Kyocera Kona User manual

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Table of Contents
GetStarted 1
YourPhoneataGlance 1
SetUpYourPhone 1
ActivateYourPhone 2
SetUpVoicemail 3
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 4
SprintPrepaidPINsandPasswords 4
ManageYourAccount 4
PhoneBasics 6
YourPhone’sLayout 6
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 8
StatusBar 8
EnterText 10
SelectaTextInputMode 10
T9TextInput 11
AbcMode 12
PhoneCalls 13
MakePhoneCalls 13
CallUsingthePhoneKeypad 13
CallFromHistory 13
CallFromContacts 13
CallUsingthePlus(+)Code 14
CallUsingaSpeedDialNumber 14
CallaPhoneNumberWithPauses 14
CallaPhoneNumberinaMessage 15
CallEmergencyNumbers 15
ReceivePhoneCalls 16
EndPhoneCalls 17
MissedCallNotification 18
Voicemail 18
VoicemailSetup 18
VoicemailNotification 18
NewVoicemailMessageAlerts 19

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RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 19
PhoneCallOptions 20
In-callOptions 20
CallerID 21
CallWaiting 21
3-WayCalling 21
CallForwarding 22
SetUpSpeedDialing 22
CallSettings 23
AbbreviatedDialing 23
CallAnswerMode 24
Auto-AnswerMode 24
History 24
Contacts 27
GetStartedwithContacts 27
AddaContact 28
SaveaPhoneNumber 28
EditaContact 29
AddorEditInformationforaContact 29
AssignaPicturetoaContact 29
AssignaRingtonetoaContact 30
DeleteaContact 30
AddaGroupContact 30
EditaGroupContact 31
AddMemberstoaGroup 31
RemoveMembersFromaGroup 31
DeleteaGroupContact 32
ICE(InCaseofEmergency)Contacts 32
AddanICEContact 32
CallanICEContact 32
EditanICEContact 33
ICEOptions 33
AccountsandMessaging 34
Messaging 34
ComposeMessages 34
AccessMessages 35
ThreadedMessaging 35

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MessagingSettings 37
SimpleDataExchange 39
WebandData 41
DataServices 41
YourUserName 41
LaunchaWebConnection 41
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 42
Browser 42
LearntoNavigatetheBrowser 42
BrowserMenu 43
Camera 46
TakePictures 46
TakeaPicture 46
CameraModeOptions 46
CameraSettings 48
AssignPictures 48
StorePictures 49
SendPictures 50
ToolsandCalendar 51
Calendar 51
AddanEventtotheCalendar 51
AddaToDoListItemtotheCalendar 52
CalendarEventAlerts 52
ViewCalendarEvents 53
EraseCalendarEvents 53
Alarm 54
Bluetooth 55
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 55
TheBluetoothSettingsMenu 55
ChangetheDeviceName 56
PairBluetoothDevices 56
ViewtheTrustedDevicesList 56
TrustedDevicesListMenu 57
SendItemsviaBluetooth 57
UpdatePhone 58
VoiceServices 58
AutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR) 58

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ManageVoiceMemos 61
Calculator 63
CountdownTimer 63
Stopwatch 63
WorldClock 64
Settings 65
DisplaySettings 65
ChangetheScreensaver 65
ChangetheBrightness 65
ChangetheFontSize 65
ChangetheBacklightSettings 66
SettheNotificationPop-up 66
SelectaPictureID 66
PowerSaveMode 67
ChangetheClock/CalendarDisplay 67
SetaCustomGreeting 67
ChangethePhone’sMenuStyle 67
VolumeSettings 68
AdjustthePhone’sVolumeSettings 68
SilenceAll 68
RingtoneSettings 68
TextEntry 70
PhoneInformation 70
SecuritySettings 71
LockPhone 71
LimitUse 72
DeletePhoneContent 73
ResetYourPhoneandPhoneContent 74
AccessibilitySettings 74
VoiceGuide 74
VoiceRecognition 75
TTYMode 76
FontSize 77
VibrateType 77
HearingAidDeviceCompatibility 78
ScreenContrast 78
PhoneSetupOptions 78

