Samsung D500 User manual

* Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone,

depending on the software installed or your service provider.

World Wide Web

http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-06739A

English. 07/2005. Rev 1.0

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS

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SGH-D500

User’s Guide

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Use road safety 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.

Important

safety

precautions

Failure to comply with the following

precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

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Important safety precautions

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference,

which could affect their performance.

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 accessories and

batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could

damage 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 88.

• The phone could explode if the battery is

replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

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About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed

information about how to use your phone. To quickly

learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get

started.”

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 can get more information on

the referenced page.

→

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 displayed

on the phone screen. For example, <

• Camera and camcorder

Use the camera module on your

phone to take a photo or record a

video.

Special

features of your phone

•MP3player

Play MP3 music files using your

phone as an MP3 player.

•Bluetooth

Send photos, images, videos, and

other personal data, and connect

to other devices using free,

wireless Bluetooth technology.

•IrDA

Send and receive Phonebook and

Organiser data via an infrared port.

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Special features of your phone

• Plug-in speaker

Use the included external speaker

to talk without having to hold the

phone.

• Voice clarity

Use the voice clarity feature to increase the

volume and clarity of an incoming call, even in the

midst of a crowd.

• Get Personal with photo caller

See who’s calling you when their

very own photo displays.

• Name card

Create name cards with your

number and profile. Whenever

introducing yourself to others, use

this convenient electronic name

card.

• Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

Deliver MMS messages with a combination of

text, images, video, and audio.

•E-mail

Deliver e-mails with images, video, and audio

attachments.

•Java

Enjoy Java

™

-based embedded

games and download new games.

•Organiser

Keep track of your daily, weekly,

and monthly schedule.

• Voice recorder

Record memos or sounds.

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Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Your phone 6

Buttons, features, and locations

Get started 7

First steps to operate your phone

Install and charge the phone ................................... 7

Power on or off...................................................... 8

Keys and display.................................................... 9

Access menu functions.......................................... 11

Customise your phone .......................................... 12

Make/answer calls................................................ 13

Step outside the phone 14

Begin with your camera, music, games, and other special

features

Use camera......................................................... 14

Play MP3s ........................................................... 15

Play games.......................................................... 16

Browse WAP ........................................................ 16

Use Phonebook .................................................... 16

Send messages.................................................... 17

View messages .................................................... 18

Use Bluetooth wireless.......................................... 19

Enter text 21

ABC, Arabic, T9, Number, and Symbol modes

Call functions 23

Advanced calling features

Menu functions 28

All menu options listed

Solve problems 86

Help and personal needs

Health and safety information 88

Index 95

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Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

> from in idle mode.

1 Call records

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1 All calls

2 Dialled calls

3 Received calls

4 Missed calls

5 Delete all

6 Call time

7 Call costs

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2 Phonebook

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1 Contact list

2 Add new contact

3 Group

4 Speed dial

5 My name card

6 Own number

7 Management

8 Service number*

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3 Applications

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1 Java world

2 MP3 Player

3 Voice recorder

4 World time

5 Alarm

6 Calculator

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3 Applications

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7 Convertor

8 Timer

9 Stopwatch

10 SIM-AT*

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4 Browser

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1 Home

2 Bookmarks

3 Go to URL

4 Clear cache

5 Profile settings

6 Current proxy

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5 Messages

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1 Short messages

2 Multimedia messages

3 Email

4 Push messages

5 Voice mail

6 Answering Machine

7 Text template

8 Broadcast messages

9 Memory status

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6 Funbox

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Images

Videos

Music

Sounds

Memory status

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7 Organiser

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1 Month view

2 Week view

3 Day view

4 Schedule

5 Anniversary

6 Miscellaneous

7 To do

8 Missed alarm events

9 Memo

10 Memory status

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8 Camera

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1 Take a photo

2 Record video

3 Photos

4 My photos

5 Video clips

6 My video clips

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9 Settings

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1 Time & Date

2 Phone settings

3 Display settings

4 Sound settings

5 Network services

6 Connectivity

7 Security

8 Memory status

9 Reset settings

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* Shows only if supported by your

SIM card.

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Unpack

Make sure you have each item

You can obtain various accessories from

your local Samsung dealer.

Phone Travel Adapter

The items supplied with your phone

and the accessories at your Samsung

dealer may vary, depending on your

country or service provider.

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Your phone

Buttons, features, and locations

Get started

Keys and display

Key(s) Description

Perform the function indicated on the bottom

line of the display.

In Idle mode, access menu options

directly.

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In Menu mode, scroll through the menu

options.

In Idle mode, launches the Wireless

Application Protocol (WAP) browser.

In Menu mode, selects the highlighted menu

option.

Sends or answers a call.

In Idle mode, retrieves the last number

dialled, missed, or received.

Deletes characters from the display.

In Menu mode, returns to the previous menu

level.

Ends a call. Hold down to switch the phone

on and off.

In Menu mode, cancels input and returns the

phone to Idle mode.

Key(s) Description

Enter numbers, letters, and some special

characters.

In Idle mode, hold

[1]

down to access your

voicemail.

Enter special characters.

Hold [

]

down to activate or deactivate

Quiet mode.

(on the left)

Adjusts the phone volume.

In Idle mode, with the phone open, adjusts

the keypad tone volume. With the phone

closed, hold down to turn on the backlight.

In Menu mode, scrolls through the menu

options.

(on the right)

In Idle mode, hold down to turn on the

camera.

In Camera mode, takes a photo or starts

recording a video.

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