KYOCERA Hydro Reach Virgin Mobile User guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

AbouttheUserGuide 1

GETSTARTED 2

PartsandFunctions 2

nanoSIMCard 3

microSDCard 5

InsertmicroSDCard 6

UnmountthemicroSDCard 6

RemoveamicroSDCard 7

FormatthemicroSDCard 7

ChargetheBattery 7

TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 9

UsetheTouchscreen 10

ActivationandService 14

CompletetheSetupScreens 15

BASICOPERATIONS 18

Basics 18

HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 18

PhoneSettingsMenu 18

PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 18

CaptureScreenshots 19

Applications 19

LaunchApplications 19

AppsList 20

PhoneNumber 22

AirplaneMode 22

EnterText 23

TouchscreenKeyboards 23

GoogleKeyboard 23

GoogleVoiceTyping 24

TipsforEditingText 24

GoogleAccount 25

CreateaGoogleAccount 25

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SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 26

GooglePlayStore 26

FindandInstallanApp 27

RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 28

UpdateanApp 29

UninstallanApp 29

LockandUnlockYourScreen 30

UpdateYourPhone 30

UpdateYourPhoneSoftware 30

UpdateYourProfile 33

UpdateYourPRL 33

UpdateKyoceraSoftware 33

UICCUnlock 33

YOURPHONEINTERFACE 34

HomeScreenBasics 34

HomeScreenLayout 34

ExtendedHomeScreens 35

StatusBarandNotificationPanel 36

StatusBar 36

NotificationPanel 37

CustomizetheHomeScreen 39

ChangetheWallpaper 40

AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 40

AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 41

AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 41

PHONEAPP 43

PlaceandAnswerCalls 43

CallUsingthePhoneDialpad 43

CallEmergencyNumbers 44

AnswerPhoneCalls 45

In-CallScreenLayoutandOperations 46

PlaceaCallfromContacts 47

PlaceaCallfromRecentCalls 47

CallaNumberwithPauses 48

CallUsingaSpeedDialNumber 48

CallUsinganInternetCall 49

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OptionalServices 50

VoicemailSetup 50

VisualVoicemail 50

SetUpVisualVoicemail 51

RetrieveVoicemail 51

ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 52

VisualVoicemailInbox 52

ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 53

CallerIDBlocking 54

CallWaiting 54

ConferenceCalling 55

CallForwarding 55

RecentCalls 56

CallSettings 57

CONTACTS 61

AddaContact 61

ViewContacts 63

ContactsScreenLayout 64

EditaContact 64

DeleteaContact 65

AddaGroupContact 65

EditaGroupContact 66

ICE(InCaseofEmergency) 67

SynchronizeContacts 68

ShareaContact 68

ImportContacts 69

BackUpContacts 70

MESSAGINGANDINTERNET 72

TextandMultimediaMessaging 72

SendaTextMessage 72

SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 73

SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 75

NewMessagesNotification 75

ManageMessageConversations 75

TextandMMSOptions 77

Gmail 79

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CreateandSendaGmailMessage 79

CheckReceivedGmailMessages 79

UseGmailLabels 81

ArchiveGmailThreads 81

MuteGmailThreads 82

DeleteGmailThreads 83

SearchGmailMessages 83

ReportSpam 84

AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 84

SwitchingbetweenGmailAccounts 86

GmailSettings 86

Email 87

SetUpanEmailAccount 87

AddanEmailAccount 88

AddaCorporateAccount 90

ComposeandSendEmail 91

OpenEmailMessages 92

DeleteanEmailAccount 93

ManageYourEmailInbox 93

ExchangeActiveSyncEmailFeatures 95

Browser 95

UsetheBrowser 96

AddaBookmark 96

ViewBrowserHistory 97

OpenNewBrowserTabs 98

BrowserSettings 99

ChromeBrowser 99

CAMERAANDVIDEO 101

CameraOverview 101

TakePicturesandRecordVideos 102

TakeaPicture 102

RecordVideos 103

ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 103

EditPictures 105

SharePicturesandVideos 106

SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 106

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SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 107

SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 107

SharePicturesorVideosonGoogle+ 108

ShareVideosonYouTube 109

CameraSettings 110

SetCameraFunctions 110

APPSANDFEATURES 113

NavigationApps 113

GoogleMaps 113

Hangouts 114

GoogleSearch 115

UseGoogleSearch 116

UseGoogleVoiceSearch 116

Calculator 117

Calendar 117

AddanEventtotheCalendar 118

ViewCalendarEvents 119

SyncCalendars 120

SynchronizeanExchangeActiveSyncCalendar 120

Clock 120

SetAlarms 121

AdditionalClockFeatures 122

SoundRecorder 123

YouTube 124

ViewYouTubeVideos 125

PostaVideotoYouTube 125

GooglePlayMusicApp 127

PlayMusicwithGooglePlay 127

GooglePlayMusicScreenLayout 127

CreatePlaylistsinGooglePlayMusic 128

Notepad 129

FileCommander 130

CONNECTIVITY 132

TransferFilesbetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 132

Wi-Fi 133

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 133

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Wi-FiSettings 135

DisconnectWi-Fi 137

Wi-FiDirect 137

Hotspot 138

Tethering 139

Bluetooth 140

BluetoothInformation 140

EnabletheBluetoothFeature 140

PairBluetoothDevices 141

ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 142

SendInformationUsingBluetooth 143

ReceiveDataviaBluetooth 144

SETTINGS 146

BasicSettings 146

Wi-FiSettingsMenu 148

MobileHotspotSettings 150

BluetoothSettings 150

DataUsageSettings 151

MoreSettings 153

DefaultSMSAppSettings 154

EmergencyAlertsSettings 155

DisplaySettings 156

SoundandNotificationSettings 157

StorageSettings 160

EcoMode 161

BatterySettings 162

ConnectivitySettings 163

ApplicationsSettings 164

LocationSettings 165

LockScreenSettings 167

ScreenLock 167

DisabletheScreenLock 171

LockScreenOptions 171

SecuritySettings 172

Accounts 174

LanguageandInputSettings 175

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BackupandReset 177

DateandTimeSettings 179

AccessibilitySettings 180

Printing 181

ActivateThisDevice 182

AboutPhone 182

SystemUpdate 183

FORASSISTANCE 185

Troubleshooting 185

Specifications 186

VirginMobileAccountInformationandHelp 187

ManageYourAccount 187

Top-UpYourAccount 187

CopyrightInformation 188

INDEX 189

Introduction 1

INTRODUCTION

Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofusingthisguideandyournewphone.

ABOUT THE USER GUIDE

ThankyouforpurchasingyournewHydroREACH.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowbesttouse

thisguidetogetthemostoutofyourphone.

Before Using Your Phone

ReadtheGetStartedguidethatwaspackagedwithyourphone,andSafety&Warrantythoroughly

forproperusage.

Accessibleservicesmaybelimitedbysubscriptioncontractconditions.

Descriptions in the User Guide

Notethatmostdescriptionsinthisguidearebasedonyourphone'ssetupatthetimeofpurchase.

Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthephone'shomescreen,whichisdisplayedby

pressing .Someoperationdescriptionsmaybesimplified.

Screenshots and Key Labels

Screenshotsandotherillustrationsinthisuserguidemayappeardifferentlyonyourphone.Key

labelsintheuserguidearesimplifiedfordescriptionpurposesanddifferfromyourphone'sdisplay.

Other Notations

Intheuserguide,thephonemaybereferredtoeitheras"phone,""device,"or"handset."A

microSD™,microSDHC™ormicroSDXC™cardsreferredtoasan"SDCard".

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GET STARTED

Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandwirelessservicethe

firsttime.

PARTS AND FUNCTIONS

Thesetopicsillustrateyourphone’sprimarypartsandkeyfunctions.

Note:Yourphone'sscreensandappslayoutsaresubjecttochange.Thisuserguideusessample

imagesonly.

Phone Layout

Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandkeys.

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Part Description

Front camera Takepicturesandrecordsvideoswhilefacingthescreen,and

allowsyoutovideoconference.

Proximity Sensor/Light

Sensor

Detecthowcloseanobjectistothesurfaceofthescreen.Thisis

typicallyusedtodetectwhenyourfaceispressedupagainstthe

screen,suchasduringaphonecall.

Whiletalkingonthephone,thesensordetectstalkactivityand

locksthekeypadtopreventaccidentalkeypresses.

Earpiece Letyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.

Touchscreen Displayalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone,suchas

thecallstatus,theContactslist,andthedateandtime.Also

provideone-tapaccesstoallofyourfeaturesandapplications.

Headset Jack Plugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadsetfor

convenient,hands-freeconversations.

Charger/USB Port Connectthephonechargerorthemicro-USBcable(included).

Microphone Transmityourvoiceforphonecallsorrecordyourvoiceor

ambientsoundsforvoicerecordingsandvideos.

BackCamera Letyoutakepicturesandvideos.

Flash Helpilluminatesubjectsinlowlightenvironmentswhentakinga

pictureorrecordingavideo.

SIM Card Holder(Internal) HoldthenanoSIMcard.

microSD Card Holder

(Internal)

HoldanoptionalmicroSDcardtoprovideexternalmemory.

