Samsung Gusto 3, SM-B311VZKPVZW User Guide

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User Guide
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MOBILE PHONE
Please read this manual before operating your
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Warning!
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Modification of Software
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USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY. YOUR CARRIER MAY NOT PERMIT USERS TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN SOFTWARE, SUCH AS CUSTOM OS.
IF YOUR CARRIER PROHIBITS THIS, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ONTO THE DEVICE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THE SCREEN THAT THE PHONE WILL NO LONGER OPERATE AND BE INSTRUCTED TO POWER DOWN THE DEVICE. YOU MUST THEN CONTACT YOUR CARRIER TO RESTORE THE DEVICE TO THE CARRIER AUTHORIZED SETTINGS.
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The actual available capacity of the internal memory is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default
applications occupy part of the memory. The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.
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Nuance®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.
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and NetFront™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries.
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product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Screen images simulated. Appearance of the device may vary.
©2012 Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless and the Verizon wireless logos are trademarks of Verizon Trademark Services LLC. Gusto is a trademark of Verizon Wireless. All company names, trademarks, logos and copyrights not property of Verizon Wireless are property of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4
Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 13
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Understanding the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Section 3: Entering Text ............................................... 24
Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering Text Using Abc/ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Entering Text Using T9 Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Entering Smileys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Entering Quick Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Entering Text Using T9 Palabra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 4: Call Functions ............................................. 29
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 5: Understanding Your Contacts ....................34
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Erasing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Adding Pauses or Waits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Making Calls Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Backup Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Section 6: Messages ....................................................48
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Creating and Sending Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Social Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Emergency Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Section 7: Bluetooth .....................................................64
Bluetooth Service Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Turning Bluetooth On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Bluetooth Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adding a New Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Section 8: Media Center ............................................... 67
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Tunes & Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
My Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Browse and Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Section 9: Tools ............................................................ 80
Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Phone Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Section 10: Internet ...................................................... 87
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Section 11: Settings .....................................................93
My Verizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Set-Up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ...............121
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . 121
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS) . . . . . . 128
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . 131
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations
for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . 141
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Section 13: Warranty Information ............................. 144
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . 149
Index ............................................................................ 157
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Section 1: Getting Started

This section allows you to quickly start using your phone by installing and charging the battery, activating your service, and setting up voicemail.

Understanding This User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 157.
Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. Most of this information is near the back of the guide, beginning on page 121.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation may be different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that the phone is open, and you are starting from the Home screen.
Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default
settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.
Unless stated otherwise, instructions to perform tasks in this User Manual assume that the phone is open, and start at the Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.
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Special Text
Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
Note: Presents alternative options for the current feature,
menu, or sub-menu.
Tip: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful
shortcuts.
Important: Points out important information about the
current feature that could affect performance.
Warning: Brings to your attention important information to
prevent loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.
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Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used:
Highlight Use the Directional Key to move focus to
an item on the screen.
Select Use the Directional Key to highlight an
item on the screen, and then press the OK Key. The OK Key function changes according to the type of item highlighted.
Arrows are used to represent the “highlight, and
then select” steps in longer, or repetitive, procedures.
For example: From the Home screen, press the Left Soft
Key Menu Settings Phone Info My Number.
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Activating Your Phone

If you purchased your phone at a Verizon Wireless store, it is activated and ready to use. If you received a new phone by mail, it may need to be activated before you can use it.
To activate your phone, choose from the following:
Visit a Verizon Wireless store.
Contact Verizon Wireless customer support.
Visit
verizonwireless.com
to manage your account online.

Displaying Your Phone Number

My Number displays the ten-digit number assigned to your phone.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Phone Info My Number.

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Charger is included with the phone, for charging the battery.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery can require up to 4 hours of charge time. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
Important! Use only Samsung-approved charging devices
and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Battery Indicator
The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the display shows battery power level, with four bars indicating a full charge. Before the battery becomes too low to operate, the empty battery icon will flash and a tone will sound. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, the phone will power off.
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Battery Cover
The battery cover on the back of the phone protects the battery.
Removing the battery cover
1. Hold the phone securely with both hands.
2. Use the fingertip cutout at the top of the phone to pull
the back cover off.
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Replace the battery cover
Properly align the cover over the battery compartment, then press it downward until it clicks into place.
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Installing the Battery
1. Remove the battery cover (see “Removing the battery
cover” on page 7).
2. Insert the battery into the phone, aligning the gold
contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone.
3. Replace the battery cover (see “Replace the battery
cover” on page 7).
Charging the Battery
Your phone comes with a charging head to charge your phone from any 120/220 VAC outlet.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery can require up to 4 hours of charge time. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.
1. Insert the charger cable into the Charging/Accessory
port.
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2. Plug the charging head into a standard AC power
End/Power Key
outlet.
3. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head
from the power outlet and remove the cable from the phone.
Non-Supported Batteries
Warning! Samsung handsets do not support the use of a non-
approved battery. Using a non-approved battery may cause damage to your phone. Use a Samsung approved battery only.
Samsung charging accessories (such as a wall charger, and cigarette lighter adapter) will only charge a Samsung approved battery. When using a non-approved battery the handset can only be used for the duration of the life of the battery and cannot be recharged.
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Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On
Press and hold the End/Power Key to turn the phone on or off. While powering on, the phone connects with the home network, and then displays the Home screen and active alerts.
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Easy Setup

Set basic preferences, to start using your phone quickly. While setting preferences:
Use the Directional Key to highlight an option in
a list.
Press to make a selection and go to the next setting.
Press the Left Soft Key Preview or Play for an
example of the highlighted selection.
Press the Right Soft Key Skip to move to the next
setting without making a selection.
Set-Up Wizard
Use Set-up Wizard to configure your display’s fonts, call sounds, display theme, menu layout, and clocks.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Set-up Wizard.
2. Follow the prompts to set preferences for these
settings:
•Font Size: Select the size of fonts for your phone’s
displays (Normal or Large).
•Font Size Control: Volume Key can also be used to control font size. Press Next and make a selection (Yes or No).
• Call Sounds: Choose how your phone alerts you to incoming calls (Ring only, Vibrate only, Ring and Vibrate, or Be Silent.
• Display Themes: Select a theme for your phone’s displays.
• Menu Layout: Choose a layout for the Menu.
•Main Clock: Select a format for the clock displayed on
the Home screen.
•Front Clock: Select a format for the clock that appears on the external display.
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Easy Set-Up for Readout
Use Easy Set-up to configure the Readout feature. The Readout feature reads aloud the words on the screen.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Accessibility
Easy Set-up.
2. Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for
Full Readout, Menu Readout, Digit Dial Readout, Alert Readout, TXT Message Readout, Browser Readout, and Flip Open & Talk.
3. Select a speech rate for reading (Fast, Medium Fast,
Normal, Medium Slow, or Slow).
Easy Set-Up for Sounds
Use Easy Set-up to set the sounds your phone makes, including sounds to alert you to calls and messsages.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Sounds Easy Set-up.
2. Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for Call
Sounds, Keypad Volume, Text Msg Alert, Multimedia Msg Alert, and Voicemail Msg Alert.
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Easy Set-Up for Displays
Use Easy-Setup to configure your phone’s displays, including the wallpaper, menu layout, and clocks.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Display Easy Set-up.
2. Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for
Personal Banner, Display Backlight, Keypad Backlight, Main Wallpaper, Front Wallpaper, Display Themes, Menu Layout, Dial Fonts, Font Size Control, Main Clock, and Front Clock.

TTY Mode

Your phone is fully TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode. For more information about TTY settings, see “TTY Mode” on page 116.
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Roaming

When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area, your phone can roam to acquire service on other compatible digital networks. when Roaming is active, the Roaming icon
appears in the Status Bar.
During roaming, some services may not be available.
Important! Depending on your coverage area and service
plan, extra charges may apply when making or receiving call.
You can set global roaming options. For more information, see “Global Data Roaming Access” on page 114 and “System Select” on page 114.
Note: Contact Verizon Wireless for more information about
your coverage area and service plan.

Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.
Setting Up Voicemail
1. From the Home screen, press the Voicemail Key.
2. Follow the automated instructions to set up your new
password and record a greeting.
Checking Voicemail
1. From the Home screen, press the Voicemail Key.
2. Enter your password, and then press .
3. Follow the recorded prompts to listen to messages and
manage your voicemail.
Note: You can also access voicemail using the pre-set speed
dial, , and then , or by dialing your phone number from any touch-tone phone.
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone as well as screens and icons that display when the phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

All Digital CDMA 1x Technology
Global Positioning (GPS) Technology
Fake Call
Hands-Free Mode
Personal Organization ToolsCalculator
Calendar Alarm ClockStop Watch World ClockNotepad
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Messaging Services Standard Text MessagingPicture MessagingVoice Messaging Mobile Email
1.3 MP Camera
Advanced Voice Commands, using Nuance Voice
Recognition technology
Speakerphone
Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology
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Closed View of Your Phone

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Features
1. Camera Lens: The lens of the built-in camera.
2. Front Screen: Shows signal and battery strength,
time, day, and date, plus calls or message notifications.
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Open View of Your Phone

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7 8 9
10 11 12 13
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Features
1. Earpiece: Allows you to hear the caller.
2. Main Screen: Displays phone features.
3. Left Soft Key: Press to select the command at the
lower left area of the display screen.
4. In Case of Emergency (ICE) Key: Press to access
stored emergency numbers and information.
5. Send Key: Press to place or receive a call. From the
Home screen, press once to access the All Calls log.
6. Clear Key: Press to delete numbers or characters from
the display, or to return to the previous item or screen.
7. OK Key: Select a highlighted item.
8. Directional Key: Press left, right, up and down to scroll
lists or screens.
9. Voice Commands Key: Press and hold for Voice
Commands
10. Voicemail Key: Press to access voicemail.
11. Right Soft Key: Press to select the command at the
lower right area of the display screen.
12. Messaging Key: Press to access the Messaging menu.
13. End/Power Key: Press to end a call. Press and hold to
turn the phone On or Off.
14. Vibrate Mode Key:
Mode
.
Press and hold to activate Vibrate
.
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Side Views of Your Phone

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5
7
6
Features
1. Strap Attachment: Attach an optional strap (not
included).
2. 3.5 mm Headset Jack: Plug in an optional headset for
music, or for safe, convenient conversations.
3. Camera Key: From the Home screen, press to activate
the Camera. When using Camera, press to take a photo.
4. Speakerphone Key: With the flip open, press and hold
to activate the Speakerphone. With the flip closed, press and hold to activate Voice Commands, or press 4 times to initiate a Fake Call.
5. Battery Cover Slot: Pull here with your finger to
remove the battery cover.
6. Charging/Accessory Port: Plug in charging
accessories, and connect compatible accessory cables.
7. Volume Key: Press to adjust Volume. Press Down to
silence an incoming call ringtone. From the Home screen, press and hold Down to switch between Sound Off and the previous Volume level. With the phone closed, press Down 4 times to initiate a Fake Call.
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Navigation Keys

