Samsung Gusto 3 User Guide

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Entering Text Using 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 ➔ 
: Initial case
 ABC: Upper case
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 clear one character. Press and 
hold to clear an entire word.
Press   to toggle between Abc (initial case), abc (lower 
case) and ABC (upper case).
To enter a space, press  .
Press   once to enter a period, twice for “@”, three 
times for a question mark “?”, and four times for an 
exclamation mark “!”.
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
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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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 characters. 
Press   to backspace and clear one character, or press 
and hold to clear an entire word.
If T9 Word inserts the wrong word, press   to toggle 
between other matching words.
Press   to toggle between T9 Word (initial case), T9 
word (lower case) and T9 WORD (upper case).
To enter a space, press  .
Press   once to enter a period, twice to enter :), or 
three times to enter :-).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
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, and 
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. 
						

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Entering Smileys
Use Smileys mode to enter text emoticons.
  To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ Smileys.
To enter smileys:
Use the   Directional Key to highlight a smiley, and 
then press   OK to insert it. 
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding to a smiley.
Entering Quick Text
Use Quick Text mode to insert pre-loaded messages into a 
text message, or to create and insert your own Quick Text 
phrases.
  To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ Quick Text.
While in Quick Text mode:
Press the   Directional Key to highlight a phrase, and 
then press   OK to insert the Quick Text.
To erase a Quick Text phrase, use the Directional Key to 
highlight a phrase, and then press the Left Soft Key  
Erase.
Press the Right Soft Key  Options for these options:
–New: Create a new phrase.
–Edit: Modify the highlighted phrase.
–Move: Change the order of the phrases. 
						

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Entering Text Using T9 Palabra
Palabra is a predictive text entry mode for Spanish that 
recognizes common words matching the sequence of your 
key presses and inserts the most common word into your 
text. Palabra requires only one key press per letter of the 
word, and is much faster than traditional text entry.
  To switch to Palabra mode, press the Left Soft Key 
Entry Mode ➔ T9 Palabra.
While entering text:
Press the key for each letter only once.
Enter the entire word before editing or deleting characters. 
Press   to backspace and clear one character, or press 
and hold to clear an entire word.
If Palabra inserts the wrong word, press   to toggle 
between other matching words.
Press   to toggle between Palabra (initial case), palabra 
(lower case) and PALABRA (upper case).
To enter a space, press  .
Press   once to enter a period, twice to enter :), or 
three times to enter :-).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key. 
						

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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, and 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 40.
Return a call, or call a recent caller via Recent Calls. For 
more information, see “Making Calls Using Recent Calls” 
on page 32.
Voice dial using Voice Commands. For more information, 
see “Voice Commands” on page 79.
Answering a Call
You can answer calls with either the flip open or closed.
With the flip closed, open to answer automatically.
With the flip open, press the   Send Key.
Note: These are default Answer Options. You can choose 
other options for answering calls. For more information, 
see “Answer Options” on page 115.
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:
: Display the New Message menu, to create 
a new Text, Picture, or Voice Message.
: Open Contact list to view your contacts.
 Recent Calls: Display recent incoming, missed and 
outgoing calls. 
						

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switching to a paired Bluetooth headset.
 Main Menu: Display the Main menu.
: Opens the Notepad. 
: Increase the microphone to maximum 
volume level, to improve the other caller’s ability to hear 
you clearly. 
 Voice Privacy: Enable or disable advanced voice 
encryption.
Tip: Whisper Mode can be useful when you must speak softly, 
or while calling in noisy environments.
Answering Call-Waiting Calls
When you receive a call while on a call: 
Press   to place the first call on hold and answer the 
new call.
To return to the original call, press   again.
Sending Calls to Voicemail
Ignoring a call sends the caller directly to voicemail, and 
stops the incoming call ringtone. Use one of these methods 
to ignore an incoming call:
Press the Left Soft Key  Quiet to silence the ringer.
Press  TXT to send the call to voicemail, and choose a 
pre-entered phrase to send as a text message, or create a 
new text message to send to the caller.
Press the Right Soft Key  Ignore to send the call to 
voicemail. 
						

