Kyocera K490 - Manual

User Guide for the Kyocera Energie K490 Phone xi Air bags If your vehicle has an air bag, DO NOT place installed or portable phone equipment or other objects over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If equipment is not properly installed, you and your passengers risk serious injury. Medic...

xii • If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn off your phone immediately. Hearing aids — Some digital wireless phones may interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider or call the customer service line ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Energie K490 Phone xiii Vehicles — RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Blasting areas — Turn o...

xiv • areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders • any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Use with care Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping, hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone. Keep pho...

User Guide for the Kyocera Energie K490 Phone xv Accessories Use only Kyocera Wireless Corp. approved accessories with Kyocera Wireless Corp. phones. Use of any unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone....

xvi • NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1986) • ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996) Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports and the FCC guidelines. Battery and charger specifications Customer suppor...

User Guide for the Kyocera Energie K490 Phone xvii 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. Customer Care Center in one of the following ways: • Web...

xviii Before requesting support, please try to reproduce and isolate the problem. When you contact the Customer Care Center, be ready to provide the following information: • The name of your service provider.• The actual error message or problem you are experiencing. • The steps you took to reproduc...

User Guide for the Kyocera Energie K490 Phone xix Become a product evaluator To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellular or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-wireless.com . 093 453 037 Kyocera Wireless Corp. 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA...

xx Contents C ONTENTS 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Replacing the faceplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Using menus...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 1 1 G ETTING S TARTED 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 bot...

2 Getting Started Charging the battery You must have at least a partial charge in the battery to make or receive calls. To charge the battery, connect the AC adapter to the jack on the lower right side of the phone, then plug the adapter into a wall outlet. The battery icon in the upper-right corner...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 3 • 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 c...

4 Getting Started Replacing the faceplate Your Kyocera K490 Series phone has a removable faceplate. To remove the faceplate and replace it with a new one: 1. Place your thumbnail under the small lip at the bottom of the faceplate. 2. Lift the faceplate away from the phone. 3. Align the tabs on the n...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 5 • Silence the ringer: Press , then to answer. • Lock the keypad: Press left. • Access a contacts list: Press down. • Silence all sounds: Press right. • Access your shortcuts: Press up. • Turn the flashlight on: Press and hold . • Turn the flashlight off: Relea...

6 Getting Started Getting to know your phone Flashlight you can turn on by pressing , using a personal shortcut, or using the Tools menu. Jack for Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only. Home screen. Press (item 4) to select Menu . OK key selects a menu item or option. Navigation key scrolls thro...

8 Getting Started Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, Missed Calls, Erase Lists Contacts View All, Add New*, Find Name, Add Voice Dial, Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Information, Business List, Personal List Messages Voicemail, S...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 9 Scheduler, Alarm Clock, Tip Calculator, Calculator, World Clock*, Timer, Stopwatch, Flashlight Phone Info Your Phone Number, SW Version, PRI Version, ESN, Technology, SID, Browser Name, Browser Version, Icon Key (Scroll down to view information.) Web Browser •...

10 Getting Started 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. F...

12 Getting Started Position location is set to emergency services only.

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 13 2 M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS 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 ...

14 Making and Answering Calls Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number, you can use the contacts list to find it quickly. 1. Press down. This brings up a list of all saved contacts. 2. Scroll down the list, find the contact you want, and press to dial the number. For more abou...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 15 • If you do not wish to answer the call, select Silence and press . Silence mutes the ringer and sends the caller to voicemail if you do not pick up the call. Note: If voicemail has not been enabled for your phone, this action terminates the call. Silencing a...

16 Making and Answering Calls 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 d...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 17 Setting missed call alerts 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 → Setting...

18 Making and Answering Calls Viewing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls . 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls , Outgoing Calls, or Missed Calls . 3. Select a recent call item. 4. Select an option: – Time— Show the time of the call. – Number— Show the caller’s number (for an incoming call), or ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 19 Erasing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls → Erase Lists . 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 ph...

20 Making and Answering Calls Using speed dialing To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • From the home screen, enter a one- or two-digit speed dialing location and press . 1-Touch dialing 1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a contact that has a speed dial location. Note: Yo...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 21 Using 1-Touch dialing To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • From the home screen, press and hold a speed dialing location. If it is a two-digit location, press the first digit briefly, then press and hold the second digit. For example, if the sp...

