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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics

Phone Basics

S e c t i o n 2 A

Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics

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Front View of Your Phone

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Viewing the Display Screen

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Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone

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Turning Your Phone On and Off

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Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger

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Navigating Through Phone Menus

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Displaying Your Phone Number

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Making and Answering Calls

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Entering Text

Your Sprint PCS Phone is packed with features that simplify your
life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and
information that are important to you.

This section will guide

you through the basic functions and calling features of your
phone.

Summary of Contents for MM-A940

Page 1: ...40 by Samsung www sprint com 2005 Sprint Nextel All rights reserved No reproduction in whole or in part without prior written approval Sprint the Going Forward logo the NEXTEL name and logo and other trademarks are trademarks of Sprint Nextel Printed in South Korea ...

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Page 3: ... Sprint PCS Phone The Basics 13 Front View of Your Phone 14 Viewing the Display Screen 18 Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone 22 Turning Your Phone On and Off 24 Using Your Phone s Battery and Charger 25 Navigating Through Phone Menus 28 Displaying Your Phone Number 29 Making and Answering Calls 30 Entering Text 41 2B Controlling Your Phone s Settings 45 Sound Settings 46 Display Settings 51 Locatio...

Page 4: ...ience 77 Understanding Roaming 78 Setting Your Phone s Roam Mode 80 Using Call Guard 81 2E Managing Call History 83 Viewing History 84 Call History Options 84 Making a Call From Call History 85 Saving a Phone Number From Call History 86 Prepending a Phone Number From Call History 87 Erasing Call History 87 2F Using Contacts 89 Adding a New Contacts Entry 90 Finding Contacts Entries 91 Contacts Ent...

Page 5: ...aling 112 Using Call Name or 113 Using Send Text Name 119 Using Lookup Name 120 Using Go To App 120 Using Check Item 121 VoiceMode 123 Managing Voice Memos 124 2I Using the TransFLASH Card 127 Using Your Phone s TransFLASH Card and Adapter 128 2J Using the Built in Camera 131 Taking Pictures 132 Storing Pictures 140 Recording Videos 142 Storing Videos 145 Sending Sprint PCS Picture MailSM 145 Mana...

Page 6: ...s 174 Sending a Contact 175 Section 3 Sprint PCS Service Features 177 3A Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 179 Using Voicemail 180 Using SMS Text Messaging 188 Using SMS Voice Messaging 192 Accessing SMS Voice Messages 194 Using Caller ID 194 Responding to Call Waiting 195 Making a Three Way Call 196 Using Call Forwarding 197 3B Sprint PCS VisionSM 199 Sprint PCS Vision Applications 200 Getti...

Page 7: ...36 Creating Your Own Address Book 237 Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command 238 Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command 239 Section 4 Safety and Warranty Information 241 4A Important Safety Information 243 General Precautions 244 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone 245 Caring for the Battery 247 Radiofrequency RF Energy 249 Owner s Record 251 Phone Guide Proprietary...

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Page 9: ...ail or Sprint PCS Picture Mail will work the same wherever you go on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network This guide will familiarize you with our technology and your new Sprint PCS Phone through simple easy to follow instructions It s all right here from setting up your account passwords and voicemail to using the most advanced features of Sprint Power VisionSM Welcome and thank you for choosing Spr...

Page 10: ... you read each section However if you d like to get right to a specific feature simply locate that section in the Table of Contents and go directly to that page Follow the instructions in that section and you ll be ready to use your phone in no time Phone Guide Note Due to updates in phone software this printed guide may not be the most current version for your phone Visit www sprint com and sign ...

Page 11: ...Menus on page 28 Press to display the following OPTIONS RightSoftkey 1 Menu Style 1 3x4 Style 2 List Style 2 Focus Effect 1 Drops 2 Ripple Water 3 Warp 4 Pop 5 Stars 6 Fire 3 Background 1 Preset Images 2 My Content 3 My Albums WEB CALL HISTORY 1 Outgoing Calls 2 Incoming Calls 3 Missed Calls 4 All Recent MEDIA PLAYER 1 Channel Listing 2 Memory Card 3 Play List ON DEMAND ...

Page 12: ...en Savers 2 My Content Manager Screen Savers 3 Screen Saver Preview 4 Applications 1 Get New Applications 2 My Content Manager Applications 3 Vindigo City Guide Demo 4 WSJ Mobile Trial 5 IM Email 1 Get New IM Email 2 My Content Manager IM Email 3 Instant Msg 6 Call Tones MESSAGING 1 Send Message 1 Text 2 Picture Mail 3 Hand Msg 4 VoiceSMS 2 Text Message 1 Inbox 2 Outbox 3 Drafts 4 Send Text 3 Pict...

Page 13: ...e 2 Call me 3 Where are you 4 Can you pick up 5 Meet me at 6 Let s get lunch 7 The meeting has been cancelled 8 I ll be there at 9 What time does it start 10 I love you 11 Empty 12 Empty 13 Empty 14 Empty 15 Empty 16 Empty 17 Empty 18 Empty 19 Empty 20 Empty 3 Edit Signature On Off 4 Message Alert 1 Volume 1 Voicemail 2 Text Message 3 Picture Mail 2 Type 1 Voicemail 2 Text Message 3 Picture Mail 3...

Page 14: ...01 2 Image Gallery 02 3 Image Gallery 03 4 Image Gallery 04 4 Image Gallery 05 5 Image Gallery 06 2 Caller ID Avatar 1 People 1 21 2 Animal 1 15 3 Other 1 9 3 My albums 1 In Phone 2 Memory Card 3 Online Albums 4 My Content 1 Get New Screen Savers 2 My Content Manager Screen Savers 3 Screen Saver Preview 5 Others 1 Phone 2 Card 2 Sounds 1 Ringer 1 Single Tones Tone 1 9 2 Ring Tones Ring 1 10 3 Melo...

Page 15: ...es 1 Get New Games 2 My Content Manager Games 3 JAMDAT Bowling 2 Demo 4 Ms PAC MAN DEMO 5 Tetris Demo 2 Application 1 Get New Applications 2 My Content Manager Applications 3 Vindigo City Guide Demo 4 WSJ Mobile Trial 3 Messaging 1 Get New IM Email 2 My Content Manager IM Email 3 Instant Msg 4 Bluetooth 1 Phone 2 Card 5 Others 1 Phone 2 Card 6 Memory Info 1 ALL 2 Phone 3 Card 2 Voice Service 3 Voi...

Page 16: ...me information PICTURES 1 Camera Swivel the screen as directed on screen to enter the camera mode Press the options key located on the top right side of the handset to view the following options 1 Picture Mode 1 Auto 2 Portrait 3 Scenic 4 Sports 5 Vivid 6 Macro 2 Flash 1 Off 2 On This Shot 3 Always 3 Self Timer 1 Off 2 5 sec 3 10 sec 4 Multi Shot 1 Series Shot 2 Divided Shot 5 Fun Tools 1 Fun Fram...

Page 17: ...ntrols 1 Brightness 2 White Balance 1 Auto 2 Sunny 3 Cloudy 4 Tungsten 5 Fluorescent 6 Manual 3 Metering 1 Average 2 Spot 7 Settings 1 Auto Focus On Off 2 Resolution 1 2M 2 1M 3 800 4 640 5 320 3 Save To 1 Phone 2 Card 4 Quality 1 Fine 2 Normal 3 Economy 5 Shutter Sound 1 Off 2 Sound 1 3 Sound 2 4 Sound 3 6 Status Icons 1 Show 2 Hide 7 Memory Info 8 Launch 1 Review Pictures 2 Camcorder ...

Page 18: ... Color Tones 1 Auto 2 Warm 3 Cool 4 Antique 5 Aqua 6 Green 7 Sepia 8 Monochrome 4 White Balance 1 Auto 2 Sunny 3 Cloudy 4 Tungsten 5 Fluorescent 6 Manual 5 Settings 1 Save To 1 Phone 2 Card 2 Quality 1 Fine 2 Normal 3 Economy 3 Video Length 1 Video Mail 2 Long Video 4 Memory Info 6 Launch 1 Review Video 2 Camera Mode 3 Biz Card Scan 4 Picture Mail 1 Inbox 2 Sent Mail 3 Saved Mail 4 Pending 5 My Al...

Page 19: ...New Entry 3 Speed Dial s 4 Group 1 Unassigned 2 Family 3 Friends 4 Colleague 5 VIPs 6 Empty 7 Empty 5 My Name Card 6 Services 1 Account Info 2 Customer Service 3 Dir Assist SETTINGS 1 Display 1 Screen Saver 1 Main LCD 1 Preset Images 1 Image Gallery 01 2 Image Gallery 02 3 Image Gallery 03 4 Image Gallery 04 5 Image Gallery 05 6 Image Gallery 06 2 My Content 1 Images 2 Videos ...

Page 20: ...2 Calendar 3 Others 3 Set Floating 1 None 2 Snow 3 Hearts 4 Leaves 5 Clovers 4 Incoming Call 1 With Caller ID 1 Preset Animation 2 My Content 3 My Albums 1 In Phone 2 In Memory Card 2 No Caller ID 1 Preset Animation 2 My Content 3 My Albums 1 In Phone 2 In Memory Card 5 Dialing Font 1 Color 1 Basic 2 Rainbow 3 Monochrome 4 Hyphenate 2 Font Large Normal 6 Greeting Sprint Custom ...

Page 21: ...Off 2 Prediction Start 3 4 or 5 letters 2 Sounds 1 Volume 1 Ringer 1 Ringer Off 2 1 Beep 3 Level 1 8 Always Vibrate 2 Text Message 1 Use Ringer Volume 2 Separate Volume 3 Always Vibrate 3 Picture Mail 1 Use Ringer Volume 2 Separate Volume 3 Always Vibrate 4 Voice Mail 1 Use Ringer Volume 2 Separate Volume 3 Always Vibrate 5 Alarms 1 Use Ringer Volume 2 Separate Volume 3 Always Vibrate 6 App Volume...

Page 22: ...ngle Tones 2 Ring Tones 3 Melodies 4 My Content 4 Roam Ringer Normal Distinctive 3 Alerts 1 Minute Beep On Off 2 Service On Off 3 Connect On Off 4 Sig Fade Tone On Off 5 Power On Off On Off 4 Key Tone 1 Tone Type 1 Normal 2 Rain Drop 3 Voice 2 Key Tone Level 1 Silence All 2 Level 1 8 5 Tone Length 1 Short 2 Long 3 Power Vision 1 Enable Vision 2 Net Guard On Off 3 Update Profile 4 Voice Service 1 C...

Page 23: ... 2 Volume 1 Louder 2 Recommended 3 Softer 5 VoiceMode 1 Adapt VoiceMode 2 Reset VoiceMode 3 Tutorial 6 Voice Launch 1 Talk Key 2 Talk Key and Flip Open 7 About 5 Security 1 Lock Phone 1 Unlocked 2 On Power up 3 Lock Now 2 Lock Pic Video On Off 3 Lock Services 1 Voice Lock Unlock 2 Power Vision Lock Unlock 4 Change Lock 5 Special 1 Empty 2 Empty 3 Empty 6 Erase Contacts Yes No 7 Erase My Content Ye...

Page 24: ... Service 6 Ringer Type 7 My Content 8 Display 9 Alarms 10 Calculator 11 Mediaplayer 12 Web 13 Inbox 14 VoiceSMS Inbox 15 Send Text 16 Send VoiceSMS 17 Missed Events 3 Left Key 1 Contacts 2 Voice Memo 3 Scheduler 4 Messaging 5 Voice Service 6 Ringer Type 7 My Content 8 Display 9 Alarms 10 Calculator 11 Mediaplayer 12 Web 13 Inbox 14 VoiceSMS Inbox 15 Send Text 16 Send VoiceSMS 17 Missed Events 4 Ri...

