Samsung A640 User Manual

Sprint PCS Vision® Phone A640 by Samsung®

www.sprint.com

Printed in Korea.

ZD27.04_LMa640_050906_F3

Table of Contents

Welcome to Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Your Phone’s Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Sprint PCS Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Section 2: Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2A. Your Phone: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Navigating Through Phone Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Updating Phone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Call Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Lock Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Erasing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Erasing My Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Erasing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Erasing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Erasing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Security Features for Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Using Call Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Data Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

2E. Managing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

2F. Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Finding Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Wireless Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Dialing Sprint PCS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

2G. Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools . . . . . . . . . . .103

Using Your Phone’s Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Using Your Phone’s Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using Your Phone’s Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

2H. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Activating Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Phone Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

My Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

2I. Using the Built-in Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Storing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Managing Sprint PCS Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Order Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Settings and Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

2J. Using Sprint PCS Ready Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Ready Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Making and Receiving a Sprint PCS Ready Link Call . . . . . . . . . 146

Adding and Editing Ready Link Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Erasing Ready Link List Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Updating Sprint PCS Ready Link Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Managing Sprint PCS Ready Link Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

2K. Using Bluetooth® Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . .167

Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Bluetooth Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

3A. Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Using SMS Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Using SMS Voice Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

3B. Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Sprint PCS Vision Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Accessing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Downloading Premium Services Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Exploring the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Sprint PCS Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

3C. Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . 218

Creating Your Own Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command . . 221

Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . .223

4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . 227

Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Radiofrequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Phone Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

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network from the ground up, so all your services – whether it’s Voicemail, Caller ID, email, or Sprint PCS® Picture Mail – will work the same wherever you go on the Nationwide Sprint PCS® Network.

This guide will familiarize you with our technology and your new phone through simple, easy-to-follow instructions. It’s all right here – from setting up your account passwords and voicemail to using the most advanced features of your phone.

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Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint.

Introduction

This Phone Guide introduces you to Sprint PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections:

⽧ Section 1: Getting Started

⽧ Section 2: Your P hon e

⽧ Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features

⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

Throughout this 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 also help you quickly locate specific information.

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 locate that section in the Table of Contents and go directly to that page. Follow the instructions in that section, and you'll be ready to use your phone in no time.

Phone Guide Note:

WAR NI NG

Due to updates in phone software, this printed guide may not be the most current version for your phone. Visit www.sprint.com and sign on to My PCS to access the most recent version of the phone guide.

Please refer to the Important Safety Information section on page 225 to learn about information that will help you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the Important Safety Information in this phone guide may result in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

Your Phone’s Menu

The following list outlines your phone’s menu structure. For more information about navigating through the menus, please see “Navigating Through Phone Menus” on page 28.

CONTACTS (RIGHT SOFTKEY)

PRESS MENU TO DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING:

VOI CE KIT

1: Voice Service

1: Digit Dialing 2: Sensitivity 3: Choice Lists 4: Sound 5: Voice Launch 6: About

2: Voice Memo

1: Record 2: Review

MESSAGING

1: Send Message

1: Text Message 2: Picture Mail 3: Handwr. Msg 4: VoiceSMS

2: Text Message

1: Inbox 2: Outbox 3: Drafts 4: Send Text

3: Picture Mail

1: Inbox 2: Send Picture 3: Send Handwr. Msg

4: VoiceSMS

5: IM & Email

1: PCS Mail 2: AOL 3: MSN 4: Yahoo! 5: Earthlink 6: Other

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6: Voicemail

1: Call Voicemail 2: Clear Envelope

7: Chat & Dating

8: Settings

1: Notification

1: Message and Icon 2: Icon only

2: Sending Options

1: Priority (Normal/Urgent) 2: Call Back #

3: Preset Messages

1: Can’t talk right now. Send me a message. 2: Call me 3: Where are you? 4: Can you pick up 5: Meet me at 6: Let’s get lunch. 7: The meeting has been cancelled. 8: I’ll be there at 9: What time does it start? 10: I love you! 11: [Empty] 12: [Empty] 13: [Empty] 14: [Empty] 15: [Empty] 16: [Empty] 17: [Empty] 18: [Empty] 19: [Empty] 20: [Empty]

