Online User’s Guide Dual-Band PCS Phone SCP-6400
Table of Contents Welcome to Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Introduction to this Online User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 SECTION 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Getting Started With PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Unlocking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Using the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Finding Internal Phone Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Downloading Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting Up a Web Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Making a Call With PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Accessing Information Using PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome to Sprint print built the largest all-PCS nationwide network with advanced multimedia services and clear calls, reaching more than 230 million people for clarity you can see and hear. We built our network to give you what we believe you really want from a wireless phone, clear sound, private conversations and time-saving features. S But with Sprint, you can do something even more far-reaching – simplify your life.
Introduction to this Online User’s Guide his Online User’s Guide introduces you to PCS Service and all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections: T Section 1: Getting Started Section 2: Understanding Your Phone Section 3: Using PCS Service Features Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information Throughout the guide, you’ll find tips that highlight special shortcuts and timely reminders to help you make the most of your new phone and service.
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Section 1A Setting Up Service In This Section Getting Started With PCS Service Setting Up Voicemail Getting Help his section walks you through the basics of setting up service for your PCS Phone, including unlocking and activating your phone, setting up your voicemail and how to contact Sprint for assistance with your PCS Service.
Getting Started With PCS Service Determine if Your Phone is Already Activated If you received your phone in the mail or purchased it at a Sprint Store, it probably has been activated. All you need to do is unlock your phone. If your phone is not activated, please refer to the Start Here Guide included with your phone. All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off.
PCS Customer Service Solutions Section 2 Claire, your virtual service representative is available to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit her at www.sprintpcs.com by logging on and clicking on Claire’s Directory for Service Solutions. Receiving Automated Invoicing Information For your convenience, your phone gives you access to invoicing information on your PCS Account.
Section 2A Your PCS Phone: The Basics In This Section Front View of Phone Viewing the Display Screen Features of Your Phone Turning Your Phone On and Off Using the Battery and Charger Displaying Your Phone Number Making and Answering Calls our PCS Phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you.
Front View of Phone Your Phone’s Features 1. Headset Jack: Insert the plug of the headset (must be purchased 11. LED (green/red light) 1. Headset Jack Sprint Oct 14, 02(Mon) 12:30pm Web 2. Softkey (left) 10. LCD (display) MSG 9. Softkey (right) 3. Navigation key 4. TALK 8. END/POWER 5. Menu/OK 6. Memo 7. Back Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 14 2A: Your PCS Phone – The Basics separately) for hands-free listening. 2.
Viewing the Display Screen This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your display screen. shows your current signal strength. The more lines you have, the stronger your signal. means your phone cannot find a signal. tells you a call is in progress. indicates the PCS Vision access is dormant. indicates the PCS Vision access is active. indicates the PCS Vision access is disabled. indicates you have text messages waiting. indicates you have voicemail messages waiting.
Turning Your Phone ON and OFF Turning Your Phone ON To turn your phone on, press and hold . Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for service...” indicating that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters Standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls. If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated.
Charging the Battery Your PCS Phone comes with a rechargeable battery. You should charge the battery as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone. Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you will lose all the information you were just working on. For a quick check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your phone’s display screen.
Answering Calls Changing Ringer Volume 1. Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail. 2. When a call comes in, answer the call by pressing . Depending on your settings, your PCS Phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways: The phone rings or vibrates. The LED flashes. The backlight illuminates. The screen displays an incoming call message. If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.
Calling Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 (dial and press ), even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. Once the dial is made, you will enter Emergency Mode. The phone tries to dial to 911 automatically until the dial will be connected. While you are in the Emergency Mode, all phone calls can be received. To exit from the Emergency mode, follow these instructions: 1. Press . 2. Press to display the options. 3. Highlight Exit Emergency and press .
End-of-Call Options After receiving a call from or making a call to a phone number that is not in your Internal Phone Book, the phone number and the duration of the call is displayed. You can display the following menu options by pressing within 10 seconds after disconnecting the call. To select an option, highlight it and press . Call Again to dial the phone number. Save Phone# to save the phone number in your Internal Phone Book. (See “Saving a Phone Number” on pages 26-27.
Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses Dialing From the Internal Phone Book You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems, such as voicemail or credit card billing numbers. If you select a hard pause, the next set of numbers are sent when you press . If you select a 2-second pause, your phone automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds. Note: You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine 2-second and hard pauses. 1.
