Hitachi SH-P300 User Manual 2

Online User’s Guide

Single-Band PCS Phone Model SH-P300

Table of Contents

WelcometoSprint.....................................1

IntroductiontothisOnlineUser’sGuide..................3

SECTION1:GettingStarted .............................5

1A. SettingUpService ............................................ 7

Getting Started With PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SECTION2:UnderstandingYourPhone .................11

2A. YourPCSPhone–TheBasics ................................. 13

Parts Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Features of Your SH-P300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Turning Your Phone ON and OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Displaying Your Phone Number and Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Key Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Environment Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting Your PCS Phone to Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adjusting Volume During a Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dialing Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

2B. ChangingYourPhone’sSettings ............................... 31

Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing Alarm/Schedule Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing Key Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Changing Wakeup Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Changing Receiver Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Selecting Ringer Types for Voicemail/Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing Your Standby Mode Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing Display Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Changing the Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Changing the Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing Power ON/Power OFF Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Changing Web Connection Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Changing the Backlight Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Changing the Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting the Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Changing the Clock Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Changing the Illumination Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting the Location Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using Any Key Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Auto Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Changing the Environment Mode Setting Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting the Ringer to Silent or Reduced Volume When Taking the Phone Out of

Your Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing the Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

2C. SettingYourPhone’sSecurity ................................. 49

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Locking the Use of Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Locking Mails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Storing Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Setting the Secret Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Erasing the Entire Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Security Features for PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Automating Your PCS Vision Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Signing In and Out of PCS Vision Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience . ......................... 57

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

2E. NavigatingThroughMenus ................................... 61

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Menu Navigation in the Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Automatic Pop-up Window Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Checking the Guide for the Operation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

2F. ManagingCallHistory........................................ 69

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

2G. UsingtheInternalPhoneBook ................................ 73

Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Entering Text Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Entering Smileys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using Copy/Cut/Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Option Menu during Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Finding Internal Phone Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Dialing from an Internal Phone Book Memory Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Editing the Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Erasing Stored Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Assigning Names to Internal Phone Book Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Speed Dialing Directly from Phonebook Entry Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

4-Digit, 5-Digit Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Dialing PCS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

2H. PersonalOrganizer .......................................... 89

Setting the Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Managing Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Setting Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Resetting Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Adding an Event to the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

When the Time for a Scheduled Event is Reached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Viewing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Editing Event Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Erasing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Schedule Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Using the Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Storing a New Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Recording the Completion of a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

When the Time Limit for a Task is Reached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Displaying Task Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Editing Task Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Changing the Task List Display Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Erasing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Task Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using Your PCS Phone as a Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Storing New Memos and Editing Existing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Viewing Notepad Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Notepad Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Making a Note of a Phone Number During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Storing Information in the Scratch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Viewing Scratch Pad Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Scratch Pad Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using Your PCS Phone as a Wake-up Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Storing a New Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Alarm Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Canceling or Erasing an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Calculator Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Managing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Data That Can be Managed in Data Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Playing Stored Data Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Specifying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Deleting the Data Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Displaying vCard/vCalendar Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Erasing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Connecting to Related Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Options During Folder List Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Options During Folder Content Data List Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Playing Downloaded Melodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Storing a Melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Playing Melodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Setting the Melody Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Changing the Melody Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Jukebox Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

2I. UsingYourPhone’sVoiceServices ...........................115

Using Voice-Activated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Programming Voice Dial Tag to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Reviewing Voice Dialing Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Erasing Voice Dialing Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Recording Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

2J. E-mail ..................................................... 119

Specifying the Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Changing the Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Server Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Setting the Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Composing and Sending New E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Options When You Are Composing a New E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Checking the Content of Outgoing E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Editing and Resending Outgoing E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Erasing Outgoing E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Setting the Outgoing Mail List Screen Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Options Available During Outgoing Mail List Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Options Available During Outgoing Mail Content Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Receiving E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Viewing Incoming E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Replying to Received E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Forwarding Incoming E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Erasing Incoming E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Setting the Incoming Mail List Screen Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Options Available During Incoming Mail List Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Options Available During Incoming Mail Content Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Draft E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

SECTION3:UsingPCSServiceFeatures ...............141

3A. PCSServiceFeatures:TheBasics ............................ 143

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Voicemail Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Clearing the Voicemail Message Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Making a Three-Way Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

3B. PCSVision ................................................. 151

Browsing the Web on Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Launching the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Your User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Net Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Browsing the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Setting Up a Web Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Message Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

PCS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Sending PCS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

New PCS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Displaying PCS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

