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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. GPRS TELEPHONE SGH-X108 Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.: GH68-04692A English. 02/2004. Rev. 1.0 www.samsungmobile.com...
Contents Important Safety Precautions ...... 7 Unpacking ............ 9 Your Phone ..........10 Phone Layout ............ 10 Display............. 13 Backlight ............16 Service Light............. 16 Getting Started .......... 17 Inserting/Removing the SIM Card ......17 Installing/Removing/Charging the Battery..... 18 Switching the Phone On or Off......23 Selecting Functions and Options ......
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Contents Contents Phonebook Menu........58 Phone Settings......... 103 Find Name (Phonebook 1.1) ......... 58 Greeting Message (Menu 4.1) ......103 Add Entry (Phonebook 1.2) ........61 Display (Menu 4.2) ..........104 Speed List (Phonebook 1.3) ......... 62 Auto Keylock (Menu 4.3) ........106 Copy All to Phone (Phonebook 1.4) .......
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Contents Using ALS (Alternate Line Service) ..150 Solving Problems ........152 Access Codes ........... 155 Phone Password ..........155 PIN..............155 PIN2 ............... 156 PUK ..............156 PUK2 .............. 157 Call Barring Password........157 Health and Safety Information ....158 SAR Certification Information ......
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.
Battery Charger Batteries Water Resistance Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry. Accessories and Batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Manual Ear-Microphone Qualified Service Note: The items supplied with your phone may be Only qualified service personnel should install or different depending on the country.
Your Phone Your Phone Key(s) Description Perform the functions indicated by the Phone Layout text above them, on the bottom line of the display. (soft keys) The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone. In Menu mode, scroll through the menu options.
Your Phone Your Phone Display Key(s) Description (continued) When pressed and held in Idle mode, Display Layout quickly accesses your voice mail server. The display has three areas: Enters numbers, letters and some special characters. Icons Used for various purposes in different Text and functions.
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Your Phone Your Phone Icons Icon Description Icon Description Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network. Shows the received signal strength. The more the number of bars, the stronger Appears when you are at the home zone. the signal. (May be shown only if your service provider supports this) Appears when a call is in progress.
Your Phone Getting Started Backlight The display and the keypad are illuminated by a Inserting/Removing the SIM Card backlight. When you press any key the backlight illuminates. It turns off if no key is pressed within a When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are given period of time, depending on the Backlight provided with a SIM card loaded with your menu option.
Use only approved batteries and chargers. away. 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 120 minutes.
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Getting Started Getting Started Charging the Battery by Using the Travel Charging the Battery using the Battery Adapter Charger Note: The phone can be used while the battery is Using the battery charger, you can charge the being charged, but this causes the battery to battery alone.
Getting Started Getting Started 3. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. Low Battery Indicator The LED on the charger indicates the charging When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of progress with the following colours: talk time remain, the battery sensor informs you in the following ways: an empty battery icon flashes •...
Getting Started Getting Started To switch the phone off: To view various functions/options available or select the one is required: Hold down the key until the power-off animation displays. 1. Press the appropriate soft key. 2. To Press the Selecting Functions and Options select the: Select soft key.
Getting Started Call Functions Locking or Unlocking the Keypad You can lock the keypad to avoid pressing keys by Making a Call mistake. To lock the keypad manually, press and hold Using the Number Keypad in Idle mode until “Keypad locked” appears on the display.
Call Functions Call Functions Making an International Call 3. To dial the number, press the key. To view each call record, see “Call Records” on 1. Press and hold the 0 key for the international page 94. prefix. The + character appears. 2.
Call Functions Call Functions Ending a Call Accessing Options During a Call When you want to finish your call, briefly press the Your phone provides a number of control functions key. that you can use during a call. Switching the Microphone Off (Mute) Answering a Call You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone off so that the other person cannot...
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Call Functions Call Functions Muting/Sending Key Tones To switch between the two calls, simply press the Swap soft key. You can turn the key tones off or on during a call. The current call is placed on hold and the call on When the Mute keys option is selected, your phone hold is reactivated so that you can continue does not transmit the key tones.
