Samsung S5 Active Owners Manual

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Google voice typing settings
From this menu you can set Samsung keyboard options.1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  t h e  
 icon next to Google voice typing. 
3. The following options are available:
 Choose input languages: tap on a language that you want to 
input. Select 
Automatic to use the local language or select a 
language from the list.
 Block offensive words: tap to create a checkmark and enable 
the blocking of recognized offensive words from the results of 
your voice-input Google typing.
 Offline speech recognition: Enables voice input while offline.
Speech Settings
This menu allows you to set  the speech settings for Voice 
input.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  
Voice search to configure the following:
 Language: Choose a language for your voice input.
 Speech output: Sets whether you will use speech output 
always or only when using hands-free.
 Block offensive words: Enable or disable blocking of 
recognized offensive words from the results of your voice-input 
Google searches.
 Hotword detection: Enable to being able to launch voice 
search by saying the word “Google”.
 Offline speech recognition: Enables voice input while offline.
 Bluetooth headset: allows you to record audio through a 
Bluetooth headset if available.
3. Ta p  Text-to-speech options and select Samsung text-to-
speech engine
 or Google Text-to-speech Engine.
4. Tap   next to the preferred TTS engine configure the 
following settings:
 Language: allows you to set the language for spoken text.
 Settings for Samsung text-to-speech engine allows you to 
view Open Source Licenses.
 Settings for Google Text-to-speech Engine: allows you to 
view Open Source Licenses.
 Install voice data: allows you to install voice data for speech 
synthesis.
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Scroll down to the 
General section to access the 
following options:
 Speech rate: Set the speed at which the text is spoken.
 Listen to an example: Play a sample of speech synthesis 
(available if voice data is installed).
 Default language status: Displays whether or not the default 
language is supported.
Pointer speed
This option sets your Pointer speed for your mouse or 
trackpad when you are using a keyboard dock accessory. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Language and 
input
.
2. Ta p  
Pointer speed then drag the slider to the right to go 
faster or to the left to go slower.
3. Ta p  
OK to save your setting.
Date and time
This menu allows you to change  the current time and date 
displayed.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Date and time.
2. Ta p  
Automatic date and time to allow the network to set 
the date and time.
3. Ta p  
Automatic time zone to allow the network to set the 
time zone.
Important! Deactivate Automatic date and time to manually set 
the rest of the options.
4. Ta p  
Set date and tap the up and down arrows to set the 
Month, Day, and Ye a r then tap Set.
5. Ta p  
Set time and tap the up and down arrows to set the 
Hour, Minute, and PM/AM, then tap Set.
6. Ta p  
Select time zone, then tap a time zone.
7. Optional: Tap 
Use 24-hour format. If this is not selected 
the phone automatically uses a 12-hour format.
8. Ta p  
Select date format and tap the date format type.
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Safety assistance
Safety assistance is intended to help users send a quick 
notice of their approximate location and visual surroundings 
to the mobile device of an emergency contact chosen in 
advance.
Important! This feature is only for your convenience and is not  intended as, or should it be treated as, a substitute 
for emergency calls to the authorities.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Safety 
assistance
.
2. You must first set up an emergency contact. If you have 
not already done so, from the main Safety assistance 
screen, tap 
Create primary contact .
3. Ta p  
Create new contact or Select from contacts.
4. Enter your emergency contact information and tap 
Save.
5. From the main Safety assistance screen, the following 
options are available:
: allows you to save power during an 
emergency by using a minimal home screen layout and limiting 
the number of usable apps. Touch and slide the slider to the 
right to turn it on  .
: informs you of natural disasters and extreme 
weather conditions occurring in your vicinity. Touch and slide 
the slider to the right to turn it on  .
 Send help messages: helps you send a quick notice of your 
approximate location and visual/auditory surroundings to the 
mobile phone of the Emergency contact that you have created. 
Tap the power keys 3 times in a row to send an emergency 
message to your emergency contact: You should still make an 
emergency call to the appropriate authorities if needed. Touch 
and slide the slider to the right to turn it on  . The 
following additional options are available:
–Send pictures: pictures taken by the front and rear cameras 
will be sent to your emergency  contact when an emergency has 
been declared (3 quick taps to the power button).
