Samsung SCH-A220 User manual

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SAMSUNG Telecommunications America (STA), Inc.
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SCH-a220 User Guide
Portable Dual ModeTelephone
Printed in South Korea

A220_LM_012703
SCH-A220 Series
Portable Dual Mode
Telephone
User’s Guide
Please read this manual before operating your phone, and
keep it for future reference.

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Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), Inc.
Headquarters:
1130 E. Arapaho Road
Richardson, TX 75081
Tel: [phone]
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Customer Care Center:
1601 E. Plano Parkway
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Fax: [phone]
Internet Address: http://www.samsung.ca
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Getting Started ......................13
Making and Answering a Call ........................................14
Outgoing ..............................................................................14
Incoming .............................................................................14
Setting up Voicemail ..................................................... 15
Powering Your Phone ON and OFF ............................... 15
Turning Your Phone ON ...................................................15
Turning Your Phone OFF ..................................................16
Menu Tree ....................................................................16
Menus ..................................................................................16
Chapter 2 - Getting to Know Your Phone ......27
Your Consumer Package ..............................................28
Front view of the SCH-A220 ......................................... 30
Key Functions ......................................................................31
Viewing the Display Screen ..................................................33
Features of your A220 .................................................. 35
Chapter 3 - Battery & Charging Devices ......37
Battery Installation ........................................................38
Removing the battery ...........................................................39
Charging the battery ..................................................... 40
Desktop Charger ..................................................................41
Travel Adapter ......................................................................41

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Using the Travel Adapter ......................................................41
Battery Indicator ..................................................................42
Chapter 4 - Using Your Phone ..................43
Phone Modes ................................................................44
Standby Mode ......................................................................44
Talk Mode ............................................................................44
Power Save Mode ................................................................45
Lock Mode ...........................................................................45
Auto LCD Off ........................................................................45
Step Ringer ..........................................................................45
Call Functions ...............................................................46
Emergency Numbers ...........................................................46
To Setup Emergency Numbers: .......................................46
To Call an Emergency Number: ........................................47
Speed Dialing .......................................................................47
Dialing Options ....................................................................48
InUse Menu .........................................................................48
Prepending a Number ..........................................................49
Redialing Last Call ...............................................................50
Call Logs ..............................................................................50
Missed Calls .....................................................................50
Incoming Calls .................................................................51
Outgoing Calls ..................................................................51
Erasing Call History ..........................................................52
Call Log Menu Options .....................................................52
Airtime .............................................................................53

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Chapter 5 - PhoneBook ..........................55
PhoneBook ...................................................................56
Internal Phonebook Options ................................................56
Finding a number .................................................................56
Character Input ....................................................................57
Using T9 (English) ...........................................................58
Entering Alpha Characters ................................................59
Symbols ...........................................................................60
Adding a New Entry .............................................................60
Adding an Additional Phone Number ...................................61
Editing an Existing Phone Number .......................................62
Saving Phone Numbers with Pause Entries .........................62
Making a Call from the PhoneBook ......................................63
Selecting a Ring Tone ..........................................................63
Secret PhoneBook Entries ...................................................64
Turning Off Secret Entry ..................................................65
Chapter 6 - Operating Features .................67
Common Voice Functions .............................................68
Voice Dialing ........................................................................68
Recording Voice Dial Entries ............................................68
Activating Voice Dial ........................................................68
Reviewing Voice Dial Entries ............................................69
Deleting a Voice Dial Entry ...............................................69
Deleting All Voice Dial Entries ..........................................70
Call Features ................................................................. 71

