Kyocera C6530 User Manual

FPO

Hydro LIFE

quick reference guide

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♦ Your KYOCERA Hydro LIFE (Page 2)

♦ Get Your Phone Ready (Page 3)

♦ Use Your Phone (Page 6)

♦ Manage Your Account (Page 15)

♦ Notes (Page 17)

This section introduces you to the basics of getting
started with your KYOCERA Hydro LIFE.
Visit metropcs.com for the complete User Guide and
additional information.

Your KYOCERA Hydro LIFE

< Front

Proximity Sensor/
Light Sensor

LED
Indicator

Headset Jack

Front-Facing
Camera Lens

Smart Sonic Receiver
(Internal)

Charger/
Accessory Jack

Touchscreen

Power Button

< Bottom >

Microphone

Top >

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Back Key Recent Apps Key

Home Key

< Side >< Back >

Volume
Button

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Internal
Antennas

Back Camera Lens
Camera Flash
Speaker
SIM Card Slot/

microSD Card Slot
(Internal)

Get Your Phone Ready

Insert the Battery

1. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press
into place.

2. Replace the cover, making sure all tabs on the cover
align with the battery compartment slots and pressing
down until the cover snaps into place.

Charge the Battery

1. Plug the smaller end of the micro-USB cable into the
phone’s charger/accessory jack.

2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the charger,
and then plug the charger into an electrical outlet.

Insert the SIM Card

1. Remove the battery cover. Lift the battery and remove

2. Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts on the SIM

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it from the battery compartment.

card face down and the cut off corner points to the top
and left. Insert the SIM card into the SIM card holder.

Cut

Activate Your Phone

You will need the following information when activating service:

● Your name, address and an eight-digit number that you
will use to access your account (your personal
identification number “PIN”).

● Your serial number and SIM card number. To locate the
serial number, remove the phone from the box and
remove the battery cover from the phone. The serial
number is located near the bar code. It will be either 14
or 18 digits. The SIM card number can be located below
the bottom bar code on the back of the SIM card holder.

● Your choice of MetroPCS plan and services including
unlimited data, talk and text plans.

Turn the Phone On

X Press and hold the Power button to turn your phone on.

▪ Once your phone is powered up, dial 1.888.8metro8

(1.888.863.8768) to connect with an activation
representative who will assist you in activating your
phone. You can also activate your phone online by
visiting metropcs.com. (As soon as your service is
activated, be sure to fully charge the phone’s battery
before using it again.)

Don’t hesitate to ask your MetroPCS representative for more
information on additional features and services or visit

metropcs.com.

Turn the Screen On and Off

X Press the Power button to turn the screen on and off.

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Unlock the Screen

X Touch and hold on the screen and swipe your finger

toward Start

to unlock the screen.

Turn the Phone Off

X Press and hold the Power button and then touch Power

off > OK to turn the phone off.

Use Your Phone

Voicemail

Set Up Your Voicemail

All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to your
voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. You
should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon
as your phone is activated:

1. Touch

2. Touch and hold

3. Follow the voice prompts to create your password and

It is strongly recommended that you set a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has access to
your phone can access your messages.

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> Phone > Dialpad tab to display the

phone dialpad.

.

record your name and greeting.

Retrieve Your Voicemail

X Touch and hold

From any other phone:

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When your voicemail answers, press the asterisk key (*).

3. Enter your password.

on the phone dialpad.

Phone Calls

Make a Phone Call

1. Touch

2. Touch the digits of the number you want to call on the

3. Touch

4. Touch

> Phone > Dialpad tab to display the

phone dialpad.

dialpad. Touch to delete one or more digits.

at the bottom of the screen to place

the call.

when you are finished.

Respond to an Incoming Call

X On the incoming call screen, swipe the Answer icon

X Swipe the Ignore icon

voicemail inbox.

X Swipe the Ignore & Text icon

send a message to the caller.

