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Page 2: Discover Your Phone
Therefore, Philips reserves the right to revise this user on/off key guide or withdraw it at any time without prior notice. Philips provides this user guide "as is" and does not accept, except as required by applicable law, liability Alphanumeric... - Page 3 How to... Switch phone Press and hold On / Off Enter PIN code Enter your PIN code using the keypad and press Make a call Enter the phone number on the keypad and press to dial. Answer a call Press rings.
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Page 4: Camera Mode
Activate a In idle, press and hold programmed then say your voice tag. voice command Launch Press and hold Camera mode Your phone features a swivel screen which allows you to activate the camera. Turn the screen anticlockwise and close the phone. The phone is now in camera mode and the preview screen is displayed. - Page 5 Events Some events may modify the idle screen (missed call, new message, etc.). Press the corresponding menu or the idle screen. Read to access to go back to Back...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
1. Getting started ...1 Insert the SIM card and the battery ...1 Set date and time ...2 Copy the SIM phonebook ...2 Switch on the phone ...2 Charge the battery ...2 2. Main features ...4 Access and view the phonebook ...4 Make a call ...4 Answer and end a call ...4 Call handsfree ...5... - Page 8 Call list ... 55 Counters ... 56 14. Operator services ... 58 WAP ... 58 DTMF tones ... 61 Handling several calls ... 61 Icons & symbols ... 64 Precautions ... 65 Troubleshooting ... 69 Philips authentic accessories ... 72...
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Page 9: Getting Started
1 • Getting started Read the safety instructions in the "Precautions" section before use (see page 65). To use your phone, you must insert a valid SIM card supplied by your GSM operator or retailer. The SIM card contains your subscription, your mobile number, and memory in which you can store phone numbers and messages. -
Page 10: Set Date And Time
Switch on the phone To switch on the phone, long press Enter the PIN code if required (i.e. the 4 to 8- digit secret code of your SIM card). It is preconfigured and communicated to you by your operator or retailer. Press to confirm (press Cancel personalise the PIN code, see page 20. - Page 11 on one end, then plug it into a main AC power socket with easy access on the other end. The battery symbol indicates the state of charge: - during charging, the 4 charge indicators scroll; it takes around 2 hours to fully recharge your mobile phone.
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Page 12: Main Features
2 • Main features Access and view the phonebook In idle mode, press . Depending on the selected phonebook (in SIM or in phone), the content that appears on the screen may vary: see “Contacts” page 13 for details. In the phonebook, select <Search>... -
Page 13: Call Handsfree
can accept a call by pressing any key, except page 54). Call handsfree For your own comfort and safety, ensure you move the phone away from your ear when calling handsfree, especially when increasing the volume. In idle mode, enter the phone number using the keypad or select a contact in the phonebook. -
Page 14: Adjust The Earpiece Volume
Other options during a call • Activate handsfree • Equaliser (page 17) • Names list (page 13) • SMS (page 25) • Call list (page 55) • Organiser (page 48) • End call Adjust the earpiece volume During a call, move the volume side key up or down to increase or decrease the volume. -
Page 15: Mms Foto Talk
Setting a Quickcall contact In idle mode, press to access the screen. Select a thumbnail to configure and press Set. Select a name in the contacts list, and press again to access the Picture album picture. Proceed the same way for each thumbnail. -
Page 16: Menu Tree
3 • Menu tree The table below describes the complete menu tree of your mobile phone, and the page reference you should refer to for more information. Profiles p24 Multimedia p43 Picture album p43 Sound album p43 Demo mode p45 Memory status p45 TV slideshow p45 Sound recording p46... -
Page 17: Menu Tree
JAVA p50 Games This menu is subscription dependent Operator services p58 Service numbers The numbers available in this menu are operator and subscription-dependent, please check with your operator. Services + This menu is operator and subscription- dependent, please check with your operator. Messages p25 SMS p25 Archive / Send SMS / Send to multircpt./... - Page 18 Security p20 Public names / Call barring / Change codes / PIN protection Network p21 GPRS attach / Register again / Preferred list / Access settings Time and date p22 Clock display / Set date / Time zone / Daylight saving / Set time Language p23 Auto switch on &...
