Page 2 This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera 3250 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 U.S.
Page 3 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 5,790,632 5,793,338 D397,110 5,799,005 5,799,254 5,802,105 5,805,648 5,805,843 5,812,036 5,812,094 5,812,097 5,812,538 5,812,607 5,812,651 5,812,938 5,818,871 5,822,318 5,825,253 5,828,348 5,828,661 5,835,065 5,835,847 5,839,052 User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 4 Other patents pending. Kyocera is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. Brick Attack, Doodler, Race 21, and the arrangement of blue LEDs are trademarks of Kyocera Wireless Corp. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Touch2Talk and Axcess Apps are trademarks of Alltel. Tetris is a registered trademark of Elorg Company LLC.
Page 5 To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body, use the Kyocera Wireless Corp (KWC) approved case CA90- G2701 or holster 50-L2440. Other accessories used with this device for body-worn operations must not contain any metallic components and must provide at least 15 mm separation distance, including the antenna, and the user’s body.
Page 6 Government. 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 7 (Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon availability of accessories and FCC requirements. The body-worn SAR values provided above were obtained by using Kyocera Wireless Corp. (KWC) approved case CA90-G2701-01 and holster 50-L2440-01. The sport clip is not designed to be a body-worn accessory).
Page 8 Use only Kyocera approved accessories with Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized accessories (includes faceplates/front housings) may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.
Page 9 Always keep the phone at least six inches (15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker when the phone is turned on. • Do not carry your phone near your heart. • Use the ear opposite the pacemaker. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 10 • If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn off your phone immediately. Hearing aid Some digital wireless phones may interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult Alltel or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.
Page 11 • 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 User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 12 Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone. If the phone gets wet, turn the power off immediately and contact your dealer. Water damage may not be covered under warranty. If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does not respond to keypresses, reset the phone by completing the following steps: 1.
Page 13 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. To shop online for a Hands-free Car Kit and other phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.
Page 14 Where service is available, this handset complies with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates issued by the FCC. Charger Input Output CV90-60858-1 100-240VAC / 50/60Hz 4.5V 1.5A CV90-60859-1 120VAC / 60Hz 5.2V 400mA 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 15 Understanding roaming ........43 User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 Phone...
Page 16 Understanding text entry screens ......45 Text entry modes ........45 Capitalization settings .
Page 17 Using the Web Browser ........108 User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 Phone...
Page 18: Table Of Contents
Voice Memo ......... . . 112 Scheduler .
Page 19 ETTING TARTED Before getting started, enter the Kyocera 3250 Sweepstakes. It’s your chance to win a 3250 phone with one-year of free service. Enter online at: www.kyocera-wireless.com/3250/sweepstakes. Hold the phone face down. Press down on the latch on the back of the phone and pull off the battery door.
Page 20 Place the battery door notches in the opening near the bottom of the phone. Push down on the door until it clicks into place. You must have at least a partial charge in the battery to make or receive calls. Fully charge the battery prior to using the phone. To charge the battery, connect the AC adapter to the jack on the side of the phone (as shown), then connect the adapter’s plug into a wall outlet.
Page 21 • Operating in analog mode. Your phone switches between modes to find the best signal. To set your phone to operate in a single mode, select Menu → Settings → Network → Digital/Analog. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 22 • Operating in digital mode when far away from a base station or cell site. • Using data cables or accessories, such as the Hands-free headset. • Operating when no service is available, or service is available intermittently. • High earpiece and ringer volume settings. •...
Page 23 Silence the ringer: Press , then to answer. Lock the keypad: Press and hold left. Access a contacts list: Press down. Silence all sounds: Press and hold right. Access your Messages InBox: Press User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 24 Jack Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only. Home screen. Menu Press (item 7) to select Walkie-Talkie button. Press the Walkie-Talkie button to communicate with other compatible T2T capable phone(s). Jack AC Adapter (included). Antenna Jack Data Cable (sold separately). Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
Page 25 Space # key enters a space during text entry. 0 Next key cycles through word choices during ® eZiText entry. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 26 The contents of the main menu are as follows: T2T Contacts Touch2Talk Voicemail Silent Mode Tetris  T2T Groups View Phone List Send New Keyguard Brick Attack Add New Add New InBox Sounds Race 21 Contact Find Name Net Alerts Display Erase Contact Add Voice Dial...
