Samsung SCH-1900 manual

User Guide Samsung SCH-1900 Sprint Personal Communication Services TM[...]

Sprint PCS. SM It’ s not just a better phone. It’ s a better connection. SM LIT062 SEP97 GH68-60613A[...]

This phone will work only with service from Sprint PCS, which must be purchased separately . See T erms and Conditions of Services. Use only approved accessories with your SCH-1 900 phone. ©1997 Sprint Spectrum L.P . All rights reserved. Sprint and the diamond logo are registered trademarks of Sprint Communications Company L.P ., used under licens[...]

þ Y our driver’ s license number þ Pen and paper to write down your new Sprint PCS Phone Number During this call, a Sprint PCS Customer Advocate SM will collect your information as well as help you select your Sprint PCS Service Features and a calling plan. Once you’ve made all your selections, they’ll guide you through the activation proce[...]

T able of Contents First things first: Call us to get activated. 1 What you should know before you call. 1 What you should have handy . 1 How to unlock your phone. 2 How to get help. 3 Getting to know your phone. 10 Display icons: What they tell you. 12 Function keys: What they do. 13 Battery: Putting in the power . 15 Installing your battery . 15[...]

Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance. 26 Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services. 26 Setting up your voicemail. 27 Finding out you have a message. 28 Retrieving messages. 28 Internal phone book and call logs. 29 Understanding your phone’ s memory . 29 Saving and storing a phone number . 29 Entering a pause. 32 Finding numbers in your phone book. [...]

T o start connecting, just press . Welcome to Sprint PCS. We’ve built our new network from the ground up to give you what we believe you really want from a wireless phone company: clear sound, private conversations and time-saving features. But, Sprint PCS also has the potential to do something even more far -reaching – to simplify your life. O[...]

Getting to know your phone. 1. Red Light: Illuminates when is pressed and when you have incoming calls and messages. 2. V olume Key: Lets you scroll through menu options and adjust the earpiece and ringer volumes. T o adjust the earpiece volume, press the volume key while you are on a call. T o tempoarily silence the ringer , press the volume key w[...]

Display icons: What they tell you. Display icons are all the symbols or text that show up on your display screen. In short, they tell you what’ s going on. Signal Measures your current signal strength. The more bars there are, the stronger the signal. Messages Indicates when you have messages waiting in voicemail. Battery Shows the level of your [...]

Press this key to store or recall a number in the phone’ s internal phone book and to save menu settings. Press this key to display and scroll through the phone’ s main menu. Press and hold this key to access your voicemail box. (For more information on V oicemail, see page 27.) Battery: Putting in the power . Y our new Sprint PCS Phone comes w[...]

16 Charging your battery . The battery charge indicator in the lower -right corner of your phone’ s display lets you know when the battery needs to be recharged. When the battery charge level is low , the icon will blink and the phone will sound a tone. If you continue to use your phone without recharging and the battery level becomes too low , i[...]

T urning on your phone. Of course, before you can use your Sprint PCS Phone you’ll need to turn it on. Start by checking to see that the charged battery is installed or that you have an external power source (the rapid cigarette lighter adapter or the hands-free car kit). Then, simply press until the red light flashes briefly and the greeting scr[...]

20 Correcting a mistake. If you make a mistake while entering a phone number , press to erase the number one digit at a time. T o delete the entire number at once, press and hold it down for at least one second. Remembering your phone number . Y ou probably don’t call your own Sprint PCS Phone Number very often, so you may forget it. If you do, h[...]

Responding to Call Waiting. When you’re in the middle of a call, you will be alerted to other incoming calls with a short beep and a “CALL W AIT” message. With Caller ID, the phone number and name (if stored in your phone book) of the caller are also displayed. If you don’t answer the call within ten seconds, you will be reminded of the inc[...]

Saving or editing your own emergency numbers. Y ou can save up to three emergency phone numbers on your Sprint PCS Phone, in addition to 9 1 1. T o save those numbers, follow the steps below . 1. Press . 2. Press to select “Security . ” 3. The phone prompts, “Lock Code:” Enter your four -digit lock code (unless you’ve changed it, this cod[...]

26 Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance. Press to obtain residential, business and government listings; to get help completing local or long-distance calls; or to obtain movie listings, hotel, restaurant and shopping information, and major local event information. Y ou can obtain more than one number at a time from directory assistance. When you[...]

28 Finding out you have a message. Y our Sprint PCS Phone alerts you in several ways when you have new voicemail messages: þ By displaying a message on the screen þ By sounding five short beeps (if the message ringer is turned on) þ By flashing the red light at the top of the phone þ By displaying at the bottom of your screen T o acknowledge th[...]

1. Enter the number you want to save. We suggest that you save numbers using ten digits (area code + number) so you can dial from your phone book while traveling outside your Sprint PCS Home Service Area SM . Press to save the number . 2. The phone searches for the next available memory location. T o accept that location, press . T o save the numbe[...]