Page 25: ...es No 2 Language 1 English 2 Español 3 Airplane Mode On Off On Power Up 4 Location On Off 5 Key Guard 1 Flip Closed 2 After 5 Seconds 3 Off 6 Audio Routing 1 Normal 2 Headset Only 7 TTY Mode 1 TTY Full 2 TTY Hear 3 TTY Talk 4 TTY Off 8 Update Phone SW 9 Phone Info 1 Phone Number 2 Icon Glossary 3 Version 4 Advanced 0 Bluetooth 1 Enable On Off 2 Visibility 1 Always Visible 2 Visible for 3min 3 Hidd...

Page 26: ...xviii 4 Device Info IN USE MENU Press Options Right Softkey to display the following options 1 Key Mute Unmute 2 Contacts 3 Messaging 4 3 Way Call 5 Call History 6 Voice Memo 7 Tools 8 Phone Info ...

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Page 29: ... Sprint PCS Service Setting Up Your Voicemail Sprint PCS Account Passwords Getting Help SettingupserviceonyournewSprintPCSPhoneisquickandeasy This section walks you through the necessary steps to unlock your phone set up your voicemail establish passwords and contact Sprint for assistance with your Sprint PCS Service ...

Page 30: ...s 1 Press to turn the phone on 2 Press Unlock 3 Enter your four digit lock code For security purposes the code is not visible as you type Note To select a softkey press the softkey button directly below the softkey text that appears at the bottom left and bottom right of your phone s display screen Softkey actions change according to the screen you re viewing and will not appear if there is no cor...

Page 31: ...1 From standby mode press and hold 2 Follow the system prompts to 䡲 Create your passcode 䡲 Record your name announcement 䡲 Record your greeting 䡲 Choose whether or not to activate One Touch Message Access a feature that lets you access messages simply by pressing and holding bypassing the need for you to enter your passcode For more information about using your voicemail see Using Voicemail on pag...

Page 32: ...urity number If you are not the account owner if someone else receives the invoice for your Sprint PCS Service you can get a sub account password at www sprint com VoicemailPassword You ll create your voicemail password or passcode when you set up your voicemail See Setting Up Your Voicemail on page 180 for more information on your voicemail password SprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword With...

Page 33: ...p for the latest Sprint PCS Phones 䢇 View available Sprint PCS Service Plans and options 䢇 Learn more about Sprint Power Vision and other great products like Sprint PCS Picture Mail SM games ringers screen savers and more ReachingSprintCustomerService You can reach Sprint Customer Service many different ways 䢇 Dial on your Sprint PCS Phone 䢇 Sign on to your account at www sprint com 䢇 Call us toll...

Page 34: ... You have access to a variety of services and information through Sprint PCS Directory Assistance including residential business and government listings movie listings or show times driving directions restaurant reservations and major local event information You can get up to three pieces of information per call and the operator can automatically connect your call at no additional charge There is ...

Page 35: ...ce when placing collect calls or when placing calls billed to a local telephone calling card or third party ToaccessSprintOperatorServices 䊳 Press For more information or to see the latest in products and services visit us online at www sprint com Note Sprint Operator Services may not be available in all Affiliate areas ...

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Page 39: ...ur Phone On and Off Using Your Phone s Battery and Charger Navigating Through Phone Menus Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering Calls Entering Text Your Sprint PCS Phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you This section will guide you through the basic functions and calling feat...

Page 40: ...t Softkey 7 TALK Key 8 Voicemail Key 10 TransFLASH Memory Slot 9 Numeric Keypad 11 Shift Asterisk Key 16 Space Pound Key 15 Plus Code Dialing Key 18 BACK Key 14 Microphone 20 END Key 13 Accessory Interface Connector 12 Power Interface Connector 21 Camera Options Key 22 Right Softkey 23 Camera Key 17 Voice Command Speakerphone Key 3 Navigation Key ...

Page 41: ...o access Missed Alerts 䡲 Press Down to access My Content 䡲 Press Right to launch Web 䡲 Press Left to view your Media Player 4 LeftSoftkey allows you to select softkey actions or menu items corresponding to the bottom left line on the display screen 5 OK Menu Key press to access the menu screen It also allows you to accept choices when navigating through a menu 6 Headset Jack allows you to plug in ...

Page 42: ...15 Plus Code Dialing Key automatically dials the international access code for the country in which you are located for instance 011 for international calls placed from the United States 16 Space Pound Key enters the pound character for calling features In text entry mode press to enter a space 17 Voice Command Speakerphone Key allows you to say commands to perform common functions supported by yo...

Page 43: ...y up or down 20 End Key Power ends a call Press and hold this key for two seconds to turn your phone on or off While in the main menu it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels your input When you receive an incoming call press to enter silent mode and mute the ringer 21 CameraOptionsKeypress to display the available camera options when in camera mode 22 Right Softkey allows you to select so...

Page 44: ...ss Indicates that your phone is muted and no sound will be heard through the microphone Indicates that key tones have been muted Indicates Sprint Power Vision status Indicates Sprint Power Vision available Indicates Sprint Power Vision is dormant Indicates Sprint Power Vision is active indicates that you have voicemail text numeric pages picture messages video messages or Wap messages waiting Pres...

Page 45: ...re is an unplayed VoiceSMS message in your inbox indicates that the VoiceSMS message has been played indicates that the message was sent indicates that the message failed to send indicates that you have a pending message indicates that the message is a draft indicates that there is URL text contained in the text message indicates that your Sprint PCS Vision connection is active indicates that your...

Page 46: ...ocation is inactive indicates that the TTY option is on indicates that your phone is roaming indicates that your message is locked indicates that your phone is in web security mode indicates that an alarm is set on your phone indicates that the camera is enabled indicates that the camcorder is enabled indicates that the self timer function is enabled With the self timer enabled a set amount of tim...

Page 47: ...ing conditions indicates that the white balance has been set to Manual This is used for taking pictures indoors or outdoors using your own custom settings select to start recording a video or voice memo indicates that a voice memo or video has been paused indicates that a voice memo or video is playing indicates that a picture has been assigned a function An example may be Picture ID Screen Saver ...

Page 48: ...ess to the wireless Internet in digital mode page 199 䢇 Sprint PCS Mail page 207 SMS Text Messaging page 188 and SMS Voice Messaging page 192 provide quick and convenient messaging capabilities 䢇 Sprint PCS Voice Command SM lets you dial phone numbers by speaking someone s name or the digits of their phone number page 235 䢇 Games ringers screen savers and other applications can be downloaded to ma...

Page 49: ...equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location based services that may be available in the future page 56 䢇 Your phone s external LCD display allows you to monitor the phone s status and to see who s calling without opening the phone 䢇 T9 Text Input lets you quickly type messages with one key press per letter page 42 䢇 Speed dial lets you dial phone numbers with one or two ke...

Page 50: ...tes of searching a Power Save feature is automatically activated When a signal is found your phone automatically returns to standby mode In Power Save mode your phone searches for a signal periodically without your intervention You can also initiate a search for Sprint PCS Service by pressing any key when your phone is turned on TurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneoff 䊳 Press and hold for two secon...

Page 51: ...ital talk time When the battery reaches 5 of its capacity the battery icon blinks When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left the phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down Warning Use only Sprint approved or manufacturer approved batteries and chargers with your Sprint PCS Phone The failure to use a Sprint approved or manufacturer approved battery and charger may increase t...

Page 52: ...attery into the opening on the back of the phone and gently press down until the latch snaps into place RemovingtheBattery Toremoveyourbattery 1 Make sure the power is off so that you don t lose any stored numbers or messages 2 Press the battery release latch up and remove the battery from the phone at a 45 degree angle ...

Page 53: ... the phone sounds a warning tone Always use a Sprint approved desktop charger travel charger or vehicle power adapter to charge your battery UsingtheCharger Tousethedesktopchargerprovidedwithyourphone 䊳 Plug the outlet from the desktop charger in the wall Place your phone into the desktop charger making sure that it fits securely If properly connected you should see the charging lights 䡲 A red lig...

Page 54: ...diagram of your phone s menu please see Your Phone s Menu on page iii SelectingMenuItems As you navigate through the menu menu options are highlighted Select any numbered option by simply pressing the corresponding number on the phone s keypad You may also select any item by highlighting it and pressing For example if you want to view your last incoming call 1 Select Menu to access the main menu 2...

Page 55: ...print PCS Phone can remind you Todisplayyourphonenumber 䊳 Select Menu Settings Phone Info Phone Number Your phone number and other information about your phone and account will be displayed Note To select Menu press the menu key To select menu options such as Settings above highlight the option and press OK If the menu options are numbered you may also select an option simply by pressing the corre...

Page 56: ...ng press to erase one digit at a time Press and hold to erase the entire number 3 Press To make a call when you are roaming and Call Guard is enabled press and then See Using Call Guard on page 81 4 Press or close the phone when you are finished You can also place calls from your Sprint PCS Phone by using Contacts menu page 91 Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM page 235 Speed Dialing numbers from your Con...

Page 57: ...hone number in your Contacts See Saving a Phone Number on page 36 䢇 Find Enter a digit or string of digits and press Options right softkey Press Search to display Contacts entries that contain the entered numbers See Finding a Phone Number on page 37 䢇 Hard Pause allows you to enter a hard pause To continue dialing you must press a key See Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses on page 38 䢇 ...

Page 58: ...fies you of incoming calls in the following ways 䢇 The phone rings and or vibrates 䢇 The indicator light flashes 䢇 The backlight illuminates 䢇 The screen displays an incoming call message If the incoming call is from a number stored in your Contacts the entry s name is displayed The caller s phone number may also be displayed if available If Call Answer is set to Talk Key the following options are...

Page 59: ...d 䊳 Select Answer to answer the call See Using Call Guard on page 81 for additional information EndingaCall To disconnect a call when you are finished 䊳 Close the phone or press Missed Call Notification When an incoming call is not answered the Missed Call log is displayed on your screen TodisplaytheMissedCallentryfromthenotificationscreen 䊳 Highlight the entry and press To dial the phone number p...

Page 60: ...ght it and press 䢇 Unlock Phone to unlock your phone appears only if the phone is locked 䢇 To close the pop up menu appears only if the phone is unlocked press the key ToexitEmergencymode 1 Press to end a 911 call 2 Press and hold until Emergency mode is exited Note When you place an emergencycall your phone automatically enters Emergency mode Tip Press Options right softkey then phone info phone ...

Page 61: ...y Call allows you to talk to two different people at the same time For more information see Making a Three Way Call on page 196 䢇 5 CallHistory checks your call log for Outgoing Incoming Missed and All Recent calls You can also erase the logs from this menu 䢇 6 Voice Memo allows you to record incoming audio from your conversation For more information see Managing Voice Memos on page 124 䢇 7 Tools ...

Page 62: ...iew Select this option if you wish to view the Contacts listing for the number Saving a Phone Number Your Sprint PCS Phone can store up to 5 phone numbers in each Contact entry up to a total of 500 phone numbers Each entry s name can contain up to 20 characters Your phone automatically sorts the Contacts entries alphabetically For more information see Section 2F Using Contacts on page 89 To save a...

Page 63: ...h Contacts entries for phone numbers that contain a specific string of numbers To find a phone number 1 While in standby mode enter three or more of the last digits of the phone number The more numbers you enter the more specific the search becomes 2 Press Options and select Find All Contacts entries matching the entered numbers will display 3 To display the Contacts entry that contains the phone ...

