Samsung SGH-I747M User Manual

SGH-I747MMOBILE PHONEUser ManualPlease read this manual before operating yourphone, and keep it for future reference.

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90• Delivery reports: request a delivery report for each message you send.• Read reports: request a read report for each message you send.• Auto-retri

Messaging 91 6.At the Account options screen, tap the Email check frequency drop-down list box and select how often you would like your email to

923.Enter the information required to set up another account. For more information, refer to “Creating an Email Account” on page 90.Switching Between

Messaging 93 Viewing a Gmail Message1. From the Gmail Inbox, tap a message to view it.2. The following options are available at the bottom of th

94Note: If you have already signed into an IM account, it is displayed on the Talk application screen.Google+Google+ makes messaging and sharing with

Messaging 95 ChatONWith the ChatON application, you can interact with friends and family (“Buddies”) using text, images, hand-written notes and

96Section 8: Changing Your SettingsThis section explains the settings used for customizing your device.Accessing Settings䊳From any Home screen, tap

Changing Your Settings 97 Bluetooth settingsIn this menu you can activate Bluetooth, view or assign a device name, activate your phone so other

985. Press to display the following additional options. Tap to activate.• Data roaming: enables Data roaming on your device.• Restrict background: r

Changing Your Settings 99 4.From your device, connect via Wi-Fi to the same Wi-Fi network that your PC is connected to if you have not already d

Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting StartedThis section explains how to start using your phone by first configuring your hardware, activating y

1006.Enter the Server address and any other required fields that are dependent upon the Type you entered previously.7. Tap the Show advanced options c

Changing Your Settings 101 Bluetooth Tethering1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More settings ➔ Tethering and portable hotspot.2. Tap

1021.From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More settings➔ Wi-Fi Direct.2. Tap the OFF / ON slider to turn Wi-Fi Direct on .For more information, r

Changing Your Settings 103 1.From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More settings ➔ Mobile networks.2. Tap Access Point Names.A list of the Ac

1041.From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Sound ➔ Volume.2. Touch and drag the slider to adjust the sound volume for Media, Ringtone, Notification

Changing Your Settings 105 2.Tap any of the following options to create a checkmark and activate the feature:• Keytones: makes a sound when you

106LED IndicatorThis option allows you to turn on or off the LED indicators for charging, missed events, and incoming notifications.1. From the Home s

Changing Your Settings 107 your hand. Once you remove your hand from the screen, the device goes back to normal by either continuing to play the

108The battery level displays in percentage. The amount of time the battery was used also displays. Battery usage displays in percentage per applicati

Changing Your Settings 109 2.Tap the Running tab. All the applications that are currently running on the device display.3. Tap Show cached proce

23.If necessary, remove the battery.Installing the SIM CardWhen you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded w

110Removing an AccountImportant!: Removing an account also deletes all of its messages, contacts, and other data from the device.1. From a Home screen

Changing Your Settings 111 •Pattern: A screen unlock pattern is a touch gesture you create and use to unlock your device. Follow the prompts to

1122.Tap Sign in and sign in to your Samsung account.– or –Tap Create account and set up a Samsung account.3. Tap the OFF / ON slider to turn SIM Ch

Changing Your Settings 113 2.Tap Make passwords visible to create a checkmark and enable or disable the display of password characters.Device Ad

1144.Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and tap Disable to disable a System certificate or Remove to remove a User certificate.Caution!: When

Changing Your Settings 115 Note: Samsung keyboard is the only input method included with the phone.3. Tap Configure input methods.4. Tap the i

1168.Tap the Keyboard swipe field to be able to sweep the keyboard to switch between letter and symbol entry (ABC and ?123 modes). For more informatio

Changing Your Settings 117 7.Tap the Next word prediction field to enable word prediction for the next word.8. Tap the Auto-append field to auto

118For Google:• Language: Choose a language for your voice input.• SafeSearch: Set the sensitivity for filtering of explicit images from the results o

Changing Your Settings 119 • Settings for Google Text-to-speech Engine/Samsung TTS: allows you to view Open Source Licenses and set voice effect

