Kyocera K490 manuale d’uso

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ii User Guide for Ky ocera K490 Phones This manual is bas ed on the production versio n of the Kyocera K490 Series phones. Sof tware change s may have occurred af ter this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make cha nges in technica l and product specificati ons without prior noti ce. The product s and e quipment described in this do cumentati[...]

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User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone v right s to distribut e or reproduce the copyrighted s oftware. Ac cordingly , any copyrighted sof tware cont ained in the KWC product s may not be modified, reverse engineered, d istributed or reproduced in any manner not permitted by law . Furthermore, the pu rchase of the KWC product s shall not be[...]

vi FCC/IC N otice This device complies with p art 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two co nditions: (1) This devic e may not cause harmful interference, and (2) th is device must accept any interfe rence received, including i nterference that may cause undesire d operation. T o maintain compli ance with FCC RF exposure gui[...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone vii and est abli sh permitted le vels of RF energy for th e general popu lation. The guidel ines are bas ed on st andards that were develope d by independen t scientifi c organiza tions through periodic an d thorough evaluation of scientifi c studies . The st andards include a s ubst antial s afety mar[...]

viii Before a phone model is avail able for sal e to the pu blic, it must be t ested and certified to th e FCC that it does not exceed the li mit esta blished by the government-adopted requirement for safe exposu re. The test s are performed in positions and locations (e.g. , at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model. T[...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone ix [KWC] supplied an d approved case TXLCC10042B and uni versal belt clip TXLCC10047B). While there may be dif ference s between the SAR levels of various phones and at various p ositions, they all meet the government requirement for safe exposure. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authoriz ation for th[...]

x The st andard incorporat es a subst antial margin of s afety to give additional protec tion for the public a nd to account for any variations i n measurement s. Caution The user is cau tioned that changes or modifications not expressl y approved by the party responsibl e for compliance could void the warranty and user ’ s authority to operate t[...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone xi Air bags If your vehicle has an air ba g, DO NO T place i nst alled or port able phone equipment or other object s o ver the air bag or in the air bag de ployment area. If equipment is not properly inst alled, you and your passenge rs risk serious inju ry . Medical devices Pacema kers — W arning t[...]

xii • If you have any reason to s uspect that int erference is t aking place, tu rn of f y our phone immediately . Hearing aids — Som e digit al wireless phones may interfere with heari ng aids. In the event of suc h interference, you may want to consult your service provider or call the customer service line to di scuss alternati ves. Oth er m[...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone xiii Veh icl es — RF signals may af fect improperly inst alled or inadequa tely shielded elec tronic systems in motor vehic les. Check with the manufacturer of the device to dete rmine if it is adequately shi elded from external RF energy . Blasting are as — T urn of f y our phone where blasting is[...]

xiv • areas where the air con tai ns chemicals or p articles such as grain, dust, or met al powders • any other area where you would normally be advised to turn of f your vehicle engine Use w ith care Use only in normal positio n (to ear). A void dropping, hitting , bending, or sitting on the ph one. Keep phone dry If the phone get s wet, turn [...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone xv Accessories Use only Kyocera Wireless Corp. app roved accessories with Kyocera Wireless Corp. phone s. Use of any unauthorized acc essories may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defec t to the phone. Radio Frequency (RF) energy Y our telephone [...]

xvi • NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiati on Protection and Measurement s, 1986) • ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizi ng Radiation Protection, 1996) Y our phone complies with the st andards set by these report s and the FCC guidelines. Battery and charger specifications Customer support Y our service provider ’ s customer [...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone xvii For questions abo ut the phone features, refer to t he materials provided with your phone, or visit www.kyocera-wire less.com. For additional que stions, you may cont act the Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in one of the foll owing ways: • W eb site: www.kyocera -wireless .com • Em[...]

xviii Before requesting sup port, please try to reproduce and i solate the problem. When you cont act the Customer Care Center , be ready to provide the following in formation: • The name of your service provider . • The actual error message or problem you are experiencing. • The step s you took to reproduce the problem. • The phone ’ s e[...]

User Guide for the Kyo cera Energie K490 Phone xix Become a product evaluator T o partici pat e in the testing and evaluati on of Kyocera Wireless Corp. product s, including cellul ar or PCS phones, visit beta.ky ocera-wirele ss.com . 093 453 037 Kyocera Wireless Corp. 10300 Campus Point Driv e, S an Diego, CA 92121 U.S.A. Visit us at www.kyocera -[...]

xx Contents C ONTENT S 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Replacing the fac eplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone xxi 5 Sending a nd Rec eiving Tex t Messa ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Sending text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Customizing message sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

xxii Contents Training voice recog nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 8 Using Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 1 1G ETTING S TARTED Y our phone c omes with a rem ovable lithium ion ( LiIo n) battery . Fully charge the battery before using the phone. Inst alling the battery 1. Hold the phone facing away from you. 2. Use your fingernail to pull the circular latch toward the bottom of the phone and pull the battery door [...]

