Samsung SCH-W531 User manual

SCH-W531

User’s Guide

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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.

• Bluetooth

is a registered trademark of the

Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide.

•Java

is a trademark or registered trademark

of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Picsel and Picsel Viewer

are trademarks of

Picsel Technologies, Inc.

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Important safety precautions

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 89.

• 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. To

quickly learn the basics for your phone, please refer

to “Get started” and “Step outside the 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 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, [

TALK

]

< >

Indicates a soft key, whose function is

displayed on the phone screen. For

example, <

Favourites

• GSM and CDMA networks

Switch back and forth between

GSM and CDMA networks.

Special

features of your phone

• Camera and camcorder

Use the camera module on your

phone to take a photo or record

a video.

• Music player

Play music files on your phone.

You can use other phone

functions while listening to

music.

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Special features of your phone

• Photo studio

Add a frame or apply special

effects to decorate your photos.

•Email

Send and receive emails with

image, video, and audio

attachments.

• Offline mode

Switch your phone to Offline

mode to use its non-wireless

functions while on an airplane.

•Bluetooth

Connect to a headset or hands-

free car kit using wireless

Bluetooth technology.

• File viewer

Open documents in various

formats on the phone without

corruption.

•Webbrowser

Access the wireless web to get

up-to-the-minute information

and a wide variety of media

content.

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Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Your phone 6

Keys, features, and locations

Get started 7

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ...................... 7

Power on or off.............................................. 9

Keys and icons .............................................. 9

Access menu functions .................................. 12

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

Make/Answer calls ........................................ 16

Step outside the phone 16

Begin with the camera, web browser, and other

special features

Use the camera ............................................ 16

Browse the web ........................................... 17

Use Contacts ............................................... 18

Send messages ............................................ 20

View messages ............................................ 21

Use Bluetooth .............................................. 22

Use My favourites......................................... 23

Enter text 24

T9, Alphabet, Symbol, and Number modes

Call functions 26

Advanced calling features

Menu functions 31

All menu options listed

Solve problems 87

Help and personal needs

Health and safety information 89

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Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press [

MENU OK

] in Idle mode.

1 Web

p. 31

2 Call History

p. 32

1 Outgoing Calls

2 Incoming Calls

3 Missed Calls

4 Recent Calls

p. 32

p. 33

3 Music Player

p. 34

1 Music Player

2 My Play List

3 Music Files

4 Music Settings

p. 34

p. 36

p. 37

4 Voice services

p. 38

1 Voice Memo

2 Services

p. 38

5 Missed Alerts

p. 39

6 Bluetooth

p. 39

1 Bluetooth

2 Settings

p. 39

p. 40

7 My Content

p. 41

Games

Ringers

Screen Savers

Applications

Caller Tunes

p. 41

p. 42

p. 43

8 Messaging

p. 44

1 Send Message

2 Picture Msg

3 Text Message

4 Go to Email

p. 44

p. 46

p. 48

p. 50

8 Messaging (continued)

5 Voice Mail

6 Premium Msg

7 Settings

8 SOS Message

p. 50

p. 52

9 Tools

p. 53

1 Planner

2 Memo Pad

3 World Time

4 Alarm

5 Calculator

6 User Memory

7 Set Time

p. 53

p. 57

p. 58

p. 59

p. 60

p. 63

* Pictures

p. 63

1 Take Photo

2 My Album

3 Online Albums

4 Picture Msg

p. 63

p. 69

p. 71

p. 72

* Pictures (continued)

5 Photo Studio

6 Settings

p. 72

p. 76

0 Contacts

p. 76

1 Find

2 Add New Entry

3 My Phone #

4 Speed Dial #s

5 Group

p. 76

p. 77

p. 78

p. 79

# Settings

p. 79

1 Display

2 Sounds

3 Internet

4 Security

5 Launch Pad

6 Network Selection

7 Others

8 Phone Info

p. 79

p. 81

p. 83

p. 85

p. 86

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Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

•TravelCharger

•Battery

•User’sGuide

You can obtain various accessories from your

local Samsung dealer.

Your phone

Keys, features, and locations

With the phone open

The items supplied with your phone and the

accessories available at your Samsung dealer

may vary, depending on your country or service

provider.

Special

function keys

Earpiece

Power/

Menu exit key

Mouthpiece

Menu access

key

Left soft key

Volume keys

Right soft key

Navigation keys

(Up/Down/Left/

Right)

Main display

Cancel/

Delete key

Dial key

Alphanumeric

keys

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With the phone closed

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

Camera lens

Camera key

External

display

Headset jack

Insert the battery.

Reattach the battery

cover.

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Get started

Inserting a SIM card

Your phone can only recognise SIM cards that are

supplied by your service proivder. For further details,

contact your service provider

Plug the travel

charger into the

phone.

Plug the adapter into a standard AC power

outlet.

The LED on the charger indicates the

charging progress.

• Red: the battery is being charged.

• Green: the battery is completely charged.

• Orange: the battery is not correctly

plugged in or is at a too high or too low

temperature.

When the phone is completely charged,

unplug the charger from the power outlet

and from the phone.

Make sure that the gold-coloured contacts on

the card are face down

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