Kyocera Cell Phone KX17 User Manual

 
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.  
* 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  
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.  
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.  
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.  
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  
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.  
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 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  
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.  
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  
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.  
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  
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.  
Use with care  
Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid  
dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.  
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.  
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.  
Potentially unsafe areas  
Posted facilities—Turn your phone off in any facility  
when posted notices require you to do so.  
Resetting the phone  
If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does  
not respond to keypresses, reset the phone by  
completing the following steps:  
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.  
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Remove the battery door.  
Remove and replace the battery.  
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.  
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.  
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  
To shop online for phone accessories, visit  
To order by phone, call 800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only)  
or 858-882-1410.  
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:  
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.  
fueling areas such as gas stations  
below deck on boats  
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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:  
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.  
ANSI C95.1 (American National Standards  
Institute, 1992)  
For questions about the phone features, refer to  
the materials provided with your phone, or visit  
NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiation  
Protection and Measurements, 1986)  
ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing  
Radiation Protection, 1996)  
For additional questions, you may contact the  
Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in  
one of the following ways:  
Your phone complies with the standards set by  
these reports and the FCC guidelines.  
E911 mandates  
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.  
Where service is available, this handset complies  
with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates  
issued by the FCC.  
Battery and charger specifications  
Argentina:  
Australia:  
Brazil:  
0-800-666-0052  
1-800-507-000  
Charger  
Input  
Output  
0-800-55-2362  
CV90-60858  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz  
4.5 V 1.5 A  
4.5 V 1.5 A  
4.5 V 1.5 A  
4.5 V 1.2 A  
4.2 V 0.6A  
4.2 V 0.6A  
V 0.6A  
Chile:  
800-43-1212  
CV90-61139  
Colombia:  
India:  
01-800-700-1546  
Toll free:1-600-121214  
Toll: 0124-284-5000  
001-866-650-5103  
CV90-61017  
CV90-G2926  
CV90-K0281  
CV90-K0283  
CV90-K0284 4.2  
CV90-K0285 4.2  
CV90-K0282 4.2  
Mexico:  
New Zealand: 0-800-990-100  
Panama:  
Peru:  
001-800-201-1984  
0-800-51-934  
V 0.6A  
V 0.6A  
Puerto Rico: 1-866-664-6443  
Venezuela: 0-800-100-2640  
Standard Battery  
CV90-M4337-01, 3.7 V / 810 mAh  
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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.  
To purchase accessories, visit  
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CONTENTS  
Creating a secure environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  
Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
1
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3  
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4  
Performing basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5  
7
8
Fun & Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Brick Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Race 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
My Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
Saving memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
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  
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34  
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34  
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34  
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34  
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
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
5
Entering Text, Numbers,  
and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
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  
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1
GETTING STARTED  
Installing the battery  
Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion  
(LiIon) battery.  
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.  
1. Hold the phone with the back facing you.  
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.  
2. Unsnap the battery  
door by using the latch  
located at the bottom  
of the battery door.  
The battery icon in the upper-  
right corner of the screen tells  
you whether the phone is:  
3. Place the battery in the  
phone casing with the  
metal contacts toward  
the bottom of the  
phone.  
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.  
4. Place the battery door tabs in the openings on  
the side of the phone.  
Caring for the battery  
5. Press the battery door  
until it snaps into place.  
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.  
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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.  
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.  
Common causes of battery drain  
The battery is fully charged. The more  
black bars, the greater the charge.  
Playing games.  
Keeping backlighting on.  
Operating in digital mode when far away from  
a base station or cell site.  
The alarm clock is set.  
The phone is in privacy mode.  
The phone is at the home screen. To  
Using accessories.  
Operating when no service is available, or  
service is available intermittently.  
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.  
High earpiece and ringer volume settings.  
Repeating sound, vibration or lighted alerts.  
Long conversation.  
Keyguard is on. The keypad is locked.  
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.  
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Getting Started  
 
Getting to know your phone  
Home screen.  
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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.  
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9
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)*.  
10  
11  
12  
13  
*Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.  
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Using menus  
The contents of the main menu are as follows:  
Recent Calls  
All Calls  
Incoming Calls  
Outgoing Calls  
Missed Calls  
Erase Lists  
Contacts  
View All  
Add New  
Messages  
Voicemail  
New Text Msg  
InBox  
OutBox  
Saved Msgs  
Drafts  
Erase Msgs  
Group Lists  
Msg Settings  
Settings  
Silent Mode  
Keyguard  
Sounds  
Display  
Security  
Call Information  
Network  
Convenience  
Msg Settings  
Accessories  
Fun & Games  
Brick AttackTM  
Phone Info  
Your number:  
SW Version:  
PRL Version:  
Factory config:  
ESN:  
Technology:  
SID:  
Icon Key:  
Race 21TM  
My Sounds  
Tools  
Scheduler  
Alarm Clock  
Tip Calculator  
Calculator  
World Clock  
Timer  
Find Name  
Speed Dial List  
Business List  
Personal List  
Information  
Stopwatch  
Press  
Press  
menus and options*.  
to select Menu.  
left, right, up, or down to view  
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.  
