Samsung SGH-X640C - Manuals

5 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. Press <Phonebook> in Idle mode. 1 SIM-AT * p.30 2 2 Call records p.31 1 Missed calls 2 Received calls 3 Dialled calls 4 Delete all 5 Call time 6 Call costs * p.31 p.31 p.31 p.31 p.31 p.32 3 Network services p.32...

6 Unpack Make sure you have each item You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer. Phone Travel adapter Battery User’s manual The items supplied with your phone and the accessories at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your country or service provider. Your phone Button...

7 Ge t s ta rte d Get started First steps to operate your phone SIM card informationWhen you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional services. Install and charge the p...

8 Get started Low battery indicatorWhen the battery is low:• a warning tone sounds,• the battery low message displays, and• the empty battery icon [ ] blinks. If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off. Recharge your battery. Power on or off Remove the adapter from the p...

9 Ge t s ta rte d Keys and display Key(s) Description Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display.In Idle mode, access the following menus respectively. • Up: Camera• Down: Calendar• Left: Create in Short messages• Right: Incoming calls In Menu mode, scroll through the menu opti...

10 Get started Display Layout The display has the three areas. Icons Received signal strengthCall in progressOut of your service area; you cannot send or receive callsNew text message New voicemail messageNew multimedia message Text and graphics displays messages, instructions, and information you e...

11 Ge t s ta rte d Access menu functions Use the soft keys The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are using. The bottom line of the display indicates their current role. Press the left soft key to access Menu mode. Press the right soft key to access the Phonebook menu. Menu Ph...

12 Get started Customise your phone 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Phone settings → Language. 2. Select a language. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Sound settings → Incoming calls. 2. Select a sound category.3. Select a ringer melody. You can set a wallpaper for the id...

14 Step outside the phone Begin with your camera, WAP, messages, and other special features Use camera Browse WAP Using a built-in WAP (Wireless Access Protocol) browser, you can get easy access to the wireless web to receive a variety of latest services and information and to enjoy download of web ...

15 Step outside the phone Use Phonebook Send messages To the phone’s memory 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone number and press <Save>. 2. Select Phone.3. Select a number type. 4. Enter a name and press <OK>. To the SIM card 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone number and press <Save>. 2. Se...

16 Step outside the phone View messages 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Messages → Multimedia messages → Create. 2. Press <Add> on the Subject line. 3. Enter the message subject and press <OK>. 4. Press <Add> on the Picture line. 5. Add an image file.6. Scroll to the...

17 Step outside the phone Manage schedule When a notification appears: 1. Press <View>.2. Press <Options> and select Retrieve. The message displays. From the Inbox: 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Messages → Multimedia messages → Inbox. 2. Select a message. 1. Press and ho...

18 Enter text Pinyin, Stroke, English, Quick English (T9), Number, and Symbolic modes You can enter text for some features such as messaging, Phonebook, or Organiser, using Chinese Pinyin mode, Chinese Stroke modes, English mode, Quick English mode, Number mode, and Symbolic mode. Changing the text ...

Enter t ex t 19 • Press [C] to remove strokes to the left. Holding [C] removes all of entered key strokes or characters. Using Chinese Stroke modes These modes allow you to enter individual Chinese strokes, in written order, from top to bottom and from left to right. Your phone provides Simplified S...

20 Using English mode Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the screen Tips for using English mode• To enter the same letter twice or to enter a different letter on the same key, wait for the cursor to move to the right automatically or press [Right]. Then, enter the next...

Enter t ex t 21 3. When the word displays correctly, go to step 4. Otherwise, press [0] to display alternative word choices for the keys that you have pressed. For example, OF and ME use [6] and [3]. 4. Press [ ] to insert a space and enter the next word Tips for using Quick English mode• Press [1] ...

22 Call functions Advanced calling features Making a call 1. In Idle mode, enter the area code and phone number. 2. Press [ ]. Making an international call1. In Idle mode, press and hold [0]. The + character appears. 2. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number, then press [ ]. Redialling ...

C all fun ctions 23 Answering a call When you receive an incoming call, the phone rings and displays the incoming call image. Press [ ] or <Accept> to answer the call. Tips for answering a call• When Anykey answer is active, you can press any key to answer a call, except for [ ] p. 59 • When A...

C all fun ctions 25 Using the voice clarity feature This feature removes extraneous noise and increases call quality so that the person with whom you are speaking can hear you clearly even if you are in a noisy place.Press <Options> and select Voiceclarity on or Voiceclarity off. Switching off...

26 Call functions Using Phonebook You can access the Phonebook menu to locate or store entries. p. 27 Press <Options> and select Phonebook. Using the message service You can access the Messages menu to read an incoming message and send a new message. p. 35 Press <Options> and select Mess...

27 Dropping one participant1. Press <Options> and select Remove. 2. Select a name or number from the participant list. The participant is dropped from the call, but the call continues with the other parties. 3. Close the phone or press [ ] to end the multi-party call. Menu functions All menu o...

