Samsung SCH 1900 User Manual

Sprint  
Personal  
Communication  
TM  
Services  
User  
Guide  
Samsung SCH-1900  
First things first:  
Call us to get activated.  
Before you can use your new Sprint PCS Phone, you need  
to open your Sprint PCS Account – in other words, activate your  
phone. You do that by calling 1-888-715-4588 (in Southern  
California, call 1-800-PCS-6699) from any phone other than your  
new Sprint PCS Phone. Don’t worry. This call is on us.  
What you should know before you call.  
þ If a Sprint PCS Sales Representative has already activated your  
phone, theres no need to place this call. Instead, see “How to  
unlock your phone” on the next page.  
þ This call typically takes about 30 minutes, but may take longer  
at peak times.  
þ Your Sprint PCS Phone will be ready for use about an hour  
after this call is finished.  
What you should have handy.  
þ Your new Sprint PCS Phone  
This phone will work only with service from Sprint PCS, which must  
be purchased separately. See Terms and Conditions of Services. Use only  
approved accessories with your SCH-1900 phone.  
þ The original packaging for your new phone  
þ Your billing address  
©1997 Sprint Spectrum L.P. All rights reserved. Sprint and the diamond logo  
are registered trademarks of Sprint Communications Company L.P., used under  
license. Sprint PCS is a service mark of Sprint Communications Company L.P.,  
used under license.  
þ Your social security number or tax ID number  
Printed and manufactured in Korea.  
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þ Your drivers license number  
How to get help.  
þ Pen and paper to write down your new  
If you need help with this or anything else, we hope you’ll  
call Sprint PCS Customer Care at 1-888-211-4PCS (4727).  
In Southern California, call 1-800-455-4551. You can also press  
from your activated Sprint PCS Phone  
Sprint PCS Phone Number  
During this call, a Sprint PCS Customer AdvocateSM 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 process.  
(in Southern California, press  
). A Sprint PCS Customer Advocate will answer (24 hours  
a day) and be happy to assist you.  
How to unlock your phone.  
Oh, one more important detail: Our services are provided to you  
under certain terms and conditions – all of which are listed in  
the brochure included in the box your phone came in.  
If you received your phone in the mail or if a Sprint PCS Sales  
Representative activated your phone when you purchased it, you  
need to unlock your phone before you can begin making calls.  
Just follow these simple steps:  
1. Press  
to turn on the phone.  
2. Enter the four-digit lock code you selected when you placed  
your order. (If you can’t recall your code, try using the last  
four digits of your Sprint PCS Phone Number or the last  
four digits of your social security number or tax ID number.  
If that doesn’t work, you will have to take your phone to  
the nearest Sprint PCS CenterSM for assistance. Sprint PCS  
Customer CareSM cannot assist you over the phone because  
your phone will have to be reprogrammed.)  
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Table of Contents  
First things first: Call us to get activated.  
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What you should know before you call.  
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What you should have handy.  
How to unlock your phone.  
How to get help.  
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Getting to know your phone.  
Display icons: What they tell you.  
Function keys: What they do.  
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Battery: Putting in the pow er.  
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Installing your battery.  
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Removing your battery.  
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Charging your battery.  
Using the rapid desktop charger.  
Turning on your phone.  
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Phone calls: How to m ake and receive them .  
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Speed dialing.  
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Correcting a mistake.  
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Remembering your phone number.  
Answering calls.  
Using Caller ID.  
Responding to Call Waiting.  
Redialing calls.  
Setting up Three-Way Calling.  
Using Call Forwarding.  
Saving or editing your own emergency numbers.  
Dialing 911 or other emergency numbers.  
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Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance.  
Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services.  
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Usage guidelines:  
All about perform ance and safety.  
Keeping tabs on signal strength.  
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Understanding Power Save mode.  
Understanding how your phone operates.  
Radio frequency safety.  
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Setting up your voicem ail.  
Finding out you have a message.  
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Retrieving messages.  
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Maintaining your phones peak performance.  
Protecting your battery.  
Internal phone book and call logs.  
Understanding your phones memory.  
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Using your phone while driving.  
Disposal of batteries.  
Saving and storing a phone number.  
Entering a pause.  
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Following safety guidelines.  
Finding numbers in your phone book.  
Dialing from your phone book to a different area code.  
Erasing a phone number.  
Using your phone near other electronic devices.  
Turn off your phone before flying.  
Restricting childrens access to your phone.  
Turn off your phone in dangerous areas.  
Cautions.  
Using your call logs.  
Main m enu:  
Tailoring your phones features to your needs.  
Navigating through the menu.  
FCC notice.  
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Index  
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Taking a menu shortcut.  
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Understanding m enu item s:  
Managing your phones settings.  
Keeping track of calls.  
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Maintaining your internal phone book.  
Calling for help.  
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Adjusting your phones volume.  
Determining what is displayed.  
Maintaining phone security.  
Choosing the right alerts.  
Customizing the way your phone works.  
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To start connecting,  
just press  
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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. Our advanced technology is  
designed to grow with your communication needs so that, one  
day, you will be able to rely entirely on your Sprint PCS Phone  
to stay connected.  
This guide will introduce you to our technology and your new  
phone through easy-to-follow instructions. However, we realize  
you’d probably rather not spend your time reading a manual,  
so we’re always happy to help you in person. Just stop by  
any Sprint PCS Center or call Sprint PCS Customer Care at  
1-888-211-4PCS (4727).  
