User Guide
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Table of Contents
2H. Voice Services
2D. Roaming
2E. Call History
2F. Contacts
2K. Bluetooth
Sprint Service 3A. Sprint Service Features The Basics
3B. Sprint Power Vision
2I. microSD Card
3C. Entertainment Sprint TV Sprint Music
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty
Index
Introduction
Your Phone’s Menu
Iii
Alarm
Bluetooth Calculator Calendar
Update Phone
Voice Services
My Albums
PictBridge Order Prints Settings and Info
Find Add New Entry Speed Dial #s
My Phone # My Name Card Services
Wireless Backup
Groups
Display
Messaging
Bluetooth
Vii
Text Entry
More
Viii
Phone Information
Use Menu
Options
Page
Getting Started
Setting Up Your Phone
Setting Up Service
Setting Up Service
Activating Your Phone
Customer service
Details
Sprint Account Passwords
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Account Username and Password
Voicemail Password
Sprint Power Vision Password
Getting Help
Managing Your Account
Sprint Operator Services
From Your Sprint Phone
From Any Other Phone
Sprint
Your Phone
Your Phone
Phone Basics
Phone Basics
Key Functions
Exterior Phone Features
Rear Phone Features
Basics
Indicates Sprint Power Vision service is available
Viewing the Display Screen
Mode
Indicates that your phone is in vibrate all
Indicates that your phone ringer is turned on
To Auto
Features of Your Phone
Display indicators help you manage your roaming
Charges by letting you know when you’re off
Home network. For more information, see
Power Save feature helps to conserve your
No signal
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
Battery Capacity
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger
Turning Your Phone Off
Installing the Battery
Removing the Battery
Your phone’s Li-Ion battery is rechargeable and should
You begin using your phone with a fully charged Battery
It is recommended that you completely charge your
Using the Phone Charger
Bars on the battery icon indicate a fully charged battery
Completely rundown discharged battery
UL Certified Phone Charger
Navigating the Standby Screen
Navigating Through the Menus
Selecting Menu Items
Displaying Your Phone Number
Making and Answering Calls
Holding Your Phone
Backing Up Within a Menu
Dialing Options
Making Calls
Number
Answering Calls
Key
Missed Call Notification
To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode
Ending a Call
Calling Emergency Numbers
To exit Emergency mode
Enhanced 911 E911 Information
In-Call Options
End-of-Call Options
To save a number from standby mode
Saving a Phone Number
Enter a phone number and press Options right softkey Save
Select New Entry or Existing Entry and press
Finding a Phone Number
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses
You can have multiple pauses in a phone number
Combine both two-second and hard pauses
Dialing From the Contacts List
To save phone numbers with pauses
Enter the phone number
To dial phone numbers with pauses
Using Speed Dialing
Selecting a Text Input Mode
Entering Text
Press the first digit
Entering Text Using T9 Text Input
Entering Text Using Alpha Mode
Entering Text In Dual Language
To enter preset messages
Setting Text Options
To enter recent messages
Phone Basics
Settings
Display Settings
Settings
Select Settings Display Main Screen Foregrounds Greeting
Changing the Screensaver
Changing the Theme
Changing the Brightness
Changing the Backlight Time Length
PowerSave Mode
To change the keypad setting
Changing the Dialing Font
To change the dialing font color
Sound Settings
Volume Settings
Select Settings Sounds Volume Ringer
Activating the Status Light
To adjust other volume settings
To adjust the applications settings
Ringer Types
Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls
Selecting a Key Tone
Selecting a Ringer Type for Roaming
Selecting Ringer Types for Messages
Selecting Ringer Types for Scheduled Events
Alert Notification
Silence All
Select On or Off and press
To activate Silence All
Messaging Settings
Location Settings
To enable your phone’s Location feature
Setting Message Reminders
Managing Preset Messages
Deleting Old Messages
Adding a Customized Signature
To edit or delete a preset message
Text Message Settings
To add a new preset message
Airplane Mode
To save new messages in the outbox
To set the priority level
To activate the Delivery Receipt
TTY Use With Sprint Service
Select Settings More... Accessibility TTY
If TTY mode is enabled, the audio quality of non-TTY
