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X-tc User Guide This manual is based on the production version of the Kyocera X-tc phone. Software changes may have occurred after this printing. Kyocera reserves the right to make changes in technical and product specifications without prior notice. The Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KWC”) products...
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Bluetooth ® Certification For information about X-tc Bluetooth Certification, visit the Bluetooth Qualification Program Web site at qualweb.bluetooth.org. 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.
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recommend that you follow these guidelines to minimize the potential for interference. • 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. •...
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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. Radio Frequency (RF) energy Your telephone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When it is on, it receives and sends out RF energy.
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To determine the level of compatibility between your hearing aid and this Virgin Mobile HAC certified phone, combine the M rating of your hearing aid and the M rating of this phone. For example, if you pair an M3 hearing aid with an M4 phone, you will achieve a combined rating of 7.
Getting Started Phone Battery Install the Battery To install the battery: With the back of the phone facing you, press on the back cover and slide it to the bottom of the phone. Lift the back cover from the bottom to remove. Place the battery in the phone casing with the metal contacts toward...
Battery Safety Guidelines Do not disassemble or open the battery. • Do not crush, bend, deform, puncture, or • shred the battery. Do not attempt to insert foreign objects into • the battery. Do not immerse the battery or expose it to •...
Memory Card Install the Memory Card To install the memory card: With the front of the phone facing you, locate the rubber memory card cover on the lower right hand side. Remove the cover. Insert the memory card with the metal contacts facing toward the front of the phone until it is securely in place.
Accessories To purchase accessories for your phone, such as a hands-free headset, carrying case, or car power adapter, visit www.virginmobileusa.com Activate your Account Before using your phone, you need to activate its service with Virgin Mobile. To activate your Virgin Mobile account: Go to •...
Get to Know your Phone The following shows the front of the phone with the slide closed. LED indicator. See “LED Indicator” on page 7. , and Rewind Play/Pause From the main screen, press the your music. Phone screen. accesses menus and functions. At the main screen, Left option button selecting the Left option button...
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The following shows the phone’s QWERTY keypad with the slide open. accesses the contacts list and other menu options. Right option button key begins a new line in text entry. Enter key erases characters in text entry or returns you to the previous Back screen when navigating through menus.
LED Indicator Your phone’s LED indicator displays different colors depending on the alert. Incoming call Green—blinks (not for call waiting calls). Low battery Red—blinks until you charge the phone. New message Red—blinks for the first minute or until you respond to the alert, whichever happens first.
Main Menu From the main screen, select Menu Idle State > Level 1 > Menu Messaging Contacts Recent calls Media Player My Account VirginXL My Stuff Pictures Tools & Settings or press and hold the Level 2 Access these options: Inbox Send text msg Send email...
Guide Conventions In this guide, the following conventions are used when describing phone features. means to press the Select Left option button , or key to select an item Right option button seen on the display. For example, “Select tells you to physically press the to choose from the display.
Call Features This section describes the basic features related to calls. Power Phone Up To turn your phone on, press the • wait until the phone display lights up. To turn your phone off, press and hold the • key until the phone plays a musical chime and turns off.
Answer Using Slide You can set the phone to instantly answer an incoming call when you slide the phone open. For more information, see “Enable Open to Answer” on page 66. End Phone Calls Press the key. Activate Voice Dialing Press and hold the key.
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To dial an emergency code: Enter your 3-digit emergency code. Press the key. Send Regardless of your 3-digit emergency code Note: (911, 111, 999, 000, etc.), your phone operates as described above. Exit Emergency Services When you have completed the emergency call: Select Exit Select...
Text Entry You can enter letters, numbers, and symbols in contacts, text messages, and your banner. Text Entry Modes The text entry screen has the following features: The number of remaining characters you can type (with a maximum of 160 characters). Text entry fields.
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Rapid Entry with QWERTY Keypad When you press a series of keys using Rapid entry, your phone checks its dictionary and guesses at the word you are trying to spell. From a text entry field, select Options > to speed up word completion. To Rapid entry enter words, press a key once.
Text Entry Quick Reference This table gives instructions for entering letters, numbers, and symbols. To.. Enter a letter Enter a number Enter a symbol Enter a space Erase a character Erase all characters Move the cursor right or left Move the cursor up or down Change input mode Change case mode Capitalize any letter...
