Sanyo VM4500 - Manual

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 Your PCS Vision Video Phone Viewing the Display Screen Features of Your PCS Vision Video Phone VM4500 by Sanyo Turning Your Phone On and Off Using Your Phone’s Battery Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering Calls Using PCS Ready Link Y...

Your PCS Vision Video Phone Key Functions 1.Sub LCD: Lets you monitor the phone’s status and see who’s calling without opening the phone. 2.Speaker: Allows you hands-free conversation while in speakerphone mode. Lets you hear the different ringers andsounds. You can mute the ringer when receiving in...

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 PCS Vision/PCS Ready Link access is ...

Turning Your Phone ON and OFF Turning Your Phone On Press to turn your phone on. Once your phone is On, it displays “Looking for service...” whichindicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phonefinds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’s idlestate. At this ...

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 (1.7 hours in analog) or approximately 240 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 217). To place a call 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. (You ...

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

Changing the Ringer Volume To change the ringer volume, press 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 49. Adjusting Volume During a Conversation When you need to adjust the receive...

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 the last four or more digits of the number and press . The more numbers you enter, the more specific the searchbecomes. 2. Highlight Find and press . 3....

Abbreviated Dialing When you enter four digits of a phone number, the screen displays“Abbrev. Dial.” Your phone dials the phone number in your Contactslist that ends with the four digits you entered. To make a call using Abbreviated Dialing: 1. Enter the last four digits of a Contacts entry’s phone ...

Using Speed Dialing With this feature, you can dial your favorite entries using one keypress for locations 2-9 (see page 64 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 To place 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 f loor and speak. The contact’s name appears if there ...

Receiving a PCS Ready Link Call (1-to-1 Call) 1. Make sure your phone’s PCS Ready Link mode is enabled (see“Setting PCS Ready Link Mode” on page 27). 2. When you receive a PCS Ready Link call from a contact, “R-LinkCall,” the contact’s name, and the PCS Ready Link numberappear on the display. (You d...

Redialing a PCS Ready Link Call You can redial to the last PCS Ready Link call that you dialed orreceived (whichever was more recent). To redial a PCS Ready Link call: 1. From the PCS Ready Link List, highlight Redial , and press and hold . You will see R-Link redialing... and Connecting... followed...

PCS Ready Link Options When you use PCS Ready Link, several user options are available bypressing Options (right softkey). To select an option, highlight it and press . Edit to edit a PCS Ready Link number and/or name. See page 39. Erase to erase a contact. Erase Group appears when you highlight a g...

Copying an Entry to Personal List or Personal Group List You can copy an entry to your Personal List/Per. Groups. If theselected entry is already stored in the Personal List/Per. Groups, the“copy” option does not appear. To copy an entry from the last PCS Ready Link call: 1. From the PCS Ready Link ...

To copy an entry from the Company Group List: 1. From step 4 on the previous page, highlight Co. Groups and press . 2. Highlight a group you want to copy and press Options (right softkey). To select an option, highlight it and press . Copy to Personal to copy the entry to your Personal Group List. E...

Adding a New Contact to Your Personal List You can store the total of 200 entries in the Personal List/Per. Groups. To add a new PCS Ready Link contact: 1. Press R-Link (left softkey) or press to access the PCS Ready Link List. 2. Press Go to (left softkey), highlight Personal List , and press . 3. ...

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...

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 Get New and press to start up the browser so you can select an item to download (see page 116). Tip: You can set the volume of Start-up T...

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 an alert or a ringer. Service sets 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 you...

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 default greeting. To display or change your custom greeting: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Sett...

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: The Always On setting returns to the previous value the next time you turn on the phone. To change the Keypad backlight setting: ...

Changing the Display for Standby Mode This feature enables you to select a variety of items to display instandby mode. To set your standby display: 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 desi...

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 There are four font size settings for the message notification and 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 press . 6...

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 thef lip or to end a call by closing the f lip. 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...

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 by entering just the last four digits of any number inyour Contacts Directory. If the last four digits you enter do not matchany stored Contacts entry, the digits are automatically prepend...

Editing Canned Messages Your phone can store pre-set (canned) messages for use with textmessaging and Picture Mail. You can edit your phone’s defaultcanned messages through the Settings menu. (For more informationon using canned messages, see pages 141 and 184.) To edit your phone’s canned messages:...

Changing the Menu Language When you first turn your phone on, the menus are displayed inEnglish. To change the menu language to Spanish: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Others and press . 4. Select Language and press . 5. Select Español and press . Section ...

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 Locking the Picture & Video Menu Erasing the Contacts Directory Erasing All Downloads R...