Up
Down
Left
Right
Hands-Free Mode
New Message
My Verizon
My Shortcuts
Left Soft Key Right Soft Key
Directional Key
Press the Directional Key to browse menus and lists or to launch applications from the Home screen.
Directional Key Shortcuts
From the Home screen, press a Directional Key Up, Down, Left or Right key to launch its corresponding application.
My Shortcuts presents a list of shortcuts that you can customize to include your favorite features.
You can customize the Directional Key shortcuts. For more information, see “My Shortcuts” on page 107.
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Understanding the Home Screen

Status Bar
Status and Settings
The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.
Status Bar: Presents icons to show network status,
battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see “Status Icons” on page 19.
Status and Settings: Presents icons indicating active
alerts, reminders, alarms and current settings. For a list of icons, see “Status and Settings Icons” on page 20.
Customizing the Home screen
You can customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.
Wallpaper: Select a background image for the Lock
Screen and Home screen, from pre-loaded images, or your own pictures. For more information, see “Wallpaper” on page 102.
Banners: Create a personal banner, or enable a network
status banner, to appear on the Home screen. For more information, see “Banner” on page 100.
Clock Format: Choose a format and color for the clock on
the Home screen. For more information, see “Clock Format” on page 105.
Display Theme: Display themes offer coordinated looks
for all your phone’s screens, including the Home screen. For more information, see “Themes” on page 102.
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Home Screen Icons
Status Icons
Icons display in the top line of the Home screen to show the status of the phone.
For a list of icons, see the Icon Glossary. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings
Phone Info Icon Glossary System Status.
Digital Signal Strength: The number of bars
show signal strength, with more ba rs meaning a stronger signal.
1X CDMA Signal Strength: The number of bars show signal strength. More bars indicate stronger signal.
Airplane Mode: When activated, you cannot send or receive calls or messages, but other features are available. appears on the Home screen. For more information, see “Airplane Mode” on page 106.
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Roaming Status: The phone is roaming outside the home service area. Consult Verizon Wireless for roaming plans and rates.
Voice Call: A voice call is in progress.
Data Call: A data connection is active, and data is
being transmitted and received. Data Dormant: A data connection is active, but no
data is being transmitted or received. No Service: No coverage is available. You cannot
send or receive calls or messages. Voice Listening: Device is listening for your voice
commands. Voice Readout: Device is recording your voice
commands. E911 Only: GPS location information is available
to network during Emergency calls only. For details, see “Location Detection” on page 109.
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Location On: GPS location information is available to the network. For more information about this setting, see “Location Detection” on page 109.
SSL: Data is encrypted by Secure Socket Layer encryption, for increased privacy.
Voice Privacy: The Voice Privacy setting is active, to increase privacy of voice calls. For more information, see “Voice Privacy” on page 117.
TTY: TTY Mode is active. For more information, see “TTY Mode” on page 116.
Keypad Lock: Keypad is currently locked.
Bluetooth On: Bluetooth service is On. For more
information, see “Turning Bluetooth On or Off” on page 65.
Bluetooth Connected: The phone is paired with another Bluetooth device. For more information, about pairing with Bluetooth, see “Adding a New Device” on page 66
Bluetooth Active: The phone is exchanging information with another Bluetooth device.
Battery Level: Battery charge indicator. The number of bars show available battery power, with more bars indicating more charge.
Network Extender: Phone is connected to a network extender device.
Auto Answer: The Auto w/ Handsfree Answer Option is enabled. For more information, see “Answer Options” on page 115.
Status and Settings Icons
Icons display in the Status and Settings area of the Home screen.
For a list of icons, see the Icon Glossary. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings
Phone Info Icon Glossary Service Alert & Settings.
All Sounds Off: Volume set to All Sounds Off. No
sounds are played for calls or alerts.
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Alarm Only: Volume set to Alarm Only. The only sounds played will be for alarms.
Vibrate Only: Volume is set to Vibrate Only. The phone will vibrate for calls and alerts.
Unread Msg: You have new, unread text message(s).
Email: You have new, unread email message(s). Voicemail: You have new voicemail. Missed Calls: You have missed calls.
Calendar Event: You have an active calendar
event.
Speakerphone: Speakerphone mode is active. Alarm On: You have an alarm set to go off in the
next 24 hours. Hands-free Mode: All alerts are made with sound,
and other information may be read out for alerts. For more information, see “Hands-Free Mode” on page 98.
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Understanding the Menu

The Menu is the starting point for launching applications and features.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key to select Menu.
Customizing the Menu
Setting a Display Theme
Display themes offer coordinated looks for all your phone’s screens, including the Menu. For more information, see “Themes” on page 102.
Choosing a Menu Layout
Choose from Tab, List, or Grid menu layouts. For more information, see “Menu” on page 103.
Tip: While scrolling the Menu, you can adjust the size of the
font by pressing the Volume Key Up or Down.
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Menu Items
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These items appear on the Menu by default. You can replace some menu items with your favorite features, and change the order items appear in the menu. For more information about customizing menu settings, see “Menu” on page 103.
Contacts: Open the Contacts menu, to enter, view and manage your daily contacts. For more information, see “Understanding Your Contacts” on page 34.
Messages: Access your phone’s messaging features. For more information, see “Messages” on page 48.
Recent Calls: Open the Recent Calls log, to view recent received, missed and dialed calls. For more information, see “Recent Calls” on page 31.
Internet: Launch Verizon Wireless Mobile Web, where you can manage your account and browse the web.
Media Center: Launch Media Center, for the multimedia features of your phone. For more information, see “Media Center” on page 67.
Mobile Email: Send email messages from your phone.
Tools: Access productivity tools. For more information, see “Tools” on page 80.
My Pictures: Opens My Pictures, for access to your photos. For more information, see “My Pictures” on page 72.
Settings: Configure your phone to your preferences. For more information, see “Settings” on page 93.
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Using Menu Numbers
Each menu item has a number assigned to it, and you can access menu items using these menu numbers.
For example, access Airplane Mode using standard
navigation:
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu.
2. Press the Directional Key Down to highlight
Settings and press OK.
3. Press the Directional Key Down to highlight
Phone and press OK.
4. Press OK to set Airplane Mode.
Example using number accelerators:
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Settings Phone
Airplane Mode.
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Section 3: Entering Text

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers when you need to enter text. This section describes text input modes and entering characters or symbols, using the keypad.
Your phone offers these text entry modes:
Abc/ABC: Standard text entry for phones
123: Numbers
T9 Word: English predictive text
Symbols: Common text symbols
Smileys: Text emoticons
Quick Text: Pre-entered phrases (text fields only)
T9 Palabra: Spanish predictive text
Domain extensions: Common internet phrases and
symbols
Note: Available text entry modes will depend on the type of
field.

Changing the Text Entry Mode

While entering text, you can change the text entry mode to your preference.
Tip: You can set a default Text Entry Mode. For more
information, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
While entering text, press the Left Soft Key Entry Mode, and then use the Directional Key to
highlight a mode and press to select the mode.
Note: Available text entry modes will depend on the type of
field. When you are entering text, the Left Soft Key shows the current text entry mode.
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Entering Text Using Abc/ABC Mode

Abc mode is standard text entry mode for mobile telephones.
To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode
•Abc: Initial case
• ABC: Upper case
While entering text:
Press the appropriate key once for the first letter on the
key, twice for the second letter, three times for the third letter, and four times for the fourth letter.
When the correct letter displays, pause briefly to advance
to the next letter, or press another key.
Press to backspace to clear one character. Press and
hold to clear an entire word.
Press to toggle between Abc (initial case), abc (lower
case) and ABC (upper case).
To enter a space, press .
Press once to enter a period, twice for “@”, three
times for a question mark “?”, and four times for an exclamation mark “!”.
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
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Entering Numbers

Use 123 mode to enter numbers into a text field.
To switch to 123 mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode ➔ 123.
While entering numbers:
Press the appropriate key for each number.
Press to backspace to clear one number. Press and
hold to clear multiple numbers in a string
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Entering Text Using T9 Word

T9 Word is a predictive text entry mode that recognizes common English words matching the sequence of your key presses and inserts the most common word into your text. T9 Word requires only one key press per letter of the word, and is much faster than traditional text entry.
To switch to T9 Word mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode T9 Word.
While entering text:
Press the key for each letter only once.
Enter the entire word before editing or deleting characters.
Press to backspace and clear one character, or press and hold to clear an entire word.
If T9 Word inserts the wrong word, press to toggle
between other matching words.
Press to toggle between T9 Word (initial case), T9
word (lower case) and T9 WORD (upper case).
To enter a space, press .
Press once to enter a period, twice to enter :), or
three times to enter :-).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.

Entering Symbols

Use Symbols mode to enter common symbols into a text field.
To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode Symbols.
To enter symbols:
Use the Directional Key to highlight a symbol, and
then press OK to insert it.
There are three pages of symbols. To access more
symbols, press the Left Soft Key Prev or the Right
Soft Key
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding
to a symbol.
Next to move to another page of symbols.
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Entering Smileys

Use Smileys mode to enter text emoticons.
To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode ➔ Smileys.
To enter smileys:
Use the Directional Key to highlight a smiley, and
then press OK to insert it.
Tip: You can also press the key for the number corresponding
to a smiley.
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Entering Quick Text

Use Quick Text mode to insert pre-loaded messages into a text message, or to create and insert your own Quick Text phrases.
To switch to Abc mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode Quick Text.
While in Quick Text mode:
Press the Directional Key to highlight a phrase, and
then press OK to insert the Quick Text.
To erase a Quick Text phrase, use the Directional Key to
highlight a phrase, and then press the Left Soft Key Erase.
Press the Right Soft Key Options for these options:New: Create a new phrase.Edit: Modify the highlighted phrase.Move: Change the order of the phrases.
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Entering Text Using T9 Palabra

Palabra is a predictive text entry mode for Spanish that recognizes common words matching the sequence of your key presses and inserts the most common word into your text. Palabra requires only one key press per letter of the word, and is much faster than traditional text entry.
To switch to Palabra mode, press the Left Soft Key
Entry Mode T9 Palabra.
While entering text:
Press the key for each letter only once.
Enter the entire word before editing or deleting characters.
Press to backspace and clear one character, or press and hold to clear an entire word.
If Palabra inserts the wrong word, press to toggle
between other matching words.
Press to toggle between Palabra (initial case), palabra
(lower case) and PALABRA (upper case).
To enter a space, press .
Press once to enter a period, twice to enter :), or
three times to enter :-).
Press and hold any key to enter the number on the key.
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Section 4: Call Functions

This section describes how to make, answer, and end calls. It also includes information about the Recent Calls log and Voice Commands.

