Samsung Vibrant User manual

OVERVIEW
This guide provides you with everything you
need to get started. For more information
and support, please visit
www.t-mobile.com/support where you can:
n Register for my.t-mobile.com
to check your minutes, pay
your bill, upgrade your phone,
and change your rate plan.
n Review the User Manual and
troubleshooting FAQs.
n View the latest troubleshooting
solutions in the Support Forums
or ask a question of your own.
You can also access Help information on
your phone:
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap My
Account or My Device.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Service Activation .................................. 1
Introducing Your Phone ......................... 3
Cool Apps ............................................. 4
SIM Card ............................................... 5
Memory Card ........................................ 6
Battery ................................................... 7
Power..................................................... 7
Home Screens ...................................... 8
Application Screens ............................ 10
Notication Screen .............................. 10
Calls..................................................... 11
Voicemail ............................................. 11
Contacts .............................................. 13
Volume & Ringtones ........................... 14
Swype™ Text Entry Mode .................... 17
Text Messaging ................................... 19
E-mail .................................................. 20
Social Networking ............................... 24
Camera & Video .................................. 25
Music Player ........................................ 27
Location ............................................... 29
Bluetooth® ........................................... 31
Web Browsing ..................................... 32
Accessories for Your Phone ................ 33
Emergency Dialing .............................. 34
Caring for Your Phone ......................... 35
Tips for Safety ..................................... 37
Additional Information ......................... 39

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SERVICE ACTIVATION
If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and
your service has not been activated, simply
call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997
from your landline phone and a T-Mobile
Activations representative will assist you.
You will need the following information when
activating service:
n Service Agreement and agent
code on your Agreement
n Your name, home address, home
phone, and billing address
NOTE: For business and government
accounts, please provide the name of your
company or government agency, address,
and tax ID.
n Your Social Security number, current
driver’s license number, and date
of birth for credit check purposes
n Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan
and services (see www.t-mobile.
com for latest plan information)
n SIM serial number and IMEI number
(located on the box bar code label)
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read,
understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s
Terms and Conditions and your Service Agreement.

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INTRODUCING YOUR PHONE COOL APPS
Please visit http://Galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/
vibrant for more information on the following
content, applications, and services for your
phone.
n James Cameron’s Avatar™
n The Sims™3 Collector’s Edition
n Kindle® for Android
n MobiTV™
n Slacker® Radio
n Gogo® Inight Internet
Charger/
USB port
Headset
port
Power/
Lock key
Volume
keys
Notication
Bar
Drag down
to open
Home
key
Back
key
Quick Search
key
Menu key

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SIM CARD
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card
identies you to the wireless network. Your
phone will not work without the SIM card.
To insert the SIM card and battery:
1. Detach your SIM
card from its
packaging.
2. Place your
ngernail in the
notch on the
bottom of the
phone and pull
the back cover
off.
3. Insert the SIM
card into the
SIM card slot
as shown
with the gold
contacts
on the SIM
card facing
downward.
4. Align the gold
contacts on the
battery with the
contacts in the
battery
compartment.
Push the battery
into place and
replace the battery cover.
MEMORY CARD
Your phone comes with a microSD memory
card where you can store multimedia les,
such as video clips, music tracks, sound
les, and images.
Install the memory card
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the memory card with the gold
contacts facing downward.
3. Push in until it clicks into place.
4. Replace the battery cover.

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BATTERY
Charge using a wall outlet
Insert the small end of the charger into the
charging port on your phone. Plug the other
end of the charger into a wall outlet.
Charge using a computer
You can also charge using the USB cable.
Insert the small end of the USB cable
into the charging port of your phone and
the other end into the USB port of your
computer.
POWER
To turn on the phone, press and hold the
Power key on the right side of the phone.
To turn it off, press and hold the Power key
again and tap Power Off.
HOME SCREENS
Your phone has seven Home screens.
Swipe left and right to view all the screens.
You can customize each screen with
shortcuts to your favorite applications.
See the next page for more information.