Page 64: ... you press the left softkey button 䢇 2 Second Pause automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds To dial or save phone numbers with pauses 1 Enter the phone number 2 Press Options and select either Hard Pause or 2 sec Pause 3 Enter additional numbers 4 Press or Press Option Save to save the number in your Contacts Note You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine 2 s...

Page 65: ...a appears on your phone display 2 Dial the country code and phone number you re calling and press The access code for international dialing will automatically be dialed followed by the country code and phone number Dialing From the Contacts List To dial directly from a Contacts entry 1 Select Menu Contacts Find 2 Highlight the entry you want to call and press or To dial another number from the ent...

Page 66: ... 䊳 Press and hold the appropriate key for approximately two seconds The display confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows the name and number of the speed dial To use Two Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 10 99 1 Press the first digit 2 Press and hold the second digit for approximately two seconds The display confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows the name and num...

Page 67: ...ect one of the following options 䡲 VoiceMode to enter text by speaking into your phone Speech is converted to text and displayed on screen see page 123 䡲 T9 English to enter text using a predictive text entering system that reduces the amount of keys that need to be pressed while entering a word see page 42 䡲 Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters associated with the letters on the keypad see...

Page 68: ...e as you type ToenterawordusingT9 English TextInput 1 Select the T9 English character input mode See Selecting a Character Input Mode on page 41 2 Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word for example to enter the word Bill press If you make a mistake press to erase a single character Press and hold to delete an entire entry If the word you want does not display after you have e...

Page 69: ...e word Bill press twice three times three times and three times again If you make a mistake press to erase a single character Press and hold By default the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercase After a character is entered the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key Characters scrol...

Page 70: ... the display Toenter emoticons smileys 䊳 Select the Emoticons mode and press the appropriate key See Selecting a Character Input Mode on page 41 Toenterpresetmessages 1 Select the Preset Msg mode See Selecting a Character Input Mode on page 41 2 Scroll to the desired pre programmed message and press Note Preset messages make composing text messages even easier by allowing you to enter preset messa...

Page 71: ...plane Mode TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service Phone Setup Options Call Setup Options Using the menu options available on your Sprint PCS Phone you can customize your phone to sound look and operate just the way you wantit to This section describes how you can change your phone s settings to best suit your needs Take a few moments to review these options and to adjust or add settings that are right fo...

Page 72: ...r phone See Downloading Premium Services Content on page 211 SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Your Sprint PCS Phone provides a variety of ringer options that allow you to customize your ring and volume settings These options allow you to identify incoming calls by the ring Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls 1 Select Menu Settings Sounds Ringer Type Voice Calls 2 Select With Caller ID or No Caller I...

Page 73: ...ringers displays 4 Use your navigation key to scroll through the available ringers A sample ringer will sound as you highlight each option 5 Press to assign the desired ringer Selecting a Key Tone Your phone offers a number of options for selecting the audible tones accompanying a key press Longer tone lengths may be better for tone recognition when dialing voicemail or other automated systems Tos...

Page 74: ...ne Level and press 3 Press the navigation key up or down until you hear the desired tone level and press Key Tone Length The key tone length allows you to choose between short or long tones when pressing a key Longer tone lengths may be better for tone recognition when dialing voicemail or other automated systems Tosetthekeytonelength 1 Select Menu Settings Sounds Tone Length 2 Select Short or Lon...

Page 75: ...me 2 Select Ringer Text Message Picture Mail Voice Mail Alarms or App Volume 3 Using the navigation key select Separate Volume Select Always Vibrate to make the ringer vibrate at any volume level 4 Use the navigation key to choose a volume level and select Done Note SeparateVolume is not available for Ringer volume Tip You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode or the earpiece volume during ...

Page 76: ...ings Sounds Alerts 2 Select Minute Beep Service Connect Sig Fade Tone or Power On Off and press 3 Select On or Off and press Silence All There may be times when you need to silence your phone entirely The phone s Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your phone off ToactivateSilenceAll 䊳 With the phone open press and hold the volume key down in standby mode The screen wi...

Page 77: ...greeting using your keypad and press See Entering Text on page 41 To erase the existing greeting one character at a time press To erase the entire greeting press and hold Changing the Backlight Time Length The backlight setting lets you select how long the display screen and keypad are backlit after any key press is made Tochangethebacklightsetting 1 Select Menu Settings Display Backlight Main Dis...

Page 78: ...r My Albums and press 4 Choose the desired image and press to assign TochangethedisplayimagesonSubLCD 1 Select Menu Settings Display Screen Saver 2 Select Sub LCD 3 Select Preset Images My Content or Main LCD Pic and press 4 Choose the desired image and press to assign Changing the Brightness You can adjust your screen s brightness to suit your surroundings Toadjustthedisplay scontrast 1 Select Me...

Page 79: ...le to view the main menu as a list and press Changing the Font Color You can customize your phone s display font by selecting a color scheme or style to reflect your personality Tochangethedisplay sthemecolor 1 Select Menu Settings Display Dialing Font Color 2 Select Basic Rainbow Monochrome or Hyphenate and press Changing the Dialing Font This setting allows you to adjust the display appearance w...

Page 80: ...ground 2 Select Digital Clock Calendar or Others and press 3 Press the navigation key left or right to display the available screen locations 4 Press Assign to apply the foreground setting Set Floating Choose the desired floating effect to display on screen during idle mode To change the floating effect 1 Select Menu Settings Display Set Floating 2 Press the navigation key left or right to select ...

Page 81: ...ou can have the most common match displayed automatically after 3 4 or 5 letters Toturnonoroffdisplaycandidate 1 Select Menu Settings Display Text Entry Display Candidate 2 Press the navigation key up or down to select Display On or Display Off and press Tochangethepredictionstartletter 1 Select Menu Settings Display Text Entry Prediction Start 2 Press the navigation key up or down to select 3 4 o...

Page 82: ...lays 2 Read the disclaimer and press 3 Select On or Off press When the Location feature is on your phone s standby screen will display the icon When Location is turned off the icon will display Note Turning Location on will allow the network to detect your position using GPS technology making some Sprint PCS applications and services easier to use Turning Location off will disable the GPS location...

Page 83: ...page 207 Your phone s messaging settings make text messaging even faster and easier by letting you decide how you would like to be notified of new messages create a signature with each sent message and create your own canned messages to name just a few SettingMessageAlerts When new messages arrive you can choose to have your phone notify you by playing an audible alert Tohearanalertwhenyoureceivea...

Page 84: ...messages 1 Select Menu Messaging Settings General Auto Erase 2 Select Yes or No and press AddingaCustomizedSignature Each message you send can have a customized signature to reflect your personality Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage 1 Select Menu Messaging Settings General Edit Signature 2 Select On and press If you do not wish to attach a signature to your outgoing messages select Off an...

Page 85: ...ect Menu Messaging Settings General Preset Messages The list of preset messages displays 2 To edit or delete a preset message highlight it and press Edit See Entering Text on page 41 or SelectOptions thenselect Erasetodeletethe selected message Select Yesto confirm Select Noto cancel thedeletion Toaddanewpresetmessage 1 Select Menu Messaging Settings General Preset Messages The list of preset mess...

Page 86: ...Power Up and press While in Airplane Mode your phone s standby screen will display Phone off TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service A TTY also known as a TDD or Text Telephone is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf hard of hearing or who have speech or language disabilities to communicate by telephone Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices Please check with the manufactu...

Page 87: ...icon when a headset or TTY device is plugged in If TTY mode is enabled the audio quality of non TTY devices connected to the headset jack may be impaired WARNING 911EmergencyCalling Sprint recommends that TTY users make emergency calls by other means including Telecommunications Relay Services TRS analog cellular and landline communications Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received ...

Page 88: ...ey up or down to highlight the desired function and press Call Answer Mode You can determine how to answer incoming calls on your phone whether you want to be required to press to press any number key or simply to open the phone Tosetcallanswermode 1 Select Menu Settings Others Call Setup Call Answer 2 To select an option highlight it and press 䡲 AnyKey to allow an incoming call to be answered by ...

Page 89: ...ct an option highlight it and press 䡲 Car Kit Headset select Yes to answer calls automatically when the phone is connected to a hands free car kit or a headset sold separately Remember your phone will answer calls in Auto Answer mode even if you are not present Display Language You can choose to display your Sprint PCS Phone s onscreen menus in English or in Spanish Toassignalanguageforthephone sd...

Page 90: ...w you answer incoming calls 䢇 Auto Answer allows you to answer incoming calls automatically with the optional hands free car kit Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated dialing allows you to program a five or six digit prefix for commonly used phone numbers When abbreviated dialing is on you can enter the last four or five digits of any phone number that matches the five or six digit prefix and the number...

Page 91: ... 3 Press to make the call Contacts Match With the Contacts match feature your phone displays the Contact s name and phone number if the incoming call or outgoing call is in your Contacts list Toaccesscontactsmatch 1 Select Menu Settings Others Call Setup Contacts Match 2 Select On or Off and press Note If there is more than one Contact entry that matches the last four or five digits a list is disp...

Page 92: ...ctions 䢇 Contacts Only to allow only outgoing calls to those saved in the contacts 䢇 Special Only to allow only outgoing calls to the numbers set up in the special numbers list See Using Special Numbers on page 72 Toaccesscallrestriction 1 Select Menu Settings Others Call Setup Restriction 2 Enter your lock code 3 Select Outgoing Call and press 4 Select Allow All Contacts Only or Special Only and ...

Page 93: ...sing Special Numbers Erasing Contacts Erasing My Content Resetting Your Phone Security Features for Sprint Vision By using the security settings on your Sprint PCS Phone you receive peace of mind without sacrificing flexibility This section will familiarize you with your phone s security settings With several options available you can customize your phone to meet your personal needs ...

Page 94: ...en your phone is locked you can only receive incoming calls or make calls to 911 Sprint Customer Service or special numbers See Using Special Numbers on page 72 Tolockyourphone 1 From the Security menu select Lock Phone 2 Highlight LockNow and press To set your phone to lock the next time it is turned on select On Power Up and press Tip If you can t recall your lock code try using the last four di...

Page 95: ...Using Special Numbers on page 72 Toplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode 䊳 To call an emergency number special number or Sprint Customer Service enter the phone number and press Locking Pic Video When your pictures and videos are locked it prevents anyone from accessing the Pictures menu without first having to enter a security code Tolockthepic videomenu 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your lock ...

Page 96: ... Service This setting allows you to lock voice call functions and Sprint PCS Vision Sprint Power Vision services When you enable Lock Services you are unable to make new calls excluding emergency numbers or access the Vision services until the lock has been disabled in the Security menu Locking Voice Services 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your lock code The Security menu is displayed 3 S...

Page 97: ...ecurity 71 Your Phone s Security Locking Sprint Power Vision 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your lock code The Security menu is displayed 3 Select Lock Services and press 4 Select Power Vision and press 5 Select Lock and press ...

Page 98: ... your phone is locked You can save up to ten special numbers in addition to your Contacts entries the same number may be in both directories Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your lock code The Security menu is displayed 3 Select Special 4 Select a location for your entry and press 5 Enter the number and press Note There are no Speed Dial options associated with ...

Page 99: ... 3 Select Erase Contacts and press 4 If you are certain you would like to erase all of your Contacts entries select Yes and press Erasing My Content You can use your phone s security menu to erase all items you have downloaded to your phone Toerasealldownloads 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your lock code The Security menu is displayed 3 Select Erase My Content and press 4 If you are cert...