Making a Call

Your phone offers multiple ways to make calls:
Enter the phone or speed dial number, and then press the
Send Key.
Enter the speed dial number, holding the last digit until the
number dials.
Call a contact from Contacts. For more information, see
“Making Calls Using Contacts” on page 39.
Return a call, or call a recent caller via Recent Calls. For
more information, see “Making Calls Using Recent Calls” on page 32.
Voice dial using Voice Commands. For more information,
see “Voice Commands” on page 80.
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Answering a Call

You can answer calls with either the flip open or closed.
With the flip closed, open to answer automatically.
With the flip open, press the Send Key.
Note: These are default Answer Options. You can choose
other options for answering calls. For more information, see “Answer Options” on page 115.
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In-Call Options
While in a call, use the soft keys to access in-call options:
Press the Left Soft Key Mute to mute the microphone so the other caller cannot hear your voice.
Press the Right Soft Key Options for these options:
• Messages: Display the New Message menu, to create
a new Text, Picture, or Voice Message.
• Contact List: Open Contact list to view your contacts.
• Recent Calls: Display recent incoming, missed and
outgoing calls.
• Bluetooth Menu: Choose Bluetooth options, such as
switching to a paired Bluetooth headset.
• Main Menu: Display the Main menu.
•Notepad: Opens the Notepad.
•Whisper Mode: Increase the microphone to maximum
volume level, to improve the other caller’s ability to hear you clearly.
• Voice Privacy: Enable or disable advanced voice
encryption.
Tip: Whisper Mode can be useful when you must speak softly,
or while calling in noisy environments.
Answering Call-Waiting Calls
When you receive a call while on a call:
Press to place the first call on hold and answer the
new call.
To return to the original call, press again.
Sending Calls to Voicemail
Ignoring a call sends the caller directly to voicemail, and stops the incoming call ringtone. Use one of these methods to ignore an incoming call:
Press the Left Soft Key Quiet to silence the ringer.
Press TXT to send the call to voicemail, and choose a
pre-entered phrase to send as a text message, or create a new text message to send to the caller.
Press the Right Soft Key Ignore to send the call to
voicemail.
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Recent Calls

Recent Calls saves a record of every call that you dial, miss, or answer.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Recent Calls.
– or – From the home screen, press to view All Calls.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a call type,
and then press to display call records:
• Missed: Calls you did not answer.
• Received: Answered calls.
• Dialed: Outgoing calls.
•All: All, missed, received and dialed calls.
•View Timers: Statistics about calls.
3. Calls display by date, time and contact or phone
number. If the number is saved as a contact, the call record includes icons to indicate the type of number.
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4. Use the Directional Key to highlight a call, and then
choose from these options:
Press the Left Soft Key
Press OPEN to view details.
Press the Right Soft Key Options for these
options:
Save to Contacts
new contact, or update an existing contact.
Erase
: Delete the highlighted call record.
Lock/UnlockErase AllView Timers
: Locks or unlocks the entry to prevent deletion.
: Delete all call records of this type.
: Displays call statistics.
Message to send a reply.
: Save the caller’s phone number as a
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Making Calls Using Recent Calls
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Recent Calls.
– or – From the home screen, press to view All Calls.
2. Find a call from Missed Calls, Received Calls,
Dialed Calls, or All Calls.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight a call record,
and then press .
Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent Calls
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Recent Calls.
– or – From the home screen, press to view All Calls.
2. Find a call from All Calls, Missed Calls, Received
Calls, or Dialed Calls.
3. Highlight a call record, and then press the
RightSoftKey Options Save to Contacts.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight Add New
Contact or Update Existing, and then press OK.
5. Follow the prompts to save the number to a contact
record. For more information, see “Adding a New Contact” on page 34 or see “Editing a Contact” on
page 36.
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Deleting Recent Calls Records
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Recent Calls.
– or – From the home screen, press to view All Calls.
2. Find a call from All Calls, Missed Calls, Received
Calls, or Dialed Calls.
3. Highlight a call record, and then press the Right Soft
Key Options Erase.
4. At the Erase entry? prompt, use the Directional
Key to highlight Yes , and then press OK.
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Deleting All Recent Calls Records
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Recent Calls.
– or – From the home screen, press to view All Calls.
2. Find a call from All Calls, Missed Calls, Received
Calls, or Dialed Calls.
3. Highlight a call record, and then press the Right Soft
Key Options Erase All.
4. At the Erase all? prompt, use the Directional Key
to highlight Ye s, and then press .
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Section 5: Understanding Your Contacts

This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by saving information in Contacts.
Contacts provides access to powerful features such as Groups, creating and sending vCards, and viewing the phone number assigned to your phone by Verizon Wireless.
To a ccess Contacts List for quick access to most functions:
From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key
Contacts.
To a ccess Contacts for all contacts-related functions:
From the Home screen, press MENU
Contacts.

Adding a New Contact

1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options New Contact.
3. Use the keypad to enter a name for the contact in the
Name field. For more information, see “Entering Text”
on page 24.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1,
Home, Business, Mobile 2, or Fax and enter at least
one telephone number.
5. Continue using the Directional Key to move to fields to
add additional information, if desired.
6. When you’re finished entering information, press
SAVE to save the contact.
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Adding a New Contact from the Keypad
Enter a telephone number with the external keypad, and then save it.
1. From the Home screen, use the keypad to enter the
telephone number.
2. Press the Left Soft Key Save Add New Contact.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, Mobile 2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press
.
4. Enter a name for the contact in the Name field.
5. Continue adding information to fields, or press
SAVE.
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Adding a New Contact from Recent Calls
Save a telephone number from a recent call record as a contact.
1. From the Home screen, press to display Recent
Calls.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a call record.
3. Press the Right Soft Key Options Save to Contacts Add New Contact.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, Mobile 2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press
OK.
5. Enter a name for the contact in the Name field.
6. Continue adding information to fields, or press
SAVE.
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Erasing Contacts

1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Option Contacts
Erase.
3. Find a contact, by pressing the Directional Key to
browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on page 39.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight the contact, and
then press MARK to mark it for erasure, or press the Right Soft Key Mark All to mark all contacts.
5. Press the Left Soft Key Done. At the prompt,
highlight Yes to confirm the erasure, and then press
to erase the contact(s).
6. At the prompt, enter the Lock Code. By default, the
Lock Code is the last four digits of your telephone number.

Editing a Contact

Make changes to an existing contact.
1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts.
2. Find a contact, by pressing the Directional Key
to browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on page 39. Use the Directional Key to highlight the contact, and then press the Left Soft Key Edit.
3. Use the Directional Key to move to fields to modify or
add information for the contact.
4. When you’re finished, press SAVE to save the
contact.
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Editing a Contact from the Keypad
Enter a telephone number with the keypad, and then save it to an existing contact.
1. From the Home screen, use the external keypad to
enter the telephone number.
2. Press the Left Soft Key Save Update Existing.
3. Find a contact, by pressing the Directional Key to
browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on page 39. Use the Directional Key to highlight the contact, and then press OK.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, Mobile 2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press OK.
5. Continue editing fields, or press SAVE to save the
contact.
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Editing a Contact from Recent Calls
Save a telephone number from a call record to a contact.
1. From the home screen, press to view All Calls.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a call
record, and then press to view the call record. For more information about using Recent Calls logs, see “Recent Calls” on page 31.
3. Press the Right Soft Key Options Save to Contacts Update Existing.
4. Find a contact, by pressing the Directional Key to
browse contacts, or see “Finding a Contact” on page 39. Use the Directional Key to highlight a contact, and then press OK.
5. Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1, Mobile 2, Home, Business or Fax, and then press OK.
6. Continue editing fields, or press SAVE to save the
contact.
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Managing Contacts

Use Manage Contacts to perform actions such as erasing, locking, or unlocking, on multiple contacts at one time.
1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options
Manage Contacts.
3. Choose an option:
•Erase: Mark multiple contact(s) for deletion.
•Lock: Mark multiple contact(s) to lock. Locked contacts
cannot be deleted.
•Unlock: Mark multiple contact(s) to unlock.
4. Find a contact by pressing the Directional Key to
browse contacts or see “Finding a Contact” on page 39. Use the Directional Key to highlight contacts, and then press to MARK each contact, or press the Right Soft Key Mark All to mark all contacts.
5. Press the Left Soft Key Done to perform the
selected option on all marked contacts.

Adding Pauses or Waits

Calls to automated systems can require you to press keys to navigate menus, or to enter a password or account number. You can store those phone numbers, with special pause or wait characters, in a contact record to make dialing easier.
1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts.
2. Create a new contact entry, or edit an existing contact.
For more information, see “Adding a New Contact” on page 34, or “Editing a Contact” on page 36.
3. Enter the phone number up to the pause or wait, and
then press the Right Soft Key Options to select an option:
•Add 2-Sec Pause: Stops the dialing sequence for two
seconds, and then automatically dials the remaining digits. A “P” appears in the field to indicate the pause.
• Add Wait: Stops the dialing sequence, to wait for
further input from you. A “W” appears in the field to indicate the wait.
4. When you’re finished, press SAVE to save.
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Finding a Contact

1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts. The Contacts List displays, with the
cursor in the Go To field.
2. In the Go To field, enter the first few characters of the
Contact name to see matching entries.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight a contact,
and then use these options:
Press to call the contact.
Press VIEW to open the contact entry.
Press the Left Soft Key Edit to edit the contact
entry.
Press the Right Soft Key Options for Contacts
options.
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Making Calls Using Contacts

You can make calls directly from your Contacts list.
1. From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key Contacts.
2. Find a contact, by pressing the Directional Key to
highlight a contact.
3. Press to call the contact.
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Groups

You can assign Contact entries to categories, called Groups, to make searching your contacts faster, or to quickly send messages to group members.
Creating a New Group
In addition to the default groups, you can create additional groups.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Groups.
2. Press the Left Soft Key New.
3. At the NEW GROUP screen, enter a name of up to 32
characters for the new group in the “Enter Name” field. For more information, see “Entering Text” on page 24.
4. When finished, press SAVE.
Adding Contacts to Groups
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Groups.
2. Available groups appear in the display. The Business,
Colleague, Family, and Friends groups are available
by default, or you can create a new group. For more information about creating groups, see “Creating a New Group” on page 40.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight a group, and
then press VIEW to display a list of group members.
4. Press ADD, and then find a contact by pressing the
Directional Key to browse contacts, or see “Finding a
Contact” on page 39. Use the Directional Key to highlight contacts, and then press MARK.
5. Press the Left Soft Key Done to add the contacts to
the group.
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Changing a Contact’s Group Assignment
Edit a contact’s Group field to change the group assignment.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Contact List.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a contact,
and then press the Left Soft Key Edit.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight the Group field,
and then press the Left Soft Key Edit.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight groups, and then
press MARK to mark or un-mark groups for assignment.
5. When you finish marking groups, press the Left Soft
Done to save the changes.
Key
6. Press SAVE to save the contact entry.
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Sending a Message to Group Members
Send a message to all members of a group at once.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Groups.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a group, and
then press VIEW to display it.
3. Press the Right Soft Key Options to choose
New Message.
4. The new message opens with the cursor positioned in
the Tex t field. Continue creating the message. For more information, see “Messages” on page 48.
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Speed Dials

Speed Dials are 1-, 2- or 3-digit shortcuts you assign to contacts, to allow you to quickly call the contact.
Note: Some Speed Dials are reserved by default. 211, 311,
611, and 911 cannot be assigned.
The following Speed Dials are reserved by default:
1 is reserved for Voicemail.
96 is reserved for Data Usage inquiries (#DATA).
97 is reserved for Balance inquiries (#BAL)
98 is reserved for Minute Usage (#MIN)
99 is reserved for Payment information (#PMT).
211 is reserved for health and human services.
311 is reserved for non-emergency services.
411 is reserved for directory assistance.
611 is reserved for customer service access.
911 is reserved for emergency calls.
Assigning a Speed Dial
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Speed Dials.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a speed dial,
or enter the speed dial digits into the Go To field, and then press SET.
3. At the SET SPEED DIAL screen, use the Directional
Key to highlight a contact, or enter the first few characters into the Go To field.
4. Press OK.
5. At the Set speed dial to contact? prompt, highlight
Ye s, and then press OK.
Removing a Speed Dial
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Speed Dials.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a speed dial,
or enter the speed dial digits into the Go To field, and then press the Right Soft Key Remove.
3. At the Remove speed dial? prompt, highlight Ye s, and
then press .
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Emergency Contacts

