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Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider. ELECTRONICS Printed in Korea Code No.: GH68-06339A World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com English. 12/2004. Rev. 1.0 GPRS TELEPHONE SGH-C200...
Contents Important safety precautions... 7 Unpacking ... 9 Your phone... 10 Phone layout ... 10 Display... 13 Getting started ... 17 Installing the SIM card ... 17 Charging the battery ... 19 Switching the phone on or off... 21 Selecting functions and options... 22 Locking or unlocking the keypad ...
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Contents Using the menus ... 63 Accessing a menu function by scrolling ... 63 Accessing a menu function by using its shortcut... 64 List of menu functions ... 65 Phonebook ... 70 Storing a number with a name ... 70 Using Phonebook entry options ...
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Contents SIM AT ... 154 Solving problems... 155 Access codes ... 158 Phone password ... 158 PIN ... 159 PUK ... 159 PIN2 ... 160 PUK2 ... 160 Barring password... 161 Health and safety information ... 162 SAR certification information ... 162 Precautions when using batteries ...
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.
Keep the phone and all its parts including accessories out of the reach of small children. Accessories and batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers.
Your phone Phone layout The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone: Earpiece Ear- microphone jack Main display Volume/Menu browse keys Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/ Right) Soft key (left) Soft key (right) WAP Browser Dial/Menu Power On/Off / confirmation Menu exit key Alphanumeric Cancel/Back/...
Your phone Key(s) Description (continued) When held down in idle mode, quickly accesses your voice mail server. Enter numbers, letters and some special characters. Used for various purposes in different functions. When held down while entering a phone number, the key enters a pause.
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Your phone Icons Icon Description Shows the received signal strength. The more bars, the stronger the signal. Appears when a call is in progress. When your SIM card supports ALS (Alternate Line Service), this icon may appear with the number 1, 2, or both. For example , or Appears when you are out of a service...
Your phone Backlight A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad. When you press any key, the backlight turns on and remains on for a given period of time, depending on the Backlight option settings. The display turns off after one minute to conserve your battery power. To specify the length of time the backlight is active, set the Backlight option settings (Menu 5.1.5).
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A travel adapter comes with your phone for charging the battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details. The travel adapter allows you to use the phone while the battery is charging, but this causes the phone to charge more slowly.
Getting started 2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. While charging, the battery icon at the top right corner of the display repeatedly fills to show that the battery is charging. 3. When charging is finished, the battery icon becomes solid and the “Fully charged”...
Getting started Selecting functions and options Your phone offers a set of functions that allows you to customise your phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys marked . Each menu and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.
Getting started Locking or unlocking the keypad You can lock the keypad to avoid pressing keys by mistake. To lock the keypad manually, press and hold the key in idle mode until the “Keypad locked” message displays. To lock the keypad automatically, use the Auto key lock option (Menu 5.1.3).
Call functions Ending a call When you want to finish your call, briefly press the key. Redialling the last number The phone stores numbers you have dialed, received, or missed, if the caller is identified. See “Call records” on page 105 for further details. To recall any of these numbers: 1.
Call functions Answering a call When somebody calls you, the phone rings and shows the incoming call image. When the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in Phonebook, displays. 1. Press the key or the Accept soft key to answer the incoming call.
Call functions You can press the key at any time to exit the Missed call feature. Note: You can access the Missed call feature at any time by selecting the Missed calls menu (Menu 3.1). For further details, see page 105. Quickly switching to silent mode Silent mode is useful when you wish to stop the phone from making noise, in a theatre for example.
Options during a call The current call is placed on hold and the call on hold is reactivated so that you can continue conversing with the other person. When you want to finish, end each call normally by pressing the key.
Options during a call Sending DTMF tones You can send the DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) tones of the number on the display during a call. This option is helpful for entering a password or account number when you call an automated system, like a banking service.
Options during a call Making a multi-party call Multi-party calling is a feature of some networks that allows up to six people to take part simultaneously in a multi-party or conference call. For more information, contact your service provider. Setting up a multi-party call 1.
