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Sanyo Katana LX

Pair the sleek Katana LX with CREDO Mobile's mission, and you have one stylish tool for doing good. And while you talk and text to support your favorite progressive causes, have peace of mind that your phone comes equipped to handle just about anything: navigation, text messaging, photos and instant messaging.
You should fully charge your new phone before you begin using it. To start, slide the battery into the back of your phone and lock it in place. Then plug in your phone and charge your battery for 24 hours.
Just follow the instructions below to self-activate your CREDO Mobile phone.
- Turn on your new phone by holding down the End key (usually red) for 3 seconds.
- On your phone, go to the main menu. Select the Tools icon, press OK. Go to Activate, press OK.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to activate your new phone. After each entry or selection, highlight Next or Done, then press OK. When you see your new phone number, write it down for future reference. On the final screen, select Done to complete your activation.
For new numbers, activation may take up to 4 hours to complete. If you are transferring a number from another carrier, this process may take up to 24 hours. If your phone still isn't working after 24 hours, please call customer service at 800.411.0848.
Entering Letters, Number, and Symbols
You can enter letters and numbers using the keypad. An indicator at the top right of your screen shows the current entry modes. Press the Mode key to select an entry mode. In many screens that allow you to enter text, your device automatically goes to the text entry mode most appropriate to the field you are entering text in.
Text Entry Tips
When you are entering text, these tips will help you:
- To backspace and delete a single character in any input mode, press the Back key.
- To backspace and delete an entire text or numeric field in any input mode, press and hold the Back key.
- To enter a symbol that does not appear on your keypad, press the Mode key and then select SYMBOL, SMILEYS, Emoticons or Preset Msgs. The Symbols page displays, giving you many symbols to choose from. Navigate to highlight the symbol you want and then press the MENU/OK key to select it.
To download ringtones, screen savers, games and applications:
- From your phone’s main menu, scroll and select the My Content icon.
- Select Ringers (ringtones), Screen Savers, Games or Applications.
- Select the Get New button. Your phone’s Internet browser will launch (charges may apply for data usage) and take you to the download menu.
- Use your phone‘s arrow keys to highlight and select item(s) you want to buy. Search for downloadable content in three ways:
- Featured: Sample of most popular and most recent content.
- Categories: Groups of content, sorted by type.
- Search: Browse for specific content.
- Select Buy. “Download in progress” appears. Final notification will be sent to your phone once the purchase process is complete.
- To begin using your new content right away or to continue shopping, follow the prompts on your phone’s screen.
- Press the Menu/OK key.
- Select Messaging.
- Select Send Message.
- Select Text Message. The Recent List will display.
- Select the recipient from the Recent List and press the Menu/OK key.
- Use the keypad to compose a message.
- Press Send.
- Press and hold the Camera key or the side camera key to activate camera mode.
- Point the camera lens at the photo subject.
- Press the Menu/OK, Capture or the Camera key again to take a photo. The picture is automatically saved, and it is displayed in the viewfinder.
- Press Options (right softkey) to see the camera options:
- To delete the photo and return to the active viewfinder, select Delete.
- To send the photo, select Send Media.
- To edit the picture or display details about the picture, select Details/Edit.
Learn how to make the most of text and picture messaging with our step-by-step tutorial.
Get tips and tricks for using the mobile Web and Internet e-mail on your phone through our tutorial.