Kyocera 2255 User Manual

User’s Guide for the Kyocera 2255 phone

This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera 2255 phone.
Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the
right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior
notice. The products and equipment described in this documentation are
manufactured under license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or
more of the following U.S. patents:

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T9 Text Input is covered by U.S. Pat. 5,818,437, U.S. Pat. 5,953,541, U.S. Pat.
6,011,554, Canadian Pat. 1,331,057 and patents pending worldwide.

Kyocera is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. Space Dudes and
Brick Attack are trademarks of Kyocera Wireless Corp. Mystic I Ching and Cav­ern Crawl are trademarks of DragonLord Enterprises, Inc. Openwave is a reg­istered trademark of Openwave Systems Incorporated. T9 is a registered
trademark of Tegic Communications, Inc. Other product and brand names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Copyright © 2001, 2002 Kyocera Wireless Corp. All rights reserved. Printed in
the United States of America.

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FCC/IC Notice

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer­ence that may cause undesired operation.

To comply with FCC radiation exposure requirements, use of this device for
body-worn operational configurations is limited to accessories tested and
approved by Kyocera Wireless Corp. (KWC). 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 antenna
and the user’s body.

This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio
waves.

Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofre­quency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the
U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and
establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guide­lines are based on standards 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 FCC is 1.6 W/kg.* Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating
positions specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certi­fied power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is deter­mined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone

while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the
phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the
power required to reach the network. In general, 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 for each model. The highest SAR values of Kyocera 2255 are:

AMPS modeHead: 1.11 mW/g; Body-worn:

0.562 mW/g with 22.5 mm separation, and

0.429 mW/g with KWC’s TXLCC10001 leather case and belt clip.
PCS modeHead: 1.47 mW/g; Body-worn:

0.400 mW/g with 22.5 mm separation, and

0.271 mW/g with KWC’s TXLCC10001

leather case and belt clip.

(Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon
available accessories and FCC requirements). While there may be differences
between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they 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 of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid
after searching on FCC ID OVFKWC-2255.

Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found on
the Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association (CTIA) web-site at
http://www.wow-com.com.

* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by
the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The stan­dard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection
for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.

Caution

The user is cautioned that changes 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 approved accessories with Kyocera phones. Use of any
unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone
warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.

Optimize your phone’s performance

Use the guidelines on page 16 to learn how to optimize the performance and
life of your phone, antenna, and battery.

Air bags

If you have an air bag, DO NOT place installed or portable phone equipment
or other objects over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If equip­ment is not properly installed, you and your passengers risk serious injury.

Potentially unsafe areas
Posted facilities–Turn your phone off in any facility when posted notices

require you to do so.
Aircraft–FCC regulations prohibit using your phone on a plane that is in the

air. Turn your phone off before boarding aircraft.
Vehicles–RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded

electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the

device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your
physician may be able to help you obtain this information.

Blasting areas–Turn off your phone where blasting is in progress. Observe
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 areas such as gas stations

• below deck on boats

• transfer or storage facilities for fuel or chemicals

• vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas, such as propane or butane

• areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust, or
metal powders

• any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your
vehicle engine

Use with care

Use only in normal position (to ear). Don’t bend the antenna or touch it
unnecessarily. Pull out the antenna when on a call and push it in when the
phone is not in use. Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.

Keep phone dry

If the phone gets wet, turn the power off immediately and return it to the
dealer for service.

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 the problem persists, return the phone to the dealer for service.

Qualified service

See “Help” on page 89 if you are experiencing problems with your phone.

If you have additional questions, contact your service provider for technical
support. If the problem persists, return the phone with all accessories and
packaging to the dealer for qualified service.

Accessories

Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with Kyocera phones. Use of any
unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone
warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.

To shop online for a Hands-free Car Kit and other phone accessories, visit
www.kyocera-wireless.com/store. To order by phone, call
[phone] (U.S.A. only) or [phone].

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-held wireless phones.
These guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previously set by
both U.S. and international standards bodies in the following reports:

• ANSI C95.1 (American National Standards Institute, 1992)

• NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements, 1986)

• ICNIRP (International Commission on
Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996)

Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports and the FCC
guidelines.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started ................................................................................ 1

Installing the battery .......................................................................... 1

Removing the battery ......................................................................... 2

Screen icons ...................................................................................... 5

Using menus ..................................................................................... 6

Basic functions .................................................................................. 8

Battery ........................................................................................... 15

Charging the battery .........................................................................15

Power-save mode .............................................................................16

Battery guidelines .............................................................................16

Tips for improving battery performance ..............................................16

Contacts ......................................................................................... 19

Working with contact cards ...............................................................19

Speed Dialing ...................................................................................26

1-Touch Dialing ................................................................................28

Working with Recent Calls .................................................................29

Entering letters, numbers, and symbols ..............................................31

Languages and special characters ......................................................34

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Messages ....................................................................................... 37

Retrieving messages .........................................................................37

Erasing messages .............................................................................39

Message alerts .................................................................................41

Low memory ....................................................................................42

Settings.......................................................................................... 43

Silence All ........................................................................................44

Keyguard .........................................................................................45

Sounds ............................................................................................46

Display .............................................................................................47

Voice Services ..................................................................................50

Security ...........................................................................................62

Call Information ................................................................................66

Network ...........................................................................................67

Accessory Features ...........................................................................72

Tools & Games ............................................................................... 75

Tools ...............................................................................................75

Games .............................................................................................79

Web Browser ................................................................................. 85

Indicators and alerts .........................................................................87

Help................................................................................................ 89

Index ............................................................................................. 93

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1 Getting Started

This document describes the Kyocera 2255 trimode phone, with CDMA
digital service at 800 MHz and 1900 MHz, and analog service at 800 MHz.

Installing the battery

1. Hold the phone face down.

2. Place your thumb in the groove on the back of the phone,

and slide the battery door down until it stops.

3. Lift the battery door off the phone.

4. Place the battery into the phone with the metal contacts

facing down.

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5. Align the battery door to the grooves on the top and side of

the phone.

6. Slide the battery door up until it clicks into place. Repeat if

the battery door is not aligned.

Do not force.

Removing the battery

1. Turn off the phone by holding down until “Powering off” appears.

2. Hold the phone face down.

3. Place your thumb in the groove on the back of the phone,

and slide the battery door down until it stops.

