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Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating

positions specified by the FCC with the phone

transmitting at its highest certified power level in all

tested frequency bands.

Caution

The user is cautioned that changes or modifications

not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the warranty and user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

Although the SAR is determined at the highest

certified power level, the actual SAR level of the

phone while operating can be well below the

maximum value.

Optimize your phone’s performance

Use the guidelines on page 2 to learn how to optimize

the performance and life of your phone and battery.

This is because the phone is designed to operate at

multiple power levels so as to use only the power

required to reach the network. In general, the closer

you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower

the power output.

Air bags

If your vehicle has an air bag, DO NOT place installed

or portable phone equipment or other objects over the

air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If equipment

is not properly installed, you and your passengers risk

serious injury.

Before a phone model is available for sale to the

public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it

does not exceed the limit established by the

government-adopted requirement for safe exposure.

The tests are performed in positions and locations

(e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by

the FCC for each model.

Medical devices

Pacemakers—Warning to pacemaker wearers:

Wireless phones, when in the ‘on’ position, have been

shown to interfere with pacemakers. The phone

should be kept at least six (6) inches away from the

pacemaker to reduce risk.

Body-worn measurements differ among phone

models, depending upon availability of accessories

and FCC requirements. While there may be

differences between the SAR levels of various phones

and at various positions, they all meet the government

requirement for safe exposure.

The Health Industry Manufacturers Association and

the wireless technology research community

recommend that you follow these guidelines to

minimize the potential for interference.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for

this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated

as in compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines.

SAR information on this model phone is on file with the

FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on the

FCC ID: OVFKWC-KX5.

•

Always keep the phone at least six inches

(15 centimeters) away from your pacemaker when

the phone is turned on.

•

Do not carry your phone near your heart.

Use the ear opposite the pacemaker.

If you have any reason to suspect that interference

is taking place, turn off your phone immediately.

Additional information on SAR can be found on the

Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association

(CTIA) web-site at http://www.wow-com.com.

Hearing aids—Some digital wireless phones may interfere

with hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you

may want to consult Virgin Mobile or call the customer

service line to discuss alternatives.

* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for

mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/

kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The standard

incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give

additional protection for the public and to account for

any variations in measurements.

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Other medical devices—If you use any other personal

medical device, consult the manufacturer of the

device to determine if it is adequately shielded from

external RF energy. Your physician may be able to

help you obtain this information.

Use with care

Use only in normal position (to ear). Avoid dropping,

hitting, bending, or sitting on the phone.

Keep phone dry

If the phone gets wet, turn the power off immediately

and contact your dealer. Water damage may not be

covered under warranty.

In health care facilities—Turn your phone off in health

care facilities when instructed. Hospitals and health

care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive

to external RF energy.

Resetting the phone

If the screen seems frozen and the keypad does not

respond to keypresses, reset the phone by completing

the following steps:

Potentially unsafe areas

Posted facilities—Turn your phone off in any facility

when posted notices require you to do so.

1. Remove the battery door.

Aircraft—FCC regulations prohibit using your phone on

a plane that is in the air. Turn your phone off or switch

it to Airplane Mode before boarding aircraft.

2. Remove and replace the battery.

If the problem persists, return the phone to the dealer

for service.

Vehicles—RF signals may affect improperly installed

or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor

vehicles. Check with the manufacturer of the device

to determine if it is adequately shielded from external

RF energy.

Accessories

Use only Kyocera-approved accessories with Kyocera

phones. Use of any unauthorized accessories may be

dangerous and will invalidate the phone warranty if said

accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone.

Blasting areas—Turn off your phone where blasting is in

progress. Observe restrictions, and follow any

regulations or rules.

Radio Frequency (RF) energy

Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When

it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy. Virgin

Mobile’s network controls the power of the RF signal.

This power level can range from 0.006 to 0.6 watts.

Potentially explosive atmospheres—Turn off your phone

when you are in any area with a potentially explosive

atmosphere. Obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in

such areas could cause an explosion or fire, resulting

in bodily injury or death.

In August 1996, the U.S. Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines

with safety levels for hand-held wireless phones.

These guidelines are consistent with the safety

standards previously set by both U.S. and

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are

often, but not always, clearly marked. They include:

•

fueling areas such as gas stations

below deck on boats

international standards bodies in the following reports:

transfer or storage facilities for fuel or chemicals

vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas, such as

propane or butane

•

ANSI C95.1 (American National Standards

Institute, 1992)

NCRP Report 86 (National Council on Radiation

Protection and Measurements, 1986)

•

areas where the air contains chemicals or

particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders

ICNIRP (International Commission on

Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1996)

any other area where you would normally be

advised to turn off your vehicle engine

Your phone complies with the standards set by these

reports and the FCC guidelines.

E911 mandates

Where service is available, this handset complies with

the Phase I and Phase II E911 Mandates issued by

the FCC.

Battery and charger specifications

Charger

Input

Output

CV90-60858-01

CV90-60859-01

Standard Battery:

100-240 VAC / 50/60 Hz

120 VAC / 60Hz

4.5 V 1.5 A

5.2 V 400 mA

CV90-N1020-05: 3.7 V / 900 mAh

Extended Battery:

CV90-N1070-05: 3.7 V / 1550 mAh

093 453 037

Kyocera Wireless Corp.

10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121

U.S.A.

Visit us at www.kyocera-wireless.com

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CONTENTS

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Taking a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Camera key map [Slide open or closed]. . . . . . 29

Recording a video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Checking your account balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Top-Up your account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Removable Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Inserting the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Formatting the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Saving files on the card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

VirginXL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Accessing VirginXL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Navigating VirginXL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

10 Using the Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Music Player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Viewing details about a song file . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Erasing a song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

My stuff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

My music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

My ringtones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

My games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

My other stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

My graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

My videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

My sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

11 Sending and Receiving

Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Sending text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Retrieving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Customizing message settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 14

Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Silencing an incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Speed dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting up voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

12 Customizing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Silencing all sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Choosing ringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Setting sounds for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Personalizing the screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating a secure environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setting position location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Entering Letters, Numbers,

and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Storing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Creating a new contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Adding a code or extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Customizing your contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Editing a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Erasing a contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Customizing a phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Finding contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

13 Sending and Receiving

Multimedia Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sending multimedia messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Receiving multimedia messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Viewing multimedia messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

14 Using Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Contents

Voice memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Alarm clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Tip calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

World clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

15 Using Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Setting up voice dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Making a call using voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Making a call using digit dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Training voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

16 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

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GETTING STARTED

Installing the battery

Your Slider Sonic phone comes with a removable

lithium ion (LI Ion) battery. Fully charge the

battery before using the phone.

Charging the battery

You must have at least a partial charge in the

battery to make or receive calls.

To charge the battery:

To install the battery:

1. Connect the AC adapter to the jack on the

1. Hold the phone face

bottom of the phone.

down.

2. Plug the adapter into a

2. Slide the tab at the

bottom of the door up

and remove the battery

door.

wall outlet.

The battery icon in the

upper-right corner of the

screen tells you whether the

phone is:

3. Place the battery in the

phone casing with the

metal contacts facing

the right side of the

phone.

•

Charging (the icon is

animated)

•

Partially charged

Fully charged

4. Replace the battery

Note: The battery will not charge if you use the

phone while it is connected to an AC adapter.

door by sliding the notches into the openings

near the top of the phone.

Recharging the battery

5. Lower the battery door

and slide the tab at the

bottom of the door up

and then down to

You can safely recharge the battery at any time,

even if it has a partial charge.

Note: To remove the battery, make sure the phone

is powered off.

secure the cover into

place.

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Caring for the battery

Accessing keypad shortcuts

General safety guidelines

Navigation key

shortcuts

•

Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit

the battery.

From the main screen, press and hold the

navigation key to access the following shortcuts:

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.

Up: Access My Account

Down: Access Recent calls lists

Left: Launch VirginXL

Right: Access text messaging

•

Never dispose of any battery in or near a

fire. It could explode.

Music player shortcut

From the home screen, press

Player screen will appear.

. The Music

Common causes of battery drain

Note: The Music Player cannot be accessed until

an external memory card has been inserted into

the TransFlash^TMslot.

•

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.

Purchasing accessories

To purchase accessories for your new phone,

such as a hands-free headset, carrying case, or

car power adapter, please visit

•

www.virginmobileusa.com.

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Getting Started

Getting to know your phone

To use the keys on the lower portion of your phone, you must slide the phone open as pictured here.

When the phone is closed, the keys are locked to prevent accidental keypresses.

Home screen.

Left softkey accesses menus and functions.

Send/Talk key starts or answers a call. Press once to activate

voice dialing, twice to display the Recent calls list, and three

times to redial the last number dialed.

Speakerphone key activates the speakerphone and answers

incoming calls.

Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols.

* Shift key changes the text mode in text entry.

Jack for AC adapter (included) and data cable.

Navigation key scrolls through lists and text entry fields and

accesses shortcuts from the home screen.

OK key selects a menu item or option.

Right softkey accesses the Contacts directory and other

menu options.

End/Power key turns the phone on and off, ends a call or

browser session, and returns you to the home screen.

Back key erases characters in text entry and returns you to the previous screen.

Music Player key activates the Music Player.

Space # key enters a space during text entry. Press and hold to enter Silent mode.

0 Next key cycles through word choices during text entry.

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Antenna (does not extend).

External camera key activates Picture mode.

TransFlash slot for external memory card.

Camera flash

Jack for hands-free headset (sold separately).

Mirror when taking your own picture.

Volume key to raise or lower speaker volume.

Camera lens

Getting Started

Using menus

The contents of the main menu are as follows:

Music Player

All songs

Messaging

Send text msg

My stuff

My music

Recent calls

All calls

Settings

Keyguard

Playlists

Send pic msg

Voicemail

Inbox

Virgin Alerts

Sent

Outbox

Saved

Drafts

My ringtones

My games

My other stuff

My graphics

My videos

Incoming calls

Outgoing calls

Missed calls

Erase call lists

Recent calls timer

All calls timer

Sounds

Display

Pictures

Take a picture

My pictures

Send picture msg

Help

Convenience

Memory card

Call options

Messaging

Camera

My sounds

Contacts

View all

Tools

Voice memo

My Account

Allows you to view

Security

Msg settings

Groups

Erase msgs

Network

Add new

Find name

Speed dial list

Voice dial list

Messaging groups

Scheduler

Alarm clock

Tip calculator

Calculator

Timer

your balance and

Top-Up your

account.

Accessories

File transfer

Phone info

VirginXL

Launches VirginXL

and provides access Business list

to exclusive content. Personal list

My phone #

Stopwatch

World clock

Information

In this guide, an arrow → tells you to select an

option from a menu.

Accessing menu items (slide open)

•

From the home screen, press the left softkey

For example, Menu → Settings means select

Menu, then select the Settings option.

to select Menu.

•

Press the right softkey

to select Contacts.

