Sanyo katana users manual

You can also press and hold to end a call with the flip closed while you are using the speakerphone mode. Battery Strength Indicator represents the amount of remaining battery charge currently available in your phone.

Page 32 indicates the handset is connected to a Bluetooth device green icon. The more black you see, the more power you have left. Page 33 indicates the speakerphone mode is set to on. The following list previews some of those features and provides Page 35 Speed dial lets you dial phone numbers with one keypress page T9 Text Input lets you quickly type messages with one keypress per letter see page When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode — The failure to use a Sprint-approved or manufacturer-approved battery and charger may increase the risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

Page 38 gold contacts. Gently press down until the battery snaps into place. Install the protective cover by lining up the tabs ata degree angle, and gently press down until the cover snaps into place. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you will lose all the information you were just working on.

The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times. To navigate through a menu, simply press the navigation key up or down.

Page Making And Answering Calls Making and Answering Calls Holding Your Phone To maximize performance, do not obstruct the bottom portion of your phone where the internal antenna is located while using the phone.

Making Calls Placing a call from your phone is as easy as making a call from any landline phone. Page 43 Press or close the phone when you are finished. To select an option, highlight it and press Abbrev. Dial to dial the phone number in your Contacts list that ends with the digits you entered. Call to dial the phone number.

If your phone is off, incoming calls go to voicemail. The LED indicator light flashes. The backlight illuminates. The screen displays an incoming call message. Page 49 Changing the Ringer Volume To change the ringer volume, press the Side Volume key when the phone is open and in standby mode. Adjusting Volume During a Conversation When you need to adjust the receiver volume during a conversation, use the Side Volume key, or press the navigation To call the Missed Call entry: Press Call left softkey.

Tip: If you have two or more notifications, the Missed Alerts list will appear. To display a Missed Call entry from standby mode: Select Highlight the entry you wish to view and press Page 51 To exit Emergency mode: Press to end a call. Press Options right softkey to display the options menu. Select Exit Emergency. Note: When you are in Emergency mode, you can exit only from the options menu.

To select Emergency mode options: Press to end a call. Page In-Call Options In-Call Options Pressing Options right softkey during a call displays a list of features you may use during the course of a call.

To select an option, highlight it and press available through the Options menu: Flash to answer an incoming Call Waiting call or to connect a third party during Three-Way Calling. Page Transfer Audio Transfer Audio The transfer audio function lets you switch the call from your phone to a hands-free device without disconnecting the call. To transfer audio during a call: Press repeatedly to switch between different audio modes.

An entry may contain up to seven numbers. Your phone automatically sorts the Contacts entries alphabetically. For more information, see Section 2F: Using Contacts on page To save a number from standby mode To find a phone number: Enter the last four or more digits of the number in standby mode.

The more numbers you enter, the more specific the search becomes. There are two types of pauses available on your phone: Hard Pause sends the next set of numbers when you press 2-Sec. This feature is subject to network availability. To make a call using Plus Code Dialing: Press and hold Using Abbreviated Dialing Abbreviated Dialing is similar to speed dialing. Page 60 To place a call using Prepend Abbreviated Dialing: Enter the last four or five digits of your desired number.

Book Match is set to Disable, you can display the digit number including the predefined prepend number by entering the last four or five digits of the number. To change the character input mode: When you display a screen where you can enter text, press Mode right softkey to change the character See page Select Language to select the language English or Spanish. Erase All to erase all text if applicable.

SelectText to select stored text for copying or cutting. Add Word to store words that you use frequently. Page 63 to erase a single character. Press and hold word by word. To accept a word and insert a space, press Tip: In order to insert a space by pressing Auto-Space setting must be on. Adding a Word to the T9 Database If a word you want to enter is not displayed as an option when you are using T9 Text Input, you can add it to the database.

Text Mode to allow T9 text input to recognize words you have added to the T9 database. Word Choice List to display the word choice list. Show after enter to select when after 1—3 digits to display the word choice list. Press the corresponding keys repeatedly until the desired letter appears. This section describes how you can You can assign ringer types to individual Contacts entries, types of calls, and types of messages. Preprogrammed Ringers include a variety of standard ringer types and familiar music.

Vibrating Ringer alerts you to calls or messages without disturbing others. Press through the available ringers. Press Selecting a Vibrate Pattern With this feature, you can select a vibrate pattern for incoming calls, messages, and alarms. Longer tone lengths may be better for tone recognition when dialing voicemail or other automated systems.

Select Short or Long. To enable or disable voice prompt: Select Select On or Off. Setting Up Key Press Echo With this feature, you can hear a voice say the numbers when you press the keypad.

Using the navigation key, choose a volume level and press To adjust the earpiece or speaker volume Page Alert Notification Alert Notification Your phone can alert you with an audible tone when you change service areas, once a minute during a voice call or when a call has been connected. To set alerts: Select Select an option and press Service sets an alert to notify you of network services parameter changes.

To activate Silence All: With the phone open, press the Side Volume key down repeatedly in standby mode. To display or change your greeting: Select Enter a custom greeting using your keypad and press Page Changing The Display Screen Animation Changing the Display Screen Animation Your new phone offers options for what you see on the display screen during various phone functions.

Select Set if you have selected Standby. Page Changing The Display For Area Name Changing the Display for Area Name This feature enables you to show the area of the phone number you are calling or are called from when the number is not registered in your Contacts list.