Getting Started 3 Installing the Battery1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone, making sure the connectors align (1). 2

1201.From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Backup and reset.2. Tap Automatic restore to enable or disable automatic restoration of settings from th

Changing Your Settings 121 Important!: Automatic date and time must be deactivated in order to manually set the time and date.1. Tap Automatic

1228.Tap Install Web scripts if you want to allow apps to install scripts from Google that make their Web content more accessible. Tap Allow.9. Tap Ne

Changing Your Settings 123 1.From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Developer options.2. Tap Desktop backup password.3. In the Settings screen

124To access phone information:䊳From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ About device. The following information displays:• Software update: allows yo

Changing Your Settings 125 6.The phone automatically updates the software (if available), otherwise, when the Current software is up to date pro

126Section 9: ConnectionsThis section describes the various connections your phone can make including accessing the Internet with your Browser, Wi-Fi,

Connections 127 • Share page: allows you to share the page via Bluetooth, ChatON, Dropbox, Email, Flipboard, Gmail, Google+, Messaging, S Memo o

1281.From any webpage, tap .The Bookmarks page is displayed.2. Press to display the following options:• List/Thumbnail view: You can select Thumbna

Connections 129 Editing Bookmarks1. From the Bookmarks page, tap and hold the bookmark you want to edit.2. Tap Edit bookmark.3. Use the on-scree

4Installing the Back Cover1. Place the battery cover onto the back of the phone (1) and press down (2). 2. Press along the edge of the back cover (3)

130A list of your saved webpages is displayed with Name and URL address. The webpages that have been visited the most will appear at the top.2. Tap an

Connections 131 -- black becomes white, etc.), and adjust the Contrast using a slider bar.Advanced• Select search engine: allows you to set your

132(unsecured) as within most Hot Spots, or Secured (requiring knowledge of the Router name and password).Turning Wi-Fi OnBy default, your device’s Wi

Connections 133 Manually Scan for a Wi-Fi Network1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Wi-Fi.2. Tap Scan. All available Wi-Fi networks are

1346.Once the device you want to connect to is displayed, tap on it.7. The other device has 2 minutes to tap OK for the connection to be made.8. Once

Connections 135 can beam images and videos from your gallery, music files from your music player, and more. For more information, refer to “S Be

1361.From the Bluetooth settings page, press ➔ Device name.2. Enter a new name.3. Tap OK to complete the rename process.To make your device visible:

Connections 137 Note: Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth-compatible devices, display and operations may be differen

138Storage: allows you to use the onboard storage capacity of the phone to store and upload files. This option allows your computer to detect the phon

Applications 139 Section 10: ApplicationsThis section contains a description of each application that is available in the Applications Menu, its

Getting Started 5 1. Plug the flat end of the Travel Charger into the Power/Accessory Interface connector and the other end into a standard AC w

140•FAQ: access Getting Started information for AllShare Play.CalculatorWith this feature, you can use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provi

Applications 141 • Alarm repeat: use this option to set the repeating status for the alarm. Tap the letter corresponding to each day that you wa

1425.To set Daylight Savings time, press and hold a city, then tap DST settings.6. Select Automatic, Off, 1 hour, or 2 hours.7. If Daylight Savings Ti

Applications 143 DownloadsThe Downloads application allows you to manage all of your downloads from the Market and the Browser.1. From the Home

144account on the web. For more information, refer to “Using Gmail” on page 92.Google+Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a lot eas

Applications 145 display on your phone. They can share their location from their computer, phone, or tablet. For more information, go to http://

146Enabling a Location SourceBefore you use Google Maps and find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable a location source. To

Applications 147 –Labs: this is a testing ground for experimental features that aren’t ready for primetime. They may change, break or disappear

148•Pictures: for downloaded pictures.•Ringtones: for downloaded ringtones.Note: Different folders may appear depending on how your phone is configure

Applications 149 • Layers: are additional items that you can have displayed on your map. They include:–Traffic view: displays real-time traffic

6Switching the Phone On or Off1. Press and hold (on the upper right side of the phone) until the phone switches on.2. Sweep your finger across the s

1505.As you drive the route display will be updated and you will receive voice-guided navigation directions.PhoneThe Phone application allows you to a

