Samsung SGH-R225 User manual

AIM User Guide

Contents
Getting Started
Sign On to the AIM Service ..............1
The First Time You Sign On ..............1
Sign Off from AIM ...........................2
Navigate the Menu System ..............2
Using the Buddy List
Conversations and Buddies ..............3
Status Icons ...................................3
Buddy List Menu .............................4
Add a User to the Buddy List ........4
Remove a User from the
Buddy List .................................4
Update Your Buddy List ...............4
View Information About a User .....5
Set an Alert For a Buddy ..............5
Sending and Receiving
Messages
Send an Instant Message .................6
Receive an Instant Message .............6
Reply to Instant Messages ...............6
Conversation Menu Screen ...............7
Manage Conversations .....................7

Switch Between Conversations .....7
End a Conversation .....................7
Use the Away Message ....................8
Protecting Your Privacy
Decline Messages From a User ..........9
Accept Messages From a Declined
Buddy ...........................................9
Changing Preferences
Automatic Sign On ........................ 10
AIM Sounds ................................. 10
Change Password ......................... 11

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Getting Started
Wireless AOL®Instant Messenger™ (AIM®)
enables you to communicate with other AIM
users using your wireless phone.
If you have an AOL, AIM, Netscape®, or
CompuServe 2000®screen name, you’re
ready to go. If not, get one free from
www.aim.com. To use this service, you need
your Samsung e105(T2), and a screen
name.
Sign On to the AIM Service
To use the AIM service, you must first sign
on using your screen name and password.
After you sign on to the service from your
phone, you can set your phone to sign on
automatically without entering your screen
name and password again. See “Auto-Sign
On” on page 28.

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To sign on to the AIM service, complete
the following steps:
1. From the phone’s main menu, select
AIM then press the Select softkey.
2. From the AIM Offline menu, select
Sign On then press the Select
softkey.
3. Type your screen name then press
the OK softkey.
4. Type your password then press the
OK softkey.
Your password is case-sensitive. If you need
to enter a capital letter, select the star key
(*) on the lower left key of your cell phone.
If you are signed on to AIM on your PC, and
you then sign on to AIM using your phone,
your AIM connection on your PC will be
signed off automatically.
If you are signed on to AOL on your PC, and
you then sign on to AIM with your phone,
you will receive instant messages both on
your phone and on your PC. The AIM service
will notify you if you are already signed on to
AOL.

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The First Time You Sign On
If you have used AIM before on a computer,
you already have a Buddy List where you
store friends, family, and coworkers. When
you sign on to the AIM service from your
phone for the first time, a Mobile Device
Group is automatically created in your Buddy
List and up to 30 of your existing buddies are
added to the group. These are the buddies
you can see from your phone. Just think of
the Mobile Device Group as your Buddy List
for the phone.

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Sign Off from AIM
You can sign off from the AIM service if you
no longer want to send or receive messages.
To sign off of the AIM service from your
phone, complete the following steps:
1. From the phone’s main menu, select
AIM then press the Select softkey.
2. From the AIM Online menu, select
Sign Off then press the Select
softkey.
3. A message confirms your request.

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Navigate the Menu System
Use the following menus to control your AIM
sessions. Each option is discussed in more
detail throughout this manual:
To exit from any screen, press the
softkey.
When Offline... When Online...
[1] Sign On
[2] Offline Convs.
[3] Settings
[1] Auto-Sign On
[2] Change
Password
[3] Set AIM Sounds
[4] Help
[1] Sign Up
[2] Sign On
[3] Buddy List
[4] Sending IMs
[5] Receiving IMs
[6] Privacy
[7] Away Message
[1] Buddy List
[2] Away Message
[3] Settings
[1]Auto-Sign On
[2] Change
Password
[3] Set AIM Sounds
[4] Help
[1] Sign Up
[2] Sign On
[3] Buddy List
[4] Sending IMs
[5] Receiving IMs
[6] Privacy
[7] Away Message
[5] Sign Off

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Using the Buddy
List
If you have used AIM before on a computer,
you already have a Buddy List where you
store friends, family, and coworkers. On the
phone, you can see the buddies that are in
the Mobile Device Group of your Buddy List.
Think of the Mobile Device Group as your
Buddy List for the phone.
When you sign on to the AIM service using
your phone for the first time, up to 30
buddies are copied into the Mobile Device
Group. You can add or remove users from
your phone or by using AIM or AOL on a
computer.
To view your Buddy List, complete the
following steps:
1. From the phone’s main menu, select
AIM then press the Select softkey.
2. From the AIM screen, select Buddy
List then press the Select softkey.