Press  
Press  
Press  
to select a menu item.  
* To change the way the menus appear, select  
to back up a menu level.  
Menu Settings Display Main Menu View,  
to return to the home screen.  
then select Graphic, or List and press  
. See  
“Choosing a menu view” on page 28 for details.  
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Getting Started  
 
Performing basic functions  
To...  
From the home screen...  
Turn the phone on  
Turn the phone off  
Make a call  
Press  
Press and hold  
Enter the number, and press  
and wait until the phone chimes.  
until the phone beeps.  
.
End a call  
Press  
Press  
.
.
Answer a call  
Access voicemail  
Verify your phone number  
Press and hold  
and follow the system prompts.  
Select Menu Phone Info.  
Silence the ringer on an  
incoming call  
Press  
-or-  
, then  
to answer.  
Press  
up or down, then  
to answer.  
Access contacts list  
Silence all sounds  
Lock the keypad  
Press  
Press  
Press  
Press  
down.  
right.  
left.  
Access your shortcut  
up. See “Defining the feature shortcut (up)” on page 27.  
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2
MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS  
Making a call  
1. Make sure you are in an area where a signal  
Answering calls  
When a call comes in, the phone rings and  
can be received. Look for  
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.  
on the home  
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:  
2. Enter the phone number.  
Press  
to answer the incoming call  
3. Press  
.
-or-  
4. Press  
to end the call.  
Press  
to answer the incoming call and  
turn on the speakerphone.  
Redialing a number  
To redial the last number called, received, or  
To silence or ignore the call  
When an incoming call is received, you can  
choose to do one of the following:  
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.  
Press  
Press  
down to silence the ringer.  
to silence the ringer.  
Press  
call.  
. Then press  
to answer the  
1. Press  
down to view all Contacts.  
2. Scroll down the list to find the contact you  
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.  
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  
.
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Making and Answering Calls  
 
Adjusting the volume during a call  
Setting missed call alerts  
To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,  
press up or down.  
You can set an alert to beep every five minutes  
after you have missed a call.  
Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Missed Call Enabled.  
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.  
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:  
Turn on the speakerphone  
Outgoing call  
Incoming call  
Forwarded call  
Conference call*  
Press  
prior to making a call.  
Missed call  
(flashing)  
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.  
Recent call details  
Turn off the speakerphone  
Press to turn off the speakerphone.  
1. To view details of recent call, select Menu →  
Recent Calls.  
2. Select from All Calls, Incoming Calls,  
Dealing with missed calls  
Outgoing Calls, and Missed Calls.  
When you have missed a call, “Missed Calls”  
appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a  
voicemail.  
3. Select a recent call and press  
.
Select from the following:  
Time displays the time the call was made,  
To clear the screen, press  
To return the call, highlight Missed Calls,  
press then press  
.
received, or missed and its duration.  
Number displays the phone number of  
.
the 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.  
Erasing recent calls  
1. Select Menu Recent Calls Erase Lists.  
2. Select an option: Incoming Calls, Outgoing  
Send Msg allows you to send a text  
message to the phone number.  
Calls, Missed Calls or Erase All.  
3. Press  
right and press  
to select Yes.  
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.  
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  
.
Add to adds the phone number to a  
saved contact.  
Note: Before you can use speed dialing, you must  
save a phone number as a contact and assign a  
speed dial location to it.  
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.  
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:  
Calling recent calls  
From the home screen, enter the one- or two-  
digit speed dialing location and press  
1. Select Menu Recent Calls.  
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls,  
.
Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls.  
1-Touch dialing  
1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a  
contact that has a speed dial location.  
3. Select a recent call.  
4. Highlight the number you want to call.  
5. Press  
.
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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Making and Answering Calls  
 
See “Enabling 1-Touch dialing,” and “Using 1-  
Touch dialing”on this page.  
Checking voicemail messages  
When a voice message is received, your screen  
displays “  
the  
1 New Voicemail(s)” along with  
symbol at the top of your screen.  
Enabling 1-Touch dialing  
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
The symbol flashes if the message is urgent.  
1-Touch Dialing Enabled.  
If you see “ 1 New Voicemail(s)”  
2. Press  
.
1. Press  
to select Call, which initiates a call  
Using 1-Touch dialing  
to your voicemail number.  
To call a contact that has a speed dial location:  
2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.  
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  
To clear the screen without checking messages:  
Press  
right and press  
to select  
Ignore.  
If you see only the  
symbol  
to initiate a call to your  
briefly, then press and hold  
.
1. Press and hold  
voicemail number.  
Setting up voicemail  
2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.  
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.  
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.  
1. From the home screen, press and hold  
2. Press at the message.  
.
This action silences the current call only. The next  
call will ring as normal.  
