User Guide for the Kyocera Candid KX16 Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera Candid KX16 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 equipment described in this documentation are manufactured under license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following U.S.
Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.
Potentially unsafe areas Resetting the phone Posted facilities—Turn your phone off in any facility when posted notices require you to do so. Aircraft—FCC regulations prohibit using your phone on a plane that is in the air. Turn your phone off or switch it to Airplane Mode before boarding aircraft. Vehicles—RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles.
E911 mandates Where service is available, this handset complies with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates issued by the FCC. Battery and charger specifications Charger Input Output TXACA10004 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 7 W 5.2VDC, 400 mA TXTVL10063 100 - 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz, 200 mA 4.2VDC, 600 mA Standard Battery 3.7V, 900 mAh Extended Battery 3.7V, 1800 mAh 093 453 037 Kyocera Wireless Corp. 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 U.S.A. Visit us at www.kyocera-wireless.
CONTENTS 1 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . 8 Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Speed dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 GETTING STARTED Installing the battery Charging the battery Your phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LiIon) battery. To install the battery: 1. Hold the phone with the back facing you. 2. Toward the bottom of the phone there is a recess to aid you in opening the battery door. Use your finger to pull the battery door away. 3. Place the battery in the phone casing with the metal contacts toward the bottom of the phone.
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. • Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire – it could explode. Common causes of battery drain • • • • • • • • • 2 Playing games or using the Web. Keeping backlighting on. Taking and viewing pictures.
Getting to know your phone 1 Home screen. 2 Left softkey accesses menus and functions. 3 Send/Talk key starts or answers calls. 4 Speakerphone key activates the speakerphone. 5 Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols. 6 * Shift key changes the text mode in text entry. 7 Jacks for AC adapter (included)*. 8 Navigation key positions cursor during text entry. Scrolls through list. 9 OK key selects a menu item or option. 10 Right softkey to access Contacts and other menu options.
15 Antenna (does not extend). 16 Volume key to raise or lower speaker volume. 17 Camera key. 18 Camera lens. 19 Mirror when taking your own picture. 20 Camera flash and flashlight. 21 External screen displays time, caller ID, signal and battery strength. 22 Jack for hands-free headset and data cable (sold separately)*. *Warning: Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack will damage the phone.
Using Menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Recent Calls Contacts cont.
Performing basic functions 6 To... From the 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 . Access voicemail Press and hold Verify your phone number Select Menu → Phone Info. Silence the ringer on an incoming call Press -orPress , then Activate voice dialing Press once and follow the prompts (see page 30). Launch the browser Press and hold left.
Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s home screen and the external LCD. 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. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal. A call is in progress. The phone is not receiving a signal. You cannot make or receive calls. The phone is roaming outside of its home service area.
2 MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS Making a call Answering calls Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for on the home screen. Note: 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. 1. Open the flip and enter the phone number. 2. Press . 3. Press to end the call or close the flip.
• If the flip is open, select Options and then Ignore Call to immediately send the caller to voicemail. Missed Call appears on your screen until the caller leaves a message. Note: In the absence of voicemail, this feature drops the call. Answering calls using the flip You can set the phone to answer immediately when you open the flip. This feature does not apply to incoming data/fax calls. 1.
Setting missed call alerts You can set an alert to beep every five minutes after you have missed a call. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Alerts → Missed Call Alert. 2. Press to select an option: – Vibrate, Beep, Freeway, Game, Bloop, Winner, Zilofon sets the phone to alert you once when a new message is received.
Speed dialing Using 1-Touch 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 . To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • From the home screen, press and hold the speed dialing number. If it is a two-digit number, press the first digit briefly, then press and hold the second digit. For example, if the speed dialing location is 15, press briefly, then press and hold .
If you see “New Messages” with the flip open 1. Press to select Call, which initiates a call to your voicemail number. 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. To clear the screen without checking messages: • Press to select Ignore. If you see only the symbol 1. Press and hold to initiate a call to your voicemail number. 2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message. • You can set the phone to beep or vibrate every five minutes to remind you that you have voicemail.
Timing your calls You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds before each minute passes when you are on a call. • Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Minute Alert → Enabled. Receiving data or faxes Your phone may be able to receive certain data or faxes, depending on the system sending the information. For more information, see page 41. Setting roaming alerts and ringers Setting an alert for roaming You may use this setting if you want the phone to alert you when you roam outside of your home service area. 1.
