Your Phone The Basics | Sprint Nextel Cell Phone specification

indicates the handset is connected to a Bluetooth device (green icon).

indicates the handset is discoverable by another Bluetooth device.

indicates the handset is communicating with a Bluetooth device.

indicates your access to a secure site.

indicates the battery charge level.The more black you see, the more power you have left. (The icon is animated while the battery is charging.)

indicates your battery is charging in “Power Off” state.

indicates the vibrate feature is set.

indicatesvolumelevel8or1andvibratefeatureareset. indicates 1-beep feature is set.

indicates the voice call ringer setting is off. indicates all the sound settings are off.

indicatestheLocationfeatureofyourphoneisenabled. indicatestheLocationfeatureofyourphoneisdisabled. indicates you have a new caller’s message. indicates the Screen Call Auto setting is on. indicates your phone is inTTY mode.

indicates the headset mode is set and a headset is connected.

indicates the alarm clock and/or countdown setting is on.

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Your Phone The Basics

Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents Setting Your Phone’s Security 105 171 3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command 4A. Important Safety Information4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. Sprint PCS VisionPage Welcome to Sprint Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Introduction Your Phone Services Outgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase HistorySend Message Iii Online Albums Prints by Mail Settings & Info Voice ServicesBluetooth Calendar Alarm Clock Text Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating Voicemail Display Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update PhoneSounds Messaging Location BluetoothPCS Vision Vii SecurityOthers Phone Info ViiiPage Page Getting Started This Section Setting Up ServiceSetting Up Service Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedUnlockingYourPhone Voicemail Passcode Setting UpYourVoicemailTosetupyourvoicemail SprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsAccount Password VoicemailPassword ReachingSprintCustomerService Getting Help Toaccessautomatedinvoicinginformation ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformationSprint411 TocallSprint411 SprintPCSOperatorServices ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices Your Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics FrontView ofYour Phone PhoneBasics Key Functions PhoneBasics Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Features ofYour Phone PhoneBasics TurningYour Phone On and Off TurningYourPhoneOnTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon ToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery BatteryCapacityInstallingtheBattery RemovingtheBattery Toremoveyourbattery Tousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone ChargingtheBatteryUsingtheCharger NavigatingThrough Phone Menus SelectingMenuItems DisplayingYour Phone Number BackingUpWithinaMenuTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Tomakeacallusingyourkeypad Making and Answering CallsHoldingYour Phone Making Calls Press or close the phone when you are finished Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled SettingAnsweronHoldTosetAnsweronHold Toresumethecall UsingtheSpeakerphone EndingaCallTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall ChangingtheRingerVolume AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversationMutingaCall Tomuteacall Missed Call Notification Calling Emergency NumbersTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode ToselectEmergencymodeoptions ToexitEmergencymodeSelect ExitEmergency In-Call Options Totransferaudioduringacall Transfer AudioEnd-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Finding a Phone Number Tofindaphonenumber Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing Plus + Code Dialing Using Speed Dialing Dialing From the Contacts ListTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntry Using Abbreviated Dialing ToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialing ToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialing Prepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefined Tochangethecharacterinputmode EnteringTextSelecting a Character InputMode Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWords AddingaWordtotheT9DatabaseToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded CustomizingtheT9Settings SettingtheDefaultInputModeTocustomizetheT9Settings Tosetthedefaultinputmode Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode Press and hold To delete an entire entry Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings RingerTypesSelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls Selecting aVibrate Pattern Toselectavibrate pattern Setting a Start-up/Power-offTone Select SettingsSoundsOthersToneLengthTosetastart-up/power-offtone Selecting aTone Length UsingVoice Prompt Setting Up Key Press EchoToenableordisablevoiceprompt ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff Adjusting the Phone’sVolume Settings Toadjustyourphone’svolumesettingsToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Tosetalerts Select SettingsSoundsAlertsAlert Notification TodeactivateSilenceAll Silence AllToactivateSilenceAll Changing the BacklightTime Length Display SettingsChanging theTextGreeting Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCalls Changing the Display Screen AnimationChanging the Display for Incoming Calls Tochangetheanimationdisplay Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby Mode Select SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCodeChanging the Display for Area Name Tosetyourareanamedisplay Setting Return to Standby Mode Changing the Screen SaverChanging theTextFontSize Tochangethescreensaver Sleep Mode Power Save ModeTosetthisfeature Tosetsleepmode Location Settings Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Tosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Messaging SettingsSettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay ManagingPresetMessages ToeditapresetmessageTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs SettingaCallbackNumber AddingaCustomizedSignatureTosetthecallbacknumber Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage TosetDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertSelect SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert