User Manual
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Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
In Case of Emergency (ICE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Event Status Bar and Event Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 3: Navigation ...................................................27
Touch Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keyboard Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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My Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
My Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
V CAST Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
My Verizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Bluetooth Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Sounds Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
VZ Navigator
Photobucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
WeatherBug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Section 14: Health and Safety Information ...............125
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Index ............................................................................ 153
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Section 1: Getting Started
This section allows you to quickly start using your phone by
installing and charging the battery, activating your service,
setting up your voicemail, contacting customer support.
Note: All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may
vary. Instructions to perform tasks in this manual may change
depending on the software version on your phone.
Understanding this User Manual
The chapters of this manual generally follow the same order as
the menus and sub-menus in your phone. A robust index for
quick reference to features begins on page 153.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, all instructions to perform tasks in this
manual assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a
Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or display. For more
information, see “Locking and Unlocking” on page 10.
Also included is important safety information that you should
know before using your phone. Most of this information is near
the back of the guide, beginning on page 125.
Activating your Phone
If you purchased your phone at a Verizon Wireless store, it is
activated and ready to use. If received a new phone by mail, it
may need to be activated before you can use it.
Notes and Tips
Throughout this guide are icons and text that are set apart from
the rest. These are intended to point out important information,
quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more.
The definitions for these methods are as follows:
To activate your phone, choose from the following:
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Visit a Verizon Wireless store
Contact Verizon Wireless customer support.
Visit www.verizonwireless.com to manage your account online.
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Note: Explains alternative options within the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
Displaying Your Telephone Number
My Number displays the ten-digit telephone number assigned to
Tip: Provides quick or innovative methods for performing functions
related to the subject at hand.
your phone.
Important!: Points out information about the current feature that could
affect performance, or even damage your phone.
• From a Home screen, touch
Menu
➔
Settings & Tools
➔
Phone Info My Number.
➔
Getting Started
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Battery Cover
Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery, and comes with a wall charger for charging.
Your phone has a removable battery cover, covering the battery
and a tab for attaching a strap.
Removing the Cover
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery
before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery
requires up to 4 hours of charge time.
ᮣ
Grasp the phone with both hands. Pull up on the slot provided,
while lifting the cover up and off the phone.
After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
Warning!: Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries.
Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using
other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause
damage.
Battery Indicator
The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the display shows
battery power level, with four bars
indicating a full charge.
Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to
operate, a blinking empty battery icon appears and a tone
sounds. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, it
will shut down.
Installing the Cover
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Align the cover and press it firmly into place, being sure it
snaps into place at the corners.
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Installing the Battery
Removing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover. For more information, see
“Battery Cover” on page 5.
1. Remove the battery cover. For more information, refer to
“Battery Cover” on page 5.
2. Insert the top end of the battery into the phone housing,
aligning the gold contacts on the top of the battery with the
gold contacts on the phone. Push down on the bottom of
the battery until it snaps into place.
2. Grasp the bottom of the battery using the slots provided,
then lift the battery up and out of the phone.
3. Snap the battery cover back into place.
3. Snap the battery cover back into place.
Getting Started
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Charging the Battery
2. Insert the USB cable into the phone’s power/accessory
port.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery
before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery
requires up to 4 hours of charge time.
After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
1. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.
Charging Head
USB Cable
3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.
4. When the charging is complete, the indicator on the
charging head turns green. Unplug the charger from the
power outlet and remove the USB cable from the phone.
Incorrect
Correct
Warning!: Use only Samsung-approved charging accessories to charge your
phone. Improper handling of the power/accesory port, as well as
the use of a non-approved charger, may cause damage to your
phone and void the warranty.
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Non-Supported Batteries
Attaching a Strap
Samsung handsets do not support the use of a non-approved
battery.
You can attach an optional strap (not included) to your phone.
1. Remove the battery cover. See “Battery Cover” on page 5.
Important!: Using a non-supported battery may damage your phone.
When using a non-supported battery, you will hear a series of
beeps and you will see a warning message that indicates:
“NON-SUPPORTED BATTERY. SEE USER GUIDE.”
