Nah, Volume down + Home + Power is download mode - that's for Odin. It's confusing, but I'll tinker with it tomorrow.
Odin can be very good at restoring a ROM and fixing a bricked phone. I did it with my S3 and it recovered it and kept all data.
Yup, I use it all the time. I thought it sounded like he was in download mode for Odin, still think he was but it makes no difference to me.
You might be right, I wasn't shouting you down as I'm pretty clueless. I just wanted to be clear that I have a download mode and an emergency download mode.
It does make a difference to you because you want me to be happy with a functioning phone!