Samsung SCH-N370 Series User manual

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Your consumer package
Your consumer package contains the following items:
•Samsung SCH-N370 phone with hand strap
•Samsung Extended Li-Ion battery
•Samsung travel adaptor
•User guide

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Front view of the SCH-N370
Antenna
Display screen
End key
Clear key
Keypad
Microphone
Headset/Earbud
LED
OK key
Speaker
Adapter Outlet
Send
key
Menu
key
connector
Navigation key

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Getting to know your phone
Antenna
The antenna is a device for transmitting and receiving signals. The shape and
size of the antenna is determined, in part, by the frequency of the signals that
they receive. An antenna makes the call sound clearer when it is fully extended.
Use only in the normal position and do not touch the antenna unnecessarily
when the phone is active.
Backlight features
Your keypad has backlighting for easy visibility. For further information on this
feature see “Backlight” on page 87.
Clear key
The key is used to erase/clear numbers or characters that may have
been incorrectly entered. Or, you can use it to return to a previous screen.
•If you enter an incorrect number or character on the display screen,
press once briefly, to erase it.
•To erase all digits or characters from the display screen, press for
two seconds.
•To back up one menu level, press once briefly.
•To return to standby mode from any menu, press for two
seconds.
Display screen
The display screen comprises of two areas, an upper line of stationary icons,
and the lower text and graphic area.
•The top line of icons shown on the liquid crystal display (LCD), appear
according to the phone’s operating mode. For further information see
“Turning your phone on” on page 23.

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•The lower area of the LCD displays in-use information, for example, the
calling party’s name and number, the call timer, Mute and Call Waiting,
menus, sub menus, etc.
End (power on/off) key
This key is utilized in several ways:
•Press and hold to turn on your phone.
•Press and hold to turn off your phone.
•Press once to disconnect a call, return to standby mode, or
cancel any input.
Headset connector
This is where the optional hands-free headset is connected. The headset
includes an earbud and microphone in a convenient, lightweight unit so you
can talk without using your hands.
•Before inserting the hands-free headset connector to your phone, gently
pry open the top of the cover to expose the headset connector.
LED indicator
The LED indicator flashes to indicate an incoming call or message. When you
have the phone ringer set to off, the LED indicator notifies you of an incoming
call or message.
•The LED indicator lights momentarily when you power up the phone.
Menu key
Press to enter the menu selection.
Microphone
The microphone is used for conversation and recording.
Numeric keypad
Use these keys to enter text, numbers, and special characters.

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OK/Message key
The key stores information that you enter, and also acts as an “OK”
button when pressed. When in standby mode, functions as a Mail Kit
menu access key to send messages and review received messages.
Speaker
The speaker is for listening to voice conversations.
Send key
The key performs several useful functions:
•Press once to answer calls.
•Enter a number and press once to connect a call.
•Press twice in standby mode to redial the last outgoing number.
Navigation
The Navigation key allows you to locate different menu options by
pressing the appropriate arrow.
When in standby mode the navigation key can act as a hot key:
•Press the left arrow to access your Calender.
•Press the right arrow to access the WEB.
•Press the up or down arrow to access the number in your Phone Book.

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Adaptor outlet
Use the adaptor outlet to connect your phone to a wireless data device or a
hands-free car kit (both sold separately). The adaptor outlet is located at the
bottom of the phone.
•To charge your battery, plug the travel adaptor that is supplied with your
phone into a wall outlet.
•Using your thumb and first finger, gently squeeze the two buttons located
on either side of the other end of the travel adaptor and insert the
adaptor into your phone’s outlet. The yellow arrow on the travel adaptor
should be facing upwards and pointing toward the phone.
•When you unplug the travel adaptor from your phone, squeeze these
same two buttons, and pull gently on the adaptor to disconnect it from
the phone.

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Getting Started
Getting service
You must contact your service provider and follow their instructions for
obtaining service for your phone. We suggest that you read this user guide to
fully understand the services that your phone supports.
Turning your phone on
When you are ready to turn your phone on, fully extend the antenna for the
clearest reception. Press . Continue to hold this key down for more than
one second to power the phone on:
Note: Your phone has a built-in antenna. As with any other radio-transmitting
device, do not touch the antenna as it affects call quality and can cause the
phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.
The LED indicator momentarily lights, and a power-up alert sounds. The phone
begins searching for a network signal. When a signal is found, the date, day,
and time appears. Your phone is now ready to place and receive calls.
If the phone is outside of your carriers coverage or roaming area the icon
displays. If this happens you cannot place or receive calls. You must try later
when service becomes available. For further information see “The top line of
the display screen” on page 32
Turning your phone off
To turn your phone off, press and hold down for more than two
seconds. Notice that when the phone is turned off, both the display screen and
the backlight remain off.
Note: If your phone is on, and is pressed for less than one second,
the phone will not power off. This feature prevents your phone from being
turned off accidentally.

