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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Introduction, Your Phone

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Introduction

This PhoneGuide introduces you to Sprint PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections:

♦Section1: Getting Started

♦Section2: Your Phone

♦Section3: Sprint PCS Service Features

♦Section4: Safety and Warranty Information

Throughout this guide, you’ll find tips that highlight special shortcuts and timely reminders to help you make the most of your new phone and service. The Table of Contents and Index will also help you quickly locate specific information.

You’ll get the most out of your phone if you read each section. However, if you’d like to get right to a specific feature, simply locate that section in theTable of Contents and go directly to that page. Follow the instructions in that section, and you’ll be ready to use your phone in no time.

Phone Guide Note: Due to updates in phone software, this printed guide maynotbe the most currentversion for your phone.Visit www.sprint.com and sign on to MyPCSWireless to access the most recentversion of the phone guide.

WARNING: Please refer to the ImportantSafetyInformation section on page 222 to learn about information thatwill help you safely use your phone. Failureto read and follow the ImportantSafety Information in this phone guide mayresultin serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual Introduction, Your Phone

Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents Setting Your Phone’s Security 105171 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 SprintIntroduction Your PhoneServices Outgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase HistorySend Message IiiOnline Albums Prints by Mail Settings & Info Voice ServicesBluetooth Calendar Alarm Clock Text Picture Mail IM & Email Chat & Dating VoicemailDisplay 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 HelpToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformation ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformationSprint411 TocallSprint411SprintPCSOperatorServices ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServicesYour Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The BasicsFrontView ofYour Phone PhoneBasicsKey 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 ToturnyourphoneonToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery BatteryCapacityInstallingtheBattery RemovingtheBattery ToremoveyourbatteryTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone ChargingtheBatteryUsingtheCharger NavigatingThrough Phone Menus SelectingMenuItemsDisplayingYour Phone Number BackingUpWithinaMenuTogotothepreviousmenu ToreturntostandbymodeTomakeacallusingyourkeypad Making and Answering CallsHoldingYour Phone Making CallsPress or close the phone when you are finished ToplaceacallwiththeflipclosedDialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled SettingAnsweronHoldTosetAnsweronHold ToresumethecallUsingtheSpeakerphone EndingaCallTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished ToturnthespeakerphoneonduringacallChangingtheRingerVolume AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversationMutingaCall TomuteacallMissed Call Notification Calling Emergency NumbersTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions ToexitEmergencymodeSelect ExitEmergency In-Call Options Totransferaudioduringacall Transfer AudioEnd-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number TosaveanumberfromstandbymodeFinding a Phone Number TofindaphonenumberDialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses TodialorsavephonenumberswithpausesTomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing Plus + Code DialingUsing Speed Dialing Dialing From the Contacts ListTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryUsing Abbreviated Dialing ToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialingToplaceacallusingPrependAbbreviatedDialing Prepend is setto Enable Aprepend number has been predefinedTochangethecharacterinputmode EnteringTextSelecting a Character InputMode Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput ToenterawordusingT9TextInputSelect SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWords AddingaWordtotheT9DatabaseToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase ToeditorerasethewordsyouhaveaddedCustomizingtheT9Settings SettingtheDefaultInputModeTocustomizetheT9Settings TosetthedefaultinputmodeEntering Characters by Using AlphabetMode Press and hold To delete an entire entryControlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s SettingsSound Settings RingerTypesSelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls ToselectaringertypeforvoicecallsSelecting aVibrate Pattern Toselectavibrate patternSetting a Start-up/Power-offTone Select SettingsSoundsOthersToneLengthTosetastart-up/power-offtone Selecting aTone LengthUsingVoice Prompt Setting Up Key Press EchoToenableordisablevoiceprompt ToturnKeyPressEchoonoroffAdjusting the Phone’sVolume Settings Toadjustyourphone’svolumesettingsToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume ToadjusttheapplicationvolumeTosetalerts 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 TochangetheanimationdisplayChanging the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby Mode Select SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCodeChanging the Display for Area Name TosetyourareanamedisplaySetting Return to Standby Mode Changing the Screen SaverChanging theTextFontSize TochangethescreensaverSleep Mode Power Save ModeTosetthisfeature TosetsleepmodeLocation Settings Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeatureTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Messaging SettingsSettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay