UsingYour Phone as a Modem | Sprint Nextel SCP-3100 manual

UsingYour Phone as a Modem

Your phone’s data capabilities enable you to use your Sprint PCS Vision data connection as a modem for your desktop or laptop PC. You’ll be able to send and receive email, browse the Internet, and access your company’s network anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network.

Note: To use this service, you are required to sign up on a SprintPCSVision with Phone as Modem plan. Go to www.sprint.com or visita SprintStore for phone as modem plan details and more information.

SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC

In order to use your phone as a modem, you’ll first need to load the Sprint PCS® Connection Manager Software on your PC, then use a USB cable (not included) to connect your phone to your PC.

Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection:

1.From your computer’s traditional Internet connection, go to www.sprint.com/downloads, select your computer’s operating system, and download the “Sprint PCS Connection Manager for Phone as Modem/USB Cables.” (The software and drivers can be downloaded free of charge.)

2.Double-click on the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the Sprint PCS Connection Manager Software and drivers to your PC.

3.Once the software has been fully installed, connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable. (Your PC will detect the connection and an icon will appear in your system tray.)

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Sprint Nextel SCP-3100 manual UsingYour Phone as a Modem, SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC

Contents

Sprint PCS Vision Phone SCP-3100 by Sanyo Table of Contents 100 2I. Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 2J. Using Sprint PCS Ready Link106 121 3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command 4A. Important Safety Information4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. Sprint PCS VisionPage Welcome to Sprint Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Introduction Your Phone Call History ContactsMessaging Iii Web My Content Settings Others Display BacklightGreeting Font Size Sleep Mode Update Profile Ready Link Enable/DisableList Update Sounds Default View Vii Viii Tools PicturesCalendar Page Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivated UnlockingYourPhoneTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Setting UpYour Voicemail TosetupyourvoicemailVoicemailPasscode SprintPCS AccountPasswords Account Password VoicemailPasswordSprintPCSVisionPassword ReachingSprintCustomerService You can reach Sprint Customer Service many different waysGetting Help Toaccessautomatedinvoicinginformation ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformationSprint411 Press GHI SprintPCSOperatorServices ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServicesPress Your Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Front View of Your Phone Phone Basics Key Functions Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts Can mute the ringer when receiving incoming calls by Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Features of Your Phone Your Phone The Basics TurningYour Phone On and Off TurningYourPhoneOnTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon UsingYour Phone’s Batteryand Charger BatteryCapacity InstallingtheBattery RemovingtheBatteryToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery ChargingtheBattery UsingtheChargerTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone Phone Basics NavigatingThrough Phone Menus SelectingMenuItems DisplayingYour Phone Number BackingUpWithinaMenuTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Tomakeacallusingyourkeypad Making and Answering CallsMaking Calls Dialing Options Toplaceacallwiththeflipclosed Answering Calls ToansweranincomingcallwiththeflipopenToansweranincomingcallwiththeflipclosed AnswerSpeaker to answer the call in speakerphone mode AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled SettingAnsweronHoldToansweracallwhenyouareroamingandCallGuardisenabled TosetAnsweronHold UsingtheSpeakerphone ChangingtheRingerVolumeEndingaCall AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation Missed Call NotificationMutingaCall Calling Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 dial WxyzYour phone is locked or your account is restricted ToexitEmergencymode ToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options Mute or Unmute to mute or reactivate your phone’s microphone End-of-Call Options Savinga Phone NumberTosaveanumberfromstandbymode Finding a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With PausesTofindaphonenumber TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing Plus + Code DialingTodialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Using Speed Dialing Dialing Fromthe ContactsListTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntry Using Abbreviated Dialing ToplaceacallusingPh.BookMatchAbbreviatedDialingTousespeeddialforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls EnteringText Selectinga Character InputModeTochangethecharacterinputmode Entering Characters Using T9TextInput ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWords AddingaWordtotheT9DatabaseToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded CustomizingtheT9Settings SettingtheDefaultInputModeTocustomizetheT9Settings Tosetthedefaultinputmode EnteringCharacters Using AlphabetMode B c B C É F É fI Í I í Ñ o ó Entering Numbers, Symbols, Smileys and Preset Messages ToentersymbolsToenterpresetmessages Toenternumbers Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings Your Phone’s SettingsRingerTypes SelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls SelectingRingerTypesforMessages SelectingRingerTypesforSprintPCSReadyLinkCallsToselectaringertypeformessages ToselectaringertypeforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Setting a Start-up/Power-offTone Toselectaringertypeforvoicemailorcalendar/alarmTosetastart-up/power-offtone Selecting aTone Length UsingVoice Prompt Setting Up Key Press EchoAdjusting the Phone’s VolumeSettings Toadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume ToadjusttheapplicationvolumeAlert Notification Tosetalerts Silence All ToactivateSilenceAllTodeactivateSilenceAll Display Settings Changing the TextGreetingChanging the BacklightTime Length Changing the Display Screen Animation Changing the Display for Incoming CallsChanging the Display for Area Name Tochangetheanimationdisplay Toadjustthedisplay’scontrast Changing the ContrastChanging the Phone’s Menu Style Tosetyourareanamedisplay Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby Mode Changing theTextFontSizeTosettheclock/calendardisplayforstandbymode To change the text input font Setting Return to Standby Mode Sleep ModeChanging the Background Location Settings Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Messaging Settings DisplayingPop-upMessagesTodisplaymessagenotificationdisplay ManagingPresetMessages SettingaCallbackNumberToeditapresetmessage Tochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages SettingDraftsAlert AddingaCustomizedSignatureToaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage TosetDraftsAlert Airplane Mode TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service ToturnTTY modeonoroff Phone Setup Options ShortcutMy FavoritesToassignyourshortcutkey Toedittheshortcutname Auto-Answer Mode Setting the CurrentTimeToassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Display Language Setting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeatureSelect SettingsOthersOpen/CloseFlip ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Setting Any Key Answer Setting the Side Key GuardSettingTextEntry Options Setting Abbreviated Dialing ToactivatethePh.BookMatchfeatureSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Select Ph.BookMatch ToactivatethePrependfeature Setting HeadsetMode Select SettingsOthersHeadsetModeToconnecttheheadset Simply plug the headset into your phone’s headset jack Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu UsingYour Phone’s Lock FeatureLockingYour Phone Lock Services UnlockingYour PhoneLocking the Pictures Menu Changingthe Lock Code Calling in Lock Mode Restricting CallsToplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode Torestrictcalls Using Special Numbers Erasingthe Contacts ListToaddorreplaceaspecialnumber ToeraseallthenamesandphonenumbersinyourContacts ErasingMy Content ResettingYour Picture Mail AccountToresetyourPictureMailaccount Toerasealldownloads ResettingYour Phone ToresetyourphoneSelect ResetPhone Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMS Toactivatethisfeature,thefollowingpresettingisrequiredSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable Enabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services TodisableSprintPCSVisionservicesToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Changing the Passcode Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreenRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks RoamingonAnalogNetworks CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming SettingYour Phone’s Roam Mode Set ModeSelect SettingsRoamingSetMode Tosetyourphone’sroammode Using Call Guard Select SettingsRoamingCallGuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon Managing Call History Viewing History ToviewaCallHistoryentryManaging Call History Call History Options Making a Call FromCall History ToplaceacallfromCallHistoryCallSpeakerOn TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory Select CallHistoryOutgoing, Incoming or MissedSelect SavePhone# Prepending a Phone NumberFrom Call History ErasingCall HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory Using Contacts Addinga New Contacts Entry FindingContacts EntriesFindingNames FindingSpeedDialNumbers FindingVoiceDialNumbersTofindSprintPCSReadyLinkentries Select ContactsSpeedDial#s Contacts Entry Options AddingaPhoneNumbertoaContactsEntry Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry Editing a ContactsEntry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListTomakechangestoanentry Toeraseaselectedentry AssigningSpeed Dial Numbers Toassignaspeeddialnumber101 MyContent, GetNew, InCamera, or SavedtoPhone and press Assigning an Image to a Contacts EntryToassignanimageforanentry Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry ToselectaringertypeforanentryScroll down to Ringer and press Press Save left softkey to save the ringer type SecretContacts Entries TomakeanentrysecretSelect SetSecret Tomakeanentrypublic Dialing SprintPCS Services TodialaservicefromyourContactsTodialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad 105 Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools UsingYour Phone’s Calendar DisplayingYour CalendarAdding an Eventto the Calendar Event Alerts Event Alert MenuPress Save left softkey to schedule the event Viewing Events TorespondtoaneventalertToviewyourscheduledevents 109 Editing an Event Going toYour Desired DateErasing a Day’s Events Setting Holidays Deleting Scheduled EventsDeleting All Scheduled Events Using the Call Alarm Feature Adding a Call Alarm to the CalendarCall Alarm Menu Toaddacallalarmtothecalendar Torespondtoacallalarm TocallthephonenumberattimeofcallalarmnotificationOtherwaysofrespondingtoacallalarminclude Press or to dial the phone number if applicable Using theTo Do List AddingTo Do ListItemsViewing theTo Do List