Samsung Galaxy A7 (SM-A7108) - Mobile Phone Manual

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone
• Adapter
• Stereo headset
• User's manual

Suitable Adapter or Charger, certified according to the relevant safety standarrd, will be provided for each country in use.

You can obtain the following accessories for your phone from your local Samsung dealer.

• Multi adapter
• Travel charger
• Car charger
• PC data cable
• Portable battery kit
• Portable PC data cable
• Music controller
• Bluetooth mono/stereo headset kit

Get started

First steps to operate your phone

Install and charge the unit

1. Plug the adapter into the phone.
2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
3. When the phone is completely charged (the battery icon stops blinking), unplug the adapter from the power outlet.
4. Remove the adapter from the phone.

Low battery indicator

When the battery is low:

• a warning tone sounds,
• the battery low message displays, and
• the empty battery icon [ ] blinks.

If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.

Keys and display

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press [Settings] in ldle mode.

Solve problems

Help and personal needs
To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call, perform the simple checks in this section before contacting a service professional.
When you switch on your phone, the following messages may appear:

"Insert USIM card"

• Be sure that the USIM card is correctly installed.

"Phone locked Enter password"

• The automatic locking function has been enabled. You must enter the phone's password before you can use the phone.

"Enter PIN1"

• You are using your phone for the first time. You must enter the PIN1 supplied with the USIM card.
• The PIN1 Check feature is enabled. Every time the phone is switched on, the PIN1 has to be entered. To disable this feature, use the PIN check menu.

"Enter PUK"

1. The PIN1 code has been entered incorrectly three times in succession, and the phone is now blocked. Enter the PUK1 supplied by your service provider.

"No Service" "Network Failure," or "Not Done" displays

• The network connection has been lost. You may be in a weak signal area. Move and try again.
• You are trying to access an option for which you have no subscription with your service provider. Contact the service provider for further details.

You have entered a number but it was not dialed

• Be sure that you have pressed [ ].
• Be sure you have accessed the right cellular network.
• Be sure that you have not set an outgoing call barring option.

Your correspondent cannot reach you

• Be sure your phone is switched on. ( [ ] pressed for more than one second.)
• Be sure you are accessing the correct cellular network.
• Be sure that you have not set an outgoing call barring option.

Your correspondent cannot hear you speaking

• Be sure you have switched off the microphone.
• Be sure you are holding the phone close enough to your mouth. The microphone is located at the bottom of the phone.

The phone starts beeping and "LOW BATTERY " flashes on the display

• Your battery is insufficiently charged. Recharge the battery.

The audio quality of the call is poor

• Check the signal strength indicator on the display ( ).
  The number of bars indicates the signal strength from strong ( ) to weak ( ).
• Try moving the phone slightly or moving closer to a window if you are in a building.

No number is dialed when you re-call a Contacts entry

• Use the Contact Search feature to ensure the number has been stored correctly.
• Re-store the number, if necessary.

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.

Health and safety information

Road Safety

Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.

When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense and remember the following tips:

1. Get to know your wireless phone and its features, such as speed dial and redial. If available, these features help you to place your call without taking your attention off the road.
2. When available, use a hands-free device. If possible, add an additional layer of convenience and safety to your wireless phone with one of the many hands free accessories available today.
3. Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be able to access your wireless phone without removing your eyes from the road. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, let your voice mail answer it for you.
4. Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice and even heavy traffic can be hazardous.
5. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. Jotting down a "to do" list or flipping through your address book takes attention away from your primary responsibility, driving safely.
6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need to make a call while moving, dial only a few numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then continue.
7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting. Make people you are talking with aware you are driving and suspend conversations that have the potential to divert your attention from the road.
8. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Dial 9-1-1 or other local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident or medical emergencies. Remember, it is a free call on your wireless phone!
9. Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.
10. Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless assistance number when necessary. If you see a broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no one appears injured, or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or other special non-emergency number.

"The wireless industry reminds you to use your phone safely when driving."
For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE, or visit our web-site www.wowcom.com
Provided by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association

Operating Environment

Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch your phone off whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger. When connecting the phone or any accessory to another device, read its user's guide for detailed safety instructions. Do not connect incompatible products.