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Call Functions Call Functions Transferring a Call 4. To view the highlighted entry, press the Ok soft key. You can transfer the current call to the call on hold For further details about the Phonebook feature, if this service is supported by the network, so that see page 58.
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Call Functions Call Functions 3. To join the first participant to the multi-party Having a Private Conversation With One call, press the Options soft key and select the Participant Join option. Press the Select soft key. 1. Press the Options soft key and select the Split option.
Call Functions Entering Text Using the Ear-microphone The phone allows you to enter characters for messages and names in Chinese and English. To With the ear-microphone, you can make or answer enter Chinese text, the phone provides several a call without holding the phone. widely used pronunciation based (Pinyin) and When you connect the ear-microphone to the jack character shape based (Stroke) input methods to...
Entering Text Entering Text Using Chinese Pinyin Mode Changing the Text Input Mode Pinyin is a system to mark Chinese pronunciation in When you are in a field that allows characters to be Latin alphabets. With the pinyin input method, you entered, you will see the text input mode indicator can enter Chinese characters by entering the pinyin at the bottom of the display.
Entering Text Entering Text 3. If you cannot find the character you want from Inserting a Space the display, press the Up or Down key to scroll through choices in the Character Selection map. Insert a space between the characters, press the When the character you are typing appears in key in the Text Area.
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Entering Text Entering Text The table shows the stroke/key relationship: 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.
Entering Text Entering Text Using Quick English Mode 2. Enter the word you want to add using English mode (see page 48) and press the Ok soft key. To type a word, press keys corresponding to the The word is saved in the T9 dictionary and letters you need.
Entering Text Entering Text Using English Mode Changing the Case To shift the case of the next letter(s) that you type, When typing in English mode, press the key labelled press the key. There are three cases; Lower with the required letter: Case, Initial Capital and Capital Lock.
Entering Text Using Symbolic Mode Symbolic mode enables you to enter symbols in your text. Press the display more Up or Down key. symbols enter a symbol corresponding number key. return to the Ok or soft key. previous text input mode...
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 soft key or Phonebook soft key in Idle mode, then scrolling with the navigation keys.
Using the Menus Using the Menus You can also access the menus and sub-menus by Main Menu entering the corresponding menu number. Example: To access the Voice mail menu option, 1. Messages (see page 69) press the Menu soft key, 1, 3 in Idle 1.1 Short message mode.
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Using the Menus Using the Menus 2. Call records 4. Phone settings (see page 94) (see page 103) 2.1 Missed calls 4.1 Greeting message 2.2 Received calls 4.2 Display 2.3 Dialled calls 4.2.1 Wallpaper 2.4 Delete all 4.2.2 Skin 2.5 Call time 4.2.3 Backlight 2.5.1 Last call time 4.2.4 LCD contrast...
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Using the Menus Using the Menus 5. Organiser 7. Funbox (see page 113) (see page 135) 5.1 New memo 7.1 WWW services 5.2 Calendar 7.1.1 Home 5.3 To do list 7.1.2 Bookmark 5.4 Clock 7.1.3 Go to URL 5.4.1 Set time 7.1.4 Clear cache 5.4.2 Set date 7.1.5 Proxy settings...
Phonebook Menu Phonebook Menu Changing the Phone Memory Entries Phonebook offers the following features: Scroll to the category that you want to edit by • Phonebook: allows you to find, create or set up pressing the Left or Right key. Following categories the speed-dialling feature and manage are available and you can edit information of each Phonebook entries.
Phonebook Menu Phonebook Menu Change name Add Entry (Phonebook 1.2) This option allows you to change the name of the You can store phone numbers and the entry. corresponding names in the memory of your SIM To clear the old name, press the C key. For more card.
Phonebook Menu Phonebook Menu 6. When you are satisfied, press the OK soft key. 3. Enter a phone number and press the Ok soft key. Or, 7. If you select Phone in step 3, go to step 8. To retrieve a number from your Phonebook, If you select SIM in step 3, enter the location press the Phonebook soft key.