Set up to 3 emergency contacts, plus enter personal information that may be helpful to others using your phone in an emergency.
Tip: Emergency contacts display in red in the Contacts List.
Assigning Emergency Contacts
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts In Case of Emergency.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Contact 1,
Contact 2, or Contact 3, and then press ADD.
3. In the ADD CONTACT screen, use the Directional Key
to highlight an option and press OK:
•From Contacts: Choose an existing contact from Contacts List, and then press OK.
•New Contact: Enter a new contact, and then press .
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Re-assigning or Unassigning Emergency Contacts
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts In Case of Emergency.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a contact.
3. Press the Right Soft Key Options, then choose an
option:
•Re-assign: Choose another contact from Contacts
List, or create a new contact for this assignment.
•Unassign: Remove the contact from this emergency
contact.
Entering Personal Information
Enter up to 3 notes containing information that might be helpful to others using your phone in an emergency.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts In Case of Emergency.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Personal
Info, and then press VIEW.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight Note 1, Note 2, or
Note 3, and then press ADD.
4. Enter your personal information into the note, and then
press SAVE to save the note.
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My Name Card

My Name Card is your personal contact entry in Contacts, which you can send to recipients as a virtual business card (vCard) attached to a message, or via Bluetooth.
Editing My Name Card
By default, My Name Card contains your mobile telephone number. Edit My name Card to include other information.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts My Name Card.
2. Press EDIT.
3. Press the Directional Key to highlight contact
fields to enter information. For more information, see “Editing a Contact” on page 36.
4. Press SAVE to save My Name Card.
Sending My Name Card (vCard) in a Message
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts My Name Card.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options, and then use the
Directional Key to highlight Send via Message
and press OK.
3. Continue with creating the new message, and then
press Send. For more information, see “Messages” on page 48.
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Sending My Name Card (vCard) Using Bluetooth
Send your contact information, as My Name Card, to Bluetooth devices that support vCards.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts My Name Card.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options, and then use the
Directional Key to highlight Send via Bluetooth
and press OK.
3. At the CHOOSE DEVICE screen, press the
Directional Key to highlight an option, and then
press :
• Add New Device: Searches for a new Bluetooth
device for pairing, to send My Name Card.
• <Device Name>: Sends My Name Card to a
previously-paired Bluetooth device.
4. Continue with the Bluetooth transfer. For more
information about adding devices and sending via Bluetooth, see “Bluetooth” on page 64.
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Sending Name Cards (vCards) Using Bluetooth
Send individual contacts, or your entire contact list, to Bluetooth devices that support vCards.
Important! Not all Bluetooth devices accept a name cards,
and not all devices support transfers of multiple name cards. Check your target device’s documentation.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Contact List.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a contact,
and then press the Right Soft Key Options Send Name Card.
3. At the SEND NAME CARD screen, use the Directional
Key to highlight Bluetooth, and then press .
4. Press the Directional Key to highlight contacts, and
then press MARK, or press the Right Soft Key
Mark All to mark all contacts, and then press the
Left Soft Key Done.
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5. At the CHOOSE DEVICE screen, use the Directional Key to highlight an option, and then press :
• Add New Device: Search for a new Bluetooth device
for pairing.
• <Device Name>: Send to a previously-paired
Bluetooth device.
6. Continue with the Bluetooth transfer. For more information about adding devices and sending via Bluetooth, see “Bluetooth” on page 64.
Note: A vCard contains all contact information except Group,
Ringtone, and Emergency (ICE) contact status.
Sending Name Cards (vCards) by Message
You can send up to 10 contacts (as attachments to a message) to devices that support vCards.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Contacts Contact List.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a contact,
and then press the Right Soft Key Options Send Name Card.
3. At the SEND NAME CARD screen, use the Directional
Key to highlight Message, and then press OK.
4. Press the Directional Key to highlight contacts, press
MARK to mark them for sending, and then press
the Left Soft Key Done.
5. Continue creating the message as desired. For more
information, see “Messages” on page 48.
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Backup Assistant

Backup Assistant is a wireless service that saves a copy of your Contacts List to a secure web site. If your phone is lost, stolen or damaged, Backup Assistant can restore your saved contacts to a new phone, wirelessly. Schedule daily backups to save your information manually or automatically. Log in to your web account for full access to your contacts for viewing, printing adding, deleting, and editing.
verizonwireless.com/backupassistant
Visit Wireless for more information.
Note: Standard TXT messaging rates apply. Backup Assistant
is free for My Verizon subscribers.
Tip: From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu
Contacts Backup Assistant, and then follow the onscreen directions.
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, or contact Verizon
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Section 6: Messages

Types of Messages

Your phone can send and receive:
Text Messages, also known as SMS (Simple Messaging
Service)
Picture Messages, also known as MMS (Multimedia
Messaging Service)
Voice Messages (Multimedia Messaging Service)
Mobile Email
Social Networks updates
Note: Some message services are only available in the
Verizon Wireless Enhanced Services Area.

Creating and Sending Messages

Text Messages are simple messages containing text, which can be send to another mobile phone or to an Email address.
1. From the Home screen, press the
New Message.
2. At the NEW MESSAGE screen, enter recipients in the
To fields:
Use the keypad to enter a recipient’s phone number,
contact name, or Email address. As you enter characters, matching contacts display in a list. Use the
Directional Key to highlight a contact,
then press OK.
Press the Right Soft Key Add to select recipients:
From Contacts: Choose contacts from the Contacts
List.
Recent Calls: Choose numbers from Recent Calls.Favorites: Choose contacts you have marked as
Favorites.
Groups: Choose a contacts Group.
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To Contacts : If a recipient is not saved to contacts,
you can save it as a new contact or update an existing one.
3. Use the Directional Key to move to the Tex t field to
compose your message. For more information about entering text, see “Entering Text” on page 24.
4. While entering text, press the Right Soft Key Options for these options:
•Attach: Add an attachment to the message.
Picture: Add an image file.Take Pictur e: Use the camera to take a picture.Sound: Add a sound file.Record Sound: Record voice and audio.Name Card: Add a Name Card as an attachment.
•Preview: This option is available when you attach a
picture or sound.
• Save As Draft: Save a copy of the message in the
Drafts folder.
• Insert Quick Text: Insert a pre-loaded phrase. For
more information, see “Entering Quick Text” on page 27.
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•Copy: Select text to copy, for pasting in another field.
Use the Directional Key to highlight the text, then press
DONE.
• Add Slide/Remove Slide: Add a second slide to the
message, or delete the current slide from the message. This option is only available when you attach a picture or sound.
•Paste: If you have already copied text, insert the copied
text into the message.
• Priority Level: Set the urgency of the message, to
High or Normal.
• Callback #: Choose On to add a callback phone
number to your message and enter the phone number.
• Remove Picture: Remove an attached picture.
• Remove Sound: Remove an attached recording.
• Cancel Message: Cancel the message, with the
option to save it in the Drafts folder.
5. Press SEND, or to send the message.
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Creating and Sending Voice Messages

Voice Messages combine text and voice recordings, and can be sent to other mobile phones, or to Email addresses.
1. From the Home screen, press the
New Message.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options Attach Record Sound.
3. To record a voice message:
Press OK to start recording.
Press the Left Soft Key Pause to pause recording.
Press the Left Soft Key Resume to restart recording.
Press STOP to stop recording and attach it to a
message.
4. At the NEW MESSAGE screen, enter recipients:
Press the Right Soft Key Add to select recipients:
From Contacts: Choose contacts from the Contacts
List.
Recent Calls: Choose numbers from Recent Calls.
Messaging Key
Favorites: Choose contacts you have marked as
Favorites.
Groups: Choose a contacts Group.To Contacts : If a recipient is not saved to contacts,
you can save it as a new contact or update an existing one.
Use the keypad to enter a phone number, contact
name, or Email address. As you enter characters, matching contacts display. Use the Directional Key to highlight, then press OK.
5. Use the Directional Key to move to the Voice:
field, where your voice recording appears. Press the Left Soft Key Record to record a new voice recording, if desired.
6. Use the Directional Key to move to the Tex t: field,
then compose your message. For more information about entering text, see “Entering Text” on page 24.
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7. While entering text, press the Right Soft Key Options to:
•Preview: Listen to the message before sending.
• Save As Draft: Save a copy in the Drafts folder.
• Insert Quick Text: Insert a pre-loaded phrase.
•Copy: Select text to copy, for pasting in another field.
Use the Directional Key to highlight the text, then press DONE.
•Paste: If you have already copied text, insert the copied
text into the message.
• Add Slide/Remove Slide: Add a second slide to the
message, or delete the current slide from the message.
• Priority Level: Set the urgency, High or Normal.
• Cancel Message: Cancel the message, with the
option to save it in the Drafts folder.
8. Use the Directional Key to move to the Subject:
field to enter a subject for the message, if desired. Press the Left Soft Key to switch between text entry modes.
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9. Use the Directional Key to move to the Name Card: field to add a name card, if desired. Press the Left Soft Key Add, then select My Name Card, or Contacts to choose another contact’s name card.
10. Press SEND, or to send the message.

Receiving Messages

When you receive a message, you can choose to:
View Now: Open the message for viewing.
View Later: Dismiss the alert, and save the message in
the Messages folders. For more information, see “Message Folders” on page 54.
Reject: If you have disabled the Multimedia Auto Receive
setting, reject the message. The message is not saved to Messages. For more information, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
Tip: If you want to control when you download multimedia
content, you can disable Multimedia Auto Receive.
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Viewing Text Messages
When you receive a text message, the alert sounds (unless turned off), and New Message appears in the display.
1. At the New TXT Message prompt, press OK to View Now.
2. While viewing the message, you have these options:
Press REPLY to respond to the message with a
new Text, Picture, or Voice message.
Press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete the
message.
Press the Right Soft Key Options:
Forward: Send the message to another recipient.Reply w. Copy: Reply to the sender, plus other
recipients if desired, and include a copy of the original message.
Save As Quick Text: Save the message text to the
Quick Text list.
Lock/Unlock: Lock or unlock the message to
prevent deletion.
Add To Contacts: If the sender’s information is not
already saved to Contacts, save it as a new entry or update to an existing entry.
Messages Font Size: Select the font size, Normal
or Large.
Extract Addresses: Display all Contact Numbers,
Email Addresses, and URLs extracted from the message, to call, send an email, or open the web page.
Message Info: Display details about the message.
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Viewing Picture or Voice Messages
When you receive a Picture or Voice message, the alert sounds (unless turned off), and New Multimedia MSG appears in the display.
1. At the New Multimedia MSG prompt, press OK to View Now.
2. After loading, the attachment (and text, if any), the message appears in the display. Use the
Directional Key to scroll to see the entire
message, if necessary.
3. While viewing the message, you have these options:
Press REPLY to respond to the message with a
new Text, Picture, or Voice message.
Press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete the
message.
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Press the Right Soft Key Options (options depend
on the type of message and attachments):
Play again: (Voice or Picture message with attached
Sound) Play the attached sound again.
Forward: Send the message to another recipient.Reply w. Copy: Reply to the sender, plus other
recipients if desired, and include a copy of the original message.
Set As: Assign the attached picture as Wallpaper or
Picture ID.
Save Picture: Save the attached picture to My
Pictures. (Picture messages only.)
Erase: (Voice or Picture message with attached
Sound) Delete the message.
Save Sound: (Voice or Picture message with
attached Sound) Save the attached sound to My Sounds.
Save as Ringtone: (Voice or Picture message with
attached Sound) Save the attached sound as a ringtone.
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View Name Card: (If Name card is attached) Display
the attached name card.
Save Name Card: (If Name card is attached) Save
the attached name card to Contacts.
Save As Quick Text: Save message text to the
Quick Text list.
Lock/Unlock: Lock or unlock the message to
prevent deletion.
Add To Contacts: Save the number of the sender to
Contacts as a new entry or additional to an existing entry.
Extract Addresses: Display all Contact Numbers,
Email Addresses, and URLs extracted from the message, to call, send an email, or open the web page.
Message Info: Display details about the message.

