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service provider.
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Instructional icons
using this Before you start, familiarise yourself with the icons
you will see in this manual:
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contents
View your current position ......................... 75
Update the GPS functionality .................... 75
Create and view world clocks ................... 76
Set and use alarms ................................... 76
Use the calculator ..................................... 77
Convert currencies or measurements ........ 77
Set a countdown timer .............................. 78
Use the stopwatch .................................... 78
Create new tasks ...................................... 78
Create text memos ................................... 78
Create sketches ........................................ 78
Manage your calendar .............................. 80
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Safety warnings
safety and Keep your phone away from small
usage children and pets
Keep your phone and all accessories out of the
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Install mobile phones and equipment • Never place batteries or phones on or in heating
with caution devices, such as microwave ovens, stoves, or
radiators. Batteries may explode when
Ensure that any mobile phones or related equipment overheated.
installed in your vehicle are securely mounted. Avoid
placing your phone and accessories near or in an air • Never crush or puncture the battery. Avoid
exposing the battery to high external pressure,
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instructions. Your phone could cause explosions or regulations that restrict the use of mobile phones
fire in and around fuel or chemical storage and while driving. Use hands-free accessories to
transfer areas or blasting areas. Do not store or carry increase your safety when possible.
flammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in
the same compartment as the phone, its parts, or Follow all safety warnings and
accessories. regulations
Reduce the risk of repetitive motion Comply with any regulations that restrict the use of a
mobile phone in a certain area.
injuries
While using your phone, hold the phone with a Use only Samsung-approved
relaxed grip, press the keys lightly, use special accessories
features that reduce the number of keys you have to
press (such as templates and predictive text), and Using incompatible accessories may damage your
take frequent breaks. phone or cause injury.
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Turn off the phone near medical Protect batteries and chargers from
equipment damage
Your phone can interfere with medical equipment in • Avoid exposing batteries to very cold or very hot
hospitals or health care facilities. Follow all temperatures (below 0° C/32° F or above 45° C/
regulations, posted warnings, and directions from 113° F). Extreme temperatures can reduce the
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• Avoid using or storing your phone in dusty, dirty Avoid interference with other electronic
areas to prevent damage to moving parts. devices
• Your phone is a complex electronic device— Your phone emits radio frequency (RF) signals that
protect it from impacts and rough handling to may interfere with unshielded or improperly shielded
avoid serious damage. electronic equipment, such as pacemakers, hearing
safety and usage information
• Do not paint your phone, as paint can clog aids, medical devices, and other electronic devices
moving parts and prevent proper operation. in homes or vehicles. Consult the manufacturers of
• If your phone has a camera flash or light, avoid your electronic devices to solve any interference
using it close to the eyes of children or animals. problems you experience.
• Your phone may be damaged by exposure to
magnetic fields. Do not use carrying cases or Do not use the phone if the screen is
accessories with magnetic closures or allow your cracked or broken
phone to come in contact with magnetic fields for Broken glass could cause injury to your hand and
extended periods of time. face. Bring the phone to Samsung service centre to
replace the glass.
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Ensure access to emergency services During testing, the maximum SAR recorded for this
Emergency calls from your phone may not be model was 0.522 watts per kilogram. In normal use,
possible in some areas or circumstances. Before the actual SAR is likely to be much lower, as the
travelling in remote or undeveloped areas, plan an phone has been designed to emit only the RF
alternate method of contacting emergency services energy necessary to transmit a signal to the nearest
base station. By automatically emitting lower levels
safety and usage information
personnel.
when possible, your phone reduces your overall
exposure to RF energy.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
certification information For more information about the SAR and related EU
standards, visit the Samsung mobile phone website.
Your phone conforms to European Union (EU)
standards that limit human exposure to radio
frequency (RF) energy emitted by radio and
telecommunications equipment. These standards
prevent the sale of mobile phones that exceed a
maximum exposure level (known as the Specific
Absorption Rate, or SAR) of 2.0 watts per kilogram.
