User’s Guide
PCS Vision Phone VM4050 by Toshiba
Table of Contents
2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Accessing the Security Menu
Erasing Internal Phone Book Entries
109
Using PCS Service Features
173
Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information
Welcome to Sprint
Introduction
Getting Started
Setting Up Service
Unlocking Your Phone
Getting Started With PCS Service
Determine if Your Phone is Already Activated
Visit Our Website
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Getting Help
Reaching PCS Customer Solutions
PCS Operator Services
Receiving Automated Invoicing Information
PCS Directory Assistance
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Your PCS Phone The Basics
Front View of Phone
Talk
Key Functions
Viewing the Display Screen
Features of Your PCS Vision Phone VM4050 by Toshiba
Turning Your Phone Off
Turning Your Phone on and OFF
Turning Your Phone On
Installingthe Battery
Using Your Phone’s Battery
Battery Capacity
Removingthe Battery
Chargingthe Battery
Using the TravelCharger
Using the Travel Charger and Desktop Holder
Making Calls
Displaying Your Phone Number
Making and Answering Calls
Ending a Call
Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled
Answering Calls
Emergency Call Mode
Missed Call Notification
Calling Emergency Numbers
Locating Position in Emergency Calls GPS
Dialing Options
Adjusting the Earpiece Volume
Using the Speakerphone Mode
Using the Voice Memo
In-Call Options
Using the Scratch Pad
End-of-Call Options
Saving a Phone Number
Finding a Phone Number
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses
Using One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing
Dialing From the Internal Phone Book
Using Abbreviated Dialing
Selecting a Character Input Mode
Entering Text
Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input
Adding a Word to the T9 Database
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad
Entering Numbers, Symbols, and Smileys
Entering Symbols
Entering Numbers
Entering Smileys
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings
Sound Settings
Ringer Types
Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls
Selecting a Ringer Type for Voicemail Messages
Selecting the Key Tone Length
Selecting a Ringer Type for Text/Picture Messages
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings
Adjust the volume with the navigation key and press
Alert Notification
Silence All
Changing the Text Greeting
Display Settings
Changing the Backlight Settings
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Highlight Brightness and press OK
Changing the Screen Saver
Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and press OK
Changing the Sub Display Contrast
Managing Screen Savers for Special Days
Changing the Clock Display
Changing the Sub Display Screen
Location Settings
Changing the Sub Display Direction
Airplane Mode
TTY Use With PCS Service From Sprint
Important Notice 911 Emergency Calling
Setting Any Key Answer
Phone Setup Options
Setting Open to Answer
Changing the Language
Auto Answer Mode
Setting Speed Dialing
Setting Phone Book Match Dialing
Setting Abbreviated Dialing
Using the Voice Guidance
Displaying Your Phone Information
Setting Your Phone’s Security
Unlocking Your Phone
Accessing the Security Menu
Locking Your Phone
Changing the Lock Code
Locking on Power-up
Calling in Lock Mode
Erasing the Downloads
Using Special Numbers
Erasing the Internal Phone Book
Resetting Your Phone
Resetting Your Picture Mail Password
Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Roaming on Other Digital Networks
Understanding Roaming
Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen
Roaming on Analog Networks
Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode
Set Mode
Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard
Navigating Through Menus
Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus
Menu Navigation
Menu Structure
Selecting Menu Items
Backing Up Within a Menu
Main Menus View
Main Menu Options in Thumbnail View
Main Menu Options in List View
Thumbnail ViewList View
Menu Diagram
Viewing the Menus
Voicemail
Settings
Pictures/Video
Tools
Adding a Shortcut to My Menu
My Menu
My Menus View
My Menu Options in Thumbnail View
My Menu Options in List View
