Kyocera KX12 User Manual

The standards include a substantial safety margin  
designed to assure the safety of all persons,  
regardless of age and health.  
Additional information on SAR can be found on the  
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet  
Association (CTIA) web-site at  
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.  
* 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.  
Caution  
Although the SAR is determined at the highest  
certified power level, the actual SAR level of the  
phone while operating can be well below the  
maximum value. This is because the phone is  
designed to operate at multiple power levels so as  
to use only the power required to reach the  
network. In general, the closer you are to a  
wireless base station antenna, the lower the  
power output.  
The user is cautioned that changes or  
modifications not expressly approved by the party  
responsible for compliance could void the warranty  
and users 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.  
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. Body-worn  
measurements differ among phone models,  
depending upon availability of accessories and  
FCC requirements.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.  
Walkie-talkie radio 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.  
Optimize your phones performance  
Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to  
optimize the performance and life of your phone,  
antenna, and battery.  
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-KX12.  
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Air bags  
Potentially unsafe areas  
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.  
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 21) 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.  
Medical devices  
Pacemakers—Warning to pacemaker wearers:  
wireless phones, when in the onposition, 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  
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.  
recommend that you follow these guidelines to  
minimize the potential for interference.  
Always keep the phone at least six inches  
(15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker  
when the phone is turned on.  
Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or  
fire, resulting in bodily injury or death.  
Do not carry your phone near your heart.  
Use the ear opposite the pacemaker.  
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are  
often, but not always, clearly marked.  
They include:  
If you have any reason to suspect that  
interference is taking place, turn off your  
phone immediately.  
fueling areas such as gas stations  
below deck on boats  
transfer or storage facilities for fuel or chemicals  
Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may  
interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such  
interference, you may want to consult Alltel or call  
the customer service line to discuss alternatives.  
vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas, such as  
propane or butane  
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  
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  
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.  
Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid  
dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.  
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ICNIRP (International Commission on  
Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996)  
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.  
Your phone complies with the standards set by  
these reports and the FCC guidelines.  
E911 Mandates  
Resetting the phone  
Where service is available, this handset complies  
with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates  
issued by the FCC.  
If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does  
not respond to keypresses, reset the phone by  
completing the following steps:  
1. Remove the battery door.  
Battery and charger specifications  
2. Remove and replace the battery.  
If the problem persists, return the phone to the  
dealer for service.  
Charger  
Input  
Output  
CV90-G2610-01 120VAC / 60Hz  
5.2V 400mA  
CV90-K0261-01 100-240VAC / 50/60Hz 4.2V 0.6A  
CV90-K0259-01 100-240VAC / 50/60Hz 4.5V 1.2A  
Extended Battery: CV90-N5001 3.7V / 1800mAh  
Accessories  
Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with  
Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized  
accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate  
the phone warranty if said accessories cause  
damage or a defect to the phone.  
Customer support  
Alltels customer support department may be  
accessible directly from your phone when you dial  
a number such as *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.  
For questions about the phone features, refer to  
the materials provided with your phone, or visit  
To shop online for a Hands-free Car Kit  
and other phone accessories, visit  
To order by phone, call  
(800) 349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or (858) 882-1410.  
Radio frequency (RF) energy  
Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver.  
When it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy.  
Alltels network controls the power of the RF signal.  
This power level can range from 0.006 to 0.6 watts.  
For additional questions, you may contact the  
Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in  
one of the following ways:  
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:  
Telephone: 1-800-349-4478 (U.S. and Canada)  
or 1-858-882-1401  
ANSI C95.1  
(American National Standards Institute, 1992)  
NCRP Report 86 (National Council on  
Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1986)  
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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: Alltel.  
The actual error message or problem you  
are experiencing.  
The steps you took to reproduce the problem.  
The phones electronic serial number (ESN).  
To find the ESN select Menu Settings →  
Phone Info.  
Qualified service  
If the problem with your phone persists, return the  
phone with all accessories and packaging to the  
dealer for qualified service.  
Give us your feedback  
To complete a survey about Alltel Touch2Talk (T2T)  
service on your Kyocera Wireless phone, visit  
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.  
093 453 037  
Kyocera Wireless Corp.  
10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121  
U.S.A.  
To purchase accessories, visit  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
1
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
Installing the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3  
6
7
Sending and Receiving  
Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
Sending text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Customizing message settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
2
Using Touch2Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
T2T call types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8  
Making T2T calls and alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8  
Receiving T2T calls and alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9  
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T contacts . . . . . .10  
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T groups . . . . . . .12  
Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . .39  
Silencing all sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  
Choosing ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  
Setting sounds for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
Adjusting volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
Setting message alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42  
Using shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42  
Personalizing the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42  
Creating a secure environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Data Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Setting position location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47  
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Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 15  
Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15  
Dealing with multiple calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15  
Using the speakerphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16  
Speed dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18  
Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19  
Calling emergency services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20  
Locking the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20  
Understanding roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21  
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9
Using Voice Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Setting up voice dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Calling using voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Calling using digit dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49  
Training voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51  
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5
Entering Letters, Numbers,  
and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  
Accessing Contacts menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26  
Creating a new contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26  
Adding a code or extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27  
Customizing your contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27  
Editing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
Erasing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
Sending a vCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
Customizing a phone number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29  
Finding contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29  
Using Axcess Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52  
Downloading an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52  
Opening an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
Removing an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
10 Using Media Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
Accessing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
Creating free space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56  
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11 Using Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Flashlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61  
Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61  
12 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 64  
Using the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64  
13 Consumer Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . 66  
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68  
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Table of Contents  
1
GETTING STARTED  
Installing the battery  
Your Kyocera KX12 phone comes with a removable  
lithium ion (LiIon) battery.  
Removing the battery  
Warning: Before you remove the battery, make sure  
the phone is powered off.  
Fully charge the battery before using the phone.  
To charge the battery see “Charging the battery” on  
page 2. Only connect the charger as instructed.  
1. Open the port plug.  
To install the battery:  
1. Place the phone face down with the battery  
recess toward you.  
2. Between the phone jacks,  
there is a latch to aid you  
in opening the rear cover.  
Pull the top of the latch  
outward to release the  
rear cover.  
2. Place the battery in  
the phone recess with  
the copper contacts  
toward the bottom of the  
phone (1). Press the  
upper portion of the  
battery into place (2).  
3. Pull the rear cover away to  
remove it from the phone.  
3. Place the two tabs at the  
top of the rear cover into  
the openings at the top  
of the phone assembly.  
Press the rear cover onto  
the phone.  
4. Press the battery toward  
the bottom of the phone  
and pull the battery out of  
the recess.  
4. Close the port plug over  
the latch, charging jack,  
and headset jack.  
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Recharging the battery  
Charging the battery  
You can safely recharge the battery at any time,  
even if it has a partial charge.  
You must have at least a partial charge in the  
battery to make or receive calls. When charging  
your Kyocera KX12 phone, you must insert the  
battery charger plug correctly or the phone can be  
damaged. Improperly inserting the plug can  
damage the small receptor inside the charger jack.  
Caring for the battery  
General safety guidelines  
Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit  
the battery.  
To charge the battery:  
1. Open the port plug.  
If you have not used the battery for more than a  
month, recharge it before using your phone.  
Avoid exposing the battery to extreme  
2. Hold the phone with the  
keypad facing up. Hold the  
charger plug with the  
temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity.  
arrow side pointing up.  
Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire.  
It could explode.  
3. Insert the charger plug  
ensuring that it is aligned  
directly with the phone's charging jack.  
Common causes of battery drain  
Playing games or browsing while using the Web.  
Keeping backlighting on.  
4. Plug the adapter into a wall outlet.  
Caution: Do not bend or rotate the plug, or try to  
force the plug into the charger jack. After charging,  
remove the plug by pulling it straight out.  
Operating in analog ( ) mode. Your phone  
switches between modes to find the best signal.  
To set your phone to operate in a single mode,  
select Menu Settings Network →  
Digital/Analog.  
The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the  
screen tells you whether the phone is:  
Operating in digital mode when far away from a  
base station or cell site.  
Using data cables.  
Operating when no service is available,  
or service is available intermittently.  
Charging (the icon is animated)  
Partially charged  
Fully charged  
High earpiece and ringer volume settings.  
Repeating sound, vibration, or lighted alerts.  
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Getting Started  
Getting to know your phone  
Volume control buttons adjusts the earpiece or  
1
loudspeaker volume.  
Home screen.  
2
3
4
Walkie-talkie button sends a T2T call.  
Navigation key positions cursor during text entry.  
Scrolls through lists. Accesses shortcuts  
Left softkey accesses menus and functions or press to silence an  
5
incoming data call.  
Back key erases characters in text entry. Returns to previous screen.  
Send/Talk key starts or answers calls.  
6
7
1 key accesses voicemail or adds a symbol in a text message.  
Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols.  
8
9
* Shift key changes the text mode in text entry. Locks the keypad.  
Speakerphone key activates the speakerphone.  
10  
11  
12  
Flashlight you can turn on by pressing  
or using  
the Tools menu.  
Scroll Button in idle mode, press up to access Contacts, press down  
to access Mobile Web or press the walkie-talkie button and then press  
the scroll button up or down to scroll through T2T menu items.  
13  
OK key selects a menu item or option.  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
Right softkey accesses Text Messaging and other menu options or press to ignore an incoming data call.  
Flashlight key turns on the flashlight.  
End/Power key turns the phone on and off. Ends a call.  
# Space key enters a space during text entry. Activates Silent mode.  
0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry.  
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Port Plug attached to phone, pull down to disclose phone jacks.  
Jack for AC adapter (included)  
20  
21  
22  
23  
.
Latch releases the phones rear cover.  
Jack=for hands-free headset and data cable (sold separately)*  
.
Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.  
Performing basic functions  
Turn the phone on and off: Press and hold  
Silence the ringer on an incoming call:  
until the phone beeps or plays a tone.  
Press  
- or -  
Press  
then  
to answer.  
Make a call: Enter the number and press  
.
End a call: Press  
.
.
Answer a call: Press  
.
Access Axcess Apps: Press and hold  
Access Mobile Web: Press and hold  
Access Ringers: Press and hold  
right.  
Make a Touch2 Talk (T2T) call: Press the walkie-  
talkie button on the left side of the phone. Hold  
button to talk. Release button to listen.  
Turn the speakerphone on or off for T2T calls: Press  
the speakerphone button on the top of the phone.  
Access voicemail: Press and hold  
and follow the system prompts.  
down.  
left.  
Access your Contacts list: Press and hold  
Lock the Keypad: Press and hold  
Unlock the Keypad: Press to select Keyguard,  
then press  
Turn the flashlight on: Press and hold  
up.  
.
.
Verify your phone number:  
Select Menu Settings Phone Info.  
Turn the flashlight off: Release  
.
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Getting Started  
Using menus  
The contents of the main menu are as follows:  
Touch2Talk  
T2T Contacts  
Axcess Apps  
Access Shop  
Recent Calls  
All Calls  
Tools  
Voice Memo  
Settings  
Silent Mode  
T2T Groups  
My Availability  
My Name  
Settings  
Help  
Incoming Calls  
Outgoing Calls  
Missed Calls  
Erase Call Lists  
All Calls Timer  
Home Calls Timer  
Roam Calls Timer  
Scheduler  
Alarm Clock  
Tip Calculator  
Calculator  
Timer  
Keyguard  
Sounds  
Display  
Convenience  
Voice Features*  
Messaging  
Security  
Network  
Accessories  
Phone Info  
Mobile Web*  
Speed Call  
Connects to Internet  
Contacts  
View All  
Add New  
Find Name  
Messages  
New Text Msg  
Voicemail  
InBox  
Browser Alerts*  
Sent*  
Stopwatch  
DoodlerTM  
*
World Clock  
Flashlight  
Media Gallery  
Images  
Sounds  
T2T Contacts  
T2T Groups  
OutBox  
Saved  
Drafts  
Msg Settings  
Group Lists  
Erase Messages  
Speed Dial List  
Voice Dial List*  
Messaging Groups  
Business List  
Personal List  
Information  
*Not available on all phones, check with Alltel.  
Navigating through menus  
to select Menu.  
Press  
In this guide, an arrow tells you to select an  
option from a menu.  
Press  
left, right, up, or down to view  
menus and options.*  
For example, Menu Settings means select Menu  
then select the Settings option.  
Press  
Press  
Press  
to select a menu item.  
* To change the way the menus appear, see  
Choosing a menu viewon page 43 for details.  
to back up a menu level.  
to return to the home screen.  
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Understanding screen icons  
These icons may appear on your phones home screen and the external LCD.  
High-speed (3G) data service is available  
The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X)  
digital mode.  
