Philips CTS900/AB1UA0HC, CTS900/ABCCA0CN, S900 User Manual

Discover Your Phone

accept, except as required by applicable law, liability for
any error, omission or discrepancy between this user
guide and the product described. The device is meant to
be connected to GSM/GPRS networks.

Hard keys

Charger/USB

connector

Back of the
phone:
camera lens

262000 color

main screen

Touch screen

Stylus pen

Hang up key

Also called Red key or On/Off key.

• In menu or edit mode, short
press to return to idle screen.

Up key
and
Down key

• Browse the menu/list on the
same menu level.

• Browse SMS contents or other
long text messages.

• Scroll to the previous or next
picture when viewing pictures.

• When there is an incoming
call, long press to mute or
deactivate vibration alert, but
not rejecting the incoming

Side camera
key

• In idle mode, short press to
enter the camera, long press to
enter video camera.

• When in camera/video camera
preview mode, short press to
take a photo. When in video
camera mode, short press to
start/end recording.

• When the camera/video
camera is activated, long press

Tap on the fourth hard icon to open the Dial
screen, whereby you can tap to enter numbers.

Soft key bar

There are 3 soft keys, namely, left,
centre and right soft keys. The soft key bar will
not appear in idle mode.

The 3 permanent soft icons and
time display icon

• Short press Up key to open Inbox, long press to
lock/unlock the screen.

• Short press to enter Outgoing calls list,
long press to activate the Backlight, long press
again to deactivate the Backlight.

• Short press side Camera key to activate the
Camera, long press to activate Video camera.

• Tap the time display icon on the top right of the
screen to enter the Organizer menu.

• In idle mode, tap the screen background to clear

PC Sync software

For details, please refer to the supplied "PC Tools
User Guide" in CD.

Fotocall

When creating phonebook contacts, you can associate
the contact to a picture (not bigger than 176*220).
When there is an incoming call and the number of the
calling party is associated with a picture, the screen
will display the associated picture. This is called

New message

When new SMS or MMS
notification appears on the screen,
tap

List

soft key to view details of the
message, or press to return to
idle mode. The notification screen
will not appear again once you exit.

Organizer
alert

Event with the lowest priority level.
When there is an event of higher
priority occuring at the same time,
the phone will only emit an alert tone

Table of contents

1. Getting Started ................................. 6

Installing and Removing battery .................... 6

Inserting and Removing SIM card ................. 6

Remove SIM card ............................................. 7

Charging the battery ....................................... 8

2. Main features ..................................... 9

Switch on the phone ....................................... 9

5. Menu ................................................. 18

Menu operations ............................................ 18

6. Phonebook ...................................... 19

Search ............................................................... 19

Add new ........................................................... 20

Managing phonebook entries ...................... 20

Delete all .......................................................... 22

8. Call list ...............................................34

Delete ............................................................... 34

Call meters ...................................................... 34

9. Messages ...........................................36

SMS .................................................................... 36

MMS (Multimedia messages) ....................... 40

10. Email ................................................44

11. My Files ...........................................45

12. Fun ...................................................46

14. WAP ..............................................59

Home page (Club Philips) ............................ 59

Bookmarks ...................................................... 59

Resume ............................................................. 59

Enter address .................................................. 59

Settings ............................................................. 59

Push Inbox ....................................................... 60

15. STK .................................................61

Icons & Symbols .......................... 62

Precautions ................................. 64

1. Getting Started

Read the safety instructions in the «Precautions»
section before use.

To use your phone, you must purchase a SIM card
from your network operator. The SIM card contains
your mobile number and subscription information.
The SIM card can be used on any GSM phone, while
your mobile phone number and subscription
information remain unchanged.

Inserting and Removing SIM card

Insert SIM card

You must first purchase a SIM card from your
network operator. The SIM card contains your
mobile number and subscription information. The
SIM card can be used on any GSM phone, while the
mobile number and subscription information remain
unchanged.

1. Make sure that the phone has been switched off.

3. With the metallic contacts of the SIM card facing
downwards (towards the phone) and the clipped
corner of the card facing outwards, slide the SIM
card into the card slot horizontally in the
direction as shown on the phone until it locks
into place.

5. Replace the back cover. Align the protruding ends
of the cover with the indented slots on the phone
and slide up the cover until it locks into place.

Charging the battery

Warning: Please only use batteries, chargers and
accessories that are approved by Philips and
compatible with your phone model. Use of other types
of batteries, chargers and accessories may violate the
warranty terms and conditions, and may cause
danger. Do not place the battery in an extremely hot
or cold environment. Keep the battery out of reach of
young children.

