safety and usage information
T urn off the phon e in pot enti ally exp losi ve e nvir onme nts
Do n ot u se y our p hone at refu ellin g po ints (se rvice sta tion s) or nea r fu els or ch emic als.
T urn of f yo ur p hone when ever dir ected by warn ing s igns or inst ructi ons. Y o ur phone
coul d ca use explo sion s or re in a nd a roun d fu el or che mica l sto rage and tra nsfer are as
or b last ing areas . Do not sto re or car ry amma ble l iqui ds, gases , or exp losi ve ma teri als
in t he s ame compa rtme nt a s th e pho ne, its part s, or acc esso ries.
Redu ce t he r isk of r epet itiv e mo tion inj urie s
Whil e us ing your phon e, h old the p hone wit h a relax ed g rip, pres s th e ke ys l ightl y , us e
spec ial feat ures that red uce the n umbe r of key s you hav e to pres s (s uch as t empla tes
and pred icti ve te xt), and tak e fre quen t br eaks .
Do n ot u se t he p hone if the scre en i s cr acke d or bro ken
Brok en g lass or a cryl ic c ould caus e in jury to your hand and face . Br ing the phone to a
Sams ung serv ice c entr e to rep lace the scre en. Damag e ca used by c arel ess hand ling
will voi d yo ur ma nufa ctur er's warr anty .
Saf ety wa rnin gs
Keep you r ph one away fro m sm all chil dren and pet s
Keep you r ph one a nd a ll a cces sorie s ou t of the reac h of sma ll ch ildr en o r an imals . Sm all
part s ma y ca use c hoki ng o r se rious inj ury if s wallo wed.
Prot ect your hea ring
List enin g to a he adse t at hig h vol umes can dam age y our hear ing. Use only
the mini mum volum e se ttin g ne cessa ry t o he ar y our c onve rsat ion o r mu sic.
Inst all mobi le p hone s an d eq uipm ent with cau tion
Ensu re t hat any m obil e ph ones or r elat ed e quip ment inst alle d in your veh icle are
secu rely mou nted. Avoid pla cing you r pho ne a nd a cces sorie s ne ar o r in an a ir b ag
depl oyme nt a rea. Impr oper ly i nstal led wire less equi pmen t ca n cau se s erio us i njury whe n
air bags in ate r apid ly .
Hand le a nd d ispo se o f ba tter ies and char gers wit h ca re
Use only Sam sung- appr oved bat terie s an d ch arge rs sp eci call y des igne d fo r yo ur
phon e. I ncom patib le b atte ries and char gers can caus e se riou s inj urie s or dam age t o
your pho ne.
Neve r di spos e of batt erie s or phon es i n a re. Foll ow a ll l ocal regu lati ons when
disp osin g of used bat teri es o r pho nes.
Neve r pl ace batte ries or phon es on or in h eati ng de vice s, s uch a s mi crow ave ovens ,
stov es, or r adiat ors. Bat teri es ma y ex plod e wh en ov erhe ated .
Neve r cr ush or pu nctu re t he b atter y . Avoi d ex posin g th e ba ttery to high ext ernal
pres sure , wh ich c an l ead to a n int erna l sh ort circu it a nd o verhe atin g.
A voi d in terf eren ce w ith pace make rs
Main tain a m inimu m of 15 cm ( 6 inc hes) bet ween mobi le p hone s and pac emak ers to
avoi d po tent ial i nter fere nce, as r ecom mend ed b y man ufac ture rs an d th e in depe ndent
rese arch gro up, W irel ess T e chn olog y Re searc h. I f yo u ha ve an y re ason to suspe ct t hat
your pho ne i s int erfe ring wit h a p acem aker or other med ical devi ce, turn of f th e ph one
imme diat ely and c onta ct t he m anufa ctur er o f th e pac emak er o r med ical dev ice for
guid ance .
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Prot ect card s fro m st rong sho cks, stat ic e lect ricit y , and ele ctri cal noise fro m ot her
devi ces.