The phone is operating in IS95 digital  
mode.  
The phone is operating in Analog  
(FM) mode. T2T service is not available  
in this mode.  
The phone is receiving a signal. You can  
make and receive calls. Fewer bars  
indicate a weaker signal.  
and active on your phone. Check with  
your service provider for availability.  
(blinking) The phone is sending  
high-speed data.  
(blinking) The phone is receiving  
high-speed data.  
The phone is at the home screen.  
To access Menu, press  
.
The phone is at the home screen. To  
access messaging, press  
select Text.  
to  
A call is in progress.  
The keypad is locked. press  
to select  
The phone is not receiving a signal.  
You cannot make or receive calls.  
Touch2 Talk (T2T) service is available. If  
this icon is dim, then T2T service is not  
available.  
Keyguard, then press  
.
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 T2T calls.  
The phone is roaming outside of its home  
service area.  
You have a voice message.  
Position location is set to your service  
provider and to emergency services.  
Position location is set to emergency  
services only.  
The battery is fully charged. The more  
black bars, the greater the charge.  
The alarm clock is set.  
High-speed data service is available,  
but the phone is dormant.  
The phone is in privacy mode or is  
accessing a secure Web site.  
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Getting Started  
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USING TOUCH2TALK  
The Touch2Talk (T2T) feature on your Kyocera  
KX12 phone allows you to quickly communicate  
with an individual or group. Once connected,  
simply press and hold the walkie-talkie button  
to communicate.  
Headset: If a headset is connected to the phone,  
T2T calls come through the headset speaker,  
and you speak through the headset  
microphone. You are required to press the  
walkie-talkie button to gain floor control of a  
T2T call and speak to other parties. (Headsets  
are sold separately.)  
Note: The T2T feature on this phone can be used  
only with compatible T2T phones.  
The icon at the top of the phone screen  
indicates that the speakerphone is on.  
Press the speakerphone button on the  
top of the phone to turn it off.  
Phone position  
When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio,  
hold the phone in a vertical position one to two  
inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from your mouth.  
Adjusting T2T call volume  
To adjust speakerphone volume while  
Speakerphone  
on a T2T call—Press the volume key on the left  
side of the phone up or down during the call.  
T2T calls come through the speakerphone by  
default. The loudspeaker is located behind the keys  
of your phone.  
To make a T2T call come through the earpiece—  
Press the speakerphone button during a call.  
Call waiting: If you accept any type of call  
through call waiting, the incoming call sound  
will be the same as the sound of the call you are  
in already. For example, if you are on a cellular  
call using the earpiece and you accept an  
incoming T2T call, the sound for the T2T call  
will come through the earpiece.  
To cancel, press the speakerphone button.  
To make a T2T call come through the earpiece  
and silence ringers—From the home screen,  
select Menu Settings Silent Mode and  
select a vibrate or lights setting.  
To cancel, either press the speakerphone  
button or select Menu Settings →  
Silent Mode Normal Sounds.  
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Select Menu Touch2Talk →  
T2T call types  
You can make two types of walkie-talkie calls:  
T2T Contacts and search for a saved T2T  
contact. Highlight the contact and press the  
walkie-talkie button.  
A T2T call automatically connects to the other  
party. The receiving party does not have the  
option to ignore the call. It can be  
Select Menu Contacts T2T Contacts.  
Highlight the contact and press the  
walkie-talkie button.  
a private T2T call to a single T2T user, or  
a group T2T call to more than one T2T user.  
Select Menu Recent Calls, select a list  
(Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, or  
Missed Calls), highlight a call, and press  
the walkie-talkie button.  
A T2T alert sends the receiving party a text  
message and a message alert beep to indicate that  
someone wants to speak with them. The receiving  
party has the option to either answer or ignore the  
call. T2T alerts are private calls only.  
2. Listen for the Ready to Speaktone  
(three rapid chirps).  
Note: If the contact is unavailable or offline, a  
message appears on the phones screen.  
Making T2T calls and alerts  
Making a private T2T call  
3. Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button.  
1. There are six ways to start a private T2T call:  
4. Release the walkie-talkie button when finished  
speaking. This allows the called party to reply.  
Enter a 10-digit phone number  
(including area code), then press the  
walkie-talkie button.  
5. Wait for the Ready to Speaktone, then press  
the walkie-talkie button again to speak.  
From the home screen, press the walkie-  
talkie button to open the Touch to Talk  
menu. Select T2T Contacts or T2T Groups  
and press the walkie-talkie button. Highlight  
a contact or group, then press the walkie-  
talkie button to send the T2T call.  
6. To end the T2T call, press  
. If the other  
party ends the call, no action is required.  
Tip: If you originate a call to a person who is  
actively engaged in a cellular call or a T2T call, you  
hear the Ready to Speaktone and your voice  
message is stored. The other party can choose to  
answer or ignore the new incoming call. If they  
answer the call, they will hear your voice message,  
and then you and the other party will hear the  
Floor Freetone (a single high-pitched beep).  
Press the walkie-talkie button to access  
Touch2Talk and then press the scroll button  
up or down to scroll through menu items.  
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2. Scroll through the list and highlight the T2T  
Making a group T2T call  
contact you want to call.  
A group must be saved before you can call it. To  
save a group, see page 12.  
3. Press  
to select Alert.  
Alert sent.appears on your screen, then you  
return to the previous screen.  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Groups.  
2. Highlight the group you want to call.  
The receiving partys phone beeps and a  
message appears on the phone screen.  
3. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button. When  
the audio path is ready and the group is  
There is no time-out period. The alert will  
remain on their screen until they accept or  
ignore it.  
available, the Ready to Speaktone sounds.  
Note: If the group is unavailable or offline, or if  
you attempt to take the floor on a group call  
while someone else is speaking, the Bong”  
tone sounds.  
4. If the recipient accepts the alert, you will hear  
their voice through your phone. Press the  
walkie-talkie button and wait for the Ready to  
Speaktone (three rapid chirps).  
4. Speak your message while continuing to press  
the walkie-talkie button.  
5. Speak your message while continuing to press  
5. Release the button when finished speaking your  
message. This allows the group members a  
chance to reply.  
the walkie-talkie button.  
6. Release the button when finished speaking your  
message. This allows the group members a  
chance to reply.  
6. Press the walkie-talkie button again to speak.  
7. To end the T2T call, press  
or  
.
7. Press the walkie-talkie button again to speak.  
Sending a T2T alert  
8. To end the T2T call, press  
or  
.
You can send an alert only to a contact that is saved  
in your T2T Contacts list. The recipient can choose  
to ignore the alert or accept it and start a T2T call  
with you.  
Receiving T2T calls and alerts  
Receiving a T2T call  
When your phone receives a private or group T2T  
call, the callers voice sounds through the  
speakerphone and the phone makes the Open  
Floortone.  
Start at the home screen.  
1. Press the walkie-talkie button.  
- or -  
Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Contacts.  
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In a private call,  
with the callers contact name or phone number.  
appears on the screen  
Saving, editing, and erasing T2T  
contacts  
In a group call,  
the group.  
appears with the name of  
Adding a T2T contact  
You can add new T2T contacts and view their  
presence in the T2T contacts directory using the  
main T2T menu.  
1. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button.  
2. Listen for the Ready to Speaktone  
(three rapid chirps).  
Note: The potential contact will be notified and  
must give permission before you can save their  
phone number as a contact.  
3. Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button.  
4. Release the walkie-talkie button when finished  
speaking. This allows another party to reply.  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Contacts.  
5. Wait for the Ready to Speaktone, then press  
2. Press  
to select Options.  
the walkie-talkie button again to speak.  
Note: When you are adding your first T2T  
6. To end the T2T call, press  
or  
. If the  
contact, you will be asked No T2T Contacts.  
other party ends the call, no action is required.  
Add New?Press  
3. Press to select Add New Contact.  
4. Enter the T2T contact number.  
5. Press down and enter the T2T  
contact name.  
to select Yes.  
Receiving a T2T alert  
When your phone receives a T2T alert, the phone  
beeps. The name or phone number of the caller  
appears on the screen with the message  
[name /phone number] requests a T2T call.  
Please press the Walkie-Talkie button.”  
If you do not enter a contact name, the contact  
phone number will appear on your phone  
instead of a name.  
To ignore the alert, press  
to select Ignore.  
To accept the alert and call the person, press  
the walkie-talkie button.  
6. Press  
to select Save. The message,  
Sending request...appears.  
If the T2T contact number is valid and the  
other party accepted your request to be  
added, Contact Name Addedappears.  
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.
If the other party refused your invitation or  
did not respond within a 3-minute period,  
Contact Name Not Addedappears.  
AvailableA bold T2T icon means the  
contact (or one member of the group) can  
accept calls.  
Note: The other party cannot receive or  
respond to your invitation if their phone is off  
or if they are outside of the service area.  
Do Not DisturbThe T2T icon with an X  
means that T2T calls cannot be made to the  
contact (or any member of the group).  
7. If Contact Name Not Addedappears, press  
Off-LineA dim T2T icon means the handset  
is turned off, or the contact is not registered  
with the voice network.  
to select OK and return to the T2T menu.  
Erasing a T2T contact  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Contacts.  
Highlight the T2T contact name you wish  
to erase.  
PendingThe T2T icon with a ? means that  
your phone is pending an answer from a  
member you have added to a group.  
2. Press  
to select Options.  
3. Press  
down to select Erase Contact  
Checking and setting your availability  
and press  
4. Press  
select No.  
5. To erase additional contacts, press  
.
Regardless of how you set your availability  
(presence), you can still make T2T calls.  
select Yes, or press  
to  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk →  
up or  
My Availability.  
down and select their names and repeat the  
process above.  
2. Select an option:  
Available allows you to make and receive  
T2T calls.  
Checking your contacts’ availability  
Do Not Disturb ensures that you will not  
receive T2T calls.  
In the Recent Calls lists and the T2T menus, icons  
appear next to T2T contact and group names to  
show their availability to participate in a call.  
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7. If no T2T contact names appear, or if the  
desired contact is not on the list, then press  
to select Options.  
Saving, editing, and erasing  
T2T groups  
You can create up to 30 T2T groups with up to 20  
members per group. The total number of contacts  
saved in your phone (including T2T and non-T2T  
contacts and groups) cannot exceed 99. You can  
create a T2T group from a list of contacts in  
another group or add new contacts to a group  
from scratch.  
8. Press  
to select Add New.  
9. Enter the phone number of the T2T contact  
name to be added to the group.  
10. Press  
down to the Enter Name field.  
11. Enter the name of the T2T contact to be added,  
using the phones keypad.  
Note: To establish a group, your phone must be  
provisioned by Alltel.  
Note: If the contact is already in your  
Contacts directory, then the name is  
automatically stored.  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk →  
T2T Groups.  
12. Press  
to select Save.  
2. Press  
to select New.  
13. When you are finished creating a new group  
and adding members to it, press  
Save. Invitations are sent to the members  
asking for their permission to join your newly  
created group.  
to select  
3. Enter the new group name using the  
phones keypad. See page 23 if you need help  
entering text.  
4. Press  
to select Next. The Select Contacts  
Tip: The invitation includes your name or number  
and the group name, but does not list all invited  
members of the group. After accepting an  
invitation, the new member can select the group  
name and view the list of members.  
screen appears.  
5. Highlight the name of the T2T contact you want  
to add to your new group and press  
. A check mark appears beside the  
contact name.  
6. Press  
to scroll down and  
to select the  
next contact to add to your group.  
Note: The T2T contact must be provisioned  
from the handset or a Web interface before the  
contact can be added to a group.  
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Adding a member to a T2T group  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Groups  
2. Highlight the group to which you want to add  
Erasing a T2T group  
You can only erase T2T groups that you created.  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Groups.  
the new member and press  
to select  
2. Highlight the T2T group name you wish  
Options Add member.  
to erase.  
3. Highlight the name of the new member that you  
3. Press  
to select Options.  
want to add to the group.  
4. Press  
down to select Erase Group.  
Note: If no T2T contact names appear, or if the  
desired contact is not on the list, then perform  
steps 6 through 9 of Creating T2T Groupson  
page 12.  
5. The message Erase group  
<group name>?appears.  
6. Press  
to select Yes.  
Note: Individual members of a T2T group  
remain in the T2T contacts list after the group  
is erased.  
4. Press  
appears beside the contact name.  
5. When you are finished adding members to the  
group, press to select Save. Your phone  
to select the contact. A check mark  
Erasing a T2T group member  
sends an invitation to the members you have  
added to the group.  
You can erase T2T group members only from  
groups that you created.  
Editing a T2T group name  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Groups.  
You can only edit names of groups that you created.  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Groups.  
2. Highlight the T2T group name you wish  
to edit.  
