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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Press or close the phone when you are finished

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4.Press or close the phone when you are finished.

Tip: When making calls off the Nationwide SprintPCS Network, always dial using 11 digits (1 + area code + phone number).

You can also place calls from your phone by using Sprint PCS® Voice Command (page 218), by speed dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 42), by using your Call History listings (page 102), and by using Voice-Activated Dialing (page 131).

Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed:

1.Make sure your phone is on and the Side Key Guard feature is disabled. (See “Setting the Side Key Guard”on page 77.)

2.Press and hold on the left side of the phone.

3.Follow the system prompts. (The call will be made in speakerphone mode unless you have a headset attached to the phone.)

■Redialto redial the last number you called.

■VoiceDial to use the Voice Dial function. (See “Using Voice-Activated Dialing”on page 131.)

PhoneBasics

Section 2A: Your Phone – The Basics

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Press or close the phone when you are finished, Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed

Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 105 Setting Your Phone’s Security171 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 SprintYour Phone IntroductionIii ServicesOutgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase History Send MessageText Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating Voicemail Online Albums Prints by Mail Settings & InfoVoice Services Bluetooth Calendar Alarm ClockSounds Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update PhoneDisplay PCS Vision Location BluetoothMessaging Others SecurityVii Viii Phone InfoPage Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section UnlockingYourPhone DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Tosetupyourvoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Passcode Account Password VoicemailPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsSprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword Getting Help ReachingSprintCustomerServiceTocallSprint411 ToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformationReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation Sprint411ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices SprintPCSOperatorServicesYour Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The BasicsPhoneBasics FrontView ofYour PhoneKey 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 TurningYourPhoneOffInstallingtheBattery BatteryCapacityToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery RemovingtheBatteryUsingtheCharger ChargingtheBatteryTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone MenusToreturntostandbymode DisplayingYour Phone NumberBackingUpWithinaMenu TogotothepreviousmenuMaking Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadMaking and Answering Calls HoldingYour PhoneToplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Press or close the phone when you are finishedDialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call Toresumethecall AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledSettingAnsweronHold TosetAnsweronHoldToturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall UsingtheSpeakerphoneEndingaCall TodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinishedTomuteacall ChangingtheRingerVolumeAdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation MutingaCallTodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode Missed Call NotificationCalling Emergency Numbers TocalltheMissedCallentrySelect ExitEmergency ToexitEmergencymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Transfer AudioTotransferaudioduringacall Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Saving a Phone NumberTofindaphonenumber Finding a Phone NumberTodialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith PausesPlus + Code Dialing TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialingSelect ContactsFind/AddEntry Using Speed DialingDialing From the Contacts List TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentryToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialing Using Abbreviated DialingPrepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefined ToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialingSelecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInputToeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsAddingaWordtotheT9Database ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabaseTosetthedefaultinputmode CustomizingtheT9SettingsSettingtheDefaultInputMode TocustomizetheT9SettingsPress and hold To delete an entire entry Entering Characters by Using AlphabetModeControlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s SettingsToselectaringertypeforvoicecalls Sound SettingsRingerTypes SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCallsToselectavibrate pattern Selecting aVibrate PatternSelecting aTone Length Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneSelect SettingsSoundsOthersToneLength Tosetastart-up/power-offtoneToturnKeyPressEchoonoroff UsingVoice PromptSetting Up Key Press Echo ToenableordisablevoicepromptToadjusttheapplicationvolume Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjustyourphone’svolumesettings ToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolumeAlert Notification Select SettingsSoundsAlertsTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Silence AllTodeactivateSilenceAll Changing theTextGreeting Display SettingsChanging the BacklightTime Length Tochangetheanimationdisplay Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display Screen Animation Changing the Display for Incoming CallsTosetyourareanamedisplay Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeSelect SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCode Changing the Display for Area NameTochangethescreensaver Setting Return to Standby ModeChanging the Screen Saver Changing theTextFontSizeTosetsleepmode Sleep ModePower Save Mode TosetthisfeatureToenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location SettingsSettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Messaging SettingsTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs ManagingPresetMessagesToeditapresetmessage TochangethelanguageofthepresetmessagesToaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage SettingaCallbackNumberAddingaCustomizedSignature TosetthecallbacknumberSelect SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertTosetDraftsAlert TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode Airplane ModeTTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Select ContactsWirelessBackup Wireless BackupActivating and DeactivatingWireless Backup Service ToactivateWirelessBackupserviceSelect ContactsWirelessBackupAlert SettingWireless Backup AlertTodeactivateWirelessBackupservice TosetWirelessBackupalertToedittheshortcut Phone Setup OptionsShortcutMy Favorites ToassignyourshortcutkeyTosetAuto-Answermode Auto-Answer ModeToassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Display LanguageToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the CurrentTimeSetting Any Key Answer Setting the Open/Close Flip OptionChanging the Phone’sMenu Style ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeatureTochangethemainmenustyle Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Setting the Side Key GuardToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Select SettingsOthersTextEntry SettingTextEntry OptionsTosetyourtextentryoptions ToactivatethePrependfeature Setting Abbreviated DialingToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeature Select SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatchTosetheadsetmode Setting HeadsetModeSelect SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton ToconnecttheheadsetYourPhone’sSecurity Setting Your Phone’s SecurityUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Accessing the Security MenuLockingYour Phone Changing the Lock Code UnlockingYour PhoneLocking the Pictures Menu Select VoiceCalls or PCSVision Lock ServicesCalling in Lock Mode ToactivatelockservicesTorestrictcalls Restricting CallsToaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special NumbersToerasephonecontent Erasing Phone ContentToresetFavorites Resetting the BrowserResetting Favorites ToresetthebrowserToresetyourPictureMailaccount ResettingYour PhoneResettingYour Picture Mail Account ToresetyourphoneToresetdefaultsettings Resetting DefaultSettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Security Features for SprintPCSVisionEnabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services TodisableSprintPCSVisionservicesControlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding RoamingRecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen RoamingonOtherDigitalNetworksTocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoamingSelect SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeUsing Call Guard Set ModeToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardonSelect SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Using Data Roam GuardTosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Managing Call History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Viewing HistoryManaging Call History 101 Call History OptionsToplaceacallfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryPress Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn 103 TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistoryToeraseCallHistory Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryErasing Call History ToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory105 Using ContactsSelect ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Using ContactsAdding a New Contacts Entry ToaddanewentryToassignacontacttoagroup Assigning a Group EntryToaddagroupname Select ContactsGroupTofindContactsentriesbyname Finding Contacts EntriesFindingNames FindingSpeedDialNumbers109 Contacts ListOptionsFindingGroupEntries TofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroupContacts Entry Options 111 Editing a Contacts EntryToaddaphonenumbertoanentry TomakechangestoanentryToassignaspeeddialnumber Assigning Speed Dial NumbersToassignanimageforanentry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListAssigning an Image to a Contacts Entry ToeraseaselectedentryToselectaringertypeforanentry Selecting a RingerType for an Entry115 SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrysecret TomakeanentrypublicTodialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Dialing SprintPCS ServicesTodialaservicefromyourContacts Select ContactsServices117 Using the Phone’s Calendar and ToolsToaddanevent UsingYour Phone’s CalendarUsing the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Adding an Eventto the CalendarEvent Alert Menu Event AlertsViewing Events Erasing a Day’s Events Going to a Specified DateDeleting Scheduled Events Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Using the Call Alarm FeatureAdding a Call Alarm to the Calendar ToaddacallalarmtothecalendarTorespondtoacallalarm Call Alarm MenuOtheroptionsavailableinclude AddingTo Do ListItems Using theTo Do ListItemsAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Select ToolsAlarmClock UsingYour Phone’sToolsUsing the Alarm Clock TousethealarmclockUsing the Stopwatch SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimes Using the CountdownTimerTousethecountdowntimer Select ToolsCountdownToviewthetimeindifferentlocations Using the CalculatorWorld Clock TousethecalculatorSelect ToolsUpdatePhone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuUpdatingYour Phone DisplayingVersion Information Personal Information ManagementDisplayingYour User Address Finding Icon DefinitionsUsing Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice ServicesToprogramavoicetag UsingVoice-Activated DialingMaking a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing ProgrammingVoiceTagsTo display voice tag options VoiceTag OptionsRecordingVoice Memos ManagingVoice MemosToeraseanindividualvoicememo ReviewingVoice MemosErasingVoice Memos ToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecordedActivating Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Torecordanannouncement RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementRecording a Customized Announcement TorecordyournameToeraseanannouncement Reviewing an AnnouncementErasing an Announcement ToreviewanannouncementUsing Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in CameraTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Taking Pictures139 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail Password141 ImageControls to set the Brightness or WhiteBalance Camera Mode Options143 