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  • Page 1 DRAFT...
  • Page 2 Kyocera KE423 and KE424 phones. Software changes 5,774,496 5,777,990 5,778,024 5,778,338 5,781,543 5,781,856 5,781,867 5,784,406 5,784,532 5,790,589 may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves 5,790,632 5,793,338 D397,110 5,799,005 5,799,254 the right to make changes in technical and product 5,802,105 5,805,648 5,805,843 5,812,036 5,812,094 specifications without prior notice.
  • Page 3 Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. requirements. The body-worn SAR values provided above It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the were obtained by using Kyocera Wireless Corp. [KWC] emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) supplied and approved case CA90-G2603-01 and energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of universal belt clip 55-B1795-01).
  • Page 4 In the event of such Use only Kyocera Wireless Corp. approved accessories interference, you may want to consult your service with Kyocera Wirelss Corp. phones. Use of any provider or call the customer service line to discuss unauthorized accessories (includes faceplates/front alternatives.
  • Page 5 Obey all signs and instructions. Accessories Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire, Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with Kyocera resulting in bodily injury or death. phones. Use of any unauthorized accessories may be Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, dangerous and will invalidate the phone warranty if said but not always, clearly marked.
  • Page 6 Customer support Become a product evaluator Your service provider’s customer support department may To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a Wireless Corp. products, including cellular or PCS number such as *611 (check with your service provider).
  • Page 7 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 User Guide for Blade Phones...
  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS Getting Started......1 Setting message alerts ..... . . 37 Charging the battery .
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion Press the circular latch until (LiIon) battery. cìääó=ÅÜ~êÖÉ=íÜÉ=Ä~ííÉêó=ÄÉÑçêÉ= it clicks. ìëáåÖ=íÜÉ=éÜçåÉK Installing the battery Hold the phone facing away from you. Use your fingernail to pull Charging the battery the circular latch toward the You must have at least a partial charge in the battery to bottom of the phone and make or receive calls.
  • Page 10 Caring for the battery • High earpiece and ringer volume settings. • Repeating sound, vibration or lighted alerts. General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit Performing basic functions the battery. qìêå=íÜÉ=éÜçåÉ=çåW=Press and wait until the • If you have not used the battery for more than a hourglass icon appears.
  • Page 11 Getting to know your phone cä~ëÜäáÖÜí you can turn on using the Tools menu, Back key, or Shortcut key. g~Åâ for e~åÇëJÑêÉÉ=eÉ~ÇëÉí= (sold separately) only. eçãÉ=ëÅêÉÉåK Press (item 3) to select Menu . lh=âÉó selects a menu item or option. pÉåÇLq~äâ=âÉó...
  • Page 12: Using Menus

    Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Messages Settings Fun & Games* Phone Info  Incoming Calls Voicemail Silent Mode Tetris Your Phone Number Outgoing Calls Send New* Keyguard Brick Attack SW Version Missed Calls InBox Sounds Doodler...
  • Page 13 Understanding screen icons The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure Web site. These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. High-speed (3G) data service is available and The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) active on your phone. Check with your service digital mode.
  • Page 14: Making And Answering Calls

    AKING AND NSWERING ALLS Making a call Scroll down the list, find the contact you want, and press to dial the number. Make sure you are in an area where the signal can For more about finding contact information, be received. Look for the symbol on the home see page 19.
  • Page 15: Calling Emergency Services

    RF signals • If the caller left a voicemail message, select that interfere with air traffic control. You can, however, Call keep your Kyocera Blade phone powered on if you set it to Airplane mode. rëÉê=dìáÇÉ=Ñçê=_ä~ÇÉ=mÜçåÉë...
  • Page 16 Setting missed call alerts Select a recent call item. Select an option: You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. – Show the time of the call. Time— → → → • Select Menu Settings Sounds...
  • Page 17: Speed Dialing

    Press right and press to select two-digit location, press the first digit, then press and hold the second. For example, if the speed dialing Speed dialing location is 15, press , then press and hold Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing Setting up voicemail location.
  • Page 18: Silencing An Incoming Call

    look for the symbol at the top of your screen. Adjusting the volume during a call The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, If you see “New Message” on your screen press up or down.
  • Page 19: Understanding Roaming

    → → Select Using a headset Menu Settings Call Information Select a timer: If you are using a headset equipped with a button, press the button to answer or end a call. If the headset – Tracks all calls you have made Recent Calls—...
  • Page 20 Setting an alert for roaming Setting the roam ringer Depending on services available from your service You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming call provider, you may use this setting if you want the will be subject to roaming charges. →...
  • Page 21: Entering Letters, Numbers, And Symbols

