Kyocera KWC-KX12 Tri-Mode Dual-Band AMPS/CDMA Cellular Phone User Manual
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User Guide for Kyocera KX12 Phones
This manual is based on the production version of
the Kyocera KX12 phone for ALLTEL. Software
changes may have occurred after this printing.
Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in
technical and product specifications without prior
notice. The products and equipment described in
this documentation are manufactured under
license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one
or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,901,307 5,109,390 5,267,262 5,416,797 5,506,865
5,544,196 5,657,420 5,101,501 5,267,261 5,414,796
5,504,773 5,535,239 5,600,754 5,778,338 5,228,054
5,337,338 5,710,784 5,056,109 5,568,483 5,659,569
5,490,165 5,511,073
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described in this manual may include copyrighted
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software contained in the KWC products may not be
modified, reverse engineered, distributed or
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Furthermore, the purchase of the KWC products
shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license
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use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a
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Corporation. Doodler is a trademark of Kyocera
Wireless Corp. QUALCOMM is a registered
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Kyocera Wireless Corp.
FCC/IC Notice
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure
guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body, use
the Kyocera Wireless Corp (KWC) approved case
CV90-K0295 or CV90-K0294, clip CV90-K0296, or
holster CV90-K0293-01.
Other accessories used with this device for body-
worn operations must not contain any metallic
components and must provide at least 25 mm=
separation distance, including the antenna, and the
user’s body.
THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and
receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to
exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio
frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal
Communications Commission of the U.S.
Government. These limits are part of
comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted
levels of RF energy for the general population. The
guidelines are based on standards that were
developed by independent scientific organizations
through periodic and thorough evaluation of
scientific studies. The standards include a
substantial safety margin designed to assure the
safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
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The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones
employs a unit of measurement known as the
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit
set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg.* Tests for SAR are
conducted using standard operating positions
specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at
its highest certified power level in all tested
frequency bands.
Although the SAR is determined at the highest
certified power level, the actual SAR level of the
phone while operating can be well below the
maximum value. This is because the phone is
designed to operate at multiple power levels so as
to use only the power required to reach the
network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless
base station antenna, the lower the power output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the
public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC
that it does not exceed the limit established by the
government-adopted requirement for safe
exposure. The tests are performed in positions and
locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as
required by the FCC for each model. Body-worn
measurements differ among phone models,
depending upon availability of accessories and
FCC requirements.
While there may be differences between the SAR
levels of various phones and at various positions,
they all meet the government requirement for
safe exposure.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization
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. Additional information on SAR
can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications
and Internet Association (CTIA) web-site at
http://www.wow-com.com.
* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit
for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/
kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The
standard incorporates a substantial margin of
safety to give additional protection for the public
and to account for any variations in measurements.
Caution
The user is cautioned that changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the warranty
and user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Warning
Use only Kyocera approved accessories with
Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized
accessories (includes faceplates/front housings)
may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone
warranty if said accessories cause damage or a
defect to the phone.
Walkie-talkie radio feature
When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio,
hold the phone a minimum separation distance of
one inch (2.5 cm) between your face and the
device, including the antenna, to comply with FCC
exposure limits.
Optimize your phone’s performance
Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to
optimize the performance and life of your phone,
antenna, and battery.
Air bags
If your vehicle has an air bag, DO NOT place
installed or portable phone equipment or other
objects over the air bag or in the air bag deployment
area. If equipment is not properly installed, you and
your passengers risk serious injury.
Medical devices
Pacemakers—Warning to pacemaker wearers:
wireless phones, when in the ‘on’ position, have
been shown to interfere with pacemakers. The
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phone should be kept at least six (6) inches away
from the pacemaker to reduce risk. The Health
Industry Manufacturers Association and the
wireless technology research community
recommend that you follow these guidelines to
minimize the potential for interference.
• Always keep the phone at least six inches
(15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker
when the phone is turned on.
• Do not carry your phone near your heart.
• Use the ear opposite the pacemaker.
• If you have any reason to suspect that
interference is taking place, turn off your phone
immediately.
Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may
interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such
interference, you may want to consult ALLTEL or
call the customer service line to discuss
alternatives.
Other medical devices—If you use any other personal
medical device, consult the manufacturer of the
device to determine if it is adequately shielded
from external RF energy. Your physician may be
able to help you obtain this information.
In health care facilities—Turn your phone off in health
care facilities when instructed. Hospitals and
health care facilities may be using equipment that
is sensitive to external RF energy.
Potentially unsafe areas
Posted facilities—Turn your phone off in any facility
when posted notices require you to do so.
Aircraft—FCC regulations prohibit using your phone
on a plane that is in the air. Turn your phone off or
switch it to Airplane mode (page 16) before
boarding aircraft.
Vehicles—RF signals may affect improperly installed
or inadequately shielded electronic systems in
motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the
device to determine if it is adequately shielded
from external RF energy.
Blasting areas—Turn off your phone where blasting
is in progress. Observe restrictions, and follow any
regulations or rules.
Potentially explosive atmospheres—Turn off your phone
when you are in any area with a potentially explosive
atmosphere. Obey all signs and instructions.
Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or
fire, resulting in bodily injury or death.
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are
often, but not always, clearly marked. They include:
• fueling areas such as gas stations
• below deck on boats
• transfer or storage facilities for fuel or chemicals
• vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas, such as
propane or butane
• areas where the air contains chemicals or
particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders
• any other area where you would normally be
advised to turn off your vehicle engine
Use with care
Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid
dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.
Keep phone dry
If the phone gets wet, turn the power off
immediately and contact your dealer. Water
damage may not be covered under warranty.
Resetting the phone
If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does
not respond to keypresses, reset the phone by
completing the following steps:
1. Remove the battery door.
2. Remove and replace the battery.
If the problem persists, return the phone to the
dealer for service.
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Accessories
Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with
Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized
accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate
the phone warranty if said accessories cause
damage or a defect to the phone.
To shop online for a Hands-free Car Kit
and other phone accessories, visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.
To order by phone, call
(800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410.
Radio frequency (RF) energy
Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver.
When it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy.
ALLTEL’s network controls the power of the RF
signal. This power level can range from 0.006 to
0.6 watts.
In August 1996, the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure
guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wireless
phones. These guidelines are consistent with the
safety standards previously set by both U.S. and
international standards bodies in the following reports:
• ANSI C95.1
(American National Standards Institute, 1992)
• NCRP Report 86 (National Council on
Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1986)
• ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-
Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996)
Your phone complies with the standards set by
these reports and the FCC guidelines.
E911 Mandates
Where service is available, this handset complies
with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates
issued by the FCC.
Battery and charger specifications
Customer support
ALLTEL’s customer support department may be
accessible directly from your phone when you dial a
number such as *611. They can answer questions
about your phone, phone bill, call coverage area,
and specific features available to you, such as call
forwarding or voicemail.
For questions about the phone features, refer to
the materials provided with your phone, or visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com.
For additional questions, you may contact the
Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in
one of the following ways:
• Web site: www.kyocera-wireless.com
• Email: phone-help@kyocera-wireless.com
• Telephone: 1-800-349-4478 (U.S. and Canada)
or 1-858-882-1401
Before requesting support, please try to reproduce
and isolate the problem. When you contact the
Customer Care Center, be ready to provide the
following information:
• The name of your service provider: ALLTEL.
• The actual error message or problem you are
experiencing.
• The steps you took to reproduce the problem.
• The phone’s electronic serial number (ESN).
To find the ESN select Menu → Settings →
Phone Info.
Charger Input Output
CV90-G2610-01 120VAC / 60Hz 5.2V 400mA
CV90-K0261-01 100-240VAC / 50/60Hz 4.2V 0.6A
CV90-K0259-01 100-240VAC / 50/60Hz 4.5V 1.2A
Extended Battery: CV90-N5001 3.7V / 1800mAh
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Qualified service
If the problem with your phone persists, return the
phone with all accessories and packaging to the
dealer for qualified service.
Give us your feedback
To complete a survey about ALLTEL Touch2Talk
(T2T) service on your Kyocera Wireless phone,
visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/survey/T2TSurvey.
Become a product evaluator
To participate in the testing and evaluation of
Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellular
or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.com.
093 453 037
Kyocera Wireless Corp.
10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121
U.S.A.
Visit us at www.kyocera-wireless.com
To purchase accessories, visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Getting to know your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2 Using Touch2Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
T2T call types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Making T2T calls and alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Receiving T2T calls and alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T contacts. . . . . .10
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T groups. . . . . . .12
3 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 15
Making a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Dealing with multiple calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Using the speakerphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Speed dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Setting up voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Calling emergency services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Locking the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Understanding roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
4 Entering Letters, Numbers,
and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Accessing Contacts menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Creating a new contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Adding a code or extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Customizing your contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Editing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Erasing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Sending a vCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Customizing a phone number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Finding contact information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
6 Sending and Receiving
Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sending text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Customizing message settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
7 Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Silencing all sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Choosing ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Setting sounds for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting message alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Using shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Personalizing the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Creating a secure environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Data Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Setting position location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
8 Using Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting up voice dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Calling using voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Calling using digit dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Training voice recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
9 Using Axcess Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Downloading an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Opening an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Removing an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
10 Using Media Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Accessing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Creating free space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
11 Using Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Voice Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Flashlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
12 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using the Mobile Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
13 Consumer Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . 64
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
User Guide for the Kyocera KX12 Phone 1
1GETTING STARTED
Installing the battery
Tip: Your Kyocera KX12 phone comes with a
removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery.
Fully charge the battery before using the phone.
To install the battery:
1. Place the phone face down with the battery
recess toward you.
2. Place the battery in
the phone recess with
the copper contacts
toward the bottom of the
phone (1). Press the
upper portion of the
battery into place (2).
3. Place the two tabs at the
top of the rear cover into
the openings at the top
of the phone assembly.
Press the rear cover onto
the phone.
4. Close the port plug over
the latch, charging jack,
and headset jack.
Removing the battery
Warning: Before you remove the battery, make sure
the phone is powered off.
1. Open the port plug.
2. Between the phone jacks,
there is a latch to aid you
in opening the rear cover.
Press the latch inward to
release the rear cover.
3. Pull the rear cover away to
remove it from the phone.
4. Press the battery toward
the bottom of the phone
and pull the battery out of
the recess.
2 Getting Started
Charging the battery
You must have at least a partial charge in the
battery to make or receive calls.
To charge the battery:
1. Open the port plug.
2. Hold the phone with the
keypad facing up. Hold the
charger plug with the
arrow side pointing up.
3. Insert the charger plug
ensuring that it is aligned
directly with the phone's charging jack.
4. Plug the adapter into a wall outlet.
Caution: Only connect charger as shown. Do not
bend or rotate the plug, or try to force the plug into
the charger jack. After charging, remove the plug
by pulling it straight out.
The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the
screen tells you whether the phone is:
• Charging (the icon is animated)
• Partially charged
• Fully charged
Recharging the battery
You can safely recharge the battery at any time,
even if it has a partial charge.
Caring for the battery
General safety guidelines
• Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit
the battery.
• If you have not used the battery for more than a
month, recharge it before using your phone.
• Avoid exposing the battery to extreme
temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity.
• Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire.
It could explode.
Common causes of battery drain
• Playing games or browsing while using the Web.
• Keeping backlighting on.
• Operating in analog ( ) mode. Your phone
switches between modes to find the best signal.
To set your phone to operate in a single mode,
select Menu → Settings → Network →
Digital/Analog.
• Operating in digital mode when far away from a
base station or cell site.
• Using data cables.
• Operating when no service is available,
or service is available intermittently.
• High earpiece and ringer volume settings.
• Repeating sound, vibration, or lighted alerts.
User Guide for the Kyocera KX12 Phone 3
Getting to know your phone
Volume control buttons adjusts the earpiece or loudspeaker
volume.
Home screen.
Walkie-talkie button sends a T2T call.
Navigation key positions cursor during text entry.
Scrolls through lists. Accsesses shortcuts
Left softkey accesses menus and functions or press to silence an
incoming data call.
Back key erases characters in text entry. Returns to previous screen.
Send/Talk key starts or answers calls.
