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User Guide M520AL17PS091808F7 Table of Contents 2D. Roaming 2H. Voice Services2E. Call History 2F. Contacts Sprint Service 3A. Sprint Service Features The Basics 2K. Bluetooth3B. Sprint Power Vision 2I. microSD Card Index 4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty3C. Entertainment Sprint TV Sprint Music Introduction Your Phone’s Menu Iii Bluetooth Calculator Calendar AlarmUpdate Phone Voice Services Find Add New Entry Speed Dial #s PictBridge Order Prints Settings and InfoMy Albums Wireless Backup My Phone # My Name Card ServicesGroups Display Vii BluetoothMessaging More Text EntryViii Phone Information Options Use MenuPage Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceSetting Up Your Phone Details Customer serviceActivating Your Phone Account Username and Password Setting Up Your VoicemailSprint Account Passwords Sprint Power Vision Password Voicemail PasswordGetting Help Managing Your Account From Your Sprint Phone Sprint Operator ServicesFrom Any Other Phone Sprint Your Phone Phone Basics Phone BasicsYour Phone Key Functions Exterior Phone Features Basics Rear Phone Features Viewing the Display Screen Indicates Sprint Power Vision service is available Indicates that your phone ringer is turned on Indicates that your phone is in vibrate allMode To Auto Display indicators help you manage your roaming Features of Your PhoneCharges by letting you know when you’re off Home network. For more information, see No signal Power Save feature helps to conserve yourTurning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone On Turning Your Phone Off Using Your Phone’s Battery and ChargerBattery Capacity Installing the Battery Your phone’s Li-Ion battery is rechargeable and should Removing the BatteryYou begin using your phone with a fully charged Battery It is recommended that you completely charge your Bars on the battery icon indicate a fully charged battery Using the Phone ChargerCompletely rundown discharged battery UL Certified Phone Charger Navigating the Standby Screen Selecting Menu Items Navigating Through the Menus Making and Answering Calls Displaying Your Phone NumberHolding Your Phone Backing Up Within a Menu Number Making CallsDialing Options Key Answering Calls Ending a Call To display a Missed Call entry from standby modeMissed Call Notification Enhanced 911 E911 Information To exit Emergency modeCalling Emergency Numbers End-of-Call Options In-Call Options Saving a Phone Number To save a number from standby modeEnter a phone number and press Options right softkey Save Select New Entry or Existing Entry and press Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Finding a Phone NumberYou can have multiple pauses in a phone number Combine both two-second and hard pauses To save phone numbers with pauses Dialing From the Contacts ListEnter the phone number To dial phone numbers with pauses Selecting a Text Input Mode Using Speed DialingEntering Text Press the first digit Entering Text Using T9 Text Input Entering Text Using Alpha Mode Entering Text In Dual Language To enter recent messages Setting Text OptionsTo enter preset messages Phone Basics Display Settings SettingsSettings Select Settings Display Main Screen Foregrounds Greeting Changing the Theme Changing the ScreensaverChanging the Brightness Changing the Backlight Time Length To change the keypad setting PowerSave ModeChanging the Dialing Font To change the dialing font color Volume Settings Sound SettingsSelect Settings Sounds Volume Ringer Activating the Status Light To adjust the applications settings To adjust other volume settingsRinger Types Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls Selecting a Ringer Type for Roaming Selecting a Key ToneSelecting Ringer Types for Messages Selecting Ringer Types for Scheduled Events Silence All Alert NotificationSelect On or Off and press To activate Silence All To enable your phone’s Location feature Location SettingsMessaging Settings Managing Preset Messages Setting Message RemindersDeleting Old Messages Adding a Customized Signature To add a new preset message Text Message SettingsTo edit or delete a preset message To save new messages in the outbox Airplane ModeTo set the priority level To activate the Delivery Receipt Select Settings More... Accessibility TTY TTY Use With Sprint ServiceIf TTY mode is enabled, the audio quality of