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Sprint Nextel EPL-7500 User's Manual

1. 111 Storing Pictures and Videos 113 Sending Sprint Picture Mail 115 Managing Sprint Picture Mail 117 Printing Pictures Using PictBridge 122 Sprint M550 book Page 2 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Order Prints 123 Settings and Info 124 2J Bluetooth 125 Turning Bluetooth On and Off 125 Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu 126 Pairing Bluetooth Devices 127 Voice Routing 128 FTP Contents Folder 129 Sending Items Via Bluetooth 129 Section 3 Sprint Service 131 3A Sprint Service The Basics 132 Voicemail 132 Text Messaging SMS 135 SMS Voice Messaging 137 Caller ID 139 Call Waiting 139 Making a Three Way Call
2. 140 Call Forwarding 140 Roaming 141 3B Web and Data Services 144 Getting Started With Data Services 144 Accessing Messaging 149 Downloading Games Ringers and More 152 Exploring the Web 155 Data Services FAQs 159 3C Entertainment TV and Music 161 TV 161 Music Sprint Music Store 164 Streaming Music 169 NASCAR 170 NFL Mobile Live 171 ScanLife 172 3D GPS Navigation 174 GPS Services 174 Sprint Navigation 174 Sprint Family Locator 176 Getting Driving Directions 177 Configuring Your Navigation Preferences 183 Launching the Product Tour 184
3. 76 Wireless Backup 76 2F Calendar and Tools 79 Calendar 79 File Manager 86 Alarm Clock 87 Memo Pad 88 Calculator 89 Tip Calculator 89 World Time 89 Updating Your Phone 90 Updating the PRL 90 2G Voice Services 91 Automatic Speech Recognition ASR 91 Managing Voice Memos 97 2H microSD Card 100 Your Phone s microSD Card and Adapter 100 microSD Card Settings 101 microSD Folders 102 Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer 103 2I Camera 105 Taking Pictures 105 Recording Videos
4. 65 Viewing History 65 History Options 66 Tip Looking for something If you don t see it in the headings listed here try the Index on page 203 Sprint M550 book Page 1 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Making a Call From History 66 Saving a Number From History 66 Erasing History 67 2E Contacts 68 Adding a New Contacts Entry 68 Saving a Phone Number 69 Contacts Entry Options 69 Editing a Contacts Entry 70 Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry 70 Editing a Contacts Entry s Numbers 71 Deleting a Contact 71 Assigning Speed Dial Numbers 71 Adding a New Group 73 Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry 73 Assigning a Picture to an Entry 74 Finding Contacts Entries 74 Secret Contacts Entries 75 Dialing Sprint Services
5. If you do not wish to attach a signature select Off 3 Enter a signature and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 Managing Preset Messages Your phone is loaded with 20 preset messages to help make sending text messages easier Customize or delete these messages such as Where are you Let s get lunch and Meet me at to suit your needs or add your own messages to the list Tip To access the Messaging Settings menu you can also highlight and press gt Messages gt Settings Sprint M550 book Page 55 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 56 2C Settings To edit or delete a preset message 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Pre set Message You will see the list of preset messages 2 Highlight the message and press EDIT left softkey to edit the message see Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 and press or Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Delete to delete the message Select Delete All to delete all current preset messages To add a new preset message 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Pre set Message You will see the list of preset messages You can store up to 20 messages 2 To add a new message press OPTIONS right softkey gt Add New 3 Enter your message see Enteri
6. Sprint M550 book Page 209 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 210 Index Voice Memos 97 Deleting 98 Editing the Caption 99 Information 99 Playing 98 Voice Messaging 137 Voice Messaging SMS 137 Voice Service Picture Mail Message 96 Voice SMS Options 56 Voicemail Clear Icon 134 Notification 132 Retrieving 133 Setting Up 3 132 VoiceSMS 137 Volume 50 Volume Settings Adjusting 50 Advanced 50 Alarm 50 Applications 50 Earpiece 50 Headset 50 Picture Mail 50 Ringer 50 Speakerphone 50 Text Message 50 Voicemail 50 W Warranty 195 Web 144 159 Downloading Content 152 Email 149 FAQs 159 Home Page 145 Launching 145 My Content Manager 154 Navigating the Web 158 Net Guard 146 User Name 144 Web Browser Resetting 159 Whisper Off 25 On 25 Wireless Backup 76 Work Calendar 84 Accessing Events 84 Editing Events 85 Selecting a Date 84 Viewing 84 World Time 89 Z Zoom 110 Sprint M550 book Page 210 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM
7. To create a new shortcut 1 Select gt Add Shortcut and press 2 Select from one of the following categories My Stuff My Album Bookmark or Menu Item 3 Press ASSIGN left softkey to make the new shortcut assignment Call Answer Mode Select how to answer incoming calls on your phone whether you want to press or to press any number key 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Call Setup gt Call Answer 2 Highlight an option and press Any Key to allow you to answer an incoming call by pressing any key except or IGNORE right softkey Talk Key to require you to press to answer all incoming calls Note In TTY Mode your phone will display the TTY access icon When enabled TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non TTY devices connected to the headset jack Sprint M550 book Page 59 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 60 2C Settings Slide Up to allow you to answer an incoming call by either sliding the phone open or by pressing Auto Answer Mode Set your phone to automatically pick up incoming calls when connected to an optional hands free car kit 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Call Setup gt Auto Answer 2 Highlight an option and press No to disable Auto Answer Yes to answer calls automatically when the phone is connected to a hands free car kit or a headset sold separately Remember your phone will answer calls in Auto Answer
8. Voice Services 2G Voice Services 93 3 If you hear Which shortcut say an application name for example Messages 4 The phone opens the selected menu Checking Phone Status Using ASR You can use ASR to obtain information about your phone Status all of the previous except My Phone Number Time Signal Strength Network Battery My Phone Number 1 Press and hold or 2 If you hear Say a command say Check 3 If you hear Which status item say a command Adapting Digit Dialing Digit Dialing is speaker independent which means that no training or adaptation is required Some users with heavy accents or unusual voice characteristics may find difficulty in achieving high accuracy with speaker independent Digit Dialing so the Adapt Digits feature allows users to dramatically improve the digit accuracy through adaptation Users who get acceptable digit recognition accuracy will find no additional benefit to performing the Adapt Digit adaptation After you adapt Digit Dial your phone will be customized to your voice Other people will not be able to use Digit Dial on your phone unless they reset the phone to factory defaults Adaptation involves recording several digit sequences to teach the system your voice The adaptation process takes about three minutes Tip Say More options to display additional commands Note ONLY adapt Digit Dial if the system is fr
9. indicates the current charge level of the internal battery With the Sprint approved Li Ion battery you can recharge the battery before it becomes completely run down Navigating Through the Menus The navigation key on your phone lets you scroll through onscreen items Many menus feature a scroll bar on the right to help you keep track of your position in the menu To navigate through a menu press the navigation key up or down If you are in a first level menu such as Settings you may also navigate to the next or previous first level menu by pressing the navigation key left or right For a diagram of your phone s menu please see Your Phone s Menu on page i Selecting Menu Items As you navigate through the menu using the navigation key menu options are highlighted Select any option by highlighting it and pressing If the option is numbered you can select it by pressing the corresponding number on the phone s keypad For example to view your text messages 1 From the main screen scroll left or right to highlight and then press to access the main menu 2 Select Messages by highlighting it and pressing 3 Select Text Message by highlighting it and pressing Note Your phone s Sprint One Click main screen gives you instant access to your favorite features See 2B Navigating the Main Screen on page 40 for complete information Sprint M550 book Page 19 Monday April 13 20
10. Selecting Ringer Types for Roaming 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Ringer Type gt Roam Ringer 2 Highlight Normal or Distinctive and press Note You can also assign ringers from the Contacts menu See Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry on page 73 Sprint M550 book Page 49 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 50 2C Settings Adjusting the Phone s Volume Settings Adjust your phone s volume settings to suit your needs and your environment 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Volume 2 Select Ringer Earpiece Headset Speakerphone or Advanced 3 Using the navigation key choose a volume level and press Adjusting the Advanced Volume Settings Adjust your phone s other advanced volume settings to suit your needs and your environment 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Volume gt Advanced 2 Highlight Alarm Applications Text Message Picture Mail or Voicemail and press 3 Use the navigation key to select Use Ringer Volume to use the ringer volume setting or Use the navigation key to select Separate Volume to use a volume setting that is different from the ringer volume setting 4 If you select Separate Volume press VIBRATE left softkey if you wish the phone to vibrate in addition to ringing at the selected volume setting 5 Press to store your new settings Vibrate To set your phone to vi
11. 20 seconds and Economy 30 seconds Sprint M550 book Page 111 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 112 2I Camera Fun Tools to select from the following options Color Tones to select a variety of color tones for the picture None Monochrome Negative Sepia Green or Aqua Controls to select from the following options White Balance to adjust white balance based on lighting conditions Select from Auto Sunny Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent or Manual Settings to select from the following options Quality to select between Fine Normal or Economy Storage to select the destination for the video files Phone or Card Video Length to select the maximum allowed size for the recording Choose from Video Mail or Long Video Launch to select from the following options Review Pictures to display the videos saved in the In Phone folder See In Phone Folder on page 113 for details Camera to switch to camera mode See Taking Pictures on page 105 for details Viewing Your Camcorder s Status Area Display Record Record Options Options 0 01 00 30 00 30s Display Image Image Saved Camcorder Options Record Status Zoom Brightness Settings Storage Location Sprint M550 book Page 112 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 113 Storing Pictures and Videos Your phone s picture and video storage area is called My Albums There are three types of fol
12. 90 days All other repaired replaced Product will be warranted for a period equal to the remainder of the original Limited Warranty on the original Product or for 90 days whichever is longer All replaced parts components boards and equipment shall become the property of SAMSUNG If SAMSUNG determines that any Product is not covered by this Limited Warranty Purchaser must pay all parts shipping and labor charges for the repair or return of such Product What Are the Limits on SAMSUNG s Liability EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED HEREIN PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT AS IS AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AND THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON INFRINGEMENT DESIGN CONDITION QUALITY OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW RULE SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS THAT MAY ARISE BY OPERATION OF LAW INCLUDING IF APPLICABLE THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF M
13. April 13 2009 1 03 PM 138 3A Sprint Service The Basics Playing an SMS Voice Message 1 Highlight and press gt Messages gt VoiceSMS indicates an unplayed SMS Voice message indicates an SMS Voice message you have already listened to 2 Highlight the message you want to play and press To display the message options press Options right softkey Composing SMS Voice Messages 1 Select gt Send Message gt VoiceSMS or Highlight and press gt Messages gt Send Message gt VoiceSMS 2 Select an existing Contact and press or Press NEW ADDR right softkey to manually enter either a phone number or email address and press Phone Number to use the keypad to enter a wireless phone number directly Email Address to enter the recipient s email address or Press MULTIPLE left softkey to select more than one recipient and press 3 Press CONTINUE left softkey when you have finished selecting and entering recipients 4 Start recording after the beep You can record up to two minutes 5 To finish recording press DONE left softkey 6 Press SEND left softkey to send the voice message 7 Enter a name to identify yourself and press DONE left softkey to send the voice message Note If you select No during step 2 above you will see an alert message If you select No after reading the message incoming SMS Voice messages will n
14. For details on how to navigate the Web select menu items and more see Navigating the Web on page 147 Although the home page offers a broad and convenient array of sites and services for you to browse not all sites are represented and certain functions such as going directly to specific websites are not available For these and other functions you will need to use the browser menu The browser menu offers additional options to expand your use of the Web on your phone Opening the Browser Menu The browser menu may be opened anytime you have an active data session from any page you are viewing To open the browser menu Press TOOLBAR right softkey The browser menu will be displayed Sprint M550 book Page 156 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 157 To open the browser menu Highlight an available option under the browser menu MY HOMEPAGE Returns the browser to the home page MY PAGES Allows you to access and manage your bookmark and recently viewed pages To navigate to a site highlight it and press and then select Connect SPRINT SEARCH Launches a Web search OPTIONS Displays additional options Font size Adjusts the onscreen Web page font size Press Save left softkey to store the new settings Send this page to Allows you to send a URL via SMS Clear Private data Deletes browser data from one of the following browsing history cache coo
15. Get New Applications 2 My Stuff Manager Applications 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile 4 NFL Mobile Live 5 ScanLife 6 Social Zone 6 Call Tones Photos 1 Camera Press the right softkey to view the following options 1 Selftimer 1 Off 2 5 sec 3 10 sec 2 Multi Shot 1 Series Shot Off 3 5 10 2 Divided Shot Off 4 9 16 3 Fun Tools 1 Fun Frames 2 Color Tones Sprint M550 book Page ii Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM iii 4 Controls 1 Brightness 2 White Balance 3 Night Shot 4 Metering 5 Settings 1 Resolution 2 Quality 3 Shutter Sound 4 Status Bar 5 Storage 6 Launch 1 Review Pictures 2 Camcorder 2 Camcorder Video Mail Long Video Press the right softkey to view the following options 1 Selftimer 1 Off 2 5 sec 3 10 sec 2 Fun Tools 1 Color Tones 3 Controls 1 White Balance 4 Settings 1 Quality 2 Storage 3 Video Length 5 Launch 1 Review Pictures 2 Camera 3 Picture Mail 1 Inbox 2 Sent Mail 3 Saved Mail 4 Pending 4 My Albums 1 In Phone 2 Memory Card 3 Online Albums 5 PictBridge 6 Order Prints 7 Settings and Info 1 Auto Save to 1 Phone 2 Memory Card 2 Status Bar On Off 3 Account Info Messages 1 Voicemail 1 Call Voicemail 2 Clear Envelope Sprint M550 book Page iii Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM iv 2 Send Message 1 Text Message 2 Picture Mail 3 Ema
16. Highlight and press gt Photos gt Camcorder 2 Select Video Mail or Long Video 3 Using the phone s display screen as a viewfinder aim the lens at your subject 4 Press Record left softkey or the side camera button to begin recording 5 Press Done left softkey or the side camera button to stop recording The video will automatically be saved to the default folder To return to camcorder mode to take another video press 6 Press Next right softkey and select an option Send Pic Video to send the video See Sending Sprint Picture Mail on page 115 Play to play the video Upload to upload the video to online albums Assign to assign the video as a video ringer or to voice calls Erase to delete the video Post to Service to upload your video to a third party online service Camcorder to return to camcorder mode Review Album to review all pictures and videos saved in the In Phone folder Video Mode Options When the phone is in camcorder mode press Options right softkey to display additional camcorder options Selftimer to activate the timer See Setting the Selftimer on page 108 Note Video Mail can be at most 30 seconds in length but the length of a Long Video is dependent on both the quality settings and storage type used phone or memory card Changing the Quality settings alters the length of available recording time Fine 10 seconds Normal
17. When you pair devices they share a passkey allowing for fast secure connections while bypassing the discovery and authentication process To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Bluetooth gt Add a New 2 Highlight a device category and press Your phone will display a list of discovered in range Bluetooth devices Select from Headset Car Kits All Phone PC or Printer 3 Highlight a device and press Select Info right softkey to obtain more information about the device prior to pairing 4 Enter the passkey and press 5 Enter a unique Device Name and press DONE left softkey Note Refer to the manufacturer s documentation to obtain the passkey for any other devices In most instances this passkey is 0000 or the last four digits of the telephone number Note Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth compatible devices display and operations may be different and functions such as transfer or exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth compatible devices Sprint M550 book Page 127 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 128 2J Bluetooth Pairing With a Computer If you are going to be pairing with a computer s Bluetooth interface you will need to allow the computer to initiate pairing with your phone To allow your phone to be paired with another Bluetooth device 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Bl
18. You agree to comply with all applicable international and national laws that apply to the Software including the U S Export Administration Regulations as well as end user end use and destination restrictions issued by U S and other governments 8 TERMINATION This EULA is effective until terminated Your rights under this License will terminate automatically without notice from Samsung if you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this EULA Upon termination of this EULA you shall cease all use of the Software and destroy all copies full or partial of the Software 9 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Software is at your sole risk and that the entire risk as to satisfactory quality performance accuracy and effort is with you TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SAMSUNG AND ITS LICENSORS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS SAMSUNG FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 9 10 and 11 HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE EITHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR WORKMANLIKE EFFORT OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF RELIABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF ACCURACY OF LACK OF VIRUSES OF QUIET ENJOYMENT AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD P
19. gt Delete All An alert will be displayed notifying you that you are about to erase all memos 3 Select Yes or No Note If there are no memos saved None appears on the screen Sprint M550 book Page 88 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Calendar Tools 2F Calendar and Tools 89 To delete an individual saved note 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Memo Pad 2 Select a note and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Delete 3 Select Yes or No Calculator Your phone comes with a built in calculator 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calculator 2 Enter numbers using your keypad Press to enter decimal points Press to change the sign from positive to negative Press CLEAR right softkey to clear all numbers 3 Press for the total Tip Calculator 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Tip Calculator 2 Use your keypad keyboard and navigation key to enter the bill amount and tip percentage The application instantly calculates the correct tip 3 If you re splitting the check highlight paying and enter the number of people in your party The application calculates and displays an equal split World Time To view the time in over 50 different locations 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt World Time 2 Press the navigation key left or right to scroll through different cities and time zones 3 Press SET DST left softkey to turn daylight saving time on o
20. gt More gt Wireless Backup gt Learn More When the service is available you can also select Troubleshoot to display the troubleshooting guide Sprint M550 book Page 78 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Calendar Tools 2F Calendar and Tools 79 Calendar page 79 File Manager page 86 Alarm Clock page 87 Memo Pad page 88 Calculator page 89 Tip Calculator page 89 World Time page 89 Updating Your Phone page 90 Updating the PRL page 90 Calendar Your Calendar helps you organize your time and reminds you of important events With your Samsung Exclaim you can separate calendar entries into either Personal Calendar or Work Calendar The Work Calendar entry and maintenance requires that you first setup Work email to synchronize with your OWA Outlook Web Access See Accessing Messaging on page 149 During the configuration and set up of Work email your Calendar events and Business Contacts are synchronized with your device Personal Calendar entries are setup and managed manually Adding an Event to the Personal Calendar 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Scheduler 2 Highlight the day to which you would like to add an event and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Add New 2F Calendar and Tools Sprint M550 book Page 79 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 80 2F Calendar and Tools 3 Enter the event title and press NEXT left s
21. image or reject the incoming data Sprint M550 book Page 130 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Section 3 Sprint Service Sprint M550 book Page 131 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 132 3A Sprint Service The Basics Voicemail page 132 Text Messaging SMS page 135 SMS Voice Messaging page 137 Caller ID page 139 Call Waiting page 139 Making a Three Way Call page 140 Call Forwarding page 140 Roaming page 141 Voicemail Setting Up Your Voicemail Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail even if your phone is in use or turned off You should set up your Sprint Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated 1 Press and hold 2 Follow the system prompts to Create your passcode Record your name announcement Record your greeting 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 3A Sprint Service The Basics Note Voicemail Passcode Sprint strongly recommends that you create a passcode when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access Without a passcode anyone who has access to your handset is able to access your voicemail messages Sprint M550 book Page 132 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint Service 3A S
22. right softkey gt Delete 3 Select Yes To delete all voice memos 1 Select and press gt Tools gt Voice Memo gt Review gt Options gt Delete All 2 Select Yes Note A total of 10 one minute memos can be recorded and saved Note Voice Memos recorded from a direct phone conversation are shown in the list with the phone number used during the recording process and an adjacent phone icon Note The Delete All option only appears when there are two or more voice memos stored on the phone Sprint M550 book Page 98 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Voice Services 2G Voice Services 99 Editing a Voice Memo Caption By default the caption assigned to a voice memo is a sequential file name which consists of the date Month_Day followed by the memo number For example two memos recorded on February 2 2009 would be listed as Feb_02x1 and Feb_02x2 These file names captions can be changed To edit a voice memo caption 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Voice Memo 2 Highlight Review and press The phone displays a list of saved memos with the first one selected 3 Highlight the desired memo to erase and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Caption 4 Press to delete the previous text and then use either the keypad or keyboard to enter a new caption for the selected memo 5 Press DONE left softkey to save the memo with the new caption text Viewing the Information for a V
23. secure the battery 4 3 Replace the cover by lining up the tabs and then firmly sliding the cover away from the lens until it snaps into place Removing the Battery 1 Make sure the power is off so that you don t lose any stored numbers or messages 2 In a single motion press down on the cover and slide it towards the lens then remove the battery from the phone 1 and 2 Sprint M550 book Page 17 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 18 2A Phone Basics Charging the Battery 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 any information you were just working on Always use a Sprint approved or Samsung approved desktop charger travel charger or vehicle power adapter to charge your battery Plug the flat end of the charger into the phone s charger accessrories jack and the other end into an electrical outlet WARNING Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li Ion battery as you can be burned Tip It is recommended that you completely charge your battery first before using your phone This guarantees you begin using your phone with a fully charged battery Charge Indicator Sprint M550 book Page 18 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 19 A red indicator light means the battery is charging A green indicator light means the battery is at least 90 percent charged A battery icon
24. selected image to a Bluetooth device page 129 Note Before you can use the Online Albums folder you must first go online and create a Picture Mail account and password Sprint M550 book Page 115 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 116 2I Camera 4 Select a Contacts entry by highlighting it and pressing Press NEW ADDR right softkey to manually enter either a wireless phone number or email address and press CONTINUE left softkey 5 Press CONTINUE left softkey when you are finished adding recipients 6 If you wish to include a subject scroll to Subj and press ADD right softkey Enter your subject and press NEXT left softkey to save and exit 7 If you wish to include a text message scroll to Text and press ADD right softkey Enter your message or press OPTIONS right softkey to select Preset Message or Recent Msg and press NEXT left softkey to save and exit See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 8 To include a voice memo audio message with the picture select the box next to Audio Press RECORD left softkey or press to start recording Maximum recording time is 10 seconds Press DONE left softkey to end the recording and return to the Picture Mail message 9 Confirm the recipients message voice memo and pictures or videos To change a recipient select the recipient press the appropriate softkey and follow th
25. up to 128 characters Composing Text Messages 1 Select gt Send Message gt Text Message or Highlight and press gt Messages gt Send Message gt Text Message 2 Select an existing Contact Go to Contacts Contacts to select a recipient from your Contacts qualifying Contacts entries must contain a wireless phone number or an email address or Press NEW ADDR right softkey to manually enter either a phone number or email address Phone Number to use the keypad to enter a wireless phone number directly Email Address to enter the recipient s email address or Press MULTIPLE left softkey to select more than one recipient and press Tip You can instantly access all your phone s messaging options including Text Messaging using the main screen carousel See 2B Navigating the Main Screen on page 40 for details Note See your service plan for applicable charges for Text Messaging and SMS Voice Messaging Note Creating messages can also be accessed from the Main Menu gt Messages or by pressing on the QWERTY keyboard text Sprint M550 book Page 135 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 136 3A Sprint Service The Basics 3 Press CONTINUE left softkey when you have finished entering recipients You may include up to 10 recipients per message 4 Enter a message use the preset messages or emoticons smileys To type a message use eithe
26. you can exit by pressing then pressing or then Sprint M550 book Page 23 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 24 2A Phone Basics Enhanced 911 E911 Information This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System GPS chip necessary for utilizing E911 emergency location services where available When you place an emergency 911 call the GPS feature of your phone seeks information to calculate your approximate location Depending on several variables including availability and access to satellite signals it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location In Call Options Pressing OPTIONS right softkey during a call displays a list of available in call features To select an option press the corresponding keypad number or highlight the option and press The following options may be available through the Options menu Save to add the new number to your Contacts list 3 Way Call to initiate a three way call For more information see Making a Three Way Call on page 140 Contacts to display your Contacts list Voice Memo allows you to record incoming audio from your conversation For more information see Managing Voice Memos on page 97 Phone Info displays the following menu options Phone Number your phone number Icon Glossary a list of currently available icons Version phone software version Advanced additional technical information K
27. 03 PM 54 2C Settings Changing the Phone s Menu Orientation Although the menu is displayed as a series of onscreen icons the arrangement of these icons is dependent on the current viewing mode portrait or landscape 1 If the keypad is the currently active input source the menu is displayed in portrait mode or To display the menu in landscape mode rotate the phone 90 degrees counter clockwise 2 Slide the top section of the phone up to open When you slide the phone open the display rotates from a vertical viewing mode to a horizontal viewing mode Display Language You can choose to display your phone s onscreen menus in English or in Spanish 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt Language 2 Highlight English or Espa ol and press Location Settings Your phone is equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location based services The Location feature allows the network to detect your position Turning Location off will hide your location from everyone except 911 To enable your phone s Location feature 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Location The Location disclaimer will be displayed 2 Read the disclaimer and press 3 Highlight On or Off and press Note Turning Location on will allow the network to detect your position using GPS technology making some Sprint applications and services easier to use Turnin
28. 179 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 180 3D GPS Navigation Using a Local Business Category The Exclaim can also cross reference your current location with local business and points of interest such as Grocery Stores Gas Stations Wi Fi Spots Malls Hospitals etc 1 Select gt Drive To or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Drive To 2 Highlight Businesses and press Pressing either or the right navigation key opens the Businesses search page 3 Select a desired field and then use either your keypad or keyboard to enter the information What lets you use a keyword search for your business Category lets you refine your search by using a business category type such as Food Coffee Gas Stations Gas by Price Banks ATMs WiFi Spots Hospitals Complete List etc Where returns you to the Search Near page where you can choose from a set of seven location categories Entries with more than one available category a subcategory appear with an adjacent gray arrow These entries can be expanded and then closed To organize and arrange your search results 1 Select a category entry from the Search page By default the Search Results page lists the Best Matches based on closest location first top 2 Press GO right softkey and then press Options right softkey to apply the available filter options to best display the matching results Map Results overlaps you
29. 267 262 5 416 797 5 506 865 5 544 196 5 657 420 5 267 261 5 414 796 5 504 773 5 535 239 5 600 754 5 778 338 5 228 054 5 337 338 5 710 784 5 568 483 5 659 569 5 490 165 5 511 073 194 4B Manufacturer s Warranty Manufacturer s Warranty page 195 Your phone has been designed to provide you with reliable worry free service If for any reason you have a problem with your equipment please refer to the manufacturer s warranty in this section For information regarding the terms and conditions of service for your phone please visit www sprint com or call Sprint Customer Service at 1 888 211 4727 4B Manufacturer s Warranty Note In addition to the warranty provided by your phone s manufacturer which is detailed on the following pages Sprint offers a number of optional plans to cover your equipment for non warranty claims Sprint Total Equipment Protection provides the combined coverage of the Sprint Equipment Replacement Program and the Sprint Equipment Service and Repair Program both of which are available separately Each of these programs may be signed up for within 30 days of activating your phone For more details please visit your nearest Sprint Store or call Sprint at 1 800 584 3666 Sprint M550 book Page 194 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Warranty 4B Manufacturer s Warranty 195 Manufacturer s Warranty STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY What is Covered and For How Long SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICAT
30. Available Channel for a monthly fee do I receive any confirmation That is how do I know it has been purchased The next time you access the channel you bypass the Preview Purchase page and go directly to the available content 6 If I don t subscribe to a Sprint Power Vision Plan will I still be able to view the multimedia clips Yes For service access charges please consult your Sprint service plan or visit www sprint com 7 What does it mean when the video pauses and I see the word loading at the bottom of the screen This happens when the phone is loading the data necessary to play the clip It typically occurs when there is heavy traffic on the network 8 How can I cancel service if I decide I don t want it To cancel your Sprint TV service visit www sprint com and sign on to My Sprint with your account number and password From this page you have the ability to cancel the service or any channels to which you subscribe Note Sprint TV service does not work while roaming off of the Nationwide Sprint Network or where service is unavailable Sprint M550 book Page 163 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 164 3C Entertainment TV and Music 9 If I put on my stereo headset and insert it into the phone s headset jack can I close the phone while I am playing an audio or video clip without interrupting the clip Yes When you insert your stereo headset into the phone s headset jack the phone automatically goes
31. By enabling the Dual Language text option you can use the keys for both English and Spanish text entry If the Display Cand and Prediction Start text options are enabled the available word choices presented are from both language sets English Spanish To enter characters in dual language mode 1 When you display a screen where you can enter text press OPTIONS right softkey gt Text Mode gt Text Options gt Dual Language 2 Select Spanish and press See Setting Text Options on page 33 To disable dual language mode 1 When you display a screen where you can enter text press the OPTIONS right softkey gt Text Mode gt Text Options gt Dual Language 2 Select None Entering Text in Landscape Mode Accessing the QWERTY Keyboard The Samsung Exclaim has a built in keyboard style keypad referred to as a full QWERTY keyboard The keyboard is located beneath the display screen and is accessed by sliding it open This orients the phone s display to landscape widescreen mode Using the QWERTY keyboard you can type letters numbers punctuation and other special characters into text entry fields or other applications simpler and faster than using the telephone keypad Note You can also access Text Entry options from the Settings menu Press Menu gt Settings gt Text Entry Sprint M550 book Page 34 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 35 To open the phone and
