Samsung SGH-S200 - Manual

10 Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone. Earpiece Display Soft key (right) WAP Browser key Power on/off / menu exit key Alphanumeric keys Special function keys Navigation keys Volume/menu browse keys Soft key (left) Dial/menu confirmation key IrDA ...

Your Phone 12 Makes or answers a call. In the idle mode, recalls the last number dialled or received when held down. In the menu mode, selects a menu function or stores information that you have entered, such as a name, in the phone or SIM memory. Ends a call. Also switches the phone on and off when...

Your Phone 14 Icons Icon Description Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal. Appears when a call is in progress. Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network. Appears when you are out of your home area and have registered with a different ne...

Your Phone 16 Service Light The service light is above the external display of the phone. It flashes when services are available on the phone. To activate or deactivate use of the service light, set the Service Light menu option ( Menu 4.7.4 ); see page 88 for further details. Service light 17 Getti...

Getting Started 18 3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket so that it locks the card in position. Make sure that the cut corner is bottom right and 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...

Getting Started 20 1. With the battery in position on the phone, connect the lead from the travel adapter to the bottom of the phone. 2. Connect the adapter to a standard AC wall outlet. 3. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter from the power outlet and from the phone by pressing the gra...

Getting Started 22 4. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter from both the power outlet and the charger. 5. Remove the battery from the charger . Low Battery Indicator When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, you will hear a warning tone and a message will be repea...

24 Call Functions Making a Call When the idle screen is displayed, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key. Note: If you have checked the Auto Redial option in the Extra Settings menu ( Menu 4.8 ), the phone automatically redials up to ten times when the person does not answer the ca...

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

Call Functions 28 Viewing Missed Calls If 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, if necessary. The number of missed calls displays on the idle screen immediately after a call is missed. ...

Call Functions 30 Quickly Switching to the Silent Mode The silent mode is convenient when discretion is required and you wish to stop the phone from making any noise, in a theatre for example. In the idle mode, to switch your phone quickly to the silent mode, simply press and hold the key until the ...

Selecting Functions and Options 34 4. Scroll through the sub-menus until you reach the Language sub-menu, by pressing the or key. 5. To view the languages available, press the Select soft key or the key. The current setting highlights. 6. Scroll through the list of languages until the appropriate on...

Phonebook 36 4. Enter a name and press the OK soft key. The maximum length of a name depends on your SIM card. For information on how to enter characters, see page 44. The phone now displays the first free location in the last memory used to save a number and name. If that memory is full, the first ...

Phonebook 38 The following options are available: Paste : allows you to paste the selected number into the normal dialling mode. Use this option to dial a number similar to one in the Phonebook, a different extension in the same office, for example. Use the key to change the number as required; refe...

Phonebook 40 Searching for a Number by Caller Group 1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the Name soft key. 2. Scroll to Group Search by pressing the or 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 wish to fi...

Phonebook 42 Speed-Dialling Once you have stored phone numbers in the SIM card, 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 is displayed, press the Name sof...

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

Entering Text 46 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 T9 predictive text input mode, start entering a word by pressing...

Entering Text 48 Refer to the table below for more information about the characters available. • To insert a space, press the key. • You can move the cursor by using the and keys. To delete letters, press the key. Press and hold the key to clear the display. Characters in the Order Displayed Key Spa...

50 Options During a Call Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. Putting a Call on Hold You can place the current call on hold whenever you want. You can make another call while you have a call in progress if your network supports this service. If you have a...

Options During a Call 52 Muting/Sending Key Tones These options allow you to turn the key tones off or on. If the Mute keys option is selected, your phone does not transmit the key tones. It allows you to press keys without hearing annoying key tones during a call. Note: To communicate with answerin...

Options During a Call 54 Making a Multiparty Call A multiparty call is a network service that allows up to six people to take part simultaneously in a multiparty or conference call. For more information, contact your service provider. Setting up the Multiparty Call 1. Call the first participant in t...

