Samsung SCH-R900 - Manual

Getting Started 4 Section 1: Getting Started This section explains how to start using your SCH-r900 phone. Understanding this User Manual The chapters of this guide generally follow the same order as the menus and sub-menus in your phone. A robust index for quick reference to most features begins on...

5 Removing the Battery Important!: You must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the phone during charging to avoid damage. Charging the Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery. Only use Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessori...

Getting Started 6 Low battery indicator The battery indicator ( ) in the upper-right corner of the display indicates power level. Monitor the battery strength and ensure your battery is adequately charged. • Five bars ( ) indicate a full charge. • An empty battery icon ( ) indicates a near empty bat...

7 Note: Once your Voicemail account has been set up, you can use the Voicemail folder (under the Message menu) to view details of voice messages in your Voicemail box. 1. In Standby mode, touch and hold the key or dial your own mobile number to dial Voicemail. 2. Follow the prompts in the new user t...

Understanding Your Phone 8 Section 2: Understanding Your Phone This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also describes the screen format and the icons that will be displayed when the phone is in use. Features of Your Phone • Full color 3-inch (diagonal measure) WQVGA Touch Screen • ...

Understanding Your Phone 10 Open (QWERTY) View of Your Phone Features 1. Symbol Key — Press to select symbols to insert into your text. 2. Function Key — Press to toggle access to the green symbols on the QWERTY keys. 3. Shift/New Message Key — When entering text, press to toggle between mixed, uppe...

11 Rear View of Your Phone Features 1. Flash — Provides light for taking pictures and videos. 2. Camera Lens — The lens of your built-in camera. 3. Mirror — Position the camera when taking self-portraits. 4. Battery Cover — Retains the battery. 5. Speaker — Plays music, ringtones, and call sounds. E...

Understanding Your Phone 12 Volume Key Use the Volume key ( ) to adjust volume: • In Standby mode, press Down to adjust Master Volume. • In Standby mode, press and hold Down to activate Sound Off mode. In Sound Off mode, press and hold Up to return to the previous sound profile. • During a call, pre...

Understanding Your Phone 14 Display Screen Icons Your r900 phone can show you definitions of the icons that appear on the top line of the display. To access the Icon Glossary: 䊳 In Standby mode, tap Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Phone Info ➔ Icon Glossary . A scrollable list of icons and their definitions appea...

15 • Changing Wallpaper — For more information, refer to “Wallpaper” on page 83. Widgets Widgets are icons that you can place on a Home screen to launch their respective menus or applications directly from that Home screen. Widgets are available in the Widget Bar. From the Widget Bar, you can touch ...

Understanding Your Phone 16 Menus Your phone’s Menus are the starting point for launching applications and features. Accessing the Menu 1. From a Home screen, touch Menu . Main Menu 1 displays. 2. To move to Main Menu 2 , touch and slide your finger across the screen to the left or right. Shortcuts ...

17 Input mode Input mode determines how you enter text, numbers, and symbols. While at any text entry screen, available input modes are: • 3x4 touch keypad — Touch , then choose T9 Word , Abc , 123 , or Symbols from the pop-up menu. • QWERTY keypad — Press or press and hold to select between T9 Word...

Understanding Your Phone 18 Talk Mode You can place and receive calls only when your phone is on. While in a call, your phone is in talk mode. A number of option buttons appear in the display. (For more information, refer to “In- Call Options” on page 24.) Enter/Exit Silent Mode Silences the ringers...

19 Note: For more information, refer to “Music Player” on page 60. • Exiting Music Player Mode : Press . Camera Mode Camera mode lets you take pictures with your phone’s camera. In Camera mode, you can also adjust the resolution and appearance of your pictures. (For more information, refer to “Camer...

Understanding Your Phone 20 Speakerphone Mode Lets you use your phone handsfree and/or lets you share a call with other people nearby. To enter Speakerphone Mode during a call: 䊳 Touch Speaker On . The Speaker On icon changes to Speaker Off, and the other party can be heard through the speaker. Caut...

21 Section 3: Call Functions This section explains how to make or answer a call. This section also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call. Making Calls Your phone offers multiple ways to make calls: • Use the touch screen Dialer to enter a telephone or spe...

Call Functions 22 Making a Call from Contacts You can store phone numbers and contact names in your phone’s Contacts list. To call one of your contacts, do the following: 1. From Standby mode, touch Dialer . The touch keypad screen appears in the display. 2. Touch Contacts . The Contacts list appear...

