Samsung GT-S5830T User Manual

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Using this manual 2 Using this manual Thank you for purchasing this Samsung mobile device. This device will provide you with high quality mobile communication and entertainment based on Samsung’s exceptional technology and high standards. This ...

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Using this manual 3 Samsung is not liable for performance issues or ● incompatibilities caused by user editing of registry settings. You may upgrade your mobile device’s software by ● accessing www.samsung.com. Software, sound sources, wal...

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Using this manual 4 → Followed by—the order of options or menus you must select to perform a step; for example: In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings → About phone (represents Settings, followed by About phone) [ ] S...

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Using this manual 5 ● and are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. CS Headphone and WOW HD technologies are incorporated under licence from SRS Labs, Inc. Wi-Fi ● ® , the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the...

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Contents 6 Assembling ............................................................. 10 Unpack .................................................................................... 10 Install the SIM or USIM card and battery ..........................

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Contents 7 Entertainment ........................................................ 54 Camera .................................................................................... 54 Gallery ............................................................

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Contents 8 Connectivity ........................................................... 97 Bluetooth ................................................................................ 97 Wi-Fi .............................................................

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Contents 9 SD card and phone storage ............................................. 121 Locale and text .................................................................... 121 Voice input and output ..................................................

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Assembling 10 Assembling Unpack Check your product box for the following items: Mobile device ● Battery ● Travel adapter (charger) ● Quick start guide ● Use only Samsung-approved software. Pirated or illegal software may cause damage or...

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Assembling 11 To install the SIM or USIM card and battery, If the device is on, press and hold [ 1 ] and select Power o → OK to turn it o. Remove the back cover. 2 Be careful not to damage your ngernails when you remove the back cov...

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Assembling 12 Insert the battery. 4 Replace the back cover. 5 Charge the battery Before using the device for the rst time, you must charge the battery. You can charge the device with a travel adapter or by connecting the device to a PC with a...

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Assembling 13 When your battery is low, the device will emit a ● warning tone and display a low battery message. The battery icon will also be empty. If the battery level becomes too low, the device will automatically power o. Recharge y...

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Assembling 14 Plug the large end of the travel adapter into a power 3 outlet. You can use the device while it is charging, but it may ● take longer to fully charge the battery. While the device is charging, the touch screen may ● not funct...

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Assembling 15 Plug one end (micro-USB) of the USB cable into the 2 multifunction jack. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB port on a 3 PC. Depending on the type of USB cable you are using, it may take some time before charging begins...

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Assembling 16 Open the cover of the memory card slot. 1 Insert a memory card with the gold-coloured contacts 2 facing down. Push the memory card in the memory card slot until it 3 locks in place. Close the cover of the memory card slot. 4 Remo...

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Assembling 17 Format the memory card › Formatting your memory card on a PC may cause incompatibilities with your device. Format the memory card only on the device. In Idle mode, select → Settings → SD card and phone storage → Unm...

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Getting started 18 Getting started Turn your device on and o To turn on your device, Press and hold [ 1 ]. If you turn on your device for the rst time, follow the on- 2 screen instructions to set up your device. To turn o your device, pre...

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Getting started 19 Get to know your device Device layout › Mouthpiece Home key Volume key Menu key Earpiece Multifunction jack Power/Reset/Lock key Memory card slot Camera lens Internal antenna Proximity sensor Touch screen Back key Headset jack...

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Getting started 20 Keys › Key Function Power/ Reset 1 / Lock Turn on the device (press and hold); Access the quick menus (press and hold); Reset the device (press and hold for 8-10 seconds); Lock the touch screen. Menu Open a list of options ...

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Getting started 21 Indicator icons › Icons shown on the display may vary depending on your region or service provider. Icon Denition No signal Signal strength GPRS network connected UMTS network connected Open WLANs available WLAN connected B...

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Getting started 22 Icon Denition Downloading data Call diverting activated Connected to PC USB tethering activated Wi-Fi tethering activated No SIM or USIM card New text or multimedia message New email message New voice mail message Alarm activa...

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Getting started 23 Icon Denition Music playback paused FM radio turned on in the background Error occurred or caution required Battery power level 10:00 Current time Use the touch screen Your device’s touch screen lets you easily select items o...

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Getting started 24 Control your touch screen with the following actions: Tap: Touch once with your nger to select or launch a ● menu, option, or application. Tap and hold: Tap an item and hold it for more than ● 2 seconds to open a pop-up...

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Getting started 25 Get to know the idle screen When the device is in Idle mode, you will see the idle screen. From the idle screen, you can view indicator icons, widgets, shortcuts to applications, and other items. The idle screen has multiple pan...

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Getting started 26 Move items on the idle screen › Tap and hold an item to move until the item appears gray. 1 Drag the item to the location you want. 2 Remove items from the idle screen › Tap and hold an item to remove. 1 The trash bin app...

