Page 7 - ONTENTS
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone vii C ONTENTS 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Caring for the batter...
Page 9 - ETTING; Installing the battery; in the battery to make or; Recharging the battery
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 1 1 G ETTING S TARTED Installing the battery Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. 1. Hold the phone with the back facing you. 2. Unsnap the battery door by sliding your fingernail into the recess located at the bottom of the battery do...
Page 10 - Caring for the battery; General safety guidelines; Common causes of battery drain; Understanding screen icons
2 Getting Started 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 hig...
Page 11 - The phone is set to light up instead of ring.; Phone is in roaming mode.
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 3 The phone is set to light up instead of ring. The phone is set to vibrate or to vibrate and then ring. Position location is set to carrier and to emergency services. Position location is set to emergency services only. Phone is set to Auto Answer. Speakerphon...
Page 12 - Getting to know your phone
4 Getting Started Getting to know your phone Home screen. OK key selects a menu item or option. Send/Talk key starts or answers calls. Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols. * Shift key changes the text mode in text entry and also activates the keypad lock. Back key accesses menu options,...
Page 13 - Using menus; Accessing menu items
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 5 Using menus Accessing menu items • Press to select Menu . • Press left, right, up, or down to view menus and options*. • Press to select a menu item. • Press to back up a menu level. • Press to return to the home screen. In this guide, an arrow → tells you to...
Page 14 - Performing basic functions
6 Getting Started Performing basic functions To... From the home screen... Turn the phone on Press and wait until the phone chimes. Turn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps. Make a call Enter the number, and press . End a call Press . Answer a call Press . Access voicemail Press and h...
Page 15 - AKING; Making a call; Redialing a number; Answering calls; To silence or ignore the call
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 7 2 M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS Making a call 1. Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for on the home screen. Note: The more bars you see in this symbol, the stronger the signal. If there are no bars, move to where the signal stre...
Page 16 - Adjusting the volume during a call; Using the speakerphone; Setting missed call alerts; Viewing recent calls; Recent call details
8 Making and Answering Calls Adjusting the volume during a call • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press up or down. Using the speakerphone Note: The speakerphone can only be activated during a call. • To activate the speakerphone during a call, press right once and then press to select ...
Page 17 - Calling recent calls; Speed dialing; Using speed dialing
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 9 – Prepend allows you to add an area code to the number if you plan to save the number as a contact. – Save New adds the phone number to the Contacts list.-or- View Contact allows you to view the contact information to make changes, if necessary. – Add to adds...
Page 18 - Enabling 1-Touch dialing; Using 1-Touch dialing; Setting up voicemail; Checking voicemail messages
10 Making and Answering Calls 1-Touch dialing 1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a contact that has a speed dial location. Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on your phone and (2) have a speed dial location assigned to a contact. Enabling 1-Touch dialing 1. Select Menu → Setting...
Page 19 - If you see only the; Silencing an incoming call; To exit Emergency mode; Tracking calls
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 11 To clear the screen without checking messages: • Press right and press to select Ignore . If you see only the symbol 1. Select Menu → Messages . 2. Select Voicemail (1) to connect to your voicemail. 3. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. • You can se...
Page 20 - Timing your calls; Changing the keyguard setting
12 Making and Answering Calls 3. Press to return to the Call Information menu to select one of the following:– All Calls Timer —Tracks all calls you have made and received. This timer cannot be reset. – Reset All Timers —Resets timers for recent and dialed calls. Timing your calls You can set your p...
Page 21 - NTERING; Understanding text entry screens; Entering numbers
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 13 3 E NTERING T EXT , N UMBERS , AND S YMBOLS 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 i...
Page 22 - To change text entry modes:; Capitalization settings; To change capitalization settings:
14 Entering Text, Numbers, and Sy mbols 2. If the word doesn’t match what you want, press to look at other word matches. 3. When you see the word you want, press up. Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have...
Page 23 - Quick reference to text entry
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 15 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 ...
