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• SGH-x426
• User Manual
• Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference.
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• Contents
  • Unpacking 5
  • Your Phone 6
  • Getting Started 14
  • Call Functions 20
  • Selecting Functions and Options 28
  • Phonebook 30
  • Entering Text 40
  • Options During a Call 47
  • Using the Menus 53
  • Messages 60
  • Call Records 72
  • Sound Settings 75
  • Phone Settings 80
  • Organizer 90
  • Network Services 101
  • Funbox 106
  • Solving Problems 117
  • Access Codes 120
  • Health and Safety Information 124
  • Standard Limited Warranty 150
  • Glossary 157
  • Index 162
  • Quick Reference Card 167
• Unpacking
• Your Phone
  • Phone Layout
  • Display
  • Service Light
  • Earbud/Microphone
• Getting Started
  • Installing the SIM Card
    • 1. If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down .
    • 2. Remove the battery:
    • 3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket.
    • 4. Place the battery so that the tabs on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone.
    • 5. Press the battery until it clicks into place. Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching the phone on.
  • Charging a Battery
    • 1. With the battery installed, plug the connector into the jack at the bottom of the phone.
    • 2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
    • 3. When the battery is charged, unplug the adapter from the outlet. Press the gray tabs on both sides of the connector to disconnect the adapter from the phone.
  • Switching the Phone On/Off
    • 1. Press and hold until the phone switches on.
    • 2. To turn the phone off, press and hold until the power-off image displays.
• Call Functions
  • Making a Call
    • 1. Press and hold . The + character displays.
    • 2. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number, then press .
    • 1. Press to display the list of recent phone numbers.
    • 2. Using the Up and Down navigation keys, scroll through the numbers until the number you want highlights.
    • 3.
  • Adjusting the Volume
  • Answering a Call
    • 1. Press or the Accept soft key to answer an incoming call.
    • 2. To end a call, close the phone or press .
  • Viewing Missed Calls
    • 1. Press the View soft key.
    • 2.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Press the Up or Down navigation key to highlight the Edit Number option.
    • 3. Press the Select soft key.
    • 4. Change the phone number.
    • 5.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Press the Up or Down navigation key to highlight the Delete option.
    • 3. Press the Select soft key.
  • Quickly Switching to Silent Mode
• Selecting Functions and Options
  • 1. Press the appropriate soft key.
  • 2.
• Phonebook
  • Storing a Number with a Name
    • 1. Enter the number you want to store.
    • 2. To save the number, press the Save soft key.
    • 3. Select an icon that identifies the category of the number, then press the Select soft key. Options are:
    • 4. Enter a name and press the OK soft key.
    • 5. Press the right soft key, labeled To Card or To Phone, to switch between phone and SIM card memory.
    • 6. If you do not want to save the number and name in the suggested location, press to clear the location. Enter the preferred location using the number keys.
    • 7. Press the OK soft key to store the name and number.
    • 8.
    • 1. At the idle screen, press the Ph. Book soft key.
    • 2. Use the Up and Down keys to highlight New Entry and press the Select soft key.
    • 3. Use the Left and Right navigation keys to select a category and press the Select soft key.
    • 4. Enter a name and press the OK soft key.
    • 5. Enter a number or address you want to store and press the Save soft key.
    • 6. Continue the procedure from step 5 on page 31 to store the number.
  • Using Phonebook Entry Options
  • Searching for a Number in Phonebook
    • 1. At the idle screen, press the Ph. Book soft key.
    • 2. Press the Select soft key when Search highlights. You are asked to enter a name.
    • 3. Enter the first few letters of the name that you wish to find. The Phonebook entries display.
    • 4.
    • 5. Press to dial the number, or press the Options soft key to access Phonebook entry options. See “Using Phonebook Entry Options” on page 33.
    • 1. At the Idle screen, press the Ph. Book soft key.
    • 2. Use the Up or Down navigation key to scroll to Group Search.
    • 3. Press the Select soft key. You are asked to enter a group name.
    • 4. Enter the first few letters of the group you want to find. The caller groups display.
    • 5. Use the Up or Down navigation key to select the group you want, then press the View soft key. Phonebook entries in the caller group display.
