Terminology
The table below explains some of the terminology used in this manual.
This term: | Means this: |
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phone | A GALAXY S4 mobile phone that communicates with the watch. |
Timekeeping Mode, Setup Mode | Watch modes. Refer to the "User's Guide for Watch Functions" for full details. |
Bluetooth | Communication standard for short distance wireless communication. This watch uses Bluetooth® v4.0. |
Pairing | Registration of the watch and phone with each other so Bluetooth communication can be performed between them. Your watch can store pairing information for up to 10 phones. Note that the watch can be connected with only one phone at a time. Pairing is an operation that prepares the watch and the phone for connection with each other. It is not the actual connection between the watch and phone for data communication. |
connection | The watch is "connected" to a phone when they are linked by a wireless connection for data communication. Whenever the watch is connected with a phone, it will have a Bluetooth icon (![]() |
Auto Reconnection | If the connection between the watch and phone is lost, the watch will attempt to reconnect if certain conditions are satisfied. For more information, see "Auto Reconnection". |
double-tap | Tapping the center of watch face lightly, twice in succession, with your fingertip. See "Tap Operations". |
notification | The phone informing the watch using Bluetooth communication that some event (incoming call, mail message receive, phone alarm, etc.) occurred on the phone. |
alert | Watch tone, vibration, and/or display to let you know that a notification of some event was received from the phone. The watch will also perform an alert operation for watch alarms and other watch-based events that are independent of phone notifications. |