Options: Allow All Lets you make or receive all calls. PhoneBook Only Lets you make or receive calls to or from Contacts entries, Voicemail, or special numbers only. Special #s Only Lets you make or receive calls to or from three special numbers only. (See “Using Special Numbers”on this page.) Note:...

To insert pauses into a special number: 1. From step 4 on the previous page, enter the phone number andpress Options (right softkey) for the options. 2. Highlight Hard Pause , 2-Sec. Pause , or Hyphen and press . 3. Finish entering the rest of the numbers and press . Note: There are no Speed Dial op...

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, PCS Voice Command, and PCS ReadyLink, will be unavailable, you can still make and receive calls andaccess voicemail. Y...

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. Send Message 2. PictureMail 3. Text Msg...

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...

Viewing History You’ll find the Call History feature very helpful. It is a list of the last 20phone numbers (or Contacts entries) for each call you placed,accepted, or missed. Call History makes redialing a number fast andeasy. It is continually updated as new numbers are added to thebeginning of th...

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 Entries...

To erase the selected entry from the Contacts list. 1. From standby mode, press on the Navigation key to displaythe Contacts list. 2. Highlight the entry you wish to delete using the Navigation key. 3. Press Options (right softkey). 4. Highlight Erase Contact and press . 5. Select Yes and press . En...

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your PCS Phone by pressing keysjust once per letter. (To select the T9 Word mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on the previous page.) T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuit...

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 91). 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 the right softkey. 2. Highlight NUMBER and press . 3. Press the corresponding number key to enter the number. Shortcut: Press and hold the corresponding number key to enter the ...

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 99.) Image to assign an image type to the entry. (See “Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry” on page 99.) 7. Enter the name number, or address and pres...

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 Contacts list. Company List to display the Company List. Co. Groups to display the Com...

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 45.) To select a ringer type for an entry: 1. Press on the Navigation key. 2. Select the entry for which you want t...

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 List Items Purging All Events, Call Alarms, or To Do List Items Personal Information Management Using Your Phone’s Tools Downloading Files Through P...

Managing the Scheduler Calendar Use the Calendar to remind you of events or important calls you needto make. You can schedule up to 100 events, 15 Call Alarms, and 20To-Do Items. Setting the Time/Date In a no-service area or an analog service area, it’s necessary to set theactual time and date to us...

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 thef lip is open. By displaying the event’s description on ...

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 List Items Your phone can store and manage up to 20 To Do List items. To add an entry to your To Do List: 1. From the Event list display (see page 105), press Options (right softkey). 2. Highlight To Do List and press . 3. Press Options (right softkey). 4. Highlight Add Item and press ....

Viewing Memory in Your Scheduler To view available memory space and options: 1. From Event list display (see page 105), 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 soft...

Personal Information Management Displaying Your User Address To display the phone’s current user address: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Phone Info and press . 4. Select Phone# UserID and press . If you sign out, <PCS Vision Disabled> appears on the ...

Displaying Advanced Information To display advanced information such as technology and frequency: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press . 3. Select Phone Info and press . 4. Select Advanced and press . Using Your Phone’s Tools In addition to features designed to help make yo...

Using the World Clock This feature is available only in digital service areas. To set the world clock display: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools/Extras and press . 3. Select World Clock and press . 4. The world clock display appears. Press / on the Navigation key to change countries....

Confirming the Downloaded Data The downloaded data will be classified as games, ringers, images(screen savers), or applications automatically. However, if any datahas a different category, it is classified as Dynamic. If data doesn’tbelong to any of the above, it is classified as Others. To confirm ...

Icon Indication Sorting the Downloaded Data Files downloaded via the Web are stored in alphabetical order. Youmay also store the data in memory size order. To sort downloaded files: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Downloads and press . 3. Select one of each folder that includes the downl...

Viewing the Downloaded Data Size This feature allows you to confirm each downloaded file’s 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 confi...

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 and how ...

Using Voice-Activated Dialing In addition to PCS Voice Command SM (see page 211), 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 . 5. Start recording after the beep. Press and hold to record in speakerphone mode (steps 1 through 5 above). To ...

It also stops recording when the other party hangs up the call. Memo recording is disabled while you are roaming inanalog service areas. When the recording capacity is full, highlight an old memoand press Erase (left softkey) to make room for additional menus. Note: Your phone can store up to 12 mem...

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 erase,and press Options (right softkey). 6. Selec...

Setting Up Screen Call This feature enables you to screen incoming calls by using recordedannouncements, either one that is pre-recorded or one that you record.You can also record the caller’s message into the Voice Memo list.To listen to the message, see “Reviewing Voice Memos” on page 128. Activat...

