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Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Ready Link

Sprint PCS Ready Link allows you to enjoy quick, two-way, “walkie-talkie-style”communication with your friends, family, and co-workers. You can make 1-to-1 or 1-to-many calls (up to 5 others on the same call) to any other Sprint PCS Ready Link user, anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. You can make and receive Sprint PCS Ready Link calls when your phone displays the or icon.

SettingSprintPCS Ready Link Mode

ToenableordisableSprintPCSReadyLinkmode:

1.Press to access the main menu.

2.Select Settings and press .

3.Select ReadyLink and press .

4.Select Enable/Disable and press .

5.Select Enable and press . (The default setting is Disable.)

Enable: Lets you make or receive Sprint PCS Ready Link calls any time your phone is not in use.

Disable: Disables your phone’s Sprint PCS Ready Link service; you will not be able to make or receive Sprint PCS Ready Link calls or access your Ready Link contacts.

Tip: If you haven’tsigned up for the SprintPCS Ready Link service and SprintPCS Ready Link mode is setto Disable, or the SprintPCS Ready Link

service is locked, you can use the Ready Link/Memo Button () as a Voice Memo button in standby mode.

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Contents

SettingUpService PhoneBasics SafetyandWarrantyPage Sprint PCS Service Page Table of Contents 2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience 2E. NavigatingThrough Menus103 111 147 123159 211 185247 4A. Safety 4B. Manufacturer’s WarrantyPage Welcome to Sprint Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Introduction Getting Started Page Setting Up Service Setting Up Service Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Service DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedUnlockingYourPhone Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Setting UpYour Voicemail Tosetupyourvoicemail SprintPCS AccountPasswords Account Password VoicemailPasswordSprintPCSVisionPassword 888-211-4PCS4727 ReachingSprintCustomerService Getting Help Toaccessautomatedinvoicinginformation ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformationSprintPCSDirectoryAssistance TocallSprintPCSDirectoryAssistance SprintPCSOperatorServices ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServicesPage Your Sprint PCS Phone Page 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 TurningYourPhoneOnTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon UsingYour Phone’s Batteryand Charger BatteryCapacityInstallingtheBattery ToinstalltheLiIonbattery ChargingtheBattery RemovingtheBatteryToremoveyourbattery UsingtheTravelCharger Tousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone Chargingwhenyourphoneisturnedon Chargingwhenyourphoneisturnedoff DisplayingYour Phone Number Todisplayyourphonenumber Making and Answering Calls ToplaceacallusingyourkeypadMaking Calls Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththeflipopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththeflipclosed Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled SettingAnsweronHold EndingaCallTosetAnsweronHold Toresumethecall Using the Speakerphone Changing the RingerVolumeToturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall Toturnthespeakerphoneoffduringacall Muting a Call AdjustingVolume During a ConversationMissed 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 TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialingToremovetheplussignfromyourphone’sdisplay Dialing Fromthe ContactsDirectory TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Tousespeeddialforvoicecalls Using Speed DialingTousespeeddialforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Using Abbreviated Dialing ToplaceacallusingAbbreviatedDialing Selecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode AddingaWordtotheT9Database Entering Characters Using T9TextInputToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase SelectingtheT9Settings TocustomizetheT9Settings Entering Characters byTapping the Keypad Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order Pressing Page Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings RingerTypesSelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls Toselectadistinctiveringerforvoicecallswhileroaming SelectingRingerTypesforSprintPCSReadyLinkCallsToselectaringertypeforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Selecting a Tone Length Select Voicemail, Messaging, or Calendar/Alarm, and pressToselectatonelength Setting a Start-up/Power-offTone Using Voice PromptSelect Start-upTone or Power-offTone and press Toenableordisablevoiceprompt Setting Up Key Press Echo Adjusting the Phone’s Volume SettingsToadjusttheringerandkeyvolume ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff Toadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Alert Notification Tosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Silence AllTodeactivateSilenceAll Display Settings TodisplaythedefaultgreetingSprintChanging theTextGreeting Todisplayorchangeyourcustomgreeting Tochangethebacklightsetting Changing the BacklightTime Length Select Standby, OutgoingCalls, or ServiceSearch, and press Changing the Display Screen AnimationChanging 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 BackgroundToassignascreensaver