Samsung Galaxy Note Owners Manual

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Ta p  Back up my data.
A green checkmark will appear.
Automatic restore
By setting this option, when you reinstall an application, all of 
your backed up settings and data will be restored.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Privacy.
2.Ta p  Automatic restore.
A green checkmark will appear.
Factor y data reset
From this menu you can reset your phone and sound settings to 
the factory default settings.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Privacy.
2.Ta p  Factory data reset.
3.If you want to erase all data on your USB storage, such as 
music and photos, tap the 
Format USB storage checkbox to 
create a green checkmark.
4.Ta p  Reset phone.
5.At the confirmation screen, tap Erase everything.
The phone resets to the factory default settings 
automatically and when finished, displays the Home 
screen.
Warning!: Performing a Factory data reset will erase all data from your phone 
and internal SD card, including your Google account, system and 
application data and settings, and downloaded applications. It will 
not erase current system software, bundled applications, and 
external SD card files such as music and photos unless you check 
the Format USB storage checkbox.
Storage
From this menu you can view the memory allocation for the 
memory card and USB as well as mount or unmount the SD card.
For more information about mounting or unmounting the SD card, 
see “Memory Card” on page 39.
From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Storage.
SD card
The available memory displays under the To t a l  s p a c e and Available space headings for your SD card.
1.Touch Unmount SD card to prepare the memory card for 
safe removal or formatting.  
						

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Touch Format SD card to erase the memory card and 
prepare it for use with your phone. 
USB storage
The available memory displays under the To t a l  s p a c e and Available space headings for your USB storage.
Ta p  Format USB storage to erase all data on the phone’s 
USB storage such as music and photos.
System memor y
The available memory displays under the Available space heading 
for your System memory.
Language and keyboard
This setting allows you to configure the language in which to 
display the menus. You can also set on-screen keyboard options.
From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language 
and keyboard
.
Select language
To set the language that the menus display on the phone:
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language 
and keyboard
 ➔ Select language.
2.Tap on a language from the list.
Select Input Method
There are three input methods available: Swype, Android 
keyboard, and Samsung keypad. Samsung keypad is the default 
text input method.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language 
and keyboard
 ➔ Select Input Method.
2.Select either Android keyboard, Samsung keypad, or 
Swype.
Swype Settings
To configure Swype settings:
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language 
and keyboard
 ➔ Swype.
2.Tap one of the following Swype settings to activate the 
setting:
 Select Input Method: allows you to switch between different 
keyboard types.
: provides tips on how to learn to use Swype.
 Personal dictionary: Allows you to setup and manage your own 
dictionary.
 Preferences: Allows you to view and modify the following Swype 
options: 
						

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Audio feedback: When enabled, plays sounds as you enter text.
–Vibrate on keypress: check this field to have the phone vibrate 
each time you touch a key on the keyboard.
–Show tips: When enabled, the device displays helpful tips.
–Auto-spacing: When enabled, inserts spaces automatically when you 
pause entering text.
–Auto-capitalization: When enabled, automatically capitalizes the first 
letter of the first word in a sentence.
–Show complete trace: When enabled, briefly display the Swype trace.
–Word suggestion: When enabled, suggests possible matching words 
as you enter text.
–Speed vs. accuracy: Send the sensitivity of Swype text recognition.
–Reset Swype’s dictionary: Deletes all of the words you have added 
and loads the default dictionary.
–Version: View the current Swype software version.
 Language Options: Allows you to set the language that you will be 
using.
Android Keyboard settings
From this menu you can set Android keyboard options.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language 
and keyboard
 ➔ Android keyboard.
2.The following options are available:
 Vibrate on keypress: check this field to have the phone vibrate 
each time you touch a key on the keyboard.
 Sound on keypress: check this field to play a sound each time you 
touch a key on the keyboard.
 Popup on keypress: check this field to show a small popup of each 
character that you type.
 Touch to correct words: check this field to touch and highlight 
words that you want to correct.
 Auto-capitalization: check this field to have the keyboard 
automatically capitalize the first letter of the first word after a period, 
the first word in a text field, and all words in name fields.
 Show settings key: allows you to select how the settings key will 
be displayed.
 Voice input: check this field to be able to enter text in a message 
by talking.
 Input languages: tap on a language that you want to input.
: check this field to automatically correct some common 
misspellings as you type.
: check this field to show suggested words in a 
field above the keyboard as you type.
: check this field to automatically enter a suggested 
word, shown in orange in the field above the keyboard, when you 
enter a space or punctuation.
Samsung Keypad settings
From this menu you can set Samsung keypad options.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language  
						

