Philips Xenium x331 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
Pick-up key
Side volume key
Micro USB port Torch
Hang up key,
Power on/off key
Home menu key
Headphone jack

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Home screen
Your phone’s home screen consists of the following areas:
Keys
Learn about the main keys.
Tips:
• To unlock homescreen, tap the icon and slide it to the dot.
Shortcut menu
Learn about the shortcut icons.
Icons Definition Function
CDial Make or answer a call.
OHome key Enter the home menu.
HHang-up/
Power/
Exit
End a call;
Hold to turn on/off the phone;
Return to home screen.
Key Definition Function
Messaging Go to Messaging.
Dial Dial the number.
Contacts Go to Contacts.
Home menu Go to home menu.
Status Bar
Shortcut

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Icons & symbols
Learn about the icons and symbols on the screen.
Icons Definition Function
Silent Your phone will not 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.
Missed call You have missed a call.
Bluetooth Bluetooth is activated.
Bluetooth
headset
The Bluetooth headset is connected.
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.
GPRS
attach
Your phone is connected to the GPRS
network.
Blacklist Indicates that blacklist feature is activated.

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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.
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,
press the card to release it.

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Using your phone
Use basic call functions
Learn to make or answer a call and use basic call functions.
Make a call
1 Tap in the home screen, or tap in the home menu to display
the dial pad.
2 Enter the phone number.
3 Press Cto dial the number.
4 Press H to hang up.
Tips:
• For international calls, tap *two times to enter the "+" sign for the international prefix.
Answer and end a call
1 Press Cto answer the call (Press the side volume key to adjust
the volume).
2 Tap Hfree to select hands free mode.
3 Press Hto hang up.
Tips:
• You can use the supplied headset to answer or end a call.
Make a conference call
If network applicable, you can handle two or more calls, or make a
conference call.
1 During a call, tap Dial pad to enter a phone number, and then press
C to dial the number. The second number is dialled.
2 The first call is put on hold at this time.
3 You can press Cto swap between 2 calls.
4 Press Hto end the call.
Receive and send messages
You can use the Messages menu to send text message, multimedia
message.

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Send a SMS message
1 Press Oto go to home menu.
2 Select Messages>Create Message.
3 Write your text message.
4 Tap Send to send the message.
Send a MMS message
1 Press Oto go to home menu.
2 Select Messages>Create Message.
3 Edit contents, and press\Options to add multimedia contents
(picture, sound etc.).
4 Tap Send to add a contact.
5 Tap Send to send the Multimedia message.
Note:
• Copyright protected pictures and sound cannot be sent by MMS.
Send an E-mail
1 Go to Menu>Messages>E-mail>Start to create account.
2 After setting up a new account, tap to enter it.
3 Go to New E-mail, enter the address (To ), Subject and
Content.
4 Tap Options to select the Priority and other setting.
5 Press Options>Send to send the E-mail.
Note:
• Consult your mail service provider for the mail server configuration.
Receive E-mails
You can check received E-mails in the Inbox.
To receive E-mails automatically:
1 Choose an E-mail account, tap Options>Settings>Advance
settings.
2 Go to Account settings>Check interval to set the time span,
then your mail box will be checked automatically after each time
span.

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Enter text
Your mobile phone supports different virtual keypads for inputing.
Introduction of input methods:
Note:
• Depending on the language you select for your phone, the supported input methods
may vary.
Manage your phonebook
Learn about basic phonebook function.
Add a new contact
1 Tap in the home screen, or tap in the home menu to go to
Contacts.
2 Tap Options >Add contact to add 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.
2 Enter the first few letters of the name in the search bar.
3 Select the contact from the list.
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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Set group
You can group your contacts as different groups, you can send messages
to a group.
Add contacts to a group:
- Select Contacts>Group, tap Add to add a group and edit the
group name, picture and ringtone, tap OK to save it.
- In Group, tap Add to add members for the group.
Media player
Media player
Save AMR, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC and AAC+ music files under the
Audio folder on your phone and memory card.
Play music
1 Press Oto go to home menu.
2 Go to Muisc>Options>Tracks, select your desired song in the
folder.
3 Using the following keys to control playback:
To turn off the music player on the home screen, tap Hand select
Yes , or tap on the Music player widget
Note:
• When listening to music, adjust the volume to a moderate level. Continuous exposure
to high volume may impair your hearing.
Function Definition
Start playing.
Pause playing.
Select previous track.
Select next track.
Press side volume key to adjust volume.
HGo to the home screen.

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Camera
Learn about camera function. Let you take photos as desired by using
your phone.
Take a photo
1 Press Oto go to home menu.
2 Go to Camera, select camera mode.
3 Aim the lens at the subject.
- Tap + or - to zoom in /zoom out, adjust the brightness.
4 Press side camera key to take a photo.
5 Tap to exit.
Tips:
• All the photos taken are saved to My files>Phone or Memory card>Pictuers.
View photos
Go to >View picture,
1 View photos: tap < or > to select a photo.
2 Zoom in/out photos: tap or to zoom in or out a photo. After
zooming in a photo, slide the screen to adjust the photo.
3 Set as full-screen wallpaper: tap .
Camera settings
While using the camera, tap to select settings:
Icon Option Function
View picture View the photos you have taken.
Capture mode Switch the picture mode.
Scene mode Select a scene to take a photo.
Image size Select image size.
Face detection Turn on to get the best condition for
taking a photo for face.
Self-Timer Select a time span for auto
photographing.