Kyocera TNT VMS200 User Manual

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  • Page 2 TNT! User Guide This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera TNT! phone. 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...
  • Page 3 These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines 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 4 The Health Industry Manufacturers Association and the wireless technology research community recommend that you follow these guidelines to minimize the potential for interference. • Always keep the phone at least six inches (15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker when the phone is turned on. •...
  • Page 5 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. Radio Frequency (RF) energy Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy.
  • Page 6 To determine the level of compatibility between your hearing aid and this Virgin Mobile HAC- certified phone, combine the M rating of your hearing aid and the M rating of this phone. For example, if you pair an M3 hearing aid with an M4 phone, you will achieve a combined rating of 7.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS Getting Started..... . 1 Phone battery ......1 Purchasing accessories .
  • Page 8 12 Settings......36 Menu options ......36 Display .
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED Phone battery Installing the battery To install the battery: 1. With the back of the phone facing you, locate the notch near the bottom of the phone. 2. With your thumbnail in the notch, lift up on the back cover to remove it.
  • Page 10: Battery Care

    Battery care General safety guidelines • Do not disassemble or open the battery. • Do not crush, bend, deform, puncture, or shred the battery. • Do not attempt to insert foreign objects into the battery. • Do not immerse the battery or expose it to water or other liquids.
  • Page 11: Purchasing Accessories

    Purchasing accessories To purchase accessories for your new phone, such as a hands-free headset, carrying case, or car power adapter, please visit www.virginmobileusa.com. Finding your phone’s serial number To activate your Virgin Mobile account, you need your phone's serial number. With your phone turned on, select Menu >...
  • Page 12: Phone Overview

    Phone overview Getting to know your phone The following illustration shows the phone in open position. 1. Earpiece speaker. 2. Main screen. key scrolls through lists and text entry fields Navigation and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. 4. Left option button selects items that appear on the lower left of the display, or accesses the key activates the speakerphone and Speakerphone...
  • Page 13: Common Keys

    The following illustration shows the phone in closed position. With the phone closed, the keys are locked to prevent accidental key presses. 1. Jack for hands-free headset only (sold separately). key to raise or lower speaker volume. Volume 3. External screen displays time, caller ID, signal, and battery strength.
  • Page 14: Screen Icons

    Screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen: The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. The phone is operating in 1X digital mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal.
  • Page 15: Main Menu

    Main menu The contents of the main menu are as follows: My Stuff Settings My ringtones Display My graphics Sounds My games Convenience My themes Call options Security My Account Messaging Accesses your Virgin Network Moble account Accessories Phone info Contacts Find name Add new...
  • Page 16: Basic Navigation

    Basic navigation Use these keys to access the basic functions on your phone: • : Select items that appear Left option button on the lower left of the display. At the main screen, you can select Menu • : Select items that appear Right option button on the lower right of the display.
  • Page 17: Basic Functions

    ASIC UNCTIONS This section explains basic functionality of your phone. For more detailed explanations of your phone’s features, refer to the later chapters. Powering up To turn on your phone, press the wait until the phone display lights up. To turn off your phone, press and hold the key until the phone turns off.
  • Page 18: Ending Phone Calls

    Answer using earpiece Press the key or any key with Any Key Send Answer enabled. For more information, see “Any key answer” on page 43. Answer using speakerphone Press the key. Speakerphone Answer using flip You can set the phone to answer immediately when you open the flip.
  • Page 19: Call Features

    EATURES This chapter describes call features such as volume, holding calls, speed dialing, and other features. Volume control You have several ways to control the volume of your phone. Adjust volume during a call To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press key up or down.
  • Page 20: Emergency Services

    Send a call to voicemail To immediately send a call to voicemail without answering it, select Ignore Note: Make certain that Open to answer is Disabled, or else opening the flip will answer the call. See “Open to answer” on page 43. Check voicemail When a voice message is received, your screen displays a notification along with a voicemail...
  • Page 21: Text Entry

    NTRY You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Text entry modes The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons. The text entry screen has the following features: 1.
  • Page 22 2. If the word doesn’t match what you want, press the key to check other 0 Next word matches. 3. When you see the word you want, press the key. Space # Enter symbols While entering text in normal alpha mode, you can enter symbols by pressing the see the symbol you want.
  • Page 23: Text Entry Quick Reference

    Text entry quick reference This table gives 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 cursor right or left Move cursor up or down Change text entry modes Capitalize any letter Lowercase any letter...
  • Page 24: Recent Calls

    ECENT ALLS Call lists Details on the calls you made, received, or missed are stored in the Recent Calls list and are identified by the following icons: Outgoing call Incoming call Missed call View recent calls 1. Select > Menu Recent Calls the following: –...
  • Page 25: Messaging

