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Sprint Nextel 8912 manual Location Settings, To enable your phone’s Location feature

Models: 8912

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Location Settings

Your Sprint PCS Vision Phone is equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location-based services that may be available in the future.

The Location feature allows the network to detect your position. Turning Location off will hide your location from everyone except 911.

Note:

Even if the Location feature is enabled, no service may use your location without your expressed permission.

To enable your phone’s Location feature:

1.To access the main menu, press (Menu).

2.Select Settings ( ).

3.Select Location ( ).

4.Read the message then press .

5.Select On or Off with the Navigation Key.

Off: Your location will be hidden from the network and all applications except 911.

On: Your location is now available to the network.

6.To save your setting, press (OK).

When the Location feature is on, you phone’s standby screen will

display the icon. When the Location feature is off, the icon will be displayed.

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings

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Sprint Nextel 8912 manual Location Settings, To enable your phone’s Location feature

8912 specifications

The Sprint Nextel 8912 is a noteworthy mobile device that captures attention with its robust features and user-friendly characteristics. Launched during a period where smartphones were rapidly evolving, the 8912 is a testament to Sprint’s commitment to delivering reliable and functional devices to its customers.

One of the main features of the Sprint Nextel 8912 is its sleek design, which balances both style and practicality. The device boasts a compact form factor that fits comfortably in the palm of the hand and can easily slide into a pocket or purse. The display is vibrant and clear, offering users an enjoyable experience when viewing content or navigating through applications.

In terms of technology, the Sprint Nextel 8912 operates on the Nextel network, renowned for its Direct Connect capability. This feature allows users to communicate instantly with other Nextel users, making it an ideal choice for professionals who require immediate communication in their daily operations. The integration of walkie-talkie functionality lends itself well to fieldwork environments, enhancing productivity and collaboration.

The device is powered by a reliable operating system designed for efficiency and ease of use. Users can expect a smooth interface when accessing various applications and settings. With a focus on practicality, the Sprint Nextel 8912 includes essential tools such as calendar, task manager, and a reliable web browser for staying connected and organized throughout the day.

Battery life is another standout characteristic of the Sprint Nextel 8912. It features a long-lasting battery that allows users to remain connected without the constant worry of recharging. This is particularly advantageous for individuals with demanding schedules who depend on their devices for long periods.

While might not possess the advanced capabilities of today’s smartphones, the Sprint Nextel 8912 shines in its reliability, ease of use, and effective communication features. The device is well-suited for those who prioritize functionality over complexity, making it a practical choice for various users looking for a dependable mobile solution.

Overall, the Sprint Nextel 8912 delivers an efficient and user-friendly experience, highlighting the intersection of technology and communication for individuals who prioritize seamless connectivity.

