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PCS Service PCS Phone VI-5225G
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Table of Contents How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i Basics of Your PCS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Your New PCS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Your Phone’s Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Turning Your Phone On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Turning Y
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Sending and Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Accessing Your Voicemail From Another Phone . . . . . . . . . .17 Displaying Numeric Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 PCS Service Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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How to Use This Guide Thank you for choosing PCS Service from Your service provider. Your service provider has the most complete, all-digital wireless network in the nation. Depend on it. With PCS Service, we give you what you really want from a wireless service provider – clear calls, easy-to-understand service plans, and self- servicing options for managing your account. All this is designed to make your life easier and worry free. We know you’re eager to start using your phone right away, an
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Basics of Your PCS Phone 1
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Your New PCS Phone 16. Earpiece 15. Battery Strength 1. Signal Strength Indicator Indicator 14. Display Screen 2. Softkey Buttons 13. Indicator Light 3. Charger Jack 4. Volume Control 12. OK 5. Talk 11. End (Power) 10. Navigation Key 6. Headset Jack 7. Back (Clear) 9. Microphone 8. Accessory Jack 2
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Basics Your Phone’s Features 1. Signal Strength Indicator represents the signal strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the better the signal strength. 2. Softkey Buttons let you select softkey actions or menu items. 3. Charger Jack connects the phone to the battery charger. 4. Volume Control allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (with the flip open) or adjust the voice volume during a call. The volume key can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through t
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10. Navigation Key scrolls through the phone’s menu options and acts as a shortcut key from standby mode. Press Up to access Messaging. Press Down to access Downloads. Press Right to launch a Web Connection. Press Left to view your Calendar or for your own customized shortcut. 11. End (Power) ends a call. Press and hold this key for two seconds to turn your phone On or Off. While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby mode and cancels your input. When you receive an incoming c
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Basics Turning Your Phone On and Off Turning Your Phone On Press for two seconds. (The phone will display “Searching for Service” until it locates a signal, then it will automatically enter standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you’re ready to begin making and receiving calls.) Turning Your Phone Off Press for two seconds until you see the “Powering Off” animation. Setting the Language T o set your phone’s display language: 1. Press Menu (left softkey ) to access the main me
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Using the Battery and Charger Installing and Removing the Battery To install, insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone and gently press down until the latch snaps into place. To remove, make sure the power is off. Press the battery release latch up and remove the battery from the phone at a 45-degree angle. Charging the Battery T o use the charger provided with your phone: Plug the round end of the AC adapter into the phone’s charger jack and the other end into an elect
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Basics Making and Answering Calls Making Calls 1. Make sure your phone is on. 2. Enter a phone number. (If you make a mistake while dialing, press to erase one digit at a time or press and hold to erase the entire number.) 3. Press to place the call. 4. When you’re finished, press or close the flip. Answering Calls 1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming calls go to your voicemail.) 2. When your phone rings or vibrates, answer the call by pressing . (Depending on your sett
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L Entering Text Your PCS Phone makes it easy to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you need to enter text (for example, when entering a Phone Book entry or when using the phone’s messaging features). They are: T9Word: Allows you to enter text using a predictive text entering system that reduces the amount of keys that need to be pressed while entering a word. Abc: Allows you to cycle through the alpha characters associated with the letters on the keypad. 123: Allows y
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Basics Entering T ext Using T9 T ext Input T9 Text Input (Predictive Text Input) lets you enter text in your PCS Phone by pressing keys just once per letter. When you display certain screens where you can enter text, and there is an Options softkey, you may try using T9 Text Input. T o use T9 text input: 1. Enter your text using the keypad. (For example, type “car” by pressing .) The word is not completed until the last letter is pressed. 2. Once a word is complete, press to create a space and c
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Controlling Your Roaming Experience Your phone is Digital Dual Band, which means you can make and receive calls while on the your service provider and you can also roam on other 1900 MHz and 800 MHz digital networks where we’ve implemented agreements with other carriers. Your phone has several features that let you control your roaming experience. Setting Your Phone’s Roam Mode 1. Press Menu (left softkey ) to access the main menu. 2. Scroll to Settings and press . 3. Scroll to Roaming and pres
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Basics Call Guard Call Guard reminds you when you are making or receiving a roaming call and requires you to take additional steps before placing or answering roaming calls. These additional steps are not required when you make or receive calls while on the your service provider, or if your PCS Service Plan includes roaming. T o turn Call Guard on: 1. Press Menu (left softkey ) to access the main menu. 2. Scroll to Settings and press . 3. Scroll to Roaming and press . 4. Select Call Guard and pr
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Using Your Phone Book Saving Phone Numbers 1. Enter a phone number from standby mode. 2. Press Save (left softkey). 3. Select a label and press . 4. Select New Name for a new contact or Existing to add a number to an existing contact and press . 5. Use the numeric keypad to enter the new contact name and press to save the new entry. – or – Search for an existing contact name and press to save the new number. Finding Phone Numbers 1. Enter one or more digits from standby mode. 2. Select Options (
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Basics Making a Call From Your Phone Book 1. Press Menu (left softkey ) to access the main menu. 2. Scroll to Phone Book and press . 3. Select Find Name and press . Shortcut: From standby mode, select Search (right softkey) to list the entries in your phone book. 4. Highlight the entry you want to call and press . 5. Highlight the number you want to call and press . 13
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Changing Your Phone’s Settings You can customize many of your phone’s functions, from the display and sounds to messaging and security, through the Settings menu. Below are just a few examples of how to navigate and use the Settings menu. Changing the Greeting 1. Press Menu (left softkey ) to access the main menu. 2. Scroll to Settings and press . 3. Scroll to Display and press . 4. Select Greeting and press . 5. Use the numeric keypad to type your personalized greeting and press . The default t
