Kyocera Cell Phone KX444 User Manual

use only the power required to reach the network. In

general, the closer you are to a wireless base station

antenna, the lower the power output.

Before a phone model is available for sale to the

public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that

it does not exceed the limit established by the

government-adopted requirement for safe exposure.

The tests are performed in positions and locations

(e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by

the FCC for each model.

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.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for

this model phone with all reported SAR levels

evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF

emission guidelines. SAR information on this model

phone is 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-KX444. Additional information on 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. The standard

incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give

additional protection for the public and to account for

any variations in measurements.

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.

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-B1860-01 or holster 55-B1795-02.

Other accessories used with this device for body-

worn operations must not contain any metallic

components and must provide at least 25 mm=

separation distance, including the antenna, and the

user’s body.

THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S

REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.

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. 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.

Caution

The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones

employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific

Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the

FCC is 1.6 W/kg.* Tests for SAR are conducted using

standard operating positions specified by the FCC

with the phone transmitting at its highest certified

power level in all tested frequency bands.

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

The user is cautioned that changes or modifications

not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the warranty and user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

Warning

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.

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In health care facilities—Turn your phone off in health

care facilities when instructed. Hospitals and health

care facilities may be using equipment that is

sensitive to external RF energy.

Push to Talk feature

When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio, hold

the phone a minimum separation distance of one inch

(2.5 cm) between your face and the device, including

the antenna, to comply with FCC exposure limits.

Potentially unsafe areas

Posted facilities—Turn your phone off in any facility

when posted notices require you to do so.

Aircraft—FCC regulations prohibit using your phone

on a plane that is in the air. Turn your phone off or

switch it to Airplane mode (page 12) before boarding

aircraft.

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.

Optimize your phone’s performance

Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to optimize

the performance and life of your phone, antenna, and

battery.

Air bags

If your vehicle has 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.

Blasting areas—Turn off your phone where blasting is

in progress. Observe restrictions, and follow any

regulations or rules.

Potentially explosive atmospheres—Turn off your phone

when you are in any area with a potentially explosive

atmosphere. Obey all signs and instructions. Sparks

in such areas could cause an explosion or fire,

resulting in bodily injury or death.

Medical devices

Pacemakers—Warning to pacemaker wearers:

wireless phones, when in the ‘on’ position, have been

shown to interfere with pacemakers. The phone

should be kept at least six (6) inches away from the

pacemaker to reduce risk.

The Health Industry Manufacturers Association and

the wireless technology research community

recommend that you follow these guidelines to

minimize the potential for interference.

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are

often, but not always, clearly marked. They include:

•

fueling areas such as gas stations

below deck on boats

transfer or storage facilities for fuel or chemicals

vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas, such as

propane or butane

•

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.

If you have any reason to suspect that

interference is taking place, turn off your

phone immediately.

•

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

Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may

interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such

interference, you may want to consult Verizon 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. Your physician may be able to

help you obtain this information.

Use with care

Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping,

hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.

Keep phone dry

If the phone gets wet, turn the power off immediately

and contact your dealer. Water damage may not be

covered under warranty.

Resetting the phone

Battery and charger specifications

If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does not

respond to keypresses, reset the phone by

completing the following steps:

Charger

CV90-60858-

CV90-60859-1 120VAC / 60Hz

Standard Battery: 3.6V / 900mAh

High Capacity Battery: 3.6V /1350mAh

Input

100-240VAC / 50/

60Hz

Output

4.5V 1.5A

1. Remove the battery door.

5.2V 400mA

2. Remove and replace the battery.

If the problem persists, return the phone to the dealer

for service.

Accessories

Qualified service

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.

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. products, including cellular or PCS

phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.com.

To shop online for phone accessories, visit

www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.

To order by phone, call

(800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410.

093 453 037

Radio frequency (RF) energy

Your telephone is a radio transmitter and

receiver. When it is on, it receives and sends out RF

energy. Verizon’s network controls the power of the

RF signal. This power level can range from 0.006 to

0.6 watts.

Kyocera Wireless Corp.

10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121

U.S.A.

Visit us at www.kyocera-wireless.com

In August 1996, the U.S. Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines

with safety levels for hand-held

wireless phones. These guidelines are consistent with

the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and

international standards bodies in the following reports:

•

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.

E911 Mandates

Where service is available, this handset complies with

the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates issued by

the FCC.

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CONTENTS

Silencing all sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Choosing a different ringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Personalizing the screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Creating a secure environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting message alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Data settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setting position location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Performing basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Using Push to Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

PTT call types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Making a PTT barge call to a saved contact. . . . . 7

Making a PTT barge call to an unsaved phone

number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Receiving a barge call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Making an alert call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Receiving an alert call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Saving, editing, and erasing PTT contacts . . . . . . 9

Viewing a contact’s phone number . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PTT icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting up voice dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using voice tags to place calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using voice features with hands-free car kits . . 44

Training voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 11

Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Silencing an incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Calling emergency services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Speed dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Locking the keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

10 Media Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

My Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

My Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Doodler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Entering Letters, Numbers, and

Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Saving a contact entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Editing or erasing a contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Finding contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

11 Get It Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Downloading an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Sending and Receiving Text Messages. 25

Sending text messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Customizing message settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

12 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using Mobile Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

13 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

GETTING STARTED

Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion

(LiIon) battery. Fully charge the battery before

using the phone.

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.

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.

The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the

screen tells you whether the phone is:

•

Charging (the icon is animated)

Partially charged

3. Place the battery in

the phone casing

with the metal

Fully charged

Recharging the battery: You can safely recharge the

contacts toward the

top of the phone.

battery at any time, even if it has a partial charge.

Caring for the battery

General safety guidelines

4. Place the battery door notches in the openings

near the bottom of the phone.

•

Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit

the battery.

5. Press the circular latch

until it clicks.

If you have not used the battery for more than

a month, recharge it before using your phone.

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.

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Common causes of battery drain

Performing basic functions

•

Playing games

•

Turn the phone on: Press

and wait until

the hourglass icon appears.

Using the Web

Keeping backlight on

Making and receiving Push to Talk (PTT) calls.

Using the speakerphone

Operating in analog ( ) mode. Your phone

switches between modes to find the best

signal. To set your phone to operate in a single

•

Turn the phone off: Press and hold until

the phone beeps or the screen goes blank.

•

Make a call: Enter the number and press

End a call: Press

(the red key).

(the green key).

Answer a call: Press

Make a Push to Talk (PTT) call: Press the PTT

button on the left side of the phone. Hold

button to talk. Release button to listen.

mode, select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

Digital or Analog

•

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.

•

Answer a PTT call: Press the PTT button.

Turn the speakerphone on or off for PTT calls:

Press the speakerphone button on the top of

the phone.

•

Access voicemail: Press and hold

follow the system prompts.

and

•

High earpiece and ringer volume settings.

Repeating sound, vibration, or lighted alerts.

Verify your phone number:

Select Menu

to scroll through information.

→

Phone Info. Press

down

•

Silence the ringer: Press

answer.

, then

Silence all sounds: Select Menu

→

Settings Silent Mode and select an option.

→

•

Lock the keypad: Press and hold

Access your personal shortcut: Press

up.

Getting Started

Getting to know your phone

Speakerphone button turns the speakerphone on or off.

The loudspeaker is located behind the keypad (item 9).

Jack for Hands-free headset (sold separately) only.

Volume control button adjusts the volume.

Home screen. Press

(item 6) to select Menu.

Push to Talk (PTT) button sends or receives a PTT call.

Hold down the PTT button to speak.

OK key selects a menu item or option.

Send/Talk key starts or answers a call.

Navigation key scrolls through lists and positions cursor.

Also accesses shortcuts from the home screen.

Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols.

* Shift key changes the text mode in text entry.

Antenna does not extend.

Clear 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 home screen.

Jack for AC adapter (included)

Space # key enters a space during text entry.

0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry.

Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.

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Using menus

The contents of the main menu are as follows:

Push to Talk

Messages

Settings (Continued)

Phone Info

Voicemail

Security

Your Number

Recent Calls

Incoming Calls

Outgoing Calls

Missed Calls

Erase Lists

Contacts

Push to Talk

View All

Add New

Send New

InBox

Net Alerts

OutBox

Call Information

Network

Convenience

Msg Settings

Accessories

Media Gallery

My Sounds

My Pictures

Doodler

Tools

Scheduler

Alarm Clock

Tip Calculator

Calculator

Timer

SW Version

PRI Version

ESN

Technology

SID

Browser Name

Browser Version

Icon Keys

Saved

Group Lists

Erase Msgs

Msg Settings

Mobile Web

Launches the Internet

(Scroll down to view

information.)

Find Name

Add Voice Dial

Speed Dial List

Voice Dial List

Business List

Personal List

Information

Get It Now

Launches shopping

options

Settings

Silent Mode

Keyguard

Sounds

Display

Stopwatch

Voice Services

•

From the home screen, press

select Menu

In this guide, an arrow → tells you to select an

option from a menu. For example,

the Settings option.

→

Settings means select Menu, then select

•

Press

left, right, up, or down to see menus.*

to select a menu or menu item.

up or down to view menu items.

to back up a menu level.

* To change the way the menus appear, select

then select either Graphic or List and press

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Main Menu View

to return to the home screen.

Getting Started

Understanding screen icons

The alarm clock is set.

These icons may appear on your phone’s screen.

The phone is in privacy mode or is

accessing a secure Web site.