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.  
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All Calls Timer—Tracks all calls you have  
made and received. This timer cannot be  
reset.  
Calling emergency services  
Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code  
(911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates  
as described below.  
Reset All Timers—Resets timers for all  
recent, home, and roam calls.  
Dial your 3-digit emergency code and  
press  
.
Timing your calls  
You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds  
before each minute passes when you are on a call.  
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.  
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 exit Emergency mode  
When you have completed the emergency call:  
1. Press  
to select Exit.  
To lock the keypad from the home screen,  
press left and hold.  
2. Press  
again to confirm your choice.  
To unlock the keypad, press  
in this order.  
Tracking calls  
You can track the number and duration of calls  
made and received on your phone.  
Changing the keyguard setting  
1. SelectMenuSettingsCall Information →  
1. Select Menu Settings Keyguard.  
Call Timers.  
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.  
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  
Press  
to save.  
Reset and press  
.
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Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming  
calls  
Controlling network roaming  
Setting an alert for roaming  
You can set the phone to warn you before you  
answer or place a call while roaming.  
You may use this setting if you want the phone to  
alert you when you roam outside of your home  
service area.  
Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Call Guard Call prompt.  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
The phone now emits a distinctive roam  
alert to indicate when you are roaming  
during calls.  
Roam/Svc Alert.  
2. Select an option and press  
.
When no svc alerts you with three tones  
To accept or place a call while roaming,  
decreasing in pitch when service is lost  
and three tones increasing in pitch when  
service is acquired again.  
you must press  
.
Note: This functionality is disabled when the  
phone is in emergency mode.  
Roam Change alerts you with two  
decreasing tones when roaming service is  
acquired and three increasing tones when  
home area service is acquired again.  
Turning roaming on or off  
This setting allows you to control the phone’s  
roaming feature by specifying which signals the  
phone will accept.  
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.  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
Roam Option.  
2. Select an option and press  
.
Setting the roam ringer  
Automatic (recommended setting)  
accepts any system the phone service  
provides.  
You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming  
call will be subject to roaming charges.  
No roaming prevents you from making  
or receiving calls outside of your home  
service area.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Roam Ringer.  
2. Highlight Enabled to hear the ringer.  
Note: If your phone has more than one setting for  
Automatic, contact your service provider to  
determine which one to use.  
3. Press  
to set.  
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STORING 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.  
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.  
Creating a new contact  
Adding a code or extension  
1. From the home screen, enter the phone  
number you want to save, including the  
area code.  
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.  
Note: To save a contact without entering a  
phone number, select Menu Contacts →  
Add New, select an option, and skip to step 3.  
1. Enter the first portion of the phone number.  
2. Select Save New.  
2. Press  
right and select a type of pause:  
3. Enter a name for the contact. If you need to  
Time Pause—Stops dialing for two  
learn how to enter letters, see page 15.  
seconds, then continues to dial.  
4. Press  
right twice and select Options to  
Hard Pause—Stops dialing until you  
add information to the contact’s number.  
select Release.  
Assign or Unassign Ringer to identify an  
incoming call from this contact.  
3. Enter the remaining numbers.  
4. Select Save New and follow the prompts.  
Number Type to designate a number as  
Work, Home, Mobile, Pager, or Fax.  
Editing or erasing a contact  
To make changes to a contact, take these steps.  
1. Select Menu Contacts.  
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.  
2. Select View All or Find Name to find the  
contact you want to edit.  
Primary Number assigns phone number as  
primary number for contact.  
3. Highlight the contact to edit and press  
.
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Storing Contacts  
 
4. Select Options.  
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.)  
5. Highlight an option and press  
to select it:  
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  
Primary Number to make this number  
the first one that shows up when you open  
the contact.  
contact you want to edit.  
Prepend to move the cursor to the  
beginning of the number so you can add  
the area code.  
3. Highlight the contact to edit and press  
.
4. Press  
number or email address you want to edit and  
press  
5. Choose from the following options:  
down to highlight the phone  
6. Enter the new information and follow the  
.
prompts.  
7. Select Save, if necessary.  
Send Text Message to send a text message  
to that number or email address.  
Finding contact information  
View Number to see the phone number  
you selected.  
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.  
Speed Dialing to assign or remove the  
location you use to speed dial the number.  
Checking the Frequent List  
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.  
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.  
Erase Number to erase the number from  
the contact.  
To enable the Frequent List setting  
Edit Number to change the phone number.  
Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Frequent List Enabled.  
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To use Fast Find  
Searching the Contacts directory  
1. From the home screen, press the keys  
corresponding to the letters of the name you  
want to find. A matching contact appears.  
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.  
2. When the name you want is displayed, press  
to select View.  
-or-  
3. Press  
then press  
down to select the number,  
to call.  
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.  
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ENTERING TEXT, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS  
You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in  
Contacts, text messages, and your banner.  