ManagingPresetMessages ToeditapresetmessageTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgsSettingaCallbackNumber AddingaCustomizedSignatureTosetthecallbacknumber ToaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessageTosetDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertSelect SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert Airplane Mode TosetyourphonetoAirplaneModeTTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Wireless Backup Activating and DeactivatingWireless Backup ServiceToactivateWirelessBackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackupSettingWireless Backup Alert TodeactivateWirelessBackupserviceTosetWirelessBackupalert Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlertPhone Setup Options ShortcutMy FavoritesToassignyourshortcutkey ToedittheshortcutAuto-Answer Mode Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplayDisplay Language TosetAuto-AnswermodeSetting the CurrentTime Setting Any Key AnswerSetting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeatureTochangethemainmenustyle 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 ToactivatethePrependfeatureSetting HeadsetMode Select SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButtonToconnecttheheadset TosetheadsetmodeSetting Your Phone’s Security YourPhone’sSecurityLockingYour 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 PCSVisionRestricting Calls TorestrictcallsUsing Special Numbers ToaddorreplaceaspecialnumberErasing Phone Content ToerasephonecontentResetting the Browser Resetting FavoritesToresetthebrowser ToresetFavoritesResettingYour Phone ResettingYour Picture Mail AccountToresetyourphone ToresetyourPictureMailaccountSelect 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 ToenableSprintPCSVisionservicesControlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreenRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Controlling Your Roaming ExperienceCheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming TocheckyourvoicemailwhileroamingSettingYour Phone’s Roam Mode Using Call GuardSet Mode Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetModeSelect SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuard ToturnCallGuardonoroffToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardonTosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Using Data Roam GuardSelect SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing HistoryToviewaCallHistoryentry Call History Options 101Press Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn Making a Call From Call HistoryToplaceacallfromCallHistory TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory 103Prepending a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistoryUsing Contacts 105Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts EntryToaddanewentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContactAssigning a Group Entry ToaddagroupnameSelect ContactsGroup ToassignacontacttoagroupFinding Contacts Entries FindingNamesFindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindContactsentriesbynameContacts ListOptions FindingGroupEntriesTofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup 109Contacts Entry Options Editing a Contacts Entry ToaddaphonenumbertoanentryTomakechangestoanentry 111Assigning Speed Dial Numbers ToassignaspeeddialnumberErasing a Contacts Entry From the List Assigning an Image to a Contacts EntryToeraseaselectedentry ToassignanimageforanentrySelecting a RingerType for an Entry ToselectaringertypeforanentrySecretContacts Entries TomakeanentrysecretTomakeanentrypublic 115Dialing SprintPCS Services TodialaservicefromyourContactsSelect ContactsServices TodialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypadUsing the Phone’s Calendar and Tools 117UsingYour Phone’s Calendar Using the Phone’s Calendar and ToolsAdding an Eventto the Calendar ToaddaneventViewing 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 AddEventCallAlarmOtheroptionsavailableinclude Call Alarm MenuTorespondtoacallalarm Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Scheduler Using theTo Do ListItemsAddingTo Do ListItems UsingYour Phone’sTools Using the Alarm ClockTousethealarmclock Select ToolsAlarmClockUsing the Stopwatch Using the CountdownTimer TousethecountdowntimerSelect ToolsCountdown SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimesUsing the Calculator World ClockTousethecalculator ToviewthetimeindifferentlocationsUpdatingYour Phone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuSelect ToolsUpdatePhone Personal Information Management DisplayingYour User AddressFinding Icon Definitions DisplayingVersion InformationUsing Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice ServicesUsingVoice-Activated Dialing Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated DialingProgrammingVoiceTags ToprogramavoicetagVoiceTag Options To display voice tag optionsManagingVoice Memos RecordingVoice MemosReviewingVoice Memos ErasingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded ToeraseanindividualvoicememoSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallActivating Screen Call RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded Announcement Recording a Customized AnnouncementTorecordyourname TorecordanannouncementReviewing an Announcement Erasing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement ToeraseanannouncementUsing Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera139 Taking PicturesTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed 141 CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail PasswordTocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword Camera Mode Options ImageControls to set the Brightness or WhiteBalanceSettingtheSelf-Timer Toactivatetheself-timerTocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted 143UsingtheZoom TakingStitchShotsTotakeastitchshot