Samsung SPH-a860 Series User manual

BMC_UG_A860_060905_F9 - YC17 Build
SPH-a860 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 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Viewing the Display Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features of Your Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Phone Basics..............................................................................14
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Finding a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Abbreviated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dialing From Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using One-Touch/Two-Touch/Three-Touch
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering Numbers and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting Up Your Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clearing the Message Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Responding to Call Waiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
TTY Use With Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Roaming .....................................................................................31
Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting Your Phone’s System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Navigating Through Menus.........................................................34
Menu Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Backing Up Within a Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Call History .................................................................................42
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Call History Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Saving a Phone Number From Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Prepending a Phone Number From
Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Air Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Contacts .....................................................................................46
Adding a New Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Finding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding a Phone Number to an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Editing a Contact Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing the Group Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Messaging ..................................................................................51
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Erasing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Message Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sending Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Preset Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Edit Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Message Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Save in Outbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Auto Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alert Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Voice Mail Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Scheduler ...................................................................................63
Adding an Event to the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Erasing a Single Event for a Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Erasing All Events for a Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Erasing All Events in your Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Web Services..............................................................................67
The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Web Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers and Applications . . . . 72
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ringers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Voice Services ............................................................................77
Activating Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using voice Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using Name Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Phone Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Customizing Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Adapting Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing Audio Prompts and Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changing Name Playback Speed or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing Voice Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reviewing and Erasing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using Text to Speech (TTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Enabling/Disabling TTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adjusting TTS Volume Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tools...........................................................................................91
Using the Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using the Memo Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Using the Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Phone Settings ...........................................................................97
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the Text Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Changing the Size of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Changing the Color of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Selecting Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Application Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Silence All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
TTS Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Call Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Auto-Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Display Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Phone Security .........................................................................112
Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Restricting Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Using Special Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Erasing the Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Erasing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Safety .......................................................................................116
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to
Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Acknowledging Special Precautions and
Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Owner’s Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
User Guide Proprietary Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warranty...................................................................................125
Index.........................................................................................128

Getting Started 1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Closed View of Phone

2 Getting Started
Front View of Phone

Getting Started 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. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal
strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the
better the signal strength.
3. Display Screen: This screen displays all the information
needed to operate your phone.
4. Headset Jack: Allows you to plug in an optional headset for
safe, convenient hands-free conversations.
5. Volume Key: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in
standby mode (with the flip 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. 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.
7. 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

4 Getting Started
action is shown in the bottom right corner of the Display
Screen.
8. TALK Key: This key can be used in several different ways.
•Allows you to place or receive a call.
•In standby mode, press the key once to access the Recent
Calls list.
•If you press and hold the key down, you will initiate the
Voice Recognition feature.
9. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters,
and characters.
10. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters the asterisk [*] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to change the
character input type (ABC, Abc, abc).
11. Accessory Interface Connector: This connector is used to
connect any available accessory cables to your phone.
12. Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector
is used to plug in the charging accessories.
13. Microphone: The microphone allows the other caller to hear
you clearly when you are speaking to them.
14. Space/Pound Key: Enters the pound [#] character for
calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a space.
15. BACK Key: Deletes characters from the display when you
are in text entry mode. When in a menu, press to return to
the previous menu.
16. END Key: This key can be used in several different ways.
•During a call, press to end the call.

