Kyocera KWC-KX17 CDMA Cellular Phone User Manual 82 N8317 1EN

Kyocera Communications, Inc CDMA Cellular Phone 82 N8317 1EN

User Manual

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User Guide for the Kyocera Prisma Phone
This manual is based on the production version of
the Kyocera KX17 phone. 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
Other patents pending.
The Kyocera Wireless Corp. ("KWC") products
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
under the copyrights, patents or patent applications
of KWC or any third party software provider, except
for the normal, non-exclusive royalty-free license to
use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a
product.
Kyocera is a registered trademark of Kyocera
Corporation. Brick Attack and Race 21 are
trademarks of Kyocera Wireless Corp.
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Kyocera Wireless Corp.
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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) supplied and approved case
CV90-P0305-01 and phone clip CV90-P0307-01.
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.
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 the
FCC ID: OVFKWC-KX17.
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.
Optimize your phone’s performance
Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to
optimize the performance and life of your phone
and battery.
Air bags
If you have 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
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.
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Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may
interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such
interference, you may want to consult your service
provider 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 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.
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 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.
Your service provider’s network controls the power
of the RF signal. This power level can range from
0.006 to 0.6 watts.
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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
Your service provider’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.
Customer support phone numbers are also
available in the following countries.
Charger Input Output
CV90-60858 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 4.5 V 1.5 A
CV90-61139 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 4.5 V 1.5 A
CV90-61017 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 4.5 V 1.5 A
CV90-G2926 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 4.5 V 1.2 A
CV90-K0281 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 4.2 V 0.6A
CV90-K0283 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 4.2 V 0.6A
CV90-K0284 4.2 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz V 0.6A
CV90-K0285 4.2 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz V 0.6A
CV90-K0282 4.2 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz V 0.6A
Standard Battery
CV90-M4337-01, 3.7 V / 810 mAh
Argentina: 0-800-666-0052
Australia: 1-800-507-000
Brazil: 0-800-55-2362
Chile: 800-43-1212
Colombia: 01-800-700-1546
India: Toll free:1-600-121214
Toll: 0124-284-5000
Mexico: 001-866-650-5103
New Zealand: 0-800-990-100
Panama: 001-800-201-1984
Peru: 0-800-51-934
Puerto Rico: 1-866-664-6443
Venezuela: 0-800-100-2640
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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.
• 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 → Phone Info.
Qualified service
If the problem with your phone persists, return the
phone with all accessories and packaging to the
dealer for qualified service.
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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CONTENTS
1 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Performing basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 6
Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Using the speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Viewing recent calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Speed dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Silencing an incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Calling emergency services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Locking the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Controlling network roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3 Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Creating a new contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Editing or erasing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Editing a phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Finding contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
4 Entering Text, Numbers,
and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Sending and Receiving
Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sending text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Customizing message settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
6 Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Silencing all sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Choosing ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setting message alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Personalizing the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Creating a secure environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
7 Fun & Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brick Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Race 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
My Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Saving memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
User Guide for the Kyocera Prisma Phone 1
1GETTING STARTED
Installing the battery
Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion
(LiIon) battery.
1. Hold the phone with the back facing you.
2. Unsnap the battery
door by using the latch
located at the bottom
of the battery door.
3. Place the battery in the
phone casing with the
metal contacts toward
the bottom of the
phone.
4. Place the battery door tabs in the openings on
the side of the phone.
5. Press the battery door
until it snaps into place.
Charging the battery
You must have at least a partial charge in the
battery to make or receive calls. Fully charge the
battery before using the phone.
To charge the battery, connect
the AC adapter to the jack on the
bottom of the phone, then plug
the adapter into a wall outlet.
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.
2 Getting Started
• 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.
• Keeping backlighting on.
• Operating in digital mode when far away from
a base station or cell site.
• Using accessories.
• Operating when no service is available, or
service is available intermittently.
• High earpiece and ringer volume settings.
• Repeating sound, vibration or lighted alerts.
• Long conversation.
Understanding screen icons
These icons may appear on your phone’s home
screen.
The phone is operating in IS95 digital
mode.
The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X)
digital 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.
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.
The phone is at the home screen. To
access Menu, press .
The phone is set to light up instead of
ring.
The phone is set to vibrate or to vibrate
and then ring.
Keyguard is on. The keypad is locked.
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Getting to know your phone
Home screen.
Speakerphone key activates the speakerphone.
Send/Talk key starts or answers calls.
Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols.
* Shift key changes the text mode in text entry.
Jack for hands-free headset and data cable (sold separately)*.
Navigation key positions cursor during text entry. Scrolls
through menu lists.
OK key selects a menu item or option.
Back key accesses menu options, erases characters in text
entry, returns to previous screen.
End/Power key turns the phone on and off. Ends a call.
# Space key enters a space during text entry.
0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry.
Jack for AC adapter (included)*.
*Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
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4 Getting Started
Using 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, select
Menu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View,
then select Graphic, or List and press . See
“Choosing a menu view” on page 28 for details.
