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Main Menu in idle mode. The main menu gives you access to all the different features of your Philips 960 mobile phone presented in idle mode. in the form of a grid. The table below indicates the arrangement of the in idle mode.
Entertainment Browser page 17 page 18 Camera Messages page 24 page 28 Tools Contacts page 40 page 43 Connectivity Calls page 48 page 52 Press to access the main menu in idle mode, then Music use the navigation keys browse the icons and lists, or press the keys 0-9, keys for a direct access to the option or feature page 22 of your choice (the key mapping also applies to lists).
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Information on how to enter text Chapter 3: using the numeric keypad. Text Entry These chapters contains each element Chapters of the main menu one at a time. 4-15 Sections for Icons & Symbols, Others Precautions, Troubleshooting, Philips authentic accessories and finally the Limited Warranty.
1. Getting Started ... 6 Insert the SIM card ... 6 Insert an SD/MMC Card ... 7 Switching on the phone ... 8 Charging the battery ... 8 Copying the contents of your SIM card ... 9 Setting hotkeys ... 10 2.
1. Getting Started Please read through the safety instructions in the “Precautions” section before use (please see page 58). Before you start using your phone, you must insert a valid SIM card supplied by your GSM operator or retailer. The SIM card contains your subscription information, your mobile telephone number, and a small quantity of memory in which you can store phone numbers and messages (for more information,...
Slide the battery back into the compartment with metallic connectors downwards, until it stops. Then lock it by pushing it downwards. Replace the back cover by pushing it down into its slots, until it stops. Remove the protective film covering the screen and the camera lens before using the phone.
Replace the back cover by pushing it down into its slots, until it stops. The first time you insert an SD/MMC card into your phone, it is formatted for compatibility. Folders for your photo, video, audio, and other files are created automatically.
Copying the contents of your SIM card If you are transferring your SIM card from another phone, you may want to copy the contents of your SIM phonebook to your Philips 960 mobile phone. To do so, proceed as follows: From the home screen, press Contacts.
Setting hotkeys You can configure the numeric keys access your favorite features simply by long pressing on the numeric key. Majority of the hotkeys have been preset and configured. To check the hotkey settings, select > Hotkey. To change the hotkey setting, press Shortcuts the numeric key you wish to change and select >...
2. Calling Although your Philips 960 mobile phone provides a great variety of functions - taking pictures and videos, recording sounds, sending and receiving e-mails, to name a few - it is first and foremost a mobile phone. This chapter describes the features and options related to making and receiving calls.
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Send contact Send the contact’s number to other recipient(s) Bluetooth. Copy the contact to the phone/ Copy contact SIM’s memory. Move the contact to the phone/ Move contact SIM’s memory. Add a picture to the contact. Add picture Select Select multiple contact(s).
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Make a second call This feature is subscription-dependent. You can make a second call during an active call or during a call on hold: Press Keypad key Enter the phone number you would like to call. Call the number while already on phone.
3. Text Entry Text can be entered in editing screens in two different ways: by using T9 Predictive Text Input. The techniques for using these two methods are discussed. Within these two text input methods you can also choose how to enter your text. The options are: The first letter of the first word in a sentence is in upper case, the rest in lower case.
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Next Scroll to Home. > Insert/confirm the word Home. Insert a space. How to use it? Letters and symbols represented by each key are as follows: • Short press to enter a symbol. • Long press to enter the number. •...
Press Open the Options Options navigate to Spell Select Enter the word in the window that appears using basic text input (described below) Add it to the text editing screen and Save T9 dictionary. Basic text input If you wish to access the basic text input, long press to turn off T9.
4. Entertainment This section describes the games and additional tools installed on your mobile phone. Some of the features described here depend on the configuration of your mobile phone, the country in which you purchased it, and/or your service provider. Games Default games This menu features games that are pre-installed in...
5. Browser Items in Browser menu depend on the type of service you have subscribed to and/or the service provider you use. Consequently, some of the menus described below may not be available. If your phone was pre- configured, you will not need to change the settings described in this section.
Bookmarks This menu allows you to manage a list of your favorite WAP sites, much as you might do with a "Favorite" or "Bookmarks" menu in an Internet browser. In this way, you do not have to enter the address for a site whenever you want to visit it.
Settings This feature allows you to customize the settings of the way you connect to your WAP service. You can create a number of profiles with different settings. Press Main menu > Select Browser WAP profiles Go to WAP parameter and edit Options details.
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Push messages Options Options Description Turn on the message broadcast service Always for all the messages. accept Turn off the message broadcast service Never accept for all the messages. Only from Specify a certain area by adding its address area code. Push messages include URL links for quick access to the corresponding WAP services: a single click on the WAP Push message will connect to the WAP site for...
