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DUAL BAND
GSM TELEPHONE
SGH-T500
OWNER’S MANUAL
ELECTRONICS
Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-03551A
Eng. 2003/02. Rev.1.0
GLOBAL SYSTEMS FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
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Contents Important Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Phone Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Service Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents (Continued) Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Ring Tone (Menu 4-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Changing Text Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using the English Mode (T9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Melody Composer (Menu 4-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Ring Volume (Menu 4-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents (Continued) Important Safety Precautions Read these guidelines before using your wireless Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 phone. Failure to comply with them may be danger- Games (Menu 7-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 ous or illegal. For more detailed safety information, Health (Menu 7-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 see “Health and Safety Information” on page 136. WWW Services . . . . . .
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IIm mp po or rt ta an nt t S Sa af fe et ty y P Pr re ec ca au ut tiio on ns s Unpacking Your package contains the following items. Radio Frequency Exposure 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. Sensible Use Travel Adapter Phone Battery Charger Use only in th
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Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Your Phone Closed View Phone Layout Antenna The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone. Open View Earpiece External display Service light Display Volume Key Description During a call, adjusts the earpiece volume. Perform the functions indicated by the text In the idle mode with above them (on the bottom line of the the phone open, the display). (soft keys) keys adjust the key volume. In the menu facility, scroll through the When held down wit
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Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Display Key Description (continued...) Display Layout Deletes characters from the display. When pressed in the idle mode, the display The display comprises of three areas. can be used a mirror. To return to the idle mode, press any key in the mirror mode, In the idle mode, launches the WAP Icons Browser directly. Text and Makes or answers a call. graphic area In the idle mode, recalls the last number dialled, received or missed. In the
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Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Icons Backlight The display and keypad are illuminated by a backlight. Shows the received signal strength. The When you press any key, the backlight illuminates. It greater the number of bars, the stronger turns off if no key is pressed within a given period of the signal. time, depending on the Backlight option set in the Phone Settings menu. The backlight remains on at all Appears when a call is in progress. times when the phone is co
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Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Getting Started Installing the SIM Card and the Battery Service Light When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are The service light is on the frame of the external LCD. It flashes when services are available on the phone. provided with a SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional To activate or deactivate use of the service light, set services available and so on. the Service Light menu option ; see page 82 for further detai
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G Ge et tt tiin ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d G Ge et tt tiin ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d 3. Insert and slide the SIM card under the two tabs, Charging a Battery ensuring that the notched corner is top left and the gold contacts of the card face into the phone. Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local SAMSUNG dealer for further details. Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A di
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G Ge et tt tiin ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d G Ge et tt tiin ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d Low Battery Indicator 2. Connect the adapter to a standard AC wall outlet. When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery sensor informs you in When the battery is charging, the battery icon the following ways: an empty battery icon flashes in the top right-hand corner of the display fills ( ), you hear a warning tone and a message is repeatedly. repeated at regular
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G Ge et tt tiin ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d G Ge et tt tiin ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d Switching the Phone On/Off Note: The display language is determined by the SIM card inserted. To change the language, 1. Open the phone. use the Language menu option ; for further details, refer to page 80. 2. Hold down until the phone switches on. 5. When you wish to switch the phone off, hold down 3. If the phone asks for a password, key in the until the power-off animation is displayed. password and
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s Call Functions Making a Call Ending a Call When the idle screen is displayed, key in the area When you have finished your call, briefly press . code and phone number and press . Note: If you have set the Auto Redial option to ON (see page 82) and the person called does not answer Making a Call from the Phonebook or the line is busy, the number is redialled You can store the names and phone numbers called automatically up to ten times. regularly
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s Answering a Call 2. Access the list of numbers by pressing . When somebody calls you, the phone rings and the icon indicating the call is animated in the middle of 3. Use or to scroll through the list of the screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s numbers until the required number is highlighted. phone number or name, if stored in your phonebook, is displayed. 4. To dial the number,
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s Viewing Missed Calls Editing a Missed Call Number If you have a subscription that includes the Caller Line 1. Press the Options soft key. Identification (CLI) feature and you are unable to answer a call for any reason, you can find out who was 2. Press the Select soft key. calling you and then call the person back, if necessary. 3. Change the number as required. Press or The number of missed calls is displaye
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s In-Call Options Searching for a Number in the Phonebook Your phone provides a number of control functions You can search for a number in the phonebook during that you can use during a call. To access these a call. functions during a call, press the Options soft key. 1. Press the Options soft key. Switching the Microphone Off (Mute) 2. Press or to highlight the PhoneBook You can temporarily switch your
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s Putting a Call on Hold Answering a Second Call You can place the current call on hold whenever you You can answer an incoming call while you have a want. You can make another call while you have a call in progress, if this service is supported by the call in progress if this service is supported by the network and if you have activated the Call Waiting network. Of these two calls, one is active and the menu option ; se
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s Making a Multiparty Call 2. Highlight the required person, by pressing or A multiparty call is a network service that allows , and then press . up to six people to take part simultaneously in a multiparty or conference call. For more information, 3. Select Private. contact your service provider. Now you can talk privately with that person. The other participants can continue to converse with each other
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C Ca allll F Fu un nc ct tiio on ns s PhoneBook Muting/Sending Key Tones You can store phone numbers and the corresponding names in the memory of your SIM card. In addition, you These options allow you to turn the key tones off or can store up to 500 numbers and names in the phone on. If the Mute keys option is selected, your phone memory. The SIM card and phone memories, although does not transmit the key tones. physically separate, are used as if they were a single entity, called the phonebo
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P Ph ho on ne eB Bo oo ok k P Ph ho on ne eB Bo oo ok k The following options are available. If the card memory is full, the first free location in the phone memory is displayed. Voice Record 5. Press the right soft key to toggle between the phone Note: This option appears only when no name has (To Phone) and card (To Card) memories. been recorded. 6. If you do not want to save the number and name in This option allows you to add a voice tag to the the suggested location, press to clear the n