Airplane Mode TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Wireless Backup Activating and DeactivatingWireless Backup ServiceToactivateWirelessBackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackup SettingWireless Backup Alert TodeactivateWirelessBackupserviceTosetWirelessBackupalert Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlert Phone Setup Options ShortcutMy FavoritesToassignyourshortcutkey Toedittheshortcut Auto-Answer Mode Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplayDisplay Language TosetAuto-Answermode Setting the CurrentTime Setting Any Key AnswerSetting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Tochangethemainmenustyle ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeatureChanging the Phone’sMenu Style ToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Setting the Side Key GuardSelect SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Tosetyourtextentryoptions SettingTextEntry OptionsSelect SettingsOthersTextEntry Setting Abbreviated Dialing ToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeatureSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatch ToactivatethePrependfeature Setting HeadsetMode Select SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButtonToconnecttheheadset Tosetheadsetmode Setting Your Phone’s Security YourPhone’sSecurity LockingYour Phone Accessing the Security MenuUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Locking the Pictures Menu UnlockingYour PhoneChanging the Lock Code Lock Services Calling in Lock ModeToactivatelockservices Select VoiceCalls or PCSVision Restricting Calls Torestrictcalls Using Special Numbers Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Erasing Phone Content Toerasephonecontent Resetting the Browser Resetting FavoritesToresetthebrowser ToresetFavorites ResettingYour Phone ResettingYour Picture Mail AccountToresetyourphone ToresetyourPictureMailaccount Select Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears Resetting DefaultSettingsToresetdefaultsettings Select OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Security Features for SprintPCSVision Enabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision ServicesTodisableSprintPCSVisionservices ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreenRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Controlling Your Roaming Experience CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming SettingYour Phone’s Roam Mode Using Call GuardSet Mode Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuard ToturnCallGuardonoroffToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon TosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Using Data Roam GuardSelect SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing HistoryToviewaCallHistoryentry Call History Options 101 Press Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn Making a Call From Call HistoryToplaceacallfromCallHistory TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory 103 Prepending a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory Using Contacts 105 Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts EntryToaddanewentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Assigning a Group Entry ToaddagroupnameSelect ContactsGroup Toassignacontacttoagroup Finding Contacts Entries FindingNamesFindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindContactsentriesbyname Contacts ListOptions FindingGroupEntriesTofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup 109 Contacts Entry Options Editing a Contacts Entry ToaddaphonenumbertoanentryTomakechangestoanentry 111 Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Toassignaspeeddialnumber Erasing a Contacts Entry From the List Assigning an Image to a Contacts EntryToeraseaselectedentry Toassignanimageforanentry Selecting a RingerType for an Entry Toselectaringertypeforanentry SecretContacts Entries TomakeanentrysecretTomakeanentrypublic 115 Dialing SprintPCS Services TodialaservicefromyourContactsSelect ContactsServices Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools 117 UsingYour Phone’s Calendar Using the Phone’s Calendar and ToolsAdding an Eventto the Calendar Toaddanevent Viewing Events Event AlertsEvent Alert Menu Deleting Scheduled Events Going to a Specified DateErasing a Day’s Events Using the Call Alarm Feature Adding a Call Alarm to the CalendarToaddacallalarmtothecalendar Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Otheroptionsavailableinclude Call Alarm MenuTorespondtoacallalarm Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Using theTo Do ListItemsAddingTo Do ListItems UsingYour Phone’sTools Using the Alarm ClockTousethealarmclock Select ToolsAlarmClock Using the Stopwatch Using the CountdownTimer TousethecountdowntimerSelect ToolsCountdown SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimes Using the Calculator World ClockTousethecalculator Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations UpdatingYour Phone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuSelect ToolsUpdatePhone Personal Information Management DisplayingYour User AddressFinding Icon Definitions DisplayingVersion Information Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services UsingVoice-Activated Dialing Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated DialingProgrammingVoiceTags Toprogramavoicetag VoiceTag Options To display voice tag options ManagingVoice Memos RecordingVoice Memos ReviewingVoice Memos ErasingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Toeraseanindividualvoicememo Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallActivating Screen Call RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded Announcement Recording a Customized AnnouncementTorecordyourname Torecordanannouncement Reviewing an Announcement Erasing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement Toeraseanannouncement Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 139 Taking PicturesTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed 141 CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail PasswordTocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword Camera Mode Options ImageControls to set the Brightness or WhiteBalance SettingtheSelf-Timer Toactivatetheself-timerTocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted 143 UsingtheZoom TakingStitchShotsTotakeastitchshot Select Vertical or Horizontal SettingYour Favorite Mode Viewing Pictures Using SlideshowTo setyour favorite mode To viewyour pictures using slideshow