Kyocera BLADE 82-K5483-1EN manual

82-K5483-1EN, Rev . 001[...]

ii User Guide for Blade TM Phones This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera KE423 and KE424 phones. So ftware changes may have o ccurred af ter this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prio r notice. The product s and equipment described in this docume ntat ion are[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one iii 5,590,069 5,590,406 5,590,408 5,592,548 5,594,718 5,596,570 5,600,754 5,602,834 5,602,833 5,603,096 5,604,459 5,604,730 5,608,722 5,614,806 5,617,060 5,621,752 5,621,784 5,621,853 5,625,876 5,627,857 5,629,955 5,629,975 5,638,412 5,640,414 5,642,398 5,644,591 5,644,596 5,646,991 5,652,814 5,654,979 5,655,[...]

iv 5,892,916 5,893,03 5 D407,70 1 5,898,920 5,903,554 5,903,862 D409,561 5,907,167 5,909,434 5,910,752 5,911,128 5,912,882 D410,893 5,914,950 5,915,235 5,917,708 5,917,811 5,917,812 5,917,837 5,920,28 4 D411,82 3 5,923,650 5 ,923,705 5,926,143 5,926,470 5,926,500 5,926,786 5,930,230 5,930,692 Other patents pending. Kyocera is a registered trademark[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one v FCC/IC Notice This device complies with p art 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditio ns: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. T o maintain com[...]

vi Y our wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver . It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are p art of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the ge ner[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one vii 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 opera te at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to re ach th e network. In general, th[...]

viii (Body-worn measurement s differ among phone mo dels, depending upon availability of accessories and FCC requirement s. The body-worn SAR values provided above were obt ained by using Kyocera Wireless Corp. [KWC] supplied and approved case CA90-G26 03-01 and universal b elt clip 55-B1795-01). While there may be dif ferences between the SAR leve[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one ix * In the United S tates and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 wa tts/kg (W/kg) avera ged over one gram of tissue. The st andard incorporates a substantia l margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurement s. Cauti[...]

x Air bags If you have an air bag, DO NOT place installed or port able phone equipment or other object s over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If equipment is not properly installed, you and your passengers risk serious injury . Medical devices Pacemakers—Warning to pacemaker wearers: Wireless phones, when in the ‘ o n’ position[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one xi Hearing aids— Some digit al wireless phones may interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such int erference, you may want to consult your service provider or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives. Other medical devices— If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manu[...]

xii V ehicles— RF signals may af fect improperly inst alled or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is a dequately shielded from external RF energy . Y our physician may be able to help you obtain this information. Blasting areas— T urn off your phone where blas[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one xiii • areas where the air contains chemicals or p articles such as grain, dust, or metal powders • any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Use with care Use only in normal position (to ear). A void dropping, hitting , bending, or sitting on the phone. Keep phone[...]

xiv 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. T o shop online for a Hands-free Car Kit and o ther phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store . T o order by p[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one xv • ANSI C95.1 (American Nationa l S tandards Institute, 1992) • NCRP Report 86 (National Coun cil on Radiation Protection and Measurement s, 1986) • ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996) Y our phone complies with the st andards set by these report s and the FCC g[...]

xvi Customer support Y our service provider ’ s customer support departmen t may be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a number such as *61 1 (check with your service provider). They can answer questions about your phone, phone bill, call coverage area, and specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail. F[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade ph one xvii • The step s you took to reproduce the problem. • The phone’ s electronic serial number (ESN). T o find the ESN: a. 5 HPRYH WKHEDW WHU  b. /RFDWHWKHZKLWH ODEHORQWKHED FNRIWKHSKRQH< R XUSKRQH¶ VGLJLW (61EHJLQV ZLWK³'[...]

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User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xix C ONTENT S 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 General safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Common causes of battery drain . . . . [...]

xx Contents Setting up 1-Touch Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using 1-Touch Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Checking voicemail messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Silenc[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xxi 4 Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Saving a contact entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adding a code or extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adding a plus sign for international calling . . . [...]

xxii Contents Viewing the OutBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 If you see the “New Message” note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 If you see the body of the message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 If you see the symbol .[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xxiii Adjusting the earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Adjusting the ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Changing the key tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Using shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

xxiv Contents Creating a secure environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Changing your lock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Locking your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Unlocking the phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Designating[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xxv Editing a voice tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Calling using voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Using voice features with accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Waking up the phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

xxvi Contents Using Back key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Using Shortcut Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 9 Fun & Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Tetris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xxvii Changing the Web prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111[...]