3. Press  
4. Press  
5. Press  
to select Options.  
2. Highlight the T2T group name you wish  
to change.  
down to select Remove Member.  
to insert a check mark beside the  
3. Press  
to select Options.  
contact name. To erase additional members,  
4. Press  
down to select Edit Group Name.  
press  
up or down and select their names.  
5. Edit the group name using the phones keypad.  
6. Press  
to select Done. The message  
See page 23 for help entering text.  
Remove Member(s)?appears. Select Yes to  
erase the member name, or No to discontinue  
and return to the previous screen.  
6. Press  
to select Save.  
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Removing yourself from a T2T group  
You can remove yourself from a T2T group that you  
did not create.  
1. Select Menu Touch2Talk T2T Groups.  
2. Highlight the name of the group you want  
to leave.  
3. Press  
4. Press  
5. Press  
6. Press  
to select Options.  
down to select Leave Group.  
.
to select Yes. The message Leave  
Group <group name>?appears.  
7. Select Yes to leave the group, or No to  
discontinue and return to the previous screen.  
Dealing with multiple calls  
Your phone can handle two calls at the same time.  
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may  
receive or place another cellular or T2T call at the  
same time. For more information, see page 15.  
Erasing T2T call history  
T2T calls are included in the recent calls list along  
with standard voice calls. See Erasing recent calls”  
on page 18 to erase call history from your  
phones memory.  
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Using Touch2Talk  
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MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS  
Making a call  
Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be  
Answering a call  
When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates, or  
lights up, depending on your settings. The phone  
number of the caller appears on the home screen.  
If the number is stored in your Contacts directory,  
the contact name also appears.  
received. Look for  
on the home screen.  
Note: The more bars you see in this symbol, the  
stronger the signal. If there are no bars, move to  
where the signal strength is better.  
1. Enter the phone number and press  
2. Press to end the call.  
.
1. Press  
to answer the incoming call.  
- or -  
Press the speakerphone key to answer the  
incoming call and turn on the speakerphone  
simultaneously.  
Redialing a number  
Press  
three times to redial the last  
number called.  
Dealing with multiple calls  
Calling a saved number  
Use your Contacts directory to quickly find a  
saved number.  
Your phone can handle two calls at the same time.  
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may  
receive or place another cellular or T2T call at the  
same time.  
1. Press and hold  
up to access Contacts.  
2. Scroll down the list to find the contact you want  
Receiving a call (call waiting)  
to call.  
The call waiting tone (two rapid beeps) is played  
through the loudspeaker if you are engaged in a  
call using the loudspeaker, or through the earpiece  
if you are engaged in a call using the earpiece.  
3. Highlight the name and press  
to dial  
the number.  
Note: When you have multiple active calls, press  
the speakerphone key to turn the speakerphone on  
or off for both calls.  
You can answer or ignore the incoming call.  
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To answer the call, press  
or press to select Ignore.  
to select Answer  
Adjusting the volume during a call  
To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,  
press or up or down.  
Note: If you accept the incoming call, you will  
have one call active and another call on hold.  
To toggle between the two calls, press  
select Switch.  
to  
Using the speakerphone  
Your Kyocera KX12 phone has a built-in  
speakerphone that you can use during a call.  
Placing a call while in a call  
Note: This function works only for the current call.  
Once the call is ended, the speakerphone turns off  
and the earpiece volume returns to normal.  
When you are on a cellular or T2T call, you may  
place another call of either type without ending the  
first call. The new call becomes the active call, and  
the original call is placed on hold.  
1. Press  
speakerphone key to answer the  
call and turn on the speakerphone  
simultaneously. Speaker is ONdisplays on  
the screen.  
1. While on the first call, press  
to select  
Options. Make selections to place a T2T or  
cellular call.  
- or -  
Note: You cannot toggle between the two calls.  
Press  
time during a call.  
to turn on the speakerphone at any  
2. Ask the party on the new call to hang up when  
finished talking. Your phone then returns to  
your original call.  
To turn off the speakerphone, press  
.
Silencing an incoming call  
Setting the phone to hold calls  
The Hold Call feature allows you to place incoming  
calls on hold until you are ready to answer them.  
Press  
or  
to silence the call.  
Note: In the absence of voicemail, this feature  
drops the call.  
- or -  
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Hold Call Enabled.  
Press  
to silence the call then press  
If you have not recorded a hold message,  
you will be prompted to record one, such as  
Please hold. Ill answer in a minute.”  
to answer it.  
Either action silences only the current call.  
The next call will ring according to your settings.  
2. Record the message twice, as prompted.  
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Making and Answering Calls  
3. Select Save or Options  
Dealing with missed calls  
(Play, Re-Record, or Exit).  
When you have missed a call, Missed Call”  
appears on your screen unless the caller  
leaves a voicemail.  
The next time a call comes in, you have the option  
of placing it on hold.  
To clear the screen press  
To view details of the call, press  
Calls. Highlight the missed call number and  
press to select Details.  
To return the call, highlight the number and  
press  
to select OK.  
Placing a call on hold  
to select  
You can place a call on hold once you have enabled  
this feature.  
Note: If you are already on a call and you receive  
another call, you cannot place the incoming call on  
hold. It goes to voicemail.  
.
Setting missed call alerts  
1. When a call comes in, press  
to select  
Options and then select Hold Call. The caller is  
placed on hold and hears your recorded  
hold message.  
You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after  
you have missed a call.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
2. To speak to the caller, select Answer.  
Alerts Missed Call Alert.  
- or -  
2. Select an option:  
To hang up without speaking to the caller,  
select End Call.  
Vibrate, Beep, Freeway!, Game!, Bloop,  
Winner!, and Zilofon! sets the phone to  
vibrate, beep, or play a tune once when a new  
message is received.  
Changing the hold message  
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Hold Call Re-Record Msg and follow  
the prompts.  
Options with Remind set the phone to notify  
you once when a new message is received  
and then notify you again every five minutes.  
2. Record the message twice.  
To stop a reminder alert, press  
to  
3. Select Save or Options  
select Ignore.  
(Play, Re-Record, or Exit).  
Disabled turns off message alerts.  
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Note: If the phone number is 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 codeon page 44. To  
classify a phone number as secret, see Creating a  
new contacton page 26.  
Viewing recent call details  
Details on the last 30 calls you made, received, or  
missed are stored in the All Calls list and are  
identified by the following icons:  
Outgoing call  
Incoming call  
Calling recent calls  
1. Select Menu Recent Calls.  
Missed call (flashing)  
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing  
T2T call (Contact or group member is  
available.)  
Calls, or Missed Calls.  
T2T call (Contacts, or group members,  
phone is set to Do Not Disturb. Cannot  
receive T2T calls.)  
T2T call (Contacts phone is off or contact  
3. Highlight a number to call and press  
.
Erasing recent calls  
1. Select Menu Recent Calls →  
is outside of T2T service area.)  
Erase Call Lists.  
2. Select an option: All Calls, Incoming Calls,  
Viewing recent calls  
Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls.  
1. Select Menu Recent Calls.  
3. Press  
to select Yes or  
to select No.  
2. Select a list: All Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing  
Calls, or Missed Calls.  
Speed dialing  
3. Highlight a recent call and press  
to  
Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a  
phone number as a contact and assign it a  
speed dial location.  
select Options.  
View displays details of the recent call.  
Save adds the phone number to the  
To add a speed dial location to a saved or new  
contact, see Customizing a phone numberon  
page 29.  
Contacts list.  
Send Msg allows you to send a text message  
to the phone number.  
Erase erases the selected call record.  
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Making and Answering Calls  
Using speed dialing  
Setting up voicemail  
To call a contact that has a speed dial location:  
Before your phone can receive voicemail messages,  
you must set up a password and record a personal  
greeting with Alltel. When you have set up your  
voicemail, all unanswered calls to your phone are  
automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your  
phone is in use or turned off.  
From the home screen, enter the one- or two-  
digit speed dialing location and press  
.
1-Touch dialing  
1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to call a  
saved contact.  
1. From the home screen, press and hold  
.
2. Enter your passcode, which you obtain  
Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on your  
phone and (2) have a speed dial location assigned  
to a contact.  
from Alltel.  
3. Follow the system prompts to set up a password  
and personal greeting.  
Enabling 1-Touch dialing  
Checking voicemail messages  
Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
When a voice message is received, your screen will  
display a notification: New Message [x]  
Voicemail.This text will remain for about five  
1-Touch Dialing Enabled.  
Using 1-Touch dialing  
To call a contact that has a speed dial location:  
minutes. After that, look for the  
symbol at the  
top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the  
message is urgent.  
From the home screen, press and hold the  
speed dialing number. If it is a two-digit  
number, press the first digit briefly, then press  
and hold the second digit. For example, if the  
speed dialing location is 15, press  
If you see “New Message” on your screen  
1. Press  
to select Call. This initiates a call to  
your voicemail number.  
briefly then press and hold  
.
2. Follow Alltels method to retrieve the message  
from their voicemail system.  
If you see the  
symbol  
to initiate a call to your  
1. Press and hold  
voicemail number.  
2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.  
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Note: You can set the phone to beep, light up, or  
play a tune every five minutes to remind you that  
you have voicemail. You can set the phone to beep or  
vibrate every five minutes to remind you that you have  
a voicemail message. See Setting message alertson  
page 42.  
Locking the keypad  
The Keyguard locks your keypad 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.  
To lock the keypad, press and hold  
To unlock the keypad, press  
.
to select  
Calling emergency services  
Keyguard and then press  
.
Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code  
(911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates as  
described below.  
Changing the Keyguard setting  
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.  
Dial your 3-digit emergency code and  
press  
.
You can call the code even if your phone is locked,  
has no balance, or 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 Keyguard.  
2. Highlight an option.  
Guard Now  
30s auto-guard  
1m auto-guard  
5m auto-guard  
Disabled  
To exit Emergency mode  
3. Press  
to save.  
When you have completed the emergency call:  
1. Press  
to select Exit.  
2. Press  
again to confirm your choice.  
Note: To determine who has access to your location,  
see Setting position locationon page 47.  
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Making and Answering Calls  
This will reset both the Home Calls and the  
Roam Calls Timer.  
Using your phone in an airplane  
While in an airplane, it is normally required that  
you turn off your mobile phone because it emits RF  
signals that interfere with air traffic control.  
Roam Calls Timer tracks all the roam calls  
you have made. To reset this timer, press  
to select Reset. This will reset both the  
Home Calls and the Roam Calls Timer.  
In Airplane mode, however, your phone will not  
emit RF signals. You cannot make or receive calls,  
send text messages, or use the Web, but you can  
play games, use the Scheduler, set the clock, and  
make emergency calls to designated  
Timing your calls  
You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before  
each minute passes when you are on a call.  
emergency numbers.  
Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Minute Alert Enabled.  
Note: Please check with uniformed personnel  
before operating your phone in Airplane mode.  
Setting Airplane mode  
Understanding roaming  
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Airplane Mode.  
Setting an alert for roaming  
The phone can alert you when you roam outside of  
your home service area.  
2. Press  
message.  
to select OK after reading the  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
3. Select Disabled or Enabled.  
Roam/Svc Alert.  
2. Select an option and press  
.
Tracking calls  
You can track the number and duration of calls  
made and received on your phone.  
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.  
1. Select Menu Recent Calls.  
2. Press  
up or down to select a timer:  
On roam change alerts you with two  
decreasing tones when roaming service is  
acquired and three increasing tones when  
home area service is acquired again.  
All Calls Timer tracks all calls you have  
made and received. This timer cannot be reset.  
Home Calls Timer tracks all calls you have  
made while your phone is not roaming. To  
reset this timer, press  
to select Reset.  
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On 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.  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
Digital/Analog.  
2. Select an option and press  
.
Automatic automatically switches the phone  
between digital and analog.  
Setting the roam ringer  
Analog only sets the phone to work in  
analog mode only.  
You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming  
call is subject to roaming charges.  
Analog call forces a call into analog mode  
for the duration of the next call.  
Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Roam Ringer Enabled. You hear the ringer.  
Digital only sets the phone to work in digital  
Setting Call Guard  
mode only.  
You can set the phone to warn you before you  
answer or place a call while roaming.  
Turning roaming on or off  
This setting allows you to control the phones  
roaming feature by specifying which signals the  
phone will accept.  
Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Call Guard Call Prompt.  
The phone now emits a distinctive roam  
ring to indicate when you are roaming  
during calls.  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
Roam Option.  
2. Select an option and press  
.
To accept or place a call while roaming,  
Automatic (recommended setting) accepts  
you must press  
.
any system the phone service provides.  
Note: Call Prompt is disabled when the phone is in  
emergency mode.  
No roaming prevents you from making  
or receiving calls outside of your home  
service area.  
