Samsung SPH-a640 Series User manual

BMC_UG_A640_070506_F3 ZG01
SPH-a640 Series
PORTABLE Tri-Mode
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for
future reference.

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Table of Contents
Getting Started .............................................................................1
Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Phone Basics 15
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
TTY Use With Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Roaming ....................................................................................30
Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Setting Your Phone’s System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Menus ........................................................................................33
Menu Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Voice Kit ....................................................................................43
Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Messaging .................................................................................54
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Picture Msg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Web Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Tools ..........................................................................................69
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Today and Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Using the Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Pictures .....................................................................................79
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Camera Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Picture Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Storing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Online Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Settings and Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Call History ................................................................................89
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Prepending a Phone Number From
Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Air Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Web ...........................................................................................93
The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Settings .....................................................................................98
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Launch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Downloads ...............................................................................118
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Contacts ..................................................................................123
Finding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Speed Dial #s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
My Phone # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Phone Security ........................................................................129
Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Erasing Phone Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Default Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Bluetooth .................................................................................133
Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Device Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Safety ......................................................................................138
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Manufacturer’s Warranty .........................................................147
Index ........................................................................................150

1 Getting Started
Getting Started
Closed View of Phone
External
Display Screen
Camera
Lens

Getting Started 2
Getting Started
Front View of Your Phone
1. Speaker
2. Display Screen
5. Left Softkey
3. Headset Jack
9. Volume Key
8. TALK Key
11. Numeric Keypad
12. Shift/Asterisk Key 15. Space/Pound Key
13. Power/Accessory
Connector
14. Microphone
17. BACK Key
18. END Key
6. Right Softkey
4. Navigation Key
7. Menu/OK Key
16. Camera Key
10. Voicemail Key
19. Speakerphone Key

3 Getting Started
Key Functions
1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller
and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your
phone.
2. Display Screen: This screen displays all the information
needed to operate your phone.
3. Headset Jack: Allows you to plug in an optional headset for
safe, convenient hands-free conversations.
4. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the
phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.
5. Left Softkey: This key can be used in several different ways.
•In idle mode, press to access the Menu.
•When using other features, such as the Web Browser, the
left softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This action
is shown in the bottom left corner of the Display Screen.
6. Right Softkey: This key can be used in several different
ways.
•In idle mode, press to access your Contacts.
•In text entry mode, press to change the character input type.
•When using other features, such as the Web Browse, the
right softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This
action is shown in the bottom right corner of the Display
Screen.
7. Menu/OK Key: This key can be used in several different
ways.
•In idle mode, press to access the Menu.