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User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 1 1G ETTING S TARTED Y our phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) 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 away [...]

2 Gettin g Sta rted Charging the battery Y ou must have at least a partial charge in the battery to make or receive calls. T o charge the battery , connect the AC adapter to the jack on the lower right side of the phone, then plug the adapter into a wall outlet. The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen tells you whether the phone is[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 3 • A void exposing the battery to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity . • Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire. It could explode. Common causes of battery drain • Playing games • Using the Web • Keeping b acklighting on • Operating in analog ( ) mode. Y our phon e swi[...]

4 Gettin g Sta rted Performing basic functions T urn the phone on: Press and wait until the hourglass icon app ears. T urn the phone off: Press and hold until the phone beeps or the screen goes blank. Make a call: Enter the number and press . End a call: Press . Answer a call: Press . Access voicemail: Press and hold and follow the system pro mpts.[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 5 Getting to know your phone Flashlight you can turn on using the T ools menu, Back key , or Shortcut key . Jack fo r Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only . Home screen. Press (item 3) to select Menu . OK key selects a menu item or option. Send/T alk key starts or ans wers a call. Keyp ad for enterin g en[...]

6 Gettin g Sta rted Getting to know your phone Navigation key scrolls through list s and positions cursor . Also accesses shortcut s from the home screen. Back key erases th e last character in text en try , or returns to the previous menu. End/Power key turns the phone on or off, ends a call, or returns yo u to th e ma in sc re en . S p ace # key [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 7 Using menus The contents of the main menu are a s follows: Recent Calls Incoming Calls Outgoing Calls Missed Calls Erase Lists Cont act s Vie w A l l Add New Find Name Add V oice Dial S peed Dial List V oice Dial List Business List Personal List Information Messages V oicemail Send New* InBox Net Alerts* Out[...]

8 Gettin g Sta rted • From the home screen, press to select Menu . • Press left, right, up, or down to see menus. • Press to select a menu or menu item. • Press up or down to view menu items. • Press to back up a menu level. • Press to retu rn to the h ome sc reen. T o change the way the menus appear , select Menu → Settings → Displ[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 9 Underst anding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’ s screen. The phone is operatin g in IS2000 (1X) digital mode. The phone is operating in IS95 digit al mode. The phone is oper atin g in Analog (FM) mode. The phone is receiving a signal. Y ou can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate [...]

10 Gettin g Sta rted Y ou have a text message, voicemail, or page. ( indicates an urgent text me ssage , voicemail, or pag e . ) The battery is fully charged. The more black bars, the greater the charge. The alarm clock is set. The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure We b s i t e . High-speed (3G) data service is available and active [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 11 The phone is at the ho me screen. T o access the menus, press . Keyguard is on. The keypad is locked. The phone is set to light up instead of ring. The phone is set to vibrate instead of ring. Position location is set to your service provider and to emergency services . Position location is set to emergency[...]

12 Gettin g Sta rted[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 13 2M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALL S Making a call 1. Make sure you are in a n area whe re the sig nal can be receive d. Look for the symbol on the home screen. Note: The more bar s you see in , the clearer the reception. If there are no bars, try to move to where the reception is better. 2. Enter th e phone num[...]

14 Making and Answering Cal ls Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number , you ca n use the contact s list to find it quickly . 1. Press down. This brings up a list of all save d co n tact s. 2. Scroll down the list, find the contact you want, and press to dial the number . For more about finding cont act information, see page[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 15 Answering a call When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates, or lights up, and a dancing phone icon appears. 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. • T o answ er th e call, press . • If you [...]