Entering text At many times while you are using your phone, you need to enter text, such as when storing a name in the Phonebook, writing a new message, creating your personal greeting or scheduling events on your calendar. You are provided with the following text input modes: •...
Entering text Using the Neopad Hindi mode When you input Hindi characters, you will see the below screen on the phone. Example: Entering a message in new message box Virtual Keypad or Word Prediction Box Text input mode indicator: Neopad Hindi mode To type a character in the Neopad Hindi mode: 1.
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Entering text Example: To enter (made up of half character), press the 1, (Virama), 1, 5, and 5 keys. Example: To enter (Writing order: ), press the 1, 1, 9, 2, 8, (toggles the page), and 2 keys. List of the combination of half and full formed consonant To type a word using the linguistic dictionary (Forward Prediction):...
Entering text Using the Neopad Marathi mode When you input Marathi characters, you will see the below screen on the phone. Example: Entering a message in new message box Virtual Keypad or Word Prediction Box Text input mode indicator: Neopad Marathi mode To type a character in the Neopad Marathi mode: 1.
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Entering text Virama (toggles a Virtual Keypad page) Key 1~7: Consonants Groups Key 8: Independent Vowels Group Key 9: Dependent Vowels Group Key 0: Signs & Symbols Example: To enter (Writing order: ), press the 8, 2, 4, 3, 9, 3, 0, 2, 2, 1, 9, and 3 keys.
Entering text Using the Neopad Tamil mode When you input Tamil characters, you will see the below screen on the phone. Example: Entering a message in new message box Virtual Keypad or Word Prediction Box Text input mode indicator: Neopad Tamil mode To type a character in the Neopad Tamil mode: 1.
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Entering text Example: To enter (Writing order: ), press the 2, 3, 4, (Virama), 3, 4, 2, 8,and 2 keys. Example: To enter (Writing order: ), press the 6, 3, 4,3, 8, 2, 2, 5, 9, 2, 3, (Virama), and 3 keys. List of the combination To type a word using the linguistic dictionary (Forward Prediction):...
Entering text Using the Neopad Bengali mode When you input Bengali characters, you will see the below screen on the phone. Example: Entering a message in new message box Virtual Keypad or Word Prediction Box Text input mode indicator: Neopad Bengali mode To type a character in the Neopad Bengali mode: 1.
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Entering text Key 1~7: Consonants Groups (Banjonborno) Key 8: Independent Vowels Group (Shorborno) Key 9: Dependent Vowels Group (Kar) Key 0: Signs, Symbols, and Halant for the sound Example: To enter (Writing order: ), press the 7, (Halant), 4, 6, 2, 9, 1, 0, and 1 keys. Example: To enter (Writing order: ), press the 5,...
Entering text To type a word using the linguistic dictionary (Forward Prediction): 1. Input the first character of the word you want to enter. 2. You will see the word starting with the first character you input at step 1 in the Word Prediction Box at the bottom of display.
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Entering text The word that you are typing appears on the display. It may change with each key that you press. 2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any keystrokes. 3. If the word is correct, start entering the next word.
Entering text Using alphabet mode Use the 1 to 0 keys to enter your text. 1. Press the keys labelled with the required letter: - Once for the first letter - Twice for the second letter - And so on 2.
Entering text Using symbol mode Symbol mode enables you to insert symbols into a text message. Press the select a symbol corresponding number key. display more symbols Up or Down key. insert the symbol(s) OK soft key. into your message cancel your input and soft key.
Using the menus 4. To Press the exit the menu without key. changing the settings Accessing a menu function by using its shortcut The menu items, e.g., menus, sub-menus, and options, are numbered and can be accessed quickly by using their shortcut numbers. The shortcut number is shown on the bottom right next to the soft key on the display.
