Samsung SCH-U650PSAVZW User Manual

Verizon Wireless
PORTABLE All Digital
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4
Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notes and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting Up Voicemail* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 10
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Understanding the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Inserting and Removing the microSD card
(purchased seperately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3: Call Functions ............................................19
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Call In-Progress Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 4: Menu Navigation ......................................... 33
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Menu Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 40
Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Entering Text Using T9Word Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Entering Upper and Lower Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 6: Understanding Your Contacts .................... 43
Opening Contacts Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Contacts Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adding Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Contact Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Finding a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Editing an Existing Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Deleting a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Finding My Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Emergency Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 7: Messaging .................................................. 56
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Retrieving New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Creating and Sending Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Creating and Sending Picture Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Creating and Sending Video Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Creating and Sending a Voice Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Receiving Picture Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Receiving Video Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Receiving Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Changing Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mobile IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Section 8: Changing Your Settings .............................. 77
My Verizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Bluetooth Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sounds Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
USB Auto Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Section 9: Media Center ............................................. 101
Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tunes & Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Picture & Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Browse & Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Section 10: Tools ........................................................ 115
Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Section 11: Mobile Web ............................................. 123
Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Launching Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Exit Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Navigate the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mobile Web Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Place a Call While Using Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ............... 126
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 137
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for
Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Section 13: Warranty Information .............................145
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Index ............................................................................149
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Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

The chapters of this manual generally follow the same order as the menus and sub-menus in your phone. A robust index for quick reference to most features begins on page 149.
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 126.

Notes and Tips

Throughout this guide are icons and text that are set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
Notes
: Explain alternative options within the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
Tips
: Provide quick or innovative methods for performing functions
related to the subject at hand.
Important
: Points out important information about the current feature
that could affect performance, or even damage your phone.
This section allows you to start using your phone after activating your service, setting up your voicemail, contacting customer
support, or getting an understanding of how this manual is put together.

Using the Battery

Note:
This phone comes packaged with a partially charged rechargeable standard Li-Ion battery and wall charger.
You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.
Important!:
Although the phone can be used while the battery is charging, the battery must be fully charged before first use, otherwise you could damage the battery.
Getting Started 4

Battery Indicator

The battery indicator in the upper-right corner of the display indicates battery power level. Four bars indicate a full charge, while an empty icon indicates an almost empty battery. Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to operate, a blinking empty battery icon appears and a tone sounds. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, it shuts down.

Using A Non-Supported Batter y

Samsung handsets do not support the use of a non-supported battery.
When using a non-supported battery you will hear a series of beeps and you will see a warning message that indicates “
SUPPORTED BATTERY. SEE USER MANUAL
” If you receive this
NON
warning, battery charging has been disabled.
Samsung charging accessories (i.e. travel charger, and cigarette lighter charger) will only charge a Samsung approved battery.
To continue use of your handset press .
Note:
When using a non-supported battery the handset can only be used for
the duration of the life of the battery and cannot be recharged.
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Important!:
Using a non-supported battery may cause damage to your phone. Use a Samsung supported battery only.

Installing the Battery

1. Press down, and slide the battery cover back and lift up to
remove it.
Insert the top end of the battery into the phone housing
2.
using the Directional arrow printed on the battery. The gold
contacts at the battery end must align with contacts on the
phone. Push bottom end of the battery down until it snaps
into place.
3. Slide the battery cover up until it snaps into place.

Removi ng the Batter y

1. Press down, and slide the battery cover back and lift up to
remove it.
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Lift the battery from the bottom end and remove. 3. Slide the battery cover up until it snaps into place.
2.

Charging the Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable standard Li-ion battery. Only use Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.
Note:
The phone can be used while charging but will charge faster when powered off.
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Wall Charger
The wall charger is a convenient, light-weight charger that rapidly charges your phone from any 120/ 220 VAC outlet.
1. Pull the connector cover out and turn to expose the
connector. Insert the wall charger adapter end with the
arrow up into the connector at the bottom of the phone.
2. Plug the wall charger into a standard AC wall outlet.
3. When the phone is completely charged (the battery icon
becomes still), unplug the adapter from the power outlet.
Remove the adapter end from the connector and replace
the connector cover.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

1. Slide the phone up and press and hold the
End/Power
until phone turns on.
Note:
As with any other radio-transmitting device, do not touch the internal antenna as it affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary. The internal antenna is located along the top on the back side of your phone.
2. Once the phone finds a signal, the time, date, and day
appear in the display.
3. You’re now ready to place and receive calls.
Note:
If the phone is outside the Verizon Wireless coverage area the roaming icon appears in the top of the display.