Message Folders

Messages are stored in the message folders, depending on your selections for Inbox View in Message Settings.
Tip: To scroll through all messages in the Messages, Sent, or
Drafts folder, open one message, then press the
Directional Key Left or Right.
Note: The Messages menu depends on the Inbox View
setting. For more information, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
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Viewing Messages by Contact
When the Inbox View setting is set to Contact, all incoming and sent messages are stored in the Messages folder, grouped by contact (if the sender/recipient of the message is stored as a contact) or phone number, to provide a threaded view of the message exchange.
Note: The Messages folder only displays when the Inbox
View setting is set to Contact. For information about
the Inbox View setting, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Messages.
2. The most recent message from each contact displays.
Numbers to the right of the contact/number indicate the number of messages from this contact/number.
3. To view a message thread, use the Directional Key to highlight a contact/number, then press
OPEN.
4. To send a message back to the sender, press the Left Soft Key Reply.
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Messaging Key
5. While viewing the list of contacts/messages, use the
Directional Key to highlight a contact/number,
then press the Right Soft Key Options for options (available options depend on the type of message):
•Erase: Delete the highlighted message thread.
• Add to Contacts: (If the number is not already saved)
Save the phone number to Contacts.
•New Message: Create a new message.
• Manage Messages: Erase, Lock or Unlock, or set the
read status of messages in the Inbox.
• Sort Alphabetically: Display message threads by
contact/phone number.
• Messages Menu: Return to the Messaging menu.
• Social Networks: Update your status, or access
Facebook and Twitter to share posts, photos and links.
Viewing Messages by Time
When the Inbox View setting is set to Time, incoming messages are stored in the Inbox, and sent messages are stored in the Sent folder, sorted by time.
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Note: For information about the changing the Inbox View
setting, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
Inbox Folder
When the Inbox View setting is set to Time, incoming messages are stored in the Inbox message folder by date and time.
Note: The Inbox folder is only present when the Inbox View
setting is set to Time. For more information, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Inbox.
2. Use the Directional Key to scroll through the list of messages. Highlight a message, then press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete the message, or press
OPEN to view the message. For more information,
see “Viewing Text Messages” on page 52 or “Viewing Picture or Voice Messages” on page 53.
Messaging Key
3. While viewing the list of messages, use the Directional Key to highlight a message, then
press the Right Soft Key Options for message options (available options depend on the type of message):
•Reply: Reply to the sender with a new message.
• Reply w. Copy: Reply to the sender, plus other
recipients if desired, and include a copy of the original message.
•Forward: Send the message to another recipient.
•Add To Contacts: Save the number of the sender to
Contacts as a new entry or additional to an existing entry.
• Extract Addresses: Display numbers, Email
Addresses, and URLs from the message, to call, send an email, or open the web page.
• Message Info: Display details about the highlighted
message.
• Manage Inbox: Perform actions on messages,
including Erase, Lock, Unlock, Mark as Read, and Mark as Unread.
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•Sort by Sender: List all messages in the Inbox by
Sender.
•Sort by Size: List all messages in the Inbox by Size.
Sent Folder
When the Inbox View setting is set to Time, outgoing messages are stored in the Sent message folder by date and time.
Note: The Sent folder is only present when the Inbox View
setting is set to Time. For more information, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Sent.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a message,
then press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete the message, or press OPEN to view the message. For more information, see “Viewing Text Messages” on page 52 or “Viewing Picture or Voice Messages” on page 53.
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Messaging Key
3. While viewing the list of messages, press the Right Soft Key Options for message options (available
options depend on the type of message):
•Forward: Send the message to another recipient.
• Resend: Send the message again, to the original
recipient(s), plus new recipients if desired.
• Add To Contacts: Save the number of the sender to
Contacts as a new entry or additional to an existing entry.
•Message Info: Display details about the message.
• Manage Sent: Perform actions on messages,
including Erase, Lock, or Unlock.
• Sort by Recipient: List messages by the first
addressee.
• Sort by Time/Sort by Type: List messages by type
(Text, Picture or Voice) or by time received.
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Drafts Folder
Drafts are messages that you’ve created, but have not yet sent. You can return to the Drafts folder at any time to review, edit or send a draft message.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Drafts.
2. Use the Directional Key to scroll through the list
of messages. While viewing the list of messages, press the Right Soft Key Options for message options (available options depend on the type of message):
•Send: Send the message, as-is, to the listed recipients.
•Add To Contacts: Save the number of the recipient(s)
to Contacts as a new entry or additional to an existing entry.
• Manage Drafts: Perform actions on messages,
including Erase, Lock, or Unlock.
• Sort by Recipient/Sort by Time: List all messages by
the first addressee, or by time created.
• Sort by Time/Sort by Type: List messages by type
(Text, Picture or Voice) or by time created.
Messaging Key
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight a message,
then press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete the message, or press EDIT to edit the message.

Voicemail

From the Messaging menu, you can view the total of your new voicemail messages, clear the voicemail counter, and call voicemail to check messages.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Voicemail.
2. On the VOICEMAIL screen, view the number of new
messages. Press CALL to dial voicemail to check messages, or press the Left Soft Key Clear to clear the voicemail counter.
Note: For more information about setting up and checking
voicemail, see “Voicemail” on page 12.
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Mobile Email

Send and receive Email from popular services.
Note: Subscription, data usage or airtime charges may apply,
depending on your plan. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Mobile Email.
2. Follow the prompts for signing into your account, and
subscribing to Mobile Email service.
3. Use the provider’s onscreen functions and options.
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Messaging Key

Social Networks

Use the Social Networks feature to update Facebook or Twitter, or access the mobile Facebook or Twitter sites.
Setting up Your Phone with Facebook or Twitter
Set up your phone to access Facebook and Twitter to share posts, photos and links.
You can activate your phone with your Facebook or Twitter account’s mobile account settings. Activating allows the sites to send text messages to your phone, so you can receive notifications and status updates, and allows you to update your status from your phone.
From your account settings, follow the instructions in the Mobile area to complete your phone registration. You can also initiate registration from your phone, to receive a confirmation code you can enter in the Mobile settings.
Initiating Registration from Your Phone
1. From the Home screen, press the Messaging Key Social Networks Update Status.
2. Enter text, then press SEND.
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3. Select sites to update. Use the Directional Key to highlight sites, then press MARK, or press the Right Soft Key Mark All to select Facebook and
Twitter. Once you make selections, these site(s) will be updated automatically each time you use Update Status. If you choose Always ask before update, your phone will prompt you to choose site(s) each time you use Update Status.
4. The site(s) will send a text message to your phone with information about registration. Follow the instructions to complete registration.
Updating Your Status
After you register your phone with Facebook or Twitter, updating your status is easy and quick.
1. From the Home screen, press the
Social Networks Update Status.
2. Enter text, then press SEND.
Messaging Key
3. Select sites to update. Use the Directional Key to highlight sites, then press MARK, or press the Right Soft Key Mark All to select Facebook and
Twitter. Once you make selections, these site(s) will be updated automatically each time you use Update Status. If you choose Always ask before update, your phone will prompt you to choose site(s) each time you use Update Status.
Accessing Facebook
From the Home screen, press the Messaging Key Social Networks Facebook.
Accessing Twitter
From the Home screen, press the Messaging Key Social Networks Twi tt er.
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Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS). Emergency Alerts are geographically-targeted, and alert customers to imminent threats to their safety within their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert.
There are three types of Emergency Alerts:
Presidential
Imminent (Severe or Extreme)
AMBER Alerts (missing persons)
Customers may choose not to receive Imminent Alerts and AMBER Alerts. Presidential Alerts cannot be disabled. To disable Imminent Threat Alerts (Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts, follow these instructions:
1. From the Home screen, press the Key.
2. Press the Left Soft Key Settings Emergency Alerts Receiving Alert.
3. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark showing).
To disable alerts, highlight an alert and press MARK, then press the Left Soft Key Done.
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Messaging

Messaging Settings

Define settings for messages you send and receive with your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press the Key.
2. Press the Left Soft Key Settings for these options:
• Inbox View: Set the default message view. Choose
Time to display messages by time received, or Contact to display messages by name or number (also
known as threaded view).
•Entry Mode: Choose a default text entry mode, from
T9 Word, T9 Palabra, Abc, ABC, or 123.
• Auto Save Sent: Choose the default save mode for
messages you send. Choose On to save all sent messages, Off to discard sent messages, or Prompt to have the phone prompt you each time.
• Auto Erase Inbox: Choose On to automatically replace
the oldest message of the same type when the Inbox exceeds the maximum number of messages of that type. Picture and video messages are replaced when the phone’s memory is full. Choose Off to disable automatic erasures.
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• Messages Font Size: Set the default size for display of message text to Normal or Large.
•TXT Auto View: Choose On to automatically display
text messages when they arrive, or Off to have the phone prompt you.
• Multimedia Auto Receive: Choose On to automatically accept new multimedia messages. Choose Off to have the phone prompt you to download new multimedia messages.
•Group Message: Choose default settings for messages to multiple contacts. Select Group
Conversation or Individual Message.
• Domain Extensions: Create and manage a list of web
and Email extensions. Press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete extensions. Press the Right Soft Key New to create new extensions. To modify an extension, highlight the extension, then press EDIT.
•Quick Text: Create and manage pre-loaded phrases to insert into messages. Press the Left Soft Key Erase to delete phrases. Press the Right Soft Key Options New to add new phrases. To modify a phrase, highlight the phrase and press EDIT. To rearrange the order of Quick Text phrases, press the Right Soft Key Options
Move.
• Emergency Alerts: This device is designed to receive
Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS), including Presidential Alerts,
Imminent Alerts (Severe or Extreme), and AMBER Alerts (missing persons). You may choose not to
receive Imminent and AMBER alerts, but Presidential Alerts cannot be disabled. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmark shown). For more information about Emergency Alerts, press the Right Soft Key Help, or see “Emergency Alerts” on page 61.
Receiving alerts: All alerts are enabled by default
(checkmark showing). To disable alerts, h
MARK
alert and press
Done
to save the configuration
, then press the
.
ighlight an
Left Soft Key
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Alert Reminder: Highlight an interval for reminders
that you have a CMAS message, then press SET to save the setting.
Alert Vibrate: Highlight On to enable vibration for
Emergency Alerts, or Off to disable, then press SET to save the setting.
• Voicemail #: The default voicemail speed dial number
is *86. You can modify the number to add Waits or Pauses, plus any other characters used to access voicemail.
• Callback #: Choose On to add a callback phone
number to your messages, and set the phone number. Choose Off to omit a callback number (you can manually add a callback number when composing messages).
•Signature: Choose Custom to add a signature to all messages, then use the Directional Key to move to the signature field to create the signature. Choose None to disable signatures.
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• Delivery Receipt: Choose whether you are notified when a message you send is delivered. Choose On to be notified for every message, or Off to disable notification (you can set an optional delivery receipt for individual messages).
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Section 7: Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology capable of exchanging information over a distance of about 30 feet, without a physical connection.
You don't need to line up the devices to send information with Bluetooth. If the devices are in range, you can exchange information between them, even if they are located in different rooms.
Tip: When paired with a Bluetooth headset, you can press the
multi-function key on the headset to use Voice Commands, including voice dialing.