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Page 19: Text Or Number Entry
4 • Text or number entry Text can be entered in editing screens in two different ways: by using T9 ® predictive text input, or basic text input. Two other modes, for numbers and for punctuation marks, are also available. The highlighted icon appearing on the screen indicates the active mode. -
Page 20: T9 ® Text Input
® text input ® predictive text input is an intelligent editing mode for messages, including a comprehensive dictionary. It allows you to quickly enter text. Press only once on the key corresponding to each letter needed to spell a word: keystrokes input is analysed and the word suggested by T9 ®... -
Page 21: Contacts
5 • Contacts Contacts are stored in one of the two available phonebooks: in your SIM card (number of entries depending on capacity) or in your phone (up to 999 names). When entering new names, they will only be added to the phonebook you have selected. 999 is the maximum number of names and events cards, provided that other features (memos, sounds, pictures, etc.) are not using a significant amount of the... -
Page 22: Edit And Manage Contacts
A number is limited to 40 digits, depending on your SIM card. Entering international prefix, country and area codes allows you to dial a number from any location. Adding contacts in the phone phonebook Select <New> in the list. Enter the first, then last name (up to 20 latin characters);... - Page 23 Press this key then enter the first letters of the name you are searching, and press directly to that name. You can also use the <Search> item appearing in the phonebook. In the SIM phonebook Choose a contact in your SIM phonebook and press to access the following options: Options...
- Page 24 Voice dial To set a voice tag that will call the contact when pronounced (see page 19). To set a direct access to this contact Flash dial by linking to a key (see page 18). Alphanumeric fields (note and e-mail) can only be changed or deleted.
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Page 25: Settings
6 • Settings This menu allows you to change the settings related to each available option (sounds, time and date, security, etc.) and to customise your phone. Sounds Silent When this mode is On, all alerts are deactivated and the vibra alert is active. The Silent mode also applies to key tones. -
Page 26: Display
Select or deselect the item(s) of your choice by < > pressing This menu only allows you to set the alert sounds On or Off, NOT the alerts themselves. E.g. setting the Organiser alert Off will not prevent your phone from displaying the Reminder screen (if you programmed one), but the corresponding sound will not be played. - Page 27 mailbox) and (dial international call). Depending on your service provider, other hotkeys may be predefined and locked. In the list, select a key from press OK. If the key was already programmed, select Change. Browse the list to select the function you wish to associate with this key and press Select.
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Page 28: Security
available in their respective menu and can be deleted, played or changed. Quick Call Allows you to set your 4 preferred or most frequently dialled numbers. See “Quickcall” page 6 for details. Security Public names Allows you to manage a specific names list called list, and restrict calls to this list via the Public Names option. -
Page 29: Network
PIN protection This allows you to set the PIN protection When On, you will be asked to enter your PIN code when switching your phone on. You cannot change your PIN code if this option is Off. Network Contact your phone operator to have full information about GPRS availability over its network and for an appropriate subscription. -
Page 30: Time And Date
contact your operator before first use, in order to have the appropriate settings, which you may receive by SMS in some cases. Some pre-configured profiles might be locked, preventing re-programming and renaming. Select an item in the list and press following options: To rename the selected profile. -
Page 31: Auto Switch On & Off
Daylight saving This setting only concerns countries in which time is set according to summer/winter time (e.g. Greenwich Meridian Time / British Summer Time). Allows you to set the daylight saving to summer time) or (in winter time). If daylight saving is and you set the time to 12:00, it will automatically switch to 13:00 when turning the... -
Page 32: Profiles
7 • Profiles A profile is a group of predefined settings which allows you to quickly adapt your phone to your environment. E.g. selecting Meeting ringer volume to silent, activate vibra and deactivate the key tones (the other items are set according to the settings you configured). -
Page 33: Messages
8 • Messages This menu allows you to send short messages (SMS) and to manage your messages. Send SMS This menu allows you to send an SMS to a contact of your choice. Select a contact in the phonebook or press and enter a new number. -
Page 34: Read Sms
you have stored in the relevant menus cannot be sent when they are copyright protected. Send to multircpt. This menu allows you to send an SMS to one or several contacts. To select your recipient(s) in the contacts list. After you have added contacts contacts, select one of them and press Select... - Page 35 To extract a number included in the extracted message itself, if this number is included in double quotes (several numbers extracted). To save the graphic and/or animation Store that was sent together with the SMS. graphic To save the melody that was sent with Store melody the SMS.