Note: To change the way the menus appear, see

“Choosing a menu style” on page 46 for details.

Press

menus and options.

left, right, up, or down to see

•

Press

to select a menu item.

to back up a menu level.

to return to the home screen.

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Performing basic functions

Slide closed

Note: The phone must be powered ON to perform the following functions.

To...

From the home screen...

Make a call

Press and hold

to initiate voice dialing. Contact must have

voice tag assigned (see page 58).

End a call

Press

Adjust volume during a call

Acknowledge an alert

Access menus

up or down.

when you see OK.

once.

Press the left softkey

Press up and down.

Highlight a menu or option and press

Scroll menus

Select menus

once.

Access Recent calls list

Access the Music Player

Activate Picture mode

Take a picture

Press

down.

Press and hold the side camera key

Activate Picture mode and press the left softkey

to select

Capture.

Switch from Picture to Video

mode.

From Picture mode, press and hold the side camera key

Record a video

Activate Video mode and press the left softkey

to select

Record.

Getting Started

Slide open

To...

From the home screen...

Turn the phone on

Press

and wait until the phone beeps.

Turn the phone off

Make a call

Press and hold

until the phone beeps.

Enter the number and press

End a call

Press

Answer a call

Access voicemail

Verify your phone number

Press and hold

and follow the system prompts.

Select Menu → Settings→ Phone Info.

Silence the ringer on an

incoming call

Press

then

to answer.

Activate voice dialing

Access Music Player

Take a picture

Press

once and follow the prompts (see page 58).

Press camera key

the left softkey

. Focus on the image and press

to select Capture.

Record a video

Press and hold the camera key

to switch between Picture and

Video mode. Focus on the image and press

or the left softkey

or the left

to select Record. To stop recording, press

softkey

to select Stop.

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(blinking) The phone is sending high-

speed data.

(blinking) The phone is receiving high-

speed data.

High-speed data service is available, but

the phone is dormant.

Understanding screen icons

These icons may appear on your phone’s screen.

The phone is operating in IS95

digital mode.

The phone is receiving a signal. You can

make and receive calls. Fewer bars

indicate a weaker signal.

The phone is at the home screen. To

access Menu, press the left softkey

The phone is at the home screen.

To access Contacts, press the right

A call is in progress.

The phone is not receiving a signal. You

cannot make or receive calls.

You have a text, voice, or multimedia

message.

softkey

The phone is set to vibrate or to vibrate

and then ring.

Position location is set to Virgin Mobile

and to emergency services.

Position location is set to emergency

services only.

The phone is in picture mode.

Camera flash mode is ready.

Camera timer mode is ready.

Camera zoom mode is ready.

The phone is in video mode.

The battery is fully charged. The more

black bars, the greater the charge.

The alarm clock is set.

The phone is in privacy mode or is

accessing a secure Web site.

High-speed (3G) data service is

available and active on your phone.

Getting Started

MY ACCOUNT

You can manage your Virgin Mobile account

directly from your phone. The basic tasks are

summarized in this chapter. For more information

about your account, go to

Top-Up your account

Top-Up is how you increase your Virgin Mobile

account balance. You can Top-Up your Virgin

Mobile account right from your phone. First, you

need to register your debit or credit card at

www.virginmobileusa.com or buy a Top-Up

card from one of the thousands of stores that

carry them.

www.virginmobileusa.com.

Checking your account balance

You can check your Virgin Mobile account status

in one of two ways:

When your balance is low, you can Top-Up your

account from your phone as follows:

•

From the home screen, press

-or-

up.

1. Select Menu → My Account.

Select Menu → My Account.

2. Use the navigation key

to scroll down to

the Top-Up link and press

–

Your account

information appears

with Top-Up

information relative to

your selected plan.

3. Scroll down and select

either Top-Up Card or

Credit Card.

4. Follow the simple

instructions to Top-Up your

account.

–

When your account is

low or empty, you will

receive a notification to

Top-Up.

Low Balance -

$4.00

To find a store near you that sells Top-Up cards,

select Find a Store from the Top-Up menu.

Note: You can also Top-Up over the Web at

www.virginmobileusa.com.

For more information

For more information about your Virgin Mobile

account or Virgin Mobile service, visit

www.virginmobileusa.com.

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VIRGINXL

Accessing VirginXL

Navigating VirginXL

With VirginXL, you can access a variety of

exclusive music, entertainment, and information

services from your Slider Sonic phone. Download

the latest games, ringtones, wallpapers, screen

savers, and other content.

•

Press

and to highlight one.

up or down to scroll through items

Press

option.

to select a VirginXL menu item or

to go back one screen.

Press

New VirginXL features are added all the time.

Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at

www.virginmobileusa.com for availability

and pricing, or check directly from your phone

using VirginXL. Charges apply.

Note: A scroll bar on the right side of the screen

indicates that there is more text. Press

to go to the next screen of text. Press

move back one screen.

down

To launch VirginXL:

•

From the home screen, press

- or -

left.

Select Menu → VirginXL.

Note: You cannot receive incoming calls

during a VirginXL session. All incoming calls

are automatically sent to your voicemail.

To end a VirginXL session

•

Press

from any VirginXL page.

VirginXL

MY STUFF

2. Select All Songs or Playlists. Your music

library or list of playlists appears. For more

information about listening to music with your

Slider Sonic, see “Using the Music Player” on

page 35.

My music

The My music folder stores your favorite songs.

You can drag and drop MP3 and WMA music files

from your computer to the provided external

memory card and listen to them on your Slider

Sonic phone. For more information about the

external memory card, see “Removable Memory

Card” on page 32.

My ringtones

The My ringtones folder stores your preloaded

and downloaded ringtones. You can download the

latest ringtones to your Slider Sonic from the

Virgin Mobile website at

www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your

phone using VirginXL. Charges apply.

Viewing your music

MP3 and WMA music files can be easily

transferred to and from your phone using the

provided USB cable.

1. Make sure the TransFlash^TMcard is inserted

Downloading ringtones

into the slot on the side of the phone.

Note: If you don’t have enough money in your

account, you will need to top-up before

downloading.

2. Turn on your phone and connect it to your

computer using the provided USB cable. The

phone will now be recognized as a removable

disk and will show up as a new available drive

under “My Computer.”

1. Press

left to launch VirginXL and then

search for ringtones.

2. Follow the prompts to purchase and

3. Locate your music files on your computer and

drag and drop them into the “My music”

download the selected ringtone.

folder of the drive associated with your phone.

Downloaded ringtones are stored in the

My stuff → My ringtones folder in your phone

from newest to oldest.

To access songs saved on the external

memory card:

1. Select Menu → My stuff → My music.

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Note: If you don’t have enough money in your

account, you will need to top-up before

downloading.

Assigning downloaded ringtones

1. Select Menu → My stuff → My ringtones.

2. Select a ringtone and press the left softkey

1. Press

left to launch VirginXL and then

to select Set Default.

search for applications.

Note: The downloaded ringtone will also be listed

in the Ringtones folder and available to assign to

individual contacts or as the Personal or Business

ringer. See “Creating a new contact” on page 23

and “Assigning ringers” on page 23.

2. Follow the prompts to purchase and

download the selected application.

The downloaded application is stored in the

My stuff → My other stuff folder in your phone.

My graphics

My games

You can download the latest games to your Slider

Sonic from the Virgin Mobile website at

www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your

phone using VirginXL. Charges apply.

The My graphics folder stores your downloaded

graphics. Download the latest wallpapers and

screensavers to your Slider Sonic from the

Virgin Mobile website at

www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your

phone using VirginXL. Charges apply.

Note: If you don’t have enough money in your

account, you will need to top-up before

downloading.

Note: If you don’t have enough money in your

account, you will need to top-up before

downloading.

1. Press

left to launch VirginXL and then

search for games.

1. Press

left to launch VirginXL and then

2. Follow the prompts to purchase and

search for graphics.

download the selected game.

2. Follow the prompts to purchase and

Downloaded games are stored in the

My stuff → My games folder in your phone.

download the selected graphic.

3. Press

to return to the home screen.

My other stuff

The downloaded graphic will be stored in the

My Stuff → My graphics folder in your phone.

Note: Downloaded graphics are stored in order

of newest to oldest and can be assigned as either

screensavers or wallpaper.

You can download the latest applications to your

Slider Sonic from the Virgin Mobile website at

www.virginmobileusa.com or directly from your

phone using VirginXL. Charges apply.

My stuff

To access recorded videos saved on the external

memory card:

Assigning downloaded graphics

1. Select Menu → My stuff → My graphics.

2. Select My pictures, VirginXL graphics,

1. Select Menu → My stuff → My videos.

2. Highlight a video and select Play.

Wallpapers or Screen savers and press

3. Scroll to the graphic you want to assign and

My sounds

press the right softkey

4. Highlight Set Default or Assign and

press

to select Options.

You can record and save voice memos and all

received attached sound files to My sounds. To

listen to saved sounds or recorded voice memos:

1. Select Menu → My stuff → My sounds.

2. Select Saved sounds or Voice memos and

My videos

The My videos folder contains recorded and

preloaded videos. You can drag and drop 3GP

press

video files from your phone for playback on your

computer. For more information about the

external memory card, see “Removable Memory

Card” on page 32.

3. Scroll through the lists to listen to the saved

sounds.

4. Highlight a sound and press the right softkey

to select Options.

5. Highlight Record New, Erase, Lock, Rename,

Viewing your videos

Details, or Erase All and press

1. Make sure the TransFlash card is inserted into

the slot on the side of the phone.

2. Turn on your phone and connect it to your

computer using the provided USB cable. The

phone will now be recognized as a removable

disk an will show up as a new available drive

under “My Computer.”

3. Locate your video files in the “My videos”

folder on the drive associated with your phone

and drag and drop them onto your computer.

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MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS

Ending calls using the slide

You can set the phone to end calls immediately

when you close the slide.

Making a call

Make sure you are in an area where a signal

can be received. Look for the

symbol on the

home screen. The more bars you see in this

symbol, the stronger the signal. If there are no

bars, move to where the signal strength is better.

When the phone has been idle for a time, it

changes to power save mode. When you see

“Power Save” on your phone’s screen, press any

key to return to normal operating mode.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

Close to end → Enabled

–

Select Disabled to have the phone call

continue when you close the slide.

Answering a call

When a call comes in, the phone rings, vibrates,

or lights up, and a dancing phone icon appears.

The phone number of the caller also appears if it

is not restricted. If the number is stored in your

Contacts directory, the contact name appears.

Slide open

1. Open the slide.

2. Enter the phone number and press

3. Press or close slide (if “Close to End” is

Slide open

enabled. See “Ending calls using the slide”).

•

Press

-or-

to answer the incoming call.

Slide closed

You can only use the voice dialing feature when

calling with the slide closed. Voice dialing

requires that a contact be saved with a voice tag.

See page 58.

•

Press

to answer the incoming call and

turn on the speakerphone.

Slide closed

Press

•

1. Press and hold

to initiate voice dialing.