Page 24 - TORING; Creating a new contact; Adding a code or extension
16 Storing Contacts 4 S TORING C ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store information about a person or company. Your phone can hold up to 150 phone numbers. Creating a new contact 1. From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save, including the area code.-or-Select Menu →...
Page 25 - Editing or erasing a contact
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 17 – Press left twice to select Time Pause , which stops dialing for two seconds, then continues to dial. The icon is displayed. 3. Enter the remaining numbers. 4. Select Save New or Next and follow the prompts. Editing or erasing a contact To make changes to a...
Page 26 - Finding contact information; Checking the Frequent List; To enable the Frequent List setting; Searching the Contacts directory
18 Storing Contacts – Erase Voice Dial to erase any voice tags from the contact. – Edit Number to change the phone number. – Edit Voice Dial to change the voice dialing tag for this number. – Secret to make the number secret so that it will not appear on the screen until the lock code is entered. Se...
Page 27 - Using Fast Find; To set Fast Find
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 19 3. Scroll down until you find the name you want, then press . – To call the contact, highlight the number and press . Using Fast Find To set Fast Find With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for.• From th...
Page 28 - ENDING; Sending text messages; Creating a text message
20 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 5 S ENDING AND R ECEIVING T EXT M ESSAGES This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see page 10. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on...
Page 29 - Adding a signature
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 21 6. Once you have completed the message, select Send to send the message immediately. -or-Select Options and choose one of the following: – Insert... —Insert a smiley, prewritten text, contact information, picture, or sound into your text message. – Add Addre...
Page 30 - Viewing the Outbox; To set the Outbox
22 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Receiving incoming calls while creating messages • If you don’t wish to answer the call, select Ignore . The phone returns to the message screen. • To answer the call, press . Your message is saved to the Drafts folder. To return to the message, select Menu → M...
Page 31 - Retrieving text messages; If you see the; Reading the message
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 23 Retrieving text messages When a text message is received, your screen displays “1 New Text Message(s)”, along with the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. If you see “1 New Text Message(s)” You can choose to:• View ...
Page 32 - Setting message alerts; Erasing messages; Erasing single messages
24 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 3. Select Done . Setting message alerts You can set your phone to alert you of incoming text messages or pages. For more information, see “Setting message alerts” on page 29. Erasing messages It is a good idea to erase old messages, as messages take up memory i...
Page 33 - Customizing message settings; Creating group lists
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 25 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 phone stores five group lists with up to 10 recipients per ...
Page 34 - USTOMIZING; The contents of the
26 Customizing Your Phone 6 C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Vibrate OnlyVibrate, RingLights OnlyNorm. Sounds Keyguard Guard Now30sec auto1min auto5min autoDisabled Sounds Ringer VolumeRinger TypeBusiness RingPersonal RingEarpiece VolumeSpkrphon...
Page 35 - Silencing all sounds; Setting the phone to vibrate or light up; Choosing ringers; Assigning business and personal ringers
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 27 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....
Page 36 - Adjusting volume
28 Customizing Your Phone Smart Sound This setting automatically adjusts the volume during a call, based on surrounding noise levels. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Smart Sound. 2. Highlight Disabled or Enabled and press . Adjusting volume You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and ringer ...
Page 37 - Creating a shortcut to frequent contacts; Using the Frequent Contacts shortcut
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 29 2. Choose Normal or Long . 3. Press to save. Setting message alerts You can choose how you want be alerted of incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Msg Settings → Alerts . 2. Select the type of alert: Message Alert , Page A...
Page 38 - Personalizing the screen; Changing your banner
30 Customizing Your Phone Personalizing the screen Changing your banner The banner is the personal label for your phone. It appears on the home screen above the time and date. The banner can be up to 14 characters long. Note: The banner only appears if you have disabled Airtime Balance Display. Note...
Page 39 - Setting power backlighting; Creating a secure environment; Changing your lock code
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 31 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. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Pwr Backlight. 2. Select Always On to keep backlighting on. Note: The ba...
