Controlling Your Phone’s Settings

Section 2B

In This Section

♦SoundSettings (page 51)

♦DisplaySettings (page 58)

♦LocationSettings (page 63)

♦MessagingSettings (page 64)

♦AirplaneMode (page 68)

♦TTYUseWithSprintPCSService (page 69)

♦WirelessBackup(page 71)

♦PhoneSetupOptions (page 73)

Usingthemenuoptionsavailableonyourphone,youcan customizeyourphonetosound,look,andoperatejustthe wayyouwantitto.This section describes how you can change your phone’s settings to best suit your needs. Take a few moments to review these options and to adjust or add settings that are right for you.

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Contents

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