Kyocera K612b manual

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ii User Guide for the Strobe Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera K612 and Kyocera K612b ph ones. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice. The products and equipment described in this documentation a[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone iii The guidelines are based o n standards that were developed by indepe ndent scient ific organiz ations through period ic and thorough ev aluation of scientific st udies. The standa rds include a substantial safe ty margin designed to assure the safety of all per sons, regardles s of age and health. The exposure st[...]

iv The Health Industry Manufacturers Association and the wireless technology research community recommend that you follow t hese guidel ines to minimize th e potential for interferenc e. • Always keep the phone at least six inches (15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker when the phone is turned on. • Do not carry your phone near y our heart. [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone v Accessories Use only Kyocera-approved a ccessories with Kyocera phones. Use of any unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and will inv alidate the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone. Radio Frequency (RF) energy Y our teleph one is a radio transmitter and receiver. When it is[...]

vi Contents C ONTENTS 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing t he battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Getting to kn ow your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 11 Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Speed diali [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone vii 12 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Launching th e Web Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Searching f or a Web sit e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 13 Using Bluetooth ® Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 14 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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User Guide for the Strobe Phone 1 1G ETTING S TARTED Installing the battery Y our Strobe phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LI Ion) batt ery . Fully charge the batter y befor e using the phone . T o install the batte ry: 1. Hold the phone face down. 2. Locate the groove on the left side of the phone. Unsnap the hooks and remove the back cove[...]

2 Getting Started Recharging the battery Y ou can safely recharge the battery at any time, even if it has a partia l charge. Note: Before removing the battery , make sure the phone is powered off. Caring for the battery General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery . • If you have not used the battery for[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 3 Getting to know your phone Y our phone has two keypads—the number keypad and QWERTY keypad. Number ke ypad When the flip is closed, use the number keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. Antenna . External earpiece . External camera key activates Picture mode. External screen . V olume keys to raise or lowe[...]

4 Getting Started Navigation key scrolls through lists and text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. OK key selects a menu item or option. Right softkey accesses the Contacts directory and other menu options. End/Power key turns the phone on or off, ends a call or browser session, and returns you to the main screen. Speakerphon[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 5 QWERTY Keyp ad When the flip is open, use the QWERTY keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. Internal screen . Internal speaker . Left softkey accesses menus and functions. Send/T alk key starts or answers a call. Press once to activate voice dialing, twice to display the Rec ent calls list, and three times t[...]

6 Getting Started Enter key for hard returns. Navigation key scrolls through lists and text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. OK key selects a menu item or option. 34 35 36 Camera flash . Mirror for a self-portrait. Camera lens . 37 38 39 82-N8758-1EN.book Page 6 Wednesday , May 10, 2006 2:01 PM[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 7 Using menus Accessing menu items • From the home screen, press the left softkey to select Menu . • Press the right softkey to select Contacts . • Press left, right, up, or dow n to see menus and options. • Press to select a menu item. • Press to back up a menu level. • Press to return to the home screen[...]

8 Getting Started Performing basic fun ctions Note: The phone must be powered ON to perform the following functions. Flip closed T o... From the external ho me screen... T urn the phone on Press and wait until the phone beeps. T urn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps. Make a call Enter the number and press . End a call Press . Answe[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 9 Flip open T o... From the internal home screen.. . T urn the phone on Press and wait until the phone beeps. T urn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps. Make a call Enter the number and press . End a call Press . Answer a call Press . Adjust volume during a call Press side volume keys up or down. Ackno[...]

10 Getting Started Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’ s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode. The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. The phone is operating in Analog (FM) mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal. A call is i[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 11 2M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS Phone calls Making a call Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for the symbol on the home screen. 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 . When the phone has been id[...]

12 Redialing a number • T o redial a recent call, press twice to open your recent calls list. Highlight a phone number or name and press . Tip: T o redial the last number cal led, received, or missed, press three times. Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number , you can use the Contacts list to find it quickly . 1. From the[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 13 Changing the hold message 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Hold Call → Re-Record Msg and follow the prompts. 2. Record the message twice. 3. Select Save or Options ( Play , Re-Record , or Exit ). Recent Calls Dealing with missed calls When you have missed a call, “Misse d Call” appears on your[...]

14 Speed dialing Calling recent calls 1. Press down and hold. 2. Highlight the number you want to call and press . -or - 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Outgoing C alls . 2. Highlight the number you want to call and press . Erasing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Erase Call Lists . 2. Select an option: All Calls, Incomi ng Call[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 15 1. From the home screen, press and hold to dial into your voicemai l. 2. Follow the system prompts to record a greeting and complete the system setup. Note: If you are having trouble accessing your voicemail, contact your service provider . Checking voicemail messages When a voice message is rece ived, your screen[...]