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Add widgets, shortcuts, and folders to
your Home screen
1. Navigate to the Home
screen where you want to
add the item.
2. Touch and hold an empty
spot on your Home
screen.
3. Tap Samsung Widgets,
Android Widgets,
Shortcuts, or Folders.
4. Tap the item to add.
Change your wallpaper
1. Touch and hold an empty spot on your
Home screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers.
3. Tap Gallery, Live wallpapers, or
Wallpaper gallery.
4. Tap the wallpaper.
5. Tap Set wallpaper.
Remove items from your Home
screen
1. From the Home screen, touch and hold
the item you want to delete.
2. Drag it to the Trash icon and release
your nger.
APPLICATION SCREENS
There are three Application screens
available by default. As you download
new applications, they will appear on
the Application screens in alphabetical
order. Additional Application screens will
appear as needed to accommodate future
downloads.
To access the Application screens, from any
Home screen, tap Applications and swipe
left and right to view all the screens.
NOTIFICATION SCREEN
To view your notications, touch and drag
the Notication bar down to open the
screen.
Notication
Bar
Drag down
to open

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CALLS
Make a call
1. From any Home screen, tap Dialer.
2. Enter the phone number.
3. Tap Call.
Answer and end calls
To answer a call, tap Accept.
To end the call, tap End Call.
VOICEMAIL
Use voicemail
To call and set up voicemail:
1. From any Home screen, tap Dialer.
2. Touch and hold 1 to call voicemail.
3. Follow the tutorial to set up your
voicemail account.
To reset the voicemail password to the
last four digits of your phone number:
1. From any Home screen, tap Dialer.
2. Tap #793#.
3. Tap Call.
4. Tap OK.
Use Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail allows you to play and
replay messages in any order, save voice
messages to your phone, choose how you
want to respond to messages, share special
audio messages via e-mail, and create
personalized greetings.
To set up Visual Voicemail:
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Visual
Voicemail.
3. Tap Yes to activate Visual Voicemail and
view your Inbox.
To check Visual Voicemail:
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Visual
Voicemail.
3. Tap the voicemail message.
4. Tap the Blue Arrow icon near the
bottom center of the screen to play.
To reply to a Visual Voicemail:
1. While in the voicemail message, tap the
Menu key.
2. Tap Reply As.
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3. Tap Call or Text Message to reply with a
phone call or to send a text message.
CONTACTS
Add new contact
1. From any Home screen, tap Contacts.
2. Tap Done at the Tips screen.
3. Tap Create contact.
4. Tap Phone, SIM, or T-Mobile to save
the contact to the phone memory, to the
SIM card, or to my.t-mobile.com.
5. Tap the First name eld and enter the
contact’s rst name.
6. Tap the Last name eld and enter the
contact’s last name.
7. Tap the Phone number eld and enter
the contact’s phone number.
8. Continue on to enter more contact
information if desired.
9. Tap Save when done.
Call contact from the contact list
1. From any Home screen, tap Contacts.
2. Tap the contact.
3. Tap Call.
VOLUME & RINGTONES
Adjust call volume
While on an active call, press the Volume
key up or down to adjust the call volume.
Adjust ring volume
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound and display.
4. Tap Ringer volume.
5. Touch and drag the Incoming call
volume bar to the desired level.
6. Tap OK.
TIP: You can also touch and drag the
Notication volume bar to adjust the
notication volume as well at this screen.

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Adjust media volume
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound and display.
4. Tap Media volume.
5. Touch and drag the Media volume bar
to the desired level.
6. Tap OK.
Adjust touch tone volume
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound and display.
4. Scroll to and tap Audible touch tones
and Audible selection to turn on/off
touch tone volume.
Silence ring / notification volume
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound and display.
4. Tap Silent mode to silent all sounds
except media and alarms.
Set incoming call ringtone
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound and display.
4. Tap Voice call ringtone.
5. Tap the tone.
6. Tap OK.
Set notification ringtone
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound and display.
4. Tap Notication ringtone.
5. Tap the tone.
6. Tap OK.

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SWYPE™ TEXT ENTRY MODE
Your phone supports Swype text entry
mode. With Swype, you can trace a path
through the letters of a word without lifting
your nger.
Your phone contains tips on how to use
Swype. From the Application screen, tap
Swype Tips.
For more information, visit swypeinc.com.
Enter text using Swype
1. Touch the rst letter of the word that you
want to enter. Do not lift your nger from
the screen.
2. Drag your nger from the rst letter to
the second letter and continue dragging
to the next letter until you reach the last
letter in the word.
3. Lift your nger from the screen at the
end of the word.
4. If needed, tap the word from the list
displayed.
Change keyboard input mode
1. Touch and hold an active text eld
until the Select Input Method menu
displays.
2. Tap Input method.
3. Tap Swype, Samsung keypad, or
Android keyboard.
Change Swype keyboard settings
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Locale and text.
4. Tap Swype.
5. Tap to select or clear the following check
boxes:
n Auto-spacing
n Auto-capitalization
n Word Prediction
n Enable Tip Indicator
n Vibrate on keypress
6. Tap to edit the following settings:
n Display Trace
n Word Choice Window
n Speed vs. Accuracy
n Auto-select word after