32. Calendar and Tools Viewing the Work Calendar The Work Calendar entries are maintained automatically by synchronizing with your currently configured Outlook work email account information As you change and update your events via your Outlook application those changes are then automatically updated within your device s Work Calendar page Use of this feature requires that you first setup Work email to synchronize with your OWA Outlook Web Access See Accessing Messaging on page 149 During the configuration and setup of Work email your Calendar events and Business Contacts are synchronized with your device Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Work Calendar Selecting a Date from the Work Calendar 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Work Calendar 2 Press the left or right navigation keys adjacent to the date description to select the day you wish to view or Press Menu right softkey highlighting an option and pressing Select Next Day Previous Day or Monthly View and press Adding an Event to the Work Calendar 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Work Calendar 2 Press the left or right navigation keys to select the day to which you would like to add an event and press New Event left softkey Sprint M550 book Page 84 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Calendar Tools 2F Calendar and Tools 85 3 Select an optio
33. GPS Navigation 175 Registering Sprint Navigation Before you can use Sprint Navigation your phone and service must be registered 1 Select gt Drive To or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation 2 Select each of the onscreen registration fields and use either the keypad or keyboard to enter the required information First Name Last Name and Email The email must be entered properly to guarantee successful registration For ease of use it s recommended you use the full QWERTY keybaord available within Landscape mode See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 3 Press Submit right softkey to store your information Using Sprint Navigation 1 Select to access the Sprint Navigation menu or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation and press 2 Select an option and follow the onscreen instructions to get directions or view maps Drive To lets you enter an address vocally or using the keypad or select from categories such as My Favorites user defined favorite locations Recent Places recently entered locations Address manually entered street addresses Intersection used to locate a specific address by using two separate street addresses to identify an intersection City used when you do not know a physical address but would like driving directions to a c
34. Highlight On or Off and press Selecting a Key Tone Your phone offers a number of options for selecting the audible tones accompanying a keypress 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Key Tone 2 Highlight an option and press Tone Type to select the sound of a keypress Tone Volume to select a keypress volume level Sprint M550 book Page 51 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 52 2C Settings Tone Length to select a key tone length Longer tone lengths may be better for tone recognition when dialing voicemail or other automated systems 3 Highlight an available option from one of the above menus and press Display Settings Changing the Backlight Time Length Select how long the display screen and keypad remain backlit after you press any key 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt Backlight 2 Select a time setting and press Select Slide open 30 seconds 15 seconds or 8 seconds Changing the Keypad Time Length Select how long the keypad remains backlit after any keypress is made 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt Keypad Light 2 Select a time setting and press Select Slide open 30 seconds 15 seconds 8 seconds or Off Changing the Display Screen Choose what you see on the display screen while powering on or off and when in standby mode 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt Main Screen gt Screen
35. M550 book Page 133 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 134 3A Sprint Service The Basics Using Another Phone to Access Messages 1 Dial your wireless phone number 2 When your voicemail answers press 3 Enter your passcode Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message icon after you have checked your voice and text messages 1 Highlight and press gt Messages gt Voicemail gt Clear Envelope 2 Highlight Yes or No and press Voicemail Key Guide Here s a quick guide to your keypad functions while listening to voicemail messages Date Time Send Reply Advance Replay Rewind Forward Erase Return Call Save Cancel Help Skip Tip When you call into voicemail you first hear the header information date time and sender information for the message To skip directly to the message press 4 during the header Sprint M550 book Page 134 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint Service 3A Sprint Service The Basics 135 Text Messaging SMS With Text Messaging SMS you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless phone and another messaging ready phone When you receive a new message it will automatically display on your phone s screen In addition Text Messaging includes a variety of preset messages such as Where are you that make composing messages fast and easy Use your phone to customize your own preset messages
36. M550 book Page 164 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 165 3 After you have entered your password highlight Create New Account and press 4 Use your keypad and navigation key to explore the store Purchasing and Downloading Music Now that you re in the store you can shop for songs to purchase and download to your phone s microSD card 1 From the Sprint Music Store opening page use your navigation key to select the Store tab then choose an option Featured Music offers a revolving selection of highlighted songs and artists Categories allows you to choose from categories such as Top 10s New This Week What s Hot Songs You Know and specific musical genres Search gives you the option of searching for specific songs or artists Just use your keypad to enter your search criteria in the available field 2 Highlight a song and press The song information screen will be displayed 3 Highlight an option from the song s information page and press Preview to play an audio clip of the selected song Buy Song to purchase the song and download it to your phone s microSD card When you select Buy Song the file will download to your phone s microSD card If there is no microSD card installed or if there is not enough free memory space on the card you will see an alert Once the song has been downloaded to your microSD card you will see option
37. Right Softkey Left Softkey Sprint M550 book Page 147 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 148 3B Web and Data Services Scrolling As with other parts of your phone s menu you ll have to scroll up and down to see everything on some Web sites To scroll line by line through Web sites Press the navigation key up and down To scroll page by page through Web sites Press the volume buttons on the side of the phone Selecting Once you ve learned how to use softkeys and scroll you can start navigating the Web To select onscreen items Use the navigation key to highlight an item and then press the left softkey or press Links which are displayed as underlined text allow you to jump to Web pages select special functions or even place phone calls To select links Highlight the link and press the appropriate softkey Going Back To go back one page Press the key on your phone Going Home To return to the home page from any other page Press TOOLBAR gt My Homepage Tip You ll find that the left softkey is used primarily for selecting items This softkey is often labeled OK If the items on a page are numbered you can use your keypad number keys to select an item Note You can also use the key for deleting text like a BACKSPACE key when you are entering text Sprint M550 book Page 148 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 149 Acce
38. Sprint M550 book Page 3 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Section 4 Safety and Warranty Information 185 4A Important Safety Information 186 General Precautions 186 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone 187 Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device 188 Caring for the Battery 190 Radio Frequency RF Energy 191 Owner s Record 193 User Guide Proprietary Notice 193 4B Manufacturer s Warranty 194 Manufacturer s Warranty 195 Index 203 Sprint M550 book Page 4 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM i Introduction This User Guide introduces you to Sprint service and all the features of your new phone It s divided into four sections Section 1 Getting Started Section 2 Your Phone Section 3 Sprint Service Section 4 Safety and Warranty Information Your Phone s Menu The following table outlines your phone s main menu structure For more information about using your phone s menus and the carousel m
39. Sprint Stores or through Samsung or call 1 866 866 7509 to order They re also available at www sprint com Battery Capacity Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion Li Ion battery It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained The battery provides up to 4 75 hours of continuous digital talk time When the battery reaches 5 of its capacity the battery icon blinks When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left the phone sounds an audible alert and then turns off WARNING Use only Sprint approved or Samsung approved batteries and chargers with your phone The failure to use a Sprint approved or Samsung 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 Note Long backlight settings searching for service vibrate mode browser use and other variables may reduce the battery s talk and standby times Tip Watch your phone s battery level indicator and charge the battery before it runs out of power Sprint M550 book Page 16 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 17 Installing the Battery 1 In a single motion press down on the cover and slide it towards the lens 1 and then carefully lift the battery cover away from the phone 2 2 Insert the battery into the opening making sure to line up the gold contacts 3 Gently press down to
40. Text Input Mode on page 30 To enter a symbol press the appropriate key indicated on the display To enter emoticons smileys Select the Emoticons mode and press the appropriate key See Selecting a Text Input Mode on page 30 English Sequence Upper Case Key 1 A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S 7 T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 a b c 2 d e f 3 g h i 4 j k l 5 m n o 6 p q r s 7 t u v 8 w x y z 9 0 One character shifted Space Lower Case Note When selecting Dual Language Spanish characters are also added to those listed Sprint M550 book Page 32 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 33 To enter preset messages 1 From a screen where you can enter text press OPTIONS right softkey gt Add Preset Message See Selecting a Text Input Mode on page 30 2 Select a message and press Setting Text Options The Text Options menu allows you to specify more automated features during the text entry process These options can help streamline the text entry process by correcting for capitalization spelling spacing and completing the most commonly entered words for you To specify text options 1 When you display a screen where you can enter text press OPTIONS right softkey gt Text Mode gt Text Options and then use your navigation key to scroll down the list and activate the desired text entry options Auto Capital all
41. a Ringer Type for an Entry page 73 Assigning a Picture to an Entry page 74 Finding Contacts Entries page 74 Secret Contacts Entries page 75 Dialing Sprint Services page 76 Wireless Backup page 76 Adding a New Contacts Entry Your phone can store up to 600 contact entries in total with each contact entry containing a maximum of seven phone numbers for a total phone book capacity of 4200 numbers and each entry s name can contain 64 characters 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts gt Add New 2 Select New Contact to create a new Contacts entry 3 Enter a name for the new entry and press the navigation key down See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 4 Enter the phone number for the entry and press 5 Highlight a label for the entry Mobile Home Work Pager Fax or Others and press 2E Contacts Shortcut Enter the phone number in standby mode and press Options right softkey gt Save Proceed with Saving a Phone Number on page 69 Sprint M550 book Page 68 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Contacts 2E Contacts 69 6 Press DONE left softkey After saving the number your phone displays the new entry See Contacts Entry Options on page 69 Saving a Phone Number To save a number from standby mode 1 Enter a phone number and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Save 2 Highlight New Entr
42. a check mark alongside the name 5 Press CONTINUE left softkey and enter a name for the new group See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 6 Press SAVE left softkey to assign the selected entries to the new group Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry Assign a ringer type to a Contacts entry so you can identify the caller by the ringer type See Ringer Types on page 48 1 Display a Contacts entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Contact 2 Highlight the current ring type and press to display the Select Ringer menu 3 Select a ringer type such as Get New Ringers Default Ringer Download Ringers Other Ringers My Videos or No Ringer 4 Scroll through available ringers To hear a sample ringer highlight a ringer type 5 Highlight a ringer and press 6 Press DONE left softkey to save the new ringer type Note If several numbers are saved within a single Contacts entry you can select from these additional numbers by using the left or right navigation keys Sprint M550 book Page 73 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 74 2E Contacts Assigning a Picture to an Entry Assign a picture to display each time a certain contact calls you 1 Display a Contacts entry information and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Contact 2 Highlight the current image or picture type and press ADD right softkey to display t
43. a label such as Mobile Home Work Pager Fax or Others and press 4 Use either the keypad or keyboard to type in the new entry name or Highlight an existing Contacts entry and press 5 Make any other selection or entries for this new Contact 6 Press DONE left softkey to save the new entry to your Contacts list and exit After you have saved the number your phone displays the new Contacts entry See Contacts Entry Options on page 69 Erasing History To erase individual History entries see History Options on page 66 1 Highlight and press gt History 2 Highlight an entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Delete To delete all History entries select Delete All 3 If you are certain you want to erase the History entry select DELETE left softkey or Press CANCEL right softkey to return to the previous menu Note You cannot save phone numbers already in your Contacts or from calls identified as Blocked ID or Restricted Sprint M550 book Page 67 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 68 2E Contacts Adding a New Contacts Entry page 68 Saving a Phone Number page 69 Contacts Entry Options page 69 Editing a Contacts Entry page 70 Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry page 70 Editing a Contacts Entry s Numbers page 71 Deleting a Contact page 71 Assigning Speed Dial Numbers page 71 Adding a New Group page 73 Selecting
44. adjust the image brightness level Press the navigation key up increase or down decrease to select a setting The default setting is 0 White Balance to adjust white balance based on changing conditions Auto Sunny Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent or Manual The default setting is Auto Night Shot to activate low light image capture Enabling this feature allows you to take better quality photos in low light conditions Metering to allow the phone to sample the area being photographed and then determine the best light levels Choose from either Spot a specific area of the image or Average the entire image is sampled and then an average reading is used Settings to select Resolution Quality Shutter Sound Status Bar or Storage See page 110 for details Launch to review pictures or launch the camcorder Setting the Selftimer 1 From camera mode press Options right softkey gt Selftimer 2 Highlight the length of delay you want the timer to use 5 Sec or 10 Sec and press The default setting is Off Sprint M550 book Page 108 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 109 3 Press when you are ready to start the timer The timer is displayed at the right of the display screen during the self timer countdown 4 Get ready for the picture The phone will begin to beep for each second of the countdown When the timer is down to three seconds the outer LED will go from blinking green
45. channels and pricing Someone of the available categories may include Sprint Radio Sprint Power View Primetime TV Music Videos Sprint TV Live Music amp Radio Sports Entertainment Cartoons News amp Weather Movies amp Shorts Mobile Previews 3C Entertainment TV and Music Note Available categories and content are subject to change Sprint M550 book Page 161 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 162 3C Entertainment TV and Music Playing a Video Clip 1 Highlight and press gt Entertainment gt TV Depending on your settings you may be asked to accept a data connection 2 Select Sprint TV Sprint Radio Sprint Movies or Premium Channels to display channel options 3 Use your navigation key and press to select a channel from the Sprint TV listings or to select an available category 4 If applicable highlight a clip and press to view the program The clip will automatically load and begin playing TV FAQs 1 Will I know if I m receiving an incoming call while I m viewing or listening to a media clip Yes All incoming calls will temporarily pause your current clip and provide you with the option to either SILENCE left softkey or IGNORE right softkey 2 How long are the clips Will I know the estimated time it will take to play the clip prior to accessing it Once you have selected a channel you will see a listing of the available clips with each clip s length displayed aft
46. for your location for example 011 for international calls placed from the United States To make a call using Plus Code Dialing 1 Press and hold until a appears on your phone display 2 Dial the country code and phone number you re calling and press The access code for international dialing will automatically be dialed followed by the country code and phone number Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated Dialing is similar to speed dialing You can use either of the following abbreviated dialing features Contacts Match Retrieve any number saved in your Contacts by entering the last four to six digits of the number Press to dial the retrieved number See page 60 Prepend Abbreviated Dialing Prepend the first five or six digits for example the area code and prefix to any four or five digits you enter Press to dial the resulting number See page 60 to register a prepend number and activate the Prepend feature To place a call using Contacts Match Abbreviated Dialing 1 Enter the last four to six digits of a Contacts entry s phone number 2 Press to call the displayed number If there is more than one matched number in your Contacts your phone displays the available matches Highlight a name and then press to place a call Note When dialing a number with a hard pause press to send the next set of numbers Sprint M550 book Page 28 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics
47. into headset mode allowing you to close the phone and continue playing the clip Likewise if your phone is in headset mode a phone call will not disconnect when you close the phone 10 Can I surf to a different channel while I am playing a clip Yes While you are playing a clip you can use the up and down navigation keys to surf to a different channel You will see a small pop up screen that tells you which channel you are watching as well as other channels that you have access to Use the navigation keys to scroll through the different channels Once you find a channel that you want to watch scroll to it and press or simply wait approximately three seconds and the channel will begin loading e seconds and the channel will begin loading Music Sprint Music Store The Sprint Music Store enables you to purchase and download digital music files to play on your phone or computer Accessing the Sprint Music Store You can access the Sprint Music Store right from your phone s main menu anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint Network When you enter the store for the first time the system will prompt you to set up your user identification and password 1 Highlight and press gt Entertainment gt Music 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to establish your User ID and password Tip Your User ID for the Sprint Music Store is your 10 digit wireless phone number The password may be any 4 digit number Sprint
48. location See Creating Folders in the microSD Card on page 102 Sort to sort folder contents by Name Date or Type Sprint M550 book Page 86 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Calendar Tools 2F Calendar and Tools 87 Copy to copy a file from the current folder to another folder location such as Phone or Memory Card Card Album File Storage or Media Move to move a file from the current folder to another folder location such as Phone or Memory Card Card Album File Storage or Media Find to search for a file within the current folder location Alarm Clock Your phone comes with a built in alarm clock that has multiple alarm capabilities 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Alarm 2 Select Alarm 1 Alarm 2 or Alarm 3 3 Turn the alarm on or off by highlighting the Alarm activation field and pressing the navigation key left or right 4 Select a time for the alarm by highlighting the Time field Using your keypad and or navigation key set the alarm time Change the AM PM entry by pressing AM PM right softkey 5 Select a ringer type for the alarm by highlighting the ringer field and pressing Highlight and available ringer category and press Choose from either Get New Ringers Ring Tones Melodies or My Stuff 6 Select a repeating status for the alarm by highlighting the repeat field and pressing your navigation key left or right Choose either Daily Once Mon to Fri o
49. mode even if you are not present Setting Abbreviated Dialing To activate the Contacts Match feature 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Call Setup gt Contacts Match 2 Select On or Off To activate the Prepend feature 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Call Setup gt Abbreviated Dial 2 Select On 3 Enter the first five or six digit prefix in the Abbrev Dial field and then press To deactivate this feature select Off during step 2 above Note You can continue an active conversation with your party even if the phone is closed cover slides down when either Any Key or Talk Key options are selected Press to end the call If Slide Up is selected as a Call Answer option sliding the cover down ends the call Tip To make an Abbreviated Dial call see Abbreviated Dialing on page 28 Note This setting does not apply to 911 or Sprint 411 Sprint M550 book Page 60 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 61 Security Settings Accessing the Security Menu All of your phone s security settings are available through the Security menu You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security 2 Enter your lock code to display the Security menu Your Phone s Lock Feature Locking Your Phone When your phone is locked you can only receive incoming calls or mak
50. phone Sprint M550 book Page 149 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 150 3B Web and Data Services 5 If applicable read the notice regarding Mail Push If you would like to enable Mail Push press Yes right softkey If another notice appears review it and press Yes right softkey again to enable Mail Push Creating an Additional Email Account 1 Select gt Send Message gt Email or Highlight and press gt Messages gt Email The default email account Inbox is displayed 2 Press the left navigation key to highlight the Home tab and press 3 Select Add Account 4 Follow the procedures outlined in Getting Started With Email on page 149 Accessing Email Using Email on your phone is even easier than using multiple email accounts on your computer Launch the application for instant access to all your accounts 1 Select gt Send Message gt Email or Highlight and press gt Messages gt Email The default email account Inbox is displayed 2 Press the left navigation key to highlight the Home tab and press 3 Highlight your desired email account and press Note The information required to sign in will vary depending on the email provider you are accessing Note Mail Push allows your phone to automatically retrieve new email messages without having to select the Check Mail option When you enable Mail Push you will receive an onscreen notice of new email
51. phone provides convenient ways to enter letters numbers and symbols whenever you are prompted to enter text for example when adding a Contacts entry or when using Sprint Mail and Text Messaging In this section we ll cover the steps necessary to enter text while the phone is in portrait mode where the keypad is the primary method of both text and character entry Selecting a Text Input Mode From a screen where you can enter text press OPTIONS right softkey gt Text Mode to change the text input mode T9 English to enter text using a predictive text system that reduces the number of keypresses required while entering a word See page 30 Alpha to enter alpha characters associated with the letters on the keypad See page 31 Symbols to enter symbols See page 32 Number to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keypad See page 32 Emoticons to enter emoticons See page 32 Text Options to configure these options Auto Capital Used words Display Cand Prediction Start Dual Language Auto Space and Auto Word Insertion see page 33 T9 Text Input T9 Text Input lets you enter text by pressing keys just once per letter To select the T9 English mode when entering text see Selecting a Text Input Mode on page 30 T9 Text Input uses an intuitive word database to analyze the letters you enter and create a suitable word The word may change as you type 1 From a screen where yo
52. picture See steps 1 3 on page 105 Capture Capture Options Options 0 01 Display Image Image Saved Camera Options Capture Status Zoom Sprint M550 book Page 106 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 107 2 With the picture displayed press Options right softkey gt Assign and select an option Picture ID to assign the picture to a Contacts entry Highlight an entry and press ASSIGN left softkey to assign the picture Screen Saver to assign the picture as a screen saver Press to assign the picture Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account The first time you use any of the picture management options involving the Sprint Picture Mail Web site you will be prompted to register your Sprint Picture Mail account and establish a password through your phone This password will also allow you to sign in to the Sprint Picture Mail Web site at www sprint com picturemail to access and manage your uploaded pictures and albums 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt Online Albums You will be prompted to register your Sprint Picture Mail account 2 If you are asked to connect follow the onscreen procedures to Connect turn data On and press Follow any registration prompts and complete your connection 3 Enter a password for your Picture Mail account and press You will be prompted to confirm your password 4 Please wait while the system creates your
53. redirected to the appropriate phone menu screen Select Set as to assign a ringer or screen saver to a phone function Select Shop right softkey to browse for other items to download Press to quit the browser and return to standby mode Sprint M550 book Page 154 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 155 For complete information and instructions on downloading Games Ringers Screen Savers and Applications visit the Digital Lounge at www sprint com Exploring the Web With Web access on your phone you can browse full color graphic versions of your favorite Web sites making it easier than ever to stay informed while on the go Follow sports scores breaking news and weather and shop on your phone anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint Network In addition to the features already covered in this section the home page offers access to these colorful graphically rich Web categories including News Weather Entertainment Sports Money Travel Shopping and Tools as well as useful management options including My Account and Search Many sites are available under more than one menu choose the one that s most convenient for you Launching Google via the Carousel This page provides access to Web features such as Google search online Maps Gmail and YouTube Select Using Google Search 1 Select 2 Use either the keypad or keyboard to enter a string into
54. route Choose from one of the following options Fastest route Traffic optimized Shortest Prefer streets Prefer highway Pedestrian or Ask me each trip Traffic Alerts allows you to either enable On or disable Off real time traffic alerts along your current route Distance Units allows you to alter the descriptions used for distances Mi Ft Miles Feet or Km Meters Moving Maps allows you to select the default map type displayed for your navigation 3D Moving Maps 2D Moving Maps or None Turn Icons Only Backlight allows you to configure the Backlight setting between Always On On At Turns or Device Settings Sprint M550 book Page 183 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 184 3D GPS Navigation Audio Options allows you to choose whether the street names are announced during your navigation Options include Full Audio Instructions Only or No Audio Audio Language allows you to change the language currently used for announcements between either English US or Spanish Call In to alter the number used when accessing Spoken directions from the TeleNav operator Help Card allows you to configure the settings for the onscreen help message card Options include Show Three Times Always On or Always Off Launching the Product Tour Select gt Share amp More gt Product Tour or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Share amp More gt Produ
55. select from Preset Msg or Recent Msg and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 8 To include an audio message with the picture highlight the box next to Audio and press Press RECORD left softkey or press to start recording Maximum recording time is 10 seconds Press DONE left softkey to end the recording and return to the Picture Mail message 9 Press SEND left softkey For more information see Sending Sprint Picture Mail on page 115 Sprint M550 book Page 96 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Voice Services 2G Voice Services 97 Look Up a Contacts Entry Look up and display contact information for any person stored in your Contacts list by saying Contacts followed by the name 1 Press and hold or 2 Say Lookup John Smith The entry information for the specified contact is then displayed If you say only Lookup your phone prompts you with Say the name Launch an Application Open an application or access a menu by saying Go To followed by the name of the application or menu To see a list of possible choices 1 Press and hold or 2 Say Go To by itself A list of valid choices is displayed and you are prompted with which shortcut You can say the name of a destination or say More Options to view the next screen Managing Voice Memos Use your phone s Vo
56. sitting on it Any changes or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void your warranty for this equipment and void your authority to operate this equipment 4A Important Safety Information Note For the best care of your phone only Sprint authorized personnel should service your phone and accessories Failure to do so may be dangerous and void your warranty Sprint M550 book Page 186 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Important Safety Information 4A Important Safety Information 187 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Do Not Rely on Your Phone for Emergency Calls Mobile phones operate using radio signals which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions Therefore you should never rely solely upon any mobile phone for essential communication e g medical emergencies Emergency calls may not be possible on all cellular networks or when certain network services or mobile phone features are in use Check with your local service provider for details Using Your Phone While Driving Talking on your phone while driving or operating the phone without a hands free device is prohibited in some jurisdictions Laws vary as to specific restrictions Remember that safety always comes first Following Safety Guidelines To operate your phone safely and efficiently always follow any special regulations in a given area Turn your phone off in areas where use is forbidden or when it may ca
57. to blinking red just before the picture is taken To cancel the selftimer after it has started Press Taking Multiple Shots This feature allows you to take a series of shots in a continuous sequence To shoot a series of individual pictures 1 From camera mode press Options right softkey gt Multi Shot gt Series Shot 2 Select one of the following options and press Off to deactivate the multiple shots option 3 to take a series of three pictures 5 to take a series of five pictures 10 to take a series of ten pictures 3 Press Capture left softkey or the camera button to take the pictures To shoot a series of combined pictures 1 From camera mode press Options right softkey gt Multi Shot gt Divided Shot 2 Select one of the following options and press Off to deactivate the multiple shots option 4 to take a series of four pictures that are then combined into one image 9 to take a series of nine pictures that are then combined into one image Note While the selftimer is active all keys are disabled except Back Note Once selected resolution is changed to 320 Note Once selected resolution is changed to 320 Sprint M550 book Page 109 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 110 2I Camera 16 to take a series of 16 pictures that are then combined into one image 3 Press Capture left softkey or the camera button to take the pictures The My Albums fold
58. to locate an item You may enter an entire word or title or perform a partial word search Downloading an Item Once you ve selected an item you wish to download highlight it and press You will see a summary page for the item including its title the vendor the download details the file size and the cost Links allow you to view the License Info 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 item s information page select Buy and press The item will download automatically When you see the New Download screen you have successfully downloaded the item to your phone 2 Select an option to continue Select Use Run View to assign the downloaded item or to start in the case of a game or an application Your data session will end and you will be redirected to the appropriate phone menu screen Select Set as to assign a ringer or screen saver to a phone function Select Settings to configure downloaded games or applications Select Shop to browse for other items to download Note If you have not previously purchased an item you will be prompted to create your purchasing profile Note With Ringtones the Listen option is available Sprint M550 book Page 153 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 154 3B Web and Data Ser
59. to upload pictures to the Sprint Picture Mail Web site www sprint com picturemail Depending on your settings you may be prompted to accept a data connection See Uploading Pictures on page 118 Post to Service to upload your file to a third party online service Print to display to print an image by either Home Delivery Retail Pickup PictBridge Print or Bluetooth connection Assign to assign the current image as a Picture ID or Screen Saver or the selected video clip as a Video Ringer or Voice Calls Erase to erase the image or selected images Copy Move to copy or move an image or video to an installed memory card Detail Edit to attach a text caption or view the media information associated with the image Text Caption to edit the selected picture s caption Media Info to display the file s information such as caption and date taken Album list to display the list of albums saved in your phone Media Filter to display either All media types Pictures Only or Videos Only Camera Camcorder Mode to switch to either the camera or camcorder mode Note If this is the first time you have accessed Sprint Picture Mail you will be prompted to register your Sprint Picture Mail account See Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account on page 107 Note Deleting pictures will free up memory space in your phone to enable you to take more pictures Once deleted pictures cannot be uploaded to your
