Samsung SPH-L900 User Manual

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User Guide ©2012 Sprint. Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint. Other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. ...

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TOC i Table of Contents Get Started .................................................................................................................................... 1 Your Phone at a Glance .....................................................

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TOC ii Adding and Removing Widgets .................................................................................... 26 Extended Home Screens ............................................................................................. 26 Re...

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TOC iii Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages ........................................................................ 47 Configure Visual Voicemail Options ............................................................................. 47 Config...

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TOC iv S Beam ......................................................................................................................... 65 Nearby Devices ..............................................................................................

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TOC v Wallpaper ..................................................................................................................... 80 LED Indicator .................................................................................................

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TOC vi Screen Lock: Face and Voice Unlock .......................................................................... 92 Screen Lock: Pattern .................................................................................................... 92 ...

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TOC vii Accessory Settings ............................................................................................................ 106 Date and Time Settings .....................................................................................

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TOC viii Create a Google Account ........................................................................................... 127 Sign In to Your Google Account ................................................................................. 128...

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TOC ix Locating Your VOD Registration Number .................................................................. 154 Register Your DivX Device for VOD Playback of Purchased Movies ......................... 154 Google Play Store App ................

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TOC x Group Cast ........................................................................................................................ 175 Starting a Group Cast Session ............................................................................

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TOC xi Set the Browser Home Page ...................................................................................... 196 Create Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 1...

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TOC xii Event Alerts ................................................................................................................ 217 View Events ..................................................................................................

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TOC xiii Update Your Phone Firmware .................................................................................... 235 Update Your Android Operating System .................................................................... 237 Update Yo...

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Get Started 1 Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and Sprint service the first time. Your Phone at a Glance Set Up Your Phone Activate Your Phone Complete the Setup Screens Set Up Voi...

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Get Started 2  Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press the battery into place.  Replace the battery compartment cover, making sure all the tabs are secure and there are no gaps around the cover. Note: When you ins...

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Get Started 3 Warning! While the phone is charging, if the touchscreen does not function due to an unstable power supply, unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet or unplug the USB cable from the phone. Plug the AC adapter into...

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Get Started 4 ● If you received your phone in the mail and it is for a new Sprint account or a new line of service, it is designed to activate automatically.  When you turn the phone on for the first time, you should see a Hands Free Ac...

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Get Started 5 optimizer and uncheck the box. For more information, see Sprint Connections Optimizer. Once your phone is turned on, you will see the Welcome screen. Select a language (if 1. needed) and tap Next to get started. Note: On the ...

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Get Started 6 • Backup or Backup and restore - Select your Google account backup settings. If you're signing in with an existing Google account, you can elect to restore your Google account information, such as apps, bookmarks, Wi-Fi pa...

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Get Started 7 Tip: You can also use your phone's Visual Voicemail app to set up and access your Sprint voicemail. See Visual Voicemail for details. Sprint Account Information and Help Find out about account passwords and information abou...

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Get Started 8 ● View and pay your bill. ● Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment. ● Purchase accessories. ● Shop for the latest Sprint phones. ● View available Sprint service plans and options. ● Learn more a...

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Get Started 9 ► Press and tap > Keypad tab, and then tap . Sprint Operator Services Sprint Operator Services provides assistance when you place collect calls or when you place calls billed to a local telephone calling card or...

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Device Basics 10 Phone Basics Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. The following topics will introduce the basic functions...

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Device Basics 11 Key Functions The following list defines the features listed in the above illustrations. ● Status light displays red when charging, green when fully charged, blue when powering off, and blue when a notification has arrived....

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Device Basics 12 ● Volume Buttons allow you to adjust the ringtone or media volume or adjust the voice volume during a call. ● Flash helps illuminate subjects in low-light environments when the camera is focusing and capturing a photo or...

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Device Basics 13 The following list defines the features listed in the above illustrations. ● Pen Button: by pressing the Pen button, you can add functionality to the S Pen. ● Stylus Tip: the tip of the S Pen is used for tapping or wri...

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Device Basics 14 Back Button To move to a previous screen, hold the S Pen button and touch and drag the screen as shown in the illustration below. The previous screen displays. Menu Button To display the menu from any screen, hold the S Pen...

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Device Basics 15 Launch S Note Lite S Note Lite is an application that you can launch from any screen to take quick notes or jot down ideas. To open S Note Lite, hold the S Pen button and double-tap the screen. ...

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Device Basics 16 Screen Capture To take a screen capture, hold the S Pen button and press and hold the S Pen anywhere on the screen. Write on Any Screen After Capture To write on a screen capture, use the pen to draw or write. ...

