Samsung SCH-811, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read this manual before operating the phone and keep it for future reference SCH 811 Series CDMA DIGITAL PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH 811 E US 1 20 99 10 32 AM Page ii ...

Page 2: ...roduction version of the included portable cellular telephone Software changes may have occurred after this printing Safety Precaution For more detailed safety information see Safety on page 65 Do not use your phone while driving park the vehicle first Do not use your phone when near medical equipment Do not use your phone at any time while traveling on board a plane Do not use your phone where a ...

Page 3: ... Entries 40 Storing Secret Numbers 40 Erasing Phone Book Entries 41 Electronic Notebook 42 Voice Dial Voice Dialing 46 Training the Phone 46 Checking Recorded Name 47 Activation 48 Using Voice Dialing 49 Security Options Security Menu 51 Lock Mode 52 Call Restriction 54 Emergency Numbers 55 Other Options 56 Message Services Short Message Services and Voicemail 59 Reviewing Messages 60 Transmitting...

Page 4: ...Melody Tones Vibrator Alert Call Logs 9 Locations Each Outgoing and Incoming Calls Pause Dialing Ringer Mute During Incoming Call Alarm EVRC Description of Your Phone Function keys and other controls activate the features of your phone The following illustration identifies the function keys controls and indicators 1 Power On Light 2 Earphone Mic Jack 3 LCD Screen 4 Volume Control 5 SEND Key 6 Scro...

Page 5: ...haracter at a time while entering names and numbers go back one menu level at a time while viewing menu options Press and hold CLR to erase all displayed characters while entering names and numbers return to Standby mode while viewing menu options Press END to end a call exit the current menu and return to Standby mode mute the ringer during an incoming call Press and hold END to turn the phone on...

Page 6: ...e number is not registered in REQUIRED the base station PHONE BOOK You have tried to access the memory RESTRICTED while the phone is in the memory restricted mode New Entry will A phone number is already stored in replace selected memory location OK Replace MATCHING ENTRY The phone number you are trying to NOT FOUND recall does not exist NO INCOMING You have not received any incoming CALL LOG call...

Page 7: ...e screen Battery Your phone package includes a partially charged rechargeable battery so that you can use the phone immediately after it is activated Installing the Battery To attach the battery to your phone 1 Hold the battery so that the metal contacts on the base of the battery line up with the metal contacts on the base of the phone 2 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the top of ...

Page 8: ...ate your warranty and may damage the battery For proper battery care please follow these guidelines To avoid damage charge the battery in temperatures that range from 32 F to 104 F O C to 40 C Do not use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high humidity areas such as a bathroom Never dispose of the battery by incineration fire Keep the metal contacts at the battery base clean Do not attem...

Page 9: ... to unlock the phone Turning Off To power off your phone press and hold When your power is off nothing displays on the screen unless your are charging your battery Standby Mode When your phone is on but no call is in progress the phone is in standby mode END MENU END Basic Operations of Your Phone Power On Off Press and hold Menu Scrolling Press then or Make Calls Enter number and then press Corre...

Page 10: ...a Call To place a call 1 Press and hold to power on your phone An active screen display indicates that the phone is on No dial tone sounds 2 Enter the phone number up to 36 digits by pressing the digit keys The phone number displays on the screen 3 Press The phone places the call to the entered phone number Emergency Dialing You can place calls to 911 or one of the three emergency numbers that are...

Page 11: ...e provider to activate Call Waiting To answer a Call Waiting call 1 To answer the call press The phone connects the calling party and the places the current party on hold 2 Press again to switch between the two parties Three Way Calling Three Way Calling enables you to conduct conference calls with two separate parties at the same time You are billed airtime for each outgoing call separately Conta...

Page 12: ...SEND PIN 6 Clear Memory 7 NAM Mode 1 Manual NAM 2 Auto NAM 8 Block Own 0 ResetPhone Table 2 Main Menu Structure SCH 811 Standby Menu Main Menu Menu Level 1 Menu Level 2 1 Calls 1 Outgoing 2 Incoming 3 Erase Logs 1 Outgoing 2 Incoming 3 All 4 Air Time 1 Last Call 2 Total 3 Erase Total 4 Life Time 2 Phone Book 1 Find Name 2 My phone 3 Add Entry 4 Find Entry 3 Sounds 1 Ring 1 Ring Vol 2 Ring Type 3 R...

Page 13: ...ions Tracking Calls Through Call Logs The Call Logs store up to nine incoming calls and nine outgoing calls Each log stores the name and phone number if available as well as the date time stamp In case of duplicate entries back to back the system consolidates those entries and stores only the most recent call from the same phone number To review call logs 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press f...

