Page 2 User Guide for Kyocera K490 Phones This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera K490 Series phones. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice. The products and equipment described in this documentation are manufactured under license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following U.S.
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Page 5 rights to distribute or reproduce the copyrighted software. Accordingly, any copyrighted software contained in the KWC products may not be modified, reverse engineered, distributed or reproduced in any manner not permitted by law. Furthermore, the purchase of the KWC products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents or patent applications of KWC or any third party software provider, except for the...
Page 6 FCC/IC Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body, use the Kyocera Wireless Corp.
Page 7 and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on standards that were developed by independent scientific organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
Page 8 Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government-adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model.
Page 9 [KWC] supplied and approved case TXLCC10042B and universal belt clip TXLCC10047B). While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for safe exposure. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines.
Page 10 The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. Caution The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the warranty and user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Page 11: Air Bags
Air bags If your vehicle has an air bag, DO NOT place installed or portable phone equipment or other objects over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If equipment is not properly installed, you and your passengers risk serious injury.
Page 12 • If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn off your phone immediately. Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.
Page 13 Vehicles—RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Blasting areas—Turn off your phone where blasting is in progress. Observe restrictions, and follow any regulations or rules.
Page 14: Resetting The Phone
• areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders • any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Use with care Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.
Page 15 Accessories Use only Kyocera Wireless Corp. approved accessories with Kyocera Wireless Corp. 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. Radio Frequency (RF) energy Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver.
Page 16: Customer Support
• NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1986) • ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996) Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports and the FCC guidelines. Battery and charger specifications Charger CV90-60858-01 CV90-60859-1 Standard Battery: 3.6V / 900mAh...
Page 17 For questions about the phone features, refer to the materials provided with your phone, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com. For additional questions, you may contact the Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in one of the following ways: • Web site: www.kyocera-wireless.com •...
Page 18: Qualified Service
Panama: Peru: Puerto Rico: Venezuela: Before requesting support, please try to reproduce and isolate the problem. When you contact the Customer Care Center, be ready to provide the following information: • The name of your service provider. • The actual error message or problem you are experiencing. •...
Page 19: Become A Product Evaluator
Become a product evaluator To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellular or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.com. 093 453 037 Kyocera Wireless Corp. 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 U.S.A. Visit us at www.kyocera-wireless.com To purchase accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store...
Page 20: Table Of Contents
ONTENTS 1 Getting Started ........1 Charging the battery .
Page 21 5 Sending and Receiving Text Messages ....43 Sending text messages ....... 43 Retrieving text messages .
Page 22 Training voice recognition ......86 8 Using Tools ........88 Scheduler .
Page 23 ETTING TARTED Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion ( LiIon) battery. Fully charge the battery before using the phone. Installing 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.
Page 24: Getting Started
Charging the battery You must have at least a partial charge in the battery to make or receive calls. To 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.
Page 25 • 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. • Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire. It could explode. Common causes of battery drain •...
Page 26: Replacing The Faceplate
Replacing the faceplate Your Kyocera K490 Series phone has a removable faceplate. To remove the faceplate and replace it with a new one: 1. Place your thumbnail under the small lip at the bottom of the faceplate. 2. Lift the faceplate away from the phone. 3.
Page 27 Silence the ringer: Press • • Lock the keypad: Press Access a contacts list: Press • Silence all sounds: Press • Access your shortcuts: Press • • Turn the flashlight on: Press and hold Turn the flashlight off: Release • User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone , then to answer.
Page 28: Getting To Know Your Phone
Getting to know your phone Flashlight you can turn on by pressing personal shortcut, or using the Tools menu. Jack for Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only. Home screen. Press OK key selects a menu item or option. Navigation key scrolls through lists and positions cursor.
Page 29 End/Power 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 word choices during text entry.
