A920 BMC Guide.book Page a Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM SPH-A920 P O R T A B L E D u a l - M o d e T E L E P H O N E User Guide Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page b Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Intellectual Property All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating thereto (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions.
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A920 BMC Guide.book Page d Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Table of Contents Getting Started..............................................................................1 Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Viewing the Display Screen. . . . . . .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page e Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Entering Characters using Alpha mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons and Preset Messages . . . 31 Voice Service ..............................................................................33 Activating Voice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call . . . .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page f Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Media Player...............................................................................64 Watching a Streamed Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page g Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Tools...........................................................................................93 Voice Service. . . . . . . . . . . . .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page h Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Adding a Phone Number to an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Group Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 122 123 123 Settings ....................................................................................
A920 BMC Guide.book Page i Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Phone Security .........................................................................144 Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A920 BMC Guide.book Page 3 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Key Functions 1. Phone Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your phone. 2. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the better the signal strength. 3. Internal/External Display Screen: These screens display all the information needed to operate your phone. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 4 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Getting Started Press while navigating through a menu to accept the highlighted choice in the menu. 8. Volume Key: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (with the flip open) or adjust the voice volume during a call. The volume key can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press the volume key up or down. 9.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 5 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 15. Microphone: The microphone allows the other caller to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them. 16. Space/Pound Key: Enters the pound [#] character for calling features. In text entry mode, press to enter a space. 17. Memory Slot: allows you to insert a specialized memory card made especially for mobile phones. Your phone supports up to 512 MB of TransFLASH memory. 18.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 6 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Getting Started 23. Battery Indicator: The battery indicator displays the amount of remaining battery charge currently available in your phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon, the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or empty. 24. Position Location: This icon indicates that the position location feature is active. 25.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 7 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Viewing the Display Screen Your phone’s interior and exterior display screens provides a wealth of information about your phone’s status and options. This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screens: displays your current signal strength. When you are receiving maximum signal strength, six bars are shown. tells you a call is in progress. means there is no service, as your phone cannot find a signal.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 8 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM indicates that your phone is in web security mode. Getting Started indicates that your phone is roaming. indicates that you have voicemail, text, picture messages or video messages waiting. Press briefly to see a list of pending messages or press and hold to dial your voicemail box. indicates that there is an unread message in your inbox. indicates that the message has been read. indicates that there is an unread urgent message in your inbox.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 9 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM indicates that both the ringer and vibrate are turned off. indicates that an alarm is set on your phone. indicates that the handset is in Mute mode. indicates that the handset is in Key Mute mode. indicates that the handset is in Camera mode. indicates that the camcorder is enabled. indicates that the self-timer function is enabled. With the self timer enabled, a set amount of time is required prior to taking a picture.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 10 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM indicates that a voice memo or video has been paused. indicates that a voice memo or video is playing. indicates that media has been uploaded to an online album or folder. indicates that Bluetooth technology is connected. indicates that Bluetooth technology is enabled. indicates that there is a voice message attached to an image. indicates that there is a memory card installed. indicates that the TTY option is On.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 11 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Features of Your Phone Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SPH-a920 phone. This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable, and it also offers many significant features and service options: • Dual-band/Dual-Mode capability provides high-speed data and voice access to other Digital Networks where roaming agreements are established. See "Roaming" on page 27. • Mobile BrowserTM provides access to the wireless Internet.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 12 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Turning Your Phone On and Off • Press and hold to turn your phone on. Once your phone is On, it displays “Looking for Service” which indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 13 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger Battery Capacity Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time or approximately 8 days of continuous digital standby time. When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon blinks.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 14 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Getting Started Removing the Battery To remove your battery: 1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or messages. 2. Push the battery release latch up completely. 3. Using the side tabs, pull the top of the battery away from the phone and remove.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 15 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Charging the Battery Your phone’s LiIon battery is rechargeable and should be charged as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone. Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you will lose all the information you were just working on.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 16 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Phone Basics Displaying Your Phone Number • Press for Menu, followed by to display My Phone #. Note: To access the phone’s main Menu, press from standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with the navigation key and pressing , or you can press the key corresponding to the menu’s position in the 3x4 grid.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 17 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Tip: To redial your last recent call, press twice. Tip: Some networks support + dialing. + dialing automatically indicates to the network that you are dialing an international call and adds the international dialing prefix (typically ‘011’) to the call automatically. To use + dialing, press and hold (until the + appears) before entering the phone number.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 18 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • • Press or the volume key to quiet the ringer. Press and hold or the volume key to send the incoming call to your voicemail box. Phone Basics Note: When your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail. Ending a Call To disconnect a call when you are finished: • Close the phone or press . Missed Call Notification When an incoming call is not answered, a Missed Call message is displayed on your screen.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 19 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM In-Call Options During a call, use the left softkey to Mute or Unmute your phone’s microphone. Additional actions are available by pressing the right softkey for Options during a call (To select an option, press the corresponding keypad number or highlight the option and press .) • (1) Key Mute or Key UnMute allows you to mute or reactivate your phone’s keypad sounds. • • (2) Contacts accesses the Contacts menu options.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 20 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Note: The End-of-Call options are not displayed for calls identified as Unknown ID or Restricted number. Saving a Phone Number 1. Enter a phone number. 2. Press the right softkey 3. Press for Options for Save. 4. Select New Entry and press . 5. Select the Type using the navigation key and press • Mobile • Home • Pager • Others • Work 6. Enter the name using the keypad and press . 7. Press the left softkey for Done.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 21 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Hard Pause sends the next set of numbers when you press . • 2-Second Pause automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds. Note: You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine 2-second and hard pauses. To dial or save phone numbers with pauses: 1. Enter a phone number from standby mode. 2. Press the right softkey for Options and select Hard pause or 2sec pause.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 22 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Abbrev. Dial 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Others. 3. Press for Call Setup. 4. Press for Abbrev. Dial. 5. Select On or Off and press . 