Samsung SGH-X450 - Manuals

Your Phone 12 Deletes characters from the display. In Menu Mode, returns to the previous menu level. Ends a call.When held down, switches the phone on or off.In Menu Mode, cancels your input and returns to Idle Mode. When held down in Idle Mode, quickly accesses your voice mail server. Enter numbers...

Your Phone 16 Backlight A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad. When you press any key or open the folder, the backlight turns on and remains on for a given period of time, depending on the Back Light menu. The display turns off after one minute to conserve your battery power. To specify...

Getting Started 18 3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket, as shown, so that it locks the card into position. Make sure the gold contacts of the card face into the phone. Note : When you need to remove the SIM card, slide it, as shown, and take it out of the socket. 4. Replace the battery, t...

Getting Started 20 2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. While charging, the battery icon at the top right corner of the display repeatedly fills to show that the battery is charging. 3. When charging is finished, the battery icon becomes solid and “Fully charged” message is displayed,...

Getting Started 22 Selecting Functions and Options Your phone offers a set of functions that allow you to customise your phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys marked and . Each menu and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a parti...

24 Call Functions Making a Call When the idle screen displays, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key. Note : When you check the Auto Redial option in the Extra Settings menu ( Menu 5.6 ), the phone automatically redials up to ten times when the person does not answer the call or is...

Call Functions 26 Making a Call from Phonebook You can store the phone numbers that you use regularly in the SIM card or the phone’s memory, which are collectively called Phonebook. Simply select a name to recall the associated number. For further details about the Phonebook features, see page 52. A...

Call Functions 28 Viewing Missed Calls When you are unable to answer a call for any reason, you can find out who is calling you, if this service is available, so that you can call the person back. The number of missed calls displays on the idle screen immediately after a call is missed. To view the ...

Call Functions 30 Quickly Switching to Silent Mode Silent Mode is convenient when you wish to stop the phone from making noise, in a theatre for example. In Idle Mode, press and hold the key until the “Silent Mode” message and the Silent icon ( ) display. In Silent Mode, your phone changes the sound...

Options During a Call 32 The current call is placed on hold and the call on hold is reactivated so that you can continue conversing with the other person. When you want to finish, end each call normally by pressing the key. Using the Menu Functions During a call, you can access the main menu functio...

Options During a Call 34 Sending DTMF Tones You can send the DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) tones of the number on the display during a call. This option is helpful for entering a password or account number when you call an automated system, like a banking service. To send the DTMF tones: 1. When ...

Options During a Call 36 Making a Multi-party Call A multi-party call is a network service that allows up to six people to take part simultaneously in a multi-party or conference call. For more information, contact your service provider. Setting up the Multi-party Call 1. Call the first participant ...

38 Entering Text When using your phone, you will often need to enter text, such as when storing a name in the Phonebook, creating your personal greeting or scheduling events on your calendar. You can enter alphanumeric characters by using your phone’s keypad. Your phone has the following text input ...

Entering Text 40 Using the T9 Mode The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to key in any character using single keystrokes. This text input mode is based on a built-in dictionary. To enter a word in the T9 mode: 1. When you are in the T9 mode, start entering a word by pressing keys 2 to 9 . Pre...

Entering Text 42 Using the Alphabet Mode Use the 1 to 0 keys to enter your text. 1. Press the keys labelled with the required letter: - Once for the first letter- Twice for the second letter- And so on 2. Select the other letters in the same way. Note : The cursor moves to the right when you press a...

Entering Text 44 Using the Symbol Mode The symbol mode enables you to insert symbols into a text message. To Press the select a symbol corresponding number key. display more symbols Up or Down key. insert the symbol(s) into your message OK soft key. cancel your input and return to the previous mode ...

Using the Menus 46 Accessing a Menu Function by Using Its Shortcut The menu items, such as menu, sub-menus and options, are numbered and can be accessed quickly by using their shortcut numbers. The shortcut number is shown on the bottom right next to the soft key on the display. Simply press the Men...

Using the Menus 50 6. Organiser (see page 105) 6.1 Alarm 6.1.1 Once Alarm6.1.2 Daily Alarm6.1.3 Morning Call6.1.4 Remove Alarm6.1.5 Autopower 6.2 Calendar6.3 Time & Date 6.3.1 Set Time6.3.2 Set Date6.3.3 World Time6.3.4 Time Format 6.4 Calculator6.5 To Do List6.6 Voice Memo 6.6.1 Record6.6.2 Mem...

52 Phonebook You can store phone numbers and their corresponding names in the memory of your SIM card and phone’s memories. They are physically separate but are used as a single entity, called Phonebook. Storing a Number with a Name There are two ways to store a number: • Using the Save soft key in ...

Phonebook 54 Storing a Number Using the Phonebook Menu 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Name soft key. 2. Scroll to New Entry by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key. 3. Select an icon to identify the category of the number to be stored by pressing the Left or Right k...

Phonebook 56 Copy : allows you to copy the number to another location. Use this option to store a number similar to one already in the memory; once copied, edit the number and store it in the Phonebook. Caller Group : allows you to organise your Phonebook entries in caller groups so that the phone a...

