Sprint Personal Communication ServicesTM User Guide Samsung SCH-1000
SM Sprint PCS. It’s not just a better phone. It’s a better connection.
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. Note: If a Sprint PCS Sales Representative has already activated your phone, then there’s no need to place this call.
þ Your driver’s 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 Sprint PCS Phone Number call Sprint PCS Customer Care at 1-888-211-4PCS (4727). During this call, a Sprint PCS Customer Advocate 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.
Table of Contents First things first: Call us to get activated. What you should know before you call. What you should have handy. How to unlock your phone. How to get help. 1 1 1 2 3 Getting to know your phone. 10 Display icons: What they tell you. 12 Battery: Putting in the power. Installing your battery. Turning your phone on and off. Removing your battery. Charging your battery. Using the rapid desktop charger. 13 13 14 14 15 16 Function keys: What they make happen.
Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services. 27 Setting up your voicemail. Finding out you have a message. 28 29 Internal phone book. Understanding your phone’s memory. Saving and storing a phone number. Entering a hard pause. Dialing from your phone book to a different area code. Checking all your stored numbers. Finding a number using a person’s name. Finding a number using four digits. Finding a number using its memory location. Erasing a phone number. Keeping track of your calls.
To start connecting, just press . One day you’ll use a phone (even this phone) to download your If we’ve done our job as well as we think, you’ll seldom have to We honestly believe that we are closer to making all of these refer to this small book – although it has very easy-to-follow steps connections than anyone else. And well we should be. That’s why for getting the most out of your new Sprint PCS Service. we’ve built our Sprint PCS Network from the ground up.
Getting to know your phone. 13. Antenna 1. Red Light 1. Red Light: Illuminates when is pressed and when you have incoming calls and messages. 2. Volume: Lets you adjust the sound level and turn off the ringer during 2. Volume standby mode. To mute ringer, press volume key until “RINGER OFF” and are displayed. 3. MENU: Allows access to the phone’s menus. Continue pressing to scroll through menu options. 12. Message Key 4.
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. They’re shown below. 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. Installing your battery. Signal Measures your current signal strength. The more bars there are, the stronger the signal.
Turning your phone on and off. Charging your battery. When you’re ready to turn on your Sprint PCS Phone, check to You can tell whether or not your battery needs to be recharged see that the charged battery has been installed in the back of the just by checking the lower-right corner of your phone’s display, phone or that you have an external power source (the Rapid where the battery charge indicator is located. When the battery Cigarette Lighter Adapter or the Hands-Free Car Kit).
Using the rapid desktop charger. Once the battery has been completely discharged, it will automati- You should use only the Samsung-approved rapid desktop cally be charged (indicated by a red light). charger and AC adapter with this Sprint PCS Phone. Using the wrong one could cause damage. If you leave your phone turned on while it’s in the charger, your battery will take longer to charge. 1. Plug one end of the AC adapter into the charger and the other end into a wall outlet. 2.
Function keys: What they make happen. Press this key to store a number in the phone’s internal phone book and to save menu settings. Press this key to place a call, to access a second Press this key to access a number stored in the incoming call or to initiate Three-Way Calling. phone’s internal phone book. You then can enter a specific memory location number or scroll through This key lets you do lots of things: þ To erase one character from the display screen, briefly press it once.
Phone calls: How to make and receive them. Correcting a misdial. If you make a mistake while dialing a phone number, press to erase the number one digit at a time. You can delete the entire Whenever you make a call, follow these simple steps: number at once by pressing and holding it down for at least one second. 1. First, check to see that your Sprint PCS Phone is turned on. If you see the display icons on the screen, that means the power is on. Remembering your phone number.
Using Caller ID. Responding to Call Waiting. This feature tells you who is calling you on your Sprint PCS Phone When you’re in the middle of a call, you will be alerted to by displaying the caller’s number when the phone rings. (If the incoming calls with a short beep and a “CALL WAIT” message. caller’s name and number are stored in your internal phone With Caller ID, the phone number and name (if stored in your book, the caller’s name will be displayed, too.
Another option for redialing calls is to select a number from your . Once again, you’ll hear a tone to confirm the incoming or outgoing call logs (see page 39). deactivation. Setting up Three-Way Calling. Saving or editing your own emergency numbers. Three-Way Calling lets you talk with two different people at the You can save up to three emergency phone numbers on your same time.
Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance. 7. The phone displays the number and “Saved” to confirm that the number was stored correctly. The phone then Press redisplays the list of emergency numbers so you can make business and government listings; to get help completing local or additional changes. long-distance calls; or to obtain movie listings, hotel, restaurant to obtain residential, and shopping information, and major local event information. 8.
Setting up your voicemail. Finding out you have a message. Your Sprint PCS Phone alerts you when you have new voicemail The first time you call your voicemail box, which you do by pressing and holding messages in several ways: for at least a second, enter þ By displaying a message on the screen you do this soon after you activate your Sprint PCS Account.
Internal phone book. You may also store numbers by pressing at the end of a call while the number is still displayed or while reviewing You get two types of phone books with your Sprint PCS Phone: the internal phone book and the call logs. To make the most of them, you need to understand all the basic features and functions of your new phone. your call logs. 2. Press again to save the number in the memory location. The phone displays your entry and the next available memory location.
1. To enter “G,” press Dialing from your phone book to a different area code. once. 2. To enter “I,” first press # (since you will be pressing again), then press three times to When you’re traveling outside your home service area, you may need to add an area code to the number. To temporarily add digits to the beginning of a phone number, follow these steps: get “I.” 3. To enter “L,” press 1. Find the number you want to call. This can be done in several three times. ways.