6. Input the five or six digit prefix (for example, area code and prefix) and press . Making an Abbreviated Dial Call 1. Enter the last four or five digits of the prefix phone number. Abbrev. Dial is displayed in the lower left corner with the prefix digits displayed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 23 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Tip: If the desired entry contains more than one phone number, scroll left or right to display the number you wish to call and press the call. to make Using Speed Dialing You can store up to 98 numbers in your phone’s speed dial memory to make contacting friends and family as easy as pressing a few buttons.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 24 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM To permanently block your number, call the Customer Service department of your network service provider. Responding to Call Waiting When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you of incoming calls by sounding two beeps. Your phone’s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone number (if it is available and you are in digital mode). To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call: • Press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 25 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Making a Three-Way Call With Three-Way Calling, you can talk to two people at the same time. When using this feature, the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls. To make a Three-Way Call: 1. Enter a number you wish to call and press . 2. Once you have established the connection, press the right softkey for Options, followed by for 3-Way Call. 3. Dial the second number and press . 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 26 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM digital wireless transmission. Your phone and TTY device will connect via a special cable that plugs into your phone's headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. 1. Press followed by explanation of TTY Mode will display.) 2. Press Phone Basics To turn TTY Mode on or off: . (A brief again to continue. 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 27 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Roaming Understanding Roaming Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the network. The following chart indicates what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your phone. Roaming Indicator Network Other Digital Networks Note: You will pay a higher per-minute rate for roaming calls.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 28 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Roaming. 3. Press for Set Mode. for Settings. 4. To select an option, highlight it and press . Automatic: This setting seeks service. When service is unavailable, the phone searches for an alternate system. • 1X-Only Mode: This setting allows you to access 1X networks and no EV-DO service is available.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 29 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when sending text messages). To change the character input mode: 1. When you display a screen where you can enter text, Press the right softkey for Options. 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 30 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Press to erase a single character. Press and hold delete an entire entry. to To enter text using T9: 2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to enter “Meeting”, press once, twice, once, once, once, and once.) Entering Characters using Alpha mode To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alpha mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 29).
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 31 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Characters scroll in the following order: • • .,@1? ! *#/ ABC2 PQRS7 TUV8 • DEF3 WXYZ9 • GHI4 0 • JKL5 Space • MNO6 Change case After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key. Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons and Preset Messages To enter numbers: • Select the Number mode and press the appropriate key.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 32 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM (See "Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 29.) To enter preset messages: 1. Select the Preset Msg mode. (See "Selecting a Character Input Mode" on page 29.) Note: Preset messages make composing text messages quicker by allowing you to enter pre-typed messages, such as “Meet me at,” “Let’s get lunch,” or a customized preset message of your own. (For more information on preset messages, please see "Preset Messages" on page 88.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 33 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Voice Service Activating Voice Service Voice recognition allows you to say commands to perform common functions supported by your phone. There is no voice training required to use the voice recognition feature. You simply say the predesignated command displayed on your screen in a normal tone of voice to perform the desired function. To activate voice recognition: 1. Press and hold command.) . (The phone prompts you to say a voice 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 34 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Call • • Voice Service works best in quieter environments. When saying a number, speak at a normal speed and say each digit clearly. There is no need to pause between digits. • The phone recognizes the digits one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, zero, and oh. The phone does not recognize numbers such as "one eight hundred" for "1-800." Instead, say "one-eight-zero-zero.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 35 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM from those displayed on the screen by pressing on the correct number. The phone will then dial the number.) • If the phone asks you, "Did You Say," followed by an incorrect number, say No. (If there are other alternatives, the phone will prompt you with the next one. You can also press the navigation key up or down to select the correct number from the Choice List, and then press to dial.) 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 36 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 2. Say “Send Text” followed by either a name stored in your Contacts or a valid 7, 10 or 11 digit North American phone number naturally and clearly. If the phone asks you, "Did You Say," followed by the correct number, say Yes. (You can also select the correct number from those displayed on the screen by pressing on the correct number. The phone will then dial the number.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 37 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Go To You can open an application or access a menu by saying “Go To” followed immediately by the “destination,” either an application or menu. To see a list of possible destinations: 1. Press and hold to activate voice recognition. (The phone prompts you to say a voice command.) 2. Say “Go To” by itself. A list of valid destinations is displayed and prompts you with “Please Choose.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 38 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Customizing Voice Service Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists 1. Press , followed by Voice Service You can customize whether the Voice Service feature displays the list of top voice recognition choices or automatically dials the first number, without displaying a choice list. To enable or disable choice lists for Voice Service: for Settings. 2. Press for Voice Service. 3. Press for Choice Lists. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 39 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Adapting Voice Service Voice Dialing is speaker independent, which means that no initial training or adaptation is required. Some users with heavy accents or unusual voice characteristics may encounter difficulty in achieving high accuracy with speaker independent Voice Dialing. The Adapt Digits feature allows users to dramatically improve the digit accuracy through adaptation.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 40 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Voice Service. 3. Press for Digit Dialing. 5. When you are ready to start recording, press . (The phone prompts you to say the first sequence of digits.) 6. Wait for the beep, and then repeat the digits using a normal tone of voice. (The phone plays back your recording and asks you if the recording sounds "OK.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 41 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 3. Press for Digit Dialing. 4. Press for Reset Digits. 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select Yes and press the left softkey for OK. Changing Voice Service Prompts By default, your phone provides audio prompts such as “Please say a command”. You can turn these prompts on or off. To turn Voice Service prompts On or Off: 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Voice Service. 3. Press for Sound. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 42 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Memory Card Using Your Phone’s TransFLASH Card Your phone is equipped with a 32 MB TransFLASH (Secure Digital) memory card and its adapter to expand the phone’s available memory space. It allows you to easily store images, videos, music files, and voice data in your phone. Inserting the TransFLASH Memory Card To insert the TransFLASH memory card into your phone: 1. Open the TransFlash access panel located on the bottom right side of the phone.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 43 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM TransFLASH memory Icon Indicators The following icons will appear on your phone’s display screen when a TransFLASH memory card is properly inserted into the TransFLASH memory card slot: Indicates that a TransFLASH memory card has been inserted into your handset. Note: Make sure your battery is fully charged before using the TransFLASH memory card.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 44 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Using the TransFLASH SD Adapter To insert the TransFLASH memory card into the TransFLASH memory adapter: • With the label side of the TransFLASH memory card facing up, insert the card into the supplied TransFLASH memory adapter and gently slide the card until it is fully inserted.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 45 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Main Menu Menu Styles Your phone can display the various features and options in one of two different menu styles, 3x4 and List. By default, your handset is set to the 3x4 menu style. Note: Key commands for the first menu level in the List style differ from those in this guide. For more information on changing the menu style between 3x4 and List, see "Changing the Phone’s Menu Style" on page 46.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 46 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM List Style List style displays all the various menu choices in a vertical list. As you navigate through the menu, menu options are highlighted. You can use your navigation keys to scroll through menus quickly and easily. The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. • To navigate through a menu, simply press the navigation key up or down.
