User Guide for the Kyocera KX444TM Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera KX444 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.
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 maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body, use the Kyocera Wireless Corp (KWC) approved case CA90-B1860-01 or holster 55-B1795-02.
Push to Talk feature When using your phone as a walkie-talkie radio, hold the phone a minimum separation distance of one inch (2.5 cm) between your face and the device, including the antenna, to comply with FCC exposure limits. Optimize your phone’s performance Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to optimize the performance and life of your phone, antenna, and battery.
Resetting the phone Battery and charger specifications 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. CV90-60858100-240VAC / 50/ 4.5V 1.5A 01 60Hz CV90-60859-1 120VAC / 60Hz 5.2V 400mA Standard Battery: 3.6V / 900mAh High Capacity Battery: 3.
CONTENTS 1 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 1 2 4 Using Push to Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PTT call types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Making a PTT barge call to a saved contact . . . . .
1 GETTING STARTED Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. Fully charge the battery before using the phone. Installing the battery 1. Hold the phone facing away from you. 2. Use your fingernail to pull the circular latch toward the bottom of the phone and pull the battery door away. 3. Place the battery in the phone casing with the metal contacts toward the top of the phone. 4. Place the battery door notches in the openings near the bottom of the phone. 5.
Common causes of battery drain Performing basic functions • • • • • • • Turn the phone on: Press and wait until the hourglass icon appears. until • Turn the phone off: Press and hold the phone beeps or the screen goes blank. • Make a call: Enter the number and press . • End a call: Press (the red key). • Answer a call: Press (the green key). • Make a Push to Talk (PTT) call: Press the PTT button on the left side of the phone. Hold button to talk. Release button to listen.
Getting to know your phone 2 Speakerphone button turns the speakerphone on or off. The loudspeaker is located behind the keypad (item 9). Jack for Hands-free headset (sold separately) only. 3 Volume control button adjusts the volume. 4 Home screen. Press 5 Push to Talk (PTT) button sends or receives a PTT call. 6 Hold down the PTT button to speak. OK key selects a menu item or option. 7 Send/Talk key starts or answers a call. 8 9 Navigation key scrolls through lists and positions cursor.
Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Push to Talk Recent Calls Incoming Calls Outgoing Calls Missed Calls Erase Lists Contacts Push to Talk View All Add New Find Name Add Voice Dial Speed Dial List Voice Dial List Business List Personal List Information Messages Settings (Continued) Phone Info Voicemail Send New InBox Net Alerts OutBox Saved Group Lists Erase Msgs Msg Settings Security Call Information Network Convenience Msg Settings Accessories Your Number SW Version PRI Versi
Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode and Push to Talk (PTT) service is available. The phone is operating in IS2000 digital mode, but PTT service is not available. The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. PTT service is not available in this mode. The phone is operating in Analog (FM) mode. PTT service is not available in this mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive phone calls.
2 USING PUSH TO TALK The Push to Talk (PTT) feature on your Kyocera KX444 phone allows you to use your phone like a walkie-talkie to communicate with another individual with Verizon Wireless PTT service. Simply select a contact, then press and hold your phone’s Push to Talk (PTT) button to speak. Tip: On a PTT call, only one person can speak at a time. Once you have finished speaking, release the PTT button and listen for the other party to reply.
PTT call types You can make two types of walkie-talkie calls: • A barge call automatically connects to the other party. The receiving party does not have the option to ignore the call. • An alert call sends the receiving party a tone indicating that someone wants to speak with them. The call recipient has the option to either answer or ignore the call. Making a PTT barge call to a saved contact If you have saved a phone number in your PTT contacts list (at http://www.vzwpushtotalk.
Receiving a barge call When your phone receives a barge call, the “Barge” tone plays. You then hear the caller speaking through the speakerphone. The caller’s phone number will appear on the screen. If the caller’s number is saved in your PTT Contacts list or your phone’s contact list, the contact name appears on the screen. 1. Press and hold the PTT button as you speak. 2. Release the PTT button to let the other party speak. 3. To end the PTT call, press .
