Kyocera VMKX5C User Manual

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  • Page 2 User Guide for the Slider Sonic Phone This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera KX5 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 products and equipment described in this documentation are manufactured under license from QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following...
  • Page 3 Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value.
  • Page 4 Other medical devices—If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of the device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to help you obtain this information. In health care facilities—Turn your phone off in health care facilities when instructed.
  • Page 5 Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports and the FCC guidelines. E911 mandates Where service is available, this handset complies with the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates issued by the FCC. Battery and charger specifications Charger Input CV90-60858-01...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS Getting Started..... . 1 Installing the battery ..... . 1 Getting to know your phone .
  • Page 7 Voice memo ......53 Scheduler......53 Alarm clock .
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED Installing the battery Your Slider Sonic phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LI Ion) battery. Fully charge the battery before using the phone. To install the battery: Hold the phone face down. Slide the tab at the bottom of the door up and remove the battery door.
  • Page 10 Caring for the battery General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery. • If you have not used the battery for more than a month, recharge it before using your phone. • Avoid exposing the battery to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, or high humidity.
  • Page 11: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone To use the keys on the lower portion of your phone, you must slide the phone open as pictured here. When the phone is closed, the keys are locked to prevent accidental keypresses Home screen. accesses menus and functions.
  • Page 12 does not extend) Antenna ( activates Picture mode. External camera key for external memory card. TransFlash slot Camera flash for hands-free headset (sold separately). Jack when taking your own picture. Mirror to raise or lower speaker volume. Volume key Camera lens Getting Started...
  • Page 13: Using Menus

    Using menus The contents of the main menu are as follows: Music Player Messaging All songs Send text msg Playlists Send pic msg Voicemail Pictures Inbox Take a picture Virgin Alerts My pictures Sent Send picture msg Outbox Help Saved My Account Drafts Allows you to view...
  • Page 14: Performing Basic Functions

    Performing basic functions Slide closed The phone must be powered ON to perform the following functions. Note: To... Make a call End a call Adjust volume during a call Acknowledge an alert Access menus Scroll menus Select menus Access Recent calls list Access the Music Player Activate Picture mode Take a picture...
  • Page 15 Slide open To... Turn the phone on Turn the phone off Make a call End a call Answer a call Access voicemail Verify your phone number Silence the ringer on an incoming call Activate voice dialing Access Music Player Take a picture Record a video User Guide for the Slider Sonic Phone From the home screen...
  • Page 16: Understanding Screen Icons

    Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode. The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer bars indicate a weaker signal. A call is in progress. The phone is not receiving a signal.
  • Page 17: My Account

    CCOUNT You can manage your Virgin Mobile account directly from your phone. The basic tasks are summarized in this chapter. For more information about your account, go to www.virginmobileusa.com Checking your account balance You can check your Virgin Mobile account status in one of two ways: •...
  • Page 18: Virginxl

    IRGIN Accessing VirginXL With VirginXL, you can access a variety of exclusive music, entertainment, and information services from your Slider Sonic phone. Download the latest games, ringtones, wallpapers, screen savers, and other content. New VirginXL features are added all the time. Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at for availability www.virginmobileusa.com...
  • Page 19: My Stuff

    Y STUFF My music The My music folder stores your favorite songs. You can drag and drop MP3 and WMA music files from your computer to the provided external memory card and listen to them on your Slider Sonic phone. For more information about the external memory card, see “Removable Memory Card”...
  • Page 20: My Games

    Assigning downloaded ringtones → → Select Menu My stuff Select a ringtone and press the left softkey to select Set Default The downloaded ringtone will also be listed Note: in the Ringtones folder and available to assign to individual contacts or as the Personal or Business ringer.
  • Page 21: My Videos

    Assigning downloaded graphics → → Select Menu My stuff Select My pictures VirginXL graphics Wallpapers Screen savers Scroll to the graphic you want to assign and press the right softkey Highlight Set Default Assign press My videos The My videos folder contains recorded and preloaded videos.
  • Page 22: Making And Answering Calls

    AKING AND Making a call Make sure you are in an area where a signal can be received. Look for the home screen. The more bars you see in this symbol, the stronger the signal. If there are no bars, move to where the signal strength is better. When the phone has been idle for a time, it changes to power save mode.
  • Page 23: Silencing An Incoming Call

