Display Settings, Changing the Text Greeting

Display Settings

Changing the Text Greeting

The text greeting can be up to 12 characters and is displayed on your phone’s screen in standby mode. You may choose to keep the phone’s default greeting, or you may enter your own custom greeting.

To display or change your greeting:

1.Select M> Settings > Display > Foregrounds > Greeting Banner.

2.Enter a custom greeting using your keypad and press Done (left softkey). (To erase the existing greeting one character at a time, press B. To erase the entire greeting, press and hold B.)

Changing the Backlight Time Length

The backlight setting lets you select how long the display screen and keypad remain backlit after you last press a key.

To change the backlight setting:

1.Select M> Settings > Display > Backlight Control.

2.Select Always On, 10 sec, 30 sec, or 50 sec, and press M.

Note:

Setting long backlight durations affects the life of the battery.

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Sprint Nextel L7C manual Display Settings, Changing the Text Greeting, Changing the Backlight Time Length

Contents

Phone User Guide Motoslvrtm L7c by Motorola Software Copyright Notice Table of Contents 2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security 2F. Using Contacts2G. Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools 2H. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 2J. Using the Built-in Camera 2K. Using the Built-in Media Player2L. Using Bluetooth 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 Setting Up Service Unlocking Your PhoneDetermining If Your Phone Is Already Activated To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps Setting Up Your Voicemail To set up your voicemail Sprint PCS Account Passwords Account Password Voicemail PasswordSprint Power Vision Password 888-211-4PCS Getting Help Reaching Sprint Customer ServiceReceiving Automated Invoicing Information Sprint PCS Operator Services To access automated invoicing informationTo access Operator Services SprintPage Using Your Phone Phone Basics Phone Basics Your Phone Front View of Your PhonePhone Basics 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 On and Off Turning Your Phone OnTurning Your Phone Off To turn your phone on Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger Battery Capacity Battery Use and Maintenance Installing the BatteryTo install the Li-Ion battery Phone Basics Removing the Battery Charging the BatteryTo remove your battery Using the Charger To use the charger provided with your phone Tip For example, if you want to see your volume settings Navigating Through Phone MenusSelecting Menu Items Help To display your phone number Displaying Your Phone NumberSelect M Contacts My Phone # To make a call using your keypad Making and Answering CallsMaking Calls Dialing Options Answering Calls To answer an incoming call Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled To disconnect a call when you are finishedMissed Call Notification Calling Emergency Numbers To exit Emergency mode To select Emergency mode options In-Call Options Enhanced 911 E911 Information End-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number To save a number from standby modeDialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Plus + Code Dialing To make a call using Plus Code DialingTo dial or save phone numbers with pauses Dialing From Contacts Abbreviated DialingTo dial directly from a Contacts entry Using Speed Dialing For Speed Dial locations 2-9 One-Touch DialingFor Speed Dial locations 10-99 Two-Touch Dialing For Speed Dial locations 100-999 Three-Touch Dialing To change the character input mode Selecting a Character Input ModeEntering Text Entering Characters Using Predictive English Text Input To enter a word using Predictive English Text Input Adding a Word to the Predictive English Database Entering Characters Using Multi-Tap ModeTo enter characters by tapping the keypad Entering Numbers and Symbols To enter symbolsCharacters scroll in the following order To enter numbers Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings Controlling Your Phone’s SettingsRinger Types Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings Selecting Ringer Types for Calendar and AlarmTo adjust your phone’s volume settings Selecting Ringer Types for Messages To enable or disable alert sounds Select M Settings Sounds Key ToneAlert Notification Key Tones To activate Silence All Silence AllTo deactivate Silence All Display Settings To change the backlight settingChanging the Text Greeting Changing the Backlight Time Length Changing the Phone’s Menu Style Changing the Clock DisplayTo select the display screen’s menu style To change the clock’s appearance on the standby screen To change additional display settings Changing Other Display SettingsPress M Settings Display Location Settings To enable your phone’s Location feature Messaging Settings Setting Message AlertsSetting Incoming Text Message Notification Select M Messaging Settings Text Messaging Managing Preset Messages Auto-Signing for Text MessagesAutomatically Adding a Callback Number To add a signature to each sent message To edit or delete a preset message To add a new preset message SMS Voice Messages Press M Messaging Settings Voice SMSTo assign a name to your SMS Voice messages Airplane Mode To set your phone to Airplane ModePress M Settings Others Airplane Mode No Service To turn TTY Mode on or off TTY Use With Sprint PCS ServicePress M Settings Others TTY Emergency Calling Phone