Kyocera DuraForce Pro User Manual

KYOCERA DuraForce PRO User Guide

TOC ix Power Key Instantly Locks ... 137 Smart Lock ...

Camera and Camcorder 89 Underwater Mode You can take a picture or record video also in the water. Your phone is immersible in water for up to 30 mi

Camera and Camcorder 90  Underwater: Allows you to take a picture or record a video under water. See Underwater Mode.  Slow motion: Records a v

Camera and Camcorder 91 For pictures that are on your microSD card or phone’s internal memory, you can do basic editing such as rotating and croppi

Camera and Camcorder 92 2. Tap an image to view a picture or video.  For playing the video, tap . Tapping the other areas of the screen will di

Camera and Camcorder 93 2. Tap a thumbnail for the labeled effect. • Auto: Optimizes the picture quality automatically. • Light: Displays the br

Camera and Camcorder 94 2. Tap > Gmail or Email. 3. Compose your message and send a message. Note: If you have multiple accounts, the defaul

Tools and Calendar 95 Tools and Calendar Learn how to use many of your phone’s productivity-enhancing features. Calendar Use Calendar to create and

Tools and Calendar 96 7. Enter email addresses to invite guests to your event and add the event descriptions. See Invite Guests to Your Calendar E

Tools and Calendar 97 1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Tap the Calendar field and then select your calendar. See Add an Event to the Calen

Tools and Calendar 98  Tap the event name to open the Calendar screen. The notified event will be marked with a red frame. Tap the event if you w

TOC x Display ... 149 Hearing

Tools and Calendar 99 ● Agenda: Agenda view shows a list of all your events in chronological order. ● Task: Task view shows a list of all your ta

Tools and Calendar 100 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Calendar. 2. Open the calendar event details:  In Agenda, Day, and Week views,

Tools and Calendar 101 Synchronize a Corporate Calendar If you have set up a corporate account on your phone, you can also synchronize corporate ca

Tools and Calendar 102 2. Tap the ALARM tab to display the Alarms screen, if necessary. Note: When you first open the alarms, three alarms are se

Tools and Calendar 103  Alarm volume: Set the volume of the alarm.  Snooze length: Set the interval between the snoozes.  Silence after: Sele

Tools and Calendar 104 2. Tap the STOPWATCH tab to display the Stopwatch screen, if necessary. 3. Tap to start the stopwatch. 4. The following

Tools and Calendar 105 Sound Recorder The Sound Recorder app lets you record sound and save it as an audio file on your phone or the inserted micro

Tools and Calendar 106  Tap to delete a file or files. Tap a file or files to select the file(s) you want to delete and tap OK. To select all f

Tools and Calendar 107 – or – From the Home screen, tap Apps > Voice Search. 2. Speak clearly into the phone’s microphone when you see Listen

Tools and Calendar 108 Configured settings in the Eco Mode are automatically reflected in the respective Settings menu, and vice versa. Bluetooth B

Get Started 1 Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and the service the first time. Your Phon

Tools and Calendar 109 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, tap the OFF icon to turn Bluetooth on. 3. Tap > Rename this device. 4. Enter the

Tools and Calendar 110 Note: Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth-compatible devices, display and operations may be diff

Tools and Calendar 111 Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your phone and another Bl

Tools and Calendar 112 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, tap the OFF icon to turn Bluetooth on. 3. Keep this screen open to make your phone vis

Tools and Calendar 113 ● DID: Device ID Profile Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology NFC (Near Field Communication) technology is a short-ran

Tools and Calendar 114 2. Bring your phone close to another NFC-enabled device, typically back to back aiming the NFC antenna, and then tap your s

Tools and Calendar 115 3. Open the SIM/microSD slot cover and insert a microSD card into the slot on the right with the gold terminals facing down

Tools and Calendar 116 Warning: Be sure the SIM/microSD slot cover is properly sealed to maintain the phone's waterproof capability. 6. Repl

Tools and Calendar 117 1. Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the N

Tools and Calendar 118 Supported Formats Following image, video and audio formats are supported by the phone. Image Video Audio • BMP • WBMP • GIF

Get Started 2 Key Functions ● LED indicator displays a phone notification, charging status, or alert. ● Proximity/Light sensor detects how close

Settings 119 Settings The following topics provide an overview of items you can change using your phone’s Settings menus. Wi-Fi Settings The Wi-Fi