– To ignore the alert, press to , or press select Ignore, press the speakerphone button on the top of the phone. 2. Press and hold the PTT button as you speak. 3. Release the PTT button to let the caller speak. 4. To end the PTT call, press . If the other party ends the call, no action is required. “Call Ended” appears, then the phone returns to the screen that was displayed when the call came in. Saving, editing, and erasing PTT contacts Viewing recent PTT calls Viewing a contact’s phone number 1.
Incoming calls and messages Preventing PTT calls PTT calls are not interrupted by incoming standard voice calls or text messages. If your phone receives a standard voice call or text message while you are on a PTT call, the following occurs: • Standard voice calls are sent directly to voicemail. If the caller leaves a voice message, appears at the top of the phone screen. • PTT calls are not accepted. Callers receive a “busy” message. • Text messages are saved to the InBox.
3 MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS This chapter discusses phone, fax, and data calls on your KX444 phone. For information about walkie-talkie radio calls, see “Using Push to Talk” on page 6. Making a call 1. Make sure you are in an area where the signal can be received. Look for the symbol on the home screen. Note: The more bars you see in the symbol, the clearer the reception. If there are no bars, try to move to where the reception is better. 2. Enter the phone number. 3. Press . 4. Press to end the call.
Adjusting the volume during a call • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press up or down. Calling emergency services Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code (911, 111, 000, 999, etc.), your phone will operate as described below. • Dial your 3-digit emergency code and press . You can call the code even if your phone is locked and your account is restricted. When you call, your phone enters Emergency mode.
Setting missed call alerts Viewing recent calls You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. • Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Missed Call → Enabled. • To turn off the alert when it rings, press or . • To cancel the alert, select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Missed Call → Disabled. 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls. 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, or Erase Lists.
Erasing recent calls Enabling 1-Touch dialing 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Erase Lists. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → 1-Touch Dialing → Enabled. 2. Select an option: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, or Erase All. 3. Press right and press to select Yes. Speed dialing Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing location number and pressing .
Checking voicemail messages Changing the keyguard setting When a voice message is received, your screen will display a notification: “New Message [x] Voicemail.” This text will remain for about five minutes. After that, look for the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard. If you see “New Message” on your screen 1. Press to select Call. This initiates a call to your voicemail number. 2. Press to interrupt the notification. 3.
Timing your calls You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before each minute passes when you are on a call. • Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Minute Alert → Enabled. Receiving data or faxes Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data/fax mode. For more information, see “Data settings” on page 41.
Controlling network roaming Specifying digital or analog mode You may force the phone into either digital or analog mode. This is useful if you are in an area that borders on digital service and the automatic feature is causing the phone to keep switching between modes. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Digital/Analog. 2. Select an option and press . – Automatic automatically switches the phone between digital and analog. – Analog only sets the phone to work in analog mode only.
4 ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Understanding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons. text entry field capitalization setting text entry mode Text entry modes There are four text entry modes: Number mode Normal text mode Rapid text entry mode Symbol mode Note: The mode you start in depends on the task you are doing.
Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: . @ ? ! – , & : ’ To access the full set of symbols: 1. Press right to highlight the current mode and press to enter the menu. 2. Select = Symbols. 3. Press down to view the list of symbols. 4. Press the number key corresponding to the symbol you want.
Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. To... Do this... Enter a letter Use mode and press a key until you see the letter you want. For more information, see page 18. Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number. For more options, see page 18. Enter a symbol Use mode and press you want. See page 19. Enter a space Press Erase a character Press until you find the symbol . .
5 STORING CONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store information about a person or company. Your phone can hold, on average, about 200 phone numbers. Saving a contact entry To save a contact, take these steps. 1. From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save. Tip: Enter the area code with the phone number so that you can dial it from any service area. Note: To save a contact without entering a phone number, select Menu → Contacts → Add New, select an option, and skip to step 3.