Freq uent wri ting and eras ing will shor ten the life span of memor y ca rds.
Do n ot t ouch gold -col oure d co ntact s or ter mina ls wi th y our nger s or met al o bject s. I f
dirt y , wip e th e ca rd w ith a sof t cl oth.
Ensu re a cces s to eme rgen cy s ervi ces
Emer genc y ca lls f rom your pho ne ma y no t be pos sible in some area s or cir cums tance s.
Befo re t rave lling in remo te o r und evel oped are as, p lan an a ltern ate meth od o f
cont acti ng e merge ncy serv ices pers onne l.
Spec ic Abso rpti on R ate (SAR ) ce rti cati on i nfor mati on
Y our pho ne c onfo rms t o Eu rope an U nion (EU) sta ndard s th at l imit huma n ex posu re
to r adio fre quenc y (R F) e nerg y emi tted by radi o and tel ecom munic atio ns e quip ment.
Thes e st anda rds p reve nt t he s ale o f mo bile pho nes t hat exce ed a maxi mum expo sure
leve l (k nown as t he S peci c Absor ptio n Ra te, o r SA R) o f 2. 0 wat ts p er k ilogr am.
Duri ng t esti ng, t he m axim um S AR re cord ed f or t his m odel was 0.68 4 wa tts per
kilo gram . In norm al u se, the actua l SA R is lik ely t o be muc h low er , as the p hone has
been des igne d to emit onl y th e RF ener gy n eces sary to t rans mit a sig nal to t he ne ares t
base sta tion . By auto mati call y emi ttin g lo wer level s wh en p ossib le, your pho ne re duce s
your ove rall expo sure to RF e nergy .
The Decl arat ion o f Co nfor mity of t his manu al d emons trat es y our p hone s co mpli ance
with the Eur opean Rad io & T e rminal T e lecommu nica tion s Equ ipme nt ( R&TT E) di rect ive.
For more inf ormat ion abou t th e SAR and rel ated EU s tand ards , vis it t he S amsu ng
mobi le p hone webs ite.
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Saf ety pr ecau tio ns
Driv e sa fely at all time s
Av oid using you r ph one while dri ving and obey all reg ulat ions that res trict the use of
mobi le p hone s whi le d rivi ng. Use h ands -fre e ac cesso ries to incre ase your saf ety w hen
poss ible .
Foll ow a ll s afet y wa rnin gs a nd r egul atio ns
Comp ly w ith any r egul atio ns t hat r estr ict the use o f a mobi le ph one in a cer tain area .
Use only Sam sung -app rove d ac cess orie s
Usin g in comp atibl e ac cess orie s may dam age your phon e or cau se in jury .
T urn off the phon e ne ar m edic al e quip ment
Y our pho ne c an i nterf ere with med ical equi pmen t in hosp ital s or heal th c are faci litie s.
Foll ow a ll r egula tion s, p oste d war ning s, a nd d irect ions fro m med ical per sonn el.
T urn off the phon e or dis able the wir eles s fu ncti ons when in an a ircr aft
Y our pho ne c an c ause inte rfer ence with air craf t equ ipme nt. Foll ow al l ai rlin e re gulat ions
and turn of f yo ur p hone or s witc h to a m ode t hat disa bles the wire less func tion s wh en
dire cted by airli ne p erso nnel .
Prot ect the phon e an d ba tter ies from dam age
Av oid expos ing your pho ne an d ba tter ies to ve ry c old or v ery h ot t empe ratur es ( belo w
0° C /32° F o r abo ve 4 5° C /1 13° F). Extre me t empe ratu res c an c ause the defo rmat ion
of t he p hone and redu ce t he c hargi ng c apac ity and l ife of y our p hone and bat terie s.
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Prev ent batt eries fro m co ntac ting meta l ob ject s, as thi s ca n cre ate a co nnec tion
betw een the + and – t ermi nals of y our batt erie s and lea d to temp orar y or per manen t
batt ery dama ge.