If you receive this warning, battery charging has been disabled.
Samsung charging accessories, such as the travel adapter and
cigarette lighter adapter, will only charge a Samsung-approved
battery.
Note: When using a non-supported battery the phone can only be used for
the duration of the life of the battery. The non-supported battery
cannot be charged.
2. Slide the loop of the strap into the slot and over the tab to
secure it.
3. Install the battery cover.
Getting Started
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Turning Your Phone On and Off
Set-Up Wizard
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Press and hold the End/Power key
to turn the phone’s
The Set-Up Wizard helps you set 9 basic parameters to get
started using your phone quickly.
power on or off.
1. From a Home screen, touch
Tools Set-Up Wizard
Menu
➔
Settings &
While powering on, the phone connects with the home
network, then displays the Home screen and active alerts.
➔
.
2. Follow instructions on the screen to set preferences:
• Call Sound: Choose how incoming calls are announced.
• Ringtone: (Available when Ringtone Only or Ring and Vibrate are
selected for Call Sound.) Select a ringtone for incoming calls.
• Vibrate Level: Set a vibration level for touch screen feedback.
• Tone Level: Set a level for touch screen tone feedback.
• Feedback Tone: Set a tone for touch screen feedback.
• Wallpaper: Choose an image for the home screen.
• Menu Font: Set the size of menu displays.
• Dial Font: Select the size of Dialer fonts.
End/Power key
• Main Clock: Choose a style for the main clock.
Touch Next to move to the next setting. You can skip any
setting by touching Next.
Touch Done when finished.
3. Touch
to return to the menu.
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Locking and unlocking the display
Locking and Unlocking
Your phone offers two lock functions: locking the display, or
locking the phone. Because this is a touch screen phone, locking
the display prevents unintentional key presses and can minimize
unnecessary battery drainage. Locking the phone can prevent
unauthorized access to the information on your phone, while
allowing access to the Dialer for call functions.
By default, the display locks when the backlight goes off. To
change this setting, see see “Touch Settings” on page 75.
Locking the display:
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Press the
Lock key on the left side of the phone.
Unlocking the display
Locking and unlocking the phone
1. Press the
Lock key once to wake up the display.
You can lock the phone to prevent unauthorized access to
information on the phone, but allow dialing with the Dialer.
Locking and unlocking requires the Lock Code.
Note: You can change the settings to allow you to press any key to activate
the backlight. For more information, see “Unlock Screen” on page 75.
2. Starting at the edge of the display, drag your finger across
the display in any direction. The lock screen animates and
clears from the display.
Locking the phone:
1. From a Home screen, touch
Tools Phone Settings
Menu
➔
Settings &
➔
➔
Security.
Enter the lock code when prompted. The default lock code
is the last four digits of your telephone number.
2. Touch
Unlocking the phone:
Touch Unlock and enter the lock code at the prompt.
Lock Phone Now. The Home screen displays.
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Note: You may choose to lock the phone automatically when powered on.
Drag screen to unlock
For more information, see “Phone Lock Setting” on page 78.
Getting Started
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Voicemail
Memory Card
All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if
your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail
and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.
Your phone supports the use of an optional, removable
microSD™ memory card of up to 16GB capacity. You can store
music or pictures you download or transfer to your phone, and
other files, on the memory card.
Setting up Voicemail
1. From a Home screen, touch
Dialer.
Note: You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased
with V CAST Music with Rhapsody) on a memory card.
2. Touch and hold
.
– or –
Installing the Memory Card
1. Pull the microSD card cover out and turn it to expose the
card slot.
Touch
, then press
Send.
3. Follow the automated instructions to set up your new
password and record a greeting.
Checking Voicemail
1. From a Home screen, touch
Dialer.
2. Touch and hold
.
– or –
Touch
, then press
Send.
3. Enter your password, then touch
.
4. Follow the recorded prompts to listen to messages and
manage your voicemail.
2. Push the microSD card into the slot until it locks into place.
Tip: You can also access voice mail by dialing your phone number from any
touch-tone phone.