Entering numbers  
To enter a number while in  
a number key once.  
mode, press  
or  
Understanding text entry  
screens  
The current text entry mode (and capitalization  
setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.  
To enter a number while in  
mode, press and hold a number key until the  
number appears on the screen.  
Entering words letter by letter  
text entry  
field  
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.  
text entry  
mode  
2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the  
next letter.  
Text entry modes  
There are five text entry modes:  
Case change  
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.  
Normal alpha  
Rapid Entry  
1. For each letter of the word you want, press the  
Numbers only  
key once. For example, to enter the word  
Add Symbol  
“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  
.
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.  
.
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To change text entry modes, you can  
either:  
Entering symbols  
While entering text, you can enter symbols by  
Press and hold  
until the icon for the  
pressing  
until you see the symbol you  
mode you want appears.  
want. Using this method, you have access to the  
following symbols:  
-or-  
.
& @ ,  
1
:
?
Highlight  
, press  
and scroll  
through the options.  
To access the full set of symbols:  
1. Select  
2. Select  
3. Press  
.
Capitalization settings  
Three capitalization settings are available in  
Symbols and press  
.
up or down to view the list of  
and  
modes:  
symbols.  
Capitalize next letter  
Lower case next letter  
4. Press the number key corresponding to the  
symbol you want.  
Switching default text entry modes  
Capitalize first letter of every word (in a  
contact) or sentence (in a text message)  
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.  
If no icon appears, all letters will be in lower case.  
To change capitalization settings:  
1. Select Menu Messages Msg Settings →  
Press  
until the icon for the setting you  
Default Text.  
want appears.  
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, enter the numbers, and then change  
back to mode to complete the address.  
mode, you must change to  
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Entering Text, Numbers, and Symbols  
 
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.  
Use mode and press a key once to enter its number.  
For more options, see page 15.  
Enter a number  
Enter a symbol  
Press  
until you find the symbol you want. See  
page 16.  
Enter a space  
Press  
Press  
.
Erase a character  
.
Erase all characters  
Press and hold  
Press up or down.  
Press and hold  
.
Move the cursor right or left  
Change text entry modes  
Change to uppercase  
Change to lowercase  
Select soft options on the screen  
.
In  
mode, press  
. Choose  
. Choose  
.
In  
mode, press  
.
.
Press  
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SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES  
This chapter describes how to send, receive, and  
erase text messages from your phone. For  
3. To add another recipient to this message,  
choose a method:  
information on voicemail messages, see page 9.  
Scroll right to Options and press  
Select Recent List, Contacts, or  
Group Lists.  
.
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.  
- 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.  
Sending text messages  
You can only send text messages to phones that  
are capable of receiving them.  
Note: You can not send messages to secret  
numbers.  
Creating a text message  
4. When you are done entering addresses,  
1. Select Menu Messages New Text Msg.  
2. Select an address to enter the recipient’s  
select Next.  
5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,  
phone number or email address:  
see page 15.  
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.  
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 -  
Enter a New Address manually.  
(To learn how to enter text, see page 15.)  
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Sending and Receiving Text Messages  
 
7. Scroll down to select:  
8. When you have finished setting options, press  
to return to the message window.  
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.  
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.  
Msg Receipt—Request a receipt that the  
recipient received the message. (This  
service may not be available. Check with  
your service provider.)  
To create a signature:  
1. Select Menu Messages Msg Settings →  
Set Priority—Label the message as  
“Urgent.”  
Signature.  
2. Enter your signature in the text field.  
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.  
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.  
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.  
Receiving incoming calls while  
creating messages  
If you don’t wish to answer the call, select  
Ignore. The phone returns to the message  
screen.  
Save AutoTextSave the message you  
have just entered as a prewritten message,  
then return to the message entry screen so  
you can send the message.  
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  
The message cannot be sent  
because service is not available. An  
alert appears on your phone if the  
message cannot be sent.  
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 scheduled message has been sent  
and will be delivered as scheduled. You  
cannot cancel delivery of the message.  
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.  
The message has been received by the  
recipient you specified.  
Select Enabled to save all sent messages to  
the OutBox.  
The message has been received and  
opened by the recipient you specified.  
(This symbol may not be available.  
Check with your service provider.)  
Select Prompt to alert you to choose  
whether or not to save your message.  
To view the OutBox  
The message has been sent to more  
than one recipient.  
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 “  
the  
1 New Text Message(s)”, along with  
symbol at the top of your screen. The  
The message is pending and will be sent  
when possible. You can cancel delivery  
of the message.  
symbol flashes if the message is urgent.  
If you the  
note  
You can choose to:  
“1  
New  
Text  
The scheduled message will be sent at  
the scheduled time. You cannot cancel  
delivery of the message.  
View the messagePress  
Ignore the messagePress  
press  
.
right, then  
.
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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:  
Save New Address to save the sender’s  
phone number or email address in your  
Contacts list.  
Forward to forward the message.  