60. your voicemail for new messages if you are in a roaming service area for an extended period of time 1 Dial 1 area code your phone number 2 Press Note You are charged a higher rate for calls you have forwarded Tip Remember when you are using your phone off the Nationwide Sprint Network always dial numbers using 11 digits 1 area code number Note If you re on a call when you leave the Nationwide Sprint Network your call is dropped If your call is dropped in an area where you think Sprint service is available turn your phone off and on again to reconnect to the network Sprint M550 book Page 141 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 142 3A Sprint Service The Basics 3 Enter your passcode at the prompt and follow the voice prompts When you return to the Nationwide Sprint Network voicemail notification will resume as normal Setting Roam Mode Your phone allows you to control your roaming capabilities By using the Roaming menu option you can determine which signals your phone accepts Choose from two different settings on your dual band phone to control your roaming experience 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Roaming gt Set Mode 2 Highlight an option and press Automatic to seek service on the Nationwide Sprint Network When Sprint service is unavailable the phone searches for an alternate system Sprint Only to access only the Sprint network and prevent roam
61. 009 1 03 PM 22 2A Phone Basics 2sec Pause Enter digits and then use this feature to enter a 2 second delay within a number string the phone continues dialing after 2 seconds without any additional keys being pressed See Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses on page 27 Answering Calls 1 Make sure your phone is on If your phone is off incoming calls go to voicemail 2 Press to answer an incoming call Depending on your settings you may also answer incoming calls by opening the phone or by pressing any number key See Call Answer Mode on page 59 for more information Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways The phone rings or vibrates The indicator light flashes The backlight illuminates The screen displays an incoming call message If the incoming call is from a number stored in your Contacts the entry s name is displayed You may also see the caller s phone number if available If you set Call Answer to Talk Key see Call Answer Mode on page 59 you also see the following options To select an option press the corresponding softkey SILENCE left softkey to mute the onboard speaker and temporarily silence the ringer IGNORE right softkey to send the call to your voicemail box Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled Call Guard is an option that helps you manage your roaming charges when making or receiving calls while outside t
62. 08 for more information 2 Using the phone s main display screen as a viewfinder aim the camera lens at your subject 3 Press Capture left softkey or until the shutter sounds The picture will automatically be saved in your selected storage area To return to camera mode to take another picture press 2I Camera Shortcut To activate camera mode you can also press and hold the side camera button See illustration on page 8 Sprint M550 book Page 105 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 106 2I Camera 4 Once you ve taken your picture press Options right softkey for more options Send Pic Video to send the picture to up to 10 contacts at one time See page 115 for details Camera Mode to return to the camera to take additional pictures Upload to upload the picture you just took to the Sprint Picture Mail Web site www sprint com picturemail Depending on your settings you may be prompted to accept a data connection Assign to assign the picture as a Picture ID or Screen Saver Erase to delete the picture you just took Order Prints to upload your image to a third party service that will then provide hard copy prints Post to Service to upload your image to a third party online service Review Album to go to the My Albums folder where you can review your saved pictures Assigning Pictures After taking a picture assign it as a screen saver or as a picture ID for a contact 1 Take a
63. 09 1 03 PM 20 2A Phone Basics 4 Highlight a message and press to view the message text For the purposes of this guide the above steps condense into Highlight and press gt Messages gt Text Messages Backing Up Within a Menu To go to the previous menu Press To return to standby mode Press Displaying Your Phone Number Highlight and press gt Settings gt Phone Info gt Phone Number Your phone number and other information about your phone and account will be displayed Making and Answering Calls Making Calls 1 Open the slider in Portrait Mode see Your Phone on page 8 to access the keypad 2 Enter a phone number from standby mode If you make a mistake while dialing press to erase the numbers 3 Press To make a call when you are roaming and Call Guard is enabled press and then press See Call Guard on page 142 4 Press or close the phone when you are finished Sprint M550 book Page 20 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 21 You can also place calls from your phone by speed dialing numbers from your Contacts page 29 using Voice Dial page 91 using your History listings page 65 and Voice Services page 91 Dialing Options When you enter numbers in standby mode you will see a variety of dialing options displayed as softkeys on the phone s screen To send a message to the number press SEND MSG left s
64. 2A Phone Basics 29 To place a call using Prepend Abbreviated Dialing 1 Enter the last four digits of the number 2 Press Dialing From the Contacts List 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts 2 Highlight the entry you want to call and press to dial the entry s default phone number or To dial another number from the entry highlight the name and press and then highlight a number and press Speed Dialing You can store up to 98 numbers in your phone s speed dial memory Dial speed dial entries using one keypress for locations 2 9 or two keypresses for locations 10 99 To use One Touch Dialing for speed dial locations 2 9 Press and hold the appropriate key for approximately two seconds The display confirms that you have dialed the number when it shows Connecting To use Two Touch Dialing for speed dial locations 10 99 1 Press the first digit 2 Press and hold the second digit for approximately two seconds The display confirms that you have dialed the number when it shows Connecting Shortcut From standby mode press CONTACTS right softkey to list entries Note Speed dialing is not available when you are roaming when you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network you must always dial using eleven digits 1 area code number Sprint M550 book Page 29 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 30 2A Phone Basics Entering Text in Portrait Mode Your
65. ARRANTY IS HELD ILLEGAL OR UNENFORCEABLE BY REASON OF ANY LAW SUCH PARTIAL ILLEGALITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE ENFORCEABILITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY WHICH PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE CONSTRUED TO BE LIMITED BY ITS TERMS OR AS LIMITED AS THE LAW PERMITS THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURCHASER MAY USE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRODUCT SAMSUNG MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AND THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE AS TO THE QUALITY CAPABILITIES OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE OR SUITABILITY OF ANY THIRDPARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT WHETHER SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT IS INCLUDED WITH THE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED BY SAMSUNG OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE ANY SUCH SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT WITH THE PRODUCT THE QUALITY CAPABILITIES OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE AND SUITABILITY OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT LIE SOLELY WITH THE PURCHASER AND THE DIRECT VENDOR OWNER OR SUPPLIER OF SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUIPMENT AS THE CASE MAY BE This Limited Warranty allocates risk of Product failure between Purchaser and SAMSUNG and SAMSUNG s Product pricing reflects this allocation of risk and the limitations of liability contained in this Limited Warranty The agents employees distributors and dealers of SAMSUNG are not authorized to make modifications to this Limited Warranty or make additiona
66. ARTY RIGHTS SAMSUNG DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY SAMSUNG OR A SAMSUNG AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER SO THESE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU 10 EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL AND CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL SAMSUNG BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF DATA BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR FOR ANY PECUNIARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO Sprint M550 book Page 199 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 200 4B Manufacturer s Warranty YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR OTHER SERVICES INFORMATION SOFTWARE AND RELATED CONTENT THROUGH THE SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF
67. Additional charges may apply but some are free 1 Highlight and press gt My Stuff gt Ringers gt Get New Ringers The browser starts and displays the Ringers menu 2 Use your navigation key and keypad to search through available ringers When you find one you want highlight it and press 3 To make a purchase highlight Buy and press Your phone automatically downloads the ringer Sprint M550 book Page 48 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 49 4 When the download is finished select an option to continue Listen to listen to the ringer Set As to assign the ringer to a call or message type or to a specific contact Shop to browse for other items to download Selecting Ringer Types for Messages 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Ringer Type gt Messages 2 Select Voicemail Text Message or Picture Mail You will see a list of ringer type categories 3 Select a category and then use your navigation key to scroll through the available ringers You will hear a sample ringer as you highlight each option 4 Press to assign a ringer Selecting Ringer Types for Scheduled Events 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Ringer Type gt Schedule 2 Select a category and then use your navigation key to scroll through the available ringers A sample ringer will sound as you highlight each option 3 Press to assign a ringer
68. ERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY LIMITED TO THE SAME DURATION OF TIME AS THE EXPRESS WRITTEN WARRANTY STATED HEREIN SOME STATES PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN ADDITION SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE USE OR MISUSE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY INCLUDING INCIDENTAL SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS OR FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT COMMITTED BY SAMSUNG ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OR FOR ANY Sprint M550 book Page 196 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Warranty 4B Manufacturer s Warranty 197 BREACH OF CONTRACT OR FOR ANY CLAIM BROUGHT AGAINST PURCHASER BY ANY OTHER PARTY SOME STATES PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE PROVINCE TO PROVINCE THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL NOT EXTEND TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT AND STATES PURCHASER S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IF ANY PORTION OF THIS LIMITED W
69. Guard 142 Data Roam Guard 143 Roam Mode 142 S Safety Information 186 193 Saving a Phone Number 26 69 ScanLife 172 Scheduler 79 Screen Savers Assigning Pictures 106 Downloading 152 Security 61 64 Data Services 64 Menu 61 Settings 47 64 Shooting Video 111 112 Shortcuts Resetting 63 Silence All 51 SMS Text Messaging 135 SMS Voice 138 Sprint M550 book Page 208 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Index Index 209 SMS Voice Messaging 137 Softkeys 9 Software Updates Downloading 90 Sounds Alert Notification 51 Key Tone 51 Vibrate All 50 Volume 50 Special Numbers 62 Speed Dial 29 Assigning Numbers 71 Sprint Family Locator 176 Sprint Music Store 164 Sprint Navigation Using 175 Sprint One Click 40 46 see also Main Screen Navigation Sprint Picture Mail Downloading Online Pictures 119 Managing 117 Registering 107 Sending Pictures 115 Uploading Pictures 118 Sprint Service Account Passwords 4 Activation 3 Dialing Sprint Services 76 Operator Services 6 Sprint 411 6 Sprint TV 161 Streaming Music 169 Symbol 30 T T9 Text Input 30 T9 English 30 Task List 82 Creating 82 Managing 82 Text Entry see Entering Text Text Messaging 135 Preset Messages 137 Text Options 30 33 Three Way Calling 140 Tip Calculator 89 TTY Use 58 Turning Your Phone On and Off 15 TV 161 U Unlocking Your Phone 61 Updating Your Phone 90 V Vibrate 50 Videos Options 111 Recording 111 Storing 113 Voice Dialing 92
70. Home Work Pager Fax or Others and press 4 Use the keypad to enter the new contact name and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or See Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 or Search for an existing contact name and press to save the new number 5 Press DONE left softkey to save the entry You are then notified if the number was successfully added Finding a Phone Number You can search Contacts for entries by name 1 Press CONTACTS right softkey and enter the first letter or letters of an entry The more letters you enter the more specific the search 2 To display an entry highlight it and press To dial a number highlight it and press Note The End of Call options are not displayed for calls identified as No ID or Restricted Note Information can also be entered while the phone is in landscape mode page 34 Sprint M550 book Page 26 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 27 You can also search Contacts by using a specific string of numbers 1 Enter four or more of the last digits in standby mode The more numbers you enter the more specific the search becomes Matching Contacts entries are displayed within an onscreen list 2 To display the Contacts entry that contains the phone number you entered select the entry and press or To dial the number highlight the entry from the list and pre
71. IONS AMERICA LLC SAMSUNG warrants to the original purchaser Purchaser that SAMSUNG s Phones and accessories Products are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing upon the date of purchase and continuing for the following specified period of time after that date Phone 1 Year Batteries 1 Year Leather Case Pouch Holster 90 Days Game Pad 90 Days Other Phone Accessories 1 Year What is Not Covered This Limited Warranty is conditioned upon proper use of Product by Purchaser This Limited Warranty does not cover a defects or damage resulting from accident misuse abuse neglect unusual physical electrical or electromechanical stress or modification of any part of Product including antenna or cosmetic damage b equipment that has the serial number removed or made illegible c any plastic surfaces or other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal use d malfunctions resulting from the use of Product in conjunction with accessories products or ancillary peripheral equipment not furnished or approved by SAMSUNG e defects or damage from improper testing operation maintenance installation or adjustment f installation maintenance and service of Product or g Product used or purchased outside the United States or Canada This Limited Warranty covers batteries only if battery capacity falls below 80 of rated c
72. If displayed read the onscreen warning about modification to this single event highlight OK and press Sprint M550 book Page 85 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 86 2F Calendar and Tools 6 Alter any of the previously configured fields See Adding an Event to the Work Calendar on page 84 7 Press Save left softkey to store any updates File Manager File Manager allows you to manage files such as pictures videos music and applications stored in your phone or on the microSD card See Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer on page 103 Accessing File Manager 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt File Manager 2 Highlight an option and press Phone to access files stored in your phone s memory Memory Card to access files stored on the microSD card Opening Files in File Manager 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt File Manager gt Phone or Memory Card 2 Highlight a folder and press 3 Highlight an item and press File Manager Options When viewing files or folders in File Manager highlight a file and press OPTIONS right softkey to display available options Highlight an option and press to select it Send to send the currently selected file via either Email or Bluetooth Delete to delete a file or folder from File Manager Rename to change the name of a selected file Create Folder to create a new subfolder within the current
73. On 2 Off 10 Restrict and Lock 1 Voice 2 Data 3 Camera Pictures 4 Lock my Phone 11 Roaming 1 Set Mode 2 Call Guard 3 Data Roaming 12 Security 1 Change Lock Code 2 Special 3 Erase Reset 13 Wireless Backup Tools 1 Alarm 1 Alarm 1 2 Alarm 2 3 Alarm 3 2 Bluetooth 1 Pair with Hands Free 2 Send a Contact 3 Print a Photo 4 Add a New 5 Trusted Devices 6 More 3 Calculator 4 Tip Calculator 5 Calendar 1 Personal Calendar 2 Work Calendar 6 Mass Storage 1 Connect to PC 2 File Manager 3 Format Memory Card 4 Memory Info Sprint M550 book Page vii Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM viii 7 Memo Pad 8 World Time 1 Set DST 9 Update Phone 1 Update Firmware 2 Update PRL 0 Voice Memo 1 Record 2 Review Voice Service 1 Call lt Name or gt 2 Send Text lt Name or gt 3 Send Picture lt Name or gt 4 Send Voice SMS lt Name or gt 5 Lookup lt Name gt 6 More Options Shopping In Use Menu Press OPTIONS right softkey to display the following options 1 Save 2 3 Way Call 3 Contacts 4 Voice Memo 5 Phone Info 6 Key Mute Unmute 7 Messaging 8 Recent History 9 Tools 0 Whisper On Off Sprint M550 book Page viii Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Section 1 Getting Started Sprint M550 book Page 1 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 2 1A Setting Up Service Setting Up Your Phone page 2 A
74. Saver 2 Highlight Get New Screen Savers Preset Images My Stuff or My Albums and press Note Long backlight settings reduce the battery s talk and standby times Note Long keypad settings reduce the battery s talk and standby times Sprint M550 book Page 52 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 53 3 Highlight an image and press to assign it You can use your navigation key to scroll through and view other available images or To make an online purchase highlight Buy and press Your phone automatically downloads the ringer For more information on downloading images see Downloading Games Ringers and More on page 152 4 Press ASSIGN left softkey to assign an image Changing the Brightness Adjust your screen s brightness contrast to suit your surroundings 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt Brightness 2 Press your navigation key left or right to adjust the screen brightness and press Activating the PowerSave Mode 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt PowerSave Mode 2 Highlight On or Off and press Changing the Phone s Menu Style Choose the layout of your phone s menu 1 Highlight and press 2 Press the left softkey to cycle thru the available menu styles List View to display the menu as a list Grid View to view the menu as a grid Sprint M550 book Page 53 Monday April 13 2009 1
75. THIS EULA HOWEVER CAUSED REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE AND EVEN IF SAMSUNG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU 11 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur for any reason whatsoever including without limitation all damages referenced herein and all direct or general damages in contract or anything else the entire liability of Samsung under any provision of this EULA and your exclusive remedy hereunder shall be limited to the greater of the actual damages you incur in reasonable reliance on the Software up to the amount actually paid by you for the Software or US 5 00 The foregoing limitations exclusions and disclaimers including Sections 9 10 and 11 shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law even if any remedy fails its essential purpose 12 U S GOVERNMENT END USERS The Software is licensed only with restricted rights and as commercial items consisting of commercial software and commercial software documentation with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein 13 APPLICABLE LAW This EULA is governed by the laws of TEXAS without regard to conflicts of laws principles This EULA shall not be go
76. User Guide www sprint com 2009 Sprint Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint Other marks are the property of their respective owners 4 13 09 Sprint M550 book Page A Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM M550_CD13_PS_041309_F5 Consejo Para encontrar esta gu a para usuarios en espa ol por favor visita www sprint com y haz clic en En Espa ol gt Asistencia gt Tel fonos y equipos To find this user guide in Spanish please visit www sprint com and click En Espa ol gt Asistencia gt Tel fonos y equipos Sprint M550 book Page B Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Table of Contents Introduction i Your Phone s Menu i Section 1 Getting Started 1 1A Setting Up Service 2 Setting Up Your Phone 2 Activating Your Phone 3 Setting Up Your Voicemail 3 Sprint Account Passwords 4 Getting Help 5 Section 2 Your Phone 7 2A Phone Basics 8 Your Phone 8 Viewing the Display Sc
77. You have access to a dynamic variety of downloadable content such as Games Ringers Screen Savers and other applications Additional charges may apply Follow the basic steps below to access and download these items Accessing the Download Menus 1 Highlight and press gt My Stuff 2 Select the type of file you wish to download Games Ringers Screen Savers Applications or Call Tones and then select Get New The browser will start and take you to the corresponding download menu To access the download menus from the Web browser 1 From the home page select Downloads 2 Select Call Tones 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 147 Note Chat amp Dating options change frequently so check back often to see what s new Sprint M550 book Page 152 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 153 Selecting an Item to Download You can search for available items to download in a number of ways Featured displays a selection of featured items Categories allows you to narrow your search to a general category such as Country or Pop Rock for Ringers or For the Ladies 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
78. a connection and navigating the Web with your phone Your User Name When you buy your phone and sign up for service you re automatically assigned a user name which is typically based on your name and a number followed by sprintpcs com For example the third John Smith to sign up for Sprint data services might have jsmith003 sprintpcs com as his user name When you use Sprint data services your user name is submitted to identify you to the Nationwide Sprint Network Your user name will be automatically programmed into your phone You don t have to enter it Finding Your User Name If you aren t sure what your user name is you can easily find it on your phone Highlight and press gt Settings gt Phone Info gt Phone Number 3B Web and Data Services Sprint M550 book Page 144 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 145 Updating Your User Name If you choose to change your user name and select a new one online you must then update the user name on your phone Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Data gt Update Data Profile To cancel press Cancel right softkey before completing the update Launching a Web Connection Select gt Home or Highlight and press gt Web Your data connection starts and the home page is displayed The Data Services Home Page Note If Net Guard is enabled and displayed see page 146
79. a Contacts Entry on page 70 lt E mail gt to add an email address to the entry lt IM gt to add an Instant Messenger address to the entry lt URL gt to add a Web site s URL to the entry lt Memo gt to add a note street address or other information lt Ring gt to assign a preprogrammed or downloaded ringer Editing a Contacts Entry 1 Highlight a Contacts entry see Contacts Entry Options on page 69 and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Contact 2 Highlight the information you wish to edit Name Group Ringer etc and press 3 Add or edit the information and press Press to clear one digit at a time or press and hold to erase the entire number 4 Press DONE left softkey to save your changes Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry 1 Highlight a Contacts entry See Contacts Entry Options on page 69 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Contact gt Add Number Sprint M550 book Page 70 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Contacts 2E Contacts 71 3 Enter the new phone number and press 4 Highlight a label for the number Mobile Home Work Pager Fax or Others and press 5 Press DONE left softkey to save the new number Editing a Contacts Entry s Numbers 1 Display a Contacts entry see page 69 and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Contact 2 Highlight a number and edit the number 3 Press to clear one digit at a time
80. a way of maintaining one application active while using another While your current music selection is playing you can activate the Application Manager screen and choose from a list of available applications which can be run in tandem with your music To multitask on your phone 1 Launch the Sprint Music Store application Highlight and press gt Entertainment gt Music 2 From the Player tab highlight All Songs select a song and press to play the selected song 3 Press to exit the Music Store application without closing it and launch the popup menu where you can choose from the following options Resume Exit App Manager and Send to Background If is pressed while the song is still playing the display screen will reactivate the song s playback screen Note Although you can store AAC files on your computer they will only be playable on your phone and on your account If you copy the files to a new microSD card you will need to create a folder on the card called MUSIC to be able to play the music files Note Multitasking is enabled only while using the Sprint Music Store Main Menu gt Entertainment gt Music Sprint M550 book Page 167 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 168 3C Entertainment TV and Music 4 Highlight App Manager and press to launch an Application Manager screen which provides you access to several applications Application Manager manages all currently active applicatio
81. access the keyboard 1 Rotate the phone 90 degrees counter clockwise 2 Slide the top section of the phone up to open as shown in the illustration When you slide the phone open the display rotates from a vertical viewing mode portrait to a horizontal viewing mode landscape Navigation and Options in Landscape Mode Just as the screen orientation is changed so is the functionality of both the softkeys and the navigation key The Up Down Left Right options of the navigation key are also adjusted when the phone changes from portrait to landscape modes Softkey right Softkey left QWERTY Keyboard Up Left Right Down Up Left Right Down Sprint M550 book Page 35 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 36 2A Phone Basics Entering Text Using the QWERTY Keyboard In this section we ll cover the steps necessary to enter text using the QWERTY keyboard Using your phone s QWERTY keyboard is just like using any standard computer keyboard The following keys perform special functions when entering text From a text entry screen use the keyboard to enter different character types Select one of the following character types Letters to enter the alphabetic characters associated with each key See page 37 Numbers to enter numbers by pressing the numbers on the keyboard See page 37 Symbols to enter symbols and emoticons See page 38 My Text to enter preprogrammed messages See pa
82. account Once you have received confirmation that your account has been successfully registered you may upload and share pictures and access the Sprint Picture Mail Web site Tip You can also assign pictures from the My Albums menu See In Phone Folder and microSD Card Options on page 114 Note If your Sprint service plan does not include Sprint Picture Mail you will first be prompted to subscribe to the service for an additional monthly charge Tip Write down your Sprint Picture Mail password and keep it in a secure place Sprint M550 book Page 107 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 108 2I Camera Camera Mode Options When the phone is in camera mode press Options right softkey to display additional camera options Selftimer to activate the camera s timer See Setting the Selftimer on page 108 for details Multi Shot to select an option from the following Series Shot to take multiple shots See Taking Multiple Shots on page 109 Divided Shot to take up to 16 images 4 9 or 16 that are then combined into a single picture Fun Tools to select an option from the following Fun Frames to select your favorite fun picture frame to decorate your picture The default setting is None Color Tones to select a wide variety of color tones for the picture The default setting is None Controls to select an option from Brightness White Balance Night Shot or Metering Brightness to
83. ail accounts in one place See Accessing Messaging on page 149 Sprint Navigation Access Sprint Navigation including Drive To Directory Maps amp Traffic and Tools Extras See 3D GPS Navigation on page 174 Sprint One Click Tiles Music Access the Music menu including My Music Sprint Music Store and Search See 3C Entertainment TV and Music on page 161 Favorite Contacts Select your five most favorite Contacts See 2E Contacts on page 68 Sprint TV Easily access all of your favorite SprintTV content See 3C Entertainment TV and Music on page 161 Google Get easy access to all your favorite Google services such as Google search online Maps Gmail and YouTube See Launching Google via the Carousel on page 155 MySpace Access to your MySpace page See Launching MySpace via the Carousel on page 155 Facebook Access your Facebook page and all your friends See Launching Facebook via the Carousel on page 156 Sprint One Click Tiles Sprint M550 book Page 43 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 44 2B Navigating the Main Screen Removing a Tile From the Carousel 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Carousel 2 Press the navigation key left or right to select a tile and then highlight Remove Tile and press 3 Highlight Yes and press to remove the tile Rearranging Tiles on the Carousel 1 Highl
84. ain in landscape mode until you open the other slider keypad The above action converts display screen contents back to portrait mode Sprint M550 book Page 39 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 40 2B Navigating the Main Screen Getting to Know Sprint One Click page 40 Personalizing the Carousel page 42 Personalizing the Home Screen page 45 Getting to Know Sprint One Click Sprint One Click brings all your favorite features to your fingertips Instead of navigating through the levels of a traditional phone menu this design puts the things you need the most features like text messaging Internet access and GPS navigation right up front Not only can you access what you need right away you get to choose what and where it all goes Using the Sprint One Click main screen is easy once you ve learned a few basics The Sprint One Click Main Screen The illustration above shows the basic layout of your phone s main screen also known as the standby screen The callouts highlight what you ll need to know to get started with Sprint One Click 2B Navigating the Main Screen Bubbles Navigation Key Left Softkey Tiles Carousel Menu OK Key Right Softkey Sprint M550 book Page 40 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Main Screen Navigation 2B Navigating the Main Screen 41 Carousel The carousel is the bottom row of tiles or icons on your main screen Pressing the navigation key left or rig
85. ain quickly If your phone receives no data for an extended period of time the connection will terminate Can I sign out of data services You can sign out without turning off your phone however you will not be able to browse the Web or use other data services While signed out you can still place or receive phone calls check voicemail and use other voice services You may sign in again at any time To sign out highlight gt Settings gt More gt Data gt On Off in your phone s menu Sprint M550 book Page 160 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 161 TV page 161 Music Sprint Music Store page 164 Streaming Music page 169 NASCAR page 170 NFL Mobile Live page 171 ScanLife page 172 Sprint TV gives you the ability to listen to audio clips and to view video clips right from your phone s display Watch live TV and catch up on episodes of your favorite shows anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint Network Sprint Music lets you preview purchase download and listen to over a million songs right on your phone You can even add songs from your own library to round out your on the go playlist TV Your Sprint TV Channel Options The Sprint TV application offers a wide variety of accessible channels Subscription options include comprehensive basic packages as well as a full menu of a la carte channels Visit www sprint com for more information on
86. ain screen see Navigating Through the Menus on page 19 User Guide Note Because of updates in phone software this printed guide may not be the most current version for your phone Visit www sprint com and log on to My Sprint Wireless to access the most recent version of the user guide WARNING Please refer to the Important Safety Information section on page 186 to learn about information that will help you safely use your phone Failure to read and follow the Important Safety Information in this phone guide may result in serious bodily injury death or property damage CONTACTS Right Softkey OPTIONS Left Softkey 1 Main Menu 2 Personalize Carousel 3 Personalize Home Screen 4 Tutorial 5 Software Updates 6 Reset One Click 7 About Sprint One Click Web Maps 1 Sprint Navigation Sprint M550 book Page i Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM ii 2 Sprint Family Locator Entertainment 1 Music 2 TV 3 Games 1 Get New Games 2 My Stuff Manager Games 3 Brain Excercise Demo by Namco 4 CLUE DEMO 5 LEGO Indiana Jones DEMO History Missed Alerts My Stuff 1 Application Manager 2 Games 1 Get New Games 2 My Stuff Manager Games 3 Brain Excercise Demo by Namco 4 CLUE DEMO 5 LEGO Indiana Jones DEMO 3 Ringers 1 Get New Ringers 2 My Stuff Manager Ringers 4 Screen Savers 1 Get New Screen Savers 2 My Stuff Manager Screen Savers 5 Applications 1
87. ake this my homepage field and press 5 Press OK left softkey press ADD left softkey and press OK left softkey Deleting a Bookmark 1 Press TOOLBAR right softkey to open the browser menu 2 Highlight MY PAGES and press 3 Select a bookmark and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Remove this Favorite A confirmation will be displayed 4 Press gt REMOVE left softkey gt OK left softkey to remove the bookmark Going to a Specific Web Site To go to a particular website by entering a URL website address 1 Select gt Enter Web Address or Highlight the Google field Note The default homepage Sprint Vision Home can not be deleted Sprint M550 book Page 158 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 159 2 Use either your keypad or keyboard to enter the URL of the Web site you wish to go to and press 3 Press DONE left softkey to go to the Web site Reloading a Web Page 1 Select gt Recent Pages 2 Highlight a recent page from the list and press The browser will reload the current Web page Resetting the Web Browser If the Web browser seems to be malfunctioning or stops responding you can usually fix the problem by simply resetting the browser 1 Press TOOLBAR right softkey to open the browser menu 2 Select OPTIONS gt Advanced gt Reset browser settings 3 Complete the process by pressing RESET lef
88. al of batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited Sprint M550 book Page 190 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Important Safety Information 4A Important Safety Information 191 Radio Frequency RF Energy Understanding How Your Phone Operates Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and receiver When it s turned on it receives and transmits radio frequency RF signals When you use your phone the system handling your call controls the power level This power can range from 0 006 watt to 0 2 watt in digital mode Knowing Radio Frequency Safety The design of your phone complies with updated NCRP standards described below In 1991 92 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE and the American National Standards Institute ANSI joined in updating ANSI s 1982 standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals More than 120 scientists engineers and physicians from universities government health agencies and industries developed this updated standard after reviewing the available body of research In 1993 the Federal Communications Commission FCC adopted this updated standard in a regulation In August 1996 the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI IEEE standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRP Body Worn Operation To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines if you w
