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Kyocera BLADE 82-K5483-1EN User Manual

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  • Page 1 82-K5483-1EN, Rev. 001...
  • Page 2 User Guide for Blade This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera KE423 and KE424 phones. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice. The products and equipment described in this documentation are manufactured under license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following U.S.
  • Page 3 5,590,069 5,590,406 5,600,754 5,602,834 5,608,722 5,614,806 5,625,876 5,627,857 5,642,398 5,644,591 5,655,220 5,657,420 5,675,581 5,675,644 5,691,974 5,692,006 5,708,448 5,710,521 5,715,526 5,722,044 5,727,123 5,729,540 5,737,708 5,742,734 5,751,901 5,754,533 5,758,266 5,761,204 5,778,338 5,781,543 5,790,589 5,790,632 5,802,105 5,805,648 5,812,538 5,812,607 5,825,253 5,828,348 5,841,806 5,842,124 5,848,063 5,848,099 5,857,147...
  • Page 4 5,892,916 5,893,035 D409,561 5,907,167 D410,893 5,914,950 5,917,837 5,920,284 5,926,470 5,926,500 Other patents pending. Kyocera is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. Brick Attack, Doodler, Mask, and Blade are trademarks of Kyocera Wireless Corp. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM, Inc. Tetris is a registered trademark of Elorg Company LLC.
  • Page 5 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 6 Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population.
  • Page 7 Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network.
  • Page 8 (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] supplied and approved case CA90-G2603-01 and universal belt clip 55-B1795-01). While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for safe exposure.

  • Page 9: Optimize Your Phone's Performance

    * 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. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.

  • Page 10: Medical Devices

    Air bags If you have an air bag, DO NOT place installed or portable phone equipment or other objects over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If equipment is not properly installed, you and your passengers risk serious injury. Medical devices Pacemakers—Warning to pacemaker wearers: Wireless phones, when in the ‘on’...

  • Page 11: Potentially Unsafe Areas

    Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives. Other medical devices—If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy.
  • Page 12 Vehicles—RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to help you obtain this information. Blasting areas—Turn off your phone where blasting is in progress.

  • Page 13: Resetting The Phone

    • areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders • any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Use with care Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.

  • Page 14: Radio Frequency (Rf) Energy

    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. To shop online for a Hands-free Car Kit and other phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.

  • Page 15: Battery And Charger Specifications

    • ANSI C95.1 (American National Standards Institute, 1992) • NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1986) • ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996) Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports and the FCC guidelines.

  • Page 16: Customer Support

    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 17: Become A Product Evaluator

    • The steps you took to reproduce the problem. • The phone’s electronic serial number (ESN). To find the ESN: Qualified service If the problem with your phone persists, return the phone with all accessories and packaging to the dealer for qualified service. Become a product evaluator To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp.
  • Page 18 Kyocera Wireless Corp. www.kyocera-wireless.com www.kyocera-wireless.com/store xviii...

  • Page 19: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS 1 Getting Started ........1 Charging the battery .
  • Page 20 Setting up 1-Touch Dialing......21 Using 1-Touch Dialing ......21 Setting up voicemail .
  • Page 21 4 Storing Contacts ....... . . 37 Saving a contact entry ....... . 37 Adding a code or extension .
  • Page 22 Viewing the OutBox ....... 54 Retrieving text messages ......55 If you see the “New Message”...
  • Page 23 Adjusting the earpiece volume ..... . 69 Adjusting the ringer volume ......69 Changing the key tones .
  • Page 24 Creating a secure environment ......77 Changing your lock code ......77 Locking your phone .
  • Page 25 Editing a voice tag ....... 87 Calling using voice tags ....... 87 Using voice features with accessories .
  • Page 26 Using Back key ........98 Using Shortcut Key ....... 98 9 Fun &...
  • Page 27 Changing the Web prompt ......110 Index......... . 111 User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xxvii...
  • Page 28 xxviii Contents...

  • Page 29: Installing The Battery

    ETTING TARTED Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. Fully charge the battery before using the phone. Installing the battery 1. Hold the phone facing away from you. 2. Use your fingernail to pull the circular latch toward the bottom of the phone and pull the battery door away.

  • Page 30: Charging The Battery

    Charging the battery You must have at least a partial charge in the battery to make or receive calls. To charge the battery, connect the AC adapter to the jack on the lower right side of the phone, then plug the adapter into a wall outlet. The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen tells you whether the phone is: •...

