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  • Page 1 Philips 868 User Guide Philips 868 User Guide Page 1 of 89...
  • Page 2 Philips continuously strives to improve its products. Therefore, Philips reserves the rights to revise this user guide or withdraw it at any time without prior notice. Philips provides this user guide “as is” and does not accept, axcept as required by applicable law, liability for any error, omission or discrepancy between this user guide and the product described.
  • Page 3 Philips 868 User Guide Keypad description OK key • In idle screen, press to access the main menu. • Validate the current operation or confirm the current selections. • In other screens: press to perform the function indicated by the icon in the middle of the bottom bar.
  • Page 4 Philips 868 User Guide [Down] 6 • Cursor down • In idle screen, short press to acess Contacts list (can be user defined). [Left] 3 • Corsor left. • In idle screen, short press to Create new message (can be user defined).
  • Page 5 Philips 868 User Guide Volume keys • Increase/decrease volume during a call. • In idle screen (with backlight off), press on of the volume keys to activate backlight. • In idle screen (with backlight on), press one of the volume keys to access Profiles.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Philips 868 User Guide Table of Contents 1. Menu tree.....................7 2. Getting started ................... 11 3. Input methods ....................15 4. Stylus operations..................23 5. Call functions .....................24 6. Contacts.....................28 7. Calls......................32 8. WAP......................35 9. Messages ....................39 10. Media player ....................47 11. Camera ....................52 12.

  • Page 7: Menu Tree

    Philips 868 User Guide 1. Menu tree Your phone features a numbered menu/sub-menu options. You may enter the number corresponding to your selection to access a desired menu item directly. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5...
  • Page 8 Philips 868 User Guide 3 International except Home 3 Fixed dial 1 Fixed dial list 2 Settings 4 Caller ID 1 Show identity 2 Hide identity 3 Status 5 Call waiting 1 On 2 Off 3 Status 6 Phone answering...
  • Page 9 Philips 868 User Guide 6 Converter 7 Stopwatch 8 World clock 8 Settings 1 General 1 Language 2 Time and date 1 Phone & privacy 3 Security code 2 PIN code 3 Privacy protection 4 Edit phone & privacy code...
  • Page 10 Philips 868 User Guide 3 Preferred network 9 Entertainment 1 Games 2 Java 1 Java applications 2 Settings 3 Voice recorder 4 STK * Connectivity 1 Infrared receive 2 Infrared sync 3 USB sync 0 Profiles 1 Personal 2 Silent...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Philips 868 User Guide 2. Getting started Read the safety instructions in the “Precautions” section before use. To user 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 a memory in which you can store phone numbers and messages.
  • Page 12 Philips 868 User Guide 4. Replace the back cover of your phone: slide it into its slot until it stops, and then push it downwards to lock it. Insert mini-SD card 1. Slide the mini-SD card into the card slot at the right side of the phone, with the metal connecors facing upwards.
  • Page 13 Philips 868 User Guide Charge the battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. A new battery is partially charged and an alarm will warn you when the battery reaches low. If the battery is completely flat, it will take 2 or 3 minutes of charging for its icon to reappear.
  • Page 14 Philips 868 User Guide Stylus calibration This feature allows you to calibrate your screen, in order to achieve better precision when using it with the stylus pen. You must tap all the three “+” signs correctly one after another to complete the process.

  • Page 15: Input Methods

    Philips 868 User Guide 3. Input methods Keypad input methods Your phone provides with the following input methods: • T9 Pinyin • T9 Stroke • T9 English • • • Symbols & punctuations In the text editors, you can press key [*] to switch from one available input mode to another.
  • Page 16 Philips 868 User Guide Input process: Input Pinyin: when you use number keys to input Pinyin letters, there will be two lines at the bottom of the screen: the first line is the input area showing the proposed Pinyin combinations corresponding to your input, the second line is the candidate area showing the candidate Chinese characters corresponding to the highlighted Pinyin combination in the input area.
  • Page 17 Philips 868 User Guide T9 Stroke Input A Chinese character can also be built up with strokes, In your mobile phone, the strokes are grouped into 5 categories. Each category is represented by one of the numeric keys described in the following table. The Wild Card key [9] is used when you are unsure of which stroke to use.
  • Page 18 Philips 868 User Guide then press [OK] to enter it, or you can press the corresponding numeric key to enter it directly. After the character has been entered, the input area will disappear and its corresponding association characters will be displayed in the candidate area. You can select and enter a desired character or press the numeric keys to enter a new character as described in Step 1.
  • Page 19 Philips 868 User Guide Example: how to enter the word "home" 1. Press 【4】【6】【6】【3】. The screen display the first word of a list: good. 2. Press4 to scroll and select home. 3. Press【OK】to confirm the selection of he word home.
  • Page 20 Philips 868 User Guide Handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition function can be used to recognize Chinese characters, English letters, and numbers, while punctuations and symbols can be entered using the virtual keypad. Tap the text input area on the touch screen to enter handwriting recognition mode. Tap the first icon at the bottom line of the touch screen to toggle among Chinese character input mode, English letter input mode, and number input mode.
  • Page 21 Philips 868 User Guide Then, you can tap to display the association characters of the character you have just entered. Tap the desired association character to enter it. If you can not find a desired character in list of association characters, you can write the one you desire using the stylus pen.
  • Page 22 Philips 868 User Guide To input symbols, you can tap to display the keyboard of symbols, and then you can to return to the normal keyboard. Page 22 of 89...

