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Section 2A:Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics 19
Viewing the Display Screen
Your phone’s display screen provides a wealth of information
about your phone’s status and options. This list identifies 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 > Phone Info > Help.
current signal strength: the more lines, the
stronger the signal.
phone cannot receive a signal from the system.
call is in progress.
E911 only.
location service is on.
vibration alert mode on.
silence alert mode on.
appears when either an event or an alarm is set.
phone is roaming (out of service area).
phone is in Speakerphone mode.
phone is in TTY mode.
phone is in emergency mode.
unr
ead te
xt message
urgent unread message: Blinking
normal unread message: ON
no unread message: OFF
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9. Microphone allows the other caller to hear you clearly
when you are speaking to them.
10. Navigation Key scrolls through the phone’s menu
options and acts as a shortcut key from standby mode.
Ⅲ
Press Up to activate Voice Activated Dialing (VAD).
Also used as an upper arrow key. Press to activate and
deactivate speakerphone during call.
Ⅲ
Press Down to directly access Quick Search for
Phone Book entries. Also used as a down arrow key.
Ⅲ
Press Right to enter “My Menu”. Also used as a right
arrow key.
Ⅲ
Press Left to enter the Message menu. Also used as a
left arrow key.
11. End (Power) to terminate a call. Press and hold to turn the
phone ON/OFF.
12. OK selects the highlighted choice when navigating
through a menu.
13. Display Screen displays all the information needed to
operate your phone, such as the call status, the internal
phone book’s contact list, the date and time, the signal
and battery strength, etc.
14. Battery Strength Indicator represents the amount of
remaining battery charge currently available in your
phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon,
the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged
or empty.
15. Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.