Samsung Instinct HD User manual

All you need to know to get going.

Get started _

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Speech

to Action

button

Main

Functions

Key

Display

Screen

Volume

Button

Camera Lens

Flash

Speaker

Microphone

Signal

Strength

Indicator

Earpiece Power/Lock Key

Camera

Button

Back Key

Phone Functions Key

Accessories/

Power Cable

Jack

Video Out

Jack

Headset

Jack

Your Samsung Instinct HD _

Getting to know your Instinct HD

Welcome! _

Sprint is committed to developing technologies that

give you the ability to get what you want when you

want it, faster than ever before. This booklet introduces

you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and

your new Samsung Instinct®HD.*

Only on the Now Network.TM

* This phone allows photo and video playback on an HD capable auxiliary device but it

does not provide HD playback on the phone itself.

property of their respective owners.

Insert the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover from the back of the

device by pressing down with your thumbs (A).

Slide the cover towards the camera lens to release

the cover (B).

2. Insert the battery into the battery compartment (C)

and gently press down until it clicks into place (D).

Then replace the battery cover.

Charge the Battery

1. Plug the charger into an outlet.

2. Plug the other end of the charger into the device’s

Accessories/Power Cable Jack.

Set the Backlight

Select how long the display screen remains backlit.

1. Press >Main > Settings > Display > Dim.

2. Touch a time setting.

Note: Long backlight settings reduce the battery’s talk

and stand by times.

Turn the Device On

•Press and hold

to turn the device on.

•Press to turn off

the display and then

press again to

display the unlock

screen.

•Press and hold

to unlock the device.

•If you need to turn the

device off, press and

hold .

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Get Your Device Ready _

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Instinct HD

Get to Know Your Instinct HD _

Activate Your Device _

Navigating on Your Instinct HD

•Touch. Touch and gently press icons on the screen

to open menu items. (The smaller the contact point

on the screen, the less pressure required. Use your

ﬁngertip rather than the pad of your ﬁnger.)

•Scroll. Firmly press and slide your ﬁnger up or

down the screen to scroll through lists of menu

items. (Scrolling on your Instinct HD requires that

you press more ﬁrmly on the screen than the gentle

press required to open menu items.)

•Go back.Touch to go back to the previous

menu and to delete text you have entered on the

screen.

Activate Your Instinct HD

•If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is

probably activated and ready to use.

•If you received your phone in the mail, and it is a

new Sprint account or a new phone number, your

phone is designed to activate automatically when

you ﬁrst turn it on. To conﬁrm your activation, make

a phone call.

•If you received your phone in the mail and you are

switching numbers from a previous Sprint phone to

the new phone, you need to go online to activate the

number on your new phone.

•

From your computer’s Web browser, go to

sprint.com/activate and complete the onscreen

instructions to activate your phone.

When you have ﬁnished, make a phone call to

conﬁrm your activation. If your phone is still not

activated, or if you do not have access to the

Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at

1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

Switch to Spanish Menus (optional)

1. Press >Main > Settings > General >

Language.

2. Touch Spanish.

Phone Functions Menu

Touch to access the following:

Speed Dial.Stores up to 99 numbers to make

contacting friends and family as easy as pressing a

button.

Contacts. Stores up to 600 Contacts entries.

Recent

Recent. Lists up to 240 phone numbers or Contacts

entries for calls you placed, accepted, or missed.

Voice mail

Voicemail. See who left you messages, listen to

them in any order, pause, fast forward, or rewind

them when they’re playing.

Dialer.To place a call, simply

enter a phone number using

the onscreen dial pad and

touch

Talk

555-555-1234

(where the

phone number appears) to

place a call.

Note:

Speed Dial is the default

screen that appears when

you touch from a Main

Functions menu screen.

Menu Basics _

Main Functions Menu

Touch to access the following:

Favorites.Assign shortcuts to up to 12 of your

favorite or often-used functions.

Main.Access all of the tools and functions you

use everyday.

Fun. You’ll ﬁnd music, TV, My Photos, social

networking apps, and other fun features.

My Stuff. Shop, ﬁnd ringers, screen savers and

games, NASCAR Sprint Mobile, NFL Mobile,

Google Maps, and other

useful apps.

Web. Surf the Internet, and

ﬁnd easy access to weather,

news, sports and Live

Search.

Note: Favorites is the default

screen that appears when

you touch from a Phone

Functions menu screen.

Calls _

Make Your First Phone Call

1. Press .

2. Touch Dialer and use the

onscreen dial pad to enter a

phone number.

3. Touch

Talk

555-555-1234

where the phone

number you entered is displayed

to place the call.

4. To end a call, in a single motion

press and slide

End Call

to the right.

Answer Your First Call

•If your screen is active, touch

Answer

to answer an incoming

call.

(Touch Silent to mute the

ringer or slide your ﬁnger

across the Ignore bar to send

the call to your voicemail box.)

•

If your screen is locked, it will

illuminate and indicate the

Caller ID information on a virtual

card. To answer the call, slide

the virtual card up towards the

Answer ﬁeld. To ignore the call,

slide the virtual card down

towards the Ignore ﬁeld.

Set Up Your Voicemail

All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to

your voicemail, even if your device is in use or turned

off. You should set up your voicemail and personal

greeting as soon as your device is activated.

1. Press and touch Voicemail .

2. Follow the system prompts to create your passcode

and record your name and greeting.