  • Page 23: Stylus Operations

    Philips 868 User Guide 4. Stylus operations The main display of your phone is a touch screen, which is a faster and more intuitive way of navigating through lists and menus. The touch screen is automatically enabled when your use the stylus pen supplied with your phone.

  • Page 24: Call Functions

    Philips 868 User Guide 5. Call functions Make or answer calls Make calls 1. In idle screen, enter the phone number using the keypad. 2. Press the pick up key or the left soft key to dial the number your have just entered.
  • Page 25 Philips 868 User Guide Press the pick up key to dial the selected phone number. Quick call In idle screen, press5 or press [OK] and then press [1]-[4] to access the quick call screen, which can be customised to show pictures of up to four friends stored in contacts. To make a...
  • Page 26 Philips 868 User Guide Any key answer If you have activated Any key answer in Calls>Call settings>Phone answering, then you can press any key (except the hang up key and the right soft key) to answer an incoming call. Active flip If you have activated Active flip in Calls>Call settings>Phone answering, then you can open...
  • Page 27 Philips 868 User Guide 2. Repeat the process until other members are connected. 3. During a conference call, you can press the left soft key and select Private to hold a private conversation with the selected party only. To end the private call, press the left soft key and select Conference call.

  • Page 28: Contacts

    Philips 868 User Guide 6. Contacts There are two available phonebooks: one on your SIM card (number of entries depending on SIM card capacity) and one in your phone (up to 500 entries), which is the default selected phonebook. Contacts list Add an entry into a phonebook In the contacts list screen, move the cursor onto <New contact>...
  • Page 29 Philips 868 User Guide Note：At mot 8 user-defined groups can be added. Dial from contacts list In the contacts list screen, press the pick up key to dial a number of the selected entry. If there is more than one number stored in the entry, press 3/4 to select a desired one and then press the pick up key (or press the left soft key [Options] and select Dial) to dial the selected number.
  • Page 30 Philips 868 User Guide Send contact You can send a selected contact via SMS (using vCard format). In the contacts list screen, press 5/6 choose the entry you want to send, and then press the left soft key [Options] and select Send contact.
  • Page 31 Philips 868 User Guide Status This menu allows you to view the usage status of the phonebooks, represented in the form of a status bar and text information. SIM phonebook status: stored enties/maximum entries can be stored. Phone phonebook status: stored entries/maximum entries can be stored.

  • Page 32: Calls

    Philips 868 User Guide 7. Calls Call list The last 30 missed calls, answered calls, outgoing calls, rejected calls are stored in their corresponding tabs in the call list. You can press 3/4 to toggle among the five available tabs: All calls, Missed calls, Answered calls, Outgoing calls, Rejected calls.
  • Page 33 Philips 868 User Guide All connections: transfer volume of all connections (including Sent, Received, and Total) Last connection: transfer volume of the last connection (including Sent, Received, and Total) Clear logs: You can select Yes to clear the history records, or select No to keep the history records.
  • Page 34 Philips 868 User Guide Phone answering You can set the answering mode for incoming calls. Press the left soft key [Select] to select the desired one from the following list and press OK key to confirm. — Any key answer: enables you to answer an incoming call by pressing any key (except for the hangup key and the right soft key).