22 Making and Answering Calls After that, look for the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. If you see “New Message” on your screen1. Press to select Call . This initiates a call to your voicemail number. 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. For sp...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 23 • 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 ...

24 Making and Answering Calls – All Calls Timer— Tracks all calls made and received by your phone. This timer cannot be reset. 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 . Re...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 25 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. – Roam Change alerts you with two decreasing tones when roaming service is a...

26 Making and Answering Calls Setting Call Guard to avoid roaming calls You can set a ringtone to warn you before you place or answer a call while roaming. • Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Call Guard → Call Prompt . The phone makes a distinctive ring to indicate an incoming call while you ar...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 27 – Analog call forces a call into analog mode for the duration of the next call. – Digital only sets the phone to work in digital mode only. Turning roaming on or off This setting allows you to control the phone’s roaming feature by specifying which signals th...

28 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 3 E NTERING L ETTERS , 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 b...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 29 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 words letter by letter Use normal text mode to enter letters. 1. Pr...

30 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 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 ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 31 To change text entry modes, you can either: • Press and hold until the icon for the mode you want appears. -or- • Press right to highlight the current text mode, press to enter the menu, then select a different mode. Capitalization settings Three capitalizati...

32 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 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 t want. For more information, see page 28. Enter a number Use mode and pres...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 33 Lowercase the next letter In mode, press . Choose . Capitalize the first letter of each sentence In mode, press . Choose . Highlight an option at the bottom of the screen Press left or right.

34 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, 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 ...

36 Storing Contacts – Classify Contact— Classify the contact as Personal or Business . (See page 62 to set the phone to ring differently for personal and business calls.) 4. Press to select Save . A check mark and the word “Saved” appear. Adding a code or extension When you save the phone number of ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 37 Editing or erasing a contact To make changes to a contact, take these steps. (To erase all saved contacts, see page 75.) 1. Select Menu → Contacts . 2. Select View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3. Highlight the contact to edit and pre...

38 Storing Contacts 7. Press to select Save , if necessary. Editing a phone number 1. Select Menu → Contacts . 2. Select View All or Find Name to find the contact you want to edit. 3. Highlight the contact to edit and press . 4. Press down to highlight the phone number you want to edit and press . 5...

40 Storing Contacts Finding contact information To find a phone number or contact, either (1) check the frequent contacts list, (2) search the Contacts directory, or (3) use Fast Find. Checking the Frequent List or the All Contacts List From the home screen, press down to see the last 15 of your mos...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 41 3. Scroll down until you find the name you want, then press . – To call the contact, highlight the number and press . – To display contact information, press . Setting Fast Find With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you...

42 Storing Contacts Viewing contacts The following icons may appear next to information in your Contact entries. work home mobile pager fax email address street address Web page URL Note

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 43 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 21. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 45 Setting sending options When you are ready to send a message, you have several options for how and when you want the message to be received. 1. Once you have completed the message, press right to highlight Options and press . Then choose from the list: – Inse...

46 Sending and Receiving Text Messages – Set Priority— Label the message as “Urgent.” – Callback Number— Include a callback number with the message to let the recipient know at what number they can call you back. Select Yes to include your own number, or Edit to enter a different callback number. – ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 47 To create a signature: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Msg Settings → Signature . 2. Enter your signature in the text field. 3. Press to save the setting. Note: The signature text is tallied by the character counter because the signature is included in the text f...

48 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Important: Your service provider will charge you for each message segment. When you start a message, the maximum character limit (“160” in the example) appears above the text entry screen. This number counts down as you enter characters, until it reaches 0. If ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 49 2. Press up or down through the list of messages. One of the following symbols appears next to each message: The message is pending and will be sent when possible. You can cancel delivery of the message. The scheduled message will be sent at the scheduled tim...

50 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Retrieving text messages When a text message is received, your screen will display text similar to: “New message 1 Text Msg”. 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 mess...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 51 A list of all your received messages appears.New, unread messages appear in bold . 2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages. 3. Press to read a message. Reading the message The options available to you may vary. Check with your service provi...

52 Sending and Receiving Text Messages – Reply with Copy to reply to the message with a copy of the original attached. – Save Object(s) , such as sound or pictures, from the message. (This option is available if the incoming message includes a graphic or sound.) – Save Contact to save the sender’s p...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 53 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 76. Erasing messages It is a good idea to erase old messages, as messages take up memory in your phone. Y...

