Samsung SGH-t329 Series User manual

SGH-t329
User’s Guide

Important
safety
precautions
Failure to comply with the following
precautions may be dangerous or illegal.
Drive safely 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.
Interference
All wireless phones may be subject to interference,
which could affect their performance.

Important safety precautions
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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 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 batteries and
accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables.
Useof 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 20.
• 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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Contents
Unpack 4
Make sure you have each item
Get started 5
First steps to operating your phone
Install and charge the phone ..................................... 5
Power on or off........................................................ 6
Keys and display ..................................................... 6
Menu functions 9
All menu options listed
Solve problems 17
Help and personal needs
Health and safety information 19

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Overview of menu functions
To access Menu mode, press < Menu > in Idle mode.
1 Voice notes
2
2 Call records
1 All calls
2 Missed calls
3 Incoming calls
4 Outgoing calls
5 Delete all
6 Call time
7 Call costs
3 t-zones
1 Home
2 Go to URL
3 Bookmarks
4 Clear cache
4 IM
5 Messages
1 Create new
2 Inbox
3 Sentbox
4 Outbox
5 Drafts
6 Templates
7 Voice mail
8 Delete all
9 Setttings
10 Broadcast messages
11 Memory status
6 Fun & Apps
1 Files
2 Games
3 Camera
4 Organizer
7 Help
8 Phonebook
1 Add new contact
2 Contact list
3 Group
4 Speed dial
5 My namecard
6 Own number
7 FDN list
8 Management
9 Settings
1 Time & Date
2 Phone settings
3 Display settings
4 Sound settings
5 Bluetooth
6 Network services
7 Security
8 Memory status
9 Reset Settings

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Unpack
Your package contains the following items.
•Handset
• Battery
•TravelAdapter
•User’sGuide
In addition, you can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer.
•StandardBattery
• Extended Battery
• Battery Charger
•Headset
• PC Data Link Kit
• Car Charger/Adaptor
The items supplied with your phone and the
accessories at your Samsung dealer may vary,
depending on your country or service provider.
Yo
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phone

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Get started
First steps to operating your phone
SIM card information
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive
a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card
loaded with your subscription details, such as your
PIN, and available optional services.
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.
Remove the battery.
If the phone is already on, first turn it off by
holding [ ].
Insert the SIM card.
Make sure that the gold-coloured contacts on the card
face down into the phone.
Install the battery.
Plug the travel adapter into the phone.
Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
When the phone is completely charged (the
battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter
from the power outlet.
Remove the adapter from the phone.

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Get started
Power on or off Keys and display
Switch 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 PIN and
press < OK >.
Switch off 1. Open the phone.
2. Press and hold [ ].
Key(s) Description
Soft keys
Perform the function indicated on the
bottom line of the display.
Navigation
keys
In Idle mode, access your favourite
menus, directly.
In Menu mode, scroll through the menu
options.
Cancel key Delete characters from the display.
In Menu mode, return to the previous
menu level.
SEND key Send or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve the recent
numbers dialled, missed, or received.

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Get started
ENDkey End a call.
Press and hold to switch the phone on
and off.
In Menu mode, cancel input and return
the phone to Idle mode.
Numeric
keys
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 the international call
prefix.
* key In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to enter
a pause between numbers.
# key Press and hold [ ] to activate or
deactivate Quiet mode.
Volume
keys
Adjust the phone volume.
In Idle mode, with the phone open,
adjust the keypad tone volume. With the
phone closed, press and hold to activate
the external display.
Applications
witch key
Open the application switch window to
access other applications without exiting
the current application.
Camera key Used to take pictures when pressed.
Launches the camera with a press.

