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Using the Built-in Camera

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Taking Pictures

Storing Pictures

Recording Videos

Storing Videos

Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail

Managing Sprint PCS Picture Mail

Printing Pictures Using PictBridge

Settings and Info

Your phone’s built-in camera gives you the ability to take fullcolor digital pictures, view your pictures using the phone’s display,

and instantly send them to family and friends. It’s fun and as easy to use as a traditional point-and-click camera: just take a picture, view it on your phone’s display, and send it from your phone to up to 25 people.

This section explains the features and options of your phone’s built-in camera.

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Taking Pictures

Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. You can activate the phone’s camera mode whether the phone is open or closed.

To take a picture with the phone open:

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Press Menu > Pictures > Camera (Additional camera options are available through the camera mode Options

menu. See “Camera Mode Options” on page 132 for

more information.)

Shortcut: To activate camera mode, you can also press the

camera button (see illustration on page 14).

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Using the phone’s main LCD as a viewfinder, aim the camera lens at your subject. Press the volume key to display the image right-side up or upside down.

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Press to capture the image. (The picture will automatically be saved in the In Phone folder.)

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Send Msg to send the picture to up to 25 contacts at

one time. (See page 142 for details.)

Camera Mode to return to the camera to take additional pictures.

䡲 Upload to upload the picture you just took to the

Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site ( www.sprint.com/ picturemail ). Depending on your settings, you may be prompted to accept a Sprint PCS Vision connection.

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䡲 Assign to assign the picture as a Picture ID, Screen

Saver, or Incoming Call.

䡲 Erase to delete the picture you just took.

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Order Prints to order a printed picture of the image saved in your phone.

Post to Service to upload your image to a third party online service.

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Review Pictures to go to the In Phone folder to review your saved pictures.

Postcard allows you to take a picture of handwritten text and digitize the writing into your image. Once placed in the image, you can modify the colors, placement, and various other features.

Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture Mail Password

The first time you use any of the picture management options involving the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site, you will need to establish a Sprint PCS Picture Mail password through your phone. This password will also allow you to sign in to the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site at www.sprint.com/ picturemail to access and manage your uploaded pictures and albums.

To create your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password:

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Select Menu > Pictures > My Albums > Online Albums.

(You will be prompted to create a Sprint PCS Picture Mail password.)

Note: If your Sprint PCS Service Plan does not include Sprint PCS

Picture Mail, you will first be prompted to subscribe to the service for an additional monthly charge.

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Enter a four- to eight-digit password and press . (You will be prompted to confirm your password.)

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Please wait while the system creates your account.

Tip: Write down your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password in a secure place.

Once you have received confirmation that your account has been successfully registered, you may upload and share pictures and access the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site.

Camera Mode Options

When the phone is open and in camera mode, press display additional camera options:

䢇 Flash to activate the flash. (See “Setting the Flash” on page 133.)

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Self-Timer to activate the camera’s timer. (See “Setting the

Camera Self-timer” on page 133.)

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Fun Frames to select your favorite fun picture frame to decorate your picture.

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䡲 Color Tones to select a wide variety of color tones for the picture (Auto, Monochrome, Sepia, Green, Aqua,

Antique, Cool, or Warm). (The default setting is Auto.)

Controls.. to select from the following options:

䡲 Brightness to manually set the brightness. Press the navigation key right (increase) or left (decrease) to select a setting.

䡲 White Balance to adjust white balance based on changing conditions. Select from Auto, Sunny,

Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, or Manual.

Settings.. to select Resolution, Quality, Shutter Sound,

View Mode, or Status Bar. (See “Selecting Camera Settings” on page 134 for details.)

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Review Pictures (to go to your phone’s In Phone folder. See

“In Phone Folder” on page 136 for details.)

Camcorder (to switch to Video mode. See “Recording

Videos” on page 138 for details.)

Setting the Flash

To activate the flash:

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From camera mode, select Options ( ).

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Select Flash and press .

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Select one of the following options and press .

䡲 Off to deactivate the flash.

䡲 On This Shot to activate the flash for one shot.

䡲 Always On to activate the flash for all pictures.

Setting the Camera Self-timer

To activate the self-timer:

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From camera mode, select Options ( ).

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Press the volume key up to select Self-Timer and press .

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Highlight the length of delay you want the timer to use

(5 Seconds or 10 Seconds) and press .

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Press when you are ready to start the timer. (It is displayed in the upper right portion of the main LCD during the self-timer countdown.)

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Get ready for the picture. (When the timer is started, the phone will begin to beep and the timer numbers turn red when there is only three seconds left.)

To cancel the self-timer after it has started:

䊳 Press .

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Using the Zoom

This feature allows you to zoom in on an object when you take a picture. Depending on your resolution settings, you can adjust the zoom up to four levels.

