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  • Page 2 User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera K342 phone. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice. The products and...
  • Page 3 User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Caution The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the warranty and user’s...
  • Page 4 In health care facilities— Turn your phone off in health care facilities when instructed. Hospitals and health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy. Potentially unsafe areas Posted facilities— Turn your phone off in any facility when posted notices require you to do so.
  • Page 5 For more information about hearing aid compatibility, visit the FCC's Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Web site at www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro. Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) rating: M3 User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Battery and charger specifications Charger Input CV90-G2968-01 120VAC 60Hz 7W CV90-G2588-01 100-240VAC 50/60Hz 0.2A...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS Getting Started..... . 1 Installing the battery ....1 Getting to know your phone .

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED Installing the battery Your Kyocera K342 phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. charge the battery before using the phone. You must use a Kyocera-authenticated battery in your phone. If you attempt to use a battery that has not been authenticated you will receive a security warning.
  • Page 8 Caring for the battery General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery. • If you have not used the battery for more than a month, recharge it before using your phone. • Avoid exposing the battery to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity.

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Press and hold to activate or deactivate Silent mode. Space # cycles through word choices during text entry. 0 Next key (included) and data cable (sold separately). Jack AC adapter User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone...
  • Page 10 Jack Hands-free Headset to raise or lower ringtone volume. Volume key activates Camera mode. To activate Camera Camera key mode, press and hold until you hear two beeps. External earpiece Camera lens. Camera Flash/Message Indicator Light taking a picture or lights when you have a message or missed call.

  • Page 11: Using Menus

    • Press to select a menu item. • Press to back up a menu level. • Press to return to the home screen. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Media Gallery Tools & Games Camera Pictures Brick Attack Images...

  • Page 12: Performing Basic Functions

    Performing basic functions To... Turn the phone on Turn the phone off Make a call End a call Answer a call Access voice commands Access voicemail Verify your phone number Silence the ringer on an incoming call Activate voice dialing Launch the browser Record a voice memo Access Call History list...

  • Page 13: Understanding Screen Icons

    The alarm clock is set. The phone is in privacy mode or is accessing a secure Web site. You have a text message. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone You have a voice message. New voice and text message. New photo message.

  • Page 14: Making And Answering Calls

    AKING AND NSWERING Making a call Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for the symbol on 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 15: Using The Speakerphone

    Scroll down the list to find the contact you want to call. Highlight the name and press the number. Using the speakerphone Your Kyocera K342 phone has a built-in speakerphone. • To turn on the speaker, press press during an incoming call alert, you answer the call.

  • Page 16: Viewing Recent Call Details

    To hang up without speaking to the caller, select End Call Changing the hold message → → Select Menu Settings Convenience → and follow Hold Call Re-Record Msg the prompts. Record the message twice. Select Save Options , or Play Re-Record Exit Dealing with missed calls...

  • Page 17: Speed Dialing

    To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • From the home screen, enter the one- or two- digit speed dialing location and press User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone 1-Touch dialing 1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a contact that has a speed dial location.

  • Page 18: Checking Voicemail Messages

    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” along with the symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the message is urgent. If you see “New Messages”...

  • Page 19: Understanding Roaming

    Automatic phone between digital and analog. – sets the phone to work in Analog only analog mode only. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone – Analog call for the duration of the next call. – Digital only digital mode only.

  • Page 20: Using Your Phone In An Airplane

    Setting Call Guard You can set the phone to warn you before you answer or place a call while roaming. → → • Select Menu Settings Convenience → Call Guard Call Prompt – The phone now emits a distinctive roam ring to indicate when you are roaming during calls.

  • Page 21: Entering Letters, Numbers

    For example, when entering a phone number, you’re in number mode. When entering a name for a contact, you’re in normal text mode. See “Changing modes” on page 16. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone UMBERS YMBOLS Entering numbers •...

  • Page 22: Entering Symbols

    Entering symbols While entering text in normal text mode, you can enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: . @ ? ! - , & : ‘ 1 To access the full set of symbols: From the text entry screen, select Select...

  • Page 23: Quick Reference To Text Entry

    Capitalize any letter Lowercase any letter Initial Caps Select soft options on the screen User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Do this... mode and press a key until you see the letter you want. For more information, see page 15.

  • Page 24: 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 25 Contacts Highlight a contact and press Highlight the contact’s phone number and press to select Options User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Select Add to Group Select Personal To assign Personal or Business ringers, see Note: “Assigning business and personal ringers” on page 34.

  • Page 26: Editing A Contact

    general work email address home street address mobile Web page URL pager note Press to select Save Editing a contact Press to select Contacts Highlight a contact and press Highlight the contact name or number and press to select Edit Enter your changes and press select Save...

  • Page 27: Finding Contact Information

    To use voice commands to find a contact in your voice dial list see “Access contact information using the find command” on page 45. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Checking the Frequent List From the home screen, select...
  • Page 28 Using Fast Find From the home screen, press the keys corresponding to the letters of the name you want to find. A matching contact or speed dial entry appears. Press down to scroll through matching entries. Highlight the name you want and then press to call the number.

