Samsung SGH-p207 Series User manual

UCEC4.02_WBp207_031705_F2
SGH-P207 Series
PORTABLE Tri/Dual-
Mode
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.

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Table of Contents 1
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dialing Your Voice Mail Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing the Voice Mail Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone . . . . . 13
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front View of Your Phone (Open) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3: Call Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Missed Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Switching to Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 4: Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Menu Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 5: Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing the Text Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
VoiceModeTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using VoiceMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using VoiceMode Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Starting VoiceSignal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Calling a Name or Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sending a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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VoiceSignal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using T9 (Predictive Text) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using Alphabet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the Number Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using the Symbol Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book 67
Adding a New Address Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dialing a Number from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Finding an Entry in Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Deleting Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Checking the Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Section 7: Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Using Instant Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Creating and Sending New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Creating a Long Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Retrieving New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Viewing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Checking Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Section 8: Changing Your Settings . . . . . . .107
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Connection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Network Services Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Reset Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Section 9: Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Using Audio Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Section 10: Personal Assistant . . . . . . . . . . 147
Setting Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Using the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Consulting the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Using the To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using the Currency Convertor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Synchronizing PIM Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Section 11:WAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Launching the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Accessing a WAP Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Navigating the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Clearing the Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Section 12: Health and Safety Information . 171
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . 174
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . 187
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . 193
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

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Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Section 13: Warranty Information . . . . . . . .197
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Intellectual Property Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), L.P. . . 205
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Section 1: Getting Started 5
Section 1
Section 1: Getting Started
Topics Covered
• Activating Your Phone
• Setting Up Voice mail
This section allows you to start using your phone by
activating your service, setting up your voice mail,
contacting customer support, or getting an
understanding of how this manual is put together.

6
Section 1
Activating Your Phone
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are
provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such as your PIN or any optional
services available. To Install the SIM card, use the
following instructions:
Installing the SIM Card
Note: The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratches
or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the card. Keep
your SIM card out of reach from small children.
To install the SIM card:
1. If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down the
key.
2. Remove the battery. To do so:
Slide the battery lock toward the top of the phone and
hold it in that position. Lift the battery away as shown.
3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket as shown, so
that the card locks into position.