Samsung S5 Active Owners Manual

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Managing your Email accounts
1.From the main Settings screen, tap   Email ➔ 
Manage accounts.
All of your Email accounts are listed.
2. Tap an account to modify the settings for that account.
Note: The settings may be different depending on the type of 
email account.
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More settings for additional options.
General Email Settings
1.From the main Settings screen, tap   Email.
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Display.
The following options are available:
 Auto fit content: allows you to...

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Set length of delay to set the delay time. You can 
set the delay from 3 up to 30 seconds. This will give 
you time to cancel the sendi ng of an email if needed.
Galler y
This section allows you to modi fy settings associated with 
using your Gallery.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Gallery.
2. The following options are available:
 Sync only via Wi-Fi: select this option if you only want to sync 
pictures and videos when you are connected to a Wi-Fi 
network.
: allows you to filter...

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–Remember form data: Allows the device to store data from 
any previously filled out forms. Remove the checkmark to 
disable this function.
–Remember passwords: Stores usernames and passwords for 
visited sites. Remove the checkmark to disable this function.
–Delete personal data: allows you to delete all personal data 
such as Browsing history, Cache, Cookies and site data, 
Passwords, Auto-fill data, and Location access.
 Screen and text:
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 Bandwidth management:
–Preload webpages: Allows the browser to preload pages in 
the background. You can set to Always, Only on Wi-Fi, and 
Never.
–Load images: Allows web page images to be loaded along 
with the other text components of a loaded website.
–Open pages in overview: Displays an overview of newly 
opened web pages. 
Messages
This section allows you to modi fy settings associated with 
using the default Messaging application.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Messages.
2. The...

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–Set restrictions: allows you to set the following restrictions for 
multimedia content. Restricted: you can only create and submit 
messages with content belonging to the Core MM Content 
Domain. or Warning. Warning: the phone will warn you via pop 
up messages that you are creating a multimedia message 
which does not fit the Core MM Content Domain. Free: you may 
add any content to the message.
–MMS alert: allows you to receive an alert when MMS mode 
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–Status bar: when enabled, allows you to view a preview of new 
message text on the Status bar.
 Emergency alerts: 
–Emergency alerts: allows you to receive wireless emergency 
alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS). For 
more information, refer to 
“Emergency Alerts”  on page 
78.
–Emergency notification preview: allows you to play the 
emergency alert tone so you will know what to expect when an 
alert is received.
–Alert reminder: allows you to set reminders after you receive 
an...

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S Voice
This section allows you to modify settings associated with 
the S Voice app. For information on the S Voice app, see “S 
Voice”  on page 189.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
S Voice.
2. The following options are available:
 Language: allows you to set your default language for S Voice.
 Hide offensive words: allows you to have potentially offensive 
words replaced with asterisks.
: displays information about the S Voice app including the 
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Section 7: Connections
This section describes the various connections your phone 
can make including Connecting your PC, Wi-Fi, NFC, 
Bluetooth, USB tetherin g, and Mobile Hotspot.
PC Connections
You can connect your device to  a PC using your PC data 
cable using various USB connection modes. 
Media device (MTP): allows you to transfer media files in 
Windows, or using an Android file transfer on a Mac.
Camera (PTP): allows you to transfer photos using the camera 
software, and transfer any file s...

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1.
Connect the USB cable to the device and connect the 
cable to the computer. Af ter a few seconds, a pop-up 
window displays on the PC when connected.
2. On the PC pop-up, click 
Open device to view files.
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Card to see the contents on your memory card or 
tap 
Phone to see the contents on your phone.
4. You can now copy and move files back and forth 
between your PC and your phone.
Wi-Fi 
About Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi (short for wireless fidelityand sometimes referred to 
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Manually add your new network connection
1.From any Home screen, tap    ➔  Settings ➔  
 
Wi-Fi.
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Add Wi-Fi network.
3. Enter the 
Network SSID. This is the name of your
Wireless Access Point.
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Security field and select a security option. This 
must match the current security setting on your target 
WAP.
5. If secured, you will also need to enter your WAP’s
password.
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Show advanced options, if you need to add 
advanced options such as  Proxy settings and IP...