Messaging to send, receive, and erase messages from your phone. Messaging The functions available may vary depending on the services provided. Check with Virgin Mobile for Note: details and possible usage charges. Messaging Menu Select from the main menu to access the following functions: Messaging Level 1 >...
Send Messages Create a Text Message You can send and receive text messages with most mobile phones and email addresses. From , enter a recipient’s Send text msg phone number or email address. (Select to access contacts, groups or Options recently used addresses.
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Enter Message Recipients The following describes how to add recipients to your messages. Add Recipients from Contacts At the compose message screen, select when entering a phone > Options Contacts number or email address. Select a contact from the contacts list. Select a number or address.
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Complete Messages in Drafts From , highlight your desired message. • Drafts Select > • Edit Options Edit Complete your message. • Use Auto Text Add Auto Text At the compose message screen, select Options > Insert auto text entering the text. Select an auto text entry.
Manage Received Messages Reply to Text Messages When receiving a message, your phone displays a notification and the message icon appears at the top of your screen. The message icon flashes with an urgent message alert if the message is urgent. When a message notification appears, select (to view the message) or Inbox...
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Reply to all Recipients When viewing a received message, select to send your reply to Options > Reply all all the message recipients. Complete the message and select Reply with a Copy of the Message When viewing a received message, select Options >...
View Message Information When viewing a received message, select > to view the message Options Message info priority, sent time, size, and so on. Replay Messages When viewing a received message, select to restart the message Options > Replay (including a screen or sound if contained) from the beginning.
Check Message Status in Outbox Use the following symbols to check your for the status of messages sent but still in process. The message is pending and will be sent when possible. You can cancel delivery of the message. The message cannot be sent because service is not available.
You can also save messages you have Note: written or received as preset messages. Enable Auto Retrieve From , select one of the following: Auto retrieve turns off auto retrieve and • Disabled prompts you before downloading any multimedia messages. turns on auto retrieve to •...
Erase All Messages From , select Erase msgs All > Yes all messages from all folders, except for voicemail messages. You cannot recover deleted information. Note: Check Message Count From screen, check how many Message count messages you have stored. User Guide to erase...
Contacts Use your phone’s contacts list to store information about a person or company. Contacts Menu Select from the main menu to access the following functions: Contacts Level 1 > Level 2 > Contacts Find name Add new Groups Speed dial list Voice dial list My phone # Level 3...
Access Contacts Access Contacts List From , enter the first letter of your Find name desired contact and scroll through to highlight it. Do one of the following: Press the key to call the contact. – Send Press the key to view the –...
Select and a type of pause: Options causes the phone to stop – Time pause dialing for two seconds. causes the phone to wait – Hard pause until you select Release the call. Enter the remaining numbers and select Save > Save new contact Complete the contact information and select Save...
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Assign Ringtones to Contacts From , select a contact. Find name At the contact details screen, select the contact name. Select to assign a ringtone. Ringtone (Scroll to select a ringtone.) Assign Message Tones to Contacts From , select a contact. Find name At the contact details screen, select the contact name.
Visit Web Addresses From , select a contact. Find name At the contact details screen, select a Web address. Select Launch web Erase Contacts Erase Contact Details From , select a contact. Find name At the contact details screen, select a number, address or note.
Send Multimedia Messages to Groups From list, highlight a group. Groups Select > Options Send pic msg Complete your multimedia message and select Send Add or Remove Contacts from Groups From , highlight a group. Groups Select > Options Edit If you are modifying a group you created, select .
Clear Speed Dial Numbers From , highlight an Speed dial list assigned number. Select > Erase Voice Dial List Enable Voice Dial Tags Your phone creates a voice dial tag for each contact that has a name this is not blank or a name that is more than five syllables.
Recent calls Recent calls Menu From the main menu, select Recent calls access the following functions: Level 1 > Level 2 > Recent calls Missed calls Received calls Outgoing calls All calls Call timers Work with Call Lists Return a Missed Call From , highlight a number.
Return Any Call From , highlight a number. All calls Press the key to call the number or Send select to access more features. Options This list contains all calls made and received. Call List Options Save Number from Call List At the call list, highlight a number.
Media Player to play and manage media files. Media Player Media Player Menu Select from the main menu to access the following functions: Media Player Level 1 > Level 2 > Media Player My music Settings My music to manage and store your My music music files.
