Samsung SCH-1000 User manual

User
Guide
Samsung SCH-1000
Sprint
Personal
Communication
Services
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Sprint PCS.
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It’s not just a better phone.
It’s a better connection.SM

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This phone will work only with service from Sprint PCS, which must be
purchased separately. See Terms and Conditions of Services. Use only
Samsung-approved accessories with your SCH-1000 phone.
©1997 Sprint Spectrum L.P. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in
part allowed without prior written approval. Sprint and the diamond logo are reg-
istered service marks of Sprint Communications Company L.P. Sprint PCS
and Sprint Personal Communication Services are service marks of Sprint
Communications Company L.P., used under license.
Printed and manufactured in Korea.
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. Instead, see
“How to unlock your phone” on the next page.
What you should know before you call.
þThe call may take up to 30 minutes.
þYour Sprint PCS Phone will be ready for use about an hour
after this call is finished.
What you should have handy.
þYour new Sprint PCS Phone
þThe original packaging for your new phone
þYour billing address
þYour social security number or tax ID number

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þYour driver’s license number
þPen and paper to write down your new
Sprint PCS Phone Number
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.
How to unlock your phone.
If you received your phone in the mail, 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, call Customer Care
at the numbers listed on page 3.)
How to get help.
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
(in Southern California, press
). A Sprint PCS Customer Advocate will answer (24 hours
a day) and be happy to assist you.
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.

Table of Contents
First things first: Call us to get activated. 1
What you should know before you call. 1
What you should have handy. 1
How to unlock your phone. 2
How to get help. 3
Getting to know your phone. 10
Display icons: What they tell you. 12
Battery: Putting in the power. 13
Installing your battery. 13
Turning your phone on and off. 14
Removing your battery. 14
Charging your battery. 15
Using the rapid desktop charger. 16
Function keys: What they make happen. 18
Phone calls: How to make and receive them. 20
Speed dialing. 20
Correcting a misdial. 21
Remembering your phone number. 21
Answering calls. 21
Using Caller ID. 22
Responding to Call Waiting. 23
Redialing calls. 23
Setting up Three-Way Calling. 24
Using Call Forwarding. 24
Saving or editing your own emergency numbers. 25
Dialing when your phone is locked. 26
Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance. 27

Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services. 27
Setting up your voicemail. 28
Finding out you have a message. 29
Internal phone book. 30
Understanding your phone’s memory. 30
Saving and storing a phone number. 30
Entering a hard pause. 32
Dialing from your phone book to a different area code. 33
Checking all your stored numbers. 34
Finding a number using a person’s name. 35
Finding a number using four digits. 35
Finding a number using its memory location. 35
Erasing a phone number. 36
Keeping track of your calls. 37
Main menu:
Tailoring your phone’s features to your needs. 38
Navigating through the menu. 38
Taking a menu shortcut. 38
Understanding menu items:
Managing your phone’s settings. 39
Keeping track of calls. 39
Maintaining your internal phone book. 41
Calling for help. 44
Adjusting your phone’s volume. 45
Determining what is displayed. 46
Maintaining phone security. 47
Choosing the right alerts. 51
Customizing the way your phone works. 52
Preventing accidental key press. 52
Usage guidelines:
All about performance and safety. 53
Keeping tabs on signal strength. 53
Understanding Power Save mode. 53
Understanding how your phone operates. 54
Radio frequency safety. 54
Maintaining your phone’s peak performance. 55
Protecting your battery. 56
Using your phone while driving. 57
Disposal of batteries. 58
Following safety guidelines. 58
Using your phone near other electronic devices. 58
Turn off your phone before flying. 59
Restricting children’s access to your phone. 59
Turn off your phone in dangerous areas. 60
Cautions. 61
FCC notice. 61
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To start connecting,
just press .
If we’ve done our job as well as we think, you’ll seldom have to
refer to this small book – although it has very easy-to-follow steps
for getting the most out of your new Sprint PCS Service.
The truth of the matter is this: We realize that you have been
using phones all your life and take them pretty much for granted.
You expect to clearly hear the voice on the other end, talk as long
as you want, feel your conversation is private and not have to
work hard merely to listen to a message.
That’s partly why people are so intrigued with the new Sprint
PCS Network and the phone you just purchased. Together, they
could change the way you perceive wireless communications –
especially when it comes to important things like really clear
sound, privacy and time-saving features. Sprint PCS also has the
potential to do something even more far-reaching – and that’s to
change the way people think about communicating.
One day you’ll use a phone (even this phone) to download your
faxes, turn on your home sprinkler system, reroute your e-mail,
program your VCR or connect to your PC.
We honestly believe that we are closer to making all of these
connections than anyone else. And well we should be. That’s why
we’ve built our Sprint PCS Network from the ground up. That’s
what our products and services are all about. And that’s the kind
of technology this phone is based on.
Thanks for choosing Sprint PCS.
As we said – to start connecting, just press .
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Getting to know
your phone.
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
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.
4. STO: Allows you to save phone numbers, as well as any settings
you select in the menu.
5. TALK: Lets you place a call, answer Call Waiting and place a
three-way call.
6. Scroll Keys: Allow you to scroll through the menu options and displays.
7. PWR: Turns the phone on and off.
8. END: Lets you disconnect a call and return to standby mode.
9. CLR: Allows you to clear your last entry.
10. RCL: Provides a shortcut for finding numbers stored in specific locations in
the internal phone book.
11. NAME: Provides a shortcut for finding names with numbers stored in
the internal phone book.
12. Message Key: Lets you access your voicemail and listen to your messages.
13. Antenna: Makes the voice on the other end sound clearest.
1. Red Light
2. Volume
6. Scroll
Key
6. Scroll
Key
4. STO
3. MENU
5. TALK
13. Antenna
12. Message
Key
8. END
9. CLR
7. PWR
11. NAME
10. RCL
F.P.O.
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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.
Signal Measures your current signal strength. The more
bars there are, the stronger the signal.
Messages Indicates when you have messages waiting in
voicemail.
Battery 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.
ROAM Roaming If the icon is not displayed, you are in the Sprint PCS
Network. If the icon is displayed (not flashing), you
are in a PCS network with which Sprint PCS has a
roaming agreement. If the icon is flashing, you are in
an unknown service area.
Lock Icon Displayed when the phone is locked; you must enter
your four-digit lock code to unlock the phone.
IN USE In Use Tells you a call is in progress.
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 your phone’s
ringer off.
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.
To install your battery, just follow these simple steps:
1. Hold the battery with the label facing down, making sure the
metal contacts at the base of the battery line up with the metal
contacts on the base of the phone.
2. Place it on the back of the phone with the top of the battery
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.
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Turning your phone on and off.
When you’re ready to turn on your Sprint PCS Phone, check to
see that the charged battery has been installed in the back of the
phone or that you have an external power source (the Rapid
Cigarette Lighter Adapter or the Hands-Free Car Kit). Then,
simply press . The red light flashes briefly and the banner is
displayed, which means 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.
Removing your battery.
1. First, turn the power off to avoid losing stored numbers
and messages.
2. Press the battery release latch on the back of the phone while
sliding the battery down toward the base of the phone.
Charging your battery.
You can tell whether or not your battery needs to be recharged
just by checking the lower-right corner of your phone’s display,
where the battery charge indicator is located. When the battery
charge level is low, the battery icon will blink and the phone will
sound a tone.
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. If this
happens, unfortunately you’ll lose whatever you were just doing.
So, watch the indicator and make sure your level is okay.
To charge your battery, you should 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.)
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