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Wild Card VMU User Guide This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera Wild Card 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...
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Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured to not exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population.
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Hearing aids —Some digital wireless phones may interfere with hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult Virgin Mobile or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives. Other medical devices —If you use any other...
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Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy. Virgin Mobile’s network controls the power of the RF signal. This power level can range from 0.006 to 0.6 watts. In August 1996, the U.S. Federal...
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Most newer hearing aid models receive at least an M2 rating. To determine the level of compatibility between your hearing aid and this Virgin Mobile HAC- certified phone, combine the M rating of your hearing aid and the M rating of this phone. For example, if you pair an M3 hearing aid with an M4 phone, you will achieve a combined rating of 7.
Getting started Phone battery Installing the battery To install the battery: N K Hold the phone face down and locate the screw on the back cover. O K Turn the screw to set the screw slot in vertical position to unlock the back cover.
Finding your phone’s serial number To activate your Virgin Mobile account, you need your phone's serial number. To locate the number: N K Turn your phone off. O K Hold your phone face down.
Mobile account Before you can start talking, messaging, or downloading, you need to activate service with Virgin Mobile. To activate your Virgin Mobile account, do one of the following with your phone's serial number. • Go to www.virginmobileusa.com and click on Activate.
Phone overview Getting to know your phone The phone has two keypads—the number keypad and the QWERTY keypad. Number keypad N K External screen. O K External key activates picture mode. ` ~ ã É ê ~ key to raise or lower speaker volume. s ç...
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N N K External speaker. N O K Indicator light shows missed alert when in red or incoming call when in green. key selects a menu item or option. N P K N Q K Right option button accesses the contacts list and other menu options.
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QWERTY keypad When the flip is open, use the QWERTY keypad to enter numbers, letters and symbols. N K Internal screen. O K Internal speaker. key scrolls through lists k ~ î á Ö ~ í á ç å and text entry fields and accesses shortcuts from the main screen.
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Back cover N K Accessory eyelet (for optional straps and lanyards). O K Camera flash and flash light. P K Camera lens. Q K Back cover lock in unlocked status (If locked, the screw slot is in horizontal position). User Guide...
Common keys The following keys are pressed frequently when you use your phone. Throughout this user guide, these keys are referred as follows: Navigation key OK key Left option button (number keypad) Left option button (QWERTY keypad) Right option button (number keypad) Right option button (QWERTY keypad) Talk/Send key (number keypad) Talk/Send key (QWERTY keypad)
The phone is not receiving a signal. You cannot make or receive calls. The file is DRM protected. High-speed (3G) data service is available and active on your phone. Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com for availability. (blinking) The phone is sending high-speed data.
Send text msg Launches VirginXL Send picture msg My Account Send email msg Launches My Account Send IM msg My stuff Inbox My ringtones Virgin Alerts My games Outbox My graphics Saved My other stuff Drafts My sounds Voicemail Erase msgs...
Basic navigation You press your phone keys to access the various menus and other features of your phone. Some of the basic frequently used keys are as follows: • : Select items that appear i É Ñ í = ç é í á ç å = Ä ì í í ç å on the lower left of the display.
Basic functions This section explains the basic functionality of your phone. For more detailed explanation of your phone’s features please refer to the later chapters. Powering up To turn your phone on, press and hold the key and wait until the phone display lights up. To turn your phone off, press and hold the key until the phone turns off.
Answer using earpiece Press the key. p É å Ç Answer using speakerphone Press the key. p é É ~ â É ê é Ü ç å É Answer using flip You can set the phone to answer immediately when you open the flip. This feature does not apply to incoming data or fax calls.
Call features This chapter describes call features such as volume, holding calls, speed dialing and other features. Volume control You have several ways to control the volume of your phone. Adjust volume during a call To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press key up or down.
When you have set up your voicemail, all unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. N K Press and hold the key. O K Follow the system prompts to create a password and record a greeting.
Text entry You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner with either QWERTY keypad (flip open) or the number keypad (flip closed). QWERTY keypad Text entry modes With the flip open, enter text with the QWERTY keypad.
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O K Scroll up or down to view the list of symbols. P K Press the number key corresponding to the symbol to enter it. Enter smileys N K From the text entry screen select ^ Ç Ç = ë ã á ä É ó O K Scroll up or down to view the list of smileys.
Text entry quick reference This table gives instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. q ç K K K b å í É ê = ~ = ä É í í É ê b å í É ê = ~ = å ì ã Ä É ê b å...
Number keypad Text entry modes When the flip is closed, enter text with the number keypad. The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons. The text entry screen has the following features: N K The number of remaining characters you can enter.