Settings 120 3. Drag the red tab vertically to set the limit you want. – or – Tap the red line, select the limit by scrolling the value and then t

Settings 121 To quickly turn Airplane Mode on or off: ► Press and hold the Power key, and then tap Airplane mode. While in Airplane Mode, the stat

Settings 122 International Data Roaming You can set your phone to use the data services while you are outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S.V.I. Th

Settings 123 Network Operators You may select a network operator. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > More > Cellular networ

Settings 124  Sound: Plays a sound when you receive an emergency alert.  Vibrate: Vibrates your phone when you receive an emergency alert.  Aler

Settings 125 Daydream You can select a screen saver for your phone. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Display > Daydream.

Settings 126 Cast You can connect your phone to devices that support Miracast to share the displayed images via Wi-Fi connection. 1. From the Home

Settings 127 Also vibrate for calls Set your phone to ring and vibrate simultaneously. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Sou

Settings 128 2. Tap a vibrate pattern from the available list. Your phone briefly vibrates when selected. 3. Tap OK to assign the vibrate pattern

Get Started 3 ● Volume key allows you to adjust the ringtone or media volume when you are not on a call, or adjust the voice volume during a call.

Settings 129 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off. 3. The following options are available:  Audible tone to beep when notification is on t

Settings 130 Programmable Key You can assign a function to your programmable key. 1. You may press and hold the programmable key on the side of th

Settings 131 Your Phone's Memory You can see the availability of the storage space on your phone. ► From the Home screen, tap Apps > Set

Settings 132 Battery Settings Monitor your phone’s battery usage through this settings menu. View which functions are consuming your battery’s char

Settings 133  Applications: View the power consumption of your apps. Tap CLOSE ALL APPS to close all apps that are currently used. Tap CLEAR CACH

Settings 134 • Battery saving: Uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular networks to determine your location. • Device only: Uses only GPS to determine

Settings 135 Note: When Secure start-up is set, you will be required to draw your unlock pattern before the phone starts up. If you forget the unl

Settings 136 To unlock the screen with Password: ► Enter the password and tap on the locked screen. Disable the Screen Lock 1. From the Home sc

Settings 137 Make Pattern Visible You can hide the trace of your pattern as you draw it. This setting appears only when you set Security type to Pa

Settings 138 Lock Screen Message You can display the desired message on the locked screen. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings >

Get Started 4 4. When charging is complete, remove the cable from the port and close the cover. Press around the edges of the cover to ensure that

Settings 139 3. Enter a PIN or password and tap . 4. Read the message and tap ENCRYPT. The data to be saved in the SD card will be encrypted. 

Settings 140 Device Administrators You can enable or disable the authority to be a device administrator of certain applications. If disabled, you w

Settings 141 Clear Credentials You can remove all the credentials on your phone. ► From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Security &g

Settings 142 Accounts Settings Add and manage all your email, social networking, and picture and video sharing accounts. Set Up a New Account 1. F

Settings 143 Spell Checker This feature allows you to spell check text as you type it. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Lan

Settings 144  Keyboard height: Set the keyboard height range from Short to Tall.  Sound on keypress: Check to activate a clicking sound when a

Settings 145  Enable gesture delete: Check to delete a word by sliding left the delete key while using the gesture typing.  Enable gesture curs

Settings 146 Pointer Speed Change the pointer speed. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Language & input > Pointer spee

Settings 147 3. Read the network settings reset information and tap RESET SETTINGS. Device Reset The system settings on your phone will be reset t

Settings 148 5. Tap Set time. Adjust the hour and minute, and select AM or PM by scrolling each value. Tap OK when finished. 6. Tap Select time z

Get Started 5 3. Push the SIM card gently with your finger. The card rejects itself. Pull out the original SIM card from the slot. 4. Carefully

Settings 149 2. Read the information and tap the OFF icon to enable the feature. Font Size Select the font size on the screen. 1. From the Home s

Settings 150 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Color correction. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn on. 3. Tap Correction mod

Settings 151 2. Select Short, Medium, or Long. Persistent Alerts Select options for the Persistent alerts. 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps &g

Settings 152 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch of Screenshot and/or Accessbility to turn on. Printing You can print the data on your phone. 1. From the Ho

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 153 Cleaning and Drying Procedures Your phone may be cleaned using a mild dish detergent. It may also be cleaned usi