Thanks for choosing Sprint PCS.  
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12. Antenna  
1. Red Light  
Getting to know  
your phone.  
1. Red Light: Illuminates when  
is pressed and when you have  
incoming calls and messages.  
2. Volum e Key: Lets you scroll through menu options and adjust the earpiece  
and ringer volumes. To adjust the earpiece volume, press the volume key while  
you are on a call. To tempoarily silence the ringer, press the volume key while the  
phone is ringing. See page 42 for information on adjusting the ringer volume.  
2. Volum e  
Keys  
11. Message  
Key  
3. TALK: Lets you place a call, answer a call when the flip is open, answer Call  
Waiting and place a three-way call.  
10. END  
3. TALK  
4. Scroll Keys: Allow you to scroll through the menu options and displays.  
5. CLR: Allows you to clear your last entry or back up one step when you are  
using the phones menu.  
6. PWR: Turns the phone on and off.  
4. Scroll  
Keys  
7. Flip: Lets you answer a call without pressing  
without pressing  
or disconnect a call  
.
5. CLR  
9. OK  
8. MENU: Allows access to the phones menus. Continue pressing to scroll  
through menu options.  
9. OK: Allows you to save and recall phone book entries, as well as save any  
6. PWR  
8. MENU  
settings you select in the menu.  
10. END: Lets you disconnect a call and return to standby mode. You can also  
disconnect a call by closing the flip.  
11. Message Key: Lets you access your voicemail and listen to your messages.  
7. FLIP  
12. Antenna: Calls are clearest when its fully extended.  
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Display icons:  
Function keys:  
What they tell you.  
What they make happen.  
Display icons are all the symbols or text that show up on your display screen.  
In short, they tell you whats going on.  
Press this key to place a call, to answer a call when  
the flip is open, to access a second incoming call or  
to initiate Three-Way Calling.  
Press this key to disconnect a call, to temporarily  
silence the ringer when the flip is open or to exit out  
of a menu and return to the phones standby display.  
Measures your current signal strength. The more  
bars there are, the stronger the signal.  
Signal  
Messages  
Battery  
Indicates when you have messages waiting in  
voicemail.  
This key lets you do lots of things:  
Shows the level of your battery charge. The more  
bars you see, the more power you have left. When  
the charge is low, the icon blinks and an alert tone is  
sounded.  
þ To erase one character from the display screen,  
briefly press it once.  
ROAM  
Roam ing  
If the icon is not displayed, you are on the Sprint PCS  
Network. If the icon is displayed, you are roaming in  
another PCS network and are not connected to the  
Sprint PCS Network.  
þ To erase all the characters on the screen,  
hold it down.  
Lock Icon  
In Use  
Displayed when the phone is locked; you must enter  
your four-digit lock code to unlock the phone.  
þ To go back one step within a menu, briefly press  
IN USE  
Tells you a call is in progress.  
it once.  
NOSVC No Service Shows that you are outside a Sprint PCS  
Service Area and cannot use your phone.  
Ringer Off  
Indicates that you have turned off your phones  
ringer.  
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Press this key to store or recall a number in the  
phones internal phone book and to save menu  
settings.  
Battery: Putting in the  
power.  
Your new Sprint PCS Phone comes with a rechargeable battery,  
which must be charged when the battery icon flashes or if the  
phone turns itself off.  
Press this key to display and scroll through the  
phones main menu.  
Press and hold this key to access your voicemail box.  
(For more information on Voicemail, see page 27.)  
Installing your battery.  
To install your battery, just follow these simple steps:  
1. Hold the battery with the label facing down and with the metal  
contacts near the base of the phone.  
2. Place the battery into the back of the phone so that the top of  
the battery is about a quarter of an inch from the latch.  
3. Gently slide the battery toward the top of the phone until it  
clicks into place.  
Rem oving your battery.  
1. First, turn the power off.  
2. Press the battery release latch on the back of the phone while  
sliding the battery down toward the base of the phone.  
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1. Plug into a wall outlet.  
Charging your battery.  
The battery charge indicator in the lower-right corner of your  
phones 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.  
2. Insert either the battery alone or the phone with the  
battery installed into the charger slot.  
A red light on the charger will let you know the battery is being  
charged. A green light tells you when the battery is at least 90  
percent charged.  
If you continue to use your phone without recharging and the  
battery level becomes too low, it will turn off automatically.  
An alert tone will sound just before the phone turns itself off.  
Unfortunately, if this happens, you’ll lose whatever you were  
just doing. So, watch the indicator and make sure the level is  
sufficient.  
If your battery’s charge is completely run down, it will take  
about two hours to fully recharge it (the extended battery takes  
about three hours to fully recharge). Use the phone until the  
battery icon flashes or the phone turns itself off. The rapid  
desktop charger has a built-in battery conditioner to discharge  
the battery (rear slot only).  
To charge the battery, use the Sprint PCS Rapid Desktop Charger,  
travel charger or rapid cigarette lighter adapter from Samsung.  
(The rapid desktop charger is described in the next section.  
For more information on the travel charger and rapid cigarette  
lighter adapter, see the product user guide for each.)  
We recommend that the battery be conditioned once a month to  
extend its life. Insert the battery in the rear charger slot and then  
press and hold the side button for one second. A flashing yellow  
light will indicate the battery is being discharged.  
Using the rapid desktop charger.  
Once the battery has been completely discharged, it will  
automatically be charged (indicated by a red light). If the phone  
is left on while its in the charger, the battery will take longer to  
charge.  
