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.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Table of Contents Getting Started ................................................................................ 1 Installing the battery .......................................................................... 1 Removing the battery ......................................................................... 2 Screen icons ...................................................................................... 5 Using menus ....................................................................................
Messages ....................................................................................... 37 Retrieving messages .........................................................................37 Erasing messages .............................................................................39 Message alerts .................................................................................41 Low memory ....................................................................................42 Settings..............
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.
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.
Getting to Know Your Phone 1. Jack for Hands-free headset (sold 8 separately). 2. Home screen (in Standby mode). 3. Navigation keys adjust volume when in a 1 call; scroll up or down and left or right through lists and menus; and position the cursor during text entry. 2 3 4. Talk key starts or answers a call. 9 4 6. Keypad to enter numbers, letters, or 5 6 7 5. OK key selects a menu item or option. symbols. 10 11 12 7. *Text key changes text modes. 8. Antenna extends to make or answer a call.
9. End key powers on phone, turns off phone, 8 and ends calls. 10. Clear key erases the last character in text entry, or returns to the previous menu. 11. #Space key enters a space during text 1 entry. 2 12. 0 Next key cycles through word choices during T9® text entry. 3 9 4 5 6 7 13. Jacks for AC adapter (included) and data cable (sold separately). Warning: Inserting an accessory into 10 the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
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.
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 Menu, then press left or right to see menus.
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Basic functions To turn on the phone • Press . ¤ and the home screen appear when the phone is turned on 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 . To end a call • Press . To answer a call • Press 8 .
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 mute a call To set the phone so that your caller does not hear background noise during a call: • Press right to highlight Mute and press . To turn Mute off during a call: • Highlight Unmute and press . To adjust the volume manually • To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press down. up or 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.
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 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.
• 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 select an option from the list: to – InBox accesses your Text InBox.
– 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.
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. Before using your phone, fully charge the battery. 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.
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.
• 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 Menu → Settings → Network → Digital or Analog and choose from the options available: Automatic, Analog only, to save. Analog call or Digital only. Press • You are far away from a base station or cell site when in digital mode.
• 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.
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 Save New. Go to step 3.
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.
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.
2. Press right through the options at the bottom of the screen. 3. Press to select a type of pause. indicates a timed pause. indicates a 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 View All or Find Name. 3. Highlight the contact you want to edit. 4. Press to select the contact. 5. Select Options to Add New, Erase Contact, Edit Name, Classify Contact, or Exit.
– 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.
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 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.
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 Menu → Contacts → View All. -orPress down from the home screen. 2. Select a name from the list and press 3. Select the number and press . .
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 .
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 .
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 Call from Missed call Three-way 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.
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 Erase Recent Calls. – Select Yes to erase all recent calls.
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 • To enter spaces, press right or left. . • 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 mode is active. . while T9 or ABC text entry Capitalize the next letter. Capitalize every letter.
• 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 entry mode. 2. Press right to highlight the current text 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.
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 1. Press mode down through the list of symbols. 2.
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.
To select a language 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Language. 2. Select the language and press special characters. Kyocera 2255 User Guide .
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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 Text InBox and Voicemail and are bold. • Once you have read a message, you can save it to your Filed folder, erase it, or leave it in your Text InBox. Retrieving messages When a text message, page, or voicemail is received, appears on your phone’s screen.
– 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 • Press , your voicemail speed dialing number. 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.
– 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.
– 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 Erase. A message appears: “Erase this message?” 5. Select Yes to erase the message, or No to cancel.
– 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 Menu → Settings → Messaging, then the type of alert (Message Alert, Net Alert, Page Alert, or Voicemail Alert). 2. Press to select an option. – Disabled does not alert you when a message is received.
– 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 Ignore. – Loud beep once sets the phone to beep once loudly when a message 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.
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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: indicates the phone is in Silence All mode. Note: Silence All supersedes other sounds/ringer settings, but does not “reset” those 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 Menu → Settings → Keyguard. 2. Highlight, then press to select from the options.
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.
Display To adjust the backlighting 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Backlighting. – 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.
To change the banner 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → My Banner. 2. Select 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.
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 Menu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View. 2. Highlight the option you want: 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 Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-Hyphenation. 2.
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: Highest, High, Medium, Low, and Lowest. Voice Services The voice features of your Kyocera 2255 phone allow you to originate calls, answer calls, use voice shortcuts, and record voice memos.
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 Name a memo. ERASE Erase a memo. To record a memo 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Memo. 2. Press tone.” to select Record New.
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 Save. Note: You do not need to name your memos. “Memo 1”, “Memo 2”, etc.
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.
– 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.
2. Highlight Voice Shortcuts, and press are enabled. to select it. All voice shortcuts 3. Access the new shortcut from the home screen by pressing following the prompts. See page 12 for shortcut details. up, and 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.
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.” -or1.
2. Press to Save New. 3. Enter a name for the contact. 4. Press right to select Options. Press 5. Select Add Voice Dial. 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 Options menu, where you can continue to add options to the new contact or Save the contact.