Page 27 Menu → Settings means select Menu, then select the Settings option. 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. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 28 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. Touch2Talk Available. Contact can accept calls. Touch2Talk Do Not Disturb. Calls cannot be sent to contact. Touch2Talk Off-Line.
Page 29 The phone is at the home screen.To access the menus, press Keyguard is on. The keypad is locked. The phone is set to light up instead of ring. The phone is set to vibrate instead of ring. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 30 The phone is set to show its position location to Alltel as well as emergency services. The phone is set to show its position location to emergency services only. The Sport Clip is built into the battery door of your 3250 phone.
Page 31 SING OUCH The Touch2Talk (T2T) feature on your Kyocera 3250 phone allows you to quickly communicate with an individual or group. Once connected, simply press and hold your phone’s Walkie-Talkie (WT) button to communicate. You can only use the T2T feature with other compatible T2T phones.
Page 32 Select a T2T contact by choosing Menu → Recent Calls. Select a list: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls. Highlight the contact you want to call. For more about Recent Calls, see page Select a T2T contact by choosing Menu → Contacts. Select View Phone List or Find Name to find the contact you want to call.
Page 33 Select a recent caller. Press the WT button to return the call as a T2T call, or for a standard cellular call. For details on missed calls, see “Dealing with missed calls” on page User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 34 The recent calls list is still available when you’re outside your T2T service area. However, you are not able to make T2T calls. appears telling you that your T2T call is pending and cannot be made at that time. You can add new T2T contacts (up to 200, including those in groups) and view their presence in the T2T Contacts List using the main T2T menu.
Page 35 This means the T2T contact’s phone is off, or that the phone is out of the service area. The message, “Contact Name Not Added” appears. Select OK to return to T2T main menu. Try adding this T2T contact later. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 36 When the message is unsuccessful, the bong tone sounds and “Unable to erase contact(s) at this time. Try again later” appears. page 35 to erase call history. Your Kyocera 3250 phone lets you know when T2T contacts are: Available —contact can accept calls. Do Not Disturb —calls cannot be sent to contact.
Page 37 T2T group from a list of existing contacts in other groups or add new contacts to a group from scratch. To establish a group list your phone must first be provisioned by Alltel. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 38 Select Menu → Touch2Talk → Manage T2T Groups → Create Group. Enter the new group name using the phone’s keypad. See page 45 if you need help entering text. Select Next → Select Contacts. Highlight the name of the T2T contact you want to add to your new group.
Page 39 “Ready to Speak” tone sounds. If the group is unavailable, offline, or you attempt to take the floor on a group call while someone else is speaking, the “Bong” tone sounds. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 40 Speak your message while continuing to press the WT button. Release the WT button when finished speaking your message. This allows the called recipients in the group a chance to reply. When a T2T call is connected, there is a “no speaker” time-out. If no one takes the floor of a T2T call for the duration of this time-out, then the T2T call is disconnected automatically.
Page 41 Choose Select. Select Save. Your Kyocera 3250 phone sends an invitation to the members you have added to the group. You can only edit group names that you originally created. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → Manage T2T Groups → Edit Group Name.
Page 42 You can only erase T2T groups that you originally created. Select Menu → Touch2Talk → Manage T2T Groups → Erase Group. Highlight the name of the group to erase. Press . The message, “Erase Group Name?” appears. Select Yes. Phone returns to the T2T menu. You can only erase T2T group members from groups that you originally created.
Page 43 There are three call situations: Receiving a cellular call while on a T2T call Receiving a T2T call while on a T2T call Receiving a T2T call while on a cellular call User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 44 These call situations may occur while you are engaged in an active T2T or cellular call and a new T2T or cellular call arrives as a “Call Waiting” call. You can answer or ignore the incoming call. • To answer the call, select the Answer softkey on the screen or press If you accept the incoming T2T or cellular call, you will have one call active and another call on hold.