Use only the approved rapid desktop charger with this Sprint PCS  
Phone. Using the wrong one could damage your phone.  
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Turning on your phone.  
Phone calls: How to m ake  
and receive them .  
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  
Whenever you make a call, follow these simple steps:  
1. First, check to see that your Sprint PCS Phone is turned on  
and that you are in a Sprint PCS Service Area. If you see the  
display icons on the screen, that means the power is on.  
Unless you see NOSVC on the display screen, you are in a  
Sprint PCS Service Area or another providers service area.  
press  
until the red light flashes briefly and the greeting  
screen is displayed. Now you’re ready to make a call.  
Turning off the phone is just as simple. Press  
for two  
seconds. The display will be blank when the power is off.  
2. Enter the number you’re calling.  
3. Press  
.
4. When you’re finished with your call, just press  
or close the flip to disconnect.  
Speed dialing.  
Speed Dial allows quick access to numbers stored in the internal  
phone book. Memory locations 1 through 9 are for one-touch  
dialing: just press and hold the corresponding number key and  
the phone will dial automatically. For locations 10 through 99,  
enter the first digit of the memory location, then press and hold  
the second digit. (For detailed information about storing numbers  
in memory, turn to page 29.)  
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Correcting a m istake.  
Your phones red light will flash continuously until the call is  
ended or forwarded to your voicemail.  
If you make a mistake while entering a phone number, press  
to erase the number one digit at a time. To delete the  
Using Caller ID.  
entire number at once, press  
least one second.  
and hold it down for at  
This feature tells you who is calling by displaying the callers  
number when the phone rings. If the callers name and number  
are stored in your internal phone book, the callers name will be  
displayed, too. If you call someone who also has Caller ID, your  
Sprint PCS Phone Number will be displayed on their phone.  
Rem em bering your phone num ber.  
You probably don’t call your own Sprint PCS Phone Number very  
often, so you may forget it. If you do, heres an easy way to find it:  
Turn your phone on and your number will be displayed briefly.  
To block your Sprint PCS Phone Number from being displayed for  
a particular outgoing call, just follow these steps:  
If you miss it, press  
and then press  
, press  
to select “Display”  
to display your number.  
1. Press  
.
Answ ering calls.  
2. Dial the outgoing phone number and press  
.
When your phone rings, simply open the flip to answer. If the flip  
is open when the phone rings, just press . To disconnect  
when you’re through, press or close the flip. You can  
customize your options for answering calls using the Any Key  
To block your Sprint PCS Phone Number from being displayed  
on all of your outgoing calls, call Sprint PCS Customer Care by  
pressing  
(in Southern California, press  
). Once you have  
Answer feature on the Setup menu. (Press  
to select the Setup menu, then press  
and  
permanently blocked your number, you can release the block  
for a particular call. To do that, follow these steps:  
to access Any Key  
Answer.) This allows you to press any key, except  
,
or the volume keys, to answer a call when the flip is open.  
1. Press  
.
To turn off your phones ringer without disconnecting the incoming  
2. Dial the phone number and press  
.
call, press the volume key or press  
when the flip is open.  
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Responding to Call Waiting.  
Setting up Three-Way Calling.  
When you’re in the middle of a call, you will be alerted to other  
incoming calls with a short beep and a “CALL WAIT” 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 incoming  
call with a second beep. To put the first caller on hold and  
Three-Way Calling lets you talk with two people at the same time.  
Simply dial the first number and press  
have connected, press to put the first party on hold.  
Dial the second number and press . When the second  
party answers, press again to begin your Three-Way Call.  
. When you  
When you use this feature, you will be charged normal airtime  
rates for both calls.  
answer the second call, press  
switch back to the first call.  
. Press  
again to  
Using Call Forw arding.  
If you don’t want to be interrupted during a particular call,  
you can temporarily disable Call Waiting. Just press  
before dialing the number. Once you end that  
call, Call Waiting will be reactivated automatically. If you don’t  
want to be interrupted during any of your calls, press  
(in Southern California, press  
With Call Forwarding, all of your incoming calls can be  
forwarded to another phone number – even if your Sprint PCS  
Phone is turned off. You can continue to place calls from your  
Sprint PCS Phone when Call Forwarding is activated. To activate  
Call Forwarding, follow these steps:  
1. Press  
.
) to call Sprint PCS Customer Care and  
have Call Waiting deactivated.  
2. Enter the ten-digit phone number (area code + phone  
number) of the forward-to phone number.  
Redialing calls.  
To redial the last number you called from your Sprint PCS Phone,  
3. Then press  
. You will hear a confirmation tone.  
press  
. To redial any of your last nine outgoing  
calls, display the outgoing call log by pressing  
arrow keys to select the number and then press  
The most recent call is displayed first.  
, use the  
again.  
To deactivate Call Forwarding, press  
.
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Saving or editing your ow n em ergency  
num bers.  
7. The phone displays the number and “Saved” to confirm  
that the number was stored correctly. The phone then  
redisplays the list of emergency numbers so you can make  
additional changes.  
You can save up to three emergency phone numbers on your  
Sprint PCS Phone, in addition to 911. To save those numbers,  
follow the steps below.  
8. When you have finished storing numbers, press  
or press and hold  
display.  
to exit and return to the standby  
1. Press  
2. Press  
.
to select “Security.”  
Dialing 911 or other em ergency num bers.  
