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Updating Phone Software, Updating the PRL, Phone Setup Options, Favorites

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Updating Phone Software Phone Setup Options The update phone firmware (software) option allows you to download and update the software in your phone automatically. Only the internal software is updated; no Contacts entries or other information saved to your phone will be deleted. 1. While in standby mode, select Main Menu and press . 2. Select Tools > Update Phone > Update Firmware. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Updating the PRL The update PRL option allows you to download and update the PRL (preferred roaming list) in your phone automatically. 1. While in standby mode, select Main Menu > Tools > Update Phone > Update PRL. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions. Favorites Your phone offers you the option of assigning shortcuts, favorite or often-used functions. 1. Press Favorites (left softkey) from the standby screen. 2. Select a location using your navigation key. 3. Press Options (right softkey) > Replace to edit the location of an existing Favorite function. - or - If the selected location is empty, press to assign a new function to it. 4. Scroll up or down to highlight a function from the list of available function categories and press . 5. Scroll to highlight an option and press Assign (left softkey) to make the new assignment. 50 Section 2B. Settings

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Your Phone’s Menu	8
Getting Started	17
Setting Up Service	18
Setting Up Your Phone	18
Activating Your Phone	19
Setting Up Your Voicemail	20
Sprint Account Passwords	20
Getting Help	21
Managing Your Account	21
Your Phone	23
Phone Basics	24
Your Phone	24
Key Functions	25
Exterior Phone Features	26
Rear Phone Features	27
Viewing the Display Screen	28
Features of Your Phone	31
Turning Your Phone On and Off	32
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger	33
Navigating the Standby Screen	37
Navigating Through the Menus	38
Displaying Your Phone Number	39
Making and Answering Calls	39
Holding Your Phone	39
Making Calls	40
Dialing Options	40
Answering Calls	41
Missed Call Notification	42
Calling Emergency Numbers	43
In-Call Options	44
End-of-Call Options	44
Saving a Phone Number	45
Finding a Phone Number	46
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses	46
Dialing From the Contacts List	47
Using Speed Dialing	48
Entering Text	48
Selecting a Text Input Mode	48
Entering Text Using T9 Text Input	49
Entering Text Using Alpha Mode	50
Entering Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons, Preset Messages, and Recent Messages	51
Setting Text Options	52
Settings	54
Display Settings	54
Changing the Text Greeting	54
Changing the Screensaver	55
Changing the Theme	55
Changing the Brightness	55
Changing the Backlight Time Length	55
PowerSave Mode	56
Changing the Dialing Font	56
Activating the Status Light	57
Sound Settings	57
Volume Settings	57
Ringer Types	58
Selecting a Key Tone	59
Alert Notification	60
Silence All	60
Location Settings	61
Messaging Settings	61
Airplane Mode	64
TTY Use With Sprint Service	65
Updating Phone Software	66
Updating the PRL	66
Phone Setup Options	66
Favorites	66
Display Language	67
Call Setup Options	67
Call Answer Mode	67
Auto-Answer Mode	68
Abbreviated Dialing	68
Contacts Match	69
Restricting Outgoing Voice Calls	69
Using Voice Caller ID	69
Security	71
Accessing the Security Menu	71
Using Your Phone’s Lock Features	72
Locking Your Phone	72
Unlocking Your Phone	72
Calling in Lock Mode	72
Locking Camera/Pictures	72
Changing the Lock Code	73
Lock Services	73
Locking Voice Services	74
Locking Sprint Power Vision	74
Creating and Using Special Numbers	74
Erasing Phone Data	75
Erasing Cookies	75
Erasing Web History	75
Erasing Web Cache	75
Erasing Contacts	75
Erasing My Content	76
Erasing Pictures and Videos	76
Erasing Text Messages	76
Resetting Your Picture Account	76
Resetting Your Favorites	77
Resetting All Settings	77
Resetting Your Phone	77
Security Features for Sprint Power Vision	78
Enabling and Disabling Data Services	78
Roaming	79
Understanding Roaming	79
Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode	80
Using Call Guard	81
Using Data Roam Guard	82
Call History	83
Viewing Call History	83
Call History Options	84
Making a Call From Call History	84
Saving a Phone Number From Call History	85
Prepending a Phone Number From Call History	85
Erasing Call History	86
Contacts	87
Adding a New Contacts Entry	87
Finding Contacts Entries	88
Finding Names	88
Finding Speed Dial Numbers	89
Finding Group Entries	89
Contacts Entry Options	89
Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry	90
Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number	90
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers	91
Editing a Contacts Entry	92
