Samsung Focus Owners Manual

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Messaging Settings
To view and change messaging settings:
1.From the Home screen, touchMessaging.
–or–
Touch➔Messaging.
2.Touch➔settings.
The following option is displayed:
 SMS center number: allows you to enter the number of your
message center where your messages reside while the system is
attempting to deliver them.
Warning!:Check with your mobile operator before changing the SMS centernumber.
Using Email
Email enables you to review and create email using Windows
Live™, Outlook, Yahoo!®Mail, Google, and several other email
services. You can also receive text message alerts when you
receive an important email.
Setting Up an Email Account
1.From the Home screen, touchEmail setup.
–or–
Touch➔Settings➔system➔email & accounts
➔add an account.
The Add an Account screen displays with the possible
email services choices.
2.Touch an email service.
3.Enter your email address in theEmail addressfield.
4.Enter your password in thePasswordfield.
5.Touchsign in.
If your email information is found, your account
information is saved.
If
Attention requiredis displayed, touch the account,
correct your
User nameandPassword, and touchsave.
6.For Outlook, enter theDomainand touchsign in.
If you think your information is incorrect, touch
try again.
Otherwise, touch
advanced, enter theServer, and touch
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Advanced Email Setup
For some email accounts, such as Outlook, entering your email
address and password may not be enough information. You may
need to enter additional information.
1.Touchadvanced setup.
The Advanced Setup screen is displayed.
2.TouchExchange ActiveSyncorInternet email account,
depending on the kind of account you want to set up.
Note:If you are not sure which option to choose, check with your serviceprovider.
3.On the Exchange ActiveSync screen, enter theDomainand
Serverinformation and adjust any other information as
necessary.
–or–
On the Internet email account screen, enter theIncoming
email server
andAccount typeinformation and adjust any
other information as necessary.
4.Touchsign in.
Important!:Only some “Plus” accounts include POP access allowing this
program to connect. If you are not able to sign in with your
correct email address and password, you may not have a paid
“Plus” account. Launch the Web browser to access your
account.
Checking Your Email
When you have new email, a number is displayed in the Email
icon on the Home screen. To check your email:
1.From the Home screen, touch the email icon (for example,
Hotmail ) of the account you want to check.
The Inbox screen displays all emails in your inbox.
2.Touchall,unread,orurgentto view specific emails.
–or–
Sweep the screen to display all, unread, or urgent emails.
A list of emails is displayed. For each email, the sender’s
name, the day the email was sent, the subject of the email,
and the first words of the email are displayed.
3.Touch an entry in the list to open an email. 
						

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Email Folder Options
The Inbox is one of many email folders. The options available
while viewing a folder are located at the bottom of the screen.
The options are:
Touch and hold an email entry in the list to display the options
delete,mark as unread,ormove, which is applied only to that one
email.
Reading Emails
When you touch an email entry in a folder, such as the Inbox, the
email displays. Sweep up and down the screen to move through
the email. Sweep across the screen to view the email. Touch
each side of the email and swipe inward or outward to zoom in or
out.
The options available while viewing an email are located at the
bottom of the screen. The options are:
new: create a new email.
select: display the emails in this folder so they can be
marked. Touch to the left of an email in list to mark it with
a checkmark. Once you have marked the emails, touch:
delete,move,mark as read,ormark as unread.
folders: display folders. Touchshow all foldersto display a
list of folders:inbox,drafts,outbox,sent items,deleted
items, and so on.
sync: synchronize your emails. For more information, refer
to“Syncing Your Email Account”on page 71.
settings: displays thesync settingsfor this email account.
For more information, refer to“Email Account Settings”on
page 70. Also allows you to always blind copy yourself and
to add an email signature to your emails.
1.TouchAlways bcc myselfto always generate a
blind copy of the email for yourself.
2.TouchUse an email signatureto check the box.
3.Touch the signature field, which saystype your
signature here
orSent from my Windows Phone,
and use the on-screen keypad to create your
signature.
4.Touch to save your changes.
add email account: displays the Add an Account screen.
respond: allows you toreply,reply all,orforward. In either
case a new email is started that contains the current email
information.
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Creating and Sending an Email
To create a new email message and send it to another email
address:
1.From the Home screen, touch an email icon,
such as
Hotmail.
2.Touch new .
The New Email Message screen displays.
3.TapontheTofield to manually enter a recipient. Use the
on-screen keypad to enter an email address.
–or–
Tap on the button to the right of theTofield to select a
recipient from your Contacts list. Valid entries must have
an email address.
4.Tap the button to add additional recipients from your
Contacts list. Each contact is placed in the
Tofield
separated by a semicolon (;).
–or–
Add more recipients by touching the recipient field.
Note:Each additional recipient entry must be separated by a semicolon (;).
5.Touch theSubjectfield and use the on-screen keypad to
enter a subject for your email.
6.Touch the body of the email and use the on-screen keypad
to enter your message. For more information, refer to
“Entering Text”on page 34.
The options available while creating an email are located at the
bottom of the screen. The options are:
newer: display the next email in the current folder that was
received at a more recent time.
older: display the next email in the current folder that was
received at a later time.
mark unread: mark the current email as unread.
move: move the current email to another folder.
send: after you review your message, touch send to deliver
it.
attach: allows you to choose a picture. Sweep the screen to
choose fromall,date,orfavorites.
close: allows you toSavethe email to the drafts folder,Discardthe email, orCanceland keep editing the email. 
						