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Device Basics 17 Air View The Air View UX delivers more functionality with less clicks, making you more productive. When you hold the S Pen near the screen, a pointer appears on the screen. Move the pointer to files, subjects, or options to pr...

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Device Basics 18 Multi Window Overview Multi Window allows you to use two apps on the same screen, in separate, resizable windows. Enable Multi Window Display Multi Window Work With Multi Window Enable Multi Window Enable Multi window on th...

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Device Basics 19 Switch Multi Window App Positions While using Multi Window , you can switch the position of the app windows on the screen. Touch the border between the windows, then touch ► Make a Multi Window App Full Screen While usin...

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Device Basics 20 Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. ...

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Device Basics 21 Drag To drag, touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar t...

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Device Basics 22 Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. ...

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Device Basics 23 Note: The Auto-rotate check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. To make this selection, press > > Settings and tap Display > Auto-rotate screen. See Auto-Rotate Screen for ...

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Device Basics 24 Creating Shortcuts Adding and Removing Primary Shortcuts Adding and Removing Widgets Extended Home Screens Recently Used Applications Home Screen Overview Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen...

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Device Basics 25 2. Navigate to the desired Home Page and tap to display your current applications. 3. Scroll through the list and locate your desired application. To add a widget, tap the Widget tab and then select a widget. 4. Touch and...

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Device Basics 26 Note: Before replacing a primary shortcut, you must first add the replacement shortcut to the Home Screen. For more information, see Creating Shortcuts. Press to display the main Home screen. 1. Touch and hold the pri...

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Device Basics 27 Your phone supports up to six extended screens in addition to the main Home screen. Note: You cannot add more screens, unless you have previously deleted any of the existing screens. The maximum number of home screens is seven...

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Device Basics 28 2. Tap an image to open the selected application. Status Bar The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status information on the right side and notification alerts on the left. To view notifica...

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Device Basics 29 Network (full signal) Network (roaming) 3G (data service) 4G (data service) Airplane Mode Sync Active Alarm Set Battery (charging) Battery (full charge) Notification Icons Ico...

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Device Basics 30 Phone being used to control streaming media and is connected to a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified device using the AllShare Play application. Phone is sharing/streaming media to paired device using th...

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Device Basics 31 Selecting a Text Input Method Some characters and types, such as some symbols and emoticons, are not accessible from the onscreen keyboard. The Text Input Method can be assigned from within one of two locations: Settings Menu...

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Device Basics 32 Note: Samsung keyboard is selected by default. Depending on your phone's configuration, there may not be another keyboard type available, although Swype and Google voice typing may still be used. Google Voice Typing Th...

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Device Basics 33 3. If the text is incorrect, tap DELETE. 4. Once you have completed entering your message, tap . The onscreen keyboard will reappear. Samsung Keyboard Input Options With both Swype and the Samsung Keyboard, it's easy ...

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Device Basics 34 subsequent characters are lowercase. Displays when all characters will be entered as uppercase characters (shift- lock). By default, the first letter of a new entry is capitalized and the following letters are lowercase...

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Device Basics 35 Press > > Settings > Language and input > (adjacent to the 1. Samsung keyboard field) – or – From within the Samsung keyboard, touch and hold and then tap to reveal the Samsung keyboard settings s...

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Device Basics 36  Advanced • Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word in each sentence (standard English style). • Auto-punctuate automatically inserts a period at the end of a sentence when...

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Device Basics 37  SYM (Symbol) : to enter numbers and symbols from the on-screen keyboard. In this mode, the text mode button displays . Note: After typing an initial uppercase character, tap to toggle capitalization. Icon Descrip...

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Device Basics 38 – or – With Swype as your text entry method, touch and hold to access Swype settings. Tap How to Swype to view an on-screen manual for Swype. 2. Tap Preferences and configure any of the following advanced options: 3....

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Device Basics 39  Contribute usage data: when enabled, allows the Nuance ® application to collect usage data for better word predictions.  Cellular data: when enabled, activates cellular data usage by the Swype application so it can ...

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Phone Calls 40 Phone Calls With the Sprint National Network and your phone’s phone, you can enjoy clear calling across the country. Make Phone Calls Receive Phone Calls Voicemail (Traditional) Visual Voicemail Phone Call Options Logs M...

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Phone Calls 41 4. To end the call, tap . Call from Logs All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls are recorded in the Call log. You can place a call to numbers or contacts that display in this area. 1. Press and tap . 2. Tap the Logs t...

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Phone Calls 42 Call a Number in a Text Message While viewing a text message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message. For more information, see Text Messaging and MMS. 1. Press and tap . 2. Open the message...

