a low battery message. The battery icon will also be empty and blinking. -
Page 47: Using Basic Functions
Turn your phone on and off using basic To turn your phone on, 1. Open the phone. functions 2. Press and hold [ 3. Enter your PIN and press <Confirm> (if necessary). Learn how to perform basic operations and use the To turn your phone off, repeat steps 1 and 2 above. -
Page 48: Access Menus
To switch to the Offline profile, press <Menu> → Switch applications Settings → Phone profiles → Offline. Learn to switch to other applications from a menu, Follow all posted warnings and directions from without closing the menu screen you are using. official personnel when in areas where wireless 1. -
Page 49: Use The External Display
Use the external display Customise your phone Learn to use the touch screen on the external Get more from your phone by customising it to display with the phone closed. match your preferences. Action Function Adjust the volume of the key tones The following features are available: In Idle mode, press [ / ] to adjust the key tone •... - Page 50 3. Press <Options> → Edit → Voice call ringtone Select a theme for the display (Idle or Video call ringtone. mode) 4. Scroll left or right to a memory location To create a theme, (if necessary). 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Settings → 5.
- Page 51 After you have created a theme, 6. Press <Set>. To change a theme colour, 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Settings → Display and light settings → My theme → 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Settings → Main display →...
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Page 52: Use Basic Call Functions
2. Select On. Answer a call 3. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit password and press 1. When a call comes in, press [ <Confirm>. 2. To end the call, press [ 4. Enter the new password again and press <Confirm>. -
Page 53: Send And View Messages
Use the speakerphone feature Send and view messages ] → <Yes> to activate 1. During a call, press [ Learn to send or view text (SMS), multimedia (MMS), the speaker. or email messages. 2. To switch back to the earpiece, press [ Send a text or multimedia message again. - Page 54 Send an email Enter text in one of the following modes: 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Messages → Mode Function Create message → Email. 1. Press the appropriate alphanumeric keys to enter pinyins. 2. Enter an email address and scroll down. 2.
- Page 55 Mode Function Mode Function 1. Press [1] through [5] to enter strokes. 1. Press the appropriate alphanumeric keys Press [6] when you are unsure which to enter an entire word. stroke to enter. This will insert a 2. When the word displays correctly, press T9 Abc placeholder.
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Page 56: Add And Find Contacts
View an email 3. Select a number type (if necessary). 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Messages → 4. Enter contact information. ], or press <Options> → Save to Email inbox. 5. Press [ 2. Press <Options> → Download. add the contact to memory. -
Page 57: Use Basic Camera Functions
Use basic camera functions Capture self portrait 1. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to turn on the Learn the basics to capture and view photos and camera. videos. 2. Aim the lens at yourself and make any Capture photos adjustments. -
Page 58: Listen To Music
Capture videos View videos → → → → 1. From the external display, touch to turn From the external display, touch on the camera. a video file. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → My files → Videos 2. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape →... - Page 59 3. Press <Yes> to start automatic tuning. 4. Control the FM radio using the following actions: The radio scans and saves available stations automatically. Touch to pause The first time you access FM radio, you will be or resume the prompted to start automatic tuning.
- Page 60 Adjust the volume up or down • Download from the wireless web. Browse the • Left: Restart playback; Skip backward (press within 3 • Download from a PC with the optional Samsung seconds); Scan backward in a file PC Studio. p. 45 (press and hold) •...
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Page 61: Browse The Web
3. Control playback using the following actions: Browse the web Learn to access and bookmark your favourite web Touch to pause or resume pages. playback Browse web pages Touch to skip Touch to skip backward forward ] → Home to launch your In Idle mode, press [ service provider’s homepage. - Page 62 Bookmark your favourite web pages 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Browser → Bookmarks. 2. Press <Options> → Add bookmark. 3. Enter a page title and a web address (URL). 4. Press <Save>.
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Page 63: 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 64 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.