Page 45 (using the earpiece) when a T2T “Call Waiting” call comes in. In all call situations the call waiting tone is played using the speaker and volume level that matches the initial active call. For example, when you are User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 46 engaged in a call using the earpiece, the call waiting tone will be played over the earpiece regardless of whether the new call is a cellular or T2T call. When you accept a Call Waiting call, the following rules determine whether the phone uses the earpiece or the speakerphone for audio delivery.
Page 47 Enter the phone number. Press Press to end the call. To make calls using your phone’s voice recognition feature, see “Calling using voice tags” on page To redial the last number called, press twice. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 48 If you have already saved a phone number, you can use the contacts list to find it quickly. Press down. This brings up a list of all saved contacts. A list of frequent contacts also appears at the top of the list if you have enabled the frequent contacts setting.
Page 49: Setting The Phone To Hold Calls
If you have not recorded a hold message, you are prompted to record one. Example: “Please hold. I’ll answer in a minute.” Record the message twice, as prompted. Select Save, Play, or Exit. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 50 When a call comes in, press to select Hold Call. The caller will be placed on hold and hears your recorded hold message. To speak to the caller, select Answer. To hang up without speaking to the caller, select End Call. To change your hold message: Select Menu →...
Page 51 You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Missed Call Alert → Enabled. • • To turn off the alert when it rings, press User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 52 To cancel the alert, select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Missed Call → • Disabled. Details on the last 29 calls you made or received are stored in the Recent Calls list. You can view the caller’s name and phone number, along with the time and length of the call.
Page 53 94. To classify a phone number as secret, see “Saving a contact” on page Menu → Recent Calls → Erase Recent Lists. Select an option: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, or Erase All. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 54: Speed Dialing
Press right and press to select Yes. Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing location and pressing Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a phone number as a contact and assign a speed dialing location to it.
Page 55 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. For example, if the speed dialing number is 15, press briefly, then press and hold User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 56 Before your phone can receive voicemail messages, you must set up a password and record a personal greeting with Alltel. When you have set up your voicemail, all unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. From the home screen, press and hold Enter your passcode, which you obtain from Alltel Follow the system prompts to create a password and record a greeting.
Page 57 . Then press answer the call. This action silences the current call only. The next call will ring as normal. • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press up or down. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 58 The Keyguard locks your keypad to prevent accidental keypresses when the phone is turned on and a call is not in progress. You can still answer or silence an incoming call. • To lock the keypad from the home screen, press left and hold.
Page 59 Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data/fax mode. For more information, see “Data settings” on page User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 60 Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code (911, 111, 000, 999, etc.), your phone operates as described below. • Dial your emergency code and press You can call the emergency code even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. However, when you call, your phone enters Emergency mode.
Page 61 Digital only sets the phone to work in digital mode only. Use this setting if you want the phone to alert you when you roam outside of your home service area. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Roam/Svc Alert. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 62 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 tones decreasing in pitch when roaming service is acquired and three tones increasing in pitch when home area service is acquired again.
Page 63: Text Entry Modes
There are four text entry modes: setting Number mode Normal text mode Rapid text entry mode Symbol mode User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 64 The mode you start in depends on the task you are doing. For example, when entering a phone number, you’re in number mode. When entering a name for a contact, you’re in normal text mode. You can enter numbers in several modes. •...
Page 65 While entering text, you can also enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: & @ , – ‘ “ User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 66 To access the full set of symbols: Press right to highlight the current mode and press to enter the menu. Select Symbols. Press down to view the list of symbols. Press the number key corresponding to the symbol you want. To enter characters that belong to a mode other than the one you’re in, you’ll need to change modes.
Page 67: Capitalization Settings
(in a contact) or sentence (in a text msg) If no icon appears next to the text mode, all letters will be in lower case. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 68 This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. Enter a letter mode and press a key until you see the letter you want. For more information, see page Enter a number mode and press a key once to enter its number. For more options, see page Enter a symbol...
Page 69 . Choose letter Capitalize every letter mode, press . Choose Capitalize the first mode, press . Choose letter of each word Highlight an option at Press left or right. the bottom of the screen User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 70 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. Follow these steps to save a contact: From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save. Enter the area code with the phone number so that you can dial it from any service area.
