Setting Abbreviated Dialing | Sprint Nextel Telephone manual

Setting Abbreviated Dialing

Abbreviated Dialing allows you to dial a number using the last four or five digits of the phone number. You can use either of the following options for this feature:

⬤Ph.BookMatch to retrieve any number saved in your Contacts by entering the last three to six digits of the number.

⬤Prepend# to predefine the first five- or six-digit prefix you wish to use for abbreviated dialing, so that you can dial a number by entering only the last four or five digits of the number.

TosetupAbbreviatedDialing:

1.Select >Settings>Others>Abbrev.Dial.

2.Select Ph.BookMatch, and then select Enable or Disable.

3.Select Prepend, and then select Enable.

4.Enter the first five- or six- digit prefix in the Prepend# field, and press .

■To deactivate this feature, select Disable during step 3 above.

TomakeacallusingAbbreviatedDialing:

1.Enter the last four or five digits of the prefix phone number.

2.Press .

Note: If the digits match more than one entry, the Abbrev. Dial listwill be displayed; selectthe correctentry and press TALK again.

This setting does notapply to 911 or Sprint 411.

Your Phone’s Settings

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings

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Contents

Phone User Guide Table of Contents 100 2J. Using Bluetooth 2I. Using the Built-in Camera105 116 4A. Important Safety Information 3C. SprintVoice Command4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty 3B. SprintVisionPage Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint ThePowerToDoMore Phone Guide Introduction Iii Want to keep track of your minutes? Your Phone’s Menu MY Content 8TOOLS Vii Settings Viii Data 9TTY Inuse Menu Getting Started Setting Up Service Setting Up ServiceThis Section DeterminingifYourPhoneisAlreadyActivated Getting StartedWith SprintServiceUnlockingYourPhone Tounlockyourphone,followtheseeasysteps Tosetupyourvoicemail Setting UpYourVoicemail Account Password VoicemailPassword Sprint Account PasswordsSprintVisionPassword Getting Help ReachingSprintCustomerService ReceivingAutomatedBillingInformation ToaccessautomatedbillinginformationSprint411 TocallSprint411 ToaccessSprintOperatorServices SprintOperatorServices Using Your Phone Phone Basics Phone Basics PhoneBasics FrontView ofYour Phone Key Functions PhoneBasics Viewing the Display Screen PhoneBasics Phone Basics Features ofYour Phone Phone Basics TurningYourPhoneOn TurningYour Phone On and OffTurningYourPhoneOff Toturnyourphoneon BatteryCapacity UsingYour Phone’s Battery and Charger RemovingtheBattery InstallingtheBatteryToinstalltheLi-Ionbattery Toremoveyourbattery UsingthePhoneCharger ChargingtheBatteryTousethephonechargerprovidedwithyourphone SelectingMenuItems NavigatingThrough Phone Menus BackingUpWithinaMenu DisplayingYour Phone NumberTogotothepreviousmenu Toreturntostandbymode Making and Answering Calls TomakeacallusingyourkeypadHoldingYour Phone Making Calls Toplaceacallwiththephoneclosed Tips Dialing Options Toansweranincomingcallwiththephoneopen Answering CallsToansweranincomingcallwiththephoneclosed Answer or AnswerSpeaker to answer the call AnsweringaRoamCallWithCallGuardEnabled AdjustingVolumeDuringaConversation ChangingtheRingerVolumeEndingaCall Todisconnectacallwhenyouarefinished Calling Emergency Numbers Missed Call NotificationTocalltheMissedCallentryfromthenotificationscreen TodisplayaMissedCallentryfromstandbymode ToexitEmergencymode Enhanced911E911InformationToselectEmergencymodeoptions In-Call Options End-of-Call Options 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 Shortcut Selecting a Character InputMode EnteringTextTochangethecharacterinputmode ToenterawordusingT9TextInput Entering Characters UsingT9TextInput AddingaWordtotheT9Database Select SettingsOthersTextEntryMyWordsToaddawordtotheT9TextInputdatabase Toeditorerasethewordsyouhaveadded TocustomizetheT9Settings CustomizingtheT9SettingsSelect SettingsOthersTextEntryT9Settings Entering Characters Using AlphabetMode Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Controlling Your Phone’s Settings YourPhone’sSettings Sound SettingsRingerTypes SelectingRingerTypesforIncomingCalls Toselectaringertypeforincomingcallswhileroaming SelectingaVibratePatternToselectavibratepattern