Page 100: ...ed in your phone select Yes and press Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults including the ringer types and display settings contacts are not affected when resetting your phone Toresetyourphone 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your lock code The Security menu is displayed 3 Select Reset Phone and press 4 If you are certain that you would like to restore a...

Page 101: ...id any charges associated with Vision services While signed out you can still place or receive phone calls check voicemail and use other voice services You may enable Sprint PCS Vision services again at any time TodisableSprintPCSVisionservices 䊳 Select Menu Settings Power Vision Disable Vision A message will appear ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices 䊳 Select Menu Settings Power Vision Enable Vision ...

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Page 103: ...ngis the ability tomakeorreceive calls when you reoffthe Nationwide Sprint PCS Network Your new digital dual band MM A940 by Samsung works anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network and allows you to roam on other 1900 and 800 MHz digital networks where we ve implemented roaming agreements with other carriers This section explains how roaming works as well as special features that let you manag...

Page 104: ...de Sprint PCS Network However you may not be able to access certain features such as Sprint PCS Vision Tip Remember when you are using your phone off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network always dial numbers using 11 digits 1 area code number Note Unless yourSprint PCS Service Plan includesroaming youwill pay a higher per minute rate for roaming calls Note If you re on a call when you leave the Nation...

Page 105: ... leave messages but you will need to periodically check your voicemail for new messages if you are in a roaming service area for an extended period of time Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming 1 Dial 1 area code your Sprint PCS Phone number 2 When you hear your voicemail greeting press 3 Enter your passcode at the prompt and follow the voice prompts When you return to the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network...

Page 106: ... control your roaming experience Tosetyourphone sroammode 1 Select Menu Settings Roaming Set Mode 2 To select an option highlight it and press 䡲 Automatic seeks Sprint PCS Service When Sprint PCS Service is unavailable the phone searches for an alternate system 䡲 Roaming Only forces the phone to seek a roaming system The previous setting Sprint or Automatic is restored the next time the phone is t...

Page 107: ...quired when you make or receive calls while on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network ToturnCallGuardonoroff 1 Select Menu Settings Roaming Call Guard 2 Highlight On or Off and press ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon 1 From standby mode dial 1 area code the seven digit number and press 2 Select Roam Call ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon 1 Press 2 Select Answer Note Voice Dialing and Speed D...

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Page 109: ...y Options Making a Call From Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call History The Call History keeps track of incoming calls calls made from yourSprintPCSPhone andmissedcalls This section guides you through accessing and making the most of your Call History ...

Page 110: ...f the phone number is in your Contacts Duplicate calls same number and type of call may only appear once on the list ToviewaCallHistoryentry 1 Select Menu Call History 2 Select Outgoing Calls Incoming Calls Missed Calls or All Recent and press 3 Highlight the entry you wish to view and press Call History Options For additional information and options on a particular call highlight a Call History e...

Page 111: ...to delete the entry Making a Call From Call History ToplaceacallfromCallHistory 1 Select Menu Call History 2 Select Outgoing Calls Incoming Calls Missed Calls or All Recent and press 3 Use your navigation key to select a Call History entry and press Tip You can also view the next Call History entry by pressing the navigation key right or view the previous entry by pressing the navigation key left ...

Page 112: ... Select Save and press 3 Select New Entry or Existing Entry and press 4 Select a label and press 5 Enter a name for the entry using the keypad and press After you have saved the number the new Contacts entry is displayed See Contacts Entry Options on page 93 Note If Existing Entry was selected find the desired contact entry and press OK Select the desired label and select Done Note You cannot save...

Page 113: ...erfromCallHistory 1 Select a Call History entry select the number or the name and press 2 Press Options and select Prepend 3 Enter the prefix and press Erasing Call History To erase individual Call History entries see Call History Options on page 84 ToeraseCallHistory 1 Select Menu Call History 2 Select Outgoing Calls Incoming Calls Missed calls or All Recent and press 3 Press Options and select E...

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Page 115: ...ing Speed Dial Numbers Editing a Contacts Entry Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry Dialing Sprint PCS Services Now that you know the basics that make it easier to stay in touch with people and information you re ready to explore your phone s more advanced features This section explains how to use your phone s Contacts and helps you make the most of your contacts and time when you are trying to c...

Page 116: ... Menu Contacts Add New Entry 2 Enter a name for the new entry and press the navigation key down See Entering Text on page 41 3 Enter the phone number for the entry and press 4 Select a label for the entry Mobile Home Work Pager or Others and press 5 Select Done After you have saved the number the new Contacts entry is displayed See Contacts Entry Options on page 93 Shortcut Enter the phone number ...

Page 117: ...ctsentriesbyname 1 Select Menu Contacts Find 2 Scroll through all the entries using your navigation key or 3 Enter the first letter of a name or part of a name such as ave for Dave The more letters you enter the more your search narrows 4 To display an entry highlight it and press 5 To dial the entry s default phone number press or To display additional Contacts entries press the navigation key le...

Page 118: ...er of a speed dial location using your keypad 3 To display an entry highlight it and press 4 To dial the entry s default phone number press FindingGroupEntries Tofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup 1 Select Menu Contacts Group 2 Scroll through the group titles using your navigation key To display entries belonging to a group highlight the group and press 3 Navigate through the group to find the de...

Page 119: ... Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry on page 94 䢇 Email to add an email address to the entry 䢇 URL to add a web site s URL to the entry 䢇 Nickname to add a nickname to the entry 䢇 Memo to add a note street address or other information 䢇 Group to assign the entry to a group 䢇 Ring to assign a preprogrammed or downloaded ringer Tip You can view the next entry by pressing the navigation key rig...

Page 120: ...mber and press 4 Select a label for the number and press 5 Press Done to save the new number Editing a Contacts Entry s Phone Number Toeditanentry sphonenumber 1 Display a Contacts entry see page 91 and press 2 Press Edit 3 Highlight the number you wish to edit and press 4 Press to clear one digit at a time or press and hold to erase the whole number 5 Re enter or edit the number and press 6 Selec...

Page 121: ...eworexistingphonenumber 1 Add a phone number to a new or to an existing Contacts entry See Adding a New Contacts Entry on page 90 or Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry on page 94 2 Highlight the number and press Options 3 Select Speed Dial and press 4 Select an available speed dial location and press 5 Press Select 6 Press Done to return to the Contacts menu Note If you attempt to assign an...

Page 122: ...Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer type to a Contacts entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer type See Ringer Types on page 46 Toselectaringertypeforanentry 1 Display a Contacts entry 2 Press Edit 3 Highlight the current ring type and press 4 Select the desired ringer category and press 5 Use your navigation key to scroll through available ringers When you high...

Page 123: ...ious Sprint PCS Services TodialaservicefromyourContacts 1 Select Menu Contacts Services 2 Select Account Info Customer Service or Dir Assist 3 Press to place the call Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad 1 Dial the appropriate service number 䡲 Customer Service 䡲 Directory Assistance 䡲 Account Info 䡲 Sprint Operator 䡲 Sprint Voice Command 2 Press to place the call ...

Page 124: ...98 Section 2F Using Contacts ...

Page 125: ...k Using Your Phone s Memo Pad Using Your Phone s Tools Your Sprint PCS Phone is equipped with several personal information management features that help you manage your busy lifestyle This section shows you how to use these features to turn your phone into a time management planner that helps you keep up with your contacts schedules and commitments It takes productivity to a whole new level ...

Page 126: ...ng Text on page 41 5 Press the navigation key left or right to select one of the following 䡲 Appointment Business Personal Vacation or Birthday 6 Select an alarm time for the event by highlighting the alarm field and pressing the navigation key left or right to select one of the following 䡲 No Alarm On Time 10min before 30min before or 1 Hr before 7 Select a repeating status for the event by highl...

Page 127: ...nd date for the event 10 Select an end time and date for the event by highlighting the End time 䡲 Using your keypad enter the end time and date for the event 11 Select a Contact for the event by highlighting go to contact and pressing 䡲 Select the desired contact from the list and press to place a check in the box to indicate that it has been selected Select Done 12 Select Done to save and exit Ev...

Page 128: ... 1 Select Menu Tools Planner Scheduler 2 Using your navigation key highlight the day for which you would like to view events and press If you have events scheduled for the selected day they will be listed in chronological order 3 To display the details of an event listed in the schedule highlight it and press Going to Today s Scheduler Menu TogototheSchedulermenufortoday sdate 䊳 Select Menu Tools ...

Page 129: ...to be erased 4 Select Yes to confirm or No to Cancel Using Your Phone s Alarm Clock Your phone comes with a built in alarm clock with multiple alarm capabilities Tousethealarmclock 1 Select Menu Tools Alarm Clock 2 Select Alarm 1 Alarm 2 or Alarm 3 and press 3 Turn the alarm on or off by highlighting the activation field 䡲 Press the navigation key left or right to select On or Off 4 Select a time ...

Page 130: ...ion key up or down to select the desired ringer and press 6 Select a repeating status for the alarm by highlighting the Repeat field 䡲 Press the navigation key left or right to select Once Mon to Fri Sat Sun or Daily 7 Select a snooze interval for the alarm by highlighting the Snooze field 䡲 Press the navigation key left or right to select 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes or 20 minutes 8 Select Don...

Page 131: ...poseanote 1 Select Menu Tools Memo Pad 2 Select Add New 3 Type your note using the numeric keypad and press See Entering Text on page 41 Toreadasavednote 1 Select Menu Tools Memo Pad 2 Highlight a note and press Todeletesavednotes 1 Select Menu Tools Memo Pad 2 Highlight a note and select Options 3 Select Erase and press 4 Select Yes and press Note If there are no memos saved yet the NewMemo scree...

Page 132: ...le memory statistics ToLaunchtheFileManager 1 Select Menu Tools File Manager 2 Select one of the following 䡲 Images Video allows you to manage preset images caller ID image picture albums downloads and others 䡲 Sounds allows you to manage ringers music files voice memos and downloads 䡲 Games and more allows you to manage games applications and messaging 䡲 Bluetooth allows you to manage bluetooth d...

Page 133: ...tion Fun 2 Select Dice Game Random Ball or Beat Box and press 3 Gently shake or hit the handset to interact with the application Using the Calculator Your phone comes with a built in calculator Tousethecalculator 1 Select Menu Tools Calculator 2 Enter the first numbers using your keypad 䡲 Press the navigation key up for Multiplication x 䡲 Press the navigation key down for Division 䡲 Press the navi...

Page 134: ...and press 4 Select a Priority level by highlighting Priority field 䡲 Press the navigation key left or right to select Low or High 5 Select a due time by highlighting the Due Time field 䡲 Using the keypad enter the due time of the task 6 Select a due date by highlighting the Due Date field 䡲 Using the keypad enter the due date of the task 7 Select Done to save and exit Note If there are no tasks sa...

Page 135: ...ting the Time field 䡲 Using the keypad enter the time of the countdown 5 Select a date by highlighting the Date field 䡲 Using the keypad enter the date of the countdown 6 Select Done to save and exit World Time Toviewthetimeinoverfiftydifferentlocations 1 Select Menu Tools World Time 2 Press the navigation key left or right to scroll through different cities and time zones 3 Press Set DST to turn ...

Page 136: ...110 Section 2G Using the Phone s Scheduler and Tools ...

Page 137: ...Using Call Name or Using Send Text Name Using Lookup Name Using Go To App Using Check Item Voicemode Managing Voice Memos Your Sprint PCS Phone s Voice Services let you place calls using yourvoice storevoicereminders andrecordmemosrightonyour phone This section includes easy to follow instructions on using voice activated dialing and managing voice memos ...

