Samsung F480 - Manual

iv contents safety and usage information 2 Safety warnings .............................................2Safety precautions .........................................4Important usage information ..........................7 introducing your mobile phone 10 Unpack .........................................

2 safety and usage information Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations and ensure peak performance of your mobile phone. Keep your phone away from small children and pets Keep your phone and all accessories out of the reach of small children or animals. Small p...

safet y and usa g e inf o rmat ion 3 Install mobile phones and equipment with caution Ensure that any mobile phones or related equipment installed in your vehicle are securely mounted. Avoid placing your phone and accessories near or in an air bag deployment area. Improperly installed wireless equip...

4 safe ty a nd us age i n form ation Turn off the phone in potentially explosive environments Do not use your phone at refuelling points (service stations) or near fuels or chemicals. Turn off your phone whenever directed by warning signs or instructions. Your phone could cause explosions or fire in...

safet y and usa g e inf o rmat ion 7 Use your phone in the normal position Avoid contact with your phone’s internal antenna. Allow only qualified personnel to service your phone Allowing unqualified personnel to service your phone may result in damage to your phone and will void your warranty. Ensur...

8 safe ty a nd us age i n form ation Ensure access to emergency services Emergency calls from your phone may not be possible in some areas or circumstances. Before travelling in remote or undeveloped areas, plan an alternate method of contacting emergency services personnel. Specific Absorption Rate...

safet y and usa g e inf o rmat ion 9 Correct disposal of this product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be di...

10 introducing your mobile phone In this section, learn about your mobile phone’s layout, keys, display, and icons. Unpack Check your product box for the following items: • Mobile phone • Battery • Travel adapter (charger) • User manual The items supplied with your phone may vary depending on the so...

introduci n g you r mob ile p h one 11 Phone layout The front of your phone includes the following keys and features: The rear of your phone includes the following keys and features: Front camera lens Power/Menu exit key Dial key Volume key Touch screen Earpiece Memory card slot Mouthpiece HOLD key ...

12 int roduc ing y o ur m o bile phon e Keys Display Your phone’s display consists of the following areas: Key Function HOLD Look or unlock the touch screen and keys Dial Make or answer a call; In Idle mode, retrieve recently dialled, missed, or received numbers Shortcut menu Access the shortcut men...

introduci n g you r mob ile p h one 13 Icons Learn about the icons that appear on your display. Icon Definition Signal strength GPRS network connected Transferring data via GPRS network EDGE network connected Transferring data via EDGE network UMTS network connected Transferring data via UMTS networ...

assem b lin g and prepa ring your mobil e pho ne 17 Charge the battery Before using the phone for the first time, you must charge the battery. 1. Open the cover to the multifunction jack on the side of the phone. 2. Plug the small end of the travel adapter into the multifunction jack. 3. Plug the la...

19 u sing basic func tion s using basic functions Learn how to perform basic operations and use the main features of your mobile phone. Turn your phone on and off To turn your phone on, 1. Press and hold [ ]. 2. Touch the PIN input field, enter your PIN, and touch OK (if necessary). To turn your pho...

20 usin g ba sic f u nctio n s Use the touch screen Learn basic actions to use the touch screen. • Touch an icon to open a menu or launch an application. • Drag your finger left or right to scroll through horizontal lists. F480.book Page 20 Monday, September 22, 2008 2:26 PM

21 u sing basic func tion s • Drag your finger up or down to scroll through vertical lists. Access menus To access your phone’s menus, 1. Touch Menu → a menu. 2. Scroll to a menu or option. 3. Touch Select , Save , or OK to confirm the highlighted option. 4. Touch Back to move up one level; Press [ ...

22 usin g ba sic f u nctio n s Use widgets Learn to use widgets on the toolbar. Open the toolbar Touch the arrow at the bottom left of the screen to open the toolbar. You can rearrange widgets on the toolbar or move them to the idle screen. Depending on your region or service provider, available wid...