  • Page 35: Wap

    Philips 868 User Guide 8. WAP Your mobile phone supports services based on the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). The built-in WAP browser allows you to access services supplied with your network, such as news, sports, weather, etc. If your phone was pre-configured, it isn’t necessary for you to change the settings decribed in this section.
  • Page 36 Philips 868 User Guide When selected, a list of WAP profile names are displayed preceded with radio buttons showing which WAP profile is active. You can press the left soft key to access the following options: Set as active, Edit, Add new, and Delete.
  • Page 37 Philips 868 User Guide a) Dial up number b) Time out (30s/60s/120s) c) Data call type (Analogue/ISDN) d) Data call speed (4800/9600/14400) 3. Cache 1) Enable cache (On/Off) 2) Delete 4. Cookies 1) Enable cookies (On/Off) 2) Delete 5. Security...
  • Page 38 Philips 868 User Guide Add to bookmarks: to add the URL of the currently browsed WAP page into the Bookmarks. Save image: to save the selected embedded picture in the current WAP page into the Pictures folder of My files.

  • Page 39: Messages

    Philips 868 User Guide 9. Messages Your phone supports three types of messaging services: SMS, EMS and MMS. SMS (Short Message Sercie) messages are text messages sent and received via the network operator’s message centre. When a text message has pictures, sounds and animations inserted, it becomes an EMS (Enhanced Message Serive) message.
  • Page 40 Philips 868 User Guide key to access the following options: Delete, Edit and Replace. Press OK key to confirm the recipient list and send out the message. MMS (Multimedia Message Service) enables you to sent text, pictures, sounds, videos, and attachments to a mobile phone number or an e-mail address.
  • Page 41 Philips 868 User Guide from the Contacts list, or select New number to enter a phone number by yourself, or select New e-mail to enter a e-mail account by yourself, or select Message groups to input a group of numbers via a selected message group. In the recipient list screen, you 1) move the cursor onto “To:”/“CC:”/ “BCC:”...
  • Page 42 Philips 868 User Guide Forward: to forward the current SMS message. The message can be edited before sending. Call sender: to call the sender back. Save number: to save number(s) available in the current SMS message. Save as template: to save the current SMS message as an SMS template.
  • Page 43 Philips 868 User Guide The following options are available for the browse screens of MMS messages: Play: to play the current MMS message. Page down: to go to the next page of the current MMS message. Page up: to to go to the previous page of the current MMS message.
  • Page 44 Philips 868 User Guide Save as template: to save the current draft MMS message as an MMS template. Save objects: to save the objects contained in the current draft MMS message. Sent Sent stores all the send messages (including SMS and MMS messages), displayed in a list with different icons for type indication.
  • Page 45 Philips 868 User Guide [Options] to access the following optons. The following options are available for template list screen: Open: to read/play the selected message template. Edit: to edit the selected message template. Send: to send the selected message template.
  • Page 46 Philips 868 User Guide 3 Read reports: whether to send report to the sender (Send report) or request read report from the receiver (Request report) 4 Deliver receipts: whether to send receipt to the sender (Send receipt) or request receipt from...

  • Page 47: Media Player

    Philips 868 User Guide 10. Media player This menu allows you to manage and listen to the MP3 tracks stored in your mobile phone and the external memory card, diaplayed as a list with different icons to identify storage location.
  • Page 48 Philips 868 User Guide ‧ Play mode: to choose playing the tracks in Continuous (default mode), Loop or Random mode. In the view screen of the built-in playlist, you can press the left soft key [Options] to access the following options: ‧...
  • Page 49 Philips 868 User Guide for built-in files) ‧ Set as ringer: to set the highlighted sound track as call ringer. ‧ Set as message ringer: to set the highlighted sound track as message ringer. ‧ Add to contacts: to set the track as call ringer for a selected contact record.
  • Page 50 Philips 868 User Guide ‧ Details: to show the detailed information of the highlighted folder. ‧ Arrange: to choose the sorting order of files and folders (by name or by date). In the play screen of a selected video clip, you can use the following four icons to control the...
  • Page 51 Philips 868 User Guide ‧ Set as sub wallpaper: to set the highlighted picture as the wallpaper for the sub display. ‧ Add to contacts: to attach the highlighted picture to a selected contact entry. ‧ Tag It: to enter Tag It function to modify the picture.

