Samsung SGH-T539 User manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country,
some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly.
* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear
different from the illustrations in this guide.
World Wide Web
http://www.samsungmobile.com
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Draft 01
2007.03.22
SGH-T539
User’s Guide
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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),
Inc.
Headquarters:
1301 East Lookout Drive Suite 150 Richardson,
TX 75082
Internet Address: http://www.samsungusa.com
©2007 Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc. is
a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. and its related entities.
Openwave® is a registered trademark of Openwave,
Inc. RSA® is a registered trademark of RSA Security,
Inc.
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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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Important
safety
precautions
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
the vehicle first.
Switch off the phone when refueling
Do not use the phone at a refueling point (service
station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Switch 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.
Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference,
which could affect their performance.
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Important safety precautions
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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 the ear). Avoid
unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone
is switched on.
Emergency call
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 unauthorized accessories could damage you or
your phone and may be dangerous.
Qualified service
Only qualified service personnel may repair your
phone.
For more detailed safety information, see "Health and
safety information" on page 23.
• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an
incorrect type.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a
headset can damage your hearing.
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Contents
Unpack 4
Make sure you have each item
Your phone 4
Keys, features, and locations
Get started 5
First steps to operating your phone
Install and charge the phone ..................................... 5
Power on or off........................................................ 6
Overview of menu functions 9
Menu functions 10
All menu options listed
Solve problems 21
Help and personal needs
Health and safety information 23
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Unpack
Make sure you have each item
You can obtain various accessories from
your local Samsung dealer.
Phone Travel Adapter
Battery User’s Guide
• Standard Battery • Extended Battery
• Battery Charger • Leather Case
• Car Charger/Adapter • Data Cable
• Travel Charger/
Adapter
• Headset
• Portable Hands Free Kit
Your phone
Keys, features, and locations
Special
function keys
Earpiece
Main display
Power key/
Menu exit key
Mouthpiece
t-zones key
Dial key
Alphanumeric
keys
Right soft key
Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/
Right)
Delete/
Cancel key
Web access/
Confirm key External
display
Memory card
slot
Left soft key
Camera key
Camera lens
Headset/
Adapter jack
Volume keys
web’n’walk key
MP3 key
Music player
contrrol keys
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Get started
First steps to operating your phone
SIM card information
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive
a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card
loaded with your subscription details, such as your
PIN, and available optional services.
Install and charge the phone
Remove the battery
cover.
If the phone is already
on, first turn it off by
pressing and holding .
Insert the SIM card.
Make sure that the gold-
colored contacts on the
card are face down.
Install the battery. Reattach the cover.
Plug the travel adapter into the phone.
Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
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Get started
Low battery indicator
When the battery is low:
• a warning tone sounds,
• the battery low message displays, and
• the empty battery icon blinks.
If the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.
Power on or off
When the phone is completely charged (the
battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter
from the power outlet.
Remove the adapter from the phone.
Switch on
Do not turn on
the phone when
mobile phone
use is prohibited.
1. Press and hold .
2. If necessary, enter the PIN and
press OK .
Switch off Press and hold .
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Get started
Keys
Perform the function indicated on the
bottom line of the display.
In Idle mode, access menu options
directly.
In Menu mode, scroll through menu
options.
In Menu mode, select the highlighted
menu option.
In Idle mode, access t-zones, a web-
based service provided by T-Mobile.
In Idle mode, access the web'n'walk
service.
Send or answers a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve numbers you
recently dialled, missed, or received.
Delete characters from the display.
In Menu mode, return to the previous
menu level.
Press and hold to switch the phone on
and off.
End a call.
In Menu mode, cancel input and return
the phone to Idle mode.
Enter numbers, letters, and some special
characters.
In Idle mode, press and hold to
access your voicemail server. Press and
hold to enter an international call
prefix.
Enter special characters.
In Idle mode, press and hold to
activate or deactivate Silent mode.
On the dialling screen, press and hold
to enter a pause between numbers.
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Get started
Adjust the phone volume.