16 Making and Answering Cal ls T o exit Emergency mode When you have completed the emergency call: 1. Press to select Exit . 2. Press again to confirm your choice. Note: To determine who has access to your location, see “Setting position location” on page 84. Using your phone in an airplane While in an airplane, it is normally required that you[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 17 T o set Airplane mode 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenien ce → Airplane Mode . 2. At the message , pre ss . 3. Highlight an optio n and press . – Disabled— T urn of f Airplane Mode and return the phone to normal s tate. – Enabled— Activate Airplane mode. Dealing with missed calls When you ha[...]

18 Making and Answering Cal ls Setting missed call alert s Y ou can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. • Select Menu → Settings → Soun ds → Missed Call → En able d . • T o turn off the alert when it rings, press or . • T o cancel the alert, select Menu → Se ttings → So unds → Missed Call → Di[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 19 V iewing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls . 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls , Outg oing Calls , Missed Calls or Erase List s . 3. Select a recent call item. 4. Select an option: – Time— Show the time of the call. – Number— Show the caller ’s number (for an incoming call), or the numbe[...]

20 Making and Answering Cal ls Erasing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Er ase Lists . 2. Select an option: Incoming Calls , Outgoing Calls , Missed Calls , or Erase All . 3. Press right and press to select Ye s . S peed dialing S peed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dia[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 21 Setting up 1-T ouch Dialing 1-T ouch Dialing is a form of speed dialing that allows you to press and hold a speed dial loca tio n to make a call. It is the fastest way to speed dial. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenien ce → 1-Touch Dialing → Enabled . 2. Press . Using 1-T ouch Dialing T o dial a p[...]

22 Making and Answering Cal ls Setting up voicemail Before your phone can receive voicemail messages, you must set up a p assword 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 of f.[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 23 If you see “New Message” on your screen 1. Press to select Call . This initiates a call to your voicemail number . 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. For specific information on getting voicemail messages, cont act your service provider . If you see the symbol 1. Press to initiate a call to [...]

24 Making and Answering Cal ls Adjusting the volume during a call • T o adjust the earp iece volume durin g a call, press up or down. Locking the keyp ad The Keyguard locks your keypad to prevent accidental keypresses when the phone is turned on and a call is not in progress. Y ou can still answer or silence an incoming call. • T o lock the key[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 25 T racking calls Y ou can track the number a nd duration of calls made a nd received on your phone. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Call Information . 2. Select a timer: – Recent Calls— T racks all calls you have made and received since you last reset this timer . – All Calls Timer— T racks all calls[...]

26 Making and Answering Cal ls T iming your calls Y ou can se t your phone to beep 10 seconds before each minute passes when you are on a call. • Select Menu → Settings → Soun ds → Minute Alert → Enabled . Receiving dat a or faxes Y our phone may be able to receive certain dat a or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. Y[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 27 Underst anding roaming Controlling network roaming Depending on services available from your service provider , you may force the phone into either digital or analog mode. This is u seful if you are in an area that borders on digit al service and the automatic feature is causing the phone to keep switching [...]

28 Making and Answering Cal ls Setting an alert for roaming Depending on services available from your service provider , you may use this setting if you want the phone to alert you when you roam outside of your home service area. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Roam/S vc A lert . 2. Select an option and press . – When no svc alerts yo[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 29 Setting the roam ringer Y ou can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming call will be subject to roaming charges. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Soun ds → Roam Ringer . 2. Highlight Enabled and press . Y ou’ll hear a sample of the ringer . 3. Press to set the ringe r . Setting Call Guard to avoid roa[...]

30 Entering Letters, Numbers, a nd Symbols 3E NTERING L ETTERS , N UM BERS , AND S YMBOLS Y ou can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner . Underst anding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicab le) are indicated by icons. text entry field FDSL WDOL]DW LRQ[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 31 T ext entry modes There are four text entry modes: Number mode Normal text mode Rapid text entry mode Symbol mode Note: The mode you start in depends on the task you are doing. For example, when ente ring a phone number, you’re in number mode. Wh en entering a name for a contact, you’re in normal text m[...]

32 Entering Letters, Numbers, a nd Symbols Entering words letter by letter Use normal text mode 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 S panish, French, or Portuguese, accented letters are available. 2. W a it for the cur sor to move right and enter the next lett[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 33 Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: T o access the full set of symbols: 1. Press right to highlight the current mode and press to enter the menu. 2. Select Sy mbols . 3. Press [...]

