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- Page 2 User Guide for the Strobe Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera K612 and Kyocera K612b phones. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice.
- Page 3 The guidelines are based on standards that were developed by independent scientific organizations 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. The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR.
- Page 4 The Health Industry Manufacturers Association and the wireless technology research community recommend that you follow these guidelines to minimize the potential for interference. • Always keep the phone at least six inches (15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker when the phone is turned on. •...
- Page 5 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. Radio Frequency (RF) energy Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
ONTENTS Getting Started..... . 1 Installing the battery ..... . 1 Getting to know your phone . - Page 7 12 Connecting to the Internet ... 61 Launching the Web Browser....61 Searching for a Web site....62 ®...
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Page 9: Getting Started
ETTING TARTED Installing the battery Your phone comes with a removable Strobe lithium ion (LI Ion) battery. Fully charge the battery before using the phone To install the battery: Hold the phone face down. Locate the groove on the left side of the phone. Unsnap the hooks and remove the back cover. - Page 10 Recharging the battery You can safely recharge the battery at any time, even if it has a partial charge. Before removing the battery, make sure the Note: phone is powered off. Caring for the battery General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery.
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Page 11: Getting To Know Your Phone
Getting to know your phone Your phone has two keypads—the number keypad and QWERTY keypad. Number keypad When the flip is closed, use the number keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. Antenna External earpiece activates External camera key Picture mode. External screen to raise or lower speaker Volume keys... - Page 12 scrolls through lists and Navigation key text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. selects a menu item or option. OK key accesses the Contacts Right softkey directory and other menu options. turns the phone on or End/Power key off, ends a call or browser session, and returns you to the main screen.
- Page 13 QWERTY Keypad When the flip is open, use the QWERTY keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. Internal screen Internal speaker accesses menus Left softkey and functions. starts or Send/Talk key answers a call. Press once to activate voice dialing, twice to display the Recent calls list, and three times to redial the last number dialed.
- Page 14 for hard returns. Enter key scrolls through Navigation key lists and text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen. selects a menu item OK key or option. Camera flash for a self-portrait. Mirror Camera lens Getting Started...
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Page 15: Using Menus
Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows*: Recent calls Messages All Calls New Text Msg Incoming Calls New Picture Msg Outgoing Calls Voicemail Missed Calls Browser Alerts Erase Call Lists Sent All Calls Timer OutBox Home Calls Timer Saved Roam Calls Timer Drafts... -
Page 16: Performing Basic Functions
Performing basic functions The phone must be powered ON to perform the following functions. Note: Flip closed To... From the external home screen... Turn the phone on Press Turn the phone off Press and hold Make a call Enter the number and press End a call Press Answer a call... -
Page 17: Flip Open
Flip open To... From the internal home screen... Turn the phone on Press Turn the phone off Press and hold Make a call Enter the number and press End a call Press Answer a call Press Adjust volume during a call Press side volume keys Acknowledge an alert Press... -
Page 18: Understanding Screen Icons
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. -
Page 19: Making And Answering Calls
AKING AND NSWERING Phone calls Making a call Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for the home screen. The more bars you see in this symbol, the stronger the signal. If there are no bars, move to where the signal strength is better. -
Page 20: Redialing A Number
Redialing a number • To redial a recent call, press open your recent calls list. Highlight a phone number or name and press To redial the last number called, Tip: received, or missed, press three times. Calling a saved number If you have already saved a phone number, you can use the Contacts list to find it quickly. -
Page 21: Recent Calls
Changing the hold message → → Select Menu Settings Convenience → and follow Hold Call Re-Record Msg the prompts. Record the message twice. Select Save Options Play Re-Record or Exit Recent Calls Dealing with missed calls When you have missed a call, “Missed Call” appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a voicemail. -
Page 22: Speed Dialing
Calling recent calls Press down and hold. Highlight the number you want to call and press -or- → → Select Menu Recent Calls Outgoing Calls Highlight the number you want to call and press Erasing recent calls → → Select Menu Recent Calls Erase Call Lists... -
Page 23: Emergency Services
From the home screen, press and hold dial into your voicemail. Follow the system prompts to record a greeting and complete the system setup. If you are having trouble accessing your Note: voicemail, contact your service provider. Checking voicemail messages When a voice message is received, your screen displays “New Messages”... -
