Samsung Galaxy 7 User Guide

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Calling Phone Screen
Phone Features
• More options: Access Speed dial and Call settings.
• Hide the keypad: Hide the keypad and display 
recent calls.
• Video call: Make video calls.
• Call: Make a call.
• Voice command: Say the number you want to dial.
• Keypad: Dial the number that you want to call.
• Voicemail: Set up and check your voicemail.  
For more information, see  
“Set Up and Access Voicemail” on page 53. 
• Ta b s: Display a log of all dialed, received, and 
missed calls. Display contacts marked as favorites. 
Display your contacts and select a contact to call.  
						

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Calling Phone Screen
Access Phone
There are a couple of ways to access Phone.
 ►From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Phone.
Display Your Phone Number
Your phone number can be found in Settings.
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
About phone > Status.
• Your phone number is displayed in the 
My phone number field.
Call Settings
There are also a couple of ways to access the 
Call settings menu.
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Phone > More > 
Settings .
– or –
From a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Settings  > 
Applications > Phone.  
						

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CallingMake and Answer Calls
Make and Answer Calls
Learn how to make or answer a call. Explore 
features and functionality associated with 
making or answering a call.
Make a Call
You can make a call from a Home screen.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Enter a number on the keypad and tap  Dial.
• Tap  Keypad if the keypad is not displayed.
Dial a Number from Your Contacts List
You can quickly dial a phone number from your 
Contacts list.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap 
 Phone > Contacts.
2. Swipe your finger across a contact to the right to 
call the contact.
Dial a Recent Number
All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls are recorded 
in the Call log. If the number or caller is listed in your 
contacts list, the associated name is also displayed.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Tap Recent. A list of recent calls is displayed.
3. Tap a contact, and then tap  Call.   
						

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Video Calls
To activate Video calling:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > More > 
Settings .
2. Tap Video call to enable.
To make Video calls:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Enter a number and tap  Video call.
Note : Not all devices are compatible for Video calls. The 
caller has the option to accept the video call or answer 
the call as a regular voice call.
To switch from a Phone call to a Video call after 
dialing:
 ► Tap Call type > Video call to request two-way 
video calling.
– or –
Tap Call type > Show me to only send video of 
yourself to your recipient.
Answer a Call
When a call is received, the phone rings and the 
caller’s phone number or name is displayed, if it is 
stored in the Contacts list.
 ►At the incoming call screen:
• Drag  Answer to the right to answer the call.
• Drag  Reject to the left to reject the call and 
send it to your voicemail.
• Drag Reject call with message upward and 
select a message.  
						

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
If you are using an app, a pop-up screen is displayed 
for the incoming call.
 ►
On the incoming call pop-up screen:
• Tap  Answer to answer the call.
• Tap  Reject to reject the call and send it to 
your voicemail.
• Tap Reject call with message and select a 
message.
• Tap  Expand to exit the app and view the 
main incoming call screen.
End a Call
To finish your call:
 ► Tap  End when you are ready to end your call.
Multitask While on a Call
If you exit the call screen and return to a 
Home screen, your active call is indicated by 
 Call on the Status bar.
This lets you continue with your current call and do 
something else, such as access the contacts list, view 
a recent email, or locate a picture.
To return to the call screen:
 ► Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Notification panel, and then tap Call notification. 
To end a call from any application:
 ► Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Notification panel, and then tap  End call.   
						

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Options During a Call
Your phone provides several options that you can use 
during a call.
Adjust the Call Volume ►Press the Volume keys to increase or decrease 
the volume.
– or –
Tap More > Turn on extra volume to quickly add 
more volume to the incoming audio.
Listen with the Speaker or 
Bluetooth Headset
Listen to the call using the speaker or through a 
Bluetooth headset (not included) .
 ►Tap  Speaker to hear the caller using the 
speaker.
– or –
Tap 
 Bluetooth to hear the caller using a 
Bluetooth headset.
Place a New Call While on a Call
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
make another call while a call is in progress. 
1. From the active call, tap  Add call to dial the 
second call.
2. Dial the new number and tap  Dial. When the 
call is answered:
• Tap  Swap to switch between the two calls.
• Tap  Merge to hear both callers at once 
(multi-conferencing) .   
						

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Call Waiting
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
answer an incoming call while you have a call in 
progress. You are notified of an incoming call by a call 
waiting tone. 
To answer a new call while you have a call in progress:
1. Drag  Answer in any direction to answer the 
new call. 
2. Tap an option:
• Put [caller] on hold to place the previous 
caller on hold while you answer the new 
incoming call.
• Merge with [caller] to add the new caller to 
the current call.
• End call with [caller] to end the previous call 
and answer the new call.
3. Tap the previous On hold number entry and 
select  Swap to switch between the two calls. 
This places the new caller on hold and activates 
the previous call.
Call Log
The numbers of the calls you have dialed, received, or 
missed are stored in the Call log.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Tap Recent. A list of recent calls is displayed. If 
the caller is in your Contacts list, the caller’s name 
is displayed.
Save a Recent Call to Your Contacts List 
Use recent call information to create a contact or 
update your Contacts list.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > Recent.
2. Tap the call that contains the information that you 
want to save to your Contacts list. 
3. Tap Create contact.
– or –
If you want to replace the number for an existing 
contact, tap Update existing.  
						

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Calling Make and Answer Calls
Delete a Call from the Call Log
To delete Call log entries:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > Recent.
2. Touch and hold the call you want to delete from 
the Call log.
3. Tap Delete.
Block a Number
By adding a caller to your Block list, future calls from 
this number are sent directly to your voicemail, and 
messages are not received.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > Recent. 
2. Tap the caller you want to add to the Block list.
3. Tap More > Add to block list:
You can also modify the Block list in Settings:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Phone > More > 
Settings  > Call blocking > Block list.  
						

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CallingSpeed Dial
Speed Dial
You can assign a shortcut number to a 
contact for speed dialing their default 
number.
Create a Speed Dial
Your can assign 100 speed dial numbers.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
• Tap  Keypad if the keypad is not displayed.
2. Tap More > Speed dial. The Speed dial screen 
displays the numbers 1 through 100. Number 1 is 
reserved for Voicemail.
3. Tap an unassigned number ( Add contact).
4. Tap a contact to assign to the number.
• The selected contact is displayed in the 
Speed dial number box.
Use Speed Dial to Make a Call
You can make a call using Speed dial.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
• Tap  Keypad if the keypad is not displayed.
2. Touch and hold the Speed dial number.
• If the Speed dial number is more than one 
digit long, enter the first digits, and then hold 
the last digit.   
						

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Calling Speed Dial
Remove a Speed Dial Number 
Assignment
You can remove an assigned Speed dial number.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
2. Tap More > Speed dial. 
3. Find the contact to remove from Speed dial.
4. Tap  Remove.