Samsung SPH-N270 - Manual

6 Introduction to this Online User’s Guide his Online User’s Guide introduces you to PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections: 䊳 Section 1: Getting Started 䊳 Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 䊳 Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 䊳 Section 4: Safety and...

Section 1 Getting Started 7 S e c t i o n 1 Getting Started

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 8 1 A Setting Up Service In This Section 䊳 Getting Started With PCS Service 䊳 Setting Up Voicemail 䊳 Getting Help his section walks you through the basics of setting up service for your PCS Phone, including unlocking and activating your phone, settin...

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 10 Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your PCS Ph...

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 11 PCS Customer Solutions Claire, your virtual service representative is also available to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit her at www.sprintpcs.com by logging on and clicking on Claire’s Directory for Service Solutions. Receiving ...

Section 2 Understanding Your Phone 12 S e c t i o n 2 Understanding Your Phone

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 13 S e c t i o n 2 A Your PCS Phone: The Basics In This Section 䊳 Front View of Phone 䊳 Viewing the Display Screen 䊳 Features of Your Phone 䊳 Turning Your Phone On and Off 䊳 Using the Battery and Charger 䊳 Displaying Your Phone Numb...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 14 Front View of Phone

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 16 16. Headset Jack: (located in the upper back corner of the phone.) Allows you to plug in an optional headset for safe and convenient hands-free conversations. Viewing the Display Screen Main LCD This list identifies the symbols y...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 17 Features of Your N270 Congratulations on the purchase of your PCS Phone (SPH-N270). This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable and offers many significant features and service options: 䊳 Dual-band Tri-Mode capability provid...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 18 Turning Your Phone ON and OFF Turning Your Phone ON To turn your phone on, press for a few seconds. Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for Service” indicating that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone fi...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 19 Using the Battery Battery Capacity Your PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery provides approximately 2.5 hours of continuous digit...

