Phone Basics

Section 2A

In This Section

♦Your Phone

♦Viewing the Display Screen

♦Features of Your Phone

♦Accessories

♦Turning Your Phone On and Off

♦Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger

♦Navigating Through Phone Menus

♦Displaying Your Phone Number

♦Making and Answering Calls

♦Entering Text

Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. This section will guide

you through the basic functions and calling features of your phone.

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Phone User Guide Motoslvrtm L7c by Motorola Software Copyright Notice Table of Contents 2G. Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools 2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security2F. Using Contacts 2H. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 2L. Using Bluetooth 2J. Using the Built-in Camera2K. Using the Built-in Media Player 3A. Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics 4A. Important Safety Information 4B. Motorola’s Warranty Welcome to Sprint Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Introduction Phone Guide Want to keep track of your minutes? Iii Your Phone’s Menu Contacts On Demand Pictures & Video Music Media Player Settings Vii Viii Time and Date Incoming Calls Auto Answer Voice Guide Page Getting Started Setting Up Service This Section Determining If Your Phone Is Already Activated Setting Up ServiceUnlocking Your Phone To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps Setting Up Your Voicemail To set up your voicemail Sprint Power Vision Password Sprint PCS Account PasswordsAccount Password Voicemail Password 888-211-4PCS Receiving Automated Invoicing Information Reaching Sprint Customer ServiceGetting Help To access Operator Services Sprint PCS Operator ServicesTo access automated invoicing information SprintPage Using Your Phone Phone Basics Phone Basics Phone Basics Your PhoneFront View of Your Phone Microphone Door Latch Connector Back View of Your Phone Key Functions Phone Basics Viewing the Display Screen Phone Basics Features of Your Phone Phone Basics Accessories Turning Your Phone Off Turning Your Phone On and OffTurning Your Phone On To turn your phone on Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger Battery Capacity To install the Li-Ion battery Installing the BatteryBattery Use and Maintenance Phone Basics To remove your battery Charging the BatteryRemoving the Battery Using the Charger To use the charger provided with your phone Tip Selecting Menu Items For example, if you want to see your volume settingsNavigating Through Phone Menus Help Select M Contacts My Phone # Displaying Your Phone NumberTo display your phone number Making Calls To make a call using your keypadMaking and Answering Calls Dialing Options Answering Calls To answer an incoming call Missed Call Notification Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard EnabledTo disconnect a call when you are finished Calling Emergency Numbers To exit Emergency mode To select Emergency mode options In-Call Options Enhanced 911 E911 Information End-of-Call Options Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses To save a number from standby modeSaving a Phone Number To dial or save phone numbers with pauses To make a call using Plus Code DialingPlus + Code Dialing To dial directly from a Contacts entry Abbreviated DialingDialing From Contacts For Speed Dial locations 10-99 Two-Touch Dialing Using Speed DialingFor Speed Dial locations 2-9 One-Touch Dialing For Speed Dial locations 100-999 Three-Touch Dialing Entering Text Selecting a Character Input ModeTo change the character input mode Entering Characters Using Predictive English Text Input To enter a word using Predictive English Text Input To enter characters by tapping the keypad Entering Characters Using Multi-Tap ModeAdding a Word to the Predictive English Database Characters scroll in the following order Entering Numbers and SymbolsTo enter symbols To enter numbers Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Ringer Types Sound SettingsControlling Your Phone’s Settings Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls To adjust your phone’s volume settings Adjusting the Phone’s Volume SettingsSelecting Ringer Types for Calendar and Alarm Selecting Ringer Types for Messages Alert Notification To enable or disable alert soundsSelect M Settings Sounds Key Tone Key Tones To deactivate Silence All Silence AllTo activate Silence All Changing the Text Greeting Display SettingsTo change the backlight setting Changing the Backlight Time Length To select the display screen’s menu style Changing the Phone’s Menu StyleChanging the Clock Display To change the clock’s appearance on the standby screen Press M Settings Display Changing Other Display SettingsTo change additional display settings Location Settings To enable your phone’s Location feature Setting Incoming Text Message Notification Messaging SettingsSetting Message Alerts Select M Messaging Settings Text Messaging Automatically Adding a Callback Number Managing Preset MessagesAuto-Signing for Text Messages To add a signature to each sent message To edit or delete a preset message To add a new preset message To assign a name to your SMS Voice messages Press M Messaging Settings Voice SMSSMS Voice Messages Press M Settings Others Airplane Mode Airplane ModeTo set your phone to Airplane Mode No Service Press M Settings Others TTY TTY Use With Sprint PCS ServiceTo turn TTY Mode on or off Emergency Calling To set call answer mode Phone Setup OptionsCall Answer Mode Shortcuts To set special options to making dialing easier Calling OptionsDisplay Language To assign a language for the phone’s display To set your Voice Guide options Press M Settings Others Voice GuideVoice