Phone Basics | Sprint Nextel H 11/07 manual

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The Location feature works in connection with available location-based services (page 51).

T9 Text Input lets you quickly type messages with one keypress per letter (see page 38).

Speed dial lets you dial phone numbers with one or two keypresses (see page 36).

You can wirelessly pair your Bluetooth-enabled phone to certain Bluetooth devices, including headsets and hands-free devices. You may also use a personal computer or hand-held device to pair with the phone for dial-up networking, using the phone as a wireless modem (page 133).

⬤The built-in camera allows you to take full-color digital pictures and view your pictures using the phone’s display (page 106).

⬤Wireless Backup allows you to back up and manage your phone's Contacts list on a secure Web site (page 87). Wireless Backup supports the following uses:

■Backing up your phone's Contacts list.

■Transferring your phone's Contacts list to another Wireless Backup-compatible phone on the Sprint network.

■Viewing and editing your phone's Contacts list using aWeb browser on a desktop or laptop computer.

⬤Data Roam Guard will alert you when you are roaming and using your browser or other online applications, giving you the option to continue using those applications while in the roaming area (page 71).

⬤The microSD card expands your phone's available memory and lets you playback, store, and erase the pictures or videos taken with your phone (pages 100).

You can also play back and store downloaded MP3 and other media files.

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Sprint Nextel H 11/07 manual Phone Basics

