Samsung SPH-A500 Bedienungsanleitung

LMA500_080602_F1 Online User’ s Guide Dual-Band T ri Mode PCS Phone Model SPH-A500[...]

Table of Co ntents Welcom e to Sprint ......... ......... ......... .......... ...... ......... ......... 6 Intro ductio n to t his On line User’ s Guid e ......... ......... ...... 7 SECTI ON 1: G etting Star ted ............ ....... ......... ......... ......... 8 Setting Up Serv ice ....... ........ ..... ........ ........ ........ ........ ..[...]

Silent Mode .................... .......... ............. .............. .............. ............. ......... .............. ..... 31 Changing the Greeting....... .............. ............. .............. .............. ............. .......... ......... 32 Changing the Backli ght Time Length .................. .............. ......... ........[...]

Saving a Phone Numb er From Ca ll History ......... .............. .............. .............. ......... 57 Prependi ng a Phone N umber Fro m Call Hist ory ............... .............. .............. ......... 58 Erasing C all History................. ............. .............. ......... .............. ............. .............. ..... 58 Us[...]

Erasing a Memo ............ .............. .............. ......... .............. ............. .............. .............. 80 Erasing A ll Memos................... ............. .............. .............. ............. ......... .............. ..... 81 SECTION 3: Usi ng PCS Service Featur es ......... ....... ..... 82 PCS Servi ce Featu res:[...]

Pictures......... .............. .............. ............. .............. .............. ............. ......... .............. ... 1 04 Ringers .............. ............. .............. .............. ............. .............. ......... .............. ............ 10 6 Screen Save rs ........ ......... .............. .............. .......[...]

6 Welcome to S print print built the largest all-PCS nationwide network with advanced multimedia services and cle ar calls, reaching more than 230 million people for clarity you can see and hear . We built our network to give you what we believe you really want from a wireless phone, clear sound, private conversations and tim e-saving features . Bu[...]

7 Introduct ion to this Online User’s Guide his Online User’ s Guide introduces you to PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’ s divided into four sections: 䊳 Sectio n 1: Getting Started 䊳 Sectio n 2: Understanding Y our Phone 䊳 Sectio n 3: Using PCS Service Features 䊳 Sectio n 4: Safety and Warranty Information Throug[...]

Section 1 Gett ing St arted 8 Section 1 Getting Started[...]

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 9 1A Setting Up S ervice In This Section 䊳 Getting Started With PCS Service 䊳 Setting Up V oicema il 䊳 Getting Help his se ction w alks yo u throu gh the bas ics of setting up servi ce for your PCS Phone, includi ng unlocking and activating your phone, setting up your voicemail and how to cont[...]

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 10 Getting Star ted With PCS Ser vice Determine If Y our Phon e Is Al ready Activa ted If you received your phone in t he mail or purc hased it at a Sprint St ore, it probably has been activated. All you need to do is unlock your phone. If your phone is not activated, please refer to the Start Here [...]

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 11 Setting Up Y our V oicemail All unanswered call s to your PCS Ph one are automatically transferr ed to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefor e, you will want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your PCS Phone is activated. T o set u p voic emai l: 1[...]

Section 1: Getting Started 1A: Setting Up Service 12 PCS Cust omer Solutio ns Claire, your virtual service representa ti ve is also available to assist you 24 hours a day , seven days a week. Visit her at www.sprintpcs.com by logging on and clicking on Claire’ s Directory for Service Solutions. Receivin g Automate d Invoicing Information For your[...]

Section 2 Understanding Your Phone 13 Section 2 Understanding Your Phone[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 14 Section 2A Your PCS Phone: Th e Basics In This Section 䊳 Front View of Phon e 䊳 Viewing t he Disp lay Scr een 䊳 Featu res of Y our Phone 䊳 T urning Y our Phone On and Off 䊳 Using th e Battery and Cha rger 䊳 Disp laying Y our Phone Num ber 䊳 Makin g and Answer ing [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 15 Fron t V iew of Phone[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 16 1 . S ignal Strength Indica tor: This icon represents the signal st rength by displaying bars. The more bars di splayed, the better the signal strength . 2. Headse t Jack: (located in the upper back corner of the phone.) Allows you to plug in an optional headset for safe and co[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 17 1 3. Menu Ic on Screen : The menu icon screen is only display ed when you have the phone in the “Camera” menu sty le. If you are in the “Nature” menu style, the regular menu items are displayed with various pictu res. 1 4. Antenna: The ante nna allows you to send and re[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 18 V iewin g the Display Screen Main LCD This list identifi es the symbols yo u’ ll see on your main LCD screen. displays your current signal str ength.The more lines you have, the stron ger your sig nal. means your phone cannot find a signal. tells you a call is in progress. in[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 19 Exte rnal LC D: 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 pr ogress. T ime/Date is displ ayed. shows your current battery c harge strength. (Icon shown fully discharged.) [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 20 Features of Y our A500 Congratulations on the purchase of your PCS Phone (SPH-A500). This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable and offers m any significant features and service options: 䊳 Dual-band T ri -Mode capability provides access to other PCS di gital and analog [...]