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Page 65: Use Advanced Phonebook Functions
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add more parties Use advanced Phonebook functions (if 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 66: Use Advanced Messaging Functions
1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Phonebook. Set speed dial numbers 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Phonebook. 2. Scroll left or right to Groups. 3. Press <Options> → Create group → a memory You can also press <Phonebook> in Idle mode. location (if necessary). - Page 67 Create a text template Insert text templates in new messages 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Messages → 1. To start a new message, press <Menu> → Templates → Text templates. Messages → Create message → a message type. 1.
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Page 68: Use Advanced Camera Functions
Use advanced camera functions 2. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape view. Learn how to capture photos in various modes and → → 3. Touch customise camera settings. 4. Select an image layout. Capture a series of photos 5. Make any necessary adjustments. →... - Page 69 7. Slowly move the phone to the right until the Icon Options Function viewfinder shows in red. The phone captures the Set the camera to automatically Face next photo automatically. recognise and focus on the detection faces of people 8. Repeat step 7 to complete the panoramic photo. Effects Apply a special effect Use camera options...
- Page 70 Icon Options Function Setting Function Adjust the quality of your digital Effects Apply a special effect Quality images or video clips White Adjust the colour balance of the Adjust the film speed setting balance image Exposure Audio Select a type of exposure metre metering Turn the audio on or off recording...
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Page 71: Use Advanced Music Functions
4. Run Samsung PC Studio and copy files from the Setting Function PC to the phone. Select a memory location to store Default storage Refer to the Samsung PC Studio help for more new images and video clips information. Edit a default name for newly... - Page 72 Synchronise your phone with Windows Create a playlist Media Player 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Music player → 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Settings → Playlists. Phone settings → PC connections → Media 2. Press <Options> → Create playlist. player.
- Page 73 → 2. From the external display, touch → 3. Touch 4. Touch to confirm (if necessary). The radio scans and saves available stations in the Favourites automatically. To store radio stations manually, 1. Plug the supplied headset into the phone’s multifunction jack.
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Page 74: 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 Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → Learn how to work with your mobile phone’s tools Bluetooth. - Page 75 2. Press <Options> → Send namecard via, Send Find and pair with other Bluetooth- via, or Send URL via → Bluetooth (when enabled devices sending contact data, specify which data to 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → send).
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Page 76: Print Images
To activate Remote SIM mode, Print images 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → Learn to print your image with an optional PC data Bluetooth. cable or the Bluetooth wireless feature. 2. Press <Options> → Settings. To print an image using an optional PC data cable, 3. -
Page 77: Activate And Send An Sos Message
3. Select a Bluetooth-enabled printer and pair with 6. When you are finished selecting contacts, press <Options> → Add → a number (if necessary) to the printer. p. 49 return to the recipient list. 4. Set print options and press <OK>. 7. -
Page 78: Activate The Mobile Tracker
8. Press <Options> → OK to save the recipients. Activate the mobile tracker 9. Scroll down and enter the sender’s name. When someone inserts a new SIM card in your 10. Press <Options> → Save → <Accept>. phone, the mobile tracker feature will automatically send the contact number to two recipients to help you locate and recover your phone. -
Page 79: Use Java-Powered Games And Applications
2. Select a file. Play games 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → My files → 3. Control the playback using the following keys: Games and more. Function Your phone connects to the website preset by Pause or resume playback your service provider. -
Page 80: Use The Rss Reader
3. Select a feed → an updated post. Use the RSS reader Learn to use the RSS reader to get the latest news Download multimedia and information from your favourite websites. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → RSS reader. -
Page 81: 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 country or city and with two different time zones on your display. set world clocks to appear on your display. -
Page 82: 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 [ ] to stop an alarm without snooze. Set a new alarm • Press <OK> or [ ] to stop an alarm with 1. -
Page 83: Use The Calculator
Use the calculator Set a countdown timer 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → Calculator. Timer. 2. Use the keys that correspond to the calculator 2. Press <Set>. display to perform basic mathematical 3. -
Page 84: Create A New Task
Create a new task Manage your calendar 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> → Applications → Learn to change the calendar view and create events. Task. 2. Press <Options> → Create. Change the calendar view 3. Enter the details of the task. 1. - Page 85 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 86 Your phone displays “No service” or “Service Another caller cannot reach you. unavailable.” • 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 87 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.