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AirplaneMode 78
Alerts 79
DataSettings 80
HeadsetMode 80
LanguageSettings 81
LocationServices 81
NavigationKeyShortcuts 81
CopyrightInformation 83
Index 84

Get Started 1
Get Started
ThefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandSprintPrepaid
servicethefirsttime.
Your Phone at a Glance
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandkeys.
Set Up Your Phone
Youmustfirstinstallandchargethebatterytobeginsettingupyourphone.
1. Installthebattery.
l Hookyourfingernailintotheslotatthebottomofthebatterycoverandliftthecoveroff
gently.

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l Insertthebattery,contactsendfirst,andgentlypressintoplace.
l Replacethecover,makingsureallthelockingtabsofthecoverareseatedwithnogaps.
Note: Whenyouinsertthebattery,yourphonemaypoweronautomatically.
2. Chargeyourbattery.
l PlugtheUSBconnectorintothecharger/accessoryjackonthelowerleftsideofyourphone.
l PlugtheACadapterintoanelectricaloutlet.
Note: Yourphone’sbatteryshouldhaveenoughchargeforthephonetoturnonandfindasignal,
setupvoicemail,andmakeacall.Youshouldfullychargethebatteryassoonaspossible.
Activate Your Phone
ToactivateyourSprintPrepaidservice,youmustregisteryourphoneonline.

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Register Your Phone on Sprint Prepaid
1. Fromyourcomputer'sbrowser,visitsprint.com/prepaidactivate.
2. ChooseanactivationoptionandclickNext.
3. EnteryourZIPcodeandclickNext.
4. Whenprompted,entertheserialnumber(MEID)printedonthelabelonyourphone's
packaging.
5. Followtheinstructionstoselectaplanandpaymentmethod.
l Ifyou'reswappingphonesorbringingyournumberoverfromadifferentcarrier,followthe
promptstosigninorprovideadditionalinformation.
6. Continuetofollowtheinstructionstoprogramyourphone.Onceyouseethe“Congrats”page,
yourphoneandplanareactivated.
l Toconfirmactivation,makeaphonecall.Ifyourphoneisstillnotactivated,visit
sprint.com/prepaidsupportforassistance.IfyoudonothaveaccesstotheInternet,call
SprintCustomerServiceat1-855-639-4644fromanotherphone.
Note: Ifyouarehavinganydifficultywithactivation,visitsprint.com/prepaidsupportforassistance.
Activate Your Phone
Aftercompletingtheaccountsetuponsprint.com/prepaidactivate,simplyturnyourphoneonand
followthepromptstoactivateit.
1. Press toturnthephoneon.
2. Ifapplicable,followtheonscreenpromptstocompletetheactivationsteps.
l Ifyourphonedoesn'tactivateautomatically,press >Tools>Device Self Serviceand
followtheprompts.
3. Toconfirmactivation,makeaphonecall.
l Ifyourphoneisstillnotactivated,visitsprint.com/prepaidsupportforassistance.Ifyoudonot
haveaccesstotheInternet,callSprintCustomerServiceat1-855-639-4644fromanother
phone.
Set Up Voicemail
YoushouldsetupyourVoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Always
useapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Yourphoneautomaticallytransfersall
unansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.