Turning Your Phone Off

Press the
End/Power
key for two or more seconds. Your
phone powers off.
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key

Setting Up Voicemail*

Voicemail allows callers to leave voice messages.
Note:
Once your voicemail account has been set up, you can use the
voicemail selection 5 (under the Messaging menu) to view details of voice messages in your voicemail box.
Voicemail Setup
1. Press and hold or
from your phone or dial your wireless phone number from
any touch-tone phone.
2. When the recorded announcement begins, press
to interrupt (if applicable). An easy-to-follow setup tutorial
will begin. Follow the instructions to set up your new
password and record a greeting.

Listening to Voicemail

1. Press and hold or .
2. You are then prompted to enter your password followed by
key. Follow recorded prompts to listen to
messages, change administrative options, etc.
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*Airtime and long distance charges apply. IN Calling minutes d o not apply to Voicemail setup or retrievals.

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

High Speed Data (1x Technology)
Global Positioning (GPS) Technology for VZ Navigator
V CAST Music with Rhapsody (subscription, PC downloads)
Personal Organizer (Calculator, Calendar, Alarm Clock, Stop Watch,
World Clock, and Notepad)
Messaging Services (Standard and Enhanced TXT Messaging, Picture
Messaging, Video Messaging, Email Messaging, Mobile Instant
Messenger and Chat)
2.0 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder with Night Shot Mode
Advanced Speech Recognition
Speakerphone
microSD™ Memory Card Slot
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology **
**The Sway™ supports the following Bluetooth profiles: Headset (mono and stereo), Handsfree, Serial Port, Object Push (vCard and vCalendar only), Basic Imaging, Basic Printing and Phonebook Access . Bluetooth Stereo Support for music only. The Sway does not support all Bluetooth OBEX profiles. Go to
www.verizonwireless.com/bluetoothchart to ch eck vehicle/accessory compatibility.
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Closed View of Your Phone

The following illustration shows the main external features of your phone. For explanation of features; see “” on page 11.
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2
3
4
7
8
9
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Features (Closed view)

1.
Earpiece
: The earpiece allows you to hear the other caller.
2.
OK Key
: Pressing when navigating through a menu accepts
the highlighted choice in a menu, or performs an action in
an application.
3.
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Left Soft Key
: This key is used to navigate through menus
and applications by selecting the choice indicated on the
lower left area of the display screen.
4.
Send Key
: Allows you to place or receive a call. Slide the
phone up and press the key once to access the recent call
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log.
5.
Clear Key
: Deletes numbers when dialing a phone number,
or characters from the display when you are in text entry
mode. Press to return to the previous menu or screen
when navigating features.
6.
LCD
: Displays all the information needed to operate your
phone.
7.
Directional Key
: This key allow you to scroll through the
phone menu options.
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Right Soft Key
8.
: This key is used to navigate through menus
and applications by selecting the choice indicated on the
lower right area of the display screen.
9.
End/Power Key
: Ends a call. Press and hold the END key, to
power On or Off. When you receive an incoming call, press
to send the call directly to voicemail.
10.
Volume key
: Allows you to adjust the master volume or
adjust the voice volume during a call. To mute the ringer
during an incoming call, press the volume key up or down.
Also press and hold the key, to activate Sound Off mode/
Normal mode.
11.
Power/Accessory Connector:
The power/accessory
interface connector is used to plug in charging accessories
and to connect any available accessory cables to your
phone. The headset adaptor allows you to plug in an
optional headset for safe, convenient conversations.
12.
Camera/Camcorder key
: Press to activate the camera or
press and hold to activate the camcorder.
13.
microSD™ Memory Card Slot
: Allows you to insert a
microSD™ memory card to add additional memory.

