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Sprint PCS Service
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Table of Contents
2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience
2E. NavigatingThrough Menus
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4A. Safety
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty
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Welcome to Sprint
Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint
Introduction
Getting Started
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Setting Up Service
Setting Up Service
Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Service
DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivated
UnlockingYourPhone
Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps
Setting UpYour Voicemail
Tosetupyourvoicemail
SprintPCS AccountPasswords
Account Password VoicemailPassword
SprintPCSVisionPassword
888-211-4PCS4727
ReachingSprintCustomerService
Getting Help
Toaccessautomatedinvoicinginformation
ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation
SprintPCSDirectoryAssistance
TocallSprintPCSDirectoryAssistance
SprintPCSOperatorServices
ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices
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Your Sprint PCS Phone
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Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
FrontView ofYour Phone
MENU/OK
Key Functions
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Viewing the Display Screen
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
Features ofYour SprintPCS Phone
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
TurningYour Phone On and Off
TurningYourPhoneOn
TurningYourPhoneOff
Toturnyourphoneon
UsingYour Phone’s Batteryand Charger
BatteryCapacity
InstallingtheBattery
ToinstalltheLiIonbattery
ChargingtheBattery
RemovingtheBattery
Toremoveyourbattery
UsingtheTravelCharger
Tousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone
Chargingwhenyourphoneisturnedon
Chargingwhenyourphoneisturnedoff
DisplayingYour Phone Number
Todisplayyourphonenumber
Making and Answering Calls
Toplaceacallusingyourkeypad
Making Calls
Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed
Dialing Options
Toansweranincomingcallwiththeflipopen
Answering Calls
Toansweranincomingcallwiththeflipclosed
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled
SettingAnsweronHold
EndingaCall
TosetAnsweronHold
Toresumethecall
Using the Speakerphone
Changing the RingerVolume
Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall
Toturnthespeakerphoneoffduringacall
Muting a Call
AdjustingVolume During a Conversation
Missed Call Notification
Calling Emergency Numbers
ToexitEmergencymode
In-Call Options
ToselectEmergencymodeoptions
End-of-Call Options
Savinga Phone Number
Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode
Findinga Phone Number
Tofindaphonenumber
Dialingand Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses
Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses
Plus Code Dialing
TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing
Toremovetheplussignfromyourphone’sdisplay
Dialing Fromthe ContactsDirectory
TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry
Tousespeeddialforvoicecalls
Using Speed Dialing
TousespeeddialforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls
Using Abbreviated Dialing
ToplaceacallusingAbbreviatedDialing
Selecting a Character InputMode
EnteringText
Tochangethecharacterinputmode
AddingaWordtotheT9Database
Entering Characters Using T9TextInput
ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase
SelectingtheT9Settings
TocustomizetheT9Settings
Entering Characters byTapping the Keypad
Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order
Pressing
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Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Sound Settings
RingerTypes
SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls
Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls
Toselectadistinctiveringerforvoicecallswhileroaming
SelectingRingerTypesforSprintPCSReadyLinkCalls
ToselectaringertypeforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls
Selecting a Tone Length
Select Voicemail, Messaging, or Calendar/Alarm, and press
Toselectatonelength
Setting a Start-up/Power-offTone
Using Voice Prompt
Select Start-upTone or Power-offTone and press
Toenableordisablevoiceprompt
Setting Up Key Press Echo
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings
Toadjusttheringerandkeyvolume
ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff
Toadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume
Toadjusttheapplicationvolume
Alert Notification
Tosetalerts
ToactivateSilenceAll
Silence All
TodeactivateSilenceAll
Display Settings
TodisplaythedefaultgreetingSprint
Changing theTextGreeting
Todisplayorchangeyourcustomgreeting
Tochangethebacklightsetting
Changing the BacklightTime Length
Select Standby, OutgoingCalls, or ServiceSearch, and press
Changing the Display Screen Animation
Changing the Display for Incoming Calls
Tosettheanimationdisplay
