Samsung Galaxy S2 Owners Manual

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Ta p  Call duration.
5.The following times are displayed for Voice and Data: 
: shows the length of time for the last call.
 Dialed calls: shows the total length of time for all calls made.
 Received calls: shows the total length of time for all calls received.
 All calls: shows the total length of time for all calls made and 
received.
6.You may reset these times to zero by pressing   then 
tapping
 Reset.
Options During a Call
Your phone provides a number of control functions...

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Ta p  Headset again to de-activate the Bluetooth headset. The green line 
will turn grey when the Headset is not activated.
Press  for more options:–Contacts: allows you to go to your Contact list.–Memo: allows you to jot down a memo during a call.–Noise Suppression On/Off: allows you to turn on the Noise 
Suppression feature when you are in a noisy area. Turn it Off when not 
needed to conserve battery power.
Placing a Call on Hold
You can place the current call on hold at any point during a...

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To answer a call while you have a call in progress
1.Tap   and slide to the right to answer another call.
2.Ta p  Put Number on hold to put the first call on hold.
3.To switch between the two calls, tap Swap.
: Places the current call on hold and then activates the 
previous call. The active call will appear in a green box. Tap Swap 
again to switch back.
To end a call on hold
1.Ta p   to disconnect the active call. 
2.The call on hold will now become the active call. Tap   
to...

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Use the Volume keys (located on the left side of your 
phone) to adjust the volume.
3.To deactivate the speakerphone, tap Speaker .
Important!: For more information, see “Responsible Listening” on page 177. 
Switching off the Microphone (Mute)
You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone off, so that 
the other person cannot hear you.
Example: You wish to say something to person in the room, but do not want the person on the phone to hear you.
To mute your phone during a call
1.Ta p  Mute ....

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Call Waiting
The Call Waiting feature allows you to answer an incoming call 
while you have a call in progress, if this service is supported by 
the network, and you must first activate the Call Waiting feature:
Ta p   ➔ Settings ➔ Call ➔ Additional settings ➔ 
Call waiting.
You are notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone. 

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Section 4: Entering Text
This section describes how to select the desired text input 
method when entering characters into your phone. This section 
also describes the predictive text entry system that reduces the 
amount of key strokes associated with entering text.
Your phone comes equipped with an orientation detector that can 
tell if the phone is being held in an upright (Portrait) or sideways 
(Landscape) orientation. This is useful when entering text. 
Text Input Methods
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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are two main keypad layout keys that will change the on-
screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are: 
Sym and Abc. 
Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button will appear. When in Sym mode, the Abc/ABC/abc button will appear.
Using ABC Mode
1.If desired, rotate your phone counterclockwise to a 
Landscape orientation.
2.When you tap the Tap to enter message field, the following 
screen displays:
 
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Using Symbol/Numeric Mode
Use Symbol/Numeric Mode to add numbers, symbols, or 
emoticons.
1.Rotate your phone counterclockwise to a Landscape 
orientation.
2.Ta p   at the bottom of the screen. The following screen 
displays:
3.Tap the desired number, symbol, or emoticon characters. 
4.Ta p  t h e   button to access additional symbols. 
5.Tap   to return to Abc mode.
Using XT9 Predictive Text 
XT9 is a predictive text system that has next-letter prediction and 
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Entering Text Using the Samsung Keypad
The Samsung Keypad is an on-screen QWERTY keypad similar to 
the Android Keyboard with several minor differences.
1.From the Home screen, tap Applications  ➔ Settings 
➔ Locale and text ➔ Select input method.
2.Ta p  t h e  Samsung keypad option. A green circle will appear.
For information on changing Samsung Keypad settings, see 
“Samsung Keypad settings” on page 117.
Entering Text Using Swype
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 Auto-capitalization: automatically capitalizes the first letter of a 
sentence.
 Show complete trace: displays the complete trace as you swipe 
across the screen.
 Speed vs. accuracy: sets how quickly Swype responds to 
onscreen input. Move the slider between Fast Response (speed) or 
Error Tolerance (accuracy) and tap 
OK.
Help
 Swype help: displays Swype Help information.
: provides an on-screen tutorial.
About
: provides the current software version for the Swype 
application.
Swype Text Entr y...