Get Started All you need to know to get going.
Welcome! Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the ability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever before. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your KYOCERA DuraXT. Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with videos, tutorials, and community forums for your phone. Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.
This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new KYOCERA DuraXT. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what you need to do before you use your phone the first time, including inserting a battery and activating Sprint service on your phone.
Your KYOCERA DuraXT Earpiece External Speaker Button Main Screen Volume Button Internal Antenna Call List Button Camera Lens Flash Headset Jack micro SD Card (Internal) Speaker Softkeys Navigation Key MENU/OK Key BACK Key Camera Key TALK Key END/ POWER Key SPEAKER Key Microphone Keypad Outer Screen Charger/ Accessory Jack LED Indicator Direct Connect Button Internal Antenna Battery Cover Release Latch
Install the Battery Turn the Phone On 1. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press into place. 2. Replace the cover, making sure all tabs on the cover align with the battery compartment slots and press down until the cover snaps into place. 3. Slide the battery cover release latch into the locked position. ►►Press Get Ready Get Your Phone Ready to turn your phone on. Charge the Battery 1. Plug the USB connector into the charger/ accessory jack on the left side of your phone. 2.
Activate Your Phone Activate Your Phone • If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use. • If you received your phone in the mail, and it is a new Sprint account or a new phone number, your phone is designed to activate automatically when you first turn it on. You will see a Hands Free Activation screen at startup. When it’s finished, touch OK to continue. To confirm your activation, make a phone call.
Use Your Phone: Voicemail Set Up Your Voicemail Retrieve Your Voicemail All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated: ►►Press and hold 1. Press and hold . 2. Follow the voice prompts to create your password and record your name and greeting. Use Your Phone . From any other phone: 1. Dial your wireless phone number. 2.
Phone Calls Make a Phone Call 1. Enter a number from standby mode. 2. Press to delete one or more digits. 3. Press , , or the external speaker button. 4. Press when you are finished. Answer an Incoming Call • Press to answer an incoming call. In-Call Options Pressing OPTIONS (right softkey) during a call displays a list of available in-call features. To select an option, highlight the option and press . • Transfer Audio to switch the call to a Bluetooth device (if applicable).
View Contacts Edit Contacts 1. Press Contacts (right softkey) from the standby screen. 2. Use the navigation key to scroll through the list to view your contacts. 1. In standby mode, press CONTACTS (right softkey). 2. Highlight the entry you want to edit and press OPTIONS (right softkey) > Edit Contact or Edit Group. 3. Highlight the information you wish to edit. 4. Add or edit the information and press . 5. Press DONE (left softkey) or SAVE (left softkey) to save your changes. Add a New Contact 1.
Messages Send a Message 4. Compose a message. 1. Press • Press OPTIONS (right softkey) to select additional options. 5. Select and select a category of files you would like to attach (Picture, Video, Voice, Audio, or File Manager). 6. Select a location where your file is stored. (You can also choose to take a new picture or video, or to record a new voice or audio clip.) 7. Select files you would like to attach. 8. Review your message and press SEND (left softkey). > Messaging. 2.
To read a message Be a hero. Don’t drive distracted. ►►When you receive a message, your phone will Use Your Phone display a notification message. Use your navigation key or select View. To reply to a message: 1. While the message is displayed, press REPLY (left softkey). • Select Reply to Sender, or select Reply All if you are replying to a message with multiple recipients. 2. Compose a reply and press SEND (left softkey). sprint.com/focusondriving visit sprint.
Email Setup Email allows you to stay connected 24 hours a day anywhere on the Nationwide Sprint Network. You can set up email accounts through the email application. Set Up an Email Account 1. Press > Web. 2. From the SprintWeb home page, select Messaging > Email. 3. Select Yahoo! Mail, AOL & AIM Mail, or MSN Hotmail. 4. Use your keypad to enter the required sign-in information for the selected provider, such as user name, email address, or password, and select Sign In.
Web Find sports scores, news, and weather. Shop online. Browse the Web just the way you want to. Use Your Phone • Press > Web. (Your data connection starts and you see the SprintWeb home page.) SM Note: If Net Guard is enabled and displayed, press YES (left softkey) to continue and launch the Web. • While connecting, you may see an animation before the home page appears.
Download Games, Ringers, and More You have access to a dynamic variety of downloadable content, such as games, ringers, screen savers, and other applications. (Additional charges may apply.) Follow the basic steps below to access and download these items. Access the Download Menus Download an Item 1. Press > My Stuff. 2. Select a download category (Games, Ringers, Screen Savers, or Applications), and then select Get New. Once you’ve selected an item you wish to download, highlight it and press .
1. From the information page, use your navigation key to move the cursor over Buy. When the cursor changes from an arrow into a hand, press . The item will download automatically. When you see the NEW DOWNLOAD screen, you have successfully downloaded the item to your phone. (When you download a call tone, you will not see the NEW DOWNLOAD screen. Instead, you will see a screen giving you the option to set the downloaded call tone as your default.
Camera & Camcorder Take a Picture 1. Press > Photos & Videos > Camera to activate camera mode. Shortcut: To activate camera mode, you can also . press and hold 2. Using the phone’s main screen as a viewfinder, aim the camera lens at your subject. 3. Press , , or CAPTURE (left softkey) until the shutter sounds. The picture will automatically be saved in the selected storage area. • To return to camera mode to take another picture, press CAMERA (left softkey) or . Record a Video 1. Press > Photos & Videos.
1. From camcorder mode, press OPTIONS (right softkey) > Video Settings. 2. Select an option and press . • Resolution to select video resolution from QCIF (176x144) or Sub-QCIF (128x96). • Quality to select video quality from Fine or Normal. • Silent Movie to select On to record without sound. Select Off to deactivate this feature. • Cue Sound to select a cue sound (Default, “Action & Cut,” or “Ready & Stop”). • Auto Save to to select the storage area for the videos.
Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth On and Off 1. Press > Tools > Bluetooth > On/Off. 2. Press ON (left softkey) to enable Bluetooth. Press OFF (left softkey) to disable Bluetooth. Pair Bluetooth Devices 1. Press > Tools > Bluetooth > Add New. 2. Select the device you wish to pair with and press . 3. Enter the passkey and press . 4. (Optional) Edit the device name and press SAVE (left softkey).
GPS Navigation Note: Before using any navigation programs, make sure your phone is set to allow location detection. Turn Location On/Off 1. Press > Settings > Others > Location > On/Off. (You will see the Location disclaimer.) 2. Read the disclaimer and press . 3. Select On. GPS Navigation 1. Press > Maps > Sprint Navigation. 2. If this is your first time, follow the onscreen instructions to enter and submit the required registration information. 3.
Get the Most out of Sprint Direct Connect Sprint Direct Connect on your Sprint phone offers instant, two-way “walkie-talkie-style” communication between you and your family, friends, and co-workers, all at the click of a button. ® ® Your Direct Connect Number Your Sprint phone allows you two different options for your Direct Connect number: • Separate numbers (DC Only) – Your Direct Connect number is a unique number (not your wireless number).
• If the person you are calling has a separate number for Direct Connect, make sure you dial any asterisks (*) in the number. If you are saving the number in your Contacts, choose DC Only for the phone type. • If the person you are calling has a single number for both voice calls and for Direct Connect, use that ten-digit phone number to make Direct Connect calls. You do not need to add any asterisks (*) to the number. If you are saving this number in your contacts, choose Mobile+DC for the phone type.
Make and Answer Direct Connect Calls Make a Direct Connect Call Creating a Group Entry 1. Use your keypad to enter a Direct Connect number. • The Direct Connect number may be the ten-digit wireless phone number of the person you are calling (Mobile+DC). – or – If calling a Nextel customer, the Direct Connect number may have three parts with an asterisk between each part (for example: 444*5555*111). When dialing or saving this type of number, always include the asterisks ( ). 2.
Call alerts let another Direct Connect user know that you want to communicate using Direct Connect. When the person your are contacting receives your call alert, that person can press the Direct Connect button to immediately begin talking to you. To send a Call Alert: 1. Enter the Direct Connect number of the person you would like to alert or select a number from History or Contacts. 3. Press and release the Direct Connect button.
Make and Answer Direct Connect Calls Answer Direct Connect Calls When you receive a Direct Connect call, you hear an incoming tone or the phone vibrates, depending on your settings. You will see the Direct Connect number and the caller’s name (if available) on your screen. You may also hear the caller’s voice through the speakerphone. Default for Direct Connect calls is speakerphone on.
Manage Your Account Online: sprint.com From Any Other Phone • Make a payment, see your bills, enroll in online billing. • Sprint Customer Service: Dial 1-888-211-4727 • Check minute usage and account balance. • Business Customer Service: Dial 1-888-788-4727 • See or modify the details of your Sprint service plan. • Get detailed instructions and download content. • Press account balance. to check minute usage and • Press to make a payment.
Resources Survey Resources For Your Phone Please tell us what you think about your new phone. • This Get Started Guide to get you up and running. • Web – Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with videos, tutorials, and community forums for your KYOCERA DuraXT. Sprint 411 Dial 411 for nationwide listings, movie show times, restaurant reservations, driving directions and more. Spanish-speaking operators are available. See sprint.com for pricing and details.
Responsibility At Sprint, environmental responsibility is more than talk. We’re continuously working to reduce our carbon footprint and decrease our use of natural resources. So where is my user guide? Tools & Resources To support our increased responsibility efforts, we’ve put expanded instructional materials online for you. Just visit sprint.com/support from any computer to access your complete user guide and other support materials. What else has Sprint been doing? Plenty.
Index Numerics 3-Way Call 4 A Activate 2 AOL & AIM Mail 8 B Battery Charge 1 Install 1 Bluetooth 14 Pair Devices 14 Sharing 14 Turn On and Off 14 C Calls see Phone Calls Camcorder 12-13 Camera 12 24 Contacts 5 Add 5 Delete 5 Edit 5 Sharing 14 View 5 D Direct Connect see Sprint Direct Connect Downloading 10-11 Applications 10 Call Tones 10 Games 10 Ringers 10 Screen Savers 10 Driving Directions 15 E Email 8 Setup 8 G GPS Navigation 15 Location 15 L Location 15 Turn On and Off 15 M Manage Yo
Index Navigation 15 GPS 15 Net Guard 9, 16 P Phone Calls 4 Answer 4 In-Call Options 4 Make 4 Picture Mail see Multimedia Messages Push-to-talk see Sprint Direct Connect R Record a Video 12 Resources 22 S Settings Camcorder 13 Sharing 13, 14 Bluetooth 14 Contacts 14 Files 14 Pictures and Videos 13, 14 Sprint 411 22 Customer Service 2, 21 Helpful Information 21 Service Plan 21 Store 2 Sprint 411 22 Sprint Direct Connect 16-20 Answer Direct Connect Call 20 Dial Direct Connect Number 17 Direct Connect Numbe
The services described in this guide may require a subscription to a service plan and/or may incur additional charges. Not all services will work on all phones. Sprint coverage is not available in all markets. See sprint.com/coverage for more details. Important Privacy Message. This phone is capable of determining its/your geographical location. > Settings > To set controls for access and use of your location information by others, press Others > Location. You will then have the option to select On or Off.
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