Changing the Display for Area Name
Tosetyourareanamedisplay
Changing the Display for Standby Mode
Tosetyourstandbydisplay
Changing the Screen Saver
Changing the Background
Toassignascreensaver
Tochangethedisplay’sbackground
Changing the Contrast
Changing the FontSize
Tochangethedisplay’scontrast
Tochangethefontsize
Setting Return to StandbyMode
Setting Sleep Mode
Tosetthisfeature
Tosetsleepmode
Location Settings
Toturnyourphone’sLocationfeatureonoroff
Airplane Mode
ToturnAirplaneModeonoroff
TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service
ToturnTTY modeonoroff
Phone Setup Options
Shortcut
Toassignyourshortcutkey
Toedittheshortcutname
Auto AnswerMode
Tounassigntheshortcut
TosetAutoAnswermode
Select CarKit/Headset or Speakerphone and press
Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay
Setting the CurrentTime
Display Language
ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature
Setting the Open/Close Flip Option
ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature
Setting Any Key Answer
Setting the Side Key Guard
Toturnanykeyansweronoroff
ToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff
Toactivatethisfeature
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Tosetyourprependnumber
Toconnecttheheadset
Setting HeadsetMode
Tosetheadsetmode
Setting Message Notification
EditingPresetMessages
Toedityourphone’spresetmessages
Tosetmessagenotification
Setting a Callback Number
Tosetthecallbacknumber
SettingYour Signature
Tosetyoursignature
Setting Your Phone’s Security
Setting Your Phone’s Security
Your Phone’s Security
Accessing the Security Menu
UsingYour Phone’s Lock Features
ToaccesstheSecuritymenu
LockingYour Phone
UnlockingYour Phone
Tounlockyourphone
Lock Services
Toactivatelockservices
Changing the Lock Code
Select VoiceCalls, PCSVision, or ReadyLink and press
Calling in Lock Mode
Restricting Calls
Toplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode
Torestrictcalls
Erasingthe Contacts Directory
Using Special Numbers
Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber
ResettingYour Phone
Toresetyourphone
ErasingAll Downloads
ToerasealldatadownloadedfromtheWeb
ResettingandLockingYourPhone ThroughSMS
Toactivatethisfeature,thefollowingpresettingisrequired
ChangingthePasscode
TodisableSprintPCSVisionservices
Security Features for SprintPCSVisionSM
ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices
Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Understanding Roaming
RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen
RoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks
RoamingonAnalogNetworks
Roaming
SettingYour Phone’s Roam Mode
CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming
SetMode
Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming
ControllingRoamingChargesUsing CallGuard
ToturnCallGuardonoroff
ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon
ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon
MenuNavigation MenuStructure ViewingtheMenus
Navigating Through Menus
Navigating Through Menus
Menu Navigation
Menu Structure
SelectingMenuItems
BackingUpWithinaMenu
Viewing the Menus
MenuDiagram
Shortcuts
Downloads
Settings
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Navigating Through Menus 101
Tools/Extras
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Managing Call History
Managing Call History 103
ToviewaCallHistoryentry
ViewingHistory
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Call History Options
Managing Call History 105
Making a CallFrom Call History
ToplaceacallfromCallHistory
Select Outgoing, Incoming or Missed and press
CallSpeakerOn, and press
TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory
Managing Call History 107
ToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory
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ToeraseCallHistory
ErasingCall History
Managing Call History 109
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Using the Contacts Directory
Using the Contacts Directory 111
Displayingthe Contacts List
Addinga New Contacts Entry
Todisplayyourcontactslist
Toaddanewentry
Using the Contacts Directory 113
FindingContacts ListEntries
FindingNames
TofindContactslistentriesbyname
FindingSpeedDialNumbers
TofindSprintPCSReadyLinkListentries
Tofindphonenumbersyouhavestoredinspeeddiallocations
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Using the Contacts Directory 115
Contacts ListEntry Options
FindingVoiceDialNumbers
TofindphonenumbersyouhavestoredinVoiceDial
Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry
Adding a Phone Numberto a Contacts Entry
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Using the Contacts Directory 117
Editinga Contacts Entry
Tomakechangestoanentry
Toerasetheselectedentry
ToassignSpeedDial
AssigningSpeed Dial Numbers
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Using the Contacts Directory 119
Toassignanimageforanentry
Toselectaringertypeforanentry
Selecting a Ringer for an Entry
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Using the Contacts Directory 121
SecretContacts Entries
Tomakeanentrysecret
Tomakeanentrypublic
Todialaservice