High-speed (3G) data service is available

and active on your phone.

The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X)

digital mode and Push to Talk (PTT)

service is available.

The phone is operating in IS2000 digital

mode, but PTT service is not available.

The phone is operating in IS95

digital mode. PTT service is not available

in this mode.

The phone is operating in Analog

(FM) mode. PTT service is not available

in this mode.

(blinking) The phone is sending high-

speed data.

(blinking) The phone is receiving high-

speed data.

High-speed data service is available, but

the phone is dormant.

The phone is at the home screen. To

access the menus, press

The phone is receiving a signal. You can

make and receive phone calls. Fewer

bars indicate a weaker signal.

Keyguard is on. The keypad is locked.

The phone is set to light up instead

of ring.

The phone is set to vibrate or to

vibrate and then ring.

The speakerphone is on for Push to

Talk calls.

The speakerphone is off for Push to

Talk calls.

Position location is set to Verizon

Wireless and to emergency services.

Position location is set to emergency

services only.

A call is in progress.

The phone is not receiving a signal.

You cannot make or receive any calls.

The phone is roaming outside of its

home service area. The phone may be

sending and receiving signals over a

network other than your local service

provider’s network.

You have a text message, voicemail, or

page. (Blinking icon indicates an urgent

message, voicemail, or page.)

The battery is fully charged. The more

black bars, the greater the charge.

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USING PUSH TO TALK

The Push to Talk (PTT) feature on your Kyocera

KX444 phone allows you to use your phone like a

walkie-talkie to communicate with another

individual with Verizon Wireless PTT service.

Simply select a contact, then press and hold your

phone’s Push to Talk (PTT) button to speak.

Icons at the top of the phone screen indicate

whether the speakerphone is on.

The speakerphone is on. Press the

speakerphone button on the top of the

phone to turn it off.

The speakerphone is off. Calls will come

through the earpiece. Press the

speakerphone button to turn it on.

Tip: On a PTT call, only one person can speak at

a time. Once you have finished speaking,

release the PTT button and listen for the other

party to reply.

Adjusting PTT call volume

•

To adjust speakerphone volume while on a

PTT call—Press the volume key on the left side

of the phone up or down during the call.

Phone position

For best results when using the PTT feature, hold

the phone facing you with the mouthpiece at least

one inch (2.5 cm) away from your mouth.

•

To make PTT calls come through the

earpiece—Press the speakerphone button

before or during a call.

Speakerphone

PTT calls come through the speakerphone

by default.

To cancel, press the speakerphone button.

•

To make PTT calls come through the earpiece

and silence ringers—From the home screen,

Note: If a headset is connected to the phone, PTT

calls will come through the headset speaker, and

you speak through the headset microphone. You

are required to press the PTT button to gain floor

control of a PTT call and speak. (Headsets are

sold separately.)

select Menu

select a vibrate or lights setting.

→

Settings

→

Silent Mode and

To cancel, either press the speakerphone

button or select Menu

→

Settings

→

Silent

Mode

→

Norm. Sounds.

Using Push to Talk

5. Release the PTT button when finished

PTT call types

speaking. This allows the called party to reply.

You can make two types of walkie-talkie calls:

6. Wait for the “Floor Available” tone, then press

•

barge call automatically connects to the

the PTT button again to speak.

other party. The receiving party does not have

the option to ignore the call.

7. To end the PTT call, press

. If the other

party ends the call, no action is required.

•

An alert call sends the receiving party a tone

indicating that someone wants to speak with

them. The call recipient has the option to either

answer or ignore the call.

“Call Ended” appears.

Making a PTT barge call to an

unsaved phone number

Start at the home screen.

Making a PTT barge call to a

saved contact

If you have saved a phone number in your PTT

contacts list (at http://www.vzwpushtotalk.com) or

in your phone’s contacts list, you can find it quickly.

1. Enter the phone number.

2. Press and hold the PTT button. Listen for the

“OK to Talk” tone. The message “Connected

to” then “Talking to” appears on the phone

screen.

Start at the home screen.

1. Press the PTT button.

Note: If the other party’s phone is unavailable,

-or-

a message appears on your phone screen.

Select Menu

-or-

Select Menu

→

Push to Talk.

Contacts View All.

3. Speak while pressing the PTT button.

4. Release the PTT button when finished

→

speaking. This allows the other party to reply.

2. Scroll through the list and highlight the

5. Wait for the “Floor Available” tone, then press

contact you want to call.

the PTT button again to speak.

3. Press the PTT button. Listen for the “OK to

Talk” tone. The message “Connected to” then

“Talking to” appears on the phone screen.

6. To end the PTT call, press

. If the other

party ends the call, no action is required.

“Call Ended” appears.

Note: If the contact is unavailable, a message

appears on your phone screen.

4. Speak while pressing the PTT button.

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3. Press and release the PTT button.

Receiving a barge call

The “PTT Outgoing Alert” tone sounds, and

“Alerting” appears on the screen.

When your phone receives a barge call, the

“Barge” tone plays. You then hear the caller

speaking through the speakerphone. The caller’s

phone number will appear on the screen. If the

caller’s number is saved in your PTT Contacts list

or your phone’s contact list, the contact name

appears on the screen.

If the called party accepts the alert,

“Listening” appears on the screen and you

will hear the called party speaking.

If the called party chooses not to accept the

call, or if the phone is unavailable to accept a

PTT call, an “unavailable” message appears

on your phone screen.

1. Press and hold the PTT button as you speak.

2. Release the PTT button to let the other party

speak.

4. Speak while holding down the PTT button.

3. To end the PTT call, press

. If the other

5. Release the PTT button when finished

party ends the call, no action is required. “Call

Ended” appears. The screen that was

displayed when the call came in appears.

speaking. This allows the called party to reply.

6. Wait for the “Floor Available” tone, then press

the PTT button again to speak.

7. To end the PTT call, press

. If the other

Making an alert call

You can send an alert to any individual user with

Verizon Wireless PTT service. The user may

ignore or answer the alert.

party ends the call, no action is required.

“Call Ended” appears, then the phone returns

to the home screen.

Start at the home screen.

Receiving an alert call

1. Press the PTT button scroll through the list,

When your phone receives an alert, the “PTT

Alert” tone plays. The message “Incoming Alert”

appears on the screen with the phone number or

contact name of the caller. The PTT Alert tone

repeats every 5 seconds until it is answered or

ignored, or until 20 seconds have passed.

and highlight the contact you want to call.

-or-

Enter the phone number.

-or-

Select Menu

the list to highlight the contact to call.

→

Push to Talk. Scroll through

1. Answer or ignore the alert:

2. Highlight Alert at the bottom of the screen and

–

To answer and speak, press and hold the

PTT button, then speak.

press

. If you don’t see the Alert option,

right to find it.

Using Push to Talk

–

To ignore the alert, press

Saving, editing, and erasing

PTT contacts

select Ignore, press

, or press

the speakerphone button on the top

of the phone.

You can save individual phone numbers as PTT

contacts.

2. Press and hold the PTT button as you speak.

•

To add, erase, or modify PTT contacts, visit

3. Release the PTT button to let the caller speak.

http://www.vzwpushtotalk.com

4. To end the PTT call, press

. If the other

Note: PTT contacts you saved on the Verizon

Wireless Push to Talk contact management

website appear in your PTT Contacts list, but they

do not appear in your phone’s standard contacts

list unless you save them there.

party ends the call, no action is required.

“Call Ended” appears, then the phone returns

to the screen that was displayed when the call

came in.

Viewing recent PTT calls

Viewing a contact’s phone

number

To see a PTT contact’s phone number on

your phone:

1. Select Menu

→

Recent Calls

2. Select a list: Incoming Calls

Outgoing Calls,

or Missed Calls

These lists include both PTT and standard

calls. For details on the icons in the list, see

“Viewing recent call details” on page 13.

1. Press the PTT button.

-or-

Select Menu

→

Push to Talk.

3. Select a recent call entry.

2. Use

to highlight the contact’s name.

4. Press the PTT button to place a PTT call to the

caller, or press to place a standard call.

3. Press

right to highlight View at the bottom

of the screen.

4. Press

Erasing PTT call history

PTT calls are included in the recent calls list along

with standard voice calls. See “Erasing recent

calls” on page 14 to erase call history.

The phone number appears with the contact

name.

5. To call the contact, press the PTT button.

-or-

To return to the PTT Contacts list, press

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Incoming calls and messages

Preventing PTT calls

PTT calls are not interrupted by incoming standard

voice calls or text messages. If your phone receives

a standard voice call or text message while you are

on a PTT call, the following occurs:

You can disable the PTT feature on your phone so

that it will not be able to receive or send PTT calls

or alerts.

To disable the PTT feature:

•

Standard voice calls are sent directly to

voicemail. If the caller leaves a voice message,

appears at the top of the phone screen.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→ Disabled.

→

Push to Talk

2. Press

to confirm. “Push to Talk disabled”

•

PTT calls are not accepted. Callers receive a

“busy” message.

appears on the screen, and the phone returns

to the Settings menu.

Text messages are saved to the InBox.

appears at the top of the phone screen.

To enable the PTT feature:

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Push to Talk

→ Enabled.

PTT icons

These icons may appear on your phone’s screen

as you place or receive a PTT call.

2. Press

to confirm. “Push to Talk enabled”

appears on the screen, and the phone returns

to the Settings menu.

PTT service is currently enabled.

PTT service currently is not available.

