Page 6 - ONTENTS
vi Contents C ONTENTS 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . 10 Making a call . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 9 - ETTING; Installing the battery; Charging the battery; Recharging the battery
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 1 1 G ETTING S TARTED Installing the battery Your Kyocera KX5 phone comes with a removable lithium ion (LI Ion) battery. Fully charge the battery before using the phone. To install the battery: 1. Hold the phone face down. 2. Slide the tab at the bot...
Page 10 - Caring for the battery; General safety guidelines; Accessing keypad shortcuts; Navigation key
2 Getting Started Caring for the battery General safety guidelines • Do not take apart, puncture, or short-circuit the battery. • 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 hig...
Page 11 - Getting to know your phone
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...
Page 13 - Using menus
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 5 Using menus Accessing menu items (slide open) • From the home screen, press the left softkey to select Menu . • Press and hold up to select Contacts . • Press left, right, up, or down to see menus and options. • Press to select a menu item. • Press...
Page 14 - Performing basic functions; Slide closed
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 to initiate voice dialing. Contact must have voice tag assigned (see page 67). End a call Press . Adjust volume during a ca...
Page 15 - Slide open
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...
Page 16 - Understanding screen icons
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...
Page 18 - AKING; Making a call; Answering a call
10 Making and Answering Calls 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 the signal strength is b...
Page 19 - Answering calls using the slide; Silencing an incoming call
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 11 Answering calls using the slide You can set the phone to answer immediately when you open the slide. This feature does not apply to incoming data or fax calls. • Select Menu → Settings → Convenience → Open to Answer → Enabled . – Select Disabled t...
Page 20 - Placing a call on hold; Dealing with missed calls; Setting missed call alerts
12 Making and Answering Calls – 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.” 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 hav...
Page 21 - Viewing recent call details; Viewing recent calls; Speed dialing; Using speed dialing
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 13 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: Viewing recent calls 1. Select Menu → Recent Calls . 2. Select a list: All Calls ...
Page 22 - Enabling 1-Touch dialing; Setting up voicemail; Checking voicemail messages; If you see “New Messages”
14 Making and Answering Calls 1-Touch dialing 1-Touch dialing is the fastest way to speed dial a contact that has a speed dial location. Note: You must (1) enable 1-Touch dialing on your phone and (2) have a speed dial location assigned to a contact. Enabling 1-Touch dialing • Select Menu → Settings...
Page 23 - Calling emergency services; To exit Emergency mode; Tracking calls; Controlling network roaming
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 15 Calling emergency services Note: Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code (911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates as described below. • Dial your 3-digit emergency code and press . You can call the code even if your phone is locked or you...
Page 24 - Setting an alert for roaming
16 Making and Answering Calls 1. Select Menu → Settings → Network → Digital/Analog . 2. Select an option and press . – Automatic automatically switches the phone between digital and analog. – Analog only sets the phone to work in analog mode only. – Analog call forces a call into analog mode for the...
Page 25 - Using your phone in an airplane; Setting Airplane mode
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 17 Using your phone in an airplane While in an airplane, it is normally required that you turn off your mobile phone because it emits RF signals that interfere with air traffic control.In Airplane mode, however, your phone will not emit RF signals. Y...
Page 26 - Understanding text entry; Entering numbers
18 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 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 b...
Page 27 - Entering symbols; Capitalization settings
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 19 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...
Page 28 - Quick reference to text entry
20 Entering Letters, Numbers, and Symbols 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 18. Enter a number Use ...
Page 29 - TORING; Creating a new contact
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 21 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...
Page 30 - Assigning ringers
22 Storing Contacts Assigning ringers 1. Press and hold up to select Contacts . 2. Highlight a contact and press . 3. Highlight the contact name and press the right softkey to select Options . 4. Select Ringer → Assign Ringer . 5. Scroll down the list to hear the different ringers and press to selec...
Page 31 - Editing a contact
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 23 5. Highlight an option to designate the number as General , Work , Home , Mobile , Pager , or Fax and press . You can also add email addresses, street addresses, Web page URLs, and a note. The associated icon will appear next to the entry in your ...
Page 32 - Customizing a phone number; Checking the Frequent List; To enable the Frequent List setting
24 Storing Contacts Customizing a phone number 1. Press and hold up to select Contacts . 2. Highlight the contact to edit and press . 3. Press down to highlight the contact number. 4. Press the right softkey to select Options . 5. Highlight an option and press : – Call to call the contact. – Send Te...
Page 33 - Searching the Contacts directory; Using Fast Find
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 25 Searching the Contacts directory 1. Press and hold up to 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 -Select Menu → Contacts. 2...
Page 34 - SING; Slide open or closed
26 Using the Camera 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 memory” error, check your resolut...
Page 35 - Restoring camera menu settings; Menu options for camera mode
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 27 – White Balance allows the camera to adjust for different lighting. Options are Automatic, Fluorescent, Incandescent, or Daylight. – Quality sets the picture compression. The higher the compression, the better the detail of the picture (higher pix...