PCS Message Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Dialing a Phone Number From a PCS Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Connecting to a URL From a PCS Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Sending an E-mail to the E-Mail Address From a PCS Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Erasing a PCS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Signing Up for PCS Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

PCS Short Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Using PCS Short Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Using PCS Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Accessing PCS Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Composing PCS Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

PCS Business Connection Personal Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

PCS Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

3C. PCSVoiceCommand ........................................ 177

Getting Started With PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Creating Your Own Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Making a Call With PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Accessing Information Using PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

SECTION 4: Safety Guidelines and

WarrantyInformation .............................181

4A. Safety ..................................................... 183

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

4B. CustomerLimitedWarranty .................................. 211

Customer Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Welcome to Sprint

print built the largest all-PCS nationwide network with advanced

multimedia services and clear calls, reaching more than 230 million people for clarity you can see and hear. We built our network to give you what we believe you really want from a wireless phone, clear sound, private conversations and time-saving features.

But with Sprint, you can do something even more far-reaching – simplify your life. Our advanced technology is designed to grow with your communications needs so that one day you’ll be able to rely entirely on your PCS Phone to stay connected.

This guide will familiarize you with our technology and with your new PCS Phone through simple, easy-to-follow instructions. If you have already reviewed the Start Here Guide, which was packaged with your new phone, then you’re ready to explore the advanced features outlined in this guide.

If you have not read your Start Here Guide, go to Section One – Getting Started. This section provides all the information you need to quickly activate your phone, set up your voicemail and much more. It also contains information on how to contact Sprint should you have questions about service, want to purchase additional products or services, or just to check your account balance.

Thank you for choosing Sprint.

Introduction to this Online User’s Guide

his Online User’s Guide introduces you to PCS Service and all the

features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections:

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Section 1: Getting Started

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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

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Section 3: Using PCS Service Features

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Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information

Throughout the guide, you’ll find tips that highlight special shortcuts and timely reminders to help you make the most of your new phone and service. The Table of Contents and Index will help you locate specific information quickly.

You’ll get the most out of your phone if you read each section. However, if you’d like to get right to a specific feature, simply turn to that page. Follow the instructions in that section and you’ll be ready to use your phone in no time.

Tip : You can print out this guide to keep on hand or view it online. If

you’re viewing it online, simply click ona topic in the Table of Contents or on any page reference within a section to go directly to that topic.

Section 1

Getting Started

Section 1

5Getting Started

Section 1A

Setting Up Service

In This Section

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Getting Started With PCS Service

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Setting Up Your Voicemail

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Getting Help

his section walks you through the basics of setting up service for your

PCS Phone, including unlocking and activating your phone, setting up your voicemail and how to contact Sprint for assistance with your PCS Service.

Section 1: Getting Started

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Getting Started With PCS Service

Determine if Your Phone is Already Activated

If you received your phone in the mail or purchased it at a Sprint Store, it probably has been activated. All you need to do is unlock your phone.

If your phone is not activated, please refer to the Start Here Guide included with your phone.

Unlocking Your Phone

Follow these steps to unlock your phone:

1. Press and hold E to turn the phone on.

Unlock

2. Press (right soft key). (See page 14-17 about soft keys.)

3. Enter your four-digit lock code. For security purposes, the code is not

visible as you type.

Tip : If you can’t recall your lock code, try using the last four digits of

either your Social Security number or PCS Phone Number or try 0000. If none of these work, call PCS Customer Service Solutions at 1-888-2114PCS (4727).

Activating Your Phone

To activate your phone, follow the directions in the Start Here Guide that was included with your phone.

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Setting Up Your Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your PCS Phone is activated.

To set up voicemail:

1. From the Standby mode, press and hold !.

2. Follow the system prompts to create your pass code, record your

greeting, record your name announcement and choose whether to activate One-Touch Message Access (a feature that lets you press one key to access messages and bypasses the need for you to enter your pass code).

Note: The voicemail setup process may vary in certain Affiliate areas.

Getting Help

Visit Our Web Site

Stop by www.sprintpcs.com and log on to get up-to-date information on PCS Service, options and more.

You can also:

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Review coverage maps

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Learn how to use voicemail

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Access your account information

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Purchase accessories

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Add additional options to your service plan

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Check out frequently asked questions

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And more

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PCS Customer Service Solutions

Claire, your virtual service representative is also available to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit her at

www.sprintpcs.com by

logging on and clicking on Claire’s Directory for Service Solutions.