3. The phone prompts, “Lock Code:” Enter your four-digit lock  
code (unless you’ve changed it, this code is typically the last  
four digits of your Sprint PCS Phone Number). Once you’ve  
successfully entered your lock code, the phone displays the  
Security menu.  
You can call 911, your stored emergency numbers or Sprint PCS  
Customer Care even when your phone is locked. (For information  
on locking your phone, see page 44.)  
1. Dial 911, one of the three emergency numbers stored in  
your phone or press  
press  
(in Southern California,  
). You must dial your  
4. Press  
to select “Emergency#.” The phone displays  
your emergency numbers. (If no emergency numbers have  
been saved, “Empty” is displayed in each slot.)  
emergency numbers exactly as you have stored them.  
2. Press  
.
5. Select an emergency number slot by pressing the  
appropriate number.  
Note: You cannot dial your three emergency numbers when your  
Sprint PCS Account has been restricted for credit purposes. You  
can call 911, however.  
6. Enter the ten-digit emergency number (area code + phone  
number) to be saved in that slot and press  
.
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Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance.  
Press to obtain residential,  
Setting up your voicemail.  
Voicemail allows callers to leave a message when you don’t  
answer your Sprint PCS Phone. We suggest you set up your  
voicemail box soon after activating your Sprint PCS Account.  
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.  
You can obtain more than one number at a time from directory  
assistance. When you have finished a call that directory assistance  
To access your voicemail, press and hold  
for at least one  
second. When the system prompts you to enter your pass code,  
use “SPRINT” (777468) as your temporary pass code.  
completed for you, you can press  
to return to  
directory assistance for additional help.  
After entering that code, the voicemail system will prompt you to:  
Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services.  
Press to obtain assistance with placing collect calls or  
þ Create your own personal pass code. Be sure you pick a four  
to 10 digit number that you will remember.  
calls billed to a local telephone calling card or a third party.  
þ Record the greeting that people will hear when they reach  
Note: You cannot charge calls made through operator services to  
your voicemail.  
your Sprint PCS Account.  
þ Record your name announcement.  
þ Choose whether to activate One-Touch Access.  
If you need to call your voicemail from another phone, dial your  
Sprint PCS Phone Number. When the voicemail system responds,  
press  
and enter your pass code.  
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Finding out you have a m essage.  
Internal phone book  
and call logs.  
Your Sprint PCS Phone alerts you in several ways when you have  
new voicemail messages:  
Your Sprint PCS Phone comes with an internal phone book and  
call logs. All the basic features and functions of your phone book  
are described below. See page 34 for instructions on how to use  
your call logs.  
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  
Understanding your phones m em ory.  
þ By displaying  
at the bottom of your screen  
Your Sprint PCS Phone has 99 phone book memory locations –  
that is, 99 places to store phone numbers with names. Each  
phone number can include up to 32 digits and each name can  
have up to 12 characters. When storing confidential numbers, use  
memory locations 90-99. Numbers stored in those locations will  
not be displayed either during a phone call or in the call log.  
To acknowledge the notification of a new message, simply press  
any key (except , the volume keys or ). The red  
light will continue to flash and a reminder beep will sound  
periodically until you do this.  
Once you’ve acknowledged a message, the standby display will  
return. You can have up to 30 new or saved messages and each  
can be stored for up to 30 days.  
Saving and storing a phone num ber.  
When adding numbers to your internal phone book, keep in  
mind that memory locations 1 through 9 should be used for  
Speed Dialing (your most commonly used phone numbers).  
To save numbers, simply follow the directions on page 30.  
Retrieving m essages.  
To listen to your messages, simply press  
for at least  
one second. The automated voicemail system will tell you how to  
proceed.  
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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  
1. To enter “G,” press  
once.  
(since you will be  
2. To enter “I, first press  
PCS Home Service AreaSM. Press  
to save the number.  
pressing  
to get “I.  
again), then press  
three times  
2. The phone searches for the next available memory location.  
To accept that location, press . To save the number to  
a different memory location, enter that location number or  
3. To enter “L,” press  
three times.  
4. To enter the next “L,” first press  
(since you will  
again), then press three  
use  
or  
to scroll to another empty location  
be pressing  
times.  
and press  
. If the phone number has previously been  
saved to your phone book, the display will read “Phone #  
already in MEM # ___.” If you enter the number of a memory  
location that already has a number stored in it, the phone  
You can add punctuation to the name by using the  
key. The following chart shows the order in which punctua-  
prompts “Replace?” Press  
number or press  
to replace it with the new  
to go back a step.  
tion is stored on the  
key.  
st  
rd  
th  
th  
th  
th  
th  
th  
3. Next, enter the name that goes with the number. To enter a  
letter, press the number key on which its listed once, twice,  
three or four times, depending on whether the letter you’d  
like to enter is listed on the key first, second, third or fourth.  
Character Sequence:  
1
2nd  
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
_____________________________________________  
Punctuation:  
1
.
,
(
)
-- & @  
To correct any mistakes, press  
or  
to move the  
(For example, press  
three times for “C.”)  
once for “A,” twice for “Band  
cursor to the incorrect character and then either press  
to delete that character or simply type the correct character  
over it. Each character will blink when the cursor is on it.  
To enter letters consecutively that are listed on the same  
number key, press the  
to separate them. For example,  
heres how you would spell Gill:  
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additional numbers and pauses, up to 32 total characters.  
6. When the name is entered correctly, press  
.
Finding num bers in your phone book.  
The phone displays a confirmation message containing  
the name and number.  