Guide Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security Select M Settings Security Accessing the Security MenuTo access the Security menu Phone Security Changing the Lock Code Using Your Phone’s Lock FeatureLocking Your Phone To enable or disable KeyGuard Calling in Lock ModeTo place an outgoing call in lock mode Press M Settings KeyGuard Select Special Numbers Using Special NumbersTo add or change a special number Limiting Use of Your Phone Limiting Access to ContactsTo limit access to your Contacts Select Limit Use Lock Contacts To limit access to the Web Limiting Web AccessLimiting Access to Pictures & Videos To limit access to your pictures and videos To limit outgoing calls Limiting Outgoing CallsLimiting Incoming Calls To limit incoming calls To reset your phone Resetting Your PhoneSelect Erase Contacts or Erase My Content Erasing Data Net Guard To enable or disable Sprint Power Vision servicesTo change your Net Guard settings Update Vision Profile To update your profile Controlling Your Roaming Experience Roaming Roaming on Other Digital Networks Understanding RoamingRecognizing the Roaming Icon Controlling Your Roaming Experience Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming To check your voicemail while roaming To set your phone’s roam mode Setting Your Phone’s Roam ModeSet Mode Press M Settings Roaming Set Mode To turn Call Guard on or off Using Call GuardPress M Settings Roaming Call Guard To place roaming calls with Call Guard on To turn Data Roam Guard on or off Using Data Roam GuardPress M Settings Roaming Data Roam Guard Call History Viewing History Call History Options Erasing Call History Press M Call History Viewing HistoryTo view a Call History entry Managing Call History Call History To place a phone call from Call History Call History OptionsMaking a Phone Call From Call History To save a phone number from Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call HistoryPrepending a Phone Number From Call History To prepend a phone number from Call History Erasing Call History To erase Call History Using Contacts Contacts Using Contacts About Contacts Contacts To find Contacts entries by name Finding Contacts EntriesFinding Names Press M Contacts Find Name Finding Speed Dial Numbers Press M Contacts Speed Dial #s To add a new Contacts entry Creating a Contacts EntryAdding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry Press M Contacts Add New Entry Changing Speed Dial Numbers Assigning a Ringer or Picture to an Entry Select Add Picture or Assign Ringer Assigning an Email Address or Web AddressTo assign a ringer or picture to an entry To assign an email address to an entry To assign a Memo to an entry Assigning a MemoEditing a Contacts Entry To edit a Contacts entry Press M Contacts Manage Contacts View Groups Managing Your ContactsTo view your Groups To create your own custom Group Press M Contacts Manage Contacts Add Distribution List Working With Distribution ListsTo create a Distribution List To view a Distribution List To delete all the Contacts entries stored in your phone Deleting All ContactsViewing Memory Status Press M Contacts Manage Contacts Delete All Contacts Press M Contacts Services Dialing Sprint ServicesTo dial a service from your Contacts To dial a service from standby mode using your keypad Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Using Your Phone’s Calendar Using Your Phone’s Tools To add an event Using Your Phone’s CalendarAdding an Event to the Calendar Press M Tools Calendar Viewing Events Event AlertsEvent Alert Menu To view your scheduled events Erasing an Event Changing to Weekly ViewGoing to Today’s Date To delete events scheduled before a specific time and date Erasing Old EventsErasing All Events To delete all scheduled events To use the alarm clock Using Your Phone’s ToolsUsing the Alarm Clock 103 To use the calculator Using the CalculatorUsing the World Clock To view the time in over 50 different locations Voice Services 105 Calling Contacts Entries Using Call Name or #Using Your Phone’s Voice Services To place a phone call to a Contacts entry To call a number that is not stored in your Contacts Using Send Voice SMS Name or #Calling Phone Numbers Digit Dialing To send an SMS Voice message Using Send Text Name or # To launch Text Messaging and address a message 109 Using Send Picture Name or #To launch Picture Mail and address a message To enable or disable Choice Lists Setting Up Voice RecognitionUsing Choice Lists Sensitivity To adapt Digit Dial to your voice To adjust the Sensitivity settingAdapting Digit Dial 111 To turn audio prompts on or off Select Settings SoundCustomizing Audio Prompts Select Sound Name Settings Speed or Volume Adjusting Audio Prompt Speed and VolumeTo adjust the speed or volume of name playback 113 Working With Voice Recognition Using Go To AppTo open an application or menu using Voice Recognition Lookup Name 115 Using Check ItemTo see and hear status information To create a new Voice Record Voice RecordsRecording Voice Records Press M Tools Voice Records To play the Voice Records you have recorded Changing Voice Record SettingsPlaying Voice Records To change your Voice Record maximum length and tone Using Other Voice Record Options To rename, set as ringer, or delete a Voice Record MicroSD Card 119 Inserting the microSD Card Using Your Phone’s microSD Card and AdapterUsing the microSD Card To insert the microSD card into your phone 121 Removing the microSD Card To remove the microSD card from your phone Viewing the microSD Card Indicator 123 To remove the microSD card from the microSD adapter Using the microSD AdapterTo insert the microSD card into the microSD adapter To transfer data from your microSD card to your PC 125 To format your microSD card Working With the microSD CardFormatting the microSD Card Select