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