Bluetooth Service Profiles

Bluetooth profiles are specifications for services supported by individual devices. Profiles improve the ability of different devices to work together.
Note: For more information about compatible Bluetooth
devices, visit the Verizon Wireless web site at
verizonwireless.com.
Your phone supports these Bluetooth profiles:
Headset: HSP profile supports the use of a compatible
Bluetooth headset for mono voice.
Handsfree: HFP profile supports Bluetooth headsets, and
may also support other installed compatible Bluetooth devices with speakerphone capabilities, such as car kits or conference room devices.
Phonebook Access: PBAP profile allows sharing of your
name card and contact entries as vCards with compatible Bluetooth devices.
Object Push: OPP profile allows sending and receiving of
contact name cards (vCard), calendar events (vCalendar), and other non-protected data between devices.
Serial Port: SPP profile allows a remote Bluetooth device
to act as a virtual serial port.
Tip: You can find a list of supported profiles on your phone.
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Turning Bluetooth On or Off

Turn Bluetooth on to exchange information with a Bluetooth device. To save battery life, or in situations where use of wireless devices is prohibited, turn Bluetooth off.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Bluetooth.
2. Press the Left Soft Key Set On or Set Off.
Note: When Bluetooth is turned on, the Bluetooth On icon
displays at the top of the screen.

Bluetooth Options

Use Bluetooth options to view and change your phone’s name, display supported profiles, and set visibility and pairing.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Bluetooth.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options for these options:
•My Phone Info: Enter a custom name for your phone,
visible to other Bluetooth devices during searches, and view other information about your phone.
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• Discovery Mode: Select On to allow other Bluetooth devices to detect your device, or Off for no visibility.
Note: After selecting On, your phone is discoverable for one
minute, then Discover Mode automatically resets to Off.
• Supported Profiles: View a list of supported Bluetooth profiles and their descriptions. Highlight a profile and press VIEW to see a description.
•Searching Setting: Choose types of devices to search during pairings, from All, Audio Device, PC, or Phone.
• Auto Pairing: Choose On to allow your phone to pair with other Bluetooth devices without entering a passkey, or Off to prevent automatic pairing.
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Adding a New Device

Search for a Bluetooth device and pair with it, to exchange information between your phone and the device.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings ➔ Bluetooth ➔ Add New
Device. Bluetooth turns on, if it is not already on.
2. At the prompt, activate the target device’s Bluetooth
discoverable mode, then press OK.
3. Your phone searches for discoverable Bluetooth
devices and displays them.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight the target
device and press PA IR. Follow the prompts:
• Auto Pairing: If you enabled Auto Pairing in Bluetooth
Options, and the selected device supports it, your phone sends a default passkey to the device and pairs automatically.
• Pairing with Passkey: Enter a passkey, then press SET. Follow the prompts on the target device to confirm
the passkey and complete the pairing.
5. After pairing, you can continue on to send information
to the paired device.
6. To configure pairing options for the new paired device, highlight the new device and press the Right Soft Key
Options:
7. Use the Directional Key to highlight the new device and press the Right Soft Key Options to set options for this paired device:
• Remove Device: Remove this device from your
phone’s pairing list.
• Rename Device: Change the name of this device as it
appears in the pairing list.
•Incoming Security: Choose Always Ask or Always
Connect for future pairings with this device.
• Service Discovery: View the service profiles
supported for pairing with this device.
•Device Info: View information about the paired device.
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Section 8: Media Center

Media Center includes applications for downloading, creating, viewing, and managing multimedia content, right on your phone.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Media Center.
Note: Before downloading multimedia content, check
available memory. For more information, see “Memory” on page 119.

Search

Launch the Browser to go to the Search page.
Note: If full readout or Browser readout is turned on, the first
time the Browser launches a Browser Tutorial displays to show you how to use the Browser TTS function.
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Tunes & Tones

Tunes & Tones offers features and applications for managing songs, tones and sounds.
Get Ringtones
Download applications to browse and download new ringtones.
Note: Charges apply for downloading ringtones and ringback
tones. Consult Verizon Wireless for more information.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Tunes & Tones
Get Ringtones.
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2. Download an application for finding ringtones, or use
Verizon Tones. Use the Directional Key to highlight an option, then press OK to proceed:
• Get New Applications: Select and download an
ringtone application, then follow the prompts to download and install the application and find ringtones.
• Verizon Tones: Follow the prompts to download the
Verizon Tones application and subscribe to Verizon Tones se r vice.
Get Ringback Tones
Ringback Tones play to callers while the system is connecting their call. Use Get Ringback Tones to download new tones.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Tunes & Tones
Get Ringback Tones.
2. Follow the prompts to download the Verizon Tones
application and subscribe to Verizon Tones service.
My Ringtones
Download and manage ringtones for use as alerts for calls and messages.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Tunes & Tones
My Ringtones.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a ringtone,
then choose one of these actions:
Press the Left Soft Key Set As to assign the sound as the default Ringtone, as a ringtone for a Contact
ID, Alert Sounds for All Messages, TXT Message, Multimedia Message, Voicemail, or Fake Call Voice.
Press PLAY to hear the ringtone.
Press the Right Soft Key Info for details about the
ringtone.
3. To download new ringtones, use the Directional Key to highlight Get New Ringtones, then press . For more information, see “Get Ringtones” on page 67.
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My Sounds
In My Sounds, record and manage sounds for use as alerts for calls and messages.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Tune s & Tones
My Sounds.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a sound, then
choose one of these actions:
Press the Left Soft Key Set As to assign the sound as the default Ringtone, or as a ringtone for a Contact
ID, as Alert Sounds for All Messages, TXT Message, Multimedia Message, Voicemail, or Fake Call Voice.
Press PLAY to hear the sound.
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Press the Right Soft Key Options for options.
Available options depend on the type of sound.
Send: Attach the sound to a new Picture Message.Send via Email: Attach the sound to a Mobile Email
(for sounds you recorded).
Rename: Change the name of the sound file (for
sounds you recorded).
Lock/Unlock: Protect the sound file from deletion,
or remove protection (for sounds you have recorded).
Erase: Delete the highlighted sound file (or sounds
you recorded).
Erase Files: Delete sound files you have recorded
(pre-loaded sounds cannot be erased).
File Info: View details about the sound file.
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Recording a New Sound
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Tunes & Tones
My Sounds.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Record New,
then press .
3. Press the Left Soft Key RecTime to set the
recording time. Use the Directional Key to highlight an option, then press :
• Limit for Send: Set the time limit for the new sound to
1 minute, suitable for sending in a Voice or Picture Message.
•For Save: Remove time limit for the new sound.
4. Use these actions to record a sound file:
Press OK to start recording.
• Press the Left Soft Key Pause to pause recording. Press the Left Soft Key Resume to restart recording.
5. Press STOP to stop recording and save the sound.

Pictures

Pictures offers features and applications for creating, downloading, and managing pictures on your phone.
Taking Pictures
Your phone’s built-in Camera takes pictures in JPEG format. From the Camera, you can send pictures as attachments to email or by Bluetooth, or upload pictures to your social networks.
You can take pictures with the flip open or closed.
Caution! Do not take pictures of people without their
permission. Do not take pictures in places where cameras are not allowed. Do not take pictures in places or in a manner where you may interfere with another person’s privacy.
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Taking Pictures with the Phone Open
1. From the Home screen, press the Camera Key on
the right side of the phone. – or –
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Media Center Pictures
Tak e Pi ctu re .
2. Set Options, if desired. For more information, see
“Camera Options” on page 76.
3. Using the display screen as a viewfinder, compose your
picture by aiming the lens at your subject.
4. Press the Camera Key or TAK E to take the
picture.
5. After taking a photo, use the soft keys for these
options:
Press the Right Soft Key Erase to delete the new
photo.
Press Send to resize the new photo and attach it to
a new picture message.
Press the Left Soft Key Save to save the picture to
My Pictures.
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Taking Pictures with the Phone Closed
Take pictures, including self-portraits, without opening the flip.
1. With the phone closed, press and hold the Camera Key on the right side of the phone.
2. Using the front screen as a viewfinder, compose your
picture by aiming the lens at your subject.
3. Press the Camera Key to take the picture. The
picture is automatically saved to My Pictures.
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Get Pictures
Download new pictures and wallpaper from the Media Center server.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Pictures
Get New Pictures.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Get New
Applications, then press .
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight an application,
then press OK.
4. Follow the prompts to download and install the
application.
5. Follow the application’s prompts to browse and
download pictures.
Note: Charges may apply when downloading pictures.
Consult Verizon Wireless for information.