Section 2B Controlling Your Phone’s Settings In This Section Volume Settings Ringer Types Selecting Tone Length Alert Notification Silent Mode Changing the Greeting Changing the Backlight Settings Changing the Display Screen Screen Savers Changing the Contrast his section describes how you can change your phone’s settings to best suit your requirements. Take a few moments to review these options and add or adjust the settings that are right for you.
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings To change the ringer/key volume: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press . 3. Highlight Sounds and press . 4. Highlight Ringer/Key Vol. and press . 5. Select the menu under each item and press . Ringer Volume for adjusting Ringer tone volume. Start-up/Pw-off for adjusting Start-up/Power-off tone volume. Key Beep for adjusting Key Beep tone volume. 6. Highlight your desired volume level and press .
Selecting Ringer Types for Voicemail 3. Highlight Sounds and press To select a ringer type for voicemail: 4. Highlight Others and press 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press 3. Highlight Sounds and press . . 5. Select the menu under Tone Length press . 1. Follow the previous steps 1 to 4. . 2. Select the menu under Start-up Tone or Power-off Tone and press 6. Select the menu under Voicemail and press . . 3.
Alert Notification Silent Mode Your phone comes with several different options to keep you aware of what’s going on by sounding the alert or ringer. Service sets alert On or Off for network services parameter changes. Voicemail sets alert to notify you of caller’s message(s). Messaging sets alert to notify you of text message(s). Minute Beep sets a minute reminder that beeps ten seconds before the end of each minute during a call.
Changing the Backlight Time Length Changing the LCD Color The backlight setting lets you select how long the display screen and keypad are backlit after any key press is made. To change the backlight setting: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press 3. Highlight Display and press To change the LCD color setting: . 3. Highlight Display and press . . 4.
Setting the Display for Incoming Calls local time. You can scroll the World Clock list by pressing right/left of the Navigation key for changing country, Summer (left softkey) / Standard (right softkey) for changing between summer and standard time if applicable. The “ ” icon indicates the summer time. You can set the downloaded image (screen saver) data to be shown on the Incoming Calls display. Follow these steps: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2.
Changing the Contrast Setting Any Key Answer To adjust the contrast on the phone’s display: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press 3. Highlight Display and press To activate this feature: . 1. From the Standby mode, press . 4. Highlight Contrast and press . Setting Message Notification You can see message notification when you receive Text message or Voicemail while you are in PCS Vision applications or Browser mode. 1.
Abbreviated Dialing Setting My Shortcut Abbreviated Dialing is another form of speed dialing. If the last four digits you enter do not match any stored phone book entry, the digits are automatically prepended with the digits specified using the following steps. To activate this feature: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press 3. Highlight Others and press . 1. From the Standby mode, press 2. Highlight Settings and press . 3.
Position Locations Setting TTY Mode To turn the Location Service On or Off: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press . 3. Highlight Location and press . 4. Press or wait a few seconds until the message scrolls down completely. 5. Select On or Off and press . Tip: These icons let you know whether information of your position is sent to the network or not.
Section 2C Setting Your Phone’s Security In This Section Accessing the Security Menu Locking Your Phone Unlocking Your Phone Using Special Numbers Resetting and Locking Your Phone through SMS Security Features for PCS VisionSM y using the security setting on your PCS Phone, you receive peace of mind without sacrificing flexibility. With several options available, you can customize your phone to meet your personal needs.
Accessing the Security Menu Unlocking Your Phone You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu. To unlock your phone: To access the Security menu: 1. From the Locked display, press Unlock (left softkey). 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press . 3. Highlight Security and press . 2. Enter your lock code. Locking the Keypad 4. Enter your lock code.
Calling in Lock Mode Using Special Numbers You can place calls to 911 and to your special numbers when in lock mode. To place an outgoing call in lock mode: To call an emergency number, special number or (PCS Customer Service Solutions), enter the phone number and press . (For emergency numbers, see “Calling Emergency Numbers” on page 24.) Restricting Calls You can save three special numbers in addition to your Internal Phone Book entries (the same number may be in both directories).
Erasing the Downloads To activate this feature, the following presetting is required: To erase all the downloaded data from web: 1. From the Standby mode, press 1. From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu” on . page 50), highlight Erase Downloads and press 2. Highlight Settings and press . 3. Highlight Security and press . 2. If you’re sure you want to erase all the downloaded data from web, . highlight Yes and press 4. Enter your lock code.
