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10

Getting Started

You have a text message, voicemail, or page.
(

 indicates an urgent text message, voicemail, or 

page.)

The battery is fully charged. The more black bars, the 
greater the charge.

The alarm clock is set.

The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure 
Web site.

High-speed (3G) data service is available 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.

High-speed data service is available, but the phone is 
dormant.

Summary of Contents for BLADE 82-K5483-1EN

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Page 4: ...tered trademark of Kyocera Corporation Brick Attack Doodler Mask and Blade are trademarks of Kyocera Wireless Corp QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Inc Tetris is a registered trademark of Elorg Company LLC Openwave is a trademark of Openwave Systems Incorporated eZiText is a registered trademark of Zi Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyri...

Page 5: ...undesired operation To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines if you wear a handset on your body use the Kyocera Wireless Corp KWC supplied and approved case CA90 G2603 01 and universal belt clip 55 B1795 01 Other accessories used with this device for body worn operations must not contain any metallic components and must provide at least 22 5 mm separation distance including the anten...

Page 6: ...s that were developed by independent scientific organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health 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 FC...

Page 7: ...eral the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power output Before a phone model is available for sale to the public it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government adopted requirement for safe exposure The tests are performed in positions and locations e g at the ear and worn on the body as required by the FCC fo...

Page 8: ...y all meet the government requirement for safe exposure The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section http www fcc gov oet fccid after searching on the FCC ID Additional informa...

Page 9: ...nges or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the warranty and user s authority to operate the equipment Warning Use only Kyocera Wireless Corp approved accessories with Kyocera Wirelss Corp phones Use of any unauthorized accessories includes faceplates front housings may be dangerous and may invalidate the phone warranty if said accessories cause ...

Page 10: ...ith pacemakers The phone should be kept at least six 6 inches away from the pacemaker to reduce risk The Health Industry Manufacturers Association and the wireless technology research community recommend that you follow these guidelines to minimize the potential for interference Always keep the phone at least six inches 15 centimeters away from your pacemaker when the phone is turned on Do not car...

Page 11: ...is adequately shielded from external RF energy Your physician may be able to help you obtain this information 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 Potentially unsafe areas Posted facilities Turn your phone off in any facility when posted notices req...

Page 12: ... restrictions and follow any regulations or rules Potentially explosive atmospheres Turn off your phone when you are in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere Obey all signs and instructions Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or death Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often but not always clearly marked They include fueling ar...

Page 13: ...r Avoid dropping hitting bending or sitting on the phone Keep phone dry If the phone gets wet turn the power off immediately and contact your dealer Water damage may not be covered under warranty Resetting the phone 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 2 Remove and replace the battery If...

Page 14: ...188 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 Your service provider s network controls the power of the RF signal This power level can range from 0 006 to 0 6 watts In August 1996 the U S Federal Communications Commission FCC adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for hand hel...

Page 15: ... Non Ionizing Radiation Protection 1996 Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports and the FCC guidelines E911 Mandates Where service is available this handset complies with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates issued by the FCC Battery and charger specifications KDUJHU QSXW 2XWSXW CV90 60858 01 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 4 5V 1 5A CV90 60859 1 120VAC 60Hz 5 2V 400mA Standard Battery 3 ...

Page 16: ...about the phone features refer to the materials provided with your phone or visit www kyocera wireless com For additional questions you may contact the Kyocera Wireless Corp Customer Care Center in any of the following ways Web site www kyocera wireless com Email phone help kyocera wireless com Before requesting support please try to reproduce and isolate the problem When you contact the Customer ...

Page 17: ...RI WKH SKRQH RXU SKRQH V GLJLW 61 EHJLQV ZLWK DQG LV ORFDWHG RQ WKH ODEHO Qualified service If the problem with your phone persists return the phone with all accessories and packaging to the dealer for qualified service Become a product evaluator To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp products including cellular or PCS phones visit beta kyocera wireless com 093 453 0...

Page 18: ...xviii Kyocera Wireless Corp DPSXV 3RLQW ULYH 6DQ LHJR 8 6 9LVLW XV DW www kyocera wireless com 7R SXUFKDVH DFFHVVRULHV YLVLW www kyocera wireless com store ...

Page 19: ...y drain 3 Getting to know your phone 6 Using menus 7 2 Making and Answering Calls 13 Making a call 13 Redialing a number 13 Calling a saved number 14 Calling emergency services 15 To exit Emergency mode 16 To set Airplane mode 17 Setting missed call alerts 18 Viewing recent calls 19 Erasing recent calls 20 Speed dialing 20 Using speed dialing 20 ...

Page 20: ...cking the keypad 24 Changing the keyguard setting 24 Timing your calls 26 Understanding roaming 27 Controlling network roaming 27 Setting an alert for roaming 28 Setting the roam ringer 29 Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming calls 29 3 Entering Letters Numbers and Symbols 30 Entering numbers 31 Entering words letter by letter 32 Entering words quickly 32 Entering symbols 33 Changing modes 33 ...

Page 21: ...he Frequent List or the All Contacts List 44 Searching the Contacts directory 44 Setting Fast Find 45 Using Fast Find 45 Viewing contacts 46 5 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 47 Sending text messages 47 Writing a message 47 Including pictures sounds and prewritten text 49 Setting sending options 51 Adding a signature 52 If you cannot send messages 53 Understanding appended messages 53 Receivin...

