Philips CTX603BLK/40 User manual

Discover your phone
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between this user guide and the product described. The device is meant to be connected to GSM/GPRS/
EDGE networks.
Back of phone: 5.0MP camera lens
TFT LCD
Meeting profile On/
Off, selection of text
Left soft key
Right soft key
Pick-up key
Charger, headset
connector & USB port
Alphanumeric keypad
Lock/unlock key,
Symbol input
+/-Side volume key
Navigation and , key
Hang-up and On/
Off key
Camera key

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How to ...
Swith the phone On/Off Long press and release ) .
Enter your PIN code Enter your PIN code using the keypad and press , to confirm.
Lock keypad Long press and release *on the keypad.
Unlock keypad Long press *on the keypad or slide the lock icon to unlock on idle
screen.
Make a call Enter the phone number using the keypad and press (.
Answer a call When the phones rings, press (.
End a call Press ).
Activate/Deativate
handsfree mode
During a call, press RH-Free/H-Held.
Access received messages/
missed calls
On idle screen, press , View.
Select text entry method Press # repeatedly on the editing screen. Long press *to turn
T9 input on or off. Long press # and release to access Languages
bar.
Access main menu Tap Menu on idle screen.

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Access contacts Tap Contacts on idle screen or press RContacts.
Quickly return to idle
when browsing menus
Press ).
Vibration on/off Long press
# on keypad.
Show short cut displays on
idle screen
Go to Menu >Settings > General >Dashboard. Select and turn on your
desired short cuts.
Switch between displays Slide the bottom sidebar of idle screen.

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Soft keys
The , , L and R are located at the top of
the keypad area. Pressing the soft keys allow
you to select the options above them on the
screen. Such options are contextual: they vary
according to current context.
Main Menu
The main menu gives you access to all the
different features of your mobile phone. The
table below summarizes the functional icons on
the main menu. To find more information about
their functions, refer to the pages.
Press , Menu on idle screen to access the main
menu and press +, -, <or >to navigate through
the icons and lists. Press , Select to access the
options related to the selected item. Press
R Back to return to previous menu. Press )
to return to the idle screen.
Entertainment Browser Media player
page 55 page 45 page 57
Camera Messaging My files
page 47 page 23 page 63
Tools Contacts Profiles
page 37 page 33 page 70
Bluetooth Calls Settings
page 67 page 66 page 71

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Fast Keys
Navigation Keys
Press navigation key to view the menu and
options
You can configure the navigation keys +, -, <or
>to access your favorite features directly.On
idle screen, press the keys to access the
features.
Go to Settings >General >Fast keys to check the
default settings of the navigation keys +, -, <or
>and L , R keys.
To change the default settings,
1. Select the item to be changed.
2. Press , Select to assign a new shortcut to
the key.
3. Press +or -to select, and , Select to
confirm.
Functional displays
On the idle screen, you can switch between up
to 5 displays.
With such functional displays, you can quickly
check or edit to-do list (Calendar) or memos
(Quick notes); or play music (Music) or listen to
radio (FM radio) from the idle screen; or show
clock time (if you select Analog or Digital in
Settings > Time & date > Time display mode).
Customize functional displays
Select up to 5 functional displays as needed.
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Long press to enter “+” when
making international calls.
1
Long press to access the voice
mailbox.
#
Vibration on or off for incoming
calls or messages.
push it up to
move up
push it down to
move down
push it left/right
to move left/right

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1. Go to Settings > General > Dashboard.
2. Select your option. Press ,Check/Uncheck
to select or unselect.
3. Press LDone to finish setting.
If you want to deselect Clock, please go to
Settings > Time&Date > Time display mode, and
select off.
Switch between different displays
• Slide the bottom sidebar of idle screen.
•Or,click<or>to change displays.
Operate functional displays
•PressRkey to select different dispalys.
• Press ,to confirm.
Play music on displays
1. Play/Pause: press,to play/start or stop the
music.
click<or> tto select the music from file.
2. Edit the music player：press R Music
enter into music player, select options.
3. Press) to turn off the muisc player, then
tap Yes to confirm.
Listen to a radio station on displays
1. To turn to a radio station, always plug the
supplied headset into your phone.
2. Play/Pause: press,turn on/turn off radio.
click<or>to start the auto tuning to the
next available station.
3. Edit the radio station: Click R FM radio
enter into radio station, press L Options
to select.
4. Press) to turn off the radio player, then
tap Yes to confirm.
Stylus
The touch screen allows you to enter text by
directly writing on the screen, or tap to select
the desired option. The supplied stylus makes it
easier to do so.
The first time you switch on the phone, you are
asked to do calibration for the stylus. Thus,

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strokes or taps by the stylus will be precisely
displayed on the screen.
You can also do the calibration in Settings >
General > Pen calibration by following the screen
instructions.
Power-saving mode
After the set time span, the phone has the idle
screen turned off automatically. To exit the
power-saving mode, press any key. For power-
saving purpose, set the time span to a low value
in Settings >Display >Backlight duration &
Backlight level.
Auto keypad lock
In the idle mode, your phone can have the
keypad locked automatically after the set time
span.
To set the auto keypad lock
Go to Settings > General > Auto keypad lock.
To u n l o c k t h e k e y p a d
Long press *or slide the lock to unlock
keypad.
To lock the keypad manually
On the idle screen, long press *.
Predictive dialing
Quickly search and list your desired phone
number (saved in SIM or/and Smart phonebook
and call history) on the idle screen.
*If the phone number you finding is not saved in
SIM or/and Smart phonebook and call history,
the funtion of predictive dialing is unavailable.
Turn the predictive dialing on/off
Go to Settings > General > Predictive dialing > On/
Off to enable or disable the function.

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Use predictive dialing
1. Press <,>to turn Predictive dialing on in Settings
> General, if necessary.
2. On the idle screen, enter any two consecutive
numbers from the contact phone number you
want to dial.
3. On the Dialling screen, the records with the
two consecutive numbers and from the SIM or
smart phonebook and call history will display in
the Search list.
4. Slide , to scroll the Search list, and press
(to dial the number you desired.

8Table of contents
Table of contents
1 Getting Started 11
Insert the SIM card 11
Charge the battery 13
Set clock 13
Insert the micro-SD card (memory card) 14
2 Text Entry 16
Using the supplied stylus
(the handwriting recognition mode) 16
Using the alphanumeric keypad 16
3 Calling 19
Making a call 19
Answering and ending a call 20
Options during a call 20
Handling multiple calls
(Network-dependent) 21
Making an emergency call 22
4 Messaging 23
Creating messages 23
Organizing your messages 26
Defining your message settings 27
E-mail 29
Broadcast messages 32
5 Contacts 33
Adding or editing contacts 33
Searching for a contact 34
Managing your contacts 34
Special numbers 35
6 Tools 37
Using your business organizer
Create your to-do list 37
Check your calendar 38
Edit your to-do list 38
Delete expired tasks 38
Using your business assistant
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Edit a text memo 39
Sound recorder 39
Using your clock and timer
Alarm 41
Text reader 41
Using your business assistant
Blacklist 42
Back up your phonebook 43
Others
Calculator 43
Countdown timer 43
Torch 44
Currency converter 44
Number location 44
7 Browser 45
Managing your browser 45
Accessing web sites 45
Enabling/ disabling push messages 45
STK 46
8 Camera 47
Camera 47
Video recorder 52
9 Entertainment 55
Java games and application 55
10 Media player 57
Music player 57
FM radio 59
11 My files 63
Finding your files 63
Managing your files 63
Sharing your files 64
Using your files 65
12 Calls 66