User’s Guide
PCS Vision Video Phone VM4500
Table of Contents
2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
TTY Use With PCS Service From Sprint
Unlocking Your Phone Changing the Lock Code
101
127
Using PCS Service Features
Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information
Index
Welcome to Sprint
Introduction
Getting Started
Setting Up Service
This Section
Unlocking Your Phone
Getting Started With PCS Service
Determine if Your Phone is Already Activated
Visit Our Website
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Getting Help
Reaching PCS Customer Solutions
PCS Operator Services
Receiving Automated Invoicing Information
PCS Directory Assistance
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Your PCS Phone The Basics
Your PCS Vision Video Phone
Key Functions
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Viewing the Display Screen
Features of Your PCS Vision Video Phone VM4500 by Sanyo
Turning Your Phone Off
Turning Your Phone on and OFF
Turning Your Phone On
Using Your Phone’s Battery
Battery Capacity
Installingthe Battery
Removingthe Battery
Chargingthe Battery
Using the TravelCharger
Charging when your phone is turned on
Charging when your phone is turned off
Making Calls
Displaying Your Phone Number
Making and Answering Calls
Answering Calls
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Ending a Call
Using the Speakerphone
Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled
Muting a Call
Changing the Ringer Volume
Adjusting Volume During a Conversation
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
Setting PCS Ready Link Mode
Using PCS Ready Link
Preparing Your Phone for PCS Ready Link Service
Selecting Contact Lists
Ready Link Call Alerts
Displaying the PCS Ready Link List
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
Missed Call Notification for PCS Ready Link Calls
Receiving a PCS Ready Link Call 1-to-1 Call
Receiving a PCS Ready Link Call Group Call
Redialing a PCS Ready Link Call
PCS Ready Link Options
Speaker/Car Kit Level 3. Earpiece/Headset Level
Copying an Entry to Personal List or Personal Group List
Co. Groups, Personal List, or Per. Groups, and press
Saving a PCS Ready Link Number
Finding an Entry in the PCS Ready Link List
Adding a New Contact to Your Personal List
Adding a New Group to Your Personal Group List
Editing a Contact in Your Personal List
Editing a Group in Your Personal Group List
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Updating the Company List and Personal List
Setting Speed Dialing for PCS Ready Link Entries
Erasing a PCS Ready Link List
Restarting the Ready Link Service
Setting Ready Link Guard
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls
Sound Settings
Ringer Types
Selecting Ringer Types for Voicemail
Selecting Ringer Types for Messages
Selecting a Tone Length
Selecting Ringer Types for Calendar
Select the menu under Start-up Tone or Power-off Tone
Setting a Start-up/Power-off Tone
Using Voice Prompt
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings
Alert Notification
Silence All
Changing the Backlight Time Length
Display Settings
Changing the Text Greeting
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 LED Indicator Color
Changing the Phone’s Main Menu Style
Changing the Theme Color
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
Phone Setup Options
Auto Answer Mode
Shortcut
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
Select Voice Call or Ready Link and press
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Headset Mode
Sleep Mode
Setting Message Notification
Setting the Current Time
Editing Canned Messages
Changing the Menu Language
Setting Your Phone’s Security
Except Incom.Calls and press
Accessing the Security Menu
Locking Your Phone
Calling in Lock Mode
Unlocking Your Phone
Changing the Lock Code
Restricting Calls
Using Special Numbers
Locking the Picture & Video Menu
Resetting Your Phone
Erasing the Contacts Directory
Erasing All Downloads
Highlight Hard Pause, 2-Sec. Pause, or Hyphen and press
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
Roaming on Other Digital Networks
Understanding Roaming
Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen
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
Menu Navigation
Menu Structure
Selecting Menu Items
Backing Up Within a Menu
Menu Diagram
Viewing the Menus
Tools/Extras
Settings
Voice Services
Managing Call History
Select Outgoing Calls, Incoming Calls, or Missed Calls
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
Erasing Call History
Select Voice Call Log or Ready Link Log and press
Using the Contacts Directory
Displaying the Contacts List
Contacts List Entry Options
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Entering Text
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
Adding a Word to the T9 Database
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
Spanish mode, characters scroll in the following order
Entering Canned Suffixes
Entering Symbols
Entering Numbers
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
2G Using the Contacts Directory 100
Secret Contacts Entries
Dialing PCS Services
VoiceCommand and press
Personal Organizer
Setting the Time/Date
Setting Holidays
Managing the Scheduler
Calendar
Adding an Event to the Scheduler
Monthly, or Yearly
Viewing Event List
Event Alerts
Event Alert Menu
Adding a Call Alarm to the Scheduler
Editing an Event
Call Alarm Alerts
Call Alarm Menu
Viewing a Future/Past Day’s Scheduled Events
Editing a Call Alarm
Erasing a Day’s Events or Call Alarms
Editing To Do List Items
Adding To Do List Items
Viewing the To Do List
Adding a To Do List Item to the Schedule
Deleting Items From the To Do List
Purging All Events, Call Alarms, or To Do List Items
Viewing Memory in Your Scheduler
Personal Information Management
Displaying Your User Address
Finding Icon Definitions
Displaying the Version Information
Displaying Advanced Information
Using Your Phone’s Tools
