Sprint Nextel Sonim XP STRIKE User Manual

Get

Started

All you need to know to get going.

Welcome!

Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the ability
to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before. This booklet
introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your
Sonim XP STRIKE.

Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with videos,
tutorials, and community forums for your phone.

Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.

Using This Guide

This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
Sonim XP STRIKE. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information
you need quickly and easily.

Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what

you need to do before you use your
phone the first time, including inserting
a battery and activating Sprint service
on your phone.

Use Your Phone − page 3 − Take

advantage of your phone’s features
and Sprint services, from the basics
(making calls) to the more advanced
(taking pictures, pairing with Bluetooth
devices, and more).

Get the Most Out of Sprint Direct

Connect − page 12 − Learn the basics
of using Sprint Direct Connect, which
lets you connect to other Sprint Direct
Connect users with the push of a button.

Tools & Resources − page 17 − Find

useful tips for your phone and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint
information. For additional information
including the full User Guide, videos,
tutorials, and community forums, visit
sprint.com/support.

Using This Guide

Your Sonim XP STRIKE

Headset Port

Charger/

Accessory Jack

Navigation arrows

Left Selection Key

Clear Key

Talk/Call Key

Menu Key

Earpiece

1

2

GHI

5

4

PQRS

7

8
0

Keypad

Flash/Torch

Camera Lens

Loudspeaker

Volume

Right
Selection
Key

buttons

Camera/
Torch button

Back Key

DEF

3

ABC

IKL

MNO

6

TUV

WXYZ

9

9

+

Power/End

call Key

QChat/
Direct
Connect
button

Battery
cover
screws

Battery
cover

Get Your Phone Ready

Install the Battery

1. Rotate both battery cover screws in counter

clockwise direction to loosen them.

2. Lift the battery cover to view the battery slot.

3. Insert the battery and push it into the battery

slot such that the three metallic contacts at the
bottom of the battery are aligned with the
metallic contacts within the battery
compartment.

4. Close the battery cover. Rotate the battery

cover screws in clockwise direction. Ensure not
to over tighten the screws.

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Charge the Battery

1. Insert the charger plug into a power outlet.

2. The charger port is located on the left side of

the phone. To access the charger port, lift the
cover with the USB sign. Insert the 3.5mm jack/
connector of the charger into the port.

Turn the Phone On

► Press and hold to switch ON your phone.

Turn the Phone Off

► Press and hold to switch OFF your phone.

Get Ready

Activate Your Phone

Activate Your Phone

• If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store,

it is probably activated and ready to use.

• If you received your phone in the mail, and it is a

new Sprint account or a new phone number,
your phone is designed to activate automatically
when you first turn it on. You will see a
Contacting Network screen at startup. Follow
the onscreen instructions to continue. To confirm
your activation, make a phone call.

• If you received your phone in the mail and

it is going to be activated on an existing
number (you’re swapping phones), go to
sprint.com/activate and follow the instructions.

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When you have finished, if your phone is still not
activated or you do not have access to the
Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at
1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

Use Your Phone: Voicemail

Set Up Your Voicemail

All unanswered calls are automatically transferred
to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. You should set up your voicemail and
personal greeting as soon as your phone is
activated:

1. Press and hold from standby mode.

2. Follow the voice prompts to create your

password and record your name and greeting.

Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has
access to your phone can access your
messages.

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Retrieve Your Voicemail

► Press and hold from standby mode.

From any other phone:

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When your voicemail answers, press

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Use Your Phone

Phone Calls

Make a Phone Call

1. Enter a number from standby mode. You can

press

2. Press to call the number you entered.

3. Press when you are finished.

to delete one or more digits.

Answer an Incoming Call

► Press to answer an incoming call.

4

In-Call Options

Pressing Options (left selection key) during a call
displays a list of available in-call features. To select
a specific option, highlight the option and press
Select (Menu key

• Loudspeaker/Handset to route the sound

to the loudspeaker or earpiece.

• New call to start a new call.

• End call to end the current call.

• Send touch tones to send your touch tones

to the other caller.

• Phonebook to access your contacts.

• Menu to access the phone’s main menu while

remaining in the call.

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