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i637.book Page 1 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM
SGH-i637 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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i637.book Page 2 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 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 not limited to
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i637.book Page 3 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 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. ® The Bluetooth word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. microSD™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association. Your phone is designed to m
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i637.book Page 4 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 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 QUALITY OF TH
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i637.book Page 1 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started .............................................5 Connecting Your Phone to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Connecting with a PC data cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Synchronizing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Powering On or Off the Phone
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i637.book Page 2 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 eBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Smart Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 File Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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i637.book Page 3 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Shop Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Using the Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Shop Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Obtaining Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Shop Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Section 15:
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i637.book Page 4 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Section 17: Warranty Information .............................144 Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Index ............................................................................152 4
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i637.book Page 5 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Section 1: Getting Started This section describes how to start using your phone by 1. Remove the battery cover by pressing down on the arrow, activating your phone, inserting your SIM card and battery, and sliding the battery cover away, and lifting the cover up as navigating from the Home screen. shown. Activating Your Phone 2. Lift the battery from the bottom up and out of the phone. When you subscribe to a cellular network, a plug-in Sub
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i637.book Page 6 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Make sure the gold contacts of the card face into the phone, Installing the Battery then slide the SIM card into the socket. 1. Align the battery tabs with the slots at the bottom of the phone. 2. Press the battery down until it clicks into place. Make sure that the battery is properly installed before switching on the phone. Removing the SIM Card To remove the SIM card, slide it away from the socket. See the following illustration. 3.
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i637.book Page 7 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Charging a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use the travel adapter to charge the battery, and use only Samsung approved batteries and chargers. Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours. Correct Warning!: For connection to an electrical supply not located in the U.S., you Incorrect must use an adapter of t
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i637.book Page 8 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM The Home Screen Warning!: You must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the phone during charging to avoid damage. The Home screen displays important information, such as upcoming appointments, status indicators, the current date, Low Battery Indicator time, and profile, messages and icons of programs that you recently used. You can open a program directly by selecting its When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of t
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i637.book Page 9 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Start Menu Style To customize the Home screen display, including the background, select Start ➔ More ➔ More ➔ Settings ➔ Display ➔ Start Menu Style and press the key. Move the Navigation key Left or Right to choose from the Grid or List display options. Note: You can go to the Grid option by pressing G and the List option by pressing L. Getting Started 9
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i637.book Page 10 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Section 2: Understanding Your Phone This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also 20. 19. displays the screen and the icons that will be displayed when the phone is in use. 1. Basics 18. This chapter explains basic information about using your phone, such as customizing your phone and using online help. 17. 2. 16. Home Screen When you turn on your phone, the Home screen, the phone’s Idle screen, displays. You can also acc
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i637.book Page 11 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Keys Call History. During a call, press and hold will launch the speakerphone option. During a call, a short press will place The following list correlates to the front view illustration. the call on hold or unhold. 1. Power ON/OFF Button/Quick List key: Press and hold to turn the device on or off. When the device is on, a short press 5. Home key: Short press to return to the Home screen from displays the Quick List screen. When the devic
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i637.book Page 12 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM 11. Back/Clear key: Press to close the current menu and return 17. Headset/Power adapter jack/USB or data cable: Allows you to the previous menu or screen. While in any text edit to plug in the travel adapter (power), PC connection cable screen, you can also press to backspace and clear text. (data transfer), and optional headset for safe, convenient, Press and hold to clear all text in the field. hands-free conversations. 12. End key: Ends
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i637.book Page 13 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Backlight Rear View of Your Phone A backlight illuminates the display and the keypad when you press any key. It turns off when no keys are pressed within a 2. 1. given period of time, and/or dims the light, depending on the 3. settings in the Start ➔ More ➔ More ➔ Settings ➔ More... ➔ Power Management ➔ Display time out options. For more information, refer to “Power Settings” on page 20. Backlight When Keypad is Locked When the backlight
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i637.book Page 14 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM 1. Press the Left soft Key (Unlock). Display Layout Status Bar On the top line of the screen, the status bar displays icons to show your phone’s current status. Status Bar 2. Press the key to unlock the keypad. The following icons display: Displays your current signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal. Wireless is turned off. 14
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i637.book Page 15 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM No wireless coverage. Displays when a text (SMS) message, or multimedia (MMS) message was received. Shows full wireless coverage using data in the 3G Displays when an E-mail was received. coverage. Displays when a new voicemail was received. Displays when the Silent profile is activated. Displays when there is a missed call. Displays when the Vibrate profile is activated. Displays when you set incoming calls to forward to Displays when Blu
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i637.book Page 16 Monday, April 20, 2009 10:19 AM Sliding Panel Launches Voicemail Soft Keys The Soft key options line allows you to access different options depending upon which screen or program you have selected. Launches your messaging application (text and multimedia) Soft key options 16
