Sprint MM-A800 - Manual

i Welcome to Sprint Sprint has the most complete, all-digital wireless network in the nation. Depend on it. Sprint is committed to bringing you the best wireless technology available. We built our complete, nationwide network from the ground up, so all your services – whether it’s Voicemail, Caller ...

ii Introduction This Phone Guide introduces you to Sprint PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections: ⽧ Section 1: Getting Started ⽧ Section 2: Your Sprint PCS Phone ⽧ Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features ⽧ Section 4: Safety Guidelines and Warranty Informat...

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 3 Setti ng Up S e rv ice S e c t i o n 1 A Setting Up Service In This Section ⽧ Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service ⽧ Setting Up Your Voicemail ⽧ Sprint PCS Account Passwords ⽧ Getting Help Setting up service on your new Sprint PCS Phone is quick and easy. This sec...

4 Section 1A: Setting Up Service Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service Determining if Your Phone is Already Activated If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated, unlocked, and ready to use. If you received your phone in the mail, it probably has been activated; all you...

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 5 Setti ng Up S e rv ice Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your Sprint PCS Phone are automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon...

6 Section 1A: Setting Up Service Sprint PCS Account Passwords As a Sprint PCS customer, you enjoy unlimited access to your personal account information, your voicemail account, and your Sprint PCS Vision account. To ensure that no one else has access to your information, you will need to create pass...

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 7 Setti ng Up S e rv ice Getting Help Visit www.sprintpcs.com You can go online to: 䢇 Access your account information 䢇 Check your minutes used (depending on your Sprint PCS Service Plan) 䢇 View and pay your bill 䢇 Make your life easier by enrolling in Online Invoicing...

8 Section 1A: Setting Up Service Receiving Automated Invoicing Information For your convenience, your phone gives you access to invoicing information on your Sprint PCS Account. This information includes balance due, payment received, invoicing cycle, and an estimate of the number of minutes used si...

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 9 Setti ng Up S e rv ice Sprint PCS Operator Services Sprint PCS Operator Services provides assistance when placing collect calls or when placing calls billed to a local telephone calling card or third party. To access Sprint PCS Operator Services: 䊳 Press . For more i...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 13 Pho ne Basi cs S e c t i o n 2 A Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics In This Section ⽧ Front View of Your Phone ⽧ Viewing the Display Screen ⽧ Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone ⽧ Turning Your Phone On and Off ⽧ Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger ⽧ D...

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

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 15 Pho ne Basi cs Key Functions 1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your phone. 2. Display Screen: This screen displays all the information needed to operate your phone. 3. Headse...

16 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 9. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters, and characters. 10. TransFLASH Memory Slot : Allows you to insert a specialized memory card made especially for mobile phones. Your phone supports up to 512 MB of TransFLASH memory. 11. Shif...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 17 Pho ne Basi cs to return to the previous screen in a Sprint PCS Vision session. 19. END Key: Ends a call. Press and hold this key for a few seconds to turn your phone on or off. While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels ...

18 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Viewing the Display Screen Your phone’s display screen provides a wealth of information about your phone’s status and options. This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screen: displays your current signal strength. The more ...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 21 Pho ne Basi cs indicates that the white balance has been set to Manual. This is used for taking pictures indoors or outdoors using your own custom settings. select to start recording a video or voice memo. indicates that a voice memo or video has been...

22 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone Congratulations on the purchase of your Sprint PCS Phone. The Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Phone MM-A800 by Samsung is lightweight, easy-to-use, and reliable, and it also offers many significant features and service o...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 23 Pho ne Basi cs 䢇 Sprint PCS Mail and SMS Text Messaging provide quick and convenient messaging capabilities (page 260 and page 232, respectively). 䢇 Sprint PCS Voice Command SM lets you dial phone numbers by speaking someone’s name or the digits of th...

24 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone On To turn your phone on: 䊳 Press and hold for a few seconds. Once your phone is on, it may display “Looking for Service,” which indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone find...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 25 Pho ne Basi cs Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger Battery Capacity Your Sprint PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery. The standard battery provides up to 4.0 hours of continuous digital talk time. When the battery reaches 5% of...

26 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Installing the Battery To install the Li-Ion battery: 1. To install, insert the battery into the top of the opening at a 45-degree angle and gently press down until the battery snaps into place. 2. Line up the tabs and slide the cover until it snaps i...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 27 Pho ne Basi cs Removing the Battery To remove your battery: 1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or messages. 2. Gently slide the protective cover to reveal the battery. 3. Push the release button located near the bo...

28 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Charging the Battery Your Sprint PCS Phone’s Li-Ion battery is rechargeable and should be charged as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone. Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your p...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 29 Pho ne Basi cs Using the Charger To use the travel charger provided with your phone: 䊳 Plug the round end of the AC adapter into the phone’s power interface connector and the other end into an electrical outlet. 䡲 A red indicator light on the phone le...

30 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Making and Answering Calls Making Calls Placing a call from your Sprint PCS Phone is as easy as making a call from any land line phone. Just enter the number and press , and you’re on your way to clear calls. To make a call using your keypad: 1. Make ...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 31 Pho ne Basi cs Dialing Options When you enter numbers in standby mode, a number of options are available to you. Press Options ( ) to perform the following actions: 䢇 Send Msg: allows you to send a text message with attachments to the number being dia...

32 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Answering Calls To answer an incoming call: 1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail.) 2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Depending on your phone’s settings, you may also answer incoming calls by sliding ...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 33 Pho ne Basi cs Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled Call Guard is an option that helps you manage your roaming charges when making or receiving calls while outside the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Please see Section 2D: Controlling Your Roa...

34 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode: 1. Press for Menu . 2. Highlight Call History and press . 3. Press for Missed Calls . 4. Highlight the entry you wish to view and press . Calling Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 (dial and ...

36 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Saving a Phone Number Your Sprint PCS Phone can store up to 500 Contacts entries. Each entry’s name can contain 20 characters. Your phone automatically sorts the Contacts entries alphabetically. (For more information, see Section 2G: “Using Contacts” ...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 37 Pho ne Basi cs Finding a Phone Number You can search Contacts entries for phone numbers that end in a specific string of numbers. To find a phone number: 1. While in standby mode, enter three or more of the last digits of the phone number. (The more n...

