Sprint SPH-M900 User Manual

5/20/10

User Guide

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

listed here, try the Index on page 201.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Your Device’s Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

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

1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Activating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

Sprint Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Section 2: Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2A. Device Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Navigation and Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Entering Text with Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . 41

Entering Text using the QWERTY Keyboard . . 44

Creating a Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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

Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

TTY Use With Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

2C. Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Viewing Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Call Log Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Checking a Missed Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Making a Call From Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Saving a Number From Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Altering a Number From Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Erasing the Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

2D. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Editing Sync Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Contacts Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . 77

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Number . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Assigning a Picture to an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Deleting Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Adding Entries to Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

2E. Calendar & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

File Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Updating Your Device Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Updating Your Android Operating System . . . . 93

Updating Your Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Updating Your PRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

2F. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) . . . . . . . . 94

Sending a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Looking Up a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

ASR Menus and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

2G. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Your Device’s microSD Card and Adapter . . . 102 Connecting Your Device to Your Computer . . 104

microSD Card Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Important Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . 106

2H. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Recording Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

2I. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . 115

Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Sending Contacts via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Disconnecting Bluetooth Connection

During an Active Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Section 3: Sprint Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

3A. Sprint Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . 122

Visual Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Text Messaging (SMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Multimedia Messaging (MMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Making a 3-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Getting Started With Data Services . . . . . . . . . 141

Navigating the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Instant Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Using the Android Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Sprint Football Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Data Services FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

3C. Entertainment: TV and Music . . . . . . . . 170

TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Music – Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Streaming Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

3D. GPS Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

GPS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Sprint Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Getting Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Section 4: Safety and Warranty

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 184

General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to

Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Introduction

Your Device’s Menu

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

⽧ Section 1: Getting Started

⽧ Section 2: Your Device

⽧ Section 3: Sprint Service Features

⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

Note: Because of updates in phone software, this printed

guide may not be the most current version for your phone. Visit to access the most recent version of the user guide.

WARNING: Please refer to the Important Safety Information

www.sprint.com and sign on to My Sprint

section on page 184 to learn about information that will help you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the Important Safety Information in this phone guide may result in serious bodily injury, death or property damage.

The following table outlines your device’s main menu structure. For more information about using your device’s menus, see “Navigation and Customization” on page 21.

From the Home screen, press

to open the

menu:

䡲 Add ( )

䡲 Wallpaper ( )

䡲 Search ( )

䡲 Notifications ( )

䡲 Settings ( )

Device menus with additional options (“sub-options”) appear with adjacent to the list entry.

Tap this onscreen button to reveal these additional options and features.

> Add

1: S hor tcuts

1: Applications 2: Bookmark 3: Contact 4: Direct dial 5: Direct message 6: Directions & Navigation 7: Gmail label 8: Music playlist 9: Settings

2: Widgets

1: Analog clock 2: Calendar 3: Music 4: Picture frame 5: Power Control 6: Search 7: Sprint Football Live 8: SprintTV 9: Voicemail 10: WxWidget (large)

11. Wx Wid ge t (s ma ll) 12. YouTube

3: Folders

1: New folder 2: All contacts 3: Built in Exchange Contacts

4. Contacts with phone numbers 5: Google Contacts 6: Starred contacts 7: Work Contacts

4: Wallpapers

1: Pictures 2: Wallpaper gallery

> Wallpaper

1: Pictures

2: Wallpaper gallery

> Search

> Notifications

> Settings > Wireless & networks

1: Airplane mode (On/Off)

2: Wi-Fi (On/Off)

3: Wi-Fi settings

1: Wi-Fi 2: Network notification (On/Off) 3: Add Wi-Fi network

4: Bluetooth (On/Off)

5: Bluetooth settings

1: Bluetooth 2: Device name 3: Discoverable (On/Off) 4: Scan for devices

6: VPN settings

7: Mobile networks

1: Data roaming (On/Off) 2: Call Guard (On/Off) 3: Data Roaming Guard (Default/Always ask/Never ask) 4: System select (Home only/Automatic)

8: Dial Up Networking (On/Off)

> Settings > Call settings

1: North american dialing

2: International dialing

3: TTY

1: TTY Off 2: TTY HCO 3: TTY VCO 4: TTY Full

> Settings > Sound & display

Sound settings:

