Samsung SCH-1500 manual

The Clear Alternative to Cellular Sprint PCS Phone SCH-1500 Manufactured by Samsung User Guide Please read this manual befo re operating the phone, and keep it for future reference. SM TM[...]

Intellec tual Property All Intelle ctua l Pro per ty , as define d below , owne d by or w h ich is other wise the p roperty of Samsung, Sprint PCS and t heir r espectiv e suppli ers relating to the Sp r int P C S Ph one™ , inclu d i n g b u t not limite d to, acce ssories, pa rts, or s oftw are r elat ing th ereto ( the Ph one System), is the sol[...]

W elcome to Spri nt PCS Sprint PCS built the only a ll-digital , nationwide netw or k from the ground up, f or a ne w level of c larity . W e’ ve buil t our netwo rk to giv e you what we believ e you r eally want from a wireless phone compa ny: c lear sound, p rivate conv ersations and time-savin g f eatures. But Sprint PCS also has the potential[...]

Firs t Thi ngs Firs t Read t his bef or e yo u do an ything el se: Determine if your phone is pre-activated: If you rece ive d your Spr i nt PC S Phone TM in the mail o r purc hased it at a Sprint PCS Center , your phone should alre ady be a ctivated and simpl y needs to be unlocked. See “Ho w to Unlock Y our Phone.” How to activate your phone:[...]

What you should have handy: • Y our new Spr int PCS Phone TM • The original p ackaging f or yo ur new ph one • Y our billing a ddress • Y our Social Security number or T ax ID numb er • Y our driver’ s license number • P en and pa per to write down your ne w Sprint PCS Phone number During this call, a Sprint PCS Customer Care Advocate[...]

How to unlock your phone: If you r eceived your Sprint PCS Phone TM in the mail or purc hased i t at a Sprint PCS Center , your phone is alre ady activated . Jus t enter yo ur f our-digit loc k code, and you’ ll be read y to begin making ca lls. If you ca n’t recall y our lock code, try the last four d igits of either your Sprint PCS Phone numb[...]

How to get help: If you nee d help with these st eps or an ything else rega rding yo ur new Sprint PCS Phone TM , please ca ll Sprint PCS Customer Car e at 1-888 -211-4PCS (4727). (In Southern C alif ornia, call 1- 800-455-45 51. ) Y o u can al so pres s , , on y o ur ac tiv ated Sprint PCS Phone. (In Southern Cal ifornia, pr ess: , , , , .) A Spri[...]

Intr odu ction T o Y our Sprint PCS Pho ne Congr atulations on the pur c hase of y our Sprint PCS Phone TM . Using the latest digital technology , your S print PCS Phone opera tes in a similar manner to other wireles s phones, while prov iding superior resonance a nd tone quality . The f ollowing options mak e your S print PCS Phone both fun and ea[...]

T able Of Contents i Getting Sta rted 1 Y our Sprint PCS Phone Box 2 Description of Y our Sprint PCS Phone™ 3 Screen Displa y 4 Key Functions 5 Status / Alert Indicators 6 Battery Installation, Charging and Care 8 Installing the B attery 8 Dual-Slot Des k top Charger 8 Charging the Ba ttery 9 Battery Charge Indicator 9 Caring for the Battery 10 B[...]

T able Of Contents ii Calling Options (continued) Minute Beep 28 Mute Microp hone 28 Incoming C all Notification 29 Answ ering a Ca ll 29 Ringer / Aler t Options 30 Ring V olume Se tting 30 Key V olume Settin g 31 Ring Type Setting 31 Message Alert Setting 32 Roam Ring Setting 32 Tone Length Setting 3 3 Ring Tone Mute 33 Alerts Me nu 33 Any Key Ans[...]

T able Of Contents iii Message S ervices a nd Voicemail 43 Overview of Message Se rvices and Voic email 44 Message M anagement 45 Reviewing Messages 45 Setting Up Y our Voicemai l Box 46 Reviewing Voic email Messages 46 One-touch Voicemail Access 46 Reviewing Numeric Page an d Text Messa ges 47 Eras i ng Mes sages 48 Advanced Features 49 Pause Dial[...]

