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  • Page 1 * Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly. * Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide. World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com...
  • Page 2 SGH-A717 User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 Inc. All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or Headquarters: which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, 1301 East Lookout Drive Suite 150 Richardson, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or TX 75082 software relating there to (the “Phone System”), is...
  • Page 4 CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS. WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE;...
  • Page 5 Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Switch off the phone when refueling Do not use the phone at a refueling point (service Important station) or near fuels or chemicals. Switch off in an aircraft safety Wireless phones can cause interference.
  • Page 6 Be aware of special regulations Accessories and batteries Meet any special regulations in force in any area and Use only Samsung-approved batteries and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Cingular Mall ............ 14 Contents Cingular Video ..........15 My Stuff............15 Unpack Address Book............ 16 Settings ............16 Make sure you have each item Your phone Solve problems Keys, features, and locations Help and personal needs Get started Health and safety information First steps to operating your phone Overview of menu functions Menu functions...

  • Page 8: Unpack

    Camera lens User’s Guide Battery Left soft key Right soft key You can obtain various accessories from Application Music player your local Samsung dealer. switch key Dial key Power on/off/ • Standard Battery • Extended Battery Menu exit key Alphanumeric •...

  • Page 9: Get Started

    Get started Install the battery. Reattach the cover. First steps to operating your phone SIM card information When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional services.
  • Page 10 Power on or off When the phone is completely charged (the battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter Switch on 1. Press and hold from the power outlet. Do not turn on the Remove the adapter from the phone. 2. If necessary, enter the PIN and phone when press OK.
  • Page 11 Get started Keys Press and hold to switch the phone on and off. End a call. Perform the function indicated on the bottom In Menu mode, cancel input and return the line of the display. phone to Idle mode. In Idle mode, access menu options directly. Open the application switch window to access In Menu mode, scroll through menu options.

  • Page 12: Overview Of Menu Functions

    Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press Menu in Idle mode. 6 Cingular Video 3 Recent Calls 9 Settings 1 Cingular Music (Continued) (Continued) 6 Speed Dial 7 Software Update 7 Delete all 8 Application Settings 7 My Stuff 2 Messaging 8 Call Time 9 Security...

  • Page 13: Menu Functions

    Messaging Menu functions Use the Messaging menu to send and receive short All menu options listed messages, multimedia messages, and e-mails. You can also use push message, voicemail, and cell broadcast message features. Cingular Music To access this menu, press Menu in Idle mode and Use this menu to access various types of music related select Messaging.
  • Page 14 Drafts Instant Messenger (IM) is a way of sending short, This folder stores messages you have saved to send at simple messages that are delivered immediately to a later time. users online at that moment. Before using this When you select a message, it opens in Edit mode so feature, you need to subscribe to a messenger service.

  • Page 15: Recent Calls

    Menu functions Recent Calls Messaging Settings Use this menu to customize the settings for SMS and Use this menu to view the calls you have dialed, MMS. received, or missed, and the length of your calls. You can also check the cost of your calls, if your SIM card In this menu, you can: supports this function.
  • Page 16 Calls Received Call Time This menu displays the most recent calls you have This menu displays the time log for calls made and received. received. The actual time invoiced by your service provider will vary. You can also reset all of timers. Voice Mail Data Volume If you are unable to answer a call, the caller will be...

  • Page 17: Media Net

    Menu functions MEdia Net Favorites Use this menu to store the URL addresses of your The WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser on favorite websites and quickly access the sites. your phone allows you to access the wireless web. From the wireless web, you can access up-to-date Saved Pages information and a wide variety of media content, such as games, wallpapers, ringtones, and music files.

  • Page 18: Cingular Mall

    Browser Settings Shop Graphics Use this menu to select a connection profile to be used You can access the web site given by your service for accessing the wireless web. You can also create or provider to download images. edit a profile. Shop Multimedia You can access the web site preset by your service Cingular Mall...

  • Page 19: Cingular Video

    Menu functions Cingular Video Audio Use this menu to view the list of sounds you have Use this menu to access and select various video recorded, downloaded from the web server, received contents including news, sports, movies and other in multimedia messages, or imported from your PC. entertainment features.

  • Page 20: Address Book

    Address Book Games and Apps Use this menu to enjoy embedded Java games and to You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in download new games. your phone’s memory. The SIM card and phone’s memory are physically separate, but they are used as Applications a single entity called Address Book.
  • Page 21 Menu functions Profiles • adjust the brightness of the display for varying lighting conditions. Your phone provides you with sound profiles that allow • select the length of time the backlight and the you to quickly and easily change the sound settings of display stay on.
  • Page 22 • Use this menu to check your phone numbers, or to Firmware is software that is embedded in your phone assign a name to each of the numbers. Changes to operate the phone system. By downloading new made here do not affect the actual subscriber firmware, you can always keep your phone updated.