The contents of the main menu are as follows:
Recent Calls
All Calls
Incoming Calls
Outgoing Calls
Missed Calls
Erase Lists
Contacts
View All
Add New
Find Name
Speed Dial List
Business List
Personal List
Information
Messages
New Text Msg
Voicemail
InBox
OutBox
Saved Msgs
Drafts
Msg Settings
Group Lists
Erase Msgs
Settings
Silent Mode
Keyguard
Sounds
Display
Security
Call Information
Network
Convenience
Msg Settings
Accessories
Fun & Games
Brick AttackTM
Race 21TM
My Sounds
Tools
Scheduler
Alarm Clock
Tip Calculator
Calculator
World Clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Phone Info
Your number:
SW Version:
PRL Version:
Factory config:
ESN:
Technology:
SID:
Icon Key:
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Performing basic functions
To... From the home screen...
Turn the phone on Press and wait until the phone chimes.
Turn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps.
Make a call Enter the number, and press .
End a call Press .
Answer a call Press .
Access voicemail Press and hold and follow the system prompts.
Verify your phone number Select Menu → Phone Info.
Silence the ringer on an
incoming call Press , then to answer.
-or-
Press up or down, then to answer.
Access contacts list Press down.
Silence all sounds Press right.
Lock the keypad Press left.
Access your shortcut Press up. See “Defining the feature shortcut (up)” on page 27.
6 Making and Answering Calls
2MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS
Making a call
1. 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.
2. Enter the phone number.
3. Press .
4. Press to end the call.
Redialing a number
To redial the last number called, received, or
missed, press three times.
Calling a saved number
If you have already saved a phone number, you
can use the Contacts list to find it quickly.
1. Press down to view all Contacts.
2. Scroll down the list to find the contact you
want to call.
3. Highlight the name and press to dial
the number.
Note: If the contact has more than one phone
number assigned to it, press to select the
contact’s name, highlight the phone number you
want to call, and press .
Answering calls
When a call comes in, the phone rings and
“ Incoming Call” appears on the screen.
The phone number of the caller also appears if it
is not restricted. If the number is stored in your
Contacts directory, the contact name appears.
To answer the call:
• Press to answer the incoming call
-or-
• Press to answer the incoming call and
turn on the speakerphone.
To silence or ignore the call
When an incoming call is received, you can
choose to do one of the following:
• Press down to silence the ringer.
• Press to silence the ringer.
• Press . Then press to answer the
call.
•Select
Ignore Call to immediately send the
caller to voicemail. Missed Call appears on
your screen until the caller leaves a message.
Note that in the absence of voicemail, this
feature drops the call.
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Adjusting the volume during a call
• To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,
press up or down.
Using the speakerphone
Your Kyocera Prisma phone has a built-in
speakerphone that you can use during a call. This
function works only for the current call. Once the
call is ended, the speakerphone turns off and
earpiece volume returns to normal.
Turn on the speakerphone
• Press prior to making a call.
• During an incoming call alert, press to
answer the call and turn on the speakerphone
simultaneously.
• Once the speakerphone is turned on,
displays on the screen.
Turn off the speakerphone
• Press to turn off the speakerphone.
Dealing with missed calls
When you have missed a call, “Missed Calls”
appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a
voicemail.
• To clear the screen, press .
• To return the call, highlight Missed Calls,
press then press .
Setting missed call alerts
You can set an alert to beep every five minutes
after you have missed a call.
•Select
Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Missed Call → Enabled.
Viewing recent calls
Details on the last calls you made, received, and
missed (10 each, 30 total) are stored in the Recent
Calls list and are identified by the following icons:
Recent call details
1. To view details of recent call, select Menu →
Recent Calls.
2. Select from All Calls, Incoming Calls,
Outgoing Calls, and Missed Calls.
3. Select a recent call and press .
Select from the following:
–Time displays the time the call was made,
received, or missed and its duration.
–Number displays the phone number of
the call.
Outgoing call Conference call*
Incoming call Missed call
(flashing)
Forwarded call
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–Prepend allows you to add an area code to
the number if you plan to save the number
as a contact.
–Send Msg allows you to send a text
message to the phone number.
–Save New adds the phone number to the
Contacts list.
or
View Contact allows you to view the contact
information to make changes, if necessary.
–Add to adds the phone number to a
saved contact.
–Erase deletes the call from the list of
recent calls.
Note: If the phone number has been 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 29.
To classify a phone number as secret, see
“Creating a new contact” on page 12.
Calling recent calls
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls.
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls,
Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls.
3. Select a recent call.
4. Highlight the number you want to call.
5. Press .
Erasing recent calls
1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Erase Lists.
2. Select an option: Incoming Calls, Outgoing
Calls, Missed Calls or Erase All.
3. Press right and press to select Yes.
Speed dialing
Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored
phone number by entering a one- or two-digit
speed dialing location number and pressing .
Note: Before you can use speed dialing, you must
save a phone number as a contact and assign a
speed dial location to it.
