Sprint PCS International Phone IP-A790 by Samsung
Table of Contents
2C.Setting Your Phone’s Security
2E.Navigating Through Menus
2I. Using Voice Recognition
Sprint PCS Service Features
Index
Welcome to Sprint
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Introduction
Getting Started
Setting Up Service
Setting Up Service
Unlocking Your Phone
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service
Determining if Your Phone is Already Activated
To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps
Setting Up Your Voicemail
To set up your voicemail
Account Password Voicemail Password
Sprint PCS Account Passwords
Sprint PCS Vision Password
Getting Help
Reaching Sprint Customer ServiceSM
To access automated invoicing information
Visit Our Website
To access Sprint PCS Operator Services
Sprint PCS Operator Services
Sprint PCS International Roaming Customer Solutions
Sprint PCS Directory Assistance
Your Sprint PCS Phone
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Front View of Your Phone
Key Functions
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Viewing the Display Screen
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
External LCD
External LCD
Features of Your Sprint PCS International Phone
Turning Your Phone Off
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
To turn your phone on
Installing the Battery
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger
Battery Capacity
To install the Li-Ion battery
Charging the Battery
Removing the Battery
To remove your battery
Using the Travel Adapter
To use the travel adapter provided with your phone
Making and Answering Calls
To make a call using your keypad
Displaying Your Phone Number
Making Calls
Answering Calls
To answer an incoming call
Missed Call Notification
Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled
To disconnect a call when you are finished
Ending a Call
Calling Emergency Numbers
In-Call Options
End-of-Call Options
To save a number from standby mode
Saving a Phone Number
To find a phone number
Finding a Phone Number
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses
To dial or save phone numbers with pauses
Making an Abbreviated Dial Call
To set up abbreviated dialing
Abbreviated Dialing
To make a call
To dial directly from a Contact entry
Using Speed Dialing
Dialing From Contacts
To use One-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations
To make a call using Plus Code Dialing
Using Plus + Code Dialing
To enable or disable Plus Code Dialing
To reassign a speed dial number
To change the character input mode
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
To enter text using T9
To enter text using Alpha
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
To enter symbols
Entering Numbers and Symbols
To enter numbers
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Press for Switch Network
Network Settings
To switch from GSM mode to Cdma mode
Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls
Sound Settings
Ringer Types
Press for With Caller ID or for No Caller ID
To select a ringer type for messages
Selecting Ringer Types for Messages
Selecting Ringer Types for Scheduled Alerts
To select a ringer type for scheduled alerts
Selecting Ringer Type for Roam Ringer
Key Tone Volume
Key Tone Level
Press for Key Tone Level
To adjust the ringer, key beep, or earpiece volume
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings
Press for Ringer Volume
Selecting Tone Length
To enable or disable alert sounds
Alert Notification
Silence All
Application Volume
for Vibrate
To display or change your custom greeting
Display Settings
Changing the Text Greeting
To display Sprint PCS as your greeting
To change the backlight setting
Pwr Save Mode On or Off
Changing the Backlight Time Length
Changing the Main Display
Preset Images Downloads My Pictures My Video
Changing the Display Screen
Changing the External Display
Changing the Phone’s Menu Style
To select the display’s menu style
Location Settings
To enable your phone’s Location feature
Airplane Mode
To set your phone to Airplane Mode
TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service
To turn TTY Mode on or off
Shortcut
Phone Setup Options
To assign a shortcut key
To set call answer mode
Call Answer Mode
Auto-Answer Mode
To set Auto-Answer mode
Display Language
To assign a language for the phone’s display
Setting Your Phone’s Security
Setting Your Phone’s Security
Locking Your Phone
Accessing the Security Menu
Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature
Unlocking Your Phone
Locking Pictures/Videos
Calling in Lock Mode
Restricting Calls
Changing the Lock Code
Locking Voice Calls
Lock Services
Locking Sprint PCS Vision Services
Press for Outgoing Call
Press for Erase Contacts
Using Special Numbers
Erasing Contacts
To add or replace a special number
Press for Erase Downloads
Erasing Downloads
Erasing Pictures/Videos
Press for Erase Pic/Video
To reset your phone
Resetting Your Phone
Resetting Your Picture Account
To reset your account
Press for Enable/Disable Vision
Security Features for Sprint PCS VisionSM
