Samsung SLASH - Manual

2 Using the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Using the Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Using the Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Using the Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Using the Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40U...

3 Section 1: Getting Started Getting up and running is a quick and easy set of steps. This section walks you through the steps necessary to install your battery pack, turn on your phone, setup service, and make your first call. Installing the Battery 1. Press down on the rear cover (label side) with...

Getting Started 4 Removing the Battery 1. Press down on the rear cover (label side) with your thumbs, and while applying some pressure, slide the cover away. 2. Insert your finger into the indention (shown here) and in a single motion, pull the battery out from the compartment. 3. Position the batte...

5 Power Connection 1. Slide open the cover that protects the phone's power jack. 2. Plug the flat end of the charger into the phone’s power/accessory interface connector and the other end into an electrical outlet. Battery Charging Tips • The battery is not charged at the time of purchase, it must b...

Getting To Know Your Phone 6 Section 2: Getting To Know Your Phone This section guides you through the basic functions and calling features of your phone. Phone Overview 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 13 14 15 16 17 18

7 Functions 1. Speaker allows you to hear the caller and the different ringtones or sounds offered by your phone. 2. Display Screen displays all the information needed to operate your phone, such as phone numbers, call status, Contacts list, date and time, and both the signal and battery strength. 3...

Getting To Know Your Phone 8 11. Space/Pound Key enters the pound [#] character for calling features. In the text entry mode, press this key to enter a space between characters. Press and hold to access the Password screen. 12. BACK Key deletes characters from the display while in the text entry mod...

9 phone’s display screen provides a wealth of information about your phone’s status and options. Icon Glossary The following list identifies the icons that display on your phone’s screen: For instructions on how to navigate to this icon glossary see “Icon glossary” on page 66. Signal : the more line...

Getting To Know Your Phone 10 Read text message : indicates that this text message was read. Unread text message : indicates that this text message is unread. Read pic message : indicates that this picture message was read. Unread pic message : indicates that this picture message is unread. Sent tex...

Getting To Know Your Phone 12 Programming Your Phone Once your account is activated, you need to program your new Virgin Mobile phone number into your phone. 1. Turn on your phone. 2. Dial ##VIRGIN# (that's ). 3. From the Programming menu, scroll down to Activate Phone and press . 4. When your scree...

13 Section 3: My Account You can manage your Virgin Mobile account directly from your phone. The most important tasks are outlined here. For more information about your account, go to www.virginmobileusa.com. Top-Up is how you add money to your Virgin Mobile account balance. You can Top-Up your Virg...

My Account 14 6. Enter the amount you wish to add to your account and press . Your phone validates the amount you want to Top-Up. 7. Scroll down to select "Yes" and press . 8. Once your phone announces “You’re Topped- Up” press . 9. Press to exit the process. Additional Information To get mo...

Phone Usage 16 Section 5: Phone Usage This section guides you through the processes to make and receive calls, adjust your call volume, utilize the Recent Calls list, and use the 911 mode. Making and Answering Calls Making Calls 1. Enter a phone number and press . To end the call, press . Note: To m...

17 Active Call Options Pressing Options (Right Option Button) during an active call displays a list of features that can be used during the course of an active call. To select an option, press the corresponding keypad number or highlight the option and press . The following options are available: • ...

Phone Usage 18 • Silence All, Vibrate, Ringtone off, 1-Beep, Levels 1-8. 2. If either Vibrate or Silence All is selected, the Main screen displays the selected option. Finding an Existing Phone Number While viewing the Main screen, you can search your Contacts entries for phone numbers that contain ...

Phone Usage 20 • Call Timers - Displays Call Info for Last call or Recent calls. 3. Use either the navigation key or volume key to scroll through the available list of numbers. 4. Highlight the number and press . Note: After 75 incoming, outgoing or missed calls, the oldest call is automatically era...

Text Input 22 Section 6: Text Input This section guides you through the steps needed to use the keypad for text input. You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols using several entry modes: T9 (English), Abc, Symbols, and Number. Not all options are available for every text entry screen. An indicato...

23 Note: Text prediction begins providing a list of possible choices if both the Text Options ➔ Display Candidate feature is enabled and three (or more) characters are entered. 4. When you see the word, press to accept the word and enter a space. • To enter a space, press . • To delete a single char...

Text Input 24 Note: An autotext entry can also be chosen by pressing the corresponding numeric key. This selects the entry and inserts it into the current location within the message text. Using Recent Messages Recent Message mode allows you to enter a recently used message. 1. Press Options (Right ...

25 2. After completing your changes to these options, select Close (Right Option Button) to store your changes and return to the previous text entry screen.

Messaging 26 Section 7: Messaging This section guides you through the steps utilized to both create and manage messages (both text and multimedia). Sending Text Messages You can send text messages to phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. Charges apply. See www.virginmobile...