High-640x480,Medium-320x240,orLow-160x120 Selecting Camera SettingsTo selectyour camera settings ViewingYour AccountInformation Using the Settings & Info MenuSetting Auto Delete Details Camera Icon IndicationFunction Storing Pictures Camera FolderToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder 149 Camera Folder Options 151 Saved to Phone Folder ToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolderTosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Sending SprintPCS Picture Mail Sending Pictures From the In Camera FolderTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder 153 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 155 Sending Pictures From MessagingTosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Managing SprintPCS Picture Mail Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Managing Online Pictures FromYour Phone Uploading PicturesToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Touploadpictures DownloadingYour Online Pictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite 159 Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour PhoneToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone Using Bluetooth 161 Turning Bluetooth On and Off BluetoothStatusIndicatorsToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoff Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth NameToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphone Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Information Bluetooth SettingsVisibilityTodisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfo Bluetooth SettingsVoice Priority Bluetooth Settings PermissionsTosetthevoicepriority 165 Bluetooth Profiles Pairing Bluetooth Devices TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevicePairedDevices WaitingforRequest Using theTrusted Devices Options Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions Sending a Contact Sending Data via BluetoothSending an Item Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features Basics Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics UsingVoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Notification 173 Voicemail Notification NewVoicemail Message AlertsTocallyourvoicemail TodisplayyourMissedLog 175 UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingExpertMode Voicemail OptionsVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SettingUpGroupDistributionLists SprintPCSCallbackVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 177 Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Clearing the Message Icon ExtendedAbsenceGreetingTocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Select MessagingVoicemailClearCount Voicemail Menu Key Using SMSTextMessaging Composing SMSTextMessagesTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 181 Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Accessing SMSTextMessages Editing PresetMessages Using Caller ID Toresetpresetmessages Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller Responding to CallWaitingTorespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall 185 Making aThree-Way Call TomakeaThree-WayCall Using Call Forwarding ToactivateCallForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 187 Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision SprintPCSVision Applications 189 Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision Your User Name Toupdateyourusername UpdatingYourUserNameFindingYourUserName Tofindyourusername Connecting...Pleasewait Launching a SprintPCSVision ConnectionSprint PCS Vision Home TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection TochangeyourNetGuardsettings Select SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an optionNet Guard 193 SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Scrolling Navigating theWebSoftkeys GoingHome SelectingGoingBack Accessing Messaging Accessing SprintPCS MailSprintPCS Messaging MessageTypes Accessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone 199 Accessing SprintInstantMessagingToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone AccessingWireless Chatrooms ToaccessachatroomfromthebrowserSelect Chat&Dating Topostamessage AccessingtheMyContentMenus ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenusSelect MyContent 201 Todownloadaselecteditem SelectinganItemtoDownloadDownloadinganItem UsingMyContentManager 203 ToaccessMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager 205 SelectingCallTonesToselectcalltones Exploring theWeb Using the Browser MenuWeb 207 OpeningtheBrowserMenuToopenthebrowsermenu AccessingaBookmark ToaccessabookmarkCreatingaBookmark Tocreateabookmark ReloadingaWebPage DeletingaBookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolume ToadjustthebrowsersoundvolumeRestartingtheWebBrowser TorestarttheWebbrowser UsingYour Phone as a Modem SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPCTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 211 Sprint PCS Vision 213 SprintPCSVision FAQsHowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? Whenismydataconnectiondormant? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectionactive? Sprint PCS Voice Command 215 It’sEasytoGetStarted Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command CreatingYour Own Address Book 217 Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand 219 Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice CommandToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand 220 Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information General Precautions Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneImportant SafetyInformation DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls UsingYourPhoneWhileDriving FollowingSafetyGuidelinesUsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying 225 RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas Caring for the Battery ProtectingYourBattery DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries 227 SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhones KnowingRadiofrequencySafetyRadiofrequency RF Energy UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates AMPSmodePart22 CellularCDMAmodePart22PCSCDMAmodePart24 229 FCCRadiofrequencyEmission FCCNotice 231 Owner’s RecordPhone Guide Proprietary Notice Warranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyManufacturer’sWarranty Warranty 233 Manufacturer’sWarrantyManufacturer’sLimitedWarranty This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 235 Index Index Index Index Index