Refer to “Creating a new contact” on page 12 to
create a new contact, or “Editing or erasing a
contact” on page 12 to add speed dial to an
existing contact.
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 speed dial a
contact that has a speed dial location.
Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on
your phone and (2) have a speed dial location
assigned to a contact.
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See “Enabling 1-Touch dialing,” and “Using 1-
Touch dialing”on this page.
Enabling 1-Touch dialing
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
1-Touch Dialing → Enabled.
2. Press .
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 your service provider.
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. Press at the message.
3. Follow the system prompts to create a
password and record a greeting.
Note: If you are having trouble accessing your
voicemail, contact your service provider.
Checking voicemail messages
When a voice message is received, your screen
displays “ 1 New Voicemail(s)” along with
the symbol at the top of your screen.
The symbol flashes if the message is urgent.
If you see “ 1 New Voicemail(s)”
1. Press to select Call, which initiates a call
to your voicemail number.
2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.
To clear the screen without checking messages:
• Press right and press to select
Ignore.
If you see only the symbol
1. Press and hold to initiate a call to your
voicemail number.
2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.
• You can set the phone to beep or vibrate every
five minutes to remind you that you have
voicemail. See “Setting message alerts” on
page 26.
Silencing an incoming call
• To silence an incoming call quickly, press
. Then press to answer the call.
This action silences the current call only. The next
call will ring as normal.
10 Making and Answering Calls
Calling emergency services
Note: 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
or your account 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.
Tracking calls
You can track the number and duration of calls
made and received on your phone.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Call Information →
Call Timers.
2. Select a timer:
–Recent Calls—Tracks all calls you have
made and received since you last reset this
timer. To reset this timer to zero, select
Reset and press .
–All Calls Timer—Tracks all calls you have
made and received. This timer cannot be
reset.
–Reset All Timers—Resets timers for all
recent, home, and roam calls.
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.
Locking the keypad
The Keyguard locks your keypad to prevent
accidental key presses 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 from the home screen,
press left and hold.
• To unlock the keypad, press
in this order.
Changing the keyguard setting
1. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard.
2. Highlight an option. You can set the phone to
lock the keypad immediately, or automatically
if no key is pressed after 30 seconds,
1 minute, or 5 minutes.
• Press to save.
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Controlling network roaming
Setting an alert for roaming
You may use this setting if you want the phone to
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.
–Roam Change alerts you with two
decreasing tones when roaming service is
acquired and three increasing tones when
home area service is acquired again.
–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.
Setting the roam ringer
You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming
call will be subject to roaming charges.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Roam Ringer.
2. Highlight Enabled to hear the ringer.
3. Press to set.
Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming
calls
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
alert to indicate when you are roaming
during calls.
– To accept or place a call while roaming,
you must press .
Note: This functionality is disabled when the
phone is in emergency mode.
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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3STORING CONTACTS
Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store
information about a person or company. Your
phone can hold, on average, about 200 phone
numbers.
Creating a new contact
1. From the home screen, enter the phone
number you want to save, including the
area code.
Note: To save a contact without entering a
phone number, select Menu → Contacts →
Add New, select an option, and skip to step 3.
2. Select Save New.
3. Enter a name for the contact. If you need to
learn how to enter letters, see page 15.
4. Press right twice and select Options to
add information to the contact’s number.
–Assign or Unassign Ringer to identify an
incoming call from this contact.
–Number Type to designate a number as
Work, Home, Mobile, Pager, or Fax.
–Speed Dialing to assign a speed dial
number to your phone number.
–Secret hides the number from view in the
contacts list and other areas of the phone.
–Primary Number assigns phone number as
primary number for contact.
–Classify Contact as Personal, Business,
or Neither. (See page 25 to set the phone
to ring differently for personal and
business calls.)
5. Select Save when done.
Adding a code or extension
When you save the phone number of an
automated service, you may include a pause
where your phone would stop dialing; for
example, where you would wait to dial an
extension.
1. Enter the first portion of the phone number.
2. Press right and select a type of pause:
– Time Pause—Stops dialing for two
seconds, then continues to dial.
–
Hard Pause—Stops dialing until you
select Release.
3. Enter the remaining numbers.
4. Select Save New and follow the prompts.
Editing or erasing a contact
To make changes to a contact, take these steps.
1. Select Menu → Contacts.
2. Select View All or Find Name to find the
contact you want to edit.
3. Highlight the contact to edit and press .
X
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4. Select Options.
5. Highlight an option and press to select it:
Add New, Assign Ringer, Unassign Ringer,
Erase Contact, Edit Name, or Classify
Contact.
Editing a phone number
1. Select Menu → Contacts.
2. Select View All or Find Name to find the
contact you want to edit.
3. Highlight the contact to edit and press .
4. Press down to highlight the phone
number or email address you want to edit and
press .
5. Choose from the following options:
–Send Text Message to send a text message
to that number or email address.
–View Number to see the phone number
you selected.
–Speed Dialing to assign or remove the
location you use to speed dial the number.
