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* Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider. PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH-N356 User’s Manual ELECTRONICS Printed in Korea Code No.: GH68-05185A World Wide Web English. 06/2004. Rev.1.1 http://www.samsungmobile.com Please read this manual before operating you phone, and keep it for future reference.
Contents Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..... 5 UNPACKING ..........7 YOUR PHONE..........8 Phone Layout ..........8 Display ............ 11 Backlight ..........12 GETTING STARTED ........13 Installing a Battery ........13 Charging the Battery ......... 14 Switching On or Off the Phone ....16 Using the Soft Keys........
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Contents Contents Using Symbol Mode........38 Alerts ........68 (Menu 4-3) Using Number Mode ........38 Key Tone ........68 (Menu 4-4) Power On/Off Melody ....69 (Menu 4-5) USING THE MENUS ........39 Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling..39 DISPLAY ............
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Contents HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION ..95 Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals..95 For Body Operation ........97 Precautions When Using Batteries ....98 Road Safety ..........99 Operating Environment......99 Electronic Devices ........100 Potentially Explosive Environments.... 102 Emergency Calls ........
Important Safety Precautions Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal. Road Safety at All Times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first. Switching Off When Refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Water Resistance Battery User’s Manual Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry. Accessories and Batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous. Hand Strap Qualified Service In addition, you can obtain the following...
Your Phone Your Phone Keys Phone Layout Key(s) Description Performs the functions indicated by The following illustrations shows the main the text above them, on the bottom elements of your phone. (soft keys) line of the display. In Menu mode, scrolls through the menu options.
Your Phone Your Phone Display Key(s) Description (continued) Enters numbers, letters, and some The display has three areas: the top line of icons, special characters. the text and graphic area, and the bottom line of soft key indicators. Enters 1-Beep mode when pressed Icons and held.
Alarm: Appears when you set an alarm battery. Use only approved batteries and to ring at a specified time. chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details. Vibration: Appears when your phone is Note: You must fully charge the battery before using in Vibrate mode or it is set to vibrate your phone for the first time.
➀ battery. A travel adapter comes with your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer. Note: Do not remove the battery from the phone You can use the phone while the battery is being without unplugging the adapter while it is charged, but this will cause the battery to charge charging.
Getting Started Getting Started Switching On or Off the Phone Using the Soft Keys Your phone offers a set of functions that allows 1. Press and hold for more than one second you to customise it. These functions are arranged to switch on the phone.
See page 29 for details on the options. In case you have changed the password and are unable to remember the new password. Please contact Samsung authorised service center. For further details about locking and unlocking the phone, see page 89.
Getting Started Call Functions Vibrate Mode Vibrate Mode disables all sounds on the phone. Making a Call This feature is best used in situations where the phone might disturb others, such as in a meeting, a library, or a theatre. You can switch your phone To make a call: to Vibrate Mode with one touch of a key.
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Call Functions Call Functions Find: allows you to find a number from Phone Redialling the Last Number Book. For details, see page 45. To redial the last call you made, press twice or Hard Pause: enters a hard pause. For details press and hold it down.
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Call Functions Call Functions Speed Dialling 4-digit Dialling Once you have stored phone numbers in Phone You can quickly dial a phone number in Phone Book, you can dial them easily whenever you Book by entering its last four consecutive digits. want.
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Call Functions Call Functions 2. Press the Options soft key and then select 2. Press the Options soft key and then select Hard Pause. Hard Pause. The letter “P” displays within the number, The letter “P” displays within the number, meaning that a hard pause will occur at that meaning that a hard pause will occur at that point in the calling sequence.
Call Functions Call Functions Answering a Call Options During a Call When someone calls you, the phone rings and Your phone provides a number of control functions displays the incoming call image. that you can use during a call. When the caller can be identified, the caller’s Press the Menu soft key during a call to access phone number or name, if it is stored in your the following options:...
Call Functions Call Functions Using Caller ID Call Forwarding This feature tells you who is calling you by When the Call Forward menu (Menu 7-1-3) is displaying the caller’s number when the phone enabled, your phone forwards incoming calls to rings.
Call Functions Entering Text Three-Way Calling When using your phone, you will need to enter text at many times; for example, when storing a This feature allows up to three people to take part name in Phone Book, creating a text message, or simultaneously in a call.
Entering Text Entering Text Changing the Text Input Mode Using T9(English) Mode When you are in a field that allows characters to T9 is a predictive text input mode which allows be entered, you will notice the text input mode you to enter any character using single indicator on the display.
Entering Text Entering Text • To change the case in T9(English) mode, use Refer to the table below for the list of characters . There are three cases: assigned to each key. Word: initial letter is capitalised. Characters in the Order Displayed word: all letters are lower-cased.
