Samsung SCH-a990 Series User manual

ZF05_CBa990_060506_D8
SCH-a990 Series
PORTABLE
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 5
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..................................9
Turning Your Phone On and Off ........................................10
Setting Up Voicemail ........................................................10
Understanding this User Manual .......................................11
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone .............13
Features of Your Phone ....................................................14
Open View of Your Phone .................................................15
Closed View of Your Phone ...............................................17
Back View of Your Phone ..................................................19
Command Keys ................................................................20
Understanding the Display Screen ....................................22
Battery .............................................................................26
Removable Memory Card Storage ....................................29
Phone Memory Storage ....................................................30
Section 3: Call Functions ..................................31
Making a Call ...................................................................32
Answering a Call ..............................................................33
Recent Calls .....................................................................33
Roaming ..........................................................................37
TTY ..................................................................................38
VoiceSignal™ ..................................................................39
Section 4: Menu Navigation .............................53
Menu Navigation ..............................................................54
Menu Outline ...................................................................57
Section 5: Entering Text ...................................65
Changing the Text Entry Mode ..........................................66
Using VoiceMode ..............................................................67
Using Word Mode .............................................................69
Entering Upper and Lower Case .......................................70

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Entering Symbols .............................................................70
Entering Numbers ............................................................71
Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts .........73
Opening Contacts Menu ...................................................74
Adding a Contact ..............................................................75
Adding Pauses .................................................................78
Contact Groups .................................................................79
Finding a Contacts Entry ...................................................83
Editing an Existing Contact Entry ......................................83
Deleting a Contact Entry ...................................................84
Storing Numbers After a Call ............................................84
Speed Dialing ...................................................................85
My Name Card .................................................................86
Finding My Phone Number ...............................................87
Section 7: Messaging .......................................89
Types of Messages ...........................................................90
Retrieving New Messages ................................................90
Creating and Sending TXT Messages ................................91
Creating and Sending PIX/FLIX Messages .........................93
Receiving PIX/FLIX Messages ...........................................96
New Sketch Messages .....................................................97
Message Folders ..............................................................98
Changing Message Settings ...........................................103
Voicemail .......................................................................105
E-Mail ............................................................................106
Mobile IM .......................................................................107
Chat ...............................................................................107
Section 8: Changing Your Settings ................109
My Account ....................................................................110
Tools ..............................................................................110
Sounds Settings .............................................................111
Display Settings .............................................................114

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Table of Contents
Phone Settings ...............................................................119
Call Settings ...................................................................128
Bluetooth Settings ..........................................................133
Memory .........................................................................136
Phone Info ......................................................................136
Section 9: Multimedia ....................................139
Get It Now ......................................................................140
Get Tunes & Tones .........................................................141
Get PIX & FLIX ................................................................151
Printing Pictures Using PictBridge ..................................164
Get Fun & Games ...........................................................166
Get News & Info .............................................................166
Get Going .......................................................................167
Get Extras ......................................................................168
Section 10: Tools ............................................169
Voice Commands ...........................................................170
Calculator ......................................................................172
Calendar ........................................................................174
Alarm Clock ...................................................................177
World Clock ....................................................................179
Stop Watch ....................................................................180
Notepad .........................................................................180
Section 11: Mobile Web ..................................183
Mobile Web ....................................................................184
Launching Mobile Web ...................................................184
Exit Mobile Web .............................................................184
Navigate the Web ...........................................................185
Mobile Web Soft Keys ....................................................185
Links ..............................................................................187
Place a Call While Using Mobile Web ..............................187
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ....189
Health and Safety Information ........................................190

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UL Certified Travel Adaptor .............................................192
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones .....................192
Road Safety ....................................................................202
Operating Environment ...................................................205
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices ............205
Potentially Explosive Environments .................................208
Emergency Calls .............................................................208
FCC Notice and Cautions ................................................210
Other Important Safety Information .................................210
Product Performance ......................................................211
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones .....................213
Battery Standby and Talk Time .......................................214
Battery Precautions ........................................................214
Care and Maintenance ....................................................216
Section 13: Warranty Information ..................219
Standard Limited Warranty .............................................220
Index ...............................................................227

Section 1: Getting Started 9
Section 1
Section 1: Getting Started
Topics Covered
• Turning Your Phone On and Off
• Setting Up Voicemail
• Understanding this User Manual
This section allows you to start using your phone by
activating your service, setting up your voicemail,
contacting customer support, or getting an
understanding of how this manual is put together.

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Section 1
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
1. Open the flip, then press .
Note: As with any other radio-transmitting device, do not touch the internal
antenna as it affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a
higher power level than is necessary. The internal antenna is located along
the top on the back side of your phone.
2. Yourserviceprovider’snamemomentarilyappearsinthe
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.
If your phone is outside the Verizon Wireless coverage
areatheroamingicon appearsinthetopofthedisplay.
Turn Your Phone Off
Press and hold for two or more seconds. Your phone
powers off.
Setting Up Voicemail
Voicemail allows callers to leave voice messages, which
can be retrieved any time.
Note: Once you have set up your Voicemail account, you can use the
MessagingoptionVoicemail(option5)toview detailsof voicemessagesin
your voice mailbox (see “Voicemail” on page 105 for more information).

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Understanding this User Manual
Section 1
Voicemail Setup
1. In standby mode, press and hold the key or press
, , , .
2. Follow the prompts in the new user tutorial to setup your
mailbox.
Listen to Voicemail
1. In standby mode, press and hold the key or press
, , , .
2. You are then prompted to enter your password followed
by key.
3. Follow the recorded prompts to listen to messages,
change administrative options, and so on.
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 227.
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 189.

