* Some contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending upon the software of the phone or your service provider. PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH-A562 User’s Manual ELECTRONICS World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com Printed in Korea Code No. : GH68-xxxxxA English. 01/2003. Rev.1.
FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies. The design of this phone complies with the FCC guidelines and these international standards.
USING THE MENUS INTERNET/MSG Accessing Menu Modes................................................................... 40 Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling ........................................ 41 Accessing a Menu Function by Using Its Shortcut ........................... 43 List of Menu Functions ................................................................. 44 GoNext (MENU 3-1) ............................................................... Messages (MENU 3-2) .................................
HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION Precautions When Using Batteries ............................................... 110 Road Safety ............................................................................... 112 Operating Environment .............................................................. 114 Electronic Devices ....................................................................... 115 Potentially Explosive Atmospheres .............................................. 116 Emergency Calls ................
Important Safety Precautions Unpacking Sensible Use Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on. Your package contains the following items: Handset Battery Handstrap Wearable Ear-microphone Desktop Charger User’s Manual Accessories and Batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Qualified service Only qualified service personnel may install or repair your phone.
Your Phone Your Phone With the phone closed Phone Layout Antenna The following illustration shows the main elements of your phone. Earphone Jack Service light Volume keys With the phone open External LCD Earpiece Folder Key Functions Enters the main menu mode. Display In the menu mode, selects a menu function or stores information that you have entered. In the standby mode, enters the Internet/MSG menu. In the menu mode, scrolls through the menu options.
Your Phone Your Phone Display Key Functions (continued...) Makes or answers a call. The display comprises two areas; an upper line of various icons, and the lower text and graphic area. In the standby mode, recalls the last numbers you dialed or received, and dials the last number when held down. Icons Ends a call. Also switches the phone on and off when held down. Text and graphic area In the menu mode, cancels your input and returns to the standby mode. Deletes characters from the display.
Your Phone Icons (continued...) New Message: Appears when a new text message is received. Vibration mode: Appears when you set the phone to vibrate at an incoming call via the Alert Type menu option (MENU 6-2) or when the phone is in the silent mode. Roaming: Appears when you are out of your home area and registered onto a different network; when travelling in other countries, for example. Battery status: Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have left.
Getting Started Getting Started Using a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. It comes packaged with a partially charged, rechargeable standard Li-ion battery, and must be fully charged the first time you use your phone otherwise the battery could be damaged. Installing the Battery 1. Place the battery so that the tabs on it match the slots at the bottom of the phone. Removing the battery 1.
Getting Started Charging the Battery A desktop charger is provided with your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details. Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. The phone can be used while the battery is charging, but this increases time it will take to charge your battery. To get the quickest charge for any battery, turn the phone off. Getting Started 2.
Getting Started Low Battery Indicator When the battery charge level gets low, the battery sensor blinks an empty Battery Status icon ( ) at the top right corner of the display and sounds a warning tone. When the battery level gets too low, the phone will automatically turn off. Unfortunately, if this happen, you’ll lose whatever you are doing and your phone call will cut off. Watch the Battery Status icon and make sure your battery is adequately charged. Getting Started Switching the Phone On/Off 1.
Getting Started WARNING! Do not switch on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger. Note: As with any other radio-transmitting device, do not touch the antenna on the phone unnecessarily when the phone is switched on. Contact with the antenna affects the call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed. Your Phone’s Mode Standby Mode The standby is the most basic state of your phone.
Call Functions Call Functions Ending a Call When you want to end your call, press Making a Call To make a call: 1. In the standby mode, enter the area code and phone number. While entering a phone number, press to insert a hard pause. For more information about pause dialing, see page 31. 2. Press . The phone places the call to the entered phone number. Note: You can press and hold the number key corresponding to the last digit of the phone number to begin dialing.
Call Functions If you press , the phone displays details of the call, such as the caller’s name (if available), date and time when the call was made, and the length of the call time. Press and to save the number in your phonebook. For more information about saving a number, see below. Making a Call from the Phonebook You can store the phone numbers called regularly in phone memory, which is called phonebook. You then simply recall the number to dial.
Call Functions Call Functions 5. When you view the details about the selected name, press to display the following options: 2. Press the key labeled with the required letter: - Once for the first letter - Twice for the second letter - And so on • Edit: allows you to edit the name entry. • Delete: deletes the selected item. • To enter a number, press and hold the corresponding key.
