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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
RemovingtheBattery
ChargingtheBattery
Toremoveyourbattery
UsingtheTravelCharger
Tousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone
Chargingwhenyourphoneisturnedon
Chargingwhenyourphoneisturnedoff
DisplayingYour Phone Number
Todisplayyourphonenumber
Toplaceacallusingyourkeypad
Making and Answering Calls
Making Calls
Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed
Dialing Options
Answering Calls
Toansweranincomingcallwiththeflipopen
Toansweranincomingcallwiththeflipclosed
Your Sprint PCS Phone The Basics
AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled
SettingAnsweronHold
EndingaCall
TosetAnsweronHold
Toresumethecall
Using the Speakerphone
Changing the RingerVolume
Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall
Toturnthespeakerphoneoffduringacall
AdjustingVolume During a Conversation
Muting a Call
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
TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing
Plus Code Dialing
Toremovetheplussignfromyourphone’sdisplay
Dialing Fromthe ContactsDirectory
TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry
Using Speed Dialing
Tousespeeddialforvoicecalls
TousespeeddialforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls
Using Abbreviated Dialing
ToplaceacallusingAbbreviatedDialing
EnteringText
Selecting a Character InputMode
Tochangethecharacterinputmode
Entering Characters Using T9TextInput
AddingaWordtotheT9Database
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
SelectingRingerTypesforSprintPCSReadyLinkCalls
Toselectadistinctiveringerforvoicecallswhileroaming
ToselectaringertypeforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls
Select Voicemail, Messaging, or Calendar/Alarm, and press
Selecting a Tone Length
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
Silence All
ToactivateSilenceAll
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
Setting the CurrentTime
Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay
Display Language
Setting the Open/Close Flip Option
ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature
ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature
Setting Any Key Answer
Setting the Side Key Guard
Toturnanykeyansweronoroff
ToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Toactivatethisfeature
Tosetyourprependnumber
Setting HeadsetMode
Toconnecttheheadset
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
Using Special Numbers
Erasingthe Contacts Directory
Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber
ResettingYour Phone
Toresetyourphone
ErasingAll Downloads
ToerasealldatadownloadedfromtheWeb
ResettingandLockingYourPhone ThroughSMS
Toactivatethisfeature,thefollowingpresettingisrequired
ChangingthePasscode
Security Features for SprintPCSVisionSM
TodisableSprintPCSVisionservices
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
Navigating Through Menus
MenuNavigation MenuStructure ViewingtheMenus
Navigating Through Menus
Menu Navigation
Menu Structure
SelectingMenuItems
BackingUpWithinaMenu
MenuDiagram
Viewing the Menus
Shortcuts
Settings
Downloads
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Navigating Through Menus 101
Tools/Extras
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Managing Call History
Managing Call History 103
ViewingHistory
ToviewaCallHistoryentry
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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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ErasingCall History
ToeraseCallHistory
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
Adding a Phone Numberto a Contacts Entry
Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry
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Using the Contacts Directory 117
Editinga Contacts Entry
Tomakechangestoanentry
Toerasetheselectedentry
AssigningSpeed Dial Numbers
ToassignSpeedDial
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Using the Contacts Directory 119
Toassignanimageforanentry
Selecting a Ringer for an Entry
Toselectaringertypeforanentry
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Using the Contacts Directory 121
SecretContacts Entries
Tomakeanentrysecret
Tomakeanentrypublic
DialingSprintPCS Services
Todialaservice
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Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools
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Setting Holidays
Managing the Calendar
DisplayingYour Calendar
UsingYour Phone’s Scheduler
Adding an Eventto the Scheduler
Toaddanevent
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Event Alerts
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Event Alert Menu
Torespondtoaneventalert
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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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Using the To Do List
Erasing an Eventor Call Alarm
AddingTo Do ListItems
Viewing theTo Do List
EditingTo Do ListItems
Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler
Deleting Items From theTo DoList
TodeleteToDoListitems
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Viewing Memory inYour Scheduler
Toviewavailablememoryspaceandoptions
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Purging All Events, Call Alarms, or To Do ListItems
Personal Information Management
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
Using the Calculator
Tousethecalculator
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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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SelectingDownloadSettings
Downloaded Data Options
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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Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 149
Programming Voice DialTags
Toprogramavoicedialtag
ReviewingVoice DialTags
Toreviewvoicedialtags
Select Review or ReviewSpeaker and press
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Managing Voice Memos
Erasing AllVoice DialTags
RecordingVoice Memos
Toendtherecordingofyourmemo
Torecordtheotherparty’svoiceduringaphonecall
Toendtherecordingduringaphonecall
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Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 153
ReviewingVoice Memos
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
