Samsung Sprint M400 User manual

Get
Started
All you need to know to get going.
Samsung M400

Welcome!
Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the
ability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before.
This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with
Sprint and your new Samsung M400.
Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with
tutorials and community forums for your phone.

Using This Guide
Using This Guide
This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
Samsung M400. It’s divided into three sections to help you find the information
you need quickly and easily.
Get Ready − page 1 − Find out
what you need to do before you use
your phone the first time, including
inserting a battery and activating
Sprint service on your phone.
Use Your Phone − page 2 − Take
advantage of your phone’s features
and Sprint services.
Tools & Resources − page 12 −
Find useful tips for your phone
and discover resources and other
helpful Sprint information. For
additional information including
the full User Guide and tutorials
visit sprint.com/support.

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Your Samsung M400 Get Your Phone Ready
Earpiece
Display
Navigation Key
Option KeyOption Key
Speaker Key
Speaker
Volume
Buttons
Voice
Recognition
Button
End/Power Key
Back Key
Camera Lens
Camera
Button
Charger/
Accessory Jack
3.5mm
Headset Jack
Emergency Contacts
Dedicated 911 Key
MENU/OK Key
Talk Key
Voicemail Key
Mic

Get Ready
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Get Your Phone Ready
Install the Battery
1. Insert a coin or other flat object into the slot at
the top of the battery compartment cover and lift
the cover up gently.
2. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently
press the battery into place.
3. Replace the battery compartment cover, making
sure all the tabs are secure and there are no
gaps around the cover.
Charge the Battery
1. Insert the USB cable into the phone’s Charger/
Accessory jack.
2. Plug the charging head into a standard AC
power outlet. Fully charging a battery may take
up to three hours.
Turn the Phone On
• Press and hold to turn the phone on.
Switch to Spanish Menus (optional)
1. Press > Setting/Tools > Settings >
Others > Language.
2. Highlight Español and press .

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Activate Your Phone
Activate Your Phone
• If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it
is probably activated and ready to use.
• If you received your phone in the mail, and it is for
a new Sprint account or a new line of service, your
phone is designed to activate automatically.
• If you received your phone in the mail and it is
going to be activated on an existing number on
your account (you’re swapping phones), you can
activate on your computer online or directly on
your phone.
To confirm activation, make a phone call. If your
phone is still not activated or you do not have
access to the Internet, contact Sprint Customer
Service at 1-888-211-4727 for assistance.
Make and Answer Calls
Make Your First Phone Call
1. Enter a phone number from standby mode.
(If you make a mistake while dialing, press
to erase.)
2. Press .
3. Press when you are finished.
Answer an Incoming Call
• Press Answer.
Ignore an Incoming Call
• Press Send to VoiceMail if you want the call to
go straight to VoiceMail or Ignore with Text if you
would rather reply with a text message.
Mute the Ringtone on a Call
• Select Silence from the onscreen menu
to mute the ringtone and turn off vibration.

Use Your Phone
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Save a Phone Number
1. From standby mode, enter a phone number and
press OPTIONS (right softkey) > Save. (If this is
the first time you are saving an entry to Contacts,
skip to step 3.)
2. Select New Contact or Existing Contact.
3. If you chose New Contact, select a number type,
and then enter the new entry name.
– or –
If you chose Existing Contact, select an entry to
which you want to save the number, and then
highlight a number type and press .
4. Press DONE (left softkey) to save the entry.
Retrieve a Phone Number
1. Enter four or more digits of the number in
standby mode. (The more numbers you enter,
the more specific the search becomes.)
Contacts
2. All Contacts entries matching the entered
numbers will be displayed. Highlight an entry
and press to dial the number.
Add a New Contacts Entry
1. From standby mode, press CONTACTS
(right softkey) > Add New > New Contact.
2. Enter a name for the new entry and press the
navigation key down.
3. Enter the phone number for the entry and
press .
4. Highlight a number type for the entry
(Mobile, Home, Work, Pager, Fax, or Others)
and press .
5. Add other information if desired and press
DONE (left softkey).

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Voicemail
Set Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls are automatically transferred
to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. You should set up your voicemail and
personal greeting as soon as your phone is
activated:
1. Press and hold .
2. Follow the voice prompts to create your
password and record your name and greeting.
Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has
access to your phone can access your messages.
Retrieve Your Voicemail
• Press and and hold .
From any other phone:
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When your voicemail answers, press *.
3. Enter your password.

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Messaging
Send a Message
1. P ress > Messages > Send Message.
2. Select Go to Contacts to select a contact.
— or —
Press MULTIPLE (left softkey) > Go to Contacts
to select multiple recipients, and then press
CONTINUE (left softkey).
— or —
Press NEW ADDR (right softkey) to enter a phone
number or email address directly, and then press
CONTINUE (left softkey).
3. Use your keyboard to enter a message or press
OPTIONS (right softkey) to select additional
options.
4. To send a text message with no attachments, skip
to step 8.
5. Select <Add attachments> and select a
category of file to attach (My Albums, Take new
picture, or Voice).
6. Select a location where your file is stored. (You
can also choose to take a new picture or to
record a new voice or audio clip.)
7. Select files to attach.
8. If you are satisfied with your message, press
SEND (left softkey).
Keep in touch your way using text and picture messaging.

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Accessibility
Voice Recognition
You can use your phone’s built-in automatic
speech recognition (ASR) software to dial a phone
number in your Contacts or to launch phone
functions. All you have to do is press the Voice
Recognition Button on the side of the phone and
talk into the speaker, and ASR will recognize your
voice and complete tasks by itself.
1. Press > Settings/Tools > Settings >
Accessibility > Voice Recognition.
2. Select Confirmation and select an option.
• Automatic to ask for confirmation only when
the system is not sure what you said.
• Always Confirm to always ask for confirmation.
• Never Confirm to never ask for confirmation.
To adapt the system to your voice:
1. Press > Settings/Tools > Settings >
Accessibility > Voice Recognition.
2. Select Adaptation > Adapt Voice.
3. Press START (left softkey) and repeat each word,
phrase, or telephone number you hear.