23 u sing basic func tion s Add the widgets to the idle screen 1. Open the toolbar. 2. Drag a widget from the toolbar to the idle screen. You can position the widget anywhere on the screen. Customise your phone Get more from your phone by customising it to match your preferences. Adjust the volume o...

24 usin g ba sic f u nctio n s Lock your phone 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Security → Phone lock . 2. Select On . 3. Touch the password input field. 4. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit password and touch OK . 5. Touch the password input field. 6. Enter the new password again and touch OK . Use basic ca...

25 u sing basic func tion s Use the speakerphone feature 1. During a call, touch → Yes to activate the speaker. 2. To switch back to the earpiece, touch . Use the headset By connecting the supplied headset to the phone, you can make and answer calls: • To redial the last call, press the headset butt...

26 usin g ba sic f u nctio n s Send an email 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Create message → Email . 2. Touch . 3. Enter an email address and touch OK . 4. Touch Subject → . 5. Enter a subject and touch OK . 6. Touch the text field → . 7. Enter your email text and touch OK . 8. Touch to send the me...

27 u sing basic func tion s Edit text using the following keys: View text or multimedia messages 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Inbox . 2. Select a text or multimedia message. View an email 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Email inbox . 2. Touch Options → Download . 3. Select an email or a header. 4...

28 usin g ba sic f u nctio n s 4. Enter contact information. 5. Touch Options → Save or touch Save to add the contact to memory. Find a contact 1. In Idle mode, touch Phonebook . 2. Touch the text input field. 3. Enter the first few letters of the name you want to find and touch OK . 4. Select the c...

29 u sing basic func tion s 4. Press the Camera key to take a photo. The photo is saved automatically. 5. Touch to take another photo (step 3). View photos In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Images → My photos → a photo file. Capture videos 1. In Idle mode, press and hold the Camera key to turn on the cam...

30 usin g ba sic f u nctio n s 3. Touch Yes to start automatic tuning. The radio scans and saves available stations automatically. 4. Scroll left or right to select a radio station. If you want to get information about the song you hear, touch Options → Song recognition . X p. 39 5. To turn the radi...

31 u sing basic func tion s Browse the web Learn to access and bookmark your favourite web pages. Browse web pages 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Home to launch your service provider’s homepage. 2. Navigate web pages using the following keys: Bookmark your favourite web pages 1. In Idle mode, touch...

32 using advanced functions Learn how to perform advanced operations and use additional features of your mobile phone. Use advanced call functions Learn about your phone’s additional calling capabilities. View and dial missed calls Your phone will display calls you have missed on the display. To dia...

33 u sing advan ced fu ncti ons Hold a call or retrieve a held call Touch Hold to place a call on hold or touch Retrieve to retrieve a held call. Dial a second call If your network supports this function, you can dial another number during a call: 1. Touch Hold to place the first call on hold. 2. To...

34 u sing advan ced f uncti ons Call an international number 1. In Idle mode, touch Dial and touch and hold 0 to insert the + character. 2. Enter the complete number you want to dial (country code, area code, and phone number), and then press [ ] to dial. Call a contact from Phonebook You can call n...

35 u sing advan ced fu ncti ons 3. Select a contact → a phone number (if necessary) to assign to the number.The contact is saved to the speed dial number. Create a group of contacts By creating groups of contacts, you can assign ringtones and caller ID photos to each group or send messages and email...

36 u sing advan ced f uncti ons 3. Touch . 4. Enter your text and touch OK . 5. Touch Options → Save as template . Create a multimedia template 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Templates → Multimedia templates . 2. Touch Create to open a new template window. 3. Create a multimedia message, with a sub...

37 u sing advan ced fu ncti ons Use advanced music functions Learn to prepare music files, create playlists, and store radio stations. Copy music files via PC Studio 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Phone settings → PC connections → Samsung PC studio → Save . 2. Using an optional PC data cable, conne...

38 u sing advan ced f uncti ons Synchronise your phone with Windows Media Player 1. Insert a memory card. 2. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Phone settings → PC connections → Media player → Save . 3. Press [ ] to return to Idle mode. 4. Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on...