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Correct disposal of this product Household users should contact either the retailer
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) where they purchased this product, or their local
government office, for details of where and how they
(Applicable in the European Union and can take these items for environmentally safe
other European countries with separate recycling.
collection systems)
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Correct disposal of batteries in this To protect natural resources and to promote material
product reuse, please separate batteries from other types of
waste and recycle them through your local, free
(Applicable in the European Union and battery return system.
other European countries with separate
battery return systems)
Disclaimer
safety and usage information
This marking on the battery, manual or Some content and services accessible through this
packaging indicates that the batteries in this product device belong to third parties and are protected by
should not be disposed of with other household copyright, patent, trademark and/or other intellectual
waste at the end of their working life. property laws. Such content and services are
Where marked, the chemical symbols Hg, Cd or Pb provided solely for your personal noncommercial
indicate that the battery contains mercury, cadmium use. You may not use any content or services in a
or lead above the reference levels in EC Directive manner that has not been authorised by the content
2006/66. If batteries are not properly disposed of, owner or service provider. Without limiting the
these substances can cause harm to human health foregoing, unless expressly authorised by the
or the environment. applicable content owner or service provider, you
may not modify, copy, republish, upload, post,
transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works,
exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium any
content or services displayed through this device.
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“THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND SERVICES ARE OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE BY
PROVIDED "AS IS." SAMSUNG DOES NOT YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
WARRANT CONTENT OR SERVICES SO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES."
PROVIDED, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIEDLY,
Third party services may be terminated or interrupted
FOR ANY PURPOSE. SAMSUNG EXPRESSLY
at any time, and Samsung makes no representation
DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
Unpack
introducing your Check your product box for the following items:
• Mobile phone
mobile phone •
•
Battery
Travel adapter (charger)
• User manual
In this section, learn about your mobile phone’s
layout, keys, and icons. The items supplied with your phone may vary
depending on the software and accessories
available in your region or offered by your
service provider. You can obtain additional
accessories from your local Samsung dealer.
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Phone layout The rear of your phone includes the following keys
and features:
The front of your phone includes the following keys
and features: Multifunction Headset/
jack TV-out cable jack
Rear camera
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Icon Definition
New email message
Current time
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To install the SIM or USIM card and battery, 2. Insert the SIM or USIM card.
1. Remove the battery cover.
assembling and preparing your mobile phone
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Improperly connecting the travel adapter can Insert a memory card (optional)
cause serious damage to the phone. Any
damages by misuse are not covered by the To store additional multimedia files, you must insert a
warranty. memory card. Your phone accepts microSD™ or
microSDHC™ memory cards up to 16 GB
3. Plug the large end of the travel adapter into a (depending on memory card manufacturer and
assembling and preparing your mobile phone
3. Lift the memory card holder and insert a memory 5. Lock the memory card holder.
card as shown.
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Learn how to perform basic operations and use the Switch to the offline profile
main features of your mobile phone.
By switching to the offline profile, you can use your
phone’s non-network services in areas where
wireless devices are prohibited, such as aeroplanes
and hospitals.
To switch to the offline profile, in Menu mode, select
Settings → Phone profiles → Offline.
Follow all posted warnings and directions from
official personnel when in areas where wireless
devices are prohibited.
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Use the touch screen • Drag your finger up or down to scroll through
vertical lists.
Your phone’s touch screen lets you easily select
items or perform functions. Learn basic actions to
use the touch screen.
For the optimal use of the touch screen,
remove the screen protection film before using
your phone.
using basic functions
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• Tap the top of the phone twice within 1 second to • Quickly tilt the phone left or right and then quickly
pause or resume playback, or capture a photo. back to the initial position to launch an
application.
4. Shake the phone more than 3 times to close the 3. Select a menu to assign to the direction and
current application. select Save.
Tips for using the motion-related actions: 4. Select Save.
• Perform the actions within 1 second.
• Wait at least 1 second before performing the Use widgets
actions. Learn to use widgets on the widget toolbar.
• Learn the actions by following the motion tutorial.
using basic functions
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Move the widgets to the idle screen 2. Drag a widget from the widget toolbar to the idle
screen.
1. Open the widget toolbar.
To open the package, scroll left or right to the
2. Drag a widget from the widget toolbar to the idle corresponding screen.
screen. You can position the widget anywhere
on the screen.
Access help information
Change the widgets Learn to access helpful information about your
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3. Select Voice call ringtone or Video call 3. Scroll left or right to an image.
ringtone. 4. Select Set.
4. Select a ringtone from the list and select Save.
You can also set a wallpaper while viewing a
5. Select Save. photo. If you set the photo as the wallpaper,
To switch to another profile, select it from the list. only the currently selected idle screen will be
changed.
Activate Etiquette pause
• The first time you access a menu that 4. Select a speed dial number to dial or select an
requires a password, you will be prompted to application to launch (if necessary).
create and confirm a password. 5. Select a character for the smart unlock feature.
