Kyocera 5100 Series User Manual
Kyocera 5100 Series User Manual

Kyocera 5100 Series User Manual

Kyocera cell phone user guide

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  • Page 2 User Guide for the Kyocera 5135 Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera 5135 phone. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice.
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on FCC ID OVFKWC-5135. Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) web-site at http://www.wow-com.com. * In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue.
  • Page 5 when on a call and push it in when the phone is not in use. Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone. Keep phone dry If the phone gets wet, turn the power off immediately and return it to the dealer for service. Resetting the phone If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does not respond to keypresses, reset the phone by...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS Getting Started......1 Installing the battery ....1 Getting to know your phone .
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED This document describes the Kyocera 5135 trimode phone, with CDMA digital service at 800 MHz and 1900 MHz, and analog service at 800 MHz. Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. Installing the battery Hold the phone face down. Place the battery in the phone casing, with the metal contacts facing down and toward the bottom of the phone.
  • Page 8: Removing The Battery

    Removing the battery Turn off the phone by opening the flip and holding down until “Powering off” appears. Close the flip and hold the phone face down. Push the battery release button toward the top of the phone (a). Grasp the sides of the battery and pull it away from the phone (b).
  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Phone

    → → Menu Settings Network Digital or Analog and choose from the options available. • You are far away from a base station or cell site when in digital mode. • Data cables or accessories, such as the Hands- free headset, are connected to the phone. •...
  • Page 10: Getting Started 1

    Home screen. Press (item 3) to select Navigation key (all directions) scrolls through lists and positions cursor. Also accesses shortcuts from the home screen: (up) lists recent calls; (right) turns off ringers; (down) lists contacts; (left) defines and accesses a personal shortcut. OK key selects a menu item or option.
  • Page 11: Understanding Screen Icons

    Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone screen: The phone is operating in CDMA digital mode. If does not appear, the phone is operating in analog mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal.
  • Page 12: Performing Basic Functions

    Performing basic functions To... From the home screen... Turn the phone on Open the flip, press remain on when the flip is closed. Turn the phone off Open the flip, then press and hold Make a call Open the flip, extend the antenna, enter the number, then press End a call Press Answer a call...
  • Page 13: Using Menus

    Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Contacts Messages View All Voicemail Add New Send New Find Name Text InBox Speed Dial List Net Alerts Business List Text OutBox Personal List Filed Information Erase Msgs Msg Settings To use menus: •...
  • Page 14: Making And Answering Calls

    AKING AND Making a call Make sure you are in an area where the signal can be received. Open the flip and look for the § symbol on the home screen. The more bars you see in this symbol, the Note: clearer the reception will be.
  • Page 15: Dealing With Missed Calls

    Changing the way you answer calls You can set the phone to answer immediately when you open the flip, or to continue ringing until you press → → Select Menu Settings Extras Answer with Flip. Highlight an option and press –...
  • Page 16: Viewing Recent Call Details

    • To cancel the alert option, select → → Settings Sounds Missed Call Alert Disabled Viewing recent call details Details on the last 15 calls you made or received are stored in the Recent Calls list. You can get details on the caller’s name and phone number, along with the time and length of the call.
  • Page 17: Setting Up Speed Dialing

    Setting up speed dialing Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing location. Open a saved contact. Highlight the phone number and press Select Speed Dialing Select a speed dialing location. (Location “1” is reserved for your voicemail number.) Press to select...
  • Page 18: Setting Up Voicemail

    Setting up voicemail Before your phone can record voicemail messages, you must set up a password and record a personal greeting. 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.
  • Page 19: Silencing An Incoming Call

    Press to select an option: – Turn alert off. Disabled— – Vibrate once— Vibrate once when message is received. – Vibrate when message is Vibe & remind— received, and every five minutes until you open and close the flip or press –...
  • Page 20: Receiving Data Or Faxes

    Recent Calls This timer displays the total number and duration of recent calls you have made and received since the last time you reset the timer. → → Select Menu Settings → Call Information Recent Calls Timer Press to select Reset .
  • Page 21: Setting An Alert For Roaming Charges

    Select an option and press – automatically switches the phone Automatic between digital and analog. – Analog only sets the phone to work in analog mode only. – Analog call forces a call into analog mode for the duration of the next call. –...
  • Page 22: Calling Emergency Numbers

    Note: If your phone has more than one setting for Automatic, contact your service provider to determine which one to use. Calling emergency numbers You can place calls to 911 even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. Making and receiving calls after dialing 911 Any time you make a 911 call, your phone goes into...
  • Page 23: Storing Contacts

    TORING ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory like a set of phone index cards to store information about a person or company. Your phone can hold, on average, about 200 contacts. Saving a new contact From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save.
  • Page 24: Editing A Contact

    Press right to scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen. Press to select a type of pause. Time Pause causes the phone to stop dialing for two seconds. causes the phone to stop Hard Pause dialing until you select Release Enter the remaining numbers.
  • Page 25: Using Fast Find

    Setting up Fast Find With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for. From the home screen, select → → Menu Settings Extras Select Enabled Using Fast Find Press the keys corresponding to the letters of the name you want to find.
  • Page 26: Entering Letters, Numbers, And Symbols

    Entering letters, numbers, and symbols Use this table for general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols in a contact card. For more detailed information on using text entry modes, see ”Understanding text entry modes” on page 21. To... Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a space...
  • Page 27 Understanding text entry modes There are four modes: Enter Name: Number mode Normal Text Save Rapid Text ® Symbol mode Current mode Note: The mode you start in depends on the task you are doing. If you are entering a phone number, you start in number mode.
  • Page 28 Press the number key corresponding to the symbol you want. Entering accented characters If your phone is set to a language other than English, use the following key references to enter accented characters using mode. Spanish A Á B C 2 D E É...
  • Page 29: Sending And Receiving Text Messages

