Samsung SCH-S380C User manual

GH68_37084A Printed in Korea
SCH-S380C
PORTABLE QUAD-
BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone and keep it for future reference.

S380C_English_FD04_PS_060512_F2
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ....................................................5
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ...............................13
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Side View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Understanding the Display Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 3: Call Functions ...................................................22
Number Entry Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contact Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Quick Search Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Voice Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 4: Menu Navigation ...............................................30
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Navigation Key Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Navigate Using a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 5: Voice Service .....................................................32
Voice-Activating Your Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Voice Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts ...........................35
Your Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Finding a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Editing an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Renaming a Contacts Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deleting a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sending a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 7: Messages ..........................................................45
Creating and Sending New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Message Send Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Receiving New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Erasing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 8: Camera ..............................................................54
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Camera Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 9: Games & Apps ...................................................59
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Section 10: My Folder .........................................................63
My Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
My Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 11: Browser ...........................................................66
Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Using the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Browser Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 12: Tools ................................................................68
Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Voice SVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section 13: Changing Your Settings ..................................79
Accessing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Section 14: Health and Safety Information ........................84
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . . . . . . 90
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for
Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . 109
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Index ..................................................................................118

Getting Started 5
Section 1: Getting Started
This section explains how to start using your phone by charging your
battery, setting up your voicemail and installing a memory card.
Setting Up Your Phone
Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to use your
phone.
To make this possible, the following terms and icon appear in place of
repeatedly-used procedural steps:
Removing the Battery Cover
1. If the phone is turned on, press and hold until the phone turns
off.
2. Remove the battery cover by firmly placing both hands along each
side of the device.
3. In a single motion, use your thumbs to press the back cover down
(1) and away from the camera lens (2).
highlight Use the Navigation key ( ) to move a highlighting
effectontoamenuitemorscreenitemofinterest.Press
the outer ring up, down, left, or right.
select Afterhighlightingamenuitemorscreenitem,pressthe
middle of the Navigation key ( ) to launch, access,
or save a highlighted menu item or screen field of
interest.
➔ Usedinplaceof“select”inlong“drilldown”procedure
steps. Ex: Settings ➔ Call Settings ➔ Call Answer .

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4. Carefuly complete the removal of the cover.
Installing the Battery
Your phone comes packaged with a partially charged rechargeable
standard Li-Ion battery and travel adapter.
Note: Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the
phone.
1. Slide the battery into the open compartment and align the
matching gold contacts of the battery to those inside the phone
battery compartment.
2. Lightly press the end of the battery down into the phone until it
slips into place.