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Enter symbols While entering text in normal text mode, you can enter symbols by pressing the the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: K = ] = \ = > = J = I = C = W = Ú To access the full set of symbols: N K From the text entry screen select ^ Ç...
Text entry quick reference This table gives instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols q ç K K K b å í É ê = ~ = ä É í í É ê b å í É ê = ~ = å ì ã Ä É ê b å...
Messaging This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see “Voicemail” on page k ç í É W The features and menus described in this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area.
Use text message options When you are ready to send a text message, you have several options for how and when you want it received. N K After composing your message, select and one of the following: l é í á ç å ë returns you to Send To field √...
saves the message text as √ p ~ î É = ~ ë = ~ ì í ç = í É ñ í auto text, which you can insert into other messages. Graphics and sounds are not saved. displays the sender information. √...
Use picture message options When you are ready to send a picture message, you have several options for how and when you want it to be received. N K While composing your message, select and one of the following: l é í á ç å ë •...
~ ì å Å Ü = _ ê ç ï ë É ê Email messages You can send and receive email messages from your phone. Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com for availability and pricing. Sending email message Select >...
Erasing messages It is a good idea to erase old messages to free up memory in your phone. You can erase messages and pages as you send or read them, erasing them one at a time, or erasing them all at once. Erase a single message N K Select >...
• automatically saves successfully b å ~ Ä ä É Ç sent messages in the Outbox folder. After saving the successfully sent messages, select > > j É å ì j É ë ë ~ Ö á å Ö l ì í Ä ç ñ Scroll through the list of messages.
k ç í É W You can also save a message you have written or received as auto text. Text entry You can change the default text entry mode when creating a text message. This setting applies only to the message body screen, not the “To” screen. Select >...
Contacts Use your phone’s contacts list to store information about a person or company. Each contact entry can have up to six phone numbers, two email addresses, two Web addresses, two street addresses, and a space for notes. Viewing contacts list To view existing contacts in your phone, open the flip and select >...
R K When you are done entering information, select p ~ î É Add code or extension When you save the phone number of an automated service, you may include a pause to stop dialing. For example, a pause where you would wait to dial an extension.
Q K Select and one of the following: l é í á ç å ë • sends a call. ` ~ ä ä • sends a text message. p É å Ç = í É ñ í = ã ë Ö •...
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Q K Select and one of the following: l é í á ç å ë • displays the IM address. s á É ï = f j • erases the IM address from b ê ~ ë É = f j the contact.
R K Select a ringtone from the list. (Scroll through the list to hear the different ringtones.) Assign message alert to contacts To assign a message alert ringtone: N K Select > > j É å ì ` ç å í ~ Å í ë O K From the contacts list, select a contact.
Use a group N K Select > > j É å ì ` ç å í ~ Å í ë O K Scroll to your desired group in the Groups list. P K Select and one of the following: l é í á ç å ë •...
Download games, ringtones, wallpapers, screen savers, and other content; surf the web; and more. Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com for availability and pricing, or check directly from your phone using VirginXL. Charges apply.
Top-Up. Top-Up your account Top-Up is how you add money to your Virgin Mobile account. You can Top-Up your Virgin Mobile account right from your phone. First, buy a Top-Up card at the thousands of retailers that...
V K You are now topped up. Press the exit. k ç í É W You can also Top-Up over the Web at www.virginmobileusa.com. For more information For more information about your Virgin Mobile account or Virgin Mobile service, visit www.virginmobileusa.com. > j É å ì...
My graphics j ó = ê á å Ö í ç å É ë You can download wallpapers and screensavers to your phone from the Virgin Mobile Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your phone using j ó = Ö ê ~ é Ü á Å ë...
É í = Ç É Ñ ~ ì ä í key. My other stuff You can download other stuff to your phone from the Virgin Mobile Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your phone using . Select s á ê Ö á å u i j É...
10 Recent calls Call lists Details on the last 60 calls you made, received, or missed are stored in the Recent Calls list and are identified by the following icons: Outgoing call Incoming call Missed call (flashing) View recent calls N K Select >...
11 Pictures The following are some tips for you to operate your phone’s 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 main screen acts as the viewfinder.
• sets the sound used when the p Ü ì í í É ê = ë ç ì å Ç camera takes a picture. • adjusts the camera for t Ü á í É = Ä ~ ä ~ å Å É different lighting.
