Sanyo RL2500 - Manual

Introduction T his User’s Guide introduces you to PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections: Section 1: Getting Started Section 2: Understanding Your Phone Section 3: Using PCS Service Features Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information Throughout the guide,...

Section 1A Setting Up Service In This Section Getting Started With PCS Service Setting Up Voicemail Getting Help T his section walks you through setting up service for your PCS Phone, unlocking your phone, setting up your voicemail, and contacting Sprint for assistance with your PCS Service. Section...

Getting Started With PCS Service Determine if Your Phone is Already Activated If you received your phone in the mail or purchased it at a Sprint Store, it probably has already been activated. All you need todo is unlock your phone. If your phone is not activated, please refer to the Start Here Guide...

Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferredto voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore,you will want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soonas your PCS Phone is activated. To set up voicemail: 1. Press and hold...

Reaching PCS Customer Solutions You can reach PCS Customer Solutions by: Dialing on your PCS Phone Signing on to your account at www.sprintpcs.com Calling us toll-free at 1-888-211-4727 (Consumer customers),1-877-CLEARPY (253-2779) (Clear Pay customers), or 1-888-788-4727 (Business customers) Writin...

Section 2A Your PCS Phone: The Basics In This Section Front View of Phone Viewing the Display Screen Features of Your Phone Turning Your Phone ON and OFF Using Your Phone’s Battery Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering Calls Using PCS Ready Link Y our PCS Phone is packed with features th...

Front View of Phone Key Functions 1. Antenna: Fully extend the antenna for the best reception. 2. Ready Link Button: Press to access the PCS Ready Link List (see “Using PCS Ready Link” on page 27). 3. Side Volume Key: Lets you adjust the receiver volume during a call or ringer volume in standby mode...

Viewing the Display Screen This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your display screen. shows your current signal strength. The more lines you have, the stronger your signal. means your phone cannot find a signal. tells you a call is in progress. indicates your PCS Vision/PCS Ready Link acces...

Turning Your Phone ON and OFF Turning Your Phone On Press to turn your phone on. Note: When you turn on your phone for the first time, you will be asked to activate PCS Ready Link service. Press or OK (left softkey) to use PCS Ready Link service. Once your phone is On, it displays “Looking for servi...

Using Your Phone’s 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. Thebattery provides approximately 3.25 hours of continuous digital talktime (1.4 hours in analog) or approximately 90 hours of ...

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

Displaying Your Phone Number Just in case you forget your phone number, your PCS Phone canremind you. To display your phone number: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts and press . 3. Select My Phone# and press . Note: To access the phone’s main menu, press from standby mode. Menu it...

Important: To maximize performance when using your PCS Phone, extend the antenna before a call and do not touch the antenna during a call (see page 180). With the Flip Closed: 1. Make sure your phone is on. 2. Press and hold the Side Call key ( ) on the right side of the phone. 3. You will see a mes...

Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled To answer a call when you are roaming and Call Guard is enabled: 1. Press or . 2. The following message will appear. “Roaming rate applies.Please Press [1] to accept.” Press to answer the call. Note: If your phone is off, in an active PCS Vision Connecti...

Changing Ringer Volume To change the ringer volume, adjust the Side Volume key when thephone is in standby mode. Note: To change the ringer volume from the main menu, see “Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings” on page 47. Adjusting Volume During a Conversation Whether you need to hear more or less ...

Missed Call Notification for Voice Calls When an incoming voice call is not answered, the Missed Callnotification is displayed on your screen. To call the last Missed Voice Call: Simply press or . To display the Missed Voice Call Log: Press View (left softkey). To call the entry, highlight the entry...

Dialing Options Dialing options are displayed when you press after entering numbers in the phone’s standby mode. To select an option, highlight it and press . Call to dial the phone number. Call:Speaker On to dial the phone number in speakerphone mode. Save Phone# to save the phone number in your Co...

End-of-Call Options To display the following options, press within 10 seconds after disconnecting a call. To select an option, highlight it and press . Call Again to dial the phone number. Call:Speaker On to dial the phone number in speakerphone mode. Save Phone# to save the phone number in your Con...

Finding a Phone Number You can search Contacts entries for phone numbers that contain aspecific string of numbers. To find a phone number: 1. Enter four or more digits and press . The more numbers you enter, the more specific the search becomes. 2. Highlight Find and press . 3. The Contacts list ent...