21 T urning Y our Phone O N and OFF T urning Y o ur Phon e ON T o turn your phone on, press for a few seconds. Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for Service” indicating that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone fi nds a signal, it automatically enters Standby mode – the phone’ s idle st ate. At this point, you are[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 22 Using the Bat tery Battery Ca pacity Y our PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery . I t allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery provides approximately 2.5 hours of continuous digital talk time (1 hour in analog) or approxima[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 23 Char ging the Battery Y our PCS Phone comes with a rechargeable battery . Y ou should charge the battery as soon as possi ble 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 hone autom ati[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 24 Displaying Y our Phone Nu mber Just in case you forget your phone number , your PCS Phone can remind you. T o display your phone number: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Phone Bo ok . 3. Press for My Phone # . Making and An swering Calls Making Calls Y our PCS Phone offer [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 25 Answering Cal ls 1. Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemai l. 2. When a call comes in, an swer the call by opening th e flip. Depending on your settin gs, your PCS Phone notifi es you of incoming calls in the follo wing ways: 䊳 The pho[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 26 Calling Emer gency Numbers Y ou can place calls to 911 (dial and press ), even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. Using One/T wo/Three T ouch Speed Dialing With thi s feature, you ca n autom ati cally call Speed Dial entries using one key press for locat ion[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 27 Ti p : T o speed di al a phon e numb er from t he ma in menu, press a nd hold the Internal Phone Boo k entry numb er . If the entry num ber is two digi ts, enter the first di git, then pr ess and ho ld the seco nd digit. In-C all Opt ions During a call, your phone displ ays men[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 28 Section 2B Controlling Your Phone’s Setti ngs In This Section 䊳 V olume S ettings 䊳 Ring er T ypes 䊳 Select ing T one L ength 䊳 Alert Not ification 䊳 Silent Mo de 䊳 Chan ging th e Gree ting 䊳 Chan ging th e Backli ght Set tings 䊳 Chan ging th e Displa[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 29 Adjusting the Phon e’ s V olume Settin gs T o adjust the ringer or key beep volume: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Settings . 3. Press for Soun ds . 4. Press for Ringer V olume or for Key Beep . Ti p : Y ou ca n adjust th e ringer vo lume in St andby mo de or [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 30 8. Press the navigation button down and then left or right to select the desired Ringer . 9. Press to Save to ex it. Selecti ng Ringer T ypes for Messages T o select a ringer type for messages: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Settings . 3. Press for Soun ds . 4. [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 31 Selecting a T one Leng th Longer tone lengths may be better for tone recogni tions when dialing voicemail or other autom ated systems. T o select a tone leng th: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Settings . 3. Press for Soun ds . 4. Press for T one Length . 5. Sele[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 32 4. Press for Ringer V olume . 5. Press for Cal ls . 6. Press the n avigation key to th e left unt il Vib ra te or Off is s elected. 7. Press to save. Ti p : With the flip op en, you c an also activ ate Silent M ode by press ing the volume do wn key in St andby m ode an[...]