4. Lift the battery door off of the phone.

5. Lift and slide the battery out of the phone.

2 Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

1.

8

Jack

for Hands-free headset (sold

separately).

2.

3.

1

Home

Navigation keys

screen (in Standby mode).

adjust volume when in a
call; scroll up or down and left or right
through lists and menus; and position the

2
33

4.

9

4

5.

6.

5

cursor during text entry.

Talk key

OK key

Keypad

starts or answers a call.

selects a menu item or option.

to enter numbers, letters, or

symbols.

10

6

7

11

12
13

7.

8.

*Text key

Antenna

changes text modes.

extends to make or answer a call.
Push in the
in use.

antenna when the phone is not

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9.

8

End key

powers on phone, turns off phone,

and ends calls.

10.

Clear key

erases the last character in text

entry, or returns to the previous menu.

1

11.

#Space key

enters a space during text

entry.

2

12.

33

13.

9

4
5

10

6

0 Next key

during T9

cycles through word choices

®

text entry.

Jacks for AC adapter (included) and data

cable

(sold separately).

Warning: Inserting an accessory into

the incorrect jack will damage the phone.

7

11

12
13

4 Getting Started

Screen icons

The following icons may appear on your phone screen:

The phone is operating in CDMA digital mode.
The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls.
The phone is not receiving a signal. You cannot make or receive calls.
A call is in progress.
The alarm clock is set.
The phone vibrates or lights up instead of ringing.
The phone is roaming outside of its home area.
You have a text message, voicemail, or page.
Battery is fully charged. The more black bars, the greater the charge.
Enhanced CDMA voice privacy is on, if available from your service

provider, or you are in a secure web browser session.
Enter text using T9

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rapid text entry.

Enter text using normal alpha text entry.
Enter numbers only.
Enter symbols only.
Capitalize the next letter when entering text.
Capitalize every letter when entering text.
Capitalize the first letter of each word when entering text.

Using menus

In this guide, → tells you to select an option from a menu. For example,

Menu → Settings means select Menu, then select Settings.

• From the home screen, press to select
right to see menus. (

Menus

, press up or down to see menus.)

Note: If you have Main Menu View set to List

Menu, then press left or

• Press to select a menu or menu item.

Once you have selected a menu, press up or down to scroll through
the menu items.

6 Getting Started

=Contacts =Recent Calls =Tools & Games

View All Recent Calls Alarm Clock
Add New Tip Calculator
Find Name

Settings Calculator

Add Voice Dial Silence All Countdown
Speed Dial List Keyguard Stopwatch
Voice Dial List Sounds Mystic I Ching
Business List Display Cavern Crawl
Personal List Voice Services Space Dudes
Information Security Brick Attack

Call Information

Messages Network =Phone Info

Voicemail Extras Phone Number
Text InBox Messaging Roaming Status
Net Alerts Accessories
Filed

=Web Browser

Erase Msgs
Msg Settings

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Basic functions

To turn on the phone

• Press .
and is ready to make or receive a call.

To turn off the phone

• Hold down until “Powering off” appears (about 3 seconds).

To make a call

1. Extend the antenna.

2. Enter the phone number.

3. Press .

¤ and the home screen appear when the phone is turned on

To end a call

• Press .

To answer a call

• Press .

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To redial the last number called

• Press twice.

To find your phone number

•Select

Menu → Phone Info. Your phone number appears.

To silence the ringer or alert

During an incoming call only:

• Highlight the

Silence or Ignore option and press . When the phone

rings, the call appears as a missed call. Any message left by the caller goes
to your InBox.

Note: To silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate or light up instead

of ringing, see “Silence All” on page 44.

To set the phone to vibrate

•Select

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Menu → Settings → Sounds → Call Ring/Vibe.

To mute a call

To set the phone so that your caller does not hear background noise during
a call:

• Press right to highlight

To turn

• Highlight

Mute off during a call:

Unmute and press .

Mute and press .

To adjust the volume manually

• To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press up or
down.

To adjust the volume automatically (Smart Sound)

To set the phone to adjust the earpiece volume automatically based on the
amount of noise around you or the other person’s voice volume level:

1. Place a call from a quiet environment.

2. Press up or down to set the volume to a comfortable level.

10 Getting Started

3. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Smart Sound.

4. Select one of the following:

– Enabled adjusts the volume automatically. The volume you just set is

used as a baseline. You can manually adjust the volume during a call.

–

Disabled keeps the volume level the same unless you adjust it using

.

5. Press to save the setting.

To set up voicemail

All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to voicemail. To avoid
missing important messages, set up your voicemail box and personal
greeting as soon as your phone is activated.

To set up voicemail:

1. Press and hold .

2. Follow the system prompts to create your passcode, record your greeting,

and record your name announcement.

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To lock the keypad

To protect your phone from accidental keypresses when a call is not in
progress:

• Press left and hold.

To unlock the keypad

• Press → → in this order.

Shortcuts from the home screen

Three shortcut keys are automatically programmed into your phone. You
can define the fourth shortcut key yourself by following the steps in “To
define a shortcut key” on page 13. To use a shortcut key from the home
screen, do the following:

• Press right and hold to silence all sounds (see “Silence All” on
page 44).

• Press down to view the Contacts list.

• Press left and hold to lock the keypad.

12 Getting Started

• Press up to activate or to define a shortcut key.

To define a shortcut key

You can define a shortcut key that allows you to quickly access a specific
menu item by pressing up from the home screen. To define a shortcut
key, complete the following steps from the home screen:

1. Press up.

2. Press to select

Define.

3. Press up or down to scroll through the options, and press to

select an option from the list:

–

InBox accesses your Text InBox.

–

Voice Shortcut allows you to use the shortcuts with voice activation.

See “Voice Shortcuts” on page 53.

–

Ringer Volume adjusts the ringer volume.

–

Recent Calls opens the Recent Calls list.

–

Business List opens a list of phone numbers classified as Business.

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– Personal List opens a list of phone numbers classified as Personal.
–

Web Browser opens the Web Browser.

–

Stopwatch opens the stopwatch.

–

Calculator opens the calculator.

–

Voice Memo prompts you to record a memo.

–

None defines no shortcut.

