Personalizing the screen

Creating and updating your custom menu

You can create a custom menu that contains your favorite features. After you set up your menu, simply press and hold the Navigation key up to access it.

1.Press and hold the Navigation key up to launch Custom Menu.

2.Select Manage List.

3.Scroll through the available options and

press the Amp’d/OK key to select or deselect options.

•You may select more than one feature. Items appear in alphabetical order in the menu.

4.Select Save changes.

Changing your banner

Your personal banner appears on the home screen above the time and date and can be up to 14 characters long.

1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → My Banner.

2.Select Edit.

3.Press to clear the screen.

4.Enter your new text. See “Understanding text entry screens” on page 16.

5.Select Save.

Choosing your main menu view

You can change the appearance of your phone’s menus:

1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Main Menu View.

2.Select an option and press the Amp’d/OK key :

•Graphic displays icons of each menu item, with its name at the bottom of the screen.

•List displays a list of each menu item.

•Wheel displays a rotating graphic image of the menu items.

3.Press the End/Power key to return to the home screen. The next time you select Menu, you will see the menu view

you selected.

Adjusting the backlighting

Your screen lights up while you are in a call or when you press a key on the keypad. However, you can set the duration and brightness

of backlighting.

1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Backlighting → Duration.

2.Select an option and press the Amp’d/OK key :

•7 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds turns backlighting on for 7, 15,

or 30 seconds after your last keypress.

•7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. & in call turns backlighting on for the duration of a call and for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after your last keypress.

Note: The “in call” settings drain the battery more quickly.

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KX18 specifications

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