–Send sound recording: a sound recording will be sent to your 
emergency contact when an emergency has been declared (3 
quick taps to the power button).
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 Manage emergency contacts: allows you to create or 
modify your emergency contact information.
Accessories
This menu allows you to modi fy your HDMI (Audio output) 
settings.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Accessories.
2. Ta p  
Audio output to set your Audio output to Stereo or 
Surround.
Batter y
See how much battery power is used for device activities. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Battery.
The battery level displays in percentage. The amount 
of time the battery was used also displays. Battery 
usage displays in perc entages per application.
2. Tap one of the listed applications to view how it is
affecting battery use.
Note: Other applications may be ru nning that affect battery 
use. 3.
Ta p  t h e  
Show battery percentage check box to have the 
battery percentage displayed on your battery charge 
icon on your status bar.
Power saving mode
Power saving mode allows you to manage your phone to 
conserve power. You can select Power mode to limit 
performance on your phone to save power or select Ultra 
power saving mode to save more power by adjusting the 
screen to use grayscale and limit access to your applications. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Power saving 
mode
.
2. Tap either 
Power saving mode or Ultra power saving 
mode
.
3. Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on 
.
4. Tap any of the options listed under the mode that you 
selected.
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Storage
From this menu you can view the memory allocation for the 
memory card and USB as well as mount or unmount the SD 
card.
To view the memory allocation for your external SD card:
  From the main Settings screen, tap  Storage.
The available memory displays under the 
To t a l  s p a c e 
and 
Available space headings for both Device memory 
and SD card.
SD card
  Ta p  Unmount SD card to unmount your SD card so that 
you can safely remove it, then tap 
OK.
– or –
1. Ta p  
Format SD card to format your SD card. This will 
delete all data on your SD card including music, videos, 
and photos.
2. Ta p  
Format SD card again.
3. Ta p  
Delete all to continue or press   to cancel.
Note: The Format SD card option is only available when your SD card is mounted.
Security
The Security settings allow yo u to determine the security 
level for your phone.
Encr yption
To require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your phone 
each time you power it on or encrypt the data on your SD 
card each time it is connected:
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. You must first set up a screen lock type if you haven’t 
already done so. For more information, refer to  “Screen 
Lock”  on page 95.
3. Ta p  
Encrypt device. For more information, read the
displayed help screen.
4. Ta p  
Encrypt external SD card to enable the encryption 
on SD card data that requires a password be entered 
each time the microSD card is connected.
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Tip: Make sure your battery is charged more than 80 percent. Encryption may take an hour or more.
Set up/change password
Use this option to set up your password when one is first 
required or change your current password. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security ➔ 
Set up/change password.
2. Enter a new password and tap 
Confirm.
3. Enter the new password again and tap 
Confirm.
Set up SIM card lock
Prevent another user from u sing your SIM card to make 
unauthorized calls or from accessing information stored on 
your SIM card by protecting th e information using a PIN code.
When enabled, your phone will ask for a PIN number each 
time you use the phone. Usi ng this option you can also 
change your SIM PIN number.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Set up SIM card lock.
3. Ta p  
Lock SIM card, enter your SIM PIN code, then tap 
OK.
Note: You must activate Lock SIM ca rd before you can change your SIM PIN code.
4. Ta p  
Change SIM PIN.
5. Enter your old SIM PIN code and tap 
OK.
6. Enter your new SIM PIN code and tap 
OK.
7. Re-type your new SIM PIN code and tap 
OK.
Forgotten SIM PIN password
If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more than 3 times, you will 
need to contact your AT&T Cu stomer Service Representative 
to get the PUK code for your device.
1. Each time you enter a wr ong SIM PIN number the 
phone will display how many attempts you have 
remaining the next time you try and enter the SIM PIN 
number.
2. After the third incorrect attempt, 
SIM is now disabled, 
Enter PUK code to continue.  Contact carrier for details
 
displays and your SIM card is locked.
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3.
Enter the new PUK code that  you received from your 
AT&T Customer Service Representative on the keypad 
that is displayed.
4. Enter a new PIN code on the keypad that is displayed 
and tap 
OK.
5. Enter the new PIN code again in the 
Confirm PIN code
field

 and tap 
OK.
Note: While your SIM PIN is locked, you will still be able to make Emergency calls if necessary.
