Samsung SCH-S299 User manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country,
some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly.
* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear
different from the illustrations in this guide.
Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA
English. 03/2007. Rev 1.0
World Wide Web
http://www.samsungmobile.com

Draft01
2007.03.27
SCH-S299
User’s Guide

Drive safely at all times
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park
the vehicle first.
Switch off the phone when refuelling
Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service
station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Switch off in an aircraft
Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them
in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.
Switch off the phone near all medical
equipment
Hospitals or health care facilities may be using
equipment that could be sensitive to external radio
frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in
force.
Important
safety
precautions
Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Important safety precautions
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Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference,
which could affect their performance.
Be aware of special regulations
Meet any special regulations in force in any area and
always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden
to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.
Water resistance
Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.
Sensible use
Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Avoid
unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone
is switched on.
Emergency calls
Key in the emergency number for your present
location, then press .
Keep your phone away from small children
Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories,
out of the reach of small children.
Accessories and batteries
Use only Samsung-approved accessories and
batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could
damage your phone and may be dangerous.
Qualified service
Only qualified service personnel may repair your
phone.
For more detailed safety information, see "Health and
safety information" on page 32.
• The phone could explode if the battery is
replaced with an incorrect type.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

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About this Guide
This User’s Guide provides you with condensed
information about how to use your phone. To quickly
learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get
started” and “Step outside the phone.”
In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:
Indicates that you need to pay careful attention
to the subsequent information regarding safety
or phone features.

Indicates that you can get more information on
the referenced page.
→
Indicates that you need to press the Navigation
keys to scroll to the specified option and then
select it.
[ ]
Indicates a key on the phone. For example, []
< >
Indicates a soft key, whose function is displayed
on the phone screen. For example, <
Menu >
• Simple, sleek design with Intenna
Samsung’s powerful intenna technology allows
the best call quality without an annoying external
antenna.
Special features of your phone
• Short message service (SMS)
Chat and share interest with your friends, family,
or co-workers by SMS messages.
• Phonebook
Store home, office, or cellular
phone numbers for your entries.

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Special features of your phone
•Game
Enjoy embedded games on your
phone.
•Calendar
Keep track of your daily and
monthly schedule.
•Alarm
Use your phone as an alarm clock
to wake you up in the morning or
notify you of an impending event.
•Calculator
Perform basic calculations and do
currency conversions.
•Countdown
Set your special events and count
down to the events.

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Contents
Unpack 6
Make sure you have each item
Your phone 6
Buttons, features, and locations
Get started 7
First steps to operating your phone
Install and charge the phone ..................................... 7
Power on or off........................................................ 8
Keys and display ..................................................... 8
Access menu functions ............................................ 10
Customise your phone............................................. 11
Make/Answer calls .................................................. 13
Step outside the phone 14
Begin with Phonebook, messages, and other features
Use Phonebook....................................................... 14
Send/View messages .............................................. 15
Use the alarm clock ................................................ 16
Manage schedule .................................................... 17
Enter text 18
Pinyin, Stroke, ABC, T9 Word, 123, and Symbol mode
Call functions 22
Advanced calling features
Menu functions 25
All menu options listed
Solve problems 45
Help and personal needs
Health and safety information 47

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Overview of menu functions
To access Menu mode, press < Menu > in Idle mode.
1 Calls
1 Missed
2 Incoming
3 Outgoing
4 Air time
5 Call forward
6 Call waiting
7 Call reject
8 Int’l call prefix
2 Contact
1 Find
2 Add
3 Group settings
4 My phone #
3 Message
1 New message
2 Inbox
3 Outbox
4 Drafts
5 Settings
6 SOS message
7 Memory info
4 Scheduler
1 View month
2 Jump to date
3 Alarm set
4 Calculator
5 Today
6 To do list
7 Memo pad
8 Countdown
9 World time
5 Entertainment
6 Settings
1 Sounds
2 Display
3 Auto key lock
4 Answer mode
5 Airplane mode
6 Security
7 Entry method
8 /Language
9 Contents status

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Unpack
Make sure you have each item
You can obtain various accessories from your local
Samsung dealer.
Your phone
Buttons, features, and locations
Phone Travel Adapter
Battery User’s Guide
• The items supplied with your phone and the
accessories available at your Samsung dealer may
vary, depending on your country or service provider.
• Use the purchased accessories with only Samsung-
authorised devices.
• The use of these accessories with other devices could
cause problems and any repair costs would not be
covered by the warranty.