34 Entering Letters, Numbers, a nd Symbols T o change text entry modes, you can either: • Press and hold until icon for the mode you want appears. -or- • Press right to h ighlight the curre nt text mode, press to enter the menu, then se lect a different mode. Capit alization settings Three capitalization settings are available in and modes: Cap[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 35 Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. T o... Do this... Enter a letter Use mode and press a key until you see the letter you want. For more information , se e page 30. Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter it s number [...]

36 Entering Letters, Numbers, a nd Symbols Change text entry modes Press and hold . Capit alize the next letter In mode, press . Choose . Capit alize every letter In mode, press . Choose . Capit alize the first letter of each wor d In mode, press . Choose . Highlight an option at the bottom of the scree n Press lef t or right.[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 37 4S TORING C ONTACTS Use your phone’ s Contact s directory to store information about a person or comp any . Y our phone can hold, on average, about 20 0 phone numbers. Saving a cont act entry T o save a contact, t ake these steps. 1. From the home screen, ente r the phone number you want to save. Tip : En[...]

38 Storing Contacts 4. Either save the contact now or assign options. – T o save n ow , press to select Save . -or- – T o assign options, press right twice, then press to select Options . Press up or down to highlight an option: – Save— Save the information and re turn to the home screen . – Assign Ringer or Una ssign Ringer— Select or [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 39 – Primary Numbe r— Classify this number as the primary number for the contact. – Classify Contact— Classify the contact as Personal or Business . (See page 68 to set the phone to ring dif ferently for personal and business calls.) 5. Press to select Save . A check mark and the word “Saved” appea[...]

40 Storing Contacts Adding a plus sign for international calling Depending on services available from your service provider , you may be able to save contact phone numbers with a plus sign so that you do not need to enter an international access code. 1. As you enter th e phon e number in a contact, press and hold to enter a “ + ”. 2. Enter the[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 41 5. Highlight an optio n and press to select it: – Add New to add a number , address, or no te. – Assign Ringer or Unass ign Ringer to se lect or r emove a ringer to identify an incoming call from this cont act. – Assign Picture or Unassign Picture to select or remove a picture to identify an incoming [...]

42 Storing Contacts Editing a phone number 1. Select Menu → Contacts . 2. Select View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3. Highlight the contact to edit and press . 4. Press down to highlight the phone numb er you want to edit and press . 5. Highlight an option for the ph one number and press : – Send Text Msg— Send a tex[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 43 – Erase Voice Dial— Erase the voice dial name associated with the number . – Edit Number— Change the phon e number . – Edit Voice Dial— Record a new voice dial name . – Secret— Make the number secret so that it will not appear on the screen until the lock code is entered. Secret numbers can [...]

44 Storing Contacts Finding cont act information T o find a phone number or contact, either (1) check the frequent contacts list, (2) search the Cont acts directory , or (3) use Fast Find. Checking the Frequent List or the All Cont act s List From the home screen, press down to see the la st 15 o f y ou r mo st frequently called contact s (if you h[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 45 3. Scroll down until you find the name you want, then press . – T o call the contact, highlight the number and press . – T o display contact information, press . Setting 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[...]

46 Storing Contacts V iewing cont act s The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries. work email address home street addre ss mobile W e b p age URL pager Note fax[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 47 5S ENDING AND R ECEIVING T EXT M ESSAGES This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see p age 2 2. Import ant: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. In addition[...]

48 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages 2. Choose a method to enter the recipient’ s phone number or email address: – Se lect a saved number from the Rec ent List or Contacts Lis t , or select a Group Lis ts you have create d. For more about group lists, see page 62. – Enter a New Address manually . (T o learn how to enter text, see page 30.)[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 49 5. Enter the messa ge. T o learn how to enter text, see page 30. T o add special features such as smiley faces, see “Including pictures, sounds, and prewritten text ” on page 49. Note: Depend ing on yo ur service provide r, you may be cha rged for mo re than one message if your message exceeds a certain[...]

