Philips CTX128BLK/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 on the
home screen.
)Hang-up/
Exit/
Power
End a call;
Return to home screen;
Hold to turn on/off the phone.
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 left soft keyRand then*to unlock
keys.
Status Bar
Shortcut
SIM1&SIM2
display
Clock display

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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.

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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
Memory
card
The memory card is in use.
Blacklist Indicates that blacklist feature is activated.
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.
Insert a Micro SD card (Memory 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.
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, pull
the card to release it.
Note:
• Can not transfer files with your PC, please
use a card-reader.

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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 right soft key Rto select handsfree mode.
3 Press )to hang up.
Tips:
• You can use the supplied headset to answer or end a call.
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 left soft key Lto add a number.
Make an emergency call
Without a SIM card in phone, you can press right soft key Rto make
the emergency call. In Europe, the standard emergency number is 112;
in the UK, it is 999.

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Receive and send messages
You can use the Messaging menu to send text message, multimedia
message and E-mails.
1 Select Messaging> Write message>SMS.
2 Write your text message.
3 Press ,to send the message.
Send a MMS message
1 Select Messaging> Write message>MMS.
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 ,to send the Multimedia message.
Note:
• Copyright protected pictures and sound cannot be sent by MMS.
Send an E-mail
1 Select Messaging>E-mail>E-mail accounts>Options>New
account. After setting up a new account, press ,to activate it.
2 Go to Write E-mail, enter the address(To ), a copy(Cc), a blind
copy(Bcc), subject and attachment.
3 Edit the E-mail contents, select the Priority.
4 Press ,to send the E-mail.
Note:
• Consult your mail service provider for the mail server configuration.
Enter text
Your mobile phone supports a number of text entry methods, including
T9 input, English input, numeric input and symbol input.
Keys:
Keys Function
#Select a input method.
*Enter symbols and punctuations.

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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
Method one:
1 On the home screen, enter a number. Go to LOptions>Save to
contacts.
2 Select a location. (To SIM1/To SIM2/To phone).
3 Save the number, and add details as desired.
4 Press right soft key Rto finish saving.
0Insert a space.
R(Right soft key)Delete the previous character.
L(Left soft key)Select 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.
T9®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 T9®is displayed at the pop-up window.
Numeric input Press the numeric key to enter a number.

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Method two:
1 Go to Contacts, select New contact.
2 Press left soft key 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 letters of the name in the search bar,the phone supports
up to five letters to enter. (For example “John Henry” enter “John
H”)
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 View members, press left soft key Lto add members for the
group.

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Media player
Save MP3, MIDI ,WAV and AMR music files under the Audio folder on
your phone and memory card.
Play music
1 Go to Multimedia>Music 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.
Note:
• When listening to music, adjust the volume to a moderate level. Continuous exposure
to high volume may impair your hearing.
Function Definition
,Pause and resume playback.
<Select previous track.
>Select next track.
Press the navigation key +or -to adjust volume.
R(Right soft key)Return to the previous menu.
)Go to the home screen.