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䡲To use a smiley or emoticon, press the right

softkey, select Text Mode > Emoticons, press the

number that corresponds to your selected icon.

䡲You may select additional messaging options by

pressing OPTIONS [right softkey] to Set Callback # or

Mark as Urgent.

3. Press SEND (left softkey) to deliver your message.

Preset Messages

Preset messages make it easy to compose text

messages.

To add or edit preset messages:

1. Highlight and press > Messages >

Settings > Preset Messages.

2. Press OPTIONS (right softkey) > Add New.

– or –

Highlight a message and press OPTIONS > Delete.

– or –

Edit an existing message by pressing EDIT

(left softkey).

3. Enter your new message or changes and

press . (See “Entering Text in Portrait Mode”

on page 30 or “Entering Text in Landscape Mode”

on page 34.)

SMS Voice Messaging

SMS Voice Messaging lets you send a voice message

to other SMS-enabled phones or to working email

addresses without making a phone call. Just record a

message and send it directly to the recipient’s phone

messaging inbox.

Activating SMS Voice Messaging

To use SMS Voice Messaging capabilities, you will first

need to register your phone. Once you have registered,

incoming SMS Voice messages will be automatically

downloaded to your phone.

1. When you turn on your phone, you will be

prompted to register your phone to receive SMS

Voice messages.

2. Select Yes. (When activation is complete, an

activation confirmation screen is displayed.)