Tochangethedisplay’sbackground Changing the Contrast Changing the FontSizeTochangethedisplay’scontrast Tochangethefontsize Setting Return to StandbyMode Setting Sleep ModeTosetthisfeature Tosetsleepmode Location Settings Toturnyourphone’sLocationfeatureonoroff Airplane Mode ToturnAirplaneModeonoroff TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Phone Setup Options ShortcutToassignyourshortcutkey Toedittheshortcutname Auto AnswerMode TounassigntheshortcutTosetAutoAnswermode Select CarKit/Headset or Speakerphone and press Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Setting the CurrentTimeDisplay Language ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the Open/Close Flip OptionToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Setting Any Key Answer Setting the Side Key GuardToturnanykeyansweronoroff ToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Toactivatethisfeature Setting Abbreviated DialingTosetyourprependnumber Toconnecttheheadset Setting HeadsetModeTosetheadsetmode Setting Message Notification EditingPresetMessagesToedityourphone’spresetmessages Tosetmessagenotification Setting a Callback Number Tosetthecallbacknumber SettingYour Signature Tosetyoursignature Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s SecurityYour Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu UsingYour Phone’s Lock FeaturesToaccesstheSecuritymenu LockingYour Phone UnlockingYour Phone Tounlockyourphone Lock Services ToactivatelockservicesChanging the Lock Code Select VoiceCalls, PCSVision, or ReadyLink and press Calling in Lock Mode Restricting CallsToplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode Torestrictcalls Erasingthe Contacts Directory Using Special NumbersToaddorreplaceaspecialnumber ResettingYour Phone ToresetyourphoneErasingAll Downloads ToerasealldatadownloadedfromtheWeb ResettingandLockingYourPhone ThroughSMS Toactivatethisfeature,thefollowingpresettingisrequired ChangingthePasscode TodisableSprintPCSVisionservices Security Features for SprintPCSVisionSMToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreenRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks RoamingonAnalogNetworks Roaming SettingYour Phone’s Roam Mode CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoamingSetMode Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming ControllingRoamingChargesUsing CallGuard ToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon MenuNavigation MenuStructure ViewingtheMenus Navigating Through MenusNavigating Through Menus Menu Navigation Menu StructureSelectingMenuItems BackingUpWithinaMenu Viewing the Menus MenuDiagramShortcuts Downloads Settings100 Navigating Through Menus 101 Tools/Extras 102 Managing Call History Managing Call History 103 ToviewaCallHistoryentry ViewingHistory104 Call History Options Managing Call History 105 Making a CallFrom Call History ToplaceacallfromCallHistorySelect Outgoing, Incoming or Missed and press CallSpeakerOn, and press TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory Managing Call History 107 ToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory 108 ToeraseCallHistory ErasingCall HistoryManaging Call History 109 110 Using the Contacts Directory Using the Contacts Directory 111 Displayingthe Contacts List Addinga New Contacts EntryTodisplayyourcontactslist Toaddanewentry Using the Contacts Directory 113 FindingContacts ListEntriesFindingNames TofindContactslistentriesbyname FindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindSprintPCSReadyLinkListentriesTofindphonenumbersyouhavestoredinspeeddiallocations 114 Using the Contacts Directory 115 Contacts ListEntry OptionsFindingVoiceDialNumbers TofindphonenumbersyouhavestoredinVoiceDial Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry Adding a Phone Numberto a Contacts Entry116 Using the Contacts Directory 117 Editinga Contacts EntryTomakechangestoanentry Toerasetheselectedentry ToassignSpeedDial AssigningSpeed Dial Numbers118 Using the Contacts Directory 119 Toassignanimageforanentry Toselectaringertypeforanentry Selecting a Ringer for an Entry120 Using the Contacts Directory 121 SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrysecret Tomakeanentrypublic Todialaservice DialingSprintPCS Services122 Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 123 Managing the Calendar Setting HolidaysDisplayingYour Calendar UsingYour Phone’s Scheduler Adding an Eventto the SchedulerToaddanevent 125 Event Alerts 126 Torespondtoaneventalert Event Alert Menu127 Using the Call AlarmFeature Adding a Call Alarm to the SchedulerToaddacallalarmtotheScheduler 128 Call Alarm Alerts Call Alarm MenuTorespondtoacallalarm 129 Editing an Eventor Call Alarm ToeditaneventorcallalarmToviewafutureorpastday’sscheduledevents 130 Erasing an Eventor Call Alarm Using the To Do ListAddingTo Do ListItems EditingTo Do ListItems Viewing theTo Do ListAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler TodeleteToDoListitems Deleting Items From theTo DoList133 Toviewavailablememoryspaceandoptions Viewing Memory inYour Scheduler134 Personal Information Management Purging All Events, Call Alarms, or To Do ListItemsDisplayingYour User Address Finding Icon Definitions Displaying theVersion InformationDisplaying Advanced Information Toviewanexplanationoficonsthatappearonthedisplay UsingYour Phone’sTools Using the Alarm ClockTousethealarmclock 137 Using the