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SGH-a877 Series
P O R T A B L E Q u ad- B AN D
MOBIL E PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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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, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents,
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GH46-00842A Printed in Korea 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 owned by the Bluetooth SIG. microSD™ a
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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 THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORK
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Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5 Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using Emo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Section 8: Understanding Your Address Book ............ 82 Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Section 6: Changing Your Settings ..............................53 Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Sound Profiles . . . . . .
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World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Section 13: MEdia Mall .............................................. 127 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Section 16: Applications ............................................146 Section 18: Accessibility ............................................ 166 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Section 19: Health and Safety Information .............. 167 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Record Audio . . .
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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 it is necessary to install both the battery and SIM into Importan
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� Make sure the microSD’s gold contact pins face downward and the card is securely inserted. Incorrect Note: If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone does not detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into the slot. Note: The Samsung a877 has been tested to support up to a 16GB memory card. Installing the Memory Card Your phone also supports the use of a memory card (microSD™) Installing the Battery for data storage of such things as data, music, pictures, and 1. Insert the batte
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Charging a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The Travel Adapter 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 standby times. Although you can use the phone while the battery is charging, doing so will require additional charging time. Note: You must fully charge
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Low Battery Indicator When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your phone conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning off the backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a quick check of your battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your device’s display. When the battery level becomes too low,
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Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone Locking the Touch Screen 1. Press (on the right side of the phone) to lock the 1. Dial your wireless phone number. touch screen. 2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, press . 2. Press again to unlock the touch screen. 3. Enter your passcode using the onscreen keypad. Setting Up Your Voice Mail 1. In Idle mode, press , then touch and hold . You may be prompted to enter a password. Note: You can also access your voicemail from the onscreen keypad
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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. 1 11 Features of Your Phone Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many significant features. The following list outlines a few of the 10 features included in your phone. � Touch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-phone menus 2 and options � Multitasking 9 � User friendly,
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1. Power/Accessory Interface connector allows you to 7. Power/End key ends a call. Press and hold for three connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories seconds to turn the phone on or off. While in a menu, such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for pressing this key once cancels the current input and twice convenient, hands-free conversations. returns the phone to Idle mode. 2. Display shows the information needed to operate your 8. Menu key allows you to access your phon
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1. Multitask key ( ) launches the multitask menu. This Side Views of Your Phone menu provides ready access to some of the most commonly used features such as: Messaging, MEdia Net, Music Player, Games and Apps, End all?. 2. Volume keys allow you to adjust the ringer volume while in 1 standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call. When receiving an incoming call, briefly press down either volume key ( ) to mute the ring tone. 2 � Press and hold either volume key to reject the cal
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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 area 1. Speaker is used to hear the caller when the speakerphone function is initiated, and also to listen to music. 2. Camera lens is used to take pictures and shoot videos. Function categories Understanding Your Phone 13
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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, Top Displays when a call is in progress. Five, Contact Favorites, AT&T GPS, MEdia Mall, MEdia Net, Today, Calendar, Favorites, Photo, Birthday, Sound Profile, Bluetooth, Alarm, Calculator, Music Player, Event, and Yahoo Search). For Displays within the lock screen when a call has been x missed. more information a
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Displays when your phone is communicating with the Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified 3G network. time. For more information, refer to “Alarms” on page 147. Displays when an internal microSD memory card is Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always. detected. For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on Displays when the phone is connected to a computer page 68. via a supported USB cable connection. Displays when the Sound profile is set to Normal Disp
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Using the Multitasking Menu This key ( ) launches the Multitask menu that can be activated from within any active window or page on the phone. There is no need to stop what you are doing, if you quickly want to jump out and activate another common feature. The idea is to allow you to temporarily exit from your current location to access a group of common functions such as: Call, Messaging, MEdia Net, Music Player, Games and Apps, End all?. This key keeps you from having to completely exit