50 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages – My Pict ures — Add a graphic yo u have received in a text message, created using Dood ler , or downloaded to your phone. Press right or left to scroll through graphics and press to select Insert . – Emoticons— Select a smiley face icon. If the recipient’ s phone does not support the same technolog[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 51 Setting sending options When you are ready to send a message, you have several options for how and when you want the message to be received. 1. Once you have completed the message, press right to highlight Options and press . Then choose from the list: – Insert— Enhance your message with sounds, graphic[...]

52 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages – Save AutoText— Save the message you have just entered as a prewritten messa ge, then return to the message entry screen so you can send the message. 2. When you have finished setting options, press to return to the message window . 3. Highlight Send and press . Adding a signature This setting allows you[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 53 If you cannot send messages Y ou 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. T o free up memory , erase old messages. See “ Erasing messages” on page 59. Underst anding appended messages If you go over the chara[...]

54 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages Receiving incoming calls while creating messages • If you don’t wish to answer the call, select Ignore . • T o answer the call, press . The message you were working on will be saved in the Saved folder . T o return to the message, select Menu → Mes sages → Save d and select it. V iewing the OutBox Y[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 55 Retrieving text messages When a text message is received, your screen w ill display text similar to: “New message 1 T ext Msg”. This text will remain for about five minutes. After that, look for the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent.If your phone is set to Dir[...]

56 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages If you see the “New Message” note Y ou can ch oose to: • View the message — Press . • Ignore the message — Press right and press . • Clear the scre en — Press . If you see the body of the message The body of an incoming message will appear on your home screen only if your phone is set to Direc[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 57 If you see the symbol If the symbol is flashing, the message is urgent. 1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox . A list of all your received messages appears. New , unread message s app ear in bold . indicates an “Urgent” message. 2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages. 3. Press to re[...]

58 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages 2. When you are finished, yo u can Reply to the sender , Play the sound embedded in the message, Erase the message, Save the message to you r Saved folder , or set ad dition al Options for the message: –V i e w Sender information. – Forward the message. – Reply with Copy to reply to the message with a c[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 59 • A graphic did not come through. It may be too large or incorrectly formatted. • An appended message is missin g. (For more about appen ded messages, see page 53.) Setting message alert s Y ou can set your phone to alert you of incoming text messages or pages. For more information, see “ Setting mess[...]

60 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages Erasing single messages 1. Select Menu → Messages . 2. Press down and press to select the type of text message you want to erase ( InBox , OutBox , or Saved ). 3. Press to select the message to erase. 4. Select Erase to erase the message. A notifica tion appears: “Erase th is message?” 5. Select Yes to [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 61 Erasing all messages 1. Select Menu → Messages → Era se Msgs . 2. Press up or down and press to select an option: – InBox erases all messages in your InBox. – OutBox erases all messages in your OutBox. – Saved Folder erases all messages in your Saved folder . – All Messages erases all text messa[...]

62 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages Creating group list s Y ou can crea te and save a list of multiple recipients. Y our Blade phone will store five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Gro up Lists → Create New . 2. Enter a name fo r th e list. For help entering te xt, see page 30. 3. Press to select[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 63 Creating and editing prewritten messages (AutoT ext) Y our phone comes with prewritten (AutoT ext) messages, such as “Please call me,” which you can insert into the body of a text message. Y ou can edit these messages and create new ones. Y our phone will store up to 20 AutoT ext messages, with up to 10[...]

64 Sending and Rece iving Text Messages Switching default text entry mode Y ou can se t the default text entry mode to app ear in message text entry screens. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Ms g Settings → Defaul t Text . 2. Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode . For more information on text entry modes, see p age 3 1.[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 65 6C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE * Ava ilable on grayscale phones on ly ** Avail able on color phones only The conten ts of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Keyguard Sounds Ringer V olume Ringer T ype Business Ring Personal Ring Roam Ringer Earpiece V olume Key V olume Key Length Missed Call Smart So[...]

66 Customizing Your Phone Silencing all sounds Y our phone is set to make sounds wh en you receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alerts (such as new messages). Y ou can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts. Setting the phone to vibrate or light up 1. Select Menu → S[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 67 Shortcut to V ibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press right and hold. appears. T urning sounds back on T o restore all sou nds to the phone: • From the home screen, press right and hold. The or disappears. Choosing a different ringer Y our Blade phone has 20 rin gers yo u can from choose to use f[...]