1: Silent mode (On/Off)

2: Ringer volume

1: Use Incoming call volume for notifications

3: Media volume

4: Phone ringtone

1: Animato Tone 2: Beat Plucker 3: Bell Phone 4: Bentley Dubs 5: Carribean Ice 6: Ether Shake 7: Friendly Ghost 8: Growl 9: Insert Coin 10: Love Flute 11: Medieval Jaunt 12: Romancing The Tone 13: Samsung Tune 14: Sitar Versus Sitar 15: Twirl Away 16: Very Alarmed

5: Phone vibrate (On/Off)

6: Notification ringtone

1: Silent 2: Beat Box Android 3: Caffeinated Rattlesnake 4: Captain’s Log 5: Dear Deer 6: Don’t Panic 7: Heaven 8: Highwire 9: Kzurb Sonar 10: Look At Me 11: Missed It 12: On The Hunt 13: Ta Da 14: Tinkerbell 15. Voila

7: Audible touch tones (On/Off)

8: Audible selection (On/Off)

9: Haptic feedback (On/Off)

10: SD card notifications (On/Off)

Display settings:

1: Orientation (On/Off)

2: Animation

1: No animations 2: Some animations 3: All animations

3: Auto Brightness (On/Off)

4: Brightness

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5: Screen timeout

1: 8 seconds 2: 15 seconds 3: 30 seconds 4: 1 minute 5: 2 minutes 6: 10 minutes 7: 30 minutes

6: Keyboard timeout

1: 3 seconds 2: 6 seconds 3: 20 seconds 4: 1 minute

> Settings > Location & security

My Location:

1: Use wireless networks (On/Off)

2: Use GPS satellites (On/Off)

Screen unlock pattern:

1: Set unlock pattern

2: Require pattern (On/Off)

3: Use visible pattern (On/Off)

4: Use tactile feedback (On/Off)

Passwords:

1: Visible passwords (On/Off)

Credential storage:

1: Use secure credentials (On/Off)

2: Install from SD card

3: Set password

4: Clear storage

> Settings > Applications

1: Unknown sources (On/Off)

2: Quick launch

3: Manage applications

4: Running services

5: Development

1: USB debugging (On/Off) 2: Stay awake (On/Off) 3: Allow mock locations (On/Off)

> Settings > Accounts & sync

General sync settings:

1: Background data (On/Off)

2: Auto-sync (On/Off)

Manage accounts:

> Settings > WorkMail & sync

> Settings > Privacy

Location:

1: Use My Location (On/Off)

Settings:

1: Back up my settings (On/Off)

Personal data:

1: Factory data reset

> Settings > SD card & phone

storage

SD card:

1: Total space

2: Available space

3: Unmount SD card

4: Format SD card

Internal phone storage:

1: Available space

> Settings > Search

Web search:

1: Google search settings

1: Show web suggestions 2: Search history 3: Manage search history

Quick Search Box:

1: Searchable items

1: Browser (On/Off) 2: Contacts (On/Off) 3: Apps (On/Off) 4: Music (On/Off) 5: Voicemail (On/Off) 6: YouTube (On/Off)

2: Clear search shortcuts

> Settings > Language &

keyboard

1: Select locale

1: English 2: Español

Text settings:

1: Android keyboard (On/Off)

2: Android keyboard

1: Vibrate on keypress (On/Off) 2: Sound on keypress (On/Off) 3: Auto-capitalization (On/Off 4: Voice input (On/Off) 5: Quick fixes (On/Off) 6: Show suggestions (On/Off) 7: Auto-complete (On/Off)

3: Device keyboard

1: Auto-replace (On/Off) 2: Auto-cap (On/Off) 3: Auto-punctuate (On/Off)

4: User dictionary

> Settings > Accessibiltiy

1:Accessibility (On/Off)

Accessibility services:

1: KickBack (On/Off)

2: SoundBack (On/Off)

3: TalkBack (On/Off)

> Settings > Text-to-speech

1: Listen to an example

2: Install voice data

3: Always use my settings (On/Off)