Note: While on a call and holding the phone near your face

to speak, the touchscreen automatically deactivates
to avoid accidental screen presses. When you move
the phone away from your face, the touchscreen
automatically reactivates.

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to send the call to your

to ignore the call and

Display Settings

.

Add App Shortcuts or Widgets to the Home Screen

1. Touch

2. Slide the Apps or Widgets screens to find the item

3. Touch and hold an app icon or a widget and drag it to

4. Move your finger to find the place to add it to. The blue

5. Release your finger.

Move or Remove Items on the Home Screen

X Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove on

the home screen.

> .

you want to add to the home screen.

“Add to Home Screen” at the top of the screen.

frames which appear on the screen indicate where you
might place the item.

▪ To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it.

Change Wallpaper

1. Touch and hold the empty area on the home screen.

2. Touch Wallpapers and select one of the following

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▪ To remove the item, drag it over “X Remove” at the top

of the screen and release it when it turns red.

options:

▪ Gallery/Graphics to use saved or taken pictures on

your phone. Select an album, select an image and
use the crop tool to resize it.

▪ Live Wallpapers to use Live wallpapers. Select the

wallpaper and touch Set wallpaper.

▪ Wallpapers to use preset wallpapers. Select the

wallpaper and touch Set wallpaper.

▪ Photos to use saved or taken pictures on your

phone. Touch to select a picture, and crop it before
setting it as wallpaper.

Contacts

View Contacts

1. Touch

2. Scroll through the list to view your contacts.

Add a New Contact

1. Touch

2. Add as much or as little information as you want.

3. Touch Save when you are finished.

> > People.

> > People > .

▪ To add information in a field, touch the field to display

the touchscreen keyboard.

▪ To assign a number or address type (such as

MOBILE, HOME, WORK, etc.), touch the label next to
the number or address field.

▪ To assign a picture, touch the icon next to the name,

and select to take a picture or choose a picture from
Gallery.

Edit Contacts

1. Touch

2. Touch a contact to open it, and then touch

▪ Touch a field to add or edit information.

3. Touch Save when you are finished.

Note: To delete a contact, touch

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> > People.

> Delete > OK.

> Edit.

Messaging

Send a Message

1. Touch

2. Enter a phone number or email address in the

Tip: Enter a saved contact name to call up the phone

Tip: Touch

3. Touch the Type message field and type your

4. Touch when you are finished.

> > Messaging, and then touch .

Enter up to 10 recipients field.

number or email address. Touch a match from an
available list.

next to the field to access your contacts.

message.

▪ To attach pictures or files, touch

file.

▪ To add a subject or insert a smiley, touch

Add subject or Insert smiley, and then type a
subject or select a smiley.

and select a

>

Access Messages

X Touch

> > Messaging. Touch a message to

open and read it.

X If you have a new message notification, drag the status

bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch a
message to open and read it.

Email Setup

Set Up a Gmail™ Account

1. Touch

2. Follow the instructions to set up or sign in to a Gmail

Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain

Note: When setting up a new Google Account, you will be

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> > Gmail.

account.

features such as Google Play™, you do not have to
use Gmail as the default account for your phone.

prompted to add a secondary email address. Enter a

second Gmail address or any other email address
from which you currently send and receive email.
This address is used to authenticate your account
should you ever encounter problems or forget your
password. It is strongly encouraged for Android
users so you can regain access to Google Mobile™
services and purchases on your phone.

Set Up an Email Account

1. Touch

2. Follow the instructions to sign in to your email account.

> > Email.

▪ If you are adding an account from a common email

provider, such as Windows Live Hotmail or Yahoo
Mail, enter your email address and password and
touch Next. Your email should be set up
automatically.

▪ If you are adding an account from a less common

email provider, or if you have additional settings to
configure, enter your email address and password

and touch Manual setup. Follow the instructions to
provide the required information.

Note: If you are not sure about your account, touch Next

after entering your email address and password. If
your phone can’t autoconfigure your account, you’ll
then be asked to configure it manually.