Contents

For the Audiovox 8912, follow these instructions Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone PM-8912 by Audiovox Table of Contents 2B. ControllingYour Phone’s Settings 2E. NavigatingThrough Menus 2H. Personal Organizer 106 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Welcome to SprintIntroduction Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceDetermine if Your Phone is AlreadyActivated Getting Started With Sprint PCS ServiceUnlockingYour Phone ActivatingYour PhoneTo set up voicemail Setting UpYour VoicemailGetting Help Visiting Our WebsiteSprint PCS Operator Services Reaching Sprint Customer ServiceTo access this information Receiving Automated Usage and Invoicing InformationUnderstanding Your Sprint PCS Phone Your Sprint PCS Vision Phone The Basics Your Sprint PCS PhoneThe BasicsFront View of Your Phone Softkey Buttons Key FunctionsNavigation Key Viewing the Display Screen Features of Your Sprint PCS Vision Picture Phone Battery Capacity Using Your Phone’s BatteryTurning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone OnRemoving the Battery Installing the BatteryTo install your phones Li-Ion battery To remove your battery, follow these easy stepsUsing the AC Charger Charging the BatteryTo use the AC Charger provided with your phone Displaying Your Phone Number To make a call using your keypadMaking and Answering Calls Making CallsAnswering Calls To disconnect a call when you are finishedEnding a Call Speaker Mode Changing the Ringer VolumeMissed Call Notification Voice DialSilent Muting a CallSend My Phone Number Calling Emergency NumbersEnd-of-Call Options In-Call OptionsSaving a Phone Number To save a number from standby modeFinding a Phone Number To find a phone numberDialing From the Internal Phone Book Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With PausesTo dial or save phone numbers with pauses To dial directly from an internal Phone Book entryUsing One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing To change the character input mode for a phone book entry Selecting a Character Input ModeTo change the character input mode when writing a message EnteringTextAdding a Word to theT9 Database Entering Characters Using T9 Text InputEntering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To add a word to the T9 Text Input databaseEntering Numbers,Symbols and Emoticon Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s SettingsVolume Sound SettingsRinger Voice CallMessaging Key BeepSpeaker Off, Level 1 LevelPower Off Power OnTo adjust the power on volume To adjust the power off volumeSelecting Ringer Types for Voice Call RingersSelecting Ringer Types for Messaging Selecting Ringer Types for VoicemailAlerts ServiceMinute Connect Low SignalFade Roam Ringer To adjust the tone lengthTone Length Menu Style Display SettingsGraphics Screen SaverSelect Incoming Call Incoming CallSub LCD Setting Off or OnGreeting To display or change your custom greetingBacklight To adjust the display’s contrastContrast MessageAlert Games/Tools 8 Secs, 15 Secs, 30 Secs, Flip Open To enable your phone’s Location feature Location SettingsNotification MessagingCallback Number Pre-Set MessagesReminder SignatureOther Settings Airplane ModeSelect Airplane Mode CallAnswerAuto Redial AutoAnswer Off, 5 Secs, 10 Secs, 18 Secs Times Enable TTY or Disable TTY TTY ModeTo turn TTY Mode on or off LanguageSelect Voice Setting Voice Setting HFK Mode On, Off DialingSpeed Dial PBook MatchSelect Abbrev. Dial To activate abbreviated dialingKey Guard Phone Information Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s SecuritySetting Your Phone’s Security Lock Phone Setting Your Phone’s SecurityChange Lock To change your lock codeLimit Use Special NumbersOutgoing Calls Select Outgoing CallsCall History To enable or disable the Call History displayPictures Select Call HistoryLong Distance NumbersSelect Long Distance Select Reset Picture Account Resetting Your Picture AccountErasing Your Phone Book Erasing Your DownloadsSelect Enable PCS Vision Resetting Your PhoneSelect Disable PCS Vision Enabling Sprint PCS VisionTo enable or disable Net Guard Select Update Vision ProfileNet Guard Updating Your Vision ProfileControlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming ExperienceRecognizing Icons on the Display Screen Understanding RoamingRoaming on Digital Networks Roaming on Analog Networks Set Mode Setting Your Phone’s Roam ModeTo turn Call Guard on or off Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call GuardTo place roaming calls with Call Guard on To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus Navigating Through MenusNavigating Through Menus Menu Structure Menu NavigationSelecting Menu Items Backing Up Within a MenuViewing the