    Answering calls using the slide You can set the phone to answer immediately when you open the slide. → → • Select Menu Settings → Open to answer Enabled – Select to have the phone Disabled continue ringing when you open the slide. Adjusting the volume during a call •...
  • Page 24: Dealing With Missed Calls

    – If you have not recorded a hold message, you will be prompted to record one, such as “Please hold. I’ll answer in a minute.” Record the message twice, as prompted. Select Save Options Play Re-Record or Exit The next time a call comes in, you will have the option of placing it on hold.
  • Page 25: Speed Dialing

    Viewing recent calls → Select Menu Recent calls Select a list: All calls Incoming calls , or Outgoing calls Missed calls Select a recent call item and press the right softkey to select Options – adds the phone number to the Save Contacts list.
  • Page 26: Setting Up Voicemail

    Using 1-Touch dialing To call a contact that has a speed dial location: • From the home screen, press and hold the speed dialing number. If it is a two-digit number, press the first digit briefly, then press and hold the second digit. For example, if the speed dialing location is 15, press briefly, then press and hold Setting up voicemail...
  • Page 27: To Exit Emergency Mode

    To exit Emergency mode When you have completed the emergency call: Press to select Exit Press again to confirm your choice. To determine who has access to your Note: location, see “Setting position location” on page 49. Tracking calls You can track the number and duration of calls made and received on your phone.
  • Page 28: Entering Letters, Numbers

    NTERING ETTERS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Understanding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons. characters capitalization setting remaining text entry fields Text entry modes There are six text entry modes:...
  • Page 29: Entering Symbols

    When you see the word you want, press Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: . @ ? ! - , & : ‘ 1 To access the full set of symbols: From the text entry screen, select Select...
  • Page 30: Quick Reference To Text Entry

    Quick reference to text entry This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. To... Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a smiley Enter a space Erase a character Erase all characters Move the cursor right or left Move the cursor up or down Change text entry modes Capitalize any letter...
  • Page 31: Storing Contacts

    TORING ONTACTS Use your phone’s Contacts directory 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. Creating a new contact From the home screen, enter the phone number you want to save, including the area code.
  • Page 32: Editing A Contact

    Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers and press to select one. Assigning pictures Press to select Contacts Highlight a contact and press Highlight the contact name and press the right softkey to select Options → Select Picture Assign Picture My pictures Scroll through the list to view your options...
  • Page 33: Erasing A Contact

    Erasing a contact Press the right softkey Highlight the contact to erase and press Select Options Highlight and press Erase Contact Press the left softkey to confirm. Customizing a phone number Press the right softkey Highlight the contact to edit and press Press down to highlight the number.
  • Page 34: Setting Fast Find

    Searching the Contacts directory Select for a list of all contacts. Contacts To quickly get down the list, enter the first letter of the contact. The menu skips to that letter of the alphabet. - or - → Select Menu Contacts.
  • Page 35: Using The Camera

    SING THE AMERA Tips before operating your camera • You cannot activate the camera while on a call. • Once the camera is active, the home screen acts as the viewfinder. • If you get a “Low memory” error, check your resolution and quality compression settings.
  • Page 36 – allows you to take up to six Multishot multiple pictures while the camera key is pressed and held. A tone will play each time a picture is taken. A second tone will play when the final picture is taken. –...
  • Page 37: Taking A Picture

    – allows you to add a frame or a Frames stamp to your picture. A frame or stamp cannot be removed once it has been used in a picture. The picture resolution changes to Note: 160 x 120 while taking pictures with frames. The resolution returns to the original setting once Frames is disabled.
  • Page 38: Recording A Video

    Setting up the video camera Menu settings can only be accessed when the picture mode is activated. → Select Menu Pictures. Press the right softkey Press up or down to scroll through the vertical menu bar. Highlight and press Video Mode Menu options for video mode With the slide open, select Press the right softkey...
  • Page 39 Press the key when finished Back taking videos. This will take you back to the main menu screen. Video key map Slide open or closed Video Camera Function “Record” – starts Left softkey recording (plays a tone) “Stop” – stops recording (plays a tone) “Options”...
  • Page 40: Removable Memory Card