Adding a code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may include a pause where your phone would stop dialing; for example, where you would wait to dial an extension. 1. Enter the first portion of the phone number. 2. Press right to scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen. 3. Press to select a type of pause. – A Time Pause—Stops dialing for two seconds, then continues to dial. – A Hard Pause—Stops dialing until you select Release. 4.
– Add Voice Dial—Speak the name of the contact person for this number so that you can dial it using voice recognition (VR). For more information, see page 43. – Speed Dialing—Assign or remove the location you use to speed dial the number. – Edit Type—Assign a type: work, home, mobile, pager, or fax. The type icon appears next to the phone number in the Contacts list. – Erase Number —Erase the number from the contact. – Erase Voice Dial—Erase the voice dial name associated with the number.
Setting Fast Find Viewing contacts With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for. The following icons may appear next to information in your phone’s contact entries. Note: Fast find cannot be used to find contacts on the PTT Contacts list (set up on the Verizon Web site). work email address home street address • From the home screen, select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Fast Find → Enabled.
6 SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see page 14. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. In addition, usage charges may apply to each message. Sending text messages You can only send text messages to phones that are capable of receiving them, or to email addresses.
3. From the text entry screen, press right twice, select Options → Insert and select from the options: – My Sounds—Add a sound or melody. Highlight one from the list and press to select Insert. – My Pictures—Add a graphic you have received in a text message, created using Doodler™, or downloaded to your phone. Press right or left to scroll through graphics and press to select Insert. – Emoticons—Select a smiley face icon.
– Save AutoTextÔSave the message you have just entered as a prewritten message, then return to the message entry screen so you can send the message. 2. When you have finished setting options, press to return to the message window. 3. Highlight Send and press . Understanding appended messages Adding a signature If you go over the character limit for a single message, the phone may automatically append an empty segment to your message to make space. This setting allows you to create signature text.
PTT barge call Standard call When your phone receives a PTT barge call, it sounds the “Barge Call” tone and you will hear the caller speaking through the speakerphone. • To speak, press and hold the PTT button. To listen, release the PTT button. To end the call, press Once the PTT call has ended, your phone returns to the text message screen that was open. When a standard call comes in, the phone rings and an incoming call message appears on the screen.
The message cannot be sent because service is not available. An alert appears on your phone if the message cannot be sent. To activate Direct View,: • Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → Direct View → Enabled. The scheduled message has been sent and will be delivered as scheduled. You cannot cancel delivery of the message. If you see the “New Message” note The message has been received by the recipient you specified. The message has been received and opened by the recipient you specified.
If you see the symbol If the symbol is blinking, the message is urgent. 1. Press down. 2. Select Inbox. A list of all your received messages appears. New, unread messages appear in bold. 3. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages. 4. Press to read a message. Reading the message Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not play if the phone is set to Silence All mode. 1. If the text message is long, press down to view the entire message.
Setting message alerts Erasing all messages You can set your phone to alert you of incoming text messages or pages. For more information, see “Setting message alerts” on page 40. 1. Press Erasing messages Your phone is designed to store 99 text messages and pages. It is a good idea to erase old messages, as messages take up memory in your phone.
Customizing message settings To make messaging easier, you can customize settings for sending and receiving messages. Creating group lists You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your KX444 phone will store five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. 1. Press down to open the Messages menu. 2. Select Group Lists → Create New. 3. Enter a name for the list. For help entering text, see page 18. 4. Press to select Next. 5.
3. To create a new pre-written message, highlight New AutoText and press . -orTo edit an existing pre-written message, highlight the message and press . 4. Enter or edit the text and press to select Done. For help entering text, see page 18. Note: You can also save a message you are writing or an incoming message as AutoText. For directions, see “Setting sending options” on page 26 or “Reading the message” on page 30.