Page 14: ...g calls and provides call notification only when it is on Notification type depends on the selected setting Ring Volume You can set ring volume in Standby mode from the Main Menu or by pressing the Volume buttons on the side of the phone During an incoming call press to mute the ringer To adjust ring volume in Standby mode 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Sounds 3 Press for Ring 4 Pres...

Page 15: ...nfirm the action OK 2ABC OK Alert You can set alerts to turn the Minute Beep and Service Area alert tones on and off in Standby mode The Minute Beep indicates each minute on your call The Service Area alert indicates when you are out of a service area or when you return a service area To select alert options 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Sounds 3 Press for Alert 4 Press the associat...

Page 16: ...he Main Menu 2 Press for Display 3 Press for Greeting 4 Enter your personal greeting by pressing the alphanumeric keys on the keypad 5 Press to save the setting OK 2ABC 4GHI MENU OK 1 4GHI MENU Differential Ring The Differential Ring option enables you to activate a unique ring to signal an incoming call by a stored caller number To set Differential ring Volume 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 P...

Page 17: ...fun to use To set setup options 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Setup 3 Press the corresponding digit key to select the desired option Press for Automatic Retry Press for Automatic Receiving Press for Automatic Hyphenation Press for Any Key Answer Press for Tone Length Press for Tone and then select 1 Release Tone or 2 Connect Tone Press for Set time 4 Press the scroll keys to toggle ...

Page 18: ...xcept Tone Length Some phones you call can recognize only longer tones You may have to change the length to LONG for some calls When calling a paging system your phone should be in the SHORT mode Release Tone You can set your phone to sound the release tone when a call is released or dropped Connect Tone You can set your phone to sound the connect tone when your call is connected to the system Set...

Page 19: ...ter and then displays the first name in that section of the list If desired you can also enter the second letter in the name by pressing the associated alphanumeric key 5 when the desired entry displays press to place a call SEND 1 2ABC MENU OK SEND OK 4GHI 2ABC MENU Storing Phone Numbers Storing Phone Numbers Names To store phone numbers names 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Phone Bo...

Page 20: ...d location and then press to save the new location OK 4GHI OK 1 OK 3DEF 2ABC MENU 2ABC MENU Displaying Your Phone Number You can check your own phone number To display your phone number 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Phone Book 3 Press for My Phone Number The phone number of your phone displays If you have more than one own phone number press the scroll keys to check the next number ...

Page 21: ...Viewing Stored Entries on page 38 4 When the desired entry displays press for context specific options 5 Press for Erase The screen prompts for confirmation 6 Press to erase the displayed entry The Erased notification displays along with the name number and location Storing Secret Numbers You can select the Secret option to prevent dialed phone numbers from displaying on the screen To store a secr...

Page 22: ...lete and press SEND 5JKL MENU 5JKL 5JKL MENU SEND SEND SEND MENU 5JKL 5JKL MENU 4GHI 5JKL MENU Business Management You can enter up to 20 businesses you have to do To Enter Your Business 1 Press key 2 Press key 3 Press key 4 Input the details of the business 5 Input the date 6 Press To See Correct Add or Delete Your Business 1 Press key 2 Press key 3 Press key 4 Press to select the business you wa...

Page 23: ...to scan entries Your phone plays the recorded name 2ABC 6MNO MENU Voice Dialing Your phone features Smartspeak the new Voice Dialing system from Advanced Recognition Technology You can call up to 20 stored entries by speaking the name into the microphone Using the Voice Dialing option requires that you first train the phone to recognize the name Training the Phone To train the phone for Voice Dial...

Page 24: ...t the desired entry or press the scroll keys to scan entries The recorded names play audibly as you scroll through the list 5 Press to return to Standby mode END 2ABC 6MNO MENU Activation Voice Dialing is always active once you have trained the phone to accept Voice Dialing entries To place calls using Voice Dialing simply press and hold and then say the name into the phone after you hear the prom...

Page 25: ... To erase an individual Voice Dialing entry 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Voice Dial 3 Press for Review A list of entries displays 4 Press the digit key to select the desired entry or press the scroll keys to scan entries The recorded names play audibly as you scroll through the list 5 When the desired entry displays press to select that entry 6 Press to erase the selected entry To ...

Page 26: ... an emergency number enter the number and then press To place normal outgoing calls press to display the Lock Code screen and then enter the lock code When the Standby screen displays enter the phone number and then press Lock Code Setting The default lock code for your phone is 0000 depending on activation You can enter a personal lock code and then change the lock code as often as you like To en...