  • Page 52: Camera

    Philips 868 User Guide 11. Camera Your mobile phone features a built-in digital camera that allows you to take pictures and record video clips, and store them in your phone or on the external memory card for later use. Activate the camera To activate the camera, you can: In idle screen, open the camera door at the back of your phone.
  • Page 53 Philips 868 User Guide ‧ Night mode: Allows you to set the night mode On or Off. When set to be On, the camera sensor is more sensitive to the light. ‧ Picture mode: Allows you to chose a desired picture mode from the following list.
  • Page 54 Philips 868 User Guide ‧ Rotate: to rotate the taken picture. You will be offered with an exclusive list to rotate the picture 90° lockwise, 90° counter clockwise, 180°, Flip horizontal, Flip vertical. (Note: this option is only available for Wallpaper and Fotocall pictures) ‧...
  • Page 55 Philips 868 User Guide left soft key [Options] to access the following options: ‧ Play: to play the recorded video. ‧ Send: to send the video by infrared or MMS. ‧ Delete: to delete the recorded video. ‧ View all: to go to the Camera videos folder in Media Player to access the recorded videos.
  • Page 56 Philips 868 User Guide Multishot: to take multiple pictures by keeping the OK key pressed when in the viewfinder. Open an On/Off screen. (This option is only available for VGA/QVGA mode. At most 10 continuous frames can be taken.) (Note: pictures taken by multishots can only be saved on the external memory card.)
  • Page 57 Philips 868 User Guide In PDA mode, you can press the volume keys to zoom in/out. Meanwhile, you can tap the text prompt “Options” at the bottom right of the screen to pop up the option menu bar, in which you can use the volume keys to loop among the option items while using the camera key to confirm a selection.

  • Page 58: Organiser

    Philips 868 User Guide 12. Organiser To access Organiser, you can: In main menu screen, move the cursor to Organiser icon and press [OK]. In main menu screen, press [7]. In main menu screen, tap Organiser icon using the stylus.
  • Page 59 Philips 868 User Guide View and manage agenda events Month view When you enter Agenda function, the current month is opened in month view by default. The current date is marked with a box surrounding it. Dates shown in green have agenda events assigned.
  • Page 60 Philips 868 User Guide Week view You can select View week from the month view options list to enter the week view of a selected date, with the current month and week indicated on the top of the screen. In the week view screen, you can press the left/right navigation key to shirft to the previoius/next day, or press the up/down navigation key to shift to the previous/next time slot.
  • Page 61 Philips 868 User Guide Enter the required data for the following fields of in the edit screen of the new entry. Subject: to enter the subject of the to-do task (at most 32 characters can be entered.) Due date: to enter the due date of the to-do task.
  • Page 62 Philips 868 User Guide In the hearword input area, enter the word you wish to look for, or you can press 5/6 to select a desired word in the wordlist displayed on the screen. - You can press [*] to shift from one available input mode to another one.
  • Page 63 Philips 868 User Guide Meanwhild, you can press the left soft key to access the following options: ‧ %: to select % sign. ‧ +/-: to select positive sign + (if negative sign activated), or negative sign – (if positive sign activated).
  • Page 64 Philips 868 User Guide Length Select a length unit In the Length screen, move the cursor to highlight either of the length unit fields. Press3/4 to select a desired length unit or press the left soft key to enter the length unit...
  • Page 65 Philips 868 User Guide corresponding date and time of the world city displayed above it, and a picture of the world map is displayed in the area between the local city and the remote city.. Setting the local city When the cursor is located on the local city, you can press the left soft key to access the following options: 1.

  • Page 66: Settings

    Philips 868 User Guide 13. Settings The different functions of your phone can be customized to suit your own preferences via the Settiing menu, which are divided into four tab: General, Sounds, Display, and Network.You can press 3/4 to shift among the four tabs.
  • Page 67 Philips 868 User Guide PIN Code: a code protects your SIM card against unauthorized use, also known as a Personal Identification Number. If activated, you will be asked to enter your PIN each time you make a call. Your PIN is usually supplied with the SIM card. If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times in succession, the code is disabled and cannot be used until you re-enable it by entering the PUK.
  • Page 68 Philips 868 User Guide entered within 10 tries, you will be prompt to enter the new PIN code. In case the number of tries exceeds 10 times, the SIM will be blocked and the screen will prompt “SIM not usable.”...
  • Page 69 Philips 868 User Guide Mater reset This menu enables you to restore most of the original settings of the phone. You will be required to enter the phone & privacy code. The default phone & privacy code is 1234. Switch On/Off This menu allow you activate/deactivate auto switch on/off function ane set the time for auto switch on/off.
  • Page 70 Philips 868 User Guide Screen tap tones Allows you to set the screen tap tones to be Low, Noral, High, or Off. Sounds alerts Allows you to set alert beeps On of Off for the following items: — when an event programmed in your Agenda is due,，...
  • Page 71 Philips 868 User Guide Sub display contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast level of the sub display. Press 3/4 to adjust the contrast, and then press [OK] to confirm and exit. Calibartion When the stylus is not pointing accurately on the display, it is time to calibrate it. Use the stylus and follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the touch screen.

