Pcs Phone Samsung I500 User Guide

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Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your phone and void the warranty.
It is vital that you use only the Sprint-approved desktop holder 
specifically designed for your phone. Use of unauthorized accessories 
could damage your phone and invalidate your warranty. 
To use the desktop holder provided with your phone:
1.Plug the adapter in the wall and set the phone in the cradle.

A red light on the holder lets...

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Removing the i500 from the Desktop Holder
To remove the i500 from the desktop holder, pull the handset towards 
you
 and then pull out. DO NOT pull straight up, or damage to the power 
connector on the bottom of the holder may occur. See the illustration 
below for proper removal.
Note: Before you connect the i500 to the desktop/laptop computer, make sure you install the i500 software drivers from the installation CD.
PC System...

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Installing the i500 Installation CD Software
Installing the i500 USB Drivers, PalmTM Desktop, and Pocket Mirror 
Applications
1.
Insert the i500 Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and wait for 
the 
Welcome screen to display.
2.Click the Basic Install button.
3.Read the installation instructions and click on the Install button.
4.Follow the onscreen prompts to continue the installation process.
5.When the Select Software screen is...

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Connecting the Desktop Holder to a Desktop Computer
1.
Once the software has been installed and your computer is 
completely rebooted, plug in the desktop holder’s A/C plug to a 
standard wall outlet.
2.Place the i500 into the desktop holder. A light should be displayed on 
the front of the holder to indicate that the battery is charging.
Note: There should also be a lightning bolt icon displayed across the battery icon on the phone...

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Making and Answering Calls
Making Calls
Your PCS Phone offers many different ways to make calls, including 
PCS Voice CommandSM (page 197), Speed Dialing (page 34) and using 
Call History (page 66).
To make a call using your keypad:
1.Make sure your phone is on. To power on, press and hold  .
2.Enter a phone number. (If you make a mistake while dialing, tap 
 to erase one digit at a time. Tap and hold   to erase the 
entire number.)...

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The backlight illuminates.

If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.

If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the Phone 
Book entry’s name is displayed.
You can also press:

 to Silence Ringer.
Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming calls simply 
by opening the phone or by pressing any digit. (To answer a call when 
you are roaming and Call Guard is enabled, you must press   to 
answer...

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Using One/Two Touch Speed Dialing
With this feature, you can automatically call Speed Dial entries using 
one key for locations 2-9 or two keys for locations 10-99. 
To  u s e  
One-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 2-9:

Press and hold the appropriate key for a few seconds. The display 
confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows 
“Connecting”.
To  u s e  
Two-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 10-99:
1.Press the...

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In-Call Options
During a call, your phone can display other menu options in addition to 
the main menu.
To select an option, tap   during a call.

All, Outgoing, Incoming, Missed is used to display all, outgoing, 
incoming, or missed call log entries.

Address opens the address book.

Address Search opens the search dialog box. This allows you to 
search by number, name, or company in the address book.

DTMF Tones transmits the tones...

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Mute
1.
Place a call to the desired party.
2.Tap to display the In Call menu.
3.Tap Mute to mute your voice. Tap Unmute to un-mute your voice.
Tip: You can also press   to mute during a call.
Deactivate Key Tones
This option disables the key tones when a key on the phone is tapped. 
With the key tones on, the caller can hear you dial if you are performing 
another function. An example would be if you wanted to save a phone 
number...

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End-of-Call Options
After receiving or making a call, the phone number and duration of the 
call are displayed for 10 seconds. During that time you can save the 
number to the address book.
To save the entry:
1.Before the duration screen stops flashing, press .
2.
To add the number to an existing address book entry, tap the check 
box next to
 Add to existing entry.
3.Tap Save.
4.The Address Book new entry screen is displayed. Enter...