Receiving Automated Invoicing Information

For your convenience, your phone gives you access to invoicing information on your PCS Account. This information includes balance due, payment received, invoicing cycle and the amount of minutes and/ or data used since your last invoicing cycle. (A nominal fee and/or airtime charges may apply.)

To access this information:

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Press S 4 T.

Note: This service may not be available in all Affiliate markets.

PCS Directory Assistance

PCS Directory Assistance provides a variety of services, including residential, business and government listings; assistance with local or long-distance calls; movie listings; hotel, restaurant and shopping information and major local event information. There is a per-call charge and you will be billed for airtime.

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Press 4 1 1 T.

PCS Operator Services

PCS Operator Services can provide assistance in placing collect calls or calls billed to a local telephone calling card or a third party.

1. Press 0 T.

For more information or to see the latest in products and services, visit us online at

Note: PCS Operator Services may not be available in all Affiliate

markets.

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www.sprintpcs.com.

Section 2

Understanding Your

Phone

Section 2

11Understanding Your Phone

Section 2A

Your PCS Phone – The Basics

In This Section

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Parts Name

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Viewing the Display Screen

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Features of Your SH-P300

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Turning Your Phone ON and OFF

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Using the Battery

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Displaying Your Phone Number and Version Information

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Using the Key Guard

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Using the Environment Switch

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SettingYourPCSPhonetoAirplaneMode

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Making and Answering Calls

our PCS Phone is packed with features that simplify your life and

expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. This section will guide you through the basics of your phone and you’ll be on your way to using it in no time.

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Parts Name

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1. Antenna: The voice on the other end sounds clearest when the

antenna is all the way up.

2. Environment Switch: Used to set how to handle incoming calls.

3. Headset Jack: Provides connection for an optional headset.

4. Light Sensor: Detects brightness. You can set this function to stop the

ringer or reduce the ringer volume when brightening is detected (for example, when you take the phone out of your pocket) or to turn on the backlight according to the ambient light level.

5. Receiver: Lets you hear the caller’s voice and voice prompts.

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6. LED (green/orange/red light): Flashes green and orange when you

have incoming calls. And flashes red while charging; when charging is completed, the lamp turns green.

7. Display Screen: Displays phone status icons, menus, functions, etc.

8. Cursor Key: Scrolls through the menu options, Phone Book list, Call

History list, etc. The move left key provides a shortcut to a selected menu and the move right key jumps to the Find Name screen. Pressing the center of the Cursor Key displays the top menu.

9. Soft Key (right): Lets you select the menu (option) corresponding to

the bottom right line on the Display Screen.

10.MSG: Lets you launch the Messaging (E-mail) application. This key

also functions as the page down key in the Phone Book and Calendar displays.

11.END/POWER: Lets you disconnect a call and return to the Standby

mode. Lets you put the caller on hold when receiving incoming calls, or turns the phone ON and OFF.

12.Back: Allows you to clear characters from the screen and also to go

back to the previous screen.

13.Microphone: You should speak into this microphone.

14.TALK: Lets you place a call, receive a call, answer Call Waiting, use

Three-Way Calling and Voice Dial.

15.Web: Lets you launch the Browser. This key also functions as the page

up key in the Phone Book and Calendar displays.

16.Soft Key (left): Lets you select the menu (option) corresponding to

the bottom left line on the Display Screen.

17.Handstrap Slot: Used to attach the hand strap.

18.Back illumination: Flashes when you have incoming calls.

19.Speaker: Sounds ringing tone when receiving a call, when using the

Jukebox feature or the other party’s voice when Speaker Phone is set to ON.

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20.Charge Terminal: Used to charge the phone on the optional desktop

charger.

21.External Connection Terminal: Used to connect the travel charger.

Also used to connect the phone to a PC.

Viewing the Display Screen

This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your display screen.

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shows your current signal strength.

The more lines you have, the stronger your signal.

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(flashing): sending data; : PCS Vision Service is dormant; : PCS Vision Service is unavailable.

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! to call your voicemail.

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waiting.

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Network.

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the more power you have left. (While charging: flashes)

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indicates the browser page is secure.

lights in Airplane mode.

means your phone cannot find a signal.

tells you a call is in progress.

lights during data downloading.

PCS Vision Service is active; (flashing): receiving data;

indicates the Speaker Phone is set to ON.

indicates you have voicemail messages waiting. Press and hold

indicates you have a PCS Message waiting.

indicates you have both new voicemail(s) and PCS Message(s)

indicates you are “roaming” off the Sprint Nationwide PCS

shows the level of your battery charge. The more black you see,

indicates the Location setting is ON.

indicates the Location setting is OFF.

indicates your phone is in vibrate mode.

