Samsung SCH-A630 Series User manual

YF30.09_CB_070705_F3
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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MERCHANTABILITYOFTHEPRODUCTORITSFITNESSFOR
ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN,
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), L.P. . . . . . . 2
Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone . . . . . . . 13
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Understanding the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 3: Call Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
International calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Receiving a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Phone Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Voice Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 4: Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Menu Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Section 5: Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Entering Upper and Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts List . .59
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Opening Contacts menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Adding a New Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Edit contact numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Edit an e-mail address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Adding Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Contact Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Deleting a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Saving numbers after a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Saving numbers from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Finding My Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Memory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Section 7: Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Send TXT Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Receive TXT Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Section 8: Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Opening Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Jump to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
To do list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Memo pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Count down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
World time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

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Section 9: Changing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . 109
Time and Date Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Voice Kit Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Section 10: Health and Safety Information . . . 133
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . 136
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . 148
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Section 11: Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . 159
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Intellectual Property Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), L.P. . . . . 167
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Section 1: Getting Started 9
Section 1
Section 1: Getting Started
Topics Covered
• Activating Your Phone
• Setting Up Your Voicemail
• Understanding this User Manual
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
Activating Your Phone
ContactVerizonWirelessandfollowtheirinstructionsfor
obtainingservice. We suggestthat you read this guide to
fully understand the services your phone supports.
Turn your phone on
1. Openthefolder, then pressandhold fortwo or more
seconds.
Note: As with any other radio-transmitting device, do not touch the
antenna as it affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a
higher power level than is necessary.
2. Yourserviceprovider’s namemomentarilyappearsinthe
display and the phone begins searching for a network
signal.
3. Once the phone finds a signal, the time, date, and day
appear in the display.
4. You’re now ready to place and receive calls.
IfthephoneisoutsideoftheVerizonWirelesscoverageor
roaming area, appears in the top of the display.
Turn your phone off
Press and hold for two or more seconds. Your
phone powers off.
Note: If your phone is on and you press for less than a second, the
phone will not power off. This prevents your phone from being turned off
accidentally.