4: Edit Signature (On/Off)

5: Message Alerts

1: Alert Volume

1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Picture Mail

2: Alert Type

1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Picture Mail

3: Reminder

1: Off 2: Once 3: Every 2 min

6: Save in Outbox (Yes/No)

7: Auto Erase (Yes/No)

8: VoiceSMS Options

1: Speakerphone (On/Off) 2: From Name

TO OL S

1: Bluetooth

2: Today

3: Scheduler

4: Task List

5: Countdown

6: Memo Pad

7: World Time

1: Options (DST Setting)

8: Alarm Clock

1: Alarm #1 2: Alarm #2 3: Alarm #3

9: Calculator

0: Set Time (displayed when there is no time information)

PICTURES

1: Camera

Press the right softkey while in camera mode to view the following options:

1: Self Timer

1: Off 2: 5 Sec 3: 10 Sec

2: Fun Tools

1: Fun Frames

1: Off 2: Love Letter 3: Merry Christmas 4: Movie Star 5: Top Secret 6: Dollar 7: Memories 8: Robinhood 9: Roses for Love 10: Love 11: Stars 12: Beans

2: Color Tones

1: Auto 2: Sepia 3: Mono 4: Warm 5: Cool

3: Controls

1: Brightness

2: White Balance

1: Auto 2: Sunny 3: Cloudy 4: Tungsten 5: Fluorescent 6: Manual

4: Settings

1: Resolution

1: High: 640x480 2: Med: 320x240 3: Low: 224x168

2: Quality

1: Fine 2: Normal 3: Economy

3: Shutter Sound

1: Shutter 1-6 2: Say Cheese 3: Off

4: Auto Erase (On/Off)

5: View Mode (Full Screen/Wide Screen)

5: Review Pictures

2: My Pictures

1: In Camera 2: Saved to Phone

3: Online Albums

1: View Albums 2: Upload Picture

4: Order Prints

5: Settings and Info

1: Account Info 2: View Mode (Full Screen/Wide Screen)

CALL HISTORY

1: Outgoing Calls

2: Incoming Calls

3: Missed Calls

4: Recent Calls

WEB

SETTINGS

1: Display

1: Screen Saver

1: Preset Image

1: Red Flower 2: Reflection 3: Sandglass 4: Pattern 5: Skyscraper 6: Sprint 7: Video 8: Launch Pad 9: World Time 10: Calendar 11: Dual Clock 12: Analog Clock

2: My Content

3: My Albums

2: Menu Style

1: Grid style 1 2: Grid style 2 3: List style

3: Incoming Call

1: With Caller ID

1: Preset Animation

2: My Content

3: My Albums

2: No Caller ID

1: Preset Animation

2: My Content

3: My Albums

4: Dialing Font

1: Color

1: Basic 2: Rainbow 3: Monochrome 4: Hyphenate

2: Size

1: Large 2: Medium 3: Small

5: Greeting (Sprint/Custom)

6: Backlight

1: Main Display

1: Flip open 2: 30 seconds 3: 15 seconds 4: 8 seconds

2: Keypad

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1: Flip open 2: 30 seconds 3: 15 seconds 4: 8 seconds 5: Off

3: Pwr Save Mode (On/Off)

4: Brightness

1: Lowest 2: Low 3: Med 4: High 5: Highest

2: Sounds

1: Ringer Type

1: Voice Calls

1: With Caller ID

1: Single Tones 2: Ring Tones 3: Melodies 4: My Contents

2: No Caller ID

1: Single Tones 2: Ring Tones 3: Melodies 4: My Contents

2: Ready Link

1: Default 2: Sound 1-6

3: Messages

1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Picture Mail

4: Schedule

1: Single Tones 2: Ring Tones 3: Melodies 4: My Contents

5: Roam Ringer (Normal/Distinctive)

2: Volume

1: Ringer

1: Ringer Off 2: 1-Beep 3: Level 1 - 8 4: Always Vibrate

2: Speakerphone (Level 1-8)

3: Text Message