  • Page 72: Entertainment

    Philips 868 User Guide 14. Entertainment Games There are 6 built-in games in your mobile phone . You can press a number key to enter the corresponding game directly, or move the cursor to select a game and press the left soft key to enter.
  • Page 73 Philips 868 User Guide 2. Settings 1) Auto launch (On/Off) This menu allows you to set the automatic launch of Java to On or Off. When it is set to be On, a Java application will be automatically launched right after it has been installed.

  • Page 74: Connectivity

    Philips 868 User Guide 15. Connectivity Infrared Your mobile phone integrates the infrared technology, which 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.).
  • Page 75 Philips 868 User Guide Save the received data When receiving data from another device by infrared, detailed information of the data to be received and the available memory on your phone and the memory card (if available) are displayed on the screen for your to decide, and ask you whether to receive the data or not. You can press the left soft key or the OK key to confirm, or press the right soft key to cancel.

  • Page 76: Profiles

    Philips 868 User Guide 16. Profiles This menu allows you to access a group of predefined settings, which let you quickly adapt your phone to your environment by changing several settings at once. For example, selecting Meeting will set your ringer volume to silent, activate vibra alert and deactivate the key tones and screen tap tone (the other items are set according to the settings your configured).

  • Page 77: My Files

    Philips 868 User Guide 17. My files This menu allows you to access and manage all the data files in your phone and the external memory card (if available). There are six predefined data folders: MP3, Sounds, Videos, Pictures, Java applications and Others. You can also create your own folders, copy or move files between different folders.

  • Page 78: Icons & Symbols

    Philips 868 User Guide Icons & symbols In idle screen, several symbols can be displayed simultaneously either on the main display or the sub display. • Battery – The bars indicate the battery level. The more bars are shown, the more the power are left.

  • Page 79: Precautions

    Philips 868 User Guide Precautions Radio waves Your cellular mobile phone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is operating, it sends and receives radio waves. The radio waves carry your voice or data signal to a base station that is connected to the telephone network. The network controls the power at which the phone transmits.
  • Page 80 Philips 868 User Guide 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 mobile phones network and may be illegal.
  • Page 81 • Avoid exposure to excessive heat (>60°C or 140°F), moisture or caustic environments. 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.
  • Page 82 Remember to observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of your packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old phone and please promote their recycling. Philips has marked the battery and packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste.

  • Page 83: Troubleshooting

    Philips 868 User Guide Troubleshooting The phone does not switch on Remove and reinstall the battery. Then charge the phone until the battery icon stopped scrolling. Finally, unplug from the charger and try to switch on the mobile phone. The display shows IMSI failure Check that the SIM card is correctly inserted.
  • Page 84 Philips 868 User Guide The display doesn’t respond (or the display responds slowly) to key presses The display responds more slowly at very low temperatures. This is normal and does not affect the operation of the phone. Bring the phone to a warmer place and try again.
  • Page 85 Philips 868 User Guide phone’s performance. A car kit is available to provide you with an external antenna and enables you to make and receive phone calls without handling the handset. Check with local authorities if you are allowed to use the phone whilst driving.

  • Page 86: Philips Authentic Accessories

    USB cable Ensure the high speed connection between the phone and PC for data synchronization. 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 87: Limited Warranty

    Product, documented by valid proof of purchase. The limited warranty for original Philips rechargeable battery extends for six (6) months from the date of purchase. 3. What Will Philips Do if The Product is Not Free From Material Defects in Materials and Workmanship During The Limited Warranty Period?
  • Page 88 Philips office for the location of the nearest authorized service center. b) The SIM card must be removed from the Product before it is given to Philips. Philips assumes no liability for damaged or loss of the SIM card or the data contained therein.
  • Page 89 ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. This limited warranty represents the complete and exclusive agreement between the Consumer and Philips with respect to this cellular Product and it supercedes all prior agreements between the parties, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this limited warranty.
  • Page 90 FCC Regulations: This mobile phone complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 91 4RF Exposure Information (SAR) This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government.

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