89. all is ended the Application Manager restarts the music playback Sprint M550 book Page 168 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 169 To solve this type of issue it is best to close down all other applications Main Menu gt My Stuff gt Application Manager gt Options gt Exit Application before initiating a new application Also in some situations the camera or camcorder may have limited functionality or become unavailable For example if you were currently playing music via the Music Store or playing a game in the background and then wanted take a photo the phone may prompt you with a CPU Low Kill the Application dialog This indicates that the current phone resources are stretched and one of the current applications should be terminated before continuing Refer to the procedure above to exit either a specific application or all current applications and then launch the camera or camcorder again Streaming Music In addition to the Sprint Music Store Sprint offers a variety of musical options through the Music category in the Sprint TV menu including SIRIUS Music Music Choice VH1 and many others Choose from rock pop hip hop and R amp B and access exclusive video clips music industry news performances and interviews with your favorite artists 1 Highlight and press gt Entertainment gt TV 2 Select Sprint Radio gt selection 3 Select to
90. apacity or the battery leaks and this Limited Warranty does not cover any battery if i the battery has been charged by a battery charger not specified or approved by SAMSUNG for charging the battery ii any of the seals on the battery are broken or show evidence of tampering or iii the battery has been used in equipment other than the SAMSUNG phone for which it is specified What are SAMSUNG s Obligations During the applicable warranty period SAMSUNG will repair or replace at SAMSUNG s sole option without charge to Purchaser any defective component part of Product To obtain service under this Limited Warranty Purchaser must return Product to an authorized phone service facility in an adequate container for shipping accompanied by Purchaser s sales receipt or comparable substitute proof of sale showing the date of purchase the serial number of Product and the sellers name and address To obtain assistance on where to deliver the Product call Samsung Customer Care at 1 888 987 4357 Upon receipt SAMSUNG will promptly repair or replace the Sprint M550 book Page 195 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 196 4B Manufacturer s Warranty defective Product SAMSUNG may at SAMSUNG s sole option use rebuilt reconditioned or new parts or components when repairing any Product or replace Product with a rebuilt reconditioned or new Product Repaired replaced leather cases pouches and holsters will be warranted for a period of ninety
91. ariations in safety SAR values at or below the federal standard of 1 6 W kg are considered safe for use by the public The highest reported SAR values of the Exclaim are Cellular CDMA mode Part 22 Head 0 781 W kg Body worn 1 17 W kg PCS mode Part 24 Head 0 288 W kg Body worn 1 13 W kg FCC Radio Frequency Emission This phone meets the FCC Radio Frequency Emission Guidelines FCC ID number A3LSPHM550 More information on the phone s SAR can be found from the following FCC website http www fcc gov oet ea FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim
92. brate instead of making any sounds Press the volume button down in standby mode until you see Vibrate All on the screen Tip You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode or the earpiece volume during a call by using the volume button on the left side of your phone Note Repeat these same processes to adjust the Applications gt Volume and Game Vibration settings Sprint M550 book Page 50 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 51 To set your phone always to vibrate in addition to any ringer settings 1 Press the volume button up or down in standby mode until a volume setting appears on the screen 2 Press Always Vibrate left softkey If you have already checked the option pressing Always Vibrate left softkey again deselects the option Silence All The Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your phone off To activate Silence All Press and hold the volume button down in standby mode You will see Silence All To deactivate Silence All Press the volume button up repeatedly to select a volume level Alert Notification Set your phone to alert you with an audible tone when you change service areas once a minute during a voice call or when a call has been connected 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Alerts 2 Highlight Minute Beep Service Connect Signal Fade Call Drop Power On or Power Off and press 3
93. bum list in the Online Sprint Picture Mail menu See Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone on page 118 2 Select an album 3 Press OPTIONS right softkey to display options 4 Select an option and press Send to send the album through the Sprint Picture Mail Web site New Album to create a new album Enter a new album name and select Next left softkey If additional albums are present you are provided with additional options Rename Album to rename a selected album Erase Album to delete an existing album Album Info to display information about the album You can view the name of the album the creation date and the number of pictures and videos in the album Printing Pictures Using PictBridge Your phone is PictBridge compatible allowing you to print directly from your phone without connecting to a computer Simply connect your phone to a PictBridge enabled printer and print your photos To print pictures directly from your phone 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt PictBridge 2 Connect your phone to the PictBridge enabled printer by using a USB cable Wait until the connection is completed 3 Read the Connect Printer message and press NEXT left softkey The Select Folder pop up appears in the display Select the folder location of the image 4 Highlight the desired image and press NEXT left softkey To select multiple images press to place a check mark next to ea
94. c 1 Highlight and press gt My Stuff gt Applications gt NFL Mobile Live 2 Read the permission check disclaimer make a selection and press OK left softkey 3 Select Continue and press then follow the remaining onscreen instructions 4 Select Submit and press then follow the remaining onscreen instructions to customize your NFL experience such as choosing your favorite team 5 Access any of the following features by pressing MENU right softkey NFL Central launches the NFL homepage where you not only have access to your favorite teams but to all of the current news network fantasy leagues scores amp schedules but also stats alerts and other NFL multimedia content NFL Network launches an onscreen program from the NFL This is the official NFL network providing daily news interviews and analysis from all around the league Touch Watch NOW to begin viewing the content My Team launches a team specific page with content such as standings news and Photos Audio and Video roster and Stats and Team Alerts Sprint M550 book Page 171 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 172 3C Entertainment TV and Music Fantasy allows fantasy players to monitor the performance of every player in real time directly from your phone Teams amp Standings displays standings for both the NFC and AFC teams via two onscreen tabs Scores amp Schedules displays both pieces of information based on weekly schedules
95. ce when you place collect calls or when you place calls billed to a local telephone calling card or third party Press For more information or to see the latest in products and services visit us online at www sprint com Sprint M550 book Page 6 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Section 2 Your Phone Sprint M550 book Page 7 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 8 2A Phone Basics Your Phone page 8 Viewing the Display Screen page 11 Turning Your Phone On and Off page 15 Battery and Charger page 16 Navigating Through the Menus page 19 Displaying Your Phone Number page 20 Making and Answering Calls page 20 Entering Text in Portrait Mode page 30 Your Phone 2A Phone Basics Tip Phone Software Upgrades Updates to your phone s software may become available from time to time Sprint will automatically upload critical updates to your phone You can also use the menu to check for and download updates Highlight and press gt Tools gt Update Phone to search for and download available updates 14 Volume Button 15 Headset Jack 16 Camera Lens 19 Camera Button 17 microSD Card slot 18 Charger Accessories Jack 5 Softkey right Portrait Mode 13 Earpiece 11 BACK Clear Key 12 MENU OK 10 END POWER Key 9 Microphone 8 Keypad 7 TALK Key 6 Speaker Key 5 Softkey left Portrait Mode 4 Navigation Key 3 Display Screen 2 Status Bar Icons 1 I
96. ch image selected Note Make sure your battery is fully charged before using PictBridge Sprint M550 book Page 122 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 123 5 Set the printer settings using your navigation key Copies to set the number of copies to print Type to select a print type option Standard prints the standard image Index prints the index information Paper Size You can set the print size from Default or 4x6 Print sizes may vary according to the type of printer you have Date Print You can imprint the date on your pictures Select On or Off Date stamping may not be available depending on the type of printer you have Border You can assign a border along the edges of the image You can turn this option on or off 6 Press Preview right softkey to preview the image or press Print left softkey to print the image 7 Select Yes to confirm printing Follow the instructions on the display to unplug the USB cable from the phone Order Prints This menu allows you to order prints from third party vendors by uploading images saved on your phone Images saved at the highest quality and resolution settings produce the best prints 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt Order Prints 2 Select an onscreen option Options include Home Delivery or Retail Pickup 3 Follow the onscreen instructions Note These options may vary and are dependent on the printer
97. chedule press Tip Press the navigation key up or down to scroll by week through the Scheduler Sprint M550 book Page 80 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Calendar Tools 2F Calendar and Tools 81 To view additional options press the appropriate softkey DISMISS right softkey ignores the event SNOOZE left softkey silences the alarm and schedules it to replay again in 10 minutes Viewing Events 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Scheduler 2 Highlight the day for which you would like to view events and press Your phone lists events in chronological order 3 To display an event s details highlight it and press Going to the Current Day s Calendar Menu Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Today Editing an Event 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Scheduler 2 Highlight the day containing the previously created event and press Days containing an event are indicated within a red box 3 Highlight the event from the Schedule tab listing and press 4 Press EDIT left softkey Follow the onscreen procedures to alter any of the previously configured fields See Adding an Event to the Personal Calendar on page 79 5 Press DONE left softkey to store any updates Erasing a Day s Events 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Cal
98. code anyone who has access to your handset is able to access your voicemail messages Sprint M550 book Page 3 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 4 1A Setting Up Service For more information about using your voicemail see Voicemail on page 132 Sprint Account Passwords As a Sprint customer you enjoy unlimited access to your personal account information your voicemail account and your data services account To ensure that no one else has access to your information you will need to create passwords to protect your privacy Account Username and Password If you are the account owner you will create an account username and password when you sign on to www sprint com Click Need to register for access to get started If you are not the account owner if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint service you can get a sub account password at www sprint com Voicemail Password You ll create your voicemail password or passcode when you set up your voicemail See Setting Up Your Voicemail on page 3 for more information on your voicemail password Data Services Password With your Sprint phone you may elect to set up an optional data services password to control access and authorize Premium Service purchases For more information or to change your passwords sign on to www sprint com or call Sprint Customer Service at 1 888 211 4727 Sprint M550 book Page 4 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Setting U
99. corder and take pictures and videos Landscape Phone Features 20 QWERTY keyboard provides an alphanumeric character keyboard layout 21 Softkeys Landscape Mode lets you select softkey actions or menu items corresponding to the bottom right line on the display screen while the phone is in landscape mode 25 Space Key 27 End Back Key 26 Enter OK Key 23 Shift Key 22 Fn Key 21 Softkey left 21 Softkey right 24 Symbol Key 20 QWERTY Keyboard Landscape Mode Sprint M550 book Page 10 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 11 22 Fn Key Function key toggle to access the numbers symbols atop each key on the QWERTY keyboard 23 Shift Key lets you toggle alphabet characters between mixed case uppercase and lowercase Character case remains as selected until the Shift key is pressed again 24 Symbol Key lets you access symbol characters 25 Space Key lets you add spaces between words and characters 26 Enter OK Key lets you perform the function highlighted in the current menu Press to enter additional lines of text 27 End Back Key deletes characters from the display in text entry mode When in a menu pressing returns you to the previous menu This key also allows you to return to the previous screen in a data session Viewing the Display Screen Your phone s display screen provides information about your phone s status and options This list identi
100. ct Tour Sprint M550 book Page 184 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Section 4 Safety and Warranty Information Sprint M550 book Page 185 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 186 4A Important Safety Information General Precautions page 186 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone page 187 Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device page 188 Caring for the Battery page 190 Radio Frequency RF Energy page 191 Owner s Record page 193 User Guide Proprietary Notice page 193 This phone guide contains important operational and safety information that will help you safely use your phone Failure to read and follow the information provided in this phone guide may result in serious bodily injury death or property damage General Precautions There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properly and maintaining safe satisfactory service To maximize performance do not touch the bottom portion of your phone where the internal antenna is located while using the phone Speak directly into the mouthpiece Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills If your phone does get wet immediately turn the power off and remove the battery Do not expose your phone to direct sunlight for extended periods of time such as on the dashboard of a car Although your phone is quite sturdy it is a complex piece of equipment and can be broken Avoid dropping hitting bending or
101. ctivating Your Phone page 3 Setting Up Your Voicemail page 3 Sprint Account Passwords page 4 Getting Help page 5 Setting Up Your Phone 1 Install the battery See Installing the Battery on page 17 In a single motion press down on the cover and slide it towards the lens and then carefully lift the battery cover away from the phone Insert the battery into the opening making sure the connectors align Gently press down to secure the battery Replace the cover by lining up the tabs and then firmly sliding the cover away from the lens until it snaps into place 2 Press to turn the phone on If your phone is activated it will turn on search for Sprint service and enter standby mode If your phone is not yet activated see Activating Your Phone on page 3 for more information 3 Make your first call Use your keypad to enter a phone number Press 1A Setting Up Service Note Your phone s battery should have enough charge for your phone to turn on and find a signal set up your voicemail and make a call You should fully charge your battery as soon as possible See Charging the Battery on page 18 for details Sprint M550 book Page 2 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Setting Up Service 1A Setting Up Service 3 Activating Your Phone If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store it is probably activated and ready to use If you received your phone in the mail and it
102. d or keyboard to enter text and press CONTINUE left softkey 4 Press SEND left softkey to complete the process Send a Picture Mail Message Use a single voice command to launch a new Picture Mail message where the phone begins the address process and then locates a picture for attachment Note Reset Voice is available only after the phone has undergone an adaptation session Sprint M550 book Page 95 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 96 2G Voice Services To send a Picture Mail message using ASR 1 Press and hold or 2 Say Send Picture followed immediately by the name of a person in your Contacts list and optionally the type of number Mobile1 Home1 etc you want to send it to For example say Send Picture John Smith Mobile1 3 Use the navigation key to select a Picture Mail image location Choose from either In Phone Memory Card Online Albums Take New Picture Take New Video or Text Only and press 4 Highlight a picture you wish to send and press The check box on the upper left corner will be marked You can select multiple pictures 5 Press NEXT left softkey 6 To include a subject scroll to Subject and press Enter your subject using either the keypad or keyboard and press NEXT left softkey to save and exit 7 To include a text message scroll to the Text field and press Enter your message using either your keypad or keyboard or press Options right softkey to
103. d shortcuts from the carousel Default Settings to reset the phone to its default settings but keep any current data on the phone Reset Phone to reset the phone to its factory settings and erase all data 4 Select Yes to confirm the deletion Resetting Your Picture Account Resetting your picture account settings clears the account settings and you will need to register your picture account again before you can use it 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security and enter your lock code 2 Select Erase Reset gt Reset Picture Account 3 Read the disclaimer and select Yes Resetting Your Phone Settings Resetting the default settings restores all the default settings to your phone without deleting any data you have entered such as entries to your Contacts list The Contacts history Scheduler and Messaging are not affected 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security and enter your lock code 2 Select Erase Reset gt Default Settings 3 Read the disclaimer highlight Yes and press 4 Select Yes again to confirm Sprint M550 book Page 63 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 64 2C Settings Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults including the ringer types and display settings 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security and enter your lock code 2 Select Erase Reset gt Reset Phone You will see a
104. ders in My Albums In Phone Memory Card Online Albums Storage Options 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt Settings and Info gt Auto Save to 2 Select Phone or Memory Card In Phone Folder Your phone s internal storage area is called the In Phone folder From the In Phone folder you can view all the pictures you have stored there send items to the Sprint Picture Mail site www sprint com picturemail delete files and access additional options To review your stored pictures and videos in the In Phone folder 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt In Phone 2 Use your navigation key to view and scroll through the pictures and videos microSD Picture and Video Folders You can save pictures and videos directly to the microSD card using your phone s pictures and videos settings To review your stored pictures and videos on the microSD card 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt Memory Card 2 Use your navigation key to view and scroll through the pictures and videos Sprint M550 book Page 113 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 114 2I Camera In Phone Folder and microSD Card Options When you are viewing the In Phone folder or the microSD card folders press Options right softkey to display the following options Play to play a selected video Send to send an image or video to another user using Picture Mail or to a Bluetooth enabled printer Upload
105. dical equipment Sprint M550 book Page 187 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 188 4A Important Safety Information Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas To avoid interfering with blasting operations turn your phone off when in a blasting area or in other areas with signs indicating two way radios should be turned off Construction crews often use remote control RF devices to set off explosives Turn your phone off when you re in any area that has a potentially explosive atmosphere Although it s rare your phone and accessories could generate sparks Sparks can cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death These areas are often but not always clearly marked They include Fueling areas such as gas stations Below deck on boats Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities Areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders Any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle s engine Restricting Children s Access to Your Phone Your phone is not a toy Do not allow children to play with it as they could hurt themselves and others damage the phone or make calls that increase your Sprint invoice Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device A number of Sprint phones have been tested for hearing aid device compatibility When some wireless phones are used with certain hearing devices including hearing aids and cochlear implan
106. disclaimer 3 Read the disclaimer press OK left softkey and then select Yes 4 If you are then sure you want all data erased and the phone reset to its factory default state then select Yes Security Features for Data Services Enabling and Disabling Data Services You can disable data services without turning off your phone however you will not have access to all data services including Web and messaging Disabling data services will avoid any charges associated with these services While signed out you can still place or receive phone calls check voicemail and use other voice services You may enable data services again at any time To disable data services 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Data gt On Off A message is displayed 2 Select NEXT left softkey gt Disable Vision to confirm that you want to sign out and deactivate data To enable data services 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Data gt On Off A message is displayed 2 Select Yes to enable data service and connect to the network WARNING Resetting your phone deletes all files that you have previously downloaded Sprint M550 book Page 64 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM History 2D History 65 Viewing History page 65 History Options page 66 Making a Call From History page 66 Saving a Number From History page 66 Erasing History page 67 Viewing History Hist
107. e number that corresponds to your selected icon You may select additional messaging options by pressing OPTIONS right softkey to Set Callback or Mark as Urgent 3 Press SEND left softkey to deliver your message Preset Messages Preset messages make it easy to compose text messages To add or edit preset messages 1 Highlight and press gt Messages gt Settings gt Preset Messages 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Add New or Highlight a message and press OPTIONS gt Delete or Edit an existing message by pressing EDIT left softkey 3 Enter your new message or changes and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 SMS Voice Messaging SMS Voice Messaging lets you send a voice message to other SMS enabled phones or to working email addresses without making a phone call Just record a message and send it directly to the recipient s phone messaging inbox Activating SMS Voice Messaging To use SMS Voice Messaging capabilities you will first need to register your phone Once you have registered incoming SMS Voice messages will be automatically downloaded to your phone 1 When you turn on your phone you will be prompted to register your phone to receive SMS Voice messages 2 Select Yes When activation is complete an activation confirmation screen is displayed Sprint M550 book Page 137 Monday
108. e area code and phone number to which your future calls should be forwarded Tip For those calls where you don t want to be interrupted you can temporarily disable Call Waiting by pressing before placing your call Call Waiting is automatically reactivated once you end the call Sprint M550 book Page 140 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint Service 3A Sprint Service The Basics 141 3 Press You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding To deactivate Call Forwarding 1 Press 2 Press You will hear a tone to confirm the deactivation Roaming Roaming Icon Your display screen always lets you know when you re off the Nationwide Sprint Network Anytime you are roaming the phone displays the roaming icon If you are roaming on a digital system you will see the roaming icon along with the text Digital Roam Roaming on Other Digital Networks When you re roaming on digital networks your call quality and security will be similar to the quality you receive when making calls on the Nationwide Sprint Network However you may not be able to access certain features such as data services depending on the available network Checking for Voicemail Messages While Roaming When you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network you may not receive on phone notification of new voicemail messages Callers can still leave messages but you will need to periodically check
109. e calls to 911 Sprint Customer Service or special numbers See Special Numbers on page 62 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Restrict and Lock gt Lock my Phone 2 Enter your new lock code and press 3 Highlight a lock option On Power Up or Lock Now and press To set your phone to lock the next time it is turned on select On Power Up Unlocking Your Phone 1 From standby mode press UNLOCK left softkey to display the User Lock screen 2 Enter your lock code Changing the Lock Code 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security and enter your lock code 2 Select Change Lock enter your new lock code and press NEXT left softkey 3 Re enter your new lock code and press DONE left softkey Tip If you can t recall your lock code try using the last four digits of your wireless phone number If this doesn t work call Sprint Customer Service at 1 888 211 4727 Sprint M550 book Page 61 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 62 2C Settings Calling in Lock Mode You can place calls to 911 and to your special numbers when in lock mode For information on special numbers see Special Numbers on page 62 To call an emergency number special number or Sprint Customer Service enter the phone number and press Special Numbers Special numbers are important numbers that you have designated as being always available You can call and recei
110. e device at a time and you may not make the Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time You may make one copy of the Software in machine readable form for backup purposes only provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original 2 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND OWNERSHIP Samsung reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in this EULA The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties Samsung or its suppliers own the title copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Software The Software is licensed not sold 3 LIMITATIONS ON END USER RIGHTS You may not reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or algorithms of the Software except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation or modify or disable any features of the Software or create derivative works based on the Software You may not rent lease lend sublicense or provide commercial hosting services with the Software 4 CONSENT TO USE OF DATA You agree that Samsung and its affiliates may collect and use technical information gathered as part of the product support services related to the Software provided to you if any related to the Software Samsung may use this information solely to impr
111. e displayed when a particular Caller ID Contacts entry assignment is met for an incoming call Screen Saver to be used by the screen saver application Incoming Outgoing Calls to be displayed during the notification of an incoming call Save to phone to copy the selected picture to the Saved to Phone folder See In Phone Folder on page 113 Erase to select Erase Selection or Erase All to erase a single picture or all pictures saved in the current album or Inbox Copy Move to copy or move pictures to a selected album Copy This to copy the selected picture to the album Copy All to copy all pictures in the current album or Inbox to the target album Move This to move the selected picture to the album Move All to move all pictures in the current album or Inbox to the target album Detail Edit to attach a text caption or view the media information associated with the image Text Caption to edit the selected picture s caption Media Info to display the file s information such as caption and date taken Album list to display the list of albums saved in your phone Media Filter to display either All media types Pictures Only or Videos Only Camera Camcorder Mode to switch to either the camera or camcorder mode Sprint M550 book Page 121 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 122 2I Camera To access your online Albums options from your phone 1 Display the al
112. e instructions in step 4 to select or edit the recipient To change the text message scroll to Text and press the appropriate softkey To change the voice memo highlight Audio and press the appropriate softkey To change the attached pictures or videos select the thumbnail s and press CHANGE right softkey Highlight the picture or video you wish to send and press 10 Press Send left softkey to send the message Note The first time you send Sprint Picture Mail you will be prompted to register your Sprint Picture Mail account See Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account on page 107 Sprint M550 book Page 116 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 117 Sending Pictures From Messaging You can also send Sprint Picture Mail from your phone s Messages menu 1 Highlight highlight Send Message gt gt Picture Mail to access the Messaging menu or Select and press gt Messages gt Send Message gt Picture Mail 2 Select a contact or Press NEW ADDR right softkey and enter a mobile number or an email address and press CONTINUE left softkey or Enter additional recipients by pressing MULTIPLE left softkey place a check mark alongside a desired entry and press CONTINUE left softkey 3 Select the location of the image In Phone Memory Card Online Albums Take New Picture Take New Video or Text Only 4 Highlight a picture or
113. e state Telecommunications Relay Service TRS by first dialing To turn TTY Mode on or off 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Accessibility gt TTY Options An informational message will be displayed 2 Read the informational message and press Select TTY Full TTY Hear TTY Talk or TTY Off and press WARNING 911 Emergency Calling Sprint recommends that TTY users make emergency calls by other means including Telecommunications Relay Services TRS analog cellular and landline communications Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points PSAPs rendering some communications unintelligible The problem encountered appears related to TTY equipment or software used by PSAPs This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are currently working to resolve this Sprint M550 book Page 58 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 59 Phone Setup Options Main Screen Your phone s Sprint One Click main screen lets you customize your phone and provides quick access to the features and functions you use the most See Personalizing the Carousel on page 42 and Personalizing the Home Screen on page 45 for details 1 Select to access the Shortcuts menu 2 Using the navigation key select a current shortcut and press 3 Press to return to standby mode
114. ear a handset on your body use a Sprint supplied or Sprint approved carrying case holster or other body worn accessory If you do not use a body worn accessory ensure the antenna is at least 7 16 inch 1 5 centimeters from your body when transmitting Use of non Sprint approved accessories may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines For more information about RF exposure visit the FCC Web site at www fcc gov Specific Absorption Rates SAR for Wireless Phones The SAR value corresponds to the relative amount of RF energy absorbed into the head of a user of a wireless handset The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing measuring and calculation process It does not represent how much RF the phone emits All phone models are tested at their highest value in strict laboratory settings But when in operation the SAR of a phone can be substantially less than the level reported to the FCC This is because of a variety of factors including its proximity to a base station antenna phone design and other factors What is important to remember is that each phone meets strict federal guidelines Variations in SARs do not represent a variation in safety Sprint M550 book Page 191 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 192 4A Important Safety Information All phones must meet the federal standard which incorporates a substantial margin of safety As stated above variations in SAR values between different model phones do not mean v
115. elong to a select group highlight the group entry and press 3 To dial an entry s phone number select the entry and press Secret Contacts Entries Making an entry secret hides its phone number s The name is still displayed but the phone numbers and other information are replaced with SECRET Adjusting your secret settings 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Contacts gt Hide Secret 2 Enter your user lock code The entry now reads Show if all Hidden entries are hid once Set as Secret To make an entry secret 1 Highlight a Contacts entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Set as Secret 2 Press to mark the entry as secret Shortcut From standby mode press CONTACTS right softkey to display the Search feature Note To make Seceret entries visible adjust the device s secret settings to Show Secret in Settings gt More gt Contacts gt Show Secret Sprint M550 book Page 75 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 76 2E Contacts To make an entry public 1 Highlight a Contacts entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Set as NOT Secret 2 Press to now set the entry as public not secret Dialing Sprint Services Your Contacts list is preprogrammed with contact numbers for various Sprint services To dial a service from your Contacts 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts and highlight an entry 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Setting
116. emory and return all settings to default settings Please contact the Samsung Customer Care Center for details Customer Care Center 1000 Klein Rd Plano TX 75074 Toll Free Tel 1 888 987 HELP 4357 Samsung Telecommunications America LLC 1301 East Lookout Drive Richardson Texas 75082 Phone 1 800 SAMSUNG 726 7864 Phone 1 888 987 HELP 4357 2009 Samsung Telecommunications America All rights reserved No reproduction in whole or in part allowed without prior written approval Specifications and availability subject to change without notice Important Please provide warranty information proof of purchase to Samsung s Customer Care Center in order to provide this service at no charge If the warranty has expired on the device charges may apply Important If you are using a handset other than a standard numeric keypad dial the numbers listed in brackets Sprint M550 book Page 201 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint M550 book Page 202 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Index Index 203 Index A Abbreviated Dialing 28 60 Activation 3 Airplane Mode 57 Alarm Clock 87 Alert Notification 51 Alpha 30 Answering Calls 22 Applications Downloading 152 Automatic Speech Recognition 91 97 Automatic Speech Recognition ASR 91 B Backlight 52 Battery 16 19 Capacity 16 Charging 18 Disposal 190 Installing 17 Bluetooth 125 130 FTP File Exchange 129 Pairing 127 PC Pairing 128 Se
