Samsung Vodafone SGH-L400V User manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may
not match your phone exactly.
* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.
Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA
English. 05/2007. Rev. 1.0
©Vodafone Group 2007. Vodafone, the Vodafone logos,
and Vodafone live! are trade marks of the Vodafone Group.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may
be the trade marks of their respective owners.

User Manual
SGH-L400V
Designed for
Vodafone live!

Important safety
precautions
Drive safely at all times
Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park
your 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.
Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference,
which could affect their performance.
Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.
Copyright information
•Bluetooth
®
is a registered trademark of the
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide.
Bluetooth QD ID: B0XXXXX
•Java
TM
is a trademark or registered trademark of
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• Picsel and Picsel Viewer
TM
are trademarks of Picsel
Tec h no l ogi es, I nc.

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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 your ear).
Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when
the phone is switched on.
Emergency calls
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 batteries and
accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables.
Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage
you or 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 29.
• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with
an incorrect type.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a
headset can damage your hearing.

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About this Guide
This User’s Guide provides you with condensed
information about how to use your phone.
In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:
Indicates that you need to pay
careful attention to the subsequent
information regarding safety or
phone features.
→
Indicates that you need to press the
Navigation keys to scroll to the
specified option and then select it.
[ ] Indicates a key on the phone.
For example, [ ]
< > Indicates a soft key, whose function
is displays on the phone screen.
For example, < Select >
•3G
Your phone is capable of
operating in a 3G
environment, allowing much
greater data transfer speed,
video streaming, and video
conferencing.
Special features of your phone
• Camera and camcorder
Use the camera module on
your phone to take a photo or
record a video.
• Media player
Play media files on your
phone. You can enjoy high
quality videos and music.

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•Bluetooth
Transfer media files and
personal data, and connect to
other devices using wireless
Bluetooth technology.
• File viewer
Open documents in various
formats on the phone without
corruption.
•Messenger
Have a conversation with
other people by sending and
receiving instant messages.
•Webbrowser
Access the wireless web to get
up-to-the-minute information
and a wide variety of media
content.
•Email
Send and receive emails with
image, video, and audio
attachments.
•Postcard
Send photos to your family or
friends as an actual postcard.
•Calendar
Keep track of your daily,
weekly, and monthly schedule.

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Contents
Unpack 6
Make sure you have each item
Get started 6
First steps to operating your phone
Assemble and charge the phone ............................ 6
Power on or off..................................................... 7
Phone layout........................................................ 7
Keys and icons ..................................................... 8
Access menu functions ........................................ 10
Use Toolbar menu icons....................................... 11
Enter text .......................................................... 11
Customise your phone......................................... 12
Step outside the phone 14
Begin with call functions, camera, web browser, and other
special features
Make or answer calls ........................................... 14
Use the camera .................................................. 15
Play music ......................................................... 15
Browse the web.................................................. 16
Use Contacts...................................................... 18
Send messages................................................... 18
View messages ................................................... 20
Use Bluetooth ..................................................... 20
Switch applications .............................................. 21
Menu functions 22
All menu options listed
Health and safety information 29

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1 Entertainment
1 My games
2 Camera
3 Mobile TV
4 My Videos
2 Vodafone Live!
1 Vodafone Live!
2 Enter URL
3 Bookmarks
4 History
5 Advanced
6 Browser settings
7 Saved pages
8 Games
9 Ringtones
10 Pictures
11 News
12 Sports
3 Calls
4 Music
1 My music
2 Radio DJ
1
3 Music store
4 My wishlist
1
5 Messaging
1 Create message
2 Inbox
3 Email inbox
4 Drafts
5 Outbox
6 Sent message
7 My folder
8 Templates
9 Messenger
1
10 Voice mail
11 live! Studio
1
12 Delete all
13 Messaging settings
14 Memory status
6 My files
Pictures
Videos
Ringtones
Games
6 My files
Music
Applications
Themes
Voice recordings
Other documents
live! Studio
1
Memory status
7 Organiser & Tools
1 Vodafone
2
2 Alarms
3 My Applications
4 Calendar
5 Bluetooth
6 Synchronise
7 Calculator
8 Converter
9 Task
10 Memo
11 Voice recorder
12 World clock
13 Timer
14 Stopwatch
15 Memory status
8 Contacts
9 Settings
1 Phone settings
2 Display settings
3 Messaging settings
4 Call settings
5 Contact settings
6 Calendar settings
7 Camera settings
8 Media player settings
9 Network settings
10 Security
11 Memory settings
1. Available only if supported by
your country.
2. Available only if supported by
your USIM or SIM card.
Overview of menu functions
To access Menu mode, press < Menu > in Idle mode.

