Sanyo Katana 2 Manual

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Using Voicemail
Setting Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically
transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. Therefore, you will want to set up your Sprint
Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is
activated.
To set up your voicemail:
1.Press and hold  .
2.Follow the system prompts to:
Create your passcode.
Record your name announcement.
Record your greeting.
Choose whether to...

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Voicemail Notification
There are several ways your phone alerts you to a new
message:
By displaying a message on the screen.
By sounding the assigned ringer type.
By the LED blinking red.
By displaying  at the top of your screen.
New Voicemail Message Alerts
When you receive a new voice message, your phone alerts you
and prompts you to call your voicemail. 
To call your voicemail:
Press .
Note:When you are roaming off the Sprint National Network, you
may...

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Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages
You can review your messages directly from your wireless
phone or from any other touchtone phone. To dial from your
wireless phone, you can either speed dial your voicemail or
use the menu keys. 
Using OneTouch Message Access
Press and hold  . (Your phone will dial your 
voicemail box.)
Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your
Messages
1.Select> Messaging > Voicemail.
2.SelectCall Voicemailto listen to your...

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Voicemail Key Guide
Here’s a quick guide to your keypad functions while listening
to voicemail messages. For further details and menu options,
see “Voicemail Menu Key” on page 162.
Date/Time Send Reply Advance
Replay Rewind Forward
Erase Call Back Save
Cancel Help Skip
Voicemail Options
Your phone offers several options for organizing and
accessing your voicemail.
Using Expert Mode
Using the Expert Mode setting for your personal voicemail
box helps you...

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To turn Expert Mode on or off:
1.Press and hold  to access your voicemail. (If your
voicemail box contains any new or saved messages,
press  to access the main voicemail menu.)
2.Press  to change your Personal Options, following
the system prompts.
3.Press for Expert Mode.
4.Press  to turn Expert Mode on or off.
Setting Up Group Distribution Lists
Create up to 20 separate group lists, each with up to 20
entries.
1.Press and hold  to access your...

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Sprint Callback
Return a call after listening to a message without
disconnecting from voicemail.
Press  after listening to a message. (Once the call is
completed, you’re returned to the voicemail main
menu.)
VoicemailtoVoicemail Message
Record and send a voice message to other Sprint Voicemail
users.
1.From the main voicemail menu, press  to send a
message.
2.Follow the voice prompts to enter the phone number.
3.Follow the voice prompts to record and...

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VoicemailtoVoicemail Receipt Request
Receive confirmation that your voice message has been
listened to when you send or forward messages to or reply to
messages from other Sprint users.
1.After you have recorded a message, press  to listen
to the recorded message.
2.Press  for more Options.
3.Press  to mark receipt requested.
4.Press  to send your voicemail message.
Extended Absence Greeting
When your phone is turned off or you are off the Sprint...

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Voicemail Menu Key
Following the prompts on the voicemail system, you can use
your keypad to navigate through the voicemail menu. The
following list outlines your phone’s voicemail menu structure.
Listen
Envelope Information
Reply
Advance 8 Seconds
Replay
Rewind
Forward Message
Erase
Callback
Save
Options
Send a Message
Personal Options
Settings
Skip Passcode
Autoplay On/Off
Message Date & Time On/Off
Change Passcode
Group Distribution List
Numeric...

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Using SMS Text Messaging
With SMS Text Messaging, you can use other people’s phone
numbers to send instant text messages from your phone to
their messagingready phones – and they can send messages
to you.
In addition, SMS Text Messaging includes a variety of preset
messages, such as “Can’t talk right now. Send me a message.”
that make composing messages fast and easy. (See page 58
for details.) You can also customize your own preset messages
(up to 50...

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4.Compose a message (up to 160 characters) or use the
preset messages, smileys, or emoticons and select
OK(left softkey).
To type a message, use your keypad to enter your
message. SelectMode(right softkey) to select a
character input mode. (See “Entering Text” on 
page 39.)
5.Scroll down to select the message priority (Ordinaryor
Urgent), set the callback number, set the signature, or
set the delivery receipt.
6.Review your message and selectSend(left...