  • Page 29: Sending And Receiving

    – Enter a new address manually. (To learn how to enter text, see “Understanding text entry screens” on page 15.) Add another recipient if desired: User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone ESSAGES – Press Recent List - or - –...

  • Page 30: Setting Sending Options

    – 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 to select it. – Scroll through the list and Add Smiley: press the corresponding number key to select it.

  • Page 31: If You Cannot Send Messages

    Not available on all phones. Check with Note: your service provider. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Your service provider will charge you Important: → for each message segment.

  • Page 32: Retrieving Text Messages

    Select an option and press – turns off Disabled Save to Sent – allows you to choose whether or Prompt not to save your message when you send it. – automatically saves all Enabled successfully sent messages in the folder. Sent To view successfully sent messages: →...

  • Page 33: Setting Message Alerts

    Reply with Copy with a copy of the original attached. – to save the message. Save Message User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone – Save as QuickText message as QuickText, which you can insert into other messages. Graphics are not saved as part of QuickText.(For more...

  • Page 34: 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 K342 phone stores five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. Select Menu Create New Enter a name for the list.

  • Page 35: Messages

    15. You can also save a message you have Note: written or received as QuickText. See “Setting sending options” on page 24 or “Reading the message” on page 27. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Edit to select...

  • Page 36: Sending Multimedia Messages

    ENDING AND ECEIVING Sending multimedia messages You can only send multimedia messages to phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. Multimedia messaging is not available on Note: all phones. Check with your service provider. Multimedia messages have a predetermined character and file size limit.

  • Page 37: Receiving Multimedia Messages

    Urgent priority. Press to select . This will send your Send multimedia message. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone field and Receiving multimedia messages There are two settings for receiving a multimedia message on your K342 phone: (default) and...

  • Page 38: Viewing Multimedia Messages

    To activate Prompt mode: → → Select Menu Messages Highlight and press Auto Retrieve Press up or down to select press Selecting Disabled will prompt you for Note: download when a PIX alert is received. Viewing multimedia messages When you receive a multimedia message, a appears on your phone’s screen and remains until all messages are viewed.

  • Page 39: Customizing Your Phone

    1-Touch Dialing DTMF Tone Web Prompt Earpiece Volume Call Guard Spkrphone Volume *Not available on all phones. Check with your service provider. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone HONE Voice Features Automatic Add Expert Mode Display Results Digit Lengths...

  • Page 40: Silencing All Sounds

    Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode • Press and hold Turning sounds back on • Press and hold Choosing ringers Your Kyocera K342 phone has multiple ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls. → Select Menu Ringer Type Scroll down the list to hear the different rings.

  • Page 41: Setting Sounds For Your Phone

    – To deselect this sound, select Adjusting volume You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and ringer volume as well as key tones. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Adjusting the earpiece volume To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press...

  • Page 42: Using Shortcuts

    Press to select Save Adjusting key tone volume You can change the volume of the tones the phone makes when you press the keys. → → Select Menu Settings Sounds Key Volume Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. Press to select Save...

  • Page 43: Personalizing The Screen

    → Select Menu Settings Display Main Menu View Select an option and press User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone – Graphic with its name at the bottom of the screen. – displays a list of each menu item. List –...

  • Page 44: Selecting A Screen Saver

    Using Power Save Mode You can conserve battery life by activating Power Save mode to dim the backlight set in the procedure above. The backlighting appears for the selected duration but is less bright than with Power Save off. → →...

  • Page 45: Creating A Secure Environment

    All security features are shielded by a four-digit lock code. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Changing your lock code The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits of your phone number.

  • Page 46: Designating Emergency Numbers

    Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is locked. → → Select Menu Settings Security Enter your four-digit lock code. Select Emergency Numbers Select an slot.

  • Page 47: Data Settings

    To purchase a cable, call 800-349-4188 Note: (U.S.A. only), 858-882-1410, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store Connect the phone to the laptop or PC. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Set the Com speed. Select Menu Data/Fax Calls Press –...

  • Page 48: Setting Position Location

    Setting position location This setting allows you to share your location information with network services other than emergency services (For example: 911, 111, 999, and 000) in markets where service has been implemented. This feature works only when your phone is Note: in digital mode.

  • Page 49: Voice Commands

    The contact name must not have more than three words or components in a contact name for voice dialing recognition. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Adding a contact to your voice dial list Select...

  • Page 50: Using Voice Commands

    Using voice commands Press to initiate voice commands. You will hear a voice prompt, "Say a Command". Say a command and then follow the voice prompts. – - allows you to make a Contact <Name> voice command call to a recipient that is in your voice dial list.

  • Page 51: Enabling Expert Mode

    Press and hold to access voice Tip: shortcuts quickly. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Access contact information using the find command You can use voice commands to find contact information for contact’s that are in your voice dial list.

  • Page 52: Answering The Phone

    Using voice features with hands-free car kits You can use voice commands to make a phone call or to answer the phone only if your phone is connected to a professionally installed Kyocera hands-free car kit (sold separately). The following features apply only to Note: installed hands-free car kits unless noted.