Using Speed Dialing With this feature, you can dial your favorite entries using one keypress for locations 2-9 (see page 62 for setting Speed Dialing). To use speed dial for voice calls: From standby mode, press and hold the appropriate key forapproximately two seconds. – or – From standby mode, pre...

Using PCS Ready Link PCS Ready Link allows you to connect with your friends, family andco-workers with just one push of a button. You can make 1-to-1 or 1-to-many calls instantly like a two-way radio. This feature provides arange of solutions to meet your communications needs. You canmake and receiv...

Ready Link Call Alerts There are several ways your PCS Phone alerts you during PCS ReadyLink calls. When you make or receive a PCS Ready Link call: The phone beeps. The backlight illuminates. The screen displays a PCS Ready Link call message. The other party’s PCS Ready Link number and name (if avai...

5. When you are finished, press . Note: When neither party has the floor during a PCS Ready Link call, “ Floor is open. ” appears on the display. If no one takes the floor for 20 seconds, the PCS Ready Link call ends automatically. Tip: If you press or during step 3 on the previous page, you can mak...

Making a PCS Ready Link Call by Entering a Number 1. From standby mode, enter the PCS Ready Link number youwant to dial. 2. Press to place the PCS Ready Link call. Continue holding to take the floor and speak. The contact’s name appears if there is a matched number inyour PCS Ready Link List. 3. Con...

4. When the caller finishes speaking and releases the Ready Linkbutton, you will see “ Floor is open. ” on the display screen. Press and hold to take the floor and reply to the caller. (You will see “ You have floor. ” and hear a tone confirming that you may speak.) 5. When the conversation is finis...

Settings to change the current settings. Default View to select the default PCS Ready Link List when PCS Ready Link is launched. You can select from CompanyList, Co. Groups, Personal List, or Per. Groups. (The defaultsetting is Company List.) Loudspeaker to set the speakerphone On or Off when PCS Re...

To copy an entry from the Company List: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts and press . 3. Select Find/Add Entry and press . 4. Press Go to (left softkey), highlight Company List and press . 5. Highlight a contact you want to copy and press Options (right softkey). To select an opti...

Adding a New Group to Your Personal Group List You can add new groups to the Personal Group List. Each group caninclude up to five members. You can enter a group member directly,or select the member from the Company List or Personal List. To add a new PCS Ready Link group entry: 1. Press R-Link (lef...

3. Highlight Edit and press . 4. Edit the group name and press or OK (left softkey). If you don’t need to edit the group name, press Next (left softkey) during step 4 above and skip step 5. 5. Press Save (left softkey) to save your changes. 6. To edit a group contact, highlight the contact you want ...

To erase a group contact: 1. From the PCS Ready Link List, press Go to (left softkey), highlight Per. Groups and press . 2. Highlight your desired group and press to display the group contacts. 3. Highlight the contact you want to erase and press Options (right softkey). 4. Highlight Erase and press...

Setting Speed Dialing for PCS Ready Link Entries 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts and press . 3. Select Speed Dial #s and press . 4. Highlight an unassigned number and press . When you highlight an assigned number and press , you’ll be asked whether you want to overwrite the assi...

Section 2B Controlling Your Phone’s Settings In This Section Sound Settings Display Settings Location Settings Airplane Mode TTY Access Phone Setup Options T his section describes how you can change your phone’s settings tobest suit your needs. Take a few moments to review these options and add or a...

Reminder: To access the phone’s main menu, press from standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with the Navigation key andpressing . Sound Settings Ringer Types Ringer types help you identify incoming calls and messages. You canassign ringer types to individual Contacts entries,...

Selecting Ringer Types for Calendar To select a ringer types for calendar: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Sounds and press . 4. Select Ringer Type and press . 5. Select Calendar and press . 6. Select the menu under Calendar and press . 7. Select your desir...

Setting a Start-up/Power-off Tone 1. Follow steps 1-4 in “Selecting a Tone Length.” 2. Select the menu under Start-up Tone or Power-off Tone and press . 3. Select your desired option and press . Get New to start up the browser so you can select an item to download (see page 111). Tip: You can set th...

Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings To adjust the Ringer/Key volume: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Sounds and press . 4. Select Ringer/Key Vol. and press . 5. Select the item you wish to change and press . Ringer Volume to adjust Ringer tone volume. Sta...