Connecting

Connected

Talking

Listening

Receiving an alert call

Call ended

Using Push to Talk

MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS

This chapter discusses phone, fax, and data calls

on your KX444 phone. For information about

walkie-talkie radio calls, see “Using Push to Talk”

on page 6.

2. Scroll through the list, find the contact you

want, and press to dial the number.

For more about finding contact information,

see page 23.

Tip: To call a saved number using your phone’s

voice recognition feature, see “Using voice tags to

place calls” on page 43.

Making a call

1. Make sure you are in an area where the signal

can be received. Look for the

the home screen.

symbol on

Answering a call

Note: The more bars you see in the

symbol, the clearer the reception. If there

are no bars, try to move to where the

reception is better.

When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates,

or lights up (depending on your settings), and a

dancing phone icon appears. The phone number

of the caller also appears, if it is not a restricted

number. If the number is stored in your Contacts

directory, the contact name also appears.

2. Enter the phone number.

3. Press

•

To answer the call, press

If you do not wish to answer the call, select

. Silence mutes the

4. Press

to end the call.

Redialing a number

Silence and press

To redial the last number called, press

times. If you see a message prompting you to

speak a name, press again.

three

ringer and sends the caller to voicemail if you

do not pick up the call.

Silencing an incoming call

To silence an incoming call quickly, press

. Then press to answer the call.

Calling a saved number

If you have already saved a phone number, you

can use the contacts list to find it quickly.

•

This action silences the current call only. The next

call will ring as normal.

1. Select Menu

→

Contacts

→

View All. This

brings up a list of all saved contacts.

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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. You

can, however, keep your Kyocera KX444 phone

powered on if you set it to Airplane mode.

Adjusting the volume during a call

To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,

press up or down.

•

Calling emergency services

Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code

(911, 111, 000, 999, etc.), your phone will

operate as described below.

In Airplane mode, your phone does not emit RF

signals. You cannot make or receive regular phone

calls, send text messages, or use the Web, but you

can play games, set the clock, and make emergency

calls to designated emergency services.

•

Dial your 3-digit emergency code and

press

To set Airplane mode

You can call the code even if your phone is locked

and your account is restricted. When you call,

your phone enters Emergency mode. This enables

the emergency service exclusive access to your

phone to call you back, if necessary. To make or

receive regular calls after dialing the code, you

must exit this mode.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Convenience

→

Airplane Mode

2. At the message, press

3. Highlight an option and press

–

Enabled—Activate Airplane mode.

Disabled—Deactivate Airplane Mode and

To exit Emergency mode

When you have completed the emergency call:

return the phone to normal state.

1. Press

to select Exit

Dealing with missed calls

When you have missed a call, “Missed” appears on

your screen unless the caller leaves a voicemail.

2. Press

again to confirm your choice.

Note: To determine who has access to your

location, see “Setting position location” on

page 42.

•

To view the caller’s number or name, select

Missed Calls. In the Recent Calls list, the

missed call is indicated with a flashing

Using your phone in an airplane

Note: Please check with uniformed crew

personnel before operating your phone in

Airplane mode.

•

Press

If the caller left a voicemail message,

select Call

to clear the screen.

Making and Answering Calls

Setting missed call alerts

You can set an alert to beep every five minutes

after you have missed a call.

Viewing recent calls

1. Select Menu

2. Select a list: Incoming Calls

Missed Calls, or Erase Lists

3. Select a recent call item.

4. Select an option:

→

Recent Calls

Outgoing Calls,

•

Select Menu

Missed Call

→

Settings

Enabled

→

Sounds

→

To turn off the alert when it rings, press

To cancel the alert, select Menu

–

Time—Show the time of the call.

→

Settings

→

Number—Show the caller’s number (for

an incoming call), or the number you

called (for an outgoing call).

Sounds

→

Missed Call

→

Disabled

Viewing recent call details

Details on the last 29 calls you made or received

are stored in the lists under the Recent Calls

menu. These lists include regular calls and Push

to Talk (PTT) calls. You can get details on the

caller’s name and phone number, along with the

time and length of the call. Icons indicate the

types of calls in the list.

–

Prepend—Place the cursor at the

beginning of the phone number so you can

add an area code, if you plan to save the

number as a contact.

–

Save New—Save the phone number as

a contact.

Add to—Add the phone number to a

Outgoing call

saved contact.

Incoming call

Forwarded call

Three-way call

Missed call (flashing)

PTT contact

Note: If the phone number has been classified as

“secret,” you must enter your four-digit lock code

to view or edit it. For information on the lock

code, see “Changing your lock code” on page 39.

To classify a phone number as secret, see “Saving

a contact entry” on page 21.

Note: PTT calls made to or received from phone

numbers not saved in the PTT Contacts list (at

www.vzwpushtotalk.com) appear as regular

incoming or outgoing calls in the Recent Calls list.

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Erasing recent calls

1. Select Menu

2. Select an option: Incoming Calls

Missed Calls, or Erase All

Enabling 1-Touch dialing

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Convenience

→

Recent Calls

→

Erase Lists

1-Touch Dialing Enabled

→

Outgoing

2. Press

Using 1-Touch Dialing

To call a contact that has a speed dial location:

Calls

3. Press

right and press

to select Yes.

Speed dialing

•

From the home screen, 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 location is 15, press

Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored

phone number by entering a one- or two-digit

speed dialing location number and pressing

Note: Before you can use speed dialing, you must

save a phone number as a contact and assign a

speed dial location to it.

briefly, then press and hold

•

To save a phone number as a new contact and

add a speed dial location, see “Saving a

contact entry” on page 21.

To add a speed dial location to a saved contact,

see “Editing or erasing a contact” on page 22.

Setting up voicemail

Before your phone can receive voicemail

messages, you must set up a password and record

a personal greeting with Verizon Wireless. 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.

•

Using speed dialing

To call a contact that has a speed dial location:

•

From the home screen, enter a one- or two-

digit speed dialing location and press

1. From the home screen, enter

1-Touch Dialing

2. Press

to interrupt the notification.

1-Touch Dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a

contact that has a speed dial location.

3. Follow the system prompts to create a

password and record a greeting.

Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on your

phone and (2) have a speed dial location assigned

to a contact. To assign a speed dial location to a

contact see “Saving a contact entry” on page 21 or

“Editing or erasing a contact” on page 22.

Note: If you are having trouble accessing your

voicemail, contact Verizon Wireless.

Making and Answering Calls

Checking voicemail messages

When a voice message is received, your screen

will display a notification: “New Message [x]

Voicemail.” This text will remain for about five

Changing the keyguard setting

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Keyguard.

2. Highlight an option. You can set the phone to

lock the keypad immediately, or automatically

if no key is pressed after 30 seconds,

1 minute, or 5 minutes.

minutes. After that, look for the

symbol at the

top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the

message is urgent.

3. Press

to save.

If you see “New Message” on your screen

Tracking calls

You can track the number and duration of calls

made and received on your phone.

1. Press

to select Call. This initiates a call to

your voicemail number.

2. Press

to interrupt the notification.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Call Information.

3. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.

2. Select a timer:

If you see the

1. Press

symbol

to initiate a call to your

–

Recent Calls—Tracks all calls made and

received by your phone since this timer

was last reset. To reset this timer, highlight

voicemail number.

2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.

Reset and press

Note: You can set the phone to beep, light up, or

play a tune every five minutes to remind you that

you have voicemail.

–

All Calls Timer—Tracks all calls made and

received by your phone. This timer cannot

be reset.

Kbyte Counter—Tracks the kilobytes of

data sent and received by your phone. It

counts only SO 33 packet data. When the

total reaches 999,999kb, the counters

reset automatically. To reset this counter

Locking the keypad

The Keyguard locks your keypad and side buttons

on your phone 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.

manually, highlight Reset and press

•

To lock the keypad, select Menu

→

Settings

→

Keyguard

→

Guard now

•

To unlock the keypad, press

in this order.

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–

Any Change alerts you with three

increasing tones if there is a change in

roaming service or three decreasing tones

if the phone loses service.

Timing your calls

You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds

before each minute passes when you are on a call.

•

Select Menu

Minute Alert

→

Settings

Enabled

→

Sounds

→

Setting the roam ringer

You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming

call will be subject to roaming charges.

Receiving data or faxes

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

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Sounds

→

Roam Ringer

2. Highlight Enabled and press

. You’ll hear

a sample of the ringer.

information, see “Data settings” on page 41.

3. Press

to set the ringer.

Setting roaming alerts and

ringers

Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming

calls

You can set your phone to warn you before you

answer or place a call while roaming.

Setting an alert for roaming

You may use this setting if you want the phone to

alert you when you roam outside of your home

service area.

•

Select Menu

→

Settings

Call prompt.

→

Convenience

→

Call Guard

→

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

The phone makes a distinctive ring to indicate an

incoming call while you are roaming, and you

Roam/Svc Alert

2. Select an option and press

must press

to accept the call or to place a

call while roaming.

–

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

decreasing tones when roaming service is

acquired and three increasing tones when

home area service is acquired again.

Making and Answering Calls

Turning roaming on or off

This setting allows you to control the phone’s

roaming feature by specifying which signals the

phone will accept.

Controlling network roaming

Specifying digital or analog mode

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.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

Roam Option

2. Select an option and press

–

Automatic (recommended setting) accepts

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

any system the phone service provides.

Digital/Analog

–

No Roaming prevents you from making or

receiving calls outside of your home

service area.

2. Select an option and press

–

Automatic automatically switches the

phone between digital and analog.

