Samsung Gusto 2 Manual

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Voicemail: You have new voicemail.
Missed Calls: You have missed calls.
Calendar Event: You have an active calendar event.
Speakerphone: Speakerphone mode is active.
Alarm On: You have an alarm set to go off in the 
next 24 hours.
Auto Answer: The Auto w/ Handsfree Answer 
Option is enabled. For more information, see 
“Answer Options” on page 128. 

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Understanding the Menu
The Menu is the starting point for launching applications and 
features.
  From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key  to 
select 
Menu.
Customizing the Menu
Setting a Display Theme
Display themes offer 
coordinated looks for all your 
phone’s screens, including 
the Menu. For more 
information, see “Themes” 
on page 113.
Choosing a Menu Layout
Choose from Tab, List, or Grid 
menu layouts. For more 
information, see “Menu” on 
page 113.
Tip:...

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Menu Number Accelerators
Each menu item has a number assigned to it, and you can 
access menu items using these menu numbers. 
For example, access Airplane Mode using 
standard 
navigation:
1.From the Home screen, press the 
Left Soft Key 
 
Menu. 
2.Press the   
Directional Key Down to highlight 
Settings and press   OK.
3.Press the   
Directional Key Down to highlight 
Phone and press   OK.
4.Press  
OK to set Airplane Mode.
Example using
 number accelerators:
  From the Home screen, press the Left...

Entering Text       29
Section 3: Entering Text
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, 
punctuation, and numbers when you need to enter text. This 
section describes text input modes and entering characters 
or symbols, using the keypad.
Your phone offers these text entry modes:
T9 Word: English predictive text
Palabra: Spanish predictive text
Abc/ABC/abc: Standard text entry for phones
123: Numbers
Symbols: Common text symbols
Smileys: Text emoticons
Quick Text: Pre-entered phrases...

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Entering Text Using T9 Word
T9 Word is a predictive text entry mode that recognizes 
common English words matching the sequence of your key 
presses and inserts the most common word into your text. T9 
Word requires only one key press per letter of the word, and 
is much faster than traditional text entry.
  To switch to T9 Word mode, press the Left Soft Key 
 
Entry Mode ➔ T9 Word.
While entering text:
Press the key for each letter only once.
Enter the entire word before editing or deleting...

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Entering Text using Abc/ABC/abc 
Mode
Abc mode is standard text entry mode for mobile telephones.
  To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key 
 
Entry Mode ➔ Abc.
While entering text:
Press the appropriate key once for the first letter on the key, twice 
for the second letter, three times for the third letter, and four times 
for the fourth letter.
When the correct letter displays, pause briefly to advance to the 
next letter, or press another key.
Press  to backspace to...

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Entering Symbols
Use Symbols mode to enter common symbols into a text 
field.
  To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key 
 
Entry Mode ➔ Symbols.
To enter symbols:
Use the   Directional Key  to highlight a symbol, then 
press  
OK to insert it. 
There are three pages of symbols. To access more symbols, press 
the 
Left Soft Key  Prev or the Right Soft Key  Next to 
move to another page of symbols.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding 
to a symbol.
Entering Smileys
Use...

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Entering Numbers
Use 123 mode to enter numbers into a text field.
  To switch to 123 mode, press the Left Soft Key 
 
Entry Mode ➔ 123.
While entering numbers:
Press the appropriate key for each number.
Press   to backspace to clear one number. Press and hold to 
clear multiple numbers in a string
. 

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Section 4: Call Functions
This section describes how to make, answer, and end calls. It 
also includes information about the Recent Calls log and 
Voice Commands.
Making a Call
Your phone offers multiple ways to make calls:
Enter the phone or speed dial number, then press the 
 
Send Key.
Enter the speed dial number, holding the last digit until the 
number dials.
Call a contact from Contacts. For more information, see “Making 
Calls using Contacts”
 on page 48.
Return a call, or call a recent caller...

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In-Call Options
While in a call, use the soft keys to access in-call options:
  Press the Left Soft Key  Mute to mute the 
microphone so the other caller cannot hear your voice.
  Press the Right Soft Key  Options for these options:
 Messaging: Display the New Message menu, to create a new 
Text, Picture, or Voice Message.
 Contact List: Open Contact list to view your contacts.
 Recent Calls: Display recent incoming, missed and outgoing 
calls.
 Bluetooth Menu: Choose Bluetooth...