Table of Contents Getting to Know Your Phone ....................6 Front View of Phone ..........................6 Key Functions ............................7 Viewing the Display Screen........................8 Turning Your Phone On and Off ......................9 Unlocking the Phone ..........................9 Using the Battery ..........................10 Displaying Your Phone Number ......................11 Making and Answering Calls ...................
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Selecting Ringer Types for Voicemail....................20 Selecting Ringer Types for Messages....................21 Setting Tone Length, Start-up/Power-off Tone or Voice Prompt.............21 Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings.....................22 Alert Notification ..........................22 Silence All .............................23 Display Settings...........................23 Changing the Text Greeting .......................23 Changing the Backlight Time Length....................23 Changing the Display Screen Animation..................24 Changing the Display for Incoming Calls..................24 Changing the Display for the Standby Mode ...................25...
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Resetting Your Pictures Account......................34 Resetting Your Phone ..........................34 Resetting and Locking Your Phone Through SMS ................35 Controlling Your Roaming Experience ..............36 Understanding Roaming........................36 Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode ......................37 Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard ................37 Navigating Through Menus ....................39 Menu Navigation ..........................39 Menu Structure............................39 Managing Call History...
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Call Alarm Menu ..........................51 Editing Call Alarm..........................51 Erasing Day’s Events or Call Alarms ....................51 Viewing a Feature/Past Day’s Scheduled Events................51 Adding To Do List Items ........................52 Viewing the To Do List ........................52 Editing To Do List Items........................52 Adding a To Do List Item to the Schedule ..................52 Deleting Items from the To Do List ....................53 Viewing Memory in Your Scheduler ....................53 Purging All Events, Call Alarms or To Do List.................53...
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Sending a Message in the Outbox Folder ..................65 Message Options..........................65 Displaying Messages ...........................67 Changing the Displaying Font Size of a Message................67 Prepending a Phone Number From a Message ................67 Moving a Message Into the Another Folder..................68 Editing Folders.............................68 Erasing a Folder...........................68 Safety ..............................70 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception ...................70...
Key Functions 1. Earpiece: Lets you hear the caller’s voice. 2. Main LCD: Displays the phone’s main menu, features, modes, etc. 3. Softkey (left): Lets you select the menu corresponding to the bottom left line on the Main LCD. 4. Navigation key: Lets you navigate quickly and easily through the menu options and access the shortcut menus.
Viewing the Display Screen This list identifies some of the more common symbols you’ll see on your display screen. shows your current signal strength. The more lines you have, the stronger your signal. means your phone cannot find a signal. tells you a call is in progress.
Softkeys You can select the menus, which are described at the bottom line of the display by pressing the corresponding softkeys (left/right). In this User Manual, the explanation for selecting such menus are as shown below: Press Memo (left softkey). (Press the left softkey corresponding to Memo.) Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone On:...
Using the Battery Installing the Battery Your PCS Phone comes with a Lithium Ion battery. Follow these steps to install it: 1. Place the battery into the space beneath the antenna with the metal contacts at the bottom, facing downward. 2.
Displaying Your Phone Number To display your phone number: Press MENU/OK to display the main menu. Select Contacts and press MENU/OK. Select My Phone# and press MENU/OK. Note: To access the phone’s main menu, press MENU/OK from standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with the navigation key and pressing MENU/OK, or you can press the number corresponding to the menu item on your keypad.
This option appears when you press after entering 4-digit and press MENU/OK. Abbrev. Dial to dial the phone number in your Contacts list that ends with the four digits you enter. (See “Abbreviated Dialing” on page 16.) Answering Calls Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail. When your phone rings, press TALK or SPEAKER.
Using the Speakerphone The speakerphone feature lets you hear audio through the speaker and talk without holding the phone. When the speakerphone is activated, use the Side Up/Down key to adjust the volume. To turn the speakerphone on during a call: Press SPEAKER.
Calling Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 (dial 9 1 1 and press TALK), even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. Once the dial is made, you will enter Emergency mode. The phone tries to dial to 911 automatically until the dial will be connected.
Saving a Phone Number Your PCS Phone can store a total of 500 phone numbers in 300 Contacts entries. Each entry can store 7 phone numbers, and the entry’s name can contain 16 characters. Your phone automatically sorts the Contacts entries alphabetically. To save a number from the main menu: Enter a phone number.