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Several ways to answer a call
When you receive a call, the phone will ring and the phone icon displays
on your screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number, (or
name if pre-stored in your Phone Book) displays. If the caller cannot be
identified, only the phone icon and “Call from Unavailable No” is displayed.
For further information see “Answer mode” on page 97.
There are several ways to answer an incoming call.
•Press .
•Press any key.
•Set the Auto Answer feature.
With the Auto Answer feature you can turn enable your phone to automatically
answer a call after the ringer sounds by selecting:
•off
•after 1 sec.
•after 3 sec.
•after 5 sec.
(For further information see “Setting auto answer” on page 53.)

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List of main and sub menus
This list displays the main menu structure and mail kit features. It shows the
individual sub menus and features assigned to each main menu option.
1:Calls
1:Outgoing
2:Incoming
3:Missed
4:Erase Logs Outgoing/Incoming/Missed/All
5:Air Time
2:Phone Book
1:Find Name
2:Add Entry
3:Find Entry
4:RelationSrch
5:Add E-mail
3:Web
1:Start Browser
2:Prompt None/To Start/To End/Both
4:Scheduler
1:Today
2:View Month
3:Jump To Date
4:To Do List
5:Count Down
6:World Time
7:Calculator
8:Alarm
5:Sounds
1:Ringer Vol
1:Calls
2:Alarm
2:Ringer Type
1:Voice Calls
2:Alarm
3:Data/Fax In
4:Schedule
3:Key Beep
4:Alerts
1:Minute Beep On/Off
2:Service On/Off
3:Connect On/Off
4:Disconnect On/Off
5:Fade On/Off
6:Roam On/Off
5:Voice Volume
6:Roam Ringer On/Off
7:Power On/Off On/Off
6:Display
1:Backlight Always Off/7 Seconds/15Seconds/30 Seconds
2:Banner
3:Animation Power On/Power Off/Idle Mode
4:My Phone #

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5:Language English/French
6:Set Time
7:Auto Hyphen On/Off
8:Version
9:Menu Style Horizontal/Vertical
7:Voice Dial
1:Record
2:Review
3:Erase All
4:Set Active Only/Earphone
8:Games
1:Flying Tight
2:Run for Money
3:Racing
9:Set Up
1:Auto Retry off/every 10 seconds/every 30 seconds/every
60 seconds
2:Auto Answer off/after 1 sec/after 3 sec/after/5 sec
3:Answer Mode By any key/By send key
4:Tone Length Long/normal
5:Set NAM NAM 1/NAM 2
6:Set System Automatic/Home only/Analog only/AMPSHome only
7:Data/Fax data-fax off/fax for next call/fax until powered off/
data for next call/data until powered off
8:Whisper Mode On/Off
0:Key Guard On/Off
0:Security
1:Lock Mode Never/On power up/Now
2:Restrict No/yes
3:Lockcode
4:Emergency #
1:911
2:*911
3:#911
5:Send PIN Never/Prompt
6:Clear MEM Proceed
7:Reset Phone Proceed
Mail Kit
1:New Messages
1:Send To PhoneBook/T9 Word/ABC/Symbol/123
2:Message
3:Call Back
4:Options Priority/Validity/Send Later/Delivery Ack/
Message
5:Action SEND:Send Msg/OK:File Msg/CLR:Cancel/
END:Quit
2:Voice
3:Inbox
4:Outbox
5:Filed Msg
6:WebAlert
7:Erase Msg
1:Voice
2:OldInbox
3:NewInbox
4:Outbox
5:Filed

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6:All Messages
8:Msg Setup
1:General
1:Scroll Timer 1/2/3/4/5 seconds/Off
2:Msg. Reminder Every 2 min/Off/Once
3:MessageVolume
4:Ringer Type
1:Voice Mail
2:Page
3:Text
4:Browser Msg.
5: Voice Mail#
2:New Message
1:Callback #
2:Save Message Auto Save/Prompt Save/Do
Not Save
3:Entry Method T9/Alphabet
4:Delivery Ack On/Off
5:Canned Msg.
0:Yes
1:No
2:Call me
3:Need directions
4:Where are you?
5:Will call later
6:Busy
7:On my way
8:Will arrive in 15 minutes
9:Thank you
In-Use Menu (Can be opened only when on a call)
1:Mute/Quit
2:Calls Outgoing/Incoming/Missed/Erase Logs/Air Time
3:Phone Book Find Name/Add Entry/Find Entry/RelationSrch/
Add E-mail
4:Silent/Quit
5:Send Tel #
6:My Phone #
7:Version
8:Send DTMF
Using your phone’s menus
Your phone offers a range of functions that allow you to tailor the phone to
your personal requirements. These functions are arranged in menus and
submenus.
The menus and submenus can be accessed by using the navigation key or using
shortcuts.