Controlling network roaming Specifying digital or analog mode Depending on services available from your service provider, you may set the phone to 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. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Digital/Analog. 2. Select an option and press . – Automatic automatically switches the phone between digital and analog.
3 STORING CONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store information about a person or company. Your phone can hold, on average, about 200 phone numbers. Creating a new contact 1. From the home screen, enter the phone 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. number you want to save, including the area code. Note: To save a contact without entering a phone number, select Menu → Contacts → Add New, select an option, and skip to step 3. Select Save. Select Save New Contact. Enter a name for the contact.
4. Select Options. 5. Highlight an option and press to select it:, Edit Contact or Erase Contact. 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 . down to highlight the phone number you want to edit. 5. Select Options. 6. Highlight an option for the phone number and press : – Send Text Msg—Send a text message to the phone number you selected.
Searching the Contacts directory Using Fast Find 1. Select Contacts for a list of all contacts. 1. From the home screen, press the keys To quickly get down the list, enter the first letter of the contact. The menu skips to that letter of the alphabet. -or2. Select Menu → Contacts. 3. Select a search method: – View All—List all saved contacts. – Find Name—Locate a specific name. Enter part of the contact name, then select Find.
4 USING THE CAMERA 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. • If you get a “Low memory” error on your phone’s screen, check your resolution and quality compression settings. See “Setting up the camera” on this page.
– White Balance allows the camera to adjust to whites. Useful feature for optimizing picture taking in different light situations. Options are Automatic, Fluorescent, Incandescent, or Daylight. – Color Tone allows the selection of Low tone, Medium or High. – Quality sets the picture compression. The higher the compression, the better the detail of the picture (higher pixel rate). Options are Low, Medium, or High (default). When set to High, the picture file size is larger, using more memory.
Camera mode indicators and icons The camera mode displays the following onscreen indicators and icons: Icon Description Flash on Top right hand corner numbers. Bottom left hand numbers Number of snapshots remaining Tip: Press up or down to zoom in or zoom out. 3. Take the picture by pressing . The image is immediately saved to Media Gallery. 4. Press to select OK. - or Press to Erasethe picture. Zoom level to return to the viewfinder and take more pictures. 6. Press when finished taking pictures.
5 ENTERING TEXT, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner.
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: . & @ , 1 ‘ : ? To access the full set of symbols: 1. Select Options. 2. Select Add Symbol. 3. Press down to view the list of symbols. 4. Press the number key corresponding to the symbol you want. Changing modes Sometimes you need to change modes.
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 21. Enter a number Use mode and press a key once to enter its number. For more options, see page 21. Enter a symbol Press Enter a space Press . Erase a character Press . Erase all characters Press and hold Move the cursor right or left Press right or left.
6 SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see page 11. Important: The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area. In addition, usage charges may apply to each message. For details, check with your service provider. Sending text messages 4. 5. – Enter a space or comma after the first number.
– Save Message—Save the message without sending. – Save as Quick Text—Save the message you have just entered as a prewritten message, then return to the message entry screen so you can send the message. – Settings/ Set Priority—Label the message as “Urgent.” 3. Press to select Send. When you start a message, the maximum character limit (“169” in the example) appears below the text entry field. This number counts down as you enter characters, until it reaches 0.
To set the Outbox The Outbox default is set to disabled to conserve memory. If you want to save your sent messages: • Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → Save to Sent. – Select Enabled to save all sent messages to the Outbox. – Select Prompt to alert you to choose whether or not to save your message. To view the OutBox 1. Select Menu → Messages → OutBox. 2. Press up or down through the list of messages.
If you see the symbol If the symbol is flashing, the message is urgent. 1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox. A list of all your received messages appears. New, unread messages appear in bold. indicates an “Urgent” message. 2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of messages. 3. Press to read a message. Reading the message The options available to you may vary. Check with your service provider. Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not play if the phone is set to Silence All mode. 1.
Erasing single messages Erasing messages automatically 1. Select Menu → Messages. Use this setting to have old messages automatically erased from the InBox when memory is low. 1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings → 2. Press 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. down to the type of text message you want to erase: InBox, OutBox, or Saved. Press . Highlight the message to erase and press . Select Options. Select Erase to erase the message. A notification appears: “Erase this message?” Select Yes to erase the message.
4. To enter the first phone number or email address, select an option: – Recent List to select numbers from your Recent List. – New Address to enter the phone number or email address manually. – Contacts List to select numbers from your phone book. 5. Highlight a contact and select Select. 6. Highlight the contact’s number and select Select. 7. Select Options to select the next number. 8. Select Recent List or Contacts then the contact to add. 9. When finished, select Done. 10.