T able Of Contents iv Acce ss ories 64 Batteries 65 Dual-Slot Des k top Charger 65 Cigare tte Lighter Adapter 65 Travel Charge r 66 Hands-Free Car Kit 6 6 Leather Case 66 Hand Stra p 67 Charging Times with A ccessories 67 Appendix 68 Troubleshootin g 69 Maximizin g Call Quality 69 Caring for the Antenna 69 Common Que stions 69 Safety Considera tion[...]

Getting Started 1 Getting Started Y our Sp ri nt PCS Phon e Box Descript ion of Y our Spr int P CS Ph one™ Scre e n Di s play Battery Instal l at i on , Chargi ng an d Care Basic Oper ations of Y our Sprint PCS Ph one™ Display Options Service Mode S elec tion Menu Orga nizat io n[...]

Getting Started 2 Y our Sp rint P CS Phon e Box Y our Spr int PCS Phone Bo x contains the following items: • Sprint PCS Phone TM with Hand St rap • Standard LiIon Battery • Dual -Slo t De skto p Cha rg er • User Guide • Quick Ref erence Ca rd[...]

Getting Started 3 Descrip tion of Y our Sp ri nt PCS Pho ne™ Function keys and other c ontrols activ ate the featur es of your Sprint PCS Phone TM . The f ollowing illus tration identifi es the function keys, controls and indicators: 1) LED Indicator (Calls, Messa ges, Po wer On) 2) LCD Scr een 3) V olume B uttons 4) T alk Key 5) Scroll K eys 6) [...]

Getting Started 4 Screen Display Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM feature s a dot matrix LCD screen with f our te xt lines a nd one icon line. The icon line displa ys active options and sel ected menu items. During conversation, the scr een displa ys the call timer and the name and n umber of the other party , if available. Activ e in-use op tions, suc h[...]

Getting Started 5 T able 1: Key Functions Press T ALK to: • plac e and an swer calls, • initiate Th ree-W ay C alling, • ans wer a Ca ll W aiting call. Press T ALK twice quickl y to redial the last outgoing num ber . Press V OICE DIA LING to i nitia te V oice Dialing. (V oice Activate d Dialin g is onl y avail ab l e i n Sprint PCS Service Ar[...]

Getting Started 6 T able 2: Stat us / Aler t Ind icators Signal Streng th Indica tes c urrent s ignal st ren gth No Service Indicates tha t the phone is outside a service area and cannot send or receiv e call s, or the phone is in P ower Sav e mode In Use Displa ys when the phone is in use Roaming Displa ys when the phone is outside the Sprint PCS [...]

Getting Started 7 T able 2: Stat us / Aler t Ind icators ( Contin ued) The f ollowing st atus / alert indicators are te x t indicators and do not inc lude an associated icon displa y: Locked T e xt displa y indicates Loc k mode Ringe r Off or Vibr ate T ext display indicates r inger status Greeting A personal greeti ng of up to 1 2 char acters disp[...]

Getting Started 8 Battery Instal lation, C hargin g and C are Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM pack a ge in clud es a par tia lly cha rged, r echarg eabl e batter y so that you can use the ph one immediatel y after i t is activ ated. Installing the Battery T o attach th e batter y to your Sprint PCS Phone: 1. Hold the batter y s o that the metal con tact[...]

Getting Started 9 Charging the Ba ttery T o charg e the batter y using the Dual-Slot Desktop Charger: 1. Plug the pow er cord of the charg er into a w all outlet. 2. Select one of th e fol lowing option s: • Insert the entire phone with batte ry attached into the front comp artment of the c harger . • Insert a sing le battery (alone, not attac [...]

Getting Started 10 Car ing fo r the B a t tery Use onl y Samsung-appr oved b atteries with Samsung- approved d ual-s lot d eskto p and t ravel char gers . These c harg ers maximize battery life and perf ormance. Using othe r batteries or c harg ers may inv alidate y our warranty and m ay dam age the b atter y . For proper batter y care, please f ol[...]

Getting Started 11 Battery Dis posal and Re cycling Please f ollow th ese guidelines when disposing of o r recyclin g the batter y: • Do not dispose of the b atter y in a fire; th e cell ma y e xplode. Chec k the r egulations in y our area f or special dis posal instructi ons. • Do not open or punctur e the battery; the released electrol yte is[...]