38 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems, such as voicemail or credit card billing numbers. There are two types of pauses available on your phone: 䢇 Hard Pause sends the...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 39 Pho ne Basi cs Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated dialing allows you to program a five or six-digit prefix for commonly used phone numbers. When abbreviated dialing is on, you can enter the last four or five digits of any phone number that matches the fi...

40 Dialing From Contacts To dial directly from a Contacts entry: 1. Press for Contacts . 2. Enter the first few letters of the Contact name using the numeric keypad. 3. The matching contact is automatically highlighted. 4. Press to make the call. Note If the desired entry contains more than one phon...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 41 Pho ne Basi cs Using One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing You can store up to ninety-nine numbers in your phone’s speed dial memory to make contacting friends and family as easy as pressing a button or two. With this feature, you can dial Speed Dial entr...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 43 Pho ne Basi cs Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Your Sprint 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 or when u...

44 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics Entering Text Using Alpha(eZi) eZiTap is a predictive text input system that allows you to enter complete words using very few key strokes. When using the eZiTap text input system, upon pressing a few keys several words are displayed as possible match...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 45 Pho ne Basi cs Alpha(eZi) Dictionary A custom dictionary can be created that holds up to 400 different words. If the default eZiTap database does contain a word, it can be added to the dictionary for future use. When the word is not found, a message i...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 47 Pho ne Basi cs eZiTap Settings eZiTap settings allow you to configure the available options for the eZiTap application. To access the eZiTap settings: 1. Press for Menu . 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select eZiTap Settings ( ) to display the following s...

48 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 䡲 Help : displays an informative help file to assist you in using eZiTap. Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad: 1. Select the Alpha mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 43.) 2. Press the ...

Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics 49 Pho ne Basi cs T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 0 Space Shift Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons, Preset Messages and Recent Messages To enter numbers: 䊳 Select the Number mode and press the appropriate key. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 43.). To...

50 Section 2A: Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics To enter recent messages: 1. Select the Recent Msg mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 43.) 2. Scroll to the desired message and press . Note: Preset messages make composing text messages even easier by allowing you to enter common m...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 51 Y our Phone’ s Settings S e c t i o n 2 B Controlling Your Phone’s Settings In This Section ⽧ Sound Settings ⽧ Display Settings ⽧ Location Settings ⽧ Messaging Settings ⽧ Airplane Mode ⽧ TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service ⽧ Phone Setup Options Using the ...

52 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Sound Settings Ringer Types Ringer types help you identify incoming calls and messages. You can assign ringer types to individual contact entries, types of calls, Scheduler entries, and types of messages. 䢇 Single Tones are non-polyphonic traditional ...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 53 Y our Phone’ s Settings Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls Your Sprint PCS Phone provides a variety of ringer options that allow you to customize your ring and volume settings. These options allow you to identify incoming calls by the ring. To sel...

54 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Selecting Ringer Types for Messages To select a ringer type for messages: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Sounds ( ). 4. Select Ringer Type ( ). 5. Select Messages ( ) 6. Select Voicemail ( ), Text Message ...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 55 Y our Phone’ s Settings Selecting Ringer Types for Schedule To select a ringer type for messages: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Sounds ( ). 4. Select Ringer Type ( ). 5. Select Schedule ( ) 6. Press the n...

56 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Selecting a Key Tone Your phone offers a number of options for selecting the type and length of audible tones accompanying a key press. (Longer tone lengths may be better for tone recognition when dialing voicemail or other automated systems.) To sele...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 57 Y our Phone’ s Settings To select a key tone length: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Sounds ( ). 4. Select Tone Length ( ). 5. Select Short or Long and press . Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings You can ...

58 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Alert Notification Your Sprint PCS Phone can alert you with an audible tone when you change service areas, once a minute during a voice call, or when a call has been connected. To enable or disable alert sounds: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main me...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 59 Y our Phone’ s Settings Volume You can set individual ringer volume level for Text Messages, Picture Mail, or Voice Mail or use the ringer volume set for the incoming calls. If the volume level is set for Use Ringer Volume, you can control the volume ...

60 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Display Settings Changing the Text Greeting The text greeting can be up to fourteen characters and is displayed on your phone’s screen in standby mode. You may choose to keep the phone’s default greeting (“Sprint PCS”), or you may enter your own custo...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 61 Y our Phone’ s Settings Changing the Backlight Time Length The backlight setting lets you select how long the display screen and keypad are lit after any key press is made. To change the backlight setting: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2....

62 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Changing the Screen Saver Your new Sprint PCS Phone offers options for what you see on the display screen while in standby mode. To change the display images: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Display ( ). 4....

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 63 Y our Phone’ s Settings Changing the Background Your new Sprint PCS Phone offers options for what you see as the background image on the menu screen. To change the background image: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Options ( ). 3. ...

64 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Set Floating Image The f loating images are displayed on the idle screen in addition to the background image. To select a floating image: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Display ( ). 4. Select Set Floating ...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 65 Y our Phone’ s Settings Location Settings Your Sprint PCS Phone is equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location-based services that may be available in the future. The Location feature allows the network to detect your position...

66 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Messaging Settings Staying connected to your friends and family has never been easier. With your phone’s advanced messaging capabilities, you can send and receive many different kinds of text messages without placing a voice call. (For more informatio...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 67 Y our Phone’ s Settings Deleting Old Messages You can have old messages deleted automatically when your inbox becomes full. 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Messaging ( ). 3. Select Settings ( ). 4. Select Auto-Erase ( ). 5. Select...

68 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Managing Preset Messages Your phone is preset with ten messages and ten empty spaces for custom messages to help make sending text messages faster and easier. These messages, such as “Where are you?,” “Let’s get lunch,” and “Meet me at,” can be custom...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 69 Y our Phone’ s Settings 6. Enter your canned message (see “Entering Text” on page 43), and press Done ( ). (Your new message will be added to the beginning of the list.) Airplane Mode Airplane Mode allows you to use many of your phone’s features, such...

70 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service A TTY (also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your phone is comp...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 71 Y our Phone’ s Settings 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select Enable TTY or Disable TTY and press . Note: In TTY Mode, your phone will display the TTY access icon. If TTY mode is enabled, the audio quality of non-TTY devices connected to th...

72 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Phone Setup Options Launch Pad Your phone offers you the option of assigning a shortcut key to a favorite or often-used function. Pressing one of the navigation keys in standby mode will launch your personally designated shortcut. To assign your short...

Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 73 Y our Phone’ s Settings Call Answer Mode You can determine how to answer incoming calls on your phone, whether you want to be required to press , to press any number key, or simply slide the phone open. To set call answer mode: 1. Press Menu ( ) to ac...

74 Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 4. Select Auto Answer ( ). 5. To select an option, highlight it and press . 䡲 No to disable Auto-Answer. 䡲 Yes to answer calls automatically when the phone is connected to a hands-free car kit or a headset (sold separately). Remember, your phone will ...

Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 75 Y our Phone’ s Secu rity S e c t i o n 2 C Setting Your Phone’s Security In This Section ⽧ Accessing the Security Menu ⽧ Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature ⽧ Using Special Numbers ⽧ Erasing Contacts ⽧ Erasing Downloads ⽧ Resetting Your Phone ⽧ Security Featu...

76 Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu All of your phone’s security settings are available through the Security menu. You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu. To access the Security menu: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ...

Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 77 Y our Phone’ s Secu rity Unlocking Your Phone To unlock your phone: 1. From standby mode, press . 2. Enter your lock code. Changing the Lock Code To change your lock code: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Securi...

78 Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security Lock Pic/Video When your pictures or videos are locked you are unable to access the camera or camcorder to take pictures or videos without first entering a password. You are required to enter a password prior to accessing the Pictures Video menu. Locking ...

Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 79 Y our Phone’ s Secu rity Lock Service This setting allows you to lock voice call functions and Sprint PCS Vision services. When you enable Lock Services, you are unable to make new calls (excluding emergency numbers) or access the Sprint PCS Vision servic...

80 Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security Using Special Numbers Special numbers are important numbers that you have designated as being “always available.” You can call and receive calls from special numbers even if your phone is locked. You can save up to three special numbers in addition to you...

Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 81 Y our Phone’ s Secu rity Erasing Contacts You can quickly and easily erase all of your Contacts. To erase all the names and phone numbers in your Contacts: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Security ( ). 4. Enter...

82 Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security Erasing Downloads You can use your phone’s security menu to erase all items you have downloaded to your phone. To erase all downloads: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Security ( ). 4. Enter your lock code. (The...

Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 83 Y our Phone’ s Secu rity Erase Pictures and Video You can use your phone’s security menu to erase all pictures/videos saved to your phone. To erase all Pictures and Videos: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Secur...

84 Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and display settings. (Contacts, are not erased.) To reset your phone: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Secu...

Section 2C: Setting Your Phone’s Security 85 Y our Phone’ s Secu rity 6. If you are certain that you would like to reset your Pictures Video account, select Yes and press . Security Features for Sprint PCS Vision SM Enabling and Disabling Sprint PCS Vision Services You can disable Sprint PCS Vision ...

Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 87 Roam ing S e c t i o n 2 D Controlling Your Roaming Experience In This Section ⽧ Understanding Roaming ⽧ Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode ⽧ Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard Roaming is the ability to make or receive calls when you’re off th...

88 Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming Recognizing the Roaming Icon on the Display Screen Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Any time you are roaming, the phone displays the roaming icon ( ). Roaming o...

Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 89 Roam ing Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming When you are roaming off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, you will not receive on-phone notification of new voicemail messages. Callers can still leave messages, but you will need to periodica...

90 Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Your Sprint PCS Phone allows you to control your roaming capabilities. By using the Roaming menu option, you can determine which signals your phone accepts. Set Mode Choose from three different settings on your dual-ba...

Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 91 Roam ing Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard Your phone has two ways of alerting you when you are roaming off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network: the on-screen roaming icon and Call Guard. Call Guard makes it easy to manage your roaming char...

92 Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience To place roaming calls with Call Guard on: 1. From standby mode, dial 1 + area code + the seven- digit number and press . 2. Press to confirm Roaming Rate . To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on: 1. Press 2. Press to confirm Roaming Ra...

Section 2E: Navigating Through Menus 93 Menu s S e c t i o n 2 E Navigating Through Menus In This Section ⽧ Menu Navigation ⽧ Menu Structure ⽧ Viewing the Menus Every function and feature of your Sprint PCS Phone can be accessed through an on-screen menu. This section is a road map to using your Spr...

94 Section 2E: Navigating Through Menus Menu Navigation The navigation key on your Sprint PCS Phone allows you to scroll through menus quickly and easily. The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. To navigate through a menu, simply press the navig...

Section 2E: Navigating Through Menus 95 Menu s Backing Up Within a Menu To go to the previous menu: 䊳 Press . To return to standby mode: 䊳 Press . Viewing the Menus Menu Diagram Options Press for Options to display the following: 1: Menu Style 1: 3x3 Style2: Rotation Style 2: Focus Effect 1: Drops2:...

Section 2E: Navigating Through Menus 111 Menu s 1: None2: Spanish 8: Insert Space (On/Off)9: Help 1: eZiTap?2: Example3: Keypad Guide4: eZiTap Settings Downloads 1: Games 1: Get New Games2: My Content Manager Games3: JAMDAT Solitaire Deluxe Demo4: Ms. PAC-MAN Demo5: Tetris Deluxe Demo 2: Ringers 1: ...

Section 2F: Managing Call History 113 Call History S e c t i o n 2 F Managing Call History In This Section ⽧ Viewing History ⽧ Call History Options ⽧ Making a Call From Call History ⽧ Saving a Phone Number From Call History ⽧ Prepending a Phone Number From Call History ⽧ Erasing Call History The Cal...

114 Section 2F: Managing Call History Viewing History You’ll find the Call History feature very helpful. It is a list of the last 20 phone numbers (or Contacts entries) for calls you placed, accepted, or missed. Call History makes redialing a number fast and easy. It is continually updated as new nu...

Section 2F: Managing Call History 115 Call History Call History Options For additional information and options on a particular call, highlight a Call History entry and press . This feature displays the date and time of the call, the phone number (if available), and the caller’s name (if the number i...

116 Section 2F: Managing Call History Making a Call From Call History To place a call from Call History: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Call History ( ). 3. Select Outgoing Calls ( ), Incoming Calls ( ), Missed Calls ( ), or All Recent ( ). 4. Use your navigation key to select ...

Section 2F: Managing Call History 117 Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Your Sprint PCS Phone can store up to 500 Contacts entries. Each entry’s name can contain up to twenty characters. To save a phone number from Call History: 1. Use your navigation key to select a Call History ...

