Samsung M520 User Manual

User Guide

M520 by Samsung

www.sprint.com

9/18/08

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Your Phone’s Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

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

1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sprint Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Section 2: Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2A. Phone Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . 17

Navigating the Standby Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Navigating Through the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

TTY Use With Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Updating Phone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Updating the PRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Call Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2C. Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using Your Phone’s Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Lock Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Creating and Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . 58

Erasing Phone Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Resetting Your Picture Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Resetting Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Resetting All Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Security Features for Sprint Power Vision . . . . . 62

2D. Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using Call Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using Data Roam Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

2E. Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Viewing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . 69 Prepending a Phone Number From

Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

2F. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Finding Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry. . 74

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number . . . . 74

Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry . . . . . . . . . 76

Wireless Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

2G. Scheduler and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using Your Phone’s Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the Memopad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using Your Phone’s Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

2H. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) . . 86

Send a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Send an Email Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Send an SMS Voice Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Look Up a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Launch an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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2I. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Using Your Phone’s microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . 95

microSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer . . . 98

2J. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Recording Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Storing Pictures and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Sending Sprint Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Managing Sprint Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Printing Pictures Using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . 115

Settings and Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

2K. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . 118

Supported Bluetooth Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

FTP Contents Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Voice Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Section 3: Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

3A. Sprint Service Features: The Basics. . 124

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Using SMS Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Using SMS Voice Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

3B. Sprint Power Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Sprint Power Vision Applications . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Getting Started With Sprint Power Vision . . . . 137

Accessing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Downloading Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Exploring the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

On Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Phone as Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Sprint Power Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

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3C. Entertainment: Sprint TV and

Sprint Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Sprint TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

The Sprint Music Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Streaming Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Section 4: Safety and Warranty

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 166

General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to

Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Using Your Phone With a Hearing

Aid Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Phone Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

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Introduction

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

⽧ Section 1: Getting Started

⽧ Section 2: Using Your Phone

⽧ Section 3: Sprint Service

⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

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

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

User Guide Note

Because of updates in phone software, this printed guide may not be the most current version for your phone. Visit

www.sprint.com

and log on to

My Sprint Wireless to access

the most recent version of the user guide.

WARNING

Please refer to the Important Safety

Information section on page 166 to learn

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

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Your Phone’s Menu

The following table outlines your phone’s menu structure. For more information about using your phone’s menus, see “Navigating Through the Menus” on page 22.

Options (Right Softkey)

1: Contacts

Options (Left Softkey)

1: Favorites

1: Sprint Mobile Email 2: Mobile Alerts 3: Live Search 4: Bluetooth 5: My Account 6: News 7: <Add Favorite> 8: <Add Favorite> 9: <Add Favorite> 0: <Add Favorite> *: <Add Favorite> #: <Add Favorite>

Web

Call History

1: Missed Calls

2: Incoming Calls

3: Outgoing Calls

4: Recent Calls

Sprint TV

On Demand

Missed Alerts

Music

My Content

1: Application Manager

2: Games

1: Get New Games 2: My Content Manager Games 3: Madden NFL 08 Demo 4: Midnight Pool DEMO 5: PAC-MAN/Ms. PAC-MAN DEMO 6: Tetris Demo Pack 7: WSOP Pro Challenge Poker

3: Themes

1: Get New Themes 2: My Content Manager Themes 3: Sprint 4: Samsung

4: Ringers

1: Get New Ringers 2: My Content Manager Ringers

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5: Screen Savers

1: Get New Screen Savers 2: My Content Manager Screen Savers 3: Screensaver Preview

6: Applications

1: Get New Application 2: My Content Manager Application 3: Live Search 4: Sprint Navigation 5: Sprint TV 6: TheWeatherChannel 4.0 Free Trial

7: IM & Email

1: Get New IM & Email 2: My Content Manager IM & Email 3: Instant Messaging 4: Sprint Mobile Email

8: Call Tones

Messaging

1: Send Message

1: Text 2: Picture Mail 3: VoiceSMS

2: Text Message

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

3: Picture Mail

1: Inbox 2: Sent Mail 3: Saved Mail 4: Pending

4: VoiceSMS

5: IM & Email

1: Sprint Mobile Email 2: Instant Messaging 3: PCS Mail 4: AOL 5: MSN 6: Yahoo! 7: Other

6: Voicemail

1: Call Voicemail 2: Clear Envelope

7: Chat & Dating

8: Premium Message

9: Settings

1: General

1: Notification 2: Preset Messages 3: Message Alert 4: Auto-Delete

2: Text Message

1: Save in Outbox 2: Priority 3: Delivery Receipt 4: Call Back # 5: Edit Signature

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3: VoiceSMS Opt.

