Philips W626 User manual

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Touch screen
Search
Charger/Micro USB
port connector
Side volume key
Home Menu
Headphone jack
Back
Power key
Front camera lens
Your phone

Your phone 1
Home screen
On the home screen, you can check the status of
your phone and use the applications.
There are 4 extended home screen, slide your
finger horizontally to the left and right to check each
one. Tap 2tto return to the center home screen.
You can add your favorite applications, shortcuts,
folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap
away.
Your phone’s home screen consists of the following
areas:
Status Bar
Shortcut icons
Widgets
Application
icons

2 Your phone
Keys
Learn about the main keys.m
Shortcuts
Learn about the shortcuts.m
Key Definition Function
PPower -Press and hold to power on/off.
-Press to turn on/off the screen
display.
-Hold to access the Phone
options, choose Silent or
Airplane mode.
1Menu key -Open a list of options available
on the current screen.
-Hold to open or hide the
onscreen keyboard while using
some applications.
2Home key -Return to the home screen.
-Hold to open the list of recent
applications.
3Back key -Return to the previous screen
or exit.
-Hide the onscreen keyboard
when it is opened.
4Search
key
-Open the Google Search
application.
-Open the search input window
while using some applications.
Volume
key
-Volume up/down.
-Press to turn to silent mode
when there is a call.
Key Definition Function
Messages Quick access to messaging.
Dial Quick access to dial pad.
Contacts Quick access to phonebook.
Menu -Tap to enter into menu screen.
-In idle screen, press and hold it
for more than 2 seconds to
open the pop-up screen
options.
Home Return to the home screen.

Your phone 3
Notifications panel
When you get a new notification, you can open the
Notifications panel to see what event notification or
new information you have received. The
Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between
recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn
on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the
status bar, then slide your finger downward.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll
down the screen to see them all.
You can slso open the Notifications panel on the
Home screen by tapping 1>Notifications.
Using Quick Settings
The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-
Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and also provides a
quick shortcut to change the mode and set the
brightness, timeout, auto rotation if slide the tab.
Status icon
Processing
program
Notifications
Drag to hide
the list.
Quick setting
tab

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Use the touch screen
Learn basic actions to use the touch screen.
Function Operation
Scroll Scroll up, down, left, or right to move
the screen.
Tap When you want to type using the
keyboard, select items onscreen such
as application and settings icons, or
press onscreen buttons, simply tap
them with your finger.
Press and
hold
To open the available options for an
item(for example, a contact or link in a
web page), simply press and hold the
item.
Swipe or
slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag
your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
Drag Press and hold your finger with some
pressure before you start to drag.
While dragging, do not release your
finger until you have reached the target
position.
Rotate For most screen, you can automatically
chage the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the
phone sideways. When entering text,
you can turn the phone sideways to
bring up a bigger keyboard.
Pinch In some apps, like web browser, you
can pinch the screen using two
fingers(for example, thumb and index
finger) to zoom in or zoom out when
viewing a picture or a web pages.
Drag and
drop
Tap and hold your finger on an item,
and then drag your finger to move the
item.

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Icons and symbols
Learn about the icons and symbols on the screen.
Icons Function
Your phone will not ring when receiving a
call.
Your phone will vibrate when receiving a
call.
Flight mode activated.
Your phone is connected to a GSM
network.The more bars are shown the
better the reception is.
The SIM is without signal.
Call in progress.
Call on hold.
Speakerphone activated.
You have a missed call.
Synchronised with the web.
New SMS or MMS.
The bars indicate the battery level.
WLAN activated.
Your phone is connected to network.
Downloading data.
Uploading data.
Connected to PC.
Bluetooth is activated.
The headset is plugged into the phone.
The alarm clock is activated.
Indicates the memory card is in use.
Error occurred or caution required.