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A920 BMC Guide.book Page 50 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • On • Off 4: Brightness • Highest • High • Medium • Low • Lowest 7: Service Light • On • Off 8: Text Entry 2: Sound 1: Ringer Type 1: Voice Calls 1: With Caller ID 2: No Caller ID 2: Messaging 1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Pic/Video Msg 3: Scheduler 4: Roam Ringer • Normal • Distinctive 2: Volume 1: Ringer 2: Text Message 3: Pic/Video Msg 4: Voicemail 5: Alarms 6: App.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 51 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • On • Off 3: Connect • On • Off 4: Sig.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 52 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 4: Right Key (Options same as Up key) 7: Others 1: Call Setup 1: Abbrev.
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A920 BMC Guide.book Page 54 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Camera Menu • Med: 640x480 • Low: 320x240 • Quality • Fine • Normal • Economy • Shutter Sound • Off • Shutter 1 • Shutter 2 • Shutter 3 • Say Cheese • View Mode • Wide Screen • Full Screen 6: Review Media 7: Camcorder 8: Save To.. • In Phone • In Memory card Main Menu 1: Flash • Off • On this Shot • Always On 2: Self-Timer • Off • 5 Seconds • 10 Seconds 3: Fun Tools..
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 55 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • White Balance • Auto • Sunny • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Manual 5: Settings.. • Quality • Fine • Normal • Economy 6: Review Media 7: Camera Mode 8: Save To..
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 56 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Web Your phone comes equipped with Wireless Web access through your browser. You can view specially designed version of popular sites which includes sports, weather, news, stock quotes etc.. as well as downloadable ringtones, screen savers and games. When you launch the browser, the phone will connect to the Internet and the service indicator icon will display.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 57 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM session. Though the browser is open, you are not currently in an active data session - that is, no data is being sent or received. As soon as you navigate to another page, the active session will launch and you will see the "Connecting" message. Web Connection Status and Indicators Your phone's display lets you know the current status of your web connection through indicators which appear at the top of the screen.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 58 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM select the menu items using your keypad (if they’re numbered) or by highlighting the option and pressing . Web Scrolling As with other parts of your phone's menu, you'll have to scroll up and down to see everything on some Web sites. • Press the navigation key up and down to scroll line by line or press the volume buttons on the side of the phone to scroll one page at a time.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 59 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Using the Menu to Navigate By pressing the Menu softkey, you can navigate between web pages. Press the Menu softkey and select one of the following options: 1. Home to return to the Bell home page 2. Forward one web page (if you have not returned back from a previous web page, this option is greyed out) 3. Mark this page to create a Bookmark 4. View Bookmarks to see your list of Bookmarks 5. Search takes you to a search engine 6.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 60 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Call History Viewing History You’ll find the Call History feature very helpful. It is a list of the last 20 phone numbers (or Contacts entries) for calls you missed, made, or accepted. Call History makes redialing a number fast and easy. It is continually updated as new numbers are added to the beginning of the list and the oldest entries are removed from the bottom of the list.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 61 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Press the right softkey options for this entry: for Options to select one of the following • Send Msg to send a text or picture message to this phone number. • • • Save to create a new Contact for this phone number. Prepend to add a prefix before dialing this phone number. Erase to erase this number from your Call History. Making a Call From Call History To place a call from Call History: 1. Press , followed by for Call History. 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 62 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM To save a phone number from Call History: 1. Press , followed by for Call History. 2. Select Outgoing Calls , Incoming Calls Missed Calls , or Recent Calls . , 3. Highlight the entry you want to save and press the right softkey for Options. 4. Press to Save the number. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the entry. (See "Saving a Phone Number" on page 20.) After you have saved the number, the new Contacts entry is displayed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 63 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 6. Press or the left softkey to Call. Erasing Call History To erase a single call entry or to erase all entries within Call History: 1. Press , followed by for Call History. 2. Select Outgoing Calls , Incoming Calls Missed Calls , or Recent Calls . , 3. Highlight the entry you want to erase and press the right softkey for Options. 4. Press to Erase the currently-highlighted entry or for Erase All. 5.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 64 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Media Player • Channel Listing displays all the audio or video channels available for you to browse and subscribe to. • Memory Card displays all the media content that is save on your memory card. • My Play List displays channels that you have subscribed to. Watching a Streamed Channel To select and view a streamed channel: 1. Press , followed by for Media Player. 2. Press for Channel Listing and sign up for the service as prompted. 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 65 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Playing a program from your Memory Card You can also watch programs that you have downloaded to your Memory card. To watch a program from your memory card: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Media Player. for Media Card. A list of programs appears. 3. Select a program and press begin playing. or the left softkey to Media Player Controls The Media Player works with the phone both open and closed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 66 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Press the left navigation key to skip to the previous media clip in the current playlist. • Press the up navigation key to display all the media clips in the current playlist. Press up or down using the music player or navigation keys to move through the list and press or to select a song. Note: During a streaming session, the navigation keys are not used. Only the center key is used for play and pause.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 67 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets, hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, PCs, printers, and wireless phones. The Bluetooth communication range is usually up to approximately 10 meters (30 feet). Note: There are many Bluetooth devices in the market whose compatibility with the SPH-A920 cannot be guaranteed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 68 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Visibility To configure your phone’s visibility (discoverability) to other Bluetooth devices: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Bluetooth. for Visibility. 3. Select your desired Visibility setting and press : • Always Visible to allow other Bluetooth devices to detect and identify your phone. • Visible for 3 min to allow other devices three minutes before changing your status to hidden.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 69 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Tip: Give your handset an easily-recognized name so other people can select your handset quickly in environments where multiple Bluetooth devices are visible. Device Info This is a static information display that provides information about your Bluetooth capability. To view your Bluetooth information: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Bluetooth. for Device Info. 3. When you are finished, press the right softkey Cancel.