33 6. Use the navigation key to s elect Flip O pen , 30 seconds , 15 seconds , 8 seco nds for the LCD or Fl ip Op en , 30 se cond s , 15 seconds , 8 seco nds, or Off for Keypad and Pwr Save Mode . 7. Press to Save . Note: Long backl ight settin gs affect the battery’ s talk an d standby t imes. Changing the Display Screen Y our new PCS Phone off [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 34 Note: When y ou exi t Airpla ne mo de and retur n to no rmal usage, the ph one will reset itself by turn ing Off, and then back On. Launch Pad Settings The launch pad or navigation key automatically launches progra ms in idle mode depending on which way the button is p[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2B: Controlling Your Phone ’s Settings 35 Screen Save rs Y our new PCS Phone offer s you the option of displaying a sc reen saver while in Standby mode. T o assign a screen saver: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Downlo ads . 3. Press fo r Scr een Sa vers . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to highli[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone ’s Security 36 Section 2C Setting Your Ph one’s Secu rity In This Section 䊳 Accessi ng the Sec urity Men u 䊳 Lockin g Y o ur Phone 䊳 Unlock ing Y our Phone 䊳 Using Spec ial Numbers 䊳 Secu rity Feat ures f or PCS Vis ion SM y using the security setting on your PCS Phone, you r[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone ’s Security 37 Accessing t he Security Menu Y ou must enter your lock code t o view the Security menu. T o acces s the Security menu: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Settings . 3. Press for Se curity . 4. Enter your lock code. 5. The security m enu is displayed. Ti p : I f you can?[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone ’s Security 38 Changing the Lock Cod e T o change your l ock code: 1. From the Security menu, press for Chan ge Lock . 2. Enter your new lock code and press . 3. Re-enter your new lock code and press . Calling in Lock Mod e Y ou can place calls to 911 and to your special numbers when in [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone ’s Security 39 5. Press for Outgoing Call . 6. Press the navigation key up or down to select Allow all , PB ook Only , or Special# Only and Press . Using Special Numbers Y ou can save up to three special numbers in addition to your Internal Phone Book entries. Y ou can make and receive c[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone ’s Security 40 Resett ing Y our Pho ne Resettin g the phone restor es all the facto ry defaults, incl uding the rin ger types and display settings. The Internal Phone Book, Call History , Scheduler and Messaging are not affected. T o res et your phone: 1. From the Security menu, press fo[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2C: Setting Your Phone ’s Security 41 4. Press for PW Prompt . 5. Press the navigation key up or down to select Alway s Ask or Never Ask . 6. Press . Signin g In and Out of PCS V ision Serv ices Y ou can sign out of PCS V ision Services without turning off your phone, however you will not have access to all PC[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roam ing Experience 4 2 Section 2D Controll ing You r Roaming Experienc e In This Section 䊳 Under standin g Roaming 䊳 Sett ing Y our Phon e’ s Roam M ode 䊳 Contr olling Roaming Charge s Using Cal l Guard oaming is the abi lity to make or r eceive calls while you’re off the Sprint N[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roam ing Experience 4 3 Understandin g Roaming Reco gnizin g Icon s on the D isplay Screen Y our phone’ s display scr een always lets you know when you’re off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and roaming. The following chart indicates what you’ll see depending on where you’re using [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roam ing Experience 4 4 䊳 Though callers can leave voice mail messages whil e you are roami ng, you w ill not r eceive notific ation un til you r eturn t o the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. While roaming, you should periodically check your voicemail box for new messages by dialing 1+area [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roam ing Experience 4 5 Roaming Setting s 䊳 Automati c: This setting seeks PCS Ser vice. When PCS Service is unavailable, it searches for an alternative sys tem. 䊳 Analo g: This setting forces the phone to seek an analo g roaming system. The previous setting is rest ored the next time th[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2D: Controlling Your Roam ing Experience 4 6 PCS Web Messages) and press . 2. A message is displayed indicating that roami ng rate applies. Press to p lace the call. T o A nswer In coming Roa ming Cal ls With C all Guard O n: Remember if the Call G uard featu re is set to On , you need to take extra steps to mak[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 47 Section 2E Navigating Th rough Menus In This Section 䊳 Menu Naviga tion 䊳 Menu S tructu re 䊳 Viewing Me nus his section is a road map to using your PCS Phone. Every function and feature can be accessed through a menu. T ake a few moments to learn your way around. Y ou’ll [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 48 Menu Na vigatio n The navigation key on your PCS Phon e allows you to scroll thr ough menus quickly and easily . The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. Menu Structure Select ing Menu Ite ms As you navigate through a menu, th[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 49 V iewin g the Menu s Menu Di agram Menus let you check or change your phone settings. The following outline shows your phone’ s m enu structure. 1. Call Histor y 1. Misse d Calls 2. Outgoi ng Calls 3. Incoming C alls 4. Erase Hi story 1. Misse d Calls 2. Outgoi ng Calls 3. Inco[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 50 4. Applic ations 1. Get New 6. Pi ctures 1. Camer a 2. Album 7. Voicemail 1. Listen 2. Clea r Icon 8. Voice T ools 1. V oice Di al 1. Record Name 2. Review Names 3. Adapt Digits 4. Eras e 1. Erase Nam es 1. Y es 2. No 2. Reset Digits 1. Y es 2. No 5. Set Active 1. T alk Only 2. T[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 51 5. Launc h Pad 2. Downl oad 3. Greeting 1. User Name 2. Custom 4. Backlight 1. LCD 1. Flip Open 2. 30 sec onds 3. 15 sec onds 4. 8 seco nds 2. Keypa d 1. Flip Open 2. 30 sec onds 3. 15 sec onds 4. 8 seco nds 3. Pwr Sav e Mode 1. On 2. Off 5. Fron t Contrast 1. Low est 2. Low 3. M[...]