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Getting started 27 › Add or remove panels to the idle screen You can add or remove panels of the idle screen to organise widgets according to your preferences and needs. In Idle mode, press [ 1 ] → Edit. You can also place your two ngers...

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Getting started 28 Press [ 4 ] to return to the previous screen; Press the Home key to return to the idle screen. Your device has a built-in motion sensor that detects its orientation. If you rotate the device while using some features, the inte...

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Getting started 29 Access recent applications › Press and hold the Home key to open the list of 1 applications you have accessed recently. Select an application to access. 2 Use the task manager › Your device is a multitasking device. It ca...

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Getting started 30 Turn on or o the touch tone › In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings → Sound → Audible selection. Adjust the volume of the ringtones › Press the Volume key up or down to adjust the ringtone ...

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Getting started 31 Select a wallpaper for the idle screen › In Idle mode, press [ 1 ] → Wallpaper → an option. Select an image. 2 Select 3 Save or Set wallpaper. Samsung is not responsible for any use of default images or wallpapers ...

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Getting started 32 Set an unlock pattern In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Settings → Location and security → Set screen lock → Pattern. See the on-screen instructions and example patterns and 2 select Next. Draw a...

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Getting started 33 In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Settings → Location and security → Set up SIM card lock → Lock SIM card. Enter your PIN and select 2 OK. Once the PIN lock is enabled, you must enter the PIN ea...

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Getting started 34 Enter text using the Swype keyboard › Select the rst character of a word and drag your nger 1 to the second character without releasing the nger from the screen. Continue until you have nished the word. 2 Relea...

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Getting started 35 Number Function 1 Change case. 2 Open the help information. 3 Switch between Number/Symbol mode and ABC mode. 4 Insert a space. 5 Delete characters. 6 Start a new line. 7 Enter text by voice. This feature may be una...

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Getting started 36 You can also use the following keys: 4 5 7 6 1 2 3 Number Function 1 Change case. 2 Switch between Number/Symbol mode and ABC mode. 3 Enter text by voice; This icon is available only when you activate the voi...

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Getting started 37 Copy and paste text › While you are entering text, you can use the copy and paste feature to use text in other applications. Place the cursor on the text you want to copy. 1 Select 2 . Select 3 or . Drag 4 or to se...

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Getting started 38 Install an application › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Market. Select 2 Accept when the terms and conditions appear. Search for a le or application and download it. 3 Uninstall an application ›...

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Getting started 39 Synchronise data You can synchronise data with various web servers and back up or restore your data. Once the synchronisation is completed, your device stays connected to the web. If any change is made on the web, the updated i...

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Getting started 40 Activate automatic sync › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Settings → Accounts and sync. Select 2 Auto-sync. Select an account. 3 Select the applications you want to synchronise. 4 To exclude applic...

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Communication 41 Communication Calling Learn to use calling functions, such as making and answering calls, using options available during a call or customising and using call-related features. Make and answer a call › You can use the buttons or ...

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Communication 42 Answer a call When a call comes in, drag 1 right until it reaches the dot. When the device is ringing, press the Volume key to mute the ringtone. To end the call, select 2 End call. Reject a call When a call comes in, drag l...

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Communication 43 Use options during a call › You can use the following options while a call is in progress: To adjust the voice volume, press the Volume key up or ● down. To place a call on hold, select ● Hold. To retrieve a held call, s...

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Communication 44 Use additional features › You can use various other call-related features, such as Fixed Dialling Number (FDN) mode or call diverting. Use Fixed Dialling Number (FDN) mode In FDN mode, your device will restrict outgoing calls, e...

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Communication 45 Set call waiting Call waiting is a network feature to alert you of an incoming call while you are on a previous call. In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings → Call settings → Additional settings → ...

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Communication 46 Send a text message › 1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select → New message. Select 2 Contacts. You can enter a number manually or select one from the logs or contact groups by selecting another option. Se...

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Communication 47 Press [ 6 ] → Add subject and enter a subject for the message. Select 7 Send to send the message. View a text or multimedia message › 1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select . Your messages are grouped into...

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Communication 48 Google Mail You can retrieve new email messages from Google Mail ™ to your Inbox. When you access this application, the Inbox screen appears. The total number of unread messages displays in the title bar and unread messages di...

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Communication 49 From the message view, use the following options: To reply to the message, select ● . To reply to the message including all recipients, select ● → Reply all. To forward the message to other people, select ● → F...

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Communication 50 Email Learn to send or view email messages via your personal or company email account. Set up an email account › 1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select Email. Enter your email address and password. 2 Select 3 N...

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Communication 51 Select the text input eld and enter your email text. 7 Select 8 Attach and attach a le. You can select a le from the le list or create a new photo, video, or sound. Select 9 Send to send the message. If you are o�...

