Kyocera KX440 Series - Manual

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone ix * In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to ac...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone xi Medical devices Pacemakers— Warning to pacemaker wearers: wireless phones, when in the ‘on’ position, have been shown to interfere with pacemakers. The phone should be kept at least six (6) inches away from the pacemaker to reduce risk. The Health Indust...

xii 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—T urn your phone off in health ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone xiii Blasting areas— Turn off your phone where blasting is in progress. Observe restrictions, and follow any regulations or rules. Potentially explosive atmospheres— Turn off your phone when you are in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere. Obey ...

xiv 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 fro...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone xv Accessories Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with Kyocera 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. To shop online for a Hands-free ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone xvii Battery and charger specifications Customer support Your service provider’s customer support department may be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a number such as *611. They can answer questions about your phone, phone bill, call coverag...

xviii • Telephone: 1-800-349-4478 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-858-882-1401.Customer support phone numbers are also available in the following countries. Before requesting support, please try to reproduce and isolate the problem. When you contact the Customer Care Center, be ready to provide the following...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone xix • The name of your service provider. • The actual error message or problem you are experiencing. • The steps you took to reproduce the problem. • The phone’s electronic serial number (ESN).To find the ESN select Menu → Phone Info . Qualified service If ...

xx Kyocera Wireless Corp. 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 U.S.A. Visit us at www.kyocera-wireless.com To purchase accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT Phone xxi C ONTENTS 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT 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...

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 KX440 PTT phone 3 • 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. • Using the Web. • Keeping backlight on. • Making ...

4 Getting Started 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: Pres...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 5 Getting to know your phone Speakerphone button turns the speakerphone on or off. The loudspeaker is located behind the keypad (item 9). Jack for Hands-free Headset (sold separately) only. Volume control button adjusts the earpiece or loudspeaker volume. H...

6 Getting Started Clear key erases the last character in text entry, or returns to the previous menu. End/Power key turns the phone on or off, ends a call, or returns you to the home screen. Jack for AC adapter (included). Space # key enters a space during text entry. 0 Next key cycles through word ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 7 Contacts Push to Talk, View All, Add New, Find Name, Add Voice Dial, Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List, Business List, Personal List, Information Messages Voicemail, Send New, InBox, Net Alerts, OutBox, Saved, Group Lists, Erase Msgs, Msg Settings Settings...

8 Getting Started Web Browser Launches the Internet BREW Apps* *Menu name varies by service provider. • From the home screen, press to select Menu . • Press left, right, up, or down to see menus.* • Press to select a menu or menu item. • Press up or down to view menu items. • Press to back up a menu...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 9 Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode and Push to Talk (PTT) service is available. The phone is operating in 1X digital mode. PTT service may be available. The phone is...

10 Getting Started The phone is not receiving a signal. You cannot make or receive any calls. The phone is roaming outside of its home service area. You have a text message, voicemail, or page. (Blinking icon indicates an urgent text message, voicemail, or page.) The battery is fully charged. The mo...

12 Using Push to Talk 2 U SING P USH TO T ALK The Push to Talk (PTT) feature on your Kyocera KX440 Series phone allows you use your phone like a walkie-talkie radio to quickly communicate with an individual or group of individuals. Once connected, simply press your phone’s walkie-talkie button to co...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 13 Speakerphone PTT calls come through the speakerphone by default. The speakerphone loudspeaker is located behind the number keys on your phone. Note: If a headset is connected to the phone, PTT calls will come through the headset speaker, and you speak th...

14 Using Push to Talk To cancel, press the speakerphone button. • To make PTT calls come through the earpiece and silence ringers— From the home screen, select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode and select a vibrate or lights setting. To cancel, either press the speakerphone button or select Menu → Setti...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 15 Making a private barge call Start at the home screen. 1. Enter the phone number. 2. Press and hold the walkie-talkie button. The “OK to Talk” tone sounds when the audio path is ready and the called party’s phone is available. Note: If the other party’s p...