My Pictures

View and manage pictures pre-loaded on your phone, taken with the built-in camera, or downloaded to your phone.
Note: Pictures protected by copyright, including the pictures
pre-loaded on your phone, cannot be uploaded or sent as a message attachment.
Viewing and Managing Pictures
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Pictures
My Pictures.
– or – From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu My Pictures.
2. Use the Directional Key to browse the list of
photos. To view a photo, highlight the photo, then press
VIEW.
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3. While browsing photos, press the Right Soft Key Options for these options:
•Send: Send the highlighted picture as an attachment to a Picture Message, Via Email, Via Bluetooth, To Blogs, or To Facebook. (For pictures you have taken)
•Set As: Set the picture as the Main Wallpaper (Home
screen), as the Front Wallpaper, or as Picture ID for a contact.
•Take Picture: Launch the Camera.
• Full View: Display the picture in full-screen mode.
• Manage Pictures:
Erase: (For pictures you have taken.) Use the
Directional Key to highlight a picture, then press MARK to mark the picture for deletion. To mark all
pictures, press the Right Soft Key Mark All. After marking, press the Left Soft Key Done to erase.
Lock: Protect the highlighted picture from changes
or deletion.
Unlock: Remove protection from the highlighted
picture.
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•Rename: Change the name of the highlighted picture
file (for pictures you have taken).
• Slide Show: Watch a slide show of all pictures in My Pictures. Use the Directional Key to select a time to display each picture, then press PLAY. While watching the slide show, control playback with the Left Soft Key Pause/Resume/Replay and OK Key. To close the slide show, press the Right Soft Key Done.
• File Info: View details about the highlighted picture file.
• Get New Pictures: Launch Get Pictures to download
pictures. For more information, see “Get Pictures” on page 72.
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Editing Pictures
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Pictures
My Pictures.
2. Use the Directional Key to browse the list of
photos. Highlight the photo, then press VIEW to open it for editing.
3. Press the Right Soft Key Options for editing
options (other options appear in the list; for more information see “Viewing and Managing Pictures” on page 72):
• Zoom/Rotate: Adjust the zoom ratio of the picture by pressing the Volume Key, or press ROTATE to change the picture’s orientation. Press the Right Soft Key to select Fit to Screen, or Preview On/Preview Off, to control whether a preview of your changes appears on the screen in a thumbnail.
•Edit: Use tools to modify the selected picture.
Effects: Choose an effect to apply to the picture,
from Normal, Black & White, Sepia, Green, Blue,
Sketch Effect, Emboss, Soft-Glamorous, Soft­Elegant, Soft-Charismatic, Spring Sun, Dawn, Fright, Cinema-Normal, Cinema-Black & White, or Cinema-Old.
Decorate: Press the Left Soft Key Add to add a
Frame, Clip Art, or Tex t to the picture, then press SAVE.
Revision: Adjust the Brightness, Saturation,
Contrast or Blur.
Merge: Combine two pictures. Use the Directional
Key to highlight Main, then press the Left Soft Key Set and select a picture. Repeat the process for the
second picture, then press MERGE to combine the pictures.
Rotate/Flip: Rotate the selected picture in
incremental steps or flip the picture horizontally or vertically.
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•Rename: Change the name of the picture.
•Lock/Unlock: Lock the picture to protect it from
deletion, or Unlock it.
• Slide Show: Watch a slide show of all pictures in My
Pictures. Use the Directional Key to select a time to display each picture, then press PLAY. While watching the slide show, control playback with the Left Soft Key Pause/Resume and OK Key. To close the slide show, press the Right Soft Key Done.
• File Info: View details about the picture.
Sharing Pictures
Send pictures you’ve taken or downloaded to your phone as an attachment to a Picture Message or Email, via Bluetooth, or post them to a blog or to Facebook.
Note: Pictures protected by copyright, including the pictures
pre-loaded on your phone, cannot be uploaded or sent as a message attachment.
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1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Pictures
My Pictures.
2. Use the Directional Key to browse the list of
photos. To view a photo, highlight the photo, then press
VIEW.
3. While browsing and viewing photos, press the Right
Soft Key Options Send for sharing options.
These options will only appear for pictures that can be sent, such as those you have taken with the Camera, or downloaded.
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4. Choose an option:
• Picture Message: Create a new Picture Message with
the photo attached. For more information, see “Creating and Sending Messages” on page 48.
• Via Email: Create a new Email with the photo attached.
For more information, see “Mobile Email” on page 59.
Use the
• Via Bluetooth:
pictures, then press
Right Soft Key Mark All Soft Key Done, and follow the prompts. For more
information, see “Bluetooth” on page 64.
• To Blogs: Post pictures to a blog of your choice. Press the Left Soft Key New to create a link to a new blog.
• To Facebook: Post a picture to Facebook, using your personalize upload email address. You will need to set up your phone with your Facebook account before posting; for more information see the Mobile account information of your Facebook account.
Directional Key
MARK
to mark them, or press the
. After marking, press the
to highlight
Left
Camera Options
Use Camera Options to customize your photos.
1. From the Home screen, press the Camera Key on
the right side of the phone. – or –
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Media Center Pictures Ta ke
Picture.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options for options, then
use the Directional Key to scroll Left or Right, and
to configure options:
• Shooting Mode: Select Single to take one picture at a time, or Continuous, to take multiple pictures with each press of the Camera Key.
•Resolution: Choose a resolution for new photos, from 1280x960, 640x480, or 320x240.
•Brightness: Choose a brightness level (1–9).
• White Balance: Choose a setting for the light source, from Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, or Cloudy.
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•Exposure: Select a setting for measuring light before taking a picture, from Matrix, Center-weighted, or
Spot.
• Effects: Choose an effect to add to photos, from None, Black & White, Antique, or Negative.
Night Shot
•Timer: Set a delay between pressing the Camera Key
• Viewfinder Mode: Choose to display icons or a
•Preview Mode: Choose a mode for viewing pictures
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: Select On to adjust exposure for low light
Off
conditions or
and taking the picture.
guideline on the viewfinder.
after you take them, from Full Screen or Standard Screen.
to use available light.
•Settings:
Photo Quality: Set picture quality (Normal, Fine, or
Superfine).
Review: Control whether the picture is displayed
after you take it, before saving.
Shutter Sound: Play a click when pressing the
Camera Key.
Auto Name
automatically.
Shortcuts
quickly access Camera settings when taking a picture.
: Turn On to have new pictures named
: View shortcuts for using keypad keys to
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Games

Play fun and interesting Games, right on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Games.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a game, then
press OK to launch the game.
3. To browse and download new games, use the
Directional Key to highlight Get New Applications.
Choose Subscription or Unlimited, then follow the prompts to download and install games.

Internet

Browse the web, right from your phone. For more information, see “Internet” on page 87.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Media Center Internet.
Note: If full readout or Browser readout is turned on, the first
time the Browser launches a Browser Tutorial displays to show you how to use the Browser TTS function.

Browse and Download

Browse for new applications to download to your phone.
Note: Some applications may require a subscription or charge
at download.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Browse &
Download.
2. The list of default applications displays. Use the
Directional Key to highlight an application, or
highlight Get New Applications, then press OK.
3. Follow the prompts to download and install the
application.
Note: Default applications include Backup Assistant Plus,
Mobile E-mail, and VZ Navigator default applications on your phone, you can launch them from Browse & Download, or you are prompted to download the first time you select the application in the Menu.
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. Since these are
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Extras

Browse and download extra items to your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Media Center Extras.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight an
application, or highlight Get New Applications, then press OK.
3. Follow the prompts to download and install the
application.
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Section 9: Tools

Voice Commands

Voice Commands is advanced speech recognition software that recognizes your spoken commands to dial phone numbers, create messages, and launch phone features such as Contacts, Calendar and My Pictures. To use Voice Commands, speak naturally into your phone, at a distance of 3-12 inches. There is no need to “train” Voice Commands, it is designed to recognize natural speech.
At each step, Voice Commands displays a list of available commands. If Voice Commands does not recognize your command, it will prompt you to confirm.
For more information about configuring Voice Commands settings, see “Voice Commands” on page 108.
There are several ways to launch Voice Commands:
From the Home screen, press and hold the Voice
Commands Key.
With the phone closed, press and hold the
Speakerphone Key.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu
ToolsVoice Commands.
Using Voice Commands
1. From the Home screen, press and hold the Voice Commands Key.
2. At the prompt “Please say a command”, speak a
command. Available commands display for reference:
• Call <Name or #>: Speak the name of a contact or a
number.
Send Message <Name or #>
message to a number or to someone in your Contacts List.
•Go To <Menu>: Launch a Menu item.
•Check <Item>: Speak the name of an item to check
its status.
• Contacts <Name>: Speak a contact’s name to display
the record.
•Search: Open a search web page.
•Redial: Call the last number you dialed.
• Hands-free Mode On or Hands-free Mode Off:
Enable or disable Hands-free Mode.
: Send a text, picture, or video
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•My Verizon: Check your account status.
•Help: Get spoken help for using Voice Commands.
Tip: For help using Voice Commands, highlight a command on
screen and press the Left Soft Key Info.

Calculator

Normal
Perform simple mathematical calculations.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Calculator Normal.
2. Enter the first number in your equation, up to 15 digits.
3. Use the Directional Key to enter an operator:
•Up: [ + ] Addition
•Down: [ - ] Subtraction
•Right: [ x ] Multiplication
•Left: [ ÷ ] Division
While entering equations, you can use these options:
Press the Left Soft Key Clear or the Clear Key to delete entries.
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• Press the Right Soft Key Oper. to enter Left [ ( ] and Right [ ) ] parentheses or raise a number by a power.
Press after a number to change the sign.
Press to enter a decimal point.
4. Press to perform the calculation.
Tip Calculator
Calculate a tip and how much each person should pay.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Calculator
Tip Calculator.
2. Use the Directional Key to move to each field:
• Bill: Enter the amount of the bill.
•Tip: Enter the tip percentage.
•# Paying: Enter the number of people paying.
Tip: Press to enter a decimal point.
3. As you enter numbers in the fields, the Calculator
automatically displays the Tip, To tal bill including the tip, and Each person’s share of the bill.
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Converter
Convert values you enter into selected units.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Calculator Converter.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight a conversion
type, from Tem pe ra tu re, Length, Weight, Area, Volume, or Currency, then press .
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight the From units
field, then press the Directional Key Left or Right to choose the units for conversion.
4. Use the Directional Key to highlight the From quantity
field, then enter the quantity.
Tip: Press to enter a decimal point. Press after a
number to change the sign.
5. Use the Directional Key to highlight the To units field,
then press the Directional Key Left or Right to choose the units for conversion.

Calendar

Schedule events, with reminders, so that you can track them. Set alarms for events to be alerted of an upcoming event.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Calendar.
2. From the Calendar screen, find an event:
Use the Directional Key to highlight a date on the
calendar.
• Press the Right Soft Key Options Go To Date.
• Press the Right Soft Key Options Search.
3. While viewing the event list, press the Right Soft Key
Options for event options:
• Monthly View: Return to the month view.
•Go To Date: Find a date on the calendar.
•Erase: Delete the event from the calendar.
•Erase all: Delete all events from the calendar.
• Erase All Old: Delete events that are in the past.
•Search: Enter keywords to find an event.
•Copy Event: Create a duplicate of an event.
• Send via Bluetooth: Mark event(s) to send as
vCalendar object(s) to a Bluetooth device.
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Adding an Event
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Calendar.
2. Press the Left Soft Key New.
3. On the NEW EVENT screen, use the Directional
Key to highlight each field, then enter the details:
• Subject: Enter the name of the event.
•Start Time and End Time: Enter the start and end times, then press the Directional Key to set am or pm.
• Start Date and End Date: Enter the starting and
ending dates for the event.
•Recurrence: Press the Left Soft Key Set to set the frequency of the event.
• Alert Time: Press the Directional Key to choose a time period before the event that you want to be alerted.
•Reminder: Press the Directional Key to set a reminder.
•Alert Tone: Press the Left Soft Key Set to choose a tone.
•Vibrate Press the Directional Key to choose whether vibration accompanies the Alert Tone.
4. Press SAVE to save the event.
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Alarm Clock

