SGH-A707 Series

P O R T A B L E M O B I L E Q u a d - B A N D P H O N E
User Guide Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started... 8
SIM Card Information..... 8 Turning the Phone On or Off.... 11 Setting Up Your Voice Mail... 11
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone... 13
Features of Your Phone... 13 Open View of Your Phone.... 14 Closed View of Your Phone.... 16 Internal Display Layout... 17 Selecting Functions and Options.... 20 Command Keys.... 21
Section 3: Call Functions.... 23
Making a Call..... 23 Answering a Call..... 25 Recent Calls.... 25 Call Time.... 27 Data Volume.... 27 Data Call Time.... 28 Silent Mode..... 28 Options During a Call.... 29
Section 4: Menu Navigation... 33
Menu Navigation..... 33 Menu Outline..... 34
Section 5: Entering Text... 46
Changing the Text Input Method.... 46 Using the T9 Input Method... 47 Using the Alphabet Input Method... 48 Using the Symbols Input Method.... 49 Using the Numeric Input Method.... 49
Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book... 50
Using Contacts List.... 50 Address Book Entry Options.... 51 Adding a New Contact.... 52 Dialing a Number from the SIM Card using the Location Number.. 55 Speed Dial.... 55 Finding My Own Phone Number.... 56 FDN Mode.... 57 Group Settings.... 57 Managing Address Book Entries.... 58

Section 7: Messaging.... 60
Types of Messages.... 60 Creating and Sending New Messages... 60 Text Messages.... 60 Retrieving New Messages.... 66 Using Message Options... 68 Using Instant Messenger (IM).... 69 Signing into your IM Account.... 69 Signing into your Mobile Email.... 70 Using Message Templates... 70 Deleting Messages.... 71 Messaging Settings..... 71 Memory Status.... 74
Section 8: Changing Your Settings... 75
Sound Settings.... 75 Display Settings.... 78 Time & Date..... 80 Phone Settings.... 81 Call Settings.... 82 Connectivity..... 86 Configuring your Phones Connections... 89 Configuring your Phones USB Connection... 90 Software Update..... 91 Application Settings..... 91 Reset Settings.... 94 Memory Settings..... 95
Section 9: Cingular Mall... 97
Shopping for Audio.... 97 Shopping for Games.... 98 Shopping for Graphics.... 98 Shopping for Multimedia Content... 99 Shopping for Applications.... 99 Accessing the MEdia Net Home... 100
Section 10: Cingular Music... 101
Accessing Cingular Music.... 101 Adding Music to your Handset... 102 Using the Music Player.... 104 Using Playlists.... 105 Using MusicID.... 108 Streaming Music.... 110 Music Video..... 111 The Buzz.... 112 Music Community.... 113
Section 11: Cingular Video... 114
Cingular Video Options.... 115 Media Clip Options..... 116 Using the Video Categories.... 118 Customizing Cingular Video.... 118 My Purchases.... 119 Parental Controls.... 120
Section 12: Using the Applications.. 122
Shop Applications.... 122 Using the Camera.... 123 Using the Camcorder.... 127 Media Player.... 131 Record Audio.... 131 Alarms..... 132 Calendar..... 134 Tasks.... 137 Tools..... 138
Section 13: MEdia Net and WAP... 140
Accessing the MEdia Net Homepage... 140 Accessing the MEdia Net Site... 143 Navigating with the WAP Browser... 143 Using Favorites..... 145 Downloading Multimedia Files.... 146 Using your History.... 147 Clearing the Cache.... 147 Clearing the Cookies.... 147 Changing the WAP Profiles.... 148

5. Highlight Address Book and press the Select soft key or the key. Select the Address Book entry you would like to add by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key or the key to save the entry. 6. Highlight FDN Contacts and press the Select soft key or the key. Select the FDN entry you would like to add by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key or the key to save the entry. Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book 55
Changing a Number Assigned to a Key
3. Select the key you wish to change and press the Options soft key. 4. Press Change, select the location of the new entry (Address Book or FDN
Contacts), and press the Select soft key or the or FDN Contacts entry.
5. Use either steps 5 or 6 from the previous section to add the Address Book 6. Once youve selected your entry (by name or number), press the Select soft