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Page 36: Mms
SMS Chat When On, allows you to display received SMS on the idle screen. When you receive a message, scroll down to read it, and quickly reply by pressing twice: first to enter the edition screen, then to send your message. - Page 37 MMS creation In the MMS creation screen, 5 icons allow you to add a Picture, add Text, add Sound, Send access the options. Use or previous menu and press menu. Design your message: add a Picture, a > or a Sound. Press to create more slides.
- Page 38 Slide duration To change the value of slide duration set in Settings (see page 32), and to set a settings delay between each slide. Sending MMS Once your message is completed, select press . A progress bar allows you to follow the sending of your message, press to cancel the sending.
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Page 39: Managing Folders
Settings Your mobile phone may have been pre-configured. If not, settings can be configured "over the air", via the Send, club Philips website. Connect to www.club.philips.com drafts. then select your country. Note that this service isn’t available if your country Delete them. - Page 40 Application settings Allows you to choose from: Retrieval • Manual: you connect manually to the mode server by selecting a notification in the Inbox, selecting Read then Play. • new MMS are directly Automatic: placed in the Inbox. Select the MMS >...
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Page 41: E-Mail
E-Mail If not included in your phone subscription, you must subscribe to an e-mail account and have received the settings information from your provider. In this case, all parameters are communicated to you by your provider and/or operator as described below and must be entered as given. - Page 42 Network To select the type of network used access when launching a connection, and to configure the corresponding settings. Bearer • or GPRS: your mobile will only use the GSM or the GPRS network for e-mail connections. • GPRS first: your mobile will first try to connect to the GPRS network, then to the GSM network if the GPRS network isn’t available.
- Page 43 Both mailboxes feature the same settings and options. Configuring them differently will allow you to have two different e-mail addresses from your phone. Send mail This menu allows you to send e-mails to one or several recipients at a time, including with an attachment such as a JPEG picture.
- Page 44 An e-mail without any attachment may be automatically displayed in the details screen. Select a header, and press Details. The following status icons may appear in regards to each header: [No icon] The e-mail can be downloaded. The e-mail size is too large, it cannot be downloaded.
- Page 45 A picture may not be accepted by your mobile phone if it is too large or if it doesn’t have the right file format. When receiving a picture via e-mail, proceed as follows to obtain optimal results: • The picture received must have been saved in JPEG, BMP or GIF format.
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Page 46: Broadcast Sms
Broadcast SMS This feature is network dependent. This menu allows you to manage the reception of SMS broadcasts regularly transmitted to all subscribers on the Broadcast SMS network. It gives you access to the following options: To select the type of messages you want District codes to be permanently displayed on the idle... -
Page 47: Camera
9 • Camera Your mobile phone features a digital camera that allows you to take pictures (up to 1.3 megapixel), store them in your phone, use them as wallpaper or send them to your friends. The picture format used is JPEG. -
Page 48: Taking Pictures
Activate/deactivate Press the up volume key to activate the flashlight; press the the flashlight down volume key to deactivate it. Take a picture Press Within any menu, press Back softkey to cancel any current action. Taking pictures Adjust your picture, activate the flashlight if necessary, and press to take the picture. -
Page 49: Camera Options
Camera options In preview screen, press to access the camera options menu. In any case, press step. Settings To choose a picture resolution: Resolution Wallpaper (128*160 pixels), (640*480), 1.3Mpix To choose a picture quality: Low, Picture quality Medium, High. To set the Sounds settings Alert The first one occurs before the shot,... -
Page 50: Reviewing Pictures
pictures are then displayed on the view screen, allowing you to choose the one(s) to save. Press to display the picture in full-screen and to access to option. If you wish to save several pictures, you Save need to do it one by one. Saved pictures are deleted from the view screen. -
Page 51: Multimedia
10 • Multimedia Sound album This menu allows you to manage and listen to the sounds stored in your mobile phone Sound Album Protected melodies Recordings entering one of the available sub-menus, select a sound and press to access the following options: the selected sound. - Page 52 View To display the picture in full screen. Modify Add text picture To add text to the selected picture. Enter your text in the editing screen and press Use the navigation keys to move the text on the screen: short press to move the text 1 pixel at a time, long press for 5 pixels.
