Samsung SPH-M330MBASPR User Manual

M330

User Guide

www.sprint.com

© 2009 Sprint. Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint. Other
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7/31/09

Consejo

Para encontrar esta guía para usuarios en español, por favor

www.sprint.com y haz clic en En Español > Asistencia >

visita

Teléfonos y equipos

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and click

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En Español > Asistencia > Teléfonos y equipos.

Important

M330_CG21_PS_073109_F4

Important Privacy Message – Sprint’s policies often do not

apply to third-party applications. Third-party applications may
access your personal information or require Sprint to disclose
your customer information to the third-party application
provider. To find out how a third-party application will collect,
access, use, or disclose your personal information, check the
application provider’s policies, which can usually be found on
their website. If you aren’t comfortable with the third-party
application’s policies, don’t use the application.

Table of Contents

Looking for something? If you don’t see it in the

Tip

headings listed here, try the Index on page 141.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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

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

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

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

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

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Navigating Through the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Personalizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

TTY Use With Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

2C. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Making a Call From History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Saving a Number From History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Erasing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

2D. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . 56

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers . . . . . . . . . . 56

Deleting a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Adding a New Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry . . . . . . . . . 58

Assigning a Picture to an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Finding Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Dialing Sprint Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Wireless Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

2E. Calendar and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Updating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Updating the PRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

2F. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) . . . . . . . 71

Managing Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

2G. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Storing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Sending Sprint Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Managing Sprint Picture Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Printing Pictures Using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Order Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Settings and Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

2H. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . 93

Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Sending Items Via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Section 3: Sprint Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

3A. Sprint Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Text Messaging (SMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

SMS Voice Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Getting Started With Data Services . . . . . . . . . 110

Accessing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Downloading Games, Ringers and More . . . . 115

Exploring the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Data Services FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Section 4: Safety and Warranty

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 124

General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to

Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Using Your Phone With a Hearing

Aid Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Introduction

Your Phone’s Menu

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

⽧ Section 1: Getting Started

⽧ Section 2: Your Phone

⽧ Section 3: Sprint Service

⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

User
Guide
Note

WARNING

Because of updates in phone software, this
printed guide may not be the most current
version for your phone. Visit
and log on to
the most recent version of the user guide.

Please refer to the Important Safety

Information

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.

My Sprint Wireless to access

section on page 124 to learn

www.sprint.com

The following table outlines your phone’s main menu
structure. For more information about using your
phone’s menus, see “Navigating Through the Menus”
on page 18.

CONTACTS (Right Softkey)

TEXT (Left Softkey)

Web

Messages

1: Voicemail

1: Call Voicemail 2: Clear Envelope

2: Send Message

1: Text Message 2: Picture Mail
3: VoiceSMS

3: Text Messages

4: Picture Mail

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

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5: Chat & Dating

6:VoiceSMS

7: Settings

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1: Notification

1: Message & Icon 2: Icon only

2: Callback #

1: None 2: XXXXXXXXXX
3: Other

3: Preset Messages

1: Can’t talk right now. Send me a message.
2: Call me 3: Where are you?
4: Can you talk? 5: Don’t forget to
6: Can you pick up 7: Thanks!
8: Meet me at 9: Let’s get lunch.
10: I sent this from my PCS phone.
11: The meeting has been cancelled.
12: I have to work late.
13: I’m on a conference call.
14: I’ll be there at 15: What time does it start?
16: Tag, you’re it! 17: I love you!
18: Hugs and kisses -OXOXO
19: Crazy 4 you! 20: Too funny!

4: Edit Signature

1: On 2: Off

5: VoiceSMS Option

1: Speakerphone 2: From Name

History

Photos

1: Camera

Press the right softkey to view the following options:

1: Selftimer

1: Off 2: 5 sec
3: 10 sec

2: Fun Tools..

1: Color Tone

3: Controls..

1: Brightness 2: White Balance
3: Night Shot

4: Settings..

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

5: Launch

1: Review Pictures

2: Picture Mail

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

3: My Albums

1: In Phone 2: Online Albums

4: PictBridge

5: Order Prints

6: Settings and Info

1: Status Bar (On/Off)

2: Account Info

Missed Alerts

My Stuff

1: Games

1: Get New Games 2: My Stuff Manager Games
3: American Idol Demo
4: Asphalt 4: Elite Racing DEMO
5: The Price is Right Demo

2: Ringers

1: Get New Ringers 2: My Stuff Manager Ringers

3: Screen Savers

1: Get New Screen Savers
2: My Stuff Manager Screen Savers

4: Applications

1: Get New Applications
2: My Stuff Manager Applications

5: Call Tones

Settings

1: Display

1: Main Screen

1: Screen Saver 2: Foregrounds
3: Incoming/Outgoing Calls

2: Brightness

3: Backlight

1: Slide open 2: 30 seconds
3: 15 seconds 4: 8 seconds

4: Dialing Font Size

1: Large 2: Small

5: PowerSave Mode

1: On 2: Off

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6: Keypad Light

1: Slide open 2: 30 seconds
3: 15 seconds 4: 8 seconds
5: Off

7: Language

1: English 2: Español

2: Sounds

1: Volume

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

2: Ringer Type

1: Incoming Calls 2: Messages
3: Schedule 4: Roam Ringer

3: Alerts

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

4: Key Tone

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

3: Messages

1: Notification

1: Message & Icon 2: Icon Only

2: Callback #

1: None 2: XXXXXXXXXX
3: Other

3: Preset Messages

1: Can’t talk right now. Send me a message.
2: Call me 3: Where are you?
4: Can you talk? 5: Don’t forget to
6: Can you pick up 7: Thanks!
8: Meet me at 9: Let’s get lunch.
10: I sent this from my PCS phone.
11: The meeting has been cancelled.
12: I have to work late.
13: I’m on a conference call.
14: I’ll be there at 15: What time does it start?
16: Tag, you’re it! 17: I love you!
18: Hugs and kisses -OXOXO
19: Crazy 4 you! 20: Too funny!

4: Edit Signature

1: On 2: Off

5: VoiceSMS Option

1: Speakerphone 2: From Name

4: Text Entry

1: Auto-Capital

1: On 2: Off

2: Auto-Space

1: On 2: Off

3: Dual Language

1: None 2: Spanish

4: My Words

5: Used Word Dictionary

1: Yes 2: No

6: Display Candidate

1: Display On 2: Display Off

7: Prediction Start At

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

8: Auto Word Insertion

1: On 2: Off

9: Help

5: Phone Info

1: Phone Number

2: Icon Glossary

3: Version

4: Advanced

6: More...

1: Auto Keyguard

1: On 2: Off

2: Accessibility

1: TTY Options 2: Voice Service

3: Airplane Mode

1: On 2: Off
3: On PowerUp

4: Browser

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

5: Call Setup

1: Auto Answer 2: Abbreviated Dial
3: Call Answer 4: Call End
5: Contacts Match

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6: Contacts

1: Speed Numbers 2: Hide Secret
3: My Name Card 4: Wireless Backup
5: Services

7: Data

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

8: Headset Mode

1: Turbo Button 2: Ringer Sound

9: Location

1: On 2: Off

10: Restrict and Lock

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

11: Roaming

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

12: Security

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

13: Navigation Keys

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

14: Wireless Backup

Too ls

1: Alarm

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

2: Bluetooth

1: On/Off 2: Visibility
3: Add a New... 4: Trusted Devices
5: My Bluetooth Info

3: Calculator

4: Tip Calculator

5: Calendar

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

6: Memo Pad

7: World Time

1: Set DST

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8: Update Phone

1: Update Firmware 2: Update PRL

9: Memory Info.

0: Voice Memo

1: Record 2: Review

*: Voice Service

Contacts

In Use Menu

Press OPTIONS (right softkey) during a call to display
the following options:

1: Save 2: 3-Way Call
3: Contacts 4: Voice Memo
5: Phone Info 6: Key Mute/Unmute
7: Messages 8: Recent History
9: Tools

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Section 1

Getting Started

1A. Setting Up Service

⽧ Setting Up Your Phone (page 2)

⽧ Activating Your Phone (page 3)

⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail (page 3)

⽧ Sprint Account Passwords (page 4)

⽧ Getting Help (page 5)

Setting Up Your Phone

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

page 15.)

䡲 In a single motion, press down on the cover and

slide it towards the grill and then carefully lift the
battery cover away from the phone.

䡲 Insert the battery into the opening, making sure

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

2 1A. Setting Up Service

䡲 Replace the cover by lining up the tabs and then

firmly sliding the cover back until it snaps into
place.

2. Press to turn the phone on.

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

Sprint service, and enter standby mode.

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

Your Phone” on page 3 for more information.

3. Make your first call.

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

Your phone’s battery should have enough charge for

Note

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 17 for details.

WARNING

If your handset has a touch screen display,
please note that a touch screen responds
best to a light touch from the pad of your
finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using
excessive force, or a metallic object when
pressing on the touch screen, may damage
the tempered glass surface and void the
warranty. See “Manufacturer’s Warranty” on
page 133.

Activating Your Phone

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

activated and ready to use.

䢇 If you received your phone in the mail and i t is for a new Sprint

account or a new line of service, it is designed to activate

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

䢇 If you received your phone in the mail and you are activating a

new phone for an existing number on your account, you will

need to go online to activate your new phone.

䡲 From your computer’s Web browser, go to

www.sprint.com/activate and complete the onscreen

instructions to activate your phone.

When you have finished, make a phone call to confirm
your activation. If your phone is still not activated, or you
do not have access to the Internet, contact Sprint
Customer Service at

Do not press while the phone is being activated.

Tip

Pressing cancels the activation process.

If you are having difficulty with activation, contact

Note

Sprint Customer Service by dialing
from any other phone.

1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

1-888-211-4727

Setting Up Your Voicemail

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 Sprint Voicemail and
personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.

1. From standby mode, press and hold .

2. Follow the system prompts to:

䡲 Create your passcode.
䡲 Record your name announcement.
䡲 Record your greeting.

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Setting Up Service

Voicemail Passcode

Note

Sprint strongly recommends that you create a
passcode when setting up your voicemail to protect
against unauthorized access. Without a passcode,
anyone who has access to your handset is able to
access your voicemail messages.

For more information about using your voicemail, see
“Voicemail” on page 98.

Sprint Account Passwords

As a Sprint 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.

Account Username and Password

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

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

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

4 1A. Setting Up Service

www.sprint.com.

Voicemail Password

You’ll create your voicemail password (or passcode)
when you set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your
Voicemail” on page 3 for more information on your
voicemail password.

Data Services Password

With your Sprint 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
Service at

www.sprint.com or call Sprint Customer
1-888-211-4727.

Getting Help

Managing Your Account

Online: www.sprint.com

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

service plan).

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

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

From Your Sprint Phone

䢇 Press to check minute usage and

account balance.

䢇 Press to make a payment.

䢇 Press to access a summary of your

Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions.

From Any Other Phone

䢇 Sprint Customer Service: 1-888-211-4727.
䢇 Business Customer Service: 1-800-927-2199.

Sprint 411

Sprint 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.

1A. Setting Up Service 5

Setting Up Service

There is a per-call charge to use Sprint 411, and you
will be billed for airtime.

䊳 Press .

Sprint Operator Services

Sprint Operator Services provides assistance when you
place collect calls or when you place calls billed to a
local telephone calling card or third party.

䊳 Press .

For more information or to see the latest in products
and services, visit us online at

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www.sprint.com.

Section 2

Your Phone

2A. Phone Basics

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⽧ Your Phone (page 8)

⽧ Viewing the Display Screen (page 11)

⽧ Turning Your Phone On and Off (page 14)

⽧ Battery and Charger (page 15)

⽧ Navigating Through the Menus (page 18)

⽧ Displaying Your Phone Number (page 19)

⽧ Making and Answering Calls (page 19)

⽧ Entering Text (page 27)

Phone Software Upgrades – Updates to your

Tip

phone’s software may become available from time
to time. Sprint will automatically upload critical
updates to your phone. You can also use the menu
to check for and download updates. Press

Tools > Update Phone to search for and download

available updates.

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Your Phone

13. Earpiece

1. Status Bar
Icons

2. Display Screen

3. Navigation Key

4. Softkey (left)

5. Speaker Key

6. TALK Key

7. Keypad

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12. Camera Lens

11. MENU/OK

4. Softkey (right)

10. BACK/Clear Ke

9. END/POWER Key

8. Microphone

16. Volume
Button

14. Headset Jack

18. Camera Button

17. Charger/Accessory
Jack

15. Indicator
LED

Key Functions

1. Status Bar Icons provide information about your

phone’s status and options, such as signal
strength, roaming, ringer 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 signal and
battery strength.

