Samsung SGH-J400 User manual

SGH-J400
User’s Guide

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Features
precautions
Phone Layout
Get started
Step outside the phone
Unpack
Solving Problem
01 CONTENTS
Contents
Contents_01

3G
•Yourphoneiscapableofoperatingina3Genvironment,allowingmuchgreaterdatatransferspeed,video
streaming,andvideoconferencing.
Camera and camcorder
•Usethecameramoduleonyourphonetotakeaphotoorrecordavideo.
Media player
•Playmedialesonyourphone.Youcanenjoyhighqualityvideosandmusic.
Java
•EnjoyJava-basedgamesanddownloadnewgames.
Image editor
•Editordecorateyourphotos.
Digital data printing
•Printimages,messages,andpersonaldatadirectlyfromyourphone.
Ofine mode
•Switchyourphonetoofinetouseitsnonwirelessfunctionswhileonanaeroplane.
Bluetooth
•Transfermedialesandpersonaldata,andconnecttootherdevicesusingwirelessBluetoothtechnology.
Web browser
•Accessthewirelesswebtogetup-to-the-minuteinformationandawidevarietyofmediacontent.
SOS message
•SendSOSmessagestoyourfamilyorfriendsforhelpinanemergency.
Calendar
•Keeptrackofyourdaily,weekly,andmonthlyschedule.
Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal.
Drive safely at all times
•Donotuseahand-heldphonewhiledriving;parkyourvehiclerst.
Switch off the phone when refuelling
•Donotusethephoneatarefuellingpoint(servicestation)ornearfuelsorchemicals.
Switching 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.
02 FEaTurES
Features
Features / Precautions _02
Precautions
03 PrECauTiONS

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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.
Qualied service
•Onlyqualiedservicepersonnelmayrepairyourphone.
03 PrECauTiONS
Precautions
Precautions / Phone Layout _03
04 PhONE LayOuT
Phone Layout
Application
switch key
Dial key
Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/Right)
Right soft key
Power/Menu exit key
Right soft ke
Main display
Interior
camera lens
Delete key
Web access/
Conrm key
Left soft key
Volume keys
Alphanumeric
keys
Special
function keys
Earpiece
Mouthpiece
Multi-function jack
Volume keys
Volume keys
Volume keys

Make or answer calls
Making a call
Tomakeavoicecall:
1.InIdlemode,enteranareacodeandphonenumber.
2.Press[].
Press[/]toadjustthevolume.
3.Press[]toendthecall.
Tomakeavideocall:
1.InIdlemode,enteranareacodeandphonenumber.
2.Press[].
3.Press[]toendthecall.
Answer a call
05 GET STarTEd
Get started
Get started / Step outside the phone _04
06 STEP OuTSidE ThE PhONE
Step outside the phone
Firststepstooperatingyourphone
Assemble and charge the phone
1. Insert the SIM card.
3. Reattach the battery cover.
2. Insert the battery.
4. Charge the battery.
ToACwalloutlet
1.Whenthephonerings,openthephone.
Ifthephoneisalreadyopen,press[].
Ifitisavideocall,press<Show me>toallow
thecallertoseeyouviathecamera.
2.Press[]toendthecall.
T9 mode
Toenteraword:
1.Press[2]to[9]tostartenteringaword.
2.Enterthewholewordbeforeeditingordeleting
characters.
ABC mode
Toenteraword:
Presstheappropriatekeyuntilthecharacteryouwant
appearsonthedisplay.

Unpack
Makesureyouhaveeachitem
•Phone
•Traveladapter
•Battery
•User’sGuide
YoucanobtainvariousaccessoriesfromyourlocalSamsungdealer.
Note: TheitemssuppliedwithyourphoneandtheaccessoriesavailableatyourSamsung
dealermayvary,dependingonyourcountryorserviceprovider.
Whenyouswitchyourphoneon,thefollowingmessagesmayappear
“Insert SIM”
• MakesurethattheSIMcardiscorrectlyinstalled
“Phone Lock”
• Theautomaticlockingfunctionhasbeenenabled.
Youmustenterthephone’spasswordbeforeyoucanusethephone.
Enter PUK
• ThePINcodewasenteredincorrectlythreetimesinsuccessionandthephoneisnowblocked.
EnterthePUKsuppliedbyyourserviceprovider.
Enter PIN
• Youareusingyourphoneforthersttime.
YoumustenterthePersonalIdenticationNumber(PIN)suppliedwiththeSIMcard.
• ThePINCheckfeatureisenabled.Everytimethephoneisswitcshedon,
thePINhastobeentered.Todisablethisfeature,usethePINcheckmenu.
“No Service,” “Network Failure,” or “Not Done” displays
• Thenetworkconnectionhasbeenlost.Youmaybeinaweaksignalarea.Moveandtryagain.
• Youaretryingtoaccessanoptionforwhichyouhavenottakenoutasubscription
withyourserviceprovider.Contacttheserviceproviderforfurtherdetails.
You have entered a number but it was not dialled
• MakesurethatyouhavepressedSEND
• Makesurethatyouhaveaccessedtherightcellularnetwork.
• Makesurethatyouhavenotsetanoutgoingcallbarringoption. 
07 uNPaCK
UNPACK / Solving Problem_05
08 SOLviNG PrObLEm
Solving Problem

08 SOLviNG PrObLEm
Solving Problem
Solving Problem_06
A caller cannot reach you
• Makesurethatyourphoneisswitchedon.(PressENDformorethanonesecond.)
• Makesurethatyouareaccessingthecorrectcellularnetwork.
• Makesurethatyouhavenotsetanincomingcallbarring option.
Your voice is not heard at the other end
• Makesurethatyouhaveswitchedonthemicrophone.
• Makesurethatyouareholdingthephonecloseenoughtoyourmouth.
Themicrophoneislocatedatthebottomofthephone.
The phone starts beeping and “Battery Low” ashes on the display
• Yourbatteryisinsufcientlycharged.Rechargethebattery.
The audio quality of the call is poor
• Checkthesignalstrengthindicatoronthedisplay().
Thenumberofbarsindicatesthesignalstrengthfromstrong()toweak().
• Trymovingthephoneslightlyormovingclosertoawindowifyouareinabuilding.
No number is dialled when you re-call a Address entry
• UsethePhonebookfeaturetoensurethenumberhasbeenstoredcorrectly.
• Storethenumberagain,ifnecessary.
The battery doesn’t charge properly or the phone sometimes turns itself off
• Wipethechargingcontactsbothonthephoneandonthebatterywithacleansoftcloth.
If the above guidelines do not help you to solve the problem, take note of
• Themodelandserialnumbersofyourphone
• Yourwarrantydetails
• Acleardescriptionoftheproblem