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Contents

Main Consejo Table of Contents 2E. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 2F. Calendar and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 2G. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 2H. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 2I. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 2J. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music . . . . . . . 161 3D. GPS Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Page i Introduction Your Phones Menu CONTACTS (Right Softkey) OPTIONS (Left Softkey) Web Maps ii Entertainment History Missed Alerts My Stuff Photos iii 2: Camcorder (Video Mail/Long Video) Messages 1: Voicemail iv Contacts Settings v 2: Sounds 3: Bluetooth 4: Messages vi 5: Text Entry 6: Phone Info 7: More... vii Tools 1: Alarm 2: Bluetooth 3: Calculator 4: Tip Calculator 5: Calendar 6: Mass Storage Shopping In Use Menu Page 2 1A. Setting Up Service Setting Up Your Phone 1. 2. 1A. Setting Up Service 1A. Setting Up Service 3 Activating Your Phone Setting Up Your Voicemail 1. 2. 4 1A. Setting Up Service Sprint Account Passwords Account Username and Password Voicemail Password Data Services Password 1A. Setting Up Service 5 Getting Help Managing Your Account Online: www.sprint.com From Your Sprint Phone From Any Other Phone Sprint 411 Sprint Operator Services Page 8 2A. Phone Basics Sprint M550.book Page 8 Monday, April 13, 2009 1:03 PM phones software may become available from time Your Phone 2A. Phone Basics Tip Portrait Mode Key Functions 10 2A. Phone Basics 13. 14. 15. Landscape Phone Features 20. 21. 2A. Phone Basics 11 22. Viewing the Display Screen 12 2A. Phone Basics Status Bar Service Icons Status Bar Status Icons Phone Basics 2A. Phone Basics 13 Status Bar Messaging Icons Status Bar Status Icons Status Bar Messaging Icons SMSSMS 14 2A. Phone Basics Other Icons 2A. Phone Basics 15 Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone On 16 2A. Phone Basics Turning Your Phone Off Battery and Charger Battery Capacity Installing the Battery Removing the Battery 18 2A. Phone Basics Charging the Battery 2A. Phone Basics 19 Navigating Through the Menus Selecting Menu Items 1. 2. 3. Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering Calls Making Calls 1. 2. Dialing Options 22 2A. Phone Basics Answering Calls 1. 2. Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled 2A. Phone Basics 23 Missed Call Notification 1. Calling Emergency Numbers 24 2A. Phone Basics Enhanced 911 (E911) Information In-Call Options 2A. Phone Basics 25 Using the Speakerphone 1. 2. End-of-Call Options 26 2A. Phone Basics Saving a Phone Number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Finding a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses 1. 2. 28 2A. Phone Basics 4. Plus (+) Code Dialing 1. 2. Abbreviated Dialing 1. Dialing From the Contacts List 1. 2. Speed Dialing 1. 2. 30 2A. Phone Basics Entering Text in Portrait Mode 2. Selecting a Text Input Mode T9 Text Input 1. ABC Mode 1. 2. 32 2A. Phone Basics Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons, and Preset Messages * 2A. Phone Basics 33 1. 2. Setting Text Options 1. 34 2A. Phone Basics 2. Entering Characters In Dual Language Entering Text in Landscape Mode Accessing the QWERTY Keyboard Navigation and Options in Landscape Mode 36 2A. Phone Basics Entering Text Using the QWERTY Keyboard 2A. Phone Basics 37 Entering Characters Entering Uppercase and Lowercase Letters 1. 2. Entering Numbers Entering Symbols and Preset Messages 1. 2. 2A. Phone Basics 39 Returning to Portrait Mode 40 2B. Navigating the Main Screen Getting to Know Sprint One Click The Sprint One Click Main Screen 2B. Navigating the Main Screen 2B. Navigating the Main Screen 41 Take the Tutorial 1. 42 2B. Navigating the Main Screen 2. Personalizing the Carousel Adding a Tile to the Carousel 1. 2. 3. 2B. Navigating the Main Screen 43 Sprint One Click Tiles 44 2B. Navigating the Main Screen Removing a Tile From the Carousel 1. 2. 3. Rearranging Tiles on the Carousel Personalizing the Home Screen Adding a Bubble to the Home Screen 1. 2. 3. Removing a Bubble From the Home Screen 1. 2. 3. 2C. Settings 47 2C. Settings 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. Sound Settings Ringer Types Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls 1. 2. Selecting Ringer Types for Messages 1. 2. 3. Selecting Ringer Types for Scheduled Events Adjusting the Phones Volume Settings 4. 1. 2. 3. Silence All Alert Notification 1. 2. 3. Display Settings Changing the Backlight Time Length 1. 2. Changing the Keypad Time Length Changing the Brightness 1. 2. Activating the PowerSave Mode 1. Location Settings 1. 3. 2C. Settings 55 Messaging Settings 2. Setting Message Notification 1. Adding a Customized Signature Other Text Message Settings 1. 2. Voice SMS Options 2C. Settings 57 Airplane Mode 1. 3. 58 2C. Settings TTY Use With Sprint Service 1. 2. 