Samsung SGH-B300 User Manual

SGH-B300
User's Guide
• Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some
of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly.
• Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different
from the illustrations in this guide.
Printed in Korea
World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-17982A
http://www.samsungmobile.com English (IND). 04/2008. Rev. 1.0
Press and hold in Idle mode to disable all sounds on the
Silent mode
phone. To exit, press and hold this key again.
Display
Your phone is in Idle mode when you are not on a call or using a menu.
You must be in Idle mode to dial a phone number.
Icons
Text and graphics
Soft key function
Msg. Phonebook
indicators
Using the menus
In Idle mode, press the OK key to enter the main menu.
Labels at the bottom corners of the display
show the current soft key functions. Press
the left soft key ( ) or right soft key ( )
to perform the function indicated.
To return to the To exit this menu
previous menu without changing
level, press the the menu settings,
soft key or C. press this key.
Use the 4-way navigation keys as shortcuts to
access your favourite menus.
1. In Idle mode, press the OK key.
2. Select Phone settings → Short cut.
3. Select a key.
4. Select a menu to be assigned to the key.
Entering text
Changing the text input mode
In a text input field, press the right soft key until the input mode indicator
you want appears.
T9 and Hinglish DB mode
1. Press 2 to 9 to start entering a word. Press each key once for one
letter.
The word you are entering appears on the display. It may change with
each keypress. Finish entering the word before editing or deleting any
keystrokes.
• T9 example: To enter "Hello" in T9 mode, press 4, 3, 5, 5, and 6.
• Hinglish example: To enter "namaste" in HG mode, press 6, 2, 6, 2,
7, 8 and 3.
2. When the word displays correctly, go to step 3. Otherwise, press
display alternative word choices for the keys that you have pressed.
3. Press to insert a space and enter the next word.
Installing the SIM card and battery
1. Remove the battery cover and insert the SIM card.
Battery
cover
2. Install the battery and reattach the cover.
Battery
Your phone displays the following status indicators on the top of the
screen:
Icon Description
Signal strength
Call in progress
GPRS network
Roaming network
Call ringer set to vibrate
Silent mode
Mute mode, during a call
Call diverting feature active
New text message
New multimedia message
New voicemail message
Alarm set
Battery power level
Switching on or off the phone
1. Press and hold for more than one second to switch on the phone.
To select or modify a menu or feature:
1. In Idle mode, press the OK key.
2. Press the Navigation keys to reach a desired menu and then press the
Select soft key or .
3. If the menu contains any submenus, locate the one you want by
pressing the Navigation keys. Press the Select
the submenu.
If the selected menu contains additional submenus, repeat this step.
4. Press the Navigation keys to find the setting of your choice.
5. Press the Select soft key or to confirm your chosen setting.
Shortcut numbers
You can quickly access the menu you want by using shortcut numbers.
The shortcut number displays in front of the menu name in Menu mode.
ABC mode
Press the keys labelled with the letter you want once for the first letter,
twice for the second letter, and so on.
For example, press 2 three times to enter "C" and
"K."
Number mode
Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want.
Symbol mode
Press the number keys corresponding to the symbol you want and press
the OK soft key. You can press Up or Down to display more symbols.
Tips for entering text
0 to
• To move the cursor, press the Navigation keys.
• To delete characters one by one, press C. To clear the display, press and
hold C.
• To insert a space between characters, press
Charging the battery
1. Plug the supplied travel adapter.
With the triangle facing up
2. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter.
Note: Do not remove the battery from the phone without unplugging the
adapter first. Otherwise, the phone may be damaged.
2. If the time & date message appears, press the
the time and date by the following onscreen insturctions.
3. Press and hold for more than two seconds to switch off the phone.
Changing the display language
1. In Idle mode, press the OK
2. Select Phone settings → Language.
3. Select a language.
Making a call
1. In Idle mode, enter an area code and phone number, and press
2. Press to end the call.
Note: In Speakerphone mode, a noisy environment will make it difficult to
hear the person whom you are speaking with. In a noisy environment,
it is better to use the normal phone mode for better audio performance.
