Accessing SMSTextMessages | Sprint Nextel Telephone manual

4.Compose a message (up to 160 characters) or use the preset messages, smileys, or emoticons and select OK (left softkey).

■To type a message, use your keypad to enter your message. Select Mode (right softkey) to select a character input mode. (See “Entering Text” on page 39.)

5.Scroll down to select the message priority (Ordinary or Urgent), set the callback number, set the signature, or set the delivery receipt.

6.Review your message and select Send (left softkey). (You may also select additional messaging options by selecting Options [right softkey] to change the recipients or save to drafts.)

Tip:	You can also send an SMSText message when the left softkey
	displays the SendMsg option.

Accessing SMSTextMessages

ToreadanSMSTextmessage:

▶When you receive a text message, it will be displayed automatically on your phone’s screen. Use your navigation key to scroll down and view the entire message.

Tip:

If you have two or more notifications, the Missed Alert listwill appear. Selecta message in the list and select View (left softkey) to view the message.

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Phone User Guide Table of Contents 100 2I. Using the Built-in Camera 2J. Using Bluetooth105 116 3C. SprintVoice Command 4A. Important Safety Information4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. SprintVisionPage ThePowerToDoMore Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Introduction Phone Guide Want to keep track of your minutes? Iii Your Phone’s Menu MY Content 8TOOLS Settings Vii Data Viii 9TTY Inuse Menu Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section Getting StartedWith SprintService DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivatedUnlockingYourPhone Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Setting UpYourVoicemail Tosetupyourvoicemail Sprint Account Passwords Account Password VoicemailPasswordSprintVisionPassword ReachingSprintCustomerService Getting Help Toaccessautomatedbillinginformation ReceivingAutomatedBillingInformationSprint411 TocallSprint411 SprintOperatorServices ToaccessSprintOperatorServices Using Your Phone Phone Basics Phone Basics FrontView ofYour Phone PhoneBasics Key Functions PhoneBasics Viewing the Display Screen PhoneBasics Phone Basics Features ofYour Phone Phone Basics TurningYour Phone On and Off TurningYourPhoneOnTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon UsingYour Phone’s Battery and Charger BatteryCapacity InstallingtheBattery RemovingtheBatteryToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery ChargingtheBattery UsingthePhoneChargerTousethephonechargerprovidedwithyourphone NavigatingThrough Phone Menus SelectingMenuItems DisplayingYour Phone Number BackingUpWithinaMenuTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Tomakeacallusingyourkeypad Making and Answering CallsHoldingYour Phone Making Calls Tips Toplaceacallwiththephoneclosed Dialing Options Answering Calls ToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopenToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call ChangingtheRingerVolume AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversationEndingaCall Todisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Missed Call Notification Calling Emergency NumbersTocalltheMissedCallentryfromthenotificationscreen TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode Enhanced911E911Information ToexitEmergencymodeToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Finding a Phone Number Dialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith PausesTofindaphonenumber TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialing Plus + Code DialingTodialorsavephonenumberswithpauses Using Speed Dialing Dialing From the Contacts ListTodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntry Shortcut EnteringText Selecting a Character InputModeTochangethecharacterinputmode Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWords AddingaWordtotheT9DatabaseToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded CustomizingtheT9Settings TocustomizetheT9SettingsSelect SettingsOthersTextEntryT9Settings Entering Characters Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings YourPhone’sSettingsRingerTypes SelectingRingerTypesforIncomingCalls SelectingaVibratePattern ToselectaringertypeforincomingcallswhileroamingToselectavibratepattern Setting a Start-up/Power-offTone Using theVoice PromptSelecting aTone Length Setting Up Key Press Echo Adjusting the Phone’sVolume SettingsAdjustingtheRingerVolume Selecting aToneType AdjustingtheAlertVolume AdjustingthePhone’sReceiverVolumeToadjustthealertvolume Toadjustthereceivervolume Alert Notification Silence AllTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Display Settings Changing theTextGreetingChanging the BacklightTime Length Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCalls Changing the Display Screen AnimationChanging the Display for Incoming Calls Tochangetheanimationdisplay Changing the Display for Area Name Changing the Phone’s Menu StyleChanging the Screen Saver Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby Mode Power Save ModeSleep Mode Setting Return to Standby Mode Changing theTextFontSizeTochangethetextfontsize Location Settings Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Messaging Settings SettingMessageNotificationTosetmessagenotification ManagingPresetMessages ToeditapresetmessageTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs SettingaCallbackNumber SettingtheDeliveryReceiptforSMSTextMessagingTosetthecallbacknumber Tosetthedeliveryreceipt SettingtheDraftsAlertforSMSTextMessaging SettingtheSpeakerphoneforSMSVoiceMessagingAddingaCustomizedSignature SettingtheSender’sNameforSMSVoiceMessaging SettinganAlertNotificationforSMSVoiceMessagingSettingAutoDeleteforSMSVoiceMessaging Airplane Mode TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode TTY UseWith