Applications 151 Before using the Play Store you must have a Google Account. For more information, refer to “Using Gmail” on page 92.1. From th

1523.Press to access the following options:Note: Depending on whether you have saved the memo, are in keypad mode, or in S Pen mode, the options wil

Applications 153 To access the Calendar:1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ S Planner .2. The following options are available:• Year: displays all

154–Week view: allows you to set the week view to Time line or Analogue.–First day of week: allows you to set the first day of the week to Sunday or M

Applications 155 Tip: Touch Do not show for 90 days to keep this screen from displaying for 90 days.The S Suggest main screen displays.S VoiceWi

156your device. This is done in accordance with the Samsung Apps privacy policy (http://www.samsungapps.com/common/privacy.as). In order to receive an

Applications 157 recording. Once the audio recording has stopped, the message is automatically saved. Tap to cancel the recording without savi

1583.Enter the details of the upload and select Upload.

1 IndexAAbc mode 59About Device 123Accounts and Synchronization settings 109Adding a New ContactIdle Screen 62Address Book 62Adding a New Conta

Getting Started 7 3.If you already have a Google account, tap Sign in, otherwise, tap Get an account and follow the onscreen instructions to cre

2Address Book 44Adjusting the Call Volume 49Answering a Call 45Call Back Missed Call 47Call Duration 49Call Log 46Call Waiting 53Correcting the Number

3 Setting Up Your Phone 1Voice mail 8Gmail 20, 92Google Maps 145Google Search Bar 23Google Voice Typing 61Google voice typing settings 115Googl

4Panel Relocation 30Rearrange Apps 31Removing Apps 31Restoring Apps 31Running Multiple Apps 32Switch Arrangement 33Tab Repositioning 30Using 29Multime

5 Shortcuts 15SIM cardinstallation 2Installing 2Snooze 141Software Update 124Speakerphone Key 52Stopwatch 142Swap 50Symbol/Numeric mode 60Synch

83.Tap Create account and follow the onscreen instructions to create a Samsung account. 4. Tap Terms and conditions, read the content and tap OK, then

Getting Started 9 You may be prompted to enter a password.2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice mail center. Accessing Your

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

10Safe ModeYou can boot your phone into Safe Mode if you wish to troubleshoot whether or not added applications are causing problems with the device.

Understanding Your Phone 11 Section 2: Understanding Your PhoneThis section outlines some key features of your phone and describes the screen an

12Front View of Your Phone 1.Status light: displays red when charging, green when fully charged, blue when powering up, and orange when a notification

Understanding Your Phone 13 10.AccuWeather screen: displays Time, Day, Date, Temperature and weather conditions for your area.11. Indicator icon

141.3.5mm Headset jack: allows you to plug in headphones.2.Volume keys: allow you to adjust the ringer volume while in standby mode or adjust the voic

Understanding Your Phone 15 Display LayoutYour display screen provides a wealth of information about the phone’s status and options, as well as

16Displays when a call has been missed.Displays when a call has been muted.Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always forward. For more informatio

Understanding Your Phone 17 Displays when the phone is connected to a computer via a supported USB cable connection.Displays when the phone is t

18For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see “Changing Your Settings” on page 96.Application IconsThe Application menu provides quick

Understanding Your Phone 19 The following table contains a description of each application. If the application is already described in another s

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20Downloads: The Downloads application allows you to manage all of your downloads from the Market and the Browser. For more information, refer to “Dow

Understanding Your Phone 21 Maps: Depending on your location, you can view basic, custom, and satellite maps and local business information, inc

22Play Movies: With Google Play Movies, you can rent thousands of different movies. You can watch instantly, or download your movie for offline viewin

Understanding Your Phone 23 Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-used applications to the Home screen or to the folder

24Terms used in this user manualTapLightly touch items to select or launch them. For example:• Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.

