Kyocera DuraXE Epic User Manual

Kyocera DuraXE Epic

AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT)

“How To” Guide

Table of Contents:

1. DuraXE Epic Phone

• Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

• Keyguard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10

• Customizing your Home Screen ------------------------------------------------------- 11

• Customizing your Main Menu ---------------------------------------------------------- 12

2. EPTT Activation -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3. How to Assign PTT key and SOS key to EPTT App ----------------------- 16

4. General EPTT Settings

• How to Access the EPTT App Settings ------------------------------------------------ 19

• Important Settings

• EPTT Alert Tones ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

• EPTT Speed Dial ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

• Call from Lock Screen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

• Call History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23

• Sharing Text, Location and Media with your EPTT contacts/groups ----------- 24

• How to switch EPTT Call Audio from Speaker to Earpiece and vice versa ---- 27

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Table of Contents:

5. EPTT Basic User Interface

• EPTT Menu Icons -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30

• One Touch Action -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31

• Status Indicator ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32

• How to Add Contacts ------------------------------------------------------------------- 33

• How to Add Personal Groups -------------------------------------------------------- 34

• How to Make 1-to-1 EPTT Calls (Flip Open) ------------------------------------- 35

• How to Make 1-to-1 EPTT Calls (Flip Closed) ----------------------------------- 36

• How to Make EPTT Group Calls (Flip Open) ------------------------------------ 37

• How to Make EPTT Group Calls (Flip Closed) ---------------------------------- 38

• Emergency Calling and Alerting ------------------------------------------------------ 39

• How to Make an Emergency Call ------------------------------------------------------ 40

• Receiving an Emergency Call ----------------------------------------------------------- 42

• How to Cancel an Emergency Call ------------------------------------------------------ 43

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Table of Contents:

6. EPTT Radio User Interface

• Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45

• Zones and Channels -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46

• Scanning On/Off ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47

• Changing Channels (Flip Open) ---------------------------------------------------- 48

• Changing Channels (Flip Closed) --------------------------------------------------- 49

• How to assign External Keys to EPTT Channel Up/Down ----------------- 50

• EPTT Channel Announcement ------------------------------------------------------ 51

• How to Make EPTT Calls (Flip Open) --------------------------------------------- 52

• How to Make EPTT Calls (Flip Closed) ------------------------------------------- 53

• How to Make 1-to-1 EPTT Calls ----------------------------------------------------- 54

• Emergency Calling and Alerting ----------------------------------------------------- 55

• How to Make an Emergency Call ----------------------------------------------------- 56

• Receiving an Emergency Call ---------------------------------------------------------- 58

• How to Cancel an Emergency Call ---------------------------------------------------- 59

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Table of Contents:

7. Kyocera Business Tools

• Device Control

• Overview ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61

• How to create a Device Control Policy ------------------------------------------------ 64

• Device Control and Potential Impact on EPTT Functionality ----------------------- 67

• Car Kit Power ON/OFF ------------------------------------------------------------------- 68

8. PTT Accessories -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69

9. Kyocera Sales and Support Team -------------------------------------------- 72

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DuraXE Epic Phone Overview

Model Numbers:

• E4830 (camera version)

• E4830NC (non-camera version)

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DuraXE Epic Phone Overview (cont.)

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DuraXE Epic Phone Overview (cont.)

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Lets you place or receive calls in
speakerphone mode (with the phone
closed), turn the speakerphone on

and off during a call, or unlock the

keyguard (if configured).

Note: These programmable keys can be assigned to the EPTT App

to change channels (see EPTT Radio UI section).

Lets you display the recent call history (with
the phone closed), ignore an incoming call,
end the ongoing call, or unlock the

keyguard (if configured). You can select a

name or number from the call list and place
the call with the phone closed by using the
external speaker key.

DuraXE Epic Phone Overview (cont.)

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DuraXE Epic: Keyguard

Use this feature to lock the external keys while the phone is closed to prevent accidental key presses.
Select one of the following options:

• On - Long press to temporarily disable the keyguard by pressing and holding the External speaker
key while the phone is closed.

• On - Press 2 keys to temporarily disable the keyguard by pressing the Call list key and the Volume
down key sequentially while the phone is closed.