Checking all your stored numbers. Finding a number using a person’s name. Several methods can be used for checking numbers stored in your phone. You can look up a number using a name, four digits 1. Press . 2. Enter as many consecutive letters of the name as you can from the phone number or a memory location. Each is described remember (even if you remember only the first letter) and separately below. Follow the steps described below to find stored press numbers using the menu options.
Erasing a phone number. Keeping track of your calls. 1. Press . Your Sprint PCS Phone keeps track of the last nine calls you made 2. Press to select “Phone Book.” 3. Press to select “Erase.” and the last nine calls you received. To display a list of recently made calls, follow these steps. 1. Press 4. Indicate whether you want to access the number to be 2. Press . to select “Call Logs.” displayed according to name or memory location by pressing or , respectively. 3.
Understanding menu items: Managing your phone’s settings. Main menu: Tailoring your phone’s features to your needs. Your phone’s features and settings can all be accessed using the main menu, even during a call. Here’s how to go about it. Keeping track of calls. Navigating through the menu. 1: Call Logs. These options help you remember whom you To display the main menu, press .
þ4: Airtime Check to see how much airtime you have Maintaining your internal phone book. used by selecting this option. Note: The airtime 2: Phone Book. These options let you manage the numbers displayed may have discrepancies with the stored in your phone’s internal phone book. airtime shown in your invoice. þ1: Last Call. Displays the phone number of your Recall by Lets you look up numbers stored in your internal phone book. last call, the date and time the call was made, Name.
Digits. Enter as many consecutive digits from þ2: Store Lets you store a number in the phone’s the number you want to find as you know and internal phone book. Enter the number to be then press stored and then press . (Entering only the first . To store the digit of the number you want to find still helps number in the next available memory location, narrow your search.
Mem #. Enter the two-digit code of the Adjusting your phone’s volume. memory location that corresponds to the 4: Sounds. Here’s how to adjust the volume of your phone’s number you want to erase from the internal phone book, or press or ringer and key beep. to scroll through the entire phone book. When þ1: Ring Vol To adjust the ringer, you can press either or the number you want to delete is displayed, press , or the volume keys.
þ4: Msg Ring Lets you choose how you want to be notified of þ3: Greeting This option lets you put whatever you want on short messages (when available). Settings are your phone’s display screen just so long as it’s “OFF,” “ONCE” and “EVERY 2 MIN.” (The no more than 12 characters. This greeting will default setting is “EVERY 2 MIN.”) When you be displayed when your phone is turned on. find the setting you want, press Enter text for your greeting in the same way to save it.
To access the security menu and modify the settings, you must Incoming. Determines whether incoming first enter your lock code. calls can be received on your Sprint PCS Phone. Possible settings are “UNRESTRICT” þ1: Lock First, you should decide when you want your and “RESTRICT.” The default setting is phone to be locked. Possible settings are “UNRESTRICT.” If you choose “RESTRICT,” “OFF,” “NOW” and “ON POWER-UP.” If you calls cannot be received on your PCS phone.
þ3: Lock Code If you don’t want to use your phone’s Choosing the right alerts. original lock code, you can use this option to 7: Alert. Your Sprint PCS Phone comes with different options to enter your own new four-digit number. Be keep you aware of what’s going on. sure to pick a number that is easy for you to remember.
Customizing the way your phone works. 8: Setup. With the help of the following features, you can make your phone work more like you do. þ1: Auto Retry Usage guidelines: All about performance and safety. You can choose for your phone to redial a number automatically when the system is busy. Keeping tabs on signal strength. Possible settings are “ON” and “OFF.” The First of all, the voice quality of your Sprint PCS Phone will always default setting is “ON.
Understanding how your phone operates. Maintaining your phone’s peak performance. Your Sprint PCS Phone is basically a radio transmitter and To operate your phone properly – that is, to maintain safe and receiver. When it’s turned on, it receives and transmits radio satisfactory service – you should follow these rules: 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.
Protecting your battery. þ Replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance. It can be recharged hundreds For best battery performance, you should follow these guidelines: of times before it will need to be replaced. þ Only use Samsung-approved batteries (model numbers CSB1000 and CEB-1000) and desktop and travel chargers (model þ Do not store the battery in high-temperature areas for long periods of time. Follow these storage rules: numbers CDT-1000 and CTC-1000).
Disposal of batteries. Consult the manufacturer of any personal medical devices You can return your unwanted Samsung batteries to your (such as pacemakers and hearing aids) to determine if they nearest Samsung Service Center. For the Samsung Service Center are adequately shielded from external RF signals. nearest you, call 1-888-987-HELP (U.S. only).
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 your phone when you are in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere. It is rare, but your phone or its accessories Cautions.
H Index A AC Adapter 16 activation 1 airtime 39 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 54 antenna 10, 11 any key answer 21, 52 B backlight 46 battery charge indicator 15 charging 15, 16 disposal 58 installing 13 performance 56 removing 14 replacing 57 blasting area 60 C Call Forwarding 24 call logs 23, 30, 37, 39 Call Waiting 23 Caller ID 22 calls answering 21 emergency 25 making 20 misdialing 21 redialing 23 restricting 50 speed dialing 20 62 TALK 10, 11 volume 10, 11 help 3 cautions 61 charge i
searching by memory location 35 searching by name 35 Power Save feature 53 PWR key 10, 11 U R voicemail setting up 28 notification of new messages 29 volume 10, 11, 45 radio frequency safety 54, 58, 60 rapid cigarette lighter adapter 14, 15 rapid desktop charger 15, 16, 17 RCL key 10, 11, 19 red light 10, 11 resetting your phone 50 restricting calls 48 ring type 45 ringer off 10 ringer volume 45 roaming icon 12 S safety guidelines 58 saving a number in the internal phonebook 30 scroll keys 10, 11 servi