6. When the name is entered correctly , press . The phone displays a confirmation message containing the name and number . Y our phone will also give you the option of saving a number when you end a call or miss a call. Just press while the number is still displayed. If the flip was closed when the missed call came in, open the flip and press to st[...]

3. Press to dial the modified number . Erasing a phone number . 1. Press . 2. Press to select “Phone Book.” 3. Press to select “Erase.” 4. Indicate whether you want to access the number by name or memory location by pressing or respectively . 5. Enter either a portion of the name or the memory location number then press to display the numbe[...]

36 display . (For more detailed instructions on creating your phone book, turn to page 38.) Main menu: T ailoring your phone’ s features to your needs. Y our phone’ s features and settings can all be accessed using the main menu, even during a call. Here’ s how to go about it. Navigating through the menu. T o display the main menu , press . T[...]

1: Last Call. Displays the phone number of your last call, the date and time the call was made, and the duration of the call. 2: T otal. Displays the total number of calls made and received, along with the total amount of airtime used. Note: This log begins tracking airtime as soon as you press , so the airtime displayed will be different from the [...]

40 . (See page 30 for more information on entering names.) þ 3: Erase by Lets you delete numbers from your internal phone book. 1: Name. Enter the name or the first letter or letters of the name then press . If more than one match is found, scroll the entries by pressing or . When the number you want to delete is displayed, press to remove it from[...]

Adjusting your phone’ s volume. 4: Sounds. This allows you to adjust the volume of the ringer and key beep. In addition, you can select the type of sounds you hear when the phone rings. þ 1: Ring V ol T o adjust the ringer , press either or , or the volume key . Settings are “OFF ,” “LOW ,” “MED” and “HIGH.” The default is “MED[...]

þ 2: My Phone# Displays your Sprint PCS Phone Number . þ 3: Greeting Use this to customize the display you see when your phone is in standby . Y ou can input any message, such as your name, up to 1 2 characters long. Enter the characters just as you would for the phone book. þ 4: V ersion Displays the version number of the software installed on [...]

calls cannot be received on your phone, but callers can leave a voicemail message. The phone will display “Incoming Call Restricted.” 3: Outgoing. Determines whether outgoing calls can be made from your Sprint PCS Phone. Possible settings are “UNRESTRICT” and “RESTRICT .” The default setting is “UNRESTRICT .” If you choose “RESTRI[...]

48 Choosing the right alerts. 7: Alert. Y our Sprint PCS Phone comes with options that keep you aware of what’ s going on. þ 1: Minute Beep This option is like a minute minder that beeps ten seconds before the end of each minute during a call. Settings are “ON” and “OFF .” The default setting is “OFF .” þ 2: Service When this option[...]

50 Usage guidelines: All about performance and safety . Keeping tabs on signal strength. The voice quality of your Sprint PCS Phone will always be at its best when the antenna is fully raised. If you’re inside a building, reception may be better near a window . The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your ar[...]

52 Maintaining your phone’ s peak performance. T o operate your phone properly – that is, to maintain safe and satisfactory service – you should follow these rules: þ For best reception, extend the antenna fully . þ Hold the phone with the antenna up and over your shoulder . þ Do not hold the phone antenna at any time. þ Do not use the ph[...]

54 þ Replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance. It can be recharged hundreds of times before it will need to be replaced. þ Do not store the battery in high-temperature areas for long periods of time. Using your phone while driving. T alking on the phone while you’re driving may divert your attention from the road an[...]

56 Consult the manufacturer of any personal medical devices (such as pacemakers and hearing aids) to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signals. T urn off the phone in health care facilities and request permission before using the phone near medical equipment. T urn off your phone before flying. Y ou should turn off your Spr[...]

Cautions. Any changes or modifications to your Sprint PCS Phone not expressly approved in this document could void your warranty for this equipment and void your authority to operate this equipment. Only use approved batteries, antennas and chargers. The use of any other type will invalidate the warranty . FCC notice. The phone may cause TV or rad[...]

60 In dex A activation 1 airtime 37,38 alert menu 48 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 51 antenna 1 0,50,52,58 any key answer 20,48,54 area codes 30,33 auto retry 48 B backlight 43 battery charge indicator 1 2,1 6 charging 1 6 disposal 55 installing 1 5 performance 53 removing 1 5 replacing 54 blasting areas 57 C Call Forwarding 23 call [...]

62 P pauses 32 phone book (see internal phone book) phone numbers erasing 34,40 saving 29,39 searching by digits 39 searching by memory location 39 searching by name 33,38 your own 20,44 Power Save feature 50 PWR key 1 0 R radio frequency safety 5 1 red light 1 0 resetting your phone 47 restricting your phone 45 ring type 43 ringer off 1 2,20,42 ri[...]