Kyocera KX5 - Manual

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 3 Getting to know your phone The phone is shown here in open position. You must slide your phone open to use the keys on the lower portion of the phone. When the phone is closed, the keys are locked to prevent accidental key presses . Home screen. Le...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 5 Using menus Accessing menu items (slide open) • From the home screen, press to select Menu . • Press to select Contacts . • Press left, right, up, or down to see menus and options. • Press to select a menu item. • Press to back up a menu level. • P...

6 Getting Started 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 61). End a call Press . Adjust volume du...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 7 Slide open To... From the home screen... Turn the phone on Press and wait until the phone beeps. Turn the phone off Press and hold until the phone beeps. Make a call Enter the number and press . End a call Press . Answer a call Press . Access voice...

8 Getting Started Understanding screen icons These icons may appear on your phone’s screen. The phone is operating in IS2000 (1X) digital mode.The phone is operating in IS95 digital mode.The phone is operating in Analog (FM) mode.The phone is receiving a signal. You can make and receive calls. Fewer...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 9 2 M AKING AND A NSWERING C ALLS 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 th...

10 Making and Answering Calls • Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Open to Answer → Enabled . – Select Disabled to have the phone continue ringing when you open the slide. Adjusting the volume during a call • To adjust the earpiece volume during a call, press up or down. Silencing an incoming ca...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 11 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. Placing a call on hold You can place a call on hold once you have enabled this feature. Note: If you are alrea...

12 Making and Answering Calls 3. Select a recent call item and press to select Options : – Save adds the phone number to the Contacts list. – Send Msg sends a text message to the contact. – Send Pict Msg sends a picture message to the contact. – Erase erases the selected call record. Note: If the ph...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 13 Using 1-Touch dialing To call a contact that has a speed dial location:• 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, ...

14 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 45. Tracking calls You can track the number an...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 15 Setting an alert for roaming You may use this setting if you want the phone to alert you when you roam outside of your home service area. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Roam/Svc Alert . 2. Select an option and press . – When no svc alerts y...

16 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Sy mbols 3 E NTERING L ETTERS , N UMBERS , AND S YMBOLS You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Understanding text entry screens The current text entry mode (and capitalization setting, when applicable) are indicated ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 17 Entering symbols While entering text, you can enter symbols by pressing until you see the symbol you want. Using this method, you have access to the following symbols: To access the full set of symbols: 1. From the text entry screen, select Option...

18 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Sy mbols 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 16. Enter a number Use...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 19 4 S TORING C ONTACTS 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. Crea...

20 Storing Contacts 5. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers and press to select one. Assigning pictures 1. Press to select Contacts . 2. Highlight a contact and press . 3. Highlight the contact name and press to select Options . 4. Select Picture → Assign Picture → Images . 5. Select S...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 21 Erasing a contact 1. Press to select Contacts . 2. Highlight the contact to erase and press . 3. Select Options . 4. Highlight Erase Contact and press . 5. Press to confirm. Sending a vCard You can send contact information as a text messages. 1. P...

22 Storing Contacts Finding contact information To find a phone number or contact, you can (1) check the Frequent list, (2) search the Contacts directory, or (3) use Fast Find. Checking the Frequent List From the home screen, select Contacts . The last 15 of your most frequently called contacts appe...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 23 5 U SING THE C AMERA Tips before operating your camera • You cannot activate the camera while on an active call or while browsing files in the media gallery. • Once the camera is active, the home screen acts as the viewfinder. • If you get a “Low ...

24 Using the Camera – 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. – Shutter Sound sets the sound used when the camera takes a picture. – Whit...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 25 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. Camera mode indicators and icons The camera mode displays the following onscreen indicator...

26 Using the Camera Setting up the video camera Menu settings can only be accessed when the camera mode is activated. 1. Select Menu → Camera. 2. Press to select Options . 3. Press up or down to scroll through the vertical menu bar. 4. Highlight Video Mode and press . Menu options for video mode 1. ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 27 Video key map Slide open or closed Key Video Camera Function Menu Function “Record” – starts recording toggle (plays a tone)“Stop” – stops recording toggle (plays a tone) “OK” – selects option “Options” – while not recording“Pause/Resume” – pauses...