118 Section 2F: Managing Call History Prepending a Phone Number From Call History If you need to make a call from Call History and you happen to be outside your local area code, you can add the appropriate prefix by prepending the number. To prepend a phone number from Call History: 1. Select a Call...

Section 2F: Managing Call History 119 Call History Erasing Call History To erase individual Call History entries, see “Call History Options” on page 115. To erase Call History: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Call History ( ). 3. Select Outgoing Calls ( ), Incoming Calls ( ), Mi...

Section 2G: Using Contacts 121 Conta c ts S e c t i o n 2 G Using Contacts In This Section ⽧ Adding a New Contact Entry ⽧ Finding Contact Entries ⽧ Contact Entry Options ⽧ Adding a Phone Number to a Contact Entry ⽧ Editing a Contact Entry’s Phone Number ⽧ Assigning Speed Dial Numbers ⽧ Editing a Con...

122 Section 2G: Using Contacts Adding a New Contacts Entry Your Sprint PCS Phone can store up to 500 Contact entries. Each entry’s name can contain up to twenty characters. To add a new entry: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts ( ). 3. Select Add New Entry ( ). 4. Enter a ...

Section 2G: Using Contacts 123 Conta c ts Assigning a Group Entry Once you save a contact entry, you can select between five different group listings for the entry. By assigning a contact to a group, you can also search easily by using just a group search instead. Assigning a Contact to a Group 1. P...

124 Section 2G: Using Contacts Finding Contact Entries There are several ways to display your Contact entries: by name, by speed dial number, by group, and by voice dial tags. Follow the steps outlined in the sections below to display entries from the Contacts menu. Finding Names To find Contact ent...

Section 2G: Using Contacts 125 Conta c ts Finding Speed Dial Numbers To find phone numbers you have stored in speed dial locations: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts ( ). 3. Select Speed Dial #s ( ). 4. Scroll through speed dial entries using your navigation key. Speed di...

126 Section 2G: Using Contacts Contact Entry Options To edit a Contact entry’s information, display the entry and press Edit ( ). To select a field, highlight it and press . 䢇 [Add Photo] to add a photo to the entry. (See “Saved to Phone Folder Options” on page 186.) 䢇 [Add number] to add a phone nu...

Section 2G: Using Contacts 127 Conta c ts Adding a Phone Number to a Contact Entry To add a phone number to an entry: 1. Display a Contact entry (See “Finding Contact Entries” on page 124). 2. Press Edit ( ). 3. Press the navigation key down until the desired label is highlighted. 4. Enter the new p...

128 Section 2G: Using Contacts Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Your phone can store up to 99 phone numbers in speed dial locations. For details on how to make calls using speed dial numbers, see “Using One-Touch/Two-Touch Speed Dialing” on page 41. Speed dial numbers can be assigned when you add a new ...

Section 2G: Using Contacts 129 Conta c ts To assign a Speed Dial number to an existing phone number: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts ( ). 3. Select Speed Dial #s ( ). 4. Highlight the desired entry and press . 5. Highlight the contact you wish to assign a speed dial num...

130 Section 2G: Using Contacts Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer type to a Contact entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer type. (See “Ringer Types” on page 52.) To select a ringer type for an entry: 1. Display a Contact entry. 2. Press Edit ( ). 3. Select Ring ...

Section 2G: Using Contacts 131 Conta c ts Dialing Sprint PCS Services Your Contacts are preprogrammed with phone numbers for various Sprint PCS Services. To dial a service from your Contacts: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts ( ). 3. Select Services ( ). 4. Select Account...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 133 Schedu ler & T ools S e c t i o n 2 H Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools In This Section ⽧ Using Your Phone’s Scheduler ⽧ Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock ⽧ Using Your Phone’s Memo Pad ⽧ Using Your Phone’s Tools Your Sprint PCS Phone is equi...

134 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools Using Your Phone’s Scheduler Adding an Event to the Scheduler Your Calendar helps organize your time and reminds you of important events. To add an event: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select Scheduler ( ). 4....

136 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 18. Press Done ( ) to save the event. Event Alerts There are several ways your Sprint PCS Phone alerts you of scheduled events: 䢇 By playing the assigned ringer type. 䢇 By illuminating the backlight. 䢇 By f lashing the LED. Event Alert Menu When ...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 137 Schedu ler & T ools Viewing Events To view your scheduled events: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select Scheduler ( ). 4. Using your navigation key, highlight the day for which you would like to view events...

138 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools Going to Today’s Calendar Menu The Today menu allows you to view the events for the day. It also allows you to schedule new Events, Tasks, or Countdowns without navigating to the different menus for each of these functions. To access the today me...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 139 Schedu ler & T ools Adding a New Countdown 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select Today ( ). 4. Select the Count tab and select Add New ( ). 5. Enter the Countdown Description and select Next ( ). 6. Enter t...

140 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock Your phone comes with a built-in alarm clock with multiple alarm capabilities. To use the alarm clock: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select Alarm Clock ( ). 4. Select Alarm #1 ( ...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 141 Schedu ler & T ools 11. Press the navigation key down to highlight the Repeat field. Press the navigation key left or right to select one of the following: 䡲 Daily , Once , Mon to Fri , or Sat & Sun 12. Press the navigation key down to hi...

142 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools Memo Skin This option allows you to set a background image or skin to the memo. To set a memo skin: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select Memo Pad ( ). 4. Highlight the desired memo and press . 5. Select Option...

144 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools Using Your Phone’s Tools In addition to helping you be more efficient and organized, your Sprint PCS Phone offers useful and entertaining tools. Managing Voice Memos You can use your phone’s Voice Services to record brief memos to remind you of i...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 145 Schedu ler & T ools To record a conversation during a phone call: 1. During a call, select Options ( ). 2. Select Voice Memo ( ) (A one minute counter is displayed on the screen to indicating the amount of time a single voice memo can be reco...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 147 Schedu ler & T ools Using the Task List Your phone comes with a built-in task list to allow you to keep track of important items. To use the task list: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select Task List ( ). 4...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 149 Schedu ler & T ools World Time To view the time in over twenty different locations: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Select World Time ( ). 4. Press the navigation key left or right to scroll through differen...