28 Menu functions 3. If you selected an entry in the phone’s memory, scroll to the number or information item you want. 4. Press [ ] to dial the number, or <Options> or <Edit> to change the information. Using Phonebook optionsWhile viewing a contact in Phonebook, press <Options> to...

Menu fu nc tio ns Phonebook 29 Speed-dial list (Phonebook 1.3) Use this menu to assign speed dial numbers (2 to 9) for eight of your most frequently called numbers.Assigning speed dial entries1. Select a key location from 2 to 9. Key 1 is reserved for your voice mail server. 2. Select Edit number.3....

30 Menu functions Own number (Phonebook 2.1) Use this feature to check your phone numbers, or to assign a name to each of the numbers. Changes made here do not affect the actual subscriber numbers on your SIM card. Group setting (Phonebook 2.2) Use this menu to change the properties of caller groups...

Menu fu nc tio ns Call re co rd s (Men u 2) 31 Call records (Menu 2) Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled, received, or missed, the length of your calls, and the cost of your calls.To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and select Call records. Missed calls (Menu 2.1) This ...

32 Menu functions • Reset timers: reset the call timers. You need to enter the phone password. Call costs (Menu 2.6) This network feature displays the cost of calls. This menu is available only if your SIM card supports this feature. Note that this is not intended to be used for billing purposes.• L...

Menu fu nc tio ns Network services (Menu 3) 33 • Unreachable: divert calls when you are not in an area covered by your service provider or when your phone is switched off. • Cancel all: cancel all call diverting options. 2. Select the type of calls to be diverted.3. To activate call diverting, selec...

34 Menu functions Network selection (Menu 3.4) This network service allows you to either automatically or manually select the network used when roaming outside of your home area. You can select a network other than your home network only if there is a valid roaming agreement between the two.• Automa...

Menu fu nc tio ns Sound set tings (Menu 4) 35 Sound settings (Menu 4) Use this menu to customise various sound settings. Incoming calls (Menu 4.1) Use this menu to set up the ringer for incoming calls.• Default melodies: select one of the preset melodies. • My sounds: select one of sounds downloaded...

36 Menu functions Key tone (Menu 4.5) Use this menu to select the tone that the phone sounds when you press a key. Minute minder (Menu 4.6) Use this menu to set the phone to beep every minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of your call. Quiet mode (Menu 4.7) Use this menu...

Menu fu nc tio ns Mess ag es (Men u 5) 37 Create (Menu 5.1.1) You can create and send a text message.1. Enter your message. You can enter up to 160 standard characters, or approximately 70 Unicode characters, such as ‘â’. 2. Press <Options> to access the following options: • Text: change the t...

38 Menu functions • Edit: edit the message.• Transfer: move the message between the SIM card and the phone’s memory. Delete all (Menu 5.1.4) Use this menu to delete all of your messages in each message box.1. Press <Select> to check the message boxes to be cleared. 2. Press <OK>.3. Press...

Menu fu nc tio ns Mess ag es (Men u 5) 39 13. Select Number, E-mail, or Phonebook.14. Enter a destination number or an e-mail address, or select a number from Phonebook.To enter additional destinations, repeat from step 12. 15. When you have finished, press <Send>.Inbox (Menu 5.2.2) This menu ...

40 Menu functions While viewing a message, press <Opt.> to access the following options:• Delete: delete the message.• Replay: replay the message.• Send: send or resends the message.• Properties: view the message properties.• Move to My folder: move the message to My folder. Draft (Menu 5.2.4)...

Menu fu nc tio ns Mess ag es (Men u 5) 41 Push messages (Menu 5.3) Use this menu to access messages from the WAP server.• Inbox: display push messages you have received.• Setting: determine whether or not your phone receives push messages.Always: the phone receives all push messages.Never: the phone...

42 Menu functions when a text notification appears. The message is saved in the Archive box. • Receive: enable or disable the reception of broadcast messages. • Channel: specify the channels from which you receive broadcast messages. • Language: select the language in which broadcast messages displa...

Menu fu nc tio ns Mess ag es (Men u 5) 43 Receive settings • Msg. reception: determine if your phone retrieves new messages automatically: Manual: the phone displays notifications. Use the Retrieve option to manually download new messages.Automatic: the phone automatically retrieves messages from th...

44 Menu functions Fun box (Menu 6) The Fun box menu allows you to use the WAP browser, play Java games, and access images and sounds stored in the phone’s memory.To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and select Fun box. WWW Services (Menu 6.1) The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) b...

Menu fu nc tio ns Fun bo x (Menu 6) 45 Using WAP page optionsFrom any WAP pages, press [ ] to access the following options:• Goto URL: enter a URL address manually.• Bookmark: switch to the Bookmark menu. Menu 6.1.2 • Messages: check the Inbox and Outbox boxes in the Short messages menu. You can als...