2. Say the name of the contact when prompted.

The phone places the call.

3. Press

to end the call.

Making and Answering Calls

Answering calls using the slide

You can set the phone to answer immediately

when you open the slide.

Calling a saved number

If you have already saved a phone number, you

can use the Contacts list to find it quickly.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

Open to answer → Enabled.

1. From the home screen, press the right softkey

to select Contacts.

2. Scroll down the list to find the contact you

–

Select Disabled to have the phone

want to call.

continue ringing when you open the slide.

3. Highlight the name and press

to dial

Adjusting the volume during a call

•

the number.

To adjust the earpiece volume during a call,

press up or down.

Using the speakerphone

Your Slider Sonic phone has a built-in

speakerphone.

Silencing an incoming call

•

Press

•

To turn on the speaker, open the slide and

press . If you press during an

incoming call alert, you answer the call.

The icon at the top of the phone screen

Note: In the absence of voicemail, this feature

drops the call.

- or -

indicates that the speakerphone is on.

•

Press

then press

to answer the call.

•

To turn off the speakerphone, open the slide

This action silences the current call only. The next

call will ring as normal.

and press

Setting the phone to hold calls

The Hold Call feature allows you to place

incoming calls on hold until you are ready to

answer them.

Redialing a number

•

To redial a recent call, press

twice to

open your Recent calls list. Highlight a phone

number or name and press

Tip: To redial the last number called,

received, or missed, press three times.

Note: This feature will not work if “Open to

Answer” is enabled. See “Answering calls using

the slide” on page 15.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

Hold call → Enabled.

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–

If you have not recorded a hold message,

you will be prompted to record one, such

as “Please hold. I’ll answer in a minute.”

3. Select Save or Options

(Play, Re-Record,or Exit).

Dealing with missed calls

When you have missed a call, “Missed Call”

appears on your screen unless the caller leaves a

voicemail.

2. Record the message twice, as prompted.

3. Select Save or Options

(Play, Re-Record, or Exit).

The next time a call comes in, you will have the

option of placing it on hold.

•

To clear the screen, press the left sofkey

to select OK.

Placing a call on hold

You can place a call on hold once you have

enabled this feature.

To view details of the call, press the right

softkey

To return the call, press the right softkey

to select Calls then press

Note: If you are already on a call and you receive

another call, you cannot place the incoming call

on hold. It will go to voicemail.

Setting missed call alerts

You can set an alert to beep every five minutes

after you have missed a call.

1. When a call comes in, press the right softkey

to select Hold call. The caller will be

placed on hold and will hear your recorded

hold message.

1. SelectMenu→Settings→Sounds→Alerts→

Missed call alert.

2. Select an option and press

2. To speak to the caller, select Answer.

- or -

Viewing recent call details

Details on the last 60 calls you made, received, or

missed are stored in the Recent calls list and are

identified by the following icons:

To hang up without speaking to the caller,

select End Call.

Changing the hold message

1. Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

Hold call → Re-Record msg and follow the

prompts.

Outgoing call

Incoming call

Missed call (flashing)

2. Record the message twice.

Making and Answering Calls

Viewing recent calls

1. Select Menu → Recent calls.

Erasing recent calls

1. Select Menu →Recent calls → Erase Call lists.

2. Select a list: All calls, Incoming calls,

2. Select an option: All calls, Incoming calls,

Outgoing calls, or Missed calls.

3. Select a recent call item and press the right

3. Press the left softkey

to select Yes.

softkey

to select Options:

Speed dialing

–

Save adds the phone number to the

Contacts list.

Before you can use speed dialing, you must save a

phone number as a contact and assign a speed

dial location to it.

Send Msg sends a text message to the

contact.

•

To add a speed dial location to a saved or new

contact, see “Customizing a phone number”

on page 25.

Send Pict Msg sends a picture message to

the contact.

Erase erases the selected call record.

Using speed dialing

To call a contact that has a speed dial location:

Note: If the phone number has been classified as

“secret,” you must enter your four-digit lock code

to view or edit it. For information on the lock

code, see “Changing your lock code” on page 48.

To classify a phone number as secret, see

“Creating a new contact” on page 23.

•

From the home screen, enter the one- or two-

digit speed dialing location and press

1-Touch dialing

1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a

contact that has a speed dial location.

Calling recent calls

Slide open

Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on

your phone and (2) have a speed dial location

assigned to a contact. See “1-Touch dialing” on

this page.

1. Press

2. Highlight the number you want to call and

press

down.

Slide closed

Enabling 1-Touch dialing

•

1. Select Menu → Recent calls → Outgoing calls.

2. Highlight the number you want to call and

Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

1-Touch dialing → Enabled.

press

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If you see “New Messages”

Using 1-Touch dialing

To call a contact that has a speed dial location:

Slide open or closed

•

From the home screen, press and hold the

speed dialing number. If it is a two-digit

number, press the first digit briefly, then press

and hold the second digit. For example, if the

speed dialing location is 15, press

1. Press the right softkey

to select Call, which

initiates a call to your voicemail number.

2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.

To clear the screen without checking messages:

•

Press the left softkey

to select Ignore.

symbol

briefly, then press and hold

If you see only the

Setting up voicemail

Slide open

Before your phone can receive voicemail messages,

you must set up a password and record a personal

greeting with Virgin Mobile. When you have set up

your voicemail, all unanswered calls to your phone

are automatically transferred to voicemail, even if

your phone is in use or turned off.

1. Press and hold

voicemail number.

2. Follow the prompts to retrieve the message.

to initiate a call to your

•

You can set the phone to beep or vibrate every

five minutes to remind you that you have

voicemail. See “Setting message alerts” on

page 45.

1. From the home screen, press and hold

to dial into your voicemail.

Calling emergency services

2. Follow the system prompts to record a

greeting and complete the system setup.

Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code

(911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates

as described below.

Note: If you are having trouble accessing your

voicemail, contact Virgin Mobile.

•

Dial your 3-digit emergency code and

press

Checking voicemail messages

When a voice message is received, your screen

displays “New Messages” along with the

symbol at the top of your screen. The symbol

flashes if the message is urgent.

You can call the code even if your phone is locked

or your account is restricted. When you call, your

phone enters Emergency mode. This enables the

emergency service exclusive access to your phone

to call you back, if necessary. To make or receive

regular calls after dialing the code, you must exit

this mode.

Making and Answering Calls

To exit Emergency mode

When you have completed the emergency call:

1. Press

to select Exit.

2. Press

again to confirm your choice.

Note: To determine who has access to your

location, see “Setting position location” on

page 49.

Tracking calls

You can track the number and duration of calls

made and received on your phone.

1. Select Menu → Recent calls.

2. Select a timer:

–

Recent calls timer tracks all calls you have

made and received since you last reset this

timer. To reset this timer to zero, press the

right softkey

to select Reset.

–

All calls timer tracks all calls you have

made and received. This timer cannot be

reset.

Timing your calls

You can set your phone to beep 10 seconds

before each minute passes when you are on a call.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Minute alert → Enabled.

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ENTERING LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SYMBOLS

You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in

contacts, text messages, and your banner.

When entering a name for a contact, you’re in

normal text mode. See “Changing modes” on

page 21.

Understanding text entry

screens

The current text entry mode (and capitalization

setting, when applicable) are indicated by icons.

Entering numbers

•

To enter a number while in

a number key once.

mode, press

To enter a number while in

mode, press and hold a number key until the

number appears on the screen.

characters

remaining

capitalization setting

text entry mode

Entering words letter by letter

text entry

fields

1. Press a key once for the first letter, twice for

the second letter, and so on. If your phone is

set to Spanish, French, or Portuguese,

accented letters are available.

Text entry modes

There are six text entry modes:

2. Wait for the cursor to move right and enter the

next letter.

Case change

Note: To enter a space, press

Numbers only

Normal alpha

Entering words quickly

When you press a series of keys using

checks its dictionary of common words and

guesses at the word you are trying to spell.

mode,

Rapid Entry

Add Symbol

Add Smiley

1. For each letter of the word you want, press the

key once. For example, to enter the word

Note: The mode you start in depends on the task

you are doing. For example, when entering a

phone number, you’re in number mode.

“any” press

2. If the word doesn’t match what you want,

press to look at other word matches.

→

Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols

3. When you see the word you want, press

Switching default text entry modes

You can change the default text entry mode when

creating a text message. This setting applies only

to the message body screen, not the “To” screen.

Entering symbols

While entering text, you can enter symbols by

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Msgsettings →

pressing

until you see the symbol you want.

Text entry.

Using this method, you have access to the

following symbols:

2. Select Normal alpha or Rapid mode.

@ ?

To access the full set of symbols:

1. From the text entry screen, select Options.

& :

‘

Changing modes

Sometimes you need to change modes. For

example, to enter numbers in an email address

while in

mode, enter the numbers, and then change

back to mode to complete the address.

To change text entry modes:

mode, you must change to

2. Select

Add Symbol.

3. Press

down to view the list of symbols.

4. Press the number key corresponding to the

symbol you want.

•

Press and hold

until the icon for the

mode you want appears.

Entering smileys

-or-

1. From the text entry screen, select Options.

•

Select Options then select a different mode.

2. Select

Add Smiley.

3. Press

down to view the list of smileys.

Capitalization settings

You can change capitalization at any time while

4. Press the number key corresponding to the

smiley you want.

entering text. Simply press

or lower case while in

to choose upper

Normal alpha mode.

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Quick reference to text entry

This table gives general instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols.

To...

Do this...

Enter a letter

Use

mode and press a key until you see the letter you

want. For more information, see page 20.

Use mode and press a key once to enter its number.

For more options, see page 20.

Enter a number

Enter a symbol

Enter a smiley

Press

Use

until you find the symbol you want. See page 21.

mode and press a key once to enter its number.

For more options, see page 21.

Enter a space

Press

Erase a character

Erase all characters

Press and hold

Move the cursor right or left

Move the cursor up or down

Change text entry modes

Capitalize any letter

Press

right or left.

up or down.

Press and hold

mode, press

. Choose

Lowercase any letter

Select soft options on the screen

Press the right or left softkey

Press right or left.

Highlight an option at the bottom of

the screen

Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols

STORING CONTACTS

Use your phone’s Contacts directory to store

information about a person or company. Each

contact entry can have up to six phone numbers,

two email addresses, two Web addresses, two

street addresses, and a space for notes.

Adding a code or extension

When you save the phone number of an

automated service, you may include a pause to

stop dialing, for example, where you would wait

to dial an extension.

1. From the home screen, enter the first portion

Creating a new contact

of the phone number.

1. From the home screen, enter the phone

number you want to save, including the

area code.

2. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

3. Select a type of pause:

2. Press the left softkey

3. Press to select Save New Contact.

4. Enter a name for the contact.

to select Save.

–

Time Pause

Hard Pause

4. Enter the remaining numbers.

–

If you need to learn how to enter letters,

see “Understanding text entry screens” on

page 20.

5. Press the left softkey

to select Save.