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Unpack
Make sure you have each item
• Phone
• Travel adapter
• Battery
•User’sGuide
•Headset
You can obtain various accessories from your local
Samsung dealer.
Get started
First steps to operating your phone
Assemble and charge the phone
The items supplied with your phone and the
accessories available at your Samsung dealer may
vary, depending on your country or service provider.
To AC pow e r o u tlet

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Removing the battery cover
Power on or off
Low battery indicator
When the battery is low:
• a warning tone sounds,
• the low battery message displays, and
• the empty battery icon blinks.
If the battery level becomes too low, the phone
automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.
Phone layout
With the phone open
Switch on
1. Open the phone.
2. Press and hold [ ].
3. If necessary, enter the PIN
and press < Confirm >.
Switch off
1. Open the phone.
2. Press and hold [ ].
Special
function keys
Earpiece
Main display
Left soft key
Dial key
Volume key
Power on/off/
Menu exit key
Mouthpiece
Delete key
Right soft key
Menu access/
Confirm key
(Centre)
Alphanumeric
keys
Memory card slot
Navigation keys
(Up/Down/Left/
Right)
Interior
camera lens

Get started
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With the phone closed
Keys and icons
Keys
Perform the function indicated on the
bottom line of the display.
In Idle mode, access the following
menus directly:
•Up: Vodafone Live!
•Down: Contacts
•Left: Messaging
•Right: My files
You can assign a shortcut to a key.
See page 26
In Menu mode, scroll through menu
options.
Camera key
External display
Exterior
camera lens
Multi-function
jack
Application
switch key
In Idle mode, access Menu mode.
In Menu mode, select the highlighted
menu option or confirm input.
Make or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve numbers
recently dialled, missed, or received.
Delete characters from the display or
items in an application.
Press and hold to switch the phone on
or off.
End a call.
In Menu mode, cancel input and
return the phone to Idle mode.
Enter numbers, letters, and some
special characters.
In Idle mode, press and hold [ 1 ] to
access your voicemail server. Press
and hold [ 0 ] to enter an international
call prefix (the + symbol).
Enter special characters or perform
special functions.
In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to
activate or deactivate the Silent
profile. Press and hold [ ] to enter a
pause between numbers.

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Icons
The following icons may appear on the top line of the
screen to indicate your phone’s status. Depending
on your country or service provider, the icons shown
on the display may vary.
Adjust the phone volume.
Open the application switch window to
access other applications without
exiting the current application.
In Idle mode, press and hold to turn
on the camera, or make a video call.
In Camera mode, take a photo or
record a video.
In the dialling screen, make a video
call.
Signal strength
GPRS (2.5G) network
Connecting to GPRS (2.5G) network
or transferring data in GPRS (2.5G)
network
EDGE network
Connecting to EDGE network or
transferring data in EDGE network
UMTS (3G) network
Connecting to UMTS (3G) network or
transferring data in UMTS (3G)
network
Voice call in progress
Out of your service area
Video call in progress
Out of your service area
Roaming network
Bluetooth active
Connected with PC via a USB port
Browsing Internet
Connected to secured web page
Memory card inserted

Get started
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Access menu functions
New message:
•:Textmessage
• : Multimedia message or
Voicemail
•:Email
•:Push
• : Configuration message
Profile setting
•:Normal
•:Silent
•:Car
• : Meeting
• : Outdoor
• : Sleeping
• : Flight
Battery power level
Select an
option
1. Press a desired soft key.
2. Press the Navigation keys to
move to the next or previous
option.
3. Press < Select > or [Centre]
to confirm the function
displayed or option
highlighted.
4. Press < Back > to move up
one level.
Press [ ] to return to Idle
mode.
Use menu
numbers
Press the number key
corresponding to the option you
want.