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TEXT MESSAGING
Send a message
1. From any Home screen, tap
Messaging.
2. Tap Create
Message.
3. At the To eld, enter
the phone number
or you can tap
Recent, Contacts, or Groups to select
the contact from the list.
TIP: If you are not in numbers mode, tap SYM
to switch to the numbers/symbols keyboard.
4. Tap the Tap to compose eld and enter
your message.
5. Tap Send.
View a new message
You phone displays an Envelope icon at the
top left corner on the Notication bar when
you receive a new text message.
1. From any Home screen, touch and drag
the Notication bar down to open the
Notication screen.
2. Tap the message to view.
Delete a message
1. While viewing your message or while in
your message inbox, touch and hold the
message.
2. Tap Delete message or Delete thread.
3. Tap Yes.
E-MAIL
Set up Internet e-mail
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap E-mail.
3. At the Email address eld, enter your
e-mail address.
4. Tap the Password eld and enter your
password for the e-mail account.
5. Tap Next.
6. Tap OK.
7. Enter a name for your account
(optional).
8. Enter a name that will be displayed on
outgoing messages.
9. Tap Done.

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Set up Exchange e-mail
Contact your company’s IT department if
you need more help. This feature works with
Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers only.
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap E-mail.
3. At the Email address
eld, enter your
e-mail address.
4. Tap the Password
eld and enter your
password.
5. Tap Manual setup.
6. Tap Exchange
account.
7. At the Domain\
Username eld,
enter your domain
and username.
8. Tap the Exchange Server eld and
enter the Exchange server address.
9. Scroll down and tap Next.
10. Adjust the e-mail checking frequency,
synchronization schedule, e-mail size,
and so on if desired.
11. Scroll down and tap Next.
12. Enter a name for your account
(optional).
13. Enter a name that will be displayed on
outgoing messages.
14. Tap Done.
Set up Gmail™
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Gmail.
2. Tap Next.
3. Tap Create.
4. Enter your rst and last name and your
username.
5. Tap Next.
Add more e-mail accounts
1. While in your mailbox, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Accounts.
3. Tap the Menu key again.
4. Tap Add account.
5. Enter your e-mail address.
6. Tap the Password eld and enter the
password.
7. Tap Next.
8. Tap Done.

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Delete e-mail accounts
1. While in your mailbox, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Accounts.
3. Touch and hold the account that you
want to delete.
4. Tap Remove account.
5. Tap OK.
Access your mailbox
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Email to
view your inbox.
3. Tap the message to view.
Send e-mail
1. While in your mailbox, tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Compose.
3. At the To eld, enter the e-mail address
or tap Recent, Contacts, or Group to
select a saved contact.
4. Tap the Subject eld and enter the
subject of your message.
5. Scroll to and tap the next eld and enter
your message.
6. Tap Send.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Sign in
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Accounts and sync.
4. Tap Add account.
5. Tap the account that you want to add.
6. Continue on to sign in to your account.
Adjust sync settings
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Accounts and sync.
4. Select or unselect Background data
and/or Auto-sync.

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CAMERA & VIDEO
Take a picture
Pictures are saved to Applications >
Gallery.
1. From the center Home screen, tap
Camera to open the capture screen in
landscape mode.
2. Frame the subject.
3. Tap the Camera icon to capture.
Send a picture
1. Take a picture.
2. Tap Share. If you don’t see the Share
option, tap the picture to display that
option.
3. Tap the following and continue on to
send your picture:
n AllShare
n Audio Postcard
n Bluetooth
n Gmail
n Messaging
n Picasa
Record a video
Videos are saved to Applications >
Gallery.
1. From the center Home screen, tap
Camera to open the capture screen in
landscape mode.
2. Tap the Arrow icon to open more menu
options.
3. Tap Camcorder.
4. Frame the subject.
5. Tap the red Circle icon to start
recording.
6. Tap the Square icon to stop.

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Send a video
1. Record the video.
2. Tap Share. If you don’t see the Share
option, tap the picture to display that
option.
3. Tap the following and continue on to
send your video:
n AllShare
n Bluetooth
n Gmail
n Messaging
n YouTube
Adjust settings
1. From any Home screen, tap Camera to
open the capture screen in landscape
mode.
2. Tap the Arrow icon to open more menu
options.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap the desired settings to adjust.
MUSIC PLAYER
Access the music player
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Music
Player.
Transfer music from computer
1. Connect your phone to your computer
using the USB cable.
2. On your phone, pull down the
Notication bar.
3. Tap USB connected.
4. Tap Mount. The Removable Disk
window opens on your computer.
5. Make sure that Open folder to view
les using Windows Explorer is
highlighted.
6. Click OK.
7. Locate the le on your computer that
you want to copy.
8. Copy and paste the le into the memory
card drive.
Play music
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Music
Player.
2. Tap the song.
3. Tap the Arrow icon to play.