Open View of Your Phone

The following illustration shows the main features of the phone.
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Back
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6
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Features

1.
Voicemail Key
2.
Speakerphone/Special Function Key
: Press and hold to call Voicemail.
: Press and hold to
activate speakerphone. The special function key allows
you to enters special characters and perform various
functions.
3.
Microphone
: The Microphone allows the other caller to
hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
4.
Alphanumeric Keypad
: Use these keys to enter numbers,
letters, and characters.
5.
Voice Recognition Key
: Press to activate voice recognition
feature.
6.
Vibration Mode/Special Function Key
: Press and hold to
activate Vibration Mode. The special function key allows
you to enters special characters and perform various
functions.
7.
Camera Lens
8.
Speaker
: Allows you to take photos or record video.
: Music, Ringtones, and Sounds are played through
the speaker. These speakers provide stereo sound for
multimedia files
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Command Keys

Functions for the soft keys are defined by what appears above each in the display. There are two soft keys, the left soft key
and the right soft key .

Left Soft Key

Some functions of the left soft key are as follows.
Press the
Message
(left) soft key to open the Message menu.
When the left soft key function is Settings, press the key to view settings for the feature.
When the left soft key function is Edit, press the
to edit a Contact or Profile setting.

Right Soft Key

Some functions of the right soft key are as follows.
Press the
Contacts
(right) soft key to open your Contacts list.
When the right soft key function is
Options
soft key to view more options for the current menu.

Clear Key

The
CLR
key is used to erase or clear numbers, text, or symbols from the display. You can also use to return to a previous menu or to return to the home screen from any menu.
If you enter an incorrect character, briefly press to backspace (and delete) the character.
Edit
, press the
Settings (
left) soft
(left) soft key
Options
(right)
To erase the previous word in a sentence, press and hold .
To back up one menu level, briefly press .
Press and hold to return to the home screen.

End/Power Key

The
End/Power
key is used to end a call, to turn your phone on/off, to return to the home screen from any menu or cancel the last input.
Press and hold the
End/Power
key to turn your phone on or
off.
Press the
Press the
End/Power End/Power
key to disconnect a call. key to return to the home screen from
any menu, or to cancel the last input.
Press the
End/Power
key to send an incoming call directly to
Voicemail.

Send Key

The
Send
key is used to answer calls, dial calls, and to
recall the last number(s) dialed, received, or missed.
Press the
Send
key to answer calls.
Enter a number and press the
Press the
Send
key from the home screen to display a list of
Send
key to make a call.
all calls to and from your phone.
Press the
Send
key twice from the home screen to call the
most recently dialed, received, or missed number.
Press the
Send
key to pick up a waiting call. Press the
Send
key again to switch back to the other call.

Directional Keys

Use the
Directional
keys (up, down, left, right) to browse menus, sub-menus, and lists. Each key also acts as a shortcut to launch applications. The Directional keys can be customized to launch your favorite application. For more information, refer to “Set Shortcuts” on page 87.

Speakerphone Key

With the slider open, press and hold the
Speakerphone
key
to switch from using the earpiece to the speakerphone before or during a call. Use the volume keys to adjust the volume. Press and hold the
Speakerphone
key to enable and disable the
speakerphone option.
After the call has ended the speakerphone function turns off automatically.

Camera/Camcorder Key

Press the
Camera/Camcorder
key (on the right side of the phone) to activate the camera. Press and hold the Camera key to activate the Camcorder. While in camera mode press the Camera key to take a photo. While in camera mode press and hold the Camera/Camcorder key to activate the Camcorder.
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Understanding the Display Screen

The top line of your phone’s display contain icons that indicate network status, battery power, signal strength, connection type and more.
The red area of the home screen shows icons that indicate feature and function status.
The following list contains icons that may appear in your display.