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry	92
Wireless Backup	93
Activating and Deactivating Wireless Backup Service	93
Viewing Your Wireless Backup Status	94
Setting Wireless Backup Alert	94
Scheduler and Tools	95
Using Your Phone’s Scheduler	95
Adding an Event to the Scheduler	95
Event Alerts	96
Viewing Events	96
Going to Today’s Scheduler Menu	97
Erasing a Day’s Events	97
Task List	97
Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock	98
Using the Memopad	99
Using Your Phone’s Tools	100
Using the Calculator	100
Countdown	100
World Time	101
Voice Services	102
Using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)	102
Launching ASR	102
Calling Contacts Entries	103
Calling Nicknames	103
Calling Phone Numbers (Digit Dialing)	103
Using Choice Lists	106
Enabling and Disabling Choice Lists	106
Send a Text Message	106
Send an Email Message	107
Send an SMS Voice Message	107
Look Up a Contacts Entry	108
Launch an Application	108
Managing Voice Memos	109
Recording Voice Memos	109
Reviewing Voice Memos	109
Erasing Voice Memos	110
Editing a Voice Memo Caption	110
Viewing Voice Memo Information	110
microSD Card	111
Using Your Phone’s microSD Card	111
Using the microSD Card	111
microSD Settings	113
Viewing Memory in the microSD Card	113
Formatting the microSD Card	113
Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer	114
File Manager	115
Important Connection Information	116
Camera	117
Taking Pictures	117
Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account	118
Camera Mode Options	119
Selecting Camera Settings	120
Viewing Your Camera’s Status Area Display	121
Recording Videos	121
Video Mode Options	122
Viewing Your Camcorder’s Status Area Display	123
Storing Pictures and Videos	123
Setting Storage Options	123
In Phone Folder	124
In Phone Folder Options	124
Memory Card	125
Memory Card Options	125
Online Albums	125
Online Albums Options	126
Sending Sprint Picture Mail	126
Sending Pictures From the In Phone Folder	126
Sending Pictures and Videos From Messaging	127
Managing Sprint Picture Mail	128
Using the Sprint Picture Mail Web Site	128
Managing Online Pictures and Videos From Your Phone	128
Uploading Pictures	129
Downloading Your Online Pictures	129
Accessing Online Picture Options From Your Phone	130
Printing Pictures Using PictBridge	131
Ordering Prints	132
Settings and Info	132
Bluetooth	133
Turning Bluetooth On and Off	133
Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu	134
Visibility	134
My Bluetooth Device Name	135
My Bluetooth Address	135
Device Profile	135
Voice Caller ID	135
Supported Bluetooth Profiles	135
Pairing Bluetooth Devices	137
FTP Contents Folder	138
Voice Caller ID	138
Sprint Service	139
Sprint Service Features: The Basics	140
Using Voicemail	140
Setting Up Your Voicemail	140
Voicemail Notification	141
New Voicemail Message Alerts	141
Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages	141
Voicemail Options	142
Clearing the Message Icon	145
Voicemail Menu Key	145
Using SMS Text Messaging	146
Composing SMS Text Messages	146
Accessing SMS Text Messages	147
Using Preset Messages	148
Using SMS Voice Messaging	148
Activating SMS Voice Messaging	148
Playing an SMS Voice Message	149
Composing SMS Voice Messages	149
Accessing SMS Voice Messages	149
Using Caller ID	150
Responding to Call Waiting	150
Making a Three-Way Call	151
Using Call Forwarding	151
Sprint Power Vision	152
Sprint Power Vision Applications	152
Getting Started With Sprint Power Vision	153
Your User Name	153
Launching a Sprint Power Vision Connection	154
Net Guard	155
Data Connection Status and Indicators	155
Navigating the Web	156
Accessing Messaging	158
Using Email	158
Accessing Sprint Instant Messaging	160
Accessing Wireless Chat Rooms	161
Downloading Content	161
Exploring the Web	164
Using the Browser Menu	164
On Demand	167
Initializing Your On Demand Service	168
Accessing On Demand Information	168
Updating On Demand Information	169
Phone as Modem	169
Setting Up a Data Connection With Your Computer	169
Sprint Power Vision FAQs	170
Entertainment: Sprint TV and Sprint Music	172
Sprint TV	172
Your Sprint TV Channel Options	172
Playing a Video or Audio Clip	173
Sprint TV FAQs	173
The Sprint Music Store	175
Accessing the Sprint Music Store	175
Purchasing and Downloading Music	175
Playing Music From the Sprint Music Store	176
Backing Up Your Downloaded Music Files	177
Multitasking	178
Streaming Music	180
Safety and Warranty Information	181
Important Safety Information	182
General Precautions	182
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone	183
Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device	184
Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your Phone	185
Caring for the Battery	186
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy	187
Owner’s Record	189
Phone Guide Proprietary Notice	189
Manufacturer’s Warranty	190
Manufacturer’s Warranty	190