Alert Notification Your phone comes with several different options to keep you awareof what’s going on by sounding the alert or ringer. Service sets an alert On or Off for network services parameter changes. Voicemail sets an alert to notify you of voice messages. Messaging sets an alert to notify y...

Silence All There may be times when you need to silence your phone entirely.The phone’s Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds withoutturning your phone off. To activate Silence All: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Sounds and press . 4. Select Rin...

Display Settings Changing the Text Greeting The text greeting can be up to 15 characters and is displayed on yourphone’s screen in standby mode. You may choose to display a customgreeting or you may display your PCS User name on the phone’sscreen (the default setting). To display or change your cust...

6. Select Always On , Always Off , or your defined time length and press . Always Off always turns the backlight off. Always On keeps the backlight on indefinitely. Note: Always On setting returns to the previous setting the next time you turn on the phone. To change the keypad backlight setting: 1....

Changing the Display for Standby Mode This feature enables you to select a variety of items to display instandby mode. Follow these steps: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Display and press . 4. Select Standby Display and press . 5. Select your desired item ...

Changing the Screen Saver Your new PCS Phone offers you the option of displaying a screensaver while in standby mode. To assign a screen saver: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Display and press . 4. Select Standby Display and press . 5. Select Screen Saver ...

Changing the Font Size You can change the font size settings for the message notification andthe browser. To change the font size: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Display and press . 4. Select Font Size and press . 5. Select either Message or Browser and pr...

Phone Setup Options Shortcut Your phone offers you the option of assigning a shortcut key to afavorite or often-used function. Pressing on the Navigation key instandby mode will launch your user-defined shortcut. To assign your shortcut key: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and p...

Setting the Open/Close Flip Option This feature enables you to answer an incoming call by opening theflip or to end a call by closing the flip. To activate the Open Flip feature: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Others and press . 4. Select Open/Close Flip a...

Setting Speed Dialing With this feature you can dial Contacts Directory entries with onekey press for locations 2-9. Save your memory locations 2-9 for speeddialing your most commonly used phone numbers. Speed Dialnumbers must be stored in your Contacts to use this feature. To set Speed Dial: 1. Pre...

Setting Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated Dialing is another form of speed dialing. It allows you todial a number from your Contacts entries by entering just the last fourdigits of the number. If the digits you enter do not match any storedContacts entry, you can automatically prepend an area code and...

Section 2C Setting Your Phone’s Security In This Section Accessing the Security Menu Locking Your Phone Unlocking Your Phone Changing the Lock Code Calling in Lock Mode Restricting Calls Using Special Numbers Erasing the Contacts Directory Erasing the Downloads Resetting Your Phone Resetting and Loc...

4. Highlight your desired option, and press . Options: Allow All Calls are not restricted; you can make or receive all calls. PhoneBook Only Only Contacts entries, Voicemail or special numbers (see below on this page) are available to make orreceive calls. Special #s Only Only three special numbers ...

Erasing the Contacts Directory To erase all the names and phone numbers in your Contacts Directory: 1. From the Security Menu display (see “Accessing the SecurityMenu” on page 66), select Erase Ph. Book and press . 2. If you’re sure you want to erase your Contacts, highlight Yes and press . Erasing ...

Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS When your phone is lost or stolen, you can erase your importantpersonal information (such as Contacts entries, call history, andmessages) and lock your phone by sending a special formatted SMSmessage to your phone. From your computer, sign on to www.sprin...

Security Features for PCS Vision SM Signing In and Out of PCS Vision Services You can sign out of PCS Vision services without turning off yourphone; however you will not have access to all PCS Vision services,including Web and messaging. Signing out will avoid any chargesassociated with PCS Vision s...

Section 2D Controlling Your RoamingExperience In This Section Understanding Roaming Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard R oaming is the ability to make or receive calls when you’re off theSprint Nationwide PCS Network. Your new dual-band/tri-mode PCS Phone wor...

Understanding Roaming Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re offthe Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and whether your phone isoperating in analog or digital mode. The following chart indicateswhat you’ll see depending on where you’re using y...

Roaming on Analog Networks When you roam on analog networks, you will experience a similarquality provided by other analog carriers today. Although somefeatures, such as PCS Vision and PCS Voice Command, will beunavailable, you can still make and receive calls and access voicemail.You may experience...

Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Your PCS Phone allows you to control your ability to roam. By usingthe Roaming menu option, you can determine which signals your phone accepts. Set Mode Choose from three different settings on your dual-band/tri-modephone to control your roaming experience. To set your...

Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard In addition to the roaming icon, Call Guard alerts you when roamingcharges apply. This feature makes it easy to manage your roamingcharges by reminding you when you make or receive roaming calls. Italso requires you to take an additional step before placi...

Section 2E Navigating Through Menus In This Section Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing the Menus T his section is a road map to using your PCS Phone. Every functionand feature can be accessed through an onscreen menu. Take a few moments to learn your way around and you’ll find your phoneeasier t...

Menu Navigation The Navigation key on your PCS Phone allows you to scroll throughmenus quickly and easily. The scroll bar at the right of the menukeeps track of your position in the menu at all times. To navigate through a menu, simply press / on the Navigation key. Menu Structure Selecting Menu Ite...

Viewing the Menus Menu Diagram The following list outlines your phone’s menu structure. 1. Call History 1. Outgoing Calls 2. Incoming Calls 3. Missed Calls 4. Erase History 2. Contacts 1. Find/Add Entry 2. Speed Dial #s 3. My Phone# 4. Services 3. Messaging 1. Short Mail 2. PCS Mail 3. Notifications...

Section 2F Managing Call History In This Section Viewing History Call History Options Making a Call From Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call HIstory Erasing Call History T he Call History keeps track of incoming calls, calls made from yourPCS Phon...

Making a Call From Call History To place a call from Call History: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Call History and press . 3. Select Outgoing Calls , Incoming Calls or Missed Calls . 4. Press . 5. Highlight the entry you want to call by scrolling through the list. 6. Press or . – or –Pr...

Section 2G Using the Contacts Directory In This Section Contacts List Entry Options Entering Text Adding a New Contacts Entry Finding Contacts List Entries Adding a Phone Number or Address to a Contacts Entry Editing a Contacts Entry Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry Secret Contacts List En...

Contacts List Entry Options To access a Contacts entry’s options, display the Contacts list,highlight an entry and press , then select a phone number and press Options (right softkey). (See “Finding Contacts List Entries” on page 92.) To select an option, highlight it and press . Edit to edit the se...

Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Your PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text(for example, when adding a Contacts entry). To change the character input mode: 1. When you display a screen where you can e...

Adding a Word to the T9 Database If a word you want to enter does not display as an option when youare using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database. To add a word to the T9 Text Input database: 1. Select the Alphabet input mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 87.) 2. Enter th...

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alphabet mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 87). Press thecorresponding key until the desired character appears. By default, thefirst letter of a word is capitalized and following letter...

Entering Numbers, Symbols, Canned Suffixes, and Smileys Entering NUMBERS To enter numbers: 1. In a text entry field, press right softkey. 2. Highlight NUMBER and press . 3. Press the corresponding numeric key to enter the number. Shortcut: Press and hold the corresponding numeric key to enter the nu...

Entering SMILEYS To enter smile pictures (“emoticons”): 1. In a text entry field, press the right softkey. 2. Highlight SMILEYS and press . 3. Highlight the line that includes your desired smiley. 4. Press the corresponding key (1-4) with each smiley.– or –Highlight your desired smiley by using the ...

Web to enter a new entry’s Web address. Ringer to assign a ringer type to the entry. (See “Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry” on page 95.) Image to assign an image type to the entry. (See “Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry” on page 95.) 7. Enter the number or address and press . 8....

To find PCS Ready Link List entries: 1. From standby mode, press on the Navigation key to displayyour Contacts list. 2. Press Go to (left softkey). Highlight your desired list and press . Phone Book to display the Phone Book. Company List to display the Company List. Co. Groups to display the Compan...

Adding a Phone Number or Address to a Contacts Entry To add a phone number or address to an entry: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts and press . 3. Select Find/Add Entry and press . Press on the Navigation key for the shortcut (steps 1through 3). 4. Highlight the entry to which yo...

Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer/image type to a Contacts entry so you can identifythe caller by the ringer or image type. (See “Ringer Types” on page 43.) To select a ringer/image type for an entry: 1. Press on the Navigation key. 2. Select the entry for which you ...

Section 2H Personal Organizer In This Section Managing the Scheduler Adding an Event to the Scheduler Adding a Call Alarm to the Scheduler Adding To Do Items Purging All Events, Call Alarms, and To Do List Items Personal Information Management Using Your Phone’s Tools Downloading Files Through PCS V...