Memory SD/MMC Card Management Note: Before using your SD/MMC card, please insert the new SD/MMC card into your Philips 960 mobile phone to initialize it and create the following directories automatically: 960 > Music (Pictures, Video, Others). Thereafter, you may then copy your music files into the Music directory of the memory card via a computer and card reader.
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To manage the music collection on your SD/MMC card, when you select a Track from the press the button. While in the Options Press Play Play the selected track. Play mode Set the play options for the selected track. They are: Off, Repeat, Shuffle, Shuffle and Repeat.
7. Camera Your mobile phone features a digital camera that allows you to take pictures (up to 2 Mega pixels) and record short videos, store them in your phone, use them as wallpaper or send them to your friends. Ensure the camera lens is clean before you take pictures as small dust can strongly affect the result.
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Camera option menu When the camera mode is activated and before a picture is taken, you can change a number of settings by pressing Options. Options Description Preview Select to view with a screen screen. Adjust from six image sizes: 160X120, Picture 320X240, 640X480,...
As contact To set as the display image when there is an incoming call. To set the picture as a wallpaper to be either wallpaper Full Screen Delete the picture. Delete When the photo album is full, a warning message will pop-up.
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Video Select video size: resolution 176x144 Video Select image quality: quality Select to view the recorded video. View videos Select to turn on/off the flashlight. Flash light Select a colour effect. Effects Edit more detailed information: Advanced • name: Enter default name Default for the video.
8. Messages This chapter presents the different messaging features of your Philips 960 mobile phone. Access to some of these features will depend on your subscription. Please contact your service provider for the details concerning your subscription. This menu allows you to send and receive short text messages via SMS (Short Message Service).
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• Text template: predefined text to your SMS. For more information, see "Template" below. • number: To insert a phone Contact number from your phonebook into the message. • Bookmark: Insert bookmark. Add a new word to T9 dictionary. Spell word To select between T9 T9 language English.
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Inbox options include: Options Description View message content and sender View information. Edit the received message. Edit Reply an SMS to the sender. Reply Forward the message to other Forward recipients. You may locate the number from the phonebook or enter a new number with the numeric keys.
Validity This feature period dependent. To select the length of time your message is to be stored in your SMS center. This is useful when the recipient is not connected to the network (and thus cannot receive your message immediately. Select from hour, hours,...
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In order to create a new MMS message, press to have the following features: Options Options Description Enter details for the MMS: Continue • To: Insert the number of the recipients. • Subject: Enter a subject for the message. • Cc: Send a courtesy copy to other recipients.
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> Settings Multimedia message This menu allows you to configure your Philips 960 mobile phone to send and receive MMS messages. Your phone may have been pre-configured to directly access the services offered. If not, contact your operator to obtain the information described in the present section.
• Retrieval: Select from Automatic, Deferred Auto. Email Your Philips 960 mobile phone can send and receive e-mail messages, provided this service is included in your subscription. You must already have an e-mail account and have received the settings from your email service provider.
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New line To begin a new paragraph. To clear all inputs at once. Clear all > > Inbox Mailbox Check mail This menu allows you to connect to your mailbox and to download either all your e-mails or just the headers (after which you can then choose which messages to download in full).
Template This feature allows you to create templates to edit or send later. Messenger Your phone features Instant Messaging & Presence service, which is designed to support message exchange rate that conversations. An instant message is delivered quickly to a recipient; otherwise the message is dropped and the sender is informed of the delivery failure.
Cell info The feature is network dependent. This menu allows you to manage the reception of SMS broadcasts regularly transmitted to all subscribers on the network. It gives you access to the options listed below. Options Description Select to turn on/off of incoming CB Auto messages.
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Voice mailbox This menu allows you to set your voice mailbox number and listen to voice messages your correspondents have left for you. Press From main menu, select Select Settings > Voice mail Keypad Set your voice mailbox number keys Save the number or Save Clear...
9. My Files This menu allows you to manage your files by storing into different folders. Moreover, you may use status to get the memory capacity information of your phone or external SD/MMC card. Managing files You may cut, copy, and paste the files in However, the phone can’t copy big files from SD/ MMC card to internal memory (up to 350kb).
10. Tools This menu contains options related to your personal application. Calendar This menu displays the calendar. The month view is the default view and today's date is highlighted in red and also by a blue square. The lunar date of the highlighted date will display in green in the down right corner of the screen.
Advanced For more options: • Clear all: Select from day old One week • Reminders: Select from Always, Never If phone is • day: Set the starting day of Starting a week: or MON. Alarms From Alarms menu, you have the following options: Options Description A simple alarm rings only once.
