Samsung I425, User Manual

Page 1: ...I425 ANDROID SMARTPHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference GH68 37765E Printed in Korea...

Page 2: ...red to you All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers Open Source Software Some software components of this product including but not limited to Pow...

Page 3: ...PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND...

Page 4: ...tions about your Samsung Mobile Phone For 24 hour information and assistance we offer a new FAQ ARS System Automated Response System at www samsung com us support Headquarters 1301 E Lookout Drive Ric...

Page 5: ...s of the Wi Fi Alliance LTE is a trademark of ETSI Google Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc Samsung Telecommunications America LLC Samsung Samsung and Super AMOLED are trademark...

Page 6: ...12 TTY Mode 12 Task Manager 13 Memory Card 13 Securing Your Phone 14 Section 2 Understanding Your Phone 16 Features 16 Front View 17 Side Views 18 Back View 19 Home Screen 20 Navigation 22 Notificatio...

Page 7: ...6 Applications 69 Managing Applications 69 AllShare Play 71 Amazon Kindle 73 Apps 73 Backup Assistant 73 Calculator 74 Calendar 74 Camera 75 Clock 81 Color 81 Contacts 82 Downloads 82 Email 82 Galler...

Page 8: ...7 Section 7 Connections 98 Wi Fi 98 Wi Fi Direct 100 Mobile Hotspot 101 Bluetooth 102 VPN 104 Tethering 104 NFC and Beaming 105 Android Beam 106 S Beam 106 Nearby devices 107 Connecting to a Computer...

Page 9: ...rmation to User 165 Commercial Mobile Alerting System CMAS 166 Smart Practices While Driving 166 Battery Use and Safety 167 Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling 169 UL Certified Travel Charger 170 Di...

Page 10: ...instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen To get to the Home screen you may need to unlock the phone For more information see Securing Your Phone on page 14 Note I...

Page 11: ...could affect performance Warning Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of data or functionality or even prevent damage to your phone Text Conventions This manual provides con...

Page 12: ...led under a removable cover on the back of the phone Removing the battery cover Pull up using the slot provided while lifting the cover off the phone Installing the battery cover Align the cover and p...

Page 13: ...www verizonwireless com 4GSIM Caution Turn the phone off before installing or removing the SIM card Do not bend or scratch the SIM card Take care when handling installing or removing the SIM card and...

Page 14: ...and may cause damage Battery Indicator The battery icon in the Status Bar shows battery power level Before the battery becomes too low to operate the battery icon flashes and a tone plays If you cont...

Page 15: ...sing your phone for the first time A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time After the first charge you can use the phone while charging 1 Insert the USB cable into the port 2 C...

Page 16: ...Wizard will guide you through the basics of setting up your phone Follow the prompts to choose a default language set up accounts choose location services and learn more about your phone You can also...

Page 17: ...Tours Roaming When you travel outside your home network s coverage area your phone can use roaming to acquire service on other compatible digital networks When roaming the Roaming icon displays in the...

Page 18: ...pps you ve installed on your phone Touch Uninstall to remove an app from your phone 4 Touch the RAM tab to display the amount of RAM Random Access Memory in use Touch Clear memory to clear processes t...

Page 19: ...ntly press on the memory card to release the lock then carefully pull the card out 5 Install the back cover Securing Your Phone Use your phone s screen lock features to secure your phone Note Unless s...

Page 20: ...Screen lock options for increased security Press the Power Lock Key then touch and drag your finger across the screen Tip Special notification icons display for missed calls or new messages Drag a mi...

Page 21: ...Messaging Services Text Picture Video Voice Email Chat 8 MP Camera Camcorder with LED flash 1 9 MP Front camera Share Shot Camera shooting mode to quickly share photos via Wi Fi Direct Gallery for vi...

Page 22: ...lay a context sensitive menu of options for the current screen or feature While using your phone you may notice that the Menu Key dims but it is always available at a touch to provide a context sensit...

Page 23: ...r volume During calls or media playback press to adjust volume Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call Power Lock Key Press and hold to turn the phone on or off and to access a device options m...

Page 24: ...video chat 8 Megapixel Camera Use when taking photos or recording videos 3 5mm Headset Jack Plug in an optional headset or TTY equipment Speaker Play ringtones call audio when in Speakerphone mode mus...

Page 25: ...n the Home screen by default and you can add more shortcuts to your favorite apps For more information see Shortcuts on page 31 Widgets Apps that run on the Home screen These widgets are found on the...

Page 26: ...31 Change the Wallpaper For more information see Wallpaper on page 32 Display settings For more information see Display on page 128 Adding and removing Home screen panels Your phone comes with 7 Home...