Getting Started 12 Basic Oper ations of Y our Sprint PCS Ph one TM Power On / Off Pres s an d h ol d . Menu Scrolling Press , then or . Make Calls E nter number , and then press . V oice Dialing Pre ss , and then say the na me.* Correct M istakes Press . Redial Call Press twice. Speed Dialing Enter the memory location, and then press . End Call Pre[...]

Getting Started 13 T urning on Y our Sprint PCS Ph o ne TM T o pow er on your phone, pr ess and hold . The red ligh t f lashes, and an al ert sounds. The di spla y updates to re f lect the f ollowing con ditions: • When the system l ocates service, the banner displa ys, along with the time and date. Y ou can now place an d receiv e calls. • If [...]

Getting Started 14 Display Options Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM provides severa l display op tions: Backlig ht Cont ro l When the phone is attach ed to the Hands-F ree Car K it, the backligh t remains on ( when the phone is on). When K eyGuard is active, the backlight r emains off. At other times, yo u can select ba cklight options. T o select bac kl[...]

Getting Started 15 Pers ona l Greet i ng Y ou can create and dis pla y a 12-c haracter personal gr eeting that disp lays in Stan dby mode. T o create a personal gr eeting: 1. Press to displa y the Ma in Menu. 2. P res s for D isp lay . 3. Press f or Greeting. 4. Enter y our personal g reeting by p ressing the alphanumeric keys on the keypad. (See ?[...]

Getting Started 16 Ser v ic e Mode S electi on Y ou can operate y our Sprint PCS Pho ne TM in one of three differe nt service modes: • Au tomatic: The phone wil l sear ch f or Digital service first. If Digital service is not av ailable , it will sea rch f or Analog service automaticall y . •Sprint PCS Service is limited to S print PCS service, [...]

Getting Started 17 Menu O rga nizatio n Y our Sprint PCS Phone™ includes both a Main M enu and an In Use Me nu. Mai n Me nu The Main Men u in Standby m ode contains 10 primary options, mo st of which co ntain sub-me nus with conte xt- specific options. (See “T able 5: Main Menu St ructure” on page 18.) In Us e Me nu The In Use Men u opti ons [...]

Getting Started 18 T able 5: Main Menu S tructure Main Menu Menu Level 1 Menu Level 2 Menu Level 3 1. Call Logs ➪ 1. Outgoing 2. Incoming 3. Erase Logs 4. Air Time ➪ 1. Last Call 2. Total 3. EraseTotal 2. Phone Book ➪ 1. Recall ➪ 1. by Name 2. by Digits 3. by Mem # 2. Store 3. Edit 4. Erase ➪ 1. by Name 2. by Mem # 3. Set Mode ➪ Automat[...]

Calling Options 19 Calling Options Overv ie w of Cal lin g O pti ons Charact er Ent ry Placi ng / E nding C alls Roaming With Y our Sprint PCS Ph one™ Ringe r / Alert Options Any Key Answ er T racki ng Call s Through Call Lo gs[...]

Calling Options 20 Overview of Ca lling Opt i ons Y our Sprint PCS Phone™ provides a variety of call ing options. F or detai led inf ormation on eac h of the f oll owing calling options, see the r elated section in this man ual: • Enter the phone number by pressing the appr opriate digit keys, and th en press . • Access a p hone number by spe[...]

Calling Options 21 Alpha Entr y T o enter letters when saving a name in the Internal Phone Book or when entering a personal g reeting: 1. Press the as sociated alphanum eric key to enter a letter . 2. T o select the desired c har acter , r epeatedl y press an alphanumeric key to cycle through the letters and the number as sociated with that key . F[...]

Calling Options 22 Punctu at ion En tr y T o enter p unctuation mar ks when entering a name in the Phone Book or a personal g reeting: 1. Press repe atedly to s can punctuation op tions: • Period ( . ) • Apostroph e ( ’ ) • Comma ( , ) • Open Pa renthesis ( ( ) • Closed P arenthe sis ( ) ) •D a s h ( – ) • Ampersand ( & ) •?[...]

Calling Options 23 Roam in g With Y our Sp rint PC S Phone™ Wher e Y ou Can Us e Y our Phone Y our Sprint PCS Phone™ is Dual-Band, whic h means y ou can use it to make and receiv e ca lls in ma ny plac es. • In an y city where S print PCS pro vides service. • On other PCS CD MA netwo rks and con ventional cellular netw orks where Sprint PCS[...]

