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Personalize Call Sound 
Choose options for call audio,  in cases where you might need 
the sound softer or more clear, or optimized for your right or 
left ear. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Call ➔  Personalize call sound. 
3.  Touch  In-call sound EQ  to configure options: 
•Off : Use the default call sound settings. 
•Soft sound : Use softer sounds during calls. 
•  Clear sound : Use clearer sounds during calls. 
•  Adapt Sound left : Optimize audio for the left 
headphone speaker. 
•  Adapt Sound right: Optimize audio for the right 
headphone speaker. 
4.	 Touch  Adapt sound  and follow the prompts to

 find the 
best sound for you. 
Noise Reduction 
Set the phone to suppress background noise during calls.  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Call. 
3.	  To u c h  Noise reduction  to enable the feature. 
Increase Volume in Pocket 
Use the proximity sensor to detect when the device is in a 
pocket or bag and increase the volume when ringing. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Call. 
3.	  To u c h  Increase volume in pocket  to enable the 
feature. 
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Vo i c ema i l 
Configure options for voicemail.  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Call. 
3.  Configure options: 
• Voicemail service : By default, your device uses your 
wireless service provider’s voicemail service. If you 
have another option for voic email installed, select it 
here. 
•  Voicemail settings : By default, the speed dial for 
calling voicemail for your serv ice provider is *86 (*VM). 
If you wish to use another speed dial, touch Voicemail 
number to set a new one. 
•Sound : Choose a default ringto ne for new voicemail. 
•Vibrate : Set a vibration to occur for new voicemail. 
Auto Retr y 
Automatically redial the phone number until it is connected. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Call.  3.	 
To u c h  Auto Retry  to automatically redial a call if it 
receives a busy signal from the network. 
TTY Mode 
A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a Text Telephone or 
TDD) is a telecommunications de vice that allows people who 
are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language 
disabilities, to communicate by telephone. 
Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices. Please 

check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure
 
that it supports digital wireless transmission.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Call. 
3.	  To u c h  TTY mode to choose a mode (TTY Off, TTY Full, 
TTY HCO, or TTY VCO). 
Hearing Aids 
Improve the sound quality of your phone for use with
 
hearing aids.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  Call. 
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3. Touch  Hearing aids  to enable the feature. 
DTMF Tones 
Set the length of Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency tones which 
play when you use the keypa d during a call or when 
navigating the phone’s menus. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Call. 
3.  To u c h  DTMF tones  to select a tone length. 
Voice Privacy 
Use Enhanced voice privacy  to improve the security of your 
phone calls. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Call. 
3.  Touch  Voice privacy  to enable the feature. 
Blocking Mode 
When Blocking mode is enabled, notifications for selected 
features are blocked, and you only receive the notifications 
you choose. You can choose to block notifications by feature 
or contact, and choose blocking  all the time, or during a 
specific time period. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  To u c h  ON/OFF  next to Blocking mode to enable or 
disable the setting. 
3.	  To u c h Blocking mode for options: 
•  Block incoming calls : Notifications for incoming calls 
will not be displayed. 
•  Tur

n off notifications : Notifications for new 
messages will not be displayed. 
•  Turn off alarm and timer : Notifications for alarms 
and timers will not be displayed. 
•  Turn off LED indicator : The LED indicator will not 
light up. 
4.  Set a time period for Blocking mode: 
•Always : Block notifications at all times. 
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							Set up All owed contacts (contacts whose notifications 
will not be blocked): 
None: Block notifications from all contacts.
 
All contacts  : Allow notifications from any contact.
Fa vo
rites : Only allow notifications from contacts 
tagg ed as  favorites.
 
 
Cu stom : Allow notifications from contacts you 
specify  . Create  a 
 list of allowed contacts by touching 
  Add  and selecting co

ntacts. 
1.From the Home screen, touch  Apps 
 ➔ 
 
Settings ➔  
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2. To u c h   ON/OFF next to Hands-fr ee mode to enable or 
 
disable the setting. 
3. To u c h   Hands-free mode  for options: 
 
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Incoming call: Read out call ers' information when 
receiving incoming calls.
•Message : Read out senders' information when new 
messages  arrive.
•Alarm : Read out al arm information when alarms 
sound. 
•  To set a specific time period to block notifications each 
day, disable the Always option, and then set a starting 
 
time (  Fr
om field) and ending time ( To field).
5. 
• To u c h  Allowed contacts , and then choose an option:
 