23 • Say “ Yes ” to confirm the first name. • Say “ No ” to hear the next name. • Say “ Repeat ” to hear the names again. • Say “ Cancel ” to exit Voice Service without dialing. 6. If the contact has multiple numbers stored, Voice Commands displays the choices and prompts “ Which location? ” Say the...

Call Functions 24 Silencing the Ringer For an incoming, call, you can silence the ringer before you answer or ignore the call: • Touch Silence . • Press the Volume Key ( ) Up / Down. Answering a Call-Waiting Call When you receive a call while already on a call: • Press to place the first call on hol...

Understanding Your Contacts 26 Section 4: Understanding Your Contacts This section explains how to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Contacts. Your Contacts list can store up to 2000 entries, with each contact having up to five phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and p...

27 Adding a New Contact from Calls Save a telephone number from a recent call as a new contact. 1. From Standby mode, press to launch Calls . 2. Touch a call to view its details, then touch ➔ Add New Contact . Tip: You can also add a new contact right after a call, by touching Save ➔ Add New Contact...

Understanding Your Contacts 28 4. Choose the type of number, from Mobile 1 , Mobile 2 , Home , Work , or Fax . 5. Touch fields to enter additional information for the contact, if needed. When you’re finished with a field, touch Done . 6. When you’re finished entering information, touch Save . Editin...

29 2. As you enter characters, the screen updates to display matching contacts. While viewing the contact list, use these options: • Touch the contact to view its details. • Touch to call the contact. • Touch to send a new Text, Picture or Video Message to the contact. Adding Pauses to Contacts Numb...

Understanding Your Contacts 30 Assigning a Favorite Number 1. In Standby mode, touch Dialer , then touch Favorites . The Favorites list appears in the display. 2. Select a Favorite number. 3. From the list of contacts, touch a contact to assign it to the Favorite number. (For more information, refer...

Understanding Your Contacts 32 Memory Memory provides details about your contacts. 1. From Standby mode, touch Contacts , then touch Memory from the list at the top of the Contacts screen. 2. On the Memory Status screen, view these details: • Total — Number of contacts allowed. • Saved contacts — Nu...

33 Section 5: Messaging This section explains how to create, send, receive, and view different types of messages. This section also describes the features and functionality associated with messaging. Types of Messages Your phone can send and receive: • Text Messages • Picture Messages • Video Messag...

Messaging 34 • To select a phone number from a Recent Call as a recipient, touch Recent Calls . The Add Recent Call screen appears in the display. – Select individual calls. Check marks appear in the check boxes for the selected calls. – Touch Done . You are returned to the To list. 4. When you are ...

35 You are returned to the Picture Message screen which is populated with the selected photo in the Picture field. 9. If desired, you can add a sound file to accompany the picture by selecting the Sound field. • To record a sound file to add to this message, touch Record New . • To add an existing s...

Messaging 36 3. Address your message as you would a Text message (see “Creating and Sending Text Messages” on page 33) 4. If desired, select the Subject field. 5. Enter the Subject text. (For more information, refer to “Entering Text” on page 12.) • To use pre-composed text, touch More ➔ Add Quick T...

37 7. Address your message as you would a Text message (see “Creating and Sending Text Messages” on page 33) 8. When you are finished addressing your message, touch Next . The Video Msg fields screen appears in the display with your new video populating the Video field. 9. To complete and send your ...

Messaging 38 Receive Messages in Chat View Note: To use Chat View, you must set the Messages ➔ Message Settings ➔ Text Msg View Mode setting to Chat . (For more information, refer to “Message Settings” on page 42.) When you exchange a series of text messages with a single Contact or number, you can ...

39 Receive Messages While in a Call When you receive a message while in a call, one of the following occurs: • If Text Msg Auto View and/or Picture/Video Msg Download are set to On — An alert sounds (unless turned off) and the message text automatically appears in the display and scrolls slowly to t...

Messaging 40 • To compose and send a message to the sender of the message, touch Reply , then select the type of message you wish to compose: Text, Picture, or Video. • To forward the message to other recipients, touch Forward . • To delete the message, touch Erase , then touch Yes . • To access oth...

41 Drafts Folder Messages in the Drafts folder are those that have been composed but never sent. You can return to the Drafts folder at any time to view, edit, or send a draft message. 1. In Standby mode, touch Message , then select Drafts . A list of your draft messages appears in the display. 2. T...

Messaging 42 1. In Standby mode, touch Messages , then select Erase Messages . The following options appear in the display: • Erase Inbox — Lets you delete all messages from your Inbox. • Erase Outbox — Lets you delete all messages from your Outbox. • Erase Drafts — Lets you delete all draft message...