Page 30: Using Menus
Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, Erase Lists Contacts View All, Add New*, Find Name, Add Voice Dial, Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Information, Business List, Personal List Messages Voicemail, Send New, InBox, Net Alerts*, OutBox, Saved Msgs, Group Lists*, Erase Msgs, Msg Settings...
Page 31 Scheduler, Alarm Clock, Tip Calculator, Calculator, World Clock*, Timer, Stopwatch, Flashlight Phone Info Your Phone Number, SW Version, PRI Version, ESN, Technology, SID, Browser Name, Browser Version, Icon Key (Scroll down to view information.) Web Browser • From the home screen, press •...
Page 32: Understanding Screen Icons
Understanding screen icons These icons 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 signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal.
Page 33 The alarm clock is set. The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure Web site. High-speed (3G) data service is available and active on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. The phone is sending or receiving high-speed data. The phone is sending or receiving medium-speed data.
Page 34 Position location is set to emergency services only. Getting Started...
Page 35: Making A Call
AKING AND Making a call 1. Make sure you are in an area where the signal can be received. Look for symbol on the home screen. Note: The more bars you see in the there are no bars, try to move to where the reception is better. If your phone cannot locate a signal for 15 minutes, it changes to Power Save mode.
Page 36: Making And Answering Calls
Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number, you can use the contacts list to find it quickly. 1. Press down. This brings up a list of all saved contacts. 2. Scroll down the list, find the contact you want, and press the number.
Page 37: Silencing An Incoming Call
• If you do not wish to answer the call, select Silence and press 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 phone, this action terminates the call.
Page 38: Dealing With Missed Calls
You can call the code even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. When you call, your phone enters Emergency mode. This enables the emergency service exclusive access to your phone to call you back, if necessary. To make or receive regular calls after dialing the code, you must exit this mode.
Page 39: Setting Missed Call Alerts
Setting missed call alerts You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. → • Select Menu Settings • To turn off the alert when it rings, press • To cancel the alert, select Menu Disabled.
Page 40: Viewing Recent Calls
Viewing recent calls → 1. Select Menu Recent Calls. 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls. 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 number you called (for an outgoing call).
Page 41: Speed Dialing
Erasing recent calls → 1. Select Menu Recent Calls 2. Select an option: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, or Erase All. 3. Press right and press Speed dialing Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing location number and pressing Note: Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a phone number as a contact and assign a speed dial location to it.
Page 42: Using Speed Dialing
Using speed dialing To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • From the home screen, enter a one- or two-digit speed dialing location and press 1-Touch dialing 1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a contact that has a speed dial location.
Page 43: Setting Up Voicemail
Using 1-Touch dialing To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • 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.
Page 44: Locking The Keypad
After that, look for the flashes if the message is urgent. 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, contact your service provider.
Page 45: Changing The Keyguard Setting
• To lock the keypad from the home screen, press • To unlock the keypad, press Changing the keyguard setting → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Highlight an option. You can set the phone to lock the keypad immediately, or automatically if no key is pressed after 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes.
Page 46: Setting Roaming Alerts And Ringers
– All Calls Timer—Tracks all calls made and received by your phone. This timer cannot be reset. Timing your calls You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before each minute passes when you are on a call. → •...
Page 47: Setting The Roam Ringer
2. Select an option and press – When no svc alerts you with three tones decreasing in pitch when service is lost and three tones increasing in pitch when service is acquired again. – Roam Change alerts you with two decreasing tones when roaming service is acquired and three increasing tones when home area service is acquired again.
Page 48: Setting Call Guard To Avoid Roaming Calls
Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming calls You can set a ringtone to warn you before you place or answer a call while roaming. → • Select Menu Settings The phone makes a distinctive ring to indicate an incoming call while you are roaming, and you must press while roaming.
Page 49 – Analog call forces a call into analog mode for the duration of the next call. – Digital only sets the phone to work in digital mode only. Turning roaming on or off This setting allows you to control the phone’s roaming feature by specifying which signals the phone will accept.
Page 50: Entering Letters, Numbers, And Symbols
NTERING ETTERS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Understanding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons. Text entry modes There are four text entry modes: Number mode Normal text mode Rapid text entry mode...
Page 51: Entering Numbers