Neve r us e a damag ed c harg er o r bat tery .
Hand le y our phon e ca refu lly and sens ibly
Do n ot d isas sembl e yo ur p hone due to a ris k of elec tric sho ck.
Do n ot a llow your pho ne t o ge t wet —liq uids can caus e se riou s dam age and will
chan ge t he c olour of the labe l tha t in dica tes water dam age insid e th e ph one. Do
not hand le y our p hone wit h we t han ds. W ater dam age to yo ur p hone can void you r
manu fact urer 's wa rran ty .
Av oid using or stor ing your phon e in dus ty , di rty a reas to prev ent d amag e to mov ing
part s.
Y our pho ne i s a compl ex e lect roni c dev ice— prot ect i t fr om i mpac ts an d ro ugh hand ling
to a void ser ious dama ge.
Do n ot p aint your pho ne, as p aint can clog mov ing p arts and prev ent prop er o perat ion.
If y our phon e has a c amer a a sh or lig ht, avoi d usi ng i t cl ose t o th e ey es o f chi ldre n or
anim als.
Y our pho ne m ay b e dam aged by expo sure to m agne tic elds . Do not use carr ying
case s or acc essor ies with mag netic clo sure s or allo w yo ur p hone to c ome in c ontac t
with mag neti c el ds f or e xten ded p erio ds o f ti me.
A voi d in terf eren ce w ith othe r el ectr onic dev ices
Y our pho ne e mits radi o fr eque ncy (RF) sign als that may inte rfer e wit h un shie lded or
impr oper ly s hield ed e lect roni c equ ipme nt, such as p acem aker s, he arin g ai ds, medic al
devi ces, and othe r el ectr onic devi ces in h omes or v ehic les. Cons ult the manu factu rers of
your ele ctro nic d evic es t o so lve a ny i nter fere nce p robl ems you e xper ienc e.
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Imp ort ant usa ge inf orm ati on
Use your pho ne i n th e no rmal pos itio n
Av oid conta ct w ith your phon e's inte rnal ante nna.
Inte rnal ant enna
Allo w on ly q uali ed pers onne l to ser vice you r ph one
Allo wing unq uali ed p erso nnel to s ervi ce y our phone may res ult i n da mage to your
phon e an d wi ll vo id y our warr anty .
Ensu re m axim um b atte ry a nd c harg er l ife
Av oid charg ing batt erie s for mor e th an a week , as ove rcha rging may sho rten batt ery
life .
Over tim e, u nused bat teri es w ill d isch arge and must be rech arged bef ore use.
Disc onne ct c harge rs f rom powe r sou rces whe n no t in use.
Use batt erie s onl y fo r th eir inten ded purp ose.
Hand le S IM c ards and mem ory card s wi th c are
Do n ot r emov e a c ard whil e th e pho ne i s tr ansf errin g or acc essin g in form atio n, as thi s
coul d re sult in l oss of d ata and/o r da mage to the c ard or p hone.
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Y o ur p hone di spla ys t he f ollo win g st atus ind ica tors on the top of the scre en:
Corr ect disp osal of this pro duct
(W aste El ectr ical & El ectr onic Equi pmen t)
(App lica ble in th e Eu rope an U nion and othe r Eu ropea n co untr ies w ith sepa rate
coll ecti on s ystem s)
This mar king on t he p rodu ct, acces sori es o r li terat ure indi cates tha t th e
prod uct and its e lect roni c ac cesso ries (e. g. c harge r , head set, USB cabl e)
shou ld n ot b e dis pose d of wit h oth er h ouse hold wast e at the end of t heir
work ing life .
T o pre vent pos sible har m to the envi ronm ent or hu man heal th f rom u ncon trol led waste
disp osal , pl ease sepa rate the se it ems from oth er ty pes of w aste and recy cle them
resp onsi bly to pr omot e th e su stain able reu se o f mat eria l re sourc es.