6 Table of contents
Table of contents
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Assembling and Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card). . . . . . . . . 9
Personalize your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Basic function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MultiMedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
FM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Search and Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Setting search options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Web browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Internet connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) . . 24
Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Safety & Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Trademark Declaration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Specific Absorption Rate Information . . . . . . . . . .31
Limited warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Getting started 7
Getting started
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to
Philips!
To get the most of your product and enjoy all
Philips has to offer, register your product at:
www. philips. com/mobilephones
More details about your product, please access:
www.philips.com/support
Note:
• Please read the safety instructions in the "Safety & Precaution"
section before use.
Assembling and Charge
Learn about installing USIM or SIMcard and charging
the battery for the first use.
Insert SIM card
Follow the steps below to insert your USIM or SIM
card. Remember to turn off your mobile phone
before removing the back cover.
1 Remove the back cover.
2 Take out the battery.

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3 Insert the USIM or SIM card.
4 Install the battery.
5 Replace the back cover.
Charge the battery
A new battery is partially charged. The battery icon
in the upper-right corner shows the battery level of
charging status.

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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.
Insert a Micro SD card (Memory
card)
Insert a memory card
You can expand the memory of your phone and
store more additional multimedia files by adding a
micro-SD card.
1 Align your micro-SD card with the slot. Put it in
place.
2 Press down the card holder and pull it until it is
locked.
Remove the memory card
Please press down the card holder before removing
the memory card and SIM card in the WCDMA slot.

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Before removing a memory card, first unmount it
for safe removal.
1 In Idle screen, select 1>Settings>Storage
>Unmount SD card.
2 Press down the card holder and push out the
memory card.
Note:
• Do not remove a memory card while the device is transferring
or accessing information to prevent corrupting or damaging
the files in the memory card.
Format the memory card
Formatting your memory card on a PC may cause
incompatibilities with your device. Format the
memory card only on the device.
In Idle screen, select 1>Settings>Storage >Erase
SD card.
Note:
• Before formatting the memory card, remember to make
backup copies of all important data stored on your device. The
manufacturer’s warranty does not cover loss of data resulting
from user actions.
Use as mass storage
Memory card can be used as mass storage when
connected with PC. You can synchronize datas
between your computer and memory card.
1 Connect the phone and PC with USB cable.
2 Drag down the Notification panel, and tap
>Turn on USB storage>OK.
3 On your computer, then you can check/edit the
content of memory card.
Note:
• Before turning off USB storage, make sure you have
unmounted your memory card from your computer.
Personalize your phone
Make the phone look and sound just the way you
want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper,
skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events
such as incoming text, email, and calendar
reminders.
1 Change the wallpaper: Tap 1>Wallpaper to
choose the one you want.
2 Add widgets/shortcuts/folders to the home
screen: Tap 1>Add, or press and hold the
blank area of the home screen to add.

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3 Rearrange or remove widgets and icons: Press
and hold the widget or icon you want to move,
drag it to a new location.
4 Delete the widgets and icons: Press and hold the
widger or icon, drag it to the trash can on the
bottom of the screen.
5 Change ringtones and alarms: Tap
1>Settings>Audio profiles>General to
change.

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Basic function
Calls
Learn to use calling functions, such as making and
answering calls, using options available during a call
or customising and using call-related features.
Make a call on the phone dialer screen
1 Tap to open the dial pad, dial the number
directly.
2 Or enter the first few digits of a phone number,
then choose one number from the filtered list
that have matching digits.
3 After entering a complete number, tap Call.
Tips:
• The phone dialer’s Smart dial features makes it quick and easy
for you to make a call. Simply enter the phone number or first
few letters of the person’s name you want to call. Smart dial
automatically searches and filters your stored contacts and the
phone numbers from the call history.
Use Speed dial
1 Tap to open the dial pad, tap 1to open the
speed dial.
2 Tap the numbers to add the contact you want to
use speed dial.
3 Then press and hold the corresponding number,
you can dial out. For example, if you assign a
contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can
just press and hold 2 to dial the number.
Tips:
• The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail.
Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your
voivemail messages.
Call a phone number in a text message or
email
1 Tap the phone number within the message or
email.
2 Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap
Call.
Make an emergency call
1 Tap to open the dial pad, dial the emergency
number for your locale, and then tap Call.
Tips:
• If you’ve enableed but forgotten your lock password or lock
pattern, you can still make emergency calls by tapping
Emergency call on the screen.