Page 27: ...e the number Dialing Emergency Numbers To dial emergency numbers in Lock mode 1 Enter the emergency number by pressing the digit keys 2 Press to place the call SEND OK 4GHI 0OPER MENU Call Restriction Restricting Calls Your phone provides the following Call Restriction options in the Security menu Phone Book Use Limit Incoming Calls Limit Outgoing Calls To restrict calls 1 Press to display the Mai...

Page 28: ...ng 1 Press to display the Main Menu 2 Press for Security 3 Press for Hide Own Number 4 Press the scroll keys to toggle between On Off 5 Press to save the setting OK 8TUV 0OPER MENU 2ABC 2ABC MENU OK 2ABC 1 7PQRS 0OPER MENU Other Options PIN If your system supplier provides this service and you have a PIN assigned by the system supplier you can set your phone to send the PIN when you make a call Th...

Page 29: ...utomatically adjusts the incoming message alert volume to the lowest setting when the phone is in Conversation mode Incoming voicemail notification and text messages transmit even when the phone is in Lock mode To access a message or to return a call other than an emergency number enter the lock code Contact your service provider to activate Message Service Not currently available in all markets V...

Page 30: ...iewing Messages Your phone accepts incoming messages in both Standby and Conversation modes When a new message arrives an alert sounds and the message header displays The message header includes the type of message Text Page Voicemail Notification and the name phone number if available You can review the message upon notification or store the message for later review The Messages menu provides opt...

Page 31: ...office number or home number 8 Enter the desired phone number 9 Press You can set text messages priority if available Priority options are NORMAL URGENT EMERGENCY 10 Press The phone processes a transmis sion If the processing is finished successfully you can store the message OK OK OK OK 2ABC 1 2ABC OK Choosing Alert Type for Message Receiving The phone alerts you when a message is received You ca...

Page 32: ...our area and pull off the road and park if you need to make a call If you must use the phone while driving purchase and install the optional Hands Free Car Kit Transmission Using Stored Messages To transmit using Message logs 1 Press to display the Message Menu 2 Press for TX Message 3 Press for TX Box 4 Press for Stored Messages 5 When the list of messages displays press the scroll keys to select...

Page 33: ...l shield RF energy may affect some inadequately shielded electronic equipment Turn off your phone in health care facilities and always request permission berore using the phone near medical equipment Consult the manufacturer of any personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids to determine if they are shielded adequately from external RF signals Note if there are any regulations pos...

Page 34: ...let shall be installed near the equip ment and shall be easily accesible Cigarette Lighter Adapter The Cigarette Lighter Adapter charges your SAMSUNG phone in a vehicle while you drive and enables you to operate the phone from a vehicle cigarette lighter socket Travel Charger The Travel Charger plugs into a wall outlet and enables you to charge a single battery at your home or office or while trav...

Page 35: ...coming call The LED lights on the charger to 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 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 o...

Page 36: ...es available on the SAMSUNG phone including voicemail numeric paging and text messaging Standby Time The amount of time a fully charged wireless portable or transportable phone can be on and idle without being in use SeeTalk Time Talk Time The length of time a person can talk on a portable or transportable wireless phone without recharging the battery Vocoder Voice Coder A device used to convert s...

Page 37: ...s Options 24 Checking Recorded Name 47 Call Restriction 54 Clear Memory 56 Choosing Alert Type for Message Receiving 62 Compliance with Safety Standards 65 Cigarette Lighter Adapter 68 Charging Times with Accessories 69 D Description of Your Phone 7 Display Messages 11 Dual Slot Desktop Charger 12 Differential Ring 30 Display Options 31 Displaying Your Phone Number 39 Dialing from the Phone Book 3...

Page 38: ...up Options 33 Setting Current Time 35 Storing Phone Numbers 37 Storing Phone Numbers at Call End 37 Schedule Management 42 Storing Secret Numbers 45 Security Options 51 L Lock Mode 52 Lock Code Setting 52 Locking the Phone 53 M Menu Organization 21 Main Menu Structure 22 Memory Dialing Shortcuts 39 Message Services 59 N NAM Selection 57 O Overview of the Phone Book 36 Other Options 56 Other Danger...

Page 39: ...ling 20 The Menu 21 Tracking Calls Through Call Logs 24 To See Local Times of the World 44 Tips on Recording Name 47 Transmitting Messages 63 Transmitting Page and Text Messages 63 Transmission Using Stored Messages 64 U Using Voice Dialing 49 V Version Display 32 Viewing Stored Entries 38 Voice Dial 46 Voice Dialing 46 SCH 811 E US 1 20 99 10 36 AM Page 76 ...