Call Functions Call Functions Four-digit Dialing For example: Location no. 009 Press and hold. You can enter the last four consecutive digits of a phone number in the phonebook or Call logs and your phone can dial the entire number for you. This feature is convenient if you have the number memorized, but you have forgotten where the number is stored in your phonebook. The number (and name) stored is displayed, then dialed.
Call Functions Call Functions Storing Pauses in a Phonebook Entry Manual Pause Dialing To store a number in your phonebook that contains pauses: You can enter pauses manually during the dialing process. 1. Enter the phone number you want to store, such as the bank’s teleservice phone number. 1. Enter the phone number of the service you want to call, such as a bank’s teleservice phone number. 2. Press 2. Press to enter a hard pause. The phone displays a “p” indicating a hard pause. .
Call Functions 5. Press for menu options and press Send DTMF. Call Functions for “SENDING DTMF” flashes on the display and the transmitted tone sounds. Adjusting the Volume During a call, if you want to adjust the voice volume, use the volume keys on the left side of the phone. Press to increase the volume level and to decrease the level. The graphic on the display shows four levels; the more bars you see, the higher the level.
Call Functions Call Functions Messages: allows you to use the Messages menu. See page 78 for further information. Quickly Switching to Silent Mode Mic Mute allows you to switch your phone’s microphone off, so that the other party cannot hear you. The silent mode disables all sounds on the phone. This feature is best used in situations where the phone might disturb others, such as in a meeting, at a library or in a theater. You can switch your phone to the silent mode with one touch of a key.
Call Functions Call Functions Call Forwarding Three-Way Calling This feature provides the option of forwarding incoming calls to another phone number, even though your phone is turned off. Activating Call Forwarding does not affect outgoing calls made from this phone. Contact your service provider to activate Call Forwarding. This feature enables you to conduct conference calls with two separate parties at the same time. The phone records only the first party into the Outgoing Calls Log.
Using the Menus Using the Menus This phone offers a range of functions that allows you to tailor the phone to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and submenus. The menus and submenus can be accessed by scrolling or by using the shortcuts. Accessing Menu Modes For further details about configuring the start menu, see page 48. Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling There are two ways to access menu mode: In the standby mode, press menu mode.
Using the Menus With a menu highlighted from the start menu mode, you can see a blinking box, meaning that there are some options available, at the bottom left of the display. Note: The options are unavailable for the My Phone menu. Press , and the following options are available: Change Icon: allows you to change the menu icon. For further information, see page 51. Delete Menu: deletes the menu from the start menu. Change Order: allows you to change the menu order. For further information, see page 50.
Using the Menus Using the Menus List of Menu Functions 1: Phonebook The list shows the menu structure available and indicates the number assigned to each option.
Using the Menus 3: Internet/MSG 3-1: GoNext 3-1-1: Connect GoNext 3-1-2: Connect Wizard 3-1-3: Wizard Box 3-1-4: Multimedia 3-1-5: Write E-mail 3-2: Messages 3-2-1: Inbox 3-2-2: Outbox 3-2-3: Message Box 3-3: E-mail 3-3-1: Read 3-3-2: Write 3-3-3: E-mail Outbox 3-3-4: Reserved E-mail 3-3-5: Set Configuration 3-4: Modem Setup 5-3-1: Modem Alert 5-3-2: Auto Receive 5-3-3: Port Speed 3-5: Internet Setup 3-5-1: Initial URL 3-5-2: Gateway 3-5-3: NATE E-mail 3-5-4: Primary DNS 3-5-5: Secondary DNS 3-5-6: Screen
Using the Menus My Phone 7: Setup 7-1: Lock Code 7-2: Answer Mode 7-3: LCD 7-3-1: Backlight Time 7-3-2: Set Backlight 7-3-2: External LCD 7-4: Auto Hyphen 7-5: Lock Phone 7-6: Time Manager 7-6-1: Air Time 7-6-2: Set Time 7- : Reset 7-0: Security 7-0-1: Call Restriction 7-0-2: Send ID 7-0-3: Send PIN 7-0-4: Emergency # 7-0-5: NAM Page 101 You can use the My Phone menu to determine the various settings for the start menu or the display components. Note that this menu can be accessed only when you press .
My Phone Change Icon 4. Select the desired icon from the list by pressing the navigation keys and press . Using this menu option, you can change the icons for the menus already registered on the start menu. The menu option is added to the start menu. Set Order 1. Select the menu of which you want to change the icon by pressing or . This menu option allows you to change the order of the menus. 2. Select an icon from the list using the navigation keys and press . 1.
