Sanyo RL-4930 User manual

Sprint PCS®Service
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Sanyo Electric Co.,Ltd.
Sprint PCS VisionSM Ready Link Phone
RL-493 by Sanyo®

Table of Contents
Welcome to Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii
Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Sprint PCS Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Section 2: Your Sprint PCS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2A. Your Sprint PCS Phone: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
FrontView of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features of Your Sprint PCS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
2B. Controlling Your Phone’s Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

2C. Setting Your Phone’s Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Erasing Phone Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Resetting and Locking Your Phone Through SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Security Features for Sprint PCS VisionSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
2D. Controlling Your Roaming Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3
Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Using Call Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
2E. Navigating Through Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
2F. Managing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
2G. Using the Contacts Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Displaying the Contacts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Adding a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Finding Contacts List Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Contacts List Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Adding a Phone Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Erasing a Contacts Entry From the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Selecting a Ringer or an Image for an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Secret Contacts Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Dialing Sprint PCS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2H. Using the Phone’s Calendar and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Using Your Phone’s Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Displaying Personal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Using Your Phone’s Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
2I. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Using Automatic Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Using the Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Setting Up Screen Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
2J. Using Sprint PCS Ready LinkSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Ready Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Making and Receiving a Sprint PCS Ready Link Call . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Adding and Editing Ready Link Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Erasing Ready Link List Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Updating Sprint PCS Ready Link Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Managing Sprint PCS Ready Link Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
3A. Sprint PCS Service Features: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Using Text SMS Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Using Voice SMS Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
3B. Sprint PCS VisionSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Accessing Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Downloading Premium Services Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Exploring the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Sprint PCS Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
3C. Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2
Creating Your Own Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3
Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4
Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command . . . . .2 5
Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . .267
4A. Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice . . . . . .275
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Phone Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

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Welcome to Sprint
Sprint is committed to bringing you the best wireless
technology available.We built our complete, nationwide
network from the ground up, so all your services – whether
it’s Voicemail, Caller ID, email, or Sprint PCS Picture Mail –
will work the same wherever you go on the nationwide
Sprint PCS network.
This guide will familiarize you with our technology and your
new Sprint PCS Phone through simple, easy-to-follow
instructions. It’s all right here – from setting up your account
passwords and voicemail to using the most advanced
features of Sprint PCS VisionSM.
Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint.

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Introduction
This Phone Guide introduces you to Sprint PCS Service and
all the features of your new phone. It’s divided into four
sections:
Section 1: Getting Started
Section 2: Your Sprint PCS Phone
Section 3: Sprint PCS Service Features
Section 4: Safety and arranty Information
Throughout this guide, you’ll find tips that highlight special
shortcuts and timely reminders to help you make the most
of your new phone and service. The Table of Contents and
Index will also help you quickly locate specific information.
You’ll get the most out of your phone if you read each
section. However, if you’d like to get right to a specific
feature, simply locate that section in the Table of Contents
and go directly to that page. Follow the instructions in that
section, and you’ll be ready to use your phone in no time.

Getting Started
Section 1

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Section 1A: Setting Up Service 3
Section 1A
Setting Up Service
In This Section
Getting Started With SprintPCS Service
Setting Up Your Voicemail
Sprint PCS Account Passwords
Getting Help
Setting up service on your new Sprint PCS Phone is quick and
easy.This section walks you through the necessary steps to
unlock your phone, set up your voicemail, establish
passwords, and contact Sprint for assistance with your
Sprint PCS Service.
Setting Up Service

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Getting Started With Sprint PCS Service
Determining if Your Phone is Already Activated
If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably
activated, unlocked, and ready to use. If you received your
phone in the mail, it probably has been activated; all you need
to do is unlock it.
If your phone is not activated, please refer to the Activation
Guide brochure included with your phone.
Unlocking Your Phone
To unlock your phone, follow these easy steps:
1. Press and hold Eto turn the phone on.
2. Press Unlock (left softkey).
Note:To select a softkey, press the softkey button directly below the softkey
text that appears at the bottom left and bottom right of your phone’s
display screen. Softkey actions change according to the screen you’re
viewing and will not appear if there is no corresponding action available.
3. Enter your four-digit lock code. (For security purposes,
the code is not visible as you type.)
Tip: f you can’t recall your lock code, try using the last four digits of
either your Social Security number or Sprint PCS Phone number or try 0000
or NATL (6285). f none of these work, call Sprint Customer Service at: 1-888-
211-4PCS (4727).