7 CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Display Call Information Msg Settings Vibrate Only Vibrate, Ring Lights Only Norm. Sounds Information Backlighting My Banner Flashing Lights Main Menu View Screen Saver Wallpaper Color Themes Auto-Hyphen Language Time Format Contrast Recent Calls All Calls Timer Kbyte Counter Voicemail Num.
Silencing all sounds Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alerts (such as new messages). You can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts. Setting the phone to vibrate or light up 1. Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode. 2. Choose an option and press : – Vibrate Only—Causes the phone to vibrate for the duration of the incoming call or other alert. appears.
Importing additional ringers You may be able to download ringers over the air. Check with Verizon Wireless. Adjusting volume You can adjust the volume of the earpiece, the speakerphone, the ringer, or the tones you hear when the keys are pressed. Adjusting the earpiece volume • To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press up or down to find a comfortable level. • To adjust the earpiece volume for all calls: a. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Earpiece Volume. b. Press up or down. c.
Defining the feature shortcut (up) Choosing a different menu view 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Shortcut Key. 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, then the option you want: 2. Highlight the feature you want a shortcut to, and press to select it. Graphic Using the feature shortcut • From the home screen, press and hold List up.
Setting power backlighting You can set backlighting to remain on when an external power source, such as the AC adapter, is used with the phone. Note: Power backlighting may not be available with some accessories. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Pwr Backlight. 2. Select Always On to keep backlighting on. (The battery charges more slowly when power backlighting is on.
Selecting wallpaper Changing your lock code Wallpaper appears on the home screen when the phone is not in use. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper. 2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press . 3. Press to return to the home screen and view the wallpaper you chose. The lock code is typically preset to 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number. To change your lock code, take these steps: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your four-digit lock code and select Lock Code.
Designating emergency numbers Erasing all contacts The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is locked. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Emergency #’s. 4. Select an Unassigned slot. Note: Enter the phone number, including the area code. Do not enter 1 before the area code. 5. Press to select Done. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.
Setting alerts for your headset Data settings When a headset (sold separately) is attached to the phone, you can set alert sounds to originate from the headset. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Headset Ring. 2. Select Out of headset to have alerts originate from the headset. Setting Com port speed Network settings Switching between phone lines Your phone can have two service accounts, or phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line has its own phone number.
4. Press to select an option: – Voice only—Allow only voice calls. – Fax, next call or Data, next call—Set the phone to fax mode or data mode for the next incoming call or the next 10 minutes. – Fax, until off or Data, until off—Force the phone into fax mode or data mode until the phone is turned off. Note: You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data/fax mode, or if you are on a PTT call. Connecting to a TTY/TDD device You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the hearing impaired.
8 USING VOICE RECOGNITION Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press . Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice recognition (voice dialing), contacts must be saved and have associated voice tags. Creating a voice tag for a contact 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Add Voice Dial. 2. Follow the voice prompts to record a name for the contact. 3.
Using voice features with hands-free car kits You can use voice commands to make a phone call or to answer the phone only if your phone is connected to a professionally installed hands-free car kit (sold separately). Note: The following features apply only to professionally installed hands-free car kits unless noted. Waking up the phone If your phone is connected to a professionally installed hands-free car kit, you can use a voice command to activate the phone to make a phone call.
To answer a call: When you receive an incoming call, the phone responds: “Incoming call, answer?” or “Incoming roam call, answer?” If the caller is recognized as a saved contact entry, then the phone will say “Incoming call from (Name), answer?” . • Say “Yes” or press any key except Ignoring an incoming call To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following: • Say “No” and press to silence the alert. • Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice and the phone rings once, then returns to the home screen.
9 USING TOOLS Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Note: You cannot access Scheduler if your phone does not have a signal. Adding an event 1. Select Menu → Tools → SchedulerK 2. 3. 4. 5. 46 – For a day in this month, select View Day. Press left and right to scroll through days. – For a day in a different month, select View MonthK Press up or down to scroll through months, and right or left to scroll through days. Press to add an event to a selected date.