2 Gett in g S tar ted Charging the battery Y ou mus t have at least a p artial charge in the battery to mak e or receive call s. T o charge the battery , connec t the AC adapt er to the jack on the lower right side of the phone, then plug the adapter int o a wall outlet. The battery icon in t he upper-right c orner of the s creen tell s you whether[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 3 • If you have not used the battery for more than a month, recharge it befor e using your phone. • A v oid exposing the battery to extreme temperature s, direct sunlight, or high humidity . • Never dispose of any battery in o r near a fire. It could explod e. Common causes of battery drain • Pl ayin [...]

4 Gett in g S tar ted Replacing the faceplate Y our Kyocera K490 Series phone has a removable faceplate. T o remove the faceplat e and replace it with a new one: 1. Place your thumbnail under the small lip at the bottom of the fac eplate. 2. Lif t the faceplate away from the phone. 3. Align the tabs on the new faceplate with the slot s in the phone[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 5 • Silence the ringer: Press , then to an swer . • Lock the ke ypad: Pre ss left. • Access a contacts list: Press down. • Silence all sounds: Press r ight. • Access your shortcuts : Press up . • Turn the flashlight on: Press and hold . • Turn the flashlight off: Release .[...]

6 Gett in g S tar ted Getting to know y our phone Flashlight you can turn on by pressing , using a personal shortcut, or using the Tools menu. Jack for Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only . Home screen . Press (item 4) to select Men u . OK key select s a menu item or option. Navigation ke y scrolls through list s and positions cursor . Also a[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 7 End/Po wer key turns the phone on or off, ends a call, or returns you to the home screen. Space # key enters a space during text entry . Jack for AC adapter (included). 0 Next key cycles through w ord choices during text entry . War nin g: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone[...]

8 Gett in g S tar ted Using menus The content s of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Incoming Calls, Outgoing Ca lls, Mis sed Calls, Erase List s Cont act s V iew All, Add New*, Find Name, Add V oice Dial, S pee d Dial List, V oice Dial List, Information, B usiness List, Personal List Messages V oicemail, S end New , InBox, Net Alert s*, O[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 9 Scheduler , Alarm Clock, T ip Calculator , Calculator , W or ld Clock*, T imer , S topwatch, Flashlight Phone Info Y our Phone Number , SW V ersion, PRI V ersion, E SN, T echnology , SID, Browser Name, Browser V ersion, Icon Key (Scroll down to view information.) W eb Brow ser • From the home screen, pres[...]

10 Gett in g S tar ted Underst anding screen icons These ic ons may appear on your phone ’ s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode. The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. The phone is operating in Analog (FM) mode. The phone is receiving a signa l. Y ou can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal. A [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 11 The alarm clock is s et. The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a sec ure Web si te. High-speed (3G) dat a service is available and active on your phone. Check with your service provider for av ailability . The phone is sending or receiving high -speed data. The phone is sending or receiving medium-s[...]

12 Gett in g S tar ted Position location is s et to emergency services only .[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 13 2M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS Making a call 1. Make sure you are in an a rea where the signal can be receive d. Look for the symbol on the home screen. Note: The more bars you see in the symbol, the clearer the reception. If there are no bars, try to mo ve to where the reception is better . If you r phone[...]

14 Making and Answ ering Calls Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number , you can use the cont acts list to find it quic kly . 1. Press down. This br ings up a list of all saved con t acts . 2. Scroll down the list, f ind the cont act you want, and press to dial the number . For more about finding contact information, see p a[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 15 • If you do not wish to answer the call, select Silen ce and press . Silence mutes the ringer and sends the caller to voicemail if you do not pick up the call. Note: If voicemail has not been enabled for your ph one, this action terminates the call. Silencing an incoming call • T o silence an incoming [...]

16 Making and Answ ering Calls Y ou can call the c ode even if your p hone is lock ed or y our account is restric ted. When you c all, your phone enters Emergency m ode . This enables the emergency s ervice exclusive acc ess to your phone to call you back, if necessary . T o make or rec eive regular calls af ter dialing t he code, you mus t exit th[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 17 Setting missed call alert s Y ou can set an alert to beep every five minutes af ter you have mis sed a call . • Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Sounds → M issed Call → Enable d . • T o turn o f f the a lert when it rin gs, press or . • T o cancel the a lert, select Menu → Settings → Sounds ?[...]