To modify a shortcut key

To change your shortcut:

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Display → Shortcut Key.

2. Select an option from the list. This shortcut key can now be used by

pressing up from the home screen.

3. To change a shortcut, press up and select

Setup, or repeat Steps 1

and 2. Choose another shortcut from the list of options.

Note: If you select None, you can reset the shortcut key and assign a new

option to it by following the steps in “To define a shortcut key,” .

14 Getting Started

2 Battery

Your phone comes with an internal/removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. To
learn how to install the battery, see page 1.

The battery is partially charged when you receive the phone.

your phone, fully charge the battery.

Before using

Charging the battery

Connect the AC Adapter to the proper jack on the bottom of the phone as
shown below, then connect the adapter’s plug to a wall outlet.

Note: You must have at least a partial charge in the battery

to make or receive calls, regardless of whether or not the
AC adapter is connected to the phone. The battery icon is

animated as the battery is charging. The battery is fully
charged when the battery icon looks like . You can safely recharge
the battery at any time, even if it has a partial charge.

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Power-save mode

Your phone switches to power-save mode after several unsuccessful
attempts to locate a signal. When the phone is in power-save mode, you
cannot make or receive calls, and “Power Save Mode” and appear on the
screen. Press any key to exit.

Battery guidelines

• Do not disassemble, puncture, or short-circuit the battery.

• If you have not used the battery for more than a month, recharge it before

using your phone.

• Avoid extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, and high humidity.

• Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire. It could explode.

Tips for improving battery performance

Before using your phone, fully charge the battery.
The following functions drain the battery more quickly, and subsequently

affect talk and standby times:

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• Backlighting is frequently on. (To adjust backlighting, see page 47.)

• The phone is frequently used in analog mode. If is not visible on your

home screen, you are in analog mode. To set your phone to operate in
different modes, select

Analog and choose from the options available: Automatic, Analog only,

Analog call

or Digital only. Press to save.

Menu → Settings → Network → Digital or

• You are far away from a base station or cell site when in digital mode.

• Data cables or accessories, such as the Hands-free headset, are connected

to the phone.

• No service is available, or service is available intermittently. The phone

requires more power to acquire service than to maintain consistent
service.

• The earpiece and ringer volume settings are high. To adjust the earpiece

volume, select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Earpiece Volume, and

press left to lower the volume. To adjust the ringer volume, select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer Volume, and press left to

lower the volume.

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•The Call Ring/Vibe setting is on. To change this setting, select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Call Ring/Vibe → Ring Only.

• Review how often voicemail notifications, pages, and text messages are

received, and how quickly they are acknowledged. To use power most
efficiently, acknowledge notifications and messages immediately.

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3 Contacts

Use your phone’s Contacts directory like a set of phone index cards to store
information about a person or company. Before using the Contacts directory,
see “Entering letters, numbers, and symbols” on page 31.

Working with contact cards

To save a phone number

1. From the home screen, enter the phone number that you want to save.

Note: To add pauses while entering a number, see “To enter pauses in a

phone number” on page 21.

2. Press to

-or­To add to an existing contact, select

to step 4.

3. Enter a name for the contact. If you need to know how to use the keypad

to enter letters, see page 31.

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Save New. Go to step 3.

Add to.... Select the contact, then go

4. Press to Save. “Contact Successfully Saved” appears.

-or­Press right to highlight

Options, then press to select it.

5. Choose an option from the list by highlighting it and pressing .

–

Save—Save information and return to the home screen.

–

Number Type—Select work, home, mobile, pager, or fax.

–

Add Voice Dial—Say the contact’s name into the microphone.

–

Speed Dialing—Select a speed dialing location from the list.

–

Secret—Select Yes to lock the phone number. If a phone number is

locked, you must enter your four-digit lock code (see page 62) to view
or edit the number.

–

Primary Number—Classify this number as the contact’s main number.

–

Classify Contact—Classify the contact as business or personal.

6. Press to

20 Contacts

Save. “Contact Successfully Saved!” appears.

You can also save a phone number through the Contacts directory as
follows:

1. Select

Menu → Contacts → Add New → Phone Number.

2. Enter the phone number up to as many digits as will fit on the screen.

3. Press twice to select

Next. Enter the name.

4. Go to Step 3 in “To save a phone number” on page 19.

To enter pauses in a phone number

When you save the phone number of an automated service, such as
voicemail, you may include a pause where you would be required to select
an option or enter a password. For example, you could enter a phone
number, then a pause, then a voicemail extension or calling card number.

A

timed pause causes the phone to stop dialing for two seconds. A hard

pause

Note: You can enter multiple pauses in a phone number.

causes the phone to stop dialing until you select Release.

1. Enter the first portion of the phone number.

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2. Press right through the options at the bottom of the screen.

3. Press to select a type of pause.

indicates a

indicates a

timed pause.

hard pause.

4. Enter the remaining numbers.

To edit a contact card

1. Select

Menu → Contacts.

2. Locate the contact you want to edit by selecting

3. Highlight the contact you want to edit.

4. Press to select the contact.

View All or Find Name.

5. Select

Contact

Options to Add New, Erase Contact, Edit Name, Classify

, or Exit.

-or­Select the

–

View Number—View the number that you are working on.

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phone number and then choose from these options:

– Add Voice Dial—Add a voice tag to the number.
–

Speed Dialing—Select a speed dial location from the list.

–

Edit Type—Select work, home, mobile, pager, fax.

–

Erase Number—Erase the number from the contact card.

–

Erase Voice Dial—Remove the voice tag from the number.

–

Edit Number—Edit the number as desired.

–

Edit Voice Dial—Edit the voice tag for the number.

–

Secret—Select Yes to hide the phone number. If a phone number is

locked, you must enter your four-digit lock code to view or edit the
number. (See “Security” on page 62 for directions on how to find your
lock code.) Select

–

Primary Number—Classify this number as the contact’s main number.

No to leave the number unchanged.

6. Enter the new information.

7. Press to select

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Save.

To erase information from a contact

1. Select

Menu → Contacts → View All.

2. Highlight the contact and press .

3. Select

Options → Erase Contact to erase the entire contact card.

-or­Select the phone number, then

Erase Number.