Page 138: ...gnated command displayed on your screen in a normal tone of voice to perform the desired function Toactivatevoicerecognition 1 Press and hold The phone prompts you to say a command 2 Wait for the beep and then say one of the following commands 䡲 Call Name or 䡲 Send Text Name 䡲 Lookup Name 䡲 Go To App 䡲 Check Item When it recognizes one of these commands the phone launches the associated applicatio...

Page 139: ...umentations for details and optionally a label stored in your contact list or Call followed by a valid phone number You can also say Call by itself and be prompted for the name or number Calling Contacts Entries ToplaceacallusingCall Nameor 1 Press and hold 2 Say Call followed by the name and the label for that number For example say Call John Mobile The phone dials the number stored for the conta...

Page 140: ... contact you can say the contact s name or nickname when using the voice features For example if you have a contact JohnSmith stored in your contact list and you add Dad to the nickname field you can call that contact by saying Call John Smith or by saying Call Dad Calling Phone Numbers Digit Dialing Tovoicedialanumberthatisnotstoredinyourcontactlist 䢇 Say Call followed immediately by a valid stri...

Page 141: ... voice Other people will not be able to use Digit Dial on your phone unless they reset the phone to factory defaults Adaptation involves recording several digit sequences to teach the system your voice The adaptation process takes about three minutes TipsforadaptingDigitDial 䢇 Adapt digits in a quiet place 䢇 Make sure you wait for the beep before starting to speak 䢇 Speak clearly but say each digi...

Page 142: ...y No The phone then prompts you to say the digits again 7 Wait for the beep and then record the digits again Repeat this step until you are satisfied with the recording 8 After confirming that the recording sounds OK repeat the recording process with the next set of digits After six sets of digits the phone will ask you whether you want to do more adaptation Answer Yes 9 Repeat steps 6 9 for anoth...

Page 143: ... press 3 Select Reset Digits and press 4 Press the navigation key up or down to select Yes and press Note It is recommended that you perform the complete adaptation of Digit Dial at least once to achieve the maximum benefit of this feature If a partial adaptation is performed you can always return later and resume the process from the half way point ...

Page 144: ... No You can also select the correct choice using your keypad To cancel the command say Cancel or to say the name or number again say Repeat Enabling DisablingChoiceLists You can customize whether the Voice Recognition feature displays a list of top voice recognition choices or automatically dials the first number without displaying a choice list ToenableordisablechoicelistsforDigitDial 1 Menu Sett...

Page 145: ... list and optionally the type of the number you want to send it to For example say Send Text John Smith If you do not specify the number type and there are multiple numbers for the name VoiceSignal chooses the mobile number by default If you say the Send command without specifying a recipient VoiceSignal prompts you with Say the name Say the name of a person in your contact list and optionally the...

Page 146: ... If you say only Lookup VoiceSignal prompts you with Say the name Using Go To App You can open an application or access a menu by saying Go To followed immediately by the destination either an application or menu Toseealistofpossibledestinations 1 Press and hold 2 Say Go To by itself A list of valid destinations is displayed and prompts you with Please Choose If the list is too long to fit on one ...

Page 147: ...rage and battery level Toseeandhearstatusinformation 1 Press and hold 2 Say Check followed immediately by one of the following items 䡲 Status plays back and displays ALL status information 䡲 Signal plays back and displays current signal strength 䡲 Network plays back and displays current network coverage 䡲 Battery plays back and displays the current level of battery charge 䡲 My phone plays back and...

Page 148: ... Coverage When handset is scanning Sprint Coverage Handset in on a non roam system Digital Roam Handset is on a digital roam system Signal Strength High Number of bars displayed is 5 6 or more Good Number of bars displayed is 3 4 Low Number of bars displayed is 0 2 No Signal Handset is scanning for system Battery High Numberofbars displayedinthebatteryicon is3 Medium Number of bars displayed is 2 ...

Page 149: ...iceMode Before you can start using VoiceMode for text messaging you need to adapt VoiceMode to understand your speech patterns To accomplish this you must read a series of words on screen and then repeat the words into your phone The initial process takes about 3 minutes to complete ToadaptVoiceMode 1 Menu Settings Voice Service VoiceMode 2 Select Adapt VoiceMode and press 3 Read the instruction s...

Page 150: ... the prompt Toendtherecordingofyourmemo 䊳 Press or Torecordaconversationduringaphonecall 1 During a call select Options Voice Memo A one minute counter is displayed on the screen to indicate the amount of time a single voice memo can be recorded 2 To pause the memo select Pause To resume the recording select Resume 3 To finish recording select Done Note Your phone can store a total of ten one minu...

Page 151: ...aved memos with the first one selected 3 Highlight the desired memo and press or Press the number corresponding to the memo you want to review Erasing Voice Memos Toeraseanindividualmemo 1 Select Menu Tools Voice Memo 2 Select Review and press 3 Highlight the desired memo 4 Select Options and press Erase 5 Select Yes and press Toeraseallvoicememos 1 Select Menu Tools Voice Memo Erase All 2 Select ...

Page 152: ...126 Section 2H Using Your Phone s Voice Services ...

Page 153: ...nd Adapter Your Sprint PCS Phone allows you to use a TransFLASH card and an adapter to expand the phone s available memory space This highly secure digital card enables images music and voice data to quickly and easily be exchanged among SD compatible devices This section details the features and options of your phone s memory card functionality ...

Page 154: ...on the bottom left side of the phone 2 Position the TransFlash card perpendicular to the opening and gently slide it into place until it is fully inserted and locked RemovingtheTransFLASHMemoryCard ToremovetheTransFLASHmemorycardfromyourphone 1 Open the TransFlash access panel located on the bottom left side of the phone 2 Push in and then release the TransFlash card to eject 3 Pull the TransFLASH...

Page 155: ...ansFLASH memory card slot Indicates that a TransFLASH memory card has been inserted into your handset Note DONOT remove a TransFLASH memory card while files are being accessed or transferred It will result in loss or damage of data Make sure your battery is fully charged before using the TransFLASH memory card Your data may become damaged or unusable if the battery runs out while using the TransFL...

Page 156: ...emory card into the TransFLASH SD adapter ToinserttheTransFLASHmemorycardintotheTransFLASHSD adapter 䊳 With the label side of the TransFLASH memory card facing up insert the card into the supplied TransFLASH SD adapter and gently slide the card until it is fully inserted ToremovetheTransFLASHmemorycardfromtheTransFLASHSD adapter 䊳 Hold the front edge of the TransFLASH memory card and gently pull o...

Page 157: ...rint PCS Phone s built in camera gives you the ability to take full color digital pictures view your pictures using the phone s display and instantly send them to family and friends It s fun and as easy to use as a traditional point and click camera just take a picture view it on your phone s display and send it from your phone to up to ten people This section explains the features and options of ...

Page 158: ...ormation 2 If you press the Navigation down key the reversed screen will be shown 3 Using the phone s main LCD as a viewfinder aim the camera lens at your subject 4 Press the camera button until the shutter sounds The picture will automatically be saved in the In Phone Card folder 䡲 To return to camera mode to take another picture press the camera key 5 Press for more options then twist the screen...

Page 159: ...s 䡲 Postcard to save handwritten text across the original image Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture Mail Password The first time you use any of the picture management options involving the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site you will need to establish a Sprint PCS Picture Mail password through your phone This password will also allow you to sign in to the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site at www sprint c...

Page 160: ...ptions 䢇 Picture Mode to select from Auto Portrait Scenic Sports Vivid or Macro 䢇 Flash to activate the flash See Setting the Flash on page 136 䢇 Self Timer to activate the camera s timer See Setting the Self Timer on page 136 䢇 Multi Shot to take multiple shots 䡲 SeriesShotto take a rapid series of pictures in 3 5 or 10 shot intervals See Taking Multiple Shots on page 137 䡲 DividedShot to take 4 ...

Page 161: ...etting and press 䡲 White Balance to adjust white balance based on changing conditions Select from Auto Sunny Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent or Manual 䡲 Metering to adjust the metering point between Average or Spot If spot is selected the metering will be done according to the center of the viewfinder 䢇 Settings to select Auto Focus Resolution Save To Quality ShutterSound StatusIcons or Memory Info Se...

Page 162: ...ingtheSelf Timer Toactivatetheself timer 1 From camera mode select Options 2 Press the volume key up to select Self Timer and press 3 Highlight the length of delay you want the timer to use 5 sec or 10 sec and press 4 Press when you are ready to start the timer It displays in the upper right portion of the main LCD during the self timer countdown 5 Get ready for the picture When the timer is start...

Page 163: ...Series Shot 䡲 Off to deactivate the multiple shots option 䡲 3 Shots to take a series of three pictures 䡲 5 Shots to take a series of five pictures 䡲 10 Shots to take a series of ten pictures Only appears when the resolution setting is 320 䢇 Divided Shot 䡲 Off to deactivate the multiple shots option 䡲 4 Shots to take a series of four pictures and then display one image on screen 䡲 9 Shots to take a...

Page 164: ...e allows you to zoom in on an object when you take a picture Depending on your resolution settings you can adjust the zoom up to 9 levels Tousethezoom 1 From camera mode press the volume key up or down 2 Press to take the picture The picture will automatically be saved in the Memory Card folder Note After taking multiple shots the pictures are automatically saved in the Memory Card folder ...

Page 165: ...n you depress the camera button 䡲 Resolution to select a picture s file size 2M 1M 800 640 or 320 䡲 Save To select a folder where the images will be saved Phone or Card 䡲 Quality to select the picture quality setting Fine Normal or Economy 䡲 ShutterSound to select a shutter sound Offor Sound 1 3 䡲 Status Icons to show or hide the image icons except the flash icon 䡲 Memory Info to display the avail...

Page 166: ...re Mail Web site www sprint com picturemail delete images and access additional picture options In Phone Folder If the memory card is not installed the picture is automatically saved to the In Phone folder From the In Phone folder you can view other pictures you have taken move selected images to your memory card if you re in the In Phone Folder the images are already stored in your phone send pic...

Page 167: ... by Pictbridge connection or by Bluetooth connection 䢇 Assign to assign the current image as a Picture ID Screen Saver or Incoming Call 䢇 Erase to erase the image or selected images 䢇 Copy Move to copy or move the image from the In Phone memory to the installed memory card 䢇 Detail Edit to attach a text message or view the media information associated with the image 䢇 Album List to display the lis...

Page 168: ...ng the video clip to another user or Long Video and press Additional video options are available through the video mode Options menu See Video Mode Options on page 143 for more information 3 Using the phone s main LCD as a viewfinder aim the camera lens at your subject 4 Press to begin recording Maximum recording time for video mail is 30 seconds 䡲 To return to camera mode to take another video pr...

Page 169: ...hen the phone is open and in camcorder mode press to display additional camcorder options 䢇 Movie Light to activate the movie light and set to 䡲 Off to turn off the movie light for all movies 䡲 On This Movie to turn on the movie light for current video clip only 䡲 Always On to turn on the movie light for all movies 䢇 Self Timer to activate the camera s timer See Setting the Self Timer on page 136 ...

Page 170: ...132 for details SettingtheMovieLight Tosetthemovielight 1 Select Menu Pictures Camcorder 2 Select Video Mail or Long Video and press 3 Select Options 4 Press the volume key up to select Movie Light and press 5 Select one of the following options and press 䡲 Off 䡲 On This Movie 䡲 Always On SettingtheSelf Timer The self timer function operates the same as it does in Camera mode For more information ...

Page 171: ...mail and long video 䡲 Memory Info to display the available memory information available in the camera Storing Videos There are three types of storage folders that can be used separately according to your needs 䢇 In Phone see In Phone Folder on page 140 䢇 Memory Card see Memory Card Folder on page 140 䢇 Online Album Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail SM Once you ve taken a picture you can use the mess...