Menus Menu DiagramWeb SettingsDownloads Voice SVCNavigating Through Menus Viewing History Managing Call HistoryManaging Call History Missed Calls Viewing HistoryCall, Save, Send Picture, Send Text, Prepend, Erase All To view a Call History entryIncoming Calls Outgoing CallsCall, Save, Send Picture, Send Text, Prepend Call, Send Picture, Send Text, Prepend, Erase All All CallsMissed Calls Erase HistoryIncoming Calls All CallsUsing the Phone Book Using the Internal Phone BookInternal Phone Book Entry Options Finding Internal Phone Book Entries Adding a New Internal Phone Book EntrySelect Add New Entry Fax #, Email, Group, Ringer, Graphic, Memo, Set SecretMy Phone Number Speed Dial NumbersSelect Speed Dial #’s Adding a New Group Using Group Internal Phone Book EntriesRenaming a Group Deleting a GroupSprint Customer Service Dialing Sprint PCS ServicesAccount Information DirectoryAssistancePersonal Organizer Personal OrganizerTo add an new event to your schedule ScheduleAdd Memo Memo PadView Memo Erase Paper, Pattern, Sea, Sky, Flower SettingsTo select the memo pad background image To set your phones alarm clock AlarmOff DailyCalculator How to do a math problem with the calculatorTo display the time and date in pre-programmed cities World ClockTo operate the stopwatch StopwatchTo time up to six events at once Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice ServicesVoice Memo Voice Recognition ModeRe-record,Review, or Save Press Options then Edit Caption or PlayTo play a voice memo To play a voice memo in speaker modeTo erase all voice memos Voice Dial To review a voice dial in speaker modeTo review a voice dial To erase all voice dials Yes TrainWordsUndoTrainAll Wake-UpSelect Shutter Sound Shutter SoundReview, or Save Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in CameraTaking Pictures To take a picture in standby modeTo take a picture from the menu To take a picture with the phone closedTo create your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture MailSM PasswordPicture Options Select Online Albums Select Upload PicturesShutter 2, Say Cheese, Ready 123, Record own Camera Mode OptionsCamera Options My PicturesSepia, Gray, Negative, Emboss, Sketch To display your phones stored picturesSaved to Phone Options OnlineAlbumsViewing OnlineAlbums Select Online AlbumsUploading Pictures Online Album Options Edit/Erase Select Upload AllManaging Sprint PCS Picture Mail Using the Sprint PCS Picture Mail WebsiteManaging Online Sprint PCS Picture Mail FromYour Phone Sharing Online Sprint PCS Picture Mail Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 102To share online Sprint PCS Picture Mail Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 103 To share an album from online modeRe-record, and Erase Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 104 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 105 To access your online Albums options from your phoneAccount Information Using Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 107 Sprint PCS Service Features BasicsSetting UpYour Voicemail Using VoicemailVoicemail Notification RetrievingYour Voicemail MessagesUsing Expert Mode Using One-Touch MessageAccessSetting Up Group Distribution Lists Voicemail OptionsVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Sprint PCS CallbackVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message ForwardingContinue Recording Clear EnvelopeExtendedAbsence Greeting Select Clear EnvelopeVoicemail Menu Key Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 112Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 113 Using SMS Text MessagingComposing SMS Text Messages Select Send Message Select Text MessageUsing Canned Pre-set Messages Accessing SMSText MessagesSprint PCS Service Features The Basics 115 Using Caller IDResponding to Call Waiting Making a Three-Way CallSprint PCS Service Features The Basics 116 Using Call ForwardingTo activate Call Forwarding To deactivate Call ForwardingSprint PCS Vision 117 Sprint PCS VisionSMYour User Name Getting Started With Sprint PCSVisionFindingYour User Name Sprint PCS Vision 118To change your Net Guard settings ConnectingLaunching a Sprint PCS Vision Connection To launch a Sprint PCS Vision connectionSoftkeys Browsing the WebScrolling SelectingGoing to a SpecificWebsite Going BackCreating a Bookmark Select Go to URLDeleting a Bookmark Accessing a BookmarkReloading aWeb Restarting theWeb BrowserAccessing Sprint PCS Mail Accessing MessagingAccessingAdditional Email Providers Sprint PCS MessagingSelect Instant Messaging Accessing Instant MessagingSprint PCS Vision 124 To access a chatroom from the browser Accessing Wireless ChatroomsSprint PCS Vision 125 Select Send Message Select Picture Mail Sending Sprint PCS Picture MailTo