Enabling and Disabling Sprint PCS Vision Services
Select Disable Vision or Enable Vision and press to Save
To update your profile
Press for Update Profile
Updating Your Sprint PCS Vision Profile
Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen
Understanding Roaming
Roaming on Other Cdma Digital Networks
To check your voicemail while roaming in Cdma mode
Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming
Set Mode
Setting Your Phone’s Cdma Roam Mode
To set your phone’s Cdma roam mode
To place roaming calls with Call Guard on
Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard
To turn Call Guard on or off
To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on
Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Selecting Menu Items
Menu Navigation
Menu Structure
Backing Up Within a Menu
Menu Diagram
Viewing the Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Pictures Video
Navigating Through Menus
Web Media Player
Tools
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Outside Access Yes/No Default Group Yes/No
InUse Menu
Managing Call History
Managing Call History
Viewing History
To view a Call History entry
Send Msg Save/Show Contacts Prepend Erase
Call History Options
Making a Call From Call History
To place a call from Call History
Saving a Contact From Call History
To save a Contact from Call History
To prepend a phone number from Call History
Prepending a Phone Number From Call History
Erasing Call History
To erase Call History
Using Contacts
Using Contacts
Finding Names
Adding a New Contact Entry
Finding Contact Entries
To add a new entry
To add a phone number to an existing Contact
Adding a Phone Number to a Contact
Editing a Contact Entry’s Phone Number
To edit an entry’s phone number
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers
To assign a Speed Dial number to a new phone number
To dial a service
Dialing Sprint Customer Service
Press for Customer Service
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry
Personal Organizer
Personal Organizer
Adding an Event to the Scheduler
Using Your Phone’s Scheduler
To add an event
Viewing Events
Event Alerts
Erasing a Day’s Events
To delete individual events
Erasing Events
Erasing All Events
To delete all scheduled events
To use the alarm clock
Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock
Daily Once Mon to Fri Sat & Sun
To read a saved note
Using Your Phone’s Memo Pad
To compose a note
To delete saved notes
To use the calculator
Using Your Phone’s Tools
Using the Calculator
Personal Organizer 100
World Time
To access world time
To set up a new countdown
Countdown
To view a countdown
Managing Voice Memos
Recording Voice Memos
To record a voice memo
To play the voice memos you have recorded
Reviewing and Erasing Memos
To record a conversation during a phone call
To erase an individual memo
To erase all voice memos
Personal Organizer 104
Using Voice Recognition
Using Voice Recognition 105
New Features
Using Voice Recognition 106
Activating Voice Recognition
Using Voice Recognition 107
To activate voice recognition
Using Voice Recognition 108
Using Call Name or #
To place a call using Call Name or #
Calling Contacts Entries
Calling Numbers Phone Numbers Digit Dialing
Press for Voice Service
Using Voice Recognition 109
Adapting Digit Dial
Using Voice Recognition 110
Resetting Digit Dial Adaptation
Press for Voice Service Press for Digit Dialing
Press for Digit Dialing
Using Voice Recognition 111
Using Choice Lists
To enable or disable choice lists for Digit Dial
Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists
Using Voice Recognition 112
Using Send Text Name
Using Lookup Name
To launch a text message
Using Voice Recognition 113
Using Go to App
Using Check Item
To see a list of possible destinations
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera and Camcorder
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 114
Taking Pictures
Picture Settings
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 115
To take a picture with the phone open
To access the picture settings
Image Resolution
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 116
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 117
Camera Mode Options
Sepia, Green, Aqua, Antique, Cool, and Warm by pressing
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 118
Setting the Self-Timer
To cancel the Self-Timer after it has started
For Options
Sharing Sprint PCS Picture Mail
To share Sprint PCS Picture Mail from review/share mode
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 119
SharingSprintPCSPictureMailFromReview/ShareMode
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 120
Finding Contacts Using Check Boxes
To access the Contact entries
Select In Camera or Saved to Phone and press
Sharing Sprint PCS Picture Mail From Messaging
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 121
Storing Pictures
In Camera Saved to Phone Online Albums
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 122
Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture MailSM Password
