Section 2B

Settings

You can customize your device to sound, look, and operate just the way you want it to. This section describes how to change your device’s settings to best suit your needs. Take a few moments to review these options and to adjust or add settings that are right for you.

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.

Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls

Your device 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. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Ringers.

  2. Touch the entry within the Voice Calls field.

  3. Scroll through the list of available ringer sounds.

  5. Touch a sound name to assign it.

Selecting Ringer Types for Voicemail

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Ringers.

  2. Touch the Voicemail field.

  3. Scroll through the list of available ringer sounds.

  5. Touch a sound name to assign it.

Selecting Ringer Types for Messages

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Ringers.

  2. Touch the Messages field.

  3. Scroll through the list of available ringer sounds.

  5. Touch a sound name to assign it.

Selecting Ringer Types for Alarm / Calendar / Timer Events

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Ringers.

  2. Touch the Alarm / Calendar / Timer field.

  3. Scroll through the list of available ringer sounds.

  5. Touch a sound name to assign it.

Activating Voice Notification

This feature will call out a phone number instead of using your assigned ringer.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Ringers.

  2. Locate the Voice Notification field.

  3. Touch and drag the slider to either the On or Off position. This activates or deactivates the feature.

Purchasing Ring Tones (Ringers)

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Ringers.

  2. Touch any of the available Ringers fields.

  3. Touch to access the online Ringers page where you can then purchase new ring tones.

  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to purchase the new ring tone.

Adjusting the Device’s Volume Settings

Adjust your device’s volume settings to suit your needs and your environment.

Adjusting the Ringer Volume

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Volume & Vibration.

  2. Touch and drag the Ringer Volume slider left or right to adjust the volume level.

  3. Touch and drag the Always Vibrate slider left or right to turn the feature either On or Off.

  4. Once you are done, press .

Tip

You can adjust the ringer volume (or the earpiece volume during a call) by using the volume key on the left side of your device.

Adjusting the System Volume

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Volume & Vibration.

  2. Touch and drag the System Volume slider left or right to adjust the volume level.

Adjusting Other Volume Settings

In addition to the Ringer and System Volume settings, there are three additional Volume parameters that can be adjusted.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Volume & Vibration.

  2. Touch and drag the corresponding sliders left or right to turn the feature either On or Off.

  4. Once you are done, press .

Silence All

The Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your device off.

To activate Silence All:

To deactivate Silence All:

Always Vibrate

The Always Vibrate option allows you to add a vibrate to a ringer. This option is only available with volume levels 1 Beep and Levels 1 - 8.

To activate Always Vibrate:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Volume.

  2. Touch and drag the Always Vibrate slider to the On position.

To deactivate Always Vibrate

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Volume.

  2. Touch and drag the Always Vibrate slider to the Off position.

Display Settings

Backlight

Select how long the display screen remains backlit and time until it turns off after any action.

To set the backlight dim time:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Display > Dim.

  2. Touch a time setting.

Note

Long backlight settings reduce the battery’s talk and standby times.

To set the backlight deactivation time:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Display > Off.

  2. Touch a time setting.

Background

Choose what you see on the screen while powering on or off and when in the unlock screen. See “Downloading Your Online Pictures” on page 120.

To change the background image:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Display.

  2. Touch the Background field.

  3. Choose a source for your new image by touching the corresponding onscreen button. (A list of available images will be displayed.)

  5. Scroll through the available images by sliding your fingertip or stylus left or right across the screen.

  6. With the selected image onscreen, touch Assign. (For more information on downloading images, see “Downloading Content” on page 170.)

Brightness

Adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your surroundings.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > Display.

  2. Touch and drag the slider left or right to adjust the brightness level.

Touch Settings

Touch Sensitivity

The Instinct's touch screen requires a small amount of pressure to operate. The smaller the size of your contact point on the screen, the less the amount of pressure required. The tip of your finger will work better than the pad of your finger, and a fingernail or stylus will require even less pressure. Initially, your device's sensitivity is set to its highest level. Once you have discovered your preferred method for operating your touchscreen, you may find that it is too sensitive for some applications. You can adjust how sensitive the device is to touch actions on the screen.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > Touch Sensitivity.

  2. Touch and drag the slider left or right to adjust the sensitivity level.

  4. Once you are done, touch Done.

Screen Calibration

Use this menu to re-align the screen’s touch accuracy. This should only be done if the device does not appear to be responding properly to onscreen touches.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > Calibration.

  2. Touch OK and follow the onscreen instructions.

  3. Use either your fingertip or stylus to touch the four crosshair locations on the screen.

Important

For this calibration process to complete successfully, it is recommended that you use the stylus to accurately set the new calibration touch points.

 

Location Settings

Your device is equipped with a Location feature for use in conjunction 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.

Note

Turning Location on will allow the network to detect your position using GPS technology, making some Sprint applications and services easier to use. Turning 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.

To enable your device’s Location feature:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General.

  2. Touch and move the Location slider to the On position. Read the disclaimer and touch OK.

  4. Once you are done, press .

Messaging Settings

Staying connected to your friends and family has never been easier. With your device’s advanced messaging capabilities, you can send and receive many different kinds of text messages without placing a voice call. (For more information, see “Accessing Email Messaging” on page 158.)

Messaging settings make text messaging easier by letting you decide how you would like to be notified of new messages, create a signature with each sent message, and create your own preset messages.

 

Deleting Old Messages

To delete all messages:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Messaging.

  2. Touch () to open the Delete menu.

  3. Touch Delete All > Delete.

Note

Messages can also be deleted by touching and holding the selected message until it detaches from the list, dragging it over the Delete icon, and then lifting your finger to release it into the Trash Bin.

To delete selected messages:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Messaging.

  2. Touch () to open the Delete menu.

  3. Touch Delete Some.

  4. Touch those messages you wish to delete. Selected messages are then highlighted in blue.

  5. Touch and drag the Delete Selected slider to the right.

Airplane Mode

Airplane Mode allows you to use many of your device’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 device to Airplane Mode, it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > Airplane Mode.

  2. Move the slider to either On or Off.

  3. Read the onscreen message and touch OK to continue.

While in Airplane Mode, your device’s standby screen will display “Phone off.”

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 device is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Your device and TTY device will connect via a special cable that plugs into your device’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 the state Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) by first dialing where the phone number now appears. Then provide the state TRS with this number: 866-727-4889.

To turn TTY Mode on or off:

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > TTY. (An informational message will be displayed.)

  2. Touch OK.

  3. Touch one of the following options:

Note

In TTY Mode, your device will display the TTY access icon.

If TTY mode is enabled, the audio quality of non-TTY devices connected to the headset jack may be impaired.

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.

Updating Phone Software

The update phone firmware (software) 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.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > Update Software.

  2. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Updating the PRL

The update PRL option allows you to download and update the PRL (preferred roaming list) in your phone automatically.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > Update PRL.

  2. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Updating the Data Profile

If there are any changes to your account (such as plan change), a change to your username and password, etc., it will be necessary to update this profile to your device.

  1. Press and touch Main () > Settings > General > Update Data Profile.

  2. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Favorites

Your device offers you the option of assigning shortcuts to favorite or often-used functions. You can use the function to quickly launch your personally designated shortcuts.

To add an application as a Favorite Function:

  1. Touch the onscreen Tap to add button.

  2. Touch Application and choose from one of the following category types: Main, Fun, or Web.

  3. Touch an application from one of these three category functions to add it to the Favorites page.

  4. Repeat this process to add other functions such as Music Playlist, Send Message/Email, Web Bookmarks,
    TV Channels     and Radio Station.