Kyocera Hydro XTRM User manual

Quick Start Guide for the
KYOCERA Hydro XTRM
Get Started 2
Important Safety Information 16
Manufacturer’s Warranty 30
End User License Agreement 33
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Get Started 2
♦Your KYOCERA Hydro XTRM (page 2)
♦Get Your Phone Ready (page 3)
♦Use Your Phone (page 5)
♦Customer Support (page 15)
♦Notes (page 15)
This section introduces you to the basics of getting started
with your KYOCERA Hydro XTRM. Visit http://
www.uscellular.com/ for the complete User Guide and
additional information.
Get Started
Your KYOCERA Hydro XTRM
Smart Sonic Receiver
(Internal)
Touchscreen
Charger/Accessory Jack
Power Button
Proximity Sensor/
Light Sensor
Self Camera Lens
Headset Jack
Microphone
< Front > < Top >
< Bottom >
LED Indicator

3 Get Started
Install the Battery
1. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press
into place.
2. Replace the cover, making sure all tabs on the cover
align with the battery compartment slots and press
down until the cover snaps into place.
Charge the Battery
1. Plug the smaller end of the micro-USB cable into the
phone’s charger/accessory jack.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the charger,
and then plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
Back Camera Lens
Volume
Button SIM CardSlot/
microSD CardSlot
(Internal)
Internal Antennas
Camera Flash
Microphone
< Side > < Back >
Speaker
Get Your Phone Ready

Get Started 4
Insert the SIM Card
1. Remove the battery cover. Grasp the white pull-tab
extending from the battery pack and pull the battery
out of its compartment.
2. Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts on the
SIM card face down and the cut off corner points to
the top and left. Insert the SIM card into the SIM card
holder.
Insert the microSD Card
A microSD™ card is an optional accessory that allows you
to store images, videos, music, documents, and voice data
on your phone.
Remove the battery cover and insert a microSD card into
the microSD card holder with the gold terminals facing
down. Gently push the card in until it snaps into place.
Cut

5 Get Started
Turn the Phone On
Press and hold the Power button to turn your phone on.
Turn the Screen On and Off
Press the Power button to turn the screen on and off.
Unlock the Screen
Touch and hold the screen and flick the key icon
which appears under your finger toward the unlock
icon .
Turn the Phone Off
Press and hold the Power button and then touch Power
off > OK to turn the phone off.
Voicemail
Set Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to your
voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. You
should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon
as your phone is activated:
1. Touch the Phone icon on the home screen to display
the phone dialpad.
2. Touch and hold .
3. Follow the voice prompts to create your password and
record your name and greeting.
It is strongly recommended that you set a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has access to
your phone can access your messages.
Use Your Phone

Get Started 6
Retrieve Your Voicemail
Touch and hold on the phone dialpad.
From any other phone:
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When your voicemail answers, press the asterisk key (*).
3. Enter your password.
Phone Calls
Make a Phone Call
1. Touch the Phone icon on the home screen to display
the phone dialpad.
2. Touch the digits of the number you want to call on the
dialpad. Touch to delete one or more digits.
3. Touch at the bottom of the screen to place the call.
4. Touch when you are finished.
Respond to an IncomingCall
On the incoming call screen, flick the Answer icon .
Flick the Ignore icon to send the call to your voicemail
inbox.
Flick the Ignore & Text icon to ignore the call and
send a message to the caller.
Note: While on a call and holding the phone near your face
to speak, the touchscreen automatically deactivates
to avoid accidental screen presses. When you move
the phone away from your face, the touchscreen
automatically reactivates.

7 Get Started
Display Settings
Add App Shortcutsor Widgetsto the Home Screen
1. Touch > .
2. Slide the APPSor WIDGETSscreens to find the item
you want to add to the home screen.
3. Touch and hold the app icon or a widget and move
your finger to find the place to add it to. The blue
frames which appear on the screen indicate where you
might place the item.
4. Release your finger.
Move or Remove Itemson the Home Screen
Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove
from the home screen.
▪To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it.
▪To remove the item, drag it to “X Remove” at the top of
the screen and release it when it turns red.
Change the Wallpaper
1. Touch and hold the empty area on the home screen.
2. Select an option:
▪Gallery/Graphicsto use saved or captured images
on your phone.
▪Live Wallpapersto use Live wallpapers.
▪Wallpapersto use preset wallpapers.
3. Select an image, crop it if necessary, and touch OK or
Set wallpaper.

Get Started 8
Sound Settings
Adjust the Volume
1. Touch > > Settings > Sound.
2. Touch Volumesand use the sliders to set the volume
level for Music, video, games, & other media,
Ringtone & notifications, and Alarms.
3. Touch OK to save your settings.
Tip: You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (or
the earpiece volume during a call) by using the volume
button on the left side of your phone.
Mute All Sounds
Press the volume button down in standby mode until you
see or on the status bar.
Select a Ringtone
1. Touch > > Settings > Sound > Phone
ringtone.
2. Select the app to use and select if using the app
Alwaysor Just once.
3. Select a ringtone from the available list. Touch OK if
required.
Select a Notification Sound
1. Touch > > Settings > Sound > Default
notification.
2. Select the app to use and select if using the app
Alwaysor Just once.
3. Select a notification sound from the available list.
Touch OK if required.

9 Get Started
Select a Vibration Pattern
1. Touch > > Settings > Sound >
Vibrate pattern.
2. Touch a vibrate pattern from the available list and
touch OK.
Contacts
View Contacts
1. Touch the People icon on the home screen.
2. Scroll through the list to view your contacts.
Add a New Contact
1. Touch the People icon on the home screen and then
touch .
2. Add as much or as little information as you want.
▪To add information in a field, touch the field to display
the touchscreen keyboard.
▪To assign a number or address type (such as
MOBILE, WORK, HOME, etc.), touch the label next to
the number or address field.
▪To assign a picture, touch the icon next to the name,
and select to take a picture or choose a picture from
Gallery.
3. Touch DONE when you are finished.
Edit Contacts
1. Touch the People icon on the home screen.
2. Touch a contact to open it, and then touch > Edit.
▪Touch a field to add or edit information.
3. Touch DONE when you are finished.
Note: To delete a contact, touch > Delete > OK.

Get Started 10
Messaging
Send a Message
1. Touch the Messagingicon on the home screen and
then touch .
2. Enter a phone number or email address in the Enter
up to 10 recipientsfield.
Tip: Enter a name saved in contacts to call up the phone
number or email address. Touch a match from an
available list.
Tip: Touch next to the field to access your contacts.
3. Touch the Type messagefield and type your
message.
▪To attach pictures or files, touch and select a
file.
▪To add a subject or insert a smiley, touch >
Add subject or Insert smiley, and then type a
subject or select a smiley.
4. When you are finished, touch or .
Access Messages
Touch the Messagingicon on the home screen. Touch a
message to open and read it.
If you have a new message notification, drag the status
bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch a
message to open and read it.
Email Setup
Set Up a Gmail®Account®
1. Scroll to the right on the home screen, touch the
Google folder and then touch the Gmail icon.
2. Follow the instructions to set up or sign in to a Gmail
account.
Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain
features such as Google Play™, you do not have to
use Gmail as the default account for your phone.