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 154 Cleaning the Phone Cleaning Your Phone CAUTION! Be sure the headset jack cover, card slot cover, and charger/US

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 155 4. Rinse both sides of the phone and all physical keys until there are no more bubbles left. Note: Hold your p

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 156 6. Rinse both sides of the back cover until there are no bubbles left. 7. Rinse the physical keys, speakers,

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 157 8. Put about 2 inches (5 cm) of water in a large bowl and gently rinse the phone by swirling it under water for

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 158 Alternate Cleaning Procedure 1. Gently wipe the front and back of the phone with a lint-free cloth moistened wi

Get Started 6 Warning: Be sure all ports and covers are properly sealed to maintain the phone's waterproof capability. Charge the Battery Wir

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 159 Drying Your Phone CAUTION! If your phone has been submerged in water, for example to use the camera in Underwat

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 160 5. After removing all the water, leave back cover off to help with the drying process. Let the phone dry comple

Cleaning and Drying Procedures 161 Kyocera Tested Products Mild Dish Detergents Alcohol ● Ethanol (70% solution) ● Isopropyl Alcohol (70% soluti

Notes 162 Notes ● Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may change depending on the version of software or application on your phone. ● All

Copyright & Trademarks 163 Copyright & Trademarks © 2016 Kyocera Corporation. All rights reserved. KYOCERA is a registered trademark of Kyo

Index 164 Index Accessibility settings, 148 Account create, 142 manage, 142 Airplane Mode, 120 Alarm, 101 Android Beam, 113 Application settings, 1

Index 165 voicemail settings, 39 Call Forwarding, 34 Call Waiting, 33 Caller ID, 32 Camera back, 3 flash, 3 front, 2 key, 3 settings, 89 take pictu

Index 166 Flick, 11 Gmail access, 53 account settings, 54 read and reply, 54 send, 53 send pictures or videos, 93 Google Account, 52 create, 52 sig

Index 167 Play Music play, 71 Plus (+) Code Dialing, 29 Power key, 3 Print, 152 Programmable key, 2, 130 Proximity sensor, 2 Quick settings, 20 Rec

Index 168 Virtual Private Networks (VPN), 75 add a connection, 76 connect or disconnect, 76 install security certificates, 75 prepare for a connect

Get Started 7 Turn Your Phone Off 1. Press and hold the Power key until the phone options are displayed. 2. Tap Power off > OK to turn the pho

Get Started 8 2. On the screen, swipe toward:  to access the Home screen or the screen displayed before the phone was turned off.  to lau

TOC i Table of Contents Get Started ...

Get Started 9 Set Up Voicemail Your phone comes with both the Visual Voicemail and the traditional Voicemail applications. Visual Voicemail allows

Phone Basics 10 Phone Basics Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and

Phone Basics 11 Swipe or Slide Flick Pinch and Spread To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the

Phone Basics 12 Function Keys Just below the touchscreen, you will find a row of three buttons that let you perform specific functions. ● Back ke

Phone Basics 13 Home Screen Overview The following illustration describes the basics of the Home screen. ● Status Bar: Displays the time, notific

Phone Basics 14 Extended Home Screens The Home screen extends beyond the initial screen. In addition to the main Home screen, your phone can have u

Phone Basics 15 5. When you find the position to place the item, release your finger. Tip: You can also select a Home screen thumbnail where you

Phone Basics 16 Change the Wallpaper 1. Touch and hold any empty area on the Home screen and then tap WALLPAPERS. – or – From the Home screen, tap

Phone Basics 17  Temperature scale: Select Fahrenheit or Celsius.  Refresh time: Select the frequency of auto update.  When launching: Upda

Phone Basics 18 Access the Launcher Screens 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps . 2. Following options are available:  Tap > All (Customize)

TOC ii Make Phone Calls ... 27 Call Us

Phone Basics 19 Icon Status 4G (data service) Airplane mode GPS active Alarm set Battery (full charge) Battery (charging) Battery (discharge

Phone Basics 20 Notifications Panel You can open the Notifications panel to view the list of notifications you received, Wi-Fi connection status, a

Phone Basics 21 Note: You can only add up to 8 entries in Quick Settings panel. 1. Slide the status bar down to the bottom of the touchscreen. 2.