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Get started
Display
Layout
Icons
*
(continued)
Shows the received signal
strength. The greater the number
of bars, the stronger the singnal.
Appears when a new text message has
been received.
Appears when a new voice mail
has been received.
Appears when a new multimedia
message has been received.
Text and graphics
display messages,
instructions, and
information you enter.
Soft key function
indicators
show the current functions
assigned to the two soft
keys.
Menu t-zones
Icons
display various icons.
Icons Appears when you set an alarm to
ring at a specified time
Appears when you are out of your
service area
Appears when a call is in progress.
Appears when the Call Forwarding
feature is active.
Appears when Alert type is vibration or
you set the phone to vibrate when you
receive a call.
Appears when Silent Mode is active.
Appears when Mute is active.
Shows the level of your battery. The
more bars you see, the more power
you have remaining.
Appears when Bluetooth wireless
technology is active.
* The icons shown on the display may vary, depending
on your country or service provider.

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Menu functions
All menu options listed
Voice notes (Menu 1)
In this menu, you can record a voice note of up to one
minute long and then immediately send it via Picture
Messaging.
Call records (Menu 2)
Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed,
received, or missed, and the length of calls. You can
also check the cost of your calls, if your SIM card
supports this function.
To access this menu, press < Menu > in Idle mode and
select Call records .
All calls
This menu lets you view the 90 most recent calls you
received, dialed, and missed.
The name or number, if already stored in your
Phonebook, is displayed with the number of
occurrences for each number.
Missed calls
This menu lets you view the 30 most recent calls you
received, but did not answer.
The name and number, if already stored in your
Phonebook, displays with the number of occurrences
for each number.

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Menu functions
Incoming calls
This menu lets you view the 30 most recent calls you
received.
The name and number, if already stored in your
Phonebook, is then displayed with the number of
occurrences for each number.
Outgoing calls
This menu lets you view the 30 most recent calls you
dialed.
The name and number, if already stored in your
Phonebook, is then displayed with the number of
occurrences for each number.
Delete all
This menu allows you to delete all of the records in
each call record separately, or you can delete all of
your call records at one time.
Call time
This menu lets you view the time log for calls both
made and received.
Call Cost
This network feature displays the cost of calls. This
menu is available only if your SIM card supports this
feature. Note that this is not intended to be used for
billing purposes.
t-zones (Menu 3)
This section outlines the t-zones features available on
your phone. For more information, contact T-Mobile.
Your phone is equipped with a WAP (Wireless
Application Protocol) browser which provides you
wireless access and navigation to the Web using your
phone.

Menu functions
IM
(Menu 4)
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Home
Selecting this menu connects the phone to the
network and loads the t-zones homepage.
Go to URL
This menu allows you to manually enter the URL
address of a web site that you wish to access.
Bookmarks
This menu stores up to 15 URL addresses.
Clear cache
You can clear the information stored in the cache,
which is the phone°Øs temporary memory which
stores the most recently accessed Web pages.
IM (Menu 4)
Instant Messaging (IM) is a way of sending short,
simple messages that are delivered immediately to
users online at that moment.
Before using this feature, you need to subscribe to a
messenger service. For further details, contact your
service provider. Your handset has 4 pre-loaded
Messaging services (AIM, ICQ, Windows Live, and
Yahoo!).

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Menu functions
Messages (Menu 5)
Use the Messaging menu to send and receive text
messages, multimedia messages, and e-mails. You
can also use push message and cell broadcast
message features.
To access this menu, press < Menu > in Idle mode and
select Messaging.
Create new
Use this menu to create and send text messages,
multimedia messages, or e-mails. You can also send
files using MMS.
Inbox
The Inbox stores messages that you have received.
You can tell what kind of message it is by the icon
displayed. If the icon envelope is open then the
message has been read, otherwise it will appear
closed.
Sentbox
This message box stores messages that you have
sent.
Outbox
This message box stores messages that you have
attempted to send but have not actually been sent
yet.
Drafts
This message box stores messages that you may want
to edit or send at a later time.