117. endar gt Scheduler 2 Highlight the day for which you would like to erase events and press Tip In the calendar view days with events scheduled are outlined Tip In the scheduler view days with events scheduled are outlined Sprint M550 book Page 81 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 82 2F Calendar and Tools 3 Press OPTIONS gt Delete All 4 Select Yes or No Erasing a Single Event 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Scheduler 2 Select the day for which you would like to erase the single event and press 3 Highlight the event from the Schedule tab list and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Delete 4 Select Yes or No Erasing All Events 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Scheduler gt Options gt Delete All 2 Select Yes to erase all events or No to return to the calendar view and press Managing the Task List This option allows you to manage daily tasks that include dates times and priority levels 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Task List 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Add New or Press ADD NEW left softkey Tip In the scheduler view days with events scheduled are outlined in red Note If there are no tasks saved the New Task screen is automatically displayed Sprint M550 book Page 82 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Cale
118. equently misrecognizing your speech You can always restore the system to its original factory setting Sprint M550 book Page 93 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 94 2G Voice Services Tips for Adapting Digit Dial Adapt digits in a quiet place Make sure you wait for the beep before starting to speak Speak clearly but say each digit sequence naturally If you make a mistake while recording a sequence of digits or if there is an unexpected noise that spoils the recording you can say or select No when the prompt asks Did the recording sound OK You will then be prompted to rerecord the sequence ASR Options To change ASR confirmation 1 Press and hold or 2 Press SETTINGS right softkey gt Confirmation and select an option Automatic to ask for confirmation only when the system is not sure what you said Always Confirm to always ask for confirmation Never Confirm to never ask for confirmation 3 Press to complete the process To adapt the system to your voice 1 Press and hold or 2 Press SETTINGS right softkey gt Adaptation gt Adapt Voice 3 Press START left softkey wait for the beep and then repeat the words commands and digits using a normal tone of voice If the recording is not acceptable the device will ask you to repeat the last phrase 4 When you are finished with a full session you will reach a screen that reads Adapting 5 Press to comp
119. er Press again Sprint M550 book Page 139 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 140 3A Sprint Service The Basics Making a Three Way Call With Three Way Calling you can talk to two people at the same time When using this feature the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls 1 Enter a number and press 2 Once you have established the connection press OPTIONS right softkey gt 3 Way Call and press 3 Choose the second number by selecting one of the following Contacts to select a recipient from your Contacts qualifying Contacts entries must contain a wireless phone number or an email address Recent History to select a number from your Recent History entries Enter Phone to use the keypad to enter a wireless phone number directly 4 Press This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number 5 When you re connected to the second party press JOIN right softkey to begin your three way call If one of the people you called hangs up during your call you and the remaining caller stay connected If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up all callers are disconnected Call Forwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number even when your phone is turned off You can continue to make calls from your phone when you have activated Call Forwarding To activate Call Forwarding 1 Press 2 Enter th
120. er will display up to nine thumbnail pictures per screen Using the Zoom This feature allows you to zoom in on an object when you take a picture Depending on your resolution settings you can adjust the zoom from 1x to 10x 1 From camera mode repeatedly press the navigation key left to zoom out and right to zoom in It may take several presses to get the desired zoom 2 Press Capture left softkey or the camera button to take the picture The picture will automatically be saved in your selected storage area Selecting Camera Settings 1 From camera mode press Options right softkey gt Settings 2 Select an option and press Resolution to select a picture s file size 2 M 1 3 M 800 640 or 320 Quality to select the picture quality setting Fine Normal or Economy Shutter Sound to select a shutter sound Shutter 1 4 or Off Status Bar to turn the status bar On Show or Off Hide when in camera mode Storage to select the destination for the image files Phone or Card Note Zooming will not function if the resolution is set to 2M Zooming works in the following manner at each resolution setting 1 3M up to x3 zoom 800 up tp x5 zoom 640 or 320 up to x10 zoom Sprint M550 book Page 110 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 111 Recording Videos In addition to taking pictures you can record view and send videos with your phone s built in video camera 1
121. er all uppercase characters press before each letter Entering Numbers The keyboard can be used to enter numbers letters and symbols Although these keys default to text letters numbers can be input by using in conjunction with the correct number key 1 Press to input the character on the top row of the next key pressed 2 Press the corresponding keys For example to enter 9 30 you would use the keyboard sequence shown below If you make a mistake B i l l B I L L Sprint M550 book Page 37 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 38 2A Phone Basics press to erase a single character Press and hold to erase an entire word Entering Symbols and Preset Messages Symbols can be entered from the keyboard by using the key to access the Symbols page and then pressing the number key corresponding to an associated symbol To enter symbols 1 Position the cursor where you want the symbol to appear within your message 2 Press and press the number key corresponding to the desired symbol to highlight a symbol and then insert it To enter preset messages From a screen where you can enter text press OPTIONS right softkey gt Add Preset Message See Setting Text Options on page 33 9 30 Ted s files Sprint M550 book Page 38 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 39 Returning to Portrait Mode When you close the QWERTY keyboard the display screen will rem
122. er the clip s title In general a clip s duration will depend on the story or content being provided and can be fairly short or as long as a few minutes Note The first time you access a channel you will be prompted to purchase access unless the channel doesn t have a monthly fee Select Subscribe to purchase access or select Preview to view a preview of the selected channel Tip While you are playing a clip you can press the navigation key up or down to surf to a different channel You will see a small pop up screen that tells you which channel you are watching as well as other channels that you have access to Use the navigation key to scroll through the channels Once you find a channel that you want to watch or listen to scroll to it and press or simply wait approximately three seconds and the channel will begin loading Sprint M550 book Page 162 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 163 3 Can I access a clip wherever I am as long as I have my phone As long as you are on the Nationwide Sprint Network you will have access to the audio and video clips 4 Are the videos that I m viewing live videos It depends on the content provider Some of the channels available through Sprint TV stream live content Others provide media on demand with video and audio clips that are refreshed throughout the day but that are not live 5 After purchasing access to an
123. es New VoiceSMS Message You have new VoiceSMS messages Status Bar Status Icons SMS SMS New Voicemail You have a new voicemail message Press and hold to call your voicemail box New Email Message You have new email messages Urgent Message You have new message marked as Urgent Missed Picture Mail You have a new Picture mail message Missed Text Email Messages You have new unread text or email messages Missed Voicemail Messages You have new unheard vociemail messages Missed VoiceSMS Message You have a new unread VoiceSMS message Read VoiceSMS Message Indicates a recently read VoiceSMS message Locked Your message is locked Status Bar Messaging Icons SMS SMS SMS SMS Sprint M550 book Page 13 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 14 2A Phone Basics Other Icons Missed Call You have missed an incoming call Missed Call Alert You have missed a call alert Multiple Alerts You have multiple alert messages Missed Alarm Event You have missed an alarm event Calendar Event You have a pending event scheduled Missed Event You missed a scheduled event Camera Mode The camera is enabled and you are in Camera Mode Camcorder Mode The camcorder is enabled and you are in Camcorder Mode Self Timer The self timer function is enabled White Balance Sunny The white balance has been set to Sunny This
124. es are continually being updated and there are dozens of tiles to choose from The following table shows a sampling of the default tiles that may be preloaded on your phone Sprint One Click Tiles Home View Home screen and bubbles Press to access the phone s full menu Messaging Access Voicemail Send Message Text Message Picture Mail and Email See 3A Sprint Service The Basics on page 132 My Account Access links to Account Details Web page Hear Minutes and Hear Balance See Exploring the Web on page 155 Personalize My Phone Access Change Screen Saver Change Ringer Personalize Home Screen Personalize Carousel and Tutorials See Personalizing Your Phone on page 47 Sprint M550 book Page 42 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Main Screen Navigation 2B Navigating the Main Screen 43 Internet Access data services including the Sprint home page Favorites Recent Pages the Enter Web Address menu and Google search See Getting Started With Data Services on page 144 Shortcuts Add and access up to five shortcuts from My Stuff My Album Bookmark and Menu Item See Phone Setup Options on page 59 Call Log Access Recent History See 2D History on page 65 Text Message Instantly access the Text Message menu including Send Text Inbox and a list of recent messages See Composing Text Messages on page 135 Email Access all your em
125. ews specific to your desired driver you must touch the My Driver News button at the bottom of the page Stats amp Schedules lets you track race information such as Leaderboard standing Pit Pass Point Standings Season Settings Driver Profiles Season Schedules and Help NASCAR on SPEED displays a list of selectable multimedia video clips from the SPEED channel that are specific to NASCAR Audio Video displays a list of selectable multimedia content Other features include streaming multimedia content from NASCAR radio stations or other racing radio shows Sprint FanZone displays a list of selectable content available to Sprint subscribers such as Sweepstakes Video clips footage and music and Screensavers Sprint M550 book Page 170 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 171 Fantasy lets you take part in online fantasy racing access Games take part in Polls and access other Special Promotions Alerts amp Personalization allows you to customize alerts for new information such as NASCAR News Sprint Cup News Nationwide NASCAR Help displays help information for usage of the NASCAR application and features Exit allows you to exit the Nascar application Press Yes left softkey to exit NFL Mobile Live Get the NFL live on your phone It lets you be right in the middle of your favorite game by being a part of previews blogs discussions groups fantasy football et
126. ey Mute Unmute allows you to mute the key tones from being heard by the caller Messaging accesses the Messaging menu options Recent History checks your call log for Recent calls You can also erase the logs from this menu Important Always report your location to the 911 operator when placing an emergency call Some designated emergency call takers known as Public Safety Answering Points PSAPs may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your phone Sprint M550 book Page 24 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 25 Tools accesses the Tools menu options Calendar your calendar entries Bluetooth a list of current Bluetooth devices Memo Pad onscreen memo pad Alarm your Alarm events and menu Calculator onscreen calculator Whisper On Off increases the microphone to its maximum level During a call turn on Whisper On when speaking softly or when the caller cannot hear your voice clearly This mode is useful in meetings or public places Return the phone back to normal operation by selecting Whisper Off Press MUTE left softkey during a call to mute the microphone Press UNMUTE left softkey to unmute the microphone While muted the word Mute blinks on the upper right portion of the main display screen Using the Speakerphone To use your phone handsfree or to share a call with other people 1 Place your phone in Speaker Mode by pressing and holding the S
127. fic information along your route 1 Select gt Drive To or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Drive To 2 Highlight Address and press 3 Enter the physical address information See Using a Physical Address on page 177 4 Press View gt Traffic Summary and press This action displays onscreen current traffic conditions along your current route 5 Press Back left softkey to return to your previous driving screen To receive turn by turn directions 2D 1 Select gt Drive To or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Drive To 2 Highlight Address and press 3 Enter the physical address information See Using a Physical Address on page 177 4 Press View gt 2D MAP and press This action provides both an outlined map view and a detailed turn by turn description for navigating to your desired location To search nearby locations based on type 1 Select gt Drive To or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Drive To 2 Highlight Address and press 3 Enter the physical address information See Using a Physical Address on page 177 4 Press View gt Search Along and press This allows you to then search for a location based on a name location or category such as Food Coffee etc See Using a Local Business Category on page 180 Sprint M550 book Page
128. fies the symbols you ll see on your phone s display screen Tip To view a list of your phone s icons and descriptions from the main menu select Settings gt Phone Info gt Icon Glossary Note For information about using your phone s main screen carousel see 2B Navigating the Main Screen on page 40 Status Bar Service Icons Signal Strength Shows your current signal strength More bars stronger signal No Service Your phone cannot find a usable signal Roaming Your phone is roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network Sprint M550 book Page 11 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 12 2A Phone Basics Data Service Available Sprint mobile broadband data service EVDO is available When active and communicating the icon is animated Data Service Dormant Sprint mobile broadband data service EVDO is dormant Data Service Active Sprint mobile broadband data service EVDO is active Data Service Status Current status of the Sprint mobile broadband data service 3G Status Sprint 1xRTT data service is available When active the icon is animated 3G Sending Sprint 1xRTT data service is transmitting data 3G Receiving Sprint 1xRTT data service is receiving data 3G Dormant Data service is currently dormant Battery Strength Shows your current battery charge level Icon shown is fully charged Low battery Shows your current battery cha
129. first selecting an entry and pressing 4 Press SEND CONTACT left softkey The phone begins searching for available Bluetooth devices Bluetooth capable phones will appear in the list with an adjacent phone icon If the device isn t in the list select OPTIONS right softkey gt Search again 5 From the list of Found Devices highlight the target Bluetooth device and press SELECT left softkey 6 Select SEND left softkey to confirm you want to send the contact The recipient s phone displays an onscreen message asking whether the person would like to receive and save your Contact entry to his or her list 7 The recipient must either accept and save the contact or reject the incoming data To send pictures via Bluetooth 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums 2 Select an album In Phone Memory Card or Online Albums and press 3 Select a picture by highlighting it and then pressing 4 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Send gt via Bluetooth gt Yes The phone begins searching for available Bluetooth devices Bluetooth capable phones will appear in the list with an adjacent phone icon 5 From the list of Found Devices select the Bluetooth device and press 6 Select Yes The recipient s phone displays an onscreen message asking whether the person would like to receive and save your Contact entry to his or her list 7 The recipient must either accept and save the
130. for your selected teams Schedule By Team lets you view team specific schedules Schedule By Week lets you view details about NFL games based on the selected week News amp Photos provides league news and other NFL related information and photos Audio amp Video displays a list of selectable multimedia content Other features include streaming multimedia content from NFL stations or other football programming Statistics lets you track Offense and Defense stats across the NFL and its teams Alerts amp Personalization allows you to customize alerts for new information such as News Game Alerts Player Alerts Fantasy Alerts Team Alerts Promo Alerts and other Team Information Help displays help information for usage of the NFL Mobile Live application and features ScanLife With ScanLife you scan a 2D barcode EZcode with your camera phone and you re instantly connected to any information related to the scanned product article or image 1 Highlight and press gt My Stuff gt Applications gt ScanLife 2 Read the terms of use disclaimer make a selection and press AGREE right softkey 3 With the camera feature now activated position the camera so the EZcode is both centered in the viewfinder and takes up at least half the screen area A sample of an EZcode Note Do not confuse EZcodes with the UPC barcodes currently used on most products they are not the same Sprint M550 book Page 172 M
131. g 1 Hands Free 2 Phone 3 Device Initiated 4 Messages 1 Notification 1 Message amp Icon 2 Icon only 2 Callback Number 1 None 2 XXXXXXXXXX 3 Other 3 Pre set Message 4 Signature 1 On 2 Off Sprint M550 book Page v Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM vi 5 Voice SMS Option 1 Speakerphone 2 From Name 5 Text Entry 1 Auto Capital 1 On 2 Off 2 Auto Space 1 On 2 Off 3 Dual Language 1 None 2 Spanish 4 Personal Dictionary 5 Used Word Dictionary 1 Yes 2 No 6 Display Candidate 1 Display On 2 Display Off 7 Prediction Start 1 2nd letters 2 3rd letters 3 4th letters 4 5th letters 8 Auto Word Insertion 1 On 2 Off 9 Help 6 Phone Info 1 Phone Number 2 Icon Glossary 3 Version 4 Advanced 7 More 1 Auto Keyguard 1 On 2 Off 2 Accessibility 1 TTY Options 2 Voice Service 3 TTS Setting 3 Airplane Mode 1 On 2 Off 3 On PowerUp 4 Browser 1 Clear Bookmarks 2 Clear Cache 3 Clear Cookies 4 Edit Homepage Sprint M550 book Page vi Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM vii 5 Call Setup 1 Auto Answer 2 Abbreviated Dial 3 Call Answer 4 Contacts Match 6 Contacts 1 Speed Numbers 2 Hide Secret 3 My Name Card 4 Wireless Backup 5 Services 7 Data 1 On Off 2 Net Guard 3 Update Data Profile 8 Headset Mode 1 Turbo Button 2 Ringer Sound 9 Location 1
132. g Location off will disable the GPS location function for all purposes except 911 but will not hide your general location based on the cell site serving your call No application or service may use your location without your request or permission GPS enhanced 911 is not available in all areas Sprint M550 book Page 54 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 55 When you turn the Location feature on the phone displays the icon When you turn Location off the phone displays the icon Messaging Settings Your phone s advanced messaging capabilities let you send and receive many different kinds of text messages without placing a voice call For more information see Accessing Messaging on page 149 Messaging settings allow you to decide how you would like to be notified of new messages create a signature with each sent message and create your own preset messages Setting Message Notification When you receive a message your phone notifies you by displaying an icon on your display screen You can also choose to be notified with a message notification on your display screen 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Notification 2 Select Message amp Icon or Icon Only Adding a Customized Signature Add a customized signature to each message you send 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Signature 2 Read the onscreen message highlight On and press
133. ge To change the Ringer 1 Highlight gt Change Ringer and press 2 Follow the onscreen instructions See Sound Settings on page 48 2C Settings Sprint M550 book Page 47 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 48 2C Settings Sound Settings Ringer Types Ringer types help you identify incoming calls and messages You can assign ringer types to individual Contacts entries types of calls and types of messages Downloaded Ringers can be downloaded right to your phone Preprogrammed Ringers include a variety of standard ringer types and familiar music Vibrating Ringer alerts you to calls or messages without disturbing others Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls Your phone provides a variety of ringer options that allow you to customize your ring and volume settings These options allow you to identify incoming calls by the ring 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Sounds gt Ringer Type gt Incoming Calls 2 Select Contacts Entries or Unknown Numbers A list of ringer type categories will be displayed 3 Select a category for example Ring Tones Melodies My Stuff or My Videos and then use your navigation key to scroll through the available ringers A sample ringer will sound as you highlight each option 4 Press to assign a ringer Getting New Ringers A wide variety of new ringers is available from the Sprint Digital Lounge and you can access them right from your phone
134. ge 38 The keyboard provides dual use keys labeled with alphabetic characters on the lower half and numbers and symbols on the upper half Press the key corresponding to the character you want to enter Tip Selecting text input modes and options in landscape mode is the same as in portrait mode page 30 From any text entry screen press Options right softkey and select from the available options FN Allows you to use characters displayed at the top of the QWERTY keys Examples Shift Changes the text input mode among Upper Lower Mixed case mode Sym Launches the Symbols page Choose from an extensive list of symbols and other character sets Space Inserts an empty space OK Enter Moves the insertion point to the next line in a message Back Deletes the previous character similar to the backspace key on a computer keyboard Sprint M550 book Page 36 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 37 Entering Characters Entering Uppercase and Lowercase Letters 1 Press to make the next character uppercase Characters revert back to lowercase after the next character is typed Pressing cycles through the input modes Upper Lower Mixed 2 Press the corresponding text keys For example to enter the word Bill type the keypad sequence below If you make a mistake press to erase a single character Press and hold to erase all previously entered text To ent
135. ger and press 3 Use your keypad to enter the required sign in information for the selected provider such as user name or password select Sign In left softkey and press Go left softkey Your IM screen for the selected provider will be displayed Tip You can also customize your main screen carousel to provide direct access to your email See Personalizing the Carousel on page 42 for details Note You can also access certain email accounts including your Sprint Mail account through the home page Highlight and press gt Web and then select Messaging gt Email gt PCS Mail AOL amp AIM Mail MSN Hotmail or Yahoo Mail Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information and access your email messages Note In case of the MSN Messenger the left softkey reads Accept Note The information required to sign in will vary depending on the instant messaging provider you are accessing Sprint M550 book Page 151 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 152 3B Web and Data Services 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to read reply to compose and send messages and manage your IM account Accessing Wireless Chatrooms Data services gives you the ability to join wireless chatrooms from your phone 1 Highlight and press gt Messages gt Chat amp Dating 2 Select a chat provider and follow the onscreen instructions to sign up and begin chatting Downloading Games Ringers and More
136. h communication Setting your phone s visibility or discoverability for other Bluetooth devices Displaying your phone s Bluetooth address To access the Bluetooth Settings menu 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Bluetooth 2 Set your Bluetooth options Select Visibility gt Always visible Visible for 3 min or Hidden to set your Bluetooth visibility Select My Device Name to rename your phone for Bluetooth Select My Device Info to display your phone s Bluetooth profiles and address Select Exchange Folders to display your phone s Bluetooth destination folder for files communicated between your phone and a Bluetooth enabled device using the FTP transfer protocol Select Voice Routing Incoming to display your phone s Bluetooth communication priority when an incoming call is detected page 128 Sprint M550 book Page 126 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Bluetooth 2J Bluetooth 127 Select Voice Routing Outgoing to display your phone s Bluetooth communication priority when an outgoing call is made page 129 To access the Trusted Devices list Highlight and press gt Tools gt Bluetooth gt Trusted Devices or Pair with Hands Free This displays your phone s current list of external trusted Bluetooth devices Pairing Bluetooth Devices Paired Devices The Bluetooth pairing process allows you to establish trusted connections between your phone and another Bluetooth device
137. h not currently active when dormant the phone can restart an active connection quickly voice calls can be made and received If no indicator is displayed your phone does not have a current data connection To launch a connection see Launching a Web Connection on page 145 Tip To change the default launch page to the last page you viewed press Menu right softkey gt Mark this page and select the Set this as my homepage select Save and press OK Note When enabled the Net Guard appears only once as long as you have not turned the phone off and on Sprint M550 book Page 146 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 147 Navigating the Web Navigating through menus and Web sites during a data session is easy once you ve learned a few basics Here are some tips for getting around Softkeys During a data session the bottom line of your phone s display contains one or more softkeys These keys are shortcut controls for navigating around the Web and they correspond to the softkeys directly below the phone s display screen To use softkeys Press a softkey If you see an additional pop up menu when you press the softkey select the menu items using your keypad if they re numbered or by highlighting the option and pressing Tip Depending on which websites you visit the labels on the softkeys may change to indicate their function Landscape Mode Portrait Mode
138. hare pictures you have uploaded to the Sprint Picture Mail Web site at www sprint com picturemail See In Phone Folder and microSD Card Options on page 114 for information about uploading To view your online pictures from your phone 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt Online Albums Depending on your settings you may be prompted to accept a data connection The My Uploads folder and your albums are displayed 2 Highlight a picture and press OPTIONS right softkey to display your online picture options Uploading Pictures 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt In Phone or Memory Card Thumbnail pictures will be displayed 2 Select a picture or pictures you wish to upload by highlighting the image and pressing 3 Select the picture s to upload and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Upload gt My Uploads or My Albums This actions then queues your file for uploading 4 Press CONTINUE left softkey to return to the previous page Tip To expand a selected picture from thumbnail to full screen press Expand left softkey Sprint M550 book Page 118 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 119 Downloading Your Online Pictures From your online Sprint Picture Mail albums display at www sprint com picturemail you can select pictures to download to either your In Phone or Memory Card locations 1 From the online pictures display place a check mark
139. he Nationwide Sprint Network Please see Roaming on page 141 for more information about roaming Press ANSWER left softkey to answer the call See Call Guard on page 142 for additional information Note To quiet the ringer press or press the volume button Sprint M550 book Page 22 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 23 Ending a Call Press Missed Call Notification When you do not answer an incoming call your screen displays the Missed Call log To display the Missed Call entry from the notification screen Highlight the entry and press To dial the phone number press To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode 1 Highlight and press gt Missed Alerts 2 Highlight an entry and press Calling Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 dial even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted During an emergency call press OPTIONS right softkey to display your options Highlight an option and press To exit Emergency mode Press to end a 911 call To deactivate the Emergency call in standby mode Press until Emergency mode is exited Note When your phone is off calls go directly to voicemail Note When you place an emergency call your phone automatically enters Emergency mode Tip Press My Phone left softkey to display your phone number during an emergency call Note When you are in Emergency mode
140. he Photo ID menu 3 Select an option such as Get New Screen Savers None New Picture My Albums or Screen Savers 4 Highlight a picture and press twice to assign it If you selected New Picture the camera will launch and you will use it to take a new picture See 2I Camera on page 105 for details If you selected My Albums you may need to select In Phone Memory Card or Online Albums to find the picture 5 Press ASSIGN left softkey to save the assigned picture 6 Press DONE left softkey to complete the process Finding Contacts Entries Finding Contacts by Name 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts or Press CONTACTS right softkey 2 Scroll through all the entries or Enter the first letter or letters of a name such as dav for Dave The more letters you enter the more your search narrows 3 To display an entry highlight it and press 4 To dial the entry s default phone number press or To display additional Contacts entries press the navigation key up or down and press Sprint M550 book Page 74 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Contacts 2E Contacts 75 Finding Group Entries 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts and scroll through the group titles These group entries are listed alphabetically and are associated to a different onscreen icon than individual Contacts 2 To display which Contacts entries b
141. ht moves the carousel The tile in the center is the selected tile and it s menu is displayed In the illustration the Home tile is in the center so the Home screen is displayed Tiles The tiles are the individual icons on the carousel Each tile displays a specific menu such as Messaging Internet and Call Log The carousel can hold up to 15 tiles which you can add remove and rearrange to suit your needs The Home tile provides access to the phone s full menu and it is the only one that cannot be moved or removed Bubbles Bubbles are at a glance information items that you may see when the Home screen is displayed such as in the illustration Your Home screen can display up to eight bubbles Function Keys The keys you ll use to navigate through the main screen are Navigation key Press left or right to move the carousel and select tiles Selected tiles occupy the center position Press the navigation key up or down to highlight bubbles Home screen only or menu items Menu OK key Press to select highlighted menu items From the Home screen press to display the phone s full menu When in landscape mode the Enter OK key performs these functions Softkeys Press the left or right softkey to perform the action or access the menu indicated by the text directly above it on the display In the illustration pressing the left softkey displays Options and pressing the right softkey di
142. ial 3 Select an available speed dial location or enter a location using your keypad and press ASSIGN left softkey or press Finding Speed Dial Numbers 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts gt OPTIONS right softkey gt Settings gt Speed Numbers 2 Scroll through speed dial entries Speed dial numbers are displayed in numeric order or Enter the number of a speed dial location using your keypad 3 To display an entry highlight it and press 4 To dial the entry s default phone number press Note If you attempt to assign an already in use speed dial location to a new phone number you will need to manually replace the existing speed dial assignment Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Replace to assign the location to the new phone number and delete the previous speed dial assignment Note Speed Dial location 1 is reserved for voicemail access Sprint M550 book Page 72 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Contacts 2E Contacts 73 Adding a New Group Groups allow you to communicate simultaneously by sending out a broadcast text message to every member of a current group 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt New Group to create a new Group category 3 Read the onscreen information and press START left softkey 4 Add multiple entries two or more to your new group by highlighting a name from the list and pressing This action places
143. ical sign for the Horoscope bubble 5 When you are finished press Removing a Bubble From the Home Screen 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Home Screen 2 Press the navigation key up or down to highlight a bubble 3 Press the navigation key left or right to highlight the Remove Bubble option and then press Sprint One Click Home Screen Bubbles Date and Time Provides the current date and time Weather Check out the current forecast in your city News Instantly access breaking news and top stories Horoscope View your daily horoscope Finance Track your favorite stocks Sports News Get breaking sports news Sprint M550 book Page 46 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 47 Personalizing Your Phone page 47 Sound Settings page 48 Display Settings page 52 Location Settings page 54 Messaging Settings page 55 Airplane Mode page 57 TTY Use With Sprint Service page 58 Phone Setup Options page 59 Security Settings page 61 Personalizing Your Phone Your phone can be personalized via the onscreen carousel To change the Screen Saver 1 Highlight gt Change Screen Saver and press 2 Select Preset Images My Stuff or My Albums 3 Review images by using your navigation keys to scroll through and view available images 4 Press ASSIGN left softkey or press to assign a selected ima
144. ice Services to record brief memos to remind you of important events phone numbers or grocery list items Recording Voice Memos To record a voice memo from the main menu 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Voice Memo gt Record 2 Begin recording after the prompt To end the recording of your memo Press or FINISH right softkey To record a conversation during a phone call During a call press OPTIONS right softkey gt Voice Memo A one minute counter is displayed on the screen indicating the amount of time a single voice memo can be recorded Note Only incoming audio is recorded when Voice Memo is selected during a call Sprint M550 book Page 97 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 98 2G Voice Services To end the recording of your conversation To pause the recording press PAUSE let softkey To resume the recording press RESUME left softkey or To finish recording press FINISH right softkey Playing Voice Memos 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Voice Memo 2 Highlight Review and press The phone displays a list of saved memos with the first one selected 3 Highlight the desired memo and press or Press the number corresponding to the memo you want to review Deleting Voice Memos To delete an individual memo 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Voice Memo gt Review 2 Highlight the desired memo to erase and press OPTIONS
