Phone Basics

Section 2A

In This Section

♦FrontViewofYourPhone(page 11)

♦ViewingtheDisplayScreen(page 14)

♦FeaturesofYourPhone(page 17)

♦TurningYour PhoneOnandOff(page 19)

♦UsingYourPhone’sBatteryandCharger(page 20)

♦NavigatingThroughPhoneMenus(page 23)

♦DisplayingYourPhoneNumber(page 24)

♦MakingandAnsweringCalls(page 25)

♦EnteringText (page 39)

Yourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlife andexpandyourabilitytostayconnectedtothepeopleand informationthatareimportanttoyou.This section will guide you through the basic functions and calling features of your phone.

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Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 100 105 2I. Using the Built-in Camera2J. Using Bluetooth 116 4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3C. SprintVoice Command4A. Important Safety Information 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 This Section Setting Up ServiceSetting Up Service UnlockingYourPhone Getting StartedWith SprintServiceDeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivated Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Setting UpYourVoicemail Tosetupyourvoicemail SprintVisionPassword Sprint Account PasswordsAccount Password VoicemailPassword ReachingSprintCustomerService Getting Help Sprint411 ToaccessautomatedbillinginformationReceivingAutomatedBillingInformation 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 TurningYourPhoneOff TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOn Toturnyourphoneon UsingYour Phone’s Battery and Charger BatteryCapacity ToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery InstallingtheBatteryRemovingtheBattery Toremoveyourbattery Tousethephonechargerprovidedwithyourphone ChargingtheBatteryUsingthePhoneCharger NavigatingThrough Phone Menus SelectingMenuItems Togotothepreviousmenu DisplayingYour Phone NumberBackingUpWithinaMenu Toreturntostandbymode HoldingYour Phone TomakeacallusingyourkeypadMaking and Answering Calls Making Calls Tips Toplaceacallwiththephoneclosed Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call EndingaCall ChangingtheRingerVolumeAdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation Todisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished TocalltheMissedCallentryfromthenotificationscreen Missed Call NotificationCalling Emergency Numbers TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode ToselectEmergencymodeoptions Enhanced911E911InformationToexitEmergencymode In-Call Options End-of-Call Options Saving a Phone Number Tosaveanumberfromstandbymode Tofindaphonenumber Finding a Phone NumberDialing and Saving Phone NumbersWith Pauses Todialorsavephonenumberswithpauses TomakeacallusingPlusCodeDialingPlus + Code Dialing TodialdirectlyfromaContactsentry Using Speed DialingDialing From the Contacts List Select ContactsFind/AddEntry Shortcut Tochangethecharacterinputmode EnteringTextSelecting a Character InputMode Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput ToenterawordusingT9TextInput ToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsAddingaWordtotheT9Database Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded Select SettingsOthersTextEntryT9Settings CustomizingtheT9SettingsTocustomizetheT9Settings Entering Characters Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings RingerTypes Sound SettingsYourPhone’sSettings SelectingRingerTypesforIncomingCalls Toselectavibratepattern SelectingaVibratePatternToselectaringertypeforincomingcallswhileroaming Selecting aTone Length Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneUsing theVoice Prompt AdjustingtheRingerVolume Setting Up Key Press EchoAdjusting the Phone’sVolume Settings Selecting aToneType Toadjustthealertvolume AdjustingtheAlertVolumeAdjustingthePhone’sReceiverVolume Toadjustthereceivervolume Tosetalerts Alert NotificationSilence All ToactivateSilenceAll Changing the BacklightTime Length Display SettingsChanging theTextGreeting Changing the Display for Incoming Calls Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display Screen Animation Tochangetheanimationdisplay Changing the Screen Saver Changing the Display for Area NameChanging the Phone’s Menu Style Sleep Mode Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModePower Save Mode Tochangethetextfontsize Setting Return to Standby ModeChanging theTextFontSize Location Settings Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Tosetmessagenotification Messaging SettingsSettingMessageNotification Tochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages ManagingPresetMessagesToeditapresetmessage Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs Tosetthecallbacknumber SettingaCallbackNumberSettingtheDeliveryReceiptforSMSTextMessaging Tosetthedeliveryreceipt AddingaCustomizedSignature SettingtheDraftsAlertforSMSTextMessagingSettingtheSpeakerphoneforSMSVoiceMessaging SettingAutoDeleteforSMSVoiceMessaging SettingtheSender’sNameforSMSVoiceMessagingSettinganAlertNotificationforSMSVoiceMessaging Airplane Mode TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode TTY UseWith SprintService Select SettingsOthersTTY ToturnTTY Modeonoroff My Favorites Phone Setup OptionsToassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Display Language TosetAuto-Answermode Auto-Answer ModeSettingTextEntry Options Tosetyourtextentryoptions ToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature Setting the CurrentTimeSetting the Open/Close Flip Option ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Setting Navigation Key Shortcuts