4. It normally takes around 3.5 hours* to fully
charge the battery.

5. The charge indicators stop scrolling when the
battery is fully charged. You can then disconnect
the charger from the phone.

6. Depending on the network and usage conditions,
the maximum talk time of a fully-charged battery
is 5.5 hours* and the maximum stand-by time is
280 hours*.

*The data was derived from a test conducted at our

2. Main features

Switch on the phone

Long press to switch on the phone.
Please ensure that the phone is switched off or that the

phone is already switched on before you plug in the
USB cable. Do not plug in the USB cable at the same
time as you are switching on the phone. Otherwise,
the power-on music feature will be interrupted.

If you enter a wrong PIN code 3 times in succession,
your SIM card will be blocked. If this happens, please
contact your SIM card provider.

Switch off the phone

At all times, you can long press to switch off the
phone.

Make a call

You can make a call only when the network name

End a call

Press or tap

End

soft key to end a call.

Make an international call

1. Tap "+" to insert it on the dial screen.

2. Tap on the numbers to enter country code.

3. Tap on the numbers to enter area code (usually
without the "0" in front) and telephone number.

4. Press to dial directly; or enter

Options

menu

and select

Dial

menu.

2. Tap

Dial

soft key or press to start dialing.

Switch calls (Network dependent)

When you have one active call and one call on hold,
you can use

During call

menu to switch between the

two calls.

Answer a call

Answer an incoming call

Press

or tap

Accept

soft key to answer the call.

successfully established, you can answer, reject or end
a call via the bluetooth headset.

Before you can start using the bluetooth headset, you
need to activate the bluetooth feature of your phone
and switch on the bluetooth headset. With the
bluetooth headset switched on, place the headset and
your phone close together and open the bluetooth
menu in your phone to search for bluetooth devices.
Once the search is complete, a list of bluetooth devices
will be displayed on the screen. Select the bluetooth

3. In the advanced settings of the modem, insert an

additional initialization command at + cgdcont=
1, "IP","cmnet"; at the same time, enter

Change

default priority

and select

None

for the default

Data

connection priority

.

4. In the modem configuration, set the maximum
speed as 115200; cancel

Activate hardware flow

control

option under

Hardware function

.

5. Set the modem port speed as 115200.

6. Set the dial-up number and start dialing.

3. Data connection

Bluetooth

Phone settings

In stand-by mode, enter the main menu by tapping
the soft button in the shape of a house at the top left
of the screen, or the centre button

Main menu

at the

bottom of the screen. Then select

Data connection

>

Hide

If you tap

Hide

, this option will be
selected. The other bluetooth devices
within your bluetooth communication
range will not be able to detect your
phone. If this option is not selected,
then other bluetooth devices will be
able to detect your phone by default.

Reject call in
data
transferring

If you select this option, incoming
calls will be rejected during data
transfer.

Note: You must activate bluetooth feature to carry out
the above operations. Select

Data Connection

>

Bluetooth

>

Phone settings > Activate

from the main menu.

When you have found a device of a certain device type
(e.g. data exchange device), if this device also has other
features (e.g. gateway device ), it will be listed in other
device types as well (e.g. gateway device and all other
devices). The following options are available when
you enter the bluetooth menu:

Connect

Select the first option

Connect

, tap OK, or tap the check

box at the end of

Connect

. The phone will send a

connection request to the bluetooth headset. Enter
the password in the following password input screen
and connect to the bluetooth headset.
If your bluetooth headset does not support passive
connection, please turn on the bluetooth feature (do
not set

Hide

), place the phone close to the headset and

press the power key on the headset to switch it on.

Disconnect

If already connected, you can cancel connection by
selecting

Bluetooth device > Voice device

, tap on the

device name and then tap the selection box right after

Connect

option to de-select it. The connection will be

cancelled upon confirmation.

Trust

Similarly, you can tap

Trust

and set the device as a
trusted device. After a device has been set as a trusted
device, it can be connected directly without a

bottom of the screen. Then select

Data connection

>

Bluetooth > Bluetooth device > Data exchange device

to
access this feature. Similar to voice device, this menu
allows you to search for data exchange devices.
If connection history is empty, select

Search more....

items and tap OK. The phone will start searching for
bluetooth gateways. It will return to the current list
when the search is completed. You can select a device
from the list and tap

OK

to open the options menu of

the device.

Infrared

Your mobile phone features infrared technology (also
called IrDA), which allows you to send to or receive
data from other IrDA-compliant devices via a wireless
connection (e.g., another mobile phone, PC or PDA,
printer etc.).