Messaging 28 recipients. The messages are sent one at a time, once to each recipient. Standard messaging charges apply for each recipient. 1. Select Menu ➔ Messaging ➔ Send picture msg . 2. Use the keypad to enter a recipient’s phone number or email address – or – Use the navigation key to select th...

29 2. At the Standard messaging rates apply prompt press the Accept or Decline option button. 3. Select an email provider and press . Note: If you did not download an email client, the “The IM/Email Client must be installed before the feature can be used” message displays. Press to download the desi...

Messaging 30 • Erase multiple deletes selected messages from the list. • Erase all deletes all messages from the Inbox folder. Reviewing your Virgin Mobile Alerts 1. Select Menu ➔ Messaging ➔ Virgin Alerts . 2. Select an alert from the list and press . The alert message displays. Accessing your Voic...

Messaging 32 Editing the Auto Text entries 1. Select Menu ➔ Messaging ➔ Msg settings ➔ Autotext . 2. Edit the entry by either: • Highlighting an entry from the list and press . • Pressing Edit (Left Option Button). 3. Press and hold to delete all the current text. Use the keypad to enter the new tex...

33 Erasing Messages 1. Select Menu ➔ Messaging ➔ Erase Msgs . 2. Choose the Message location and press Select Option Button or . • Options include: Inbox , Sent , Saved , All Messages (deletes messages stored in the other three categories). 3. Read the displayed message and select Yes (to delete the...

Contacts 34 Section 8: Contacts This section guides you through the steps necessary to create new contacts, find existing contacts, assign contacts to a group, and assign contact entries to a speed dial location. Saving a Phone Number The Contacts list can store a maximum of 500 phone numbers in tot...

35 4. Select Done (Left Option Button) once you are done making changes and you are ready to store the new entry. Using the Hard or Time Pause Features Pauses are used for automated systems (i.e., voicemail, automated call in systems, etc.). You can insert a pause after a phone number then enter add...

Contacts 36 3. Select Send msg (Left Option Button) to place a call to the selected Contacts entry. – or – Press to view the Contacts entry’s details. – or – Select Options (Right Option Button) to either Edit or Erase the current entry. Group Settings Adding a New Group 1. Select Menu (Left Option ...

Tools 38 • Press the navigation key left or right to select Daily , Once , Mon to Fri , or Sat & Sun . 7. Select a snooze interval for the alarm by highlighting the Snooze field. • Press the navigation key left or right to select 5 minutes , 10 minutes , 15 minutes , or 20 minutes . 8. Select Do...

Tools 40 2. Enter the countdown name using the keypad and press or select Next (Left Option Button). 3. Select a time by highlighting the Time field and then using the keypad to enter the end time for the countdown. • Press AM/PM (Right Option Button) to toggle between AM or PM . 4. Select a date by...

My Stuff 42 Section 10: My Stuff This section shows you how to best manage your web-based content and downloads. Anything you download from the Web - games, ringtones, graphics and applications - are stored in the My Stuff folder. My Ringtones You can download the latest ringtones right to your phon...

43 Note: If you are asked to enable VirginXL Access on your phone, scroll down to the bottom of the screen, select Yes Hook Me Up and press . When downloading games, charges apply. 2. Follow the instructions to purchase your new games. My Themes You can change the overall theme used by the Slash. Th...

VirginXL 44 Section 11: VirginXL VirginXL is a fun collection of features which you can access directly from your phone - download ringtones, games, graphics, and more. Charges apply. Visit www.virginmobileusa.com for details. 1. Select Menu (Left Option Button) ➔ Virgin XL . The VirginXL browser la...

45 Section 12: Pictures Your phone’s built-in camera provides the ability to take full color digital pictures, view your pictures using the phone’s display, and instantly send them to family and friends. It’s fun and as easy to use as a traditional point-and-click camera: just take a picture, view i...

Pictures 46 Camera Settings While your phone is in camera mode you can press the Right Option Button to display the camera options: 1. Press Options (Right Option Button) to view the following: • Shutter sound : plays a tone when the shutter opens and closes. Select from Shutter 1, Shutter 2, Shutte...

47 2. Press Options (Right Option Button), select Upload to My Pix and press . Sending Pictures from the Web Sending pictures to your friends is easy. Just follow the instructions below to send one or more of your favorite pictures once you’ve uploaded them to the Web. 1. Log in to your account at w...

Pictures 48 2. Press Options (Right Option Button), select Lock and press . Picture Details 1. From the Main screen, press Menu (Left Option Button) ➔ Pictures ➔ My pictures and press . 2. Press Options (Right Option Button), select Details and press . Sending a Picture Message From My Pictures (fol...

Pictures 50 1. From the Main screen, press Menu (Left Option Button) ➔ Pictures ➔ Help and press . 2. Follow the instructions listed in the message to take, view or send a picture or picture message.

51 Section 13: Using Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that is capable of exchanging information to devices such as headsets, and a hands-free car kit, without any physical connection, over a distance of approximately 30 feet. This section describes how to set u...

