Samsung SCH-N181, User Manual

Page 1: ... World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com SCH N181 User s Manual Printed in Korea Código No GH68 0XXXXA English 08 2002 Rev 1 0 Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference ...

Page 2: ...he Battery 16 Low Battery Indicator 17 Switching the Phone On Off 18 Your Phone s Mode 19 CALL FUNCTIONS Making a Call 21 Answering a Call 28 In Call Options 29 Using Caller ID 30 Viewing Missed Calls 31 Three Way Calling 32 Call Waiting 33 Call Forwarding 33 Adjusting the Volume 34 ENTERING TEXT Changing Text Input Mode 36 T9 Mode 37 ABC Mode 39 Symbol Mode 41 123 Mode 41 Table of Contents ...

Page 3: ...ers or Symbols in the WAP Browser 60 SCHEDULER Today MENU 4 1 61 View Month MENU 4 2 62 Jump To Date MENU 4 3 64 To Do List MENU 4 4 64 Count Down MENU 4 5 65 World Time MENU 4 6 67 Calculator MENU 4 7 67 Alarm MENU 4 8 68 SOUNDS Volume MENU 5 1 69 Sounds Type MENU 5 2 70 Alerts Set MENU 5 3 71 DISPLAY Backlight MENU 6 1 72 Banner MENU 6 2 72 Animation MENU 6 3 73 My Phone Number MENU 6 4 74 Set T...

Page 4: ...g your wireless phone Failure to comply with these guidelines may be dangerous or illegal For more detailed safety information see Health and Safety Information on page 96 Road safety comes first Do not use a hand held phone while driving park the vehicle first Switch off when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point service station or near fuels or chemicals Switch off on aircraft Wi...

Page 5: ...sories may violate the requirements Use sensibly Use only in the normal position to ear Avoid unnessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on Accessories and batteries Use only SAMSUNG approved accessories and batteries Use qualified service Only qualified service personnel may install or repair your phone In addition you can obtain the following accessories for your phone from yo...

Page 6: ... In Standby mode enters the Mail Kit menu Earphone jack Microphone Earpiece Display Volume Scroll keys During a call adjusts the voice volume In Standby mode adjusts the key volume In the menu facility scrolls through the menu options Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustrations shows the main elements of your phone Makes or answers a call In Standby mode redials the last outgoing number wh...

Page 7: ... progress No service indicator Appears when you are outside a service area When it appears you cannot make or receive calls Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e Enters numbers letters and some special characters In the text input mode changes the case Also use this key for special star calling feature In Standby mode toggles the silent mode on and off when pressed and held In the text input mode inserts a...

Page 8: ...6 1 see page 72 for further details Service Light The service light is at the top left of the phone It flashes to indicate incoming call or message Also the service light flashes for a few seconds when you turn on the phone Y Yo ou ur r P Ph ho on ne e New Message Appears when a new text message has been received Alarm On Appears when you set an alarm Battery strength Shows the level of your batte...

Page 9: ... the tabs on it align to the notches on the back of the phone 2 Slide the battery toward the top of the phone until you hear a click To Remove the Battery If you want to remove the battery do as follows 1 If necessary switch off the phone by holding down until the power off animation begins playing 2 Press and hold the catch above the battery on the back of the phone 3 Slide the battery toward the...

Page 10: ...ly or operating at a temperature that is too high or too low Please check the adaptor and or battery When charging is finished The light turns green disconnect the adaptor from the power outlet and from the phone Note You can make a call at your convenience when the phone is plugged into the adaptor The adaptor will continue to charge the battery even when you are making the call Low Battery Indic...

Page 11: ...3 11P 10 29 Mon Your Phone s Mode Standby Mode Standby is the most basic state of your phone The phone goes into Standby mode soon after you turn it on or whenever you briefly press When your phone is in Standby mode you will typically see the greeting message and current date and time If you enter a phone number you can press to dial it or press to save it in the internal phone book Press at any ...

Page 12: ...n one second Ending a Call When you have finished your call briefly press If you press the call time length of the call displays briefly and the phone returns to Standby mode Power Save Mode Your phone comes with a Power Save feature that will automatically be activated if your phone is unable to find a signal after 10 minutes of searching While this feature is active the phone s battery charge wi...