4. Select Yes to erase or No to cancel.

To search the Contacts directory

The Contacts directory lists entries alphabetically. You can search through a
list of all contacts, speed dialing entries, or cards of a specific type, or you
can enter the name for which you are searching.

1. Select

Menu → Contacts.

2. Press down to select a search method:

– Select from

Business List,

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View All, Find Name, Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List,

or Personal List.

–Select Find Name to search for a specific name. Enter all or part of the

name and press to select

Find. A list of matching names appears.

3. Press down until you find the name you want.

– To call the contact, highlight the contact and press .
– To display the full contact card, press .

To search using Fast Find

To enable Fast Find

•Select Menu → Settings → Extras → Fast Find → Enable.

To use Fast Find

From the home screen:

1. Press the keys corresponding to the letters of the contact name you want

to find.

2. Press up or down to scroll through the list to find the contact you

want.

3. Press to call the contact.

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Note: Speed dial locations matching the numbers you entered appear first.

For example, if you enter the numbers → → to find a
contact named “Jane,” and you have phone numbers assigned to speed dial
locations 5 and 52, those contacts appear first.

To call from the Contacts directory

1. Select

-or­Press down from the home screen.

2. Select a name from the list and press .

3. Select the number and press .

Menu → Contacts → View All.

Speed Dialing

Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering
its memory location.

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To set a speed dialing location

1. Open a saved contact card.

2. Select the phone number to assign a speed dialing location.

3. Select

Speed Dialing.

4. Select a speed dialing location. (Location “1” is reserved for your voicemail

number.)

5. Press to

Assign.

To remove a speed dialing location

1. Select

Menu → Contacts → Speed Dial List.

2. Select a speed dialing location and press .

3. Select the number to remove and press .

4. Select

Speed Dialing.

5. Press right to select

Remove.

6. Press .

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To speed dial

From the home screen:

• Enter the one- or two-digit assigned speed dial number and press .

1-Touch Dialing

To enable 1-Touch Dialing

1-Touch Dialing allows you to press and hold a speed dial location to call a
phone number.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Extras → 1-Touch Dialing → Enabled.

2. Press .

To use 1-Touch Dialing

• Enter the 1- or 2-digit speed dialing number and hold down the last

number. For example, if the speed dialing number is 15, press , then
press and hold .

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Working with Recent Calls

Recent Calls lists the last 15 calls. Calls are identified by type. (Some types
may not be available on all phones.)

Call to Forwarded call Three-way call

Call from Missed call

To view recent calls

1. Select

Menu → Recent Calls.

2. To view details about a call, select a call entry.

3. Select an option:

– If the call is from a number that has not been saved as a contact, select

Time, Number, Save New, or Add to.

– If the call is from a number that has been saved as a contact, select

Time, Number, or View Contact.

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Note: If the number has been saved as “secret,” you will need to enter your

four-digit lock code to view or edit the number. To make a phone number
secret, see page 19.

To dial from the recent calls list

1. From the home screen, select

Menu → Recent Calls.

2. Select the call entry in the list.

3. Press to call the number.

To erase recent calls

1. Select

Menu→ Settings → Security.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code (see page 62).

3. Select

–Select

recent calls list entries?” Select

Erase Recent Calls.

Yes to erase all recent calls. A message appears: “Erase ALL

No to cancel or Yes to erase all recent

calls.

–Select

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No to leave the Recent Calls list unchanged.

Entering letters, numbers, and symbols

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in a contact card. The default
text entry mode is .

• To move the cursor, press right or left.

• To enter spaces, press .

• To move the cursor, press right or left.

• To erase single characters, press .

• To erase all characters, press and hold .

• To change capitalization, press and hold while T9 or ABC text entry

mode is active.

Capitalize the next letter.
Capitalize every letter.
Capitalize the first letter of each word (for a street address) or the

first letter of each sentence (for a note).

• To enter symbols, press until you find the symbol you want.

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• To change text entry modes, press .

Note: or or indicators appear next to the text mode icon when

auto-capitalization is active or when the key is pressed and held while
either

or text entry mode is active.

®

To change text entry modes

1. From the text entry screen, press right to highlight the current text

entry mode.

2. Press to select it. A list of text entry modes appears:

–

Normal Alpha

– Rapid Entry
– Numbers Only
– Symbols

3. Press down to scroll through the list.

4. Press to select a text entry mode.

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To use text entry modes

To enter letters in mode

1. Press the key once for the first letter, twice for the second letter, and so on.

2. After the cursor moves right, enter the next letter.

To enter words in Text Input rapid entry mode

®

1. Press each letter key once. For example, to enter the word “how,” press

keys → → .

2. Press to cycle through words.

3. Press right when you see the word you want.

To enter symbols in mode

1. Press down through the list of symbols.

2. Press the number key corresponding to the symbol you want.

3. To exit the list without entering a symbol, press .

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To enter numbers in mode

• Press a key once to enter the number on the key.

To enter numbers in or mode

®

• Press and hold the key corresponding to the number you want to enter.

Languages and special characters

Your phone supports English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages.
If you select English, enter the letters printed on the keys. If you select
another language, you can also enter letters with other marks. The special
characters corresponding to each key are shown here:

Spanish

French Portuguese

A Á B C 2 A À Â B C Ç 2 A À Á Â B C Ç 2
D E É F 3 D E Ë È É Ê F 3 D E È É Ê F 3
G H I Í 4 G H I Ï Î 4 G H I Í 4
M N Ñ O Ó 6 M N O Ô Œ 6 M N O Ò Ó Ô Õ 6
T U Ü Ú V 8 T U Ü Ú V 8 T U Ü Ú V 8

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To select a language

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Display → Language.

2. Select the language and press . Press the appropriate keys to enter

special characters.

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4 Messages

You can receive and erase messages. Check with your service provider for
features available in your area. All of the following procedures start at the
home screen unless otherwise indicated.

• New, unread messages are stored in your

are

• Once you have read a message, you can save it to your

it, or leave it in your

bold.

Text InBox.

Text InBox and Voicemail and

Filed folder, erase

Retrieving messages

When a text message, page, or voicemail is received, appears on your
phone’s screen. The flashes if the message is marked “Urgent.”

• When a new message is received, press to select the type of

message (

Voice, View, or Ignore) from the bottom of the screen.