43 • Text Msg View Mode — Set r900 messaging to display incoming text messages one at a time (Normal view) or to display text messages (outgoing and incoming) in a Chat-style view. 2. Select any desired options and settings for those options. You settings are saved automatically. 3. To return to the...

@metro and Applications 44 Section 6: @metro and Applications Your phone includes special applications, which are pre-loaded or downloadable to your phone. These applications include: mail@metro — Access your personal and/or business e-mail account(s) using your phone. Available from Main Menu 1 , o...

45 @metro @metro lets you download multimedia, applications, games, and check news and sports. Finding Applications With @metro, you can download full featured applications over the air including games, personalized ring tones, pictures, and more. 1. In Standby mode, touch Menu , then select Main Me...

Web and Social Networking 46 Section 7: Web and Social Networking MetroWEB This section outlines how to launch MetroWEB, how to navigate to other pages on the web, how the keys on the keypad are used with the web application, and how to use your phone to quickly and easily access social networking w...

Web and Social Networking 48 Social Networking (Communities) You can use your R900 to simply and quickly access social networking web sites. Your phone also provides quick and easy means of uploading content (such as photos) to these sites. (For more information about available social networking web...

49 Section 8: Multimedia The Multimedia menu includes features for creating, viewing and managing multimedia content, right on your phone. 䊳 From a Home screen, select Menu ➔ Main Menu 2 ➔ Multimedia . The following options are available: • Camera — Take pictures to display on your phone, send to fr...

Multimedia 50 3. To enlarge the view of the desired picture or image, touch it. The following options are available: • To send a copy of the currently displayed picture or image in a Picture message or over a Bluetooth connection, touch Send and select Picture Message or Via Bluetooth . • To assign ...

51 • For additional options, touch More . The following additional options pop-up: Upload Via Communities , Lock/Unlock , Copy , and Move . 2. To find a particular video in the array of thumbnail images, touch and slide the array up or down. 3. To play a video, touch its image. (For more information...

Multimedia 52 • Contact ID — Lets you assign the selected ringtone as the distinctive ringer for a Contact. • Alert Tones — Lets you assign the selected ringtone to All Messages , Text Message , Pic/Video Message , or Voicemail . 4. Select the desired option. 5. When using a downloaded ringtone, tou...

53 Section 9: Camera-Camcorder Use your r900 phone to take full color digital pictures and videos, display them on your phone’s vivid color display, and instantly share them with family and friends. This section explains how you can do the following: • Take pictures and videos with your phone’s buil...

Camera-Camcorder 54 Tip: You can change a number of the camera’s settings to suit particular uses for your pictures. (For more information, refer to “Camera Settings” on page 57.) Taking Multi Shot Pictures When taking pictures of moving subjects or subjects you cannot pose, such as children and pet...

55 To discard the pictures, touch . You are prompted to confirm the erasure. Recording Videos To record a video using the current camcorder settings, do the following: 1. In the Camera screen, touch . The Camcorder view finder screen appears in the display. (For more information, refer to “Camcorder...

Camera-Camcorder 56 5. Enter the recipient’s phone number or e-mail address using the keypad. 6. Touch Done to save the address(es). 7. Select other message fields as needed. (For more information, refer to “Creating and Sending a Picture Message” on page 34 and see “Creating and Sending a Video Mes...

57 Camera Settings The following icons appear in the Camera screen when the Icon Display Camera setting is set to On . These icons indicate the current Camera settings and Default Storage setting. To change these settings values: 䊳 In Camera mode, touch Settings ( ), then select the setting you wish...

Camera-Camcorder 58 Camcorder Screen When you activate your phone’s camcorder, the first line of the display is shows current camcorder setting icons. The center of the display shows a viewfinder image of the subject at which the camcorder is pointed. Camcorder Screen Soft Keys Camcorder Settings Th...

59 S elf Timer — Delays the Camcorder from recording for 3/5/10 seconds ( 10 Sec. shown) after you press the Camera key ( ). White Balance — Indicates/changes the current video White Balance setting [ Auto (shown), Sunny ( ), Cloudy ( ), Tungsten ( ), Fluorescent ( )]. Effects — Replaces the natural...

Music and Videos 60 Section 10: Music and Videos This section describes your phone’s Music Player and Video Player features. Music Player Music Player lets you play music (MP3) files stored on a microSD™ or microSDHC™ Memory Card (up to 32 GB). Note: A microSD™ or microSDHC™ Memory Card must be inst...

61 Music Player Soft Keys • Library — Launch the Library list. You can filter the list by touching the down arrow to show the filtering options ( All songs , Playlists , Artists , Albums ). • Add to Playlist — Add the current music file to a new or existing playlist. • Home — Closes the Music Player...