1 key accesses voicemail or add a symbol in a text message.
Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols.
* Shift key changes the text mode in text entry. Locks the keypad.
Speakerphone key activates the speakerphone.
Flashlight you can turn on by pressing or using the Tools menu.
Shortcut key press up to access Contacts, press down to access
Mobile Web
OK key selects a menu item or option.
Right softkey accesses Text Messaging and other menu options or
press to ignore an incoming data call.
Flashlight key turns on the flashlight.
End/Power key turns the phone on and off. Ends a call.
# Space key enters a space during text entry. Activates Silent mode.
0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry.
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4 Getting Started
Performing basic functions
Turn the phone on and off: Press and hold
until the phone beeps or plays a tone.
Make a call: Enter the number and press .
End a call: Press .
Answer a call: Press .
Make a Push to Talk (T2T) call: Press the walkie-talkie
button on the left side of the phone. Hold button to
talk. Release button to listen.
Turn the speakerphone on or off for T2T calls: Press
the speakerphone button on the top of the phone.
Access voicemail: Press and hold
and follow the system prompts.
Verify your phone number:
Select Menu → Settings → Phone Info.
Silence the ringer on an incoming call:
Press then to answer.
-or-
Press .
Access Axcess Apps: Press and hold right.
Access Mobile Web: Press and hold
down.
Access Ringers: Press and hold left.
Access your Contacts list: Press and hold up.
Lock the Keypad: Press and hold .
Unlock the Keypad: Press to select Unlock,
then press .
Turn the flashlight on: Press and hold
Turn the flashlight off: Release .
Port Plug attached to phone, lift up to disclose phone jacks.
Jack for AC adapter (included) .
Latch releases the phone’s rear cover.
Jack for hands-free headset and data cable
(sold separately)* .
Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
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User Guide for the Kyocera KX12 Phone 5
Using menus
Navigating through menus
• Press to select Menu.
• Press left, right, up, or down to view
menus and options.*
• Press to select a menu item.
• Press to back up a menu level.
• Press to return to the home screen.
In this guide, an arrow → tells you to select an
option from a menu.
For example, Menu → Settings means select
Menu then select the Settings option.
* To change the way the menus appear, see
“Choosing a menu view” on page 42 for details.
The contents of the main menu are as follows:
Touch to Talk
T2T Contacts
T2T Groups
My Availability
My Name
Speed Dial
Messages
New Text Msg
Voicemail
InBox
Browser Alerts*
Sent*
OutBox
Saved
Drafts
Msg Settings
Group Lists
Erase Messages
Axcess Apps
Access Shop
Settings
Help
Mobile Web*
Connects to Internet
Contacts
View All
Add New
Find Name
T2T Contacts
T2T Groups
Speed Dial List
Voice Dial List*
Messaging Groups
Business List
Personal List
Information
Recent Calls
All Calls
Incoming Calls
Outgoing Calls
Missed Calls
Erase Call Lists
All Calls Timer
Home Calls Timer
Roam Calls Timer
Media Gallery
Images
Sounds
Tools
Voice Memo
Scheduler
Alarm Clock
Tip Calculator
Calculator
Timer
Stopwatch
DoodlerTM*
World Clock
Flashlight
Settings
Silent Mode
Keyguard
Sounds
Display
Convenience
Voice Features*
Messaging
Security
Network
Accessories
Phone Info
*Not available on all phones, check with your service provider.
6 Getting Started
Understanding screen icons
These icons may appear on your phone’s home
screen and the external LCD.
The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X)
digital mode, but T2T service is not
available.
The phone is operating in IS95 digital
mode. T2T service is not available in
this mode.
The phone is operating in Analog
(FM) mode. T2T service is not
available in this mode.
The phone is receiving a signal. You can
make and receive calls. Fewer bars
indicate a weaker signal.
A call is in progress.
The phone is not receiving a signal.
You cannot make or receive calls.
Push to Talk (T2T) service is available.
If this icon is dim, then T2T service is
not available.
The phone is roaming outside of its
home service area.
You have a voice message.
The battery is fully charged. The more
black bars, the greater the charge.
The alarm clock is set.
The phone is in privacy mode or is
accessing a secure Web site.
High-speed (3G) data service is
available and active on your phone.
Check with your service provider for
availability.
(blinking) The phone is sending
high-speed data.
(blinking) The phone is receiving
high-speed data.
High-speed data service is available,
ut the phone is dormant.
The phone is at the home screen.
To access Menu, press .
<Messagi
ng The phone is at the home screen.
To access messaging, press to
select Text.
The keypad is locked. press to
select Unlock, then press .
The phone is set to light up instead
of ring.
The phone is set to vibrate or to vibrate
and then ring.
The speakerphone is on for T2T calls.
Position location is set to your service
provider and to emergency services.
Position location is set to emergency
services only.
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2USING TOUCH2TALK
The Touch2Talk (T2T) feature on your Kyocera
KX12 phone allows you to quickly communicate
with an individual or group. Once connected,
simply press and hold the walkie-talkie button to
communicate.
Note: The T2T feature on this phone can be used
only with compatible T2T phones.
Phone position
When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio,
hold the phone in a vertical position one to two
inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from your mouth.
Speakerphone
T2T calls come through the speakerphone by
default. The loudspeaker is located behind the keys
of your phone.
•Call waiting: If you accept any type of call
through call waiting, the incoming call sound
will be the same as the sound of the call you are
in already. For example, if you are on a cellular
call using the earpiece and you accept an
incoming T2T call, the sound for the T2T call
will come through the earpiece.
•Headset: If a headset is connected to the phone,
T2T calls come through the headset speaker,
and you speak through the headset
microphone. You are required to press the
walkie-talkie button to gain floor control of a
T2T call and speak to other parties. (Headsets
are sold separately.)
.
Adjusting T2T call volume
•To adjust speakerphone volume while on a T2T
call—Press the volume key on the left side of the
phone up or down during the call.
•To make a T2T call come through the
earpiece—Press the speakerphone button
during a call.
To cancel, press the speakerphone button.
•To make a T2T call come through the earpiece
and silence ringers—From the home screen,
select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode and
select a vibrate or lights setting.
To cancel, either press the speakerphone
button or select Menu → Settings →
Silent Mode → Normal Sounds.
The icon at the top of the phone screen
indicates that the speakerphone is on. Press
the speakerphone button on the top of the
phone to turn it off.
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T2T call types
You can make two types of walkie-talkie calls:
•A T2T call automatically connects to the other
party. The receiving party does not have the
option to ignore the call. It can be
–a
private T2T call to a single T2T user, or
–a group T2T call to more than one T2T user.
•A T2T alert sends the receiving party a text
message and a message alert beep to indicate that
someone wants to speak with them. The receiving
party has the option to either answer or ignore the
call. T2T alerts are private calls only.
Making T2T calls and alerts
Making a private T2T call
1. There are five ways to start a private T2T call:
– Enter a 10-digit phone number (including
area code), then press the walkie-talkie
button.
– From the home screen, press the walkie-
talkie button to open the Touch2Talk menu.
Highlight a contact or group, then press the
walkie-talkie button.
–Select
Menu → Touch2Talk →
T2T Contacts and search for a saved T2T
contact. Highlight the contact and press the
walkie-talkie button.
–Select
Menu → Contacts→ T2T Contacts.
Highlight the contact and press the walkie-
talkie button.
–Select
Menu → Recent Calls, select a list
(Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, or
Missed Calls), highlight a call, and press
the walkie-talkie button.
2. Listen for the “Ready to Speak” tone (three
rapid chirps).
Note: If the contact is unavailable or offline, a
message appears on the phone’s screen.
3. Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button.
4. Release the walkie-talkie button when finished
speaking. This allows the called party to reply.
5. Wait for the “Ready to Speak” tone, then press
the walkie-talkie button again to speak.
6. To end the T2T call, press or . If the
other party ends the call, no action is required.
Tip: If you originate a call to a person who is
actively engaged in a cellular call or a T2T call,
you hear the “Ready to Speak” tone and your
voice message is stored. The other party can
choose to answer or ignore the new incoming
call. If they answer the call, they will hear your
voice message, and then you and the other party
will hear the “Floor Free” tone (a single high-
pitched beep).
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Making a group T2T call
A group must be saved before you can call it. To
save a group, see page 12.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups.
2. Highlight the group you want to call.
3. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button. When
the audio path is ready and the group is
available, the “Ready to Speak” tone sounds.
Note: If the group is unavailable or offline, or if
you attempt to take the floor on a group call
while someone else is speaking, the “Bong”
tone sounds.
4. Speak your message while continuing to press
the walkie-talkie button.
5. Release the button when finished speaking your
message. This allows the group members a
chance to reply.
6. Press the walkie-talkie button again to speak.
7. To end the T2T call, press or .
Sending a T2T alert
You can send an alert only to a contact that is saved
in your T2T Contacts list. The recipient can choose
to ignore the alert or accept it and start a T2T call
with you.
Start at the home screen.
1. Press the walkie-talkie button.
-or-
Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Contacts.
2. Scroll through the list and highlight the T2T
contact you want to call.
3. Press to select Alert.
“Alert sent.” appears on your screen, then you
return to the previous screen.
The receiving party’s phone beeps and a
message appears on the phone screen.
There is no time-out period. The alert will
remain on their screen until they accept or
ignore it.
4. If the recipient accepts the alert, you will hear
their voice through your phone. Press the
walkie-talkie button and wait for the “Ready to
Speak” tone (three rapid chirps).
5. Speak your message while continuing to press
the walkie-talkie button.
6. Release the button when finished speaking your
message. This allows the group members a
chance to reply.
7. Press the walkie-talkie button again to speak.
8. To end the T2T call, press or .
Receiving T2T calls and alerts
Receiving a T2T call
When your phone receives a private or group T2T
call, the caller’s voice sounds through the
speakerphone and the phone makes the “Open
Floor” tone.
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In a private call, “T2T Call” appears on the screen
with the caller’s contact name or phone number.
In a group call, “T2T Group Call” appears with the
name of the group.
1. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button.
2. Listen for the “Ready to Speak” tone (three
rapid chirps).
3. Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button.
4. Release the walkie-talkie button when finished
speaking. This allows another party to reply.
5. Wait for the “Ready to Speak” tone, then press
the walkie-talkie button again to speak.
6. To end the T2T call,press or . If the
other party ends the call, no action is required.
Receiving a T2T alert
When your phone receives a T2T alert, the phone
beeps. The name or phone number of the caller
appears on the screen with the message “[name /
phone number] requests a T2T call. Please press
the Walkie-Talkie button.”
• To ignore the alert, press to select Ignore.
• To accept the alert and call the person, press
the walkie-talkie button.
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T
contacts
Adding a T2T contact
You can add new T2T contacts and view their
presence in the T2T contacts directory using the
main T2T menu.
Note: The potential contact will be notified and
must give permission before you can save their
phone number as a contact.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Contacts .
2. Press to select Options.
Note: When you are adding your first T2T
contact, you will be asked “No T2T Contacts.
Add New?” Press to select Yes.
3. Press to select Add New Contact.
4. Enter the T2T contact number.
5. Press down and enter the T2T contact
name.
If you do not enter a contact name, the contact
phone number will appear on your phone
instead of a name.
6. Press to select Save. The message,
“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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– If the other party refused your invitation or
did not respond within a 3-minute period,
“Contact Name Not Added” appears.
Note: The other party cannot receive or
respond to your invitation if their phone is off
or if they are outside of the service area.
7. If “Contact Name Not Added” appears, press
to select OK and return to the T2T menu.
Erasing a T2T contact
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Contacts.
Highlight the T2T contact name you wish
to erase.
2. Press to select Options.
3. Press down to select Erase Contact.
4. Press select Yes, or press to select
No.
5. To erase additional contacts, press up or
down and select their names and repeat the
process above.
Checking your contacts’ availability
In the Recent Calls lists and the T2T menus, icons
appear next to T2T contact and group names to
show their availability to participate in a call.
.
Checking and setting your availability
Regardless of how you set your availability
(presence), you can still make T2T calls.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk →
My Availability.
2. Select an option:
–Available allows you to make and receive
T2T calls.
–Do Not Disturb ensures that you will not
receive T2T calls.