Customizing your contacts

–

To add a symbol or smiley to the contact

name, or to change the text entry mode,

You can customize each contact in your Contacts

directory by assigning ringers, pictures, and

number types, or by classifying your contacts as

Personal or Business.

press the right softkey

to select Options.

5. Either save now or add more contact

information.

Assigning ringers

–

To save now, press the left softkey

1. Press the left softkey

2. Highlight a contact and press

3. Highlight the contact name and press the left

softkey to select Options.

4. Select Ringer → Assign Ringer.

to select Contacts.

select Save.

–

To enter additional phone numbers, email

and Web addresses, or notes, press

down repeatedly. For help switching

between numbers and letters for email or

Web addresses, see “Changing modes” on

page 21.

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5. Scroll down the list to hear the different

1. Press the left softkey

2. Highlight a contact and press

3. Highlight the contact number and press the

to select Contacts.

ringers and press

to select one.

Assigning pictures

left softkey

4. Press

softkey

to select Edit.

1. Press

2. Highlight a contact and press

3. Highlight the contact name and press the right

softkey to select Options.

to select Contacts.

down once and press the right

to select Options.

5. Highlight an option to designate the number

as General, Work, Home, Mobile, Pager, or

4. Select Picture → Assign Picture →

Fax and press

. The associated icon will

My pictures.

appear next to the number in your Contacts

directory and Recent calls list.

5. Scroll through the list to view your options

and press the left softkey

your contact.

to assign it to

work

home

mobile

pager

fax

email address

street address

Web page URL

note

Classifying contacts as Personal or

Business

1. Press the right softkey

2. Highlight a contact and press

3. Highlight the contact name and press the right

softkey to select Options.

to select Contacts.

Editing a contact

1. Press the right softkey

4. Select Classify.

to select Contacts.

5. Select Personal or Business and press

2. Highlight a contact and press

3. Highlight the contact name or number and

press the left softkey to select Edit.

Note: To assign Personal or Business ringers, see

“Assigning business and personal ringers” on

page 44.

4. Enter your changes and press the left softkey

to select Save.

Assigning number types

When you assign a number type, an icon is placed

in front of a contact number to specify the type of

number, such as work, home, or mobile.

Storing Contacts

(For more information, see “Erasing all

contacts” on page 49.)

Erasing a contact

1. Press the right softkey

to select Contacts.

–

Primary Number makes this number the

first one that shows up when you open the

contact.

2. Highlight the contact to erase and press

3. Select Options.

4. Highlight Erase Contact and press

5. Press the left softkey to confirm.

Add Voice Dial to record a voice tag so you

can call a contact using voice recognition

(VR). For more information, see page 58.

Customizing a phone number

1. Press the right softkey

–

Erase Voice Dial erases the voice tag

associated with the number.

to select Contacts.

2. Highlight the contact to edit and press

Edit Voice Dial records a new voice tag.

3. Press

down to highlight the number.

6. Enter the new information and follow the

4. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

prompts.

5. Highlight an option and press

7. Select Save, if necessary.

–

Call to call the contact.

Finding contact information

Send Text Msg brings you to the text

messaging screen.

To find a phone number or contact, you can (1)

check the Frequent list, (2) search the Contacts

directory, or (3) use Fast Find.

–

Send Pict Msg brings you to the picture

messaging screen.

Add Speed Dial assigns or removes the

speed dial location.

Checking the Frequent list

From the home screen, select Contacts. The last

15 of your most frequently called contacts appear

when the Frequent list is enabled. Scroll past the

double line to view the All Contacts list.

View Number to see the selected phone

number.

Erase Number erases the number from

the contact.

To enable the Frequent List setting

Secret makes the number secret so that it

will not appear on the screen until the

lock code is entered. Secret numbers can

be called without a lock code.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

Frequent list → Enabled.

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Using Fast find

Searching the Contacts directory

1. From the home screen, press the keys

corresponding to the letters of the name you

want to find. A matching contact or speed dial

entry appears.

1. Select Contacts for a list of all contacts.

To quickly get down the list, enter the first

letter of the contact. The menu skips to that

letter of the alphabet.

- or -

2. Press

entries.

down to scroll through matching

Select Menu → Contacts.

3. Highlight the name you want then press

2. Select a search method:

to call the number.

–

View all lists all saved contacts.

Find name locates a specific name. Enter

part of the contact name then select Find.

–

Speed dial list, Voice dial list, Messaging

groups, Business list, or Personal list

selects a contact from the specified list.

3. Highlight a contact and press

To call the contact, highlight the number

and press

–

Setting Fast Find

With Fast find, you press one or two keys to view

close matches of the number you are looking for.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Convenience →

Fast find → Enabled.

Storing Contacts

USING THE CAMERA

Slide open

Tips before operating your

camera

•

Press

until you hear one beep to activate

camera mode.

•

You cannot activate the camera while on a call.

•

Press

activate video mode.

until you hear two beeps to

•

Once the camera is active, the home screen

acts as the viewfinder.

•

If you get a “Low memory” error, check your

resolution and quality compression settings.

See “Setting up the camera” on this page.

Camera settings

1. Press and hold

to activate picture mode.

–

Press and hold to switch from Video

If there is no activity within 45 seconds after

you turn your camera on, the camera quits

and returns to the previous launch point.

to Picture mode if necessary. Look for the

icon at the top of the home

screen.

Camera settings and options can only be

accessed when the camera is active.

2. Press the right softkey

3. Press to select Settings.

4. Highlight an option and press

to select Options .

Accessing camera and video

modes

The camera can be used with the slide open

or closed.

–

Flash options are On, Off, or Automatic.

Resolution options are 640 x 480, 320 x 240

(best for sending to email), and 160 x 120.

–

Low Light Mode brightens the picture for

low light environments.

Slide closed

•

Press

until you hear one beep to activate

Self Timer options are Off (default) or 3,

5, or 10 second pauses. When set, the

camera beeps from 3 seconds down to the

time the shutter snaps the picture

camera mode.

•

Press

until you hear two beeps to

activate video mode.

automatically. Self Timer is not available

when Multishot mode is activated.

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–

Multishot allows you to take up to six

multiple pictures while the camera key is

pressed and held. A tone will play each

time a picture is taken. A second tone will

play when the final picture is taken.

Restoring camera menu settings

The following settings revert to the default setting

each time you enter and exit the camera

application:

–

Low Light Mode, Self Timer, MultiShot,

Color Tone, and Viewfinder.

–

Shutter Sound sets the sound used when

the camera takes a picture.

The following settings remain at the setting

you selected each time you enter and exit the

camera application:

White Balance allows the camera to adjust

for different lighting. Options are

Automatic, Fluorescent, Incandescent,

or Daylight.

–

Flash, Resolution, Shutter Sound, White

Balance, Quality, and LED.

–

Color Tone allows you to capture pictures

with different coloring. Options are

Normal, Black & White, Negative,

and Sepia.

Menu options for picture mode

1. Press

2. Select Options.

3. Press up or down to scroll through the

options on the vertical menu bar:

to activate picture mode.

Quality sets the picture compression. The

higher the compression, the better the

detail of the picture (higher pixel rate).

Options are Low, Medium, or High

(default). When set to High, the picture

file size is larger, using more memory.

–

Settings displays available camera settings

you may set up prior to taking a picture.

Video Mode toggles between video and

picture modes.

–

LED flashes a light to indicate a picture

has been taken. Options are On (default)

and Off.

Brightness allows you to adjust the

brightness of the image in the home

screen LCD.

Viewfinder options are Fullscreen

and Actual.

–

Camera Pictures displays all pictures

taken and stored.

Last Picture displays the most recently

taken picture.

Using the Camera

–

Frames allows you to add a frame or a

stamp to your picture. A frame or stamp

cannot be removed once it has been used

in a picture.

Taking a picture

Slide open or closed

1. Select Menu → Pictures.

Note: The picture resolution changes to

160 x 120 while taking pictures with frames.

The resolution returns to the original setting

once Frames is disabled.

2. Focus on the image using the phone’s display

as a viewfinder.

Tip: Press

up or down to zoom in or

zoom out.

3. Take the picture using one of two methods:

Picture mode indicators and

icons

The picture mode displays the following onscreen

indicators and icons:

–

Press

4. Press the left softkey

right softkey

5. Press when finished taking pictures.

or the left softkey

to select OK or the

to select Erase.

Icon

Description

Camera key map [Slide open or closed]

Flash on

Key

Camera

Menu Screen

Dismiss menu

options

Picture mode

Video mode

Take picture

Select Capture Select OK.

to take picture

Top right hand

Number of snapshots

Left softkey

corner numbers remaining

Select Options Cancel, dismisses

Right softkey

Zoom level

Zoom in

Scroll menu options

right

Bottom left

hand numbers

Resolution setting

Down

Zoom out

Takes picture

Scrolls menu options

left

Select menu option

Multishot

Self Timer

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Last Video plays the most recently

recorded video.

Setting up the video camera

Menu settings can only be accessed when the

picture mode is activated.

Recording a video

1. Select Menu → Pictures.

You can record video clips on your phone, each

up to 30 seconds long. The number of videos you

are able to save is dependant upon the available

memory space of the external memory card.

2. Press the right softkey

3. Press up or down to scroll through the

vertical menu bar.

4. Highlight Video Mode and press

to select Options.

Note: The external memory card must be in the

phone to record videos.

Menu options for video mode

1. With the slide open, select Menu → Pictures.

Slide open or closed

1. Select Menu → Pictures.

2. Press the right softkey

3. Press up or down to scroll through the

vertical menu bar.

to select Options.

2. Press the right softkey

3. Scroll up or down on the vertical menu bar

using to select the Video Mode option.

to select Options.

4. Highlight and select Video Mode.

4. Focus on the image and press the left softkey

5. Select Options.

to select Record.

6. Press

up or down to scroll through the

Tip: Press

up or down to zoom in

vertical menu bar and choose an option:

or zoom out.

–

Settings allows you to change your

camera settings. See “Camera settings” on

page 27.

5. If you want to pause the recording, press the

right softkey to select Pause. To continue

recording, press the left softkey

to select

–

Camera toggles between video and picture

modes.

Resume.

6. When finished recording, press the left softkey

Brightness allows you to adjust the

brightness of the image in the home

screen LCD.

to select Stop.

7. The recorded video is immediately saved to

the external memory card.

–

My videos displays all the videos recorded

and stored.

Using the Camera

8. Press the Back or End key when finished

taking videos. This will take you back to the

main menu screen.

Video key map

Slide open or closed

Key

Video Camera

Function

“Record” – starts

recording

“OK” –

selects option

Left softkey

(plays a tone)

“Stop” – stops

recording

(plays a tone)

“Options” – while not “Cancel” –

Right softkey recording

“Pause/Resume” –

dismisses

pauses and resumes

recording toggle

When not recording, Dismisses

goes back to the last menu options

function.

While recording,

stops recording.

Exit to idle when not Exit to idle

recording.