Managing the Scheduler Calendar Use the Calendar to remind you of events or important calls you need to make. You can schedule up to 100 events, 15 Call Alarms, and20 To-Do Items. Setting the Time/Date In a no-service area or in an analog service area, it’s necessary to setthe actual time and date t...

Adding an Event to the Scheduler Your Scheduler helps organize your time and reminds you ofimportant events (up to 100 events). To add an event: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools/Extras and press . 3. Select Calendar and press . 4. Select the day you want to add an event to by using ...

Event Alerts There are several ways your PCS Phone alerts you of scheduled events: By playing the alert tone (depending on the Alert and Ringer Volume setting). By blinking the LED. By displaying the event’s description on the Main LCD when theflip is open. By displaying the event’s description on t...

Editing an Event To edit an event’s details: 1. From the Event list display, highlight an event and press . (The event details appear.) 2. Select the box under each item you want to edit and press . 3. Enter or select a new setting and press . 4. Press Save (left softkey). Adding a Call Alarm to the...

Adding To Do Items Your phone can store and manage up to 20 To Do items. To add an entry to your To Do List: 1. From the Event list display (see page 100), press Options (right softkey). 2. Highlight To Do List and press . 3. Press Options (right softkey). 4. Highlight Add Item and press . 5. Enter ...

Viewing Memory in Your Scheduler To view available memory space and options: 1. From the Event list display (see page 100), press Options (right softkey). 2. Highlight View Memory and press . 3. Highlight Schedule , Call Alarm , or To Do List and press . For further options: 4. Press Options (right ...

Personal Information Management Displaying Your User Address To display the phone’s current user address: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Phone Info and press . 3. Select Phone# UserID and press . If you sign out, <PCS Vision Disabled> appears on the display. Getting to Know Icon I...

Using Your Phone’s Tools In addition to features designed to help make you more efficient and organized, your new PCS Phone also offers additional tools toenhance your productivity. Using the Calculator Your phone comes with a built-in calculator function. To use the calculator: 1. Press to access t...

Downloading Files Through PCS Vision Your PCS Phone allows you to download images (screen savers),ringers, games, etc. from a PCS Vision connection. It is also possibleto download from certain menus (Contacts list, Ringer Setting, orDisplay Setting). To download a file from the Web: 1. Press to acce...

Confirming the Downloaded Data The downloaded data will be classified as games, ringers, images(screen savers), or applications automatically. However, if data has adifferent category as above, they are classified as Dynamic. If datadoesn’t belong to any of the above, it is classified as Others. You...

Icon Indication Sorting the Downloaded Data The downloaded files are stored in alphabetical order. To sort the downloaded data: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Downloads and press . 3. Select one of each folder that includes the downloaded data youwant to sort. 4. Press . 5. Press Option...

Viewing the Downloaded Data Size This feature allows you to confirm each downloaded item size andthe remaining download capacity. To view the data size: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Downloads and press . 3. Select one of each folder that includes the downloaded data youwant to confirm...

Erasing Old Downloaded Data If you try to download new data when the downloaded data’smemory is full, the warning message appears and you will beprompted to erase some old downloaded data. To erase old downloaded data to make room for new downloads: 1. When the warning message appears, press Erase (...

Section 2I Using Your Phone’s Voice Services In This Section Using Voice-Activated Dialing Recording Voice Memos Setting Up Screen Call T his section explains the features associated with your phone’s Voice Services. The easy-to-follow instructions explain how to use voice-activated dialing, how to ...

Using Voice-Activated Dialing In addition to PCS Voice Command SM (see page 174), you can use a Voice Dial tag to automatically dial a phone number in your Contactsdirectory. Your phone can store up to 30 Voice Dial tags. To use a Voice Dial tag to call a phone number: With the Flip Open: 1. Press o...

Recording Voice Memos To record a memo in standby mode: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Voice Services and press . 3. Select Voice Memo and press . 4. Select Record and press . Shortcut: In standby mode, press and hold Memo (right softkey). 5. Start recording after the beep. To end the r...

It also stops recording when the other party hangs up the call. Recording Memo is disabled while the phone is in use in ananalog service area. When the recording capacity is full, highlight an old memoand press Erase (left softkey) to make room for new memos. Note: Your phone can store up to 12 memo...

Erasing Voice Memos To erase individual memos: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Voice Services and press . 3. Select Voice Memo and press . 4. Select Play or Play:Speaker and press . 5. Display the memo list, highlight the memo you want to eraseand press Options (right softkey). 6. Select...