To dial the number, press TALK or SPEAKER. (When dialing a number with a hard pause, press TALK to send the next set of numbers.) - or - To save the number in your Contacts list, press Options (right softkey), highlight Save Phone#, and press MENU/OK.
Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Your PCS Phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text (for example, when adding an Contacts List entry). To change the character input mode: 1.
Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alphabet mode (see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 17). Press the corresponding key until the desired character appears. By default, the first letter of a word is capitalized and following letters are lowercase. Characters scroll in the following order: English Sequence Upper Case...
Entering Numbers, Symbols, Preset Suffix and Smileys Entering SYMBOLS To enter symbols: 1. In a text entry field, press Mode (right softkey). 2. Select SYMBOL and press MENU/OK. 3. Select the line that includes your desired symbol. 4. Press the corresponding key (1 ~ 8) with each symbol. -or- Select your desired symbol by using the navigation key, and press MENU/OK.
Controlling Your Phone’s Settings Reminder: To access the phone ’s main menu, press MENU/OK from standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with the navigation key and pressing MENU/OK. Sound Settings Ringer Types Ringer types help you identify incoming calls and messages. You can assign ringer types to individual Contacts entries, types of calls and types of messages.
Selecting Ringer Types for Messages To select a ringer type for text messages: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Sounds and press MENU/OK. 4. Select Ringer Type and press MENU/OK. 5.
Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings To change the ringer/ key volume: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Sounds and press MENU/OK. 4. Select Ringer/Key Vol., and press MENU/OK. 5. Select Ringer Volume, Calendar/Alarm, Start-up/Pw-off or Key Beep and press MENU/OK. 6.
Silence All There may be times when you need to silence your phone entirely. The phone’s Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your phone off: To activate Silence All: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2.
To change the Keypad backlight setting: 1. Select Key during previous step 5, and press MENU/OK. 2. Select Always Off or your defined time length and press MENU/OK. Note: Long backlight setting affects the battery’s talk and standby times. Changing the Display Screen Animation Your new PCS Phone offers animation for what you see on the display screen during standby mode, Outgoing Calls, or Service Search.
Changing the Display for the Standby Mode This feature enables you to select a variety of items to display in standby mode. To set your standby display: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3.
Changing the Display for My Buddy This feature enables you to see a funny animation for 30 seconds on the Main LCD after opening the flip. Follow these steps: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK 3.
Changing the Font Size There are four font size settings for the message notification and browser. To change the font size, follow these steps: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Display and press MENU/OK. 4.
TTY Use With PCS Service This feature set the TTY Mode to On or Off. A TTY (also known as TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone.
Setting the Open/Close Flip Options This feature enables you to answer an incoming call by opening the flip or to end a call by closing the flip. To activate the Open Flip feature: Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. Select Settings and press MENU/OK.
5. Select On and press MENU/OK. Key Guard appears on the Sub LCD when you press any side key while the flip is closed. To deactivate this feature, select Off during step 5 above. Note: This feature does not apply when the flip is open. Setting Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated Dialing is another form of speed dialing.
Setting Message Notification You can see message notification when you receive Text message or Voicemail while you are in PCS applications or Browser mode. 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Messaging and press MENU/OK. 4.
Setting Your Phone’s Security Accessing the Security Menu You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu. To access the Security menu: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Security and press MENU/OK. 4.
Calling in Lock Mode You can place calls to 911 and to your special numbers when in lock mode. To place an outgoing call in lock mode: To call an Emergency number or special number, enter the phone number and press TALK or SPEAKER.
Erasing the Contacts Directory To erase all the names and phone numbers in your Contacts Directory: 1. From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu” on page 32), select Erase Ph.Book and press MENU/OK. 2. If you’re sure you want to erase your Contacts, select Yes and press MENU/OK. Erasing All My Content To erase all the downloaded data from web: 1.From the Security Menu display (See “Accessing the Security Menu”...
Resetting and Locking Your Phone Through SMS When your phone is lost or stolen, you can erase your important personal information (such as Contacts entries, call history and messages) and lock your phone by sending a special formatted SMS message to your phone. Send the following format from your computer: \\RESET **<Passcode>**RESET <Passcode>...
Controlling Your Roaming Experience Understanding Roaming Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the Nationwide PCS Network and whether your phone is operating in analog or digital mode. The following chart indicates what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your phone.