150 Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 䡲 Press for a negative number. 䡲 Press to clear all numbers. 5. Enter the second number and press for Equals (=). Countdown Countdown allows you to enter a future date and time into the phone and then see the amount of days, hours, and minutes un...

Section 2H: Using the Phone’s Scheduler and Tools 151 Schedu ler & T ools To view a countdown: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools ( ). 3. Press for Countdown . 4. Highlight the desired countdown and press . Note: When viewing an existing countdown, press the navigation ke...

Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 153 V o ic e Se rvices S e c t i o n 2 I Using Your Phone’s Voice Services In This Section ⽧ New Features ⽧ Using Voice-Activated Dialing ⽧ Using Call <Name or #> ⽧ Using Send Text <Name> ⽧ Using Lookup <Name> ⽧ Using Go To <App> ...

156 Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Voice-Activated Dialing Voice recognition allows you to say commands to perform common functions supported by your phone. There is no voice training required to use the voice recognition feature. You simply say the pre-designated command displa...

Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 157 V o ic e Se rvices Voice Launch Voice Launch allows you to configure how to launchVoice-Activated dialing. To access voice launch: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Voice Service ( ). 4. Select Voice Launch ...

158 Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Call <Name or #> You can voice dial from your phone with a single command by saying “Call” followed by a name or nickname (see contact list documentations for details) and (optionally) a label stored in your contact list, or “Call” follow...

Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 159 V o ic e Se rvices Calling Nicknames Your Contact List incorporates a field called “Nickname.” When you add a nickname to a contact, you can say the contact's name or nickname when using the voice features. For example, if you have a contact, “John S...

Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 161 V o ic e Se rvices 5. Select Adapt Digits ( ) and press to begin. (The phone displays the first digit sequence.) 6. Wait for the beep, and then repeat the digits using a normal tone of voice. (The phone plays back your recording and asks you if the r...

162 Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Resetting Digit Dial Adaptation 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Voice Service ( ). 4. Select Digit Dialing ( ). 5. Select Reset Digits ( ). 6. Press the navigation key up or down to select Yes and press . ...

Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 163 V o ic e Se rvices Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists You can customize whether the Voice Recognition feature displays a list of top voice recognition choices or automatically dials the first number, without displaying a choice list. To enable or disabl...

Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 165 V o ic e Se rvices Using Lookup <Name> You can look up and display contact information for any person stored in your contact list by saying “Lookup,” followed by the name. To use Lookup <Name>: 1. Press and hold . 2. Say “Lookup John Smit...

166 Section 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Using Check <Item> You can have the phone play back and display information about its current state, including its phone number, current signal strength, network coverage, and battery level. To see and hear status information: 1. Press and hold...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 169 Camer a S e c t i o n 2 J Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder In This Section ⽧ Taking Pictures ⽧ Storing Pictures ⽧ Printing Pictures Using PictBridge ⽧ Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail SM ⽧ Managing Sprint PCS Picture Mail ⽧ Biz Card Scan ...

170 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder Taking Pictures Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. You can activate the phone’s camera mode whether the phone is open or closed. The resolution of your...

172 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder To take a picture with the phone closed: 1. Press and hold the side camera button. 2. Press to activate the camera mode. 3. Point the camera lens at your subject. (You can check the picture framing through the display screen. Press to activate ...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 173 Camer a Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture Mail Password The first time you use any of the picture management options involving the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site, you will need to establish a Sprint PCS Picture Mail password through your Sprin...

174 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder share pictures and access the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site. Camera Mode Options When the phone is in camera mode, press Options ( ) to display the following: 䢇 Picture Mode allows you to select between Auto , Portrait , Scenic , Sports , Vi...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 175 Camer a modified based on the location of the spot in the middle of the view finder. 䢇 Settings to select Auto-Focus , Resolution , Storage , Quality , Shutter Sound , and Hide Icons . (See “Selecting Camera Settings” on page 180 for details.) ...

176 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 䡲 On This Shot to activate the f lash for one shot. 䡲 Always to activate the f lash for all pictures. Setting the Self-Timer To activate the Self-Timer: 1. From camera mode, press Options ( ). 2. Highlight Self-Timer and press the navigation ke...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 177 Camer a Taking Series Shots This feature allows you to take up to ten continuous shots of one moment or up to sixteen divided shots that fit into one image. An icon is displayed in the viewfinder when taking either series or divided shots. To t...

178 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 5. Press Capture ( ), or the side camera button to take the pictures. (The Multiple Shots folder will display up to nine thumbnail pictures per screen.). Fun Frames Allows you to choose from several frame overlays for your image. The following ...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 179 Camer a Color Tones Allows you to choose a custom color tone for your images. The available options are: 䡲 Auto: Automatically adjusts the picture for the best color quality available. 䡲 Monochrome: Changes the picture to black and white. 䡲 Sep...

180 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder To use the zoom: 1. From camera mode, press the navigation up or down to adjust the zoom. 2. Press Capture ( ) or the side camera button to take the picture. (The picture will automatically be saved in the In Camera folder based on your storage...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 181 Camer a Storing Pictures Your phone’s picture storage area is called My Pictures . There are three types of folders in My Pictures that can be used separately according to your needs: 䢇 In Camera (see below) 䢇 Memory Card (see page 182) 䢇 Saved...

182 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder Memory Card TransFLASH memory is a type of removable f lash memory card designed specifically for mobile phones. Your MM-A800 supports TransFLASH memory which allows you to save images or videos to the memory card instead of to the memory in yo...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 183 Camer a To review your stored pictures in the Memory Card folder: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Pictures Video ( ). 3. Select My Pictures ( ). 4. Select Memory Card and press . 5. Use your navigation key to view and scrol...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 185 Camer a 䢇 Camera Mode allows you to switch to camera mode to take additional pictures. 䢇 Thumbnail/Expand to switch the display from expanded view to thumbnail view (up to nine pictures per screen). Saved to Phone Folder When you assign or down...

186 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder To view pictures stored in the Saved to Phone folder: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Pictures Video ( ). 3. Select My Pictures ( ). 4. Highlight Saved to Phone and press . 5. Use your navigation key to view and scroll thro...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 187 Camer a Printing Pictures Using PictBridge PictBridge is an industry standard established by CIPA that enables a range of digital photo solutions including direct photo printing from a digital camera to a printer without the need for a PC. Prin...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 189 Camer a Recording Videos In addition to taking pictures, you can also record, view, and send videos to your friends and family with your phone’s built-in video camera. To record a video: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Pict...