18 Making and Answ ering Calls V iewing recent calls 1. Sel ect Men u → Recent Calls . 2. Select a list : Incom ing Calls , O utgoing Ca lls, or Missed Ca lls . 3. Select a recent call i tem. 4. Select an option: – Time— Show the time of the call. – Number— Show the caller ’ s number (for an incoming call), or the number you called (for[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 19 Erasing recent calls 1. Sel ect Men u → Recent Calls → Erase L ists . 2. Select an option: Incom ing Calls , O utgoing Cal ls , Missed Calls , or Erase Al l . 3. Press right and press to select Yes . S peed dialing S peed dialing allows you to qui ckly dial a st ored phone number by entering a one- or [...]

20 Making and Answ ering Calls Using speed dialing T o call a contac t that has a speed dial locat ion: • From the home screen, enter a one- or two-digit speed dialing location and press . 1-T ouch dialing 1-T ouch dialing is the fastes t way to speed dial a cont act that has a speed dial locati on. Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on yo[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 21 Using 1-T ouch dialing T o call a contac t that has a speed dial locat ion: • From the home screen, press and hold a speed dialing location. If it is a two-digit location, press the first digit briefly , then press and hold the second digit. For example, if the speed dialing location is 15, press briefly[...]

22 Making and Answ ering Calls Af ter that, l ook for t he symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. If y ou see “New Message” on y our screen 1. Press to select Call . This initiates a call to yo ur voicemail numbe r . 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. For specific information on getting voicem[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 23 • T o lock the k eypad from the home screen, press left and hold. • T o unlock the keyp a d, press in this order . Changing the keyguard setting 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Keyguard . 2. Highlight an option. Y ou can set the phone to lock the keyp ad immediately , or automatically if no key is p[...]

24 Making and Answ ering Calls – All Calls Ti mer — T rack s all calls made and re ceived by your phone. This timer cannot be r eset. T iming y our calls Y ou can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before each mi nute pas ses when you are on a call. • Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Sounds → M inute Alert → Enabled . Receiving dat a or fax[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 25 2. Select an option and press . – When no svc aler t s you w ith thre e tone s dec reas ing i n pit ch wh en service is lost and three tones increasing in pitch when service is acquired again. – Roam Cha nge alerts you with two decreasing tones when roaming service is acquired and three increasing tone[...]

26 Making and Answ ering Calls Setting Call Guard to avoid roamin g calls Y ou can set a ringtone to warn you before you place or answer a c all while roaming. • Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Convenien ce → Call Guard → Call Promp t . The phone makes a dis tinctive ring to indic ate an incoming call whil e you are roaming, and you must pres[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 27 – Analog cal l forces a c all into analog mode for the dura tion of the next call. – Digital on ly set s the phone to work in digital mode only . T urning roaming on or off This s etting all ows you to c ontrol the phone ’ s roaming feature by specifying which signals the phone will accept. 1. Sel ec[...]

28 Ent erin g Lett ers, Numbe rs, and Symb ols 3E NTERI NG L ETTERS , N UMBE RS , AND S YMBOLS Y ou can enter letters , numbers, and symbol s in cont act s, text mes sages, and your banner . Underst anding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and c apitali zation sett ing, when applicable) are indicated by icons . T ext entry modes There[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 29 Entering numbers • T o enter a number while in mode, press a number key once. • T o enter a number wh ile in or mode, press and hold a number key until the number appears on the screen. Entering words letter by letter Use normal text mode t o enter let ters. 1. Press a key once for the first letter , t[...]

30 Ent erin g Lett ers, Numbe rs, and Symb ols Entering sy mbo ls W h i l e e n t e r i n g t e x t , y o u c a n e n t e r s y m b o l s b y p r e s s i n g until you see the symbol you want. Using thi s method, you have acces s to the following symbols: T o ac cess the ful l set of sy mbo ls: 1. Press right to high light the curre nt mode and pre[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 31 T o change text entry modes, y ou can either: • Press and hold until the icon for the mode you want appears. -or- • Press right to highlight the current text mode, press to enter the menu, then select a dif ferent mode. Capit alization settings Three capit alization set tings are available in and modes[...]

32 Ent erin g Lett ers, Numbe rs, and Symb ols Quick reference to text entry This t able gives general instruct ions for entering lett ers, numbers, and symbols. T o... Do this... Enter a lett er Use mode and press a key until you see t want. For mor e information, see page 28. Enter a number Use mod e and press a key o nce to enter For more option[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 33 Low ercas e the next letter In mode , pre ss . Choos e . Capit alize the first letter of each sentence In mode , pre ss . Choos e . Highlight an option at t he bottom of the screen Press lef t or right.[...]

