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To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if The Kyocera Wireless Corp. ("KWC") products you wear a handset on your body, use the Kyocera described in this manual may include copyrighted Wireless Corp. (KWC) supplied and approved case KWC and third party software stored in NEED NUMBER and holster NEED NUMBER.
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Use the ear opposite the pacemaker. Cellular Telecommunications and Internet • If you have any reason to suspect that Association (CTIA) web-site at interference is taking place, turn off your http://www.wow-com.com. phone immediately. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Obey all signs and Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized explosion or fire, resulting in bodily injury or death. accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.
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120 VAC, 60 Hz, 7 W 5.2VDC, 400 mA TXTVL10063 100 - 240 VAC, 4.2VDC, 600 mA 50 / 60 Hz, 200 mA Standard Battery 3.7V, 900 mAh Extended Battery 3.7V, 1800 mAh 093 453 037 User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
You can safely recharge the battery at any time, tab in the opening near even if it has a partial charge. the top of the phone. Press the battery door until it clicks into place. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Caring for the battery General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery. • If you have not used the battery for more than a month, recharge it before using your phone. • Avoid exposing the battery to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity.
Returns to previous screen. Activates the flashlight when pressed and held. # Space key enters a space during text entry. Activates Silent mode. 0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Antenna (does not extend). Volume key to raise or lower speaker volume. Camera key. Camera lens. Mirror when taking your own picture. Camera flash and flashlight. External screen displays time, caller ID, signal and battery strength. Jack for hands-free headset and data cable (sold separately)*. *Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
Graphic List then select , or and press . See • Press to return to the home screen. “Choosing a menu view” on page 22 for details. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Performing basic functions To... From the home screen... Turn the phone on Press and wait until the phone chimes. Turn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps. Make a call Enter the number, and press End a call Press Answer a call Press...
Camera timer mode is ready. The battery is fully charged. The more black bars, the greater the charge. The alarm clock is set. The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure Web site. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
AKING AND NSWERING ALLS Making a call Answering calls Make sure you are in an area where a signal can When a call comes in and the flip is closed, be received. Look for on the home screen. the phone rings and the phone number of the Note: The more bars you see in this symbol, caller appears on the external screen.
Missed Calls • To return the call, highlight then press Your Kyocera KX16 phone has a built-in speakerphone that you can use during a call when the flip is open. This function works only for the current call. Once the call is ended, the speakerphone turns off and earpiece volume returns to normal.
Setting missed call alerts Note: If the phone number has been classified as “secret,” you must enter your four-digit lock code You can set an alert to beep every five minutes to view or edit it. For information on the lock after you have missed a call.
Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. and hold the second digit. For example, if the To clear the screen without checking messages: speed dialing location is 15, press Ignore • Press to select briefly, then press and hold User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
If you see only the symbol To exit Emergency mode Press and hold to initiate a call to your When you have completed the emergency call: voicemail number. Exit Press to select Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. Press again to confirm your choice.
This is useful if you are in an area that if the phone loses service. borders on digital service and the automatic feature is causing the phone to keep switching between modes. → → → Menu Settings Network Select Digital/Analog User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Select an option and press Automatic – automatically switches the phone between digital and analog. Analog only – sets the phone to work in analog mode only. Analog call – forces a call into analog mode for the duration of the next call. Digital only –...
Spanish, French, or Portuguese, There are five text entry modes: accented letters are available. Case change Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the next letter. Numbers only Normal alpha Rapid Entry Add Symbol User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Entering words quickly you can either: To change text entry modes, • Press and hold until the icon for the When you press a series of keys using mode, mode you want appears. checks its dictionary of common words and -or- guesses at the word you are trying to spell.
Change text entry modes Press and hold Capitalize any letter mode, press . Choose Lowercase any letter mode, press . Choose . Select soft options on the screen Press the appropriate key, User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
USTOMIZING HONE Settings The contents of the menu are as follows. Silent Mode Display Voice Features Network Vibrate Only My Banner Add Voice Dial Data/Fax Calls Vibe then Ring Main Menu View Erase Voice Dial Privacy Alert Lights Only Color Themes Voice Training Data Setup Normal Sounds...