2C. Settings 59 Phone Setup Options 1. Main Screen 1. 2. 3. Auto Answer Mode 1. Setting Abbreviated Dialing 1. 2. Security Settings Accessing the Security Menu 1. 2. Your Phones Lock Feature Special Numbers 1. 3. 4. Erasing Phone Content Resetting Your Picture Account 1. 2. 3. Resetting Your Phone Settings 1. Resetting Your Phone 1. 2. 3. 4. 2D. History 66 2D. History History Options 1. 2. Making a Call From History 1. Erasing History 1. 2. 3. 68 2E. Contacts Adding a New Contacts Entry 2E. Contacts Saving a Phone Number Contacts Entry Options 70 2E. Contacts Editing a Contacts Entry 1. 2. 3. 4. Editing a Contacts Entrys Numbers Deleting a Contact Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Finding Speed Dial Numbers Adding a New Group Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry 74 2E. Contacts Assigning a Picture to an Entry 1. 2. 3. 4. Secret Contacts Entries 1. 2. 1. 76 2E. Contacts Dialing Sprint Services 1. 2. Wireless Backup 2E. Contacts 77 Activating and Deactivating Wireless Backup 1. 2. 3. 2. Viewing Your Wireless Backup Status Setting the Wireless Backup Alert 1. 2. 2F. Calendar and Tools 79 2F. Calendar and Tools Adding an Event to the Personal Calendar 1. 2. 80 2F. Calendar and Tools Event Alert Menu 2F. Calendar and Tools 81 Viewing Events 1. 2. 3. Going to the Current Days Calendar Menu Erasing a Single Event 1. 2. 3. 4. Creating a Countdown 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Viewing the Work Calendar Selecting a Date from the Work Calendar 1. 2. Adding an Event to the Work Calendar Editing a Work Calendar Event 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 86 2F. Calendar and Tools File Manager Accessing File Manager 1. Opening Files in File Manager 1. Alarm Clock 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Memo Pad Calculator Tip Calculator World Time Updating Your Phone Updating the PRL 2G. Voice Services 2G. Voice Services 91 Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Activating ASR 92 2G. Voice Services Making a Voice Call With ASR 2. 3. 4. 5. Opening Menus With ASR Checking Phone Status Using ASR 2. 3. Adapting Digit Dialing 94 2G. Voice Services Tips for Adapting Digit Dial ASR Options 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Send a Text Message 2. 3. 4. Send a Picture Mail Message 96 2G. Voice Services 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Managing Voice Memos Recording Voice Memos 1. 2. 98 2G. Voice Services Playing Voice Memos 2. 1. 2. 3. Editing a Voice Memo Caption 1. 2. 3. 4. 2H. microSD Card 2H. microSD Card 101 Replacing the microSD Card 1. 2. microSD Card Settings Viewing Memory in the microSD Card 102 2H. microSD Card Formatting the microSD Card 1. microSD Folders Displaying Your microSD Folders 1. 2. 3. Creating Folders in the microSD Card Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer 104 2H. microSD Card 3. Important Connection Information 2I. Camera 105 Taking Pictures 1. 2. 2I. Camera 106 2I. Camera 4. Assigning Pictures 1. CaptureCapture OptionsOptions 2I. Camera 107 Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account 1. 2. 3. 4. Camera Mode Options Setting the Selftimer 1. 2. 2I. Camera 109 Taking Multiple Shots 1. 2. 3. 1. Selecting Camera Settings 1. 2. 2I. Camera 111 Recording Videos 1. 2. 3. 4. Viewing Your Camcorders Status Area Display OptionsOptions RecordRecord 2I. Camera 113 Storing Pictures and Videos 1. Storage Options 2. In Phone Folder In Phone Folder and microSD Card Options 2I. Camera 115 Online Albums 1. 2. Sending Sprint Picture Mail Sending Pictures and Videos From the In Phone Folder 1. 2. 116 2I. Camera 4. 10. 5. 6. Managing Sprint Picture Mail Using the Sprint Picture Mail Website 118 2I. Camera 1. 2. Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone 1. 2. Uploading Pictures 1. Downloading Your Online Pictures 1. 2. 3. Sending Online Sprint Picture Mail 1. Accessing Online Picture Options From Your Phone 2I. Camera 121 122 2I. Camera 1. 2. 3. 4. Printing Pictures Using PictBridge 1. 2. 3. 4. 2I. Camera 123 Order Prints 1. 2. 124 2I. Camera Settings and Info 1. 2. 2J. Bluetooth 125 About Bluetooth 2J. Bluetooth 1. 2. 1. 2. Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu 1. 2. 2J. Bluetooth 127 1. Pairing Bluetooth Devices Paired Devices 2. 3. 4. 5. Voice Routing Configuring Incoming Voice Routing 1. 2. 2J. Bluetooth 129 FTP Contents Folder 1. 2. Sending Items Via Bluetooth Page Page 132 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail 1. 2. 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics 133 New Voicemail Message Alerts Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Using One-Touch Message Access Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your Messages 134 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics Clearing the Message Icon 2. Voicemail Key Guide 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics 135 Text Messaging (SMS) Composing Text Messages 1. 2. 