Note: Files that are copyright-protected cannot be sent.
When connecting with a PC, make sure you have
activated its infrared option.

Data communication

This menu allows you to connect your phone to your
PC. If successfully connected, you can also use your
phone as a modem.

4 • Text or number entry

Input method

Your mobile phone provides a number of text editing
modes, including Handwriting input, Pinyin input,
English input, Numeric input, Symbol input and
Phone number input (phone number input is
available only under the Contacts menu). You can use

soft key to switch among the first five input

modes when in editing mode. The last input mode is

The handwriting input mode may be different
depending on your language selection.
In Chinese or Indonesian language mode, the
available handwriting input methods displayed at the
bottom of the screen (from left to right) are: Chinese
handwriting, English handwriting, Numeric
handwriting, Symbol handwriting, insert space, insert
new line, and backspace.

In English, Thai, or Vietnamese language mode, the
available handwriting input methods displayed at the

Onscreen keyboard input

Onscreen English keyboard

You can input 26 English letters, 10 numbers and
other symbols under this mode. Tap the letter or
number on the screen and the editor will display the
letter or number you have tapped. Under the English
input mode, you can tap "a->A" on the screen to
switch between capital letter and small letter. The
default mode is capital letter.

Onscreen Pinyin keyboard

Onscreen Phone number keyboard

When you add/modify phone numbers in the
phonebook, you can tap the numbers on the onscreen
keyboard and tap the symbols , , ,

to input them in the editor and display them on

the screen.

5. Menu

Menu operations

Note: You need to insert a valid SIM card before you
can use the different menu features that are described
in the following chapters. If there is no valid SIM
when you switch on the phone, the phone will go into
restricted idle screen mode, and the use of the phone
features will be limited.

6. Phonebook

Your phone supports smart phonebook feature. Not
only can you store the frequently used phone numbers
on the SIM card, you can also store other contact
information such as address, email, etc on the smart
phonebook.

change the group name). You can differentiate the
groups by assigning different ring tones for each group.

Search

You can search for the phone number you have stored
in the SIM card or smart phonebook using the Search
menu. First, input the initial character of the name
you wish to search. If there are matching records, the
screen will scroll to the first matching record.
Otherwise, it will simply display the first record in the
phonebook.

search for pinyin combinations 'ai', 'an', 'ang',
'ao', so on and so forth. If there are matching
records in the phonebook, the screen will scroll to
the first matching record.

3. If there are no matching records that start with
pinyin combination 'a', the phone will search for
English names that start with the letter 'a'. If
there are matching records in the phonebook, the
screen will scroll to the first matching record.

4. If there are no matching records at all, the cursor

number, fax number, pager number), email, address,
postal code and notes.
Every namecard must include a name (mandatory),
and at least one other information.
When you add a contact to the smart phonebook, you
can also select a group for the contact. The available
groups include: Default, Family, Friend, Colleague,
Society and Private. Tap the arrows at the side of
group settings to select a group.

Managing phonebook entries

Send SMS

Send an SMS to the default phone
number of the selected record.

Send MMS

Send an MMS to the default phone
number of the selected record.

Send namecard

Send out the selected record in
text format via SMS, infrared or
bluetooth.

Copy to phone

(if the record is

The selected SIM phonebook
record will be copied to a namecard

Move to phone

(if the record is
on the SIM card)

The operation is the same as
copy, except that the source
record will be deleted once the
record has been moved.

Move to SIM

(if the record is
on the phone)

The operation is the same as copy,
except that the source record will
be deleted once the record has
been moved. If the selected smart
phonebook entry contains non­phone number fields (such as

Delete all

Allows you to delete all the records in your SIM card
and smart phonebook at once. The records cannot be
recovered once they are deleted. Therefore, you will
be prompted to confirm before deletion.

Copy all

SIM to phone

As long as the phonebook memory is not full, you will

the namecard will be copied to the SIM card, whereby
each number will occupy one record. The names on
these records will be the same as that of the name field
in the namecard.
If the phone record does not have a phone number
field, the record will be skipped.

Move all

Similar to Copy all, except that the source records will
be deleted after they have been moved to another

Capacity

If you select this menu, you will see the following
capacity information regarding your SIM card and
your mobile phone:

• Total capacity

• Used capacity

• Percent

Group setting

There are 6 groups by which you can rename them.

Display Own info

Displays the preset own information. You can
press / to browse the information.