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 70 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 4. Select Search and press . Your phone displays a list of discovered in-range Bluetooth devices. Bluetooth 5. Select the device you wish to pair with and press the left softkey for Add to List. 6. Enter the passkey and press . 7. The name of the Bluetooth device is displayed. Press the left softkey for Done. 8. Highlight the device and press the left softkey for Connect. Connection Successful will display if the device is connected properly.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 71 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Missed Alerts The Missed Alerts screen shows you a list of events that you have missed while busy working on other high priority work. The Missed Alerts screen serves as a centralized location so you don’t have to go through different menus to check for missed calls, unheard voice mail or unread messages, etc. The Missed Alerts screen appears whenever you flip open your phone and you have unviewed Missed Alerts.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 72 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Music Music Store You can use the Music Store to download songs to the removable memory card in your phone. When you start the Music application, the Music Store is automatically loaded. To download songs from the Music Store: 1. Press , followed by displayed. for Music. The Music Store is 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to download songs or other audio tracks. A service charge may apply.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 73 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 3. Select either All My Music or a desired playlist and press . 4. Select a song track and press to begin playing. To start the music player with the phone closed. • Press and hold begins to play. . The first song listed alphabetically To exit the music player: • Press . When the phone prompts you to confirm, high- light Yes and press . Music Player Controls The Music Player works with the phone both open and closed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 74 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Press the left navigation key to skip to the previous song in the current playlist. • Press the up or down navigation key to display all the tracks in the current playlist. Press up or down using the music player or navigation keys to move through the list and press or to select a song. • Press the right softkey for Menu to access one of the following options: Music • 1. Repeat Song to repeat the current song 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 75 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Downloads With your new web enabled phone, you have access to a variety of services such as downloadable Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers. While each type of download involves a different file type, the basic method for accessing and downloading files is the same. Games You can play a variety of entertaining and graphically-rich games on your phone. New games are easy to download and play. Downloading Games 1. Press , followed by 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 76 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to play the game. When you are finished, select Exit (or Quit) or press . Downloads Ringers Downloading Ringers To download an available ringer to your phone: 1. Press , followed by 2. Highlight Ringers and press for Downloads. . 3. Highlight Get New Ringers and press . The browser will launch and take you to the Ringers download menu. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 77 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Assigning Downloaded Ringers Downloaded ringers may be assigned directly from the Downloads menu and are also available through the Settings menu. To assign a downloaded ringer through the Settings menu, see "Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls, Messaging and Scheduler" on page 130. To assign a downloaded ringer through the Downloads menu: 1. Press , followed by for Downloads. 2. Highlight Ringers and press • .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 78 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Follow the web page instructions to complete your purchase. Note: You may store a limited number of downloaded Screen Savers on your phone, depending on the file sizes. Assigning Downloaded Screen Savers Downloaded Screen Savers may be assigned directly from the Downloads menu and are also available through the Settings menu. To assign a downloaded Screen Saver through the Settings menu, see "Changing the Screen Saver" on page 125.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 79 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Applications Downloading Applications To download an application to your phone: 1. Press , followed by for Downloads. 2. Highlight Applications and press . 3. Highlight Get New Applications and press . The browser will launch and take you to the application download menu. 4. Use your navigation key to highlight and select an application you wish to download.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 80 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Messaging Now you can exchange text and multimedia messages right from your phone and stay connected without saying a word. Within the Messaging menu you can also view the number of voicemail messages you have waiting for you. The following folders are available in the Messaging menu: • Send Message - allows you to send text or Pic/Video messages.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 81 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM To send a text message: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Messaging. for Send Message. 3. Using the navigation keys, select Text and press . 4. Using the navigation keys, select either the Contacts, Mobile # or Email box and press . • if you selected Contacts, scroll through your Contacts list to check/uncheck desired recipients. When you and press are finished, press the left softkey for Done.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 82 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Call Back # allows you to enter or omit a call back number in your message. • Save to Drafts stores a copy of the text message in your Drafts folder. To read and Reply to a Text Message: When you receive a text message, you will see “New Text Message” on your display screen. To reply to the text message: 1. While the message is open, select the left softkey Reply. for 2. Compose your reply or use a pre-composed messages.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 83 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • for Erase. Using the navigation keys select Erase This to delete the currently highlighted message, Erase Read to delete all read messages, or Erase All to delete all messages in your Inbox and press . • for Erase Multiple. Scroll through your list of messages and press to check or uncheck messages you want to erase. When you are finished, press the left softkey for Erase.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 84 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 6. Using the navigation keys, select the destination you wish to send the picture(s) to and press . 7. Enter your destination and press the left softkey for OK. You can send each message to up to 10 destinations. 8. When you have finished entering all the desired destinations, press the left softkey for Next. • If you wish to add text to your picture message, highlight Text Message and press the right softkey for Add.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 85 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. To set up your voicemail: 1. Press and hold . 2. Follow the system prompts to create your passcode, record your greeting, and record your name announcement.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 86 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Press and hold . To display your Missed Calls: • Press , followed by . Important: When you are roaming off the network, you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages. It is recommended that you periodically check your voicemail by dialing 1 + area code + your Phone Number. When your voicemail answers, press and enter your passcode. You will be charged roaming rates when accessing voicemail while roaming off the network.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 87 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Note: You may be charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your phone. Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message icon after you have checked your voice and text messages. To clear the icon from the display screen: 1. Press , followed by for Messaging. 