Page 22: ...9 Erasing single messages 60 Erasing all messages 61 Erasing messages automatically 61 Customizing message settings 61 Creating group lists 62 Creating and editing prewritten messages AutoText 63 Switching default text entry mode 64 6 Customizing Your Phone 65 Silencing all sounds 66 Choosing a different ringer 67 Specifying ringers for different callers 68 Importing additional ringers 68 Adjustin...

Page 23: ...t to your frequent contacts list 70 Using the Frequent Contacts shortcut 71 Personalizing the screen 71 Changing your banner 71 Choosing a different menu view 72 Adjusting the backlighting 72 Setting power backlighting 73 Setting backlighting to flash 74 Changing the display contrast 74 Setting numbers to auto hyphenate 75 Selecting a screen saver 75 Selecting wallpaper 76 Selecting a color theme ...

Page 24: ...tting message alerts 80 Setting alerts for your headset 81 Network settings 81 Switching between phone lines 81 Data settings 82 Connecting to a laptop or a PC 82 Setting the phone to receive data or faxes 83 Connecting to a TTY TDD device 84 Setting position location 84 7 Using Voice Recognition 86 Setting up voice dialing 86 Creating a voice tag for a contact 86 Viewing entries with voice tags 8...

Page 25: ... the phone 89 Answering the phone 89 Answering automatically 90 Answering using voice commands 90 Ignoring an incoming call 91 Training voice recognition 92 8 Using Tools 93 Scheduler 93 Adding an event 93 Viewing editing or erasing an event 94 Alarm Clock 94 Tip Calculator 95 Calculator 96 Timer 97 Stopwatch 97 Flashlight 98 From Tools menu 98 ...

Page 26: ...t 103 Modifying the doodle 103 Saving the doodle 104 Resuming a doodle 104 My Sounds 105 My Pictures 106 10 Connecting to the Internet 107 Using the Web Browser 107 Starting the Web Browser 107 Using the Web menu options 108 Searching for a Web site 109 Bookmarking a Web site 109 Going to a bookmarked site 109 Checking Net alerts 110 ...

Page 27: ...User Guide for the Kyocera Blade Phone xxvii Changing the Web prompt 110 Index 111 ...

Page 28: ...xxviii Contents ...

Page 29: ...ng the battery 1 Hold the phone facing away from you 2 Use your fingernail to pull the circular latch toward the bottom of the phone and pull the battery door away 3 Place the battery in the phone casing with the metal contacts toward the top of the phone 4 Place the battery door notches in the openings near the bottom of the phone 5 Press the circular latch until it clicks ...

Page 30: ...et The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen tells you whether the phone is Charging the icon is animated Partially charged fully charged Recharging the battery You can safely recharge the battery at any time even if it has a partial charge 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 mo...

Page 31: ... 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 Operating in digital mode when far away from a base station or cell site Using data cables or accessories such as the Hands free headset Operating when no service is available or service is available intermittently High earpie...

Page 32: ... a call Press Answer a call Press Access voicemail Press and hold and follow the system prompts Contact your service provider for details about their voicemail system Verify your phone number Select Menu Phone Info Press down to scroll through information Silence the ringer Press then to answer Lock the keypad Press and hold left Access a contacts list Press down Silence all sounds Press and hold ...

Page 33: ...key or Shortcut key Jack for Hands free Headset sold separately only Home screen Press item 3 to select Menu OK key selects a menu item or option Send Talk key starts or answers a call Keypad for entering enter numbers letters or symbols Text key changes the text mode in text entry Antenna does not extend 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 34: ...last character in text entry or returns to the previous menu End Power key turns the phone on or off ends a call or returns you to the main screen Space key enters a space during text entry Jack for AC adapter included 0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry Warning Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 35: ...ed Erase Msgs Group Lists Msg Settings Settings Silent Mode Keyguard Sounds Display Voice Services Security Call Information Network Convenience Messaging Accessories Fun Games Tetris Brick AttackTM DoodlerTM My Sounds My Pictures Tools Scheduler Alarm Clock Tip Calculator Calculator Timer Stopwatch Flashlight Phone Info Your Phone Number SW Version PRI Version ESN Technology SID Browser Name Brow...

Page 36: ...own to view menu items Press to back up a menu level Press to return to the home screen To change the way the menus appear select Menu Settings Display Main Menu View then select either Graphic or List and press In this guide an arrow tells you to select an option from a menu For example Menu Settings means select Menu then select the Settings option ...

Page 37: ...0 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 in progress The phone is not receiving a signal You cannot make or receive calls The phone is roaming outside of its home service area ...

Page 38: ...ter the charge The alarm clock is set The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure Web site High speed 3G data service is available and active on your phone Check with your service provider for availability blinking The phone is sending high speed data blinking The phone is receiving high speed data High speed data service is available but the phone is dormant ...

Page 39: ...o access the menus press Keyguard is on The keypad is locked The phone is set to light up instead of ring The phone is set to vibrate instead of ring Position location is set to your service provider and to emergency services Position location is set to emergency services only ...

Page 40: ...12 Getting Started ...

