Kyocera KX17 Calling emergency services, Tracking calls, Timing your calls, Locking the keypad

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Calling emergency services

Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code (911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates as described below.

Dial your 3-digit emergency code and

press .

You can call the code even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted. When you call, your phone enters Emergency mode. This enables the emergency service exclusive access to your phone to call you back, if necessary. To make or receive regular calls after dialing the code, you must exit this mode.

To exit Emergency mode

When you have completed the emergency call:

1.Press to select Exit.

2.Press again to confirm your choice.

Tracking calls

You can track the number and duration of calls made and received on your phone.

1.Select Menu Settings Call Information Call Timers.

2.Select a timer:

Recent Calls—Tracks all calls you have made and received since you last reset this

timer. To reset this timer to zero, select

Reset and press .

All Calls Timer—Tracks all calls you have made and received. This timer cannot be reset.

Reset All Timers—Resets timers for all recent, home, and roam calls.

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.

Locking the keypad

The Keyguard locks your keypad to prevent accidental key presses when the phone is turned on and a call is not in progress. You can still answer or silence an incoming call.

To lock the keypad from the home screen,

press left and hold.

To unlock the keypad, press in this order.

Changing the keyguard setting

1.Select Menu Settings Keyguard.

2.Highlight an option. You can set the phone to lock the keypad immediately, or automatically if no key is pressed after 30 seconds,

1 minute, or 5 minutes.

• Press to save.

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Making and Answering Calls

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Contents Page User Guide for the Kyocera Prisma Phone FCC/IC NoticeOptimize your phone’s performance Air bagsMedical devices Potentially unsafe areas Resetting the phoneAccessories Use with careE911 mandates Battery and charger specifications Charger Input OutputStandard Battery Customer supportQualified service Become a product evaluatorContents Page Caring for the battery Installing the batteryCharging the battery Recharging the batteryCommon causes of battery drain Understanding screen iconsGetting to know your phone Home screenUsing menus Contents of the main menu are as followsBrick AttackTM Race 21TM My Sounds Performing basic functions Calling a saved number Making a callRedialing a number Answering callsUsing the speakerphone Dealing with missed callsViewing recent calls Touch dialing Using speed dialingSpeed dialing Calling recent callsSilencing an incoming call Setting up voicemailUsing 1-Touch dialing Enabling 1-Touch dialingTiming your calls Calling emergency servicesTracking calls Locking the keypadSetting Call Guard to avoid roaming calls Setting an alert for roamingSetting the roam ringer Controlling network roamingStoring Contacts Creating a new contactEditing or erasing a contact Adding a code or extensionEditing a phone number Finding contact informationChecking the Frequent List Using Fast Find Searching the Contacts directoryEntering TEXT, NUMBERS, and Symbols Understanding text entry screensText entry modes Switching default text entry modes Capitalization settingsEntering symbols Changing modesQuick reference to text entry Creating a text message Sending text messagesSending and Receiving Text Messages Select Insert... → Smileys or AutoTextAdding a signature If you cannot send messagesReceiving incoming calls while creating messages Viewing the OutBox Select Enabled to save all sent messages to the OutBoxRetrieving text messages Message has been received by the recipient you specifiedErasing messages Setting message alertsIf you see the symbol Reading the messageErasing all messages Customizing message settingsErasing single messages Erasing messages automaticallyCreating and editing prewritten messages AutoText Contents of the Settings menu are as follows Customizing Your PhoneChoosing ringers Setting the phone to vibrate or light upSilencing all sounds Assigning business and personal ringersAdjusting volume Setting message alertsUsing shortcuts Choosing a different languagePersonalizing the screen Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Adjusting the backlightingSetting power backlighting Choosing a menu viewCreating a secure environment Erasing all contacts Locking your phoneRestricting calls Unlocking the phoneConnecting to a TTY/TDD device Network settingsSwitching between phone lines Ensuring Call PrivacyBrick Attack RaceFUN & Games Saving memory During Title, or No Music Sound Effects-Choose to Enable orMy Sounds Refer to My SoundsTip Calculator Alarm ClockScheduler ToolsCalculator World ClockTimer StopwatchIndex TTY/TDD