Samsung Convoy 3 Manual

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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 display emergency contacts.
3.Highlight a contact, then press the 
Right Soft Key  
(Options) for these options:
: Choose another contact from Contacts List, or 
create a new contact for this assignment.
 Unassign: 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 display emergency contacts.
3.press 
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 press 
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 more 
information about Bluetooth, see “Bluetooth” on 
page 95. 
						

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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 press 
Send Name Card.
3.At the 
SEND NAME CARD screen, highlight Message and 
press  
OK.
4.At the 
SEND WITH MESSAGE screen, highlight contacts 
individually and press   
MARK, or press the Right 
Soft Key
  (Mark All), then press the Left Soft Key  
(Done).
5.Continue creating the new message, then press   
Send. For information about creating and sending 
messages, see “Messaging” on page 55.
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 30.
1.From the Home screen, press   
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. 
						

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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.
Editing a PTT Contact
Make changes to an existing PTT contact.
1.From the Home screen, press   
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. 
						

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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, press   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, press   MENU ➔ 
Contacts ➔ PTT Groups.
2.Press 
Left Soft Key  (New). 
3.At the prompt, enter a name for the new group, then 
press 
 SAVE.
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, press   
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 49. 
						

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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:
Abc/ABC/abc: Standard text entry for phones
123: Numbers
XT9 Word: English predictive text
Symbols: Common text symbols
XT9 Palabra: Spanish predictive text
拼 音: Chinese text entry for phones
가: Korean text entry for phones
Tiěng viět: Vietnamese text entry for phones
XT9 Tiěng viět: Vietnamese predictive text 
Smileys: Common emoticons to express emotion
Quick Text: Pre-entered phrases (text fields only)
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 XT9 Word
XT9 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. 
XT9 Word requires only one key press per letter of the word, 
and is much faster than traditional text entry.
  To switch to XT9 Word mode, press the 
Left Soft Key, then press XT9 Word. 
						

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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 XT9 Word inserts the wrong word, press  to toggle 
between other matching words.
Press  to switch between Ty p e (initial case), type (lower 
case) and 
TYPE (upper case).
To enter a space, press  .
Press  once to enter a period.
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
Entering Text Using XT9 Palabra
XT9 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. XT9 Palabra requires only one key press per letter of the 
word, and is much faster than traditional text entry.
  To switch to XT9 Palabra mode, press the 
Left Soft Key, then press XT9 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 XT9 Palabra inserts the wrong word, press  to toggle 
between other matching words.
Press  to switch between Ty p e (initial case), type (lower 
case) and 
TYPE (upper case).
To enter a space, press  .
Press  once to enter a period.
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key. 
						

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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 press 
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 ( ? ), four times for an 
exclamation mark ( ! ), five times for a hyphen ( - ), six times for a 
comma, seven times for an ampersand (&), eight times for a colon 
( : ), nine times for an apostrophe ( ’ ), and ten times for a slash ( / ).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
Entering Numbers
Use 123 mode to enter numbers into a text field.
  To switch to 123 mode, press the Left Soft Key , 
then press 
123.
While entering numbers:
Press the appropriate key for each number.
Press the  Clear Key to backspace to clear one number. 
Press and hold to clear multiple numbers in a string. 
						

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Entering Symbols
Use Symbols mode to enter common symbols into a 
text field.
  To switch to Symbols mode, press the 
Left Soft Key, then press Symbols.
To enter symbols:
Use the Directional Key   to highlight a symbol, then press 
the 
Center Select Key  to insert it.
There are three pages of symbols. Press the Left Soft Key   
(Prev) 
to move to the previous page, or the Right Soft Key  
(Next) to move to the next page of symbols.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding 
to a symbol.
Entering Smileys
Use Smileys mode to enter common symbols into a text field.
  To switch to Smileys mode, press the Left Soft Key, 
then press 
Smileys.
To enter smileys:
Use the Directional Key   to highlight a smiley, then press the 
Center Select Key  (OK) to insert it.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding 
to a smiley. 
						

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Entering Quick Text
Use Quick Text mode to insert pre-loaded messages into a 
text message, or to create and insert your own Quick Text 
phrases.
  To switch to Quick Text mode, press the 
Left Soft Key, then press Quick Text.
While in Quick Text mode:
Use the Directional Key   to highlight a phrase, then press 
the 
Center Select Key  (OK) to insert it.
To erase a Quick Text phrase, use the Directional Key  to 
highlight a phrase, then press the 
Left Soft Key   (Erase).
Press the Right Soft Key  (Options) for these options:
–New: Create a new phrase.
–Edit: Modify the highlighted phrase.–Move: Change the order of the phrases.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding to a Quick Text phrase.
Entering Domain Extensions
Use Domain Extensions to insert common internet symbols or 
phrases, such as @ or .com.
Note: Domain Extensions mode is only available in fields 
where you enter addresses, such as in Contacts, or 
when creating a recipient list in a message.
  To switch to Domain Extensions mode, press the 
Left Soft Key  , then press Domain Extensions.
While in Domain Extensions mode:
Use the Directional Key  to highlight a phrase, then press 
the 
Center Select Key  (OK) to insert it.
To erase a Domain Extension, use the Directional Key  to 
highlight a phrase, then press the 
Left Soft Key   (Erase).
Press the Right Soft Key  (New) to create a new Domain 
Extension.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding 
to a Domain Extension.