    NTERING ETTERS UMBERS YMBOLS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in The mode you start in depends on the task you Note: contacts, text messages, and your banner. are doing. For example, when entering a phone number, you’re in number mode. When entering a Understanding text entry screens name for a contact, you’re in normal text mode.
  • Page 22 Entering words quickly Changing modes Sometimes you need to change modes. For example, When you press a series of keys using mode, to enter numbers in an email address while in checks its dictionary of common words and guesses at mode, you must change to mode, enter the the word you are trying to spell.
  • Page 23 Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. To... Do this... Enter a letter mode and press a key until you see the letter you want. For more information, see page 13. Enter a number mode and press a key once to enter its number.
  • Page 24: Storing Contacts

    TORING ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store – Save the information and return to Save— information about a person or company. Your phone the home screen. can hold, on average, about 200 phone numbers. – Select Assign Ringer Unassign Ringer—...
  • Page 25: Editing Or Erasing A Contact

    – Classify this number as the Adding a plus sign for international Primary Number— primary number for the contact. calling – Classify the contact as Classify Contact— Depending on services available from your service (See page 31 to set the Personal Business .
  • Page 26 – to select or – See the phone number Assign Ringer Unassign Ringer View Number— remove a ringer to identify an incoming call you selected. from this contact. – Speak the name of the contact Add Voice Dial— – to select or person for this number so that you can dial it Assign Picture Unassign Picture...
  • Page 27: Finding Contact Information

    – Move the cursor to the beginning of Searching the Contacts directory Prepend— the number so you can add the area code. → Select Menu Contacts – Exit without making changes. Exit— Select a search method: Enter the new information and follow the prompts. –...
  • Page 28 Using Fast Find From the home screen, press the keys corresponding to the letters of the name you want to find. A matching contact or speed dial entry appears. Press down to scroll through matching entries. View the name you want, then press to call the number or press to view contact details.
  • Page 29: Sending And Receiving Text Messages

    ENDING AND ECEIVING ESSAGES This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase To add another recipient to this message, choose a text messages from your phone. For information on method: voicemail messages, see page 9. – Press right to select .
  • Page 30 Including pictures, sounds, and Press and hold to cycle through Tip: emoticons while in the text entry screen. prewritten text Highlight one and press to select Insert Depending on the services available from your carrier, – Select a prewritten message. AutoText—...
  • Page 31 contact information (if available from your When you have finished setting options, press service provider). See options on page 22. to return to the message window. – Return to the “To” screen to Highlight and press Add Address— Send add another recipient without losing the Adding a signature message text.
  • Page 32 Understanding appended messages To return to the message, select → → and select it. Menu Messages Saved Characters remaining Viewing the OutBox Text entry field Your sent messages are automatically saved to the OutBox. To view the OutBox: → → Select Menu Messages...
  • Page 33: Retrieving Text Messages

    • the message Press right and — Ignore The message has been received and opened press by the recipient you specified. (This symbol may not be available. Check with your • Clear the screen Press — service provider.) If you see the body of the message The message has been sent to more than The body of an incoming message will appear on your one recipient.
  • Page 34 If you see the symbol – to reply to the message with a Reply with Copy copy of the original attached. If the symbol is flashing, the message is urgent. – , such as sound or pictures, → → Save Object(s) Select Menu Messages...
  • Page 35 Setting message alerts You can erase a scheduled message from the Note: OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of the You can set your phone to alert you of incoming text message. messages or pages. For more information, see “Setting message alerts”...
  • Page 36: Customizing Message Settings

    Customizing message settings insert a saved contact or a number from the Recent List, the phone will insert the comma To make messaging easier, you can customize settings automatically.) Then press right twice, for sending and receiving messages. select , and choose from the options. Options Creating group lists When finished, press...
  • Page 37 Enter or edit the text and press to select . For help entering text, see page 13. Done You can also save an incoming message as Note: AutoText. For directions, see page 26. Switching default text entry mode You can set the default text entry mode to appear in message text entry screens.
  • Page 38: Customizing Your Phone

    USTOMIZING HONE The contents of the menu are as follows. Settings Silent Mode Display (continued) Call Information Convenience (continued) Wallpaper** Recent Calls Web Prompt Keyguard Color Themes** All Calls Timer Call Guard Sounds Auto-Hyphen Kilobyte Counter Ringer Volume Messaging Language Ringer Type Voicemail Num.
  • Page 39: Silencing All Sounds

    Silencing all sounds Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press right and Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive hold. appears. calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alerts (such as new messages). Turning sounds back on You can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate To restore all sounds to the phone:...
  • Page 40: Adjusting Volume

    Sounds Key Volume Key Length You can import additional ringers into your Blade phone using the Kyocera Phone Desktop software Using shortcuts (sold separately). To purchase this software and other accessories, visit From the home screen, you can access shortcuts by pressing the navigation key in different directions.
  • Page 41: Personalizing The Screen

