Samsung SCH-1900 User manual

User
Guide
Samsung SCH-1900
Sprint
Personal
Communication
Services
TM

Sprint PCS.
SM
It’s not just a better phone.
It’s a better connection.SM
LIT062 SEP97
GH68-60613A

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.
©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.
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.
What you should know before you call.
þIf a Sprint PCS Sales Representative has already activated your
phone, there’s no need to place this call. Instead, see “How to
unlock your phone” on the next page.
þThis call typically takes about 30 minutes, but may take longer
at peak times.
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 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.
How to unlock your phone.
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.)
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.
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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
Function keys: What they do. 13
Battery: Putting in the power. 15
Installing your battery. 15
Removing your battery. 15
Charging your battery. 16
Using the rapid desktop charger. 16
Turning on your phone. 18
Phone calls: How to make and receive them. 19
Speed dialing. 19
Correcting a mistake. 20
Remembering your phone number. 20
Answering calls. 20
Using Caller ID. 21
Responding to Call Waiting. 22
Redialing calls. 22
Setting up Three-Way Calling. 23
Using Call Forwarding. 23
Saving or editing your own emergency numbers. 24
Dialing 911 or other emergency numbers. 25
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Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance. 26
Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services. 26
Setting up your voicemail. 27
Finding out you have a message. 28
Retrieving messages. 28
Internal phone book and call logs. 29
Understanding your phone’s memory. 29
Saving and storing a phone number. 29
Entering a pause. 32
Finding numbers in your phone book. 33
Dialing from your phone book to a different area code. 33
Erasing a phone number. 34
Using your call logs. 34
Main menu:
Tailoring your phone’s features to your needs. 36
Navigating through the menu. 36
Taking a menu shortcut. 36
Understanding menu items:
Managing your phone’s settings. 37
Keeping track of calls. 37
Maintaining your internal phone book. 38
Calling for help. 41
Adjusting your phone’s volume. 42
Determining what is displayed. 43
Maintaining phone security. 44
Choosing the right alerts. 48
Customizing the way your phone works. 48
Usage guidelines:
All about performance and safety. 50
Keeping tabs on signal strength. 50
Understanding Power Save mode. 50
Understanding how your phone operates. 51
Radio frequency safety. 51
Maintaining your phone’s peak performance. 52
Protecting your battery. 53
Using your phone while driving. 54
Disposal of batteries. 55
Following safety guidelines. 55
Using your phone near other electronic devices. 55
Turn off your phone before flying. 56
Restricting children’s access to your phone. 56
Turn off your phone in dangerous areas. 57
Cautions. 58
FCC notice. 58
Index 60
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To start connecting,
just press .
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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Getting to know
your phone.
1. Red Light: Illuminates when is pressed and when you have
incoming calls and messages.
2. Volume 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.
3. TALK: Lets you place a call, answer a call when the flip is open, answer Call
Waiting and place a three-way call.
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 phone’s menu.
6. PWR: Turns the phone on and off.
7. Flip: Lets you answer a call without pressing or disconnect a call
without pressing .
8. MENU: Allows access to the phone’s menus. Continue pressing to scroll
through menu options.
9. OK: Allows you to save and recall phone book entries, as well as save any
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.
12. Antenna: Calls are clearest when it’s fully extended.
1. Red Light
2. Volume
Keys
4. Scroll
Keys
3. TALK
12. Antenna
11. Message
Key
10. END
9. OK
6. PWR
7. FLIP
8. MENU
5. CLR
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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.
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 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.
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 off your phone’s
ringer.
Function keys:
What they make happen.
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 phone’s standby display.
This key lets you do lots of things:
þ To erase one character from the display screen,
briefly press it once.
þ To erase all the characters on the screen,
hold it down.
þ To go back one step within a menu, briefly press
it once.
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Press this key to store or recall a number in the
phone’s internal phone book and to save menu
settings.
Press this key to display and scroll through the
phone’s main menu.
Press and hold this key to access your voicemail box.
(For more information on Voicemail, see page 27.)
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 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.
Removing 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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