Page 13: ...number to dial For further information on Phone Book refer to page 51 23 22 Redialing the Last Call To redial the last call you made press twice quickly or press hold down Your phone stores the last 10 incoming or outgoing calls To recall any of these numbers proceed as follows 1 If there are any characters on the display clear the display by holding down for more than one second 2 Press The list ...

Page 14: ... digit briefly then hold down the third digit of the memory cell For example Location no 023 Press briefly and hold down The number and name stored is displayed then dialed Three Touch Dial Memory locations 100 through 500 are special three touch locations Press the first and the second digit briefly then hold down the third digit of the memory cell For example Location no 123 Press and briefly th...

Page 15: ...k as you normally would by pressing and following the screen prompts 27 C Ca al ll l F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s 26 C Ca al ll l F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s Pause Dialing from a Stored Phone Book Entry 1 Dial the number from the Phone Book 2 If you stored the number using T pause simply call the number form the Phone Book If you stored the number using P pause wait for the appropriate prompt for t...

Page 16: ...ransmit the key tones It allows you to press keys without hearing annoying key tones during a call Send Tel Send the telephone number to the other caller My Phone shows your phone number Version allows you to view the software and hardware version of your phone Send DTMF allows you to send the DTMF tone Answering a Call When somebody calls you the phone rings and the phone icon is displayed in the...

Page 17: ...g a service area In this case the call ends and Call was lost displays Press to clear the message and return to Standby mode Failed Calls A failed call can occur if your phone is out of calling range or the network is temporarily busy Your phone responds to a failed call by displaying an appropriate message CALL FAILED No service currently available Press to clear the message and return to Standby...

Page 18: ...t you have set up Contact your service provider for more information Call Forwarding This feature provides the option of forwarding incoming calls to another phone number even while your phone is off Activating Call Forwarding does not affect outgoing calls made from this phone Contact your service provider to activate Call Forwarding Three Way Calling This feature enables you to conduct conferenc...

Page 19: ...ingle press on could be J K or L The T9 mode automatically compares your key presses to an internal linguistic database to determine the correct word The T9 mode requires far fewer keystrokes than the traditional multi tap method ABC mode ABC This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the desired letter once twice or three times until the letter appears on the display S...

Page 20: ...he sequence The phone displays the most commonly used choice first Changing Text Input Mode When you are in a field that allows characters entry you should notice the text input mode indicator in the display You can change between T9 Word and ABC mode to enter words To include a symbol or number s between characters Symbol and 123 modes are also available To change to another text input mode 1 Pre...

Page 21: ...rs in the Order Displayed Including a Number You can include a number between letters without exiting the T9 input mode Press and hold the desired number key Changing Case Your phone offers three shift states initial letter is capitalized all letters are capitalized all letters are lower case Press one or more times to display the appropriate shift indicator and begin typing normally Scrolling To ...

Page 22: ...Options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Another Usages The cursor moves to the right when you press a different key When entering the same letter twice or a different letter on the same key just wait for a few seconds for the cursor to move right automatically and then select the next letter Press to insert a space To move the cursor left or right through your text message press Press one or more times to clear...

Page 23: ... en nu us s Using the Menus The phone offers a range of functions that allows you to tailor the phone to your needs These functions are arranged in menus and submenus The menus and submenus can be accessed by scrolling or by using the shortcuts Accessing Menu Functions by Scrolling 1 In Standby mode press to access the menu facility Scroll with or or to reach the desired main menu Press to enter t...

Page 24: ...2 Power Off 3 Idle Mode 4 My Phone 5 Set Time 6 Auto Hyphen 7 Version 8 Menu Style 9 LCD Contrast 1 Calls 1 Outgoing 2 Incoming 3 Missed 4 Erase Logs 1 Outgoing 2 Incoming 3 Missed 4 All 5 Air Time 1 Last Call 2 Total 3 LifeTime 4 Erase Total 2 Phone Book 1 Find Name 2 Add Entry 3 Find Entry 4 RelationSrch 4 Add email 3 WAP 1 Get in WAP 4 Scheduler 1 Today 2 View Month 3 Jump To Date 4 To Do List ...