52 2. Off 3. C onnec t 1. On 2. Off 4. Disconn ect 1. On 2. Off 4. Roam Ri nger 1. Norm al 2. Distinct ive 5. Key Bee p 1. Off 2. Level 1-8 6. T on e Length 1. Short 2. Long 7. Power On/Off 1. On 2. Off 3. In tern et 1. Sign In 1. C onnec t 2. Alway s Auto-connect 3. Don’t Co nnect 2. PW Prom pt 1. Alway s Prompt 2. Never Ask 3. Net Gua rd 1. On [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 53 1. Empty 2. Empty 3. Empty 4. Eras e Pbook 1. Y es 2. No 5. Eras e Contents 1. Y es 2. No 6. Reset Ph one 1. Y es 2. No 7. Reset Ca mera 1. Y es 2. No 8. Airpla ne Mode 1. Y es 2. No 9. Others 1. Launc h Pad 1. Up Key 1. P hone Book 2. V oice Memo 3. S chedu ler 4. Messa ging 5. [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2E: Navigating Thr ough Menus 54 5. Downl oads 6. Displa y s 7. Alarms 8. Calcul ator 9. Messa ging 2. Restric tion 1. Outgoi ng Call 1. Allow All 2. PBook Only 3. Special # Onl y 3. Call Answer 1. Any Key 2. T alk Key 3. Flip Open 4. Auto Answer 1. Y es 2. No 5. Langu age 1. Englis h 2. Españ ol 0. P hone Info[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2F: Managing Ca ll History 55 Section 2F Managing Cal l History In This Section 䊳 Message T ypes 䊳 New Messa ge Alerts 䊳 Message O ptions he Call H istory he lps you m anage your t ime more effect ively . It ke eps track of incoming calls, calls made from your PCS Phone and missed calls. This section guide[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2F: Managing Ca ll History 56 V iewin g History Y ou’ll find your Call History invaluable. It is a list of the last 10 phone numbers or Internal Phone Book entries for calls you placed, accepted or missed. Call History makes r edialing a number fast and easy . It is continually updated as new numbers are added[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2F: Managing Ca ll History 57 Making a Call From Call History T o place a call from Call History: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Call Histor y . 3. Highli ght the de sired entr y in the Mis sed, Outgoi ng, or Incomi ng call history and press . 4. Press to dial the number . Note: Y ou ca nnot make calls fr[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2F: Managing Ca ll History 58 Prepending a Phon e 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 appropri ate prefix by followin g these st eps: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Call Histor y . 3. Highli ght the de sir[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 59 Section 2G Using the Interna l Phone Bo ok In This Section 䊳 Interna l Phone B ook Entry Options 䊳 Addin g a New Inte rnal Pho ne Book En try 䊳 Findi ng Inter nal Phon e Book Entr ies 䊳 Select ing a Ringer T ype 䊳 Diali ng PCS Servic es ow you know the basics that [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 60 Internal Phon e Book Entry Options When you display an Internal Phone Book entry , the following options are displayed when you press . T o select an option, highlight it and press or pres s the corresponding number on the keypad. 䊳 Ta l k to dial the phone number . (If yo[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 61 Enterin g Chara cters Us ing T9 T ext Input T o enter characters using T9 T ext Input, select the T9 (Eng lish) mode. T9 T ext Input an alyzes the le tters you ent er using an i ntuitive w ord database and creates a suitable word. (The wo rd may change as you type.) If the d[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 62 Note: If you press an d hold a num eric key for a few se conds, it will automat ically dis play the num ber . Enterin g Symbols and Numbers T o enter symbols, select the Symbol mode. T o enter a symbol, press the appropriate key indicated on the display . T o enter numbers, [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 63 * - This st ep is not ne cessary on the ver y first entry sa ved int o the phon e. Ski p to t he ne xt st ep if you a re ent ering the first entr y in the phone book. After you have saved the number , the ne w Internal Phone Book entry is displayed. Finding Int ernal Phone B[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 64 Adding a Phone Nu mber to an Internal Phone Book Entry T o add a phone number t o an entry: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Phone B ook . 3. Press for Find . 4. Select the desired entry and press . 5. Press to ed it the ent ry . 6. Press the navigation key down until t[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 65 Selecting a Ringer T ype for an Entry Y ou can assign a ringer type to an Internal Phone Book entry so you can identify the cal ler by the ringer typ e. T o select a ringer type for an entry: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Phone B ook . 3. Press for Find . 4. Select t[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2G: Using the Internal Phon e Book 66 8. Press to c onfirm. T o make an ent ry public: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Phone B ook . 3. Press for Find . 4. Select the desired entry and press . 5. Press to ed it the ent ry . 6. Enter the lock code. 7. Press the navigation key down unt il Secret is selected.[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2H: Persona l Organizer 67 Section 2H Personal Organi zer In This Section 䊳 Addin g an E vent t o th e Sche duler 䊳 Even t Alerts 䊳 Viewing Even ts an d Even t Opt ions 䊳 Using th e Calculat or 䊳 Games our PCS Phone has been equipped with several perso nal information management features to help you ma[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2H: Persona l Organizer 68 Adding an Even t to the Schedule r Y our Scheduler helps organize your time and reminds you of importan t events. T o add an event: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Plan ner . 3. Press for S cheduler . Ti p : Pr ess th e navi gati on k ey up o r down to sc roll by week thro ugh th[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2H: Persona l Organizer 69 6. Press the n avigation key left o r right to select the d esired rin ger category . 7. Press the n avigation key down a nd then l eft or righ t to select th e desired ringer or melody . 8. Press to Save . Event Alert Men u When you have an e vent scheduled with the alarm opti on set,[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2H: Persona l Organizer 70 Going to T oday’ s Scheduler Men u If you are viewing the Scheduler menu and wish to go to the Scheduler menu for today’ s dat e: 䊳 From the Scheduler menu, highlight the current date and press . Purging Events T o delete events scheduled for a specifi c time and date: 1. Press f[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2H: Persona l Organizer 71 4. Enter a number with the keypad. (Press to insert a de cimal point and/or to make the number negat ive or positive.) 5. Press the navigation key : 䊳 Left - Su btract 䊳 Right - Multiply 䊳 Up - Ad d 䊳 Down - Divide 6. Enter the next number using the keypad. Note: For mo re comp[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2H: Persona l Organizer 72 4. If there are no existing countd owns, the New Countdown scr een is automatically displayed. If there is already a countdown entered, press for Add N ew . 5. Enter a name using the keypad and press . 6. Enter the future time and date values and pr ess to save. T o view a countdown: 1[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 73 Section 2I Using Your Phone’s Voice Services In This Section 䊳 Using V o ice-Activat ed Dialing 䊳 Reco rding M emos his section explains the features assoc iated with your phone’ s V oice Services. The easy-to-follow in structions explain how to make calls and r[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 74 Using V oice -Activate d Dialing In addition to PCS V oice Command SM (See page 114), you can use Name Dialing to dial a person from your PCS phone simply by saying a name or Menu Option. Before you can u se Name Dialing, you must record the names you want to use. Y ou [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 75 䊳 If the phone asks you, "Did Y ou Say ," followed by the corr ect name, say "Y es" to confirm the name and dial the number . 䊳 If the phone asks you, "Did Y ou Say ," followed by an incorrect name, say "No." If th ere are oth[...]