2. Press for Voicemail. 3. Press for Clear Envelope. 4. Press the navigation key up to select Yes and press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 88 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Edit Signature: If the option is On, your signature will be appended to each message you send. • Message Alert: Allows you to configure the Volume level, Type, and Reminder settings for Message Alerts. • Auto-Erase: If this option is On, old messages are automatically deleted from the mail boxes when they become full.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 89 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Note: When you send a message using Preset Messages, the last message selected automatically displays as the first choice when sending a new message. Edit Signature The Edit Signature menu allows you to create a signature of up to 15 characters that is automatically appended to all your text messages. To edit your signature, or to turn signatures on or off: 1. In the Settings menu, press 2. Press for General. for Edit Signature. 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 90 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Use the navigation keys to select the desired volume level and press to save. 6. When you are finished, press the left softkey To set the ringer type: 1. In the Settings menu, press 2. Press for Message Alert. 3. Press for Type. for Done. for General. 4. Press: • • • for Voicemail for Text Message for Pic/Video Msg 5. Press the navigation key left or right to select between Single Tones, Ring Tones, Melodies, or Downloads. 6.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 91 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Auto-Erase This option allows you to automatically delete old messages when the memory becomes full. This prevents new messages from being rejected due to the Inbox being full. To turn this option On or Off: 1. In the Settings menu, press 2. Press for Message Alert. 3. Press for Auto-Erase. for General. 4. Press the navigation key up or down to select Yes or No and press to select.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 92 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Normal: this option sends the message as normal with regular delivery. • Urgent: this option sends the message at the highest level and alerts the recipient that it is urgent. This setting allows you to select the default priority level when creating new messages. To select the priority level: 1. In the Settings menu, press 2. Press for Text Message. for Priority. 3. Select Normal or Urgent using the navigation key and press to select.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 93 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Tools Voice Service For more information, see "Voice Service" on page 33. Voice Memo You can use your phone to record brief memos to remind you of important events, phone numbers, or other items. Recording Voice Memos To record a voice memo: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Tools. for Voice Memo. 3. Press for Record. (The phone prompts you to start recording after the beep.) 4. Wait for the beep and then start speaking.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 94 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Press the left softkey to Pause the memo. (When a memo is paused, press the left softkey again to Resume recording.) 3. Press or press the right softkey for Finish to end the recording prior to the countdown completion Note: A total of 5 minutes in 5 separate memos can be recorded and saved. Individual memos can record up to 60 seconds of audio. Tools Reviewing and Erasing Memos To play the voice memos you have recorded: 1. Press 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 95 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 4. Select the memo to erase. 5. Press the right softkey Erase. for Options followed by 6. Press the navigation key up to select Yes and press To erase all voice memos: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for . for Tools. for Voice Memo. 3. Press for Review. (The phone displays a list of saved memos, with the first one selected.) 4. Press the right softkey Erase All. for Options followed by 5.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 96 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Countdown: Countdown allows you to enter a future date and time into the phone and then see the amount of days, hours, and minutes until that time is reached. Today To add an event to today’s schedule: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Planner. 3. Press for Today. for Add New. 5. Enter the event description using the keypad and press the left softkey for Next. 6. Set the event details using the navigation keys.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 97 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • End Time and Date: Enter the end time and date using the keypad. Use the right softkey to toggle between AM and PM.) • Contact: Press to display a list of your Contacts. Scroll down to the desired Contact entry and press . When the scheduled event occurs, this entry will be displayed onscreen, making the person convenient to contact. 7. When you are finished with the event details, press the left softkey for Done.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 98 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Reminder: choose between No Alarm, On Time, 10 min before, 30 min before or 1 Hr before • Recurrence: choose between Once, Day, Weekly, Monthly or Yearly • Alarm Type: choose a ringer type for the alarm • Start Time and Date: Enter the starting time and date using the keypad. Use the right softkey to toggle between AM and PM.) • End Time and Date: Enter the end time and date using the keypad.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 99 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • If you have one or more events scheduled for today, they are displayed. Press the left softkey for Add New. 4. Enter the task description using the keypad and press the left softkey for Next. 5. Press the navigation keys left or right to select a Low or High priority. 6. Enter the Due Time and Date using the keypad. (Press the right softkey to toggle between AM and PM.) 7. Press the left softkey To view a task: 1. Press , followed by 2.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 100 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Countdown To set up a new countdown: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Planner. 3. Press for Countdown. for Tools. If there are no existing countdowns, the New Countdown screen is automatically displayed. • If you have one or more composed memos, they are displayed. Press the left softkey for Add New. 4. Enter a name using the keypad and press 5. Enter the time and date values and press To view a countdown: 1.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 101 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM For more information on changing the ringer type, see "Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls, Messaging and Scheduler" on page 130. Viewing Events To view your scheduled events: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Planner. 3. Press for Today or for Tools. for Scheduler. 4. If you selected , use the navigation keys to scroll to the desired date and press the left softkey for View.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 102 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 6. Highlight Yes with the navigation key and press confirm. to Memo Pad Your phone comes with a memo pad you can use to compose and store reminders and notes to help keep you organized. To compose a memo: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Tools. for Memo Pad. If you have no memos composed, then the New Memo menu is automatically displayed. • If you have one or more composed memos, they are displayed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 103 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Press to erase the highlighted task. 6. Highlight Yes with the navigation key and press confirm. to World Time World Time displays what time it is in twenty-four different time zones around the world together with one or more major cities, states, regions, or countries in a time zone. To access world time: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Tools. for World Time. 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 104 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Press the navigation key down once and enter the alarm time. 6. Press the navigation key down once to select the desired ringer. (Cycle through the ringers by pressing the navigation key left or right.) 