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Note: Voicemail Password–Sprintstronglyrecommendsthatyoucreateapasswordwhen
settingupyourvoicemailtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Withoutapassword,anyonewho
hasaccesstoyourphoneisabletoaccessyourvoicemailmessages.
Tosetupvisualvoicemail:
1. Pressandhold instandbymodetodialyourvoicemailnumber.
2. Followthesystempromptsto:
l Createyourpassword.
l Recordyournameannouncement.
l Recordyourgreeting.
Formoreinformationaboutvoicemail,seeVoicemail.
Sprint Account Information and Help
Findoutaboutaccountpasswordsandinformationaboutmanagingyouraccountandfindinghelp.
Sprint Prepaid PINs and Passwords
YouwillneedtocreatePINsorpasswordstoprotectaccesstoyourpersonalaccountinformation
andyourvoicemailaccount.AsaSprintPrepaidcustomer,youenjoyunlimitedaccesstoallofyour
information.
Account Login and PIN
Whenyouregisteryourphoneonline,yourSprintPrepaidphonenumberwillbecomeyouraccount
login,andyouwillsetupyourownPINtousewhenyousignontosprint.com/prepaidmysprint.
Voicemail Password
You’llcreateyourvoicemailpasswordwhenyousetupyourvoicemail.SeeSetUpVoicemailfor
moreinformationonyourvoicemailpassword.
Formoreinformation,ortochangeyourPIN,signontosprint.com/prepaidmysprint.
Manage Your Account
ManageyourSprintPrepaidaccountfromyourcomputer,yourSprintPrepaidphone,oranyother
phone.
Online:sprint.com/prepaidmysprint
n Viewcashbalanceand/orpaymentdate.

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n Checkminuteusage(ifnotonanunlimitedvoiceplan).
n Addacredit/debitcardtosetupAutoPayormakeone-timepayments.
n Seeormodifyyourpriceplan.
n ChangeyourAccountPIN.
FromYourSprintPrepaidPhone
n Press   tomakeapayment.
n Press   toaccessSprintcustomerserviceorgetanswerstootherquestions.
From Any Phone
n Forhelp,dialSprintCustomerServiceat1-855-639-4644fromanyphone.
Reload Your Account
n Visitsprint.com/prepaidreloadtoreloadyourcashbalancebymakingaone-timepaymentwitha
creditordebitcard.

Phone Basics 6
Phone Basics
Yourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnectedto
thepeopleandinformationthatareimportanttoyou.Thefollowingtopicswillintroducethebasic
functionsandfeaturesofyourphone.
Your Phone’s Layout
Theillustrationbelowoutlinesyourphone.
n Earpieceletsyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.
n Main Screendisplaysalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone,suchasthecallstatus,
theContactslist,thedateandtime,andthesignalandbatterystrength.
n Menu/OK Key( )letsyouaccessthephone’smenusandselectthehighlightedchoicewhen
navigatingthroughamenu.
n Camera Key( )letsyouaccessthePhotosmenu.Pressandholdtoactivatethecamera
modeandtakepictures.
n Talk Key( )allowsyoutoplaceorreceivecalls,answerCallWaiting,use3-WayCalling,
oractivateAutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR).
n Speaker Key( )letsyouplaceorreceivecallsinspeakerphonemode,turnthe
speakerphoneonandoffduringacall,oractivateAutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR).

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n Emergency Contacts Key ( )letsyouaccessyourInCaseofEmergency(ICE)contacts.
SeeICE(InCaseofEmergency)Contacts.
n Microphoneallowsothercallerstohearyouclearlywhenyouarespeakingtothem.
n Emergency Call Key( )letsyoucall9-1-1immediately.
n Keypad letsyouenternumbers,letters,andcharacters,andperformfunctions.
n End/Power Key( )letsyouturnthephoneonoroff,endacall,orcancelyourinputand
returntostandbymode.
n Back Key( )deletescharactersfromthedisplayintextinputmode.Wheninamenu,
pressingitreturnsyoutothepreviousmenu.Thiskeyalsoallowsyoutoreturntotheprevious
screeninadatasession.
n Navigation Keyscrollsthroughthephone’smenuoptionsandactsasashortcutkeyinstandby
mode.Thesekeyscanbereassignedtocreatecustomizedshortcuts.SeeNavigationKey
Shortcuts.
n Softkeys( / )letyouselectsoftkeyactionsormenuitemscorrespondingtothebottom
leftandrightlinesonthescreen.
n LED Indicatorshowsyourphone’sstatusataglance.
n Volume Buttonallowsyoutoadjusttheringtonevolumeinstandbymodeorthevoicevolume
duringacall.
n Charger/Accessory Jack allowsyoutoconnectacompatiblechargingcableorUSBdata
cable(notincluded).
n Outer Screenletsyoumonitorthephone’sstatusandseewhoiscallingwithoutopeningthe
phone.
n Speakerletsyouhearthedifferentringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsoletsyouhearthe
caller‘svoiceinspeakerphonemode.
n Headset Jack allowsyoutopluginanoptionalheadsetforconvenient,hands-free
conversations.
n Internal Antennasfacilitatereceptionandtransmission.Tomaximizeperformance,donot
obstructwhileusingthephone.
n Battery Cover Slotletsyouopenthebatterycovertoreplacethebattery.
n Camera Lens,aspartofthebuilt-incamera,letsyoutakepictures.
CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.