Page 40 - Unlocking the phone; Restricting calls; Designating emergency numbers
32 Customizing Your Phone 4. Highlight an option:– Never does not lock the phone. – On power up locks the phone every time you turn it on. – Now locks the phone immediately. 5. Press . Unlocking the phone 1. From the home screen, press to select Unlock . 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. Restricti...
Page 41 - Erasing all contacts; Network settings; Setting privacy alerts; Accessory settings; Connecting to a TTY/TDD device
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 33 Erasing all contacts You can erase all entries from your Contacts directory. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security . 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Erase Contacts . 4. Select Yes . A message appears: “Erase ALL contacts?” 5. Select Yes and pres...
Page 42 - Using a Hearing Aid device; Factory reset; To perform a factory reset:
34 Customizing Your Phone Using a Hearing Aid device You can reduce interference while using the phone with a hearing aid device by activating the phone’s T-Coil HAC feature. Note: Enable this feature only when using the phone with a hearing aid device. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Hear...
Page 43 - OOLS; Brick Attack
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 35 7 T OOLS & G AMES If you receive an incoming call alert while you are playing 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 Attac...
Page 44 - Scheduler; Creating an event; Alarm Clock
36 Tools & Games Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Creating an event 1. Select Menu → Tools/Games → Scheduler. 2. Press down to select Add Event and press . 3. Enter a name for the event. For help entering text, see page 13. 4. Select Next . 5. Enter ...
Page 45 - Calculator
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 37 4. Select the amount you want to include as a tip (10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press . Your total bill appears, including tip. 5. To split the bill, select Split and press . 6. Enter the number of guests and press to select Next . The amount each guest pa...
Page 46 - Timer
38 Tools & Games 3. Press up or down to scroll through the cities. You can also use the number keys (2-9) to alphabetically tab through the list. 4. Press to select a city, like Athens. The World Clock menu is displayed again, with Athens’ time and date. From the World Clock menu, you can also s...
Page 47 - Stopwatch
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 39 4. Select Start and begin the countdown. Select Stop to pause the countdown. Select Reset to clear the timer. 5. Press to silence the alarm. Stopwatch 1. Select Menu → Tools/Games → Stopwatch . 2. Select Start to begin counting. 3. Select Stop to stop counti...
Page 48 - SING; Setting up voice dialing; Creating a voice tag for a contact
40 Using Voice Recognition 8 U SING V OICE R ECOGNITION 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 dialing...
Page 49 - Erasing a voice tag; Making a call using voice tags
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 41 Erasing a voice tag 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice dial list . 2. Highlight the contact to edit and press . 3. Highlight the phone number and press . 4. Select Erase Voice Dial and press . 5. Press right once and then press to select Yes , or simply press...
Page 50 - Using voice features; Waking up the phone; Answering automatically
42 Using Voice Recognition – Say “ Clear ” to erase the last digit entered. The phone responds: “Digit cleared.”To clear the entire phone number, say “ Clear ” again. When the phone prompts you with “Clear entire phone number?”, say “ Yes ” to clear or “ No ” to cancel. – Say “ Call ” to dial the nu...
Page 51 - Ignoring an incoming call; Training voice recognition
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 43 To activate the Voice Answer setting: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Answer . 2. Highlight Enabled and press . To answer a call:When you receive an incoming call, the phone responds: “Incoming call, answer?” If the caller is recognized as...
Page 52 - Customer support; Qualified service
44 Getting Help 9 G ETTING H ELP 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 spe...
Page 53 - ONSUMER
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 45 10 C ONSUMER L IMITED W ARRANTY IN THE EVENT YOU REQUIRE WARRANTY SERVICE DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT DIRECTLY TO KYOCERA. For warranty service information, please contact TracFone/NET-10 at the following telephone number from anywhere in the continental Unit...
Page 55 - NDEX
User Guide for the Kyocera K126C Phone 47 I NDEX Numerics 1-touch dialing , 10 A accessories , 42 alarm clock , 2 , 36 alerts for messages , 29 for missed calls , 8 assigning business and personal ringers , 27 auto-hyphenation , 31 AutoText , 25 B banner , 30 battery , 1 blocking outgoing calls , 32...
