User Guide for Kyocera PhantomTM Phones This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera K454L, K454N, and K454NC phones. 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.
Caution Use the guidelines on page 1 to learn how to optimize the performance and life of your phone and battery. Other medical devices—If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to help you obtain this information. In health care facilities—Turn your phone off in health care facilities when instructed.
Use with care Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone. Keep phone dry If the phone gets wet, turn the power off immediately and contact your dealer. Water damage may not be covered under warranty. 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. 2. Remove the battery door. Remove and replace the battery.
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CONTENTS 1 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Calling using voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using voice features with hands-free car kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Training voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . 6 Making a call . . . . .
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. Turn the phone off: Press and hold until 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). Access voicemail: Press and hold and follow the system prompts. Contact your service provider for details about their voicemail system.
Getting to know your phone 1 Jack for Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only. 2 Home screen. Press 3 OK key selects a menu item or option. 4 Send/Talk key starts or answers a call. 5 Navigation key scrolls through lists and positions cursor. Also accesses shortcuts from the home screen. 6 Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols. 7 * Text key changes the text mode in text entry.
Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Messages Settings Incoming Calls Outgoing Calls Missed Calls Erase Lists Voicemail Send New* InBox Net Alerts* OutBox* Saved Msgs Group Lists* Erase Msgs Msg Settings Silent Mode Keyguard Sounds Display Voice Services Security Call Information Network Convenience Msg Settings Accessories Contacts View All Add New Find Name Add Voice Dial Speed Dial List Voice Dial List Business List Personal List Information Fun & Games* Tetris
Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode. The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. The phone is operating in Analog (FM) mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal. The phone is sending or receiving highspeed data. The phone is sending or receiving mediumspeed data. The phone is sending or receiving standard-speed data.
2 MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS 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 this symbol, the clearer the reception will be. If there are no bars, try to move to where the reception is better. If your phone cannot locate a signal for 15 minutes, it changes to Power Save mode. If you see the text “Power Save Mode” and on the screen, press any key to return to normal operating mode. 2.
Adjusting the volume during a call Dealing with missed calls To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press up or down. When you have missed a call, “Missed Call” appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a voicemail. • Press or to clear the screen. • To view the caller’s number or name, select Calls. In the Recent Calls list, the missed call is indicated with a flashing . • If the caller left a voicemail message, select Call.
Viewing recent calls Erasing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls. 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls. 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Erase Lists. 3. Select a recent call item. 3. Press 4. Select an option: – Time—Show the time of the call. – Number—Show the caller’s number (for an incoming call), or the number you called (for an outgoing call).
1-Touch Dialing Note: Contact your service provider to set up your 1-Touch Dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a contact that has a speed dial location. Checking voicemail messages Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on your phone and (2) have a speed dial location assigned to a contact. To assign a speed dial location to a contact see “Saving a contact entry” on page 16 or “Editing or erasing a contact” on page 17. Enabling 1-Touch dialing 1.
Silencing an incoming call Tracking calls • To silence an incoming call quickly, press . Then press to answer the call. This action silences the current call only. The next call will ring as normal. You can track the number and duration of calls made and received on your phone. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Call Information. 2. Select a timer: – Recent Calls—Tracks all calls you have made and received since you last reset this timer. – All Calls Timer—Tracks all calls you have made and received.
Setting roaming alerts and ringers Setting an alert for roaming You can set your phone to alert you with beeps when you roam outside of your home service area. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Roam/Svc Alert. 2. Select an option and press . – When no svc alerts you with three tones decreasing in pitch when service is lost and three tones increasing in pitch when service is acquired again.
Turning roaming on or off This setting allows you to control the phone’s roaming feature by specifying which signals the phone will accept. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Roam Option. 2. Select an option and press . – Automatic (recommended setting) accepts any system the phone service provides. – No Roaming prevents you from making or receiving calls outside of your home service area.
3 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. Entering numbers • To enter a number while in mode, press a number key once. • To enter a number while in or mode, press and hold a number key until the number appears on the screen.
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 13. Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number. For more options, see page 13. Enter a symbol Use mode and press you want. See page 14.
4 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. Time Pause—Stops dialing for two – seconds, then continues to dial. Hard Pause—Stops dialing until you – select Release. 4. Enter the remaining numbers.
