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82-N8757-1EN.book Page i Wednesday , April 26, 2006 10:4 7 AM.
ii User Guide for the Switch_Back Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera K612 phone. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserv es the right to make changes in technical an d product specifications without prior notice.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back iii The guidelines are based on standards that were developed by independent scientific organ izations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
iv Medical devices Pacemakers —W arning to pacemaker wearers: Wireless phones, when in the ‘on’ position, have been shown to interfere with pacemakers.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back v Resetting the phone If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does not respond to keypresses, reset the phone by completing the following steps: 1. Remove the battery door. 2. Remove and replace the battery. If the problem persists, return the phone to the dealer for service.
vi Contents C ONTENTS 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Finding yo ur phone's serial numbe r . . . . . . . . . . 1 Activating y our Virgin Mobile account . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting to kn ow your phone . . . . . . . .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 1 1G ETTING S TARTED Finding your phone's serial number T o activate your Virgin Mobile account, you need your phone's serial numb er . T o locate the number: 1. T urn your phone off. 2. Hold your phone face up in your left hand.
2 Getting Started The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen tells you whether the phone is: • Charging (the icon is animated) • Partially charged • Fully charged Note: The battery will not charge if you use the phone while it i s connected to an AC adapter .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 3 Getting to know your phone Y our phone has two keypads—the number keypad and QWERTY keypad. Number ke ypad When the flip is closed, use the number keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. Antenna . External earpiece .
4 Getting Started Navigation key scrolls through lists and text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. OK key selects a menu item or option. Right softkey accesses the Contacts directory and other menu options. End/Power key turns the phone on or off, ends a call or browser session, and returns you to the main screen.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 5 QWERTY Keyp ad When the flip is open, use the QWERTY keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. Internal screen . Internal speaker .
6 Getting Started Enter key for hard returns. Navigation key scrolls through lists and text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. OK key selects a menu item or option. 34 35 36 Camera flash . Mirror for a self-portrait. Camera lens .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 7 Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’ s screen. Navigation key shortcuts From the main screen, press and hold to access the following shortcu.
8 Getting Started Performing basic fun c tions Note: The phone must be powered ON to perform the following functions. Flip closed T o... From the external screen... T urn the phone on Press and wait until the phone beeps. T urn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 9 Flip open T o... From the internal screen... T urn the phone on Press and wait until the phone beeps. T urn 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 .
10 Getting Started Using menus Accessing menu items • From the main screen, press the left softkey to select Menu . • Press the right softkey to select Contacts . • Press left, right, up, or down to see menus and options. • Press to select a menu ite m.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 11 Caring for the battery Recharging the batter y Y ou can sa fely recharge the battery at any time, even if it has a par tial charge. Note: Before removing the battery , make sure the phone is powered off. General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery .
12 My Account 2M Y A CCOUNT Y ou can manage your Virgin Mobile account directly from your phone. The basic tasks are summarized in this chapter . For more information about your account, go to www .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 13 T op Up with a Debit Ca rd, Credit Card, or Pay Pal account Before you can T op Up from your phone with a debit card, credit card, or Paypal account, you need to register the credit/debit card or Paypal account at www .virginmobileusa.
14 Making and Answ ering Calls 3M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS Phone calls Making a call Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for the symbol on the main screen. The more bars you see in this symbol, the stronger the signal.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 15 Redialing a number • T o redial a recent call, press twice to open your Recent calls list. Highlight a phone number or name and press .
16 Making and Answ ering Calls 3. Select Save or Options ( Play , Re-Record , or E xit ). Recent calls Dealing with missed calls When you have missed a call, “Misse d Call” appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a voicemail. • T o clear the screen, press the left softkey to select OK .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 17 2. Highlight the number you want to call and press . Erasing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent calls → Erase call lists . 2. Select either All calls, In coming calls , Outgoing calls , or Missed calls . 3. Press the left softkey to select Ye s .
18 Making and Answ ering Calls Checking voicemail messages When a voice message is rece ived, your screen displays “New Messages” along with the symbol at the top of your screen. Standard airtime charges apply . If you see “New Messages” 1. Press the right softkey to select Call , which initiate s a call to your voicemail number .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 19 4E NTERING T EXT Y ou can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner with either the QWERTY keypad (flip open) or the number keypad (flip closed). Read the appropriate section for details.
20 Entering Text Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter many symbols with the keypad. T o access extra symbols: 1. From the text entry screen, select Optio ns . 2. Select Add Symbol . 3. Press the key corresponding to the symbol you want.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 21 Entering numbers • T o enter a number w hile in mode, press a number key once. • T o enter a number while in or mode, press and hold a number key until the number appears on the screen. Entering words lett er by letter 1.