54 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 5. Select Yes to erase the message. Note: You can erase a scheduled message from the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of the message. Erasing all messages 1. Select Menu → Messages → Erase Msgs . 2. Press up or down and press to select an option: – InBox ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 55 2. Press to select Old InBox Msgs . 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 Kyocera phone will store...

56 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Recent List, the phone will insert the comma automatically.) Then press right twice, select Options , and choose from the options. 6. When finished, press right and press to select Done . 7. To send a message to your new group, see “Sending text messages” on pa...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 Phone 57 Note: You can also save a message you are writing or an incoming message as QuickText. For directions, see “Setting sending options” on page 45 or “Reading the message” on page 51. Switching default text entry mode You can set the default text entry mode to a...

58 Customizing Your Phone 6 C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Vibrate Only, Vibrate, Ring, Lights Only, Normal Sounds Keyguard Sounds Ringer Volume, Ringer Type, Business Ring, Personal Ring, Roam Ringer, Earpiece Volume, Key Volume, Key Length, ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 59 Security Lock Phone, Limit Calls, Lock Code, Erase Contacts, Emergency #’s Call Information Recent Calls, All Calls Timer Network Data/Fax Calls, Privacy Alert, Set Phone Line, Roam/Svc Alert***, Roam Option***, Digital/Analog***, Location Convenience Shortcu...

60 Customizing Your Phone 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 ph...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 61 3. Press to return to the home screen. Note: The phone will ring when it is attached to an external power source (such as a charger), even if all sounds have been silenced. Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press right and hold. appears. T...

62 Customizing Your Phone Choosing a different ringer Your Kyocera phone has 14 ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer Type . 2. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers. 3. Press to select a ringer from the list. Specifying ringers fo...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 63 Importing additional ringers You can import additional ringers into your Blade phone using the Kyocera Phone Desktop software (sold separately). To purchase this software and other accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store . You may be able to downloa...

64 Customizing Your Phone Changing the key tones You can change the volume and duration of the tones the phone makes when you press the keys. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds and choose Key Volume or Key Length . Using shortcuts From the home screen, you can access shortcuts by pressing the navigatio...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 65 Creating a shortcut to your frequent contacts list By default, your phone lists your entire contacts list when you press down. You can set the phone also to show a list of your most frequent contacts. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Frequent List . ...

66 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. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → My Banner . 2. Select Edit . 3. Press to c...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 67 Choosing a different menu view 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. Press to return to the home screen. The next time ...

68 Customizing Your Phone 2. Select an option from the list: – 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute— Turn backlighting on for 5, 10, or 30 seconds or 1 minute after your last keypress. – 5 sec/in call, 10 sec/in call, 30 sec/in call, or 1 min/in call— Turn backlighting on for the duration ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 69 Setting backlighting to flash You can set the backlighting on your phone to flash in a certain style when an incoming call is received. When this setting is activated, the lights will flash even if you silence the ringer. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →...

70 Customizing Your Phone Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation is a setting that automatically inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan. For example, 1-222-333-4444. • Select Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-Hyphen → Enabled . Selecting a scre...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 71 Selecting wallpaper Note: Wallpaper is not available on all K490 Series phones. It is available only on phones with a color screen display. Wallpaper appears on the home screen when the phone is not in use. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper . 2....

72 Customizing Your Phone Choosing a different time/date format 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Time Format . 2. Highlight the option you want. Creating a secure environment This section describes all the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. A...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 73 Locking your phone When your phone is locked, you can call only emergency numbers or your service provider number. You can still receive incoming calls. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security . 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Lock Phone . 4. Highl...

74 Customizing Your Phone Designating emergency numbers 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 Unas...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 75 Restricting calls You can restrict the calls that can be made from your phone to only those that have been saved in your Contacts. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security . 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 3. Select Limit Calls . 4. Select Limit Out . Erasing...

76 Customizing Your Phone 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 , Net Alert , Page Alert , or Voicemail Alert . 3. Press to select an...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 77 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. When you are using one line, you cannot receive calls from the other. It would be as if the ...

78 Customizing Your Phone 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...

80 Customizing Your Phone Connecting to a TTY/TDD device You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the hearing impaired. Note: Enable TTY only when using the phone with a TTY device. 1. Connect the TTY device to the phone. 2. Enter from your keypad. 3. Press to select the TTY option. Setting pos...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 81 7 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...