In Idle mode, with the phone open,
adjust the ring tone.
Control the music player.
• : Pause or resume playback.
• : Open the playlist.
•:Stopplayback.
• : Scan backward to the previous
file. Press and hold to scan backward
in a file.
• : Scan forward to the next file.
Press and hold to scan forward in a
file.
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Overview of menu functions
To access Menu mode, press Menu in Idle mode.
1 Voice notes
2 Call records
1 All calls
2 Missed calls
3 Incoming calls
4 Outgoing calls
5 Delete all
6 Call time
7 Call costs
*
3 t-zones
1 Home
2 Enter URL
3 Bookmarks
4 Saved pages
5 History
6 Clear cache
4 IM
5 Messages
1 Create new
2 Inbox
3 Sentbox
4 Outbox
5 Drafts
6 Templates
7 Voice mail
8 Delete all
9 Settings
10 Broadcast messages
11 Memory status
6 Fun & Apps
1 Files
2 Games
3 Music player
4 Camera
5 Voice commands
6 Mega Search
7 Help
8 Organizer
1 Alarm
2 Calendar
3 Task
4 Calculator
5 World time
6 Synchronization
7 Unit conversion
8 Timer
9 Settings
1 Time and date
2 Phone settings
3 Display settings
4 Sound settings
5 Bluetooth
6 Network services
7 Security
8 Software update
9 Reset settings
Phonebook
1 Add new contact
2 Contact list
3 Group
4 Speed dial
5 Reject list
6 Own number
7 FDN list
8 Management
* Shows only if supported
by your SIM card.
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Menu functions
All menu options listed
Phonebook
You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in
your phone’s memory. The SIM card and phone’s
memory are physically separate, but they are used as
a single entity called Phonebook.
To access this menu, press Ph.book in idle mode.
Add new contact
Use this menu to add a new contact to Phonebook.
Contact list
Use this menu to search for numbers in Phonebook.
Group
Use this menu to organize your contacts in caller
groups.
Speed dial
Use this menu to assign speed dial numbers (2 to 9)
for eight of your most frequently called numbers.
Reject list
Use this menu to make a list of phone numbers to
reject incoming calls.
Own number
Use this menu to check your phone numbers, or to
assign a name to each of the numbers. Changes made
here do not affect the actual subscriber numbers on
your SIM card.
FDN list
Use this menu to create a list of contacts to be used in
FDN (Fixed Dialling Number) mode, in which the
phone allows outgoing calls only to the specified
phone numbers.
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Menu functions
Management
Use this menu to manage contacts in Phonebook.
You can:
• select a default memory location to save contacts.
• copy all of the contacts stored on the SIM card to
the phone’s memory.
• delete all of the contacts from your phone’s
memory, your SIM card, or FDN list.
• view the memory status in phone and the SIM
card.
Voice notes
Use this menu to record a voice memo and then send
it by a MMS (Multimedia Message Service) message,
or immediately save it in the Voice list folder.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select Voice notes .
Call records
Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed,
received, or missed, and the length of your calls.You
can also check the cost of your calls, if your SIM card
supports this function.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select Call records .
All calls
This menu displays the most recent calls dialed,
received, or missed.
Missed calls
This menu displays the most recently received calls
that you did not answer.
Incoming calls
This menu displays the most recent calls you have
received.
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Menu functions t-zones
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Outgoing calls
This menu displays the most recent calls you have
dialed.
Delete all
Use this menu to delete all of the records in each call
type. You can also delete all call records at one time.
Call time
This menu displays the time log for calls made and
received. The actual time invoiced by your service
provider will vary. You can also reset all of timers.
Call costs
This network feature displays the cost of calls. This
menu is available only if supported by your SIM card.
Note that this is not intended to be used for billing
purposes.
t-zones
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser on
your phone allows you to access the wireless web.
Using the WAP browser, you can access up-to-date
information and a wide variety of media content, such
as games, wallpapers, ringtones, and music files.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select t-zones .