World Clock TostopthealarmToviewtheworldclockdisplay 138 Using the StopWatch TostartthestopwatchTorecordalaptimewhilethestopwatchisrunning Todisplaythestopwatchoptions Tousethecalculator Using the Calculator140 Toupdateyourphone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheTools/ExtrasmenuUpdatingYour Phone 141 Downloading FilesThrough SprintPCSVision Confirming the Downloaded DataTodownloadafilefromtheDownloadsmenu Toconfirmthedownloadeddata ToconfirmyourContentManager 143 Downloaded Data Options SelectingDownloadSettingsAssigningtheDownloadedData SortingtheDownloadedData ViewingtheDownloadedDataSizeTosortdownloadedfiles Toviewthedatasize Erasingthe Downloaded Data ViewingtheMemorySpaceToviewtheavailablememoryspace Toerasetheselecteddownloadeddata Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 147 Using Voice-Activated Dialing Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated DialingTouseavoicedialtagtocallaphonenumber 148 Programming Voice DialTags Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 149Toprogramavoicedialtag ReviewingVoice DialTags ToreviewvoicedialtagsSelect Review or ReviewSpeaker and press 150 Erasing AllVoice DialTags Managing Voice MemosRecordingVoice Memos Toendtherecordingofyourmemo Torecordtheotherparty’svoiceduringaphonecallToendtherecordingduringaphonecall 152 ReviewingVoice Memos Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 153Toplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded ErasingVoice Memos ToeraseallvoicememosToeraseindividualmemos 154 Setting Up Screen Call Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 155Activating Screen Call TostartScreenCallwhenyouhaveincomingcalls Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call RecordingYourNameforaPre-Recorded AnnouncementToselectaScreenCallannouncement Torecordyourname Recording a Customized Announcement Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 157Torecordanannouncement Reviewing an Announcement Erasing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement Toeraseanannouncement Using Sprint PCS Ready LinkSM Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 159 SettingSprintPCS Ready Link Mode ToenableordisableSprintPCSReadyLinkmodeGetting StartedWith SprintPCS Ready Link 160 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 161 Ready Link Call Alerts Making and Receiving a SprintPCS Ready Link Call Displaying the SprintPCS Ready Link ListSprintPCSReadyLinkDisplayScreens 162 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 163 Selecting a Contacts List ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyselectingacontact Making aSprintPCS Ready Link Call 1-to-1 Call164 Making aSprintPCS Ready Link Call Group Call Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 165ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkGroupcall ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyenteringanumber Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number166 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 167 MissedCallNotificationforSprintPCS ReadyLinkCallsTocallthelastMissedSprintPCSReadyLinkcall TodisplaytheMissedReadyLinkCallLog ToreceiveaSprintPCSReadyLinkcall Receiving aSprintPCS Ready Link Call168 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 169 TocopyanentryfromtheSprintPCSReadyLinkList Saving aSprintPCS Ready Link Number TosavethenumberfromtheendcalldisplayTofindaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry 170 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 171 SprintPCS Ready Link Options Adding a New ContacttoYour Personal List Editing a ContactinYour Personal ListToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkcontact ToeditaPersonalListcontact Adding a New Group toYour Personal Group List Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 173ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkgroupentry Toeditagroupname Editing a Group inYour Personal Group List174 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 175 ErasingReady Link ListEntriesErasing an Entry inYour Personal Listor Personal Group List Toeraseacontactoragroup Erasing a SprintPCS Ready Link List ToeraseagroupmemberToeraseaSprintPCSReadyLinkList 176 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 177 Updating the Company Lists and Personal Lists Assigning Speed Dialingfor SprintPCS Ready Link Entries ToassignSpeedDialingforSprintPCSReadyLinkentriesTouseSpeedDialforaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry 178 Restarting the SprintPCS Ready Link Service Setting Ready Link GuardTorestarttheSprintPCSReadyLinkservice Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 179 Setting an AlertNotification for SprintPCS Ready Link Calls Setting RingerTypesfor SprintPCS Ready Link CallsTosetalertsforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls 180 Setting the Speakerphonefor SprintPCS Ready Link Calls Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 181Select 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 CallsToselectthedefaultviewoftheSprintPCSReadyLinkList Toselectthefloordisplay Sprint PCS Service Features 184 Sprint PCS Service Features Basics 185 UsingVoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Notification 186 NewVoicemail Message Alerts UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingtheMenuKeysonYourPhonetoAccessYour Messages 188 VoicemailButtonGuide 