  • Page 31: Common Causes Of Battery Drain

    • Avoid exposing the battery to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity. • Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire. It could explode. Common causes of battery drain • Playing games • Using the Web • Keeping backlighting on •...

  • Page 32: Performing Basic Functions

    Performing basic functions Turn the phone on: Press Turn the phone off: Press and hold goes blank. Make a call: Enter the number and press End a call: Press Answer a call: Press Access voicemail: Press and hold Contact your service provider for details about their voicemail system. Verify your phone number: Select Menu scroll through information.

  • Page 33: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Flashlight you can turn on using the Tools menu, Back key, or Shortcut key. Jack for Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only. Home screen. Press OK key selects a menu item or option. Send/Talk key starts or answers a call. Keypad for entering enter numbers, letters, or symbols.
  • Page 34 Getting to know your phone Navigation key scrolls through lists and positions cursor. Also accesses shortcuts from the home screen. Back key erases the last character in text entry, or returns to the previous menu. End/Power key turns the phone on or off, ends a call, or returns you to the main screen.

  • Page 35: Using Menus

    Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Messages Incoming Voicemail Calls Send New* Outgoing InBox Calls Net Alerts* Missed Calls OutBox* Erase Lists Saved Contacts Erase Msgs View All Group Lists* Add New Msg Settings Find Name Add Voice Dial Speed Dial...
  • Page 36 • From the home screen, press • Press left, right, up, or down to see menus. • Press to select a menu or menu item. • Press up or down to view menu items. • Press to back up a menu level. •...

  • Page 37: Understanding Screen Icons

    Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode. The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. The phone is operating in Analog (FM) mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls.
  • Page 38 You have a text message, voicemail, or page. indicates an urgent text message, voicemail, or page.) The battery is fully charged. The more black bars, the greater the charge. The alarm clock is set. The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure Web site.
  • Page 39 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. Position location is set to your service provider and to emergency services.
  • Page 40 Getting Started...

  • Page 41: Making And Answering Calls

    AKING AND NSWERING ALLS Making a call 1. Make sure you are in an area where the signal can be received. Look for symbol on the home screen. Note: The more bars you see in , the clearer the reception. If there are no bars, try to move to where the reception is better.

  • Page 42: Calling A Saved Number

    Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number, you can use the contacts list to find it quickly. 1. Press down. This brings up a list of all saved contacts. 2. Scroll down the list, find the contact you want, and press the number.

  • Page 43: Answering A Call

    Answering a call When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates, or lights up, and a dancing phone icon appears. The phone number of the caller also appears if it is not restricted. If the number is stored in your Contacts directory, the contact name appears. •...

  • Page 44: To Exit Emergency Mode

    To exit Emergency mode When you have completed the emergency call: 1. Press to select Exit. 2. Press again to confirm your choice. Note: To determine who has access to your location, see “Setting position location” on page 84. Using your phone in an airplane While in an airplane, it is normally required that you turn off your mobile phone, because it emits RF signals that interfere with air traffic control.

  • Page 45: To Set Airplane Mode

    To set Airplane mode → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. At the message, press 3. Highlight an option and press – Disabled—Turn off Airplane Mode and return the phone to normal state. – Enabled—Activate Airplane mode. Dealing with missed calls When you have missed a call, “Missed”...

  • Page 46: Setting Missed Call Alerts

    Setting missed call alerts You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. → • Select Menu Settings • To turn off the alert when it rings, press • To cancel the alert, select Menu Viewing recent call details Details on the last 29 calls you made or received are stored in the Recent Calls list.

  • Page 47: Viewing Recent Calls

    Viewing recent calls → 1. Select Menu Recent Calls. 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls or Erase Lists. 3. Select a recent call item. 4. Select an option: – Time—Show the time of the call. – Number—Show the caller’s number (for an incoming call), or the number you called (for an outgoing call).

  • Page 48: Erasing Recent Calls

    Erasing recent calls → → 1. Select Menu Recent Calls Erase Lists. 2. Select an option: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, or Erase All. 3. Press right and press to select Yes. Speed dialing Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing location.

  • Page 49: Setting Up 1-Touch Dialing

    Setting up 1-Touch Dialing 1-Touch Dialing is a form of speed dialing that allows you to press and hold a speed dial location to make a call. It is the fastest way to speed dial. → → → → 1. Select Menu Settings Convenience 1-Touch Dialing...