Page 71 Primary Number—Classify this number as the primary number for the contact. – Classify Contact—Classify the contact as Personal or Business. (See page 86 to learn how to set the phone to ring differently for personal and business calls.) User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 72 Press to select Save. A check mark and the word “Saved” appear. When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may include a pause where you would select an option or enter a password. You can enter multiple pauses in a phone number. Enter the first portion of the phone number.
Page 73 Add New to add a phone number, email address, street address, Web URL, or note. – Assign Ringer to select ringer type. – Assign Picture to select and assign pictures. – Erase Contact to erase the entire contact. – Edit Name of the contact. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 74 – Classify Contact as personal or business. Enter the new information. If you edited the name, press to select Save. Select Menu → Contacts. Select View Phone List or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. Highlight the contact to edit and press Press down to highlight the phone number you want to edit and press Highlight an option and press...
Page 75 Prepend—Move the cursor to the beginning of the number so you can add the area code. – Exit—Exit without making changes. Enter the new information and follow the prompts. Press to select Save, if necessary. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 76 To find a phone number or contact, either (1) check the frequent contacts list, (2) search the Contacts directory, or (3) use Fast Find. From the home screen, press down to see the last 15 of your most frequently called contacts (if you have enabled the Frequent List setting). You also see the All Contacts List if you scroll down past the double line.
Page 77 When you see the name you want, press to call the number, or press to view contact details. If you do not see the name you want, press up or down to search the possibilities. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 78 The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries. work email address home street address mobile Web page URL pager Note Touch2Talk Storing Contacts...
Page 79 To send a text message to a single recipient: Select Menu → Messages → Send New. Choose a method to enter the recipient’s phone number or email address: – Select a saved number from the Recent List or Contacts List. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 80 -or- – Enter a new address or phone number manually Select New Address. To enter letters, press right, then press to switch to mode. To enter “@” from mode, press repeatedly until the symbol appears. -or- – Select a Group List you have created. For more about group lists, see page Enter the message.
Page 81 Select Yes to include your own number, or Edit to enter a different callback number. – Send Later—Schedule when to send the message. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 82 – Save Message—Save the message in your Saved folder. This prevents the message from being deleted if you have activated AutoErase, and enables you to send the message to others. – Save AutoText—Save the message you have just entered as a prewritten message, then return to the message entry screen so you can send the message.
Page 83 To answer the call, press . The message you were working on will be saved in the Saved folder. To return to the message, select Menu → Messages → Saved and select it. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 84 You can check the status of messages you have sent as long as they have been saved to the OutBox. To check the OutBox setting, see “Saving messages to the OutBox” on page Select Menu → Messages → OutBox. Press up or down through the list of messages.
Page 85 Enabled—Saves all sent messages to the OutBox. 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. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 86 After that, look for the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. If your phone is set to Direct View, the body of the message will appear on the phone screen automatically. (To activate Direct View, select Menu → Messages →...
Page 87 Press to read a message. The options available to you may vary. Check with Alltel. If the text message is long, press down to view the entire message. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 88 When you are finished, you can Reply to the sender, Erase the message, Save the message to your Saved folder, or set additional Options for the message: – View Sender information. – Forward the message. – Reply with Copy to reply to the message with a copy of the original attached.
Page 89 Erase to erase the message. A notification appears: “Erase this message?” Select Yes to erase the message. You can erase a scheduled message from the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of the message. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 90 Select Menu → Messages → Erase Msgs. Press up or down and press to select an option: – InBox erases all messages in your InBox. – OutBox erases all messages in your OutBox. – Saved Folder erases all messages in your Saved folder. –...
Page 91: Sending Text Messages
You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your Kyocera 3250 phone will store five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. Select Menu → Messages → Group Lists → Create New. Enter a name for the list. For help entering text, see...
Page 92 Your phone comes with prewritten (AutoText) messages, such as “Please call me,” which you can insert into the body of a text message. You can edit these messages and create new ones. Your phone will store up to 20 AutoText messages, with up to 100 characters per message. Select Menu →...