• Off to disable the keyguard.

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DuraXE Epic: Customizing your Home Screen

To add the Navigation Key Guide to your home screen, go to:
Settings & tools→ Settings→ Display settings→ Navi key guide and select ON (default is OFF)

Default Home Screen Custom Home Screen

Note: The Navigation keys (up, down, left, right) can be reprogrammed by going to:

Settings & tools

→

Settings

→

Programmable keys

→

Navigation keys

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DuraXE Epic: Customizing your Main Menu

To replace a Main Menu icon, press right soft key “Options” and select replace items.

Default Main Menu

Custom Main Menu

In the above example, AT&T Folder has been replaced with AT&T EPTT icon.

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EPTT Activation

1. Select AT&T Folder from main menu then select AT&T EPTT to launch the app.

2. EPTT App will contact the server and show a confirmation screen. Use the Navigation key to highlight “Yes”

and press the center softkey to select.

3. Contacting server screen will appear.

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EPTT Activation (cont.)

5. User agreement will appear on screen. On top of EULA: Enable GPS: This application requires the use of

Mobile GPS. Do you wish to enable this feature? Select YES.

6. Location screen will appear, Select either “High Accuracy” or “Device only” and press center key to set the
location. (Location feature must be set to use EPTT app)

7. User agreement will appear, press the right soft key to “Accept”. Acceptance of user agreement is only

required once during initial activation.

8. Contacting server screen will appear again.

Note: “High Accuracy” setting under Location is recommended; when selected it will give the 3

rd

pop-up above.

With “Device only”, the 3rdpop-up will not be available.

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EPTT Activation (cont.)

9. After setting location accuracy preference, select “Yes” or “No” to view or skip EPTT tutorial.

10. After tutorial, the application will open and show either the Basic UI contacts screen or the LMR Radio UI.

Note: The Kyocera DuraXE Epic supports both the Basic User Interface (UI) and the Radio User Interface.

The default interface is Basic UI. User Interfaces can be configured via the EPTT Corporate Admin Tool.

or

Basic UI Radio UI

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How to assign the PTT key to EPTT Application

1. Press and hold PTT key until pop-up appears on LCD screen.

2. “Would you like to select the function for this key now?” Select Yes.

3. In PTT Key menu, select AT&T EPTT.

PTT Key

Note: As an alternate method, PTT Key can be assigned manually by navigating to the below path:

Settings & tools→Settings→Programmable keys, then under PTT Key menu, Select "AT&T EPTT“.

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How to assign the SOS key to EPTT Application

Once assigned to the EPTT App, the SOS Key can be used to initiate Emergency PTT calls

(requires “EPTT Advanced” service plan).

1. Press and hold SOS key until pop-up appears on LCD screen.

2. “Would you like to select the function for this key now?” Select Yes.

3. In SOS Key menu, select AT&T EPTT.

SOS Key

Note: As an alternate method, SOS Key can be assigned manually by navigating to the below path:

Settings & tools→Settings→Programmable keys, then under SOS Key menu, Select "AT&T EPTT“.

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General EPTT Settings

(applies to both Basic UI and Radio UI)

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How to Access the EPTT App Settings

1. Select “Options” (left soft key).

2. Scroll down to Settings using the navigation down key and press the center soft key.

Radio User
Interface

Basic User
Interface

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Important Settings

EPTT Alert Tones

In Settings, scroll

down to select

“Alert Tone”.

Scroll down and select

desired Alert Tone.

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Important Settings

EPTT Speed Dial

In Settings, scroll
down to select

“Speed Dial”.

Scroll down and select
unassigned spot.

After Speed Dial is set up:

To make a Speed Dial call, press the speed dial # on the keypad and then press the PTT button.

Select desired
contact.

Contact is now added
to Speed Dial list.

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Important Settings

Call from Lock Screen

To set up Lock screen,
go to Phone settings and

select “Security”.

Then select Screen lock
type and finish set up.

Once this is set up, you can make EPTT calls by pressing PTT key even though phone is locked.

In EPTT App, go to
Settings and select

“Call from Lock Screen”.

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