Page 172: ...ile number or enter an email address using the keypad and select Done 6 Enter additional recipients or select Next to continue 7 If you wish to include a subject scroll to Subject and select Add Enter your subject using the keypad and select Next to save and exit 8 If you wish to include a text message scroll to Text Message and select Add Enter your message using your keypad or press Options to s...

Page 173: ...n step 5 to select or edit the recipient 䡲 To change the text message scroll to Text Message and press the appropriate softkey 䡲 To change the voice memo highlight the box next to Voice Memo and press the appropriate softkey 䡲 To change the attached picture s select the thumbnail picture and press the appropriate softkey Select In Phone and press Next 11 Press to send the picture Sending Pictures ...

Page 174: ...cture 䡲 Take New Video 䡲 Text Only 5 Display the picture you wish to send and press You can select multiple pictures 6 Select Next to continue 7 Follow steps 7 11 in Sending Pictures From the In Phone Folder on page 146 Tip To take and send a new picture from Messaging select New Picture during step 4 above take the new picture to preview and follow steps 5 11 in Sending Pictures From the In Phone...

Page 175: ...res edit album titles add captions and organize images You can even send your pictures to be printed at participating retail locations You will also have access to picture management tools to improve and customize your pictures You ll be able to lighten darken crop add antique effects add comic bubbles and cartoon effects and use other features to transform your pictures ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictur...

Page 176: ...hone 1 Select Menu Pictures My Albums Online Albums Depending on your settings you may be prompted to accept a Sprint PCS Vision connection The My Uploads folder and other folders created by the user are displayed 2 Highlight My Uploads or any other folder created by the user and press to display Thumbnail pictures up to four per screen are displayed 3 Use your navigation key to select a picture 4...

Page 177: ...adpictures 1 Press Menu Pictures My Albums Thumbnail pictures will display 2 Select In Phone or Memory Card and press 3 Select the picture s you wish to upload and press Options 4 Select Upload and choose My Uploads or My Albumsand press 5 Select Continue to start uploading ...

Page 178: ...adpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMail Website 1 From the online pictures display select the picture you wish to download and press Options See Managing Online Pictures and Videos From Your Phone on page 150 2 Highlight Save to and press 3 Select one of the following options and press 䡲 In Phone to download the picture and save to the phone 䡲 In Memory Card to download and save the picture to the i...

Page 179: ...es and Videos From Your Phone on page 150 2 Select Contacts and press 3 Highlight a recipient or recipients up to 25 and press 4 Press Done when you are finished selecting recipients 5 Press Next 6 To include a text message highlight the box under Text Message and press the appropriate softkey Enter your message and press 7 Confirm your recipients and attached data 8 Press the appropriate softkey ...

Page 180: ... pictures to a selected album Copy This to copy the selected picture to the album Copy All to copy all pictures in the current album or Inbox to the target album Move This to move the selected picture to the album MoveAll to move all pictures in the current album or Inbox to the target album 䡲 Save to to copy the selected picture to the Saved to Phone folder See In Phone Folder on page 140 䡲 Erase...

Page 181: ...ey to select an album or Inbox 3 Select Options to display options 4 To select an option highlight it and press 䡲 Send to Contact to send the album to a contact 䡲 New Album to create a new album 䡲 Rename Album to rename the album only available on albums created by the user default albums cannot be renamed 䡲 Erase Album to erase the album only available on albums created by the user default albums...

Page 182: ...ng contrasts with the background the program will have a greater chance of recognizing the text If the text is muted or blends into the background some or all of the text may not be recognized by the scanning process 1 Select Menu Pictures Biz Card Scan 2 Twist and turn screen to a 90 degree angle Using the screen as a view finder position the camera above the business card on a flat surface makin...

Page 183: ...ect Name this is the name of the contact 䡲 Select Mobile this is mobile number of the contact 䡲 Select Work this is the work number of the contact 䡲 SelectFax this is the fax number of the contact This number will be saved under the Others field of your Contacts entry 䡲 Select Email this is the email address of the contact 6 Rotate screen back to upright position to confirm entry and select Done 7...

Page 184: ...technology A USB cable must be connected between the two devices before any printing can occur TousePictBridgetoprintpicturesfromyourphone 1 Insert one end of the accessory cable into the USB slot on the printer Printer must support PictBridge technology 2 Select Menu Pictures Pictbridge Print 3 Insert the USB cable into your phone 4 Read the Connect Printer message and select OK 5 Select In Phone...

Page 185: ...rd image 䡲 Index prints the index information 10 Press the navigation key down to select Border Press the navigation key left or right to turn on or off 11 Press the navigation key down to select DatePrint Press the navigation key left or right to turn on or off 12 Select Preview to preview the image or select Print to print the image 13 Select Yes to confirm printing and press Note These sizes ar...

Page 186: ...andscape mode Toaccessthesettingsandinfomenu 1 Select Menu Pictures Settings and Info 2 Select one of the following options and press 䡲 Auto Save to select where to save pictures and videos The available options are Phone and Memory Card 䡲 Account Info to display your current Sprint account settings via an online connection 䡲 View Mode to select a picture view mode of portrait or landscape when vi...

Page 187: ...listen to audio clips and view video clips right from your phone s display It s a great way to stay up to date with news weather and sports information while also enjoying the latest blockbuster movie trailers or music videos anywhere anytime on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network Just access your media player from your phone s main menu scroll to your choice of channel and select one of the video o...

Page 188: ...nt to spend the money to go see the full motion picture 䢇 Sprint TV SM This comprehensive basic service gives you access to a variety of content from familiar brands Think of it as basic cable for your phone It allows you unlimited access to this content as long as you continue to pay the monthly subscription fee 䢇 Available Individual Channel Options You also have the option of subscribing to ind...

Page 189: ...ess If you have purchased Sprint TV either through a Sprint TV Vision Plan subscription or by purchasing it separately it will be displayed here 䡲 AvailableChannels These are channels that have not yet been purchased but are available to access for a monthly subscription fee Use your navigation key to scroll through and select a channel and follow the onscreen instructions to purchase access to it...

Page 190: ...l be prompted to accept the corresponding monthly charge Follow the onscreen prompts to subscribe to the selected channel A list of available clips will display 3 Scroll to the clip you would like to play and press Select or The clip will automatically load and begin playing Note The first time you access one of your Available Channels you will be prompted to accept the corresponding monthly fee u...

Page 191: ...e caller leaves a voicemail the voicemail icon will appear on the screen 3 How long are the clips Will I know the estimated time it will take to play the clip prior to accessing it Once you have selected a channel you will see a listing of the available clips with the clip s length appearing after the clip s title In general a clip s duration will depend on the story or content being provided and ...

Page 192: ... Why are some channels already pre loaded into the My Channels section Some channels such as Previews are offered free of charge as a customer courtesy These channels automatically appear in the My Channels section of your Channel Listings 8 IfIdon tsubscribetoSprintPCSVisionPlan amIstillableto view the multimedia clips Yes for service access charges please consult your Sprint PCS Service Plan or ...

Page 193: ...an I close the flip while I am playing an audio or video clip without interrupting the clip Yes When you insert your stereo headset into the phone s headset jack the phone automatically goes into headset mode allowing you to close the flip and continue playing the clip likewise if your phone is in headset mode a phone call will not become disconnected by closing the flip 13 Can I surf to a differe...

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Page 195: ...ilt in Bluetooth technology allowing you to share information more easily than ever before Bluetooth is a short range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices such as headsets hands free car kits and Bluetooth enabled handhelds PCs printers and wireless phones The Bluetooth communication range is usually up to approximately 10 meters 30 feet ...

Page 196: ...luetooth devices ToturnBluetoothon 1 Select Menu Settings Bluetooth Enable 2 Press the navigation key up or down to select On and press to enable Bluetooth ToturnBluetoothoff 1 Select Menu Settings Bluetooth Enable 2 Press the navigation key up or down to select Off and press to disable Bluetooth BluetoothStatusIndicators The following icon shows your Bluetooth connection status at a glance 䢇 Blue...

Page 197: ...uetooth address ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu 1 Select Menu Settings Bluetooth 2 Use the navigation key to select Visibility Device Name or Device Info and press Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name The Device Name section of the Bluetooth Settings menu allows you to select a Bluetooth name for your phone Your phone s Bluetooth name will appear to other in range Bluetooth devices depending on y...

Page 198: ...isibility setting and press 䡲 Always Visible to allow other Bluetooth devices to detect and identify your phone 䡲 Visiblefor3min to allow other devices three minutes before changing your status to hidden 䡲 Hidden to prevent other Bluetooth devices from detecting and identifying your phone Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Address Todisplayyourphone sBluetoothaddress 䊳 Select Menu Settings Bluetooth ...

Page 199: ...e volume key on the side of the handset 䢇 Hands Free Profile This profile functions as a wireless car kit Incoming calls ring to the hands free headset or device Calls can be received by pressing a button on the headset or device For dialing four functions are supported recent call dial voice dial speed dial and number dial Increase or decrease the volume by using the volume key on the side of the...

Page 200: ...st secure connections while bypassing the discovery and authentication process TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice 1 Select Menu Tools Bluetooth Add New Search Your phone will display a list of discovered in range Bluetooth devices 2 Select the device you wish to pair with and press 3 Enter the passkey and press WaitingforPairing If you are going to be using a Dial Up Network DUN profile to ...

Page 201: ...information must be accepted by the other device to allow the contact information to be transferred Tosendacontact 1 Press Contacts 2 Enter the first few letters of the desired contact entry or press up or down to highlight the desired contact 3 Press Options Send Contact The Searching screen is displayed 4 Press up or down to highlight the other device and press Select 5 Enter a PIN number to est...

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Page 205: ...ng Voicemail Using SMS Text Messaging Using SMS Voice Messaging Using Caller ID Responding to Call Waiting Making a Three Way Call Using Call Forwarding Now that you ve mastered your phone s fundamentals it s time to explore the calling features that enhance your Sprint PCS Service This section outlines your basic Sprint PCS Service features ...

Page 206: ...g as soon as your phone is activated Tosetupyourvoicemail 1 Press and hold 2 Follow the system prompts to 䡲 Create your passcode 䡲 Record your name announcement 䡲 Record your greeting 䡲 Choose whether or not to activate One Touch Message Access a feature that lets you access messages simply by pressing and holding bypassing the need for you to enter your pass code Note VoicemailPasscode If you are...

Page 207: ... and hold TodisplayyourMissedLog 䊳 Press the navigation key up Note When you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages Itisrecommendedthatyouperiodicallycheckyour voicemail by dialing 1 area code you Sprint PCS Phone number When your voicemail answers press and enter your passcode You will be charged roaming rates when accessing vo...

Page 208: ...UsingtheMenuKeysonYourPhonetoAccessYourMessages 1 Select Menu Messaging Voicemail Call Voicemail 2 Press to listen to your messages UsingaPhoneOtherThanYourSprintPCSPhonetoAccess Messages 1 Dial your Sprint PCS Phone number 2 When your voicemail answers press the key 3 Enter your passcode Note You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your Sprint PCS Phone Tip ...

Page 209: ...ip Voicemail Options Your Sprint PCS Phone offers several options for organizing and accessing your voicemail UsingExpertMode Using the Expert Mode setting for your personal voicemail box helps you navigate through the voicemail system more quickly by shortening the voice prompts you hear at each level Toturnexpertmodeonoroff 1 Press and hold to access your voicemail If your voicemail box contains...