non-TTY Read the informational message and press OK left softkey Select Tools Update Phone Update Firmware Updating Phone Software Phone Setup OptionsUpdating the PRL Favorites Call Answer Mode Call Setup OptionsDisplay Language Select English or Español and press To set up abbreviated dialing Auto-Answer ModeAbbreviated Dialing Making an Abbreviated Dial Call To access Contacts Match Using Voice Caller IDContacts Match Restricting Outgoing Voice Calls Select Off To enable voice caller IDTo disable voice caller ID All of your phone’s security settings are available Accessing the Security MenuSelect Settings More... Security Security Calling in Lock Mode Using Your Phone’s Lock FeaturesLocking Your Phone Unlocking Your Phone Changing the Lock Code Lock ServicesTo lock the camera/pictures menu To lock a specific menu Locking Voice Services Creating and Using Special NumbersLocking Sprint Power Vision To add or replace a special number Erasing Cookies Erasing Phone DataErasing Web History Erasing Web Cache Erasing My Content Resetting Your Picture AccountErasing Pictures and Videos Erasing Text Messages Resetting Your Phone Resetting Your FavoritesResetting All Settings Enabling and Disabling Data Services Security Features for Sprint Power VisionTo enable data services Security To disable data services Understanding Roaming RoamingRecognizing the Roaming Icon on the Display Screen Roaming on Other Digital Networks To set your phone’s roam mode Setting Your Phone’s Roam ModeSelect Settings More... Roaming Set Mode Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming Read the message and when prompted, select On or Off Using Call GuardTo turn Call Guard on or off From standby mode, dial 1 + area code + To use data services when Data Roam Guard is active Using Data Roam GuardData Roam Guard is turned off by default for To set your Data Roam Guard call notification Call History Call HistoryViewing Call History Making a Call From Call History Call History Options Erase to delete the entry Select a Call History entry and press Prepending a Phone Number From Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call History Adding a New Contacts Entry ContactsEnter the phone number and press Contacts Finding Names Finding Contacts EntriesTo find Contacts entries by name While in standby mode, select Main Menu Contacts Find Finding Speed Dial Numbers Contacts Entry OptionsFinding Group Entries While in standby mode, select Main Menu Contacts Groups Navigation key right or left Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts EntryEditing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number Dial assignment Assigning Speed Dial NumbersTo assign a speed dial number to an existing phone number Select a ringer and press Done left softkey Editing a Contacts EntrySelecting a Ringer Type for an Entry To activate the wireless backup service Wireless BackupActivating and Deactivating Wireless Backup Service Setting Wireless Backup Alert Viewing Your Wireless Backup StatusTo deactivate the wireless backup service To set the wireless backup alert sign-in state only Scheduler and Tools Using Your Phone’s SchedulerAdding an Event to the Scheduler Scheduler and Tools Event Alerts Select an alarm time for the eventViewing Events Select a recurrence cycle for the event Erasing a Day’s Events Going to Today’s Scheduler MenuTask List Select the day for which you would like to erase events Pressing the volume key or left softkey turns on Using Your Phone’s Alarm ClockSoftkey shuts off the alarm Select Once, Mon to Fri, Sat & Sun, or Daily To compose a note Using the MemopadTo read a saved note To delete saved notes Using the Calculator Using Your Phone’s ToolsCountdown Your phone comes with a built-in calculator While in standby mode, select Main Menu Tools World Time World TimeTo view the time in 48 different locations Using Automatic Speech Recognition ASR Voice ServicesVoice Services Launching ASR Calling Phone Numbers Digit Dialing Calling Contacts EntriesCalling Nicknames Adapting Digit Dial System to its original factory settingTips for adapting Digit Dial To adapt Digit Dial to your voice You can either allow the screen to time out or Resetting Digit Dial AdaptationScreen Press OK left softkey Send a Text Message Using Choice ListsEnabling and Disabling Choice Lists Select Choice Lists Automatic, Always On, or Always Off Send an SMS Voice