Getting the Most Out of Your Reception | Sanyo RL2500 manual

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception

Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength

The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal. If you’re inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception.

Understanding the Power Save Feature

If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. If your phone is active, it periodically rechecks service availability or you can check it yourself by pressing any key. Anytime the Power Save feature is activated, a message displays on the screen. When a signal is found, your phone returns to standby mode.

Understanding How Your Phone Operates

Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and receiver. When it’s turned on, it receives and transmits radiofrequency (RF) signals. When you use your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level. This power can range from 0.01µ watts to 0.2 watts in digital mode.

Knowing Radiofrequency Safety

The design of your PCS Phone complies with updated NCRP standards described below.

In 1991-92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI’s 1982 standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals. More than 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from universities, government health agencies and industries developed this updated standard after reviewing the available body of research. In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in 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).

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information

4A: Safety

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Sanyo RL2500 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception, Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength, Understanding the Power Save Feature

Contents

User’s Guide Table of Contents 2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Accessing the Security Menu Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus Dialing PCS Services Using PCS Service Features 145 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information Welcome to Sprint Introduction Getting Started Setting Up Service This Section Unlocking Your Phone Getting Started With PCS ServiceDetermine if Your Phone is Already Activated Activating Your Phone Getting Help Setting Up Your VoicemailVisit Our Website Receiving Automated Invoicing Information Reaching PCS Customer SolutionsPCS Operator Services PCS Directory Assistance Understanding Your PCS Phone Your PCS Phone The Basics Front View of Phone Key Functions Understanding Your PCS Phone Viewing the Display Screen Features of Your PCS Vision Ready Link Phone RL2500 Turning Your Phone On Turning Your Phone on and OFFTurning Your Phone Off Installingthe Battery Using Your Phone’s BatteryBattery Capacity Removingthe Battery Charging when your phone is turned on Chargingthe BatteryUsing the TravelCharger Charging when your phone is turned off Making and Answering Calls Displaying Your Phone NumberMaking Calls Answering Calls Understanding Your PCS Phone Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled Using the SpeakerphoneEnding a Call Adjusting Volume During a Conversation Changing Ringer VolumeMuting a Call Missed Call Notification for Voice Calls Calling Emergency Numbers Dialing Options In-Call Options Mute or Unmute End-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number Finding a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Abbreviated Dialing Dialing From the Contacts Directory Using Speed Dialing Preparing Your Phone for PCS Ready Link Service Using PCS Ready LinkSetting PCS Ready Link Mode Displaying the PCS Ready Link List Ready Link Call AlertsSelecting Contact Lists Making a PCS Ready Link Call 1-to-1 Call Incoming Calls, or Missed Calls, and press When you are finished, press Making a PCS Ready Link Call Group Call Making a PCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number Receiving a PCS Ready Link Call 1-to-1 Call Receiving a PCS Ready Link Call Group Call Missed Call Notification for PCS Ready Link Calls Redialing a PCS Ready Link Call PCS Ready Link Options Speaker/Car Kit Level 3. Earpiece/Headset Level Saving a PCS Ready Link Number Adding a New Contact to Your Personal List Finding an Entry in the PCS Ready Link ListList, Co. Groups, Personal List, or Per. Groups, and press Adding a New Group to Your Personal Group List Editing a Contact in Your Personal List Editing a Group in Your Personal Group List Highlight Personal List or Per. Groups and press Erasing a PCS Ready Link List Setting Speed Dialing for PCS Ready Link Entries Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Ringer Types Sound SettingsSelecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls Selecting Ringer Types for Voicemail Selecting Ringer Types for Messages Selecting a Tone Length Selecting Ringer Types for Calendar Using Voice Prompt Setting a Start-up/Power-off ToneSelect the menu under Start-up Tone or Power-off Tone Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings Alert Notification Silence All Changing the Text Greeting Display SettingsChanging the Backlight Time Length Select Standby, Outgoing Calls,or Service Search,and press Changing the Display Screen Changing the Display for Incoming Calls Changing the Display for Area Name Changing the Display for Standby Mode Changing the Screen Saver Changing the Display for My Buddy Changing the Theme Color Changing the LED Indicator ColorChanging the Phone’s Main Menu Style With Caller ID, No Caller ID, or Roaming. To select your Location Settings Changing the Font Size Airplane Mode TTY Use With PCS Service From Sprint Important Notice 911 Emergency Calling Shortcut Phone Setup OptionsAuto Answer Mode Select Car Kit/Headset or Speaker Phone and press Setting the Open/Close Flip Option Setting Any Key Answer Setting the Side Key Guard Setting Speed Dialing Headset Mode Setting Abbreviated DialingSelect Voice Call or Ready Link and press Setting Message Notification Sleep ModeChanging the Menu Language Setting Your Phone’s Security Locking Your Phone Accessing the Security MenuExcept Incom.Calls and press Changing the Lock Code Calling in Lock ModeUnlocking Your Phone Restricting Calls Using Special Numbers Highlight Hard Pause, 2-Sec. Pause, or Hyphen and press Erasing the Contacts Directory Resetting Your PhoneErasing the Downloads Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS Changing the Passcode Security Features for PCS VisionSM Signing In and Out of PCS Vision Services Controlling Your Roaming Experience Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen Understanding