    EMOVABLE Your Slider Sonic phone comes with a Sandisk TransFlash removable memory card for storage of video and music files. You can easily drag and drop files stored on your computer directly onto the TransFlash card. • The removable memory card supports MP3 and WMA audio and 3GP video file types.
  • Page 41: Saving Files On The Card

    Manual Formatting or reformatting a card erases all Note: data and music files that were previously saved on the TransFlash card. Lift the TransFlash cover up. (See item 18 in the picture on page 4). Hold the card with the metal contacts facing up and push the card in the slot until it clicks into place.
  • Page 42: Using A Memory Card Reader

    Using a Memory Card Reader (Windows 2000, XP and Mac users) Insert the TransFlash card into the provided TransFlash adapter. Insert the TransFlash adapter into the memory card reader (sold separately). Connect the memory card reader to your computer. Locate the Removable disk drive on your computer.
  • Page 43: Using The Music Player

    10 U SING THE USIC Use your phone’s Music Player to listen to your favorite songs and create Playlists. Store music files directly on an external storage card for your own portable music library. Playing music From the home screen, press and hold - or - →...
  • Page 44: Viewing Details About A Song File

    Press the right softkey Select . The Shuffle icon appears. Shuffle On – This option changes to has already been selected. Shuffle On Repeat → Select Menu Music Player. Press the right softkey → Select Settings Repeat On icon appears. –...
  • Page 45: Sending And Receiving

    11 S ENDING AND This chapter describes how to send, receive, and erase text messages from your phone. For information on voicemail messages, see “Setting up voicemail” on page 18. The features and menus described in Important: this chapter may vary depending on services available in your area.
  • Page 46: Setting Sending Options

    Select an option and press – Scroll through the list of Insert AutoText: options and press – Scroll through the list and Add Symbol: press the corresponding number key to select it. – Scroll through the list and press Add Smiley: the corresponding number key to select it.
  • Page 47: If You Cannot Send Messages

    The characters in the signature are Note: included in the total character count of the message. See the note under step 5 in “Creating a text message” on page 37. If you cannot send messages You may not be able to send or receive messages if your phone’s memory is nearly full, or if digital service is not available at the time.
  • Page 48: Retrieving Text Messages

    Scroll through the list of messages and press to read one. The message is pending and will be sent when possible. You can cancel delivery of the message. The message cannot be sent because service is not available. An alert appears on your phone if the message cannot be sent.
  • Page 49: Customizing Message Settings

    – to save the text from the Save as AutoText message as AutoText, which you can insert into other messages. Graphics and sound are not saved as part of AutoText.(For more about AutoText, see page 42.) – View information. Sender Select Done symbol indicates that a graphic did...
  • Page 50: Creating Group Lists

    Creating group lists You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your Slider Sonic phone stores five group lists with up to 10 recipients per list. → Select Menu Messaging Create new Enter a name for the list. For help entering text, see page 20.
  • Page 51: Customizing Your Phone

    12 C USTOMIZING The contents of the menu are as follows. Settings Keyguard Display Guard on close Greeting banner Disabled Menu style Color themes Sounds Wallpaper Ringer volume Screensavers Ringtones Backlight Business ringer Auto-Hyphen Personal ringer Time/Date Slide closed Contrast Slide open Brightness Pwr on/off sound...
  • Page 52: Choosing Ringers

    Turning sounds back on • Press and hold - or - • Press and hold Choosing ringers Your Slider Sonic phone has multiple ringers you can choose to use for incoming calls. → → Select Menu Settings Ringtones Scroll down the list to hear the different rings and press to select one.
  • Page 53: Adjusting The Earpiece Volume

    Adjusting the earpiece volume To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a call, press up or down. To set the earpiece volume: → → Select Menu Settings Earpiece Volume Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. Press the left softkey to select Using smart sound...
  • Page 54: Personalizing The Screen

    – Vibrate & Remind Beep & Remind, FWY & Remind, Game & Remind, Bloop & Remind, Winner! & Remind, Zilofon & sets the phone to notify you once Remind when a new message is received and then notify you again every five minutes. To stop a reminder alert, press Ignore –...
  • Page 55: Setting Power Backlighting

