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SprintPCS Messaging

Accessing Messaging

Now you can send and receive emails, text messages, Sprint PCS Picture Mail messages, and participate in Web-based chatrooms right from your phone. Messaging allows you to stay connected to friends, family, and coworkers 24 hours a day anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network.

Note: For complete details on textmessaging, see “Using SMSText Messaging”on page 181.

Sprint PCSVision

MessageTypes

There are many types of text messaging available on your phone. These include SMS Text Messaging, Sprint® Instant Messaging, Email, and Chat.

Accessing SprintPCS Mail

Sprint PCS Mail allows you to perform many of the typical email functions from your phone that you can from your personal computer. You can manage your Sprint PCS Mail account from your phone or from your personal computer at www.sprint.com.

ToaccessSprintPCSMailfromyourphone:

1.Select >Messaging>IM&Email.

2.Select PCSMail. (If you’re a first-time user, your phone will prompt you to set up your Sprint PCS Mail account by establishing a user name and password.)

3.Select the folder you wish to view, such as Inbox or Compose.

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Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 105 Setting Your Phone’s Security 171 4A. Important Safety Information 3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. Sprint PCS VisionPage Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Welcome to Sprint Your Phone Introduction Outgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase History ServicesSend Message Iii Voice Services Online Albums Prints by Mail Settings & InfoBluetooth Calendar Alarm Clock Text Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating Voicemail 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 ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation ToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformationSprint411 TocallSprint411 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 TurningYourPhoneOn TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon BatteryCapacity InstallingtheBatteryToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery RemovingtheBattery ChargingtheBattery UsingtheChargerTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus BackingUpWithinaMenu DisplayingYour Phone NumberTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Making and Answering Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadHoldingYour Phone Making Calls Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Press or close the phone when you are finished Dialing Options Answering Calls ToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopenToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call SettingAnsweronHold AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledTosetAnsweronHold Toresumethecall EndingaCall UsingtheSpeakerphoneTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation ChangingtheRingerVolumeMutingaCall Tomuteacall Calling Emergency Numbers Missed Call NotificationTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode 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 Dialing From the Contacts List Using Speed DialingTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntry ToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialing Using Abbreviated Dialing Prepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefined ToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialing EnteringText Selecting a Character InputModeTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput AddingaWordtotheT9Database Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded SettingtheDefaultInputMode CustomizingtheT9SettingsTocustomizetheT9Settings Tosetthedefaultinputmode Press and hold To delete an entire entry Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings RingerTypes Sound SettingsSelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls Toselectavibrate pattern Selecting aVibrate Pattern Select SettingsSoundsOthersToneLength Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneTosetastart-up/power-offtone Selecting aTone Length Setting Up Key Press Echo UsingVoice PromptToenableordisablevoiceprompt ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff Toadjustyourphone’svolumesettings Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Select SettingsSoundsAlerts Alert NotificationTosetalerts Silence All ToactivateSilenceAllTodeactivateSilenceAll Display Settings Changing theTextGreetingChanging the BacklightTime Length Changing the Display Screen Animation Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display for Incoming Calls Tochangetheanimationdisplay Select SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCode Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeChanging the Display for Area Name Tosetyourareanamedisplay Changing the Screen Saver Setting Return to Standby ModeChanging theTextFontSize Tochangethescreensaver Power Save Mode Sleep ModeTosetthisfeature Tosetsleepmode Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location Settings Messaging Settings SettingtheMessageNotificationDisplayTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Toeditapresetmessage ManagingPresetMessagesTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs AddingaCustomizedSignature SettingaCallbackNumberTosetthecallbacknumber Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage SettingDraftsAlert Select SettingsMessagingDraftsAlertTosetDraftsAlert TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode Airplane Mode TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Activating and DeactivatingWireless Backup Service Wireless BackupToactivateWirelessBackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackup TodeactivateWirelessBackupservice SettingWireless Backup AlertTosetWirelessBackupalert Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlert ShortcutMy Favorites Phone Setup OptionsToassignyourshortcutkey Toedittheshortcut Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Auto-Answer ModeDisplay Language TosetAuto-Answermode Setting Any Key Answer Setting the CurrentTimeSetting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Changing the Phone’sMenu StyleTochangethemainmenustyle Setting the Side Key Guard Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuardToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff SettingTextEntry Options Select SettingsOthersTextEntryTosetyourtextentryoptions ToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeature Setting Abbreviated DialingSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatch ToactivatethePrependfeature Select SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton Setting HeadsetModeToconnecttheheadset Tosetheadsetmode 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 Calling in Lock Mode Lock ServicesToactivatelockservices Select VoiceCalls or PCSVision Torestrictcalls Restricting Calls Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special Numbers Toerasephonecontent Erasing Phone Content Resetting Favorites Resetting the BrowserToresetthebrowser ToresetFavorites ResettingYour Picture Mail Account ResettingYour PhoneToresetyourphone ToresetyourPictureMailaccount Resetting DefaultSettings ToresetdefaultsettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMS ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMSSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable Enabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services Security Features for SprintPCSVisionTodisableSprintPCSVisionservices ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen Understanding RoamingRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Controlling Your Roaming Experience Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Using Call Guard SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeSet Mode Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode ToturnCallGuardonoroff Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuardToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon 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 Erasing Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory 105 Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts Entry Using ContactsToaddanewentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Toaddagroupname