Silencing all sounds Choosing ringers Your phone is set to make sounds when you Your Kyocera KX16 phone has multiple ringers receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, you can choose to use for incoming calls. → → → and receive alerts (such as new messages).
Setting sounds for your phone Adjusting volume You can set your phone to sound tones when you You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, open and close the flip, and when you turn the and ringer volume as well as key tones. phone on and off.
Page Alert Voicemail Alert. , or Press to select an option: Vibrate, Beep, Freeway, Game, Bloop, – Winner, Zilofon sets the phone to alert you once when a new message is received. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Choosing a different language Press to return to the home screen. Menu The next time you select , you see the Your phone may display alternative languages. menu view you selected. → → → Menu Settings Display Select Adjusting the backlighting Language Select a language, and press Your screen lights up while you are in a call...
Press to assign the wallpaper. consistent with the U.S. dialing plan. Press to return to the home screen. For example, 1-222-333-4444. → → → Menu Settings Display • Select → Auto-Hyphen Enabled User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Selecting a color theme Changing your lock code You can select a color theme for the display The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits background of your phone. of your phone number. → → → → →...
• To make a call to an emergency number from appears: “Erase ALL Contacts?” a locked phone, you must dial the number Press to select to erase all contacts. (including area code) exactly as it was stored in Emergency Numbers. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Alltel. Once established, a second phone Note: To purchase a cable call (800) 349-4188 number becomes available in the menu (U.S.A. only), (858) 882-1410, or visit for selection: www.kyocera-wireless.com/store → → → Menu Settings Network Select Connect the phone to the laptop or PC.
You do not have the option of turning off the locator to emergency services. → → → Menu Settings Network Select Location At the message prompt, press to select and continue. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
TORING ONTACTS Secret Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store – hides the number from view in the information about a person or company. Your contacts list and other areas of the phone. phone can hold, on average, about 200 Primary Number –...
—Erase the voice dial Add Speed Dial – —Assign or remove the name associated with the number. location you use to speed dial the number. Edit Voice Dial – —Record a new voice dial name. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Business Enter the new information and follow – List, Personal List the prompts. —Select a contact from a list. Save Select , if necessary. Scroll down until you find the name you want, Finding contact information then press To find a phone number or contact, you can –...
Add Smiley Options To add smileys, select Press to select . Then select Recent List Contacts Group Lists , or . For more about group lists, see “Creating group lists” on page 36. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Creating a picture message When you are done entering a subject, press down once to select the → → Menu Messages New Pix Msg Select Text: field. Manually enter the recipient’s phone number Enter the message. Address: or email address in the field.
To view the OutBox message, the phone may automatically append an → → Menu Messages OutBox empty segment to your message to make space. Select Important: Alltel may charge you for each message segment. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Retrieving text messages Press up or down through the list of messages. One of the following symbols When a text message is received, your screen appears next to each message: displays “New Messages”, along with the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol The message is pending and will be sent flashes if the message is urgent.
AutoText, which you can insert Erase Select to erase the message. A into other messages. Graphics and sound notification appears: “Erase this message?” are not saved as part of AutoText. Done Select to erase the message. Select User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Menu Messages Select You can create and save a list of multiple Erase Messages recipients. Your KX16 phone stores five group Select a folder to erase all messages from: lists with up to 10 recipients per list. InBox OutBox Sent, Saved Folder, Drafts →...
With the flip open, select is taken. Options Select Shutter Sound – sets the sound used when Scroll left or right on the horizontal menu bar the shutter closes while taking a picture. using User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Menu options for camera mode White Balance – allows the camera to adjust to whites. Useful feature for optimizing → Menu Camera. Select picture taking in different light situations. Options Select Options are Automatic, Fluorescent, Scroll up or down on the horizontal menu bar Incandescent, or Daylight.
Flip must be open to send pictures. icon switches to a number Take the picture. and begins counting down) Send Select . This launches the multimedia messaging application. Write your message. See “Creating a text message” on page 31. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Camera key map Flip open Camera Menu Screen Take picture Dismiss menu options Select Capture Select OK. to take picture Select Options Cancel, dismisses menu Zoom in Scroll menu options right Down Zoom out Scrolls menu options left Takes picture Select menu option Using the Camera...
