Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger WARNING: Use only Sprint-approved or manufacturer-approved batteries and chargers with your phone. The failure to use a Sprint-approved or manufacturer-approved battery and charger may increase the risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.
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Charging the Battery Your phone’s Li-Ion battery is rechargeable and should be charged as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone. Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you will lose all the information you were just working on.
Navigating Through Phone Menus The navigation key on your phone allows you to scroll through menus quickly and easily. The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. To navigate through a menu, simply press the navigation key up or down.
Backing Up Within a Menu To go to the previous menu: Press To return to standby mode: Press Displaying Your Phone Number Just in case you forget your phone number, your phone can remind you. To display your phone number: Select Tip: From the My Name Card screen, you can send a business card (your...
Ending a Call To disconnect a call when you are finished: Close the phone or press Note: If the setting for Close Flip is not set to “End,”closing the phone will not end the call. (See “Setting the Open/Close Flip Option”on page 74.) Tip: Time/Date is displayed when you press Using the Speakerphone...
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With this feature, you can select a vibrate pattern for incoming calls, messages, and alarms. Select Select additional step: : select : select : select Using the navigation key, select a setting and press Your phone offers two options for selecting the audible tones accompanying a keypress.
Wireless Backup This feature allows you to back up all of your contacts to the Sprint Web site and restore them if your phone is lost, stolen, damaged, or replaced. Note: To use the Wireless Backup service, you are required to activate the service from your phone.
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Note: Once you have completed the registration, you will receive an SMS text message with your password. You will need this password to access the Sprint PCS Wireless Backup Web site ( edit your contacts from your personal computer. Tip: Each time you edit your phone’s contacts, they are backed up at www.wirelessbackup.sprint.com To deactivate Wireless Backup service:...
Setting Power On to Alert Power On to Alert helps prevent unintentional or accidental power-on of your phone’s alarm settings while your phone is turned off (default setting is off). This feature applies only to Event Alerts, Call Alarm, and Alarm Clock. To turn Power On to Alert on or off: Select >...
Mode”on page 58.) Note: If you change back to SANYO after you have applied a theme, the phone will return to the previous clock display. Also, if you select a theme other than SANYO , the navigation key shortcuts are disabled.
Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry You can assign a ringer type to a Contacts entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer type. (See “Ringer Types”on page 49.) To select a ringer type for an entry: From standby mode, press Contacts (right softkey).
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Removing the microSD Card To remove the microSD card from your phone: Open the microSD slot and push the top of the card into the slot to unlock it. Gently slide the card out of the slot. Close the slot cover. Important Note: Note: Note:...
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microSD Icon Indications The following icons will appear on your phone’s display screen when a microSD card is properly inserted into the microSD slot: Status Icon Note: DO NOT remove a microSD card while files are being accessed or transferred. It will result in loss or damage of data. Note: Make sure your battery is fully charged before using the microSD card.
Using the microSD Adapter The supplied microSD adapter allows microSD cards to be used in SD-compatible devices. Before using the SD-compatible host, you will need to insert the microSD card into the microSD adapter. To insert the microSD card into the microSD adapter: With the label side of the microSD card facing up, insert the card into the provided microSD adapter and gently slide the card until it is fully inserted.
Setting Up the Digital Print Order Format The Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) is a tool that allows you to set up your digital picture print orders in advance. You can use it to set options such as which pictures to print, the number of prints for each picture, and index print settings.
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With your phone, you can customize various camera settings. This feature allows you to save your favorite setting. From camera mode, select your favorite setting. (See “Camera Mode Options”on page 156 and “Selecting Camera Settings”below.) Select Select an unassigned number and press softkey) Enter a title and press You can also set your favorite mode for camcorder settings.
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From video mode, select (right softkey) Select an option from the following. to select a file size ( ) for a video. to select video quality from , or to select to record without sounds. Select to deactivate this feature. to select a cue sound ( , or to switch the viewing size.
Restarting the Sprint PCS Ready Link Service This feature allows you to update your phone’s Ready Link network connection. To restart the Sprint PCS Ready Link service: Select > Settings > Ready Link > Restart. Setting Ready Link Guard This feature enables you to display a warning message when you cannot receive Sprint PCS Ready Link calls.
Using Bluetooth In This Section Turning Bluetooth On and Off (page 214) Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu (page 215) Bluetooth Profiles (page 218) Pairing Bluetooth Devices (page 219) Using the Trusted Devices Options (page 220) Sending Data via Bluetooth (page 221) Your phone features built-in Bluetooth technology, allowing you to share information more easily than ever before.
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section of the Bluetooth Settings menu allows you to choose the default device you want to use for incoming and outgoing calls. Press Select allows you to switch the audio between your phone and hands-free devices. allows only hands-free devices to be used. section of the Bluetooth Settings menu allows you to configure your phone’s accessibility to other Bluetooth devices.
Sprint PCS Voice Command In This Section Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command (page 243) Creating Your Own Address Book (page 244) Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command (page 245) Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command (page 246) With Sprint PCS, reaching your friends, family, and coworkers has never been easier –...
Getting Started With Sprint PCS Voice Command With Sprint PCS Voice Command: You can store all your contacts’phone numbers, so you can simply say the name of the person you want to call. There’s no need to punch in a lot of numbers, memorize voicemail passwords, or try to dial while you’re driving.
Creating Your Own Address Book On the Web. www.talk.sprintpcs.com Use an Existing Address Book. www.talk.sprintpcs.com Use Voice Recordings. Shift Call Sprint 411. Shift Section 3B: Sprint PCS Voice Command...
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Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command To make a call with Sprint PCS Voice Command: Shift Tip: Keep in mind that Sprint PCS Voice Command recognizes not only your voice, but any voice, so that others can experience the same convenience if they use your phone.
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Accessing Information Using Sprint PCS Voice Command To access information using Sprint PCS Voice Command: Press Shift Say “Call the Web”and choose from a listing of information categories like news, weather, and sports. – or – Simply say “Call news room,”“Call the weather,”“Call Sports Central,”etc.
General Precautions There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properly and maintaining safe, satisfactory service. Hold the phone with the antenna raised, fully extended, and over your shoulder. Try not to hold, bend, or twist the phone’s antenna. Don’t use the phone if the antenna is damaged.
Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device Your SCP-8400 by Sanyo has an M4 rating Note: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and may generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings.