Kyocera KX12 manual Choosing a menu view, Adjusting the backlighting, Setting power backlighting

4.Enter your new text. See Chapter 4, “Understanding text entry screens” .

5.Select Save.

Choosing a 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 .

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

–List displays a list of each menu item.

3.Press to return to the home screen. The next time you select Menu, you 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 :

–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.

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.

•Select Menu → Settings → Accessories → Pwr Backlighting → Always On.

–To disable this feature, select Normal.

Note: The battery charges more slowly when power backlighting is on.

Changing the display contrast

1.Select Menu → Settings → Display → Contrast.

2.Press left or right to adjust the contrast and select Save.

Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate

Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan.

For example, 1-222-333-4444.

•Select Menu → Settings → Display → Auto-Hyphen → Enabled.

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