Samsung SGH-A811 manual

SGH-A811 User’s Gui de[...]

Im p o r t a n t s a f e t y pr ecauti ons Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand- held p hone wh ile drivi ng. Park your vehicle fir st. Switch off the phone when ref uelling Do not us e the phone at a r efuell ing point (service station) or near fuels or ch emicals. Switch off in an aircra ft Wireles s phones can ca use interf erence. Using [...]

1 Be aware of sp ecial regulations Meet an y special regulations in force in any area a nd alw ays sw itch off y our pho ne whenever i t is f orbidden to use it , or when it may cause in terferenc e or danger . Water resistan ce Y our phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry . Sensible us e Use only in the normal position (held to your ear). Av oi[...]

2 Ab ou t th i s Gui d e This User’s Guide provides you with condensed informa tion about how to use your phone. In this guide, the following instruction icons appea r: Indi cate s tha t you need to pay ca refu l a tten tion to the sub seq ue nt inform ation rega rding s afety or phone fea tures. → Indi cate s tha t you need to pre ss the Navig[...]

3 •J a v a Enjoy J ava-bas ed embedded ga mes and down lo ad ne w game s. • Photo printing Print your photos to preser ve your best mom ent s f or ev er . • Bluetooth T r ansfer m edia files a nd person al data, and connect to othe r devices using wireless Bluetooth technology . • File v iewer Open documents in various formats on the phone [...]

4 Con t en ts Unpack 6 Make sure you have each item Get started 6 First steps to operating your p hone Assemble a nd charge the p hone ................. 6 Power on o r off .......... ...................... ......... 7 Phone lay out ............. ...................... ......... 7 Keys and icons .................. ...................... . 8 Access m[...]

5 1 C all log 2 Phonebook 3 Music player 4 Browser 1 BigP ond Home 2 Enter URL 3 Bookmark s 4 Saved pages 5 Histor y 6 Advanced 7 Browse r setting s 5 My Place BigP ond FOXTEL Y ell ow se arch BigP ond M usic My Email Call 1234 info Whereis Ma ps BigBl og & P hotos Down loads My Accou nt 6 Messages 1 Creat e message 2 Inbox 3 Email inbox 4 Draf[...]

6 Un p a c k Make sure you have each item • Phone •T r a v e l a d a p t e r • Battery • User’s Gu ide Y ou can obtain various a ccessories from your local Samsu ng dealer . G et started First st eps to operati ng your p hone Assemble and char ge the phon e The i tems supplied with your p hone and the accesso ries available at your Samsun[...]

7 Removing the batter y cover Powe r on or off Phone layo ut Front view Switc h on 1. O pen the pho ne. 2. Press and hold [ ]. 3. If ne cessary , enter the PIN and pre ss < Conf ir m >. Switc h off 1. O pen the pho ne. 2. Press and hold [ ]. Left soft key Spec ial function keys Menu acce ss/ Confirm key Dial k ey Disp lay V olume keys Applica[...]

Get s ta r t e d 8 Rear v iew Keys and icons Keys When you cl ose the p hone, it lo cks the ex pose d keys to avoid accid ental key presse s. T o unlock the keypad, press < Unlock > and then < OK >. Multi-function jack Rear camera lens Camera/ Video call key Mirror Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display . In Id[...]

9 Delete characters from the display or items in an application. Press and h old to switch the phone on or off . End a call. In Menu mode, cancel input and return the phone t o Idle mode. Enter numbers, letters, and some special ch aracters. In Idle mode, press and hold [ 1 ] to access yo ur voicemail se rver . Press and h old [ 0 ] to ente r an in[...]

Get s ta r t e d 10 Icons The following i cons may appear on the top line of the screen to indica te your phone’ s status. De pending o n your cou ntry or service provider , the icons shown on the display may vary . Signal streng th GPRS (2.5G) network Conn ecting to G PRS (2 .5G) network or transferring data in GPRS (2.5G) network EDG E network [...]

11 Access menu functions New me ssage: • : T ext m essage • : Multime dia message •: E m a i l •: V o i c e m a i l • : Push me ssage • : Con figuration m e ssag e Music playback in progress Music playback paused Profile setti ng: •: N o r m a l •: S i l e n t •: D r i v i n g • : Meet ing • : Outdoor • : Offline Battery pow[...]