28 Using the Music Player 6 U SING THE M USIC P LAYER Use your phone’s Music Player to listen to your favorite songs. Store music files directly on an external storage card for your own portable music library. Removable memory card Your Kyocera KX5 phone uses a removable memory card that, when inser...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 29 Putting music files onto the memory card Music files can be put onto the memory card by either using an optional memory card reader for your computer or by using an optional KX5 USB cable and placing the KX5 into Mass Storage Mode . Note: Use only...

30 Using the Music Player 10. Drag and Drop your music files into the Music folder. Note: The KX5 supports the following music file types: .mp3, .aac, .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4a and m4b. 11. To properly disconnect the KX5 from your computer you need to double click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 31 Music Player controls While you are listening to a song, you can use the Navigation key as follows: Up - View the playlist. Down - Restart the song. Left - Play the previous song in the playlist. Right - Play the next song in the playlist. Press t...

32 Using the Music Player Erasing a song You can erase a song from the card using the phone. 1. From the home screen, press and hold or select Menu → Music Player. 2. Highlight the song. 3. Select Options → Erase Song → Yes. Troubleshooting Scenario: Song is not playing Try renaming the file on your...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 33 7 U SING M EDIA G ALLERY The Media Gallery stores camera pictures, images, sounds, and videos in the phone and displays those files on the phone’s screen. Accessing files 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery . 2. Select an option:– Camera Pictures displ...

34 Using Media Gallery 3. Press to select Send and launch the multimedia messaging application.- or -Press to select Options (options vary according to selection): – Send launches the messaging application so you can share the image. – Set as Default to assign the image as a wallpaper or screen save...

36 Customizing Your Phone 8 C USTOMIZING Y OUR P HONE The contents of the Settings menu are as follows. Silent Mode Vibrate OnlyVibe then RingLights OnlyNormal Sounds Keyguard Guard on CloseDisabled Sounds Ringer VolumeRinger TypeBusiness RingerPersonal RingerRoam RingerAlertsSlide OpenSlide ClosedP...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 37 Silencing all sounds 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 or light up when you receive calls ...

38 Customizing Your Phone Setting sounds for your phone 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 hands-free car kit is attached to your phone...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 39 Adjusting speakerphone volume 1. Select Menu → Settings → Sounds → Spkrphone Volume . 2. Press right to increase the volume, or left to decrease the volume. 3. Press to select Save . Adjusting key tone volume You can change the volume of the tones...

40 Customizing Your Phone Creating and updating your custom menu You can create a custom menu that contains your favorite features. After you set up your menu, simply press and hold up to access it. 1. Press and hold up to launch Custom Menu . 2. Select Manage List . 3. Scroll through the available ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 41 – 7 seconds , 15 seconds , or 30 seconds — (Default) Turn backlighting on for 7, 15, or 30 seconds after your last keypress. – 7 sec. & in call , 15 sec. & in call , or 30 sec. & in call —Turn backlighting on for the duration of a call...

42 Customizing Your Phone Selecting wallpaper Wallpaper appears on the home screen. 1. Select Menu → Settings → Display → Wallpaper . 2. Highlight a wallpaper design and press . 3. Select Assign to save your selection. 4. Press to return to the home screen. Selecting a color theme You can select a c...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 43 Designating emergency numbers 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. 3. Select Emerge...

44 Customizing Your Phone Note: You must first establish a second phone line with your service provider. Once established, a second phone number becomes available in the menu for selection: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Set Phone Line . 2. Select one of the two lines and press . Data Setting...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 45 4. Close the Information window by pressing to select OK . 5. Highlight TTY On and press . Setting position location This setting allows you to share your location information with network services other than emergency services (For example: 911, ...

46 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 9 S ENDING AND R ECEIVING T EXT M ESSAGES 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 13. Important: The features and menus described in this cha...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 47 Including prewritten text and symbols During text entry, you can insert QuickText, symbols, or emoticons in your message. 1. From the text entry screen, select Options . 2. Select an option and press : – Insert QuickText: Scroll through the list o...

48 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Adding a signature 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. To create a signature: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Messaging →...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 49 – Enabled automatically saves all successfully sent messages in the Sent folder. – Prompt allows you to choose whether or not to save your message when you send it. To view successfully sent messages: 1. Select Menu → Messages → Sent . 2. Press up...