20 Charging the Battery Your PCS Phone comes with a rechargeable battery. You should charge the battery as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone. Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you’ll los...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 21 Displaying Your Phone Number Just in case you forget your phone number, your PCS Phone can remind you. To display your phone number: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Phone Book . 3. Press for My Phone # . Making and Answerin...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 22 Answering Calls 1. Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail. 2. When a call comes in, answer the call by opening the slide. Depending on your settings, your PCS Phone notifies you of incomi...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 23 Using One/Two/Three Touch Speed Dialing With this feature, you can automatically call Speed Dial entries using one key press for locations 1-9, two key presses for locations 10-99, or three key presses for locations 100-300. To u...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 25 S e c t i o n 2 B Controlling Your Phone’s Settings In This Section 䊳 Volume Settings 䊳 Ringer Types 䊳 Selecting Tone Length 䊳 Alert Notification 䊳 Silent Mode 䊳 Changing the Greeting 䊳 Changing the Backlight Settings 䊳 Cha...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 26 Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings To adjust the ringer or key beep volume: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Sounds . 3. Press for Ringer Volume or for Key Beep . Tip: You can adjust the ringer volume in Standby mod...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 27 5. Press for Voicemail or for Notification . 6. Press or to select the desired ringer type. 7. Press to Save . Selecting Ringer Types for Schedule To select a ringer type for schedules: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 28 5. Select On or Off using the navigation key and press to Save . Silent Mode There may be times when you need to silence your phone entirely. The phone’s Silent Mode allows you to mute all sounds without turning your phone ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 29 Changing the Backlight Time Length The backlight setting lets you select how long the display screen and keypad are backlit after any key press is made. To change the backlight setting: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 31 S e c t i o n 2 C Setting Your Phone’s Security In This Section 䊳 Accessing the Security Menu 䊳 Locking Your Phone 䊳 Unlocking Your Phone 䊳 Using Special Numbers y using the security setting on your PCS Phone, you receive peace...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 33 On Power-Up This option allows you to have a password designated after the phone is turned On. Before the phone can be used, a password must be entered. To set up: 1. From the Security menu, press for Lock Phone . 2. Using the ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 34 Restricting Calls You can restrict which phone numbers you can receive calls from or dial. (The Restrict Calls setting does not apply to 911 or PCS Customer Solutions.) You can select between the following options: 䊳 Allow all ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 35 Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and display settings. The Internal Phone Book and Voice Memo’s are not affected. To reset your phone: 1. From the Security m...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 36 S e c t i o n 2 D Controlling Your Roaming Experience In This Section 䊳 Understanding Roaming 䊳 Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode 䊳 Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard oaming is the ability to make or receive calls ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 38 䊳 Though callers can leave voicemail messages while you are roaming, you will not receive notification until you return to the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. While roaming, you should periodically check your voicemail box...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 39 Roaming Settings 䊳 Automatic: This setting seeks PCS Service. When PCS Service is unavailable, it searches for an alternative system. 䊳 Analog: This setting forces the phone to seek an analog roaming system. The previous ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 40 To Answer Incoming Roaming Calls With Call Guard On: Remember if the Call Guard feature is set to On , you need to take extra steps to make and receive roaming calls even if you have selected the Analog setting.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2E: Navigating Through Menus 41 S e c t i o n 2 E Navigating Through Menus In This Section 䊳 Menu Navigation 䊳 Menu Structure 䊳 Viewing Menus his section is a road map to using your PCS Phone. Every function and feature can be accessed through a menu. Take a few m...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2E: Navigating Through Menus 43 Viewing the Menus Menu Diagram Menus let you check or change your phone settings. The following outline shows your phone’s menu structure. 1: Call History 1: Missed Calls2: Outgoing Calls3: Incoming Calls4: Erase History 1: Missed C...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2F: Managing Call History 48 S e c t i o n 2 F Managing Call History In This Section 䊳 Message Types 䊳 New Message Alerts 䊳 Message Options he Call History helps you manage your time more effectively. It keeps track of incoming calls, calls made from your PCS Phon...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2F: Managing Call History 49 Viewing History You’ll find your Call History invaluable. It is a list of the last 20 phone numbers or Internal Phone Book entries for calls you placed, accepted or missed. Call History makes re-dialing a number fast and easy. It is co...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2F: Managing Call History 50 Making a Call From Call History To place a call from Call History: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Call History . 3. Highlight the desired entry in the Missed , Outgoing , or Incoming call history and press . 4. Press to dial the...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2F: Managing Call History 51 Prepending a Phone Number From Call History If you need to make a call from Call History and you happen to be outside your local area code, you can add the appropriate prefix by following these steps: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 52 S e c t i o n 2 G Using the Internal Phone Book In This Section 䊳 Internal Phone Book Entry Options 䊳 Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry 䊳 Finding Internal Phone Book Entries 䊳 Selecting a Ringer Type 䊳 Dialing PCS Services...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 53 Internal Phone Book Entry Options When you display an Internal Phone Book entry, the following options are displayed when you press . To select an option, highlight it and press or press the corresponding number on the keypad. ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 54 Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input To enter characters using T9 Text Input, select the T9 (English) mode. T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word database and creates a suitable word. (The word...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 55 Note: If you press and hold a numeric key for a few seconds, it will automatically display the number. Entering Symbols and Numbers To enter symbols, select the Symbol mode. To enter a symbol, press the appropriate key indicate...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 56 * - This step is not necessary on the very first entry saved into the phone. Skip to the next step if you are entering the first entry in the phone book. After you have saved the number, the new Internal Phone Book entry is dis...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 57 Adding a Phone Number to an Internal Phone Book Entry To add a phone number to an entry: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Phone Book . 3. Press for Find . 4. Select the desired entry and press . 5. Press to edit the entry....

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 58 Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer type to an Internal Phone Book entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer type. To select a ringer type for an entry: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Ph...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phone Book 59 2. Press for Phone Book . 3. Press for Find . 4. Select the desired entry and press . 5. Press to edit the entry. 6. Enter the lock code. 7. Press the navigation key down until Secret is selected. 8. Press or until Off is displ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2H: Personal Organizer 60 S e c t i o n 2 H Personal Organizer In This Section 䊳 Adding an Event to the Scheduler 䊳 Event Alerts 䊳 Viewing Events and Event Options 䊳 Using the Calculator our PCS Phone has been equipped with several personal information management ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2H: Personal Organizer 61 Adding an Event to the Scheduler Your Scheduler helps organize your time and reminds you of important events. To add an event: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Planner . 3. Press for Scheduler . Tip: Press the navigation key up or do...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2H: Personal Organizer 62 Event Alert Menu When you have an event scheduled with the alarm option set, your phone alerts you and displays the following options: 䊳 The Alarm icon. 䊳 LED light flashes. 䊳 Plays melody ringer or vibrates. Viewing Events and Event Opti...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2H: Personal Organizer 63 7. Press to Erase the event. 8. Highlight Yes using the navigation key and press to confirm. Erasing All Events To delete all scheduled events for the day: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Planner . 3. Press for Today . 4. Press for ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2H: Personal Organizer 64 World Time World Time displays what time it is in twenty-four different time zones around the world together with one or more major cities, states, regions, or countries in a time zone. To access world time: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Pr...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 66 S e c t i o n 2 I Using Your Phone’s Voice Services In This Section 䊳 Using Voice-Activated Dialing 䊳 Voice Memo his section explains the features associated with your phone’s Voice Services. The easy-to-follow instructions...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 67 Voice Recognition Voice recognition allows you to launch commonly used functions by saying a name when opening your phone, or when pressing and holding a button. These functions are: 䊳 Digit Dial - allows you to speak the 7...