Page 41: ...ed Look for the symbol on the home screen Note The more bars you see in the clearer the reception If there are no bars try to move to where the reception is better 2 Enter the phone number 3 Press 4 Press to end the call Redialing a number To redial the last number called press twice If you see a message prompting you to speak a name press again ...

Page 42: ...st to find it quickly 1 Press down This brings up a list of all saved contacts 2 Scroll down the list find the contact you want and press to dial the number For more about finding contact information see page 44 Tip To call a saved number using your phone s voice recognition feature see Calling using voice tags on page 87 ...

Page 43: ...d press Silence mutes the ringer and sends the caller to voicemail if you do not pick up the call Calling emergency services Note Regardless of your 3 digit emergency code 911 111 000 etc your phone will operate as described below Dial your 3 digit emergency code and press You can call the code even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted When you call your phone enters Emergency mod...

Page 44: ...hile in an airplane it is normally required that you turn off your mobile phone because it emits RF signals that interfere with air traffic control You can however keep your Kyocera Blade phone powered on if you set it to Airplane mode In Airplane mode your phone will not emit RF signals You cannot make or receive regular phone calls send text messages or use the Web but you can play games use the...

Page 45: ...e Mode and return the phone to normal state Enabled Activate Airplane mode Dealing with missed calls When you have missed a call Missed appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a voicemail Press or to clear the screen To view the caller s number or name select Calls In the Recent Calls list the missed call is indicated with a flashing If the caller left a voicemail message select Call ...

Page 46: ... press or To cancel the alert select Menu Settings Sounds Missed Call Disabled Viewing recent call details Details on the last 29 calls you made or received are stored in the Recent Calls list You can get details on the caller s name and phone number along with the time and length of the call Icons indicate the types of calls in the list Outgoing call Forwarded call Incoming call Three way call Mi...

Page 47: ...called for an outgoing call Prepend Place the cursor at the beginning of the phone number so you can add an area code if you plan to save the number as a contact Save New Save the phone number as a contact Add to Add the phone number to a saved contact Note If the phone number has been classified as secret you must enter your four digit lock code to view or edit it For information on the lock code...

Page 48: ...d dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one or two digit speed dialing location You can speed dial a number once you have saved it as a contact and assigned a speed dial number to it See Saving a contact entry on page 37 and Editing or erasing a contact on page 40 Using speed dialing From the home screen enter the one or two digit speed dialing location assigned to...

Page 49: ...all It is the fastest way to speed dial 1 Select Menu Settings Convenience 1 Touch Dialing Enabled 2 Press Using 1 Touch Dialing To dial a phone number press and hold the assigned speed dialing location for the phone number If it is a two digit location press the first digit then press and hold the second For example if the speed dialing location is 15 press then press and hold ...

Page 50: ...rned off 1 From the home screen press and hold 2 Enter your passcode which you obtain from your service provider 3 Follow the system prompts to create a password and record a greeting Note If you are having trouble accessing your voicemail contact your service provider Checking voicemail messages When a voice message is received your screen will display a message New Message x Voicemail This text ...

Page 51: ... see the symbol 1 Press to initiate a call to your voicemail number 2 Follow the prompts to retrieve the message Note You can set the phone to beep light up or play a tune every five minutes to remind you that you have voicemail See Setting message alerts on page 80 and Setting backlighting to flash on page 74 Silencing an incoming call To silence an incoming call quickly press Then press to answe...

Page 52: ...e is turned on and a call is not in progress You can still answer or silence an incoming call To lock the keypad from the home screen press left and hold To unlock the keypad press in this order Changing the keyguard setting 1 Select Menu Settings Keyguard 2 Highlight an option You can set the phone to lock the keypad immediately or automatically if no key is pressed after 30 seconds 1 minute or 5...

Page 53: ... Recent Calls Tracks all calls you have made and received since you last reset this timer All Calls Timer Tracks all calls you have made and received This timer cannot be reset Kbyte Counter Tracks the kilobytes of data sent and received by the phone It counts only SO 33 packet data When the total reaches 999 999kb the counters reset automatically 3 To reset a timer highlight Reset and press ...

Page 54: ...phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes depending on the system sending the information You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data fax mode For more information see Data settings on page 82 Using a headset If you are using a headset equipped with a button press the button to answer or end a call If the headset has no button answer with and end with on your phone Headsets ...

Page 55: ...a that borders on digital service and the automatic feature is causing the phone to keep switching between modes 1 Select Menu Settings Network Digital Analog 2 Select an option and press Automatic automatically switches the phone between digital and analog Analog only sets the phone to work in analog mode only Analog call forces a call into analog mode for the duration of the next call Digital on...

Page 56: ...t 2 Select an option and press When no svc alerts you with three tones decreasing in pitch when service is lost and three tones increasing in pitch when service is acquired again Roam Change alerts you with two decreasing tones when roaming service is acquired and three increasing tones when home area service is acquired again Any Change alerts you with three increasing tones if there is a change ...

Page 57: ...abled and press You ll hear a sample of the ringer 3 Press to set the ringer Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming calls You can set your phone to warn you before you answer or place a call while roaming Select Menu Settings Convenience Call Guard Call prompt The phone makes a distinctive ring to indicate an incoming call while you are roaming and you must press to accept the call or to place a call...

