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Get
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All you need to know to get going.
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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 Samsung Galaxy Victory™ 4G LTE. Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with videos, tutorials, and community forums for your phone. Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.
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Using This Guide This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new Samsung Galaxy Victory. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what Use Your Phone − page 11 − Take you need to do before you use your phone advantage of your phone’s features and the first time, including inserting a battery Sprint services, from the basics (making and activating Sprint service on your phone. calls) t
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Your Samsung Galaxy Victory Earpiece Power Headset Button Jack Camera Lens Proximity LED sensor Flash Camera Volume Status Bar lens buttons Icons Touchscreen Display Speaker BACK MENU Key Key HOME Key Charger/Accessory Jack
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Get Your Phone Ready Install the Battery Turn the Phone On 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the • Press and hold the power button. back of the phone. 2. Align the battery’s contacts with those inside the View Your Home Screen battery compartment and gently press down until • After you turn the phone on, swipe the the battery is seated. touchscreen display up. 3. Replace the back cover. Switch to Spanish Menu (optional) Charge the Battery 1. Press > and tap Settings > 1. Insert t
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Setup Application The setup application helps you set up various • Use Google location - Touch the check marks options and applications, including setting up your to select your Google location options. Google™ Account.* • This phone belongs to - Enter your first and last name. Complete the Setup Application • Setup complete - Touch Finish to complete the 1. When the device is first turned on, the setup setup application. application should automatically begin. * You don’t need to sign up f
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Activate Your Phone Activate Your Phone 1. Turn on your new phone. (Make sure the old one is turned off.) Your phone will automatically • If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it attempt Hands-Free Activation. is probably activated and ready to use. Note: Your phone will need to complete one • If you received your phone in the mail, and it is hands-free activation attempt before you can for a new Sprint account or a new line of service, continue. your phone is designed to activa
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Android Basics: Getting Around Your Phone Move Around Your Phone’s Menus and Screens Using Gestures Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control everything through various types of touches, or gestures. Tap Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen Touch keyboard, select items such as application and and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, Hold simply tap them with your finger. A light touch works best. Touch and hold: To display the available options for an item simply touch
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Drag: Touch and hold your finger with some Swipe or Slide, pressure before you start to move it. Do not Drag release your finger until you have reached the target position. Rotate: Activate the auto-rotate feature to automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. Pinch and spread: “Pinch” and "spread" the Rotate screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward t
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Your Home Screen Viewing Your Home Screen Status Bar Your phone’s Home screen extends horizontally to The status bar at the top of the Home screen lets seven full screens. This gives you room to you quickly see both your phone status customize your phone and put the things you need (connections, signal strength, battery, GPS) and front and center, just a swipe away. any current notifications. • To display the Home screen, press from any Status area screen. • To view extended screens, Not
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Notifications Panel Customize Your Home Screen You can expand the notification area to provide 1. Press > . more detailed information about the current 2. Tap Apps or Widgets. onscreen notification icons. 3. Tap and hold the app or widget you want to add 1. Tap the status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, to your home screen. and then drag the tab to the bottom of the 4. To move an app or widget, simply touch and screen to open the Notifications panel. drag to any spot on the screen(
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Buttons and Keys Samsung Galaxy Victory Buttons and Keys • Menu Key ( ) – Press to open context-specific menus. The bottom front of your phone contains a row of three static keys that let you perform specific • Home Key ( ) – Press to return to the main functions. Above the buttons, there is a Home screen. program-dependent row of keys (they’re always • Back Key ( ) – Press to return to the previous available from the unlocked Home screen). screen view. • Phone Button ( ) – Tap to open
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Open Applications Access Recently-Used Applications • If an application is on one of your Home screens, You can access recently used applications through a display of shortcuts to the applications themselves. just tap it to open it. • If an application is not available from your Home 1. Press and hold to open the recently-used screen, press (if you’re not already on the applications window. Home screen), tap to display the applications 2. Tap an icon to open an application. list, and then
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Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard Text Entry with the Samsung Keyboard If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single character. Touch and hold to erase all previously Entering text with the onscreen Samsung QWERTY entered words. keyboard is easy: just tap the letters to type the words. Your Samsung Keyboard Settings 1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the Press and tap Settings > Language and input input field to reveal the onscreen keyboard. > Samsung keyboard to ac
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Use Your Phone: Voicemail Set Up Your Voicemail Retrieve Your Voicemail All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to • Press and tap > Voicemail. your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. You should set up your voicemail and personal From any other phone: greeting as soon as your phone is activated: 1. Dial your wireless phone number. 1. Press and tap > Voicemail. 2. When your voicemail answers, press . * 2. Tap Personalize now and follow the system 3. Enter yo
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Make and Answer Calls Make a Phone Call Send a Call Directly to Voicemail • Drag to the left. 1. Press and tap Phone. 2. Tap the digits of the number you want to call Mute the Ringer on a Call on the Phone keypad. (The number will appear • To mute the ringer: just above the keypad as you enter it. Tap • Press the volume button. to delete one or more digits.) 3. Tap . Answer an Incoming Call • Drag to the right on the screen. 12
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Messaging Send a Text Message 5. If you are satisfied with your message, tap . 1. Press and tap . Note: For information on taking pictures and videos with your phone, see "Camera & Camcorder" on page 20. 2. Tap Messaging. Access Messages 3. Enter a phone number, email address, or contact name in the Enter recipient field. (If the phone 1. Press and tap > Messaging. recognizes a contact, you’ll see a list. Touch the 2. From the Messaging screen, tap the message contact to complete the ad
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Contacts Your phone’s Contacts function lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including Google and Corporate email accounts, contacts synced from your computer, and old-fashioned contacts entered by hand. Save a Phone Number Retrieve a Phone Number 1. Press and tap . 1. Press , tap , and then tap the Find contacts field. 2. Enter a phone number using the onscreeen 2. Enter the first letter or letters of an entry. keypad. 3. Tap the contact to display the contact’s
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Edit a Contact Entry • Add another field to add additional categories such as Phonetic name, Organization, Email, 1. Press and tap > [contact you'd like to IM, Address, Notes, Nickname, Website, edit]. Internet call, Events, or Relationship. 2. Tap . 4. Tap Save to save your updates. 3. Tap an option: • [image icon] to assign a picture to the entry. • Name to edit the current name. • Phone to add or delete a phone number. • Groups to add or delete groups such as Starred in Android, Co-wo
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Email Your phone’s Email applications let you Set Up a POP3/IMAP Email Account access and manage multiple email accounts 1. Press and tap > Email. simultaneously in one convenient location. 2. Enter the Email address and password for the Although there is a separate Gmail application, email account. the main email application can manage both 3. Tap Manual setup.. Internet-based email services (Gmail™ and ® 4. Tap POP3 Account or IMAP Account and follow Yahoo™) and Corporate Work Email
