Kyocera K312 manual Caring for the battery, Accessing keypad shortcuts, Navigation key shortcuts

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Caring for the battery

General safety guidelines

•Do not take apart, 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 exposing the battery to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity.

•Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire. It could explode.

Common causes of battery drain

•Playing games or using the Web.

•Taking pictures with the flash on.

•Keeping backlighting on.

•Operating in analog ( ) mode. Your phone switches between modes to find the best

signal. To set your phone to operate in a single mode, select Menu → Settings → Network → Digital/Analog.

•Operating in digital mode when far away from a base station or cell site.

•Using data cables or accessories.

•Operating when no service is available, or service is available intermittently.

•High earpiece and ringer volume settings.

•Repeating sound, vibration, or lighted alerts.

Accessing keypad shortcuts

Navigation key shortcuts

From the home screen, press the navigation key in one of four directions to access three shortcuts and one custom menu (see page 36 for instructions on setting up your custom menu).

2	Getting Started

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Contents Page User Guide for the Kyocera K312 Phone Page Use with care Standard Battery Contents Recharging the battery Installing the batteryCharging the battery Caring for the battery Accessing keypad shortcutsGeneral safety guidelines Common causes of battery drainGetting to know your phone Volume key to raise or lower orienting volume Press and hold until you hear two beepsContents of the main menu are as follows Using menusAccessing menu items Performing basic functions Call is in progress Alarm clock is setUnderstanding screen icons Answering calls using the flip Making a callAnswering a call Voice number dialingUsing the speakerphone Setting the phone to hold callsSilencing an incoming call Redialing a numberDealing with missed calls Viewing recent call detailsSpeed dialing Touch dialingSetting up voicemail Calling emergency servicesTo exit Emergency mode Tracking callsSetting an alert for roaming Timing your callsReceiving data or faxes Understanding roamingUsing your phone in an airplane Setting the roam ringerSetting Call Guard Setting Airplane modeUnderstanding text entry screens Text entry modesEntering numbers Entering words letter by letterCapitalization settings Entering symbolsSwitching default text entry modes Entering smileysQuick reference to text entry Creating a new contact Adding a code or extensionCustomizing your contacts Assigning ringersAssigning number types Assigning picturesClassifying contacts as Personal or Business Editing a contact Erasing a contactSending a vCard Customizing a phone numberSetting Fast Find Using Fast FindFinding contact information Checking the Frequent ListCreating a text message Including prewritten text and symbolsSending text messages Setting sending options Once you have completed the message, select OptionsSend Later schedules a time to send the message To return to the message window Press to select SendAdding a signature If you cannot send messagesUnderstanding appended messages To create a signatureReceiving incoming calls while creating messages Viewing your sent messagesViewing failed or pending messages To view successfully sent messagesReading the message SymbolRetrieving text messages Customizing message settings Erasing messagesCreating and editing prewritten messages QuickText To create a new pre-written message, select New MsgSending multimedia messages Creating a multimedia messageHide or Show CC/BCC fields Auto receive modeReceiving multimedia messages Prompt mode To view Later, press To activate Prompt modeViewing multimedia messages To View the multimedia message, pressSending and Receiving Multimedia Messages Contents of the Settings menu are as follows Customizing Your PhoneAssigning business and personal ringers Silencing all soundsChoosing ringers Setting sounds for your phone Adjusting volumeSetting message alerts Using shortcutsAdjusting key tone volume Setting key lengthAdjusting the backlighting Choosing a different languagePersonalizing the screen Changing your bannerSetting power backlighting Setting numbers to auto-hyphenateChanging the display contrast Selecting a screen saverCreating a secure environment Selecting a color themeChoosing a different time/date format Changing your lock codeNetwork settings Switching between phone linesDesignating emergency numbers Limiting callsData Settings Setting Com port speedSetting the phone to receive data or faxes Connecting to a TTY/TDD deviceSetting position location Been implementedSetting up voice dialing Making a call using voice tagsCreating a voice tag for a contact Viewing entries with voice tagsMaking a call using digit dialing Using voice features with hands-free car kitsErasing voice tags Waking up the phoneAnswering using voice commands Training voice recognitionAnswering the phone Answering automaticallyTips before operating your camera Accessing camera modeSetting up the camera for photos Restoring camera menu settings Menu options for camera modeCamera mode indicators and icons Resolution setting Taking a pictureCamera key map Flip openAccessing files Browsing picturesBrowsing images Highlight a picture and press to select ViewBrowsing sounds Press to select Options options vary according to selectionVoice Memo SchedulerEditing, erasing, or sending an event To erase the event, highlight Erase Press . Press to confirmAlarm Clock Setting an alarm clockSetting the QuickAlarm Tip CalculatorStopwatch TimerCalculator Race GamesBrick Attack Doodler Saving a doodle Resuming a doodleUsing the Web Browser Using the Web menu optionsLaunching the Web Browser Show URL displays the entire URLSetting a Web Prompt Searching for a Web siteChecking Net alerts Going to a bookmarked siteQualified service Customer supportPhone accessories Become a product evaluator Touch dialing Alarm Clock, 7 alarm clock, 53 alerts Banner, 37 batteryCalculator, 54 call counters, 12 callback number, 23 calls Hard pauseVolume Earpiece, 9, 35 key beep, 36 ringer Unlocking the phonePage