7. Settings

Ringer settings

Incoming call ringer

There are six caller groups in your phonebook. You
can assign different ringtones to each of the caller
group so that you will know who is calling you when

SMS alert ringer

You can set the SMS alert ringer here.

Screen settings

The following options are available:

Welcome text

You can edit the welcome text that appears when you
switch on the phone.

Idle screen settings

Idle screen type

Backlight

You can set the backlight to turn off in 10 seconds, 30
seconds or 60 seconds.

Color theme

You can select your favorite color theme.

Touch panel adjust

You can tap on the centre of the cross symbol to
calibrate the screen.

Phone settings

Note: Please do not use the Auto on/off feature to avoid
the phone from switching on automatically when on a
flight or in other places when use of the phone is
prohibited. Our company shall not be responsible for
any resulting damages.

Auto screen lock

This menu allows you to set the time lapse for
automatic screen lock after the phone goes into stand­by mode. If you select

Off

, the screen will not auto

lock.

Call settings

Call forward (network dependent)

You can forward all your incoming calls to another
phone number (or voice mailbox) when it is not
convenient for you to answer a call. You can use this
menu to set forwarding conditions. This feature is
network dependent.

Unconditional

Unconditional call forwarding option will forward all

Cancel

The 4 call forwarding options (as above) will be
displayed as a list when you enter the menu. Select an
option and confirm it, the phone will send a request
to the network and cancel the call forwarding option.

Status

This menu allows you to check the current status of
the 4 call forwarding options.

Note: The call forwarding soft icon will be displayed
on your screen when you activate this feature.

Set quick call

GPRS call

When you are connected using
GPRS, whether or not your phone
will emit an alert tone to notify you
that there is a second incoming call
shall be determined by this menu.
You can select

On

or

Off

.

Minute
reminder

You can select whether or not to use
minute reminder. i.e. whether or not

Headset auto
answer

You can set Headset auto answer
option

On

or

Off

. If set to On, the
phone will automatically answer the
call after 5 seconds when there is an
incoming call.

Send ID

(Network
dependent)

You can select whether or not to send
your phone number to the called
party. You can also check the status of
this option:

On

or

Off

.

Standard Silent Meeting Outdoors Headset

Alert type
(including alarm clock)

Ringer Mute Vibration

Ringer +

Vibration

Ringer

Ringer/alarm volume

Volume 3 Volume 1 Volume 1 Volume 3 Volume 3

Organizer alert

Ringer Mute Vibration

Ringer +

Vibration

Ringer

Ringer +

You need to enter the PIN code to turn this feature on
or off.

Call barring

This menu allows you to restrict outgoing and
incoming calls of your phone. This feature requires
the call barring password supplied by your network
operator. The password will be transmitted to the
network for verification.

Bar all
outgoing calls

All calls will be barred once this
feature is activated.

Cancel
barring

The options in Cancel barring menu
are the same as above.
If this feature is activated, you are
required to input the barring
password to deactivate it. If the
password is correct, the phone will
send a request to the network to
deactivate this feature.

Status

The options in Status check menu are
the same as above.

Guard settings

Garbage SMS

Settings

This menu allows you to carry out the settings relating
to garbage SMS.

Black list

Allows you to

Add

, check

Status, Modify

and

Delete

the
numbers in your black list from which you do not
wish to receive calls. When you add a new number to
your black list, you can create the new number or
obtain the number from the phonebook. All
incoming calls from the numbers in the black list will
be rejected.

White list

The method of operation is the same as

Black list

above.

You will only be alerted when there are incoming calls

Against
garbage

Once this feature is set to on, the
SMS will be discarded when you
receive a SMS from a phone number
which is in your

Garbage PN list

, and

this SMS is treated as garbage SMS.

Information privacy

You can protect important information on your
mobile phone, which includes SMS, phonebook and
call records.
You can set a password for all the three items, or only
for some items, or no password. Tap the selection box
at the end of each item to select or cancel selection and
then tap

soft key to

Complete

and save your
settings.
If you set a password for the above one or several
items, your phone will request you to enter the

Network settings

Preferred networks

Preferred network list is stored in the SIM card. It
specifies the priority by which the phone will register
to the network.

Show list

The preferred list will be displayed. The most
preferred network will be at the top of the list. Enter

Preferred

screen, select a certain network and tap

Select

soft key. The screen will display

PLMN moved

and the

Add existing networks

The screen will display a list of existing networks.
Select a certain network from the list and tap

Add

soft
key. The selected network will be added to the bottom
of the preferred network list.

Add network code

Open the editor, enter the country code and network
code of the mobile network in order. Confirm again
to add the code to the preferred network list.

