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Phone Basics ᮣ Plug the flat end of the charger into the phone's charger jack and the other end into an electrical outlet. The phone turns on with the screen locked and indicates both its charge state and percent of charge. Incorrect Correct Extending Your Battery Life Active applications, light levels, Bluetooth usage, and other functionality all act to drain your battery. The following is a list of helpful tips that can help conserve your battery power: ⅷ Reduce your Backlight on time. See "Changing the Backlight Time Length" on page 42. ⅷ Reduce the screen Brightness. See "Adjusting the Screen's Brightness" on page 43. ⅷ Turn Bluetooth off when not in use. See "Turning Bluetooth On and Off" on page 104. ⅷ Disconnect from Web services that are not in use (Facebook®, Twitter®, etc.) See "3C. Entertainment" on page 147. Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before charging your phone. Repeating this process of a complete discharge and recharge, can over time reduced the storage capacity of any battery. 2A. Phone Basics 19

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Your Phone’s Menu	7
Getting Started	13
1A. Setting Up Service	14
Setting Up Your Phone	14
Activating Your Phone	16
Setting Up Your Voicemail	18
Sprint Account Passwords	18
Getting Help	19
Managing Your Account	19
Sprint 411	20
Sprint Operator Services	21
Using Your Phone	23
2A. Phone Basics	24
Your Phone	24
Key Functions	25
Landscape Phone Features	26
Viewing the Display Screen	27
Turning Your Phone On and Off	28
Turning Your Phone On	28
Turning Your Phone Off	29
Battery and Charger	29
Extending Your Battery Life	31
Navigating Through the Menus	32
Accessing Menus	32
Displaying Your Phone Number	38
Making and Answering Calls	38
Making Calls	38
Dialing Options	39
Answering Calls	39
Missed Call Notification	40
Calling Emergency Numbers	41
In-Call Options	42
End-of-Call Options	42
Saving a Phone Number	43
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses	44
Dialing From the Contacts List	45
Speed Dialing	46
Entering Text	46
Accessing the QWERTY Keyboard	46
Entering Text Using the Keyboard	47
Using the Keyboard	48
2B. Settings	51
Personalizing Your Phone	51
Assigning a Background Image	51
Sound Settings	52
Ringer Types	52
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings	53
Always Vibrate	54
Silence All	54
Display Settings	54
Changing the Backlight Time Length	54
Adjusting the Screen's Brightness	55
Adjusting the Display Language	55
Color Theme	55
Touch Settings	56
Touch Sensitivity	56
Location Settings	56
Messaging Settings	57
Airplane Mode	57
TTY Use With Sprint Service	58
Updating the Phone’s Software	59
Updating the PRL	59
Updating the Data Profile	59
Favorites	60
Security Settings	60
Accessing the Security Menu	60
Your Phone’s Lock Feature	60
Unlocking Your Phone	61
Changing the Lock Code	61
Using Emergency Numbers	61
Deleting Phone Content	62
Resetting Your Phone’s Settings	62
Resetting Your Phone	63
Security Features for Data Services	63
2C. History	66
Viewing Recent Calls	66
Recent Calls Options	67
Making a Call From Recent Calls	68
Saving a Phone Number From Recent Calls	69
Erasing History Entries	70
2D. Contacts	71
Adding a New Contacts Entry	71
Saving A Phone Number	72
Contacts Entry Options	73
Editing a Contacts Entry	75
Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry	75
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Numbers	76
Deleting Contacts Entries	76
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers	77
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry	78
Assigning a Picture to an Entry	79
Finding Contacts Entries	80
Transferring Your Contacts	80
Dialing Sprint Services	82
2E. Calendar & Tools	83
Calendar	83
Adding an Event to the Calendar	83
Event Alert Menu	85
Viewing Events	85
Erasing Selected Events	86
Erasing All Events	86
Alarm Clock	86
Timer	88
Stopwatch	88
World Clock	88
Notes	90
Calculator	90
Tip Calculator	91
Unit Converter	91
Fuel Efficiency	92
Carbon Calculator	92
2F. Voice Services	93
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)	93
Activating ASR	93
Running the Speech to Action Tutorial	94
Making a Voice Call With Speech to Action	94
Calling Contacts Entries	95
Calling Phone Numbers (Digit Dialing)	95
Sending a Message	96
Searching for a Contact	98
Opening Menus with ASR	98
Checking Phone Status Using ASR	98
ASR Options	99
Adaptation	100
Using Choice Lists	101
2G. microSD Card	102
Using Your Phone’s microSD Card and Adapter	102
Using the microSD Card	102
Memory Status	104
Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer	104
Creating Folders in the microSD Card	107
Formatting the microSD Card	107
Important Connection Information	108
2H. Camera	109
Taking Pictures	109
Using the My Photos Folder	110
Storing Pictures	113
Setting Storage Options	113
Sending Pictures From Messaging	113
Sending Pictures From the My Photos Folder	114
2I. Bluetooth	116
About Bluetooth	116
Turning Bluetooth On and Off	116
Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu	117
Assigning a Bluetooth Name to Your Phone	117
Viewing Information for Available Devices	118
Pairing Bluetooth Devices	118
Disconnecting Your Paired Devices	119
Reconnecting Your Paired Devices	120
Deleting Paired Devices	120
Sending Items via Bluetooth	120
Sending Contact Information via Bluetooth	120
Sprint Service Features	123
3A. Sprint Service: The Basics	124
Voicemail	124
Setting Up Your Voicemail	124
Voicemail Notification	124
New Voicemail Message Alerts	125
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages	126
Clearing the Message Notification Icon	127
Text Messaging (SMS)	127
Composing Text Messages	127
Accessing Text Messages	128
Deleting Messages	128
Using Outlook to Send SMS Messages	129
Caller ID	129
Call Waiting	129
Making a Three-Way Call	130
Call Forwarding	131
Roaming	132
Setting Roam Mode	133
Call Guard	133
Data Roam Guard	134
3B. Web and Data Services	135
Getting Started With Data Services	135
Your User Name	135
Launching a Web Connection	136
Data Restrictions	137
Data Connection Status and Indicators	137
Navigating the Web	137
Browser Menu	138
Creating a Bookmark	140
Accessing a Bookmark	141
Deleting a Bookmark	141
Accessing Messages	141
Email	142
Accessing the Add New Email Page	143
Configuring Your Outlook Account	143
Using Outlook to Send SMS Messages	144
Email Home Page Overview	145
Creating Additional Email Accounts	147
Configuring the Sprint Mobile Email Settings	147
Configuring Individual Email Account Settings	149
Setting up an Audible Alert for Emails	149
Accessing Email	150
Creating a New Email Message	150
Deleting Email Messages	151
Deleting Email Accounts	152
Marking Your Email List	152
Refreshing Your Email List	152
Downloading Games, Ringers and More	153
Information Services on the Web	156
Initializing Your Information Service	156
Accessing the Information Services	157
Updating Web Content Information	157
Data Services FAQs	157
3C. Entertainment	159
Music	159
Playing Music	159
Sideloading your Multimedia Content	161
Transferring Multimedia Content	161
Creating your Music Folder	161
Facebook	162
Twitter	163
Top Games	163
Safety and Warranty Information	165
4A. Important Safety Information	166
General Precautions	166
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone	167
Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device	169
Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your Phone	170
Caring for the Battery	170
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy	171
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling	173
Owner’s Record	174
User Guide Proprietary Notice	174
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty	175
Manufacturer’s Warranty	175