Message Send an Email MessageEnter text and press Next left softkey Record you outgoing message To see a list of possible choices Look Up a Contacts EntryLaunch an Application Reviewing Voice Memos Managing Voice MemosRecording Voice Memos Editing a Voice Memo Caption Erasing Voice MemosViewing Voice Memo Information To erase an individual memo Using the microSD Card Using Your Phone’s microSD CardMicroSD Card MicroSD Card Removing the microSD Card Inserting the microSD Card Viewing Memory in the microSD Card MicroSD SettingsFormatting the microSD Card MicroSD Icon Usbdownload Connecting Your Phone to Your ComputerVersions will require a USB driver than can be Sprint Store, or call Sprint at To view the file structure on the phone or memory card File ManagerTo disconnect Important Connection Information Camera 101 CameraTaking Pictures Camera Service for an additional monthly chargeRegistering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account Camera 103 Camera Mode Options Launch to select from the following options Setting the Self-timer Selecting Camera SettingsUsing the Zoom To cancel the self timer after it has started Viewing Your Camera’s Status Area Display Recording VideosCamera 105 Select Pictures Camcorder Video Mode Options Setting the Camcorder Self-timer Setting Storage OptionsStoring Pictures and Videos Viewing Your Camcorder’s Status Area Display Phone Folder Options Phone FolderTo review your stored pictures in the In Phone folder Assign to assign either the current image or video Memory Card Options Memory CardOnline Albums Camera 109 Online Albums Options Sending Sprint Picture MailSending Pictures From the In Phone Folder Press Options right softkey Send To Contacts Confirm the recipients, message, audio message, and picture Sending Pictures and Videos From MessagingCamera 111 Select In Phone, Memory Card, or Online Albums and press To access the Sprint Picture Mail Web site Using the Sprint Picture Mail Web SiteManaging Sprint Picture Mail Managing Online Pictures and Videos From Your Phone Downloading Your Online Pictures Uploading PicturesTo view your online pictures from your phone Press Continue left softkey to start uploading To access your Online Albums options from your phone Accessing Online Picture Options From Your PhoneMove This to move the selected picture to the album Expand left softkey to expand the selected picture To print directly from your phone Printing Pictures Using PictBridgeHighlight the desired image and press Next left Camera 115 Ordering Prints Settings and InfoSelect Border and turn this option on or off Select Yes to confirm printing and press Bluetooth Status Indicators BluetoothTurning Bluetooth On and Off To access the Bluetooth Settings menu Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuTo set your phone’s visibility to other Bluetooth devices Bluetooth My Bluetooth Device Name Supported Bluetooth ProfilesMy Bluetooth Address Device Profile Bluetooth Waiting for Pairing Pairing Bluetooth DevicesTo pair your phone with a Bluetooth device Bluetooth 121 FTP Contents Folder Voice Caller ID Sprint Service Using Voicemail Sprint Service Features The BasicsSetting Up Your Voicemail To set up your voicemail Voicemail Notification Using One-Touch Message AccessNew Voicemail Message Alerts Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages Using Another Phone to Access Messages Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your MessagesUsing Expert Mode Voicemail Options To turn Expert Mode on or off Setting Up Group Distribution ListsSprint Service Features The Basics 127 Sprint Callback Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message ReplyVoicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request Extended Absence Greeting Voicemail Menu Key Sprint Service Features The Basics 129Clearing the Message Icon Select Contacts, Mobile #, or Email Using SMS Text MessagingComposing SMS Text Messages Sprint Service Features The Basics 131 Accessing SMS Text MessagesTo read an SMS Text message To reply to an SMS Text message Using Preset Messages Using SMS Voice MessagingTo add or edit preset messages Activating SMS Voice Messaging Sprint Service Features The Basics 133 Accessing SMS Voice MessagesPlaying an SMS Voice Message Composing SMS Voice Messages To switch back to the first caller Using Caller IDResponding to Call Waiting