Using theVoice Prompt Setting a Start-up/Power-offToneSelecting aTone Length Adjusting the Phone’sVolume Settings Setting Up Key Press EchoAdjustingtheRingerVolume Selecting aToneType AdjustingthePhone’sReceiverVolume AdjustingtheAlertVolumeToadjustthealertvolume Toadjustthereceivervolume Silence All Alert NotificationTosetalerts ToactivateSilenceAll Changing theTextGreeting Display SettingsChanging the BacklightTime Length Changing the Display Screen Animation Select SettingsDisplayIncomingCallsChanging the Display for Incoming Calls Tochangetheanimationdisplay Changing the Phone’s Menu Style Changing the Display for Area NameChanging the Screen Saver Power Save Mode Changing the Clock/Calendar Display for Standby ModeSleep Mode Changing theTextFontSize Setting Return to Standby ModeTochangethetextfontsize Toenableyourphone’sLocationfeature Location Settings SettingMessageNotification Messaging SettingsTosetmessagenotification Toeditapresetmessage ManagingPresetMessagesTochangethelanguageofthepresetmessages Select SettingsMessagingPresetMsgs SettingtheDeliveryReceiptforSMSTextMessaging SettingaCallbackNumberTosetthecallbacknumber Tosetthedeliveryreceipt SettingtheSpeakerphoneforSMSVoiceMessaging SettingtheDraftsAlertforSMSTextMessagingAddingaCustomizedSignature SettinganAlertNotificationforSMSVoiceMessaging SettingtheSender’sNameforSMSVoiceMessagingSettingAutoDeleteforSMSVoiceMessaging TosetyourphonetoAirplaneMode Airplane Mode TTY UseWith SprintService ToturnTTY Modeonoroff Select SettingsOthersTTY Toassignalanguageforthephone’sdisplay Phone Setup OptionsMy Favorites Display Language SettingTextEntry Options Auto-Answer ModeTosetAuto-Answermode Tosetyourtextentryoptions Setting the Open/Close Flip Option Setting the CurrentTimeToactivatetheOpenFlipfeature ToactivatetheCloseFlipfeature Setting the Side Key Guard Setting Any Key AnswerSetting Navigation Key Shortcuts TosetupAbbreviatedDialing Setting Abbreviated DialingSelect SettingsOthersAbbrev.Dial TomakeacallusingAbbreviatedDialing Select SettingsOthersHeadsetMode Select TurboButton Setting HeadsetModeToconnecttheheadset Tosetheadsetmode ActivatingandDeactivatingWirelessBackupService Wireless BackupToactivatethewirelessbackupservice Select ContactsWirelessBackup Setting theWireless Backup Alert ViewingYourWireless Backup StatusTodeactivatethewirelessbackupservice Toviewyourwirelessbackupstatussign-instateonly Setting Your Phone’s Security UsingYour Phone’s Lock Feature Accessing the Security MenuLockingYour Phone UnlockingYour Phone Lock ServicesChanging the Lock Code Locking the Pictures Menu Restricting Calls Calling in Lock ModeToplaceanoutgoingcallinlockmode Torestrictcalls Toaddorreplaceaspecialnumber Using Special NumbersSelect OthersSpecial#s Toerasephonecontent Erasing Phone Content Resetting My Favorites Resetting the BrowserToresetthebrowser ToresetMyFavorites Toresetdefaultsettings Resetting DefaultSettings Toresetyourphone ResettingYour PhoneSelect Erase/ResetResetPhone. a disclaimer is displayed ToresetyourPictureMailaccount ResettingYour Picture Mail AccountSelect PictureMailResetPictureMail a warning appears Enabling and Disabling SprintVision Services Security Features for SprintVisionTodisableSprintVisionservices ToenableSprintVisionservices Controlling Your Roaming Experience Controlling Your Roaming Experience RecognizingtheRoamingIconontheDisplayScreen Understanding RoamingRoamingonOtherDigitalNetworks Tocheckyourvoicemailwhileroaming CheckingforVoicemailMessagesWhileRoaming Set Mode SettingYour Phone’s Roam ModeSelect SettingsOthersRoamingSetMode Tosetyourphone’sroammode Select SettingsOthersRoamingCallGuard Using Call GuardToturnCallGuardonoroff ToplaceroamingcallswithCallGuardon TousedataserviceswhenDataRoamGuardisactive Using Data Roam GuardTosettheDataRoamGuardnotification Managing Call History Managing Call History ToviewaCallHistoryentry Viewing History Call History Options ToplaceacallfromCallHistory Making a Call From Call HistoryTosaveaphonenumberfromCallHistory Erasing Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HistoryToprependaphonenumberfromCallHistory ToeraseCallHistory Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts Entry Using ContactsToaddanewentry Select ContactsFind/AddEntryAddContact