Samsung SGH-V206 Manual

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Searching for a Number in the 
Phonebook
After storing numbers in the Phonebook, you can 
search for them in two ways; by name and by caller 
group.
Searching for a Number by Name
1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the Ph.Book soft key. 
2. Press the 
Select soft key when Search is 
highlighted. You are asked to enter a name.
3. Enter the first few letters of the name that you 
wish to find.
The Phonebook entries are listed, starting with 
the first entry matching your input. This entry is 
also highlighted.
5. Once you have found the required entry, press 
the   key to dial the number, or press the 
Options soft key to access the Phonebook 
entry options; for further details, see page 36. 4.To... Press the...
view the highlighted 
entry
View soft key.
select a different 
entry or   key until the 
required entry is 
highlighted.
look for a name 
starting with a 
different letterkey labeled with the 
required letter. 
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Searching for a Number by Caller Group
1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the Ph.Book soft key. 
2. Scroll to 
Group Search by pressing the   or 
 key and press the Select soft key. You are 
asked to enter a group name.
3. Enter the first few letters of the group name that 
you wish to find.
The caller groups are listed, starting with the 
first group matching your input. The group is 
also highlighted. 
4. Scroll to the required group by pressing the   
or   key and press the 
View soft key.
The Phonebook entries in the selected caller 
group are listed.
6. Once you have found the required entry, press 
the   key to dial the number, or press the 
Options soft key to access the Phonebook 
entry options; for further details, see page 36. 5.To... Press the...
view the 
highlighted entry
View soft key.
select a different 
entry or   key until the 
required entry is 
highlighted. 
						

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Editing a Caller Group
1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the Ph.Book soft key.
2. Scroll to 
Group Edit by pressing the   or   
key and press the Select soft key.
3. Enter the first few letters of the required group 
name or scroll through the group list by pressing 
the   or   key.
4. When the required group is highlighted, press 
the 
Options soft key.
5. Select each option and change the settings, as 
required. The following options are available:
• 
Call ring tone: allows you to select the ring 
tone to be used when you receive a voice call 
from a person in the group.
• 
SMS tone: allows you to select the ring tone 
to be used when you receive a text message 
from a person in the group.
• 
Graphic: allows you to select the graphic icon 
to be displayed when you receive a voice call 
from a person in the group.
• 
Group Name: allows you to assign a name to 
the group; for further details on how to enter 
characters, see page 43.
6. When you have finished, press the   or 
 key.
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Speed-Dialing
Once you have stored phone numbers in the SIM 
card, you can set up to eight speed-dial entries and 
then dial them easily whenever you want, simply by 
pressing the associated number key.
Setting Up Speed-Dial Entries
1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the Ph.Book soft key.
2. Scroll to 
Speed Dial by pressing the   or   
key and press the Select soft key.
3. Select the key,   to  , to which you wish to 
assign the speed-dialing feature, and press the 
OK soft key.
Note: If you have already assigned a number to 
the key, the Options soft key replaces the OK soft key. Go to Step 6.
4. Select the required Phonebook entry from the 
list and press the View soft key.
5. Select the required number if the entry has 
more than one number, by pressing the   or 
 key and press the 
Select soft key.
6. Once you have assigned a number to the 
selected key, four options are available:
• 
Change: allows you to assign a different 
number to the key.
• 
Erase: allows you to clear the setting so that 
no number is assigned to the key.
• 
Erase All: allows you to clear the settings for 
all keys so that no numbers are assigned to 
any of the keys. 
						

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• Number: allows you to view the number 
assigned to the key.
7. When you have finished, press the   or   
key.
Speed-Dialing from the Phonebook
To speed-dial the numbers assigned to keys   to 
, press and hold down the appropriate key.
Note: Memory location 1 is reserved for your Voice 
Mail server number. 
Checking the Memory Status
You can check how many names and numbers are 
stored in the Phonebook (card and phone 
memories) or how many free locations remain. 
1. When the idle screen is displayed, press the 
Ph.Book soft key.
2. Select the 
Memory Status option.
3. Press the   or   key to view the number of 
existing and remaining entries in the card and 
phone memories.
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Entering Text
When using your phone, you will often need to 
enter text. For example, when storing a name in the 
Phonebook, creating your personal greeting or 
scheduling events in your calendar. You can enter 
alphanumeric characters by using your phone’s 
keypad.
You are provided with the following text input 
modes.
•T9 mode
This mode allows you to enter words with only 
one keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad 
has more than one letter – when you press the 
 key once, J, K or L may be displayed. The T9 
mode automatically compares your keystrokes 
with an internal linguistic dictionary to determine 
the correct word, thus requiring far fewer 
keystrokes than the traditional upper/lower-case 
character modes.
•Upper/lower-case character modes
These modes allow you to enter letters by 
pressing the key labeled with the required letter 
once, twice, three or four times until the letter is 
displayed.
•Symbol mode
This mode allows you to enter symbols, such as 
punctuation marks.
•Number mode
This mode allows you to enter numbers. 
						