Get s ta r t e d 12 Enter text Change the text inp ut mode • Press and hold [ ] to switch between T9 mode and ABC mode. • Press [ ] to change ca se or switch to Num ber mod e. • Press and hold [ ] to switch to Sym bol mode. ABC mode T o enter a word: Press the appropriate key until the character you w ant appears on the display . T9 mode T o [...]

13 Custom ise your phone 1. In Idle mode, press [ OK ] and select Settings → Phone settings → Languag e → Sc reen text . 2. Select a lan guage. 3. Press < Save >. T o change the profile proper ties: 1. In Idle mo de, press [ OK ] and select Settings → Phone profiles . 2. Scroll to the sound profile you are using. 3. Press < Opti on[...]

Get s ta r t e d 14 1. In Idle mode , press [ OK ] and select Settings → Displ ay & light settings → Displ ay settings → Wallpa per → Pictu res → Images . 2. Select an image category . 3. Sele ct an image. 4. Press < Set >. 1. In Idle m ode, press [ OK ] and select Settings → Phone settings → Shortcuts . 2. Select a key . 3.[...]

15 S tep outside the phone Begin with ca ll functions, camer a, music player, web br owser , and other specia l featu res Make or an swer calls T o make a voice call: 1. In Idle m ode, enter a n area code and phone numb er . 2. Press [ ]. Press [ / ] to adjust the volume. 3. Press [ ] to end the call. T o make a video call: 1. In Idle m ode, enter [...]

S tep outside the phone 16 Use the came ra 4. During a multi-party call: • Press < Opti ons > and select Split to h av e a private conv ersation with one participant. • Press < Opti ons > and select End → Select participant → a par tic ipant you want to dr op → Drop to drop one participant. 5. Press [ ] to end the mu lti -p ar[...]

17 Play music 1. In Idle mode, press [ OK ] and select My files → Videos → My video clips . 2. Sele ct the video you want . Use t hese methods : • Download from th e wireless web. • Download from a PC using the optional Sams ung PC Studi o. See Samsu ng PC Studio User’ s Guide . • Receive vi a B luetoot h. • Copy to a memory card and [...]

S tep outside the phone 18 Browse t he web Use Phonebo ok 1. From the music pla yer screen, press < Opti ons > and select Open pla ylist → All → Playlists . 2. Press < Opti ons > and select Create playlist . 3. Enter th e title of the playlist and press < Save >. 4. Select the added playlist. 5. Press < Opti ons > and se[...]

19 Send me ssages 3. For Phone , select a numb er typ e. 4. Specify contact information. 5. Press [ OK ], or press < Opti ons > and se lect Save to save the contact. 1. In Idle mode, press [ OK ] and select Phoneb ook . 2. Enter the f irst few letters of the n ame y ou wa nt. 3. Sel ect a cont act. 4. Scroll to a n umber an d press [ ] to dia[...]

S tep outside the phone 20 View mes sages 4. Add a media file, contact, calendar item, or bookmark item. 5. Press < Opti ons > and select Add s ubject . 6. Enter the message subject. 7. Press [Up] to mov e to the recipi ent fiel d. 8. Enter destination numb ers or em ail addresses. 9. Press < Opti ons > and select Send to send the messa[...]

21 Use Bluetooth Y our ph one i s equip ped wi th Bl uetoo th technology , enabling you to connect the phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices and exchange data w ith them, tal k hands- free, or control the phone remotely . 1. In Idle mode , press [ OK ] and select Messag es → Inb ox . 2. Select a mu ltimedia messag e. 1. In Idle m ode, press[...]

S tep outside the phone 22 Switch app licat ions Y ou ca n switc h to ot her app lica tio ns fro m a menu, without closing the menu screen you are using . 1. Access an application, such as Phoneb ook , My files , Calendar , Memo , or Task . 2. Select an item. 3. Press < Opti ons > and select Send Busine ss card v ia or Send via → Bluetooth [...]

23 23 Me nu f u nc t i o ns All menu options listed This section provides brief explanations of menu functions on your phone. Call log Check the m ost recent calls dialled, received, or missed. Phonebook Search for contact information stored in Phonebook. Music p layer Access an d listen to all music files sorted by criteria. Y ou can also make you[...]