Display icons

Airplane Mode
: Appears when Airplane Mode is on. When on, all RF functions for your phone are disabled, and you cannot use your phone to place or receive calls.
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Roaming
: Your phone is outside your home area. While roaming, another wireless provider may be handling your call. The service rate for the call may be higher than those made from within your home area. Please refer to Verizon Wireless for roaming rates.
1X signal streng
th: Indicates your phone is using the CDMA
1X protocol. Appears when your phone is on and indicates the current signal strength. More bars indicate a stronger signal.
D signal strength
: Appears when your phone is receiving digital data. Appears when your phone is on and indicates the current signal strength. More bars indicate a stronger signal.
SSL
: Indicates the secure socket layer is actively transmitting your communications over the internet in an encrypted format.
Voice Privacy
: Prevents eavesdropping over a CDMA traffic
channel.
No service
: Your phone cannot find a signal because you’re outside a service area. You cannot make or receive calls. Wait for a signal or move to an open area to find a signal. This indicator always appears when you first turn on your phone and disappears once service is located.
Voice Call
: Indicates a call in progress.
Data Call
: Indicates a data call in progress.
Dormant
: Indicates no incoming or outgoing data.
E911
: Indicates Global Positioning Service (GPS) for 911 is
set to On for emergency calls only.
Location On
: Global Positioning Service is set to On for
location and 911 calls.
Battery Level
: More bars indicate a greater charge. When the battery is low, an empty battery icon flashes and the phone sounds an alert, which indicates your phone is about to shut down.
TTY
: Indicates that TTY is enabled.
Bluetooth On
: Indicates that Bluetooth wireless technology
is turned on.
Bluetooth Connected
: Indicates Bluetooth wireless technology is turned on and is paired with another Bluetooth-enabled device.
Bluetooth Active
: Indicates that Bluetooth wireless technology is connected to another device and receiving or pushing data.

Bottom Display Icons

All Sounds Off
: The ringer is silenced for all alerts, incoming
calls, and incoming messages.
Alarm Only
: Your phone will only ring when the set alarm
sounds.
Vibrate Only
Speakerphone
: Your phone vibrates upon receiving a call.
: Your phone switches to speakerphone
instead of earpiece.
Missed Calls
: Your phone displays this icon when calls are
missed.
New Msgs
: You’ve received a new text, page or web alert message. You’re also notified of a new message by animations and sound.
Calendar Event: Your phone displays this icon when you
have a calendar event scheduled.
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Voicemail: You’ve received a voicemail message, page or
web alert message. You have one or more unread voicemail messages in your voicemail box. (Only applicable on the Verizon Wireless Network.)
Alarm On
: Indicates that your phone has a set alarm.
Auto Answer
: Automatic answer is enabled. Your phone automatically picks up calls after the designated time with the stereo headset or when your Bluetooth headset or Bluetooth hands-free car kit is connected.

Dialogue boxes

Dialogue boxes prompt for action, inform you of status, or warn of situations such as low memory. Dialogue boxes and their definitions are outlined below.
Choice
-Example: “SAVE MESSAGE?”
Reconfirm
-Example: “ERASE ALL MESSAGES?”
Performing
Completed
Information
Error
Warning
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-Example: “SENDING...” “CONNECTING...”
-Example: “MESSAGE SENT”
-Example: “NEW MESSAGE”
-Example: “SYSTEM ERROR!”
-Example: “BATTERY LOW,” “MEMORY FULL!”

Inserting and Removing the microSD card (purchased seperately)

To add additional memory to your phone insert a microSD card into the external memory slot, located on the right side of the phone. Use the following instructions and illustrations for proper insertion and removal.
1. Pull the microSD card cover out and turn to expose the
card slot.
Correct
Incorrect
2. Push the microSD card into the slot until it locks into place.
To remove the card:
1. Pull the microSD card cover out and turn to expose the
card slot.
2. Press in the microSD card to unlock and remove.
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Section 3: Call Functions

This section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call.

Making a Call

1. Slide the phone up and enter the phone number to call
using the numeric keypad and press the
Send
key .

Answering a Call

You can answer calls with either the slide open or closed.
To answer a call with the slider in the closed position; slide the phone open. The call will be automatically answered.
To answer a call with the slide in the open position; press the
Send
key to answer the call, or
End/Power
key , or the right soft key Ignore to send the call to voicemail, or left soft key Quiet to silence the ringer.