Zoom in

Scrolls menu

options up

Down Zoom out

Scrolls menu

options down

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REMOVABLE MEMORY CARD

Your Slider Sonic phone comes with a Sandisk

TransFlash removable memory card for storage of

video and music files. You can easily drag and

drop files stored on your computer directly onto

the TransFlash card.

Formatting the memory card

Before you can transfer and listen to music

through your Slider Sonic phone, you will need to

initialize the TransFlash card. The memory card

can be formatted automatically or manually. The

card is automatically formatted when inserted into

the phone while the phone is on.

•

The removable memory card supports MP3

and WMA audio and 3GP video file types.

Protected files with DRM are not supported

and will not play properly on the phone.

Automatic

Note: Formatting or reformatting a memory card

erases all data and music files that were

previously saved on the TransFlash memory card.

Use of unauthorized cards may damage your

phone and void the warranty.

Inserting the memory card

1. Lift the TransFlash cover up. (See item 18 in

the picture on page 4).

2. Hold the card with the metal contacts facing

up and push the card in the slot until it clicks

into place.

2. Hold the card with the metal contacts facing

up and push the card in the slot until it clicks

into place.

3. Close the cover.

4. The phone will automatically begin to format

the card and “Card now ready for use.”

appears after completion.

Removing the memory card

1. Open the TransFlash cover.

5. Once the TransFlash card has been formatted,

you can place (drag and drop) your music

files onto the card.

2. Place your finger on the top of the card and

press until it pops out.

Note: Replace the card in its case immediately to

avoid damage or loss.

Removable Memory Card

•

If you receive an out of memory message, you

will need to delete files from either My music

or My videos before you can continue to save

new files.

Manual

Note: Formatting or reformatting a card erases all

data and music files that were previously saved on

the TransFlash card.

Using the USB cable (Windows 2000

and XP users only)

1. Lift the TransFlash cover up. (See item 18 in

the picture on page 4).

2. Hold the card with the metal contacts facing

up and push the card in the slot until it clicks

into place.

1. Make sure the TransFlash card is inserted into

the slot on the side of the phone.

2. Turn on your phone and connect it to your

computer using the provided USB cable. The

phone will now be recognized as a removable

disk and will show up as a new available drive

under “My Computer.”

3. Close the cover.

4. Select Menu → Settings → Memory card →

Format card.

5. Press the left softkey

to select Yes and

3. Manage your music files by dragging and

dropping MP3 and WMA files between the “My

music” folder and your computer.

format the card.

6. The message “Card now ready for use.”

appears after completion.

4. Manage your video files by dragging and

dropping 3GP files between the “My videos”

folder and your computer.

Saving files on the card

You can manage music and video files on the

memory card by using either the provided USB

cable (Windows 2000 and XP users) or an

optional memory card reader (Windows 2000, XP

and Mac users).

5. To properly disconnect your phone from your

computer, double click on the Safely Remove

Hardware icon in the System Tray on your

computer. Follow the prompts to Stop or

remove a Mass Storage Device

Note:

When you are done managing music and video

•

To purchase a memory card reader, visit

www.kyocera-wireless.com/store.

files, unplug the USB cable and press

Use only a previously formatted memory card

when loading music files.

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Using a Memory Card Reader

(Windows 2000, XP and Mac users)

1. Insert the TransFlash card into the provided

TransFlash adapter.

2. Insert the TransFlash adapter into the memory

card reader (sold separately).

3. Connect the memory card reader to your

computer.

4. Locate the Removable disk drive on your

computer.

5. Locate the music or video files to be placed

onto the memory card and “drag and drop”

them to the Removable disk drive.

Note: The Slider Sonic supports the MP3 and

WMA music and 3GP video file types.

6. Place music files into the “My music” folder

and video files into the “My videos” folder

located on the memory card.

Removable Memory Card

10 USING THE MUSIC PLAYER

Use your phone’s Music Player to listen to your

favorite songs and create Playlists. Store music

files directly on an external storage card for your

own portable music library.

•

Text and Picture messages will not interrupt

the player; however, an icon will appear to

notify you of new messages.

There are more volume settings in the Music

Player to allow for finer volume adjustments

when listening to music through a Kyocera

headset.

Playing music

1. From the home screen, press and hold

- or -

Music Player controls

While you are listening to a song, you can use the

Select Menu → Music Player. The My Music

screen appears.

Navigation key

as follows:

Note: The Music Player cannot be accessed

until an external memory card has been

inserted into the TransFlash^TMslot.

Up - View the playlist.

Down - Stops the song.

Left - Play the previous song in the playlist.

Right - Play the next song in the playlist.

2. Select All Songs or Playlists.

–

If you select All Songs, highlight a song

and press or select Play.

Press and hold

right or left to fast forward or

rewind five seconds within the song that is

playing.

–

If you select Playlists, highlight a playlist

and select Play.

Press

to pause or resume a selected song.

Note:

•

When the card is in your phone, the songs on

the card are listed in All Songs in the My

Music menu.

Playback options

Shuffle

The Shuffle feature allows the Music Player to play

your music files in a random order.

•

Incoming calls, Scheduler events, and the

alarm clock will interrupt the Music Player. An

interrupted song will resume from the point it

interrupted when Continue is selected.

Note: Shuffle is inactive if there are fewer than

three songs in the playlist.

1. Select Menu → Music Player.

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2. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

3. Highlight the song you need details about and

select Options→ Details.

3. Select Shuffle On. The Shuffle icon appears.

–

This option changes to Shuffle Off if

Shuffle On has already been selected.

Erasing a song

You can erase a song from the memory card using

the phone.

Repeat

1. Select Menu → Music Player.

1. From the home screen, press and hold

or select Menu → Music Player → All Songs.

2. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

2. Highlight the song you want to erase.

3. Select Settings → Repeat On. The Repeat

icon appears.

3. Select Options → Erase Song → OK.

–

This option changes to Repeat Off if

Repeat On has already been selected.

Troubleshooting

Scenario: Song is not playing

Auto Off

Try renaming the file on your computer, removing

any special characters and limiting the length to

30 characters long.

The Music Player application shuts down after it

has been paused or stopped for a selected amount

of time if the Auto Off feature is enabled.

If the file still does not play:

1. Select Menu → Music Player.

•

The file type may not be supported. The Slider

Sonic supports MP3 and WMA files.

2. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

3. Select Auto Off.

The file may be DRM (digital rights

management) protected.

4. Select an option and click

: 10 minutes,

20 minutes, or Off.

The file may be corrupted.

Viewing details about a song file

To see the file type and size of a file:

Scenario: Audio is choppy

•

The file may be corrupted, but the audio still

plays. Check your file for corruption.

1. From the home screen, press and hold

or select Menu → My stuff → My music →

All Songs.

2. Select Options→ View.

Using the Music Player

11 SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES

This chapter describes how to send, receive, and

erase text messages from your phone. For

information on voicemail messages, see “Setting

up voicemail” on page 18.

3. To add multiple recipients:

–

Press the right softkey

to select

Options then select Recent list, Contacts,

or Groups.

- or -

Important: The features and menus described in

this chapter may vary depending on services

available in your area. Check with Virgin Mobile

for details and possible usage charges.

–

Enter a space or comma after the first

number then enter another recipient.

Note: You can send a message to up to 10

contacts at once. The messages will be sent

one at a time, once to each addressee.

Sending text messages

You can only send text messages to phones that

are capable of receiving them or to email

addresses.

4. When you are done entering addresses,

press

twice.

5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,

see “Understanding text entry screens” on

page 20.

Creating a text message

1. Select Menu → Messaging → New text msg.

2. Enter a recipient’s phone number or email

- or -

Add AutoText, symbols, or emoticons in your

message. See “Including prewritten text and

symbols” for information.

address:

–

Select Options to access your Recent list,

Contacts, or Groups and press

6. Press

to select Send. See “Setting sending

Select a contact and press

options” for information about how and when

you want the message to be received.

Highlight the number field and press

For more about group lists, see “Creating

group lists” on page 42.

- or -

Including prewritten text and

symbols

–

Enter a New Address manually.

During text entry, you can insert AutoText,

symbols, or emoticons in your message.

(To learn how to enter text, see Chapter 6,

“Understanding text entry screens” .)

1. From the text entry screen, select Options.

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2. Select an option and press

–

Save AutoText saves the message you have

just entered as a prewritten message then

returns to the message entry screen so you

can send the message.

–

Insert AutoText: Scroll through the list of

options and press to select one.

–

Add Symbol: Scroll through the list and

press the corresponding number key to

select it.

Settings allows you to choose from the

following after pressing

•Set Priority labels the message as “Urgent.”

–

Add Smiley: Scroll through the list and press

•Callback number includes a callback

number with the message to let recipients

know at what number they can call you

back. Select OK to include your own

number or enter a different callback

number then select OK.

the corresponding number key to select it.

3. When you have finished your message, select

Send. See “Setting sending options” for

information about how and when you want the

message to be received.

Setting sending options

•Send Later schedules a time to send

the message.

When you are ready to send a message, you have

several options for how and when you want the

message to be received.

2. When you have finished setting options, press

to return to the message window.

1. Once you have completed the message, select

3. Press the left softkey

to select Send.

Options:

Adding a signature

–

Add Address returns to the “Send To”

screen to add another recipient without

losing the message. Select Options to

access your Recent List, Contacts, or

The signature you create is included at the end of

all outgoing messages and is counted as

characters in your messages; however, it does not

appear in the message creation screen.

Group Lists and press

contact and press

number field and press

. Select a

. Highlight the

To create a signature:

1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging →

Signature.

–

Save Message saves the message in

your Drafts folder. This prevents the

message from being deleted if you have

activated AutoErase and enables you to

send the message to others.

2. Enter your signature in the text field.

3. Select OK to save the setting.

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

Note: The characters in the signature are

included in the total character count of the

message. See the note under step 5 in “Creating a

text message” on page 37.

–

Prompt allows you to choose whether or

not to save your message when you send it.

To view successfully sent messages:

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Sent.

2. Press

up or down through the list of

If you cannot send messages

messages. One of the following symbols

appears next to each message:

You may not be able to send or receive messages

if your phone’s memory is nearly full, or if digital

service is not available at the time. To free up

memory, erase old messages. See “Erasing

messages” on page 41.

The scheduled message will be sent at

the scheduled time. You cannot cancel

delivery of the message.

Receiving incoming calls while

creating messages

The scheduled message has been sent

and will be delivered as scheduled. You

cannot cancel delivery of the message.

•

If you don’t wish to answer the call, press the

right softkey to select Ignore. The phone

The message has been sent to more

than one recipient.

returns to the message screen.

•

To answer the call, press . Your message is

saved to the Drafts folder. To return to the

message, select Menu → Messaging →

Drafts → Resume.

The message has never been sent or has

not been sent since it was last modified.

You can cancel delivery of the message.

Viewing your sent messages

Viewing failed or pending messages

To save your outgoing messages, you must first

enable Save to Sent.

Failed or pending messages are stored in

your OutBox.

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Msgsettings→

To view your OutBox:

Save to Sent.