Recording a Customized Announcement To record an 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. 4. Press to ...

Section 2J Using Your Phone’s Camera In This Section Taking Pictures Sending Your Pictures Reviewing Pictures Taking Video Sending Your Video File Reviewing Video Managing Picture Mail SM Y our PCS Phone gives you the ability to take full-color digital pictures,view your pictures using the phone’s d...

Taking Pictures Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in PCS Camera is as simple aschoosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. You canactivate Camera mode and take pictures whether the phone is openor closed. Taking a Picture With the Phone Open Using the Main LCD: 1. Press to ac...

Tip: You can return to Camera mode by pressing during step 6. Tip: From Camera mode, press and hold or the Side Camera key to access Video mode. See page 146 for taking videos. Using the Sub LCD: 1. Follow steps 1-3 on the previous page. 2. Press Options (right softkey) to display options. 3. Select...

Picture Storage The number of pictures you can take may vary depending onresolution, quality, and the subject you take. (See page 139 forresolution and quality.) The following chart is an indication forpicture storage. Creating Your Picture Mail SM Password The first time you use any of the Picture ...

Camera Mode Options When the phone is open and in Camera mode, several user optionsare available. Press Options (right softkey) to display additional user options: Flash to activate the f lash function. (See “Setting the Flash Function” on the next page for details.) Self-timer to activate the camer...

Camera Status Area Icon Indication No. Function On This Shot On Always Sunny Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Manual Manual 1x 4x 4x 16x On ––– ––– ––– High Medium Low 1 2 3 5678 9 Flash White Balance Brightness 4 Zoom Adjust Backlight Memory Gauge Picture Number Remaining Pictures Resolution To use a f ...

Sending Your Pictures Once you’ve taken a picture, you can use the messaging capabilitiesof your PCS Phone to instantly share it with family and friends. Youcan send a picture to up to ten people at a time using their emailaddresses or their PCS Vision Phone numbers. To send pictures: 1. Press to ac...

10. To enter a text message to accompany the picture(s), highlightthe box under Message , press Change (right softkey) (or press Mode (right softkey) in the entering field to select from Canned Messages or Recent Messages ), and press . 11. Confirm the recipients, voice memo, message, and picture. T...

Reviewing Pictures The pictures you have taken or downloaded are saved to storagefolders in your phone. In Picture Review mode, you can access thefolders, view all the pictures, send pictures to the Picture MailWebsite, delete images, and access additional picture options. To review your stored pict...

Reviewing Assigned Pictures When you assign a picture, the picture will be copied to Assign folderautomatically. You can review, assign again, and erase the pictures inthe folder. To review the assigned pictures: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Picture&Video and press to access the P...

Taking Videos In addition to taking pictures, you can also take, view, and send videofiles to your friends and family with your built-in camera. Taking Videos With the Phone Open Using the Main LCD: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Picture&Video and press to access the Picture & V...

Tip: From Video mode, press and hold or the Side Camera key to access Camera mode. See page 134 for taking pictures. Using the Sub LCD: 1. Follow steps 1-3 on the previous page. 2. Press Options (right softkey) to display options. 3. Select Self Portrait and press . 4. After reading the message, pre...

Video Mode Options When the phone is open and in Video mode, several user options areavailable. Press Options (right softkey) to display additional user options: Video Light to select a Video Light setting. Select On to light the Video Light while taking video. To deactivate this feature, select Off...

Selecting Camcorder Settings With following video settings, you can enjoy various way of takingvideos. To select your camcorder settings: 1. With the phone open and in Video mode, press Options (right softkey). 2. Select Camcord.Settings and press . 3. Select an item from the following and press . Z...

Setting a Cue Sound You can select a video cue sound from your own voice recording anddefault sounds. To set a cue sound for video recording: 1. With the phone open and in Video mode, press Options (right softkey). 2. Select Camcord.Settings and press . 3. Select Cue Sound and press . 4. Select an o...

Sending Your Video Files You can send a video file to up to ten people at a time using theiremail addresses or their PCS Vision Phone numbers. To send a video file: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Picture&Video and press to access the Picture & Video menu. 3. Select My Video and ...

11. Confirm the recipients, voice memo, message, and video file(s). To change a recipient, highlight the recipient, press Change (right softkey), and follow the instructions in steps 7 on theprevious page to select or edit the recipient. To confirm the voice memo, highlight the box beneath VoiceMemo...

Reviewing Video To review your stored video files: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Picture&Video and press to access the Picture & Video menu. 3. Select My Video and press . 4. Select an option from the following and press . In Camcorder to select the folder containing the video ...