16 Using Push to Talk Receiving a barge call When your phone receives a barge call, it sounds the “Barge” tone, and then you will hear the caller speaking through the speakerphone. The caller’s phone number will appear on the screen. If the caller’s number is saved in your PTT Contacts list or your ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 17 Viewing recent PTT calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls . 2. Select a list: Incoming Calls , Outgoing Calls , or Missed Calls . These lists include both PTT and standard calls. For details on the icons in the list, see “Viewing recent call details” on pag...

18 Using Push to Talk Saving, editing, and erasing PTT contacts You can save individual phone numbers or talk groups as PTT contacts. • To add, erase, or modify PTT contacts, visit your service provider’s Web site. Note: PTT contacts you have saved on your service provider’s Web site will appear in ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 19 Calling a saved contact If you have saved a phone number in your PTT contacts list (at your service provider’s site) or in your phone’s contacts list, you can find it quickly. Start at the home screen. 1. Press the walkie-talkie button.-or-Select Menu → ...

20 Using Push to Talk Note: If the contact is unavailable, a message appears on your phone screen. 4. Speak while pressing the walkie-talkie button. 5. Release the walkie-talkie button when finished speaking. This allows the called party to reply. 6. Wait for the “OK to Talk” tone, then press the wa...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 21 3. Press the walkie-talkie button. The “OK to Talk” tone sounds, and the message “Connected to” appears when the audio path is ready and at least one member of the group is available. Note: If all members of the group are unavailable, a message appears o...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 23 6. Wait for the “OK to Talk” tone, then press the walkie-talkie button again to speak. 7. To end the PTT call, press . If the other party ends the call, no action is required. “Call Ended” appears, then the phone returns to the home screen. Receiving an ...

24 Using Push to Talk 4. To end the PTT call, press . If the other party ends the call, no action is required. “Call Ended” appears, then the phone returns to the screen that was displayed when the call came in. Incoming calls and messages PTT calls are not interrupted by incoming calls, pages, or t...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 25 PTT icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen as you place or receive a PTT call. PTT service is currently enabled. PTT service currently is not available. Connecting to an individual. Connecting to a group. Connected to an individual. Connecte...

26 Making and Answering Calls 3 M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS This chapter discusses phone, fax, and data calls on your KX440 Series phone. For information about walkie-talkie radio calls, see “Using Push to Talk” on page 12. Making a call 1. Make sure you are in an area where the signal can be rece...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 27 Redialing a number To redial the last number called, press three times. If you see a message prompting you to speak a name, press again. Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number, you can use the contacts list to find it quickly. 1....

28 Making and Answering Calls Answering a call When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates, or lights up (depending on your settings), and a dancing phone icon appears. The phone number of the caller also appears, if it is not a restricted number. If the number is stored in your Contacts directo...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 29 Calling emergency services Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code (911, 111, 000, 999, etc.), your phone will operate as described below. • Dial your 3-digit emergency code and press . You can call the code even if your phone is locked and your ...

30 Making and Answering Calls Using your phone in an airplane Note: Please check with uniformed crew personnel before operating your phone in Airplane mode. While in an airplane, it is normally required that you turn off your mobile phone, because it emits RF signals that interfere with air traffic ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 31 – Disabled —Deactivate Airplane Mode and return the phone to normal state. Dealing with missed calls When you have missed a call, “Missed” appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a voicemail. • To view the caller’s number or name, select Missed C...

32 Making and Answering Calls Viewing recent call details Details on the last 29 calls you made or received are stored in the lists under the Recent Calls menu. These lists include regular calls and Push to Talk (PTT) calls. You can get details on the caller’s name and phone number, along with the t...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 33 *Unavailable icons also appear when you are outside of a PTT service area. Note: PTT calls made to or received from phone numbers not saved in the PTT Contacts list (at your service provider’s site) appear as regular incoming or outgoing calls in the Rec...