68 Customizing Your Phone S pecifying ringers for different callers Y ou can assign ringers that identify calls from different phone numbers saved in your Contact s directory . • T o assign a ringer to an individual co ntact, see page 38. • T o assign a ringer to a class of cont acts: a. Select Menu → Settings → Soun ds . b. Η ighlight Bus[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 69 Adjusting volume Y ou can adjust the volume of the earpiece, the ringer , or the beeps you hear when the keys are pressed. Adjusting the earpiece volume T o adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press up or down to find a comfortable level. Adjusting the ringer volume 1. Select Menu → Setting[...]

70 Customizing Your Phone Using shortcut s From the home screen, you can access shortcuts by pressing the navigation key in dif ferent directions. Three shortcuts are automatically programmed into your phone (left, right, and down). For the fourth direction (up), you can set a shortcut to one of the features of your phone. Defining the “up” fea[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 71 Using the Frequent Cont act s shortcut • From the home screen, pr ess down. The Frequen t Contact s ap pear at the top of the list, followed by your complete Contact s List. Choosing a different language Y our phone may display a lternative languages. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Langu age [...]

72 Customizing Your Phone 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. Select Menu → 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 you selected. Adju[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 73 2. Select an option from the list: – 5 seconds, 10 seconds, or 30 seconds— (Default) T urn backlighting on for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress. – 5 sec. & in call , 10 sec . & in call, or 30 sec. & in call— T urn backlighting on for the duratio n of a call, and fo r 5, 10, [...]

74 Customizing Your Phone Setting backlighting to flash Y ou can se t the backlighting on your phone to flash in a certain style when an incoming call is received. When this setting is activated, the lights will flash even if you silence the ringer . 1. Select Menu → Settings → Di splay → Flashing Lights . 2. Select from Fast Flash , Slow Fla[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 75 Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation is a setting that automatically insert s hyphens into your phone numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan. For example, 1-222-333-4444. • Select Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-Hyphen → Enabled . Selecting a screen saver This feature i[...]

76 Customizing Your Phone Selecting wallp aper W allpaper appears on the home screen, when the phone is not in use. This feature is available only on Blade phones with a color screen display . 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper . 2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press . 3. Press to re turn to the home screen and view the wallp[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 77 Creating a secure environment This section describes all the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. All security features ar e shielded by a four-digit lock code. Changing your lock code The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone numbe[...]

78 Customizing Your Phone – Never— Does not lock the phon e. – On power up— Locks the phone every time you turn it on. – Now— Locks the phone immedia tely . 5. Press . Unlocking the phone 1. From the home screen, press to select Unlock . 2. Enter you r fou r-digit lock cod e. Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature a[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 79 Notes: • Y ou can view these numbers only when they’re be in g entered for the first time. • Y ou cannot edit these numbers. • T o make a call to an emerge ncy number from a locked phone , you must dial the number (including area code) exactly as it was stored in Emergency Numbers. Restricting calls[...]

80 Customizing Your Phone Erasing all cont act s Y ou can erase all cont acts from the Cont acts directory . 1. Select Menu → Settings → Secur ity . 2. Enter you r fou r-dig it lock cod e. 3. Select Erase Contacts . 4. Select Yes to erase al l co ntact s. A message app ears: “Erase ALL contact s?” 5. Select Yes to erase all contacts. Settin[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 81 – Options with remind —Set the phon e to notify you once when a new message is rece ived and then no tify you again eve ry five minutes. To stop a reminder alert, press to select Ignore . – Disabled —T urn off message alerts. Setting alert s for your headset When a headset (sold separately) is attac[...]

82 Customizing Your Phone 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Set P hone Line . 2. Select the other line and press . Note: Once a second phone line is established, a second phone number becomes available for selection. Dat a settings Connecting to a laptop or a PC The Com S peed set s the data rate at which your phone connects to a laptop o[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 83 Setting the phone to receive dat a or faxes Y our phone may be able to receive certain dat a or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. T o receive dat a or faxes, you must connect the phone to a laptop or PC and switch the phone from voice mo de to data/ fax mode. Note: To purchase a cable,[...]