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Use Toolbar menu icons
In Idle mode, there are icons on the centre of the
display, which give you easy access to popular
menus.
Enter text
Navigate
around the
Toolbar
screen
• To access Toolbar menu icons,
press < Toolbar > in Idle
mode.
• To scroll through menu icons,
press [Left] or [Right].
• To scroll through submenus in
a menu, press [Up] or [Down].
• To open a menu window, press
[Centre].
• To close a menu window, press
< Exit >.
Available
menu icons
•:accessthe Vodafone
Live! menu.
• : access a missed call log
list.
• : create a new message or
view received messages.
•:changetheprofile
settings.
• : assign or change your
shortcut assignments.
• : view missed event alarms
and access the calendar.
Change the
text input
mode
• Press and hold [ ] to switch
between T9 mode and ABC
mode.
• Press [ ] to change case or
switch to Number mode.
• Press and hold [ ] to switch
to Symbol mode.
ABC mode
To enter a word:
Press the appropriate key until
the character you want appears
on the display.
T9 mode
To enter a word:
1. Press [ 2 ] to [ 9 ] to start
entering a word.
2. Enter the whole word before
editing or deleting characters.
3. When the word displays
correctly, press [ ] to insert a
space.
Otherwise, press [ 0 ] to
display alternative word
choices.
Number mode
Press the keys corresponding to
the digits you want.

Get started
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Customise your phone
Symbol mode
Press the corresponding number
key to select a symbol.
Other
operations
•Press[ 1 ] to enter punctuation
marks or special characters.
• Press [ ] to insert a space.
• Press the Navigation keys to
move the cursor.
•Press[ C ] to delete characters
one by one.
• Press and hold [ C ] to clear the
entire display.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Settings → Phone
settings → Language →
Screen text .
2. Select a language and press
< OK >.
3. Press < Options > and select
Save .
Display
language
To change the profile properties:
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Settings → Phone
settings → Phone profiles .
2. Scroll to the sound profile you
are using.
3. Press < Options > and select
Edit .
4. Select Voice call ringtone →
a ringtone.
5. Select Video call ringtone →
a ringtone.
6. Press < Options > and select
Save .
To change the sound profile:
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Settings → Phone
settings → Phone profiles .
2. Select the profile you want.
3. Press [Centre].
Call ringer
melody

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In Idle mode, press [ + / - ] to
adjust the key tone volume.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Settings →
Display settings → Main
display → Wallpaper .
2. Select an image category and
press < Edit >.
3. Select an image.
4. Press < Set >.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Settings → Phone
settings → Shortcuts .
2. Select a key.
3. Select a menu to be assigned
to the key.
4. Press < Save >.
Key tone
volume
Idle mode
wallpaper
Menu
shortcuts
You can activate the Silent profile
to avoid disturbing other people.
In Idle mode, press and hold [ ].
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Settings →
Security → Phone lock .
2. Select Enable and press
< Save >.
3. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit
password and press
< Confirm >.
4. Enter the new password again
and press < Confirm >.
Silent profile
Phone lock

