SAMSUNG MM-A900 User Manual

Sprint Power VisionSM Phone A900M by Samsung®

www.sprint.com

Printed in Korea.

ZE23.05_LMa900MUI_061306_D6

Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Features of Your Sprint Power Vision Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Navigating Through Phone Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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

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

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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

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

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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

Updating Phone Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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

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

Customizing the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Lock Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Erasing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Erasing My Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Erasing Pic/Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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

Security Features for Sprint PCS Power Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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

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

Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using Call Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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

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

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

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

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

Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dialing Sprint PCS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

2G. Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using Your Phone’s Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Using Your Phone’s Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Using Your Phone’s Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

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

Using Voice-Activated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Using Call <Name or #> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Using Send Email <Name> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using Send Text <Name> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Using Lookup <Name> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Using Go To <App> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Using Check <Item> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

VoiceMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

2I. Using the Built-in Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Storing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Recording Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Storing Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Managing Sprint PCS Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Printing Pictures Using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Settings and Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

2J. Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player . . . . . . . . . . 153

Your Multimedia Channel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Accessing Your Media Player's Channel Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Playing a Video or Audio Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Multimedia FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

2K. Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Bluetooth Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Exchange FTP folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

3A. Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Using SMS Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Using SMS Voice Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

3B. Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Sprint PCS Vision Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Accessing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Downloading Premium Services Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Exploring the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Sprint PCS Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

3C. Sprint Power Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Getting to Know Sprint Power Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Exploring the Sprint Music Store® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Personalizing Your Service With On Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Using Your Phone as a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

3D. Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Creating Your Own Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . .229

Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . 231

4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . .235

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Radiofrequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Phone Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Welcome to Sprint

Sprint is committed to bringing you the best wireless technology available.

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

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

We built our complete, nationwide

Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint.

Introduction

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

⽧ Section 1: Getting Started

⽧ Section 2: Your Phone

⽧ Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features

⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

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

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

Phone Guide Note:

WAR NI NG

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

Please refer to the Important Safety Information section on page 233 to learn about information that will help you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the Important Safety Information in this phone guide may result in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

Your Phone’s Menu

The following list outlines your phone’s menu structure. For more information about navigating through the menus, please see “Navigating Through Phone Menus” on page 29.

Press Menu > Options to display the following:

OPTIONS (RIGHT SOFTKEY)

1: Add to Favorites

2: Change View

1: Grid View 2: List View 3: Wheel View

WEB

CALL HISTORY

1: Outgoing Calls

2: Incoming Calls

3: Missed Calls

4: Recent Calls

MEDIA PLAYER

1: Channel Listing

2: Mass Storage

3: Play List

ON DEMAND

MISSED ALERTS

MUSIC

MY CONTENT

1: Games

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1: Get New Games 2: My Content Manager Games 3: 2Fast2Furious 4: Block Breaker Deluxe Demo 5: Ms. PAC-MAN DEMO by Namco 6: Tetris Demo 7: World Poker Tour Demo

2: Themes

1: Get New Themes 2: My Content Manager Themes 3: Classic View 4: America Theme 5: Tropical Theme

3: Ringers

1: Get New Ringers 2: My Content Manager Ringers 3: ToneMake r 4: Video Ringer Preview—Simple Plan

4: Screen Savers

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

5: Applications

1: Get New Applications 2: My Content Manager Applications 3: Bottomline Pro Trial 4: The Weather Channel - Trial

6: IM & Email

1: Get New IM & Email 2: My Content Manager IM & Email 3: Instant Msg.