Page 27: ...nus Touch Menu Touch and hold on an item Finger Gestures Touch Touch items to select or launch them For example Touch the onscreen keyboard to enter characters or text Touch an item to select it Touch...

Page 28: ...face such as a table Direct call When this setting is On you can lift the phone to your ear to call a displayed contact in Messaging Contacts or Call Log to dial the contact s phone number Smart alert...

Page 29: ...ouble tap on the top of the phone takes you to the top of a list Tilt Touch and hold with your thumbs on the screen then tilt the phone forward and back to zoom in or out Tilt to zoom When this settin...

Page 30: ...phone to scan for nearby devices such as Bluetooth or Kies air devices and more for connecting to your phone for sharing files Shake to update When this setting is On shaking the phone starts a scan f...

Page 31: ...ttings at the top of Notifications to control popular settings Slide your finger right and left to see all the icons Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth On or Off See Bluetooth on page 102 GPS Turn Standalone GP...

Page 32: ...red when battery power is low phone not connected to charger Green Glows green when the phone is connected to a charger and the battery is fully charged Status Bar The Status Bar shows network and bat...

Page 33: ...h whenthephoneisroaming Thegreater the number of bars the stronger the signal R Signal Strength Roaming CDMA Current signal strength when the phone is roaming on CDMA networks The greater the number o...

Page 34: ...ady A memory card scan is underway to prepare the card for use For more information about using memory cards see Memory Card on page 109 SD Card Safe to Remove A memory card was unmounted and it is sa...

Page 35: ...place on the Home screen for quick access Adding Widgets to the Home screen Adding widgets from the Home screen 1 Navigate to a Home screen panel then touch and hold on the screen to display the Home...

Page 36: ...to the Home screen Adding Shortcuts from Apps 1 Navigate to a Home screen panel 2 Touch Apps 3 Touch and hold on an app until it appears on the Home screen Removing Shortcuts Touch and hold the shortc...

Page 37: ...per images Touch a wallpaper then touch Set wallpaper Note You can also set Wallpaper in Settings For more information see Wallpaper on page 130 Apps Apps holds all applications installed on your phon...

Page 38: ...more information see Keyboards and input methods on page 146 To choose a text input method at any time While entering text touch and drag downward from the top of the screen to display Notifications...

Page 39: ...ers To enter common symbols touch to switch to symbol mode then touch the corresponding key To enter less common symbols touch then touch the corresponding key Enter numbers by touching then touching...

Page 40: ...oard on page 147 While entering characters potential word matches display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard Touch a word to insert it into your text Using Google Voice Typing Use your voi...

Page 41: ...ng Synchronization You can choose to have your phone automatically sync with your accounts or manually synchronize each account when you want to check messages You may also choose to limit automatic o...

Page 42: ...com Adding an account 1 From the Home screen touch Menu then touch Settings Accounts and sync Add account 2 Select an account provider then follow the prompts to enter your credentials and sign in 3 T...

Page 43: ...on accounts set up Phone Save to the phone s Contacts Google Save to your Google account Corporate Save to your Corporate account 3 Touch contact fields to enter information Touch Photo ID to choose...

Page 44: ...netic Name Organization IM Notes Nickname Website or Relationship 4 When you finish entering information touch Save Creating Contacts from Recent calls Save a phone number from a recent call to create...

Page 45: ...a phone number with the Phone Keypad then save it 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch the digits of the phone number on the Keypad 3 Touch Add to Contacts then select Update existing from the...

Page 46: ...ome screen touch Contacts 2 Touch a contact to display it then touch Menu History View calls and messages to and from this contact Edit Modify contact information For more information see Updating Con...

Page 47: ...Share namecard via 4 Choose a sending method then follow the prompts to send the profile Joining Contacts Your phone can synchronize with multiple accounts including Google Corporate and other provide...

Page 48: ...an installed memory card Contacts are exported and imported as a special VCF file and contacts are sent as vCards 1 From the Home screen touch Contacts 2 Touch Menu then touch Import Export 3 Select a...

Page 49: ...ding or touch Select all to mark all contacts A check mark appears in the check box for marked contacts 4 Touch Done At the prompt choose a sending method then follow the prompts to send the namecard...

Page 50: ...your Backup Assistant account Favorites Mark contacts with a star to identify them as Favorites Favorites display on the Favorites tab in the Phone and Contacts for fast dialing or messaging and are...

Page 51: ...oup Touch Vibration pattern to choose a vibration to play for calls from members of this group Touch Add member to select members from Contacts 3 Touch to save the new group Editing a Group 1 From the...

