SAMSUNG SPH-M260 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Tip: Looking for something? If you don’t see it in the headings
listed here, try the Index on page 105.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Your Phone’s Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Boost Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 2: Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2A. Phone Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Navigating Through the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
TTY Use With Boost Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2C. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Making a Call From History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Saving a Number From History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Prepending a Number From History . . . . . . . . . 41
Erasing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2D. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . 45
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers . . . . . . . . . 45
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Finding Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting a Ringtone Type for an Entry . . . . . . 46
Assigning a Picture to an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Finding Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dialing Boost Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2E. Calendar & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2F. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) . . . . . . . 54
Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2G. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Erasing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sending a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Assigning Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
2H. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Sending Contacts via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 3: Boost Service Features. . . . . . . . 69
3A. Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Making a 3-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Getting Started With Data Services . . . . . . . . . . 77
Browser Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Downloading Games, Ringtones, and More . . . 81
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Data Services FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information 87
4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . 88
General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to
Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device . 91
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Introduction
Your Phone’s Menu
This User Guide introduces you to Boost
TM
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: Boost Service Features
⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information
WARNING: Please refer to the Important Safety Information
section on page 88 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.
The following table outlines your phone’s main menu
structure.
Contacts
Messaging
1: Voicemail
1: Call Voicemail 2: Clear Envelope
2: Send Message
1: Go to Contacts
3: Messages
4: Email + IM
5: Settings
1: Notification 2: Callback Number
3: Preset Messages 4: Signature
5: Reset Envelope
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My Stuff
1: Application Manager
5: Applications
1: Get New Applications
2: My Stuff Manager Applications
2: Games
1: Get New Games 2: My Stuff Manager Games
3: PAC-MAN Ms PAC-MAN by Namco
3: Ringtones
1: Get New Ringtones 2: My Stuff Manager Ringtones
4: Wallpapers
1: Get New Wallpapers
2: My Stuff Manager Wallpapers
6: Chat Flirt Fun
Web
Missed Alerts
Get Stuff
Re-Boost
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Pictures
1: Camera 2: Pictures
Settings/Tools
1: Settings
1: Display
1: Main Screen 2: Outer Screen
3: Picture ID 4: Backlight Control
5: Brightness 6: PowerSave Mode
2: Volume
1: Incoming Ringtone Volume
2: Playback Volume 3: Key Beeps
3: Ringtones
1: Incoming Calls 2: Voicemail
3: Text Message 4: Alarm/Calendar
5: Power Up/Down 6: Battery Alert
4: Text Entry
1: Auto-Capital 2: Auto-Space
3: Dual Language 4: My Words
5: Word Choice List 6: Word Prediction
7: Word Completion 8: Use My Words
9: Help
5: Phone Information
1: Phone Number/User ID
2: Memory Status 3: Icon Glossary
4: Version 5: Advanced
6: My Account
6: Lock Phone
7: Location
8: Parental Controls
1: On /Off
2: Change Parental Control Code
3: Restrictions
9: Reset/Delete
1: Reset Settings 2: Reset Phone
3: Delete Stuff 4: Change Lock Code
10: Others
1: Abbreviated Dialing
2: Call Answer 3: Accessibility
4: Airplane Mode 5: Data
6: Contact Match 7: Language
8: Contacts 9: TTY Options
10: Navigation Keys
2: Tools
1: Alarm
2: Calendar
1: Today 2: Scheduler
3: Task List 4: Countdown
3: Bluetooth
1: On/Off 2: Visibility
3: Add New 4: Trusted Devices
5: My Bluetooth Info
4: Update Phone
1: Update Firmware 2: Update PRL
5: Voice Service
6: Calculator
1: Calculator 2: Tip Calculator
7: Device Self Service
8: World Time
9: Memo Pad
10: Voi ce Memo
1: Record 2: Review
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Section 1
Getting Started
⽧ Setting Up Your Phone (page 2)
1A. Setting Up Service
⽧ Activating Your Phone (page 3)
⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail (page 4)
⽧ Boost Account Passwords (page 4)
⽧ Getting Help (page 5)
Setting Up Your Phone
1. Remove the battery from its packaging.
2. Grasp the device firmly and locate the cover
release latch.
3. Lift the groove at the bottom of the phone with your
fingernail and firmly “pop” the cover off the device.
2 1A. Setting Up Service
4. Install the battery.
4
3
䡲 Insert the battery into the opening on the back of
the phone, making sure the connectors align (1).
Gently press down to secure the battery (2).