56 Using the Menus The phone offers a range of functions that allow you to tailor it to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus. The menus and sub-menus can be accessed by scrolling with the navigation keys or by using the shortcuts. Accessing Menu Functions by Scrolling 1. I...

Using the Menus 60 4. Phone Settings (continued) 4.6 Security 4.6.1 PIN Check4.6.2 Change PIN4.6.3 Phone Lock4.6.4 Change Password4.6.5 SIM Lock4.6.6 FDN Mode*4.6.7 Change PIN2* 4.7 Display Settings 4.7.1 Brightness4.7.2 Back Light4.7.3 Auto Light4.7.4 Service Light4.7.5 Graphic Logo 4.8 Extra Setti...

62 Messages The SMS (Short Message Service) function is a network service that may not be supported by your network. You can send messages by a text, fax, Email and paging messaging systems, provided that these services are supported by your network. To send text messages by phone, you must obtain t...

Messages 64 Send : allows you to send a message that you have received or saved. For more information on how to send a message, see page 64. Cut Address : allows you to extract URL or e-mail addresses or a phone numbers from the message text, so that you can save them in your phone’s memory. Move : ...

Messages 66 • Add Objects : allows you to add the required sound, melody picture or animation to the message. Select the category of the object to be added. In each category, you can select the various factory-set items or choose an item received from other sources, such as the Internet or other pho...

Messages 68 Setting Name: allows you to give a name to the setting group currently being defined. Common Setting : The following options are available: Reply Path: allows the recipient of your SMS message to send you a reply message via your message centre, if your network supports with this service...

Messages 70 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 are available: Connect to Voice Server : before using this feature, you must enter the voice server number obtained from your service prov...

Messages 72 Language : allows you to select your preferred language to display cell broadcast messages. Please contact your service provider for more information. 73 Call Records In this menu, you can view the following phone calls that are: • missed • received • dialled Note : You can access all nu...

Call Records 74 Dialled Calls (Menu 2.3) This option lets you view the last 20 numbers you dialled. The number and name, if available, display together with the date and time at which the call was made. By pressing the Options soft key, you can: • delete the number • edit the number and save it in t...

76 Sound Settings You can use the Sound Settings feature to customise various settings, such as the: • ring melody, volume and type • sounds made when you press a key, make an error or receive a message Note : When the phone is in the silent mode (see page 30), you cannot change the sound settings. ...

Sound Settings 78 Message Tone (Menu 3.5) This option allows you to select how the phone informs you that a new message has been received. SMS Tone This option allows you to select how the phone informs you that a new SMS message has been received. The following options are available: OFF : the phon...

Sound Settings 80 The following options are available: Error Tone : sets whether the phone informs you that you make a mistake or not. Minute Minder : sets whether the phone must beep every minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of your call. Connect Tone : sets your phone...

Phone Settings 82 My Settings (Menu 4.2) You can change the background image and the display style of the menu mode according to your preference. Wallpaper This option allows you to change the background image to be displayed in the idle mode. To change the background image: 1. Scroll through the li...

Phone Settings 84 Language (Menu 4.5) You can select a display language. When the language option is set to Automatic , the language is automatically selected according to the language of the SIM card used. Security (Menu 4.6) The Security feature enables you to restrict the use of your phone to: • ...

Phone Settings 86 SIM Lock When the SIM Lock feature is enabled, your phone only works with the current SIM. You must enter the SIM lock code. Once you have entered the lock code, you are asked to confirm it by entering it again. To unlock the SIM, you must enter the SIM lock code. FDN Mode The FDN ...

Phone Settings 88 Auto Light Using this feature, you can specify the time for which the backlight is to be used. This feature helps conserve your battery power. The following options are available: Disable : the backlight is used according to the setting in the Back Light menu option ( Menu 4.7.2 );...

Phone Settings 90 Short Cut (Menu 4.9) The navigation keys can be used as shortcut keys. When held down in the idle mode, they allow you to access specific menu options directly. To assign a shortcut to a key: 1. Select the key to be used as a shortcut key by pressing the or key, followed by the Sel...