Attach GPRS

Note: the following contents in square brackets are
examples of the current parameters of China Mobile.
The specific contents are supplied by your network
operator. All the options in the following description
are operator and subscription dependent. Error
messages when connecting is mainly due to parameter
error. Please contact your operator for more
information when you are using the phone for the first
time. Some operators will send Internet connection
parameters to users via SMS. Certain pre configured

GSM settings

You can set the following:

• Data call type: ISDN (digital mode) or analogue
[analogue mode]

• Phone number: Enter the phone number for
dialing. The phone will call this number
automatically when it goes into online
mode.[17266]

• User name: User name for logging on to WAP
server.[wap]

Factory settings

Allows you to reset your phone to factory default,
including

Quick settings, Phone settings

, etc. This menu
enables you to return all your previous settings to
factory default.

8. Call list

There are 3 types of call list:

• Missed call (if the call is rejected, it will also be
considered as a missed call)

• Answered call

• Outgoing call (outgoing calls made from your
phone regardless of whether or not the call is

Send phone
number

Send the selected number as an
SMS to other recipients.

Delete

Check number

Save

(only available
when the
selected number
has not be saved

Call timer

Outgoing call

You can check the total duration of
your outgoing calls.

Incoming call

You can check the total duration of
your incoming calls.

Reset timer

Reset the call timer and restart call
timing.

9. Messages

You can enter

Messages

menu from the main menu, or
tap the second hard icon in stand-by screen to enter
the menu. The available sub-menus include:

SMS

,

MMS

.

SMS

2. Once you have entered the recipients, tap on the
text editing area to open the SMS editor and
input your message.

3. Once you have written the message, tap soft
key to access the following options:

Send now

Send the SMS.

Send & save

Send and save the SMS.

Save

Save the SMS and store it in

Outbox

.

Save as user

Save the SMS in user defined SMS

can select your preferred location to store your SMS.
Once your preferred location is fully occupied (SIM
card will reserve 1 empty slot), your SMS will be
stored in the non-preferred location. There is an

Unread

icon on the right of a new message in the
Inbox. When you enter the details screen of this SMS,
the message status will change to

Read

and the icon
will also be changed accordingly.
When you enter Inbox, a list of saved messages will be
displayed. Select a message and tap it to enter the

Unsent messages and Sent messages

• If you select

Save

when you edit an SMS, the

message will be saved in

Outbox

;

Store
sender
number

If the sender's number is not stored in the
phonebook, this option will appear. You
can extract the phone number and save it in
your phonebook.

Move to
phone

If the SMS is stored on the SIM card, this
option will appear. You can move the SMS
stored in the SIM card to the phone.

Settings

Service center number

This menu allows you to save your SMS center
number of your network. This number can be
modified. If the SMS center number is empty, you
will not be able to send any SMS.

Status report

You can set delivery report option On or

Off

. This
option allows you to set whether or not to notify you
the send status of your messages: successfully sent to
the recipient, or not sent successfully.

when your recipient is not connected to the network (not
able to receive your messages immediately). You can
press / to select a duration.

Select memory

You can select the preferred storage location of your
messages: SIM card (Default) or Mobile phone.

Note: If the preferred storage location is fully occupied
(SIM card will reserve 2 empty slots), the SMS will be
stored in the non-preferred location.

Call voice mail

When you receive a voice mail, the phone will send
you an alert. You can then call your voice mailbox
number to retrieve your voice mail. If the number is
empty, you will be prompted to enter the number.

Voice mail number

Generally, you can obtain two sets of numbers from
your network provider:

• for the caller to leave a voice message (this
number can also be set via Call Forwarding/.../
Voice mailbox)

1. When you receive a broadcast message, the contents
will appear on the idle screen directly until you press
any key to exit. Broadcast messages will not be saved
on your mobile phone or your SIM card. Once you
exit from the message screen, you will not be able to
read it again.

Note: If you set this option to On, the stand-by time of
your phone will be shortened.

Topics

<Add new>

MMS (Multimedia messages)

New MMS

Note: Before you can send MMS, you need to set the
correct MMS Center number. You can obtain the
address from your network operator. The number in
your phone is the default center number.

1. When you enter

New MMS

menu, the cursor will

first be positioned on

To:

field. You can tap on the

recipient editing box to open the editor and enter

Next page

This option is available only when
there are 2 or more pages in your
MMS and the current page is not the
last page. This menu allows you to
view the next page.

Send

Send your edited MMS. If your MMS
is empty, this option will not appear.

