Samsung SCH-S336C User manual

GH68_38883A Printed in Korea
SCH-S336C
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone and keep it for future reference.

TF_S336C_UM_ENG_MF1_CH_061213_F4_Rev1.2
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ....................................................5
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Displaying Your Telephone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ...............................18
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Functional Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Understanding the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Understanding the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Prepaid Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Section 3: Entering Text .....................................................44
Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Entering Text Using T9 Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Entering Text using Palabra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Entering Text using Abc/ABC/abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Entering Quick Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 4: Call Functions ...................................................50
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sound Alert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Section 5: Understanding Your Contacts ...........................57
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Erasing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adding Pauses or Waits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Making Calls using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Emergency Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Section 6: Messaging .........................................................75
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Creating and Sending Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Creating and Sending Picture Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Creating and Sending Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Social Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Section 7: Bluetooth ...........................................................93
Bluetooth Service Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Turning Bluetooth On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Bluetooth Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding a New Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Section 8: Games & Apps ...................................................97
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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My Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tunes & Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
My Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Section 9: Tools ................................................................110
Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Phone Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Section 10: Web ................................................................121
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Section 11: Settings .........................................................128
Master Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ......................152
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . . . . 159
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

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Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for
Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . 181
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Index ..................................................................................195

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Section 1: Getting Started
This section allows you to quickly start using your phone by installing
and charging the battery, activating your service, and setting up
voicemail.
Understanding this User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your
phone. A robust index for features begins on page 195.
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.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default
display settings. If you select other settings, navigation may be
different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume
that the phone is open, and you are starting from the Home screen.
Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and
may vary from your phone, depending on the software version
on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.
Unless stated otherwise, instructions to perform tasks in this
User Manual assume that the phone is open, and start at the
Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays
may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and
any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Getting Started 6
Special Text
Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the
rest. These are intended to point out important information, share
quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more.
The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes : Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or sub-
menu.
• Tips : Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.
• Important : Points out important information about the current feature that
could affect performance.
• Warning : Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of
data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.
Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to use your
phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are
used:
Highlight Use the
Directional Key to move focus to
an item on the screen.
Select Use the
Directional Key to highlight an
item on the screen, then press the
OK Key .
The OK Key function changes according to the
type of item highlighted.

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Activating your Phone
If you purchased your phone at a store, it is activated and ready to
use. If you received a new phone by mail, it may need to be activated
before you can use it.
To activate your phone, choose from the following:
• Visit a retail store.
• Contact customer support.
Displaying Your Telephone Number
My Number displays the ten-digit telephone number assigned to
your phone.
 From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu ➔
Settings ➔ Phone Info ➔ My Number .
➔ Arrows are used to represent the “highlight, then
select” steps in longer, or repetitive, procedures.
For example:
From the Home screen, press the
Left Soft
Key
Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Phone Info ➔
My Number .

Getting Started 8
Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A
Charger is included with the phone, for charging the battery.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the
battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully
discharged battery can require up to 4 hours of charge time.
After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
Important! Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and
batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize
battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your
warranty and may cause damage.
Battery Indicator
The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the display shows
battery power level, with four bars indicating a full charge.
Before the battery becomes too low to operate, the empty battery
icon will flash and a tone will sound. If you continue to operate the
phone without charging, the phone will power off.
Battery Cover
The battery cover on the back of the phone protects the battery.
Removing the battery cover
1. Hold the phone firmly and locate the Cover Release Latch.
2. Firmly “pop” the cover off the phone.

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Installing the battery cover
 Align the cover and press it into place, making sure it snaps
securely.
Release Latch

Getting Started 10
Installing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover (see “Removing the battery cover”
on page 8).
2. Insert the battery into the phone (1), aligning the gold contacts
on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone (2).
3. Install the battery cover (see “Installing the battery cover” on
page 9).

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Removing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover (see “Removing the battery cover”
on page 8).
2. Lift the battery from the bottom end (see arrow 1) and remove.
3. Install the battery cover (see “Installing the battery cover” on
page 9).
Charging the Battery
Your phone comes with a travel adapter to charge your phone from
any 120/220 VAC outlet.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the
battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully
discharged battery can require up to 4 hours of charge time.
After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
1. Insert the charger cable into the Charging/Accessory port.

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2. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.
3. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head from the
power outlet and remove the cable from the phone.
Non-Supported Batteries
Important! Samsung handsets do not support the use of a non-
approved battery. Using a non-approved battery may
cause damage to your phone. Use a Samsung approved
battery only.
Incorrect

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Samsung charging accessories (such as a wall charger, and
cigarette lighter adapter) will only charge a Samsung approved
battery. When using a non-approved battery the handset can only be
used for the duration of the life of the battery and cannot be
recharged.
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
 Press and hold the End/Power Key to turn the phone on
or off.
While powering on, the phone connects with the home
network, then displays the Home screen and active alerts.
End/Power Key

Getting Started 14
Easy Setup
Set basic preferences, to start using your phone quickly.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Left Soft Key
Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Easy Set-up .
2. Follow the prompts to set preferences for these settings and
tap :
•FontSizeControl : When enabled, you can use the Volume Key to
control the size of fonts for your phone’s displays, while using the phone.
• Call Sounds : Configures the call sound to use when you receive a call
as well the ringtone to use for calls.
•MainClock : Select a format for the clock displayed on the Home
screen.
•FrontClock : Select a format for the clock that appears on the external
display.
3. While setting preferences:
• Use the Directional Key to highlight an option in a list.
• Press to make a selection and go to the next setting.
• Press the Left Soft Key Preview or Play for an example of the
highlighted selection.
• Press the Right Soft Key Skip to move to the next setting without
making a selection.

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Easy Set-up for Sounds
Use Easy Set-up to set the sounds your phone makes, including
sounds to alert you to calls and messsages.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Left Soft Key
Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Sounds ➔ Easy Set-up .
2. Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for
Call Sounds , Keypad Volume , Text Msg Alert , Multimedia Msg
Alert
, and Voicemail Msg Alert .
Easy Set-up for Displays
Use Easy-Setup to configure your phone’s displays, including the
wallpaper, menu layout, and clocks.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Left Soft Key
Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Display ➔ Easy Set-up .
2. Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for
Display
Backlight
, Keypad Backlight , Main Wallpaper , Front Wallpaper ,
Dial Fonts , Font Size Control , Main Clock , and Front Clock .
TTY Mode
Your phone is fully TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY
device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone
with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode. For more
information about TTY settings, see “TTY Mode” on page 147.