Phone Basics 22 Google Keyboard Overview Note: Key appearance may vary depending on the selected application or text field. Some of the keys on t

Phone Basics 23 Key Description Alternate: Tap to toggle between the default Number & Symbol keyboard and additional Number & Symbol keyb

Phone Basics 24 4. Type the word you want to add. 5. Type the shortcut to bring up the typed word if you want, and tap . 6. Press Back . A lis

Phone Basics 25 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Language & input. 2. Tap Current Keyboard > CHOOSE KEYBOARDS. 3. T

Phone Basics 26 4. Open the application into which you want to paste the text. 5. Touch and hold the text box where you want to paste the text, t

Phone Calls 27 Phone Calls With the network and your phone’s calling features, you can enjoy clear phone calls across the country. Make Phone Calls

Phone Calls 28 Call from Recents The Recent calls list lets you quickly place calls to recent incoming, outgoing, or missed numbers. 1. From the

TOC iii Fixed Dialing Numbers ... 40 TTY Mode ...

Phone Calls 29 To call the 911 or 112 emergency number when the screen is locked: 1. Tap EMERGENCY CALL on the screen. 2. Tap next to 911 or 11

Phone Calls 30 3. Enter the country code and phone number, and then tap . The phone automatically prepends the access code for international dial

Phone Calls 31 ► When you receive a notification for a new voicemail, slide the Notifications panel down and tap the voicemail notification. – or

Phone Calls 32 3. Enter your password. Phone Call Options Your phone application provides many useful features and options to help you make the mo

Phone Calls 33 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > > Call settings > Additional settings. 2. Tap Caller ID. 3. Select an option: 

Phone Calls 34 Conference Calling With conference calling, you can talk to up to five people at the same time. When using this feature, the normal

Phone Calls 35 To change your Call Forwarding number: 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > > Call settings > Call forwarding. 2. Selec

Phone Calls 36 Recent Calls The Recent calls tab of the Phone application lists up to 500 recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. View Recent

Phone Calls 37 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > RECENTS. 2. Tap > Delete recent calls. 3. Tap the check box next to the calls you wa

Phone Calls 38 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > RECENTS. 2. Tap an entry to display the detailed screen. 3. Tap > Add to reject call

TOC iv Compose Text Messages ... 58 Send a Multimedia Mes

Phone Calls 39 3. Select from All outgoing calls, International calls, INT'L calls except home, All incoming calls, or Incoming when roaming.

Phone Calls 40 Fixed Dialing Numbers This feature allows you to restrict your outgoing calls to the numbers included in the FDN list. Emergency cal

Phone Calls 41 To turn TTY Mode on or off: 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > > Call settings > TTY mode. 2. Tap TTY Full, TTY HCO,

Contacts 42 Contacts The Contacts application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save d

Contacts 43  Settings: Opens the display settings screen. You can select how your contacts are displayed. See Display Options to follow.  Clear

Contacts 44  Phone: Stores your contact to your phone.  SIM: Stores your contact to the SIM card.  Select an account (for example, Google) from

Contacts 45 Edit a Contact Once you’ve added a contact, you can add or edit any of the information in the entry, assign a caller ID picture, custom

Contacts 46 3. Tap CHANGE to the right of the contact icon. 4. Tap Take photo. 5. Tap to take a picture.  You may be prompted to size the pi

Contacts 47 2. Tap a contact to display it, and tap > Set vibration pattern. 3. Tap an available vibration. The phone vibrates when selected

Contacts 48 Tap a contact to display it, and tap > Delete > OK. Merge Contacts You can merge two or more contact entries into one. 1. From

TOC v Web Browser ... 77 Launch

Contacts 49 5. Tap DONE > SAVE. Edit a Group Contact Manage the group contacts that you have created. Add or Remove a Group Contact Entry, or R

Contacts 50 2. Tap a group you want to delete, and tap > Delete. 3. Tap OK. - or - 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts > G

Contacts 51 3. Tap My emergency information > . 4. Enter or edit the necessary information and tap SAVE. Access the Registered ICE Informatio

Accounts and Messaging 52 Accounts and Messaging With the service and your phone’s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to share inform

Accounts and Messaging 53 encounter problems or forget your password. It is strongly encouraged for Android users so you can regain access to Googl

Accounts and Messaging 54 3. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. 4. If you want to send a carbon copy (CC) or a blind ca