Save

Save your MMS in the Draft box. If
your MMS is empty, this option will
not appear.

Inbox

Add audio/
Delete audio

Enter

Sounds

or

MP3

folder to select an
audio file. When an audio file is
added, an icon will be displayed on
the MMS editing screen.
If an audio file has been added, this
option will change to

Delete audio

, you

can select

Delete audio

menu to delete

the audio file on the current page.

Add slide

Add a new page after the current
page. If the current page is blank, this

Bcc

Select this option to open group
recipient input screen and add
recipients to the Bcc list.

Page timing

Select this menu to set the display
duration of each slide.

Detail

Select this menu to view details of the
current MMS, such as subject,
recipient.

Sent box

Enter Sent box, a list of MMS that were sent
successfully and which you have chosen to save before
sending will be displayed. The options available in the
Sent box are the same as those in the Outbox above.

Draft

The MMS will be saved in Draft box if you select Save
after editing it. Select an MMS from the list, tap
soft key to carry out the following operations:

Reply all

If the Cc field of the MMS you have
received is not empty, it implies that
the message sender has also sent the
message to other recipients in the Cc
list. When you select this option, the
reply will be sent to all recipients,
including those in the Cc list. If the
selected MMS has not been read, this
option will not appear.

Forward

Forward the selected MMS. If you

View

Display the MMS.

Delete MMS

This menu allows you to delete the MMS in each of
the message box, as well as all the MMS stored in your
phone.

Network
settings

Select this menu to enter the next
screen, which contains 3 sub-menus;

Network account, Gateway address

and

Gateway port

. You can select an
account from network account list,
edit the

Gateway address

and

Gateway

port

.

Validity period

Allows you to select the duration by
which your MMS will be stored in
the MMS center.

Message
retrieval

You can select the retrieval mode for
your incoming MMS: Manual
download or Auto download.

Maximum
message size
(KB)

Allows you to set the maximum size
of your MMS; maximum 100K and
minimum 30K.

10. Email

Your phone supports JAVA Email and you can send
emails to your friends using the phone.
This menu allows you to compose and send emails.
The email feature will be activated automatically
when you enter the menu. When successfully
activated, you can select an account. You can

11. My Files

My Files

menu organizes the photos, videos, mp3,
pictures and audio files in your phone. You can carry
out a variety of operations depending on the file type,
such as

Preview, Play, Delete, Rename, Detail

etc, you can
also select the different files, move or copy the files
between the phone and the MINI SD card.

12. Fun

Camera and Video recorder

Your phone has an integrated digital camera, which
allows you to take photos of different resolution,
quality and effect, as well as add a frame to the photo.
When in Camera and video recorder mode, you can
use the quick option bar to switch between the
Camera and Video recorder.

Preview

key Return to idle.

key Short press to take photo/

record video, long press to
switch the torch on/off.

/

key Short press to carry out step by

step focusing, press /
to zoom in/zoom out by 0.1
times.

default file name. Return to preview mode and you
can continue to record video.

Quick options bar

Enter Camera or Video Recorder mode, tap the icon
on the right side of the screen to activate and select
quick options in Quick Options Bar. When you select
an option, the available settings will be displayed
horizontally on the screen, you can tap to select a
setting for this option with your stylus pen.
Quick options bar provides the following options:

Exposure

Select the camera exposure so as to
obtain a suitable and correct
exposure of your subject.

Mode

Available only in camera mode.
Allows you to select the camera
mode, e.g. Single, Continuous, etc.

DC/DV
switch

Switch to video recorder mode
when in camera mode, and switch
to camera mode when in video

Torch

You can select to switch the torch
on or off when you take photo/
record video. This setting will not
be saved.

Shutter sound

Available only in camera mode. You
can select a personalized shutter
sound via this option.

Photos

Available only in camera mode. This
option allows you to enter

My files

>

Recorded
music

Available only in video camera
mode. You can select whether or
not to record sound when recording
video.

Torch

You can select whether or not to
turn on the torch when taking
photo or recording video.

FPS

Available only in video camera
mode. You can set the number of

/ key

Short press to select the previous/
next file. During playback, short
press to adjust volume, long press

key to fast forward, long
press to lock/unlock the
screen.

soft key Open options menu. See the next

section for the available options.

Tap this soft key to switch to

Select song

Create a playlist. You can select
to listen to the songs in the
playlist, or select to play all the
songs.

Delete

Allows you to delete the selected
MP3 file.

Rename

Allows you to rename the
selected MP3 file.