Phone Basics 8
Turn Your Phone On and Off
Theinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.
Turn Your Phone On
n Openthephoneandpress .
Turn Your Phone Off
n Openthephoneandpressandhold fortwosecondsuntilyouseethepowering-down
animationonthemainscreen.
Status Bar
Thestatusbaratthetopofyourphone’sdisplayscreenprovidesinformationaboutyourphone’s
statusandoptions.Thefollowingtablesidentifythesymbolsyou’llseeonyourphone’sdisplay
screen.
Tip: Toviewalistofyourphone’siconsanddescriptions,fromthemainmenuselectSettings>
Phone Info>Icon Glossary.
Status Icons
Icon Status
Network(fullsignal)
Network(nosignal)
DataServiceAvailable
DataServiceDormant
DataServiceUnavailable
Bluetooth®enabled
Bluetoothvisible
Bluetoothconnected
Battery(fullcharge)

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Icon Status
Batterycharging(animated)
Ringtone&Vibrate
1Beep
1Beep&Vibrate
RingtoneOff
VibrateAll
SilenceAll
LocationOn
LocationOff
TTYMode
AlarmOn
HearingAid
MultitaskingVirtualMachine
Notification Icons
Icon Notification
MissedCalls
NewMessages
NewVoicemailMessages
UrgentMessages
MultipleAlerts
UrgentMultipleAlerts
ApplicationAlerts
Calendar

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Camera Icons
Icon Camera
Beach/SnowMode
SceneryMode
MirrorImageMode
Night/DarkMode
Self-Timer(5Seconds)
Self-Timer(10Seconds)
MultipleShots
CameraResolution(2.0M)
CameraResolution(1.3M)
CameraResolution(0.3M)
CameraResolution(0.1M)
Enter Text
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:
l Abctoentercharactersbyusingthealphabetmode.SeeAbcMode.
l T9Wordtoentertextusingapredictivetextsystemthatreducesthenumberofkeypresses
requiredwhileenteringaword.
l 123toenternumericcharacters.

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l Symbolstoentersymbols.
l Smileystoentersmileicons.
l Emoticonstoenter“emoticons.”(Thisisavailable,forexample,whencomposinga
messageorwheneditingaScheduleorToDodescriptioninCalendar.)
l Paste Listtopastecopiedorcuttext(ifapplicable).
l Web ShortcutstoenterWebshortcuts(forexample,www.,http://,or.com).
l Text Optionstodisplaythetextentryoptionsmenu(ifapplicable).SeeTextEntry.
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).
T9 Text Input
T9TextInputletsyouentertextbypressingkeysjustonceperletter.ToselecttheT9 Wordmode
whenenteringtext,seeSelectaTextInputMode.
T9TextInputusesanintuitiveworddatabasetoanalyzethelettersyouenterandcreateasuitable
word.(Thewordmaychangeasyoutype.)
1. SelecttheT9Wordtextinputmode.
2. Pressthecorrespondingkeysonceperlettertoenteraword.(Forexample,toentertheword
“Bill,”press    .)(Ifyoumakeamistake,press toeraseasingle
character.Pressandhold toeraseanentireword.)
Ifthewordyouwantisnotdisplayedafteryouhaveenteredalltheletters,pressthenavigationkeyto
scrollthroughadditionalwordselections.Toacceptawordandinsertaspace,press .
Add a Word to the T9 Database
IfawordyouwanttoenterisnotdisplayedinaT9wordchoicelistwhenyouareusingT9Input,add
ittothedatabase.
1. WhileyouareinT9Wordmode,enteraletter.(Awordchoicelistopens.)
2. Scrolldownthelistandselect<Add Word> .
3. EnterawordandpressSAVE(leftsoftkey).Thewordwillappearasanoptionthenexttimeyou
scrollthroughoptionsduringT9TextInput.
FormoreinformationaboutT9TextInput,visittheNuancewebsiteatnuance.com/t9/xt9/.