    Creating a shortcut to your frequent Personalizing the screen contacts list Changing your banner By default, your phone lists your entire contacts list The banner is the personal label for your phone. when you press down. You can set the phone It appears on the home screen above the time and also to show a list of your most frequent contacts.
  • Page 42 Press to return to the home screen. The next Power backlighting may not be available with Note: time you press , you will see the menu view some accessories. Check with your service provider. you selected. → → → Select Menu Settings Accessories...
  • Page 43 such occurrence, those who believe they may be photo You can add graphics you have created or saved Note: sensitive should not enable the Flashing Lights feature. to the Screen Savers list. Refer to “My Pictures” on page 49 Changing the display contrast Selecting wallpaper →...
  • Page 44: Creating A Secure Environment

    Choosing a different time/date format Select Lock Phone → → → Highlight an option: Select Menu Settings Display Time Format – Does not lock the phone. Never— Highlight the option you want. – Locks the phone every time you On power up— turn it on.
  • Page 45: Setting Message Alerts

    Notes: Select to erase all contacts. A message appears: “Erase ALL contacts?” • You can view these numbers only when they’re being entered for the first time. Select to erase all contacts. • You cannot edit these numbers. Setting message alerts •...
  • Page 46: Network Settings

    PC and switch the selection. phone from voice mode to data/fax mode. To purchase a cable, contact your service Note: provider, call (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store Customizing Your Phone...
  • Page 47: Setting Position Location

    Connect the phone to the laptop or PC. Setting position location (See page 38.) This setting allows you to share your location Set the Com Speed. information with network services other than → → → emergency services (911, 111, 000, etc.), in markets Select Menu Settings...
  • Page 48: Using Voice Recognition

    SING OICE ECOGNITION Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls Viewing entries with voice tags by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. → → • Select Menu Contacts Voice Dial List You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; A list of all contacts with assigned voice tags Note: you must press...
  • Page 49: Using Voice Features With Accessories

    → Auto-Answer After 5 secs If your phone is connected to a Kyocera hands-free car Answering using voice commands kit or headset, you can use use a voice command to If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice activate the phone to make a phone call.
  • Page 50: Training Voice Recognition

    To turn off Auto-Answer: • Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice and → → → the phone rings once, then returns to the home • Select Menu Settings Accessories → screen. Auto-Answer Disabled To activate the Voice Answer setting: Training voice recognition Make sure the phone is not in Silence All mode.
  • Page 51: Using Tools

    SING OOLS Scheduler – For a day in this month, select View Day Press left and right to scroll through The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set days. reminder alerts. – For a day in a different month, select Adding an event Press up or down to scroll...
  • Page 52: Tip Calculator

    → → → Select The amount each guest pays is calculated. Menu Tools Alarm Clock – Press up or down to select an hour Calculator and minutes. Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. – Press left or right to switch between →...
  • Page 53: Timer

    Timer Flashlight This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. The flashlight can be turned on in three ways: It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. From Tools menu → → Select Menu Tools Timer → →...
  • Page 54: Fun & Games

    & G AMES The games described in this chapter may not be – Returns you to the game you Resume Saved— available on your phone. Check with your service were last playing. provider for availability. – Displays the top five scores Scoreboards—...
  • Page 55: Brick Attack

    Use the following keys to guide the blocks – To pause the game, press , then press Navigation: down the screen: Resume – To move the paddle, press left or right. Use: To exit the game, highlight and press Exit Rotate Counterclockwise Doodler...
  • Page 56: My Sounds

    Using the Doodler tool kit – Clear the entire screen. Clear— The shortcut to this feature is Tip: To change between the tools in the toolkit, highlight and press repeatedly to cycle through Tools Saving the doodle the options. It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are draw black working on it.
  • Page 57: My Pictures

    To access stored sounds: Highlight an option and press to select it: → → Select – opens a new message entry screen. Menu Fun & Games My Sounds Send Press up or down to scroll through – sets your graphic as a screen saver. Assign the sounds.
  • Page 58: Connecting To The Internet

    10 C ONNECTING TO THE NTERNET Using the Web Browser When you are connected, a browser home page appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some Web You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you menu options at the bottom of the screen. have obtained phone Internet services from your –...
  • Page 59 – displays information about Enter the number corresponding to the bookmark About Openwave your Web Browser version. you want and press – should not be used unless you are Encryption Checking Net alerts instructed to do so by your service provider. Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your –...
  • Page 61: Index

    NDEX Numerics Com Port speed , 38 Contacts directory , 16 games 1-Touch dialing , 35 contrast , 47 Brick Attack 911, 111, or 000 calls countdown timer , 45 Doodler , 47 , 46 Tetris airplane , 11, 38 data/fax setup , 5, 43 Alarm Clock...
  • Page 62 , 5, 31 lights-only mode , 34 set to flashing , 46 redialing a number Tetris , 37 limiting calls out resetting the phone text entry , 13 , 36 lock code ringers , 15 quick reference locking , 31 choosing types , 21 text messages...

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