Samsung S5 Active Owners Manual

Call Functions       53
Keypad: displays the on-screen keypad, where you can 
enter number using DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency).
End call: terminates the call.
Speaker: routes the phone’s audio through either the speaker or 
through the earpiece.
–Ta p  Speaker to route the audio through the speaker. (You can 
adjust the speaker volume using the volume keys.) A green line 
will appear under the Speaker button.
–Ta p  Speaker again to use the phone’s earpiece (see “Using 
the Speakerphone During an...

54
Personalizing the Call Sound Setting
During a call it may be necessary to adjust the sound of the 
incoming call by selecting an audio equalizer setting for the 
current call.1. From the currently active call, tap   
Menu ➔ 
Personalize call sound.
Note: If prompted to enable the feature via the Call settings 
menu, go to 
Settings ➔ Call settings  ➔ Personalize call sound.
2. Select an available option.  Choose from: Adapt sound, 
Soft sound, Clear sound, and Off.
Placing a Call on Hold
You can place...

Call Functions       55
To end a specific call:
1.Ta p  Swap until the call you want to end appears in a 
green box.
2. Ta p  
 to end the specific call.
3. Tap   to end the remaining call. 
To answer a call while you have a call in progress:
You can answer another call while you have a call in progress 
if you have activated your Call  waiting feature. Otherwise, the 
other call will go to your Voicemail box. For more information, 
refer to  “Additional settings”   on page 129.
1. Tap   and slide to the...

564.
Join the first two callers into a single multi-party call by 
tapping  Merge  .
5. To temporarily leave the conference call, tap   
Menu 
➔ Hold. 
To rejoin the conference call tap 
Resume call.
6. Tap   to end the call.
Using the Speakerphone During an Active Call
While in an active call, it is possible to enable the 
speakerphone feature.
1. Ta p  
Speaker .
The Speaker button now appears as   and the 
speakerphone is activated.
2. Use the 
Volume keys (located on the left side of your 
phone) to...

Call Functions       57
Searching for a Number in Address Book
1.During the active call, press  then tap  Contacts.
2. Tap the Address Book entry.
For further details about the  Address Book feature, see 
“Finding an Address Book Entry”  on page 62.
Call waiting
You can answer an incoming call while you have a call in 
progress, if this service is supported by the network and you 
have previously set the Call waiting option to 
Activate.  
You are notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone. 
To...

58
 Forward when unanswered: allows you to forward voice calls 
to a designated number instead of your voicemail number 
when there is no answer on your phone. You can also select 
the amount of time that the phone delays before forwarding.
 Forward when unreachable: allows you to forward voice calls 
to a designated number instead of your voicemail number 
when you are not in an area covered by your service provider or 
when your phone is switched off.
Call Settings
To access the Call settings menu:
...

Contacts and Your Address Book       59
Section 4: Contacts and Your Address Book
This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by 
storing their name and number in your Address Book. 
Address Book entries can be sorted by name, entry, or group. 
AT&T Address Book Activation
When you access the AT&T Address Book, the network 
backup service, contacts are automatically synchronized 
between your phone and onlin e address book. The changes 
you make are automatically saved and if you ever upgrade,...

60
Adding a New Contact
Use the following procedure to add a new contact to your 
Address Book. 
Saving a Number from the Home screen
1.From the Home screen, tap Contacts  ➔ .
2. At the Save contact to prompt, tap on Device, SIM, or 
Account name.
3. Tap the image icon and a ssign a picture to the new 
entry by choosing one of three options:
: retrieve a previously stored image from your Gallery or 
from your My files folder and assign it to this entry. Tap an 
image to assign the image to the contact,...

Contacts and Your Address Book       61
Ta p  
 to add another Email address field or tap 
to delete a field.
9. T

ap any of the following fields that you want to add to 
your new contact:
 Groups: assign the contact to Not assigned, Favorites, ICE - 
emergency contacts, Co-workers, Family, or Friends.
: adds a field used to assign a message tone that will 
sound when messages are received from this contact.
: tap this button to add additional fields.
10. Ta p  Save to save the new contact.
Adding...

62
Editing an Existing Contact
When editing an existing contact, you can tap a field and 
change or delete the information, or you can add additional 
fields to the contact’s list of information.1. From the Home screen, tap 
Contacts . 
2.Tap the Contact that you want to edit.
3. Ta p  t o  e d i t .
4. Tap any of the fields to add, change, or delete 
information.
5. Ta p  
Save to save the edited information.
Using Contacts
Dialing or Messaging from Address Book
Once you have stored phone  numbers in...