䡲 Position the battery cover (3) and firmly press it
down until you hear a click (4).
5. Press to turn the phone on.
6. Make your first call.
䡲 Use your keypad to enter a phone number.
䡲 Press .
Note: Your phone’s battery should have enough charge for
your phone to turn on and 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 15 for details.
Activating Your Phone
To activate your new phone, please refer to the “Activation Kit”
documentation included in your original device packaging.
For additional support information visit us at:
www.boostmobile.com
– or –
Call Boost Customer Care at
1-888-266-7848).
(
1-888-BOOST-4U
1A. Setting Up Service 3
Setting Up Service
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Boost Account Passwords
Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered
calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. You should set up your Boost Voicemail and
personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized
access.
1. From standby mode, press and hold .
2. Follow the system prompts to:
䡲 Create your password.
䡲 Record your name announcement.
䡲 Record your greeting.
Note: Voicemail Password
Boost strongly recommends that you create a
password when setting up your voicemail to protect
against unauthorized access. Without a password,
anyone who has access to your phone is able to
access your voicemail messages.
4 1A. Setting Up Service
As a Boost customer, you enjoy unlimited access to
your personal account information, your voicemail
account, and your data services account. To ensure
that no one else has access to your information, you
will need to create passwords to protect your privacy.
Voicemail Password
You’ll create your voicemail password (or passcode)
when you set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your
Voicemail” on page 4 for more information on your
voicemail password.
Data Services Password
With your Boost phone, you may elect to set up an
optional data services password to control access and
authorize Premium Service purchases.
For more information, or to change your passwords,
sign on to
Care at
www.boostmobile.com or call Boost Customer
1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848).
Getting Help
Managing Your Account
Online: www.boostmobile.com
䢇 Access your account information.
䢇 Check your minutes used (depending on your Boost
service plan).
䢇 View and add money to your account.
䢇 Enroll in Auto Re-Boost to make automatic
payments.
䢇 Purchase accessories.
䢇 Shop for the latest Boost phones.
䢇 View available Boost service plans and options.
䢇 Learn more about data services and other products
like games, ringtones, wallpapers, and more.
From Any Other Phone
䢇 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848).
Boost 411
Boost 411 gives you access to a variety of services and
information, including residential, business, and
government listings; movie listings or showtimes;
driving directions, restaurant reservations, and major
local event information.
You can get up to three pieces of information per call,
and the operator can automatically connect your call at
no additional charge. A per-call charge plus standard
airtime rates may apply to use Boost 411. Please see
the terms of your plan for additional details.
䊳 Press .
Section 2
Your P hone
⽧ Your Phone (page 8)
2A. Phone Basics
12. Softkey (right)
14. Earpiece
9. Speaker Key
13. MENU/OK
10. END/POWER Key
8. Microphone
7. Keypad
4. Softkey (left)
3. Navigation Key
2. Display Screen
1. Status Bar
Icons
6. TALK Key
5. Camera Key
11. Back Key
⽧ Viewing the Display Screen (page 10)
⽧ Turning Your Phone On and Off (page 14)
⽧ Battery and Charger (page 14)
⽧ Navigating Through the Menus (page 15)
⽧ Displaying Your Phone Number (page 17)
⽧ Making and Answering Calls (page 17)
⽧ Entering Text (page 22)
Tip: Phone Software Upgrades – Updates to your phone’s
software may become available from time to time.
Boost will automatically upload critical updates to your
phone. You can also use the menu to check for and
download updates.
Press > Settings/Tools > Tools > Update Phone to
search for and download available updates.
8 2A. Phone Basics
Your Phone
15. Camera
16. Volume
Buttons
18. Camera
Button
17. Charger/Accessory
Jack
Key Functions
1. Status Bar Icons provide information about your
phone’s status and options, such as signal
strength, ringtone setting, messaging, and battery
charge.
2. Display Screen displays all the information needed
to operate your phone, such as the call status, the
Contacts list, the date and time, and the greeting.
3. Navigation Key scrolls through the phone’s menu
options and acts as a shortcut key from standby
mode.
4. Softkey (left) lets you select softkey actions or
menu items corresponding to the bottom left and
bottom right lines on the Display Screen.
5. Camera Key lets you activate the camera and take
pictures.
6. TALK Key allows you to place or receive calls,
answer Call Waiting, use 3-Way Calling, or activate
Voice Dial.
7. Keypad lets you enter numbers, letters, and
characters, and select menu items. Press and hold
keys for speed dialing.
8. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
9. Speaker Key to route the phone’s audio through the
speaker or through the earpiece.
2A. Phone Basics 9
Phone Basics
10.
END/POWER Key lets you turn the phone on or off,
end a call, or return to standby mode. While in the
main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode
and cancels your input. When you receive an
incoming call, press to mute the ringtone or ignore
the call.
11. Back Key deletes characters from the display in text
entry mode. When in a menu, pressing the Back
key returns you to the previous menu, closes a
dialog box, or exits an onscreen menu/option.
12. Softkey (right) lets you select softkey actions or
menu items corresponding to the bottom left and
bottom right lines on the Display Screen.
13. MENU/OK lets you access the phone’s menus and
selects the highlighted choice when navigating
through a menu.
14 . Earpiece/Speaker lets you hear the caller and
automated prompts.
15. Camera contains the hardware enabling you to
capture pictures.
10 2A. Phone Basics
16. Volume Buttons allows you to adjust the ringtone
volume in standby mode (with the phone open) or
adjust the voice volume during a call. The volume
button can also be used to scroll up or down to
navigate through the different menu options.
17. Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the
phone charger or an optional USB cable.
18. Camera Button lets you activate the camera.
Viewing the Display Screen
Your phone’s display screen provides information
about your phone’s status and options. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s
display screen:
Tip: To view a list of your phone’s icons and descriptions, from
the main menu select
Phone Information > Icon Glossary
Settings/Tools > Settings >
.
Status Bar – Service Icons
Signal Strength – Shows your current signal
strength. (More bars = stronger signal.)
No Service – Your phone cannot find a usable
signal.
1X 2G Data Status – 1xRTT data service is
available. When active, the icon is animated.
1X 2G Data Sending – 1xRTT data service is
transmitting data.
1X 2G Data Receiving – 1xRTT data service is
receiving data.
1X 2G Data Dormant – Data service is currently
dormant.
Battery – Shows your current battery charge
level. (Icon shown is fully charged.)
Low battery – Shows your current battery
charge level is low.
Status Bar – Status Icons
Location On – Your phone’s location feature is
on and available for location-based services
such as GPS Navigation.
Location Off – Your phone’s location feature is
off. Your location is available only for 911.
Key Mute – Your phone’s key tones are muted.
This icon appears during a call.
Speaker – Your phone’s speakerphone feature
is enabled.
Vibrate – The ringtone is set to vibrate only.
Ringer and Vibrate – Your phone has the
ringtone volume set and the vibrate option
checked (enabled).
Ringer – Your phone has the ringtone volume
set at a level between 1 - 8 is selected.
Ringer Off – ringtone is turned off and vibrate
mode is disabled.
Ringer Off and Vibrate – Your phone has the
ringtone deactivated and the vibrate option
checked (enabled).
2A. Phone Basics 11
Phone Basics
Status Bar – Status Icons
Silence All – Your phone has the ringtone
deactivated and the vibrate option unchecked
(disabled). No sound is made by the phone.
1 Beep – Your phone is set to beep when you
receive an incoming call.
1 Beep and Vibrate – Your phone is set to beep
and vibrate when you receive an incoming call.
TTY – Your phone is operating in TTY mode.
Alarm – An alarm has been set on your phone.
Missed Alarm – You have missed an alarm
event.
Calendar Event – You have a pending event
scheduled.
Multiple Alerts – You have multiple alert
messages.
Self Timer – The self-timer function is enabled.
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Status Bar – Status Icons
Auto – The white balance has been set to
Automatic. Use this for taking pictures indoors or
outdoors using automatic white balance
settings.
Sunny – The white balance has been set to
Sunny. Use this for taking pictures or movies
outdoors on bright sunny days.
Cloudy – The white balance has been set to
Cloudy. Use this for taking pictures or movies
outdoors under cloudy conditions.
Incandescent – The white balance has been set
to Tungsten. Use this for taking pictures or
movies indoors under normal lighting
conditions.
Fluorescent – The white balance has been set
to Fluorescent. Use this for taking pictures or
movies indoors under fluorescent lighting
conditions.
Manual – The white balance has been set to
Manual. Use this for taking pictures indoors or
outdoors using your own custom settings.
Record - A voice memo is recording.
Status Bar – Status Icons Status Bar – Messaging Icons
Pause – A voice memo is paused.
Text Message – You have new text messages.
Play – A voice memo is playing.
BG application + 1 – Indicates that more than
one application is currently running and one has
been minimized and placed in the background.
