Samsung SPH-A523 User manual

SPH-a523 Series
PORTABLE DUAL MODE
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for
future reference.
a523_UG_EN_04152008

Intellectual Property
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property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone,
including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating thereto (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.
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and its related entities.
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U.S. Patent No. 4, 901, 307; 5, 056, 109; 5, 099, 204; 5, 101, 501; 5, 103, 459; 5,
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Certain activities, including downloads or transfer by any means (including, via
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shall be liable or responsible for any data or content disclosed, reproduced,
downloaded or distributed by the user of this equipment.

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.

Table of Contents
Important Safety Precautions ............................................................ 1
Road Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Switching Off When Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Switching Off in an Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Switching Off in Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Special Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sensible Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Emergency Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Water Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Accessories and Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Qualified Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting Started ................................................................................... 3
Installing and Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Turning Your Phone On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Your Phone ........................................................................................ 6
Back Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front Open View of Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Understanding the Display Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Screen Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting the Micro SD Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing the Micro SD Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using a Micro SD Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Phone Basics.................................................................................... 18
Displaying Your Phone Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Making Regular Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Correcting the Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Redial the Last Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers with Pauses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dialing from Your Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Answering Voice Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the Menu Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making Three-Way Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mute/UnMute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Saving Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering Characters with the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering Numbers and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SPARK Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Favourites Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Call History....................................................................................... 27
Viewing Your Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Contacts .......................................................................................... 29
Adding New Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adding New Entries in Idle Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adding New Entries from the Contacts Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Finding, Editing or Dialing Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting Ringer Types to Identify Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting Pictures for Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Assigning Contacts to Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sending Messages to Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Group Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Creating Speed Dial Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Editing Speed Dial Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Messaging........................................................................................ 35
Voice Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting Up Your Voice Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Voice Mail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
New Voice Mail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Retrieving Your Voice Mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Clearing the Message Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Text & Multimedia Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Create New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Inbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Outbox/Sent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Erase Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Instant Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Web Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Short Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Music & Media................................................................................. 47
TELUS Music Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the TELUS Music Player Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Downloading Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Creating a Play List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting a Play List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Controlling Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Managing your Song Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Viewing Song Download Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
My Music List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
TV & Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Wireless Web .................................................................................. 51
Launch Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Navigating the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Go To URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Search.............................................................................................. 53
My Files............................................................................................ 54
Ringtones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Games.............................................................................................. 55
Camera & Video ............................................................................... 56
Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Taking Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Camera Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sending Pictures via Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Image Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
PictBridge Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Taking Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Camcorder Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Video Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
My Albums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tools ............................................................................................... 64
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adding New Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using Today Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using Scheduler Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Mass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Connect to PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Memory Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Viewing and Editing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Deleting Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
World Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recording Phone Call Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Voice Memo Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Activating Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Send Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Send Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Go To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Configuring Digit Dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing Voice Dial Prompts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Changing Voice Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Displaying Voice Recognition Software Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Settings ........................................................................................... 81
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Changing the Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Changing the Display Brightness Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Changing the Backlight Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing the Dialing Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing the PowerSave Mode Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing the Keypad Light Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ringer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Voice Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Meeting / Silent Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Key Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Games & Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Text Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
More... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Airplane Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Call Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Data Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Headset Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Restrict and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Update Phone S/W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Safety ............................................................................................ 103
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Acknowledging Special Precautions and

Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warranty ....................................................................................... 110
Index .............................................................................................. 113

1 Important Safety Precautions
Important Safety Precautions
Please read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply
with them may be dangerous or illegal.
Road Safety at All Times
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first.
Switching Off When Refueling
Do not use the phone at a refueling point (service station) or near fuels or
chemicals.
Switching Off in an Aircraft
Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal
and dangerous.
Switching Off in Hospitals
Switch your phone off near medical equipment. Follow any regulations or rules in
force.
Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their
performance.
Special Regulations
Follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch your phone
off whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger
(in a hospital, for example).
Sensible Use
Use the phone in the intended position (held to the ear). If your phone has an
external antenna, avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is
on.
Emergency Call
Ensure the phone is switched on and in-service. Key in the emergency number for
your present location, then press the key. Give all the necessary information
as accurately as possible. Do not end the call until given permission to do so.
Water Resistance
Your phone is not water resistant. Keep it dry.

Important Safety Precautions 2
Important
Accessories and Batteries
Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Use of any unauthorized
accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous.
Important: Although the phone can be used while the battery is charging, the
battery must be fully charged before first use, otherwise you could damage the
battery.
Important: Using a non-supported battery may cause damage to your phone.
Qualified Service
Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.
For more detailed safety information, see "Safety" on page 103.

3 Getting Started
Getting Started
Installing and Charging the Battery
Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-ion) battery. It allows you to
recharge your battery before it is fully drained. When the battery is weak and only a
few minutes of talk time remain, a warning tone sounds and a message repeats at
regular intervals on the display. If this happens, the display dims to conserve the
remaining battery power. When the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off.
Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the battery before
it runs out of power. You can use the phone while the battery is charging, but this
causes the phone to charge more slowly.
Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibration mode, playing games,
camera and browser usage affect the battery’s talk and standby times.
Important: The battery must be fully charged before you use the phone for the first
time; otherwise, you could damage the battery.
Important: Using a non-supported battery may cause damage to your phone.
When using a non-supported battery, you cannot recharge it. The handset can be
used only for the duration of the factory battery charge, if any.
Installing the Battery
1. To remove the back cover, first push down and then slide in the
direction shown.
1
2

Getting Started 4
Getting Started
2. Insert the top end of the battery into the phone housing with the label
side down. The gold contacts on the end of the battery should match up
with those on the phone.
3. Push the top end of the battery down until it snaps into place.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Removing the Battery
1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or
messages.
2. Remove the back cover.
3. Use your finger to lift the battery (top end first) up and away from the
phone.
Charging the Battery with the Travel Adapter
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable standard Li-ion battery. Use Samsung-
approved charging devices and batteries. The icon indicates that the battery
is full. If the battery charge is getting too low, the battery icon blinks and the
phone sounds a warning tone.

