Samsung Convoy 2 Instruction Manual

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Sending a Message to Group Members
Send a message to all members of a group at once.
Note: Messaging availability varies when roaming outside the Verizon Wireless Network.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.Use the Directional Key  to highlight a group, then 
press  
VIEW to view it.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options, then choose a 
message option:
 New TXT Msg: Creates a new text message, with all group 
members entered as recipients.
 New Picture Msg: Creates a new picture message, with all group 
members entered as recipients.
: Creates a new video message, with all group 
members entered as recipients.
 New Voice Msg: Creates a new voice message, with all group 
members entered as recipients.
4.Continue creating the message, as desired. For 
information about creating and sending messages, see 
“Messaging” on page 57.
Speed Dials
Speed dials are 1-, 2-, or 3-digit shortcuts you assign to 
contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact. 
Note: Some Speed Dials are reserved by default, and cannot be assigned:
Speed Dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail.
Speed Dial 95 is reserved for Warranty Center (#Warranty).
Speed Dial 96 is reserved for Data Usage inquiries (#DATA).
Speed Dial 97 is reserved for Balance inquiries (#BAL)
Speed Dial 98 is reserved for Minute Usage (#MIN)
Speed Dial 99 is reserved for Payment information (#PMT).
Speed Dial 211 is reserved for health and human services.
Speed Dial 311 is reserved for for non-emergency municipal services.
Speed Dial 411 is reserved for for directory assistance.
Speed Dial 611 is reserved forfor customer service access.
Speed Dial 911 is reserved for emergency calls.
Assigning Speed Dials
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ Speed Dials.
2.Use the Directional Key  to highlight a speed dial, or 
enter a speed dial in the 
Go To field, then press   SET.
3.At the prompt, use the Directional Key  to highlight a 
contact, or enter the first field characters in the 
Go To field.
4.Press OK.
5.At the prompt, confirm the assignment. 
						

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My Name Card
My Name Card is your personal contact entry in Contacts, which 
you can send to recipients as a virtual business card (vCard) 
attached to a message, or via Bluetooth.
Editing My Name Card
By default, My Name Card contains your mobile telephone 
number. You can edit My Name Card to include other information.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ My Name Card.
2.Press  Edit.
3.Use the Directional Key  to move to fields to modify 
or add information.
4.When finished, press   SAVE.
Sending My Name Card (vCard) by Message
Send your contact information, as My Name Card, as an 
attachment to a message.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts➔ My Name Card.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options, then highlight an 
option and press   
OK:
 Send via TXT Message: Creates a new text message, with My 
Name Card as an attachment.
 Send via Picture Message: Creates a new picture message, with 
My Name Card as an attachment.
 Send via Voice Message: Creates a new voice message, with My 
Name Card as an attachment.
 Send via Bluetooth: Share My Name Card with a Bluetooth device.
3.Follow the prompts to send the name card.    For 
more information about creating and sending messages, 
see “Messaging” on page 57. For more information about 
Bluetooth, see “Bluetooth” on page 96. 
						

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Sending My Name Card (vCard) by Bluetooth
Send your contact information, as My Name Card, to Bluetooth 
devices that support vCards.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ My Name Card.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options to select Send via 
Bluetooth
 and press   OK.
3.At the CHOOSE DEVICE screen, use the Directional 
Key 
 to highlight an option, then press   OK.
 Add New Device: Searches for a new Bluetooth device for pairing.
 : Sends My Name Card to a previously-paired 
Bluetooth device.
4.Continue with the Bluetooth transfer. For more information 
about adding devices, see “Bluetooth” on page 96.
Emergency Contacts
Set up to 3 emergency contacts, plus enter personal information 
that may be helpful to others using your phone in an emergency.
Tip: Emergency contacts display in green in Contacts.
Assigning Emergency Contacts
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
 Contacts.
2.In Case of Emergency is highlighted automatically. 
Press    
VIEW to set emergency contacts.
3.Highlight Contact 1, Contact 2, or Contact 3 and 
press  
ADD.
4.At the ADD CONTACT screen, highlight an option and press 
 
OK:
: Choose an existing contact from Contacts List.
: Enter a new contact.  
						

