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User Guide for Kyocera KX12 Phones Openwave is a trademark of Openwave Systems
This manual is based on the production version of Incorporated. eZiText is a registered trademark of
the Kyocera KX12 phone for Alltel. Software Zi Corporation. All other trademarks are the
changes may have occurred after this printing. property of their respective owners.
Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in 82-N8190-1EN, Rev. 001
technical and product specifications without prior
notice. The products and equipment described in Copyright © 2006 Kyocera Wireless Corp. All rights
this documentation are manufactured under reserved. Ringer Tones Copyright © 2000-2002
license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one Kyocera Wireless Corp.
or more of the following U.S. patents: FCC/IC Notice
4,901,307 5,109,390 5,267,262 5,416,797 5,506,865 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
5,544,196 5,657,420 5,101,501 5,267,261 5,414,796 Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
5,504,773 5,535,239 5,600,754 5,778,338 5,228,054 (1) This device may not cause harmful
5,337,338 5,710,784 5,056,109 5,568,483 5,659,569 interference, and (2) this device must accept any
5,490,165 5,511,073 interference received, including interference that
The Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KWC”) products may cause undesired operation.
described in this manual may include copyrighted To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure
KWC and third party software stored in guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body, use
semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the Kyocera Wireless Corp (KWC) approved case
the United States and other countries preserve for CV90-K0295 or CV90-K0294, clip CV90-K0296, or
KWC and third party software providers certain holster CV90-K0293-01.
exclusive rights for copyrighted software, such as Other accessories used with this device for body-
the exclusive rights to distribute or reproduce the worn operations must not contain any metallic
copyrighted software. Accordingly, any copyrighted components and must provide at least 25 mm
software contained in the KWC products may not separation distance, including the antenna, and the
be modified, reverse engineered, distributed or user’s body.
reproduced in any manner not permitted by law.
Furthermore, the purchase of the KWC products THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S
shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and
under the copyrights, patents or patent applications receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to
of KWC or any third party software provider, except exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio
for the normal, non-exclusive royalty-free license to frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal
use that arises by operation of law in the sale of Communications Commission of the U.S.
a product. Government. These limits are part of
comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted
Kyocera is a registered trademark of Kyocera levels of RF energy for the general population. The
Corporation. Doodler is a trademark of Kyocera guidelines are based on standards that were
Wireless Corp. QUALCOMM is a registered developed by independent scientific organizations
trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. through periodic and thorough evaluation of
Touch2Talk, Axcess Apps, and Axcess Shop scientific studies.
are trademarks of Alltel.
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The standards include a substantial safety margin Additional information on SAR can be found on the
designed to assure the safety of all persons, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet
regardless of age and health. Association (CTIA) web-site at
The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones http://www.wow-com.com.
employs a unit of measurement known as the * In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/
set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg.* Tests for SAR are kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The
conducted using standard operating positions standard incorporates a substantial margin of
specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at safety to give additional protection for the public
its highest certified power level in all tested and to account for any variations in measurements.
frequency bands.
Caution
Although the SAR is determined at the highest
certified power level, the actual SAR level of the The user is cautioned that changes or
phone while operating can be well below the modifications not expressly approved by the party
maximum value. This is because the phone is responsible for compliance could void the warranty
designed to operate at multiple power levels so as and user’s authority to operate the equipment.
to use only the power required to reach the Warning
network. In general, the closer you are to a Use only Kyocera approved accessories with
wireless base station antenna, the lower the Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized
power output. accessories (includes faceplates/front housings)
Before a phone model is available for sale to the may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone
public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC warranty if said accessories cause damage or a
that it does not exceed the limit established by the defect to the phone.
government-adopted requirement for safe
exposure. The tests are performed in positions and Walkie-talkie radio feature
locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio,
required by the FCC for each model. Body-worn hold the phone a minimum separation distance of
measurements differ among phone models, one inch (2.5 cm) between your face and the
depending upon availability of accessories and device, including the antenna, to comply with FCC
FCC requirements.While there may be differences exposure limits.
between the SAR levels of various phones and at
Optimize your phone’s performance
various positions, they all meet the government
requirement for safe exposure. Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to
optimize the performance and life of your phone,
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization
antenna, and battery.