69 4. The phone displays the first digit sequence. When you are ready to start recording, press . The phone prompts you to say the first sequence of digits. 5. Wait for the beep, and then repeat the digits using a normal tone of voice. The phone plays your recording and asks if the recording sounds ...

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 71 Memo Options To play the memos you have recorded: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Voice Tools . 3. Press for Voice Memo . 4. Press for Review. 5. Press the navigation key up or down to highlight the desired memo and p...

Section 3 Using PCS Service Features 72 S e c t i o n 3 Using PCS Service Features

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 73 S e c t i o n 3 A PCS Service Features: The Basics In This Section 䊳 Using Voicemail 䊳 Using Caller ID 䊳 Responding to Call Waiting 䊳 Three-Way Calling 䊳 Forwarding Your Calls ow that you’ve mastered your phone’s fundamentals, it’s time to expl...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 74 Using Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your PCS Voicemail and personal greeting...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 75 New Voicemail Message Alerts When you receive a new voicemail message, your phone alerts you and prompts you to call your voicemail. To call your voicemail, press . To display your Missed Log, press . Important: When you are roaming off the Spr...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 76 3. Enter your pass code. Voicemail Options Your PCS Phone offers several options for organizing and accessing your voicemail. Setting Up Group Distribution Lists Create up to 20 separate group lists, each with up to 20 customers. 1. Press and h...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 78 Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the icon after you have checked your voice and text messages. To clear the icon from the display screen: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Voicemail . 3. Press for Cle...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 79 Responding to Call Waiting Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls while you’re on a call by sounding a beep. The display screen informs you that a call is coming in and shows the caller’s phone number (if it is available and you are in digit...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3A: The Basics 80 Using Call Forwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number – even when your phone is turned off. You can continue to make calls from your phone with Call Forwarding activated. To Activate Call Forward...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3B: PCS Voice Command 81 S e c t i o n 3 B PCS Voice Command SM In This Section 䊳 PCS Voice Command SM ith Sprint, the first wireless provider to offer innovative PCS Voice Command technology, reaching your friends, family, co-workers and teammates has never bee...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3B: PCS Voice Command 82 Getting Started With PCS Voice Command With PCS Voice Command: 䊳 You can store all your contact’s phone numbers, so you can simply say the name of the person you want to call. 䊳 There’s no need to punch in a lot of numbers, memorize voic...

Section 3: Using PCS Service Features 3B: PCS Voice Command 83 䊳 Call Directory Assistance: If you don’t have a computer or Internet access handy, you can have PCS Directory Assistance look up phone numbers for you and automatically add them to your address book. Just say, “Call operator,” and we’ll...

Section 4 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 84 S e c t i o n 4 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 85 4 A Safety In This Section 䊳 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception 䊳 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone 䊳 Caring for the Battery 䊳 Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice art of getting the most out of yo...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 87 Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properly and maintaining safe, satisfactory service. 䊳 Speak directly into the mouthpiece. 䊳 Avoid exposing your phone and accesso...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 88 䊳 Use your phone to help others in emergencies. 䊳 Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless number when necessary. Following Safety Guidelines To operate your phone safely and efficiently, always follow any specia...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 89 radios should be turned off. Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices to set off explosives. Turn off your phone when you’re in any area that has a potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it’s rare, your phone or it...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 90 Caring for the Battery Protecting Your Battery The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of your battery’s performance. 䊳 Use only Sprint-approved batteries and travel adapters. These chargers are designed to maximize ba...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 92 Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones The SAR is a value that corresponds to the relative amount of RF energy absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset. The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4A: Safety 93 Owner’s Record The model number, regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. This will be helpful if you need to contact us abo...

Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 4B: Manufacturer’s Warranty 94 S e c t i o n 4 B Manufacturer’s Warranty In This Section 䊳 Manufacturer’s Warranty his section contains the manufacturer’s warranty for your PCS Phone. For information about the Terms and Conditions of your PCS Ser...