3. Navigation Key scrolls through the phone’s menu

options and acts as a shortcut key from standby
mode.

4. Sof tkeys let you select left and right softkey actions

or menu items corresponding to the bottom left
and bottom right lines on the Display Screen.

5. Speaker Key lets you place or receive calls in

speakerphone mode.

6. TA LK Ke y ( ) allows you to place or receive calls,

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

7. Keypad lets you enter numbers, letters, and

characters, and navigate within menus. Press and
hold keys 0–9 for speed dialing.

8. Mic rophone allows other callers to hear you clearly

when you are speaking to them.

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Phone Basics

9.

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 enter ignore/reject the
call.

10. BACK /Clear Key deletes characters from the display

in text entry mode. When in a menu, pressing

returns you to the previous menu. This key
also allows you to return to the previous screen in
a data session.

11. MENU/OK lets you access the phone’s menus and

selects the highlighted choice when navigating
through a menu.

12. Camera Lens, as part of the built-in camera, lets you

take pictures.

13. Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated

prompts.

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14. Headset Jack allows you to plug in an optional

headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect
jack may damage the phone.

15. Indicator LED shows your phone’s connection status

at a glance. This illumination occurs below the
Menu OK key.

16. Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringer

volume in standby mode 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 (not
included). CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into
the incorrect jack may damage the phone.

18. Camera Button lets you activate the camera and take

pictures.

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:

To view a list of your phone’s icons and descriptions,

Tip

from the main menu select

Icon Glossary.

Settings > Phone Info >

Status Bar – Service Icons

1X Data Receiving – Sprint 1xRTT data service is

receiving data.

1X 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 – Service Icons

Signal – Shows your current signal strength.

(More bars = stronger signal.)

In Use – Your phone is currently in an active call.

No Service – Your phone cannot find a usable

signal.

Roaming – Your phone is “roaming” off the

Nationwide Sprint Network.

1X Data Status – Sprint 1xRTT data service is

available. When active, the icon is animated.

1X Data Sending – Sprint 1xRTT data service is

transmitting data.

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 (see page
page 39).

Key M ute – Your phone’s key tones are muted.

Speaker – Your phone’s speakerphone feature is

enabled.

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Status Bar – Status Icons

Vibrate – The ringer is set to vibrate only.

Ringer and Vibrate – Your phone has the ringer

volume set and the vibrate option checked

(enabled).

Ringer – Your phone has the ringer volume set

at a level between 1 - 8 is selected.

Ringer Off – Ringer is turned off and vibrate

mode is disabled.

Ringer Off and Vibrate – Your phone has the ringer

deactivated and the vibrate option checked

(enabled).

Silence All – Your phone has the ringer

deactivated and the vibrate option unchecked

(disabled). No sound is made by the phone.

1 Beep – Your phone is set to beep when an

incoming call is received.

1 Beep and Vibrate – Your phone is set to beep

and vibrate when an incoming call is received.

TTY – Your phone is operating in TTY mode.

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Status Bar – Status Icons

Alarm – An alarm has been set on your phone.

Status Bar – Messaging Icons

New Message – You have a new message.

Missed Picture Mail – You have a new Picture mail

message.

Missed Text Message – You have new unread text

messages.

Missed Voicemail Message – You have new

unheard voicemail messages.

Missed VoiceSMS Message – You have a new

VoiceSMS message.

Read VoiceSMS Message – Indicates a recently

read VoiceSMS message.

Other Icons

Locke d – Your message is locked.

Missed Call – You have missed an incoming call.

Missed Alarm – You have missed an alarm event.

Missed Scheduler – You missed a scheduled

event.

Camera Mode – The camera is enabled and you

are in Camera Mode.

Self Timer – The self-timer function is enabled.

Sunny (White Balance) – The white balance has

been set to Sunny. This is used for taking
pictures or movies outdoors on bright sunny
days.

Cloudy (White Balance) – The white balance has

been set to Cloudy. This is used for taking
pictures or movies outdoors under cloudy
conditions.

Other Icons

Tungsten (White Balance) – The white balance has

been set to Tungsten. This is used for taking
pictures or movies indoors under normal
lighting conditions.

Fluorescent (White Balance) – The white balance

has been set to Fluorescent. This is used for
taking pictures or movies indoors under
fluorescent lighting conditions.

Manual (White Balance) – The white balance has

been set to Manual. This is used for taking
pictures indoors or outdoors using your own
custom settings.

Record – A voice memo is currently being

recorded.

Stop – A voice memo has been stopped.

Pause – A voice memo has been paused.

Play – A voice memo is playing.

Media Upload – Files have been uploaded to an

online album or folder.

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Other Icons

Bluetooth Enable – The Bluetooth technology is

active and enabled.

Bluetooth Device Connected – The Bluetooth

device is connected.

Bluetooth Headset Connected – The Bluetooth

Headset is connected and visible.

Bluetooth Hidden – The device is hidden to other

Bluetooth devices and not transmitting its

information.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

䊳 Press and hold for two seconds.

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Once your phone is on, it will look for a signal. 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 PowerSave feature is automatically
activated. When a signal is found, your phone
automatically returns to standby mode.

In PowerSave mode, your phone searches for a signal
periodically without your intervention. You can also
initiate a search for Sprint service by pressing any key
(when your phone is turned on).

The PowerSave feature conserves your battery

Tip

power when you are in an area where there is no
signal.

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

Sprint-approved or Samsung-approved batteries and
accessories can be found at Sprint Stores or through
Samsung; or call 1-866-866-7509 to order. They’re
also available at

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 6.3 hours of
continuous digital talk time. When the battery level is
low, the battery icon blinks red and a “Low Battery
Recharge soon” message appears on the screen.

The phone sounds an alert every 5 minutes while the
battery is low, and every 1 minute during a call.

Use only Sprint-approved or Samsung-
approved batteries and chargers with your
phone. The failure to use a Sprint-approved or
Samsung-approved 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.

www.sprint.com.

Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate

Note

mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce
the battery’s talk and standby times.

Watch your phone’s battery level indicator and

Tip

charge the battery before it runs out of power.

Installing the Battery

1. In a single motion, press down on the cover and

slide it towards the grill (1) and then carefully lift the
battery cover away from the phone (2).

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2.

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

Insert the battery into the opening, making sure to
line up the gold contacts (3). Gently press down to
secure the battery (4).

3. Replace the cover by lining up the tabs and then

firmly sliding the cover away from the lens until it
snaps into place.

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Removing the Battery

1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose

any stored numbers or messages.

2. In a single motion, press down on the cover and

slide it towards the lens, then remove the battery
from the phone (1 and 2).

WARNING

Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion
battery as you can be burned.

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 Sprint-approved or Samsung-approved
desktop charger, travel charger, or vehicle power
adapter to charge your battery.

It is recommended that you completely charge your

Tip

battery first before using your phone. This guarantees
you begin using your phone with a fully charged
battery.

䊳 Plug the flat end of the charger into the phone’s

charger/accessories jack and the other end into
an electrical outlet.

䊳 The Menu/OK key then illuminates based on a

charge status:

䡲 A red indicator light means the battery is charging.
䡲 A green indicator light means the battery is at least

90 percent charged.

Correct

Incorrect

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䊳 A battery icon ( ) indicates the current charge

level of the internal battery.

With the Sprint-approved Li-Ion battery, you can
recharge the battery before it becomes completely run
down.

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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.

To navigate through a menu, press the navigation key. If
you are in a first-level menu, such as
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 using the navigation
key ( ), 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.

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Settings, you may

For example, to view your text messages:

1. From the main screen, press to access the

main menu.

2. Select Messages by highlighting it and

pressing .

3. Select Text Messages by highlighting it and

pressing .

4. Highlight a message and press to view the

message text.

For the purposes of this guide, the above steps
condense into:

䊳 Press > Messages > Text 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 > Phone Info > Phone Number.

(Your phone number and other information about
your phone and account will be displayed.)

Making and Answering Calls

Making Calls

1. Open the slider (see “Your Phone” on page 8) to

access the keypad.

2. Enter a phone number from standby mode. (If you

make a mistake while dialing, press to erase
the numbers.)

3. Press . (To make an outgoing call when you

are roaming and Call Guard is enabled, press

and then press . See “Call Guard” on

page 108.)

4. Press or close the phone when you are

finished.

To redial your last outgoing call, press twice.

Tip

To redial other recent numbers, press , highlight
a number, and press again.

When making calls off the Nationwide Sprint
Network, always dial using 11 digits (1 + area code +
phone number).

You can also place calls from your phone by speed
dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 27), using
Voice Dial (page 71), using your History listings
(page 50), and Voice Services (page 71).

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 send a message to the number, press
(left softkey).

– or –

To initiate an option, press
press the corresponding softkey.

Options (right softkey), then

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䢇 Contact Details: Displays the details for a Contact if the

entered number matches a previously created entry.

䢇 Save: Enter a seven-digit or ten-digit number (phone

number and area code) and press
softkey)

> Save to save the phone number in your

Options (right

Contacts. (See “Saving a Phone Number” on
page 24.)

To speed dial a phone number from standby mode,

Tip

press and hold the speed dial number. If the speed
dial number is two digits, enter the first digit, and then
press and hold the second digit. (For information on
setting up speed dial numbers, see “Assigning
Speed Dial Numbers” on page 56.) (This feature will
not work when you are roaming off the Nationwide
Sprint Network; when roaming you must dial using
eleven digits [1 + the area code + the seven-digit
phone number].)

䢇 Hard Pause: Enter digits and then use this feature to

enter a hard pause within a number string (the
phone waits for your input).

䡲 Once used, a popup menu asks if you would like

to send the remaining numbers. To continue
dialing, you must press

Send Tones (left softkey).

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(See “Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With
Pauses” on page 25.)

䢇 2sec Pause: Enter digits and then use this feature to

enter a 2 second delay within a number string (the
phone continues dialing after 2 seconds without any
additional keys being pressed). (See “Dialing and
Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses” on page 25.)

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 44 for more information.)

Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the
following ways:

䢇 The phone rings or vibrates.
䢇 The indicator light flashes.
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

Tal k Ke y (see “Call Answer

Mode” on page 44), you also see the following options.
To select an option, press the corresponding softkey.

䢇 Silence (left softkey) to mute the onboard speaker and

temporarily silence the ringer.

䢇 Ignore (right softkey) to send the call to your voicemai l

box.

To quiet the ringer, press or press the volume

Note

button.

Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled

Call Guard is an option that helps you manage your
roaming charges when making or receiving calls while
outside the Nationwide Sprint Network. Please see
“Roaming” on page 107 for more information about
roaming.

䊳 Press then press to answer the call.

(See “Call Guard” on page 108 for additional
information.)

When your phone is off, calls go directly to voicemail.

Note

Ending a Call

䊳 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.

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When you place an emergency call, your phone

Note

automatically enters Emergency mode. Not all
functions are available in Emergency mode.

During an emergency call, press My Phone # (left
softkey) to display your phone number. Other
options are available by pressing the right softkey
and press .

To exit Emergency mode:

䊳 Press to end a 911 call.

To deactivate the Emergency call in standby mode:

䊳 Press then until Emergency mode is

exited.

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

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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.

Some designated emergency call takers,
known as Public Safety Answering Points
(PSAPs) may not be equipped to receive GPS
location information from your phone.

In-Call Options

Pressing Options (right softkey) during a call displays
a list of available in-call features. 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 Save to add the new number to your Contacts list.
䢇 Contact Details to review details for a previously stored

contact.

䢇 3-Way Call to initiate a three-way call. (For more

information, see “Making a Three-Way Call” on page

105.)

䢇 Contacts to display your Contacts list.

䢇 Voice M emo allows you to record incoming audio from

your conversation. (For more information, see
“Managing Voice Memos” on page 73.)

䢇 Phone Info displays the following menu options:

䡲 Phone Number - your phone number
䡲 Icon Glossary - a list of currently available icons
䡲 Vers ion - phone software version
䡲 Advanced - additional technical information

䢇 Key Mute/Unmute allows you to mute the key tones

from being heard by the caller.

䢇 Messages accesses the Messages menu options.
䢇 Recent History checks your call log for Recent calls.

You can also erase the logs from this menu.

䢇 Tools accesses the Tools menu options.

䡲 Calendar - your calendar entries
䡲 Bluetooth - a list of current Bluetooth devices
䡲 Memo Pad - onscreen memo pad
䡲 Alarm - your Alarm events and menu

Press

Mute (left softkey) during a call to mute the

microphone. Press

UnMute (left softkey) to unmute the

microphone.