Hous ehol d us ers s houl d co ntac t eit her the reta iler wher e th ey pu rcha sed this prod uct, or
thei r lo cal gover nmen t of ce, for deta ils of w here and how they can take the se it ems for
envi ronm enta lly s afe recy clin g.
Busi ness use rs sh ould con tact thei r su ppli er a nd ch eck the terms and con diti ons o f th e
purc hase con tract . This prod uct and its elect roni c ac cess ories sho uld not b e mi xed with
othe r co mmer cial wast es f or d ispos al.
This EEE is compl iant wit h Ro HS.
Corr ect disp osal of batt erie s in thi s pr oduc t
(App lica ble in th e Eu rope an U nion and othe r Eu ropea n co untr ies w ith sepa rate
batt ery retu rn sy stem s.)
This mar king on t he b atte ry , ma nual or p acka ging ind icate s th at t he b atter ies in
this pro duct shou ld n ot b e di spose d of wit h ot her h ouse hold wast e at the end
of t heir wor king life . Wh ere marke d, t he c hemi cal s ymbo ls H g, Cd or Pb i ndic ate t hat the
batt ery cont ains merc ury , c admi um o r lea d ab ove the refer ence lev els in EC Dir ecti ve
2006 /66. If batte ries are not prop erly dis pose d of, the se s ubsta nces can cau se ha rm t o
huma n he alth or t he e nvir onme nt.
T o pro tect nat ural reso urce s and to prom ote mater ial reus e, p lease sep arat e ba tteri es
from oth er t ypes of w aste and recy cle them thr ough your loc al, f ree batt ery retur n
syst em.
Pho ne lay out
Note s fo r su nligh t ch argi ng
When the pho ne is of f, 1 hou r of sun ligh t at abou t 80 ,000 lux (app roxi matel y th e
amou nt o f su nligh t at noo n on a su nny day) cha rging wil l pr ovide app roxi mate ly
5-10 min utes of t alk time . T a lk ti me ma y va ry d epend ing envi ronm ental fac tors ,
such as weat her , reg ion, alti tude of the sun, or s igna l st rengt h.
Sunl ight is a sec onda ry p ower sour ce. T o en sure a fu lly- char ged batte ry , u se
the trav el a dapte r .
Sunl ight cha rging is not poss ible in t he f ollo wing situ atio ns:
Near a w indo w tha t bl ocks dir ect s unli ght
In h igh or l ow te mper atur es
If a ny p art of so lar pane l is cove red
If y ou a ttac h a p rote ctio n l m or orna ment s to the sola r pa nel o r sc ribb le o r
writ e on it
Whil e we arin g the pho ne o n yo ur ne ck, the batt ery m ay n ot c harge ef cien tly
due to i ndir ect s unli ght.
The batt ery canno t be cha rged by a rti cial lig ht.
Alwa ys k eep the s olar cha rgin g poi nt a nd t he s olar pane l cl ean.
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Ins tal l t he SI M c ard an d b att ery
1. Rem ove the batt ery cov er a nd i nser t t he S IM c ard.
Batt ery cove r
SIM card
Do n ot u se t he sp eake r ho le t o rem ove
the batt ery cover . The spea ker may be
dama ged.
Spea ker hole
2. Ins ert the batt ery and rep lace the ba tter y co ver .
Batt ery
Cha rge th e b at ter y
T o cha rge the bat tery by tra vel adap ter
1. Plu g th e su ppli ed t rav el a dapt er .
T o AC pow er ou tlet
2. Whe n ch argi ng i s n ish ed,
unp lug the trav el a dap ter .
Do n ot r emov e the bat tery fro m the pho ne b efor e unp lugg ing the t rave l ad apte r
rst . Ot herw ise, the phon e ma y be dama ged.
T o cha rge the bat tery by sun ligh t
Whe n yo u ch arge the ba tter y by sun lig ht,
ens ure the batt ery is inse rted and ex pose
the sol ar p anel to dir ect sunl ight an d
pre vent it from sha de.