for this model phone with all reported SAR levels
evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF
emission guidelines. SAR information on this
model phone is on file with the FCC and can be
found under the Display Grant section
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on
FCC ID OVFKWC-KX12.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 Sending and Receiving
Installing the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Sending text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2 Using Touch2Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Customizing message settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
T2T call types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 7 Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Making T2T calls and alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Silencing all sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Receiving T2T calls and alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Choosing ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T contacts . . . . . .10 Setting sounds for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T groups . . . . . . .12 Adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 15 Setting message alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Using shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dealing with multiple calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Personalizing the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the speakerphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Creating a secure environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Speed dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Data Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Calling emergency services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Setting position location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Locking the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 8 Using Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Understanding roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Setting up voice dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4 Entering Letters, Numbers, Calling using voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Calling using digit dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Training voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Accessing Contacts menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 9 Using Axcess Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Creating a new contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Downloading an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adding a code or extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Opening an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Customizing your contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Removing an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Editing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 10 Using Media Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Erasing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Accessing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sending a vCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Creating free space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Customizing a phone number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Finding contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
11 Using Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Flashlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
12 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
13 Consumer Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . 66
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
1 GETTING STARTED
2 Getting Started
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Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
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Using menus
The contents of the main menu are as follows:
Touch2Talk Axcess Apps Recent Calls Tools Settings
T2T Contacts Access Shop All Calls Voice Memo Silent Mode
T2T Groups Settings Incoming Calls Scheduler Keyguard
My Availability Help Outgoing Calls Alarm Clock Sounds
My Name Mobile Web* Missed Calls Tip Calculator Display
Speed Call Connects to Internet Erase Call Lists Calculator Convenience
Messages Contacts All Calls Timer Timer Voice Features*
New Text Msg View All Home Calls Timer Stopwatch Messaging
Voicemail Add New Roam Calls Timer DoodlerTM* Security
InBox Find Name Media Gallery World Clock Network
Browser Alerts* T2T Contacts Images Flashlight Accessories
Sent* T2T Groups Sounds Phone Info
OutBox Speed Dial List
Saved Voice Dial List*
Drafts Messaging Groups
Msg Settings Business List
Group Lists Personal List
Erase Messages Information
*Not available on all phones, check with Alltel.
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2 USING TOUCH2TALK
The Touch2Talk (T2T) feature on your Kyocera • Headset: If a headset is connected to the phone,
KX12 phone allows you to quickly communicate T2T calls come through the headset speaker,
with an individual or group. Once connected, and you speak through the headset
simply press and hold the walkie-talkie button microphone. You are required to press the
to communicate. walkie-talkie button to gain floor control of a
Note: The T2T feature on this phone can be used T2T call and speak to other parties. (Headsets
only with compatible T2T phones. are sold separately.)
The icon at the top of the phone screen
Phone position indicates that the speakerphone is on.
When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio, Press the speakerphone button on the
hold the phone in a vertical position one to two top of the phone to turn it off.
inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from your mouth. Adjusting T2T call volume
Speakerphone • To adjust speakerphone volume while
on a T2T call—Press the volume key on the left
T2T calls come through the speakerphone by side of the phone up or down during the call.
default. The loudspeaker is located behind the keys
of your phone. • To make a T2T call come through the earpiece—
Press the speakerphone button during a call.
• Call waiting: If you accept any type of call
through call waiting, the incoming call sound To cancel, press the speakerphone button.
will be the same as the sound of the call you are • To make a T2T call come through the earpiece
in already. For example, if you are on a cellular and silence ringers—From the home screen,
call using the earpiece and you accept an select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode and
incoming T2T call, the sound for the T2T call select a vibrate or lights setting.
will come through the earpiece. To cancel, either press the speakerphone
button or select Menu → Settings →
Silent Mode → Normal Sounds.
