Philips CTX116BLK/00 User manual

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Your Phone
Philips continuously strives to improve its products. Due to software
upgrading, some contents in this user guide may be different from your
product.Philips reserves the rights to revise this user guide or withdraw it
at any time without prior notice. Please take your product as standard.
TFT LCD
Microphone
Alphanumeric
keypad
Left soft key
Navigation
and ,keys
Pick-up key
Right soft key
Hang up and
power key
Headphone
jack, charger &
USB port

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Home screen
Your phone’s home screen consists of the following areas:
Keys
Learn about the main keys.
Icons Definition Function
(Dial Make or answer a call.
,Confirm and
navigation key
Select or confirm an option;
Long press to turn on or off the torch.
)Hang-up/
Power/
Exit
End a call;
Hold to turn on/off the phone;
Return to home screen.
LLeft soft key Select the options on the screen.
RRight soft key Select the options on the screen.
*Lock/unlock Long press *to lock keys on home screen;
Press Rand then *to unlock keys
Status Bar
Shortcut

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Icons & symbols
Learn about the icons and symbols on the screen.
Icons Definition Function
Ringtone Your phone will ring when receiving a call.
Vibration
only
Your phone will vibrate when receiving a call.
Battery The bars indicate the battery level.
SMS You have a new message.
MMS You have a new multimedia message.
Wap
message
You have received a Wap push message.
Missed
call
You have missed a call.
Call
diverts
All your incoming voice calls are being
forwarded to a number.
Bluetooth Bluetooth is activated.
Headset The headset is plugged into the phone.
Alarm The alarm clock is activated.
Roaming Displayed when your phone is registered to a
network other than your own (especially when
you’re abroad).
Home
zone
A zone designated by your network operator.
Contact your service provider for details.
GSM
network
your phone is connected to a GSM network.
The more bars are shown the better the
reception is.
GPRS
attach
Your phone is connected to the GPRS
network.
Key lock The keypad has been locked.
Memory
card
The memory card is in use.

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Getting started
Insert SIM card and Charge the battery
Learn about installing SIM card and charging the battery for the first use.
Insert SIM card
1 Remove the back cover.
2 Take out the battery.
3 Insert the SIM card 1/2.
4 Install the battery.
5 Replace the back cover.

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Charge the battery
A new battery is partially charged. The battery icon in the upper-right
corner shows the battery level of charging status.
Remove SIM card
Tips:
• You can use the phone while it is charging.
• Keeping the charger plugged to the mobile
phone when the battery is fully charged
will not damage the battery. The only way
to turn off the charger is to unplug it, so it
is advisable to use an easily accessible
power socket.
• If you do not intend to use your phone for
several days, we recommend that you
remove the battery.
• If a fully charged battery left unused, it will
lost its charge over time.
• If a battery is being used for the first time
or the battery has not been used for a
prolonged period, it may take longer time
to recharge.
Tips:
• To remove the SIM card, use one finger to
pull the SIM card, and then use another
finger to push out the SIM card.

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Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card)
Using your phone
Use basic call functions
Make a call
1 Enter the phone number.
2 Press (to dial the number.
3 Press ) to hang up.
Tips:
• For international calls, long press 0to enter the "+" sign for the international
prefix.
• To dial the number by using SIM 2, press LOptions, select Call(SIM2).
Answer and end a call
1 Press (to answer the call (Press the navigation key + or - to
adjust the volume).
2 Press Rto select handsfree mode.
3 Press )to hang up.
Tips:
• You can use the supplied headset to answer or end a call.
You can expand the memory of your
phone by adding a micro-SD card.
1 Align your micro-SD card with the
slot. Put it in place.
2 To remove the micro-SD card,
press the card to release it.
Note:
• To transfer files from your PC, please insert
a Micro SD card first.

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Use speed dial
On the home screen, you can call a number by long pressing a numeric
key.
To assign a contact to a speed-dial key:
1 Select Contacts > Speed dial > Status, select On.
2 Go to Speed dial > Set number, choose a numeric key.
3 Press Lto add a number.
Make an emergency call
Without a SIM card in phone, you can press Rto make the emergency
call. In Europe, the standard emergency number is 112; in the UK, it is
999.
Receive and send messages
You can use the Messaging menu to send text message, multimedia
message and E-mails.
1 Select Messaging> Write message>Text message.
2 Write your text message.
3 Press ,to send the message.
Send a MMS message
1 Select Messaging> Write message>Multimedia message.
2 Edit contents, and press LOptions to add multimedia contents
(photo, audio, attachment or bookmark text).
3 Press ,to enter a number or select a contact from phonebook.
4 Press LOptions to send the Multimedia message.
Note:
• Copyright protected pictures and sound cannot be sent by MMS.

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Enter text
Your mobile phone supports a number of text entry methods, including
Sougou input, English input, numeric input and symbol input.
Keys:
Note:
• Depending on the language you select for your phone, the supported input methods
may vary.
Introduction of input methods:
Keys Function
#Select a input method.
*Enter symbols and punctuations.
0 Insert a space.
RDelete the previous character.
LSelect the character on the screen.
,Select or confirm a character.
+/-To browse the candidate character on the previous or
next page.
Input method Function
English input Press the keys that are marked with the letter you
wish to enter. Press once to get the first letter on
the key, press twice quickly to get the second letter
and so on until the letter you want is displayed on
the screen.
Sougou
predictive text
input
You need to press only once on the key
corresponding to each letter needed to spell a word:
keystrokes input are analyzed and the word
suggested by Sougou is displayed at the pop-up
window.
Numeric input Press the numeric key to enter a number.

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Manage your phonebook
Learn about basic phonebook function.
Add a new contact
Method one:
1 On the home screen, enter a number. Go to LOptions>Save to
phonebook.
2 Select a location. (To SIM1/To SIM2/To phone).
3 Save the number, and add details as desired.
4 Press Rto finish saving.
Method two:
1 Go to Contacts, select New contact.
2 Press Lto start adding a new contact.
Tips:
• For contacts on the smart phonebook, you can add detailed information, like
home number, office number, contact pictures and ringtones.
Search for a contact
1 Go to Contacts, select View contacts.
2 There are four phonebooks above the list: all, phone, SIM1 and
SIM2.
3 Press the navigation key <or >to select a desired phonebook.
4 Enter the first few letters of the name in the search bar. (For
example “John Henry” enter JH)
5 Select the contact from the list.
Manage your contacts
You can copy or move contacts between the SIM card and phone, or
delete contacts. Go to Contacts, press + or - to select the desired
option.
1 Set group:
You can group your contacts as different groups. For different groups,
you can use different ringtones for identification, and send messages to
a group.

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2 Add contacts to a group:
- Select Contacts > Caller groups, enter a group.
- In View members, press Lto add members for the group.
Media player
Save MP3, MIDI and AMR music files under the Audio folder on your
phone and memory card.
Play music
1 Go to Multimedia>Audio player, go to List select your desired
song in the folder.
2 Press LOptions>Play to start playing.
3 Using the following keys to control playback:
Player settings
Go to List>Options>Settings:
• Pre. playlist: Play audio files from your phone or memory card.
• List auto gen.: Refresh all songs in your list.
• Repeat: One (play current file repeatedly); All (play all the files in
the folder repeatedly).
• Shuffle: Play music files in the folder randomly.
• Background play: Continue to play music after exiting the music
player.
To turn off the music player on the home screen
Press ), and then press LYes.
Function Definition
,Pause and resume playback.
<Select previous track.
>Select next track.
Press the navigation key + or - to adjust volume.
RReturn to the previous menu.
)Go to the home screen.