16 Understanding roaming – Home Calls Timer tracks calls you have made and received in your home network. T o reset this timer to zero, press the right softkey to select Reset . – Roam Calls Timer tracks all roaming calls you have made and receive d. T o reset this timer to zero, press the right softkey to select Reset . Timing your call s Y ou[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 17 Setting the roam ring er Y ou can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming call will be subject to roaming charges. • Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Roam Ringer → Enabled. Setting Call Guard Y ou can set the phone to warn you before you answer or place a call while roaming. • Select Menu → Settin[...]

18 QWERTY key pad 3E NTERING T EXT Y ou can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner with either QWERTY keypad (flip open) or the number keypad (flip closed). Read the appropriate section for details. QWERTY keypad Understanding screen When the flip is open, enter te xt with the QWERTY keypad. The current entr[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 19 2. Select Add Symbol . 3. Press the key corresponding to the symbol you want. Entering smileys 1. From the text entry screen, select Optio ns . 2. Select Add Smiley . 3. Press down to view the list of smileys. • Press the key corresponding to the smiley you want. Changing modes Sometimes you need to change modes[...]

20 Number keypad 2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the next letter . Note: T o enter a space, press . Entering words quickly When you press a series of keys using m ode, checks its dictionary of common words and guesses at the word you are trying to spell. 1. For each letter of the word you want, press the key once. For example, to ent[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 21 Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering le tters, numbers, and symbols. For QWERTY keypad T o.. . Do this... Enter a letter Use mode and press a key , see page 18. Enter a number Use mode a nd press a key . F or more options, see page 18. Enter a symbol Use mode a nd press [...]

22 Number keypad For number keypad T o... Do this... Enter a letter Use mode and press a key until you see the letter you want. For more information, see page 19. Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number . For more options, see page 19. Enter a symbol Press until you find the symbol you w ant. See page 20. Enter a smiley Use[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 23 4S TORING C ONTACTS Use your phone’ s 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 numb[...]

24 Editing a contact 4. Select Ring er → Assign Ringer . 5. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers and press to select one. Assigning pictures 1. Press the right softkey to select Contacts . 2. Highlight a contact and press . 3. Highlight the contact name and press the right softkey to select Options . 4. Select Picture → Assign Pic[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 25 3. Press the right softkey to select Options . 4. Highlight Erase Contact and press . 5. Press the left softkey to confirm. Sending a vCard Y ou can send contact information as a text messages. 1. Press the right softkey to select Contacts . 2. Highlight the contact to send as a vCard a nd press . 3. Press the rig[...]

26 Using groups 6. Enter the new information and follow the prompts. 7. Select Save , if necessary . Using groups Y ou can create and save a list of mult iple recipients. Y our Strobe phone stores five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. Creating Groups 1. Select Menu → Contacts → View Groups → New . 2. Enter a name for the group. [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 27 2. Select a search method: – View All lists all saved contacts. – Find Nam e locates a specific name. Enter part of the contact name then select Find . – Speed Di al List, Voice Dial List , or Messaging Groups selects a contact from the specified list. 3. Highlight a contact and press . – T o call the cont[...]

28 Sending text messages 5T EXT M ESSAGING This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see “V oicemail” on page 14. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. Check with your service provider f[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 29 2. Select an option and press : – Insert QuickT ext: Scroll t hrough the list of options and press to select one. – Add Sym bol: Scroll through the list and press the corresponding number key or letter key to select it. – Add Smiley: Scroll through the list and press the corresponding number or letter key to[...]

30 Sending text messages 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. T o create a signature: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging → Signature . 2. Enter your signature in the text field. [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 31 T o enable the Save to Sent settin g 1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → Save to Sent . 2. Select an option and press . – Enabled automatically saves all successfully sent messages in the Sent folder . – Prompt allows you to choose whether or not to save your message when you send it. T o view suc[...]

32 Retrieving text messages Note: If you receive a new message while you are reading a message, the one you are reading will be replaced by the new one. You can find the older message in the InBox: • Select Menu → Messages → InBox . If you see the symbol 1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox . A list of all your received messages appears. 2. [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 33 – If you select message a from Drafts , press the right softkey to select Erase . 4. Press the right softkey to select Options . 5. Select Erase to erase the message. A notification appears: “Eras e this message?” 6. Select Ye s to erase the message. Note: Y ou can erase a scheduled message from the OutBox ,[...]

34 Customizing message settings Creating and editing p rewritten messages (QuickT ext) Y our phone comes with prewritten (QuickT ext) messages, such as “Please call me,” which you can insert into the body of a text message. You can edit these messages and create new ones. Your phone stores up to 40 QuickT ext messages, with up to 100 characters[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 35 6M ULTIMEDIA M ESSAGING Sending multimedia messages Y ou can only send multimedia mes sages to and from phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. For details on av ailibility , check with your service provider . Note: Size limits may apply to multimedia message files. Contact your service pr[...]