Using Bluetooth 52 5. Enter a numeric PIN to pair and press (identical PIN must be entered on other device). Once pairing is successful the trusted device name displays (and can be edited). 6. Press Done (Left Option button). 7. Press Connect (Left Option button) to activate the connection and compl...

53 • HFP: Hands-Free Profile – allows Bluetooth technology to connect the phone to a wireless Bluetooth-enabled car kit. When you receive an incoming call, the ringer is detected through the hands-free headset or device. • PBAP: Phonebook Access Profile – allows Bluetooth technology to exchange Phon...

Tools & Settings 54 Section 14: Tools & Settings This section guides you through the customization process by accessing and updating the phone’s settings menu. Adjusting Sound Settings This set of features allows you to customize the audio properties of your phone (volume, ringer, and alert/...

Tools & Settings 56 1. From the Main screen, press Menu (Left Option Button) ➔ Tools & Settings ➔ Display ➔ Banner and press . 2. Select Set and press to open the Banner location screen then choose a location for the banner to display on the Main screen. • Choose from either: Off , Top , or ...

57 2. Select one of the following options and press . • Default : standard Virgin Mobile incoming call image. • My pictures : images from My pictures folder. 3. Use the navigation key to select an image and press the Assign (Left Option Button). 4. Press to return to the previous menu. Assigning Bac...

Tools & Settings 58 • List Red • List Blue Defining the Text Entry Options The Text entry options menu allows you to specify more automated features during the text entry process. These options can help streamline the text entry process by correcting for capitalization, spelling, spacing, and co...

Tools & Settings 60 disabilities can communicate by telephone. Your Virgin Mobile phone is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Using a special cable that plugs into your phone’s headset jack, your phone ...

Tools & Settings 62 Erase Contacts The Erase contacts option allows you to erase all your contacts at once. 1. From the Main screen, press Menu (Left Option Button) ➔ Tools & Settings ➔ Phone settings ➔ Security and press . 2. Enter your password in the Password field and press . 3. Select E...

Tools & Settings 64 Restricting Using the Restriction option, you can limit the outgoing numbers the phone dials such as contacts only, or special numbers only. This feature might be used if you loan your phone to another person and want to restrict the phone numbers they can dial while using yo...

Tools & Settings 66 Browser version The Browser version option displays the technical information about the browser. 1. From the Main screen, press Menu (Left Option Button) ➔ Tools & Settings ➔ Phone info and press . 2. Select Browser version and press . 3. View the browser information and ...

Tools & Settings 68 2. Select Sound and press . 3. Select one of the following: • Prompts : allows you to turn audio prompts On or Off. • Digits : allows you to turn audio digit playback On or Off. • Names : allows you to turn audio name playback On or Off. 4. Highlight On or Off and press . Nam...

69 Section 15: 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 70 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 as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. The maximum SAR value...

Health and Safety Information 72 the federal level. The following agencies belong to this working group: • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health • Environmental Protection Agency • Federal Communications Commission • Occupational Safety and Health Administration • National Telecommun...

Health and Safety Information 74 a person receives, reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless phone will reduce RF exposure. • If you must conduct extended conversations by wireless phone every day, you could place more distance between your body and the source of the RF, since the exposure...

Health and Safety Information 76 • US Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/cellphones Road Safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that ev...

77 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- emergen...

Health and Safety Information 78 out background environmental noise. By blocking background environment noise, noise cancelling headphones should allow you to hear the music at lower volumes than when using earbuds. • Limit the amount of time you listen. As the volume increases, less time is require...

Health and Safety Information 80 personal needs. Your Virgin Mobile Slash phone by Samsung has an M4 rating and a T4 rating. M-Ratings : Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/high...

Health and Safety Information 82 FCC Notice and Cautions FCC Notice The phone may cause TV or radio interference if used in close proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can require you to stop using the phone if such interference cannot be eliminated. Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such ...

Health and Safety Information 84 • Do not modify or remanufacture the battery as this could result in serious safety hazards. • If you use the phone near the network's base station, it uses less power; talk and standby time are greatly affected by the signal strength on the cellular network and the ...

85 • Do not crush, puncture or put a high degree of pressure on the battery as this can cause an internal short-circuit, resulting in overheating. • Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations. In some areas, the disposal of batteries in household or business trash may be prohibit...

Warranty Information 86 Section 16: 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 88 ANY OTHER PARTY. SOME STATES/PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FRO...

90 Index Numerics 911 20 A Abc Input Mode 23 Account 11 , 13 Account Balance 13 Activation Virgin Mobile Account 11 Active Call Options 17 Airplane 58 , 59 Alarm Clock 37 Auto Erase 32 Auto Text 32 B Backlight 57 Banner 55 Battery Capacity 4 Charging 4 Installing 3 Removing 4 Bluetooth Device inform...