Getting Started 5
Getting Started
•When you receive an incoming call, press to enter silent
mode and mute the ringer. Alternatively, press and hold to
send the call directly to voice mail.
•When the phone is off or in standby mode, press and hold
this key for a few seconds to turn your phone On or Off.
•When in the main menu, press to return the phone to
standby mode and cancel your input.
17. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the
phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.
18. OK Key: Press when navigating through a menu to accept the
highlighted choice in the menu.
19. LED Indicator: The LED Indicator flashes when you have an
incoming call or other event (such as receiving voicemail).
Additionally, the LED indicator indicates when the phone is
recharging (red) or is fully charged (green).
20. Menu Bar: The Menu bar displays the current context-
sensitive option that is selected when you press either the
left or right softkey.
21. Ringer Indicator: This icon indicates that a ringer is set.
22. Battery Indicator: The battery indicator displays the
amount of remaining battery charge currently available in
your phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon,
the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or
empty.
23. Signal Type Indicator: This icon indicates whether you are
receiving 3G digital service, digital service or analog
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24. Position Location: This icon indicates that the position
location feature is active.
Viewing the Display Screen
Your phone’s interior and exterior display screens provides a wealth
of information about your phone’s status and options. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screens:
tells you a call is in progress.
means there is no service, as your phone cannot find a
signal.
displays your current signal strength. More bars
indicates a stronger signal, to a maximum of 6 bars.
displays your current battery strength at full.
displays your current battery strength at empty.
indicates that your phone is receiving 3G digital service.
indicates that your phone is receiving digital (non 3G)
service.
indicates that your phone is receiving analog service.
indicates that position location is active.
indicates that position location is inactive.
indicates that your phone is in security mode.
indicates that your phone is roaming.
indicates that you have new text messages waiting.
indicates that you have new voicemail messages
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indicates that there is an unread message in your
inbox.
indicates that the message has been read.
indicates that there is an unread urgent message in
your inbox.
indicates that you have read the urgent message.
indicates that the message was sent.
indicates that the message is marked urgent.
indicates that the message failed to send.
indicates that you have a pending message.
indicates that the message is a draft.
indicates that there is URL text contained in the text
message.
indicates that the phone is locked. A passcode must be
entered before your phone can be used.
indicates that the TTY option is On.
indicates that your web connection is active and data is
being transferred. Incoming voice calls go directly to
voicemail; outgoing voice calls can be made, but the
web connection will terminate.
indicates that a file (ringer, game, java app, etc.) has
been downloaded to your phone.
indicates that your phone is in vibrate mode.
indicates that the ringer is set at a level between 1-8 or
that 1-Beep is selected.
indicates that the ringer is turned Off.

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indicates that your phone is set to high ringer plus
vibrate mode.
indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.
Tip:Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.
Features of Your Phone
Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a860 phone.
This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable, and it also offers
many significant features and service options:
•Dual-band/Tri-Mode capability provides access to other Digital
Networks where roaming agreements are established. See
"Roaming" on page 31.
•Mobile BrowserTM provides access to the wireless Internet in
digital mode. See "Launching the Browser" on page 67.
•Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging
capabilities. See "Using Text Messaging" on page 51.
•Downloadable games, ringers, screen savers, and applications
allow you to turn down time into fun time and to personalize
your phone. See "Downloading Games, Ringers, Screen Savers
and Applications" on page 72.
•The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of
important events. See "Scheduler" on page 63.
•Five hundred phone number storage capacity. Each Contact
entry can list as many as six phone numbers. See "Contacts"
on page 46.
•Voice Signal/Voice Command.
•English or French Language Menus.

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Turning Your Phone On and Off
To turn your phone on:
•Press to turn your phone on.
Once your phone is On, it displays “Looking for Service” which
indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your
phone finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the
phone’s idle state. 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,
a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is
found, your phone automatically returns to standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically
without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for service by
pressing any key (when your phone is turned On).
Tip:The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when
you are in an area where there is no signal.
To turn your phone off:
•Press and hold for two seconds until you see the power-
ing down animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery
is charging).
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger
Battery Capacity
Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It allows
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provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time or
approximately 8 days of continuous digital standby time.
When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon blinks.
When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left, the
phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down.
Note:Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode,
playing games, or browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby
times.
Tip: Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the
battery before it runs out of power.
Installing the Battery
To install the LiIon battery:
1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone
at an angle, making sure the plastic tab on the bottom of the
battery is inserted into the matching slot in the phone.
2. Press down until the battery snaps into place.

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Removing the Battery
To remove your battery:
1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored
numbers or messages.
2. Push the battery release latch up completely.
3. Using the side tabs, pull the top of the battery away from the
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Charging the Battery
Your phone’s LiIon battery is rechargeable and should be charged as
soon as possible so you can begin using your phone.
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery
level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you
will lose all the information you were just working on. For a quick
check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery charge
indicator located in the upper-right corner of either of your phone’s
display screens. 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.
Always use a Samsung-approved desktop charger, travel adapter, or
vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.
Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your
phone and void the warranty.