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Re-assigning or Unassigning an Emergency Contact
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
 Contacts.
2.In Case of Emergency is highlighted automatically. 
Press    
VIEW to set emergency contacts.
3.Highlight a contact, then press the Right Soft Key  
Options for these options:
 Re-assign: Choose another contact from Contacts List, or create a 
new contact for this assignment.
: Remove the contact from this emergency contact.
Entering Personal Information
Enter up to 3 notes containing information that might be helpful 
to others using your phone in an emergency.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
 Contacts.
2.In Case of Emergency is highlighted automatically. 
Press  
VIEW to set emergency contacts.
3.Select Personal Info, then press   VIEW.
4.Highlight Note 1, Note 2, or Note 3, then press   ADD.
5.Enter your personal information, then press   SAVE to 
save the note. 
						

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Sharing Contacts
You can share contacts as Name Cards (vCards) via message, or 
via Bluetooth.
Sending Name Cards (vCards) by Bluetooth
Send individual contacts, or your entire contact list, to Bluetooth 
devices that support vCards.
Not all Bluetooth devices will accept a name card, and not all 
devices support transfers of multiple name cards. Check your 
target device’s documentation.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
 
Contacts.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options, then select Send 
Name Card
.
3.At the SEND NAME CARD screen, highlight Bluetooth and 
press  
OK.
4.At the SEND VIA BLUETOOTH screen, highlight contacts 
individually and press   
MARK, or press the 
Right Soft Key  Mark All, then press the Left Soft 
Key
    Done.
5.At the CHOOSE DEVICE screen, highlight an option, then 
press  
OK:
 Add New Device: Search for a new Bluetooth device for pairing.
 : Send to a previously-paired Bluetooth device.
6.Continue with the Bluetooth transfer. For information about 
adding devices, see “Bluetooth” on page 96.
Sending Name Cards (vCard) by Message
Send a contact record, or your entire contact list, as 
attachment(s) to a message.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
 
Contacts.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options, then select Send 
Name Card
.
3.At the SEND NAME CARD screen, select an option:


 Video Message
 Voice Message
4.Continue creating the new message, then press 
 Send. For information about creating and sending 
messages, see “Messaging” on page 57. 
						

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Adding PTT Contacts
You can create PTT contacts to make finding and contacting 
them easier. A contact’s mobile telephone number may be their 
PTT number, if they are also subscribed to PTT service.
Note: PTT contact options are only available when PTT Mode is On. For 
information about turning PTT Mode on or off, and using PTT Mode, 
see “Push-to-Talk (PTT) Functions” on page 26.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU  ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ New PTT Contact.
2.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ New Contact.
3.In the Name: field, enter a name for the contact using the 
keypad.
4.Use the Directional Key  to highlight the PTT Number 
field to enter the contact’s PTT number.
5.Use the Directional Key  to highlight the PTT Group 
field, then press the 
Left Soft Key  Add to assign the 
PTT contact to a PTT group (optional).
6.When finished, press   SAVE.
Adding a PTT Contact from Recent Calls
Save a telephone number from a recent call record as a contact.
1.From the Home screen, press the   Send Key to display 
Recent Calls. 
2.Use the Directional Key  to highlight a recent call.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ Save to PTT 
Contacts
 ➔ Add New Contact.
4.Use the Directional Key  to highlight Mobile 1,
 
Mobile 2, Home, Business, or Fax, then press  OK.
5.Enter a name for the contact in the Name: field.
6.Continue adding information, or press    SAVE.
Copying a Contact to PTT Contacts
You may have some contacts that you wish to save as a regular 
contact, and also as a PTT contact.
1.From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key 
 
Contacts.
2.Highlight a contact, then press the Right Soft Key
 Options ➔ Copy to PTT Contacts.
3.When finished, press   SAVE. 
						

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Editing a PTT Contact
Make changes to an existing PTT contact.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU  ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ PTT Contact List.
2.Highlight a PTT contact, then press the Right Soft Key
 Edit.
3.Use the Directional Key  to move to fields to modify 
or add information for the contact.
4.When finished, press   SAVE.
Editing a PTT Contact from Recent Calls
Save a telephone number from a recent call record to a contact.
1.From the Home screen, press the   Send Key to display 
Recent Calls. 
2.Use the Directional Key  to highlight a recent call.
3.Press the Right Soft Key  Options ➔ Save to PTT 
Contacts
 ➔ Update Existing.
4.Enter a name for the contact in the Name: field, and assign 
the contact to a group, if desired.
5.When finished, press   SAVE.
PTT Groups
You can assign PTT contacts to Groups, to make searching your 
contacts faster, or to quickly make a PTT Group call.  
Adding Contacts to Groups
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ Groups.
2.Use the Directional Key  to highlight a group.
3.Press Right Soft Key  Options ➔ Add.
4.Highlight contact(s) and press   MARK to place a 
checkmark beside the contact.
5.Press the Left Soft Key  Done to save the group.
Note: You can also assign a contact to a group when you create or edit the contact record.
Creating a PTT Group
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ PTT Groups.
2.Press Left Soft Key  New. 
3.At the prompt, enter a name for the new group, then press 
 SAVE. 
						