There are several ways to locate numbers stored in your phone.  
You can look up a number by name, by digits from the phone  
number or by memory location using the Phone Book menu.  
This process is described on page 38.  
Your 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  
You can also perform a quick name search simply by pressing  
from the display screen. The phone will prompt you to  
call came in, open the flip and press  
to store the  
number. If the standby display screen returns before you can  
store the number, just retrieve the number from your call log  
(see page 34). Numbers in your call log can also be saved to  
the phone book.  
enter one or more letters from the name. Press  
Matching entries will be listed in alphabetical order. To scroll  
through the entire phone book, just press and use  
to find the correct entry, then press  
again.  
or  
to call the number.  
Entering a pause.  
Pauses make automated phone systems and calling cards easier  
to use by allowing you to store extra numbers, such as access  
codes, as part of the phone book entry. When you call the stored  
number, the phone will stop dialing when it reaches the pause.  
Dialing from your phone book to a different  
area code.  
When you’re traveling outside your home service area, you may  
need to add an area code to dial a number in your phone book.  
To temporarily add digits to the beginning of a phone number,  
follow these steps:  
When you press  
numbers.  
, the phone will dial the next series of  
To insert a pause into a phone book entry, just enter the first  
numbers then press where you want to insert a pause.  
The pause is displayed as a “p” in the number. Continue to enter  
1. Find the number you want to call.  
2. Enter the area code for the number. The new numbers will be  
inserted automatically at the beginning of the phone number.  
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3. Press  
to dial the modified number.  
press  
. To display information on your last nine  
incoming calls, press  
.
Erasing a phone num ber.  
4. The phone then displays the phone numbers of your calls, one  
1. Press  
2. Press  
3. Press  
.
at a time. To scroll through the list, press  
or  
.
to select “Phone Book.”  
to select “Erase.”  
5. To dial a displayed number, press  
.
6. If a displayed number isn’t already in your phone book,  
4. Indicate whether you want to access the number by name or  
memory location by pressing or respectively.  
the phone will prompt, “store:OK. Press  
to add  
the number to your phone book. Otherwise, press  
or press and hold  
to exit and return to the standby  
5. Enter either a portion of the name or the memory location  
number then press to display the number. If more  
or to scroll  
to erase the number from  
than one match is found, press  
through the entries. Press  
the phone book. A confirmation message will be displayed.  
Using your call logs.  
Your Sprint PCS Phone keeps track of the last nine calls you made  
and the last nine calls you received. To display a list of recently  
made calls, simply:  
1. Press  
2. Press  
.
to select “Call Logs.”  
3. To display information on your last nine outgoing calls,  
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display. (For more detailed instructions on creating your  
phone book, turn to page 38.)  
menu screen. For example, if you press  
, followed by  
and  
, the phone will display the volume setting  
for the ringer.  
Main menu: Tailoring your  
phones features to your  
needs.  
Understanding menu items:  
Managing your phones  
settings.  
Your phones features and settings can all be accessed using the  
main menu, even during a call. Heres how to go about it.  
Keeping track of calls.  
1: Call Logs. These options help you remember whom you  
called and who called you, along with how much airtime you have  
used. Times are displayed in hours, minutes and seconds  
(for example, 03h42m23s).  
Navigating through the m enu.  
To display the main menu, press  
.
To scroll through menu items, press  
or  
. You  
can also scroll through the menu by continuing to press  
To go back one step, press briefly.  
To select a menu item, press the number corresponding to it.  
To scroll through possible settings, press or  
To save a setting, press  
.
þ1: Outgoing  
Lists the last nine numbers you called. Press  
or to scroll through the list.  
þ2: Incoming  
Lists the numbers of the last nine callers to  
.
your Sprint PCS Phone. Press  
to scroll through the list.  
or  
.
To exit the menu and return to the standby screen, press  
or press and hold . No changes will be saved.  
þ3: Erase Logs To clear your call log, press  
. To exit  
or  
without clearing the log, press  
Taking a m enu shortcut.  
.
If you’re in a hurry, just press  
and the numbers on the  
þ4: Airtime  
Check to see how much airtime you have  
used by selecting this option.  
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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.  
number from the list of matches. (Names  
stored in locations 90 through 99 are  
secret and won’t be displayed.) To scroll  
through the list, press  
or  
.
.
2: Total. 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  
To dial a displayed number, press  
2: Digits. Enter as many consecutive digits  
of the phone number as you know, then  
press  
, so the airtime displayed  
press  
. The phone tells you how  
will be different from the airtime shown  
on your invoice.  
many matches it found then displays the  
first number and name from the list of  
matches. (Numbers stored in locations  
90 through 99 are secret and won’t be  
3: Erase Total. To reset your airtime log  
to zero, press  
press  
. To keep the log,  
displayed.) To scroll through the list, press  
.
or  
. To dial a displayed  
.
number, press  
Maintaining your internal phone book.  
3: Mem #. Enter the two-digit memory location  
2: Phone Book. These options let you manage the numbers  
code. Or, if you want to scroll through the  
stored in your phones internal phone book.  
entire list of stored numbers, press  
.
þ1: Recall by  
Lets you look up numbers stored in your  
internal phone book.  
Press  
, to dial a displayed number.  
þ2: Store  
Lets you store a number in the phones  
1: Name. Enter the name or the first letter or  
internal phone book. Enter the number to be  
letters of the name then press  
.
stored and then press  
number in the next available memory location,  
press again. Next, enter the name that  
will be used to identify the number and press  
. To store the  
The phone indicates the number of matches  
it found then displays the first name and  
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the number was erased and then returns to  
the standby display.  