Phonebook Menu Phonebook Menu Dialling a Number Stored in the SIM Card Delete All (Phonebook 1.5) Once you have stored phone numbers in your SIM You can delete Phonebook entries selectively card, you can dial them easily whenever required. depending on the memory location, or all entries at To dial a number stored in the SIM card: once.
Phonebook Menu Phonebook Menu Own Number Group Setting (Phonebook 2.1) (Phonebook 2.2) To store your own phone number(s) with a name: You can change the settings of the five predefined caller groups. 1. Scroll to an empty location by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key.
Phonebook Menu Messages Memory Status (Phonebook 2.3) This menu allows you to create, send, read and save messages with the Short Message Service You can check how many names and numbers are (SMS: text message), Enhanced Message Service stored in Phonebook, SIM card and phone’s (EMS: message including simple image, animation memories, and how many free locations remain.
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Messages Messages To read the new message(s) immediately, press the To view a message, scroll to it and press the Select View soft key. The list of the messages appears. soft key. The screen shows the: • date and time when the message was received. Note: To clear the new message notification on the display, press the key.
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Messages Messages New Message • Select a category; Add picture, Add (Menu 1.1.2) animation or Add melody. You can then Using this menu, you can write messages, choose a factory-set object or an object that containing text, images and melodies. you have received from another source and stored in the Media box.
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Messages Messages Note: When the phone fails to send the message, You can choose the following options by pressing press the Retry soft key to try again the the Options soft key: transmission. Or, press the No soft key and the Delete: allows you to delete the message.
Messages Messages Multimedia Message Notes: (Menu 1.2) • When you set the Message reception (see page 91) to Automatic, you cannot enter the Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a messaging Downloads menu (Menu 7.4.1) and cannot also service very similar to Short Message Service access WAP sites while retrieving a new message.
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Messages Messages You can choose the following options by pressing Inbox (Menu 1.2.1) the Opt. soft key: Your phone receives incoming messages and saves Delete: deletes the message them in Inbox. Replay: replays the message. When the Inbox menu is selected, the list of messages received displays with the: Reply: replies to the sender by sending a message.
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Messages Messages Item How to add Item How to add Message 1. Enter a new message. Or you can Subject 1. Enter a subject of your message. enter a preset message. For details about entering characters, see page 39. To enter a preset message; 2.
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Messages Messages • Save message: saves the message in Draft 6. When you have finished entering the (Menu 1.2.4) or My folder (Menu 1.2.5). destinations, press the Send soft key. Press the Cancel soft key not to send the Note: To go back to the edit screen, press the message.
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Messages Messages You can choose the following options by pressing My Folder (Menu 1.2.5) the Opt. soft key: You can move the messages stored in Inbox or Delete: deletes the message. Outbox to the My folder by using the Move to My folder option.
Messages Messages Delete All Voice Mail (Menu 1.2.6) (Menu 1.3) This menu option allows you to delete all of the When you receive a voice mail, your phone displays messages in each message box. You can also delete icon and you hear an alert. all of your messages at one time.
Messages Messages Preset Messages In the Broadcast menu option, the following (Menu 1.4) options are available: Using this menu, you can preset up to nine Read: lets you read the received broadcast messages that you use most frequently. When you messages.
Messages Messages Settings Delivery after: you can set the delay time before (Menu 1.6) the phone sends your messages. Leave a copy: allows you to copy the message that Short Message (Menu 1.6.1) you sent. Using this menu, you can set up default SMS Address hiding: when this option sets to On, your information.
Messages Messages • Profile name: enter the name of the profile. Memory Status (Menu 1.7) • Server URL: enter the address of profile server. You can check the memory status for messages. • GSM setting: allows you to change the proxy settings for the GSM network.
Call Records Call Records Dialled Calls (Menu 2.3) Via this menu, you can view the: This option lets you view the last 20 dialled • calls you missed, received or dialled. numbers. • cost of your calls. The number, or name if available, displays together •...
Call Records Call Records Call Time Call Costs (Menu 2.5) (Menu 2.6) This option lets you view the timers for calls made This feature lets you view the cost of calls. and received. Notes: • This feature is not intended to be used for billing Notes: purposes.