My Phone Animation My Phone OK-2 You can set the various animated images to be displayed on the background of the display in some situations. Sliding Text OK-3 You can set the phone to display some text. The text will slide at the top of the idle screen. 1. Select On to turn the feature on. The following options are available: If you want to turn the feature off, select Off. Standby Mode: allows you to select an image to be displayed on the idle screen.
My Phone Phonebook Dialing Digits OK-5 This menu option allows you to change the size of the number to be displayed when you enter a phone number to dial. Select the desired size from Big and Small. Language The phonebook allows you to: • Store up to 999 name, each having up to 5 different numbers and use them easily. • View records of the calls you made or received. • Specify the phone to alert you in a distinctive way when you receive a call from individual or a group number stored in your phonebook.
Phonebook Incoming Phonebook MENU 1-2 Via this menu option, you can view the records of up to 30 of the last phone calls placed to your phone. 2. Press or 3. Press or to find the desired number under the selected name. 4. Press For details about accessing a record or using the options, refer to “Outgoing” on page 55. Find Number Press name. MENU 1-3 to view the details about the selected 5. When you view the details about the selected name, press to use the following options.
Phonebook 2. Press Press name. Phonebook to place a call to the number. to view the details about the selected 3. When you view the details about the selected name, press to use the following options. 4. Press Press name. to place a call to the number. to view the details about the selected 5. When you view the details about the selected name, press to use the following options. • Edit: allows you to edit the selected name entry. • Edit: allows you to edit the selected name entry.
Phonebook Phonebook 3. When you view the details about the selected name, press to use the following options. While scrolling through the phonebook list, you can access the following options by pressing . • Edit: allows you to edit the name entry. Edit: allows you to edit the selected name entry. • Delete: deletes the selected item. Delete Name: deletes the selected name entry. When you find a number, you can access the following options by pressing . New: allows you to create a new name entry.
Phonebook Phonebook Add Entry MENU 1-4 1. Select Edit Number and press This menu option allows you to add a new name entry. Create a new entry by following from Step 3 in “Saving a Number with a Name in the Phonebook” on page 26. Name Ringer Changing the Special Ringer Settings MENU 1-5 If the caller line identification service is available, you can set the phone to alert you to an incoming call from a specific person by using a distinctive icon and ringer. 2. Select the number and press .
Phonebook Phonebook Group Editing MENU 1-6 This menu allows you to add a new group and edit or delete the existing groups. You have three predefined groups and you can define six additional groups. Deleting an Existing Group 1. Select the group you want to delete and press or . 2. Select Delete and press . Adding a New Group 1. From the Group list, press 2. Select Add and press or Erase All . MENU 1-7 . 3. Enter a name for the group and press enter up to 12 characters. .
Organizer Organizer • You can also use the number keypad. The Organizer feature provides various convenient functions, such as a: • Calendar to manage your schedule and a memo pad. • Alarm to ring at a specified time once and the particular days of week. • Calculator and unit convertor. • World time clock. Calendar MENU 2-1 This option allows you to view the current month as well as the past or future month in calendar format. In this menu option, the current day is highlighted on the calendar.
Organizer 8. Press Organizer Memo Pad to save the event. 9. On the Calendar view, you can use the following options by pressing : • Set Schedule: allows you to add a new schedule. You can make up to 5 memos of important things you need to remember. Writing a New Memo • Delete All: deletes all schedules stored in the Planner. 1. Enter what you need to remember. You can enter up to 200 characters. For further details about entering characters, see page 27.
Organizer Organizer Alarm MENU 2-3 This option allows you to set up to two alarms to ring at a specified time. 1. Select ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 and press 2. When an alarm screen appears, press display the following options. . to • Alarm Time: enter the time when the alarm sounds using the number keypad. You need to enter the hour in 24-hour format. • Alarm Melody: select the desired ring type and then the desired melody or bell. • Alarm Type: select the interval for the alarm to ring from Once and Daily.
Organizer Organizer Notes: • The weekday alarm will sound even though your phone is in the silent mode (see page 37) or if you set the Alert Type menu option (Menu 6-2) to Lamp or Vibration. • Keep in mind that if your phone is off at the specified time, the alarm will not sound. Calculator MENU 2-5 Using this feature, you can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 1.
Internet/MSG Internet/MSG What appears on the display when you are connected to the network is dependent on the service provider. To view additional contents, press . You can use this menu to: • Navigate the wireless web by using the GoNext browser. • Send or receive SMS (Short Message Service) messages. • Send or receive E-mail. • Configure the modem and Internet settings. GoNext Note: You can quickly launch the browser by pressing and holding in the standby mode.