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LOCATION
Google Maps™
To nd a location:
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Maps.
3. Tap OK at What’s new in Maps screen.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Tap Search.
6. Enter your search.
7. Tap Search.
To get directions:
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap Maps.
3. Tap OK at What’s new in Maps screen.
4. Tap the Menu key.
5. Tap Directions.
6. Tap End point.
7. Enter your destination. A list of locations
displays.
8. Tap a location or business on the list.
9. Tap Go.
TeleNav GPS Navigator™
To sign up:
1. From any Home screen, tap
Applications.
2. On the Application screen, tap TeleNav
GPS.
3. Continue on to sign up to TeleNav.
To nd a location:
1. While in TeleNav, tap
Search.
2. Tap the Business
Name or Category
eld.
3. Enter your search.
4. Tap Search.
5. Tap the desired
business to view
more details.
When you subscribe to TeleNav GPS Navigator, you
may receive a set number of days for free. If you do not
cancel the service by the time those days expire, you will
be automatically charged a monthly fee for the service.
TeleNav is a registered trademark and TeleNav GPS
Navigator is a trademark of TeleNav, Inc.

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BLUETOOTH®
Your phone comes with Bluetooth
technology, a wireless technology that
enables a data connection between
your phone and a Bluetooth wireless
headset and other Bluetooth devices (sold
separately).
Prepare Bluetooth headset
To pair your phone with a Bluetooth headset,
make sure that your headset is fully charged
and that you set the headset into pairing
mode. See your Bluetooth headset’s manual
for more information.
Turn on Bluetooth and pair with
headset
1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu
key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless and network.
4. Tap Bluetooth settings.
5. Tap Bluetooth to turn it on. A list of
available Bluetooth devices displays.
6. Tap your headset on the list.
7. Enter the PIN or passcode if requested.
8. Tap OK.
WEB BROWSING
Experience the mobile Web like never before
with T-Mobile’s web2goSM experience.
Features include a phone browser
optimized for the Web, a customizable
start page for easy, one-click access to
information, a powerful built-in Web search
engine, and the ability to manage your
account right from your phone.
For more information about these services
visit www.t-mobile.com/shop/addons.
Visit a Web site
1. From the center Home screen, tap
Web.
2. Tap the Web address (URL) eld at the
top of the screen.
3. Enter the Web address and tap Go.
Save a favorite
1. On the Web browser, go to the Web
address that you want to bookmark.
2. Tap the Menu key.
3. Tap More.
4. Tap Add bookmark.
5. Enter a new name for the bookmark if
desired and tap OK.
Full access to Web requires the purchase of a qualifying
data plan. Separate additional charges may apply for
downloads; actual content available for download may
vary.

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ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR
PHONE
Whether you are looking for a charger, a
fashionable carrying case, a Bluetooth®
headset or just want to browse for fun extras
for your phone, T-Mobile is the place to shop
for accessories. Here are a few examples…
To purchase accessories for your phone, visit
T-Mobile.com, call 1.800.204.2449 or visit your
nearest T-Mobile store.
Accessory selection subject to change and may vary by
location.
EMERGENCY DIALING
While all phones are equipped with 911
emergency calling, this phone may or may
not permit its location to be approximated
during a 911 call.*
* Availability of this feature depends on upgrades to
the (a) wireless network and (b) 911 calling system that
are required to be installed by the local 911 response
agency or public safety answering point (PSAP); these
upgrades may not be available everywhere within our
wireless coverage area or your roaming area. This
approximation of the phone’s location and the transmittal
of location information are subject to emergency situations,
transmission limits, network problems/limitations,
interconnecting carrier problems, your phone, buildings/
tunnels, signal strength and atmospheric/topographical
conditions, and may be curtailed, interrupted, dropped or
refused. The phone’s approximate location is transmitted
to the local 911 response agency or PSAP while the call is
in progress; this approximation is intended solely to aid the
PSAP in dispatching emergency assistance or to limit the
search area for emergency services personnel. You should
not rely solely on a phone for essential communications
(such as a medical or other emergency). Please see
T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy for
additional service restrictions and details.
Carrying Case Bluetooth Headset