Sound Settings Sound Settings Alert type: lets you specify how you are informed of any incoming calls. You can use the Sound Settings feature to customise various settings, such as the: Melody: the phone rings using the melody selected via the Melody option. See above. •...
Sound Settings Sound Settings Light only: only the service light is switched on; the Key Tone (Menu 3.5) phone neither rings nor vibrates. This menu option allows you to select the tone that Repetition: allows you to specify how often the the keypad sounds when you press a dial key.
Sound Settings Phone Settings Quiet Mode (Menu 3.7) Many different features of your phone can be customised to suit your preferences via the When you hold the key down in Idle mode, the Phone Settings menu. phone switches to the Quiet Mode. You can specify whether the phone vibrates or mutes about all sounds in the Quiet Mode.
Phone Settings Phone Settings Display Skin (Menu 4.2.2) (Menu 4.2) You can change the colour setting of the display You can change the background image and the components, such as text, soft key indications area colour of the components on the display according or the menu names and icons.
Phone Settings Phone Settings Auto Keylock Security (Menu 4.3) (Menu 4.5) You can set the phone to automatically lock the The security settings enable you to restrict the use keys if no key is pressed within a given of time. This of your phone to the people and types of calls of feature is useful to avoid pressing keys by mistake.
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Phone Settings Phone Settings Phone Lock SIM Lock (Menu 4.5.3) (Menu 4.5.6) When the Phone Lock feature is enabled, the phone To enable the SIM Lock feature, you must enter a is locked and you must enter the 8-digit phone new four- to eight-digit SIM lock code, and confirm password each time the phone is switched on.
With the Auto Redial function, the phone makes up Samsung dealer. to ten attempts to redial a phone number after an In this menu, you can enable the fax mode on your unsuccessful call.
Phone Settings Service Light (Menu 4.10) You can turn off the service light and change the colour of the service light. Reset Settings (Menu 4.11) This menu option allows you to reset your phone to its default configuration. You can reset the sound settings, phone settings or all of the settings together.
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 Organiser • Call: calls you need to make. 10. You can choose the following option by pressing the Options soft key: • Anniversary: anniversaries to be remembered, such as wedding anniversaries, • Add: allows you to add a new memo on the birthdays or other special days.
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Organiser Organiser The following options are available when you press Viewing Your Calendar Memos the Options soft key on the Calendar display: A date that has a memo associated with it is Add memo: allows you to add a new memo on the highlighted in a red box.
Organiser Organiser To Do List Copy: allows you to copy the task to a different (Menu 5.3) date. This menu allows you to view a list of tasks. Delete: allows you to delete the task. To create a new memo of the To do list type: Delete all: allows you to delete all of tasks from the list.
Organiser Organiser To select your time zone: Alarm (Menu 5.5) 1. Select the city corresponding to your time zone This option allows you to set an alarm to ring at a by pressing the Left or Right key one or more specific time.
Organiser Organiser Once an alarm has been set, you can see the Alarm Calculator (Menu 5.6) icon ( ) on the top line of the display. To stop the alarm when it rings press any key. You can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator performs basic arithmetic functions, such Note: When the Quiet Mode is activated, the alarm as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and...
Organiser Organiser Conversion Units Available (Menu 5.7) Type Units This menu option allows you to convert from one type of unit to another. Length To convert a value: yard mile 1. Scroll to the type of conversion to be performed Weight from Length, Weight, Volume, Area and grain oz...
Organiser Network Services To stop the timer melody when it rings, press any key. These menu functions are network services. Please contact your service provider to check their To stop the timer before the end, press the Stop availability and subscribe to them, if you wish. soft key on the Timer screen.
Network Services Network Services You can specify individual call diverting options for Deactivating Specific Call Diverting each of the following call types: Options • Voice calls only 1. Select the call diverting option to be • Fax calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) deactivated.
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Network Services Network Services Cancel all: all call barring options are deactivated; The phone sends your settings to the network calls can be made and received normally. and the network’s acknowledgement displays. Change barring password: allows you to change Deactivating Specific Call Barring barring password.