EditingTo Do ListItems Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Calendar Deleting Items From theTo Do ListToaddyourToDoListitemtothecalendar TodeleteToDoListitems UsingYour Phone’s Alarm Clock TousethealarmclockPress Done left softkey to save the alarm settings Tostopthealarm UsingYour Phone’sTools Using the StopWatch Using the Calculator World ClockTousethecalculator Toviewthetimein38differentlocations Torespondtoanautomaticupdaterequest TomanuallyupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuSelect ToolsUpdatePhone UpdatingYour Phone Personal Information Management Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 121 Using Voice-Activated Dialing Making a Call Using Voice-Activated DialingProgrammingVoice DialTags ReviewingVoice DialTags Erasing AllVoice DialTagsTo review voice dial tags Toeraseallvoicedialtags Managing Voice Memos Recording Voice Memos ReviewingVoice Memos ErasingVoice MemosTo play the voice memos you have recorded To erase an individual voice memo Setting Up Screen Call To start Screen Call when you have incoming callsActivating Screen Call Toeraseallvoicememos Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call RecordingYour Name for a Pre-Recorded AnnouncementTo select a Screen Call announcement Torecordyourname Recording a Customized Announcement Reviewing an AnnouncementTo record an announcement To review an announcement Erasing an Announcement To erase an announcement129 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Taking Pictures Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen131 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture MailPassword TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword133 Camera Mode Options KeyGuidance to view key functions in camera mode SettingtheSelf-Timer UsingtheZoom Selecting Camera Settings Toselectyourcamerasettings ViewingYour Camera’s Status Area Display CameraStatusAreaCameraIconIndication 137 Storing Pictures Camera FolderCamera Folder Options ToreviewyourstoredpicturesintheInCamerafolder 139 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera ThumbnailView From the In Camera Folder ExpandedView From the In Camera Folder141 Saved to Phone Folder To save a picture to the Saved to Phone folderTo view pictures stored in the Saved to Phone folder Saved to Phone Folder Options ThumbnailView From the Saved to Phone Folder143 Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail SendingPictures From the In Camera FolderTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder Select Recipients 145 Sending Pictures From Messaging TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Using the SprintPCS Picture Mail Web site ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail 147 Managing Online Pictures FromYour Phone Toviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Uploading Pictures DownloadingYour Online PicturesTouploadpictures 149 TosendpicturesusingtheonlineAddress Book Sending Online SprintPCS Picture MailSelect RecipientsOnlineAddr.Book Tosendanalbumfromtheonlinepicturesmenu Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone151 ToaccessyouronlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 153 Setting SprintPCS Ready Link Mode ToenableordisableSprintPCSReadyLinkmodeUsing Sprint PCS Ready Link PreparingYour Phone for SprintPCS Ready Link Service Ready Link Call Alerts155 MainLCDDisplayduringaReadyLinkCall SprintPCSReadyLinkMainScreenSprintPCSReadyLinkIn-CallScreen Making and Receiving a SprintPCS Ready Link Call Displaying the SprintPCS Ready Link ListSelecting a Ready Link Contacts List 157 Makinga SprintPCS Ready Link Call One-to-One Call ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyselectingacontactPress R-Linkleft softkey or press To take the floor and speak When you are finished, press Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call Group CallToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkGroupcall 159 Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyenteringanumber Missed Call Notification for SprintPCS Ready Link Calls TocallthelastMissedSprintPCSReadyLinkcallTodisplaytheMissedReadyLinkCalllog 161 Receivinga SprintPCS Ready Link Call ToreceiveaSprintPCSReadyLinkcall SprintPCS Ready Link Options 163 Copying an Entry toYour Personal Listor Personal Group List TocopyanentryfromtheSprintPCSReadyLinkList Saving a SprintPCS Ready Link Number Finding an Entry in the SprintPCS Ready Link ListTosavethenumberfromtheendcalldisplay TofindaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry Adding a New ContacttoYour Personal List You can store a total of 200 entries in the Personal ListsToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkcontact Select GotoPersonalListAddContact Adding a New Group toYour Personal Group List ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkgroupentrySelect GotoPersonalGroupsAddGroup 167 Editing a ContactinYour Personal List ToeditaPersonalListcontact Editing a Group inYour Personal Group List Toeditagroup169 ErasingReady Link ListEntries Erasing an Entry inYour Personal Listor Personal Group ListToeraseacontactoragroup EraseGroupappearswhenyouselect PersonalGroups Select SettingsReadyLinkListUpdate Erasing a SprintPCS Ready Link ListUpdating the Company Listand Personal List ToeraseaSprintPCSReadyLinkList Assigning Speed Dialing for SprintPCS Ready Link Entries ToassignSpeedDialingforSprintPCSReadyLinkentriesTouseSpeedDialforaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry Restarting the SprintPCS Ready Link Service Setting Ready Link GuardTorestarttheSprintPCSReadyLinkservice TosettheReadyLinkGuard Setting an AlertNotification for SprintPCS Ready Link Calls Setting the Speakerphone for SprintPCS Ready Link CallsSelect SettingsReadyLinkSpeakerphoneOn