Kyocera VMKX5C manual Personalizing the screen, Changing your banner, Choosing a menu style

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–Vibrate & Remind, Beep & Remind, FWY & Remind, Game & Remind, Bloop & Remind, Winner! & Remind, Zilofon & Remind sets the phone to notify you once when a new message is received and then

notify you again every five minutes. To stop

a reminder alert, press to select

Ignore.

–Disabled turns off message alerts.

Personalizing the screen

Changing your banner

The banner is the personal label for your phone. It appears on the home screen above the time and date. The banner can be up to 14 characters long.

1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Greeting banner.

2.Press the right softkey to select Edit.

3.Press to clear the screen.

4.Enter your new text.

5.Press the left softkey to select Save.

Choosing a menu style

Three menu styles are available: Wheel, Graphic, and List.

1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Menu style.

2.Select an option and press .

–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 to return to the home screen. The next time you select Menu, you will see the menu style 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 length of time that bright backlighting remains on.

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

2.Select an option and press :

–7 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds—

(Default) Turn backlighting on for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress.

–7 sec. & in call, 15 sec. & in call, or 30 sec. & in call—Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call, and for 5, 10, or 30 seconds after your last keypress.

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

Using Power Save Mode

You can conserve battery life by activating Power save mode to dim the backlight set in the procedure above. The backlighting appears for the selected duration but is less bright than with Power save off.

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Contents Page Page FCC ID OVFKWC-KX5 Potentially unsafe areas Standard Battery Contents Getting Help Page Recharging the battery Installing the batteryCharging the battery Getting StartedPurchasing accessories Caring for the batteryAccessing keypad shortcuts Music player shortcutGetting to know your phone Volume key to raise or lower speaker volume Camera lens Antenna does not extendTransFlash slot for external memory card Contents of the main menu are as follows Using menusAccessing menu items slide open To select MenuPerforming basic functions Slide closedSlide open Alarm clock is set Understanding screen iconsFor more information Checking your account balanceTop-Up your account MY AccountVirginxl Accessing VirginXLNavigating VirginXL To end a VirginXL sessionMY Stuff My musicMy ringtones Viewing your musicMy graphics My gamesMy other stuff Assigning downloaded ringtonesAssigning downloaded graphics My videosMy sounds Viewing your videosAnswering a call Ending calls using the slideMaking a call Making and Answering CallsSilencing an incoming call Using the speakerphoneSetting the phone to hold calls Redialing a numberViewing recent call details Setting missed call alertsDealing with missed calls Placing a call on holdSpeed dialing Touch dialingUsing 1-Touch dialing Setting up voicemailCalling emergency services Checking voicemail messagesTracking calls To exit Emergency modeSelect a timer Timing your callsEntering LETTERS, NUMBERS, and Symbols Understanding text entry screensText entry modes Switching default text entry modes Capitalization settingsEntering symbols Entering smileysQuick reference to text entry Customizing your contacts Creating a new contactAdding a code or extension Storing ContactsClassifying contacts as Personal or Business Editing a contactAssigning pictures Assigning number typesFinding contact information Erasing a contactCustomizing a phone number Checking the Frequent listSearching the Contacts directory Setting Fast FindUsing Fast find Select a search method View all lists all saved contactsUsing the Camera Accessing camera and video modesCamera settings Tips before operating your cameraPress to activate picture mode Select Options Menu options for picture modeRestoring camera menu settings SepiaPicture mode indicators and icons Taking a pictureSlide open or closed Setting up the video camera Menu options for video modeRecording a video Video key map Slide open or closedFormatting the memory card Inserting the memory cardRemoving the memory card Removable Memory CardUsing the USB cable Windows 2000 and XP users only Saving files on the cardManual Using a Memory Card Reader Windows 2000, XP and Mac users Music Player controls Using the Music PlayerPlaying music Playback optionsErasing a song TroubleshootingViewing details about a song file RepeatSending and Receiving Text Messages Including prewritten text and symbolsSending text messages Creating a text messageSetting sending options Adding a signatureTo create a signature Viewing your sent messages If you cannot send messagesReceiving incoming calls while creating messages Viewing failed or pending messagesReading the message SymbolRetrieving text messages Your received messages appearsCustomizing message settings Erasing messagesCreating group lists Creating and editing prewritten messages AutoTextSilencing all sounds Setting the phone to vibrateSettings menu are as follows Customizing Your PhoneSetting sounds for your phone Adjusting volumeChoosing ringers Setting message alerts Personalizing the screen Adjusting the backlightingUsing Power Save Mode Changing your bannerChanging the display contrast Setting power backlightingSetting numbers to auto-hyphenate Changing the display brightnessCreating a secure environment Setting position location Connecting to a TTY/TDD deviceErasing all contacts Creating a multimedia message Sending multimedia messagesSending and Receiving Multimedia Messages Press down once to enterReceiving multimedia messages Viewing multimedia messagesSending and Receiving Multimedia Messages Using Tools Voice memoScheduler Alarm clock Editing, erasing, or sending an eventTip calculator Setting an alarm clockSetting the QuickAlarm CalculatorTimer World clockStopwatch Setting up voice dialing Making a call using voice tagsUsing Voice Recognition Erasing voice tags Making a call using digit dialingUsing voice features with hands-free car kits Waking up the phoneAnswering the phone Answering using voice commandsTraining voice recognition Answering automaticallyCustomer support Getting HelpTelephone 1-800-349-4478 U.S. and Canada or Index Emergency calls, 18 emergency modeNumber mode Outbox CameraVolume Earpiece, 15, 45 key beep, 45 ringer