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Note: You must use the right softkey to select the 123 character input mode to enter the recipient’s phone number.
5.Select Done (or add additional recipients and select Done).
6.Compose a message or use the pre-set messages or icons.
To type a message, highlight the Message box and use 
your keypad to type a message. Use the right softkey to 
select a character input mode.
To use a pre-set message or “emoticon,” highlight 
Insert and select Pre-set Msgs or Icons. Select Go, then 
select the message or emoticon you’d like to insert 
and select OK.
7.Review your message and select Send.
To read a PCS Short Mail message:
1.When you receive a short mail, you will see “New Page/
Text Message Arrived” on your display screen. Select View 
(right softkey).
2.You will then see “New Short Mail. Select ‘Go’ to read it.” 
Select Go (left softkey). (The browser will launch.)
3.Scroll to the new short mail message and press . Unread 
short mail messages will be marked with an asterisk (*).
Note: The last four digits from the PCS Phone Number of the person who 
sent you a short mail message appear before the message text. If the sender 
is on your short list, their nickname will appear instead of their number.
To reply to a PCS Short Mail message:
1.While the message is open, select Reply.
2.Compose your reply or use the pre-set messages or icons.
To type a reply, highlight the Message box and use your 
keypad to type a message. Use the right softkey to select 
a character input mode.
To use a pre-set message or “emoticon,” highlight Insert 
and select Pre-set Msgs or Icons. Select Go, then select 
the message or icon you’d like to insert and select OK.
3.Review your reply and select Send. 
						

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To add and/or edit Pre-Set Messages:
1.Press   for Messaging.
2.Press  for Short Mail.
3.Press  for Menu.
4.Select Pre-set Messages.
5.From the Pre-set Messages menu, select (Add New) or the 
message you wish to edit.
6.Enter your new message or changes and select Save.
Note: You may also add or edit Pre-Set Messages in the “Manage My Account” area at www.sprintpcs.com.
Chat
PCS Vision gives you the ability to join wireless chatrooms from 
your PCS Phone. Send text messages and icons to chatroom 
participants or launch a one-on-one (private) chatroom. 
To access a chatroom from the browser:
1.Launch the browser.
2.Select Messaging.
3.Select CHAT.
4.Select Enter. You will see a disclaimer for Wireless Chat. 
Select I Agree to enter the Chat menu.
5.Select a chatroom from the menu (for example, “Friends”  
or “Singles”).
6.Use your keypad to enter a nickname and select Enter. 
Once in the chatroom, you may scroll through the 
postings to read messages from other chatroom 
participants.
Note: To avoid inadvertent data usage charges, you should log out of chatrooms when you are ready to exit.
To post a message:
1.Select Add text. 
						

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2.Enter your message.
3.Select Send.
To set up a private chatroom:
1.Select 1->1.
2.Select a chatter with whom you’d like to launch a private 
chatroom.
To exit a chatroom:
Select Leave Room.
Downloading Games, Ringers, and  
Screen Savers
With PCS Vision and your new Vision-enabled PCS Phone, you 
have access to a dynamic variety of Premium Service content 
such as downloadable Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers. 
While each type of download involves a different file type, the 
basic method for accessing and downloading files is the same.
Accessing the Download Menus
To access the PCS Vision download menus:
1.Press   for Downloads.
2.Select the type of file you wish to download (Games, 
Ringers, Screen Savers or Applications) and press 
.
3.Select Get New and press . The browser will launch and 
take you to the corresponding download menu.
To access the PCS Vision download menus from the Web browser:
From the home page, select Games, Ringers, Screen Savers 
or Applications to go to the corresponding download 
menu. (For more information on navigating the Web, see 
“Navigating the Web” on 
page 125.)
Selecting an Item to Download
From the download menus, items available for download may 
be searched in a number of ways:

Featured displays a rotating selection of featured items. 
						

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Browse Category allows you to narrow your search to a 
general category, such as Movie/TV Themes for Ringers or 
College Logos for Screen Savers. (There may be several 
 
pages of available content in a list. Select Next 9 to view 
additional items.)

Search allows you to use your keypad to enter search 
criteria to locate an item. You may enter an entire word or 
title or perform a partial-word search (for example, entering 
“goo” returns “Good Ol’ Boy,” “The Good, the Bad, and the 
Ugly,” and “Goofy - Club”). 
Downloading an Item
Once you’ve decided on an item to download, highlight it and 
press 
 or select OK (left softkey). You will see a summary 
page for the item including its title, the vendor, the download 
detail, the file size, and the cost. Links allow you to view the 
License Details page, which outlines the price, license type, and 
length of license for the download, and the Terms of Use page, 
which details the Premium Services Terms of Use and your 
responsibility for payment. 
To download a selected item:
1.From the information page, select Buy (or Get It in the case 
of a free item). If you have not previously purchased an 
item, you will be prompted to enter your account 
password and create your purchasing profile.
2.You will see a Confirmation screen confirming your 
purchase and informing you that the charge will be added 
to your next PCS Invoice. You will also be informed that 
the downloaded item has been stored in the My Vault 
page. 
3.Select Download to initiate the download of the item. (You 
will see a series of browser screens, ending with the 
Download screen, which lists the item name, vendor, 
version, size, and type.)
4.Select Next (right softkey) to download the item. 
						

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5.You will see another series of screens detailing the 
download initiation, progress (in kilobytes), and saving 
process. When the Completed screen appears, the item has 
been successfully downloaded to your phone.
Select Use (left softkey) to assign the downloaded item (or 
to play, in the case of a game).
– or –
Select Shop (right softkey) to look for other items to 
download.
– or –
Press  to quit the browser and return to standby 
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Games
You can play a variety of entertaining and graphically-rich 
games on your PCS Phone. New games are easy to download 
and play.
Ti p : For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers” on page 135.
Downloading Games
1.Press   for Downloads.
2.Highlight Games and press. 
3.Highlight Get New and press . The browser will launch 
and take you to the Games download menu.
4.Use your navigation key to highlight and select a game you 
wish to download. (For more information on navigating 
the Web, see “Navigating the Web” on 
page 125.)
5.From the item information page, select Buy. If you have 
not previously purchased an item, you will be prompted to 
enter your account password and create your purchasing 
profile.
6.A confirmation page will notify you that the Game has 
been purchased and is stored in the My Vault folder. To 
download the game, select Download. 
7.From the Download screen, select Next (right softkey) to 
download the game. When the Completed screen 
appears, the game has been successfully downloaded to 
your phone. 
						

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Playing Games
To play a downloaded game on your PCS Phone:
1.Press   for Downloads.
2.Highlight Games and press .
3.Select the game you wish to play.
4.If applicable, a prompt will display the days remaining  
on the game license and ask if you want to continue.  
Select Ye s.
5.Follow the onscreen instructions to play the game. When 
you are finished, select Exit (or Quit) or press 
.
6.A prompt will display: “Really terminate this application?” 
Select Ye s to exit or No to cancel.
Game Controller
The optional Game Controller accessory allows you to insert 
your phone into a convenient handheld gaming device to 
control the action of downloaded games. Large buttons and 
navigation controls allow you to navigate easily through the 
phone’s menu system. When your phone is inserted correctly 
into the Game Controller, a “Digital Game Controller is 
Attached” message is displayed on-screen. 
						

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Ringers
Ti p : For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers” on page 135.
Downloading Ringers
To download an available ringer to your phone:
1.Press   for Downloads.
2.Highlight Ringers and press .
3.Highlight Get New and press . The browser will launch 
and take you to the Ringers download menu.
4.Use your navigation key to highlight and select a  
ringer you wish to download. (For more information on 
navigating the Web, see “Navigating the Web” on 
 
page 125.)
5.From the item information page, select Buy. If you have 
not previously purchased an item, you will be prompted to 
enter your account password and create your purchasing 
profile.
6.A confirmation page will notify you that the ringer has 
been purchased and is stored in the My Vault folder. To 
download the ringer, select Download. 
7.From the Download screen, select Next (right softkey) to 
download the ringer. When the Completed screen 
appears, the ringer has been successfully downloaded to 
your phone.
Note: You may store10 downloaded ringers on your phone. Additional downloads will be stored in your personal vault. 
						

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Assigning Downloaded Ringers 
Downloaded ringers may be assigned directly from the 
Downloads menu and are also available through the 
 
Settings menu.
To assign a downloaded ringer through the Settings menu, see 
“Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls” on 
page 29 or 
“Selecting Ringer Types for Messages” on page 29.
To assign a downloaded ringer from the Downloads menu:
1.Press   for Downloads.
2.Highlight Ringers and press .
3.Highlight a ringer and press  to play the ringer.
4.Press  to return to the Ringers menu.
5.Press   for Set as.
6.Press  for Voice Calls.
7.Press  for With Caller ID or  for No Caller ID.
8.Press  to exit.
Note: You may assign a ringer to more than one type of call.
Purchasing Ringers
You can purchase ringers directly from your phone by 
following the instructions on 
page 135 or through 
www.sprintpcs.com.
Note: Your personal vault saves items for up to 90 days. Once an item  has been downloaded to your phone, you may keep the file for as long as you like. 
						

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Screen Savers
Ti p : For complete instructions on downloading, see “Downloading Games, Ringers, and Screen Savers” on page 135.
Downloading Screen Savers
To download an available Screen Saver to your phone:
1.Press   for Downloads.
2.Highlight Screen Savers and press .
3.Highlight Get New and press . The browser will launch 
and take you to the Screen Savers download menu.
4.Use your navigation key to highlight and select a  
Screen Saver you wish to download. (For more 
information on navigating the Web, see “Navigating the 
We b ”  o n  
page 125.)
5.From the item information page, select Buy. If you have 
not previously purchased an item, you will be prompted to 
enter your account password and create your purchasing 
profile.
6.A confirmation page will notify you that the Screen Saver 
has been purchased and is stored in the My Vault folder. To 
download the Screen Saver, select Download. 
7.From the Download screen, select Next (right softkey) to 
download the Screen Saver. When the Completed screen 
appears, the Screen Saver has been successfully 
downloaded to your phone.
Note: You may store a limited number of downloaded Screen Savers on 
your phone, depending on the file sizes. Additional downloads will be 
stored in your personal vault.