    ESSAGING This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see “Voicemail” on page 11. Note: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. Check with your service provider for details and possible usage charges.
  • Page 26: Erase Messages

    icon flashes if the message is urgent. Urgent messages are also marked in the Inbox. Message notifications If you see a message notification, select view messages. Scroll to a message and select to open it. To clear a message notification, View select Dismiss...
  • Page 27: Working With Messages

    Working with messages This section provides some tips about messaging with your phone. Unable to send messages You may not be able to send or receive messages if your phone’s memory is nearly full, or if digital service is not available at the time. To free up memory, erase old messages.
  • Page 28: Message Settings

    Message settings Message settings help configure your phone’s text message settings. Text message alert Choose your alerts for voicemail, pages, or messages. 1. Select > Menu Messaging TXT tone 2. Select an alert. Reminder If Reminder is activated, the phone notifies you once when receiving a new message and notifies you again every five minutes.
  • Page 29: Entry Mode

    Auto-erase You can set your phone to erase message automatically when memory is needed for incoming messages. Select > > Menu Messaging Msg settings and one of the following: Auto-erase erases no messages. • Disabled • erases old messages in your Inbox Msgs Inbox when memory is needed.
  • Page 30: Contacts

    ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts list to store information about a person or company. Each contact entry can have up to six phone numbers, two email addresses, two Web addresses, two street addresses, and a space for notes. Viewing Contacts list To view existing contacts in your phone, select >...
  • Page 31: Working With Contacts

    Add code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may include a pause to stop dialing, where you can wait to dial an extension. 1. From the main screen, enter a phone number. 2. Select and a type of pause: Options causes the phone to stop...
  • Page 32 – makes this number the Primary number primary number for the contact. – adds the number to the Add to group business, personal, or custom group. Contact email address To work on the email address of an existing contact: 1. Select >...
  • Page 33: Contact Groups

    – makes the note secret, Secret Not secret hiding it from the screen until you enter the lock code. Assign ringtone To assign a ringtone to a contact: 1. Select > > Menu Contacts 2. At the Contacts list, select a contact. 3.
  • Page 34: Searching Contacts

    Customize groups 1. Select > > Menu Contacts 2. At the Groups list, select a group. 3. Select and one of the following: Options – assigns a ringtone to Ringtone the group. – assigns a text tone to TXT tone the group.
  • Page 35: Virginxl

    IRGIN Accessing VirginXL With VirginXL, you can access music, entertainment, and information services from your phone. Download ringtones, wallpapers, screen savers, and more. Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com for availability and pricing, or check directly from your phone through VirginXL. Charges apply. To launch , press left on the VirginXL...
  • Page 36: My Account

    CCOUNT You can manage your Virgin Mobile account directly from your phone. The basic tasks are summarized in this chapter. For more information about your account, go to www.virginmobileusa.com. Checking your account balance You can check your Virgin Mobile account status in one of two ways: •...
  • Page 37: For More Information

    4. Scroll down to select Login key. 5. Scroll down and select Credit Card PayPal 6. Enter the amount you want to add and press key. You can Top-Up in amounts of $10, $20, $30, $50, or $90. 7. Scroll down to select Top-Up Now key.
  • Page 38: My Stuff

    10 M Y STUFF Note: If you don’t have enough money in your account, you need to Top-Up before downloading. My ringtones The My ringtones folder stores your preloaded and downloaded ringtones. You can download ringtones to your phone from the Virgin Mobile Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your phone using VirginXL...
  • Page 39: Tools

    11 T OOLS Your phone comes with tools and games. Some of the games or tools described here may not be available on your phone. If you receive an incoming call while you are playing a game, the game is paused and exited. You can return to play once the call alert ends.
  • Page 40: View By List

    – Scroll up or down to change hour, minute and AM/PM. Press the key to save the time and move to the next field. 6. At the Duration field, modify the duration of event, if needed. Press the duration. – Scroll left or right to move between the hour and minute fields.
  • Page 41: Alarm Clock

    – Select > Options Sort by time events by time. – Select > Options Sort by type events by type. – Select > Options Sort by priority events by priority. – Select > Options Erase all events delete all events. –...
  • Page 42: Tip Calculator

    Set the quick alarm 1. Select > > Menu Tools Alarm clock 2. Highlight the quick alarm and select 3. At the Time field, select a time option. A notification shows the quick alarm is on. When the quick alarm rings, select the alarm or to set the quick alarm again.
  • Page 43: Timer

    Timer The Timer counts down for the specified time, and beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. 1. Select > > Menu Tools Timer 2. At the Set Timer, enter the time length. – Scroll left or right to move between the hours, minutes and seconds fields.
  • Page 44: Settings

    12 S ETTINGS Menu options The contents of the Settings menu are as follows: Display Graphics Menu style Themes Greeting banner Language Backlight Auto-hyphen Time/Date format Brightness Sounds Ringtone volume My ringtones Business ringtones Personal ringtones Flip sounds Power on/off sound Key volume Key length TXT tone...
  • Page 45: Display