Page 93 You can set the default text entry mode for text messaging. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → Default Text. Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode. For more information on text entry modes, see page User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 94 SING OICE ECOGNITION Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press To make or receive calls using voice recognition (voice dialing), contacts must be saved and have associated voice tags.
Page 95 Follow the prompts. If you haven’t already done so, record a voice tag for the person you wish to call. From the home screen, press . The phone responds: “Say a name or say dial.” User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 96 Say the name of the person you want to call. If the name you said matches a contact in the Voice Dial List, the phone responds: “Calling [Name].” Remain silent to make the call, or say “No” to cancel. If the phone finds multiple voice names saved in the Voice Dial List that match the name you said, you will be asked to verify which name you want to call.
Page 97 Verify to cause phone to repeat the set of digits that you input. – Cancel to exit voice recognizer and return to the home screen. – Speak a digit to enter the next digit. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 98 You can use voice commands to make a phone call or to answer the phone only if your phone is connected to an accessory such as a hands-free car kit or headset (both sold separately). To shop for these accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store or call (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410. Using Voice Recognition...
Page 99: Training Voice Recognition
If your phone is connected to a Kyocera hands-free car kit or headset, you can use the voice command to activate the phone to make a phone call. Voice Wake-up does not work with Keyguard active. To activate the Voice Wake-up setting: Select Menu →...
Page 100 To set it to answer automatically: Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → After 5 secs. • If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice command to answer an incoming call using the hands-free car kit or headset. Select Menu →...
Page 101 To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following: • Say “No” and press to silence the alert. • Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice and the phone rings once, then returns to the home screen. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 102 USTOMIZING HONE Color Themes Recent Calls Timer Web Prompt Auto-Hyphen All Calls Timer Call Guard Language Kilobyte Timer* Ringer Volume Time Format Ringer Type Voicemail Number Contrast Data/Fax Calls Alerts Business Call Ring Personal Call Ring Privacy Alert Signature* Roam Ringer Add Voice Dial Set Phone Line Edit AutoText...
Page 103 Press to return to the home screen. The phone will ring when attached to an external power source (such as a charger), even if vibrate mode has been activated. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 104 From the home screen, press right and hold. Your Kyocera 3250 phone has 15 ringers you can choose from for your incoming calls. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer Type. Scroll down the list to hear the different rings.
Page 105 You can import additional ringers into your 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 Alltel for availability. You can adjust the volume of the earpiece, the ringer, the speakerphone, or the beeps you hear when the keys are pressed.
Page 106 To adjust the speaker volume: Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Spkrphone Volume. Press Press up or down to find the level. Press to save the setting. You can change the volume and duration of the tones the phone makes when you press the keys.
Page 107 Select Enabled to include the list or Disabled to remove it. • From the home screen, press down. The Frequent Contacts appear at the top of the list, followed by your complete Contacts List. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 108 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. Select Menu → Settings → Display → My Banner. Select Edit. Press to clear the screen.
Page 109 Your screen lights up while you are in a call or when you press a key on the keypad. However, you can change when and how backlighting lights up. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Backlighting → Duration. Select an option from the list: User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 110 – 5 seconds (Default), 10 seconds, or 30 seconds—Turns backlighting on for 5, 10 or 30 seconds after your last keypress. – 5 sec. & in call, 10 sec. & in call, 30 sec. & in call—Turns backlighting on during a call, and for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress. Keeping backlighting on during a call drains the battery quickly and reduces talk and standby times.
Page 111 To enter special characters for languages other than English, see “Entering words quickly” on page 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. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 112 The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number. Select Menu → Settings → Security. Enter your four-digit lock code and select Lock Code. A message appears: “Change Code?” Select Yes and enter a new four-digit code. Enter your new lock code again.
Page 113 Enter your four-digit lock code. (For information on your lock code, see page 94.) Select Emergency #’s. Select an Unassigned slot. Enter the phone number, including the area code. Do not enter 1 before the area code. Press to select Done. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 114 Notes: • You can view these numbers only when they’re being entered for the first time. • You cannot edit these numbers. • Emergency numbers cannot be dialed using the speed dial function. • 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.
