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SGH - A897 Series
POR T ABLE Qua d -B A N D
MOBIL E PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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a897 Blackbox.book Page ii Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM 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 there to (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is n
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a897 Blackbox.book Page iii Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM T9 Text Input is licensed by Tegic Communications and is covered by U.S. Pat. 5,818,437; U.S. Pat. 5,953,541; U.S. Pat. 6,011,554 and other patents pending. ® ACCESS and NetFront™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries. ® The Bluetooth word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly
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a897 Blackbox.book Page iv Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 1 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5 Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 2 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Driving Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Outdoor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Display and Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Ye
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 3 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Delete by Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 4 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Section 18: Mobile Web ..............................................159 Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Accessing the Mobile Web
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 5 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Section 1: Getting Started This section explains how to start using your phone by first Installing the SIM Card configuring your hardware, activating your service, and then When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with setting up your voice mail. a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as Setting Up Your Phone your PIN, available optional services, and many others features. Prior to use i
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 6 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Note: If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone does not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into the slot if the SIM is not detected. Installing the Memory Card Your phone also supports the use of a memory card (microSD™) 5 for data storage of such things as data, music, pictures, and video files. This type of memory card is designed for use with this mobile phone and other devices. 1. Slide the metal cover to
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 7 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Note: Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the phone. Charging a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The Travel Adapter that is used to charge the battery, is included with your phone. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers. Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce the battery’s talk and stan
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 8 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Important!: Verify that the handset battery is installed prior to connection. If Warning!: If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a the battery is not properly installed and the wall charger is touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your connected, the handset may power off and on continuously, finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic preventing proper operat
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 9 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Switching the Phone On or Off Note: You can also access your voicemail from the on-screen keypad by 1. Press and hold or until the phone switches on. touching then pressing or touch Call. The phone launches the activation splash screen and then 2. Follow the tutorial to create a password, record a greeting, proceeds to search for the network. Once the network has and record your name. been found, you can make or receive cal
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 10 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Section 2: Understanding Your Phone This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also Front View of Your Phone displays the screen and the icons that appear when the phone is in use. 2 1 Features of Your Phone 3 Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many useful features. The following list outlines a few of the features included in your phone. � Touch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-p
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 11 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM 1. Power/Accessory Interface connector: allows you to 9. Back key: allows you to return to the previous menu. This connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories key also allows you to return to the previous page within such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for the Web browser. convenient, hands-free conversations. 10. Power/End key: ends a call. Press and hold to turn the 2. 3.5mm Headset jack: allows you to
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 12 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM hold either volume key to reject the call and send it directly Side Views of Your Phone to voicemail. Adjusts text size when reading a message or using the browser in the Applications folder. 3. Microphone: allows other callers to hear you when you are 1 6 speaking to them. 4. Camera/Camcorder key: allows you to take pictures or 2 videos when you are in camera or camcorder mode. In Idle mode, press to launch the camera/camc
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 13 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Rear View of Your Phone Display Layout Your display screen provides a wealth of information about the phone’s status and options, as well as providing access to the new widget bar. The display has 4 main areas: 1 Indicators 2 Main Display Widget bar 1. Camera lens: is used to take pictures and shoot videos. area 2. Power LED Flash: allows you to take pictures when there is not sufficient light. Function categories Understandi
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 14 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Widget bar Displays when you are out of your service area. The Widget bar provides quick access to those functions you use most frequently (Analog Clock, Digital Clock, Dual Clock, TV, Displays when a call is in progress. Photo Favorites, Voice Recognition, AT&T Navigator, AppCenter, Mobile Web, Today, Calendar, Favorite URL, Picture, Birthday, Sound Profile, Bluetooth, Alarms, Calculator, Video, Games, Displays when a Video
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 15 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Displays when your phone is communicating with the Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always. 3G network. For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on page 67. Displays when an internal microSD memory card is Displays when the Sound profile is set to Normal. detected. Displays when the phone is connected to a computer Displays when the Sound profile is set to silent or the via a supported USB cable connecti
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a897 Blackbox.book Page 16 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:23 AM Multitask Functions Using the Multitasking Menu This key ( ) launches the Multitask menu that can be Pressing the Multitasking key ( ) on the right side of the activated from within any active window or page on the phone. handset, allows you to choose from one of the following There is no need to stop what you are doing, if you quickly want functions: to jump out and activate another common feature. The idea is to allow you to