Answering Call-Waiting Calls

When you receive a call while on a call:
Press the
Send
key to answer the new call.
When you press the
Send
key and answer the incoming call,
the original caller is placed on hold.
Press the
Send
key key again to return to your original call.
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Call In-Progress Options

Access numerous menus and features even while in a call.
Note:
If the call is disconnected while accessing the Call-In Progress Options, the options disappear from the display and the phone eventually returns to the home screen.
1. While in a call, press the right soft key Options. The
following menu items appear in the display.
• Messaging
• Contacts List
• Recent Calls
• Bluetooth Menu
•Main Menu
•Notepad
• Whisper Mode
Note:
During a call turn on Whisper Mode when speaking softly or when the caller cannot hear your voice clearly. This mode is useful in meetings or public places.
: Displays the Messages menu.
: Opens Contact list to view your contacts.
: Displays recent incoming, missed and outgoing calls.
: Displays the Bluetooth menu.
: Displays the Main menu.
: Opens the Notepad.
: Increases microphone to maximum volume level.
Press the Directional key to highlight a menu.
2.
Press to open the highlighted menu or to activate the
feature.
3. Press the left soft key Mute/Unmute to mute the
call. Press again to unmute the call.

Recent Calls

When you place, miss, or receive a call, a record of the call is saved in Recent Calls, which is a listing of the different types of calls you can either receive or make. These types of calls are:
Missed
: Displays any missed calls.
Received
: Displays any received calls that were answered.
Dialed
: Displays all outgoing calls made from your phone.
All
: Displays all missed, received, and outgoing calls made from your
phone.
Using the default press
Press the Directional key
MENU
Illumination
.
display theme,
right or left to highlight
Grid
menu layout:
Recent Calls menu and press . Press the Directional key
up or down to highlight the call type that you want to view
and press .
Press the Directional key
up or down to view the call.

Viewing Recent Call History

Recent Calls retains information such as the duration, date and time, and whether the call was received, dialed, or missed.
1. Slide the phone up and press
2. Press the Directional key
the
Send
key
.
down to highlight the
desired number.
3. Once the desired number is highlighted, press OPEN.
4. The following call information appear in the display:
• Call Type
: The title bar displays if the call is a missed, dialed, or
received.
•Name
: If the caller is in your Contacts list, their name is listed here as well as the appropriate icon to indicate Mobile 1, Mobile 2, Home, Work, or Fax. This option only appears if the caller is in your Contacts list. If the caller is not in your Contacts list, No Name appears.
• Number
: Displays the telephone number.
•Time
: The time of the call.
•Date
: The date of the call.
•Duration
: The duration of the calls made or received.
5. Press the right soft key Options to display the
following options:
• Save to Contacts
: Save the number to your Contacts list.
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Note:
If save doesn't appear, that entry is already in your Contacts list.
• Details
: Displays details about the caller if entered in Contacts.
•Erase
: Deletes the call from Call History.
•Lock/Unlock
: Locks or unlocks the entry to prevent accidental
deletion.
•Erase All
: Deletes all calls from Call History.
•View Timers
6. Press the Directional key
: Select to view the call timers for your phone.
down to highlight an
option. Press to enter the highlighted option’s sub-
menu.

Call History Icons

When you view Recent Calls, an icon to the left of the number indicates the type of call.
Indicates a Missed call
Indicates a Dialed call
Indicates a Received call
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Making Calls Using Call History

1. Slide the phone up and press
the Directional key
the
Send
key
. Press
up or down until the desired
number is highlighted.
2. Press
the
Send
key
to call the highlighted number.
Or, you can press OPEN, then press
the
Send
to call the highlighted number.

Creating or Updating Contacts Using Call Histor y

1. Slide the phone up and press
press the Directional key
the
Send
key
then
up or down until the
desired number is highlighted. Press the right soft key
Options. Save to Contacts is highlighted. Press
.
2. Press the Directional key
up or down to highlight
Add New Contact or Update Existing. Press .
3. If you selected Add New Contact, the following types are
available.
Mobile 1
Mobile 2
Home
key
Work
Fax
4. If you selected
5. Press the Directional key
Update Existing
, proceed to step 9.
up or down to highlight
the desired entry type (Mobile 1, Mobile 2, Home, Work,
or Fax) then press .
6. Enter a name for the entry using the keypad. Press the left
soft key Abc if you wish to select a different method
of text entry, such as T9Word, Abc, ABC, 123, or Symbols.
7. To assign a Speed Dial location, press the Directional key
up or down to highlight the number you would like
to assign to a Speed Dial location and press the right soft key Options. Highlight Set Speed Dial and press
.
Highlight an unassigned location and press SET. A
confirmation message appears in the display, Yes is
highlighted, press to add Contact to the speed dial
location.
Note:
Voicemail is assigned to Speed Dial location 1. Location 411: directory assistance, 611: customer service access, 911: emergency phone number.
Note:
You can assign a speed dial location to each number associated with the contact (Home, Work, Mobile 1, Mobile 2, and Fax.).
8. When you’re finished entering information for the entry,
press SAVE. The entry is saved to your Contacts.
9. An UPDATE EXISTING pop-up screen with a selection list
of entry types displays. Press the Directional key
up or down to highlight the desired type then press .
The number is added to the selected entry and saved to
your Contacts.