Contents

11/07 Phone User Guide Table of Contents Controlling Your Roaming Experience Page 3C. Sprint Music and Your Player 4A. Important Safety Information4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. SprintVisionPage Phone Guide Introduction Want to keep track of your minutes? Iii Your Phone’s Menu Media Player Call History Missed Alerts Contacts Mycontent Vii SETTINGS/TOOLS Messaging Viii Memory Card Manager Alarm Clock USE Menu Getting Started This Section Setting Up ServiceSetting Up Service Setting UpYour Phone Tip ActivatingYour Phone Setting UpYourVoicemail SprintVisionPassword Sprint Account PasswordsAccount Password VoicemailPassword FromYourSprintPhone Sprint Customer Service 1-800-SPRINT11-800-777-4681Getting Help ManagingYour Account TocallSprint411 SprintOperatorServicesToaccessSprintOperatorServices Sprint Using Your Phone Phone Basics Phone Basics PhoneBasics Your Phone Key Functions PhoneBasics Phone Basics Indicates you have voicemail messages. Press Viewing the Display Screen Phone Basics Features ofYour Phone Phone Basics TurningYourPhoneOff TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOn BatteryCapacity UsingYour Phone’s Batteryand Charger PhoneBasics RemovingtheBattery InstallingtheBattery UsingthePhoneCharger ChargingtheBattery SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus Toreturntostandbymode DisplayingYour Phone NumberBackingUpWithinaMenu Togotothepreviousmenu Making Calls Making and Answering Calls Dialing Options Answering Calls TodisplaytheMissedCallentryfromthenotificationscreen AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledMissed Call Notification EndingaCall ToexitEmergencymode Calling Emergency Numbers Enhanced911E911Information In-Call Options Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode End-of-Call OptionsSaving a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Finding a Phone Number Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Using Abbreviated Dialing ToplaceacallusingPrependabbreviateddialing ToplaceacallusingContactsMatchabbreviateddialing TouseOne-TouchDialingforspeeddiallocations1-9 Using Speed DialingDialing From the Contacts List Press MenuContactsFind/AddEntry Shortcut SelectingaTextInputMode EnteringTextEnteringTextWith the Numeric Keypad AddingaWordtotheT9Database EnteringCharactersUsingT9TextInput Charactersscrollinthefollowingorder EnteringCharactersUsingABCMode Toenteremoticonssmileys ToentersymbolsToenterpresetmessages Toenternumbers ToentertextwiththeQWERTYkeyboard EnteringTextWith the Qwerty Keyboard Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Sound SettingsYourPhone’sSettings RingerTypes Selecting a KeyTone Adjusting the Phone’sVolumeSettings ToactivateSilenceAll Selecting a Slide SoundAlertNotification Silence All Changing the BacklightTime Length Display SettingsChanging theTextGreeting Select CallerID or NoCallerID Slide ShowChanging the Display Screen for Incoming Calls Tosettheincomingcallsdisplay Select Black, BubbleGum, Glacial, or Tropicaland press Changing the Display ScreenChanging the Phone’s Menu Style Changing theTheme Color Changing the Keypad LightTime Length TochangethekeypadlightsettingChanging the Clock Display Changing theTextInputFont Tochangethestatuslightmode Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplayChanging the Status LightMode Display Language Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location Settings Select Message&Icon or IconOnly Tip Messaging SettingsSettingMessageNotification SettingMessageAlerts Toautomaticallydeletereadmessages CallbackNumberDeletingOldMessages DeliveryReceipt AddingaCustomizedSignature ManagingPresetMessagesToeditordeleteapresetmessage Toaddanewpresetmessage Select Speakerphone or FromName and press Airplane/Music ModeSMSVoiceOptions ToturnTTY Modeonoroff TTYUseWith SprintService Shortcuts Phone Setup OptionsAuto Keyguard Auto-Answer Mode Call Answer Mode TosetyourContactsmatchoptions Contacts MatchAbbreviated Dialing TextEntry Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security UnlockingYour Phone Accessingthe Security MenuUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature LockingYour Phone Changing the Lock Code Calling in Lock ModeLocking Data Locking Pictures Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special NumbersSelect Erase/ResetErasePrivateBrowserData Erasing Private Browser Data Select Erase/ResetResetPictureMail. a disclaimer appears ResettingYour Picture Mail AccountSelect Erase/ResetEraseContacts ToresetyourPictureMailaccount Select Erase/ResetResetAllSettings. a disclaimer appears Resetting Default SettingsResettingYour Phone Toresetdefaultsettings ToenableSprintVisionservices Security Features for SprintVisionEnabling and Disabling SprintVision Services TodisableSprintVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding RoamingRecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen RoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming SettingYour Phone’sRoam Mode ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon Using Call GuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon TosetyourDataRoamGuardnotification Using Data Roam GuardTousedataserviceswhenDataRoamGuardisactive Managing Call History Managing Call History Select an entry and press ViewingHistory Making a Call From Call History Call History Options Savinga Phone Number From Call History Press MenuCallHistoryDeleteCallHistory Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryErasingCall History Using Contacts Press MenuContactsFind/AddEntry Using ContactsAddinga New Contacts Entry FindingContactsbyName FindingContacts Entries Press MenuContactsGroups FindingSpeedDialNumbersFindingGroupEntries Press MenuContactsSpeedDial#’s Contacts Entry Options Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry Toassignaspeeddialnumbertoanewphonenumber Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Toassignaspeeddialnumbertoanexistingphonenumber Editing a Contacts Entry Selecting aTextTonefor an Entry Selecting a Ringer Typefor an Entry Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Dialing SprintServicesTodialaservicefromyourContacts Press MenuContactsServices Toactivatethewirelessbackupservice Wireless BackupActivatingWirelessBackupDuringPhoneActivation ActivatingandDeactivatingWirelessBackupService Press MenuContactsWirelessBackupViewStatus ViewingYourWirelessBackupStatusSettingtheWirelessBackupAlert Todeactivatethewirelessbackupservice Using the Phone’s Tools Adding an Eventto the Calendar UsingYour Phone’s CalendarPress MenuSettings/ToolsToolsScheduler Using the Phone’sTools Viewing Events Event Alert Menu TogototheCalendarmenufortoday’sdate Going toToday’s Calendar MenuErasing a Day’s Events Erasing PastEvents Erasing All Events UsingYour Phone’s Alarm ClockPress MenuSettings/ToolsToolsAlarmClock Toreadasavednote UsingYour Phone’s NotepadTousetheQuickAlarm Tocomposeanote Press MenuSettings/ToolsToolsCalculator Using EZTipsUsing the Calculator Press MenuSettings/ToolsToolsEzTipCalculator