Assigning a Group EntrySelect ContactsGroup Toassignacontacttoagroup FindingNames Finding Contacts EntriesFindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindContactsentriesbyname FindingGroupEntries Contacts ListOptionsTofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup 109 Contacts Entry Options Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry Editing a Contacts EntryTomakechangestoanentry 111 Toassignaspeeddialnumber Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Assigning an Image to a Contacts Entry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListToeraseaselectedentry Toassignanimageforanentry Toselectaringertypeforanentry Selecting a RingerType for an Entry Tomakeanentrysecret SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrypublic 115 TodialaservicefromyourContacts Dialing SprintPCS ServicesSelect ContactsServices Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad 117 Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools UsingYour Phone’s CalendarAdding an Eventto the Calendar Toaddanevent Event Alerts Event Alert MenuViewing Events Going to a Specified Date Erasing a Day’s EventsDeleting Scheduled Events Adding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Using the Call Alarm FeatureToaddacallalarmtothecalendar Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Call Alarm Menu TorespondtoacallalarmOtheroptionsavailableinclude Using theTo Do ListItems AddingTo Do ListItemsAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Using the Alarm Clock UsingYour Phone’sToolsTousethealarmclock Select ToolsAlarmClock Using the Stopwatch Tousethecountdowntimer Using the CountdownTimerSelect ToolsCountdown SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimes World Clock Using the CalculatorTousethecalculator Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenu Select ToolsUpdatePhoneUpdatingYour Phone DisplayingYour User Address Personal Information ManagementFinding Icon Definitions DisplayingVersion Information Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing UsingVoice-Activated DialingProgrammingVoiceTags Toprogramavoicetag To display voice tag options VoiceTag Options RecordingVoice Memos ManagingVoice Memos ErasingVoice Memos ReviewingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Toeraseanindividualvoicememo Setting Up Screen Call Activating Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Recording a Customized Announcement RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementTorecordyourname Torecordanannouncement Erasing an Announcement Reviewing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement Toeraseanannouncement 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 Toactivatetheself-timer SettingtheSelf-TimerTocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted 143 TakingStitchShots UsingtheZoomTotakeastitchshot Select Vertical or Horizontal Viewing Pictures Using Slideshow SettingYour Favorite ModeTo setyour favorite mode To viewyour pictures using slideshow 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 Camera Folder Storing PicturesToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder 149 Camera Folder Options 151 ToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderTosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Sending Pictures From the In Camera Folder Sending SprintPCS Picture MailTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder 153 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Sending Pictures From Messaging TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu155 Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb Site ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail Uploading Pictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Touploadpictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite DownloadingYour Online Pictures Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone159 ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 161 Using Bluetooth BluetoothStatusIndicators Turning Bluetooth On and OffToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoff Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphone Bluetooth SettingsVisibility Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth InformationTodisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfo Bluetooth Settings Permissions Bluetooth SettingsVoice PriorityTosetthevoicepriority 165 Bluetooth Profiles TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice Pairing Bluetooth DevicesPairedDevices WaitingforRequest 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 Setting UpYourVoicemail UsingVoicemailVoicemail Notification 173 NewVoicemail Message Alerts Voicemail NotificationTocallyourvoicemail TodisplayyourMissedLog UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages175 Voicemail Options UsingExpertModeVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SprintPCSCallback SettingUpGroupDistributionListsVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 177 Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwardingVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest ExtendedAbsenceGreeting Clearing the Message IconTocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Select MessagingVoicemailClearCount Voicemail Menu Key Composing SMSTextMessages Using SMSTextMessagingTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 181 Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Editing PresetMessages Accessing SMSTextMessages Toresetpresetmessages Using Caller ID Responding to CallWaiting ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerTorespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall 185 TomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way Call ToactivateCallForwarding Using Call ForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 187 Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision 189 SprintPCSVision Applications Your User Name Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision UpdatingYourUserName ToupdateyourusernameFindingYourUserName Tofindyourusername Launching a SprintPCSVision Connection Connecting...PleasewaitSprint PCS Vision Home TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection Select SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an option TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsNet Guard 193 SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Navigating theWeb SoftkeysScrolling Selecting GoingBackGoingHome Accessing SprintPCS Mail Accessing MessagingSprintPCS Messaging MessageTypes Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email Providers Accessing SprintInstantMessaging Toaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone199 Toaccessachatroomfromthebrowser AccessingWireless ChatroomsSelect Chat&Dating Topostamessage ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus AccessingtheMyContentMenusSelect MyContent 201 SelectinganItemtoDownload DownloadinganItemTodownloadaselecteditem 203 UsingMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManager SelectingCallTones Toselectcalltones205 Using the Browser Menu WebExploring theWeb OpeningtheBrowserMenu Toopenthebrowsermenu207 Toaccessabookmark AccessingaBookmarkCreatingaBookmark Tocreateabookmark DeletingaBookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsiteReloadingaWebPage Toadjustthebrowsersoundvolume AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeRestartingtheWebBrowser TorestarttheWebbrowser SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC UsingYour Phone as a ModemTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 211 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 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone General PrecautionsImportant SafetyInformation DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls FollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingUsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas225 ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery 227 DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries KnowingRadiofrequencySafety SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesRadiofrequency RF Energy UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates CellularCDMAmodePart22 AMPSmodePart22PCSCDMAmodePart24 229 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