As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for the satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that the equipment should only be used in the normal operating position (held to your ear with the antenna pointing over your shoulder).

Using Your Product Near Other 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 pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker.
These recommendations are consistent with the independent research and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research. If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, switch off your phone immediately.

Persons with pacemakers:

• should always keep the phone more than 15 cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on.
• should not carry the phone in a breast pocket.
• should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize potential interference.

If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, switch your phone off immediately.

Hearing Aids
Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may wish to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives.

Other Medical Devices
If you use any other personal medical devices, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Switch your phone off in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Vehicles
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.

Vehicles
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.

Posted Facilities
Switch your phone off in any facility where posted notices require you to do so.

Statics Devices
When camera is in operation, Your phone should not be near devices that produces static field.

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.

Users are advised to switch the phone off while at a refueling point (service station). Users are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots (fuel storage and distribution areas), chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress.

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often but not always clearly marked. They include the areas below decks on boats, chemical transfer or storage facilities, vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane), areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust or metal powders, and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.

Emergency Calls

This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well as user programmed functions, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications (medical emergencies, for example).

Remember, to make or receive any calls the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength. Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when certain network services and/or phone features are in use.
Check with local service providers.

To make an emergency call:

1. If the phone is not on, switch it on.
2. Key in the emergency number for your present location (for example, 911 or other official emergency number). Emergency numbers vary by location.
3. Press [ ].

If certain features are in use (call barring, for example), you may first need to deactivate those features before you can make an emergency call. Consult this document and your local cellular service provider.

When making an emergency call, remember to give all the necessary information as accurately as possible. Remember that your phone may be the only means of communication at the scene of an accident; do not cut off the call until given permission to do so.

Restricting Children's access to your Phone
Your phone is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play with it because they could hurt themselves and others, damage the phone or make calls that increase your phone bill.

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.
• Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases or explosive materials in the same compartment as the phone, its parts or accessories.
• For vehicles equipped with an air bag, remember that an air bag inflates with great force. Do not place objects, including both installed or portable wireless equipment in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.
• Switch off your phone before boarding an aircraft. It is dangerous and illegal to use wireless phones in an aircraft because they can interfere with the operation of the aircraft.
• Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to the offender, or legal action, or both.

Product Performance

Getting the Most Out of Your Signal Reception
The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal.
If you're inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception.

Understanding the Power Save Feature
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. If your phone is active, it periodically rechecks service availability or you can check it yourself by pressing any key.
Anytime the Power Save feature is activated, a message displays on the screen. When a signal is found, your phone returns to standby mode.

Maintaining Your Phone's Peak Performance
For the best care of your phone, only authorized personnel should service your phone and accessories. Faulty service may void the warranty.
There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properly and maintaining safe, satisfactory service.

• Hold the phone with the antenna raised, fully-extended and over your shoulder.
• Try not to hold, bend or twist the phone's antenna.
• Don't use the phone if the antenna is damaged.
• Speak directly into the phone's receiver.
• Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your phone does get wet, immediately turn the power off and remove the battery. If it is inoperable, call Customer Care for service.

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones

Many services and features are network dependent and may require additional subscription and/or usage charges. Not all features are available for purchase or use in all areas. Downloadable Ring Tones may be available at an additional cost. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. See your service provider for additional information.

Battery Standby and Talk Time

Standby and talk times will vary depending on phone usage patterns and conditions. Battery power consumption depends on factors such as network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, frequency of calls, and voice, data, and other application usage patterns.

Care and Maintenance

Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years.