. (See page 30 for more information  
on entering names.)  
Calling for help.  
þ3: Erase by  
Lets you delete numbers from your internal  
phone book.  
3: Services. Use this option when you need assistance making  
calls or if you have questions about your Sprint PCS Phone or  
service.  
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  
þ1: DirAssist  
Connects you to Sprint PCS Directory  
Assistance. For more information on the  
services of Sprint PCS Directory Assistance,  
refer to page 26.  
.
from the internal phone book. The phone  
displays Erased” to confirm that the  
number was erased and then returns to  
the standby display.  
þ2: Customer  
Dials Sprint PCS Customer Care (except in  
Southern California, where this feature is  
unavailable).  
2: Mem #. Enter the two-digit memory location  
code of the number you want to erase, or  
press  
or  
to scroll through  
the entire phone book. When the number  
you want to delete is displayed, press  
to remove it from the internal phone book.  
The phone displays Erased” to confirm that  
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Adjusting your phones volume.  
þ3: Ring Type  
Use this feature to change the sound of your  
phones ring. As you press or  
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.  
to scroll through the possible settings, your  
phone will play the ringer options for you.  
Your options include four musical selections.  
The default setting is “RING 1.”  
þ1: Ring Vol  
To adjust the ringer, press either  
or  
, or the volume key. Settings are “OFF,”  
LOW,” “MED” and “HIGH.The default is  
MED.You can also adjust the ringer volume  
simply by pressing the volume key while the  
phone is in standby. If you select “OFF,”  
þ4: Msg Ring  
Lets you choose how you want to be notified  
of short messages (when available). Settings  
are “OFF,” “ONCE” and “EVERY 2 MIN.The  
default setting is “EVERY 2 MIN.”  
the  
icon and “RINGER OFF” will be  
Determining what is displayed.  
displayed on the screen.  
5: Display. These options let you customize your phones  
display screen.  
To temporarily silence the ring of an incoming  
call, press the volume key or  
the phone is ringing.  
while  
þ1: Backlight  
With this function, you can choose how long  
your phones screen and keys remain  
illuminated. Possible settings are “FLIP OPEN,”  
“30 SECONDS” (that is, 30 seconds after the  
last key press), 8 SECONDS” or “OFF.Select  
short settings to conserve power. The “FLIP  
OPEN” option will drain power quickly. The  
default setting is “8 SECONDS.”  
þ2: Key Vol  
This adjusts the volume of the keep beep.  
Settings are “OFF,” “LOW,” “MED” and  
HIGH.The default is “MED.”  
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þ2: My Phone# Displays your Sprint PCS Phone Number.  
þ1: Lock  
First, decide when you want your phone to be  
locked. Possible settings are “OFF,” “NOW”  
and “ON POWER-UP.” If you choose “ON  
POWER-UP,your phone will be locked every  
time you turn it on. If you select “NOW,your  
phone will be locked immediately. The default  
is “OFF.”  
þ3: Greeting  
Use this to customize the display you see  
when your phone is in standby. You can input  
any message, such as your name, up to 12  
characters long. Enter the characters just as  
you would for the phone book.  
þ4: Version  
Displays the version number of the software  
installed on your Sprint PCS Phone.  
þ2: Restrict  
With restrict mode, you can limit how your  
phone is used.  
Maintaining phone security.  
1: Phone Book. Determines whether you can  
access the phone book and call logs and  
make calls directly from them. Possible  
settings are “UNRESTRICT” and “RESTRICT.”  
The default setting is “UNRESTRICT.” If you  
choose “RESTRICT,” access to the phone  
book and call logs is disabled, although  
you still can receive calls and dial phone  
numbers directly. Speed Dialing will not be  
available if the phone book is restricted.  
6: Security. This option allows you to lock or restrict your Sprint  
PCS Phone to prevent unwanted usage. You can receive incoming  
calls or make emergency calls when your phone is locked, but all  
other phone functions are disabled. With the Restrict setting, you  
can also block incoming calls.  
Unlike other menu options, you must enter a lock code to access  
the Security menu. Your lock code is typically the last four digits  
of your Sprint PCS Phone Number or the last four digits of your  
social security number or tax ID number. You can change it,  
but be sure to keep a record of your new code. If you forget it,  
you will have to take your phone to the nearest Sprint PCS Center  
for assistance. Sprint PCS Customer Care cannot assist you over  
the phone because your phone will have to be reprogrammed.  
2: Incoming. Determines whether incoming  
calls can be received on your Sprint PCS  
Phone. Possible settings are “UNRESTRICT”  
and “RESTRICT.The default setting is  
UNRESTRICT.” If you choose “RESTRICT,”  
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calls cannot be received on your phone,  
but callers can leave a voicemail message.  
The phone will display “Incoming Call  
Restricted.”  
þ4: Emergency# You can store up to three emergency numbers.  
You can call these three numbers, 911 and  
Sprint PCS Customer Care even when your  
phone is locked or restricted. When dialing an  
emergency number, you must dial it exactly as  
you stored it in order to override the lock and  
restriction settings.  
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 “RESTRICT,”  
outgoing calls cannot be made from your  
phone (except to 911 or your stored  
emergency numbers).  