–Edit Type to assign a type: work, home,
mobile, pager, or fax. The type icon
appears next to the phone number in the
Contacts list.
–Erase Number to erase the number from
the contact.
–Edit Number to change the phone number.
–Secret to make the number secret so that
it will not appear on the screen until the
lock code is entered. Secret numbers can
be called without a lock code. (For more
information, see “Restricting calls” on
page 30.)
–Primary Number to make this number
the first one that shows up when you open
the contact.
–Prepend to move the cursor to the
beginning of the number so you can add
the area code.
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 contacts list, (2) search the
Contacts directory, or (3) use Fast Find.
Checking the Frequent List
Press down. The last 15 of your most
frequently called contacts appear when the
Frequent List is enabled. Scroll past the double
line for an alphabetical list of all contacts.
To enable the Frequent List setting
•Select
Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Frequent List → Enabled.
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Searching the Contacts directory
Press down 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.
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1. Select Menu → Contacts.
2. Select from the following:
–View All—List all contacts.
–Find Name—Locate a specific name.
Enter part of the contact name, then
select Find.
–Speed Dial List, Business List, or
Personal List—Select a contact from
a list.
3. Scroll down until you find the name you want,
then press .
– To call the contact, highlight the number
and press .
Using Fast Find
To set Fast Find
With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view
close matches of the number you are looking for.
• From the home screen, select Menu →
Settings → Convenience → Fast Find →
Enabled.
To use Fast Find
1. From the home screen, press the keys
corresponding to the letters of the name you
want to find. A matching contact appears.
2. When the name you want is displayed, press
to select View.
3. Press down to select the number,
then press to call.
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4ENTERING TEXT, 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
Normal alpha
Rapid Entry
Numbers only
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.
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
Use normal alpha to enter letters.
1. Press a key once for the first letter, twice for
the second letter, and so on. If your phone is
set to Spanish, accented letters are available.
2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the
next letter.
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
field
text entry
mode
text entry
field
text entry
mode
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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. Select .
2. Select Symbols and press .
3. Press up or down to view the list of
symbols.
4. Press the number key corresponding to the
symbol 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, you can
either:
• Press and hold until the icon for the
mode you want appears.
-or-
• Highlight , press and scroll
through the options.
Capitalization settings
Three capitalization settings are available in
and modes:
To change capitalization settings:
• Press until the icon for the setting you
want appears.
.&@,1‘:?
Capitalize next letter
Lower case next letter
Capitalize first letter of every word (in a
contact) or sentence (in a text message)
If no icon appears, all letters will be in lower case.
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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 15.
Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number.
For more options, see page 15.
Enter a symbol Press until you find the symbol you want. See
page 16.
Enter a space Press .
Erase a character Press .
Erase all characters Press and hold .
Move the cursor right or left Press up or down.
Change text entry modes Press and hold .
Change to uppercase In mode, press . Choose .
Change to lowercase In mode, press . Choose .
Select soft options on the screen Press .
18 Sending and Receiving Text Messages
5SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES
This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone. For
information on voicemail messages, see page 9.
Important: The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. In addition, usage charges
may apply to each message. For details, check
with your service provider.
Sending text messages
You can only send text messages to phones that
are capable of receiving them.
Creating a text message
1. Select Menu → Messages → New Text Msg.
2. Select an address to enter the recipient’s
phone number or email address:
– Select a saved number from the Recent
List or Contacts List, or select from the
Group Lists you have created. For more
about group lists, see page 22.
– Enter a New Address manually.
(To learn how to enter text, see page 15.)
3. To add another recipient to this message,
choose a method:
– Scroll right to Options and press .
Select Recent List, Contacts, or
Group Lists.
- or -
– Enter a space after the first number. Then
enter another recipient manually.
Note: You can send a message to up to 10
recipients at once. The messages will be sent
one at a time, once to each addressee.
Note: You can not send messages to secret
numbers.
4. When you are done entering addresses,
select Next.
5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see page 15.
– To add smileys or prewritten text, press
right to Options and press .
Select Insert... → Smileys or AutoText.
6. Once you have completed the message, select
Send to send the message immediately.
- or -
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7. Scroll down to select:
–Add Address—Return to the “To” screen
to add another recipient without losing the
message text. Enter the new address, then
select Next to return to the message entry
screen.
–Set Priority—Label the message as
“Urgent.”
–Callback Number—Include a callback
number with the message to let the
recipient know at what number they can
call you back. Select Yes to include your
own number, Edit to enter a different
callback number, or No to cancel the
callback number.
–Msg Receipt—Request a receipt that the
recipient received the message. (This
service may not be available. Check with
your service provider.)
–Send Later—Schedule when to send
the message.
–Save Message—Save 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 AutoText—Save the message you
have just entered as a prewritten message,
then return to the message entry screen so
you can send the message.
8. When you have finished setting options, press
to return to the message window.
9. Press to send the message.
Adding a signature
The signature you create does not display in the
message creation screen; however, the signature
is included at the end of all outgoing messages
and is counted as characters in your messages.
