Samsung Galaxy s iii User manual

Samsung Galaxy S III

Contents

Product Information ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Specifications...............................................................................................................................................................................11

Call Management......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Camera........................................................................................................................................................................................ 12

Connectivity................................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Messaging ...................................................................................................................................................................................12

Personalization & Fun.................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Call Basics.......................................................................................................................................................................................13

Answer call .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Reject current call........................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Block calls.................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Reject call with message .......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Add contact to reject list............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Add numbers to Auto reject list................................................................................................................................................. 13

Temporarily remove numbers from Auto reject list.................................................................................................................... 13

Permanently remove numbers from Auto reject list................................................................................................................... 14

Dial .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

End call........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14

Hold call....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Mute and unmute call...................................................................................................................................................................15

Mute incoming ring.......................................................................................................................................................................15

Use speakerphone....................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Caller ID.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Incoming ID - Turn on/off.......................................................................................................................................................... 15

Outgoing ID –Enable / Restrict................................................................................................................................................. 15

Picture ID - Set......................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Ringer ID - Set.......................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Call Forwarding............................................................................................................................................................................16

Cancel call forwarding .............................................................................................................................................................. 16

Forward all calls (unconditional forwarding) ..............................................................................................................................16

Forward some calls (conditional forwarding)............................................................................................................................. 16

Forward calls voicemail (conditional forwarding)....................................................................................................................... 17

Call Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

DTMF tones - Not available.......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Fixed dialing.................................................................................................................................................................................17

Phone line selection - Not available.............................................................................................................................................. 17

Volume.........................................................................................................................................................................................17

Call volume...............................................................................................................................................................................17

Ring volume ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Call Timer / Call Log..................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Reset call log............................................................................................................................................................................17

Call timer - Not available........................................................................................................................................................... 18

Call Waiting.................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Turn on/off................................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Use...........................................................................................................................................................................................18

Conference Calling.......................................................................................................................................................................18

Have private conversation ........................................................................................................................................................ 18

Start conference call................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Voice Commands.........................................................................................................................................................................19

Assign a voice name to a contact ............................................................................................................................................. 19

Dial using voice name...............................................................................................................................................................19

Setup S Voice...........................................................................................................................................................................19

Voicemail.....................................................................................................................................................................................19

Call voicemail ...........................................................................................................................................................................19

View voicemail number.............................................................................................................................................................20

AllShare / AllShare Cast ..................................................................................................................................................................20

AllShare - Download to your computer (Windows)........................................................................................................................ 20

AllShare Play –Log in..................................................................................................................................................................20

AllShare Play –Set up web storage (Required)............................................................................................................................ 20

AllShare Play –Log out................................................................................................................................................................21

AllShare Play –Access your media files....................................................................................................................................... 21

AllShare Play –Share a media file with another device via streaming.......................................................................................... 21

AllShare Play –Broadcast a Screen Cast via group sharing......................................................................................................... 21

AllShare Cast –Turn On / Off....................................................................................................................................................... 22

AllShare Cast –Scan for other devices........................................................................................................................................ 22

AllShare - PC / DLNA TV ............................................................................................................................................................. 22

Bluetooth®/Infrared .........................................................................................................................................................................22

Bluetooth - Transfer files..............................................................................................................................................................22

Bluetooth - Turn off and disconnect..............................................................................................................................................23

Bluetooth - Turn on and pair.........................................................................................................................................................23

Bluetooth - Unpair from a connected device................................................................................................................................. 23

Data Synchronization....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Disable/Enable mobile data connection........................................................................................................................................ 23

Check data usage........................................................................................................................................................................24

Set a data usage warning.............................................................................................................................................................24

Set a data usage limit................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Edit application sync settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 24

Data synchronization (automatic)................................................................................................................................................. 24

Data synchronization (manual)..................................................................................................................................................... 25

Global Positioning System (GPS).................................................................................................................................................... 25

Turn on/off GPS........................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Google Maps................................................................................................................................................................................ 25

Find your location.....................................................................................................................................................................25

Get directions ...........................................................................................................................................................................26

Search for location....................................................................................................................................................................26

Select map mode......................................................................................................................................................................26

Internet and Browser ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Access Internet/Enter URL...........................................................................................................................................................26

Add browser bookmark ................................................................................................................................................................ 27

Browser settings (clear cache, view history)................................................................................................................................. 27

Clear Cache ............................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Delete Cookies......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

View history..............................................................................................................................................................................27