þ5: Reset Phone Select this option to reset all of the features on  
your Sprint PCS phone (except emergency  
numbers and the lock code) to their default  
settings and to clear the phone book memory.  
The display screen will prompt “Will erase  
phone book.” Press  
the reset. Press  
to complete  
þ3: Lock Code If you don’t want to use your phones  
original lock code, you can use this option  
to enter your own new four-digit number.  
Be sure to pick a number that is easy to  
or press and hold  
to exit without resetting the settings  
and phone book.  
remember. If you change your lock code and  
forget it, you will have to take your phone to  
the nearest Sprint PCS Center for assistance.  
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Choosing the right alerts.  
þ3: Tone Length You can set the length of the tone that sounds  
when you press a key. Your options are  
7: Alert. Your Sprint PCS Phone comes with options that keep  
SHORT” and “LONG.The key beep length  
may be important if you use your phone to  
pick up messages from your home answering  
machine or to access automated phone  
you aware of whats going on.  
þ1: 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.”  
systems. The default setting is “SHORT.”  
þ2: Service  
When this option is “ON,your phone will  
sound a tone when the status of your service  
changes. The default setting is “OFF.”  
Customizing the way your phone works.  
8: Setup. The following features make your phone even easier  
to use.  
þ1: Auto Retry This programs the phone to automatically  
redial a number when the system is busy.  
(Auto Retry doesn’t apply if the number you  
are calling is busy.) Possible settings are “ON”  
and “OFF.The default setting is “ON.”  
þ2: Any Key Ans When this setting is “ON,you can press any key  
to answer incoming calls (except  
,
or the volume keys). Possible settings  
are “ON” and “OFF.The default setting is “OFF.”  
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Understanding how your phone operates.  
Usage guidelines:  
All about performance  
and safety.  
Your Sprint PCS Phone is basically a radio transmitter and  
receiver. When its turned on, it receives and transmits radio  
frequency (RF) signals. Your phone operates in the frequency  
range of 1.9 GHz. When your phone is in use, the system  
handling your call controls the power level.  
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.  
Radio frequency safety.  
In 1991–1992, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics  
Engineers (IEEE) and the American National Standards Institute  
(ANSI) joined in updating ANSIs 1982 standard for safety levels  
with respect to human exposure to RF signals. More than 120  
scientists, engineers and physicians from universities, government  
health agencies and industries developed this updated standard  
after reviewing the available body of research. In 1993, the  
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this  
updated standard in a regulation. In August 1996, the FCC  
adopted a hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE  
standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of  
Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).  
The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the  
signal strength in your area. Your phone will inform you of the  
current strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal  
strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal.  
(See page 12 for an illustration of the signal strength indicator.)  
Understanding Pow er Save m ode.  
If you’re trying to use your phone in an area where there is no  
signal, the Power Save feature will automatically activate to  
conserve battery power when you’ve been unable to pick up a  
signal for 15 minutes. If your phone is on, it will periodically  
recheck service availability, or you can do so yourself manually  
by pressing any key. A message will be displayed on the screen  
any time Power Save has been activated.  
The design of the Sprint PCS Phone complies with these updated  
standards. Of course, if you want to limit RF exposure even  
further than the updated standard, you can choose to control  
the duration of your calls and operate your phone in the most  
power-efficient manner.  
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Maintaining your phones peak perform ance.  
Protecting your battery.  
To operate your phone properly – that is, to maintain safe and  
satisfactory service – you should follow these rules:  
For best battery performance, you should follow these guidelines:  
þ Only use Samsung-approved batteries (model numbers  
CSB-1900 and CEB-1900) and cigarette lighter adapter, desk-  
top and travel chargers (model numbers CCL-1900, CDT-1900  
and CTC-1900). These chargers are designed to maximize  
battery life. Using other batteries or chargers may invalidate  
your warranty and may cause damage as well.  
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 phone with a damaged antenna.  
þ Speak directly into the mouthpiece.  
þ To avoid damage, charge the battery only in temperatures that  
range from 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C).  
Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid  
spills. If your phone does get wet, turn the power off immediately  
and remove the battery pack. If it is inoperable, you should  
return it to a Sprint PCS Center or call Sprint PCS Customer Care  
for service.  
þ Do not use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high  
humidity areas, such as the bathroom.  
þ Never dispose of the battery by incineration.  
þ Keep the metal contacts at the top of the battery clean.  
þ Do not attempt to disassemble or short-circuit the battery.  
Allow only authorized personnel to service your phone and its  
accessories. Faulty service may invalidate the warranty.  
þ You may need to recharge the battery if it has not been used  
for a long period of time.  
þ Condition your battery once a month.  
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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.  
Disposal of batteries.  
You can return your unwanted Samsung batteries to your  
nearest Samsung Service Center. For the Samsung Service Center  
nearest you, call 1-888-987-HELP (U.S. only).  
þ Do not store the battery in high-temperature areas for long  
periods of time.  
Note: In some areas, the disposal of rechargeable batteries in  
household or business trash may be prohibited.  
Using your phone w hile driving.  
Talking on the phone while you’re driving may divert your  
attention from the road and is illegal in some states. Remember,  
safety comes first.  
Follow ing safety guidelines.  
To operate your phone safely and efficiently, you should always  
follow any special regulations in a given area, and turn your  
phone off in areas where use is forbidden or when it may cause  
interference or danger.  
When using your Sprint PCS Phone in the car:  
þ Focus on driving, not talking.  
Using your phone near other electronic devices.  
þ Use your hands-free car kit (optional accessory).  
Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio  
frequency (RF) signals. However, RF signals from PCS telephones  
may affect inadequately shielded electronic equipment.  
If you must use the phone while driving, please use Speed Dial  
and Any Key Answer modes.  
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately  
shielded electronic operating and entertainment systems in  
motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative  
to determine if these systems are adequately shielded from  
external RF signals. You should also check with the manufacturer  
regarding any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.  
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY LEAD TO  
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE.  
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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.  
Turn off your phone in dangerous areas.  
To avoid interfering with blasting operations, you should turn off  
your phone when in a blasting area or in other areas with signs  
indicating that two-way radios should be turned off. Construction  
crews often use remote-control RF devices to set off explosives.  
Turn off the phone in health care facilities and request permission  
before using the phone near medical equipment.  
Turn off your phone when you are in any area with a potentially  
explosive atmosphere. It is rare, but your phone or its accessories  
could generate sparks. Sparks could cause an explosion or a fire  
resulting in bodily injury or even death.  
Turn off your phone before flying.  
You should turn off your Sprint PCS Phone before boarding  
any aircraft. To prevent possible interference with aircraft  
systems, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations  
require you to have permission from a crew member to use  
your phone while the plane is on the ground. To prevent any risk  
of interference, FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while  
the plane is in the air.  
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not  
always, clearly marked. They include fueling areas such as gas  
stations; below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage  
facilities; areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such  
as grain, dust or metal powders; and any other area where you  
would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.  
Restricting childrens access to your phone.  
Your Sprint PCS phone is not a toy, and should not be played with  
by children. They could hurt themselves and others, damage the  
phone or make calls that increase your telephone bills.  
Do not transport or store flammable gas, liquid or explosives  
in the compartment of your vehicle that contains your phone  
or accessories.  
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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 radio interference if used in close  
proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can require you to stop  
using the telephone if such interference cannot be eliminated  
And finally, vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as  
propane or butane) must comply with the National Fire  
Protection Standard (NFPA-58). For a copy of this standard,  
contact the National Fire Protection Association,  
One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, Attn: Publication  
Sales Division.  
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Index  
icons  
light (see red light)  
lock code 2,44,46,47  
lock icon 12  
battery charge 12  
in use 12  
lock 12  
messages 12  
no service 12  
ringer off 12  
roaming 12  
signal 12  
Institute of Electrical and  
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 51  
internal phone book  
call logs 34,37,45  
dialing to a different area code  
30,33  
erasing a number 34,40  
finding numbers 33,38,39  
saving and storing numbers  
29,39  
restricting 45  
A
speed dialing 19,29,45,54  
cautions 55,56,57,58  
charge indicator 12,16  
cigarette lighter adapter 16  
CLR key 10,13  
Customer Care 3,21,22,25,41,44,  
47,52  
customizing your phone 43  
locking your phone 44,45  
activation 1  
airtime 37,38  
alert menu 48  
American National Standards  
Institute (ANSI) 51  
antenna 10,50,52,58  
any key answer 20,48,54  
area codes 30,33  
auto retry 48  
M
main menu 36  
memory (see phone book)  
MENU key 10,14  
menu shortcut 36  
menu  
alert 48  
call logs 37  
display 43  
phone book 38  
security 44  
services 41  
setup 48  
sounds 42  
message icon 12  
message key 10,14  
message ring 43  
minute beep 48  
D
desktop charger 16,53  
directory assistance 26,41  
display menu 43  
B
backlight 43  
battery  
display icons (see icons)  
charge indicator 12,16  
charging 16  
disposal 55  
E
emergency numbers 24,25,47  
END key 10  
explosive atmosphere 57  
installing 15  
K
performance 53  
removing 15  
replacing 54  
blasting areas 57  
key beep length 49  
key beep volume 42  
keys  
F
Federal Aviation Administration  
(FAA) 56  
Federal Communications  
Commission (FCC) 51,56,58  
finding a number 33,38  
flip 10,19,20,32,43  
N
CLR 10,13  
C
names, storing 30  
no service icon 12  
END 10,13  
MENU 10,14  
message 10,14  
OK 10,14  
PWR 10  
scroll 10  
Call Forwarding 23  
call logs 34,37,45  
Call Waiting 22  
Caller ID 21,22  
calls  
O
OK key 10,14  
operator services 26  
G
answering 20  
emergency 24,25,44,47  
making 2,19  
TALK 10,13  
volume 10  
greeting 44  
misdialing 20  
redialing 22  
H
help 3,26,41  
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P
T
pauses 32  
TALK key 10,13  
phone book (see internal phone  
book)  
Three-Way Calling 13,23  
tone length 49  
phone numbers  
erasing 34,40  
saving 29,39  
travel charger 16,53  
U
unlocking your phone 2,12,44  
searching by digits 39  
searching by memory location  
39  
V
voicemail  
searching by name 33,38  
your own 20,44  
Power Save feature 50  
PWR key 10  
setting up 27  
notification of new messages  
12,28  
volume 10  
R
radio frequency safety 51  
red light 10  
resetting your phone 47  
restricting your phone 45  
ring type 43  
ringer off 12,20,42  
ringer volume 10,42  
roaming icon 12  
S
safety guidelines 55  
scroll keys 10  
security menu 44  
service change alert 48  
signal icon 12,50  
sounds menu 42  
Speed Dial 19,29,45,54  
Sprint PCS Customer Care  
3,21,22,25,41,44,47,52  
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