22 Entering Text Changing modes Sometimes you need to change modes. For example, to enter numbers in an email address while in m ode, you must change to mode, enter the numbers, and then change back to mode to complete the address. T o change text entry modes: • Press and hold until the icon for the mode you want appears.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 23 Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering le tters, numbers, and symbols. For QWERTY keypad T o... Do this... Enter a letter Use mode and press a key , see page 19. Enter a number Use mode and press a key .
24 Entering Text For number keypad T o... Do this... Enter a letter Use mode and pre ss a key until you see the letter you want. For more information, see page 20. Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number . For more options, see page 20.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 25 5S TORING C ONTACTS Use your phone’ s Contacts directory to store information about a person or company . Each contact entry can have up to six phone numbers, two email addresses, two Web addresses, two street addresses, and a space for notes .
26 Storing Contacts 4. Select Ring er → Assign ringer . 5. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringtones and press to select one. Assigning pictures 1. Press the right softkey to select Contacts . 2. Highlight a contact and press . 3. Highlight the contact name and press the right softkey to se lect Options .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 27 4. Highlight Erase contact and press . 5. Press the left softkey to confirm. Customizing a phone number 1. Press the right softkey to select Contacts . 2. Highlight the contact to edit and press . 3. Press dow n to highlight a number .
28 Storing Contacts Customizing a grou p 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Groups . 2. Highlight the group to message and press the right softkey to select Options . 3. Highlight an option and press : – View to see the contact in the group. – Edit to change the name of the group and to add and remove contacts.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 29 Using Fast find 1. From the main screen, press the number keys corresponding to the letters of the name you want to find. A matching contact or speed dial entry appears. 2. Press down to scroll through matching entries. 3.
30 Text Messaging 6T EXT M ESSAGING This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see “V oicemail” on page 17. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 31 Including prewritten t ext and symbols During text entry , you can insert auto text, symbols, or emoticons in your message. 1. From the text entry screen, select Optio ns . 2. Select an option and press : – Insert auto text to scroll through the list of options and press to select one.
32 Text Messaging T o create a signature: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging → Signature . 2. Enter your signature in the text field. 3. Select OK to save the setting. Note: The characters in the signature are included in the total character count of the message.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 33 Viewing failed or pending messages Failed or pending messages are stored in your Outbox. T o view your Outbox: 1. Select Menu → Messaging → Outbox . A list of all failed or pending me ssages appears. 2. Scroll through the list of messages and press to read one.
34 Text Messaging – Save as auto text to save the text from the message as auto text, which you can insert into other messages. Graphics and sound are not saved as part of auto text.(For more about auto text, see page 35.) –V i e w Sender information.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 35 • Select Menu → Messaging → Msg settings → Auto-Erase → Inbo x msgs . Older messages are erased as new messages are received. Customizing message settings T o make messaging easier , you can customize settings for sending and receiving m essages.
36 Multimedia Messaging 7M ULTIMEDIA M ESSAGING Sending multimedia message s Y ou can send multimedia mes sages to phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. For details and pricing, check with Virgin Mobile. Note: Size limits may apply to multimedia message files.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 37 • Record sound to instantly record a new sound and attach it to your messag e. • My sounds to display a list of categories that contain saved or downloaded sounds and voice memos. – Saved sounds displays sound clips saved on the phone.
38 Multimedia Messaging 2. Press the right softkey to select Options . Press down to highlight additional options for the multimedia message: Note: The options available to you may vary . Check with Virgin Mobile. – Forward launches the message creation screen, allowing you to forward the multimedia message.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 39 8 AIM ® Accessi ng the AIM servi ce Now you can access the AOL ® Instant Messenger™ (AIM) service from your Switch_Back phone. Check V irgin Mobile’ s Web site at www.virgi nmobileusa.com for availability and pricing.
40 VirginXL 9V IRGI N XL Accessing VirginXL With VirginXL, you can access a variety of exclusive music, entertainment, and information services from your Switch_Back phone. Download the latest games, ringtones, wallpapers, screen savers, and other content; surf the web; and more.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 41 10 M Y STUFF My ringtones The My rington es folder stores your preloa ded and downloaded ringtones. Y ou can download the latest ringtones to your Switch_Back from the Virgin Mobile Web site at www .virginmobileusa.com or directly from your phone using VirginXL.
42 My stuff Note: If you don’t have enough money in your account, you will need to T op-Up before downloading. 1. Press left to launch VirginXL and then search for applications. 2. Follow the prompts to purchase and download the selected application.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 43 11 U SING THE C AMERA Tips before operating your camera • Y ou cannot activate the camera while on a call. • Once the camera is active, the main screen acts as the viewfinder . • If you get a “Low memory” error , check your resolution and quality compression settings.