Voice calls your voicemail number.

–
–

View opens your Text InBox to view the text message.

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– Ignore returns you to the home screen.

To access your voicemail

You can access your voicemail in several ways. From the home screen, do
any of the following:

• Press and hold , your voicemail speed dialing number.

• Press followed by .

Note: A voicemail number may have been programmed into your phone for

your convenience. Check with your service provider.

•Select

Menu → Messages → Voicemail, and press .

To view your text messages

1. Select

Menu → Messages → Text InBox.

2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages.

3. Press to read a message. indicates an “Urgent” message.

4. Read the message and select an option from the bottom of the screen:

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– Erase the current message.
–

Save the message to your Filed folder.

–

Save New saves the sender’s information as a new contact.

–

Done returns you to the Text InBox.

–

OK returns you to the message screen.

5. Press to see information such as callback numbers. (If a callback

number is included with the message, press again to call the
number.)

Erasing messages

1. Select Menu → Messages → Erase Msgs.

2. Highlight an option, and press to select it:

–

No—Cancel and return to the Messages screen.
Entire Inbox—Erase all messages in your Text InBox.

–
–

Old Inbox—Erase read messages in your Text InBox.

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– Filed—Erase all messages in your Filed folder.

3. A message appears: “Erase ALL?” Select

Yes to erase messages or No to

cancel.

To erase messages one at a time

1. Select

Menu → Messages → Text InBox or Filed.

2. Scroll through the messages until you find the message you want to erase.

3. Press to select the message to erase.

4. Select

5. Select

Erase. A message appears: “Erase this message?”
Yes to erase the message, or No to cancel.

To erase messages automatically (Auto-Erase Text)

Use this setting to erase old messages and free up phone memory.

1. Select

Menu →Messages →Msg Settings → Auto-Erase Text.

2. Press to select an option.

–

Disabled does not erase messages.

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– Old in-box text automatically erases old, read messages.

Message alerts

You can choose how you want to receive alerts for voicemail, pages, and
text messages.

Note: If a message is received while you are on a call, the phone does not

vibrate to alert you.

1. Select

Alert, Net Alert

Menu → Settings → Messaging, then the type of alert (Message

, Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert).

2. Press to select an option.

–

Disabled does not alert you when a message is received.

–

Vibrate once sets the phone to vibrate once when a new message is

received.

–

Vibe & remind sets the phone to vibrate once when a new message is

first received, and a reminder vibrates every 5 minutes. To stop the
reminder, press to select

Ignore.

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– Soft beep once sets the phone to beep softly once when a message is

received.

–

Soft beeps sets the phone to beep softly every 5 minutes. To stop this

reminder, press or , or press to select

–

Loud beep once sets the phone to beep once loudly when a message

Ignore.

is received.

–

Loud beeps sets the phone to beep loudly every 5 minutes. To stop this

reminder, press or , or press to select

Ignore.

Low memory

If your phone is low on memory or is out of memory, you may not be able to
receive new messages. A message appears every time memory is more than
75% full: “WARNING! Memory is nearly full!” Do the following:

1. Press to select

OK, or press to clear the message.

2. Erase contacts or text messages to free up more memory. See “To erase

information from a contact” on page 24 or “Erasing messages” on page 39.

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Silence All

You can silence all phone sounds, including the ringer and all alerts, and set
the phone to vibrate or light up.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Silence All.

2. Highlight and option and press to select:

–

No, normal (Normal turns on the ringer.)

– Yes, vibe only

– Yes, lights only

Note:

Note: Silence All supersedes other sounds/ringer settings, but does not

indicates the phone is in Silence All mode.

“reset” those settings. For example, if you have your Call Ring/Vibe set to
“Vibe then Ring”, and you set Silence All to “vibrate”, the Silence All setting
will have precedence, but will not change the Call Ring/Vibe setting.

Note: If your phone is attached to an external power source, such as a

Hands-free Car Kit (sold separately), it will not vibrate or light up but it will
ring.

44 Settings

Keyguard

The Keyguard locks your keypad to protect your phone against accidental
keypresses when the phone is turned on and a call is not in progress. You
can still answer or silence an incoming call.

To turn keyguard on

• From the home screen, press left and hold.

To turn keyguard off

• Press → → in this order.

To set auto keyguard

1. Select

2. Highlight, then press to select from the options. You can set the

phone to lock the keypad if no key is pressed after 30 seconds, 1 minute,
or 5 minutes.

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Menu → Settings → Keyguard.

Sounds

You can change your phone’s alert sounds.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Sounds, then the setting you want.

To change the ringer

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer Type.

2. Scroll through the list of ringers. A sample plays as you highlight each one.

3. Press to select a ringer.

Tip—If a contact has been saved as business or personal, you can choose

from 15 different ringers to identify that type of call. To learn how to save
contacts as

business or personal, see “To save a phone number” on

page 19.

To turn off minute alert

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Minute Alert.

2. Highlight Disabled, and press to select it.

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Display

To adjust the backlighting

1. Select

– Highlight an option, and press to select it:
–

10 seconds turns backlighting on for 10 seconds after your last

keypress.

–

30 seconds turns backlighting on for 30 seconds after your last

keypress.

–

10 sec. & in call turns backlighting on during a call, and for 10 seconds

after your last keypress.

–

30 sec. & in call turns backlighting on during a call, and for 30 seconds

after your last keypress.

Menu → Settings → Display → Backlighting.

Note: Keeping backlighting on during a call drains the battery more quickly

and reduces talk and standby times.

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To change the banner

1. Select

2. Select

Menu → Settings → Display → My Banner.

Edit.

3. Press to clear the screen, and enter your new text.

4. Press twice to save. “Setting Saved” appears on the screen.

To assign screen savers

Screen savers are provided with your phone. When enabled, these graphics
appear 10 seconds after the last keypress. Incoming alerts clear screen
savers. This function cannot be used with voice services.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Display → Screen Savers.

2. Highlight the graphic you want and press to save.

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To change the main menu view

You can change the appearance of the menus you see when you select

Menu from the home screen.

1. Select

2. Highlight the option you want:

Menu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View.

Small Icons, Large Icons, or List Menus.

3. Press to save.

Auto-Hyphenation

When on, auto-hyphenation automatically inserts hyphens into your phone
numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan. For example,
1-800-555-1111.

