Clearing the Message Icon, 179 | Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual

ExtendedAbsenceGreeting

When your phone is turned off or you are off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network for an extended period, this greeting can be played instead of your normal personal greeting.

1.From the main voicemail menu, press DEF for Personal Options.

2.Press DEF for Greetings.

3. Press DEF to record an Extended Absence Greeting.

Clearing the Message Icon

Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message icon after you have checked your voice and text messages.

Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen:

1.Select >Messaging>Voicemail>ClearCount.

2.Select Yes.

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Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features – The Basics

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Phone User Guide Table of Contents 105 Setting Your Phone’s Security 171 3B. Sprint PCS Vision 3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command4A. Important Safety Information 4B. Manufacturer’s WarrantyPage Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Welcome to Sprint Your Phone Introduction Iii ServicesOutgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase History Send Message Text Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating Voicemail Online Albums Prints by Mail Settings & InfoVoice Services Bluetooth Calendar Alarm Clock Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update Phone SoundsDisplay Location Bluetooth PCS VisionMessaging Security OthersVii Viii Phone InfoPage Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivated UnlockingYourPhoneTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Setting UpYourVoicemail TosetupyourvoicemailVoicemail Passcode SprintPCS AccountPasswords Account Password VoicemailPasswordSprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword Getting Help ReachingSprintCustomerService TocallSprint411 ToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformationReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation Sprint411 ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices SprintPCSOperatorServices Your Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics PhoneBasics FrontView ofYour Phone Key Functions PhoneBasics Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Features ofYour Phone PhoneBasics Toturnyourphoneon TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOn TurningYourPhoneOff BatteryCapacity InstallingtheBatteryToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery RemovingtheBattery ChargingtheBattery UsingtheChargerTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus Toreturntostandbymode DisplayingYour Phone NumberBackingUpWithinaMenu Togotothepreviousmenu Making Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadMaking and Answering Calls HoldingYour Phone Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Press or close the phone when you are finished Dialing Options Answering Calls ToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopenToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call Toresumethecall AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledSettingAnsweronHold TosetAnsweronHold Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall UsingtheSpeakerphoneEndingaCall Todisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Tomuteacall ChangingtheRingerVolumeAdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation MutingaCall TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode Missed Call NotificationCalling Emergency Numbers TocalltheMissedCallentry ToexitEmergencymode Select ExitEmergencyToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options Transfer Audio End-of-Call OptionsTotransferaudioduringacall Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Saving a Phone Number Tofindaphonenumber Finding a Phone Number Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses Plus + Code Dialing TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing Select ContactsFind/AddEntry Using Speed DialingDialing From the Contacts List TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry ToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialing Using Abbreviated Dialing Prepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefined ToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialing EnteringText Selecting a Character InputModeTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsAddingaWordtotheT9Database ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Tosetthedefaultinputmode CustomizingtheT9SettingsSettingtheDefaultInputMode TocustomizetheT9Settings Press and hold To delete an entire entry Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls Sound SettingsRingerTypes SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Toselectavibrate pattern Selecting aVibrate Pattern Selecting aTone Length Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneSelect SettingsSoundsOthersToneLength Tosetastart-up/power-offtone ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff UsingVoice PromptSetting Up Key Press Echo Toenableordisablevoiceprompt Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjustyourphone’svolumesettings Toadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Select SettingsSoundsAlerts Alert NotificationTosetalerts Silence All ToactivateSilenceAllTodeactivateSilenceAll Display Settings Changing theTextGreetingChanging the BacklightTime Length Tochangetheanimationdisplay Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display Screen Animation Changing the Display for Incoming Calls Tosetyourareanamedisplay Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeSelect SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCode Changing the Display for Area Name Tochangethescreensaver Setting Return to Standby ModeChanging the Screen Saver Changing theTextFontSize Tosetsleepmode Sleep ModePower Save Mode Tosetthisfeature Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location Settings Messaging Settings SettingtheMessageNotificationDisplayTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs ManagingPresetMessagesToeditapresetmessage Tochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage SettingaCallbackNumberAddingaCustomizedSignature Tosetthecallbacknumber SettingDraftsAlert Select SettingsMessagingDraftsAlertTosetDraftsAlert TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode Airplane Mode TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Select ContactsWirelessBackup Wireless BackupActivating and DeactivatingWireless Backup Service ToactivateWirelessBackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlert SettingWireless Backup AlertTodeactivateWirelessBackupservice TosetWirelessBackupalert Toedittheshortcut Phone Setup OptionsShortcutMy Favorites Toassignyourshortcutkey TosetAuto-Answermode Auto-Answer ModeToassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Display Language ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the CurrentTimeSetting Any Key Answer Setting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Changing the Phone’sMenu StyleTochangethemainmenustyle Setting the Side Key Guard Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuardToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff SettingTextEntry Options Select SettingsOthersTextEntryTosetyourtextentryoptions ToactivatethePrependfeature Setting Abbreviated DialingToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeature Select SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatch Tosetheadsetmode Setting HeadsetModeSelect SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton Toconnecttheheadset YourPhone’sSecurity Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu UsingYour Phone’s Lock FeatureLockingYour Phone UnlockingYour Phone Changing the Lock CodeLocking the Pictures Menu Select VoiceCalls or PCSVision Lock ServicesCalling in Lock Mode Toactivatelockservices Torestrictcalls Restricting Calls Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special Numbers Toerasephonecontent Erasing Phone Content ToresetFavorites Resetting the BrowserResetting Favorites Toresetthebrowser ToresetyourPictureMailaccount ResettingYour PhoneResettingYour Picture Mail Account Toresetyourphone Resetting DefaultSettings ToresetdefaultsettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMS ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMSSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Security Features for SprintPCSVisionEnabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services TodisableSprintPCSVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding RoamingRecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen RoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeUsing Call Guard Set Mode ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon Using Data Roam Guard Select SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam GuardTosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Managing Call History Viewing History ToviewaCallHistoryentryManaging Call History 101 Call History Options Making a Call From Call History ToplaceacallfromCallHistoryPress Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn 103 TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryErasing Call History ToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory 105 Using Contacts Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Using ContactsAdding a New Contacts Entry Toaddanewentry Toassignacontacttoagroup Assigning a Group EntryToaddagroupname Select ContactsGroup TofindContactsentriesbyname Finding Contacts EntriesFindingNames FindingSpeedDialNumbers 109 Contacts ListOptionsFindingGroupEntries Tofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup Contacts Entry Options 111 Editing a Contacts EntryToaddaphonenumbertoanentry Tomakechangestoanentry Toassignaspeeddialnumber Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Toassignanimageforanentry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListAssigning an Image to a Contacts Entry Toeraseaselectedentry Toselectaringertypeforanentry Selecting a RingerType for an Entry 115 SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrysecret Tomakeanentrypublic Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Dialing SprintPCS ServicesTodialaservicefromyourContacts Select ContactsServices 117 Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Toaddanevent UsingYour Phone’s CalendarUsing the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Adding an Eventto the Calendar Event Alerts Event Alert MenuViewing Events Going to a Specified Date Erasing a Day’s EventsDeleting Scheduled Events Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Using the Call Alarm FeatureAdding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Toaddacallalarmtothecalendar Call Alarm Menu TorespondtoacallalarmOtheroptionsavailableinclude Using theTo Do ListItems AddingTo Do ListItemsAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Select ToolsAlarmClock UsingYour Phone’sToolsUsing the Alarm Clock Tousethealarmclock Using the Stopwatch SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimes Using the CountdownTimerTousethecountdowntimer Select ToolsCountdown Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations Using the CalculatorWorld Clock Tousethecalculator ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenu Select ToolsUpdatePhoneUpdatingYour Phone DisplayingVersion Information Personal Information ManagementDisplayingYour User Address Finding Icon Definitions Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Toprogramavoicetag UsingVoice-Activated DialingMaking a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing ProgrammingVoiceTags To display voice tag options VoiceTag Options RecordingVoice Memos ManagingVoice Memos Toeraseanindividualvoicememo ReviewingVoice MemosErasingVoice Memos Toplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Setting Up Screen Call Activating Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Torecordanannouncement RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementRecording a Customized Announcement Torecordyourname Toeraseanannouncement Reviewing an AnnouncementErasing an Announcement Toreviewanannouncement Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Taking Pictures Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen139 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail Password TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword141 ImageControls to set the Brightness or WhiteBalance Camera Mode Options 143 SettingtheSelf-TimerToactivatetheself-timer Tocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted Select Vertical or Horizontal UsingtheZoomTakingStitchShots Totakeastitchshot To viewyour pictures using slideshow