Samsung SCH-W531 User manual

SCH-W531
User’s Guide
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Important safety
precautions
Drive safely at all times
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park
your 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.
Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference,
which could affect their performance.
Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.
Copyright information
• Bluetooth
®
is a registered trademark of the
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide.
•Java
TM
is a trademark or registered trademark
of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• Picsel and Picsel Viewer
TM
are trademarks of
Picsel Technologies, Inc.
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Important safety precautions
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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 your 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 batteries and
accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables.
Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage
you or 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 89.
• The phone could explode if the battery is
replaced with an incorrect type.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
At very high volumes, prolonged listening
to a headset can damage your hearing.
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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, [ TALK ]
< >
Indicates a soft key, whose function is
displayed on the phone screen. For
example, < Favourites >
• GSM and CDMA networks
Switch back and forth between
GSM and CDMA networks.
Special features of your phone
• Camera and camcorder
Use the camera module on your
phone to take a photo or record
a video.
• Music player
Play music files on your phone.
You can use other phone
functions while listening to
music.
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Special features of your phone
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• Photo studio
Add a frame or apply special
effects to decorate your photos.
•Email
Send and receive emails with
image, video, and audio
attachments.
• Offline mode
Switch your phone to Offline
mode to use its non-wireless
functions while on an airplane.
•Bluetooth
Connect to a headset or hands-
free car kit using wireless
Bluetooth technology.
• File viewer
Open documents in various
formats on the phone without
corruption.
•Webbrowser
Access the wireless web to get
up-to-the-minute information
and a wide variety of media
content.
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Contents
Unpack 6
Make sure you have each item
Your phone 6
Keys, features, and locations
Get started 7
First steps to operating your phone
Assemble and charge the phone ...................... 7
Power on or off.............................................. 9
Keys and icons .............................................. 9
Access menu functions .................................. 12
Customise your phone................................... 12
Make/Answer calls ........................................ 16
Step outside the phone 16
Begin with the camera, web browser, and other
special features
Use the camera ............................................ 16
Browse the web ........................................... 17
Use Contacts ............................................... 18
Send messages ............................................ 20
View messages ............................................ 21
Use Bluetooth .............................................. 22
Use My favourites......................................... 23
Enter text 24
T9, Alphabet, Symbol, and Number modes
Call functions 26
Advanced calling features
Menu functions 31
All menu options listed
Solve problems 87
Help and personal needs
Health and safety information 89
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Overview of menu functions
To access Menu mode, press [ MENU OK ] in Idle mode.
1 Web
p. 31
2 Call History
p. 32
1 Outgoing Calls
2 Incoming Calls
3 Missed Calls
4 Recent Calls
p. 32
p. 33
p. 33
p. 33
3 Music Player
p. 34
1 Music Player
2 My Play List
3 Music Files
4 Music Settings
p. 34
p. 36
p. 37
p. 37
4 Voice services
p. 38
1 Voice Memo
2 Services
p. 38
p. 38
5 Missed Alerts
p. 39
6 Bluetooth
p. 39
1 Bluetooth
2 Settings
p. 39
p. 40
7 My Content
p. 41
Games
Ringers
Screen Savers
Applications
Caller Tunes
p. 41
p. 42
p. 42
p. 43
p. 43
8 Messaging
p. 44
1 Send Message
2 Picture Msg
3 Text Message
4 Go to Email
p. 44
p. 46
p. 48
p. 50
8 Messaging (continued)
5 Voice Mail
6 Premium Msg
7 Settings
8 SOS Message
p. 50
p. 50
p. 50
p. 52
9 Tools
p. 53
1 Planner
2 Memo Pad
3 World Time
4 Alarm
5 Calculator
6 User Memory
7 Set Time
p. 53
p. 57
p. 58
p. 58
p. 59
p. 60
p. 63
* Pictures
p. 63
1 Take Photo
2 My Album
3 Online Albums
4 Picture Msg
p. 63
p. 69
p. 71
p. 72
* Pictures (continued)
5 Photo Studio
6 Settings
p. 72
p. 76
0 Contacts
p. 76
1 Find
2 Add New Entry
3 My Phone #
4 Speed Dial #s
5 Group
p. 76
p. 77
p. 78
p. 78
p. 79
# Settings
p. 79
1 Display
2 Sounds
3 Internet
4 Security
5 Launch Pad
6 Network Selection
7 Others
8 Phone Info
p. 79
p. 81
p. 83
p. 83
p. 85
p. 85
p. 85
p. 86
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Unpack
Make sure you have each item
• Phone
•TravelCharger
•Battery
•User’sGuide
You can obtain various accessories from your
local Samsung dealer.
Your phone
Keys, features, and locations
With the phone open
The items supplied with your phone and the
accessories available at your Samsung dealer
may vary, depending on your country or service
provider.
Special
function keys
Earpiece
Power/
Menu exit key
Mouthpiece
Menu access
key
Left soft key
Volume keys
Right soft key
Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/
Right)
Main display
Cancel/
Delete key
Dial key
Alphanumeric
keys
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With the phone closed
Get started
First steps to operating your phone
Assemble and charge the phone
Camera lens
Camera key
External
display
Headset jack
Insert the battery.
Reattach the battery
cover.
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Get started
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Inserting a SIM card
Your phone can only recognise SIM cards that are
supplied by your service proivder. For further details,
contact your service provider
.
Plug the travel
charger into the
phone.
Plug the adapter into a standard AC power
outlet.
The LED on the charger indicates the
charging progress.
• Red: the battery is being charged.
• Green: the battery is completely charged.
• Orange: the battery is not correctly
plugged in or is at a too high or too low
temperature.
When the phone is completely charged,
unplug the charger from the power outlet
and from the phone.
Make sure that the gold-coloured contacts on
the card are face down
.
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