    • 6.
    • 6. Press to dial the number, or press the Options soft key to access Phonebook entry options. See “Using Phonebook Entry Options” on page 33.
  • Editing a Caller Group
    • 1. At the Idle screen, press the Ph. Book soft key.
    • 2. Use the Up or Down navigation key to scroll to Group Edit and press the Select soft key.
    • 3. Highlight the group you want using the Up or Down navigation key and press the Options soft key.
    • 4. Change settings as required. The following options are available:
    • 5. When you are finished, press or .
  • Speed-dialing
    • 1. From the idle screen, press the Ph. Book soft key.
    • 2. Use the Up or Down navigation key to scroll to Speed Dial and press the Select soft key.
    • 3. Highlight key to assign the speed-dialing number, - , and press the OK soft key.
    • 4. Select a Phonebook entry from the list and press the View soft key.
    • 5. Select a number if the entry contains more than one and press the Select soft key.
    • 6. When the speed dial number is assigned, select from the following options by pressing the Options soft key:
    • 7. When you are finished, press or .
  • Checking the Memory Status
    • 1. At the idle screen, press the Ph. Book soft key.
    • 2. Select the Memory Status option.
    • 3. Press the Up or Down navigation key to view the number of existing and remaining entries in the card and phone’s memory.
    • 4. When you are finished, press or .
• Entering Text
  • Changing the Text Input Mode
  • Using T9 Mode
    • 1. When you are in T9 mode, start entering a word by pressing - . Press each key only once for each letter.
    • 2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting your keystrokes.
    • 3. When the word displays correctly, go to step 4.
    • 4. Press to add a space then start entering the next word.
  • Using Upper/Lower-Case Character Mode
    • 1. Press the key labeled with the letter you want:
    • 2. Select the other letters in the same way.
  • Using Number Mode
  • Using Symbol Mode
• Options During a Call
  • Putting a Call on Hold
    • 1. Enter or select the phone number .
    • 2. Press to dial the second call. The first call is automatically put on hold.
    • 1. Press the Hold soft key to put the current call on hold.
    • 2. Make the second call in the normal way.
  • Mute
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Highlight the Mute option.
    • 3. Press the OK soft key. You cannot be heard by the caller.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Highlight the Unmute option.
    • 3. Press the OK soft key. You can again be heard by the caller.
  • Muting/Sending Key Tones
  • Sending Tones
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
      • 2. Highlight the Send Tones option.
      • 3. Press the OK soft key.
      • 4. Enter the required number and press the OK soft key.
  • Searching for a Number in Phonebook
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Highlight the Phonebook option.
    • 3. Press the OK soft key. The Phonebook entries display.
    • 4. Enter the name you want to find.
    • 5. Press the View soft key to display the highlighted entry.
  • Using the Message Service
  • Call Waiting
    • 1. Press or the Accept soft key to answer the incoming call. The first call is automatically put on hold.
    • 2. To switch between the two calls, press the Swap soft key.
    • 3. To end a call on hold, press the Options soft key and select the End Held Call option.
  • Making a Multi-party Call
    • 1. Call the first participant.
    • 2. Call the second participant in the normal way. The first call is automatically put on hold.
    • 3. To join the first participant to the multi-party call, press the Options soft key and select the Join option. Press the OK soft key.
    • 4. To add a new person to the multi-party call, call the person, then press the Options soft key. Select the Conference option and press the OK soft key.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key and choose the Select one option. Press the OK soft key.
    • 2. Highlight a participant and press the Select soft key or .
    • 3. When the Private option highlights, press the OK soft key. You can now have a private conversation with the person without leaving the call.
    • 4. To return to the multi-party call, press the Options soft key and select Conference. Press the OK soft key. All of the multi-party call participants can now hear each other.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key and choose the Select one option. Press the OK soft key.
    • 2. Highlight a participant, then press the Select soft key or .
    • 3. Select the Remove option and press the OK soft key. The call drops the participant, but you can continue to talk to the other participants.
    • 4. To end the multi-party call, close your phone or press .
• Using the Menus
  • Accessing a Menu Function
    • 1. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key.
    • 2.
