Samsung SGH T509 User manual

UVFC4_1.0_SGt509_031606_F8

SGH-t509

PORTABLE Tri-Band

TELEPHONE

User Guide

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare

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Inc.

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GH68-09128A

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EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY

CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH

THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS

IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED

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TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE

MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR

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TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION,SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE

LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING

FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR

ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY,

INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR

BENEFITS.

Table of Contents 1

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone . . . . . . . 13

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Get More Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Section 3: Call Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adjusting the Call Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selecting Functions and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Section 4: Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Menu Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section 5: Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Changing the Text Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using Number Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using Symbol Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Section 6: Understanding Your Phonebook . . . 53

Storing a Number in the Phone’s Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Storing a Number in the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Finding a Phonebook Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Dialing a Number from Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Editing a Caller Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Dialing a Number from the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Copying all SIM Phonebook Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Deleting all of the Phonebook Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Finding My Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

FDN List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Section 7: Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Voice Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Picture Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Sentbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Broadcast Messages (SIM Dependent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Instant Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Section 8: Changing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . .99

Time & Date Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Network Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

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Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Reset Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Section 9: Fun & Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Section 10: Camera and Camcorder . . . . . . . . 143

Using the Camera and Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Take and Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Record Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

My Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

My Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

My Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

My Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Section 11: t-zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

t-zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Section 12: Health and Safety Information . . . 163

Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . 167

Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . 179

Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . 186

Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Section 13: Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . .191

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Section 1: Getting Started 5

Section 1

Section 1: Getting Started

Topics Covered

• Activating Your Phone

• Switching the Phone On or Off

• Setting Up Your Voicemail

This section explains how to start using your phone by

activating your service and setting up your voice mail.

Section 1

Activating Your Phone

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are

provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your

subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional

services available, and many others.

Installing the SIM Card

Important! The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged

by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or

removing the card.

Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children.

If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down the

key until the power-off image displays.

1. Remove the battery cover. To do so, slide the battery

cover in the direction of the arrow.

2. Lift the battery cover away.

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