®

Set Up a Microsoft

1. Touch

Exchange Account

> > Settings > Add account >

Corporate.

2. Enter your corporate email address and password and

touch Next.

3. Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details and

touch Next.

▪ Contact your Exchange Server administrator for

required sign-in information.

4. Select the frequency and sync options and touch Next.

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5. Identify your new account with a unique name and

touch Next.

Send an Email Message

1. Touch

> > Email.

▪ If necessary, touch the email account you want to

use.

2. On the email account inbox, touch

.

3. Enter an email address or contact name in the To field.

Tip: Touch next to the field to access your contacts.

4. Enter a subject and a message.

▪ To add attachments, touch

> Attach file and

select an attachment.

5. Touch

when you are finished.

Wi-Fi

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

When you are in range of an available Wi-Fi network, you
can use your phone’s Wi-Fi feature to access the Internet
and other data services.

1. Touch

2. Touch Wi-Fi to display a list of available networks.

3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If necessary, enter

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> > Settings.

▪ If OFF is displayed next to Wi-Fi, touch it to turn Wi-Fi

on. ON is displayed and the phone will scan for
available Wi-Fi networks.

the password and touch Connect.

▪ When your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network,

the Wi-Fi icon

appears in the status bar.

Bluetooth

Pair and Connect With a Bluetooth® Device

1. Touch

2. Touch an available device and follow the prompts to

Share Contacts, Files, or Pictures Using Bluetooth

1. Open the application containing the file you want to

2. Locate the file you want to share.

3. Touch

> > Settings > Bluetooth.

▪ If OFF is displayed next to Bluetooth, touch it to turn

Bluetooth on. ON is displayed.

pair your phone with the device. You may be required
to enter a passcode (often 0000) to complete pairing.

share. (For example, touch

▪ You can send pictures and videos directly from the

camera or from Gallery, Calendar events, or Contacts.
Not all devices will be able to receive all file types.

> Bluetooth.

> > Gallery.

4. Touch the name of the device to which you’re sending
the file. (If prompted, touch Turn on to activate
Bluetooth.)

Web

Go Online

X Touch

> MetroWEB.

Open a Web Page by Entering an URL

1. Touch the URL field and enter the Web address.

▪ As you type the address, if your desired website

appears within the suggested sites list, touch the
entry to begin surfing.

2. Touch Go.

Tip: You can also enter a search term into the URL field to

perform a Web search.

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Access Bookmarks

X From any open Web page, touch

Tip: You can also touch

then touch

Create Bookmarks

1. Open the Web page you want to bookmark and
touch

2. If desired, enter a new Label for the bookmark and
touch Next.

3. If desired, enter a new Address for the bookmark and
touch Done.

4. Touch the Account field to select which account to
associate with the bookmark.

5. Touch the Add to field to select where to save the
bookmark and touch OK.

.

> Save to bookmarks.

> Bookmarks.

next to the address bar and

Camera & Camcorder

Take a Picture

1. Touch

▪ Touch

2. Frame your subject on the screen.

3. Touch and release

Record a Video

1. Touch

2. Frame your subject on the screen.

3. Touch

Camera & Camcorder Settings

X From the camera or camcorder screen, touch

open the capture settings menu. These settings include
Mode, Camera scene, White balance, Flash, and
more.

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> > Camera.

to select the front-facing camera lens.

to take a picture.

> > Camera.

to begin recording. Touch to stop.

to

Google Play™ on Your Phone

Download Apps and Games

1. Touch

2. Browse through featured apps and games, or touch

3. Touch an item to read a description and reviews.

4. Touch INSTALL (for free apps) or the price (for paid

Note: You will need to provide credit card information to

> > Play Store.

▪ The first time you visit the Google Play Store app, the

Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept
to continue if you agree to the Terms of Service.

to start a search.

applications) and follow the onscreen prompts.

purchase and download items from Google Play.