  • Page 50: Setting Up Voicemail

    Setting up voicemail Before your phone can receive voicemail messages, you must set up a password and record a personal greeting with your service provider. 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 51: Silencing An Incoming Call

    If you see “New Message” on your screen 1. Press to select Call. This initiates a call to your voicemail number. 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. For specific information on getting voicemail messages, contact your service provider. If you see the symbol 1.

  • Page 52: Adjusting The Volume During A Call

    Adjusting the volume during a call • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press Locking the keypad 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.

  • Page 53: Tracking Calls

    Tracking calls You can track the number and duration of calls made and received on your phone. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Select a timer: – Recent Calls—Tracks all calls you have made and received since you last reset this timer. –...

  • Page 54: Timing Your Calls

    Timing your calls You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before each minute passes when you are on a call. → → → → • Select Menu Settings Sounds Minute Alert Enabled. Receiving data or faxes Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information.

  • Page 55: Understanding Roaming

    Understanding roaming Controlling network roaming Depending on services available from your service provider, you may force the phone into either digital or analog mode. This is useful if you are in an area that borders on digital service and the automatic feature is causing the phone to keep switching between modes.

  • Page 56: Setting An Alert For Roaming

    Setting an alert for roaming Depending on services available from your service provider, you may use this setting if you want the phone to alert you when you roam outside of your home service area. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2.

  • Page 57: Setting The Roam Ringer

    Setting the roam ringer You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming call will be subject to roaming charges. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Highlight Enabled and press 3. Press to set the ringer. Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming calls You can set your phone to warn you before you answer or place a call while roaming.

  • Page 58: Understanding Text Entry Screens

    NTERING ETTERS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Understanding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons. FDSLWDOL]DWLRQ VHWWLQJ UMBERS text entry field WH[W HQWU\ PRGH Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols YMBOLS...

  • Page 59: Text Entry Modes

    Text entry modes There are four text entry modes: Number mode Normal text mode Rapid text entry mode Symbol mode Note: 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.

  • Page 60: Entering Words Letter By Letter

    Entering words letter by letter Use normal text mode to enter letters. 1. Press a key once for the first letter, twice for the second letter, and so on. If your phone is set to Spanish, French, or Portuguese, accented letters are available.

  • Page 61: Entering Symbols

    Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: & @ , To access the full set of symbols: 1. Press right to highlight the current mode and press the menu.

  • Page 62: Capitalization Settings

    To change text entry modes, you can either: • Press and hold -or- • Press right to highlight the current text mode, press menu, then select a different mode. Capitalization settings Three capitalization settings are available in Capitalize next letter Capitalize every letter Capitalize first letter of every word (in a contact) or sentence (in a text message)

  • Page 63: Quick Reference To Text Entry

    Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. To... Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a space Erase a character Press Erase all characters Move the cursor right or left User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone Do this...
  • Page 64 Change text entry modes Capitalize the next letter Capitalize every letter Capitalize the first letter of each word Highlight an option at the bottom of the screen Press and hold mode, press mode, press mode, press Press left or right. Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols .

  • Page 65: Storing Contacts

    TORING ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store information about a person or company. Your phone can hold, on average, about 200 phone numbers. Saving a contact entry To save a contact, take these steps. 1. From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save. Tip: Enter the area code with the phone number so that you can dial it from any service area.
  • Page 66 4. Either save the contact now or assign options. – To save now, press -or- – To assign options, press Options. Press – Save—Save the information and return to the home screen. – Assign Ringer or Unassign Ringer—Select or remove a ringer to identify an incoming call from this contact.

  • Page 67: Adding A Code Or Extension

    – Primary Number—Classify this number as the primary number for the contact. – Classify Contact—Classify the contact as Personal or Business (See page 68 to set the phone to ring differently for personal and business calls.) 5. Press to select Save. A check mark and the word “Saved” appear. Adding a code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may include a pause where your phone would stop dialing;...

  • Page 68: Adding A Plus Sign For International Calling

    Adding a plus sign for international calling Depending on services available from your service provider, you may be able to save contact phone numbers with a plus sign so that you do not need to enter an international access code. 1.
  • Page 69 5. Highlight an option and press – Add New to add a number, address, or note. – Assign Ringer or Unassign Ringer to select or remove a ringer to identify an incoming call from this contact. – Assign Picture or Unassign Picture to select or remove a picture to identify an incoming call from this contact.