7. Press the navigation key down once to select the alarm frequency. 8. Press the navigation key left or right and select one of the following options: Tools • Daily • Once • Mon to Fri • Sat & Sun 9.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 105 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • • Up to Multiply Down to Divide 5. Enter the next number using the keypad. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary. 6. Press 105 Tools to view the results.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 106 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Pics/Videos Camera Taking Pictures Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. You can activate camera mode and take pictures whether the phone is open or closed. To take a picture with the phone open: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Camera. for Pics/Videos.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 107 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Press the right softkey following options: for Options and select one of the • Send Msg - to send your picture to someone using Pic/ Video Msg. For more information, see "Pic/Video Msg" on page 83. • Upload - to upload the picture to your online folder, see "Creating an Online Album" on page 116. • Assign - to assign the picture to Picture ID, Screen Saver or Incoming Call, see "Display Settings" on page 125.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 108 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Press the Side Camera button again to return to the camera mode. Camera Options There are several settings associated with the full-color digital camera. These settings allow you to customize how the camera operates when taking pictures. To set a camera option: 1. Start the camera. For more information, see "Taking Pictures" on page 106. 2. Press the right softkey for Options. 3. Press the number key corresponding to the desired option.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 109 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Controls: Allows you to set the Brightness and White Balance for your pictures. Brightness: Allows you to set the brightness level. Press the navigation key left or right to increase or decrease the desired brightness. White Balance: Allows you to set up the white balance of the camera automatically or manually using the different preset modes. The modes available are: • • Auto: Automatically adjusts the lighting.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 110 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM detail. Images taken at the high setting require more memory to save than the other three modes. • High (800x600): The high setting allows you to take high quality images but uses less memory. • Med (640x480): The medium setting allows you to take good quality images without using too much memory. • Low (320x240): The low setting allows you to take average quality images. You can save the most images in memory using this setting.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 111 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Setting the Self-timer To activate the Self-timer and get yourself in on the picture: 1. With the phone open and in Camera mode, press the right softkey for Options. 2. Press for Self-Timer. 3. Using the navigation key, highlight the length of delay you want the timer to use (5 or 10 seconds) and press . 4. Press the left softkey for Capture.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 112 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 3. Using the phone’s main LCD as a viewfinder, aim the camera lens at your subject. To zoom in or out, press the right and left navigation keys. Note: Depending on your picture resolution, zoom levels may not be available. 4. Press the left softkey is steady. for Record. Make sure the camera 5. When you are finished recording, press the left softkey again for Done 6.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 113 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Camcorder Options There are several settings associated with the full-color digital camcorder. These settings allow you to customize how the camcorder operates when taking videos. To set a camcorder option: 1. Start the camera. For more information, see "Camcorder" on page 111. 2. Press the right softkey for Options. 3. Press the number key corresponding to the desired option.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 114 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Cloudy: Increases light sensitivity for taking videos under cloudy conditions. • Tungsten: Adjusts the white balance to match inside lighting conditions displayed using common household light bulbs. • Fluorescent: Adjusts the white balance to match inside lighting conditions displayed using common fluorescent lighting. • Manual: Allows you to adjust the white balance settings manually.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 115 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM My Pics/Videos My Albums allows you to view pictures and videos that you have taken. Your media can be stored in the phone, on a memory card or in an Online Album. Online albums are remote storage space provided by your service provider that can be accessed using your phone. The locations can be used to save pictures or videos from your phone. To view media stored in an Album 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Pics/Videos.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 116 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Play (video only) the current video. • Send the picture or video to another user using picture mail. • Upload the picture or video to an online album. • Print (picture only) the picture via PictBridge Print or a Bluetooth connection. • Send to Others - to send the picture to an online service provider. • Assign to assign the current picture as a Picture ID, Screen Saver, or Incoming Call or the current video as your Screen Saver.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 117 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM contact your service provider for the web site details to access and manage your uploaded pictures and albums. To create your Picture Messaging password: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Pics/Videos. for My Pics/Videos. 3. Select Online Albums and press . 4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 118 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM technology. A USB cable must be connected between the two devices before any printing can occur. To use PictBridge to print pictures from your phone: 1. Insert one end of the accessory cable into the USB slot on the printer. (Printer must support PictBridge technology.) 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Pics/Videos. for PictBridge Print. 3. Insert the USB cable into your phone. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 119 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Note:These options may vary and are dependent on the printer’s capabilities. 9. Press the navigation key down to select Border. Press the navigation key left or right to select on or off. 10. Press the navigation key down to select Date Print. Press the navigation key left or right to select on or off. 11. Press the right softkey to Preview the image or press the left softkey to Print the image. 12. Select Yes to confirm printing and press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 120 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM View Mode You can set the default view mode to either Portrait View or Landscape View: • In Portrait View, images are oriented so that they are taller than they are wide. • In Landscape View, images are oriented so that they are wider than they are tall. To change View Mode: 1. Press , followed by for Pics/Videos. 2. Press for Settings & Info. 3. Press for View Mode. 4. Select either Portrait View or Landscape View and press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 121 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Contacts Adding a New Contact Your phone can store up to 500 Contact numbers. Each contact entry can store up to a total of five phone numbers, and each entry’s name can contain up to 20 characters. To add a new entry: 1. Enter a new phone number and press the right softkey for Options. 2. Press for Save. Press to New Entry. 3. Select the Label using the navigation key and press • Mobile • Home • Pager • Others • Work 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 122 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Tip: To search through your list more quickly, enter the first few letters in the Name box. The display will move down the list to the first entry that matches the text in the Name box. Adding a Phone Number to an Existing Contact Entry To add a phone number to an Existing Contact entry: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Contacts. for Find. 3. Select the desired entry and press 4. Press the right softkey . to Edit the entry. 