• Samsung is not responsible for any loss of
passwords or private information or other 6. Select .
damages caused by illegal software. 7. Select Save.
Unlock the touch screen with smart Use basic call functions
using basic functions
unlock
Learn to make or answer calls and use basic call
By drawing a specified character on the locked functions.
touch screen, you can unlock the screen only,
unlock and then make a call to a speed dial number, During a call, your phone automatically locks
or unlock and then launch an application. To set a the touch screen to prevent accidental inputs.
smart unlock character, To unlock, press the Hold key.
1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Smart Make a call
unlock.
1. In Idle mode, select Keypad and enter an area
2. Select On under Gesture unlock.
code and a phone number.
3. Select an unlock option.
2. Select → Voice call or press [ ] to dial the
number.
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For a video call, select → Video call. You can set the phone to activate the speaker
3. To end the call, press [ ]. automatically.
1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Motion
Answer a call settings → Speaker call → On.
1. When a call comes in, press [ ]. 2. Select Save.
2. For a video call, press [ ] and select Show 3. During a call, place your phone on a table or a
me to allow the caller to see you via the front flat surface.
select Done.
2. Select Tap to add recipient → Enter manually. 5. Select Tap to add text, enter your email text,
3. Enter a destination number and select Done. and select Done.
4. Select the text input field. 6. Select Add files and attach a file (if necessary).
5. Enter your message text and select Done. 7. Select Send to send the message.
X Enter text
For sending as a text message, skip to step 7.
For attaching multimedia, continue with step 6.
6. Select Add media and add an item.
7. Select Send to send the message.
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1. Change the text input method to Writing full sc. View text or multimedia messages
2. Write each character anywhere on the screen. 1. In Idle mode, select Messages → Inbox.
To change case or use numbers or symbols, 2. Select a text or multimedia message.
select abc.
Enter text using the writing box 1 View an email
1. Change the text input method to Writing box 1. 1. In Idle mode, select Messages → Email inbox.
2. Write each character in the writing area at the 2. Select an account.
bottom of the screen. 3. Select Download.
Write numbers and symbols in the ?1 column at 4. Select an email or a header.
the bottom right of the writing area.
5. If you selected a header, select Retrieve to view
the body of the email.
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2. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape in. Double-touch the screen to exit the zoom
view. screen.
To categorise and view photos in a wide view,
3. Aim the lens at the subject and make any
adjustments. 1. In Menu mode, select Photo browser.
• To turn the flash on or off, select . 2. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape
• To set the exposure value, select . view.
4. Press the Camera key to take a photo. 3. Select → a category to categories the
The photo is saved automatically. photos.
After capturing photos, select to view photos. 4. Scroll left or right to view photos.
Tilt the phone to the left or right, photos will scroll
left or right automatically.
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The first time you access the FM radio, you will Listen to music files
be prompted to start automatic tuning.
Start by transferring files to your phone or memory
4. Control the FM radio using the following icons: card:
Icon Function • Download from the wireless web. X p. 41
Set your phone to re-tune frequencies for • Download from a PC with the optional Samsung
stations
PC Studio. X p. 54
Change the sound output
using basic functions
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2. Navigate web pages using the following icons: Use the Google services
Icon Function
Learn how to use various Google services.
Move backward or forward on a web page
• This feature may be unavailable depending
Refresh the current web page on your region or service provider.
Open a list of activated web pages • The steps you must select to use this feature
Change the view mode may differ depending on your region or
service provider.
using basic functions
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Message.
3. Select Edit to add a tag to a person’s face.
4. Select Add tag, move or resize the rectangle on Use advanced messaging functions
a face, and select Done (if necessary).
5. Select the face tag → Link to Phonebook → a Learn to create and use templates to create new
contact. messages, and create message folders.
The selected contact is linked to the photo.
Create a text template
6. Select to add more photo contacts (step 2).
1. In Idle mode, select Messages → Templates →
Text templates.
2. Select Create to open a new template window
and enter your text.
3. Select Save.
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7. Slowly move the phone to the direction you Capture divided photos
selected. The phone captures the next photo
1. In Idle mode, press the Camera key to turn on
automatically.
the camera.
