Samsung A660 - SPH Cell Phone User manual

XB16.10_LMA660_041304_F2
SPH-a660 Series
PORTABLE Tri-Mode
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Intellectual Property
All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is
otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers
relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to,
accessories, parts, or software relating thereto (the “Phone
System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal
laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual
Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or
unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer
programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship.
You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the
Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will
not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code
from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property
is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property
shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.
Samsung Telecommunications America, L.P.
Headquarters: Customer Care Center:
1301 E. Lookout Drive 1601 E. Plano Parkway, Suite 150
Richardson, TX 75082 Plano, TX 75074
Tel: [phone] Toll Free Tel: [phone].HELP (4357)
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Internet Address: http://www.samsungusa.com
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trademark of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related
entities.
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following patents: U.S. Patent No. 4, 901, 307; 5, 056, 109; 5, 099,
204; 5, 101, 501; 5, 103, 459; 5, 107, 225; 5, 109, 390.
Printed in South Korea
GH68-04894A
Openwave®is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc.
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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE
WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES
THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR
ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN,
CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS
CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT
PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION,
SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING
FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE
BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.
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Table of Contents
Getting Started......................................................... 1
Front View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Viewing the Display Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features of Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning Your Phone ON and OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using One/Two/Three Touch Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Abbreviated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dialing Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Finding a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dialing From the Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings .................................21
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ringer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Silence Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing the Text Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Changing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Call Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Auto-Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Display Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
TTY Use With Handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting Your Phone’s Security......................................37
Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calling in Lock Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using Special Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Erasing the Internal Phone Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Erase Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Controlling Your Roaming Experience ............................43
Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting Your Phone’s System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Navigating Through Menus .........................................47
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Managing Call History ...............................................55
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Call History Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Saving a Phone Number From Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Prepending a Phone Number From
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Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Air Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using the Internal Phone Book .....................................59
Internal Phone Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Entering Numbers and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Finding Internal Phone Book Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adding a Phone Number to an Internal Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . 64
Editing an Internal Phone Book Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Secret Internal Phone Book Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Changing the Group Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Personal Organizer...................................................69
Adding an Event to the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Viewing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Erasing a Day’s Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Going to Today’s Scheduler Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Purging Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Purging All Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using the Memo Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Voice Services ........................................................79
Activating Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Digit Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Enabling/Disabling Digit Dial Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Adapting Digit Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using Name Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Enabling/Disabling Name Dial Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Enabling/Disabling Phonebook Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Recording Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The Basics .............................................................89
Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Setting Up Your Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Clearing the Message Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Responding to Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Data/Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Data/Fax setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Receiving a fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ending a Fax or Data Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sending a Fax or Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Changing your phone back to voice calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Messaging .............................................................97
Erasing All Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Message Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Display Popup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sending Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Canned Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Message Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Save in Outbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Auto Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Alerts Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Voice Mail Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Web Services........................................................ 107
The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Web Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers and Applications . . . 112
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Ringers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Safety................................................................. 117
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Acknowledging Special Precautions and
Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Owner’s Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
User Guide Proprietary Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Manufacturer’s Warranty.......................................... 127
Index ................................................... 131
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Getting Started 1
Getting Started
Front View of Phone
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2 Getting Started
Key Functions
1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller
and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your
phone.
2. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal
strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the
better the signal strength.
3. Display Screen: The display screen displays all the
information needed to operate your phone.
4. Headset Jack: Allows you to plug in an optional headset for
safe, convenient hands-free conversations.
5. OK/Voicemail Key: Pressing when navigating through a
menu accepts the highlighted choice in the menu. Pressing
for two seconds automatically dials your voicemail.
6. One Touch Internet Access: Allows you to access the web
browser with the press of a button. Press and hold to
automatically launch the web browser.
7. Volume Keys: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in
standby mode (with the flip open) or adjust the voice
volume during a call. The volume keys can also be used to
scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu
options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press
the Volume Key up or down.
8. TALK Key: Place or receive a call. In standby mode, press
the key once to access the Outgoing call log. If you press
and hold the key down, you will initiate the Voice
Recognition feature.
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Getting Started 3
9. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters,
and characters.
10. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
character input type.
11. Accessory Interface Connector: This connector is used to
connect any available accessory cables to your phone.
12. Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector is
used to plug in the charging accessories.
13. Microphone: The Microphone allows the other caller to hear
you clearly when you are speaking to them.
14. Space/Pound Key: Enters the pound [#] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a space.
15. BACK Key: Deletes characters from the display. When in a
menu, press to return to the previous menu. This key also
allows you to return to the previous screen in a PCS Vision
session.
16. END Key: Ends a call. Press and hold this key for a few
seconds to turn your phone On or Off. While in the main
menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels
your input.
17. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the
phone menu options, and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.
18. MENU Key: Displays the first level or Main Menu of options.
Press again to view the next menu page.
19. LED Indicator: Flashes red to indicate that there is an
incoming call or green to indicate that you have service.
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4 Getting Started
20. Ringer Indicator: This icon indicates that a ringer is set.
21. Battery Indicator: The battery indicator displays the amount
of remaining battery charge currently available in your
phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon, the
phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or
empty.
