Philips CT1628 User Manual

Discover your phone

Screen

Call and

ick up key

key

Keypad

Battery connector

(1) Navigation keys will b e represented in the manual b y the following

igns: le ft < / > right, up + / - down.

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Navigation

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keys

Hang up and

on/off key

Cancel and

lock key

Headset connect or

for any error, omission or discrepancy between this user guide and the product described. The device is meant to be connected to GSM network.

How to...

Switch phone On/Off

Enter PIN code

Make a ca ll

Answer a call

End a call

Set conversation volume

Access the main menu

Change the ringer volume

Access the

Contacts

Press and hold ).

Enter your PIN code using the keypad and press

or # to confirm.

Enter the phone number on the keypad and press

(

to dial.

Press

(

when your

phone rings.

Press ) .

Press + or - during the call.

Press , in idle mode.

Press + in idle mode.

Press-in idle mode.

Use the

Contac ts

Access the

Go to previous menu

Quickly return to idle when browsing menus

Launch

Open the

Lock/Unlock the keypad

Call list

WA P

SMS

Sound Album

Browse the list by moving

+or-

and press ( to

call the selected name.

Press ( in idle mode.

Press c.

Press ) or press and hold

Press and hold 0.

Press > in idle mode.

Press < in idle mode.

Press and hold c.

The carousel

You access the carousel menu by pressing , when in idle mode. Each icon represents a feature or operation of your phone. Use menu and press to cancel). Another sub-menu or list will then appear.

Pressing +or -will alternate between two options, such as Activate/Deactivate, On/Off, Increase/Decrease a value, etc.

<or>

to select a menu (or press

to browse the

Events

Some events may modify the idle screen (missed call, new message, etc.). Press corresponding menu or press idle screen.

to access the

to go back to the

Table of contents

1. Getting started ............................................1

Insert the SIM card ...........................................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

Adjust the earpiece volume ............................4

Mute/Unmute the microphone ......................4

Change the ringer .............................................5

Activate the vibra alert ....................................5

Quickly scroll a list ...........................................5

3. Text or number entry ............................6

T9 ® Text input .................................................6

Basic text input ..................................................7

4. Contacts ..........................................................8

Settings ................................................................8

Add contacts to a phonebook .......................8

Fotocall: See & hear who’s calling .................9

Edit and manage contacts ............................ 10

5. Settings .......................................................... 12

Sounds .............................................................. 12

Display .............................................................. 12

Hotkeys ............................................................ 13

Time and date ................................................. 13

Language .......................................................... 14

Security ............................................................ 14

Network .......................................................... 15

6. Messages ....................................................... 17

SMS ................................................................... 17

Broadcast SMS ................................................ 19

SMS chat .......................................................... 19

7. Multimedia ................................................... 20

Sound album ................................................... 20

Picture album .................................................. 20

Memory status ................................................ 21

8. Games & Applications ......................... 22

Calculator ........................................................ 22

Alarm clock ..................................................... 22

Euro converter ............................................... 22

Games .............................................................. 23

9. Call information ....................................... 24

Call settings ..................................................... 24

Call list .............................................................. 25

Counters .......................................................... 25

10. Operator ................................................... 26

WAP ................................................................. 26

Handling several calls .................................... 28

Icons & symbols ............................................ 30

Precautions ....................................................... 31

Troubleshooting ........................................... 34

Philips authentic accessories ................. 37

1 • Getting started

Read the safety instructions in the “Precautions” section before use.

To use your phone, you must insert a valid SIM card supplied by your operator or retailer. The SIM card contains your subscription and a memory in which you can store phone numbers and messages.

Place the SIM card in its slot (with the connectors facing the phone) then replace the metallic holder.

Insert the battery (with the connectors facing the connectors of the phone) and press until it clips.

Insert the SIM card

Press on the two clips on each side of the phone and pull the back cover to remove it.

Replace the back cover as shown below. Remove the protective film covering the screen before using the phone.