Menu functions
Fun & Apps
(Menu 6)
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Templates
Besides entering message text using the keypad keys,
you can speed message composition by including
copies of stored text (Templates) in your message.
Voice mail
This menu provides you with a way of accessing your
voice mailbox, if provided by your network.
Delete all
This menu allows you to delete all of the messages in
each message box. Or, you can also delete all of your
messages in all message boxes at one time.
Settings
In this menu, you can set up a default text message or
a picture message. The last setting you accessed is
automatically activated for sending subsequent
messages.
Broadcast messages
This network service allows you to receive text
messages on various topics, such as the weather or
traffic.
Please contact your service provider for further
details.
Memory Status
You can check the amount of the memory being used
and the memory remaining for picture messages.
Fun & Apps (Menu 6)
This section outlines the various applications that are
available on your phone.
Files
Files allows you to manage your sounds and images in
one convenient location.

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Menu functions
Games
You can download MIDlets (Java applications that run
on mobile phones) from various sources using t-zones
browser and then storing them in your phone.
Camera
Using the camera module in your phone, you can take
photos of people or events while on the move.
Additionally, you can send these photos to other
people in a Picture Messaging message or set a
wallpaper or caller ID image.
Organizer
The Organizer allows you to set alarms, schedule
appointments, view the calendar, create Tasks,
perform simple math calculations, check world time,
perform unit conversions, set a timer, and use a
stopwatch.
Help (Menu 7)
This options takes you to the Get More Help menu in t-
zones.
Phonebook (Menu 8)
You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in
your phone’s memory. The SIM card and phone’s
memory are physically separate, but they are used as
a single entity called Phonebook.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select Phonebook .

Menu functions
Settings
(Menu 9)
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Settings (Menu 9)
Use this menu to customize your phone settings. You
can also reset the settings to their default values.
To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and
select Settings .
Time & Date
Use this menu to change setting for the time and date.
Before setting the time and date, specify your time
zone in the World Time menu.
You can:
• set the time and date.
• change the time format.
• set whether the calendar starts with Sunday or
Monday.
• set the phone to receive time information from the
network.
Phone Settings
Many different features your phone’ system can be
customized to suit your preferences.
You can:
• select a language to be used for text display.
• set the greeting to be displayed when the phone is
switched on.
• use the Navigation keys as shortcuts to access
specific menus directly from Idle mode.
• activate or deactivate auto redialing, Anykey
Answer and Active folder features.
Display Settings
Use this menu to change settings for the display and
light.
You can:
• change the background image.
• select a skin color pattern for Menu mode.

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Menu functions
• specify whether or not the phone displays text.
• adjust the brightness of the display for varying
lighting conditions.
• select the length of time the backlight and the
display stay on.
• select a font color for the numbers entered while
dialling.
• activate the service light feature.
Sound settings
You can customize various sound settings.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications
technology capable of exchanging information over a
distance of about 30 feet without requiring a physical
connection.
Unlike infrared, you don't need to line up the devices
to beam information with Bluetooth. If the devices are
within a range of one another, you can exchange
information between them, even if they are located in
different rooms.
Network services
Use this menu to access network services. Please
contact your service provider to check their availability
and subscribe to them, if you wish.
Security
Use this menu to protect the phone against
unauthorized use by managing the several access
codes of your phone and SIM card.
You can:
• activate the PIN check feature which lets the
phone prompt you to enter the PIN code each time
you turn on the phone.
• change your PIN/PIN2 code or phone password.
• lock your phone.
• lock your media contents.

Menu functions
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• activate the Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) mode to
restrict outgoing calls, except to numbers on the
SIM card.
eset all of these settings at the same time.
Memory Settings
Use this menu to check the amount of memory being
used for storing data, such as messages, media files,
calendar data, or Contacts entries. You can view the
amount of shared memory.
Reset Settings
Use this menu to reset the phone settings, display
settings, sound settings, individually. You can also rMy
Number
Phone Information, displays detail information about
your phone. This feature is helpful in case you need to
contact Customer Service.

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Solve problems
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”
• Be sure that the SIM card is correctly installed.
“Phone lock”
• 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.
“Enter PUK”
• The PIN code has been 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 that 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 that your phone is switched on. ([ ]
pressed for more than one second.)