Audio player

Your phone features an audio player. You can play
MP3 songs via the MP3 player and you can also play
other supported audio files via the audio player.
The operation of the audio player is similar to the
MP3 player. Please refer to MP3 player. However, the

Options

available are slightly different. Majority of

the options in

Options

are the same, the difference

are:

• Select type: Allows you to select the type of

/

key

Adjust volume.

soft key

Tap to switch to MP3 player.

soft key Open Options menu. Refer to

the following section for more
information on Options menu.

soft key Go back.

When playing in full screen mode, the screen will
rotate horizontally. Tap on the playback screen to
open the control bar at the bottom of the screen. The
control bar enables you to carry out the following
operations: Pause/Play, Previous file, Next file, Adjust
volume, Return to normal play mode, Exit player and
return to playlist. Tap on the progress bar to quickly
position your playback to the location you have
tapped on.

Note: To ensure playback quality, please select video

Send

You can send the selected file to
the other devices via MMS,
infrared or bluetooth.

The file might not be sent if it is
too big.

Manage file

You can copy or move the video
files from your phone to a MINI
SD card. Likewise, you can copy
or move them from your MINI

List view

All the pictures will be displayed
on the screen as a list.

Preview

Enter the next screen to preview
the selected picture. You can
press to preview the
previous/next picture. You can
zoom via the options menu.

Delete

Delete the selected picture.

Set as wallpaper

This option is available only
when the selected photo is 176 *
220 or smaller. Only JPG files
can be set as wallpaper.

Send

You can send the selected picture
via infrared, MMS or bluetooth.

Manage file

You can copy or move the
pictures from your phone to a
MINI SD card. Likewise, you

The operations in

Options

menu are similar to

those described in the previous chapter, except:

Zoom

This menu allow you to select

Enlarge, Shrink, Best fit

or

Actual size

for the picture. When you enlarge or restore
a picture to its actual size, and the size of the picture
becomes larger than the screen size, you can tap the
arrows on the screen to view other parts of the picture.
Tap to restore, tap again to exit. Select

Shrink

from

Zoom

option to make the picture smaller

Options

provides the following operations:

New episode

Allows you to record new sound.

Audio player

Open audio player to playback
the sound you have just
recorded.

Select memory

Select the location to save your
audio file, including "phone"
and "MINI SD card".

13 • Tools

Alarm clock

Your phone features a 24-hour alarm clock. There are
3 groups of alarm clock and you can

Activate

or

Deactivate

them.

1. Select an alarm and tap the check box in front of
the alarm to activate or deactivate it. Enter the
alarm time in the editing box and select a repeat

Organizer

You can add new, view and delete organizer events,
etc via the Organizer menu.
When an organizer event occurs, the phone will
display an alert and emit an alert tone.

Weekly/Monthly

When you enter organizer menu, the current month’s
calendar will appear first. A symbol is displayed on a
particular day indicates that there is an event on that
day. You can switch to week view by selecting

Weekly

Alert type

You can set different alert types. The available alert
options include:

On time, 5 min. before, 10 min. before, 1

hour before

,

1 day before, 1 week before, No reminder

. If

No reminder

is selected, the phone will not emit any
alert when the event is due to occur. However, the
event will remain in the events list for review.

Repeat method

You can set the repeat method of your events. The
available repeat options include:

Once, Every day, Every

week

,

Every month, Every year

.

Capacity

You can view the capacity status, number of events
stored, total events allowed and percentage used via
the options menu of the weekly or monthly calendar.

Important notes:

When you switch off the phone

Note: If the phone is switched off, you will only be
notified of the event when you switch on the phone.
For repeated events, only the last event will be
notified.

You can enter a maximum of 10 digits in the editing
window.

Dictionary

This feature allows you to look up Chinese and English
word, select different word library to Remember words,
and create New words, etc.

Lookup

This menu allows you to input Chinese or English
word in the editor. After confirmation, similar words

• Select word library: e.g. CET4, CET6, etc.

• Select Scope: You can select a range, e.g H-Z

• View Mode:

Auto circle

or

Man circle

• Display Mode:

Activate

or

Deactivate show

explanation later

If the current mode is

Man circle

, it will automatically

change to

Auto circle

mode when you select

Fast

,

Medium

or

Slow

.

New words

Enter

New words

menu, the new added words will be

Stopwatch

The start time displayed on the screen is 00:00.0, tap

Start

to start the timer, tap to clear.

When the stopwatch is in operation, tap

Record

to
record the current time, while the timing continues.
You can record up to 6 groups of timing.

Count-down timer

This feature is very similar to the alarm clock, except
that you will be alerted of the remaining time.