To create a signature:
1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings →
Signature.
2. Enter your signature in the text field.
3. Select to save the setting.
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 21.
Receiving incoming calls while
creating messages
• If you don’t wish to answer the call, 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
and select Resume.
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Viewing the OutBox
You can check the status of messages you have
sent as long as they have been saved to the
OutBox.
To set the OutBox
The OutBox default is set to disabled to conserve
memory. If you want to save your sent messages:
•Select
Menu → Messages →
Msg Settings →Save to OutBox.
–Select
Enabled to save all sent messages to
the OutBox.
–Select
Prompt to alert you to choose
whether or not to save your message.
To view the OutBox
1. Select Menu → Messages → OutBox.
2. Press up or down through the list of
messages. One of the following symbols
appears next to each message: Retrieving text messages
When a text message is received, your screen
displays “ 1 New Text Message(s)”, along with
the symbol at the top of your screen. The
symbol flashes if the message is urgent.
If you see the “ 1 New Text Message(s)”
note
You can choose to:
•View the message—Press .
•Ignore the message—Press right, then
press .
The message is pending and will be sent
when possible. You can cancel delivery
of the message.
The scheduled message will be sent at
the scheduled time. You cannot 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.
The scheduled message has been sent
and will be delivered as scheduled. You
cannot cancel delivery of the message.
The message has been received by the
recipient you specified.
The message has been received and
opened by the recipient you specified.
(This symbol may not be available.
Check with your service provider.)
The message has been sent to more
than one recipient.
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Note: If you receive a new message while you are
reading a message, the one you are reading will
be replaced by the new one. You can find the
older message in the InBox:
Select Menu → Messages → InBox.
If you see the symbol
If the symbol is flashing, the message is
urgent.
1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox.
A list of all your received messages appears.
New, unread messages appear in italics.
indicates an “Urgent” message.
2. Press up or down to scroll through the
list of messages.
3. Press to read a message.
Reading the message
The options available to you may vary. Check with
your service provider.
Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not
play if the phone is set to Silent 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:
–View Sender information.
–Save New Address to save the sender’s
phone number or email address in your
Contacts list.
–Forward to forward the message.
–Reply with Copy to reply to the message
with a copy of the original attached.
–Save AutoText to save the text from the
message as AutoText, which you can insert
into other messages. Graphics and sound
will not be saved as part of AutoText.(For
more about AutoText, see page 23.)
3. Select Done.
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 26.
Erasing messages
Your phone is designed to store 50 text messages
and pages. It is a good idea to erase old messages,
as messages take 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.
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Erasing single messages
1. Select Menu → Messages.
2. Press down to find the type of text
message you want to erase: InBox, OutBox,
Saved, or Drafts.
3. Press .
4. Highlight the message to erase and press .
5. Press to select Erase. A notification
appears: “Erase this message?”
6. 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 Msgs.
2. Select a folder to erase all messages from:
InBox, OutBox, Saved Folder, or Drafts. 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.
1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings →
Auto-Erase.
2. Highlight Old InBox Msgs and press .
Older messages will now be erased as new
messages are received.
• To disable this setting select Menu →
Messages → Msg Settings → Auto-Erase →
Disabled.
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 Prisma 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 15.
3. Press to select Next.
4. To enter the first phone number or email
address, select an option:
–Recent List to select numbers from your
Recent List.
–New Address to enter the phone number
or email address manually.
–Contacts List to select numbers or email
addresses from your phone book.
5. Select Options to select the next number.
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6. Select Recent List or Contacts then the
contact to add.
7. When finished, select Done.
8. To send a message to your new group, see
“Sending text messages” on page 18.
Creating and editing prewritten
messages (AutoText)
Your phone comes with prewritten (AutoText)
messages, such as “Please call me,” which you
can insert into the body of a text message. You can
create new ones. Your phone will store up to 40
AutoText messages, with up to 100 characters per
message.
1. Select Menu → Messages →
Msg Settings →Edit AutoText.
2. To create a new pre-written message,
select New AutoText.
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To edit an existing pre-written message,
highlight the message and press .
3. Enter or edit the text and press to select
Done. For help entering text, see page 15.
24 Customizing Your Phone
6CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE
The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.
Silent Mode
Vibrate Only
Vibrate, Ring
Lights Only
Norm. Sounds
Keyguard
Guard Now
30s autogrd
1m autogrd
5m autogrd
Disabled
Sounds
Ringer Volume
Ringer Type
Business Ring
Personal Ring
Roam Ringer
Earpiece Volume
Spkrphone Vol.
Key Volume
Key Length
Missed Call
Smart Sound
Minute Alert
Display
Backlighting
My Banner
Main Menu View
Screen Saver
Wallpaper
Color Themes
Auto-Hyphen
Language
Time Format
Contrast
Security
Lock Phone
Limit Calls
Lock Code
Erase Contacts
Emergency #’s
Call Information
Call Timers
Recent Calls
All Calls Timer
Reset All Timers
Network
Privacy Alert*
Set Phone Line*
Roam/Svc Alert
Roam Option*
Convenience
Shortcut Key
Fast Find
Frequent List
1-Touch Dialing
Call Guard
Conference*
Msg Settings
Voicemail Num.
