Kyocera Cell Phone VMKX5C User Manual

 
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  
PacemakersWarning 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  
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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.  
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CONTENTS  
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2
3
4
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
8
9
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  
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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  
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7
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  
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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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1
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 TransFlashTM slot.  
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  
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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.  
1
2
3
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.  
4
Keypad for entering numbers, letters, or symbols.  
* Shift key changes the text mode in text entry.  
Jack for AC adapter (included) and data cable.  
5
6
7
8
Navigation key scrolls through lists and text entry fields and  
accesses shortcuts from the home screen.  
OK key selects a menu item or option.  
9
Right softkey accesses the Contacts directory and other  
menu options.  
10  
End/Power key turns the phone on and off, ends a call or  
browser session, and returns you to the home screen.  
11  
Back key erases characters in text entry and returns you to the previous screen.  
Music Player key activates the Music Player.  
12  
13  
14  
15  
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).  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
22  
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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  
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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  
Press  
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  
Press  
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  
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.  
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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  
Press  
.
Answer a call  
.
Access voicemail  
Verify your phone number  
Press and hold  
and follow the system prompts.  
Select Menu SettingsPhone Info.  
Silence the ringer on an  
incoming call  
Press  
then  
to answer.  
Activate voice dialing  
Access Music Player  
Take a picture  
Press  
Press  
once and follow the prompts (see page 58).  
.
Press camera key  
the left softkey  
. Focus on the image and press  
to select Capture.  
or  
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.  
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Getting Started  
 
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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.  
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  
For more information  
For more information about your Virgin Mobile  
account or Virgin Mobile service, visit  
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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  
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.  
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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 TransFlashTM card 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.  
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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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5
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.  
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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  
or  
.
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  
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. SelectMenuSettingsSoundsAlerts→  
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.  
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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.  
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.  
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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  
or  
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.  
.
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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.  
!
-
,
& :  
1
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  
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  
Press  
right or left.  
up or down.  
Press and hold  
.
In  
In  
mode, press  
mode, press  
. Choose  
. 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  
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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  
to  
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.  
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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.  
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8
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  
or  
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.  
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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  
menu  
Right softkey  
Up  
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.  
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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  
Menu  
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  
menu  
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.  
Up  
Zoom in  
Scrolls menu  
options up  
Down Zoom out  
Scrolls menu  
options down  
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9
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  
1. Lift the TransFlash cover up. (See item 18 in  
the picture on page 4).  
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.  
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.  
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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  
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.  
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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 TransFlashTM slot.  
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 OptionsDetails.  
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 OptionsView.  
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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.  
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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. SelectMenuMessagingInBox.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.  
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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  
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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  
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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  
or  
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.  
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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. SelectMenuSettingsDisplayContrast.  
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?”  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
to  
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  
.
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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  
to  
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  
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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  
Up  
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.  
MR  
MC  
Search Country: Press  
scroll through the list then press  
up or down to  
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  
Press  
to move the cursor left or right.  
up or down to set the hours,  
minutes, and seconds.  
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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  
.
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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  
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.  
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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.  
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  
For additional questions, you may contact the  
Kyocera Wireless Corp. Customer Care Center in  
any of the following ways:  
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  
D
A
digital mode, 8  
display brightness, 47  
display contrast, 47  
L
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  
E
phone, 48  
emergency  
calls, 18  
M
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  
B
banner, 46  
battery, 1  
blocking outgoing calls, 49  
brightness, 47  
contact entries, 25, 49  
phone numbers, 25  
text messages, 41  
N
number mode, 20  
F
O
C
fast find, 26  
finding contact information, 25  
frequent contacts, 25  
Outbox, 39  
calculator, 55  
call counters, 19  
callback number, 38  
calls  
P
phone numbers  
erasing, 25  
G
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  
Q
H
QuickAlarm, 55  
hands-free car kit  
answering using voice, 60  
hard pause, 23  
R
recent call icons, 16  
resetting the phone, iv  
ringers  
I
icons, 8  
choosing types, 44  
for contacts, 23  
contacts, 24  
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VirginXL  
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  
S
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  
W
wallpaper, 47  
World clock, 56  
T
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  
U
unlocking the phone, 48  
V
vibrate, 8  
videos  
transfer, 13  
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