Page 58: ...SYMBOLS You can enter letters numbers and symbols in contacts text messages and your banner Understanding text entry screens The current text entry mode and capitalization setting when applicable are indicated by icons text entry field FDSLWDOL DWLRQ VHWWLQJ WH W HQWU PRGH ...

Page 59: ...te The mode you start in depends on the task you are doing For example when entering a phone number you re in number mode When entering a name for a contact you re in normal text mode Entering numbers To enter a number while in mode press a number key once To enter a number while in or mode press and hold a number key until the number appears on the screen ...

Page 60: ... letters are available 2 Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the next letter Entering words quickly When you press a series of keys using mode 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 enter the word any press 2 If the word doesn t match what you want press to look at other ...

Page 61: ... full set of symbols 1 Press right to highlight the current mode and press to enter the menu 2 Select Symbols 3 Press down to view the list of symbols 4 Press the number key corresponding to the symbol you want Changing modes Sometimes you need to change modes For example to enter numbers in an email address while in mode you must change to mode enter the numbers and then change back to mode to co...

Page 62: ...to enter the menu then select a different mode Capitalization settings Three capitalization settings are available in and modes Capitalize next letter Capitalize every letter Capitalize first letter of every word in a contact or sentence in a text message If no icon appears all letters will be in lower case To change capitalization settings Press until the icon for the setting you want appears ...

Page 63: ...e and press a key until you see the letter you want For more information see page 30 Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number For more options see page 30 Enter a symbol Use mode and press until you find the symbol you want See page 33 Enter a space Press Erase a character Press Erase all characters Press and hold Move the cursor right or left Press up or down ...

Page 64: ...t entry modes Press and hold Capitalize the next letter In mode press Choose Capitalize every letter In mode press Choose Capitalize the first letter of each word In mode press Choose Highlight an option at the bottom of the screen Press left or right ...

Page 65: ... To save a contact take these steps 1 From the home screen enter the phone number you want to save Tip Enter the area code with the phone number so that you can dial it from any service area Note To save a contact without entering a phone number select Menu Contacts Add New select an option and skip to step 3 2 Press to select Save New 3 Enter a name for the contact If you need to learn how to ent...

Page 66: ...e or Unassign Picture Select or remove a picture to identify an incoming call from this contact Number Type Select work home mobile pager or fax The number type will appear as an icon next to the number in the Contacts list Add Voice Dial Speak the name of the contact person for this number so that you can dial it using voice recognition VR For more information see page 87 Speed Dialing Select a s...

Page 67: ...ar Adding a code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service you may include a pause where your phone would stop dialing for example where you would wait to dial an extension 1 Enter the first portion of the phone number 2 Press right to scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen 3 Press to select a type of pause A Time Pause Stops dialing for two seconds then c...

Page 68: ... number in a contact press and hold to enter a 2 Enter the local area code and phone number If you save the phone number with a you should be able to call the contact from any country that supports plus dialing Editing or erasing a contact To make changes to a contact take these steps To erase all saved contacts see page 80 1 Select Menu Contacts 2 Select View All or Find Name to find the contact ...

Page 69: ...remove a ringer to identify an incoming call from this contact Assign Picture or Unassign Picture to select or remove a picture to identify an incoming call from this contact Erase Contact to erase the entire contact Edit Name of the contact Classify Contact as personal or business Exit without making changes 6 Enter the new information 7 Press to select Save if necessary ...

Page 70: ...Text Msg Send a text message to the phone number you selected View Number See the phone number you selected Add Voice Dial Speak the name of the contact person for this number so that you can dial it using voice recognition VR For more information see page 87 Speed Dialing Assign or remove the location you use to speed dial the number Edit Type Assign a type work home mobile pager or fax The type ...

Page 71: ...appear on the screen until the lock code is entered Secret numbers can be called without a lock code For more information see Restricting calls on page 79 Primary Number Make this number the first one that shows up when you open the contact Prepend Move the cursor to the beginning of the number so you can add the area code Exit Exit without making changes 6 Enter the new information and follow the...

Page 72: ...d contacts if you have enabled the Frequent List setting You also see the All Contacts list if you scroll down past the double line To enable the Frequent List setting Select Menu Settings Convenience Frequent List Enabled Searching the Contacts directory 1 Select Menu Contacts 2 Select a search method View All List all saved contacts Find Name Locate a specific name Enter part of the contact name...

Page 73: ...e or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for From the home screen 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 Press down to scroll through matching entries 2 View the name you want then press to call the numbe...

Page 74: ...46 Storing Contacts Viewing contacts The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries work email address home street address mobile Web page URL pager Note fax ...

Page 75: ...tant The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area In addition usage charges may apply to each message For details check with your service provider Sending text messages You can only send text messages to phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses Writing a message To send a text message to a single recipient 1 Select Me...

Page 76: ...ew Address manually To learn how to enter text see page 30 3 To add another recipient to this message choose a method Press right to select Options Then select Recent List Contacts or Group Lists Enter a space or comma after the first number Then enter another recipient manually Note You can send a message to up to 10 contacts at once The messages will be sent one at a time once to each addressee ...