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Page 53: Tv Slideshow
TV screen via the TV Link accessory. TV Link may not supplied with your product. In this case, you must purchase it separately. See “Philips authentic accessories” page 72 for details. Manual This menu allows you to display the pictures manually. -
Page 54: Sound Recording
tags for voice commands, stored messages, phonebook and organiser entries, games, etc. Press to check the memory status. The display shows you the percentage of memory free and the phone’s total memory in Kilobytes (Kb). Press again to check the detailed list of memory used by each feature. -
Page 55: Games & Appli
11 • Games & appli. Calculator Your phone includes a calculator that performs basic operations. Calculator > Press or the Addition < Press or the Subtraction Press or the Multiplication Press or the Division Equals Press A screen help reminds you which navigation keys to use for entering operators. -
Page 56: Alarm Clock
Foreign settings Move Foreign zone of your choice. time zone Allows you to set the daylight saving Foreign daylight option saving zone. See page 23 for details. Alarm clock This menu allows you to set your alarm clock (up to 3 alarms). Alarm clock Select an alarm and press or Off. - Page 57 Creating a new event In Events, select <New>, then the type of event to create (Holiday, Meeting, Enter the starting and ending date and time of the event and name it (e.g. "Meeting with Smith"). Set a reminder and a frequency: alerts will be triggered at the chosen time.
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Page 58: Brick Game
Unit converter These menus allow you to convert a sum from or into Euros by entering the Unit converter amount and pressing The currency used for the conversion is determined by the country where you have subscribed. The Euro converter is available upon subscription and only in countries using the Euro. - Page 59 Network access To select the type of network used Bearer when launching a connection and to configure the corresponding settings. • or GPRS: your mobile will only use the GSM or the GPRS network for e-mail connections. • first: your mobile will first try GPRS to connect to the GPRS network, then to the GSM network if the...
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Page 60: Infrared
12 • Infrared Your mobile phone integrates technology, that allows you to send or receive data to and from other infrared-compliant devices through a wireless link (e.g. another mobile phone, a PC or PDA, a printer etc.). Files that are copyright protected cannot be sent. When connecting with a PC, make sure you have activated its infrared option. -
Page 61: Receiving Data
(Service Pack 3 and up mandatory in this case). Specific software modules for Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer and Microsoft Outlook are designed to allow synchronisation from your Philips mobile phone to these applications (refer to their respective user guides for detailed information). -
Page 62: Call Information
13 • Call information Settings This menu allows you to set all the call options (call forward, waiting, etc.). Settings Info at call end To set the systematic display of the length and/or cost of each call when hanging up. Any key answer When On, this options allows you to accept a call by pressing any key, except... -
Page 63: Call List
Conditional Allows you to choose when you want to divert incoming calls: reply, If not reachable option can be set independently. Will display the status of all call Status forwarding. Mailboxes To enter your voice mailbox numbers (if not available on your SIM card). -
Page 64: Counters
Counters This menu allows you to handle the cost and duration of your calls. Counters Most options mentioned below are subscription dependent. GSM counters The GSM Call Counters do not include WAP connections. the time duration of Total Show Reset duration Outgoing Incoming... - Page 65 Last PC session This option will display the last connection session or transfer volume of your PC transmission. The call counters managed by your mobile phone might differ from the ones used by your operator. You should therefore consider the call counters displayed on the screen as informative items, but NOT as the actual charge rate basis.