To create your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password
Press for Online Albums
Camera
To access the images
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 123
Saved to Phone
Online Albums
Select Select All, Pictures Only, or Video Only and press
Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone
Using the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Website
Managing Sprint PCS Picture MailSM
Select Upload Selection or Upload All and press
Sharing Online Sprint PCS Picture Mail
Accessing Online Picture Options
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 126
Select All, Pictures Only, or Videos Only and press
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 127
Taking Video Clips
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 128
Taking a Video Clip
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 129
Sharing Sprint PCS Video Mail
To take a Video Clip with the phone open
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 130
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 131
Your Multimedia Channel Options
To access your media player and channel listings
Accessing Your Media Player’s Channel Listings
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 132
Playing a Video or Audio Clip
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 133
To select and play a media clip
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 134
Multimedia FAQs
How am I charged for Multimedia Service?
Sprint PCS Vision Plan
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 135
Any plan other than a Sprint PCS Vision Plan
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 136
Are the videos that Im viewing live videos?
How can I cancel service if I decide I dont want it?
Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 137
Sprint PCS Service Features
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 139
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 140
Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Voicemail Notification
New Voicemail Message Alerts
Using One-Touch Message Access
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 142
Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your Messages
Press for Call Voicemail
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 143
Using Expert Mode
To turn Expert Mode on or off
Voicemail Button Guide
Sprint PCS Callback
Setting Up Group Distribution Lists
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 144
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 145
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding
Continue Recording
Voicemail Menu Key
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 146
Clearing the Message Icon
Press for Clear Envelope
Composing SMS Text Messages
Using SMS Text Messaging
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 147
To compose an SMS Text message
To read an SMS Text message
Accessing SMS Text Messages
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 148
To reply to an SMS Text message
Erasing Messages
Using Caller ID
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 149
To erase messages
Making a Three-Way Call
Responding to Call Waiting
For 3-Way Call
To activate Call Forwarding
Using Call Forwarding
Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 151
To deactivate Call Forwarding
This Section
Sprint PCS Vision
Sprint PCS Vision 152
Finding Your User Name
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision
Your User Name
To find your User Name
To launch a Vision connection
Launching a Vision Connection
Vision Home
Sprint PCS Vision 154
To change your Net Guard settings
Vision Connection Status and Indicators
Sprint PCS Vision 155
To use soft keys
Navigating the Web
Soft Keys
Sprint PCS Vision 156
Scrolling
Selecting
To go back one
Going Back
Going Home
To return to the Vision home page from any other Web
Accessing the Download Menus
Accessing Messaging
Downloading Premium Services Content
Sprint PCS Messaging
To download a selected item
Selecting an Item to Download
Downloading an Item
Sprint PCS Vision 160
Sprint PCS Vision 161
Downloading Games
Accessing Games
Games
To download an available game to your phone
To quit a game
Playing Games
To play a downloaded game on your Sprint PCS Phone
Sprint PCS Vision 163
Downloading Ringers
Accessing Ringers
Ringers
To download an available ringer to your phone
Purchasing Ringers
To assign a downloaded ringer from the Settings menu
Assigning Downloaded Ringers
To assign a downloaded ringer from the Downloads menu
Downloading Screen Savers
Accessing Screen Savers
Screen Savers
To download an available Screen Saver to your phone
Purchasing Screen Savers
To assign a downloaded Screen Saver from the Settings menu
Assigning Downloaded Screen Savers
To assign a downloaded Screen Saver from the Downloads menu
Exploring the Web
Web
Sprint PCS Vision 168
To open the browser menu
Using the Browser Menu
Opening the Browser Menu
Sprint PCS Vision 169
Select Mark this
Accessing a Bookmark
Creating a Bookmark
Select View Bookmarks
Reloading a Web
