Kyocera Kona Specification sheet

Get
Started
All you need to know to get going.

With Sprint As You Go you can free yourself from long-term contracts
and enjoy more wireless flexibility.
Some limitations apply, depending on your service plan and device.
Data roaming may not be enabled and certain applications that are
preinstalled on your device may not be available or operational. Also, to
purchase other subscription-based third-party content from application
stores, you will need to provide them with credit card information.
For more information, visit sprint.com/asyougo.
Special note for Sprint As You Go customers

Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet introduces you to the
basics of getting started with Sprint and your KYOCERA Kona.
ReadyNow – For more help in getting up and running with your
new phone, take advantage of exclusive Ready Now resources
at sprint.com/readynow. You can even schedule a one-on-one
appointment at a Sprint Store near you.
For ongoing support and resources, visit sprint.com/support.
There, you’ll find guides, tutorials, and more to help you get the
most out of your phone.
Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.

Your KYOCERA Kona
Speaker
Key
Camera
Key
Earpiece
Microphone
Talk Key
Menu/
OK Key
Main
Screen
Emergency
Contacts Key
Keypad
Back Key
End/Power
Key
Softkeys
Navigation
Key
Emergency Call KeyBattery
Cover Slot
Speaker
Camera
Lens
Headset
Jack
Internal
Antennas
Volume
Button
Charger/
Accessory Jack
Outer Screen
LED Indicator

Using This Guide
Get Ready − page 6 − Find out what
you need to do before you use your
phone the first time, including inserting
a battery and activating Sprint service
on your phone.
Phone Basics − page 8 − Learn some
basics about your phone, such as how
to use voicemail and make calls.
Use Your Phone − page 14 − Take
advantage of your phone’s features
such as using Email, Sprint Family
Locator, pairing with Bluetooth
devices, and more.
Tools & Resources − page 20 − Find
useful tips for your phone and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint
information. For additional information
including the full User Guide, videos,
tutorials, and community forums, visit
sprint.com/support.
Using This Guide
This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
KYOCERA Kona. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information
you need quickly and easily.

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Install the Battery
1. Hook your fingernail into the slot at the bottom
of the battery cover and lift the cover off gently.
2. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently
press into place.
3. Replace the cover, making sure all the locking
tabs of the cover are seated with no gaps.
Charge the Battery
1. Plug the USB connector into the charger/
accessory jack on the left side of your phone.
2. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.
Turn the Phone On
►Press to turn your phone on.
Turn the Phone Off
►Press and hold to turn the phone off.
Get Your Phone Ready
Before you start: Visit sprint.com/readynow to
learn about transferring contacts, calendars,
and more from your old phone.

Get Ready
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Activate Your Phone
Activate Your Phone
If you purchased your phone at a
Sprint Store, it is probably activated and
ready to use.
If you received your phone in the mail,
and it is a new Sprint account or a new
phone number, your phone is designed
to activate automatically. When you turn
the phone on for the first time, you
should see a Hands Free Activation
screen, which may be followed by a
PRL Update screen and a Firmware
Update screen. Follow the onscreen
instructions to continue.
If you received your phone in the mail
and it is going to be activated on an
existing number (you’re swapping
phones), go to sprint.com/activate
and follow the instructions. When you
have finished, make a phone call to
confirm your activation.
If your phone is still not activated or you do
not have access to the Internet, contact Sprint
Customer Service at 1-888-211-4727 for
assistance.

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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. Press and hold .
2. Follow the voice prompts to create your
password and record your name and greeting.
Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has
access to your phone can access your
messages.
Retrieve Your Voicemail
►Press and hold .
From any other phone:
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When your voicemail answers, press *.
Phone Basics: Voicemail

Phone Basics
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Make a Phone Call
1. Enter a phone number from standby mode. (If
you make a mistake while dialing, press to
erase the numbers.)
2. Press or .
3. Press when you are finished.
Answer an Incoming Call
• Press to answer an incoming call.
In-Call Options
Pressing OPTIONS (right softkey) during a call
displays a list of available in-call features. To select
an option, highlight the option and press .
• Transfer Audio to switch the call to a
Bluetooth device (if applicable).
• Save to save the current call’s phone number
in your Contacts.
• Contact Details to display information about
the caller stored in your Contacts.
• Main Menu to display the phone’s main menu.
• 3-Way Call to open a call with two other parties.
• Contacts to display your Contacts list.
• Voice Memo to record the other party’s voice.
• Phone Info to display information about your
phone.
Phone Calls

