Press and hold To delete an entire entry | Sprint Nextel Cell Phone

Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode

ToentercharactersbyusingAlphabetmode(multi-taptextentry):

1.Select the Alphabet mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode”on page 45.)

2.Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears. (For example, to enter the word

“Bill,”press ABC	twice,	GHI three times, JKL three
times, and then press JKL		three times again.) (If you
make a mistake, press		to erase a single character.
Press and hold	to delete an entire entry.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercased. After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key.

Characters scroll in the following order:

	Key	English Sequence
	Key	Upper Case	Lower Case
		Upper Case	Lower Case
	ABC	. , @ 1 ? ! * # /	a b c 2
		A B C 2	a b c 2
	DEF	D E F 3	d e f 3
		D E F 3	d e f 3
	GHI	G H I 4	g h i 4
		G H I 4	g h i 4
	JKL	J K L 5	j k l 5
		J K L 5	j k l 5
	MNO	M N O 6	m n o 6
		M N O 6	m n o 6
	PQRS	P Q R S 7	p q r s 7
		P Q R S 7	p q r s 7
	TUV	T U V 8	t u v 8
		T U V 8	t u v 8
	WXYZ	W X Y Z 9	w x y z 9
		W X Y Z 9	w x y z 9
		0
	Space	Space
		Space
	Shift	One-character- shifted	Caps Lock	Unshifted
		One-character- shifted	Caps Lock	Unshifted

Tip: Thebeginningofthewordafterthespaceischangedtoupper/lowercase depending on shiftmode.You can change the shiftmode by pressing Shift .

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Section 2A: Your Phone – The Basics

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode, Press and hold To delete an entire entry

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 Display Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update PhoneSounds Messaging Location BluetoothPCS Vision Vii SecurityOthers Viii Phone InfoPage Page Getting Started This Section Setting Up ServiceSetting Up Service Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedUnlockingYourPhone Voicemail Passcode Setting UpYourVoicemailTosetupyourvoicemail SprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsAccount Password VoicemailPassword 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 ToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery BatteryCapacityInstallingtheBattery Toremoveyourbattery RemovingtheBattery Tousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone ChargingtheBatteryUsingtheCharger 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 Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call SettingAnsweronHold AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledTosetAnsweronHold Toresumethecall EndingaCall UsingtheSpeakerphoneTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation ChangingtheRingerVolumeMutingaCall Tomuteacall Calling Emergency Numbers Missed Call NotificationTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode ToselectEmergencymodeoptions ToexitEmergencymodeSelect ExitEmergency In-Call Options Totransferaudioduringacall Transfer AudioEnd-of-Call Options 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 Tochangethecharacterinputmode EnteringTextSelecting a Character InputMode 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 Tosetalerts Select SettingsSoundsAlertsAlert Notification TodeactivateSilenceAll Silence AllToactivateSilenceAll Changing the BacklightTime Length Display SettingsChanging theTextGreeting 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 Tosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Messaging SettingsSettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Toeditapresetmessage ManagingPresetMessagesTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs AddingaCustomizedSignature SettingaCallbackNumberTosetthecallbacknumber Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage TosetDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertSelect SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert 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 Tochangethemainmenustyle ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeatureChanging the Phone’sMenu Style ToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Setting the Side Key GuardSelect SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Tosetyourtextentryoptions SettingTextEntry OptionsSelect SettingsOthersTextEntry 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 LockingYour Phone Accessing the Security MenuUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Locking the Pictures Menu UnlockingYour PhoneChanging the Lock Code 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 Select Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears Resetting DefaultSettingsToresetdefaultsettings Select OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS 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 TosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Using Data Roam GuardSelect SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing HistoryToviewaCallHistoryentry 101 Call History Options Press Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn Making a Call From Call HistoryToplaceacallfromCallHistory 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 Viewing Events Event AlertsEvent Alert Menu Deleting Scheduled Events Going to a Specified DateErasing a Day’s Events Adding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Using the Call Alarm FeatureToaddacallalarmtothecalendar Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Otheroptionsavailableinclude Call Alarm MenuTorespondtoacallalarm Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Using theTo Do ListItemsAddingTo Do ListItems 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 UpdatingYour Phone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuSelect ToolsUpdatePhone 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 Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallActivating 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 139 Taking PicturesTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed 141 CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail PasswordTocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword 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 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 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 155 Sending Pictures From MessagingTosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Managing SprintPCS Picture Mail Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Uploading Pictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Touploadpictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite DownloadingYour Online Pictures 159 Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour PhoneToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone 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 a Contact Sending Data via BluetoothSending an Item 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 175 UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages Voicemail Options UsingExpertModeVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SprintPCSCallback SettingUpGroupDistributionListsVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 177 Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding 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 Scrolling Navigating theWebSoftkeys GoingHome SelectingGoingBack Accessing SprintPCS Mail Accessing MessagingSprintPCS Messaging MessageTypes Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email Providers 199 Accessing SprintInstantMessagingToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Toaccessachatroomfromthebrowser AccessingWireless ChatroomsSelect Chat&Dating Topostamessage ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus AccessingtheMyContentMenusSelect MyContent 201 Todownloadaselecteditem SelectinganItemtoDownloadDownloadinganItem 203 UsingMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManager 205 SelectingCallTonesToselectcalltones Exploring theWeb Using the Browser MenuWeb 207 OpeningtheBrowserMenuToopenthebrowsermenu Toaccessabookmark AccessingaBookmarkCreatingaBookmark Tocreateabookmark ReloadingaWebPage DeletingaBookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite Toadjustthebrowsersoundvolume AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeRestartingtheWebBrowser TorestarttheWebbrowser SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC UsingYour Phone as a ModemTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 211 Sprint PCS Vision 213 SprintPCSVision FAQsHowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? Whenismydataconnectiondormant? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectionactive? 215 Sprint PCS Voice Command It’sEasytoGetStarted Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command 217 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command 219 Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice CommandToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand 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 225 RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery 227 DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries KnowingRadiofrequencySafety SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesRadiofrequency RF Energy UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates CellularCDMAmodePart22 AMPSmodePart22PCSCDMAmodePart24 229 FCCNotice FCCRadiofrequencyEmission 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