Entering numbers • To enter a number while in • To enter a number while in until the number appears on the screen. 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 Spanish, French, or Portuguese, accented letters are available.
Page 52: Entering Symbols
Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: To access the full set of symbols: 1. Press right to highlight the current mode and press the menu.
Page 53: Capitalization Settings
To change text entry modes, you can either: • Press and hold -or- • Press right to highlight the current text mode, press menu, then select a different mode. Capitalization settings Three capitalization settings are available in Capitalize next letter Lowercase next letter Capitalize first letter of every word (in a contact) or sentence (in a text message)
Page 54: Quick Reference To Text Entry
Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. To... Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a space Erase a character Erase all characters Move the cursor right or left Change text entry modes Capitalize the next letter Do this...
Page 55 Lowercase the next letter Capitalize the first letter of each sentence Highlight an option at the bottom of the screen User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone mode, press mode, press Press left or right. . Choose . Choose...
Page 56: Storing Contacts
TORING ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store information about a person or company. Your phone can hold, on average, about 200 phone numbers. Saving a contact entry To save a contact, take these steps. 1. From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save. Tip: Enter the area code with the phone number so that you can dial it from any service area.
Page 57 To assign options, press Press up or down to highlight an option: – Save—Save the information and return to the home screen. – Assign Ringer or Unassign Ringer—Select or remove a ringer to identify an incoming call from this contact. –...
Page 58: Adding A Code Or Extension
– Classify Contact—Classify the contact as Personal or Business (See page 62 to set the phone to ring differently for personal and business calls.) 4. Press to select Save. A check mark and the word “Saved” appear. Adding a code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may include a pause where your phone would stop dialing;...
Page 59: Editing Or Erasing A Contact
Editing or erasing a contact To make changes to a contact, take these steps. (To erase all saved contacts, see page 75.) → 1. Select Menu Contacts. 2. Select View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3.
Page 60: Editing A Phone Number
7. Press to select Save, if necessary. Editing a phone number → 1. Select Menu Contacts. 2. Select View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3. Highlight the contact to edit and press 4. Press down to highlight the phone number you want to edit and press 5.
Page 61 – Erase Number—Erase the number from the contact. – Erase Voice Dial—Erase the voice dial name associated with the number. – Edit Number—Change the phone 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.
Page 62: Finding Contact Information
Finding contact information To find a phone number or contact, either (1) check the frequent contacts list, (2) search the Contacts directory, or (3) use Fast Find. Checking the Frequent List or the All Contacts List From the home screen, press frequently called contacts (if you have enabled the Frequent List setting).
Page 63: Setting Fast Find
3. Scroll down until you find the name you want, then press – To call the contact, highlight the number and press – To 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.
Page 64: Viewing Contacts
Viewing contacts The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries. work home mobile pager email address street address Web page URL Note Storing Contacts...
Page 65: Sending And Receiving Text Messages
ENDING AND This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see page 21. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. In addition, usage charges may apply to each message.
Page 66 – Select a saved number from the Recent List or Contacts List, or select a Group List you have created. For more about group lists, see page 55. – Enter a New Address manually. (To learn how to enter text, see page 28.) 3.
Page 67: Setting Sending Options
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 Options and press – Insert...—Enhance your message with smiley faces or prewritten text (if available from your service provider).
Page 68: Adding A Signature
– Set Priority—Label the message as “Urgent.” – Callback Number—Include a callback number with the message to let the recipient know at what number they can call you back. Select Yes to include your own number, or Edit to enter a different callback number.
Page 69: If You Cannot Send Messages
To create a signature: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Msg Settings → Signature. 2. Enter your signature in the text field. 3. Press to save the setting. Note: The signature text is tallied by the character counter because the signature is included in the text field.
Page 70: Receiving Incoming Calls While Creating Messages
Important: Your service provider will charge you for each message segment. When you start a message, the maximum character limit (“160” in the example) appears above the text entry screen. This number counts down as you enter characters, until it reaches 0. If you continue to enter text after this counter reaches 0, a message segment may be appended.
Page 71 2. Press up or 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. You can cancel delivery of the message. The scheduled message will be sent at the scheduled time. You cannot cancel delivery of the message.
Page 72: Retrieving Text Messages
Retrieving text messages When a text message is received, your screen will display text similar to: “New message 1 Text Msg”. This text will remain for about five minutes. After that, look for the flashes if the message is urgent. If you see the “New Message”...