Page 25: ...ct the highlighted number The dialed number and name if stored in Phonebook is displayed 3 If you want to access Options press The following options are available Talk dials the selected number Save allows you to save the number in the Phone book Prepend allows to add an area code or feature code to the number before calling the number If you want to place a call to the displayed phone number pres...

Page 26: ...option Lifetime shows the number and total duration of all calls made to or from your phone since the phone was shipped from the factory Erase Total erases the Total airtime measurement and resets the air time counter C Ca al ll ls s Incoming Menu 1 2 This option lets you view the last 10 calls received if you are subscribed to the caller ID service When you access this menu the list of the incomi...

Page 27: ... find numbers easily in the Phone Book Phone Book The Phone book allows you to store frequently used phone numbers and the associated names in your personal directory to make it easy for you to make a call without having to remember or enter the phone number You can store up to 500 numbers Find Name Menu 2 1 This option allows you to find an entry by its name Note You can locate Phonebook entries ...

Page 28: ...wing options are available New Name Enter the desired name You can enter up to 12 characters For further information on how to enter text see page 35 Entry The first available location displays If necessary enter the location number using the number keys Secret To set the number in secret select On Setting Secret prevents a number from being displayed when it is accessed by unauthorized user or di...

Page 29: ...mber 1 Enter the location by pressing the numeric keys 2 When the desired entry highlighted press to view the details press to make a call to the number If you press you can access the options For further information on Options refer to the Find Name menu on page 50 Relation Search Menu 2 4 This option allows you to find an entry by its relation group 1 Select the group containing the entry you wa...

Page 30: ...bout the WAP Browser Your phone comes equipped with a WAP Browser makes it possible for you to access the Wireless WAP The WAP Browser allows you to access up to the minute information through your phone Browsing the Wireless WAP through your phone is unlike using your computer in that site providers have selected only the critical aspects of their site to present to wireless phone users and have ...

Page 31: ...these keys to select them Volume Key Allows you to scroll up or down by a page or change the volume setting W W A A P P Using the WAP Browser Soft Keys At the bottom of the WAP Browser display is a solid bar which contains browser commands Soft keys and below the solid bar are used to execute the commands These four keys are called soft keys because their function changes depending on where you ar...

Page 32: ... information on entering letters see page 36 2 Press to accept your entry 3 Enter the Start Time and Date using the numeric keys and press 4 Enter the End Time and Date using the numeric keys and press 5 Select when an alarm will notify you of your event by pressing up or down navigation key Selecting No alarm does not ring the alarm 6 Press to save your event Entering Text Numbers or Symbols in t...

Page 33: ...ns For further details on Options refer Today on page 61 Adding Editing or Erasing an Event If you already scheduled events when you select the Today menu option 4 1 the events are displayed Press to select the event you want to view If necessary press to display more contents in the selected to do item The following options are available when you press Add new allows you to add a new event Edit a...

Page 34: ...ch time it takes you to do something or how many months days hours and minutes until a specific day You can create up to 20 Count down timers using this menu Jump To Date Menu 4 3 This feature allows you to specify the calendar date you want to view Once at your desired date you can enter edit and delete events in your calendar Enter the date using the numeric keys and press To create edit or eras...

Page 35: ...vious calculation is performed and the result is displayed as the top number in the display Note To erase any mistakes and clear the display press Use to enter a decimal point and to change the sign of a number to a negative Creating a Count Down Timer 1 Enter a name for your new Count down item and press For details on entering text see page 35 2 Enter the date and time that you want to Count dow...

Page 36: ...e ringer volume for an alarm Key Vol allows you to adjust the volume for the key beep Note You can adjust the the volume using the volume keys on the left side of the phone in Standby mode Alarm Menu 4 8 This option allows you to set or release the alarm to ring at a specific time Press to access the options Set to set the alarm proceed as follows 1 Select the alarm frequency option by pressing up...

