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Sprint PCS.
The clear alternative to cellular.
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This phone will work only with service from SprintPCS, which must
be purchased separately. See Terms and Conditions of Service.
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Sprint PCS Phone, SprintPersonal Communications Services,
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If you received your Sprint PCS PhoneTM in the mail or
purchased it at a Sprint PCS Center, your phone may already
be activated. If so, it simply needs to be unlocked before you
begin using it (see “How to unlock your phone” on page 3).
This guide will introduce you to our technology and your
new Sprint PCS Phone through easy-to-follow instructions.
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1. The fastest way is to call from your new Sprint PCS
Phone.
First, fully charge your battery.
Turn on your Sprint PCS Phone. Make sure you are in a
Sprint PCS Service Area (the icon does not appear in
the top line of the display).
Press while in a Sprint PCS Service
Area. You will be connected to a Sprint PCS Customer
Advocate who will guide you through the activation
process.
2. Another option is to call Sprint PCS Customer Care from
any phone other than your new Sprint PCS Phone.
Call us toll free at 1-888-715-4588.
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hour after this call is finished.
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Your new Sprint PCS Phone.
The original packaging for your new phone.
Your billing address.
Your Social Security number or tax ID number.
Your driver’s license number.
Pen 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 Plan. Once you’ve made all your selections, the
advocate will guide you through the activation process.
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To display the phone number of your Sprint PCS Phone:
1. Press to display the Main menu.
2. Press for Phone Book.
3. Press for My Phone#.
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If you received your phone in the mail, you need to unlock it
before you begin making calls. Just enter your four-digit lock
code, and you’ll be ready to begin making calls. This code
typically is the last four digits of your Sprint PCS Phone
Number, Social Security number, or tax ID number.
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If you need help please call Sprint PCS Customer Care at
1-888-211-4PCS (4727). You can also press
from your activated Sprint PCS Phone. A Sprint PCS
Customer Advocate will answer (24 hours a day, seven days a
week) and be happy to assist you.
Our services are provided to you under certain terms and
conditions — all of which are listed in the brochure included
in your Sprint PCS Phone Box.
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Determine if your phone is pre-activated 1
How to activate your phone 1
What you should know before you call 2
What you should have handy 2
Displaying my phone number 2
How to unlock your phone 3
How to get help 3
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To turn it on 20
To turn it off 20
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Installing the battery 23
Removing the battery 23
Charging the battery 23
Charging with the dual-slot desktop charger 24
The empty battery icon 25
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Standby mode 26
Talk mode 26
Power Save mode 26
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Making a voice call 27
Redialing calls 27
Correcting dialing mistakes 28
Ending a call 28
Incoming call notification 28
Answering a call 29
Adjusting voice volume 30

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Adjusting ring volume 30
Silencing (or muting) the ringer during an incoming call 30
To mute the microphone during a call 31
Where you can use your phone 31
Setting your phone’s roaming ability 32
Roaming call guard 33
What you’ll see 33
Voice calling experience 34
Using Caller ID 35
Call Waiting 36
Answering a Call Waiting call 36
Disabling Call Waiting 36
Using Three-Way Calling 37
Using Call Forwarding 38
Displaying your phone number 38
Missed calls 39
Dropped calls 39
Failed calls 40
Key beep volume setting 40
Dialing Sprint PCS Directory Assistance 40
Dialing Sprint PCS Operator Services 40
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Tone length setting 41
Automatic hyphenation 41
Prepend dialing 42
Four-digit dialing 43
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Storing pauses in an Internal Phone Book entry 44
Pause dialing from a stored Internal Phone Book entry 45
Manual pause dialing 46
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Service alert 47
Minute beep 48

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Displaying my phone number 49
Backlight control 50
Personal greeting 51
Backlight contrast control 51
Setting the language of your phone 52
Displaying your phone’s software and hardware versions 52
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Ringer type setting for voice calls 53
Ringer volume setting for voice and fax calls 54
Ringer type setting for message calls 55
Ringer volume setting for message calls 55
Ringer type setting for your alarm 56
Ringer volume setting for your alarm 56
Ringer type setting for data and fax calls 57
Ringer type setting for roaming calls 57
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Recording a Voice memo 58
Reviewing a Voice memo 59
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Tips on recording names 60
Programming the phone for Voice-activated dialing 61
Voice-activated dialing setup options 62
Placing a call using voice dialing 63
Reviewing voice dialing entries 63
Erasing voice dialing entries 64
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Calling 911 65
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Viewing stored entries 66
Storing phone numbers and names 68
To add a new phone number to an existing entry 69
Shortcuts to storing phone numbers 70
Storing phone numbers at the end of a call 70
Prepend a phone number 71
Adding a Name Ringer 72

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Editing Internal Phone Book numbers 73
Secret Internal Phone Book numbers 73
Erasing Internal Phone Book entries 74
Erasing the Internal Phone Book 74
Set Speed Dial 74
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Shortcuts to Memory Dialing 75
Internal Phone Book services 76
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Today 77
Month View 79
Jump To Date 80
To Do List 81
World Clock 82
Count Down 83
Alarm Clock 85
Calculator 87
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Setting up your Sprint PCS Voicemail box 88
Reviewing Sprint PCS Voicemail messages 88
One-Touch Access to your Sprint PCS Voicemail box 88
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Incoming messages 89
Reviewing Numeric Pages, Text Messages,
and Wireless Web Messages 90
Message options 91
Erasing individual messages 92
Erasing all Page/Text or Wireless Web messages 92
Message ringing 92
Message memory capacity 93
Messages and Lock mode 93