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Changing the Text Input Mode
When you are in a field that allows characters to be 
entered, you will notice the text input mode 
indicator on the display.
To select the...
Press the  soft key 
until...
T9 mode  is displayed. 
See page 45.
Upper-case character 
mode
A is displayed. 
See page 46.
Lower-case character 
mode
a is displayed. 
See page 46.
Number mode
1 is displayed. 
See page 48.
Symbol mode is displayed. 
See page 48.
918Options
Text input mode 
indicator
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Using the T9 Mode
The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to key 
in any character using single keystrokes. This text 
input mode is based on a built-in dictionary.
1. When you are in the T9 predictive text input 
mode, start entering a word by pressing keys 
 to  . Press each key only once for one 
letter. 
Example
:to enter Hello in the T9 mode, 
press , , ,  and .
The word that you are typing appears on the 
display. It may change with each key that you 
press.
2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting 
the keystrokes.
3. If the word is correct, start entering the next 
word. 
Otherwise, press the  ,   or   key 
repeatedly to display alternate word choices for 
the keys that you have pressed. 
Example
:both Of and Me have the sequence 
,  . The phone displays the most 
commonly used choice first.
4. Put a space between each word by pressing the 
 key.
•To type words not found in the T9 mode, change 
the text input mode to the upper/lower-case 
character input mode. 
•To enter full stops, hyphens or apostrophes, 
press the   key. The T9 mode applies grammar  
						

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rules to ensure that the correct punctuation is 
used. 
Example
:   is used twice to display two 
punctuation marks: 
•To change the case in the T9 mode, use the   
key. 
•You can move the cursor by using the   and   
keys. To delete letters, press the   key. Press 
and hold down the   key to clear the display.
Using the Upper/Lower-Case
Character Mode
Use the   to   keys to enter your text. 
1. Press the key labeled with the required letter:
- Once for the first letter
- Twice for the second letter
- And so on
2. Select the other letters in the same way.
Note: The cursor moves to the right when you press 
a different key. When entering the same letter 
twice or a different letter on the same key, just 
wait for a few seconds for the cursor to move 
right automatically, and then select the next 
letter.
             
  L     e     t     ’     s          e     a     t     .
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Refer to the table below for more information about 
the characters available.
•To insert a space, press the   key. 
•You can move the cursor by using the   and   
keys. To delete letters, press the 
 key. Press 
and hold down the   key to clear the display. 
Characters in the Order Displayed
Key
Space
Upper Case Upper CaseLower Case
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0 
						

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Using the Symbol Mode
The Symbol mode enables you to insert symbols in 
a text message. 
Use the navigation keys to scroll to the desired 
symbol and then press 
OK soft key to insert the 
highlighted symbol into your message. 
Using the Number Mode
The Number mode enables you to enter numbers in 
a text message (a telephone number for example). 
Press the keys corresponding to the required digits 
before manually switching back to the appropriate 
text input mode.
918OK 
						

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Options During a Call
Your phone provides a number of control functions 
that you can use during a call. 
Putting a Call on Hold
You can place the current call on hold whenever you 
want. You can make another call while you have a call 
in progress if this service is supported by the network. 
Of these two calls, one is active and the other is on 
hold and you can switch between the calls.
To place a call on hold, simply press the 
Hold soft 
key. You can reactivate the call whenever you want, 
by pressing the 
Unhold soft key.
To make a call while you have a call in progress:
1. Key in the phone number that you wish to dial or 
look it up in the Phonebook.
2. Press the   key to dial the second call. 
The first call is automatically put on hold.
Or alternatively:
1. Put the current call on hold by pressing the 
Hold soft key. Or press the Options soft key 
and select the New Call option.
2. Make the second call in the normal way.
To switch between the two calls, simply press the 
Swap soft key.
The current call is placed on hold and the call on 
hold is reactivated so that you can continue 
conversing with the other party.
When you have finished, end each call normally by 
pressing the   key. 
						