82 Using Voice Recognition Viewing entries with voice tags • Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List . A list of all contacts with assigned voice tags appears. Editing a voice tag 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List . 2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and press to select it. 3. Hig...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 83 Note: If the phone finds multiple voice tags that sound like the name you said, you will be asked to verify which name you want to call. Say “ Yes ” when you hear the correct name. Say “ No ” when you hear an incorrect name. 5. When you are finished, press . ...

84 Using Voice Recognition Waking up the phone If your phone is connected to a professionally installed Kyocera hands-free car kit, you can use a voice command to activate the phone to make a phone call. Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with Keyguard active. To activate the Voice Wake-up setting: 1...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 85 Answering automatically To set it to answer automatically: • Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → After 5 secs . Note: This setting also works with the portable hands-free car kit. Answering using voice commands If Auto-Answer is turned off, y...

86 Using Voice Recognition 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 ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 87 5. Follow the prompts for each word until training is complete. Note: The “Wake up” command can only be used with a car kit or headset (both sold separately). See page 84.

88 Using Tools 8 U SING T OOLS 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 → Scheduler . – For a day in this month, select View Day .Press left and right ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 89 – Press left or right to move between fields. 5. Add a note to the event and press or press twice to finish. Viewing, editing, or erasing an event 1. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler . 2. Select View Day or View Month to find the event you want to view, edit, ...

90 Using Tools – Press left or right to switch between hours, minutes, and a.m./ p.m. – Use the phone keypad to enter numbers. 2. Press to select Done and save the setting. 3. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for 10 minutes. Tip Calculator The Tip...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 91 Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. 1. Select Menu → Tools → Calculator . 2. Use the keypad to enter numbers. 3. Press to select mathematical operations. = equal + add x multiply ÷ divide – subtract . decimal point C Clear all numb...

92 Using Tools World Clock The World Clock lets you check times in cities around the world in relation to local time. World Clock may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. 1. Select Menu → Tools → World Clock . The World Clock menu is displayed. Your loca...

94 Using Tools c. Countries beginning with A are displayed, like Afghanistan, Algeria, and Australia. d. Use to move through the list, then press to select a country. Timer This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. 1. Select Menu → Tools → ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 95 4. Select Reset to set the counter back to zero and begin counting again. Press when finished. Flashlight The flashlight is located on the top-left corner of your phone, near the headset jack. You can turn on the flashlight in three ways: • From the home scre...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 97 9 M EDIA G ALLERY / F UN & G AMES 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 ...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 99 Brick Attack 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...

100 Media Gallery / Fun & Games Doodler You can create and save graphics on your phone. 1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → 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: (Selected colors are indicated by a whit...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 101 Select a drawing color (on phones with color display) 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 drawing1. Press up or down to select . (Shortcut: Pre...

102 Media Gallery / Fun & Games 3. To modify the shape, press left or right to highlight an option and press . Options are Size, Rotate, and Move. (To move the shape, use keys 1–9.) 4. Select Done. Clear screen • Press . Saving the doodle It is a good idea to save the doodle while you are workin...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 103 My Sounds The Ringtones menu stores up to 10 sounds that you have downloaded. To access stored sounds: 1. Select Menu → Fun & Games → My Sounds . 2. Press up or down to scroll through the sounds. 3. Highlight an option and press to select it: – Play allo...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone 10 C ONNECTING TO THE I NTERNET 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 in...

106 Connecting to the Internet 3. Press to select Yes to enable security. When you are connected, a browser home page appears. It has a list of bookmarks and some Web menu options at the bottom of the screen. – A appears in a secure session. – An underline and an arrow indicate that there is more te...

User Guide for the Kyocera K490 phone – UP.Link selects a different browser server. You can use this option if you have more than one Web Browser account. – Restart restarts the Web Browser. Searching for a Web site For instructions on how to search for a Web site, contact your service provider. Boo...

108 Connecting to the Internet Checking Net alerts Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your Net Alerts inbox. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Net Alerts . This action launches the browser inbox. 2. Press to accept browser fees. 3. Select an alert and follow the prompts. Changing the Web prompt 1...

User Guide for the Kyocera XXXX phone 109 I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing , 20 A Alarm Clock , 11, 89 alerts for headsets , 76 for messages , 76 for missed calls , 17 analog mode , 10 auto-hyphenation , 70 B backlighting , 69 banner , 66 battery , 1 blocking outgoing calls , 75 bookmarks , 107 Brick...