Copy and paste text..................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Go forward/back a page............................................................................................................................................................... 28

Go forward................................................................................................................................................................................28

Go back....................................................................................................................................................................................28

Javascript enable or disable.........................................................................................................................................................28

Search within a page....................................................................................................................................................................28

Open new window........................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Zoom in/out..................................................................................................................................................................................28

Zoom in....................................................................................................................................................................................28

Zoom out.................................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Near Field Communication .............................................................................................................................................................. 29

Near Field Communication (NFC) Explanation............................................................................................................................. 29

NFC - Turn on/off.........................................................................................................................................................................29

NFC - Read tag............................................................................................................................................................................ 29

NFC - Change settings................................................................................................................................................................. 29

NFC - Share media and contacts using S Beam........................................................................................................................... 29

NFC - Write tag - Not available.....................................................................................................................................................30

Virtual Private Network (VPN).......................................................................................................................................................... 30

Add new network..........................................................................................................................................................................30

Connect to network...................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Voice Search................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Voice Search - Use...................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Use Location - Turn on/off............................................................................................................................................................ 31

Turn on..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Turn off..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

SafeSearch - Not supported ............................................................................................................................................................ 31

Wi-Fi................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31

Wi-Fi - Turn on/off........................................................................................................................................................................31

Wi-Fi calling - Not supported........................................................................................................................................................ 32

Tethering and Wi-Fi sharing.........................................................................................................................................................32

Set up mobile hotspot............................................................................................................................................................... 32

Turn on / off mobile hotspot...................................................................................................................................................... 32

Tethering via USB .................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Customize (keys, name).................................................................................................................................................................. 33

Greeting/name tag - Not available................................................................................................................................................ 33

Program name and number..........................................................................................................................................................33

Blocking Mode .............................................................................................................................................................................33

Blocking mode on/off................................................................................................................................................................33

Blocking mode - Adjust settings................................................................................................................................................ 33

Home Screen............................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Add widget, shortcut, or folder .................................................................................................................................................. 33

Move widget, shortcut, or folder................................................................................................................................................ 34

Remove widget, shortcut, or folder............................................................................................................................................34

Ringtones..................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Change ring style...................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Create a vibration style............................................................................................................................................................. 34

Change ringtone....................................................................................................................................................................... 34

Add a new ringtone with My files application.............................................................................................................................34

Add a new ringtone with Music player application..................................................................................................................... 35

Delete ringtone......................................................................................................................................................................... 35

Download via computer - Not available ........................................................................................................................................35

Themes/Wallpaper.......................................................................................................................................................................35

Screen saver - Not available.....................................................................................................................................................35

Themes - Not available.............................................................................................................................................................35

Wallpaper - Delete....................................................................................................................................................................35

Wallpaper - Download via Computer - Not available.................................................................................................................36

Wallpaper - Set......................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Lock screen Wallpaper - Set.....................................................................................................................................................36

Wallpaper and lock screen wallpaper - Set............................................................................................................................... 36

Battery/SIM Card............................................................................................................................................................................. 36

Battery - Charge...........................................................................................................................................................................37

Battery - Insert/remove................................................................................................................................................................. 37

Insert........................................................................................................................................................................................37

Remove....................................................................................................................................................................................38

Battery Manager - Access............................................................................................................................................................ 39

Battery Manager - Change battery profile ................................................................................................................................. 39

Battery Manager - Set battery profile options............................................................................................................................ 39

SIM card ......................................................................................................................................................................................39

Insert........................................................................................................................................................................................39

Remove....................................................................................................................................................................................41

Indications/Functions/Menu............................................................................................................................................................. 42

Button functions........................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Display screen icons.................................................................................................................................................................... 43

Status bar icons........................................................................................................................................................................... 44

Liquid damage indicator (LDI) ...................................................................................................................................................... 51

Status light indicators................................................................................................................................................................... 52

Memory........................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Set default memory collection - Not available............................................................................................................................... 53

Camera and Camcorder............................................................................................................................................................... 53

Voice recorder.............................................................................................................................................................................. 53

Internet browser........................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Task Manager..............................................................................................................................................................................53

Access...................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

End Applications.......................................................................................................................................................................53

View available device memory - Phone book ............................................................................................................................... 54

View device memory - Phone book on SIM card - Not available................................................................................................... 54

View device memory - Pictures, videos........................................................................................................................................54

Memory Card & Transfer..............................................................................................................................................................54