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View Contacts
1. Press CONTACTS (right softkey) from the
standby screen.
2. Use the navigation key to scroll through the list
to view your contacts.
Add a New Contact
1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right
softkey) > Add New... > New Contact.
2. Enter a name for the new entry and press the
navigation key down.
3. Enter the phone number and press .
4. Highlight a number type for the entry (Mobile,
Home, Work, Pager, Fax, or Other) and
press .
5. Press DONE (left softkey).
Edit Contacts
1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right softkey).
2. Highlight the entry you want to edit and press
OPTIONS (right softkey) > Edit Contact or
Edit Group.
3. Highlight the information you wish to edit.
4. Add or edit the information and press .
5. Press DONE (left softkey) or SAVE (left softkey)
to save your changes.
Delete a Contacts Entry
1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right softkey).
2. Highlight an entry or a group you want to delete.
3. Press OPTIONS (right softkey) > Delete
Contact or Delete Group.
4. Press DELETE (left softkey).
Contacts

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You can type on your phone using various input
modes.
Select a Text Input Mode
Your phone provides convenient ways to enter
letters, numbers, and symbols whenever you are
prompted to enter text.
1. From a screen where you can enter text, press
OPTIONS (right softkey) to change the text
mode. (If you are in the message entry screen,
press OPTIONS [right softkey] > Text Mode.)
2. Select one of the following options:
• Abc to enter characters by using the
alphabet mode.
• T9Word to enter text using a predictive text
system that reduces the number of key
presses required while entering a word.
• 123 to enter numeric characters.
• Symbols to enter symbols.
• Smileys to enter smile icons.
• Emoticons to enter “emoticons.” (This is
available, for example, when composing a
message or when editing a Schedule or To
Do description in Calendar.)
• Paste List to paste copied or cut text (if
applicable).
• Web Shortcuts to enter Web shortcuts (for
example, www., http://, or .com).
• Text Options to display the text entry options
menu (if applicable).
Tip: When entering text, press to change the
capitalization style as Abc > ABC > abc (ABC
mode), or as T9Word > T9WORD > T9word
(T9Word mode). The selected style is displayed in
the bottom-right corner of the screen, above the
right softkey label (if applicable).
Enter Text

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Messaging
Send a Message
1. Press > Messaging.
2. Select Send Message.
3. Select a recipient from the list or from the
following options:
• Go to Contacts to select a recipient from your
Contacts. (Qualifying Contacts entries must
contain a phone number or an email address.)
• MULTIPLE (left softkey) to select multiple
recipients. Press CONTINUE (left softkey) when
you have finished selecting and entering
recipients. (You may include up to 40
recipients per message.)
• NEW ADDRESS (right softkey) to enter a
recipient’s phone number or email address
directly. Press CONTINUE (left softkey) to
proceed.
4. Compose a message.
• Press OPTIONS (right softkey) to select
additional options.
5. Select Add Attachment > Picture or Voice.
6. Select files you would like to attach.
7. Review your message and press SEND (left
softkey).

Phone Basics
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Read a Message
►When you receive a message, your phone will
display a notification message. Use your
navigation key or select View.
Reply to a Message
1. While the message is displayed, press REPLY
(left softkey).
• Select Reply to Sender, or select Reply All if
you are replying to a message with multiple
recipients.
2. Compose a reply and press SEND (left softkey).
Be a hero. Don’t drive distracted.
sprint.com/focusondriving

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Set Up an Email Account
1. Press > Web.
2. From the SprintWebSM home page, select
Messaging > Email.
3. Select Yahoo! Mail, AOL & AIM Mail, or MSN
Hotmail.
4. Use your keypad to enter the required sign-in
information for the selected provider, such as
user name, email address, or password, and
select Sign In. (Your mailbox for the selected
provider will be displayed.)
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to read, reply to,
compose, and send messages and manage
your email account.
Use Your Phone: Email Setup
Email allows you to stay connected 24 hours a day anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint Network. You
can set up email accounts through the email application.
Web

Use Your Phone
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Browse the Web
• Press > Web. (Your data connection starts
and you see the SprintWebSM home page.)
Note: If Net Guard is enabled and displayed, press
YES (left softkey) to continue and launch the Web.
• While connecting, you may see an animation
before the home page appears.
Tip: To change the default launch page to the last
page you viewed, press Options (right softkey)
and select Browser settings > Startup page >
Use the last page I visited > Confirm (left softkey).
Web
Find sports scores, news, and weather. Shop online. Browse the Web just the way you want to.