Using the Speakerphone

To use your phone handsfree or to share a call with
other people:

1. Place your phone in Speaker Mode by pressing

and holding the Speaker key ( ) until
appears below the time on the display.

WARNING

Because of higher volume levels, do not
place the phone near your ear during
speakerphone use.

2. To disable Speaker Mode, press and hold ( )

until

disappears from the display.

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 24.)

After you receive a call from or make a call to a phone
number that is already in your Contacts, the phone
displays the entry name, phone number, and the

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duration of the call. Press Options (right softkey) >

Contact Details to view the Contacts listing for the

number.

The End-of-Call options are not displayed for calls

Note

identified as No ID or Restricted.

Saving a Phone Number

You can store up to 500 contact entries in total, with
each contact entry containing a maximum of seven
phone numbers for a total phone book capacity of
3500 numbers. Each entry’s name can contain 64
characters. Your phone automatically sorts the
Contacts entries alphabetically. (For more information,
see “2D. Contacts” on page 53.)

To save a number from standby mode:

1. Enter a phone number and press Options (right

softkey)

> Save.

2. Highlight New Contact or Existing Contact and

press

Highlight a label (Mobile, Home, Work, Pager, Fax, or

3.

Other) and press .

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.

4. Use the keypad to enter the new contact name

and other information. (See “Entering Text” on
page 27.)

– or –
Search for an existing contact name and press

to save the new number.

5. Press Done (left softkey) to save the entry. You are

then notified if the number was successfully
added.

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.)

– or –
Press

2. To display an entry, highlight it and press . To

dial a number, highlight it and press .

䡲 You can also use the left or right navigation keys

to select a different number if this Contacts entry
contains several phone numbers.

> Contacts.

You can also search Contacts by using a specific string
of numbers.

1. Enter four or more of the last digits in standby

mode. (The more numbers you enter, the more
specific the search becomes.)

䡲 Matching Contacts entries and numbers (digits)

are displayed within an onscreen list.

2. To display the Contacts entry that contains the

phone number you entered, select the entry and
press .

– or –
To dial the number, highlight the entry from the list

and press .

Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses

You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for
use with automated systems, such as voicemail or
credit card billing numbers.

Creating a saved series of numbers with pauses is

Tip

very useful when entering data into an automated
system. For example, if accessing your bank
information requires dialing a toll-free number,
followed by an account number and then your PIN,
you could place a two-second pause after each
group of numbers to ensure that they would be read
correctly.

There are two types of pauses available on your phone:

䢇 Hard Pause sends the next set of numbers after you

press

Send Tones (left softkey) from an onscreen

popup. (This is indicated with a

P within the number

sequence.)

䢇 2sec Pause automatically sends the next set of

numbers after two seconds. (This is indicated with a

T within the number sequence.)

You can have multiple pauses in a phone number

Note

and combine two-second and hard pauses.

To dial or save phone numbers with pauses:

1. Enter the phone number.

2. Press Options (right softkey) > Hard Pause or

2sec Pause.

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3.

Enter additional numbers.

4. Press to dial the number.

– or –

Options (right softkey) > Save to save the

Press
number in your Contacts.

When dialing a number with a hard pause, press

Note

to send the next set of numbers.

Plus (+) Code Dialing

When placing international calls, you can use Plus
Code Dialing to automatically enter the international
access code for your location (for example, 011 for
international calls placed from the United States).

To make a call using Plus Code Dialing:

1. Press and hold until a “+” appears on your

phone display.

2. Dial the country code and phone number you’re

calling and press . (The access code for
international dialing will automatically be dialed,
followed by the country code and phone number.)

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Abbreviated Dialing

Abbreviated Dialing is similar to speed dialing. You can
use either of the following abbreviated dialing features.

䢇 Contacts Match – Retrieve any number saved in your

Contacts by entering the last four to six digits of the
number. Select an entry and press to dial the
retrieved number. (See page 45.)

䢇 Prepend/Abbreviated Dialing – Prepend the first five or

six digits (for example, the area code and prefix) to
any four or five digits you enter. Select an entry and
press to dial the resulting number. (See
page 45 to register a prepend number and activate
the Prepend feature.)

To place a call using Contacts Match Abbreviated Dialing:

1. Enter the last four to six digits of a Contacts entry’s

phone number.

2. Press to call the displayed number. (If there is

more than one matched number in your Contacts,
your phone displays the available matches.
Highlight a name and then press to place a
call.)

To place a call using Prepend Abbreviated Dialing:

1. Enter the last four digits of the number.

2. Press .

Dialing From the Contacts List

1. Press > Contacts.

– or –

CONTACTS (right softkey) in standby mode.

Press

2. Highlight the entry you want to call and press

to dial the entry’s default phone number.
– or –
To dial another number from the entry, highlight

the name and press , and then highlight a
number 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 keypresses 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.

2. Press and hold the second digit for approximately

two seconds. The display confirms that you have
dialed the number when it shows “Connecting...”.

Speed dialing is not available when you are roaming;

Note

when you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint
Network, you must always dial using eleven digits
(1 + area code + number).

Entering Text

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter letters,
numbers, emoticons, and symbols whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
Contacts entry or when using Sprint Mail and Text
Messaging).

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In this section we’ll cover the steps necessary to enter
text while the phone is in portrait mode where the
keypad is the primary method of both text and
character entry.

Selecting a Text Input Mode

1. From a screen where you can enter text, press

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode to change the text

input mode.

2. Select one of the following Text Mode options:

䡲 T9(English) to enter text using a predictive text

system that reduces the number of keypresses
required while entering a word. (see page 28.)

䡲 Alpha to cycle through the alpha characters

associated with the letters on the keypad. (see
page 29.)

䡲 Symbols to enter symbols. (see page 31.)
䡲 Number to enter numbers by pressing the

numbers on the keypad. (see page 31.)

䡲 Emoticons to enter “emoticons” (smileys) (see

page 31.)

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䡲 Text Options to configure these options:

Auto-Capital, Used words, Display Candidate, Prediction
Start, Dual Language, Auto-Space, and Auto Word
Insertion (see page 31).

When entering text, press the Shift key to change

Tip

letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc).

Entering Text Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text by pressing keys just
once per letter. T9 Text Input uses an intuitive word
database to analyze the letters you enter and create a
suitable word. (The word may change as you type.)

1. From a screen where you can enter text, press

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode > T9(English).

2. Press the corresponding keys once per letter to

enter a word. (For example, to enter the word “Bill,”
press ).

䡲 (If you make a mistake, press to erase a

single character. Press and hold to erase an
entire word.)

䡲 To get the uppercase B in the above example,

press

until the text input mode has cycled to

Word. This keeps the word with only an initial
uppercase.

䡲 If the word you want is not displayed after you

have entered all the letters, press and hold
to then display additional word selections with
each consecutive press of .

䡲 To accept a word and insert a space, press .

Adding a Word to the T9 Database

If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an
option when you are using T9 Text Input, add it to the
database by selecting the Alpha mode.

1. From a screen where you can enter text, press

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode > Alpha.

2. Enter the word using ABC Mode. The word will

appear as an option the next time you scroll
through options during T9 Text Input.

For more information about T9 Text Input, visit the
Nuance Web site at

www.nuance.com/T9/textinput/.

Entering Text Using Alpha Mode

In Alpha 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.

The ABC mode is indicated a the bottom-right of the
text screen. Each consecutive press of alters the
mode to cycle among:
in uppercase),
lowercase), and
uppercase, all other characters is the same word are
written in lowercase).

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. From a screen where you can enter text, press

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode > Alpha.

ABC (all characters are written

abc (all characters are written in

Abc (only the initial character is

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Phone Basics

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.)

䡲 (If you make a mistake, press to erase a

single character. Press and hold to erase an
entire word.)

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lowercase. After a character is
entered, the cursor automatically advances to the next
space after two seconds or when you enter a character
on a different key.

30 2A. Phone Basics

Characters scroll in the following order:

Key

Note

Upper Case

. , @ 1 ? !
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
0
Space
Shift Caps Lock Unshift

When selecting Dual Language, Spanish characters
are also added to those listed above.

English Sequence

# /

*

a b c 2
d e f 3
g h i 4
j k l 5
m n o 6
p q r s 7
t u v 8
w x y z 9

Lower Case

Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons and Preset Messages

To enter numbers:

䊳 Select the Number mode and press the appropriate

key. (See “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on
page 28.)

To enter symbols:

䊳 Select the Symbols mode. (See “Selecting a Text

Input Mode” on page 28.) To enter a symbol, press
the appropriate key indicated on the display.

To enter “emoticons” (smileys):

Select the
key. (See “Selecting a Text Input Mode” on page 28.)

Emoticons mode and press the appropriate

Adjusting Text Settings

The Text Options menu allows you to specify more
automated features during the text entry process.
These options can help streamline the text entry
process by correcting for capitalization, spelling,
spacing, and completing the most commonly entered
words for you.

To specify text options:

1. When you display a screen where you can enter

text, press

Options and then use your navigation key to scroll

down the list and activate the desired text entry
options:

䡲 Auto-Capital allows you to turn on or off the

capitalization of the next character after a full stop
punctuation is followed by a space.

䡲 Used words allows you to use a personalized

database of words.

䡲 Display Candidate allows the phone to display

predicted words, either one at a time or as a list.

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode > Text

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䡲 Prediction Start allows you to configure the phone

to display possible word candidates after a preset
number of characters have been entered. You
can choose the feature to begin after the 2nd, 3rd,
4th, or 5th letters.

䡲 Dual Language allows you to select word

candidates to display in English only (
Spanish (

䡲 Auto-Space allows you to turn on or off the ability

Spanish).

None) or in

to insert a space automatically after a word is
selected from the candidate list.

䡲 Auto Word Insertion allows the phone to display

predicted.

2. When you have completed making your changes

to these options, press

or press Cancel (right

softkey) to go back to the previous screen.

You can also access Text Entry options from the

Note

Settings menu. Press

Menu > Settings > Text Entry.

32 2A. Phone Basics

Entering Characters In Dual Language

By enabling the Dual Language text option, you can
use the keys for both English and Spanish text entry. If
the

Display Candidate and Prediction text options are

enabled, the available word choices presented are from
both language sets (English/Spanish).

To enter characters in dual language mode:

1. When you display a screen where you can enter

text, press

Text Options > Dual Language.

2. Highlight Spanish and press . (See “Adjusting

Text Settings” on page 31.)

To disable dual language mode:

1. When you display a screen where you can enter

text, press the

Text Options > Dual Language.

2. Select None and press .

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode >

Options (right softkey) > Text Mode >

2B. Settings

⽧ Personalizing Your Phone (page 33)

⽧ Sound Settings (page 34)

⽧ Display Settings (page 37)

⽧ Location Settings (page 39)

⽧ Messaging Settings (page 40)

⽧ Airplane Mode (page 42)

⽧ TTY Use With Sprint Service (page 43)

⽧ Phone Setup Options (page 44)

⽧ Security Settings (page 46)

Personalizing Your Phone

To change the Screen Saver:

1. Press > Settings > Display > Main Screen >

Screen Saver.

2. Select Preset Images, My Stuff, or My Albums.

3. Review images by using your navigation keys to

scroll through and view available images.

4. Press Assign (left softkey) or press to assign a

selected image.

To change the Ringer:

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type and

press .

2. Follow the onscreen instructions. See “Sound

Settings” on page 34.

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Settings

Sound Settings

Ringer Types

Ringer types help you identify incoming calls and
messages. You can assign ringer types to individual
Contacts entries, types of calls, and types of messages.

䢇 Downloaded Ringers can be downloaded right to your

phone.

䢇 Preprogrammed Ringers include a variety of standard

ringer types and familiar music.

䢇 Vibrating Ringer alerts you to calls or messages

without disturbing others.

Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls

Your phone provides a variety of ringer options that
allow you to customize your ring and volume settings.
These options allow you to identify incoming calls by
the ring.

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type >

Incoming Calls.

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2. Select With Caller ID or Without Caller ID. (A list of

ringer type categories will be displayed.)

3. Select a category (for example, Ring Tones,

Melodies, or My Stuff), and then use your
navigation key to scroll through the available
ringers. A sample ringer will sound as you
highlight each option.

4. Press to assign a ringer.

Getting New Ringers

A wide variety of new ringers is available from the
Sprint Digital Lounge, and you can access them right
from your phone. (Additional charges may apply, but
some are free.)

1. Press > My Stuff > Ringers > Get Ne w Ringers. (The

browser starts and displays the Ringers menu.)

2. Use your navigation key and keypad to search

through available ringers. When you find one you
want, highlight it and press .