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Recent Calls
Recent Calls saves a record of every call that you dial, miss, 
or answer.
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Recent Calls.
– or –
From the home screen, press   to view All Calls.
2.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a call type, 
and then press   to display call records:
 Missed: Calls you did not answer.
 Received: Answered calls.
 Dialed: Outgoing calls.
: All, missed, received and dialed calls.
: Statistics about calls.
3.Calls display by date, time and contact or phone 
number. If the number is saved as a contact, the call 
record includes icons to indicate the type of number.4.Use the Directional Key to highlight a call, and then 
choose from these options:
Press the Left Soft Key  Message to send a reply.
Press  OPEN to view details.
Press the Right Soft Key  Options for these 
options:
–Save to Contacts: Save the caller’s phone number as a 
new contact, or update an existing contact.
–Erase: Delete the highlighted call record.
–Lock/Unlock: Locks or unlocks the entry to prevent deletion.
–Erase All: Delete all call records of this type.
–View Timers: Displays call statistics.  
						

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Making Calls Using Recent Calls
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Recent Calls.
– or –
From the home screen, press   to view All Calls.
2.Find a call from Missed Calls, Received Calls, 
Dialed Calls, or All Calls.
3.Use the   Directional Key to highlight a call record, 
and then press  .
Creating or Updating Contacts Using 
Recent Calls
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Recent Calls.
– or –
From the home screen, press   to view All Calls.
2.Find a call from All Calls, Missed Calls, Received 
Calls, or Dialed Calls.
3.Highlight a call record, and then press the 
RightSoftKey  Options ➔ Save to Contacts.4.Use the   Directional Key to highlight Add New 
Contact or Update Existing, and then press   OK.
5.Follow the prompts to save the number to a contact 
record. For more information, see “Adding a New 
Contact” on page 35 or see “Editing a Contact” on 
page 37.
Deleting Recent Calls Records
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Recent Calls.
– or –
From the home screen, press   to view All Calls.
2.Find a call from All Calls, Missed Calls, Received 
Calls, or Dialed Calls.
3.Highlight a call record, and then press the Right Soft 
Key  Options ➔ Erase.
4.At the Erase entry? prompt, use the   Directional 
Key to highlight Ye s, and then press   OK. 
						

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Deleting All Recent Calls Records
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Recent Calls.
– or –
From the home screen, press   to view All Calls.
2.Find a call from All Calls, Missed Calls, Received 
Calls, or Dialed Calls.
3.Highlight a call record, and then press the Right Soft 
Key  Options ➔ Erase All.
4.At the Erase all? prompt, use the   Directional Key 
to highlight Ye s, and then press  .
Fake Call
Use Fake Call to have your phone ring with a fake call when 
you press the Volume Key down four times in a row with the 
phone closed.
Setting up Fake Calls
Enable, and choose options, for Fake Calls.
1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key 
Menu ➔  Settings ➔ Call ➔ Fake Call.
2.Follow these steps to set up Fake Calls:
Enable Fake Calls by choosing On in the Fake Call 
On/Off setting.
Set the Fake Call Timer by choosing the length of time 
to elapse between the time you press the Volume Key 
four times and the ringing of the Fake Call. Choose 
5 seconds, 10 Seconds, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute, or 
3 Minutes.
Choose a Fake Caller Voice, if desired, by selecting 
Use Fake Call Voice to have a sound to play through 
the earpiece when you answer a fake call, or select 
No Voice to have no audio through the earpiece when 
you answer a Fake Call.
Enter Fake Caller Info so a fake Caller ID displays 
when the Fake Call rings, or choose Restricted so the 
Fake Call displays as a Restricted number. 
						

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Initiating a Fake Call
  From idle mode with the phone closed, press the 
Volume Key Down 4 times.
After the Fake Call Timer period elapses, your phone rings to 
notify you of the fake call. If you entered Fake contact Info, it 
appears on the screen, or “Restricted” appears. 
When you answer the Fake Call, you’ll hear the Fake Call 
Voice audio (if you selected it in Fake Call settings).