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.
•Never dispose of any battery in or near a fire. It could explode.
Common causes of battery drain
•Playing games or using the Web.
•Playing music files.
•Keeping backlighting on.
•Operating in digital mode when far away from a base station or cell site.
•Using data cables or accessories.
•Operating when no service is available, or service is available intermittently.
•High earpiece and ringer volume settings.
•Repeating sound, vibration, or lighted alerts.
Accessing keypad shortcuts
Navigation key 
shortcuts
From the main screen, press and hold the navigation key to access the following shortcuts:
Up: Access My Account
Down: Access Recent calls lists
Left: Launch VirginXL
Right: Access text messaging
Music player shortcut
From the home screen, press 
. The Music Player screen will appear.
Note: The Music Player cannot be accessed until an external memory card has been inserted into the TransFlashTM slot.
Purchasing accessories
To purchase accessories for your new phone, such as a
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