34 Storing Contacts 4S TORING C ONTACTS Use your phone ’ s Cont act s directory to store information about a person or comp any . Y our phone can hold, on average, about 200 phone numbers. Saving a cont act entry T o save a cont act, t ake these step s. 1. From the home screen, enter the phone number you wa nt to save. Ti p : Enter the area code [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 35 T o assign options, press right twice, then press to selec t Optio ns . Press up or down to highlight an option: – Save— Save the information and return to the home screen. – Assign Rin ger or Una ssign Ringer — Select or remove a ring er to identify an incoming call from this contac t. – Assign [...]

36 Storing Contacts – Classify Co ntact — Classify the contac t as Personal or Business . (See page 62 to set the phone to ring diff erently for personal and business calls. ) 4. Press to select Save . A check mark and the word “ Saved ” appea r . Adding a code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may inc[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 37 Editing or erasing a cont act T o make changes to a cont act, t ake these step s. (T o erase all saved cont act s, see p ag e 7 5. ) 1. Sel ect Men u → Conta cts . 2. Sel ect View All or F ind Name to find the contact you want to ed it. 3. Highlight the cont act to edit and press . 4. Sel ect Options . 5[...]

38 Storing Contacts 7. Press to select Save , if necessary . Editing a phone number 1. Sel ect Men u → Conta cts . 2. Sel ect View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3. Highlight the cont act to edit and press . 4. Press down to highlight the ph one numbe r you wan t to edit and pre ss . 5. Highlight an o ption for the phone n[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 39 – Erase Num ber — Erase the number from the cont act. – Erase Voice Dial — Erase t he voice dial name associated with the number . – Edit Numb er — Change the phon e number . – Edit Voice Dial — Record a new voice dial name. – Secret — Mak e the number secret so that it will not appear [...]

40 Storing Contacts Finding cont act information T o find a phone number or cont act, eit her (1) check the frequent cont act s list, (2) searc h the Cont act s direc tory , or (3) use F ast Find. Checking the Frequent List or the All Con t act s List From the home screen, press down to s ee the la st 15 o f yo ur m os t frequently called cont acts[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 41 3. Scroll down until you find the name you want, then press . – T o call the contact, hig hlight the number and press . – T o display contact information, press . Setting Fast Find With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view clos e matches of the number you are look ing for . • From the home sc[...]

42 Storing Contacts V iewing cont act s The following ic ons may appear next to inform ation in your Cont act entri es. work home mobile pager fax email address street address W eb page URL Note[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 43 5S ENDING AND R ECEIVING T EXT M ESSAGES This chapt er describes how to send, receive, and erase text mess ages from your phone. For inform ation on voic email mes sages, s ee p age 21 . Import ant: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. In a[...]

44 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es – Select a saved numb er from the Recent Lis t or Co ntacts List , or select a Group List y ou hav e created. For more abo ut group list s, see page 55. – Ente r a New Address manually . (T o learn how to enter text, see page 28.) 3. T o ad d another recipient to this message, choose a met hod: – Pres[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 45 Setting sending options When you are ready to send a mes sage, you have several options for how and when you want the mess age to be rec eived. 1. Once you have completed the message, press right to highlight Options and press . Then choose from the list: – Insert... — Enhance your message with smiley [...]

46 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es – Set P rio rity — Label the message as “ Urgent. ” – Callback N umber — Include a callback number with the message to let the recipient know at what numbe r they can call you back. Select Ye s to include your own number , or Edit to en ter a d if ferent callback number . – Send Later — S ch[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 47 T o create a signature: 1. Sel ect Men u → Sett ings → Msg Se ttin gs → Signature . 2. Ente r you r si gna tu re in th e te x t fie ld. 3. Press to save the setting. Note: The signature text is t allied by the character counter because the signature is included in the text field. If y ou cannot send [...]

48 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es Import ant: Y our service provider will charge you for each message segment. When you st art a message, the maxi mum character li mit ( “ 160 ” in the example) appears above the text entry scr een. This number count s down as you enter charact ers, until it reac hes 0. If you continue to enter text af t[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 49 2. Press up o r down through the list of messages. One of the following symbols appears next to each message: The message is pending and will be sent when possible. Y ou can cancel delivery of the message. The scheduled message will be sent at the sc heduled time. Y ou cannot cancel delivery of the message[...]

50 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es Retrieving text messages When a text message i s received, your screen will displ ay text si milar to: “ New message 1 T ext Msg ” . This text will remain for about five minutes. Af ter that, l ook for t he s ymbol at the top of your screen. The sym bol flashes if the message is urgent. If you see the ?[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 51 A list of all your received messages appears.New , unread mess ages appear in bold . 2. Press up or down to sc roll through the list of messages. 3. Press to read a message. Reading the message The options available to you may vary . Check wit h your service provider . Note: Sounds embedded in text message[...]