Using the Calculator
Using the World Clock
Downloading Files Through PCS Vision
2H Personal Organizer 115
No Caller ID, or Roaming
2H Personal Organizer 117
Confirming the Downloaded Data
2H Personal Organizer 119
Select Dynamic- 1 to 10 and press
2H Personal Organizer 121
Icon Indication
Sorting the Downloaded Data
Erasing Old Downloaded Data
Viewing the Downloaded Data Size
Viewing the Memory Space Available for Downloads
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services
Using Voice-Activated Dialing
Programming Voice Dial Tags
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
Erasing an Announcement
Recording a Customized Announcement
Reviewing an Announcement
Using Your Phone’s Camera
Taking Pictures
Taking a Picture With the Phone Open
Taking a Picture With the Phone Closed
Creating Your Picture MailSM Password
Picture Storage
Fluorescent, or Manual
Camera Mode Options
Sepia, or Black & White
Seconds or 5 Seconds and press
Setting the Flash Function
Setting the Self-timer
Selecting Camera Settings
Setting a Shutter Sound
Camera Status Area
Icon Indication
Sending Your Pictures
Sending Your Pictures From Messaging
Canned Messages or Recent Messages, and press
Picture Review Mode Options
Reviewing Pictures
Color Tone to select Sepia or Black & White
Reviewing Assigned Pictures
Select This Picture, Selected Pictures, or All Pictures
Taking Videos
Taking Videos With the Phone Open
Taking Videos With the Phone Closed
Set to Always Off
Video Mode Options
Selecting Camcorder Settings
Setting a Cue Sound
Video Status Area
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera 151
Sending Your Video Files
Sending Your Video Files From Messaging
Video Review Mode Options
Reviewing Video
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera 155
Using the Picture Mail Website
Managing Picture Mail
Managing Online Picture Mail From Your PCS Phone
Viewing Your Online Picture Mail From Your PCS Phone
Uploading Your Pictures and Video Files
Setting the Auto Delete Function
Sending Online Picture Mail
From Canned Messages or Recent Messages, and press
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera 160
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera 161
Accessing Online Picture Mail Options From Your PCS Phone
Select. Video Files, or All Video Files. Video only
Accessing Your Online Albums Options From Your PCS Phone
Using PCS Service Features
PCS Service Features Basics
Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Voicemail Notification
New Voicemail Message Alerts
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
Using One-Touch Message Access
Using a Phone Other Than Your PCS Phone to Access Messages
Using Expert Mode
Voicemail Button Guide
Setting Up Group Distribution Lists
PCS Callback
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request
Continue Recording
Extended Absence Greeting
Clearing the Message Icon
Voicemail Menu Key
Using Caller ID
Responding to Call Waiting
Making a Three-Way Call
Using Call Forwarding
PCS VisionSM
Updating Your User Name
Getting Started With PCS Vision
Your User Name
Connecting... Please wait
Launching a PCS Vision Connection
Finding Your User Name
PCS Vision Home
PCS Vision Connection Status and Indicators
Net Guard
Navigating the Web
Softkeys
Scrolling
Left softkey
Going Home
Selecting
Going Back
Messaging
Messages
Message Types
New Messages
Displaying Messages
Sending a Message
Add Recipients, and press
Sending a Message in the Drafts Folder
Sending a Message in the Outbox Folder
Message Options
Folder List Options
Message List Options
Message Details Options
Mobile Phone#, or Email Address
Changing the Display Font Size of a Message
Prepending a Phone Number From a Message
Creating Folders for Messages
Erasing a Folder
Moving a Message Into Another Folder
Editing Folders
Signing Up for Updates
Erasing Selected Messages in All Folders
Using PCS Mail
Accessing PCS Mail Messages
PCS Mail
Composing PCS Mail Messages
Accessing Email
Earthlink
Accessing Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging
Select Instant Messaging
Yahoo! Messenger
Select Leave Room
Chat
Select Messaging
Downloading Premium Services Content
Accessing the Download Menus
Selecting an Item to Download
Screen Savers, Applications and press
Downloading an Item
Games
Downloading Games
Playing Games
Ringers
Downloading Ringers
Assigning Downloaded Ringers
Purchasing Ringers
Highlight Voice Calls, Voicemail, Messaging, Calendar
No caller ID and press
Screen Savers
Downloading Screen Savers
Select one of Incoming Calls, Screen Saver, or Phone Book
Assigning Downloaded Screen Savers Images
Purchasing Screen Savers
Web
Using the Browser Menu
Opening the Browser Menu
Editing a Bookmark
Accessing a Bookmark
Creating a Bookmark
Reloading a Web
Deleting a Bookmark
Going to a Specific Website
Restarting the Web Browser
PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition
PCS Vision FAQs
When is my data connection active?
When is my data connection dormant?
Can I sign out of data services?
PCS Voice CommandSM
It’s Easy to Get Started
Getting Started With PCS Voice Command
Creating Your Own Address Book
Making a Call With PCS Voice Command
Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information
Safety
Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength
Understanding the Power Save Feature
Knowing Radiofrequency Safety
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception
Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
Using Your Phone While Driving
Following Safety Guidelines
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices
Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
Restricting Children’s Access to your Phone
Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying
Disposalof Lithium Ion LiIon Batteries
Caring for the Battery
Protecting Your Battery
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 226
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