Select Menu Messages InBox.  
Reply with Copy to reply to the message  
with a copy of the original attached.  
If you see the  
symbol  
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.)  
If the  
urgent.  
symbol is flashing, the message is  
1. Select Menu Messages InBox.  
A list of all your received messages appears.  
New, unread messages appear in italics.  
3. Select Done.  
indicates an “Urgent” message.  
Setting message alerts  
2. Press  
up or down to scroll through the  
to read a message.  
list of messages.  
You can set your phone to alert you of incoming  
text messages or pages. For more information,  
see “Setting message alerts” on page 26.  
3. Press  
Reading the message  
The options available to you may vary. Check with  
your service provider.  
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.  
Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not  
play if the phone is set to Silent Mode.  
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.  
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.  
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2. Highlight Old InBox Msgs and press  
.
Erasing single messages  
Older messages will now be erased as new  
messages are received.  
1. Select Menu Messages.  
2. Press  
message you want to erase: InBox, OutBox,  
Saved Msgs, or Drafts.  
down to find the type of text  
To disable this setting select Menu →  
Messages Msg Settings Auto-Erase →  
Disabled.  
3. Press  
.
4. Highlight the message to erase and press  
.
Customizing message settings  
To make messaging easier, you can customize  
settings for sending and receiving messages.  
5. Press  
to select Erase. A notification  
appears: “Erase this message?”  
6. Select Yes to erase the message.  
Creating group lists  
Note: You can erase a scheduled message from  
the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of the  
message.  
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.  
Erasing all messages  
1. Select Menu Messages Group Lists →  
Create New.  
1. Select Menu Messages Erase Msgs.  
2. Enter a name for the list. For help entering  
2. Select a folder to erase all messages from:  
InBox, OutBox, Saved Folder, or Drafts. To  
erase messages from all folders,  
select All Messages.  
text, see page 15.  
3. Press  
to select Next.  
4. To enter the first phone number or email  
3. A message appears: “Erase all messages?”  
address, select an option:  
Select Yes to erase messages or No to cancel.  
Recent List to select numbers from your  
Recent List.  
Erasing messages automatically  
New Address to enter the phone number  
or email address manually.  
Use this setting to have old messages  
automatically erased from the InBox when  
memory is low.  
Contacts List to select numbers or email  
addresses from your phone book.  
1. Select Menu Messages Msg Settings →  
Auto-Erase.  
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.  
-or-  
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.  
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE  
The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.  
Silent Mode  
Vibrate Only  
Display  
Backlighting  
Network  
Privacy Alert*  
Accessories  
Pwr Backlight  
Vibrate, Ring  
Lights Only  
Norm. Sounds  
My Banner  
Main Menu View  
Screen Saver  
Wallpaper  
Color Themes  
Auto-Hyphen  
Language  
Set Phone Line*  
Roam/Svc Alert  
Roam Option*  
Headset Ring  
Auto-Answer  
TTY Device  
Keyguard  
Guard Now  
30s autogrd  
1m autogrd  
5m autogrd  
Disabled  
Convenience  
Shortcut Key  
Fast Find  
Frequent List  
1-Touch Dialing  
Call Guard  
Time Format  
Contrast  
Security  
Lock Phone  
Sounds  
Ringer Volume  
Msg Settings  
Voicemail Num.  
Limit Calls  
Ringer Type  
Alerts  
Lock Code  
Erase Contacts  
Emergency #’s  
Business Ring  
Personal Ring  
Roam Ringer  
Earpiece Volume  
Spkrphone Vol.  
Key Volume  
Signature  
Edit AutoText  
Callback Number  
Msg Receipt**  
Save to OutBox  
Auto-Erase  
Call Information  
Call Timers  
Recent Calls  
Key Length  
Missed Call  
All Calls Timer  
Reset All Timers  
Default Text  
Smart Sound  
Minute Alert  
*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  
Choosing ringers  
Your Kyocera Prisma phone has several preset  
ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls.  
Your phone is set to make sounds when you  
receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus,  
and receive alerts (such as new messages).  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
You can silence all sounds and set the phone to  
vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts.  
Ringer Type.  
2. Scroll down the list to hear the different rings.  
3. Press  
to select a ringer from the list.  
Setting the phone to vibrate or light up  
1. Select Menu Settings Silent Mode.  
Assigning business and  
personal ringers  
2. Choose an option and press  
:
Vibrate Only—Causes the phone to vibrate  
for the duration of the incoming call or  
other alert. appears.  
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.  
Vibrate, Ring—Causes the phone to  
vibrate for the first 10 seconds and then  
ring for the remainder of the incoming  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds.  
2. Ηighlight Business Ring or Personal Ring and  
call alert.  
appears.  
press  
.
Lights Only—Causes the phone to light up  
for the duration of the incoming call or  
3. Select a ringer and press  
.
other alert.  
appears.  