Phonebook 58 Searching for a Number by Caller Group 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Name soft key. 2. Scroll to Group Search by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key. You are asked to enter a group name. 3. Enter the first few letters of the group name that you want t...

Phonebook 60 Speed-dialling Once you have stored phone numbers in Phonebook, you can set up to eight speed-dial entries and then dial them easily whenever you want, simply by pressing the associated number key. Setting Up Speed-dial Entries 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Name soft key. ...

Phonebook 62 5. Enter the phone password and press the OK soft key. Note : The password is preset to “00000000” at the factory. To change it, see page 100. 6. When the confirming message appears, press the Yes soft key. To cancel the deletion, press the No soft key. 7. When you finish deleting, pres...

64 Text Messages Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive short text messages to and from other GSM mobile phones. In addition, your phone supports the Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), which enables you to make messages including simple pictures, melodies, and animation. To use th...

Text Messages 66 2. To scroll through the contents, press the Up or Down key. 3. To scroll to the previous or next message, press the or key. While reading a message, you can choose the following options by pressing the Options soft key: Delete : allows you to delete the message. Send : allows you t...

Text Messages 68 5. Enter a destination number and press the OK soft key. The message is sent. Note : When the phone fails to send the message, it will ask you if you want to retry. Press the OK soft key to confirm. Otherwise, press the Exit soft key to return to the SMS New screen. Creating a Messa...

Text Messages 70 Settings (Menu 1.5) In this menu, you can set up default SMS information. A setting group is a collection of settings required to send messages. The number of setting groups available depends on the capacity of your SIM card. Note : The last setting you accessed is automatically act...

Text Messages 72 Memory Status (Menu 1.7) This menu shows how many messages are currently stored in the SIM, phone and CB (Cell Broadcast) memories. Voice Mail (Menu 1.8) This menu provides you with a way of accessing your voice mailbox, if your network supports this service. The following options a...

Text Messages 74 Language : allows you to select your preferred language to display cell broadcast messages. Please contact your service provider for further details. 75 Multimedia Msgs. Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a messaging service very similar to Short Message Service (SMS). It provides ...

Multimedia Msgs. 76 2. To scroll through the message information, press the Up or Down key. While viewing the information, press the Options soft key to use the following options: Retrieve : retrieves the message from the MMS server. Delete : deletes the message. More Information : shows you detaile...

Multimedia Msgs. 86 MMS Profile (Menu 2.9) In this menu, you can configure various network settings that are required when you send or receive multimedia messages. Notes : • The last profile you accessed is automatically activated for sending messages. • If you change the MMS settings without the se...

Call Records 88 Received Calls (Menu 3.2) This menu lets you view the last 20 numbers of the calls you received. The number and name, if available, display together with the date and time when the call was received. By pressing the Options soft key, you can: • edit the number, if available, and dial...

Call Records 90 Total Received : total length of all calls received since the timer was last reset. Reset Timers : option used to reset the call timers. You must first enter the phone password (see page 139) and then press the OK soft key. Call Cost (Menu 3.6) This network feature lets you view the ...

Sound Settings 92 Alert Type (Menu 4.3) This menu allows you to specify how you are to be informed of incoming calls. The following options are available: Light Only : the service light flashes; the phone neither rings nor vibrates. Melody : the phone rings using the ring melody selected in the Ring...

Sound Settings 94 Power On/Off (Menu 4.7) This menu allows you to select a melody that the phone sounds when it is switched on and off. To turn the sound off, select Off . Extra Tones (Menu 4.8) You can customise additional tones used for the phone. The following options are available: Error Tone : ...

Phone Settings 98 Greeting Message (Menu 5.2) This menu allows you to set a greeting to be displayed briefly when the phone is switched on. For further details about how to enter characters, see page 38. Own Number (Menu 5.3) This feature allows you to:• assign a name to each of your own phone numbe...

Phone Settings 100 Change PIN (Menu 5.5.2) This feature allows you to change your current PIN to a new one, provided that the PIN Check feature is enabled. You must enter the current PIN before you can specify a new one. Once you have entered a new PIN, you are asked to confirm it by entering it aga...

Phone Settings 102 FDN Mode (Menu 5.5.7) The FDN (Fixed Dial Number) mode, if supported by your SIM card, allows you to restrict your outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers. The following options are available: Disable : you can call any number. Enable : you can only call phone numbers sto...

Phone Settings 104 Short Cut (Menu 5.7) The Up or Down keys can be used as shortcut keys. In Idle Mode, they allow you to access specific menus directly. To assign a shortcut to a key: 1. Select the key to be used as a shortcut key by pressing the Up or Down key, and press the Select soft key or Rig...

Organiser 106 2. Enter the time for the alarm to sound. Note : Your phone is preset to use 24-hour format. To change the format, see page 109. If you want to use the alarm options, press the Options soft key. The following options are available:• Remove Alarm : deactivates the current alarm. • Alarm...