Page 52: ...or touch Select all to mark all contacts When selected a check mark appears in the check box 5 Touch Done to remove the selected contact s Sending a Message to Group Members Create a new text or emai...

Page 53: ...inquiries Speed dial 99 is reserved for payment inquiries Speed dial 100 is reserved for data usage inquiries Assigning Speed Dials 1 From the Home screen touch Contacts 2 Touch Menu then touch Speed...

Page 54: ...Phone Keypad 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch the digits of the telephone number on the Keypad 3 Touch to place the call Making Calls using Speed Dials Speed Dials are 1 2 or 3 digit shortcu...

Page 55: ...t number or Touch a contact then touch to dial the number Making Calls using S Voice Place a call by speaking the name or number 1 From the Home screen touch Phone then touch 2 The first time you acce...

Page 56: ...t then touch to dial the number Making Calls from Recent calls Return a call or call a number from a recent call stored in Recent calls For more information see Recent Calls on page 53 Multi party Cal...

Page 57: ...e Reject icon toward the middle of the screen Rejecting a call with a message Touch and drag Reject call with message toward the middle of the screen then select an existing message or Create new mess...

Page 58: ...ate a drawing Noise reduction on Noise reduction off Enable or disable noise reduction to improve call audio quality in noisy environments In call sound EQ Apply a sound equalizer to the call audio in...

Page 59: ...information For more information see Contacts on page 38 Managing Recent calls Deleting records 1 From the Home screen touch Phone Recent calls 2 While viewing the calls touch Menu then touch Delete 3...

Page 60: ...alls you receive from those numbers 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch Menu Call Settings 3 Select Call rejection for these options Auto reject mode Touch to turn Auto reject mode ONorOFF When...

Page 61: ...all Settings Call alert 3 Configure options Call vibrations Enable Vibrate on connection to network to have your phone vibrate when it connects to the network Enable on Call end vibration to have the...

Page 62: ...ear 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch Menu Call Settings 3 Touch Auto screen off during calls to enable or disable the option Accessory setting for call Configure headset options for calls 1...

Page 63: ...In call sound EQ Choose a default equalizer setting for call audio Personalized EQ Follow the prompts to create a personalized EQ setting based on your specific needs Increase volume in pocket When en...

Page 64: ...to set a new one Vibrate Choose an option for vibration to play for a voicemail notification Other call settings 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch Menu Call Settings 3 Configure options Auto...

Page 65: ...h other users of popular messaging sites Email Send and receive email from your email accounts including Corporate mail Gmail Send and receive Gmail from your Google account Voicemail Retrieve voice m...

Page 66: ...converts the message to MMS Touch Menu for options Insert smiley Add a text emoticon to the message Add text Select text from S Memo Calendar Contacts or Text templates to add Preview View the message...

Page 67: ...r touch Select all to mark all message threads About View information about Messaging Message Settings Configure settings for message storage delivery or alerts 1 From the Home screen touch Messaging...

Page 68: ...are sent to all recipients Notification settings Notifications When enabled message alerts display in the Status bar Select ringtone Choose a sound for message alerts Vibrate Configure vibration for m...

Page 69: ...nd AMBER Alerts follow these instructions 1 From the Home screen touch Messaging 2 Touch Menu then touch Settings Emergency Alerts 3 All alerts are enabled by default checkmark showing To disable aler...

Page 70: ...ettings depend on the email provider 1 From the Home screen select Apps Email 2 Touch Menu Settings General preferences for options Displayafterdeletingmessage Choosethescreentodisplay after you delet...

Page 71: ...send the message Gmail Send and receive emails via Gmail Google s web based email From the Home screen select Apps Gmail Setting Up Your Gmail Account The first time you launch Gmail your phone will p...

Page 72: ...s 3 To send the message touch Send Voicemail All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voice mail even if your phone is turned off so you ll want to set up your voice mail and personal greeting a...

Page 73: ...ending on your settings by playing sound and vibration If you want to remove the icon from the Status bar use the Clear notifications option From the Home screen touch Apps Voice Mail Clear notificati...

Page 74: ...Apps on page 73 S Suggest For more information see S Suggest on page 93 Uninstalling Apps You can uninstall apps you download and install Pre loaded apps cannot be uninstalled 1 From the Home screen...

Page 75: ...on page 134 Drag to if available to remove the icon The trashcan is only available for apps you ve installed Pre loaded apps cannot be removed Uninstall Remove an app that you downloaded from your pho...

Page 76: ...to communicate with other devices Before launching AllShare Play connect to the same Wi Fi network as the device you want to stream with For more information see Wi Fi on page 98 1 From the Home scre...