    → → • Select Menu Settings → Backlight Pwr save mode Setting power backlighting You can set backlighting to remain on when an external power source, such as the AC adapter, is used with the phone. Power backlighting may not be available Note: with the optional desktop charger or other accessories.
  • Page 56: Creating A Secure Environment

    Downloaded wallpapers are saved in Note: → → Menu My stuff My graphics Wallpapers Selecting a color theme You can select a color theme for the display background of your phone. → → Select Menu Settings Color themes Scroll through the options to view the color themes and press Choosing a different time/date format →...
  • Page 57: Setting Position Location

    Enter the phone number, including the area code. Do not enter 1 before the area code. Press the left softkey to select Notes: • You can view these numbers only when they’re being entered for the first time. • You cannot edit these numbers. •...
  • Page 58: Sending And Receiving

    13 S ENDING AND Sending multimedia messages You can only send multimedia messages to phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. For details, check with Virgin Mobile. Size limits may apply to multimedia message Note: files. Visit www.virginmobileusa.com Creating a multimedia message →...
  • Page 59: Receiving Multimedia Messages

    – Highlight Saved Sounds Press the left softkey – Highlight a sound to add to the multimedia message. Press the left softkey choose Select Before sending your message, press the right softkey to select additional – plays your multimedia Preview Message message prior to sending.
  • Page 60 – saves the currently Save Picture viewed picture embedded in the multimedia message. – saves the current sound Save Sound embedded in the multimedia message. – extracts email addresses, Save Address phone numbers, and/or URLs from the sender info and multimedia message body. –...
  • Page 61: Using Tools

    14 U SING OOLS Voice memo The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Recording a voice memo → → Select Menu Tools Voice memo Record new -or- Press and hold right. Say your memo and press the left softkey to select Stop Select...
  • Page 62: Alarm Clock

    Select and classify the type of event and Options press Meeting Phone Call Anniversary Vacation Medical Press to change the date of the event (the current date is the default date of the event). – Press left or right to move between the month, day, and year fields.
  • Page 63: Tip Calculator

    Setting an alarm clock → → Select Menu Tools Highlight one of the alarms and select Use the phone keypad to enter numbers and to switch between AM and PM. – Press left or right to move between hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields. –...
  • Page 64: World Clock

    Press to calculate the result. : Enter 5, press Example enter 2, then press to obtain the result of Press to return to the home screen. - or - Press to clear the screen. Options Adds displayed digit to the value stored in memory.
  • Page 65: Stopwatch

    Select to begin the countdown. Start Select to pause the countdown. Stop Select to clear the timer. Reset Select to set the alarm sound and Sound press Press or the right softkey the alarm. Stopwatch → → Select Menu Tools Select to begin counting.
  • Page 66: Using Voice Recognition

    15 U SING OICE Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. You cannot use voice recognition to end a Note: call; you must press when the slide is open. Setting up voice dialing To make or receive calls using voice dialing, contacts must be saved with associated voice tags.
  • Page 67: Making A Call Using Digit Dialing

    Erasing voice tags To erase all voice name dial recordings in your phone: → → 1. Menu Settings Call options Erase voice dial Select Making a call using digit dialing When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a phone number.
  • Page 68: Training Voice Recognition

    → → Select Menu Settings , then press Disabled To wake up the phone: Say “ ” and listen for a tone. Wake Up Say “ ” again until you hear two tones. Wake Up If the phone does not recognize your “Wake up”...
  • Page 69: Getting Help

    16 G ETTING Customer support To contact Virgin Mobile’s customer support department for information about your phone, account history, call coverage area, and specific features available to you, such as call forwarding or voicemail: • Go to www.virginmobileusa.com • Dial *VM from your Virgin Mobile phone. •...
  • Page 70 NDEX Numerics , 17 1-Touch dialing accessories Alarm Clock , 54 alarm clock alerts , 45 for messages , 16 for missed calls , 47 auto-hyphenation , 38, 41, 42 AutoText , 46 banner battery , 49 blocking outgoing calls , 47 brightness , 55...
  • Page 71 silencing , 45 volume ringtones , 11 downloading , 53 scheduler , 47 screen brightness , 47 screen contrast , 8, 20, 39, 40 screen icons , 47 screensavers , 17, 25 secret contacts , 48 security , 39 sent messages , 8, 43 silent mode , 45...

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