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Communication 52 To load images from the message, press [ ● ] → Show pictures. To view an attachment, select the attachment item. To save ● it to your memory card, select . Talk Learn to chat with friends and family via Google Talk ™ ...

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Communication 53 Social Hub Learn to access Social Hub ™ , the integrated communication application for Social Network Service (SNS), email, messages, instant messages (IM), contacts or calendar information. Visit socialhub.samsungapps.com for ...

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Entertainment 54 Entertainment Camera Learn how to capture and view photos and videos. You can take photos at resolutions up to 2560 x 1920 pixels (5 megapixels) and videos at resolutions up to 640 x 480 pixels. To use the camera, you must r...

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Entertainment 55 Number Function 1 Check the camera status and settings. ● : Resolution ● : Exposure metre type ● : Number of photos you can take (according to available memory) ● : Storage location 2 Change the shooting mode. ...

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Entertainment 56 After taking photos, select to view the taken photos. To view more photos, scroll left or right. ● To zoom in, place two ngers on the screen and spread ● them apart. To zoom out, move your ngers closer together. You...

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Entertainment 57 Select 3 → Smile shot. Make any necessary adjustments. 4 Aim the camera lens at your subject and select 5 . Your device recognises people in an image and detects their smiles. When the subject smiles, the device automati...

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Entertainment 58 Make any necessary adjustments. 4 Select 5 to take the rst photo. Slowly move the device in any direction and align the 6 green frame with the viewnder. When you have aligned the green frame and viewnder, the camera ...

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Entertainment 59 Option Function Image quality Set the quality level for your photos. Adjust Adjust contrast, saturation, and sharpness. Before taking a photo, select → to access the following settings: Setting Function Guidelines Display ...

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Entertainment 60 Record a video › 1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select Camera. Rotate the device anti-clockwise to landscape view. 2 Select 3 to switch to the camcorder. Aim the lens at the subject and make any necessary 4 ...

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Entertainment 61 Number Function 4 Change the camcorder settings. 5 Switch to the camera. 6 Record a video. 7 View the video you recorded last. Press the Volume key to zoom in or out. 5 The zoom function may be unavailable when recording ...

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Entertainment 62 Customise camcorder settings › Before recording a video, select → to access the following options: Option Function Timer Select the length of the delay before the camera starts recording a video. Resolution Change the re...

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Entertainment 63 Gallery Learn to view photos and play videos saved on your memory card. Supported le formats › Type Format Image Extension: bmp, gif, jpg, png, wbmp, agif Video Extension: 3gp, mp4 ● Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264 ● Some �...

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Entertainment 64 While viewing a photo, use the following options: To view more photos, scroll left or right. ● To zoom in, place two ngers on the screen and spread ● them apart. To zoom out, move your ngers closer together. You can a...

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Entertainment 65 You can also play music les in the following formats if ● you open them from My les, multimedia messages, or on the web browser: mid, xmf, rtttl, imy, rtx, ota, amr, wav, mxmf. Some le formats are not supported depen...

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Entertainment 66 Control playback with the following keys: 3 5 6 7 8 4 1 2 3 Number Function 1 Activate the 5.1 channel surround sound system when a headset is connected. 2 Move to a point of the le by dragging or tapping t...

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Entertainment 67 You can control playback with a headset: Press the ● headset button to play or pause playback. You can also press and hold the headset button to launch the music player. SRS CS Headphone ● ™ delivers a 5.1 surround sound...

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Entertainment 68 Customise music player settings › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Music. Select a category 2 → a music le. Press [ 3 ] → Settings. Adjust the following settings to customise your music 4 play...

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Entertainment 69 Control the FM radio with the following keys: 3 5 3 1 2 3 4 Number Function 1 Turn the FM radio on or o. 2 Fine-tune the frequency. 3 Search for an available radio station. 4 Add the current radio station to ...

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Entertainment 70 Add a radio station to the favourites list › Plug a headset into the device. 1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select 2 FM radio. Select 3 to turn on the FM radio. Scroll to the radio station you want. 4 Selec...

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Entertainment 71 Option Function Show Station ID Set whether or not to show the station ID on the FM radio screen; Station IDs are available only from radio stations that provide this information. Alternative frequency Set whether or not the FM...

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Personal information 72 Personal information Contacts Learn to create and manage a list of your personal or business contacts. You can save names, mobile phone numbers, home phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays and more for your contacts. �...

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Personal information 73 Enter contact information. 5 Select 6 Save to add the contact to memory. Find a contact › 1 In Idle mode, open the application list and select . Scroll up or down on the contact list. 2 Select a contact’s name. 3 ...

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Personal information 74 Enter your own personal details. 3 Select 4 Save. You can send your namecard by attaching it to a message or email or transferring it via the Bluetooth wireless feature. Retrieve contacts from your community › accoun...