39 u sing advan ced fu ncti ons Customise your music player settings Learn to adjust the playback and sound settings for your music player. 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → . 2. Touch Options → Settings . 3. Adjust the settings to customise your music player. 4. Touch Save . Store radio stations automa...

40 using tools and applications Learn how to work with your mobile phone’s tools and additional applications. Use the Bluetooth wireless feature Learn about your phone’s ability to connect to other wireless devices for exchanging data and using hands-free features. Turn on the Bluetooth wireless fea...

41 u sing tools and appli cati o ns 3. Touch the PIN input field and enter a PIN for the Bluetooth wireless feature or the other device’s Bluetooth PIN, if it has one, and touch OK twice. When the owner of the other device enters the same code or accepts the connection, pairing is complete. Send dat...

42 u sing tool s and appl icati o ns To use Remote SIM mode, start the Bluetooth connection from a Bluetooth hands-free car kit. Activate the mobile tracker When someone inserts a new SIM or USIM card in your phone, the mobile tracker feature will automatically send the contact number to two recipie...

43 u sing tools and appli cati o ns 2. Touch to start recording. 3. Speak your memo into the microphone. 4. When you are finished speaking, touch . Your memo is saved automatically. Play a voice memo 1. From the voice recorder screen, touch Options → My voice clips . 2. Select a file. 3. Control the...

44 u sing tool s and appl icati o ns 7. Touch End at the point where you want the new video to end. 8. When you are finished, touch Options → Export → Video . To save the project for future use, touch Options → Save project . The project will be saved in Other files . 9. Enter a new file name and to...

45 u sing tools and appli cati o ns Insert text 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Video editor . 2. Touch Options → Import → Image or Video . 3. Select an image or video category → an image or video. For an image, select the duration that the image displays. 4. Repeat steps 2-3 above to add more image...

46 u sing tool s and appl icati o ns 4. Repeat steps 2-3 above to add more images or video files. 5. Touch Additional audio track → Options → Import sound . 6. Touch Sounds → a sound category → a sound → Options → Select. 7. When you are finished, touch Options → Export . To save the project for fut...

47 u sing tools and appli cati o ns Customise RSS reader settings 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → RSS reader . 2. Touch Options → Setting → Network settings . 3. Change the settings to customise your RSS reader. 4. Touch Options → Save . Use Java-powered games and applications Learn to use games and...

48 u sing tool s and appl icati o ns Create and view world clocks Learn to view the time in another country or city and set world clocks to appear on your display. Create a world clock 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → World clock . 2. Touch Options → Add . 3. Scroll left or right to select a time zon...

49 u sing tools and appli cati o ns Stop an alarm When the alarm sounds, • Press OK to stop an alarm without snooze or press Stop to silence the alarm. • Touch OK to stop an alarm with snooze or press Snooze to silence the alarm for the snooze period. Deactivate an alarm 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu ...

50 u sing tool s and appl icati o ns Set a countdown timer 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → → Timer . 2. Touch Set . 3. Select the unit you want, and scroll up or down to enter hours or minutes to count down and touch OK . 4. Touch Start or Pause to begin or pause the countdown. 5. When the timer expir...

51 u sing tools and appli cati o ns Manage your calendar Learn to change the calendar view and create events. Change the calendar view 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → . 2. Touch Options → View by → Day or Week . Create an event 1. In Idle mode, touch Menu → . 2. Touch Options → Create → an event type....

a troubleshooting If you are having trouble with your mobile phone, try these troubleshooting procedures before contacting a service professional. While using your phone, the following messages may appear: Your phone displays “Service unavailable” or “Network error.” • When you are in areas with wea...

d inde x index alarms creating, 48 deactivating, 49 stopping, 49 battery charging, 17 installing, 15 low battery indicator, 18 Bluetooth activating, 40 receiving data, 41 remote SIM mode, 41 sending data, 41 browser see web browser calculator see tools, calculator calendar see tools, calendar calls ...