Page 115 Select the type of alert: Message Alert, Net Alert, Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert. Press to select an option: – Vibrate, Beep, Tune1, Tune2, or Tune3—Set the phone to vibrate, beep, or play a tune once when a new message is received. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 116 – Options with Remind—Set the phone to notify you once when a new message is received and then notify you again every five minutes. To stop a reminder alert, press to select Ignore. – Disabled—Turn off message alerts. When a headset (sold separately) is attached to the phone, you can set alert sounds to originate from the headset.
Page 117 Select the speed. The options are: 19.2 kbps, 115.2 kbps (default), 230.4 kbps. There may be a higher charge for making calls using high-speed data in areas where 1X service is available. Check with Alltel for details. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 118 To purchase a cable, contact Alltel, or call us at (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410, or visit us online at www.kyocera-wireless.com/store. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Data/Fax Calls.
Page 119 This feature works only when your phone is in digital mode. You do not have the option of turning off the locator to emergency services. To set your option: Select Menu → Settings → Network → Location. If you see a message prompt, press to continue. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 120 Select 911 Only or Location On. – 911 Only (default) shares your position information only with emergency services when you call your 3-digit emergency code. – Location On shares your position information with Alltel’s network, in addition to emergency services. For information on emergency calls, see “Calling emergency services”...
Page 121 SING XCESS Your Kyocera 3250 phone has the added ability to download and manage applications through the Axcess Shop. Axcess Apps brings you the full range of applications and services you have come to expect from the Internet: Email, real-time navigation services, games, relevant news, and much more.
Page 122 memory. At that point, you can either disable an application or remove it completely. Once applications are loaded, you can update to newer versions as they become available. From the home screen, select Menu. Look for the Axcess Apps menu. It is in the main menu.
Page 123 Select Menu → Axcess Apps. The Axcess Apps icon always remains at the top of this menu. Downloaded applications are listed after. Highlight and select the icon for the application you want to open. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 124 You can get information about the size of an application and how many uses it has left before it runs out. Select Menu → Axcess Apps → Settings → Manage Apps. Select the application you want details for. If you remove an application, it is removed completely from your phone.
Page 125 System Info is already highlighted. The amount of memory left is shown at the bottom of the screen. You can get more detailed memory information as follows. Select System Info. The System Info screen is displayed with further information. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 126: Using The Web Browser
10 C ONNECTING TO THE NTERNET You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from Alltel and if over-the-air Internet access is available in your area. You cannot receive incoming calls while you are using the Web Browser.
Page 127 – Show URL displays the entire URL. – About Openwave displays information about your Web Browser version. – Encryption should not be used unless you are instructed to do so by Alltel. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 128 – 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. How you search for a Web site depends on Alltel. For more information contact Alltel.
Page 129 Select Menu → Settings → Call Information → Browser Timer. • • If you want to reset the timer to zero, select Reset. A single browser session may consist of several browser calls. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 130: Voice Memo
11 U SING OOLS The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Shortcut: You can access voice memo quickly by setting up a shortcut. See “Defining the “up” feature shortcut” on page Functions Play Fast forward NAME Pause Name the memo...
Page 131 To rewind or fast forward a voice memo while it is playing, select rewind or to fast forward. Select Menu → Tools → Voice Memo. Highlight the memo and press Press right to highlight Name. Press and follow the prompts. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 132 Select Menu → Tools → Voice Memo. Highlight the memo and press Press right to highlight Erase. Press and follow the prompts. The Scheduler allows you to schedule events, such as meetings or appointments, and keep track of annual occasions, such as birthdays or wedding anniversaries.
Page 133 Enter a name for the occasion or add a name from the Contacts list. For help entering text, see page Press when you are done entering letters. Select Next to set the occasion Date, Type, and Reminder. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 134: Scheduler
– Press up or down to select month, date, year, occasion type, and timing of reminder. – Press right or left to move between fields. Press to add the occasion. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler. Select View Day or View Month to find the event you want to view, edit, or erase.
Page 135: Alarm Clock
Use the phone keypad to enter numbers. Press to select Done and save the setting. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 136: Calculator
The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much tip to include on a bill. Select Menu → Tools → Tip Calculator. Enter the amount of your bill and press Select the amount you want to include as a tip (10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press .