Page 77: ...e Understanding appended messages on page 53 6 When you have completed the message press to select Send Including pictures sounds and prewritten text Depending on the services available from your carrier you may include smiley faces graphics and sound in your text messages 1 Create a text message and enter addresses See page 47 2 Select Next to advance to the message text entry screen 3 From the t...

Page 78: ...more simplistic form Tip Press and hold to cycle through emoticons while in the text entry screen Highlight one and press to select Insert AutoText Select a prewritten message Highlight one from the list and press to select Insert To edit or create new prewritten messages see page 63 Contacts Add information about a saved contact Highlight the contact from the list and press to insert it 4 When yo...

Page 79: ... page 49 Add Address Return to the To screen to add another recipient without losing the message text Enter the new address then select Next to return to the message entry screen Set Priority Label the message as Urgent Callback Number Include a callback number with the message to let the recipient know at what number they can call you back Select Yes to include your own number or Edit to enter a ...

Page 80: ... Send and press Adding a signature This setting allows you to create signature text The signature does not display in the message creation screen however the signature is included at the end of all outgoing messages To create a signature 1 Select Menu Settings Messaging Signature 2 Enter your signature in the text field 3 Press to select OK and save the setting Note The signature text is tallied b...

Page 81: ...it for a single message the phone may automatically append an empty segment to your message to make space Important Your service provider will charge you for each message segment When you start a message the maximum character limit 200 in the example appears above the text entry screen This number counts down as you enter characters until it reaches 0 If you continue to enter text after this count...

Page 82: ... sent messages are automatically saved to the OutBox To view the OutBox 1 Select Menu Messages OutBox 2 Press up or down through the list of messages One of the following symbols appears next to each message The message is pending and will be sent when possible You can cancel delivery of the message The scheduled message will be sent at the scheduled time You cannot cancel delivery of the message ...

Page 83: ... phone screen automatically To activate Direct View select Menu Messages Msg Settings Direct View Enabled The scheduled message has been sent and will be delivered as scheduled You cannot cancel delivery of the message The message has been received by the recipient you specified The message has been received and opened by the recipient you specified This symbol may not be available Check with your...

Page 84: ...e message The body of an incoming message will appear on your home screen only if your phone is set to Direct View You can choose to Ignore the message Press Read the message See Reading the message on page 57 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 InB...

Page 85: ...nread messages appear in bold indicates an Urgent message 2 Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages 3 Press to read a message Reading the message The options available to you may vary Check with your service provider Note Sounds embedded in text messages will 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 ...

Page 86: ...iginal attached Save Object s such as sound or pictures from the message This option is available if the incoming message includes a graphic or sound Save Contact to save the sender s phone number or email address in your Contacts list This option is available if a vCard is included in the message Save as AutoText to save the text from the message as AutoText which you can insert into other messag...

Page 87: ...ne to alert you of incoming text messages or pages For more information see Setting message alerts on page 80 Erasing messages Your phone is designed to store 99 text messages and pages It is a good idea to erase old messages as messages take up memory in your phone 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 OutBo...

Page 88: ...t the type of text message you want to erase InBox OutBox or Saved 3 Press to select the message to erase 4 Select Erase to erase the message A notification appears Erase this message 5 Select Yes to erase the message Note You can erase a scheduled message from the OutBox but you cannot cancel delivery of the message ...

Page 89: ...lder All Messages erases all text messages in all folders listed above 3 A message appears Erase all messages Select Yes to erase messages or No to cancel Erasing messages automatically Use this setting to have old messages automatically erased from the InBox when memory is low 1 Select Menu Messages Msg Settings Auto Erase Text 2 Press to select Old InBox Msgs Customizing message settings To make...

Page 90: ... Recent List Select numbers from your Recent List New Address Enter the phone number or email address yourself To learn how to enter text see page 31 Contacts List Select contacts from your phone book 5 To enter the next address enter a space or comma after the first number or email address If you insert a saved contact or a number from the Recent List the phone will insert the comma automatically...

Page 91: ... new ones Your phone will store up to 20 AutoText messages with up to 100 characters per message 1 Select Menu Messages Msg Settings Edit AutoText 2 To create a new pre written message highlight New AutoText and press or To edit an existing pre written message highlight the message and press 3 Enter or edit the text and press to select Done For help entering text see page 30 Note You can also save...

Page 92: ...hing default text entry mode You can set the default text entry mode to appear in message text entry screens 1 Select Menu Messages Msg Settings Default Text 2 Select Normal Alpha or Rapid Mode For more information on text entry modes see page 31 ...

Page 93: ... Time Format Contrast Voice Services Add Voice Dial Erase Voice Dial Voice Training Voice Wake Up Voice Answer Security Lock Phone Limit Calls Lock Code Erase Contacts Emergency s Call Information Recent Calls All Calls Timer Kilobyte Counter Network Data Fax Calls Privacy Alert Data Setup User Name Set Phone Line Roam Svc Alert Roam Option Digital Analog Location Convenience Airplane Mode Shortcu...

Page 94: ...Silent Mode 2 Choose an option and press Vibrate Only Causes the phone to vibrate for the duration of the incoming call or other alert appears Vibrate Ring Causes the phone to vibrate for the first 10 seconds and then ring for the remainder of the incoming call alert appears Lights Only Causes the phone to light up for the duration of the incoming call or other alert appears 3 Press to return to t...