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Changing a Contact’s PTT Group Assignment
Change a contact’s PTT Group assignment by removing it from 
one group and adding it to another.
1.From the Home screen, select   MENU ➔ 
 
Contacts ➔ PTT Groups.
2.Use the Directional Key  to highlight the PTT group 
containing the PTT contact, then press   
VIEW.
3.Press the Left Soft Key  Remove, then highlight 
contact(s) and press   
MARK to mark or un-mark 
groups for assignment.
4.Press the Left Soft Key  Done to remove the contact 
from the group.
5.For information about adding the contact to a different 
group, see “Adding Contacts to Groups” on page 51. 
						

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Section 6: Entering Text
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, 
punctuation, and numbers when you need to enter text. This 
section describes text input modes and entering characters or 
symbols, using the keypad.
Your phone offers multiple ways to enter text:
T9 Word: English predictive text
Palabra: Spanish predictive text
Abc/ABC/abc: Standard text entry for phones
123: Numbers
Symbols: Common text symbols
Smileys: Common emoticons to express emotion
Quick Text: Pre-entered phrases (text fields only)
Domain extensions: Common internet phrases and symbols
Note:  Available text entry modes will depend on the type of field.
Changing the Text Entr y Mode
You can change the entry mode to your preference.
1.While entering text, press the Left Soft Key   to display 
a list of entry modes.
2.Highlight an entry mode, then press   OK.
Entering Text using T9 Word
T9 Word is a predictive text entry mode that recognizes common 
English words matching the sequence of your key presses and 
inserts the most common word into your text. T9 Word requires 
only one key press per letter of the word, and is much faster than 
traditional text entry.
To switch to T9 Word mode, press the Left Soft Key , then 
select 
T9 Word.
While entering text:
Press the key for each letter only once.
Enter the entire word before editing or deleting characters. Press the 
 Clear Key to backspace and clear one character, or press and 
hold to clear an entire word.
If T9 Word inserts the wrong word, press  to toggle between other 
matching words.
Press  to switch between T9 Word (initial case), T9 word (lower 
case) and T9 WORD (upper case).
To enter a space, press   .
Press   once to enter a period, twice to enter :), or three times to 
enter :-).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key. 
						

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Entering Text using Palabra
Palabra is a predictive text entry mode for Spanish that 
recognizes common words matching the sequence of your key 
presses and inserts the most common word into your text. 
Palabra requires only one key press per letter of the word, and is 
much faster than traditional text entry.
To switch to Palabra mode, press the Left Soft Key , then 
select 
Palabra.
While entering text:
Press the key for each letter only once.
Enter the entire word before editing or deleting characters. Press the 
 Clear Key to backspace and clear one character, or press and 
hold to clear an entire word.
If Palabra inserts the wrong word, press  to toggle between other 
matching words.
Press  to switch between Palabra (initial case), palabra (lower 
case) and PA L A B R A (upper case).
To enter a space, press   .
Press   once to enter a period, twice to enter :), or three times to 
enter :-).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
Entering Text using Abc Mode
Abc Mode is standard text entry mode for mobile telephones.
To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key , then 
select 
Abc.
While entering text:
Press the appropriate key once for the first letter on the key, twice for 
the second letter, three times for the third letter, and four times for the 
fourth letter.
When the correct letter displays, pause briefly to advance to the next 
letter, or press another key. 
Press the  Clear Key to backspace and clear one character, or 
press and hold to clear an entire word.
Press  to switch between Abc (initial case), abc (lower case) and ABC (upper case).
To enter a space, press   .
Press   once to enter a period, twice for an “at” symbol (@),
three times for a question mark (?), and four times for an exclamation 
mark ( ! ).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.