key or the

key to confirm the change.
7. After the Change Speed Dial? screen appears, press the Yes soft key to
save the new speed dial entry and overwrite the previous information.
8. When you are finished, press the
Deleting Speed Dial Entries
3. Select the key you wish to clear and press the Options soft key. 4. Select Remove and press the Yes soft key to confirm your deletion. 5. When you are finished, press the
Finding My Own Phone Number
This function is a memory aid, which you can use to check your own phone number if you need to do so. You can assign a name to each of your own phone numbers registered on your SIM card. You can also edit the names and numbers. Any changes made here do not in any way affect the actual subscriber numbers on your SIM card.
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight Settings, press the Select soft key or the
3. Select Phone Information by pressing the Up or Down key and press the

FDN Mode

FDN (Fixed Dialing Number) mode, if supported by your SIM card, restricts your outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers. When this feature is enabled, you can make calls only to phone numbers stored in the FDN list on the SIM card. The following options are available:

Disable: you can call any number. Enable: you can only call the phone numbers stored in the SIM FDN list.
You must enter your PIN2 password.

Group Settings

Editing a Caller Group
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight Address Book, press the Select soft key or the 3. Scroll to Groups by pressing the Right Navigation key. 4. Scroll through the list of groups by pressing the Up or Down Navigation
5. Highlight the target group entry and press the Options soft key. 6. Highlight Group Settings, press the Select soft key or the
key. The following options are then available: Picture: allows you to view the assigned group image. Ringtone: allows you to set the ringtone associated with this group. Choose from the Default Ringtones or from the Downloaded Ringtones. 7. Once youve made your changes, press the Options soft key, select Save and press the Select soft key or the key.
Managing Address Book Entries
You can copy, delete, and view the memory status for the Phone and SIM entries on your phone.
Copying an Entry to the Phone
You can copy a SIM entry to the Phone by using the Duplicate option. When you copy entries to the phone, duplicate entries are created.
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight Address Book, press the Select soft key or the
3. Select an entry which currently resides on the phone. If the entrys associated Group graphic has a SIM location icon on it, then the entry already exists on the SIM card. This is the type you can duplicate. If the entrys associated Group image does not have a SIM location icon, then this entry currently also exists on the phone. 4. Press the Options soft key, highlight Copy to Phone, and press the Select

soft key or the

key. key to return to Idle mode.
5. When you are finished, press the
Note: Options are available for phone entries that are not available when stored to the SIM card. For details see "Storing a Number in the Phones Memory" on page 52.
Deleting All of the Address Book Entries
You can delete All, Phone, SIM, and SIM (FDN) entries from your phones memory.
3. Press the Options soft key, highlight Delete, and press the Select soft key

or the

key. key. key.
4. Highlight Multiple, press the Select soft key or the
5. Choose the location of the Address Book entries you wish to delete (Phone,
SIM, or Phone & SIM), press the Select soft key or the

Note: A multimedia message should only be sent to a phone which can support the receipt and display of this message type.
Input Language: allows you to temporarily change the input language used

to create your message.

Input Method: allows you to change the method used to input data into your
message, such as text, numbers, and symbols. For more information, refer to "Section 5: Entering Text" on page 46. Add Attachment: allows you to add either a file, card, or other information such as a calendar entry, task, or note. File: allows you to insert an audio, graphic, or video clip to your message as an attached file. Name Card: allows you to insert the contact information for an entry from Address Book directly to your message as an attached file. Appointment: allows you to insert an Appointment entry from your calendar directly to your message as an attached file. Anniversary: allows you to insert an Anniversary entry from your calendar directly to your message as an attached file. Private: allows you to insert a Private entry from your calendar directly to your message as an attached file. Holiday: allows you to insert a Holiday entry from your calendar directly to your message as an attached file. Important: allows you to insert an entry from your calendar tagged as Important directly to your message as an attached file. Task: allows you to insert an entry from your calendar tagged as a Task directly to your message as an attached file.
Note: allows you to insert a presaved Note (text) directly to your message as an attached file. Favorites: allows you to add a web address from your Favorites list of Internet sites as an attachment to the message. Sending Options: allows you to configure the options associated with sending the message. Save to Drafts: saves the current message to the Drafts folder. Save as Template: allows you to save the current text message to the current list of preset message templates, such as (Out of Office, Im in a meeting.). Back: allows you to return to the active message.
7. Press the Send To soft key, confirm the recipient(s). You can add additional
recipients from you Address Book by selecting one of the Empty fields and pressing the key. Add the additional recipients from your Address Book by then using your Up and Down Navigation keys to select those entries you wish to add. Press the key to place a checkmark next to those entries. Once you have selected the desired entries, press the Add softkey to return to the previous list of Recipients. 8. Send the message to the selected recipients by either pressing the Send soft key or the key.