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Using the menus 2. Multimedia messages (see page 93) 2.1 Inbox 2.2 Outbox 2.3 Draft 2.4 Write new 2.5 Templates 2.6 Delete all 2.7 Memory status 2.8 Setup 2.8.1 Delivery report 2.8.2 Read reply 2.8.3 Auto download 2.8.4 Message acceptance 2.8.5 Hide ID 2.8.6 Expiry date 2.8.7 Delivery time...
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Using the menus 6. Organiser (see page 123) 6.1 Alarm 6.1.1 Once alarm 6.1.2 Daily alarm 6.1.3 Morning call 6.1.4 Remove alarm 6.1.5 Autopower 6.2 Calendar 6.3 Time & Date 6.3.1 Set time 6.3.2 Set date 6.3.3 World time 6.3.4 Time format 6.4 Calculator 6.5 To do list 6.6 Voice memo...
Phonebook You can store phone numbers and their corresponding names in the memory of your SIM card and phone’s memories. They are physically separate but are used as a single entity, called Phonebook. Storing a number with a name There are two ways to store a number: •...
Phonebook Storing a number using the Phonebook menu 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Name soft key. 2. Scroll to New entry by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key. 3. Select an icon to identify the category of the number to be stored by pressing the Left or Right key, and press the Select soft key.
Phonebook Copy: allows you to copy the number to another location. Use this option to store a number similar to one already in the memory; once copied, edit the number and store it in Phonebook. Caller group: allows you to organise Phonebook entries in caller groups so that the phone alerts you in a specific way when a person from one of the groups calls you.
Phonebook Searching for a number by caller group 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Name soft key. 2. Scroll to Group search by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key. You are asked to enter a group name. 3.
Phonebook Speed-dialling Once you have stored phone numbers in Phonebook, you can set up to eight speed-dial entries and then dial them easily whenever you want, simply by pressing the associated number key. Setting up speed-dial entries 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Name soft key.
Phonebook 5. Enter the phone password and press the OK soft key. Note: The password is preset to “00000000” at the factory. To change it, see page 119. 6. When the confirming message appears, press the Yes soft key. To cancel the deletion, press the No soft key. 7.
Text messages Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive short text messages to and from other GSM mobile phones. In addition, your phone supports the Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), which enables you to make messages that include simple pictures, melodies, and animation.
Text messages 2. To scroll through the contents, press the Up or Down key. 3. To scroll to the previous or next message, press key. While reading a message, you can choose the following options by pressing the Options soft key: Delete: allows you to delete the message.
Text messages 5. Enter a destination number and press the OK soft key. The message is sent. Note: If transmission fails, the phone will ask you if you want to retry. Press the OK soft key to confirm. Otherwise, press the Exit soft key to return to the SMS New screen.
Text messages Settings (Menu 1.5) In this menu, you can set up default SMS information. A setting group is a collection of settings required to send messages. The number of setting groups available depends on the capacity of your SIM card. Note: The last setting you accessed is automatically activated for sending messages.
Text messages Memory status (Menu 1.7) This menu shows how many messages are currently stored in the SIM, phone, and CB (Cell broadcast) memories. Voice mail (Menu 1.8) This menu provides you with a way of accessing your voice mailbox, if your network supports this service.
Text messages Language: allows you to select your preferred language to display cell broadcast messages. Please contact your service provider for further details. Multimedia messages Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a messaging service very similar to Short Message Service (SMS). It provides automatic and immediate delivery of personal multimedia messages from phone to phone or from phone to e-mail.
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Multimedia messages 2. To scroll through the message contents, press the Up or Down key. While viewing the message, press the Options soft key to use the following options: Retrieve: retrieves the message from the MMS server. Delete: deletes the message. More Information: shows you detailed information about the message.
Multimedia messages Outbox (Menu 2.2) When you access this menu, the list of the multimedia messages you have sent or saved displays. The icons on the left tell you the status of the messages. • : Messages currently being sent •...
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Multimedia messages 2. When Add here highlights, press the Options soft key and add the message contents using one of the following options: • Add text: enter the message text and press the OK soft key. • Add picture: allows you to add a picture from the Images folder (Menu 8.4).