Press OK left softkey to continue. Select Automatically or End Key. Automatically to return to standby mode automatically when no key is pressed for 30 seconds. Page Location Settings Location Settings Your phone is equipped with a Location feature for use in connection with location-based services that may be available in the future. The Location feature allows the network to detect your position. Turning Location off will hide your location from everyone except Page Messaging Settings Messaging Settings Staying connected to your friends and family has never been easier.

Page 81 Managing Preset Messages Your phone is loaded with 20 preset messages each in English and Spanish to help make sending text messages faster and easier. Page 82 Setting a Callback Number With this feature, you can notify your recipients of your callback number with a text message.

To set the callback number: Select Press and press None to send no callback number. My Phone to send your phone number. Other to send a specific callback number. Page 83 Setting Drafts Alert Drafts Alert gives you a reminder when you have unsent messages waiting in the drafts folder. Select On. When your phone is in Airplane Mode, it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information.

Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Press OK to continue.

Select Enable to turn TTY mode on. Page Wireless Backup Wireless Backup This feature allows you to back up all of your contacts to the Sprint Web site and restore them if your phone is lost, stolen, damaged, or replaced.

Note: To use the Wireless Backup service, you are required to activate the service from your phone. Page 88 Note: Once you have completed the registration, you will receive an SMS text message with your password. Pressing Favorites left softkey in standby mode will launch your personally designated shortcut. To assign your shortcut key: Press Favorites left softkey to display the My Favorites list. Page Display Language Auto-Answer Mode You may set your phone to automatically pick up incoming calls when connected to an optional hands-free device.

To set Auto-Answer mode: Select To select an option, highlight it and press Hands-free to answer calls automatically when the phone is connected to a hands-free device sold separately. Set the current time and date and press Note: This feature is available only when you are in an area with no digital network available. You will see a message on the display.

Select an option from the following and press End to end the call. Continue Mute to continue the call. Your voice is muted; Select On or Off. Key Guard appears when the side keys are pressed while the Side Key Guard is enabled.

My Words to add a word to or edit a word in the T9 database see page Input Language to select the language English or Spanish. Select Ph. Book Match. Select Enable. Select Prepend. Press the Turbo Button the operation button on the headset to activate useful functions. To set headset mode: Select Select Turbo Button. You must enter your lock code to view the Security menu.

To access the Security menu: Select Enter your lock code to display the Security menu. Enter your lock code. The Security menu is displayed. Select Locked. Page Restricting Calls Restricting Calls There may be occasions when you want to limit the numbers your phone can call or from which it can receive calls. You can use the Restrict Calls setting to do just that.

You can save up to three special numbers in addition to your Contacts entries. To reset the browser: Select code. If you are certain you would like to reset , press OK left softkey , and then select Yes. Page Resetting Your Phone Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and display settings. Page Resetting Default Settings Resetting Default Settings Resetting the default settings restores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and display settings.

To reset default settings: Select code. From your computer, sign on to message to your phone input your digit wireless phone number in the following format Enter a new passcode 11 digits. Re-enter the new passcode. Callers can still leave messages, but you will need to periodically check your voicemail for new messages if you are in a roaming service area for an extended time.

By using the Roaming menu option, you can determine which signals your phone accepts. Set Mode Choose from three different settings on your phone to control your roaming experience. This section guides you It is a list of the last 20 phone numbers or Contacts entries for calls you placed, accepted, or missed.

Call History makes redialing a number fast and easy. It is continually updated as new numbers are added to the top of the list and the oldest entries are removed from the bottom of the list. To add a new entry: Select — By assigning a contact to a group, you can search easily using a user-defined group name. Select Select an unassigned number and press Edit right softkey.

Page Finding Contacts Entries Finding Contacts Entries There are several ways to display your Contacts entries: by name, by speed dial number, and by group.

Follow the steps outlined in the sections below to display entries from the Contacts menu. Finding Names To find Contacts entries by name: Select — Press the navigation key up to select All Entries field. Press the navigation key right or left to navigate through the group to find the desired entry. The display shows the group entries of the selected group.

Then select a phone number and press Options right softkey. To select an option, highlight it and press Edit to edit the selected entry. Call to dial the selected number. Call:Speaker On to dial the phone number in speakerphone mode. To assign a speed dial number: Select Select an available speed dial location and press Select an entry from the list and press Scroll to the entry you wish to delete by using the navigation key. To select a ringer type for an entry: From standby mode, press Contacts right softkey.

This section shows you how to use these features To add an event: Select you want to add an event. Tip: Press the navigation key up or down to scroll by week through the calendar, and press the Side Volume key up or down to scroll by month.

Page Event Alerts Event Alerts There are several ways your phone alerts you to scheduled events: By playing the alert tone depending on the ringer type and ringer volume setting. By blinking the LED. The call alarm will let you know when and to whom to place a scheduled call. You can set up to 15 call alarms.

Page Call Alarm Menu Call Alarm Menu When your phone is turned on and you have scheduled a call alarm, your phone alerts you and displays the name or phone number you wish to call. To respond to a call alarm: Press if applicable. Other options available include: Press any key to repeat the alarm after the selected snooze interval.

Using the Alarm Clock Your phone comes with a built-in alarm clock with multiple alarm capabilities. To use the alarm clock: Select Note: A caution notification may appear. The alarm will stop and then sound again after the selected snooze interval.

Press and hold the side camera key to cancel the snooze setting. Press Dismiss right softkey to dismiss the alarm. You can set up to five timers. Help inform others by sharing your experience with Sanyo Katana.

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