T o ensur e ef cie nt char ging , pl ace the
pho ne s o th at t he s ola r pa nel face s t he
sun dir ectl y , a s sh own.
Caut ions for sunl ight cha rgin g
Do n ot c onne ct to the pho ne t o a t rave l ad apte r or USB cabl e whi le c harg ing by
sunl ight .
Do n ot l eave the phon e in an enclo sed car for a lon g ti me, as th e ph one
may over heat . Cha rgin g th e ba ttery whe n it is overh eate d ma y cau se re,
defo rmat ion, brea kdow n, o r ma lfunc tion of the phone .
Do n ot e xpos e the sol ar p anel to s unli ght for a lon g ti me t o avo id v ery hot
temp erat ures . Esp ecia lly , d o no t le ave y our phon e in a he ated veh icle for a lo ng
peri od o f ti me. Thi s ma y dam age the phon e or batt ery .
Do n ot c harg e the bat tery usi ng a halo gen or i nfrar ed l amp. Th is m ay c ause re
or e xplo sion .
Do n ot f ocus sunl ight on the solar pan el w ith a mir ror , le ns, o r ey e gl asses . This
may over heat the phon e an d co nsequ entl y ca use re, defo rmat ion, brea kdow n,
or m alfu ncti on of the pho ne.
Do n ot u se t he ph one if t he s olar pane l is cra cked or b roke n. Br oken gla ss
coul d ca use injur y to you r ha nd an d fa ce. Brin g the pho ne t o a S amsu ng
serv ice cent re to rep lace the sola r pa nel.
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Comp ly w ith the foll owin g pr ecau tion s to avo id d ange rous or ille gal situ atio ns a nd e nsur e pe ak p erfo rman ce o f yo ur m obil e ph one.
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V ol ume key
In l dle mode , adj ust the key tone volu me;
Make a f ake call (pre ss a nd h old)
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Make a fake cal l
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Di al k ey
Make or answ er a call ; In Idl e mod e,
retr ieve rec ently dia lled , mi ssed, or
rece ived num bers
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Ba ck k ey
Open the app licat ion swit ch w indow (pr ess
and hold ); I n Men u mo de, retu rn to the
prev ious lev el
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Ho ld k ey
Lock the tou ch sc reen and the keys :
Unlo ck t he t ouch scre en a nd t he ke ys
(pre ss a nd h old)
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Ca mera key
In I dle mode , tur n on the cam era ( pres s
and hold ); I n Cam era mode , ta ke a phot o
or r ecor d a video
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P ower /Men u ex it k ey
T urn the phon e on and of f (p ress and
hold ); E nd a call ; In Men u mo de, c ance l
inpu t an d re turn to I dle mode
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Icon Desc ript ion
Sign al s tren gth
GPRS net work conn ecte d
EDGE net work conn ecte d
UMTS net work conn ecte d
HSDP A net work con necte d
V oice c all i n pr ogre ss
Vi deo call in p rogr ess
Call div erti ng ac tiva ted
SOS mess age featu re a ctiv ated
Alar m ac tiva ted
Brow sing the web
Conn ecti ng t o sec ured web pag e
Blue toot h ac tivat ed
Wi-F i ac tiva ted
Sync hron ised with PC
Icon Desc ript ion
New text mes sage (SMS )
New mult imed ia me ssag e (M MS)
New voic e ma il me ssag e
New emai l me ssage
New con gura tion mess age
New push mes sage
Mess age full
FM r adio on
Memo ry c ard inser ted
Norm al p rol e act ivat ed
Sile nt p rol e act ivat ed
Eco pro le a ctiva ted
Char ging by sunli ght
Batt ery powe r lev el
Curr ent time
GT -S7550
Mobile Phone
user manual
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the
software of the phone or your service provider .
Bluetooth QD ID: B015755
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Printed in Korea
Code No.:GH68-25815A
English (EU). 08/2010. Rev . 1.3
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