1. Select

2. Select

Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-Hyphenation.
Enabled to turn this feature on or Disabled to keep it off.

Language

All phone functions will be displayed in the language you select. Default is
English. For more information, see page 35.

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Time/Date Format

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Display → Time/Date Format.

2. Choose the option you want to display.

Display Contrast

Adjusts the sharpness of your display using this feature. Highlight the level
of contrast, and press to select it. Options are:

Medium, Low,

and Lowest.

Highest, High,

Voice Services

The voice features of your Kyocera 2255 phone allow you to originate calls,
answer calls, use voice shortcuts, and record voice memos.

50 Settings

Voice Memo

Voice Memo allows you to record and name multiple memos.

Play a recorded memo.
Pause a memo.
Stop recording and return to the beginning of the memo.
Rewind the memo.
Fast forward the memo.

NAME

ERASE

To record a memo

Name

Erase

a memo.

a memo.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Memo.

2. Press to select

Record New. The phone says “Please record at the

tone.”

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3. Record your memo after the tone. The screen shows the duration of the

current memo.

4. Select and press to stop recording.

To name a memo

1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Memo.

2. Select the memo you want to name and press

.

3. Press right to highlight Name, and press .

4. You may enter up to 12 characters for your memo. See page 31, “Entering

letters, numbers, and symbols.”

5. Press to select

Note: You do not need to name your memos. “Memo 1”, “Memo 2”, etc. are

Save.

the default titles.

To edit or erase a memo

1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Memo.

2. Highlight the memo you want to edit or erase, then press to select it.

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3. Press right to select Name to edit the memo, or Erase to delete the

memo. Press to select either option.

To listen to a memo

1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Memo.

2. Highlight the memo and press .

3. Select and press to play the memo.

Voice Shortcuts

This feature allows you to activate a phone feature by speaking a recorded
command word.

To record voice shortcuts

You must train the voice shortcut command before using this feature.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Shortcuts.

2. Highlight the feature and press to select an item to train:

Voice Memo opens voice memo window.

–
–

New Text Message opens text inbox.

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– Ringer Volume displays the ringer volume menu.
–

Calculator displays the calculator feature.

–

Recent Calls displays the recent calls list.

–

Start Browser launches the phone’s web browser.

–

Bookmarks launches the phone’s web browser and displays the

bookmarks listing.

3. Say the name of the command at the prompts. When the shortcut has

been successfully trained, you will hear, “shortcut saved.”

Note: If you have already trained a shortcut, when selecting it from the

Voice Shortcuts menu, you will receive the prompt, “Shortcut already
recorded. Record again?”

4. Repeat for each option you want to train.

To set up voice shortcuts

Use the shortcut key to customize quick access to a single feature.

1. Select

54 Settings

Menu → Settings → Display → Shortcut Key.

2. Highlight Voice Shortcuts, and press to select it. All voice shortcuts

are enabled.

3. Access the new shortcut from the home screen by pressing up, and

following the prompts. See page 12 for shortcut details.

To use voice shortcuts

Voice Shortcuts must be set as your shortcut key before you can use this
function. See “To set up voice shortcuts” on page 54.

1. Press and hold up. The screen displays “Say a shortcut” and a voice

prompt asks you to “Say the shortcut.”

2. Say the pre-recorded shortcut name into the microphone. When

successful, you will be taken to the menu of the shortcut you requested.
See “To record voice shortcuts” on page 53.

To add a voice tag to an existing contact

Voice Recognition (VR) allows you to initiate a call to one of your entries in
the

1. From the home screen, select

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Contacts directory by using voice tags.

Menu → Contacts.

2. Select View All or Find Name to locate the contact you want to add a

voice tag to.

3. Press to select the contact card you want to edit.

4. Select the number you want to add a voice tag to.

5. Select

Add Voice Dial.

6. At the voice prompt, “Say a name,” speak the contact’s name, and repeat

as instructed until a match is made. When a word match is completed, you
hear “[Name] added” and the screen shows “Voice dialing is now available
for this number.”

-or-

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Add Voice Dial.

2. Say the name of the contact into the microphone at the prompt. Repeat

until you hear “[Name] added.”

To save a voice tag with a new contact

1. From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save.

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2. Press to Save New.

3. Enter a name for the contact.

4. Press right to select

5. Select

Add Voice Dial. Press .

Options. Press .

6. At the voice prompt, “Say a name,” speak the contact’s name, and repeat

as instructed until a match is made. When a word match is completed, you
will hear [Name] added” and the screen shows “Voice dialing is now
available for this number.”
When complete, you are returned to the
continue to add options to the new contact or

To view entries with voice tags

Options menu, where you can

Save the contact.

•Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List.

A list of all contacts with assigned voice tags appears.

To edit a voice tag

1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List.

2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and press to select it.

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3. Select the phone number and press .

4. Press up or down to select

Voice Dial

, and follow the prompts.

Add Voice Dial, Edit Voice Dial, or Erase

Voice Training

During Voice Training, you speak a series of commands and the voice
recognition feature “learns” your voice. Perform Voice Training in a quiet
environment, and speak naturally into the microphone.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Training.

2. Highlight a training option:

–

Train All—Commands Yes, No, and Wake-up are trained.

–

Train “Wake-Up”—Only the Wake-up command is trained. The “Wake

Up” command feature can only be used with an accessory, such as a
headset, hands-free car kit, or portable hands-free car kit.

–

Train “yes/no”—Yes and No commands are trained. VR recognizes the

“Yes” and “No” commands without training. If you do not train the VR
feature, the “Yes” and “No” commands can be activated by anyone.

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– Untrain All—Erases all training

3. Press to select it.

4. Follow the voice command. Do not speak a command until the prompt is

complete.

5. Speak the command clearly into the microphone and listen for “Again.” Say

the command again until you hear “Training completed.”

6. Press when finished to return to Voice Services, or press to

return to the home screen.

Note: To end Voice Training at any time, press or .

To activate voice recognition

Once VR training is complete, you can activate the system in one of two
ways:

1. From the home screen, press , and follow the prompts.

2. If you are using your phone with a hands-free car kit, portable hands-free

car kit, or car power adapter, say “Wake Up” and listen for a tone. Say
“Wake Up” again until you hear two tones.