145. ight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Carousel 2 Press the navigation key left or right to select a tile and then highlight Move Tile and press 3 Press the navigation key left or right to select a location and then press INSERT left softkey or to place the tile Replacing Tiles on the Carousel If your carousel is full or if you just want to swap out one tile for another you can replace an existing tile with another 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Carousel 2 Press the navigation key left or right to select a tile and then highlight Replace Tile and press 3 Select a tile category and then highlight a tile 4 To replace the previous tile press REPLACE left softkey or press to place the tile Shortcut From the main screen highlight a tile and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Remove Tile Remember that you cannot remove move or replace the Home tile Shortcut From the main screen highlight a tile press OPTIONS left softkey gt Move Tile and then complete step 3 Shortcut From the main screen highlight a tile press OPTIONS left softkey gt Replace Tile and then complete steps 3 and 4 Sprint M550 book Page 44 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Main Screen Navigation 2B Navigating the Main Screen 45 Editing Tiles Certain tiles such as Shortcuts contain editable content You can use the Personalize Carousel menu to edit these t
146. il 4 IM 5 VoiceSMS 3 Text Message 4 Picture Mail 1 Inbox 2 Sent Mail 3 Saved Mail 4 Pending 5 Email 6 IM 1 AOL Instant Messenger 2 Windows Live Messenger 3 Yahoo Messenger 7 Chat amp Dating 8 VoiceSMS 9 Settings 1 Notification 1 Message amp Icon 2 Icon only 2 Call Back 3 Preset Messages 4 Signature 1 On 2 Off 5 Voice SMS Option 1 Speakerphone 2 From Name Contacts Settings 1 Display 1 Main Screen 1 Screen Saver 2 Brightness 3 Backlight 1 Slide open 2 30 seconds 3 15 seconds 4 8 seconds 4 PowerSave Mode 1 On 2 Off 5 Keypad Light 1 Slide open 2 30 seconds 3 15 seconds 4 8 seconds 5 Off Sprint M550 book Page iv Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM v 6 Language 1 English 2 Espa ol 2 Sounds 1 Volume 1 Ringer 2 Earpiece 3 Headset 4 Speakerphone 5 Advanced 2 Ringer Type 1 Incoming Calls 2 Messages 3 Schedule 4 Roam Ringer 3 Alerts 1 Minute Beep 2 Service 3 Connect 4 Signal Fade Call Drop 5 Power On 6 Power Off 4 Key Tone 1 Tone Type 2 Tone Volume 3 Tone Length 3 Bluetooth 1 On Off 2 Visibility 1 Always visible 2 Visible for 3min 3 Hidden 3 My Device Name 4 My Device Info 5 Exchange Folders 1 In Phone 2 Memory card 6 Voice Routing Incoming 1 Hands Free 2 Phone 3 Device Answered 7 Voice Routing Outgoin
147. ilable titles by Song Artist or Genre to select a specific song To play a song highlight it and press To listen to a playlist select it and press to open the playlist and then press again to begin playing from the selected song You can also highlight the playlist and use the softkey menu to begin listening Backing Up Your Downloaded Music Files When you purchase and download a music file from the Sprint Music Store you get two versions of the song one to download and play on your phone file type AAC and another to download from http musicstore sprint com and play on your computer file type WMA The AAC files downloaded to your phone can only be played on your phone and once you have downloaded them you cannot download them again unless you purchase them again Sprint M550 book Page 166 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 167 Sprint recommends you back up your AAC music files to your computer so you can access the files in case your microSD card is lost or damaged or if you install a new microSD card 1 Connect your phone using a USB cable or the built in connection on Bluetooth enabled phones 2 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt Connect to PC 3 Use your computer to navigate to the microSD card s Music folder 4 Select and copy the music files to a folder on your computer s hard drive Multitasking Multitasking is
148. iles 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Carousel 2 Press the navigation key right or left to select a tile scroll down the options list highlight Edit Tile and press 3 Use your navigation key and function keys to edit the tile Resetting the Carousel To reset the carousel to the original default settings 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Reset One Click 2 Highlight Yes and press Personalizing the Home Screen Use your Home screen the screen that is displayed when the Home icon is highlighted to provide at a glance information and updates through customizable bubbles You can add up to eight bubbles to your Home screen To see more information from a bubble press the navigation key up or down to highlight the bubble and then press Adding a Bubble to the Home Screen 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Home Screen 2 Press ADD left softkey and then highlight a bubble see table on page 42 3 To add the bubble press ADD left softkey or press To view a preview press PREVIEW right softkey Shortcut From the main screen highlight a tile press Options left softkey gt Edit Tile and then complete step 3 Sprint M550 book Page 45 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 46 2B Navigating the Main Screen 4 If prompted follow the instructions to personalize your bubble for example by selecting an astrolog
149. in 30 days of purchase With the Sprint 30 day Risk Free Guarantee you may return the phone within 30 days of purchase for a full refund More information about hearing aid compatibility may be found at www fcc gov www fda gov and www accesswireless org Getting the Best Hearing Device Experience With Your Phone To further minimize interference Set the phone s display and keypad backlight settings to ensure the minimum time interval 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Display gt Backlight 2 Highlight the minimum time interval setting and press Position the phone so the internal antenna is farthest from your hearing aid Move the phone around to find the point with least interference Sprint M550 book Page 189 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 190 4A Important Safety Information Caring for the Battery Protecting Your Battery The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of your battery s performance Recently there have been some public reports of wireless phone batteries overheating catching fire or exploding It appears that many if not all of these reports involve counterfeit or inexpensive aftermarket brand batteries with unknown or questionable manufacturing standards Sprint is not aware of similar problems with Sprint phones resulting from the proper use of batteries and accessories approved by Sprint or the manufacturer of your phone Use only Sprint approved or manufacturer appr
150. ing accessed or transferred DO NOT use your computer to change or edit folder or file names on the microSD card and do not attempt to transfer large amounts of data from the computer to the microSD card Doing so may cause the microSD card to fail DO NOT turn off or restart your computer or put it into standby mode while using a mass storage device Doing so will result in loss or damage of data While you are connected to the computer your phone s screen will display Phone Off You cannot make or receive calls If you connect a mass storage device to a peripheral device your device may not work properly Note During this connection via the USB port you will be unable to use your phone to make or receive calls Sprint M550 book Page 104 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 105 Taking Pictures page 105 Recording Videos page 111 Storing Pictures and Videos page 113 Sending Sprint Picture Mail page 115 Managing Sprint Picture Mail page 117 Printing Pictures Using PictBridge page 122 Order Prints page 123 Settings and Info page 124 Taking Pictures Taking pictures with your phone s built in camera is as simple as choosing a subject pointing the lens and pressing a button 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt Camera to activate camera mode Additional camera options are available through the camera mode Options menu See Camera Mode Options on page 1
151. ing on other networks Call Guard Your phone has two ways of alerting you when you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network the onscreen roaming icon and Call Guard Call Guard makes it easy to manage your roaming by requiring an extra step before you can place or answer a roaming call This additional step is not required when you make or receive calls while on the Nationwide Sprint Network To turn Call Guard on or off 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Roaming gt Call Guard 2 Highlight On or Off and press Note Call Guard is turned off by default on your phone Voice dialing and speed dialing are not available when you are roaming with Call Guard enabled Sprint M550 book Page 142 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint Service 3A Sprint Service The Basics 143 To place roaming calls with Call Guard on 1 From standby mode dial 1 area code the seven digit number and press 2 Press to confirm the Roaming rate notification and complete the call To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on 1 Press A message will be displayed notifying you that roaming charges will apply 2 Press to confirm the Roaming rate notification and complete the call Data Roam Guard Depending on service availability and roaming agreements your phone may be able to access data services while roaming on certain digital systems You can set your phone to alert you when y
152. ing the Sent To field pressing and then choosing from one of the following options Use either the keypad or keyboard to manually enter the recipients phone number or Choose an existing Contacts entry and press Select from Contacts to use the Find search field to select a recipient from your Contacts qualifying Contacts entries must contain a wireless phone number Note Only Contact entry numbers that are associated to a Mobile profile are allowed to receive this address information The target phone number must be assigned to a Mobile profile See Adding a New Contacts Entry on page 68 Sprint M550 book Page 182 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM GPS Navigation 3D GPS Navigation 183 6 Select Done right softkey to store the recipients and return to Share Address page 7 Select Send Now to complete the delivery process Configuring Your Navigation Preferences 1 Select gt Share amp More gt Preferences or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Share amp More gt Preferences 2 Scroll down the list and select an entry to change its current setting Name allows you to alter the current first and last name registered with the service Email allows you to alter the email address registered with the service Route Style allows you to choose the method which is used to provide you directions from Point A to Point B The default is Fastest
153. ions technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices such as headsets and hands free car kits and Bluetooth enabled handhelds computers printers and wireless phones The Bluetooth communication range is usually up to approximately 30 feet Turning Bluetooth On and Off By default your device s Bluetooth feature is turned off Turning Bluetooth on makes your phone discoverable by other in range Bluetooth devices To turn Bluetooth on 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Bluetooth gt On Off 2 Highlight On and press to enable Bluetooth To turn Bluetooth off 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Bluetooth gt On Off 2 Highlight Off and press to disable Bluetooth 2J Bluetooth Sprint M550 book Page 125 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 126 2J Bluetooth Bluetooth Status Indicators The following icons show your Bluetooth connection status at a glance Bluetooth is hidden Bluetooth is visible active and enabled Bluetooth is visible and connected to a device or transferring data Bluetooth is active and connected to a Bluetooth Headset Bluetooth is active connected and playing music via the Stereo Bluetooth Headset Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu The Bluetooth Settings menu allows you to set up many of the characteristics of your phone s Bluetooth service including Entering or changing the name your phone uses for Bluetoot
154. is for a new Sprint account or a new line of service it is designed to activate automatically To confirm your activation make a phone call If you received your phone in the mail and you are activating a new phone for an existing number on your account you will need to go online to activate your new phone From your computer s Web browser go to www sprint com activate and complete the onscreen instructions to activate your phone When you have finished make a phone call to confirm your activation If your phone is still not activated or you do not have access to the Internet contact Sprint Customer Service at 1 888 211 4727 for assistance Setting Up Your Voicemail Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail even if your phone is in use or turned off You should set up your Sprint Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated 1 From standby mode press and hold 2 Follow the system prompts to Create your passcode Record your name announcement Record your greeting Tip Do not press while the phone is being activated Pressing cancels the activation process Note If you are having difficulty with activation contact Sprint Customer Service by dialing 1 888 211 4727 from any other phone Note Voicemail Passcode Sprint strongly recommends that you create a passcode when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access Without a pass
155. is used for taking pictures or movies outdoors on bright sunny days White Balance Cloudy The white balance has been set to Cloudy This is used for taking pictures or movies outdoors under cloudy conditions White Balance Tungsten The white balance has been set to Tungsten This is used for taking pictures or movies indoors under normal lighting conditions White Balance Fluorescent The white balance has been set to Fluorescent This is used for taking pictures or movies indoors under fluorescent lighting conditions White Balance Manual The white balance has been set to Manual This is used for taking pictures indoors or outdoors using your own custom settings Recording A video or voice memo is currently being recorded Pause A voice memo or video has been paused Play A a voice memo or video is playing Other Icons Sprint M550 book Page 14 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 15 Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone On Press and hold for two seconds Once your phone is on it may display Searching for Service When your phone finds a signal it enters standby mode the phone s idle state At this point you are ready to begin making and receiving calls If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching a Power Save feature is automatically activated When a signal is found your phone automatically
156. its for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Sprint M550 book Page 192 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Important Safety Information 4A Important Safety Information 193 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the direction of the internal antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Owner s Record The model number regulatory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment Record the serial number in the space provided below This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future Model SPH M550 Samsung Exclaim Serial No User Guide Proprietary Notice CDMA Technology is licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following patents T9 Text Input is licensed by Nuance Communications Inc and is covered by U S Pat 5 818 437 U S Pat 5 953 541 U S Pat 6 011 554 and other patents pending User Guide template version 8a_XUI_FM November 2008 Sprint M550 book Page 193 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 5
157. ity Businesses locations based on business categories Sprint M550 book Page 175 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 176 3D GPS Navigation Airports local airports based on current GPS location Search lets you search for locations based on Name Category or Location Categories include options such as Food Coffee Gas Stations Gas by Price Banks ATMs WiFi Spots Parking Lots Hotels amp Motels Movie Theaters Car Rentals Taxis Grocery Stores Department Stores Shopping Mall Bar Clubs Hospitals and Post Offices Maps amp Traffic provides access to 2D and 3D maps for your current location and for several categories of locations such as Airports and Contacts Share amp More offers additional options such as sharing your location with contacts creating and storing My Favorites locations accessing the product tour and setting detailed application preferences Sprint Family Locator Sprint Family Locator uses GPS technology to locate your child s phone and display the location on an interactive map Signing Up for Sprint Family Locator 1 Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Family Locator 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter and submit the required information Tip You can access the Sprint Navigation menu from the main screen Highlight the Sprint Navigation tile and select an option from the menu Note For more information about Sprint Navigation visit www spri
158. kies stored password and previous web addresses Advanced Lets you configure and manage your browser settings Startup page Page info Images on off Reset browser Turn on error logging Send referrer Redirect prompt Reset browser settings About browser and Java scripting Creating a Bookmark Bookmarks allow you to store the address of your favorite Web sites for easy access at a later time 1 Go to the Web page you want to mark 2 Press TOOLBAR right softkey to open the browser menu 3 Highlight MY PAGES gt Add this page to favorites and press to save the bookmark 4 Make any modifications press ADD left softkey gt OK left softkey to save the bookmark Note Bookmarking a page does not store the page contents just its address Some pages cannot be bookmarked Whether a particular Web page may be marked is controlled by its creator Sprint M550 book Page 157 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 158 3B Web and Data Services Accessing a Bookmark 1 Press TOOLBAR right softkey to open the browser menu 2 Highlight MY PAGES and press 3 Highlight the desired bookmark and press Setting a New Homepage 1 Navigate to a desired page via either a direct http address selecting from a previous bookmark or by searching for it via Google 2 Press TOOLBAR right softkey to open the browser menu 3 Highlight MY PAGES gt Add this page to favorites and press 4 Highlight the M
159. l warranties binding on SAMSUNG Accordingly additional statements such as dealer advertising or presentation whether oral or written do not constitute warranties by SAMSUNG and should not be relied upon End User License Agreement for Software IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for software owned by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and its affiliated companies and its third party suppliers and licensors that accompanies this EULA which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials online or electronic documentation Software BY CLICKING THE I ACCEPT BUTTON OR IF YOU BYPASS OR OTHERWISE DISABLE THE I ACCEPT AND STILL Sprint M550 book Page 197 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 198 4B Manufacturer s Warranty INSTALL COPY DOWNLOAD ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS IN THIS EULA YOU MUST CLICK THE DECLINE BUTTON DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SOFTWARE 1 GRANT OF LICENSE Samsung grants you the following rights provided that you comply with all terms and conditions of this EULA You may install use access display and run one copy of the Software on the local hard disk s or other permanent storage media of one computer and use the Software on a single computer or a mobil
160. lete the process Note It is recommended that you perform the complete adaptation of Digit Dial at least once to achieve the maximum benefit of this feature If a partial adaptation is performed you should repeat the process from the beginning Sprint M550 book Page 94 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Voice Services 2G Voice Services 95 To reset the adaptation 1 Press and hold or 2 Press SETTINGS right softkey gt Adaptation gt Reset Voice gt Yes left softkey To change the ASR mode 1 Press and hold or 2 Press SETTINGS right softkey gt Audio Modes and select an option Expert Mode to sound a beep only Prompt Mode to prompt for required information Send a Text Message Use automatic speech recognition to launch text messaging on your phone and specify a recipient for the message 1 Press and hold or 2 Say Send Text followed immediately by the name of a person in your Contacts list and optionally the type of number Mobile1 Home1 etc you want to send it to For example say Send Text John Smith Mobile1 If you do not specify the number type and there are multiple numbers for the name your phone chooses the mobile number by default If you say Send Text without specifying a recipient your phone prompts you with Say the name or number Say the name of a person in your Contacts list and optionally the type of number 3 Use either the keypa
161. me 51 Keypad Time Length 52 L Language 54 Location Settings 54 Lock Code Changing 61 Locking Your Phone 61 M Main Screen Navigation 40 46 Bubbles 45 Carousel 42 Tiles 42 Tutorial 41 Making Calls 20 Menu i Navigation 19 Menu Orientation 54 Menu Style 53 Messaging Adding a New Preset Message 56 Callback Number 56 Email 149 Notification 55 Other Settings 56 Preset Messages 55 Signature 55 SMS Voice Messaging 137 microSD Card 100 104 Creating Folders 102 File Manager 86 Formatting 102 Missed Calls 23 Multitasking 167 Music 164 My Content Manager 154 My Driver 170 My Favorites Creating from a Recent Place 182 Creating from Current Location 181 My Text 38 MySpace 155 N NASCAR Alerts amp Personalization 171 Audio Video 170 Exit 171 Fantasy 171 Help 171 My Driver 170 NASCAR on SPEED 170 News 170 Sprint FanZone 170 Stats amp Schedules 170 Sprint M550 book Page 206 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Index Index 207 Nascar 170 Navigating the Main Screen 40 46 Navigating the Menus 19 Navigation 175 2D Map 179 3D Map 178 Address 177 Businesses 180 Finding the Cheapest Gas 181 Intersection 175 Map Results 180 Summary 179 Traffic Conditions 179 Navigation Preferences 183 Net Guard 146 NFL Alerts 172 Audio amp Video 172 Fantasy 172 Help 172 My Team 171 News amp Photos 172 NFL Central 171 NFL Network 171 Scores amp Standings 172 Stats amp Schedules 172 Teams amp Sta
162. messages These notices may be charged as Text Messages Please consult your service plan for details Note Mail Push allows your phone to automatically retrieve new email messages without having to select the Send Receive option When Mail Push is enabled you will receive an onscreen notice of new email messages These notices may be charged as Text Messages Please consult your service plan for details Sprint M550 book Page 150 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Web and Data 3B Web and Data Services 151 4 Use your keypad and navigation keys to read manage and create your own emails Press Menu right softkey to select messaging options such as Delete Reply to Sender Reply All Forward Attachments Call Sender Read More Save or Mark as Unread Press the left navigation key to select the Home tab and press To add a new account return to the home page and repeat the steps to setup a new email account Follow the instructions in Creating an Additional Email Account on page 150 to set up a new account Accessing Sprint Instant Messaging Data services also provides you with access to popular instant messaging IM clients including AOL Instant Messenger TM MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger 1 Select gt Send Message gt IM or Highlight and press gt Messages gt IM 2 Select an IM provider such as AOL Instant Messenger Windows Live Messenger or Yahoo Messen
163. mplete details Sprint M550 book Page 177 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 178 3D GPS Navigation 4 If typing in the address enter the following Address used to enter a specific address by using a number street name and city state or zip code City used when you do not know a physical address but would like driving directions to a city As you enter in the text a list of possible city matches appears onscreen Use your navigation key to choose one and press State ZIP or Country used when the specific address information is not available but you would like to provide some general driving parameters 5 Press GO right softkey to enter the new address and receive driving directions from the GPS network 6 Press to begin the navigation session 7 Follow both the onscreen and audio directions Once you have entered your desired location and your phone has begun providing you with driving directions you can alter the information being displayed by using one of three other driving options press View right softkey Route Summary Traffic Summary Map Summary and Search Along Note When similar address matches are found select the appropriate match and press Estimated Time of Magnification Your Current Location Other Driving Options Navigation Screen Arrival Sprint M550 book Page 178 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM GPS Navigation 3D GPS Navigation 179 To review real time traf
164. n categories Address Business Airport or Contacts To create a My Favorites entry from your Current Location 1 Select gt Share amp More gt Record Location or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Share amp More gt Record Location 2 Enter a label for the newly stored location 3 Highlight the Save field and press Sprint M550 book Page 181 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 182 3D GPS Navigation To create a My Favorites location from a Recent Place 1 Select gt Drive To gt Recent Places or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Drive To gt Recent Places 2 Select an entry from the list and press Options right softkey gt Save to Favorites 3 Enter a label for the newly stored location 4 Select the Save field Sharing a Recent Location with Others Recently queried locations can be saved to your My Favorites list and also shared with other cellular devices 1 Select gt Share amp More gt Share Address or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Share amp More gt Share Address 2 Highlight the Address field and press 3 Select a category from the Share Address page such as your Current Location My Favorites location Recent Places etc 4 Highlight an address and press You are then returned to the previous Share Address page 5 Select a recipient by select
165. n entry from the Recent History screen 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey to display the following options New Group to save the current history entry to a new group Save to save the number if it is not already in your Contacts See Saving a Number From History on page 66 Contact Details to display the Contact entries details Delete to delete the entry Delete All to delete all History entries Making a Call From History 1 Highlight and press gt History 2 Highlight an entry and press Saving a Number From History Your phone can store up to 600 contact entries in total with each contact entry containing a maximum of seven phone numbers for a total phone book capacity of 4200 numbers and each entry s name can contain 64 characters 1 Highlight a new History entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Save Tip You can also view the next History entry by pressing the navigation key right or view the previous entry by pressing the navigation key left Tip Press from the main screen to also bring up the Recent History screen where you can then select an entry Note You cannot make calls from History to entries identified as Blocked ID Unknown or Restricted Sprint M550 book Page 66 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM History 2D History 67 2 Select New Entry to create a new Contacts entry for the number or Existing Entry to save the number to an existing entry 3 Highlight
166. nal contact for the event by highlighting the To field pressing Scroll through the available Outlook contacts to find those you wish to add Once you have found the Contact press Repeat this process for all Contacts you wish to enter Press Done right softkey to end your selection process and return to the previous screen 4 Enter the event Title and Location then press Next left softkey See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 5 Select a Start and End time for the event by highlighting the time field and pressing Using your keypad or navigation key set the start and end times for the event and press Change the time and am pm entries by pressing and using the Navigation keys up or down 6 Select a alarm time for the event by highlighting the Reminder field and pressing Select On Time 30min before 1 hour before 1 day before or No Alarm and press Press Next left softkey 7 Highlight a recurrence cycle for the event Select Once Daily Weekly Monthly or Yearly 8 Press Save left softkey to save the new event and notify your recipients Editing a Work Calendar Event 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Work Calendar 2 Select the day containing the previously created event 3 Highlight the event from the listing and press 4 Press Menu right softkey gt Edit Appointment 5
167. ndar Tools 2F Calendar and Tools 83 3 Enter the task name using either the keypad or keyboard and press NEXT left softkey 4 Select a priority level by highlighting the Priority field Press the navigation key left or right to select Low or High 5 Select a due time by highlighting the Due Time field Using your keypad and or navigation key set the alarm time Change the AM PM entry by pressing AM PM right softkey 6 Select a due date by highlighting the Due Date field Using your keypad and or navigation key set the date 7 Press DONE left softkey to save and exit Creating a Countdown This option allows you to enter a timer that counts down to an event based on a date and time specified 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Calendar gt Personal Calendar gt Countdown 2 Press ADD NEW left softkey 3 Enter the countdown name using either the keypad or keyboard and press NEXT left softkey 4 Select a time by highlighting the Time field Using your keypad and or navigation key enter the time of the countdown Change the AM PM entry by pressing AM PM right softkey 5 Select a date by highlighting the Date field Using the keypad enter the date of the countdown 6 Press DONE left softkey to save and exit Note If there are no countdowns saved the New Countdown screen is automatically displayed Sprint M550 book Page 83 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 84 2F
168. ndicator LED Portrait Mode Sprint M550 book Page 8 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 9 Key Functions 1 Indicator LED shows your phone s connection status at a glance 2 Status Bar Icons provide information about your phone s status and options such as signal strength roaming ringer setting messaging and battery charge 3 Display Screen displays all the information needed to operate your phone such as the call status the Contacts list the date and time and the signal and battery strength 4 Navigation Key scrolls through the phone s menu options and acts as a shortcut key from standby mode 5 Softkeys Portrait Mode let you select left and right softkey actions or menu items corresponding to the bottom left and bottom right lines on the Display Screen when the phone is in portrait mode 6 Speaker Key lets you place or receive calls in speakerphone mode 7 TALK Key allows you to place or receive calls answer Call Waiting use Three Way Calling or activate Voice Dial 8 Keypad lets you enter numbers letters and characters and navigate within menus Press and hold keys for speed dialing 9 Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them 10 END POWER Key lets you turn the phone on or off end a call or return to standby mode While in the main menu it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels your input When
169. nding Data 129 Sending Items 129 Settings 126 Trusted Devices 127 Bubble Adding 45 Removing 46 Buying Ringers and Games 152 C Calculator 89 Calendar 79 83 Adding Events 79 Adding Events to Personal Calendar 79 Adding Events to Work Calendar 84 Countdown 83 Editing Events 81 Erasing Events 81 Event Alert Menu 80 Task List 82 Viewing Events 81 Call Forwarding 140 Call Guard 142 Call Waiting 139 Callback Number 56 Caller ID 139 Camcorder 111 112 Sprint M550 book Page 203 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 204 Index Camera See also Pictures 105 Options 108 Selftimer 108 Settings 110 Zoom 110 Car Kit Headset 60 Carousel Adding a Tile 42 Editing 45 Removing a Tile 44 Replacing Tiles 44 Resetting 45 Shortcuts 59 Contacts 68 78 Adding a New Group 73 Adding a Number 70 Adding an Entry 68 Assigning a Picture 74 106 Assigning Ringers 73 Deleting 71 Dialing From 29 Editing 70 Editing a Number 71 Entry Options 69 Finding Entries 74 Saving a Phone Number 69 Secret Entries 75 Sending Via Bluetooth 129 Contacts Match 28 Countdown Creating 83 D Data Disable 64 Enable 64 Data Roam Guard 143 Data Services 144 160 Chat 152 Enabling and Disabling 64 FAQs 159 Home Page 145 Launching the Web 145 Password 4 Security Features 64 User Name 144 Default Settings 63 Dialing Options 21 Digit Dial Adapting 94 Disable Vision 64 Display Screen 11 52 Brightness 53 Contrast 53 Language 54 Screen Sa
170. ndings 172 NFL Mobile Live 171 Number 30 O Owner s Record 193 P Pauses 27 Personal Calendar 79 83 Personalizing 47 Ringer 47 Screen Saver 47 Phone illus 8 Phone Book see Contacts Phone Number Abbreviated Dialing 28 Contacts Match 28 Displaying 20 Finding 26 Plus Code Dialing 28 Prepending 28 Saving 26 69 With Pauses 27 Phone Settings 47 64 Airplane Mode 57 Auto Answer Mode 60 Call Answer Mode 59 Default 63 Display Settings 52 54 Language 54 Location Settings 54 Messaging Settings 55 57 Sound Settings 48 52 TTY Use 58 Phone Updates 90 PictBridge 122 PictBridge Printing 122 Sprint M550 book Page 207 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 208 Index Picture Account Resetting 63 Pictures Assigning as Screen Saver 106 Assigning to Contacts 106 microSD Folders 113 PictBridge 122 Printing 122 Sending Via Bluetooth 129 Storing 113 Pictures See also Camera 105 Sending 115 Taking 105 Plus Code Dialing 28 PowerSave Mode 53 Preferred Roaming List 90 Prepend 28 Pre set Message 56 Preset Messages 55 137 PRL 90 Product Tour 184 R Recent Location Sharing 182 Recent Place Adding to My Favorites 182 Reset One Click 45 Resetting Your Phone 64 Resetting Your Picture Account 63 Ringer Types 48 49 Incoming Calls 48 Roaming 49 Scheduled Events 49 Ringers Assigning to Contacts 73 Buying and Downloading 48 152 Setting for Messages 49 Silence All 51 Vibrate 50 Roaming 141 143 Call
171. ng Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 and press Your new message will be added to the beginning of the list Other Text Message Settings These settings allow you to configure the options associated with a text message sent from your phone These options include Callback Number allows you to set the callback number for the recipient to view when receiving a text message To activate a callback number 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Callback Number 2 Select None lt current number gt or Other Voice SMS Options These settings allow you to configure the settings that are used when sending SMS Voice messages to others These options include Speakerphone allows you to turn the speakerphone on or off for recording SMS Voice messages From Name allows you to enter the name that will be displayed to the recipient of an SMS Voice message Sprint M550 book Page 56 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 57 To turn speakerphone on or off 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Voice SMS Option gt Speakerphone 2 Select On or Off To enter the from name 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Messages gt Voice SMS Option gt From Name 2 Enter the desired name using either the keypad or keyboard and press or select DONE left softkey Airplane Mode Airplane Mode all
172. ns With your music still playing the Sprint Music Store entry appears in the list 5 Press OPTIONS right softkey to access the following management options Bring to Foreground reactivates the current application screen For example if your music is currently playing in the background selecting this option activates the Player tab with the song displayed Exit Application terminates the currently selected application and returns you to the standby screen Exit All Background terminates all currently active applications and returns you to the standby screen Launch New App allows you to launch an application from the My Contents listing Receiving an Incoming Call While Playing Music An incoming call causes the currently played music file to be paused while the phone call is active Once the current call is ended you can select to resume any paused applications Music will resume playing automatically 1 Answer an incoming call by pressing 2 When you are done with your call press to end the call The previously paused application then resumes If the phone is running more than one simultaneous application such as Music Store Application from My Stuff and Games the user interface can begin to slow down and result in music or sound interruptions Note When placing an outgoing call the Application Manager pauses your current music playback and allows you to proceed with your outgoing call When the c