190 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 䡲 Play to play the recorded video. 䡲 Upload to upload the video to an online album 䡲 Assign to assign the video as a movie ID, screen saver, or incoming call. 䡲 Erase to delete the video or all videos saved in the phone. 䡲 Camcorder to switch b...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 191 Camer a Setting the Movie Light To set the movie light: 1. From camcorder mode, press Options ( ). 2. Select Movie Light ( ). 3. Select Off , On This Movie , or Always On and press . Setting the Self-Timer To activate the Self-Timer: 1. From ca...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 193 Camer a Controls The controls menu allow you to set the white balance settings associated with the video clip. To select your control settings: 1. From camcorder mode, press Options ( ). 2. Select Controls ( ). 3. Highlight White Balance and pr...

194 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder Selecting Video Settings To select your camcorder settings: 1. From camcorder mode, press Options ( ). 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Press the navigation key down to highlight one of the following options and press . 䡲 Quality to select the pictur...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 195 Camer a Storing Videos Your phone’s video storage area is called My Videos . There are three types of folders in My Videos that can be used separately according to your needs: 䢇 In Camcorder (see below) 䢇 Memory Card (see page 196) 䢇 Saved to P...

196 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder Memory Card Your MM-A800 utilizes TransFLASH memory which allows you to save images or videos to the memory card instead of to the memory in your phone. To setup your camcorder to save video clips to the memory card: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 197 Camer a In Camcorder Folder Options When you are viewing the images in the In Camcorder or Memory Card folder, press Options ( ) to display the following options: 䢇 Play to play the highlighted video clip. 䢇 Upload to upload video clips from th...

198 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 䢇 Erase to delete video clips in the In Camera, Memory Card, or Saved to Phone folder. Select Erase Selection or Erase All . 䢇 Video Info displays the selected clips information containing caption name, time and date, clip size, uploaded status...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 201 Camer a ⽧ To change a recipient, highlight the recipient, press the appropriate softkey, and follow the instructions to select or edit the recipient. ⽧ To change the text message, scroll to Text Message and press the appropriate softkey. ⽧ To c...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 203 Camer a Managing Sprint PCS Picture Mail Using the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web Site Once you have uploaded pictures from your phone to your online Sprint PCS Picture Mail account at www.sprint.com/picturemail (see “In Camera Folder Options” on ...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 205 Camer a Uploading Pictures or Videos To upload pictures or Videos: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Pictures Video ( ). 3. Select Online Albums ( ). 4. Select Upload Pictures or Upload Videos and press . (Thumbnail pictures ...

206 Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder Downloading Your Online Pictures From your online Sprint PCS Picture Mail albums display at www.sprint.com/picturemail , you can select pictures to download to your phone’s Saved to Phone folder. To download pictures from the Sprint PCS Picture...

Section 2J: Using the Built-in Camera and Camcorder 207 Camer a Biz Card Scan Biz Card Scan allows you to take a close up image of the text on a business card and then transfer the information to your Contacts using optical character recognition (OCR). Once the image has been captured, you have the ...

Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 209 Media Player S e c t i o n 2 M Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player In This Section ⽧ Your Multimedia Channel Options ⽧ Accessing Your Media Player's Channel Listings ⽧ Playing a Video or Audio Clip ⽧ Multimedia FAQs Your Sprint PCS Vision...

210 Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player Your Multimedia Channel Options Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Service offers a variety of accessible audio or video channels, depending on your Sprint PCS Service Plan and multimedia subscriptions. Your subscription options include a comprehens...

Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 211 Media Player Accessing Your Media Player's Channel Listings It's easy to access and view the multimedia Channel Listings on your Sprint PCS Vision SM Multimedia Phone MM-A800 by Samsung ® from the phone's main menu. To access your media player...

212 Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player Playing a Video or Audio Clip To select and play a media clip: 1. Press Menu ( ) from standby mode to display the phone's main menu. 2. Select Media Player ( ). 3. Select Channel Listing and press . 4. Use your keypad to enter a channel number...

Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 213 Media Player Multimedia FAQs 1. How does my phone's Multimedia Service differ from Sprint PCS Video Mail? Multimedia Service lets you access high-quality video and audio clips provided by external sources. Video Mail lets you capture, upload a...

214 Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player ⽧ In addition to complimentary access to the Previews channel, you can subscribe to any of the channels listed in the Available Channels section of your Channel Listings for an additional monthly fee. Clips within these channels will continue ...

216 Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 6. Are the videos that I'm viewing “live” videos? Not yet. This service currently provides media on demand with video and audio clips that are refreshed throughout the day, but that are not “live.” A menu of live media streams should become av...

Section 2M: Using Your Phone’s Built-in Media Player 217 Media Player 11. What does it mean when the video pauses and I see the word “loading” at the bottom of the screen? This happens when the media player is in the process of loading the data necessary to play the clip. It typically occurs when th...

218 14. Can I surf to a different channel while I am playing a clip? Yes; while you are playing a clip, you can use the up and down navigation buttons to surf to a different channel. A small pop-up screen will appear that tells you which channel you are watching as well as other channels you have ac...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 221 S p rint P CS Service S e c t i o n 3 A Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics In This Section ⽧ Using Voicemail ⽧ Using SMS Text Messaging ⽧ Using Voice Dictation ⽧ Using Caller ID ⽧ Responding to Call Waiting ⽧ Making a Three-Way Call ⽧ Usin...

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

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 223 S p rint P CS Service Voicemail Notification There are several ways your Sprint PCS Phone alerts you of a new message: 䢇 By displaying at the top of your screen. 䢇 By displaying a message on the screen. 䢇 By sounding the assigned ringer type. 䢇...

224 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages You can review your messages directly from your Sprint PCS Phone or from any other touch-tone phone. To dial from your Sprint PCS Phone, you can either speed dial your voicemail or use the menu keys. Using One...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 225 S p rint P CS Service Voicemail Button Guide Here’s a quick guide to your keypad functions while listening to voicemail messages. For further details and menu options, see “Voicemail Menu Key” on page 230. Date/Time Send Reply Advance Replay Re...

