Samsung Gusto 3 User Guide

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Open View of Your PhoneFeatures 
1. Earpiece: Allows you to hear the caller.
2. Main Screen: Displays phone features.
3. Left Soft Key: Press to select the command at the 
lower left area of the display screen.
4. In Case of Emergency (ICE) Key: Press to access 
stored emergency numbers and information.
5. Send Key: Press to place or receive a call. From the 
Home screen, press once to access the All Calls log.
6. Clear Key: Press to delete numbers or characters from 
the display, or to return to the...

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Side Views of Your PhoneFeatures 
1. Strap Attachment: Attach an optional strap (not 
included).
2. 3.5 mm Headset Jack: Plug in an optional headset for 
music, or for safe, convenient conversations.
3. Camera Key: From the Home screen, press to activate 
the Camera. When using Camera, press to take a 
photo.
4. Speakerphone Key: With the flip open, press and hold 
to activate the Speakerphone. With the flip closed, 
press and hold to activate Voice Commands, or press 4...

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Navigation Keys
Directional Key
Press the Directional Key to browse menus and lists or to 
launch applications from the Home screen.
Directional Key Shor tcuts
From the Home screen, press a Directional Key Up, Down, 
Left or Right key to launch its corresponding application.
My Shortcuts presents a list of shortcuts that you can 
customize to include your favorite features.
You can customize the Directional Key shortcuts. For more 
information, see “My Shortcuts” on page 106.
Up
Down Left
Right...

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Understanding the Home Screen
The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.
Status Bar: Presents icons to show network status, 
battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons, 
see “Status Icons” on page 19.
Status and Settings: Presents icons indicating active 
alerts, reminders, alarms and current settings. For a list of 
icons, see “Status and Settings Icons” on page 20.
Customizing the Home screen
You can customize the Home screen to suit...

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Home Screen Icons
Status Icons
Icons display in the top line of the Home screen to show the 
status of the phone. 
For a list of icons, see the Icon Glossary. From the Home 
screen, press the Left Soft Key  Menu ➔  Settings ➔ 
Phone Info ➔ Icon Glossary ➔ System Status.
Digital Signal Strength: The number of bars 
show signal strength, with more ba rs meaning a  
stronger signal.
1X CDMA Signal Strength: The number of bars 
show signal strength. More bars indicate stronger 
signal.
Airplane Mode: When...

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Status and Settings Icons
Icons display in the Status and Settings area of the Home 
screen.
For a list of icons, see the Icon Glossary. From the Home 
screen, press the Left Soft Key  Menu ➔  Settings ➔ 
Phone Info ➔ Icon Glossary ➔ Service Alert & Settings. Location On: GPS location information is 
available to the network. For more information 
about this setting, see “Location Detection” on 
page 109.
SSL: Data is encrypted by Secure Socket Layer 
encryption, for...

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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 102.
Choosing a Menu Layout
Choose from Tab, List, or Grid 
menu layouts. For more 
information, see “Menu” on 
page 103.
Tip: While scrolling the Menu, you can...

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Menu Items
These items appear on the Menu by default. You can replace 
some menu items with your favorite features, and change 
the order items appear in the menu. For more information 
about customizing menu settings, see “Menu” on page 103.
Contacts: Open the Contacts menu, to enter, view 
and manage your daily contacts. For more 
information, see “Understanding Your Contacts” 
on page 35.
Messages: Access your phone’s messaging 
features. For more information, see...

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Using Menu Numbers 
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 Soft Key...

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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:
Abc/ABC: Standard text entry for phones
123: Numbers
T9 Word: English predictive text
Symbols: Common text symbols
Smileys: Text emoticons
Quick Text: Pre-entered phrases (text fields only)
T9 Palabra:...