Note: Zooming is unavailable when the image resolution is set to

1.3MP: 1280 x 960 pixels.

To use the zoom:

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From camera mode, press the navigation key up or down.

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Press to take the picture. (The picture will automatically be saved in the In Phone folder.)

Selecting Camera Settings

To select your camera settings:

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From camera mode, select Options ( ).

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Select Settings and press .

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Select one of the following options and press .

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Resolution to select a picture’s file size (1.3MP:

1280x960, High: 800x600, Med: 640x480, or Low:

240x320).

Quality to select the picture quality setting (Fine,

Normal, or Economy).

䡲 Shutter Sound to select a shutter sound (Off, Shutter

1-3, or Say Cheese).

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View Mode to select between Wide Screen or

Full Screen format.

䡲 Status Bar to display the status bar when in camera mode.

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Viewing Your Camera’s Status Area Display

Zoom Level

Menu Bar

Flash

Display

Image

Capture

Camera

Options

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Storing Pictures

Your phone’s picture storage area is called My Albums. There are two types of folders that can be used separately according to your needs:

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In Phone

Online Albums

In Phone Folder

Once a picture is taken, it is automatically saved to the

In Phone folder. From the In Phone folder, you can view all of the pictures you have taken, store selected images in your phone, send pictures to the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site

( www.sprint.com/picturemail ), delete images, and access additional picture options.

To review your stored pictures in the In Phone folder:

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Select Menu > Pictures > My Albums > In Phone.

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Use your navigation key to view and scroll through the pictures.

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In Phone Folder Options

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When you are viewing the In Phone folder, press Options

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Send to send an image to another user using picture mail.

Upload to upload pictures from the In Phone folder to the

Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site ( www.sprint.com/ picturemail ). Depending on your settings, you may be prompted to accept a Sprint PCS Vision connection.

Note: If this is the first time you have accessed the Sprint PCS

Picture Mail account, you will be prompted to create

your Sprint PCS Picture Mail Password. See “Creating Your

Sprint PCS Picture Mail Password” on page 131.

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Post to Service to send the image to a number of popular third-party Web image services.

Print.. to print an image by mail, at a retail outlet, or by using a PictBridge or Bluetooth connection.

Assign to assign the current image as a Picture ID, Screen

Saver, or Incoming Call.

Erase to erase the image or selected images.

Detail/Edit to attach a text message or view the media information associated with the image.

Album list to display the list of albums saved in your phone.

Media Filter to filter images only or videos only, or to display all media types.

Camera Mode to switch back to the camera mode.

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Recording Videos

In addition to taking pictures, you can also record, view, and send videos to your friends and family with your phone’s built-in video camera.

To record a video:

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Select Menu > Pictures > Camcorder.

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Select Video Mail or Long Video and press .

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Using the phone’s main LCD as a viewfinder, aim the lens at your subject.

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Press to begin recording. (Maximum recording time for video mail is 30 seconds.)

䡲 To return to camera mode to take another video, press .

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Press to stop recording. (The video will automatically be saved in the In Phone folder.)

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Press for Next and select from one of the following options:

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Send Msg to send the video. (See page 142 for

details.)

䡲 Play to play the video that was just captured.

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Upload to upload the video to online albums.

Assign to assign the video as a animated screen saver or ringer.

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Post to Service to post your videos to a third party online service.

Camcorder to return to camcorder mode.

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䡲 Review Album to review all pictures and videos saved in the In Phone folder.

Video Mode Options

When the phone is open and in camcorder mode, press to display additional camcorder options:

䢇 Movie Light to activate the movie light and set it to:

䡲 Off to turn off the movie light for all movies.

䡲 On This Movie to turn on the movie light for current video clip only.

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䡲 Always On to turn on the movie light for all movies.

Self-Timer to activate the camera’s timer. (See “Setting the

Camera Self-timer” on page 133.)

Color Tones to select a wide variety of color tones for the picture (Auto, Monochrome, Sepia, Green, Aqua, Antique,

Cool, or Warm. The default setting is Auto.)

Controls.. to select from the following options:

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Brightness to manually set the brightness. Press the navigation key right (increase) or left (decrease) to select a setting and press .

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䡲 White Balance to adjust white balance based on changing conditions. Select from Auto, Sunny,

Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, or Manual.

Settings.. to select from the following options:

䡲 Quality to select between Fine, Normal, or Economy.

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View Mode to select between QCIF Screen and

Wide Screen modes.

Video Length allows you to select between Video

Mail or Long Video. A video mail can only be recorded for up to 30 seconds to avoid making the file to large

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Review Album to display the videos saved in the In Phone

folder. (See “In Phone Folder” on page 136 for details.)

Camera Mode to switch to Camera mode. (See “Taking

Pictures” on page 130 for details.)

Setting the Movie Light

To set the movie light:

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Select Menu > Pictures > Camcorder.