226 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Voicemail Options Your Sprint PCS Phone offers several options for organizing and accessing your voicemail. Using Expert Mode Using the Expert Mode setting for your personal voicemail box helps you navigate through the voicemail system more qui...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 227 S p rint P CS Service 4. Press for Group Distribution Lists. 5. Follow the voice prompts to create, edit, rename, or delete group lists. Sprint PCS Callback Return a call after listening to a message without disconnecting from voicemail. 䊳 Pres...

228 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Forward a voice message, except those marked “Private,” to other Sprint PCS Voicemail users. 1. After listening to a message, press . 2. Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number. 3. Follow the...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 229 S p rint P CS Service Extended Absence Greeting When your phone is turned off or you are off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network for an extended period, this greeting can be played instead of your normal personal greeting. 1. From the main voicem...

230 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Voicemail Menu Key Following the prompts on the voicemail system, you can use your keypad to navigate through the voicemail menu. The following list outlines your phone’s voicemail menu structure. Listen Envelope Information Reply Advance 8 Sec...

232 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Using SMS Text Messaging With SMS Text Messaging, you can use a person’s wireless phone number to send instant text messages from your Sprint PCS Phone to their messaging-ready phone – and they can send messages to you. When you receive a new m...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 233 S p rint P CS Service 䡲 To type a message, use your keypad to enter your message. Use to select a character input mode. (See “Entering Text” on page 43.) 䡲 To use a preset message or a emoticon, select Options ( ) and select Preset Msg ( ), Rec...

236 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Using Voice Dictation VoiceSignal’s VoiceMode application enhances text messaging by adding dictation. In VoiceMode, you can use your voice to dictate words and punctuation into a text message, rather than keying in text using the phone keypad....

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 237 S p rint P CS Service 7. Read the disclaimer screen and select OK ( ) when you are ready to start. 8. Wait for the beep and then say each word as it displays on the screen. Speak each word clearly and distinctly, using a normal tone and volume....

238 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Resetting Dictation Reset the dictation if you want to erase any existing dictation data from your phone. To reset dictation: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings ( ). 3. Select Voice Service ( ). 4. Select VoiceMode ( ...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 239 S p rint P CS Service 8. Select VoiceMode ( ). (The VoiceMode Tutorial screen will display. Press ( ) to view the tutorial, or press ( ) to begin your message.) 9. Press and hold the Camera button on the side of the phone. You will hear a beep ...

240 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 3. When you select a word in the choice list, that word automatically replaces the original recognized word in the text message. You can view a choice list for a word spoken by voice as many times as you like, as long as you have not switched o...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 241 S p rint P CS Service Changing the Text Case: When using VoiceMode, you can specify the case (all caps, initial caps, or lower case) for text that you dictate. By default, VoiceMode formats text according to the context of the words in the mess...

244 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Other Abbreviations VoiceMode supports dictation of a large number of abbreviations common to text messaging, for example LOL, TTYL, BTW, IMHO, and so on. In general, you can enter abbreviations by saying the unabbreviated phrase (“laughing out...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 245 S p rint P CS Service Using Caller ID Caller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call, just follow these easy s...

246 Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics Responding to Call Waiting When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you of incoming calls by sounding two beeps. Your phone’s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone number (if it is available and you...

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 247 S p rint P CS Service 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 for each of the two calls. To make a Three-Way Call: 1. Enter a...

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

Section 3A: Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics 249 S p rint P CS Service Missed Events Missed events is a simple way of viewing all missed calls, missed tasks, scheduler events, etc. A list is displayed on-screen that allows you to scroll through all the events using the navigation key. To view...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 251 Sprint P CS V ision S e c t i o n 3 B Sprint PCS Vision SM In This Section ⽧ Sprint PCS Vision Applications ⽧ Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision ⽧ Accessing Messaging ⽧ Downloading Premium Services Content ⽧ Exploring the Web ⽧ Sprint PCS Vision FAQs Sprint PCS ...

252 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision Applications Here is a brief list of the applications available through your Sprint PCS Vision Phone. For more information, please see the Sprint PCS Vision User Guide online at www.sprintpcs.com . Sprint PCS Picture Mail SM Take digital pictures w...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 253 Sprint P CS V ision Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision With your Sprint PCS Vision Phone and Sprint PCS Service, you are ready to start enjoying the advantages of Sprint PCS Vision. This section will help you learn the basics of using your Sprint PCS Vision serv...

254 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Finding Your User Name If you aren't sure what your Sprint PCS Vision User name is, you can easily find it online or on your Sprint PCS Vision Phone. To find your User Name: 䢇 At www.sprintpcs.com. Sign on to your account using your Sprint PCS Phone number and Passw...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 255 Sprint P CS V ision Launching a Sprint PCS Vision Connection To launch a Sprint PCS Vision connection: 1. Press Menu ( ) to access the main menu. 2. Select Web ( ). (Your Sprint PCS Vision connection will launch and the Sprint PCS Vision home page will display.) The...

256 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Though the browser is open, you are not currently in an active data session - that is, no data is being sent or received. As soon as you navigate to another page, the active session will launch and you will see the “Connecting...” message. Net Guard When you first c...

258 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Navigating the Web Navigating through menus and Web sites during a Sprint PCS Vision session is easy once you've learned a few basics. Here are some tips for getting around: Softkeys During a Sprint PCS Vision session, the bottom line of your phone's display contain...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 259 Sprint P CS V ision Selecting Once you've learned how to use softkeys and scroll, you can start navigating the Web. To select on-screen items: 䊳 Use the navigation key to highlight the desired item, then press the desired softkey button (or press ). Links, which app...

260 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Going Home To return to the Sprint PCS Vision home page from any other Web page: 䊳 Press and hold . – or – Press Menu ( ) and select Home ( ). Sprint PCS Messaging Accessing Messaging Now you can send and receive emails and text messages and participate in Web-based...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 261 Sprint P CS V ision Accessing Sprint PCS Mail Sprint PCS Mail allows you to perform many of the typical email functions from your Sprint PCS Vision Phone that you can from your personal computer. You can manage your Sprint PCS Mail account from your Sprint PCS Visio...

262 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Accessing Additional Email Providers With Sprint PCS Vision, you can use popular email services such as AOL ® Mail, Yahoo! ® Mail, MSN Hotmail and EarthLink ® to keep in touch, even while you’re on the go. To access email providers from your Sprint PCS Vision Phone:...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 263 Sprint P CS V ision Accessing Instant Messaging Sprint PCS Vision also provides you with access to popular instant messaging (IM) clients, including AOL ® Instant Messenger TM , MSN ® Messenger, and Yahoo! ® Messenger. To access instant messaging clients from your S...