  • Page 70: Editing A Phone Number

    Editing a phone number 1. Select Menu → Contacts. 2. Select View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3. Highlight the contact to edit and press 4. Press down to highlight the phone number you want to edit and press 5.
  • Page 71 – Erase Voice Dial—Erase the voice dial name associated with the number. – Edit Number—Change the phone number. – Edit Voice Dial—Record a new voice dial name. – Secret—Make the number secret so that it will not appear on the screen until the lock code is entered.

  • Page 72: Finding Contact Information

    Finding contact information To find a phone number or contact, either (1) check the frequent contacts list, (2) search the Contacts directory, or (3) use Fast Find. Checking the Frequent List or the All Contacts List From the home screen, press frequently called contacts (if you have enabled the Frequent List setting).

  • Page 73: Setting Fast Find

    3. Scroll down until you find the name you want, then press – To call the contact, highlight the number and press – To display contact information, press Setting Fast Find With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for.

  • Page 74: Viewing Contacts

    Viewing contacts The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries. work home mobile pager email address street address Web page URL Note Storing Contacts...

  • Page 75: Sending And Receiving Text Messages

    ENDING AND This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see page 22. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. In addition, usage charges may apply to each message.
  • Page 76 2. Choose a method to enter the recipient’s phone number or email address: – Select a saved number from the Recent List or Contacts List, or select a Group Lists you have created. For more about group lists, see page 62. –...

  • Page 77: Including Pictures, Sounds, And Prewritten Text

    5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text, see page 30. To add special features such as smiley faces, see “Including pictures, sounds, and prewritten text” on page 49. Note: Depending on your service provider, you may be charged for more than one message if your message exceeds a certain number of characters.
  • Page 78 – My Pictures—Add a graphic you have received in a text message, created using Doodler, or downloaded to your phone. Press or left to scroll through graphics and press – Emoticons—Select a smiley face icon. If the recipient’s phone does not support the same technology as your phone, the icons will appear to them in a more simplistic form.

  • Page 79: Setting Sending Options

    Setting sending options When you are ready to send a message, you have several options for how and when you want the message to be received. 1. Once you have completed the message, press Options and press – Insert—Enhance your message with sounds, graphics, smiley faces, prewritten text, or contact information (if available from your service provider).

  • Page 80: Adding A Signature

    – 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. 2. When you have finished setting options, press message window. 3. Highlight Send and press Adding a signature This setting allows you to create signature text.

  • Page 81: If You Cannot Send Messages

    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 digital service is not available at the time. To free up memory, erase old messages. See “Erasing messages” on page 59. Understanding appended messages If you go over the character limit for a single message, the phone may automatically append an empty segment to your message to make space.

  • Page 82: Receiving Incoming Calls While Creating Messages

    Receiving incoming calls while creating messages • If you don’t wish to answer the call, select Ignore. • To answer the call, press saved in the Saved folder. To return to the message, select Menu → Messages → Saved and select it. Viewing the OutBox Your sent messages are automatically saved to the OutBox.

  • Page 83: Retrieving Text Messages

    The scheduled message has been sent and will be delivered as scheduled. You cannot cancel delivery of the message. The message has been received by the recipient you specified. The message has been received and opened by the recipient you specified.

  • Page 84: If You See The "New Message" Note

    If you see the “New Message” note You can choose to: • View the message — Press • Ignore the message — Press • Clear the screen — Press If you see the body of the message The body of an incoming message will appear on your home screen only if your phone is set to Direct View.

  • Page 85: If You See The Symbol

    If you see the symbol If the symbol is flashing, the message is urgent. 1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox. A list of all your received messages appears. New, unread messages appear in bold. indicates an “Urgent” message. 2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages.
  • Page 86 2. When you are finished, you can Reply to the sender, Play the sound embedded in the message, Erase the message, Save the message to your Saved folder, or set additional Options for the message: – View Sender information. – Forward the message.

  • Page 87: Setting Message Alerts

    • A graphic did not come through. It may be too large or incorrectly formatted. • An appended message is missing. (For more about appended messages, see page 53.) Setting message alerts You can set your phone to alert you of incoming text messages or pages. For more information, see “Setting message alerts”...