36 Receiving multimedia messages • Media Gallery to display a list of categories that contain saved or downloaded sounds and voice memos. – Highlight Saved Sounds . Press the left softkey to select Open. – Highlight a sound to add to the multimedia message. Press the left softkey to choose Select . 8. Before sending your message, press the ri[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 37 3. Press up or down through the list and highlight Disabled . Press . Viewing multimedia messages When you receive a multime dia message, a appears on your phone’ s screen and remains until all messages are viewed. The m essage is stored in the InBox until the ful l message is received, regardless of the auto re[...]

38 7U SING THE C AMERA Tips before operating your camera • Y ou cannot activate the camera while on a call. • Once the camera is active, the home screen acts as the viewfinder . • If you get a “Low memory” error , check your resolution and quality compression settings. See “Setting up the camera” on this page. • If there is no activ[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 39 – White Balance allows the camera to adjust for different lighting. Options are Automatic, Fluorescent, Incandescent, or Daylight. – Color T one allows you to capture pictures with different coloring. Options are Normal, Black & White, Negative, and Sepia. – Quality sets the picture compression. The high[...]

40 Taking a picture Camera mode indicators and icons The camera mode displays the following onscreen indicators and icons: T aking a picture 1. Select Menu → Came ra . 2. Focus on the image using the phone’ s display as a viewfinder . 3. T ake the picture using one of several methods: – Press . – Press left softkey to select Capture . – P[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 41 8M EDIA G ALLERY The Media Gallery s tores camera pictures, images, sounds, and videos in the phone and displays those files on the phone’ s screen. Accessing files 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery . 2. Select an option: – Camera Pictures displays thumbnails of the photos you have taken in chronological order [...]

42 Accessing files Browsing images The images menu allows you to assign your files to various applications. 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → Images . 2. Highlight an option and press : – Saved Images displays available images. – Wallpapers displays wallpaper selections. – Screen Savers displays available screensavers. – Caller ID s disp[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 43 9C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE The contents of the Set tings menu are as follows:* Silent Mode Vib ra te On ly Vibe then Ring Lights Only Normal Sound s Keyguard Guard on clos e Disabled Sounds Ringtone V o lume Ringer T ype Business Ri nger Personal Ri nger Roam Ringer Flip Open Flip Closed Pwr On/Off Sound Key Volum[...]

44 Creating a custom menu Creating a custom menu Y ou can create a custom menu that contains your favorite features with the internal keypad’ s custom menu key . 1. Press . 2. Press the left softkey to select Edit . 3. Scroll through the available features and press to select or desele ct options. – Y ou may select more than one feature. Items [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 45 2. Highlight an option: – Guard on cl ose – Disabled 3. Press to save. Choosing ringers Y our Strobe phone has multiple ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer T ype . 2. Scroll down the list to hear the different rings and press to select one. Note: [...]

46 Setting sounds for your phone Adjusting volume Y ou can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and ringer volume as well as key tones. Adjusting the ring er volume 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer V olume . 2. Press right to increase the volume , or left to decrease the volume. 3. Press the left softkey to select Save . Adjusting ke[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 47 T o set the earpiece volume: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Earpiece V olume . 2. Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. 3. Press the left softkey to select Save . Adjusting speakerphon e volume 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Spkrphone V olume . 2. Press right t[...]

48 Personalizing the screen 2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press . 3. Press the left softkey to assign the wallpa per . 4. Press to return to the home screen. Selecting a screen saver Screensavers appear on the home sc reen when the flip is open or closed and are activated 10 seconds after the last keypress. Incoming calls and alerts override [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 49 Note: The battery charges more slowly when power backlighting is on. Setting numbers to au to-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan. For example, 1-222-333-4444. • Select Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-H[...]

50 Creating a secure environment Limiting calls Y ou can limit the calls that can be made from your phone to emergency numbers, your contacts, and your service provider’ s numbers. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security . 2. Enter your four -digit lock code. 3. Select Lim it Calls . 4. Choose an option and press : – No Limit limits no calls. [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 51 Network settings Switching between pho ne lines Y our phone can have two service accounts, or phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line has its own phone number . When you are using one line, you cannot receive calls from the other . It would be as if the phone were “off” for that number . Y our voicema[...]

52 Connecting to a TTY/TDD dev ice Connecting to a TTY/TDD device Y ou 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 ##889 from your keypad. 3. Press the left softkey to select the TTY option. Setting position location Th[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 53 10 U SING T OOLS AND G AMES Games The games in this section may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability . If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing a game, the game is paused and exited. You can return to play once the call alert ends. Games do not remain[...]