or Off TosetalertsforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Setting the DefaultView of the SprintPCS Ready Link List Setting the Floor Display of the SprintPCS Ready Link CallsToselectthedefaultviewoftheSprintPCSReadyLinkList Toselectthefloordisplay 176 Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features Basics Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics UsingVoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemail179 Voicemail Notification NewVoicemail Message AlertsTo call your voicemail Press or Call leftsoftkey UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess RetrievingYourVoicemail MessagesPress and hold . Your phone will dial your voicemail box 181 UsingExpertMode Voicemail OptionsVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SettingUpGroupDistributionLists SprintPCSCallbackVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 183 Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwardingVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Clearing the Message Icon DisplayingYourVoicemail DetailsExtendedAbsenceGreeting Voicemail Menu Key Using SMSTextMessaging New Messages187 Displaying an SMSTextMessage TodisplayanSMStextmessagefromthemainmenuSelect Messaging Select the message you want to see and press Composing and Sending SMSTextMessages TocomposeandsendanSMSTextmessageSelect MessagingSendMessageText 189 Editing PresetCanned Messages ToeditPresetmessagesToresetPresetmessages Message Options Message ListOptions 191 Message Details Options Toadjustthedisplayfontsize Changing the Display FontSize of a MessagePrepending a Phone Number From a Message Toaddaprefixtoaphonenumber Message Folders ToaddanewfolderSelect MessagingTextMsgsOptions right softkey CreateFolder Toeditafolder Erasing Messages ToeraseanindividualmessageToeraseselectedmessages From the folder list display, press Options right softkey Using Caller ID Press Shift Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller Responding to CallWaitingTorespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall Press again Making aThree-Way Call TomakeaThree-WayCall Using Call Forwarding ToactivateCallForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding Press . You will hear a tone to confirm the deactivation Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision SprintPCSVision Applications 201 Toupdateyourusername Select SettingsPCSVisionUpdateProfileGetting StartedWith SprintPCSVision Your User Name Launchinga SprintPCSVision Connection FindingYourUserNameSprint PCSVision Home TochangeyourNetGuardsettings Select SettingsPCSVisionNetGuard and choose an optionNet Guard Onto activate the Net Guard Off to deactivate the Net Guard SprintPCSVision Connection Status and Indicators 205 Navigating theWeb SoftkeysScrolling Selecting GoingBackGoingHome Accessing Messaging SprintPCS MessagingMessageTypes Accessing SprintPCS Mail ToaccessSprintPCSMailfromyourphoneSelect MessagingIM&Email 209 AccessingAdditionalEmailProviders ToaccessemailprovidersfromyourphoneViewingSprintPCSPictureMail SigningUpforUpdates Select Inbox Select your desired picture message and pressToselecttheinformationyouwanttosendtoyourphone Log on to the Internet from your computer AccessingInstantMessaging ToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphoneInstantMessaging AccessingWirelessChatrooms ToaccessachatroomfromthebrowserSelect Chat&Dating Topostamessage AccessingtheMyContentMenus ToaccesstheSprintPCSVisiondownloadmenusSelect MyContent SelectinganItemtoDownload DownloadinganItemTodownloadaselecteditem 215 UsingMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager 217 Using the Browser Menu WebExploring the Web OpeningtheBrowserMenu Toopenthebrowsermenu219 AccessingaBookmark ToaccessabookmarkCreatingaBookmark Tocreateabookmark EditingaBookmark DeletingaBookmarkToeditabookmark Todeleteabookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsite ReloadingaWebPageRestartingtheWebBrowser ToreloadrefreshaWebpage AdjustingtheBrowserSoundVolume ToadjustthebrowsersoundvolumeSendingaWebPage TosendaWebpage UsingYour Phone as a Modem SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPCTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 225 SprintPCSVision FAQs CanImakecallsanduseSprintPCS Visionservicesatthe sametime?HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? Whenismydataconnectionactive? CanIsignoutofdataservices? Whenismydataconnectiondormant?227 Sprint PCS Voice Command This section outlines the Sprint PCSVoice Command serviceSprint PCS Voice Command Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice Command It’sEasytoGetStartedTo contact Sprint Customer 229 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand 231 Accessing Information Using Sprint PCSVoice Command ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommandPress Shift Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information General Precautions Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneImportant Safety Information DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls UsingYourPhoneWhileDriving FollowingSafetyGuidelinesUsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas237 UsingYour Phone With a Hearing Aid Device Caring for the Battery Select Settings Display BacklightProtectingYourBattery 239 KnowingRadiofrequencySafety Radiofrequency RF EnergyDisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhones Body-WornOperationAMPSmodePart22 CellularCDMAmodePart22 Owner’s Record Phone Guide Proprietary NoticeFCCRadiofrequencyEmission PCSCDMAmodePart24 Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 243 Manufacturer’s Warranty CustomerLimitedWarrantyWarranty Warranty 245 Warranty 247 248 Index Index Index Index Index Index