Note: If you’re on a call when you leave the Nationwide PCS Network and enter an area where roaming is available (whether digital or analog), your call is dropped. If your call is dropped in an area where you think PCS Service is available, turn your phone off and on again to reconnect to the Nationwide PCS Network.
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To Place Roaming Calls With Call Guard On: Press any key to erase the pop-up message, press MENU/OK, highlight Roam Call, or Roam:Speaker On and press MENU/OK. - or - 1. From standby mode, dial 1 + area code + the seven-digit number. (You can also initiate a call from the Contacts directory, Call History, or Messaging.) 2.
Navigating Through Menus Menu Navigation The navigation key on your PCS Phone allows you to scroll through menus quickly and easily. To scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. To navigate through a menu, simply press the navigation key up or down.
Managing Call History Viewing History You’ll find your Call History invaluable. They are lists of the last 20 phone numbers or Contacts entries for each call you placed, accepted or missed. Call History makes redialing a number fast and easy. It is continually updated as new numbers are added to the beginning of the list and the oldest entries are removed from the bottom of the list.
Saving a Phone Number From Call History Your PCS Phone can store up to 300 Contacts entries. Contacts entries can store up to a total of 500 phone numbers and each entry’s name can contain 16 characters. To save a phone number from Call History to your Contacts list: 1.
Erasing Call History To erase individual Call History entries, see “Call History Options” on page 40. To erase Call History: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Call History and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Erase History and press MENU/OK. 4.
Using the Contacts Directory Displaying the Contacts List 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Find/Add Entry and press MENU/OK. Adding a New Contacts List Entry Your PCS Phone can store up to 300 Contacts entries. Contacts entries can store up to a total of 500 phone numbers and the entry’s name can contain 16 characters.
Finding Speed Dial Numbers To find phone numbers you have stored in speed dial locations: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Contacts and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Speed Dial #s and press MENU/OK. (The Speed Dial numbers list appears.) Contacts List Entry Options To access a contacts entry’s options, display the Contacts list, highlight an entry and press MENU/OK, then select a phone number and press Options (right softkey).
6. Highlight the label field you want to add and press MENU/OK. 7. Enter the number or address and press MENU/OK. 8. Press Save (left softkey). Editing an Contacts Entry To make changes to an entry: 1. Press the navigation key right. 2.
Selecting a Ringer/Image Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer/image type to a Contacts entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer or image type. To select a ringer type for an entry: 1. Press the navigation key right. 2.
Secret Contacts Entries You can hide an entry’s phone number(s) and require your lock code to edit the entry by making it secret. The entry name is still displayed, but the entry’s phone number is replaced by “<Secret>.” To make an entry secret: 1.
Personal Organizer Managing the Scheduler Calendar Use the Calendar to remind you of events or important calls you need to make. You can schedule up to 100 events, 15 Call Alarms and 20 To-Do Items. Setting the Time/Date In no service area or Analog service area, it’s necessary to set actual time and date to use Calendar function.
3. Select Calendar and press MENU/OK. 4. Select the day you want to add an event to by using the navigation key and press Options (right softkey). 5. Select Add Event and press MENU/OK. 6. Select Schedule and press MENU/OK. 7.
Viewing the Event List To View your Event list: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Calendar and press MENU/OK. 4. Select the date for which you set events and press MENU/OK. Editing an Event 1.
Call Alarm Menu When your phone is turned on and you have scheduled a call alarm, your phone alerts you and displays the event summary. > Press TALK to dial the scheduled phone number. > Press MENU/OK to see the event details; >...
Adding To Do List Items Your phone can store and manage 20 To Do items. To add an entry to your To Do List: 1. From the Event list display, press Options (right softkey). 2. Highlight To Do List and press MENU/OK. 3.
Deleting Items from the To Do List 1. From To Do List display, highlight the item you want to erase and press Options (right softkey). 2. Select your Erase Item, Erase Selections or Erase All and press MENU/OK. Erase Item erases an item from the To Do List. Erase Selection erases the selected To Do item at one time.
Finding Icon Definitions You can see the explanation of icons that appear on the display. 1. Press MENU/OK to display the main menu. 2. Select Settings and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Phone Info and press MENU/OK. 4. Select Help and press MENU/OK. 5.
6. Press Done (left softkey) to save the alarm settings. To stop the alarm: Press any key to stop the alarm. Using the Calculator Your phone comes with a built-in calculator function. To use this feature, follow these easy steps: 1.