Managing Call History
Viewing History
Call History Options
Making a Call From Call History
Saving a Phone Number From Call History
Erasing Call History
Prepending a Phone Number From Call History
Using the Internal Phone Book
Internal Phone Book Entry Options
Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry
Finding Speed Dial Numbers
Finding Internal Phone Book Entries
Finding Names
Finding Voice Dial Numbers
Understanding Your PCS Phone
Editing an Internal Phone Book Entry
Edit Entry Options
Assigning a Picture to an Entry
Press OK Thumbnail pictures will display
Selecting a Ringer Type for a Phone Number
Secret Phone Numbers
Changing an Icon for a Phone Number
Changing the Order of Phone Numbers
Erasing Phone Numbers
Erasing Internal Phone Book Entries
Prepending a Phone Number From the Internal Phone Book
Dialing PCS Services
Phone Book Match Dialing
Speed Dialing
Assigning a Speed Dial Location
Clearing a Speed Dial Entry
Using Speed Dial
Changing Speed Dial Locations
Using the Group List
Adding an Entry to Your Group List
Copying an Entry From the Internal Phone Book
Editing an Entry in Your Group List
Erasing an Entry From Your Group List
Personal Organizer
Adding an Event to the Scheduler
Melody, Downloads, or Voice Memo
Event Alarm Options
Event Alerts
Viewing Events
Erasing a Day’s Events
Purging Events
Purging All Events
Using the Alarm Clock
Using the Countdown Timer
Using Your Phone’s Tools
Using the Calculator
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services
Using Voice-Activated Dialing Voice Memos
Using Voice-Activated Dialing
Recording a Voice Dial Tag to Your Phone
Erasing a Voice Dial Tag
Playing a Voice Dial Tag
Changing the Voice Dial Tag
Erasing All Voice Dial Tags
Recording Voice Memos
Playing Voice Memos
Voice Memo Options
Renaming a Voice Memo’s Caption
Assigning a Voice Memo to Ringer Tasks
Erasing All Voice Memos
Erasing a Voice Memo
Using Your Phone’s Camera With Camcorder
Taking Pictures
More information
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera With Camcorder 111
Creating Your Picture MailSM Password
Camera Mode Options
Flash Select Off, On This Shot, or Always On
Go to Camcorder Switch to Camcorder mode to take videos
Camera Mode Display
Setting the Self-timer
Taking Videos
Movie Light Select On or Off
Camcorder Mode Options
Camcorder Mode Display
Sharing Picture MailSM
Sharing Picture Mail From My Pictures
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera With Camcorder 119
Selecting Recipients From Your Internal Phone Book
Selecting Recipients From Your Group List
Sharing Picture Mail From Messaging
Sharing Video Mail From My Video
Sharing Video Mail From Messaging
Storing Pictures
Viewing Pictures in Your Camera
Camera Options
Uploading Pictures
Viewing Downloaded Pictures
Assigning Pictures to Phone Tasks
Erasing Pictures
Storing Videos
Viewing Videos in Your Camcorder
Camcorder Options
Uploading Videos
Viewing Downloaded Videos
Erasing Videos
Managing Online Picture Mail From Your PCS Phone
Using the Picture Mail Website
Managing Picture Mail
Sharing Online Picture Mail
Highlight Send Picture or Send Video and press OK
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera With Camcorder 137
Accessing Online Picture Mail Options From Your PCS Phone
2J Using Your Phone’s Camera With Camcorder 139
Using PCS Service Features
PCS Service Features Basics
Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Voicemail Notification
New Voicemail Message Alerts
Using One-Touch Message Access
Using a Phone Other Than Your PCS Phone to Access Messages
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
Voicemail Button Guide
Using Expert Mode
Setting Up Group Distribution Lists
Voicemail Options
PCS Callback
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding
Voicemail-to-Voicemail Receipt Request
Extended Absence Greeting
Clearing the Message Icon
Continue Recording
Voicemail Menu Key
Using Caller ID
Responding to Call Waiting
Making a Three-Way Call
Using Call Forwarding
PCS VisionSM
Finding Your User Name
Getting Started With PCS Vision
Your User Name
Launching a PCS Vision Connection
PCS Vision Home
PCS Vision Connection Status and Indicators
Net Guard
Signing In and Out of PCS Vision Services
Updating Your Vision Profile
Scrolling
Navigating the Web
