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
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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.

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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.

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Activating Your Phone
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Make sure the gold colored contacts of the card face into
the phone.
4. To remove the SIM card, slide it upwards, as shown, and
take it out of the socket.
5. Replace the battery so that the tabs on the end align with
the slots at the bottom of the phone.

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6. Press the battery down until it clicks into place. Make
sure that the battery is properly installed before
switching on the power.
Charging the Battery
YourphoneispoweredbyarechargeableLi-ionbattery.A
travel charger comes with your phone for charging the
battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask
your local Samsung dealer for further details.
The travel charger allows you to use the phone while the
battery is charging, but this causes the phone to charge
more slowly.

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Activating Your Phone
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Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first
time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 200 minutes.
To charge the battery:
1. With the battery in position on the phone, plug the
connector of the travel charger into the jack at the
bottom of the phone.
2. Plug the charger into a standard AC wall outlet.
3. When charging is finished, unplug the charger from the
power outlet then disconnect it from the phone by
pressing the buttons on both sides of the connector and
pulling the connector out.

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Note: You must unplug the charger before removing the battery from the phone
during charging, otherwise, the phone could be damaged.
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk
time remain, a warning tone sounds and a pop-up
message repeats at regular intervals on the display. In this
case,yourphonewillturnoffthebacklighttoconservethe
remaining battery power.
When the battery level is too low, the phone turns off
automatically.
Turning on Your Phone
1. Press and hold the key until the phone turns on.
2. If the phone asks you to enter a password, enter a
password and press the OK soft key or the key. The
password default is ‘00000000’.
3. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the
OK soft key or the key.

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Dialing Your Voice Mail Box
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Turning off Your Phone
Press and hold the key until the power-off image
displays.
Dialing Your Voice Mail Box
To access your voice mail from your keypad, use the
following steps:
1. From an Idle screen, press and hold the key.
2. Follow the voice mail prompts to access messages.
Accessing Your Voice Mail
1. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access Menu
mode.
2. Highlight Recent Calls and press the Select soft key or
the key.
3. Highlight Voice Mail and press the Select soft key or
the key.
4. Highlight Connect to Voice Mail and press the OK soft
key or the key.
Press the OK soft key or the key when Voice Server 1
is displayed.
Your phone dials the specified number of the voice mail
center.
5. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the
voice mail center.
Changing the Voice Mail Number
Your SIM card gives you default service number of the
voice mail center. However, you may need to change the

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number. Use the following procedures to change your
voice mail number.
1. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access the
Menu mode.
2. Highlight Recent Calls and press the soft key or the
key.
3. Highlight Voice Mail and press the soft key or the
key.
4. Highlight Voice Mail Number and press the key or
the key. Voice Server 1 displays, press the OK soft
key to edit.
5. Press the Edit soft key or the key.
6. Use the key to clear the current number, enter a new
number and press the OK soft key or the key.
7. When you are finished, press the key.

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Section 2
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
Topics Covered
• Features of Your Phone
• Front View of Your Phone
• Command Keys
• Understanding the Display Screen
This section outlines some key features of your phone. It
also displays the screen and the icons that will are
displayed when the phone is in use.
This section outlines some key features of your phone. It
also displays the screen and the icons that will are
displayed when the phone is in use.

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Features of Your Phone
Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many
significantfeatures.Thefollowinglistoutlinesafewofthe
features included in your phone.
User friendly, menu drivenaccess to features and options.
• Voicesignal software that supports voice commands and
dictation for composing SMS
• Instant Messaging capability
• Multimedia capability including Camera, Record Audio and Java
Games.
• Personal Assistant feature provides calendar, to-do list, alarms,
calculator, currency convertor, and PIM Synchronization.

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Front View of Your Phone (Open)
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Front View of Your Phone (Open)

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Front View of Your Phone (Closed)
Keys
The following list correlates to the from and rear
illustrations.
1. In Idle mode, activates Voice Signal function.
2. Performs the functions indicated by the screen text on
the bottom line of the display.
3. Makes or answers a call.
In Idle mode, recalls the last number dialed or received
when held down.
In Menu mode, selects a menu option or stores
information that you have entered.
4. Enters numbers, letters, and some special characters.
5. Enters special characters and performs various
functions.
6. Charger/PC data link cable jack used to charge your
handset or to synchronize data between your handset
and PC.