Calling Options 24 Note - Alw ays dial using 10 digits (ar ea code + numb er) when calling fr om outside y our Sprint PCS Home S ervice Area. Calling Exp e rien ce When y ou use your p hone on other PCS CD MA netw orks, yo ur calling e xperience and call quality will be qui te similar to what y ou ex perience when maki ng calls fro m within the Spr[...]

Calling Options 25 If you’ re on your ph one and leav e a Sprint PCS Service Area, yo ur call will b e dropped. When ree ntering a Sprint PCS Service Area while on a roaming ca ll, turn your phone off and on again to acquir e Sprint PCS Service. If you nee d customer service while using y our pho ne outside the Sprint PC S Networ k, dial 1-888-21[...]

Calling Options 26 Automatic Hyp henation A utomatic Hyph enation f ollows the North American Numbering Plan, which hyphena tes numbers as f ollo ws: • 800-555 -1234 Digits f ollo wing a P ause a re not h yphena ted. (See “P ause Dialing” on page 50.) Corre ct ing a Misd ialed Nu mber T o correct a mis dialed digit or number: • Press to era[...]

Calling Options 27 Missed Call Alert Y our phone keeps a list of calls that you do not ans wer when the phone is on and service is avail able. The p hone indicates a missed cal l by displayi ng a te xt notif ication on the scr een. Additionall y , if caller inf or mation is av ailable, th en an Incoming C all Log entr y mar ked “MISSE D” is cre[...]

Calling Options 28 Minute Beep Y ou can set the Minute Beep option to sound an alert 10 seconds bef ore ea ch elapsed m inute to remin d you of the length of the curr ent call. T o turn Minute Beep on and off: 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu i n Standby mod e before pl ac ing the ca ll. 2. Press fo r Alert. 3. Press f or Minute Beep. 4. Press or[...]

Calling Options 29 Incoming Ca ll No tifi cation Y our Sprint PCS Phone TM signals an i ncomin g ca ll or m ess ag e in the fo llowing ways: • The b ackligh t illumin ates. • The red LED on the top of the h andset f lashes. • The ringer sounds (unless set to V ibrate or Off). Incoming cal l notificatio n continues until one of th e fol lowing[...]

Calling Options 30 Ringe r / Al er t Option s Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM prov ides a variety of ring er / a lert options in the S ounds menu. T o set ring er / alert options: 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu. 2. Press for S ounds. 3. Press the corresponding digit key to select th e desir ed option: • Press for R ing V olume. • Press for K ey [...]

Calling Options 31 Key V olume Setting The key vol ume sounds in r esponse to digit keypress es. T o set key vol ume: 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu. 2. Press for S ounds. 3. Press f or K ey V olume. 4. Pres s the scroll k eys to sca n v olume opt ions: V olume levels 1 - 6 and Of f. 5. When the desire d option displa ys, pre ss to save the set[...]

Calling Options 32 Message Ale rt Setting The Messag e Alert option lets y ou select a unique ring type and v olume f or incoming messag es. T o set mess age ring type and vol ume: 1. Press to displa y the Ma in Menu. 2. Press for S ounds. 3. Press again fo r Messag e Ale rt. 4. Pres s the as sociated digit keys to s elect an option : • Press f o[...]

Calling Options 33 T one Lengt h Se ttin g The T one Length setting lets y ou select short or long DTMF (Dual-tone Multi-fr equency) tones. T o set tone length: 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu. 2. P ress for Setup . 3. Press f or T one Length. 4. Press the scr oll keys to toggle betw een Short / Long. 5. When the desire d option displa ys, pre s[...]

Calling Options 34 Any Key Answe r Activate An y K ey Answ er to ans w er incoming calls by pressin g any key on the keypad, e xcept . T o activate An y K ey Answ er: 1. Pres s to displa y the Main M enu. 2. Pr ess f or Se tup. 3. Press for AnyK ey Ans. 4. Press and to toggle bet ween On / Off. 5. Press to sa ve the setting.[...]

Calling Options 35 T rac king Cal ls Thro ugh Cal l Logs Call Logs stor e up to ten incom ing calls and ten outgoing calls. Eac h log store s the name and p hone number (if avai lable), a s well as the time / date stamp. In case of duplicate en tries in sequence, the system c onsolidates those entries and stor es onl y the most recent call from the[...]