Understanding Your Phone 25 To activate motion:1. From the Home screen, press and then tap Settings ➔ Motion ➔ Motion activation.2. Tap the Mo

26• Direct call: Call contact currently displayed on the screen. • Smart alert: Pickup the device to be alerted and notified of you have missed any ca

Understanding Your Phone 27 • Turn over to mute/pause: Once enabled, mute incoming calls and any playing sounds by turning the device over displ

28Navigating Through the Home ScreensYour phone initially has seven home screens. If you like, you can place different applications on each of the hom

Understanding Your Phone 29 A sub-menu will appear at the bottom of the phone screen.2. Tap an option.Accessing Recently-Used Applications1. Pre

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30To deactivate Multi window:䊳Press and hold the Back key ( ). This action hides the Multi window tab from view.Repositioning the Multi WindowThe Mult

Understanding Your Phone 31 3.In a single motion, touch and hold the tab for approximately one-second to detach it from the screen (1), then s

323.Tap the Edit button (located at the bottom of the list) to reveal the staging area containing any previously removed apps.4. Locate the desired ap

Understanding Your Phone 33 To switch the arrangement of the applications: 1. With the two applications shown in a split screen, tap the Border

34Adding a shortcut from the Applications Menu1. Press to activate the main Home screen. 2. Navigate to the desired Home Page.3. Tap to display yo

Understanding Your Phone 35 4.Touch and hold the new shortcut, then drag it to the empty space in the row of primary shortcuts.The new primary s

3610.Press to return to the Home screen.Creating Application FoldersYou can create application folders to hold similar applications if you wish.To c

Understanding Your Phone 37 Adding a New Page to the Application MenuYou can add a new page to your application menu by following these steps:1.

384.Drag it to the location that you would like to place it.In this example, the fifth Home screen is moved to the last position.When you move a Home

Understanding Your Phone 39 To add a Home screen, follow these steps:1. Press to activate the main Home screen. 2. Press and tap Edit.3. Tou

Your phone features earSmart™, an intelligent voice processor that delivers a clear voice experience, allowing you to hear and be heard™ in nearly any

40Clearing NotificationsTo clear all notifications from the Notification panel:1. From the Home screen, touch and hold the Notification Bar until the

Understanding Your Phone 41 3.Tap OK.For more information, refer to “Removing and Installing the Memory Card” on page 3.SD card Available Memor

42Section 3: Call FunctionsThis section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making

Call Functions 43 4.Select Add wait to add a wait. A wait will pause the calling sequence until you enter a number or press a key.5. Tap to ma

443.Complete your call. During this type of call, you will have access to the Speaker mode, Keypad, and End Call features. •After completing your emer

Call Functions 45 Answering a CallWhen a call is received the phone rings and displays the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in the Addre

46Dialing OptionsFrom the Home screen and Application menus, you have the option to access the Dialer and initiate a call by tapping ➔ Keypad. From th

Call Functions 47 Note: If there is a voicemail sent by the same number, associated icons are displayed and can then be selected. 2. The Call l

484.Enter information into the various fields using the keypad.5. Tap Save to save when you are finished.For further details about the Address Book f

Call Functions 49 A list of recent calls is displayed. 2. Touch and hold the call you want to add to the Reject List. 3. Tap Add to reject list.

SAFE™: “SAFE™” (Samsung for Enterprise) is a mark for a Samsung device that has been tested against Samsung's own internal criteria for interoper

50• Mute/Unmute turn the onboard microphone either on or off.–Tap Mute during a call to mute the microphone. A green line will appear under the Mute b

Call Functions 51 2.Tap to end the currently active call. To end a specific call1. Tap Swap until the call you want to end appears in a green

52To rejoin the conference call tap Unhold .6. Tap to end the call.Using the Speakerphone During an Active CallWhile in an active call, it is possib

Call Functions 53 The Headset button now appears as and the Bluetooth headset is activated.3. Tap Headset to deactivate the Bluetooth headse

54Call alert.2. Tap Call vibrations to enable your phone to vibrate when the called party answers the phone.3. Tap Call status tones to set the sound

Call Functions 55 • Forward when unanswered: allows you to forward voice calls to a designated number instead of your voicemail number when ther

562.Tap Change PIN2.3. At the prompt, enter your old PIN2 code.4. At the prompt, enter a new PIN2 code.5. Confirm your PIN2 code.Managing the FDN List

Call Functions 57 1.From the Home screen, tap ➔ ➔ Call settings ➔ ➔ Use Internet calling.2. Select For all calls when mobile network availab

58Section 4: Entering TextThis section describes how to select the desired text input method when entering characters into your phone. This section al

Entering Text 59 Changing the Text Input Mode - KeypadThere are two main keypad layout keys that will change the on-screen keys within the QWERT

i Table of ContentsSection 1: Getting Started ... 1Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . .

60Using Symbol/Numeric ModeUse Symbol/Numeric Mode to add numbers, symbols, or emoticons.1. Rotate your phone counterclockwise to a Landscape orientat

Entering Text 61 3.Continue typing your message. Tap Send to send the message or press for more options. For more information, refer to “Creat

62Section 5: Contacts and Your Address BookThis section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing their name and number in your Address Book

Contacts and Your Address Book 63 6.Enter the phone number.Tap to add another Phone number field or tap to delete a field.7. Tap the Email f

64pause the calling sequence until you enter a number or press a key.To add a pause or a wait to a Contact:1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts , and

Contacts and Your Address Book 65 2.Within the Contacts list (sorted alphabetically), tap a letter on the right side of the display to quickly j

66Joining ContactsJoining Contact InformationMany people now maintain multiple email accounts, social networking logins, and other similar account inf

Contacts and Your Address Book 67 Unjoining a Contact1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts .2. Tap a contact name (the account name from which y

68Address Book OptionsYou can access Address Book options while at the main Address Book page or while in the details page for a specific entry.Option

Contacts and Your Address Book 69 • Add to/Remove from reject list: allows you to add or remove the contact from your reject list. If they call

iiEditing an Existing Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

707.Tap Save to save the new Group category.Editing a Caller GroupTo edit a Group entry, there must be at least one member as part of the selected gro

Contacts and Your Address Book 71 Copying Contacts to the SIM Card Note: When storing an Address Book contact on the SIM card, note that only th

72Deleting ContactsTo delete multiple contacts:1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts ➔ ➔ Delete.The phone then displays a list of your current pho

Multimedia 73 Section 6: MultimediaThis section explains how to use the multimedia features of your phone, including Music, Music player, Video

74Music Player OptionsTo access additional options, follow these steps:1. While in the Music player, press .2. The follow options are available:• Add

Multimedia 75 Playlists can be created via either the handset’s Music player options menu or from within a 3rd party music application (such as

76similar styles of music. Select a square on the screen to play music with similar characteristics.Video PlayerThe Video Player application plays vid

Multimedia 77 2.Log on to your Google account if you have not already done so. 3. Following the on-screen instructions for renting and viewing m

782.Tap to play the video.3. Press for additional options.For video player controls, see “Video Player” on page 76.CameraThis section explains how

Multimedia 79 7.While viewing a picture, after you have taken it, pinch the screen outwards to zoom in or pinch the screen inwards to zoom out.

iii Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Developer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80• Smile shot: the camera focuses on the face of your subject. Once the camera detects the person’s smile, it takes the picture.• Beauty: adjusts the

Multimedia 81 Timer: allows you to set a time delay before a picture is taken. Options include: Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec.Effects: allows yo

82Viewing your PicturesAfter you take a photo, you can access various options from the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery. For more info

Multimedia 83 11.Tap the Video key ( ) again to stop the recording and save the video file to your Camera folder.12. Once the file has been save

84Viewing your VideosAfter you take a video, you can access various options from the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery and the Video Pl

Messaging 85 Section 7: MessagingThis section describes how to send and receive different types of messages. It also includes the features and f

86Note: Enter additional recipients by separating each entry with a semicolon (;) then using the previous procedure.4. Tap the Enter message field and

Messaging 87 • Pictures: allows you to tap an existing image from your Pictures list to add it to your message.• Capture picture: allows you to

88From the main Home screen, tap Messaging then tap the new message to view it.The selected message appears in the display. 3. To play a multimedia

Messaging 89 Message SearchYou can search through your messages by using the Message Search feature.1. From the main Home screen, tap Messaging