Entering Text Using the Menus • To quickly enter a number between letters, press and hold the number key. The phone offers a range of functions that allows you to tailor it to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and submenus. Using Symbol Mode The menus and submenus can be accessed by scrolling or by using the shortcuts.
Using the Menus Using the Menus Using Shortcuts List of Menu Functions The menu items, such as menus, submenus and The following list shows the menu structure setting options, are numbered and can be available and indicates the number assigned to accessed quickly by using their shortcut numbers.
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Using the Menus Using the Menus 3. Call History 5. Display (see page 62) (see page 70) 3.1 Missed 5.1 Language 3.2 Received 5.2 Service Area 3.3 Dialled 5.3 Wallpaper 3.4 Erase History 5.4 Banner 3.4.1 Missed 5.5 Backlight 3.4.2 Received 5.6 LCD Contrast 3.4.3 Dialled 3.4.4 All...
Using the Menus Phone Book 8. Games (see page 93) The Phone Book allows you to store frequently- 8.1 Child Monk Adventure used phone numbers and the associated names in 8.2 Black Planet 8.3 Hello Monkey your personal directory to make it easy for you to 8.4 Bowling make a call without remembering or entering the 8.5 Othello...
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Phone Book Phone Book Note: All of the numbers stored for the entry display, including numbers stored into 2. To Press different categories. Press find the number you want. place a call to the or the Call soft key. number Press use the menu the Options soft key.
Phone Book Phone Book Add Entry The following options are available for the (Menu 1-2) entry: This menu allows you to store a number with a • Enter Name: allows you to edit a name of name in your Phone Book. You can save a person’s up to 20 characters.
Phone Book Phone Book Groups 6. When you finish setting the options, press the (Menu 1-3) Save soft key to store the entry. This menu allows you to change the ringers and After storing, the phone displays the name that the names for the caller groups.
Messages Messages 2. When you finish entering text, press the Next soft key. Your phone can send and receive text messages. It can also receive voice mail notifications. 3. Enter a destination number using the numeric When the phone receives a message, an alert keys.
Messages Messages Inbox Priority: you can select a message priority. (Menu 2-2) Validity: you can select the length of time for Your phone can store up to 50 messages total in which your message is stored at the message Inbox, Outbox and the Drafts box. When the centre while attempts are made to deliver memory is full, a warning message displays and them to the recipient.
Messages Messages Outbox scan through the message contents by pressing (Menu 2-3) Your phone can store up to 50 messages total in While reviewing a message, press the Send soft Inbox, Outbox and the Drafts box. key to send the message. Press the Erase soft key to erases it.
Messages Messages Settings To send a new message using a message (Menu 2-7) template: In this menu, you can preset several options for 1. Scroll to the message you want by pressing using the messaging features. 2. Press the Select soft key to send the Auto Scroll (Menu 2-7-1) message.
Messages Messages Voice Mail Save Message: allows you to set whether or not (Menu 2-8) you want the transmitted message to be saved in the Outbox. When multiple new voice messages are received but you haven’t checked them, information of the Do Not Save: the phone does not save the last one displays.
Call History Call History Press You can use the Call History menu to: • view and dial the most recent calls you dialled, place a call to the or the Call soft key. received, or missed. selected number • erase the numbers in the call log memory. use the options the Options soft key.
Call History Call History When you access this menu, a list of the incoming Note: This feature is not intended to be used for calls displays. billing purposes. For more information about scrolling through the The following options are available: list and accessing the call log, see “Missed”...
Sound Sound Ringer Volume (Menu 4-2) You can use the Sound menu to customise various sound settings, such as the: This menu allows you to adjust the ringer volume. • ringer volume, type, and tone. Calls: allows you to adjust the ringer volume for •...
Sound Sound Alerts Tone Length: you can select Long or Short (Menu 4-3) DTMF (Dual-tone Multi-frequency) tones. DTMF tones are sent by your phone to access Your phone gives audible alerts (beeps) at a teleservices, such as a bank account. The system specified time to inform you that certain things used by the bank or other service determines if have happened.
Display Display Banner (Menu 5-4) The Display feature enables you to customize various settings for the display and the light. This option allows you to set a banner message to display at the bottom of the display in Standby mode. However, the banner massage could be displayed, when the Wallpaper is setted on Digital Language (Menu 5-1)
Display Organiser 8 seconds: the backlight switches on when you press a key and switches off after 8 seconds if you The Organiser feature enables you to: don’t press any key. • keep track of important dates and events Always Off: the backlight is always off. •...