Page 210: ...ptions following the system prompts 3 Press for Administrative Options 4 Press for Group Distribution Lists 5 Follow the voice prompts to create edit rename or delete group lists SprintPCSCallback Return a call after listening to a message without disconnecting from voicemail 䊳 Press after listening to a message Once the call is complete you re returned to the voicemail main menu Voicemail to Voic...

Page 211: ...a voice message except those marked Private to other Sprint PCS Voicemail users 1 After listening to a message press and then 2 Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number 3 Follow the voice prompts to record your introduction and forward the voice message Voicemail to VoicemailReceiptRequest Receive confirmation that your voice message has been listened to when you send forward or reply to...

Page 212: ...off or you are off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network for an extended period this greeting can be played instead of your normal personal greeting 1 From the main voicemail menu press for Personal Options 2 Press for greetings 3 Press to record an Extended Absence Greeting Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message icon after you have checked your voice and ...

Page 213: ...ate through the voicemail menu The following list outlines your phone s voicemail menu structure Listen EnvelopeInformation Reply Advance8Seconds Replay Rewind ForwardMessage Erase Callback Save Options SendaMessage PersonalOptions NotificationOptions PhoneNotification NumericPagingtoaSprintPCSPhone ReturntoPersonalOptionsMenu AdministrativeOptions SkipPasscode Autoplay ...

Page 214: ...ging you can use a person s wireless phone number to send instant text messages from your Sprint PCS Phone to their messaging ready phone and they can send messages to you When you receive a new message it will automatically display on your phone s screen In addition SMS Text Messaging includes a variety of pre set messages such as I m running late I m on my way that make composing messages fast a...

Page 215: ...pe a message use your keypad to enter your message Use to select a character input mode 䡲 To use a preset message recent message or an emoticon select Options and select Preset Msg Recent Msg or Emoticons Press the number on the keypad that corresponds to the number next to the message or emoticon 5 Select Next 6 Review your message and press Send You may also select the following additional messa...

Page 216: ...sage use your keypad to enter your message Use to select a character input mode 䡲 To use a preset message or a emoticon select Options and select Preset Msg Recent Msg or Emoticons Press the number on the keypad that corresponds to the number next to the message or emoticon 3 Select Next 4 Review your message and press Send You may also select the following additional messaging options by pressing...

Page 217: ...an ever Toaddand oreditpresetmessages 1 Select Menu Messaging Settings General Preset Messages 2 Select Options and press Add New or Highlight a message you wish to edit and select Options and press Erase or select Edit 3 Enter your new message or changes and press See Entering Text on page 41 Note You may also add or edit preset messages in the My Online Tools area at www sprint com ...

Page 218: ... voice message to other SMS enabled Sprint PCS Phones or working email addresses without making a phone call Just record a message and send it directly to the recipient s phone messaging inbox Playing an SMS Voice Message ToplayanSMSVoicemessagefromthemainmenu 1 Select Menu Messaging VoiceSMS 2 Select the message you want to play 3 Press to play the message 4 Press Reply to reply to the message To...

Page 219: ...il address directly or select a contact from your Contacts list 3 Press and select Contacts Entry 4 Press Next when you are finished selecting and entering recipients 5 Start recording after the beep You can record up to two minutes 6 To finish recording press Done 7 Press Send to send the voice message Note If this is the first time that you are sending an SMS message the From Name screen is disp...

Page 220: ...om the SMS Voice inbox press Reply and record your message after the beep 2 Press Done to send your message Using Caller ID Caller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call just follow these easy steps Toblockyourphonenumberfrombeingdisplayedforaspecific outgoingcall 1...

Page 221: ... and displays the caller s phone number if it is available and you are in digital mode Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou reonacall 䊳 Press This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller 䊳 Press again Tip For those calls where you don t want to be interrupted you can temporarily disable Call Waiting by pressing 70 before placing your call Call Waiting is...

Page 222: ...you wish to call and press This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number 3 When you re connected to the second party press again to begin your three way call TomakeaThree WayCallduringacall 䊳 During the call enter a number you wish to call and press twice If one of the people you called hangs up during your call you and the remaining caller stay connected If you initiated the call...

Page 223: ...alls from your phone when Call Forwarding is activated ToactivateCallForwarding 1 Press 2 Enter the area code and phone number to which your future calls should be forwarded 3 Press You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding TodeactivateCallForwarding 1 Press 2 Press You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm the deactivation Note You are charged a h...

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Page 225: ...ing data services you will really use These features including Sprint TVSM messaging games downloadable ringers and screen savers and portable Web access let you have fun stay in touch and stay informed no matter where you go on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network This section introduces these advanced services and walks you through the necessary steps to start taking advantage of Sprint PCS Vision ...

Page 226: ...nd receive emails and chat on your Sprint Power Vision Phone SprintTVSM See and hear the latest news sports weather and more in full color video and vivid sound while on the go Music Stream music to the Sprint Media Player in your Sprint Power Vision Multimedia Phone Games Play exciting games with full color graphics sound and vibration Choose from over 250 games to play anytime Ringers Personaliz...

Page 227: ...e third John Smith to sign up for Sprint PCS Vision services might have jsmith003 sprint com as his User name When you use Sprint PCS Vision services your User name is submitted to identify you to the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network The User name is also useful as an address for Sprint PCS Mail as a way to personalize Web services and as an online virtual identity Your User name will be automaticall...

Page 228: ...ion connection will launch and the Sprint PCS Vision home page will display TheSprintPCSVisionHomePage If you had a previous Sprint PCS Vision connection the last page you visited may display when you launch your browser When this occurs you may not see the Connecting message when you launch the session Though the browser is Shortcut You can also press the navigation key rightto launch the Web Not...

Page 229: ... Select Menu Settings Power Vision Net Guard 䡲 On to activate the Net Guard 䡲 Off to deactivate the Net Guard Sprint PCS Vision Connection Status and Indicators Your phone s display lets you know the current status of your Sprint PCS Vision connection through indicators which appear at the top of the screen The following symbols are used Your Sprint PCS Vision connection is active data is being tr...

Page 230: ...ently able to access Sprint PCS Vision service features Your phone is connected to a high speed Sprint Power Vision connection A high speed Sprint Power Vision connection is available The high speed Sprint Power Vision connection is dormant Your high speed Sprint Power Vision connection is active If no indicator appears your phone does not have a current Sprint PCS Vision connection To launch a co...

Page 231: ...ctly below the phone s display screen Tousesoftkeys 䊳 Press the desired softkey button If an additional pop up menu appears when you press the softkey button select the menu items using your keypad if they re numbered or by highlighting the option and pressing Scrolling As with other parts of your phone s menu you ll have to scroll up and down to see everything on some Web sites Toscrolllinebyline...

Page 232: ... appropriate softkey GoingBack Togobackonepage 䊳 Press the key on your phone GoingHome ToreturntotheSprintPCSVisionhomepagefromanyotherWebpage 䊳 Press and hold or Select Menu Home Tip You ll find that the left softkey is used primarily for selecting items This softkey is often labeled OK Ifthe items on a page are numbered you can use yourkeypad number keys to select an item The tenth item in a num...

Page 233: ...CS Voicemail provides voicemail to mailbox messaging For information on using your phone s voicemail feature see Using Voicemail on page 180 Accessing Sprint PCS Mail Sprint PCS Mail allows you to perform many of the typical email functions from your Sprint Power Vision Phone that you can from your personal computer You can manage your Sprint PCS Mail account from your Sprint Power Vision Phone or...

Page 234: ...the go Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone 1 From the Sprint PCS Vision home page select Messaging Email 2 Select an email provider such as AOL MSN Yahoo Earthlink or Other 3 Use your keypad to enter the required sign in information for the selected provider such as user name email address and or password and select Sign In Your mailbox for the selected provider will display 4 Follow the onscreen ...

Page 235: ...page select Messaging IM Email 2 Select an email provider such as AOL Instant Messenger MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger 3 Use your keypad to enter the required sign in information for the selected provider such as user name and or password and select Sign In Your IM screen for the selected provider will display 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to read reply to compose send and manage your IM ac...

Page 236: ...at Dating Jumbuck You will see a disclaimer for Wireless Chat 3 Select I Agree to accept the disclaimer 4 Use your keypad to enter a nickname and select Enter The chat menu will display 5 Select a chatroom from the menu for example Friends or Singles and press Go to enter 6 Once in the chatroom you may scroll through the postings to read messages from other chatroom participants and use your keypa...

Page 237: ...m Service content are outlined below AccessingtheDownloadMenus ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus 1 Select Menu My Content 2 Select the type of file you wish to download Games Ringers Screen Savers Applications IM Email or Call Tones and press 3 Select Get New and press To access the Sprint PCS Vision download menus from the Web browser 1 From the Sprint PCS Vision home page select Downloads ...

Page 238: ...ood Ol Boy The Good the Bad and the Ugly and Goofy Club DownloadinganItem Once you ve selected an item you wish to download highlight it and press or press OK You will see a summary page for the item including its title the vendor the download detail the file size and the cost Links allow you to view the LicenseDetails page which outlines the price license type and length of license for the downlo...

Page 239: ...management page at www sprint com all of your purchases are stored in My Content Manager and may be downloaded to your phone from there My Content Manager is a storage area on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network that is assigned specifically to your account It allows you to store all of your Premium Service downloadable files The files remain in My Content Manager until their license terms have expi...

Page 240: ... the item has been successfully downloaded to your phone 3 Select an option to continue 䡲 Select Use to assign the downloaded item or to launch in the case of a game or application Your Sprint PCS Vision session will end and you will be redirected to the appropriate phone menu screen 䡲 Select Shop to browse for other items to download 䡲 Press to quit the browser and return to standby mode For comp...

Page 241: ...d Business Links as well as useful management options including My Account and Search Many sites are available under more than one menu choose the one that s most convenient for you Using the Browser Menu Navigating the Web from your phone using the Sprint PCS Vision home page is easy once you get the hang of it For details on how to navigate the Web select menu items and more see Navigating the W...

Page 242: ...u to bookmark the current site 䢇 View Bookmarks Allows you to access bookmarked sites and manage your bookmarks 䢇 Search Launches a Google search 䢇 Send page to Allows you to send the current page as a text message 䢇 Goto URL Allows you to navigate directly to a Web site by entering its URL Web site address 䢇 History Keeps a list of links to your most recently visited sites To navigate to a site h...

Page 243: ...a later time Tocreateabookmark 1 Go to the Web page you want to mark 2 Press to open the browser menu 3 Select Mark this Page and press to save the bookmark 4 Press to exit popup screen AccessingaBookmark Toaccessabookmark 1 Press to open the browser menu 2 Select View Bookmarks 3 Scroll to highlight the bookmark you d like to access and press to go to the Web site or press the number correspondin...

Page 244: ...Select Delete and press 5 Select OK to confirm and remove the bookmark 6 Press to exit popup screen GoingtoaSpecificWebsite To go to a particular Web site by entering a URL Web site address 1 Press to open the browser menu 2 Select Go to URL 3 Select the URL field and press 4 Use your keypad to enter the URL of the Web site you wish to go to and press Note Not all Web sites are viewable on your ph...

Page 245: ...esponding you can usually fix the problem by simply restarting the browser TorestarttheWebbrowser 1 Press to open the browser menu 2 Select More Restart Browser Sprint PCS Vision FAQs HowwillIknowwhenmyphoneisreadyforSprintPCSVision service Your User name for example bsmith001 sprint com will display in the Phone Info listing in your phone s Settings menu HowdoIsign inforthefirsttime You are autom...

