Philips CTX121BLK/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

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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.
Missed
call
You have missed a call.
Call
diverts
All your incoming voice calls are being
forwarded to a number.
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.
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 Select a SIM card slot. 4 Insert the SIM card 1/2.
5 Install the battery. 6 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, press the slot to
unlock the SIM card. Slide the SIM card and
take them out.

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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(Secondary SIM).
Answer and end a call
1 Press (to answer the call (Press the navigation key < or > to
adjust the volume).
2 Press LOptions>H-free to to 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.

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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 Settings > Call > Speed dial.
2 Choose a numeric key.
3 Press LOK>Set to add a number.
Make an emergency call
Without a SIM card in phone, you can press numeric keys to 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.
1 Select Messaging> Write message.
2 Write your text message.
3 Press LOptions>Send to send the message.
Enter text
Your mobile phone supports a number of text entry methods, including
English input, numeric input and symbol input.
Keys:
Keys Function
#Select a input method.
*Enter symbols and punctuations.
0 Insert a space.
RDelete the previous character.

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Note:
• Depending on the language you select for your phone, the supported input methods
may vary.
Introduction of input methods:
Manage your phonebook
Learn about basic phonebook function.
Add a new contact
1 Go to Contacts, select New contacts.
2 Select a location. (To SIM1/To SIM2/To phone).
3 Enter the number, and add details as desired.
4 Press Lto finish saving.
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.
Smart English
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 input method is displayed at the pop-
up window.
Numeric input Press the numeric key to enter a number.

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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.
2 Add contacts to a group:
- Select Contacts > Caller groups, enter a group.
- In Group member, press Lto add members for the group.
Media player
Save MP3 music files under the Audio folder on your phone and
memory card.
Play music
1 Go to Multimedia>Audio player, go to Options>Playlists to
select your desired song in the folder.
- To add a song to playlists, press LOptions>Add to play list to
add the songs from memory card to your playlist.
2 Press LOptions>Play to start playing.
3 Using the following keys to control playback:

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Player settings
Go to Audio player>Options>Play mode:
• Single once: Play current file only one time.
• Repeat single: Play current file repeatedly.
• List once: Play all the files in the folder only one time.
• Repeat list: Play all the files in the folder repeatedly.
• Shuffle: Play music files in the folder randomly.
To turn off the music player on the home screen
Press RAudio player, and then press ,.
Note:
• When listening to music, adjust the volume to a moderate level. Continuous exposure
to high volume may impair your hearing.
FM radio
Lear about listening to radio programs by using a FM radio.
Listen to a radio station
1 Plug the supplied headset into your phone.
2 Go to Multimedia>FM radio, press LOptions>Auto presets. It
starts scanning automatically and save the available channels.
3 Press the navigation key <or >to select a channel.
4 Press the navigation key +or - to adjust the volume.
5 Press ,to turn off FM radio.
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.