7: Call Tones

MESSAGING

1: Send Message

1: Text 2: Picture Mail 3: Hand.Msg 4: 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: Instant Msg. 2: PCS Mail 3: AOL 4: MSN 5: Yahoo! 6: Earthlink 7: Other

6: Voicemail

1: Call Voicemail 2: Clear Envelope

7: Chat & Dating

8: Premium Msg

9: Settings

1: General

1: Notification

1: Message & Icon 2: Icon only

2: Preset Messages

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

3: Edit Signature (On/Off)

4: Message Alert

1: Volume

1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Picture Mail

2: Type

1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Picture Mail

3: Reminder

1: Off 2: Once 3: Every 2 min

5: Auto-Erase (Yes/No)

2: Text Message

1: Save in Outbox (Yes/No) 2: Priority (Normal/Urgent) 3: Call Back # (None/xxxxxxxxxx/Other)

3: VoiceSMS Opt.

1: Speaker Phone (On/Off ) 2: From Name

TO OL S

1: Mass Storage

1: Connect to PC

2: File Manager

3: Memory Info.

2: Voice Service

3: Voice Memo

1: Record 2: Review 3: Erase All

4: Bluetooth

5: Planner

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

6: Memo Pad

7: World Time

1: DST Setting

8: Alarm Clock

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

9: Calculator

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

PICTURES

1: Camera

Press the right softkey to view the following options:

1: Flash

1: Off 2: On This Shot 3: Always On

2: Self-Timer

1: Off 2: 5 Seconds 3: 10 Seconds

3: Fun Tools..

1: Fun Frames

1: Off 2: Beans 3: Screen 4: Stars 5: Stones 6: Fish 7: Night 8: Pet 9: Click 10: Birthday 11: Mirror

2: Color Tones

1: Auto 2: Monochrome 3: Sepia 4: Green 5: Aqua 6: Antique 7: Cool 8: Warm

4: Controls..

1: Brightness

2: White Balance

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

5: Settings..

1: Resolution

1: 1.3MP: 1280x960 2: High: 800x600 3: Med: 640x480 4: Low: 240x320

2: Quality

1: Fine 2: Normal 3: Economy

3: Shutter Sound

1: Off 2: Shutter 1 3: Shutter 2 4: Shutter 3 5: Say Cheese

4: View Mode

1: Wide Screen 2: Full Screen

5: Status Bar (On/Off )

6: Review Pictures

7: Camcorder

2: Camcorder (Video Mail/Long Video)

Press the right softkey to view the following options:

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1: Movie Light

1: Off 2: On This Movie 3: Always On

2: Self-Timer

1: Off 2: 5 Seconds 3: 10 Seconds

3: Color Tones

1: Auto 2: Monochrome 3: Sepia 4: Green 5: Aqua 6: Antique 7: Cool 8: Warm

4: Controls..

1: Brightness

2: White Balance

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

5: Settings..

1: Quality

1: Fine 2: Normal 3: Economy

2: View Mode

1: QCIF Screen 2: Wide Screen

3: Video Length

1: Video Mail 2: Long Video

6: Review Album

7: Camera Mode

3: Picture Mail

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

4: My Albums

1: In Phone 2: Online Albums

5: Order Prints

6: PictBridge Print

7: Settings and Info

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1: Status Bar (On/Off)

2: Account Info

3: View Mode

1: Wide Screen 2: Full Screen

CONTACTS

1: Find

2: Add New Entry

3: Speed Dial #’s

4: Group

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

5: My Name Card

6: Services

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

SETTINGS

1: Display

1: Screen Saver

1: Main LCD

1: Preset Images

1: Image Gallery 01 2: Image Gallery 02 3: Image Gallery 03 4: Image Gallery 04 5: Image Gallery 05 6: Image Gallery 06

2: My Content

1: Images 2: Videos

3: My Albums

2: Sub LCD

1: Preset Images

1: Analog 1-4 2: Digital 1-4

2: My Content

3: Main LCD Pic

2: Set Foreground

1: Digital Clock 2: Analog Clock 3: Calendar 4: Others

3: Set Theme

1: Classic View 2: America Theme 3: Tropical Theme

4: Dialing Font

1: Basic

1: Color

1: Basic 2: Rainbow 3: Monochrome 4: Hyph enate

2: Size (Large/Normal/Small)

2: Feather

3: Post it

5: Incoming Call

1: With Caller ID

1: Preset Animation

2: My Content

3: My Albums

2: No Caller ID

1: Preset Animation

2: My Content

3: My Albums

6: Greeting (Sprint/Custom)

7: Backlight

1: Main Display

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

2: Keypad

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

3: Pwr Save Mode (On/Off)

4: Brightness

1: Level 5-1

8: Service Light (On/Off )

9: Text Entry

1: Auto Capital (On/Off)

2: Personal Dic.