7 USING VOICE RECOGNITION 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 when the flip is open. Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice dialing, contacts must be saved with associated voice tags. Editing a voice tag 1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice Dial List. 2. Highlight the contact you want to edit, and press to select it. 3.
Erasing all voice tags To erase all voice name dial recordings in your phone: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features → Erase Voice Dial. 2. Select Yes. Calling using digit dialing When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a phone number. Note: You cannot speak a string of digits. You must speak one digit at a time and wait for the prompt. 1. From the home screen, press . The phone responds: “Say a name or say Dial.” 2. Say Dial. The phone responds: “Speak a digit.” 3.
To wake up the phone: 1. Say “Wake Up” 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 “Training voice recognition” on page 32. Answering the phone You can set the hands-free car kit to either (1) answer automatically or (2) answer using a voice command. Answering automatically You can set your phone to answer automatically. • Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Auto-Answer → After 5 seconds.
8 CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.
Silencing all sounds Choosing ringers Your phone is set to make sounds when you receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus, and receive alerts (such as new messages). You can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate or light up when you receive calls and alerts. Your Kyocera Candid Candid KX16 phone has multiple ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Ringer Type. 2. Scroll down the list to hear the different rings. 3.
Setting sounds for your phone Adjusting the earpiece volume You can set your phone to sound tones when you open and close the flip, and when you turn the phone on and off. Sounds will not occur during an incoming call, if you are in a call, or if a headset or car kit is attached to your phone. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Flip Open. To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press the key up or down To set the earpiece volume: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Earpiece Volume. 2.
2. Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. 3. Press to select Save. Setting key length You can change duration of the tones the phone makes when you press the keys. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Key Length. 2. Choose Normal or Long. 3. Press . Setting message alerts You can choose how you want be alerted of incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging → Alerts. 2.
Creating a shortcut to frequent contacts By default, your phone lists your entire contacts list when you select Contacts. You can also set the phone to show a list of your most frequent contacts. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Frequent List. 2. Select Enabled to include the list or Disabled to remove it. Using the Frequent Contacts shortcut • From the home screen, press to select Contacts.
– 7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. & in call—Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after your last keypress. Note: These settings drain the battery more Changing the display contrast 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Contrast. 2. Press 3. Press left or right to adjust the contrast. to select Save. quickly and reduce talk and standby times.
Selecting wallpaper Creating a secure environment Wallpaper appears on the home screen. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper. 2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press 3. Press to assign the wallpaper. 4. Press to return to the home screen. This section describes all the features involved in securing your phone and preventing access to personal information. All security features are shielded by a four-digit lock code. .
Unlocking the phone 1. From the home screen, press select Unlock. 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. to 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. 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 Numbers. 4. Select an Unassigned slot. 5. Enter the phone number, including the area code.
Note: You must first establish a second phone Note: To purchase a cable call (800) 349-4188 line with your service provider. Once established, a second phone number becomes available in the menu for selection: www.kyocera-wireless.com/store. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Set Phone Line. 2. Set the Com speed. 2. Select one of the two lines and press . Data Settings Setting Com port speed (U.S.A. only), (858) 882-1410, or visit 1. Connect the phone to the laptop or PC. 3.
Note: TTY/TDD service may not be available. Check with your service provider for more information. Setting position location This setting allows you to share your location information with network services other than emergency services (911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), in markets where service has been implemented. Note: This feature works only when your phone is in digital mode. You do not have the option of turning off the locator to emergency services. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Location. 2.
9 USING MEDIA GALLERY The media gallery stores and displays all the image and sound files in the phone. Accessing files 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery. 2. Select an option: – Camera Pictures displays thumbnails of the photos you have taken in chronological order. – Images displays a list of categories that contain preloaded, downloaded, saved, or created files such as wallpaper, screen savers, or caller IDs.
– Screen Savers displays available screensavers. – Caller IDs displays pictures and images that can be assigned to saved contacts. – Doodles displays files created with Doodler. 3. Select OK to display the files in that menu. 4. Highlight an image and select Options. Note: Options vary according to menu selection. Choose from the following options: – Send launches the messaging application. – Erase the image. – Set As Default sets as default setting.