Available—A bold T2T icon means the
contact (or one member of the group) can
accept calls.
Do Not Disturb—The T2T icon with an X
means that T2T calls cannot be made to the
contact (or any member of the group).
Off-Line—A dim T2T icon means the handset
is turned off, or the contact is not registered
with the voice network.
Pending—The T2T icon with a ? means that
your phone is pending an answer from a
member you have added to a group.
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Saving, editing, and erasing T2T
groups
You can create up to 30 T2T groups with up to 30
members per group. The total number of contacts
saved in your phone (including T2T and non-T2T
contacts and groups) cannot exceed 99. You can
create a T2T group from a list of contacts in
another group or add new contacts to a group from
scratch.
Note: To establish a group, your phone must be
provisioned by your service provider.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk →
T2T Groups.
2. Press to select New.
3. Enter the new group name using the
phone’s keypad. See page 23 if you need help
entering text.
4. Press to select Next. The Select Contacts
screen appears.
5. Highlight the name of the T2T contact you want
to add to your new group and press
. A check mark appears beside the contact
name.
Note: The T2T contact must be provisioned
from the handset or a Web interface before the
contact can be added to a group.
6. If no T2T contact names appear, or if the
desired contact is not on the list, then press
to select Options.
7. Press to select Add New .
8. Enter the phone number of the T2T contact
name to be added to the group.
9. Press down to the Enter Name field.
10. Enter the name of the T2T contact to be added,
using the phone’s keypad.
Note: If the contact is already in your
Contacts directory, then the name is
automatically stored.
11. Press to select Save.
12. When you are finished creating a new group
and adding members to it, press to select
Save. Invitations are sent to the members
asking for their permission to join your newly
created group.
Tip: The invitation includes your name or number
and the group name, but does not list all invited
members of the group. After accepting an
invitation, the new member can select the group
name and view the list of members.
Adding a member to a T2T group
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups
2. Highlight the group to which you want to add
the new member and press to select
Options → Add member.
3. Highlight the name of the new member that you
want to add to the group.
Note: If no T2T contact names appear, or if the
desired contact is not on the list, then perform
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steps 6 through 9 of “Creating T2T Groups” on
page 12.
4. Press to select the contact. A check mark
appears beside the contact name.
5. When you are finished adding members to the
group, press to select Save. Your phone
sends an invitation to the members you have
added to the group.
Editing a T2T group name
You can edit names only of groups that you created.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups.
2. Highlight the T2T group name you wish
to change.
3. Press to select Options.
4. Press down to select Edit Group Name.
5. Edit the group name using the phone’s keypad.
See page23 for help entering text.
6. Press to select Save. All members in your
group are notified and updated.
Erasing a T2T group
You can only erase T2T groups that you created.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups.
2. Highlight the T2T group name you wish
to erase.
3. Press to select Options.
4. Press down to select Erase Group.
5. The message “Erase group <group name>?”
appears.
6. Press to select Yes.
Note: Individual members of a T2T group
remain in the T2T contacts list after the group is
erased.
Erasing a T2T group member
You can erase T2T group members only from
groups that you created.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups.
2. Highlight the T2T group name you wish
to edit.
3. Press to select Options.
4. Press down to select Remove Member.
5. Press to insert a check mark beside the
contact name. To erase additional members,
press up or down and select their names.
6. Press to select Done. The message
“Remove Member(s)?” appears. Select Yes to
erase the member name, or No to discontinue
and return to the previous screen.
Removing yourself from a T2T group
You can remove yourself from a T2T group that you
did not create.
1. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → T2T Groups.
2. Highlight the name of the group you want to
leave.
3. Press to select Options.
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4. Press down to select Leave Group.
5. Press .
6. Press to select Yes. The message “Leave
Group <group name>?” appears.
7. Select Yes to leave the group, or No to
discontinue and return to the previous screen.
A message requesting that you be removed from
the group is sent to your service provider. Your
phone then returns to the T2T menu.
Dealing with multiple calls
Your phone can handle two calls at the same time.
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may
receive or place another cellular or T2T call at the
same time. For more information, see page 15.
Erasing T2T call history
T2T calls are included in the recent calls list along
with standard voice calls. See “Erasing recent calls”
on page18 to erase call history from your phone’s
memory.
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3MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS
Making a call
Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be
received. Look for on the home screen.
Note: The more bars you see in this symbol, the
stronger the signal. If there are no bars, move to
where the signal strength is better.
1. Enter the phone number and press .
2. Press to end the call.
Redialing a number
• Press three times to redial the last
number called.
Calling a saved number
Use your Contacts directory to quickly find a
saved number.
1. Press and hold up to access Contacts.
2. Scroll down the list to find the contact you want
to call.
3. Highlight the name and press to dial
the number.
Answering a call
When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates, or
lights up, depending on your settings. The phone
number of the caller appears on the home screen.
If the number is stored in your Contacts directory,
the contact name also appears.
1. Press to answer the incoming call.
-or-
Press the speakerphone key to answer the
incoming call and turn on the speakerphone
simultaneously.
Dealing with multiple calls
Your phone can handle two calls at the same time.
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may
receive or place another cellular or T2T call at the
same time.
Receiving a call (call waiting)
The call waiting tone (two rapid beeps) is played
through the loudspeaker if you are engaged in a
call using the loudspeaker, or through the earpiece
if you are engaged in a call using the earpiece.
Note: When you have multiple active calls, press
the speakerphone key to turn the speakerphone on
or off for both calls.
You can answer or ignore the incoming call.
• To answer the call, press to select Answer
or press to select Ignore.
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Note: If you accept the incoming call, you will
have one call active and another call on hold.
To toggle between the two calls, press to
select Switch.
Placing a call while in a call
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may
place another call of either type without ending the
first call. The new call becomes the active call, and
the original call is placed on hold.
1. While on the first call, press to select
Options. Make selections to place a T2T or
cellular call.
Note: You cannot toggle between the two calls.
2. Ask the party on the new call to hang up when
finished talking.
Your phone then returns to your original call.
Silencing an incoming call
• Press or to silence the call.
Note: In the absence of voicemail, this feature
drops the call.
- or -
• Press to silence the call then press
to answer it.
Either action silences only the current call.
The next call will ring according to your settings.
Adjusting the volume during a call
• To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,
press or up or down.
Using the speakerphone
Your Kyocera KX12 phone has a built-in
speakerphone that you can use during a call.
Note: This function works only for the current call.
Once the call is ended, the speakerphone turns off
and the earpiece volume returns to normal.
1. Press speakerphone key to answer the call
and turn on the speakerphone simultaneously.
“ Speaker is ON” displays on the screen.
- or -
Press to turn on the speakerphone at any
time during a call.
To turn off the speakerphone, press .
Setting the phone to hold calls
The Hold Call feature allows you to place incoming
calls on hold until you are ready to answer them.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Hold Call → Enabled.
– If you have not recorded a hold message,
you will be prompted to record one, such as
“Please hold. I’ll answer in a minute.”
2. Record the message twice, as prompted.
3. Select Save or Options (Play, Re-Record,
or Exit).
The next time a call comes in, you have the option
of placing it on hold.
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Placing a call on hold
You can place a call on hold once you have enabled
this feature.
Note: If you are already on a call and you receive
another call, you cannot place the incoming call on
hold. It goes to voicemail.
1. When a call comes in, press to select
Options and then select Hold Call. The caller is
placed on hold and hears your recorded hold
message.
2. To speak to the caller, select Answer.
- or -
To hang up without speaking to the caller,
select End Call.
Changing the hold message
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Hold Call → Re-Record Msg and follow the
prompts.
2. Record the message twice.
3. Select Save or Options (Play, Re-Record,
or Exit).
Dealing with missed calls
When you have missed a call, “Missed Call”
appears on your screen unless the caller
leaves a voicemail.
• To clear the screen press to select OK.
• To view details of the call, press to select
Calls. Highlight the missed call number and
press to select
Details.
• To return the call, highlight the number and
press .
Setting missed call alerts
You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after
you have missed a call.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Alerts → Missed Call Alert.
2. Select an option:
–Vibrate, Beep, Freeway!, Game!, Bloop,
Winner!, and Zilofon! sets the phone to
vibrate, beep, or play a tune once when a new
message is received.
– Options with Remind set the phone to notify
you once when a new message is received
and then notify you again every five minutes.
To stop a reminder alert, press to
select Ignore.
–Disabled turns off message alerts.
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Viewing recent call details
Details on the last 30 calls you made, received, or
missed are stored in the All Calls list and are
identified by the following icons:
Viewing recent calls
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls.
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing
Calls, or Missed Calls.
3. Highlight a recent call and press to
select Options.
–View displays details of the recent call.
–Save adds the phone number to the
Contacts list.
–Send Msg allows you to send a text message
to the phone number.
–Erase erases the selected call record.
Note: If the phone number is classified as “secret,”
you must enter your four-digit lock code to view or
edit it. For information on the lock code,
see “Changing your lock code” on page 44. To
classify a phone number as secret, see “Creating a
new contact” on page 26.
Calling recent calls
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls.
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing
Calls, or Missed Calls.
3. Highlight a number to call and press .
Erasing recent calls
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls →
Erase Call Lists.
2. Select an option: All Calls, Incoming Calls,
Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls.
3. Press to select Yes or to select No.
Outgoing call
Incoming call
Missed call (flashing)
T2T call (Contact or group member is
available.)
T2T call (Contact’s, or group member’s,
phone is set to Do Not Disturb. Cannot
receive T2T calls.)
T2T call (Contact’s phone is off or contact
is outside of T2T service area.)
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Speed dialing
Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a
phone number as a contact and assign it a speed
dial location.
• To add a speed dial location to a saved or new
contact, see “Customizing a phone number” on
page 28.
Using speed dialing
To call a contact that has a speed dial location:
• From the home screen, enter the one- or two-
digit speed dialing location and press .
1-Touch dialing
1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to call a saved
contact.
Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on your
phone and (2) have a speed dial location assigned
to a contact.
Enabling 1-Touch dialing
•Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
1-Touch Dialing → Enabled.
Using 1-Touch dialing
To call a contact that has a speed dial location:
• From the home screen, press and hold the
speed dialing number. If it is a two-digit
number, press the first digit briefly, then press
and hold the second digit. For example, if the
speed dialing location is 15, press
briefly then press and hold .
Setting up voicemail
Before your phone can receive voicemail messages,
you must set up a password and record a personal
greeting with ALLTEL. When you have set up your
voicemail, all unanswered calls to your phone are
automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your
phone is in use or turned off.
1. From the home screen, press and hold .
2. Enter your passcode, which you obtain from
ALLTEL.
3. Follow the system prompts to set up a password
and personal greeting.
Checking voicemail messages
When a voice message is received, your screen will
display a notification: “New Message [x]
Voicemail.” This text will remain for about five
minutes. After that, look for the symbol at the
top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the
message is urgent.
If you see “New Message” on your screen
1. Press to select Call. This initiates a call to
your voicemail number.
2. Follow ALLTEL’s method to retrieve the message
from their voicemail system.
If you see the symbol
1. Press and hold to initiate a call to your
voicemail number.
2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.
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Note: You can set the phone to beep, light up, or
play a tune every five minutes to remind you that
you have voicemailYou can set the phone to beep or
vibrate every five minutes to remind you that you have
a voicemail message. See “Setting message alerts” on
page 41.
Calling emergency services
Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code
(911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates as
described below.
• Dial your 3-digit emergency code and
press .
You can call the code even if your phone is locked,
has no balance, or is restricted. When you call,
your phone enters Emergency mode. This enables
the emergency service exclusive access to your
phone to call you back, if necessary. To make or
receive regular calls after dialing the code,
you must exit this mode.
To exit Emergency mode
When you have completed the emergency call:
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 46.
Locking the keypad
The Keyguard locks your keypad on your phone to
prevent accidental keypresses when the phone is
turned on and a call is not in progress. You can still
answer or silence an incoming call.
• To lock the keypad, press and hold .
• To unlock the keypad, press to select
Keyguard and then press .
Changing the keyguard setting
1. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard.