173. nt com navigation Note Sprint Family Locator service requires an additional monthly fee Visit www sprint com familylocator for complete details Note You can also sign up for Sprint Family Locator online at www sprint com familylocator Sprint M550 book Page 176 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM GPS Navigation 3D GPS Navigation 177 Using Sprint Family Locator 1 Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Family Locator 2 Enter the parent phone number and password and select DONE left softkey to sign in to your account 3 Select a phone to locate the available child phone list 4 When you are finished select Sign Out Getting Driving Directions The built in GPS hardware when enabled allows you to get driving directions to selected locations or establishments based on your current location Using a Physical Address 1 Select gt Drive To or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Drive To 2 Highlight Address and press 3 Highlight Type It or Speak It and press Type It requires that you enter the physical address using either the keypad or keyboard Speak It to place a call to the TeleNav operator where you will speak the desired address This is similar to calling 411 for directory assistance A fee may be incurred Note You may also use Sprint Family Locator with any computer with an Internet connection Visit www sprint com familylocator for co
174. oftkey or To initiate an option press OPTIONS right softkey then press the corresponding softkey Contact Details Displays the details for a Contact if the entered number matches a previously created entry Save Enter a seven digit or ten digit number phone number and area code and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Save to save the phone number in your Contacts See Saving a Phone Number on page 26 Hard Pause Enter digits and then use this feature to enter a hard pause within a number string the phone waits for your input To continue dialing you must press the key See Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses on page 27 Tip To redial your last outgoing call press twice To redial other recent numbers press highlight a number and press again When making calls off the Nationwide Sprint Network always dial using 11 digits 1 area code phone number Tip To speed dial a phone number from standby mode press and hold the speed dial number If the speed dial number is two digits enter the first digit and then press and hold the second digit For information on setting up speed dial numbers see Assigning Speed Dial Numbers on page 71 This feature will not work when you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network when roaming you must dial using eleven digits 1 the area code the seven digit phone number Sprint M550 book Page 21 Monday April 13 2
175. oftkey See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 4 Select a category for the event by highlighting the category field Select Appointment Personal Business Birthday or Vacation 5 Select an alarm time for the event by highlighting the alarm field Select No Alarm On Time 10min before 30min before or 1 Hr before 6 Highlight a recurrence cycle for the event Select Once Daily Weekly Monthly or Yearly 7 Highlight the ringer field and press Highlight a ringer category and then a ringer and press 8 Select a Start and End time for the event by highlighting the time field and pressing Using your keypad or navigation key set the start and end times for the event and press Change the AM PM entry by pressing AM PM right softkey 9 Select a single optional contact for the event by highlighting go to Contacts and pressing Highlight a contact from the list and press to check the box Press DONE left softkey 10 Press DONE left softkey to save the event Event Alert Menu When your phone is turned on and you have an event alarm scheduled your phone alerts you and displays the event summary There are several ways your phone alerts you to scheduled events By playing the assigned ringer type By illuminating the backlight By flashing the LED adjacent to the Speaker To silence the alarm and reset edit the s
176. oice Memo 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Voice Memo 2 Highlight Review and press 3 Highlight the desired memo and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Info Note In the case of a Voice Memo recorded from a direct phone conversation the filename consists of the phone number used during the recording process Sprint M550 book Page 99 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 100 2H microSD Card Your Phone s microSD Card and Adapter page 100 microSD Card Settings page 101 microSD Folders page 102 Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer page 103 Your Phone s microSD Card and Adapter The microSD Card Your phone is equipped with a 512 MB microSD TM Secure Digital memory card to expand the phone s available memory space It allows you to store images videos music and voice data in your phone Removing the microSD Card 1 Locate the microSD card slot on the right side of the phone 2 Flip open the microSD card slot cover 3 With the gold contact pins facing downward carefully insert the microSD card into the opening and firmly push it in until you hear a click indicating the card is securely installed 2H microSD Card Note Memory cards with over 32GB of storage capacity have not been tested on this device Sprint M550 book Page 100 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM microSD Card 2H microSD Card 101 Replacing the microSD Card 1 Repeat steps 1 2 from Removing the mic
177. on the picture you wish to download and press OPTIONS right softkey See Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone on page 118 2 Highlight Assign and press 3 Select one of the following options and press Picture ID to download and assign the selected picture as a Picture ID Screen Saver to download and assign the selected picture as a screen saver wallpaper Sending Online Sprint Picture Mail To send pictures using the online Address Book 1 From the online Sprint Picture Mail display at www sprint com picturemail select a picture and click the Send Picture Mail button See Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone on page 118 2 Click Continue and select Address Book 3 Select a recipient or recipients from your Online Address Book 4 When you have finished selecting recipients select Send Picture Mail To create an album online 1 Click on the Media tab to display all of your currently uploaded images and videos 2 Navigate to the Album section of the page 3 Click the Create New Album link enter a name for the new album and click OK Sprint M550 book Page 119 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 120 2I Camera To place files into an existing album 1 Navigate the Other Options section of the Media tab located at the lower right of the page 2 Click the Move Copy Media link 3 Select the source of the files 4 Place a check mark on each image you wish to add to
178. onday April 13 2009 1 03 PM TV and Music 3C Entertainment TV and Music 173 4 Take the photo If the scan was successful you will hear a short chime and your browser will then launch to reveal more information associated with the selected EZcode This can be either a specific Web page or downloadable content Sprint M550 book Page 173 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 174 3D GPS Navigation GPS Services page 174 Sprint Navigation page 174 Sprint Family Locator page 176 Getting Driving Directions page 177 Configuring Your Navigation Preferences page 183 Launching the Product Tour page 184 GPS Services Your phone s built in GPS capability gives you access to a number of location based services including Sprint Navigation Sprint Family Locator and Live Search Activating Location Mode Before using any of the location based services you must turn on your phone s location mode 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Location You will see the Location disclaimer 2 Read the disclaimer and press 3 Highlight On and press Sprint Navigation Sprint Navigation gives you turn by turn directions onscreen and over speakerphone 3D GPS Navigation Note Depending on your service plan Sprint Navigation may require a monthly subscription Contact Sprint for information and pricing Sprint M550 book Page 174 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM GPS Navigation 3D
179. ones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements for hearing aid compatibility and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than unrated phones M4 is the better higher of the two ratings T Ratings Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device s telecoil T Switch or Telephone Switch than unrated phones T4 is the better higher of the two ratings Note that not all hearing devices have telecoils in them Hearing aid devices may also be measured for immunity to interference noise from wireless phones and should have ratings similar to phones Ask your hearing healthcare professional for the rating of your hearing aid Add the rating of your hearing aid and your phone to determine probable usability Any combined rating equal to or greater than six offers excellent use Any combined rating equal to five is considered normal use Any combined rating equal to four is considered usable Thus if you pair an M3 hearing aid with an M3 phone you will have a combined rating of six for excellent use This is synonymous for T ratings Sprint further suggests you experiment with multiple phones even those not labeled M3 T3 or M4 T4 while in the store to find the one that works best with your hearing aid device Should you experience interference or find the quality of service unsatisfactory after purchasing your phone promptly return it to the store with
180. online Sprint Picture Mail account Sprint M550 book Page 114 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 115 Online Albums Once a picture is taken it is automatically saved to the preselected folder In Phone or Memory Card Alternatively you can save pictures to your Online Albums folder From the Online Albums folder you can view all the pictures you have taken move selected images to your In Phone folder delete images and access additional picture options To review pictures in the Online Albums folder 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt Online Albums 2 Use your navigation key to scroll through and view the pictures Sending Sprint Picture Mail Once you have taken a picture or a video you can use the messaging capabilities of your phone to instantly share it with family and friends You can send a picture to up to 25 people at a time using their email addresses or their phone numbers Sending Pictures and Videos From the In Phone Folder 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt My Albums gt In Phone You can also select the Memory Card location as your file source 2 Highlight a picture or video to send and press The check box in the upper left corner will be marked You can select multiple pictures and videos 3 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Send gt via Picture Mail to then choose from a current Contacts entry You can also choose to upload the currently
181. or press and hold to erase the entire number 4 Re enter or edit the number and press 5 Highlight a label for the number and press 6 Press DONE left softkey to save the number Deleting a Contact 1 Highlight a Contacts entry See page 74 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Delete Contact 3 Press DELETE left softkey to confirm the deletion Assigning Speed Dial Numbers Your phone can store up to 98 phone numbers in speed dial locations For details on how to make calls using speed dial numbers see Speed Dialing on page 29 You can assign speed dial numbers when you add a new Contacts entry when you add a new phone number to an existing entry or when you edit an existing number To assign a speed dial number to a new phone number 1 Add a phone number to a new or to an existing Contacts entry See Adding a New Contacts Entry on page 68 or Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry on page 70 Sprint M550 book Page 71 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 72 2E Contacts 2 Highlight the recently added number and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Set Speed Dial 3 Select an available unassigned speed dial location and press ASSIGN left softkey or press To assign a speed dial number to an existing phone number 1 Select a Contacts entry see page 69 2 Highlight the desired number from the Contact Details page and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Set Speed D
182. ory is a list of the last 240 phone numbers or Contacts entries for calls you placed 10 per entry accepted or missed History makes redialing a number fast and easy It is continually updated as your phone automatically adds new numbers to the beginning of the list and removes the oldest entries from the bottom of the list Each entry contains the phone number if it is available and Contacts entry name if the number is in your Contacts Duplicate calls same number and type of call may only appear once on the list 1 Highlight and press gt History 2 Highlight an entry and press 2D History Shortcut You can also press from standby mode to display your recent calls Note You may also be able to access History from your phone s main screen carousel See 2B Navigating the Main Screen page 40 for details History records only calls that occur while the phone is turned on If a call is received while your phone is turned off it will not be included in history If you return a call from the voicemail menu it will be included in your phone s history Sprint M550 book Page 65 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 66 2D History History Options Highlight a History entry from the Recent History screen and press to display the date and time of the call the phone number if available and the caller s name if the number is already in your Contacts 1 Highlight and press gt History highlight a
183. ose the Device Initiated option 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Bluetooth gt Voice Routing Outgoing 2 Highlight an outgoing routing option and press Hands Free allows you to initiate the outgoing call only from the paired Bluetooth device Phone allows you to initiate the outgoing call only from the phone Device Initiated allows you to initiate the outgoing call via either the phone or paired Bluetooth device Whichever device initiates the outgoing call will have all associated audio directed to it FTP Contents Folder You can send and receive files between your phone and a Bluetooth enabled computer using the FTP transfer protocol The destination folder on your phone must first be set up to exchange data via FTP To assign a folder for FTP transfers 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Bluetooth gt Exchange Folders 2 Highlight the folder location In Phone or Memory card and press Sending Items Via Bluetooth Depending on your paired devices settings and capabilities you may be able to send pictures Contacts information or other items using a Bluetooth connection Sprint M550 book Page 129 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 130 2J Bluetooth To send contacts information via Bluetooth 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts 2 Highlight an entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Send Contact 3 Place a checkmark next to the Contact entry you want to send by
184. ot be downloaded to your phone SMS SMS SMS SMS Sprint M550 book Page 138 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint Service 3A Sprint Service The Basics 139 Accessing SMS Voice Messages When you receive a voice message your phone will display a pop up notification Use your softkeys to access and play the voice message To reply to an SMS Voice message 1 From the VoiceSMS inbox highlight a VoiceSMS message and press REPLY left softkey 2 Record your reply and finish recording by pressing DONE left softkey 3 Press SEND left softkey to send the voice message reply Caller ID Caller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call follow these steps To block your phone number from being displayed when you make a call 1 Press 2 Enter the number you want to call 3 Press To permanently block your number call Sprint Customer Service Call Waiting When you re on a call Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding two beeps Your phone s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller s phone number if it is available and you are in digital mode To respond to an incoming call while you re on a call Press This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call To switch back to the first call
185. ou are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network and try to use data services such as messaging To set your Data Roam Guard notification 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Roaming gt Data Roaming 2 Highlight an option and press Always Ask sets your phone s Data Roam Guard feature on You will see a prompt and will be required to respond anytime you access data services while roaming Never Ask turns your phone s Data Roam Guard feature off You will not be notified of your roaming status when accessing data services To use data services when Data Roam Guard is active When a pop up notification appears informing you that data roam charges may apply press ROAM left softkey to connect Note If the Call Guard feature is set to On you need to take extra steps to make and receive roaming calls Note Data Roam Guard is set to Always Ask by default on your phone Sprint M550 book Page 143 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 144 3B Web and Data Services Getting Started With Data Services page 144 Accessing Messaging page 149 Downloading Games Ringers and More page 152 Exploring the Web page 155 Data Services FAQs page 159 Getting Started With Data Services With your Sprint service you are ready to start enjoying the advantages of data services This section will help you learn the basics of using your data services including managing your user name launching a dat
186. our license status 2 Press YES left softkey and follow the onscreen instructions to purchase the license 3 Please wait while registering the license You will see a confirmation screen once registration is complete To deactivate the wireless backup service 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Wireless Backup gt Unsubscribe A message is displayed 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to unsubscribe from the wireless backup service Note Once you have completed the registration you will receive a text message with your password This password is required for the Wireless Backup website www wirelessbackup sprint com in order to edit your contacts from your computer Tip Each time you edit Contacts on your phone they are backed up at www wirelessbackup sprint com Note You can unsubscribe from the wireless backup service only through the Sprint website Sprint M550 book Page 77 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 78 2E Contacts Viewing Your Wireless Backup Status Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Wireless Backup gt View Status Setting the Wireless Backup Alert This feature turns the pop up alert on or off when a wireless backup update has been completed 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Wireless Backup gt Alerts 2 Select Alert me or No alerts Tip To display the wireless backup information highlight and press gt Settings
187. ove its products or to provide customized services or technologies to you and will not disclose this information in a form that personally identifies you 5 UPGRADES This EULA applies to updates supplements and add on components if any of the Software that Samsung may provide to you or make available to you after the date you obtain your initial copy of the Software unless we provide other terms along with such upgrade To use Software identified as an upgrade you must first be licensed for the Software identified by Samsung as eligible for the upgrade After upgrading you may no longer use the Software that formed the basis for your upgrade eligibility 6 SOFTWARE TRANSFER You may not transfer this EULA or the rights to the Software granted herein to any third party unless it is in connection with the sale of the mobile device which the Software accompanied In such event the transfer must include all of the Software including all component parts the media and printed materials any upgrades this EULA and you may not retain any copies of the Software The transfer may not be an indirect transfer such as a consignment Prior to the Sprint M550 book Page 198 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Warranty 4B Manufacturer s Warranty 199 transfer the end user receiving the Software must agree to all the EULA terms 7 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS You acknowledge that the Software is subject to export restrictions of various countries
188. oved batteries and accessories found at Sprint Stores or through your phone s manufacturer or call 1 866 866 7509 to order They re also available at www sprint com click Accessories Buying the right batteries and accessories is the best way to ensure they re genuine and safe In order to avoid damage charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32 F to 113 F 0 C to 45 C Don t use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high humidity areas such as the bathroom Never dispose of the battery by incineration Keep the metal contacts on top of the battery clean Don t attempt to disassemble or short circuit the battery The battery may need recharging if it has not been used for a long period of time It s best to replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance It can be recharged hundreds of times before it needs replacing Don t store the battery in high temperature areas for long periods of time It s best to follow these storage rules Less than one month 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C More than one month 4 F to 113 F 20 C to 45 C Disposal of Lithium Ion Li Ion Batteries Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li Ion battery as you can be burned For safe disposal options of your Li Ion batteries contact your nearest Sprint authorized service center Special Note Be sure to dispose of your battery properly In some areas the dispos
189. ows you to turn on or off the capitalization of the next character after a full stop punctuation is followed by a space Used words allows you to use the entire static database included plus learn and promote new or frequently used words Display Candidate allows the phone to display predicted words either one at a time or as a list Prediction Start At allows you to configure the phone to display possible word candidates after a preset number of characters have been entered You can choose the feature to begin after the 2nd 3rd 4th or 5th letters Dual Language allows you to select word candidates to display in English only None or in Spanish Spanish Note Preset messages make composing text messages easier by allowing you to enter quick messages such as Meet me at Let s get lunch or a customized message of your own For more information on preset messages please see Managing Preset Messages on page 55 Sprint M550 book Page 33 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 34 2A Phone Basics Auto Space allows you to turn on or off the ability to insert a space automatically after a word is selected from the candidate list Auto Word Insertion allows you to turn on or off the ability to insert predictive words into the text 2 When you have completed making your changes to these options press or press CLOSE right softkey to go back to the previous screen Entering Characters In Dual Language
190. ows you to use many of your phone s features such as Games Notepad and Voice Memos when you are in an airplane or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data is prohibited When you set your phone to Airplane Mode it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Airplane Mode 2 Read the disclaimer and press 3 Highlight On Off or On PowerUp and press While in Airplane Mode your phone s standby screen will display Phone off Tip To access the VoiceSMS Options menu you can also press Menu gt Messages gt Settings gt VoiceSMS Option Sprint M550 book Page 57 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 58 2C Settings TTY Use With Sprint Service A TTY teletypewriter also known as a TDD or Text Telephone is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf hard of hearing or who have speech or language disabilities to communicate by telephone Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission Your phone and TTY device will connect via a special cable that plugs into your phone s headset jack If this cable was not provided with your TTY device contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable When establishing your Sprint service please call Sprint Customer Service via th
191. p Service 1A Setting Up Service 5 Getting Help Managing Your Account Online www sprint com Access your account information Check your minutes used depending on your Sprint service plan View and pay your bill Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment Purchase accessories Shop for the latest Sprint phones View available Sprint service plans and options Learn more about data services and other products like Sprint Picture Mail games ringers screen savers and more From Your Sprint Phone Press to check minute usage and account balance Press to make a payment Press to access a summary of your Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions From Any Other Phone Sprint Customer Service 1 888 211 4727 Business Customer Service 1 800 927 2199 Sprint M550 book Page 5 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 6 1A Setting Up Service Sprint 411 Sprint 411 gives you access to a variety of services and information including residential business and government listings movie listings or showtimes driving directions restaurant reservations and major local event information You can get up to three pieces of information per call and the operator can automatically connect your call at no additional charge There is a per call charge to use Sprint 411 and you will be billed for airtime Press Sprint Operator Services Sprint Operator Services provides assistan
192. peaker key until Entering speaker mode appears in the display 2 To disable Speaker Mode press and hold until Exit speaker mode appears in the display End of Call Options After you receive a call from or make a call to a phone number that is not in your Contacts the phone displays the phone number and the duration of the call Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Save to add the new number to your Contacts See Saving a Phone Number on page 26 WARNING Because of higher volume levels do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use Sprint M550 book Page 25 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 26 2A Phone Basics After you receive a call from or make a call to a phone number that is already in your Contacts the phone displays the entry name phone number and the duration of the call Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Contact Details to view the Contacts listing for the number Saving a Phone Number You can store up to 600 contact entries in total with each contact entry containing a maximum of seven phone numbers for a total phone book capacity of 4200 numbers Each entry s name can contain 64 characters Your phone automatically sorts the Contacts entries alphabetically For more information see 2E Contacts on page 68 To save a number from standby mode 1 Enter a phone number and press 2 Select New Entry or Existing Entry and press 3 Select a label Mobile
193. press OK right softkey to continue and launch the Web Tip For instant access to the Internet including the Sprint home page Favorites Recent Pages and Google search use the main screen carousel See 2B Navigating the Main Screen on page 40 for details Sprint M550 book Page 145 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 146 3B Web and Data Services While connecting an animation and a Connecting message may be displayed Net Guard When you first connect to the Web the Net Guard will be displayed to confirm that you want to connect This feature helps you avoid accidental connections You can disable the Net Guard in the future by selecting Always Auto Connect when the Net Guard is displayed To change your Net Guard settings Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Data gt Net Guard Select On to activate the Net Guard Select Off to deactivate the Net Guard Data Connection Status and Indicators Your phone displays the current status of your data connection through indicators at the top of the screen The following symbols are used Your data connection is active data is being transferred the transmit receive symbol will blink to indicate data transmission During data usage you can receive incoming voice calls or SMS messages outgoing voice calls can be made but the data services connection will terminate Your data connection is dormant no data is being sent or received Thoug
194. print Service The Basics 133 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 and hold To display your Missed Log Highlight and press gt Missed Alerts Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages You can review your messages directly from your wireless phone or from any other touch tone phone To dial from your wireless phone either speed dial your voicemail or use the menu keys Using One Touch Message Access Press and hold Your phone will dial your voicemail box Using the Menu Keys on Your Phone to Access Your Messages Highlight and press gt Messages gt Voicemail gt Call Voicemail or Select gt Voicemail Note When you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages Sprint recommends that you periodically check your voicemail by dialing 1 area code your wireless phone number When your voicemail answers press and enter your passcode Roaming rates apply when you access voicemail while roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off However your phone notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in a Sprint service area Note You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your wireless phone Sprint
195. r Sat amp Sun 7 Select a snooze interval for the alarm by highlighting the snooze interval field and pressing your navigation key left or right Choose either Off 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes or 20 minutes 8 Press DONE left softkey to save and exit Sprint M550 book Page 87 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 88 2F Calendar and Tools Memo Pad Your phone comes with a notepad that you can use to compose and store reminders and notes to help keep you organized To compose a note 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Memo Pad 2 Press ADD NEW left softkey 3 Type your note using either the keypad or keyboard and press or DONE left softkey See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 To read a saved note 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Memo Pad 2 Highlight a note and press To edit a note 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Memo Pad 2 Highlight a note and press 3 Press EDIT left softkey 4 Press to erase a single character Press and hold to erase an entire word 5 Type your note using either the keypad or keyboard and press or DONE left softkey See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 To delete all saved notes 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Memo Pad 2 Highlight a note and press OPTIONS right softkey
196. r current list over a map of your current location The numeric onscreen entries correspond to your current sorted list Sort by Distance sorts a list of matching results by placing the closest location to your present position at the top and farthest location at the bottom Sprint M550 book Page 180 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM GPS Navigation 3D GPS Navigation 181 Sort by Rating sorts the results by their overall consumer satisfaction rating indicated by a set of star icons to the left of the entry The best rated location 5 stars is placed at the top of the list The rating is from No stars to 5 stars To search for the least expensive gas in your area 1 Select gt Search gt Category gt Gas By Price or Highlight and press gt Maps gt Sprint Navigation gt Search gt Category gt Gas By Price 2 Select a grade of gasoline Any Regular Plus 89 Premium or Diesel By default the Search Results page lists the Best Price at the top of the list 3 Press GO right softkey highlight a gas station from the list and press to be provided with a new route to the selected gas station See Using a Physical Address on page 177 Creating a My Favorites Location Once you have begun using Sprint Navigation to find your destination you can then either recall those locations and add them to your list of favorite destinations or create a new entry from one of the available locatio
197. r microSD card microSD Folders Displaying Your microSD Folders All the files stored in your microSD are accessible through your microSD card folders 1 With the microSD card inserted highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt File Manager gt Memory Card 2 Highlight a folder and press 3 To view or play a file select it or the appropriate softkey Creating Folders in the microSD Card The following steps allow your phone to create folders for storing files in your microSD card using only the File Manager Note The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card after which the files CANNOT be retrieved To prevent the loss of important data please check the contents before you format the card Note For information on file and folder options available through File Manager see File Manager on page 86 Sprint M550 book Page 102 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM microSD Card 2H microSD Card 103 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt File Manager gt Memory Card 2 Select Options gt Create Folder 3 Enter a name for the new folder See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 4 Press DONE left softkey to save the new folder onto the card Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer Before using your phone s mass storage capabilities you need to prepare your phone s data ser
198. r off Sprint M550 book Page 89 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 90 2F Calendar and Tools Updating Your Phone The update phone option allows you to download and update the software in your phone automatically Only the internal software is updated no Contacts entries or other information saved to your phone will be deleted To download software updates to your phone 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Update Phone gt Update Firmware 2 Follow the onscreen instructions Your phone automatically downloads and installs any available updates You may be required to power your phone off and back on to complete the software upgrade Updating the PRL This option allows you to download and update the PRL preferred roaming list automatically 1 Highlight and press gt Tools gt Update Phone gt Update PRL 2 Follow the onscreen instructions Sprint M550 book Page 90 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Voice Services 2G Voice Services 91 Automatic Speech Recognition ASR page 91 Managing Voice Memos page 97 Automatic Speech Recognition ASR You can use your phone s built in automatic speech recognition ASR software to dial a phone number in your Contacts or to launch phone functions All you have to do is to talk into the phone and ASR will recognize your voice and complete tasks by itself Activating ASR Press and hold or The screen displays Say a command and the phone p
199. r your keypad or keyboard to enter your message See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 Use the OPTIONS right softkey to select a Text Mode such as T9 English or Emoticons To use a preset message press OPTIONS right softkey select Add Preset Message and then select a message and press You may select additional messaging options by pressing OPTIONS right softkey to Set Callback or Mark as Urgent 5 Press SEND left softkey to deliver your message Accessing Text Messages To read an SMS Text message When you receive a text message you will automatically see it on your phone s screen Use your navigation key to scroll down and view the entire message To reply to a text message 1 While the message is open press REPLY left softkey 2 Compose your reply or use the preset messages or icons To type a message use your keypad to enter your message Use the right softkey to select an input mode See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 To use a preset message press the right softkey select Add Preset Message highlight a message or emoticon and press Sprint M550 book Page 136 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Sprint Service 3A Sprint Service The Basics 137 To use a smiley or emoticon press the right softkey select Text Mode gt Emoticons press th
200. reen 11 Turning Your Phone On and Off 15 Battery and Charger 16 Navigating Through the Menus 19 Displaying Your Phone Number 20 Making and Answering Calls 20 Entering Text in Portrait Mode 30 Entering Text in Landscape Mode 34 2B Navigating the Main Screen 40 Getting to Know Sprint One Click 40 Personalizing the Carousel 42 Personalizing the Home Screen 45 2C Settings 47 Personalizing Your Phone 47 Sound Settings 48 Display Settings 52 Location Settings 54 Messaging Settings 55 Airplane Mode 57 TTY Use With Sprint Service 58 Phone Setup Options 59 Security Settings 61 2D History
