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    							WJ23.06_LMa660_111203_F1
    PCS Vision Phone  
    (SPH-a660)User’s Guide 
    						
    							Table of Contents
    Welcome to Sprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  i
    Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   ii
    Section 1: Getting Started  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
    1A.Setting Up Service   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
    Getting Started With PCS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
    Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
    PCS Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
    Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
    Section 2: Your PCS Vision Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
    2A.Your PCS Vision Phone: The Basics   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
    Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
    Key Functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
    Viewing the Display Screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
    Features of Your PCS Vision Phone Samsung SPH-a660  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
    Turning Your Phone On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
    Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
    Displaying Your Phone Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
    Making and Answering Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
    Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
    Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
    Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
    Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
    In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
    End-of-Call Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
    Saving a Phone Number  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
    Finding a Phone Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
    Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
    Abbreviated Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
    Dialing From the Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
    Using One-Touch/Two-Touch/Three-Touch Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . .25
    Entering Text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
    Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
    Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
    Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
    Entering Numbers and Symbols  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
    2B.Controlling Your Phone’s Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
    Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
    Ringer Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
    Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 
    						
    							Selecting Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
    Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
    Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
    Silence All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
    Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
    Changing the Text Greeting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
    Changing the Backlight Time Length  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
    Changing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
    Changing the Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
    Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
    Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
    Airplane Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
     TTY Use With PCS Service From Sprint  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
    Phone Setup Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
    Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
    Call Answer Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
    Auto-Answer Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
    Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
    2C.Setting Your Phone’s Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
    Accessing the Security Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
    Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
    Locking Your Phone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
    Unlocking Your Phone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
    Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
    Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
    Restricting Calls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
    Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
    Erasing the Phone Book  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
    Erase Downloads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
    Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
    Security Features for PCS Vision
    SM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
    Enabling and Disabling PCS Vision Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
    Net Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
    Update Data Profile  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
    2D.Controlling Your Roaming Experience  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
    Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
    Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
    Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
    2E.Navigating Through Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
    Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
    Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
    Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 
    						
    							2F. Managing Call History   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
    Viewing History  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
    Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
    Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
    Saving a Phone Number From Call History  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
    Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
    Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
    2G.Using the Phone Book  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
    Adding a New Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
    Finding Phone Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
    Adding a Phone Number to a Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
    Editing a Phone Book Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
    Assigning Speed Dial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
    Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
    Secret Phone Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
    Dialing PCS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
    2H.Personal Organizer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
    Using Your Phone’s Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
    Adding an Event to the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
    Event Alerts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
    Viewing Events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
    Erasing a Day’s Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
    Erasing Events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
    Erasing All Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
    Using Your Phone’s Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
    Using Your Phone’s Memo Pad  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
    Using Your Phone’s Tools  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
    Playing Games  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
    Using the Calculator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
    World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
    Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
    2I. Using Your Phone’s Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
    Activating Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
    Using Digit Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
    Enabling/Disabling Digit Dial Choice Lists  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
    Adapting Digit Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
    Using Name Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
    Enabling/Disabling Name Dial Choice Lists  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
    Using Name Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
    Enabling/Disabling Name Lookup Choice Lists  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
    Managing Voice Memos  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
    Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
    Reviewing and Erasing Memos  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 
    						
    							Section 3: PCS Service Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
    3A.PCS Service Features: The Basics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
    Using Voicemail  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
    Setting Up Your Voicemail  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
    Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
    New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
    Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
    Voicemail Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
    Clearing the Message Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
    Voicemail Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
    Using Caller ID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
    Responding to Call Waiting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
    Making a Three-Way Call  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
    Using Call Forwarding  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
    3B.PCS VisionSM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
    Getting Started With PCS Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
    Your User Name  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
    Launching a PCS Vision Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
    Net Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
    PCS Vision Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
     Navigating the Web  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
    Understanding Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
    Message Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
    Erasing Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
    Signing Up for Updates  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
    Using PCS Short Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
    Composing PCS Short Mail Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
    Accessing PCS Short Mail Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
    Downloading Premium Services Content  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
    Accessing Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
    Game Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
    Accessing Ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
    Accessing Screen Savers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
    Exploring the Web  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
    Using the Browser Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
    Using PCS Business Connection Personal Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
    PCS Vision FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
    3C.PCS Voice CommandSM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
    Getting Started With PCS Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
    Creating Your Own Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
    Making a Call With PCS Voice Command  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
    Accessing Information Using PCS Voice Command  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 
    						
    							Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information  . . . . . . 140
    4A.Safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
    Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
    Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
    Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
    Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . .146
    Consumer Information on Wireless Phones  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
    Owner’s Record  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
    User’s Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
    4B.Terms & Conditions and Manufacturer’s Warranty  . . . . . . 163
    Terms and Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
    Manufacturer’s Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
    Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   181 
    						
    							i
    Welcome to Sprint
    Sprint has the most complete, all-digital wireless network in the 
    nation. Depend on it. We are committed to bringing you the best 
    wireless technology available. With Sprint, you get the most 
    complete, all-digital wireless network in the nation so all your 
    services work the same wherever you go on the network. We built 
    our network right from the start, so no matter where you are on 
    the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, all your services – 
    whether it’s Voicemail, Caller ID, email, or Picture Mail – will 
    work the same.
    This guide will familiarize you with our technology and your new 
    PCS Vision Phone through simple, easy-to-follow instructions. If 
    you have already reviewed the Start Here to Activate guide that was 
    packaged with your new phone, then youre ready to explore the 
    advanced features outlined in this guide. 
    If you have not read your Start Here to Activate guide, go to  
    Section One – Getting Started. This section provides all the 
    i n f o r m a t i o n  y o u  n e e d  t o  u n l o c k  y o u r  p h o n e ,  s e t  u p  y o u r  v o i c e m a i l ,  
    and much more. It also contains information on how to contact 
    Sprint if you have any questions about your service, wish to check 
    your account balance, or want to purchase additional products or 
    services.
    Sprint is different. All your services work the same wherever you 
    go on the most complete, all-digital wireless network in the nation.
    Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint. 
    						
    							ii
    Introduction
    This User’s Guide introduces you to PCS Service and all the 
    features of your new phone. It’s divided into four sections:
    Section 1:  Getting Started
    Section 2:  Understanding Your PCS Vision Phone
    Section 3:  Using PCS Service Features
    Section 4:  Safety and Warranty Information
    Throughout this guide, youll find tips that highlight special 
    shortcuts and timely reminders to help you make the most of your 
    new phone and service. The Table of Contents and Index will also 
    help you quickly locate specific information.
    Youll get the most out of your phone if you read each section. 
    However, if youd like to get right to a specific feature, simply 
    locate that section in the Table of Contents and click on the page 
    number to go directly to that page. Follow the instructions in that 
    section, and youll be ready to use your phone in no time.
    Note:You can view this guide online or print it to keep it on hand. If youre 
    viewing it online, simply click on a topic in the Table of Contents or Index 
    or on any page reference. The PDF will automatically display the 
    appropriate page. 
    						
    							Getting Started
    Section 1 
    						
    							Section 1A: Setting Up Service 2
    Section 1A
    Setting Up Service
    In This Section
    Getting Started With PCS Service
    Setting Up Your Voicemail
    PCS Account Passwords
    Getting Help
    Setting up service on your new PCS Vision Phone is quick and easy.  
    This section walks you through the necessary steps to set up your 
    phone, unlock your phone, set  up your voicemail, establish passwords, 
    and contact Sprint for assistance with your PCS Service. 
    						
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