Getting to Know your Sprint PCS Phone™ 17Getting Started 2 Getting to KnowYour Phone 2 UnderstandingRoaming 2 Getting Started 2 Getting Started 2Using the KeyGuardThe KeyGuard feature helps avoid accidental key presseswithout blocking incoming calls or messages. KeyGuard isdisabled when you receive an incoming call and isreactivated when the call is complete.1. To activate the KeyGuard, highlight KeyGuard in themain menu and press , or you can press and.2. To disable the KeyGuard, press and hold .Using the BatteryBattery CapacityYour Sprint PCS Phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion(LiIon) battery. It allows you to recharge your battery beforeit is fully drained without any long term impact on thebattery. The battery provides approximately 3.3 hours ofcontinuous digital talk time (1 hours in analog) orapproximately 140 hours of continuous digital standbytime (16 hours in analog).The Empty Battery IconTwo to three minutes before the battery charge level gets toolow to operate the phone, the battery sensor will let youknow by blinking an empty battery icon ( ), soundingan audible alert and displaying a warning message. If youcontinue to operate the phone without charging, the phonewill turn off automatically (after the two to three minutedelay). If this happens your call will be ended. If you pluginto a charging device, you can continue your call. Be sureto monitor the battery strength icon and make sure yourbattery is adequately charged.Note:Long backlight settings,searching for service,vibrate mode andMiniBrowser use affectthe battery’s talk andstandby times.Tip:Be sure to charge yourphone’s battery andwatch your indicator toensure your levels areOK.