Page 73: Reading The Message
A list of all your received messages appears.New, unread messages appear in bold. 2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages. 3. Press to read a message. Reading the message The options available to you may vary. Check with your service provider. Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not play if the phone is set to Silence All mode.
Page 74 – Reply with Copy to reply to the message with a copy of the original attached. – Save Object(s), such as sound or pictures, from the message. (This option is available if the incoming message includes a graphic or sound.) –...
Page 75: Erasing Messages
Setting message alerts You can set your phone to alert you of incoming text messages or pages. For more information, see “Setting message alerts” on page 76. Erasing messages It is a good idea to erase old messages, as messages take up memory in your phone.
Page 76: Erasing All Messages
5. Select Yes to erase the message. Note: You can erase a scheduled message from the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of the message. Erasing all messages 1. Select Menu → Messages → Erase Msgs. 2. Press up or down and press –...
Page 77: Customizing Message Settings
2. Press to select Old InBox Msgs. Customizing message settings To make messaging easier, you can customize settings for sending and receiving messages. Creating group lists You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your Kyocera phone will store five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. 1.
Page 78 Recent List, the phone will insert the comma automatically.) Then press right twice, select Options, and choose from the options. 6. When finished, press 7. To send a message to your new group, see “Sending text messages” on page 43. Creating and editing prewritten messages (QuickText) Your phone comes with prewritten (QuickText) messages, such as “Please call me,”...
Page 79: Switching Default Text Entry Mode
Note: You can also save a message you are writing or an incoming message as QuickText. For directions, see “Setting sending options” on page 45 or “Reading the message” on page 51. Switching default text entry mode You can set the default text entry mode to appear in message text entry screens.
Page 80: Customizing Your Phone
USTOMIZING HONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Vibrate Only, Vibrate, Ring, Lights Only, Normal Sounds Keyguard Sounds Ringer Volume, Ringer Type, Business Ring, Personal Ring, Roam Ringer, Earpiece Volume, Key Volume, Key Length, Missed Call, Smart Sound, Minute Alert Display Backlighting, My Banner, Flashing Lights, Main Menu View, Screen Saver*,...
Page 81 Security Lock Phone, Limit Calls, Lock Code, Erase Contacts, Emergency #’s Call Information Recent Calls, All Calls Timer Network Data/Fax Calls, Privacy Alert, Set Phone Line, Roam/Svc Alert***, Roam Option***, Digital/Analog***, Location Convenience Shortcut Key, Fast Find, Frequent List, 1-Touch Dialing, Web Prompt, Call Guard Msg Settings Voicemail Num., Alerts, Signature, Edit QuickText, Callback Number, Msg...
Page 82: Silencing All Sounds
Silencing all sounds Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alerts (such as new messages). You can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts.
Page 83 3. Press to return to the home screen. Note: The phone will ring when it is attached to an external power source (such as a charger), even if all sounds have been silenced. Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press Turning sounds back on To restore all sounds to the phone: •...
Page 84: Choosing A Different Ringer
Choosing a different ringer Your Kyocera phone has 14 ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers. 3. Press to select a ringer from the list. Specifying ringers for different callers You can assign ringers that identify calls from different phone numbers saved in your Contacts directory.
Page 85: Adjusting Volume
Importing additional ringers You can import additional ringers into your Blade phone using the Kyocera Phone Desktop software (sold separately). To purchase this software and other accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store. You may be able to download ringers over-the-air. Check with your service provider for availability.
Page 86: Using Shortcuts
Changing the key tones You can change the volume and duration of the tones the phone makes → → when you press the keys. Select Menu Sounds and choose Settings Key Volume or Key Length. Using shortcuts From the home screen, you can access shortcuts by pressing the navigation key in different directions.
Page 87: Choosing A Different Language
Creating a shortcut to your frequent contacts list By default, your phone lists your entire contacts list when you press down. You can set the phone also to show a list of your most frequent contacts. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2.
Page 88: Personalizing The Screen
Personalizing the screen Changing your banner The banner is the personal label for your phone. It appears on the home screen above the time and date. The banner can be up to 14 characters long. Settings → Display → My Banner. →...
Page 89: Choosing A Different Menu View
Choosing a different menu view You can change the appearance of the menus you see when you select Menu from the home screen. → 1. Select Menu Settings you want: Graphic 2. Press to return to the home screen. The next time you press you will see the menu view you selected.
Page 90 2. Select an option from the list: – 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute—Turn backlighting on for 5, 10, or 30 seconds or 1 minute after your last keypress. – 5 sec/in call, 10 sec/in call, 30 sec/in call, or 1 min/in call—Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, or 30 seconds or 1 minute after your last keypress.