ToassignaContactentrytoagroup Assigning a Group EntrySelect ContactsGroup Toeditagroupentry FindingNames Finding Contacts EntriesFindingSpeedDialNumbers TofindContactsentriesbyname FindingGroupEntries Editing a Contacts EntryTofindentriesdesignatedaspartofagroup Tomakechangestoanentry Contacts Entry Options ToassignaspeeddialnumbertoaselectedContactsentry Assigning Speed Dial NumbersToeraseaselectedentry Select EraseContactYes Assigning a Ringer Type to an Entry Assigning an Image to a Contacts EntryToassignanimageforanentry Toselectaringertypeforanentry Tomakeanentrysecret SecretContacts EntriesSelect SetSecret Tomakeanentrypublic TodialaservicefromyourContacts Dialing SprintServicesSelect ContactsServices Todialaservicefromstandbymodeusingyourkeypad 105 Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools DisplayingYour Calendar UsingYour Phone’s CalendarAdding an Eventto the Calendar Event Alert Menu Event AlertsGoing to a Given Date Erasing a Day’s Events Viewing EventsErasing All Scheduled Events Toaddacallalarmtothecalendar Adding a Call Alarm to the CalendarTorespondtoacallalarm Otheroptionsavailableinclude Adding aTo Do ListItem to the Schedule AddingTo Do ListItemsToaddanitemtoyourToDoList ToaddyourToDoListitemtotheschedule Using the Alarm Clock UsingYour Phone’sToolsTousethealarmclock Select ToolsAlarmClock Tostartthestopwatch Using the StopwatchSelect ToolsStopwatch Torecordalaptimewhilethestopwatchisrunning ToupdateyourphonethroughtheToolsmenu Using the CalculatorUpdatingYour Phone Tousethecalculator Tousethecountdowntimer Using the CountdownTimerWorld Clock Toviewthetimeindifferentlocations DisplayingYour User Address Personal Information ManagementFinding Icon Definitions DisplayingVersion Information Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Making a Call UsingVoice-Activated Dialing UsingVoice-Activated DialingTouseavoicedialtagtocallaphonenumber 117 ReviewingVoice DialTags ProgrammingVoice DialTagsToprogramavoicedialtag Toreviewvoicedialtags RecordingVoice Memos ManagingVoice MemosTorecordavoicememo Torecordaphone conversation Voice Memo Options ReviewingVoice MemosToplaythevoicememosyouhaverecorded Select Tools Voice Memo List 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 Using the Built-in Camera Using the Built-in Camera Totakeapicturewiththephoneopen Taking Pictures125 Totakeapicturewiththephoneclosed TocreateyourSprintPictureMailpassword CreatingYour SprintPicture Mail Password127 Camera Mode Options UsingtheZoom SettingtheSelf-Timer TakingStitchShots TakingMultipleShotsTotakemultipleshots Totakeastitchshot Setting Auto Delete Selecting Camera SettingsViewingYour AccountInformation Function CameraIconIndicationDetails Camera Folder Storing PicturesToreviewyourpicturessavedintheInCamerafolder 133 Camera Folder Options Thumbnail/Expand to switch to the Thumbnail/Expand view mode ToassignapictureandsaveittotheSavedtoPhonefolder Saved to Phone FolderTosavemultiplepicturestotheSavedtoPhonefolder ToviewpicturesstoredintheSavedtoPhonefolder Sending Pictures From the In Camera Folder Sending SprintPicture MailTosendpicturesfromtheInCamerafolder Select PicturesMyPicturesInCamera 137 TosendpicturesfromtheMessagingmenu Sending Pictures From MessagingSelect FromMyPictures, TakePicture, or OnlineAlbums ToaccesstheSprintPictureMailWebsite Using the SprintPicture MailWeb SiteManaging SprintPicture Mail 139 Uploading Pictures Managing Online Pictures FromYour PhoneToviewyouronlinepicturesfromyourphone Touploadpictures ToaccessyouronlinePictureoptionsfromyourphone Accessing Online Picture Options FromYour PhoneDownloadingYour Online Pictures TodownloadpicturesfromtheSprintPictureMailWebsite ToaccessyourOnlineAlbumsoptionsfromyourphone 143 Using Bluetooth BluetoothStatusIndicators Turning Bluetooth On and OffToturnBluetoothon ToturnBluetoothoff Bluetooth Settings My Device Name Using the Bluetooth Settings MenuToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu TosetaBluetoothnameforyourphone Bluetooth SettingsVoice Priority Bluetooth SettingsVisibilitySelect SettingsBluetoothVisibility Tosetthevoicepriority Setting Auto-Accept Bluetooth Settings My Device InformationTodisplayyourphone’sdeviceinformation 147 Bluetooth Profiles PairedDevices Pairing Bluetooth DevicesWaitingforRequest