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Personal information 75 Copy contacts › To copy contacts from the SIM or USIM card to your device, In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 . Press [ 2 ] → Import/Export → Import from SIM card. Select contacts to copy and s...

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Personal information 76 To export contacts from your device to a memory card, In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 . Press [ 2 ] → Import/Export → Export to SD card. Select 3 Yes to conrm. View the communication log ...

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Personal information 77 Enter the details of the event as required. 3 Select 4 Done. View events › To change the calendar view, In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Calendar. Press [ 2 ] → Day, Week, or Month. To view ev...

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Personal information 78 Memo Learn to record important information to save and view at a later date. Create a memo › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Memo. Select 2 Create memo or press [ ] → Create. Enter your memo t...

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Personal information 79 Record a voice memo › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Voice recorder. Select 2 Record to start recording. Speak into the microphone. 3 When you are nished recording a memo, select 4 Stop. Yo...

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Web 80 Web Web services require a data connection. Contact your operator to choose the best data plan. Internet Learn to access and bookmark your favourite web pages. You may incur additional charges for accessing the ● web and downloading medi...

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Web 81 Navigate web pages with the following keys: 2 2 1 The above screen may dier depending on your region or service provider. Number Function 1 Enter the web address of a web page to access. 2 Open a list of saved bookmarks, frequen...

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Web 82 To reload the current web page, press [ ● ] → Refresh. To go to the next page in history, press [ ● ] → Forward. To bookmark the current web page, press [ ● ] → Add bookmark. To add a shortcut to the current web page to ...

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Web 83 Bookmark your favourite web pages › If you know the web address of a web page, you can manually add a bookmark. To add a bookmark, In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Internet. Select 2 → Bookmarks. Select 3 Ad...

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Web 84 Access the frequently visited pages or the › recent history In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Internet. Select 2 → Most visited or History. Select a web page to access. 3 You can add a web page to the bookmark...

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Web 85 Activate location services to use with Google › Maps You must activate location services to nd your location and search the map. In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Settings → Location and security. Adjust the f...

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Web 86 Select the location you want to view details. 5 To view a list of all results for your search, select ● . To zoom in, place two ngers on the screen and spread ● them apart. To zoom out, move your ngers closer together. You can...

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Web 87 Select 6 or to view only a single part of the route. When you are nished, press [ 7 ] → Clear Map. Share your location via Google Latitude › Learn to share your location with your friends and view friends’ locations via Go...

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Web 88 Select a place name to view its details. 3 While viewing information, use the following options: 4 To view the place on the map, select Map. To view the route to the place, select Directions. To view the phone number of the place, select Ca...

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Web 89 Contacts ● : Select your destination from addresses of your contacts. Starred Places ● : Select your destination from the list of your starred places. Follow the on-screen instructions to use the navigation 4 service. YouTube Learn ...

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Web 90 Control playback with the following keys: 5 2 1 Number Function 1 Move to a point of the le by dragging the bar. 2 Change the quality of the display. Upload videos › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 YouTu...

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Web 91 News & Weather Learn to view the weather information and read top news and other news articles. View the weather information › In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 News & Weather. Select 2 Weather at the top o...

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Web 92 Samsung Apps Samsung Apps allows you to simply and easily download an abundance of applications directly to your device. Featuring a wealth of games, news, reference, social networking, navigation, health related applications and more, Sam...

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Web 93 BigPond Learn to access the homepage of your service provider’s web service. You can perform various functions, such as receiving news and weather updates, downloading various applications, or watching popular TV programs. This feature m...

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Web 94 FOXTEL You can watch popular TV programs with your device. In Idle mode, select FOXTEL. This feature may be unavailable depending on your region or service provider. GFG 2011 You can search for restaurants that are recommended by the Good ...

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Web 95 Navigation You can nd your location, search the online map for streets or cities, and get directions. In Idle mode, open the application list and select Navigation. Navigation maps, your current location, and other ● navigational dat...

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Web 96 TelstraOne You can get and read the current news and real time information. In Idle mode, open the application list and select TelstraOne. This feature may be unavailable depending on your region or service provider. White Pag You can acces...

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Connectivity 97 Connectivity Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology capable of exchanging information over a distance of about 10 m without requiring a physical connection. You do not need to line up the devices to...

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Connectivity 98 Find and pair with other Bluetooth-enabled › devices In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Settings → Wireless and networks → Bluetooth settings → Scan devices. Select a device. 2 Enter a PIN for th...

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Connectivity 99 › Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature In Idle mode, open the application list and select 1 Settings → Wireless and networks → Bluetooth settings → Discoverable. Your device is visible to other Bluetoot...

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Connectivity 100 › Activate the WLAN feature In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings → Wireless and networks → Wi-Fi settings → Wi-Fi. An active WLAN running in the background will consume battery power. To prese...