Index

SprintPCSService

AccountPasswords 5

DialingSprintPCSServices

115

OperatorServices 8

SettingUp 2-8

Sprint411 7

SprintPCSVoiceCommand

242-246

AddressBook 244

MakingaCall 245

StoringPicturesandVideos

168

T9TextInput 44

TakingPictures 153-162

TextGreeting 56

Three-WayCalling 240

ToDoList 121

TTYUse 68

TurningYourPhoneOnand

Off 20

UnlockingYourPhone 83 UpdatingYourPhone 127

Videos

Recording 163

Sending 172

Settings 166

Storing 168

Voice-ActivatedDialing

130-131

VoiceRecorder 132-135

VoiceServices 129-138

Voicemail

MenuKey 232

Options 228

Retrieving 227

SettingUp 4,225

Volume 53

Warranty 259

WorldClock 126

Index 265

Page 281

Image 281

Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security 129 116139 152 2M. Using Bluetooth 2L. Using Your Phone’s Built-In Media Player 258 Safety and Warranty Information Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Welcome to Sprint Your Phone Introduction Outgoing Incoming Missed Recent Calls Erase History ServicesSend Message Iii Camera Camcorder Picture Mail My Albums Order Prints Settings & Info Bluetooth Calendar USB Connection Voice ServicesAssigned Media Update Phone More Tools MicroSD Display Sounds Ready Link Power VisionLocation Vii Messaging BluetoothSecurity Viii Phone Info OthersPage Getting Started This Section Setting Up ServiceSetting Up Service Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedUnlockingYourPhone Voicemail Passcode Setting UpYourVoicemailTosetupyourvoicemail Account Password VoicemailPassword SprintPCS AccountPasswordsSprintPCSVisionorSprintPowerVisionPassword 888-211-4PCS4727 Getting Help ReachingSprintCustomerService ReceivingAutomatedInvoicingInformation ToaccessautomatedinvoicinginformationSprint411 TocallSprint411 ToaccessSprintPCSOperatorServices SprintPCSOperatorServices Your Phone Your Phone The Basics Your Phone The Basics Phone Basics FrontView ofYour Phone Key Functions SideCallKey lets you place calls without opening the phone Your Phone The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your Phone The Basics Indicates 1-beep feature is set Features ofYour Phone Phone Basics TurningYourPhoneOn TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon BatteryCapacity UsingYour Phone’s Battery and Charger RemovingtheBattery InstallingtheBatteryToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery Tousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone ChargingtheBatteryUsingtheCharger RemovingtheFacemask InstallingtheFacemaskChanging the Facemask SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus BackingUpWithinaMenu DisplayingYour Phone NumberTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Making and Answering Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadMaking Calls Important To maximize Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call SettingAnsweronHold AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledTosetAnsweronHold Toresumethecall EndingaCall UsingtheSpeakerphoneTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation ChangingtheRingerVolumeMutingaCall Tomuteacall Calling Emergency Numbers Missed Call NotificationTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode ToselectEmergencymodeoptions ToexitEmergencymodeSelect ExitEmergency In-Call Options Totransferaudioduringacall Transfer AudioEnd-of-Call Options Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Saving a Phone Number Tofindaphonenumber Finding a Phone NumberDialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialingPlus + Code Dialing Dialing From the Contacts List Using Speed DialingTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntry TousespeeddialforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Using Abbreviated DialingToplaceacallusingAbbreviatedDialing Tochangethecharacterinputmode EnteringTextSelecting a Character InputMode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput Phone Basics Select SettingsOthersTextEntryDefaultInput SettingtheDefaultInputModeTosetthedefaultinputmode Press and hold To delete an entire entry Entering Characters by Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings RingerTypes Sound SettingsSelectingRingerTypesforVoiceCalls Toselectaringertypeforvoicecalls SelectingRingerTypesforMessaging SelectingRingerTypesforVoicemailorCalendar/AlarmSelectingRingerTypesforSprintPCSReadyLinkCalls SelectingaVibratePattern Selecting aTone LengthToselectavibratepattern Toselectatonelength Setting Up Key Press