Sanyo RL-4930 (Sprint) User's Guide

Sprint PCS®Service

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Sprint PCS VisionSMReady Link Phone
RL-4930 by Sanyo

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2: Your Sprint PCS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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

FrontView of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

TTY Use With SprintPCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Erasing Phone Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Resetting and Locking Your Phone Through SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Security Features for SprintPCS Vision

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2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Using Call Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

2E. Navigating Through Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

2F. Managing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

2G. Using the Contacts Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Displaying the Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Finding Contacts ListEntries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Contacts List Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Erasing a Contacts Entry From the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Selecting a Ringer or an Image for an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Dialing SprintPCS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

2H. Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Using Your Phone’s Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Displaying Personal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Using Your Phone’s Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

2I. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Using Automatic Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Using the Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Setting Up Screen Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

2J. Using SprintPCS Ready LinkSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Ready Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Making and Receiving a Sprint PCS Ready Link Call . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Adding and Editing Ready Link Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Erasing Ready Link List Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Updating Sprint PCS Ready Link Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Managing SprintPCS Ready Link Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

3A. Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Using Text SMS Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Using Voice SMS Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

3B. Sprint PCS VisionSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Accessing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Downloading Premium Services Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Exploring the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Sprint PCS Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

3C. Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 61

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Creating Your Own Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . .265

Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . .267

4A . S a fet y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 9

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice . . . . . .275

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Phone Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

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Welcome to Sprint

Sprint is committed to bringing you the best wireless
technology available. We builtour complete, nationwide

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

This guide will familiarize you with our technology and your
new Sprint PCS Phone through simple, easy-to-follow
instructions. It’s all righthere – from setting up your account
passwords and voicemail to using the mostadvanced
features of Sprint PCS Vision

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Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint.

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Introduction

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

 Section 1: Getting Started

 Section 2: Your Sprint PCS Phone

 Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features

 Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

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

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

Getting Started

Section 1

2

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 3

Section 1A

Setting Up Service

In This Section

 Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service

 Setting Up Your Voicemail

 SprintPCS Account Passwords

 Getting Help

Setting up service on your new Sprint PCS Phone is quick and
easy. This section walks you through the necessary steps to

unlock your phone, set up your voicemail, establish
passwords, and contact Sprintfor assistance with your
Sprint PCS Service.

Setting Up Service

4 Section 1A: Setting Up Service

Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service

Determining if Your Phone is Already Activated

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

If your phone is not activated, please refer to the Activation
Guide brochure included with your phone.

Unlocking Your Phone

To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps:

1. Press and hold E to turn the phone on.

2. Press Unlock (leftsoftkey).

Note:To selecta softkey, press the softkey button directly below the softkey

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

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

the code is not visible as you type.)

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

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

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 5

Setting Up Your Voicemail

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

To setup your voicemail:

1. Press and hold 1.

2. Follow the system prompts to:

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Create your pass code

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Record your name announcement

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Record your greeting

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Choose whether or notto activate One-Touch
Message Access (a feature thatlets you access
messages simply by pressing and holding

1,

bypassing the need for you to enter your pass code)

Note: If you are concerned aboutunauthorized access to your voicemail

account, Sprint recommends you enable your voicemail pass code.

For more information about using your voicemail, see “Using
Voicemail”on page 214.

Setting Up Service

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Sprint PCS Account Passwords

As a Sprint PCS customer, you enjoy unlimited access to your
personal account information, your voicemail account, and
your Sprint PCS Vision account. To ensure that no one else has
access to your information, you will need to create passwords
to protect your privacy.

AccountPassword

If you are the accountowner, you’ll have an accountpassword
to sign on to

www.sprint.com and to use when calling Sprint

Customer Service. Your default accountpassword is the last
four digits of your Social Security number. If you are notthe
accountowner (if someone else receives the invoice for your
Sprint PCS Service), you can geta sub-account password at

www.sprint.com.

Voicemail Password

You’ll create your voicemail password (or pass code) when you
set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your Voicemail”on
page 5 for more information on your voicemail password.

Sprint PCS Vision Password

With your RL-4930 by Sanyo, you may electto setup a
Sprint PCS Vision Password. This optional password
may be used to authorize purchase of Premium Services
contentand to protect personal information on multi-phone
accounts.