136 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics Accessing Text Messages 1. 2. 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics 137 3. SMS Voice Messaging Activating SMS Voice Messaging 1. 2. 138 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics Playing an SMS Voice Message 1. 2. Composing SMS Voice Messages 1. Caller ID 1. 2. 3. Call Waiting 140 3A. Sprint Service: The Basics Making a Three-Way Call 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Roaming Roaming Icon Roaming on Other Digital Networks Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming 1. 2. Setting Roam Mode 1. Call Guard 1. 2. Data Roam Guard 1. 144 3B. Web and Data Services Getting Started With Data Services Your User Name 3B. Web and Data Services Finding Your User Name 3B. Web and Data Services 145 Updating Your User Name Launching a Web Connection The Data Services Home Page 146 3B. Web and Data Services Net Guard Data Connection Status and Indicators 3B. Web and Data Services 147 Navigating the Web Softkeys 148 3B. Web and Data Services Scrolling Selecting Going Back Going Home 3B. Web and Data Services 149 Accessing Messaging Email Getting Started With Email 1. 2. Creating an Additional Email Account 1. 2. 4. Accessing Email Accessing Sprint Instant Messaging 1. 2. 3. 152 3B. Web and Data Services Downloading Games, Ringers and More Accessing the Download Menus 1. 2. 3B. Web and Data Services 153 Selecting an Item to Download Downloading an Item 1. 2. 154 3B. Web and Data Services Using My Content Manager 1. 2. 3. 3B. Web and Data Services 155 Exploring the Web Launching Google via the Carousel Using Google Search 1. 2. Launching MySpace via the Carousel Launching Facebook via the Carousel 1. 2. 3. Using the Browser Menu Opening the Browser Menu Creating a Bookmark 1. 2. 3. 4. Accessing a Bookmark Setting a New Homepage Deleting a Bookmark Going to a Specific Web Site 3B. Web and Data Services 159 Data Services FAQs 160 3B. Web and Data Services 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 161 TV Your Sprint TV Channel Options 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 162 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music Playing a Video Clip 1. 2. 3. 4. 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 163 3. 8. 4. 5. Music - Sprint Music Store Accessing the Sprint Music Store 1. 2. 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 165 Purchasing and Downloading Music 1. 2. 3. Playing Music From the Sprint Music Store Backing Up Your Downloaded Music Files 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 167 1. 2. 3. Multitasking 1. 2. 3. 168 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music Receiving an Incoming Call While Playing Music 1. 2. 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music 169 Streaming Music 1. 2. 3. 170 3C. Entertainment: TV and Music NASCAR 1. 2. 3. 4. NFL Mobile Live 1. 2. 3. 4. ScanLife 1. 2. 3. Page 174 3D. GPS Navigation GPS Services Activating Location Mode 1. 3D. GPS Navigation 3D. GPS Navigation 175 Registering Sprint Navigation 1. 2. 3. Using Sprint Navigation Sprint Family Locator Signing Up for Sprint Family Locator 1. 2. 3D. GPS Navigation 177 Getting Driving Directions Using a Physical Address 1. 2. 3. 178 3D. GPS Navigation 4. 5. 6. 7. Page 180 3D. GPS Navigation Using a Local Business Category 1. 2. 3. 1. Creating a My Favorites Location 1. 2. 3. 182 3D. GPS Navigation 1. Sharing a Recent Location with Others 1. 3. 4. 5. Configuring Your Navigation Preferences 1. 2. 184 3D. GPS Navigation Launching the Product Tour Page 186 4A. Important Safety Information General Precautions 4A. Important Safety Information Note 4A. Important Safety Information 187 Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Following Safety Guidelines Using Your Phone While Driving Do Not Rely on Y our Phone for Emergency Calls Tip Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device Note 4A. Important Safety Information 189 Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your Phone 190 4A. Important Safety Information Caring for the Battery Disposal of Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Batteries Protecting Your Battery 4A. Important Safety Information 191 Body-Worn Operation Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Knowing Radio Frequency Safety Understanding How Your Phone Operates Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones 192 4A. Important Safety Information FCC Radio Frequency Emission FCC Notice Note 4A. Important Safety Information 193 Owners Record User Guide Proprietary Notice 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 194 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 195 Manufacturers Warranty STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY 196 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 197 198 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 199 200 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 4B. Manufacturers Warranty 201 Important Page Index