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Making a group T2T call 2. Scroll through the list and highlight the T2T
A group must be saved before you can call it. To contact you want to call.
save a group, see page 12. 3. Press to select Alert.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups. “Alert sent.” appears on your screen, then you
2. Highlight the group you want to call. return to the previous screen.
3. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button. When The receiving party’s phone beeps and a
the audio path is ready and the group is message appears on the phone screen.
available, the “Ready to Speak” tone sounds. There is no time-out period. The alert will
Note: If the group is unavailable or offline, or if remain on their screen until they accept or
you attempt to take the floor on a group call ignore it.
while someone else is speaking, the “Bong” 4. If the recipient accepts the alert, you will hear
tone sounds. their voice through your phone. Press the
4. Speak your message while continuing to press walkie-talkie button and wait for the “Ready to
the walkie-talkie button. Speak” tone (three rapid chirps).
5. Release the button when finished speaking your 5. Speak your message while continuing to press
message. This allows the group members a the walkie-talkie button.
chance to reply. 6. Release the button when finished speaking your
6. Press the walkie-talkie button again to speak. message. This allows the group members a
chance to reply.
7. To end the T2T call, press or .
7. Press the walkie-talkie button again to speak.
Sending a T2T alert 8. To end the T2T call, press or .
You can send an alert only to a contact that is saved
in your T2T Contacts list. The recipient can choose Receiving T2T calls and alerts
to ignore the alert or accept it and start a T2T call
with you. Receiving a T2T call
Start at the home screen. When your phone receives a private or group T2T
call, the caller’s voice sounds through the
1. Press the walkie-talkie button.
speakerphone and the phone makes the “Open
- or -
Floor” tone.
Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Contacts.
In a private call, appears on the screen Saving, editing, and erasing T2T
with the caller’s contact name or phone number. contacts
In a group call, appears with the name of
the group. Adding a T2T contact
1. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button. You can add new T2T contacts and view their
2. Listen for the “Ready to Speak” tone presence in the T2T contacts directory using the
(three rapid chirps). main T2T menu.
3. Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button. Note: The potential contact will be notified and
4. Release the walkie-talkie button when finished
must give permission before you can save their
speaking. This allows another party to reply. phone number as a contact.
5. Wait for the “Ready to Speak” tone, then press 1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Contacts.
the walkie-talkie button again to speak. 2. Press to select Options.
6. To end the T2T call, press or . If the Note: When you are adding your first T2T
other party ends the call, no action is required. contact, you will be asked “No T2T Contacts.
Add New?” Press to select Yes.
Receiving a T2T alert 3. Press to select Add New Contact.
When your phone receives a T2T alert, the phone 4. Enter the T2T contact number.
beeps. The name or phone number of the caller
appears on the screen with the message 5. Press down and enter the T2T
“[name /phone number] requests a T2T call. contact name.
Please press the Walkie-Talkie button.” If you do not enter a contact name, the contact
phone number will appear on your phone
• To ignore the alert, press to select Ignore.
instead of a name.
• To accept the alert and call the person, press
6. Press to select Save. The message,
the walkie-talkie button.
“Sending request...” appears.
– If the T2T contact number is valid and the
other party accepted your request to be
added, “Contact Name Added” appears.
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• To answer the call, press to select Answer Adjusting the volume during a call
or press to select Ignore. • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,
Note: If you accept the incoming call, you will press or up or down.
have one call active and another call on hold.
To toggle between the two calls, press to Using the speakerphone
select Switch. Your Kyocera KX12 phone has a built-in
Placing a call while in a call speakerphone that you can use during a call.
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may Note: This function works only for the current call.
place another call of either type without ending the Once the call is ended, the speakerphone turns off
first call. The new call becomes the active call, and and the earpiece volume returns to normal.
the original call is placed on hold. 1. Press speakerphone key to answer the
1. While on the first call, press to select call and turn on the speakerphone
Options. Make selections to place a T2T or simultaneously. “ Speaker is ON” displays on
cellular call. the screen.
Note: You cannot toggle between the two calls. - or -
2. Ask the party on the new call to hang up when Press to turn on the speakerphone at any
finished talking. Your phone then returns to time during a call.
your original call. To turn off the speakerphone, press .
Viewing recent call details Note: If the phone number is classified as “secret,”
Details on the last 30 calls you made, received, or you must enter your four-digit lock code to view or
missed are stored in the All Calls list and are edit it. For information on the lock code,
identified by the following icons: see “Changing your lock code” on page 44. To
classify a phone number as secret, see “Creating a
Outgoing call new contact” on page 26.
