Samsung SGH-2400 User manual

DUAL GSM TELEPHONE
SGH-2400
OWNER’S MANUAL

Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-00746A
English. 9/99. Rev.1.0

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Contents
Safety Precautions 7
Unpacking 9
Your Phone 10
Phone Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Service Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting Started 15
Your First Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Switching the Phone On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Access Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Earphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
General Functions 26
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Viewing Missed Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting Functions and Options 32
Example: Setting the Text Language . . . . . . . . 34
Phonebook 36
Storing a Phone Number with a Name . . . . . 36
Searching for and Dialling a Number
in the Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Phonebook Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Voice Dialling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Contents (continued)
In-Call Options 45
Switching the Microphone Off (Mute) . . . . . .45
Searching for a number in the Phonebook . . 46
Putting a Call on Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Answering a Second Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Making a Multiparty Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Muting/Sending Key Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the SMS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the Menus 52
Using the Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the Index System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Quick Access 58
Connect to Voice Mail (Menu 1-1). . . . . . . . . . 58
Voice Server Number (Menu 1-2). . . . . . . . . . 58
Service Directory (Menu 1-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Call Records 60
Missed Calls (Menu 2-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Received Calls (Menu 2-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dialled Calls (Menu 2-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Call Time (Menu 2-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Call Cost (Menu 2-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Text Messages 63
Read Messages (Menu 3-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Write Messages (Menu 3-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Preset Message List (Menu 3-3). . . . . . . . . . . 65
Setup (Menu 3-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Broadcast (Menu 3-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Contents (continued)
Voice Memo 69
Voice Memo Record (Menu 4-1). . . . . . . . . . . 69
Voice Memo Replay (Menu 4-2). . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Voice Memo Delete One (Menu 4-3). . . . . . . . 70
Voice Memo Delete All (Menu 4-4). . . . . . . . . 70
Sound Settings 71
Ring Tone (Menu 5-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ring Volume (Menu 5-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Alert Type (Menu 5-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keypad Tone (Menu 5-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Message Tone (Menu 5-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Error Tone (Menu 5-6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Minute Minder (Menu 5-7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connect Tone (Menu 5-8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Phone Settings 74
Greeting Message (Menu 6-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Own Number (Menu 6-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Language (Menu 6-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Any-key Answer (Menu 6-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Backlight (Menu 6-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Service Light (Menu 6-6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Auto Redial (Menu 6-7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Auto Answer (Menu 6-8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Caller ID (Menu 6-9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Active Flip (Menu 6-0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Reset Settings (Menu 6-*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Clock Settings 79
Set Time (Menu 7-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Set Date (Menu 7-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Alarm (Menu 7-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
World Time (Menu 7-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Contents (continued)
Security 82
PIN Check (Menu 8-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Change PIN (Menu 8-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Phone Lock (Menu 8-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Change Password (Menu 8-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SIM Lock (Menu 8-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
FDN Mode (Menu 8-6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Change PIN2 (Menu 8-7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Network Services 86
Call Diverting (Menu 9-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Call Barring (Menu 9-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Call Waiting (Menu 9-3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Network Selection (Menu 9-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Line Identification (Menu 9-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Closed User Group (CUG) (Menu 9-6). . . . . . . 93
Solving Problems 95
Using the Batteries 98
Precautions When Using Batteries . . . . . . . . 98
Safety Information 100
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glossary of Terms 104
Index 108
Installing the Flip Cover 112

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Safety Precautions
Read these simple guidelines. Failure to comply with
them may be dangerous or illegal.
For more detailed safety information, see Safety
Information on page 100.
Road safety comes first
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the
vehicle first. Remember that in some countries, it is
illegal to use a hand-held phone while driving.
Switch off when refuelling
Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service
station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Switch off in aircraft
Mobile phones can cause interference. Using them on
aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.
Respect special regulations
Follow anyspecial regulations in force in any area and
always switch offyour phone whenever it is forbidden
to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger
(in a hospital for example).
Interference
All mobile phones may be subject to radio
interference, which may affect their performance.

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Safety Precautions
Qualified service
Only qualified service personnel must repair cellular
equipment. Use only approved accessories and
batteries.
Use sensibly
Use only in the normal position (held to the ear).
Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when
the phone is switched on.
Emergency calls
Ensure the phone is switchedon and in service.
Enter the emergency number (112 or another official
emergencynumber) and press . Give your location.
Do not end thecall until given permission to do so. End
the call by closing the flip cover or pressing .
IMPORTANT! Use only SAMSUNG-approved
accessories. This phone is intended for use with a
SAMSUNG-approved:
• Travel adapter (TA12)
• Desktop charger (DTC240G)
• Cigarette lighter adapter (CLA12)
The use of any other power accessory will invalidate
any approval or warranty applying to the phone, and
may be dangerous.
When you disconnect the power cord of any
accessory, grasp and pull the connector, not the cord.

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Unpacking
In addition, you can obtain the following accessories
for your phone from your local SAMSUNG dealer:
• Desktop charger (DTC240G)
• Cigarette lighter adapter (CLA12)
• Hands-free car kit (HFK240)
• Slim, Standard, Extended and Ultra Extended
batteries (BTI24G, BTS24G, BTE24G, BTL24G)
• Data kit (PCD9632)
•Earphone (EP210); depending on the country, may
be supplied in the standard package
Phone Travel Adapter (TA12)
Standard Battery
(BTS24G) Owner’s Manual
Your package contains the following items.

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Your Phone
Phone Layout
The following illustration shows the main elements of
your phone.
Soft key (right)
Microphone
Flip cover
Antenna
Service light
Display
Earpiece
Cancel/
correction key
Dial/menu
comfirmation
key
Alphanumeric
keys
Earphone jack
Volume/menu
browse keys
Front
Soft key (left)
Special
function keys