DialingSprintPCS Services
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Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools
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Managing the Calendar
Setting Holidays
DisplayingYour Calendar
UsingYour Phone’s Scheduler
Adding an Eventto the Scheduler
Toaddanevent
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Event Alerts
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Torespondtoaneventalert
Event Alert Menu
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Using the Call AlarmFeature
Adding a Call Alarm to the Scheduler
ToaddacallalarmtotheScheduler
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Call Alarm Alerts
Call Alarm Menu
Torespondtoacallalarm
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Editing an Eventor Call Alarm
Toeditaneventorcallalarm
Toviewafutureorpastday’sscheduledevents
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Erasing an Eventor Call Alarm
Using the To Do List
AddingTo Do ListItems
EditingTo Do ListItems
Viewing theTo Do List
Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler
TodeleteToDoListitems
Deleting Items From theTo DoList
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Toviewavailablememoryspaceandoptions
Viewing Memory inYour Scheduler
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Personal Information Management
Purging All Events, Call Alarms, or To Do ListItems
DisplayingYour User Address
Finding Icon Definitions
Displaying theVersion Information
Displaying Advanced Information
Toviewanexplanationoficonsthatappearonthedisplay
UsingYour Phone’sTools
Using the Alarm Clock
Tousethealarmclock
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Using the World Clock
Tostopthealarm
Toviewtheworldclockdisplay
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Using the StopWatch
Tostartthestopwatch
Torecordalaptimewhilethestopwatchisrunning
Todisplaythestopwatchoptions
Tousethecalculator
Using the Calculator
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Toupdateyourphone
ToupdateyourphonethroughtheTools/Extrasmenu
UpdatingYour Phone
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Downloading FilesThrough SprintPCSVision
Confirming the Downloaded Data
TodownloadafilefromtheDownloadsmenu
Toconfirmthedownloadeddata
ToconfirmyourContentManager
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Downloaded Data Options
SelectingDownloadSettings
AssigningtheDownloadedData
SortingtheDownloadedData
ViewingtheDownloadedDataSize
Tosortdownloadedfiles
Toviewthedatasize
Erasingthe Downloaded Data
ViewingtheMemorySpace
Toviewtheavailablememoryspace
Toerasetheselecteddownloadeddata
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 147
Using Voice-Activated Dialing
Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing
Touseavoicedialtagtocallaphonenumber
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Programming Voice DialTags
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 149
Toprogramavoicedialtag
ReviewingVoice DialTags
Toreviewvoicedialtags
Select Review or ReviewSpeaker and press
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Erasing AllVoice DialTags
Managing Voice Memos
RecordingVoice Memos
Toendtherecordingofyourmemo
Torecordtheotherparty’svoiceduringaphonecall
Toendtherecordingduringaphonecall
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ReviewingVoice Memos
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 153
Toplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded
ErasingVoice Memos
Toeraseallvoicememos
Toeraseindividualmemos
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Setting Up Screen Call
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 155
Activating Screen Call
TostartScreenCallwhenyouhaveincomingcalls
Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call
RecordingYourNameforaPre-Recorded Announcement
ToselectaScreenCallannouncement
Torecordyourname
Recording a Customized Announcement
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 157
Torecordanannouncement
Reviewing an Announcement
Erasing an Announcement
Toreviewanannouncement
Toeraseanannouncement
Using Sprint PCS Ready LinkSM
Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 159
SettingSprintPCS Ready Link Mode
ToenableordisableSprintPCSReadyLinkmode
Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Ready Link
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 161
Ready Link Call Alerts
Making and Receiving a SprintPCS Ready Link Call
Displaying the SprintPCS Ready Link List
SprintPCSReadyLinkDisplayScreens
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 163
Selecting a Contacts List
ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyselectingacontact
Making aSprintPCS Ready Link Call 1-to-1 Call
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Making aSprintPCS Ready Link Call Group Call
Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 165
ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkGroupcall
ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyenteringanumber
Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 167