Page 137: Timer
Exit the calculator and return to home screen. This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. Select Menu → Tools → Timer. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 138: Stopwatch
Press to Set. Press up or down to set the hours, minutes, and seconds. To move the cursor, press left or right. Select Start to begin the countdown. Select Stop to pause the countdown. When the alarm rings, press to silence it. Select Menu →...
Page 139: Tetris
12 F & G AMES Your Kyocera 3250 phone comes with games, a doodler, and storage for downloaded sounds and pictures. The games described in this chapter may be available on your phone. Check with Alltel for availability. If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing Tetris™, Brick Attack™, or Race 21™, the game is paused and exited.
Page 140 Select an option and press to select it. – New Game—Initiates game play. To pause the game, press . Pressing returns you to the menu where you can Continue Game to resume or choose from the other available options. – Resume Saved—Returns you to the game you were last playing.
Page 141: Brick Attack
Select Menu → Fun & Games → Brick Attack. Press to select Yes at the prompt, “Turn off backlight to conserve battery?” User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 142 Press to select New. – To pause the game, press , then press to Resume. – To move the paddle, press left or right. To exit the game, highlight Exit and press This game is a timed variation of Blackjack. Each game comprises three 90-second rounds.
Page 143 Remember, there is a time limit! – Select Skip to skip one card per round. Press to select to get your score and advance to the next round. Select an option and press to select it. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 144: Doodler
– New Game—Initiates game play. To pause the game, press From here you can choose Resume, New or Quit. – Resume Game—Returns you to the game you were last playing. – Scoreboard—Provides you with the top five scores. – Sounds—Choose when you hear music with this game. Select from Sound Always, During Title, or No Sound.
Page 145 Use keys 1–9 to move the cursor around the screen. The following diagram shows the direction each key will take the cursor. Pressing the 5 key brings the cursor back to center. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 146 • To change between the tools in the toolkit, highlight Tools and press repeatedly to cycle through the options. eraser draw black draw dark gray draw light gray move cursor For a shortcut to the Move feature, press There are several options at the bottom of the drawing screen which allow you to modify your doodle.
Page 147: My Pictures
To return to the last saved doodle you were working on, select Menu → • Fun & Games → Doodler → Resume Doodle. To return to another saved doodle, select Menu → Fun & Games → • Doodler → My Pictures. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 148 Your Kyocera 3250 allows you to store sounds downloaded over the air and use them as ringers. (Check with Alltel for availability of over-the-air downloading.) To access stored sounds: Select Menu → Fun & Games → My Sounds. Press up or down to scroll through the sounds.
Page 149 You cannot delete predefined graphics.) – Exit returns you to the home screen. When you run out of memory and want to add additional graphics, you will need to delete older files. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 150 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 any of the following ways: •...
Page 151 To shop for phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store, or call (800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410. To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellular or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.com. User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 152 NDEX bookmarks, 110 Contacts directory, 52 Numerics Brick Attack, 123 contrast, 92 1-Touch dialing, 37 browser timer, 111 countdown timer, 119 accounts (setting), 98 Calculator, 118 data/fax setup, 41, 100 Alarm Clock, 11, 117 callback number, 63 delivery receipt alerts for text messages, 63 for headsets, 98 calls...
Page 153 Race 21, 124 messages Tetris, 121 keyguard, 40 minutes icon, 11 group lists counting, 41 creating, 73 setting, 40 missed calls, 33 using, 62 keypad, locking, 40 net alerts, 111 User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...
Page 154 normal text mode, 45 indicators, 12 editing, 56 number mode, 45 settings, 101 searching for, 59 number type, 53 power backlighting, 92 Scheduler, 114 prepend, 17, 35, 57 screen contrast, 92 priority of messages, 63 screen savers, 90 OutBox, 66 secret contacts, 35, 53 security, 93 Race 21, 124...
Page 155 111 sending new, 61 voice training, 80 searching for a site, sending saved, 64 voice wake-up, 81 to multiple recipients, timer, 111 voice memo erasing, 113 time pause, 54 naming, 113 Timer, 119 User Guide for the Kyocera 3250 phone...

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