Home
Using this menu, the web browser on your phone will
be launched and you will be connected to t-zones, the
website provided by T-Mobile. You can also press in
Idle mod e.
Enter URL
Use this menu to enter the URL address of a website
and access the associated web page.
You will be additionally charged for accessing
t-zones and downloading media content.
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Menu functions
Bookmarks
Use this menu to store the URL addresses of your
favorite websites and quickly access the sites.
Saved pages
You can access the list of pages you have saved while
online.
If you select a link on the page, the phone switches to
online to access the linked page.
History
You can access the list of pages you have accessed
recently.
Select a URL from the list to access the corresponding
web page.
Clear cache
Use this menu to clear the cache, which is the
temporary memory that stores the web pages you
have recently accessed.
IM
IM (Instant messaging) is a way of sending short,
simple messages that are delivered immediately to
users online at that moment.
Before using this feature, you need to subscribe to a
messenger service. For further details, contact your
service provider.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select IM .
Messages
Use the Messages menu to send and receive short
messages, multimedia messages, and e-mails. You
can also use push message, voicemail, and cell
broadcast message features.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select Messages .
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Menu functions Messages
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Create new
Use this menu to create a text message (SMS), picture
message (MMS). You can also record a voice note and
then directly send it as a part of an MMS message.
Inbox
This folder stores all of the messages you have
received, except for e-mails.
Sentbox
This folder stores messages that you have sent.
Outbox
This folder stores message that the phone is
attempting to send or has failed to send.
Drafts
This folder stores messages you have saved to send at
a later time.
When you select a message, it opens in Edit mode so
that you can edit and send the message.
Templates
You can create SMS templates with the sentences you
use frequently so that you can retrieve and insert
them when composing an SMS message.
Voice mail
If you are unable to answer a call, the caller will be
guided to leave a voice message in your voicemail
box, if your service provider supports it.
Use this menu to connect your voicemail server to
access received voicemails and store the service
number of your voicemail server.
Delete all
Use this menu to delete messages except for e-mails
in each message folder all at once. You can also clear
all message folders.
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Menu functions
Settings
Use this menu to customize the settings for SMS and
MMS.
In this menu, you can:
• set the SMS service center number and the
destination address.
• specify sending and receiving options for MMS. You
can also select a connection profile to be used for
MMS.
Broadcast messages
Your phone can receive broadcast messages of various
topic, such as sports, traffic, news, or weather
forecast, sent by service provider.
In this menu, you can:
• view broadcast messages you have received.
• change the settings for receiving broadcast
messages.
• set up a broadcast channel list.
• select languages in which broadcast messages are
displayed.
Memory status
Use this menu to check the total amount of memory
for storing messages and the amount of memory
currently being used in each message box.
Fun & Apps
The Fun box menu allows you to access media
contents, such as photos, sounds, and games stored
in the phone’s memory.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select Fun & Apps .
Files
Use this menu to access images, videos, music files,
and sound files stored in the phone’s memory or on a
memory card.
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Menu functions Fun & Apps
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Games
Use this menu to access the embedded Java games
and downloaded Java applications.
When you access More Games menu, you can
directly connect to the game section of t-zones and
download a variety of games by your service provider.
Music player
Use this menu to enjoy music. First, you need to save
music files into your phone’s memory or on a memory
card. You can play MP3, AAC, and M4A files from the
phone’s memory, and MP3 files from the memory card.
To enjoy high quality music, you can use an optional
Bluetooth stereo headset.
Camera
You can use the camera module embedded in your
phone to take photos and record videos.
In this menu, you can:
• take photos and record video clips.
• access and manage the photos you have taken or
videos you have recorded.
• send the file to your online photo album or
personal journal on t-zones.
Voice commands
Your phone provides a set of powerful voice-enabled
features that enhance its hands-free capabilities.
Mega Search
Quickly search your phone for any stored information
by category.You can access all the results directly
from the search screen.
Normal headsets are not compatible with the MP3
player.
Your phone recognizes only English, French,
German, Italian, and Spanish.
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