Internet/MSG Internet/MSG Exiting the GoNext Browser To exit the browser, simply press folder at any time. To play back a multimedia item: or close the Going Back to the GoNext Menu While navigating the browser, press . Press when the start menu is selected, and the phone displays the GoNext menu screen. 1. When the list of the downloaded items displays, scroll to the item you want to play by pressing or . 2. Press to play back the item. To pause the playback, press to resume.
Internet/MSG Messages Internet/MSG MENU 3-2 Using the Messages menu, you can: • Read your text messages and listen to voice messages. • Send text messages. Listening to Voice Messages When you access the Voice menu option (MENU 32-1-1), the information about the latest voice mail, such as the date and time when the mail was received and the caller’s name or number, appears. Select the desired message using Inbox To Your phone can receive voice mail and text messages.
Internet/MSG Internet/MSG Select the desired message using To or . Using the Display Setup menu option (MENU 3-2-13), you can set the phone to display the contents of a new text message when it comes in. Press make a call to the sender . read the message text The following options are available: . delete the selected message and select the Delete option. delete all of the messages and select the Delete All option.
Internet/MSG 3. When the display asks if you want to store the message into the Message Box for future use, select Yes or No and press . Note: The Message Box can hold up to 25 messages. If the memory for the message templates is full, a warning message will appear. You cannot store any more text until you erase the obsolete text. 4. Enter the phone number of the destination using the number keypad. Pressing allows you to search for a number from the phonebook by a person’s name or group name.
Internet/MSG Internet/MSG 2. Select the desired message using 3. To or . Press view the selected message . forward the selected message and select the Resend option. delete the selected message and select the Delete option. delete all message in Outbox and select the Delete All option. While viewing a message, press following options: to use the Resend: allows you to forward the message to other persons. Delete: deletes the selected message.
Internet/MSG Internet/MSG E-mail MENU 3-3 Using the E-mail menu, you can: • Read and send your e-mail messages. • Configure the e-mail settings. Read You can access the e-mail server and read e-mail messages. Delete: allows you to delete the address. Manual Input: allows you to manually enter a new destination address using the keypad. By Group: allows you to search a destination address by the group name. By Name: allows you to search a destination address by a person’s name. 5.
Sounds 10. When the display asks if you want to send the message, select Yes. When the message is sent successfully, the display asks if you want to save it into the E-mail Outbox menu. Select Yes or No and press . If your phone fails to send the message, the message asking if you want to save the message will appear. Select Yes to save the message in the Reserved E-mail menu. Selecting No returns to the standby mode. Sounds 3. To Press view the selected message .
Internet/MSG Modem Setup Internet/MSG MENU 3-4 Your phone is capable of sending or receiving digital data and fax calls when connected to a computing device (laptop, desktop, handheld, palmtop, etc.) running Windows NT, Windows 98 or later versions. The phone functions just like a typical modem on your PC, enabling you to use wireless data involving a wide variety of Windows software applications.
Internet/MSG Internet Setup Internet/MSG MENU 3-5 Screen Color You can configure the setting options required for connecting to the Internet. You can set the screen color when you connect to the Internet. To access this menu option, you should enter the Lock code. Reset Initial URL You can reset the settings that you configured. When the confirming message displays, select Yes and press . You can set the default URL address that is displayed when you access the Internet.
Games You can enjoy four games on your phone; Push Push, Couple Bowling, Rascal Othello and Snow Gogo. 3. If necessary, select Start or New Game by pressing or , and press to start the game. To stop the game, press at any time. To start a game: 1. Press or until the desired game is highlighted and press . 2. Press . • For the Push Push game, the Key Helper appears to help you understand the key operation for the game.
Music Box Music Box My Melody The Music Box menu contains the bells and melodies to alert you to an incoming call. A bell or melody selected in this menu will be used according to the setting in the Alert Type menu option (MENU 6-2). You can quickly access this menu by pressing from the standby mode. MENU 5-3 You can select one of the 8 melodies downloaded from the wireless web via the GoNext browser. Use the navigation keys to listen to the melodies available.
Sounds Sounds Using this menu, you can customize the various sound settings, such as the: • Ring volume or type. • Tone to alert you to an incoming message. • Length of the DTMF tone. • Tone to sound when your call is connected or disconnected. Note: When the phone is in Silent mode (see page 37), you cannot use this menu. Ring Volume MENU 6-1 This option allows you to adjust the ringer volume. Use the navigation keys or the volume keys on the left side of the phone to adjust the volume.