Note: If your phone has more than one setting for

Automatic, contact Verizon Wireless to determine

which one to use.

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.

Digital only sets the phone to work in

digital mode only.

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ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in

contacts, text messages, and your banner.

Entering numbers

•

To enter a number while in

mode, press

a number key once.

Understanding text entry

screens

The current text entry mode (and capitalization

setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.

•

To enter a number while in

mode, press and hold a number key until the

number appears on the screen.

Entering words letter by letter

Use normal text mode to enter letters.

text entry

field

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.

capitalization setting

text entry mode

2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the

next letter.

Text entry modes

There are four text entry modes:

Number mode

Entering words quickly

When you press a series of keys using

checks its dictionary of common words and

guesses at the word you are trying to spell.

mode,

Normal text mode

Rapid text entry mode

Symbol mode

1. For each letter of the word you want, press the

key once. For example, to enter the word

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.

“any” press:

2. If the word doesn’t match what you want,

press to look at other word matches.

3. When you see the word you want, press

→

Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols

Entering symbols

While entering text, you can enter symbols by

Capitalization settings

Three capitalization settings are available in

and

modes:

pressing

until you see the symbol you want.

Using this method, you have access to the

following symbols:

Capitalize next letter

Lower case next letter

@ ?

To access the full set of symbols:

1. Press right to highlight the current mode

and press to enter the menu.

–

’

Capitalize first letter of every word (in a

contact) or sentence (in a text message)

If no icon appears, all letters will be in lower

case.

2. Select

=Symbols.

To change capitalization settings:

3. Press

down to view the list of symbols.

•

Press

until the icon for the setting you

4. Press the number key corresponding to the

want appears.

symbol you want.

Changing modes

Sometimes you need to change modes. For

example, to enter numbers in an email address

while in

mode, you must change to

mode, enter the numbers, and then change

back to

mode to complete the address.

To change text entry modes, you can either:

•

Press and hold

until the icon for the

mode you want appears.

-or-

•

Press

right to highlight the current text

mode, press

to enter the menu, then

select a different mode.

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Quick reference to text entry

This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols.

To...

Do this...

Use

mode and press a key until you see the letter you

Enter a letter

want. For more information, see page 18.

Use mode and press a key once to enter its number.

For more options, see page 18.

Use mode and press

you want. See page 19.

Enter a number

Enter a symbol

until you find the symbol

Enter a space

Press

Erase a character

Erase all characters

Press and hold

Press up or down.

Press and hold

Move the cursor right or left

Change text entry modes

Capitalize the next letter

Lowercase the next letter

mode, press

. Choose

Capitalize the first letter of each word In

Highlight an option at the bottom of

mode, press

left or right.

Press

the screen

Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols

STORING CONTACTS

Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store

information about a person or company.

Your phone can hold, on average, about 200

phone numbers.

–

Assign Ringer or Unassign Ringer—

Select or remove a ringer to identify an

incoming call from this contact.

Assign Picture or Unassign Picture

—

Select or remove a picture to identify an

incoming call from this contact.

Saving a contact entry

To save a contact, take these steps.

Number Type—Select work

home,

1. From the home screen, enter the phone

mobile pager, or fax. The number type

number you want to save.

will appear as an icon next to the number

in the Contacts list. For icons, see page 24.

Tip: Enter the area code with the phone

number so that you can dial it from any

service area.

–

Add Voice Dial—Speak the name of the

contact person for this number so that you

can dial it using voice recognition (VR).

For more information, see page 43.

Note: To save a contact without entering a

phone number, select Menu

Add New, select an option, and skip to step 3.

2. Press to select Save New

→

Contacts

→

–

Speed Dialing—Select a speed dialing

location from the list.

Secret—Select Yes to lock the phone

number. If a phone number is locked, you

must enter your four-digit lock code (see

page 39) to view or edit the number.

3. Enter a name for the contact. If you need to

learn how to enter letters, see page 18.

Either save the contact now or assign options.

To save now, press

-or-

to select Save.

–

Primary Number—Classify this number as

the primary number for the contact.

To assign options, press

right twice, then

up or

press

to select Options. Press

Classify Contact—Classify the contact as

Personal=or Business. (See page 35 to set

the phone to ring differently for personal

and business calls.)

down to highlight an option:

–

Save—Save the information and return to

the home screen.

4. Press

to select Save. A check mark and

the word “Saved” appear.

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–

Assign Ringer or Unassign Ringer to

select or remove a ringer to identify an

incoming call from this contact.

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; for example, where you

would wait to dial an extension.

Assign Picture or Unassign Picture to

select or remove a picture to identify an

incoming call from this contact.

1. Enter the first portion of the phone number.

–

Erase Contact to erase the entire contact.

Edit Name of the contact.

2. Press

right to scroll through the options

at the bottom of the screen.

Classify Contact as personal or business.

Exit without making changes.

3. Press

to select a type of pause.

–

Time Pause—Stops dialing for two

seconds, then continues to dial.

Hard Pause—Stops dialing until

you select Release

4. Enter the remaining numbers.

6. Enter the new information.

–

7. Press

to select Save, if necessary.

Editing a phone number

1. Select Menu

→

Contacts.

5. Select Save New

2. Select View All or Find Name=to=find the

Editing or erasing a contact

contact you want to edit.

To make changes to a contact, take these steps.

(To erase all saved contacts, see page 40.)

3. Highlight the contact to edit and press

4. Press

number you want to edit and press

5. Highlight an option for the phone number and

press

down to highlight the phone

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

–

Send Alert—Send a PTT alert call

to a contact.

4. Select Options

Send Text Msg—Send a text message to

the phone number you selected.

5. Highlight an option and press

to select it:

–

Add New to add a number, address, or note.

View Number—See the phone number

you selected.

Storing Contacts

–

Add Voice Dial—Speak the name of the

contact person for this number so that you

can dial it using voice recognition (VR).

For more information, see page 43.

6. Enter the new information and follow

the prompts.

7. Press

to select Save,=if necessary.

–

Speed Dialing—Assign or remove the

location you use to speed dial the number.

Finding contact information

To find a phone number or contact, either search

the Contacts directory or use Fast Find.

Edit Type—Assign a type: work

home,

mobile

pager, or fax. The type icon

Searching the Contacts directory

appears next to the phone number in the

Contacts list.

1. Select Menu

→

Contacts.

2. Select a search method:

–

Erase Number—Erase the number from

the contact.

–

Push to Talk—List all contacts saved in

the Push to Talk contacts directory.

Erase Voice Dial—Erase the voice dial

name associated with the number.

View All—List all contacts saved in your

phone’s Contacts directory.

–

Edit Number—Change the phone number.

Find Name—Locate a specific name.=Enter

part of the contact name, then select Find

Edit Voice Dial—Record a new voice

dial name.

Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Business

List, or Personal List—Select a contact

from a list.

–

Secret—Make the number secret so that

it will not appear on the screen until the

lock code is entered. Secret numbers can

be called without a lock code.

(For more information, see “Restricting

calls” on page 40.)

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

–

Primary Number—Make this number

the first one that shows up when you open

the contact.

–

Prepend—Move the cursor to the

beginning of the number so you can add

the area code.

Exit—Exit without making changes.

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Setting Fast Find

Viewing contacts

With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view

close matches of the number you are looking for.

The following icons may appear next to

information in your phone’s contact entries.

Note: Fast find cannot be used to find contacts

on the PTT Contacts list (set up on the Verizon

Web site).

work

email address

street address

Web page URL

Note

home

•

From the home screen, select Menu

→

mobile

pager

fax

Settings

Enabled

→

Convenience

→

Fast Find

→

Using Fast Find

1. From the home screen, press the keys

corresponding to the letters of the name you

want to find. A matching contact or speed dial

entry appears. Press

down to scroll

through matching entries.

2. View the name you want, then press

to call the number or press

contact details.

to view

Storing Contacts

SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES

This chapter describes how to send, receive, and

erase text messages from your phone. For

information on voicemail messages, see page 14.

–

Enter a space or comma after the

first number. Then enter another

recipient manually.

Note: You can send a message to up to 10

contacts at once. The messages will be sent

one at a time, once to each addressee.

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.

5. When you are done entering addresses,

highlight Next=and press=

Sending text messages

6. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,

see page 18. To add special features such as

smiley faces, see “Including pictures, sounds,

and prewritten text” on page 25.

You can only send text messages to phones that are

capable of receiving them, or to email addresses.

Writing a message

To send a text message to a single recipient:

Note: You may be charged for more than

one message if your message exceeds a

certain number of characters. For more

information, see “Understanding appended

messages” on page 27.

1. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

2. Highlight Send New and press OK.

3. Choose a method to enter the recipient’s

phone number or email address:

7. When you have completed the message, press

–

Select a saved number from the Recent

List or Contacts List, or select a Group

List you have created. For more about

group lists, see page 32.

to select Send

Including pictures, sounds, and

prewritten text

You may include smiley faces, sounds, and

prewritten text in your text messages.

–

Enter a New Address manually.

(To learn how to enter text, see page 18.)

1. Create a text message and enter

4. To add another recipient to this message,

addresses.(See page 25.)

choose a method:

2. Select Next to advance to the message text

–

Press

right to select Options

Then select Recent List

or Group Lists

entry screen.

Contacts,

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3. From the text entry screen, press

right

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.

twice, select Options

from the options:

→

Insert and select

–

My Sounds—Add a sound or melody.

