SettingTextEntry Options

Tosetyourtextentryoptions:

1.Select >Settings>Others>TextEntry.

2.Select an option and press .

■Auto-Capitalto turn auto-capitalization on or off.

■MyWords to add a word to or edit a word in the T9 database (see page 47).

■InputLanguage to select the language (English or Spanish).

■DefaultInput to select T9 word, Alphabet, or Retain Mode for the initial entry mode. Set Retain Mode to retain the previous entry mode (see page 48).

■Auto-Spaceto turn auto-spacing on or off after T9 words you enter.

■RecentAccess to display the three most recently used input mode menu items.

■T9Settings to customize the T9 settings (see page 48).

■AddWord to store words that you use frequently (see page 47).

■Help to see the T9 instruction page.

78 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings

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Sprint Nextel Cell Phone manual SettingTextEntry Options, Tosetyourtextentryoptions, Select SettingsOthersTextEntry

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 Sounds Countdown Stop Watch World Clock Calculator Update PhoneDisplay PCS Vision Location BluetoothMessaging Others SecurityVii Phone Info ViiiPage Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section UnlockingYourPhone DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Tosetupyourvoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Passcode Account Password VoicemailPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsSprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword 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 InstallingtheBattery BatteryCapacityToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery RemovingtheBattery Toremoveyourbattery UsingtheCharger ChargingtheBatteryTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone 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 Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call TosetAnsweronHold AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledSettingAnsweronHold Toresumethecall Todisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished UsingtheSpeakerphoneEndingaCall Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall MutingaCall ChangingtheRingerVolumeAdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation Tomuteacall TocalltheMissedCallentry Missed Call NotificationCalling Emergency Numbers TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode Select ExitEmergency ToexitEmergencymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Transfer AudioTotransferaudioduringacall 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 Selecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode 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 Alert Notification Select SettingsSoundsAlertsTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Silence AllTodeactivateSilenceAll Changing theTextGreeting Display SettingsChanging 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 SettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Messaging SettingsTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Tochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages ManagingPresetMessagesToeditapresetmessage Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs Tosetthecallbacknumber SettingaCallbackNumberAddingaCustomizedSignature Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage Select SettingsMessagingDraftsAlert SettingDraftsAlertTosetDraftsAlert 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 Changing the Phone’sMenu Style ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeatureTochangethemainmenustyle Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Setting the Side Key GuardToturntheSideKeyGuardonoroff Select SettingsOthersTextEntry SettingTextEntry OptionsTosetyourtextentryoptions 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 UsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Accessing the Security MenuLockingYour Phone Changing the Lock Code UnlockingYour PhoneLocking 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 Toresetdefaultsettings Resetting DefaultSettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSSelect 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 Select SettingsOthersRoamingDataRoam Guard Using Data Roam GuardTosettheconditionsforDataRoamGuardpop-upnotification Managing Call History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Viewing HistoryManaging Call History Call History Options 101 ToplaceacallfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryPress 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 Alert Menu Event AlertsViewing Events Erasing a Day’s Events Going to a Specified DateDeleting Scheduled Events Toaddacallalarmtothecalendar Using the Call Alarm FeatureAdding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm Torespondtoacallalarm Call Alarm MenuOtheroptionsavailableinclude AddingTo Do ListItems Using theTo 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 Select ToolsUpdatePhone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuUpdatingYour 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 Activating Screen Call Setting Up 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 Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen Taking Pictures139 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail Password141 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 To selectyour camera settings Selecting Camera SettingsHigh-640x480,Medium-320x240,orLow-160x120 Setting Auto Delete Using the Settings & Info MenuViewingYour AccountInformation Function Camera Icon IndicationDetails 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 TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Sending Pictures From Messaging155 ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail Toviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneUploading Pictures Touploadpictures DownloadingYour Online Pictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone159 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 an Item Sending Data via BluetoothSending 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 RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess175 VoicemailButtonGuide UsingExpertModeVoicemail Options ToturnExpertModeonoroff Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessage SettingUpGroupDistributionListsSprintPCSCallback 177 Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-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 Softkeys Navigating theWebScrolling GoingBack SelectingGoingHome SprintPCS Messaging Accessing MessagingAccessing SprintPCS Mail MessageTypes Accessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Toaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Accessing SprintInstantMessaging199 Select Chat&Dating AccessingWireless ChatroomsToaccessachatroomfromthebrowser Topostamessage Select MyContent AccessingtheMyContentMenusToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenus 201 DownloadinganItem SelectinganItemtoDownloadTodownloadaselecteditem UsingMyContentManager 203 ToaccessMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager Toselectcalltones SelectingCallTones205 Web Using the Browser MenuExploring theWeb Toopenthebrowsermenu OpeningtheBrowserMenu207 CreatingaBookmark AccessingaBookmarkToaccessabookmark Tocreateabookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsite DeletingaBookmarkReloadingaWebPage RestartingtheWebBrowser AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolumeToadjustthebrowsersoundvolume TorestarttheWebbrowser Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection UsingYour Phone as a ModemSettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC 211 Sprint PCS Vision HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? SprintPCSVision FAQs213 Whenismydataconnectionactive? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectiondormant? Sprint PCS Voice Command 215 Sprint PCS Voice Command Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted CreatingYour Own Address Book 217 Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice Command219 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 TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone225 Caring for the Battery ProtectingYourBattery DisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries 227 Radiofrequency RF Energy SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesKnowingRadiofrequencySafety UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates PCSCDMAmodePart24 AMPSmodePart22CellularCDMAmodePart22 229 FCCRadiofrequencyEmission FCCNotice Phone 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 Index Index Index Index