Echo Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneUsingVoice Prompt Toadjustyourphone’svolumesettings Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Tosetalerts Select SettingsSoundsAlertsAlert Notification TodeactivateSilenceAll Silence AllToactivateSilenceAll Changing the BacklightTime Length Display SettingsChanging theTextGreeting Changing the Display for Incoming Calls Changing the Display Screen AnimationTochangetheanimationdisplay Tochangetheincomingcallsdisplay Select SettingsDisplayOthersMatchAreaCode Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeChanging the Display for Area Name Tosetyourareanamedisplay Changing the Display for My Buddy Changing the Screen SaverTochangethescreensaver ToactivateordeactivateMyBuddy Changing the Background Changing theTextFontSizeTochangethetextfontsize Tochangethedisplay’sbackground Sleep Mode Setting Return to Standby ModePower Save Mode Tosetthisfeature Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location Settings Tosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Messaging SettingsSettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Toeditapresetmessage ManagingPresetMessagesTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs AddingaCustomizedSignature SettingaCallbackNumberTosetthecallbacknumber Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage SettingtheSender’sNameforSMSVoiceMessaging SettingDraftsAlertSettingtheSpeakerphoneforSMSVoiceMessaging SettinganAlertNotificationforSMSVoiceMessaging Airplane ModeTosetalertforSMSVoicemessaging TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode ToturnTTY modeonoroff TTY UseWith SprintPCS Service Your Phone’s Settings Activating and DeactivatingWireless Backup Service Wireless BackupToactivateWireless Backup service Select ContactsWirelessBackup TodeactivateWirelessBackupservice SettingWireless Backup AlertTosetWirelessBackupalert Select ContactsWirelessBackupAlert ShortcutMy Favorites Phone Setup OptionsToassignyourshortcutkey Toedittheshortcut Display Language Auto-Answer ModeSetting Any Key Answer ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the Open/Close Flip OptionSelect SettingsOthersOpen/CloseFlip ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature ToturnPowerOntoAlertonoroff Setting Power On to AlertSelect SettingsOthersPowerOntoAlert Changing the Phone’s Menu Style Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Setting the Side Key GuardChanging the Main LCD Background TochangetheMainLCDdisplay’sbackground Tosetyourtextentryoptions SettingTextEntry OptionsSelect SettingsOthersTextEntry TosetAbbreviatedDialing Setting Abbreviated DialingSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Toconnecttheheadset Setting HeadsetModeTosetheadsetmode Tosetthesoundmode Customizing the User Interface Select SettingsDisplayThemesChanging the DisplayThemes Tochangethedisplaythemes Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security LockingYour Phone Accessing the Security MenuUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Locking the Pictures Menu UnlockingYour PhoneChanging the Lock Code Calling in Lock Mode Lock ServicesToactivatelockservices Select VoiceCalls, PowerVision, or ReadyLink Select OthersLimitUse Select OutgoingCalls or IncomingCalls Restricting CallsTorestrictcalls Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special Numbers Toerasephonecontent Erasing Phone Content Resetting Favorites Resetting the BrowserToresetthebrowser Toresetfavorites ResettingYour Picture Mail Account ResettingYour PhoneToresetyourphone ToresetyourPictureMailaccount Select Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears Resetting DefaultSettingsToresetdefaultsettings Select OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Enabling and Disabling SprintPCSVision Services Security Features for SprintPCSVisionTodisableSprintPCSVisionservices ToenableSprintPCSVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen Understanding RoamingRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Controlling Your Roaming Experience Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Set Mode SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeSelect SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode Tosetyourphone’sroammode Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuard Using Call GuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon TochangeyourDataRoamGuardsettings Using Data Roam GuardToaccessdataserviceswithDataRoamGuardactivated