Bluetooth Enable – The Bluetooth technology is
active and enabled.
Device Connected– The Bluetooth device is
connected.
BT Headset Connected– The Bluetooth Headset
is connected and visible.
BT Stereo Connected– The Bluetooth stereo
device is connected and visible.
Bluetooth Hidden– The device is hidden to other
Bluetooth devices and not transmitting its
information.
Voicemail – You have new voicemail messages.
Missed Call – You have missed an incoming
call.
Missed Text Message – You have new unread
text or email messages.
Missed Voicemail – You have new unheard
voicemail messages.
Missed Scheduler – You have missed a
scheduled event.
Locked Message – You have new text messages
that must be unlocked using your PIN code.
Urgent Message – You have new messages
marked as Urgent.
Missed Call Alert – You have missed a call alert.
2A. Phone Basics 13
Phone Basics
Turning Your Phone On and Off
Turning Your Phone On
䊳 Press .
Once your phone is on, it may display “Searching...”
When your phone finds a signal, it enters standby
mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are
ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes
of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically
activated. When a signal is found, your phone
automatically returns to standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal
periodically without your intervention. You can also
initiate a search for Boost service by pressing any key
(when your phone is turned on).
Tip: The Power Save feature conserves your battery power
when you are in an area where there is no signal.
14 2A. Phone Basics
Turning Your Phone Off
䊳 Press and hold for two seconds until you see
the powering-down animation on the display
screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off
(unless the battery is charging).
Battery and Charger
WARNING: Use only Boost-approved or Samsung-approved
Installing the Battery
䊳 See “Setting Up Your Phone” on page 2.
Removing the Battery
1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose
any stored numbers or messages.
batteries and chargers with your phone. The
failure to use a Boost-approved or Samsungapproved battery and charger may increase the
risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or
explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death,
or property damage.
2. Press the battery release latch up and remove the
battery from the phone.
WARNING: Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion
battery as you can be burned.
Battery Capacity
Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is
fully drained. The battery provides up to 4.45 hours of
continuous digital talk time and 300 hours of standby
time.
When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery
icon blinks. When there are approximately two minutes
of talk time left, the phone sounds an audible alert and
then turns off.
Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate
mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce
the battery’s talk and standby times.
Tip: Watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the
battery before it runs out of power.
Charging the Battery
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If
your battery level becomes too low, your phone
automatically turns off, and you will lose any
information you were just working on.
Always use a Boost-approved or Samsung-approved
desktop charger, travel charger, or vehicle power
adapter to charge your battery.
䊳 Plug the flat end of the charger into the phone’s
charger jack and the other end into an electrical
outlet.
With the Boost-approved Li-Ion battery, you can
recharge the battery before it becomes completely run
down.
Navigating Through the Menus
The navigation key on your phone lets you scroll
through onscreen items. Many menus feature a scroll
bar on the right to help you keep track of your position
in the menu.
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To navigate through a menu, press the navigation key
up or down. If you are in a first-level menu, such as
Settings, you may also navigate to the next or previous
first-level menu by pressing the navigation key left or
right.
For a diagram of your phone’s menu, please see “Your
Phone’s Menu” on page i.
Selecting Menu Items
As you navigate through the menu, menu options are
highlighted. Select any option by highlighting it and
pressing . If the option is numbered, you can select
it by pressing the corresponding number on the
phone’s keypad.
For example, to view your text messages:
1. From standby mode, press to access the main
menu.
2. Select Messaging by highlighting it and
pressing .
3. Select Messages on the next screen by highlighting
it and pressing .
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4. Select a message by highlighting it and pressing
. (If you have any text messages, they are
displayed.)
For the purposes of this guide, the above steps
condense into:
䊳 Press > Messaging > Messages.
Backing Up Within a Menu
To go to the previous menu:
䊳 Press .
To return to standby mode:
䊳 Press .
Displaying Your Phone Number
䊳 Press > Settings/Tools > Settings > Phone
Information > Phone Number/ User ID. (Your phone
number and other information about your phone
and account will be displayed.)
Making and Answering Calls
Making Calls
1. Enter a phone number from standby mode. (If you
make a mistake while dialing, press to erase
the numbers.)
2. Press .
3. Press or close the phone when you are
finished.
Tip: To redial your last outgoing call, press twice.
To redial other recent numbers, press , highlight a
number, and press again.
Dialing Options
When you enter numbers in standby mode, you will
see a variety of dialing options displayed as softkeys on
the phone’s screen.