10 TOOLS & GAMES Voice Memo The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Recording a voice memo 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Voice Memo → Record New. Erasing a saved voice memo 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Voice Memo → Recorded Memos. 2. Highlight the memo and select Options. 3. Select Erase. The prompt “Erase file?” appears. -orPress and hold right. 2. Say your memo and press to select Stop. 3. Select Save to save your memo.
Viewing, editing, or erasing an event 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Scheduler. 2. Select View Day or View Month to find the event you want to view, edit, or erase. up, down, left, or right to highlight an event and press to select it. 4. Select Edit or Options. Follow the prompts. 5. Press to return to the home screen or to return to scheduler options. 3. Press Alarm Clock Use the Alarm Clock to set an alert for a specific time. The alert occurs only if the phone is on. 1.
Example: Enter 5, press left to select X, enter 2, then press to obtain the result of 10. 5. Press to return to the home screen. 6. Press to clear the screen. 4. Select Reset to clear the counter. Options World Clock may not be available on your phone. Check with your service provider for availability. The World Clock lets you check times in cities around the world in relation to local time. 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → World Clock. The World Clock menu is displayed.
2. Select your type of search. – Press search by City. – Press down, then press to search by Country. 3. If you search by City, the Find City screen is displayed. a. Use your number keys (2-9) to enter the letter(s) by which you want to search. For example, press 2 once to enter the letter A. b. Press Search. c. Cities beginning with A are displayed, like Anchorage, Athens, and Atlanta. d. Use to move through the list, then press to select a city. 4.
– To move the paddle, press left or right. – To exit the game, highlight Exit and press . Race 21 This game is a timed variation of Black Jack. Each game comprises three 90-second rounds. To score points, add cards in each of the four columns, trying to reach but not exceed 21 in each column within during the course of the game. 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Race 21. 2. Press at the splash screen. 3. Select New Game. The first card to be placed is shown at the top left of the screen.
5. Use keys 1–9 or to move the cursor around the screen as indicated. 6. When finished, select Options → Save. The image is saved to My Pictures. Return cursor to center Previous screen Saving a doodle To move cursor away from drawing: 1. Select Options → Tools. 2. Select , then Done. 3. Press a number key to move the cursor. To erase part of drawing: 1. Select Options → Tools. 2. Select , then Done. 3. Press a number key to move the eraser. To Navigate: Use the following keys to doodle.
11 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET Using the Web Browser You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from your service provider and if over-the-air Internet access is available in your area. Note: You cannot receive incoming calls while you are using the Web Browser. Starting the Web Browser 1. Select Menu → Web Browser. -orPress and hold left to launch the browser. A message about airtime fees appears every time you start the browser.
– Encryption should not be used unless you are instructed to do so by your service provider. – UP.Link selects a different browser server. You can use this option if you have more than one Web Browser account. – Restart restarts the Web Browser. Searching for a Web site How you search for a Web site depends on your service provider. For more information, contact your service provider. Going to a bookmarked site Changing the Web prompt 1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Web Prompt. 2.
12 GETTING HELP Customer support Mexico: 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. For questions about the phone features, refer to the materials provided with your phone, or visit www.kyocera-wireless.com.
Qualified service If the problem with your phone persists, return the phone with all accessories and packaging to the dealer for qualified service. Phone accessories To shop for Candid KX16 phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store. You may also 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.kyocerawireless.com.
INDEX Numerics creating, 36 updating, 36 1-touch dialing, 11 A alarm clock, 7, 46 alerts for messages, 36 for missed calls, 10 analog mode, 7 auto text, 25 auto-hyphenation, 38 B banner, 37 battery, 1 blocking outgoing calls, 40 Brick Attack, 48 C calculator, 46 call counters, 12 calls answering, 8 missed, 9 redialing, 8 camera menu options, 19 sending a picture, 19 setting up, 20 taking a picture, 20 color themes, 39 com port speed, 41 contacts directory, 15 contrast, 38 countdown timer, 47 custom men
ringers choosing types, 34 for roaming calls, 13 silencing, 6 volume, 35 roaming, 7 alerts, 13 controlling, 14 ringer, 13 S saved phone numbers editing, 16 scheduler, 45 screen contrast, 38 screen icons, 7, 21, 26, 34 screen savers, 38 secret contacts, 10 security, 39 silent mode, 7, 34 speakerphone turning off, 9 turning on, 9 stopwatch, 47 symbol mode, 22 V vibrate, 7, 34 voice answer, 32 voice dialing, 30 voice memo erasing, 45 naming, 45 recording, 45 voicemail, 11 setting up, 6 volume earpiece, 9, 3