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Select Options ( ).

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Press the volume key up to select Movie Light and press .

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Select one of the following options and press .

䡲 Off

䡲 On This Movie

䡲 Always On

Setting the Camcorder Self-timer

The self-timer function operates the same as it does in

Camera mode. For more information on using the self-timer, see “Setting the Camera Self-timer” on page 133.

Selecting Video Settings

To select your camcorder settings:

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From camcorder mode, select Options ( ).

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Press the volume key up to select Settings and press .

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Select one of the following options and press .

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䡲 Quality to select the video quality setting (Fine,

Normal, or Economy).

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Storing Videos

Your phone’s video storage area is called In Phone. There are two types of folders in the In Phone folder that can be used separately according to your needs:

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In Phone (See “In Phone Folder” on page 136.)

Online Albums

Sending Sprint PCS Picture Mail

Once you’ve taken a picture, you can use the messaging capabilities of your phone to instantly share your picture with family and friends. You can send a picture to up to 25 people at a time using their email addresses or their wireless phone numbers.

Sending Pictures From the In Phone Folder

To send pictures from the In Phone folder:

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Press Menu > Pictures > My Albums > In Phone.

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Highlight a picture you wish to send and press . (The check box on the upper left corner will be marked. You can select multiple pictures.)

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Select Options ( ) and press Send.

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Select To Contacts or Postcard or via Bluetooth and press .

Note: The first time you send Sprint PCS Picture Mail, you will be prompted to establish a Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site

account and password. (See “Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture

Mail Password” on page 131.)

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Select a contact, enter a mobile number, or enter an email address using the keypad and select OK ( ).

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Enter additional recipients or select Next ( ) to continue.

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If you wish to include a subject, scroll to Subject and select Add ( ). Enter your subject using the keypad and select Next ( ) to save and exit.

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If you wish to include a text message, scroll to Text and select Add ( ). Enter your message using your keypad

(or press Options [ ] to select from Preset Msg or

Recent Msg) and select Next (

“Entering Text” on page 43.)

) to save and exit. (See

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If you wish to include an audio message with the picture, highlight the box next to Audio and select

Record ( ). Press to start recording. (Maximum recording time is 10 seconds.)

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Confirm the recipients, message, audio message, and picture.

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To change a recipient, highlight the recipient, press the appropriate softkey, and follow the instructions in step 5 to select or edit the recipient.

To change the text message, scroll to Text and press the appropriate softkey.

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To change the voice memo, highlight the box next to

Audio and pressing Review and select Re-Record under Options.

To change the attached picture(s), select the thumbnail picture and press the right softkey. Select

In Phone and press Next ( ).

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Press to send the picture.

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Sending Pictures From Messaging

You can also send Sprint PCS Picture Mail from your phone’s

Messaging menu.

To send pictures from the Messaging menu:

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Select Menu > Messaging > Send Message > Picture Mail.

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Select a contact, enter a mobile number, or enter an email address using the keypad and select OK ( ).

3.

Enter additional recipients or select Next ( ) to continue.

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Use the navigation key to select one of the following and press .

䡲 In Phone

䡲 Online Albums

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Take New Picture

Take New Video

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Display the picture you wish to send and press . (You can select multiple pictures.)

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Select Next ( ) to continue.

Tip: To take and send a new picture from Messaging, select New

Picture during step 4 above, take the new picture, press Next

(right softkey), and follow steps 5-11 in “Sending Pictures

From the In Phone Folder” on page 142.

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Follow steps 7-11 in “Sending Pictures From the In

Phone Folder” on page 142.

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Managing Sprint PCS Picture Mail

Using the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web Site

Once you have uploaded pictures from your phone to your online Sprint PCS Picture Mail account at www.sprint.com/ picturemail

(see “In Phone Folder Options” on page 137), you

can use your personal computer to manage your pictures.

From the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site ( www.sprint.com/ picturemail ) you can share pictures, edit album titles, add captions and organize images. You can even send your pictures to be printed at participating retail locations.

You will also have access to picture management tools to improve and customize your pictures. You'll be able to lighten, darken, crop, add antique effects, add comic bubbles and cartoon effects, and use other features to transform your pictures.

To access the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site:

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From your computer’s Internet connection, go to www.sprint.com/picturemail .

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Enter your phone number and Sprint PCS Picture Mail

password to register. (See “Creating Your Sprint PCS

Picture Mail Password” on page 131.)

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Managing Online Pictures and Videos From

Your Phone

You can use your phone to manage, edit, or share pictures you have uploaded to the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site at www.sprint.com/picturemail

. (See “In Phone Folder Options” on page 137 for information about uploading.)

To view your online pictures from your phone:

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Select Menu > Pictures > My Albums > Online Albums.

(Depending on your settings you may be prompted to accept a Sprint PCS Vision connection.) (The Uploads folder and your albums appear.)