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 157
Recording a Customized Announcement
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
Making aSprintPCS Ready Link Call 1-to-1 Call
ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyselectingacontact
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 165
Making aSprintPCS Ready Link Call Group Call
ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkGroupcall
Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number
ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyenteringanumber
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Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 167
MissedCallNotificationforSprintPCS ReadyLinkCalls
TocallthelastMissedSprintPCSReadyLinkcall
TodisplaytheMissedReadyLinkCallLog
Receiving aSprintPCS Ready Link Call
ToreceiveaSprintPCSReadyLinkcall
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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
Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 173
Adding a New Group toYour Personal Group List
ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkgroupentry
Editing a Group inYour Personal Group List
Toeditagroupname
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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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UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess
NewVoicemail Message Alerts
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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Using SMSTextMessaging
New Messages
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Displaying Messages
Todisplayatextmessagefromthemainmenu
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SendingaTextMessage
Tosendatextmessage
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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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Message Options
FolderListOptions
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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
Message Folders
Toaddanewfolder
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Erasing Messages
Toeditafolder
Toeraseanindividualmessage
Toeraseselectedmessages
Using Caller ID
Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller
Responding to CallWaiting
Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall
TorespondtoanincomingcallwhenAnsweronHoldisactivated
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Making a Three-Way Call
TomakeaThree-WayCall
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Using Call Forwarding
ToactivateCallForwarding
TodeactivateCallForwarding
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Sprint PCS Vision
Sprint PCS Vision 211
Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision
Your User Name
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ToupdateyourUserName
UpdatingYourUserName
FindingYourUserName
TofindyourUserName
Connecting...Pleasewait
Launchinga SprintPCSVision Connection
TheSprintPCSVisionHomePage
TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection
TochangeyourNetGuardsettings
Net Guard
Sprint PCS Vision 215
SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators
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Navigating theWeb
Softkeys
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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Composing Email Messages
TocomposeanEmailmessage
Sprint PCS Vision 223
Accessing Alternate Email Providers
Using Alternate Email Providers
ToaccessemailprovidersfromyourSprintPCSVisionPhone
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Using InstantMessaging
Accessing InstantMessaging
Sprint PCS Vision 225
ExperiencingWireless Online Chat
Toaccessachatroomfromthebrowser
Select Messaging
Topostamessage
Tosetupaprivatechatroom
Toexitachatroom
Sprint PCS Vision 227
AccessingtheDownloadMenus
ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus
SelectinganItemtoDownload
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DownloadinganItem
Todownloadaselecteditem
Sprint PCS Vision 229
Accessing Games
Games
DownloadingGames
Todownloadanavailablegametoyourphone
PlayingGames
ToplayadownloadedgameonyourSprintPCSVisionPhone
Toquitagame
Sprint PCS Vision 231
Accessing Ringers
Ringers
DownloadingRingers
Todownloadanavailableringertoyourphone
AssigningDownloadedRingers
ToassignadownloadedringerfromtheDownloadsmenu
Sprint PCS Vision 233
ToassignadownloadedringerfromtheSettingsmenu
PurchasingRingers
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Accessing Screen Savers
Screen Savers
DownloadingScreenSavers
TodownloadanavailableScreenSavertoyourphone
AssigningDownloadedScreenSavers
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PurchasingScreenSavers
Sprint PCS Vision 237
Web
Exploring theWeb
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Using the Browser Menu
OpeningtheBrowserMenu
Toopenthebrowsermenu
Sprint PCS Vision 239
CreatingaBookmark
Tocreateabookmark
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AccessingaBookmark
Toaccessabookmark
EditingaBookmark
Toeditabookmark
DeletingaBookmark
MovingaBookmark
Todeleteabookmark
Tomoveabookmark
GoingtoaSpecificWebsite
ReloadingaWebPage
RestartingtheWebBrowser
AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolume
Toadjustthebrowsersoundvolume
SendingaWebPage
TosendaWebpage
SprintPCSVision FAQs
CanImakecallsanduseSprintPCS Visionservicesatthe sametime?
HowdoIsign-inforthefirsttime?
Whenismydataconnectionactive?
CanIsignoutofdataservices?
Whenismydataconnectiondormant?
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Sprint PCS Voice Command
Sprint PCS Voice Command 247
GettingStartedWithSprintPCSVoice Command
It’sEasytoGetStarted
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Sprint PCS Voice Command 249
CreatingYour Own Address Book
TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand
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Accessing Information Using SprintPCS Voice Command
ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand
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’s Warranty
Manufacturer’sWarranty
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Manufacturer’sWarranty
CustomerLimitedWarranty
Warranty 266
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Warranty 268
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