84 Customizing Your Phone Connecting to a TTY/TDD device Y ou can co nnect the phone to a TTY de vice for the hearing impaired. Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a TTY device. 1. Connect the TTY device to the phone. 2. Enter from your keypad. 3. Press to select the TTY option. Setting position location This setting allows you to share[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 85 3. Select 911 Only or Location On . – 911 Only (default) shares your positio n informatio n only with emergency services when you call your 3-digit emergency code (91 1 , 000, 1 1 1, etc.). – Location On shares your position information with your service provider ’ s network, in add ition to emergency[...]

86 Using Voice Recognitio n 7U SING V OICE R ECOGNITION V oice recognition allows yo u to make and an swer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. Note: You can not use voice recognition to end a ca ll; you must press . Setting up voice dialing T o make or receive calls using voice recognition (voice dialing), contacts must be sav[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 87 V iewing entries with voice t ags • Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List . A list of all cont acts with assigned voice t ags appears. Editing a voice t ag 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List . 2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and press to select it. 3. Highlight the ph one nu[...]

88 Using Voice Recognitio n 4. If the name you said matches a contact in the V oice Dial List, the phone responds: “Calling (Name).” Remain silent to make the call, or say “ No ” to cancel. Note: If the pho ne finds multiple voice tags th at sound like the name yo u said, you will be asked to verify which name you want to call. Say “ Ye s[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 89 W aking up the phone If your phone is connected to a Kyocera hands-free car kit or headset, you can use use a voice command to activate the phone to ma ke a phone call. V oice W ake-up does not work with Keyguard active. T o activate the V oice W ake-up setting: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voic e Servic[...]

90 Using Voice Recognitio n Answering automatically T o set it to answer automatically: •S e l e c t Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → After 5 secs . Answering using voice commands If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice command to answer an incoming call using the hands-free car kit or headset. T o turn off Auto-Ans[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 91 T o answer a call: When you receive an incoming call, the p hone responds: “Incoming call, answer?” or “Incoming roam call, answer?” If the caller is recognized as a saved contact entry , then the phone will say “Incoming call from (Name), answer?” •S a y “ Ye s ” or press any key except .[...]

92 Using Voice Recognitio n T raining voice recognition If your phone is having trouble recognizing your voice, you can train it w ith the commands “ Ye s ,” No ,” and “ W ake up .” 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Servi ces . 2. Select Voice Training . 3. Read the message and press . 4. Select Train All . 5. Follow the prompts for e[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 93 8U SING T OOLS Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule event s and set reminder alert s. Adding an event 1. Select Menu → Tools → Schedule r . 2. Select Add Event and press . 3. Enter a name for the event and press . For help entering text, see page 30. 4. Set the event S tart time, Duration, and[...]

94 Using Tools – For a day in a different month, select View Month . Press up or down to scroll through months, and right or left to scroll through days. V iewing, editing, or erasing an event 1. Select Menu → Tools → Schedul er . 2. Select View Day or View M onth to find the event you want to view , edit, or erase. 3. Press up, down, left, o[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 95 – Pr ess left or right to switch b etween hours, minu tes, and a.m./p.m. – Use the phon e keypad to enter numbe rs. 2. Press to select Done an d save the setting. 3. When the alar m rings, select Off to turn off the alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes. T ip Calculator The T i p Calculato[...]

96 Using Tools Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. 1. Select Menu → Tools → Calculat or . 2. Use the keyp ad to enter numbers. 3. Press to select mathematical operations. = equal + add x multiply ÷ divide – subtract . decimal point C Clear all numb ers entered and display a zero. MR Display the value currently sto[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 97 Ti m e r This timer counts down for a specifie d amount of time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. 1. Select Menu → Tools → Timer . 2. Press to Set . 3. Press up or down to set the hours, minutes, and seconds. T o move the cur sor , press le ft or right. 4. Select St art to begin the countd[...]

98 Using Tools Flashlight The flashlight can be turned on in three ways: From T o ols menu 1. Select Menu → Tools → Flashligh t . 2. Select Flashlight On to turn on the flashlight. T ime out for the flashlight is 15 minutes. 3. Select Flashlight Off to turn off the flashlight. Using Back key Continuously hold from S tandby . The flashlight rema[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 99 9F UN & G AMES The games described in this chapter may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availa bility . If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing T etris“ or Brick Attack™, the game is p aused and e xited. Y ou can return to play once the call al[...]