Setting Up Screen Call This feature enables you to screen incoming calls by using recordedannouncements, either one that comes pre-recorded on your phoneor one that you record. You can also record the caller’s message intothe Voice Memo list. To listen to the message, see “Reviewing VoiceMemos” on p...

Recording a Custom Announcement To record a custom Screen Call announcement: 1. Follow steps 1-4 on the previous page. 2. Select Custom and press Edit (right softkey). 3. Highlight Record and press . When an announcement has already been recorded, select Yes or No to overwrite the existing recording...

Section 3A PCS Service Features: The Basics In This Section Using Voicemail Using Caller ID Responding to Call Waiting Making a Three-Way Call Using Call Forwarding N ow that you’ve mastered your phone’s fundamentals, it’s time toexplore the calling features that enhance your PCS Service. Section 3:...

Using Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferredto voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore,you will want to set up your PCS Voicemail and personal greeting assoon as your PCS Phone is activated. To set up voicemai...

Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages You can review your messages directly from your PCS Phone or fromany other touch-tone phone. To dial from your PCS Phone, you caneither speed dial your voicemail or use the menu keys. Using One-Touch Message Access Press and hold . Follow the system prompts. Using ...

Voicemail Options Your PCS Phone offers several options for organizing and accessingyour voicemail. Using Expert Mode Using the Expert Mode setting for your personal voicemail box helpsyou navigate through the voicemail system more quickly byshortening the voice prompts you hear at each level. To tu...

Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message To record and send a voice message to other PCS Voicemail users: 1. From the main voicemail menu, press to send a message. 2. Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number. 3. Follow the voice prompts to record and send your voicemessage. Voicemail-to-Voicemail Me...

Continue Recording Before pressing to indicate you are satisfied with the message you recorded, press to continue recording. Extended Absence Greeting When your phone is turned off or you are off the Sprint NationwidePCS Network for an extended period, this greeting can be playedinstead of your norm...

Voicemail Menu Key Listen Envelope Information Reply Advance 8 Seconds Replay Rewind Forward Message Erase Callback Save Options Send a Message Personal Options Notification Options Phone Notification Numeric Paging to a PCS Phone Return to Personal Options Menu Administrative Options Skip Passcode ...

Using Caller ID Caller ID lets people know who’s calling by displaying the number ofthe person calling. To block your phone number from being displayed for a specific outgoing call: 1. Press . 2. Enter the number you want to call. 3. Press . To permanently block your number, call PCS Customer Soluti...

Making a Three-Way Call With Three-Way Calling, you can talk to two people at the same time.When using this feature, the normal airtime rates will be charged foreach of the two calls. To make a three-way call: 1. Enter a number you wish to call and press or . 2. Once you have established the connect...

Using Call Forwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to anotherphone number – even when your phone is turned off. You cancontinue to make calls from your phone when Call Forwarding isactivated. To activate Call Forwarding: 1. Press . 2. Enter the area code and phone number ...

Section 3B PCS Vision SM In This Section Getting Started Messaging Games Ringers Screen Savers Web PCS Business Connection SM PCS Vision FAQs P CS Vision SM brings you clarity you can see and hear with advanced multimedia services. These features, including PCS Mail and PCS Short Mail, chat, games, ...

Getting Started With PCS Vision With your PCS Vision Phone and PCS Service, you are ready to startenjoying the advantages of PCS Vision. This section will help youlearn the basics of using your PCS Vision services, includingmanaging your User Name, launching a Vision connection, andnavigating the We...

Launching a PCS Vision Connection To launch a PCS Vision connection: From standby mode, press . – or – 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Web and press . Your PCS Vision connection will launch and the PCS Vision Home page will display. The PCS Vision Home Page Note: If Net Guard is enabled ...

Net Guard When you first connect to the Web, the Net Guard will appear toconfirm that you want to connect. This feature helps you avoidaccidental connections. You can disable the Net Guard in the futureby selecting Always Auto-Connect when the Net Guard is displayed. To change your Net Guard setting...

Navigating the Web Navigating through menus and Websites during a PCS Vision session is easy once you’ve learned a few basics. Here are some tipsfor getting around: Softkeys During a PCS Vision session, the bottom line of your phone’s displaycontains one or more softkeys. These keys are shortcut con...

Selecting Once you’ve learned how to use softkeys and scroll, you can startnavigating Websites. Select onscreen items by using the Navigation key to highlight thedesired item, then press the desired softkey button (or press ). You’ll find that the left softkey is used primarily for selecting items.T...