5 Getting Started
Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your phone and
void the warranty.
1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or
messages.
2. Plug the large end of the travel adapter into a standard 120/220V AC
wall outlet.
3. Insert the end of the adapter into the charger/ accessory connector at
the side of the phone.
Turning Your Phone On and Off
1. To turn your phone on, press and hold the side power key until
the phone switches on. Once your phone is on, it displays “Looking for
Service”. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters Idle
mode. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching,
the phone enters Power Save mode and periodically searches for a
signal. When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to Idle
mode.
2. To turn your phone off, slide open the phone then press and hold the
power key until you see the powering down animation on the
display screen.

Your Phone 6
Your Phone
Your Phone
Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a523 phone. This phone is
lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable, and offers many exciting features and service
options:
• Mobile BrowserTM provides access to the wireless Internet. See "Launch
Web" on page 51.
• 2.0 MP camera
• Digital camcorder
• MP3 Player
• VoiceSignal technology for voice-activated dialing and other commands
• Global positioning (GPS) technology for use with emergency and other
services (where supported)
• Messaging provides quick and convenient text (SMS) and multimedia
(MMS) messaging capabilities. See "Messaging" on page 35.
• E-mail, instant messaging, and chat capabilities
• Downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, and applications
• A built-in planner and other useful personal management applications. See
"Tools" on page 64.
• Bluetooth®wireless technology

7 Your Phone
Back Open View of Your Phone
5. Volume Key
1. Camera Key
4. Lens
6. Power/Accessory
Interface Connector
2. Power Key
3. Flash

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Your Phone
1. Camera Key: Launches the integrated digital camera:
•In Idle mode with the phone open, press to access the camera’s
preview mode.
2. Power Key: When the phone is off, press and hold this key for a few
seconds to turn your phone on. When your phone is open in Idle mode,
press and hold this key for a few seconds to turn your phone off.
3. Flash: The flash of your built-in camera.
4. Lens: The lens of your built-in camera.
5. Volume Key: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in Idle mode (with
the phone open) or adjust the voice volume during a call. The volume
key can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the
different menu options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call,
press the volume key up or down.
6. Power/Accessory Interface Connector: The Power/Accessory
Interface Connector is used to plug in a travel adapter, or any available
accessory to your phone.

9 Your Phone
Front Open View of Your Phone
TELUS
TELUS
TELUS
TELUS
1. Earpiece
2. Display Screen
3. Navigation Keys
4. Left Soft Key
5. Send/ Voice
6. Special Function
7. Microphone
Keys
10. OK Key
8. Alpha-numeric
Keys
9. END/Clear Key
11. Right Soft Key
Services Key

Your Phone 10
Your Phone
1. Earpiece: The earpiece allows you to hear the other caller. Ringtones
and sounds are also played through the earpiece, as are speakerphone
conversations.
2. Display Screen: This screen displays all the information you need to
operate your phone.
3. Navigation Keys:
•The navigation keys allow you to scroll through the phone menu
options.
•In Idle mode, press the left navigation key to access Favourites,
press the right navigation key to access SPARK, and press the down
navigation key to access the menu.
4. Left Soft Key:
•In Idle mode, press to access the Messaging menu.
•When using other features, such as the Web Browser, the left soft
key performs a context-sensitive action. This action is shown in the
bottom-left corner of the display screen.
5. Send / Voice Services Key:
•Allows you to place or receive a call.
•In Idle mode, press the key once to access the recent call log.
•In Idle mode, press and hold the key to access VoiceSignal, the voice
recognition feature. For more information, see "Activating Voice
Recognition" on page 74.
6. Special Function Keys:
•Shift/Asterisk:
•Enters the asterisk [*] character for calling features.
•In text entry mode, press the key to switch between letter cases
when using the input type Alpha (ABC, Abc, abc) or T9.
•In Idle mode, press and hold to switch your handset to Silent
Mode (with vibration).
•Space/Pound:
•Enters the pound [#] character for calling features.
•In text entry mode, press to enter a space.
•In Idle mode, press and hold to switch your handset to Lock Mode
(disables all outgoing calls except for emergency, 911).

11 Your Phone
7. Microphone: The microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
8. Alpha-numeric Keys: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters, and
characters. For information on entering text, see "Entering Text" on page
23.
9. END/Clear Key:
•During a call, press this key to end the call.
•When you receive an incoming call, press this key to reject the call.
•When in the main menu, press to return the phone to Idle mode and
cancel your input.
•Deletes characters from the display when you are in text entry mode.
•Press to return to the previous menu or screen when navigating
features on your phone.
10. OK Key:
•In Idle mode, press to access the Menu.
•Pressing when navigating through a menu accepts the
highlighted choice in the menu.
11. Right Soft Key:
•In Idle mode, press to access your Contacts.
•When using other features, such as the Web Browser, the right soft
key performs a context-sensitive action. This action is shown in the
bottom right corner of the display screen.