SettingtheSelf-TimerToactivatetheself-timer Tocanceltheself-timerafterithasstartedSelect Vertical or Horizontal UsingtheZoomTakingStitchShots TotakeastitchshotTo viewyour pictures using slideshow SettingYour Favorite ModeViewing Pictures Using Slideshow To setyour favorite modeTo selectyour camera settings Selecting Camera SettingsHigh-640x480,Medium-320x240,orLow-160x120 Setting Auto Delete Using the Settings & Info MenuViewingYour AccountInformation Function Camera Icon IndicationDetails 149 Storing PicturesCamera Folder ToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolderCamera Folder Options 151 ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder TosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder153 Sending SprintPCS Picture MailSending Pictures From the In Camera Folder TosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolderUsing Your Phone’s Built-in Camera TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Sending Pictures From Messaging155 ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail Touploadpictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneUploading Pictures ToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphoneTodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite DownloadingYour Online PicturesToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone159 ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 161 Using BluetoothToturnBluetoothoff Turning Bluetooth On and OffBluetoothStatusIndicators ToturnBluetoothonToset aBluetoothnameforyourphone Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuBluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenuPress SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfo Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth InformationBluetooth SettingsVisibility Todisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation165 Bluetooth SettingsVoice PriorityBluetooth Settings Permissions TosetthevoicepriorityBluetooth Profiles WaitingforRequest Pairing Bluetooth DevicesTopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice PairedDevicesTousethetrusteddevicesoptions Using theTrusted Devices OptionsSending an Item Sending Data via BluetoothSending a Contact Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Features Basics173 UsingVoicemailSetting UpYourVoicemail Voicemail NotificationTodisplayyourMissedLog Voicemail NotificationNewVoicemail Message Alerts TocallyourvoicemailRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess175 ToturnExpertModeonoroff UsingExpertModeVoicemail Options VoicemailButtonGuide177 SettingUpGroupDistributionListsSprintPCSCallback Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Select MessagingVoicemailClearCount Clearing the Message IconExtendedAbsenceGreeting TocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreenVoicemail Menu Key 181 Using SMSTextMessagingComposing SMSTextMessages TocomposeanSMSTextmessageSprint PCS Service Features The Basics Editing PresetMessages Accessing SMSTextMessagesToresetpresetmessages Using Caller ID185 ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerResponding to CallWaiting Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacallTomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way Call187 Using Call ForwardingToactivateCallForwarding TodeactivateCallForwardingSprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision189 SprintPCSVision ApplicationsYour User Name Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVisionTofindyourusername ToupdateyourusernameUpdatingYourUserName FindingYourUserNameTolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnection Connecting...PleasewaitLaunching a SprintPCSVision Connection Sprint PCS Vision Home193 TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsSelect SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an option Net GuardSprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Softkeys Navigating theWebScrolling GoingBack SelectingGoingHome MessageTypes Accessing MessagingAccessing SprintPCS Mail SprintPCS MessagingToaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email ProvidersToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Accessing SprintInstantMessaging199 Topostamessage AccessingWireless ChatroomsToaccessachatroomfromthebrowser Select Chat&Dating201 AccessingtheMyContentMenusToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus Select MyContentDownloadinganItem SelectinganItemtoDownloadTodownloadaselecteditem 203 UsingMyContentManagerTodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManagerToselectcalltones SelectingCallTones205 Web Using the Browser MenuExploring theWeb Toopenthebrowsermenu OpeningtheBrowserMenu207 Tocreateabookmark AccessingaBookmarkToaccessabookmark CreatingaBookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite DeletingaBookmarkReloadingaWebPage TorestarttheWebbrowser AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeToadjustthebrowsersoundvolume RestartingtheWebBrowser211 UsingYour Phone as a ModemSettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnectionSprint PCS Vision HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? SprintPCSVision FAQs213 Whenismydataconnectionactive? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectiondormant? 215 Sprint PCS Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted 217 CreatingYour Own Address BookTomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice CommandToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice Command219 220 Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety InformationDoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls General PrecautionsMaintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Important SafetyInformationTurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingFollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevicesTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone225 ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery227 DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteriesUnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesKnowingRadiofrequencySafety Radiofrequency RF Energy229 AMPSmodePart22CellularCDMAmodePart22 PCSCDMAmodePart24FCCNotice FCCRadiofrequencyEmissionPhone Guide Proprietary Notice Owner’s Record231 Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyWarranty Manufacturer’sLimitedWarranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 233 This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 235 Index IndexIndex Index Index