Playlists Create your Playlist From , select Playlists Options > Create new Enter the name of your new playlist and select Save Add your desired music file(s). Select when finished. Done Access your Playlist From , highlight your desired playlist and Playlists do one of the following: Press the...
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Lock Songs From , highlight your desired song. All songs Select > to prevent the song Options Lock from accidental deletion. With the song locked, the lock icon appears at the top of the screen. Erase All Songs From , select All songs Options to erase all your songs.
Lock Tracks From , select your desired album. Albums Highlight the track you want to lock. Select > to prevent the track Options Lock from accidental deletion. With the track locked, the lock icon appears at the top of the screen. Erase All Tracks From , select your desired album.
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Set Auto Off Duration to set the duration for which your Auto off phone is paused or stopped before automatically turning off . From Media Player one of the following: automatically turns off • 10 minutes after the phone pauses or Media Player stops for 10 minutes.
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 www.virginmobileusa.com Check your Account Balance You can check your Virgin Mobile account status in two ways.
Scroll down to select Login key. Scroll down to select either and press the PayPal Enter the amount you want to Top-Up and press the key. You can Top-Up in amounts of $20, $30, $50, or $90. Scroll down to select Top-Up Now press the key.
VirginXL Access VirginXL With , you can access music, VirginXL entertainment, and information services from your phone. Download games, ringtones, wallpapers, screen savers, and other content; surf the web; and more. Check Virgin Mobile’s Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com and pricing, or check directly from your phone through the menu.
10 My Stuff Your phone stores and displays media files. My Stuff Menu Select from the main menu to access the following functions: My Stuff Level 1 > Level 2 > Level 3 My Stuff My ringtones Access Access these options: My music My graphics Access these options:...
My music to manage and store your My music music files. Play Music From , highlight a music category. My music Follow the prompts to play your desired music. My graphics stores your preloaded and My graphics downloaded graphics. You can download wallpapers and screensavers to your phone from the Virgin Mobile Web site at or directly from your...
My other stuff stores your preloaded and My other stuff downloaded applications. You can download applications to your phone from the Virgin Mobile Web site at www.virginmobileusa.com directly from your phone using Charges apply. Download an Application Before downloading, make sure you have enough money in your account;...
Use the Zoom From a media file list, select a file. Select > Options Zoom Use the key to zoom in and out. Navigation Select to exit. Cancel View a Slideshow From , select My pictures to play the slideshow of the files Slideshow contained in the current folder.
11 Pictures Camera Tips Your phone comes with a camera. Before using your phone’s camera, here are some tips: You cannot activate the camera while on • an active call or while browsing files in the media gallery. Once the camera is active, the main screen •...
Enable Date/Time Stamp From camera mode, select Options > Settings > to place a date/time stamp each Date/Time > On picture taken. The icon indicates when the date/time stamp is on. Enable Multishot Mode From camera mode, select Options > to take multiple pictures.
12 Web Surf the Web You can use your phone to browse the Internet. Launch Browser Select to launch the Web > Surf the Web browser. An alert appears notifying of airtime fees, if you have enabled web alerts. Select to continue.
13 Tools & Settings Tools & Settings Menu Select from the main menu to access the following functions: Tools & Settings Level 1 > Level 2 > Level 3 Access these options: Tools & Tools Calculator Settings Access these options: Bluetooth Access these options: Display...
Tools Tools Menu Select from the main menu to access the following functions: Tools Level 1 > Level 2 > Level 3 Tools Voice memo Access these options: Access these options: Calendar View all events Alarm clock Set an alarm. Tip calculator Calculate a tip.
Voice memo to record and play back Voice memo audio memos. Record Voice Memos From , select Voice memo Say your voice memo and select when done. Select Save If you receive an incoming call while recording a memo, the memo is saved and the incoming call screen appears.
View Events View Events by Month From , scroll through the month View month view. (Days with events are highlighted.) Press the key to select a date. Do one of the following: Scroll left or right to move to – another date.
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Enter a new name for the event. Complete the event and select Erase Events Erase an Event From , select an event. View day At the event details screen, select > Erase Erase the Current Day’s Events From , select View day Options >...
