Get started _ All you need to know to get going.
Welcome! _ Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the ability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your new Samsung Instinct ® HD.* Only on the Now Network.
Get Your Device Ready _ 1. Remove the battery cover from the back of the device by pressing down with your thumbs (A). Slide the cover towards the camera lens to release the cover (B). 2. Insert the battery into the battery compartment (C) and gently press down until it clicks into place (D). Then replace the battery cover. Set the Backlight Select how long the display screen remains backlit. 1. Press > Settings > Display > Dim. 2. Touch a time setting.
Activate Your Device _ Activate Your Instinct HD Navigating on Your Instinct HD • If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use. • If you received your phone in the mail, and it is a new Sprint account or a new phone number, your phone is designed to activate automatically when you first turn it on. To confirm your activation, make a phone call.
Menu Basics _ Phone Functions Menu Main Functions Menu Touch Touch to access the following: Speed Dial. Stores up to 99 numbers to make contacting friends and family as easy as pressing a button. Contacts. Stores up to 600 Contacts entries. Recent Voice mail Recent. Lists up to 240 phone numbers or Contacts entries for calls you placed, accepted, or missed. Voicemail. See who left you messages, listen to them in any order, pause, fast forward, or rewind them when they’re playing. Dialer.
Voicemail _ Calls _ Set Up Your Voicemail Make Your First Phone Call All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned off. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your device is activated. 1. Press 1. Press and touch Voicemail . 2. Follow the system prompts to create your passcode and record your name and greeting.
Contacts _ Messaging _ Add a New Contact 1. Press and touch Contacts 2. Touch . Send Text Messages . 1. Press and touch Main > Messaging Text screen appears by default. 3. Touch Enter Name, enter the name and touch Done. 4. Touch Add Number, use the onscreen dial pad to enter a phone number, and touch Done. 5. Touch a label (Mobile, Home, Work, Pager, Others). 6. Scroll up and down the screen and touch any of the remaining fields to enter additional information and touch Done. 7.
Favorites _ Speech to Action _ Your device offers you the option of assigning shortcuts for quick and easy access to your favorite or often-used functions. Add an Application as a Favorite Function 1. Press screen. . Favorites 2. Touch Tap to add or appears as the default . 3. Touch Applications/Games and choose from one of the following category types: Main, Fun, My Stuff, Web, or Visual Voice Mail. 4. Touch a function to add it to the Favorites page. 5.
GPS Navigation _ Music _ Sprint Navigation lets you see and hear turn-by-turn directions to a known address or find nearby restaurants, stores, banks, or gas stations. Get information about traffic and alternate routes. 1. Press . 2. Touch Main > Navigation . 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to register, launch, and use. Preview, purchase, download, and listen to songs right on your Instinct HD.
Web _ Live Search and Info _ Live Search Go online. Find your favorite websites, sports scores, news, and weather, shop online on-the-go, and use the Live Search feature customized to your location. Quickly access information about businesses in your area using Live Search by Microsoft ®. Browse the Web 1. Press Press and touch Web > Web . From the home page, you can go to your favorite websites or browse the Internet. 2.
Pictures _ Manage Your Account _ Take a Picture From Your Sprint Device Taking pictures with the Instinct HD’s built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. 1. Press and release on the side of your device to activate camera mode. 3. Press until the shutter sounds. (The picture will automatically be saved into the Camera folder.
Helpful Sprint Information _ Total Equipment Protection The protection you need so you can be worry free Should anything happen to your phone, you’ll have a worry-free way to ensure that you get connected again soon. • Coverage includes: Loss, Theft, Routine maintenance, Physical or liquid damage, Mechanical or electrical problems, Failure from normal wear and tear. • For more information: See the Total Equipment Protection brochure available at any participating retail location or go to www.sprint.
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