Sounds Setup Alert Interval You can set how often your phone alerts you that there are new received messages between One Time and Every 2 mins. Selecting No Alert does not sound the message alert. Connect Tone MENU 6-4 With this menu option On, the phone sounds a tone when your call is connected to the system. To turn the connect tone off, select Off. Disconnect Tone MENU 6-5 With this menu option On, the phone sounds a tone when a call is disconnected or dropped from the system.
Setup LCD Setup MENU 7-3 Backlight Time You can set the length of time the phone waits until the backlight turns off after you press the last key or open the folder, from 15 Seconds On, 30 Seconds On and 60 Seconds On. Menu 7-5 This menu allows you to lock the phone. Locking the phone limits all use of your phone. To access this menu, you need to enter your four-digit lock code. The lock code is preset to “0000” at the factory.
Setup Time Manager Setup MENU 7-6 Using this menu option, you can: • View the length of your calls. • Set the current date and time. Air Time Your phone keeps track of the amount of air time, or call time, used. Using this option, you can view the airtime for the last call or all calls made to or from your phone. You can also easily reset the airtime measurement.
Setup Reset Setup MENU 7- Security MENU 7-0 Using this menu option, you can reset your phone to its default status. To access this menu, you need to enter your four-digit lock code. The lock code is preset to “0000” at the factory. Your phone provides you with various security options, including a user-programmable lock code and special number features. The following options are available: Call Restriction Settings Only : resets all user-selectable setting options to their default settings.
Setup Setup Send PIN 3. Enter a phone number and press By setting the phone to send the PIN code when dialing, you can prevent your phone from being used by unauthorized people. The phone prompts you to enter the your PIN code when you make a call, therefore, a person who doesn’t have the code will not be able to use your phone. to save. Each emergency number can be up to ten digits long. To make an emergency number in the lock mode, simply enter one of the stored numbers and press .
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information Precautions When Using Batteries • Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any way. • Use the battery only for its intended purpose. • 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 parameters set by the network operator.
Health and Safety Information 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 every user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense and remember the following tips. 1.
Health and Safety Information 10. Call roadside assistance or a special nonemergency wireless assistance number when necessary. If you see a broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no one appears injured, or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or any other special nonemergency wireless number.
Health and Safety Information Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical devices, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Switch off your phone in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Health and Safety Information To make an emergency call, proceed as follows. 1. If the phone is not on, switch it on. 2. Key in the emergency number for your present location Emergency numbers vary by location. 3. Press the key. If certain features are in use (call barring, for example), you may first need to deactivate those features before you can make an emergency call. Consult this document and your local cellular service provider.
Health and Safety Information • Do not touch the phone with a wet hand while it is charging. Doing so may cause an electric shock to you or damage to the phone. • Do not use or store the phone in dusty, dirty areas, as its moving parts may be damaged. • Do not store the phone in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, damage batteries, and warp or melt certain plastics. Health and Safety Information • Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna.
Glossary Glossary Airtime - Actual time spent talking on the wireless phone. Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month. Antenna - A device for transmitting or receiving signals. The size and shape of antennas is determined, in part, by the frequency of the signal they receive. Wireless phones and the base station must have antennas. Base Station - The fixed radio transmitter/receiver that maintains communications with mobile radio telephones within a given area.
Glossary ve i Tentat Index LED - (Light Emitting Diode) Commonly used to refer to a small light on the wireless phone or on the Desktop Charger. The LED lights on the phone to indicate an incoming call. The lights on the charger indicate that battery charging is taking place. RF - Radio Frequency Roaming - The ability to use a wireless phone to make and receive calls in places outside of the home service area. Service Charge - The amount paid each month to receive wireless service.
Index F Finding number by group • 61 by location • 62 by name • 59 by number • 60 by time • 63 last search • 64 G Game (4) • 56 Group editing (1-6) • 67 H Hyphen (7-4) • 98 I Icon description • 13 Inbox (3-2) • 82 In-call options • 35 Incoming calls (1-2) • 59 Installing battery • 16 K Key volume • 10 Keys description • 11 location • 10 L Language (-OK-6)• 53 Last number redialing • 25 Listening voice message • 83 Lock code (7-1) • 96 Lock the phone • 98 Low battery indicator • 20 126 Index M Mem
End a call Open the folder or SEND END Speed dial Store a new number into memory Phone number + + ¦ or (label) + OK + name + to the selected label + location number + OK +Yes + OK Scan memories + OK + or + ¦ or + SEND or OK One Touch (001~009): Hold down the third digit. Two-Touch (010~099): Press the second digit briefly, then hold down the third digit. Three-Touch (100~999): Press the first and the second digit briefly, then hold down the third.
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