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Accessing menus using the navigation
key
Menu options are numbered but can also be accessed by using the navigation
key. Press the on the arrow in the direction which you wish to go. Press
right to go to the right, press down to go forward, press left to go left, and press
up to go backwards through the menu options. When your objective is
reached, press to save or activate.
Returning to the previous menu
When using the navigation key you can return to the previous menu at anytime.
To do this:
•Press to return to the previous menu.
•Press to exit the menu without saving the setting.
Accessing menus using shortcut
numbers
All main menus, menu levels, and menu content items are assigned numbers.
All menus and their contents can be accessed using these “Shortcut” numbers.
The following steps are a sample exercise for setting the Connect tone.
1. In standby mode, press to access the main menu.
2. Press for Sounds.
3. Press for
Alerts.
4. Press for
Connect.
5. Press to highlight *On.
6. Press to save.
Note: To reset the Connect tone. Press to highlight Off.For further
details, see “List of main and sub menus” on page 25 for numbers assigned
to each menu and sub menu item.

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Your phone’s modes
Answer mode
With this option activated, your phone will allow you to select a specific mode
when you receive an incoming call. For further information see “Several ways
to answer a call” on page 24.
Digital mode
Some of your phones features work only in digital service areas, the icon
indicates that your phone is operating in digital mode. If the digital icon is
absent, your phone is operating in analog mode.
Input mode
Use input mode to enter text, numbers and symbols into various screens. For
further information see “Entering text, numbers, and/or symbols” on
page 103.
Lock mode
When you lock your phone using the Lock Mode menu option, you restrict
phone usage. You can receive messages and calls, but you cannot make an
outgoing call until your phone is unlocked. You can unlock your phone, by
following the prompts and entering the lock code.
Power save mode
Your phone comes with a power save feature that automatically activates if your
phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching. While this
feature is active, the phone’s battery charge is conserved. The phone
automatically rechecks periodically for a signal. To manually force the phone
to recheck for a signal, press any key. A message on the display screen will
inform you when your phone is operating in the power save mode.

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Silent mode
The “Silent Mode” feature allows you to instantaneously silence the ringer
when in standby mode.
•With the phone in standby mode, press and hold for 2 seconds.
“Entering Silent Mode” displays briefly. (The silent mode icon displays
on the standby screen.)
•To exit from “Silent Mode” press and hold for 2 seconds. The
screen prompt “Exit Silent Mode” displays, and your phone automatically
reactivates the previous ringer volume setting. (The silent mode icon is
removed from the standby screen.)
Standby mode
Standby mode is the fundamental state of your phone once your phone has
found service.
Your phone goes into standby mode:
1. After you power it on.
2. When you press if your phone is on.
When in standby mode, you will see:
1. The month/date, and time.
2. All other active icons.
While in standby mode, enter a phone number, and press to call.
Press at any time to return to standby mode, but be careful; if you are
on a call when you press , you will return to standby mode and
disconnect your call.
Messages can also be received when in standby mode, the alert tone will sound
(unless turned off), when a new message is received. The menu is accessed
when you are in standby mode by pressing . For further details see “List
of main and sub menus” on page 25 for a listing of the menu items.

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Talk mode
You can place and answer calls only when your phone is turned on. When you
are on a call your phone is in Talk mode. Pressing will display a list of
the In-Use menu options.
Whisper mode
With this feature you can have semi-private conversations. You don’t have to
speak loudly. When this feature is active you can actually whisper during any
conversion.
To activate whisper mode:
1. Press .
2. Use the navigation key to highlight yes or no.
Vibrate mode
In standby mode
1. Press the down arrow located on the left side of your phone to adjust the
ringer volume . Your options include vibrate, beep, and off
modes.
2. When your phone vibrates, press to save. (The vibrate icon
appears on the display.)
To change the setting
1. Press the down arrow located on the left side of your phone to adjust the
ringer volume.
2. Press to save. The vibrate icon will be deleted from the display
screen.