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Adding a Windows Live Account
When you set up a Windows Live account, you are doing more
than just setting up an email account. You can get apps, play
Xbox LIVE games, and other things, too.
1.From the Home screen, touch➔Settings
➔system➔email & accounts➔add an account
➔Windows Live.
The BEFORE YOU SIGN IN ... screen displays.
2.Touchnext.
3.Enter yourWindows Live IDusing the on-screen keypad.
4.Enter your password in thePasswordfield.
5.Touchsign in.
The Connecting to Windows Live ... screen displays and
then the email & accounts screen displays with Windows
Live listed and Syncing.
Email Account Settings
Once your email account is set up, you may want to adjust some
of your settings.
1.Touch➔Settings➔system
➔email & accounts.
2.Touch the email entry (for example, Hotmail).
The Settings for your email account (for example, Hotmail
Settings) display.
3.Touch the field that contains the information you want to
change.
The fields on this screen are:
 Account name: use this field to change the name that
appears on your phone for this account.
 Email address: displays the email address for this
account.
 Download new content: allows you to set how often you want your
phone to download new emails for this account. Possible values
are:
as items arrive, every 15 minutes,every 30 minutes,hourly,every 2 hours, andmanually. If you choosemanually, see“Syncing Your Email Account”on page 71.
priority: allows you to set the email’s priority tohigh,normal,
orlow.
show cc & bcc: allows you copy and blind copy additional
recipients. Add recipients in these two fields similar to the
way
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 Download email from: allows you to limit the email
downloaded to your phone for this account. Possible
values are:
the last 3 days, the last 7 days,the last 2 weeks,the last month,any time.
 Content to sync: indicates which content to synchronize
between your phone and the account, such as, Email,
Contacts, Calendar, and so on.
 Your name: this is the name that appears on your
messages.
 User name: displays your user name.
 Password: displays your password.
Note:Some fields on this screen should not be changed without consultingyour service provider.
Syncing Your Email Account
In order to view email messages on your phone for any email
account, content has to be downloaded to your phone.Syncingis
simply downloading content from your email provider and storing
it on your phone. Use the following method if you choose to
download new content manually:
1.From the Home screen, touch➔Settings
➔system➔email & accounts.
2.Touch and hold the email account that you want to sync.
An option list displays.
3.Touchsync.
Syncingis displayed while new content is downloaded.
Deleting an Email Account
To delete email accounts other than Windows Live:
1.From the Home screen, touch➔Settings
➔system➔email & accounts.
2.Touch and hold the email account that you want to delete.
An option list displays.
3.Touchdelete.
A warning screen is displayed.
4.Touchdeleteto delete the account orcancelto return to the
email & accounts screen. 
						