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Conversations and
Buddies
The Buddy List is divided into these three
sections.
Section Description
Conversations Lists the users you have
an open conversation
with. This section can
contain buddies and other
AIM users.
Online Lists your buddies who
are currently online.
Offline Lists your buddies who
are currently offline.
Buddies you have
declined are also shown
here.

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Status Icons
The Buddy List displays an icon to the left of
each user to show their status. The following
table describes what these icons represent.
Icon Description
You have new/unread messages
from this user.
Messages from this user are
being declined.
This user is online but has
turned on their Away Message.
You will be alerted when this
user signs on.
This user is online.
This user is not online.

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Buddy List Options Menu
From the Buddy List screen, you can access
a menu that enables you to manage your
buddies. To display this menu from the
Buddy List screen, press the Options
softkey.
The Buddy List Options Menu offers the
following actions:
Menu Item Description
[1] Send/View IM Send an instant message
to the selected user or
view your conversation.
[2] Send IM To... Send an instant message
to an unlisted user
[3] Refresh List Update the status of
your buddies
[4] Get Buddy
Info
Get information on the
selected user
[5] Add Buddy Add a user to your
Buddy List
[6] Delete Buddy Remove the selected
user from your Buddy
List

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Add a User to the Buddy List
You can add users to the Buddy List from
your phone or a computer.
To add a user from your phone,
complete the following steps:
1. From the Buddy List Screen, select
the Options softkey.
2. Select Add Buddy then press the
Select softkey.
3. Enter the user’s screen name then
press the OK softkey. A confirmation
message displays when the user has
been added.
[7] Decline IMs Decline messages from
the selected user
[8] Clear Alert Me Clears being alerted
when the user signs on
[9] End Conv. End the conversation
with the selected user
Menu Item Description

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Remove a User from the Buddy
List
To remove a user, complete the
following steps:
1. Select the buddy you want to remove
then press the Options softkey.
2. From the Buddy List Options Menu,
select Delete Buddy and then press
the Select softkey
3. Press the Yes softkey to confirm. The
user is removed from your Buddy
List.
Update Your Buddy List
The status of your buddies is only updated
periodically. If you want to ensure that a
buddy is online and ready to accept
messages, you can manually update your
Buddy List. From the Buddy List Screen,
select the Options softkey and select
Refresh List and press the Select softkey.
View Information About a User
You can view information about AIM users,
such as full screen name and online status.

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To display more information about a
user, complete the following steps:
1. From the Buddy List screen, select a
user then press the Options softkey.
2. Select Get Buddy Info then press
the Select softkey.
Set an Alert For a Buddy
You may be trying to contact someone in
your Buddy List, but that buddy is currently
signed off. If you want to know when that
buddy is available, you can set your phone to
alert you when your buddy signs on. This
alert expires after the buddy signs on.
To set an alert for your buddy, complete
the following steps:
1. In the Buddy List screen, select the
buddy you want to set an alert for
then press the Options softkey.
2. From the Buddy List Options screen,
select Alert Me then press the
Select softkey.
3. Press the Yes softkey to confirm. A
confirmation message displays when
the alert is set.

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Sending and
Receiving
Messages
Once you have your Buddy List in order and
you have one or more online buddies to chat
with, you are ready to have a conversation.
Send an Instant Message
You can send messages to a buddy in your
Buddy List or to any AIM user.
To send a message to a buddy, complete the
following steps:
1. In the Buddy List screen, select the
buddy you want to send a message to
then press the Options and then the
Send/View IM softkey.
2. In the Conversation screen, type your
message then press the Green
key. Your message moves to the
conversation history area above.

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To send a message to any AIM user,
complete the following steps:
1. From the Buddy List screen, press the
Options softkey.
2. Select Send IM To... then press the
Select softkey.
3. Type the User’s screen name then
press the OK softkey.
4. In the Conversation screen, type your
message then press the Green
key. Your message moves to the
conversation area above.
Receive an Instant
Message
When you receive a new message, the
following actions occur:
• Depending on your phone's alert
settings, the phone may vibrate or
produce an audible alert.
• The New/Unread Message icon
displays on your phone’s screen with
an alert message. Press the View