Samsung SPH-A560 User manual

CDMA TELEPHONE
SPH-A560
Draft
2005. 1. 27

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Contents
Unpack 4
Make sure you have every item
Your phone 4
Buttons, features, and locations
Get started 5
First steps to operate your phone
Menu functions 9
All menu options listed
Solve problems 16
Help and personal needs
Health and safety information 18

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Use road safety at all times
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park
the vehicle first.
Switch off the phone when refuelling
Do not use the phone at a refuelling 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.
Important
safety
precautions
Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

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Important safety precautions
Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference,
which could affect their performance.
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 accessories and
batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could
damage 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 18.
• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced
with an incorrect type.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

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Unpack
Make sure you have every item
You can obtain the following accessories for
your phone from your local Samsung dealer.
Phone Travel Adapter
Battery User’s Manual
• Standard Battery • Extended Battery
• Battery Charger • Leather Case
• Portable Hands free kit• Data Cable
• Car Charger/Adaptor • Headset
• Travel Charger/Adapter
Your phone
Buttons, features, and locations
Left soft key
Volume keys
Dial key
Special
function keys
Headset
jack
Earpiece
Display
Power on/off/
Menu exit key
Alphanumeric
keys
Right soft key
Microphone
Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/
Right)
OK key
Speaker key
Back key

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Get started
Get started
First steps to operate your phone
Install and charge the phone
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.
Install the battery:
To remove the
battery, slide the battery
catch toward the top of the
phone and hold it.
Plug the adapter into
the phone.
Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
1 2
3
When the phone is completely charged (the battery
icon stops blinking), unplug the adapter from the
power outlet.
Remove the adapter from the phone.
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et starte
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Power on or off Keys and display
Power on
Do not turn on
the phone when
mobile phone
use is prohibited.
1. Open the phone.
2. Press and hold to turn on the
phone.
3. If necessary, enter the phone
password and press OK .
4. If necessary, enter the PIN and
press OK .
Power off 1. Open the phone.
2. Press and hold .
Key(s) Description
Perform the function indicated on the
bottom line of the display.
In Idle mode, access menu options directly.
In Menu mode, scroll through the menu
options.
In Menu mode, select the highlighted menu
option.
In Idle mode, enter Menu mode.
Send or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve the last number
dialled, missed, or received.
Activates the speaker feature.
Delete characters from the display.
In Menu mode, return to the previous menu
level.

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Get started
Key(s) Description
End a call. Hold down to switch the phone
on and off.
In Menu mode, cancel input and return the
phone to Idle mode.
Enter numbers, letters, and some special
characters.
In Idle mode, hold down to access your
voicemail.
Enter special characters.
Press to access the Sprint voice
Command feature.
(on the left)
Adjust the volume of various sounds for the
phone.
In Idle mode, with the phone open, adjust
the ringer volume for calls.

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1 Calls
1 Outgoing
2 Incoming
3 Missed
4 Erase history
2 Contacts
1 Find
2 Add
3 My phone #
4 Group setting
5 Services
6 Speed dials
3 Messaging
1 Send message
2 Inbox
3 Outbox
4 Draft
5 Voicemail
6 Settings
4 Voice kit
1 Voice dial
2 Voice memo
5 Tools
1 Today
2 Scheduler
3 Task list
4 Memo pad
5 World time
6 Alarm clock
7 Calculator
8 Countdown
6 Setting
1 Display
2 Sound
3 Security
4 Roaming
5 Launch pad
6 Others
7 Phone info
Overview of menu functions
To access Menu mode, press from the idle screen.

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Menu functions
All menu options listed
Calls (Menu 1)
Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled,
received, or missed, length of your calls, and cost of
your calls.
To access this menu, press in Idle mode and
select Calls .
Outgoing (Menu 1.1)
If Caller Line Identification is available, your phone
keeps a list of the 20 most recent outgoing calls that
you have made. Contact your service provider for the
availability.
Incoming (Menu 1.2)
This menu lets you view up to 20 of the most recent
calls you have received if you are a subscribe to the
Caller Line Identification service. Contact your service
provider for further details about this service. When
you access this menu, a list of the incoming calls
displays.
Missed (Menu 1.3)
The phone stores up to 20 of the most recent numbers
you have failed to answer. When you access this
menu, a list of the missed calls displays.
Erase history (Menu 1.4)
In this menu, you can erase the entries stored in each
of three call logs; outgoing, incoming, and missed
calls.