Smart Sound  
Norm. Sounds—Causes the phone to ring  
for the incoming call or alert (in effect,  
returns phone to a non-silent mode).  
This setting automatically adjusts the volume  
during a call, based on surrounding noise levels.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Smart Sound.  
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.  
2. Highlight Disabled or Enabled and press  
.
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Adjusting key tone volume  
Adjusting volume  
You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and  
ringer volume as well as key tones.  
You can change the volume of the tones the phone  
makes when you press the keys.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Adjusting the earpiece volume  
Key Volume.  
To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume, or left  
to save.  
call, press  
up or down.  
to decrease the volume.  
To set the earpiece volume:  
3. Press  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Setting key length  
Earpiece Volume.  
You can change duration of the tones the phone  
makes when you press the keys.  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume, or left  
to save.  
to decrease the volume.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
3. Press  
Key Length.  
Adjusting the ringer volume  
2. Choose Normal or Long.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
3. Press  
to save.  
Ringer Volume.  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume, or left  
to save.  
Setting message alerts  
You can choose how you want be alerted of  
incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages.  
to decrease the volume.  
3. Press  
1. Select Menu Settings Msg Settings →  
Adjusting speakerphone volume  
Alerts.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
2. Select the type of alert: Message Alert, Page  
Spkrphone Vol.  
Alert, or Voicemail Alert.  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume, or left  
to save.  
3. Press  
to select an option:  
to decrease the volume.  
Vibrate, Beep, HiYa!, Rock!, Happy!, sets  
the phone to alert you once when a new  
message is received.  
3. Press  
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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  
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.  
reminder alert, press  
to select Ignore.  
Disabled—Turn off message alerts.  
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Frequent List.  
Using shortcuts  
From the home screen, you can access shortcuts  
by pressing  
2. Select Enabled to include the list or Disabled  
to remove it.  
in four different directions.  
Using the Frequent Contacts shortcut  
Three shortcuts are automatically programmed  
into your phone (down, left, and right).  
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.  
Down lists the phone’s Contacts directory.  
Left locks the keypad.  
Right silences sounds and sets phone to  
vibrate.  
Choosing a different language  
Your phone may display alternative languages.  
For the fourth direction (up), you can set a  
shortcut to one of the features of your phone.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Language.  
Defining the feature shortcut (up)  
2. Select a language, and press  
.
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Shortcut Key.  
Personalizing the screen  
2. Highlight the feature you want a shortcut to,  
and press  
to select it.  
Changing your banner  
Using the up feature shortcut  
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.  
From the home screen, press and hold  
up.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
My Banner.  
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2. Press  
right and then  
to select Edit.  
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.  
3. Enter your new text. Press  
to clear any  
digits.  
4. Press  
to select Save.  
Choosing a menu view  
Note: These settings drain the battery more  
quickly and reduce talk and standby times.  
Two menu views are available:  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Setting power backlighting  
Main Menu View, then the option you want:  
You can set backlighting to remain on when an  
external power source, such as the AC adapter, is  
used with the phone.  
Graphic displays a graphical icon view of  
menu items.  
List displays menu items in text format.  
Note: Power backlighting may not be available  
with accessories.  
2. Press  
to return to the home screen. The  
next time you select Menu, you will see the  
menu view you selected.  
1. Select Menu Settings Accessories →  
Pwr Backlight.  
Adjusting the backlighting  
2. Select Always On to keep backlighting on.  
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.  
Note: The battery charges more slowly when  
power backlighting is on.  
Changing the display contrast  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Contrast.  
Backlighting.  
2. Press  
left or right to adjust the contrast.  
2. Select an option from the list:  
3. Press  
to select Save.  
5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds,  
1 minute —Turn backlighting on for 5,  
10, 30 seconds or 1 minute after your  
last keypress.  
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.  
3. Highlight a color theme from the list and  
press  
.
4. Press  
to return to the home screen.  
Selecting a screen saver  
Choosing a different time/date format  
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 →  
Time Format.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Screen Saver.  
2. Highlight the option you want.  
3. Press  
to save the setting.  
2. Highlight a screen saver and press  
.
3. Press to return to the home screen and  
Creating a secure environment  
wait 10 seconds to view the screen saver you  
chose.  
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.  
Selecting wallpaper  
Wallpaper appears on the home screen.  
Changing your lock code  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Wallpaper.  
The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits  
of your phone number.  
2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press  
.
The image appears.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
3. Select Assign to save your selection.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
4. Press  
to return to the home screen.  
3. Select Lock Code. A message appears:  
“Change Code?”  
Selecting a color theme  
4. Press  
digit code.  
5. Enter your new lock code again.  
to select Yes and enter a new four-  
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.  
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Limit Out [going] calls only. Incoming  
calls can still be received and answered.  
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.  
Limit All calls, both incoming and  
outgoing.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Lock Phone.  
Designating emergency numbers  
The emergency numbers feature allows you to  
specify three personal phone numbers that can be  
called when the phone is locked.  