Multimedia

The Multimedia Message icon ( ) displays when you have received new multimedia messages. When the memory is full, an error message displays and you cannot receive any new messages. Use the Delete option in each message box to delete obsolete messages.

6. Use the Navigation keys to highlight your option, and press the Select soft
key to save your selection.
Signing into your IM Account
Although each account type differs, the initial sign in procedure is common to all supported types. Before beginning the sign in procedure, you must complete the previous procedures for selecting your default IM Community.
4. Select Sign In/On and press the Select soft key or the
5. Use the Navigation keys to select each log in field and then use the keypad
to enter the appropriate information.
6. Press the Options soft key. Highlight Sign In and press the Select soft key
Signing into your Mobile Email
Take your email with you! With Mobile Email you can check your Yahoo! Mail, AOL, MSN Hotmail, AT&T Yahoo!, BellSouth, and AIM quickly and easily from the a707.
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight Messaging, and press the Select soft key or the 3. Select Mobile Email and press the Select soft key or the
4. Use the Navigation keys to select an e-mail carrier of your choice and press
the Select soft key or the
5. Use the Navigation keys to select which domain your personal account uses
(e.g., "@hotmail.com") and press the Select soft key or the
6. Type in your personal Email address (e.g., "silverfox2"), then enter your
account's Password and press the Sign In soft key. You will be connected to your account's Inbox and contacts, where you can send and receive emails.

Using Message Templates

Your phone has message templates (both SMS and MMS) which allows you to retrieve them when creating a message. You can change the templates as your preferences or send a message immediately.

key. Highlight

Templates and press the Select soft key or the or the key.
3. Highlight a template type (Text or Multimedia) and press the Select soft key 4. Use the Up or Down Navigation Keys to select a current template message
and press the Options soft key to access the following options: Send: allows you to send an SMS and MMS message using the template. Add New: allows you to add a new the template. Edit: allows you to change the currently selected template. Delete: deletes the currently selected template. 5. When you have finished, press the key.

then listed.

Section 8: Changing Your Settings
Topics Covered Sound Settings Display Settings Time & Date Phone Settings Call Settings Connectivity Configuring your Phones Connections Configuring your Phones USB Connection Software Update Application Settings Reset Settings Memory Settings
This section explains the sound and phone settings for your phone. It includes display settings, security settings, and extra settings associated with your phone.

Sound Settings

You can customize various sound settings.
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Select Settings and press the Select soft key or the 3. Select Profiles and press the Select soft key or the
key. Use the Down Navigation key to scroll through the following list of available options:

Normal Profile

To access the available options for this calling profile, press the Options soft key. Highlight Edit and press the Select soft key or the key. Use the Left and Right Navigation keys to move between the various tabs. This menu allows you to alter the audio settings for the following categories:
Incoming Call: allows you to edit the properties for audio alert used for incoming phone calls.
Call Alert Type: allows you to select the way in which the selected ringtone is played to notify you of an incoming call. Options include: Melody: the phone sounds the selected melody. Increasing Melody: the phone sounds the selected melody at continually increasing volume until the incoming call is answered. Vibration: the phone vibrates. Vibration then Melody: the phone vibrates then plays the melody. Vibration & Melody: the phone vibrates and also plays the melody. Vibration & Increasing Melody: the phone vibrates and also plays the melody at increasing volume levels during each consecutive ring. Mute: the alert is muted. Voice Call Ringtone: allows you to select a ringtone from your My Stuff (Phone) folder which contains not only the default phone ringtones, but also any new ringtones which have been downloaded from the Internet. Ringtone Volume: allows you to select the volume at which the ringtone is played. This range is from 1 - 7. Auto Reply: allows you to setup an automatic text reply for incoming calls.