Incoming call Calling recent calls
Missed call (flashing) 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls.
T2T call (Contact or group member is 2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing
available.) Calls, or Missed Calls.
T2T call (Contact’s, or group member’s, 3. Highlight a number to call and press .
phone is set to Do Not Disturb. Cannot
receive T2T calls.) Erasing recent calls
T2T call (Contact’s phone is off or contact 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls →
is outside of T2T service area.) Erase Call Lists.
2. Select an option: All Calls, Incoming Calls,
Viewing recent calls
Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls.
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls.
3. Press to select Yes or to select No.
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing
Calls, or Missed Calls.
Speed dialing
3. Highlight a recent call and press to Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a
select Options. phone number as a contact and assign it a
– View displays details of the recent call. speed dial location.
– Save adds the phone number to the • To add a speed dial location to a saved or new
Contacts list. contact, see “Customizing a phone number” on
– Send Msg allows you to send a text message page 29.
to the phone number.
– Erase erases the selected call record.
Note: You can set the phone to beep, light up, or Locking the keypad
play a tune every five minutes to remind you that The Keyguard locks your keypad on your phone to
you have voicemail. You can set the phone to beep or prevent accidental keypresses when the phone is
vibrate every five minutes to remind you that you have turned on and a call is not in progress. You can still
a voicemail message. See “Setting message alerts” on answer or silence an incoming call.
page 42.
• To lock the keypad, press and hold .
Calling emergency services • To unlock the keypad, press to select
Keyguard and then press .
Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code
(911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates as
described below. Changing the Keyguard setting
You can set the phone to lock the keypad
• Dial your 3-digit emergency code and
immediately, or automatically if no key is pressed
press .
after 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes.
You can call the code even if your phone is locked,
1. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard .
has no balance, or is restricted. When you call,
your phone enters Emergency mode. This enables 2. Highlight an option.
the emergency service exclusive access to your – Guard Now
phone to call you back, if necessary. To make or – 30s auto-guard
receive regular calls after dialing the code, – 1m auto-guard
you must exit this mode.
– 5m auto-guard
To exit Emergency mode – Disabled
When you have completed the emergency call: 3. Press to save.
1. Press to select Exit.
2. Press again to confirm your choice.
Note: To determine who has access to your location,
see “Setting position location” on page 47.
Using your phone in an airplane This will reset both the Home Calls and the
While in an airplane, it is normally required that Roam Calls Timer.
you turn off your mobile phone because it emits RF – Roam Calls Timer tracks all the roam calls
signals that interfere with air traffic control. you have made. To reset this timer, press
In Airplane mode, however, your phone will not to select Reset. This will reset both the
emit RF signals. You cannot make or receive calls, Home Calls and the Roam Calls Timer.
send text messages, or use the Web, but you can
play games, use the Scheduler, set the clock, and Timing your calls
make emergency calls to designated You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before
emergency numbers. each minute passes when you are on a call.
Note: Please check with uniformed personnel • Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
before operating your phone in Airplane mode. Minute Alert → Enabled .
– On any change alerts you with three 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
increasing tones if there is a change in Digital/Analog.
roaming service or three decreasing tones if 2. Select an option and press .
the phone loses service. – Automatic automatically switches the phone
Setting the roam ringer between digital and analog.
You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming – Analog only sets the phone to work in
call is subject to roaming charges. analog mode only.
• Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → – Analog call forces a call into analog mode
Roam Ringer → Enabled. You hear the ringer. for the duration of the next call.
– Digital only sets the phone to work in digital
Setting Call Guard mode only.
You can set the phone to warn you before you
answer or place a call while roaming. Turning roaming on or off
• Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → This setting allows you to control the phone’s
Call Guard → Call Prompt. roaming feature by specifying which signals the
phone will accept.
– The phone now emits a distinctive roam
ring to indicate when you are roaming 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
during calls. Roam Option.
To... Do this...
Enter a letter Use mode and press a key until you see the letter you
want. For more information, see page 23.
Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number.
For more options, see page 23.