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Abc Mode
InAbcmode,alsoknownasmulti-tapentry,youpresskeysone,two,three,orfourtimestoenter
thelettersyouseeonthekeypad.
Bydefault,thefirstletterofasentenceiscapitalizedandthefollowinglettersarelowercased.To
switchbetweenlowercaseanduppercase,pressthe key.Afteracharacterisentered,the
cursorautomaticallyadvancestothenextspaceaftertwosecondsorwhenyouenteracharacteron
adifferentkey.
1. SelecttheAbctextinputmode.SeeSelectaTextInputMode.
2. Pressthecorrespondingkeyrepeatedlyuntilthecorrectletterappears.Forexample,toenter
“Abc,”press oncefor“a,”twicefor“b,”andthreetimesfor“c.”

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Phone Calls
WiththeSprintNationalNetworkandyourphone’scallingfeatures,youcanenjoyclearphonecalls
acrossthecountry.
Make Phone Calls
Thereareseveralconvenientwaystoplacecallsfromyourphone.
Call Using the Phone Keypad
Themost“traditional”waytoplaceacallisbyusingthephone’skeypad.
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.
Call From History
PlaceacalltothenumbersinyourHistory.
1. Press >History.
–or–
Press instandbymode.
2. Selectanentryandpress .
Tip: Toredialyourlastoutgoingcall,press twice.
Note: YoucannotmakecallsfromHistorytoentriesidentifiedasNo Caller ID,Private(Restricted
ID),orUnavailable ID.
Call From Contacts
PlaceacalltothenumbersstoredinyourContacts.

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1. Fromstandbymode,pressCONTACTS(rightsoftkey).
2. Selecttheentryyouwanttocall.
3. Press todialtheentry’sdefaultphonenumber.
–or–
Todialanothernumberfromthesameentry,press toselecttheentry,highlightanumber,
andthenpress .
Call Using the Plus (+) Code
Whenplacinginternationalcalls,usePlusCodeDialingtoautomaticallyentertheinternational
accesscodeforyourlocation(forexample,011forinternationalcallsmadefromtheU.S.).
1. Pressandhold todisplay“+”onyourphonescreen.
2. Enterthecountrycodeandphonenumber,andthenpress .(Thephoneautomatically
prependstheaccesscodeforinternationaldialing,followedbythecountrycodeandphone
number.)
Call Using a Speed Dial Number
Speeddialnumbersletyoudialnumbersbytouchingandholdingasinglenumberonthekeypad.
SeeSetUpSpeedDialingforinformationonassigningspeeddialnumbers.
Tousespeeddialforlocations2-9:
n Fromstandbymode,pressandholdtheappropriatekeyforapproximatelytwoseconds.
Tousespeeddialforlocations10-99:
n Fromstandbymode,enteratwo-digitspeeddialnumber,andthenpress .
Thedisplayconfirmsthatthenumberhasbeendialedwhenitshows“Connecting...”
Call a Phone Number With Pauses
Youcandialorsavephonenumberswithpausesforusewithautomatedsystems,suchasvoicemail
orcreditcardbillingnumbers.
Therearetwotypesofpausesavailableonyourphone:
n Hard PausesendsthenextsetofnumberswhenyoupressSEND TONES(leftsoftkey).