Make passwords visible
When enabled, password characters display briefly as you 
touch them while entering passwords. 1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Make passwords visible to create a checkmark and 
enable or disable the displa y of password characters.
Device Administrators
The Device Administration feature allows you to select one or 
more administration applications that control your device for 
security purposes (for example, if your phone is lost of 
stolen). These applications enforce remote or local device 
security policies.
Some of the features a device administration application 
might control are:
 Setting the number of failed  password attempts before the 
device is restored to factory settings.
Automatically locking the device.
 Restoring factory se ttings on the device.
Note: If a device uses multiple  enabled administration 
applications, the strictest policy is enforced.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Device administrators.
3. Select a device administrator  and follow the prompts. If 
no device administrators are listed, you can download 
them from the Play Store.
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Unknown sources
This feature allows you to download and install non-Market 
applications.1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Unknown sources.
A check mark is displayed to indicate it is active.
Warning! Enabling this option causes  your phone and personal 
data to be more vulnerable to attack by applications 
from unknown sources.
Ve r i f y  a p ps
This feature allows you to either block or warn you before 
installing apps that may ca use harm to your phone.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Verify apps.
A check mark is displayed to indicate it is active.
Security policy updates
When you activate this feature,  your phone will automatically 
check for changes to the security policy and download any 
updates to improve security and service.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Security policy updates to create a checkmark and 
activate the feature.
Send security repor ts
When you activate this feature,  your phone will automatically 
send security reports to Samsung via Wi-Fi for threat 
analysis.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Send security reports to create a checkmark and 
activate the feature.
Storage type
This option allows you to select where you will back up your 
credentials.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security ➔ 
Storage type.
2. Select the backup storage lo cation for your credentials.
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Trusted Credentials
If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised or 
for some other reason you do no t trust it, you can disable or 
remove it.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Trusted credentials.
The trusted credentials screen has two tabs:
 System: Displays CA certificates that are permanently installed 
in the ROM of your device.
: Displays any CA certificates that you installed, for 
example, in the process of in stalling a client certificate.
3.Tap a CA certificate to examine its details.
A scrolling screen displays the details.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and tap 
Tu r n  
off
 to disable a System certificate or Remove to remove 
a User certificate.
Caution! When you disable a system  CA certificate, the Tu r n  
off button changes to Tu r n  o n, so you can enable the 
certificate again, if necessary. When you remove a 
user-installed CA certificate, it is permanently 
deleted and must be re-installed, if needed.
5. Ta p  
OK to return to the certificate list.
When enabled, a check mark appears in the check box.
Install from phone storage
Install encrypted certificates from an installed memory card.
Note: You must have installed a memory card containing encrypted certificates to use this feature.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Install from phone storage, then choose a 
certificate and follow the prompts to install.
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Clear credentials
Clear stored credentials.
Note: This setting only appears if you have installed encrypted 
certificates.
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Security.
2. Ta p  
Clear credentials to remove all certificates.
Help
Provides access to built-in Help information. 
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
Help.
2. Select an on-screen topic for more information:
About Device
This menu contains legal info rmation, system tutorial 
information, and other phone information such as the model 
number, firmware version, baseband version, kernal version, 
and software build number. 
To access phone information:
1. From the main Settings screen, tap   
About device.
2. The following information displays:
 Software update: allows you to update your phone software, if 
available. For more information, refer to 
“Software Update”  
on page 123.
 Status: displays the Battery status, Battery level (percentage), 
Network, Signal strength, Mobile network type, Service state, 
Roaming status, Mobile network state, the phone number for 
this device (My phone number), IMEI number, IMEISV number, 
IP address, Wi-Fi MAC address, Bluetooth address, Serial 
number, Up time, and Device status.
 Legal information: This option displays information about 
Open source licenses, Google legal information, and Samsung 
legal information. This information clearly provides copyright 
and distribution legal information and facts as well as Google 
Terms of Service, Terms of Service for Android-powered 
Phones, and much more pertinent information as a reference. 
Read the information and terms, then press 
 to return to 
the Settings menu.
 Report diagnostic info: allows you to report diagnostic 
information when you are have technical problems.
 Device name: displays the phone’s model name.
 Model number: displays the phone’s model number.
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