Light Settings

Brightness: allows you to adjust the display brightness for the LCD to see it better in different lighting conditions. Press the Left or Right Navigation keys to adjust the brightness. Press the Save soft key or the key to make your selection. Backlight Time: allows you to select the amount of time for the backlight to remain on and the length of time for the actual dimming to occur. Press the Up or Down Navigation keys to make your selection. For On choose from either 15 Seconds, 30 Seconds, or 1 Minute. For Dim choose from either Off, 5 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 30 Seconds, or 1 Minute. Press the Save soft key or the key to make your selection. Keypad Light: allows you to determine when to use the keypad light. Press the Up or Down Navigation keys to make your selection. Choose from either Use at Any Time, or Use at Custom Time. Press the Save soft key or the key to make your selection. Touch Light: allows you to either activate or deactivate the touch light. Press the Up or Down Navigation keys to make your selection. Choose from either On or Off. Press the Save soft key or the key to make your selection. Front LCD Contrast: allows you to adjust the contrast value for the front LCD. Press the Left or Right Navigation keys to adjust the contrast. Press the Save soft key or the key to make your selection. Press the Yes soft key to confirm your selection.

Time & Date

This menu allows you to change the current time and date displayed. You can also find out what time it is in another part of the world.
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Select Settings and press the Select soft key or the 3. Select Time & Date and press the Select soft key or the
Time Zone Updating: allows you to select whether the time zone information is
updated: Automatic (which greys-out all other options), Manual Only, or Prompt first.
Home Zone: allows you to enter the assign your current time zone based upon
Greenwich Mean Time. Major cities in each zone are displayed upon selection. Use the Left or Right Navigation key to select a new zone. Press the OK soft key or the key to save the new selection.
Tip: You can also choose to activate Daylight Savings Time within the Home Zone menu option.
Time: allows you to enter the current time using your keypad. Press the Left or Right Navigation key to select AM or PM. Press the Save soft key or the key to save the new selection. Date: allows you to enter the current date using your keypad. Press the Left or Right Navigation key to navigate between the month, day, or year fields. Press the Save soft key or the key to save the new selection. Time Format: allows you to change the time format to 12 hours or 24 hours. Use the Left or Right Navigation key to select between the two options. Press the Save soft key to save the new selection. Date Format: allows you to change the date format. Press the key to activate the option. Use the Up or Down Navigation key to select between the different options. Press the OK soft key to change the format. Press the Save soft key to save the new selection.

Auto Reject: allows you to enable a phone feature which allows you to automatically reject calls from a list of contacts. Use the Left or Right Navigation key to toggle the activation of this feature. Select Auto Reject List key to access the list of rejected numbers. Press the key and press the to select an entry from the list of press the Create soft key to create a new phone entry. Press the OK softkey or the key to make your selection. Press the Save soft key to save your new selection. Answering Mode: allows you to select how your phone answers incoming calls. Use the Up or Down Navigation key to highlight your selection. Press the key to make your selection. Press the Save soft key to save your new selection. Options include: Normal: allows you to answer an incoming call by pressing either the Accept soft key or the key. Any key: allows you to answer an incoming call by pressing any key on your phone. Active Flip: allows you to answer an incoming call by just opening the phone. Show Caller ID: allows you to select whether your phone displays the caller ID information for the incoming call. Use the Left or Right Navigation key to toggle key to make your selection. Press the activation of this feature. Press the the Save soft key to save your new selection. Options include: Activation On/Off: allows you to set whether your phone displays the caller ID for the incoming call. With Front Display: allows you to also display the caller ID on the front LCD. Call Status Tones: allows you to activate an alert tone for one of three available status categories. Use the Up or Down Navigation key to highlight your key to make your selection. Press the Save soft key to selection. Press the save your new selection. Options include: Call Connect Tone: allows you to activate an alert tone when the a connection has been made. Minute Minder: allows you to activate an alert tone which sounds every minute the call is active. Call End Tone: allows you to activate an alert tone when the a connection has been terminated. Alerts On Call: allows you to activate an alert tone for new messages being received during an active call. Use the Up or Down Navigation key to highlight key to make your selection. Press the Save soft your selection. Press the key to save your new selection. Options include: Off/On: allows you to toggle the activation of this feature. Selecting Off prevents a new message alert from sounding while you are on an active call. Selecting On allows an alert tone to sound if you receive a new message during an active call.