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Get started
First steps to operating your phone
UIM card information
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive
a plug-in UIM (User Identification Module) card loaded
with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and
available optional services.
Install and charge the phone
Low battery indicator
When the battery is low:
• a warning tone sounds,
• the battery low message displays, and
• the empty battery icon blinks.
If the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.
Remove the battery
cover.
If the phone is already
on, first turn it off by
holding [ ].
Insert the UIM card.
Make sure that the
gold-coloured contacts
on the card face down
into the phone.
Install the battery. Replace the cover.
Plug the travel adapter
into the phone.
Plug the adapter into
a standard AC wall
outlet.
When the phone is completely charged (the
battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter
from the power outlet.
Remove the adapter from the phone.

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Get started
Power on or off Keys and display
Keys
Power on
Do not turn on the
phone when
mobile phone use
is prohibited.
1. Press and hold [ ] to turn on
the phone.
2. If necessary, enter the PIN and
press < OK >.
Power off Press and hold [ ].
Soft keys Perform the functions indicated on the
bottom line of the display.
Navigation
keys
In Idle mode, access the following menus
directly.
•[Left]:
Message
•[Right]: View month
In Idle mode, press [Up] or [Down] to adjust
the keypad tone volume.
In Menu mode, scroll through the menu
options.
Send key
Make or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve the last number
dialled, missed, or received.
End key
End a call.
Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.
In Menu mode, cancel input and return the
phone to Idle mode.

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Get started
Display
C(Clear)
key
Delete characters from the display.
In Menu mode, return to the previous menu
level.
Numeric
keys
Enter numbers, letters, and some special
characters.
In Idle mode, press and hold [
0 ] to enter an
international call prefix.
Special key
Enter special characters.
In Idle mode, press and hold [
] to activate
or deactivate Silent mode. Press and hold
[ ] to lock the keypad.
Layout
Icons
Received signal strength
Roaming
Call in progress
Out of your service area; you
cannot make or receive calls
New SMS message or New Voice
mail or urgent message (blinking)
Text and graphics
display messages,
instructions, and
information you enter.
Soft key function
indicators
show the current
functions assigned to the
two soft keys.
Icons
display various icon.
Menu Find

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Get started
Access menu functions
Icons
(continued)
Alarm set
Lock mode
Ringer type setting
 p. 39
•:Ringeronly
• : Silent
• : 1 beep
•:Vibration
•:Vib.&Ringer
• : Vib. then ringer
• : Ringer then vib.
Silent mode
 p. 12
Restriction on
Battery power level
Use the soft
keys
The roles of the soft keys vary
depending on the function you
have selected. The bottom line of
the display indicates their current
role.
Press the left soft
key to access
Menu mode.
Press the right soft
key to access Find
in the Phonebook
menu.

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Get started
Customise your phone
Select an
option
1. Press the appropriate soft key.
2. Press the Navigation keys to
move to the next or previous
option.
3. Press < Select >, < OK >, or
< Save > to confirm the
function displayed or option
highlighted.
4. To exit, choose either of the
following methods:
• Press [ C ] to move up one
level.
• Press [ ] to return to Idle
mode.
Use shortcuts Press the number key
corresponding to the option you
want.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Setup → Display →
/ Language .
2. Select a language.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Setup → Sounds →
Ringer → Voice calls .
2. Press [Down].
3. Press [Left] or [Right] to scroll
to a ringer category.
4. Press [Up] or [Down] to scroll
to a ringer melody.
Press <Play> to listen to a
melody.
5. When you find the melody you
want, press < OK >.
Display
language
Call ringer
melody

