Samsung SGH-T401G Series User manual

Samsung
(SGH-T401G Series)
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Intellectual Property
All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the
property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone,
including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the
“Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state
laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not
limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets,
copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other
works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by
the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt
to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble,
or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or
ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of
the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.
Samsung Telecommunications America (STA),
LLC
Headquarters: Customer Care Center:
1301 E. Lookout Drive 1000 Klein Rd.
Richardson, TX 75082 Plano, TX 75074
Toll Free Tel: [phone].HELP (4357)
Internet Address:
http://www.samsungusa.com
©2009 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC is a registered trademark of
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related entities.
Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone?
For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System
(Automated Response System) at:
www.samsungtelecom.com/support
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GH68-23080A
Printed in China
T9 Text Input is licensed by Tegic Communications and is covered by U.S. Pat.
5,818,437; U.S. Pat. 5,953,541; U.S. Pat. 6,011,554 and other patents pending.
ACCESS®and NetFront™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS Co.,
Ltd. in Japan and other countries.
The Bluetooth®word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination
mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are
wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG.
microSD™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association.
Openwave®is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc.
Open Source Software
Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under
GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL),
OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the
source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit:
http://www.samsungnetwork.com/Home/opensource .
SAR Information
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF)
energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.
Government. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based
on the safety standards that were developed by independent scientific organizations
through periodic evaluation of scientific studies.
The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of
all persons, regardless of age and health.
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The exposure standard for wireless phones employs a unit of measurement known
as Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg. The
highest SAR values for this model phone were Head: 0.474 W/kg, Body-worn:
1.02 W/kg.
Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE
WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE
PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE
PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE
PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE
PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR
CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION,
SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING
FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH
OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .....................................................4
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the microSD™ Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ................................10
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3: Call Functions .....................................................19
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Selecting Functions and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 4: Menu Navigation ................................................30
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 5: Entering Text ......................................................31
Using the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing the Text Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Number Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Symbol Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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