    ENDING AND 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. For clarification on these issues, check with your service provider. Sending a new text message You can only send text messages to phones that are capable of receiving them, or to email addresses.
  • Page 30 – Save Message— Save the message in your Filed folder. – Exit— Cancel the message without saving. Receiving incoming calls while creating messages • If you answer the call, you can continue working on the message when you are finished with the →...
  • Page 31 Including your own phone number Create the message, and choose Number from the message options screen. (For help creating the message, see page 23.) Press to select Press up and select Send Message The message is sent and a copy is saved to your Text OutBox.
  • Page 32: If You Cannot Send Messages

    Enter the phone number or email address of the person to whom you are sending the message, or select Contact to select a phone number or email address from a contact. Press to select Next If you cannot send messages You may not be able to send or receive messages if your phone’s memory is nearly full, or if service is not available at that time.
  • Page 33: Retrieving A Text Message

    Retrieving a text message When a text message is received, it is sent to your Text InBox and you are alerted by: • A note: “New Message: 1 Text”. • A symbol: , which flashes if the message is urgent. If you see the New Message note You can choose to: •...
  • Page 34: Erasing Messages Automatically

    Press down and press type of message you want to erase ( Text OutBox, Filed Press to select the message to erase. Select to erase the message. A notification Erase appears: “Erase this message?” Select to erase the message. You can erase a scheduled message from the Note: Text OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of the message.
  • Page 35: Customizing Your Phone

    USTOMIZING Setting vibrate mode You can set the phone to vibrate or to vibrate and then ring when you receive an incoming call. → → Select Menu Settings Sounds Call Ring/Vibe Select Ring only, Vibrate only, Vibrate then ring. Silencing all sounds There is a quick and easy way to silence all sounds (including alert beeps, rings, and keypress beeps) and to set your phone to vibrate for incoming calls,...
  • Page 36: Adjusting Volume

    Specifying ringers for different calls You can set up your phone to ring differently depending on the type of call you get. If you have not already done so, save the contact in your Contacts directory and specify it as personal or business.
  • Page 37: Using Shortcuts

    To change the various elements of the key beep, → → select Menu Settings Sounds either Key Beep Volume Key Beep Length Key Beep Sound Using shortcuts From the home screen, you can access four shortcuts by pressing the navigation key in any one of four directions: Access your recent calls.
  • Page 38: 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. Note: On certain networks you may see a network message in place of your banner for a short period of time.
  • Page 39: Choosing A Different Language

    – Disabled— turns backlighting off completely. – 10 seconds— turns backlighting on for 10 seconds after your last keypress. – turns backlighting on for 30 seconds— 30 seconds after your last keypress. – 10 sec. & in call— turns backlighting on during a call, and for 10 seconds after your last keypress.
  • Page 40: Creating A Secure Environment

    Creating a secure environment This section describes the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. All security features are shielded by a four-digit lock code. Changing your lock code The lock code is typically 0000 or the last four digits of your phone number.
  • Page 41: Setting Message Alerts

    Erasing all contacts → → Select Menu Settings Security Erase All Contacts Select to erase all contacts. A message appears: “Erase ALL contacts?” Select to erase all contacts. Erasing the recent calls list → → Select Menu Settings Security Erase Recent Calls Select to erase all recent calls.
  • Page 42: Connecting To A Laptop Or A Pc

    Setting the phone line If you have two phone numbers set in your phone (for example, if you have service in two different countries), contact your service provider for assistance. Note: Not all service providers support this feature. Connecting to a laptop or a PC The Com Port speed sets the data rate at which your phone connects to a laptop or PC.
  • Page 43: Connecting To The Internet

    ONNECTING TO THE 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 44: Bookmarking A Web Site

    Using the Web menu options The following options may appear on your screen: • highlights the selected option. • Home returns you to the main Web Browser window, or home page. • saves the current location as a Mark Site bookmark for easy access.
  • Page 45: Checking Use Amounts

    From your Web home page, press highlight Bookmarks. A list of bookmarks appears. Enter the number corresponding to the bookmark you want and press Checking use amounts Your phone has a timer that counts the number and total duration of Web calls you have made since the last time you reset the timer.
  • Page 46: Using Tools And Playing The Game

    SING OOLS AND The Tools menu offers a variety of helpful items and ™ a game, Brick Attack Alarm Clock Use the Alarm Clock to set an alert for a specific time. The alert occurs only if the phone is on. →...
  • Page 47 Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. → → Select Menu Tools Calculator Use the keypad to enter numbers. Press to select mathematical operations. = equal + add ÷ divide - subtract C Clear all numbers entered and display a zero. MR Display the value currently stored in memory.
  • Page 48: Brick Attack

    Brick Attack™ The goal of this game is to eliminate bricks arranged in levels. To do this, you send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the screen. → → Select Menu Tools Brick Attack Press to select –...
  • Page 49: Getting Help

    ETTING Customer support Your service provider’s customer support department may be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a number such as *611 (check with your service provider). They can answer questions about your phone, phone bill, call coverage area, and specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail.
  • Page 50: Index

    NDEX Numerics , 11 1-Touch dialing , 16 911 calls , 5, 40 Alarm Clock alerts , 35 for headsets , 35 for messages for missed calls , 13 all calls timer Auto-Answer , 33 auto-hyphenation , 32 backlighting , 32 banner battery charging...
  • Page 51 , 27 erasing , 24 pre-written , 27 retrieving , 25 troubleshooting missed call alerts , 21 normal text mode , 21 number mode , 17 number type , 18 pauses in phone numbers phone book Contacts directory phone book (Contacts directory) phone number , 17 type of...

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