4: Speak incoming caller ID (On/Off)

Default settings:

1: Speech rate

1: Very slow 2: Slow 3: Normal 4: Fast 5: Very fast

2: Language

1: American English 2: Spanish

> Settings > Date & time

1: Automatic (On/Off)

2: Set date

3: Select time zone

4: Set time

5: Use 24-hour format (On/Off)

6: Select date format

1: Normal (MM/DD/YYYY 2: MM/DD/YYYY 3: DD/MM/YYYY 4: YYYY/MM/DD

> Settings > About phone

1: System Updates

1: Update Firmware 2: Update Profile 3: Update PRL 4: Update Android

2: Status

1: Battery status 2: Phone number 3: MIN 4: PRL Version 5: MEID 6: Network 7: Signal strength 8: Mobile network type 9: Service state 10: Roaming 11: Mobile network state 12: Wi-Fi MAC address 13: Bluetooth address 14: Up time

3: Battery use

4: Legal information

1: Open source licenses 2: Google legal 3: Privacy Alert from Sprint

5: System tutorial

6: Model number

7: Firmware version

8: Baseband version

9: Kernel version

10: Bu ild n umbe r

11: Hardware version

In Use Menu

While in an active call, press to display the following options:

1: Show/Hide dialpad 2: Add call 3: End call 4: Mute/Unmute 5: Speaker (On/Off) 6: Bluetooth (On/Off)

WARNING: If your device has a touchscreen display,

please note that a touchscreen 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 touchscreen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. See “Manufacturer’s Warranty” on page 192.

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Section 1

Getting Started

⽧ Setting Up Your Device (page 2)

1A. Setting Up Service

⽧ Activating Your Device (page 4)

⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail (page 5)

⽧ Sprint Account Passwords (page 5)

⽧ Getting Help (page 6)

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Setting Up Your Device

1. Install the battery.

䡲 Remove the battery from its packaging. 䡲 Insert the battery into the opening in the back of

the device, making sure the connectors align. Gently press down to secure the battery.

䡲 Position the battery cover over the battery

compartment and press down until you hear a click.

2 1A. Setting Up Service

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2. Press to turn the device on.

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

Sprint service and enter standby mode.

3. Make your first call.

䡲 From the Home screen, touch to access the

onscreen dialer.

● If your device is locked, touch and drag the

lock icon to the right.

䡲 Use the onscreen dialpad to enter a phone

number. (The phone number appears.)

䡲 Ta p .

WARNING: If your device has a touchscreen display,

Note: Your device’s battery should have enough charge for

your device 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.

Note: To unlock your phone from this screen, touch and drag

the lock icon to the right.

1A. Setting Up Service 3

Setting Up Service

Unlock Screen

4 1A. Setting Up Service

Activating Your Device

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

probably activated and ready to use.

䢇 If you received your device in the mail and it 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 device in the mail and you are

activating a new device for an existing number on your account, you will need to go online to activate your

new device.

䡲 From your computer’s Web browser, go to

www.sprint.com/activate and complete the

onscreen instructions to activate your device.

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

Tip: Do not press while the device is being activated.

Pressing cancels the activation process.

1-88 8-211-4727

Note: If you are having difficulty with activation, contact Sprint

Customer Service by dialing other phone.

1-888-211-4727 from any

Setting Up Your Voicemail

Your device automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off. You should set up your Sprint Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your device is activated. Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access.

1. From the phone standby mode, touch and

hold .

2. Follow the system prompts to:

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

Note: Voicemail Password

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

For more information about using your Visual Voicemail, see “Visual Voicemail” on page 122.

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

www.sprint.com.

1A. Setting Up Service 5

Setting Up Service

Voicemail Password

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

Data Services Password

With your Sprint device, 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).

6 1A. Setting Up Service

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 Tap to check minute usage and

account balance.

䢇 Tap to make a payment.

䢇 Tap to add a new line of service,

upgrade your device, purchase accessories or access other account services.

䢇 Tap to access a summary of your

Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions.

From Any Other Phone

䢇 Sprint Customer Service: 1-8 88-211-4727. 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.