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Menu
f
unctions
Contacts (Menu 2)
Contacts allows you to store frequently used phone
numbers and the associated names in your personal
directory to make it easy for you to make a call
without having to remember or enter the phone
number.
To access this menu, press in Idle mode and
select Contacts .
Find (Menu 2.1)
This menu allows you to find an entry using a person’s
name, entry number, or group name in your Contacts.
Add (Menu 2.2)
This menu allows you to add a new entry to your
Contacts. A name can contain up to 6 numbers in
different categories; Home, Work, Mobile, Paper, Fax,
and No label.
My phone # (Menu 2.3)
Use this feature to check your phone number.
Group setting (Menu 2.4)
In this menu, you can change the default group names
and ringer melodies.
Services (Menu 2.5)
In this menu, you can dial the service centers preset
by your service provider to get more information. For
details, contact your service provider.
Speed dials (Menu 2.6)
Once you have stored phone numbers in Contacts, you
can set up to 99 speed-dial entries and then dial them
easily whenever you want, simply by pressing and
holding the associated number key(s) in Standby
mode.
Press Contacts in Idle mode to quickly access this
menu.

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M
enu functions
Messaging (Menu 3)
Use the Messaging menu to send and receive short
text messages to and from other mobile phones. In
addition, your phone supports the Enhanced
Messaging Service (EMS), which enables you to
include simple pictures, melodies, and animated
images in your messages. You can also use the Voice
mail feature.
To access this menu, press in Idle mode and select
Messaging .
Send message (Menu 3.1)
You can create new text messages including simple
pictures, melodies, and animated images and then
send them to multiple destination.
Inbox (Menu 3.2)
You can view the messages you have received in this
message box. When you access this menu, a list of
messages displays.
Outbox (Menu 3.3)
You can view the messages you have sent in this
message box. When you access this menu, a list of
messages displays.
Draft (Menu 3.4)
you can view the messages you have saved in this
message box while creating a message.
Voice mail (Menu 3.5)
Use this menu to dial to the voice mail server and
access your voice mails. You can also delete voice
mails you have received.
You must enter the voice server number before
you can access your voice mails. Your service provider
can give the voice server number.

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Menu
f
unctions
Msg setting (Menu 3.6)
You can change the various settings for using the
message feature.
In this menu, you can:
• select the message notification settings.
• change the message sending settings.
• use the message template.
• edit your signature.
• change the message alert settings.
• set the phone to save outgoing messages after
sending then in the Outbox.
• set the phone to erase the oldest message in order
to free up memory space to receive a new
message when the memory for storing incoming
messages is full.
Voice kit (Menu 4)
Use the Voice kit menu to use the voice dial feature
and record voice memos.
To access this menu, press in Idle mode and
select Voice kit .
Voice dial (Menu 4.1)
The voice dial feature allows you to make phone calls
by saying one of names you have saved in Contacts.
In this menu, you can:
• register phone numbers to your phone to dial them
by voice command.
• view the list of voice tags you have registered.
•eraseallofvoicetags.
• customize the settings for using the voice dial
feature.
Voice memo (Menu 4.2)
The voice memo feature allows you to record your
important memos.
In this menu, you can:
•recordvoicememos.
• review the voice memos you have recorded.
• erase all of voice memos.

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M
enu functions
Tools (Menu 5)
The Tools menu provides you various convenient
features like a calendar, task list, memo pad, D-day
counter, alarm, and calculator.
To access this menu, press in Idle mode and
select Tools .
Today (Menu 5.1)
You can schedule up to 9 events for the current day,
indicating each event’s starting and ending time. You
can even have your phone’s calendar alert you before
an event commences. Events scheduled for future
dates automatically appear on your Today events
schedule on that day.
Scheduler (Menu 5.2)
This menu allows you to view the current month, as
well as past or future months in calendar format.
On the calendar, the current day is indicated by a
colored box and the selected day is highlighted. Days
with scheduled events are indicated by blue box on the
calendar day.
Task list (Menu 5.3)
This feature allows you to enter a list of tasks you
need to be done and assign both a priority and a
deadline to them.
Memo pad (Menu 5.4)
This feature allows you to make and view memos of
important things you need to remember.
World time (Menu 5.5)
You can use this menu to find out what time it is in
another part of the world.
Select the city corresponding to your time zone by
pressing the Navigation keys once or repeatedly. The
local time and date display.
To apply the DST (Daylight Savings Time) setting on,
press Options , select DST setting , and then On .