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Step outside the phone
Begin with call functions, camera, web browser, and
other special features
Make or answer calls
Services might not be available in all countries.
To make a voice call:
1. In Idle mode, enter an area
code and phone number.
2. Press [ ].
Press [ + / - ] to adjust the
volume.
3. Press [ ] to end the call.
To ma ke a vi de o cal l:
1. In Idle mode, enter an area
code and phone number.
2. Press [ ].
3. Press [ ] to end the call.
1. When the phone rings, press
[].
2. Press [ ] to end the call.
Make a call
Answer a call
During a call, press [Centre] and
then < Yes > to activate the
speaker.
Press [Centre] again to switch
back to the earpiece.
1. During a call, call the second
participant.
The first call is put on hold.
2. Press < Options > and select
Conference call .
3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to add
more participants.
4. During a multi-party call:
•Press< Options > and
select Private call to have
a private conversation with
one participant.
•Press< Options > and
select End → Select
participant → a
participant you want to
drop → Drop to drop one
participant.
5. Press [ ] to end the multi-
party call.
Use the
speakerphone
feature
Make a multi-
party call

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Use the camera
Play music
1. In Idle mode, press and hold
[ ] to turn on the camera.
2. Aim the lens at the subject
and make any desired
adjustments.
3. Press [Centre] or [ ] to take
a photo. The photo is saved
automatically.
4. Press [Centre] to send a
message, or < > to take
another photo.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select My files →
Pictures .
2. Select the photo you want.
1. In Idle mode, press and hold
[ ] to turn on the camera.
2. Press [ 1 ] to switch to Record
mode.
3. Press [Centre] or [ ] to start
recording.
Take a photo
View a photo
Record a video
4. Press [Centre] or [ ] to stop
recording. The video is saved
automatically.
5. Press < Back > to record
another video.
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select My files → Videos .
2. Select the video you want.
Use these methods:
• Download from Vodafone
Live!
• Download from a computer
using the optional Samsung
PC Studio. See Samsung PC
Studio User’s Guide.
• Receive via Bluetooth.
• Copy to a memory card and
insert the card into the phone.
View a video
Copy music
files to the
phone

Step outside the phone
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Browse the web
1. In Idle mode, press < Menu >
and select Music → My
music .
2. Select a music category → a
music file.
3. During playback, use the
following keys:
• Centre: pause or resume
playback.
• Left: return to the
previous file. Press and
hold to scan backward in a
file.
• Right: skip to the next file.
Press and hold to scan
forward in a file.
• + / - : adjust the volume.
4. Press [Down] to stop
playback.
1. From the music player screen,
press < Options > and select
Open playlist → All →
Playlists .
2. Press < Options > and select
Create playlist .
3. Enter the title of the playlist
and press < Save >.
Play music
files
Create a
playlist
4. Press < Back > to return to
the list of music categories.
5. Select a music category and
scroll to a music file.
6. Press < Options > and select
Add to Playlist → Selected
or More .
7. For More , select the files you
want and press < Add >.
8. Select the added playlist.
9. Press [Centre] to play music.
In Idle mode, press < Menu > and
select Vodafone Live! →
Vodafone Live! The Vodafone
Live! homepage opens.
• To scroll through browser
items, press [Up] or [Down].
• To select an item, press
[Centre].
• To return to the previous
page, press < Back >.
Launch the
web browser
Navigate the
web

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Press < Options > to access the
following options:
• Go to : go to the linked web
page.
• Go : move backward or
forward through pages in
history.
• Reload : reload the page with
updated information.
• Desktop view / Smart-fit
view : change the display
mode of the browser.
• Page size : change the web
page size.
• Page Pilot : pan and zoom
the web page.
• Go to homepage : return to
the homepage.
• Add to Bookmarks : add the
page to your bookmark list.
• View bookmarks : access the
bookmark list.
• Send URL : send the URL of
the page as a data file via
multimedia message, email,
or Bluetooth.
Use the
browser
options
• Enter URL : enter the URL
address of the web page you
want to access.
• Copy URL : send the URL
address of the web page by
adding it to the message text.
• Save : save images on the
web page or the entire web
page.
• Saved pages : access the
web pages you have saved.
• Last viewed page : access
the web page you have
accessed recently.
• History : access the list of
web pages you have
accessed.
• Advanced : change the
various settings for the
browser.
• Exit : exit the web browser.