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Three-Way Calling ................................................................71
Placing a Three-way Call ..................................................71
Call Waiting ..........................................................................72
Answering Call Waiting ....................................................72
Call Forwarding ....................................................................72
Caller ID ...............................................................................72
Chapter 7 - Messaging ...........................73
Message Types .............................................................74
Voicemail .............................................................................75
Connecting to the Voicemail System ................................75
Text Messaging ....................................................................76
Creating a New Message ..................................................76
Message Options .............................................................77
Canned Messages ................................................................78
Using Canned Messages ..................................................78
Editing Canned Messages ................................................79
Inbox ...................................................................................79
Inbox Menu Options .........................................................80
Outbox .................................................................................80
Sent Folder .......................................................................81
Stored Folder ...................................................................82
Message Ringer ...................................................................82
Message Setup ....................................................................83
General .............................................................................83
New Message ...................................................................84

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Chapter 8 - Mobile Web .........................85
Wireless Web ................................................................ 86
Accessing the Web ..............................................................87
Launching the Browser ....................................................87
Exiting the Browser ..........................................................87
Softkeys ...............................................................................87
Navigating the Web Browser ................................................88
Key Assignments .............................................................88
Web Guard ...........................................................................90
Activating Web Guard: .....................................................90
Web Alerts ...........................................................................91
Chapter 9 - Tools .................................93
Tools Menu ...................................................................94
Scheduler .............................................................................94
Scheduling A New Event ..................................................94
Scheduling an Event for Today .........................................95
Editing an Event for Today ...............................................96
Deleting an Event for Today .............................................96
Editing a Scheduled Event ................................................96
Deleting a Scheduled Event ..............................................97
Task List ..............................................................................98
Creating a New Task ........................................................98
Deleting a Task .................................................................98
Memo Pad ...........................................................................99
Creating a New Memo ......................................................99

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Deleting a Memo ..............................................................99
Alarm .................................................................................100
Setting an Alarm ............................................................100
Calculator ...........................................................................101
Performing Calculations .................................................102
World Time ........................................................................103
Countdown ........................................................................104
Creating a New Countdown Timer ..................................104
Deleting a Countdown ....................................................104
Set Time ............................................................................105
Chapter 10 - Setup Menu ...................... 107
Setup Menu ................................................................108
Display ...............................................................................108
Menu Style .....................................................................109
Wallpaper .......................................................................109
Banner ...........................................................................110
Auto Hyphen ..................................................................110
Backlight ........................................................................111
Service LED ....................................................................111
Contrast .........................................................................111
Version ...........................................................................112
Sounds ..............................................................................112
Ringer Volume ...............................................................113
Ringer Type ....................................................................114
Alerts .............................................................................114

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Roam Ringer ..................................................................115
Key Beep ........................................................................115
Tone Length ...................................................................116
Power On/Off .................................................................116
Network .............................................................................117
Set Mode ........................................................................117
Set NAM .........................................................................118
Call Guard ......................................................................119
Security .............................................................................120
Lock Phone ....................................................................121
Restriction .....................................................................121
Change Lock ..................................................................122
Special #s ......................................................................122
Erase Pbook ...................................................................123
Reset Phone ...................................................................123
Other Settings ....................................................................124
Launch Pad ....................................................................124
Answer Mode .................................................................125
Auto Answer ..................................................................126
Language .......................................................................126
Chapter 11 - Safety and Warranty ............ 127
Safety Information ...................................................... 128
Battery Precautions ........................................................128
Road Safety ....................................................................129
Operating Environment ..................................................131

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Electronic Devices ..........................................................131
Pacemakers ...................................................................132
Hearing Aids ..................................................................132
Other Medical Devices ...................................................132
Vehicles .........................................................................133
Posted Facilities .............................................................133
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres ................................133
Emergency Calls ............................................................134
Other Important Safety Information ...............................135
Care and Maintenance ....................................................135
Warranty .....................................................................137
STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY .....................................137

Chapter 1 - Getting Started
The following topics are discussed in this Chapter:
• Making and Answering a Call
• Setting up Voicemail
• Turning the Phone ON and OFF
• Phone Menu Tree