Notes This menu allows you to record your notes on the phone. When you see a list of your saved notes, select the desired one and press Options and check the Capacity. Entry, Delete, Delete all, Send Voice memo This menu allows you to record a voice memo. Once recorded, you can set the sound file as a ringer, send via e-mail and etc.
11. Contacts The feature is where you manage the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of your friends, family, and colleagues. Your Philips 960 mobile phone has two storage areas for your contacts: the SIM phonebook and the onboard phonebook. Managing contacts in the onboard phonebook allows you to store more information (e-mail address, fax number, company name, etc.) than if you used the...
Note that to create a contact, you must provide at least a number. Most of the fields are free-text, meaning that you can enter alphanumeric data using the text entry functions of your mobile phone (for more information on text entry, see “Text Entry”...
Group Options Options Description View Display the group members. Select a ringtone that will sound when a member of the group calls. ringtone Rename the group. Rename Remove the contact for the group. Remove Add a picture to the group. Add picture Send an SMS to members of a group.
Advanced This menu provides you with advanced features so that you can view, edit your contacts: Options Description Select Toggle between contacts saved on the or Phonebook. address SIM contacts book Sort the phonebook contacts by Sort names name Last name.
12. Profiles You can set your phone to operate with the following sound profiles: • Normal • Headset • Outdoors • Meeting Profile selection To select from different profile: Press From main menu, select Profiles. Select Navigate to a desired profile. Display the Options Options...
13. Connectivity Your phone allows you to connect to a variety of external devices via infrared, Bluetooth, USB, CSD, or GPRS. This menu provides you with more features to set up the connection with these external devices. Infrared You can set up the phone to receive data via infrared wireless communication, and transfers of files up to 350KB.
Making a Bluetooth connection To make a Bluetooth connection, enter the main menu, select Connectivity, then select Bluetooth. On the Bluetooth screen, select Activate. Next, select devices. When the list of devices appears, Search for select one to make a connection with it. If you do not use the Bluetooth feature for some time, you should deactivate it in order to conserve battery power.
Navigate through software. Your mobile phone will then behave such as a USB drive, a Webcam or will perform PC connections with Mobile Phone Tools. If you connect your phone to PC via PC software, you can transfer files up to 350KB. If you connect your phone to PC via USB drive, you can access your mini SD card and the transfers file size is unlimited until...
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GPRS profiles This menu allows you to configure a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) connection to the network. The available GPRS settings are: Options Description Name To name the current profile To enter GPRS APN. Login To enter a login name. To enter the password.
14. Calls Most options described in this chapter are operator and/or subscription dependent and require either a PIN2 code or a phone code. For more information on PIN codes, see “Security” on page 54. Call history This menu provides you with a list of calls you have missed, answered and made.
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Call services This feature allows to you set cost, Call waiting, setting. Please refer to the Cost following Call services has the following options: Call services cost: Display the duration of Time & your calls and their charges: Total incoming, Total left All voice...
15. Settings This chapter describes the contents of the Settings menu. It is here that you can access the options (sounds, time and date, security, etc.) to configure your Philips 960 mobile phone to best suit your lifestyle. How to… Press From main menu, select Settings.
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Voice You may use voice control to call up a control phone feature or phone dialing. • command: Record phone Voice features for voice command. • dialling: Record the contact’s Voice name for voice dialing. Please refer to the following description of "Record voice command"...
Display You may configure your phone with different display settings: Options Description Wallpaper Select to turn on/off the wallpaper display. Select different Themes Theme and Intense. Elegant Select one level from Maximum, High, Backlight and Low. level Medium Select backlight duration from Backlight duration minute,...
Icons & Symbols In idle mode, several symbols can be displayed simultaneously on the screen. Silent - Your phone will not ring when receiving a call. - Your phone will vibrate when Vibra receiving a call. - Your mobile phone is GPRS attach connected to the GPRS network.
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.
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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.
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 genuine Philips replacement parts.
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Philips has marked the battery and packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste. The battery should not be disposed of with general household waste.
Your battery seems to over heat You might be using a charger that was not intended for your phone. Make sure you always use the Philips authentic accessory shipped with your phone. Your phone doesn’t display the phone numbers of incoming calls This feature is network and subscription dependent.
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You can’t receive and/or store JPEG pictures A picture may not be accepted by your mobile phone if it is too large, if its name is too long, or if it doesn’t have the correct file format. You have the feeling that you miss some calls Check your call divert options.
Package contents may therefore vary. To maximize 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 authorized accessories.
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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...
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Normal wear and tear or Force Majeure. 5. How Do You Get Warranty Service? a) Return the Product to an authorized service center of Philips. You may contact the local Philips office for the location of the nearest authorized service center.
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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.