Samsung SGH-A137 - Manual

3 Section 1: Getting Started This section describes how to start using your phone by activating your service and setting up your voice mail. Activating Your Phone When you subscribe to a cellular network, a plug-in SIM card is provided loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN and othe...

Getting Started 4 Make sure the gold contacts of the card face into the phone, and the notch in the SIM card are aligned with the notch in the phone, as you slide the SIM card into the socket. Removing the SIM Card To remove the SIM card, slide it away from socket. See the following illustration. In...

5 4. With the battery in position on the phone, place the cover back on the handset and slide it in until it clicks. Charging a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use the travel adaptor to charge the battery, and use only Samsung approved batteries and chargers. Note: Yo...

Getting Started 6 2. If the phone asks you to enter a password, enter a password and press the OK soft key or the key. For more information, refer to “Change Phone Password” on page 40. 3. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and press the OK soft key or the key. The phone searches for your ne...

7 Section 2: Understanding Your Phone This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that are displayed when the phone is in use. Features of Your Phone Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many significant features. The following list o...

Understanding Your Phone 8 Keys The following list correlates to the open and front view illustrations. 1. Display : This screen displays useful information needed to operate your phone. 2. Soft key : Performs the functions indicated by the screen text on the bottom of the display. 3. Volume/Menu Na...

9 10. Power on/off/Menu Exit key : Ends a call. Press and hold this key for a few seconds to power your phone On or Off. While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels you input. When you receive an incoming call, press to reject call. 11. Menu confirm key/WAP Browser : Whe...

Understanding Your Phone 10 Internal Display Layout The display has 3 areas: Icons Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal. Appears when a new text message has been received. Appears when a new voice mail has been received. Appears when you set an ...

Understanding Your Phone 12 • To access the Calendar in Month view, briefly press . End Key The End key is used to turn on/off your phone, disconnect calls, and return to the standby mode. • Press and hold the End key to turn on your phone. • Briefly press once to disconnect a call. • Press to retur...

13 Section 3: Call Functions This section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call. Making a Call When the Idle screen displays, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key. Making an International ...

Call Functions 14 4. Use the Up and Down navigation keys to scroll through the numbers until the number you want highlights. 5. To dial the number, highlight the number and press the key. Making a Call from the Address Book You can store phone numbers that you use regularly on the SIM card or in the...

15 Recent Calls The phone stores the numbers of the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed in the Menu ➔ Recent Calls menu. If the number or caller is listed in your Address Book, the name associated displays. Viewing Missed Calls The number of calls you have missed displays on the Idle screen whe...

Call Functions 16 Note: You are only required to set the password 1 time. After the initial setup, you can enter the password to reset the call times. 7. Press the Back soft key or the key to end. Data Volume 1. From the Idle Screen, press Menu ➔ Recent Calls ➔ Data Volume and press the Select soft ...

Call Functions 18 Example: You wish to say something to a person in the room, but do not want the person on the phone to hear you. During a call, to switch the microphone off temporarily: 1. Press the Mute . Unmute displays. 2. Press the Unmute to deactivate the Mute function. Muting or Sending Key ...

Menu Navigation 20 Section 4: Menu Navigation This section explains the menu navigation for your phone. It also includes an outline of all the available menus associated with your phone. Menu Navigation Menus and sub-menus can be accessed by scrolling using the Navigation keys or by using the shortc...

21 key. 2. You can Open , Change , Remove , or Remove All . Press the key to view the available menu items. Use the Up or Down Navigation keys to highlight the selection and press the key. 3. Press the Save soft key to save your changes. My Menu Note: This menu can also be access in the Idle screen ...

Menu Navigation 22 To change the time format, see “Set Time & Date” on page 37. • Alert Type : press the key to select a new type of alert notification (Melody, Increasing Melody, Vibration, Vibration then Melody, Vibration & Melody, or Vibration & Increasing Melody) • Alarm Tone : press...

23 Section 5: Entering Text This section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. This section also describes how to use the T9 predictive text entry system to reduce the amount of key strokes associated with entering text. Changing the Text Input ...

Entering Text 24 1. To change the text input mode, press the key. 2. Choose from the following options: A short press of the key changes the text case between the ABC , Abc , abc , and 123 mode). A long press of the key changes the text case between T9[E]AB , T9[E]Ab , T9[E]ab and 123 . Note: Press ...

25 4. Press the Add soft key or the key. The word is added to the T9 dictionary and becomes the first word for the associated keypress series. Note: This feature may not be available for some languages. • To enter periods, hyphens, colons, or parenthesis, press the key. T9 mode applies grammar rules...