Multimedia messages • Add destination: allows you to enter destination addresses. See steps 7 to 12. • Preview: shows your message as it will display on the recipient’s phone. Note: The options available are different depending on the item you select on the message screen.
Multimedia messages Delete all (Menu 2.6) This menu allows you to delete all of the multimedia messages in each message box. You can also delete all of your messages at one time. Press the select a message Up or Down key. To delete box to clear all of your messages, select All messages.
Multimedia messages MMS profile (Menu 2.9) In this menu, you can configure various network settings that are required when you send or receive multimedia messages. Notes: • The last profile you accessed is automatically activated for sending messages. • If you change the MMS settings without the service provider’s instructions, the MMS feature may not work properly.
Call records Received calls (Menu 3.2) This menu lets you view the numbers of the calls you received. The number and name, if available, display together with the date and time when the call was received. By pressing the Options soft key, you can: •...
Call records Total received: total length of all calls received since the timer was last reset. Reset timers: option used to reset the call timers. You must first enter the phone password (see page 158) and then press the OK soft key. Call cost (Menu 3.6) This network feature lets you view the cost of calls.
Sound settings Alert type (Menu 4.3) This menu allows you to specify how you are to be informed of incoming calls. The following options are available: Melody: the phone plays the ring melody selected in the Ring tone menu (Menu 4.1); see page 109. Vibration: the phone vibrates, but does not ring.
Sound settings MMS tone (Menu 4.5.3) This menu allows you to select how the phone informs you that a new multimedia message has been received. The following options are available: Off: the phone neither rings nor vibrates. Vibration: the phone vibrates. Single beep: the phone beeps once.
Phone settings Many different features of your phone can be customised to suit your preferences. All of these features are accessed in the Phone settings menu. Display settings (Menu 5.1) In this menu, you can change various settings for the display or backlight.
Phone settings Graphic logo (Menu 5.1.6) This menu allows you to display your service provider’s logo instead of its name. Off: the service provider’s name displays in idle mode. On: the service provider’s logo stored in your phone displays in idle mode; if no logo has been stored, the service provider’s name displays.
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Phone settings The following options are available: Disable: the phone connects directly to the network when you switch it on. Enable: you must enter the PIN each time the phone is switched on. Change PIN (Menu 5.5.2) This feature allows you to change your current PIN to a new one, provided that the PIN check feature is enabled.
Phone settings SIM lock (Menu 5.5.6) When the SIM lock feature is enabled, your phone only works with the current SIM. You must enter the SIM lock code. Once you have entered the lock code, you are asked to confirm it by entering it again. To unlock the SIM, you must enter the SIM lock code.
Phone settings Short cut (Menu 5.7) The navigation keys can be used as shortcut keys. In idle mode, they allow you to access specific menus directly. To assign a shortcut to a key: 1. Select the key to be used as a shortcut key by pressing the Up or Down key, and press the Select soft key or Right key.
Organiser 2. Enter the time for the alarm to sound. Note: Your phone is preset to use 24-hour format. To change the format, see page 127. If you want to use the alarm options, press the Options soft key. The following options are available: •...
Organiser 4. If you want an alarm to sound on the chosen day, press the Yes soft key. Otherwise, press the No soft key. The memo is saved. 5. If you pressed the Yes soft key, enter the time for the alarm and press the OK soft key. You can also select the melody for the alarm by pressing the Melody soft key.
Organiser Calculator (Menu 6.4) With this feature, you can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 1. Enter the first number using the numeric keys. Notes: • To delete mistakes or clear the display, press the C key.
Organiser To create a new ➀ press the Options soft key. task ➁ select the New option. ➂ enter the text, priority, and/ or deadline for the task. To edit an ➀ highlight the task. existing ➁ press the Options soft key. task ➂...
Organiser 4. To save the memo, choose Save from the options and press the Select soft key. 5. Press the C key to clear the default name, if necessary, and enter a name for the memo. For further details about how to enter characters, see page 38.