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

www.sprint.com or call Sprint Customer Service at

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

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 7

Getting Help

Visit www.sprint.com

You can go online to:

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Access your account information

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Check your minutes used (depending on your SprintPCS
Service Plan)

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View and pay your bill

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Make your life easier by enrolling in Sprint PCS Online
Billing and Automatic Payment

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Purchase accessories

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Shop for the latest Sprint PCS Phones

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View available Sprint PCS Service Plans and options

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Learn more aboutSprint PCS Vision and other great
products like SprintPCS Picture Mail

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, games, ringers,

screen savers, and more

Reaching Sprint Customer Service

You can reach SprintCustomer Service many differentways:

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Dial *2Ton your Sprint PCS Phone

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Sign on to your account at www.sprin t.com

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Call us toll-free at 1-888-211-4727 (Consumer customers)
or 1-888-788-4727(Business customers)

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Write to us at SprintCustomer Service, P.O. Box 8077,
London, KY 40742

Setting Up Service

8 Section 1A: Setting Up Service

Receiving Automated Invoicing Information

For your convenience, your phone gives you access to
invoicing information on your SprintPCS Account. This
information includes balance due, paymentreceived,
invoicing cycle, and an estimate of the number of minutes
used since your lastinvoicing cycle. (Normal airtime usage will
apply.)

To access automated invoicing information:



Press *4T.

Note: This service may notbe available in all Affiliate areas.

Sprint PCS Directory Assistance

You have access to a variety of services and information
through Sprint PCS Directory Assistance, including
residential, business, and government listings; assistance
with local or long-distance calls; movie listings; and hotel,
restaurant, shopping, and major local eventinformation.
There is a per-call charge, and you will be billed for airtime.

To call Sprint PCS Directory Assistance:



Press 411T.

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 9

Sprint PCS Operator Services

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

To access Sprint PCS Operator Services:



Press 0T.

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

www.sprint.com.

Note:Sprint PCS Operator Services may notbe available in all Affiliate areas.

Setting Up Service

10

Your Sprint PCS Phone

Section 2

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Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics 13

Section 2A

Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics

In This Section

 FrontView of Your Phone

 Viewing the Display Screen

 Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone

 Turning Your Phone On and Off

 Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger

 Displaying Your Phone Number

 Making and Answering Calls

 Entering Text

Your SprintPCS Phone is packed with features thatsimplify
your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the
people and information thatare important to you. This

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

Phone Basics

14 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics

FrontView of Your Phone

Key Functions

1. Antenna : Fully extend the antenna for the best

reception.

2. Headset Jack : Lets you insert the plug of a headset (sold

separately) for hands-free phone use.

3. Side Volume Key : Lets you adjust the receiver volume

during a call or ringer volume in standby mode.
You can also use it to scroll up or down to navigate
through the different menu options.

1. Antenna

2. Headset Jack

3. Side Volume
Key

4. Ready Link/
Voice Recorder
Button

5. LED
Indicator

6. Earpiece

7. LCD
(display)

8. Softkey
(left)

9. Navigation
Key

10. Web Key

11. TALK Key

12. Microphone

13. Accessories
Connector

20. Softkey
(right)

19. MENU/OK Key

18. Back Key

17. END/POWER
Key

16. Keypad

15. SPEAKER Key

14. Charger Jack

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics 15

4. Ready Link / Voice Recorder Button : Allows you to

access the Sprint PCS Ready Link Listor Voice Recorder
menu. (See “Using SprintPCS Ready Link

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”on page 183

or “Using the Voice Recorder”on page 170.)

5. LED Indicator : Shows your phone’s connection status at

a glance.

6. Earpiece : Lets you hear the caller and automated

prompts.

7. LCD (display) : Displays the phone’s main menu,

features, modes, etc.

8. Softkey (left) : Lets you select the menu corresponding

to the bottom leftline on the LCD.

9. Navigation Key : Lets you navigate quickly and easily

through the menu options. You can access menu
shortcuts by pressing Right: Contacts, Left: My Shortcut,

Up: Messaging, and Down: My Content.

10. Web Key : Lets you launch the Web.

11. TALK Key : Lets you place or answer calls, answer Call

Waiting, or use Three-Way Calling and ASR.

12. Microphone : To speak into or record your voice.

13. Accessories Connector : Connects optional accessories,

such as a USB cable.

14. Charger Jack : Connects the travel charger (included).

15. SPEAKER Key : Lets you place or receive calls in

speakerphone mode. You can also use itto activate
Automatic Speech Recognition.

Phone Basics

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16. Keypad : Lets you enter numbers, letters, and characters,

and navigate within menus. Press and hold keys 2-9 for
speed dialing.

17. END/POWER Key : Lets you turn the phone on and off,

end a call, or return to standby mode.

18. Back Key : Lets you clear characters from the screen or

display the previous page. Press and hold for setting Key
Guard in standby mode.

19. MENU/OK Key : Lets you access the phone’s menus and

select menu options. Press and hold to activate
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR).

20. Softkey (right) : Lets you select the menu corresponding

to the bottom rightline on the LCD.

Viewing the Display Screen

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

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

means your phone cannot find a signal.

indicates the call is on hold.

tells you a call is in progress.

indicates the SprintPCS Ready Link service is
enabled.