1: Add Entry 2: View

3: Use word Dic. (Yes/No)

4: Display Candidate (Display On/Display Off )

5: Prediction Start (3rd/4th/5th letters)

6: Insert Space (On/Off)

7: Next word Prediction (On/Off)

8: Word Completion (On/Off)

2: Sounds

1: Volume

1: Ringer

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

2: Advanced

1: Text Message

1: Use Ringer Volume 2: Separate Volume 3: Always Vibrate

2: Picture Mail

1: Use Ringer Volume 2: Separate Volume 3: Always Vibrate

3: Voice Mail

1: Use Ringer Volume 2: Separate Volume 3: Always Vibrate

4: Alarms

1: Use Ringer Volume 2: Separate Volume 3: Always Vibrate

5: App. Volume

1: Sound

1: Use Ringer Volume 2: Separate Volume

2: Game Vibrate (On/Off)

2: Ringer Type

1: Voice Calls

1: With Caller ID

1: Single Tones 2: Ring Tones 3: Melodies 4: My Content 5: My Videos

2: No Caller ID

1: Single Tones 2: Ring Tones 3: Melodies 4: My Content 5: My Videos

2: Messages

1: Voicemail 2: Text Message 3: Picture Mail

3: Schedule

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

4: Roam Ringer (Normal/Distinctive)

3: Alerts

1: Minute Beep (On/Off) 2: Service (On/Off) 3: Connect (On/Off) 4: Sig. Fade Tone (On/Off) 5: Power On (Off/Mystery/Crystal/Exciting) 6: Power Off (Off/Mystery/Crystal/Exciting)

4: Key Tone

1: Tone Type

1: DTMF 2: Xylophone 3: Voice

2: Key Tone Level

1: Key Tone Off 2: Level 1 - 8

3: Tone Length

1: Short 2: Long

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3: Power Vision

1: Enable/Disable Vision 2: Net Guard (On/Off ) 3: Update Profile

4: Voice Service

1: Choice Lists

1: Automatic 2: Always On 3: Always Off

2: Sensitivity

1: Reject More 2: Recommended 3: Reject Less

3: Digit Dialing

1: Adapt Digits 2: Reset Digits

4: Sound

1: Prompts (On/Off)

2: Digits (On/Off )

3: Names (On/Off )

4: Name Settings

1: Speed

1: Faster 2: Recommended 3: Slower

2: Volume

1: Louder 2: Recommended 3: Softer

5: VoiceMode

1: Adapt VoiceMode

2: Reset VoiceMode

3: Tutorial

6: Voice Launch

1: Talk Key 2: Talk Key and Flip Open

7: About

5: Security

1: Lock Phone

1: Unlocked 2: On Power-Up 3: Lock Now

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2: Lock Pic/Video (On/Off )

3: Change Lock

4: Special #

1: Empty 2: Empty 3: Empty

5: Erase Contacts (Yes/No)

6: Erase My Content (Yes/No)

7: Erase Pic/Video (Yes/No)

8: Reset Phone (Yes/No)

9: Reset Favorites(Yes/No)

0: Lock Services

1: Voice: (Lock/Unlock) 2: Power Vision: (Lock/Unlock)

6: Roaming

1: Set Mode

1: Automatic 2: Roaming only 3: Sprint

2: Call Guard (On/Off)