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Section 8: Changing Your Settings
This section explains the sound and phone settings for your phone.
It includes such settings as: display, security, memory, and any
extra settings associated with your phone.
The Settings menu is divided into System settings and
Applications settings.
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings.
The Settings screen displays.
2.Sweep your screen to the left to displaysystemsettings or
applicationsettings.
System Settings
ringtones & sounds
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔ringtones & sounds.
2.From theRingerfield, touch and drag the slider to the right
to turn the ringer
On.
3.From theVibratefield, touch and drag the slider to the right
to turn the Vibrate feature
On.
4.Tap theRingtonefield, and then choose a ringtone.
5.Tap theNew text messagefield, choose an alert type (none
orAlert 01-10), and press .
6.Tap theNew voicemailfield, choose an alert type (noneor
Alert 01-10), and press .
7.Tap theNew emailfield, choose an alert type (noneor
Alert 01-10), and press .
8.Tap one of the checkboxes to play a sound for:
 Appointment reminders: plays a sound when there is a scheduled
appointment.
 Key press: plays a sound when you press a key.
 Lock and unlock: plays a sound when you lock or unlock a
function.
 All other notifications: plays a sound for all other notifications.
theme
Using the theme setting, you can change the background and
accent color for the screen.
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔theme.
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Note:Battery power is consumed at a faster rate when the background is settolight.
3.Tap theAccent colorfield and select a color.
airplane mode
Airplane mode allows you to use many of your phone’s features,
such as Camera, Games, and more, when you are in an airplane
or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data is
prohibited.
Important!:When your phone is in Airplane Mode, it cannot send or receiveany calls or access online information or applications.
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔airplane mode.
2.Touch and drag the slider to the right to turn the airplane
mode
On.
Note:When you turn on airplane mode, cellular data mode is automaticallydeactivated.
Wi-Fi
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔Wi-Fi.
2.Touch and drag the slider to the right to turn Wi-FiOn.
For more information, refer to“Wi-Fi”on page 90.
Bluetooth
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔Bluetooth.
2.Touch and drag the slider to the right to turn BluetoothOn.
For more information, refer to“Bluetooth”on page 91.
email & accounts
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔email & accounts. 
						

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Adding an Email Account
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔email & account.
2.Tapadd an account.
3.Select an account, read the Terms of use, then sign in.
The email account is added as an active email account.
For more information, refer to“Setting Up an Email
Account”on page 66.
lock & wallpaper
From this menu you can change the wallpaper, set a time-out
screen that locks the phone after a specific amount of time, and
set up the phone to require a 4-digit password to unlock the
phone.
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔lock & wallpaper.
2.Tapchange wallpaper, and then choose a picture from
Camera RollorWallpapers.
3.Tap theScreen time-outfield and select a screen time-out
time. Selections are:
30 seconds,1 minute,3 minutes,or
5 minutes.
4.Touch and drag thePasswordslider to the right to turn the
password requirement mode
On.
5.Tap theNew passwordfield and enter a 4-digit password.
6.Tap theConfirm passwordfield and re enter the 4-digit
password and tap
done.
location
The Location settings allow you to activate location so other
applications (such as Maps) can access your location
information.
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔location.
2.Touch and drag theLocation servicesslider to the right to
turn the location mode
On.
cellular
Enabling this feature allows you to use data features even when
you are roaming.
Important!:Roaming charges may apply when using data features. Contactyour Service provider for details.
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔cellular. 
						

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Touch and drag theData connectionslider to the right to
turn the Data connection mode
On.
Note:Activating the Data connection automatically turns off airplane mode.
3.Tap theData roaming optionsfield and selectroamor
don’t roam.
4.Tapadd apnand enter theAPN(Access Point Name),
User name, andPasswordinformation.
5.Tap to save your changes.
date & time
This menu allows you to decide if you want the date and time
automatically set or if you want to enter the date and time
manually. You also configure the phone to use a 12-hour or
24-hour format.
To configure the way the date and time display on the device:
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔date & time.
2.Touch and drag theSet automaticallyslider to the right to
turn it
On.
The date and time automatically displays.
3.Touch and drag the24-hour clockslider to the right to turn
this features
On.
When turned Off, the 12-hour clock displays.
Manually Setting the Time and Date
1.Touch and drag theSet automaticallyslider to the left to
turn it
Off.
2.Tap theTime zonefield and select a time zone from the list.
3.Touch theTimefield and flick the hour and minute fields
until the desired time displays, tap the time to enter it into
the field, then tap
done.
4.Tap theDatefield and flick theMonth,Day, andYearfields
until the desired date/year displays, tap the date/year to
enter it into the field, then tap
done.
brightness
1.From the Home screen, tap➔Settings
➔system➔brightness.
2.Touch and drag theAutomatically adjustslider to the right
to turn it
On.
The phone automatically adjusts brightness on the display.