12 Settings Menu options The contents of the Settings menu are as follows: Bluetooth Display On/Off Greeting banner My devices Menu style Settings Wallpapers Screensavers Keyguard Backlight Guard on close Auto-hyphen Disabled Time/Date format Sounds Brightness Ringtone volume Convenience Ringtones Open to answer Business ringtones Fast find...
Bluetooth ® The Bluetooth wireless technology on your phone enables wireless connectivity with headsets. You must use a Bluetooth wireless technology device (compatible with Class 2 Bluetooth wireless technology, version 1.2) in order to use this phone wirelessly. Bluetooth wireless technology accessories have the symbol.
U K Your phone waits for the headset’s response. With the password accepted, the headset shows in j ó = Ç É î á Å É ë Using Bluetooth Before you can use the Bluetooth wireless technology functions of your phone, you must get your phone ready to communicate with a headset.
Keyguard Lock the keyguard The keyguard locks the external number keypad on your phone to prevent accidental keypresses when the phone is turned on and a call is not in progress. You can still answer or silence an incoming call. •...
Key length To control the length of the keypad tones, select > > > j É å ì p É í í á å Ö ë p ç ì å Ç ë one of the following: • sets the keypad tones to k ç...
O K Select one of the following options: • Scroll to highlight a wallpaper, press the key, and select ^ ë ë á Ö å wallpaper. • Select > l é í á ç å ë q ~ â É = ~ = é á Å í ì ê É new picture.
Brightness To change the brightness of the display: N K Select > > j É å ì p É í í á å Ö ë _ ê á Ö Ü í å É ë ë O K Scroll to change the brightness. P K Select p ~ î...
Q K Select to save the message or p ~ î É and one of the following: • to replay your message. m ä ~ ó • to record your message again. o É J ê É Å ç ê Ç •...
Add voice dial You can add a new voice dial to your phone. N K Select > > j É å ì p É í í á å Ö ë ^ Ç Ç = î ç á Å É = Ç á ~ ä O K At the voice prompt, say a name.
Lock phone When your phone is locked, you can call only emergency numbers or Virgin Mobile’s customer service number. You can still receive incoming calls. N K Select O K Enter your four-digit lock code.
P K Select and one of the following: i ç Å â = é Ü ç å É • leaves the phone always unlocked. k É î É ê • locks the phone every time l å = é ç ï É ê = ì é you turn it on.
• (default) shares your position V N N = ç å ä ó information only with emergency services when you call your 3-digit emergency code. • shares your position information, i ç Å ~ í á ç å = ç å in addition to emergency services.
Phone information You can access information regarding your phone. Select > j É å ì p É í í á å Ö ë one of the following: • shows specific software and _ ì á ä Ç = á å Ñ ç hardware information for your phone.
13 Tools Voice memo The Voice memo tool enables you to record and play back audio memos. Record voice memos To record new voice memos: N K Select > > j É å ì q ç ç ä ë s ç á Å É = ã É ã ç o É...
Q K At the Date field, press • Scroll left or right to move between month, day, and year fields. • Scroll up or down to change month, day, and year. Press to save date and move to the next field. R K At the Time field, press the time.
• Scroll up or down to change hour, minute and AM/PM. Press to save time and move to the next field. Q K At the Alarm Sound field, press a sound from the list. R K At the Recurring Alarm field, press select an option from the list.
Timer The Timer counts down for the specified time and beeps when that amount of time has elapsed. N K Select > > j É å ì q ç ç ä ë q á ã É ê O K At the Set Timer, enter the time length. •...
14 Voice recognition With voice features, you can call a contact, dial a phone number, access menus, or find contact information from your voice dial list using voice recognition. k ç í É W You cannot use voice recognition to end a call;...
Q K If the phone finds multiple voice tags that sound like the name you said, the phone lists the names and asks you to verify which name you want to call. Say “Yes” when you hear the correct name. Say “No” when you hear an incorrect name.
• Go to www.virginmobileusa.com. • Dial *VM from your Virgin Mobile phone. • Dial 888-322-1122 from any phone. For questions about the phone features, refer to the materials provided with your phone, or visit www.virginmobileusa.com.
16 Consumer Limited Warranty Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KYOCERA”) offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed product or products (the “Product”) will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period that expires one year from the date of sale of the Product to you, provided that you are the original end-user purchaser of the Product and provided that your purchase was made from an authorized...
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USE ONLY KYOCERA APPROVED ACCESSORIES WITH KYOCERA PHONES. USE OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESSORIES MAY BE DANGEROUS AND WILL INVALIDATE THE PHONE WARRANTY IF SAID ACCESSORIES CAUSE DAMAGE OR A DEFECT TO THE PHONE. KYOCERA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, GENERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF,...