Your Phone’s Settings

WARNING: 911 Emergency Calling

Sprintrecommends thatTTY users make emergency calls by other means, includingTelecommunications Relay Services (TRS), analog cellular, and landline communications.WirelessTTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points (PSAPs), rendering some communications unintelligible.The problem encountered appears related toTTY equipmentor software used by PSAPs.This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC, and the wireless industry and PSAP community are currently working to resolve this.

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings

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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 Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section UnlockingYourPhone DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedTounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Tosetupyourvoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemailVoicemail Passcode 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 UsingtheCharger ChargingtheBatteryTousethetravelchargerprovidedwithyourphone Changing the Facemask InstallingtheFacemaskRemovingtheFacemask SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus BackingUpWithinaMenu DisplayingYour Phone NumberTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Making and Answering Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadMaking Calls Important To maximize Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call SettingAnsweronHold AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabledTosetAnsweronHold Toresumethecall EndingaCall UsingtheSpeakerphoneTodisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Toturnthespeakerphoneonduringacall AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation ChangingtheRingerVolumeMutingaCall Tomuteacall Calling Emergency Numbers Missed Call NotificationTocalltheMissedCallentry TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode Select ExitEmergency ToexitEmergencymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Transfer AudioTotransferaudioduringacall Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Saving a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses Finding a Phone NumberTofindaphonenumber Plus + Code Dialing TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialingTodialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Dialing From the Contacts List Using Speed DialingTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntry ToplaceacallusingAbbreviatedDialing Using Abbreviated DialingTousespeeddialforSprintPCSReadyLinkcalls Selecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput Phone Basics Tosetthedefaultinputmode SettingtheDefaultInputModeSelect SettingsOthersTextEntryDefaultInput 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 SelectingRingerTypesforSprintPCSReadyLinkCalls SelectingRingerTypesforVoicemailorCalendar/AlarmSelectingRingerTypesforMessaging SelectingaVibratePattern Selecting aTone LengthToselectavibratepattern Toselectatonelength UsingVoice Prompt Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneSetting Up Key Press Echo Toadjustyourphone’svolumesettings Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsToadjusttheearpieceorspeakervolume Toadjusttheapplicationvolume Alert Notification Select SettingsSoundsAlertsTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Silence AllTodeactivateSilenceAll Changing theTextGreeting Display SettingsChanging the BacklightTime Length 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 SettingtheMessageNotificationDisplay Messaging SettingsTosetthemessagenotificationdisplay Toeditapresetmessage ManagingPresetMessagesTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs AddingaCustomizedSignature SettingaCallbackNumberTosetthecallbacknumber Toaddacustomizedsignaturetoeachsentmessage SettingtheSpeakerphoneforSMSVoiceMessaging SettingDraftsAlertSettingtheSender’sNameforSMSVoiceMessaging 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 Setting Any Key Answer Auto-Answer ModeDisplay Language ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the Open/Close Flip OptionSelect SettingsOthersOpen/CloseFlip ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Toturn Power On to Alertonoroff Setting Power On to AlertSelect Settings Others PowerOn toAlert Changing the Phone’s Menu Style Select SettingsOthersSideKeyGuard Setting the Side Key GuardChanging the Main LCD Background TochangetheMainLCDdisplay’sbackground Select SettingsOthersTextEntry SettingTextEntry OptionsTosetyourtextentryoptions Select SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Setting Abbreviated DialingTosetAbbreviatedDialing Toconnecttheheadset Setting HeadsetModeTosetheadsetmode Tosetthesoundmode Customizing the User Interface Select Settings Display ThemesChanging the DisplayThemes To change the display themes Your Phone’s Security Setting Your Phone’s Security UsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Accessing the Security MenuLockingYour Phone Changing the Lock Code UnlockingYour PhoneLocking the Pictures Menu Calling in Lock Mode Lock ServicesToactivatelockservices Select VoiceCalls, PowerVision, or ReadyLink Torestrictcalls Restricting CallsSelect OthersLimitUse Select OutgoingCalls or IncomingCalls Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special Numbers Toerasephonecontent Erasing Phone Content Resetting Favorites Resetting the BrowserToresetthebrowser Toresetfavorites ResettingYour Picture Mail Account ResettingYour PhoneToresetyourphone ToresetyourPictureMailaccount Toresetdefaultsettings Resetting DefaultSettingsSelect Erase/ResetDefaultSettings. a disclaimer appears ToenablelockingyourphonethroughSMS Resetting and LockingYour Phone Through SMSSelect OthersFoundMeReset/LockEnable 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 