3. To make a purchase, highlight Buy and press .

(Your phone automatically downloads the ringer.)

4. When the download is finished, select an option to

continue:

䡲 Listen to listen to the ringer.
䡲 Set As to assign the ringer to a call or message

type or to a specific contact.

䡲 Shop to browse for other items to download.

Selecting Ringer Types for Messages

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type >

Messages.

2. Select Voicemail, Text Message, or Picture Mail. (You

will see a list of ringer type categories.)

3. Select a category, and then use your navigation

key to scroll through the available ringers. You will
hear a sample ringer as you highlight each option.

4. Press to assign a ringer.

You can also assign ringers from the Contacts menu.

Note

See “Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry” on
page 58.

Selecting Ringer Types for Scheduled Events

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type >

Schedule.

2. Select a category: Ring Tones, Melodies, or My Stuff.

3. Use your navigation key ( ) to scroll through the

available ringers. A sample ringer will sound as
you highlight each option.

4. Press to assign a ringer.

Selecting Ringer Types for Roaming

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Ringer Type > Roam

Ringer.

2. Highlight Normal or Distinctive and press .

Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings

Adjust your phone’s volume settings to suit your needs
and your environment.

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Volume.

2. Select Ringer, Earpiece, Headset, Speakerphone, or

Advanced....

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Settings

3.

Using the navigation key, choose a volume level
and press .

You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode

Tip

(or the earpiece volume during a call) by using the
volume button on the left side of your phone.

Adjusting the Advanced Volume Settings

Adjust your phone’s other advanced volume settings to
suit your needs and your environment.

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Volume > Advanced....

2. Highlight Alarm, Applications, Text Message, Picture

Mail, or Voicemail and press .

Repeat these same processes to adjust the

Note

Applications > Volume and Game Vibration settings.

3. Use the navigation key to select Use Ringer Volume

(to use the ringer volume setting).
– or –
Use the navigation key to select

(to use a volume setting that is different from the
ringer volume setting).

4. Press to store your new settings.

36 2B. Settings

Separate Volume

Vibrate

To set your phone to vibrate instead of making any sounds:

䊳 Press the volume button down in standby mode

until you see “Vibrate All” on the screen.

To set your phone always to vibrate in addition to any ringer
settings:

1. Press the volume button up or down in standby

mode until a volume setting appears on the
screen.

2. Press Vibrate (left softkey). (If you have already

checked the option, pressing
again deselects the option.)

Vibrate (left softkey)

Silence All

The Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds
without turning your phone off.

To activate Silence All:

䊳 Press and hold the volume button down in standby

mode. (You will see “Silence All.”)

To deactivate Silence All:

䊳 Press the volume button up repeatedly to select a

volume level.

Alert Notification

Set your phone to alert you with an audible tone when
you change service areas, once a minute during a
voice call, or when a call has been connected.

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Alerts.

2. Highlight Minute Beep, Service, Connect, Signal Fade/

Call Drop, Power On, or Power Off and press .

3. Highlight On or Off and press .

Selecting a Key Tone

Your phone offers a number of options for selecting the
audible tones accompanying a keypress.

1. Press > Settings > Sounds > Key Tone.

2. Highlight an option and press .

䡲 Tone Type to select the sound of a keypress.
䡲 Tone Volume to select a keypress volume level.

䡲 Tone Length to select a key tone length. (Longer

tone lengths may be better for tone recognition
when dialing voicemail or other automated
systems.)

3. Highlight an available option from one of the above

menus and press .

Display Settings

Changing the Backlight Time Length

Select how long the display screen and keypad remain
backlit after you press any key.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Backlight.

2. Select a time setting and press .

䡲 Select Slide open, 30 seconds, 15 seconds, or

8 seconds.

Long backlight settings reduce the battery’s talk and

Note

standby times.

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Settings

Changing the Keypad Time Length

Select how long the keypad remains backlit after any
keypress is made.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Keypad Light.

2. Select a time setting and press .

䡲 Select Slide open, 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 8 seconds

or

Off.

Long keypad settings reduce the battery’s talk and

Note

standby times.

Changing the Display Screen

Choose what you see on the display screen while
powering on or off and when in standby mode.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Main Screen > Screen

Saver.

2. Highlight Preset Images, My Stuff, or My Albums and

press .

3. Highlight an image and press to assign it. (You

can use your navigation key to scroll through and
view other available images.)

38 2B. Settings

– or –
To make an online purchase, highlight

press . (Your phone automatically downloads
the screen saver.) For more information on
downloading images, see “Downloading Games,
Ringers and More” on page 115.)

Buy and

4. Press Assign (left softkey) to assign an image.

Changing the Clock Display

Choose whether you want your phone’s clock to be
displayed in analog mode or digital mode.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Main Screen >

Foregrounds > Clock/Calendar.

2. Select Digital Clock, Calendar, or Scheduler.

3. Use the navigation keys to make a selection.

4. Press Assign (left softkey) to apply the setting.

Changing the Text Greeting

A text greeting is displayed on your phone’s screen in
standby mode. Choose the phone’s default greeting
(“Sprint”) or enter your own custom greeting.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Main Screen >

Foregrounds > Greeting.

2. Select Sprint or Custom.

䡲 If you select Custom, enter a custom greeting and

press

Done (left softkey).

Changing the Brightness

Adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your
surroundings.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Brightness.

2. Press your navigation key left or right to adjust the

screen brightness and press

Done (left softkey).

Activating the PowerSave Mode

1. Press > Settings > Display > PowerSave Mode.

2. Highlight On or Off, and press .

Changing the Phone’s Menu Style

Choose the layout of your phone’s menu.

1. Press .

2. Press the left softkey to cycle thru the available

menu styles.

䡲 GRID VIEW to view the menu as a grid.
䡲 LIST VIEW to display the menu as a list.

Display Language

You can choose to display your phone’s onscreen
menus in English or in Spanish (Español).

1. Press > Settings > Display > Language.

2. Highlight English or Español and press .

Changing the Dialing Font

Adjust the font properties of the numbers displayed
while dialing.

1. Press > Settings > Display > Dialing Font Size.

2. Select Large or Small.

Location Settings

Your phone is equipped with a Location feature for use
in connection with location-based services.

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Settings

The Location feature allows the network to detect your
position. Turning Location off will hide your location
from everyone except 911.

Turning Location on will allow the network to detect

Note

your position using GPS technology, making some
Sprint applications and services easier to use.
Turning Location off will disable the GPS location
function for all purposes except 911, but will not hide
your general location based on the cell site serving
your call. No application or service may use your
location without your request or permission.
GPS-enhanced 911 is not available in all areas.

To enable your phone’s Location feature:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Location. (The

Location disclaimer will be displayed.)

2. Read the disclaimer and press OK (left softkey).

3. Highlight On or Off and press .

When you turn the Location feature on, the phone
displays the icon. When you turn Location off, the
phone displays the icon.

40 2B. Settings

Messaging Settings

Your phone’s advanced messaging capabilities let you
send and receive many different kinds of text
messages without placing a voice call. (For more
information, see “Accessing Messaging” on page 115.)

Messaging settings allow you to decide how you would
like to be notified of new messages, create a signature
with each sent message, and create your own preset
messages.

Setting Message Notification

When you receive a message, your phone notifies you
by displaying an icon on your display screen. You can
also choose to be notified with a message notification
on your display screen.

1. Press > Settings > Messages > Notification.

2. Select Message & Icon or Icon Only.

To access the Messaging Settings menu, you can

Tip

also press

> Messages > Settings.

Adding a Customized Signature

Add a customized signature to each message you
send.

1. Press > Settings > Messages > Edit Signature.

2. From the onscreen “Add signature to new

Message” popup, highlight
you do not wish to attach a signature, select

On and press . (If

Off.)

3. Enter a signature and press Done (left softkey).

(See “Entering Text” on page 27.)

Managing Preset Messages

Your phone is loaded with 20 preset messages to help
make sending text messages easier. Customize or
delete these messages, such as “Where are you?,”
“Let’s get lunch,” and “Meet me at” to suit your needs,
or add your own messages to the list.

To edit or delete a preset message:

1. Press > Settings > Messages > Preset Messages.

(You will see the list of preset messages.)

2. Highlight the message and press Edit (left softkey)

to edit the message (see “Entering Text” on
page 27) and press .

– or –

Options (right softkey) > Delete to delete the

Press
message. (Selecting
preset messages and restores the system standard
set of preset messages.)

To add a new preset message:

Delete All deletes any custom

1. Press > Settings > Messages > Preset Messages.

(You will see the list of preset messages. You can
store up to 20 messages.)

2. To add a new message, press Options (right

softkey)

> Add New.

3. Enter your message (see “Entering Text” on

page 27) and press
message will be added to the beginning of the list.)

Done (left softkey). (Your new

Other Text Message Settings

These settings allow you to configure the options
associated with a text message sent from your phone.
These options include:

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Settings

䢇 Callback # - allows you to set the callback number for

the recipient to view when receiving a text message.

To activate a callback number:

1. Press > Settings > Messages > Callback #.

2. Select None, <current number>, or Other.

VoiceSMS Options

These settings allow you to configure the settings that
are used when sending SMS Voice messages to
others. These options include:

䢇 Speakerphone - allows you to turn the speakerphone

on or off for hearing SMS Voice messages.

䢇 From Name - allows you to enter the name that will be

displayed to the recipient of an SMS Voice message.

To turn speakerphone on or off:

1. Press > Settings > Messages > VoiceSMS Option >

Speakerphone.

2. Select On or Off.

To access the VoiceSMS Options menu, you can

Tip

also press

VoiceSMS Option

42 2B. Settings

Menu > Messages > Settings >

.

To enter the from name:

1. Press > Settings > Messages > VoiceSMS Option >

From Name.

2. Enter the desired name using the keypad and

press

Done (left softkey).

Airplane Mode

Airplane Mode allows you to use many of your phone’s
features, such as Games, Notepad, and Voice Memos,
when you are in an airplane or in any other area where
making or receiving calls or data is prohibited. When
you set your phone to Airplane Mode, it cannot send or
receive any calls or access online information.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Airplane Mode.

2. Read the disclaimer and press OK (left softkey).

3. Highlight On, Off, or On PowerUp and press .

While in Airplane Mode, your phone’s standby screen
will display “Phone off.”

TTY Use With Sprint Service

A TTY (also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a
telecommunications device that allows people who are
deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language
disabilities, to communicate by telephone.

Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices.
Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device
to ensure that it is compatible with digital wireless
phones. Your phone and TTY device will connect via a
special cable that plugs into your phone’s headset
jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY
device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to
purchase the connector cable.

When establishing your Sprint service, please call
Sprint Customer Service via the state
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) by first
dialing

For additional technical support you may call
1-888-987-4357, or access the following website:

www.samsung.com/us/consumer/learningresources/mobile/
accessibility/pop_accessibility.html.

.

To turn TTY Mode on or off:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Accessibility > TTY

Options. (An informational message will be

displayed.)

2. Read the informational message and press .

TTY Full, TTY + Hear, TTY+ Talk, or TTY Off and

Select
press .

WARNING

911 Emergency Calling

Sprint recommends that TTY users make
emergency calls by other means, including
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS),
analog cellular, and landline communications.
Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted
when received by public safety answering
points (PSAPs), rendering some
communications unintelligible. The problem
encountered appears related to software used
by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to
the attention of the FCC, and the wireless
industry and the PSAP community are
currently working to resolve this.

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Settings

In TTY Mode, your phone will display the TTY access

Note

icon.

When enabled, TTY mode may impair the audio
quality of non-TTY devices connected to the headset
jack.

Phone Setup Options

Shortcuts

Your phone offers you the option of assigning shortcuts
to favorite or often-used functions. Pressing the
navigation key to the assigned direction in standby
mode will launch your personally designated shortcuts.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Navigation Keys to

access the Shortcuts menu.

2. Select a navigation key and press .

3. Using the navigation key or your keypad, select a

shortcut and press . (If there are additional
levels available, press before selecting your
shortcut.)

44 2B. Settings

4. Press to return to standby mode.

Call Answer Mode

Select how to answer incoming calls on your phone:
whether you want to press or to press any
number key, or simply to open the phone.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Call Setup > Call

Answer.

2. Highlight an option and press .

䡲 Any Key to allow you to answer an incoming call

by pressing any key except , , or
(right softkey).

䡲 Tal k Key to require you to press to answer all

incoming calls.

䡲 Slide Up to allow you to answer an incoming call

by either sliding the phone open or by pressing

.

