Boost Mobile i290 Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Basics
lock keypad
You can lock your phone’s external keys
to prevent accidental key presses.
To lock the external keys automatically
after a specified time:
Find it:
O
> Security > Keypad Lock >
Auto Lock.
Tip: You can lock the keypad inmediately
by pressing
M
and
*
.
Transmitters
Note: Consult airline staff about the use
of the Transmitters feature during flight.
Turn off your phone whenever instructed
to do so by airline staff.
Transmitters turns off your phone’s
calling features in situations where
wireless phone use is prohibited. You
can use the phone’s other non-calling
features when Transmitters is turned off.
Find it:
O
>
Advanced
>
Transmitters
>
Off
.
Use GPS with map
software
Your phone is enabled with a highly-
capable GPS receiver that sends
location information to a USB port on a
PC, laptop, or PDA.
Note: No serial port connectivity is
provided by your phone. Applications on
the host device which are expecting to
receive the GPS location information via
a serial port must instead use a Virtual
Serial Comm Port.
The data sent to the host device is
formatted as prescribed in the National
Marine Electronics Association 0183
V3.0 (NMEA-0183) standard. As such it
supports the following sentences: GGA,
GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC, and VTG.
Note: This handset is not a full NMEA-
0183 compliant device supporting
electrical RS-422/RS-232 connectivity as
dictated by the NMEA-0183 standard.
Consequently it's unsuitable for