• Keep your phone and all its parts and accessories out of the reach of small children and pets. They may accidentally damage these things or choke on small parts.
• Keep the phone dry. Precipitation, humidity and liquids contain minerals that will corrode electronic circuits.
• Do not use the phone with a wet hand. Doing so may cause an electric shock to you or damage to the phone.
• Do not use or store the phone in dusty, dirty areas, as its moving parts may be damaged.
• Do not store the phone in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, damage batteries, and warp or melt certain plastics.
• Do not store the phone in cold areas. When the phone warms up to its normal operating temperature, moisture can form inside the phone, which may damage the phone's electronic circuit boards.
• Do not drop, knock or shake the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards.
• Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the phone. Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap-and-water solution.
• 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.
• When the phone or battery gets wet, the label indicating water damage inside the phone changes color. In this case, phone repairs are no longer guaranteed by the manufacturer's warranty, even if the warranty for your phone has not expired.
• 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.
• If the phone, battery, charger or any accessory is not working properly, take it to your nearest qualified service facility. The personnel there will assist you, and if necessary, arrange for service.

1. Information to be displayed
   1. The information that will be displayed on the e-label and information that will remain in the user manual is shown below:

Images of the e-label screen are provided above

2. Access to the required information on the e-label
   1. Users are able to access the information in no more than three steps in a device's menu. The actual steps are: From the home screen:
      1. Click on Settings
      2. Select about device
      3. Select about Battery info

No special access codes or permissions are required to go through the above steps beyond entering a userdefined password to protect against unauthorized access to the device.

2. The information is stored on the device, no special accessories or supplemental plug-ins(e.g., a SIM/USIM card) are required to access the information.
3. Users are provided specific instructions on how to access the information. The information is provided in in the on-line user manual and relevant information has been extracted and shown below

Read me first
Please read this manual before using the device to ensure safe and proper use.

• Descriptions are bsed on the device's default settings.
• Some content may differ from your device depending on the region, service provider, or device's software.
• Content (high quality content) that requires high CPU and RAM usage will affect the overall performance of the device. Apps related to the content may not work properly depending on the device's specifications and the environment that is used in.
• You may incur additional charges for data services, such as messaging, uploading and downloading, auto-syncing, or using location services depending on your data plan. For large data transfers, it is recommended to use the Wi-Fi feature.
• Modifying the device's operating system or installing softwares from unofficial sources may result in device malfunctions and data corruption or loss. These actions are violations of your Samsung licence agreement and will void your warranty.
• Supported features may differ or be labelled differently depending on whether your device is a single or dual SIM model.

3. Labeling for Importation and Purchasing
   Products utilizing e-labels are required to have a physical label on the product at the time of importation, marketing and sales. For devices imported in bulk and not packaged individually, a removable adhesive label or, for devices in protective bags, a label on the bags is acceptable for this purpose. Any removable label shall be of a type intended to survive normal shipping and handling and must only be removed by the customer after purchase. For devices imported already in individual packages ready for sale, the information may alternatively be provided on the package. It shall contain:
   1. The FCC ID and/or the DoC logo (if applicable); and
   2. Any other information required by specific rule to be provided on the surface of the product unless such information is permitted to be included in the User's manual or other packaging inserts.

>> This model's FCC ID will be found on the package and manuals.

4. Other considerations
   1. The above information must be programmed by the responsible party and the information must be secured in such a manner that third-parties cannot modify it.
      • The FCC ID and other information are programmed by S/W team of Samsung and secured in such a manner that third-parties cannot modify it.
   2. All the applicable regulatory information required on the packaging or user instructions must be provided according to the rules even if it is displayed electronically. For example, hearing aid compatibility (HAC) ratings for the phones as specified in 47 C.F.R. § 20.19.
      • The other information can be found in the user manual.

Important safety precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Drive safely at all times
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refueling
Do not use the phone at a refueling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switch off in an aircraft
Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment
Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy.
Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Be aware of special regulations
Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance
Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use
Use only in the normal position (held to your ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls
Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press [ ].

Keep your phone away from small children
Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries
Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorized accessories could damage you or your phone and may be dangerous.

• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Excessive exposure to sound at high volumes can cause hearing damage.
Always turn the volume down before plugging the earphones into an audio source and use only the minimum volume setting necessary to hear your conversation or music.

Qualified service
Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.
For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information".

* Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider.

World Wide Web
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Documents / Resources

References

• Samsung Galaxy - The Official Samsung Galaxy Site

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