ToanswerincomingroamingcallswithCallGuardon Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing HistoryToviewaCallHistoryentry 101 Call History Options Press Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn Making a Call From Call HistoryToplaceacallfromCallHistory 103 TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory Erasing Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory 105 Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts Entry Using ContactsAssigning a Group Entry Toaddanewentry FindingNames Finding Contacts EntriesToassignacontacttoagroup TofindContactsentriesbyname FindingSpeedDialNumbers Contacts ListOptionsFindingGroupEntries Tofindphonenumbersyouhavestoredinspeeddiallocations 109 Contacts Entry Options Tomakechangestoanentry Editing a Contacts EntryToaddaphonenumbertoanentry Toassignaspeeddialnumber Assigning Speed Dial NumbersSelect ContactsSpeedDial#s 111 Assigning an Image to a Contacts Entry Erasing a Contacts Entry From the ListToeraseaselectedentry Press Options right softkey EraseContactYes 113 Selecting a RingerType for an EntryTo selecta ringer type for an entry Tomakeanentrypublic SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrysecret TodialaservicefromyourContacts Dialing SprintPCS ServicesTodialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad 115 Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools Adding an Eventto the Calendar UsingYour Phone’s CalendarToaddanevent Press Options right softkey AddEventSchedule Event Alerts TosilencethealarmEvent Alert Menu Viewing Events Purging All Events Going to a Specified DateErasing a Day’s Events Adding a Call Alarm to the Calendar Using the Call Alarm FeatureToaddacallalarmtothecalendar Press Options right softkey AddEventCallAlarm AddingTo Do ListItems Call Alarm Menu ToaddaToDoListitemtothecalendar Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Calendar Using the Alarm Clock UsingYour Phone’sToolsTousethealarmclock Select ToolsMoreToolsAlarmClock Tostopthealarm Using the StopwatchTostartthestopwatch Torecordalaptimewhilethestopwatchisrunning Tousethecountdowntimer Using the CountdownTimerSelect ToolsMoreToolsCountdown SnoozeInterval, or SnoozeTimes World Clock Using the CalculatorTousethecalculator Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations Select ToolsUpdatePhone ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuUpdatingYour Phone 127 DisplayingYour User Address Personal Information ManagementFinding Icon Definitions Displaying theVersion Information 129 Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Making a Call Using Voice-Activated Dialing UsingVoice-Activated DialingUsing Your Phone’s Voice Services ProgrammingVoiceTags 131 VoiceTag OptionsTodisplayvoicetagoptions RecordingVoice Memos Using theVoice Recorder Selecting the Storage Area forVoice Memos ReviewingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Toselectthestorageareaforvoicememos ErasingVoice Memos Setting the Recording GuardToeraseanindividualvoicememo Toeraseallvoicememos 135 Voice Recorder OptionsTodisplaythevoicerecorderoptions Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallActivating Screen Call Recording a Customized Announcement RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementTorecordyourname Torecordanannouncement Erasing an Announcement Reviewing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement Toeraseanannouncement 139 Using the microSD Card Using the microSD Card UsingYour Phone’s microSD Card and AdapterUsing the microSD Card InsertingthemicroSDCard 141 RemovingthemicroSDCardToremovethemicroSDcardfromyourphone StatusIcon Meaning MicroSDIconIndications ToinsertthemicroSDcardintothemicroSDadapter Using the microSD AdapterToremovethemicroSDcardfromthemicroSDadapter 143 Creating Folders in the microSD Card MicroSD SettingsViewing Memory in the microSD Card TocreatefoldersinthemicroSDcard 145 Formatting the microSD CardToformatyourmicroSDcard DisplayingYour microSD Files ToaccessthemicroSDfilesMicroSD Files Backing UpYour Contacts Data to the microSD TobackupyourContactsdatatothemicroSDSelect ToolsmicroSDmicroSDFiles Furtheroptionsavailableare Select Standard Print or Index Print To setup the Dpof Reviewing an Order Summary Clearing the Dpof PrintOrderTocleartheDPOFprintorder Toreviewanordersummary Toremovetheconnection ConnectingYour Phone toYour PCToconnectyourphonetoyourPC 151 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera 153 Taking PicturesTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail PasswordSelect PicturesMyAlbumsOnlineAlbums 155 Camera Mode Options SettingtheFlash UsingtheMacro/NormalSwitchToactivatetheflash 157 Tocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted SettingtheSelf-TimerToactivatetheself-timer TakingStitchShots UsingtheZoomTotakeastitchshot Tousethezoom Selecting Camera Settings SettingYour Favorite ModeToselectyourcamerasettings Tosetyourfavoritemode Toaccessthesettingsandinfomenu Using the Settings & Info MenuSelect PicturesSettings&Info 161 Details CameraIconIndicationFunction 163 RecordingVideosTorecordavideo Select Camcorder Totakeavideowiththephoneclosed 165 Video Mode Options Toselectyourcamcordersettings Selecting Camcorder Settings 167 VideoIconIndication Storing Pictures andVideos Select PicturesSettings&InfoAutoSavetoSelecting the Storage Area Toselectthestoragearea MicroSD Picture andVideo Folder Phone FolderToreviewyourstoreddatainthemicroSD Select PicturesMyAlbumsInmicroSD Phone Folder and microSD Files Options TosaveapictureorvideototheAssignedMediafolder Assigned Media FolderSelect ToolsAssignedMedia 171 SendingPicturesandVideosFromtheInPhoneFolder Sending SprintPCS Picture MailTosendpicturesfromtheInPhonefolder Select PicturesMyAlbumsInPhone 173 Select InPhone, InmicroSD, or OnlineAlbums Sending Pictures andVideos From MessagingTosendpicturesandvideosfromtheMessagingmenu ToaccesstheSprintPCSPictureMailWebsite Using the SprintPCS Picture MailWeb SiteManaging SprintPCS Picture Mail 175 Uploading Pictures andVideos Managing Online Pictures andVideos From Your PhoneToviewyouronlinepicturesandvideosfromyourphone Touploadpicturesandvideos 177 DownloadingYour Online Pictures andVideos ToaccessyouronlinePictureandVideooptionsfromyourphone Accessing Online Picture andVideo Options From Your Phone 179 ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone Select ToolsUSBConnectionPictBridge Toprintpicturesdirectlyfromyourphone 181 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 183 Setting SprintPCS Ready Link ModeToenableordisableSprintPCSReadyLinkmode Ready Link Call Alerts PreparingYour Phone for SprintPCS Ready Link Service 185 MainLCDDisplayDuringaReadyLinkCall Selecting a Contacts List Making and Receiving a SprintPCS Ready Link CallDisplaying the SprintPCS Ready Link List 187 Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call One-to-One CallToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyselectingacontact Using Sprint PCS Ready Link 189 Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call Group CallToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkGroupcall ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyenteringanumber Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number TocallthelastMissedSprintPCSReadyLinkcall Missed Call Notification for SprintPCS Ready Link CallsTodisplaytheMissedReadyLinkCalllog 191 ToreceiveaSprintPCSReadyLinkcall Receiving a SprintPCS Ready Link Call 193 SprintPCS Ready Link Options TocopyanentryfromtheSprintPCSReadyLinkList Copying an Entry toYour Personal Listor Personal Group List Finding an Entry in the SprintPCS Ready Link List Saving a SprintPCS Ready Link NumberTosavethenumberfromtheendcalldisplay TofindaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry Select Goto left softkey PersonalListAddContact Adding a New ContacttoYour Personal ListToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkcontact ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkgroupentry Adding a New Group toYour Personal Group ListSelect Goto left softkey PersonalGrps.AddGroup 197 ToeditaPersonalListcontact Editing a ContactinYour Personal List 199 Editing a Group inYour Personal Group ListToeditagroup Erasing Ready Link ListEntries EraseGroup appears when you select PersonalGrpsErasing an Entry inYour Personal Listor Personal Group List Toeraseacontactoragroup Erasing a SprintPCS Ready Link List Select SettingsReadyLinkListUpdateUpdating the Company Listand Personal List ToeraseaSprintPCSReadyLinkList TousespeeddialforaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry Assigning Speed Dialing for SprintPCS Ready Link EntriesToassignspeeddialnumberstoSprintPCSReadyLinkentries To restartthe SprintPCS Ready Link service Setting Ready Link GuardTo setthe Ready Link Guard To selecta ringer type for SprintPCS Ready Link calls Setting an AlertNotification for SprintPCS Ready Link Calls SettingVibrate Pattern for SprintPCS Ready Link CallsToadjustthefloortonevolume ToselectavibratepatternforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Setting the Floor Display of the SprintPCS Ready Link Calls Setting the Speakerphone for SprintPCS Ready Link CallsSetting the DefaultView of the SprintPCS Ready Link List Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player Using Your Phone’s Built-In Media Player 207 Your Multimedia Channel Options ToaccessyourmediaplayerandChannelListings AccessingYour Media Player’s Channel Listings 209 Playing aVideo or Audio ClipToselectandplayamediaclip Multimedia FAQs 211 ArethevideosthatI’mviewinglivevideos? HowcanIcancelserviceifIdecideIdon’twantit? 