Page 36 - Camera mode indicators
28 Using the Camera Camera mode indicators and icons The camera mode displays the following onscreen indicators and icons: Taking a picture 1. Select Menu → Camera . 2. Focus on the image using the phone’s display as the viewfinder. Tip: Press up or down to zoom in or zoom out. 3. Take the picture u...
Page 37 - Menu options for video mode
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 29 Menu options for video mode 1. With the slide open, select Menu → Camera. 2. Press the right softkey to select Options . 3. Press up or down to scroll through the vertical menu bar. 4. Highlight and select Video Mode . 5. Select Options . 6. Press...
Page 38 - Video key map
30 Using the Camera Video key map Key Video Camera Function Menu Function Left softkey “Record” – starts recording toggle (plays a tone)“Stop” – stops recording toggle (plays a tone) “OK” – selects option Right softkey “Options” – while not recording“Pause/Resume” – pauses and resumes recording togg...
Page 39 - Removable memory card; Automatic
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 31 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 m...
Page 40 - Putting music files onto the; Using a Memory Card Reader
32 Using the Music Player 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 a KX5 USB cable and placing the KX5 into Mass Storage Mode . Note: Use only a previously formatted memory card w...
Page 41 - Playing music
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 33 10. Drag and Drop your music files into the MUSIC folder. 11. To properly disconnect the KX5 from your computer you need to double click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the System Tray on your computer. Follow the prompts to Stop or remove a...
Page 42 - Music Player controls; Shuffle; Viewing details about a song file
34 Using the Music Player 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 to pause or resume a selecte...
Page 43 - Erasing a song; Troubleshooting; Scenario: Song is not playing
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 35 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 Tr...
Page 44 - Accessing files
36 Using Media Gallery 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 displays thumbnails of the photos y...
Page 45 - Browsing images
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 37 Browsing images The images menu allows you to assign your files to various applications. 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → Images . 2. Highlight an option and press : – Saved Images displays available images. – Wallpapers displays wallpaper selecti...
Page 46 - Browsing videos
38 Using Media Gallery Browsing videos 1. Select Menu → Media Gallery → Videos . 2. Highlight an option and press : – Video Album contains videos taken with your camera. – Saved Videos contains videos that were downloaded. 3. Select Play to review a video. Press left or right to highlight Play , Sto...
Page 47 - USTOMIZING
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 39 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 RingerAl...
Page 48 - Silencing all sounds; Setting the phone to vibrate or light up; Shortcut to Vibrate Only mode; Choosing ringers; Assigning business and
40 Customizing Your Phone 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 and alerts. Setting the pho...
Page 49 - Setting sounds for your phone; Using smart sound
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 41 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 ki...
Page 50 - Adjusting speakerphone volume; Setting message alerts
42 Customizing Your Phone 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 the left softkey to select Save . Adjusting key tone volume You can change the volume of the tones the phone...
Page 51 - Using shortcuts; Changing your banner
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 43 Using shortcuts From the home screen, press and hold in one of four directions to access the shortcuts. Up: Access Contacts List Down: Launch Axcess Mobile Web Left: Access Ringers Right: Launch Axcess Apps. Choosing a different language Your phon...
Page 52 - Using Power Save Mode; Setting power backlighting
44 Customizing Your Phone Note: The “in call” settings drain the battery more quickly. Using Power Save Mode You can conserve battery life by activating Power Save mode to dim the backlight set in the procedure above. The backlighting appears for the selected duration but is less bright than with Po...
Page 53 - Selecting wallpaper; Creating a secure environment; Changing your lock code
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 45 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 col...
Page 54 - Unlocking the phone; Designating emergency numbers
46 Customizing Your Phone Unlocking the phone 1. From the home screen, press the left softkey to select Unlock . 2. Enter your four-digit lock code. Designating emergency numbers The emergency numbers feature allows you to specify three personal phone numbers that can be called when the phone is loc...
Page 55 - Network settings; Switching between phone lines; Data Settings; Setting Com port speed
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 47 Network settings Switching between phone lines Your phone can have two service accounts, or phone lines, associated with it. Each phone line has its own phone number.When you are using one line, you cannot receive calls from the other. It would be...
Page 56 - Connecting to a TTY/TDD device; Setting position location
48 Customizing Your Phone Note: You cannot receive voice calls while the phone is in data/fax mode. 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....
Page 57 - ENDING; Sending text messages; Creating a text message
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 49 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 14. Important: The features and menus describ...
Page 58 - Including prewritten text and
50 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Including prewritten text and symbols During text entry, you can insert QuickText, symbols, or smileys into your message. 1. From the text entry screen, select Options . 2. Select an option and press : – Insert QuickText: Scroll through the list of options and ...
Page 59 - Adding a signature; If you cannot send messages
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 51 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...