  • Page 88: Erasing Single Messages

    Erasing single messages 1. Select Menu → Messages. 2. Press down and press want to erase (InBox, OutBox, or Saved). 3. Press to select the message to erase. 4. Select Erase to erase the message. A notification appears: “Erase this message?”...

  • Page 89: Erasing All Messages

    Erasing all messages 1. Select Menu → Messages → Erase Msgs. 2. Press up or down and press – InBox erases all messages in your InBox. – OutBox erases all messages in your OutBox. – Saved Folder erases all messages in your Saved folder. –...

  • Page 90: Creating Group Lists

    Creating group lists You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your Blade phone will store five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Group Lists → Create New. 2. Enter a name for the list. For help entering text, see page 30. 3.

  • Page 91: Creating And Editing Prewritten Messages (Autotext)

    Creating and editing prewritten messages (AutoText) 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.

  • Page 92: Switching Default Text Entry Mode

    Switching default text entry mode You can set the default text entry mode to appear in message text entry screens. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → Default Text. 2. Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode. For more information on text entry modes, see page 31. Sending and Receiving Text Messages...

  • Page 93: Customizing Your Phone

    USTOMIZING The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Display Keyguard (continued) Sounds Wallpaper** Ringer Volume Color Themes** Ringer Type Auto-Hyphen Business Ring Language Personal Ring Time Format Roam Ringer Contrast Earpiece Volume Voice Services Key Volume Add Voice Dial Key Length Erase Voice Dial...

  • Page 94: Silencing All Sounds

    Silencing all sounds Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alerts (such as new messages). You can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts.

  • Page 95: Choosing A Different Ringer

    Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press Turning sounds back on To restore all sounds to the phone: • From the home screen, press disappears. Choosing a different ringer Your Blade phone has 20 ringers you can from choose to use for incoming calls.

  • Page 96: Specifying Ringers For Different Callers

    Specifying ringers for different callers You can assign ringers that identify calls from different phone numbers saved in your Contacts directory. • To assign a ringer to an individual contact, see page 38. • To assign a ringer to a class of contacts: →...

  • Page 97: Adjusting Volume

    Adjusting volume You can adjust the volume of the earpiece, the ringer, or the beeps you hear when the keys are pressed. Adjusting the earpiece volume To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press up or down to find a comfortable level. Adjusting the ringer volume →...

  • Page 98: Using Shortcuts

    Using shortcuts From the home screen, you can access shortcuts by pressing the navigation key in different directions. Three shortcuts are automatically programmed into your phone (left, right, and down). For the fourth direction (up), you can set a shortcut to one of the features of your phone.

  • Page 99: Using The Frequent Contacts Shortcut

    Using the Frequent Contacts shortcut • From the home screen, press at the top of the list, followed by your complete Contacts List. Choosing a different language Your phone may display alternative languages. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Select a language, and press Personalizing the screen Changing your banner The banner is the personal label for your phone.

  • Page 100: Choosing A Different Menu View

    Choosing a different menu view You can change the appearance of the menus you see when you select Menu from the home screen. → 1. Select Menu Settings you want: Graphic 2. Press to return to the home screen. The next time you press you will see the menu view you selected.

  • Page 101: Setting Power Backlighting

    2. Select an option from the list: – 5 seconds, 10 seconds, or 30 seconds—(Default) Turn backlighting on for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress. – 5 sec. & in call , 10 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. & in call—Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress.

  • Page 102: Setting Backlighting To Flash

    Setting backlighting to flash You can set the backlighting on your phone to flash in a certain style when an incoming call is received. When this setting is activated, the lights will flash even if you silence the ringer. Settings → Display → Flashing Lights. →...

  • Page 103: Setting Numbers To Auto-Hyphenate

    Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation is a setting that automatically inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan. For example, 1-222-333-4444. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-Hyphen → Enabled. • Selecting a screen saver This feature is available only on Blade phones with a grayscale screen display.

  • Page 104: Selecting Wallpaper

    Selecting wallpaper Wallpaper appears on the home screen, when the phone is not in use. This feature is available only on Blade phones with a color screen display. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper. 2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press 3.

  • Page 105: Creating A Secure Environment

    Creating a secure environment This section describes all the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. All security features are shielded by a four-digit lock code. Changing your lock code The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number. →...

  • Page 106: Unlocking The Phone

    – Never—Does not lock the phone. – On power up—Locks the phone every time you turn it on. – Now—Locks the phone immediately. 5. Press Unlocking the phone 1. From the home screen, press 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is locked.