Deleting a Bookmark
Going to a Specific Website
Restarting the Web Browser
Sprint PCS Vision FAQs
Sprint PCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 173
Creating Your Own Address Book
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 174
It’s Easy to Get Started
To make a call with Sprint PCS Voice Command
Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 175
To access information using Sprint PCS Voice Command
Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 176
Sprint PCS International Roaming
Sprint PCS International Roaming 177
To install your phone’s SIM card
Using Your Phone’s SIM Card
Installing a SIM Card
To order a SIM card
Adding Entries to the SIM Card Phone Book
Using Your SIM Card’s PIN
Using Your SIM Card’s Phone Book
To add a new SIM card phone book entry
Entering GSM Mode
Using Your Phone in GSM Mode
Copying Contacts Entries to Your SIM Card
Calling Emergency Numbers in GSM Mode
Making and Answering Calls in GSM Mode
Sprint PCS International Roaming 181
To access your voicemail
Accessing Voicemail in GSM Mode
Sprint PCS International Roaming 182
To activate Call Diverting GSM
Setting GSM Services Options
Using Call Diverting GSM
Sprint PCS International Roaming 183
Activating Call Waiting GSM
Using Call Barring GSM
To enable Call Waiting in GSM mode
To activate Call Barring GSM
Manually Selecting a GSM Network
Select Default, Hide Number, or Send Number and press
Activating Caller ID GSM
Activating Closed User Group GSM
Sprint PCS International Roaming 186
Safety Guidelines Warranty Information
Safety
Safety Guidelines 188
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception
Following Safety Guidelines
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
Using Your Phone While Driving
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices
Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying
Restricting Children’s Access to your Phone
Safety Guidelines 191
Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
Safety Guidelines 192
Caring for the Battery
Protecting Your Battery
Disposal of Lithium Ion Li-Ion Batteries
FCC Notice
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice
Safety Guidelines 193
Body-Worn Operation
Safety Guidelines 194
Specific Absorption Rates SAR for Wireless Phones
FCC Radiofrequency Emission
Safety Guidelines 195
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones
What is radiofrequency energy RF?
How is radiofrequency energy used?
How is radiofrequency radiation measured?
Safety Guidelines 196
What biological effects can be caused by RF energy?
Safety Guidelines 197
Why has the FCC adopted guidelines for RF exposure?
What levels of RF energy are considered safe?
Safety Guidelines 198
Safety Guidelines 199
Are wireless telephone base stations safe?
What are wireless telephone base stations?
Safety Guidelines 200
Safety Guidelines 201
What is FDAs role concerning the safety of wireless phones?
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
Safety Guidelines 202
What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
Safety Guidelines 203
Safety Guidelines 204
What are the results of the research done already?
What about children using wireless phones?
Safety Guidelines 205
Safety Guidelines 206
Safety Guidelines 207
Safety Guidelines 208
How does FCC Audit Cell Phone RF?
Owner’s Record
Safety Guidelines 209
User’s Guide Proprietary Notice
Terms and Conditions Manufacturer’s Warranty
Terms & Conditions Manufacturer’s Warranty
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 210
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 211
Terms and Conditions of Services
Terms and Conditions
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 212
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 213
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 214
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 215
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 216
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 217
Eligibility
Terms of Picture Mail Service
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 218
Membership Fees
Use of Related Software
Picture Mail Password
Photo Loss
Use of Picture Mail
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 220
Privacy Statement
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 221
Anonymous Information
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 222
Personally Identifiable Information
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 223
Usage and Storage
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 224
No Resale of Service or Software
Changes to the Service and Termination of the Service
Proprietary Rights
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 225
Indemnity
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 226
General Provisions
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 227
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 228
Terms & Conditions / Warranty 229
Index
Sprint PCS Video Mail Sharing
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