189 UsingExpertMode SettingUpGroupDistributionListsVoicemail Options ToturnExpertModeonoroff SprintPCSCallback Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply 191 Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequestContinueRecording 192 Clearing the Message Icon ExtendedAbsenceGreetingTocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen 193 DisplayingYourVoicemail Details Voicemail Menu KeyTodisplayyourvoicemaildetails 194 195 New Messages Using SMSTextMessaging196 Todisplayatextmessagefromthemainmenu Displaying Messages197 Tosendatextmessage SendingaTextMessage198 To enter a message, select Message and press 199 SavetoDrafts to save the message to a Drafts folder 200 FolderListOptions Message Options201 MessageListOptions 202 MessageDetailsOptions 203 Toadjustthedisplayfontsize Changing the Display FontSize of a MessagePrepending a Phone Number From a Message Toaddaprefixtoaphonenumber Toaddanewfolder Message Folders205 Erasing Messages ToeditafolderToeraseanindividualmessage Toeraseselectedmessages Using Caller ID ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerResponding to CallWaiting Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall TorespondtoanincomingcallwhenAnsweronHoldisactivated 208 TomakeaThree-WayCall Making a Three-Way Call209 Using Call Forwarding ToactivateCallForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 210 Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision 211 Your User Name Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision212 ToupdateyourUserName UpdatingYourUserNameFindingYourUserName TofindyourUserName Connecting...Pleasewait Launchinga SprintPCSVision ConnectionTheSprintPCSVisionHomePage TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection Net Guard TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsSprint PCS Vision 215 SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators 216 Softkeys Navigating theWebScrolling Selecting GoingBack GoingHome Sprint PCS Vision 219 SprintPCS Messaging Understanding MessagingViewing SprintPCS Picture MailSM ToviewSprintPCSPictureMailmessagesfromthemainmenu Signing Up for Updates Sprint PCS Vision 221 Using Email Accessing Email MessagesToaccessEmailmessages 222 TocomposeanEmailmessage Composing Email MessagesSprint PCS Vision 223 Accessing Alternate Email Providers Using Alternate Email ProvidersToaccessemailprovidersfromyourSprintPCSVisionPhone 224 Accessing InstantMessaging Using InstantMessagingSprint PCS Vision 225 ExperiencingWireless Online Chat ToaccessachatroomfromthebrowserSelect Messaging Topostamessage Toexitachatroom TosetupaprivatechatroomSprint PCS Vision 227 AccessingtheDownloadMenus ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenusSelectinganItemtoDownload 228 Todownloadaselecteditem DownloadinganItemSprint PCS Vision 229 Accessing Games GamesDownloadingGames Todownloadanavailablegametoyourphone PlayingGames ToplayadownloadedgameonyourSprintPCSVisionPhoneToquitagame Sprint PCS Vision 231 Accessing Ringers RingersDownloadingRingers Todownloadanavailableringertoyourphone ToassignadownloadedringerfromtheDownloadsmenu AssigningDownloadedRingersSprint PCS Vision 233 PurchasingRingers ToassignadownloadedringerfromtheSettingsmenu234 Accessing Screen Savers Screen SaversDownloadingScreenSavers TodownloadanavailableScreenSavertoyourphone AssigningDownloadedScreenSavers 236 PurchasingScreenSavers Sprint PCS Vision 237 Exploring theWeb Web238 Using the Browser Menu OpeningtheBrowserMenuToopenthebrowsermenu Sprint PCS Vision 239 Tocreateabookmark CreatingaBookmark240 AccessingaBookmark ToaccessabookmarkEditingaBookmark Toeditabookmark DeletingaBookmark MovingaBookmarkTodeleteabookmark Tomoveabookmark ReloadingaWebPage GoingtoaSpecificWebsiteRestartingtheWebBrowser AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolume ToadjustthebrowsersoundvolumeSendingaWebPage TosendaWebpage SprintPCSVision FAQs CanImakecallsanduseSprintPCS Visionservicesatthe sametime?HowdoIsign-inforthefirsttime? Whenismydataconnectionactive? Whenismydataconnectiondormant? CanIsignoutofdataservices?246 Sprint PCS Voice Command Sprint PCS Voice Command 247 It’sEasytoGetStarted GettingStartedWithSprintPCSVoice Command248 Sprint PCS Voice Command 249 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand 250 ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using SprintPCS Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command 251 252 Safety Warranty Information 254 Safety Safety 255 Getting the MostOutofYour Reception 256 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingFollowingSafetyGuidelines Safety 257 UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlyingTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas 258 Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneSafety 259 Sanyo has an M3 rating Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your 260 Caring for the Battery ProtectingYourBatterySafety 261 DisposalofLithiumIonLiIonBatteries Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice SpecificAbsorptionRatesSARforWirelessPhonesFCC Notice Body-WornOperation Safety 263 Owner’s RecordPhone Guide Proprietary Notice FCCRadiofrequencyEmission 264 Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’s Warranty265 CustomerLimitedWarranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 266 267 Warranty 268 269 Page Index 271 Index 272 273 274