Enter a symbol Press until you find the symbol you want. See page 24.
Enter a space Press .
Erase a character Press .
Erase all characters Press and hold .
Move the cursor right or left Press right or left.
Move the cursor up or down Press up or down.
Change text entry modes Press and hold .
Capitalize any letter In mode, press . Choose .
Lowercase any letter In mode, press . Choose .
Initial Caps In mode, press . Choose .
Select soft options on the screen Press the appropriate key, or .
Highlight an option at the bottom
of the screen Press right or left.
5 STORING CONTACTS
Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store Creating a new contact
information about a person or company. 1. From the home screen, enter the phone number
Each contact entry can have up to six phone you want to save, including the area code.
numbers, two email addresses, two Web addresses,
2. Press to select Save.
two street addresses, and a space for notes.
3. Press to select Save New Contact.
Accessing Contacts menu 4. Enter a name for the contact.
There are three ways to access the Contacts menu. – If you need to learn how to enter letters,
– Select Menu → Contacts see “Understanding text entry screens” on
– Press and hold up page 23.
This user guide describes how to navigate through – To add a symbol or smiley to the contact
the phone's Contact menu by pressing and name, or to change the text entry mode,
holding up. press to select Options.
5. Either save now or add more
Using the Scroll button contact information.
There are three ways to use the scroll button:
– To save now, press to select Save.
– In idle mode, press and hold the scroll
– To enter additional phone numbers, email
button up to access Contacts or press and
and Web addresses, or notes, press
hold down to access Mobile Web.
down repeatedly. For help switching
– Press the walkie-talkie button to access between numbers and letters for email or
Touch2Talk and then press the scroll button Web addresses, see “Changing modes” on
up or down to scroll through menu items. page 24.
– Set your phone's display to List View., see
“Choosing a menu view” on page 43 to set
your phone to List View. Press to select
Menu and then press the scroll button up or
down to scroll through T2T menus.
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Customizing a phone number 6. Enter the new information and follow the prompts.
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts. 7. Select Save, if necessary.
2. Highlight the contact to edit and press .
3. Press down to highlight the number.
Finding contact information
To find a phone number or contact, you can
4. Press to select Options. (1) check the Frequent list, (2) search the Contacts
5. Highlight an option and press : directory, or (3) use Fast Find.
– Call to call the contact.
– Send Text Message brings you to the text
Checking the Frequent List
messaging screen. From the home screen, press and hold up to
select Contacts. The last 15 of your most frequently
– Add Speed Dial assigns or removes the
called contacts appear when the Frequent List is
speed dial location.
enabled. Scroll past the double line to view the All
– View Number to see the selected Contacts list.
phone number.
To enable the Frequent List setting
– Erase Number erases the number from
the contact. • Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Frequent List → Enabled .
– Secret makes the number secret so that it
does not appear on the screen until the lock Searching the Contacts directory
code is entered. Secret numbers can be called 1. Press and hold up to select Contacts for a
without a lock code. (For more information, list of all contacts. To quickly get down the list,
see “Restricting Calls - Limiting calls” on enter the first letter of the contact. The menu
page 45.) skips to that letter of the alphabet.
– Primary Number makes this number the first - or -
one that shows up when you open the contact. Select Menu → Contacts.
– Add Voice Dial to record a voice tag so you 2. Select a search method:
can call a contact using voice recognition
– View All lists all saved contacts.
(VR). For more information, see page 48.
– Find Name locates a specific name. Enter
– Erase Voice Dial erases the voice tag
associated with the number. part of the contact name. Press to
select it.
– Edit Voice Dial records a new voice tag.
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Including prewritten text and symbols – Save Message saves the message in
During text entry, you can add QuickText, Symbols, your Drafts folder. This prevents the message
or a Smiley in your message. from being deleted if you have activated
AutoErase and enables you to send the
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.
message to others.