Page 95: ...ck on To restore all sounds to the phone From the home screen press right and hold The or disappears Choosing a different ringer Your Blade phone has 20 ringers you can from choose to use for incoming calls 1 Select Menu Settings Sounds Ringer Type 2 Scroll down the list to hear the different rings 3 Press to select a ringer from the list ...

Page 96: ...Settings Sounds b Ηighlight Business Ring or Personal Ring and press c Select a ringer and press Note To classify a contact as Business or Personal see page 39 Importing additional ringers You can import additional ringers into your Blade phone using the Kyocera Phone Desktop software sold separately To purchase this software and other accessories visit www kyocera wireless com store You may be ab...

Page 97: ...e earpiece volume manually during a call press up or down to find a comfortable level Adjusting the ringer volume 1 Select Menu Settings Sounds Ringer Volume 2 Press right to increase the volume or left to decrease the volume Changing the key tones You can change the volume and duration of the tones the phone makes when you press the keys Select Menu Settings Sounds and choose Key Volume or Key Le...

Page 98: ...g the up feature shortcut 1 Select Menu Settings Convenience Shortcut Key 2 Highlight the feature you want a shortcut to and press to select it Using the up feature shortcut From the home screen press and hold up Creating a shortcut to your frequent contacts list By default your phone lists your entire contacts list when you press down You can set the phone also to show a list of your most frequen...

Page 99: ...age Your phone may display alternative languages 1 Select Menu Settings Display Language 2 Select a language and press Personalizing the screen Changing your banner The banner is the personal label for your phone It appears on the home screen above the time and date The banner can be up to 14 characters long 1 Select Menu Settings Display My Banner 2 Select Edit 3 Press to clear the screen 4 Enter...

Page 100: ...Display Main Menu View then the option you want 2 Press to return to the home screen The next time you press you will see the menu view you selected Adjusting the backlighting Your screen lights up while you are in a call or when you press a key on the keypad However you can change when and how backlighting lights up 1 Select Menu Settings Display Backlighting Graphic List ...

Page 101: ...after your last keypress Note These three settings drain the battery more quickly and reduce talk and standby times Setting power backlighting You can set backlighting to remain on when an external power source such as the AC adapter is used with the phone Note Power backlighting may not be available with some accessories Check with your service provider 1 Select Menu Settings Accessories Pwr Back...

Page 102: ...ample of each flash is provided 3 Press to select your option Caution A small percentage of users may be photo sensitive to flashing lights In rare cases exposure to flashing lights under certain circumstances may produce seizures While such an event is not known to occur with mobile phone use and the Blade phone has been designed to minimize the possibility of any such occurrence those who believ...

Page 103: ... feature is available only on Blade phones with a grayscale screen display The screen savers work only from the home screen and they are activated 10 seconds after the last keypress Incoming calls and alerts override screen savers 1 Select Menu Settings Display Screen Saver 2 Highlight a screen saver and press 3 Press to return to the home screen and wait 10 seconds to view the screen saver you ch...

Page 104: ...ress 3 Press to return to the home screen and view the wallpaper you chose Selecting a color theme You can select a color theme to display on your phone This feature is available only on phones with a color screen display 1 Select Menu Settings Display Color Themes 2 Highlight a color theme from the list and press 3 Press to return to the home screen Choosing a different time date format 1 Select ...

Page 105: ...ly 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your four digit lock code and select Lock Code A message appears Change Code 3 Select Yes and enter a new four digit code Enter your new lock code again Locking your phone When your phone is locked you can call only emergency numbers or your service provider number You can still receive incoming calls 1 Selec...

Page 106: ...k 2 Enter your four digit lock code Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is locked 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your four digit lock code 3 Select Emergency s 4 Select an Unassigned slot Note Enter the phone number including the area code Do not enter 1 before the area code 5 Pres...

Page 107: ...an emergency number from a locked phone you must dial the number including area code exactly as it was stored in Emergency Numbers Restricting calls You can restrict the calls that can be made from your phone to only those that have been saved in your Contacts Directory 1 Select Menu Settings Security 2 Enter your four digit lock code 3 Select Limit Calls 4 Select Limit Out ...

Page 108: ...ge appears Erase ALL contacts 5 Select Yes to erase all contacts Setting message alerts You can choose how you want be alerted of incoming voicemail pages or text messages 1 Select Menu Settings Messaging Alerts 2 Select the type of alert Message Alert Net Alert Page Alert or Voicemail Alert 3 Press to select an option Vibrate Beep Tune1 Tune2 or Tune3 Set the phone to vibrate beep or play a tune ...

Page 109: ...an set alert sounds to originate from the headset 1 Select Menu Settings Accessories Headset Ring 2 Select Out of headset to have alerts originate from the headset Network settings Switching between phone lines Your phone can have two service accounts or phone lines associated with it Each phone line has its own phone number When you are using one line you cannot receive calls from the other It wo...

Page 110: ...a laptop or a PC The Com Speed sets the data rate at which your phone connects to a laptop or PC or at which it sends and receives over the air text messages 1 Select Menu Settings Accessories Com Speed 2 Select the speed The options are 19 2 kbps 115 2 kbps default 230 4 kbps Note There may be a higher charge for making calls using high speed data in areas where 1X service is available Check with...