Using Your Phone’s Voice Services Managing Voice Memos You can use your phone’s Voice Services to record brief memos during a call. Recording Voice Memos To record the other party’s voice during a phone call: 1. During a call, press Options (right softkey) to display the options. 2.
3. Select Voice Services and press MENU/OK. 4. Select Voice Memo and press MENU/OK. 5. Select Play or Play:Speaker and press MENU/OK. 6. Display the memo list, highlight the memo you want to erase, and press Options (right softkey). 7. Select Erase and press MENU/OK. 8.
Selecting Announcement for Screen Call To select an announce menu: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Voice Services and press MENU/OK. 4. Select Screen Call and press MENU/OK. 5. Select Announcement and press MENU/OK. 6.
Reviewing an Announcement To review an announcement: 1. Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. 2. Select Tools and press MENU/OK. 3. Select Voice Services and press MENU/OK. 4. Select Screen Call and press MENU/OK. 5. Select Announcement and press MENU/OK. 6.
Using Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail All unanswered calls to your PCS Phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your PCS voicemail box and personal greeting as soon as your PCS Phone is activated. To set up voicemail: 1.
Using the Menu Keys on Your PCS Phone to Access Your Messages: Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. Select Messaging and press MENU/OK. Select Voicemail and press MENU/OK. Select Call Voicemail or Call:Speaker On and press MENU/OK. Note: You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your PCS Phone.
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Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Record and send a voice message to other PCS Voicemail customers. 1. From the main voicemail menu, press 2 to send a message. 2. Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number. 3. Follow the voice prompts to record and send your voice message. Voicemail-to-Voicemail Message Reply Reply to a voice message received from any other PCS Voicemail customer.
Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the icon after you have checked your voice and text messages. To clear the icon from the display screen: Press MENU/OK to access the main menu. Select Messaging and press MENU/OK. Select Voicemail and press MENU/OK.
dials the second number. 3. Dial the second number you wish to call and press TALK (or press Options [right softkey], highlight Call or Call:Speaker On, and press MENU/OK). 4. When you’re connected to the second party, press TALK again (or press Options [right softkey], highlight Flash, and press MENU/OK) to begin your three-way call.
Understanding Messaging Now you can send and receive emails, picture mails, and text messages and participate in Web-based chatrooms right from your PCS Phone. Messaging allows you to stay connected to friends, family, and co-workers 24 hours a day anywhere on the Nationwide PCS Network. Message Types There are many types of text messaging available on your phone.
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Erase Message to erase a message. Message List Options: From the message list display or the Picture Mail list display, press Options (right softkey). To select an option, highlight it and press Menu/OK. Reply to reply to the message. (Inbox only.) Forward to forward the message.
Displaying Messages To display a Message from the message notification alert, see “New Messages” on page 65. To display a Message from the main menu: Press Menu/OK to access the main menu. Select Messaging and press Menu/OK. Select Text Msgs and press Menu/OK. (The folder list appears.) Select Inbox, Sent, Outbox, Drafts, or your defined folder and press Menu/OK.
Moving a Message Into the Another Folder After you display a Message, press Options (right softkey) to display message options. You need at least one defined folder. To move the message into another folder: Select Move and press Menu/OK. Select your desired folder and press Menu/OK. Select Yes and Menu/OK.
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To erase all messages within a folder: 1. Follow steps 1-4 on the previous page. 2. Press Options (right softkey). 3. Select Erase All and press Menu/OK. (A confirmation will display.) 4. Select Yes and press Menu/OK. To erase selected messages: 1.
Safety Getting the Most Out of Your Reception Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your phone informs you of the current strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal.
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE Using Your Phone While Driving Talking on the phone while driving (or operating the phone without a hands-free device) is prohibited in some jurisdictions.
remote-control RF devices to set off explosives. Turn off your phone when you’re in any area that has a potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it’s rare, your phone or its accessories could generate sparks. Sparks could cause an explosion or a fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. These areas are often, but not always, clearly marked.
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice FCC Notice The phone may cause TV or radio interference if used in close proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can require you to stop using the phone if such interference cannot be eliminated. Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane) must comply with the National Fire Protection Standard (NFPA-58).
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a variation in safety. All phones must meet the federal standard, which incorporates a substantial margin of safety. As stated above, variations in SAR values between different model phones do not mean variations in safety. SAR values at or below the federal standard of 1.6 W/kg are considered safe for use by the public.