Messaging Now you can send and receive email and text messages andparticipate in Web-based chatrooms right from your PCS Phone.Messaging allows you to stay connected to friends, family, and co-workers 24 hours a day with always-on text capabilities anywhereon the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Messa...

Displaying Messages To display a Message from the message notification alert, see “NewMessages” on page 145. To display a Message from the main menu: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Messaging and press . 3. Select Notifications and press . (The folder list appears.) 4. Select Unfiled or ...

Message Options After you display a Message, press to display message options. To select an option, highlight it and press . Call Back to dial the phone number of the sender (if applicable). Call:Speaker On to dial the phone number of the sender in speakerphone mode (if applicable). Save Phone# to s...

3. Highlight the number you wish to extract. 4. Press to display the options. 5. To select an option, highlight it and press . Call to dial the phone number. Call:Speaker On to dial the phone number in speakerphone mode. Save Phone# to save the phone number if it is not already in your Contacts list...

Creating Folders for Messages You can create up to ten folders to store your Messages. When 10user defined folders exist, the “Create Folder” option will not appear. To create a message folder: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Messaging and press . 3. Select Notifications and press . 4. P...

Erasing All Messages To erase all messages: 1. From the folder list display, press Options (right softkey) to display the menu options. 2. Highlight Erase All Msgs and press . 3. Highlight In This Folder or In All Folders and press . 4. Select Yes and press . Note: If a folder contains a new (unread...

PCS Mail Using PCS Mail With PCS Mail, you can set up an account at no additional charge andperform many of the typical email functions from your PCS Phonethat you can from your personal computer. You can manage your PCS Mail account from your PCS Phone or fromyour personal computer at www.sprintpcs...

PCS Short Mail Using PCS Short Mail With PCS Short Mail, you can use a person’s wireless phone numberto send instant text messages from your PCS Vision Phone to theirmessaging-ready phone – and they can send messages to you. Whenyou receive a new message, you’ll automatically be notified with aone-w...

Email With PCS Vision, you can use popular email services such as AOL ® Mail, Yahoo! ® Mail, and Earthlink ® to keep in touch even while you’re on the go. Acccessing Email To access email providers from your PCS Vision Phone: 1. From the PCS Vision Home page, select Messaging . 2. Select Email . 3. ...

Instant Messaging PCS Vision also provides you with access to popular instantmessaging (IM) clients, including AOL ® Instant Messenger TM , Yahoo! ® Messenger, MSN ® Messenger, and Hallmark Hiya TM greetings. Accessing Instant Messaging To access instant messaging clients from your PCS Phone: 1. Fro...

Chat PCS Vision gives you the ability to join wireless chatrooms from yourPCS Phone. Send text messages and icons to chatroom participantsor launch a one-on-one (private) chatroom. To access a chatroom from the browser: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Highlight Web and press . 3. Select Messagi...

Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers With PCS Vision and your new PCS Vision Phone, you have access to adynamic variety of Premium Service content such as downloadableGames, Ringers, Screen Saver, and Applications. While each type ofdownload involves a different file type, the basic method ...

Downloading an Item Once you’ve decided on an item to download, highlight it and press or select OK (left softkey). You will see a summary page for the item including its title, the vendor, the download detail, the filesize, and the cost. Links allow you to view the License Details page, which outli...

Games You can play a variety of entertaining and graphically-rich games onyour PCS Phone. New games are easy to download and play. Tip: For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers” on page 160. Downloading Games To download games: 1. Press to access t...

Playing Games To play a downloaded game on your PCS Phone: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Downloads and press . 3. Select Games and press . 4. Select the game you wish to play. 5. If applicable, a prompt will display the days remaining on the game license and ask if you want to continue...

Ringers Tip: For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers” on page 160. Downloading Ringers To download an available ringer to your phone: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Downloads and press . 3. Select Ringers and press . 4. Select Get New...

Assigning Downloaded Ringers Downloaded ringers may be assigned directly from the Downloadsmenu and are also available through the Settings menu. To assign a downloaded ringer through the Settings menu, see“Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls” on page 43, “Selcting RingerTypes for Voicemail” on p...

Screen Savers Tip: For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers” on page 160. Downloading Screen Savers To download an available Screen Saver to your phone: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Downloads and press . 3. Select Screen Savers and p...