Retrieve Your Voicemail

Visual Voicemail automatically retrieves a list of your

current voicemail messages and presents them in a list

on your device. You can select a speciﬁc entry from the

list. The voicemail system will play back only the

selected message.

1. Press and touch Voicemail .

2. Touch an entry from the list of available voicemails.

Voicemail _

Send Text Messages

1. Press and touch Main > Messaging . The

Text screen appears by default.

2. Touch

to compose a new text message. Enter a

recipient by choosing Recent list, Contacts or Manual

Entry.

3. Type the message and touch Done > Send to send the

text message.(To delete text, touch . Hold down

to delete the entire message.)

Set Up and Send Email

Set up Email on your device by pressing and touching

Main > Email > Next. (The Email setup wizard will

guide you through the setup process. See your Explore

More Guide for details.)

1. To create and send an Email message, press ,

touch Main > Email and touch the desired

email account.

2. Touch

to begin creating a new email message.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts and touch Send to deliver

the email message.

Messaging _

Add a New Contact

1. Press and touch Contacts .

2. Touch .

3. Touch Enter Name, enter the name and touch

Done.

4. Touch Add Number, use the onscreen dial pad to

enter a phone number, and touch Done.

5. Touch a label (Mobile,Home, Work,Pager,

Others).

6. Scroll up and down the screen and touch any of

the remaining ﬁelds to enter additional information

and touch Done.

7. Touch Done to save the entry.

Find a Contact to Make a Call

1. Press and touch Contacts .

2. Scroll down through the list by sliding your ﬁnger

up or down through the Contacts entries.

3. Touch the entry to display the contact’s phone

number(s). To dial, touch the number you would

like to call.

Note: See the Explore More Guide for how to transfer

your Contacts from your old device to your

Instinct HD.

Contacts _

Favorites _

Your device offers you the option of assigning

shortcuts for quick and easy access to your favorite or

often-used functions.

Add an Application as a Favorite Function

1. Press . Favorites appears as the default

screen.

2. Touch Tap to add or .

3. Touch Applications/Games and choose from one

of the following category types: Main, Fun, My

Stuff, Web, or Visual Voice Mail.

4. Touch a function to add it to

the Favorites page.

5. Repeat this process to add

other functions such as

Music Playlist, Send

Message/Email, Web

Bookmarks, TV Channels,

and Radio Station.

With Speech to Action it’s simple to make calls, send text

messages and pictures with the touch of a button and

your voice. You can access Web-based information

such as news, weather, and sports and location-speciﬁc

information for trafﬁc, movies, and search.

Make a Call Using Speech to Action

1. Press on the side of your device. You will hear

a prompt.

2. If calling a Contact, say “Call” and the name of the

person and label for the numberyou wish to call.

For example, say “Call John Mobile.”

-or-

Say “Call” followed by a phone number. For

example, say “Call 555 555 5555.”

3. If the correct name or number is repeated, say

“Yes” to dial the number. If the announced name or

number is not correct, either say “No” or “Cancel.”

Launch an Application or Menu Using Speech to Action

1. Press .

2. Say one of the following:

“Go to” followed by the destination you want to

access. For example, say “Go to...[weather, trafﬁc,

news, movies, sports, search].”

“Send text to [name of contact].”

“Send picture to [name of contact].”

Note: Your Instinct HD must be in one of the Main

Function or Phone Function menu screens when

you use the Speech to Action button.

Speech to Action _

Sprint Navigation lets you see and hear turn-by-turn

directions to a known address or ﬁnd nearby

restaurants, stores, banks, or gas stations. Get

information about trafﬁc and alternate routes.

1. Press .

2. Touch Main > Navigation .

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to register,

launch, and use.

GPS Navigation _Music _

Preview, purchase, download, and

listen to songs right on your

Instinct HD. You can also transfer

music from your computer

and music you previously

purchased from the Sprint

Music Store to your device.

(Your microSD™ card must

be inserted. See your

Explore More Guide for

more information.)

Play Music

To access the My Music menu, press

and touch Fun > Music .

Touch an option to display a list of

songs. To play a song, touch the song title.

Download Music

1. Press , touch Fun > Music >

Store

> Continue. (On your ﬁrst visit, follow

prompts to set up your account.)

Browse by category, or touch Search to go

directly to what you’re looking for.

3. Select an entry. Touch Preview to hear a clip or Buy

to purchase the song and store it on your device’s

microSD™card.

Web _Live Search and Info _

Go online. Find your favorite websites, sports scores,

news, and weather, shop online on-the-go, and use

the Live Search feature customized to your location.

Browse the Web

Press and touch Web > Web

. From the

home page, you can go to your favorite websites or

browse the Internet.

Your Web Toolbar

The Web Toolbar on your device’s browser offers

options to expand your use of the Web on your

Instinct HD.

Live Search

Quickly access information about businesses in your

area using Live Search by Microsoft®.

1. Press

> Web

> Live Search .

Press and hold , say the name of a business, and

release . For example, press and hold , say

“pizza,” and release .

3. Select a business from the list by touching it. A

screen will display the address and phone number.

4. Choose from the following options:

Directions or

to launch GPS navigation.

Map to view a map of the business location.

Share to send the information to someone by text

message or email.

Save to save the location.

New Search to start over.

Access Information

1. Press

and touch

Web

2. Touch Weather.com, CNN, ESPN, Fandango, or

Bloomberg for information customized to your

zip code.

Access the Browser

toolbar

Back/Next

Refresh

Browser page

settings

Return to home page

Exit

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