Managing Picture Mail Using the Picture Mail Website Once you have uploaded pictures and video files from your phone toyour online Picture Mail account (see “Reviewing Pictures” on page 143), you can use your personal computer to manage yourpictures and video files. From the Picture Mail Website you...

Uploading Your Pictures and Video Files To upload pictures: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Picture&Video and press to access the Picture & Video menu. 3. Select Online Albums and press . 4. Select Upload Pics and press . 5. Press Upload (left softkey). 6. Select an option from t...

Accessing Online Picture Mail Options From Your PCS Phone 1. Select a picture or a video file from your online Picture Mail (see“Managing Online Picture Mail From Your PCS Phone” on page 156). 2. Select Options (right softkey) to display options. 3. To select an option, highlight it and press . Send...

Rotate Picture to rotate the selected picture. After selecting this option, you can rotate the selected picture by pressing / on the Navigation key, or Rotate (right softkey). (Picture only.) Create Album to create a new album (from Uploads only). Enter the album name and press Save (left softkey). ...

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 Button Guide Here’s a quick guide to your keypad functions while listening tovoicemail messages. For further details and menu options, see“Voicemail Menu Key” on page 172. Date/Time Send Reply Advance Replay Rewind Forward Erase Call Back Save Cancel Help Skip Voicemail Options Your PCS Ph...

Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message iconafter you have checked your voice and text messages. To clear the icon from the display screen: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Messaging and press . 3. Select Voicemail and press . 4. Select Clear C...

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 With PCS Vision Messaging Games Ringers Screen Savers Web PCS Business Connection SM Personal Edition PCS Vision FAQs P CS Vision SM brings you clarity you can see and hear with advanced multimedia services. These features, including PCS Mail ...

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...

Finding Your User Name If you aren’t sure what your PCS Vision User name is, you can easilyfind it online or on your PCS Phone: At www.sprintpcs.com Sign on to your account using your PCS Phone Number and password. Your User name appears inthe top banner, next to your phone number. On your PCS Phone...

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 anywhere on the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Message Types There are many types of...

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

Sending a Message With Messaging, you can use a person’s wireless phone number tosend and receive instant text messages from your PCS Vision Phoneto their messaging-ready phone – and they can send messages to you.When you receive a new message, you’ll automatically be notifiedwith a two-way text mes...

To change the recipients or to save the message as a draft, press Options (right softkey) and select Chg Recipients or Save to Drafts during steps 8-12 on the previous page. Chg Recipients to change Recipients. Save to Drafts to save the message to a Drafts folder. (See below to edit and send the dr...

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 new Messages folder: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Messaging and press . 3. Select Text Msg and press . 4. P...

Erasing Selected Messages in All Folders To erase selected messages: 1. From the folder list display, press Options (right softkey). 2. Select Erase Messages and press . 3. Select Read , Unread , and/or Sent and press to check the appropriate box(es). 4. After selecting the boxes, press Done (left s...

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...

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. Accessing Email To access email providers from your PCS Vision Phone: 1. From the PCS Vision Home page, select Messaging . 2. Select Email . 3. S...

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 1. From the PCS Vision Home page, select Messaging . 2. Select ...

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

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 Premium Services Content” on page 196. Downloading Games 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Down...

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 Premium Services Content” on page 196. 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 and pres...

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 45, “SelectingRinger Types for Voicemail” on ...

Screen Savers Tip: For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Premium Services Content” on page 196. 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 press . 4....

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 53, “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 180. 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. Launch 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: B...

Deleting a Bookmark To delete a bookmark: 1. Access View Bookmarks menu as outlined on the previous page in steps 1-2. 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. Tip: To delete all bookmarks, select...

Restarting the Web Browser If the Web browser appears to be malfunctioning or stops responding,you can usually fix the problem by simply restarting the browser. To restart the Web: 1. From an active PCS Vision connetion, press the right softkey. 2. Select Browser Menu and press the left softkey. 3. ...

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? When your phone is ready, your User Address will be displayed inPhone# User ID menu. Go to Setting > Phone Info > Phone# UserID . How do I sign-in for the first time? You are automatically signed in to access PCS Vi...

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 using 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 t...

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 Guide Proprietary Notice P art of getting the most out of your PCS Phone is learni...

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...

Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones The SAR is a value that corresponds to the relative amount of RFenergy absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset. The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing,measuring and calculation process. It does not represent how...

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, 65Activating Phone 3Airplane Mode 59Alert Notification 50Answering Calls 16Any Key Answer 63Auto Answer 61Auto Delete 158 B Backlight Time Length 52Battery Capacity 13Charging 14Disposal 220Installing 13Removing 13Standby Time 13Talk Time 13 C Calculator 113Call Alarm...