Format External Memory. a warning will be displayed Camera 127 To take a picture Using the Built-in CameraTaking Pictures Press M Pictures & Video Camera Shortcut 129 After Picture OptionsCamera Options Setting the Self Timer To begin the Self Timer To use the zoom Using the ZoomViewing Your Camera’s Status Area Display 131 My Picture Options Storing PicturesMy Pictures To view the pictures stored My Pictures 133 Select Move To External Memory and then press M Storing Pictures In Your microSD CardTo save a picture to the microSD card To record a video Shooting VideosAfter Video Options Select M Pictures & Video Camcorder Camcorder Options Viewing Your Camcorder’s Status Area Display 137 My Videos Options Storing Your VideosMy Videos To view the videos stored in My Videos 139 To save a video to the microSD card Storing Videos In Your microSD CardPlaying Video Clips Stored in Your microSD card To play a video clip stored in your microSD card To send pictures from My Pictures Sending Pictures and VideosSending Pictures From My Pictures Select Send to recipients and press M To send videos from My Videos Sending Videos From My VideosSending Pictures and Videos From Messaging To send pictures and videos from the Messaging menu 143 To create your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password Using Sprint PCS Picture MailCreating Your Sprint PCS Picture Mail Password Select M Pictures & Video Online Albums To visit the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site Visiting the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web SiteUploading Pictures & Video To upload pictures or videos directly from your phone Working With Pictures Stored Online Viewing Pictures and VideoSending Pictures and Videos Managing Pictures Downloading Pictures and Videos to Your Phone 147 Select Share Album name Sharing AlbumsTo send an album from the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site Media Player 149 Using the Built-in Media Player Your Multimedia Channel Options To access your media player and channel listings 151 Select M Media Player Playing a Video or Audio ClipTo select and play a media clip 153 Multimedia FAQsAre the videos that Im viewing live videos? Channel 07, just press the 7 key How can I cancel service if I decide I dont want it? 155 Using Bluetooth Using Bluetooth Using Bluetooth Turning Bluetooth On and OffBluetooth Status Indicators To turn Bluetooth on or off To change the default Bluetooth name Setting Up Your BluetoothYour Phone’s Bluetooth Name Select M Bluetooth Find Me Paired Devices To pair your phone with another Bluetooth deviceSelect M Bluetooth Handsfree 159 Press M Bluetooth Find Me Waiting for PairingYour Phone’s Bluetooth Address To view your phone’s Bluetooth address Bluetooth Profiles 161 Using Bluetooth Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Using VoicemailSetting Up Your Voicemail Voicemail Notification Sending an Incoming Call to Voicemail Using One-Touch Message AccessUsing Another Phone to Access Messages Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Voicemail Options Using Expert ModeSetting Up Group Lists Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply Sprint PCS CallbackVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Extended Absence Greeting Clearing the Message IconVoicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request Voicemail Menu Key To compose an SMS Text message Using SMS Text MessagingSending a Text Message 171 Text Messaging Inbox Using Preset MessagesReplying to SMS Text Messages To reply to an SMS Text message To activate SMS Voice messages Using SMS Voice MessagingActivating SMS Voice Messaging 173 To play an SMS Voice message from the main menu Playing an SMS Voice MessageComposing SMS Voice Messages To compose an SMS Voice message Select Voice SMS Replying to SMS Voice MessagesTo reply to an SMS Voice message 175 Responding to Call Waiting Using Caller IDTo switch back to the first caller To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call 177 Making a Three-Way CallTo make a Three-Way Call To deactivate Call Forwarding Using Call ForwardingTo activate Call Forwarding Voice Command 179 It’s Easy to Get Started Getting Started With Voice CommandSprint PCS Voice Command Creating Your Own Address Book 181 Making a Call With Voice Command To make a call with Sprint PCS Voice Command To access information using Sprint PCS Voice Command 183 Sprint PCS Voice Command Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information 187 General PrecautionsImportant Safety Information Exposure to Radio Frequency RF Energy Safety and General InformationOperational Precautions External Antenna Care Product Operation Follow Instructions to Avoid Interference ProblemsRF Energy Interference/Compatibility 189 Hearing Aids Driving PrecautionsPacemakers Other Medical Devices Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Operational WarningsAutomobile Air Bags Damaged Products Choking Hazards Repetitive Motion Glass PartsSeizures/Blackouts 193 Hearing Aid Compatibility With Mobile Phones 195 Battery TipsImportant Safety Specific Absorption Rate Data 197 Information From the World Health Organization Product Registration Export Law Assurances Owner’s RecordPhone Guide Proprietary Notice 199 Wireless The New Recyclable 201 Smart Practices While DrivingDrive Safe, Call SmartSM Important Safety Information Warranty 203 Motorola’s Warranty Warranty What Does this Warranty Cover?Products and Accessories Products Covered Length of Coverage Exclusions 205 Software Exclusions 207 Who Is Covered?What Will Motorola Do? How to Obtain Warranty Service or Other Information Canada What Other Limitations Are There? 209 Index Index Index 211 Index

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