Page 37: ...e a distinctive ring for incoming roaming calls Press up or down navigation key to choose On to use a distinctive ringer or Off to use a normal ringer Power On Off With this menu option set to On the phone sounds an alert when your phone switched on and off Press up or down navigation key to adjust the volume or select the type Volume Level adjust the volume level the more bars the louder Vibrate ...

Page 38: ...You can select an image to be displayed when you switch the phone off Idle Mode You can select an image to be displayed in idle mode Display The Display feature enables you to Set the length of time for backlight Create your own greeting and select an animation to be displayed in Standby mode or when powered on or off View the version of your phone Backlight Menu 6 1 You have several options for s...

Page 39: ...rizontal and Vertical are available D Di is sp pl la ay y D Di is sp pl la ay y My Phone Number Menu 6 4 This option shows your phone number After viewing the number pressing returns to Standby mode Set Time Menu 6 5 This option allows you to set the current date and time To set the date and time proceed as follows 1 Enter the current time and date using the numeric keys The month day hour and min...

Page 40: ... the main and front LCD screens Press to make the screen brighter and to make the screen darker You can also use the volume keys to adjust the brightness Each time you press the key you will see the selected status of the LCD Press to save your setting D Di is sp pl la ay y ...

Page 41: ...ess up or down navigation key to scroll the entries and then press to select the desired one When the game start screen is displayed press to get help in playing the game It displays key commands Press to exit the game and return to the idle screen ...

Page 42: ...achines require long DTMF tones Setup Many different features of your phone can be customized to suit your preferences Auto Retry Menu 8 1 With this menu option activated your phone will automatically retry the call up to 4 times when a connection fails To activate this feature select how often the phone will automatically retry the call every 60 sec every 30 sec and every 10 sec are available Sel...

Page 43: ...or may come on line asking you how you would like to pay for the call Standard This option allows you to provide the best system automatically Data Fax Menu 8 7 Your phone is capable of sending and receiving digital data and fax call when connected to a computing device laptop desktop handheld palmtop etc running Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT The phone functions just like a typical modem on ...

Page 44: ...f time To unlock you keypad press and hold Note When you have incoming calls and SMS messages in key guard mode the key guard is deactivated automatically after then you get the standby mode the key guard will activate automatically after the predetermined amount of time Turning on the backlight by pressing and holding in key guard mode Receiving a Fax or Data File To receive a fax or data ensure ...

Page 45: ... phone as a primary method of dialing 000 or for any other essential or emergency communications Security Your phone provides many security options including a user programmable lock code and call restriction features To access the security menu you must enter a four digit lock code The lock code is preset to 0000 at factory Lock Mode Menu 9 1 When the phone is locked you cannot operate the phone ...

Page 46: ...ed location is automatically deleted when you enter a new number To make an priority call in Lock mode simply enter a programmed number then press Clear Memory Menu 9 5 This menu allows you to erase all the numbers in your Phone Book When a confirmation message displays press to clear the memory Reset Phone Menu 9 6 Resetting the phone erases all of your saved options and returns them to the facto...

Page 47: ...ns on the screen until you read the new text or until you listen to the new voicemail messages When you get an incoming message in Lock mode the lock mode is deactivated automatically When you retrun the standby mode the phone will be locked automatically after the predetermined amount of time If you are on a conversation and you receive an incoming message your phone automatically mutes the ringe...

Page 48: ...allback number Enter the new number to replace the current number Options edits following options Validity None 30min 1 2 or 12Hours 1 2 or 3days Send Later None 30min 1 2 or 12 Hours 1 2 or 3days Delivery Ack On Off Message Do not save Prompt save Auto save Action shows the button commands Message related Icons Duplicated indicates that a duplicated messages was sent Filed Message displays if a m...

Page 49: ...e Sender No allows you to save the call back number of the message Lock Unlock msg the Lock option allows you to keep the message from being deleted They will not be erased until you unlock by using the Unlock option Note Callback and Delivery ACK are already preset to default values in the Msg Setup menu 4 5 Press to send the message Voice Menu 2 When the voicemail notification displays press up ...