Alerts
Signature
Edit AutoText
Callback Number
Msg Receipt**
Save to OutBox
Auto-Erase
Default Text
Accessories
Pwr Backlight
Headset Ring
Auto-Answer
TTY Device
*Not available on all phones. Check with your service provider.
**This service may not be available. 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—Causes the phone to vibrate
for the duration of the incoming call or
other alert. appears.
–Vibrate, Ring—Causes the phone to
vibrate for the first 10 seconds and then
ring for the remainder of the incoming
call alert. appears.
–Lights Only—Causes the phone to light up
for the duration of the incoming call or
other alert. appears.
–Norm. Sounds—Causes the phone to ring
for the incoming call or alert (in effect,
returns phone to a non-silent mode).
3. Press to return to the home screen.
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.
Choosing ringers
Your Kyocera Prisma phone has several preset
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 rings.
3. Press to select a ringer from the list.
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 page 12.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds.
2. Ηighlight Business Ring or Personal Ring and
press .
3. Select a ringer and press .
Smart Sound
This setting automatically adjusts the volume
during a call, based on surrounding noise levels.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Smart Sound.
2. Highlight Disabled or Enabled and press .
26 Customizing Your Phone
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 up or down.
To set the earpiece volume:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Earpiece Vol.
2. Press right to increase the volume, or left
to decrease the volume.
3. Press to save.
Adjusting the ringer volume
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Ringer Volume.
2. Press right to increase the volume, or left
to decrease the volume.
3. Press to save.
Adjusting speakerphone volume
1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →
Spkrphone Vol.
2. Press right to increase the volume, or left
to decrease the volume.
3. Press to 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.
3. Press to 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.
3. Press to save.
Setting message alerts
You can choose how you want be alerted of
incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Msg Settings →
Alerts.
2. Select the type of alert: Message Alert, Page
Alert, or Voicemail Alert.
3. Press to select an option:
–Vibrate, Beep, HiYa!, Rock!, Happy!, sets
the phone to alert you once when a new
message is received.
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–Vibe, remind; Beep, remind; HiYa! remind;
Rock! remind; HappyRemind sets 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—Turn off message alerts.
Using shortcuts
From the home screen, you can access shortcuts
by pressing in four different directions.
Three shortcuts are automatically programmed
into your phone (Down, left, and right).
•Down lists the phone’s Contacts directory.
•Left locks the keypad.
•Right silences sounds and sets phone to
vibrate.
For the fourth direction (up), you can set a
shortcut to one of the features of your phone.
Defining the feature shortcut (up)
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Shortcut Key.
2. Highlight the feature you want a shortcut to,
and press to select it.
Using the up feature shortcut
• From the home screen, press and hold
up.
Creating a shortcut to frequent
contacts
By default, your phone lists your entire contacts
list when you select Contacts. You can also set the
phone to show a list of your most frequent
contacts.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →
Frequent List.
2. Select Enabled to include the list or Disabled
to remove it.
Using the Frequent Contacts shortcut
• From the home screen, press down.
Your 15 most frequently called contacts
appear at the top of the list, followed by your
complete Contact list.
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
The banner is the personal label for your phone.
It appears on the home screen above the time and
date. The banner can be up to 14 characters long.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
My Banner.
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2. Press right and then to select Edit.
3. Enter your new text. Press to clear any
digits.
4. Press to select Save.
Choosing a menu view
Two menu views are available:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Main Menu View, then the option you want:
–Graphic displays a graphical icon view of
menu items.
–List displays menu items in text format.
2. Press to return to the home screen. The
next time you select Menu, you will 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 length of time that bright
backlighting remains on.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Backlighting.
2. Select an option from the list:
–5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds,
1 minute —Turn backlighting on for 5,
10, 30 seconds or 1 minute after your
last keypress.
–5 sec/in call, 10 sec/in call, 30 sec/in call,
1 min/in call—Turn backlighting on for
the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, 30
seconds or 1 minute after your
last keypress.
Note: These settings drain the battery more
quickly and reduce talk and standby times.
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.
Note: Power backlighting may not be available
with accessories.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →
Pwr Backlight.
2. Select Always On to keep backlighting on.
Note: The battery charges more slowly when
power backlighting is on.
Changing the display contrast
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Contrast.
2. Press left or right to adjust the contrast.
3. Press to 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.
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•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 .
3. Press to return to the home screen and
wait 10 seconds to view the screen saver you
chose.
Selecting wallpaper
Wallpaper appears on the home screen.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Wallpaper.
2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press .
The image appears.
3. Select Assign to save your selection.
4. Press to return to the home screen.
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.
3. Highlight a color theme from the list and
press .
4. Press to return to the home screen.
Choosing a different time/date format
1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →
Time Format.
2. Highlight the option you want.
3. Press to save the setting.
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.