76 Note: Recor d V oice Di al tags in a qu iet envi ronment and without t he aid of an access ory (for e xample, a headset or Hands-Fr ee Car Kit). V oice Recog nition V oice recognition allo ws you to launch commonly used funct ions by saying a name when opening your phone, or when pressing and holding a button. These functions are: 䊳 Digit Di a[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 77 Digit Dial Digit Dialing allows you use your Sprint PCS Phon e to dial valid North American phone numbers simply by speaking each digit. T ips for digit dialing 䊳 Digit Dialing works best in quieter environments 䊳 Say each digit clearly . H owever , there is no ne e[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 78 Adapt ing Digi t Dialing If the phone does not recognize numbers c orrectly when you are using digit dialing, you can usually improve your results by adapting digit dialing to your voice. Adaptation involves re cording several digit sequences to teach the sys tem your v[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 79 Erasin g Digit D ialing A daptation T o eras e the digit dialing adaptation and restore digit dialing to the original state, follow the steps l isted below: 1. Press for V oice T ools . 2. Press for Vo ice Dial . 3. Press for Era se . 4. Press for Reset Digit s . 5. Pre[...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 80 auto matic ally . 2. T o finish recording th e memo, press . T o review or save memos When you have finished recording a memo , the phone displays a menu that lets you revi ew the memo, re-record it, save it, or erase it . 1. Press to listen to the memo again. 2. Press [...]

Section 2: Understand ing Your Phone 2I: Using Your Phone’s Voice Services 81 Erasing All Memo s T o erase all memos: 1. Press for V oice T ools . 2. Press for Voi c e M e m o . 3. Press for Erase A ll . The phone asks you if you want to erase all voice memos . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to select Ye s and press .[...]