22. Position Location: This icon indicates that the position
location feature is active.
Viewing the Display Screen
This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your display screen.
displays your current signal strength.The more
lines you have, the stronger your signal.
means your phone cannot find a signal (No
Service).
indicates that a call is in progress and also that
you are sending or receiving information during a
browser session
indicates you have a text, numeric page, or Web
Alert messages waiting. Press briefly to see a
list of pending messages.
indicates you have a voicemail message. Press
and hold to dial voicemail.
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indicates your phone is in vibrate mode.
shows your current battery charge strength.
(Icon shown fully charged.) If the battery is
discharged, there are no bars displayed and the
battery icon flashes.
indicates that position location is active.
indicates that position location is inactive.
indicates that your phone is roaming.
indicates that your phone is in security mode.
indicates that your phone is operating in analog
service.
indicates that your phone is operating in digital
service.
indicates that your phone is in 1X service.
indicates that your phone is in Airplane Mode. All
TX and RX transmissions are turned Off.
indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.
indicates that the ringer is set at a level
between 1-8 or 1-Beep is selected.
Indicates that the ringer is turned Off.
indicates that something has been
downloaded to your phone.
indicates that the TTY function is active.
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Tip: Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.
Features of Your Phone
Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a660 Phone.
This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, and reliable. It also offers
many significant features and service options:
• Dual-band/Tri-Mode capability provides access to other Digital
Networks where roaming agreements are established (page
43).
• Mobile BrowserTM provides access to the wireless Internet in
digital mode (page 107).
• Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging
capabilities (page 98).
• Downloadable games, ringers, screen savers, and applications
allow you to turn down time into fun time and to personalize
your phone (page 112).
• The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of
important events (page 69).
• Three hundred internal phone book entries store up to six
phone numbers each (page 59).
• Voice Signal/Voice Command.
• English or French Language Menus.
Turning Your Phone ON and OFF
Turning Your Phone ON
•Press to turn your phone On.
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Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for Service” which
indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone
finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’s idle
state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching,
a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is
found, your phone automatically returns to standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically
without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for service by
pressing any key (when your phone is turned ON).
Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when
you are in an area where there is no signal.
Turning Your Phone OFF
•Press for two seconds until you see the powering down
animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery
is charging).
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Using the Battery
Battery Capacity
Your phone is equipped with a standard Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It
allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The
standard battery provides approximately 3 hours of continuous
digital talk time (1.5 hours in analog) or approximately 240 hours of
continuous digital standby time (17 hours in analog).
The extended battery provides approximately 4.5 hours of
continuous digital talk time (3 hours in analog) or approximately 432
hours of continuous digital standby time (30 hours in analog).
When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon blinks.
When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left, the
phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, and
browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby times.
Tip: Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the
battery before it runs out of power.
Installing the Battery
Your phone comes with a LiIon battery. Follow these steps to install:
1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone,
making sure the plastic tab on the back is inserted into the
matching slot in the phone.
2. Press up until the latch snaps into place.
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Removing the Battery
To remove your battery, follow these easy steps:
1. So that no stored messages or numbers are lost, power off
your phone by pressing and holding the key.
2. Push the battery release latch down completely. The battery
will separate slightly from the phone.
3. Slide the battery down and remove.
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Charging the Battery
Your phone comes with a rechargeable battery. You should charge
the battery as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone.
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery
level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off. For a
quick check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery
charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your phone’s
display screen. If the battery charge is getting too low, the battery
icon ( ) blinks and the phone sounds a warning tone.
Always use a Samsung approved desktop charger, travel charger, or
vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.
Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your
phone and void the warranty.
Using the Desktop Charger
To use the desktop charger provided with your phone:
1. Plug the outlet from the desktop charger in the wall. Place
your phone into the desktop charger, making sure that it fits
securely. If properly connected, you should see the charging
lights.
• A red light on the desktop charger and an animated battery icon
on the phone indicates that the battery is charging.
• A green light on the desktop charger indicates that the battery
is at least 90 percent charged.
• A orange light on the desktop charger indicates that there is a
problem charging the phone.
It takes approximately 4 hours to fully recharge a completely
rundown standard battery. With the Samsung approved LiIon battery,
you can recharge the battery before it becomes completely run down.
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When the flip is open, an animated battery icon is displayed on the
screen. When the battery is completely charged, a green light is
displayed continuously.
Displaying Your Phone Number
Just in case you forget your phone number, your phone can
remind you.
To display your phone number:
1. Press for Main Menu.
2. Press for Phone Book.
3. Press for My Phone #.
Making and Answering Calls
Making Calls
Your phone offers many different ways to make calls, including
downloading games and ringers (page 112), Speed Dialing (page 14)
and using Call History (page 56).
To make a call using your keypad:
1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Enter a phone number. If you make a mistake while dialing,
press to erase one digit at a time. Or, press and hold
to erase the entire number.
3. Press .
4. When you’re finished, close the flip or press .
Tip: To redial your last outgoing call, press twice.
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