2. Select an option and press .
– Save QuickText saves the message you have
– Insert QuickText: Scroll through the list of just entered as a prewritten message then
options and press to select one. returns to the message entry screen so you
– Add Symbol: Scroll through the list and press can send the message.
the corresponding number key to select it. – Settings allows you to choose from the
– Add Smiley: Scroll through the list and press following after pressing :
the corresponding number key to select it. • Msg Receipt to request notification when
3. When you have finished your message, select the message is received.
Send. See “Setting sending options” for • Set Priority labels the message as “Urgent.”
information about how and when you want the
• Callback Number includes a callback
message to be received.
number with the message to let recipients
Setting sending options know at what number they can call you
back. Select to include your own
When you are ready to send a message, you have
number or Edit to enter a different
several options for how and when you want the
callback number.
message to be received.
• Send Later schedules a time to send
1. Once you have completed the message,
the message.
select Options:
2. When you have finished setting options, press
– Add Address returns to the “Send To” screen
to return to the message window.
to add another recipient without losing the
message. Select Options to access your 3. Press to select Send.
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists and
press . Select a contact and press .
Highlight the number field and press .
Note: If you receive a new message while you are – Save as QuickText to save the text from the
reading a message, the one you are reading is message as QuickText, which you can insert
replaced by the new one. You can find the older into other messages. Graphics and sound are
message in the InBox: not saved as part of QuickText.(For more
• Select Menu → Messages → InBox. about QuickText, see page 38.)
– View Sender information.
If you see the symbol
3. Select .
1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox. A list of all
your received messages appears. Note: The symbol indicates that a graphic did
not come through. It may be too large or
– indicates an “Urgent” message.
incorrectly formatted.
2. Scroll through the list of messages and press
to read one. Setting message alerts
You can set your phone to alert you of incoming
Reading the message text messages or pages. For more information,
The options available to you may vary. Check with see “Setting message alerts” on page 42.
Alltel.
Note: Sounds embedded in text messages do not Erasing messages
play if the phone is set to Silence All mode. It is a good idea to erase old messages to free up
1. If the text message is long, press down to memory in your phone.
view the entire message. You have the option of erasing text messages and
2. When you are finished, you can Reply to the pages as you send or read them, erasing them one
sender, Play the sound embedded in the at a time from the list in the OutBox or InBox, or
message, Erase the message, Save the message erasing them all at once.
to your Saved folder, or set additional Options
for the message:
– Erase the message.
– Forward the message.
– Reply with Copy to reply to the message with
a copy of the original attached.
– Save Message to save the message.
4. Enter your new text. See Chapter 4, of a call and for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after
“Understanding text entry screens” . your last keypress.
5. Select Save. Note: The “in call” settings drain the battery
more quickly.
Choosing a menu view
You can change the appearance of your Setting power backlighting
phone’s menus: You can set backlighting to remain on when an
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → external power source, such as the AC adapter,
Main Menu View. is used with the phone.
2. Select an option and press . • Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →
– Graphic displays icons of each menu item, Pwr Backlighting → Always On.
with its name at the bottom of the screen. – To disable this feature, select Normal.
– List displays a list of each menu item. Note: The battery charges more slowly when
3. Press to return to the home screen. The power backlighting is on.
next time you select Menu, you see the menu
Changing the display contrast
view you selected.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Adjusting the backlighting Contrast.
Your screen lights up while you are in a call or 2. Press left or right to adjust the contrast
when you press a key on the keypad. However, you and select Save.
can set the duration and brightness of backlighting.
Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Backlighting → Duration. Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically
inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be
2. Select an option and press :
consistent with the U.S. dialing plan.
– 7 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds turns For example, 1-222-333-4444.
backlighting on for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after
• Select Menu → Settings → Display →
your last keypress.
Auto-Hyphen → Enabled .
– 7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. &
in call turns backlighting on for the duration
6. When you are finished with the call, press – Say “Clear” to erase the last digit entered.
. You cannot end the call with a The phone responds: “Digit cleared.”
voice command. To clear the entire phone number,
say “Clear” again. When the phone prompts
Erasing all voice tags you with “Clear entire phone number?”,
1. Select Menu → Settings → say “Yes” to clear or “No” to cancel.
Voice Features → Erase Voice Dial. – Say “Call” to dial the number.
2. Select Yes. – Say “Verify” to hear the set of spoken digits.
3. Select Yes again at the confirmation. – Say “Cancel” to exit voice recognizer and
return to the home screen.