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Internet calls
When you’re connected to a WI-FI network, you
can make and receive calls through an Internet
calling account.
1 Before you add an internt calling account, make
sure that you’ve registered with an Internet
calling service that supports voice calls over
Session Initiation Protocal(SIP).
2 Tap 1>Settings>Call settings>Internet
call>Accounts, mark Use Internet calling, then
tap Add account, enter your account details.
Tap 3to save your account. Mark the Receive
incoming calls Check box.
Tips:
• When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute
or unmute the microphone or to turn the speakerphone on
or off. You can also tap 1and choose other options.
• When a call is in progress, you can tap Hold and then tap Add
call to add a new call, the first call will be hold automatically.
Answer/Reject a call
1 When a call comes in, slide the screen down to
answer, slide up to reject.
2 The phone can send a message when you reject
incoming calls: Tap 1> Settings>Call
settings>Other settings>Reject and reply
message to set the reject message.
Messages
Send a SMS/MMS message
1 On the home screen, tap >Compose new
message.
2 Fill in one or more recipients:
- Enter the complete number, or first few
letters of a contact name or starting digits of
a mobile number, then choose one from the
matching list.
- Tap to select numbers from your
contacts.
3 Enter the text message in the text box.
4 Tap 1>Attach to add picture/video/audio/
slideshow if you want to sent an MMS message.
5 Tap Send, or tap 3to save the message as a
draft.
Note:
• There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text
message. If you exceed the limit, your text message will be
delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.
• Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia
message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a

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message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long
message.
Message setting options
1 Notification
- Receive a notification in the status bar and
set your phone to vibrate or play a sound
when a message arrives or when a message is
not sent successfully, and choose a
notification sound.
- Allow your phone to show pop-up
notifications on the screen when messages
are sent successfully or not, or disable this
option.
2 SMS
- Set the message priority.
- Enable support for special accent characters
for text messages.
3 MMS
- Receive a report on the delivery status of
your message.
- Automatically download complete MMS
messages including themessage body and
attachments in your service area and when
roaming.
- Set the message priority and maximum file
size of MMS messages. If the MMS message
file size is exceeded, the message won't be
sent.
Email
Gmail
Make sure you sign into your Google Account
before using Gmail. If you didn’t do so, go to the
Accounts & sync setting to sign in.
You can also set up more than one Google Account
on the phone, and then switch between accounts in
Gmail.
1 Send an email message:
- In the Gmail inbox, press 1and then tap
Compose.
- If you’ve set up multiple Google Accounts,
choose which Gmail address you want to use
for sending your email.
- Enter the message recipient’s email address
in the To field. If you are sendingthe email to
several recipients, separate the email
addresses with a comma.

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- Enter the detailed information, tap
1>Attach if you want to add an
attachement.
- Tap to send the mail or save it as a draft, or
press 3to discard the message.
Email
Learn to send or view email messages via your
personal or company email account.
Set up an email account
1 On the home screen, tap
- If this is your first time to add an email
account in Mail, tap Other (POP3/IMAP) on
the Choose a mail provider screen.
- If you’ve already added an email account in
Mail, then tap 1>More > New account. If
the Choose a mail provider screen is
displayed, tap Other (POP3/IMAP).
2 Enter the email address and password for your
email account and then tap Next.
3 If the account type you want to set up is not in
the phone database, you’ll be asked to enter
more details.
4 Enter the account name and your name and
then tap Finish setup.
Note:
• When you are finished setting up the email account, the email
messages are downloaded to your device.
• Consult your mail service provider for the mail server
configuration.
Calendar
Use the Calendar app to schedule your events,
meetings, and appointments.
1 Sign in to your Google Account so you’ll be able
to sync the Calendar app with your Google
Calendar online. You can add multiple Google
Accounts.
2 In Idle mode, open the application list and tap
Calendar, tap 1>New event to schedule your
event/meeting/appointment.
3 Enter the details and tap Save.