2. Highlight an option.
–Guard Now
–30s auto-guard
–1m auto-guard
–5m auto-guard
–Disabled
3. Press to save.
Using your phone in an airplane
While in an airplane, it is normally required that
you turn off your mobile phone because it emits RF
signals that interfere with air traffic control.
In Airplane mode, however, your phone will not emit
RF signals. You cannot make or receive calls, send
text messages, or use the Web, but you can play
games, use the Scheduler, set the clock, and make
emergency calls to designated emergency numbers.
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Note: Please check with uniformed personnel
before operating your phone in Airplane mode.
Setting Airplane mode
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Airplane Mode.
2. Press to select OK after reading the
message.
3. Select Disabled or Enabled.
Tracking calls
You can track the number and duration of calls
made and received on your phone.
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls.
2. Press up or down to select a timer:
–All Calls Timer tracks all calls you have
made and received. This timer cannot be reset.
–Home Calls Timer tracks all calls you have
made while your phone is not roaming. To
reset this timer, press to select Reset.
This will reset both the Home Calls and the
Roam Calls Timer.
–Roam Calls Timer tracks all the roam calls
you have made. To reset this timer, press
to select Reset. This will reset both
the Home Calls and the Roam Calls Timer.
Timing your calls
You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before
each minute passes when you are on a call.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Minute Alert → Enabled.
Understanding roaming
Setting an alert for roaming
The phone can alert you when you roam outside of
your home service area.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Roam/Svc Alert.
2. Select an option and press .
–When no svc alerts you with three tones
decreasing in pitch when service is lost and
three tones increasing in pitch when service
is acquired again.
–On roam change alerts you with two
decreasing tones when roaming service is
acquired and three increasing tones when
home area service is acquired again.
–On any change alerts you with three
increasing tones if there is a change in
roaming service or three decreasing tones if
the phone loses service.
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Setting the roam ringer
You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming
call is subject to roaming charges.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Roam Ringer → Enabled. You hear the ringer.
Setting Call Guard
You can set the phone to warn you before you
answer or place a call while roaming.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Call Guard → Call Prompt.
– The phone now emits a distinctive roam
ring to indicate when you are roaming
during calls.
– To accept or place a call while roaming,
you must press .
Note: Call Prompt is disabled when the phone is in
emergency mode.
Setting digital or analog mode
Depending on services available from your service
provider, you may set the phone to either digital or
analog mode. This is useful if you are in an area
that borders on digital service and the automatic
feature is causing the phone to keep switching
between modes.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Digital/Analog.
2. Select an option and press .
–Automatic automatically switches the phone
between digital and analog.
–Analog only sets the phone to work in
analog mode only.
–Analog call forces a call into analog mode
for the duration of the next call.
–Digital only sets the phone to work in digital
mode only.
Turning roaming on or off
This setting allows you to control the phone’s
roaming feature by specifying which signals the
phone will accept.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Roam Option.
2. Select an option and press .
–Automatic (recommended setting) accepts
any system the phone service provides.
–No roaming prevents you from making
or receiving calls outside of your home
service area.
Note: If your phone has more than one setting for
Automatic, contact your service provider to
determine which one to use.
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4ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in
contacts, text messages, and your banner.
Understanding text entry screens
The current text entry mode (and capitalization
setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.
Text entry modes
There are five text entry modes:
Case Change
Numbers Only
Normal Alpha
Rapid Entry
Add Symbol
Note: The mode you start in depends on the task
you are doing. For example, when entering a phone
number, you’re in number mode. When entering a
name for a contact, you’re in normal text mode. See
“Changing modes” on page 24.
Entering numbers
• To enter a number while in mode, press a
number key once.
• To enter a number while in or mode,
press and hold a number key until the number
appears on the screen.
Entering words letter by letter
1. Press a key once for the first letter, twice for the
second letter, and so on. If your phone is set to
Spanish or French, accented letters are
available.
2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the
nextletter.
Note: To enter a space, press .
Entering words quickly
When you press a series of keys using mode,
checks its dictionary of common words and
guesses at the word you are trying to spell.
1. For each letter of the word you want, press the
key once. For example, to enter the word “any”
press → → .
2. If the word doesn’t match what you want, press
to look at other word matches.
3. When you see the word you want, press .
text entry
fields
text entry mode
capitalization setting
characters
remaining
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Entering symbols
While entering text, you can enter symbols by
pressing until you see the symbol you want.
Using this method, you have access to the
following symbols:
To access the full set of symbols:
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.
2. Select Add Symbol.
3. Press down to view the list of symbols.
4. Press the number key corresponding to the
symbol you want.
Entering smileys
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.
2. Select Add Smiley.
3. Press down to view the list of smileys.
4. Press the number key corresponding to the
smiley you want.
Switching default text entry modes
You can change the default text entry mode when
creating a text message. This setting applies only to
the message body screen, not the “To” screen.
1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings
→ Default Text.
2. Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode.
Changing modes
Sometimes you need to change modes.
For example, to enter numbers in an email address
while in mode, you must change to
mode, enter the numbers, and then change
back to mode to complete the address.
To change text entry modes:
• Press and hold until the icon for the
mode you want appears.
-or-
•Select
Options then select a different mode.
Capitalization settings
You can change capitalization at any time while
entering text. Simply press to choose upper
or lower case while in Normal Alpha mode.
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Quick reference to text entry
This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols.
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 page24.
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 .
Select soft options on the screen Press the appropriate key, or .
Highlight an option at the bottom
of the screen Press right or left.
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5STORING CONTACTS
Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store
information about a person or company.
Each contact entry can have up to six phone
numbers, two email addresses, two Web addresses,
two street addresses, and a space for notes.
Accessing Contacts menu
There are three ways to access the Contacts menu.
–Select Menu → Contacts
– Press and hold up
– Press and hold <side key shortcut> up
This user guide describes how to navigate through
the phone's Contact menu by pressing and holding
up.
Creating a new contact
1. From the home screen, enter the phone number
you want to save, including the area code.
2. Press to select Save.
3. Press to select Save New Contact.
4. Enter a name for the contact.
– If you need to learn how to enter letters,
see “Understanding text entry screens” on
page 23.
– To add a symbol or smiley to the contact
name, or to change the text entry mode,
press to select Options.
5. Either save now or add more contact
information.
– To save now, press to select Save.
– To enter additional phone numbers, email
and Web addresses, or notes, press
down repeatedly. For help switching
between numbers and letters for email or
Web addresses, see “Changing modes” on
page 24.
Adding a code or extension
When you save the phone number of an
automated service, you may include a pause to
stop dialing, for example, where you would wait to
dial an extension.
1. From the home screen, enter the first portion of
the phone number.
2. Press to select Options.
3. Select a type of pause:
– Time Pause
– Hard Pause
4. Enter the remaining numbers.
5. Press to select Save.
X
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Customizing your contacts
You can customize each contact in your Contacts
directory by assigning ringers, pictures, and
number types, or by classifying your contacts as
Personal or Business.
Assigning ringers
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight a contact and press .
3. Highlight the contact name and press
to select Options.
4. Select Ringer → Assign Ringer.
5. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers
and press to select one.
Assigning pictures
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight a contact and press .
3. Highlight the contact name and press
to select Options.
4. Select Picture → Assign Picture → Images.
5. Select Saved Images or Caller IDs.
Note: With mobile PhoneTools for Kyocera,
you can transfer digital pictures to your phone.
To purchase MPT or other accessories, visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.
6. Scroll through the list to view your options and
press to assign it to your contact.
Classifying contacts as Personal
or Business
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight a contact and press .
3. Highlight the contact name and press to
select Options.
4. Select Classify.
5. Select Personal or Business and press .
Note: To assign Personal or Business ringers,
see “Assigning business and personal ringers” on
page 40.
Assigning number types
When you assign a number type, an icon is placed
in front of a contact number to specify the type of
number, such as work, home, or mobile.
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight a contact and press .
3. Highlight the contact number and press to
select Edit.
4. Press down once and press to select
Options.
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5. Highlight an option to designate the number as
General, Work, Home, Mobile, Pager, or Fax
and press . The associated icon appears
next to the number in your Contacts directory
and Recent Calls list.
6. Press to select Save.
Editing a contact
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts..
2. Highlight a contact and press .
3. Highlight the contact name or number and
press to select Edit.
4. Enter your changes and press to
select Save.
Erasing a contact
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight the contact to erase and press .
3. Press to select Options.
4. Highlight Erase Contact and press .
5. Press to confirm.
Sending a vCard
You can send contact information as a
text messages.
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight the contact to send as a vCard and
press .
3. Press to select Options.
4. Highlight Send as vCard and press .
5. Enter a recipient’s phone number and press
to select Send.
Customizing a phone number
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts.
2. Highlight the contact to edit and press .
3. Press down to highlight the number.
4. Press to select Options.
5. Highlight an option and press :
–Call to call the contact.
–Send Text Message brings you to the text
messaging screen.
–Add Speed Dial assigns or removes the
speed dial location.
–View Number to see the selected
phone number.
–Erase Number erases the number from
the contact.
–Secret makes the number secret so that it
does not appear on the screen until the lock
General fax
work email address
home street address
mobile Web page URL
pager note
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code is entered. Secret numbers can be called
without a lock code. (For more information,
see “Limiting calls” on page 44.)
–Primary Number makes this number the first
one that shows up when you open the contact.
–Add Voice Dial* to record a voice tag so you
can call a contact using voice recognition
(VR). For more information, see page 47.
–Erase Voice Dial* erases the voice tag
associated with the number.
–Edit Voice Dial* records a new voice tag.
6. Enter the new information and follow the prompts.
7. Select Save, if necessary.
Finding contact information
To find a phone number or contact, you can
(1) check the Frequent list, (2) search the Contacts
directory, or (3) use Fast Find.
Checking the Frequent List
From the home screen, press and hold up to
select Contacts. The last 15 of your most frequently
called contacts appear when the Frequent List is
enabled. Scroll past the double line to view the All
Contacts list.
To enable the Frequent List setting
•Select
Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Frequent List → Enabled.
Searching the Contacts directory
1. Press and hold up to select Contacts for a
list of all contacts.
To quickly get down the list, enter the first letter
of the contact. The menu skips to that letter of
the alphabet.
- or -
Select Menu → Contacts.
2. Select a search method:
–View All lists all saved contacts.
–Find Name locates a specific name. Enter
part of the contact name. Press to
select it.
–Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Messaging
Groups, Business List, or Personal List
selects a contact from the specified list.
3. Highlight a contact and press .
– To call the contact, highlight the number
and press .
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Setting Fast Find
With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view
close matches of the number you are looking for.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Fast Find → Enabled.
Using Fast Find
1. From the home screen, press the keys
corresponding to the letters of the name you
want to find. A matching contact or speed dial
entry appears.
2. Press down to scroll through
matching entries.
3. Highlight the name you want then press
to call the number.
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6SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES
This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone.
For information on voicemail messages, see
“Setting up voicemail” on page 19.
Important: The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. Check with your service
provider for details and possible usage charges.
Sending text messages
You can only send text messages to email addresses
and phones capable of receiving them.
Creating a text message
1. Press to select Text.
2. Press to select New Text Msg.
3. Enter a recipient’s phone number or email
address:
– Select to select Options to access your
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists
and press . Select a contact and
press . Highlight the number field
and press . For more about group lists,
see “Creating group lists” on page 37.
- or -
– Enter a New Address manually.
To learn how to enter text, see Chapter 4,
“Understanding text entry screens” .
4. Add another recipient if desired:
– Press to select Options then select
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists.
- or -
– Enter a space or comma after the first number
then enter another recipient manually.
Note: You can send a message to up to 10
contacts at once. The messages are sent one at a
time, once to each addressee.
5. When you are done entering addresses,
press twice.
6. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see “Understanding text entry screens” on
page 23.
- or -
Add QuickText, symbols, or emoticons in your
message. See “Including prewritten text and
symbols” for information.
7. Press to select Send. See “Setting
sending options” for information about how
and when you want the message to be received.
Including prewritten text and symbols
During text entry, you can add QuickText, Symbols,
or a Smiley in your message.
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.
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2. Select an option and press .
–Insert QuickText: Scroll through the list of
options and press to select one.