4. Highlight an option:  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Emergency #’s.  
Never does not lock the phone.  
On power up locks the phone every time  
you turn it on.  
Now locks the phone immediately.  
4. Select an Unassigned slot.  
5. Press  
.
Note: Enter the phone number, including the  
area code. Do not enter 1 before the area  
code.  
Unlocking the phone  
1. From the home screen, press  
to  
5. Press  
Notes:  
to select Done.  
select Unlock.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
You can view these numbers only when they’re  
being entered for the first time.  
Restricting calls  
You cannot edit these numbers.  
You can restrict the calls that can be made from  
your phone to emergency numbers, your  
contacts, and service provider 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.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Limit Calls.  
Erasing all contacts  
4. Choose an option:  
You can erase all entries from your Contacts  
directory.  
No Limit limits no calls.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
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2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
1. Connect the TTY device to the phone.  
3. Select Erase Contacts.  
2. Enter  
from  
your keypad.  
4. Select Yes. A message appears: “Erase ALL  
contacts?”  
3. Press  
4. Press  
5. Press  
6. Press  
to select the TTY option.  
to clear the message.  
5. Select Yes and press  
to erase all  
contacts.  
down to highlight an option.  
.
Network settings  
Note: TTY/TDD service may not be available.  
Check with your service provider for more  
information.  
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.  
Ensuring Call Privacy  
You can set your phone to sound an alert if  
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.  
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.  
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:  
To set this alert:  
Select Menu Settings Network →  
Privacy Alert Enabled.  
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.  
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7
FUN & GAMES  
The games in this section may not be available on  
your phone. Check with your service provider for  
availability.  
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.  
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.  
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:  
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.  
Add cards to the first row  
Add cards to the second row  
1. Select Menu Fun & Games Brick Attack.  
Add cards to the third row  
Add cards to the fourth row  
2. Press  
to select New.  
To pause the game, press  
, then press  
left or  
to Resume.  
Shortcut: Press  
left or right to choose  
To move the paddle, press  
right.  
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.  
To exit the game, highlight Exit and press  
.
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  
.
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Fun & Games  
 
You lose points each time you exceed 21  
in a column.  
My Sounds  
The My Sounds menu stores the sounds that you  
receive from text messages.  
Select  
to skip one card per round.  
to select to get your score and  
advance to the next round.  
6. Select an option and press  
5. Press  
To access stored sounds:  
1. Select Menu Fun & Games My Sounds.  
to select it.  
New GameInitiates game play. To pause  
the game, press . From here you can  
2. Press  
the sounds.  
3. Highlight an option and press  
up or down to scroll through  
to select it:  
Play allows you to listen to the sound.  
choose Resume, New or Quit.  
Resume GameReturns you to the game  
you were last playing.  
Send opens a new message entry screen.  
Assign allows you to use the sound as a  
ScoreboardProvides you with the top  
five scores.  
ringer on your phone.  
Delete erases the sound from your  
MusicChoose when you hear music  
with this game. Select from Music Always,  
During Title, or No Music.  
My Sounds list and from the Ringer menu.  
Saving memory  
Sound EffectsChoose to Enable or  
Disable sound effects.  
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.  
InstructionsPress  
up or down to  
scroll faster or go back to review.  
Refer to “My Sounds” .  
CreditsPress  
up or down to scroll  
faster or go back to review..  
7. Press  
to end all games.  
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8
TOOLS  
Scheduler  
The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and  
set reminder alerts.  
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.  
Creating an event  
2. Select Set.  
1. Select Menu Tools Scheduler.  
Press  
and minutes.  
up or down to select an hour  
2. Press  
down to select Add Event and  
press  
.
Press  
left or right to switch between  
3. Enter a name for the event. For help entering  
hours, minutes, and a.m./p.m.  
text, see page 15.  
Use the phone keypad to enter numbers.  
4. Select Next.  
3. Press  
to select Done and save the setting.  
5. Enter the time, length, and alarm for the event.  
4. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the  
alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for  
10 minutes.  
Press  
up or down to select date,  
hour, minutes, and timing of alarm.  
Press  
left or right to move between  
fields.  
Tip Calculator  
The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much  
tip to include on a bill.  
6. Select Next, enter a note if required.  
7. Select Next.  
Viewing, editing, or erasing an event  
1. Select Menu Tools Tip Calc.  
2. Enter the amount of your bill.  
3. Select Next.  
1. Select Menu Tools Scheduler.  
2. Select View Day or View Month to find the  
event you want to view, edit, or erase.  
4. Select the amount you want to include as a tip  
(10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press  
. Your total bill appears, including tip.  
3. Press  
an event and press  
4. Select Edit or Erase. Follow the prompts.  
up, down, left, or right to highlight  
to select it.  
5. To split the bill, select Split and press  
.
5. Press  
to return to the home screen.  