Security Features for PCS VisionSM Signing In and Out of PCS Vision Services Automating Your PCS Vision Password Your phone comes equipped with a password that enables it to automatically connect to PCS Vision services automatically. This way, you can access PCS Vision Services without having to type a password. You can change your password by signing in to www.sprintpcs.com.
Section 2D Controlling Your Roaming Experience In This Section Understanding Roaming Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard oaming is the ability to make or receive calls while you’re off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. Your new dual band PCS Phone works anywhere on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and allows you to roam on digital networks virtually anywhere in the U.S. where compatible wireless service is available.
Understanding Roaming Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and whether your phone is operating in analog or digital mode. The following chart indicates what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your phone.
Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard In addition to the roaming icon, Call Guard alerts you when roaming charges apply. This feature makes it easy to manage your roaming charges by reminding you when you make or receive roaming calls. It also requires you to take additional steps before placing or answering a roaming call. These additional steps are not required when you make or receive calls while on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. To Turn the Call Guard Feature On or Off: 1.
Section 2E Navigating Through Menus In This Section Menu Navigation Menu Structure Viewing Menus his section is a road map to using your PCS Phone. Every function and feature can be accessed through a menu. Take a few moments to learn your way around. You’ll find that it makes your phone easier to use.
Menu Navigation Viewing the Menus The navigation key on your PCS Phone allows you to scroll through menus quickly and easily. To navigate through a menu, simply press the navigation key up or down. As you navigate through the menu, menu options are highlighted. Select an option by highlighting it and pressing . Menu Structure Selecting Menu Items For example, if you want to view your last incoming call: to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Call History, and press . (It may already be highlighted.
8. Calendar 9. VoiceService 1. Voice Memo 2. Screen Call 3. Voice Dial 10. Tools/Extras 1. PC Sync 2. Calculator 3. World Clock 4. Crab Catch Section 2F Managing Call History In This Section 11. Phone Info 1. My Phone# 2. Current User 3. Help 4. Version 12. Key Guard Viewing History Call History Options Making a Call From Call History Saving a Phone Number From Call History Erasing Call History he Call History helps you manage your time more effectively.
Viewing History You’ll find your Call History invaluable. It is a list of the last 20 phone numbers or Internal Phone Book entries for calls you placed, accepted or missed. Call History makes redialing a number fast and easy. It is continually updated as new numbers are added to the beginning of the list and the oldest entries are removed from the bottom of the list.
Erasing Call History 6. Press Save (left softkey). Note: You cannot save phone numbers from calls identified as No ID or Restricted. If the selected entry has already been stored in the phone book, “Alternate” appears at the step 3 on the previous page. To erase individual Call History entries, see “Call History Options” on page 70. To erase Call History: After you have saved the number, the new Internal Phone Book entry is displayed. (See “Internal Phone Book Entry Options” on page 76.
Section 2G Using the Internal Phone Book In This Section Internal Phone Book Entry Options Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry Finding Internal Phone Book Entries Selecting a Ringer Type Dialing PCS Services ow you know the basics that help make it easier to stay in touch with people and information. This section helps you make the most of your contacts and use your time more efficiently when you are trying to connect with the important people in your life.
Internal Phone Book Entry Options When you display an Internal Phone Book list, highlight your desired entry and press , then select the box under your desired label and press Options (right softkey). Call to dial the phone number. (If you are roaming and have the Call Guard feature activated, you are required to take an extra step to proceed. See “Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard” on pages 62-63.) Call Alarm to set the call alarm to the entry.
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alphabet mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on pages 76-77). Press the corresponding key until the desired character appears. By default, the first letter of a word is capitalized and following letters are lowercase. Characters scroll in the following order: Using Smart Punctuation “Smart punctuation” is available using in T9 mode.
Entering SMILEYS 3. Highlight Add New Entry and press To enter smile picture, select the SMILEYS mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on pages 76-77). 4. Enter a name and press 1. In a text entry field, press right softkey. 2. Highlight SMILEYS and press or . OK (left softkey). 5. Select the box under your desired label and press 6. Enter the number or address, and press . . . 7. Press Save (left softkey). 3. Highlight the line that includes your desired smiley. 4.
Finding Entries Find Long Phone Numbers To find an Internal Phone Book entry by its entry number: 1. Press of the Navigation key. 2. Enter the first letter of the name or part of the name using multi-tap method. 3. Highlight your desired entry by scrolling through the phone book entry and press . If you enter a single letter, the display shows the list that begins with that letter. OR 1. Enter 4 digits or more. 2. Press . 3. Highlight Find and press . 4.