Section 3 Using PCS Service Featu res 82 Section 3 Using PCS Service Features[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 83 Section 3A PCS Service Feat ures: The Ba sics In This Section 䊳 Using V o icemail 䊳 Using Calle r ID 䊳 Respon ding to Call Wa iting 䊳 Three- Way Ca lling 䊳 Forwa rding Y our Calls ow that you’ve mastered your phone’ s fundamentals, it’ s time to explore the calling featu[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 84 Using V oicemail Setting Up Y our Voi cemail All unanswered call s to your PCS Ph one are automatically transferr ed to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefor e, you will want to set up your PCS Voi cemail and pe rsonal greeting as soon as your PCS Phone is acti[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 85 New V oicemail Message Aler ts When you receive a new voicemail message, y our phone alerts you and prompts you to call your voicemai l. T o call your voice mail, press . T o display your Missed Log, pre ss . Importan t: When you are roamin g off the Sp rint N ationwid e PCS Ne twork, y[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 86 3. Enter your pass code . V oic email Options Y our PCS Phone offers several options for organizing and accessing your voicemail. Setting Up Grou p Distrib ution Li sts Create up to 20 separate group lists, each with up to 20 custome rs. 1. Press and hold to acces s your voicemail. 2. F[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 87 V oicemail-to -V oicemail Message Forw arding Forward a voice me ssage, except those mar ked “Private,” to other PCS V oicemail customers. 1. After listening to a m essage, press . 2. Follow the voice prompts t o enter the phone number . 3. Follow the voice prompts t o record your i[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 88 Clearing the Message Icon Y our phone may temporarily continue to display the icon after you have checked your voice and text m essages. T o clear the icon from the display s creen: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Voi c em a i l . 3. Press fo r Clear Icon Using C aller ID Caller I[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 89 Respon ding to C all Waiting Call Wait ing ale rts yo u to incom ing cal ls whil e you’r e on a ca ll by sounding a beep. The display screen inf orms you that a call is coming in and shows the caller’ s phone number (if it is available and you are in digital mode). T o respond to an[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3A: The Basi cs 90 Using Call Fo rwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number – even when your phone is turned off. Y ou can continue to make calls from your phone with Call Forwarding activated. T o Activate Call Fo rwarding 1. Press . 2. Enter the area code[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 91 Section 3B PCS Vis ion SM In This Section 䊳 We b 䊳 Messagi ng 䊳 Pict ures 䊳 Ring ers 䊳 Scre en Sav ers 䊳 Games 䊳 PCS B usine ss Conn ectio n SM CS Vi sion SM brings you clarity you can see and he ar , wi th enhanced, always-on mobile multimedia capabilities like em ail, pi[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 92 Browsing the W eb on Y our Phone Launching t he W eb T o launch the Web: 䊳 From the phone’ s main menu, highlight Web and pre ss . Yo u r U s e r N a m e When you buy a PCS Phone and sign up for service, you're aut omatically assigned a user name. Then, when you use PCS V ision[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 93 Net Guard When first connectin g to the In ternet, the N et Guard will appe ar to confirm that you want to connect. It helps you avoid accidental connections. T o change your Net Guard s ettings: 1. Press for Main Menu . 2. Press for Setting s . 3. Press for Wireles s Web . 4. Press for[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 94 T o select a softkey: 䊳 Press th e navigatio n key left or right t o highli ght the des ired soft key , then press . Scrolling As with other parts of your phone's menu, you'll have to scroll up and down to see everything on some Web sites. 䊳 Press the navi gation key to s [...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 95 Ti p : The t enth i tem i n a numb ered list m ay be se lect ed by pre ssin g the key on your ph one’ s keypad , even tho ugh the num ber 0 does n’t appear on the scre en. Going Bac k 䊳 T o go back one page, pr ess the key on your phone. Note that the key is also used for de letin[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 96 Accessi ng a Bookmar k T o acces s a bookmark: 1. Press for Vie w B oo k ma rk s . 2. Press the navigation key down to highlight the desired bookmark and press . Deletin g a Bookmark 1. Press for Vie w B oo k ma rk s . 2. Press the navigation key down to highlight the desired bookmark. [...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 97 Setting Up a W eb Connect ion Getting Started Y our PCS Phone allows you to connect to a laptop PC to send and receive email, access the Internet or your com pany’ s network and more, without searching for a wall-mou nted telephone jack. In just three ste ps, you can use your connecti[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 98 Messaging Now you can send and receive email and instant messages, as wel l as chat on select PCS Phones. With chat, you can have a conversati on without talking. Join in a W eb-based chat room to exchange information on a specific topic or read conv ersations that others have posted - [...