2.

Highlight Uploads or an album title and press to display. (Thumbnail pictures, up to nine per screen, are displayed.)

Tip: To expand a selected picture from thumbnail to full-screen, select Expand (left softkey).

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Use your navigation key to select a picture.

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Press Options ( ) to display your online picture options.

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Uploading Pictures

To upload pictures:

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Press Menu > Pictures > My Albums (Thumbnail pictures will be displayed.)

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Select In Phone and press

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Select the picture(s) you wish to upload and press

Options ( ).

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Select Upload. and choose My Uploads or My Albums and press .

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Select Continue ( ) to start uploading.

Downloading Your Online Pictures

From your online Sprint PCS Picture Mail albums display at www.sprint.com/picturemail , you can select pictures to download to your phone’s Saved to Phone folder.

To download pictures from the Sprint PCS Picture Mail

Web site:

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From the online pictures display, select the picture you wish to download and press Options (

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“Managing Online Pictures and Videos From Your

Phone” on page 146.)

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Highlight Assign and press .

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Select one of the following options and press .

䡲 Picture ID to download and assign the selected picture as a Picture ID.

䡲 Screen Saver to download and assign the selected picture as a screen saver.

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䡲 Incoming Call to download a picture and assign to incoming calls with or without caller ID.

Accessing Online Picture Options From Your Phone

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Select a picture from your online Picture Mail (See

“Managing Online Pictures and Videos From Your

Phone” on page 146.)

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Select Options ( ) to display options.

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To select an option, highlight it and press .

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Copy/Move to copy or move pictures to a selected album:

⽧ Copy This to copy the selected picture to the album.

⽧ Copy All to copy all pictures in the current album

(or Inbox) to the target album.

⽧ Move This to move the selected picture to the album.

⽧ Move All to move all pictures in the current album

(or Inbox) to the target album.

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Save to Phone to copy the selected picture to the

Saved to Phone folder. (See “In Phone Folder” on page 136.)

Erase to select Erase Selection or Erase All to erase a single picture or all pictures saved in the current album (or Inbox).

䡲 Expand (left softkey) to expand the selected picture.

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To access your online Albums options from your phone:

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Display the album list in the Online Sprint PCS Picture

Mail menu. (See “Managing Online Pictures and Videos

From Your Phone” on page 146.)

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Use your navigation key to select an album (or Inbox).

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Select Options (right softkey) to display options.

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To select an option, highlight it and press .

䡲 New Album to create a new album. Enter a new album name and select Next (left softkey).

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Rename Album to rename the selected album. Enter a new name and select Next (left softkey).

Erase Album to delete the selected album.

䡲 Album Info to display the details about the album.

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Next to display the next 20 albums (if applicable).

Previous to display the previous 20 albums (if applicable).

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Printing Pictures Using PictBridge

PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera

& Imaging Products Association (CIPA) that enables a range of digital photo solutions, including direct photo printing from a digital camera to a printer without the need for a PC.

Printing From Your Phone

The A900M comes equipped with a built-in camera that allows you to print images directly to a printer using the

PictBridge technology. A USB cable must be connected between the two devices before any printing can occur.

To use PictBridge to print pictures from your phone:

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Insert one end of the accessory cable into the USB slot on the printer. (The printer must support PictBridge technology.)

2.

Select Menu > Pictures > PictBridge Print.

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Insert the USB cable into your phone.

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Read the Connect Printer message and select

Next ( ).

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Highlight the desired image and select Next ( ). (To select multiple images, press to place a check mark next to each image selected.)

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Highlight Copies and press the navigation key left or right to select the desired number of copies to print.

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Press the navigation key down to select Type. Press the navigation key left or right to select one of the following sizes:

䡲 Standard: prints the standard image.

䡲 Index: prints the index information.

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Note: These sizes may vary and are dependent on the printer’s capabilities.

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Press the navigation key down to select Size. Press the navigation key left or right to select one of the following:

䡲 4x6

䡲 Default

Note: These options may vary and are dependent on the printer’s capabilities.

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Press the navigation key down to select Date. Press the navigation key left or right to turn on or off.

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Press the navigation key down to select Border. Press the navigation key left or right to turn on or off.

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Select Preview ( ) to preview the image, or select

Print ( ) to print the image.

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Select Yes to confirm printing and press .

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Settings and Info

The settings and info menu allows you to configure where pictures or videos are saved, view your account information, or set the view between portrait or landscape mode.

To access the settings and info menu:

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Select Menu > Pictures > Settings and Info.

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Select one of the following options and press .

䡲 Status Bar allows you to view the status bar menu icons onscreen when in picture or video mode.

䡲 Account Info to display your current Sprint account settings via an online connection.

䡲 View Mode to select a picture view mode of portrait or landscape when viewing pictures in the In Phone folder.