–Add Symbol: Scroll through the list and press
the corresponding number key to select it.
–Add Smiley: Scroll through the list and press
the corresponding number key to select it.
3. When you have finished your message, select
Send. See “Setting sending options” for
information about how and when you want the
message to be received.
Setting sending options
When you are ready to send a message, you have
several options for how and when you want the
message to be received.
1. Once you have completed the message,
select Options:
–Add Address returns to the “Send To” screen
to add another recipient without losing the
message. Select Options to access your
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists and
press . Select a contact and press .
Highlight the number field and press .
–Save Message saves the message in
your Drafts folder. This prevents the message
from being deleted if you have activated
AutoErase and enables you to send the
message to others.
–Save QuickText saves the message you have
just entered as a prewritten message then
returns to the message entry screen so you
can send the message.
–Settings allows you to choose from the
following after pressing :
•Msg Receipt to request notification when
the message is received.
•Set Priority labels the message as “Urgent.”
•Callback Number includes a callback
number with the message to let recipients
know at what number they can call you
back. Select to include your own
number or Edit to enter a different
callback number.
•Send Later schedules a time to send
the message.
2. When you have finished setting options, press
to return to the message window.
3. Press to select Send.
Adding a signature
The signature you create is included at the end of
all outgoing messages and is counted as characters
in your messages; however, it does not appear in
the message creation screen.
To create a signature:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging →
Signature.
2. Enter your signature in the text field.
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3. Press to select OK and save the setting.
Note: The characters in the signature are included
in the total character count of the message. See the
note under step 5 in “Creating a text message” on
page 31.
If you cannot send messages
You may not be able to send or receive messages if
your phone’s memory is nearly full, or if digital
service is not available at the time. To free up
memory, erase old messages. See “Erasing
messages” on page 36.
Understanding appended messages
If you go over the character limit for a single
message, the phone may automatically append an
empty segment to your message to make space.
Important: Your service provider will charge you
for each message segment.
When you start a message, the maximum character
limit appears once you are in the message entry
field. This number counts down as you enter
characters, until it reaches 0.
If you continue to enter text after this counter
reaches 0, a message segment may be appended.
When you reach the message size limit, you are
prompted to edit the message or alerted that the
message is being appended.
Receiving incoming calls while
creating messages
• If you don’t wish to answer the call, press
to select Ignore. The phone returns to the
message screen.
• To answer the call, press . Your message
is saved to the Drafts folder. To return to the
message, select Menu → Messages →
Drafts → Resume.
T2T call
When your phone receives a T2T call, it sounds a
tone and you will hear the caller speaking through
the speakerphone.
• To speak, press and hold the walkie-talkie
button. To listen, release the walkie-talkie
button. To end the call, press .
Once the T2T call has ended, your phone returns to
the text message screen that was open.
T2T alert call
When your phone receives a T2T alert, it sounds the
“T2T Alert” tone. The message “Incoming Alert”
appears on the screen with the phone number or
contact name of the caller.
text entry
fields
text entry mode
capitalization settingcharacters
remaining
34 Sending and Receiving Text Messages
• To ignore the alert, press to select Ignore
or press the speakerphone button on the top of
the phone.
• To answer, press and release the walkie-talkie
button or press to select Answer.
To speak, press and hold the walkie-talkie
button. To listen, release the walkie-talkie
button. To end the call, press .
Once the T2T call has ended or you have ignored
the alert, your phone returns to the text message
screen that was open.
Standard call
When a standard call comes in, the phone
rings and an incoming call message appears on the
screen.
• If you don’t wish to answer the call, press
to select Options and then press to select
Ignore.
To answer the call, press . The message you
were working on will be saved in the Drafts folder.
To return to the message, press to open the
Text menu, select Drafts and select the message.
Viewing your sent messages
To save your outgoing messages, you must first
enable Save to Sent.
1. Select Menu → Messages →
Msg Settings → Save to Sent.
2. Select an option and press .
–Prompt allows you to choose whether or not
to save your message when you send it.
–Enabled automatically saves all successfully
sent messages in the Sent folder.
To view successfully sent messages:
1. Select Menu → Messages → Sent.
2. Press up or down through the list of
messages. One of the following symbols
appears next to each message:
The scheduled message is sent at the
scheduled time. You cannot cancel
delivery of the message.
The scheduled message was sent and
delivered as scheduled. You cannot
cancel delivery of the message.
The message was received.
The message was received and opened.
(This symbol may not be available.
Check with your service provider.)
The message was sent to more than one
recipient.
The message was never sent or not sent
since last modified. You can cancel
delivery of the message.
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Viewing failed or pending messages
Failed or pending messages are stored in
your OutBox.
To view your OutBox:
1. Select Menu → Messages → OutBox. A list of
all failed or pending messages appears.
2. Scroll through the list of messages and press
to read one.
Retrieving text messages
When a text message is received, your screen
displays “New Messages” with the symbol at
the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the
message is urgent.
If you see “New Messages”
• To view the message, press to select
InBox, highlight the message, and press
to select View.
•To Ignore the message, press .
Note: If you receive a new message while you are
reading a message, the one you are reading is
replaced by the new one. You can find the older
message in the InBox:
• Select Menu → Messages → InBox.
If you see the symbol
1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox. A list of all
your received messages appears.
– indicates an “Urgent” message.
2. Scroll through the list of messages and press
to read one.
Reading the message
The options available to you may vary. Check with
your service provider.
Note: Sounds embedded in text messages do not
play if the phone is set to Silence All mode.
1. If the text message is long, press down to
view the entire message.
2. When you are finished, you can Reply to the
sender, Play the sound embedded in the
message, Erase the message, Save the message
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.
The message is pending and will be sent
when possible. You can cancel delivery
of the message.
The message cannot be sent
because service is not available. An
alert appears on your phone if the
message cannot be sent.
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–Save as QuickText to save the text from the
message as QuickText, which you can insert
into other messages. Graphics and sound are
not saved as part of QuickText.(For more
about QuickText, see page 37.)
–View
Sender information.
3. Select .
Note: The symbol indicates that a graphic did
not come through. It may be too large or
incorrectly formatted.
Setting message alerts
You can set your phone to alert you of incoming
text messages or pages. For more information,
see “Setting message alerts” on page 41.
Erasing messages
It is a good idea to erase old messages to free up
memory in your phone.
You have the option of erasing text messages and
pages as you send or read them, erasing them one
at a time from the list in the OutBox or InBox, or
erasing them all at once.
Erasing single messages
1. Select Menu → Messages.
2. Select the type of text message you want to
erase, InBox, OutBox, Sent, or Saved and press
:
3. Highlight the message to erase and press .
4. Press to select Erase. A notification
appears: “Erase this message?”
5. Select Yes to erase the message.
Note: You can erase a scheduled message from
the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of
the message.
Erasing all messages
1. Select Menu → Messages →
Erase Messages.
2. Select a folder from which to erase all messages:
InBox, OutBox, Sent, Saved Folder, Drafts
Folder, or All Messages. To erase messages from
all folders, select All Messages.
3. A message appears: “Erase all messages?”
Select Yes to erase messages or No to cancel.
Erasing messages automatically
Use this setting to have old messages automatically
erased from the InBox when memory is low.
•Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings
→ Auto-Erase → Old InBox Msgs. Older
messages are erased as new messages are
received.
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Customizing message settings
To make messaging easier, you can customize
settings for sending and receiving messages.
Creating group lists
You can create and save a list of multiple recipients.
Your Kyocera KX12 phone stores five group lists
with up to 10 recipients per list.
1. Select Menu → Messages → Group Lists →
Create New.
2. Enter a name for the list. For help entering text,
see page 23.
3. Select Next.
4. To enter the first phone number or email
address, select an option:
–Recent List to select numbers from your
Recent List.
–Enter from Scratch to enter the phone
number or email address manually.
–Contacts List to select numbers from your
phone book.
5. Locate the contact number and press .
6. Select Options → Recent List or Contacts.
7. Locate the contact number and press .
8. When finished, select Done.
9. To send a message to your new group, see
“Sending text messages” on page 31.
Creating and editing prewritten
messages (QuickText)
Your phone comes with prewritten QuickText, such
as “Please call me,” which you can insert into the
body of a text message. You can edit these messages
and create new ones. Your phone stores up to 40
QuickText messages, with up to 100 characters per
message.
1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings
→ Edit QuickText.
2. To create a new pre-written message,
select New Msg.
-or-
To edit an existing pre-written message,
highlight the message and select Edit.
3. Enter or edit the text and press to select
Done. For help entering text, see Chapter 4,
“Understanding text entry screens” .
Note: You can also save a message you have written
or received as QuickText. See “Setting sending
options” on page 32 or “Reading the message” on
page 35.
38 Customizing Your Phone
7CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE
The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.
Silent Mode
Vibrate Only
Vibe then Ring
Lights Only
Normal Sounds
Keyguard
Sounds
Ringer Volume
Ringer Type
Business Ringer
Personal Ringer
Roam Ringer
Pwr On/Off Sound
Key Volume
Key Length
Key Sound
Alerts
Smart Sound
Minute Alert
Earpiece Volume
Spkrphone Volume
Display
My Banner
Main Menu View
Color Themes
Wallpaper
Screen Saver
Backlighting
Auto-Hyphen
Language
Time/Date Format
Contrast
Convenience
Airplane Mode
Fast Find
Frequent List
Hold Call
1-Touch Dialing
Web Prompt
Call Guard
Voice Features*
Add Voice Dial
Erase Voice Dial
Voice Training
Voice Wake-Up
Voice Answer
Expert Mode
Messaging
Alerts
Signature
Edit QuickText
Callback Number
Text Msg Receipt
Save to Sent
Auto-Erase
Default Text
Voicemail Number
Security
Lock Phone
Limit Calls
New Lock Code
Erase Contacts
Emergency Numbers
Network
Data/Fax Calls*
Privacy Alert*
Data Setup
User Name
Set Phone Line*
Roam/Svc Alert
Roam Option*
Digital/Analog*
Location
Accessories
Pwr Backlighting
Headset Sounds
Auto-Answer
Com Port Speed*
TTY Device
Phone Info
Platform
Your Number
SW Version
PRL Version
Factory Config
ESN
SID
Browser Info
Icon Key
*Not available on all phones. Check with your service provider.
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Silencing all sounds
Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive
calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and
receive alerts (such as new messages).
You can silence all sounds and set the phone to
vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts.
Setting the phone to vibrate or light up
1. Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode.
2. Choose an option and press :
–Vibrate Only: The phone vibrates for the
duration of the incoming call or other alert.
appears on the home screen. T2T calls will
sound through the earpiece
–Vibe then Ring: The phone vibrates for the
first 10 seconds and then rings for the
remainder of the incoming call alert.
appears on the home screen. T2T calls
will sound through the earpiece.
–Lights Only: The phone lights up for the
duration of the incoming call or other alert.
appears on the home screen. T2T calls
will sound through the earpiece
–Normal Sounds: The phone rings for the
incoming call or alert (in effect, returns
phone to a non-silent mode). T2T calls will
sound through the speakerphone.
Note: The phone will ring when it is attached to an
external power source (such as a charger), even if
all sounds have been silenced.
Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode
• Press and hold .
Turning sounds back on
•Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode →
Normal Sounds.
- or -
Press and hold .
Choosing ringers
Your Kyocera KX12 phone has pre-programmed
ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Ringer Type.
2. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers
and press to select one.
Note: Downloaded ringers are added to the end of
the standard list of ringers.
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Assigning business and personal
ringers
You can assign ringers to contacts classified as
Business or Personal in your Contacts directory.
Note: To classify a contact as Business or Personal,
see “Classifying contacts as Personal or Business”
on page27.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds.
2. Highlight Business Ringer or Personal Ringer
and press .
3. Select a ringer and press .
Importing ringers
You can download additional ringers to your phone
using the Mobile Phone Tools for Kyocera software,
if available (sold separately). To purchase this
software and other accessories, visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.
Setting sounds for your phone
You can set your phone to sound tones when you
turn the phone on and off. Sounds will not occur
during an incoming call, if you are on a call, or if a
headset or car kit is attached to your phone.