    Display Graphics You can select a wallpaper for your phone’s main screen, a screensaver which appears after 10 seconds of no keypresses, and caller IDs for your contacts. Select > Menu Settings > Graphics Wallpapers Screensavers , then one of the following options: •...
  • Page 46: Sounds

    Set backlight duration You can set the length of time that bright backlighting remains on. Select > > Settings Display Backlight one of the following: turns backlighting off. • Disabled , or • 7 seconds 15 seconds (default) turns backlighting on for a set time after your last keypress.
  • Page 47: Convenience

    Ringtones You can change the ringtone for your phone. You can also assign ringtones for different tasks. Your phone has multiple ringtones you can choose to use for all incoming calls, incoming business calls, and incoming personal calls. 1. Select >...
  • Page 48: Fast Find

    Fast find With Fast Find enabled, you can press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for. 1. From the main screen, press the keys corresponding to the letters of the name you want to find.
  • Page 49: Call Options

    Change the hold message 1. Select > > Menu Settings > Hold call Re-record msg 2. Record the message twice, as prompted. 3. Select to save the message or Save and one of the following. – to replay your message. Play –...
  • Page 50: Voice Training

    Digit lengths Use the digit lengths to determine whether to limit your dialed numbers to North American numbers or any numbers. Select > Menu > > Call options Voice dialing and one of the following: • recognizes only digit strings North American of lengths that correspond to valid North American dialing numbers of 7-digits,...
  • Page 51: Security

    Open to answer This feature enables you to answer a call by opening the flip. Select > Menu > Call options Open to answer Any key answer By default, the phone is set to mute the ringtone when you press any key. To set the phone to answer calls when you press any key, select >...
  • Page 52: Messaging

    You can view these numbers only when entering them for the first time. To make a call to an emergency number from a locked phone, you must dial the number (including area code) exactly as it was stored in Emergency Numbers. Erase contacts You can erase all entries from your Contacts list.
  • Page 53: Accessories

    This feature works only when your phone is in digital mode. You do have the option of turning off the locator to emergency services. Select > > Menu Settings Network and one of the following. (default) shares your position • 911 only information only with emergency services when you call your 3-digit emergency code.
  • Page 54: Phone Information

    Hearing aid Enable your phone to operate with a T-coil Hearing Aid device. Select Menu > > Accessories Hearing aid Note: Enable Hearing Aid only when using your phone with a T-coil Hearing Aid device. Phone information You can access information regarding your phone.
  • Page 55: Voice Commands

    13 V OICE OMMANDS You can call a contact, dial a phone number, access menus, or find contact information from your voice dial list using voice commands. Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press the is open.
  • Page 56: Use Shortcuts

    3. Say “Contact” and the name of the person you want to call. The phone prompts, “Please repeat” or “Say a name” if it does not recognize the name. If the name you spoke matches a contact in the Voice Dial List, the phone prompts: “Name, correct?”...
  • Page 57: Getting Help

    14 G ETTING Customer Support To contact Virgin Mobile’s customer support department for information about your phone, account history, call coverage area, and specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail: • Go to www.virginmobileusa.com. • Dial *VM from your Virgin Mobile phone. •...
  • Page 58: Consumer Limited Warranty

    15 C ONSUMER IMITED Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KYOCERA”) offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed product or products (the “Product”) will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period that expires one year from the date of sale of the Product to you, provided that you are the original end-user purchaser of the Product and provided that your purchase was made from an authorized...
  • Page 59 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. KYOCERA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, GENERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF,...
  • Page 60: Index

    NDEX Numerics , 41 1-touch dialing accessories , 45 headsets , 45 settings , 46 T-coil hearing aid , 45 TTY device , v, 3, 49 accessory activation of phone adding , 22 contacts , 23 extensions , 47 voice dial list , iii air bag , iv...
  • Page 61 display , 37 backlighting , 37 banner , 38 brightness , 37 color themes , 37 language , 37 main menu , 37 settings , 38 time/date format , 41 display results , 30 download , 19 drafts folder , 10 earpiece , 38 volume...
  • Page 62 multimedia messages , 20 auto retrieve , 28 My Account , 30 my graphics , 30 my ringtones navigation key network , 44 location information , 44 network settings , 24 notes, contacts notifications , 18 text messages , 43 open to answer , 19 Outbox...
  • Page 63 speed , 11 dialing , 35 stopwatch , 14 symbols , 46 T-coil hearing aid , 45 teletype , 13 text entry , 14 capitalization , 14 changing modes , 13 current mode , 21 default mode , 13 letters , 13 numbers , 15...
  • Page 64 Kyocera Wireless Corp. www.kyocera-wireless.com 82-K8214-1EN, Rev. 001...

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