24 M enu functions My Place Advanced Clear t he cache. Delete cookies or set whether or not they a re stored. Change the settings for the web browser and access version and copyright i nformation about it. Browser settings Select a connection profile to be used f or accessing the wireless web. Men u Description BigPond Access a ran ge of mobile ent[...]

25 25 Messages BigBlog & Photos Access the blog community se rvice and down load ima ges fro m the website preset by Te l s t r a . Downloads Access the we bsite preset by T elstra and have enterta inment to download at your fingert ips. My A ccount Manage your T elstra account, such as b ills and cont ent subscriptions. Men u Description Creat[...]

26 M enu functions Calend ar K eep t rack of your s chedule. Camera Use the camer a embedded in your p hone to take photos and record videos. My f iles Applic ations Messages settings Set up various options for using t he messagin g services. SOS m essages Specify optio ns for sending and receiving an SOS messa ge. Y ou can send an S OS message by [...]

27 27 Alarms Set a wake-up call to wak e you up in the morni ng or an al arm to al ert you to a n event at a spec ific tim e. Settin gs T ask Make a list of tasks yo u need to co mplete . Calculator Pe rform arithmetic function s. Conv erter Do conv ersions, such as length an d tem perat ure. Tim er Set a p eriod of time fo r the p hon e to co unt [...]

28 M enu functions Display & light settings → Display settings → Po p up list menu Display the pop-up list that shows the m enu options. Display & light settings → Display settings → Dialling display Customise the settings for th e disp l a y whi le dialling. Display & light settings → Display settings → Clock d isplay Selec[...]

29 29 Phone setting s → Show c aller information Set t he ph one t o dis play or block caller information on all m issed calls and incom ing messages. Phone setting s → Came ra k ey Set a defau lt function for [] . Phone setting s → Slide settings Set h ow th e phon e reac ts when you open i t for an incoming ca ll, and when you close it whil[...]

30 M enu functions Security → Mobil e trac ker Set th e ph one to send the preset trac king messa ge to yo ur fam ily or friends when som eone tries to u se y our pho ne with another USIM or SIM ca rd. This fe ature may be una vailable due to certa in features supported by your service provider . Application settings Customise the settings for us[...]

31 31 H ealth and saf ety in format ion SAR certification informat ion This phone m eets E uropean Union ( EU) requirements concerning exposu re to radio waves. Y ou r mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver . It is designed and manufactured to not exceed the limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy , as r ecomm ended by the EU C[...]

32 H ealth and safety informa tion • Batt ery charging time depends on the remain ing battery charge, the type of ba ttery , and the charger used . The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times, but it will gradually wear out. When the operation time is noticeably s horter than no rmal, it is t ime to buy a new batt ery . • If lef[...]

33 33 When con necting th e phone or an y accessory to another device, read its user ’ s guide for detailed safety instructions . Do not conn ect incompa tible products. As with oth er mobile radio transm itting equipment, users are advised that fo r the sati sfactory ope ration of the equipm ent and for the safety of pe rsonnel, it is reco mmend[...]

34 H ealth and safety informa tion Potentially explosive envir onments Switch off your phone when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere, and obey all signs and ins tructions. Spa rks in such are as could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or ev en death . Users are advised to sw itch off the ph one while at a refu e[...]

35 35 • F or vehicles equipped wit h an air bag, remember that an air bag inflates with great force. Do not place objects, including installed or porta ble wir eless equipme nt, in the ar ea over the air bag or in the air bag deployme nt area. Improperly installed wireless equipment could result in serious inju ry if the air bag inflates. • S w[...]

36 H ealth and safety informa tion • When the phone or battery gets wet, th e label indicating wa ter damage inside the phone changes colour . In this case , phone repa irs are no longer guaranteed by the manufacturer's warranty , even if the warranty for your phone has not e xpired. • I f yo ur phone has a flash or lig ht, do not us e it [...]

* Depending on the softwar e installed or y our service provid er or country , some of the d escriptions i n this guide ma y not match your p hone exactly . * Dependi ng on your country , yo ur phone and access ories may appea r different from the illustrati ons in t his guid e. Wor l d W id e We b http://www .samsungm obile.com Printed in Korea Co[...]