Access files - On card using computer......................................................................................................................................54

Access files - On card using device ..........................................................................................................................................54

Delete files - On card using computer.......................................................................................................................................54

Delete files - On card using device............................................................................................................................................54

Insert/remove card....................................................................................................................................................................55

Move files - Card to computer...................................................................................................................................................57

Move files - Card to device ....................................................................................................................................................... 58

Move files - Computer to card................................................................................................................................................... 58

Move files - Device to card........................................................................................................................................................58

View available memory.............................................................................................................................................................58

USB settings................................................................................................................................................................................ 58

Google Play Store ...........................................................................................................................................................................59

Access Play Store........................................................................................................................................................................ 59

Download and install free application ...........................................................................................................................................59

Download and install paid application...........................................................................................................................................59

Uninstall application..................................................................................................................................................................... 59

Emergency Alerts............................................................................................................................................................................ 59

Emergency Alerts Explanation .....................................................................................................................................................59

Emergency Alerts - Access ..........................................................................................................................................................60

Emergency Alerts - Settings......................................................................................................................................................... 60

Album.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 60

Send picture to Album..................................................................................................................................................................60

Camera ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 60

Edit the on-screen settings icons..................................................................................................................................................60

Settings Menu.............................................................................................................................................................................. 60

Flash............................................................................................................................................................................................ 61

Zoom ...........................................................................................................................................................................................61

Front/rear camera ........................................................................................................................................................................61

Shooting mode............................................................................................................................................................................. 61

Camera/camcorder mode............................................................................................................................................................. 62

Effects mode................................................................................................................................................................................ 62

Pictures - Access .........................................................................................................................................................................62

Pictures - Delete ..........................................................................................................................................................................62

Phone Memory......................................................................................................................................................................... 62

External Memory Card..............................................................................................................................................................63

Pictures - Take/Capture ...............................................................................................................................................................63

Music............................................................................................................................................................................................... 63

Access music player .................................................................................................................................................................... 63

FM radio - Not available............................................................................................................................................................... 63

Move music - From computer to memory card ............................................................................................................................. 63

Playlist - Add files......................................................................................................................................................................... 63

Playlist - Create............................................................................................................................................................................64

Playlist - Delete files.....................................................................................................................................................................64

Playlist - Delete playlist ................................................................................................................................................................64

Playlist - Play ............................................................................................................................................................................... 64

Supported music files...................................................................................................................................................................64

Screen Shot..................................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Turn on ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 65

Capture screen shots................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Video............................................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Access YouTube.......................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Search for videos......................................................................................................................................................................... 65

View video categories.................................................................................................................................................................. 65

Upload video................................................................................................................................................................................66

Watch video................................................................................................................................................................................. 66

Email...............................................................................................................................................................................................66

Account - Add new POP3 or IMAP account.................................................................................................................................. 66

Account - Add new Exchange email account................................................................................................................................ 66

Account - Change settings........................................................................................................................................................... 67

Edit email account.................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Delete Email account................................................................................................................................................................67

Switch between accounts .........................................................................................................................................................68

Set incoming alert..................................................................................................................................................................... 68

Add attachment............................................................................................................................................................................ 68

Delete Email Messages................................................................................................................................................................ 68

Forward email message............................................................................................................................................................... 68

Read email message ................................................................................................................................................................... 69

Reply to email message...............................................................................................................................................................69

Send email message....................................................................................................................................................................69

Switch between email folders....................................................................................................................................................... 69

Refresh email inbox ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69

Gmail........................................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Account - Add new Gmail account............................................................................................................................................ 70

Edit Gmail account ................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Delete Gmail account ...............................................................................................................................................................70

Switch between Gmail accounts............................................................................................................................................... 71

Add attachment to Gmail .......................................................................................................................................................... 71

Set incoming alert..................................................................................................................................................................... 71

Delete a Gmail Message........................................................................................................................................................... 71

Forward email message............................................................................................................................................................71

Read email message................................................................................................................................................................ 72

Reply to email message............................................................................................................................................................ 72

Send email message................................................................................................................................................................ 72

Switch between email folders.................................................................................................................................................... 72

Refresh email inbox.................................................................................................................................................................. 72

Instant Messaging ........................................................................................................................................................................... 73

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) - Not supported.............................................................................................................................73

Google Talk - Add contact............................................................................................................................................................73

Google Talk - Block contact.......................................................................................................................................................... 73

Google Talk - Unblock contact ..................................................................................................................................................... 73