Speaker Letyouhearthedifferentringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralso

letsyouhearthecaller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.

VolumeButton Adjusttheringtoneormediavolumeoradjustthevoicevolume

duringacall.

Power Button Turnthephoneorscreenonoroff,switchyourphonetosilent

mode,vibrationmode,orairplanemode,ortakeascreenshot.

CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.

NANO SIM CARD

TheSIMcardisanICcardcontainingphonenumberandothercustomerinformation.

Handling a SIM Card

KeepthefollowinginmindwhenhandlingaSIMcard.

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n CustomerisresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyinsertingSIMcardinanother-brandICcard

reader,etc.Thecompanyisnotresponsibleinsuchcase.

n AlwayskeeptheICchipclean.

n Wipecleanwithadry,softcloth.

n Avoidapplyinglabels.MaydamageSIMcard.

n SeeinstructionsincludedwithSIMcardforhandling.

n SIMcardisthepropertyofthecompany.

n SIMcardisreplaceable(atcost)incaseofloss/damage.

n ReturnSIMcardtothecompanywhencancelingsubscription.

n ReturnedSIMcardsarerecycledforenvironmentalpurposes.

n NotethatSIMcardspecificationsandperformancemaychangewithoutnotice.

n ItisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofinformationthatisstoredonSIMcard.The

companyisnotresponsiblefordamagesfromstoredinformationthatislost.

n AlwaysfollowemergencyprocedurestosuspendserviceifyourSIMcardorphone(SIMcard

inserted)islost/stolen.Fordetails,contactCustomerService.

n Alwayspoweroffphonebeforeinserting/removingSIMcard.

Insert a nano SIM Card

FollowtheseinstructionstoinsertananoSIMcard.Remembertopoweroffyourphonebefore

insertingananoSIMcard.

1. Insertyourfingernailintotheslitatthebottomofyourphoneandliftthecoverupgently.

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2.

SlidetheflapoftheSIMcardholderinthedirectionofthearrowtounlockit( )andlifttheflap

( ).

3. InsertthenanoSIMcardintotheflapoftheSIMcardholder,makingsurethecut-offcornerisat

thetoprightandthecardisinsertedbehindtheSIMguidetabs( ).

4.

LowertheflapoftheSIMcardholder( )andslidetheflapinthedirectionofthearrowtolockit(

).BottomofSIMcardshouldrestagainststopper( ).

Note:MakesureyouinsertyournanoSIMcardinthecorrectorientation.

Note:PuttingunduepressureontheflapoftheSIMcardholdermaycausedamage.Pleasebe

carefulwheninserting,removing,orhandlingit.

5. Replacethebackcover.

Warning: Toensurethatyourphoneiswaterproof,makesurethebackcoverisproperlysealed.

MICROSD CARD

AmicroSD™cardisanoptionalaccessorythatallowsyoutostoreimages,videos,music,

documents,andvoicedataonyourphone.YourphonesupportsamicroSDcardupto64GB.

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Note:ThemicroSDcardissoldseparately.

Note:YoucaneasilydamagethemicroSDcardbyimproperoperation.Pleasebecarefulwhen

inserting,removing,orhandlingit.

SD Card Cautions

Data:InformationstoredonSDcardcanbecomelostorchangedaccidentallyasaresultof

damage.Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofimportantdata.Thecompanyis

notresponsiblefordamagesfromdatathatislostorchanged.

Reading/Writing Data:Neverpoweroffwhilereadingorwritingdata.

Battery Level:Alowbatterychargemaypreventreading/writingtoSDcard.

Handling SD Card:Use/storeSDcardsawayfromthereachofinfants.Maycausechokingif

swallowed.

Insert microSD Card

FollowthesestepstoinsertanoptionalmicroSDcard(notincluded).Makesuretopoweryour

phoneoffbeforeinsertingorremovingamicroSDcard.

1. Insertyourfingernailintotheslitatthebottomofyourphoneandliftthecoverupgently.

2. InsertthemicroSDcardintothemicroSDcardholderwiththegoldcontactsfacingdown.Gently

pushthecardinuntilitsnapsintoplace.

3. Replacethebackcover.

l InsertmicroSDcardallthewaygentlywithoutbendingandwithterminalsfacingdown.

l InsertonlymicroSDcards.

Warning:Toensurethatyourphoneiswaterproof,makesurethebackcoverisproperlysealed.

Unmount the microSD Card

AlwaysunmounttheSDcardbeforeremovingitfromyourphone.

1.

Fromhome,tapApps >Settings .

2.

TapStorage .