Page 246: ...all will be forwarded to voicemail You can place an outgoing call anytime but it will interrupt any in progress Sprint PCS Vision session Whenismydataconnectionactive Your connection is active when data is being transferred Outgoing calls are allowed incoming calls go directly to voicemail when 3G is active If EVDO is active the call will ring through before going to voicemail When active the or i...

Page 247: ...your phone however you will not be able to browse the Web or use other Sprint PCS Vision services While signed out you can still place or receive phone calls check voicemail and use other voice services You may sign in again at any time To sign out go to Settings Power Vision Disable PCS Vision in your phone s menu ...

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Page 249: ...live interactive 3 D games and Broadband like download speeds In addition you can experience all of the latest messaging imaging and browsing enhancements currently available to Sprint PCS users Features such as the Sprint Music Store SM On Demand personalized data services and the option to use your phone as a modem make Sprint Power Vision your key to total connectivity This section introduces t...

Page 250: ...ss to the Sprint Music Store and On Demand Enabling Sprint Power Vision Since Sprint Power Vision is an enhancement to your phone s Sprint PCS Vision capabilities you don t need to take any extra action to make Sprint Power Vision available As long as your phone s Sprint PCS Vision setting is enabled see Enabling and Disabling Sprint PCS Vision Services on page 75 your phone is ready to access Spr...

Page 251: ...ore right from your phone s main menu anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network When you enter the store for the first time you will be prompted to set up your user identification and password ToaccesstheSprintMusicStore 1 Select Menu Music 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to establish your User ID and password 3 Use your keypad and navigation key to explore the store Tip Your User ID for th...

Page 252: ...of searching for specific songs or artists Just use your keypad to enter your search criteria in the available field 2 Highlight the song you want and press The song information screen will display 3 Select an option and press 䡲 Preview to play an audio clip of the selected song 䡲 Buy Song to purchase the song and download it to your phone s TransFLASH card When you select Buy Song the file will a...

Page 253: ...lost or damaged or if you install a new TransFLASH card Tobackupyourdownloadedmusicfiles 1 Open the TransFLASH access panel on the bottom left side of the phone and press in on the TransFLASH card to release the locking mechanism 2 Remove the TransFLASH memory card and insert into the SD card adapter 3 Insert the SD card adapter with the TransFLASH memory card into an SD card reader sold separatel...

Page 254: ...ic 䡲 Create Playlist to set up a custom playlist of songs you like to hear together Follow the onscreen instructions to create a name for the playlist select songs by artist genre and title and create an order for the playlist 3 Once you ve displayed a list of songs you can browse through your available titles by Song Artist or Genre to select a specific song 䡲 To play a song select it and press P...

Page 255: ...uch as News Sports Weather Money Movies and more tailored to your preferred area These categories and the associated information are updated continuously throughout the day so you ll always be up to date and in the know In addition to presenting a number of fixed categories On Demand also offers optional categories you can select for an additional monthly charge allowing you faster access to the i...

Page 256: ... options for this example you would be able to select from such sub categories as Top Stories USA News World News and Politics 4 Select a subcategory then select an article you would like to view and press The article will display 5 Use your navigation key to scroll through the article If applicable the left and right softkeys will offer additional options 䡲 Left Softkey If there is a related stor...

Page 257: ...ay include cast running time plot synopsis MPAA rating reviews etc 䡲 ManageTheaters to view the movie s showtimes at a number of selected movie theaters in your area Follow the onscreen instructions to purchase will call tickets may not be available for all theaters or for all showtimes Additional fixed On Demand categories such as Money which features a customizable stock ticker delayed 20 minute...

Page 258: ...1 From your computer s traditional Internet connection go to www sprint com downloads and download the Sprint Power Vision Connection Manager software The software and drivers can be downloaded free of charge 2 Double click on the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the Sprint Power Vision Connection Manager software and drivers to your PC 3 Once the software has been f...

Page 259: ...ect to end the session 7 Disconnect the USB cable from your phone and your PC Note While your data connection is active you will not be able to receive incoming calls all incoming calls will be forwarded to your Sprint PCS Voicemail Placing an outgoing call during a data session terminates the data connection Sprint PCS Vision services are available on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network Sprint Powe...

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Page 261: ...a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command With Sprint PCS reaching your friends family and co workers has never been easier especially when you re on the go You can even listen to Web based information such as news weather and sports Your voice does it all with Sprint PCS Voice Command This section outlines the Sprint PCS Voice Command service ...

Page 262: ...ne in your address book even if you don t remember their phone number 䢇 You don t need to worry about losing your contacts or address book This advanced service is network based so if you switch or happen to lose your Sprint PCS Phone you won t lose your contacts or address book It sEasytoGetStarted There are two easy ways to sign up for Sprint PCS Voice Command 䊳 Sign up when you purchase and act...

Page 263: ...print Sync SM Services for no additional charge Simply click on the Click to synchronize button within your Sprint PCS Voice Command personal address book at www talk sprintpcs com 䢇 Use Voice Recordings Simply dial and say Add name You will then be asked to say the name and number you want to add to your personal address book Your address book can store up to 20 voice recorded names at once 䢇 Cal...

Page 264: ...Baker on the mobile phone Call 555 1234 or Call Bob Miller 3 Your request will be repeated and you will be asked to verify Say Yes to call the number or person The number will automatically be dialed Say No if you wish to cancel For more helpful hints on Sprint PCS Voice Command including a list of recognized commands and an interactive tutorial visit www talk sprintpcs com Tip Keep in mind that S...

Page 265: ...sinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand 1 Press 2 Say Call the Web and choose from a listing of information categories like news weather and sports or Simply say Call news room Call the weather Call Sports Central etc Note Sprint PCS Voice Command is not available while roaming off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network ...

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Page 269: ...ess to Your Phone Caring for the Battery Radiofrequency RF Energy Radiofrequency RF Energy Owner s Record Phone Guide Proprietary Notice This phone guide contains important operational and safety information that will help you safely use your phone Failure to read and follow the information provided in this phone guide may result in serious bodily injury death or property damage ...

Page 270: ...roken Avoid dropping hitting bending or sitting on it 䢇 Any changes or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void your warranty for this equipment and void your authority to operate this equipment 䢇 Poor reception may be caused by inadvertently covering the internal antenna located inside the phone If poor reception is being experienced try to re position your h...

Page 271: ...lways follow any special regulations in a given area Turn your phone off in areas where use is forbidden or when it may cause interference or danger UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radiofrequency RF signals However RF signals from wireless phones may affect inadequately shielded electronic equipment RF signals may affect improperly install...

Page 272: ...xplosive atmosphere Although it s rare your phone and accessories could generate sparks Sparks can cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death These areas are often but not always clearly marked They include 䢇 Fueling areas such as gas stations 䢇 Below deck on boats 䢇 Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities 䢇 Areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such ...

Page 273: ...r They re also available at www sprint com click on the Shopping tab at top then look under Phones Accessories Buying the right batteries and accessories is the best way to ensure they re genuine and safe 䢇 In order to avoid damage charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32 F to 113 F 0 C to 45 C 䢇 Don t use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high humidity areas such as t...

Page 274: ...Li Ion Batteries For safe disposal options of your Li Ion batteries contact your nearest Sprint authorized service center Special Note Be sure to dispose of your battery properly In some areas the disposal of batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited ...

Page 275: ... a regulation In August 1996 the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI IEEE standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRP Body WornOperation To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines if you wear a handset on your body use the Sprint supplied or approved carrying case holster or other body worn accessor...

Page 276: ...tween different model phones do not mean variations in safety SAR values at or below the federal standard of 1 6 W kg are considered safe for use by the public The highest reported SAR values of the MM A940 are PCSmode Part24 Head 0 999W kg Body worn 1 12W kg FCCRadiofrequencyEmission This phone meets the FCC Radiofrequency Emission Guidelines FCC ID number A3LSPHA940 More information on the phone...

Page 277: ...e MM A940 by Samsung Serial No Phone Guide Proprietary Notice CDMA Technology is licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following patents 4 901 307 5 109 390 5 267 262 5 416 797 5 506 865 5 544 196 5 657 420 5 101 501 5 267 261 5 414 796 5 504 773 5 535 239 5 600 754 5 778 338 5 228 054 5 337 338 5 710 784 5 056 109 5 568 483 5 659 569 5 490 165 5 511 073 T9 Text Input is licen...

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Page 279: ...e you with reliable worry free service If for any reason you have a problem with your equipment please refer to the manufacturer s warranty in this section For information regarding the terms and conditions of service for your Sprint PCS Phone please visit www sprint com and click on the Terms Conditions link at the bottom or call Sprint Customer Service at 1 888 211 4PCS ...

Page 280: ...part of Product including antenna or cosmetic damage b equipment that has the serial number removed or made illegible c any plastic surfaces or other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal use d malfunctions resulting from the use of Product in conjunction with accessories products or ancillary peripheral equipment not furnished or approved by SAMSUNG e defects or dam...

Page 281: ...chever is longer All replaced parts components boards and equipment shall become the property of SAMSUNG If SAMSUNG determines that any Product is not covered by this Limited Warranty Purchaser must pay all parts shipping and labor charges for the repair or return of such Product What Are the Limits On SAMSUNG s Liability EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED HEREIN PURCHASER TAKES...

Page 282: ... THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL NOT EXTEND TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT AND STATES PURCHASER S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IF ANY PORTION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS HELD ILLEGAL OR UNENFORCEABLE BY REASON OF ANY LAW SUCH PARTIAL ILLEGALITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE ENFORCEABILITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY WHICH PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES IS AND WILL AL...

Page 283: ...Limited Warranty or make additional warranties binding on SAMSUNG Accordingly additional statements such as dealer advertising or presentation whether oral or written do not constitute warranties by SAMSUNG and should not be relied upon Samsung Telecommunications America L P 1301 E Lookout Drive Richardson Texas 75082 Phone 1 800 SAMSUNG Phone 1 888 987 HELP 4357 2005 Samsung Telecommunications Am...

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Page 285: ...ing 87 MakingaCall 85 PrependingaPhone Number 87 SavingaPhoneNumber 86 CallSetupOptions 64 CallWaiting 195 CallerID 194 Camera 131 155 Chat 210 Contacts 89 97 AddingaPhoneNumber 94 AddinganEntry 90 DialingFrom 39 EditingaPhoneNumber 94 EditinganEntry 96 EntryOptions 93 Erasing 73 FindingEntries 91 ContactsMatch 65 Countdown 109 D DialingOptions 31 DisplayLanguage 63 DisplayScreen 18 52 Downloads S...

Page 286: ...Mode 63 CallAnswerMode 62 DisplaySettings 51 55 LocationSettings 56 MessagingSettings 57 59 SoundSettings 46 50 TTYUse 60 61 Pic Video Erasing 74 Picture Video LockingPic Video 69 Plus CodeDialing 39 PresetMessages 44 R ResettingYourPhone 74 Restriction 66 RingerTypes 46 Roaming 77 81 SettingRoamMode 80 S Scheduler 100 103 Security 67 75 SecurityMenu 68 SilenceAll 50 SMSTextMessaging 188 191 SMSVo...

Page 287: ...Web 205 NetGuard 203 UserName 201 SprintPCSVoiceCommand 235 239 AddressBook 237 MakingaCall 238 SprintService OperatorServices 9 StoringPictures 140 T T9TextInput 42 TakingPictures 132 139 TaskList 108 TextGreeting 51 Three WayCalling 196 TTYUse 60 61 TurningYourPhoneOnand Off 24 U UnlockingYourPhone 69 V Videos Recording 142 Storing 145 VoiceMemos 124 125 VoiceServices 111 122 Voice ActivatedDial...

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