52 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es – Reply with Copy t o reply to the message with a copy of the original att ached. – Save O bject(s) , s uch as sound or pictures, from the mess age. (This option is available if the incoming mess age includes a graphic or sound.) – Save Cont act to save the sender ’ s ph one n umber or e mail addres[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 53 Setting message alert s Y ou can set your phone to alert you of incoming text mes sages or p ages. For more i nformation, see “ Setti ng message alerts ” on p age 76. Erasing messages It is a good idea to erase old mess ages, as messages t ake up memory in your phone. Y ou have the option of erasing te[...]

54 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es 5. Sel ect Yes to erase the message. Note: You can er ase a scheduled message from the OutBox, bu t you cannot cancel delivery of the message. Erasing all messages 1. Sel ect Men u → Mes sages → Era se Msgs . 2. Press up o r down and pre ss to select an option: – InBox eras es all messages in your InB[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 55 2. Press to select Old InBox Msg s . Customizing message settings T o make messaging easier , you can cus tomize s ettings for s ending and receiving mes sages. Creating group list s Y ou can create and save a list of mul tiple recipient s. Y our Kyocera phone will store fi ve group list s with up to 10 re[...]

56 Sending an d Receiving T ext Messag es Recent List, the phone will insert the c omma automatically .) Then press right twice, select Options , and choose from the options. 6. When finished, press right and press to select Done . 7. T o send a message to y our new group, see “ Sending text messages ” on page 43. Creating and editing prew ritt[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 Ph one 57 Note: Y ou can also save a message you are wr iting or an incoming message as QuickT e xt. For d irections, see “ Setting sending options ” on page 45 or “ Rea ding the message ” on page 51. Switching default text entry mode Y ou can set the default t ext entry mode to appear in message text entry [...]

58 Customizing Yo ur Phon e 6C USTOMIZING Y OU R P HONE The content s of the Settings menu are as fol lows. Silent Mode V ibr ate Only , V ibr ate, Ring, Light s Only , Normal Sounds Key guard Sounds Ringer V olume, Ringer T ype , Busi ness Ring, Personal Ring, Roam Ringer , Earpiece V olume, Key V olume, Key Length, Missed Call, Smart Sound, Minut[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 59 Security Lock Phone, Limit Calls, Lock Code, Erase Contac ts , Emergency # ’ s Call Information Recent Calls, All Calls T imer Netw ork Data/F ax Calls, Privacy Alert, Set Phone Line, Roam/Svc Alert***, Roam Option***, Digit al/Analog***, Location Convenience Shortcut Key , Fast Find, Freque nt List, 1-T[...]

60 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Silencing all sounds Y our phone is set to mak e sounds when you receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alert s (such as new mes sages). Y ou can s ilence all sounds and set t he phone to vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alert s. Setting the phone to vibrate or light up 1. Sel ect Me[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 61 3. Pre ss to re tur n to the ho me sc ree n. Note: The phone will ring whe n it is att ached to an extern al power source (such as a c harger ), even if all sounds have been silenced. Shortcut to V ibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press righ t and hold. appears. T urning sounds back on T o restor[...]

62 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Choosing a different ringer Y our Kyocera phone has 14 ringers you can choose to use f or incoming call s. 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Sounds → R inger Type . 2. Scroll down the list to hear the dif ferent ringers. 3. Press to select a ringer from the list. S pecify ing ringers for different callers Y ou can ass[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 63 Importing additional ringers Y ou can import addit ional ringers into your Blade phone using the Kyocera Phone Desktop s of tware (sold sep arately). T o purchase this sof tware and other acc essories, visit www.k yocera-wireles s.com/store . Y ou may be able to download ringers over-the-air . Check with y[...]

64 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Changing the key tones Y ou can change the volum e and duration of t he tones t he phone makes when you press the keys. Sel ect Menu → Se tti ngs → Sounds and choose Key Volum e or Key Length . Using shortcut s From the home screen, you can access shortcut s by press ing the navigation key in dif ferent directi ons. [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 65 Creating a shortcut to y our frequent con t act s list By default, your phone list s your entire cont act s list when you press down. Y ou can set the phone also to s how a list of your most frequent cont act s. 1. Sel ect Me nu → Settings → Convenien ce → Frequent List . 2. Sel ect Enabled to includ[...]

66 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Personalizing the screen Changing your banner The banner is the personal label for your phone. It appears on the home scr een above the time and date. The banner can be up to 14 characters long. 1. Sel ect Me nu → Sett ings → Dis play → My Ba nner . 2. Sel ect Edi t . 3. Press to clear the screen. 4. Enter your new[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 67 Choosing a different menu view Y ou can change the appearance of the menus you see when you select Menu from the home screen. 1. Sel ect Me nu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View , then the option you want: 2. Press to return to the home screen. The next time you press , you will see the menu view [...]