Calling using digit dialing – Speak a digit to enter the next digit. Once
You can speak the digits of a phone number to the phone repeats the digit, you can speak
dial it. the next digit or pause to hear the prompt.
Note: You cannot speak a string of digits. You must
speak one digit at a time and wait for the prompt. Using voice features with hands-
1. From the home screen, press . The phone free car kits
responds: “Say a name or say Dial.” You can use voice commands to make a phone call
2. Say “Dial.” The phone responds: or to answer the phone if your phone is connected
“Speak a digit.” to a hands-free car kit (sold separately).
3. Speak the first digit of the phone number you To shop for these accessories, visit
want to call. Once the phone repeats the digit, www.kyocera-wireless.com/store or call
you can speak the next digit. 800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410.
If you pause, the phone prompts you with the Waking up the phone
following five options. After the prompt,
speak an option. If your phone is connected to a hands-free car kit,
you can use a voice command to activate the phone
to make a call.
Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with Keygaurd
active. To disable Keygaurd, see “Locking your
phone” on page 44.
To activate the Voice Wake-up setting: To activate the Voice Answer setting:
• Select Menu → Settings → 1. Select Menu → Settings →
Voice Features → Voice Wake-Up → Voice Features → Voice Answer → Enabled.
With accessory. 2. Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode →
To wake up the phone: Normal Sounds.
1. Say Wake Up and listen for a tone. To answer a call:
2. Say Wake Up again until you hear two tones. When you receive an incoming call, the phone
If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up” responds: “Incoming call, answer?” or “Incoming
command, see “Training voice recognition” on roam call, answer?” If the caller is recognized as a
page 51. saved contact entry, then the phone says “Incoming
call from (Name), answer?”
Answering the phone • Say Yes or press any key except .
You can set the hands-free car kit to either (1) answer
automatically or (2) answer using a Ignoring an incoming call
voice command. To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following:
• Say No and press to silence the alert.
Answering automatically
• Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice
• Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →
and the phone rings once, then returns to the
Auto-Answer → After 5 seconds.
home screen.
Answering using voice commands
Using Expert Mode
If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice
command to answer an incoming call using the Expert Mode allows you to use voice recognition at
installed Kyocera hands-free car kit. a faster pace by reducing the number of voice
instructions and replacing them with tones.
To turn off Auto-Answer:
Simply speak a command after the tone.
• Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →
• Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features→
Auto-Answer → Disabled.
Expert Mode → Expert.
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Playing or reviewing a voice memo 2. Highlight the memo and select Options.
1. Select Menu → Tools → 3. Select Erase. The prompt “Erase file?” appears.
Voice Memo → Recorded Memos. 4. Select Yes or No.
2. Highlight the voice memo to review and
select Play. Scheduler
You can pause, stop, or continue to play the The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and
memo. Press right and left to select a set reminder alerts.
function and press to perform it:
Pause
Stop=
Play=
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3. Press to view the details of your selection. c. Countries beginning with A are displayed,
- or - like Afghanistan, Algeria, and Australia.
From the World Clock menu, you can also select Use to move through the list, then press to
Search City Name or Search Country to search for select a country.
a city.
1. Menu → Tools → World Clock Flashlight
2. Press to select Options. The flashlight is located on the top-right corner of
your phone.
3. Select your type of search.
You can turn on the flashlight in two ways:
– Press to search by Search City Name.
• From the home screen, press and
– Press down, then press to hold . The flashlight remains on until you
Search Country.
release the key.
4. If you search by City, the Find City screen
- or -
is displayed.
• Select Menu → Tools → Flashlight →
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the
Turn On.
letter(s) by which you want to search. For
example, press 2 once to enter the letter A. The flashlight remains on for 15 minutes.
b. Press Select.
To turn it off, select Menu → Tools →
Flashlight → Turn Off.
c. Cities beginning with A are displayed, like
Anchorage, Athens, and Atlanta. Games
d. Use to move through the list, then The games may not be available on your phone.
press to select a city. Check with Alltel for availability.
5. If you search by Country, the Find Country If you receive an incoming call alert while you are
screen is displayed. playing a game, the game is paused and exited. You
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the can return to play once the call alert ends. Games
letter(s) by which you want to search. For do not remain paused if the phone is turned off or
example, press 2 once to enter the letter A. loses power.
b. Press Select.