Assigning Downloaded Screen Savers (Images) Downloaded Screen Savers may be assigned directly from the Downloads menu and are also available through the Settings menu. To assign a downloaded Screen Saver through the Settings menu, see“Changing the Display Screen” on page 51, “Changing the Display fo...

Using the Browser Menu Navigating the Web from your phone using the PCS Vision Homepage is easy once you get the hang of it. For details on how tonavigate the Web, select menu items, and more, see “Navigating theWeb” on page 143. Although the PCS Vision Home page offers a broad and convenientarray o...

Creating a Bookmark Bookmarks allow you to store the address of your favorite Websitesfor easy access at a later time. To create a bookmark: 1. Display the Web page you want to mark. 2. Press the right softkey to go to the browser menu. 3. Select Mark this page and press the left softkey or . Note: ...

Deleting a Bookmark To delete a bookmark: 1. Access the View Bookmarks menu as outlined in steps 1-2 on the previous page. 2. Highlight the bookmark you wish to erase and press the rightsoftkey. 3. Select Delete and press the left softkey. 4. Press the right softkey. If you want to delete all bookma...

PCS Business Connection SM Personal Edition PCS Business Connection SM Personal Edition gives you secure, real-time mobile access to your Microsoft ® Outlook ® or Lotus Notes ® company email, calendar, business directory, and personal contacts.You’ll have the features and functions of your Microsoft...

PCS Vision FAQs How will I know when my phone is ready for PCS Vision service? Your User Name (for example, [email protected] ) will display on your phone’s screen. How do I sign-in for the first time? You are automatically signed in to access PCS Vision services whenyou turn on your phone. Ho...

Section 3C PCS Voice Command SM In This Section Getting Started With PCS Voice Command SM Creating Your Own Address Book Making a Call With PCS Voice Command W ith Sprint, the first wireless provider to offer innovative PCS Voice Command technology, reaching your friends, family, and co-workers has ...

Getting Started With PCS Voice Command With PCS Voice Command: You can store all your contacts’ phone numbers, so you cansimply say the name of the person you want to call. There’s no need to punch in a lot of numbers, memorizevoicemail passwords, or try to dial while you’re driving. You can call an...

Making a Call With PCS Voice Command To place a call with PCS Voice Command: 1. Once you’ve signed up for PCS Voice Command and createdyour address book, all you do is press . You’ll hear a tone followed by the prompt “Ready.” 2. After the “Ready” prompt, simply say, in a natural voice,“Call” and th...

Section 4 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information

Section 4A Safety In This Section Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Caring for the Battery Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice Owner’s Record User’s Guide Proprietary Notice P art of getting the most out of your PCS Phone is lear...

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signalstrength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current signalstrength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strengthicon. The more bars displayed...

Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properlyand maintaining safe, satisfactory service. Hold the phone with the antenna raised, fully-extended, and overyour shoulder. Try not to hold, bend, or twist the phone’s antenna. Don’t use the ...

Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls whenstationary or before pulling into traffic. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that maydivert your attention from the road. Dial to report serious emergencies. It’s free from your wireless phone. Use your phone to h...

Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft. To prevent possibleinterference with aircraft systems, the U.S. Federal AviationAdministration (FAA) regulations require you to have permissionfrom a crew member to use your phone while the plane is on theground. ...

Caring for the Battery Protecting Your Battery The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of yourbattery’s performance. Use only Sprint-approved batteries and desktop chargers.These chargers are designed to maximize battery life. Using other batteries or chargers voids your warranty and m...

Section 4B Manufacturer’s Warranty In This Section Manufacturer’s Warranty T his section contains the manufacturer’s warranty for your PCS Phone. For information about the Terms and Conditions of your PCS Service,please see the Start Here guide included with your phone. For the most recent version o...

Manufacturer’s Warranty Customer Limited Warranty SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P., (Sprint) offers you a limited warranty thatthe enclosed subscriber unit (Product), including accessories in theproduct package, will be free from defects in material orworkmanship as follows:SUBSCRIBER UNIT:A. SPRINT ONE (1) YE...

Index A Abbreviated Dialing 25, 63Activating Phone 3Airplane Mode 57Alert Notification 48Answering Calls 16Any Key Answer 61Auto Answer 59 B Backlight Time Length 50Battery Capacity 13Charging 14Disposal 183Installing 13Removing 13Standby Time 13Talk Time 13 C Calculator 108Call Alarm Adding 101Aler...