Set sound when phone powers on or off
•Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Pwr On/Off Sound → Enabled.
Adjusting volume
You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and
ringer volume as well as key tones.
Adjusting the earpiece volume
To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a
call, press the key up or down.
To set the earpiece volume:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Earpiece Volume.
2. Press right to increase the volume or left to
decrease the volume and select Save.
Using smart sound
You can set a baseline volume that the phone uses
to automatically adjust the earpiece volume when
there is a change in the amount of noise around
you or the caller’s voice.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Smart Sound → Enabled.
Adjusting the ringer volume
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Ringer Volume.
2. Press right to increase the volume or left to
decrease the volume and select Save.
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Adjusting speakerphone volume
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Spkrphone Volume.
2. Press right to increase the volume or left to
decrease the volume and select Save.
Adjusting key tone volume
You can change the volume of the tones the phone
makes when you press the keys.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Key Volume.
2. Press right to increase the volume, or left
to decrease the volume and select Save.
Setting key length
You can change duration of the tones the phone
makes when you press the keys.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Key Length.
2. Choose Normal or Long and press .
Setting key sound
You can choose the sound the phone makes when
you press the keys.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Key Sound.
2. Choose Tone, Click, or Off and press .
Setting message alerts
You can choose how you want be alerted of incoming
voicemail, pages, or text messages.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging →
Alerts.
2. Select the type of alert and press : Message
Alert, Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert.
3. Select an option:
–Vibrate, Beep, Freeway, Game, Bloop,
Winner, and Zilofon sets the phone to vibrate,
beep, or play a tune once when a new
message is received.
– Options with Remind set the phone to notify
you once when a new message is received
and then notify you again every five minutes.
To stop a reminder alert, press to
select Ignore.
–Disabled turns off message alerts.
Using shortcuts
From the home screen, press and hold in one
of four directions to access shortcut menus.
Up: Access your Contacts Menu
Down: Access Mobile Web
Left: Access Ringers
Right: Access Axcess Apps
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Choosing a different language
Your phone may display alternative languages.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Language.
2. Select a language and press .
Personalizing the screen
Changing your banner
Your personal banner appears on the home screen
above the time and date and can be up to 14
characters long.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
My Banner.
2. Select Edit.
3. Press to clear the screen.
4. Enter your new text. See Chapter 4,
“Understanding text entry screens” .
5. Select Save.
Choosing a menu view
You can change the appearance of your
phone’s menus:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Main Menu View.
2. Select an option and press .
–Graphic displays icons of each menu item,
with its name at the bottom of the screen.
–List displays a list of each menu item.
3. Press to return to the home screen. The
next time you select Menu, you see the menu
view you selected.
Adjusting the backlighting
Your screen lights up while you are in a call or
when you press a key on the keypad. However, you
can set the duration and brightness of backlighting.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Backlighting → Duration.
2. Select an option and press :
–7 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds turns
backlighting on for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after
your last keypress.
–7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. &
in call turns backlighting on for the duration
of a call and for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after
your last keypress.
Note: The “in call” settings drain the battery
more quickly.
Setting power backlighting
You can set backlighting to remain on when an
external power source, such as the AC adapter,
is used with the phone.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Accessories →
Pwr Backlighting → Always On.
– To disable this feature, select Normal.
Note: The battery charges more slowly when
power backlighting is on.
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Changing the display contrast
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Contrast.
2. Press left or right to adjust the contrast
and select Save.
Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate
Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically
inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be
consistent with the U.S. dialing plan.
For example, 1-222-333-4444.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Display →
Auto-Hyphen → Enabled.
Selecting a screen saver
Screen savers appear on the home screen and are
activated 10 seconds after the last keypress.
Incoming calls and alerts override screen savers.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Screen Saver.
2. Highlight a screen saver and press . The
image appears.
3. Press to select Assign.
4. Press to return to the home screen and
wait 10 seconds to view the selected screen saver.
Note: Downloaded screen savers are added to
the end of the list.
Selecting wallpaper
Wallpaper appears as background on the
home screen.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Wallpaper.
2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press .
3. Press to select Assign.
Selecting a color theme
You can select a color theme for the display
background of your phone.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Color Themes.
2. Scroll through the options to view the color
themes and press to select one.
Choosing a different time/date format
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Time/Date Format.
2. Highlight an option press .
Creating a secure environment
This section describes all the features involved in
securing your phone and preventing access to
personal information. All security features are
shielded by a four-digit lock code.
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Changing your lock code
The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits
of your mobile phone number.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select New Lock Code. A message appears:
“Change Code?”
4. Select Yes and enter a new four-digit code.
5. Enter your new lock code again.
Locking your phone
When your phone is locked, you can call only
emergency numbers or your service provider’s
number. You can still receive incoming calls, and
you can make and receive Push to Talk (T2T) calls
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Lock Phone.
4. Highlight an option and press :
–Never does not lock the phone.
–On power up locks the phone every time you
turn it on.
–Now locks the phone immediately.
Unlocking the phone
1. From the home screen, press to
select Unlock.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
Designating emergency numbers
The emergency numbers feature allows you to
specify three personal phone numbers that can be
called when the phone is locked.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Emergency Numbers.
4. Select an Unassigned slot.
5. Enter the phone number, including the area
code. Do not enter 1 before the area code.
6. Select Done.
Notes:
• You can view these numbers only when they’re
being entered for the firsttime.
• To make a call to an emergency number from a
locked phone, you must dial the number
(including area code) exactly as it was stored in
Emergency Numbers.
Limiting calls
You can limit the calls that can be made from your
phone to emergency numbers, your contacts, and
service provider numbers. This setting does not
restrict Push to Talk (T2T) calls
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Limit Calls.
4. Choose an option and press :
–No Limit limits no calls.
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–Limit Outgoing calls only. Incoming calls can
still be received and answered.
–Limit All limits both incoming and
outgoing calls.
Erasing all contacts
You can erase all entries in your Contacts directory.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Erase Contacts.
4. Select Yes to erase all contacts. A message
appears: “Erase ALL Contacts?”
5. Select Yes again to erase all contacts.
Network settings
Switching between phone lines
Your phone can have two service accounts, or
phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line has
its own phone number. *Not available on all
phones, check with your service provider.
When you are using one line, you cannot receive
calls from the other. It would be as if the phone
were “off” for that number. Your voicemail,
however, will still take messages. All contacts and
settings are shared for both lines.
You must first establish a second phone line with
your service provider. Once established, a second
phone number becomes available in the menu for
selection. *Not available on all phones, check with
your service provider.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Set Phone Line.
2. Select one of the two lines and press .
Data Settings
Setting Com port speed
The Com Speed sets the data rate at which your
phone connects to a laptop or personal computer
or at which it sends and receives over-the-air
text messages.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →
Com Port Speed.
2. Select the speed: 19.2 kbps, 115.2 kbps
(default), 230.4 kbps, or Other.
Note: There may be a higher charge for making
calls using high-speed data in areas where 1X
service is available. Check with your service
provider for details. *Not available on all phones,
check with your service provider.
Setting the phone to receive data
or faxes
Your phone may be able to receive certain data or
faxes, depending on the system sending the
information. (Note that this does not apply to T2T
calls.) You cannot receive voice calls while the
phone is in data/fax mode. To receive data or faxes,
you must connect the phone to a laptop or PC and
switch the phone from voice mode to
data/fax mode.
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Note: To purchase a data cable call 800-349-4188
(U.S.A. only), 858-882-1410, or visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.
1. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC.
2. Set the Com Port speed.
3. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Data/Fax Calls.
4. Select an option and press :
–Voice only allows only voice calls.
–Fax, next call or Data, next call sets the phone
to fax mode or data mode for the next
incoming call or the next 10 minutes.
–Fax, until off or Data, until off forces the
phone into fax or data mode until the phone
is turned off.
Note: You cannot receive voice calls while the
phone is in data/fax mode or if you are on a T2T
call.
Connecting to a TTY/TDD device
You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the
hearing impaired.
Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a
TTY device.
1. Connect the TTY device to the phone.
2. Enter
from your keypad.
3. Press to select TTY.
4. Press to select OK to clear the message.
5. Highlight an option and press .
Note: TTY/TDD service may not be available. Check
with your service provider for more information.
Setting position location
This setting allows you to share your location
information with network services other than
emergency services (911, 111, 999, 000, etc.) in
markets where service has been implemented.
Note: This feature works only when your phone is
in digital mode. You do not have the option of
turning off the locator to emergency services.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Location.
2. Select 911 Only or Location On.
–911 Only (default) shares your position
information only with emergency services
when you call your 3-digit emergency code
(911, 000, 111, etc.).
–Location On shares your position information
with your service provider’s network in
addition to emergency services.
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8USING VOICE RECOGNITION
Voice recognition allows you to make and answer
calls by speaking commands into the phone.
Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end
a call; you must press .
Setting up voice dialing
To make or receive calls using voice dialing,
contacts must be saved with associated voice tags.
Creating a voice tag for a contact
1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features
→ Add Voice Dial.
2. Follow the voice prompts to record a name for
the contact.
3. Highlight an option and press :
–Add New saves a new contact to go with the
voice tag.
–Add to existing adds the voice tag to a
savedcontact. Select the contact, highlight
the phone number, and press
to Select.
Viewing entries with voice tags
•Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List.
A list of all contacts with assigned voice
tags appears.
Editing a voice tag
1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List.
2. Highlight the contact you want to edit and
press .
3.
Highlight the phone number and select
Options.
4. Select Add Voice Dial, Erase Voice Dial, or Edit
Voice Dial.
5. Follow the prompts.
Calling using voice tags
1. If you haven’t already done so, record a voice
tag for the person you wish to call.
2. From the home screen, press . The phone
responds: “Say a name” or “Say dial.”
3. Say the name of the person you want to call.
4. If the name you said matches a contact in the
Voice Dial List, the phone responds: “Calling
(Name).” Remain silent to make the call, or say
No to cancel.
5. If the phone finds multiple voice tags that sound
like the name you said, you are asked to verify
which name you want to call. Say Yes when you
hear the correct name. Say No when you hear
an incorrect name.
6. When you are finished with the call, press
. You cannot end the call with a voice
command.
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Erasing all voice tags
1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features
→ Erase Voice Dial.
2. Select Yes.
3. Select Yes again at the confirmation.
Calling using digit dialing
You can speak the digits of a phone number to
dial it.
Note: You cannot speak a string of digits. You must
speak one digit at a time and wait for the prompt.
1. From the home screen, press . The phone
responds: “Say a name or say Dial.”
2. Say “Dial.” The phone responds:
“Speak a digit.”
3. Speak the first digit of the phone number you
want to call. Once the phone repeats the digit,
you can speak the next digit.
If you pause, the phone prompts you with the
following five options. After the prompt,
speak an option.
–Say “
Clear” to erase the last digit entered.
The phone responds: “Digit cleared.”
To clear the entire phone number,
say “Clear” again. When the phone prompts
you with “Clear entire phone number?”,
say “Yes” to clear or “No” to cancel.
–Say “
Call” to dial the number.
–Say “Verify” to hear the set of spoken digits.
–Say “
Cancel” to exit voice recognizer and
return to the home screen.
–Speak a digit to enter the next digit. Once
the phone repeats the digit, you can speak
the next digit or pause to hear the prompt.
Using voice features with hands-
free car kits
You can use voice commands to make a phone call
or to answer the phone if your phone is connected
to a hands-free car kit (sold separately).
To shop for these accessories, visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store or call
800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410.
Waking up the phone
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:
•Select
Menu → Settings → Voice Features
→ Voice Wake-Up → With accessory.
To wake up the phone:
1. Say Wake Up and listen for a tone.
2. Say Wake Up again until you hear two tones.
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If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up”
command, see “Training voice recognition” on
page 49.
Answering the phone
You can set the hands-free car kit to either (1) answer
automatically or (2) answer using a
voice command.
Answering automatically
• Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →
Auto-Answer → After 5 seconds.
Answering using voice commands
If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice
command to answer an incoming call using the
installed Kyocera hands-free car kit.
To turn off Auto-Answer:
•Select
Menu → Settings → Accessories →
Auto-Answer → Disabled.
To activate the Voice Answer setting:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features
→ Voice Answer → Enabled.
2. Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode →
Normal Sounds.
To answer a call:
When you receive an incoming call, the phone
responds: “Incoming call, answer?” or “Incoming
roam call, answer?” If the caller is recognized as a
saved contact entry, then the phone says “Incoming
call from (Name), answer?”
•Say
Yes or press any key except .
Ignoring an incoming call
To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following:
•Say No and press to silence the alert.
• Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice
and the phone rings once, then returns to the
home screen.
Using Expert Mode
Expert Mode allows you to use voice recognition at
a faster pace by reducing the number of voice
instructions and replacing them with tones.
Simply speak a command after the tone.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Voice Features→
Expert Mode → Expert.
Training voice recognition
If your phone is having trouble recognizing your
voice, you can train it with commands, such as Yes,
No, and Wake up.
1. Select Menu → Settings →Voice Features.
2. Select Voice Training.
3. Read the message and select to continue
or Cancel to return to the previous screen.
4. SelectTrain All or the item you want to train.
5. Follow the prompts for each word until training
is complete.
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9USING AXCESS APPS
About Axcess Apps
Your Kyocera phone has the added ability to
download and manage applications through the
Axcess AppsTM menus.
Axcess Apps brings you the full range of
applications and services you have come to expect
from the Internet: Email, games, relevant news,
and much more.
For more information
For more information about Axcess Apps
capabilities and application pricing,
contact ALLTEL.
How does Axcess Apps work?
You connect to the server, download applications,
and then manage them as you like. When you
choose an application, you have the option of
choosing a demo, various limited use options, or
the full version—all varying in price. If you
choose a demo, Axcess Apps lets you know when
it has expired. If you choose a priced version, the
amount is added to your phone bill. The Axcess
Shop also lets you know if you’re running out of
memory. At that point, you can either disable an
application or remove it completely.
Once applications are loaded, you can update to
newer versions as they become available.
Downloading an application
1. From the home screen, select Menu.
2. Look for the Axcess Apps menu. It is in the
main menu. The icon looks like two
arrowheads.
3. Select Axcess Apps.
The Axcess Apps menu contains Axcess
Shop (indicated by a shopping cart icon).
Axcess Shop is your link to downloading
applications.
4. Select Axcess Shop.
When a connection to the server is made, the
Axcess Shop menu appears with a list of
application types to choose from.
5. Select an application type.
A full list of applications of the type you
selected appears. New apps are indicated by
an arrow on the left.
Note: Long titles scroll left as you
highlight them.
6. Select an application.
A list of usages appears.
There may be one or more usages available.
The costs are specified for each.
7. Select a usage.
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You are then prompted by a message asking
you to confirm your choice.
8. Select Yes to confirm.
The application is downloaded to your phone.
Note: Download times vary.
9. To open the application now, select Yes. If you
choose No, you return to the Axcess Apps
menu, where you see a link to your new
application.
Note: Your connection to the application
server automatically ends after 30 seconds,
unless you connect again to download more
apps. If you want to end the connection
manually, press the End/Power key on
your phone.
Opening an application
Downloaded applications are stored under the
Axcess Apps menu. Each application comes with
its own unique icon, to help you identify it easily.
1. Select Menu → Axcess Apps.
Note: The Axcess Apps icon always remains at
the top of this menu. Downloaded
applications are listed after.
2. Highlight and select the icon for the
application you want to open.
Viewing application details
You can get information about the size of an
application and how many uses it has left before it
runs out.
1. Select Menu → Axcess Apps→ Settings→
Manage Apps.
2. Select the application you want details for.
Removing an application
Important: If you remove an application, it is
removed completely from your phone. If you want
to use it again, you must pay for it again. If you
want to free up space on your phone, we
recommend you disable the application
(see next section).
1. Select Menu → Axcess Apps → Settings →
Manage Apps.
2. Select the application and then select Remove.
3. Select Yes to confirm your choice.
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Disabling an application
If you are running out of memory and would like
to download more applications, but do not want
to completely remove those you have paid for, you
can simply disable them. This means you have to
re-download an application in order to use it
again, but don’t have to pay for it again.
1. Select Menu → Axcess Apps → Settings→
Manage Apps.
2. Select the application and then select
Lock App.
3. Select Yes to confirm your choice.
Note: The app is still listed in the Axcess Apps
menu. The icon looks like an empty box.
Checking available memory
The amount of available memory depends on the
number of applications you downloaded.
•Select
Menu → Axcess Apps → Settings→
Manage Apps.
System Info is highlighted. The amount
of memory left is shown at the bottom of
the screen.
– For more detailed memory information,
select System Info.
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10 USING MEDIA GALLERY
The media gallery stores and displays all the image
and sound files in the phone.
Accessing files
1. Select Menu → Media Gallery.
2. Highlight an option and press :
–Images displays a list of categories that
contain preloaded, downloaded, saved, or
created files, such as wallpapers, screen
savers, or caller IDs.
–Sounds displays a list of categories that
contain saved or downloaded sounds,
such as ringers and voice memos.
Browsing images
The Images menu allows you to assign your files to
various applications.
1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → Images.
2. Highlight an option and press :
–Saved Images displays available images.
–Wallpapers displays wallpaper selections.
–Screen Savers displays available
screen savers.
–Caller IDs displays pictures and images that
can be assigned to saved contacts.
–Doodles displays files created with Doodler.
3. Highlight an image and select Options.
Note: Options vary according to menu selection.
4. Highlight an option and press :
–Erase the image (image must not
be locked).
–Assign an image as a caller ID, wallpaper,
or screen saver.
–Rename an image.
–Details gives you the file size of the image.
–Erase All erases all stored images
(images must not be locked).
5. Select or when done.
Browsing sounds
The Sounds menu allows you to view and listen to
all sound files stored on your phone.
1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → Sounds.
2. Highlight an option and press :
–Saved Sounds contains sounds saved on
your phone.
–Ringers contains ringers saved on your phone.
–Voice Memos contains recorded
voice memos.
3. Highlight a sound file and select Options.
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4. Highlight an option and press :
–Erase the sound.
–Assign a sound as a ringer.
–Rename a ringer.
–Details gives you the file size of the sound.
–Erase All stored sounds.
5. Select or when done.
Creating free space
If your phone does not have enough memory to
store a file, a dialog appears and asks you if you
want to create space.
•Select
Yes to display the file browser
(categories) with the memory needed and
available memory.
•Select
No to return to the previous screen.
No files are saved or downloaded.
The actions are limited to the following:
–Erase the selected file (you cannot erase
locked files).
–Done re-attempts the download or save.
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11 USING TOOLS
Voice Memo
The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play
back audio memos.
Recording a voice memo
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Voice Memo → Record New.
-or-
Press and hold right.
2. Say your memo and press to select Stop.
3. Select Save to save your memo.
Note: If an incoming call is received while you’re
recording a memo, the memo is saved and the
incoming call screen appears.
Playing or reviewing a voice memo
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Voice Memo → Recorded Memos.
2. Highlight the voice memo to review and
select Play.
3. Press right and left to select a function and
press to perform it:
Naming a saved voice memo
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Voice Memo → Recorded Memos.
2. Highlight the memo and select Options.
3. Select Rename.
4. Press and hold to clear the default name.
5. Use the keypad to enter a name for the memo.
6. Select Save.
Erasing a saved voice memo
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Voice Memo → Recorded Memos.
2. Highlight the memo and select Options.
3. Select Erase. The prompt “Erase file?” appears.
4. Select Yes or No.
Scheduler
The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and
set reminder alerts.
Creating an event
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Scheduler → Add New Event.
2. Enter a name for the event and press
down. For help entering text, see page 23.
Play
Stop
Pause
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3. Select Options, classify the type of event, and
then press : Meeting, Phone Call, Birthday,
Anniversary, Vacation, Medical, or Other.
4. Press to change the date of the event (the
current date is the default date of the event).
– Press left or right to move between the
month, day, and year fields.
– Press up or down to change the month,
day, or year.
– Press to save your changes.
5. Press to set the time of the event.
– Press left or right to move between the
hour, minute, and AM/PM fields.
– Press up or down to change the hour,
minute, or AM/PM.
– Press to save your changes.
6. Press to set the duration of the event.
– Press left or right to move between the
hour and minute fields.
– Press up or down to change the hour
and minute.
– Press to save your changes.
7. Press to set a reminder of the event.
– Select an option and press .
8. Press to set the reminder sound.
– Select an option and press .
9. Press to select a Silent Mode setting
–Select No or During Event and press .
10. Press to select whether or not this is a
recurring event.
– Select an option and press : No, Daily,
Weekly, Monthly, or Annually.
11. Select Save.
Editing, erasing, or sending an event
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Scheduler → View Month.
2. Press up, down, left or right to highlight
the day with the event to view, edit, or erase.
3. Press up or down to highlight the event
and press .
4. Press to select Options.
5. Select Edit, Erase, or Send and press .
– For more information about editing the
event, see “Scheduler” on page 55.
– To erase the event, highlight Erase and
press . Press to confirm.
– For more information about sending the
event, see “Sending and Receiving Text
Messages” on page31.
Alarm Clock
You can set up to four alerts with your phone’s
three alarm clocks and one quick alarm.
Note: The alert occurs only if the phone is on.
Setting an alarm clock
1. Select Menu → Tools → Alarm Clock.
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2. Highlight one of the alarms and select Set.
3. Use the phone keypad to enter numbers and
to switch between AM and PM.
– Press left or right to move between
hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields.
– Press up or down to change the hours,
minutes, and AM/PM options.
4. Press to set the time of the alarm.
5. Select Options to set the alarm sound.
6. Highlight an option and press .
7. Select Options to set the recurring time.
8. Highlight an option and press .
9. Enter a note for the alarm and press .
10. Press to select Save and set
the alarm(s).
11. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the
alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for
10 minutes.
Setting the QuickAlarm
1. Select Menu → Tools → Alarm Clock.
2. Highlight QuickAlarm and select Set.
3. Select an option and press : 5 minutes, 15
minutes (default), 30 minutes, or 60 minutes.
A message appears telling you the QuickAlarm
is On.
4. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the
alarm or Reset to set the QuickAlarm again.
Tip Calculator
The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much
tip to include with a bill.
1. Select Menu → Tools →
Tip Calculator.
2. Enter the amount of your bill.
3. Select Next.
4. Select the amount you want to include as a tip
(10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press .
Your total bill appears, including tip.
5. To split the bill, press to select Split.
6. Press to clear the default of 2 guests.
7. Enter the number of guests and press to
select Next. The amount each guest pays is
calculated.
8. Select Done.
Calculator
Use the calculator for basic mathematical
equations.
1. Select Menu → Tools → Calculator.
2. Use the keypad to enter numbers.
3. Use to select mathematical operations:
4. Press to calculate the result.
Example: Enter 5, press left to select X,
enter 2, then press to obtain the result of 10.
Left x (multiply) Up + (add)
Right ÷ (divide) Down - (subtract)
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5. Press to return to the home screen.
- or -
Press to clear the screen.
Timer
This timer counts down for a specified amount of
time. It beeps when that amount of time has
elapsed.
1. Select Menu → Tools → Timer.
2. Select Set.
– Press to move the cursor left or right.
– Press up or down to set the hours,
minutes, and seconds or press the numbers
on the keypad.
3. Select Start to begin the countdown.
Select Stop to pause the countdown.
Select Reset to clear the timer.
4. Select Sound to set the alarm sound and
press .
5. Press or to silence the alarm.
Stopwatch
1. Select Menu → Tools → Stopwatch.
2. Select Start to begin counting.
Select Stop to stop counting.
Select Reset to clear the counter.
World Clock
World Clock may not be available on your phone.
Check with your service provider for availability.
The World Clock lets you check times in cities
around the world in relation to local time.
1. Select Menu → Tools → World Clock.
The World Clock menu is displayed. Your local
time and date is on the first line, followed by
your selected world city and that city’s time
and date.
2. Press up or down to view other cities on
the same time or left and right to view other
cities on different times.
3. Press to view the details of your selection.
- or -
From the World Clock menu, you can also select
Search City Name or Search Country to search for
a city.
