Samsung A847M User Manual

A847MPORTABLE Quad-BANDMOBILE PHONEUser ManualPlease read this manual before operating yourphone, and keep it for future reference. SGH_A847M_UG_EN_

3Replacing the Battery1. Slide the battery into the compartment so that the tabs on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone (1). Be su

93Section 12: Changing Your SettingsThis section includes procedures on how to use some of use some of your phone’s features, as well as how to change

Changing Your Settings 94Message Tab• Message Alert Type: allows you to select the way in which the selected alert is played when a new text or

95Other Available ProfilesThe phone can be set to additional audio profiles which are available via the Profiles menu. Although profiles are similar,

Changing Your Settings 96•Front Display•Light Settings2. Select an option, then press the key to access the following:Main Display• Wallpaper:

97–To set a Screen Slogan, highlight the Screen Slogan option, and press the Edit soft key. The text box activates and displays the default slogan. Us

Changing Your Settings 98•Time: allows you to enter the current time using your keypad. Press the Right Navigation key to select am or pm. Press

99Input LanguageThe Input Language option sets the language used when entering text into the phone. 1. Highlight your selection using the Up or Down N

Changing Your Settings 100Note: You will be prompted to create a password the first time this feature is enabled.To change the phone password, S

101The applications options are:–All –Messages–Recent Calls–My Downloads–Calendar–Tasks–Memo–ContactsSet FDN ModeFDN (Fixed Dial Number) mode, if supp

Changing Your Settings 102Change PIN CodeThis option allows you to change your current PIN, provided that the PIN Check feature is enabled. You

Getting Started 4Note: The battery must be properly installed before charging the battery or switching on the phone.Installing or Removing the M

103Warning!: All User Data such as contacts, messages, pictures, videos, and music is deleted. Ensure that you remove your microSD card if applicable

Changing Your Settings 104CallsThis menu allows you to change the actions taken by the phone when dialing and receiving calls. 1. In Idle mode,

105• Call Connect Tone: allows you to activate an alert tone that sounds when connected.• Minute Minder: allows you to activate an alert tone which pl

Changing Your Settings 106Note: When you select Check Status, the phone quickly checks the number entered as the Forward To number to see if the

107• Check Status: allows you to check the status of this feature for all Voice Calls. Press the Options soft key to select this option. 2. Press the

Changing Your Settings 108Unlike infrared, you don't need to line up the devices to beam information with Bluetooth. If the devices are wit

1094.If the second item in the Bluetooth menu is Discoverable:On, then Bluetooth is already discoverable.My DevicesThe My Devices option provides a li

Changing Your Settings 110Note: The default input entry method is Abc, where the initial character is Uppercase and each consecutive character i

111• Samsung PC Studio: is set to launch Samsung PC Studio as the default application when a USB connection is detected. Navigate to www.samsung.com/

Changing Your Settings 112• Auth Type: select the type of authentication used for this WAP connection: None, Normal, or Secure.• User ID: enter

5Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours.1.

1132.Select the type of application to change and press the Select soft key or the key.• Messaging Settings• Browser Settings• Camera Settings• Musi

Changing Your Settings 114Checking the Used Space1. Highlight Used Space and press the Select soft key or the key.2. Highlight the storage cat

115Phone SupportThis option allows you to see the phone number of the phone, the manufacturer, and the model number. This information may be necessary

Health and Safety Information 116Section 13: Health and Safety InformationGetting the Most Out of Your ReceptionKeeping Tabs on Signal StrengthT

117Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak PerformanceThere are several simple guidelines for operating your phone properly and maintaining safe, satisfactory s

Health and Safety Information 118Following Safety GuidelinesTo operate your phone safely and efficiently, always follow any special regulations

119Turn off your phone when you are in an area with a potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it is rare, your phone or its accessories could gener

Health and Safety Information 120•The battery may need recharging if it has not been used for a long period of time.•t’s best to replace the bat

121radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation; if this equipment does cause ha

Health and Safety Information 122Owner’s RecordThe model number, regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the batte

Getting Started 6Low Battery IndicatorWhen the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, a warning tone sounds and the “Low Ba

123Section 14: Warranty InformationStandard Limited WarrantyWhat is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG Electronics Canada Inc. ("SAMSUNG") w

Warranty Information 124This Limited Warranty covers batteries only if battery capacity falls below 80% of rated capacity or the battery leaks,

125· WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT;· DESIGN, CONDITION, QUALITY, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT;· THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPO

Warranty Information 126THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM PROVINCE TO PROVINCE.