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Tools  
 
6. Enter the number of guests and press  
select Next. The amount each guest pays is  
calculated.  
to  
World Clock  
World Clock may not be available on your phone.  
Check with your service provider for availability.  
7. Select Done.  
The World Clock lets you check times in cities  
around the world in relation to local time.  
Calculator  
Use the calculator for basic mathematical  
equations.  
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.  
1. Select Menu Tools Calculator.  
2. Use the keypad to enter numbers.  
When you first access World Clock, you are  
prompted to select a city.  
3. Use  
to navigate left and right to select  
mathematical operations.  
2. Press  
to select Cities. The Cities menu is  
4. Press  
to calculate the result.  
displayed, showing 85 world cities in  
alphabetical order.  
Example: Enter 5, press  
right to select X,  
press  
, enter 2, and then press to  
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.  
obtain the result of 10.  
5. Press  
to clear the screen.  
4. Press  
to select a city, like Athens. The  
World Clock menu is displayed again, with  
Athens’ time and date.  
6. Press  
to return to the home screen.  
Options  
Changes the number to positive or  
negative.  
From the World Clock menu, you can also select  
Search to search by city or country.  
C
.
Clears the last entry  
1. Select Search from the World Clock menu.  
The Search By menu is displayed.  
2. Select your type of search.  
Inserts a decimal point.  
Adds displayed digit to the value stored  
in memory.  
M+  
Press  
Press  
to search by City.  
Displays currently stored value on  
screen.  
MR  
MC  
down, then press  
to  
search by Country.  
Clears value currently stored in memory.  
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3. If you search by City, the Find City screen  
3. Press  
minutes, and seconds. To move the cursor,  
press left or right.  
up or down to set the hours,  
is displayed.  
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the  
letter(s) by which you want to search. For  
4. Select Start and begin the countdown.  
Select Stop to pause the countdown.  
Select Reset to clear the timer.  
example, press  
once to enter the  
letter A.  
b. Press Search.  
5. Press  
to silence the alarm.  
c. Cities beginning with A are displayed, like  
Stopwatch  
Anchorage, Athens, and Atlanta.  
1. Select Menu Tools Stopwatch.  
2. Select Start to begin counting.  
3. Select Stop to stop counting.  
d. Use  
press  
to move through the list, then  
to select a city.  
4. If you search by Country, the Find Country  
screen is displayed.  
4. Select Reset to clear the counter.  
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the  
5. Press  
to return to the home screen.  
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.  
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INDEX  
Numerics  
1-touch dialing, 9  
E
limiting calls out, 30  
lock code, 29  
locking  
emergency  
calls, 10  
A
emergency mode, 10  
keypad, 10  
phone, 29  
alarm clock, 2, 34  
alerts  
for messages, 26  
for missed calls, 7  
assigning business and personal  
ringers, 25  
exit emergency mode, 10  
erasing  
M
contact entries, 30  
text messages, 21  
memory, saving, 21  
menu view, 28  
My Sounds, 33  
F
auto-hyphenation, 28  
AutoText, 22  
fast find, 14  
finding contact information, 13  
frequent contacts, 13  
N
number mode, 15  
B
O
banner, 27  
battery, 1  
blocking outgoing calls, 30  
Brick Attack, 32  
G
games  
outbox, 19  
P
Brick Attack, 32  
My Sounds, 33  
Race 21, 32  
phone numbers  
editing, 13  
verifying your own, 5  
phone, unlocking, 29  
prepend, 13  
C
calculator, 35  
call counters, 10  
calls  
H
hands-free car kit  
purchasing, iv  
hands-free headset  
purchasing, iv  
hard pause, 12  
R
answering, 6  
Race 21, 32  
recent call icons, 7  
resetting the phone, iv  
ringers  
missed, 7  
redialing, 6  
color themes, 29  
contacts directory, 12  
contrast, 28  
I
icons, 2  
inbox, 21  
choosing types, 25  
for roaming calls, 11  
silencing, 5  
countdown timer, 36  
customer support, v  
K
keyguard, 2, 10  
keypad, locking, 10  
volume, 26  
D
roaming, 2  
digital mode, 2  
display contrast, 28  
alerts, 11  
controlling, 11  
ringer, 11  
L
language, 27  
lights-only mode, 2, 25  
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S
U
saved phone numbers  
editing, 13  
unlocking the phone, 30  
V
scheduler, 34  
screen contrast, 28  
screen icons, 2, 15, 20, 25  
screen savers, 28  
secret contacts, 8  
security, 29  
vibrate, 2, 25  
voicemail, 9  
setting up, 5  
volume  
earpiece, 7, 26  
key beep, 26  
ringer, 26  
shortcuts, 27  
setting, 27  
using, 27  
W
wallpaper, 29  
world clock, 35  
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  
Tools  
alarm clock, 34  
calculator, 35  
scheduler, 34  
stopwatch, 36  
timer, 36  
tip calculator, 34  
world clock, 35  
TTY/TDD, 31  
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