Highlight one from the list and press

1. Once you have completed the message, press

to select Insert

right to highlight Options and press

–

My Pictures—Add a graphic you have

received in a text message, created using

Doodler™, or downloaded to your

Then choose from the list:

–

Insert—Enhance your message with

sounds, graphics, smiley faces, prewritten

text, or contact information. See options

under “Including pictures, sounds, and

prewritten text” on page 25.

phone. Press

right or left to scroll

through graphics and press

select Insert.

–

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 simplified form.

–

Add Address—Return to the “To” screen

to add another recipient without losing the

message text. Enter the new address, then

select Next to return to the message

entry screen.

Tip: Press and hold

emoticons while in the text entry screen.

Highlight one and press to select Insert

to cycle through

–

Set Priority—Label the message as “Urgent.”

Callback Number—Include a callback

number with the message to let the

recipient know at what number they can

call you back. Select Yes to include your

own number, or Edit to enter a different

callback number.

–

AutoText—Select a prewritten message.

Highlight one from the list and press

to select Insert. (To edit or create new

prewritten messages, see page 32.)

Contacts—Add information about a saved

contact. Highlight the contact from the list

–

Send Later—Schedule when to send

the message.

and press

to insert it.

4. When you have completed the message, you

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.

can send it immediately or set sending

options. To send it immediately, press

select Send. To set sending options, see the

following procedure.

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

–

Save AutoTextÔSave the message you

have just entered as a prewritten message,

then return to the message entry screen so

you can send the message.

Understanding appended messages

Characters

remaining

Text entry field

2. When you have finished setting options, press

to return to the message window.

3. Highlight Send and press

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.

Adding a signature

This setting allows you to create signature text.

The signature does not appear in the message

creation screen; however, the signature is

included at the end of all outgoing messages.

Important: You will be charged for each

message segment.

To create a signature

When you start a message, the maximum

character limit (“160” in the example) appears

above the text entry screen. This number counts

down as you enter characters, until it reaches 0. If

you continue to enter text after this counter

reaches 0, a message segment may be appended.

If a segment is appended, a message will appear

on the phone screen.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Msg Settings

→

Signature

2. Enter your signature in the text field.

3. Press to save the setting.

Note: The signature text is tallied by the

character counter because the signature is

included in the text field.

Receiving incoming calls while

creating messages

You may receive standard or PTT calls while

creating 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 31.

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PTT barge call

Standard call

When your phone receives a PTT barge call, it

sounds the “Barge Call” tone and you will hear

the caller speaking through the speakerphone.

When a standard call comes in, the phone rings

and an incoming call message appears on

the screen.

•

To speak, press and hold the PTT button. To

listen, release the PTT button. To end the call,

press

•

If you don’t wish to answer the call,

select Ignore

•

To answer the call, press

. The message

Once the PTT call has ended, your phone returns

to the text message screen that was open.

you were working on will be saved in the

Saved folder. To return to the message, press

down to open the Messages menu, select

Saved and select the message.

PTT alert call

When your phone receives a PTT alert, it sounds

the “PTT Alert” tone. The message “Incoming

Alert” appears on the screen with the phone

number or contact name of the caller.

Viewing the OutBox

Your sent messages are automatically saved

to the OutBox.

•

To ignore the alert, press

to select Ignore

To view the OutBox:

or press the speakerphone button on the top

of the phone.

1. Press

2. Select OutBox

3. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

•

To answer, press and release the PTT button

up or down through the list of

or press

to select Answer.

messages. One of the following symbols

appears next to each message:

To speak, press and hold the PTT button. To

listen, release the PTT button. To end the call,

press

The message is pending and will be sent

when possible. You can cancel delivery of

the message.

Once the PTT call has ended or you have ignored

the alert, your phone returns to the text message

screen that was open.

The scheduled message will be sent at the

scheduled time. You cannot cancel delivery

of the message.

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

To activate Direct View,:

Select Menu

The message cannot be sent because

service is not available. An alert appears on

your phone if the message cannot be sent.

•

→

Messages

→

Msg Settings

→

Direct View

→

Enabled.

If you see the “New Message” note

You can choose to:

The scheduled message has been sent and

will be delivered as scheduled. You cannot

cancel delivery of the message.

•

View the messageÔPress

scroll down.

. twice and

right and

The message has been received by the

recipient you specified.

Ignore=the messageÔPress

press

The message has been received and

opened by the recipient you specified.

(This symbol may not be available. Check

with Verizon Wireless.)

Clear the screenÔPress

If you see the body of the message

(Direct View)

The body of an incoming message will appear on

your home screen only if your phone is set to

Direct View.

The message has been sent to more than

one recipient.

The message has never been sent, or has

not been sent since it was last modified.

You can cancel delivery of the message.

You can choose to:

•

Ignore=the messageÔPress

Read the message. See “Reading the message”

on page 30.

Retrieving text messages

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. After

Note: If you receive a new message while you are

reading a message, the one you are reading will

be replaced by the new one. You can find the

that, look for the

symbol at the top of your

older message in the InBox: Press

down to

open the Messages menu and select Inbox

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.

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–

Forward the message.

If you see the

symbol

If the

symbol is blinking, the message

Reply with Copy to reply to the message

is urgent.

with a copy of the original attached.

1. Press

down.

–

Save Object(s), such as sound or pictures,

from the message. (This option is

available if the incoming message includes

a graphic or sound.)

2. Select Inbox. A list of all your received

messages appears. New, unread messages

appear in bold

3. Press

of messages.

4. Press

Save Contact to save the sender’s phone

number or email address in your Contacts

list. (This option is available if a vCard is

included in the message.)

up or down to scroll through the list

to read a message.

Reading the message

Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not

play if the phone is set to Silence All mode.

Save as AutoText to save the text from the

message as AutoText, which you can insert

into other messages. Graphics and sound

will not be saved as part of AutoText.(For

more about AutoText, see page 32.)

1. If the text message is long, press

down to

view the entire message.

3. Select Done

Note: Message length is limited by Verizon

Wireless. An incoming message that exceeds

the limit may be truncated.

Note: The

symbol indicates:

•

A graphic did not come through. It may be too

large or incorrectly formatted.

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:

An appended message is missing. (For more

about appended messages, see page 27.)

–

View Sender information.

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

Setting message alerts

You can set your phone to alert you of incoming

text messages or pages. For more information,

see “Setting message alerts” on page 40.

Erasing all messages

1. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

2. Select Erase Msgs

3. Press

an option:

up or down and press

to select

Erasing messages

–

InBox erases all messages in your InBox.

Your phone is designed to store 99 text messages

and pages. It is a good idea to erase old messages,

as messages take up memory in your phone.

OutBox erases all messages in your OutBox.

Saved Folder erases all messages in your

Saved folder.

You have the option of erasing text messages and

pages as you send or read them, erasing them

one-at-a-time from the list in the OutBox or

InBox, or erasing them all at once.

–

All Messages erases all text messages in

all folders listed above.

4. A notification appears: “Erase all messages?”

Select Yes to erase messages or No to cancel.

Erasing single messages

1. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

Erasing messages automatically

Use this setting to have old messages

automatically erased from the InBox when

memory is low.

2. Press

down and press

to select the

type of text message you want to erase (InBox

OutBox, or Saved).

3. Press

to select the message to erase.

1. Press

2. Select Msg Settings

3. Press to select Old InBox Msgs

down to open the Messages menu.

4. Select Erase to erase the message. A

→

Auto-Erase Text.

notification appears: “Erase this message?”

5. Select Yes to erase the message.

Note: You can erase a scheduled message from

the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of

the message.

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6. To enter the next address, enter a space or

comma after the first number or email

address. (If you insert a saved contact or a

number from the Recent List, the phone will

insert the comma automatically.) Then press

right twice, select Options, and choose

from the options.

Customizing message settings

To make messaging easier, you can customize

settings for sending and receiving messages.

Creating group lists

You can create and save a list of multiple

recipients. Your KX444 phone will store five

group lists with up to 10 recipients per list.

7. When finished, press

to select Done

right and press

1. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

8. To send a message to your new group, see

2. Select Group Lists

→

Create New.

“Sending text messages” on page 25.

3. Enter a name for the list. For help entering

text, see page 18.

Creating and editing prewritten

messages (AutoText)

4. Press

to select Next.

5. To enter the first phone number or email

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.

address, select an option:

–

Recent List—Select numbers from your

Recent List.

–

New Address—Enter the phone number

or email address yourself. To learn how to

enter text, see page 18.

1. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

2. Select Msg Settings

→

Edit AutoText.

–

Contacts List—Select contacts from your

phone book.

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

3. To create a new pre-written message, highlight

New AutoText and press

-or-

To edit an existing pre-written message,

highlight the message and press

4. Enter or edit the text and press

to select

Done. For help entering text, see page 18.

Note: You can also save a message you are

writing or an incoming message as AutoText.

For directions, see “Setting sending options”

on page 26 or “Reading the message” on

page 30.

Switching default text entry mode

You can set the default text entry mode to appear

in message text entry screens.

1. Press

2. Select Msg Settings

3. Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode

down to select the Messages menu.

→

Default Text.

For more information on text entry modes,

see page 18.

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CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE

The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.

Silent Mode

Vibrate Only

Display

Backlighting

Call Information

Recent Calls

Msg Settings

Voicemail Num.