To initiate an option:
䊳 Press OPTIONS (right softkey).
䡲 Save: Enter a seven-digit or ten-digit number
(phone number and area code) and press
OPTIONS (right softkey) > Save to save the phone
number in your Contacts. (See “Saving a Phone
Number” on page 21.)
䡲 Hard Pause: Enter a seven-digit or ten-digit
number (phone number and area code) and
OPTIONS (right softkey) > Hard Pause. This
press
inserts a pause between the dialed phone
number and the next entered digits.
Note: Use this feature to navigate through automated menus.
If you know the number sequence required to connect
you to the right destination, enter a Hard Pause
between each number. A Hard Pause entry displays a
“p”.
Example: (214) 555-7777p1p2p3
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䡲 2-Sec Pause: Enter a seven-digit or ten-digit
number (phone number and area code) and
OPTIONS (right softkey) > 2-Sec Pause. This
press
inserts a longer pause between the dialed phone
number and the next entered digits.
Note: Use this feature to navigate through automated menus.
If you know the number sequence required to connect
you to the right destination and the menu prompts
require more time to accept your number choice, enter
a 2-Sec Pause between each number. A 2-Sec
Pause entry displays a “t”.
Example: (214) 555-7777t5t6t7
Answering Calls
1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off,
incoming calls go to voicemail.)
2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Depending
on your settings, you may also answer incoming
calls by opening the phone or by pressing any
number key. See “Call Answer Mode” on page 35
for more information.)
Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the
following ways:
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䢇 The phone rings or vibrates.
䢇 The backlight illuminates.
䢇 The screen displays an incoming call message.
If the incoming call is from a number stored in your
Contacts, the entry’s name is displayed. You may also
see the caller’s phone number, if available.
If you set
CALL ANSWER to Talk Key, you also see the
following options. To select an option, press the
corresponding softkey.
䢇 SILENT (left softkey) to mute the ringtone.
䢇 IGNORE (right softkey).
Ending a Call
䊳 Close the phone or press .
Missed Call Notification
When you do not answer an incoming call, your screen
displays the Missed Call log.
To display the Missed Call entry from the notification
screen:
䊳 Highlight the entry and press . (To dial the
phone number, press .)
To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode:
1. Press > Missed Alerts.
2. Highlight an entry and press .
Calling Emergency Numbers
You can place calls to 911 (dial ),
even if your phone is locked or your account is
restricted.
Note: When you place an emergency call, your phone
automatically enters Emergency mode.
To view options during an emergency call:
䊳 Press OPTIONS (right softkey) to view the following:
䡲 My Phone # (left softkey) to display your MSID and
device phone number during an emergency call.
Note: You must highlight MSID and press to view your
MSID number.
䡲 OPTIONS (right softkey) to unlock your phone
(appears only if the phone is locked).
To exit Emergency mode:
1. Press to end a 911 call.
2. Press and to exit.
Enhanced 911 (E911) Information
This phone features an embedded Global Positioning
System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing E911
emergency location services where available.
When you place an emergency 911 call, the GPS
feature of your phone seeks information to calculate
your approximate location. Depending on several
variables, including availability and access to satellite
signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to
determine and report your approximate location.
Important: Always report your location to the 911 operator
when placing an emergency call.
designated emergency call takers, known as
Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) may not
be equipped to receive GPS location information
from your phone.
Some
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In-Call Options
Pressing OPTIONS (right softkey) during a call displays
a list of available in-call features. Pressing
UNMUTE (left softkey) silences and unsilences the
speaker.
To select an option, press the corresponding keypad
number or highlight the option and press . The
following options may be available through the Options
menu:
䢇 Speaker Key ( ) to route the phone’s audio
through the speaker or through the earpiece.
䢇 Save to add the incoming caller’s number to an
existing contact or save it as a new one.
䢇 3-Way Call to initiate a 3-way call.
䢇 Contacts to display your Contacts list.
䢇 Voice Memo to record the current call.
䢇 Phone Info to display your phone information.
䢇 Key Mute to silence the key tones.
Note: After selecting this option, the menu item changes to
Key Unmute. Select this option to unmute the keys.
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MUTE/
䢇 Messages to display your current messages
(Voicemail, text messages, etc.).
䢇 Recent History to view your call histories.
䢇 To ols to access the Tools menu.