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Lock mode 94
Lock code setting 95
Locking the phone 95
Dialing in Lock mode 96
Special numbers 96
Storing special numbers 97
Dialing special numbers in Lock mode 97
Resetting your phone 97
Erasing Your Internal Phone Book 98
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Reviewing Outgoing, Incoming or Missed Calls 99
Erasing Call Logs 100
Reviewing airtime 101
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The MiniBrowser Start and End Prompts 103
Launching the Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser 103
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser One-Touch Access 104
To end the Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser Session 104
Navigating the Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser 105
The MiniBrowser soft keys 105
Entering text, numbers or symbols 107
Using Links 108
Initiating a phone call while using the
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser 108
Receiving a phone call while using the
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser 108
Using Bookmarks 109
Creating a Bookmark 109
Finding a Bookmark 109
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Getting Started 110
Attaching the data cable 111
Installing the software 111
Placing a call 111
Reading the Display 111
During the call 112
Receiving a Wireless Web connection call 112
Receiving a data or fax call 113
Changing your phone back to voice calling 114
Ending a call 114

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Main menu 116
In Use menu 116
Menu navigation 116
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Keeping tabs on signal strength 118
Understanding Power Save mode 118
Understanding how your phone operates 118
Radio frequency safety 119
Emergency Calls 120
Maintaining your phone’s peak performance 120
Operating a Motor Vehicle 121
Following safety guidelines 121
Restricting children’s access to your phone 121
Turn off your phone before flying 122
Turn off your phone in dangerous or posted areas 122
Using your phone near other electronic devices 123
Cautions 124
FCC notice 124
Liquefied Petroleum Gas 124
Specifications Subject to Change 124
FCC Compliance Information 125
Information To User 125
Protecting your battery 126
Battery disposal and recycling 127
Sprint PCS Phone and battery specifications 128
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Sprint PCS built the only all-digital, all-PCS nationwide
network from the ground up for clearer calls, serving more
than 280 major metropolitan areas. We’ve built our network
to give you what we believe you really want from a wireless
phone: clear sound, private conversations, and time-saving
features. But Sprint Personal Communications Services®also
has the potential to do something even more far-reaching –
simplify your life. Our advanced technology is designed to
grow with your communications needs so you will be able to
rely on your phone to stay in touch.
This user guide will introduce you to our technology and
your new Sprint PCS Phone through easy-to-follow
instructions. For additional help, just stop by any Sprint PCS
Center, call Sprint PCS Customer Care by pressing
, or call 1-888-211-4PCS (4727).
Thank you for choosing Sprint PCS.
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1. Active Flip: Closing your phone
ends a call and turns off the
backlight.
There are several options you can set
when you open the phone:
Answer an incoming call. To set this
option, see “Answering a call” on
page 29.
Voice dial someone. To set this
option, see “Voice-activated dialing
setup options” on page 62.
Control the backlight. To set this
option, see “Backlight control” on
page 50.
2. Backlit Display Screen: The
display screen contains two areas:
The top line display indicators
appear based on your phone’s
operating mode (see “The top line of
the display” on page 21).
The lower area displays:
In-use information such as the
other party’s number, the call
timer, the name and number of
the other party (if available),
Mute, Call Waiting, etc.
Menus and sub-menus.
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3. Navigation Keys: These keys allow
you to scroll when viewing menus,
the Sprint PCS Wireless Web
Browser, Internal Phone Book, etc.,
and to move the cursor when editing
any option. Also, each navigation
key has a one-touch special function
that it performs:
In Standby or Talk mode, press the
up key to view your Internal Phone
Book (in numerical order).
In Standby or Talk mode, press the
down key to view your Internal
Phone Book (in alphabetical order).
In Standby mode, press the right
arrow key to launch the
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Browser.
In Standby mode, press the left
arrow key to launch the Calendar.
4. OK / Messages Key: This key
performs several useful functions:
From Standby or Talk mode, press it
briefly to access the Messages menu.
From Standby mode, press and hold
it to access Sprint PCS Voicemail.
When entering a phone number,
press it once to save the number to
the Internal Phone Book (then
follow the prompts).
When navigating a menu, press it to
select the highlighted item.
When the alarm goes off, press it to
silence the alarm.
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5. Volume/Scroll Key: This key is
actually two keys (one up and one
down) that are used to set the ringer
volume, set audio volume levels and
to navigate through the menus.
Press the volume/scroll key to:
Adjust voice volume during
conversation.
Adjust ringer volume in Standby
mode.
Mute the ringer during an incoming
call.
Scroll through menu options.
6. TALK Key: This key performs
several useful functions.
Press it to answer calls.
Dial a number and press it to
connect.
During conversation, press it to
initiate Three-Way Calling.
During conversation, press it to
answer a Call Waiting call.
Press it once in Standby mode to
quickly access your last five
incoming, outgoing, and missed Call
Logs.
Press it twice in Standby mode to
redial the last outgoing number.
Press and hold to use voice-activated
dialing (depending on your Main
menu setting).
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7. Voice Memo Key: From Standby
mode:
Press and hold it to record up to 60
seconds of audio.
A total of four minutes of audio can
be recorded in four separate Voice
Memos. Each Voice Memo can be
stored indefinitely or erased.
From Standby mode, press briefly to
view the Voice Memo menu.
Press to mute the ringer during an
incoming call.
8. Headset Connector: This is where
you connect the optional headset.
The headset includes an earpiece
and microphone in a convenient,
lightweight unit so you can converse
without using your hands.
What you see in the illustration to
the left is really the cover for the
headset connector. Gently pry open
the top of the cover to expose the
headset connector.
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When entering text, this key selects
capital letters, lower case letters or
initial capital letters (see “Entering
text, numbers or symbols” on
page 107).
Press ( ) for special star calling
features.
Shift
Space
Shift Next