8. Repeat step 7 to complete the panoramic photo.
2. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape
9. Select to save the panoramic photo. view.
3. Select → Mosaic.
Capture photos in Smile shot mode
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Option Function
Guidelines Display the guidelines
Timer Select the time delay Set the camera to switch to the
Review preview screen after capturing
Resolution Change the resolution option photos
Adjust the colour balance of the GPS Set the camera to record GPS
White balance
video clip connection information to photos
Effects Apply a special effect
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Copy music files to a memory card Synchronise your phone with Windows
1. Insert a memory card. Media Player
2. In Menu mode, select Settings → Phone 1. Insert a memory card.
settings → PC connections → Mass storage 2. In Menu mode, select Settings → Phone
→ Save. settings → PC connections → Media player →
3. Press [ ] to return to Idle mode. Save.
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7. Select and drag the music files you want to the Access the album list
sync list.
1. During playback, rotate the phone anti-clockwise
8. Start synchronisation. to landscape view.
2. Scroll to an album and select it.
Create a playlist
3. Select a music file to play it.
1. In Menu mode, select Music player → Playlists.
Select or to pause or resume the current
2. Select Create. playback.
using advanced functions
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using tools and Learn about your phone’s ability to connect to other
wireless devices for exchanging data and using
hands-free features.
applications Turn on the Bluetooth wireless feature
1. In Menu mode, select Bluetooth.
Learn how to work with your mobile phone’s tools
and additional applications. 2. Select the circle in the centre to turn on the
Bluetooth wireless feature.
3. To allow other devices to locate your phone,
select Settings → On under My phone’s
visibility → a visibility option → Save → Save.
If you selected Custom, set duration that your
phone is visible.
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Find and pair with other Bluetooth- Send data using the Bluetooth wireless
enabled devices feature
1. In Menu mode, select Bluetooth → Search. 1. Select the file or item from one of your phone’s
2. Select and drag a device icon into the centre. applications that you want to send.
3. Enter a PIN for the Bluetooth wireless feature or 2. Select Send via or Send URL via → Bluetooth.
the other device’s Bluetooth PIN, if it has one,
Receive data using the Bluetooth
using tools and applications
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Search for and connect to a WLAN Activate and send an SOS message
1. In Menu mode, select Wi-Fi → Search. In case of an emergency, you can send an SOS
2. Select a network icon → Add and add a message asking for help.
connection profile. This feature may be unavailable depending on
• If the network you want needs an IP address, your region or service provider.
subnet mask, DNS, or gateway information,
select Advanced settings. 1. In Idle mode, select Messages → SOS
using tools and applications
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8. Select the Once drop-down menu and select Activate the mobile tracker
the number of times to repeat the SOS
message. When someone inserts a new SIM or USIM card in
your phone, the mobile tracker feature will
9. Select Save → Yes. automatically send the contact number to two
To send an SOS message, the touch screen and recipients to help you locate and recover your
keys must be locked. Press the Volume key four phone. To activate the mobile tracker,
times.
1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Security →
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Edit images 7. Enter a new file name for the image and select
Done.
Learn to edit images and apply fun effects.
Adjust an image
Apply effects to images
1. Open an image to be edited. Refer to steps 1-2
1. In Menu mode, select My files → Images → My in “Apply effects to images.”
photos → a photo file.
2. Select Edit → Adjust → an adjustment option
using tools and applications
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Transform an image 4. Save the edited image with a new file name.
Refer to steps 5-7 in “Apply effects to images.”
1. Open an image to be edited. Refer to steps 1-2
in “Apply effects to images.”
Insert a visual feature
2. Select Edit → Transform → Resize, Rotate, or
Flip. 1. Open an image to be edited. Refer to steps 1-2
in “Apply effects to images.”
3. Rotate or flip the image as desired and select
Done. 2. Select Edit → Insert → a visual feature (frame,
2. Select Edit → Memo on screen. To print an image using the Bluetooth wireless
3. Select a colour, write a memo on the screen, feature,
and select Done. 1. Open an image. X p. 38
4. Save the edited image with a new file name. 2. Select More → Print via → Bluetooth.
Refer to steps 5-7 in “Apply effects to images.”
3. Select a Bluetooth-enabled printer and pair with
the printer. X p. 60
Print images
using tools and applications
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3. Select an image or video category → an image 10. Enter a new file name and select Done.
or video and select Add. 11. To check the file, select Yes (if necessary).
For an image, select the duration that the image
displays. Split videos
4. Select More → Files to add more images or 1. Open images and videos to be edited. Refer to
videos. steps 1-4 in “Trim any segment.”