201. returns to standby mode In Power Save mode your phone searches for a signal periodically without your intervention You can also initiate a search for Sprint service by pressing any key when your phone is turned on Media Upload Files have been uploaded to an online album or folder Bluetooth Enabled Active The Bluetooth technology is active and enabled Bluetooth Connected The Bluetooth device is connected Bluetooth Headset Connected The Bluetooth Headset is connected and visible Bluetooth Stereo Connected The Bluetooth stereo device is connected and visible Bluetooth Hidden The device is hidden to other Bluetooth devices and not transmitting its information Background Application 1 Indicates that more than one application is currently running and one has been minimized and placed in the background Wireless Backup A current wireless backup session is in progress Other Icons Tip The Power Save feature conserves your battery power when you are in an area where there is no signal Sprint M550 book Page 15 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 16 2A Phone Basics Turning Your Phone Off Press and hold for two seconds until you see the powering down animation on the display screen Your screen remains blank while your phone is off unless the battery is charging Battery and Charger Sprint approved or Samsung approved batteries and accessories can be found at
202. rge level is low Status Bar Service Icons Status Bar Status Icons Location On Your phone s location feature is on and available for location based services such as GPS Navigation Location Off Your phone s location feature is off Your location is available only for 911 see page page 174 Microphone Muted Your phone s microphone is muted Key tones Muted Your phone s key tones are muted Speakerphone Enabled Your phone s speakerphone feature is enabled Vibrate Only The ringer is set to vibrate only Ring and Vibrate Your phone has the ringer volume set and the vibrate option checked enabled Ringer Off Ringer is turned off and vibrate mode is disabled Ringer Off and Vibrate Your phone has the ringer deactivated and the vibrate option checked enabled Sprint M550 book Page 12 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 13 1 Beep Your phone is set to beep when an incoming call is received 1 Beep and Vibrate Your phone is set to beep and vibrate when an incoming call is received TTY Mode Your phone is operating in TTY mode Alarm An alarm has been set on your phone SSL Your phone is using SSL Secure Sockets Layer protocol for client server communication Status Bar Messaging Icons New Text Message You have new text messages New Picture Mail Message You have new picture mail messag
203. ring T9 Text Input For more information about T9 Text Input visit the Nuance Web site at www nuance com T9 textinput ABC Mode In Alpha mode also known as multi tap entry you press keys one two three or four times to enter the letters you see on the keypad For example press once for a twice for b or three times for c or press once for p twice for q three times for r or four times for s 1 Select the Alpha mode See Selecting a Text Input Mode on page 30 2 Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the correct letter appears For example to enter the word Bill press twice three times three times and three times again If you make a mistake press to erase a single character Press and hold to erase all previously entered text Sprint M550 book Page 31 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 32 2A Phone Basics By default the first letter of an entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercased After a character is entered the cursor automatically advances to the next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key Characters scroll in the following order Entering Numbers Symbols Emoticons and Preset Messages To enter numbers Select the Number mode and press the appropriate key See Selecting a Text Input Mode on page 30 To enter symbols Select the Symbols mode See Selecting a
204. roSD Card on page 100 2 Firmly press the card into the slot and release it The card should pop partially out of the slot 3 Remove the card from the slot 4 Replace the microSD card cover and cover the open slot microSD Card Settings Viewing Memory in the microSD Card Highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt Memory Info gt Card The used and available memory space will be displayed Note Be sure to use only recommended microSD cards up to 32GB Using non recommended microSD cards could cause data loss and damage your phone Note You can easily damage the microSD card and its adapter by improper operation Please be careful when inserting removing or handling them Note DO NOT remove a microSD card while files are being accessed or transferred Doing so will result in loss or damage of data Make sure your battery is fully charged before using the microSD card Your data may become damaged or unusable if the battery runs out while using the microSD card Sprint M550 book Page 101 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 102 2H microSD Card Formatting the microSD Card Formatting a microSD card permanently removes all files stored on the card 1 With the microSD card inserted highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt Format Memory Card 2 Enter your lock code and press A warning will be displayed 3 Press FORMAT left softkey to remove all the files from you
205. rompts you to say the name of the command you want to use To complete your task simply follow the voice prompts Available ASR commands include Call lt Name or gt to call an entry in your Contacts list or a spoken phone number See Making a Voice Call With ASR on page 92 Send Text lt Name or gt to launch text messaging on your phone and specify a recipient for a new message See Send a Text Message on page 95 Send Picture lt Name or gt to launch picture messaging on your phone and specify a recipient for a new picture mail message See Send a Picture Mail Message on page 95 Send Voice SMS lt Name or gt to launch SMS messaging on your phone and specify a recipient for a new SMS message See Recording Voice Memos on page 97 Lookup lt Name gt to lookup a Contacts entry name from your current list of available contacts See Look Up a Contacts Entry on page 97 Go To lt menu gt to jump directly to menu items or applications See Opening Menus With ASR on page 92 2G Voice Services Sprint M550 book Page 91 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 92 2G Voice Services Check lt item gt to check your phone s status See Checking Phone Status Using ASR on page 93 Tips for Using Voice Dial Voice Dial works best in quieter environments When saying a name speak at a normal speed and say the name clearly There is no need to pause between the fir
206. s gt Services and select an available service such as Sprint Wireless Account Information Sprint Customer Service Sprint DIrectory Assistance Sprint 411 Sprint Operator Pay Bill Voicemail Community Information Non Emergency Services Traffic Information Carrier Repair Service TRS Relay for TTY or Call Before You Dig To dial a service from standby mode using your keypad Dial the appropriate service number Account Info Customer Service Sprint 411 Sprint Operator Wireless Backup This feature allows you to back up all of your contacts to the Sprint website and restore them if your phone is lost stolen damaged or replaced To subscribe to the wireless backup service you must purchase a license to use the service through your phone s browser The license expires after a set period of time and you must renew it regularly As part of the initial subscription process the service generates a random wireless backup password The service sends the password to your phone as a text message Tip To use the wireless backup service you are required to activate the service from your phone Sprint M550 book Page 76 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Contacts 2E Contacts 77 Activating and Deactivating Wireless Backup To activate the wireless backup service 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Wireless Backup gt SUBSCRIBE left softkey You are prompted to confirm y
207. s allowing you to listen to the song add it to a playlist or continue shopping Playing Music From the Sprint Music Store The Sprint Music Store not only gives you access to great music it also gives you a place to listen to and organize your music library Note You can only upload unprotected MP3 audio files to your phone s Music folder Sprint M550 book Page 165 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 166 3C Entertainment TV and Music Accessing the Music Player 1 From the Sprint Music Store opening page use your right navigation key to select the Player tab default 2 From the Player display select an option Playlists to select a customized playlist you ve created to organize your music Create Playlist to set up a custom playlist of songs you like to hear together Follow the onscreen instructions to create a name for the playlist select songs by artist genre and title and create an order for the playlist Artists to filter the list of available music by their Artist information All Songs to browse through all of your downloaded music including music purchased from the Sprint Music Store and any additional songs you have loaded onto your microSD card from your computer Albums to filter the list of available music by their Album information Genres to filter the list of available music by their Genre information 3 Once you ve displayed a list of songs you can browse through your ava
208. s capabilities Note These sizes may vary and are dependent on the printer s capabilities PictBridge Error Messages From time to time you may encounter printing problems Your phone will display any printer error messages informing you of the specific problems encountered Please refer to the user s guide that came with your printer for descriptions explanations and possible resolutions for any error messages Sprint M550 book Page 123 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 124 2I Camera Settings and Info This menu allows you to configure where pictures are saved view your account information or set the view between portrait or landscape mode 1 Highlight and press gt Photos gt Settings and Info 2 Select one of the following options Auto Save to to choose between Phone and Memory Card as the default location to save pictures or videos Status Bar to select whether the Status Bar is displayed onscreen when the camera camcorder is active Account Info to display your current Picture Mail account settings via an online connection Sprint M550 book Page 124 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Bluetooth 2J Bluetooth 125 Turning Bluetooth On and Off page 125 Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu page 126 Pairing Bluetooth Devices page 127 Voice Routing page 128 FTP Contents Folder page 129 Sending Items Via Bluetooth page 129 About Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range communicat
209. see and hear a preview of your selected channel if available or Select Subscribe to purchase a monthly subscription to your selected channel Once you have purchased access to a music or radio channel you can select from a variety of stations to listen to your favorite music or get caught up on what s new in music Sprint M550 book Page 169 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 170 3C Entertainment TV and Music NASCAR Now you have the ability to get every bit of NASCAR coverage news and stats right on your phone 1 Highlight and press gt My Stuff gt Applications gt NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile 2 Read the permission check disclaimer make a selection and press OK left softkey 3 Select Continue and press then follow the remaining onscreen instructions 4 Access any of the following features by pressing MENU right softkey Home to return to the main NASCAR homepage where you can view stats on a current race choose to follow a specific driver view special NASCAR promotions and other NASCAR specific multimedia content My Driver to customize your NASCAR experience by following specific drivers Customizable options also include My Driver News My Driver Stats and My Driver Profile Choosing available drivers from this screen places them on your NASCAR home page for quick access and review News provides you with quick access to NASCAR specific news photos and driver stats To get n
210. splays Contacts End Power key not pictured Press from any menu or tile to return to the Home screen Take the Tutorial Your phone has a built in menu of tutorials to teach you all you need to know about Sprint One Click 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Tutorial or Select Personalize My Phone gt Tutorial Sprint M550 book Page 41 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 42 2B Navigating the Main Screen 2 Highlight a topic and press to display the tutorial Topics include Getting Started Changing the Carousel Adding a Tile Removing a Tile Changing the Home Screen Adding a Bubble and Removing a Bubble Personalizing the Carousel Now that you know what the carousel is it s time to make it work for you by adding removing or rearranging tiles to match how you want to use your phone You have 44 tiles to choose from Adding a Tile to the Carousel 1 Highlight and press OPTIONS left softkey gt Personalize Carousel 2 Press ADD TILE left softkey select a tile category All News amp Sports Communicate amp Tools Web amp Communities Entertainment amp Games or Money amp Weather and then highlight a tile 3 To add the tile press ADD left softkey or press To view a preview press PREVIEW right softkey Tip To see a full menu of tutorials when viewing another tutorial press Index left softkey Note Tile categories and available til
211. ss Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems such as voicemail or credit card billing numbers There are two types of pauses available on your phone Hard Pause sends the next set of numbers when you press This is indicated with a P within the number sequence 2 Second Pause automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds This is indicated with a H within the number sequence To dial or save phone numbers with pauses 1 Enter the phone number 2 Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Hard Pause or 2sec Pause 3 Enter additional numbers Tip Creating a saved series of numbers with pauses is very useful when entering data into an automated system For example if accessing your bank information requires dialing a toll free number followed by an account number and then your PIN you could place a two second pause after each group of numbers to ensure that they would be read correctly Note You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine two second and hard pauses Sprint M550 book Page 27 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 28 2A Phone Basics 4 Press to dial the number or Press OPTIONS right softkey gt Save to save the number in your Contacts Plus Code Dialing When placing international calls you can use Plus Code Dialing to automatically enter the international access code
212. ssing Messaging You can send and receive email messages instant messages and text messages and participate in Web based chat rooms right from your phone Messaging allows you to stay connected 24 hours a day anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint Network Email Your phone s Email application lets you access and manage multiple email accounts simultaneously in one convenient location Getting Started With Email 1 Select gt Add Email or Highlight and press gt Messages gt Email 2 Press the right softkey to continue 3 Select an email provider such as AOL Mail AIM Mail Hotmail Yahoo Mail Gmail or Work and press or Select Work to set up a corporate email account using either Outlook Web Access from a Microsoft Exchange Server or the Sprint Mobile Email connector for direct access or Select More to choose from additional options There are many available email options listed or you may add your own POP or IMAP email accounts 4 Follow the setup wizard instructions to enter the required sign up information Press Accept right softkey if you are prompted to accept any license agreements or disclaimers Note Work Email Setup Consult your company s IT department for required information and permissions for any Work email accounts Read the onscreen setup instructions for additional information about setting up and using Work email options on your
213. st name and last name Making a Voice Call With ASR 1 Press and hold or 2 If you hear Say a command say Call 3 If the location is not recognized or the name does not have a number stored in Contacts your phone will play the message No match found Try Again and then return you to the previous screen 4 If you hear Say the name or number say a name or a phone number 5 If you hear Which location say a number type for example Mobile Opening Menus With ASR You can jump directly to many menu items or applications by saying Go to followed by a menu option 1 Press and hold or 2 If you hear Say a command say Go To Tip Use ASR in a quiet environment so it can accurately recognize your commands When you display a Command menu say More options to display additional commands During ASR operation press Help left softkey to get instructions using the software Tip You can skip steps 3 and 4 by saying a name and location after Call without pausing for example Call John Jones mobile Note If ASR does not recognize the name or number it will find the most likely matches and display a list of up to three names or numbers You will hear Did you say followed by the name or number You can confirm by saying Yes Say No to change the selection Sprint M550 book Page 92 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM
214. t softkey Data Services FAQs How will I know when my phone is ready for data service Your user name for example bsmith01 sprintpcs com will be displayed when you access Main Menu gt Settings gt Phone Info gt Phone Number How do I sign in for the first time You are automatically signed in to access data services when you turn on your phone How do I know when my phone is connected to data services Your phone automatically connects when data service is used or an incoming message arrives Your phone will also display the or indicator Can I make calls and use data services at the same time You cannot use voice and data services simultaneously If you receive a call while data service is active your phone forwards the call to voicemail You can place an outgoing call anytime but it will interrupt any in progress data session Note Not all Web sites are viewable on your phone Sprint M550 book Page 159 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 160 3B Web and Data Services When is my data connection active Your connection is active when data is being transferred Outgoing calls are allowed incoming calls go directly to voicemail When active the or indicator animates on your phone s display screen When is my data connection dormant If your phone receives no data for 10 seconds the connection goes dormant When the connection is dormant you can make and receive voice calls The connection may become active ag
215. the search field and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 Launching MySpace via the Carousel This page provides quick access to your MySpace page 1 Highlight Tip You can also access My Content Manager through the phone s main menu Highlight and press gt My Stuff gt Games Ringers Screen Savers or Applications gt My Stuff Manager The browser will open and take you to the corresponding content Sprint M550 book Page 155 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 156 3B Web and Data Services 2 Use the navigation key to select both the email address and password fields then enter the appropriate infomration by using either the keypad or keyboard and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 3 Select Submit and press Launching Facebook via the Carousel This page provides quick access to your MySpace page 1 Highlight gt Home and press 2 Use the navigation key to select both the email address and password fields then enter the appropriate information by using either the keypad or keyboard and press See Entering Text in Portrait Mode on page 30 or Entering Text in Landscape Mode on page 34 3 Select Log In and press Using the Browser Menu Navigating the Web from your phone using the home page is easy once you get the hang of it
216. ts users may detect a noise which can interfere with the effectiveness of the hearing device Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this interference noise and phones also vary in the amount of interference noise they may generate ANSI standard C63 19 was developed to provide a standardized means of measuring both wireless phone and hearing devices to determine usability rating categories for both Ratings have been developed for mobile phones to assist hearing device users find phones that may be compatible with their hearing device Not all phones have been rated for compatibility with hearing devices Phones that have been rated have a label located on the box Your Samsung Exclaim SPH M550 has an M4 and T3 rating These ratings are not guarantees Results will vary depending on the user s hearing device and individual type and degree of hearing loss If a hearing device is particularly vulnerable to interference noise even a phone with a higher rating may still cause unacceptable noise levels in the hearing device Trying Note Never transport or store flammable gas flammable liquids or explosives in the compartment of your vehicle that contains your phone or accessories Sprint M550 book Page 188 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Important Safety Information 4A Important Safety Information 189 out the phone with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it for your personal needs M Ratings Ph
217. u can enter text press Options right softkey gt Text Mode to change the text input mode 2 Select the T9 English text input mode Tip When entering text press the Shift key to change letter capitalization abc gt Abc gt ABC Sprint M550 book Page 30 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Phone Basics 2A Phone Basics 31 3 Press the corresponding keys once per letter to enter a word For example to enter the word Bill press If you make a mistake press to erase a single character Press and hold to erase all previously entered text To get the uppercase B in the above example press until the capitalization indicator displays T9WORD This keeps all consecutive letters uppercase until you change this setting Use T9Word to make only the first character intial uppercase all consective characters are lowercased If the word you want is not displayed after you have entered all the letters press to scroll through additional word selections To accept a word and insert a space press Adding a Word to the T9 Database If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an option when you are using T9 Text Input add it to the database by selecting the Alpha mode 1 Select the Alpha text input mode See Selecting a Text Input Mode on page 30 2 Enter the word using Alpha mode See ABC Mode on page 31 The word will appear as an option the next time you scroll through options du
218. uetooth gt Add a New gt PC 2 Follow the onscreen prompts to enter your passkey and press Voice Routing By separating both the incoming and outgoing call routing features you can now choose the call transfer behavior most appropriate for your current use Configuring Incoming Voice Routing Similarly you may choose to have the incoming call and associated audio routed according to which device answers the call rather than having the audio automatically routed to the headset when it is connected paired 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt Bluetooth gt Voice Routing Incoming 2 Highlight an incoming routing option and press Hands Free allows you to answer the incoming call only from the paired Bluetooth device if it is paired and active Phone allows you to answer the incoming call only from the phone even if there is an actively paired hands free Bluetooth device Device Answered allows you to answer the incoming call via either the phone or paired Bluetooth device Whichever device is used to receive the incoming call will have all associated audio routing made to it Sprint M550 book Page 128 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Bluetooth 2J Bluetooth 129 Configuring Outgoing Voice Routing In the case of an accessory or car kit capable of initiating a call without direct access to the phone you do not need to manually transfer the audio after initiating an outgoing call if you cho
219. use interference or danger Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency RF signals However RF signals from wireless phones may affect inadequately shielded electronic equipment RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems or entertainment systems in motor vehicles Check with the manufacturer or their representative to determine if these systems are adequately shielded from external RF signals Also check with the manufacturer regarding any equipment that has been added to your vehicle Consult the manufacturer of any personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signals Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft To prevent possible interference with aircraft systems the U S Federal Aviation Administration FAA regulations require you to have permission from a crew member to use your phone while the plane is on the ground To prevent any risk of interference FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while the plane is in the air Tip Purchase an optional hands free accessory at your local Sprint Store or call Sprint at 1 866 866 7509 You can also dial 2 2 2 on your phone Note Always turn off the phone in healthcare facilities and request permission before using the phone near me
220. ve calls from special numbers even if your phone is locked You can save up to three special numbers in addition to your Contacts entries the same number may be in both directories To add or replace a special number 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security and enter your lock code 2 Select Special 3 Highlight a location 1 3 for your entry and press 4 Enter the number and press Erasing Phone Content Use the Security menu to quickly erase all the content you have created or stored in your phone 1 Highlight and press gt Settings gt More gt Security and enter your lock code 2 Select Erase Reset 3 Select an option Erase Web Cookies to erase all web tracking cookies Erase Web History to erase the history of your recently visited web sites Erase Web Cache to erase any temporarily downloaded web files Erase Contacts to erase the contents of your Contacts list Note There are no speed dial options associated with special numbers Sprint M550 book Page 62 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Settings 2C Settings 63 Erase My Stuff to erase all the content you have downloaded to your phone Erase Pic Video to erase all pictures and videos stored on your phone Erase Messages to erase all stored messages Reset Picture Account to reset any previously configured picture account settings Reset Shortcuts to reset the list of previously create
221. ver 52 Downloading Applications 154 Games 154 Ringers 154 Screen Savers 154 Downloading Ringers and Games 152 Driving Directions 177 Sprint M550 book Page 204 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Index Index 205 E Email 149 Emergency Numbers 23 Emoticons 30 End of Call Options 25 Enhanced 911 E911 24 Entering Characters Letters 37 Numbers 37 Preset Messages 38 Symbols 38 Entering Text 30 39 ABC Mode 31 Dual Language 34 Emoticons 32 Multi tap Entry 31 Numbers 32 Preset Messages 32 33 Selecting Mode 30 Smileys 32 Symbols 32 T9 Text Input 30 Erasing Contacts 62 Messages 63 My Stuff 63 Pictures and Video 63 Web Cache 62 Web Cookies 62 Web History 62 Erasing Phone Content 62 Event Adding 79 84 Alert Menu 80 Editing 81 85 Erasing a Day s Events 81 Erasing Single Event 82 Going To 81 Viewing 81 Event Alert Menu 80 Exchange Folders 129 F Facebook 156 Family Locator 176 FCC Notice 192 File Manager 86 From Name 57 FTP Contents Folder 129 G Games Buying and Downloading 152 Google 155 GPS Navigation Registration 175 GPS Services 174 H Headset 60 Hide Secret 75 History 65 67 Erasing 67 Making a Call 66 Saving a Number 66 Home Screen Bubbles 45 Personalizing 45 Sprint M550 book Page 205 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 206 Index I In Call Options 24 Instant Messaging 151 Internet See Web 155 K Key Functions 9 Key Tone 51 Tone Length 52 Tone Type 51 Tone Volu
222. verned by the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods the application of which is expressly excluded If a dispute controversy or difference is not amicably settled it shall be finally resolved by arbitration in Seoul Korea in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board The award of arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties 14 ENTIRE AGREEMENT SEVERABILITY This EULA is the entire agreement between you and Samsung relating to the Software and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications proposals and representations with respect to the Software or any other subject matter covered by this EULA If any provision of this EULA is held to be void invalid unenforceable or illegal the other provisions shall continue in full force and effect Precautions for Transfer and Disposal If data stored on this device is deleted or reformatted using the standard methods the data only appears to be removed on a superficial level and it may be possible for someone to retrieve and reuse the data by means of special software To avoid unintended information leaks and other problems of this sort it is recommended that the device be returned to Sprint M550 book Page 200 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Warranty 4B Manufacturer s Warranty 201 Samsung s Customer Care Center for an Extended File System EFS Clear which will eliminate all user m
223. vices Press to quit the browser and return to standby mode Using My Content Manager Whether you purchase your content from your phone or from your online account management page at www sprint com My Content Manager stores all of your purchases and you may download them to your phone from there My Content Manager is a storage area on the Nationwide Sprint Network that allows you to store all your purchased files The files remain in My Content Manager until their license terms have expired even after you have downloaded the content to your phone This provides you with a convenient place to access information about your downloaded files without having to store the information in your phone s memory To access My Content Manager From the home page select Downloads gt My Content Manager You will see a list of your purchased items To download purchased content from My Content Manager 1 From the My Content Manager display highlight the item you wish to download and press The information page for the selected item will be displayed 2 Highlight Downloads and press The item will download automatically When the New Download screen is displayed the item has been successfully downloaded to your phone 3 Select an option to continue Select Use Run View left softkey to assign the downloaded item or to start in the case of a game or an application Your data session will end and you will be
224. vices to synchronize with your desktop or laptop computer Once the phone is connected to the computer you can transfer your data to or from the microSD card 1 With the phone turned on plug one end of a compatible USB cable into the phone s Charger Accessories Jack 2 Connect the other end of the cable to your computer and turn the phone on Note No driver is needed for Windows 98 or XP Other operating systems may require a USB driver that can be downloaded from www samsungwireless com usbdownload Charge Indicator Sprint M550 book Page 103 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 104 2H microSD Card 3 With the microSD card inserted highlight and press gt Tools gt Mass Storage gt Connect to PC Wait for the connection to be completed When connected the host computer will automatically detect your phone To remove the connection When you have finished transferring data click the USB device icon on your computer s taskbar and follow the onscreen instructions to safely unplug the USB cable or Press DISCONNECT right softkey gt DISCONNECT left softkey Important Connection Information No driver installation is required for Windows 2000 ME XP Vista users If you use Windows 98 98SE you have to download and install the USB Mass Storage Driver from the Sprint website at www sprint com To avoid loss of data DO NOT remove the USB cable the microSD card or the battery while files are be
225. video you wish to send and press The check box on the upper left corner will be marked You can select multiple pictures 5 Press NEXT left softkey 6 To complete and send the message follow steps 5 9 in Sending Pictures and Videos From the In Phone Folder on page 115 Managing Sprint Picture Mail Using the Sprint Picture Mail Website Once you have uploaded pictures or videos to your online Picture Mail account at www sprint com picturemail see In Phone Folder and microSD Card Options on page 114 you can use your computer to manage your pictures From the Sprint Picture Mail website you can share pictures edit album titles add captions and organize images You can even send your pictures to be printed at participating retail locations Sprint M550 book Page 117 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 118 2I Camera You will also have access to picture management tools to improve and customize your pictures You ll be able to lighten darken crop add antique effects add comic bubbles and cartoon effects and use other features to transform your pictures To access the Sprint Picture Mail Web site 1 From your computer s Internet connection go to www sprint com picturemail 2 Enter your phone number and Sprint Picture Mail password to register See Registering Your Sprint Picture Mail Account on page 107 Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone Use your phone to manage edit or s
226. y or Existing Entry and press 3 Highlight a label and press 4 Use the keypad to enter the new contact name or Search for an existing contact name and press to save the new number 5 Press DONE left softkey Contacts Entry Options To display a Contacts entry 1 Highlight and press gt Contacts 2 Highlight an entry and press Tip ICE In Case of Emergency To make it easier for emergency personnel to identify important contacts you can list your local emergency contacts under ICE in your phone s Contacts list For example if your mother is your primary emergency contact list her as ICE Mom in your Contacts To list more than one emergency contact use ICE1 ___ ICE2 ___ etc Tip You can view the next entry by pressing the navigation key right or view the previous entry by pressing the navigation key left Sprint M550 book Page 69 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 70 2E Contacts To access a Contacts entry s options Highlight an entry and press OPTIONS right softkey gt Edit Contact Highlight an option and press lt Contact Image gt to edit the image associated with the contact entry lt Contact Name gt to edit the contact entry name lt Current number gt to edit the entry phone number See Editing a Contacts Entry s Numbers on page 71 lt Add Number gt to add a phone number to the entry See Adding a Number to
227. you receive an incoming call press to enter ignore reject the call 11 BACK Clear Key deletes characters from the display in text entry mode When in a menu pressing returns you to the previous menu This key also allows you to return to the previous screen in a data session 12 MENU OK lets you access the phone s menus and selects the highlighted choice when navigating through a menu Sprint M550 book Page 9 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM 10 2A Phone Basics 13 Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts 14 Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call The volume button can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu options 15 Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a stereo headset sold seperately or an optional headset for convenient hands free conversations CAUTION Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone 16 Camera Lens as part of the built in camera lets you take pictures and videos 17 microSD Card slot lets you use the included microSD card to expand the memory of your phone See Removing the microSD Card on page 100 18 Charger Accessory Jack allows you to connect the phone charger or an optional USB cable included CAUTION Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone 19 Camera Button lets you activate the camera and cam
228. your Album 5 Select whether you would like to Copy or Move the selected images 6 Select either an existing Album or Create New Album and click OK To send an album from the online pictures menu 1 Navigate the Other Options section of the Media tab located at the lower right of the page See Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone on page 118 2 Click Share Album 3 Select a recipient or recipients from your Online Address Book 4 Enter an invitation message 5 Click Share album to send your Sprint Picture Mail album to the designated recipients Accessing Online Picture Options From Your Phone 1 Highlight and press to access the main menu 2 Select a picture from your Photos gt My Albums gt Online Albums See Managing Online Pictures From Your Phone on page 118 3 Press OPTIONS right softkey to display the image options or Press EXPAND left softkey to expand the selected picture 4 Highlight an option and press Send to send an image or video to another user using Picture Mail or to a Bluetooth enabled printer Print to display to print an image by either Home Delivery Retail Pickup PictBridge Print or Bluetooth connection Sprint M550 book Page 120 Monday April 13 2009 1 03 PM Camera 2I Camera 121 Post to Service to upload your file to a third party online service Assign to assign the pictures to be used as a Picture ID to b

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