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* Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone,
depending on the software installed or your service provider.
TRI BAND
GPRS TELEPHONE
SGH-S300
ELECTRONICS
Printed in Korea
Code No.: GH68-03580A
World Wide Web
http://www.samsungmobile.com
English. 03/2003. Rev. 1.0
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Contents Important Safety Precautions ...................... 7 Unpacking.................................................... 9 Your Phone ................................................ 10 Phone Layout................................................ 10 Display ........................................................ 13 Service Light ................................................ 16 Getting Started .......................................... 17 Installing the SIM Card .............
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Contents Contents Entering Text ............................................. 44 Sound Settings........................................... 74 Changing the Text Input Mode ........................ 45 Ring Tone (Menu 3.1).......................................... 74 Using the T9 Mode ........................................ 46 Ring Volume (Menu 3.2)...................................... 74 Us
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Contents Funbox..................................................... 107 Games (Menu 7.1).............................................. 107 WAP Browser (Menu 7.2).................................... 107 Downloads (Menu 7.3)........................................ 113 Solving Problems ..................................... 116 Access Codes ........................................... 119 Phone Password.......................................... 119 PIN .............................
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Important Safety Precautions Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal. For more detailed safety information, see “Health and Safety Information” on page 123. Road Safety at All Times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first. Switching Off When Refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals. Switching Off in Aircraft Wireless
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Important Safety Precautions Unpacking Radio Frequency Exposure Your package contains the following items. The design of this phone complies with European Union (EU) requirements relating to radio frequency (RF) exposure. To maintain compliance with these requirements, use only Samsung-supplied or approved accessories. Use of non-approved accessories may violate the requirements. Travel Adapter/ Handset Battery Charger* Sensible Use Use only in the normal position (held to
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Your Phone Your Phone Key Description Phone Layout In menu mode, scroll through the The following illustrations show the main menu options and phonebook memory. elements of your phone. In idle mode, allow you to access your favourite menu options directly (for more information on shortcuts, see Earpiece page 88). In menu mode, return to the previous Display Folder menu level and select the current menu respectively. When entering text, move the cursor to the left and rig
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Your Phone Your Phone Display Key Description (continued) Makes or answers a call. Display Layout When held down in idle mode, recalls the last number dialled or received. The display has three areas. In menu mode, selects a menu function or stores information that you have Icons entered (such as a name) in the phone or SIM memory. Text and Ends a call. Also switches the phone on graphic area and off when held down. In menu mode, cancels your input and Menu Name S
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Your Phone Your Phone Icons Icon Description Icon Description Appears when you are out of your home area and have registered with a different Shows the received signal strength. The network; for example, when travelling in greater the number of bars, the stronger other countries. the signal. Appears when the mute mode is active. Appears when a call is in progress. Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network. Backlight Appears when the silent mode is active or A backlight illu
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Your Phone Getting Started When the folder is closed, the display is off so that you can use it as a mirror. If you want to turn the display on, press and hold the or Installing the SIM Card key on the side of the phone. When you subscribe to a cellular network, you When a call comes in or you open the folder, the are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with display automatically turns on. your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and so on. Serv
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Getting Started Getting Started 3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket so 5. Push the battery down until it clicks into place. that it locks the card in position. Make sure that the battery is properly installed Make sure that the cut corner is bottom left and before switching the phone on. the gold contacts of the card face into the phone. Charging the Battery Note: When you need to remove the SIM card, slide it, as shown, and take it out of the socket. Your phone is powered by a r
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Getting Started Getting Started 1. With the battery in position on the phone, Using the Battery Charger connect the lead from the travel adapter to the Using the battery charger, you can charge the bottom of the phone. battery alone. 1. Insert the battery into the charger, ensuring that the terminals on the battery are in contact with those on the charger. Press the battery down until it clicks into place. 2. Connect the adapter to a standard AC wall outlet. 3. When charging is finished,
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Getting Started Getting Started 4. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter Switching the Phone On or Off from both the power outlet and the charger. 1. Open the folder. 2. Hold down the key until the phone switches on. 3. If the phone asks you to enter the phone password, enter the password and press the OK soft key. The phone password is preset to 00000000 at the factory. For further details, see 5. Remove the battery from the charger. page 119. 4. If the phone asks for a PIN, ente
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Call Functions Call Functions Ending a Call When you have finished your call, briefly press Making a Call the key. When the idle screen is displayed, enter the area Redialling the Last Number code and phone number, and press the key. Note: If you have checked the Auto Redial option The phone stores the numbers you dialled, received or missed if the caller is identified; see in the Extra Settings menu (Menu 4.8), the number is redialled automatically up to ten “Call Records” on page 71 for
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Call Functions Call Functions Making a Call from the Phonebook Answering a Call You can store the phone numbers that you use When someone calls you, the phone alerts you regularly in the SIM card or the phone’s memory, by ringing and displaying the following screen: which are collectively called the Phonebook. Simply select the required name to recall the associated number. For further details on the Phonebook features, refer to page 35. Adjusting the Volume Accept Reject During a
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Call Functions Call Functions Editing a Missed Call Number Viewing Missed Calls Note: If the number corresponding to the missed call If you are unable to answer a call for any reason, is not available, the Edit Number option is you can find out who is calling you, if this service not displayed. is available. So that you can call the person back, if necessary. 1. Press the Options soft key. The number of missed calls displays on the idle 2. Press the or key to highlight the Edit screen
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Call Functions Selecting Functions Switching Quickly to Silent Mode and Options Silent mode is convenient when discretion is Your phone offers a set of functions that allow required and you wish to stop the phone from you to customise it. These functions are arranged making any noise, in a theatre for example. in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys marked and . Each menu and sub- In idle mode, to switch your phone quickly to menu allows you to view and alter the settings
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Selecting Functions and Options Selecting Functions and Options To view the various functions/options available Example: Setting the Display and select the one required: Language 1. Press the appropriate soft key. 1. When the idle screen displays, press the Menu soft key to access the menus. 2. To... Press the... select the: Select soft key or Service Provider • Function displayed 07:30 the key. • Option highlighted Wed 06 Mar view the next function key or key on or highlight the next t
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Selecting Functions and Options Phonebook 4. Scroll through the sub-menus until you reach the Language sub-menu, by pressing the You can store phone numbers and their or key. corresponding names in the memory of your SIM card. In addition, you can store up to 500 numbers in the phone memory. The SIM card Phone Settings and phone memories, although physically Infrared Activ.. separate, are used as a single entity, called the My Settings phonebook. Greeting Me... English Shows the curren
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Phonebook Phonebook 4. Enter a name and press the OK soft key. Storing a Number Using the Phonebook Menu The maximum length of a name depends on your SIM card. For information on how to enter 1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the characters, see page 44. Name soft key. The phone now displays the first free location in 2. Scroll to New Entry by pressing the or the last memory used to save a number and key and press the Select soft key. name. If that memory is full, the first f