Tip Calculator The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much tip to include on a bill. 1. Select Menu → Tools → Tip Calculator. 2. Enter the amount of your bill and press . 3. Select the amount you want to include as a tip (10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press . Your total bill appears, including tip. 4. If you want to split the bill, press right and press to select Split. 5. Press to clear the default of 2 guests. 6. Enter the number of guests and press . The amount each guest pays is calculated.
10 MEDIA GALLERY My Sounds Your phone contains preset sounds, which you can add to outgoing text messages. To access stored sounds: 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → My Sounds. 2. Press up or down to scroll through the sounds. 3. Highlight an option and press to select it: – Play allows you to listen to the sound. – Send opens a new message entry screen. – Assign allows you to use the sound as a ringer on your phone. – Delete erases the sound from your My Sounds list.
Doodler Select a drawing color You can create and save graphics on your phone. 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → Doodler. 2. Wait 5 seconds for the intro screen to disappear, or press to clear it. 3. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen. 1. Press left or right to highlight Color at the bottom of the screen. Press . 2. Highlight a color from the palette and press . Move cursor away from drawing 1. Press cursor up or down to select . (Shortcut: Press .) 2. Press a number key to move the cursor.
Saving the doodle It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are working on it. If you receive a call while creating an unsaved doodle, it will be lost. . The image will • Highlight Save and press be saved in the My Pictures folder. (See page 48.) Note: If you make changes to an existing doodle, you must save it with a different name. Resuming a doodle • To return to the last saved doodle you were working on, select Menu → Media Gallery → Doodler → Resume Doodle.
11 GET IT NOW About Get It Now® Downloading an application Your Kyocera phone from Verizon has the ability to download and manage applications through Get It Now. Get It Now brings you the full range of applications and services you have come to expect from the Internet, including games, ringtones, and much more. 1. Press and hold 3. Select a category. How does Get It Now work? You connect to the server, download applications, and then manage them as you like.
Opening an application 5. Select Remove. Downloaded applications are stored under the Get It Now menu. Each application comes with its own unique icon, to help you identify it easily. 1. Press and hold right. Note: The Get It Now icon always remains at the beginning of this menu. Downloaded applications are listed after. 2. Highlight and select the icon for the application you want to open. 6. Select Yes to confirm your choice.
12 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET Using Mobile Web Using the Web menu options You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from Verizon Wireless and if over-the-air Internet access is available in your area. The following options may appear on your screen: • Home returns you to the main Mobile Web window, or home page. • Mark Site saves the current location as a bookmark for easy access. • Setup=gives you options for changing=how information is displayed.
13 GETTING HELP Customer Support Qualified service The Verizon Wireless customer support department is accessible directly from your phone when you dial *611. 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. For additional questions, you may contact the Kyocera Wireless Corp.
INDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing, 14 911, 111, 999, or 000 calls, 12 A airplane, 12 Alarm Clock, 5, 46 alerts for headsets , 41 for messages, 40 for missed calls, 13 analog mode, 5 applications, downloading, 51 auto-hyphenation, 38 AutoText, 26, 27, 32 B backlighting , 38 banner, 37 battery , 1 blocking outgoing calls, 40 PTT calls , 10 roaming calls, 17 C Calculator , 47 call counters, 15 callback number, 26 calling emergency numbers, 12 Com Port speed, 41 contacts phone contacts list, 21 PTT contacts li
phone contacts list, 21 PTT contacts list, 9 phone numbers editing , 22 finding , 24 saving, 21 verifying your own, 2 phone, unlocking , 39 portable hands-free car kit, 44 position location, 5, 42 prepend, 13, 23 Push to Talk (PTT), 6 call types, 7 disabling , 10 enabling, 10 icons, 10 R Recent calls, 9, 13 redialing a number, 11 resetting the phone, v ringers choosing types, 35 for different calls, 35 for roaming calls, 16 silencing, 2 volume, 36 roaming, 5 alerts, 16 controlling, 17 ringer, 16 S saved p
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