ToviewaCallHistoryentry Viewing HistoryManaging Call History 101 Call History Options ToplaceacallfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryPress Options right softkey Call or CallSpeakerOn 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 Toaddaphonenumbertoanentry Editing a Contacts EntryTomakechangestoanentry 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 To selecta ringer type for an entry Selecting a RingerType for an Entry113 Tomakeanentrysecret SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrypublic 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 Erasing a Day’s Events Going to a Specified DatePurging All 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 Todisplayvoicetagoptions VoiceTag Options131 RecordingVoice Memos Using theVoice Recorder Selecting the Storage Area forVoice Memos ReviewingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Toselectthestorageareaforvoicememos ErasingVoice Memos Setting the Recording GuardToeraseanindividualvoicememo Toeraseallvoicememos Todisplaythevoicerecorderoptions Voice Recorder Options135 Activating Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor 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 ToremovethemicroSDcardfromyourphone RemovingthemicroSDCard141 StatusIcon Meaning MicroSDIconIndications ToinsertthemicroSDcardintothemicroSDadapter Using the microSD AdapterToremovethemicroSDcardfromthemicroSDadapter 143 Creating Folders in the microSD Card MicroSD SettingsViewing Memory in the microSD Card TocreatefoldersinthemicroSDcard ToformatyourmicroSDcard Formatting the microSD Card145 MicroSD Files ToaccessthemicroSDfilesDisplayingYour microSD 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 ToconnectyourphonetoyourPC ConnectingYour Phone toYour PCToremovetheconnection 151 Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Using Your Phone’s Built-in Camera Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen Taking Pictures153 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPCSPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPCS Picture Mail PasswordSelect PicturesMyAlbumsOnlineAlbums 155 Camera Mode Options SettingtheFlash UsingtheMacro/NormalSwitchToactivatetheflash 157 Toactivatetheself-timer SettingtheSelf-TimerTocanceltheself-timerafterithasstarted TakingStitchShots UsingtheZoomTotakeastitchshot Tousethezoom Selecting Camera Settings SettingYour Favorite ModeToselectyourcamerasettings Tosetyourfavoritemode Toaccessthesettingsandinfomenu Using the Settings & Info MenuSelect PicturesSettings&Info 161 Function CameraIconIndicationDetails Torecordavideo RecordingVideos163 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 TosendpicturesandvideosfromtheMessagingmenu Sending Pictures andVideos From MessagingSelect InPhone, InmicroSD, or OnlineAlbums 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 ToenableordisableSprintPCSReadyLinkmode Setting SprintPCS Ready Link Mode183 Ready Link Call Alerts PreparingYour Phone for SprintPCS Ready Link Service 185 MainLCDDisplayDuringaReadyLinkCall Displaying the SprintPCS Ready Link List Making and Receiving a SprintPCS Ready Link CallSelecting a Contacts List ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkcallbyselectingacontact Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call One-to-One Call187 Using Sprint PCS Ready Link ToplaceaSprintPCSReadyLinkGroupcall Making a SprintPCS Ready Link Call Group Call189 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 ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkcontact Adding a New ContacttoYour Personal ListSelect Goto left softkey PersonalListAddContact ToaddanewSprintPCSReadyLinkgroupentry Adding a New Group toYour Personal Group ListSelect Goto left softkey PersonalGrps.AddGroup 197 ToeditaPersonalListcontact Editing a ContactinYour Personal List Toeditagroup Editing a Group inYour Personal Group List199 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 ToassignspeeddialnumberstoSprintPCSReadyLinkentries Assigning Speed Dialing for SprintPCS Ready Link EntriesTousespeeddialforaSprintPCSReadyLinkentry 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 DefaultView of the SprintPCS Ready Link List Setting the Speakerphone for SprintPCS Ready Link CallsSetting the Floor Display of the SprintPCS Ready Link Calls 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 Toselectandplayamediaclip Playing aVideo or Audio Clip209 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 Setting UpYourVoicemail UsingVoicemail225 NewVoicemail Message Alerts Voicemail NotificationTocallyourvoicemail TodisplayyourMissedLog RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess227 Voicemail Options UsingExpertModeVoicemailButtonGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SprintPCSCallback SettingUpGroupDistributionListsVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage 229 Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReplyVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest 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 It’s EasytoGetStarted Getting StartedWith Sprint PCS Voice Command243 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintPCSVoiceCommand Making a CallWith SprintPCS Voice Command245 To access information using SprintPCSVoice Command Accessing Information Using Sprint PCSVoice 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 TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone251 SanyohasanM4rating UsingYourPhoneWithaHearingAidDevice 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 Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Owner’s Record257 Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyWarranty Manufacturer’sLimitedWarranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 259 This warranty is valid only in the United States Warranty 261 Index Index Index Index Index