Changing your lock code
The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits
of your phone number.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Lock Code. A message appears:
“Change Code?”
4. Press to select Yes and enter a new four-
digit code.
5. Enter your new lock code again.
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Locking your phone
When your phone is locked, you can call only
emergency numbers or your service provider
number. You can still receive incoming calls.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Lock Phone.
4. Highlight an option:
–Never does not lock the phone.
–On power up locks the phone every time
you turn it on.
–Now locks the phone immediately.
5. Press .
Unlocking the phone
1. From the home screen, press to
select Unlock.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
Restricting calls
You can restrict the calls that can be made from
your phone to emergency numbers, your
contacts, and service provider numbers.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Limit Calls.
4. Choose an option:
–No Limit limits no calls.
–Limit Out [going] calls only. Incoming
calls can still be received and answered.
–Limit All calls, both incoming and
outgoing.
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 #’s.
4. Select an Unassigned slot.
Note: Enter the phone number, including the
area code. Do not enter 1 before the area
code.
5. Press to select Done.
Notes:
• You can view these numbers only when they’re
being entered for the first time.
• You cannot edit these numbers.
• 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.
Erasing all contacts
You can erase all entries from your Contacts
directory.
1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
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2. Enter your four-digit lock code.
3. Select Erase Contacts.
4. Select Yes. A message appears: “Erase ALL
contacts?”
5. Select Yes and press 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.
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.
Note: 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:
1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →
Set Phone Line.
2. Select one of the two lines and press .
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 the TTY option.
4. Press to clear the message.
5. Press down to highlight an option.
6. Press .
Note: TTY/TDD service may not be available.
Check with your service provider for more
information.
Ensuring Call Privacy
You can set your phone to sound an alert if
enhanced CDMA voice privacy is lost or regained
(check with your service provider to see if CDMA
voice privacy is enabled in your area). When voice
privacy is activated during a call, you will see a
message and on your screen.
To set this alert:
•Select
Menu → Settings → Network →
Privacy Alert → Enabled.
32 Fun & Games
7FUN & 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 Brick Attack™ or Race 21™, 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.
Brick Attack
The goal of this game is to eliminate bricks
arranged in levels. You send a moving ball
upward using a paddle at the bottom of
the screen.
1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → Brick Attack.
2. Press to select New.
– To pause the game, press , then press
to Resume.
– To move the paddle, press left or
right.
– To exit the game, highlight Exit and press
.
Race 21
This game is a timed variation of Black Jack. Each
game comprises three 90-second rounds. To
score points, add cards in each of the four
columns, trying to reach but not exceed 21 in
each column during the course of the game.
1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → Race 21.
2. Press at the splash screen.
3. Select New Game. The first card to be placed
is shown at the top left of the screen. Press a
key to add a card to the row as follows:
4. Continue placing cards until you are satisfied
with your selections.
– You can pause by pressing up, or end
the game at any time by pressing .
Add cards to the first row
Add cards to the second row
Add cards to the third row
Add cards to the fourth row
Shortcut: Press left or right to choose
arrows at the bottom of the screen. Then press
to add cards to corresponding rows.
Note: Each time you place a card, a new card
appears for placement.
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– You lose points each time you exceed 21
in a column.
– Select to skip one card per round.
5. Press to select to get your score and
advance to the next round.
6. Select an option and press to select it.
–New Game—Initiates game play. To pause
the game, press . From here you can
choose Resume, New or Quit.
–Resume Game—Returns you to the game
you were last playing.
–Scoreboard—Provides you with the top
five scores.
–Music—Choose when you hear music
with this game. Select from Music Always,
During Title, or No Music.
–Sound Effects—Choose to Enable or
Disable sound effects.
–Instructions—Press up or down to
scroll faster or go back to review.
–Credits—Press up or down to scroll
faster or go back to review..
7. Press to end all games.
My Sounds
The My Sounds menu stores the sounds that you
receive from text messages.
To access stored sounds:
1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → My Sounds.
2. Press up or down to scroll through
the sounds.
3. Highlight an option and press to select it:
–Play allows you to listen to the sound.
–Send opens a new message entry screen.
–Assign allows you to use the sound as a
ringer on your phone.
–Delete erases the sound from your
My Sounds list and from the Ringer menu.
Saving memory
It is a good idea to erase old sounds as they take
up memory in your phone. To erase a sound,
select it and then select Delete.
Refer to “My Sounds” .
34 Tools
8TOOLS
Scheduler
The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and
set reminder alerts.
Creating an event
1. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler.
2. Press down to select Add Event and
press .
3. Enter a name for the event. For help entering
text, see page 15.
4. Select Next.
5. Enter the time, length, and alarm for the event.
– Press up or down to select date,
hour, minutes, and timing of alarm.
– Press left or right to move between
fields.
6. Select Next, enter a note if required.
7. Select Next.
Viewing, editing, or erasing an event
1. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler.
2. Select View Day or View Month to find the
event you want to view, edit, or erase.