Voice Calls

This allows you to configure those phone parameters associated to voice calls. Call Forwarding: enables incoming calls to be rerouted to a number that you

1. Highlight Clear Memory and press the Select soft key or the 2. Highlight All and press the
key to select all available categories.
You can remove the check mark by pressing the key again. Selecting All places a checkmark adjacent to every entry in the list. - or 3. Highlight a specific category and press the 4. Press the OK soft key. 5. Enter your password (if applicable) and press the Confirm soft key.

key to select it.

Depending on your phones security settings, you may be asked to enter your password a second time.
6. At the Clear all memories? confirm screen, press the Yes soft key to
continue, or the No soft key to cancel.
7. When you are finished, press the
1. Highlight Memory Status and press the Select soft key or the 2. Highlight the storage category and the Select soft key or the

key. key. you

can choose from one of the following categories: Shared Memory Messaging My Stuff Calendar Task Note Address Book 3. To view the contents of a categorys memory, use the Up or Down navigation key to select the entry and press the Select soft key.
4. To delete all the entries in this category, highlight All and press the
to select the categories.
5. Press the Delete soft key. 6. At the Delete? confirm screen, press the Yes soft key to continue, or
the No soft key to cancel.
7. Enter your password (if applicable) and press the Confirm soft key.

Section 9: Cingular Mall

Topics Covered Shopping for Audio Shopping for Games Shopping for Graphics Shopping for Multimedia Content Shopping for Applications Accessing the MEdia Net Home
The Cingular Mall topics covered in this section are shopping for Tones, Games, Graphics, Multimedia, and Accessing the MEdia Home site.
Note: Prior to purchasing downloadable tones, graphics, games, or other applications, it is necessary to setup an e-wallet account so that with every purchase, your account can easily be debited.

Shopping for Audio

The Shop Tones menu option allows you to shop for audio tones using the built-in browser. You can download, record new, and save audio to either your Audio or Music folder. To access this menu option, use the following steps:

Accessing the Video Folder
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight My Stuff, and press the Select soft key or the 3. Highlight Video and press the Select soft key or the 5. To play the video, press the Select soft key or the 4. Use the Up or Down Navigation key to select a video file.

key. The file is played

in the Media Player application.

Media Player

This feature allows you to:
Access both local and streaming music, video, or playlists and then play then through a built in Media Player.

Record Audio

Record Audio allows you to record voice memos. It also allows you to send your audio clip to other people as an attachment of an MMS message. Recording time is limited to free memory space available.
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight My Stuff, press the Select soft key or the
3. Highlight the Audio folder and press the Options soft key. 4. Highlight Record Audio and press the Select soft key or the 5. To start recording, press the
key. Record a memo by speaking into the

microphone.

6. Press the Stop soft key to stop the recording or pause the recording by

pressing the

If the recording time expires, the message is automatically saved. Press the Options soft key to display the following options: Play: allows you to play the memo. Record: allows you to discard the current memo and begin another session. Send via: allows you to send your memo to other people by using MMS or to a Bluetooth device. Set as: allows you to set the audio file as a voice call ringtone or a specific callers ringtone. Delete: allows you to delete the memo. Rename: allows you to change the memos name. Bluetooth Visibility: allows you to make the audio file visible to a Bluetooth device. Lock: allows you to lock the Audio file. Properties: displays the Name, Size, and Format of the voice memo. Record Audio Settings: allows you to setup a recording preset: Default Name and Recording Time (1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, or 60 min)
7. To save these changes, press the Save soft key. 8. To exit, press the Back soft key or the
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Recorded Audio

This menu shows a list of saved voice memos. When a voice memo is recorded and saved, it is stored in the Recorded Audio folder. To access this menu use the following steps:
1. When the Idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key. 2. Highlight My Stuff, and press the Select soft key or the 3. Highlight Audio and press the Select soft key or the
4. Use the Up or Down Navigation key to select a recorded memo. 5. A list of voice memos displays. To play a recording, press the Select soft
6. To exit, press the Back soft key or the