– 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. – Edit Number—Change the phone number. – Edit Voice Dial—Record a new voice dial name. – Secret—Make the number secret so that it will not appear on the screen until the lock code is entered. Secret numbers can be called without a lock code.
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. • From the home screen, select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Fast Find → Enabled. The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries. work email address home street address Using Fast Find mobile Web page URL 1. From the home screen, press the keys pager Note corresponding to the letters of the name you want to find.
5 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 9. 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. For details, check with your service provider.
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. – Smileys—Select a smiley face icon.
– Save Message—Save the message in your Saved folder. This prevents the message from being deleted if you have activated AutoErase, and enables you to send the message to others. – Save QuickText—Save 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 .
Receiving incoming calls while creating messages • If you don’t wish to answer the call, select Ignore. • To answer the call, press . The message you were working on will be saved in the Saved folder. To return to the message, select Menu → Messages → Saved and select it. Viewing the OutBox You can check the status of messages you have sent as long as they have been saved to the OutBox. Note: If messages you have sent were not saved to the OutBox, select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → Save to Outbox.
If you see the “New Message” note You can choose to: • View the message—Press . right and • Ignore the message—Press press . . • Clear the screen—Press Note: If you receive a new message while you are reading a message, the one you are reading will be replaced by the new one. You can find the older message in the InBox: Select Menu → Messages → InBox. If you see the symbol If the symbol is flashing, the message is urgent. 1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox. A list of all your received messages appears.
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 34. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Erase Msgs. Erasing messages It is a good idea to erase old messages, as messages take up memory in your phone. You have the option of erasing text messages and pages as you send or read them, erasing them oneat-a-time from the list in the OutBox or InBox, or erasing them all at once.
2. Enter a name for the list. For help entering text, 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. see page 13. Press to select Next. To enter the first phone number or email address, select an option: – Recent List—Select numbers from your Recent List. – New Address—Enter the phone number or email address yourself. To learn how to enter text, see page 13. – Contacts List—Select contacts from your phone book. To enter the next address, enter a space or comma after the first number or email address.
6 CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.
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.
Specifying ringers for different callers Adjusting the ringer volume You can assign ringers that identify calls from different phone numbers saved in your Contacts directory. • To assign a ringer to an individual contact, see page 16. • To assign a ringer to a class of contacts: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds. 2. Ηighlight Business Ring or Personal Ring and press . . 3. Select a ringer and press Note: To classify a contact as Business or Personal, see page 16. 1.
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. Using the feature shortcut • From the home screen, press and hold up.
– 5 sec/in call , 10 sec/in call, 30 sec/in call, or 1 Min/in call—Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, 30 seconds or 1 minute after your last keypress. (Note: These four settings drain the battery more quickly and reduce talk and standby times.) 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. Caution: A small percentage of users may be photo sensitive to flashing lights.
Selecting a screen saver Selecting a color theme Note: Screen savers are not available on all You can select a color theme to display on your phone. This feature is available only on phones with a color screen display. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Color Themes. 2. Highlight a color theme from the list and press . 3. Press to return to the home screen. Phantom phones.
Changing your lock code Designating emergency numbers The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your four-digit lock code and select Lock Code. A message appears: “Change Code?” 3. Select Yes and enter a new four-digit code. Enter your new lock code again. 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.
Erasing all contacts Setting alerts for your headset You can erase all contacts from the Contacts directory. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security. 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Erase Contacts. 4. Select Yes to erase all contacts. A message appears: “Erase ALL contacts?” 5. Select Yes to erase all contacts. 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.
Data settings Setting Com port speed The Com Speed sets the data rate at which your phone connects to a laptop or PC, or at which it sends and receives over-the-air text messages. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Com Speed. 2. Select the speed. The options are: 19.2 kbps, 115.2 kbps (default), 230.4 kbps. Note: There may be a higher charge for making calls using high-speed data in areas where 1X service is available. Check with your service provider for details.
Setting position location This setting allows you to share your location information with network services other than emergency services (911, 111, 000, 999, etc.), in markets where service has been implemented. Note: This feature works only when your phone is in digital mode. You do not have the option of turning off the locator to emergency services. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Location. 2. If you see a message prompt, press to continue. 3. Select 911 Only or Location On.
