Kyocera DURAMAX User Manual

Get

Started

All you need to know to get going.

Welcome!

Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the ability
to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before. This booklet
introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your
KYOCERA DuraMax.

Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with videos,
tutorials, and community forums for your phone.

Using This Guide

This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
KYOCERA DuraMax. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the
information you need quickly and easily.

Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what

you need to do before you use your
phone the first time, including inserting
a battery and activating Sprint service
on your phone.

Use Your Phone − page 3 − Take

advantage of your phone’s features
and Sprint services, from the basics
(making calls) to the more advanced
(taking pictures, pairing with Bluetooth
devices, and more).

Get the Most Out of Sprint Direct

Connect − page 16 − Learn the basics
of using Sprint Direct Connect, which
lets you connect to other Sprint Direct
Connect users with the push of a button.

Tools & Resources − page 21 − Find

useful tips for your phone and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint
information. For additional information
including the full User Guide, videos,
tutorials, and community forums, visit
sprint.com/support.

Using This Guide

Your KYOCERA DuraMax

Earpiece

External
Speaker

Softkeys

Key

BAC K

Key

END/

POWER

Key

Button

Volume
Button

Main
Screen

Navigation
Key

Camera
Key

TALK Key

SPEAKER
Key

Microphone Internal Antenna

Keypad

MENU/OK

Direct
Connect
Button

Call List Button

Speaker

Outer

Screen

LED

Indicator

Camera Lens

Flash

Headset
Jack

Battery Cover Release Latch

Internal

Antenna

micro SD

Card

(Internal)

Charger/

Accessory

Jack

Get Your Phone Ready

Install the Battery

1. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently

press into place.

2. Replace the cover, making sure all tabs on the

cover align with the battery compartment slots
and press down until the cover snaps into
place.

3. Slide the battery cover release latch into the

locked position.

Turn the Phone On

► Press to turn your phone on.

Charge the Battery

1. Plug the USB connector into the charger/

accessory jack on the left side of your phone.

2. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.

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Get Ready

Activate Your Phone

Activate Your Phone

• If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it

is probably activated and ready to use.

• If you received your phone in the mail, and it is a

new Sprint account or a new phone number,
your phone is designed to activate automatically
when you first turn it on. You will see a Hands
Free Activation screen at startup. When it’s
finished, touch OK to continue. To confirm your
activation, make a phone call.

• If you received your phone in the mail and

it is going to be activated on an existing
number (you’re swapping phones), go to
sprint.com/activate and follow the instructions.

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When you have finished, if your phone is still not
activated or you do not have access to the
Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at
1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

Turn the Phone Off

• Press and hold 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. Press and hold .

2. Follow the voice prompts to create your

password and record your name and greeting.

Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has
access to your phone can access your
messages.

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Retrieve Your Voicemail

► Press and hold .

From any other phone:

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When your voicemail answers, press

.

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Use Your Phone

Phone Calls

Make a Phone Call

1. Enter a number from standby mode.

2. Press to delete one or more digits.

3. Press , , or the external speaker button.

4. Press when you are finished.

Answer an Incoming Call

• Press to answer an incoming call.

In-Call Options

Pressing OPTIONS (right softkey) during a call
displays a list of available in-call features. To select
an option, highlight the option and press

• Transfer Audio to switch the call to a

Bluetooth device (if applicable).

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.

• Save to save the current call’s phone number

in your Contacts.

• Contact Details to display information about

the caller stored in your Contacts.

• Main Menu to display the phone’s main

menu.

• 3-Way Call to open a call with two other

parties.

• Contacts to display your Contacts list.

Contacts

View Contacts

1. Press Contacts (right softkey) from the standby

screen.

2. Use the navigation key to scroll through the list

to view your contacts.

Add a New Contact

1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right

softkey) > Add New... > New Contact.

2. Enter a name for the new entry and press the

navigation key down.

3. Enter the phone number and press .

4. Highlight a number type for the entry (Mobile,

Mobile+DC, Home, Work, DC Only, Pager,
Fax, or Other) and press .

5. Press DONE (left softkey).

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Edit Contacts

1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right softkey).

2. Highlight the entry you want to edit and press

OPTIONS (right softkey) > Edit Contact or Edit
Group.

3. Highlight the information you wish to edit.

4. Add or edit the information and press .

5. Press DONE (left softkey) or SAVE (left softkey)

to save your changes.

Delete a Contacts Entry

1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right softkey).

2. Highlight an entry or a group you want to delete.

3. Press OPTIONS (right softkey) > Delete

Contact or Delete Group.

4. Press DELETE (left softkey).

Use Your Phone

Messages

Send a Message

1. Press > Messaging.

2. Press Send Message.

3. Select a recipient from the list or from the

following options:

• Go to Contacts to select a recipient from your

Contacts. (Qualifying Contacts entries must
contain a phone number or an email address.)

• MULTIPLE (left softkey) to select multiple
recipients. Press CONTINUE (left softkey) when
you have finished selecting and entering
recipients. (You may include up to 40
recipients per message.)

• NEW ADDRESS (right softkey) to enter a
recipient’s phone number or email address
directly. Press CONTINUE (left softkey) to
proceed.

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4. Compose a message.

• Press OPTIONS (right softkey) to select

additional options.

5. Select <Add Attachment> and select a

category of files you would like to attach
(Picture, Video, Voice, Audio, or File Manager).

6. Select a location where your file is stored. (You

can also choose to take a new picture or video,
or to record a new voice or audio clip.)

7. Select files you would like to attach.

8. Review your message and press SEND (left

softkey).