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Menu
f
unctions
Alarm clock (Menu 5.6)
This menu allows you to set an alarm to ring at a
specific time.
Calculator (Menu 5.7)
Use this menu to perform basic arithmetic functions
such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division.
Count down (Menu 5.8)
This menu helps you know how many time it takes for
you to do something or how many days until a specific
event occurs
Setting (Menu 6)
Many different features of your phone can be
customized to suit your preferences.
To access this menu, press in Idle mode and
select Setting .
Display (Menu 6.1)
This menu enables you to customize various settings
for display and the lights.
In this menu, you can:
• change the idle screen image.
• set a greeting message to be displayed.
• specify the length of time the backlight of the
display or keypad turns on. You can also select
whether or not the phone use the backlight.
• adjust the contrast of the display.
• activate or deactivate the service light feature.
Sounds (Menu 6.2)
This menu enables you to customize various settings
for sounds.
In this menu, you can:
• adjust the ringer volume for calls, messages, and
alarms.
• set the unique ringer melodies for incoming calls,
alarm melodies, scheduler alert, or roaming alert.

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M
enu functions
• customize additional tones for the phone.
• select the key tone type and adjust the key tone
volume.
• select the key tone length.
• set the phone to use the sound when you use
downloaded applications.
Security (Menu 6.3)
Your phone provides you with various security options,
including a user-programmable lock code and special
number features.
To access the Security menu, you must enter the 4-
digit lock code. It is preset to “0000” at the factory.
In this menu, you can:
• lock your phone so that you cannot dial numbers,
or access menu options.
• change your current lock code to a new one.
• store emergency numbers.
• erase your Contacts entries.
• reset your phone.
Roaming (Menu 6.4)
Roaming is a feature, which is only relevant in areas
where there are at least two cellular service providers
having valid roaming agreements. Roaming allows you
to register your phone on one of the networks, but use
the facilities of the other if your own network is not
available.
In this menu, you can:
• select a roaming mode.
• set the phone to remind you when you are making
or receiving a roaming call.
Launch pad (Menu 6.5)
You can set the Navigation keys as shortcut keys to
access specific menus directly from Standby mode.
Others (Menu 6.7)
In this menu, you can:
• set digits, such as area codes and network feature
activation codes, to the beginning of a phone
number before dialling it.

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• activate the contact match feature.
• restrict outgoing calls.
• set how to answer incoming calls.
• turn the automatic redealing or answering features
on or off.
• select one of several languages for the display
text.
• activate or deactivate Airplane mode, the location
feature, or key guard mode.
Phone info (Menu 6.8)
In this menu, you can:
• view your phone number.
• view information of the icons to be displayed on
the screen.
• view the software and hardware versions of your
phone.
• view information about your phone system.
Solve problems
Help and personal needs
To save the time and expense of an unnecessary
service call, perform the simple checks in this section
before contacting a service professional.
When you switch on your phone, the following
messages may appear:
“Insert SIM card”
• Be sure that the SIM card is correctly installed.
“Phone locked enter password”
• The automatic locking function has been enabled.
You must enter the phone’s password before you
can use the phone.
“Enter PIN”
• You are using your phone for the first time. You
must enter the PIN supplied with the SIM card.
• The PIN Check feature is enabled. Every time the
phone is switched on, the PIN has to be entered.
To disable this feature, use the PIN check menu.

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Solve problems
“Enter PUK”
• The PIN code was entered incorrectly three times
in succession, and the phone is now blocked. Enter
the PUK supplied by your service provider.
“No Service,” “Network Failure,” or “Not
Done” displays
• The network connection has been lost. You may be
in a weak signal area. Move and try again.
• You are trying to access an option for which you
have no subscription with your service provider.
Contact the service provider for further details.
You have entered a number but it was not
dialled
• Be sure that you have pressed .
• Be sure you have accessed the right cellular
network.
• Be sure that you have not set an outgoing call
barring option.
Your correspondent cannot reach you
• Be sure your phone is switched on. ( pressed
for more than one second.)
• Be sure you are accessing the correct cellular
network.
• Be sure that you have not set an outgoing call
barring option.
Your correspondent cannot hear you speaking
• Be sure you have switched off the microphone.
• Be sure you are holding the phone close enough to
your mouth. The microphone is located at the
bottom of the phone.
The phone starts beeping and “Battery Low”
flashes on the display
• Your battery is insufficiently charged. Recharge the
battery.
The audio quality of the call is poor
• Check the signal strength indicator on the display
( ). The number of bars indicates the signal
strength from strong ( ) to weak ( ).