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To make a call with voice recognition

1. From the home screen, press .

2. At the prompt “Say a name,” speak the name of the person you wish to

call.

3. The VR responds “Calling [Name].” Remain silent to make the call, or say

“No” to cancel the call.

If there are multiple matches to the name that you requested, the VR will
ask you to verify which name you want to call. Reply “Yes” or “No” until you
hear the desired name.

To end a call with voice recognition

• Press . You cannot use voice recognition to end a call.

Voice Wake-Up

Voice Wake-up does not work with Keyguard active.
Voice Wake-up can only be used with an accessory, such as a headset or a

hands-free car kit. See see page 58.

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•Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Wake-Up → With

ext. pwr

.

Voice Answer

You may use voice recognition to answer incoming calls. However, this
feature can only be used with an accessory, such as a headset or a hands­free car kit. Voice answer must be enabled for this feature to work, and the
ringer must be turned on.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Answer

2. Select Enabled, press .

3. Select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Call Ring/Vibe → Ring only, then

press .

To answer a call

The VR system alerts you to an incoming call by saying either “Incoming
call, answer?” or “Incoming roam call, answer?”

• Say “Yes” or press any key except .

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To ignore a call

You may ignore an incoming call in several ways:

• Say “No” or press . The voice alert is silenced.

• Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice and the phone rings once,

then returns to the home screen.

Security

You must enter your 4-digit lock code (typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of
your phone number) to set any of the options on the

Security menu.

To lock and unlock the phone

When your phone is locked, you can only call a number your service
provider has set up as an emergency number, a service provider number, or
a priority number. You can still receive incoming calls.

To lock the phone

1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter the 4-digit lock code.

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3. Select Lock Phone Use.

4. Highlight an option and press to select it:

–

Never does not lock the phone.

–

On power up locks the phone every time you turn it on.

–

Now locks the phone immediately.

To unlock the phone

1. Press to select Unlock.

2. Enter your 4-digit lock code.

To restrict calls

This function limits the calls you can make to emergency and saved contacts
only. Incoming calls can still be answered.

•Select

•Select

Menu → Settings → Security → Limit Calls Out.
No for unlimited calls, or select Yes, to Contacts to allow calls to

contacts only.

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To change your lock code

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your 4-digit lock code.

3. Select

–Select

Change Lock Code. A message appears: “Change Lock Code?”

Yes and enter a new code, then press . Enter your new lock

code again to verify it.

–Select

Exit to leave your lock code unchanged.

To erase all contacts

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your 4-digit lock code.

3. Select

–Select

–Select

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Erase All Contacts.

Yes to erase all contacts. A message appears: “Erase ALL

contacts?” Select

No to leave contacts unchanged.

No to cancel or Yes to erase all contacts.

To erase recent calls

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your 4-digit lock code.

3. Select

–Select

Erase Calls List.

Yes to erase all recent calls. A message appears: “Erase ALL

recent calls list entries?” Select
calls.

–Select

No to leave the Recent Calls list unchanged.

To reset the phone

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Security.

No to cancel or Yes to erase all recent

2. Enter your 4-digit lock code.

3. Select

4. Select

Phone Reset.

Yes to reset the phone. A message appears, “Reset ALL phone

settings?”

5. Select

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Yes. A confirmation “Phone settings -RESET-” appears.

–Select No at any time to cancel.

Note: Your 4-digit lock code, Recent Calls list, Contacts directory, InBox

contents, memos, and service programming are not reset when you reset
your phone.

Call Information

Recent Calls Timer

This timer displays the total number and duration of recent calls you have
made and received since the last time you reset the timer.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Call Information → Recent Calls Timer.

2. Press to select Reset. This resets the timer to zero.

All Calls Timer

This timer displays the total number and duration of all calls you have made
and received. You cannot reset this timer.

•Select

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Menu → Settings → Call Information → All Calls Timer.

Browser Timer

This timer displays the total duration of data calls you have made since the
last time you reset the timer.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Call Information → Browser Timer.

2. Press Reset to reset the timer to zero.

Network

Use these settings to view or change options such as roaming and privacy
alerts. Some settings may not be available on all phones.

Data/Fax Calls In

These settings tell the phone how to handle voice and data calls.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Network → Data/Fax Calls In.

2. Press to select an option:

–

Voice Only allows only voice calls.

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– Fax, next call sets the phone to fax mode for the next incoming call or

the next 10 minutes.

–

Data, next call sets the phone to data mode for the next incoming call

or the next 10 minutes.

–

Fax, until off forces the phone into fax mode until the phone is turned

off.

–

Data, until off forces the phone into data mode until the phone is

turned off.

Note: You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in Fax or Data

mode.

Privacy Alert

You can set your phone to sound an alert if enhanced CDMA voice privacy is
on (check with your service provider to see if CDMA voice privacy is
available in your area).

1. Select

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Menu → Settings → Network → Privacy Alert.

2. Press to select Disabled or Enabled to set an audible alert.

Note:

An alert message always shows on the screen, regardless of these

settings.

Roam/Service Alert

You can set the phone to alert you if you roam.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Network → Roam/Srvc Alert.

2. Press to select an option:

–

Disabled does not alert you if you roam.

–

When no service alerts you with three tones, decreasing in intensity,

when service is lost. When service is acquired again, you hear three
tones increasing in intensity.

–

On roam change alerts you with two tones, decreasing in intensity,

when roaming service is acquired. When home area service is acquired
again, you hear two tones, increasing in intensity.

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– On any change alerts you with three increasing tones if there is a

change in roaming service or three decreasing tones if service is lost.

Roam Option

This setting sets the signals your phone accepts.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Network → Roam Option.

2. Press to select an option:

–

Automatic (recommended setting) accepts any system the phone

service supports.

–

No Roaming does not allow calls outside of your home service area.

Roaming ringer

You can set the phone to use a special ringer sound that indicates when an
incoming call may be subject to roaming charges.

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Sounds → Roam Ringer.

2. Press to select Disabled or Enabled.

Note: This ringer is not adjustable.

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Digital or Analog

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Network → Digital or Analog.

2. Press to select an option:

–

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 next call.

–

Digital only sets the phone to work in digital mode only.