213 Using Bluetooth BluetoothStatusIndicators Turning Bluetooth On and OffToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoff Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth Name Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu TosetaBluetoothnameforyourphone Bluetooth SettingsVisibility Bluetooth Settings My Bluetooth InformationTodisplayyourphone’sBluetoothInformation Press SettingsBluetoothMyDeviceInfo Bluetooth Settings Permissions Bluetooth SettingsVoice PriorityPress SettingsBluetoothPermissions Tosetthevoicepriority Bluetooth Profiles TopairyourphonewithanotherBluetoothdevice Pairing Bluetooth DevicesPairedDevices WaitingforRequest Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions Using theTrusted Devices Options Select ToolsBluetooth Sending Data via BluetoothSending an Item Tosendanitem Tosendacontact Sending a Contact Sprint PCS Service Features Sprint PCS Service Features The Basics Sprint PCS Service Features Basics 225 UsingVoicemailSetting UpYourVoicemail NewVoicemail Message Alerts Voicemail NotificationTocallyourvoicemail TodisplayyourMissedLog 227 UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages Voicemail Options UsingExpertModeVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SprintPCSCallback SettingUpGroupDistributionListsVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 229 Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding ExtendedAbsenceGreeting Clearing the Message IconTocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Select MessagingVoicemailClearCount Voicemail Menu Key Composing SMSTextMessages Using SMSTextMessagingTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 233 Email to enter the recipient’s email address Editing PresetMessages Accessing SMSTextMessages Playing an SMSVoice Message Using SMSVoice MessagingToplayanSMSVoicemessagefromthemainmenu Select MessagingVoiceSMS Composing SMSVoice Messages Accessing SMSVoice Messages Press Shift Using Caller ID Responding to CallWaiting ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerTorespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall 239 TomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way Call ToactivateCallForwarding Using Call ForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 241 Sprint PCS Voice Command Sprint PCS Voice Command 243 Getting StartedWith SprintPCS Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted CreatingYour Own Address Book 245 Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice CommandTomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand ToaccessinformationusingSprintPCSVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using SprintPCSVoice Command Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone General PrecautionsImportant Safety Information DoNotRelyonYourPhoneforEmergencyCalls FollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingUsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying 251 RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas SanyohasanM3rating UsingYour PhoneWith a Hearing Aid Device Select Settings Display Backlight Select MainLCD or SubLCD Caring for the BatterySelect Settings Display Backlight ProtectingYourBattery Radiofrequency RF Energy KnowingRadiofrequencySafetyDisposalofLithiumIonLi-IonBatteries UnderstandingHowYourPhoneOperates Body-WornOperation SpecificAbsorptionRateSARforWirelessPhonesCellularCDMAmodePart22 PCSCDMAmodePart24 FCCNotice FCCRadiofrequencyEmission 257 Owner’s RecordPhone Guide Proprietary Notice Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’sWarranty Warranty 259 Manufacturer’sWarrantyManufacturer’sLimitedWarranty This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 261 Index Index Index Index Index

Sprint Nextel SCP-8400 manual Index

Models: SCP-8400

Index

Index 265