Page 24: Understanding Roaming
– tracks calls you have Home Calls Timer made and received in your home network. To reset this timer to zero, press the right softkey to select Reset – tracks all roaming calls Roam Calls Timer you have made and received. To reset this timer to zero, press the right softkey to select Reset... -
Page 25: Using Your Phone In An Airplane
Setting the roam ringer You can set a ringer to indicate when an incoming call will be subject to roaming charges. → → • Select Menu Settings Sounds → Roam Ringer Enabled. Setting Call Guard You can set the phone to warn you before you answer or place a call while roaming. -
Page 26: Entering Text
NTERING You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner with either QWERTY keypad (flip open) or the number keypad (flip closed). Read the appropriate section for details. QWERTY keypad Understanding screen When the flip is open, enter text with the QWERTY keypad. -
Page 27: Number Keypad
Select Add Symbol Press the key corresponding to the symbol you want. Entering smileys From the text entry screen, select Select Add Smiley Press down to view the list of smileys. • Press the key corresponding to the smiley you want. Changing modes Sometimes you need to change modes. -
Page 28: Entering Words Quickly
Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the next letter. To enter a space, press Note: Entering words quickly When you press a series of keys using checks its dictionary of common words and guesses at the word you are trying to spell. For each letter of the word you want, press the key once. -
Page 29: Quick Reference To Text Entry
Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. For QWERTY keypad To... Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a smiley Enter a space Erase a character Erase all characters Move the cursor right or left Move the cursor up or down Change text entry modes... - Page 30 For number keypad To... Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a smiley Enter a space Erase a character Erase all characters Move the cursor right or left Move the cursor up or down Change text entry modes Capitalize any letter Lowercase any letter Select soft options on the screen...
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Page 31: Storing Contacts
TORING 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. Creating a new contact From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save, including the area code. -
Page 32: Editing A Contact
→ Select Ringer Assign Ringer Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers and press to select one. Assigning pictures Press the right softkey select Contacts Highlight a contact and press Highlight the contact name and press the right softkey to select Options... -
Page 33: Sending A Vcard
Press the right softkey select Options Highlight and press Erase Contact Press the left softkey to confirm. Sending a vCard You can send contact information as a text messages. Press the right softkey select Contacts Highlight the contact to send as a vCard and press Press the right softkey select... -
Page 34: Using Groups
Enter the new information and follow the prompts. Select , if necessary. Save Using groups You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your Strobe phone stores five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. Creating Groups →... -
Page 35: Setting Fast Find
Select a search method: – lists all saved contacts. View All – locates a specific name. Enter Find Name part of the contact name then select – Speed Dial List, Voice Dial List selects a contact from Messaging Groups the specified list. Highlight a contact and press –... -
Page 36: Text Messaging
ESSAGING This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see “Voicemail” on page 14. The features and menus described in Important: this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. Check with your service provider for details and possible usage charges. -
Page 37: Setting Sending Options
Select an option and press – Scroll through the list of Insert QuickText: options and press to select one. – Scroll through the list and Add Symbol: press the corresponding number key or letter key to select it. – Scroll through the list and Add Smiley: press the corresponding number or letter key to select it. -
Page 38: Adding A Signature
Adding a signature The signature you create is included at the end of all outgoing messages and is counted as characters in your messages; however, it does not appear in the message creation screen. To create a signature: → → Select Menu Settings... -
Page 39: Retrieving Text Messages
To enable the Save to Sent setting → → Select Menu Messages → Msg Settings Save to Sent Select an option and press – automatically saves all successfully Enabled sent messages in the Sent folder. – allows you to choose whether or Prompt not to save your message when you send it. -
Page 40: Reading The Message
If you receive a new message while you are Note: reading a message, the one you are reading will be replaced by the new one. You can find the older message in the InBox: → → • Select Menu Messages If you see the symbol →... -
Page 41: Customizing Message Settings
– If you select message a from the right softkey to select Press the right softkey select Options Select to erase the message. A Erase notification appears: “Erase this message?” Select to erase the message. You can erase a scheduled message from Note: , but you cannot cancel delivery of OutBox... - Page 42 Creating and editing prewritten messages (QuickText) Your phone comes with prewritten (QuickText) messages, such as “Please call me,” which you can insert into the body of a text message. You can edit these messages and create new ones. Your phone stores up to 40 QuickText messages, with up to 100 characters per message.