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Outbox. A list of

2. Select an option and press

all failed or pending messages appears.

–

Enabled automatically saves all

successfully sent messages in the Sent

folder.

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2. Scroll through the list of messages and press

If you see the

symbol

to read one.

1. SelectMenu→Messaging→InBox.Alistofall

your received messages appears.

The message is pending and will be sent

when possible. You can cancel delivery of

the message.

–

indicates an “Urgent” message.

2. Scroll through the list of messages and press

to read one.

The message cannot be sent because

service is not available. An alert appears

on your phone if the message cannot be

sent.

Reading the message

The options available to you may vary. Check with

Virgin Mobile.

Note: Sounds embedded in text messages will not

play if the phone is set to Silence All mode.

Retrieving text messages

When a text message is received, your screen

1. If the text message is long, press

down to

displays “New Messages” with the

symbol at

view the entire message.

the top of your screen. The symbol flashes if the

message is urgent.

2. When you are finished, you can Reply to the

sender, Play the sound embedded in the

message, Erase the message, Save the

message to your Saved folder, or set additional

Options for the message:

If you see the “New Messages” note

•

To view the message, press the left softkey

to select Inbox, highlight the message, and

–

Erase the message.

press the left softkey

To Ignore the message, press the right

softkey

to select View.

Lock Msg to protect the message from

being accidentally deleted.

•

–

Forward the message.

Note: If you receive a new message while you are

reading a message, the one you are reading will

be replaced by the new one. You can find the

older message in the InBox:

Reply with Copy to reply to the message

with a copy of the original attached.

–

Save Message to save the message.

•

Select Menu → Messaging → Inbox.

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

–

Save as AutoText to save the text from the

message as AutoText, which you can insert

into other messages. Graphics and sound

are not saved as part of AutoText.(For

more about AutoText, see page 42.)

4. Select Options.

5. Select Erase to erase the message. A

notification appears: “Erase this message?”

6. Select Yes to erase the message.

Note: You can erase a scheduled message from

the OutBox, but you cannot cancel delivery of

the message.

View Sender information.

3. Select Done.

Note: The

symbol indicates that a graphic did

Erasing all messages

not come through. It may be too large or

incorrectly formatted.

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Erase msgs.

2. Select a folder from which to erase all

messages: Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Saved folder,

Drafts folder, or All Messages. To erase

messages from all folders, select

All messages.

Setting message alerts

You can set your phone to alert you of incoming

text messages or pages. For more information,

see “Setting message alerts” on page 45.

3. A message appears: “Erase all messages?”

Erasing messages

It is a good idea to erase old messages to free up

memory in your phone.

Select Yes to erase messages or No to cancel.

Erasing messages automatically

Use this setting to have old messages

automatically erased from the InBox when

memory is low.

You have the option of erasing text messages and

pages as you send or read them, erasing them one

at a time from the list in the OutBox or InBox, or

erasing them all at once.

•

Select Menu → Messaging → Msgsettings →

Auto-Erase → Old inbox msgs. Older

messages will be erased as new messages are

received.

Erasing single messages

1. Select Menu → Messaging.

2. Select the type of text message you want to

erase and press

or Saved.

: Inbox, Outbox, Sent,

Customizing message settings

To make messaging easier, you can customize

settings for sending and receiving messages.

3. Highlight the message to erase and

press

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edit these messages and create new ones. Your

phone will store up to 40 AutoText messages, with

up to 100 characters per message.

Creating group lists

You can create and save a list of multiple

recipients. Your Slider Sonic phone stores five

group lists with up to 10 recipients per list.

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Msgsettings →

AutoText.

1. Select Menu → Messaging → Groups →

2. Press the right softkey

to select Edit.

Create new.

- or -

2. Enter a name for the list. For help entering

text, see page 20.

To create a new pre-written message, press

the right softkey to select New Msg.

3. Select Next.

3. Enter or edit the text and press the left softkey

to select Done. For help entering text,

see Chapter 6, “Understanding text entry

screens” .

4. To enter the first phone number or email

address, select an option:

–

Recent List to select numbers from your

Recent List.

Note: You can also save a message you have

written or received as AutoText. See “Setting

sending options” on page 38 or “Reading the

message” on page 40.

New Address to enter the phone number

or email address manually.

Contacts List to select numbers from your

phone book.

5. Locate the contact number and press

6. Select Options → Recent list or Contacts.

7. Locate the contact number and press

8. When finished, select Done.

9. To send a message to your new group, see

“Sending text messages” on page 37.

Creating and editing prewritten

messages (AutoText)

Your phone comes with prewritten (AutoText)

messages, such as “Please call me,” which you

can insert into the body of a text message. You can

Sending and Receiving Text Messages

12 CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE

The contents of the Settings menu are as follows.

Keyguard

Guard on close

Display

Greeting banner

Call options

Add voice dial

Security

Lock phone

Disabled

Menu style

Color themes

Wallpaper

Screensavers

Backlight

Auto-Hyphen

Time/Date

Contrast

Erase voice dial

Voice training

Voice wake-up

Voice answer

Expert mode

Change lock code

Emergency numbers

Erase contacts

Sounds

Ringer volume

Ringtones

Business ringer

Personal ringer

Slide closed

Slide open

Network

Privacy alert

Location

Messaging

Alerts

Groups

Accessories

Pwr backlighting

Brightness

Pwr on/off sound

Key volume

Key length

AutoText

Text entry

Signature

Headset ringing

Call answer

TTY

Convenience

Open to answer

Alerts

Close to end

Fast find

Frequent list

Hold call

1-Touch dialing

Any key

Save to sent

Auto-Erase

Callback number

File transfer

Smart sound

Minute alert

Earpiece Volume

Spkrphone Volume

Phone Info

Displays your phone

number, software

version, PRI version,

ESN, technology, SID,

browser info, and

screen icons.

Camera

Resolution

Picture quality

Video quality

Shutter sound

Viewfinder

Memory card

Format card

*Not available on all phones. Check with Virgin Mobile.

Setting the phone to vibrate

Silencing all sounds

•

Press and hold

- or -

Your phone is set to make sounds when you

receive calls, press keys, navigate through menus,

and receive alerts (such as new messages). You

can silence all sounds and set the phone to vibrate

when you receive calls and alerts.

•

Press and hold

down.

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Turning sounds back on

Setting sounds for your phone

•

Press and hold

- or -

You can set your phone to sound tones when you

open and close the slide and when you turn the

phone on and off. Sounds will not occur during

an incoming call, if you are in a call, or if a

headset or car kit is attached to your phone.

•

Press and hold

up.

Choosing ringers

Your Slider Sonic phone has multiple ringers you

can choose to use for incoming calls.

Set sound when slide opens

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Slide open.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Ringtones.

2. Scroll through the list to hear the sounds and

2. Scroll down the list to hear the different rings

press

to select one.

and press

to select one.

Set sound when slide closes

Note: Downloaded ringers are added to the end

of the standard list of ringers.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Slide closed.

Assigning business and personal

ringers

2. Scroll through the list to hear the sounds and

press

to select one.

You can assign ringers to contacts classified as

Business or Personal in your Contacts directory.

Set sound when phone powers on

or off

Note: To classify a contact as Business or

Personal, see page 23.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds.

Pwr on/off sound → Enabled.

2. Ηighlight Business Ringer or Personal Ringer

–

To deselect this sound, select Disabled.

and press

Adjusting volume

You can adjust the earpiece, speakerphone, and

ringer volume as well as key tones.

3. Select a ringer and press

Customizing Your Phone

Adjusting the earpiece volume

Adjusting key tone volume

To adjust the earpiece volume manually during a

You can change the volume of the tones the phone

makes when you press the keys.

call, press

up or down.

To set the earpiece volume:

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Key volume.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

2. Press

right to increase the volume, or

Earpiece Volume.

left to decrease the volume.

2. Press

right to increase the volume, or

3. Press the left softkey

to select Save.

left to decrease the volume.

3. Press the left softkey

to select Save.

Setting key length

Using smart sound

You can change the duration of the tones the

phone makes when you press the keys.

You can set a baseline volume that the phone uses

to automatically adjust the earpiece volume when

there is a change in the amount of noise around

you or the caller’s voice.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Key length.

2. Choose Normal or Long and press

•

Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Smart sound → Enabled.

Setting message alerts

You can choose how you want be alerted of

incoming voicemail, pages, or text messages.

Adjusting the ringer volume

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging →

Ringer volume.

Alerts.

2. Press

left to decrease the volume.

3. Press the left softkey to select Save.

right to increase the volume, or

2. Select the type of alert: Message alert,

Page alert, Voicemail alert, or Missed call

alert.

3. Press

to select an option:

Adjusting speakerphone volume

1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds →

Spkrphone Volume.

–

Vibrate, Beep, Freeway, Game, Bloop,

Winner, Zilofon sets the phone to alert you

once when a new message is received.

2. Press

left to decrease the volume.

3. Press the left softkey to select Save.

right to increase the volume, or

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–

Vibrate & Remind, Beep & Remind, FWY &

Remind, Game & Remind, Bloop &

–

List displays a list of each menu item.

Wheel displays a rotating graphic image of

the menu items.

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

3. Press

to return to the home screen. The

next time you select Menu, you will see the

menu style you selected.

a reminder alert, press

to select

Ignore.

Adjusting the backlighting

Disabled turns off message alerts.

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.

Personalizing the screen

Changing your banner

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

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.

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.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Greeting banner.

2. Press the right softkey

to select Edit.

–

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.

3. Press

to clear the screen.

4. Enter your new text.

5. Press the left softkey

to select Save.

Note: The “in call” settings drain the battery

more quickly.

Choosing a menu style

Three menu styles are available: Wheel, Graphic,

and List.

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.

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.

–

Customizing Your Phone

•

Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Backlight → Pwr save mode → On.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Auto-Hyphen → Enabled.

Setting power backlighting

Selecting a screensaver

You can set backlighting to remain on when an

external power source, such as the AC adapter, is

used with the phone.

Screensavers appear on the home screen when

the slide is open or closed and are activated 10

seconds after the last keypress. Incoming calls

and alerts override screensavers.

Note: Power backlighting may not be available

with the optional desktop charger or other

accessories.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Screensavers.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →

2. Highlight a screensaver and press

. The

Pwr backlighting.

image displays.

2. Select Always On to keep backlighting on.

3. Press the left softkey

to assign the

screensaver.

Note: The battery charges more slowly when

power backlighting is on.

4. Press

to return to the home screen

and wait 10 seconds to view the screensaver

you chose.

Changing the display contrast

1. SelectMenu→Settings→Display→Contrast.

Note: Downloaded screensavers are saved in

Menu → My stuff → My graphics →

Screensavers.

2. Press

left or right to adjust the brightness

and select Save.

Changing the display brightness

Selecting wallpaper

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Wallpaper appears on the home screen.

Brightness.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

2. Press

eft or right to adjust the contrast

Wallpaper.

and select Save.