Entering Text 26 4. To clear the symbol(s), press the key. When the input field is empty, this key returns the display to the previous mode. 5. To insert the symbol(s) into your message, press the OK soft key or the key. Using Numbers Number mode enables you to enter numbers into a text message. Pre...

27 Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Address Book. Address Book entries can be sorted by name, or entry. Using Contacts List Tip: From the Idle screen, press the Down Navigation key to access the ...

Understanding Your Address Book 28 – Delete : allows you to delete the Selected, Multiple, or All address book entry. – Select Language : allows you to select the language for the contact entry. Adding a New Contact Use the following steps to add a new Contact Storing a Number in the Phone’s Memory ...

29 2. Scroll to Add New Contact by pressing the Up or Down navigation key and press the Select soft key or the key. 3. Highlight SIM Card and press the Select soft key or the key. 4. Enter the following information for the New Contact. • Name : allows you to enter a name for the number entered. • Nu...

Understanding Your Address Book 30 3. Press the Options soft key and scroll to Assign Speed Dial by pressing the Up or Down navigation key, then press the Select soft key or the key. 4. Highlight the key into which you wish to assign the speed- dialing number (from the 2 to 9 keys), and press the Se...

Messaging 32 Section 7: Messaging This section describes how to send or receive different types of messages. It also includes the features and functionality associated with messaging. Creating and Sending New Messages Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive short text messages to ...

33 3. Select a message on the list. The message content displays. 4. Press the Up or Down navigation key to scroll through the message screen. 5. When you have finished, press the key. Using Message Options While viewing the contents of the Inbox, press the Options soft key to access the following o...

Messaging 34 3. Select the message folders you want to empty by using the Navigation keys to highlight the folder and press the Select soft key or the key to mark the folder for deletion. • To delete all of the messages in all folders, select All Messages . 4. Press the Delete soft key. 5. At the “ ...

35 Section 8: Changing Your Settings This section explains the sound and phone settings for your phone. It includes display settings, security settings, and extra settings associated with your phone. Quick Tips This menu launches the browser to the AT&T website for tips about your handset. Set S...

Changing Your Settings 36 • Message Alert Repetition : allows you to set the alert repetition occurrence. Choose from Once, Every 1 Min, or Every 2 Min. Phone This menu allows you to make a selection from the following categories: • Keypad Tone : allows you to set the keypad tone. Choose from Off or...

37 Dialing Display Allows you to choose the Font Size , Font Color , and Background Color for your phone. 1. Highlight the selection and press the Select soft key. 2. Make your selection and press the Save soft key. Greeting Message This menu allows you to set a greeting to be displayed briefly when...

Changing Your Settings 38 – The time format can be set to either 12 hours or 24 hours. Use the Left or Right navigation key to select Time Format. Press the Save soft key to save. – Date : allows you to enter the current date using your keypad. Press the Set soft key to save. • Date Format : allows ...

39 • Off : you are not required to enter the phone password when you switch on the phone. • On : you are required to enter the phone password when you switch on the phone. 1. Press the Select soft key to enable your setting. Lock SIM Card When the SIM Lock feature is enabled, your phone only works w...

Changing Your Settings 40 When this feature is enabled, you can make calls only to phone numbers stored in the FDN list on the SIM card. The following options are available: – Off : you can call any number. – On : you can only call the phone numbers stored in the SIM FDN list. You must first enter y...

41 3. Press the Up or Down key until the network you want highlights and then press the Select soft key or the key. The phone will scan for that network and you will be connected. Set Calls 1. In Idle mode, press the Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Set Calls and press the Select soft key or the key. General This ...

Changing Your Settings 42 Voice Call Call Forwarding Example: You may wish to forward your business calls to a colleague while you are on holiday. To set your call forwarding options: 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Set Calls ➔ Voice Call ➔ Call Forwarding . 2. Select a call forwarding opti...

43 You can specify individual call waiting options for voice calls or data calls. To set your call waiting options: 1. In Idle mode, press the Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Set Calls ➔ Voice Call ➔ Call Waiting . 2. Select the call type, Voice Calls or Data Calls , to which the call waiting option is to be appl...

Changing Your Settings 44 Browser Settings You can set up various options for using messaging services. Current Profile 1. In Idle mode, press the Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Set Applications ➔ Browser Settings ➔ Current Profile and select from the following options: • MEdia Net • Profile 2 • Profile 3 • Prof...