Softkeys
Going Home
Selecting
Going Back
Creating Your Picture Mail Password
Picture MailSM
Taking Pictures and Videos
Sharing Picture/Video Mail From Your PCS Phone
Sending Picture/Video Mail to Others From Your PCS Phone
Highlight Send Picture Mail or Send Video Mail and press OK
Icons
New Picture/Video Mail Message Notifications
Viewing Incoming Picture/Video Mail Messages
Erasing Picture/Video Mail Messages
Picture Mail Inbox Options
Accessing the Picture Mail Website From Your Computer
Message Types
Accessing the Messaging Menu
Messaging
Text Messages
Sending a Text Message
Message Options
New Message Notifications
Checking Incoming Text Messages
Inbox Options
Reviewing Outgoing Text Messages
Outbox Options
Erasing All Text Messages
Setting Up for Messaging
Signing Up for Updates
Using PCS Mail
Accessing PCS Mail Messages
PCS Mail
Composing PCS Mail Messages
Select Messaging Select Short Mail
Using PCS Short Mail
PCS Short Mail
Select Pre-set Messages
Select Leave Room
Chat
Select Messaging
Downloading Premium Services Content
Accessing the Download Menus
Selecting an Item to Download
Screen Savers, Applications, or Others and press OK
Downloading an Item
Games
Downloading Games
Playing Games
Downloaded Game Options
Ringers
Downloading Ringers
Assigning Downloaded Ringers
Downloaded Ringer Options
Purchasing Ringers
Screen Savers
Downloading Screen Savers
Assigning Downloaded Screen Savers
Highlight Screen Saver, Phone Book, Scheduler, Sub LCD, Main
Downloaded Screen Saver Options
Purchasing Screen Savers
Applications
Downloading Applications
Running Applications
Downloaded Application Options
Web
Browser Navigate Menu
Using the Browser Menu
Opening the Browser Menu
Deleting a Bookmark
Accessing a Bookmark
Creating a Bookmark
Reloading a Web
Assigning a Hotkey for a Bookmark
Going to a Specific Website
Restarting the Web Browser
PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition
PCS Vision FAQs
When is my data connection active?
When is my data connection dormant?
Can I sign out of data services?
PCS Voice CommandSM
It’s Easy to Get Started
Getting Started With PCS Voice Command
Creating Your Own Address Book
Making a Call With PCS Voice Command
Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information
Safety
Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength
Understanding the Power Save Feature
Knowing Radiofrequency Safety
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception
Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
Using Your Phone While Driving
Following Safety Guidelines
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices
Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
Pacemakers
Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying
Caring for Your Phone
Restricting Children’s Access to your Phone
For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag
4A Safety 205
Caring for the Battery
Protecting Your Battery
Maintaining Safe Use of the Travel Charger
Disposalof Lithium Ion LiIon Batteries
4A Safety 208
FCC Notice
Body-Worn Operation
Specific Absorption Rates SARfor Wireless Phones
FCC Radiofrequency Emission
Your Phones ALI Capability
Emergency Calls
FCC Enhanced 911 E911 Rules Background
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones
What is radiofrequency energy RF?
What biological effects can be caused by RF energy?
How is radiofrequency energy used?
How is radiofrequency radiation measured?
What levels of RF energy are considered safe?
Why has the FCC adopted guidelines for RF exposure?
4A Safety 216
4A Safety 217
What are wireless telephone base stations?
Are wireless telephone base stations safe?
4A Safety 220
4A Safety 221
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
What is FDAs role concerning the safety of wireless phones?
What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
What are the results of the research done already?
4A Safety 224
4A Safety 225
What about children using wireless phones?
4A Safety 227
4A Safety 228
4A Safety 229
Owner’s Record
User’s Guide Proprietary Notice
End User License Agreement
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Manufacturer’s Warranty
Month Limited Warranty
4B Warranty 234
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Index
Index 237
Index 238