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and keyboard ➔ Samsung keypad.
2.Ta p  Portrait keypad types and select a text input method:
Qwerty Keypad
3x4 Keypad 
3.Ta p  Input language then tap one of the languages.
4.Ta p  Pen detection to display the handwriting pad whenever 
the S Pen is detected.
5.To use XT9 Predictive text method, tap XT9. 
6.If you are using XT9 Predictive text method, tap XT9 
advanced settings
. For more information, refer to “XT9 
Advanced Settings”  on page 119.
7.Ta p  Keypad sweeping to be able to sweep the keypad and 
change from 
ABC to?123 mode. 
8.Ta p  Auto-capitalization to enable automatic capitalization.
9.Ta p  Voice input to activate the Voice input feature. Voice 
input is an experimental feature using Google’s networked 
speech recognition application.
10.Ta p  Auto-full stop to activate the Auto-full stop feature. 
When you double space in a message, a period and space 
is added and the keyboard is placed into Uppercase mode 
so you can start the new sentence with a capital letter.
11.Ta p  Character preview to enable small pop-ups to appear 
as you tap each key to show the character you are 
entering.
12.Ta p  Handwriting settings to select options for using the 
Handwriting feature.
13.Ta p  Tu t o r i a l for a short tutorial on using the Samsung 
keypad.
14.Ta p  Reset all settings to reset all Samsung keypad settings 
to the default values.
XT9 Advanced Settings
The following XT9 Advanced settings are only available if the XT9 
field has been selected.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Language 
and keyboard
 ➔ Samsung keypad ➔ XT9 advanced 
settings
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Ta p  t h e  Word completion field to enable word completion. 
Your phone will predict how to complete the word you have 
started.
3.Ta p  t h e  Word completion point field to set how many letters 
should be entered before a prediction is made.
4.Ta p  t h e  Spell correction field. This option corrects 
typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible 
words that reflect the characters of the keys you tapped as 
well as the characters of nearby keys.
5.Ta p  t h e  Next word prediction field to enable word prediction 
for the next word.
6.Ta p  t h e  Auto-substitution field to automatically replace 
words that you are typing. This option will help for 
accidental misspellings.
7.Ta p  t h e  Regional correction field. This option sets the 
device to automatically correct mistyped words according 
to normal spelling for your region.
8.Ta p  t h e  Recapture field. This option sets the device to re-
display the word suggestion list when you select the wrong 
word from the list.
9.To add a new word to the T9 dictionary:
Ta p  t h e  
XT9 my words field, then press  ➔ Add. Enter 
the new word in the 
Edit XT9 my words field, then tap Add.
10.To add words to substitute (for example youve becomes 
you’ve) tap 
XT9 auto-substitution.
11.A list of substitutions is displayed. If you don’t see the 
substitution you want, press 
 ➔ Add, and then input 
the Shortcut word and Substitution word. Tap 
Add. 
Voice Input and Output
This feature allows the device to provide a verbal readout of on-
screen data such as messages and incoming caller information.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Voice input 
and output
.
2.Ta p  Voice recognition to and tap on the Voice recognition 
format that you want. Select 
Samsung powered by Vlingo or 
Google.
3.Ta p  Voice recognition settings to access the following 
options:
 Language: allows you set the language you will be using for your 
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 SafeSearch: allows you to filter explicit images when performing 
voice searches. You can set to Off, Moderate, or Strict.
 Block offensive words: allows you to hide recognized offensive 
words.
4.Ta p  Text-to-speech settings to access the following 
options:
 Listen to an example: plays a short example of what the text-to-
speech feature sounds like on your device when activated.
 Driving mode: allows incoming calls and new notifications to be 
read out automatically.
 Driving mode settings: allows you to choose exactly what 
information is read out automatically.
 Always use my settings: accepts an override of application 
settings with personal configurations for this text-to-speech settings 
screen. If enabled, your device defaults to using the text-to-speech 
feature.
 Default engine: displays the default engine used for voice 
recognition.
 Install voice data: confirms the installation of necessary data 
required for voice synthesis.
 Speech rate: adjusts the rate at which on-screen text is spoken by 
the device. Choose from: Very slow, Slow, Normal, Fast, and Very 
fast.
 Language: assigns the language used for verbal readout. Tap a 
language option.
 Samsung TTS: allows you to modify settings for the Samsung TTS 
default engine.
 Pico TTS: allows you to modify settings for the Pico TTS default 
engine.
Accessibility Settings
This service is able to collect all the text you type, including 
personal data credit card numbers except passwords. It may also 
log your user interface interactions. Using TalkBack, every 
interaction and keypress is explained in audio. The Accessibility 
menu also allows you to set various vision, hearing, and access 
options.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ 
Accessibility.
2.Ta p  Accessibility to create a checkmark and activate the 
feature.
3.Ta p  Ta l k B a c k to create a checkmark and activate the 
feature.
If an 
Attention prompt appears, tap OK to continue or 
Cancel to exit.
4.Ta p  Font size to change the text size in the Calendar, Email, 
Contacts, and Messaging applications. 
						