3. TapUnmountSD Card>OK.

Get Started 7

ThemenuoptionnamechangesfromUnmount SD CardtoMount SD Card.Thecardisnow

unmounted.

Remove a microSD Card

FollowtheseinstructionstoremoveamicroSDcard.Alwayspowerthephoneoffbeforeinserting

orremovingamicroSDcard.

1. Turnthephoneoff.

2. Removethebackcoverbyinsertingyourfingernailintheslitonthebottomofyourphone.

3. GentlypullthemicroSDcardoutfromtheholder.

4. Replacethebackcover.

Warning:Toensurethatyourphoneiswaterproof,makesurethebackcoverisproperlysealed.

Format the microSD Card

WhenyouinsertanoptionalmicroSDcardforthefirsttime,itisrecommendedthatyouformatiton

yourphone.

1.

Fromhome,tapApps >Settings .

2.

TapStorage .

3. Scrolldownthescreen,andtapErase SD card>ERASE SD CARD>ERASE

EVERYTHING.

Warning:TheformattingprocedureerasesallthedataonthemicroSDcard,afterwhichthefiles

CANNOTberetrieved.Topreventthelossofimportantdata,pleasecheckthecontentsbeforeyou

formatthecard.

AlldataontheSDcardiserased,andthecardisformattedforuseonyourphone.

CHARGE THE BATTERY

Followtheseinstructionstochargeyourphone’sbatteryusingeithertheincludedACadapterorvia

aUSBconnectiononyourcomputer.

Note:Thisphonehasanintegratedbatterythatcannotberemovedbytheuser.

Battery Cautions

Storage:Avoidstoringorleavingthephonewithnochargeremaining.Savedinformationand

settingsmaybecomelostorchanged,orthephonemaybecomeunusable.Chargeonceevery

sixmonthsbeforestoringorleavingunusedforalongperiod.

Get Started 8

Charge Using the AC Adapter

1. Plugthesmallerendofthemicro-USBcableintothephone’scharger/USBport.

2. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintothechargerandthenplugthechargerintoanelectrical

outlet.

Note:Yourphone’sbatteryshouldhaveenoughchargeforthephonetoturnonandfindasignal,

setupvoicemail,andmakeacall.Youshouldfullychargethebatteryassoonaspossible.

Fullychargingabatterymaytakeuptothreehours.

3. Aftercharging,disconnectthephonefromthecharger.

l UnplugtheACadapterfromtheoutlet,andremovetheUSBcablefromthephoneandtheAC

adapter.

Charge Using a PC Connection

BeforeusingaPCconnectiontochargeyourphone,ensurethatthecomputeristurnedon.

Dependingonthetypeofconnection,yourphone’sbatterymaynotcharge.

1. InsertthesmallendoftheUSBcableintothephone’scharger/USBport.

2. InsertthelargeendoftheUSBcableintoanexternalUSBportonyourcomputer.

3. Aftercharging,removetheUSBcablefromboththephoneandthecomputer.

Get Started 9

TURN YOUR PHONE ON AND OFF

Theinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.

Turn Your Phone On

n PressandholdthePower Button.

Yourphonewillpoweron.Dependingonthesettings,youmayseethelockscreen.

l SeeLockandUnlockYourScreenandScreenLockforinformationaboutusingthescreen

lock.

l Thefirsttimeyouturnthephoneon,youwillseethestartupscreens.SeeCompletethe

SetupScreensfordetails.

l Ifyourphoneisnotyetactivated,seeActivationandServiceformoreinformation.

Turn Your Phone Off

1. PressandholdthePower Buttontodisplaythedeviceoptionsmenu.

2. TapPower offandthenOKtoturnthephoneoff.

Yourphonewillpoweroff.

Yourscreenremainsblankwhileyourphoneisoff(unlessthebatteryischarging).

Get Started 10

USE THE TOUCHSCREEN

Yourphone’stouchscreenletsyoucontrolactionsthroughavarietyoftouchgestures.

Tap

Whenyouwanttotypeusingtheonscreenkeyboard,selectitemsonscreensuchasapplicationand

settingsicons,orpressonscreenbuttons,simplytaportouchthemwithyourfinger.

Get Started 11

Touch and Hold

Toopentheavailableoptionsforanitem(forexample,acontactorlinkinaWebpage),touchand

holdtheitem.

Get Started 12

Swipe or Slide

Toswipeorslidemeanstoquicklydragyourfingerverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.

Drag

Todrag,touchandholdyourfingerwithsomepressurebeforeyoustarttomoveyourfinger.While

dragging,donotreleaseyourfingeruntilyouhavereachedthetargetposition.

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