2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press

3. Press the left softkey

to assign the

Setting numbers to auto-hyphenate

wallpaper.

Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically

inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be

consistent with the U.S. dialing plan.

4. Press

to return to the home screen.

For example, 1-222-333-4444.

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Note: Downloaded wallpapers are saved in

Menu → My stuff → My graphics →

Wallpapers.

4. Press the left softkey

to select Yes and

enter a new four-digit code.

5. Enter your new lock code again.

Selecting a color theme

Locking your phone

You can select a color theme for the display

background of your phone.

When your phone is locked, you can call only

emergency numbers or Virgin Mobile’s customer

service number. You can still receive incoming

calls.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Color themes.

2. Scroll through the options to view the

1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

3. Select Lock phone.

color themes and press

to select one.

Choosing a different time/date format

1. Select Menu → Settings → Display →

Time/Date format.

4. Highlight an option and press

–

Never does not lock the phone.

On power up locks the phone every time

2. Highlight an option and press

you turn it on.

–

Now locks the phone immediately.

Creating a secure environment

This section describes all the features involved in

securing your phone and preventing access to

personal information. All security features are

shielded by a four-digit lock code.

Unlocking the phone

1. From the home screen, press the left softkey

to select Unlock.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

Changing your lock code

Designating emergency numbers

The lock code is typically 0000 or the last 4 digits

of your phone number.

The emergency numbers feature allows you to

specify three personal phone numbers that can be

called when the phone is locked.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code

1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

3. Select Emergency numbers.

4. Select an Unassigned slot.

3. Select Change lock code. A message appears:

“Change Code?”

Customizing Your Phone

5. Enter the phone number, including the area

3. Press the left softkey

to select the TTY

code. Do not enter 1 before the area code.

option.

6. Press the left softkey

Notes:

to select Done.

Setting position location

This setting allows you to share your location

information with network services other than

emergency services (For example: 911, 111, 999,

and 000) in markets where service has been

implemented.

•

You can view these numbers only when they’re

being entered for the first time.

•

You cannot edit these numbers.

To make a call to an emergency number from

a locked phone, you must dial the number

(including area code) exactly as it was stored

in Emergency Numbers.

Note: This feature works only when your phone is

in digital mode. You do not have the option of

turning off the locator to emergency services.

Erasing all contacts

1. Select Menu → Settings → Network →

Location.

You can erase all entries from your

Contacts directory.

2. Select 911 Only or Location on.

1. Select Menu → Settings → Security.

2. Enter your four-digit lock code.

3. Select Erase contacts.

–

911 Only (default) shares your position

information only with emergency services

when you call your 3-digit emergency

code (911, 000, 111, etc.).

4. Select Yes to erase all contacts. A message

–

Location on shares your position

information with Virgin Mobile’s network,

in addition to emergency services.

appears: “Erase ALL Contacts?”

5. Press the left softkey

to select Yes to

erase all contacts.

Connecting to a TTY/TDD device

You can connect the phone to a TTY device for the

hearing impaired. Note: Enable TTY only when

using the phone with a TTY device.

1. Connect the TTY device to the phone.

2. Enter

your keypad.

from

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13 SENDING AND RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES

6. Press

down once to enter the

Sending multimedia messages

Picture: field.

You can only send multimedia messages to phones

that are capable of receiving them or to email

addresses. For details, check with Virgin Mobile.

Note: You may add only one picture per

multimedia message.

7. Press the right softkey

to select Options:

Note: Size limits may apply to multimedia message

•

Take Picture to instantly take a new photo and

files. Visit www.virginmobileusa.com for details.

attach it to your message.

Creating a multimedia message

•

My pictures to access all picture files in the

phone:

1. Select Menu → Messaging → New Pic Msg.

2. Enter the recipient’s phone number or email

–

Camera Pictures displays your photos

taken in a table/thumbnail view.

address in the To: field.

3. To add additional recipients:

•Highlight a photo to add to the

multimedia message. Press the left softkey

to choose Select.

–

Enter a space or comma after the first

phone number or email address, then

enter another recipient manually, or

–

Images displays stored images on the

phone.

–

Press the right softkey

to select

Options. Then select Contacts or

Group Lists.

8. Press

field and press the right softkey

Options:

down once to enter the Sound:

to select

Note: You can send one multimedia message

to a maximum of 10 contacts.

Note: You may add only one new or stored

sound per multimedia message sent.

4. Press

down once to enter a message in

the Subject: field. Choose a method:

•

Record Sound to instantly record a new sound

and attach it to your message.

–

Enter the subject text manually, or

My sounds to display a list of categories that

contain saved or downloaded sounds and

voice memos.

Press the right softkey

Options.

to select

5. Press

down once or select Next to enter

a brief text message in the Text: field.

Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages

–

Highlight Saved Sounds.

Press the left softkey

Note: If a multimedia message is received during

a call, then the phone screen displays the alert

“New Message(s)” after the call ends.

to select Open.

Highlight a sound to add to the multimedia

message. Press the left softkey

choose Select.

Viewing multimedia messages

When you receive a multimedia message, a

appears on your phone’s screen and remains until

all messages are viewed. The message is stored in

the InBox until the full message has been received,

regardless of the auto receive or prompt setting.

9. Before sending your message, press the right

softkey to select additional Options:

–

Preview Message plays your multimedia

message prior to sending.

–

Save Message allows you to save your

multimedia message to the Drafts Folder

and send it later.

1. Press the left softkey

multimedia message. If the message is long,

press down to view the entire

to View the

–

Add Address allows you to add additional

addresses to your multimedia message

prior to sending it.

multimedia message.

2. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

Press

down to highlight additional

Message Priority allows you to send

your multimedia message with Normal or

Urgent priority.

options for the multimedia message:

Note: The options available to you may vary.

Check with Virgin Mobile.

10. Press the left softkey

to select Send. This

–

Message info displays multimedia

message information (priority, sender,

subject, time sent and received, and

message size).

will send your multimedia message.

Receiving multimedia messages

When a multimedia message is received, your

screen displays the alert “New Message(s)” along

with the question “Retrieve Now?”

–

Sender displays sender information.

Erase Msg allows you to delete the

currently displayed multimedia message.

•

To View the multimedia message, press the left

softkey

–

Call initiates call to sender of

multimedia message.

Select Erase to never download the

multimedia message.

To view Later, press the right softkey

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–

Save Picture saves the currently

viewed picture embedded in the

multimedia message.

–

Save Sound saves the current sound

embedded in the multimedia message.

Save Address extracts email addresses,

phone numbers, and/or URLs from the

sender info and multimedia message body.

–

Save as AutoText saves the text in the

multimedia message to the AutoText list.

Save Message saves the multimedia

message to the Saved Folder on the phone.

Forward launches the message creation

screen, allowing you to forward the

multimedia message. The original address

will not be shown, nor will the graphic,

sound, and text fields.

3. When you are finished viewing the multimedia

message, select Reply or press

Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages

14 USING TOOLS

Naming a saved voice memo

Voice memo

The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and

play back audio memos.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Voice memo →

Recorded memos.

2. Highlight the memo and select Options.

Recording a voice memo

3. Select Rename.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Voice memo →

4. Press and hold

to clear the

Record new.

-or-

default name.

5. Use the keypad to enter a name for the memo.

Press and hold

right.

6. Select Save.

2. Say your memo and press the left softkey

to select Stop.

Erasing a saved voice memo

3. Select Save to save your memo.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Voice memo →

Note: If an incoming call is received while you’re

recording a memo, the memo is saved and the

incoming call screen appears.

Recorded memos.

2. Highlight the memo and select Options.

3. Select Erase. The prompt “Erase file?”

appears.

Playing or reviewing a voice memo

4. Select Yes or No.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Voice memo →

Recorded memos.

Scheduler

The Scheduler allows you to schedule events and

set reminder alerts.

2. Highlight the voice memo to review and select

Play.

3. Press

and press

right and left to select a function

to perform it:

Creating an event

Play

1. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler →

Add new event.

Stop

Pause

2. Enter a name for the event and press

down. For help entering text, see page 20.

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3. Select Options and classify the type of event and

press : Meeting, Phone Call, Birthday,

Anniversary, Vacation, Medical, or Other.

10. Press

recurring event.

Select an option and press

Weekly, Monthly, or Annually.

11. Select Save.

to select whether or not this is a

–

: No, Daily,

4. Press

to change the date of the event (the

current date is the default date of the event).

–

Press

the month, day, and year fields.

Press up or down to change the

month, day, or year.

Press to save your changes.

left or right to move between

Editing, erasing, or sending an event

1. Select Menu → Tools → Scheduler → View

month.

2. Press

up, down, left or right to highlight

the day with the event to view, edit, or erase.

5. Press

to set the time of the event.

3. Press

and press

up or down to highlight the event

–

Press

left or right to move between

the hour, minute, and AM/PM fields.

4. Press the right softkey

5. Select Edit, Erase, or Send and press

to select Options.

Press

hour, minute, or AM/PM.

Press to save your changes.

up or down to change the

–

For more information about editing the

event, see “Scheduler” on page 53.

6. Press

to set the duration of the event.

–

To erase the event, highlight Erase and

–

Press left or right to move between

the hour and minute fields.

press

. Press the left softkey

confirm.

Press

up or down to change the hour

–

For more information about sending the

event, see “Sending and Receiving Text

Messages” on page 37.

and minute.

Press

to save your changes.

7. Press

–

to set a reminder of the event.

Alarm clock

You can set up to four alerts with your phone’s

three alarm clocks and one quick alarm.

Select an option and press

to set the reminder sound.

Select an option and press .

8. Press

–

Note: The alert occurs only if the phone is on.

9. Press

to select a Silent Mode setting

–

Select No or During event and press

Using Tools

4. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the

Setting an alarm clock

alarm or Reset to set the QuickAlarm again.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Alarm clock.

2. Highlight one of the alarms and select Set.

Tip calculator

The Tip Calculator helps you calculate how much

tip to include with a bill.

3. Use the phone keypad to enter numbers and

to switch between AM and PM.

–

Press

hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields.

Press up or down to change the

hours, minutes, and AM/PM options.

4. Press to set the time of the alarm.

5. Select Options to set the alarm sound.

6. Highlight an option and press

7. Select Options to set the recurring time.

8. Highlight an option and press

9. Enter a note for the alarm and press

left or right to move between

1. Select Menu → Tools → Tip Calculator.

2. Enter the amount of your bill.

3. Select Next.

–

4. Select the amount you want to include as a tip

(10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, Other) and press

. Your total bill appears, including tip.

5. To split the bill, press

6. Press to clear the default of 2 guests.

7. Enter the number of guests and press the left

softkey to select Next. The amount each

to select Split.

10. Press the left softkey

to select Save and

guest pays is calculated.

set the alarm(s).

8. Select Done.

11. When the alarm rings, select Off to turn off the

alarm or Snooze to silence the alarm for

10 minutes.

Calculator

Use the calculator for basic mathematical

equations.

Note: Opening the flip turns off the alarm.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Calculator.

