Contacts - Philips 50PUT8509 User Manual

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Contacts

Your contacts
In Contacts, you can find the list of your Skype contacts.
Your contacts are shown with their Skype Name. Contacts are
online and available for a Skype call when a green dot is shown
next their name.
You can use the text box in the top left corner of the contact
page to search for a contact within your contact list. Or, simply
scroll down the list to find the contact you want.
Add a contact
Add a Skype contact
In Contacts, the list of your contacts, you can add a new Skype
contact.
Add a Skype contact
If you know the Skype Name or email of a friend, Skype can
easily find your contact. If you do not know their Skype Name
or email, you can also try to look for them by name.
To add a Skype contact...
1 - On the Contacts page, press OPTIONS.
2 - Select Add Skype Contact and press OK.
3 - Enter a Skype Name or email address of your new contact.
You can also try to enter a name. To open the on screen
keyboard, press OK. When you're done, press OK.
4 - Skype will search for the contact you are looking for and will
show the search results.
5 - Select the contact you want and press OK to send a contact
request.
6 - Write the request and press OK. Skype will send the request
message to your new contact. If the contact accepts the request,
the Skype Name of the new contact will appear in the your list
and you can call your contact on Skype.
Add a phone number
In Contacts, the list of your contacts, you can add a phone
number as a contact. You can call a phone with a Skype voice
call. You need Skype Credits to make a phone call.
To add a phone number...
1 - On the Contacts page, press OPTIONS.
2 - Select Add SkypeOut Contact and press OK.
3 - Enter the name of your contact. To open the on screen
keyboard, press OK. When you're done, press OK.
4 - Enter the phone number of your contact. Always start with a
country code (e.g. +31 for The Netherlands). Do not use the
double zero. When you're done , press OK. The name of your
phone number contact will appear in your list.
Accept a contact request
When you receive a Contact request, a small icon will show
next to History in the Skype menu.
To accept a contact request...
1 - In the Skype menu, select History and press OK.
2 - Select Contact requests and press OK. Select the request
and press OK. Skype will ask you to accept this contact. If you
accept, the contact will appear in your contact list.
Block a contact
You can Block a Skype contact. A blocked contact will be
unable to contact you on Skype. A blocked contact will not be
notified, you will appear as being offline in the contact list of the
blocked contact. You can always unblock contacts you have
blocked.
To block a contact...
1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to block.
2 - Press OPTIONS and select Block and press OK. The
contact is blocked.
To unblock a contact...
1 - Select a contact that is blocked.
2 - Press OPTIONS and select Unblock and press OK. The
contact is unblocked.
To view a list of blocked contacts...
1 - In the Skype menu, select Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Blocked contacts and press OK. The list will show all
contacts you have blocked.
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