Samsung Galaxy 4 Owners Manual

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In a single motion touch and slide the 
Blocking mode 
slider to the right to turn it on  . 
Confirm that the Blocking mode active icon   
appears in the Status bar.
3. Place a green checkmark adjacent to those features 
you would like to enable. Choose from: Disable 
incoming calls, Disable notifications, Disable alarm and 
timer, Disable LED indicator.
4. Configure a timeframe for these features to be active. 
Remove the checkmark from the 
Always field to 
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Desk home screen display to display the desk home 
screen whenever the phone is docked.
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Automatic unlock if you are using a phone cover 
and you want your phone to unlock when you open the 
cover.
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Audio output to set your Audio output to Stereo or 
Surround.
Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features to make using the 
device easier for those with certain physical disabilities. Use 
the Accessibility settings to activate these services.
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: change the size of the fonts used on the device 
within menus, options, etc. Choose from: Tiny, Small, Normal, 
Large, or Huge.
 Magnification gestures: use exaggerated gestures such as 
triple-tapping, double pinching, and dragging two fingers 
across the screen.
 Negative colors: reverse the display of on-screen colors from 
White text on a Black background to Black text on a White 
background.
: allows you to adjust the display colors if 
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 Interaction control: allows you to enable or disable motions 
and screen timeout. You can also block areas of the screen 
from touch interaction. Touch and slide the slider to the right to 
turn it on  . Follow the on-screen instructions.
Language and input
This menu allows you to confi gure the language in which to 
display the menus. You can also set on-screen keyboard 
options.
Language
You can change the language  used by your device by 
following these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔...

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Samsung Keyboard settings
From this menu you can set Samsung keyboard options.1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
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 icon next to Samsung keyboard.
 Portrait keyboard types allows you to choose a keyboard 
configuration (Qwerty [default] or 3x4 Keyboard).
 Input languages sets the input language. Tap a language from 
the available list. The keyboard is updated to the selected 
language.
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 icon next to Samsung keyboard. 
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 Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the 
Predictive text field, to turn it ON  . 
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 Predictive text.
5. The following options are available:
 Personalized data: allows you to use personal language that 
you have added to make your prediction results better.
 Learn from Facebook: allows you to login to your Facebook 
account so your phone can learn your Facebook style.
 Learn from Gmail: allows you to login to your Gmail account so...

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: automatically capitalizes the first letter of 
a sentence.
 Show complete trace: once enabled, sets wether or not to 
display the complete Swype path.
 Pop-up on keypress: once enabled, displays a character 
above an on-screen key while typing.
 Next word prediction: once enabled, predicts the next word in 
your text string based on your current text entries.
Note: If incorrect words are being entered as you type, disabled this feature.
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: allows you to sign in to your existing Gmail account from 
where existing contact information is added to your personal 
dictionary. Helps recognize familiar names.
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is available.
Speech Settings
This menu allows you to set  the speech settings for Voice 
input.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔  
My device ➔ Language and input.
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Voice search to configure the following:
 Language: Choose a language for your voice...

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Pointer speed then drag the slider to the right to go 
faster or to the left to go slower.
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OK to save your setting.
Motions and Gestures
The Motions and Gestures settings allow you to set up 
various Motion activation services. For more information on 
using gestures, see  “Using Motions and Gestures”  on 
page 32.
  From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings  ➔  
My device ➔ Motions and gestures.
Air gesture
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Motion
Motion allows you to control your device by performing 
natural movements.1. From the Motions and gestures screen, tap 
Motion.
2. Tap the ON/OFF icon   at the top of your screen 
to activate Motion.
3. The following options are available:
: Once enabled, the device will dial the currently 
displayed on-screen Contact entry as soon as you place the 
device to your ear. Tap the ON/OFF icon   to turn it on.
: Once enabled, pickup the device to be alerted and 
notified of you have missed any...