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• To u c h 
 Allowed contacts list to view your custom list 
of allowed contacts. 
Hands-Free Mode 
Read alarm and scheduled alarm information aloud. 
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• Calendar event info : Read out scheduled alarm 
information when alarms sound. 
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Power Saving Mode 
Configure Power saving mode  settings to conserve 

battery power.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  ON/OFF  next to Power saving mode to enable or 
disable the setting. 
3.	  Touch Power saving mode for options: 
•CPU power saving :
  Limit the maximum performance 
of the CPU (Central Processing Unit). This does not 
affect normal usage, such as browsing and video 
playback. 
•  Screen power saving : Use low power level for the 
screen. 
Note:  To u c h  Learn about power saving mode  for more 
information. 
Accessories Settings 
Configure your phone's behavior when it is connected to an 
optional dock (not included). 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Accessories  for options: 
•  Dock sound : Play a sound when you insert and 
remove the phone from the dock. 
•  Audio output mode : Play audio through the dock 
speakers when the phone is docked. 
•  Desk home screen display : Display the desk home 
screen when the phone is docked. 
•  Automatic unlock : Flip the S View cover open to 
unlock the screen when the secure lock is disabled and 
the phone is docked. 
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Accessibility Settings 
Your phone offers features  to make using the phone easier
 
for those with certain physical disabilities. Use the 

Accessibility settings to configure these features.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Accessibility  for options: 
•  Auto rotate screen : Enable automatic rotation of the 
screen when you rotate the phone. 
•  Screen timeout : Set a period of time for the screen to 
remain lit-after which it will dim and lock. 
•  Lock automatically : Lock the screen in 5 seconds 
after screen auto matically turns off. (This option 
appears only when a scr een lock is enabled.) 
•  Speak passwords : Read aloud password information. 
•  Answering/ending calls : Accept calls by pressing 
the Home Key or end calls by pressing the Power/Lock 
key.  • 
Show shortcut : Display a shortcut to Accessibility 
settings on the Device options  menu. (The Device 
options menu displays when  you press and hold the 
Power/Lock  key.) 
•  Manage accessibility : Choose settings for exporting, 
updating, and sharing the acce ssibility settings as a file. 
•  TalkBack : Activate the TalkBack feature and configure 
options. 
•Font size : Change the size of the fonts used on the 
screen. 
•  Magnification gestures : Control whether your phone 
recognizes gestures to pa n, and zoom in or out. 
•  Negative colors : Reverse the display of onscreen 
colors from white text on  a black background to black 
text on a white background. 
•  Color adjustment : Adjust the color of the screen if you 
are color blind or have difficulty reading the display 
because of the screen color. Touch  ON/OFF to turn 
color adjustment on, then touch Color adjustment for 
options. 
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Accessibility shortcut : Control whether your phone 
recognizes a gesture to qu ickly enable accessibility 
features. 
•  Text-to-speech options : Configure options for 
converting text to speech.  For more information, see 
“Text-To-Speech Options”  on page 146. 
•  Sound balance : Control the signal  sent to the left and 
right when using earphones. 
•  Mono audio : Enable stereo audio to be compressed 
into a single mono audio stream for use with a single 
earphone. 
•  Turn off all sounds : Mute every sound made by the 
phone during touches, selections, notifications, etc. 
•Hearing aids : Turn on hearing aid compatibility. 
•  Flash notification : Set the camera flash to blink when 
notifications occur. 
•  Google subtitles (CC) : Enable subtitles in Google 
apps. 
•  Samsung subtitles (CC) : Enable subtitles in Samsung 
apps.  • 
Assistant menu: Display a special menu to improve 
phone accessibility for users with reduced dexterity. 
Touch  ON/OFF , and then touch  Assistant menu  for 
options. 
– Dominant hand : Display the Assistant menu on the 
left or right side of the screen. 
– Edit : Reorder or remove items on the Assistant 

menu.
 