Deleting Call History Entries

1. Slide the phone up and press
press the Directional key
the
Send
key
then
up or down until the
desired number is highlighted. Press the right soft key
Options. A pop-up menu appears in the display.
2. Press the Directional key
down to highlight Erase
and press . Select Yes or No at the ERASE ENTRY?
pop-up screen.
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Press .
3.

Deleting All Call History Entries

1. Slide the phone up and press
2. Press the right soft key Options. A pop-up menu
the
Send
key
.
appears in the display.
3. Press the Directional key
down to highlight Erase
All and press . Select Ye s or No at the ERASE ALL
ENTRIES? pop-up screen.
4. Press .

Contacts

Making Calls Using Contacts

Contacts are entries that you create to store names, numbers, and other information for people or groups of interest. If you’ve already entered information into your Contacts list, you can recall and dial the contact easily. For more information, refer to “Adding a Contact” on page 44.
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1. Slide the phone up and press the right soft key
Contacts. Press the Directional key
up or down
until the contact that you want to call is highlighted then
press VIEW. Details for the contact appear in the
display.
Note:
To quickly locate a name, press (or multi-press) any key on the keypad that corresponds to the first, second, and/or third letters of the contact’s name.
2. If the entry contains more than one number, press the
Directional key
up or down to highlight the desired
number.
3. Press
the
Send
key
to call the number.

Roaming

What is Roaming?

Your phone can roam on other compatible digital networks. Roaming occurs when you travel outside a pre-designated coverage area. The roaming icon displays when roaming is active and extra charges may apply when making or receiving calls.
Note:
Some features may be unavailable while roaming.

Roaming Options

The following roaming options are available:
Home Only
- Your phone is available for normal operation only in the
designated coverage area.
Automatic
Note:
: The preferred roaming list is used to acquire service.
Automatic “A”
acquire service.
Automatic: “B”
acquire service.
Contact Verizon Wireless for information regarding preferred systems.
: The preferred “A” side carrier roaming list is used to
: The preferred “B” side carrier roaming list is used to
To change your Roaming option, follow these steps:
1. Using the default
layout: press
2. Press the Directional key
Illumination
MENU
.
display theme,
right or left to highlight
Settings & Tools menu and press . Press
Phone Settings. Press System Select.
3. Press the Directional key
up or down to choose the
setting you want, and press .
Grid
menu

Voice Commands

Voice Commands is advanced speech recognition software that can be used to activate a wide variety of functions on your phone. Voice Commands software automatically voice activates all contacts for voice dialing and searching, no pre-recording or training needed. Speak phone numbers naturally to dial, and use voice commands to navigate phone menus.