Music and Videos 62 • Albums — Lists all available album titles for music files stored on a Memory Card. 3. To play a song or Playlist touch the associated Play button ( ). The Music Player screen appears in the display and the selected file, or the first file in the selected Playlist, begins playin...

Music and Videos 64 • File Info — Displays the video’s Name , File Size , Resolution , Duration , and the Date and Time recorded or loaded. Video Player Controls (Portrait Mode) 1. Video Screen — Shows the video being played. 2. Progress Bar — Indicates how much of the video has played, and shows th...

Tools 66 Section 11: Tools This section explains how to use your phone’s Tools. 䊳 In Standby mode, select Menu ➔ Main Menu 2 ➔ Tools . Voice Service Your r900 includes state-of-the-art voice recognition software that lets you use your voice to dial numbers, access your Contacts list, and open Tools....

67 • Go to <Menu> — Lets you access the following list of your phone’s features and functions: • Check <Item> — Lets you say a single command (such as “ Status ”) to verify your phone's: Status , Signal Strength , Network , Battery , or My Phone Number . 2. Speaking clearly, say the comm...

69 1. From the Tools menu, select Voice Service ➔ Voice Settings ➔ Modes . The following options appear in the display: • Expert Mode — Voice Signal plays a beep when it requires information from you. • Prompt Mode — Voice Signal plays audio prompts for required information. • Readout Mode — Voice S...

Tools 70 in situations where Bluetooth use is prohibited, such as airline traveling, you can turn off the Bluetooth wireless technology headset. Turn Bluetooth On 1. From the Tools menu, select Bluetooth . Tip: You can also access Bluetooth from Main Menu 2 and from the Shortcut Bar. (For more infor...

71 Paired Icons The Bluetooth Menu screen shows the icons for Bluetooth wireless technology devices paired with and connected to your handset. 1. From the Tools menu, select Bluetooth . Tip: You can also access Bluetooth from Main Menu 2 and from the Shortcut Bar. (For more information, refer to “Sh...

Tools 72 Bluetooth Settings 1. To access the r900’s Bluetooth settings, in the Bluetooth Menu screen, touch Settings . The Settings screen appears in the display showing the following options: • My Phone Name — Shows your device’s name. You may change this name. Just select the name and enter your t...

Tools 74 • For other options, touch More . The following options appear in the display: – Monthly View — Returns you to the Monthly Calendar screen. – Weekly View — Shows the highlighted week’s Calendar screen. – Send via Bluetooth — Send this event to another device. 3. Select an option to invoke i...

75 2. Touch New Alarm . The following Alarm options appear in the display: • Time — Populated with the current time. To change the time, select this field, select a new time, and touch Done . • Frequency — Select the day(s) of the week ( Sun – Sat ) on which this alarm is to sound. The alarm will so...

Tools 76 䊳 From the Tools menu, select World Time . A list of your selected clocks appears in the display. The following icons appear in the list: Note: Your Home and 2nd clocks also appear in the Clock widget. (For more information, refer to “Widgets” on page 81.) Setting a World Clock The home clo...

Tools 78 3. To record succeeding event/lap times, touch LAP at the start of each succeeding event/lap to record the completion time for the previous event/lap. You can record up to 20 event/lap times. 4. To stop the Stopwatch count, touch Stop . 5. To resume the Stopwatch count, touch Start . 6. To ...

79 Currency — Reviewing/Editing Exchange Rates The Currency Converter includes long-term average exchange rates as default values. To review and/or change a default exchange rate to the current exchange rate, do the following: 1. From the Tools menu, select Converter ➔ Currency . 2. Touch View Rates...

Tools 80 4. Select a user-added currency exchange rate to be erased. A check mark appears in the checkbox for the selected rate. – Or – Select Select All . Checkmarks appear in the checkboxes for all user-added rates. 5. Touch Done . You are returned to the Rates List. The erased rate no longer appe...

81 Section 12: Changing Your Phone’s Settings This section explains how to configure your phone’s language, network preferences, security options, and other settings. Accessing Your Phone’s Settings 䊳 From Standby mode, select Menu ➔ Main Menu 2 ➔ Settings . The Settings menu appears in the display....

Changing Your Phone’s Settings 82 Date — Display the current date. Google Search — Launch the Google Search application to search the Web. My Images — Access your My Images folder. Mini Player — Play music files. Alarm Clock — Launch the Alarm Clock tool. Top 5 Contacts — Launch the Favorites screen...

83 Display Settings Display settings let you change your phone’s menu appearance, display brightness and contrast, and display content to better meet your needs. Wallpaper Wallpaper lets you choose images to appear in the background of the three Home screen panels in your phone’s Main display while ...