34 Making and Answering Calls – Prepend —Place the cursor at the beginning of the phone number so you can add an area code, if you plan to save the number as a contact. – Save New —Save the phone number as a contact. – Add to —Add the phone number to a saved contact. Note: If the phone number has be...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 35 Speed dialing Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial a stored phone number by entering a one- or two-digit speed dialing location number and pressing . Note: Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a phone number as a contact and assign a speed...

36 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. To assign a speed dial location to a contact see ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 37 Setting up voicemail Before your phone can receive voicemail messages, you must set up a password and record a personal greeting with your service provider. When you have set up your voicemail, all unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transfe...

38 Making and Answering Calls If you see the symbol 1. Press to initiate a call to your voicemail number. 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. Note: You can set the phone to beep, light up, or play a tune every five minutes to remind you that you have voicemail. Locking the keypad The Keyg...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 39 3. Press to save. Tracking calls 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 made and received by your phone since this ...

40 Making and Answering Calls Receiving data or faxes Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data/fax mode. For more information, see “Data settings” on page 96. Setting roaming al...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 41 – Any Change alerts you with three increasing tones if there is a change in roaming service or three decreasing tones if the phone loses service. Setting the roam ringer You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming call will be subject to roaming ch...

42 Making and Answering Calls Controlling network roaming Specifying digital or analog mode You may force the phone into either digital or analog mode. This is useful if you are in an area that borders on digital service and the automatic feature is causing the phone to keep switching between modes....

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 43 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. Note: If your phone has more than one setting for...

44 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 4 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 KX440 PTT phone 45 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. ...

46 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 3. When you see the word you want, press . = 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 r...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 47 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 capital...

48 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 the letter you want. For more information, see page 44. Enter a number Use ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 49 Change text entry modes Press and hold . Capitalize the next letter In mode, press . Choose . Lowercase the next letter In mode, press . Choose . Capitalize the first letter of each word In mode, press . Choose . Highlight an option at the bottom of the ...

50 Storing Contacts 5 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. You can also save phone numbers in your Push to Talk (PTT) contacts directory. You enter those contacts on a Web site...

52 Storing Contacts – Primary Number —Classify this number as the primary number for the contact. – Classify Contact —Classify the contact as Personal or Business . (See page 81 to set the phone to ring differently for personal and business calls.) 4. Press to select Save . A check mark and the word...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 53 Editing or erasing a contact To make changes to a contact, take these steps. (To erase all saved contacts, see page 93.) 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 an...

54 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....

56 Storing Contacts Finding contact information To find a phone number or contact, either search the Contacts directory or use Fast Find. Searching the Contacts directory 1. Select Menu → Contacts . 2. Select a search method: – Push to Talk —List all contacts saved in the PTT contacts directory. – V...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 57 Setting Fast Find With Fast Find, you press one or two keys to view close matches of the number you are looking for. Note: Fast find cannot be used to find contacts on the Push to Talk (PTT) Contacts list (set up on your service provider’s Web site). • F...

58 Storing Contacts Viewing contacts The following icons may appear next to information in your phone’s contact entries. Note: Phone numbers saved in your phone’s Contacts list will not show PTT availability icons; however, you can make PTT calls to those contacts who are on your service provider’s ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 59 6 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 37. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depen...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 61 Including pictures, sounds, and prewritten text You may include smiley faces, sounds, and prewritten text in your text messages. 1. Create a text message and enter addresses.(See page 59.) 2. Select Next to advance to the message text entry screen. 3. Fr...

62 Sending and Receiving Text Messages – Contacts —Add information about a saved contact. Highlight the contact from the list and press to insert it. 4. When you have completed the message, you can send it immediately or set sending options. To send it immediately, press to select Send . To set send...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 63 – 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 num...

64 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 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 fiel...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 65 Important: You will be charged 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 you continu...