Vibrate, Ring

Lights Only

Norm. Sounds

Information

My Banner

All Calls Timer

Kbyte Counter

Network

Data/Fax Calls

Privacy Alert

Set Phone Line

Roam/Svc Alert

Roam Option

Digital/Analog

Location

Alerts

Signature

Flashing Lights

Main Menu View

Screen Saver

Wallpaper

Color Themes

Auto-Hyphen

Language

Time Format

Contrast

Voice Services

Add Voice Dial

Erase Voice Dial

Voice Training

Voice Wake-Up

Voice Answer

Security

Lock Phone

Edit AutoText

Callback Number

Msg Receipt

Direct View

Save to Outbox

Auto-Erase

Default Text

Keyguard

Sounds

Ringer Volume

Ringer Type

Business Ring

Personal Ring

Roam Ringer

Earpiece Volume

Key Volume

Key Length

Missed Call

Smart Sound

Minute Alert

Spkrphone Vol.

Accessories

Pwr Backlight

Headset Ring

Auto-Answer

TTY Device

Com Speed

Convenience

Airplane Mode

Shortcut Key

Fast Find

1-Touch Dialing

Web Prompt

Call Guard

Limit Calls

Lock Code

Erase Contacts

Emergency #’s

Customizing Your Phone

Turning sounds back on

To restore all sounds to the phone:

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.

•

Select Menu

Norm. Sounds

→

Settings

→

Silent Mode

→

The

disappears. The phone will

now ring for incoming calls and alerts.

Setting the phone to vibrate or light up

Choosing a different ringer

Your Kyocera KX444 phone has 15 ringers you

can choose to use for incoming calls.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Silent Mode.

2. Choose an option and press

–

Vibrate Only—Causes thephone to vibrate

for the duration of the incoming call or

other alert. appears. PTT calls will

sound through the earpiece.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Sounds

→

Ringer Type

2. Scroll down the list to hear the

different ringers.

Vibrate, Ring—Causes the phone to

vibrate for the first 10 seconds and then

ring for the remainder of the incoming

3. Press

to select a ringer from the list.

Specifying ringers for different

callers

You can assign ringers to individual phone

numbers saved in your Contacts directory.

call or other alert.

will sound through the earpiece.

appears. PTT calls

–

Lights Only—Causes the phone to light up

for the duration of the incoming call or

other alert.

sound through the earpiece.

•

To assign a ringer to an individual contact,

see page 21.

appears. PTT calls will

•

To assign a ringer to a class of contacts:

Norm. Sounds—Causes the phone to ring

for the incoming call or alert. PTT calls

will sound through the speakerphone.

a. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Sounds.

b. Ηighlight Business Ring or Personal Ring

and press

3. Press

to return to the home screen.

c. Select a ringer and press

Note: The phone will ring when it is attached to

an external power source (such as a charger),

even if all sounds have been silenced.

Note: To classify a contact as Business or

Personal, see page 21.

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•

To adjust the speakerphone volume for all calls:

Importing additional ringers

You may be able to download ringers over the air.

Check with Verizon Wireless.

a. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Sounds

→

Spkrphone Vol

b. Press

up or down.

to save the setting.

Adjusting volume

c. Press

You can adjust the volume of the earpiece, the

speakerphone, the ringer, or the tones you hear

when the keys are pressed.

Adjusting the ringer volume

To adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls as

well as the alerts for the Countdown Timer,

Scheduler, and Alarm Clock:

Adjusting the earpiece volume

•

To adjust the earpiece volume manually

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Sounds

→

during a call, press

comfortable level.

up or down to find a

Ringer Volume

2. Press

right or left.

to save the setting.

•

To adjust the earpiece volume for all calls:

3. Press

a. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Sounds

→

Earpiece Volume

Changing the key tones

You can change the volume and duration of the

tones the phone makes when you press the keys.

b. Press

up or down.

to save the setting.

c. Press

Select=Menu

Key Volume or Key Length

→

Settings

→

Sounds and choose

Adjusting the speakerphone volume

•

To turn the speakerphone on or off during a

call, press the speakerphone button on the

top of the phone once.

Using shortcuts

From the home screen, you can access shortcuts by

pressing the navigation key in different directions.

•

To adjust the speakerphone volume manually

during a call, press the volume button on the

side of the phone up or down.

Three shortcuts are automatically programmed

into your phone:

Left launches Mobile Web.

Right launches Get It Now.

Down launches Text Messaging.

For the fourth direction (up), you can set a

shortcut to one of the features of your phone.

Customizing Your Phone

Defining the feature shortcut (up)

1. Select Menu

Choosing a different menu view

→

Settings

→

Convenience

→

You can change the appearance of the menus you

see when you select Menu from the home screen.

Shortcut Key

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Main

2. Highlight the feature you want a shortcut to,

and press to select it.

Menu View, then the option you want:

Graphic

List

Using the feature shortcut

•

From the home screen, press and hold

up.

Choosing a different language

Your phone may display alternative languages.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

2. Press

The next time you press

menu view you selected.

to return to the home screen.

Language

, you will see the

2. Select a language, and press

Personalizing the screen

Changing your banner

Adjusting the backlighting

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.

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.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Backlighting

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

2. Select an option from the list:

My Banner

–

5 seconds, 10 seconds, or 30 seconds—

(Default)=Turn backlighting on for 5, 10,

or 30 seconds after your last keypress.

2. Select Edit

3. Press

to clear the screen.

4. Enter your new text.

5. Press to save.

–

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.

Note: These three settings drain the battery more

quickly and reduce talk and standby times.

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those who believe they may be photo sensitive

should not enable the Flashing Lights feature.

Setting power backlighting

You can set backlighting to remain on when an

external power source, such as the AC adapter, is

used with the phone.

Changing the display contrast

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Note: Power backlighting may not be available

with some accessories.

Contrast

2. Select the level of contrast you want.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Accessories

→

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.

Pwr Backlight

2. Select Always On to keep backlighting on.

(The battery charges more slowly when power

backlighting is on.)

For example, 1-222-333-4444.

Setting backlighting to flash

•

Select Menu

Auto-Hyphen

→

Settings

→

Display

→

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.

→

Enabled.

Selecting a screen saver

Screen savers work only from the home screen,

and they are activated 10 seconds after the last

keypress. Incoming calls and alerts override

screen savers.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Flashing Lights

2. Select from Fast Flash

Slow Flash

Heartbeat,

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

or Rhythm. As you highlight the options a

sample of each flash is provided.

Screen Saver

2. Highlight a screen saver and press

3. Press to return to the home screen and wait

10 seconds to view the screen saver you chose.

3. Press

to select your option.

CautionW=A small percentage of users may be

photo sensitive to flashing lights. In rare cases,

exposure to flashing lights, under certain

circumstances, may produce seizures. While such

an event is not known to occur with mobile phone

use, and the KX444 phone has been designed to

minimize the possibility of any such occurrence,

Customizing Your Phone

Selecting wallpaper

Wallpaper appears on the home screen when the

phone is not in use.

Changing your lock code

The lock code is typically preset to 0000 or the

last 4 digits of your phone number. To change

your lock code, take these steps:

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Wallpaper

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Security

2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press

3. Press to return to the home screen and

view the wallpaper you chose.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code and select Lock

Code. A message appears: “Change Code?”

3. Select Yes and enter a new four-digit code.

Enter your new lock code again.

Selecting a color theme

You can select a color theme to display

on your phone.

Locking your phone

When your phone is locked, you can call only

emergency numbers or a Verizon Wireless number.

You can still receive incoming calls, and you can

make and receive Push to Talk (PTT) calls.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Color Themes

2. Scroll through the options to see samples of

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Security.

the color themes.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

3. Highlight a color theme from the list and

press

3. Select Lock Phone

4. Press

to return to the home screen.

4. Highlight an option:

–

Never—Does not lock the phone.

Choosing a different time/date format

On power up—Locks the phone every

time you turn it on.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Display

→

Time Format

–

Now—Locks the phone immediately.

2. Highlight the option you want.

5. Press

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.

Unlocking the phone

1. From the home screen, press

select Unlock

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

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Designating emergency numbers

Erasing all contacts

1. Select Menu

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

The emergency numbers feature allows you to

specify three personal phone numbers that can be

called when the phone is locked.

→

Settings

→

Security.

3. Select Erase Contacts

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Security.

4. Select Yes to erase all contacts. A message

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

appears: “Erase ALL contacts?”

3. Select Emergency #’s

5. Select Yes to erase all contacts.

4. Select an Unassigned slot.

Setting message alerts

Note: Enter the phone number, including the

area code. Do not enter 1 before the area code.

You can choose how you want to be alerted of

incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages.

5. Press

to select Done.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Msg Settings

→

Notes:

Alerts

•

You can view these numbers only when they’re

being entered for the first time.

2. Select the type of alert: Message Alert Net

Alert

Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert.

•

You cannot edit these numbers.

3. Press

to select an option:

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.

–

Vibrate, Beep, Hiya!, Rock!, or Happy—Set

the phone to vibrate, beep, or play a tune

once when a new message is received.

–

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,

Restricting calls

You can restrict the calls that can be made from

your phone to only those that have been saved in

your Contacts. This setting does not limit Push to

Talk (PTT) calls.

press

to select Ignore.

–

Disabled—Turn off message alerts.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Security.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

3. Select Limit Calls

4. Select Limit Out

Customizing Your Phone

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.

Data settings

Setting Com port speed

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.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Accessories

→

Headset Ring

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Accessories

→

2. Select Out of headset to have alerts originate

Com Speed

from the headset.

2. Select the speed. The options are: 19.2 kbps

115.2 kbps (default), 230.4 kbps

Network settings

Switching between phone lines

Your phone can have two service accounts, or

phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line

has its own phone number. When you are using

one line, you cannot receive calls from the other.