Setup Options Call Answer ModeTo set call answer mode Shortcuts Calling Options Display LanguageTo set special options to making dialing easier To assign a language for the phone’s display Voice Guide Press M Settings Others Voice GuideTo set your Voice Guide options Setting Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu To access the Security menuSelect M Settings Security Phone Security Locking Your Phone Using Your Phone’s Lock FeatureChanging the Lock Code Calling in Lock Mode To place an outgoing call in lock modeTo enable or disable KeyGuard Press M Settings KeyGuard To add or change a special number Using Special NumbersSelect Special Numbers Limiting Access to Contacts To limit access to your ContactsLimiting Use of Your Phone Select Limit Use Lock Contacts Limiting Web Access Limiting Access to Pictures & VideosTo limit access to the Web To limit access to your pictures and videos Limiting Outgoing Calls Limiting Incoming CallsTo limit outgoing calls To limit incoming calls Resetting Your Phone Select Erase Contacts or Erase My ContentTo reset your phone Erasing Data To change your Net Guard settings To enable or disable Sprint Power Vision servicesNet Guard Update Vision Profile To update your profile Controlling Your Roaming Experience Roaming Understanding Roaming Recognizing the Roaming IconRoaming on Other Digital Networks Controlling Your Roaming Experience Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming To check your voicemail while roaming Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Set ModeTo set your phone’s roam mode Press M Settings Roaming Set Mode Using Call Guard Press M Settings Roaming Call GuardTo turn Call Guard on or off To place roaming calls with Call Guard on Press M Settings Roaming Data Roam Guard Using Data Roam GuardTo turn Data Roam Guard on or off Call History Viewing History Call History Options Erasing Call History Viewing History To view a Call History entryPress M Call History Managing Call History Call History Making a Phone Call From Call History Call History OptionsTo place a phone call from Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryTo save 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 Finding Contacts Entries Finding NamesTo find Contacts entries by name Press M Contacts Find Name Finding Speed Dial Numbers Press M Contacts Speed Dial #s Creating a Contacts Entry Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts EntryTo add a new Contacts entry Press M Contacts Add New Entry Changing Speed Dial Numbers Assigning a Ringer or Picture to an Entry Assigning an Email Address or Web Address To assign a ringer or picture to an entrySelect Add Picture or Assign Ringer To assign an email address to an entry Assigning a Memo Editing a Contacts EntryTo assign a Memo to an entry To edit a Contacts entry Managing Your Contacts To view your GroupsPress M Contacts Manage Contacts View Groups To create your own custom Group Working With Distribution Lists To create a Distribution ListPress M Contacts Manage Contacts Add Distribution List To view a Distribution List Deleting All Contacts Viewing Memory StatusTo delete all the Contacts entries stored in your phone Press M Contacts Manage Contacts Delete All Contacts Dialing Sprint Services To dial a service from your ContactsPress M Contacts Services 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 Using Your Phone’s Calendar Adding an Event to the CalendarTo add an event Press M Tools Calendar Event Alerts Event Alert MenuViewing Events To view your scheduled events Going to Today’s Date Changing to Weekly ViewErasing an Event Erasing Old Events Erasing All EventsTo delete events scheduled before a specific time and date To delete all scheduled events Using Your Phone’s Tools Using the Alarm ClockTo use the alarm clock 103 Using the Calculator Using the World ClockTo use the calculator To view the time in over 50 different locations Voice Services 105 Using Call Name or # Using Your Phone’s Voice ServicesCalling Contacts Entries To place a phone call to a Contacts entry Using Send Voice SMS Name or # Calling Phone Numbers Digit DialingTo call a number that is not stored in your Contacts To send an SMS Voice message Using Send Text Name or # To launch Text Messaging and address a message To launch Picture Mail and address a message Using Send Picture Name or #109 Setting Up Voice Recognition Using Choice ListsTo enable or disable Choice Lists Sensitivity To adjust the Sensitivity setting Adapting Digit DialTo adapt Digit Dial to your voice 111 Customizing Audio Prompts Select Settings SoundTo turn audio prompts on or off Adjusting Audio Prompt Speed and Volume To adjust the speed or volume of name playbackSelect Sound Name Settings Speed or Volume 113 Using Go To App To open an application or menu using Voice RecognitionWorking With Voice Recognition Lookup Name To see and hear status information Using Check Item115 Voice Records Recording Voice RecordsTo create a new Voice Record Press M Tools Voice Records Changing Voice Record Settings Playing Voice RecordsTo play the Voice Records you have recorded 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 Using Your Phone’s microSD Card and Adapter Using the microSD CardInserting 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 Using the microSD Adapter To insert the microSD card into the microSD adapterTo remove the microSD card from the microSD adapter To transfer data from your microSD card to your PC 125 Working With the microSD Card Formatting the microSD CardTo format