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Page 66: Operator Services
"over the air", via the club Philips website. www.club.philips.com then select your country. Note that this service isn’t available if your country and/or mobile doesn’t appear in the list. In this case, contact your operator for information. - Page 67 Bookmarks This menu allows you to store your favourite WAP site addresses, rename them and access them quickly from the list. Press while browsing, then select Bookmarks: the name and URL fields will be automatically filled in with the information of the page you are browsing. Select Add bookmark and start entering the new name...
- Page 68 Network • Homepage: homepage name and address (start entering the new name for the edit screen to appear). • Network access select one of the data profiles you have defined in (see page 21). settings • allows you to select the type Bearer of network used by the selected profile...
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Page 69: Dtmf Tones
Refresh To reload the currently browsed page from its original server. Set as To save the currently browsed page homepage homepage. To save images embedded in the Save as... pages that are displayed in the Picture album. Exit To end a WAP session. Bookmarks See page 59 for description of these Go to URL... - Page 70 Answering a second call When you receive a second call while being already in communication, the phone emits a beep alert and the screen displays Call waiting. You can then: Press To answer the call (the first one is put on hold). Press To reject the call.
- Page 71 private call with this member only (other members are put on hold). Press to disconnect all calls at once. If there is an incoming call during the conference call and there are less than five members, you can accept Operator services this new call and add this member to the call (if five members are already connected, you can answer the call, but not add it to the conference).
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Page 72: Icons & Symbols
Icons & symbols In idle mode, several symbols can be displayed simultaneously on the main screen. If the network symbol isn’t displayed, the network is not currently available. You may be in a bad reception area, moving to a different location may help. - Your phone will not ring when Silent receiving a call. -
Page 73: Precautions
The network controls the power at which the phone transmits. • Your phone transmits/receives radio waves in the GSM frequency (900 /1800 MHz). • The GSM network controls transmission power (0.01 to 2 watts). •... -
Page 74: Always Switch Off Your Phone
telephone complies with all applicable safety standards Radio Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC. Always switch off your phone Inadequately protected or sensitive electronic equipment may be affected by radio energy. This interference can lead to accidents. Before boarding an aircraft and/or when packing the phone in your luggage: the use of mobile phones in an aircraft may be dangerous for the operation of the aircraft, disrupt the... -
Page 75: Performance Improvement
You should only use Philips Authentic Accessories, as the use of any other accessories may damage your phone and will make all guarantees for your Philips phone null and void. Make sure damaged parts are replaced immediately by a qualified technician and that they are replaced with... -
Page 76: Do Not Use Your Phone While Driving
40°C. following Environmental care Philips has marked the battery and packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste. Remember to observe the local regulations... -
Page 77: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting The phone does Remove and reinstall the battery. Then charge the not switch on phone until the battery icon has stopped scrolling. Finally, unplug from the charger and try to switch the mobile on. The display shows Check that the SIM card is correctly IMSI failure problem remains, this can be... - Page 78 symbol is The network connection is not displayed lost. Either you are in a radio shadow (in a tunnel or between tall buildings) or you outside coverage another place, try to reconnect to the network (especially when abroad) or contact your network assistance/information.
- Page 79 You have the To receive all calls, make sure feeling that you that none of the features "Conditional call forward" or miss some calls "unconditional call forward" is activated (see page 54). Some features are network When attempting dependent. They are only to use a feature in the menu, the available, therefore, if the...
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Page 80: Philips Authentic Accessories
As a consequence, the package content may vary. To maximise the performance of your Philips phone and not to void the warranty, always purchase Philips Authentic Accessories that are specially designed for use with your phone. Philips Consumer Electronics cannot be held liable for any damage due to use with non authorised accessories. - Page 81 Data connect kit Easy data connection to your Philips mobile phone. The USB cable enables high speed connection between your phone and your computer. Just connect your phone to the cable for an automatic organiser and phonebook synchronization within a few seconds.
- Page 82 JAVA is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ® is a trademark of Tegic Communications Inc. Tegic Euro. Pat. App. 0842463 In-Fusio and the games engine Exen trademarks of In-Fusio France.
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Page 83: Declaration Of Conformity
KT12 4RQ, UK Identification mark: 0168 Le Mans, January 17, 2005 In case your Philips product is not working correctly or is defective, please return your phone to the place of purchase or to the Philips National Service Center.