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

䊳 Tap .

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 Tap .

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

www.sprint.com.

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Setting Up Service

Section 2

Your Device

⽧ Your Device (page 11)

2A. Device Basics

⽧ Viewing the Display Screen (page 14)

⽧ Turning Your Device On and Off (page 17)

⽧ Battery and Charger (page 18)

⽧ Navigation and Customization (page 21)

⽧ Displaying Your Phone Number (page 34)

⽧ Making and Answering Calls (page 34)

⽧ Entering Text with Onscreen Keyboard (page 41)

⽧ Entering Text using the QWERTY Keyboard (page 44)

⽧ Creating a Google Account (page 48)

10 2A. Device Basics

Tip: Device Software Upgrades – Updates to your device’s

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

About phone > System Updates > Update Firmware to

search for and download available updates.

Settings >

Device software can also be updated via the Samsung PC Update tool. See “Updating Your Device Firmware” on page 87.

Your Device

3. Display Screen

8. External Speaker

4. MENU Key

1. Earpiece

2. Status Bar Icons

5. HOME Key

6. TALK Key

12. Microphone

13. END/POWER Key

14. BACK Key

7. Optical Joystick

9. Mirror

10. Camera Lens

11. Flash

Key Functions

1. Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated

prompts.

2. Status Bar Icons provide information about your

device’s status and options, such as signal strength, roaming, ringer setting, messaging and battery charge.

3. Display Screen displays all the information needed

to operate your device, such as the call status, the Contacts list, the date and time and the signal and battery strength.

4. MENU Key allows you to access your device’s main

functions menu: Add, Wallpaper, Search, Notifications and Settings. While in a menu, press to open a list of actions available from the current screen or onscreen option.

䡲 During an active call, press to open additional call

options such as: Show dialpad, Add call (3-way call), End call, Mute/Unmute, Speaker On/Off or Activate/deactivate Bluetooth.

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Device Basics

HOME Key returns you to the Home screen. Press

and hold to open the recently-used applications window.

6. TALK Key allows you to place or receive calls,

answer Call Waiting, use 3-Way Calling or activate Voice Dial.

䡲 While a Contacts entry or phone number is

highlighted, tap to call that contact or phone number.

7. Optical Joystick lets you highlight and select (tap)

onscreen items.

8. External Speaker lets you hear the different ringers

and sounds. You can mute the ringer when receiving incoming calls by pressing the volume button. The speaker also lets you hear the caller’s voice in speakerphone mode.

9. Mirror, as part of the built-in camera, lets you see

yourself when taking a self-portrait picture.

10. Camera Lens, as part of the built-in camera, this

3.2 megapixel camera lets you take pictures and videos.

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11. Flash, as part of the built-in camera, provides an

additional light source for pictures during low-light conditions.

12. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly

when you are speaking to them.

13. END/POWER Key lets you turn the device on or off,

end a call or turn off the LCD.

䡲 When the screen is turned off, press once to

return to Screen lock mode.

䡲 While the device is unlocked and not on an active

call, press and hold to display the Phone options menu (Silent mode, Airplane mode, Power off).

14 . BACK Key deletes characters from the display in

text entry mode. When in a menu, pressing the Back key returns you to the previous menu, closes a dialog box or exits an onscreen menu/option.

15. 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 device.

16. Volume Button

15. Headset Jack

20. Light Sensors

18. Speech to Action Button

17. Camera Button

19. Charger/Accessory Jack

16. Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringer

volume in standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call.

17. Camera Button lets you activate the camera and

camcorder and take pictures and videos.

18. Speech to Action Button activates the Speech to

Action (Voice Control) function that lets you dial phone numbers, launch applications and launch other actions by speaking a name, command or a phone number.

19. Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the

phone charger or a USB cable (included).

CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect

jack may damage the device.

20. Light sensors let you use the ambient light level to

adjust the screen brightness/contrast.

䡲 In a bright light condition (outdoors), the sensors

cause the device to increase the brightness and contrast for better viewing.

䡲 In a dim light condition (while talking on the

phone) the sensors detect talk activity and lock the keypad to prevent accidental key presses.