Setting digital or analog mode  
Depending on services available from Alltel, you  
may set the phone to 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.  
Note: If your phone has more than one  
setting for Automatic, contact Alltel to determine  
which one to use.  
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Making and Answering Calls  
4
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  
number key once.  
mode, press a  
or mode,  
Understanding text entry screens  
The current text entry mode (and capitalization  
setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.  
To enter a number while in  
press and hold a number key until the number  
appears on the screen.  
characters  
remaining  
capitalization setting  
text entry mode  
Entering words letter by letter  
1. Press a key once for the first letter, twice for the  
second letter, and so on. If your phone is set to  
Spanish or French, accented letters  
are available.  
text entry  
fields  
2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the  
next letter.  
Text entry modes  
There are six text entry modes:  
Note: To enter a space, press  
.
Entering words quickly  
Case Change  
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,  
Numbers Only  
Normal Alpha  
Rapid Entry  
1. For each letter of the word you want, press the  
key once. For example, to enter the word any”  
Add Symbol  
press  
.
Add Smiley  
2. If the word doesnt match what you want, press  
Note: The mode you start in depends on the task  
you are doing. For example, when entering a phone  
number, youre in number mode. When entering a  
name for a contact, youre in normal text mode. See  
Changing modeson page 24.  
to look at other word matches.  
3. When you see the word you want,  
press  
right.  
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Entering symbols  
Changing modes  
While entering text, you can enter symbols by  
Sometimes you need to change modes.  
pressing  
until you see the symbol you want.  
For example, to enter numbers in an email address  
Using this method, you have access to the  
following symbols:  
while in  
mode, enter the numbers, and then change  
back to mode to complete the address.  
mode, you must change to  
.
@ ?  
!
-
,
&
:
1
To change text entry modes:  
To access the full set of symbols:  
Press and hold  
mode you want appears.  
until the icon for the  
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.  
2. Select  
Add Symbol.  
- or -  
3. Press  
down to view the list of symbols.  
Select Options then select a different mode.  
4. Press the number key corresponding to the  
symbol you want.  
Capitalization settings  
You can change capitalization at any time while  
Entering smileys  
entering text. Simply press  
or lower case while in  
to choose upper  
Normal Alpha mode.  
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.  
2. Select  
Add Smiley.  
3. Press  
down to view the list of smileys.  
4. Press the number key corresponding to the  
smiley you want.  
Switching default text entry modes  
You can change the default text entry mode when  
creating a text message. This setting applies only to  
the message body screen, not the Toscreen.  
1. Select Menu Messages →  
Msg Settings Default Text.  
2. Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode.  
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Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols  
Quick reference to text entry  
This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols.  
To...  
Do this...  
Enter a letter  
Use  
mode and press a key until you see the letter you  
want. For more information, see page 23.  
Use mode and press a key once to enter its number.  
For more options, see page 23.  
Enter a number  
Enter a symbol  
Press  
Press  
Press  
until you find the symbol you want. See page 24.  
Enter a space  
.
.
Erase a character  
Erase all characters  
Move the cursor right or left  
Move the cursor up or down  
Change text entry modes  
Capitalize any letter  
Lowercase any letter  
Initial Caps  
Press and hold  
.
Press  
Press  
right or left.  
up or down.  
Press and hold  
.
In  
In  
In  
mode, press  
mode, press  
mode, press  
. Choose  
. Choose  
. Choose  
or  
.
.
.
Select soft options on the screen  
Press the appropriate key,  
Press right or left.  
.
Highlight an option at the bottom  
of the screen  
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STORING CONTACTS  
Use your phones Contacts directory to store  
information about a person or company.  
Each contact entry can have up to six phone  
numbers, two email addresses, two Web addresses,  
two street addresses, and a space for notes.  
Creating a new contact  
1. From the home screen, enter the phone number  
you want to save, including the area code.  
2. Press  
to select Save.  
3. Press  
to select Save New Contact.  
4. Enter a name for the contact.  
Accessing Contacts menu  
There are three ways to access the Contacts menu.  
If you need to learn how to enter letters,  
see Understanding text entry screenson  
page 23.  
Select Menu Contacts  
Press and hold up  
To add a symbol or smiley to the contact  
name, or to change the text entry mode,  
This user guide describes how to navigate through  
the phone's Contact menu by pressing and  
press  
to select Options.  
holding  
up.  
5. Either save now or add more  
Using the Scroll button  
contact information.  
There are three ways to use the scroll button:  
To save now, press  
to select Save.  
In idle mode, press and hold the scroll  
button up to access Contacts or press and  
hold down to access Mobile Web.  
To enter additional phone numbers, email  
and Web addresses, or notes, press  
down repeatedly. For help switching  
between numbers and letters for email or  
Web addresses, see Changing modeson  
page 24.  
Press the walkie-talkie button to access  
Touch2Talk and then press the scroll button  
up or down to scroll through menu items.  
Set your phone's display to List View., see  
Choosing a menu viewon page 43 to set  
your phone to List View. Press  
to select  
Menu and then press the scroll button up or  
down to scroll through T2T menus.  
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Storing Contacts  
Assigning pictures  
Adding a code or extension  
1. Press and hold  
2. Highlight a contact and press  
3. Highlight the contact name and press  
up to select Contacts.  
When you save the phone number of an  
automated service, you may include a pause to  
stop dialing, for example, where you would wait to  
dial an extension.  
.
to select Options.  
1. From the home screen, enter the first portion of  
4. Select Picture Assign Picture Images.  
the phone number.  
5. Select Saved Images or Caller IDs.  
2. Press  
to select Options.  
Note: With mobile PhoneTools for Kyocera,  
you can transfer digital pictures to your phone.  
To purchase MPT or other accessories, visit  
3. Select a type of pause:  
Time Pause  
Hard Pause  
6. Scroll through the list to view your options and  
4. Enter the remaining numbers.  
5. Press to select Save.  
press  
to assign it to your contact.  
Classifying contacts as Personal  
or Business  
Customizing your contacts  
You can customize each contact in your Contacts  
directory by assigning ringers, pictures, and  
number types, or by classifying your contacts as  
Personal or Business.  
1. Press and hold  
up to select Contacts.  
2. Highlight a contact and press  
.
3. Highlight the contact name and press  
to  
.
select Options.  
Assigning ringers  
4. Select Classify.  
1. Press and hold  
2. Highlight a contact and press  
up to select Contacts.  
5. Select Personal or Business and press  
.
Note: To assign Personal or Business ringers,  
3. Highlight the contact name and press  
see Assigning business and personal ringerson  
to select Options.  
page 40.  
4. Select Ringer Assign Ringer.  
5. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers  
and press  
to select one.  
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Assigning number types  
Editing a contact  
1. Press and hold  
2. Highlight a contact and press  
3. Highlight the contact name or number and  
press to select Edit.  
When you assign a number type, an icon is placed  
in front of a contact number to specify the type of  
number, such as work, home, or mobile.  
up to select Contacts.  
.
1. Press and hold  
up to select Contacts.  
2. Highlight a contact and press  
.
4. Enter your changes and press  
to  
3. Highlight the contact number and press  
to  
select Save.  
select Edit.  
Erasing a contact  
4. Press  
down once and press  
to  
select Options.  
1. Press and hold  
2. Highlight the contact to erase and press  
3. Press to select Options.  
4. Highlight Erase Contact and press  
5. Press to confirm.  
up to select Contacts.  
5. Highlight an option to designate the number as  
.
General, Work, Home, Mobile, Pager, or Fax  
and press  
. The associated icon appears  
.
next to the number in your Contacts directory  
and Recent Calls list.  
General  
work  
fax  
Sending a vCard  
You can send contact information as a  
text messages.  
email address  
street address  
Web page URL  
note  
home  
1. Press and hold  
up to select Contacts.  
mobile  
pager  
2. Highlight the contact to send as a vCard and  
press  
.
3. Press  
to select Options.  
6. Press  
to select Save.  
4. Highlight Send as vCard and press  
.
5. Enter a recipients phone number and press  
to select Send.  
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Storing Contacts  
6. Enter the new information and follow the prompts.  
Customizing a phone number  
1. Press and hold  
7. Select Save, if necessary.  
up to select Contacts.  
2. Highlight the contact to edit and press  
.
Finding contact information  
3. Press  
down to highlight the number.  
To find a phone number or contact, you can  
(1) check the Frequent list, (2) search the Contacts  
directory, or (3) use Fast Find.  
4. Press  
to select Options.  
5. Highlight an option and press  
:
Call to call the contact.  
Checking the Frequent List  
Send Text Message brings you to the text  
messaging screen.  
From the home screen, press and hold  
up to  
select Contacts. The last 15 of your most frequently  
called contacts appear when the Frequent List is  
enabled. Scroll past the double line to view the All  
Contacts list.  
Add Speed Dial assigns or removes the  
speed dial location.  
View Number to see the selected  
phone number.  
To enable the Frequent List setting  
Erase Number erases the number from  
the contact.  
Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Frequent List Enabled.  
Secret makes the number secret so that it  
does 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 - Limiting callson  
page 45.)  
Searching the Contacts directory  
1. Press and hold  
up to select Contacts for a  
list of all contacts. To quickly get down the list,  
enter the first letter of the contact. The menu  
skips to that letter of the alphabet.  
- or -  
Primary Number makes this number the first  
one that shows up when you open the contact.  
Select Menu Contacts.  
Add Voice Dial to record a voice tag so you  
can call a contact using voice recognition  
(VR). For more information, see page 48.  
2. Select a search method:  
View All lists all saved contacts.  
Find Name locates a specific name. Enter  
Erase Voice Dial erases the voice tag  
associated with the number.  
part of the contact name. Press  
select it.  
to  
Edit Voice Dial records a new voice tag.  
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Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Messaging  
Groups, Business List, or Personal List  
selects a contact from the specified list.  
3. Highlight a contact and press  
To call the contact, highlight the number  
and press  
.
.
Setting Fast Find  
With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view  
close matches of the number you are looking for.  
Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Fast Find Enabled.  
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.  
2. Press  
down to scroll through  
matching entries.  
3. Highlight the name you want then press  
to call the number.  
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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  
Setting up voicemailon page 19.  
4. Add another recipient if desired:  
Press to select Options then select  
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists.  
- or -  
Important: The features and menus described in  
this chapter may vary depending on services  
available in your area. Check with Alltel for details  
and possible usage charges.  
Enter a space or comma after the first number  
then enter another recipient manually.  
Note: You can send a message to up to 10  
recipients at once. The messages are sent one at  
a time, once to each addressee.  
Sending text messages  
You can only send text messages to email addresses  
and phones capable of receiving them.  
5. When you are done entering addresses,  
press  
twice.  
6. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,  
see Understanding text entry screenson  
page 23.  
Creating a text message  
1. Press  
to select Text.  
- or -  
2. Press  
to select New Text Msg.  
Add QuickText, Symbols, or a Smiley in your  
message. See Including prewritten text and  
symbolsfor information.  
3. Enter a recipients phone number or email  
address:  
Select  
to select Options to access your  
7. Press  
to select Send. See Setting sending  
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists  
optionsfor information about how and when  
you want the message to be received.  
and press  
press  
and press  
. Select a contact and  
. Highlight the number field  
. For more about group lists,  
see Creating group listson page 37.  
- or -  
Enter a New Address manually.  
To learn how to enter text, see Chapter 4,  
Understanding text entry screens.  
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Save Message saves the message in  
your Drafts folder. This prevents the message  
from being deleted if you have activated  
AutoErase and enables you to send the  
message to others.  
Including prewritten text and symbols  
During text entry, you can add QuickText, Symbols,  
or a Smiley in your message.  
1. From the text entry screen, select Options.  
2. Select an option and press  
Insert QuickText: Scroll through the list of  
options and press to select one.  
.
Save QuickText saves the message you have  
just entered as a prewritten message then  
returns to the message entry screen so you  
can send the message.  
Add Symbol: Scroll through the list and press  
the corresponding number key to select it.  
Settings allows you to choose from the  
Add Smiley: Scroll through the list and press  
following after pressing  
:
the corresponding number key to select it.  
Msg Receipt to request notification when  
3. When you have finished your message, select  
Send. See Setting sending optionsfor  
information about how and when you want the  
message to be received.  
the message is received.  
Set Priority labels the message as Urgent.”  
Callback Number includes a callback  
number with the message to let recipients  
know at what number they can call you  
Setting sending options  
back. Select  
to include your own  
When you are ready to send a message, you have  
several options for how and when you want the  
message to be received.  
number or Edit to enter a different  
callback number.  
Send Later schedules a time to send  
the message.  