Calling Options 36 Erasing Ca ll Logs Y ou can erase phone n umbers stored in C all Logs. To e r a s e C a l l L o g s : 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu. 2. P res s for C all Log s. 3. Press for Er ase Logs. 4. Press to confirm eras ing the call l ogs, or pr ess to cancel the op eration. Reviewing Airtime Y ou can review th e airtime of the most[...]

Internal Phone Book 37 Internal Phone Book Overview of th e Intern al Phone Boo k Storing P hone Numbers / Names Vi ewing Stor ed Ent ries Diali ng f rom th e Int ern al Phone Boo k Edit ing Phon e Book Entri es Erasing P hone Book Ent r i es[...]

Internal Phone Book 38 Overview of th e Intern al Pho ne Book The Internal Phone Book provides the f ollowing f eature s: • 79 memory locations • Optional name entry • Confirmation option when erasing entries • A utomatic scrol ling to the ne xt av ailable loca tion, with manual locati on selection option • Adding / Editing entries by nam[...]

Internal Phone Book 39 Storin g Phone Numbers / Names T o store p hone numbers / names: 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu. 2. Press f or Phone Book. 3. Press again f or Store. The s creen pr ompts f or the phone number . (Y ou can enter up to 32 digits.) 4. Enter the phone number by pr es sin g th e digit keys. The number displ ays fr om right to [...]

Internal Phone Book 40 Viewing Stor e d En tr ie s Finding Entr ies By Loc ation T o find an entr y by location: 1. Press to displa y the Main Menu. 2. Press for Phone Book. 3. Press for Reca ll. Additional options displ ay . 4. Pr ess for By M emory #. The scr een p r ompt s f or a location. 5. Enter th e location by pressi ng the associat ed digi[...]

Internal Phone Book 41 Dialin g from t he In terna l Phone Book Dialing By Me mo ry Lo ca tio n Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM lets y ou place calls quic kly by entering the associ ated digit key(s) f or the Phone B ook memory location of the phone number y ou are calling. The f ollowing tab le outlines these d ialing shortcuts: T abl e 6 : Me m o ry D[...]

Internal Phone Book 42 Edit in g Ph one Book En t ries T o edit a Phone Book entry: 1. Pres s to displa y the Main M enu. 2. Press for Phone B ook. 3. Pr e ss for Edi t. 4. Pre s s the s c roll ke ys to scro ll to t h e de si red en t r y . 5. Press for con te xt-specific options . 6. Pres s the as sociated digit key to select an op tion: •P r e [...]

Message Services and V oicemail 43 Message Services and V oicemail Overview of Messag e Se rvices and V oicemail Message M anage ment Setting Up Y o ur Voicemail Box Review in g Numeric Pa ge and T ext Messages Erasing M essages[...]

Message Services and V oicemail 44 Overview of Me ssage Ser v ic es and V oic email Y our Sprin t PCS Phone TM receives voi cemail notif ication, te xt messag es and n umeric pages . When the pho ne receiv es a messag e, an alert sounds, and a te xt notification displa ys (“New V oicemail”, “New T ext” , or “New P ag e”). “Urg ent!”[...]

Message Services and V oicemail 45 Message Ma na gement The phone dis plays the n umber of new m essag es in each category , and then places a diagonal line ne xt to me ssages after you read t hem. An exclamat ion po int n ext to a me ssage indicate s an urgent messag e. Reviewi ng Me ssages Y our Sprint PCS Phone accepts inc oming messag es in bot[...]

Message Services and V oicemail 46 Setting Up Y our V oicemail Box Setting up y our voi cemail box pro vides access to voicema il mess a ges for rev iew . T o set up y our voice mail box, contac t Sprint PCS. Revie wi ng V oicemail Me ssages T o re view vo icem ail mes s ages : 1. Press to display the Messag es menu. 2. Press for V oice. The screen[...]

Message Services and V oicemail 47 Reviewi ng Nu meric Page s and T ext Messages T o revie w numeric pag es and te xt messages: 1. Press to displa y the Mes sages men u. The number of new messag es displa ys ne xt to the associated mes sage type in the m enu. 2. Press for P a ge , or pres s for T ext. An inde xed list of pag e or te x t messag es d[...]