Page 50: ...sired message and press to review it Press for further options Select Edit to edit it and select Delete to delete it Erase Message Menu 7 Using this menu option you can erase all messages in each of three message boxes Voice mail box Inbox and Outbox You can also erase all of the messages at one time Outbox Menu 4 You can review or resend the messages stored in Outbox if needed When you enter the ...

Page 51: ... the recipient Select On to turn on the feature or Off to turn it off Template Message allows you to set the one of canned messages Message Setup Menu 8 Using this menu you can set up the various options for the message Also you can erase all incoming or outgoing messages General You can set up the following options for incoming messages Scroll Timer You can set the screen to scroll automatically ...

Page 52: ...to Radio Frequency Energy SAR Information This model phone meets the ACA Australian Communication Authority requirements AS NZS 2772 for exposure to radio waves Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio frequency RF energy recommended by the ACA These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish...

Page 53: ...traffic can be hazardous 5 Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving Jotting down a to do list or flipping through your address book takes attention away from your primary responsibility driving safely 98 Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery it may require cooling or warming first Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places such as in a car in su...

Page 54: ...s the traffic if possible place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary If you need to make a call while moving dial only a few numbers check the road and your mirrors then continue 7 Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting Make people you are talking with aware you are driving and suspend...

Page 55: ...y and recommen dations of Wireless Technology Research Persons with pacemakers Should always keep the phone more than 6 inches 15cm from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place switch off your ph...

Page 56: ... wireless and landline networks as well as user programmed functions which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions Therefore you should never rely solely upon any wireless phone for essential communications for example medical emergencies Remember to make or receive any calls the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength Emergency calls may not be possible...

Page 57: ...l help you to fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years When using your phone battery charger or any accessory Keep it and all its parts and accessories out of small children s reach Keep it dry Precipitation humidity and liquids contain minerals that will corrode electronic circuits Do not use or store it in dusty dirty areas as its moving parts can be da...

Page 58: ... most other motorized vehicles LCD Liquid Crystal Display Commonly used to refer to the screen display on the wireless phone 108 Glossary Airtime Actual time spent talking on the wireless phone Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month Antenna A device for transmitting or receiving signals The size and shape of antennas is determined in part by the frequ...

Page 59: ... Games 81 The Index will be updated when the manual is fixed LED Light Emitting Diode Commonly used to refer to a small light on the wireless phone or on the Desktop Charger The LED lights on the phone to indicate an incoming call The lights on the charger indicate that battery charging is taking place Prepend The addition of a prefix such as an area code to a phone number RF Radio Frequency Roami...

Page 60: ...96 In call options 30 Incoming calls 1 2 49 Incoming data fax 9 7 84 Installing battery 14 Internet 58 J Jump to date 4 3 65 K Key beep 5 3 72 Keys description 9 location 8 L Language 6 5 76 Last number redialing 22 Letters entering 36 Listening voicemail 95 Lock code 0 3 89 Lock mode 20 Low battery indicator 17 M Maintenance 105 Memory clearing 0 6 91 Menus list 45 scrolling 43 shortcuts 44 Messa...

Page 61: ...ey guiard Press and hold MENU Deactivate Press C and hod MENU Store a new Phone number OK OK number into MENU name OK memory MENU location OK MENU category OK Speed dial One Touch 001 009 Hold down the third digit Two Touch 010 099 Press the second digit briefly then hold down the third digit Three Touch 100 500 Press the first and the second digit briefly then hold down the third Scan memories na...

Page 62: ...ion Srch 5 Add E mail 3 WAP 1 Get in WAP 4 Scheduler 1 Today 2 View Moth 3 Jump To Date 4 To Do List 5 Count Down 6 World Time 7 Calculator 8 Alarm 5 Sounds 1 Volume 2 Sounds Type 3 Alerts Set 6 Display 1 Backlight 2 Banner 3 Animation 4 My Phone 5 Set Time 6 Auto Hyphen 7 Version 8 Menu Style 9 LCD Contrast 7 Games 8 Setup 1 Auto Retry 2 Auto Answer 3 Answer Mode 4 Tone Length 5 Set NAM 6 Set Sys...