Getting started 1

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 com municated t o you by your operator or retailer. To personalise the PIN code, see “Change codes” page 14. Press

If you enter a incorrect PIN code 3 times, your SIM card is blocked. To unblock it, you must request the PUK code from your operator.

to confirm.

Set date and time

As prompted by the phone at first switch on, set the date by pressing the appropriate numeric keys (press

to erase a number), then set the time.

For complete date and time options, see page 13.

Copy the SIM phonebook

The mobile phone detects a SIM card that already contains names and a message asks you if you want to copy your SIM phonebook onto the built-in phonebook. Press

If at first switch you do not copy the SIM phonebook, you can do it manually (see page 8).

to cancel or , to accept.

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.

You may lose all your personal settings if you remove the battery when the phone is switched on.

Once the battery and battery cover are clipped on the phone, plug the connector of the charger (supplied with the phone, in the box) into the socket at the base of the phone on one end, then

2Getting started

plug it into a main AC power socket with easy access to the other end.

The battery symbol indicates the state of charge:

- During charging the 4 charge indicators scroll; it takes around 2.30 hours to fully recharge your mobile phone.

When all 4 bars are steady the battery is fully charged and you can disconnect the charger Depending on the network and condition of use, talk time goes from 2 to 4 hours and standby time from 200 to 300 hours.

Keeping the charger plugged into the mobile when the battery is fully charged doesn’t damage the battery. The only way to turn off the charger is to unplug it, so use an easily accessible AC power socket. You can connect the charger to an IT supply (Belgium only).

Getting started 3

2 • Main features

Access and view the phonebook

In idle mode, press -. Depending on the selected phonebook (in SIM or in phone, see page 8), the content that appears on the screen may vary. To view the phonebook during a call, press select Names List. Press in-call screen.

In the phonebook, select <Search>, enter the first letters of the name you are searching, and press to go directly to that name. To read your own mobile phone number, select Own number > Show.

twice to return to the

Make a call

In idle mode, enter the phone number using the keypad. To correct an error, press

Press ( to dial the number and press ) to hang up.

For an international call, press and hold * to enter the "+" sign instead of the usual international

and

prefix. For details on how to handle several calls (operator-dependent), see page 28.

Answer and end a call

When receiving a call, the number of the caller may be displayed. If the number is stored in the phonebook, the corresponding name is displayed instead of the number.

To answer the call, press (.

To reject the call, press ). If you have activated Call forward (see page 24), the call is diverted to a number or voice mail.

To hang up, press ).

If you have selected Any Key Answer (see page 25), you can accept a call by pressing any key (except )).

Adjust the earpiece volume

During a call, press the volume.

or - to increase or decrease

Mute/Unmute the microphone

You can mute the microphone so that your caller cannot hear you. During a call, press

Mute and press

again. To unmute the

, select

4 Main features

microphone, press , , select Unmute and confirm by pressing

Change the ringer

Select Settings > Sounds > Ringtone, press move

+or-

to select a ringer. Press , to confirm.

and

Activate the vibra alert

If you want your phone to vibrate when you receive a call, activate the vibra alert by selecting Settings > Sounds > Vibra alert, then On or Off.

The vibra alert is automatically set to Off when you plug the charger.

Quickly scroll a list

When browsing a list (of ringers, events, etc.), long press

or - to quickly scroll.

Main features 5

3 • Text or number entry

Text can be entered in editing screens in two different ways: by using T9 input. Two other modes for numbers and punctuation marks are also available. Icons appearing on the screen indicate the active text mode.

T9® Text input

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keystrokes input are analysed and the word suggested

by T9

is displayed in the edit screen. If several words are available according to the keys used, the word you entered is highlighted: press list and to choose from those proposed by the T9 built-in dictionary (see example below).

predictive text input, or basic text

predictive Text Input is an

T9 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:

or > to browse the

How to use it

Alphabets and symbols represented by each key are as follows:

to 9To key in letters.