1. Once you have completed the message,  
select Options:  
2. When you have finished setting options, press  
Add Address returns to the Send Toscreen  
to add another recipient without losing the  
message. Select Options to access your  
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists and  
to return to the message window.  
3. Press  
to select Send.  
press  
. Select a contact and press  
.
Highlight the number field and press  
.
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Sending and Receiving Text Messages  
Important: Alltel will charge you for each  
message segment.  
Adding a signature  
The signature you create is included at the end of  
all outgoing messages and is counted as characters  
in your messages; however, it does not appear in  
the message creation screen.  
When you start a message, the maximum character  
limit appears once you are in the message entry  
field. This number counts down as you enter  
characters, until it reaches 0.  
To create a signature:  
If you continue to enter text after this counter  
reaches 0, a message segment may be appended.  
When you reach the message size limit, you are  
prompted to edit the message or alerted that the  
message is being appended.  
1. Select Menu Settings Messaging →  
Signature.  
2. Enter your signature in the text field.  
3. Press  
to select OK and save the setting.  
If you cannot send messages  
Receiving incoming calls while  
creating messages  
You may not be able to send or receive messages if  
your phones memory is nearly full, or if digital  
service is not available at the time. To free up  
memory, erase old messages. See Erasing  
messageson page 36.  
If you dont wish to answer the call, press  
to select Ignore. The phone returns to the  
message screen.  
To answer the call, press  
is saved to the Drafts folder. To return to the  
message, select Menu Messages →  
. Your message  
Understanding appended messages  
characters  
remaining  
capitalization setting  
text entry mode  
Drafts. Press  
to select the message and  
then press  
to select Resume.  
text entry  
fields  
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.  
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T2T call  
Standard call  
When your phone receives a T2T call, it sounds a  
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 walkie-talkie  
button. To listen, release the walkie-talkie  
If you dont wish to answer the call, press  
to select Options and then press  
to select  
button. To end the call, press  
.
Ignore.  
Once the T2T call has ended, your phone returns to  
the text message screen that was open.  
To answer the call, press  
were working on will be saved in the Drafts folder.  
To return to the message, press to open the  
. The message you  
T2T alert call  
Text menu, select Drafts and select the message.  
When your phone receives a T2T alert, it sounds the  
T2T Alerttone. The message Incoming Alert”  
appears on the screen with the phone number or  
contact name of the caller.  
Viewing your sent messages  
To save your outgoing messages, you must first  
enable Save to Sent.  
To ignore the alert, press  
or press the speakerphone button on the top of  
the phone.  
to select Ignore  
1. Select Menu Messages →  
Msg Settings Save to Sent.  
2. Select an option and press  
.
To answer, press and release the walkie-talkie  
Prompt allows you to choose whether or not  
to save your message when you send it.  
button or press  
to select Answer.  
To speak, press and hold the walkie-talkie  
button. To listen, release the walkie-talkie  
button. To end the call, press  
Enabled automatically saves all successfully  
sent messages in the Sent folder.  
.
Once the T2T call has ended or you have ignored  
the alert, your phone returns to the text message  
screen that was open.  
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Sending and Receiving Text Messages  
To view successfully sent messages:  
Viewing failed or pending messages  
1. Select Menu Messages Sent.  
Failed or pending messages are stored in  
your OutBox.  
2. Press  
up or down through the list of  
messages. One of the following symbols  
appears next to each message:  
To view your OutBox:  
1. Select Menu Messages OutBox. A list of  
all failed or pending messages appears.  
The scheduled message is sent at the  
scheduled time. You cannot cancel  
delivery of the message.  
2. Scroll through the list of messages and press  
to read one.  
The message is pending and will be sent  
when possible. You can cancel delivery  
of the message.  
The scheduled message was sent and  
delivered as scheduled. You cannot  
cancel delivery of the message.  
The message cannot be sent  
because service is not available. An alert  
appears on your phone if the message  
cannot be sent.  
The message was received.  
The message was received and opened.  
(This symbol may not be available.  
Check with Alltel.)  
The message was sent to more than one  
recipient.  
Retrieving text messages  
When a text message is received, your screen  
displays New Messageswith the  
the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the  
message is urgent.  
symbol at  
The message was never sent or not sent  
since last modified. You can cancel  
delivery of the message.  
If you see New Messages”  
To view the message, press  
highlight the message, and press  
select View.  
to select InBox,  
to  
To Ignore the message, press  
.
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Note: If you receive a new message while you are  
reading a message, the one you are reading is  
replaced by the new one. You can find the older  
message in the InBox:  
Save as QuickText to save the text from the  
message as QuickText, which you can insert  
into other messages. Graphics and sound are  
not saved as part of QuickText.(For more  
about QuickText, see page 38.)  
Select Menu Messages InBox.  
View Sender information.  
If you see the  
symbol  
3. Select  
.
1. Select Menu Messages InBox. A list of all  
Note: The  
symbol indicates that a graphic did  
your received messages appears.  
not come through. It may be too large or  
incorrectly formatted.  
indicates an Urgentmessage.  
2. Scroll through the list of messages and press  
Setting message alerts  
to read one.  
You can set your phone to alert you of incoming  
text messages or pages. For more information,  
see Setting message alertson page 42.  
Reading the message  
The options available to you may vary. Check with  
Alltel.  
Erasing messages  
It is a good idea to erase old messages to free up  
memory in your phone.  
Note: Sounds embedded in text messages do not  
play if the phone is set to Silence All mode.  
1. If the text message is long, press  
down to  
view the entire message.  
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.  
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:  
Erase the message.  
Forward the message.  
Reply with Copy to reply to the message with  
a copy of the original attached.  
Save Message to save the message.  
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Sending and Receiving Text Messages  
Erasing single messages  
Customizing message settings  
To make messaging easier, you can customize  
settings for sending and receiving messages.  
1. Select Menu Messages.  
2. Select the type of text message you want to  
erase, InBox, OutBox, Sent, or Saved and  
Creating group lists  
press  
3. Highlight the message to erase and press  
4. Press to select Erase. A notification  
appears: Erase this message?”  
.
You can create and save a list of multiple recipients.  
Your Kyocera KX12 phone stores five group lists  
with up to 10 recipients per list.  
.
1. Select Menu Messages Group Lists →  
5. Select Yes to erase the message.  
Create New.  
Note: You can erase a scheduled message from  
the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of  
the message.  
2. Enter a name for the list. For help entering text,  
see page 23.  
3. Select Next.  
4. To enter the first phone number or email  
Erasing all messages  
address, select an option:  
1. Select Menu Messages →  
Recent List to select numbers from your  
Erase Messages.  
Recent List.  
2. Select a folder from which to erase all messages:  
InBox, OutBox, Sent, Saved Folder, Drafts  
Folder, or All Messages. To erase messages from  
all folders, select All Messages.  
Enter from Scratch to enter the phone  
number or email address manually.  
Contacts List to select numbers from your  
phone book.  
3. A message appears: Erase all messages?”  
Select Yes to erase messages or No to cancel.  
5. Locate the contact number and press  
.
6. Select Options Recent List or Contacts.  
Erasing messages automatically  
7. Locate the contact number and press  
.
Use this setting to have old messages automatically  
erased from the InBox when memory is low.  
8. When finished, select Done.  
9. To send a message to your new group, see  
Select Menu Messages →  
Sending text messageson page 31.  
Msg Settings Auto-Erase →  
Old InBox Msgs. Older messages are erased as  
new messages are received.  
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Creating and editing prewritten  
messages (QuickText)  
Your phone comes with prewritten QuickText, 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 stores up to 40  
QuickText messages, with up to 100 characters  
per message.  
1. Select Menu Messages →  
Msg Settings Edit QuickText.  
2. To create a new pre-written message,  
select New Msg.  
- or -  
To edit an existing pre-written message,  
highlight the message and select Edit.  
3. Enter or edit the text and press  
to select  
Done. For help entering text, see Chapter 4,  
Understanding text entry screens.  
Note: You can also save a message you have written  
or received as QuickText. See Setting sending  
optionson page 32 or Reading the messageon  
page 36.  
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE  
The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.  
Silent Mode  
Vibrate Only  
Display  
My Banner  
Messaging  
Alerts  
Accessories  
Pwr Backlighting  
Vibe then Ring  
Lights Only  
Normal Sounds  
Main Menu View  
Color Themes  
Wallpaper  
Screen Saver  
Backlighting  
Auto-Hyphen  
Language  
Signature  
Edit QuickText  
Callback Number  
Text Msg Receipt  
Save to Sent  
Auto-Erase  
Default Text  
Voicemail Number  
Headset Sounds  
Auto-Answer  
Com Port Speed*  
TTY Device  
Keyguard  
Phone Info  
Platform  
Sounds  
Ringer Volume  
Ringer Type  
Business Ringer  
Personal Ringer  
Roam Ringer  
Pwr On/Off Sound  
Key Volume  
Your Number  
SW Version  
PRL Version  
Factory Config  
ESN  
SID  
Browser Info  
Icon Key  
Time/Date Format  
Contrast  
Security  
Lock Phone  
Limit Calls  
New Lock Code  
Erase Contacts  
Emergency Numbers  
Convenience  
Airplane Mode  
Fast Find  
Frequent List  
Hold Call  
Key Length  
Key Sound  
1-Touch Dialing  
Web Prompt  
Call Guard  
Alerts  
Network  
Smart Sound  
Minute Alert  
Earpiece Volume  
Spkrphone Volume  
Data/Fax Calls*  
Privacy Alert*  
Data Setup  
Voice Features*  
Add Voice Dial  
User Name  
Erase Voice Dial  
Voice Training  
Voice Wake-Up  
Voice Answer  
Expert Mode  
Set Phone Line*  
Roam/Svc Alert  
Roam Option*  
Digital/Analog*  
Location  
*Not available on all phones. Check with Alltel.  
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Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode  
Silencing all sounds  
Press and hold  
.
Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive  
calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and  
receive alerts (such as new messages).  
Turning sounds back on  
Select Menu Settings Silent Mode →  
Normal Sounds.  
- or -  
You can silence all sounds and set the phone to  
vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts.  
Press and hold  
.
Setting the phone to vibrate or light up  
1. Select Menu Settings Silent Mode.  
Choosing ringers  
Your Kyocera KX12 phone has pre-programmed  
ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls.  
2. Choose an option and press  
:
Vibrate Only: The phone vibrates for the  
duration of the incoming call or other alert.  
appears on the home screen. T2T calls will  
sound through the earpiece  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Ringer Type.  
2. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers  
Vibe then Ring: The phone vibrates for the  
first 10 seconds and then rings for the  
remainder of the incoming call alert.  
appears on the home screen. T2T calls  
will sound through the earpiece.  
and press  
to select one.  
Note: Downloaded ringers are added to the end of  
the standard list of ringers.  
Assigning business and  
personal ringers  
Lights Only: The phone lights up for the  
duration of the incoming call or other alert.  
appears on the home screen. T2T calls  
will sound through the earpiece  
You can assign ringers to contacts classified as  
Business or Personal in your Contacts directory.  
Normal Sounds: The phone rings for the  
incoming call or alert (in effect, returns  
phone to a non-silent mode). T2T calls will  
sound through the speakerphone.  
Note: To classify a contact as Business or Personal,  
see Classifying contacts as Personal or Business”  
on page 27.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds.  
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.  
2. Highlight Business Ringer or Personal Ringer  
and press  
.
3. Select a ringer and press  
.
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Using smart sound  
Importing ringers  
You can set a baseline volume that the phone uses  
to automatically adjust the earpiece volume when  
there is a change in the amount of noise around  
you or the callers voice.  
You can download additional ringers to your phone  
using the mobile PhoneTools for Kyocera software,  
if available (sold separately). To purchase this  
software and other accessories, visit  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Smart Sound Enabled.  
Setting sounds for your phone  
Adjusting the ringer volume  
You can set your phone to sound tones when you  
turn the phone on and off. Sounds will not occur  
during an incoming call, if you are on a call, or if a  
headset or car kit is attached to your phone.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Ringer Volume.  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume or left to  
decrease the volume and select Save.  
Set sound when phone powers on or off  
Adjusting speakerphone volume  
Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Pwr On/Off Sound Enabled.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Spkrphone Volume.  
Adjusting volume  
You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and  
ringer volume as well as key tones.  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume or left to  
decrease the volume and select Save.  
Adjusting key tone volume  
Adjusting the earpiece volume  
You can change the volume of the tones the phone  
makes when you press the keys.  
To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a  
call, press the  
key up or down.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
To set the earpiece volume:  
Key Volume.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume, or left  
Earpiece Volume.  
to decrease the volume and select Save.  
2. Press  
right to increase the volume or left to  
decrease the volume and select Save.  