•  Press and hold delay : Select a time interval for using 
the Touch and hold gesture. 
•  Interaction control : Adjust how your phone interprets 
motions and screen touches. You can turn motions and 
screen timeout on or off. You can also block areas of 
the screen from touch interact ion, turn Auto rotate and 
hard key functions (Power/Lock Key, Volume Key, etc.) 
off, and display app notificati ons only on the Notification 
panel and Status bar. Touch  ON/OFF, and then touch 
Interactive control  for options. 
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Language and Input 
Use Language and input settings to choose a default 
language for your phone's operations, plus settings for text 
entry and other inputs. 
Default Language 
Choose the default language for operating your phone.  1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Language and input  ➔ Language  to select a 
default language. 
Default Input Method 
Select default input method you will use when accessing 

the keyboard.
 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.	  Touch  Language and input  ➔ Default  to select 
Samsung keyboard or Swype. 
Samsung Keyboard 
The Samsung Keyboard is an onscreen QWERTY keyboard, 
so you can enter text by “typ ing” on the keyboard. Samsung 
keyboard is enabled by default. 
For more information, see  “Using Samsung Keyboard”  on 

page 29
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1.  From the Home screen, touch Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔ My deviceMy device . 
2.  To u c h  Language and input. 
3.	  Samsung keyboard  is enabled by default. Touch 
to configure options: 
Input languages 
•  English(US) : Change the keyboard layout. 
•  Select input languages : Select languages for text 
input. 
Smart typing  •  Predictive text : Touch ON/OFF to enable predictive 
text. Predictive text suggests words matching your text 
entries, and optionally, complete common words 
automatically. Touch  Predictive text to configure 
options: 
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– - Live Language Update : Automatically update 
with popular new words everyday 
– Personalised data : When enabled, predictive text 
uses personal language da ta you have entered to 
make better predictions. Samsung keyboard can 
collect all the text you ente r, including personal data 
and credit card numbers, in order to give better 
prediction results. 
– Learn from Facebook : Log into Facebook to allow 
your phone to learn from your Facebook postings. 
– Learn from Gmail : Log into Gmail to allow your 
phone to learn from your Gmail email. 
– Learn from Twitter: Log into Twitter to allow your 
phone to learn from your Twitter postings. 
– Learn from Messages : Allow your phone to learn 
from your text and multimedia messages. 
– Learn from Contacts : Allow your phone to learn 
from your Contacts entries. 
– Clear server data : Clear unknown collected data. 
– Clear personalised data : Clear all personalised 
language data collected to learn your writing style. 
– Privacy Policy: Personalisation services are 
provided by a third party service provider. The service 
provider’s policy is applied. 
•Auto Replacement : Complete or replace the word you 
are typing with the most probable word when you tap 
the space bar or punctuation mark. 
•  Auto capitalization : Automatically capitalize words in 
your text based on common usage, such as at the 
beginning of sentences. 
•Auto spacing : Automatically inserts spaces between 
words. 
•  Auto punctuate : Automatically enter a period and 
space to end a sentence when you touch the space bar 
twice. 
Keyboard swipe  •None : Disable keyboard swipe. 
•  Continuous input : Enter text by sliding your finger 
across the keys on the keyboard. 
•  Cursor control : Slide your finger across the keyboard 
to move the cursor to  begin entering text. 
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Key-tap feedback 
•Sound : Play a sound when a key is touched. 
•  Character preview : Display the character in a bubble 
when you touch it on the keyboard. 
More settings  •Help : Learn about Samsung Keyboard. 
•  Reset setting : Return settings to the defaults. 
Swype 
Swype lets you enter text by sliding your finger between 
letters to spell out a word. For each word, place your finger 
on the first letter and slide to the subsequent letters, lifting 
on the last letter. 
1.  From the Home screen, touch 
Apps  ➔ 
Settings  ➔My deviceMy device . 
2.  Touch  Language and input. 
3.  Swype is enabled by default. Touch 
 to configure: 
•Settings : Set Swype options: 
– Sound on keypress : Play sounds for your key 
touches. 
– Pop-up on keypress : Characters display above 
keys as you enter text. 
– Long-press delay : Set the time needed to select 
alternative characters. 
– Show complete trace : Display the trace of each 
word until you start the next word. 
– Auto-capitalization : Automatically capitalize the 
first word of sentences. 
– Auto-spacing : Automatically insert spaces between 
words as you complete them. 
– Next word prediction : Let Swype predict the next 
word based on the previous word. 
– Show Voice key : Display a voice entry button on the 
keyboard. 
•My Words : View and manage words in your Swype 
dictionary, used for word co mpletion, suggestions, and 
spell checking. 
•  Languages: Choose the current language for Swype, 
and download addi tional languages. 
•Gestures : Learn about shortcuts you can use on the 
keyboard to quickly accomplish common tasks. 
•Help : Learn about using Swype. 
•Updates : Check for updates to Swype. 
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