1: Speakerphone 2: From Name

Tools

1: Alarm

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

2: Bluetooth

3: Calculator

4: Calendar

1: Today 2: Scheduler 3: Task List 4: Countdown

5: Mass Storage

1: Connect to PC

2: File Manager

1: Phone 2: Memory card

3: Format

4: Memory Info.

1: ALL 2: Phone 3: Card

6: Memopad

7: World Time

1: Set DST (On/Off)

8: Update Phone

1: Update Firmware 2: Update PRL

9: Voice Memo

1: Record 2: Review 3: Erase All

0: Voice Services

1: Call <Name or #> 2: Send Text <Name> 3: Send Email < Name> 4: Send VoiceSMS <Name> 5: Lookup <Name> 6: Go To <App>

Pictures

1: Camera

Press the right softkey to view the following options:

1: Self-Timer

1: Off 2: 5 sec 3: 10 sec

2: Fun Tools..

1: Fun Frames 2: Color Tones

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3: Controls..

1: Brightness 2: White Balance 3: Night Shot

4: Settings..

1: Resolution 2: Quality 3: Shutter Sound 4: Status Bar 5: Storage

5: Launch

1: Review Pictures 2: Camcorder

2: Camcorder (Video Mail/Long Video)

Press the right softkey to view the following options:

1: Self-Timer

2: Color Tones

3: Controls..

1: Brightness 2: White Balance 3: Night Shot

4: Settings..

1: Quality 2: Save Video To

5: Review Albums

6: Camera

3: Picture Mail

1: Inbox 2: Sent Mail 3: Saved Mail 4: Pending

4: My Albums

1: In Phone 2: Memory Card 3: Online Albums

5: PictBridge

6: Order Prints

7: Settings and Info

1: Auto Save To

1: Phone 2: Memory Card

2: Status Bar (On/Off)

3: Account Info

Contacts

1: Find

2: Add New Entry

3: Speed Dial #s

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4: Groups

1: Unassigned 2: Family 3: Friends 4: Colleague 5: VIPs 6: Empty 7: Empty

5: My Phone #

6: My Name Card

7: Services

1: Account Info 2: Customer Service 3: Dir Assist 4: Sprint Operator 5: Sprint Voice Command

8: Wireless Backup

1: Subscribe 2: Learn More

Settings

1: Display

1: Main Screen

1: Screensaver 2: Themes 3: Foregrounds 4: Incoming Calls

2: Brightness

3: Backlight (Main Display)

1: Slider Up 2: 30 seconds 3: 15 seconds 4: 8 seconds

4: Dialing Font

1: Color 2: Size

5: PowerSave Mode (On/Off)

6: Keypad Light

1: Slider Up 2: 30 seconds 3: 15 seconds 4: 8 seconds 5: Off

7: Language

1: English 2: Español

8: Status Light (On/Off)

2: Sounds

1: Volume

1: Ringer 2: Earpiece 3: Headset 4: Speakerphone 5: Advanced..

2: Ringer Type

1: Voice Calls 2: Messages 3: Schedule

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3: Alerts

1: Beep Each Minute 2: Out of Service 3: Connect 4: Signal Fade/Call Drop 5: Power On 6: Power Off

4: Keytones

1: Tone Type 2: Tone Length 3: Tone Volume

3: Bluetooth

1: On/Off

2: Visibility

1: Always visible 2: Visible for 3min 3: Hidden

3: Device Name

4: Device Info

5: Trusted Devices

6: FTP Contents Folder

1: Phone 2: Memory card

7: Select Device type

1: Hands-Free 2: HeadSet

8: Voice Caller ID (On/Off)

4: Messaging

1: Notification

1: Message & Icon 2: Icon only

2: Message Reminder

1: Off 2: Once 3: Every 2 min

3: Callback Number

1: None 2: xxxxxxxxxx 3: Other

4: Auto-Delete

5: Signature

6: Pre-set Message

7: Draft Alert

8: Priority

1: Normal 2: Urgent

9: Save in Outbox

0: Voice SMS Option

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

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5: Text Entry

1: Auto-Capital (On/Off)

2: Auto-Space (On/Off)

3: Input Language

1: None 2: Spanish

4: My Words

5: Used word Dic.