Network Services Network Services 4. Enter the new password again to confirm it and The phone sends your settings to the network press the Ok soft key. and the network’s acknowledgement displays. You can also deactivate all call waiting options by selecting the Cancel all option.
Network Services Fun Box 2. Press the Up or Down key until the preferred network highlights and press the Select soft The Fun box menu contains several fun options: key. • WWW services You are connected to that network when •...
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Fun Box Fun Box To scroll through the screen, use the Up and Down Using the WAP Browser Menus keys. There are various menu options available when surfing the Wireless Web. To exit the browser, press the key at any time. The phone returns to Idle mode.
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Fun Box Fun Box Using the WAP Browser Options 3. Enter the name of the bookmark and press the Ok soft key. Several options are available when you are surfing the Wireless Web. To access these options, press For further information about how to enter text, key once connected to the Wireless Web.
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Fun Box Fun Box Proxy Settings When the default homepage displays, you can (Menu 7.1.5) delete it using the C key and enter your own choice. This menu option allows you to set up five proxy To enter any special characters, / for example, use servers.
Fun Club (Menu 7.2) Service Area ( Menu 7.2.3) You can access Samsung Fun Club on the Internet and download various media items, such as Each time you move to HongKong or China, you melodies and images. need to change this setting to use the SFC service, Samsung Fun Club is the preset web site providing according to the area where you are.
Fun Box Fun Box Sounds (Menu 7.3.2) Media Box (Menu 7.3) This option allows you to listen to the recorded voices and the melodies received from other This menu option stores various media items from sources, such as the WAP sites or multimedia other sources, such as the wireless web or messages.
Fun Box Fun Box Memory Status SnowBallFight (Menu 7.3.4) Media box and multimedia message boxes share a The goal of this game is to challenge and defeat the snowball fight champions of four different teams. given amount of memory in your phone. The display shows the status of used memory.
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Fun Box Fun Box Key Commands Continue: allows you to continue the last game you played. The menu is only available when a 4/6 or Left/Right: move left or right game has already been played. 2, 5 or Up, :control the distance at the first press High score: shows you the high score table.
Using ALS (Alternate Line Service) Using ALS (Alternate Setting Call Diverting Options Line Service) You can set up call diverting via the Call diverting The ALS feature enables two lines to be associated menu option (Menu 6.1). This service reroutes with one SIM card.
Solving Problems Solving Problems “No service” displays Before contacting the after-sales service, perform • The network connection was lost. You may be in a the following simple checks. They may save you the weak reception area (in a tunnel or surrounded time and expense of an unnecessary service call.
• a clear description of the problem usually supplied with the SIM card. When the PIN Check feature is enabled (see page 107), you must Then contact your local dealer or Samsung enter the PIN each time you switch on the phone. after-sales service.
Access Codes Access Codes PIN2 PUK2 The PIN2, supplied with some SIM cards, is required The PUK2, supplied with some SIM cards, is to access some functions, such as charging unit required to change a blocked PIN2. counters. These functions are only available if If you key in an incorrect PUK2 ten times in supported by your SIM card.
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety SAR tests are conducted using standard operating Information positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the SAR Certification Information phone while operating can be well below the maximum value.
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and Road Safety recharge your battery only with Samsung- approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability disconnect it from the power source. Do not leave...
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information Electronic Devices Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical devices, Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from consult the manufacturer of your device to radio frequency (RF) signals. However, certain determine if it is adequately shielded from external electronic equipment may not be shielded against RF energy.
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Emergency Calls Switch off your phone when in any area with a This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well and instructions.
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information Other Important Safety Information Care and Maintenance • Only qualified personnel should service the phone • Keep the phone and all its parts and accessories or install the phone in a vehicle. Faulty out of the reach of small children’s.
Health and Safety Information Glossary • Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorised antennas or To help you understand the main technical terms modified accessories may damage the phone and and abbreviations used in this booklet and take full violate regulations governing radio devices.
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Glossary Glossary GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Roaming New non-voice value-added service that allows Use of your phone when you are outside your home information to be sent and received across a mobile area (when travelling for example). telephone network. GPRS guaranties continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) computer users.