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Ta p  Assistive light to turn on the torch to see better. 
6.Ta p  Mono audio to provide mono audio when listening with 
one earphone.
7.Ta p  Call answering/ending to access the following options:
 Answering key: Tap this option to create a checkmark if you want 
to accept incoming calls by pressing the home key.
 Automatic answering: This option allows you to set the number of 
seconds before a call is automatically answered. You can also turn 
it off (default).
 The Power key ends calls: Tap this option to create a checkmark if 
you want to press the power key to end calls. This will not turn off 
the screen.
8.Ta p Accessibility shortcut to press and hold the power key 
to use the accessibility shortcut under phone options.
Date and Time
This menu allows you to change the current time and date 
displayed.
1.From the Home screen, tap    ➔ Settings ➔ Date & 
time
.
2.Ta p  Automatic to allow the network set the date and time.
Important!: Deactivate Automatic to manually set the rest of the options.
3.Ta p  Set date and use the plus or minus icons to set the 
Month, Day, and Ye a r then tap Set.
4.Ta p  Select time zone, then tap a time zone.
5.Ta p  Set time and use the plus or minus icons, set Hour, and 
Minute. Tap PM or AM, then tap Set.
6.Optional: Tap Use 24-hour format. If this is not selected the 
phone automatically uses a 12-hour format.
7.Ta p  Select date format and tap the date format type.
Pen Settings
This menu allows you to change settings for your S Pen.
1.From the Home screen, tap    ➔ Settings ➔ Pen 
settings
.
2.Ta p  Dominant hand and tap either Left handed or Right 
handed
.
3.Ta p  Pen help for information concerning your S Pen. 
						

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About Phone
This menu contains legal information, system tutorial 
information, and other phone information such as the model 
number, firmware version, baseband version, kernal version, and 
software build number. 
To access phone information:
From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ About 
phone
. The following information displays:
 Status: displays the battery status, the level of the battery 
(percentage), the phone number for this device, the network 
connection, signal strength, mobile network type, service state, 
roaming status, mobile network state, IMEI number, IMEISV, Wi-Fi 
MAC address, Bluetooth address, and Up time.
 Battery usage: displays the applications or services (in 
percentages) that are using battery power.
 Legal information: This option displays information about Open 
source licenses as well as Google legal information. This 
information clearly provides copyright and distribution legal 
information and facts as well as Google Terms of Service, Terms of 
Service for Android-powered Phones, and much more pertinent 
information as a reference. Read the information and terms, then 
press 
 to return to the Settings menu.
 Model number: displays the phone’s model number.
 Android version: displays the android version loaded on this 
handset.
 Baseband version: displays the baseband version loaded on this 
handset.
 Kernel version: displays the kernel version loaded on this handset.
 Build number: displays the software, build number.
Note: Baseband, kernal and build numbers are usually used for updates to 
the handset or support. For additional information please contact your 
AT&T service representative.
Software Update
The Software Update feature enables you to use your phone to 
connect to the network and upload any new phone software 
directly to your phone. The phone automatically updates with the 
latest available software when you access this option.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ Settings ➔ Software 
update
. 
2.Ta p  Check for updates.
3.At the Software update prompt, tap OK to continue.
4.The phone automatically updates the software (if 
available), otherwise, when the 
Current software is up to 
date 
prompt is displayed, tap OK. 
						

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When updating software, once the update file is 
downloaded, you can delay the update on the start screen 
by postponing it for a certain period of time. If you want to 
resume the update before the selected time, tap 
Continue 
update
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Section 9: Connections
This section describes the various connections your phone can 
make including accessing the Internet with your Browser, Wi-Fi, 
Bluetooth, and Connecting your PC.
Browser
The Browser is your access to the mobile web. This section 
explains how to navigate the Browser and introduces you to the 
basic features.
Accessing the Mobile Web
To access the Browser:
From the Home screen, tap Web . 
The AT&T/YAHOO! mobile homepage displays.
Navigating with the Browser
1.To select an item, tap an entry.
2.To scroll through a website, sweep the screen with your 
finger in an up or down motion.
3.Sweep the screen left to right to move laterally across a 
web page.
4.To return to the previous page, press .
Zooming in and out of the Browser
There are several ways to Zoom in and out on your browser. After 
tapping on a link or article, use one of these methods:
Tilting: Touch and hold the screen at two points then tilt the device 
back and forth to reduce or enlarge the screen. You must first enable 
motion in the Settings section. For more information, refer to 
“Motion”  on page 115.
Double tap: Quickly tap the screen twice on the web page to zoom in 
or out.
Pinching: Sweep in opposite directions at the same time to zoom in or 
out (use a pinching-in or pinching-out motion). 
Desktop view
To view a web page in Desktop view, scroll to the bottom to View: Mobile | Desktop and tap Desktop.
Browser Options
1.From the home page, press  to access the following 
options:
 New window: displays a new window so you can browse multiple 
URLs. For more information, refer to “Adding and Deleting 
Windows”  on page 126.
 Find on page: allows you to search in the current page.