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Section 1
Notes and Tips
Throughoutthisguideareiconsandtextthataresetapart
from the rest. These are intended to point out important
information, quick methods for activating features, to
defineterms,andmore.Thedefinitionsforthesemethods
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.
• Important: Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance, or even damage your
phone.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 13
Section 2
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
Topics Covered
• Features of Your Phone
• Open View of Your Phone
• Closed View of Your Phone
• Back View of Your Phone
• Command Keys
• Understanding the Display Screen
• Battery
• Removable Memory Card Storage
• Phone Memory Storage
This section outlines some key features of your
phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that
are displayed when the phone is in use.

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Section 2
Features of Your Phone
• Domestic and international voice service (available on
participating networks).
• High speed data (CDMA 2000 1x Technology)
• 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera
• Camcorder
• PictBridge Digital Print
• TV-Out Option
• EVDO 1x Technology
• VCast Music and Video
• Global Positioning (GPS) Technology
• PIM Functions
• TXT Messaging
• PIX Messaging (MMS)
• FLIX Messaging (MMS)
• E-mail Messaging
• Mobile IM
• Chat
• Advanced Speech Recognition
• Speakerphone
• microSD™ Memory Card Slot
• Music Player
• Bluetooth® Wireless Technology **

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 15
Open View of Your Phone
Section 2
** The SCH-a990 supports the wireless headset profile, hands free profile,
serial port profile, dial-up networking profile and basic print profile for
Bluetooth wireless technology. The SCH-a990 does not support all
Bluetooth OBEX profiles. Go to www.verizonwireless.com/bluetoothchart
to check vehicle/accessory compatibility.
Open View of Your Phone
The following illustrations show the main elements of
your phone:

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Section 2
Features
1. Earpiece: The earpiece allows you to hear the other
caller.
2. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through
the phone menu options.
3. Left Soft Key Option: This key is used to navigate
through menus and applications by selecting the choice
available in the Left Soft key Option.
4. Camera/Camcorder Key: Launches the Camera/
Camcorder feature of your phone.
5. Send Key: Allows you to place or receive a call. In
standby mode, press the key once to access the recent
call log.
6. Voicemail Key: Press and hold to automatically dialyour
voicemail.
7. Alpha-numeric Keys: Use these keys to enter numbers,
letters, and characters.
8. Special Function Keys: Enters special characters.
Performs various functions.
9. Power/Accessory Connector: The power/accessory
interface connector is used to plug in the charging
accessories and also connect any available accessory
cables to your phone.
10.Microphone: The Microphone allows the other caller to
hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
11.CLR Key: Deletes characters from the display when you
are in text entry mode. Press to return to the previous
menu or screen when navigating features on your phone.

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Closed View of Your Phone
Section 2
12.End Key: Ends a call. If you press and hold the END key,
to power On or Off. When you receive an incoming call,
press to send the call to voicemail.
13.Voice Recognition Key: Press to enable VoiceSignal™.
14.Right Soft Key: This key is used to navigate through
menus and applications by selecting the choice available
in the Right Soft key Option.
15.OK Key: Pressing when navigating through a menu
accepts the highlighted choice in a menu.
16.Display: Display shows signal and battery strength,
alarm,time,day,anddate.Italsodisplaysincomingcalls
and messages.
Closed View of Your Phone
Features
1. Rewind Key: Music rewind key.

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Section 2
2. Play/Pause Key: Music play or pause toggle key.
3. Speaker: Music, Ringtones, and Sounds are played
through the speaker.
4. Fast Forward Key: Music fast forward key.
5. Headset/Audio Video Jack: Allows you to plug in an
optional headset for safe, convenient, hands-free
conversations.
6. microSD™ Memory Card Slot: This expansion slot
allows you to insert a microSD™ memory card to for
additional memory and storage capacity.
7. External Display: External display shows signal and
battery strength, alarm, time, day, and date. It also
displays incoming calls or messages.
Closed View
1. Speaker: Music, Ringtones, and Sounds are played

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Back View of Your Phone
Section 2
through the speaker.
2. Options Button: In landscape mode press to access
camera options.
3. Volume/Zoom In/Out Key: Allows you to adjust the
master volume in standby mode (with the flip open) or
adjust the voice volume during a call. To mute the ringer
during an incoming call, press the volume key up or
down. When the flip is closed, press and hold the key,
and sub LCD displays. In landscape mode, press to
zoom in/out on an object.
4. Speakerphone Key: Press to enable/disable the
speakerphone option.
5. Photo Capture Key: Press to captue an image.
Back View of Your Phone
1. Camera/Camcorder Lens Cover Switch: Allows you to
cover/uncover camera lens when the camera is not in
use.

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Section 2
2. Camera/Camcorder Lens Cover: Covers the camera
lens when camera is not is use.
3. Camera/Camcorder Lens: The lens of your built-in
camera/camcorder.
4. Flash: The built in flash has manual and automatic
capabilities.
Command Keys
Functions for the soft keys are defined by what appears
above each in the display. There are two soft keys, the
left soft key and the right soft key .
Left Soft Key
Some functions of the left soft key are as follows.
•Instandbymode,presstheMessage(left)softkey toopen
the Message menu.
• When the left soft key function is Settings, press the Settings
(left) soft key to view settings for the feature.
• When the left soft key function is Edit, press the Edit (left) soft
key to edit a Contact or Profile setting.
Right Soft Key
Some functions of the right soft key are as follows.
• In standby mode, press the Contacts (right) soft key to
open your Contacts list.
• When the right soft key function is Options, press the Options
(right) soft key to view more options for the current menu.