Note: There may be a higher charge for making

calls using high-speed data in areas where 1X

service is available.

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. (Note that this does not apply to PTT

calls.) 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.

It would be as if the phone were “off” for that

number. Your voicemail, however, will still take

messages. All contacts and settings are shared for

both lines.

Note: Before you can switch between phone lines,

you must first establish a second phone line with

Verizon Wireless. Once it has been established, a

second phone number becomes available in the

menu for selection.

1. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC.

2. Set the Com Speed.

3. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

Data/Fax Calls

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

Set Phone Line

2. Select the other line and press

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4. Press

to select an option:

Setting position location

–

Voice only—Allow only voice calls.

This setting allows you to share your location

information with network services other than

emergency services (911, 111, 000, etc.), in

markets where service has been implemented.

Fax, next call or Data, next call—Set the

phone to fax mode or data mode for the

next incoming call or the next 10 minutes.

Note: 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.

–

Fax, until off or Data, until off—Force the

phone into fax mode or data mode until

the phone is turned off.

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Network

→

Note: You cannot receive voice calls while

the phone is in data/fax mode, or if you are

on a PTT call.

Location

2. If you see a message prompt,

press to continue.

Connecting to a TTY/TDD device

You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the

hearing impaired.

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, 999, etc.).

Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with

a TTY device.

1. Connect the TTY device to the phone.

–

Location On=shares your position

2. Enter

your keypad.

from

information with the service provider

network, in addition to emergency services.

3. Press

to select the TTY=option.

For information on emergency calls, see “Calling

emergency services” on page 12.

Customizing Your Phone

USING VOICE RECOGNITION

Voice recognition allows you to make and

answer calls by speaking commands into the

phone’s microphone.

Editing a voice tag

1. Select Menu

→

Contacts

→

Voice Dial List.

2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and

press to select it.

3. Highlight the phone number and press

Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a

call; you must press

4. Select Add Voice Dial

or Erase Voice Dial

Edit Voice Dial,

Setting up voice dialing

To make or receive calls using voice recognition

(voice dialing), contacts must be saved and have

associated voice tags.

5. Follow the prompts.

Using voice tags to place calls

1. If you haven’t already done so, record a voice

Creating a voice tag for a contact

tag for the person you wish to call.

1. Select Menu

→

Contacts

→

Add Voice Dial.

2. From the home screen, press

. The

2. Follow the voice prompts to record a name for

phone responds: “Say a name.”

the contact.

3. Say the name of the person you want to call.

3. Highlight an option:

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.

–

Add new—Save=a new contact to go with

the voice tag.

–

Add to existing—Add the voice tag to a

saved contact.

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.

Say “Yes” when you hear the correct name.

Say “No” when you hear an incorrect name.

Viewing entries with voice tags

SelectMenu VoiceDialList.

•

→

Contacts

→

A list of all contacts with assigned voice

tags appears.

5. When you are finished, press

. You cannot

end the call with a voice command.

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Answering the phone

You can set the hands-free car kit to either (1)

answer automatically or (2) ring until you answer

using a voice command.

Using voice features with

hands-free car kits

You can use voice commands to make a phone

call or to answer the phone only if your phone is

connected to a professionally installed hands-free

car kit (sold separately).

Answering automatically

To set your phone to answer automatically:

Note: The following features apply only to

professionally installed hands-free car kits

unless noted.

Note: This setting also works with the portable

hands-free car kit.

•

Select Menu

Auto-Answer

→

Settings

→

Accessories

→

Waking up the phone

→

After 5 secs.

If your phone is connected to a professionally

installed hands-free car kit, you can use a

voice command to activate the phone to make a

phone call.

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.

Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with

Keyguard active.

To turn off Auto-Answer:

•

Select Menu

Auto-Answer

→

Settings

→

Accessories

→

To activate the Voice Wake-up setting:

→

Disabled.

1. Select Menu

Voice Wake-Up →=With ext. pwr

Settings Keyguard

→

Settings

→

Voice Services

→

To activate the Voice Answer setting:

1. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Voice Services

2. Select=Menu

→

Voice Answer

Disabled, then press

2. Highlight=Enabled, then press

To wake up the phone:

3. Select Menu

→

Settings

→

Silent Mode

→

1. Say “Wake Up” and listen for a tone.

Norm. Sounds

2. Say “Wake Up” again until you hear two tones.

If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up”

command, see “Training voice recognition” on

page 45.

Using Voice Recognition

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?”

•

Say “Yes” or press any key except

Ignoring an incoming call

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.

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. Select Train All

5. Follow the prompts for each word until

training is complete.

Note: The “Wake up” command can only be used

with a car kit or headset (both sold separately).

See page 44.

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USING TOOLS

Scheduler

Viewing, editing, or erasing an event

1. Select Menu

→

Tools

→

Scheduler

The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and

set reminder alerts.

2. Select View Day or View Month to find the

event you want to view, edit, or erase.

Note: You cannot access Scheduler if your phone

does not have a signal.

3. Press

up, down, left, or right to highlight

to select it.

right and press to select Edit

an event and press

Adding an event

4. Press

1. Select Menu

→

Tools

→

SchedulerK

Erase, or New. Follow the prompts.

–

For a day in this month, select

5. Press

to return to the home screen or

View Day. Press

through days.

left and right to scroll

to return to scheduler options.

–

For a day in a different month, select

up or down to

scroll through months, and right or left to

scroll through days.

Alarm Clock

View MonthK Press

Use the Alarm Clock to set an alert for a specific

time. The alert occurs only if the phone is on.

1. Select Menu

→

Tools

→

Alarm Clock

→

Set.

2. Press

to add an event to a selected date.

–

Press

up or down to select an hour

3. Enter a name for the event and press

. For

and minutes.

help entering text, see page 18.

Press

left or right to switch between

4. Set the event Start time, Duration, and Alarm

hours, minutes, and a.m./p.m.

and press

Use the phone keypad to enter numbers.

–

Press

up or down to select hour,

2. Press

to select Done and save the setting.

minutes, and timing of alarm.

Press left or right to move

between fields.

5. Add a note to the event and press

press twice to finish.

3. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the

alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for

10 minutes.

–

Using Tools

Tip Calculator

The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much

tip to include on a bill.

Clear one function or one digit from the

screen. Hold down to clear all of the digits

and operations and display a zero.

Exit the calculator and return to home screen.

1. Select Menu

→

Tools

→

Tip Calculator

2. Enter the amount of your bill and press

Timer

3. Select the amount you want to include as a tip

(10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press

. Your total bill appears, including tip.

This timer counts down for a specified amount of

time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed.

1. Select Menu

→

Tools

→

Timer

4. If you want to split the bill, press

right and

2. Press

to Set

press

to select Split

3. Press

up or down to set the hours,

5. Press

to clear the default of 2 guests.

minutes, and seconds. To move the cursor,

press left or right.

6. Enter the number of guests and press

The amount each guest pays is calculated.

4. Select Start to begin the countdown.

Select Stop to pause the countdown.

Calculator

Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations.

5. When the alarm rings, press

to silence it.

1. Select Menu

2. Use the keypad to enter numbers.

3. Press to select mathematical operations.

→

Tools

→

Calculator.

Stopwatch

1. Select Menu

→

Tools

→

Stopwatch.

2. Select Start to have the stopwatch

equal

divide

add

multiply

begin counting.

subtract

decimal point

3. Select Stop to stop counting.

4. Select Reset to set the counter back to zero

Clear all numbers entered and display a zero.

and begin counting again.

MR Display the value currently stored in memory.

Press

when finished.

M+ Add the displayed digit to the value stored

in memory.

MC Clear the value currently stored in memory.

Change the sign of the displayed number.

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10 MEDIA GALLERY

To view, edit, or erase graphics:

My Sounds

Your phone contains preset sounds, which you

can add to outgoing text messages. To access

stored sounds:

1. Select Menu

2. Press

the graphics.

3. Highlight an option and press

→

Media Gallery

→

My Pictures.

up or down to scroll through

1. Select Menu

2. Press

the sounds.

3. Highlight an option and press

→

Media Gallery

→

My Sounds.

to select it:

Send opens a new message entry screen.

up or down to scroll through

–

Assign sets your graphic as wallpaper or

to select it:

Play allows you to listen to the sound.

as a screen saver.

–

Edit takes you to the Doodler, where you

can modify the graphic. You cannot edit

graphics that came with the phone.

Send opens a new message entry screen.

Assign allows you to use the sound as a

ringer on your phone.

Delete erases the graphic from memory.

The graphic is also erased from the Screen

Saver menu. You cannot delete graphics

that came with the phone.

–

Delete erases the sound from your

My Sounds list.

–

Exit returns you to the home screen.

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.

Saving memory

It is a good idea to erase old sounds and pictures,

as they take up memory in your phone. To erase a

sound or picture, select it and then select Delete.

All downloaded graphics are also stored in the

Screen Saver menu.

Media Gallery

Select a drawing color

1. Press left or right to highlight Color at the

bottom of the screen. Press

2. Highlight a color from the palette and

press

Doodler

You can create and save graphics on your phone.

1. Select Menu

→

Media Gallery

→

Doodler.

2. Wait 5 seconds for the intro screen to

disappear, or press to clear it.

3. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen.

Move cursor away from drawing

1. Press

(Shortcut: Press

up or down to select

cursor

2. Press a number key to move the cursor.

Note: To start drawing again, select a drawing

shade or color.