5.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 123 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 6. Press and hold to erase the entire number or press once to erase just the last digit. 7. Enter the phone number using the keypad and press 8. Select the Type using the navigation key and press 9. Press the left softkey . . for Done. Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer type to a Contacts entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer type. (See “Ringer Types” on page 130.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 124 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Friends • Colleague • Unassigned To associate an existing number located in your Contacts: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Contacts. for Find. 3. Select the desired entry and press 4. Press the right softkey . to Edit the entry. 5. Press the navigation key down until Group is highlighted. Press . 6. Press the navigation key up or down to select the desired group name and press . 7. Press the left softkey for Done.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 125 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Settings Display Settings Changing the Screen Saver Your new phone offers options for what you see on the display screen when in standby mode. To change the display images: 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Display. 3. Press for Screen Saver. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 126 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM If you selected Others, press the navigation keys up or down to select one of None, Speed Dial #s, Today, Scheduler, Task List or Countdown and press . Changing the Incoming Call display Your phone allows you to change the image shown on your display screen when receiving a call. To select the Incoming Call style: 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Display. 3. Press for Incoming Call. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 127 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Press the navigation keys up or down to select one of the following and press : • • • Basic displays entered digits all in black. • Hyphenate displays each block of digits separated by hyphens in a different color. Rainbow displays each digit in a different color. Monochrome displays entered digits as a single color of your choice. 6. A sample of the new Dialing Font color appears onscreen.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 128 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM To display or change your custom greeting: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Display. 3. Press for Greeting. for Settings. 4. Select Custom using the navigation key and press 5. Press and hold . to clear the existing greeting. 6. Use the keypad to enter a new custom greeting. (See "Entering Text" on page 29.) 7. Press to save and exit. Changing the Backlight Time Length 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Display. 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 129 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Note: Long backlight settings reduce the battery’s talk and standby times. Changing the Brightness of your Screen You can change the brightness of the LCD screens, making them brighter or dimmer. To change the LCD Contrast: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Display. 3. Press for Backlight. 4. Press for Brightness. for Settings. 5. Using the navigation keys, select a brightness level and press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 130 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 2. Press for Display. 3. Press for Text Entry. 4. Press for Display Candidate. 5. Using the navigation keys, select Display On or Display Off and press to save and exit. Tip: When your phone is set to Display Off, you can still scroll through other possible word choices by pressing .. Sound Settings • • • • Single Tones are non-polyphonic traditional style ring tones. Ring Tones include a variety of standard ringer types.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 131 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 3. Press for Ringer Type. 4. Press for Voice Calls, for Scheduler. for Messaging, or • If you selected Voice Calls, press or for No Caller ID. • If you selected Messaging, press for Voicemail, for Text Message or for Pic/Video Msg. for With Caller ID 5. Press the navigation button left or right to select Single Tones, Ring Tones, Melodies, or Downloads ringers. 6.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 132 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 3. Press for Volume. 4. Press for Ringer, for Text Message, for Pic/Video Msg, for Voice Mail, for Alarms, or for App. Volume. For Ringer, press the navigation key left or right until the desired volume level is selected. Press to select/ deselect Always Vibrate. Press the left softkey for Done to save and exit. • For Text Message, Pic/Video Msg, Voice Mail or Alarms, use the navigation keys to select Use Ringer volume or Separate Volume.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 133 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM down in standby mode. (The screen will display “Silence All.”) To deactivate Silence All: • Press the volume key up repeatedly to select a desired volume level. Alerts Your phone can alert you with an audible tone when you change service areas, once a minute during a voice call, or when a call has been connected. The different actions available are: • Minute Beep - An alert tone is sounded every minute that you are connected.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 134 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • • • • for Service for Connect for Sig. Fade Tone for Power On/Off 5. Select On or Off using the navigation key and press save and exit. to Selecting a Key Tone Your phone offers a number of options for selecting the audible tones accompanying a key press. There are three different tones available: DTMF - Normal, touch-tone beeps are heard when a button is pressed. • Rain Drop - Polyphonic tones are heard when a key is pressed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 135 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Sound. 3. Press for Key Tone. 4. Press for Tone Level. for Settings. 5. Press the navigation key right to increase or left to decrease the volume. 1. Press to save and exit. Selecting Tone Length Your phone offers a number of options for changing the tone duration of a key press. Voicemail or other automated systems may require long or short time lengths to activate different features.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 136 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Launch Pad You have the option of assigning the navigation key to an often-used function. The center navigation key cannot be changed. Pressing the navigation key in standby mode will launch the assigned feature. To modify the function launched by the navigation key: 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Launch Pad. 3. Press Key, or for Up Key, for Down Key, for Right Key. for Left 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 137 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Contacts Match allows you to turn On or Off the contacts matching feature. When On, you can dial the last few digits and press . A list of Contacts entries appear whose last few digits match the sequence you dialed. • Restriction allows you to restrict outgoing calls. • Call Answer allows you to set up how you answer incoming calls. • Auto Answer allows you to answer incoming calls automatically with the optional hands-free car kit.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 138 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 2. Press to make the call. Contacts Match With the Contacts match feature, your phone displays the Contact’s name and phone number if the incoming call or outgoing call is in your Contacts list. To set up contacts match: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Others. 3. Press for Call Setup. 4. Press for Settings. for Contacts Match. 5. Select On or Off and press . 1. Dial the last few digits of the desired number and press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 139 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Contacts Only to allow only outgoing calls to those saved in the contacts. • Special# Only to allow only outgoing calls to the numbers set up in the special numbers list. To access call restriction: 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Others. 