68 Customizing Yo ur Phon e 2. Select an option from the list : – 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute — T urn backlighting on for 5, 10, or 30 seconds or 1 minute af ter yo ur last k eypr ess. – 5 sec/in call, 10 se c/in call, 30 sec/in call, or 1 m in/in call — T urn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, or [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 69 Setting backlighting to flash Y ou can set the back lighting on your phone to flash in a cert ain style when an incomi ng call i s received. When this setti ng is ac tivated, t he light s will flash even if you silenc e the ringer . 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Display → Flashing Lights . 2. Select[...]

70 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation i s a s etting that automatic ally insert s hyphens into your phone numbers t o be cons istent with the U. S. diali ng plan. For example, 1-222-333-4444. • Sel ect Men u → Setti ngs → Display → A uto-Hyphen → Enabled . Selecting a screen saver Note: Screen save[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 71 Selecting wallp a per Note: Wallpaper is not ava ilable on all K490 Series phone s. I t is available only on phones with a color screen display. W allp aper appears on t he home sc reen when the phone i s not i n use. 1. Sel ect Men u → Sett ings → Disp lay → Wallpaper . 2. Highlight a wallpaper desi[...]

72 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Choosing a different time/dat e format 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Display → Time For mat . 2. Highlight the option you want. Creating a secure environment This s ection des cribes all the features involved in sec uring your phone and preventing acc ess t o personal inf ormation. A ll sec urity features are shie[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 73 Locking your phone When your phone is locked, you can c all only emergency numbers or your service provi der number . Y ou can sti ll receive i ncoming c alls. 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Security . 2. Enter your four-d igit loc k code. 3. Sel ect Lock Phone . 4. Highlight an option: – Never — D[...]

74 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature allows you t o specif y three personal phone numbers t hat can be called when the phone is locked. 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Security . 2. Enter your four-d igit loc k code. 3. Sel ect Emergenc y # ’ s . 4. Select an Unass igned slot . Note: Enter the[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 75 Restricting calls Y ou can restric t the calls that can be made from your phone to only those that have been saved in your Contac t s. 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Security . 2. Enter your four-d igit loc k code. 3. Sel ect Limit Calls . 4. Sel ect Lim it Ou t . Erasing all cont act s 1. Sel ect Men [...]

76 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Setting message alert s Y ou can choose how you want be alerted of incomi ng voicemail, p ages, or text mess ages. 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Msg Setti ngs → Aler ts . 2. Select the type of alert: Message Al ert , Net Ale rt , Page Ale rt , or Voice mail Alert . 3. Pre ss to select an option: – Vibrat e, Beep[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 77 Netw ork settings Switching bet ween phone lines Y our phone can have two service account s, or phone lines, assoc iated with it. E ach phone li ne has it s own phone num ber . When you are usi ng one line, you c annot receive calls from the ot her . It would be as if the phone were “ of f ” for that n[...]

78 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Dat a settings Setting Com port speed The Com S peed set s the dat a rate at which your phone connect s to a laptop or PC, or at which it s ends and receives over-the-air text m essages. 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Accessorie s → Com Speed . 2. Select the speed. The options are: 19.2 kbps , 115.2 k bps (default)[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 79 the phone to a laptop or PC and switch t he phone from voice mode to dat a/ fax mode. Note: To purchase a cable, contact your service pro vider, call (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or ( 858) 8 82-1410, or visit www.ky ocera-wireless .com/store . 1. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC. (See “ Setting Com [...]

80 Customizing Yo ur Phon e Connecting to a TTY/TDD device Y ou can connect the phone to a TTY device for the hearing impai red. Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a TTY devic e. 1. Connect the TTY device to the phone. 2. Enter f rom your keypad. 3. Press to select the TTY option. Setting position location This set ting allows you to s[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 81 7U SING V OIC E R ECOGNITION V oic e recognition allows you to make and answer cal ls by speaking commands into the phone ’ s mi crophone. Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press . Setting up voice dialing T o make or receive c alls us ing voic e recognition (voic e dialing),[...]

82 Using Voice Recog nition V iewing entries wi th voice t ags • Sel ect Men u → Co ntacts → Vo ice Dial List . A list of all cont act s with assigned voice t ags appears. Editing a voi ce t ag 1. Sel ect Men u → Co ntacts → Vo ice Dial List . 2. Highlight the cont act you want to edit, and press to select it. 3. Highlight the phone numbe[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 83 Note: If the phone finds multiple voice t ags that sound like the name you said, you will be asked to verify which name you want to call. Say “ Yes ” when you hear the corre ct name. Say “ No ” when you hear an incorrect name. 5. When you are finished, press . Y ou cannot end the call with a voice [...]