6: Display Candidate

1: Display On 2: Display Off

7: Prediction Start

1: 3rd letters 2: 4th letters 3: 5th letters

8: Help

6: Phone Information

1: Phone Number 2: Icon Glossary 3: Version 4: Advanced 5: My Account

7: More...

1: Accessibility

1: TTY 2: Voice Service

2: Airplane Mode

3: Browser

1: Bookmarks 2: Clear Cache 3: Clear Cookies 4: Edit Homepage

4: Call Setup

1: Auto Answer 2: Abbreviated Dialing 3: Call Answer 4: Contacts Match 5: Voice Caller ID

5: Data

1: On/Off 2: Net Guard 3: Update Data Profile

6: Headset Mode

1: Turbo Button 2: Earpiece 3: Ringer Sound

7: Location

8: Restrict and Lock

1: Voice 2: Data 3: Camera/Pictures 4: Lock my Phone

9: Roaming

1: Set Mode 2: Call Guard 3: Data Roaming

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0: Security

1: Change Lock Code 2: Special Numbers 3: Erase/Reset

*: Navigation Keys

1: Left Navigation 2: Right Navigation 3: Up Navigation 4: Down Navigation

#: Key Guard

1: Slider Down 2: After 5 seconds 3: Off

13: Wireless Backup

1: Subscribe 2: Learn More

In Use Menu

Press Options (right softkey) to display the following options:

1: Key Mute 2: Contacts 3: Messaging 4: 3-Way Call 5: Call History 6: Voice Memo 7: Tools 8: Phone Info

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Section 1

Getting Started

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2 Section 1A. Setting Up Service

Section 1A

Setting Up Service

⽧ Setting Up Your Phone

⽧ Activating Your Phone

⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail

⽧ Sprint Account Passwords

⽧ Getting Help

Setting up service on your new phone is quick and easy. This

section walks you through the necessary steps to unlock your phone, set up your voicemail, establish passwords, and contact Sprint for assistance with your Sprint service.

Setting Up Your Phone

1. Install the battery. (See “Installing the Battery” on

page 18 for more information.)

䡲 Press the cover release and remove the battery

cover from the back of the phone.

䡲 Insert the battery into the opening, making sure

the connectors align. Gently press down to secure the battery.

䡲 Replace the battery cover and slide it forward until

you hear a click.

2. Press to turn the phone on.

䡲 If your phone is activated, it will turn on, search for

Sprint service, and enter standby mode.

䡲 If your phone is not yet activated, see “Activating

Your Phone” on page 3 for more information.

3. Make your first call.

䡲 Use your keypad to enter a phone number. 䡲 Press .

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Setting Up Service

Section 1A. Setting Up Service 3

Activating Your Phone

䢇 If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is

probably activated and ready to use.

䢇 If you received your phone in the mail, it may activate

automatically when you first turn it on, or you may need to perform a few simple activation steps.

1. Press to turn the phone on.

䡲 If your phone activates automatically, you will see

a brief message and your phone will enter standby mode. Continue to “Setting Up Your Voicemail” on page 4.

䡲 If you do not see an activation message, proceed

with step 2.

2. Press > Web. (There is no charge to use this

service during phone activation.)

3. To confirm your activation, make a phone call.

For assistance with phone activation, call Sprint Customer Service at

1-888-211-4727 from any other

phone.

Note

Your phone’s battery should have enough charge to turn on, find a signal, set up your voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge your battery as soon as possible. See “Charging the Battery” on page 19 for details.

Tip

Do not press while the phone is being activated. Pressing cancels the activation process.

Note

You can also confirm your activation through the phone’s menu. Press

Menu > Settings > Phone Info >

Phone Number. If your wireless phone number is

displayed, your phone is ready to use.

Tip

When calling Sprint Customer Service, you will be asked for information printed under the battery. Power the phone off and remove the battery prior to calling customer service.