Google Talk - Delete contact........................................................................................................................................................ 73

Google Talk - Log in/log out .........................................................................................................................................................73

Google Talk - Send message to contact.......................................................................................................................................74

Google Talk - Send message to unlisted contact - Not available.................................................................................................. 74

Google Talk - Set away status......................................................................................................................................................74

Windows Live Messenger - Not supported................................................................................................................................... 74

Yahoo Messenger - Not supported............................................................................................................................................... 74

MMS (picture/video messaging).......................................................................................................................................................74

Delete message...........................................................................................................................................................................74

Read message............................................................................................................................................................................. 74

Save received picture...................................................................................................................................................................75

Send picture - Saved....................................................................................................................................................................75

Send picture - Take new .............................................................................................................................................................. 75

Send video - Saved......................................................................................................................................................................75

Send video - Take new................................................................................................................................................................. 75

Voice Notes - Delete.................................................................................................................................................................... 76

Voice Notes - Record/Save.......................................................................................................................................................... 76

Voice Notes - Send...................................................................................................................................................................... 76

Send a recorded file.................................................................................................................................................................. 76

Record and new file and send...................................................................................................................................................76

SMS (text messaging) .....................................................................................................................................................................77

View service center number......................................................................................................................................................... 77

Delete message...........................................................................................................................................................................77

Read message............................................................................................................................................................................. 77

Send message............................................................................................................................................................................. 77

WAP push messages...................................................................................................................................................................77

Spam list......................................................................................................................................................................................77

Access messages from Spam list................................................................................................................................................. 78

Add number to Spam list.............................................................................................................................................................. 78

Remove number from Spam list................................................................................................................................................... 78

Social Networking............................................................................................................................................................................ 78

Flipboard explanation...................................................................................................................................................................78

Flipboard - Add a widget .............................................................................................................................................................. 78

Flipboard widget....................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Flipboard - Add accounts.......................................................................................................................................................... 79

Flipboard - Delete accounts...................................................................................................................................................... 79

Facebook - Not supported............................................................................................................................................................ 80

MySpace - Not supported.............................................................................................................................................................80

Twitter - Not supported................................................................................................................................................................. 80

Text Entry........................................................................................................................................................................................80

Text entry modes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 80

Entering text using T9 Trace mode............................................................................................................................................... 80

Entering text using Multi-tap mode...............................................................................................................................................80

Entering text using Traditional mode............................................................................................................................................ 81

Entering text using Swype mode.................................................................................................................................................. 81

Entering text using Draw Text mode.............................................................................................................................................81

Copy, cut, and paste.................................................................................................................................................................... 81

Delete text.................................................................................................................................................................................... 81

Enter symbols and numbers.........................................................................................................................................................81

Qwerty keyboard ...................................................................................................................................................................... 81

3x4 keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................ 82

Swype ......................................................................................................................................................................................82

On-screen keyboard settings........................................................................................................................................................82

Text to Speech.............................................................................................................................................................................82

Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Set up and turn on.................................................................................................................................................................... 83

Caller Groups ..................................................................................................................................................................................83

Add contact to caller group...........................................................................................................................................................83

Create a caller group....................................................................................................................................................................83

Picture ID - Set to caller group - Not available.............................................................................................................................. 83

Ringer ID - Set to caller group...................................................................................................................................................... 83

Phone Book..................................................................................................................................................................................... 84

Access......................................................................................................................................................................................... 84

Add contact to phone book........................................................................................................................................................... 84

Add contact to SIM....................................................................................................................................................................... 84

Assign speed dial to contact......................................................................................................................................................... 84

Change contact display options.................................................................................................................................................... 85

Copy contact - Import/export from SIM card................................................................................................................................. 85

Copy contact - Import/export from SD card .................................................................................................................................. 85

Delete contact.............................................................................................................................................................................. 86

Backlight..........................................................................................................................................................................................86

Brightness.................................................................................................................................................................................... 86

Duration....................................................................................................................................................................................... 86

Smart stay on/off..........................................................................................................................................................................86

Data Usage ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 87

Packet data - Turn on/off..............................................................................................................................................................87

Set mobile data limit.....................................................................................................................................................................87

Restrict background data usage................................................................................................................................................... 87

Display Wi-Fi usage..................................................................................................................................................................... 87

Device Information...........................................................................................................................................................................87

Help............................................................................................................................................................................................. 87

IMEI............................................................................................................................................................................................. 87