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The top line of the display screen
Display indicators (or icons) appear across the top of your phone’s display
screen. The signal strength and battery strength icons will always appear, but
other icons display based upon your phone’s operating mode.
Note: The Date, Day, and Time shown in the display illustration may not
reflect the order in which it appears on your phone.
.
Signal strength: This icon always appears when your phone is on.
It shows your current signal strength. More lines indicate more signal
strength. Four lines indicate maximum strength, and one line
indicates least strength.
Service indicator: This icon indicates a call is in progress. When
the phone is calling a number, this icon will flash until the call is
connected.
No service indicator: This icon indicates your phone cannot find a
signal because you’re outside a service area. When this is displayed,
you cannot make or receive calls. Wait a little while for a signal or
move into an open area.
Note: The no service indicator icon will always appear when you turn on your
phone. As soon as service is located, the indicator will disappear.

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Roaming: This icon displays when your phone is outside your
service provider’s area and your phone is receiving service from
another carrier’s network.
If you are:
• In your home service area, this indicator will not display.
•In a preferred analog or digital networking area (where your
service provider has a roaming agreement in place), this indicator
will be on, but not flashing.
•In an analog or digital area that is not covered by your phone’s own
service provider, this indicator will be on.
New Message: This icon appears when a new voice, text, page or
Net alert message is received.
Digital mode: This icon indicates your phone is operating in digital
mode. Your phone has some features that work only in a digital
service area; these services include the Web Browser and certain
other message(s) services. If this icon is absent, your phone is
operating in analog mode.
Vibrate mode: This icon indicates that an incoming call will make
the phone vibrate rather than ring. This feature can be used for
situations where your ringer will not disturb others, or for “loud”
situations where you will be unable to hear the ringer.
Battery strength: This icon is always displayed when your phone is
active, it displays your battery charge level. The more black bars you
see, the greater the charge. When the battery becomes very low, a
flashing empty battery icon displays and the phone sounds an audible
alert; this indicates that your phone is about to turn itself off.

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Other phone icons
Duplicate: This icon indicates that a duplicate message was sent.
E-mail: This icon represents an e-mail address.
Fax: This icon represents a fax number.
Filed Message: This icon displays if a message is filed.
Home: This icon indicates represents an individual’s home number.
Message: Icon displays when outgoing messages are transmitted.
Message read: This icon displays when you have read a message.
Message received: This icon indicates that an incoming text,
voicemail, page or browser message has been received.
Mobile: This icon represents a mobile phone number.
Multi: This icon displays if multi messages are successfully delivered.
No label: This icon indicates that no label exists for this entry.
Office: This icon represents an office number.
Pager: This icon represents a pager number.
Send Delivered: This icon displays if a sent message is delivered.
Send Failed: This icon displays if a message failed to be sent.
Speed dial: This icon displays when the number you wish to call is
available using the speed dial feature.
Urgent: This icon displays if a message is urgent.
Using the battery
Note: Your phone comes packaged with a partially charged, rechargeable
standard
Li-Ion battery. The phone can be used while the battery is charging, but
must be fully charged the first time you use your phone otherwise the
battery could be damaged.

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Installing the battery
The battery attaches to the phone very easily:
1. Gently place the bottom end of the battery into the provided slots on the
underside of the phone.
2. Press the top end of the battery down(The top end of the battery displays
the word Samsung in raised letters.) until you hear it click into place.
Removing the battery
To remove the battery from your phone:
1. Turn the phone off (by pressing and holding until the closing
animation begins.)
2. On the back side of the phone, hold the button down and push the
battery toward the bottom edge of the phone. The battery will then lift or
fall away from the phone.)
Charging the battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable extended Li-Ion battery. Only use
Samsung-approved adaptors and batteries. These adaptors are designed to
maximize battery life. Using other adaptors may invalidate your
warranty and may cause damage.

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When the phone has finished charging it can be disconnected.
Low battery indicator
You can tell whether or not your battery needs to be recharged by checking the
battery indicator (this icon is located in the upper-right corner of the
display screen). The presence of all three bars indicate a full charge. No bars
(the battery icon is empty) means your battery must be charged.
The empty battery icon
Two to three minutes before the battery charge level gets too low to operate the
phone, the battery sensor will let you know by blinking an empty battery icon
( ), and sounding a tone. If you continue to operate the phone without
charging the battery, the phone will automatically turn off. If this happens, your
wireless call will be terminated. However, if you plug into a charging device,
you can continue your call. Be sure to monitor the battery strength icon and
make certain your battery is adequately charged.