3. Press up, down, left, or right to highlight
an event and press to select it.
4. Select Edit or Erase. Follow the prompts.
5. Press to return to the home screen.
Alarm Clock
Use the Alarm Clock to set an alert for a specific
time. The alert occurs only if the phone is on.
1. Select Menu → Tools → Alarm Clock.
2. Select Set.
– Press up or down to select an hour
and minutes.
– Press left or right to switch between
hours, minutes, and a.m./p.m.
– Use the phone keypad to enter numbers.
3. Press to select Done and save the setting.
4. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the
alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for
10 minutes.
Tip Calculator
The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much
tip to include on a bill.
1. Select Menu → Tools → Tip Calc.
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, select Split and press .
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6. Enter the number of guests and press to
select Next. The amount each guest pays is
calculated.
7. 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 navigate left and right to select
mathematical operations.
4. Press to calculate the result.
Example: Enter 5, press right to select X,
press , enter 2, and then press to
obtain the result of 10.
5. Press to clear the screen.
6. Press to return to the home screen.
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.
Your local time and date is on the first line,
followed by your selected world city and that
city’s time and date.
When you first access World Clock, you are
prompted to select a city.
2. Press to select Cities. The Cities menu is
displayed, showing 85 world cities in
alphabetical order.
3. Press up or down to scroll through the
cities. You can also use the number keys (2-
9) to alphabetically tab through the list.
4. Press to select a city, like Athens. The
World Clock menu is displayed again, with
Athens’ time and date.
From the World Clock menu, you can also select
Search to search by city or country.
1. Select Search from the World Clock menu.
The Search By menu is displayed.
2. Select your type of search.
– Press to search by City.
– Press down, then press to
search by Country.
Options
±Changes the number to positive or
negative.
CClears the last entry
.Inserts a decimal point.
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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3. 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 once to enter the
letter A.
b. Press Search.
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.
4. 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 once to enter the
letter A.
b. Press Search.
c. Countries beginning with A are displayed,
like Afghanistan, Algeria, and Australia.
5. Use to move through the list, then press
to select a country.
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.
3. Press up or down to set the hours,
minutes, and seconds. To move the cursor,
press left or right.
4. Select Start and begin the countdown.
Select Stop to pause the countdown.
Select Reset to clear the timer.
5. Press to silence the alarm.
Stopwatch
1. Select Menu → Tools → Stopwatch.
2. Select Start to begin counting.
3. Select Stop to stop counting.
4. Select Reset to clear the counter.
5. Press to return to the home screen.
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INDEX
Numerics
1-touch dialing, 9
A
alarm clock, 2, 34
alertsfor messages, 26
for missed calls, 7
assigning business and personal
ringers, 25
auto-hyphenation, 28
AutoText, 22
B
banner, 27
battery, 1
blocking outgoing calls, 30
Brick Attack, 32
C
calculator, 35
call counters, 10
calls answering, 6
missed, 7
redialing, 6
color themes, 29
contacts directory, 12
contrast, 28
countdown timer, 36
customer support, v
D
digital mode, 2
display contrast, 28
E
emergency
calls, 10
emergency mode, 10
exit emergency mode, 10
erasing
contact entries, 30
text messages, 21
F
fast find, 14
finding contact information, 13
frequent contacts, 13
G
games
Brick Attack, 32
My Sounds, 33
Race 21, 32
H
hands-free car kit
purchasing, iv
hands-free headset
purchasing, iv
hard pause, 12
I
icons, 2
inbox, 21
K
keyguard, 2, 10
keypad, locking, 10
L
language, 27
lights-only mode, 2, 25
limiting calls out, 30
lock code, 29
locking
keypad, 10
phone, 29
M
memory, saving, 21
menu view, 28
My Sounds, 33
N
number mode, 15
O
outbox, 19
P
phone numbers
editing, 13
verifying your own, 5
phone, unlocking, 29
prepend, 13
R
Race 21, 32
recent call icons, 7
resetting the phone, iv
ringers
choosing types, 25
for roaming calls, 11
silencing, 5
volume, 26
roaming, 2
alerts, 11
controlling, 11
ringer, 11
38
S
saved phone numbers
editing, 13
scheduler, 34
screen contrast, 28
screen icons, 2, 15, 20, 25
screen savers, 28
secret contacts, 8
security, 29
shortcuts, 27
setting, 27
using, 27
silent mode, 2, 25
sound files, 33
speakerphone
turning off, 7
turning on, 7
stopwatch, 36
symbol mode, 16
T
text entry, 15
quick reference, 16
text messages, 18
time format, 29
timer, 36
timing calls, 10
tip calculator, 34
Toolsalarm clock, 34
calculator, 35
scheduler, 34
stopwatch, 36
timer, 36
tip calculator, 34
world clock, 35
TTY/TDD, 31
U
unlocking the phone, 30
V
vibrate, 2, 25
voicemail, 9
setting up, 5
volume
earpiece, 7, 26
key beep, 26
ringer, 26
W
wallpaper, 29
world clock, 35

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