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 5
Setting Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your Sprint PCS Phone are
automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your
phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set
up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your
Sprint PCS Phone is activated.
To set up your voicemail:
1. Press and hold 1.
2. Follow the system prompts to:
Create your pass code
Record your name announcement
Record your greeting
Choose whether or not to activate One-Touch
Message Access (a feature that lets you access
messages simply by pressing and holding 1,
bypassing the need for you to enter your pass code)
Note: f you are concerned about unauthorized access to your voicemail
account, Sprint recommends you enable your voicemail pass code.
For more information about using your voicemail, see “Using
Voicemail”on page 214.
Setting Up Service

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Sprint PCS Account Passwords
As a Sprint PCS customer, you enjoy unlimited access to your
personal account information, your voicemail account, and
your Sprint PCS Vision account. To ensure that no one else has
access to your information, you will need to create passwords
to protect your privacy.
Account Password
If you are the account owner, you’ll have an account password
to sign on to www.sprint.com and to use when calling Sprint
Customer Service. Your default account password is the last
four digits of your Social Security number. If you are not the
account owner (if someone else receives the invoice for your
Sprint PCS Service), you can get a sub-account password at
www.sprint.com.
Voicemail Password
You’ll create your voicemail password (or pass code) when you
set up your voicemail. See “Setting Up Your Voicemail”on
page 5 for more information on your voicemail password.
Sprint PCS Vision Password
With your RL-4930 by Sanyo, you may elect to set up a
Sprint PCS Vision Password. This optional password
may be used to authorize purchase of Premium Services
content and to protect personal information on multi-phone
accounts.
For more information, or to change your passwords, sign
on to www.sprint.com or call Sprint Customer Service at
1-888-211-4PCS (4727).

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 7
Getting Help
Visit www.sprint.com
You can go online to:
Access your account information
Check your minutes used (depending on your Sprint PCS
Service Plan)
View and pay your bill
Make your life easier by enrolling in Sprint PCS Online
Billing and Automatic Payment
Purchase accessories
Shop for the latest Sprint PCS Phones
View available Sprint PCS Service Plans and options
Learn more about Sprint PCS Vision and other great
products like Sprint PCS Picture MailSM, games, ringers,
screen savers, and more
Reaching Sprint Customer Service
You can reach Sprint Customer Service many different ways:
Dial *2T on your Sprint PCS Phone
Sign on to your account at www.sprint.com
Call us toll-free at 1-888-211-4727 (Consumer customers)
or 1-888-788-4727 (Business customers)
Write to us at Sprint Customer Service, P.O. Box 8077,
London, KY 40742
Setting Up Service

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Receiving Automated Invoicing Information
For your convenience, your phone gives you access to
invoicing information on your Sprint PCS Account. This
information includes balance due, payment received,
invoicing cycle, and an estimate of the number of minutes
used since your last invoicing cycle. (Normal airtime usage will
apply.)
To access automated invoicing information:
Press *4T.
Note: This service may not be available in all Affiliate areas.
Sprint PCS Directory Assistance
You have access to a variety of services and information
through Sprint PCS Directory Assistance, including
residential, business, and government listings; assistance
with local or long-distance calls; movie listings; and hotel,
restaurant, shopping, and major local event information.
There is a per-call charge, and you will be billed for airtime.
To call Sprint PCS Directory Assistance:
Press 411T.

Section 1A: Setting Up Service 9
Sprint PCS Operator Services
Sprint PCS Operator Services provides assistance when
placing collect calls or when placing calls billed to a local
telephone calling card or third party.
To access Sprint PCS Operator Services:
Press 0T.
For more information or to see the latest in products and
services, visit us online at www.sprint.com.
Note:Sprint PCS Operator Services may not be available in all Affiliate areas.
Setting Up Service

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Your Sprint PCS Phone
Section 2

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