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4 Section 1A. Setting Up Service

Setting Up Your Voicemail

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

1. From standby mode, press and hold .

2. Follow the system prompts to:

䡲 Create your passcode. 䡲 Record your name announcement. 䡲 Record your greeting. 䡲 Choose whether to activate One-Touch Message

Access (a feature that lets you access messages simply by pressing and holding , bypassing the need for you to enter your passcode).

For more information about using your voicemail, see “Using Voicemail” on page 124.

Sprint Account Passwords

As a Sprint customer, you enjoy unlimited access to your personal account information, your voicemail account, and your Sprint Power Vision

account. To ensure that no one else has access to your information, you will need to create passwords to protect your privacy.

Account Username and Password

If you are the account owner, you will create an account username and password when you sign on to

www.sprint.com. (Click Need to register for access? to get

started.) If you are not the account owner (if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint service), you can get a sub-account password at

www.sprint.com.

Note

Voicemail Passcode

If you are concerned about unauthorized access to your voicemail account, Sprint recommends that you enable your voicemail passcode. (Do not activate One-Touch Message Access.)

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Setting Up Service

Section 1A. Setting Up Service 5

Voicemail Password

You’ll create your voicemail password (or passcode) when you set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your Voicemail” on this page for more information on your voicemail password.

Sprint Power Vision Password

You may elect to set up an optional Sprint Power Vision password to control access and authorize Premium Service purchases.

For more information, or to change your passwords, sign on to

www.sprint.com or call Sprint Customer

Service at

1-888-211-4727.

Getting Help

Managing Your Account

Online: www.sprint.com

䢇 Access your account information. 䢇 Check your minutes used (depending on your Sprint

service plan).

䢇 View and pay your bill. 䢇 Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment. 䢇 Purchase accessories. 䢇 Shop for the latest Sprint phones. 䢇 View available Sprint service plans and options. 䢇 Learn more about Sprint Vision and other great

products like Sprint Picture Mail, games, ringers, screen savers, and more.

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6 Section 1A. Setting Up Service

From Your Sprint Phone

䢇 Press to check minute usage and

account balance.

䢇 Press to make a payment. 䢇 Press to access a summary of your

Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions.

From Any Other Phone

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Section 2

Your Phone

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Section 2A

Phone Basics

⽧ You r Phone

⽧ Viewing the Display Screen

⽧ Features of Your Phone

⽧ Turning Your Phone On and Off

⽧ Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger

⽧ Navigating the Standby Screen

⽧ Navigating Through the Menus

⽧ Displaying Your Phone Number

⽧ Making and Answering Calls

⽧ Entering Text

Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. This section will guide

you through the basic functions and calling features of your phone.

Your Phone

1. Speaker

2. Display Screen

3. Menu/OK Key

4. Left Softkey

5. Speaker Key

6. TALK Key

7. Voicemail Key

8. Keypad

9. Shift/Asterisk Key

10. Microphone

11. Space/Pound Key

12. END (Power) Key

13. BACK Key

14. Right Softkey

15. Navigation Key

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Key Functions

1. Speaker lets you hear the caller and automated

prompts.

2. Display Screen displays all the information needed to

operate your phone, such as the call status, the contacts, the date and time, and the signal and battery strength.

3. Menu/OK Key lets you access the phone’s menus

and selects the highlighted choice when navigating through a menu.

4. Left Softkey lets you select softkey actions or menu

items corresponding to the bottom left line on the display screen.

5. Speaker Key lets you place or receive calls in

speakerphone mode. From standby mode, this key also provides quick access to a listing of the 20 most recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls.

6. TALK Key allows you to place or receive calls,

answer Call Waiting, use Three-Way Calling, or activate Voice Dial.

7. Voicemail Key allows you to quickly access your

voicemail. Press and hold this key for two seconds to automatically dial your voicemail’s phone number.

8. Keypad allows you to enter numbers, letters, and

characters. Press and hold keys 2–9 for speed dialing.

9. Shift/Asterisk Key enters the asterisk [*] character for

calling features. In the text entry mode, press this key to change the capitalization mode.

10. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly

when you are speaking to them.

11. Space/Pound Key enters the pound [#] character for

calling features. In the text entry mode, press this key to enter a space.

12. END (Power) Key lets you end a call or turn the

phone on or off. While in the main menu, it cancels your input and then returns the phone to standby mode. When you receive an incoming call, press this key to enter silent mode and mute the ringer.