Menu map
1. SIM AT *
2. Call records
2.1 Missed calls
2.2 Received calls
2.3 Dialled calls
2.4 Delete all
soft key or to enter 2.5 Call time
2.6 Call cost *
3. Network services
3.1 Call diverting
3.2 Call barring
3.3 Call waiting
3.4 Network selection
3.5 Caller ID
3.6 Closed user group
4. Sound settings
4.1 Ring tone
4.2 Ring volume
4.3 Alert type
4.4 Keypad tone
• To change case in T9 mode or ABC mode, press
• To enter punctuation marks in T9 mode or ABC mode, press 1.
Using the Neopad Indian Mode
5 two times to enter
To type a character in the Neopad Hindi mode:
1. Press a corresponding key to access the Virtual Keypad that contains a
character you want. The character will appear in the Virtual Keypad at
the bottom of display.
If you want to know which key is assigned to which Hindi characters troup,
see the table of "List of the characters available in Hindi".
2. Press the corresponding key 1 to 5 to input a character, or press the *
key to toggle a wirtual keypad page to Virama.
Note: When you enter a character, you will see the predicted word in the word
prediction box at the bottom of the display. If you want to know about
this input method, see the page 2. Otherwise, repeat above steps to
enter other characters.
.
Phone layout and key functions
Web access/
Confirm key
In Idle mode, accesses
the web browser.
In Menu mode, selects
the highlighted option
or confirms input.
Perform functions
indicated by the
text above the key.
Makes and answers
a call. In Idle mode,
retrieves the most
Voice mail server key
In Idle mode, accesses
your voice mail server
when held down.
Answering a call
Yes soft key and set
1. When the phone rings, press the
call. Press the
2. Press
Changing a ringtone for calls
soft key.
1. In Idle mode, press the
2. Select Sound settings
3. Select a ringtone.
Redialling recent numbers
.
1. In Idle mode, press
2. Press Up
3. Press
4.5 Keypad volume 7. Applications
4.6 Message tone
7.1 Alarm
4.7 Alert on call
7.2 Calendar
4.8 Folder tone
7.3 Time & Date
4.9 Power on/off
7.4 Calculator
4.0 Extra tones
7.5 Mobile Prayer
7.6 To do list
5. Messages
7.7 Voice memo
5.1 Text messages
7.8 Currency exchange
5.2 Multimedia messages
5.3 Configuration messages
8. Phonebook
8.1 Search
6. Funbox
8.2 New entry
6.1 FM Radio
8.3 Group search
6.2 Games
8.4 Edit group
6.3 Sounds
8.5 Speed dial
6.4 Images
8.6 Delete all
6.5 Delete all
8.7 Copy all to
6.6 Memory status
8.8 Move all to
8.9 Memory status
8.0 SDN *
List of the characters available in Hindi
.
Key
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
4-way navigation keys
In Idle mode, access
Soft keys
your favourite menus
directly.
In Menu mode, scroll
through menu options.
Dial key
Power/End key
Turns the phone on or
off when held down.
Also ends a call.
recent calls.
Cancel/Clear key
Deletes characters from
the display. Returns the
display to the previous
menu level.
Silent mode key
Silent mode
Alphanumeric keys
Accept soft key or to answer a
Reject soft key or to reject the call.
to end the call.
OK soft key.
→ Ring tone.
.
or Down to scroll to the number you want.
to dial the number.
9. Phone settings
9.1 Display settings
9.2 Greeting message
9.3 Own number
9.4 Language
9.5 Security
9.6 Extra settings
9.7 Short cut
9.8 Connection settings
9.9 Reset settings
* Show only if supported by your SIM card.
Characters inthe order displayed
Press the key And press the key
Virama (togles a virtual keypad page)