Software version ..........................................................................................................................................................................88

Device Login.................................................................................................................................................................................... 88

Create and log in to new Google account.....................................................................................................................................88

Log in/out of existing Google account........................................................................................................................................... 88

Create and log in to new Gmail account.......................................................................................................................................88

Log in/out of existing Gmail account............................................................................................................................................. 89

Gestures..........................................................................................................................................................................................89

Motion settings.............................................................................................................................................................................89

Language ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 90

Device language..........................................................................................................................................................................90

Drive mode...................................................................................................................................................................................... 90

Network...........................................................................................................................................................................................90

Turn on/off Carrier IQ................................................................................................................................................................... 90

Turn on/off Airplane mode............................................................................................................................................................ 90

Turn on/off Browser message (WAP Push).................................................................................................................................. 91

Change band ............................................................................................................................................................................... 91

Change network setup mode........................................................................................................................................................91

Perform manual network selection ............................................................................................................................................... 91

Reset............................................................................................................................................................................................... 91

Back up device files to computer before master reset...................................................................................................................91

Master reset.................................................................................................................................................................................92

Master reset using hardware keys................................................................................................................................................ 92

Soft reset ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 92

Wipe cache partition to clear system memory ..............................................................................................................................92

Clear application cache................................................................................................................................................................ 93

Security........................................................................................................................................................................................... 93

Change SIM PIN code.................................................................................................................................................................. 93

Change Security code - Not available .......................................................................................................................................... 93

Lock - Application lock - Not available..........................................................................................................................................93

Lock - Keypad lock....................................................................................................................................................................... 93

Manually lock............................................................................................................................................................................93

Automatically lock..................................................................................................................................................................... 93

Lock - Encrypt device...................................................................................................................................................................94

Lock device..................................................................................................................................................................................94

Unlock device...............................................................................................................................................................................94

To unlock - pattern.................................................................................................................................................................... 94

To unlock –PIN........................................................................................................................................................................ 95

To unlock –password...............................................................................................................................................................95

Lock SIM card.............................................................................................................................................................................. 95

Unblock - PIN (PUK Code)...........................................................................................................................................................95

Unblock - SIM (SIM subsidy unlock).............................................................................................................................................95

Time and Date................................................................................................................................................................................. 96

Alarm clock - Set.......................................................................................................................................................................... 96

Auto-update (NITZ)...................................................................................................................................................................... 97

Time/date - Set ............................................................................................................................................................................97

Product Information

Color of Device

Gray

Kit Contents

User Guide / Getting Started Guide, battery and charger, headset, USB cable, Samsung Galaxy S III

Specifications

Adobe Flash

Yes, Flash Player 11

Battery life

Usage time: 8 hours (3G)*

Standby time: up to 15 days*

*Talk and standby times and other specifications are provided by the manufacturer and are approximate. Actual

performance varies based upon features or services used, network configuration, signal strength, operating

temperature, customer use, and other factors.

Dimensions of

handset

5.37" x 2.77" x 0.33"

Main display

4.8" 1280 X 720 sAMOLED

Memory

2GB internal RAM

32GB Internal ROM

Frequency

bands

900 MHz; 1800 MHz;1900 MHz; UMTS: Band I (2100); Band II (1900), UMTS: Band IV

(1700/2100/AWS), Band V (850)

GSM/3G

Phone style

Bar

Operating

system

Shipped with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Upgradable to Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Note: To upgrade to Jelly Bean visit http://m.samsung.com/us/kies/.

Weight

4.7 oz

Call Management

Picture caller ID

Yes

External CLI

Yes

Ringer caller ID

Yes

Speed dial/One

Touch Dial

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Vibrate

Yes

Voice dialing

Speaker

Independent

Voice

Recognition

(SIVR)

Camera

Modes

Single shot

Burst shot

Face detection

HDR

Share shot

Buddy photo share

Beauty

Smile shot

Low light

Beauty

Panorama

Cartoon

Multi shot

Yes

Resolution

8MP (rear facing), 1.9MP (front facing)

Video capture

1080p (1920x1080) MPEG4

Zoom

4x digital zoom

Flash

Yes (rear camera only)

Connectivity

Bluetooth

4.0, Power Class 2, A2DP (stereo Bluetooth), OPP (Object Push Profile), HFP, AVRCP, PBAP

Browser

Type: (Linux; U; Android 4.1.1; en-us; SGH-T999 Build/Jelly Bean) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1