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To stop a reminder alert, press  
select Ignore.  
to  
Setting key length  
You can change duration of the tones the phone  
makes when you press the keys.  
Disabled turns off message alerts.  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Using shortcuts  
From the home screen, press and hold  
of four directions to access shortcut menus.  
Key Length.  
in one  
2. Choose Normal or Long and press  
.
Setting key sound  
Up: Access your Contacts Menu  
Down: Access Mobile Web  
Left: Access Ringers  
You can choose the sound the phone makes when  
you press the keys.  
Right: Access Axcess Apps  
1. Select Menu Settings Sounds →  
Key Sound.  
Choosing a different language  
Your phone may display alternative languages.  
2. Choose Tone, Click, or Off and press  
.
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Setting message alerts  
You can choose how you want be alerted of incoming  
voicemail, pages, or text messages.  
Language.  
2. Select a language and press  
English  
.
1. Select Menu Settings Messaging →  
Alerts.  
Spanish  
2. Select the type of alert and press  
: Message  
Personalizing the screen  
Alert, Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert.  
3. Select an option:  
Changing your banner  
Vibrate, Beep, Freeway, Game, Bloop,  
Winner, and Zilofon sets 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.  
Your personal banner appears on the home screen  
above the time and date and can be up to 14  
characters long.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
My Banner.  
2. Select Edit.  
3. Press  
to clear the screen.  
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4. Enter your new text. See Chapter 4,  
of a call and for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after  
your last keypress.  
Understanding text entry screens.  
5. Select Save.  
Note: The in callsettings drain the battery  
more quickly.  
Choosing a menu view  
Setting power backlighting  
You can change the appearance of your  
phones menus:  
You can set backlighting to remain on when an  
external power source, such as the AC adapter,  
is used with the phone.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Main Menu View.  
Select Menu Settings Accessories →  
2. Select an option and press  
.
Pwr Backlighting Always On.  
Graphic displays icons of each menu item,  
To disable this feature, select Normal.  
with its name at the bottom of the screen.  
Note: The battery charges more slowly when  
List displays a list of each menu item.  
power backlighting is on.  
3. Press  
to return to the home screen. The  
next time you select Menu, you see the menu  
view you selected.  
Changing the display contrast  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Contrast.  
Adjusting the backlighting  
2. Press  
left or right to adjust the contrast  
Your screen lights up while you are in a call or  
when you press a key on the keypad. However, you  
can set the duration and brightness of backlighting.  
and select Save.  
Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically  
inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be  
consistent with the U.S. dialing plan.  
Backlighting Duration.  
2. Select an option and press  
:
7 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds turns  
backlighting on for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after  
your last keypress.  
For example, 1-222-333-4444.  
Select Menu Settings Display →  
Auto-Hyphen Enabled.  
7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. &  
in call turns backlighting on for the duration  
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Selecting a screen saver  
Choosing a different time/date format  
Screen savers appear on the home screen and are  
activated 10 seconds after the last keypress.  
Incoming calls and alerts override screen savers.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Time/Date Format.  
2. Highlight an option press  
.
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Screen Saver.  
Creating a secure environment  
2. Highlight a screen saver and press  
. The  
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.  
image appears.  
3. Press  
to select Assign.  
4. Press  
to return to the home screen and  
wait 10 seconds to view the selected  
screen saver.  
Changing your lock code  
The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits  
of your mobile phone number.  
Note: Downloaded screen savers are added to  
the end of the list.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
Selecting wallpaper  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
Wallpaper appears as background on the  
home screen.  
3. Select New Lock Code. A message appears:  
Change Code?”  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
4. Select Yes and enter a new four-digit code.  
Wallpaper.  
5. Enter your new lock code again.  
2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press  
3. Press to select Assign.  
.
Locking your phone  
When your phone is locked, you can call only  
emergency numbers or Alltels number. You can  
still receive incoming calls, and you can make and  
receive Touch2Talk (T2T) calls.  
Selecting a color theme  
You can select a color theme for the display  
background of your phone.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Lock Phone.  
1. Select Menu Settings Display →  
Color Themes.  
2. Scroll through the options to view the color  
themes and press  
to select one.  
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4. Highlight an option and press  
:
Restricting Calls - Limiting calls  
Never does not lock the phone.  
You can restrict the calls that can be made from  
your phone or incoming calls to only those that  
have been saved in your Contacts.  
On power up locks the phone every time you  
turn it on.  
Note: If you have Limit All setting selected you will  
not be able to receive any T2T calls while roaming  
or while in your Extended Coverage Area.  
Now locks the phone immediately.  
Unlocking the phone  
1. From the home screen, press  
to  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Limit Calls.  
select Unlock.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
Designating emergency numbers  
4. Choose an option and press  
:
The emergency numbers feature allows you to  
specify three personal phone numbers that can be  
called when the phone is locked.  
No Limit limits no calls (default setting).  
Limit T2T Out calls only. T2T incoming calls  
can still be received and answered.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Emergency Numbers.  
4. Select an Unassigned slot.  
Limit Voice Out calls only. Voice incoming  
calls can still be received and answered.  
Limit Outgoing calls only. Incoming calls can  
still be received and answered.  
Limit T2T calls only. Limits both incoming and  
outgoing T2T calls.  
5. Enter the phone number, including the area  
code. Do not enter 1 before the area code.  
Limit Voice calls only. Limits both incoming  
and outgoing Voice calls.  
6. Select Done.  
Notes:  
Limit All limits all incoming and  
outgoing calls.  
You can view these numbers only when theyre  
being entered for the first time.  
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.  
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Erasing all contacts  
Data Settings  
You can erase all entries in your Contacts directory.  
1. Select Menu Settings Security.  
2. Enter your four-digit lock code.  
3. Select Erase Contacts.  
Setting Com port speed  
The Com Speed sets the data rate at which your  
phone connects to a laptop or personal computer  
or at which it sends and receives over-the-air  
text messages.  
4. Select Yes to erase all contacts. A message  
appears: Erase ALL Contacts?”  
Note: Not available on all phones, check with Alltel.  
5. Select Yes again to erase all contacts.  
1. Select Menu Settings Accessories →  
Com Port Speed.  
Network settings  
2. Select the speed: 19.2 kbps, 115.2 kbps  
(default), 230.4 kbps, or Other.  
Switching between phone lines  
Note: There may be a higher charge for making  
calls using high-speed data in areas where 1X  
service is available. Check with Alltel for details.  
Your phone can have two service accounts, or  
phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line has  
its own phone number. You must first establish a  
second phone line with Alltel. Once established, a  
second phone number becomes available in the  
menu for selection.  
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. You cannot receive voice or T2T calls  
while the phone is in data/fax mode. 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.  
Note: Not available on all phones, check with Alltel.  
When you are using one line, you cannot receive  
calls from the other. It would be as if the phone  
were offfor that number. Your voicemail,  
however, will still take messages. All contacts and  
settings are shared for both lines.  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
Note: To purchase a data cable call 800-349-4188  
(U.S.A. only), 858-882-1410, or visit  
Set Phone Line.  
2. Select one of the two lines and press  
.
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Customizing Your Phone  
1. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC.  
Setting position location  
2. Set the Com Port speed.  
This setting allows you to share your location  
information with network services other than  
emergency services (911, 111, 999, 000, etc.) in  
markets where service has been implemented.  
3. Select Menu Settings Network →  
Data/Fax Calls.  
4. Select an option and press  
:
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.  
Voice only allows only voice calls.  
Fax, next call or Data, next call sets the phone  
to fax mode or data mode for the next  
incoming call or the next 10 minutes.  
1. Select Menu Settings Network →  
Location.  
Fax, until off or Data, until off forces the  
phone into fax or data mode until the phone  
is turned off.  
2. Select 911 Only or Location On.  
911 Only (default) shares your position  
information only with emergency services  
when you call your 3-digit emergency code  
(911, 000, 111, etc.).  
Note: You cannot receive voice calls while the  
phone is in data/fax mode or if you are on a  
T2T call.  
Location On shares your position information  
with Alltels network in addition to emergency  
services.  
Connecting to a TTY/TDD device  
You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the  
hearing impaired.  
Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a  
TTY device.  
1. Connect the TTY device to the phone.  
2. Enter  
your keypad.  
from  
3. Press  
to select TTY.  
to select OK to clear the message.  
4. Press  
5. Highlight an option and press  
.
Note: TTY/TDD service may not be available. Check  
with Alltel for more information.  
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8
USING VOICE RECOGNITION  
Voice recognition allows you to make and answer  
calls by speaking commands into the phone.  
Editing a voice tag  
1. Select Menu Contacts Voice Dial List.  
Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end  
2. Highlight the contact you want to edit and  
a call; you must press  
.
press  
.
3. Highlight the phone number and select Options.  
Setting up voice dialing  
To make or receive calls using voice dialing,  
contacts must be saved with associated voice tags.  
4. Select Add Voice Dial, Erase Voice Dial, or Edit  
Voice Dial.  
5. Follow the prompts.  
Creating a voice tag for a contact  
Calling using voice tags  
1. If you havent already done so, record a voice  
1. Select Menu Settings →  
Voice Features Add Voice Dial.  
tag for the person you wish to call.  
2. Follow the voice prompts to record a name for  
2. From the home screen, press  
. The phone  
the contact.  
responds: Say a nameor Say dial.”  
3. Highlight an option and press  
:
3. Say the name of the person you want to call.  
Add New saves a new contact to go with the  
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.  
voice tag.  
Add to existing adds the voice tag to a  
saved contact. Select the contact, highlight  
the phone number, and press  
to Select.  
5. If the phone finds multiple voice tags that sound  
like the name you said, you are 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  
Select Menu Contacts Voice Dial List.  
A list of all contacts with assigned voice  
tags appears.  
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Using Voice Recognition  
6. When you are finished with the call, press  
. You cannot end the call with a  
voice command.  
Say Clearto erase the last digit entered.  
The phone responds: Digit cleared.”  
To clear the entire phone number,  
say Clearagain. When the phone prompts  
you with Clear entire phone number?,  
say Yesto clear or Noto cancel.  
Erasing all voice tags  
1. Select Menu Settings →  
Voice Features Erase Voice Dial.  
Say Callto dial the number.  
2. Select Yes.  
Say Verifyto hear the set of spoken digits.  
3. Select Yes again at the confirmation.  
Say Cancelto exit voice recognizer and  
return to the home screen.  
Calling using digit dialing  
You can speak the digits of a phone number to  
dial it.  
Speak a digit to enter the next digit. Once  
the phone repeats the digit, you can speak  
the next digit or pause to hear the prompt.  
Note: You cannot speak a string of digits. You must  
Using voice features with hands-  
free car kits  
speak one digit at a time and wait for the prompt.  
1. From the home screen, press  
. The phone  
responds: Say a name or say Dial.”  
You can use voice commands to make a phone call  
or to answer the phone if your phone is connected  
to a hands-free car kit (sold separately).  
2. Say Dial.The phone responds:  
Speak a digit.”  
To shop for these accessories, visit  
800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410.  
3. Speak the first digit of the phone number you  
want to call. Once the phone repeats the digit,  
you can speak the next digit.  
If you pause, the phone prompts you with the  
following five options. After the prompt,  
speak an option.  
Waking up the phone  
If your phone is connected to a hands-free car kit,  
you can use a voice command to activate the phone  
to make a call.  
Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with Keygaurd  
active. To disable Keygaurd, see Locking your  
phoneon page 44.  
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To activate the Voice Wake-up setting:  
To activate the Voice Answer setting:  
Select Menu Settings →  
Voice Features Voice Wake-Up →  
With accessory.  
1. Select Menu Settings →  
Voice Features Voice Answer Enabled.  
2. Select Menu Settings Silent Mode →  
To wake up the phone:  
Normal Sounds.  
1. Say Wake Up and listen for a tone.  
2. Say Wake Up again until you hear two tones.  
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 says Incoming  
call from (Name), answer?”  
If the phone does not recognize your Wake up”  
command, see Training voice recognitionon  
page 51.  
Answering the phone  
Say Yes or press any key except  
Ignoring an incoming call  
To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following:  
.
You can set the hands-free car kit to either (1) answer  
automatically or (2) answer using a  
voice command.  
Say No and press  
to silence the alert.  
Answering automatically  
Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice  
and the phone rings once, then returns to the  
home screen.  
Select Menu Settings Accessories →  
Auto-Answer After 5 seconds.  
Answering using voice commands  
Using Expert Mode  
If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice  
command to answer an incoming call using the  
installed Kyocera hands-free car kit.  
Expert Mode allows you to use voice recognition at  
a faster pace by reducing the number of voice  
instructions and replacing them with tones.  
Simply speak a command after the tone.  