Clear screen

4. Use keys 1–9 to

move the cursor

around the screen

as indicated.

•

Press

Erase part of drawing

1. Press

up or down to select

Note: Press

2. Press a number key to move the eraser.

bring the cursor

back to center.

Add a shape

For more drawing tips, refer to the

following sections.

1. Press

left or right to select Add Shape.

2. Press

3. Select a shape and press

4. To modify the shape, press

right or left to

highlight an option and press

Options are Size, Rotate, and Move. (To move

the shape, use keys 1–9.)

5. Select Done.

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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.

•

Highlight Save and press

. The image will

be saved in the My Pictures folder. (See

page 48.)

Note: If you make changes to an existing

doodle, you must save it with a different name.

Resuming a doodle

•

To return to the last saved doodle you were

working on, select Menu

→

Media Gallery

→

Doodler

→

Resume Doodle.

•

To return to another saved doodle, select=

My Pictures

→

Media Gallery

→

Doodler

→

Media Gallery

11 GET

NOW

About Get It Now^®

Your Kyocera phone from Verizon has the ability

to download and manage applications through

Get It Now.

Downloading an application

1. Press and hold right.

2. Select the Get it Now shopping cart icon.

3. Select a category.

Get It Now brings you the full range of

applications and services you have come to expect

from the Internet, including games, ringtones,

and much more.

A full list of applications of the type you

selected appears. New apps are indicated by

an arrow on the left.

Note: Long titles scroll left as you

highlight them.

How does Get It Now work?

4. Select an application.

You connect to the server, download applications,

and then manage them as you like. When you

choose an application, you may choose a demo

(not available for all applications), various limited

use options, or the full version—all varying in

price. If you choose a demo, Get It Now lets you

know when it has expired. If you choose a priced

version, the amount is added to your phone bill.

Get It Now also lets you know if you’re running out

of memory. At that point, you can either disable an

application or remove it completely.

A list of usages appears.

There may be one or more usages available.

The costs are specified for each.

5. Select a usage.

You are then prompted by a message asking

you to confirm your choice.

6. Select Yes to confirm.

The application is downloaded to your phone.

Note: Download times vary.

Once applications are loaded, you can update to

newer versions as they become available.

7. To open the application now, select Yes. If you

choose No, you return to the Get It Now menu,

where you see a link to your new application.

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5. Select Remove

Opening an application

Downloaded applications are stored under the

Get It Now menu. Each application comes with its

own unique icon, to help you identify it easily.

6. Select Yes to confirm your choice.

Disabling an application

If you are running out of memory and would like

to download more applications, but do not want

to completely remove those you have paid for, you

can simply disable them. This means you have to

re-download an application in order to use it

again, but don’t have to pay for it again.

1. Press and hold

right.

Note: The Get It Now icon always remains at

the beginning of this menu. Downloaded

applications are listed after.

2. Highlight and select the icon for the

application you want to open.

1. Press and hold

right.

2. Select Settings

→

Manage Apps.

Viewing application details

You can get information about the size of an

application and how many uses it has left before it

runs out.

3. Select the application and then select Lock App

4. Select Yes to confirm your choice.

Note: The app is still listed in the

1. Press and hold

right.

Get It Now menu.

2. Select Settings→ Manage Apps

3. Select the application you want details for.

Checking available memory

The amount of available memory depends on the

number of applications you downloaded.

Removing an application

1. Press and hold

right.

Important: If you remove an application, it is

removed completely from your phone. If you want

to use it again, you must pay for it again. If you want

to free up space on your phone, we recommend

you disable the application (see next section).

2. Select Settings→ Manage Apps. The System

Info menu displays the amount of memory left

at the bottom of the screen.

More detailed memory information can be

obtained by pressing

to open System Info.

1. Press and hold

right.

2. Select Settings

→

Manage Apps.

3. Press

down to locate the application.

4. Press

Get It Now

12 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET

Using the Web menu options

The following options may appear on your screen:

Using Mobile Web

You can use your phone to browse the Internet if

you have obtained phone Internet services from

Verizon Wireless and if over-the-air Internet

access is available in your area.

•

Home returns you to the main Mobile Web

window, or home page.

Mark Site saves the current location as a

bookmark for easy access.

Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while

you are using Mobile Web.

Setup=gives you options for changing=how

information is displayed.

Starting Mobile Web

–

Show URL displays the entire URL.

1. Press and hold

left.

About Openwave displays information

If this is the first time you have connected to the

Internet, a message informs you that security is

not yet enabled for your Mobile Web.

about your Mobile Web version.

–

Encryption should not be used unless you

are instructed to do so by Verizon Wireless.

2. Press

to select Yes to enable security.

UP.Link selects a different browser server.

You can use this option if you have more

than one Mobile Web account.

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.

–

Restart restarts Mobile Web.

–

appears in a secure session.

An underline and an arrow indicate that

there is more text. Press down to view

to return to the

Checking Net alerts

Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your

Net Alerts inbox.

more text. Press

previous screen.

1. Press

down to open the Messages menu.

3. When you have finished using the Internet,

press to exit the browser.

2. Select Net Alerts. This action launches the

browser inbox.

3. Press

to accept browser fees.

4. Select an alert and follow the prompts.

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13 GETTING HELP

Customer Support

Qualified service

If the problem with your phone persists, return

the phone with all accessories and packaging to

the dealer for qualified service.

The Verizon Wireless customer support

department is accessible directly from your phone

when you dial *611. They can answer questions

about your phone, phone bill, call coverage area,

and specific features available to you, such as call

forwarding or voicemail.

Become a product evaluator

To participate in the testing and evaluation of

Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including

cellular or PCS phones, visit

For questions about the phone features, refer to

the materials provided with your phone, or visit

www.kyocera-wireless.com.

beta.kyocera-wireless.com

For additional questions, you may contact the

Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in

any of the following ways:

•

Web site: www.kyocera-wireless.com

Email: [email protected]

Before requesting support, please try to

reproduce and isolate the problem. When you

contact the Customer Care Center, be ready to

provide the following information:

•

The name of your service provider: Verizon

Wireless.

•

The actual error message or problem you are

experiencing.

•

The steps you took to reproduce the problem.

The phone’s electronic serial number (ESN).

To find the ESN select Menu

→

Phone Info.

Getting Help

INDEX

Numerics

1-Touch dialing, 14

911, 111, 999, or 000 calls, 12

customer support, 54

help, 54

data/fax setup, 16, 41

digital mode, 5

display contrast, 38

Doodler, 49

icons, 5

InBox, 30

airplane, 12

Alarm Clock, 5, 46

keyguard, 5, 15

keypad, locking, 15

alerts

for headsets, 41

for messages, 40

for missed calls, 13

analog mode, 5

applications, downloading, 51

auto-hyphenation, 38

AutoText, 26, 27, 32

emergency

calls from an airplane, 12

position location, 5, 42

emoticons, 26

erasing

language, 37

lights, 38

lights-only mode, 5, 35

set to flashing, 38

limiting calls out, 40

lock code, 39

locking

contact entries, 40

text messages, 31

backlighting, 38

banner, 37

battery, 1

Fast Find, 24

keypad, 15

phone, 39

fax mode, 41

finding a saved phone number,

loudspeaker (speakerphone)

location, 3

blocking

outgoing calls, 40

PTT calls, 10

roaming calls, 17

flashing lights, 38

volume, 36

games

Doodler, 49

downloading, 51

Get It Now, 51

Media Gallery, 48

memory, saving, 31

menu view, 37

Mobile Web, 53

Calculator, 47

call counters, 15

callback number, 26

calling emergency numbers, 12

Com Port speed, 41

contacts

hands-free car kit

answering using voice, 44

hands-free headset

and phone ringer, 41

jack, 3

number mode, 18

number type, 21

phone contacts list, 21

PTT contacts list, 9

contrast, 38

OutBox, 28

hard pause, 22

countdown timer, 47

phone book

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phone contacts list, 21

PTT contacts list, 9

screen icons, 5, 13, 18, 28, 35

screen savers, 38

secret contacts, 13, 21

security, 39

loudspeaker, 36

ringer, 36

phone numbers

speakerphone, 6

editing, 22

finding, 24

shortcuts, 36

walkie-talkie (Push to Talk), 6

call types, 7

icons, 10

Web browser, 53

saving, 21

silent mode, 5, 35

sound files, 48

speakerphone

button, 3

volume, 6, 36

speed dialing, 14

Stopwatch, 47

symbol mode, 19

verifying your own, 2

phone, unlocking, 39

portable hands-free car kit, 44

position location, 5, 42

prepend, 13, 23

Push to Talk (PTT), 6

call types, 7

disabling, 10

enabling, 10

text entry, 18

quick reference, 20

text messages, 25

erasing, 31

icons, 10

Recent calls, 9, 13

redialing a number, 11

resetting the phone, v

ringers

retrieving, 29

Direct View, 29

sending, 25

time format, 39

Timer, 47

timing calls, 15

Tip Calculator, 47

TTY/TDD, 42

choosing types, 35

for different calls, 35

for roaming calls, 16

silencing, 2

volume, 36

roaming, 5

alerts, 16

controlling, 17

ringer, 16

unlocking the phone, 39

vibrate, 5, 35

Voice Answer, 44

voice dialing, 43

voicemail, 2, 14, 15

volume

saved phone numbers

editing, 22

finding, 24

Scheduler, 46

screen contrast, 38

earpiece, 6, 12, 36

key tone, 36

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