7 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 1. Say “Wake Up” and listen for a tone. 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 Kyocera hands-free car kit (sold separately). 2. Say “Wake Up” again until you hear two tones. If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up” command, see “Training voice recognition” on page 39.
To activate the Voice Answer setting: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Answer. 2. Highlight Enabled, then press . 3. Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode → Norm. Sounds then press . 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 .
8 USING TOOLS Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Adding an event 1. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler. 2. 3. 4. 5. 40 – 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 Month. 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. Enter a name for the event and press . For help entering text, see page 13.
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.
From the World Clock menu, you can also select Search to search by city or country. 1. Select Search from the World Clock menu. The Search By menu is displayed. 2. Select your type of search. – Press search by City. – Press down, then press to search by Country. 3. If you search by City, the Find City screen is displayed. a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the letter(s) by which you want to search. For example, press 2 once to enter the letter A. b. Press Search. c.
9 MEDIA GALLERY / FUN & GAMES The games described in this chapter may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing Tetris® or Brick Attack™, the game is paused and exited. You can return to play once the call alert ends. Games do not remain paused if the phone is turned off or loses power.
Brick Attack 4. Use keys 1–9 to move the cursor The goal of this game is to eliminate bricks arranged in levels. You send a moving ball upward using a paddle at the bottom of the screen. 1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → Brick Attack. 2. Press to select Yes at the prompt, “Turn off backlight to conserve battery?” 3. Press to select New. – To pause the game, press , then press to Resume. – To move the paddle, press left or right. 4. To exit the game, highlight Exit and press .
Erase part of drawing Resuming a doodle 1. Press up or down to select 2. Press a number key to move the eraser. . Add a shape 1. Press left or right to select Add Shape. 2. Press . 3. Select a shape and press . 4. To modify the shape, press right or left to highlight an option and press . Options are Size, Rotate, and Move. (To move the shape, use keys 1–9.) 5. Select Done. Saving the doodle It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are working on it.
My Pictures The My Pictures menu stores 25 graphics you have created using the Doodler or received via text messaging. It also includes predefined graphics for your use. Check with your service provider for availability. Saving memory It is a good idea to erase old sounds and pictures, as they take up memory in your phone. To erase a sound or picture, select it and and then select Delete. Refer to “My Sounds” and “My Pictures”. Note: All downloaded graphics are also stored in the Screen Saver menu.
10 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET Using the 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. Starting the Web Browser 1. Select Menu → Web Browser. A message about airtime fees appears every time you start the browser. To cancel the message, see “Changing the Web prompt” on page 48.
Searching for a Web site Changing the Web prompt How you search for a Web site depends on your service provider. For more information, contact your service provider. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Web Prompt. Bookmarking a Web site 1. Go to the site you would like to bookmark. 2. Select Mark Site from the bottom of the screen. Going to a bookmarked site 1. Select Menu → Web Browser. 2.
INDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing, 9 A erasing contact entries, 34 text messages, 25 lights-only mode, 5, 28 set to flashing, 31 limiting calls out, 33 lock code, 33 locking keypad, 10 phone, 33 Alarm Clock, 5, 40 alerts for headsets, 34 for messages, 34 for missed calls, 7 analog mode, 5 auto-hyphenation, 31 F B games Brick Attack, 44 Doodler, 44 Tetris, 43 N H OutBox, 23 backlighting, 31 banner, 30 battery, 1 blocking outgoing calls, 33 bookmarks, 48 Brick Attack, 44 C Calculator, 41 call counter
ringers choosing types, 28 for different calls, 29 for roaming calls, 11 silencing, 2 volume, 29 roaming, 5 alerts, 11 controlling, 11 ringer, 11 S saved phone numbers editing, 17 finding, 19 Scheduler, 40 screen contrast, 31 screen icons, 5, 7, 13, 23, 28 screen savers, 32 secret contacts, 8, 16 security, 32 shortcuts, 29 silent mode, 5, 28 smileys, 21 sound files, 45 speed dialing, 8 Stopwatch, 42 symbol mode, 14 TTY/TDD, 35 U unlocking the phone, 33 V vibrate, 5, 28 Voice Answer, 38 voice dialing, 37