3. Press for Call Setup. 4. Press for Restriction. for Settings. 5. Enter your lock code. 6. Press for Outgoing Call. 7. Select Allow All, Contacts Only, or Special# Only and press .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 140 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 1. Press , followed by 2. Press for Others. 3. Press for Call Setup. 4. Press for Settings. for Auto Answer. 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select Yes or No. 6. Press to save and exit. Language Your phone can display text in English or French. Language selection changes all menus and voice message settings. , followed by 2. Press for Others. 3. Press for Language. for Settings. 4.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 141 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 3. Press for Airplane Mode. (A brief explanation of Airplane Mode will display.) 4. Press to continue. 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select On, Off or On Power Up and press to save and exit. While in Airplane Mode, your phone’s standby screen will display “Phone off.” Note: 911 and emergency calls can not be made when the Airplane mode is on.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 142 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select On or Off. 6. Press to save and exit. When the Location feature is on, your phone’s standby screen will display the icon. When Location is turned off, the icon will display. Key Guard The Key Guard feature helps to prevent accidental key presses when the handset is in your pocket. When Key Guard is on, the buttons are disabled until the handset is flipped open.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 143 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • Headset Only: all audio is routed through the headset only. The phone’s ringer will not ring. Note: This feature works with the wire headset and does not work with the Samsung Bluetooth headset. To change Audio Routing: 1. Press , followed by for Settings. 2. Press for Others. 3. Press for Audio Routing. 4. Select either Normal or Headset Only and press 143 Settings .
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 144 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Phone Security Accessing the Security Menu All of your phone’s security settings are available through the Security menu. You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu. To access the Security menu: 1. Press 2. Press , followed by for Settings. for Security. 3. Enter your lock code. (The security menu is displayed.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 145 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Unlocking Your Phone To unlock your phone: 1. Press . 2. Enter your lock code. Changing the Lock Code To change your lock code: 1. From the Security menu, press for Change Lock. 2. Enter your new lock code and press code must have 4 digits. 3. Re-enter your new lock code and press . Your new lock . Calling in Lock Mode You can place calls to 911 and to your special numbers when in lock mode.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 146 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM 1. From the Security menu, press for Special #. 2. Select entry one, two, or three and press . 3. Enter the number using the keypad. 4. Press to Save. Note: There are no Speed Dial options associated with special numbers. Erasing the Contacts To erase all the names and phone numbers in your Contacts: 1. From the Security menu, press for Erase Contacts. 2. Using the navigation key, select Yes and press . 3.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 147 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and display settings. The Contacts, Call History, Scheduler, and Messaging are not affected. To reset your phone: 1. From the Security menu, press for Reset Phone. 2. Using the navigation key, select Yes and press . 3. Using the navigation key, select Yes again to confirm and press . Your phone will reset.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 148 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Safety Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal. If you’re inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 149 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM reviewing the available body of research. In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in a regulation. In August 1996, the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 150 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Using Your Phone While Driving Talking on your phone while driving (or operating the phone without a hands-free device) is prohibited in some jurisdictions. Laws vary as to specific restrictions. Remember that safety always comes first. When using your phone in the car: • Get to know your phone and its features, such as speed dial and re-dial. • • • When available, use a hands-free device. • • Position your phone within easy reach.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 151 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. However, RF signals from wireless phones may affect inadequately shielded electronic equipment. RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems and/or entertainment systems in motor vehicles.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 152 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM your phone or its accessories could generate sparks. Sparks could cause an explosion or a fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. These areas are often, but not always, clearly marked. These areas include: • • • • • Fueling areas such as gas stations. Below deck on boats. Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities. Areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust or metal powders.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 153 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM • In order to avoid damage, charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32º F to 113º F (0º C to 45º C). • Don’t use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high humidity areas, such as the bathroom. • • • • Never dispose of the battery by incineration. Keep the metal contacts on top of the battery clean. Don’t attempt to disassemble or short-circuit the battery.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 154 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry Canada Notice Cautions Any changes or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void your warranty for this equipment, and void your authority to operate this equipment. Only use approved batteries, antennas and chargers. The use of any unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and void the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 155 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones The SAR is a value that corresponds to the relative amount of RF energy absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset. The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing, measuring and calculation process. It does not represent how much RF the phone emits. All phone models are tested at their highest value in strict laboratory settings.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 156 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Owner’s Record The model number, regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future. Model: SPH-A920 Serial No.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 157 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Manufacturer’s Warranty STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG Electronics Canada Inc.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 158 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM All replaced parts, components, boards and equipment shall become the property of SAMSUNG. If SAMSUNG determines that any Product is not covered by this Limited Warranty, Purchaser must pay all parts, shipping, and labor charges for the repair or return of such Product.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 159 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM REPRESENTATIONS AND THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY, CAPABILITIES, OPERATIONS, PERFORMANCE OR SUITABILITY OF ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT, WHETHER SUCH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT IS INCLUDED WITH THE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED BY SAMSUNG OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE ANY SUCH SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT WITH THE PRODUCT.
A920 BMC Guide.book Page 160 Friday, December 9, 2005 12:20 PM Index 16 Downloads 75–79 Assigning Downloaded Ringers 77 A Abbrev.
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