Page 91: Changing The Display Contrast
Setting backlighting to flash You can set 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. Settings → Display → Flashing Lights. →...
Page 92: Selecting A Screen Saver
Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation is a setting that automatically inserts 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 Note: Screen savers are not available on all Kyocera K490 Series phones.
Page 93: Selecting Wallpaper
Selecting wallpaper Note: Wallpaper is not available on all K490 Series phones. It is available only on phones with a color screen display. Wallpaper appears on the home screen when the phone is not in use. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper. 2.
Page 94: Creating A Secure Environment
Choosing a different time/date format → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Highlight the option you want. Creating a secure environment This section describes all the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. All security features are shielded by a four-digit lock code.
Page 95: Locking Your Phone
Locking your phone When your phone is locked, you can call only emergency numbers or your service provider number. You can still receive incoming calls. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Lock Phone. 4.
Page 96 Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is locked. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Emergency #’s. 4. Select an Unassigned slot. Note: Enter the phone number, including the area code.
Page 97: Restricting Calls
Restricting calls You can restrict the calls that can be made from your phone to only those that have been saved in your Contacts. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Limit Calls. 4. Select Limit Out. Erasing all contacts →...
Page 98: Setting Message Alerts
Setting message alerts You can choose how you want be alerted of incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Select the type of alert: Message Alert, Net Alert, Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert. 3. Press to select an option: –...
Page 99: Network Settings
Network settings Switching between phone lines Your phone can have two service accounts, or phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line has its own phone number. When you are using one line, you cannot receive calls from the other. It would be as if the phone were “off”...
Page 100: Data Settings
Data settings Setting Com port speed The Com Speed sets the data rate at which your phone connects to a laptop or PC, or at which it sends and receives over-the-air text messages. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Select the speed. The options are: 19.2 kbps, 115.2 kbps (default), 230.4 kbps, and Other.
Page 101 the phone to a laptop or PC and switch the phone from voice mode to data/ fax mode. Note: To purchase a cable, contact your service provider, call (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store. 1. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC. (See “Setting Com port speed.”) 2.
Page 102: Setting Position Location
Connecting to a TTY/TDD device You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the hearing impaired. Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a TTY device. 1. Connect the TTY device to the phone. 2. Enter 3.
Page 103: Using Voice Recognition
SING OICE Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice recognition (voice dialing), contacts must be saved and have associated voice commands, or voice tags.
Page 104: Calling Using Voice Tags
Viewing entries with voice tags Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List. A list of all contacts with • assigned voice tags appears. Editing a voice tag 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List. 2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and press 3.
Page 105: Using Voice Features With Accessories
Note: If the phone finds multiple voice tags 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 correct name. Say “No” when you hear an incorrect name.
Page 106: Waking Up The Phone
Waking up the phone If your phone is connected to a professionally installed Kyocera hands-free car kit, you can use a voice command to activate the phone to make a phone call. Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with Keyguard active. To activate the Voice Wake-up setting: 1.
Page 107 Answering automatically To set it to answer automatically: → • Select Menu Settings Note: This setting also works with the portable hands-free car kit. Answering using voice commands If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice command to answer an incoming call using a Kyocera hands-free car kit.
Page 108: Training Voice Recognition
saved contact entry, then the phone will say “Incoming call from (Name), answer?” • Say “Yes” or press any key except Ignoring an incoming call To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following: • Say “No” and press •...
Page 109 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 (both sold separately). See page 84. User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone...
Page 110: Using Tools
SING OOLS Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Note: You cannot access Scheduler if your phone does not have a signal. Adding an event → 1. Select Menu Tools – For a day in this month, select View Day.Press scroll through days.
Page 111: Alarm Clock
– Press left or right to move between fields. 5. Add a note to the event and press Viewing, editing, or erasing an event → 1. Select Menu Tools 2. Select View Day or View Month to find the event you want to view, edit, or erase.
Page 112: Tip Calculator
– Press left or right to switch 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 off the alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes.
Page 113: Calculator
Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. → 1. Select Menu Tools 2. Use the keypad to enter numbers. 3. Press to select mathematical operations. equal ÷ divide Clear all numbers entered and display a zero. Display the value currently stored in memory. Add the displayed digit to the value stored in memory.
Page 114: World Clock
World Clock The World Clock lets you check times in cities around the world in relation to local time. World Clock may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. → 1. Select Menu Tools The World Clock menu is displayed.
Page 115 From the World Clock menu, you can also select Search to search by city or country. 1. Select Search from the World Clock menu. The Search By menu is displayed. 2. Select your type of search. – Press to search by City. –...
Page 116: Timer
c. Countries beginning with A are displayed, like Afghanistan, Algeria, and Australia. d. Use to move through the list, then press Timer This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. →...
Page 117: Flashlight
4. Select Reset to set the counter back to zero and begin counting again. Press when finished. Flashlight The flashlight is located on the top-left corner of your phone, near the headset jack. You can turn on the flashlight in three ways: •...
Page 118 To define or change your shortcut, see “Defining the “up” feature shortcut” on page 64. Using Tools...
Page 119: Media Gallery / Fun & Games
EDIA ALLERY The games described in this chapter may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing Tetris® or Brick Attack™, the game is paused and exited. You can return to play once the call alert ends.
Page 120 – Scoreboards—Displays the top five scores for the different game variations, including No Time Limit (default), Timed 2 Min, Timed 3 Min, Timed 5 Min., and Garbage. – Settings—Choose various settings for your Tetris game: – Game Type—Choose type of game. –...
Page 121: Brick Attack
Rotate Clockwise Move Right Soft drop the tile Return to Tetris menu Pause Brick Attack The goal of this game is to eliminate bricks arranged in levels. You send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the screen. →...
Page 122 Doodler You can create and save graphics on your phone. → 1. Select Menu Fun & Games 2. Wait 5 seconds for the intro screen to disappear, or press 3. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen: Selected color is black (Selected colors are indicated by a white triangle.) 4.
Page 123 Select a drawing color (on phones with color display) 1. Press left or right to highlight Color at the bottom of the screen. Press 2. Highlight a color from the palette and press Move cursor away from drawing 1. Press up or down to select 2.
Page 124: Saving The Doodle
3. To modify the shape, press press Options are Size, Rotate, and Move. (To move the shape, use keys 1–9.) 4. Select Done. Clear screen • Press 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 will be lost.
Page 125: My Sounds
My Sounds The Ringtones menu stores up to 10 sounds that you have downloaded. To access stored sounds: → 1. Select Menu Fun & Games 2. Press up or down to scroll through the sounds. 3. Highlight an option and press –...
Page 126 2. Press up or down to scroll through the graphics. 3. Highlight an option and press – Assign sets your graphic as a screen saver. – Edit takes you to the Doodler, where you can modify the graphic. You cannot edit predefined graphics. –...
Page 127: Connecting To The Internet
10 C ONNECTING TO THE Using the Web Browser You 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 while you are using the Web Browser.
Page 128 3. Press to select Yes to enable security. When you are connected, a browser home page appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some Web menu options at the bottom of the screen. – appears in a secure session. –...
Page 129: Searching For A Web Site
– UP.Link selects a different browser server. You can use this option if you have more than one Web Browser account. – Restart restarts the Web Browser. Searching for a Web site For instructions on how to search for a Web site, contact your service provider.
Page 130: Checking Net Alerts
Checking Net alerts Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your Net Alerts inbox. → 1. Select Menu Messages browser inbox. 2. Press to accept browser fees. 3. Select an alert and follow the prompts. Changing the Web prompt →...
Page 131: Index
NDEX Numerics , 20 1-Touch dialing , 11, 89 Alarm Clock alerts , 76 for headsets , 76 for messages , 17 for missed calls , 10 analog mode , 70 auto-hyphenation , 69 backlighting , 66 banner battery blocking outgoing calls , 107 bookmarks User Guide for the Kyocera XXXX phone...
Page 132 emergency , 11, 80 position location erasing , 75 contact entries , 53 text messages , 41 Fast Find , 78 fax mode finding a saved phone number , 69 flashing lights , 40 frequent contacts games , 99 Brick Attack , 100 Doodler , 97...
Page 133 limiting calls , 75 number mode , 72 lock code locking number type , 22 keypad , 73 phone OutBox memory, , 53 saving phone book , 67 menu view (Contacts directory) , 48 , 34...
Page 134 phone numbers , 38 editing , 41 finding , 34 saving verifying your own , 73 phone, unlocking , 11, 80 position location , 18, 39 prepend , 45, 46, 56 QuickText , 13 redialing a number , xiv resetting the phone ringers , 62 choosing types...
Page 135 , 94 Stopwatch , 30 symbol mode , 97 Tetris , 28 text entry , 32 quick reference , 43 text messages , 53 erasing , 45 pre-written , 50 retrieving , 43 sending , 72 time format , 94 Timer , 23 timing calls...

Kyocera ENERGI K490 User Manual

1 Getting Started

2 Making and Answering Calls

3 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols

4 Storing Contacts

5 Sending and Receiving Text Messages

6 Customizing Your Phone

7 Using Voice Recognition

8 Using Tools

9 Media Gallery / Fun & Games

10 Connecting to the Internet

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