Page 111: ...der call 800 349 4188 U S A only or 858 882 1410 or visit www kyocera wireless com store 1 Connect the phone to the laptop or PC See page 82 2 Set the Com Speed 3 Select Menu Settings Network Data Fax Calls 4 Press to select an option Voice only Allow only voice calls Fax next call or Data next call Set the phone to fax mode or data mode for the next incoming call or the next 10 minutes Fax until ...

Page 112: ...ss to select the TTY option Setting position location This setting allows you to share your location information with network services other than emergency services 911 111 000 etc in markets where service has been implemented 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 1 Select Menu Settings Network Lo...

Page 113: ...ur position information only with emergency services when you call your 3 digit emergency code 911 000 111 etc Location On shares your position information with your service provider s network in addition to emergency services For information on emergency calls see Calling emergency services on page 15 ...

Page 114: ... must press Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice recognition voice dialing contacts must be saved and have associated voice tags Creating a voice tag for a contact 1 Select Menu Contacts Add Voice Dial 2 Follow the voice prompts to record a name for the contact 3 Highlight an option Add new Savea new contact to go with the voice tag Add to existing Add the voice tag to a s...

Page 115: ...oice Dial List 2 Highlight the contact you want to edit and press to select it 3 Highlight the phone number and press 4 Select Add Voice Dial Edit Voice Dial or Erase Voice Dial 5 Follow the prompts Calling using voice tags 1 If you haven t already done so record a voice tag for the person you wish to call 2 From the home screen press The phone responds Say a name 3 Say the name of the person you ...

Page 116: ...ant to call Say Yes when you hear the correct name Say No when you hear an incorrect name 5 When you are finished press You cannot end the call with a voice command Using voice features with accessories You can use voice commands to make a phone call or to answer the phone only if your phone is connected to an accessory such as a hands free car kit or headset both sold separately To shop for these...

Page 117: ...ake up setting 1 Select Menu Settings Voice Services Voice Wake Up With ext pwr 2 Select Menu Settings Keyguard Disabled then press To wake up the phone 1 Say Wake Up and listen for a tone 2 Say Wake Up again until you hear two tones If the phone does not recognize your Wake up command see Training voice recognition on page 92 Answering the phone You can set the hands free car kit to either 1 answ...

Page 118: ...answer an incoming call using the hands free car kit or headset To turn off Auto Answer Select Menu Settings Accessories Auto Answer Disabled To activate the Voice Answer setting 1 Make sure the phone is not in Silence All mode Your phone is in Silence All mode if one of these icons appears on your screen Press and hold right until the icon disappears 2 Select Menu Settings Voice Services Voice An...

Page 119: ...wer If the caller is recognized as a saved contact entry then the phone will say Incoming call from Name answer Say Yes or press any key except Ignoring an incoming call To ignore an incoming call do one of the following Say No and press to silence the alert Remain silent The voice alert repeats twice and the phone rings once then returns to the home screen ...

Page 120: ... it with the commands Yes No and Wake up 1 Select Menu Settings Voice Services 2 Select Voice Training 3 Read the message and press 4 Select Train All 5 Follow the prompts for each word until training is complete Note The Wake up command can only be used with a hands free car kit or headset both sold separately See page 89 ...

Page 121: ... a name for the event and press For help entering text see page 30 4 Set the event Start time Duration and Alarm and Press Press up or down to select hour minutes and timing of alarm Press left or right to move between fields 5 Add a note to the event and press or press twiceto finish 6 Set the day and month for the event and press For a day in this month select View Day Press left and right to sc...

Page 122: ...nd the event you want to view edit or erase 3 Press up down left or right to highlight an event and press to select it 4 Press right and press to select Edit Erase or New Follow the prompts 5 Press to return to the home screen or to return to scheduler options Alarm Clock Use the Alarm Clock to set an alert for a specific time The alert occurs only if the phone is on 1 Select Menu Tools Alarm Cloc...

Page 123: ...10 minutes Tip Calculator The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much tip to include on a bill 1 Select Menu Tools Tip Calculator 2 Enter the amount of your bill and press 3 Select the amount you want to include as a tip 10 15 18 20 Other and press Your total bill appears including tip 4 If you want to split the bill press right and press to select Split 5 Press to clear the default of 2 guest...

Page 124: ...act decimal point C Clear all numbers entered and display a zero MR Display the value currently stored in memory M Add the displayed digit to the value stored in memory MC Clear the value currently stored in memory Change the sign of the displayed number Clear one function or one digit from the screen Hold down to clear all of the digits and operations and display a zero Exit the calculator and re...

Page 125: ...n to set the hours minutes and seconds To move the cursor press left or right 4 Select Start to begin the countdown Select Stop to pause the countdown 5 When the alarm rings press to silence it Stopwatch 1 Select Menu Tools Stopwatch 2 Select Start to have the stopwatch begin counting 3 Select Stop to stop counting 4 Select Reset to set the counter back to zero and begin counting again Press when ...

Page 126: ...t Off to turn off the flashlight Using Back key Continuously hold from Standby The flashlight remains on for duration of hold then goes off once released Using Shortcut Key If Flashlight is set as your Shortcut Key pressing and holding the Shortcut Key up direction on from Standby toggles the flashlight on and off See Using shortcuts on page 70 for more information on the Shortcut Key Time out for...