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Organiser Organiser For more information about entering letters, While viewing the event, press the Edit soft key see page 33. to edit it. Press the Erase soft key to erase it. 2. Enter the start time and date and press the (Menu 6-1-2) Next soft key.
Organiser Organiser Task List 3. Enter your event contents and press the Next (Menu 6-2) soft key. This menu allows you to enter up a list of tasks to For more information about entering letters, be done and assign a deadline to each task. You see page 33.
Organiser Organiser • To view details, press to scroll to a While viewing the memo, press the Edit soft task and press the View soft key. key to edit the memo. Press the Erase soft key to erase the memo. While viewing the task, press the Edit soft key to edit it.
Organiser Organiser World Time other keys, the Snooze function is activated and (Menu 6-6) the phone alerts you to the alarm after 10 minutes. To deactivate the Snooze function, press This menu allows you to check the current times the Stop soft key, , or for 34 major cities around the world or set DST (Daylight Savings Time).
Organiser Organiser Count Down • To view details, press to scroll to a (Menu 6-7) counter and press the View soft key. This menu helps you know how much time it takes While viewing a counter, press the Edit soft key for you to do something, or how many months, to edit it.
Settings Settings Call Forward (Menu 7-1-3) Many different features of your phone can be This network service allows incoming calls to be customised to suit your preferences. forwarded to another number. Note: This feature is only available when your service provider supports it. Contact your Call (Menu 7-1) service provider to check its availability.
Settings Settings The phone sends your setting to your network. a call. This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call. To switch to the first Once call forwarding is enabled, a notification text caller, press again. appears to inform you that your call will be diverted, each time a call is forwarded or you To disable Call Waiting, select To Disable and...
Settings Settings Once Key Guard mode is activated, you can Version (Menu 7-2-4) temporarily unlock your keypad by pressing This option allows you to view the software and hardware versions of your phone. This feature is Note: You can lock the keypad manually by pressing helpful if you need to the call customer care.
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Settings Settings Each emergency number can be up to 32 digits Change Code (Menu 7-3-2) long. The number already stored in the This feature allows you to change your current selected location is automatically deleted when lock code to a new one. The lock code is preset to you enter a new number.
Settings Games Reset Phone (Menu 7-3-6) You can experience the fun of playing games on Resetting the phone cancels all of your selection in your phone. the user-selectable setting options and returns them to the factory default settings. Note: You can quickly access this menu by pressing in Standby mode.
Games Health and Safety Information 4. Depending on the selected game, follow the directions on the game screen. 5. To end the game, press . When a confirmation message appears, Press Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) select Yes and press Signals Note: If the battery power is low, the Game menu would not be accessed.
Although the SAR is been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure determined at the highest certified power level, guidelines when used with a Samsung-supplied or the actual SAR level of the phone while operating approved accessory designated for this product or can be well below the maximum value.
• If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time. Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, recharge your battery only with Samsung- anytime. But an important responsibility approved chargers.
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may Persons with pacemakers: cause interference or danger. • should always keep the phone more than 15 cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when the When connecting the phone or any accessory to phone is switched on;...
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information Emergency Calls vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. This phone, like any wireless phone, operates You should also consult the manufacturer of any using radio signals, wireless and landline networks equipment that has been added to your vehicle.
Health and Safety Information Health and Safety Information Other Important Safety Information warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years. • Only qualified personnel should service the • Keep the phone and all its parts and accessories phone or install the phone in a vehicle.
Health and Safety Information Glossary • Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas or To help you understand the main technical terms modified accessories may damage the phone and abbreviations used in this booklet, and to take and violate regulations governing radio devices.
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Glossary Glossary Channel Hands-Free Communications signals transmit along paths A feature that permits a driver to use a wireless called channels. phone without lifting or holding the handset - an important safety feature for automobiles, tractors and most other motorized vehicles. Codec Compression &...
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Glossary Standby Time The amount of time a fully charged wireless portable or transportable phone can be on and idle without being in use. (See Talk Time) Talk Time The length of time a person can talk on a portable or transportable wireless phone without recharging the battery.
Index Caller ID 30 Characters, enter 33 1-beep mode 20 Charging battery 14 4-digit dialling 25 Connect tone 68 Contrast, display 72 Countdown 82 Accessories 7 Air time 64 Alarm 79 Date, set 88 Alert tones, set 68 Delivery reports, message Alphabet mode, text input 54, 60 Dialled calls 64...
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Index Index finding 45 Voice mail 61 storing 48 Voice privacy 29, 91 Health and safety 95 Safety Number, phone information 95 finding 45 precautions 5 storing 48 Scheduler 73 Waiting call 31, 86 Security 89 Icons, description • 11 Wallpaper 70 Sent messages 56 Inbox, messages 55...
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