Setting Any Key AnswerSetting the Side Key Guard Select SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial Setting Abbreviated DialingTosetupAbbreviatedDialing TomakeacallusingAbbreviatedDialing Toconnecttheheadset Setting HeadsetModeSelect SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton Tosetheadsetmode Toactivatethewirelessbackupservice Wireless BackupActivatingandDeactivatingWirelessBackupService Select ContactsWirelessBackup Todeactivatethewirelessbackupservice ViewingYourWireless Backup StatusSetting theWireless Backup Alert Toviewyourwirelessbackupstatussign-instateonly Setting Your Phone’s Security LockingYour Phone Accessing the Security MenuUsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Changing the Lock Code Lock ServicesUnlockingYour Phone Locking the Pictures Menu Toplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode Calling in Lock ModeRestricting Calls Torestrictcalls Select OthersSpecial#s Using Special NumbersToaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Erasing Phone Content Toerasephonecontent Toresetthebrowser Resetting the BrowserResetting My Favorites ToresetMyFavorites Resetting DefaultSettings Toresetdefaultsettings Select Erase/ResetResetPhone. a disclaimer is displayed ResettingYour PhoneToresetyourphone Select PictureMailResetPictureMail a warning appears ResettingYour Picture Mail AccountToresetyourPictureMailaccount TodisableSprintVisionservices Security Features for SprintVisionEnabling and Disabling SprintVision Services ToenableSprintVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience RoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Understanding RoamingRecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming Select SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeSet Mode Tosetyourphone’sroammode ToturnCallGuardonoroff Using Call GuardSelect SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuard ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon TosettheDataRoamGuardnotification Using Data Roam GuardTousedataserviceswhenDataRoamGuardisactive Managing Call History Managing Call History Viewing History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Call History Options TosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryToplaceacallfromCallHistory ToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryErasing Call History ToeraseCallHistory Using Contacts Toaddanewentry Using ContactsAdding a New Contacts Entry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact Select ContactsGroup Assigning a Group EntryToassignaContactentrytoagroup Toeditagroupentry FindingSpeedDialNumbers Finding Contacts EntriesFindingNames TofindContactsentriesbyname Tofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup Editing a Contacts EntryFindingGroupEntries Tomakechangestoanentry Contacts Entry Options Toeraseaselectedentry Assigning Speed Dial NumbersToassignaspeeddialnumbertoaselectedContactsentry Select EraseContactYes Toassignanimageforanentry Assigning an Image to a Contacts EntryAssigning a Ringer Type to an Entry Toselectaringertypeforanentry Select SetSecret SecretContacts EntriesTomakeanentrysecret Tomakeanentrypublic Select ContactsServices Dialing SprintServicesTodialaservicefromyourContacts Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools 105 Adding an Eventto the Calendar UsingYour Phone’s CalendarDisplayingYour Calendar Going to a Given Date Event AlertsEvent Alert Menu Erasing All Scheduled Events Viewing EventsErasing a Day’s Events Torespondtoacallalarm Adding a Call Alarm to the CalendarToaddacallalarmtothecalendar Otheroptionsavailableinclude ToaddanitemtoyourToDoList AddingTo Do ListItemsAdding aTo Do ListItem to the Schedule ToaddyourToDoListitemtotheschedule Tousethealarmclock UsingYour Phone’sToolsUsing the Alarm Clock Select ToolsAlarmClock Select ToolsStopwatch Using the StopwatchTostartthestopwatch Torecordalaptimewhilethestopwatchisrunning UpdatingYour Phone Using the CalculatorToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenu Tousethecalculator World Clock Using the CountdownTimerTousethecountdowntimer Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations Finding Icon Definitions Personal Information ManagementDisplayingYour User Address DisplayingVersion Information Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Touseavoicedialtagtocallaphonenumber UsingVoice-Activated DialingMaking a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing 117 Toprogramavoicedialtag ProgrammingVoice DialTagsReviewingVoice DialTags Toreviewvoicedialtags Torecordavoicememo ManagingVoice MemosRecordingVoice Memos Torecordaphone conversation Toplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded ReviewingVoice MemosVoice Memo Options Select Tools Voice Memo List Selecting an Announcementfor Screen Call Setting Up Screen CallActivating Screen Call Torecordyourname RecordingYour Name for a Prerecorded AnnouncementRecording a Customized Announcement Torecordanannouncement Toreviewanannouncement Reviewing an AnnouncementErasing an Announcement Toeraseanannouncement Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera 125 Taking PicturesTotakeapicturewiththephoneopen Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed 127 CreatingYour SprintPicture Mail PasswordTocreateyourSprintPictureMailpassword Camera Mode Options SettingtheSelf-Timer UsingtheZoom Totakemultipleshots TakingMultipleShotsTakingStitchShots Totakeastitchshot ViewingYour AccountInformation Selecting Camera SettingsSetting Auto Delete Details CameraIconIndicationFunction ToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder Storing PicturesCamera Folder 133 Thumbnail/Expand to switch to the Thumbnail/Expand view mode Camera Folder Options TosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder TosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder Sending SprintPicture MailSending Pictures From the In Camera Folder Select PicturesMyPicturesInCamera 137 Select FromMyPictures, TakePicture, or OnlineAlbums Sending Pictures From MessagingTosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Managing SprintPicture Mail Using the SprintPicture MailWeb SiteToaccesstheSprintPictureMailWebsite 139 Toviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneUploading Pictures Touploadpictures DownloadingYour Online Pictures Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour PhoneToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPictureMailWebsite ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone Using Bluetooth 143 ToturnBluetoothon Turning Bluetooth On and OffBluetoothStatusIndicators ToturnBluetoothoff ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuBluetooth Settings My Device Name TosetaBluetoothnameforyourphone Select SettingsBluetoothVisibility Bluetooth SettingsVisibilityBluetooth SettingsVoice Priority Tosetthevoicepriority Todisplayyourphone’sdeviceinformation Bluetooth Settings My Device InformationSetting Auto-Accept 147 Bluetooth Profiles WaitingforRequest Pairing Bluetooth DevicesPairedDevices Using theTrusted Devices Options Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions 151 Sending Data via BluetoothTosenddataviaBluetooth 152 Sprint Service Features Sprint Service Features The Basics Sprint Service Features The Basics 155 UsingVoicemailSetting UpYourVoicemail Tocallyourvoicemail Voicemail NotificationNewVoicemail Message Alerts 157 UsingOne-TouchMessageAccessRetrievingYourVoicemail Messages VoicemailKeyGuide UsingExpertModeVoicemail Options 159 SettingUpGroupDistributionListsToturnExpertModeonoroff Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply Sprint CallbackVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessage Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding ExtendedAbsenceGreeting Clearing the Message IconVoicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Voicemail Menu Key TocomposeanSMSTextmessage Using SMSTextMessagingComposing SMSTextMessages 163 Accessing SMSTextMessages ToreadanSMSTextmessage ToreplytoanSMSTextmessage Using PresetMessagesTosendpresetmessagesintothetextbox 165 Composing SMSVoice Messages Using SMSVoice MessagingPlaying an SMSVoice Message ToplayanSMSVoicemessagefromthemainmenu ToreplytoanSMSVoicemessage Accessing SMSVoice MessagesToplayanSMSVoicemessage 167 Making aThree-Way Call TomakeaThree-WayCall Responding to CallWaiting Using Caller IDToswitchbacktothefirstcaller Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall TodeactivateCallForwarding Using Call ForwardingToactivateCallForwarding Sprint Vision 171 SprintVision Applications Sprint Vision Your User Name ToupdateyourusernameGetting StartedWith SprintVision UpdatingYourUserName TheSprintVisionHomePage Launching a SprintVision ConnectionFindingYourUserName Tofindyourusername Net Guard TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsSelect SettingsDataNetGuard 175 SprintVision Connection Status and Indicators Scrolling Navigating theWebSoftkeys GoingHome SelectingGoingBack ToaccessSprintMailfromyourphone Accessing MessagingAccessing SprintMail MessageTypes Accessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone 181 Accessing InstantMessagingToaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Select Chat&Dating Select JumbuckChat&Flirt AccessingWireless ChatroomsToaccessachatroomfromthebrowser Topostamessage Select MyContent AccessingtheMyContentMenusToaccesstheSprintVisiondownloadmenus 183 Todownloadaselecteditem SelectinganItemtoDownloadDownloadinganItem 185 UsingMyContentManagerToaccessMyContentManager TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager 187 Using the Browser MenuExploring theWeb OpeningtheBrowserMenu Toopenthebrowsermenu CreatingaBookmark AccessingaBookmarkToaccessabookmark Tocreateabookmark ReloadingaWebPage DeletingaBookmarkGoingtoaSpecificWebsite Todeleteabookmark TosendaWebpage SendingaWebPageRestartingtheWebBrowser TorestarttheWebbrowser Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection UsingYour Phone as a ModemSettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC 193 Whenismydataconnectionactive? SprintVision FAQsHowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? 195 CanIsignoutofdataservices?Whenismydataconnectiondormant? Sprint Voice Command Sprint Voice Command 197 Getting StartedWith Sprint Voice CommandIt’sEasytoGetStarted CreatingYour Own Address Book 199 Making a CallWith Sprint Voice CommandTomakeacallwithSprintVoiceCommand Accessing Information Using Sprint Voice Command ToaccessinformationusingSprint VoiceCommand Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information 203 General PrecautionsImportant Safety Information FollowingSafetyGuidelines Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneUsingYourPhoneWhileDriving UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying 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 Warranty 213 Manufacturer’s WarrantyManufacturer’sWarranty Warranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyManufacturer’sLimitedWarranty Warranty 215 Copyright 2007 InnoPath Software. 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