127This Limited Warranty allocates risk of Product failure between Purchaser and SAMSUNG, and SAMSUNG's Product pricing reflects this allocation

128IndexAAccessing a Menu Function 29Adding a New Contact 36Adding More Fields 37After a Call 38Deleting Fields 38Airplane mode 103Alarms 76Aut

129Making a Call 17Missed Call Details 20Muting Key Tones 26Putting a Call on Hold 23Redialing Last Number 18Searching for a Number in Contacts 26Send

130ContactsAdding Pauses to Contact Numbers 38Checking the Used Space 45Contacts Entry Options 40Copying an entry to the Phone 44Copying Entry

131Backlight Time 97Brightness 97Low battery indicator 6MMain Display SettingsDialing Display 96Greeting Message 96Menu Style 96Wallpaper 96Memory Man

132Security 99Shortcuts 99switching on/off 6Phone Information 115Phone Keys 8Phone SettingsKeypad Tone 94Phone Sound Volume 94Power Off Type 94

7Section 2: Understanding Your PhoneThis section outlines some key features of your phone. It also displays the screen and the icons that display when

133Date 98Date Format 98Time 98Time Format 98Time Zone 97Time Zone Updating 97ToolsCalculator 82Converter 83Stopwatch 85Timer 85Tip Calculator 83World

Understanding Your Phone 8Open View of Your PhoneThe following illustrations show the main elements of your phone:524612111098713131415KeysThe f

95.Send key: Allows you to place or receive a call. In standby mode, press the key once to access the Recent Call log. If you press and hold the key d

Understanding Your Phone 1015.Earpiece/Speaker: Used to listen to audio and music from your phone.Closed View of Your PhoneThe following illustr

114.Front Display: Allows you to view an incoming call or message. It also displays date, time, network type, signal strength, and battery power icons

Understanding Your Phone 12IconsShows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.Displays the level o

Intellectual PropertyAll Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers r

13Note: The default phone profile is Normal. The profile is editable and the displayed icons may vary according to the setting.Displays when a new Ove

Understanding Your Phone 14Selecting OptionsTo view the various functions and options available and to select the one you want:• Press the appro

15• Tools: allows you to use Camera, Voice Recognition, Record Audio, Alarms, Calendar, Tasks, Memo, Calculator, Tip Calculator, Converter (for curren

Understanding Your Phone 16• To back up one menu level, briefly press .End KeyUse the End key to turn on/off your phone, disconnect calls, an

17Section 3: Call FunctionsThis section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making

Call Functions 18Manual Pause DialingWhen you call automated systems, you are often required to enter a password or account number. Instead of m

19Making a Call from the ContactsYou can store phone numbers that you use regularly on the SIM card or in the phone’s memory. These entries are collec

Call Functions 202.Use the Right and Left Navigation keys to scroll through the Calls options. Choose from All Calls, Missed Calls, Incoming Cal

213.With the missed call selected, press the Options soft key.4. Highlight Details and press the key.Saving a Missed Call to your ContactsTo save th

Call Functions 22Deleting a Missed CallTo delete a missed call entry:1. Immediately after missing a call, press the View soft key.2. Press the O

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of LiabilityExcept as set forth in the express warranty contained on the warranty page enclosed with the product,

23Call Back To call back a missed call number:1. Press the View soft key. The most recently missed call displays. 2. Scroll through the list of missed

Call Functions 244.You can also press Options soft key, highlight New call and press the Select soft key or the key. Once connected, both call

25Note: Noise Suppression is turned on in a voice call by default. If speaker, wired head set or Bluetooth headset is used, Noise Suppression will be

Call Functions 26Muting or Sending Keypad TonesThese options allow you to turn the key tones off or on. If the Key tone off option is selected,

27Call WaitingThe Call Waiting feature allows you to answer an incoming call while a call is in progress, (if this service is supported by the network

Call Functions 28Silent ModeSilent mode is convenient when you want to stop the phone from making noise, in a theater for example.In Idle mode,

29Section 4: Menu NavigationThis section explains the menu navigation for your phone. It also includes an outline of all the available menus associate

Menu Navigation 303.Press the key for Wake-up Alarm.ShortcutsThe Shortcuts option is another way to access applications from Idle mode without

31Section 5: Entering TextThis section outlines how to select the desired text input mode when entering characters into your phone. This section also

Entering Text 32Changing the Text Input ModeWhen you are in a field that holds characters (such as in a text message), the text input mode indic

Table of ContentsSection 1: Getting Started ... 1Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . .

332.Example: To enter “Hello”, press, , , , The word that you are typing displays on the screen. The word changes as you press additional k

Entering Text 34Using the Alphabetic Input MethodTo use the ABC Alphabetic input method use to to enter your text. 1. Press the key labeled

35Using the Symbols Input MethodThe Symbol input method enables you to insert symbols and punctuation marks into text.1. To enter symbol mode press an

Contacts 36Section 6: ContactsThis section allows you to manage your contacts by storing their name and number in your Contacts. You can sort Co

37Saving a Number from the Idle screen1. In Idle mode, select Contacts ➔ Add New Contact or press ➔ Contacts ➔ Add New Contact. 2. Highlight the Firs

Contacts 384.From the Add Details field, use the Left or Right Navigation key to highlight the field to add and press Select or . The selected

39To add a pause to a Contact:1. In Idle mode, select Contacts ➔ Contacts, highlight a contact name and press .2. Press Options ➔ Edit.3. Highlight t

Contacts 40Contacts Entry OptionsTo access the Contacts options, follow these steps:1. In Idle mode, select Contacts ➔ Contacts and select an en

41Changing the FDN mode Status1. In Idle mode, press ➔ Settings ➔ Phone ➔ Security ➔ Set FDN Mode.2. Select On (to enable fixed dialing) or Off to

Contacts 423.Enter a name for this group in the New Group field and press Save. For more information, refer to “Entering Text” on page 31.4. Se

Section 6: Contacts ...36Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

434.Highlight a member from the list or highlight All and press Check. A checkmark beside the name indicates removing this person from the group.5. Pr

Contacts 44Managing ContactsYou can copy, delete, and view the memory status for the Phone and SIM entries on your phone.Copying an Entry to the

454.Press Copy.5. Press to return to Idle mode.Deleting a Contact EntryYou can delete a Phone or SIM entry from your phone’s memory.Deleting an entr

Contacts 46• Additional No. 1: if you have added additional numbers to contacts saved on the SIM card, this is a counter of the number of SIM co

47Section 7: MessagesThis section describes how to send or receive different types of messages. It also includes the features and functionality associ

Messages 48• Save as Templates: allows you to save the message as a template to use with other messages.• Delivery Options: allows you to select

49–Press the Add soft key to return to the message once you select the desired entries.• Group: allows you to insert additional Group members from you

Messages 50•Video: allows you to attach a video clip to your message.• Sound: allows you to attach an audio clip to your message.• Templates: al

518.You can save your message to your Drafts folder by pressing the Options soft key and choosing the Save to Drafts.9. You can add additional recipie

Messages 52The following icons indicate the message type.2. Press the View soft key (in the case of Voicemail, the soft key displays Dial, and d

Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Memory Status . . . . . .

53Retrieving a Multimedia Message from the InboxWhen a new Multimedia message comes in, the display (in Idle Mode) shows the Multimedia Message icon (

Messages 54• Save to Contacts: allows you to save the recipient or sender’s information from the message to your Contacts.• More: provides the f

55OutboxThis message box contains messages that were sent or will be sent.When you enter this menu, the list of messages in the Outbox displays with t

Messages 56Messaging SettingsYou can set up various options for using messaging services.1. In Idle mode, press ➔ Messages ➔ Messaging Setting

57–Get Read Report: this option is enables your phone to send a request for a reply along with your message to the recipient.–Keep a Copy: you specify

Messages 58Voice MailThe following option is available:• Voicemail: you can specify the default phone number used for access of phone’s remote v

59Delete by FolderThis option allows you to delete some or all of your messages.1. In Idle mode, press ➔ Messages ➔ Delete by Folder.2. Select the f

Messages 60• Push Message - displays memory used on Phone for:–Inbox• Broadcast Messages - displays memory used on Phone for:–Inbox• Configurati

61Section 8: My DownloadsThis section outlines the various applications that are available on your phone. The My Downloads menu allows you to manage y

My Downloads 62Images1. In Idle mode, press press ➔ My Downloads ➔ Images.2. Select a folder and press the Select soft key or the key.The fo

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . .

63Games and AppsGet New GamesYou can download more games from your service provider’s website.1. In Idle mode, press ➔ My Downloads ➔ Games and Apps

Tools 64Section 9: ToolsThe Tools provides access to and allows you to use the Camera, Voice Recognition, Record Audio, Alarms, use the Calendar

652.A picture of your face should appear in the front display. Press to take a picture.Note: For best results, hold the phone at eye level when usin

Tools 66Photo size: allows you to set the size of the resulting photo. Options are:• 1600x1200 (2M)• 1280x960 (1.3M)• 640x480• 320x240White

67Camera Options after Taking a PhotoAfter you have taken a photo, you can use various options by pressing the Options soft key. Highlight an option a

Tools 68Using the Camera OptionThe Camera/Camcorder mode allows you to access the list of previously taken photos or videos. The Menu Navigation

69• Zoom: allows you to zoom in on the image or zoom out.• Send via: allows you to send the photo using a Multimedia Message, or via Bluetooth.• Set a

Tools 702.Press the Menu soft key, which activates the icons across the top of the display, use the navigation keys to select the icon, then s

71Timer: allows you to set a time delay before the camcorder takes the video clip. You can select between Off, 3 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec.Effects: allow

Tools 72Camcorder Options after a Video is takenAfter you have shot a video, press the Options soft key to select various options. Highlight an

1Section 1: Getting StartedThis section explains how to start using your phone by first configuring your hardware, activating your service, and then s

73• Transfer to Bluetooth Headset: allows you to listen to the video through your Bluetooth headset.• Jump to Track Time: allows you to jump ahead to

Tools 74• Check <Item>: lets you check your phone's status in the same report (Status, Messages, Missed Calls, Time, Signal strength,

752.Highlight Record Audio and press the Select soft key or the key.3. Options before the audio recording is made are:• Record: allows you to start

Tools 76AlarmsThis feature allows you to:• set the alarm to ring at a specific time.• set the phone to switch on automatically and ring the alar

77• Alarm Tone: press the key to select a tone from the Audio folder.• Alarm Volume: press the Left and Right Navigation key to adjust the volume le

Tools 78Tip: In Idle mode, a quick press of the key displays the Calendar in Month view.2. Press the Options soft key. Highlight Create and p

79• Details: enter a description for this appointment (up to 100 characters).•Start Date: enter a date for this appointment.•Start Time: enter a time

Tools 80–Alarm Time: allows you to enter a time the alarm begins to notify you of the occasion. Use the Right Navigation key to select AM or PM.

81If there is an alarm or alarms set, the icon displays next to the event where the alarm is set.4. Press the Up or Down Navigation key to scroll to

Tools 82• Details: enter a detailed description for this task (up to 100 characters).• Start Date: enter a date for this task to begin.•Due Date

Getting Started 24.Lift the battery up (1) and away (2) from the phone, as shown.Installing the SIM CardImportant!: The plug-in SIM card and its

83Note: To include a decimal point or a bracket, press the Left soft key until the symbol you want displays.4. Enter the operation for your calculatio

Tools 84•Volume•Area•Temperature1. In Idle mode, press ➔ Tools and press the Select soft key or the key.2. Highlight Converter and press the

85Editing a Time ZoneTo edit a time zone, follow these steps:1. In Idle mode, press ➔ Tools and press the Select soft key or the key.2. Highlight

Browser 86Section 10: BrowserThis section outlines the web features available on your phone.Accessing the BrowserYour phone is equipped with a b

87Add to FavoritesThis option lets you bookmark a selected a web page.Once you bookmark a page, you can easily access it by selecting the View Bookmar

Browser 88PreferencesThe Preferences option allows you to set Web preferences such as Run JavaScript, Display Images, Play Sound, or Run Flash.B

89Section 11: Music PlayerThe Music Player is an application that can play music files. The music player supports files with extensions AAC, AAC+, MP3

Music Player 90• Equalizer: allows you to select from one of the preset equalizer settings. Select from Normal, Rock, Pop, Dance, Classic, or Ja

915.To hide the Music Player, press the Options soft key and select the Hide Player option or press the key once.6. Press the Rewind (Left Navigatio

Music Player 92Adding Songs to a Playlist1. In Idle mode, press ➔ Music Player and press the Select soft key or the key.2. Select Playlists.