84 Using Voice Recog nition W aking up the phone If your phone i s connect ed to a profes sionally ins t alled Kyocera hands -free car kit, you can use a voice command to ac tivate the phone to make a phone call. Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with Keyguard active. T o activate the V oice W ake-up sett ing: 1. Sel ect Men u → Setti ngs → Voi[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 85 Answering automatically T o set it t o answer automat ically: • Sel ect Men u → Setting s → Accessorie s → Auto-Ans wer → After 5 se cs . Note: This setting also works with the portable hand s-free car kit. Answering using voice c ommands If Auto-A nswer is turned of f, you can use a voice comman[...]

86 Using Voice Recog nition saved cont act entry , then the phone will say “ Incom ing call from (Name), answer? ” • Say “ Yes ” or press any key except . Ignoring an incoming call T o ignore an incoming cal l, do one of the following: • Say “ No ” and press to silence the alert. • Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice and [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 87 5. Follow the prompts for each word until training is complete. Note: The “ Wake up ” command can only be used with a car kit or headset (bot h sold sepa rat ely) . Se e p age 84 .[...]

88 Using Tools 8U SING T OOLS Scheduler The Schedul er allows you to schedul e event s and s et reminder alert s. Note: You cannot access Sc heduler if your phone does not have a signal. Adding an event 1. Sel ect Men u → Tools → Schedul er . – For a day in this month, select View Day .Press lef t and right to scroll through days. – For a d[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 89 – Press left or right to m ove between fields. 5. Add a note to the event and press or press twice t o finish. V iewing, editing, or erasing an even t 1. Sel ect Men u → Tools → Schedule r . 2. Sel ect View Day or View Month to find the event you want to view , edit, or erase. 3. Press up, down, left[...]

90 Using Tools – Press left or right to s witch between hours, minutes, and a.m./ p.m. – Use the phone keypad to enter numbers. 2. Press to select Done and save the setting. 3. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn of f the a larm or Snooze t o silence the alarm for 10 minutes. T ip Calculator The T ip Calculator help s you calculate how muc[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 91 Calculator Use the calc ulator for basic mat hematical equati ons. 1. Sel ect Men u → Tools → Calculato r . 2. Use th e ke yp ad to ent er nu mber s. 3. Press to select mathematical operations. = equal + add x multiply ÷ divi de – subtract . decimal point C Clear all n umbers entere d and display a [...]

92 Using Tools Wo r l d C l o c k The W orld Clock let s you check ti mes in citi es around the world in relation to loc al time. W o rld Clock may not be available on your phon e. Check with your service provider for availability . 1. Sel ect Men u → Tools → World Clock . The W orld Clock menu is dis played . Y o ur local time and date is on t[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 93 From the W orld Clock menu, you can als o select Search to s earch by city or country . 1. Sel ect Search from the W orld Clock menu. The Search By menu is displayed. 2. Select your type of search. – Press to search by City . – Press down, then pre ss to s earch by Country . 3. If you search by City , [...]

94 Using Tools c. Countries beginning with A are displayed, like Afgha nist an, Alger ia, and Australia. d. Use to move through the list, then press to select a country . Ti m e r This tim er count s down for a specifi ed amount of time. It beeps when that amount of tim e has elaps ed. 1. Sel ect Men u → Tools → Timer . 2. Pre ss to Set . 3. Pr[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 95 4. Sel ect Reset to set t he counter back to zero and begin counting again . Press when finished. Flashlight The flashli ght is located on the top-lef t corner of your phone, near the headset jack . Y ou can turn on the fl ashlight i n three ways: • From the home screen, press and hold . The flashlight r[...]

96 Using Tools T o de fine or change your shortcut, see “ Defining the “ up ” feature sho rt cut ” on p ag e 64.[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 97 9M EDIA G ALLE RY / F UN & G AMES The games described i n this chapter may not be available on your phone. Check with your servic e provider for availability . If you receive an incomin g call alert while you are playing T etris ® or Brick Attack ™ , the game is p aused and e xited. Y ou can return [...]

98 Media Gallery / Fun & Games – Scoreb oards — Displays the top five scores f or the dif ferent game variations, including No Ti me Lim it (d efault), Timed 2 Min , T imed 3 Min , Time d 5 Mi n. , and Ga rbag e . – Settings — Choose various settings for your T e tris game: – Game Type — Choose type of game. – Music — Ch oo se w[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 99 Brick Att ack The goal of this game is to eliminate brick s arranged in levels. Y ou send a moving ball upward using a p addle at the bottom of the sc reen. 1. Sel ect Men u → Fun & Games → Brick Attack . 2. Pre ss to select Ye s at the prom pt, “ T u rn of f backlight to conserve battery? ” 3.[...]