Reset VM Count

1. Select

Menu → Settings → Messaging → Reset VM Count.

2. Select Yes to reset the count or No to cancel when you receive the

prompt, “Reset voicemail message count to zero?”

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Accessory Features

Power Backlighting

This allows backlighting to remain on when external power, such as a travel
charger, is used with the phone. Power Backlighting may not be available
with some accessories.

1. Select

2. Select

Menu → Settings → Accessories →Power Backlighting.
Normal to keep the default setting, or Always on to keep

backlighting on.

Note: The battery charges slower when backlighting is set to Always on.

Headset Ringing

When a headset is attached to the phone, you can have alert sounds come
out of either the phone or the headset.

1. Select

2. Select

Menu → Settings → Accessories → Headset Ringing.
Out of phone or Out of headset.

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Auto-Answer

If your phone is attached to a Hands-free Car Kit (sold separately), you can
set it to answer an incoming call after 5 seconds.

•Select

seconds

Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → After 5

.

Com Port Speed

Sets the data rate at which your phone connects with a laptop or a PC.

•Select

Menu → Settings → Accessories → Com Port Speed.

• Press to select 19.2 kbps, 115.2 kbps (default), or 230.4 kbps.

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Tools

Alarm Clock

Use the Alarm Clock to set an alert for a specific time. The alert works only
when the phone is on.

1. Select

– Press up or down to select an hour and minutes.
– Press left or right to switch between hours, minutes, and

a.m./p.m.

– Enter numbers using the phone keypad.

2. Press to save.

3. When the alarm rings, select

or select

Menu → Tools & Games → Alarm Clock → Set.

Off to turn off the alarm.

Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes,

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Tip Calculator

1. Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Tip Calculator.

2. Enter the amount of your bill and press .

3. Select the amount you want to include as a tip (15%, 18%, 20%, 10%,

5%, Other) and press . Your total bill, including tip, is calculated and
displayed.

4. Split the bill by pressing right and pressing to select

Split.

5. Enter the number of guests and press . The amount that each guest

pays appears.

Calculator

Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations.

1. Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Calculator.

2. Use the keypad to enter numbers.

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3. Press to select mathematical operations.

= equal + add X multiply

÷ divide - subtract . 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 and return the calculator to
digit entry mode. Hold down to clear all of the digits and operations and
display a zero.

Exit the calculator and return to home screen.

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Countdown Timer

This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. It beeps when that
amount of time has elapsed.

1. Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Countdown Timer → Set.

2. Press up or down to set the hours, minutes, and seconds. To move

the cursor, press left or right.

3. Select

Select

Start to begin the countdown.
Stop to pause the countdown.

4. When the alarm rings, press to silence it.

Stopwatch

1. Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Stopwatch → Start. The stopwatch

begins counting.

2. Select

3. Select

Stop to stop counting.
Reset to set the counter back to zero and begin counting again.

4. Press when finished.

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Games

For all games described in this section, when an incoming call alert is
received, the game is paused and exited. You can return to play once the
incoming call alert is ended. The game will not remain paused while the
phone is off.

Mystic I Ching™

The I Ching is a 3,000-year-old collection of 64 fortunes written in China.
Each fortune has a number, a name, and a mystical description. Mystic I
Ching gives you your fortune based on the option you select.

1.Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Mystic I Ching.

2.Highlight and press to select a game option:

–

Your Fortune—At the prompt, think of a question you want answered.

Your fortune appears.

–

Quick Yes/No—Ask Mystic I Ching your question, then press to

have your question answered.

–

Instructions—Provides help on using Mystic I Ching.

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– Reference Version—At the prompt, enter your lucky 2-digit number

(for numbers lower than 10 enter 0 before the numeral, e.g., 07). Press

to see the Chinese name and fortune associated with your

number.

To change the sound or instruction display:

1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Mystic I Ching → Settings.

2. Select an option, press .

– Sound allows you to determine when you hear music with this game.

Choose Sound Always, During Title, No Sound. Press to save your
setting.

– Instruction Display lets you choose how to view instructions.

Choose

Show Instructions or Hide Instructions. Press to save

your setting.

Cavern Crawl™

This adventure game sends the player through a multi-layer maze inside a
large cavern while fighting monsters, gathering gold, and finding treasure.

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The goal of the game is for the player to amass as many points as possible
before being killed.

To collect items or attack monsters, simply move over them. Monsters
attack you by attempting to move over your spot.

To play the game:

1. Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Cavern Crawl → New Game.

2. Press to start the game.

– Press to move up and down.
– Press to move left or right.

3. Press each time you receive a prompt announcing that you have

collected an item or killed a monster.

To change the sound or message display:

1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Cavern Crawl → Settings.

2. Select an option, press .

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– Sound allows you to determine when you hear music with this game.

Choose

Sound Always, During Title, No Sound. Press to save

your setting.

–

Messages allows you to set game status information as One Line or

Full Screen. Press to save your setting.

Space Dudes™

The goal of this game is to shoot down the space dudes before they shoot
you.

•Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Space Dudes.

Play begins immediately.

– Press up to shoot the space dudes.
– Press left or right reposition your ship.
– Press to pause the game.

Your ship has three lives. The first two times your ship is hit you will be
prompted to either

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Resume the game or to begin a New game. The third

time your ship is hit, you must start a New game or exit. Press to
select all of these options.

Brick Attack™

The goal of this game is to eliminate bricks that are arranged in levels. To
do this, you send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the
screen. To move the paddle, press left or right.

1. Select

Menu → Tools & Games → Brick Attack.

2. Press to select New to begin the game.

3. Press to pause the game.

4. Press to

Resume.

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7 Web Browser

You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone
Internet services from your service provider and if over-the-air Internet
access is available in your area.

Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while you are using the Web

browser and a data call is in progress.

To start the Web browser

•Select

To exit the Web browser

• Press .

-or-

Press from the Web Browser home screen.

To go back

• Press to go back one screen.

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Menu → Web Browser.

Web browser 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

– Show URL displays the entire URL.
–

Openwave™ displays information about your Web Browser version.

–

Encryption should not be used unless you are instructed to do so by

your service provider.

–

UP.Link selects a different browser server. You can use this option if you

have more than one Web Browser account, such as one for business
and one for personal use.

–

Restart restarts the Web Browser.

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