MissedCallNotificationforSprintPCS ReadyLinkCalls
TocallthelastMissedSprintPCSReadyLinkcall
TodisplaytheMissedReadyLinkCallLog
ToreceiveaSprintPCSReadyLinkcall
Receiving aSprintPCS Ready Link Call
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 169
TocopyanentryfromtheSprintPCSReadyLinkList
Saving aSprintPCS Ready Link Number
Tosavethenumberfromtheendcalldisplay
TofindaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 171
SprintPCS Ready Link Options
Adding a New ContacttoYour Personal List
Editing a ContactinYour Personal List
ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkcontact
ToeditaPersonalListcontact
Adding a New Group toYour Personal Group List
Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 173
ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkgroupentry
Toeditagroupname
Editing a Group inYour Personal Group List
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 175
ErasingReady Link ListEntries
Erasing an Entry inYour Personal Listor Personal Group List
Toeraseacontactoragroup
Erasing a SprintPCS Ready Link List
Toeraseagroupmember
ToeraseaSprintPCSReadyLinkList
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 177
Updating the Company Lists and Personal Lists
Assigning Speed Dialingfor SprintPCS Ready Link Entries
ToassignSpeedDialingforSprintPCSReadyLinkentries
TouseSpeedDialforaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry
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Restarting the SprintPCS Ready Link Service
Setting Ready Link Guard
TorestarttheSprintPCSReadyLinkservice
Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 179
Setting an AlertNotification for SprintPCS Ready Link Calls
Setting RingerTypesfor SprintPCS Ready Link Calls
TosetalertsforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls
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Setting the Speakerphonefor SprintPCS Ready Link Calls
Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 181
Select ReadyLinkCalls or R-LinkMissed and press
Tosetthespeakerphoneonoroff
Setting the DefaultView of the SprintPCS Ready Link List
Setting the Floor Display of the SprintPCS Ready Link Calls
ToselectthedefaultviewoftheSprintPCSReadyLinkList
Toselectthefloordisplay
Sprint PCS Service Features
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Sprint PCS Service Features Basics
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UsingVoicemail
Setting UpYourVoicemail
Voicemail Notification
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NewVoicemail Message Alerts
UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess
RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages
UsingtheMenuKeysonYourPhonetoAccessYour Messages
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VoicemailButtonGuide
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UsingExpertMode
SettingUpGroupDistributionLists
Voicemail Options
ToturnExpertModeonoroff
SprintPCSCallback
Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessage
Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply
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Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding
Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest
ContinueRecording
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Clearing the Message Icon
ExtendedAbsenceGreeting
Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen
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DisplayingYourVoicemail Details
Voicemail Menu Key
Todisplayyourvoicemaildetails
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New Messages
Using SMSTextMessaging
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Todisplayatextmessagefromthemainmenu
Displaying Messages
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Tosendatextmessage
SendingaTextMessage
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To enter a message, select Message and press
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SavetoDrafts to save the message to a Drafts folder
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FolderListOptions
Message Options
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MessageListOptions
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MessageDetailsOptions
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Toadjustthedisplayfontsize
Changing the Display FontSize of a Message
Prepending a Phone Number From a Message
Toaddaprefixtoaphonenumber
Toaddanewfolder
Message Folders
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Erasing Messages
Toeditafolder
Toeraseanindividualmessage
Toeraseselectedmessages
Using Caller ID
Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller
Responding to CallWaiting
Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall
TorespondtoanincomingcallwhenAnsweronHoldisactivated
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TomakeaThree-WayCall
Making a Three-Way Call
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Using Call Forwarding
ToactivateCallForwarding
TodeactivateCallForwarding
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Sprint PCS Vision