Set up to ten alarms, to go off once, or periodically at the same time. Once set, alarms are easy to change or turn off.
Note: The Alarm icon will appear in the Event Status line on
the Home screen when the mobile phone has an alarm event.
Setting An Alarm
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Alarm Clock.
2. For the first alarm you set, press ADD, then use the
Directional Key to highlight fields to enter alarm
details. For additional alarms, press the Left Soft Key
Add to create a new alarm.
3. Configure options for the alarm:
•Alarm: Use the Directional Key On or Off.
•Time: Enter the time for the alarm. Use the Directional Key
to select am or pm.
to toggle the alarm
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• Frequency: Press the Left Soft Key Set, then choose
whether the alarm repeats:
Once: The alarm sounds only once at the specified
time.
Daily: The alarm sounds every day.Weekdays: The alarm sounds Monday through
Friday.
Weekends: The alarm sounds Saturday and Sunday.Custom: Choose days of the week for the alarm to
sound.
• Snooze: Press the Left Soft Key Set, then set snooze
options for delaying a ringing alarm.
•Ringer: Use the Directional Key to set a type of alert tone, and select a ringtone.
4. When you finish entering information, press SAVE.
Disabling or Enabling an Alarm
You can turn an alarm off to control whether the alarm goes off, without changing any other settings.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Alarm Clock.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight the alarm you
wish to turn off.
3. Press the Right Soft Key Options, then select Tu rn
Off or Tur n On.
Erasing Alarms
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Alarm Clock.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Options, then select Erase to
erase the highlighted alarm, or Erase All to delete all alarms. Follow the prompts to complete the action.
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Stop Watch

Measure lap times and total elapsed time.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Stop Watch.
2. Press START to start timing.
3. Press the Left Soft Key Lap to record lap times.
4. Press STOP to stop timing.
5. Press the Right Soft Key Reset to erase recorded
times.
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World Clock

View the local time, and the time in time zones around the world.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools World Clock.
2. Choose a time zone with one of these methods:
Use the Directional Key to scroll through the time
zones around the world.
Press the Left Soft Key Cities to select from a list of supported cities. Select a city and press OK to view your entry.
3. To select the displayed time zone, press OK.
4. To enable or disable Daylight Savings Time for the
displayed times, press the Right Soft Key to toggle between DST On and DST Off.
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Notepad

Create, store and edit notes in Notepad.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Notepad.
2. To add a new note, press the Left Soft Key Add,
then enter the note, up to 130 characters. For more information, see “Entering Text” on page 24.
3. When you’re finished entering the note, press
SAVE.
Managing Notes
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Notepad.
2. Press the Directional Key to highlight a note, then
press the Right Soft Key Options to choose options:
•Edit: Modify the highlighted note.
•Erase: Delete the highlighted note.
•Erase Notes: Mark multiple notes for deletion. Press
MARK to mark a specific note to be erased or
press the Right Soft Key Mark All. Press the
Left Soft Key Done to delete the notes.
•Lock/Unlock: Locks or unlocks the entry to prevent
deletion.

Phone Search

Search for items on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Tools Phone Search.
2. Enter characters to use as criteria for your search. For
more information, see “Entering Text” on page 24.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight categories to
search, then press MARK or the Right Soft Key
Mark All to select them, then press the Left Soft
Key Done.
4. Press OK to search and display results. Highlight a
result and press VIEW to access the item.
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Section 10: Internet

This section outlines the web and social networking applications available on your phone.

Internet

Browse the web from your phone.
Note: When the Data Call icon appears in the
Annunciator Line, you are connected to the Internet and billed accordingly. Rates and prices vary according to your service contract. For more information, contact Verizon Wireless.
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Launching Internet
Note: If full readout or Browser readout is turned on, the first
time the Browser launches a Browser Tutorial displays to show you how to use the Browser TTS function.
From the Home screen, press the Directional Key Left.
– or – From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Internet.
Internet launches and displays the Verizon home page.
Exiting Internet
To exit Internet, press the End/Power Key.
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Entering a URL
Enter a URL, or web address, to go to the web page or create a Favorite bookmark.
1. From the Home screen, press the Directional Key Left. Internet launches and displays Verizon Services.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Menu, and then select Go to URL.
3. Use the Directional Key to move the cursor to the URL Address field, where the http:// prefix is entered
for you, and enter the web address.
4. Use the Directional Key to move the cursor to one of these options, and then press :
•Go: To go to the web address.
• Add to Favorites: To save the URL to your Web
Favorites.
Navigating Internet
Use your phone’s command keys to navigate web content.
Directional Key: Press in any direction to move the cursor, to scroll through lists and highlight options.
OK Key: Press to select a highlighted item, or to accept a prompt.
End/Power Key: Press to exit Internet and return to the Home screen.
Send Key: Press to dial a highlighted number.
CLR Key: Press once to back up one page. Press
and hold to go back to Internet home page. When entering text, press to clear the last
character. Press and hold to completely clear the text field.
Numbers 1 - 0: Use the number keys to select numbered list items, or enter numbers in text fields.
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Left Soft Key: The Left Soft Key function depends on the type of content that’s highlighted. For example:
Open: Press to go to the highlighted URL or
link. Or press to open a list of items, and then use the Directional Key to highlight an item. Press the Left Soft Key again, or press .
Enter: Press to insert the cursor into a
text field.
OK: Press to accept the text in a text field.
Right Soft Key: The Right Soft Key function depends on the type of content that’s highlighted. For example:
Menu: Press to display a list of web options.
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Using Favorites
While browsing the web, you can bookmark a page to quickly and easily access it in the future.
Accessing Favorites
Access Favorites directly from the VZW Today home page:
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Internet. Internet launches and displays
VZW Today home page.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Favorites, and then press the Left Soft Key Open or to launch Favorites.
Adding Favorites
1. From the Home screen, press the eft Soft Key Internet. Internet launches and displays VZW Today
home page.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Favorites, and then press the Left Soft Key Open.
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight ADD FAVORITES, and then press the Left Soft Key Open.
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4. On the Add Link page, use the Directional Key to move the cursor to the Name of this link: field, and then enter a name for the Favorite.
5. Use the Directional Key to move the cursor to the Address (URL): field, and then enter the URL for the
web page.
6. Use the Directional Key to move the cursor to the Add to Favorites button, and then press the Left Soft Key Open or .
Managing Favorites
1. From the Home screen, press the eft Soft Key Internet. Internet launches and displays VZW Today
home page.
2. Use the Directional Key to highlight Favorites, and then press the Left Soft Key Open or .
3. Use the Directional Key to highlight MANAGE FAVORITES, and then press the Left Soft Key Open
or .
4. Under My Folders, use the Directional Key to highlight an option, and then press the Left Soft Key
Open or :
•Create: Make a new folder on the Favorites page for
organizing your Favorites.
•Delete: Erase a folder from the Favorites page.
•Rename: Change the name of a folder on the Favorites
page.
5. Under My Links, use the Directional Key to highlight an option, and then press the Left Soft Key Open or
:
•Add: Create a new Favorite.
•Delete: Erase a Favorite.
•Move: Change the folder location of a Favorite.
•Edit: Modify a Favorite.
•Reorder: Change the sorting order of Favorites.
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Internet Menu
While browsing, press the Right Soft Key Menu to choose from a list of menu options:
1. From the Home screen, press the Directional Key Left. Internet launches and displays My Verizon.
2. Press the Right Soft Key Menu for these options:
•VZW Home: Go to the VZW Today Internet home page.
•Add Favorite: Save the URL of the current page to
Favorites. For more information, see “Adding Favorites” on page 89.
•Search: Enter keywords to search the web.
•Go to URL: Enter a URL address to go directly to a
page.
•Show URL: Display the URL for the current page.
•Back: Go to the previous page.
•Read again: Readout the web page content again.
(This option is only available when full readout or browser readout is set to on.)
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• Manage Memory: Choose Clear Cache to delete the cache of opened pages, Clear History to delete the list of recently-viewed pages, Clear Cookies to delete web cookies, or Autofill to clear autofill memory.
•Settings: Choose settings to customize Internet to your preferences. For more information, see “Internet Settings” on page 91.
•Advanced: Choose About to view information about Internet, Refresh to reload the current web page, History to view recently-viewed pages, or Encryption for encryption settings.
Internet Settings
Use Internet settings to customize Internet to your preferences.
1. From the Home screen, press the Directional Key Left. Internet launches and displays My Verizon.
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2. Press the Right Soft Key Menu Settings for
these options:
•Images: Check the check box to turn off browser
images.
•Restart Browser: Re-launch Internet.
• Scroll Mode: Choose Scroll Mode to select Block or Smooth scrolling with the Directional Key. Choose Scroll Speed to set the speed of scrolling with the Directional Key to Fast, Medium, or Slow.
• Send Referrer: Choose ON or OFF to control sending
of referrer message.
• Key Press Timeout: The length of time Internet will wait before a key press times out. Choose Fast,
Medium, Slow, or OFF.
• Connection Timeout: Set the length of time Internet will wait for a page to load before timing out, from 30 seconds or 60 seconds.
Placing a Call from Internet
You can place a call directly from a phone number on a web page, while using Internet.
1. From the Home screen, press the Directional Key Left. Internet launches and displays Verizon Services.
2. Locate the desired telephone number on a web page, and then use the Directional Key to highlight the phone number.
3. Press the Left Soft Key Call or to call the phone number.
4. To end the call, press the End/Power Key to return to the web page in Internet.
Tip: If you make or answer a call while using Internet, the web
session is suspended during the call. When the call ends, your Internet session resumes at the last web page.
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Section 11: Settings

My Verizon

My Verizon connects to the Verizon Wireless Mobile Web, where you can manage your account and browse the web.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Settings My Verizon.

Volume

Set the default Volume for all the sounds on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Volume.
2. Press the Volume Key or Directional Key Up or
Down to highlight a volume level, then press SET:
•High: All sounds play at High volume.
•Medium High: All sounds play at medium high
volume.
•Medium: All sounds play at medium volume.
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• Medium Low: All sounds play at medium low volume.
•Low: All sounds play at low volume
• Vibrate Only: No sounds play, but the phone vibrates
for incoming calls and messages, alarms and other alerts.
• Alarm Only: Sounds play for alarms, but not for calls
or alerts.
• All Sounds Off: No sounds play.
Tip: Press Play to hear a sample of a highlighted volume level.

Bluetooth

Use Bluetooth to exchange information over a distance of about 30 feet without requiring a physical connection. For more information, see “Bluetooth” on page 64.
From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu Settings Bluetooth.
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Accessibility

Customize the Readout feature, which reads aloud the words on the screen.
Easy Set-up
Quickly set Readout settings.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Accessibility
Easy Set-up.
2. Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for
Full Readout, Menu Readout, Digit Dial Readout, Alert Readout, TXT Message Readout, Browser Readout and Flip Open & Talk.
3. Select a speech rate for reading (Fast, Medium Fast,
Normal, Medium Slow, or Slow).
Full Readout
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Accessibility
Full Readout.
2. Choose On or Off to enable or disable all Readout
options.
Menu Readout
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Accessibility
Menu Readout.
2. Choose On or Off to enable or disable the Readout
option for menus.
Digit Dial Readout
1. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Accessibility
Digit Dial Readout.
2. Choose On or Off to enable or disable the Readout
option for digit dial.
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