Supports: HTML 5.0 (Partial), XHTML 1.2MP

Near Field

Communication

(NFC)

Yes

Location Base

Services (LBS)

Google Maps

USB support

USB 2.0, Micro USB

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Wi-Fi Web browsing

Wi-Fi Sharing

Messaging

Email client

POP3, IMAP, Exchange, Gmail

Voice Notes

Yes

Instant

messaging

client

Samsung Social Hub, Google Talk

Picture

messaging

Yes

Video

messaging

Yes

Text messaging

Yes

Personalization & Fun

FM Radio

Games

Downloadable (Via Play Store)

Music player

Yes

Ringtones

Preloaded and downloadable

Themes

Wallpaper

Preloaded and downloadable

Call Basics

Answer call

To answer a call, follow these steps:

Touch and drag the green Phone icon to the right.

Reject current call

To reject an incoming call, touch and drag the red Phone icon to the left.

Block calls

To block a call, follow these steps:

Reject call with message

1. During an incoming call, touch and drag up Reject call with message.

2. Tap Send for the corresponding reject message or tap Create new message

3. Enter a custom message and tap the Send message icon.

Add contact to reject list

1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap Contacts.

3. Tap the contact to be blocked.

4. Tap the Menu key.

5. Tap Add to reject list. A blue icon appears next to the contact number.

Remove contact from the reject list

1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap Contacts.

3. Tap the contact to be removed from the blocked call list.

4. Tap the Menu key.

5. Tap Delete from reject list. The blue icon next to contact number disappears.

Add numbers to Auto reject list

To add numbers to the Auto reject list, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap Menu key.

3. Tap Call settings.

4. Tap Call rejection.

5. Tap Auto reject mode.

6. Tap Auto reject numbers to enable.

7. Tap Auto reject list.

8. Tap Add.

9. Enter the number you want to reject.

Note: You can also tap the Contacts icon to select contacts in your logs or contact list.

10. Tap Match criteria.

11. Tap one of the following options:

oExactly the same as

oStart with

oEnds with

oIncludes

12. Tap Save.

13. If desired, tap to select the Unknown check box to block unknown callers.

Note: You will receive a message notifying you when a call has been rejected.

Temporarily remove numbers from Auto reject list

To temporarily remove numbers from the auto reject list, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap Menu key.

3. Tap Call settings.

4. Tap Call rejection.

5. Tap Auto reject list.

6. Tap to clear the check box next to the number you want to remove from auto reject.

Permanently remove numbers from Auto reject list

To permanently remove numbers from the auto reject list, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap Menu key.

3. Tap Call settings.

4. Tap Call rejection.

5. Tap Auto reject list.

6. Touch and hold the number you want to delete from the auto reject list.

7. Tap Delete.

8. Tap OK.

Dial

Use the keyboard

To make a call using the keyboard, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Enter the phone number using the keypad.

4. Tap the green Phone icon.

Use the phone book

To make a call from the phone book, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap the Contacts tab.

3. From the contacts list, swipe from left to right across desired contact listing to place a call.

Note: You can also access your contacts list by tapping the Apps icon from any Home screen, then tapping Contacts.

Use speed dial

To make a call using speed dial, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Touch and hold the desired speed dial number on the keypad to place the call.

Assign contact to speed dial number

To assign a speed dial number to a contact, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Speed dial setting.

5. Tap the desired number where the speed dial will be assigned.

6. Note: To assign a number to the keypad speed dial, choose from numbers 2-9.

7. Tap the desired contact to assign to the speed dial number.

End call

To end a call, tap End call.

Hold call

To put a call on hold, follow these steps:

Hold

To put a call on hold, tap the Hold icon.

Resume

To resume a call, tap the Unhold icon

Mute and unmute call

To turn on mute during a call, follow these steps:

Mute

Tap Mute. A green indicator light will turn on.

Un-mute

Tap Mute. The green indicator light will turn off.

Mute incoming ring

To mute an incoming call's ring, follow these steps:

Press the Volume key up or down.

Use speakerphone

To turn the speakerphone on or off, follow these steps:

Turn on

Tap Speaker. A green indicator light will turn on.

Turn off

Tap Speaker. The green indicator light will turn off.

Caller ID

Incoming ID - Turn on/off

Incoming caller ID shows information about incoming calls on the display screen. It automatically shows the caller's name and

phone number if the contact is in the phone book. When the information is not in the phone book, it only displays the caller's

number.