Message Services and V oicemail 48 Erasing M essages Y ou can erase al l stored mes sages . T o eras e messag es: 1. Pre ss to disp lay th e M essa ges me nu. 2. Press fo r Delete All. The screen pr ompts f or confirmation bef ore erasing messag es. 3. Press to erase the m essages, o r press to cancel the oper ation.[...]

Advanced Features 49 Advanced Features Pause Di aling Security Option s Call Re striction Options Resetti ng t he Phone KeyGua rd Emergency and Special Numb ers[...]

Advanced Features 50 Pause D ialing P ause Dialing lets you send numbers as DTMF (Dual-tone Mult i -freq uency) sign als a fter pl acin g a ca ll. Th is feat ure is helpful when usin g electronic communi cations, suc h as sending ba nk account or cred it card numb ers over the phone. Enter ing and Stor ing Paus e s Enter pauses by pressing after di[...]

Advanced Features 51 Security Op tions Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM provides many s ecurity options, including a user-p rogra mmable l ock code, keypad lock and call rest riction features . T o access the Security menu in Standby mode, pr ess , , and then enter the f our- digit loc k code. Pr ess the associ ated digit key to access one o f the f ollo[...]

Advanced Features 52 Lock Cod e Settin g The default lock code f or your Sprint PCS Phone TM is gene rall y 0000 or the last four digits of your p hone number , depending on activ ation. Y ou can enter a personal l ock code , and then c hang e the lock code as often as y ou like. T o enter a ne w lock code: 1. Pres s to displa y the Main M enu. 2. [...]

Advanced Features 53 Lockin g the Pho ne Y ou can select settings to lock th e phone manual ly or automatical ly , or leav e the phone unlocked. T o lock th e phone: 1. Pres s to displa y the Main M enu. 2. Press for Security . The Lock Code scree n displays . 3. Enter the f our-digit lo ck code to acces s the Security menu. 4. Pr ess for Lo ck. 5.[...]

Advanced Features 54 Call Restrictio n Options Restrict ing Cal ls Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM provides the f ollowing Call Restriction options in the S ecurity menu: • Phone Book: Restricts access to the Phone B ook • Incoming C alls: Restricts the ph one from r eceiving incoming cal ls • Outgoi ng Calls: Restricts the phone fr om placing out[...]

Advanced Features 55 Resettin g the P hone Resetting the phone returns all s aved options to the def ault settings and er ases all Ph one Book entries. The phone provides se curity b y requiring the lock co de to reset the phone. When th e Lock Code screen displa ys, enter th e four- digit lock code, and then co ntinue. T o reset the phone: 1. Pres[...]

Advanced Features 56 Emerge ncy and Sp eci al Number s Emerg ency numbers (91 1, *911, #911) and the S print PCS Customer Care n umber ( ) ar e prog rammed i nto yo ur Sprint PCS Phone TM . The Security menu provi des the option of storing three additional special numbers. Y ou can place calls to emerg ency an d sp ecial numb ers when the phone is [...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 57 Special Sprint PCS Features Vo i c e D i a l i n g Call Waiting Cal l Fo rwar ding Three- W ay Callin g Block Ow n Number[...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 58 Vo i c e D i a l i n g Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM features Art smARTspeak ® , the new V oice Dialing system from Advanced Recogni tion T echnol ogy . When on the Sprint PCS Networ k, y ou can call up to 20 s tored entries by speakin g the name into the microphone. Using the V o ice Dialing option requir es that you f[...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 59 V oice Dialing Activa tio n V oice Diali ng is alwa ys active once y ou have tr ained the phone to a ccept V oice Di aling e ntries. T o place V oice Dialing calls, pres s the V oice Dialing key , and then sa y the name into the phone afte r you hea r the voice prompt. Placin g a Call Usi ng V oice Diali ng T o pl ace[...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 60 Reviewing V oice Dia ling En tries T o revie w V oice Dialing entries: 1. Press to display the M ain Menu. 2. Press f or V oice Dial. 3. Pres s f or Revie w . A list of entries displa ys. 4. Pres s the digit key to se lect the desir ed entry , or press the scroll keys to scan entries. The recorded nam es play audibly [...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 61 Call Waiting Call W aiting lets you receiv e a second call during conversa tion. When a C all W aiting cal l comes in, the incoming cal l alert sounds, whe n set, and a te xt notificat ion disp lays . Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM provides the option of turning the Call W aiting f eatur e on and o ff. Cal l W aiting is o[...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 62 Call F orwardi ng Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM provides the option of f orwa rding incoming cal ls to another ph one number , even while your phone is off. Activating C all Forw arding does not affect outgoing c alls mad e from this p hone. Activati ng Call Forwardin g T o activ ate Call Forw ar ding: 1. Pres s , , . 2.[...]