Page 77: ...photos you take with your phone s Camera to the service Video quality settings Configure your phone s playback of videos Lock AllShare Play When locked you must enter your Samsung account credentials...

Page 78: ...ant Plus is a new service that integrates the features and capabilities of Backup Assistant V CAST Media Manager and Sync Connect Back up contacts photos music documents and videos to a secure online...

Page 79: ...n select a view from Year Month Week Day Agenda or Task 3 Touch Menu for options Go to Display a specific date Delete Delete an event Search Search for calendar events Sync Refresh Calendar with event...

Page 80: ...os in places where cameras are not allowed Do not take photos in places where you may interfere with another person s privacy Taking Pictures 1 From the Home screen touch Apps Camera 2 Using the displ...

Page 81: ...urn to the Camera to take more pictures Touch Menu for options Delete Erase the picture Face tag When enabled identifies faces with a yellow box so you can touch to add tag information Copy to clipboa...

Page 82: ...screenguidelinetomovetheviewfinderandtakethe next 7 shots automatically Cartoon Apply a cartoon effect to pictures Share shot Share the pictures you take with other devices via Wi FiDirect Formoreinfo...

Page 83: ...es Enable or disable an on screen grid to aid in photo composition Image quality Choose a quality setting for photos GPS Tag Add GPS location information to photo details Reset Set all Camera settings...

Page 84: ...video use these options Touch Play to review the video Touch Share to send the video Touch Slideshow to create a slideshow to view pictures and videos Touch Upload to store your videos with Backup Ass...

Page 85: ...to composition Video quality Choose a quality setting for videos Storage Choose the default save location for videos if an optional memory card is installed Reset Set all settings to the defaults Shar...

Page 86: ...uch the picture to beam it to the other device Clock The Clock application includes these features Alarm Create alarms to go off once or to repeat World clock Display the time and date in any time zon...

Page 87: ...oogle Play Store are managed in Play Store and will not appear in Downloads Email Send and receive email using popular email services For more information see Email on page 64 From the Home screen sel...

Page 88: ...cture as a Contact Photo Set a picture as a contact s photo The contact s photo will appear with notifications to calls or messages from the contact 1 From the Home screen touch Apps Gallery 2 Touch a...

Page 89: ...t the Stream for updates from your Circles use Messenger or use Instant Upload to automatically upload photos and videos from your phone to your private album on Google For more information visit www...

Page 90: ...screen twice to zoom in or out Selecting items on a page While browsing pages use gestures and menus to navigate Touch an item to select it Touch a hyperlink to follow the link Touch and hold on a hyp...

Page 91: ...rks then use these options Touch an item to load the page Touch and hold on an item for options Touch Menu for more options Kies Air It s time to share wirelessly Kies Air makes it easy to manage cont...

Page 92: ...g Touch and drag on the screen to reposition the map in the display Touch Touch an icon on the map to display information about the location Media Hub Samsung Media Hub is your one stop for the hottes...

Page 93: ...t Use Mobile Hotspot to share your phone s mobile internet connection with up to 10 devices using your phone as the mobile hotspot For more information see Mobile Hotspot on page 101 From the Home scr...

Page 94: ...te playback Shuffle When enabled songs play in random order When disabled songs play in the order they appear in List view Repeat Touch to repeat the current song repeat all songs or disable repeat mo...

Page 95: ...h Select all then touch Done 4 Select a playlist or touch Create new playlist to create a new playlist Setting a Song as a Ringtone You can set a song as a ringtone for all voice calls for calls from...

Page 96: ...p to a higher directory Touch Home to go back to the root directory Touch Menu for options My Verizon Mobile View details and manage your Verizon Wireless account Note No airtime or minute charges app...

Page 97: ...ormation see Location services on page 137 From the Home screen touch Apps Local Play Books Google Books is now Google Play Books Discovering your favorite books and authors has never been easier With...

Page 98: ...lect Apps Play Store 2 The first time you open Play Store read the Terms of Service then touch Accept to continue 3 Browse for applications to download then follow the prompts S Memo Record ideas inst...

Page 99: ...Touch for a list of commands then touch a command to see examples 3 Touch Menu Settings to configure settings to your preferences Tip You can launch S Voice from most unlocked screens by pressing the...

Page 100: ...page 37 When you set up your Google account on your device you are automatically logged in From the Home screen select Apps Talk V CAST Tones Preview purchase and download ringtones and ringback tone...

Page 101: ...lume If you have motion settings turned turn the phone screen down to mute playback Full screen Switch to viewing the video in full screen mode to use the entire display Pop Up Play Touch to display t...