RoamingRoaming on Other Digital Networks Roaming on Analog Networks Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Set Mode Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard CallSpeaker On and press Navigating Through Menus Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus Selecting Menu Items Menu NavigationMenu Structure Backing Up Within a Menu Menu Diagram Viewing the Menus Tools/Extras Voice ServicesPhone Info Managing Call History Call History Options Viewing HistorySelect Outgoing Calls, Incoming Calls, or Missed Calls Saving a Phone Number From Call History Making a Call From Call HistorySelect Outgoing Calls, Incoming Calls or Missed Calls Erasing Call History Select Voice Call Log or Ready Link Log and press Using the Contacts Directory Contacts List Entry Options Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input Selecting a Character Input ModeEntering Text Adding a Word to the T9 Database Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order Entering Numbers Entering SymbolsEntering Canned Suffixes Adding a New Contacts Entry Entering Smileys Finding Contacts List Entries Finding Entries Finding Speed Dial Numbers Finding Voice Dial Numbers Adding a Phone Number or Address to a Contacts Entry Editing a Contacts Entry Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry VoiceCommand and press Dialing PCS ServicesSecret Contacts List Entries Personal Organizer Managing the Scheduler Setting the Time/DateSetting Holidays Calendar Adding an Event to the Scheduler Monthly, or Yearly Event Alert Menu Event AlertsViewing the Event List Adding a Call Alarm to the Scheduler Editing an Event Call Alarm Alerts Call Alarm Menu Erasing a Day’s Events or Call Alarms Editing a Call AlarmViewing a Future/Past Day’s Scheduled Events Viewing To Do List Adding To Do ItemsEditing To Do Items Adding a To Do Item to the Schedule Deleting Items From the To Do List Purging All Events, Call Alarms, and To Do List Items Viewing Memory in Your Scheduler Getting to Know Icon Indication Personal Information ManagementDisplaying Your User Address Displaying the Version Information Using the Calculator Using Your Phone’s ToolsUsing the World Clock Downloading Files Through PCS Vision 2H Personal Organizer 110 Outgoing Calls, or Service Search Confirming the Downloaded Data 2H Personal Organizer 113 Select Dynamic- 1 to 10 and press 2H Personal Organizer 115 Icon Indication Sorting the Downloaded Data Viewing the Downloaded Data Size Viewing Available Memory Space for Downloading Erasing Old Downloaded Data Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Voice-Activated Dialing Programming a Voice Dial Tag to Your Phone Reviewing Voice Dial Tags Erasing All Voice Dial Tags Recording Voice Memos Reviewing Voice Memos Erasing Voice Memos Setting Up Screen Call Activating Screen Call Selecting an Announcement for Screen Call Recording Your Name for a Pre-Recorded Announcement Reviewing an Announcement Recording a Custom AnnouncementErasing an Announcement Using PCS Service Features PCS Service Features Basics Voicemail Notification Using VoicemailSetting Up Your Voicemail New Voicemail Message Alerts Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Using One-Touch Message AccessUsing a Phone Other Than Your PCS Phone to Access Messages Voicemail Button Guide Voicemail Options Using Expert ModeSetting Up Group Distribution Lists PCS Callback Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Voicemail-to-Voicemail MessageVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request Continue Recording Clearing the Message IconExtended Absence Greeting Voicemail Menu Key Using Caller ID Responding to Call Waiting Making a Three-Way Call Using Call Forwarding PCS VisionSM Your User Name Getting Started With PCS VisionFinding Your User Name Launching a PCS Vision Connection Connecting... Please waitPCS Vision Home PCS Vision Connection Status and Indicators Net Guard Scrolling Navigating the WebSoftkeys Left softkey Going Back SelectingGoing Home Message Types MessagingMessages New Messages Displaying Messages Changing the Displaying Font Size of a Message Message Options Extracting Phone Numbers From a Message Prepending a Phone Number From a Message Extracting URLs From a Message Extracting Email Addresses From a Message Send PCS Mail to send email Creating Folders for Messages Adding a Folder for Messages Moving a Message Into Another Folder Editing Folders Erasing a Folder Erasing All Messages Signing Up for UpdatesHighlight In This Folder or In All Folders and press PCS Mail Using PCS MailAccessing PCS Mail Messages Composing PCS Mail Messages Using PCS Short Mail PCS Short Mail 3B PCS Vision 156 Acccessing Email Earthlink Select Instant Messaging Accessing Instant MessagingInstant Messaging Yahoo! Messenger Select Messaging Chat Select Leave Room Selecting an Item to Download Accessing the Download MenusScreen Savers, Applications, Others and press Downloading an Item Games Downloading Games Playing Games Ringers Downloading Ringers Assigning Downloaded Ringers Purchasing Ringers Screen Savers Downloading Screen Savers Purchasing Screen Savers Assigning Downloaded Screen Savers ImagesSelect one of Incoming Calls, Screen Saver, or Phone Book Web Using the Browser Menu Opening the Browser Menu Creating a Bookmark Accessing a BookmarkEditing a Bookmark Reloading a Web Deleting a BookmarkGoing to a Specific Website Restarting the Web Browser PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition When is my data connection dormant? PCS Vision FAQsWhen is my data connection active? Can I sign out of data services? PCS Voice CommandSM Creating Your Own Address Book Getting Started With PCS Voice CommandIt’s Easy to Get Started Making a Call With PCS Voice Command Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information Safety Knowing Radiofrequency Safety Keeping Tabs on Signal StrengthUnderstanding the Power Save Feature Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Using Your Phone While Driving Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneMaintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance Following Safety Guidelines Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Restricting Children’s Access to your PhoneTurning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas Protecting Your Battery Caring for the BatteryDisposalof Lithium Ion LiIon Batteries FCC Notice Body-Worn Operation Specific Absorption Rates SARfor Wireless Phones FCC Radiofrequency Emission Owner’s Record User’s Guide Proprietary Notice Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty Customer Limited Warranty 4B Warranty 189 Page Index Index 192 Index 193 Index 194