Voice Commands Settings

You can adjust the settings and preferences by opening Voice Commands menu. Using this menu, you can change the following Voice Command features:
1. Slide the phone up and
press and hold the
Commands
Voice
key .
The Voice Commands
screen appears in the
display.
2. Press the right soft key
Settings
.The following
options appear in the display:
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• Choice List
: If Voice Commands is not absolutely confident that it has correctly identified a name or number, it can display a choice list of up to three possibilities, and prompt you to confirm the correct one. You can control when choice lists appear by changing the Choice Lists setting to the following:
Automatic
: Voice Commands displays a choice list when it is not confident it has identified the correct choice from among multiple alternatives.
Always On
: When there are multiple alternatives, Voice Commands always displays a choice list.
Always Off
: Voice Commands never displays a choice list. Instead,
the application picks the best from among the possible choices.
• Sensitivity
: Sensitivity controls the balance between rejecting too much, which means the phone frequently does not recognize names, numbers, or commands, and rejecting too little, which means it frequently recognizes something even if nothing was said. When Voice Commands rejects an utterance, it di splays a message such as “Please repeat…” or “No match found.” If you frequently experience these messages, you might be able to get better recognition by selecting the Sensitivity setting Reject Less. If you frequently experience false activations (Voice Commands detects a wrong match), you might be able to get better performance by selecting the Sensitivity setting Reject More.
• Digit Dialing
: Use the Digit Dialing menu to adapt digit dialing to
your voice.
Adapt Digits
: Lets you adapt digits, which can improve speech
recognition of phone numbers. Adaptation takes about 60 seconds.
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Reset Digits
: Erases any digit adaptation you have done and resets digit recognition to the factory default. If you have not adapted digits, this option is grayed out.
• Sound
: You can customize the Voice Command user interface by turning playback on or off for prompts, names, and numbers. You can also change the speed and volume of name playback.
Prompts
: Turns playback on or off for prompts such as “Please say a
command.”
Digits
: Turns playback on or off for digits, for example, when confirming
a phone number.
Names
: Turns playback on or off for names spoken in the Call, Lookup
and Send voice commands.
Name Settings
Voice Announce Caller ID feature.
Speakerphone
default.
• About
: Adjusts the speed and volume of name playback and
: Allows you to set the Speakerphone On of Off by
: Displays information about Voice Command including
version number, build number, and device number.

Voice Commands

The following is a list of functions that you can perform using Voice Commands speech recognition on your phone.
Call <Name or #>:
Dia l by sayi ng a Name in your Contacts List, a Name and a Location (home, work, mobile) or the phone number.
Send <Msg Type>
: Send a text, picture, or video message to a number or to someone in your Contacts List.
Lookup <Name>
: Open the contact record for any name in your
Contacts List.
Play <Playlist>
Goto <Menu>:
Check <Item>
: Opens a music playlist Open any application installed on your device. : Provides details of your phone status, voicemail,
messages, missed calls, time, signal strength, battery level, and volume level.
My Verizon
: Provides information about your Verizon Wireless
account.
Help Guide
: Provides a helpful tutorial on how to use Voice
Commands.

Call <Name or #>

Call Digit Dialing
Digit Dial allows you to dial any phone number by simply speaking the digits into the phone. No training is necessary, and Digit Dial is programmed to understand natural speech.
1. Slide the phone up and press the Voice Commands key
.
2. After a brief pause, a list of optional commands appears in
the display and the audio prompt "Please say a command"
plays through the earpiece or speakerphone.
3. Say “Call” at a distance of 3-12 inches from the phone in a
natural voice.
4. “Please say the name, number, voice mail or last number”
plays through the earpiece or speakerphone.
5. Say the area code and number that you want to dial into
the microphone, clearly and naturally.
6. The number that you said is repeated through the speaker
and your phone dials the number.
7. If Voice Commands is not sure of the number that you said,
a list of possible matches appears in the display.
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You’re asked to confirm the correct number as Voice
8.
Commands displays the results.
Say “
Yes
” to confirm the number.
Say “No” to reject the number.
Say “
Exit
” to exit the Voice Command.
Say “
Repeat
” to have the selected number read one more time.
Call Name Dialing
To use Name Dial, you’ll need to have entries stored in your Contacts list. See page 44 for information on creating a Contacts list.
1. Slide the phone up and press the Voice Commands key
.
2. After a brief pause, a list of optional commands appears in
the display and the audio prompt “Please say a command”
plays through the earpiece or speakerphone.
3. Say “Call” at a distance of 3-12 inches from the phone in a
natural voice.
4. “Please say the name, number, voice mail or last number”
plays through the earpiece or speakerphone.
5. To use Name Dialing, say the name of the contact that you
want to dial.
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6. The name that you said is repeated through the speaker
and your phone dials the number.
7. If Voice Commands is not sure of the number that you said,
a list of possible matches appears in the display.
8. You’re asked to confirm the correct number as Voice
Commands displays the results.
Say “
Yes
” to confirm the number.
Say “No” to reject the number.
Say “
Exit
” to exit the Voice Command.
Say “
Repeat
” to have the selected number read one more time.
Note:
In case various number are displayed , “Which Number?” will display in the Listening menu option.
9. The location is repeated through the speaker and your
phone dials the number.

Send <Msg Type>

Send Text
1. Slide the phone up and press the Voice Commands key
.
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