Alarms

What is FDA doing to find out more about the possible health effects of wireless phone RF?
FDA is working with the U.S. National Toxicology Program and with groups of investigators around the world to ensure that high priority animal studies are conducted to address important questions about the effects of exposure to radio frequency energy (RF). FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health Organization international Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Project since its inception in 1996. An influential result of this work has been the development of a detailed agenda of research needs that has driven the establishment of new research programs around the world. The Project has also helped develop a series of public information documents on EMF issues. FDA and Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) have a formal Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to do research on wireless phone safety. FDA provides the scientific oversight, obtaining input from experts in government, industry, and academic organizations. CTIA-funded research is conducted through contracts to independent investigators. The initial research will include both laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users. The CRADA will also include a broad assessment of additional research needs in the context of the latest research developments around the world.
What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to radio frequency energy from my wireless phone?
If there is a risk from these products - and at this point we do not know that there is - it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your exposure to radio frequency energy (RF). Since time is a key factor in how much exposure a person receives, reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless phone will reduce RF exposure.
If you must conduct extended conversations by wireless phone every day, you could place more distance between your body and the source of the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically with distance. For example, you could use a headset and carry the wireless phone away from your body or use a wireless phone connected to a remote antenna.
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that wireless phones are harmful. But if you are concerned about the RF exposure from these products, you can use measures like those described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use.
What about children using wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless phones, including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure to radio frequency energy (RF), the measures described above would apply to children and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance between the user and the RF source will reduce RF exposure. Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that children be discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For example, the government in the United Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such a recommendation in December 2000. They noted that no evidence exists that using a wireless phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their recommendation to limit wireless phone use by children was strictly precautionary; it was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard exists.

If your phone is equipped with an external antenna, hold the phone with the antenna raised, fully-extended and over your shoulder. Do not hold, bend or twist the phone's antenna. Do not use the phone if the antenna is damaged. If your phone is equipped with an internal antenna, obstructing the internal antenna could inhibit performance. Speak directly into the phone's receiver. Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your phone does get wet, immediately turn the power off and remove the battery. If it is inoperable, call Customer Care for service.
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones
Many services and features are network dependent and may require additional subscription and/or usage charges. Not all features are available for purchase or use in all areas. Downloadable Ring Tones may be available at an additional cost. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. See your service provider for additional information.
Battery Standby and Talk Time
Standby and talk times will vary depending on phone usage patterns and conditions. Battery power consumption depends on factors such as network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, frequency of calls, and voice, data, and other application usage patterns.
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Battery Precautions

Avoid dropping the cell phone. Dropping it, especially on a hard surface, can potentially cause damage to the phone and battery. If you suspect damage to the phone or battery, take it to a service center for inspection. 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. Follow battery usage, storage and charging guidelines found in the users guide. Battery charging time depends on the remaining battery charge and the type of battery and charger used. The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times, but it will gradually wear out. When the operation time (talk time and standby time) is noticeably shorter than normal, it is time to buy a new battery. If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsungapproved chargers. When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power source. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life. Do not use incompatible cell phone batteries and chargers. Some Web sites and second-hand dealers, not associated with reputable manufacturers and carriers, might be selling incompatible or even counterfeit batteries and chargers. Consumers should purchase manufacturer or carrier recommended products and accessories. If unsure about whether a replacement battery or charger is compatible, contact the manufacturer of the battery or charger. Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery: it may require cooling or warming first. Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places, such as in a car in summer or winter conditions, as you will reduce the capacity and lifetime of the battery. Always try to keep the battery at room temperature. A phone with a hot or cold battery may temporarily not work, even when the battery is fully charged. Li-ion batteries are particularly affected by temperatures below 0 C (32 F). Do not place the phone in areas that may get very hot, such as on or near a cooking surface, cooking appliance, iron, or radiator. Do not get your phone or battery wet. Even though they will dry and appear to operate normally, the circuitry could slowly corrode and pose a safety hazard. Do not short-circuit the battery. Accidental short- circuiting can occur when a metallic object (coin, clip or pen) causes a direct connection between the + and terminals of the battery (metal strips on the battery), for example when you carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag. Short-circuiting the terminals may damage the battery or the object causing the short-circuiting.