54 Voice Memo 4. Continue placing cards until you are satisfied with your selections. – Y ou can pause or end the game at any time by pressing . – Y ou lose points each time you exceed 21 in a column. – Select Skip to skip one card per round. 5. Press to s elect to get your score and advance to the next round. 6. Select an option and press to[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 55 Erasing a saved voice memo 1. Select Menu → T ools & Games → V oice Memo → Recorded Memos . 2. Highlight the memo and select Options . 3. Select Erase . The prompt “Erase file?” appears. 4. Select Yes or No . Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Creating an e[...]

56 Alarm Clock 4. Press the right softkey to select Options . 5. Select Edit , Erase , or Send and press . – For more information about editing the event, see “Scheduler” on page 55. – T o erase the event, highlight Erase and press . Press the left softkey to confirm. – For more information about sending the event, see “T ext Messaging?[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 57 5. T o split the bill, right softkey to select Split . 6. Press to clear the default of 2 guests. 7. Enter the number of guests and press the left softkey to select Next . The amount each guest pays is calculated. 8. Select Done . Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. 1. Select Menu → T[...]

58 Setting up voice dialing 11 U SING V OICE R ECOGNITION V oice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’ s microphon e. Setting up voice dialing T o make or receive calls using voice dialing, contacts must be saved with associated voice tags. Creating a voice tag for a con tact 1. Press the right softk[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 59 Erasing voice tags T o erase all voice name dial recordings in your phone: 1. Menu → Settings → V oice Features → Erase V oice Dial . 2. Select Ye s . Making a call using di git dialing When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a phone number . Note: Y ou cannot speak a string of digits. Y ou must s[...]

60 Training voice recognition 2. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard → Disabled , then press . T o wake u p the phone: 1. Say “ Wak e U p ” and listen for a tone. 2. Say “ Wake Up ” again u ntil you hear two tones. If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up” command, see “T raining voice recognition” on page 60. Answering the[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 61 12 C ONNECTIN G TO THE I NTERNET Y ou can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from your service provider and if over -the-air Internet access is available in your area. Note: Y ou cannot receive incoming calls while you are using Web Browser . Launching the Web Browse[...]

62 Searching for a W eb site Searching for a Web site How you search for a Web site depends on your service provider . For more information, contact your service provider . Going to a bookmarked sit e 1. Select Menu → Web Browser . If you see a message prompt, press to continue. 2. From your Web home page, select Bookmarks . A list of bookmarks a[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 63 13 U SING B LU ETOOT H ® W IRELESS T ECH NOLO GY The Bluetooth wireless technology on your Strobe phone enables wireless connectivity with accessories such as portable or installed hands- free car kits, headsets , handsets, computers, PC cards and adapters, PDAs, a nd speakers. Note: Y ou must use a Bluetooth wir[...]

64 7. Press the left softkey to select Add . 8. Select the device with which you wish to pair with your Stro be phone from the menu and Press the left softkey to select Add . Note: When pairing is initiated from another Bluetooth wireless technology device, you will see the prompt “Device <device name> requests to connect using Bluetooth. A[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 65 Bluetooth wireless technology settings Y ou can change/review the information about each device you have set up on your phone. 1. Select Menu → Bluetooth → My Devices . 2. Scroll to the device and press the right softkey to select Options. 3. Use the following options to: – Rename the device – Delete the d[...]

66 Services Y ou can view a list of the available Bluetooth wireless technology service protocols supported by your Strobe phone: 1. Select Menu → Bluetooth → Settings → Services . 2. A list of supported service protocols is listed. 3. Press to return to the BT S ettin gs menu. 82-N8758-1EN.book Page 6 6 Wednesday , May 10, 200 6 2:01 PM[...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 67 14 G ETTING H ELP Customer support Y our service provider’ s customer support department may be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a number , such as *611 (check with your service provider ). They can answer questions about your phone, phone bill, call coverage area, and specific fea tures availab[...]

68 Phone accessories T o shop for Stro be phone accessories, visit www .kyocera-wireless.com/ store . Y ou may also call us at 800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410. Become a product evaluato r T o participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellular or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.co m . [...]

User Guide for the Strobe Phone 69 I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dia ling , 14 A accessori es , 2 alarm clock , 10, 56 alerts for messag es , 46 for missed calls , 13 auto text , 34 auto-hyphe nation , 49 B banner , 47 battery , 1 blocking ou tgoing call s , 50, 52 Bluetooth Deleting a Device , 65 Disconnect ing , 64 Finding New Dev ice , 63 Pairing , 63[...]

70 Index QWERTY k eypad , 18 R Race 21 , 53 recent call icons , 13 resetting th e phone , iv ringers choosing ty pes , 45 for contact s , 23 for roaming cal ls , 17 silencing , 8, 9 volume , 46 ringtone s download ing , 41 roaming alerts , 16 controlling , 16 ringer , 17 S scheduler , 55 screen brig htness , 49 screen con trast , 49 screen icon s ,[...]

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