Ignore

You can continue an active conversation with your

Note

party even if the phone is closed (cover slides down)
when either
selected. Press to end the call.

If Slide Up is selected as a Call Answer option,
sliding the cover down ends the call.

Any Key or Tal k Key options are

Auto Answer Mode

Set your phone to automatically pick up incoming calls
when connected to an optional hands-free car kit.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Call Setup >

Auto Answer.

2. Highlight an option and press .

䡲 No to disable Auto-Answer.
䡲 Yes to answer calls automatically when the phone

is connected to a hands-free car kit or a headset
(sold separately). Remember, your phone will
answer calls in Auto-Answer mode even if you
are not present.

Call End Mode

Select how to end a current call: whether you want to
press or simply to slide the phone closed.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Call Setup > Call End.

2. Highlight an option and press .

䡲 Tal k Key to require you to press to end the

current call.

䡲 Slide Close to allow you to end the current call by

either sliding the phone closed or by pressing

.

Setting Abbreviated Dialing

To activate the Contacts Match feature:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Call Setup > Contacts

Match.

2. Select On or Off and press .

To activate the Prepend feature:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Call Setup >

Abbreviated Dial.

2. Select On.

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Settings

3.

Enter the first five- or six-digit prefix in the ABBREV.

DIAL field and then press .

䡲 To deactivate this feature, select Off during step 2

above.

To make an Abbreviated Dial call, see “Abbreviated

Tip

Dialing” on page 26.

This setting does not apply to 911 or Sprint 411.

Note

Security Settings

Accessing the Security Menu

All of your phone’s security settings are available
through the Security menu. You must enter your lock
code to view the Security menu.

1. Press > Settings > More...> Security.

2. Enter your lock code to display the Security menu.

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

Tip

four digits of your wireless phone number. If this
doesn’t work, call Sprint Customer Service at

1-888-211-4727.

46 2B. Settings

Your Phone’s Lock Feature

Locking Your Phone

When your phone is locked, you can only receive
incoming calls or make calls to 911, Sprint Customer
Service, or special numbers. (See “Special Numbers”
on page 47.)

1. Press > Settings > More... > Restrict and Lock > Lock

my Phone.

2. Enter your lock code and press .

3. Highlight a lock option (On Power-Up or Lock N ow)

and press . (To set your phone to lock the next
time it is turned on, select

Unlocking Your Phone

1. From standby mode, press Unlock (left softkey) to

display the User Lock screen.

2. Enter your lock code.

Changing the Lock Code

1. Press > Settings > More...> Security and enter

your lock code.

On Power-Up.)

2. Select Change Lock Code, enter your new lock code

and press

Next (left softkey).

3. Re-enter your new lock code and press Done

(left softkey).

Calling in Lock Mode

You can place calls to 911 and to your special
numbers when in lock mode. (For information on
special numbers, see “Special Numbers” on page 47.)

䊳 To call an emergency number, special number, or

Sprint Customer Service, enter the phone number
and press .

Special Numbers

Special numbers are important numbers that you have
designated as being “always available.” You can call
and receive calls from special numbers even if your
phone is locked.

You can save up to three special numbers in addition
to your Contacts entries (the same number may be in
both directories).

To add or replace a special number:

1. Press > Settings > More...> Security and enter

your lock code.

2. Select Special #.

3. Highlight a location (1 - 3) for your entry and

press .

4. Enter the number and press .

There are no speed dial options associated with

Note

special numbers.

Erasing Phone Content

Use the Security menu to quickly erase all the content
you have created or stored in your phone.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Security and enter

your lock code.

2. Select Erase/Reset.

3. Select an option:

䡲 Erase Web Cookies to erase all web tracking

cookies.

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Settings

䡲 Erase Web History to erase the history of your

recently visited web sites.

䡲 Erase Web Cache to erase any temporarily

downloaded web files.

䡲 Erase Contacts to erase the contents of your

Contacts list.

䡲 Erase My Stuff to erase all the content you have

downloaded to your phone.

䡲 Erase Pictu re to erase all pictures stored on your

phone.

䡲 Erase Messages to erase all stored messages.
䡲 Reset Picture Account to reset any previously

configured picture account settings.

䡲 Default Settings to reset the phone to its default

settings, but keep any current data on the phone.

䡲 Reset Phone to reset the phone to its factory

settings and erase all data.

4. Select Ye s to confirm the deletion.

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Resetting Your Picture Account

Resetting your picture account settings clears the
account settings and you will need to register your
picture account again before you can use it.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Security and enter

your lock code.

2. Select Erase/Reset > Reset Picture Account.

3. Select YES to confirm the process.

Resetting Your Phone Settings

Resetting the default settings restores all the default
settings to your phone without deleting any data you
have entered, such as entries to your Contacts list. The
Contacts, history, Scheduler, and Messaging are not
affected.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Security and enter

your lock code.

2. Select Erase/Reset >Default Settings.

3. Select Ye s to confirm the selection.

4. Select Ye s to reconfirm the selection.

Resetting Your Phone

Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults,
including the ringer types and display settings.

WARNING

Resetting your phone deletes all files that you
have previously downloaded.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Security and enter

your lock code.

2. Select Erase/Reset > Reset Phone. (You will see a

disclaimer.)

3. Read the disclaimer, press OK (left softkey), and

then select

Yes and press .

4. If you are then sure you want all data erased and

the phone reset to its factory default state, then
press

Yes (left softkey).

Security Features for Data Services

Enabling and Disabling Data Services

You can disable data services without turning off your
phone; however, you will not have access to all data
services, including Web and messaging. Disabling
data services will avoid any charges associated with

these services. While signed out, you can still place or
receive phone calls, check voicemail, and use other
voice services. You may enable data services again at
any time.

To disable data services:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Data > On/Off.

2. Read the onscreen message and select NEXT

(left softkey) > Disable Vision to confirm that you want
to sign out and deactivate data.

To enable data services:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Data > On/Off.

2. Select either Connect or Always Auto-connect > Yes to

en ab le dat a s ervic e and conne ct to the ne twork .

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Settings

2C. History

⽧ Viewing History (page 50)

⽧ History Options (page 51)

⽧ Making a Call From History (page 51)

⽧ Saving a Number From History (page 51)

⽧ Erasing History (page 52)

Viewing History

History is a list of the last 150 phone numbers (or
Contacts entries) for calls you placed (five per entry),
accepted, or missed. History makes redialing a number
fast and easy. It is continually updated as your phone
automatically adds new numbers to the beginning of
the list and removes the oldest entries from the bottom
of the list.

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Each entry contains the phone number (if it is
available) and Contacts entry name (if the number is in
your Contacts). Duplicate calls (same number and type
of call) can appear up to five times on the list.

1. Press > History.

2. Highlight an entry and press .

Shortcut

Note

You can also press from standby mode
to display your recent calls.

History records only calls that occur while the phone
is turned on. If a call is received while your phone is
turned off, it will not be included in history.

If you return a call from the voicemail menu, it will be
included in your phone’s history.

History Options

Making a Call From History

Highlight a History entry from the Recent History screen
and press to display the date and time of the call,
the phone number (if available), and the caller’s name
(if the number is already in your Contacts).

1. Press > History, highlight an entry from the

Recent History screen.

2. Press Options (right softkey) to display the following

options:

䡲 New Group to save the current history entry to a

new group.

䡲 Save to save the number if it is not already in your

Contacts. (See “Saving a Number From History”
on page 51.)

䡲 Contact Details to display the Contact entries’

details (if the entry is already an existing Contacts
entry).

䡲 Delete to delete the entry.
䡲 Delete All to delete all History entries.

1. Press > History.

2. Highlight an entry and press .

Press from the main screen to also bring up the

Tip

Recent History screen where you can then select an
entry.

You cannot make calls from History to entries

Note

identified as

Blocked ID, Unknown or Restricted.

Saving a Number From History

Your phone can store up to 500 contact entries in total,
with each contact entry containing a maximum of
seven numbers for a total phone book capacity of
3500 numbers, and each entry’s name can contain 64
characters.

1. Highlight a new History entry and press Options

(right softkey)

> Save.

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History

2.

Select New Contact to create a new Contacts entry
for the number or

Existing Contact to save the

number to an existing entry.

3. Highlight a label (such as Mobile, Home, Work, Pager,

Fax, or Other) and press .

4. Use the keypad to type in the new entry name.

– or –
Highlight an existing Contacts entry and

press .

5. Make any other selection or entries for this new

Contact.

6. Press Done (left softkey) to save the new entry to

your Contacts list and exit.

After you have saved the number, your phone displays
the new Contacts entry. (See “Contacts Entry Options”
on page 54.)

You cannot save phone numbers already in your

Note

Contacts or from calls identified as

Restricted.

Blocked ID or

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Erasing History

To erase individual History entries, see “History
Options” on page 51.

1. Press > History.

2. Highlight an entry and press Options (right softkey)

> Delete.

䡲 To delete all History entries, select Delete All.

3. If you are certain you want to erase the History

entry, select
– or –
Press

menu.

Delete (left softkey).

Cancel (right softkey) to return to the previous

2D. Contacts

⽧ Adding a New Contacts Entry (page 53)

⽧ Saving a Phone Number (page 54)

⽧ Contacts Entry Options (page 54)

⽧ Editing a Contacts Entry (page 55)

⽧ Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry (page 56)

⽧ Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers (page 56)

⽧ Deleting a Contact (page 56)

⽧ Assigning Speed Dial Numbers (page 56)

⽧ Adding a New Group (page 58)

⽧ Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry (page 58)

⽧ Assigning a Picture to an Entry (page 59)

⽧ Finding Contacts Entries (page 59)

⽧ Secret Contacts Entries (page 60)

⽧ Dialing Sprint Services (page 60)

⽧ Wireless Backup (page 61)

Adding a New Contacts Entry

Your phone can store up to 500 contact entries in total,
with each contact entry containing a maximum of
seven phone numbers for a total phone book capacity
of 3500 numbers, and each entry’s name can contain
64 characters.

1. Press > Contacts > Add New.

Shortcut

2. Select New Contact to create a new Contacts entry.

3. Enter a name for the new entry and press the

navigation key down. (See “Entering Text” on
page 27.)

4. Enter the phone number for the entry and

press .

5. Highlight a label for the entry (Mobile, Home, Work,

Pager, Fax, or Other) and press .

6. Press Done (left softkey).

Enter the phone number in standby mode

Options (right softkey) > Save.

and press
Proceed with “Saving a Phone Number” on
page 54.

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Contacts

After saving the number, your phone displays the new
entry. (See “Contacts Entry Options” on page 54.)

ICE – In Case of Emergency

Tip

To make it easier for emergency personnel to identify
important contacts, you can list your local
emergency contacts under “ICE” in your phone’s
Contacts list. For example, if your mother is your
primary emergency contact, list her as “ICE–Mom” in
your Contacts. To list more than one emergency
contact, use “ICE1–___,” “ICE2–___,” etc.

Saving a Phone Number

To save a number from standby mode:

1. Enter a phone number and press Options (right

softkey)

> Save.

2. Highlight New Contact or Existing Contact and press

.

3. Highlight a label for the entry (Mobile, Home, Work,

Pager, Fax, or Other) and press .

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4. Use the keypad to enter the new contact name.

– or –
Search for an existing contact name and press

to save the new number.

5. Press Done (left softkey).

Contacts Entry Options

To display a Contacts entry:

1. Press > Contacts.

– or –

CONTACTS (right softkey) from standby mode.

Press

2. Highlight an entry and press .

You can view the next entry by pressing the

Tip

navigation key right or view the previous entry by
pressing the navigation key left.

To access a Contacts entry’s options:

䊳 Highlight an entry and press Options (right softkey)

> Edit Contact. Highlight an option and press .

䢇 <Add Photo> to edit the image associated with the

contact entry.

䢇 <Contact Name> to edit the contact entry name.
䢇 <Current Number> to edit the entry phone number.

(See “Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers” on
page 56.)

䢇 <Add Number> to add a phone number to the entry.

(See “Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry” on
page 56.)

䢇 <E-mail> to add an email address to the entry.
䢇 <IM> to add an Instant Messenger address to the

entry.

䢇 <URL> to add a Web site’s URL to the entry.
䢇 <Address> to add a physical address.
䢇 <Birthday> to add a Birthday calendar date.
䢇 <Memo> to add a note, street address, or other

information.

䢇 <Job Title> to add a job title description.
䢇 <Company> to add company information.
䢇 <Default Ringer> to assign a preprogrammed or

downloaded ringer.

Editing a Contacts Entry

1. Highlight a Contacts entry (see “Contacts Entry

Options” on page 54) and press
softkey)

> Edit Contact.