46 Menu functions Dial number: enter the PPP sever phone number.Login ID: enter the user ID.Password: enter the password. • GPRS setting: customise the following GPRS network settings:Gateway: enter the IP address and port number.APN: enter the access point name of the GPRS network gateway.Login ID:...

Menu fu nc tio ns Fun bo x (Menu 6) 47 • Rename: change the name of the sound.• Delete: delete the sound.• Set as ringtone: set the sound as your ring tone.• Properties: view the properties of the sound.Delete all (Menu 6.2.4) You can delete all of the downloaded items in the Photos, Images, and Sou...

48 Menu functions Memory status (Menu 6.3.3) Use this menu to check the amount of memory currently being used and memory available for Java games. Organiser (Menu 7) The Organiser feature enables you to keep track of your schedule and tasks and to make a voice memo. You can also set the time and dat...

Menu fu nc tio ns Organiser (Men u 7) 49 Calendar (Menu 7.2) Use this menu to keep track of your monthly schedule.When you access this menu, the calendar displays with today’s date is highlighted and selected. On the bottom, the number of memos of each type appears. The following icons indicate the ...

50 Menu functions • Edit: edit the memo.• Move: change the date of the memo.• Copy: copy the memo to another date.• Delete: delete the memo.• Delete all: delete all To do list memo. Clock (Menu 7.4) Use this menu to change the time and date displayed on your phone. Before setting the time and date, ...

Menu fu nc tio ns Organiser (Men u 7) 51 Setting the alarm to ring even if the phone is offFrom the Alarm screen, select Autopower → On. If the phone is off when it is time for the alarm to ring, the phone switches on and sounds the alarm. Voice recorder (Menu 7.6) Use this menu to record and play v...

52 Menu functions Memory status (Menu 7.6.5) You can check the total amount of memory and the amount of memory currently in use for voice memos. Calculator (Menu 7.7) Use this menu to perform basic arithmetic functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.1. Enter the first nu...

Menu fu nc tio ns Cam er a (Men u 8) 53 Stopwatch (Menu 7.10) Use this menu to measure elapsed time. The precision of the stopwatch is one one-hundredth of a second. The maximum measurement time is 10 hours.1. Press <OK> to start the stopwatch.2. Press <OK> to check an interval. You can ...

Menu fu nc tio ns Cam er a (Men u 8) 55 Taking a photo with the closed phone1. Close the phone. 2. Press and hold [ ]. The service LED is turned on.3. Press [ ] to take a photo. The photo is saved in the My photos folder.To review the photo, open the phone. My photos (Menu 8.2) Use this menu to acce...

56 Menu functions • Move to album: move the photo to another photo folder. • Set as: set the photo as your wallpaper or as a caller ID image for a Phonebook entry. • Protection: protect the photo from being deleted.• Properties: view the properties of the photo. My albums (Menu 8.3) Use this folder ...

Menu fu nc tio ns Phone set tings (Menu 9) 57 Display (Menu 9.1) Use this menu to change settings for the display and light.Wallpaper (Menu 9.1.1) You can change the background image and the settings for the text of Idle mode.• Animations: select one of animated images.• Photos: select one of photos...

58 Security (Menu 9.4) Use this menu to protect the phone against unauthorised use by managing the several access codes of your phone and SIM card. PIN check (Menu 9.4.1) The 4-to 8-digit PIN (Personal Identification Number) protects your SIM card against unauthorised use. When this feature is enabl...

Menu fu nc tio ns Phone set tings (Menu 9) 59 must enter the SIM lock code to use a different SIM card.FDN mode (Menu 9.4.7) If supported by your SIM card, Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) mode restricts your outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers. When this feature is enabled, you can make call...

60 Reset settings (Menu 9.10) Use this menu to reset the phone to its default settings. 1. Select a setting category.2. Press <Yes> to confirm the reset.3. Enter the 4- to 8-digit phone password and press <OK>. Solve problems To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call, p...

So lv e p rob lems 61 “Enter PUK” • The PIN code has been entered incorrectly three times in succession, and the phone is now blocked. Enter the PUK supplied by your service provider. “No service,” “Network failure,” or “Not done” displays• The network connection has been lost. You may be in a weak ...

62 • Try moving the phone slightly or moving closer to a window if you are in a building. No number is dialled when you re-call a Phonebook entry• Use the Phonebook Search feature to ensure the number has been stored correctly. • Re-store the number, if necessary.If the above guidelines do not help ...

H ealth an d s afet y i nfor m ati on 63 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 w...

64 Health and safety information • Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery: it may require cooling or warming first. • Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places because the capacity and lifetime of the battery will be reduced. Try to keep the battery at room tempe...

H ealth an d s afet y i nfor m ati on 65 the normal operating position (held to your ear with the antenna pointing over your shoulder). Electronic devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against...

66 Health and safety information Potentially explosive environments Switch off your phone when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere, and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.Users are advised to...