Editing an Internal Phone Book Entry To make changes to an entry: 1. Display an Internal Phone Book entry. 2. Highlight your desired entry and press . 3. Select the box under following options, and press . Name to change the entry’s name. Enter the new name, and press . (See “Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad” on page 78.) Home to change the entry’s phone number. Enter the new home phone number. Work to change the entry’s phone number.
Secret Internal Phone Book Entries You can hide an entry’s phone number(s) and require your lock code to edit the entry by making it secret. The entry name is still displayed, but the entry’s phone numbers are replaced by “(Secret)”. To make an entry secret: Using the Pause Feature 2. Scroll to the Internal Phone Book entry you want to tag Secret. Generally, when you call an automated system like voicemail boxes or credit card companies, you are required to enter a password or calling card number.
Using Different Dialing Methods 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Phone Book and press Prepend Dialing . Prepend dialing allows you to alter a phone number in your Phone Book by adding additional numbers. For example, if your Internal Phone Book entry was entered without an area code and you are out of town, you can prepend that entry with the appropriate area code. 3. Highlight Speed Dial #s and press 1.
Section 2H Personal Organizer In This Section Managing Schedules Adding an Event to the Scheduler Event Alerts Viewing Events and Event Options Personal Information Management Using the Calculator Games our PCS Phone has been equipped with several personal information management features to help you manage your busy lifestyle. These features turn your phone into a time management planner that helps you keep up with your contacts, schedules and commitments.
Managing Schedules Calendar Use the Calendar to remind you of events or important calls you need to make. You can schedule up to 100 events, 15 Call Alarms and 20 To-Do Items. Setting the Time/Date In no service area or Analog service area, it’s necessary to set actual time and date to use Calendar function. Set the current Time/Date by using numeric keys and/or the Navigation key ( / : move cursor, / : change value). To display the time setting display, press , then .
Event Alerts Adding a Call Alarm to the Scheduler There are several ways your PCS Phone alerts you of scheduled events: By playing the alert tone. (Depends on the setting Alert and Key Volume.) By blinking the LED. By displaying event’s description on the LCD. By lighting backlight of LCD. (Depends on the setting Backlight.) Event Alert Menu or View (left softkey) to see the event details. . Snooze to repeat the alarm in ten minutes.
Call Alarm Menu Going to Today’s Scheduler Menu When your phone is turned on and you have scheduled a call alarm, your phone alerts you and displays the following options. To select an option, highlight it and press . If you are viewing the Scheduler menu and wish to go to the Scheduler menu for today’s date: To view your scheduled events and Call Alarms: 1. Press or 1. From the Standby mode, press . 2. Press Options 2. Highlight Calendar and press .
Viewing To Do Items Viewing Event, Call Alarm or To Do List To view your To Do List: To view available and used memory space: 1. From Event list display, press Options (right softkey). 1. From Event list display, press Options (right softkey). 2. Highlight To Do List and press . 3. From To Do List display highlight an item and press 2. Highlight View Memory and press . 4. Then detail display appears. 5. Highlight an option, and press 1.
Personal Information Management Displaying User Address Checking My Profile Display the current user address you have signed in: This phone can store your personal data in “Phone Info” menu. These are including My Name, Birthday, Blood Type, Address, H Phone# (home), H Email (home), W Phone# (work) and W Email (work). 1. From the Standby mode, press Editing My Profile To edit or select your personal data 1. From the Standby mode, press 2. Highlight Phone Info, and press . 3.
Using the Calculator Using the World Clock Your phone comes with a built-in calculator function. To use this feature, follow these easy steps: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Tools/Extras and press 3. Highlight Calculator and press . . 4. Enter numbers using your keypad. Press . (left softkey) to insert a decimal point. for subtraction, for multiplication, 6. Enter numbers and press To clear the numbers, press To end calculation, press 1.
Downloading Files Your SCP-6400 has two methods of downloading: from your PC or through the Wireless Web. To use the former, the Multimedia Master is required (you should purchase separately). And also the PCS Wireless Connection Kit (you should purchase separately) are required to connect SCP-6400 and your PC. See the following instructions for details on using these two methods for downloading.