2. Highlight the information you wish to edit (Name,

Number, Ringer, etc.) and press .

3. Add or edit the information and press .

䡲 Press to clear one digit at a time, or press

and hold to erase the entire number.

4. Press Done (left softkey) to save your changes.

Options (right

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Contacts

Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry

5. Highlight a label for the number and press .

6. Press Done (left softkey) to save the number.

1. Highlight a Contacts entry. (See “Contacts Entry

Options” on page 54.)

2. Press Options (right softkey) > Edit Contact > [Add

Number].

3. Enter the new phone number and press .

4. Highlight a label for the number (Mobile, Home,

Work, Page r, Fax or Other) and press .

5. Press Done (left softkey) to save the new number.

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers

1. Display a Contacts entry (see page 54) and press

Options (right softkey) > Edit Contact.

2. Highlight a number and edit the number.

3. Press to clear one digit at a time, or press

and hold to erase the entire number.

4. Re-enter or edit the number and press .

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Deleting a Contact

1. Highlight a Contacts entry. (See page 59.)

2. Press Options (right softkey) > Delete Contact.

3. Press Delete (left softkey) to confirm the deletion.

Assigning Speed Dial Numbers

Your phone can store up to 98 phone numbers in
speed dial locations. (For details on how to make calls
using speed dial numbers, see “Speed Dialing” on
page 27.)

You can assign speed dial numbers when you add a
new Contacts entry, when you add a new phone
number to an existing entry, or when you edit an
existing number.

To assign a speed dial number to a new phone number:

1. Add a phone number to a new or to an existing

Contacts entry. (See “Adding a New Contacts
Entry” on page 53 or “Adding a Number to a
Contacts Entry” on page 56.)

2. Highlight the recently added number and press

Options (right softkey) > Set Speed Dial.

3. Select an available (unassigned) speed dial

location and press

Assign (left softkey) or

press .

To assign a speed dial number to an existing phone
number:

1. Select a Contacts entry and press to display

the Contact Details page (see page 54).

2. Highlight the desired number (from the Contact

Details page) and press

Set Speed Dial.

Options (right softkey) >

3. Select an available speed dial location (or enter a

location using your keypad) and press

Assign

(left softkey) or press .

If you attempt to assign an already in-use speed dial

Note

location to a new phone number, you will need to
manually replace the existing speed dial assignment.

Options (right softkey) > Replace to assign the

Press
location to the new phone number and delete the
previous speed dial assignment.

Finding Speed Dial Numbers

1. Press > Contacts > Options (right softkey) >

Settings > Speed Numbers.

2. Scroll through speed dial entries. Speed dial

numbers are displayed in numeric order.
– or –
Enter the number of a speed dial location using

your keypad.

Speed Dial location 1 is reserved for voicemail

Note

access.

3. To display an entry, highlight it and press .

4. To dial the entry’s default phone number,

press .

Contacts

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Adding a New Group

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry

Groups allow you to communicate simultaneously by
sending out a broadcast text message to every
member of a current group.

1. Press > Contacts.

2. Press Options (right softkey) > New Group to create a

new Group category.

3. Read the onscreen information and press Start

(left softkey).

4. Add multiple entries (two or more) to your new

group by highlighting a name from the list and
pressing . This action places a check mark
alongside the name.

If several numbers are saved within a single Contacts

Note

entry, you can select from these additional numbers
by using the left or right navigation keys.

5. Press Continue (left softkey) and enter a name for

the new group. (See “Entering Text” on page 27.)

6. Press Save (left softkey) to assign the selected

entries to the new group.

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Assign a ringer type to a Contacts entry so you can
identify the caller by the ringer type. (See “Ringer
Types” on page 34.)

1. Display a Contacts entry and press Options (right

softkey)

> Edit Contact.

2. Highlight the current ring type and press to

display the Select Ringer menu.

3. Select a ringer type, such as Default Ringer,

Downloaded Ringers, Other Ringers, or No Ringer.

4. Scroll through available ringers. (To hear a sample

ringer, highlight a ringer type.)

5. Highlight a ringer and press .

6. Press Done (left softkey) to save the new ringer

type.

Assigning a Picture to an Entry

Finding Contacts Entries

Assign a picture to display each time a certain contact
calls you.

1. Display a Contacts entry information and press

Options (right softkey) > Edit Contact.

2. Highlight the current image or picture type and

press

Add (right softkey) to display the Photo ID

menu.

3. Select an option, such as None, New Picture, My

Albums, or Screen Savers.

4. Highlight a picture.

䡲 If you selected New Picture, the camera will launch

and you will use it to take a new picture. (See “2G.
Camera” on page 76 for details.)

䡲 If you selected My Albums, you may need to select

In Phone or Online Albums to find the picture.

5. Press Assign (left softkey) to save the assigned

picture.

6. Press Done (left softkey) to complete the process.

Finding Contacts by Name

1. Press > Contacts.

– or –

CONTACTS (right softkey).

Press

2. Scroll through all the entries.

– or –
Enter the first letter or letters of a name (such as

“dav” for “Dave”). (The more letters you enter, the
more your search narrows.)

3. To display an entry, highlight it and press .

4. To dial the entry’s default phone number,

press .
– or –
To display additional Contacts entries, press the

navigation key up or down and press .

Shortcut

From standby mode, press CONTACTS (right
softkey) to display the Search feature.

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Contacts

Finding Group Entries

1. Press > Contacts and scroll through the group

titles. These group entries are listed alphabetically
and are associated to a different onscreen icon
than individual Contacts.

2. To display which Contacts entries belong to a

select group, highlight the group entry and press

.

3. To dial an entry’s phone number, select the entry

and press .

Secret Contacts Entries

Making an entry secret hides its from being displayed.
Neither the name or number are displayed within the
Contacts list.

Adjusting your secret settings:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Contacts > Hide Secret.

2. Enter your user lock code. Any entries assigned as

“secret” are now hidden from view and do not
appear in the Contacts list.

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To make Secret entries visible, adjust the device’s

Note

secret settings to 'Show Secret' in

> Contacts > Show Secret.

To make an entry secret:

Settings > More...

1. Highlight a Contacts entry and press Options (right

softkey)

> Set as Secret.

2. Press to mark the entry as secret.

To make an entry public:

1. Highlight a Contacts entry and press Options (right

softkey)

> Set as NOT Secret.

2. Press to now set the entry as public (not

secret).

Dialing Sprint Services

Your Contacts list is preprogrammed with contact
numbers for various Sprint services.

To dial a service from your Contacts:

1. Press > Contacts and highlight an entry.

2. Press Options (right softkey) > Settings > Services and

select an available service, such as

Account Information, Sprint Customer Service, Sprint
Directory Assistance (Sprint 411), Sprint Operator, Pay
Bill, Sprint Voice Command, Voicemail, Community
Information, Non-Emergency Services, Traffic Information,
Carrier Repair Service, TRS Relay for TTY, or Call Before
You Dig .

Sprint Wireless

To dial a service from standby mode using your keypad:

䊳 Dial the appropriate service number:

䡲 Account Info. –
䡲 Customer Service –
䡲 Sprint 411 –
䡲 Sprint Operator –

Wireless Backup

This feature allows you to back up all of your contacts
to the Sprint website and restore them if your phone is
lost, stolen, damaged, or replaced.

To use the wireless backup service, you are required

Tip

to activate the service from your phone.

To subscribe to the wireless backup service, you must
purchase a license to use the service through your
phone’s browser. The license expires after a set period
of time and you must renew it regularly. As part of the
initial subscription process, the service generates a
random wireless backup password. The service sends
the password to your phone as a text message.

Activating and Deactivating Wireless Backup

To activate the wireless backup service:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Wireless Backup >

Subscribe (left softkey). (You are prompted to

confirm your license status.)

2. Press Ye s (left softkey) and follow the onscreen

instructions to purchase the license.

3. Please wait while registering the license. (You will

see a confirmation screen once registration is
complete.)

Once you have completed the registration, you will

Note

receive a text message with your password. This
password is required for the Wireless Backup website

www.wirelessbackup.sprint.com) in order to edit

(
your contacts from your computer.

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Contacts

Each time you edit Contacts on your phone, they are

Tip

backed up at

www.wirelessbackup.sprint.com.

To deactivate the wireless backup service:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Wireless Backup >

Unsubscribe. (A message is displayed.)

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to unsubscribe

from the wireless backup service.

You can unsubscribe from the wireless backup

Note

service only through the Sprint website.

Viewing Your Wireless Backup Status

䊳 Press > Settings > More... > Wireless Backup >

View Status.

Setting the Wireless Backup Alert

This feature turns the pop-up alert on or off when a
wireless backup update has been completed.

1. Press > Settings > More... > Wireless Backup >

Alerts.

2. Select Alert me or No alerts.

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To display the wireless backup information, highlight

Tip

> Settings > More... > Wireless Backup >

press

Learn More. When the service is available, you can

also select
troubleshooting guide.

Troubleshoot to display the

2E. Calendar and Tools

⽧ Calendar (page 63)

⽧ Alarm Clock (page 67)

⽧ Memo Pad (page 68)

⽧ Calculator (page 69)

⽧ Tip Calculator (page 69)

⽧ World Time (page 69)

⽧ Updating Your Phone (page 69)

⽧ Updating the PRL (page 70)

Calendar

Adding an Event to the Calendar

Your Calendar helps you organize your time and
reminds you of important events.

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Scheduler.

2. Highlight the day to which you would like to add an

event and press

Press the navigation key up or down to scroll by

Tip

week through the Scheduler.

3. Enter the event title and press Next (left softkey).

(See “Entering Text” on page 27.)

4. Select a category for the event by highlighting the

category field:

䡲 Select Appointment, Pers onal, Business, Birthday, or

Vacat ion.

5. Select an alarm time for the event by highlighting

the alarm field:

䡲 Select No Alarm, On Time, 10 Min. Before, 30 Min.

Before, or 1 Hour Before.

Options (right softkey) > Add New.

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Calendar/Tools

6.

Highlight a recurrence cycle for the event:

䡲 Select Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yea rl y.

7. Highlight the ringer field and press .

䡲 Highlight a ringer category and then a ringer and

press .

8. Select a Start and End time for the event by

highlighting the time field and pressing .

䡲 Using your keypad or navigation key, set the start

and end times for the event and press .

䡲 Change the AM/PM entry by pressing AM/PM

(right softkey).

9. Select a single optional contact for the event by

highlighting

䡲 Highlight a contact from the list and press to

check the box. Press

go to Contact and pressing .

Done (left softkey).

10. Press Done (left softkey) to save the event.

Event Alert Menu

When your phone is turned on and you have an event
alarm scheduled, your phone alerts you and displays

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the event summary. There are several ways your phone
alerts you to scheduled events:

䢇 By playing the assigned ringer type.
䢇 By illuminating the backlight.
䢇 By flashing the red LED (below MENU/OK key).

To silence the alarm and reset/edit the schedule,
press .

To view additional options, press the appropriate
softkey:

䢇 Snooze (left softkey) silences the alarm and

schedules it to replay again later.

䢇 Dismiss (right softkey) ignores the event.

Viewing Events

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Scheduler.

2. Highlight the day for which you would like to view

events and press . (Your phone lists events in
chronological order.)

In the calendar view, days with events scheduled are

Tip

outlined.

3. To display an event’s details, highlight it and

press .

Going to the Current Day’s Calendar Menu

䊳 Press > Tools > Calendar > Today.

Editing an Event

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Scheduler.

2. Highlight the day containing the previously created

event and press . (Days containing an event
are indicated within a red box.)

3. Highlight the event from the Schedule tab listing

and press .

4. Press Edit (left softkey). Follow the onscreen

procedures to alter any of the previously
configured fields. See “Adding an Event to the
Calendar” on page 63.

5. Press Done (left softkey) to store any updates.

Erasing a Day’s Events

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Scheduler.

2. Highlight the day for which you would like to erase

events and press .

In the scheduler view, days with events scheduled

Tip

are outlined.

3. Press Options > Delete All.

4. Highlight Ye s or No and press .

Erasing a Single Event

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Scheduler.

2. Select the day for which you would like to erase

the single event and press .

In the scheduler view, days with events scheduled

Tip

are outlined in red.

3. Highlight the event from the Schedule tab list and

press

Options (right softkey) > Delete.

4. Highlight Ye s or No and press .

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Calendar/Tools

Erasing All Events

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Scheduler > Options >

Delete All.

2. Highlight Ye s to erase all events or No to return to

the calendar view and press .

Managing the Task List

This option allows you to manage daily tasks that
include dates, times, and priority levels.