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Saving a doodle
It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are
working on it. If you receive a call while creating an
unsaved doodle, it will be lost.
• Select Options → Save. The image will be
saved in Menu → Media Gallery →
Images → Doodles .
Resuming a doodle
To return to another saved doodle:
• Select Menu → Tools → Doodler →
Resume Doodle.
- or -
Select Menu→ Media Gallery → Images →
Doodles .
USE ONLY KYOCERA APPROVED ACCESSORIES THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
WITH KYOCERA PHONES. USE OF ANY TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESSORIES MAY BE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
DANGEROUS AND WILL INVALIDATE THE PHONE PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST
WARRANTY IF SAID ACCESSORIES CAUSE INFRINGEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR
DAMAGE OR A DEFECT TO THE PHONE. CONDITION ARISING OUT OF TRADE USAGE OR
KYOCERA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY OUT OF A COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF
FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PERFORMANCE. NO DEALER, DISTRIBUTOR,
GENERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED, AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ANY MODIFICATION OR ADDITION TO THIS
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF, WARRANTY.
WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT limitation of incidental or consequential damages,
NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, or allow limitations on how long an implied
UNANTICIPATED BENEFITS OR REVENUE, warranty lasts, so the above limitations or
ANTICIPATED PROFITS ARISING OUT OF USE OF exclusions may not apply to you.
OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PRODUCT (FOR This limited warranty gives you specific legal
EXAMPLE, WASTED AIRTIME CHARGES DUE TO rights, and you may also have other rights which
THE MALFUNCTION OF A PRODUCT) OR vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
CONTRIBUTION OR INDEMNITY IN RESPECT OF For warranty service information, please call the
ANY CLAIM RELATED TO A PRODUCT. following telephone number from anywhere in the
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE continental United States and Canada: 1-800-349-
PRODUCT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE 4478 or 858-882-1401; or contact KYOCERA at
RELATING TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AS the following address: 10300 Campus Point Drive,
PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY, ARE YOUR San Diego, California, 92121-1582, USA,
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR BREACH Attention: Technical Support.
OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND SUBJECT TO DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCTS TO THE
THIS WARRANTY, THE PRODUCTS ARE ABOVE ADDRESS. Please call or write for the
APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY YOU “AS IS”. location of the Kyocera Wireless Corp. authorized
KYOCERA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, service center nearest you and for procedures for
REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS OF ANY obtaining warranty service.
KIND, ORAL OR VERBAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO
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INDEX
Numerics D I
1-touch dialing, 19 data/fax setup, 46 icons, 6
A digital mode, 6, 22 contacts, 28
alarm clock, 6, 59 display contrast, 43 messages, 35
alerts Doodler, 62 recent calls, 18
for messages, 42 downloading InBox, 36
for missed calls, 17 application, 52 K
minute alert, 21 E keyguard, 20
roaming, 21 emergency keypad, locking, 20
analog mode, 6, 22 calls, 20
L
auto-hyphenation, 43 emergency mode, 20
language, 42
Axcess Apps, 52 exit emergency mode, 20 lights
B
position location, 6, 47 lights-only mode, 6, 40
banner, 42 erasing Limit Calls, 45
all contacts, 46
battery, 1 limiting calls, 45
contact entries, 28
blocking outgoing calls, 45 lock code, 44
phone numbers, 29 locking
bookmarks, 65
text messages, 36 keypad, 20
C expert mode, 50
calculator, 60 phone, 44
callback number, 32 F M
calls fast find, 30 memory, 54
answering, 15 fax mode, 46 creating free space, 56
ending, 15 finding contact information, 29 saving, 36
missed, 17 frequent contacts, 29 menu view, 43
tracking, 21 G N
Choosing ringers, 40 games Network settings, 22
color themes, 44 Doodler, 62
Digital/Analog, 22
com port speed, 46 downloading, 52
number mode, 23
contacts directory, 26 H
contrast, 43 O
hands-free car kit
countdown timer, 60 OutBox, 35
answering using voice, 50
hard pause, 27 P
phone numbers
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