Personalizing the screen, Changing your banner | Kyocera VMKX5C

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

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 Started Purchasing accessories Caring for the batteryAccessing keypad shortcuts Music player shortcut Getting 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 Menu Performing basic functions Slide closed Slide open Alarm clock is set Understanding screen icons For more information Checking your account balanceTop-Up your account MY Account Virginxl Accessing VirginXLNavigating VirginXL To end a VirginXL session MY Stuff My musicMy ringtones Viewing your music My graphics My gamesMy other stuff Assigning downloaded ringtones Assigning downloaded graphics My videosMy sounds Viewing your videos Answering a call Ending calls using the slideMaking a call Making and Answering Calls Silencing an incoming call Using the speakerphoneSetting the phone to hold calls Redialing a number Viewing recent call details Setting missed call alertsDealing with missed calls Placing a call on hold Speed dialing Touch dialing Using 1-Touch dialing Setting up voicemailCalling emergency services Checking voicemail messages Tracking calls To exit Emergency modeSelect a timer Timing your calls Entering LETTERS, NUMBERS, and Symbols Understanding text entry screensText entry modes Switching default text entry modes Capitalization settingsEntering symbols Entering smileys Quick reference to text entry Customizing your contacts Creating a new contactAdding a code or extension Storing Contacts Classifying contacts as Personal or Business Editing a contactAssigning pictures Assigning number types Finding contact information Erasing a contactCustomizing a phone number Checking the Frequent list Searching the Contacts directory Setting Fast FindUsing Fast find Select a search method View all lists all saved contacts Using the Camera Accessing camera and video modesCamera settings Tips before operating your camera Press to activate picture mode Select Options Menu options for picture modeRestoring camera menu settings Sepia Picture 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 closed Formatting the memory card Inserting the memory cardRemoving the memory card Removable Memory Card Using 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 options Erasing a song TroubleshootingViewing details about a song file Repeat Sending and Receiving Text Messages Including prewritten text and symbolsSending text messages Creating a text message Setting 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 messages Reading the message SymbolRetrieving text messages Your received messages appears Customizing message settings Erasing messages Creating group lists Creating and editing prewritten messages AutoText Silencing all sounds Setting the phone to vibrateSettings menu are as follows Customizing Your Phone Setting sounds for your phone Adjusting volumeChoosing ringers Setting message alerts Personalizing the screen Adjusting the backlightingUsing Power Save Mode Changing your banner Changing the display contrast Setting power backlightingSetting numbers to auto-hyphenate Changing the display brightness Creating 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 enter Receiving multimedia messages Viewing multimedia messages Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages Using Tools Voice memoScheduler Alarm clock Editing, erasing, or sending an event Tip calculator Setting an alarm clockSetting the QuickAlarm Calculator Timer World clock Stopwatch 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 phone Answering the phone Answering using voice commandsTraining voice recognition Answering automatically Customer support Getting HelpTelephone 1-800-349-4478 U.S. and Canada or Index Emergency calls, 18 emergency modeNumber mode Outbox Camera Volume Earpiece, 15, 45 key beep, 45 ringer