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Page 43: Multimedia Messaging
ULTIMEDIA ESSAGING Sending multimedia messages You can only send multimedia messages to and from phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. For details on availibility, check with your service provider. Size limits may apply to multimedia Note: message files. -
Page 44: Receiving Multimedia Messages
• to display a list of categories Media Gallery that contain saved or downloaded sounds and voice memos. – Highlight Saved Sounds Press the left softkey select Open. – Highlight a sound to add to the multimedia message. Press the left softkey choose Select Before sending your message, press the right... -
Page 45: Viewing Multimedia Messages
Press up or down through the list and highlight . Press Disabled Viewing multimedia messages When you receive a multimedia message, a appears on your phone’s screen and remains until all messages are viewed. The message is stored in the InBox until the full message is received, regardless of the auto receive or prompt setting. -
Page 46: Using The Camera
SING THE AMERA Tips before operating your camera • You cannot activate the camera while on a call. • Once the camera is active, the home screen acts as the viewfinder. • If you get a “Low memory” error, check your resolution and quality compression settings. -
Page 47: Restoring Camera Menu Settings
– allows the camera to adjust White Balance for different lighting. Options are Automatic, Fluorescent, Incandescent, or Daylight. – allows you to capture pictures Color Tone with different coloring. Options are Normal, Black & White, Negative, and Sepia. – sets the picture compression. The Quality higher the compression, the better the detail of the picture (higher pixel rate). -
Page 48: Taking A Picture
Camera mode indicators and icons The camera mode displays the following onscreen indicators and icons: Icon Description Flash on Camera mode Top right hand Number of snapshots corner numbers remaining Zoom level Bottom left hand Resolution setting numbers Multishot Self Timer Taking a picture →... -
Page 49: Media Gallery
EDIA ALLERY The Media Gallery stores camera pictures, images, sounds, and videos in the phone and displays those files on the phone’s screen. Accessing files → Select Menu Media Gallery Select an option: – displays thumbnails of Camera Pictures the photos you have taken in chronological order. -
Page 50: Browsing Images
Browsing images The images menu allows you to assign your files to various applications. → Select Menu Media Gallery Highlight an option and press – displays available images. Saved Images – displays wallpaper selections. Wallpapers – displays available Screen Savers screensavers. -
Page 51: Customizing Your Phone
USTOMIZING The contents of the menu are as follows:* Settings Silent Mode Display Vibrate Only My Banner Vibe then Ring Main Menu View Lights Only Color Themes Normal Sounds Wallpaper Screen Saver Keyguard Backlighting Guard on close Auto-Hyphen Disabled Language Sounds Time/Date Format Ringtone Volume... -
Page 52: Creating A Custom Menu
Creating a custom menu You can create a custom menu that contains your favorite features with the internal keypad’s custom menu key. Press Press the left softkey to select Scroll through the available features and press to select or deselect options. –... -
Page 53: Choosing Ringers
Highlight an option: – Guard on close – Disabled Press to save. Choosing ringers Your phone has multiple ringers you can Strobe choose to use for incoming calls. → → Select Menu Settings Sounds Ringer Type Scroll down the list to hear the different rings and press to select one. -
Page 54: Adjusting Volume
Adjusting volume You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and ringer volume as well as key tones. Adjusting the ringer volume → → Select Menu Settings Sounds Ringer Volume Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. Press the left softkey to select Adjusting key tone volume... -
Page 55: Using Shortcuts
To set the earpiece volume: → → Select Menu Settings Sounds Earpiece Volume Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. Press the left softkey to select Adjusting speakerphone volume → → Select Menu Settings Sounds Spkrphone Volume Press right to increase the volume, or left... -
Page 56: Selecting A Screen Saver
Highlight a wallpaper design and press Press the left softkey to assign the wallpaper. Press to return to the home screen. Selecting a screen saver Screensavers appear on the home screen when the flip is open or closed and are activated 10 seconds after the last keypress. -
Page 57: Creating A Secure Environment
The battery charges more slowly when Note: power backlighting is on. Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, 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... -
Page 58: Limiting Calls
Limiting calls You can limit the calls that can be made from your phone to emergency numbers, your contacts, and your service provider’s numbers. → → Select Menu Settings Security Enter your four-digit lock code. Select Limit Calls Choose an option and press –... -
Page 59: Network Settings
