Samsung SCH-A630 Series User manual

YH05.09_CB_032306_D3_rev
SCH-a630 Series
ALL DIGITAL
MOBILE PHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing and Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone . . . . . . . 17
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Understanding the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Your Phone’s Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 3: Call Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making a Call—Number Entry Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Making a Call—Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making a Call—Voice Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ignoring a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Calls Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Phone Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Section 4: Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Menu Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 5: Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Entering Upper and Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts . . . . . .61
Your Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Finding a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Editing an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Renaming a Contacts Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Deleting a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Finding My Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Section 7: Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Creating and Sending New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Message Send Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Retrieving New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Section 8: Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Opening Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Jump To Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Count Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Section 9: Changing Your Settings . . . . . . . . .105
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

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Voice Kit Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Section 10: Health and Safety Information . . . 131
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
UL Certified Travel Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . 135
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . 147
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Section 11: Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . 161
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Section 1
Section 1: Getting Started
Topics Covered
• Understanding this User Manual
• Installing and Charging the Battery
• Activating Your Phone
• Setting Up Your Voicemail
This section allows you to start using your phone by
activating your service, setting up your Voicemail, or
getting an understanding of how this manual is put
together.

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Section 1
Understanding this User Manual
The chapters of this manual generally follow the same
order as the menus and sub menus in your phone. A
robust index for quick reference to most features begins
on page 169.
Also included is important safety information that you
should know before using your phone. Most of this
information is near the back of the guide, beginning on
page 131.
Notes and tips
Throughout this guide are icons and text that are set
apart from the rest. These are intended to point out
important information, quick methods for activating
features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for
these methods are as follows:
• Notes — Explain alternative options within the current feature,
menu, or sub menu.
• Tips — Provide quick or innovative methods for performing
functions related to the subject at hand.
• Fast Facts — Are like snippets from the glossary. Fast facts
provides definitions in context and proximity to the menu or
feature in question.
• Important — Points out important information about the
current feature that could affect performance, or even damage
your phone.