To browse the list of candidate words.

To confirm entry.

Short press to clear one entry, long press to clear all text.

Shift from Standard, to lower, to UPPER case.

Shift from T9® to basic mode, to numeric mode.

Shift to symbols and punctuation mode. Press

to display other pages.

Example: how to enter the word "home":

Press 4 6 6 The screen displays the first word of a list:

Press>to scroll and select

Press , or 1 to confirm selection of the word

Home

Good

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Basic text input

If you wish to access the basic text input, press *. This method requires multiple key presses to reach the desired character: the letter "h" is the second letter on the

key, so you must press it twice to enter "h".

Example: how to enter the word "home":

Press 4, 4 (GHI) 6, 6, 6 (MNO),

(MNO), 3, 3 (DEF). Press , when

the message is completed.

Letters, numbers and symbols are located on each key as follows:

Shor t press Long press

space ’ . , ! ? " @ 1

a b c 2 à ä å æ ç 2

d e f 3 é è ∆ Φ 3

g h i 4 Γ ì4

j k l 5 Λ 5

m n o 6 ñ ò ö 6

p q r s 7 β Π Θ Σ 7

t u v 8 ü ù 8

w x y z 9 ø Ω Ξ Ψ 9

Shift letter case 0

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4 • 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 99 names). When entering new names, they will only be added to the selected phonebook.

99 is the maximum number of name cards, provided that other features (sounds, pictures, etc.) are not using a significant amount of the phone’s memory.

Settings

Contacts select

Press + or - to select a phonebook, In SIM card or

In phone. Contacts added to the selected phonebook

can then be copied into the other, via Copy to SIM or

Copy to phone options.

Your phone only manages one phonebook at a time and will ignore the information relative to the other one e.g. if "Smith" is present in both phonebooks and if you delete it in the phone, it remains unchanged in the SIM.

Delete all

To delete all contacts at once. This option only applies to the phonebook in phone, NOT to the SIM phonebook.

Copy to phone

If you cancelled or aborted the automatic copy of your SIM phonebook at first switch, you can do it manually with this option.

Copy to phone will copy the content of your SIM card into your phone. Selecting this option twice will duplicate all the names.

Groups settings

Allows you to manage groups, rename them and link a specific melody and picture to each group. See “Fotocall: See & hear who’s calling” page 9.

Add contacts to a phonebook

Contacts will be added to the selected phonebook.

In the SIM phonebook

Press-when in idle mode and select <

Enter the name and the number of your choice, then the type of number (

Phone, Fax

New>

Data

)

8Contacts

and press , to store this name in your phonebook.

A number is limited to 40 digits, depending on your SIM card. Entering international prefix, country & area codes allows you to dial a number from any location.

In the phone phonebook

Press-when in idle mode and select < Enter the first, then last name (up to 20 latin characters); one of the two fields can be empty, but not both.

Then select the hold up to 40 digits and one "+" sign and alphanumeric fields feature up to 50 latin characters. Each contact can feature a maximum of 5 numeric fields (e.g. 2 mobile numbers, 3 work numbers, an e-mail address and a text note).

If needed, choose the group you want this contact to belong to.

Numbe r type

. Numeric fields can

New>

Own numbers

The

Own numbers

should contain your own phone number. If not, we

item that appears in the names list

advise that you enter your mobile number as well as any other relevant information.

Although all its fields can be empty, the item cannot be deleted.

Emergency number

The emergency number will call the emergency services number in your country. In most cases, you can call this number even if you haven’t yet entered

your PIN.

In Europe the standard emergency number is 112, in the UK it is 999.

Fotocall: See & hear who’s calling

This feature is available ONLY when you select the phonebook in phone.

This feature allows you to personalize the groups available with a name ("Friends", "Office", etc.), a given picture and a given melody. One or several names can be linked to a group. When a name in that group calls, it will appear along with the corresponding picture, and the melody defined for that group will ring.

Own numbers

Contacts 9

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