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Access the Download Menus
1. Press > My Stuff.
2. Select a download category (Games,
Ringtones, Screen Savers, or Applications),
and then select Get New.
– or –
Select Ringback Tones. (The browser will start
and take you to the corresponding download
menu.)
– or –
1. From the SprintWebSM home page, select
Downloads, and then select Sprint Downloads.
2. Select a download category to go to the
corresponding download menu.
Download an Item
Once you’ve selected an item you wish to
download, highlight it and press . You will see
a summary page for the item including its title,
the vendor, the download details, and the cost.
Links allow you to view the License Info page,
which outlines the price, license type, and length
of license for the download, and the Terms of Use
page, which details the Premium Services Terms
of Use and your responsibility for payment.
Download Games, Ringtones, and More
You have access to a dynamic variety of downloadable content, such as games, ringtones, screen
savers, and other applications. (Additional charges may apply.) Follow the basic steps below to
access and download these items.
Sprint As You Go customers: You will need to
provide credit card information to purchase
and download paid items from your phone.

Use Your Phone
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To download a selected item:
1. From the information page, select Buy.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete
the download. (When you see the NEW
DOWNLOAD screen, you have successfully
downloaded the item to your phone. When you
download a ringback tone, you will not see the
NEW DOWNLOAD screen. Instead, you will see
a screen giving you the option to set the
downloaded ringback tone as your default.)
Note: If you have not previously purchased an
item, you will be prompted to create your
purchasing profile.
3. Select an option to continue:
• Select a menu such as Run/Open/Listen/
View/Play to start the downloaded item.
Your data session will end, and your phone
will redirect you to the appropriate phone menu
screen.
• Select Assign to assign a ringtone or screen
saver to a phone function.
• Select Settings to configure downloaded
games or applications.
• Select Shop to browse for other items to
download.
• Press to quit the browser and return to
standby mode.

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Turn Bluetooth On and Off
1. Press > Tools > Bluetooth > On/Off.
2. Press ON (left softkey) to enable Bluetooth. Press
OFF (left softkey) to disable Bluetooth.
Pair Bluetooth Devices
1. Press > Tools > Bluetooth > Add New.
2. Select the device you wish to pair with and
press .
3. Enter the passkey and press .
4. (Optional) Edit the device name and press
SAVE (left softkey).
Note: Due to different specifications and features
of other Bluetooth compatible devices, display
and operations may be different, and functions
such as transfer or exchange may not be possible
with all Bluetooth compatible devices.
Share Contacts or Name Cards Using
Bluetooth
1. Press > Tools > Bluetooth > Trusted
Devices.
2. Select the device from the Trusted Devices list
and press TRANSFER... (left softkey).
3. Select Send Contacts, Send Name Card, or
Exchange Name Cards and press .
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to select items
to send.
5. Read the message and press SEND (left
softkey).
Bluetooth

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Sprint Family Locator
Note: Sprint Family Locator service requires an
additional monthly fee. Visit sprint.com/
familylocator for complete details.
Sign Up for Sprint Family Locator
1. Press > Sprint Family Locator.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter and
submit the required information.
Note: You can also sign up for Sprint Family
Locator online at sprint.com/familylocator.
Use Sprint Family Locator
1. Press > Sprint Family Locator.
2. Enter the parent phone number and password
to sign in to your account.
3. Select a phone to locate from the available
child phone list.
4. When you are finished, select Sign Out.
Note: You may also use Sprint Family Locator
with any computer with an Internet connection.
Visit sprint.com/familylocator for complete details.
Sprint Family Locator uses GPS technology to locate your child’s phone and display the location on
an interactive map.

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Online: sprint.com
• Make a payment, see your bills, enroll in online
billing.
• Check minute usage and account balance.
• See or modify the details of your Sprint service
plan.
• Get detailed instructions and download content.
From Your Sprint Phone
• Press to check minute usage and
account balance.
• Press to make a payment.
• Press to access a summary of your
Sprint service plan or get answers to other
questions.
From Any Other Phone
• Sprint Customer Service:
Dial 1-888-211-4727
• Business Customer Service:
Dial 1-888-788-4727
Manage Your Account