To turn off Auto-Answer:  
Select Menu Settings Accessories →  
Select Menu Settings Voice Features→  
Auto-Answer Disabled.  
Expert Mode Expert.  
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Training voice recognition  
If your phone is having trouble recognizing your  
voice, you can train it with commands, such as Yes,  
No, and Wake up.  
1. Select Menu Settings Voice Features.  
2. Select Voice Training.  
3. Read the message and select  
to continue  
or Cancel to return to the previous screen.  
4. Select Train All or the item you want to train.  
5. Follow the prompts for each word until training  
is complete.  
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9
USING AXCESS APPS  
About Axcess Apps  
Your Kyocera phone has the added ability to  
download and manage applications through the  
Downloading an application  
1. From the home screen, select Menu →  
Axcess Apps  
TM  
Axcess Apps menus.  
- or -  
Axcess Apps brings you the full range of  
applications and services you have come to expect  
from the Internet: Email, games, relevant news,  
and much more.  
press and hold  
right.  
2. The Axcess Apps menu contains Axcess  
Shop (indicated by a shopping cart icon).  
Axcess Shop is your link to  
downloading applications.  
For more information  
Press  
to select Axcess Shop.  
For more information about Axcess Apps  
capabilities and application pricing,  
contact Alltel.  
When a connection to the server is made, the  
Axcess Shop menu appears with a list of  
application types to choose from.  
How does Axcess Apps work?  
3. Select an application type.  
You connect to the server, download applications,  
and then manage them as you like. When you  
choose an application, you have the option of  
choosing a demo, various limited use options, or  
the full versionall varying in price. If you  
choose a demo, Axcess Apps lets you know when  
it has expired. If you choose a priced version, the  
amount is added to your phone bill. The Axcess  
Shop also lets you know if youre running out of  
memory. At that point, you can either disable an  
application or remove it completely.  
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.  
4. Select an application. 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  
Once applications are loaded, you can update to  
newer versions as they become available.  
downloaded to your phone.  
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Note: Download times vary.  
Removing an application  
7. To open the application now, select Yes. If you  
choose No, you return to the Axcess Apps  
menu, where you see a link to your  
new application.  
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).  
Note: Your connection to the application  
server automatically ends after 30 seconds,  
unless you connect again to download more  
apps. If you want to end the connection  
manually, press the End/Power key on  
your phone.  
1. Select Menu Axcess Apps Settings →  
Manage Apps.  
2. Select the application and then select Remove.  
3. Select Yes to confirm your choice.  
Opening an application  
Disabling an application  
Downloaded applications are stored under the  
Axcess Apps menu. Each application comes with  
its own unique icon, to help you identify it easily.  
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 dont have to pay for it again.  
1. Select Menu Axcess Apps.  
Note: The Axcess Apps icon always remains at  
the top of this menu. Downloaded  
applications are listed after.  
1. Select Menu Axcess Apps Settings→  
2. Highlight and select the icon for the  
Manage Apps.  
application you want to open.  
2. Select the application and then select  
Lock App.  
Viewing application details  
3. Select Yes to confirm your choice.  
You can get information about the size of an  
application and how many uses it has left before it  
runs out.  
Note: The app is still listed in the Axcess Apps  
menu. The icon looks like an empty box.  
1. Select Menu Axcess AppsSettings→  
Manage Apps.  
2. Select the application you want details for.  
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Checking available memory  
The amount of available memory depends on the  
number of applications you downloaded.  
Select Menu Axcess Apps Settings→  
Manage Apps.  
System Info is highlighted. The amount  
of memory left is shown at the bottom of  
the screen.  
For more detailed memory information,  
select System Info.  
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Using Axcess Apps  
10 USING MEDIA GALLERY  
The media gallery stores and displays all the image  
and sound files in the phone.  
3. Highlight an image and select Options.  
Note: Options vary according to menu selection.  
4. Highlight an option and press  
:
Accessing files  
1. Select Menu Media Gallery.  
Erase the image (image must not  
be locked).  
2. Highlight an option and press  
:
Assign an image as a caller ID, wallpaper,  
Images displays a list of categories that  
or screen saver.  
contain preloaded, downloaded, saved, or  
created files, such as wallpapers, screen  
savers, or caller IDs.  
Rename an image.  
Details gives you the file size of the image.  
Erase All erases all stored images  
(images must not be locked).  
Sounds displays a list of categories that  
contain saved or downloaded sounds,  
such as ringers and voice memos.  
5. Select  
or  
when done.  
Browsing sounds  
The Sounds menu allows you to view and listen to  
all sound files stored on your phone.  
Browsing images  
The Images menu allows you to assign your files to  
various applications.  
1. Select Menu Media Gallery Sounds.  
1. Select Menu Media Gallery Images.  
2. Highlight an option and press  
:
2. Highlight an option and press  
:
Saved Sounds contains sounds saved on  
Saved Images displays available images.  
your phone.  
Wallpapers displays wallpaper selections.  
Ringers contains ringers saved on your phone.  
Screen Savers displays available  
Voice Memos contains recorded  
screen savers.  
voice memos.  
Caller IDs displays pictures and images that  
can be assigned to saved contacts.  
3. Highlight a sound file and select Options.  
Doodles displays files created with Doodler.  
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4. Highlight an option and press  
:
Erase the sound.  
Assign a sound as a ringer.  
Rename a ringer.  
Details gives you the file size of the sound.  
Erase All stored sounds.  
5. Select  
or  
when done.  
Creating free space  
If your phone does not have enough memory to  
store a file, a dialog appears and asks you if you  
want to create space.  
Select Yes to display the file browser  
(categories) with the memory needed and  
available memory.  
Select No to return to the previous screen.  
No files are saved or downloaded.  
The actions are limited to the following:  
Erase the selected file (you cannot erase  
locked files).  
Done re-attempts the download or save.  
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11 USING TOOLS  
Naming a saved voice memo  
1. Select Menu Tools →  
Voice Memo  
The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play  
back audio memos.  
Voice Memo Recorded Memos.  
2. Highlight the memo and select Options.  
Recording a voice memo  
1. Select Menu Tools →  
3. Select Rename.  
4. Press and hold  
to clear the default name.  
Voice Memo Record New.  
5. Use the keypad to enter a name for the memo.  
6. Select Save.  
2. Say your memo and press to  
select Stop.  
3. Select Save to save your memo.  
Note: If an incoming call is received while youre  
recording a memo, the memo is saved and the  
incoming call screen appears.  
Erasing a saved voice memo  
1. Select Menu Tools →  
Voice Memo Recorded Memos.  
2. Highlight the memo and select Options.  
3. Select Erase. The prompt Erase file?appears.  
4. Select Yes or No.  
Playing or reviewing a voice memo  
1. Select Menu Tools →  
Voice Memo Recorded Memos.  
2. Highlight the voice memo to review and  
Scheduler  
The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and  
set reminder alerts.  
select Play.  
You can pause, stop, or continue to play the  
memo. Press  
right and left to select a  
function and press  
to perform it:  
Pause  
Stop=  
Play=  
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7. Press  
to set a reminder of the event.  
Creating an event  
1. Select Menu Tools →  
Select an option and press  
.
Scheduler Add New Event.  
8. Press  
to set the reminder sound.  
2. Enter a name for the event and press  
down.  
Select an option and press  
.
For help entering text, see page 23.  
9. Press  
to select a Silent Mode setting  
3. Select Options, classify the type of event, and  
then press : Meeting, Phone Call, Birthday,  
Anniversary, Vacation, Medical, or Other.  
Select No or During Event and press  
10. Press to select whether or not this is a  
recurring event.  
.
4. Press  
to change the date of the event (the  
Select an option and press  
: No, Daily,  
current date is the default date of the event).  
Weekly, Monthly, or Annually.  
Press  
left or right to move between the  
11. Select Save.  
month, day, and year fields.  
Press  
day, or year.  
up or down to change the month,  
Editing, erasing, or sending an event  
1. Select Menu Tools →  
Press  
to save your changes.  
Scheduler View Month.  
5. Press  
to set the time of the event.  
2. Press  
up, down, left or right to highlight  
the day with the event to view, edit, or erase.  
Press  
left or right to move between the  
hour, minute, and AM/PM fields.  
3. Press  
and press  
4. Press  
up or down to highlight the event  
.
Press  
minute, or AM/PM.  
Press to save your changes.  
up or down to change the hour,  
to select Options.  
5. Select Edit, Erase, or Send and press  
.
6. Press  
to set the duration of the event.  
For more information about editing the  
event, see Scheduleron page 57.  
Press left or right to move between the  
hour and minute fields.  
Press up or down to change the hour  
and minute.  
Press to save your changes.  
To erase the event, highlight Erase and  
press  
. Press  
to confirm.  
For more information about sending the  
event, see Sending and Receiving Text  
Messageson page 31.  
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Using Tools  
Setting the QuickAlarm  
1. Select Menu Tools Alarm Clock.  
2. Highlight QuickAlarm and select Set.  
Alarm Clock  
You can set up to four alerts with your phones  
three alarm clocks and one quick alarm.  
3. Select an option and press  
minutes (default), 30 minutes, or 60 minutes.  
A message appears telling you the QuickAlarm  
is On.  
: 5 minutes, 15  
Note: The alert occurs only if the phone is on.  
Setting an alarm clock  
1. Select Menu Tools Alarm Clock.  
2. Highlight one of the alarms and select Set.  
4. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the  
alarm or Reset to set the QuickAlarm again.  
3. Use the phone keypad to enter numbers and  
to switch between AM and PM.  
Tip Calculator  
The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much  
tip to include with a bill.  
Press  
left or right to move between  
hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields.  
Press  
up or down to change the hours,  
1. Select Menu Tools Tip Calculator.  
2. Enter the amount of your bill.  
3. Select Next.  
minutes, and AM/PM options.  
4. Press  
5. Select Options to set the alarm sound.  
6. Highlight an option and press  
7. Select Options to set the recurring time.  
8. Highlight an option and press  
9. Enter a note for the alarm and press  
10. Press to select Save and set  
the alarm(s).  
to set the time of the alarm.  
4. Select the amount you want to include as a tip  
(10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press  
Your total bill appears, including tip.  
.
.
.
5. To split the bill, press  
to select Split.  
.
6. Press to clear the default of 2 guests.  
7. Enter the number of guests and press  
select Next. The amount each guest pays is  
calculated.  
to  
11. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the  
alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for  
10 minutes.  
8. Select Done.  
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Press  
up or down to set the hours,  
Calculator  
minutes, and seconds or press the numbers  
on the keypad.  
Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations.  
1. Select Menu Tools Calculator.  
2. Use the keypad to enter numbers.  
3. Select Start to begin the countdown.  
Select Stop to pause the countdown.  
Select Reset to clear the timer.  
3. Use  
to select mathematical operations:  
Left x (multiply) Up  
+ (add)  
4. Select Sound to set the alarm sound and  
press  
.
Right ÷ (divide)  
4. Press  
Example: Enter 5, press  
enter 2, then press  
Down - (subtract)  
5. Press  
or  
to silence the alarm.  
to calculate the result.  
left to select X,  
to obtain the result of 10.  
Stopwatch  
1. Select Menu Tools Stopwatch.  
5. Press  
- or -  
to return to the home screen.  
2. Select Start to begin counting.  
Select Stop to stop counting.  
Press  
to clear the screen.  
Select Reset to clear the counter.  
Options  
World Clock  
World Clock may not be available on your phone.  
Check with Alltel for availability.  
Adds displayed digit to the value stored  
in memory.  
M+  
Displays currently stored value on  
screen.  
MR  
MC  
The World Clock lets you check times in cities  
around the world in relation to local time.  
Clears value currently stored in memory.  
1. Select Menu Tools World Clock.  
The World Clock menu is displayed. Your local  
time and date is on the first line, followed by  
your selected world city and that citys time  
and date.  
Timer  
This timer counts down for a specified  
amount of time. It beeps when that amount  
of time has elapsed.  
2. Press  
up or down to view other cities on  
1. Select Menu Tools Timer.  
the same time or left and right to view other  
cities on different times.  
2. Select Set.  
Press  
to move the cursor left or right.  
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Using Tools  
3. Press  
to view the details of your selection.  
c. Countries beginning with A are displayed,  
like Afghanistan, Algeria, and Australia.  
- or -  
Use  
to move through the list, then press  
to  
From the World Clock menu, you can also select  
Search City Name or Search Country to search for  
a city.  
select a country.  
Flashlight  
The flashlight is located on the top-right corner of  
your phone.  
1. Menu Tools World Clock  
2. Press  
to select Options.  
3. Select your type of search.  
You can turn on the flashlight in two ways:  
Press  
Press  
to search by Search City Name.  
down, then press to  
From the home screen, press and  
hold  
. The flashlight remains on until you  
Search Country.  
release the key.  