Tosetacountdowntimerforanupcomingevent Using theWorld ClockUsing the D-Day Counter Using the Unit Converter ManagingVoiceMemos Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Recording Voice Memos ManagingVoice Memos To play the voice memos you have recorded Press MenuSettings/ToolsToolsVoiceMemoVoice Memo Options ErasingVoice Memos Using the microSD Card Using the microSD Card RemovingthemicroSDCard UsingYour Phone’s microSD Card and AdapterUsing the microSD Card InsertingthemicroSDCard ToremovethemicroSDcardfromthemicroSDadapter Using the microSD AdapterMicroSDIconIndicators ToinsertthemicroSDcardintothemicroSDadapter Formatting the microSD Card MicroSD SettingsCreating Folders in the microSD Card Viewing Memory in the microSD Card Toremovetheconnection MicroSD FoldersDisplayingYourmicroSDFolders 105 Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera 107 Taking PicturesTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen RegisteringYour SprintPicture Mail Account 109 Camera Mode Options TocanceltheSelf-timerafterithasstarted SettingtheSelf-timerUsingtheZoom 111 Selecting Camera SettingsViewingYour Camera’s Status Area Display Recording Videos 113 Video Mode Options VideoLength to select VideoMail or LongVideo SelectingVideo SettingsToselectyourvideosettings 115 Setting Storage OptionsStoring Pictures andVideos Phone Folder Press MenuPicturesMyAlbumsMemoryCard Memory Card FoldersPhone Folder and Memory Card Options ToreviewyourstoredpicturesandvideosinthemicroSD 117 Camera/CamcorderMode to activate Camera/Camcorder modeRotate Toreviewyouronlinealbums Online AlbumsZoom Tosavepicturesandvideostoanonlinealbum 119 OnlineAlbumOptions First time you send Sprint Picture Mail, you will be Sending Sprint Picture Mail 121 Press MenuMessagingSendMessagePictureMail Sending Pictures andVideos From Messaging 123 Using the SprintPicture MailWeb SiteToaccesstheSprintPictureMailWebsite ManagingSprintPicture Mail Toviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Managing Online Pictures andVideos From Your Phone 125 Uploading PicturesDownloadingYour Online Pictures Tosendanalbumfromtheonlinepicturesmenu TosendpicturesusingtheonlineAddress BookSending Online SprintPicture Mail Select RecipientsOnlineAddr.Book 127 Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone Printing Pictures Directly FromYour Phone ToaccessyouronlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 129 ToprintpicturesdirectlyfromyourphonePress MenuPicturesPictBridge Press MenuPicturesSettingsandInfo Settings and InfoToaccessthesettingsandinfomenu 131 Using Bluetooth ToturnBluetoothoff Turning Bluetooth On and OffBluetoothStatusIndicators ToturnBluetoothon Toset aBluetoothnameforyourphone Using the Bluetooth SettingsMenuBluetooth Settings Device Name ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Todisplayyourphone’sBluetoothaddress Bluetooth SettingsVisibilityBluetooth Settings Device Info 135 Bluetooth Profiles Using Bluetooth PairedDevices PairingBluetooth DevicesWaitingforPairing TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice TosendallContacts Sending All Contacts Using BluetoothToaccesstheExchangeFolder ExchangeFolder Sprint Service Features Sprint Service Features The Basics Sprint Service Features Basics 141 UsingVoicemailSetting UpYourVoicemail Todisplayyour Missed Log Voicemail NotificationNewVoicemail Message Alerts To call your voicemail 143 UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessUsingAnotherPhonetoAccessMessages RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages VoicemailButtonGuide UsingExpertModeVoicemail Options 145 SettingUpGroupDistributionListsSprintCallback Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessage Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Press Menu MessagingVoicemailClearIcon Clearing the Message IconVoicemail Menu Key ExtendedAbsenceGreeting Sprint Service Features The Basics 149 Using SMSTextMessagingComposingSMSTextMessages Sprint Service Features The Basics ToreplytoanSMSTextmessage AccessingSMSTextMessagesSendingaTextMessage Using the Qwerty Keyboard ToreadanSMSTextmessage ActivatingSMSVoice Messaging Using SMSVoice MessagingUsing PresetMessages Toaddpresetmessages 153 AccessingSMSVoice MessagesComposingSMSVoice Messages ToreplytoanSMSVoicemessage Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall Using Caller IDToswitchbacktothefirstcaller Responding to CallWaiting 155 Making aThree-Way Call TodeactivateCallForwarding Using Call ForwardingToactivateCallForwarding 157 Sprint Vision Sprint Vision SprintVision Applications 159 Getting StartedWith SprintVisionYour User Name FindingYourUserName SprintVision Home Press MenuSettings/ToolsSettingsMore...DataLaunching a SprintVision Connection UpdatingYourUserName 161 TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsNet Guard SprintVision Connection Status and Indicators Scrolling Navigating theWebSoftkeys GoingHome SelectingGoingBack GettingStartedWithEmail Accessing MessagingUsing Email MessageTypes Sprint Vision 167 AccessingEmail Press MenuMessagingInstantMessaging AccessingSprintInstantMessagingAccessingWirelessChatrooms 169 AccessingtheDownloadMenusPress MenuMyContent Todownloadaselecteditem SelectinganItemtoDownloadDownloadinganItem 171 UsingMyContentManagerToaccessMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager 173 Using the Browser MenuExploring theWeb Toopenthebrowsermenu OpeningtheBrowserMenu 175 AccessingaBookmarkCreatingaBookmark Select MyBookmarks Select Goto WebAddress DeletingaBookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite ReloadingaWebPage HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? SprintVision FAQsRestartingtheWebBrowser Select Browser OptionsRestartBrowser Whenismydataconnectiondormant? CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectionactive? 179 Sprint Music and Your Player Sprint Music and Your Player Using SprintMusic ManagerGettingSprintMusicManager LaunchingSprintMusicManager MusicandYourPlayer OverviewofSprintMusicManagerTransferringMusictoYourPhone Totransfermusictoyourphone Press MenuMediaPlayer Playing MusiconYour Phone Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information 185 General PrecautionsImportant SafetyInformation UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneUsingYourPhoneWhileDriving FollowingSafetyGuidelines 187 RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas A T3 rating UsingYour PhoneWith a Hearing Aid Device 189 Getting the Best Hearing DeviceExperience WithYour Phone ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery 191 Radio Frequency RF Energy FCCRadioFrequencyEmission SpecificAbsorptionRatesSARforWirelessPhonesBluetooth QD ID B012917 193 FCCNotice Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Owner’s Record Warranty 195 Manufacturer’s WarrantyManufacturer’sWarranty Warranty Manufacturer’sWarranty Whatlgwilldo Warranty 197 Howtogetwarrantyservice 199 IndexIndex Making Calls 25 Messaging Settings 52 microSD Card 100 Index