Sprint PCS®
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Sprint PCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1. Getting Started with Sprint PCS Service . . . . . .9
Getting Started with Sprint PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Setting Up your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Setting Up your Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Understanding this User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
2. Getting to Know your Sprint PCS PhoneTM . . .19
Parts Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Turning your Phone ON and OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Entering Information Using Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3. Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Understanding How Roaming Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Setting your Phone's Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setting an Alert When Roam Charges Apply (Call Guard) . . . . . . . .37
4. Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Correcting Dialing Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Dialing from an Internal Phone Book Memory Location . . . . . . . . .43
Redialing Last Outgoing Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Displaying your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
5. Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Changing Ringer/Key Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Silencing the Ringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Selecting Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
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Setting Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Adjusting Volume During a Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Setting Melody Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Setting Tone Length or Start-up/Power-off Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Muting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
6. Managing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing the Call History List (Outgoing, Incoming and Missed) . . .52
Making a Call from the Call History List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Saving a Phone Number from the Call History List . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Adding Options to the Entry in the Call History List . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Erasing Individual Calls or All Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
7. Using Sprint PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . .57
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Setting Up a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Forwarding your Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
8. Managing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Setting Up Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Message Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Knowing When you Have Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Retrieving your Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Classifying Page/Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
9. Using your Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Saving New Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Adding Multiple Phone Numbers/E-mail/Web Addresses to an Existing Entry .75
Storing and Viewing Long Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Storing Short Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Finding and Retrieving Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Setting Incoming Ringer/Picture to the Phone Book Entry . . . . . . .79
Erasing a Stored Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Entering Secret Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Changing Stored Phone Numbers, E-mail and Web Addresses . . . . .81
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Storing Special Numbers in the Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Using Different Dialing Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
10. Changing your Phone's Display . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Changing the Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Changing your Standby Mode Display Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Setting Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Changing the Display Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Changing the Contrast Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Setting the Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Setting the Display for Incoming Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Setting the Display for the Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Setting Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Displaying the Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
11. Setting your Phone's Security . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Locking the Side Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Locking your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Unlocking your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Changing your Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Restricting your Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Storing Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Erasing the Entire Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Resetting your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Resetting and Locking your Phone through SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Changing the Passcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
12. Personal Information Management . . . . . . . .103
Managing Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Checking My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Managing Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Using Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Setting Up Screen Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Using Voice-Activated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
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