7: Launch Pad

1: Up Key

1: Inbox 2: VoiceSMS Inbox 3: Send Text 4: Send VoiceSMS 5: Missed Alerts 6: Contacts 7: Voice Memo 8: Scheduler 9: Messaging 10: Voice Service 11: Ringer Type 12: My Content 13: Display 14: Alarms 15: Calculator 16: Media Player 17: Web

2: Down Key

3: Left Key

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4: Right Key

8: Others

1: Call Setup

1: Abbrev. Dial (On/Off)

2: Contacts Match (On/Off)

3: Restriction

4: Call Answer

1: Any Key 2: Talk Key 3: Flip Open

5: Auto Answer (CarKit/Headset) (Yes/No)

2: Language

1: English 2: Español

3: Airplane Mode (On/Off/ On Power Up)

4: Location (On/Off)

5: Key Guard

1: Flip-closed 2: After 5 Seconds 3: Off

6: Audio Routing

1: Normal 2: Headset Only

7: TTY Options

1: TTY Full 2: TTY + Hear 2: TTY + Talk 4: TTY Off

8: Update Phone Software

9: Phone Info

1: Phone Number 2: Icon Glossary 3: Version 4: Advanced

0: Bluetooth

1: Enable (On/Off )

2: Visibility

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

3: Device name

4: Exchange FTP Folder

5: Device Info

IN USE MENU

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

1: Speaker On/Off 2: Key Mute/Unmute 3: Contacts 4: Messaging 5: 3-Way Call 6: Call History 7:Voice Memo 8: Tools 9: Phone Info

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Getting Started

Section 1

Section 1A

Setting Up Service

In This Section

⽧ Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service

⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail

⽧ Sprint PCS 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 PCS Service.

Setting Up Service

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Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service

Determining if Your Phone is Already Activated

If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated, unlocked, and ready to use. If you received your phone in the mail, it probably has been activated; all you need to do is unlock it.

If your phone is not activated, please refer to the activation card included with your phone.

Unlocking Your Phone

To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps:

1. Press to turn the phone on.

2. Press Unlock ().

To select a softkey, press the softkey button directly below the

Note:

softkey text that appears at the bottom left and bottom right of your phone’s display screen. Softkey actions change according to the screen you’re viewing and will not appear if there is no corresponding action available.

3. Enter your four-digit lock code. (For security purposes,

the code is not visible as you type.)

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

Tip:

of either your Social Security number or wireless phone number or try 0000 or NATL (6285). If none of these work, call Sprint Customer Service at 1-888-211-4PCS (4727).

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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.

To set up your voicemail:

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 or not 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)

Voicemail Passcode

Note:

If you are concerned about unauthorized access to your voicemail account, Sprint recommends you enable your voicemail passcode.

For more information about using your voicemail, see “Using Voicemail” on page 172.

Setting Up Service

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Sprint PCS Account Passwords

As a Sprint PCS customer, you enjoy unlimited access to your personal account information, your voicemail account, and your Sprint PCS Vision® or 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 Password

If you are the account owner, you'll have an account password to sign on to Customer Service. Your default account password is the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you are not the account owner (if someone else receives the invoice for your Sprint PCS Service), you can get a sub-account password at

www.sprint.c om.

Voicemail Password

You'll create your voicemail password (or passcode) when you set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your Voicemail” on page 172 for more information on your voicemail password.

Sprint PCS Vision or Sprint Power Vision Password

With your A900M by Samsung, you may elect to set up a Sprint PCS Vision or Sprint Power Vision password. This optional password may be used to authorize purchase of Premium Services content and to protect personal information on multi-phone accounts.

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

www. sp rin t. co m or call Sprint Customer Service at

1-888-211-4PCS (4727).

www.sprin t.com and to use when calling Sprint

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SAMSUNG MM-A900 User Manual

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Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome to Sprint

Introduction

Your Phone’s Menu

Getting Started

Setting Up Service

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service

Setting Up Your Voicemail

Sprint PCS Account Passwords