Organiser 108 4. If you want an alarm to ring on the chosen day, press the Yes soft key. Otherwise, press the No soft key. The memo is saved. 5. If you pressed the Yes soft key, enter the time for the alarm and press the OK soft key. You can also select the melody for the alarm by pressing the Melod...

Organiser 110 Calculator (Menu 6.4) With this feature, you can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 1. Enter the first number using the numeric keys. Notes : • To delete mistakes or clear the displa...

Organiser 112 To create a new task ➀ press the Options soft key. ➁ select the New option. ➂ enter the text, priority and/ or deadline for the task. To edit an existing task ➀ highlight the task. ➁ press the Options soft key. ➂ select the Edit option. ➃ change the text, priority and/ or deadline for ...

Organiser 114 4. To save the memo, choose Save from the options and press the Select soft key. 5. Press the C key to clear the default name, if necessary, and enter a name for the memo. For further details about how to enter characters, see page 38. 6. Press the OK soft key. The memo is saved and th...

116 Network Services These menu functions are network services. Please contact your service provider to check their availability and subscribe to them, if you wish. Call Diverting (Menu 7.1) This network service enables incoming calls to be rerouted to the number that you specify. Example: You may w...

Network Services 118 Call Barring (Menu 7.2) The call barring network service allows you to restrict your calls. Call barring can be set up in the following ways: All Outgoing : calls cannot be made. International : international calls cannot be made. International Except to Home : when abroad, call...

Network Services 120 Call Waiting (Menu 7.3) This network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you during another call. You can specify individual call waiting options for each of the following call types:• Voice calls only• Data calls only To set your call waiting options: 1. Select ...

Network Services 122 Caller ID (Menu 7.5) You can prevent your phone number from being displayed on the phone of the person being called. Note : Some networks do not allow the user to change this setting. The following options are available: Default : the default setting provided by the network is u...

Network Services 124 Band Selection (Menu 7.7) For the phone to make and receive phone calls, it must register with one of the available networks. Your phone can handle either of the following types of networks: • Combined GSM 900/1800 • GSM 1900 The country where you purchased your phone determines...

Funbox 128 The following options are available: Reload : reloads the current page. Home : takes you back at any time to the home page of the Wireless Web service provider. Goto URL : allows you to manually enter the URL address of a Web page. After entering an address, press the OK soft key to go th...

Funbox 130 Settings (Menu 8.1.4) This menu allows you to set up five proxy servers for the WAP browser. Contact your service provider for details about your Settings options. For each server, the following options are available: Profile Name : enter a name that you wish to assign to the HTTP proxy s...

Funbox 132 Games (Menu 8.2) You can download MIDlets (Java applications running on mobile phones) from various sources using the WAP Browser and store them in your phone. When you access the Games menu, the list of the default games appears. Once you have downloaded games, they are added to the list...

Funbox 134 Sounds (Menu 8.3) In this menu, you can view the list of sounds downloaded from the web server or received in multimedia messages. You can set the downloaded sounds as the current ring tone or send them to other phones. By pressing the Options soft key, you can use the following options: ...

136 Solving Problems Before contacting the after-sales service, perform the following simple checks. They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary service call. When you switch your phone on, the following messages may appear: Insert SIM Card • Check that the SIM card is correctly install...

Solving Problems 138 The phone starts beeping and “**Warning** Low Battery” flashes on the display • Your battery is insufficiently charged. Recharge the battery. The audio quality of the call is poor • Check the signal strength indicator on the display ( ); the number of bars indicates the signal s...

Access Codes 140 PIN The P ersonal I dentification N umber or PIN (4 to 8 digits) protects your SIM card against unauthorised use. It is usually supplied with the SIM card. If you enter an incorrect PIN three times in succession, the code is disabled and cannot be used until you re-enable it by ente...

Access Codes 142 Barring Password A 4-digit barring password is required when you use the Call Barring function. You can obtain the password from your service provider when you subscribe to this function. You can change this password in the Call Barring menu ( Menu 7.2 ). See page 119 for further de...

Health and Safety Information 144 SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while op...

Health and Safety Information 146 Road Safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first ...

Health and Safety Information 148 Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical devices, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Switch your phone ...

Health and Safety Information 150 Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well as user-programmed functions, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely on any wireless phone...

Health and Safety Information 152 Care and Maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years. • Keep the phone and all its p...

Glossary 156 Java Programming language generating applications that can run on all hardware platforms, whether small, medium or large, without modification. It has been promoted for and geared heavily to the Web, both for public Web sites and Intranets. When a Java program runs from a Web page, it i...

Glossary 158 SMS (Short Message Service) Network service sending and receiving messages to and from another subscriber without having to speak to the correspondent. The message created or received can be displayed, received, edited or sent. Soft Keys Two keys marked and on the phone, the purpose of ...

159 Index A Access codes • 139 Accessories • 9 Active folder • 103 Alarm • 105 Alert type • 92 Alphabet mode, text input • 42 Anykey answer • 103 Auto redial • 103 B Background image • 95 Backlight • 16 Backlight time, set • 96 Backlight, auto • 97 Barring, calls • 118 Battery charging • 19 install ...