Philips CT0598BLK/00 User manual

Discover Your Phone
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How to ...
Alphanumeric
keypad
Microphone
262K colour
TFT LCD
Navigation keys Hang up and
on/off key
Left softkey Right softkey
Pick up key
Back of phone:
Camera lens
Headset, charger,
and data cable
connector
Infrared
Micro SD
card slot
Switch the phone
On/Off Long press and release ).
Enter your PIN
code Enter your PIN code using the keypad and press ,or
Lto confirm.
Lock the MP3
keypad Press *. The MP3 keypad will be locked. Press the *
to unlock.
Lock the keypad When the flip of the phone is
opened, the keypad will be
unlocked automatically,
while the keys on the phone's
flip will be locked.
Make a call Enter the phone number using
the keypad and press (.
End a call Press ).
Answer a call When the phone rings, press
(.

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Activate/deactivate
handsfree mode In idle mode, enter the phone number using the
keypad or select a contact in
the phonebook.
Press ,or LOptions, then
select call handsfree and
press ,.
During a call, press ,or L
Options to access the
handsfree option.
When there is an incoming
call, long press (.
Mute a call When the phone rings, press
R.
Reject a call When the phone rings, press
).
Adjust conversation
volume Press <and >keys to adjust the volume during a call.
Adjust ringer
volume When the phone is in idle mode, press ,> Settings >
Sounds > Ring volume to
adjust the ring volume of an
incoming call.
Access all calls list Press ( in idle mode.
Access WAP
browser
Press +in idle mode.
Access Contacts Press -in idle mode.
Access My Files Press <in idle mode.
Access Write
Message
Press >in idle mode.
Access Main Menu Press ,or L in idle mode.
Access MP3 Press Rin idle mode.
Go to previous
menu Press R Back when browsing menu or in editing
mode.
Quickly return to
idle when browsing
menus
Short press ).

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Control Keys
There are three control keys on the outer cover of the
mobile phone: , , and .
For each key, there are 4 modes:
• Idle mode
•MP3mode
• Incoming call mode
• Handset mode during incoming call
In Idle mode, you can long press any one of the 3 keys
to turn the sub-LCD on. Once the sub-LCD is turn
on, press to activate music player.
In MP3 mode, short press the to turn the volume
down, short press the to turn the volume up, and
short press the to pause or resume playing.
In MP3 mode, long press the to go to the previous
song, long press the to go to the next song, and long
press the to turn off the MP3 function.
In Incoming Call mode, short press either the or
the to silent the call. Long press either the or
to reject the call.
In Headset mode during incoming call, short press or
long press the to turn the volume down; short press
or long press the to turn the volume up.
Softkeys
The left and right soft keys (L and R) are located
at the top of keypad area. Pressing the soft keys allows
you to select the option displayed on the screen
directly above them, including options during a call.
The functions of the soft keys change according to the
current context.
Operations of the headset
The following operations are applicable to headsets
with only one key.
When you enter a phone number in idle mode, short
press the headset key to dial the number. To stop
dialling, long press the headset key.
During a call, short press the headset key to record or
stop recording; long press to hang up the phone.
When there is an incoming call, press the headset key
to answer the call; long press to reject the call.
Main Menu
You can access the different features of your Philips 598
phone from the main menu. The following table
summarises the structure of the Main menu, what the
icons represent and the page number on which you can
obtain more information regarding the menu functions.

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Press ,in idle mode to access the main menu and press
+, -, <or > to navigate through the icons and lists, or press
0 - 9keys, and *or # keys to access the options
and functions directly. When navigating through a list,
the scrolling bar on the right of the screen will indicate
your current position in the list. Press L
Select or , to
access the corresponding options of the selected item in
the list. Press R
Back to return to the previous menu.
Menu without SIM
If you do not have a SIM card, the number of main
menus you see after entering the main screen is less
than 12. They are laid out as follows:
Entertainment Browser Music Player
page 25 page 26 page 29
Camera Messages My Files
page 33 page 38 page 47
Tools Contacts Profiles
page 51 page 62 page 66
Connectivity Calls Settings
page 68 page 72 page 75
Music Player
page 29
Entertainment Camera My Files
page 25 page 33 page 47
Connectivity Tools Settings
page 68 page 51 page 75

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The default position of the menu is Messages if you
have inserted a SIM card. The default position of the
menu is Camera if you have not inserted a SIM card.
How to use this manual
This user manual strives to provide you with concise
and complete information regarding your Philips 598
phone. It includes the following: New Events
Some events may modify the idle screen (such as
missed calls, new SMS, new MMS, etc). Whenever
there is a new event, the phone will emit an audible
alert (except for the reception of cell broadcast
messages). You can press L
View to display the
missed calls list, enter the list of unread SMS or MMS,
etc. Press R
Back to exit from the new events screen.
At all times, you can only clear the new events from the
idle screen by pressing
R
Back .
Discover
your phone
This section presents an overview of
your mobile phone and information
on the most commonly used features.
Chapter 1:
Getting
started
Information on how to set up your
mobile phone for the first time, such as
installation of SIM card, battery, etc.
Chapter 2:
Main
features
How to make and answer calls, as
well as some frequently used call
functions.
Chapter 3:
Text entry
How to enter text using the
alphanumeric keypad.
Chapters 4
to 15
Description of the main features of
this phone.
Other
sections
Icons & Symbols, Precautions,
Troubleshooting, Philips Authentic
Accessories, SAR information (if
available at the time of publication,
otherwise included as a separate
document), and finally the Limited
Warranty information.