send a new message Sprint PCS Vision 126Accessing the Download Menus Downloading Premium Services ContentDownloading an Item Sprint PCS Vision 127To access My Content Manager Using My Content ManagerTo download a selected item Sprint PCS Vision 128Checking Data Folder Memory To download purchased content from My Content ManagerErasing a Downloaded File To view your data folders memory statusGames Accessing GamesDownloading Games Playing GamesViewing Game Properties Playing NetworkAccess GamesErasing Downloaded Games To erase a downloaded game from your Sprint PCS PhoneRingers Accessing RingersDownloading Ringers To download an available ringer to your phoneViewing Ringer Properties Listening to RingersAssigning Downloaded Ringers Messages, Voicemail, or PhonebookPurchasing Ringers Erasing Downloaded RingersSprint PCS Vision 134 Screen Savers Accessing Screen SaversDownloading Screen Savers Select Screen SaversViewing Screen Saver Properties Viewing Screen SaversAssigning Downloaded Screen Savers StandbyPurchasing Screen Savers Erasing Downloaded Screen SaversSprint PCS Vision 137 DownloadingApplications Accessing Applications and OthersDownloading Other Files Select ApplicationsSprint PCS Vision 139 Exploring the Web WebSprint PCS Vision 140 When is my data connection active? Sprint PCSVision FAQsWhen is my data connection dormant? Sprint PCS Vision 141Sprint PCS Vision 142 Can I disable Sprint PCSVision data services?Sprint PCS Voice Command 143 Sprint PCS Voice CommandSMSprint PCS Voice Command 144 Getting Started With Sprint PCSVoice CommandTMCreating Your OwnAddress Book It’s Easy to Get StartedSprint PCS Voice Command 145 Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice CommandSafety Guidelines Warranty Information Safety Guidelines 147 SafetyGetting the Most Out of Your Reception Using Your Phone While Driving Maintaining Safe Use of andAccess to Your PhoneFollowing Safety Guidelines Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic DevicesSafety Guidelines 150 Restricting Children’s Access to Your PhoneTurning Off Your Phone Before Flying Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous AreasProtecting Your Battery Caring for the BatterySafety Guidelines 151 Disposal of Lithium Ion LiIon BatteriesSafety Guidelines 152 Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC NoticeFCC Notice Body-Worn OperationSafety Guidelines 153 SpecificAbsorption Rates SAR forWireless PhonesFCC Radiofrequency Emission What is radiofrequency energy RF? Consumer Information on Wireless PhonesSafety Guidelines 154 How is radiofrequency energy used?How is radiofrequency radiation measured? Safety Guidelines 155What biological effects can be caused by RF energy? Safety Guidelines 156 Why has the FCC adopted guidelines for RF exposure?What levels of RF energy are considered safe? Safety Guidelines 157 Safety Guidelines 158 Are wireless telephone base stations safe? What are wireless telephone base stations?Safety Guidelines 159 Safety Guidelines 160 Safety Guidelines 161 Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?Safety Guidelines 162 What is FDAs role concerning the safety of wireless phones?Safety Guidelines 163 What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?What are the results of the research done already? Safety Guidelines 164 Safety Guidelines 165 What about children using wireless phones?Safety Guidelines 166 How does FCC Audit Cell Phone RF? Safety Guidelines 167Safety Guidelines 168 Owner’s Record Safety Guidelines 169User’s Guide Proprietary Notice Terms and Conditions Manufacturer’s Warranty Terms & Conditions Manufacturer’s WarrantyTerms & Conditions / Warranty 170 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 171 Terms and Conditions of ServicesTerms and Conditions Terms & Conditions / Warranty 172 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 173 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 174 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 175 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 176 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 177 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 178 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 179 Terms of Picture Mail ServiceUse of Picture Mail Terms & Conditions / Warranty 180Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions / Warranty 181Use Of Cookies Terms & Conditions / Warranty 182Disclosure To Third Parties Terms & Conditions / Warranty 183Questions Terms & Conditions / Warranty 184Disclaimers Terms & Conditions / Warranty 185Indemnity Terms & Conditions / Warranty 186Terms & Conditions / Warranty 187 Terms & Conditions / Warranty 188 Manufacturer’s WarrantyTerms & Conditions / Warranty 189 Page Index 191 IndexIndex 192