Read the informational message and press OK left softkey
Updating Phone Software Phone Setup Options
Select Tools Update Phone Update Firmware
Updating the PRL
Favorites
Call Setup Options
Call Answer Mode
Display Language
Select English or Español and press
Auto-Answer Mode
To set up abbreviated dialing
Abbreviated Dialing
Making an Abbreviated Dial Call
Using Voice Caller ID
To access Contacts Match
Contacts Match
Restricting Outgoing Voice Calls
To disable voice caller ID
To enable voice caller ID
Select Off
Accessing the Security Menu
All of your phone’s security settings are available
Select Settings More... Security
Security
Using Your Phone’s Lock Features
Calling in Lock Mode
Locking Your Phone
Unlocking Your Phone
Lock Services
Changing the Lock Code
To lock the camera/pictures menu
To lock a specific menu
Creating and Using Special Numbers
Locking Voice Services
Locking Sprint Power Vision
To add or replace a special number
Erasing Phone Data
Erasing Cookies
Erasing Web History
Erasing Web Cache
Resetting Your Picture Account
Erasing My Content
Erasing Pictures and Videos
Erasing Text Messages
Resetting All Settings
Resetting Your Favorites
Resetting Your Phone
Security Features for Sprint Power Vision
Enabling and Disabling Data Services
To enable data services
Security To disable data services
Roaming
Understanding Roaming
Recognizing the Roaming Icon on the Display Screen
Roaming on Other Digital Networks
Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode
To set your phone’s roam mode
Select Settings More... Roaming Set Mode
Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming
Using Call Guard
Read the message and when prompted, select On or Off
To turn Call Guard on or off
From standby mode, dial 1 + area code +
Using Data Roam Guard
To use data services when Data Roam Guard is active
Data Roam Guard is turned off by default for
To set your Data Roam Guard call notification
Viewing Call History
Call History
Call History
Call History Options
Making a Call From Call History
Erase to delete the entry
Select a Call History entry and press
Saving a Phone Number From Call History
Prepending a Phone Number From Call History
Erasing Call History
Contacts
Adding a New Contacts Entry
Enter the phone number and press
Contacts
Finding Contacts Entries
Finding Names
To find Contacts entries by name
While in standby mode, select Main Menu Contacts Find
Contacts Entry Options
Finding Speed Dial Numbers
Finding Group Entries
While in standby mode, select Main Menu Contacts Groups
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number
Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry
Navigation key right or left
To assign a speed dial number to an existing phone number
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers
Dial assignment
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry
Editing a Contacts Entry
Select a ringer and press Done left softkey
Activating and Deactivating Wireless Backup Service
Wireless Backup
To activate the wireless backup service
Viewing Your Wireless Backup Status
Setting Wireless Backup Alert
To deactivate the wireless backup service
To set the wireless backup alert sign-in state only
Using Your Phone’s Scheduler
Scheduler and Tools
Adding an Event to the Scheduler
Scheduler and Tools
Select an alarm time for the event
Event Alerts
Viewing Events
Select a recurrence cycle for the event
Going to Today’s Scheduler Menu
Erasing a Day’s Events
Task List
Select the day for which you would like to erase events
Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock
Pressing the volume key or left softkey turns on
Softkey shuts off the alarm
Select Once, Mon to Fri, Sat & Sun, or Daily
Using the Memopad
To compose a note
To read a saved note
To delete saved notes
Using Your Phone’s Tools
Using the Calculator
Countdown
Your phone comes with a built-in calculator
To view the time in 48 different locations
World Time
While in standby mode, select Main Menu Tools World Time
Voice Services
Using Automatic Speech Recognition ASR
Voice Services
Launching ASR
Calling Nicknames
Calling Contacts Entries
Calling Phone Numbers Digit Dialing
System to its original factory setting
Adapting Digit Dial
Tips for adapting Digit Dial
To adapt Digit Dial to your voice
Resetting Digit Dial Adaptation
You can either allow the screen to time out or
Screen
Press OK left softkey
Using Choice Lists
Send a Text Message