  • Page 53: Training Voice Recognition

    Voice Features Voice Training Read the message and press select Select . Read the message Untrain Numbers and press to select To retrain voice recognition see“Training voice recognition” on page 47. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone to select...

  • Page 54: Using The Camera

    SING THE AMERA Tips before operating your camera • You cannot activate the camera while on an active call or while browsing files in the media gallery. • Once the camera is active, the home screen acts as the viewfinder. •...

  • Page 55: Restoring Camera Menu Settings

    • Flash, Resolution, Shutter Sound, White Balance, Quality, and LED. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Menu options for camera mode Press to activate camera mode Select...

  • Page 56: 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 corner Number of snapshots numbers remaining Zoom level Bottom left corner Resolution setting numbers Multishot Self Timer Taking a picture →...

  • Page 57: Recording A Video

    A tone sounds when the video stops recording. → Select Menu Camera User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Press Scroll up or down on the vertical menu bar using Focus on the image and press select...
  • Page 58 Video key map Flip open or closed Video Camera Function “Record” – starts recording toggle (plays a tone) “Stop” – stops recording toggle (plays a tone) “Options” – while not recording “Pause/Resume” – pauses and resumes recording toggle When not recording, goes back to the last function.

  • Page 59: Using Media Gallery

    Highlight a picture and press select View Press to select and launch the Send multimedia messaging application or press to select Options User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone – Erase – Assign as wallpaper. – Zoom the picture. – Send to Online photo or other content to a server.
  • Page 60 Highlight a display and press View Press to select and launch the Send multimedia messaging application. - or - Press to select (options vary Options according to selection): – allows you to upload a Send to Online photo or other content to a server. *Not available on all phones.
  • Page 61 Lock the video. – allows you to rename the Rename video file. – gives you the file size of the video. Details – erases all videos stored. Erase All Select when done. Close User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone...

  • Page 62: Using Tools And Games

    11 U SING OOLS AND Voice Memo The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Recording a voice memo → Select Menu Tools & Games → Voice Memo Record New -or- Press and hold right. Say your memo and press Select to save your memo.

  • Page 63: Alarm Clock

    – Select an option and press Press to set the reminder sound. – Select an option and press Press to select a Silent Mode setting User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone – Select press , or Medical Press recurring event.

  • Page 64: Tip Calculator

    Setting an alarm clock → Select Menu Tools & Games Alarm Clock Highlight one of the alarms and select 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.

  • Page 65: Timer

    Tools & Games Select – Press to move the cursor left or right. – Press up or down to set the hours, minutes, and seconds. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Select Start Select Stop Select Reset Select Sound...

  • Page 66: Brick Attack

    To purchase a Gamepad, call 800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only), 858-882-1410, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store 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. →...
  • Page 67 Select Options Colors and Tools Select then Done Press a number key to move the eraser. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Use the following keys to doodle. To Navigate: Select Options Clear screen Shortcut to Colors & Tools...
  • Page 68 Resuming a doodle To return to another saved doodle: → → Select Menu Tools & Games → Doodler Resume Doodle - or - → → Select Menu Media Gallery → Images Doodles Using Tools and Games...

  • Page 69: Using Bluetooth ® Wireless

    Refer to the instructions for setting up Bluetooth wireless technology (below) in conjunction with the user guide provided with your Bluetooth wireless technology device. User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone ® IRELESS ECHNOLOGY Setting up Bluetooth wireless...

  • Page 70: Connecting And Disconnecting

    Select the device with which you wish to pair with your K342 phone from the menu and press to select When pairing is initiated from another Note: Bluetooth wireless technology device, you will see the prompt “Device <device name> requests to connect using Bluetooth.

  • Page 71: Bluetooth Wireless Technology

    Services (such as Headset, HandsFree, Object Push, and Serial Port) Deleting a device You can delete a Bluetooth wireless technology device from your K342 phone if you will not be using it any longer: → → Select Menu...

  • Page 72: Connecting To The Internet

    13 C ONNECTING TO THE 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. You cannot receive incoming calls while Note: you are using Web Browser.

  • Page 73: Checking Net Alerts

    Setting a Web Prompt Allows you to set a prompt to confirm start or exit of the internet browser. → → Select Menu Settings Convenience Web Prompt Select an option and press User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Browser Alerts →...

  • Page 74: 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 75: Phone Accessories

    Phone accessories To shop for K342 phone accessories, visit . 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 76: Index

    NDEX Numerics , 11 1-Touch dialing Alarm Clock , 57 alarm clock alerts , 36 for messages , 10 for missed calls analog mode auto-hyphenation , 38 , 43 Automatic Add banner , 37 battery , 40 blocking outgoing calls Bluetooth wireless technology , 63 invisible...
  • Page 77 , 27 saving , 37 menu view , 15 number mode , 26 OutBox User Guide for the Kyocera K342 Phone Pairing phone with Bluetooth wireless technology enabled , 63 device phone numbers , 21 erasing verifying your own...
  • Page 78 , 56 recording , 11, 12 voicemail setting up volume , 8, 35 earpiece key beep , 36 , 35 ringer , 38 wallpaper , 66 Web Browser...

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