  • Accessing a Menu Function Using Shortcuts
    • 1. Press the Menu soft key.
    • 2. Press for Phone Settings.
    • 3. Press for Language. The languages available display.
  • List of Menu Functions
  • 1. Messages (see page 60)
  • 2. Call Records (see page 72)
  • 3. Sound Settings (see page 75)
  • 4. Phone Settings (see page 80)
  • 5. Organizer (see page 90)
  • 6. Network Services (see page 101)
  • 7. Funbox (see page 106)
• Messages
  • Inbox (Menu 1.1)
    • 1. Select a message and press the View soft key.
      • 2. Use the Up and Down key to scroll through the message.
      • 3. To move to the previous or next message, press or .
  • Outbox (Menu 1.2)
    • 1. Select a message and press the View soft key.
      • 2. Use the Up and Down key to scroll through the message.
      • 3. To move to the previous or next message, press or .
  • Write New (Menu 1.3)
    • 1. From the Messages menu, select Write New.
    • 1. Create your message. See “Entering Text” on page 40.
    • 2. When your message is complete, press the Options soft key. The following options are available:
    • 3. Select Send or Save and Send and press the Select soft key.
    • 4. If you select a save option, choose the memory location and press the OK soft key.
    • 5. Enter a destination number and press the OK soft key. The message is sent.
    • 1. Create your message.
    • 2. Press the Options soft key.
    • 3. Select one of the following options:
    • 4. Complete the message, and send or save it using the procedure from step 2 on page 63.
  • Templates (Menu 1.4)
  • Settings (Menu 1.5)
  • My Objects (Menu 1.6)
  • Memory Status (Menu 1.7)
  • Voice Mail (Menu 1.8)
  • Broadcast (Menu 1.9)
  • Delete All (Menu 1.10)
• Call Records
  • Missed Calls (Menu 2.1)
  • Incoming Calls (Menu 2.2)
  • Outgoing Calls (Menu 2.3)
  • Delete All (Menu 2.4)
  • Call Time (Menu 2.5)
• Sound Settings
  • Ring Tone (Menu 3.1)
  • Ring Volume (Menu 3.2)
  • Alert Type (Menu 3.3)
  • Keypad Tone (Menu 3.4)
  • Message Tone (Menu 3.5)
  • Folder Tone (Menu 3.6)
  • Power On/Off (Menu 3.7)
  • Extra Tones (Menu 3.8)
• Phone Settings
  • My Settings (Menu 4.1)
    • 1. Select an image.
    • 2. Press the Select soft key.
    • 3. When the image displays, press the Select soft key. A prompt asks if you want to display text on the screen.
    • 4. Press the Yes soft key to display the current date and time on the wallpaper image. Press the No soft key to display only the image.
  • Greeting Message (Menu 4.2)
  • Own Number (Menu 4.3)
  • Language (Menu 4.4)
  • Security (Menu 4.5)
  • Display Settings (Menu 4.6)
  • Extra Settings (Menu 4.7)
  • Short Cut (Menu 4.8)
    • 1. Select the key to be used as a shortcut key:
    • 2. Select the menu you want the key to activate.
    • 3. Press the Select soft key to save the selection.
  • Reset Settings (Menu 4.9)
    • 1. Select the Reset Settings menu.
    • 2. Enter the 8-digit phone password and press the OK soft key.
• Organizer
  • Calendar (Menu 5.1)
    • 1. Select a date on the calendar.
    • 2. Press the Select soft key.
    • 3. Enter your memo and press the OK soft key. The phone prompts you to set an alarm.
    • 4. If you want an alarm to ring on the selected day, press the Yes soft key.
    • 5. If you pressed the Yes soft key, set the time for the alarm and press the OK soft key.
    • 6. Select either AM or PM and press the Select soft key.
  • To Do List (Menu 5.2)
    • 1. Press the New soft key.
    • 2. Enter the first task.
    • 3. Press the OK soft key.
    • 4. Select High, Normal, or Low priority, and press the Select soft key.
    • 5. Enter the7 deadline and press the OK soft key.
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press the View soft key.
    • 3. Scroll through the tasks using the Up and Down keys.
