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Section 2B: Controlling Your Phone’s Settings 44
TTY Use With Sprint PCS Service
A TTY (also known as a TDD or Text Telephone), is a telecommunications
device that allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have
speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone.
Your phone is compatible with TTY devices that comply with the
TSB
121 industry standard. Please check with the manufacturer of
your TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless
transmission. By using your phone’s Pop-Port and the Nokia HDA-10
adapter, your phone can be connected to a “cellular ready” or
“cellular compatible” TTY/TDD device a special cable. If this cable
was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device
manufacturer to purchase the connector cable.
When establishing your Sprint PCS Service, please call
Sprint
Customer Service via the state Telecommunications Relay
Service (TRS) by first dialing . Then provide the state
TRS with this number: 866-727-4889.
To connect your TTY device:
1. Confirm that your TTY device is “cellular ready” or “cellular
compatible” and that you have the proper connecting cable,
supplied by the manufacturer of your TTY device.
2. Plug the 3.5mm end of the cable into the input jack of the
TTY device and plug the 2.5mm end of the cable into the
Nokia HDA-10 adapter.
3. Plug the Nokia HDA-10 adapter into the Pop-Port of your
Nokia phone.
To turn the TTY mode on or off:
1. Connect the TTY/TDD device to your phone.
2. Press .
3. Follow the prompts by pressing OK or Exit.
4. Select Yes to turn on the TTY mode and dial the contact’s
number.
- or -
Select No to turn off TTY mode.