44 Using the Camera – White Ba lance allows the camer a to adjust for different lighting. Options are Automatic, Fluorescent, Incandescent, or Daylight. – Color T one allows you to capture pictures with different coloring. Options are Normal, Black & White, Negative, and Sepia.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 45 Picture mode indicators and icons The picture mode displays the following onscreen indicators and icons: T aking a picture 1. Select Menu → Pictures → T ake a picture . 2. Focus on the image using the phone’ s display as a viewfinder .
46 Using Tools 12 U SING T OOLS V oice memo The V oice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Recording a voice memo 1. Select Menu → T ools → V oice memo → Record new . 2. Record your memo and press the left softkey to select Stop .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 47 3. Select Opt ions and classify the type of event and press : Meeting , Pho ne Call , Birthday , Anniversary , V acation , Medical , or Other . 4. Press to change the date of the event (the current date is the default date).
48 Using Tools Setting an alarm 1. Select Menu → To o l s → Alarm clock . 2. Highlight one of the alarms and select Set . 3. Use the phone keypad to enter numbers and to switch between AM and PM. – Press left or right to move between hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 49 4. Press to calculate the result. Example : Enter 5, press left to select X , enter 2, then press to obtain the resu lt of 10. 5. Press to return to the main screen. - or - Press to clear the screen. Tim e r This timer counts down for a specified amount of time.
50 Customizing Your Phone 13 C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE Creating a custom menu Y ou can cre ate a custom menu that contains your fav orite features with the internal keypad’ s custom menu key . 1. Press . 2. Press the left softkey to select Edit . 3.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 51 Using the keyguard Locking the keyg uard The Keyguard locks the external number keypad on your phone to prevent accidental keypresses when the phone is turned on and a call is not in progress. Y ou can still answer or silence an incoming call.
52 Customizing Your Phone 2. Scroll down the list to hear the different rings and press to select one. Note: Downloaded ringtones are added to the end of the standard list of ringtones. Changing your perso nal ringtone Y our Switch_Back phone has multiple ringtones you can choose to use for incoming calls from your Personal group.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 53 3. Press the left softkey to select Save . Setting key length Y ou can change the duration of the tones the phone makes when you press the keys. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Key length . 2. Choose Normal or Long and press .
54 Customizing Your Phone 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Greeting banner . 2. Press the right softkey to select Edit . 3. Press to clear the screen. 4. Enter your new text. 5. Press the left softkey to select Save . Choosing a menu style Three menu styles are available: Wheel, Graphic, and List.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 55 Adjusting the backligh ting Y our screen lights up while you are in a call or when you press a key on the keypad. However , you can set the length of time that bright backlighting remains on. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Backlight → Duration .
56 Customizing Your Phone 2. Press left or right to adjust the brightness and select Save . Changing the display b rightness 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Brightness .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 57 Designating emergency nu mbers 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 → Secu rity . 2. Enter your four -digit lock code.
58 Using Voice Recognition 14 U SING V OI CE R ECOGNITION V oice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’ s microphone. Setting up voice dialing T o make or receive calls using voice dialing, contacts must be saved with associated voice tags.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 59 Erasing voice tags T o erase all voice name dial recordings in your phone: 1. Menu → Settings → Call options → Erase voice dial . 2. Select Ye s . Making a call using di git dialing When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a phone number .
60 Using Voice Recognition T o wake up the phone: 1. Say “ Wak e U p ” and listen for a tone. 2. Say “ Wake Up ” again until you hear two tones. If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up” command, see “T raining voice recognition” on page 60.
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 61 15 G ETTING H ELP Customer support T o contact Virgin Mobile’ s customer support department for information about your phone, account history , ca ll coverage area, and specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail: •G o t o www .
62 Consumer Limited Wa rranty 16 C ONSUMER L IMITED W AR RANTY Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KYOCERA”) offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed product or products (the “Product”) will be fr.
User Guide for Switc h_Back 63 USE ONL Y KYOCERA APPROVED ACCESSORIES WITH KYOCERA PHONES. USE OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESSORIE S MAY BE DANGEROUS AND WILL INV ALIDA TE THE PHONE W ARRANTY IF SAID ACCESSORIES CAUSE DAMAGE OR A DEFECT TO THE PHONE.
64 Index I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing , 17 A accessories , 11 alarm clock , 7, 47 alerts for messages , 53 for missed calls , 16 auto te xt , 31, 34, 35 auto-hyphenation , 55 B banner , 53 battery .
User Guide for Swit ch_Back 65 ringtones choosing types , 51 downloading , 41 for contacts , 25 silencing , 8, 9 volume , 52 S scheduler , 46 screen brightness , 56 screen contrast , 55 screen icons ,.
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