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Tip : Display indicators let you know when you’re off the Sprint

Nationwide PCS Network.

Soft Keys

You can select the menus or options, which are described at the bottom line of the display screen, by pressing the corresponding soft key (left/ right). In this Online User’s Guide, the explanation for selecting such menus/options is as shown below:

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Options

Press .

(It means, “Press the soft key (left/right) corresponding to .”)

Options

Features of Your SH-P300

Congratulations on the purchase of your PCS Phone SH-P300. This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable and offers many significant features and service options:

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Provides access to other PCS digital networks where Sprint has implemented roaming agreements (page 57).

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PCS VisionSM provides access to the wireless Internet (page 151).

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PCS Short Mail and PCS Email provide quick and convenient text messaging capabilities (page 165-167).

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PCS Connection Kit offers wireless modem capabilities for your personal computer (page 160).

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PCS Voice CommandSM lets you dial phone numbers by speaking someone’s name or the digits in their phone number (page 177).

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Downloadable ringers allow you to personalize your phone with distinct ringers (page 169).

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Provides access to up to two POP3 e-mail accounts for sending and receiving e-mail over the Internet (page 119).

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Voice Dialing lets you call the phone numbers by saying the programmed names into the phone (page 115-117).

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“Get New” function provides you quick access to download images (pictures), sounds (melody), applications or games to the phone from Web site (page 110).

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Voice Memo function can record your voice in the Standby mode (page 118).

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Speed Dialing lets you call the phone number stored in the Phone Book by one touch dialing (page 86).

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Phone book can store up to 200 entries. Each entry can contain 5 phone numbers, 1 Email, 1 Web, Ringer and Picture (page 79).

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Calendar function provides a convenient way to manage your schedule and uses alarms and messages to remind you of scheduled events (page 90-95).

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Tegic T9 text input decreases the time of entering characters and gives you the easier way to edit the text messages (page 74).

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Jukebox function lets you store and playback downloaded melodies (page 111-113).

Turning Your Phone ON and OFF

TurningYourPhoneON

Fully extend the antenna to receive the best reception.

2. Press and hold E until LED lights red.

Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for Service...” indicating that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters Standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.

If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to Standby mode.

In Power save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for PCS Service by pressing any key (when your phone is turned ON).

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Tip : The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when

you are in an area where there is no signal.

Turning Your Phone OFF

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Press and hold E until you see “Powering off” on the display.

Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery is charging).

Using the Battery

Battery Capacity

Your PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery.

It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery provides approximately 3.5 hours of continuous talk time or approximately 10 days of continuous standby time.

When there are approximately 5 minutes of talk time left, the blank battery icon blinks, the warning message appears on your display screen, and the phone sounds an audible alert.

When the battery is completely drained, the warning message appears and the phone sounds an audible alert again. Thirty seconds later, the phone powers down.

Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, game

use and browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby times.

Tip : Be sure to charge your phone’s battery and watch your indicator to

ensure your levels are okay.

Installing the Battery

Your PCS Phone comes with a LiIon battery. Follow these steps to install it:

1. Push the lock button in direction A to unlock the battery cover. Grasp

the cover on both sides next to the mark where it sticks out and remove the lid as in B.

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2. Place the battery in the body so that the tabs on the battery and the

slots in the phone are aligned.

3. While pushing the battery up, press it into the body.

4. Fit the tabs on the top of the battery cover into the slots of the body.

5. While pushing the battery cover in direction C, align it with the body

and press down D in the middle of the cover until you hear it catch. To lock the cover in place, press the lock button in direction E.

Finally, make sure the battery cover is securely closed.

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Removing the Battery

Follow these easy steps, to remove the battery:

1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or

messages.

2. Push the lock button in direction A to unlock the battery cover. Grasp

the cover on both sides next to the mark where it sticks out and remove the lid as in B.

3. Hold the battery and pull it up and out.

Charging the Battery

Your PCS Phone comes with a rechargeable battery. You should charge the battery as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone.

Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you will lose all the information you were just working on. For a quick check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your phone’s display screen. If the battery charge gets too low, the blank battery icon starts blinking, and the phone sounds a warning tone.

Always use a Sprint-approved travel charger, the optional desktop charger or the optional vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.

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