Enabling and Disabling Choice Lists
Select Choice Lists Automatic, Always On, or Always Off
Send an Email Message
Send an SMS Voice Message
Enter text and press Next left softkey
Record you outgoing message
Launch an Application
Look Up a Contacts Entry
To see a list of possible choices
Recording Voice Memos
Managing Voice Memos
Reviewing Voice Memos
Erasing Voice Memos
Editing a Voice Memo Caption
Viewing Voice Memo Information
To erase an individual memo
Using Your Phone’s microSD Card
Using the microSD Card
MicroSD Card
MicroSD Card
Inserting the microSD Card
Removing the microSD Card
MicroSD Settings
Viewing Memory in the microSD Card
Formatting the microSD Card
MicroSD Icon
Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer
Usbdownload
Versions will require a USB driver than can be
Sprint Store, or call Sprint at
To disconnect
File Manager
To view the file structure on the phone or memory card
Important Connection Information
Taking Pictures
Camera
Camera 101
Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account
Service for an additional monthly charge
Camera
Launch to select from the following options
Camera Mode Options
Camera 103
Selecting Camera Settings
Setting the Self-timer
Using the Zoom
To cancel the self timer after it has started
Recording Videos
Viewing Your Camera’s Status Area Display
Camera 105
Select Pictures Camcorder
Video Mode Options
Setting Storage Options
Setting the Camcorder Self-timer
Storing Pictures and Videos
Viewing Your Camcorder’s Status Area Display
Phone Folder
Phone Folder Options
To review your stored pictures in the In Phone folder
Assign to assign either the current image or video
Memory Card
Memory Card Options
Online Albums
Camera 109
Sending Sprint Picture Mail
Online Albums Options
Sending Pictures From the In Phone Folder
Press Options right softkey Send To Contacts
Sending Pictures and Videos From Messaging
Confirm the recipients, message, audio message, and picture
Camera 111
Select In Phone, Memory Card, or Online Albums and press
Using the Sprint Picture Mail Web Site
To access the Sprint Picture Mail Web site
Managing Sprint Picture Mail
Managing Online Pictures and Videos From Your Phone
Uploading Pictures
Downloading Your Online Pictures
To view your online pictures from your phone
Press Continue left softkey to start uploading
Accessing Online Picture Options From Your Phone
To access your Online Albums options from your phone
Move This to move the selected picture to the album
Expand left softkey to expand the selected picture
Printing Pictures Using PictBridge
To print directly from your phone
Highlight the desired image and press Next left
Camera 115
Settings and Info
Ordering Prints
Select Border and turn this option on or off
Select Yes to confirm printing and press
Turning Bluetooth On and Off
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Status Indicators
Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu
To access the Bluetooth Settings menu
To set your phone’s visibility to other Bluetooth devices
Bluetooth
Supported Bluetooth Profiles
My Bluetooth Device Name
My Bluetooth Address
Device Profile
Bluetooth
Pairing Bluetooth Devices
Waiting for Pairing
To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device
Bluetooth 121
FTP Contents Folder Voice Caller ID
Sprint Service
Sprint Service Features The Basics
Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
To set up your voicemail
Using One-Touch Message Access
Voicemail Notification
New Voicemail Message Alerts
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your Messages
Using Another Phone to Access Messages
Using Expert Mode
Voicemail Options
Setting Up Group Distribution Lists
To turn Expert Mode on or off
Sprint Service Features The Basics 127
Sprint Callback
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request
Extended Absence Greeting
Clearing the Message Icon
Sprint Service Features The Basics 129
Voicemail Menu Key
Composing SMS Text Messages
Using SMS Text Messaging
Select Contacts, Mobile #, or Email
Accessing SMS Text Messages
Sprint Service Features The Basics 131
To read an SMS Text message
To reply to an SMS Text message
Using SMS Voice Messaging
Using Preset Messages
To add or edit preset messages
Activating SMS Voice Messaging
Accessing SMS Voice Messages
Sprint Service Features The Basics 133
Playing an SMS Voice Message
Composing SMS Voice Messages
Using Caller ID
To switch back to the first caller
Responding to Call Waiting