Changing Your Phone’s Settings 84 Volume Use the Volume sub-menu to adjust the following settings to the desired volume level: • Master Volume for Voice Call ringers, Message alerts, and Alarms ( All Sounds Off , Alarm Only , Vibrate Only , Beep Once , Low , Medium Low , Medium , Medium High , or Hi...

85 TTY Mode Your phone is fully Teletypewriter (TTY)/Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) compatible. You connect TTY/TDD equipment to the headset connector on the top of your phone, behind the folder hinge. You can set your phone to allow TTY/TTD communication while you converse with the oth...

Changing Your Phone’s Settings 86 Tip: If you need to make an emergency call with Airplane mode enabled, just dial the emergency number and press . Language The Language option lets you select the language ( English or Español ) of menus, sub-menus, and other user-interface features. Auto Screen Loc...

87 When you select Change Lock , your are prompted to enter the current lock code followed by entering your new lock code, and then re-entering it, for verification. Note: Your phone does not allow you to view the lock code for obvious security reasons. If you change the lock code, be sure to write ...

Changing Your Phone’s Settings 88 Auto Device Lock You can set your phone to automatically lock itself after a set period of inactivity (from 5 to 60 minutes). To unlock your phone, you will be required to enter the phone’s Lock Code. (The default Lock Code is the last 4 digits of your phone’s numbe...

Health and Safety Information 90 Section 13: Health and Safety Information This section outlines the safety precautions associated with using your phone. These safety precautions should be followed to safely use your phone. Health and Safety Information Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals Certi...

91 For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines. The FCC...

Health and Safety Information 92 UL Certified Travel Adapter The Travel Adapter for this phone has met applicable UL safety requirements. Please adhere to the following safety instructions per UL guidelines. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND POSSIBLE...

93 low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional rese...

Health and Safety Information 94 FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless phone networks rely upon. While these base stations operate at higher power than do the wireless phones themselves, the RF exposures that people get from these base stations are typically thousands of times lower...

Health and Safety Information 96 Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that wireless phones are harmful. But if you are concerned about the RF exposure from these products, you can use measures like those described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use. What about children...

Health and Safety Information 98 • International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: http://www.icnirp.de • Health Protection Agency: http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation • US Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/H...

99 9. Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1 or other local emergency number, as you would want others to do for you. 10. Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergenc...

Health and Safety Information 100 • Set the volume in a quiet environment and select the lowest volume at which you can hear adequately. • When using headphones, turn the volume down if you cannot hear the people speaking near you or if the person sitting next to you can hear what you are listening ...

101 Operating Environment Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch your phone off whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger. When connecting the phone or any accessory to another device, read its user's guide for detailed...

Health and Safety Information 102 • Should turn the phone OFF immediately if there is any reason to suspect that interference is taking place; • Should read and follow the directions from the manufacturer of your implantable medical device. If you have any questions about using your wireless phone w...

Health and Safety Information 104 manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle. Posted Facilities Switch your phone off in any facility where posted notices require you to do so. Potentially E...

Health and Safety Information 106 • Check regularly that all wireless phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted and operating properly. • Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases or explosive materials in the same compartment as the phone, its parts or accessories. • For vehicles equipped wit...

Health and Safety Information 108 • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power source. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may short...

109 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 parts and accessories out of th...

Warranty Information 110 Section 14: Warranty Information Standard Limited Warranty What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC ("SAMSUNG") warrants to the original purchaser ("Purchaser") that SAMSUNG's phones and accessories ("Products") are fr...

Warranty Information 112 WRITTEN WARRANTY STATED HEREIN. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE, USE, OR MISUSE OF, OR I...

Warranty Information 114 applicable law notwithstanding this limitation), or modify, or disable any features of, the Software, or create derivative works based on the Software. You may not rent, lease, lend, sublicense or provide commercial hosting services with the Software. 4. CONSENT TO USE OF DA...

Warranty Information 116 damages you incur in reasonable reliance on the Software up to the amount actually paid by you for the Software or US$5.00. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers (including Sections 9, 10 and 11) shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ...

118 Index A Accessing Your Phone’s Settings 81 Adjust Ringer Setting 18 Alarm Clock 74 Set an Alarm 74 Turn Off the Alarm 75 When an Alarm Sounds 75 Auto Answer 84 Auto Device Lock 88 Auto Retry 84 B Backlight 83 Banner 83 Battery 4 Charging 5 Low Battery Indicator 6 Removal 5 Travel Adapter 5 Bluet...