SprintService Select SettingsOthersTTY ToturnTTY Modeonoroff Phone Setup Options Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplayMy Favorites Display Language Auto-Answer Mode SettingTextEntry OptionsTosetAuto-Answermode Tosetyourtextentryoptions Setting the CurrentTime Setting the Open/Close Flip OptionToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Setting Any Key Answer Setting the Side Key GuardSetting Navigation Key Shortcuts Setting Abbreviated Dialing TosetupAbbreviatedDialingSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial TomakeacallusingAbbreviatedDialing Setting HeadsetMode Select SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButtonToconnecttheheadset Tosetheadsetmode Wireless Backup ActivatingandDeactivatingWirelessBackupServiceToactivatethewirelessbackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackup ViewingYourWireless Backup Status Setting theWireless Backup AlertTodeactivatethewirelessbackupservice Toviewyourwirelessbackupstatussign-instateonly Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu UsingYour Phone’s Lock FeatureLockingYour Phone Lock Services UnlockingYour PhoneChanging the Lock Code Locking the Pictures Menu Calling in Lock Mode Restricting CallsToplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode Torestrictcalls Using Special Numbers ToaddorreplaceaspecialnumberSelect OthersSpecial#s Erasing Phone Content Toerasephonecontent Resetting the Browser Resetting My FavoritesToresetthebrowser ToresetMyFavorites Resetting DefaultSettings Toresetdefaultsettings ResettingYour Phone ToresetyourphoneSelect Erase/ResetResetPhone. a disclaimer is displayed ResettingYour Picture Mail Account ToresetyourPictureMailaccountSelect PictureMailResetPictureMail a warning appears Security Features for SprintVision Enabling and Disabling SprintVision ServicesTodisableSprintVisionservices ToenableSprintVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreenRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming SettingYour Phone’s Roam Mode Set ModeSelect SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode Tosetyourphone’sroammode Using Call Guard Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon Using Data Roam Guard TousedataserviceswhenDataRoamGuardisactiveTosettheDataRoamGuardnotification Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Call History Options Making a Call From Call History ToplaceacallfromCallHistoryTosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory Prepending a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory Using Contacts Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts EntryToaddanewentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Assigning a Group Entry ToassignaContactentrytoagroupSelect ContactsGroup Toeditagroupentry Finding Contacts Entries FindingNamesFindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindContactsentriesbyname Editing a Contacts Entry FindingGroupEntriesTofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup Tomakechangestoanentry Contacts Entry Options Assigning Speed Dial Numbers ToassignaspeeddialnumbertoaselectedContactsentryToeraseaselectedentry Select EraseContactYes Assigning an Image to a Contacts Entry Assigning a Ringer Type to an EntryToassignanimageforanentry Toselectaringertypeforanentry SecretContacts Entries TomakeanentrysecretSelect SetSecret Tomakeanentrypublic Dialing SprintServices TodialaservicefromyourContactsSelect ContactsServices Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools 105 UsingYour Phone’s Calendar DisplayingYour CalendarAdding an Eventto the Calendar Event Alerts Event Alert MenuGoing to a Given Date Viewing Events Erasing a Day’s EventsErasing All Scheduled Events Adding a Call Alarm to the Calendar ToaddacallalarmtothecalendarTorespondtoacallalarm Otheroptionsavailableinclude AddingTo Do ListItems Adding aTo Do ListItem to the ScheduleToaddanitemtoyourToDoList ToaddyourToDoListitemtotheschedule UsingYour Phone’sTools Using the Alarm ClockTousethealarmclock Select ToolsAlarmClock Using the Stopwatch TostartthestopwatchSelect ToolsStopwatch Torecordalaptimewhilethestopwatchisrunning Using the Calculator ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenuUpdatingYour Phone Tousethecalculator Using the CountdownTimer TousethecountdowntimerWorld Clock Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations Personal Information Management DisplayingYour User AddressFinding Icon Definitions DisplayingVersion Information Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services UsingVoice-Activated Dialing Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated DialingTouseavoicedialtagtocallaphonenumber 117 ProgrammingVoice DialTags ReviewingVoice DialTagsToprogramavoicedialtag Toreviewvoicedialtags ManagingVoice Memos RecordingVoice MemosTorecordavoicememo Torecordaphone conversation ReviewingVoice Memos Voice Memo OptionsToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Select Tools Voice Memo List Setting Up Screen Call Activating Screen CallSelecting an Announcementfor Screen Call RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded Announcement Recording a Customized AnnouncementTorecordyourname Torecordanannouncement Reviewing an Announcement Erasing an AnnouncementToreviewanannouncement Toeraseanannouncement Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Taking Pictures Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen125 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed CreatingYour SprintPicture Mail Password TocreateyourSprintPictureMailpassword127 Camera Mode Options SettingtheSelf-Timer UsingtheZoom TakingMultipleShots TakingStitchShotsTotakemultipleshots Totakeastitchshot Selecting Camera Settings Setting Auto DeleteViewingYour AccountInformation CameraIconIndication FunctionDetails Storing Pictures Camera FolderToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder 133 Thumbnail/Expand to switch to the Thumbnail/Expand