Outgoing ID –Enable / Restrict

To enable / restrict outgoing caller ID, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call settings.

5. Tap Additional settings.

6. Tap Caller ID.

7. Tap Show number to enable or Hide number to restrict.

Picture ID - Set

You can assign picture ID to contacts stored in the phone book, but not to those stored on the SIM card.

To assign a picture to a contact, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap the Contacts tab.

3. Scroll to and tap the desired contact.

4. Tap the Edit icon (pencil).

5. Tap the Picture icon.

6. Tap one of the following:

oImage

1. Locate and tap the desired image.

2. If desired, touch and drag the crop box to adjust image area and size.

3. Tap Done.

4. When done, tap Save.

oTake picture

1. Frame the subject.

2. Tap the silver Shutter icon to take the photo.

3. Tap Save.

4. If desired, touch and drag the crop box to adjust image area and size

5. Tap Done.

6. When done, tap Save.

Ringer ID - Set

You can assign a ringer ID to contacts stored in the phone book, but not to those stored on the SIM card.

To assign a ringer to a contact, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap the Contacts tab.

3. Scroll to and tap the desired contact.

4. Under Ringtones, tap the current ringtone.

5. Tap one of the following options.

oDefault

oRingtones

1. Tap the desired ringtone.

2. Tap OK.

oGo to my files

1. Navigate to the folder of the desired ringtone.

Note: The sdcard folder is your phone’s internal memory and the extSdCard folder is your SD card

(external memory).

2. Tap the Circle next to the desired ringtone. The circle fills with green.

3. Tap Done.

Call Forwarding

Cancel call forwarding

To turn off or cancel all call forwarding (including voicemail forwarding), follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Call Forwarding.

6. Tap Voice call.

7. Tap Always Forward.

8. Tap Disable.

Forward all calls (unconditional forwarding)

Call Forwarding Unconditional (CFU) immediately forwards all calls to another phone number without allowing the device to ring.

To activate unconditional call forwarding, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Call Forwarding.

6. Tap Voice call.

7. Tap Always Forward.

8. Enter the number you want to use for call forwarding.

9. Tap Enable.

Forward some calls (conditional forwarding)

Call Forwarding Conditional (CFC) forwards incoming calls to another phone number if you do not or cannot answer them (no reply,

busy, unavailable).

To activate conditional call forwarding, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Call forwarding.

6. Tap Voice call.

7. Tap one of the following options:

oForward when busy

oForward when unanswered

oForward when unreachable

8. Enter the number you would like to use for call forwarding.

9. Tap Update.

Forward calls voicemail (conditional forwarding)

Voicemail forwarding forwards incoming calls to your voicemail so that callers can leave a message.

To turn on voicemail forwarding, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Call forwarding.

6. Tap Voice call.

7. Tap one of the following options:

oForward when busy

oForward when unanswered

oForward when unreachable

8. Enter +18056377249 to use Forward calls to voicemail.

9. Tap Update.

Call Settings

DTMF tones - Not available

This feature is not available.

Fixed dialing

Fixed dialing is not supported by brightspot.

To disable fixed dialing if you have enabled it, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call settings.

5. Tap Additional settings.

6. Tap Fixed dialing numbers.

7. Tap Disable FDN.

8. Enter the PIN. The default PIN is 5678.

9. Tap OK.

Phone line selection - Not available

This feature is not available.

Volume

Call volume

To raise or lower the volume of the earpiece, follow these steps:

While on a call, press the Volume key up or down to raise or lower the in-call volume.

Ring volume

To raise or lower the ringtone volume, follow these steps:

Press the Volume key up or down to raise or lower the Ringer volume.

Note: Press the Volume key all the way down to activate Vibrate mode.

Call Timer / Call Log

Reset call log

To reset all call logs, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap the Logs tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Delete.

5. Tap Select all to select the check box and select all call log entrees.

6. Tap Delete.

7. Tap OK.

To reset individual call logs:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Tap the Logs tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Delete.

5. Tap each call log to be deleted.

6. Tap Delete.

7. Tap OK.

Call timer - Not available

This feature is not available.

Call Waiting

Turn on/off

To turn on call waiting, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Additional settings.

6. Tap Call waiting to select the check box and enable.

To turn off call waiting, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Additional settings.

6. Tap Call waiting to clear the check box and disable.

Use

To use call waiting when you hear the tone alerting you to a new incoming call, follow these steps:

1. While already on a call, touch and drag the green phone icon to the right to answer the new call.

2. To put original caller on hold, tap Putting [Caller name] on hold.

Note: If desired, tap End call with [Caller name] to end the call with the original caller.