45 • Save New Contacts to : allows you to save contacts to the Phone, SIM or Ask on Saving. • View Contacts from : allows you view the contacts stored on All, Phone or SIM Card. • Sort Contacts by : allows you to sort the contact list by First Name or the Last Name. • Own Number : allows you to view...

Changing Your Settings 46 • Messaging • My Stuff • Address Book a137.book Page 46 Thursday, August 14, 2008 5:21 PM

47 Section 9: Tools The Tools menu covers Calendar, Calculator, Tip Calculator, Converter, Timer, Stopwatch, and World Time. Calendar With this feature, you can use the Calendar and set appointments and view events. 1. In Idle mode, press Options ➔ Tools ➔ Calendar . 2. Press the Options soft key to...

Tools 48 Converter The conversion menu provides the following conversion categories: 1. In Idle mode, press Options ➔ Tools ➔ Converter . • Currency • Length • Weight • Volume • Area • Temperature Timer You use this menu to set a countdown timer. To access the Timer, use the following options: 1. In...

49 Section 10: My Stuff The topics covered in this section are audio, graphics, and Used Space. Audio The Audio menu option allows you to shop tones, answer tones, and music using the WAP browser. Tones You can shop, download, and save to your Downloaded Ringtones folder. To access the Audio menu op...

My Stuff 50 Answer Tones You can shop Answer Tones, manage your Answer Tones, and access Help files. To access the Answer Tones menu option, use the following steps: 1. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access Menu mode. 2. Select My Stuff ➔ Audio ➔ Answer Tones . The following options displa...

53 – Upper-Case Alphabet Mode (A) : allows you to enter upper-case characters. – Lower-Case Alphabet Mode (a ): allows you to enter lower-case characters. Note: You can enter symbols in upper or lower case alphabet mode by pressing the 1 key. – T9 Mode (T9) : allows you to enter characters by pressi...

WAP 56 • Proxy : place a check in the box to use the proxy server. • GPRS setting : allows you to choose from the following options: – Proxy : enter the Proxy address of the proxy server. – Proxy Port : enter a port number or use default setting. – APN : enter the access point name used for the addr...

57 Section 12: 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 Certification Information (SAR) You...

Health and Safety Information 58 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 has granted an Equipment Authorization for this mobile phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated ...

Health and Safety Information 60 health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists. Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions, FDA has urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps, including the following: •...

Health and Safety Information 62 FDA and Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) have a formal Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to do research on wireless phone safety. FDA provides the scientific oversight, obtaining input from experts in government, indu...

Health and Safety Information 64 requirements for hearing aids and wireless phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a compatible phone and a compatible hearing aid at the same time. This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000. FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones f...

Health and Safety Information 66 "The wireless industry reminds you to use your phone safely when driving." For more information, please call 1-888-901-SAFE, or visit our web-site www.wow-com.com. Provided by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Responsible Listening C...

67 • Avoid using headphones after exposure to extremely loud noises, such as rock concerts, that might cause temporary hearing loss. Temporary hearing loss might cause unsafe volumes to sound normal. • Do not listen at any volume that causes you discomfort. If you experience ringing in your ears, he...

Health and Safety Information 68 Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless phone. Consult the manufacturer to discu...

Health and Safety Information 70 Restricting Children's access to your Phone Your phone is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play with it because they could hurt themselves and others, damage the phone or make calls that increase your phone bill. FCC Notice and Cautions FCC Notice The pho...

Health and Safety Information 72 Battery Standby and Talk Time Standby and talk times will vary depending on phone usage patterns and conditions. Battery power consumption depends on factors such as network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, frequency of calls,...

73 • Do not short-circuit the battery. Accidental short-circuiting can occur when a metallic object (coin, clip, key, jewelry or pen) causes a direct connection between the + and - terminals of the battery (metal strips on the battery), for example when you carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag. ...

Warranty Information 74 Section 13: 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 fre...

Warranty Information 76 OR LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS, OR FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE) OR FAULT COMM...

77 Precautions for Transfer and Disposal If data stored on this device is deleted or reformatted using the standard methods, the data only appears to be removed on a superficial level, and it may be possible for someone to retrieve and reuse the data by means of special software. To avoid unintended...

78 Index A Accessing a Menu Function 20 Address Book Searching for a Number 18 Address Book Settings 31 Alarms 21 Alphabet Mode 23 Answer Tones 50 Applications Alarms 21 Audio 35 , 49 B Battery charging 5 Installation 4 low indicator 5 Removal 3 C Calculator 47 Calendar 47 Call Functions 13 Adjustin...