Special Sprint PCS Features 63 Block Own Nu mber Y our Spr int PCS Phone TM provides the option of bl ocking yo ur phone number from the called p arty’ s Caller ID displ ay . Block Own N umber Setting T o activate Block Own Number temporaril y: 1. Pres s , , . 2. Enter th e phone num ber , and then pr ess . T o activate Block Own Number permanent[...]

Accessories 64 Accessories Sprint PC S Pho n e Acc e ssor i e s[...]

Accessories 65 Sprin t PCS Phone Ac cessori es Batteries T wo types of LiIon batteries ar e availa ble for us e with yo ur Sprint PCS Phone TM : •Standard Batter y - BTL859S •Extended Battery - BTL1359L Figure 1: Standard and Extended Batteri es Dual-Slot Deskto p Ch arg er The Dual -Slo t De sktop Cha rg er charg es the batter y at your home o[...]

Accessories 66 T rave l Charger The T rav el Charg er p lugs i nto a wall outlet an d enables you to ch arg e a sin gle bat tery at you r home or office or wh ile trav eling. Figure 4: Trave l Charger: TC59 Hands-Free Car Kit * The Hands-F r e e Car K it pr o vid es saf ety , freedo m and conv enience in yo u r veh i cl e. (K it i nclu des Cradle a[...]

Accessories 67 Hand Strap The Hand Str ap provi des conven ience and saf ety when carr ying or using y our phone. Figu re 7: H and Stra p: C HS- 1900 Charging T imes with Accesso ries Standa rd Batte ry Extende d Bat tery Dual-Sl ot Desktop Charger 3.0 hrs. 5.0 hr s. T rave l Ch arger 4.0 hrs. 5.0 hrs Hands-Free Ca r Kit 3.0 hr s. 4.0 hrs. Cigarett[...]

Appendix 68 Appendix T rouble shoot ing Commo n Qu estion s Safe ty C onsid era tions Glossary of T erms[...]

Appendix 69 T rou bleshooti ng Maximizin g Call Quality For optimum call quality with y our Sprint PCS Phone TM , please f ollow thes e guidelines: • Fully e x tend the antenna. While it may b e possible to place calls with the a ntenna retracted, th e phone operat es best with the antenna fully e xten ded. • Hold the pho ne as you w ould hold [...]

Appendix 70 How far can I call on my Sprint PCS Ph one TM ? Y ou can place local or long-distan ce calls within th e U.S. as long as y ou are initi ating the call within the Sprint PCS Nationwide Netw ork. Does the phone have to be on to receive a call? Y es. The Sprint PCS Phone must be o n to receiv e an incoming cal l. Can I answer the phone by [...]

Appendix 71 What costs will I have with m y Sprint PCS Phone TM ? The costs depen d on the Sprint PCS Ser vice Plan you select. There is a monthl y in v oice , whic h incl udes a monthl y access f ee and per-mi nute airtime c harg e fo r use or tal k time. (Prepa id plans do not have m onthly inv oices.) The cost of a monthl y invo ice varies depen[...]

Appendix 72 What do I do if my Sprint PCS Phone TM is lost or stolen ? In addition to reporting the thef t to local la w enf orcem ent, immedi ately contac t Sprint P CS to avoid f urther c all c harg es. (Call S pr int PC S Custo mer Care t oll-f ree at 1 - 8 88-21 1-4PC S.) Y o u will be re spon sible for charges ma de o n your S pr int P CS Phon[...]

Appendix 73 Electr onic D evic es Y our wireless tel ephone is a radio tr ansmitter an d receiv er . When the pow er is on, the phone r eceiv es and sends out RF energy . Most modern electronic equipment, such a s equipment in hos pitals and ca rs, contains an RF s ignal shiel d. RF energy ma y affect some inadequatel y shielded electr onic equipme[...]