66 Sending and Receiving Text Messages PTT alert call When your phone receives a PTT alert, it sounds the “PTT Alert” tone. The message “Incoming Alert” appears on the screen with the phone number or contact name of the caller. • To ignore the alert, press to select Ignore or press the speakerphone ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 67 Viewing the OutBox Your sent messages are automatically saved to the OutBox. To view the OutBox: 1. Select Menu → Messages . 2. Select OutBox . 3. Press up or down through the list of messages. One of the following symbols appears next to each message: T...

68 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 me...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 69 • Ignore the message — Press right and press . • Clear the screen — Press . If you see the body of the message (Direct View) The body of an incoming message will appear on your home screen only if your phone is set to Direct View. You can choose to: • Ig...

70 Sending and Receiving Text Messages A list of all your received messages appears. New, unread messages appear in bold . 3. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages. 4. Press to read a message. Reading the message Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not play if the phone is ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 71 – 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 phone number or email address in your Contacts list. (This option is avail...

72 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Erasing messages Your phone is designed to store 99 text messages and pages. 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 one-at-...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 73 Erasing all messages 1. Select Menu → Messages. 2. Select Erase Msgs . 3. Press up or down and press to select an option: – InBox erases all messages in your InBox. – OutBox erases all messages in your OutBox. – Saved Folder erases all messages in your S...

74 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 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 KX440 Series phone will store five group lists with up to 10 r...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 75 Recent List, the phone will insert the comma automatically.) Then press right twice, select Options , and choose from the options. 7. When finished, press right and press to select Done . 8. To send a message to your new group, see “Sending text messages...

76 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Note: You can also save a message you are writing or an incoming message as AutoText. For directions, see “Setting sending options” on page 62 or “Reading the message” on page 70. Switching default text entry mode You can set the default text entry mode to appe...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 77 7 C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Vibrate Only, Vibrate, Ring, Lights Only, Norm. Sounds, Information KeyguardSounds Ringer Volume, Ringer Type, Business Ring, Personal Ring, Roam Ringer, Earpiece V...

78 Customizing Your Phone 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 Airplane Mode, Shortcut Key, Fast Find, Frequent List, 1-Touch Dialing, Web Prompt, Call Guard Msg Setting...

80 Customizing Your Phone Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode • From the home screen, press right and hold. Turning sounds back on To restore all sounds to the phone: • From the home screen, press right and hold. -or- • Select Menu → Settings → Silent Mode → Norm. Sounds . The or disappears. The phone wil...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 81 Specifying ringers for different callers You can assign ringers to individual phone numbers saved in your Contacts directory. • To assign a ringer to an individual contact, see page 51. • To assign a ringer to a class of contacts: a. Select Menu → Settin...

82 Customizing Your Phone Adjusting volume You can adjust the volume of the earpiece, he speakerphone, the ringer, or the tones you hear when the keys are pressed. Adjusting the earpiece volume • To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press up or down to find a comfortable level. • To...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 83 Adjusting the ringer volume To adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls as well as the alerts for the Countdown Timer, Scheduler, and Alarm Clock: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer Volume . 2. Press right or left. 3. Press to save the settin...

84 Customizing Your Phone For the fourth direction (up), you can set a shortcut to one of the features of your phone. Defining the feature shortcut (up) 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Shortcut Key . 2. Highlight the feature you want a shortcut to, and press to select it. Using the feature...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 85 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 ...

86 Customizing Your Phone 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View , then the option you want: 2. Press to return to the home screen. The next time you press , you will see the menu view you selected. Adjusting the backlighting Your screen lights up while you are in a call or when you pr...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 87 – 5 sec/in call, 10 sec/in call, or 30 sec/in call —Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress. Note: These three settings drain the battery more quickly and reduce talk and standby times. Setti...

88 Customizing Your Phone 2. Select from Fast Flash, Slow Flash, Heartbeat, or Rhythm. As you highlight the options a sample of each flash is provided. 3. Press to select your option. Caution: A small percentage of users may be photo sensitive to flashing lights. In rare cases, exposure to flashing ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 89 Selecting a screen saver Screen savers work only from the home screen, and they are activated 10 seconds after the last keypress. Incoming calls and alerts override screen savers. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Screen Saver. 2. Highlight a screen ...