End-of-Call Options
After you receive a call from or make a call to a phone
number that is not in your Contacts, the phone displays
the phone number and the duration of the call. Press
OPTIONS (right softkey) > Save to add the new number
to your Contacts. (See “Saving a Phone Number” on
page 21.)
You can also send a text message to the recent caller.
SEND MSG (left softkey). The caller’s phone
Press
number or saved contact name automatically displays
in the recipient field. (See “Entering Text” on page 22.)
Note: The End-of-Call options are not displayed for calls
identified as No ID or Restricted.
Saving a Phone Number
You can store up to 4200 phone numbers and 600
Contacts entries in your phone. Each entry’s name can
contain 64 characters. Your phone automatically sorts
the Contacts entries alphabetically. (For more
information, see “2D. Contacts” on page 42.)
To save a number from standby mode:
1. Enter a phone number and press OPTIONS (right
2. Highlight New Entry or Existing Entry and press
3. Highlight a label and press .
4. Use the keypad to enter the new contact name
5. Press DONE (left softkey).
> Save.
softkey)
.
and press to save the new entry.
– or –
Search for an existing contact name and press
to save the new number.
Finding a Phone Number
You can search Contacts for entries by name.
1. Press CONTACTS (right softkey) and enter the first
letter or letters of an entry. (The more letters you
enter, the more specific the search.)
2. To display an entry, highlight it and press . To
dial a number, highlight it and press .
Speed Dialing
You can store up to 98 numbers in your phone’s speed
dial memory. Dial speed dial entries using one
keypress for locations 2–9 or two key presses for
locations 10–99.
To use One-Touch Dialing for speed dial locations 2–9:
䊳 Press and hold the appropriate key for
approximately two seconds. The display confirms
that you have dialed the number when it shows
“connecting...”.
To use Two-Touch Dialing for speed dial locations 10–99:
1. Press the first digit.
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2.
Press and hold the second digit for approximately
two seconds. The display confirms that you have
dialed the number when it shows “connecting...”.
Plus (+) Code Dialing
When placing international calls, Plus Code Dialing
automatically enters the international access code for
your location (for example, 011 for international calls
made from the U.S.).
1. Press and hold until you see a “+” on the
display screen.
2. Dial the country code and phone number, and
then press . (The phone automatically
prepends the access code for international dialing,
followed by the country code and phone number.)
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Entering Text
Selecting a Text Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter letters,
numbers, and symbols whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry
or when using text messaging).
Note: The procedural steps within the Selecting a Text Input
Mode section apply only to text messaging.
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press
OPTIONS (right softkey) to change the text input
mode.
2. Select one of the following options:
䡲 Text Mode
● Predictive Text to enter text using a predictive
text system that reduces the number of key
presses required while entering a word.
● Abc to use multi-tap entry – press once for
“a,” twice for “b”, three times for “c.”
● 12 3 to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers on the keypad.
● Symbols to enter symbols.
● Smileys to enter “emoticons.”
● Text Settings to turn On or Off the following:
Auto-Capital, Auto-Space, Dual Language, Word
Choice List, Word Prediction, Word Completion,
and Use My Words.
䡲 Add Preset Message to enter preprogrammed
messages. (See page 32.)
䡲 Add/Change Recipients to add a new recipient
using the NEW ADDR key (right softkey) or change
the current message recipient to one currently
saved in the Contacts List.
䡲 Add/Change Attachments to change or add a new
attachment. To add, select one of the following:
My album, Take new picture or Voic e. Change the
current attachment by selecting or de-selecting it
CHANGE ATTACHMENTS screen.
from the
䡲 Add/Change Subject Line to enter a new subject or
modify the existing subject text.
䡲 Save as Draft to save the message in the
Messages folder before sending it to the recipient.
䡲 Mark as Urgent to assign a high importance to the
message.
䡲 Set Callback # to add a phone number in the
heading informing the recipient of alternate
means to respond to the message.
Tip: When entering text, press to change letter
capitalization (abc > Abc > ABC).
ABC Mode
In Abc mode, also known as multi-tap entry, you press
keys one, two, three, or four times to enter the letters
you see on the keypad. For example, press once
for “a,” twice for “b”, or three times for “c”; or press
once for “p,” twice for “q,” three times for “r,” or four times
for “s.”
1. Select the Abc mode. (See “Selecting a Text Input
Mode” on page 22.)
2. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until
the correct letter appears. (For example, to enter
the word “Bill,” press twice, three times,
three times, and three times again.)
(If you make a mistake, press to erase a single
character. Press and hold to erase an entire
word.)
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