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 99 3. Where indicated on the site, input your 10-digit PCS Phone Number followed by “@messaging.sprin tpcs.com.” For example: 5551234567@messaging.spri ntpcs.com. Upon completing the registration process, you should begin receiving updates on your PCS Phone as requested. PCS Shor t Mai[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 100 T o read a PCS Short Mail message: 1. When you receive a short mail message, you will see a text message and “New ‘Short Mail’. View it now?” on your display scr een. 2. Launch the browser and select the Mes saging folde r . 3. Scroll to the new short mail mes sage and press . [...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 101 Email Using PCS Email With PCS Email, you can set up an account at no additional charge and perform many of the typical email functions from your PCS Phone that you can from your personal com puter . Y ou can manage your PCS Email Account from your PCS Phone or personal computer at www[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 102 6. Select Send and press when your m essage is ready to be delivered. Chat PCS Vi sion SM gi ves you the ability to join wireless chat room s from your PCS Phone. Send messages including text and icons to many chat room participants or launch one-on-one (private) chat rooms. T o access[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 103 T o set up a private chat room: 1. Press and highlight 1-->1. Press 2. Press the navigation key up or down to highlight the available chatters in the room and press . 3. Press to highlight OK and press . 4. Confirm connection wit h other user . 5. Enter messages usi ng the keypad. N[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 104 Pictures Y our phone gives you the ability to capture images, view images usi ng the phone's display and ins tantly send images to your f riends and family . It's as easy to use as a traditional point and cli ck camera. Besides sending your pictures to friends and family , yo[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 105 Accessi ng the Si te From Y our Deskt op Compute r 1. Log on to your computer and launch the Internet. 2. Go to photos.sprintpcs.com . 3. Y ou wi ll need to reg ister in or der to view the Web site . Once at the site, you can do the followi ng: 䊳 Share pictures 䊳 Navigate forward o[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 106 Ringers Downl oading R ingers T o download an available ringer to your phone: 1. Press fo r Downl oad s . 2. Press for Ringer s . 3. Press for Get Ne w . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to sel ect the desired ringer and press . Assig ning Do wnload ed Ring ers Downloaded ringers[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 107 Purc hasing Ring ers Y ou can purchase ringers on your phone or t hrough www.sprintpcs.com . T o purchase a r inger from your phone: 1. Highlight an item in the Ringers menu and press to select it. 2. If you have purchased a ringer before, pr oceed to Step 3. If you have not previously[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 108 Screen Savers Downl oading S creen Savers T o download an available s creen saver to your phone: 1. Press fo r Downl oad s . 2. Press for Scree n Savers . 3. Press for Get New . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to select the desired screen saver and press . Assig ning Do wnloaded[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 109 Purc hasing Scre en Sav ers Y ou can purchase scr een savers on your phone or t hrough www .sprintpcs.com . T o purchase a s creen saver from your phone : 1. Highlight an item in th e Screen Savers m enu and press to se lect it. 2. If you have purchased a s creen saver before, proce ed[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 110 Games Y ou can play a variety of entertaining and graphically-ri ch games on your PCS Phone. New games are easy to download and play . Accessi ng Games Y ou can access games on your phone or through www .sprintpcs.com . (For details on purchasing options, consult your PCS Servi ce Plan[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 111 PCS Busine ss Connection SM Personal Edition PCS Business Connection SM Per sonal Edition is designed to offer secure wireless access to both Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. PCS Business Connection Personal Edition delivers t he following features: 䊳 Busine ss ema il acce ss : Rea[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3B: PCS Vis ion 112 PCS V ision F AQs How will I know w hen my pho ne is ready for PCS Vision Service? Y our user name (for example, bsmi th001@sprintpcs.com) will display on your phone's display scr een. How do I si gn-in fo r the f irst tim e? Y ou are a utomatic ally sig ned in to PCS Vision Se rv[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3C: PCS Voice Com mand 11 3 Section 3C PCS Voice Command SM In This Section 䊳 PCS V oice Command SM ith Spr int, the fi rst wirel ess provide r to offer innovati ve PCS V oice Command technology , reaching your friends, family , co-workers and te ammates has neve r been easier – es pecially when you?[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3C: PCS Voice Com mand 11 4 Getting Star ted With PCS V oice Comm and With PCS V oice Command: 䊳 Y ou can store all your contact’ s phone numbers, so you can simply say the name of the person y ou want to call. 䊳 There’ s no need to punch in a lot of numbers, memorize voicemail passwords or try to[...]