90 Customizing Your Phone 3. Highlight a color theme from the list and press . 4. Press to return to the home screen. 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 th...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 91 4. Select Yes and enter a new four-digit code. Enter your new lock code again. Locking your phone When your phone is locked, you can call only emergency numbers or a special number set up by your service provider. You can still receive incoming calls, an...

92 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 KX440 PTT phone 93 Restricting calls You can restrict the calls that can be made from your phone to only those that have been saved in your Contacts. This setting does not restrict Push to Talk (PTT) calls. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Security . 2. Enter your four-digit lo...

94 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 KX440 PTT phone 95 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...

96 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...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 97 Setting the phone to receive data or faxes Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. (Note that this does not apply to PTT calls.) To receive data or faxes, you must connect the phone to a l...

98 Customizing Your Phone – Fax, until off or Data, until off— Force the phone into fax mode or data mode until the phone is turned off. Note: You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data/fax mode, or if you are on a PTT call. Connecting to a TTY/TDD device You can connect the phone to ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 99 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 ph...

100 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 recogn...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 101 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 ...

102 Using Voice Recognition 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 . You cannot en...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 103 To activate the Voice Wake-up setting: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Services → Voice Wake-Up → With ext. pwr . 2. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard → Disabled , then press . To wake up the phone: 1. Say “Wake Up” and listen for a tone. 2. Say “Wake...

104 Using Voice Recognition To turn off Auto-Answer: • Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → Disabled . To activate the Voice Answer setting: 1. Make sure the phone is not in Silence All mode. 2. Your phone is in Silence All mode if one of these icons appears on your screen. Select Me...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 105 • Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice and the phone rings once, then returns to the home screen. Training voice recognition If your phone is having trouble recognizing your voice, you can train it with the commands “Yes,” “No,” and “Wake up.” 1...

106 Using Tools 9 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 righ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 107 – 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, ...

108 Using Tools – Press left or right to switch between hours and minutes. – 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 Calculator...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 109 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 al...

110 Using Tools Timer This timer counts down for a specified amount of time. It beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. 1. Select Menu → Tools → Timer . 2. Press to Set . 3. Press up or down to set the hours, minutes, and seconds. To move the cursor, press left or right. 4. Select Start to begin...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 111 10 M EDIA G ALLERY / F UN & G AMES The games Tetris and Brick Attack 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 gam...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 113 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 → Media Gallery (or Fun & Games ) → Brick Attack . 2. Press = = to select Yes at t...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 115 2. Press up or down to scroll through the graphics. 3. Highlight an option and press to select it: – Send opens a new message entry screen. – Assign sets your graphic as wallpaper or as a screen saver. – Edit takes you to the Doodler, where you can modi...

116 Media Gallery / Fun & Games 3. Select New Doodle to open the drawing screen. 4. Use keys 1–9 to move the cursor around the screen as indicated. Note: Press to bring the cursor back to center. For more drawing tips, refer to the following sections. Select a drawing color 1. Press left or righ...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 117 Note: To start drawing again, select a drawing shade or color. Clear screen • Press . Erase part of drawing 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 K 3. S...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 119 11 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 r...

120 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 KX440 PTT phone 121 – 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. Checking Net alerts Alerts received from a Web site are sent to your Net Alerts inbox. 1. Select Men...

122 Connecting to the Internet Going to a bookmarked site 1. Select Menu → Web Browser . 2. If you see a message prompt, press to continue. 3. From your Web home page, press right to highlight Bookmarks . A list of bookmarks appears. 4. Enter the number corresponding to the bookmark you want and pre...

User Guide for the Kyocera KX440 PTT phone 123 I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing , 36 911, 111, or 000 calls , 30 A airplane , 30 Alarm Clock , 10, 107 alarm clock volume , 83 alerts for headsets , 94 for messages , 94 for missed calls , 31 analog mode , 9 auto-hyphenation , 88 AutoText , 61, 63, 75 B...