view mode Camera Folder Options Saved to Phone Folder ToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolderTosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Sending SprintPicture Mail Sending Pictures From the In Camera FolderTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder Select PicturesMyPicturesInCamera 137 Sending Pictures From Messaging TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenuSelect FromMyPictures, TakePicture, or OnlineAlbums Using the SprintPicture MailWeb Site ToaccesstheSprintPictureMailWebsiteManaging SprintPicture Mail 139 Managing Online Pictures FromYour Phone Uploading PicturesToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Touploadpictures Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour Phone ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphoneDownloadingYour Online Pictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPictureMailWebsite ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone Using Bluetooth 143 Turning Bluetooth On and Off BluetoothStatusIndicatorsToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoff Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu Bluetooth Settings My Device NameToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu TosetaBluetoothnameforyourphone Bluetooth SettingsVisibility Bluetooth SettingsVoice PrioritySelect SettingsBluetoothVisibility Tosetthevoicepriority Bluetooth Settings My Device Information Setting Auto-AcceptTodisplayyourphone’sdeviceinformation 147 Bluetooth Profiles Pairing Bluetooth Devices PairedDevicesWaitingforRequest Using theTrusted Devices Options Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions Sending Data via Bluetooth TosenddataviaBluetooth151 152 Sprint Service Features Sprint Service Features The Basics Sprint Service Features The Basics UsingVoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemail155 Voicemail Notification NewVoicemail Message AlertsTocallyourvoicemail UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages157 UsingExpertMode Voicemail OptionsVoicemailKeyGuide SettingUpGroupDistributionLists ToturnExpertModeonoroff159 Sprint Callback Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Clearing the Message Icon Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequestExtendedAbsenceGreeting Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Voicemail Menu Key Using SMSTextMessaging Composing SMSTextMessagesTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 163 Accessing SMSTextMessages ToreadanSMSTextmessage Using PresetMessages TosendpresetmessagesintothetextboxToreplytoanSMSTextmessage 165 Using SMSVoice Messaging Playing an SMSVoice MessageComposing SMSVoice Messages ToplayanSMSVoicemessagefromthemainmenu Accessing SMSVoice Messages ToplayanSMSVoicemessageToreplytoanSMSVoicemessage 167 Making aThree-Way Call TomakeaThree-WayCall Using Caller ID ToswitchbacktothefirstcallerResponding to CallWaiting Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall Using Call Forwarding ToactivateCallForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding Sprint Vision 171 SprintVision Applications Sprint Vision Toupdateyourusername Getting StartedWith SprintVisionYour User Name UpdatingYourUserName Launching a SprintVision Connection FindingYourUserNameTheSprintVisionHomePage Tofindyourusername TochangeyourNetGuardsettings Select SettingsDataNetGuardNet Guard 175 SprintVision Connection Status and Indicators Navigating theWeb SoftkeysScrolling Selecting GoingBackGoingHome Accessing Messaging Accessing SprintMailToaccessSprintMailfromyourphone MessageTypes Accessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing InstantMessaging Toaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone181 AccessingWireless Chatrooms ToaccessachatroomfromthebrowserSelect Chat&Dating Select JumbuckChat&Flirt Topostamessage AccessingtheMyContentMenus ToaccesstheSprintVisiondownloadmenusSelect MyContent 183 SelectinganItemtoDownload DownloadinganItemTodownloadaselecteditem UsingMyContentManager ToaccessMyContentManager185 TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager Using the Browser Menu Exploring theWeb187 OpeningtheBrowserMenu Toopenthebrowsermenu AccessingaBookmark ToaccessabookmarkCreatingaBookmark Tocreateabookmark DeletingaBookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsiteReloadingaWebPage Todeleteabookmark SendingaWebPage RestartingtheWebBrowserTosendaWebpage TorestarttheWebbrowser UsingYour Phone as a Modem SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPCTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 193 SprintVision FAQs HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime?Whenismydataconnectionactive? CanIsignoutofdataservices? Whenismydataconnectiondormant?195 Sprint Voice Command Sprint Voice Command Getting StartedWith Sprint Voice Command It’sEasytoGetStarted197 CreatingYour Own Address Book Making a CallWith Sprint Voice Command TomakeacallwithSprintVoiceCommand199 Accessing Information Using Sprint Voice Command ToaccessinformationusingSprint VoiceCommand Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information General Precautions Important Safety Information203 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone UsingYourPhoneWhileDrivingFollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhone TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlyingTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas 205 UsingYourPhoneWithaHearingAidDevice Getting the BestHearing Device Experience WithYour Phone 207 Caring for the Battery ProtectingYourBattery Radio Frequency RF Energy 209 SpecificAbsorptionRatesSARforWirelessPhones FCCRadioFrequencyEmission FCCNotice 211 Owner’s Record Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty 213 Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’sLimitedWarrantyWarranty Warranty 215 Copyright 2007 InnoPath Software. 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