  • Page 107: Restricting Calls

    Notes: • You can view these numbers only when they’re being entered for the first time. • You cannot edit these numbers. • 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 108: Erasing All Contacts

    Erasing all contacts You can erase all contacts from the Contacts directory. → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Erase Contacts. 4. Select Yes to erase all contacts. A message appears: “Erase ALL contacts?” 5.

  • Page 109: Setting Alerts For Your Headset

    – 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 – Disabled—Turn off message alerts. Setting alerts for your headset When a headset (sold separately) is attached to the phone, you can set alert sounds to originate from the headset.

  • Page 110: Data Settings

    → 1. Select Menu Settings 2. Select the other line and press Note: Once a second phone line is established, a second phone number becomes available for selection. Data settings Connecting to a laptop or a PC The Com Speed sets the data rate at which your phone connects to a laptop or PC, or at which it sends and receives over-the-air text messages.

  • Page 111: Setting The Phone To Receive Data Or Faxes

    Setting the phone to receive data or faxes Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. To receive data or faxes, you must connect the phone to a laptop or PC and switch the phone from voice mode to data/ fax mode.

  • Page 112: Connecting To A Tty/Tdd Device

    Connecting to a TTY/TDD device You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the hearing impaired. Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a TTY device. 1. Connect the TTY device to the phone. 2. Enter from your keypad.
  • Page 113 3. 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 (911, 000, 111, etc.). – Location On shares your position information with your service provider’s network, in addition to emergency services.

  • Page 114: Using Voice Recognition

    SING OICE Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice recognition (voice dialing), contacts must be saved and have associated voice tags.

  • Page 115: Viewing Entries With Voice Tags

    Viewing entries with voice tags Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List. • A list of all contacts with assigned voice tags appears. Editing a voice tag 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List. 2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and press 3.

  • Page 116: Using Voice Features With Accessories

    4. 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. Note: If the phone finds multiple voice tags that sound like the name you said, you will be asked to verify which name you want to call.

  • Page 117: Waking Up The Phone

    Waking up the phone If your phone is connected to a Kyocera hands-free car kit or headset, you can use use a 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: 1.

  • Page 118: Answering Automatically

    Answering automatically To set it to answer automatically: → • Select Menu Settings Answering using voice commands 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. To turn off Auto-Answer: →...

  • Page 119: Ignoring An Incoming Call

    To answer a call: When you receive an incoming call, the phone responds: “Incoming call, answer?” or “Incoming roam call, answer?” If the caller is recognized as a saved contact entry, then the phone will say “Incoming call from (Name), answer?”...

  • Page 120: Training Voice Recognition

    Training voice recognition If your phone is having trouble recognizing your voice, you can train it with the commands “Yes,” No,” and “Wake up.” → → 1. Select Menu Settings Voice Services. 2. Select Voice Training. 3. Read the message and press 4.

  • Page 121: Using Tools

    SING OOLS Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Adding an event → 1. Select Menu Tools 2. Select Add Event and press 3. Enter a name for the event and press page 30. 4. Set the event Start time, Duration, and Alarm and Press –...

  • Page 122: Viewing, Editing, Or Erasing An Event

    – For a day in a different month, select View Month . Press to scroll through months, and right or left to scroll through days. Viewing, editing, or erasing an event → 1. Select Menu Tools 2. Select View Day or View Month to find the event you want to view, edit, or erase.

  • Page 123: Tip Calculator

    – Press left or right to switch between hours, minutes, and a.m./p.m. – Use the phone keypad to enter numbers. 2. Press to select Done and save the setting. 3. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes.

  • Page 124: Calculator

    Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. → 1. Select Menu Tools 2. Use the keypad to enter numbers. 3. Press to select mathematical operations. equal ÷ divide Clear all numbers entered and display a zero. Display the value currently stored in memory. Add the displayed digit to the value stored in memory.

  • Page 125: Timer

    Timer This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. → 1. Select Menu Tools 2. Press to Set. 3. Press up or down to set the hours, minutes, and seconds. To move the cursor, press 4.

  • Page 126: Flashlight

    Flashlight The flashlight can be turned on in three ways: From Tools menu → → 1. Select Menu Tools Flashlight. 2. Select Flashlight On to turn on the flashlight. Time out for the flashlight is 15 minutes. 3. Select Flashlight Off to turn off the flashlight. Using Back key Continuously hold from Standby.