3. Select the phone number and press . 4. Press up or down to select Add Voice Dial, Edit Voice Dial, or Erase Voice Dial, and follow the prompts. 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.
– 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 return to the home screen. Note: To end Voice Training at any time, press or to .
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 .
• 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 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.
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 Menu → Settings → Security → Limit Calls Out.
To change your lock code 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your 4-digit lock code. 3. Select Change Lock Code. A message appears: “Change Lock Code?” – Select Yes and enter a new code, then press code again to verify it. . Enter your new lock – 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 Erase All Contacts. –Select Yes to erase all contacts.
To erase recent calls 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your 4-digit lock code. 3. Select Erase Calls List. – Select Yes to erase all recent calls. A message appears: “Erase ALL recent calls list entries?” Select No to cancel or Yes to erase all recent calls. – Select No to leave the Recent Calls list unchanged. To reset the phone 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your 4-digit lock code. 3. Select Phone Reset. 4. Select Yes to reset the phone.
– 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.
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.
– 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.
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.
– 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.
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.
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 Menu → Settings → Accessories → Power Backlighting. 2. Select 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.
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 Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → After 5 seconds. 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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6 Tools & Games 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 Menu → Tools & Games → Alarm Clock → Set. – 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 Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes, or select Off to turn off the alarm.
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 5. Enter the number of guests and press pays appears. to select Split. . The amount that each guest Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. 1.
3. Press C to select mathematical operations. = equal + add X multiply ÷ divide - . decimal point subtract 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.
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 Start to begin the countdown. Select 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.
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.
– 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.
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.
– 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.
time your ship is hit, you must start a New game or exit. Press select all of these options. to 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 Menu → Web Browser. To exit the Web browser • Press . -orPress from the Web Browser home screen. To go back • Press to go back one screen.
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.
Indicators and alerts Web Browser screen • The appears in a secure Web Browser session. • If you have several URLs bookmarked, a list appears. Press up or down to scroll through the list. Press to select a URL and go to that site. • An underline and an arrow indicate that there is more text. Press down to go to the next screen of text. Press up to move back one screen. Your weekend weather will be warm and sunny, with highs in the 70s ...
Web Alerts If your service provider activated Internet services on your phone and you are in an area that provides over-the-air Internet access, you may receive Net Alerts. These short messages allow you to quickly access information on the Internet.
8 Help Customer Support Your service provider’s customer support department may be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a number such as *611 (check with your service provider). They can answer questions about your phone, phone bill, call coverage area, and specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail. For questions about the phone features, refer to the materials provided with your phone, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com.
Before requesting support, please try to reproduce and isolate the problem. When you contact the Customer Care Center, be ready to provide the following information: • The name of your service provider. • The actual error message or problem you are experiencing. • The steps you took to reproduce the problem. • The phone’s electronic serial number (ESN). To find the ESN: – Remove the battery (see “Removing the battery” on page 2). – Locate the white label on the back of the phone.
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Index A Alarm Clock 75 alert minute 46 roam ringer 70 roam/service 69 alerts 68 analog mode 70 answering calls 8 auto-hyphenation 49 B backlighting power 72 banner, changing 48 battery care and safety 15 charging 1 installing 1 performance 16 Kyocera 2255 User Guide Brick Attack 83 C Calculator 76 calls answering 8 ending 8 making 8 Cavern Crawl 80 characters French 34 Portuguese 34 Spanish 34 contact business 20 calling 25 classifying 20 editing 22, 57 erasing 24 finding 24 personal 20 saving a phone num
E ending calls 8 enhanced CDMA voice privacy 68 F Fast Find 25 G Games Brick Attack 82 Cavern Crawl 80 Mystic I Ching 79 Space Dudes 82 H hanging up 8 hard pause 21 I icons 5 K Keyguard 45 shortcut to 12 94 keypad locking 12, 45 shortcut to 12 unlocking 12, 45 L languages 34 letters entering 31 special characters 34 locking keypad 12, 45 phone 62 M main menu view 49 making calls 8 messages erasing 39 automatically 40 receiving new 37 retrieving 37 mode analog 70 digital 70 Mystic I Ching 79 N navigation k
adding new 21 finding 24 Fast Find 25 your own 9 primary 20 type of 20 power-save mode 16 privacy alert 68 enhanced CDMA 68 R Recent Calls list, dialing from 30 redial last number called 9 Reset 71 resetting the phone x ringers, changing 46 roaming 70 Kyocera 2255 User Guide S safety xi saving a phone number 19 screen icons 5 shortcut keys creating 13 modifying 14 pre-programmed 12 silence all sounds 44, 78 shortcut to 12 Silence All mode 44, 78 shortcut to 12 Smart Sound 11 Sounds ringer type 46 roam/ser
voice privacy, enhanced CDMA 68 voice recognition activating 59 ending a call 60 making a call 60 voice shortcuts 53 recording 53 setting up 54 using 55 voice tag adding 55 editing 57 saving 56 viewing entries 57 voice wake-up 60 voicemail 11 calling 38 reset VM count 71 volume adjusting manually 10 96 W Wireless Web indicators and alerts 87