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Task List.

If there are no tasks saved, the New Task screen is

Note

automatically displayed.

2. Press Options (right softkey) > Add New.

– or –

Add New (left softkey).

Press

3. Enter the task name using the keypad and press

Next (left softkey).

4. Select a priority level by highlighting the Priority

field.

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䡲 Press the navigation key left or right to select Low

or

High.

5. Select a due time by highlighting the Due Time field.

䡲 Using your keypad and/or navigation key, set the

alarm time.

䡲 Change the AM/PM entry by pressing AM/PM

(right softkey).

6. Select a due date by highlighting the Due Date field.

䡲 Using your keypad and/or navigation key, set the

date.

7. Press Done (left softkey) to save and exit.

Creating a Countdown

This option allows you to enter a timer that counts
down to an event based on a date and time specified.

1. Press > Tools > Calendar > Countdown.

If there are no countdowns saved, the New

Note

Countdown screen is automatically displayed.

2. Press Add New (left softkey).

3. Enter the countdown name using the keypad and

press

Next (left softkey).

4. Select a time by highlighting the Time field.

䡲 Using your keypad and/or navigation key, enter

the time of the countdown.

䡲 Change the AM/PM entry by pressing AM/PM

(right softkey).

5. Select a date by highlighting the Date field.

䡲 Using the keypad, enter the date of the

countdown.

6. Press Done (left softkey) to save and exit.

Alarm Clock

Your phone comes with a built-in alarm clock that has
multiple alarm capabilities.

1. Press > Tools > Alarm.

2. Select Alarm #1, Alarm #2, or Alarm #3.

3. Turn the alarm On or Off by highlighting the Alarm

activation field and pressing the navigation key left
or right.

4. Select a time for the alarm by highlighting the Time

field.

䡲 Using your keypad and/or navigation key, set the

alarm time.

䡲 Change the AM/PM entry by pressing AM/PM

(right softkey).

5. Select a ringer type for the alarm by highlighting

the ringer field and pressing .

䡲 Highlight and available ringer category and press

.

䡲 Choose from either: Ring Tones, Melodies, or

My Stuff.

6. Select a repeating status for the alarm by

highlighting the repeat field and pressing your
navigation key left or right.

䡲 Choose either: Once, Daily, Mon to Fri, or Sat & Sun.

7. Select a snooze interval for the alarm by

highlighting the snooze interval field and pressing
your navigation key left or right.

䡲 Choose either: Off, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes,

or

20 minutes.

8. Press Done (left softkey) to save and exit.

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Calendar/Tools

Memo Pad

Your phone comes with a notepad that you can use to
compose and store reminders and notes to help keep
you organized.

To c omp ose a no te:

1. Press > Tools > Memo Pad.

If there are no memos saved, (None) appears on the

Note

screen.

2. Press Add New (left softkey).

3. Type your note using the keypad and press or

Done (left softkey). (See “Entering Text” on

page 27.)

To read a saved note:

1. Press > Tools > Memo Pad.

2. Highlight a note and press .

To edit a note:

1. Press > Tools > Memo Pad.

2. Highlight a note and press .

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3. Press Edit (left softkey).

4. Press to erase a single character. Press and

hold to erase an entire word.

5. Type your note using the keypad and press or

Done (left softkey). (See “Entering Text” on

page 27.)

To delete all saved notes:

1. Press > Tools > Memo Pad.

2. Highlight a note and press Options (right softkey) >

Delete All. (An alert will be displayed notifying you

that you are about to erase all memos.)

3. Highlight Ye s or No and press .

To delete an individual saved note:

1. Press > Tools > Memo Pad.

2. Select a note and press Options (right softkey) >

Delete.

3. Highlight Ye s or No and press .

Calculator

World Time

Your phone comes with a built-in calculator.

1. Press > Tools > Calculator.

2. Enter numbers using your keypad.

䡲 Press to enter decimal points.
䡲 Press Clear (right softkey) to clear all numbers.

3. Press for the total.

Tip Calculator

1. Press > Tools > Tip Calculator.

2. Use your keypad and navigation key to enter the

bill amount and tip percentage. (The application
instantly calculates the correct tip.)

3. If you’re splitting the check, highlight # paying and

enter the number of people in your party. (The
application calculates and displays an equal split.)

To view the time in over 50 different locations:

1. Press > Tools > World Time.

2. Press the navigation key left or right to scroll

through different cities and time zones.

3. Press Set DST (left softkey) to turn daylight saving

time on or off.

Updating Your Phone

The update phone option allows you to download and
update the software in your phone automatically. Only
the internal software version is updated; no Contacts
entries or other stored information saved to your phone
will be deleted.

To download software updates to your phone:

1. Press > Tools > Update Phone > Update Firmware.

Calendar/Tools

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2.

Follow the onscreen instructions. (Your phone
automatically downloads and installs any available
updates. You may be required to power your
phone off and back on to complete the upgrade.)

Updating the PRL

This option allows you to download and update the
PRL (preferred roaming list) automatically.

1. Press > Tools > Update Phone > Update PRL

2. Follow the onscreen instructions.

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2F. Voice Services

⽧ Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) (page 71)

⽧ Managing Voice Memos (page 73)

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)

You can use your phone’s built-in automatic speech
recognition (ASR) software to dial a phone number in
your Contacts or to launch phone functions. All you
have to do is to talk into the phone, and ASR will
recognize your voice and complete tasks by itself.

Activating ASR

䊳 Press and hold or .

The screen displays “Say a name or shortcut” and the
phone prompts you to say the name of the command
you want to use. To complete your task, simply follow
the voice prompts.

Available ASR commands include:

䢇 Contact Name to call an entry in your Contacts list or a

spoken phone number. (See “Making a Voice Call
With ASR” on page 72.)

䢇 Contacts to lookup a Contacts entry name from your

current list of available contacts. (See “Look Up a
Contacts Entry” on page 73.)

䢇 Messages <Name or #> to launch the Messages

menu where you can select from Voicemail, Send
Message, etc. (See “Send a Text Message” on
page 72.)

Use ASR in a quiet environment so it can accurately

Tip

recognize your commands.

Tips for Using Voice Dial

䢇 Voice Dial works best in quieter environments.
䢇 When saying a name, speak at a normal speed and

say the name clearly. There is no need to pause
between the first name and last name.

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Voice Services

Making a Voice Call With ASR

1. Press and hold or .

2. If you hear “Say a name or shortcut,” say “Contact

Name.”

3. Highlight the contact name then their number and

press .

Enabling or Disabling Digit Dial Choices Lists

You can customize whether the Digit Dial feature
displays the list of top voice recognition choices or
automatically dials the first number, without displaying
a choice list.

To enable or disable choice lists for Digit Dial:

1. Press > Settings > More... > Accessibility >

Voice Ser vice.

2. Select Choice Lists and press .

3. Press the navigation key up or down to select

Automatic, Always On, Always Off.

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To enable or disable prompts:

1. Press and hold or .

2. Press Settings (left softkey) > Sound > Prompts and

select an option.

䡲 On to enable audio prompts such as “Say a name

or shortcut.”

䡲 Off to disable audio prompts.

To enable or disable names:

1. Press and hold or .

2. Press Settings (left softkey) > Sound > Names and

select an option.

䡲 On to enable name playback in the Voice Dial and

Contacts features.

䡲 Off to disable name playback.

Send a Text Message

Use automatic speech recognition to launch text
messaging on your phone and specify a recipient for
the message.

1. Press and hold or .

2. If you hear “Say a name or shortcut,” say “Contacts.”

3. Select a Contacts entry and press Send Message

(left softkey).

4. Select Text Message and follow the onscreen

prompts to send a new message. For more
information, see “Text Messaging (SMS)” on page

101.

Send a Picture Mail Message

Use a single voice command to launch a new Picture
Mail message where the phone begins the address
process and then locates a picture for attachment.

To send a Picture Mail message using ASR:

1. Press and hold or .

2. If you hear “Say a name or shortcut,” say “Contacts.”

3. Select a Contacts entry and press Send Message

(left softkey).

4. Select Picture Mail and follow the onscreen prompts

to send a new message. For more information, see
“Sending Sprint Picture Mail” on page 82.

Look Up a Contacts Entry

Look up and display contact information for any person
stored in your Contacts list by saying “

1. Press and hold or .

2. If you hear “Say a name or shortcut,” say “Contacts.”

3. Highlight the Contacts entry from the available list.

Contacts”.

Managing Voice Memos

Use your phone’s Voice Services to record brief
memos to remind you of important events, phone
numbers, or grocery list items.

Recording Voice Memos

To record a voice memo from the main menu:

1. Press > Tools > Voice Memo > Record.

2. Begin recording after the prompt.

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Voice Services

To pause/resume the recording of your memo:

䊳 Press Paus e (left softkey).

To end the recording of your memo:

䊳 Press Finish (right softkey).

To record a conversation during a phone call:

䊳 During a call, press Options (right softkey) >

Voice Memo . (A one-minute counter [ ] is

displayed on the screen indicating the amount of
time a single voice memo can be recorded.)

Both you and the caller are recorded within the voice

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memo.

To end the recording of your conversation:

䊳 To pause the recording, press Pause (left softkey).

To resume the recording, press

Resume (left

softkey).
– or –
To finish recording, press

A total of 10 one-minute memos can be recorded

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and saved.

Finish (right softkey).

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Playing Voice Memos

1. Press > Tools > Voice Memo.

2. Highlight Review and press . (The phone

displays a list of saved memos, with the first one
selected.)

3. Highlight the desired memo and press .

– or –
Press the number corresponding to the memo you

want to review.

Voice Memos recorded from a direct phone

Note

conversation are shown in the list with the phone
number used during the recording process and an
adjacent phone icon.

Deleting Voice Memos

To delete an individual memo:

1. Press > Tools > Voice Memo > Review.

2. Highlight the desired memo to erase and press

Options (right softkey) > Delete.

3. Press Yes .

To delete all voice memos:

1. Press > Tools > Voice Memo > Review > Options >

Delete All.

2. Press Ye s.

Editing a Voice Memo Caption

By default, the caption assigned to a voice memo is a
sequential file name which consists of the date
(Month_Day) followed by the memo number. For
example, two memos recorded on February 2, 2009,
would be listed as: Feb_02_x1 and Feb_02_x2. These
file names (captions) can be changed.

In the case of a Voice Memo recorded from a direct

Note:

phone conversation, the filename consists of the
phone number used during the recording process.

To edit a voice memo caption:

1. Press > Tools > Voice Memo.

2. Highlight Review and press . (The phone

displays a list of saved memos, with the first one
selected.)

3. Highlight the desired memo and press Options

(right softkey)

> Edit Caption.

4. Press to delete the previous text and then

use the keypad to enter a new caption for the
selected memo.

5. Press Done (left softkey) to save the memo with the

new caption text.

Viewing the Information for a Voice Memo

1. Press > Tools > Vo ice Me mo.

2. Highlight Review and press .

3. Highlight the desired memo and press Options

(right softkey)

> Info.

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Voice Services

2G. Camera

⽧ Taking Pictures (page 76)

⽧ Storing Pictures (page 81)

⽧ Sending Sprint Picture Mail (page 82)

⽧ Managing Sprint Picture Mail (page 85)

⽧ Printing Pictures Using PictBridge (page 89)

⽧ Order Prints (page 91)

⽧ Settings and Info (page 91)

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Taking Pictures

Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as
simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and
pressing a button.

1. Press > Photos > Camera to activate camera

mode. (Additional camera options are available
through the camera mode Options menu. See
“Camera Mode Options” on page 79 for more
information.)

Shortcut

2. Using the phone’s main display screen as a

viewfinder, aim the camera lens at your subject.

3. Press until the shutter sounds.

䡲 To return to camera mode to take another picture,

press .

To activate camera mode, you can also press
and hold the side camera button. (See
illustration on page 8.)

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4. Once you’ve taken your picture, press Options (right

softkey) for more options:

䡲 Send Picture to send the picture to up to 25

contacts at one time. (See page 82 for details.)

䡲 Camera Mode to return to the camera to take

additional pictures.

䡲 Upload to upload the picture you just took to the

Sprint Picture Mail Web site (

picturemail). Depending on your settings, you may

www.sprint.com/

be prompted to accept a data connection.

䡲 Assign to assign the picture as a Picture ID,

Screen Saver, or Incoming/Outgoing Calls.

䡲 Erase to delete the picture you just took.
䡲 Order Prints to upload your image to a third party

service that will then provide hard copy prints.

䡲 Post To Service to upload your image to a third

party online service.

䡲 Review Album to go to the My Albums folder where

you can review your saved pictures.