Accounts and Messaging 55  Sender image: Check to display an image of the sender in conversation list.  Reply all: Check to display the Reply a

Accounts and Messaging 56 4. Enter any other necessary information and follow the onscreen instructions. Important: If the account type you want

Accounts and Messaging 57  Tap the Subject field and enter the email subject. Tap the exclamation point to set a priority.  Tap the text entry

Accounts and Messaging 58 Delete Email Messages ► On the email account Inbox, swipe an email message left or right. – or – 1. On the email accoun

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Accounts and Messaging 59 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can enter phone numbers or email addresses in the To field. If you are sending th

Accounts and Messaging 60 6. When done, tap . Save and Resume a Draft Message While composing a text or multimedia message, press Back > YES

Accounts and Messaging 61 3. Tap DELETE. 4. When prompted to confirm, tap DELETE. Delete All Message Threads 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps

Accounts and Messaging 62  Multimedia message limit: Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each conversation thread.  Attachmen

Accounts and Messaging 63 Social Networking Accounts Stay in touch while on the go with all your social networking accounts. Facebook Post updates,

Accounts and Messaging 64 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Hangouts. 2. If you have already signed in to a Google account, the Hangouts s

Apps and Entertainment 65 Apps and Entertainment All your phone’s features are accessible through the Apps list. Google Play Store App Google Play™

Apps and Entertainment 66 tap ACCEPT on this screen, you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone. Google Play Store Option

Apps and Entertainment 67 2. Tap on the top left of the screen, or touch and hold the left end of the screen and slide it to the right, and tap

Apps and Entertainment 68 2. Tap to display the drop-down list, and tap Downloaded. 3. Tap the app you want to uninstall, and tap UNINSTALL. 4.

TOC vii Android Beam ... 113 microSD Card

Apps and Entertainment 69 Search Maps 1. On the Google Maps screen, tap inside the Search bar at the top of the screen. 2. Type the place that yo

Apps and Entertainment 70  The starting point is set to your current location as default. To change it, tap Your location and type a new point in

Apps and Entertainment 71  Downloaded only: Allows you to show only the downloaded music on your device. Tap the switch to turn the feature on or

Web and Data 72 Web and Data Your phone’s data capabilities let you wirelessly access the Internet or your corporate network through a variety of c

Web and Data 73 Note: Wi-Fi networks are self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your phone to connect to a Wi-Fi netwo

Web and Data 74 • Wi-Fi Direct to use a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection. The Wi-Fi client and the hotspot operation will be disabled while Wi-Fi dir

Web and Data 75 Icon Description Your phone is connected to the 4G network. Your phone is connected to the EDGE network. Your

Web and Data 76 Add a VPN Connection Use the Wireless & networks settings menu to add a VPN connection to your phone. 1. From the Home screen,

Web and Data 77 Web Browser Your phone’s Web browser gives you full access to both mobile and traditional websites on the go, using data services o

Web and Data 78 2. Bring them together (pinch) to zoom out. Go Back To go back one page: ► Press Back on your phone. Repeat this process to kee

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Web and Data 79 3. The following options are available:  Stop to stop loading the current Web page.  Refresh to reload the current Web page. 

Web and Data 80 3. Select an option:  COPY to copy the selected text.  SHARE to share the selected text via Bluetooth, Gmail, Messaging, etc.

Web and Data 81 Create Bookmarks 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Browser. 2. From any open Web page, tap > Save to Bookmarks. -or-

Web and Data 82 2. Touch and hold an entry under the BOOKMARKS tab to display an onscreen popup menu. 3. Tap Delete bookmark and then tap OK. Chr

Web and Data 83 Tip: You can also access this feature by tapping Apps > Mobile Hotspot settings from the Home screen. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switc

Web and Data 84 1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > More > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot > Mobile Hotspot settings > M

Web and Data 85 Tethering You can share your phone's Internet connection via a USB cable or Bluetooth. USB Tethering You can tether your phone

Camera and Camcorder 86 Camera and Camcorder You can use the camera or camcorder to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with an 13

Camera and Camcorder 87 ● Thumbnail: Displays the thumbnail of the latest image. Tap to view and manage. ● Shutter Button: Takes a picture. ● Re

Camera and Camcorder 88 Tap to record a video. Tap or to pause or resume recording. To stop recording, tap . 5. Choose what you want to do