To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call
Using Call Forwarding
Sprint Service Features The Basics 135
Making a Three-Way Call
To activate Call Forwarding
Sprint Power Vision Applications
Sprint Power Vision
Sprint Power Vision
Getting Started With Sprint Power Vision
Sprint Power Vision 137
Your User Name
Finding Your User Name
Sprint Power Vision Home
Launching a Sprint Power Vision Connection
Updating Your User Name
Data Connection Status and Indicators
To change your Net Guard settings
Sprint Power Vision 139
Net Guard
Softkeys
Navigating the Web
Scrolling
Going Back
Selecting
Going Home
Accessing Messaging
Using Email
Getting Started With Email
Information required to sign up will vary
Accessing Email
Sprint Power Vision 143
You will receive an onscreen notice of new email
Available tools
Accessing Sprint Instant Messaging
Select Messaging IM & Email Instant Messaging
Downloading Content
Accessing Wireless Chat Rooms
Accessing the Download Menus
Sprint Power Vision 145
Selecting an Item to Download
Downloading an Item
From the home page, select Downloads
Be prompted to create your purchasing profile
Using My Content Manager
To access My Content Manager
Sprint Power Vision 147
Select an option to continue
Using the Browser Menu
My Content Manager. The browser will open
Take you to the corresponding content
Exploring the Web
Opening the Browser Menu
Sprint Power Vision 149
History. Keeps a list of links to your most recently
Accessing a Bookmark
Creating a Bookmark
Deleting a Bookmark
Select View Bookmarks
Sprint Power Vision 151
On Demand
Going to a Specific Web Site
Reloading a Web
Initializing Your On Demand Service
Accessing On Demand Information
To access News information using On Demand
To access Movies information using On Demand
Setting Up a Data Connection With Your Computer
Sprint Power Vision 153
Phone as Modem
Updating On Demand Information
Sprint Power Vision FAQs
Sprint Vision services are available on the Sprint
Anywhere on the Sprint National Network, but
Data connection
Sprint Power Vision 155
When is my data connection active?
When is my data connection dormant?
Can I sign out of data services?
Sprint TV
Entertainment Sprint TV and Sprint Music
Your Sprint TV Channel Options
Sprint TV FAQs
Playing a Video or Audio Clip
While in standby mode, select Sprint TV and press
Entertainment Sprint TV and Sprint Music 157
Are the videos that I’m viewing live videos?
Sprint National Network or where service is
Unavailable
Accessing the Sprint Music Store
To access the Sprint Music Store
Sprint Music Store
Purchasing and Downloading Music
Accessing the Music Player
Playing Music From the Sprint Music Store
Files to your computer so you can access the files
Install a new microSD card
Sprint recommends you back up your AAC+ music
Use your computer to navigate to the microSD
Multitasking
Tone feature remains inactive
To multitask on your phone
Entertainment Sprint TV and Sprint Music 163
When placing an outgoing call, the Application
Music playback
While in standby mode, select TV and press
Streaming Music
Select Music & Radio selection
Safety and Warranty Information
General Precautions
Important Safety Information
Important Safety Information
Using Your Phone While Driving
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
Important Safety Information 167
Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device
Restricting Children’s Access to Your Phone
Contains your phone or accessories
Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
Important Safety Information 169
Press Settings Display Backlight
Caring for the Battery
Protecting Your Battery
Knowing Radio Frequency Safety
Important Safety Information 171
Radio Frequency RF Energy
Understanding How Your Phone Operates
FCC Radio Frequency Emission
Specific Absorption Rates SAR for Wireless Phones
FCC Notice
Owner’s Record
Important Safety Information 173
Phone Guide Proprietary Notice
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Manufacturer’s Warranty
What is Covered and For How Long?
What are SAMSUNG’s Obligations?
Manufacturer’s Warranty 175
What Are the Limits on SAMSUNG’s Liability?
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Manufacturer’s Warranty 177
Precautions for Transfer and Disposal
Charge. If the warranty has expired on
Purchase to Samsung’s Customer Care
Index
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Used Word Dictionary
Web 148-151 World Time