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Camera

Assigning Pictures

After taking a picture, assign it as a screen saver or as
a picture ID for a contact.

1. Take a picture. (See steps 1–3 on page 76.)

2. With the picture displayed, press Options (right

softkey)

> Assign, and select an option.

䡲 Picture ID to assign the picture to a Contacts entry.

Highlight an entry and press
assign the picture.

䡲 Screen Saver to assign the picture as a screen

saver. Press to assign the picture.

䡲 Incoming/Outgoing Calls to assign the picture for

incoming and outgoing calls. Press to assign
the picture.

You can also assign pictures from the My Albums

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menu. See “In Phone Folder Options” on page 81.

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Assign (left softkey) to

Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account

The first time you use any of the picture management
options involving the Sprint Picture Mail Web site, you
will be prompted to register your Sprint Picture Mail
account and establish a password through your phone.
This password will also allow you to sign in to the
Sprint Picture Mail Web site at
to access and manage your uploaded pictures and
albums.

1. Press > Photos > My Albums > Online Albums.

(You will be prompted to register your Sprint
Picture Mail account.)

If your Sprint service plan does not include Sprint

Note

Picture Mail, you will first be prompted to subscribe to
the service for an additional monthly charge. Select
OK and press .

2. If you are asked to connect, follow the onscreen

procedures to

Connect, turn data On and press .

(Follow any registration prompts and complete
your connection.)

www.sprint.com/picturemail

3. Enter a password for your Picture Mail account and

press . (You will be prompted to confirm your
password.)

4. Please wait while the system creates your account.

Write down your Sprint Picture Mail password and

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keep it in a secure place.

Once you have received confirmation that your account
has been successfully registered, you may upload and
share pictures and access the Sprint Picture Mail Web
site.

Camera Mode Options

When the phone is in camera mode, press Options
(right softkey) to display additional camera options:

䢇 Selftimer to activate the camera’s timer. (See “Setting

the Selftimer” on page 79.)

䢇 Fun Tools.. to select an option from the following:

䡲 Color Tones to select a wide variety of color tones

for the picture (

Green, or Aqua). (The default setting is None.)

None, Monochrome, Negative, Sepia,

䢇 Controls.. to select an option from the following:

䡲 Brightness to adjust the image brightness level.

Press the navigation key up or down to adjust the
brightness level. (The default setting is

䡲 White Balance to adjust white balance based on

changing conditions (

Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten,

0.)

Fluorescent, or Manual). (The default setting is Auto.)

䡲 Night Shot to activate low light image capture.

Enabling this feature allows you to take better
quality photos in low light conditions.

䢇 Settings.. to select Resolution, Quality, Shutter Sound, and

Status Bar. (See “Selecting Camera Settings” on

page 80.)

䢇 Review Pictures to review previously taken pictures.

Setting the Selftimer

1. From camera mode, press Options (right softkey) >

Selftimer.

2. Highlight the length of delay you want the timer to

use (

5 sec or 10 sec) and press

(The default setting is

Off.)

.

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Camera

3.

Press when you are ready to start the timer.
(The timer is displayed at the bottom of the display
screen during the self-timer countdown.)

4. Get ready for the picture. (The phone will begin to

beep for each second of the countdown. When the
timer is down to three seconds, the outer LED will
go from blinking green to blinking red just before
the picture is taken.)

To cancel the selftimer after it has started:

䊳 Press .

While the selftimer is active, all keys are disabled

Note

except

and .

Using the Zoom

This feature allows you to zoom in on an object when
you take a picture. Depending on your resolution
settings, you can adjust the zoom from 1x to 9x.

1. From camera mode, use the navigation key to

zoom in (right) and zoom out (left). It may take
several presses to get the desired zoom.

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Zooming will not function if the resolution is set to

Note

High.

Zooming works by allowing up to 9x magnification of
the image.

2. Press or the camera button to take the picture.

Selecting Camera Settings

1. From camera mode, press Options (right softkey) >

Settings.

2. Select an option and press :

䡲 Resolution to select the picture’s file size (High, Med,

or

Low).

䡲 Quality to select the picture quality settings (Fine,

Normal, or Economy).

䡲 Shutter Sound to select a shutter sound (Shutter 1-4

or

Off).

䡲 Status Bar to select whether you wish to display the

onscreen Status Bar during use of the camera.
Displayed at the right of the screen.

Storing Pictures

Your phone’s picture storage area is called My Albums.
There are two types of folders in My Albums:

䢇 In Phone
䢇 Online Albums

In Phone Folder

Your phone’s internal storage area is called the In
Phone folder. From the In Phone folder, you can view all
the pictures you have stored there, send items to the
Sprint Picture Mail site (
delete files, and access additional options.

To review your stored pictures in the In Phone folder:

1. Press > Photos > My Albums > In Phone.

2. Use your navigation key to view and scroll through

the pictures.

www.sprint.com/picturemail),

In Phone Folder Options

When you are viewing the contents within the In Phone
folder, press
following options:

䢇 Send to send an image to another user using Picture

Mail.

䢇 Upload to upload pictures to the Sprint Picture Mail

Web site (
your settings, you may be prompted to accept a data
connection.)

Note

䢇 Post to Service to upload your file to a third-party online

service.

䢇 Print... to display to print an image by either Home

Delivery, Retail Pickup, or PictBridge Print.

䢇 Assign to assign the current image as a Picture ID,

Screen Saver or as a display image for both
Incoming and Outgoing calls.

Options (right softkey) to display the

www.sprint.com/picturemail). (Depending on

䡲 See “Uploading Pictures” on page 85.

If this is the first time you have accessed Sprint
Picture Mail, you will be prompted to register your
Sprint Picture Mail account. See “Registering Your
Sprint Picture Mail Account” on page 78.

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Camera

䢇 Erase to erase the image or selected images.

Deleting pictures will free up memory space in your

Note

phone to enable you to take more pictures. Once
deleted, pictures cannot be uploaded to your online
Sprint Picture Mail account.

䢇 Detail/Edit to attach a text caption or view the media

information associated with the image.

䡲 Text Caption to edit the selected picture’s caption.
䡲 Media Info to display the file’s information such as

caption and date taken.

䢇 Album list to display the list of albums saved in your

phone.

䢇 Camera Mode to switch to the camera mode.

Online Albums

Once a picture is taken, it is automatically saved to the
preselected folder (
pictures to your Online Albums folder. From the Online
Albums folder, you can view all the pictures you have
taken, move selected images to your In Phone folder,
delete images, and access additional picture options.

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In Phone). Alternatively, you can save

Before you can use the Online Albums folder, you

Note

must first go online and create a Picture Mail account
and password.

To review pictures in the Online Albums folder:

1. Press > Photos > My Albums > Online Albums

.

2. Use your navigation key to scroll through and view

the pictures.

Sending Sprint Picture Mail

Once you have taken a picture or a video, you can use
the messaging capabilities of your phone to instantly
share it with family and friends. You can send a picture
to up to 25 people at a time using their email
addresses or their phone numbers.

Sending Pictures From the In Phone Folder

1. Press > Photos > My Albums > In Phone.

2. Highlight a picture to send and press . (The

check box in the upper left corner will be marked.
You can select multiple pictures and videos.)

3. Press Options (right softkey) > Send to then choose

from a current Contacts entry.

The first time you send Sprint Picture Mail, you will be

Note

prompted to register your Sprint Picture Mail account.
(See “Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account”
on page 78.)

4. Select a Contacts entry by highlighting it and

pressing .

䡲 Press New Addr (right softkey) to manually enter

either a wireless phone number or email address
and press

– or –

䡲 Enter additional recipients by pressing Multiple (left

softkey), place a checkmark alongside a desired
entry, and press

Continue (left softkey).

Continue (left softkey).

5. Press Continue (left softkey) when you are finished

adding recipients.

6. If you wish to include a subject, scroll to Subj: and

press

Add (right softkey). Enter your subject and

press

Next (left softkey) to save and exit.

7. If you wish to include a text message, scroll to Text:

and press Add (right softkey). Enter your message
and press

Next (left softkey) to save and exit. (See

“Entering Text” on page 27.)

8. To include a voice memo (audio message) with

the picture, select

Audio and press or Record

(left softkey).

䡲 Press Record (left softkey) or press to start

recording. (Maximum recording time is 10
seconds.)

䡲 Press Done (left softkey) to end the recording and

return to the Picture Mail message.

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9.

Confirm the recipients, message, voice memo, and
pictures.

䡲 To change a recipient, select the recipient, press

the appropriate softkey, and follow the instructions
in step 4 to select or edit the recipient.

䡲 To change the text message, scroll to Text and

press the appropriate softkey.

䡲 To change the voice memo, highlight Audio and

press the appropriate softkey.

䡲 To change the attached picture, select the

thumbnail(s) and press

Change (right softkey).

Highlight the picture you wish to send and press

Next (left softkey)

press

.

10. Press Send (left softkey) to send the message.

Sending Pictures From Messaging

You can also send Sprint Picture Mail from your
phone’s Messages menu.

1. Press > Messages > Send Message > Picture Mail.

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2. Select a Contacts entry by highlighting it and

pressing .
– or –

New Addr (right softkey) to manually enter

Press
either a wireless phone number or email address
and press

Continue (left softkey).

– or –
Enter additional recipients by pressing

Multiple (left

softkey), place a checkmark alongside a desired
entry, and press

Continue (left softkey).

3. Select the location of the image In Phone, Online

Albums, Take New Picture, or Text On ly

.

4. Highlight the picture you wish to send and

press

. (The check box on the upper left corner

will be marked. You can select multiple pictures.)

5. Press Next (left softkey).

6. To complete and send the message, follow steps

5–10 in “Sending Pictures From the In Phone
Folder” on page 83.

Managing Sprint Picture Mail

Using the Sprint Picture Mail Website

Once you have uploaded pictures to your online
Picture Mail account at
“In Phone Folder Options” on page 81), you can use
your computer to manage your pictures. From the
Sprint Picture Mail website, you can share pictures, edit
album titles, add captions, and organize images. You
can even send your pictures to be printed at
participating retail locations.

You will also have access to picture management tools
to improve and customize your pictures. You’ll be able
to lighten, darken, crop, add antique effects, add comic
bubbles and cartoon effects, and use other features to
transform your pictures.

To access the Sprint Picture Mail Web site:

1. From your computer’s Internet connection, go to

www.sprint.com/picturemail.

2. Enter your phone number and Sprint Picture Mail

password to register. (See “Registering Your Sprint
Picture Mail Account” on page 78.)

www.sprint.com/picturemail (see

Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone

Use your phone to manage, edit, or share pictures you
have uploaded to the Sprint Picture Mail Web site at

www.sprint.com/picturemail. (See “In Phone Folder

Options” on page 81 for information about uploading.)

To view your online pictures from your phone:

1. Press > Photos > My Albums > Online Albums.

(Depending on your settings you may be
prompted to accept a data connection.) (The My
Uploads folder and your albums are displayed.)

To expand a selected picture from thumbnail to

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full-screen, press Expand (left softkey).

2. Highlight a picture and press Options (right softkey)

to display your online picture options.

Uploading Pictures

1. Press > Photos > My Albums > In Phone.

(Thumbnail pictures will be displayed.)

2. Select a picture or pictures you wish to upload by

highlighting the image and pressing .

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3.

Press Options (right softkey) > Upload > My Uploads or

My Albums. This actions then queues your file for

uploading.

4. Press Continue (left softkey) to return to the previous

page.

Downloading Your Online Pictures

From your online Sprint Picture Mail albums display at

www.sprint.com/picturemail, you can select pictures to

download to your

1. From the online pictures display, place a check

mark on the picture you wish to download and
press
Online Pictures From Your Phone” on page 85.)

2. Highlight Assign and press

3. Select one of the following options and

press

䡲 Picture ID to download and assign the selected

picture as a Picture ID.

䡲 Screen Saver to download and assign the selected

picture as a screen saver/wallpaper.

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In Phone location.

Options (right softkey). (See “Managing

.

.

䡲 Incoming/Outgoing Calls to download and assign

the selected picture to display during all incoming
and outgoing calls and the background image.

Sending Online Sprint Picture Mail

To send pictures using the online Address Book:

1. From the online Sprint Picture Mail display at

www.sprint.com/picturemail, select a picture and click

the

Send Picture Mail button. (See “Managing Online

Pictures From Your Phone” on page 85.)

2. Drag pictures to the New Message area of the new

Picture Mail and click

Book.

3. Select a recipient or recipients from your Online

Address Book.

4. When you have finished selecting recipients select

Send Picture Mail.

Continue, then select Address