Viewing the Downloaded Ringer Data Size Icon Indication Type Item Icon (appears at the left side of the downloaded data) From PC Ringers (~20KB) Ringers (20KB~100KB) Images (~16KB) (New Data) (Assigned Data) (New Data) (Assigned Data) (New Data) (Assigned Data) Sorting the downloaded data in alphabetical order If you want to store the data in reverse chronological order, follow these instructions. to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Tools/Extras and press 3. Highlight PC Sync and press .
9. Press left softkey to start downloading. Downloading through Wireless Web Your SCP-6400 allows you to download images (screen savers), ringers, games, etc. from the web site. It is also possible to download from certain menus (Phone Book, Ringer Setting or Display Setting). 10. Wait for the download to complete. 11. Press To download a file from the web: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Downloads and press . 3.
If you want to download a ringer file from Start-up/Power-off Tone menu. 1. Highlight Others at the previous step 4 and press . 2. Select the menu under Start-up Tone or Power-off Tone and press . 3. Follow the previous steps 7 to 12. To download an image file from Display Setting Menu (Animation, Incoming Calls, and Screen Saver): 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Settings and press 3. Highlight Display and press . 5. Select the menu under each item and press .
Options To confirm the downloaded applications folder: Play to play the downloaded ringer. Assign to assign the downloaded data to the Ringer Type, 1. From the Standby mode, press 2. Highlight Downloads and press Start-up/Power-off Tone or Phone Book. Options to select the options of the downloaded data. Properties: shows the downloaded data property. Online Info.: shows the downloaded data information online. Shop: allows you to continue downloading.
Options Icon Indication Open to play the downloaded content. Type Options to select the options of the downloaded data. Properties: shows the downloaded data property. Online Info.: shows the downloaded data information online. Shop: allows you to continue downloading. Get Plug-in: gets Handler to work the downloaded data.
Viewing the Downloaded Data Size This feature allows you to confirm each downloaded data size and the rest of the download capacity. To view the data size: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Downloads and press . 3. Highlight one of each folder that includes the downloaded data you want to confirm and press . To get new download data: 1. When the warning message appears, press Erase (left softkey) to make a space for new download data.
Section 2I Using Your Phone’s Voice Services In This Section Using Voice-Activated Dialing Recording Memos his section explains the features associated with your phone’s Voice Services. The easy-to-follow instructions explain how to make calls and record memos.
Using Voice-Activated Dialing Reviewing Voice Dialing Tags In addition to PCS Voice CommandSM (see pages 167-169), you can use a Voice Dial tag to automatically dial a phone number in your Internal Phone Book. Your phone can store up to 30 Voice Dial tags. (To create a Voice Dial tag, see “Programming Voice Dial Tag to Your Phone” on page 120.) 1. From the Standby mode, press To use a Voice Dial tag to call a phone number: 5. Highlight the desired entry and press 1. From the Standby mode, press 2.
Recording Memos To record a memo in Standby mode: 1. Press and hold . Starts recording after the beep. OR 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight VoiceService and press . 3. Highlight Voice Memo and press . 4. Highlight Record and press . 5. Start recording after the beep. To end the recording of your memo: 1. Wait for 18 seconds or press , or OR 1. Press when recording in Standby mode. while recording. It also stops recording when the other party hangs up the call.
Erasing All Memos Setting Up Screen Call To erase all memos: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight VoiceService and press . 3. Highlight Voice Memo and press 4. Highlight Play and press . . This feature enables you to answer incoming calls by using pre-recorded announcements, either one that is pre-recorded or one that you record. You can also record the caller’s message into the Voice Memo list (See “Recording Memos” on pages 122-123).
Selecting Announcement for Screen Call Recording Customized Announcement 1. From the Standby mode, press 1. Follow the steps 1 to 4 on the previous page. to display the main menu. 2. Highlight VoiceService and press . 3. Highlight Screen Call and press 2. Highlight Custom and press Options (right softkey). . 3. Highlight Record and press 4. Highlight Announcement and press . 5. Depending on your preference, highlight Pre-Recorded or Custom. 6. Press .
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Section 3A PCS Service Features: The Basics In This Section Using Voicemail Using Caller ID Responding to Call Waiting Three-Way Calling Forwarding Your Calls ow that you’ve mastered your phone’s fundamentals, it’s time to explore the calling features that enhance your PCS Service.
Using Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your PCS Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your PCS Phone is activated. To set up voicemail: 1. Press and hold . New Voicemail Message Alerts When you receive a new voicemail message, your phone alerts you and prompts you to call your voicemail. To call your voicemail, press .