100 Fun & Games – Scoreboar ds— Displays the top five scores fo r the different game variations, includ ing No Time Limit (default), Timed 2 Min , Timed 3 Min , Timed 5 Min. , and Garbage . – Settings— Choose various settings for your T etris game: – Game Type— Choose type of game. – Music— Choose when music will play with this [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 101 Navigation: Use the following keys to guide the blocks down the screen: Brick Att ack The goal of this ga me is to e liminate bricks arranged in levels. Y ou send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the screen. 1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → Brick Atta ck . 2. Press to select Yes a[...]

102 Fun & Games 3. Press to select New . – T o pause the game, press , then press to Resume . – T o move the paddle, press left or right. 4. T o exit the game, highlight Exit and press . Doodler 1. W a it 5 seconds for the intro screen to disappear , or press to clear it. 2. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen. Y ou will see a flas[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 103 Using the Doodler tool kit T o change between the tools in the toolkit, highlight Tools and press repeatedly to cycle through the options. Tip : For a shortcut to the Move feature, press . Modifying the doodle T o modify your doodle, press right or left to highlight an option at the bottom of the screen: ?[...]

104 Fun & Games – Move— Move the image a round th e screen u sing keys 1 –9. – Clear— Clear the entire screen. Ti p : The shortcut to this feature is . Saving the doodle It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are working on it. If you receive a call while creating an unsaved doodle, it w ill be lost. • Highlight Save a nd pr[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 105 My Sounds Y our phone contains preset sounds, which you can add to outgoing text messages. Check with your service provider for availability . T o access stor ed sounds: 1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → My Sounds . 2. Press up or down to scroll through the sounds. 3. Highlight an optio n and press to[...]

106 Fun & Games My Pictures The My Pictures menu stores 25 graphics you have crea ted using the Doodler or received via text messaging. It also includes predefined graphics for your use. Check with your service provider for availability . Note: All downloaded graphics are also stored in the Screen Saver menu. T o view , edit, or erase graphics:[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 107 10 C ONNECTING TO THE I NTERNET Using the W eb Browser Y ou can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from your service provider and if over-the-air Internet access is available in your area. Note: You cannot receive incoming calls whi le you are using the Web B[...]

108 Connecting to th e Internet 3. Press to select Yes to enable security . When you are connecte d, a browser ho me page appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some W eb menu options at the bottom of the screen. – A appears in a secure session . – An underline and an arrow in dicate th at there is mor e text. Press down to view more text. Pre[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 109 – UP.Link selects a different browser server . Y ou can use this option if you have more than one Web Browser account. – Restart rest ar ts the W eb Browser . Searching for a W eb site How you search for a W eb site depends on your service provider . For more information, contact your service provider [...]

110 Connecting to th e Internet Checking Net alert s Alerts received from a W eb site are sent to your Net Alerts inbo x. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Net Alerts . This action launches the browser in box. 2. Press to accept browser fees. 3. Select an alert and follow the prompts. Changing the Web prompt 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenien [...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 111 I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dial ing   911, 111, or 000 calls  A airplane  Alarm Cl oc k  alerts for headse ts  for messages  for missed calls   analog mo de  auto-hyphena tion  AutoText ?[...]

112 Index Direct View  display co ntrast  Doodler  E emergency calls from an airplane  position location  emoticons  erasing contac t entries  text messa ges   F Fast Find  fax mode  finding a saved phone number [...]

K keyguard   keypad, locking  Kilobyte timer  L language  lights   lights-only mode  set to flashing  limiting calls out  lock code  locking keypad  phone  M memory, sa ving  menu vi[...]

114 Index ringers choo sing t ypes  for different calls  for roaming calls  silencing  volume  roaming  alerts  controlling  ringer  S saved phone numbers editing  finding  Scheduler  scre en contrast ?[...]

User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 115 U unlocking the phone  V vibrate  Voice Answer  voice dialing  voicemail   volu me earpiece  key beep   ringer  W Web Browser [...]