100 Media Gallery / Fun & Games Doodler Y ou can create and s ave graphics on your phone. 1. Sel ect Men u → Fun & Games → Doo dler. 2. W ait 5 seconds for the intro screen to disappear , or press to clear it. 3. Sel ect New Doodl e to open the drawing screen: (Selected colors are indicated by a white triangle.) 4. Use keys 1 – 9 to m[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 101 Select a draw ing color (on phones with color displ ay) 1. Press left or right to highlight Col or at the bottom of the screen. Pre ss . 2. Highlight a color from the p alette and press . Move cursor aw ay from draw ing 1. Press up or down to select . (Sho rtcut: Press ) 2. Press a number key to move the [...]

102 Media Gallery / Fun & Games 3. T o modify the shape , press left or right t o highlight an option an d press . Options are Size, Rotate, and Mov e. (T o mo ve t he s hape , us e keys 1 – 9.) 4. Sel ect Done. Clear screen • Pre ss . Saving the doodle It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are working on it. If you receive a call [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 103 My Sounds The Ringtones menu st ores up to 10 sounds t hat you have downloaded. T o access st ored sounds: 1. Sel ect Men u → Fun & Games → My So unds . 2. Press up or dow n to scroll through the sounds. 3. Highlight an option and press to select it: – Play allows you to list en to the sound. ?[...]

104 Media Gallery / Fun & Games 2. Press up or down to scroll through the graphics. 3. Highlight an option and press to select it: – Assign set s your graphic as a screen saver . – Edi t t akes you to the Do odler , where y ou can modify the graph ic. Y o u cannot edit predefined graphics. – Delete erases the graphic from memory . The gra[...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone 10 C ONNE CTI NG TO THE I NTERNET Using the W eb Browser Y ou can use your phone to brows e the Internet if you have obt ained phone Internet services f rom your servic e provider and if over-the-air Int ernet access is available in your area. Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while you are using the We[...]

106 Connecting to the Internet 3. Press to select Yes to e nab le sec uri ty . When you are connected, a browser ho me p age appe ars. It has a list of bookmarks and some W eb menu options at t he bottom of the screen. – A appears in a secure session. – An underline and an arro w indicate that there is more text. P ress down to view more text. [...]

User Guide for the Ky ocera K490 p hone – UP.Lin k select s a different browser server . Y ou can use this option if you have mo re than one W e b Browser account. – Restart rest arts the W eb Browser . Searching for a W eb site For instruc tions on how to search for a W eb site, cont act your service provider . Bookmarking a W eb site 1. Go to[...]

108 Connecting to the Internet Checking Net alert s Alert s received from a W eb site are sent to your N et Alerts inbox. 1. Sel ect Men u → Messag es → Net Aler ts . This action launches the browser inbox. 2. Press to accept brow ser fees. 3. Select an alert and follow the prompt s. Changing the W eb prompt 1. Sel ect Men u → Setting s → C[...]

User Gu ide f or t he Kyoce ra XXXX p hone 109 I NDEX Numer ics 1-Touch dialing , 20 A Al arm Cl ock , 11, 89 alerts for headsets , 76 for messages , 76 for missed calls , 17 analog mode , 10 auto-hyphena tion , 70 B backlighting , 69 banner , 66 battery , 1 blocking outgoing calls , 75 bookmarks , 107 Brick Attack , 99 C Calc ulat or , 91 call cou[...]

110 Index E emergency position location , 11, 80 erasing co ntac t entr ies , 75 text messages , 53 F Fast Find , 41 fax mode , 78 finding a saved phone number , 40 flashing lights , 69 frequent contacts , 40 G games Brick Attack , 9 9 Doodler , 100 Tetris , 9 7 H hands-free car kit ans weri ng us ing vo ic e , 84 hands-free h eadset and phone ring[...]

limiting calls out , 75 lock cod e , 72 locking keypad , 22 phone , 73 M memory, saving , 53 menu view , 67 N number mode , 28 number type , 35 O OutBox , 48 P phone book (Contacts directory) , 34[...]

112 Index phone numbers editing , 38 find i ng , 41 sav in g , 34 verifying your own , 4 phone, unlocking , 73 position location , 11, 80 prepend , 18, 39 Q QuickText , 45, 46, 56 R redialing a number , 13 resetting the phone , xiv ringers ch oosi ng typ es , 62 for different calls , 62 for roaming calls , 25 silencing , 5 volu me , 6 3 roaming , 1[...]

User Gu ide f or t he Kyoce ra XXXX p hone 113 Stop w atch , 94 symb o l mo de , 30 T Tetris , 9 7 tex t e nt ry , 28 quick reference , 32 text messages , 43 erasing , 53 pre-written , 45 retrieving , 50 sending , 43 time format , 72 Timer , 94 timing calls , 23 Tip Calculator , 90 TTY/TDD , 80 U unlocking the phone , 73 V vibr ate , 11, 60 Voice A[...]