Select Vertical or HorizontalSettingYour Favorite Mode Viewing Pictures Using SlideshowTo setyour favorite mode To viewyour pictures using slideshowHigh-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 149Camera Folder Options 151 Saved to Phone Folder ToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolderTosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolderSending SprintPCS Picture Mail Sending Pictures From the In Camera FolderTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder 153Using 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 TouploadpicturesDownloadingYour Online Pictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite159 Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour PhoneToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone Using Bluetooth 161Turning Bluetooth On and Off BluetoothStatusIndicatorsToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoffUsing the Bluetooth Settings Menu Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth NameToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphoneBluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Information Bluetooth SettingsVisibilityTodisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfoBluetooth SettingsVoice Priority Bluetooth Settings PermissionsTosetthevoicepriority 165Bluetooth Profiles Pairing Bluetooth Devices TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevicePairedDevices WaitingforRequestUsing theTrusted Devices Options TousethetrusteddevicesoptionsSending a Contact Sending Data via BluetoothSending an Item Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features Basics Sprint PCS Service Features The BasicsUsingVoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Notification 173Voicemail Notification NewVoicemail Message AlertsTocallyourvoicemail TodisplayyourMissedLog175 UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingExpertMode Voicemail OptionsVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroffSettingUpGroupDistributionLists SprintPCSCallbackVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 177Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Clearing the Message Icon ExtendedAbsenceGreetingTocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Select MessagingVoicemailClearCountVoicemail Menu Key Using SMSTextMessaging Composing SMSTextMessagesTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 181Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Accessing SMSTextMessages Editing PresetMessagesUsing Caller ID ToresetpresetmessagesToswitchbacktothefirstcaller Responding to CallWaitingTorespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall 185Making aThree-Way Call TomakeaThree-WayCallUsing Call Forwarding ToactivateCallForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 187Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS VisionSprintPCSVision Applications 189Getting StartedWith SprintPCSVision Your User NameToupdateyourusername UpdatingYourUserNameFindingYourUserName TofindyourusernameConnecting...Pleasewait Launching a SprintPCSVision ConnectionSprint PCS Vision Home TolaunchaSprintPCSVisionconnectionTochangeyourNetGuardsettings Select SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an optionNet Guard 193SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators Scrolling Navigating theWebSoftkeys GoingHome SelectingGoingBack Accessing Messaging Accessing SprintPCS MailSprintPCS Messaging MessageTypesAccessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone199 Accessing SprintInstantMessagingToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone AccessingWireless Chatrooms ToaccessachatroomfromthebrowserSelect Chat&Dating TopostamessageAccessingtheMyContentMenus ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenusSelect MyContent 201Todownloadaselecteditem SelectinganItemtoDownloadDownloadinganItem UsingMyContentManager 203ToaccessMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager205 SelectingCallTonesToselectcalltones Exploring theWeb Using the Browser MenuWeb 207 OpeningtheBrowserMenuToopenthebrowsermenu AccessingaBookmark ToaccessabookmarkCreatingaBookmark TocreateabookmarkReloadingaWebPage DeletingaBookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolume ToadjustthebrowsersoundvolumeRestartingtheWebBrowser TorestarttheWebbrowserUsingYour Phone as a Modem SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPCTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 211Sprint PCS Vision 213 SprintPCSVision FAQsHowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? Whenismydataconnectiondormant? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectionactive? Sprint PCS Voice Command 215It’sEasytoGetStarted Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command CreatingYour Own Address Book 217Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand219 Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice CommandToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand 220 Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety InformationGeneral Precautions Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneImportant SafetyInformation DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCallsUsingYourPhoneWhileDriving FollowingSafetyGuidelinesUsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying225 RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas Caring for the Battery ProtectingYourBatteryDisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries 227SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhones KnowingRadiofrequencySafetyRadiofrequency RF Energy UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperatesAMPSmodePart22 CellularCDMAmodePart22PCSCDMAmodePart24 229FCCRadiofrequencyEmission FCCNotice231 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 IndexIndex Index Index