Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Operating manual

Important Information
Health and Safety Information
– page 9
Warranty Legal Information
– page 28
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This document contains important
terms and conditions with respect to
your device. By using this device, you
accept those terms and conditions.
Legal Information
Important legal information can be
accessed in writing on the mobile
device or on
samsung.com
READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE
USING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE.
Samsung Limited Warranty
- This
product is covered under the
applicable Samsung Limited
Warranty
INCLUDING ITS DISPUTE
RESOLUTION PROCEDURE and your
right to opt out of arbitration within 30
calendar days of the first consumer
purchase.
You may opt out by either
sending an email to
[email protected] with the
subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out" or by
calling 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864).
For more detailed procedures,
please refer to the "Dispute
Resolution Procedures and
Arbitration and Opt-Out" section of
the Limited Warranty.
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Full written terms and detailed
information about the warranty and
obtaining service are available on
the device at: Settings ➔About
device ➔Legal Information ➔
Samsung legal or you may access
the online version of the Health/
Safety and Warranty guide for your
device at:
English:
www.samsung.com/us/Legal/
Phone-HSGuide
Spanish:
www.samsung.com/us/Legal/
Phone-HSGuide-SP
Location of Legal Information on the
device:
Health and Safety Information
• Settings ➔About device ➔
Legal information ➔Samsung
legal ➔Health and Safety
Warranty
• Settings ➔About device ➔
Legal information ➔Samsung
legal ➔Warranty
End User License Agreement (EULA)
• Settings ➔About device ➔
Legal information ➔Samsung
legal ➔End User License
Agreement
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WARNING! This product contains
chemicals known to the
State of California to
cause cancer, birth
defects, or other
reproductive harm. For
more information, please
call 1-800-SAMSUNG
(726-7864).
Intellectual Property
All Intellectual Property, as defined
below, owned by or which is
otherwise the property of Samsung
or its respective suppliers relating to
the SAMSUNG Phone, including but
not limited to, accessories, parts, or
software relating thereto (the
“Phone System”), is proprietary to
Samsung and protected under
federal laws, state laws, and
international treaty provisions.
Intellectual Property includes, but is
not limited to, inventions
(patentable or unpatentable),
patents, trade secrets, copyrights,
software, computer programs, and
related documentation and other
works of authorship. You may not
infringe or otherwise violate the
rights secured by the Intellectual
Property. Moreover, you agree that
you will not (and will not attempt to)
modify, prepare derivative works of,
reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble, or otherwise attempt
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to create source code from the
software. No title to or ownership in
the Intellectual Property is
transferred to you. All applicable
rights of the Intellectual Property
shall remain with SAMSUNG and its
suppliers.
Open Source Software
Some software components of this
product incorporate source code
covered under GNU General Public
License (GPL), GNU Lesser General
Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL
License, BSD License and other
open source licenses. To obtain the
source code covered under the
open source licenses, please visit:
http://opensource.samsung.com
Disclaimer of Warranties;
Exclusion of Liability
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE
EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED
ON THE WARRANTY PAGE
ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE
PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT
"AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH
RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE
PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE
DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY
OF THE PRODUCT; THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT;
THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE
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PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS
CONTAINED THEREIN; OR
COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY
LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR
CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO.
NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE
CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH
RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN
ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND RESULTING FROM THE
PURCHASE OR USE OF THE
PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE
BREACH OF THE EXPRESS
WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF
ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.
Modification of Software
SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR
PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR
INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY
YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY
SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION
OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.
USING CUSTOM OPERATING
SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE
YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS
TO WORK IMPROPERLY. YOUR
CARRIER MAY NOT PERMIT USERS
TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN
SOFTWARE, SUCH AS CUSTOM OS.
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Samsung KNOX
Samsung Knox™ is Samsung’s
security platform and is a mark for a
Samsung device tested for security
with enterprise use in mind.
Additional licensing fee may be
required. For more information
about Knox, please refer
to:
www.samsung.com/us/
knox . [030115]
Samsung Electronics America
(SEA), Inc
©2016 Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. Samsung is a
registered trademark of Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd.
Do you have questions about your
Samsung Mobile Device?
For 24 hour information and
assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS
System (Automated Response
System) at:
www.samsung.com/us/support
Address:
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park,
New Jersey 07660
Phone:
1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864)
Internet Address:
www.samsung.com
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Table of Contents
Health and Safety
Information ............................ 9
Maintaining Water and Dust
Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
Certification Information . . . .11
FCC Part 15 Information
to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Commercial Mobile Alerting
System ("CMAS") . . . . . . . . . . 16
Samsung Mobile Products
and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . 21
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility
(HAC) Regulations for Wireless
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Restricting Children's Access
to Your Mobile Device . . . . . 27
Warranty Legal
Information .......................... 28
End User License Agreement
for Software (EULA) . . . . . . . . 28
Health/Safety and Standard
Limited Warranty Guide
(Terms & Conditions
of Sale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Procedures for Dispute
Resolution/30-day
Arbitration and
Opt-Out Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Index .....................................33
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Health and Safety Information 9
Health and Safety
Information
This section outlines the safety
precautions associated with using
your phone. The terms “mobile
device” or “cell phone” are used in
this section to refer to your phone.
Read this information before using your
mobile device
.
Caution! Exercise care when using
the card removal tool to
eject an internal card slot.
Note: Water-resistant and dustproof
based on IP68 rating, which
tests submersion up to
5.0 feet for up to 30 minutes.
Maintaining Water and Dust
Resistance
This device is rated IP68 using the
Ingress Protection rating system.
Your device has been tested in a
controlled environment and shown
to be water and dust resistant in
certain circumstances (meets
requirements of classification IP68
as described by the international
standard IEC 60529 - Degrees of
Protection provided by Enclosures
[IP Code]; test conditions: 15-35°C,
86-106 kPa, 5.0 feet, for 30 minutes).
Despite this classification, your
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device is not impervious to water
damage in any situation. It is
important that all compartments are
closed tightly.
Follow these tips carefully to
prevent damage to the device.
• Whenever your device gets wet, dry
it thoroughly with a clean, soft
cloth.
• Do not expose the device to salt
water or ionized water, or to water
over
5.0 feet deep for more than
30 minutes . If your device is
exposed to fresh water, dry it
thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth.
If the device is exposed to any
liquid other than fresh water, rinse
the device with fresh water
immediately and dry it thoroughly
with a clean, soft cloth. Failure to
rinse the device in fresh water and
dry it as instructed may cause the
device to suffer from operability or
cosmetic issues.
• Do not expose the device to water
at high pressure, such as ocean
waves or a waterfall.
• If the device is dropped or receives
an impact, the water and dust
resistant features of the device may
be damaged.
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