Appendix 74 Other Dangero us Areas T urn of f yo ur phone in an y area with a p otentially e x plosive atmospher e. It is r are, b ut your phone or its acc essories could g enerate sparks, which could ca use e xplosion or f ire. Areas wi th a potentiall y e xplosiv e atmospher e ma y not alwa ys be cle arly mar ked. These a reas ma y inc lude: • [...]

Appendix 75 Glossary of T erms Airtime - Actual time spent talking o n the wireless phone. Most carriers bill cu stome rs based o n how ma ny minutes of airtime they use eac h month. Antenn a - A device for tra nsmi tting o r r e ceivi ng signa ls. Th e size and sha pe of ante nnas i s determined, in p art, by the frequency of th e signal they rece[...]

Appendix 76 Home Service Area - The g eogr aphic ar ea in which the wireless phone is a ctivated. This is used f or in voicing purposes . Hook Flash - The ac tion of clic king on the re ceive r of a landline phone. On y our Sprint PCS Phone™, pr ess T ALK to achieve the same result. LCD – (Liquid Cr ystal Display) Co mmonly used to r efer to th[...]

Appendix 77 V ocoder - V oice Coder . A device used to convert speech into digital si gnals . V oicemail - A computerized ans wering service that ans wers a call , plays a greeti ng an d reco rd s a me ssa ge. Depending on the s ophistication of th e service, it can notify the sub scriber , via a p ager , of an incoming cal l or mess age. (A lso ca[...]

Index 78 A Access ories 6 4 Activating Servic e (Refer to Introducti on) Advanced Features 49 Aircraft 73 Airtime (Reviewing) 36 Alerts Me nu 33 Alpha Entry 21 Analog Indi cator 6 Answ ering a Ca ll 12 , 29 Antenna 3 Antenna Care 69 Any Key Answer 34 Appendix 68 Automatic Hyphe nation 26 B Back light C ontr ol 14 Basic Operat ions of Your PCS Phone[...]

Index 79 Call Waiting 61 Call Waiti ng Indicato r 7 Character Entry 20 Charging the Ba ttery 9 Charging Times with A ccessories 67 Cigare tte Lighter Adapter 65 Clear Key 3, 5 Common Que stions 69 Compliance with Safety Sta ndards 72 Conversation Mode 13 Correctin g a Misdia led Number 1 2, 26 D Dangerous Ar eas, Other 7 4 Description of Your Sprin[...]

Index 80 F Failed Cal l Alert 27 Faile d Call I ndica tor 7 FCC Noti ce 74 Finding En tries By Loca tion 40 Finding En tries b y Name 40 G Getting Started 1 Glossary of Terms 75 Greeting 7 H Hand Stra p 67 Hands-Free Car Kit 6 6 I Incoming C all Indicator 7 Incoming C all Notification 29 Incoming C all (Review) 1 2 Installing the B attery 8 Interna[...]

Index 81 M Main Me nu S tructu re 18 Maintenance 74 Making Cal ls 12 Maximizin g Call Quality 69 Memory Dial ing Shor tcuts 41 Menu Key 3, 5 Menu Navig ation 17 Menu Organization 1 7 Menu Sc roll ing 1 2 Message Alert Setting 32 Message In dicators 6 Message M anagement 45 Message S ervices and Voice Mail 43 Messag es (E rasi n g) 48 Messages Key 3[...]

Index 82 Personal Greeting 15 Phone Book Ov erview 38 Phone Descriptio n 3 Phone Specifica tions 11 Placin g a Call 22 Power On Light 3 Power On / Off 12 Power Sa ve Mo d e 13 Prepend D ialing 26 Punctuation Entry 2 2 R Redial ing a Call 1 2 Resetting the Phone 55 Restr ictin g Calls 5 4 Reviewin g Airtime 36 Reviewing Messages 45 Review ing Numeri[...]

Index 83 Speed D ialing 12 Stand ard Battery 11 Stan dby Mo de 13 Stan db y Time 11 Status / Alert Indicators 6, 7 Storing E mergency / Sp ecial Numbers 56 Storing Ph one Numbers / Names 39 Storing Ph one Numbers at Call End 3 9 T T alk K e y 3, 5 T alk T ime 11 T e xt Mes sage I ndicato r 6 T e xt Messag es (Revie wing) 47 Three-W a y Calling 6 2 [...]