5. Select Edit → Trim. 2. Select Edit → Split.
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Insert text 8. Save the edited video with a new file name. Refer
to steps 9-11 in “Trim any segment.”
Inserting text to a video may be unavailable
depending on your service provider. Add sound track
1. Open images and videos to be edited. Refer to 1. Open images and videos to be edited. Refer to
steps 1-4 in “Trim any segment.” steps 1-4 in “Trim any segment.”
2. Select Edit → Insert → Text. 2. Select Additional audio track → Import sound.
using tools and applications
3. Select to play the video and select Start 3. Select Sounds → a sound category → a sound.
mark at the point where you want the text to be 4. Save the edited video with a new file name. Refer
displayed. to steps 9-11 in “Trim any segment.”
4. Select End mark at the point where you want
the text to be disappeared. Upload photos and videos to the
5. Select Insert. web
6. Enter text and select Done.
Learn to post your photos and videos to photo
7. Move or resize the text and select Done. sharing websites and blogs.
To change the text colour, select Colour. Communities may be unavailable depending
on your region or service provider.
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The download of java files may not be Available games may vary depending on your
supported depending on the software of the region or service provider. Game controls and
options may vary.
using tools and applications
phone.
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Create and view world clocks Add a world clock to your display
Learn to view the time in another region and set With the dual clock widget, you can view clocks with
world clocks to appear on your display. two different time zones on your display.
After you have created a world clock,
View a world clock
1. In Menu mode, select World clock.
1. In Menu mode, select World clock.
2. Select → Set as second clock.
using tools and applications
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Create a new sketch 5. When you are finished, select File → Save as
Image.
1. In Menu mode, select Dynamic canvas.
6. Enter a new file name and select Done.
2. From the sketch toolbar, select to change
the tool type. You have the following tools:
Add motion to a sketch
Tool Function
1. Make a sketch with stamps or image stamps.
Add a line; You can select the line type, line
thickness, and colour 2. To use the preset motion type, select More →
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troubleshooting
If you are having trouble with your mobile phone, try these troubleshooting procedures before contacting a service
professional.
While using your phone, the following messages Message Try this to solve the problem:
may appear:
When using the phone for the first time
Message Try this to solve the problem: or when the PIN requirement is
enabled, you must enter the PIN
Insert SIM PIN code
supplied with the SIM or USIM card.
card to
Ensure that the SIM or USIM card is You can disable this feature by using
access
installed correctly. the PIN lock menu.
network
services When you access a menu requiring
the PIN2, you must enter the PIN2
When the phone lock feature is PIN2 lock
supplied by the SIM or USIM card. For
Phone lock enabled, you must enter the password
details, contact your service provider.
you set for the phone.
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Message Try this to solve the problem: • Ensure that you have accessed the right cellular
network.
Your SIM or USIM card is blocked,
usually as a result of entering your PIN • Ensure that you have not set call barring for the
PUK code incorrectly several times. You must phone number.
enter the PUK supplied by your Another caller cannot reach you.
service provider.
• Ensure that your phone is turned on.
Your phone displays “Service unavailable” or • Ensure that you have accessed the right cellular
“Network error.” network.
troubleshooting
• When you are in areas with weak signals or poor • Ensure that you have not set call barring for the
reception, you may lose reception. Move to phone number.
another area and try again.
Another caller cannot hear you speaking.
• You cannot access some options without a
subscription. Contact your service provider for • Ensure that you are not covering the built-in
more details. microphone.
• Ensure that the microphone is close to your
You enter a number, but the call is not dialled.
mouth.
• Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key: [ ]. • If using a headset, ensure that it is properly
connected.
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The phone beeps and the battery icon flashes. The battery does not charge properly or
sometimes the phone turns itself off.
Your battery is low. Recharge or replace the battery to
continue using the phone. • The battery terminals may be dirty. Wipe both
gold-coloured contacts with a clean, soft cloth
The audio quality of the call is poor.
and try charging the battery again.
• Ensure that you are not blocking the phone’s • If the battery will no longer charge completely,
internal antenna. dispose of the old battery properly and replace it
• When you are in areas with weak signals or poor with a new battery.
reception, you may lose reception. Move to
Your phone is hot to the touch.
troubleshooting
another area and try again.
When you use several applications at once, your
You select a contact to call, but the call is not
phone requires more power and may heat up.
dialled.
This is normal and should not affect your phone’s
• Ensure that the correct number is stored in the lifespan or performance.
contact list.
• Re-enter and save the number, if necessary.