Send Press to select and launch the Rename – the picture. messaging application. Details – of the file. - or - Options Press to select Send – launches the messaging application. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Browsing images Browsing sounds The images menu allows you to assign your files The sounds menu allows you to view and listen to various applications. to all sound files stored on the phone. → → → → Menu Media Gallery Images Menu Media Gallery...
The actions are limited to the following: Erase – the selected file (you cannot erase locked files). Done – re-attempts the download or save. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
OOLS Voice Memo Naming a saved voice memo → → → Menu Tools Voice Memo Select The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and Recorded Memos play back audio memos. Options Highlight the memo and select Recording a voice memo Rename Select .
. The amount each guest pays is time. The alert occurs only if the phone is on. calculated. → → Menu Tools Alarm Clock Select Done Select Select – Press up or down to select an hour and minutes. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Calculator Timer Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. This timer counts down for a specified amount → → of time. It beeps when that amount of time Menu Tools Calculator Select has elapsed. Use the keypad to enter numbers. →...
If you receive a call while creating an unsaved doodle, it will be lost. → Options Save • Select and press → Menu The image is saved in → → Media Gallery Images Doodles User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
Resuming a doodle From the World Clock menu, you can also select Search to search by city or country. To return to another saved doodle: Search Select from the World Clock menu. → → → Menu Tools Doodler • Select Resume Doodle The Search By menu is displayed.
-or- → → → Menu Tools Flashlight • Select Turn On. The flashlight remains on for 15 minutes. → → Menu Tools To turn it off, select → Flashlight Turn Off User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
10 U SING OICE ECOGNITION Editing a voice tag Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the → → Menu Contacts Voice Dial List Select phone’s microphone. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end press...
After the prompt, speak an option. If your phone is connected to a professionally Clear installed Kyocera hands-free car kit, you can use – Say to erase the digit last entered. a voice command to activate the phone to make The phone responds: “Digit cleared.”...
If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice Wake up , and command to answer an incoming call using the → → Menu Settings Voice Features Select Kyocera hands-free car kit. Voice Training Select → → → Menu Settings Accessories • Select →...
Internet, a message Bookmarks • displays a list of your saved informs you that security is not yet enabled for Web sites. your Web Browser. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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Checking Net alerts Setup • gives you options for changing how information is displayed. Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your Show URL – displays the entire URL. Browser Alerts inbox. → → About Openwave – displays information Menu Messages Browser Alerts...
12 U SING XCESS About Axcess Apps Downloading an application Your Kyocera phone has the added ability to Press and hold right. download and manage applications through -or- → Menu Axcess Apps the Axcess Apps menus. Select Axcess Apps Axcess...
Viewing application details To open the application now, select If you choose , you return to the Axcess You can get information about the size of an Apps menu, where you see a link to your application and how many uses it has left before new application.
Select the application and then select System Info select Lock App Select to confirm your choice. Note: The app is still listed in the Axcess Apps menu. The icon looks like an empty box. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
• The name of your service provider (Alltel). For additional questions, you may contact the • The actual error message or problem Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center you are experiencing. in any of the following ways: www.kyocera-wireless.com • The steps you took to reproduce the problem.
Phone accessories To shop for KX16 phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store . You may also call us at (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410. Become a product evaluator To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellular or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.com...
God or other acts which are not prepaid, to a KYOCERA authorized service center the fault of KYOCERA and which the Product is not within the one year warranty period, and (ii) is specified to tolerate, including damage caused by accompanied by a proof of purchase in the form mishandling, shipping and blown fuses;...
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4478 or 858-882-1401; or contact KYOCERA at THIS WARRANTY, THE PRODUCTS ARE the following address: 10300 Campus Point Drive, APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY YOU “AS IS”. San Diego, California, 92121-1582, USA, Attention: Technical Support. User Guide for the Kyocera KX16 Phone...
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DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCTS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. Please call or write for the location of the Kyocera Wireless Corp. authorized service center nearest you and for procedures for obtaining warranty service. Consumer Limited Warranty...
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