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 phone were “off”... -
Page 60: Connecting To A Tty/Tdd Device
Connecting to a TTY/TDD device You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the hearing impaired. Enable TTY only when Note: using the phone with a TTY device. Connect the TTY device to the phone. Enter from your keypad. ##889 Press the left softkey to select the... -
Page 61: Using Tools And Games
10 U SING OOLS AND Games The games in this section may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. If you receive an incoming call while you are playing a game, the game is alert paused and exited. -
Page 62: Voice Memo
Continue placing cards until you are satisfied with your selections. – You can pause or end the game at any time by pressing – You lose points each time you exceed 21 in a column. – Select to skip one card per round. Skip Press to select... -
Page 63: Scheduler
Erasing a saved voice memo → Select Menu Tools & Games → Voice Memo Recorded Memos Highlight the memo and select Select . The prompt “Erase file?” Erase appears. Select Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and set reminder alerts. Creating an event →... -
Page 64: Alarm Clock
Press the right softkey select Options Select , or and press Edit Erase Send – For more information about editing the event, see “Scheduler” on page 55. – To erase the event, highlight press . Press the left softkey to confirm. –... -
Page 65: Calculator
To split the bill, right softkey select Split Press to clear the default of 2 guests. Enter the number of guests and press the left softkey to select . The amount Next each guest pays is calculated. Select Done Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. -
Page 66: Using Voice Recognition
11 U SING OICE ECOGNITION Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice dialing, contacts must be saved with associated voice tags. Creating a voice tag for a contact Press the right softkey select... -
Page 67: Making A Call Using Digit Dialing
Erasing voice tags To erase all voice name dial recordings in your phone: → → 1. Menu Settings Voice Features Erase Voice Dial Select Making a call using digit dialing When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a phone number. -
Page 68: Training Voice Recognition
→ → Select Menu Settings Keyguard , then press Disabled To wake up the phone: Say “ ” and listen for a tone. Wake Up Say “ ” again until you hear two tones. Wake Up If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up”... -
Page 69: Connecting To The Internet
12 C ONNECTING TO THE 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. You cannot receive incoming calls while Note: you are using Web Browser. -
Page 70: Searching For A Web Site
Searching for a Web site How you search for a Web site depends on your service provider. For more information, contact your service provider. Going to a bookmarked site → Select . If you see a Menu Web Browser message prompt, press to continue. -
Page 71: Using Bluetooth
13 U SING LUETOOTH The Bluetooth wireless technology on your phone enables wireless connectivity with accessories such as portable or installed hands- free car kits, headsets, handsets, computers, PC cards and adapters, PDAs, and speakers. You must use a Bluetooth wireless Note: technology device (compatible with Class 2 Bluetooth wireless technology, version 1.2) in... -
Page 72: Connecting And Disconnecting
Press the left softkey to select Select the device with which you wish to pair with your phone from the menu and Strobe Press the left softkey to select When pairing is initiated from another Note: Bluetooth wireless technology device, you will see the prompt “Device <device name>... -
Page 73: Bluetooth Wireless
Bluetooth wireless technology settings You can change/review the information about each device you have set up on your phone. → → Select Menu Bluetooth Scroll to the device and press the right softkey to select Options. Use the following options to: –... - Page 74 Services You can view a list of the available Bluetooth wireless technology service protocols supported by your phone: Strobe → → Select Menu Bluetooth Services A list of supported service protocols is listed. Press to return to the BT Settings →...
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Page 75: Getting Help
14 G ETTING 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 specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail. -
Page 76: Phone Accessories
Phone accessories To shop for phone accessories, visit Strobe . You may also www.kyocera-wireless.com/store call us at 800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410. 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... -
Page 77: Index
NDEX Numerics , 14 1-Touch dialing accessories , 10, 56 alarm clock alerts , 46 for messages , 13 for missed calls , 34 auto text , 49 auto-hyphenation , 47 banner battery , 50, 52 blocking outgoing calls Bluetooth , 65 Deleting a Device , 64... - Page 78 , 18 QWERTY keypad , 53 Race 21 , 13 recent call icons , iv resetting the phone ringers , 45 choosing types , 23 for contacts , 17 for roaming calls , 8, 9 silencing , 46 volume ringtones , 41 downloading roaming...