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Removing the Memory Card
1. Pull the microSD card cover out and turn to expose the
card slot.
2. Push in on the memory card to release the lock and
remove memory card from the memory card slot.
Formatting the memory card
Formatting erases any content on the memory card, and
prepares it for use with your phone.
Warning!: Repeated formatting will shorten the life of the memory card.
Formatting a microSD Card using your Phone
1. From a Home screen, touch
Tools Memory
2. Touch Format Card
At the Format Card? prompt, touch Yes
Menu
➔
Settings &
➔
➔
Card Memory.
.
.
Formatting a microSD Card using your PC
For best playback of songs stored to the microSD memory card,
use the PC file system FAT32.
Consult your PC and/or memory card reader documentation for
information about formatting memory cards.
Getting Started
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
This section outlines key features of your phone. It also displays
the screen and the icons that are displayed on the phone.
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Full HTML Browser
3.2 Megapixel CMOS Camera and Camcorder with Night Shot Mode
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Advanced Nuance Voice Recognition technology, for no-training voice
Features of Your Phone
commands for dialing and other features
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Full color 3-inch WQVGA Touch Screen
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Speakerphone
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
microSD™ Memory Card Slot (up to 16GB capacity)
Advanced photo features and functionalities (photo river, photo editor,
dynamic canvas, panoramic photos)
Device Search
High Speed Data (EVDO 1x - Rev 0 Capable Technology)
Motion Detection
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Global Positioning (GPS) Technology with VZ Navigator
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V CAST Music with Rhapsody (Subscription, Wireless & PC
File Viewer
Downloads)
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Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Wireless Technology. For more information, see
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V CAST Videos
“Bluetooth Menu” on page 68.
Social Networking through the Communities application
Messaging Services
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Standard and Enhanced Text Messaging
Picture Messaging
Video Messaging
Threaded message display, by contact
Voicemail
Email Messaging, including mobile and corporate Email
Mobile Instant Messenger (IM)
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Personal Tools, including Calculator, Calendar, Alarm Clock, Stop
Watch, World Clock, Notepad and Sketch Pad
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Functions
Front View of Your Phone
1. LCD Touch Screen: Displays all the information needed to
operate your phone.
2. Send key: Press to answer an incoming call or to dial a
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number. From Idle mode, press to open All Calls.
3. Clear key: Press to return to the previous screen. Press and
hold to return to the Home screen.
4. Earpiece: Allows you to hear callers.
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5. End/Power key: Press and hold to power the phone On or
Off. Press to end a call or to end any application from any
menu, sub-menu or options menu.
6. Microphone: Allows the other caller to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
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3
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Understanding Your Phone
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Features
Back View of Your Phone
1. Mirror: Use to position camera when taking self-portraits
with the Camera.
2. Speaker: Music, ringtones and sounds play through the
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4
speaker.
3. 3.5 mm Headset Jack: Plug in standard music headphones
(for listening to music only) or an optional headset for safe
and convenient conversations.
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4. Camera/Camcorder Lens: The lens of the built-in camera/
camcorder.
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3. Volume key: In idle mode, press to adjust master volume,
or press and hold to activate Sound Off/Normal mode.
Press to adjust voice volume during calls, adjust audio
volume, or mute an incoming call ringer. When browsing
web with music playing, press to bring up Music Player.
Side View of Your Phone
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2
4. Lock key: Locks/unlocks display. Press to lock display.
When backlight is off, press once to activate backlight, or
press and hold to unlock the display in one step.
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6
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5. Memory Card Slot: Insert an optional microSD™ memory
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card to add additional memory and storage capacity.
6. Voice Commands key: From idle mode, press to activate
Voice Commands feature.
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7. Speakerphone/Zoom key: Press to activate speakerphone.
In Browser, press to increase and decrease size of web
content, or in zoom mode when viewing a picture in My
Pictures.
8. Camera/Camcorder key: Press to activate the camera, or
1. Strap attachment: Attach a strap (not included).
press and hold to activate the camcorder.
2. USB Power/Accessory Port: Plug in the USB cable for
charging or to sync music.
Understanding Your Phone
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