3. To end the call with the new caller, tap End call.

4. To switch between calls, tap Swap.

5. Tap Merge to begin a conference call.

Conference Calling

Have private conversation

To speak privately with one caller in a conference call and put the other callers on hold, follow these steps:

1. While on a conference call, tap the Menu key.

2. Tap Manage.

3. Tap the Split icon to the left of the caller you want to have the private conversation with.

4. Tap Swap to have a private conversation with the other caller.

5. Tap Merge to resume the conference call.

Start conference call

To add callers to the conference call, follow these steps:

1. While on a call, tap Add call.

2. Use the keypad to enter the phone number.

3. Tap the green Phone icon to place the call.

4. Tap Merge to start the conference call.

Voice Commands

Assign a voice name to a contact

This feature is not available.

Dial using voice name

To use voice-activated dialing to call a contact, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap S Voice.

3. Tap confirm

4. Tap I agree.

5. Tap Skip to skip the tutorial.

Note: Tap Next to view the tutorial.

6. If necessary, tap the Microphone icon or speak ‘Hi Galaxy.’

7. Speak Call + [name of contact].

8. If necessary, tap the contact from the drop-down list.

Setup S Voice

To setup S Voice, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap S Voice.

3. Read the Samsung Disclaimer.

4. Tap Confirm.

5. Read the S Voice Terms of Services.

6. Tap Agree.

7. Tap Next on the About S Voice screen.

8. Tap Next on the Say what you want screen.

9. Review the information on the Wake up S Voice screen.

10. Tap Change now to change your wake up S Voice phrase.

11. Tap Next once your phrase is setup correctly.

12. Review the information on the Help screen.

13. Touch Finish.

Voicemail

Call voicemail

To retrieve voicemail messages using the keyboard, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. Touch and hold 1, or dial 123 and tap the green Phone icon, or tap the Voicemail icon at bottom-left to call voicemail.

To retrieve voicemail messages via the device menu, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap Visual voicemail.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call voicemail.

View voicemail number

To set the voicemail server number on your device, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Phone icon.

2. If necessary, tap the Keypad tab.

3. Tap the Menu key.

4. Tap Call Settings.

5. Tap Voicemail settings.

AllShare / AllShare Cast

With AllShare Play, you can share different media including video, photos, and music files as well as search for these media files.

AllShare allows you to share media between devices that support AllShare such as televisions, mobile phones, digital cameras, and

computers. Share these media types wirelessly or through a cable.

With AllShare Cast, you can share your device’s screen with another device.

Note:

To share media, each device must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

To share media, each device must be logged into an active/registered Samsung account.

For more information about AllShare, visit the following link: http://www.samsung.com/global/allshare/pcsw/.

AllShare - Download to your computer (Windows)

To download the software to your computer, follow these steps:

Note: At this time, AllShare Play only supports the Windows operating system. To view the most current operating systems that

support AllShare, click on the link below and view the OS section at the bottom of the web page.

1. Access the following link in the computer's web browser: http://www.samsung.com/global/allshare/pcsw/.

2. Click on AllShare PC S/W Download.

3. Follow the prompts to download and install the software.

AllShare Play –Log in

To log in to the AllShare Play application, follow these steps:

1. From any Home Screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap AllShare Play.

3. If prompted, read the Notification message and tap Connect to continue. Otherwise, tap Cancel.

4. Tap Sign in.

5. Tap Sign in again to log in to your Samsung account.

oNote: If you do not have a Samsung account, tap Create a new account to open a new Samsung account.

Follow the prompts.

6. Enter your email address.

7. Tap the Enter password field and enter your password.

8. Tap Sign in.

9. If prompted, tap Terms and conditions and read these items and then tap OK.

10. Tap I accept all the terms above to select the check box.

11. Tap Agree.

12. If necessary, enter any additional personal information such as name or zip code in order to brighten ‘Save.’

13. Tap Save.

AllShare Play –Set up web storage (Required)

To use AllShare Play, you must first set up web storage.

Note: If you are already using a different web storage service, log into that account before using AllShare Play.

To set up web storage for AllShare Play, follow these steps:

1. From any Home Screen, tap the Apps icon.

2. Tap AllShare Play.

3. Under ‘Registered Storage,’ tap the Add storage icon.

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