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press to mark the task as completed as of the current date and time.
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press the Options soft key.
    • 3. Select the Mark option.
    • 4. Select the appropriate status (Done or Undo).
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Select the New option.
    • 3. Enter text, priority and deadline for the task.
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press the Options soft key.
    • 3. Select the Edit option.
    • 4. Change the text, priority and/or deadline for the task.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Select the Sort option.
    • 3. Select the sort criterion (High, Low, Done or Undo).
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press the Options soft key.
    • 3. Select the Copy option.
    • 4. Change the text, priority and/or deadline for the task.
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press the Options soft key.
    • 3. Select the Copy to Calendar option.
    • 4. Change the text and/or deadline for the task and set the alarm.
    • 1. Highlight the task.
    • 2. Press the Options soft key.
    • 3. Select the Delete option.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Select the Delete All option.
    • 3. Confirm the deletion by pressing the OK soft key.
    • 1. Press the Options soft key.
    • 2. Select the Exit option.
  • Time & Date (Menu 5.3)
    • 1. Select the city corresponding to your time zone. The local date and time display.
    • 2. Press the Set soft key.
  • Alarm (Menu 5.4)
    • 1. Choose the type of alarm to be set and press the Select soft key.
    • 2. Enter the time for the alarm to sound.
    • 3. Press the OK soft key.
    • 4. If you select Morning Call in step 1, select the repeat option, Monday to Friday or Monday to Saturday and press the Select soft key.
  • Calculator (Menu 5.5)
    • 1. Enter the first number using the numeric keys.
    • 2. Press the right soft key until the symbol you want appears; + (addition), - (subtraction), * (multiplication), / (division).
    • 3. Enter the second number.
    • 4. To view the result, press .
  • Currency Exchange (Menu 5.6)
    • 1. Enter the current exchange rate of your source currency and press the OK soft key.
    • 2. Enter the amount to convert and press the OK soft key.
    • 3. Press the Exit soft key to exit the currency convertor.
• Network Services
  • Call Forwarding (Menu 6.1)
    • 1. Select a call forwarding option and press the Select soft key.
    • 2. Select the type of calls, voice or data, and press the Select soft key.
    • 3.
    • 4. Enter the number where the calls are being forwarded and press the OK soft key.
  • Call Waiting (Menu 6.2)
    • 1. Select voice or data to indicate the type of call and press the Select soft key.
    • 2. You can activate or deactivate the call waiting feature by using the Activate or Deactivate soft keys.
  • Network Selection (Menu 6.3)
    • 1. When Network Selection displays, press the Select soft key.
    • 2. Select the appropriate option and press the OK soft key.
    • 3. Select a network from the list then press the OK soft key.
  • Caller ID (Menu 6.4)
• Funbox
  • Games (Menu 7.1)
  • WAP Browser (Menu 7.2)
    • 1. Press and hold . A menu displays.
    • 2. Press the Select soft key to select an item.
    • 3. Select a secondary option using the Up and Down keys, then press the Select soft key to confirm.
    • 2. Enter the address and press the Enter soft key.
    • 3. Enter a name for the favorite item and press the Enter soft key.
  • Downloads (Menu 7.3)
    • 1. Scroll to the MIDlet you want and press the Launch soft key.
      • 2. Start the MIDlet using the appropriate soft keys.
• Solving Problems
• Access Codes
  • Phone Password
  • PIN
  • PUK
    • 1. Enter the PUK and press the OK soft key.
    • 2. Enter a new PIN of your choice and press the OK soft key.
    • 3. When the Confirm New PIN message displays, enter the same code again and press the OK soft key.
  • PIN2
  • PUK2
    • 1. Enter the PUK2 and press the OK soft key.
    • 2. Enter a new PIN2 of your choice and press the OK soft key.
    • 3. When the Confirm PIN2 message displays, enter the same code again and press the OK soft key.
• Health and Safety Information
  • Usage guidelines: All about performance and safety
  • Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
  • Caring for the Battery
  • Acknowledging Special Precautions and FCC
  • FDA Consumer Update
  • CTIA Safety Information
  • Owner's Record
  • User Guide Proprietary Notice
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