Setting the QuickAlarm

2. Use the keypad to enter numbers.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Alarm Clock.

2. Highlight QuickAlarm and select Set.

3. Use

to select mathematical operations:

3. Select an option and press

: 5 minutes, 15

Left

x (multiply)

+ (add)

minutes (default), 30 minutes, or 60 minutes.

A message appears telling you the QuickAlarm

is On.

Right ÷ (divide)

Down - (subtract)

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4. Press

to calculate the result.

To search by city:

Example: Enter 5, press

left to select X,

1. Select Menu → Tools → World clock.

enter 2, then press

10.

to obtain the result of

2. Press the right softkey

to select Options.

3. Highlight an option and press

5. Press

- or -

to return to the home screen.

to clear the screen.

–

Search City Name: Press

up or down

to scroll through the list then press

to select a city. (You can also enter the first

few letters of the city name or use the

number keys [2-9] to alphabetically jump

through the list.) The City Details screen

appears.

Press

Options

Adds displayed digit to the value stored

in memory.

M+

Displays currently stored value on

screen.

–

Search Country: Press

scroll through the list then press

up or down to

Clears value currently stored in memory.

select a country. (You can also enter the

first few letters of the country name or use

the number keys [2-9] to alphabetically

World clock

The World clock lets you check times in cities

around the world in relation to your local time.

jump through the list.) Press

up or

down to scroll through the list then press

to select a city. The City Details

screen appears.

To search by time zone:

1. Select Menu → Tools → World clock.

2. Press

left or right to view cities in

Timer

different time zones.

This timer counts down for a specified amount of

time. It beeps when that amount of time has

elapsed.

- or -

Press

up or down to view different cities

in the same time zone.

1. Select Menu → Tools → Timer.

2. Select Set.

3. Press the left softkey

to view city details,

such as time and date.

–

Press

to move the cursor left or right.

up or down to set the hours,

minutes, and seconds.

Using Tools

3. Select Start to begin the countdown.

Select Stop to pause the countdown.

Select Reset to clear the timer.

4. Select Sound to set the alarm sound and

press

5. Press

or the right softkey

to silence

the alarm.

Stopwatch

1. Select Menu → Tools → Stopwatch.

2. Select Start to begin counting.

Select Stop to stop counting.

Select Reset to clear the counter.

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15 USING VOICE RECOGNITION

Voice recognition allows you to make and

answer calls by speaking commands into the

phone’s microphone.

3. Highlight the phone number and select

Options.

4. Select Add voice dial, Edit voice dial, or

Erase voice dial.

Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a

call; you must press

when the slide is open.

5. Follow the prompts.

Setting up voice dialing

To make or receive calls using voice dialing,

Making a call using voice tags

1. If you haven’t already done so, record a voice

contacts must be saved with associated voice tags.

tag for the person you wish to call.

2. With the slide open, from the home screen,

Creating a voice tag for a contact

press

. The phone responds: “Say a name.”

1. Press the right softkey

2. Highlight the contact and press

3. Press down to highlight the number.

4. Press the right softkey to select Options.

5. Highlight Add Voice Dial and press

to select Contacts.

3. Say the name of the person you want to call.

4. If the name you said matches a contact in the

Voice Dial List, the phone responds: “Calling

(Name).” Remain silent to make the call, or

say No to cancel.

Note: If the phone finds multiple voice tags

that sound like the name you said, you will be

asked to verify which name you want to call.

Say Yes when you hear the correct name. Say

No when you hear an incorrect name.

6. Follow the voice prompts. You will need to say

the name twice.

Viewing entries with voice tags

•

Select Menu → Contacts → Voice dial list.

A list of all contacts with assigned voice

tags appears.

5. When you are finished with the call,

press

if the slide is open.

Editing a voice tag

1. Select Menu → Contacts → Voice dial list.

2. Highlight the contact to edit and press

Using Voice Recognition

–

Say “Verify” to cause phone to repeat the

set of digits that you input.

Erasing voice tags

To erase all voice name dial recordings in

your phone:

Say “Cancel” to exit voice recognizer and

return to the home screen.

1. Menu → Settings → Call options →

Speak a digit to enter the next digit. Once

the phone repeats the digit, you can speak

the next digit or pause to hear the prompt.

Erase voice dial.

2. Select Yes.

Making a call using digit dialing

When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a

phone number.

Using voice features with

hands-free car kits

You can use voice commands to make a phone

call or to answer the phone only if your phone is

connected to a professionally installed Kyocera

hands-free car kit (sold separately).

Note: You cannot speak a string of digits. You

must speak one digit at a time and wait for

the prompt.

1. From the home screen, press

. The phone

Note: The following features apply only to

installed hands-free car kits unless noted.

responds: “Say a name or say Dial.”

2. Say “Dial”. The phone responds: “Speak

To shop for hands-free car kits, visit

www.kyocera-wireless.com/store or call

800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410.

a digit.”

3. Speak the first digit of the phone number you

want to call. Once the phone repeats the digit,

you can speak the next digit.

Waking up the phone

If you pause, the phone will prompt you with

the following five options. After the prompt,

speak an option.

If your phone is connected to a Kyocera installed

hands-free car kit, you can use the voice

command to activate the phone to make a

phone call.

–

Say “Clear” to erase the last digit entered.

The phone responds: “Digit cleared.”

To clear the entire phone number, say

“Clear” again. When the phone prompts

you with “Clear entire phone number?”,

say “Yes” to clear or “No” to cancel.

Note: Voice Wake-up does not work with

Keyguard active.

To activate the Voice Wake-up setting:

1. Select Menu → Settings → Call options →

Voice wake-up → With accessory.

–

Say “Call” to dial the number.

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2. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard →

2. Highlight Enabled and press

Disabled, then press

To answer a call:

To wake up the phone:

When you receive an incoming call, the phone

responds: “Incoming call, answer?” If the caller is

recognized as a contact entry in your phone, then

the phone will say “Incoming call from (Name),

answer?”

1. Say “Wake Up” and listen for a tone.

2. Say “Wake Up” again until you hear two tones.

If the phone does not recognize your

“Wake up” command, see “Training voice

recognition” on page 60.

•

Say “Yes” or press any key except

Ignoring an incoming call

Answering the phone

To ignore an incoming call, do one of the

following:

You can set your hands-free car kit to (1) answer

automatically or (2) answer using a

voice command.

•

Say “No” and press

to silence the alert.

Remain silent. The voice alert repeats twice

and the phone rings once, then returns to the

home screen.

Answering automatically

You can set your phone to answer automatically.

Note: This setting also works with the portable

Training voice recognition

hands-free car kit.

If your phone is having trouble recognizing your

voice, you can train it with the commands Yes,

No, and Wake up.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →

Call answer → After 5 seconds.

Answering using voice commands

1. Select Menu → Settings → Call options.

2. Select Voice training.

If Auto-Answer is turned off, you can use a voice

command to answer an incoming call using the

installed hands-free car kit.

3. Read the message and press the left softkey

to select OK and continue. Cancel returns

you to the previous screen.

•

Select Menu → Settings → Accessories →

Call answer → Disabled.

4. Select Train All or the item you want to train.

To activate the Voice Answer setting:

5. Follow the prompts for each word until

1. Select Menu → Settings → Call options →

training is complete.

Voice answer.

Using Voice Recognition

16 GETTING HELP

•

The steps you took to reproduce the problem.

Customer support

The phone’s electronic serial number (ESN).

To locate the ESN, select Menu → Settings →

Phone Info.

To contact Virgin Mobile’s customer support

department for information about your phone,

account history, call coverage area, and specific

features available to you, such as call forwarding

or voicemail:

Qualified service

If the problem with your phone persists, return

the phone with all accessories and packaging to

the dealer for qualified service.

•

Go to www.virginmobileusa.com.

Dial *VM from your Virgin Mobile phone.

Dial 888-322-1122 from any phone.

Become a product evaluator

To participate in the testing and evaluation of

Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including

cellular or PCS phones, visit beta.kyocera-

wireless.com.

For questions about the phone features, refer to

the materials provided with your phone, or visit

www.virginmobileusa.com.

For additional questions, you may contact the

Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in

any of the following ways:

•

Web site: www.kyocera-wireless.com.

Email: [email protected].

Telephone: 1-800-349-4478 (U.S. and

Canada) or 1-858-882-1401.

Before requesting support, please try to

reproduce and isolate the problem. When you

contact the Customer Care Center, be ready to

provide the following information:

•

The name of your service provider:

Virgin Mobile.

•

The actual error message or problem you

are experiencing.

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INDEX

Numerics

1-Touch dialing, 17

countdown timer, 56

messages, 40

Inbox, 40

digital mode, 8

display brightness, 47

display contrast, 47

accessories, 2

Alarm Clock, 8

alarm clock, 54

alerts

for messages, 45

for missed calls, 16

auto-hyphenation, 47

AutoText, 38, 41, 42

limiting calls out, 49

lock code, 48

locking

phone, 48

emergency

calls, 18

memory

emergency mode, 18

exit emergency mode, 19

position location, 8, 49

erasing

saving, 41

memory card, 32

menu style, 46

Music Player, 2, 35

banner, 46

battery, 1

blocking outgoing calls, 49

brightness, 47

contact entries, 25, 49

phone numbers, 25

text messages, 41

number mode, 20

fast find, 26

finding contact information, 25

frequent contacts, 25

Outbox, 39

calculator, 55

call counters, 19

callback number, 38

calls

phone numbers

erasing, 25

games

downloading, 12

graphics

verifying your own, 7

answering, 14

phone, unlocking, 48

position location, 8, 49

power save mode, 14

missed, 16

redialing, 15

assigning, 12

downloading, 12

camera

menu options, 28

recording video, 30

sending a picture, 28

setting up, 29

taking a picture, 29

color themes, 48

contacts directory, 23

contrast, 47

QuickAlarm, 55

hands-free car kit

answering using voice, 60

hard pause, 23

recent call icons, 16

resetting the phone, iv

ringers

icons, 8

choosing types, 44

for contacts, 23

contacts, 24

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Accessing, 10

navigating, 10

Voice Answer, 60

voice dialing, 58

voice memo

erasing, 53

naming, 53

recording, 53

voicemail, 18

setting up, 7

volume

silencing, 7

volume, 45

ringtones

downloading, 11

scheduler, 53

screen brightness, 47

screen contrast, 47

screen icons, 8, 20, 39, 40

screensavers, 47

secret contacts, 17, 25

security, 48

earpiece, 15, 45

key beep, 45

ringer, 45

sent messages, 39

silent mode, 8, 43

smart sound, 45

smiley mode, 21

songs, 35

speed dialing, 25

stopwatch, 57

symbol mode, 21

wallpaper, 47

World clock, 56

text entry, 20

quick reference, 22

text messages, 37

time format, 48

timer, 56

timing calls, 19

tip calculator, 55

Top-Up, 9

TTY/TDD, 49

unlocking the phone, 48

vibrate, 8

videos

transfer, 13

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