Device Basics

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Landscape Phone Features

Landscape Mode

26. Space Key

28. Delete Key

27. Enter Key

23. Shift/Symbols Key

22. Search Key

24. Fn Key

25. Smiley Key

21. QWERTY Keyboard

21. QWERTY Keyboard provides an alphanumeric

character keyboard layout. Lets you enter numbers, letters and characters, as well as navigate within menus.

22. Search Key returns you to the Home screen and

activates the Google™ search field.

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23. Shift/Symbols Key lets you toggle alphabet

characters between mixed case, uppercase and lowercase. Character case remains as selected until the Shift key is pressed again. In combination with the , lets you access symbol characters.

24. fn Key (Function) key, toggle to access the

numbers/symbols atop each key on the QWERTY keyboard.

25. Smiley Key (when used with the key) lets you

access Smiley icons (Emoticons).

26. Space Key lets you add spaces between words

and characters.

27. Enter Key lets you enter additional lines of text.

28. Delete Key deletes characters from the display in

text entry mode.

Viewing the Display Screen

Your device’s display screen provides information about your device’s status and options. This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your device’s display screen:

Status Bar – Service Icons

Activation Not Completed – Your automatic

device activation process failed, please retry.

Signal Strength – Shows your current signal

strength. (More bars = stronger signal.)

No Service – Your device cannot find a usable

signal.

Airplane Mode On – Your device will not make or

receive calls or provide data access. Local applications are still available.

Roaming – Your device is “roaming” off the

Nationwide Sprint Network.

3G Available – Sprint 1xRTT data service is

active.

3G Communicating – Sprint 1xRTT data service

is active and communicating. When active, the icon is animated.

3G Dormant – Sprint 1xRTT data service is

currently dormant.

Data Service Available – Sprint mobile

broadband data service (EVDO) is available.

Status Bar – Service Icons

Data Service Communicating – Sprint EVDO

data service is active and communicating (see page 142.)

Data Service Unavailable – Data service is

currently unavailable.

Status Bar – Status Icons

Call in Progress – A voice call is in progress.

Audio is routed through either the earpiece or external speaker.

Bluetooth Call in Progress – A voice call is being

routed through a Bluetooth headset.

Missed Call – You have missed an incoming

call.

Call Muted – The device microphone has been

muted.

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Device Basics

Status Bar – Status Icons

Speaker – Speakerphone feature is enabled.

Battery Strength – Shows your current battery

charge level. (Icon shown is fully charged.)

Battery Charging – Shows your current battery

charge level and indicates it is charging.

Battery Low – Shows your current battery

charge level is very low.

Battery Critical – Shows your current battery

charge level requires attention and your device will soon shut off.

Device Power Critical – Shows your current

battery only has three percent power remaining and will immediately shutdown.

Bluetooth Active – Bluetooth technology is

active and enabled.

Bluetooth Connected – Bluetooth technology is

active and communicating with an external device.

GPS Location On – Device location feature is on

and available for location-based services such as GPS Navigation (see page 175).

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Status Bar – Status Icons

GPS Communicating – Device location feature is

on and communicating.

Wi-Fi Connected – Wi-Fi is connected, active

and communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Connection Issue – Wi-Fi is active but there

is a communication issue with the target Wireless Access Point (WAP).

MicroSD Unmounted – The internal microSD

card has been disconnected from the device and is now ready for either removal or formatting.

USB Connection – The device has detected an

active USB connection.

Sign-in/Sync Error – There has been an issue

with your connection to the Google server or you were not properly signed into your account. In order to use Google application or sync features, you must set up and sign into an active Google account.

Alarm Event – Shows you have an upcoming

alarm event.

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Sprint SPH-M900 User Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction

Your Device’s Menu

Getting Started

1A. Setting Up Service

Setting Up Your Device

Activating Your Device

Setting Up Your Voicemail

Sprint Account Passwords

Getting Help

Managing Your Account

Sprint 411

Sprint Operator Services

Your Device

2A. Device Basics

Your Device

Key Functions

Landscape Phone Features

Viewing the Display Screen