Page 60 - Receiving incoming calls while
52 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Receiving incoming calls while creating messages • If you don’t wish to answer the call, press the right softkey to select Ignore . The phone returns to the message screen. • To answer the call, press . Your message is saved to the Drafts folder. To return to t...
Page 61 - Retrieving text messages; If you see the “New Messages” note; If you see the; Reading the message
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 53 2. Scroll through the list of messages and press to read one. One of the following symbols appears next to each message: Retrieving text messages When a text message is received, your screen displays “New Messages” with the symbol at the top of yo...
Page 62 - Erasing messages; Erasing single messages
54 Sending and Receiving Text Messages – Save as QuickText to save the text from the message as QuickText, which you can insert into other messages. Graphics and sound are not saved as part of QuickText.(For more about QuickText, see page 55.) – View Sender information. 3. Select Done . Note: The sy...
Page 63 - Customizing message settings; Creating group lists
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 55 Customizing message settings To make messaging easier, you can customize settings for sending and receiving messages. Creating group lists You can create and save a list of multiple recipients. Your Kyocera KX5 phone stores five group lists with u...
Page 64 - Sending multimedia messages; Creating a multimedia message
56 Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages 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 messages have a...
Page 65 - Receiving multimedia messages; Auto receive mode
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 57 8. Press down once to enter the Sound field and press the right softkey to select Options. – Record Sound to instantly record a new sound and attach it to your message. – Media Gallery to display a list of categories that contain saved or download...
Page 66 - Prompt mode; Viewing multimedia messages
58 Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages Prompt mode When a multimedia message is received, your screen displays the alert “New Message(s)” along with the question “Retrieve Now?”• To View the multimedia message, press the left softkey . • Select Erase to never download the multimedia message. •...
Page 68 - Voice Memo; Recording a voice memo; Scheduler; Creating an event
60 Using Tools 11 U SING T OOLS Voice Memo The Voice Memo tool allows you to record and play back audio memos. Recording a voice memo 1. Select Menu → Tools → Voice Memo → Record New . -or- Press and hold right. 2. Say your memo and press the left softkey to select Stop . 3. Select Save to save your...
Page 70 - Alarm Clock; Setting an alarm clock; Tip Calculator
62 Using Tools Alarm Clock You can set up to four alerts with your phone’s three alarm clocks and one quick alarm. Note: The alert occurs only if the phone is on. Setting an alarm clock 1. Select Menu → Tools → Alarm Clock . 2. Highlight one of the alarms and select Set . 3. Use the phone keypad to ...
Page 71 - Calculator
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 63 Calculator Use the calculator for basic mathematical equations. 1. Select Menu → Tools → Calculator . 2. Use the keypad to enter numbers. 3. Use to select mathematical operations: 4. Press to calculate the result. Example : Enter 5, press left to ...
Page 72 - Pairing
64 Using Bluetooth® Wireless Technology 12 U SING B LUETOOTH ® W IRELESS T ECHNOLOGY The Bluetooth ® wireless technology on your Kyocera KX5 phone enables wireless connectivity with accessories such as portable or installed hands-free car kits, headsets, handsets, computers, PC cards and adapters, P...
Page 73 - Connecting and disconnecting; Connecting to a Bluetooth
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 65 7. Press the left softkey to select Add . 8. Select the device with which you wish to pair from the menu and press the left softkey to select Add . Note: When pairing is initiated from another Bluetooth ® wireless technology device, you will see t...
Page 74 - Bluetooth; Renaming the device
66 Using Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Bluetooth ® wireless technology settings You can change/review the information about each device you have set up on your phone. 1. Select Menu → Bluetooth → My Devices . 2. Scroll to the device and press the right softkey to select Options: – Rename the device...
Page 75 - Setting up voice dialing; Creating a voice tag for a contact; Making a call using voice tags
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 67 13 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 . Setting up voice dialing To make or receiv...
Page 76 - Erasing voice tags; Making a call using digit dialing; Waking up the phone
68 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 ...
Page 77 - Answering the phone; Answering automatically
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 69 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...
Page 78 - Ignoring an incoming call; Training voice recognition
70 Using Voice Recognition Ignoring an incoming call To ignore an incoming call, do one of the following:• 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. Training voice recognition If your phone is ...
Page 79 - ONNECTING; Using the Web Browser; Launching the Web Browser; Using the Web menu options
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 71 14 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...
Page 80 - Searching for a Web site; Going to a bookmarked site; Checking Net alerts
72 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...
Page 81 - Customer support; Qualified service
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 73 15 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, ...
Page 82 - Phone accessories; Become a product evaluator
74 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...
Page 83 - NDEX
User Guide for the Kyocera Slider Remix KX5 Phone 75 I NDEX Numerics 1-Touch dialing , 14 A Alarm Clock , 8 alarm clock , 62 alerts for messages , 42 for missed calls , 12 analog mode , 8 auto-hyphenation , 44 B banner , 43 battery , 1 blocking outgoing calls , 46 Bluetooth enabled wireless device ,...