Organiser 92 Writing a Memo To write or edit a memo on a specific date: 1. Select the required date in the calendar, using the navigation keys. Note : To skip to the previous or next month, press the and keys on the left side of the phone. 2. Press the Select soft key. An empty memo screen displays ...

Organiser 94 5. Enter your deadline. If you do not want to set a deadline, press the Skip soft key. 6. Press the OK soft key. Editing the To Do List If tasks are already defined in the To Do List when you select the To Do List menu option ( Menu 5.2 ), the current contents are displayed with the sta...

Organiser 96 Time & Date (Menu 5.3) This option allows you to change the current time and date displayed. You can also use this option to find out what time it is and another part of the world. The following options are available: Set Time : allows you to enter the current time. You can choose t...

Organiser 98 To stop the alarm when it rings, open the phone and press the Exit soft key. When setting or viewing an alarm, the following options are available when you press the Options soft key: Remove Alarm : deactivates the current alarm. Alarm Sound Set : allows you to select the alarm melody. ...

100 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 6.1) This network service enables incoming calls to be rerouted to the number that you specify. Example: You may w...

Network Services 102 Call Barring (Menu 6.2) 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 104 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 the type of calls to which the call waiting option is to be applied by pressing the or key until the appropriate...

Network Services 106 Caller ID (Menu 6.5) 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 108 Band Selection (Menu 6.7) For the phone to make and receive phone calls, it must register with one of the available networks. Your phone can handle any of the following types of network: • GSM 900 • GSM 1800 • Combined GSM 900/1800 • GSM 1900 The country where you purchased your...

Funbox 114 Favorite This option allows you to store the URL addresses of your favourite web sites. You can access this menu directly by pressing and holding the key while using the WAP Browser. To store a URL address: 1. Select an empty location and press the Options soft key. 2. Enter the desired a...

Funbox 116 Clear Cache You can clear the information stored in the cache, the phone’s temporary memory which stores the most recently accessed Web pages. Press the Yes soft key to confirm the deletion. Otherwise, press the No soft key. Push Message You can set whether or not you will receive Web mes...

Funbox 118 Entering Text When entering URL addresses, the following input modes are available: ABC : allows you to enter upper-case English characters. abc : allows you to enter lower-case English characters. 123 : allows you to enter numbers. Sym : allows you to enter symbols. After highlighting th...

120 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 installe...

Solving Problems 122 • Are you holding the phone close enough to your mouth? The microphone is located at the bottom of the phone. The phone starts beeping and “**Warning** Low Battery” flashes on the display • The battery is insufficiently charged. Replace the battery and recharge it. The audio qua...

Access Codes 124 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 126 Barring Password The 4-digit barring password is required when you use the Call Barring function. You obtain the password from your service provider when you subscribe to this function. You can change this password in the Call Barring menu option ( Menu 6.2 ). See page 103 for furth...

Health and Safety Information 128 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 130 • Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places, such as in a car in summer or winter conditions, as you will reduce the capacity and life-time of the battery. Always try to keep the battery at room temperature. A phone with a hot or cold battery may temporarily no...

Health and Safety Information 132 6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need to make a call while moving, dial only a few numbers, check the road and your mi...

Health and Safety Information 134 Persons with pacemakers: • Should always keep the phone more than 15 cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on • Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket • Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimise potential interference If yo...

Health and Safety Information 136 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 138 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...

140 Glossary To help you understand the main technical terms and abbreviations used in this booklet and take full advantage of the features on your mobile phone, here are a few definitions. Active Folder Ability to answer a call simply by opening the phone. Call Barring Ability to restrict outgoing ...

Glossary 142 PIN (Personal Identification Number) Security code that protects the phone against unauthorised use. The PIN is supplied by the service provider with the SIM card. It may be a four to eight-digit number and can be changed, as required. PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) Security code used to unlo...

149 Access the Menu Functions ➀ Press the Menu soft k e y. ➁ Scroll with the and k eys through the list of the menus until y ou reach the required menu. ➂ Press the Select soft k e y. ➃ Scroll with the and k eys through the list of the options until the required one is selected. ➄ Press the Select s...