Network services These menu functions are network services. Please contact your service provider to check their availability and subscribe to them, if you wish. Call diverting (Menu 7.1) This network service enables incoming calls to be rerouted to the number that you specify. Example: You may wish to divert your business calls to a colleague while you are on holiday.
Network services Call barring (Menu 7.2) The call barring network service allows you to restrict your calls. Call barring can be set up in the following ways: All outgoing: calls cannot be made. International: international calls cannot be made. International except to home: when abroad, calls can be made only to numbers within the current country and to your home country, which is the country where your home network provider is...
Network services Call waiting (Menu 7.3) This network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you while you are on another call. You can specify individual call waiting options for each of the following call types: • Voice calls •...
Network services Caller ID (Menu 7.5) 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.
Network services Outside access: lets you enable or disable calls to numbers other than those in the closed user group. This feature depends on the nature of your CUG subscription. Please check with your service provider. Default group: you may set a default CUG with your service provider.
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Funbox Navigating the WAP browser Press the scroll through and Up or Down key until the select browser symbol points to the item, items and then press the Select soft key to confirm the selection. select a numbered corresponding numeric key. item return to the Back soft key or the C key.
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Funbox The following options are available: Reload: reloads the current page. Home: takes you back at any time to the home page of the Wireless Web service provider. Goto URL: allows you to manually enter the URL address of a Web page. After entering an address, press the OK soft key to go there directly.
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Funbox Settings (Menu 8.1.4) This menu allows you to set up five proxy servers for the WAP browser. Contact your service provider for details about your Settings options. For each server, the following options are available: Profile name: enter a name that you wish to assign to the HTTP proxy server.
Funbox Games (Menu 8.2) You can download MIDlets (Java applications running on mobile phones) from various sources using the WAP browser and store them in your phone. When you access the Games menu, the list of the default games appears. Once you have downloaded games, they are added to the list.
Funbox Sounds (Menu 8.3) In this menu, you can view the list of sounds downloaded from the web server or received in multimedia messages. You can set the downloaded sounds as the current ring tone or send them to other phones. By pressing the Options soft key, you can use the following options: Rename: allows you to change the name of the...
SIM AT If you use a SAT card that provides additional services, the SAT menu displays. For further details, see your SIM card instructions. This menu is shown only if it is supported by your SIM card. Solving problems Before calling for service, perform the following simple checks for the problems listed.
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If the above guidelines do not help you to solve the problem, take note of: • 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. These codes help protect the phone against unauthorised use. When any of the codes explained below are requested, enter the appropriate code (displayed as asterisks) and press the OK soft key.
Access codes PIN2 The PIN2 (4 to 8 digits), supplied with some SIM cards, is required to access specific functions, such as setting the maximum cost of a call. These functions are available if supported by your SIM card. If you enter an incorrect PIN2 three times in succession, the code is disabled and you cannot access the functions until you re-enable it by entering the PUK2.
• 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,...
Health and safety information the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life. • Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery: it may require cooling or warming first. • Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places, such as in a car in summer or winter conditions, as you will reduce the capacity and lifetime of the battery.
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.
Health and safety information Other important safety information • Only qualified personnel should service the phone or install the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate any warranty applicable to the device. • Check regularly that all wireless phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted and operating properly.
Health and safety information • Do not paint the phone. Paint can clog the device’s moving parts and prevent proper operation. • Do not put the phone in or on heating devices, such as a microwave oven, a stove, or a radiator. The phone may explode when overheated.
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Glossary Because EMS is based on SMS, it can use SMS centres the same way that SMS does. EMS works on all Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks. EMS senders can use text, melodies, pictures, sounds, and animated images to enhance the expressive power of messages that are otherwise limited by the display constraints of mobile devices.
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Glossary PIN (Personal identification number) Security code that protects the phone against unauthorised use. The PIN is supplied by the service provider with the SIM card. It may be a four to eight-digit number and can be changed, as required. PUK (PIN unblocking key) Security code used to unlock the phone when an incorrect PIN has been entered three times in...
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