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Phone Calls 43 2. Tap . To call the 911 emergency number normally: 1. Press and tap > Keypad tab. 2. Tap . Enhanced 911 (E911) Information This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary...

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Phone Calls 44 Reject an Incoming Call The following procedure shows you how to reject and incoming call. ► When the call comes in, touch and slide to the left. Reject a Call with a Text Message You can automatically reject an incoming c...

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Phone Calls 45  Record your name announcement.  Record your greeting. Note: Voicemail Password – Sprint strongly recommends that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a ...

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Phone Calls 46 Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages Configure Visual Voicemail Options Configure Visual Voicemail Settings Automatically Enable the Speakerphone Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu Edit the From Name via the Voi...

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Phone Calls 47 Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages When you are done listening to a voicemail message you can easily access other voicemail messages without returning to the main voicemail screen. 1. Press and tap > . 2. Listen to...

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Phone Calls 48  Speaker On to turn the speakerphone on during playback. If the speakerphone feature was enabled within the Voicemail Settings menu, the speakerphone will always be automatically enabled during voicemail playback. • The...

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Phone Calls 49  Tap Delete messages to select the number of days for the system to wait before deleting your messages from the Trash folder. Choose from: Empty trash after 30 days, Empty trash after 10 days, Empty trash immediately, or Neve...

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Phone Calls 50 Edit the From Name via the Voicemail Menu From your Visual Voicemail menu, you can quickly change the name or number attached to your voice messages. 1. Press and tap > . 2. Tap > Settings > Display name. 3. ...

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Phone Calls 51 In-call Options Speed Dialing Dialing Options Tap while dialing a call to display a list of options. Tap an option to select it. ► ● Send message to send a text message to the entry. ● Add to Contacts to add the en...

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Phone Calls 52 Slide to the right. (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.) 1. To switch back to the first caller, tap Swap. 2. 3-way Calling With 3-Way Calling (also known as Conference calling), you can talk to t...

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Phone Calls 53 3. Tap . (You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm the deactivation.) In-call Options While you’re on a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Tap an option to select it. ● Add call: displays the dialer...

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Phone Calls 54  Noise reduction On/Off: allows you to turn on the Noise reduction feature when you are in a noisy area. Turn it Off when not needed to conserve battery power.  My call sound: allows you to configure the audio equalizer u...

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Phone Calls 55 Tap an unassigned space. (For example, if you select an entry in space 12, and space 8 4. shows "Not assigned," you can tap space 8 to move the entry.) Tap to return to the speed dial setting screen. 5. Making a Ca...

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Phone Calls 56  Call [number]  Send message  Copy to dialing screen  Send number  Add to Contacts/View contact  Delete Clear Logs Follow these steps to clear the Logs list. 1. Press and tap . 2. Tap the Logs ...

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Settings 57 Settings The following topics provide an overview of items you can change using your phone’s Settings menus. Wi-Fi Settings Hotspot Settings Bluetooth Settings Data Usage Settings More Settings Call Settings Home Screen Mod...

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Settings 58 S Pen Settings Accessory Settings Date and Time Settings Accessibility Settings Developer Options Settings Activate this Device System Update Settings About Device Wi-Fi Settings This group of settings lets you control your p...

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Settings 59  MAC address: view your phone’s MAC address, required when connecting to some secured networks (not configurable).  IP address: view your phone’s IP address. Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows phone-to-device connections...

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Settings 60 Connect to a Hotspot 1. Enable Wi-Fi on your target device (laptop, media device, etc.). 2. Scan for Wi-Fi networks from the device and select your hotspot from the network list.  The network name for Sprint Hotspot on your p...

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Settings 61 The data usage displays as a visual (chart) and displays a list of each application with a breakdown of how many MB were used per application. 6. Tap . From this menu, you can:  Tap Data roaming to allow data roaming. For de...

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Settings 62 is prohibited. When you set your phone to Airplane mode, it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information. To turn Airplane Mode on or off: 1. Press and tap > Settings > More settings. 2. Select the Ai...

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Settings 63 Tethering Tethered Mode allows your computer to obtain an external data connection by using the phone’s wireless data services and a wired USB connection or a separate Bluetooth connection. Important! If you are using your pho...

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Settings 64 Before you add a VPN you must determine which VPN protocol to use: PPTP, L2TP/IPSec PSK, L2TP/IPSec RSA, IPSec Xauth PSK, IPSec Xauth RSA, or IPSec Hybrid RSA. Note: You must configure a screen unlock pattern, PIN, or alphanumeric...