Voicemail Options Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Forwarding Your PCS Phone offers several options for organizing and accessing your voicemail. Forward a voice message, except those marked “Private,” to other PCS Voicemail customers. Setting Up Group Distribution Lists 1. After listening to a message, press Create up to 20 separate group lists, each with up to 20 customers. 2. Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number. 1. Press and hold 3.
Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the icon after you have checked your voice and text messages. To clear the icon from the display screen: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Voicemail and press . 3. Highlight Clear Count and press 4. Highlight Yes and press . . Using Caller ID To block your phone number from being displayed for a specific outgoing call: . 2. Enter the number you want to call. 3. Press ).
Using Call Forwarding Section 3B Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number – even when your phone is turned off. You can continue to make calls from your phone with Call Forwarding activated. SM PCS Vision To Activate Call Forwarding 1. Press . In This Section 2. Enter the area code and phone number to which your future calls should be forwarded. 3. Press . You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding. To Deactivate Call Forwarding 1.
Browsing the Web on Your Phone Launching the Web To launch the Web: 1. From the Standby mode, press Web (left softkey). OR 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Web and press . You are automatically signed in to PCS Vision Services, when you sign-in manually, see page 57 for instructions. Your User Name When you buy a PCS Phone and sign up for service, you’re automatically assigned a user name.
Browsing the Web Browsing the Web is easy once you’ve learned a few basics. Here are some tips for browsing the Web with PCS Vision: Softkeys The bottom line of the browser contains a row of softkeys. These are your main controls for getting around. To activate a softkey: Press (left) or (right) softkey, which corresponds to the softkey that appears on the bottom line of the MiniBrowser. Going Back To go back one page, press .
Deleting a Bookmark 1. From the bookmark list, select the bookmark you want to delete and press right softkey. 2. Highlight Delete and press left softkey. 3. Highlight Yes and press left softkey. If you want to delete all bookmarks, highlight Delete All at the step 3 above. Setting Up a Web Connection Getting Started Your PCS Phone allows you to connect to a laptop PC to send and receive email, access the Internet or your company’s network and more, without searching for a wall-mounted telephone jack.
Messaging Now you can send and receive email as well as chat on select PCS Phones. With chat, you can have a conversation without talking. Join in a Webbased chat room to exchange information on a specific topic or read conversations that others have posted -- even launch a one-on-one chat for a more in-depth conversation. Message Types There are many types of PCS Text Messaging available on your phone. (PCS Voicemail provides voicemail-to-mailbox messaging.
3. Highlight the number you wish to extract. Message Options After you display a Message, press to display message options. To select an option, highlight it and press . Call Back to dial the phone number of the sender (if applicable). Save Phone# to save the sender’s phone number if it is not already in your Internal Phone Book (if applicable). Or if the sender’s phone number has already been stored in the any Phone Book entry, Alternate appears instead of Save Phone#.
Extracting E-Mail Addresses From a Message To extract an email address contained in a message: 1. When the Message options are displayed, highlight Extract Info., and press . 2. Highlight Email Address and press . All the email addresses contained in the message are displayed. (If there are no appropriate email addresses to extract from the message, the addresses are not displayed.) 3. Highlight the address you wish to extract. 4. Press to display the options. 5.
Adding a Folder for Messages When the message contains any word of 3 to 14 letters, you can classify the message to your defined folder. If 10 user defined folders exist, “Add Folder” menu disappears. 1. After you display a message, press to display message options. 2. Highlight Add Folder by scrolling and press . 3. Enter a folder name from 3 to 13 letters and press or OK (left softkey). See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on pages 76-77. 4.
PCS Short Mail Erasing All Messages To erase all messages: 1. From the folder list display, press Options (right softkey) to display the menu options. 2. Highlight Erase All Msgs and press . 3. Highlight In This Folder or In All Folders and press . 4. Highlight Yes and press . To erase all Messages already read: 1. From the folder list display, press Options (right softkey) to display the menu options. 2. Highlight Erase Old Msgs and press . 3. Highlight In This Folder or In All Folders and press 4.
To read a PCS Short Mail message: Email 1. When you receive a short mail message, you will see a text message and “New ‘Short Mail’. View it now?” on your display screen. 2. Launch the browser and select the Messaging folder. 3. Scroll to the new short mail message and press left softkey. Unread short mail messages will be marked with an asterisk (*). Select a marked message and press left softkey again to read the message.