264 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Accessing Wireless Chatrooms Sprint PCS Vision gives you the ability to join wireless chatrooms from your Sprint PCS Vision Phone, to send text messages and icons to chatroom participants, or to launch a one-on-one (private) chatroom. To access a chatroom from the b...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 265 Sprint P CS V ision Downloading Premium Services Content With Sprint PCS Vision and your new Sprint PCS Vision Phone, you have access to a dynamic variety of Premium Service content, such as downloadable Games, Ringers, Screen Savers, and other applications. (Additi...

266 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Selecting an Item to Download You can search for available items to download in a number of ways: 䢇 Featured displays a rotating selection of featured items. 䢇 Categories allows you to narrow your search to a general category, such as Movie/TV Themes for Ringers or ...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 267 Sprint P CS V ision 2. Select an option to continue: 䡲 Select Use ( ) to assign the downloaded item (or to launch, in the case of a game or application). Your Sprint PCS Vision session will end and you will be redirected to the appropriate phone menu screen. 䡲 Selec...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 269 Sprint P CS V ision Web Exploring the Web With Web access on your Sprint PCS Vision Phone, you can browse full-color graphic versions of your favorite Web sites, making it easier than ever to stay informed while on the go. Follow sports scores and breaking news and ...

270 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision additional functionality to expand your use of the Web on your Sprint PCS Vision Phone. Opening the Browser Menu The browser menu may be opened anytime you have an active Sprint PCS Vision session, from any page you are viewing. To open the browser menu: 䊳 Press the...

272 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Creating a Bookmark Bookmarks allow you to store the address of your favorite Web sites for easy access at a later time. To create a bookmark: 1. Go to the Web page you want to mark. 2. Press to open the browser menu. 3. Select Mark this Page ( ). 4. Select Save ( )...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 273 Sprint P CS V ision Deleting a Bookmark To delete a bookmark: 1. Press to open the browser menu. 2. Select View Bookmarks ( ). 3. Scroll to highlight the bookmark you’d like to delete and select Options ( ). 4. Select Delete ( ). 5. Select OK ( ) to remove the bookm...

274 Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision Reloading a Web Page To reload (refresh) a Web page: 1. Press to open the browser menu. 2. Select Refresh this page ( ). (The browser will reload the current Web page.) Restarting the Web Browser If the Web browser appears to be malfunctioning or stops responding, y...

Section 3B: Sprint PCS Vision 275 Sprint P CS V ision Sprint PCS Vision FAQs How will I know when my phone is ready for Sprint PCS Vision service? Your User name (for example, [email protected] ) will display in the phone number under Phone Info. listing in your phone’s Settings menu. How do I...

Section 3C: Sprint PCS Voice Command 277 V o ice Command S e c t i o n 3 C Sprint PCS Voice Command SM In This Section ⽧ Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command ⽧ Creating Your Own Address Book ⽧ Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command ⽧ Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command...

278 Section 3C: Sprint PCS Voice Command Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command With Sprint PCS Voice Command: 䢇 You can store all your contacts’ phone numbers, so you can simply say the name of the person you want to call. 䢇 There’s no need to punch in a lot of numbers, memorize voicemail pa...

Section 3C: Sprint PCS Voice Command 279 V o ice Command Creating Your Own Address Book You can program up to 500 names into your Sprint personal address book, with each name having up to five phone numbers. That’s 2,500 phone numbers, and with the advanced technology of Sprint PCS Voice Command, yo...

Section 3C: Sprint PCS Voice Command 281 V o ice Command Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command To access information using Sprint PCS Voice Command: 1. Press . 2. Say “Call the Web” and choose from a listing of information categories like news, weather, and sports. – or – Simply say “...

Section 4 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information

Section 4A: Safety 285 Safety S e c t i o n 4 A Safety In This Section ⽧ Getting the Most Out of Your Reception ⽧ Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone ⽧ Caring for the Battery ⽧ Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice ⽧ Owner’s Record ⽧ Phone Guide Proprietary Notice Part of...

286 Section 4A: Safety Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength ico...

Section 4A: Safety 287 Safety Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properly and maintaining safe, satisfactory service. 䢇 Speak directly into the mouthpiece. 䢇 Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your...

Section 4A: Safety 289 Safety 䢇 Any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle’s engine. Restricting Children’s Access to Your Phone Your phone is not a toy. Do not allow children to play with it as they could hurt themselves and others, damage the phone or make calls th...

Section 4A: Safety 291 Safety Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice FCC Notice This phone may cause TV or radio interference if used in close proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can require you to stop using the phone if such interference cannot be eliminated. Vehicles using liq...

292 Section 4A: Safety The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing, measuring and calculation process. It does not represent how much RF the phone emits. All phone models are tested at their highest value in strict laboratory settings. But when in operation, the SAR of a phone can...

Section 4A: Safety 293 Safety Owner’s Record The model number, regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the batter y compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future. Model: S...

Section 4B: Manufacturer’s Warranty 295 W a rranty S e c t i o n 4 B Manufacturer’s Warranty In This Section ⽧ Manufacturer’s Warranty Your Sprint PCS Phone has been designed to provide you with reliable, worry-free service. If for any reason you have a problem with your equipment, please refer to t...

296 Section 4B: Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, L.P. (“SAMSUNG”) warrants to the original purchaser (“Purchaser”) that SAMSUNG's Phones and accessories (“Products”) are free from defects i...

Index 301 Index Index Numerics 3-Way Calling 247 A Abbreviated Dialing 39Airplane Mode 69Alarm Clock 140Answering Calls 32Auto-Answer Mode 73 B Background - Changing 63Backlight 61Battery 25–29 Capacity 25Charging 28Installing 26 Biz Card Scan 207Bookmarks - Accessing 272Bookmarks - Creating 272Book...

304 Index Off 24 U Unlocking Your Phone 77 V Videos - Recording 189Videos - Storing 195Voice Memos 144Voice Services 153–167Voice-Activated Dialing 156–163 Voicemail Menu Key 230Options 226Retrieving 224Setting Up 5, 222 Volume 57 W Warranty 296Web 269–274Welcome to Sprint iWorld Time 149