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Making and Answering a Call
Outgoing
To make a call using your keypad:
1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Enter a phone number. (If you make a mistake while
dialing, press to erase one digit at a time. Press
and hold to erase the entire number.)
3. Press . (To make calls when you are roaming and
Call Guard is enabled, press to acknowledge roaming
rates.
4. When you’re finished, press or close the flip.
Incoming
1. Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off,
incoming calls go to voicemail.
2. When a call comes in, answer the call by pressing .
Depending on your settings, your phone notifies you of
incoming calls in the following ways:
• The phone rings or vibrates.
• The LED flashes.
• The backlight illuminates.
• The screen displays an incoming call message.
• If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.
• If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the
Phone Book entry’s name is displayed.
• The image assigned to the entry is displayed.
The following option is also displayed.

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• to Silence Ringer.
• Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming
calls simply by opening the phone or by pressing any digit.
(To answer a call when you are roaming and Call Guard is
enabled, you must press to answer the call.)
• To disconnect the call, press or close the flip.
Setting up Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail,
even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will
want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon
as your phone is activated.
To set up voicemail:
1. Press and hold .
2. Follow the system prompts to setup your voicemail.
Powering Your Phone ON and OFF
Turning Your Phone ON
To turn your phone on, press for a few seconds.
Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for Service”
indicating that your phone is searching for a signal. When
your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters Standby
mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to
begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of
searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated.
When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to
Standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal
periodically without your intervention. You can also initiate a

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search for service by pressing any key (when your phone is
turned ON).
Turning Your Phone OFF
Press for a few seconds until you see the powering
down animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the
battery is charging).
Menu Tree
The menu tree is an outline of all the menu’s available in your
phone. This list is meant to be used as a quick reference to
locating a desired menu function.
Menus
1: Call History
1: Outgoing Calls
2: Incoming Calls
3: Missed Calls
4: Erase History
1: Outgoing Calls
1: Yes
2: No
2: Incoming Calls
1: Yes
2: No
3: Missed Calls
1: Yes
2: No
4: All Calls
1: Yes
2: No
5: Air Time
1: Last Call
2: Total Calls
3: Erase All

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1: Yes
2: No
4: Lifetime
2: PhoneBook
1: Find
2: Add New Entry
3: Group Setting
1: Family
1: Rename
2: LED
3: Ringer
2: Friends
1: Rename
2: LED
3: Ringer
3: Colleague
1: Rename
2: LED
3: Ringer
4: VIPs
1: Rename
2: LED
3: Ringer
5: No Group
1: Rename
2: LED
3: Ringer
4: My Phone #
3: Wireless Web
1: Downloads
1: Get New
2: Manage
1: Ringtones
2: Images
3: Animations
4: Multimedia
2: Start Browser

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3: Web Guard
1: None
2: Both
3: To End
4: To Start
4: Connection
1: Voice Call Only
2: Fax One Time
3: Fax Only
4: Data One Time
5: Data Only
4: Message
1: New Message
2: Inbox
1: Voice
2: Text
3: Web
3: Outbox
1: Sent
2: Stored
4: Delivery
5: MSG Setup
1: General
1: Scroll Timer
1: Off
2: 1 second
3: 2 seconds
4: 3 seconds
5: 4 seconds
6: 5 seconds
2: Msg. Remind
1: Off
2: Once
3: Every 2 min
2: New Message
1: Call Back #
2: Autosave

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1: On
2: Off
3: Entry Method
1: T9 Word
2: Alphabet
4: Delivery ACK
1: Yes
2: No
5: Canned Msg
1: Yes
2: No
3: Call Me
4: Need Directions
5: Where are you?
6: Will call later
7: Busy
8: On my way
9: Will arrive in 15 minutes
10: Thank you
3: Erase
1: Clear VM Count
1: Yes
2: No
2: Received
1: Page/Text
1: Yes
2: No
2: Web Alerts
1: Yes
2: No
3: Sent
1: Yes
2: No
4: Stored
1: Yes
2: No
5: All