SettingYour Favorite ModeViewing Pictures Using Slideshow To setyour favorite mode Selecting Camera Settings To selectyour camera settingsHigh-640x480,Medium-320x240,orLow-160x120 Using the Settings & Info Menu Setting Auto DeleteViewingYour AccountInformation Camera Icon Indication FunctionDetails 149 Storing PicturesCamera Folder ToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder Camera Folder Options 151 ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder TosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder 153 Sending SprintPCS Picture MailSending Pictures From the In Camera Folder TosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Sending Pictures From Messaging TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu155 Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb Site ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail Touploadpictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneUploading Pictures Toviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite DownloadingYour Online Pictures Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone159 ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 161 Using Bluetooth ToturnBluetoothoff Turning Bluetooth On and OffBluetoothStatusIndicators ToturnBluetoothon Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphone Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuBluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfo Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth InformationBluetooth SettingsVisibility Todisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation 165 Bluetooth SettingsVoice PriorityBluetooth Settings Permissions Tosetthevoicepriority Bluetooth Profiles WaitingforRequest Pairing Bluetooth DevicesTopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice PairedDevices Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions Using theTrusted Devices Options Sending Data via Bluetooth Sending an ItemSending a Contact Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Features Basics 173 UsingVoicemailSetting UpYourVoicemail Voicemail Notification TodisplayyourMissedLog Voicemail NotificationNewVoicemail Message Alerts Tocallyourvoicemail UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages175 ToturnExpertModeonoroff UsingExpertModeVoicemail Options VoicemailButtonGuide 177 SettingUpGroupDistributionListsSprintPCSCallback Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessage Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwardingVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Select MessagingVoicemailClearCount Clearing the Message IconExtendedAbsenceGreeting Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Voicemail Menu Key 181 Using SMSTextMessagingComposing SMSTextMessages TocomposeanSMSTextmessage Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Editing PresetMessages Accessing SMSTextMessages Toresetpresetmessages Using Caller ID 185 ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerResponding to CallWaiting Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall TomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way Call 187 Using Call ForwardingToactivateCallForwarding TodeactivateCallForwarding Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision 189 SprintPCSVision Applications Your User Name Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision Tofindyourusername ToupdateyourusernameUpdatingYourUserName FindingYourUserName TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection Connecting...PleasewaitLaunching a SprintPCSVision Connection Sprint PCS Vision Home 193 TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsSelect SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an option Net Guard SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Navigating theWeb SoftkeysScrolling Selecting GoingBackGoingHome MessageTypes Accessing MessagingAccessing SprintPCS Mail SprintPCS Messaging Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email Providers Accessing SprintInstantMessaging Toaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone199 Topostamessage AccessingWireless ChatroomsToaccessachatroomfromthebrowser Select Chat&Dating 201 AccessingtheMyContentMenusToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus Select MyContent SelectinganItemtoDownload DownloadinganItemTodownloadaselecteditem 203 UsingMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManager SelectingCallTones Toselectcalltones205 Using the Browser Menu WebExploring theWeb OpeningtheBrowserMenu Toopenthebrowsermenu207 Tocreateabookmark AccessingaBookmarkToaccessabookmark CreatingaBookmark DeletingaBookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsiteReloadingaWebPage TorestarttheWebbrowser AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeToadjustthebrowsersoundvolume RestartingtheWebBrowser 211 UsingYour Phone as a ModemSettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection Sprint PCS Vision SprintPCSVision FAQs HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime?213 CanIsignoutofdataservices? Whenismydataconnectionactive?Whenismydataconnectiondormant? 215 Sprint PCS Voice Command Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice Command Sprint PCS Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted 217 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice Command ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand219 220 Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls General PrecautionsMaintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Important SafetyInformation TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingFollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas225 ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery 227 DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesKnowingRadiofrequencySafety Radiofrequency RF Energy 229 AMPSmodePart22CellularCDMAmodePart22 PCSCDMAmodePart24 FCCNotice FCCRadiofrequencyEmission Owner’s Record Phone Guide Proprietary Notice231 Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’sLimitedWarrantyWarranty 233 This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 235 Index Index Index Index Index

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ExtendedAbsenceGreeting

Clearing the Message Icon

Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen:

1.Select >Messaging>Voicemail>ClearCount.

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