4. If you search by City, the Find City screen  
- or -  
is displayed.  
Select Menu Tools Flashlight →  
Turn On.  
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the  
letter(s) by which you want to search. For  
example, press 2 once to enter the letter A.  
The flashlight remains on for 15 minutes.  
To turn it off, select Menu Tools →  
Flashlight Turn Off.  
b. Press Select.  
c. Cities beginning with A are displayed, like  
Anchorage, Athens, and Atlanta.  
Games  
The games may not be available on your phone.  
Check with Alltel for availability.  
d. Use  
press  
to move through the list, then  
to select a city.  
5. If you search by Country, the Find Country  
If you receive an incoming call alert while you are  
playing a game, the game is paused and exited. You  
can return to play once the call alert ends. Games  
do not remain paused if the phone is turned off or  
loses power.  
screen is displayed.  
a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the  
letter(s) by which you want to search. For  
example, press 2 once to enter the letter A.  
b. Press Select.  
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To Navigate: Use the following keys to doodle.  
Doodler  
You can create and save graphics on your phone.  
To:  
Use:  
Select Options  
1. Select Menu Tools Doodler.  
2. Press  
.
Clear screen  
3. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen  
The cursor is located in the middle of  
the screen.  
Shortcut to Tools  
4. Select Options to choose the Colors, Tools,  
Draw, erase, or move cursor/  
shape UP  
up  
Lines, or Shape you want to use.  
5. Use keys 19 or  
to move  
Draw, erase, or move cursor/  
shape DOWN  
Draw, erase, or move cursor/  
shape LEFT  
Draw, erase, or move cursor/  
shape RIGHT  
down  
left  
the cursor around the screen  
as indicated.  
6. When finished, select  
Options Save. The image  
is saved to Media Gallery.  
right  
Return cursor to center  
To move the cursor away from the drawing:  
1. Select Options Colors and Tools.  
Previous screen  
2. Select  
then Done.  
3. Press a number key to move the cursor.  
To erase part of a drawing:  
1. Select Options Colors and Tools.  
2. Select  
then Done.  
3. Press a number key to move the eraser.  
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Using Tools  
Saving a 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.  
Select Options Save. The image will be  
saved in Menu Media Gallery →  
Images Doodles.  
Resuming a doodle  
To return to another saved doodle:  
Select Menu Tools Doodler →  
Resume Doodle.  
- or -  
Select MenuMedia Gallery Images →  
Doodles.  
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12 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET  
A
appears in a secure session.  
An underline and an arrow indicate that  
there is more text. Press down to view  
to return to the  
Using the Mobile Web  
You can use your phone to browse the Internet if  
you have obtained phone Internet services from  
Alltel and if over-the-air Internet access is available  
in your area.  
more text. Press  
previous screen.  
4. When you have finished using the Internet,  
press to exit the browser.  
Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while you  
are using the Mobile Web.  
Using the Web menu options  
Starting Mobile Web  
1. Select Menu Mobile Web.  
- or -  
The following options may appear on your screen:  
Home returns you to the main Mobile Web  
window, or home page.  
press and hold  
down.  
Mark Site saves the current location as a  
bookmark for easy access.  
A message about airtime fees appears every  
time you start the browser.  
Setup gives you options for changing how  
To cancel the message, see Changing the Web  
prompton page 65. For more information  
about how airtime is charged, contact Alltel.  
information is displayed.  
Show URL displays the entire URL.  
About Openwave displays information  
2. Press  
to continue.  
about your Mobile Web version.  
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.  
Encryption should not be used unless you  
are instructed to do so by Alltel.  
UP.Link selects a different browser server.  
You can use this option if you have more  
than one Mobile Web account.  
3. Press  
to select Yes to enable security.  
When you are connected, a browser home page  
appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some  
Web menu options at the bottom of the screen.  
Restart restarts the Mobile Web.  
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Connecting to the Internet  
Checking Browser alerts  
Changing the Web prompt  
Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your  
1. Select Menu Settings Convenience →  
Net Alerts inbox.  
Web Prompt.  
1. Select Menu Messages Browser Alerts.  
2. Highlight an option and press to select it:  
This action launches the browser inbox.  
At Start confirms that airtime fees will be  
2. Select Browser Alerts. This action launches the  
applied when you use the browser.  
browser inbox.  
At End verifies you want to exit the browser.  
3. Press  
to accept browser fees.  
Both prompts you when you start the  
4. Select an alert and follow the prompts.  
browser and exit the browser.  
No Prompts does not use any prompts.  
Searching for a Web site  
How you search for a Web site depends on Alltel.  
For more information, contact Alltel.  
Bookmarking a Web site  
1. Go to the site you would like to bookmark.  
2. Select Mark Site from the bottom of the screen.  
Going to a bookmarked site  
1. Select Menu Mobile Web. If you see a  
message prompt, press  
to continue.  
2. From your Web home page, highlight  
Bookmarks. A list of bookmarks appears.  
3. Enter the number corresponding to the  
bookmark you want and press  
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13 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY  
Kyocera Wireless Corp. (KYOCERA) offers you a  
limited warranty that the enclosed product or  
products (the Product) will be free from  
defects in material and workmanship for a period  
that expires one year from the date of sale of the  
Product to you, provided that you are the original  
end-user purchaser of the Product and provided  
that your purchase was made from an authorized  
supplier. Transfer or resale of a Product will  
automatically terminate warranty coverage with  
respect to that Product. This limited warranty is  
not transferable to any third party, including but  
not limited to any subsequent purchaser or owner  
of the Product.  
After the one year warranty period, you must pay  
all shipping, parts and labor charges.  
This limited warranty does not cover and is void  
with respect to the following: (i) any Product  
which has been improperly installed, repaired,  
maintained or modified; (ii) any Product which  
has been subjected to misuse (including any  
Product used in conjunction with hardware  
electrically or mechanically incompatible or used  
with accessories not approved by KYOCERA),  
abuse, accident, physical damage, abnormal  
operation, improper handling, neglect, exposure  
to fire, water or excessive moisture or dampness  
or extreme changes in climate or temperature;  
(iii) any Product operated outside published  
maximum ratings; (iv) cosmetic damage; (v) any  
Product on which warranty stickers or Product  
serial numbers have been removed, altered, or  
rendered illegible; (vi) cost of installation,  
removal or reinstallation; (vii) signal reception  
problems (unless caused by defects in material  
and workmanship); (viii) damage the result of  
fire, flood, acts of God or other acts which are not  
the fault of KYOCERA and which the Product is not  
specified to tolerate, including damage caused by  
mishandling, shipping and blown fuses; (ix)  
consumables (such as fuses); or (x) any Product  
which has been opened, repaired, modified or  
altered by anyone other than KYOCERA or a  
KYOCERA authorized service center.  
KYOCERA shall, at its sole and absolute discretion,  
either repair or replace a Product (which unit  
may use refurbished parts of similar quality and  
functionality) if found by KYOCERA to be defective  
in material or workmanship, or if KYOCERA  
determines that it is unable to repair or replace  
such Product, KYOCERA shall refund the purchase  
price for such Product, provided that the subject  
Product (i) is returned, with transportation  
prepaid, to a KYOCERA authorized service center  
within the one year warranty period, and (ii) is  
accompanied by a proof of purchase in the form  
of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which  
evidences that the subject Product is within the  
one year warranty period (Proof of Purchase).  
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Consumer Limited Warranty  
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.  
THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  
TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF  
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A  
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST  
INFRINGEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR  
CONDITION ARISING OUT OF TRADE USAGE OR  
OUT OF A COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF  
PERFORMANCE. NO DEALER, DISTRIBUTOR,  
AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE  
ANY MODIFICATION OR ADDITION TO THIS  
WARRANTY.  
KYOCERA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY  
FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,  
GENERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED,  
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,  
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF,  
WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE  
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT  
NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS,  
UNANTICIPATED BENEFITS OR REVENUE,  
ANTICIPATED PROFITS ARISING OUT OF USE OF  
OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PRODUCT (FOR  
EXAMPLE, WASTED AIRTIME CHARGES DUE TO  
THE MALFUNCTION OF A PRODUCT) OR  
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or  
limitation of incidental or consequential damages,  
or allow limitations on how long an implied  
warranty lasts, so the above limitations or  
exclusions may not apply to you.  
This limited warranty gives you specific legal  
rights, and you may also have other rights which  
vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  
CONTRIBUTION OR INDEMNITY IN RESPECT OF  
ANY CLAIM RELATED TO A PRODUCT.  
For warranty service information, please call the  
following telephone number from anywhere in the  
continental United States and Canada: 1-800-349-  
4478 or 858-882-1401; or contact KYOCERA at  
the following address: 10300 Campus Point Drive,  
San Diego, California, 92121-1582, USA,  
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE  
PRODUCT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE  
RELATING TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AS  
PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY, ARE YOUR  
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR BREACH  
OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND SUBJECT TO  
THIS WARRANTY, THE PRODUCTS ARE  
APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY YOU AS IS.  
KYOCERA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES,  
REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS OF ANY  
KIND, ORAL OR VERBAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,  
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User Guide for Kyocera KX12 Phones  
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INDEX  
Numerics  
1-touch dialing, 19  
D
I
data/fax setup, 46  
digital mode, 6, 22  
display contrast, 43  
Doodler, 62  
downloading  
application, 52  
icons, 6  
contacts, 28  
A
messages, 35  
alarm clock, 6, 59  
alerts  
recent calls, 18  
InBox, 36  
for messages, 42  
for missed calls, 17  
minute alert, 21  
roaming, 21  
K
E
keyguard, 20  
keypad, locking, 20  
emergency  
calls, 20  
analog mode, 6, 22  
auto-hyphenation, 43  
Axcess Apps, 52  
L
emergency mode, 20  
exit emergency mode, 20  
position location, 6, 47  
language, 42  
lights  
lights-only mode, 6, 40  
B
erasing  
banner, 42  
battery, 1  
blocking outgoing calls, 45  
bookmarks, 65  
Limit Calls, 45  
limiting calls, 45  
lock code, 44  
locking  
all contacts, 46  
contact entries, 28  
phone numbers, 29  
text messages, 36  
keypad, 20  
phone, 44  
C
expert mode, 50  
calculator, 60  
callback number, 32  
calls  
F
M
fast find, 30  
fax mode, 46  
finding contact information, 29  
frequent contacts, 29  
memory, 54  
answering, 15  
creating free space, 56  
saving, 36  
ending, 15  
missed, 17  
menu view, 43  
tracking, 21  
G
games  
N
Choosing ringers, 40  
color themes, 44  
com port speed, 46  
contacts directory, 26  
contrast, 43  
Network settings, 22  
Digital/Analog, 22  
number mode, 23  
Doodler, 62  
downloading, 52  
H
O
hands-free car kit  
answering using voice, 50  
hard pause, 27  
OutBox, 35  
countdown timer, 60  
P
phone numbers  
68  
Index  
T
erasing, 29  
wallpaper, 44, 55  
Warranty, 66  
Web apps, downloading, 52  
Web Browser, 64  
World Clock, 60  
text entry, 23  
verifying your own, 4  
phone, unlocking, 44  
position location, 6, 47  
quick reference, 25  
text messages, 31  
time format, 44  
timer, 60  
timing calls, 21  
tip calculator, 59  
Touch2Talk (T2T), 7  
call types, 8  
placing calls, 8  
receiving calls, 9  
TTY/TDD, 47  
Q
QuickAlarm, 59  
QuickText, 32, 38  
R
resetting the phone, v  
ringers  
business and personal, 40  
for contacts, 27  
for roaming calls, 22  
general, 40  
silencing, 4  
volume, 41  
U
unlocking the phone, 45  
V
vCard, 28  
roaming, 6, 21  
alerts, 21  
vibrate, 6, 40  
voice answer, 50  
voice dialing, 48  
voice memo, 55  
erasing, 57  
ringer, 22  
S
scheduler, 57  
screen contrast, 43  
screen icons, 6, 23, 35, 40  
screen savers, 44, 55  
secret contacts, 18, 29  
security, 44  
naming, 57  
recording, 57  
voicemail, 19  
setting up, 4  
volume  
sent messages, 34  
shortcuts, 42  
earpiece, 7, 16, 41  
key beep, 41  
ringer, 41  
silent mode, 6, 40  
smart sound, 41  
smiley mode, 24  
speakerphone, 16  
speed dialing, 18, 29  
stopwatch, 60  
speakerphone, 7  
W
walkie-talkie (T2T)  
call types, 8  
placing calls, 8  
receiving calls, 9  
symbol mode, 24  
User Guide for the Kyocera KX12 Phone  
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