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indicates the SprintPCS Ready Link service is
enabled and the speakerphone mode is setto on.

indicates the SprintPCS Ready Link service is
disabled.

indicates Sprint PCS Vision / Sprint PCS Ready Link
access is dormant.

indicates Sprint PCS Vision / Sprint PCS Ready Link
access is active.

indicates Sprint PCS Vision / Sprint PCS Ready Link
access is disabled.

indicates you are “roaming”off of the nationwide
Sprint PCS network.

indicates you have missed voice calls.

indicates you have missed Ready Link calls.

indicates you have scheduled events or call alarms.

indicates you have alarm clock notifications.

indicates you have new picture messages, voicemail
messages, text messages, and/or Voice SMS.

indicates you have urgent messages.

indicates you have received 2 or more different
types of notifications.

shows the level of your battery charge. The more
black you see, the more power you have left.

shows your battery is charging (appears when the
phone is turned off).

indicates the vibrate feature is set.

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indicates volume level 4 or 1 and vibrate feature are
set.

indicates 1 beep feature is set.

indicates the voice call ringer setting is off.

indicates all the sound settings are off.

indicates the Location Service of your phone is
enabled.

indicates the Location Service of your phone is
disabled.

indicates you have a new screen call memo.

indicates the Screen Call Auto setting is on.

indicates your phone is in TTY mode.

indicates Headset mode is set to Sprint PCS Ready
Link and a headsetis connected.

indicates Headset mode is set to Voice Calls and a
headset is connected.

indicates the Alarm Clock setting is on.

indicates the speakerphone mode is set to on.

Note:Display indicators help you manage your roaming charges by letting

you know when you’re off the nationwide Sprint PCS network and whether
you’re operating in digital or analog mode. (For more information, see
Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience on page 103.)

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

menu selectSettings >Phone Info > Help.

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Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone

Congratulations on the purchase of your SprintPCS Ready Link
Phone. The RL-4930 by Sanyo is lightweight, easy-to-use, and
reliable, and italso offers many significantfeatures and
service options. The following list previews some of those
features and options and provides page numbers where you
can find out more:

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Digital Dual-band/tri-mode capability allows you to make
and receive calls while on the nationwide SprintPCS
network and to roam on other analog and 800 and 1900
MHz digital networks where Sprint has implemented
roaming agreements (page 103).

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Sprint PCS VisionSMprovides access to the wireless Internet
in digital mode (page 235).

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Sprint PCS Mail and Textand Voice SMS Messaging
provide quick and convenient messaging capabilities
(pages 243, 224, and 228 respectively).

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Sprint PCS Voice CommandSMlets you dial phone numbers
by speaking someone’s name or the digits of their phone
number (page 261).

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Games, ringers, screen savers, and other applications can
be downloaded to your phone to make your Sprint PCS
Phone unique, just like you (page 248). Additional charges
may apply.

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The built-in Calendar offers several personal information
management features to help you manage your busy
lifestyle (page 138).

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Speed dial lets you dial phone numbers with one key press
(page 42).

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The Contacts directory (page 125) can store up to 700
numbers and 500 email and Web addresses in 500 entries
(entries can store up to seven numbers each). A separate
Sprint PCS Ready Link Contacts List(page 187) provides
easy access to up to 200 personal contacts and 200
company-provided contacts.

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Sprint PCS Ready Link allows you to enjoy quick, two-way,
“walkie-talkie-style”communication with one or several
Sprint PCS Ready Link users (page 183).

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The Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) lets you place
and receive calls by speaking to your phone (page 158).

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Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

To turn your phone on:

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Press and hold E for approximately 2 seconds.

Once your phone is on, it may display “Looking for Service...,”
which indicates thatyour phone is searching for a signal.
When your phone finds a signal, itautomatically enters
standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are
ready to begin making and receiving calls.

If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of
searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated.
When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to
standby mode.

In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal
periodically withoutyour intervention. You can also initiate a
search for Sprint PCS Service by pressing any key (when your
phone is turned on).

Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when you

are in an area where there is no signal.

Turning Your Phone Off

To turn your phone off:

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Press and hold E 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).

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Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger

Battery Capacity

Your SprintPCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon)
battery. Itallows you to recharge your battery before it is fully
drained. The battery provides up to 5.5 hours of continuous
digital talk time (up to 3 hours in analog).

When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon
blinks. When there are approximately 5 minutes of talk time
left, the phone sounds an audible alertand then powers
down.

Note: Long backlightsettings, searching for service, vibrate mode, and

browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby times.

Tip: Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the

battery before itruns out of power.

Installingthe Battery

To install the LiIon battery:

1. Place the battery into the

space beneath the
antenna with the metal
contacts at the bottom,
facing downward.

2. Gently press down until

it’s in place and the battery
release latch snaps.