Sect io n 3: Usin g PCS Se rvic e Feat ures 3C: PCS Voice Com mand 11 5 䊳 Call Di rectory Assistance : If you don’t have a computer or Internet access handy , you can have PCS Direct ory Assistance look up phone numbers for you and automatically add them to your address book. J ust say , “Call operator ,” and we’ll add two name s and numb[...]

Section 4 Sa fety Guid elin es and Wa rra nty I nfor mat ion 116 Section 4 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 17 4A Safet y In This Section 䊳 Getting the Mo st Out of Y our Reception 䊳 Main tainin g Safe U se of and Ac cess to Y our Pho ne 䊳 Caring for the Battery 䊳 Acknow ledg ing Spe cial Pre caut ions an d the FCC N otic e art of getting the most out of your PCS Phone is know[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 18 Getting th e Most Out of Y our Re ception Keep ing T ab s on Sign al Str ength The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone i nforms you of the c urrent signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal s[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 19 Maint aining Y our Pho ne’ s Pe ak Performa nce There are several simple guidelines to operat ing your phone properly and maintaini ng safe, satis factory s ervice. 䊳 Hold the phone with the antenna raised, fully-extended and over your shoulder . 䊳 T ry not to hold, ben[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 20 䊳 Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possi ble, place calls when stationa ry or bef ore pullin g into tr affic. 䊳 Do not engage in stressful or emotional convers ations that may divert your attention from the road. 䊳 Dial to report s erious emergencies. It’ s fr[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 21 Administration (F AA) regulations require you to have permissi on from a crew member to use your phone while the plane is on the ground. T o prevent any risk of interference, FCC re gulations prohibit using your phone while the plane is in the air . T urning Of f Y our Phon e[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 22 Caring for the Batte ry Protect ing Y our Batte ry The gu ideline s lis ted bel ow help you g et th e most out of yo ur battery’ s performance. 䊳 Use only Sprint-approved batteries and deskt op chargers. These chargers are designed to maxi mize battery life. Using other b[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 23 Acknowle dging Sp ecial Precau tions and t he FCC Notice FCC Notic e The phone may cause TV or radio in terference if used in clo se proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can req uire you to stop using the phone if such in terference ca nnot be elim inated . V ehicles usi[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 24 Specif ic Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wirele ss Phones The SAR is a value that corresponds to the relative amount of RF energy absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset. The SAR value of a phone is the result of an ext ensive testing, measuring and calculation proce[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4A: Sa fet y 1 25 Owner’ s Record The model number , regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery com partment. Record the serial number i n the space provided b elow . Thi s will be he lpful if yo u need to contact us about your phone in the future. Mode[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4B: Ma nufactu rer’ s Warra nty 12 6 Section 4B Manufacture r’s Warranty In This Section 䊳 Manu facture r’ s Warranty his section contains the manufact urer’ s warranty for your PCS Phone. For information about the T erms and Conditions o f your PCS Serv ice, please see the Start Her[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4B: Ma nufactu rer’ s Warra nty 12 7 Manu fact urer ’ s W arr anty What i s Covere d and For How Lo ng? SAMS UNG TELECOM MUNICA TIONS AMERICA, L.P . ("SAMSU NG") warrants to the orig inal pu rchase r ("Purc haser") that SA MSUNG 's Phone s and accesso ries ("P[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4B: Ma nufactu rer’ s Warra nty 12 8 Upon re ceipt, SAMSUNG will pro mptly rep air or replace the defec tive Product. SAMSUNG may , at SAMSUNG's so le option, use rebu ilt, reco nditio ned, or new p arts or co mponent s when repa iring any Pro duct or repl ace Pro duct with a reb uilt, [...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4B: Ma nufactu rer’ s Warra nty 12 9 DAMAGES ARISING F ROM ANY T ORT (INCLUDI NG NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGE NCE) OR F AUL T COMMITT ED BY SA MSUNG, ITS AGENT S OR EMPLOY EES, OR F OR ANY BREACH OF CONTRACT OR FOR ANY CLAIM B ROUGHT AGA INST PURCH ASER BY A NY OTHER P ARTY . SOME ST A TES/PR[...]

Section 4: Safety Guidelines a nd Warranty Inf ormation 4B: Ma nufactu rer’ s Warra nty 13 0 Samsung T elecommunications America, L.P . 1130 East Arapa ho Road Richardson, Te xas 75081 Phone: 1-800-SAMSUNG Phone: 1-888-987-HELP (4357) ©2002 Samsung T elecommunications America. All rights reserv ed. No reproduction in whole or in part allowed wit[...]

A Activating Your Phone 10 Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings 29 Airplane Mode 33 Alert Menu 69 Alert Notification 31 Answering Calls 25 B Backlight Time Length - Changing 32 Battery Capacity 22 Charging 23 Installation 22 Battery - Caring for 122 Battery - Removing 22 Battery - Usin g 22 Business Connection 111 C Calculator 70 Call Forwarding[...]

Display Screen - Changing 33 E Email 101 Email - Accessing 101 Email - Composing 101 Emergency Numbers 26 End-of-Call Options 27 Erase Content 39 Events - Erasing 69 Events - Purging 70 Events - Viewing 69 F Features of Your A500 20 Front View of Phone 15 G Games 110 Getting Help 11 Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service 10 Greeting - Changing 32 [...]

Locking Your Phone 37 M Making and Answering Calls 24 Manufacturer’s W arranty 126 Memo - Erasing 80 Memo - Options 80 Memos - Recording 79 Menu Diagram 49 Menu Navigation 48 Menu Structure 48 Menus - Viewing 49 Message Types 98 Messages - Erasing 98 Messaging 98 Missed Call Notification 25 N Navigating 47 Navigating Menus 48 P PCS Messages 98 PC[...]

Ringer Types for Schedule 30 Ringer Types for Voice Calls 29 Ringers 106 Ringers - Downloading 106 Roaming 42 Analog Networks 43 Other Digital Networks 43 Roam Mode 44 S Safety 11 7 Scheduler - Adding an Event 68 Scheduler - Alerts 68 Screen Savers 35, 108 Security - Setting 36 Securit y Feature s - PCS V ision 40 Security Me nu 37 Service Fe ature[...]

U Unlocking Your Phone 10, 37 Unrestricting Calls 39 Using One/Two/Three Touch Speed Dialing 26 V Voice Command 113 Voice Command - Creating an Address Book 114 Voice Command - Making a Call 115 Voice Dial Tags - Erasing 75 Voice Recognition 76 Voice Services 73 Voice-Activated Dialing 74 Voicemail Setting Up 11 Voicemail - Clea ring the message ic[...]