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LIT1533 (APRIL 99)
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Dual-Band Phone
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Welcome to Sprint PCS Sprint PCS built the only 100% digital, 100% PCS nationwide network from the ground up for a new level of clarity. We built our network to give you what you really want from a wireless phone: clear sound, private conversations and time-saving SM features. Sprint Personal Communication 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 that one day you can
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User Guide First Things First Determine If Your Phone Is Pre-Activated If you received your phone in the mail or purchased it from a Sprint PCS Center, your phone is already activated and simply needs to be unlocked. (See “Unlocking Your Phone” on the following page.) Activating Your Phone From a working phone, call Sprint PCS Customer Care toll-free at 1-888-715-4588 (in Southern California call 1-888-PCS-6699). A Sprint PCS Customer Advocate will collect your information and help you select yo
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First Things First Unlocking Your Phone If you received your dual-band Sprint PCS Touchpoint Phone™ in the mail, you may need to unlock it before making calls. 1. Move the On/Off Switch near the antenna to the ON position. 2. Highlight Unlock and press . 3. Enter your four-digit lock code. For security purposes, the code will not be visible as you type. Note: If you can’t recall your lock code, try using the last four digits of your Social Security number, the last four digits of your Sprint PCS
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome to Sprint PCS .......................................................... i First Things First ..................................................................... ii Determine If Your Phone Is Pre-Activated .................... ii Activating Your Phone ..................................................... ii Unlocking Your Phone .................................................... iii Getting Help ......................................................
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User Guide Calling Experience ........................................................ 11 Correcting Dialing Mistakes ........................................ 12 Redialing Last Outgoing Number ................................. 12 Dialing Options............................................................... 13 Saving a Phone Number................................................ 14 Finding a Phone Number ............................................... 15 Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pau
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Table of Contents New Message Alerts..................................................... 25 Retrieving Page/Text Messages .................................. 26 Extracting Phone Numbers From Text Messages ...... 28 Erasing All Page/Text Messages ................................. 28 Sending a Page or Text Message to Your Phone ....... 28 Page/Text Message Storage ........................................ 29 Caller ID .......................................................................... 29 Cal
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User Guide Clearing the Message Icon ........................................... 38 Browser Messages ....................................................... 39 Erasing Page/Text Messages ....................................... 39 Phone Book .................................................................... 40 Finding a Name .............................................................. 40 Finding an Entry Number ............................................... 41 Phone Book Entry Options ......
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Table of Contents Event Options .................................................................. 56 Editing Call Alarms ........................................................ 57 Adding To-Do’s ............................................................... 58 Viewing To-Do’s ............................................................. 58 Editing To-Do’s ................................................................ 59 Erasing Multiple Events, Call Alarms or To-Do’s ........ 60 Viewing Sch
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User Guide Erasing the Phone Book ................................................ 71 Resetting Your Phone .................................................... 71 Setup................................................................................ 72 Data/Fax Mode ............................................................... 72 Receiving a Fax .............................................................. 72 Receiving Data ............................................................... 73 Ret
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Table of Contents Following Safety Guidelines ........................................ 83 Phone Use While Driving .............................................. 84 Turn Your Phone Off Before Boarding An Aircraft ..... 84 Radio Frequency Safety ................................................ 84 Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices..... 85 Pacemakers .................................................................... 86 Hearing Aids .....................................................
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Getting to Know Your Phone Getting to Know Your Phone Highlights Congratulations on the purchase of your dual-band Sprint PCS Touchpoint Phone™. This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable and offers many significant features: • Dual-band capability provides access to other PCS CDMA and analog cellular networks where Sprint PCS has implemented roaming agreements (page 10) • Data/Fax feature offers wireless modem capabilities for your personal computer in digital mode (page 72) • MiniBrowser
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User Guide View of Phone 1. On/Off Switch: Lets you power the phone on or off. 2. Antenna: Fixed antenna provides optimum reception for 800 and 1900 MHz frequencies. 3. Power On Indicator/Dual-Color LED: Illuminates green when the phone powers on or when you receive incoming calls. Flashes red when you have messages or scheduled alarms. 4. Headset Jack: Provides connection for an optional headset. 5. Volume Control keys: Adjust the Ring Volume in the Main Menu or the Voice Volume during a call.
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Getting to Know Your Phone On/Off Switch ` Antenna ´ Power On Indicator/ Dual-Color LED ˆ Headset Jack ˜ Volume Control ¯ Mouse Key ˘ OK ˙ CLR ¨ Flip 3
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User Guide Installing and Removing the Battery To install the battery, insert the bottom of the battery into the opening on the back of the phone. Then, push the battery down until the latch clicks. To remove the battery, press down on the latch and remove the battery from the phone. Turning Your Phone On and Off To turn your phone on, move the On/Off Switch (near the antenna) to the ON position. Your phone performs a short self-test before letting you know it is operational. If your phone does
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Getting to Know Your Phone Setting the Time in Analog Mode If your phone cannot find Sprint PCS Service, you can enter the current time. If you have events or Call Alarms scheduled, you will not be notified if the time is not entered. To set the time, enter the current time using the keypad and press . To wait five minutes to see if your phone finds Sprint PCS Service, highlight Wait and press . Power Save Mode When the phone is in an area without service for 15 minutes, it stops searching for s
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User Guide As you navigate through a menu, the options are highlighted (Highlighted Text Example). Select an option by highlighting it and pressing . The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. For example, if you want to view your last incoming call: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Call Logs and press . (It may already be highlighted.) 2. Press the Mouse Key down to highlight Incoming Log and press . If you have received any calls, they are di
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Getting to Know Your Phone If you make a mistake, press to move the cursor left or to erase a character. To clear the entire entry, press and hold for two seconds. Display Icons Display icons are the symbols your phone uses to communicate important information. They are as follows: ICON DESCRIPTION Signal Strength (full strength) In Use Digital Mode Roaming R (occurs in a non-Sprint PCS area) No Service May result from one of the following: • searching for service • no service • maintenance r
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User Guide Antenna The antenna on your dual-band Sprint PCS Touchpoint Phone™ provides maximum reception without the inconvenience of extending or retracting it. WARNING -- CHOKING HAZARD -- ANTENNA MAY BECOME DISLODGED Attempting to remove or repeated twisting of the antenna will loosen the materials securing it into place and may reduce the child restraint nature of the antenna. Once the antenna is loosened or removed, only an authorized Sprint PCS Representative can restore the antenna’s ori