Sprint PCS Vision 211
Your User Name
Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision
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ToupdateyourUserName
UpdatingYourUserName
FindingYourUserName
TofindyourUserName
Connecting...Pleasewait
Launchinga SprintPCSVision Connection
TheSprintPCSVisionHomePage
TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection
Net Guard
TochangeyourNetGuardsettings
Sprint PCS Vision 215
SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators
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Softkeys
Navigating theWeb
Scrolling
Selecting
GoingBack
GoingHome
Sprint PCS Vision 219
SprintPCS Messaging
Understanding Messaging
Viewing SprintPCS Picture MailSM
ToviewSprintPCSPictureMailmessagesfromthemainmenu
Signing Up for Updates
Sprint PCS Vision 221
Using Email
Accessing Email Messages
ToaccessEmailmessages
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TocomposeanEmailmessage
Composing Email Messages
Sprint PCS Vision 223
Accessing Alternate Email Providers
Using Alternate Email Providers
ToaccessemailprovidersfromyourSprintPCSVisionPhone
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Accessing InstantMessaging
Using InstantMessaging
Sprint PCS Vision 225
ExperiencingWireless Online Chat
Toaccessachatroomfromthebrowser
Select Messaging
Topostamessage
Toexitachatroom
Tosetupaprivatechatroom
Sprint PCS Vision 227
AccessingtheDownloadMenus
ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus
SelectinganItemtoDownload
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Todownloadaselecteditem
DownloadinganItem
Sprint PCS Vision 229
Accessing Games
Games
DownloadingGames
Todownloadanavailablegametoyourphone
PlayingGames
ToplayadownloadedgameonyourSprintPCSVisionPhone
Toquitagame
Sprint PCS Vision 231
Accessing Ringers
Ringers
DownloadingRingers
Todownloadanavailableringertoyourphone
ToassignadownloadedringerfromtheDownloadsmenu
AssigningDownloadedRingers
Sprint PCS Vision 233
PurchasingRingers
ToassignadownloadedringerfromtheSettingsmenu
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Accessing Screen Savers
Screen Savers
DownloadingScreenSavers
TodownloadanavailableScreenSavertoyourphone
AssigningDownloadedScreenSavers
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PurchasingScreenSavers
Sprint PCS Vision 237
Exploring theWeb
Web
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Using the Browser Menu
OpeningtheBrowserMenu
Toopenthebrowsermenu
Sprint PCS Vision 239
Tocreateabookmark
CreatingaBookmark
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AccessingaBookmark
Toaccessabookmark
EditingaBookmark
Toeditabookmark
DeletingaBookmark
MovingaBookmark
Todeleteabookmark
Tomoveabookmark
ReloadingaWebPage
GoingtoaSpecificWebsite
RestartingtheWebBrowser
AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolume
Toadjustthebrowsersoundvolume
SendingaWebPage
TosendaWebpage
SprintPCSVision FAQs
CanImakecallsanduseSprintPCS Visionservicesatthe sametime?
HowdoIsign-inforthefirsttime?
Whenismydataconnectionactive?
Whenismydataconnectiondormant?
CanIsignoutofdataservices?
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Sprint PCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 247
It’sEasytoGetStarted
GettingStartedWithSprintPCSVoice Command
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Sprint PCS Voice Command 249
CreatingYour Own Address Book
TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand
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ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand
Accessing Information Using SprintPCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 251
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Safety Warranty Information
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Safety
Safety 255
Getting the MostOutofYour Reception
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Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
UsingYourPhoneWhileDriving
FollowingSafetyGuidelines
Safety 257
UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices
TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying
TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas
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Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device
RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone
Safety 259
Sanyo has an M3 rating
Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your
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Caring for the Battery
ProtectingYourBattery
Safety 261
DisposalofLithiumIonLiIonBatteries
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice
SpecificAbsorptionRatesSARforWirelessPhones
FCC Notice
Body-WornOperation
Safety 263
Owner’s Record
Phone Guide Proprietary Notice
FCCRadiofrequencyEmission
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Manufacturer’sWarranty
Manufacturer’s Warranty
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CustomerLimitedWarranty
Manufacturer’sWarranty
Warranty 266
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Warranty 268
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