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Get started
You can set wallpaper for the idle
screen on the display.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Setup → Display →
Animation → Wallpaper .
2. Press the Navigation keys to
scroll to the image you want.
3. Press < Select >.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Setup → Display →
Banner .
2. Press and [ C ] to clear the
default banner.
3. Enter a new banner.
4. Press < OK >.
Idle mode
wallpaper
Idle mode
banner
You can switch the phone to Silent
mode to avoid disturbing other
people.
Press and hold [ ] in Idle mode.
You can lock the keypad to prevent
accidental key presses from
affecting phone operations.
To loc k the ke y pa d :
In Idle mode, press and hold [ ].
To unlock the keypad:
Press < Unlock > and then press
[].
• When the keypad is manually
locked, it automatically unlocks
after a call or message comes in
or the time for an alarm comes.
Silent mode
Keypad lock

13
Get started
Make/Answer calls
You can protect the phone against
unauthorised use with a phone
password.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Setup → Security .
2. Enter the default password,
00000000 .
3. Select Change lock .
4. Enter a new 4- to 8- digit
password and press < OK >.
5. Enter the new password again
and press < OK >.
6. Select Phone lock .
7. Select Once or On .
Phone lock
1. Enter an area code and phone
number.
2. Press [ ].
3. To end the call, press [] .
1. When the phone is ringing,
press [ ].
2. To end the call, press [] .
Press [Up] or [Down].
Make a call
Answer a call
Adjust the
volume during
a call

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Step outside the phone
Begin with Phonebook, messages, and other features
Use Phonebook
To the phone’s memory:
1. In Idle mode, enter a phone
number and press < Save >.
2. Enter a name and press < OK >.
3. Press [Down] to move to the
Storage field.
4. Press < Phone > and select a
number type.
5. Specify entry information:
Location number, Home, Office,
Mobile, Pager, Fax, E-Mail1,
E-Mail2, URL, ETC, Default
number, Group, and Ringer.
6. Press < Save > to save the
entry.
Add an entry
To the U I M ca r d:
1. In Idle mode, enter a phone
number and press < Save >.
2. Enter a name and press < OK >.
3. Press < Save > to save the
entry.
1. In Idle mode, press < Find >.
2. Select an entry.
3. Scroll to a number and press
[ ] to dial, or press < Menu >
to access options.
Find an entry

15
Step outside the phone
Send/View messages
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Message → New
message .
2. Enter the message text and
press < OK >.
3. Select Save & Send or Send
only or Save only .
4. Enter destination numbers.
5. Press < OK > to send the
message.
When a notification appears:
Press < Select >. The message
displays.
Send a text
message
View a text
message
From the Inbox:
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Message → Inbox
→ Phone or Card .
2. Select a message.
When a notification appears:
1. Press [ ]. The phone dials the
voicemail centre.
2. Follow the instructions from the
system.
From the Inbox:
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Message → Inbox
→ Voice mail .
2. Follow the instructions from the
system.
View a text
message
(continued)
Access a
voicemail

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Step outside the phone
Send SOS messages
Use the alarm clock
1. In Idle mode, press [Left] and
select SOS message .
2. Select On to activate the SOS
message feature.
3. Move to the Recipients line
and tap or press < Add >.
4. Enter the phone numbers to
which you want to send SOS
messages and tap or press
< Save >.
5. Move to the Number of
sending line.
6. Select the number of times the
phone will repeat sending SOS
messages.
7. When you have finished, tap or
press < Save >.
Setting the SOS
message
feature
In Idle mode, with the phone
closed, press [ / ] 4 times.
The phone will send SOS
messages.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Scheduler → Alarm
set .
2. Select Once or Daily .
3. Enter the alarm time and press
< Save >.
When the alarm rings, press any
key.
Send SOS
messages
Set an alarm
Stop an alarm

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Step outside the phone
Manage schedule
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Scheduler → View
month .
2. Scroll to a day from the
calendar.
3. Press < Menu > and select Add
new .
4. Enter event information and
press < OK >.
5. Enter the starting time and date
for the event.
6. Press [Down] and enter the
ending time and date.
7. Press [Down].
8. Press [Left] or [Right] to
change the alarm setting.
9. Press < Save >.
Enter an event
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Scheduler →
Today .
2. Press [Left] or [Right] to view
today’s events.
3. Press [Down] to check the
ending time and date for an
event.
View today’s
schedule