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13.

BACK (Clear) Key deletes characters from the display

while in text entry mode. When in a menu, pressing the BACK key returns you to the previous menu. This key also allows you to return to the previous screen in a Sprint Power Vision session.

14. Right Softkey lets you select softkey actions or menu

items corresponding to the bottom right line on the display screen.

15. Navigation Key scrolls through the phone’s menu

options and acts as a shortcut key from standby mode.

Exterior Phone Features

1. Volume Key

2. Power/Accessory Interface Connector

3. Status Light

4. microSD Card Slot

5. Camera Key

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1. Volume Key allows you to adjust the ringer volume

in standby mode (with the phone open) or adjust the voice volume during a call. The volume key can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press the volume key up or down.

2. Power/Accessory Interface Connector allows you to

connect a power cable and optional accessories such as a USB cable.

3. Status Light blinks to indicate an incoming call. The

status light also notifies you of missed calls, voicemail or text messages.This feature must first be enabled via the

Settings > Display > Status Light

menu.

4. microSD Card Slot lets you use the included

microSD card to expand the memory of your phone.

5. Camera Key lets you access the Pictures menu and

take pictures and videos.

Rear Phone Features

1. Camera allows you take a picture or video of

whatever is in front of the phone’s line of sight.

2. Mirror displays your reflection while taking a picture

or shooting video.

1. Camera Key

2. Mirror

(Self Portrait)

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Viewing the Display Screen

Your phone’s display screen provides a wealth of information about your phone’s status and options. This list identifies many of the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screen:

Indicates that your Sprint Vision connection is active.

Indicates that data is being sent.

Indicates that data is being received.

Indicates that Sprint Vision connection is dormant (no data is being sent or received).

Indicates that your phone has a Sprint Power Vision connection.

Indicates Sprint Power Vision service is available.

Indicates that your Sprint Power Vision connection is active and communicating.

Indicates Sprint Power Vision service is dormant.

Indicates that position location is active.

Indicates that position location is inactive.

Indicates that your phone is in Web security mode.

Indicates that your phone is roaming.

Indicates that you have new voicemail, text, numeric pages, picture messages, video messages, or Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) messages waiting.

Tip

To view a list of your phone’s icons and descriptions, from the main menu select

Settings > Phone

Information > Icon Glossary.

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Indicates that there is an unread message in your Inbox.

Indicates that a text message has been read.

Indicates that there is an unread urgent message in your Inbox.

Indicates that you have read an urgent message.

Indicates that there is an unread SMS Voice message in your Inbox.

Indicates that you have read the SMS Voice message

Indicates that a message was sent.

Indicates that a message failed to be sent.

Indicates that you have a message pending.

Indicates that a message is a draft.

Indicates that there is URL text contained within a text message.

Indicates that your message is locked.

Indicates that your phone is in vibrate all mode.

Indicates that your phone ringer is turned on and the vibrate mode option is checked.

Indicates that the TTY option is on.

Indicates that the ringer is set at a level between 1 - 8 or that 1-Beep is selected.

Indicates that your phone’s ringer is turned off and the vibrate mode is not checked.

Indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.

Indicates your phone is in use and a call is in progress.

Indicates that your phone cannot find a signal.

Displays your current signal strength. The more lines you have, the stronger your signal.

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Indicates your current battery charge strength. (Icon shown fully charged in idle mode.)

Indicates your current battery charge strength. (Icon shown fully discharged in idle mode.)

Indicates that your phone is muted and no sound will be heard through the microphone.

Indicates that key tones have been muted.

Indicates that the speakerphone is enabled.

Indicates that the camera is enabled.

Indicates that the camcorder is enabled.

Indicates that the self-timer function is enabled.

Indicates that the white balance has been set to Auto.

Indicates that the white balance has been set to Sunny. Also used for indicating the brightness level.

Indicates that the white balance has been set to Cloudy.

Indicates that the white balance has been set to Tungsten.

Indicates that the white balance has been set to Fluorescent.

Indicates that the white balance has been set to Manual.

Indicates that a video or voice memo is currently being recorded.

Indicates that a voice memo or video has been paused.

Indicates that a voice memo or video is playing.

Indicates that files have been uploaded to an online album or folder.

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