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Settings 65 Roaming Settings 1. Press and tap > Settings > More settings. 2. Tap Roaming > Roaming settings and select your roaming options.  Under Domestic CDMA, select or deselect Voice or Data.  Under International...

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Settings 66 Nearby Devices This option allows you to share your media files with nearby devices using DLNA. Press and tap > Settings > More settings > Nearby devices. 1. Verify Wi-Fi Direct is enabled and you are paired with t...

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Settings 67 Note: This feature allows a connection between your phone and the optional AllShare Cast Hub, via a shared Wi-Fi connection. The AllShare Cast Hub then allows the communicating TV to mirror what is being shown on the phone's d...

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Settings 68 3. Connect the USB cable from your phone to your computer. A window will display your phone contents. 4. To transfer files via MTP, pull down the task bar and select Connect as a Media Device. – or – To transfer via PTP, p...

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Settings 69  $ Mount.mtpfs ~/mtp/ You can now access your files from ~/mtp/. adbfs 1. After adbfs is compiled, enable USB debugging (if disabled). For more information, refer to Developer Options Settings. 2. Connect the USB cable to y...

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Settings 70 Voice Privacy Call Rejection The Call Rejection feature allows you to categorize both known and unknown callers as rejected contacts. These Contacts are then added to you Rejection list which can be managed for individual entries ...

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Settings 71 Tap Keytones to create a checkmark if you want tones to play when the keypad is 5. pressed. Call Alert Call alert allows you to assign call alert tones and activate call alerts and vibration. 1. Press , tap , and then tap &g...

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Settings 72 Accessory Settings for Call The Accessory Settings feature allows you to assign headset settings during incoming calls. ● Automatic answering configures the phone to automatically answer an incoming call when a headset is detect...

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Settings 73 Additional Settings The Additional Settings menu contains a Noise reduction feature. This feature suppresses background noise on your side of the conversation during an active call. 1. Press , tap , and then tap > Call sett...

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Settings 74 provided with your TTY phone, contact your TTY phone manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. To turn TTY Mode on or off: 1. Press , tap , and then tap > Call settings. 2. Tap TTY mode. 3. Tap TTY Off to turn off T...

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Settings 75 2. Tap DTMF tones. Choose from either Normal or Long. Voicemail Settings These settings allow you to choose the method by which you receive your voicemails and general playback preferences. 1. Press , tap , and then tap >...

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Settings 76 Voice Privacy The Voice Privacy option automatically reduces the sound of the incoming caller’s voice for enhanced privacy. 1. Press , tap , and then tap > Call settings. 2. Tap Voice privacy to activate the feature (a ...

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Settings 77  If you select Custom, select the contacts you wish to be exempt from blocking and tap Done when you are finished. Sound Settings The Sound settings menu lets you control your phone’s audio, from ringtones and alerts to touc...

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Settings 78 3. Touch and drag the onscreen sliders to assign vibration intensity level settings for the following:  Incoming call, Notification, and Haptic feedback. 4. Tap OK to assign the vibration levels. Device Ringtone Ringtones h...

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Settings 79 2. Tap Sound and vibration to activate the feature (a green checkmark appears in the adjacent field). System Sound Settings The System sound settings menu lets you select whether you hear tones when tapping numbers on the keypad,...

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Settings 80 Auto Adjust Screen Tone Wallpaper The Wallpaper settings option allows you to set the Wallpaper for your Home screen, Lock screen, or both. Wallpapers consist of either Gallery images (user taken), Live wallpapers (animated backgr...

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Settings 81 Note: You can also assign wallpaper preferences by pressing and holding a spot on a Home screen and selecting Set wallpaper for Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock screens. Home and Lock Screens This feature assigns the cu...

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Settings 82 Press and tap > Settings > Display > Page buddy. 1. Tap the ON/OFF slider to turn Page buddy on . 2. Place a green checkmark adjacent to those features you would like to enable. Choose 3. from: S Pen page, Earphon...

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Settings 83 2. Tap a time setting. Choose from 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. Smart Rotation This feature uses the front camera to determine the orientation of your face before automatically rotating t...

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Settings 84 2. Tap Touch key light duration and then tap a time setting. Choose from 1.5 seconds, 6 seconds, Always off, or Always on. Display Battery Percentage The battery charge level displays as an icon in the notification panel by defaul...

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Settings 85 Audio (music, ringtones, podcasts) Audio displays the amount of memory occupied by any audible files. Downloads Downloads displays the amount of memory occupied by files downloaded from an email account, the Internet, or other out...

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Settings 86 2. Tap Unmount SD card to release the microSD card from its use by the phone. The icon appears within the Notifications area to indicate an unmounted internal microSD card.  The microSD card must first be mounted in order to...