Alarm clock You can set up to four alerts with your phone’s three alarm clocks and one quick alarm. The alert occurs only if the phone is on. Note: Set an Alarm From , scroll to one of the Alarm clock alarms and select Press the key to change the time,...
Select to return to the menu, or Exit and one of the following: clears value currently stored and – MS adds the displayed result to value stored in memory. adds displayed result to the value – M+ stored in memory. displays currently stored value on –...
Memopad Write a Memo From , enter the memo. New memo Select Save View a Memo From , select View memos View to access more features. Options Edit a Memo From , highlight a memo. View memos Select > Options Edit Edit the memo, and select Send a Memo...
Pair with a Device To enable your phone to communicate with a Bluetooth device, you need to "pair" the device with your phone. The following instructions describe the process. You may also need to reference the user guide provided with your Bluetooth device.
Change Bluetooth Settings Turn on or off Bluetooth You must turn on your phone’s Bluetooth feature to use it with Bluetooth devices. From , select and one of Settings On/Off the following: allows other devices to find your phone. • On prohibits your phone from being used •...
Assign a Graphic From , browse the Graphics Screensavers My pictures graphic folders. From a file list, select a graphic. Select and choose how you want to Assign assign the graphic. Complete the appropriate task. Set Main Menu View From , select one of the following: Menu style displays icons of each menu item, with...
Enable Auto-Hyphenation Auto-hyphenation, when enabled, automatically inserts hyphens into your phone numbers to be consistent with the U.S. dialing plan (or the North American Numbering Plan). From , select Auto-hyphen Enabled auto-hyphenation. Set Time and Date Format From , select a time and Time/Date format date format.
Set Key Length From , select one of the following to Key length control your keypad tone duration: sets the keypad tones to • Normal normal length. sets the keypad tones to long length. • Long Set your TXT Tone to set your text message ringtone TXT tone with a preloaded or downloaded ringtone.
You cannot make or receive calls, send text messages, use the Browser or Bluetooth, but you can play games, use the Scheduler, set the clock, and make emergency calls to designated emergency numbers. Please check with uniformed personnel before operating your phone in Airplane mode.
Place a Call on Hold You can place a call on hold with enabled. Hold call If you are already on a call and you receive Note: another call, you cannot place the incoming call on hold. With no call waiting enabled, the call goes to Voicemail When a call comes in, do the following:...
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Set Expert Mode to speak a command after Expert mode you hear a tone instead of following the initial voice prompts. From , select one of the following: Expert mode sets the phone to default • Normal voice prompts. sets the phone to sound tones •...
Enable Auto-Answer From , select Auto answer After 5 seconds phone automatically answers after five seconds with a headset attached. Enable Open to Answer From , select Open to answer Enabled calls by opening the phone. Enable Any Key From , select one of the following: Any key to silence calls when you...
Enter the number and select You can view these numbers only when entering them for the first time. To make a call to an ICE number from a locked phone, you must dial the number (including area code) exactly as stored in Special numbers Erase All Contacts From...
Accessories Set Headset Sounds With a headset attached to your phone, you can play the ringtone through the headset or phone speaker. From , select Headset sound Out of phone (ringing from the phone speaker) or (ringing from the headset). Out of headset Enable Power backlighting From...
Phone info Check your Phone Number From , check the number My phone number of your phone. Check your Phone Memory From , check the memory Phone memory usage of your phone. View Build Information From , check your phone’s Version info software and hardware information.
14 Voice Commands You can do certain commands through voice recognition. To control the settings associated with voice commands, see “Voice dialing” on page 64. Call a Contact From the main screen, press and hold the key. The phone prompts, “Say a Send command”.
Play a Playlist From the main screen, press and hold key. The phone prompts, “Say Send a command”. Say “Play” and then a playlist name. If you pause, the phone prompts you to say a playlist name. Say “Yes” to confirm your choice. Find a Contact From the main screen, press and hold key.
15 Getting Help Customer Support 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: Go to • www.virginmobileusa.com Dial from your Virgin Mobile phone. •...
Consumer Limited Warranty Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KYOCERA”) offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed product or products (the “Product”) will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period that expires one year from the date of sale of the Product to you, provided that you are the original end-user purchaser of the Product and provided that your purchase was made from an authorized...
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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. KYOCERA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, GENERAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AGGRAVATED, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF,...