your microSD card Select Format External Memory. a warning will be displayed Camera 127 Using the Built-in Camera Taking PicturesTo take a picture Press M Pictures & Video Camera Shortcut Camera Options After Picture Options129 Setting the Self Timer To begin the Self Timer Using the Zoom Viewing Your Camera’s Status Area DisplayTo use the zoom 131 Storing Pictures My PicturesMy Picture Options To view the pictures stored My Pictures 133 To save a picture to the microSD card Storing Pictures In Your microSD CardSelect Move To External Memory and then press M Shooting Videos After Video OptionsTo record a video Select M Pictures & Video Camcorder Camcorder Options Viewing Your Camcorder’s Status Area Display 137 Storing Your Videos My VideosMy Videos Options To view the videos stored in My Videos 139 Storing Videos In Your microSD Card Playing Video Clips Stored in Your microSD cardTo save a video to the microSD card To play a video clip stored in your microSD card Sending Pictures and Videos Sending Pictures From My PicturesTo send pictures from My Pictures Select Send to recipients and press M Sending Videos From My Videos Sending Pictures and Videos From MessagingTo send videos from My Videos To send pictures and videos from the Messaging menu 143 Using Sprint PCS Picture Mail Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture Mail PasswordTo create your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password Select M Pictures & Video Online Albums Visiting the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web Site Uploading Pictures & VideoTo visit the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site To upload pictures or videos directly from your phone Viewing Pictures and Video Sending Pictures and VideosWorking With Pictures Stored Online Managing Pictures Downloading Pictures and Videos to Your Phone 147 To send an album from the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site Sharing AlbumsSelect Share Album name Media Player 149 Using the Built-in Media Player Your Multimedia Channel Options To access your media player and channel listings 151 To select and play a media clip Playing a Video or Audio ClipSelect M Media Player Are the videos that Im viewing live videos? Multimedia FAQs153 Channel 07, just press the 7 key How can I cancel service if I decide I dont want it? 155 Using Bluetooth Using Bluetooth Turning Bluetooth On and Off Bluetooth Status IndicatorsUsing Bluetooth To turn Bluetooth on or off Setting Up Your Bluetooth Your Phone’s Bluetooth NameTo change the default Bluetooth name Select M Bluetooth Find Me To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device Select M Bluetooth HandsfreePaired Devices 159 Waiting for Pairing Your Phone’s Bluetooth AddressPress M Bluetooth Find Me 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 Using Voicemail Setting Up Your VoicemailSprint PCS Service Voicemail Notification Using One-Touch Message Access Using Another Phone to Access MessagesSending an Incoming Call to Voicemail Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Setting Up Group Lists Using Expert ModeVoicemail Options Sprint PCS Callback Voicemail-to-Voicemail MessageVoicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request Clearing the Message IconExtended Absence Greeting Voicemail Menu Key Using SMS Text Messaging Sending a Text MessageTo compose an SMS Text message 171 Using Preset Messages Replying to SMS Text MessagesText Messaging Inbox To reply to an SMS Text message Using SMS Voice Messaging Activating SMS Voice MessagingTo activate SMS Voice messages 173 Playing an SMS Voice Message Composing SMS Voice MessagesTo play an SMS Voice message from the main menu To compose an SMS Voice message Replying to SMS Voice Messages To reply to an SMS Voice messageSelect Voice SMS 175 Using Caller ID To switch back to the first callerResponding to Call Waiting To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call To make a Three-Way Call Making a Three-Way Call177 To activate Call Forwarding Using Call ForwardingTo deactivate Call Forwarding Voice Command 179 Sprint PCS Voice Command Getting Started With Voice CommandIt’s Easy to Get Started 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 Important Safety Information General Precautions187 Safety and General Information Operational PrecautionsExposure to Radio Frequency RF Energy External Antenna Care Follow Instructions to Avoid Interference Problems RF Energy Interference/CompatibilityProduct Operation 189 Driving Precautions PacemakersHearing Aids Other Medical Devices Operational Warnings Automobile Air BagsPotentially Explosive Atmospheres Damaged Products Choking Hazards Glass Parts Seizures/BlackoutsRepetitive Motion 193 Hearing Aid Compatibility With Mobile Phones Important Safety Battery Tips195 Specific Absorption Rate Data 197 Information From the World Health Organization Product Registration Owner’s Record Phone Guide Proprietary NoticeExport Law Assurances 199 Wireless The New Recyclable Drive Safe, Call SmartSM Smart Practices While Driving201 Important Safety Information Warranty 203 Warranty What Does this Warranty Cover? Products and AccessoriesMotorola’s Warranty Products Covered Length of Coverage Exclusions 205 Software Exclusions What Will Motorola Do? Who Is Covered?207 How to Obtain Warranty Service or Other Information Canada What Other Limitations Are There? 209 Index Index Index 211 Index

Sprint Nextel L7C Display Settings, Changing the Text Greeting, To change the backlight setting

Models: L7C