Page 127: ...ne is turned off or loses power Tetris The goal of this game is to guide the falling blocks down the screen to create a solid horizontal row at the bottom The game ends when the new block cannot enter the play field because the area is occupied by another block or obstacle 1 Select Menu Fun Games Tetris 2 Select an option and press to select it New Game Initiates game play To pause the game press ...

Page 128: ...hoose type of game Music Choose when music will play with this game Music Always During Title or No Music The No Music setting does not silence the sounds made when you press keys To silence keys see Silencing all sounds on page 66 Next Piece Allows you to see in top right of playfield the next Tetrimino that will be put into play Sound Effects Choose to hear sound effects while playing the game S...

Page 129: ...ricks arranged in levels You send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the screen 1 Select Menu Fun Games Brick Attack 2 Press to select Yes at the prompt Turn off backlight to conserve battery To Use Rotate Counterclockwise Hard drop Move Left or left Rotate Clockwise or up Move Right or right Soft drop the tile or down Return to Tetris menu Pause ...

Page 130: ...ds for the intro screen to disappear or press to clear it 2 Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen You will see a flashing cursor in the middle of the screen By default the selected tool is draw black Selected colors are indicated by a white triangle 3 Use keys 1 9 to move the cursor around the screen as indicated Note Press to bring the cursor back to center cursor selected tool ...

Page 131: ...feature press Modifying the doodle To modify your doodle press right or left to highlight an option at the bottom of the screen Add Shape Select an existing shape such as a circle and re size rotate or move it Select Done when finished Size Enlarge or shrink a predefined shape by pressing repeatedly Rotate Change the position in 90 degree increments draw black draw dark gray draw light gray move c...

Page 132: ...eive a call while creating an unsaved doodle it will be lost Highlight Save and press The image will be saved in the My Pictures folder See page 106 Note If you make changes to an existing doodle you must save it with a different name Resuming a doodle To return to the last saved doodle you were working on select Menu Fun Games Doodler Resume Doodle To return to another saved doodle select Menu Fu...

Page 133: ...vider for availability To access stored sounds 1 Select Menu Fun Games My Sounds 2 Press up or down to scroll through the sounds 3 Highlight an option and press to select it Play allows you to listen to the sound Send opens a new message entry screen Assign allows you to use the sound as a ringer on your phone Delete erases the sound from your My Sounds list ...

Page 134: ...r erase graphics 1 Select Menu Fun Games My Pictures 2 Press up or down to scroll through the graphics 3 Highlight an option and press to select it Send opens a new message entry screen Assign sets your graphic as a screen saver Edit takes you to the Doodler where you can modify the graphic You cannot edit predefined graphics Delete erases the graphic from memory The graphic is also erased from th...

Page 135: ...cannot receive incoming calls while you are using the Web Browser Starting the Web Browser 1 Select Menu Web Browser A message about airtime fees appears every time you start the browser To cancel the message see Changing the Web prompt on page 110 For more information about how airtime is charged contact your service provider 2 Press to continue If this is the first time you have connected to the...

Page 136: ...ou have finished using the Internet press to exit the browser Using the Web menu options The following options may appear on your screen Home returns you to the main Web Browser window or home page Mark Site saves the current location as a bookmark for easy access Bookmarks displays a list of your saved Web sites Setup gives you options for changing how information is displayed Show URL displays t...

Page 137: ...s on your service provider For more information contact your service provider 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 Web Browser 2 If you see a message prompt press to continue 3 From your Web home page press right to highlight Bookmarks A list of bookmarks appears 4 Enter the numb...

Page 138: ...o accept browser fees 3 Select an alert and follow the prompts Changing the Web prompt 1 Select Menu Settings Convenience Web Prompt 2 Highlight an option and press to select it At Start confirms that airtime fees will be applied when you use the browser At End verifies you want to exit the browser Both prompts you when you start the browser and exit the browser No Prompts does not use any prompts...

Page 139: ...lerts for headsets for messages for missed calls analog mode auto hyphenation AutoText B backlighting banner battery blocking outgoing calls bookmarks Brick Attack C Calculator call counters callback number calling emergency numbers Com Port speed Contacts directory contrast countdown timer D data fax setup digital mode ...

Page 140: ...ns erasing contact entries text messages F Fast Find fax mode finding a saved phone number flashing lights Flashlight frequent contacts G games Brick Attack Doodler Tetris H hands free car kit answering using voice purchasing LY hands free headset and phone ringer jack purchasing LY hard pause I icons InBox ...

Page 141: ...ing limiting calls out lock code locking keypad phone M memory saving menu view N number mode number type O OutBox P phone book Contacts directory phone numbers editing finding saving verifying your own phone unlocking position location prepend R redialing a number resetting the phone LLL ...

Page 142: ...ntrolling ringer S saved phone numbers editing finding Scheduler screen contrast screen icons screen savers secret contacts security shortcuts silent mode sound files speed dialing Stopwatch symbol mode T Tetris text entry quick reference text messages time format Timer timing calls Tip Calculator TTY TDD ...

Page 143: ...User Guide for the Kyocera Blade phone 115 U unlocking the phone V vibrate Voice Answer voice dialing voicemail volume earpiece key beep ringer W Web Browser ...

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