  • Page 127: Fun & Games

    & G AMES The games described in this chapter may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing Tetris“ or Brick Attack™, the game is paused and exited. You can return to play once the call alert ends.
  • Page 128 – Scoreboards—Displays the top five scores for the different game variations, including No Time Limit (default), Timed 2 Min, Timed 3 Min, Timed 5 Min., and Garbage. – Settings—Choose various settings for your Tetris game: – Game Type—Choose type of game. –...

  • Page 129: Brick Attack

    Navigation: Use the following keys to guide the blocks down the screen: Rotate Counterclockwise Hard drop Move Left Rotate Clockwise Move Right Soft drop the tile Return to Tetris menu Pause Brick Attack The goal of this game is to eliminate bricks arranged in levels. You send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 130: Doodler

    3. Press to select New. – To pause the game, press – To move the paddle, press 4. To exit the game, highlight Exit and press Doodler 1. Wait 5 seconds for the intro screen to disappear, or press 2. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen. You will see a flashing cursor in the middle of the screen: selected tool...

  • Page 131: Using The Doodler Tool Kit

    Using the Doodler tool kit To change between the tools in the toolkit, highlight Tools and press repeatedly to cycle through the options. draw black draw dark gray draw light gray move cursor eraser Tip: For a shortcut to the Move feature, press Modifying the doodle To modify your doodle, press bottom of the screen:...

  • Page 132: Saving The Doodle

    – Move—Move the image around the screen using keys 1–9. – Clear—Clear the entire screen. Tip: The shortcut to this feature is Saving the doodle It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are working on it. If you receive a call while creating an unsaved doodle, it will be lost.

  • Page 133: My Sounds

    My Sounds Your phone contains preset sounds, which you can add to outgoing text messages. Check with your service provider for availability. To access stored sounds: → 1. Select Menu Fun & Games 2. Press up or down to scroll through the sounds. 3.

  • Page 134: My Pictures

    My Pictures The My Pictures menu stores 25 graphics you have created using the Doodler or received via text messaging. It also includes predefined graphics for your use. Check with your service provider for availability. Note: All downloaded graphics are also stored in the Screen Saver menu. To view, edit, or erase graphics: →...

  • Page 135: Connecting To The Internet

    10 C ONNECTING TO THE Using the Web Browser You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from your service provider and if over-the-air Internet access is available in your area. Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while you are using the Web Browser. Starting the Web Browser →...

  • Page 136: Using The Web Menu Options

    3. Press to select Yes to enable security. When you are connected, a browser home page appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some Web menu options at the bottom of the screen. – appears in a secure session. –...

  • Page 137: Searching For A Web Site

    – UP.Link selects a different browser server. You can use this option if you have more than one Web Browser account. – Restart restarts the Web Browser. Searching for a Web site How you search for a Web site depends on your service provider. For more information, contact your service provider.

  • Page 138: Checking Net Alerts

    Checking Net alerts Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your Net Alerts inbox. → 1. Select Menu Messages browser inbox. 2. Press to accept browser fees. 3. Select an alert and follow the prompts. Changing the Web prompt →...
  • Page 139 NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing 911, 111, or 000 calls airplane Alarm Clock alerts for headsets for messages for missed calls analog mode auto-hyphenation AutoText backlighting banner User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone battery blocking outgoing calls bookmarks Brick Attack Calculator call counters callback number...
  • Page 140 Direct View display contrast Doodler emergency calls from an airplane position location emoticons erasing contact entries text messages Fast Find fax mode finding a saved phone number flashing lights Flashlight frequent contacts games Brick Attack Doodler Tetris hands-free car kit answering using voice purchasing hands-free headset...
  • Page 141 keyguard keypad, locking Kilobyte timer language lights lights-only mode set to flashing limiting calls out lock code locking keypad phone memory, saving menu view number mode number type OutBox phone book (Contacts directory) phone numbers editing finding saving verifying your own phone, unlocking position location prepend...
  • Page 142 ringers choosing types for different calls for roaming calls silencing volume roaming alerts controlling ringer saved phone numbers editing finding Scheduler screen contrast screen icons screen savers secret contacts security shortcuts silent mode sound files speed dialing Stopwatch symbol mode Tetris text entry quick reference...
  • Page 143 unlocking the phone vibrate Voice Answer voice dialing voicemail volume earpiece key beep ringer Web Browser User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone...

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