Chat PCS VisionSM gives you the ability to join wireless chatrooms from your PCS Phone. Send messages including text and icons to many chatroom participants or launch one-on-one (private) chatrooms. To access a chatroom from the browser: 1. Launch the browser. 2. Select the Messaging folder. Ringers Downloading Ringers To download an available ringer to your phone: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Downloads and press 3. Highlight Ringers and press . . 3.
To assign a downloaded ringer from the Downloads menu: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Downloads and press 3. Highlight Ringers and press Screen Savers Downloading Screen Savers (Images) . To download an available screen saver (Images) to your phone: . 4. Highlight the downloaded data you want to confirm and press 5. Select Assign from the options and press 1. From the Standby mode, press . 2. Highlight Downloads and press .
To assign a downloaded screen saver from the Downloads menu: 1. From the Standby mode, press to display the main menu. 2. Highlight Downloads and press . 3. Highlight Screen Savers and press . 4. Highlight the downloaded data you want to confirm and press 5. Select Assign from the options and press . 6. Highlgit one of Incoming Calls, Screen Saver, Phone Book, Outgoing Calls or Service Search and press . Games You can play a variety of entertaining and graphically-rich games on your PCS Phone.
PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition is designed to offer secure wireless access to both Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. PCS Business Connection Personal Edition delivers the following features: Business email access: Read, reply to, forward, delete and compose your company email. Company directory and contacts: Search, view, call, and email contacts from your company’s directory. Do all this and add/edit your personal contacts.
Section 3C SM PCS Voice Command In This Section PCS Voice CommandSM ith Sprint, the first wireless provider to offer innovative PCS Voice Command technology, reaching your friends, family, co-workers and teammates has never been easier – especially when you’re on the go. You can even listen to Web-based information such as news, stock quotes, weather, sports and much more. Your voice does it all with PCS Voice Command.
Getting Started With PCS Voice Command With PCS Voice Command: You can store all your contact’s phone numbers, so you can simply say the name of the person you want to call. There’s no need to punch in a lot of numbers, memorize voicemail passwords or try to dial while you’re driving. You can call anyone in your address book – even if you don’t remember their phone number.
Section 4 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information Section 4 170 Safety Guidelines and Warranty Information 171
Section 4A Safety In This Section Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Caring for the Battery Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice Consumer Information on Wireless Phones art of getting the most out of your PCS Phone is knowing where and how it works at optimum efficiency. This section outlines performance and safety guidelines that ensure you experience the full quality that your PCS Phone was designed to give you.
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal. If you’re inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception.
Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when stationary or before pulling into traffic. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may divert your attention from the road. Dial to report serious emergencies. It’s free from your wireless phone. Use your phone to help others in emergencies. Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless number when necessary. Tip: Purchase an optional Hands-Free Car Kit.
Caring for the Battery Protecting Your Battery The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of your battery’s performance. Use only Sprint-approved batteries and desktop chargers. These chargers are designed to maximize battery life. Using other batteries or chargers voids your warranty and may cause damage. In order to avoid damage, charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32º F to 113º F (0º C to 45º C).
Cautions Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones Any changes or modifications to your 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 unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and void the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.
Owner’s Record The model number, regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future. Model: PCS Phone SCP-6400 Serial No.
Manufacturer’s Warranty Customer Limited Warranty SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P., (Sprint) offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit (Product), including accessories in the product package, will be free from defects in material or workmanship as follows: SUBSCRIBER UNIT: A.
Index M Answering Calls 22 Making Calls 21 Manufacturer’s Warranty 184-185 Menus Diagram 67-68 Navigation 66 Structure 66 Missed Call Notification 23 Battery Capacity 18-19 Charging 20 Disposal 178 Installing 19 Removing 19 FCC Notice 179-181 I R Internal Phone Book Adding an Entry 80-81 Editing Entries 83, 84 Finding Entries 81-83 Options 76 Secret Entries 86 Ringer Types 33 Roaming 60-61 Call Guard 62-63 Call History Erasing 73 Making a Call From 71 Options 70 Saving a Phone Number From 71-72 Vie
S Screen Savers 161-162 Security Menu 50 Silent Mode 37 Smile Pictures 80 Special Numbers 53 T T9 Text Input 77 U Unlocking Your Phone 8, 51 V Voicemail Clearing 136 Notification 132 Options 134-135 Retrieving 133 Setting Up 9, 132 188 Index