50 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 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: • Select Menu → Messages → InBox . If you see the symbol 1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 51 Erasing single messages 1. Select Menu → Messages . 2. Select the type of text message you want to erase and press : InBox , OutBox , Sent , or Saved . 3. Highlight the message to erase and press . 4. Select Options . 5. Select Erase to erase the ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 53 10 S ENDING AND R ECEIVING M ULTIMEDIA M ESSAGES Sending multimedia messages You can only send multimedia messages to phones that are capable of receiving them or to email addresses. For details, check with your service provider.Multimedia message...

54 Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages 8. Press down once to enter the Sound: field and press to select Options. Choose: Note: You may add only one new or stored sound per multimedia message sent. • Record Sound to instantly record a new sound and attach it to your message. • Media Gallery to ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 55 To activate Prompt mode: 1. Select Menu → Messages → Msg Settings . 2. Press up or down to scroll through the list. 3. Highlight Auto Retrieve and press . 4. Press up or down through the list and highlight Disabled . Press . Viewing multimedia mes...

56 Using Tools and Games 11 U SING T OOLS AND G AMES Voice Memo The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Recording a voice memo 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Voice Memo → Record New . -or- Press and hold right. 2. Say your memo and press to select Stop . 3. Select S...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 57 3. Select Options and classify the type of event and press : Meeting , Phone Call , Birthday , Anniversary , Vacation , Medical , or Other . 4. Press to change the date of the event (the current date is the default date of the event).– Press left ...

58 Using Tools and Games Setting an alarm clock 1. Select Menu → Tools & Games → Alarm Clock . 2. Highlight one of the alarms and select Set . 3. Use the phone keypad to enter numbers and to switch between AM and PM. – Press left or right to move between hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields. – Press...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 59 4. Press to calculate the result. Example : Enter 5, press left to select X , enter 2, then press to obtain the result of 10. 5. Press to return to the home screen. - or - Press to clear the screen. Timer This timer counts down for a specified amo...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 61 12 U SING V OICE R ECOGNITION Voice recognition allows you to make and answer calls by speaking commands into the phone’s microphone. Note: You cannot use voice recognition to end a call; you must press when the slide is open. Setting up voice dia...

62 Using Voice Recognition Erasing voice tags To erase all voice name dial recordings in your phone: 1. Menu → Settings → Voice Features → Erase Voice Dial . 2. Select Yes . Making a call using digit dialing When using digit dialing, you speak digits to dial a phone number. Note: You cannot speak a ...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 63 To activate the Voice Wake-up setting: 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features → Voice Wake-Up → With accessory. 2. Select Menu → Settings → Keyguard → Disabled , then press . To wake up the phone: 1. Say “ Wake Up ” and listen for a tone. 2. S...

64 Using Voice Recognition Training voice recognition If your phone is having trouble recognizing your voice, you can train it with the commands Yes , No , and Wake up . 1. Select Menu → Settings → Voice Features . 2. Select Voice Training . 3. Read the message and press to select OK and continue. C...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 65 13 C ONNECTING TO THE I NTERNET Using the Web Browser You can use your phone to browse the Internet if you have obtained phone Internet services from your service provider and if over-the-air Internet access is available in your area. Note: You ca...

66 Connecting to the Internet – UP.Link selects a different browser server. You can use this option if you have more than one Web Browser account. – Restart restarts the Web Browser. Searching for a Web site How you search for a Web site depends on your service provider. For more information, contac...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 67 14 G ETTING H ELP Customer support Your service provider’s customer support department may be accessible directly from your phone when you dial a number, such as *611 (check with your service provider). They can answer questions about your phone, ...

68 Getting Help Phone accessories To shop for KX5 phone accessories, visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/store . You may also call us at 800-349-4188 (U.S.A. only) or 858-882-1410. Become a product evaluator To participate in the testing and evaluation of Kyocera Wireless Corp. products, including cellul...

User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 69 I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing , 12 A Alarm Clock , 8 alarm clock , 57 alerts for messages , 39 for missed calls , 11 analog mode , 8 auto-hyphenation , 41 B banner , 40 battery , 1 blocking outgoing calls , 43 Brick Attack , 59 C calculator , 58...