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Switching the Microphone Off (Mute)
You can temporarily switch your phone’s 
microphone off, so that the other party cannot hear 
you.
Example
: You wish to say something to another 
person in the room but do not want the 
other party to hear you.
To switch the microphone off temporarily:
1. Press the 
Options soft key.
2. If necessary, press the   key to highlight the 
Mute option.
3. Press the 
OK soft key. 
The other party can no longer hear you.
To switch the microphone back on:
1. Press the 
Options soft key.
2. If necessary, press the   key to highlight the 
Unmute option.
3. Press the 
OK soft key. 
The other party can hear you again.
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Muting/Sending Key Tones
These options allow you to turn the key tones off or 
on. If the Mute keys option is selected, your 
phone does not transmit the key tones. It allows 
you to press keys without hearing annoying key 
tones during a call.
Note: To communicate with answering machines or 
computerized telephony systems, the Send 
tones option must be selected.
Searching for a Number in the 
Phonebook
You can search for a number in the Phonebook 
during a call.
1. Press the 
Options soft key.
2. Press the   key to highlight the 
Phonebook 
option.
3. Press the 
OK soft key.
The Phonebook entries are listed.
4. Enter the name that you wish to find.
If you enter the first few letters of the name, the 
Phonebook entries are listed, starting with the 
first entry matching your input. The entry is also 
highlighted.
5. To view the highlighted entry, press the 
View 
soft key.
For further details on the Phonebook feature, refer 
to page 34. 
						

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Using the SMS Service
If you receive an SMS (Short Message Service) 
message during a call, the message icon ( ) 
flashes on the display. The 
Messages option 
enables you to use this feature.
Read Messages: allows you to read the messages 
that you have received.
Write Messages: allows you to write a message.
For further details on the SMS service, refer to 
page 61.
Answering a Second Call
You can answer an incoming call while you have a 
call in progress, if this service is supported by the 
network and you have set the 
Call Waiting menu 
option (Menu 8.2) to Activate (see page 108). 
You will be notified of an incoming call by a call 
waiting tone.
To answer a call while you have a call in progress, 
proceed as follows.
1. Press the   key to answer the incoming call. 
The first call is automatically put on hold.
2. To switch between the two calls, press the 
Swap soft key.
To end a call on hold, press the 
Options soft 
key and select the End Held Call option.
3. To end the current call, press the   key.
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Making a Multiparty Call
A multiparty call is a network service that allows up 
to six people to take part simultaneously in a 
multiparty or conference call. For more information, 
contact your service provider.
Setting up the Multiparty Call
1. Call the first participant in the normal way. 
2. Call the second participant in the normal way. 
The first call is automatically put on hold.
3. To join the first participant to the multiparty call, 
press the 
Options soft key and select the Join 
option.
4. To add a new person to the multiparty call, call 
the person in the normal way, then press the 
Options soft key and select the Conference 
option.
You can add incoming callers by answering the call 
and pressing 
Options, followed by Conference. 
Repeat as required.
Having a Private Conversation With One 
Participant
1. Press the Options soft key and choose the Select one option. 
The list of call participants appears.
2. Highlight the required person, by pressing 
the   or   key, followed by the 
Select soft 
key or the   key. 
						

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3. Select the Private option.
Now you can talk privately with that person. The 
other participants can continue to converse with 
each other.
4. To return to the multiparty call, press the 
Options soft key and select Conference.
All the multiparty call participants can now hear 
each other.
Dropping One Participant
1. Press the Options soft key and choose the Select one option. 
The list of call participants appears.
2. Highlight the required person, by pressing 
the   or   key, followed by the 
Select soft 
key or the   key.
3. Select 
Remove. 
The call is ended with that participant, but you 
can continue to talk with the other participants.
4. End the multiparty call by closing the phone or 
pressing the   key.
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Using the Menus
The phone offers a range of functions that allow you 
to tailor the phone to your needs. These functions 
are arranged in menus and sub-menus.
The menus and sub-menus can be accessed by 
scrolling with the navigation keys or by using the 
shortcuts.
Accessing Menu Functions by Scrolling
1. In idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access 
menu mode. 
2. Scroll with the   and   keys to reach the 
required main menu, 
Phone Settings for 
example. Press the Select soft key or the   key 
to enter the menu.
3. If the menu contains any sub-menus, 
Language for example, you can access them 
by scrolling with the   and   keys and 
pressing the 
Select soft key.
If the menu that you have selected contains 
further options, repeat the same procedure.
4.To... Press the...
scroll through the 
menus or   key or use 
the   and   keys on the 
left side of the phone.
confirm the chosen 
setting
Select soft key or the   
key.
return to the 
previous menu level soft key or the   key.
exit the menu 
without changing 
the settings key.