To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call Sprint Service Features The Basics 135 Using Call ForwardingMaking a Three-Way Call To activate Call Forwarding Sprint Power Vision Sprint Power VisionSprint Power Vision Applications Sprint Power Vision 137 Getting Started With Sprint Power VisionYour User Name Finding Your User Name Updating Your User Name Launching a Sprint Power Vision ConnectionSprint Power Vision Home To change your Net Guard settings Data Connection Status and IndicatorsSprint Power Vision 139 Net Guard Scrolling Navigating the WebSoftkeys Going Home SelectingGoing Back Using Email Accessing MessagingGetting Started With Email Information required to sign up will vary Sprint Power Vision 143 Accessing EmailYou will receive an onscreen notice of new email Available tools Select Messaging IM & Email Instant Messaging Accessing Sprint Instant Messaging Accessing Wireless Chat Rooms Downloading ContentAccessing the Download Menus Sprint Power Vision 145 Downloading an Item Selecting an Item to DownloadFrom the home page, select Downloads Be prompted to create your purchasing profile To access My Content Manager Using My Content ManagerSprint Power Vision 147 Select an option to continue My Content Manager. The browser will open Using the Browser MenuTake you to the corresponding content Exploring the Web History. Keeps a list of links to your most recently Sprint Power Vision 149Opening the Browser Menu Creating a Bookmark Accessing a BookmarkDeleting a Bookmark Select View Bookmarks On Demand Sprint Power Vision 151Going to a Specific Web Site Reloading a Web Accessing On Demand Information Initializing Your On Demand ServiceTo access News information using On Demand To access Movies information using On Demand Sprint Power Vision 153 Setting Up a Data Connection With Your ComputerPhone as Modem Updating On Demand Information Sprint Vision services are available on the Sprint Sprint Power Vision FAQsAnywhere on the Sprint National Network, but Data connection When is my data connection active? Sprint Power Vision 155When is my data connection dormant? Can I sign out of data services? Your Sprint TV Channel Options Entertainment Sprint TV and Sprint MusicSprint TV Playing a Video or Audio Clip Sprint TV FAQsWhile in standby mode, select Sprint TV and press Entertainment Sprint TV and Sprint Music 157 Unavailable Sprint National Network or where service isAre the videos that I’m viewing live videos? To access the Sprint Music Store Accessing the Sprint Music StoreSprint Music Store Purchasing and Downloading Music Playing Music From the Sprint Music Store Accessing the Music Player Install a new microSD card Files to your computer so you can access the filesSprint recommends you back up your AAC+ music Use your computer to navigate to the microSD To multitask on your phone Tone feature remains inactiveMultitasking Music playback When placing an outgoing call, the ApplicationEntertainment Sprint TV and Sprint Music 163 Select Music & Radio selection Streaming MusicWhile in standby mode, select TV and press Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety InformationGeneral Precautions Important Safety Information 167 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneUsing Your Phone While Driving Restricting Children’s Access to Your Phone Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid DeviceContains your phone or accessories Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas Press Settings Display Backlight Important Safety Information 169 Protecting Your Battery Caring for the Battery Important Safety Information 171 Knowing Radio Frequency SafetyRadio Frequency RF Energy Understanding How Your Phone Operates FCC Notice Specific Absorption Rates SAR for Wireless PhonesFCC Radio Frequency Emission Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Important Safety Information 173Owner’s Record Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyManufacturer’s Warranty What is Covered and For How Long? What Are the Limits on SAMSUNG’s Liability? Manufacturer’s Warranty 175What are SAMSUNG’s Obligations? Manufacturer’s Warranty Precautions for Transfer and Disposal Manufacturer’s Warranty 177Charge. If the warranty has expired on Purchase to Samsung’s Customer Care Index Index Index Index Index Used Word Dictionary Web 148-151 World Time

Sprint Nextel M520 manual Getting Started

Models: M520

Getting Started