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MultiMedia
Camera
Learn about camera function. Let you take photos
as desired by using your phone.
Take a photo/Record a video
1 Tap to turn on the camera.
2 Press the side volume key to zoom in or out, or
use the setting bar to do the necessary
adjustment.
3 Tap or press the side camera key to start
taking/recording.
4 Tap 1>Switch camera/switch to video to
switch to the front camera lens, you can take
yourself portrait.
5 After taking photos/recording videos, select the
image viewer to view.
6 Scroll left/right to view more photos, pinch to
zoom in/out the photos/videos.
Tips:
• All the photos taken are saved to SDcard>DCIM>Camera.
Camera settings
Before taking photos/recording videos, customise
your camera settings:
Icon Option Function
Zoom in/out zoom in/out.
Setting
bar
Image
viewer
Capture
a photo
Switching
button
Number
of photo
you can take

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Flash mode Turn on/off flash mode
depending on your lighting
conditions.
White
balance
White balance enables the
camera to capture colors
moreaccurately by adjusting
to your current lighting
environment.
Store
location
Set the camera to include
location information for
your photos. To use this
feature, you must activate
location services.
Capture
mode
Choose normal/smile
shot(the camera can detect
people’s smile and take
photos automatically when
they smile)/panorama
mode(take the first photo,
then slowing move the
device in any direction and
align the green frame with
the viewfinder, When you
have aligned the green
frame and viewfinder, the
camera will automatically
take the next photo, Repeat
to complete the panoramic
photo .
Burst shot Set to capture shots of a
moving subject and then
combine them into a single
photo that shows the
action.

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Music
Learn to listen to your favourite music with the
music player. Tap tto open the music screen.
Using the following keys to control playback:
Music settings
Tap 1>Add to playlist, you can place the song in
current playlist, or create a new playlist.
Self timer Select the length of the
delay before the camera
takes a photo.
Face
detection
Set the camera to focus on
human faces automatically.
Anti-flicker Reduce blur caused by the
device's vibration or
movement.
Select
camera
Select front/back camera.
EV Adjust the exposure value.
Scene mode Change the scene mode.
Picture size Select the size of picture.
Picture
quality
Set the quality level for your
photos.
Color effect Apply a special effect, such
as sepia or black and white
tones.
Function Definition
Paly and resume playback.
Pause the playback.
Select previous track.
Select next track.
Select the play mode:
•Repeat once (play current file
repeatedly)
•Repeat all (play all the files in
the folder repeatedly)
Activate Shuffle mode, play current
file randomly.
Select to enter into playlist.

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Tap 1>use as ringtong, you can set the current
music as ringtone.
FM radio
Learn to listen to music and news on the FM radio.
To listen to the FM radio, you must connect a
headset, which serves as the radio antenna.
The first time you open FM Radio, it automatically
scans for available FM stations, saves them as
presets, and plays the first FM station found.
FM radio settings
Tap 1>search, the phone will search available FM
stations.
Tap 1>RDS settings>Alternative frequency,
Set whether or not the FM radio attempts to retune
a radio station when the signal is weak.
Tap 1>RDS settings>Channel information,
Set whether or not to show the station information
on the FM radio screen.
Apps
You can download a wide variety of free and paid
apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment,
to games from the Android Market.
Download applications from Android Market
Based on the Android platform, your device’s
functionality can be extended by installing additional
applications. Android Market provides you an easy
and quick way to shop for games and mobile
applications.
1 Install an application
- In Idle mode, open the application list and
select Market.
- Select Accept when the terms and
conditions appear.
Function Definition
/ Go to previous/next available FM
station.
</> Fine tune the radio frequency by +/
-0.1 MHz.
Pause/start playing.
View the All presets list.