1. Menu → Tools → World Clock
2. Press to select Options.
3. Select your type of search.
– Press to search by Search City Name.
Options
M+ Adds displayed digit to the value stored
in memory.
MR Displays currently stored value on
screen.
MC Clears value currently stored in memory.
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– Press down, then press to Search
Country.
4. If you search by City, the Find City screen
is displayed.
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the
letter(s) by which you want to search. For
example, press 2 once to enter the letter A.
b. Press Select.
c. Cities beginning with A are displayed, like
Anchorage, Athens, and Atlanta.
d. Use to move through the list, then
press to select a city.
5. If you search by Country, the Find Country
screen is displayed.
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the
letter(s) by which you want to search. For
example, press 2 once to enter the letter A.
b. Press Select.
c. Countries beginning with A are displayed,
like Afghanistan, Algeria, and Australia.
Use to move through the list, then press
to select a country.
Flashlight
The flashlight is located on the top-right corner of
your phone.
You can turn on the flashlight in two ways:
• From the home screen, press and
hold . The flashlight remains on until you
release the key.
-or-
•Select
Menu → Tools → Flashlight →
Turn On.
The flashlight remains on for 15 minutes.
To turn it off, select Menu → Tools →
Flashlight → Turn Off.
Games
The games in this section may not be available
on your phone. Check with your service provider
for availability.
If you receive an incoming call alert while you are
playing a game, the game is paused and exited. You
can return to play once the call alert ends. Games
do not remain paused if the phone is turned off or
loses power.
Doodler
You can create and save graphics on your phone.
1. Select Menu → Tools → Doodler.
2. Press to select vÉë at the prompt, “Turn
off backlight to conserve battery?”
3. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen
The cursor is located in the middle of
the screen.
4. Select Options to choose the Colors, Tools,
Lines, or Shape you want to use.
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5. Use keys 1–9 or to move
the cursor around the screen
as indicated.
6. When finished, select
Options → Save. The image
is saved to Media Gallery.
To move the cursor away from the drawing:
1. Select Options → Colors and Tools.
2. Select then Done.
3. Press a number key to move the cursor.
To erase part of a drawing:
1. Select Options → Colors and Tools.
2. Select then Done.
3. Press a number key to move the eraser.
To Navigate: Use the following keys to doodle.
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.
To: Use:
Select Options
Clear screen
Shortcut to Tools
Draw, erase, or move cursor/
shape UP up
Draw, erase, or move cursor/
shape DOWN down
Draw, erase, or move cursor/
shape LEFT left
Draw, erase, or move cursor/
shape RIGHT right
Return cursor to center
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12 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
Using the Mobile Web
You can use your phone to browse the Internet if
you have obtained phone Internet services from
ALLTEL and if over-the-air Internet access is
available in your area.
Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while you
are using the Mobile Web.
Starting Mobile Web
1. Select Menu → Mobile Web.
A message about airtime fees appears every
time you start the browser.
To cancel the message, see “Changing the Web
prompt” on page 62. For more information
about how airtime is charged, contact ALLTEL.
2. Press to continue.
If this is the first time you have connected to the
Internet, a message informs you that security is
not yet enabled for your Mobile Web.
3. Press to select Yes to enable security.
When you are connected, a browser home page
appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some
Web menu options at the bottom of the screen.
– A appears in a secure session.
– An underline and an arrow indicate that
there is more text. Press down to view
more text. Press to return to the
previous screen.
4. When you have finished using the Internet,
press to exit the browser.
Using the Web menu options
The following options may appear on your screen:
•Home returns you to the main Mobile Web
window, or home page.
•Mark Site saves the current location as a
bookmark for easy access.
•Setup=gives you options for changing=how
information is displayed.
–Show URL displays the entire URL.
–About Openwave displays information
about your Mobile Web version.
–Encryption should not be used unless you
are instructed to do so by ALLTEL.
–UP.Link selects a different browser server.
You can use this option if you have more
than one Mobile Web account.
–Restart restarts the Mobile Web.
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Checking Browser alerts
Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your Net
Alerts inbox.
1. Select Menu → Messages → Browser Alerts.
This action launches the browser inbox.
2. Select Browser Alerts. This action launches the
browser inbox.
3. Press to accept browser fees.
4. Select an alert and follow the prompts.
Searching for a Web site
How you search for a Web site depends on ALLTEL.
For more information, contact ALLTEL.
Bookmarking a Web site
1. Go to the site you would like to bookmark.
2. Select Mark Site from the bottom of the screen.
Going to a bookmarked site
1. Select Menu → Mobile Web. If you see a
message prompt, press to continue.
2. From your Web home page, highlight
Bookmarks. A list of bookmarks appears.
3. Enter the number corresponding to the
bookmark you want and press .
Changing the Web prompt
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Web Prompt.
2. Highlight an option and press to select it:
–At Start confirms that airtime fees will be
applied when you use the browser.
–At End verifies you want to exit the browser.
–Both prompts you when you start the
browser and exit the browser.
–No Prompts does not use any prompts.
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64 Consumer Limited Warranty
13 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY
Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KYOCERA”) offers you a
limited warranty that the enclosed product or
products (the “Product”) will be free from
defects in material and workmanship for a period
that expires one year from the date of sale of the
Product to you, provided that you are the original
end-user purchaser of the Product and provided
that your purchase was made from an authorized
supplier. Transfer or resale of a Product will
automatically terminate warranty coverage with
respect to that Product. This limited warranty is
not transferable to any third party, including but
not limited to any subsequent purchaser or owner
of the Product.
KYOCERA shall, at its sole and absolute discretion,
either repair or replace a Product (which unit
may use refurbished parts of similar quality and
functionality) if found by KYOCERA to be defective
in material or workmanship, or if KYOCERA
determines that it is unable to repair or replace
such Product, KYOCERA shall refund the purchase
price for such Product, provided that the subject
Product (i) is returned, with transportation
prepaid, to a KYOCERA authorized service center
within the one year warranty period, and (ii) is
accompanied by a proof of purchase in the form
of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which
evidences that the subject Product is within the
one year warranty period (“Proof of Purchase”).
After the one year warranty period, you must pay
all shipping, parts and labor charges.
This limited warranty does not cover and is void
with respect to the following: (i) any Product
which has been improperly installed, repaired,
maintained or modified; (ii) any Product which
has been subjected to misuse (including any
Product used in conjunction with hardware
electrically or mechanically incompatible or used
with accessories not approved by KYOCERA),
abuse, accident, physical damage, abnormal
operation, improper handling, neglect, exposure
to fire, water or excessive moisture or dampness
or extreme changes in climate or temperature;
(iii) any Product operated outside published
maximum ratings; (iv) cosmetic damage; (v) any
Product on which warranty stickers or Product
serial numbers have been removed, altered, or
rendered illegible; (vi) cost of installation,
removal or reinstallation; (vii) signal reception
problems (unless caused by defects in material
and workmanship); (viii) damage the result of
fire, flood, acts of God or other acts which are not
the fault of KYOCERA and which the Product is not
specified to tolerate, including damage caused by
mishandling, shipping and blown fuses; (ix)
consumables (such as fuses); or (x) any Product
which has been opened, repaired, modified or
altered by anyone other than KYOCERA or a
KYOCERA authorized service center.
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USE ONLY KYOCERA APPROVED ACCESSORIES
WITH KYOCERA PHONES. USE OF ANY
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESSORIES MAY BE
DANGEROUS AND WILL INVALIDATE THE PHONE
WARRANTY IF SAID ACCESSORIES CAUSE
DAMAGE OR A DEFECT TO THE PHONE.
KYOCERA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY
FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
GENERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF,
WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS,
UNANTICIPATED BENEFITS OR REVENUE,
ANTICIPATED PROFITS ARISING OUT OF USE OF
OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PRODUCT (FOR
EXAMPLE, WASTED AIRTIME CHARGES DUE TO
THE MALFUNCTION OF A PRODUCT) OR
CONTRIBUTION OR INDEMNITY IN RESPECT OF
ANY CLAIM RELATED TO A PRODUCT.
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE
RELATING TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AS
PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY, ARE YOUR
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR BREACH
OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND SUBJECT TO
THIS WARRANTY, THE PRODUCTS ARE
APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY YOU “AS IS”.
KYOCERA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
KIND, ORAL OR VERBAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO
THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST
INFRINGEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR
CONDITION ARISING OUT OF TRADE USAGE OR
OUT OF A COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE. NO DEALER, DISTRIBUTOR,
AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
ANY MODIFICATION OR ADDITION TO THIS
WARRANTY.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of incidental or consequential damages,
or allow limitations on how long an implied
warranty lasts, so the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to you.
This limited warranty gives you specific legal
rights, and you may also have other rights which
vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
For warranty service information, please call the
following telephone number from anywhere in the
continental United States and Canada: 1-800-349-
4478 or 858-882-1401; or contact KYOCERA at
the following address: 10300 Campus Point Drive,
San Diego, California, 92121-1582, USA,
Attention: Technical Support.
DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCTS TO THE
ABOVE ADDRESS. Please call or write for the
location of the Kyocera Wireless Corp. authorized
service center nearest you and for procedures for
obtaining warranty service.
66 Index
INDEX
Numerics
1-touch dialing, 19
A
alarm clock, 6, 56
alertsfor messages, 41
for missed calls, 17
minute alert, 21
roaming, 21
analog mode, 6, 22
auto-hyphenation, 43
Axcess Apps, 50
B
banner, 42
battery, 1
blocking outgoing calls, 44
bookmarks, 62
C
calculator, 57
callback number, 32
calls answering, 15
ending, 15
missed, 17
tracking, 21
Choosing, 39
color themes, 43
com port speed, 45
contacts directory, 26
contrast, 43
countdown timer, 58
D
data/fax setup, 45
digital mode, 6, 22
display contrast, 43
Doodler, 59
downloading
application, 50
E
emergency
calls, 20
emergency mode, 20
exit emergency mode, 20
position location, 6, 46
erasing
all contacts, 45
contact entries, 28
phone numbers, 28
text messages, 36
expert mode, 49
F
fast find, 30
fax mode, 45
finding contact information, 29
frequent contacts, 29
G
games
Doodler, 59
downloading, 50
H
hands-free car kit
answering using voice, 49
hard pause, 26
I
icons, 6
contacts, 28
messages, 35
recent calls, 18
InBox, 35
K
keyguard, 20
keypad, locking, 20
L
language, 42
lightslights-only mode, 6, 39
limiting calls, 44
lock code, 44
locking
keypad, 20
phone, 44
M
memory, 52
creating free space, 54
saving, 36
menu view, 42
N
Network settings, 22
Digital/Analog, 22
number mode, 23
O
OutBox, 35
P
phone numbers
erasing, 28
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verifying your own, 4
phone, unlocking, 44
position location, 6, 46
Push to Talk (PTT), 7
call types, 8
placing calls, 8
receiving calls, 9
Q
QuickAlarm, 57
QuickText, 32, 37
R
resetting the phone, iv
ringers
business and personal, 40
for contacts, 27
for roaming calls, 21
general, 39
silencing, 4
volume, 40
roaming, 6, 21
alerts, 21
ringer, 21
S
scheduler, 55
screen contrast, 43
screen icons, 6, 23, 34, 35, 39
screen savers, 43, 53
secret contacts, 18, 28
security, 43
sent messages, 34
shortcuts, 41
silent mode, 6, 39
smart sound, 40
smiley mode, 24
speakerphone, 16
speed dialing, 19, 28
stopwatch, 58
symbol mode, 24
T
text entry, 23
quick reference, 25
text messages, 31
time format, 43
timer, 58
timing calls, 21
tip calculator, 57
TTY/TDD, 46
U
unlocking the phone, 44
V
vCard, 28
vibrate, 6, 39
voice answer, 49
voice dialing, 47
voice memo, 53
erasing, 55
naming, 55
recording, 55
voicemail, 19
setting up, 4
volume
earpiece, 7, 16, 40
key beep, 41
ringer, 40
speakerphone, 7
W
walkie-talkie (PTT)
call types, 8
placing calls, 8
receiving calls, 9
wallpaper, 43, 53
Warranty, 64
Web apps, downloading, 50
Web Browser, 61
World Clock, 58