  • Page 23: Solve Problems

    • activate the Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) mode to Solve problems restrict outgoing calls, except to numbers on the SIM card. Help and personal needs • change your PIN/PIN2 code or phone password. To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call, perform the simple checks in this section Reset Settings before contacting a service professional.
  • Page 24 “Enter PUK” • Be sure that you have accessed the right cellular network. • The PIN code has been entered incorrectly three times in succession, and the SIM card is now Your correspondent cannot hear you speaking blocked. Enter the PUK supplied by your service •...

  • Page 25: Health And Safety Information

    A clear description of the problem scientific and engineering experts drawn from industry, government, and academia after extensive Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales reviews of the scientific literature related to the service. biological effects of RF energy.
  • Page 26 The exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobile public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC phones employs a unit of measurement known as the that it does not exceed the exposure limit Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a measure established by the FCC.
  • Page 27 FCC RF exposure guidelines published a series of Questions and Answers for when used with a Samsung accessory designated for consumers relating to radio frequency (RF) exposure this product or when used with an accessory that from wireless phones.
  • Page 28 Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? located at greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person's The available scientific evidence does not show that RF exposure decreases rapidly with increasing any health problems are associated with using distance from the source.
  • Page 29 Health and safety What is FDA's role concerning the safety of • “Support needed research into possible biological wireless phones? effects of RF of the type emitted by wireless phones; Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of •...
  • Page 30 What are the results of the research done • “Occupational Safety and Health Administration already? • “National Telecommunications and Information Administration The research done thus far has produced conflicting results, and many studies have suffered from flaws in The National Institutes of Health participates in some their research methods.
  • Page 31 Health and safety Three large epidemiology studies have been published exists. Epidemiological studies can provide data that is since December 2000. Between them, the studies directly applicable to human populations, but ten or investigated any possible association between the use more years' follow-up may be needed to provide of wireless phones and primary brain cancer, glioma, answers about some health effects, such as cancer.
  • Page 32 What steps can I take to reduce my exposure FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health to radio frequency energy from my wireless Organization international Electromagnetic Fields phone? (EMF) Project since its inception in 1996. An influential result of this work has been the development of a If there is a risk from these products - and at this detailed agenda of research needs that has driven the...
  • Page 33 Health and safety Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that that using a wireless phone causes brain tumors or wireless phones are harmful. But if you are concerned other ill effects. Their recommendation to limit about the RF exposure from these products, you can wireless phone use by children was strictly use measures like those described above to reduce precautionary;...
  • Page 34 What about wireless phone interference with configuration should result in compliance with the medical equipment? safety limit. Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless phones can Do wireless phone accessories that claim to interact with some electronic devices. For this reason, shield the head from RF radiation work? FDA helped develop a detailed test method to measure Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF...
  • Page 35 Health and safety FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones • International Commission on Non-Ionizing for possible interactions with other medical devices. Radiation Protection: Should harmful interference be found to occur, FDA http://www.icnirp.de will conduct testing to assess the interference and •...
  • Page 36 features help you to place your call without taking 6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, your attention off the road. place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to plan calls when your car 2.
  • Page 37 Health and safety necessary. If you see a broken-down vehicle for detailed safety instructions. Do not connect posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a incompatible products. minor traffic accident where no one appears As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, injured, or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call users are advised that for the satisfactory operation of roadside assistance or other special non-...
  • Page 38 Other Medical Devices between a wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. If you use any other personal medical devices, consult These recommendations are consistent with the the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is independent research and recommendations of adequately shielded from external RF energy.
  • Page 39 Health and safety Potentially Explosive Environments Emergency Calls Switch your phone off when in any area with a This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well as and instructions.
  • Page 40 FCC Notice and Cautions 3. Press If certain features are in use (call barring, for FCC Notice example), you may first need to deactivate those This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. features before you can make an emergency call. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: Consult this document and your local cellular service (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,...
  • Page 41 Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not measures: expressly approved by Samsung, will void the user’s • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 42 Other Important Safety Information • Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to • Only qualified personnel should service the phone the offender, or legal action, or both. or install the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate Product Performance any warranty applicable to the device.
  • Page 43 Health and safety Anytime the Power Save feature is activated, a • Try not to hold, bend or twist the phone's antenna. message displays on the screen. When a signal is • Don't use the phone if the antenna is damaged. found, your phone returns to standby mode.
  • Page 44 • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and Battery Precautions recharge your battery only with Samsung- approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, • Never use any charger or battery that is damaged disconnect it from the power source. Do not leave in any way.
  • Page 45 For safe disposal options for Li-Ion batteries, contact your nearest Samsung • Do not store the phone in hot areas. High authorized service center. Always recycle. Do not temperatures can shorten the life of electronic dispose of batteries in a fire.
  • Page 46 • Do not store the phone in cold areas. When the • If your phone has a flash or light, do not use it too phone warms up to its normal operating close to the eyes of people or animals. This may temperature, moisture can form inside the phone, cause damage to their eyes.

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