Tousethetrusteddevicesoptions Using theTrusted Devices Options TosenddataviaBluetooth Sending Data via Bluetooth151 152 Sprint Service Features Sprint Service Features The Basics Sprint Service Features The Basics Setting UpYourVoicemail UsingVoicemail155 NewVoicemail Message Alerts Voicemail NotificationTocallyourvoicemail RetrievingYourVoicemail Messages UsingOne-TouchMessageAccess157 Voicemail Options UsingExpertModeVoicemailKeyGuide ToturnExpertModeonoroff SettingUpGroupDistributionLists159 Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessage Sprint CallbackVoicemail-to-VoicemailMessageReply Voicemail-to-VoicemailMessageForwarding Voicemail-to-VoicemailReceiptRequest Clearing the Message IconExtendedAbsenceGreeting Tocleartheiconfromthedisplayscreen Voicemail Menu Key Composing SMSTextMessages Using SMSTextMessagingTocomposeanSMSTextmessage 163 ToreadanSMSTextmessage Accessing SMSTextMessages Tosendpresetmessagesintothetextbox Using PresetMessagesToreplytoanSMSTextmessage 165 Playing an SMSVoice Message Using SMSVoice MessagingComposing SMSVoice Messages ToplayanSMSVoicemessagefromthemainmenu ToplayanSMSVoicemessage Accessing SMSVoice MessagesToreplytoanSMSVoicemessage 167 TomakeaThree-WayCall Making aThree-Way Call Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller Using Caller IDResponding to CallWaiting Torespondtoanincomingcallwhileyou’reonacall ToactivateCallForwarding Using Call ForwardingTodeactivateCallForwarding 171 Sprint Vision Sprint Vision SprintVision Applications Getting StartedWith SprintVision ToupdateyourusernameYour User Name UpdatingYourUserName FindingYourUserName Launching a SprintVision ConnectionTheSprintVisionHomePage Tofindyourusername Select SettingsDataNetGuard TochangeyourNetGuardsettingsNet Guard 175 SprintVision Connection Status and Indicators Softkeys Navigating theWebScrolling GoingBack SelectingGoingHome Accessing SprintMail Accessing MessagingToaccessSprintMailfromyourphone MessageTypes Toaccessemailprovidersfromyourphone Accessing Additional Email Providers Toaccessinstantmessagingclientsfromyourphone Accessing InstantMessaging181 Toaccessachatroomfromthebrowser AccessingWireless ChatroomsSelect Chat&Dating Select JumbuckChat&Flirt Topostamessage ToaccesstheSprintVisiondownloadmenus AccessingtheMyContentMenusSelect MyContent 183 DownloadinganItem SelectinganItemtoDownloadTodownloadaselecteditem ToaccessMyContentManager UsingMyContentManager185 TodownloadpurchasedcontentfromMyContentManager Exploring theWeb Using the Browser Menu187 Toopenthebrowsermenu OpeningtheBrowserMenu Toaccessabookmark AccessingaBookmarkCreatingaBookmark Tocreateabookmark GoingtoaSpecificWebsite DeletingaBookmarkReloadingaWebPage Todeleteabookmark RestartingtheWebBrowser SendingaWebPageTosendaWebpage TorestarttheWebbrowser SettingUpaDataConnectionWithYourPC UsingYour Phone as a ModemTosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection 193 HowdoIsigninforthefirsttime? SprintVision FAQsWhenismydataconnectionactive? Whenismydataconnectiondormant? CanIsignoutofdataservices?195 Sprint Voice Command Sprint Voice Command It’sEasytoGetStarted Getting StartedWith Sprint Voice Command197 CreatingYour Own Address Book TomakeacallwithSprintVoiceCommand Making a CallWith Sprint Voice Command199 ToaccessinformationusingSprint VoiceCommand Accessing Information Using Sprint Voice Command Safety and Warranty Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information Important Safety Information General Precautions203 UsingYourPhoneWhileDriving Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your PhoneFollowingSafetyGuidelines UsingYourPhoneNearOtherElectronicDevices TurningOffYourPhoneBeforeFlying RestrictingChildren’sAccesstoYourPhoneTurningOffYourPhoneinDangerousAreas 205 UsingYourPhoneWithaHearingAidDevice 207 Getting the BestHearing Device Experience WithYour Phone ProtectingYourBattery Caring for the Battery 209 Radio Frequency RF Energy FCCRadioFrequencyEmission SpecificAbsorptionRatesSARforWirelessPhones 211 FCCNotice Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Owner’s Record Manufacturer’sWarranty Manufacturer’s WarrantyWarranty 213 Manufacturer’sLimitedWarranty Manufacturer’sWarrantyWarranty Warranty 215 Copyright 2007 InnoPath Software. 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