New

Open a blank file to edit a new text
file.

Open

Open the selected file for viewing.

Delete

Delete the selected file.

Rename

Rename the selected file.

Detail

View details of the selected file
including filename and size, etc.

Send

Send the selected file to other devices
via infrared or bluetooth.

If there is a Daylight saving time icon on the city, it
indicates that city is in daylight saving status.
You can set the foreign city via the options menu:
Daylight saving time on or off, or set the foreign city
as local city.

14 • WAP

Your phone features a WAP browser. You can browse
the WAP contents on the internet via the WAP
browser.
Before you can start using the WAP browser, you
need to configure the WAP settings.

Resume

You can enter the last web page you have browsed.

Enter address

Enter the URL of the web site you wish to browse and
start browsing the web pages.

Settings

You can set the following:

Browser options

Show images

If the web page you are browsing contains images, you
can select to show or hide the images using this menu.

Enable refresh

You can select to enable or disable refresh.

Rename profile

Allows you to rename the selected profile. The profile
name cannot be longer than 40 letters.

Cache

15 • STK

The structure and name of the menu available is
dependent on your SIM card which is configured by
your network provider. The services will vary
according to the different STK provider (some SIM
cards do not have STK feature) and you cannot
modify them.

STK (SIM Tool Kit) enables the smart SIM card to

the type of STK, the menu contents may not be fixed
and they can be modified by the network operator.
Your phone supports STK value-added services and
the types of services available is dependent on your
network operator. Take Beijing Telecoms as an
example, the currently supported services include:

• Mobile chat

• Location service

• Entertainment service

• Personal assistant

Icons & Symbols

Screen Display

This is a candy bar phone with a single LCD screen.
It features a 176 (width) x 220 (height) dpi, 262K
color TFT display screen.
Each character on the display screen is a complete
graphic rendering block and the size is font
dependent.
The following icons and symbols appear only in idle

GPRS status

- indicates that GPRS
network is available and in use.
Otherwise, it will not be displayed (this
feature is network dependent).

MMS

- The 2 icons indicate that there is
at least one unread MMS and MMS
memory is full, respectively. If there are
unread MMS messages and the memory
is full at the same time, then only the
MMS memory full icon will be

Vibration

- Indicates that the phone will

vibrate when there is an incoming call,

Call forwarding

- Indicates that the call

forwarding function is activated.

Silent

- Indicates that silent mode is

activated.

Black list - Indicates that the Blacklist

Precautions

Radio wave

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.

make them known to anyone borrowing your phone.
Furthermore to prevent unauthorized use of your
phone:

Keep your phone in a safe place and keep it
out of small children's reach.
Avoid writing down your PIN code. Try to

remember it instead.
Switch off the phone and remove the battery if you are
going to leave it unused for a long time.
Use the

Security

menu to change the PIN code after

from exposure to radio wave energy. Your cellular
telephone complies with all applicable safety
standards and the Radio Equipment and
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

petroleum gas (LPG), check first that the vehicle
complies with the applicable safety rules.
In areas where you are requested to turn off radio
transmitting devices, such as quarries or other areas
where blasting operations are in progress.

Check with the vehicle manufacturer that
electronic equipment used in your vehicle
will not be affected by radio energy.

Users of pacemakers

Performance improvement

In order to improve the performance of your phone,
reduce radio energy emission, reduce battery

consumption and ensure safe operation adhere to the
following guidelines:

For the optimal and satisfactory operation of
the phone you are recommended to use the
phone in the normal operating position
(when not using in hands-free mode or with
a hands-free accessory).

period of time as well as avoiding unnecessary
navigating in the menus will also help to save the
battery’s energy for longer phoning and stand-by
performances.

Information displayed on battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery.

• Use specified charger only.

• Do not incinerate.

• Do not deform or open the battery.

• Do not allow metal objects (such as keys in your

Do not use your phone while driving

It lowers concentration, which can be
dangerous. Adhere to the following
guidelines:

• Give your full attention to driving. Pull off the
road and park before using the phone.

• Respect the local regulations in countries where
you drive and use your GSM phone.

• If you want to use your phone in a vehicle,
install the hands-free car kit which is designed

also avoid using it with an ambient temperature over
40°C.

Environmental care

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.

Troubleshooting

PC tool cannot be successfully connected

If PC tool fails to connect successfully, please check if
the Mass storage only feature in Phone Settings menu
has been activated. If it has been activated, please
deactivate the function and switch off the phone.
Thereafter, switch on the phone again to re-connect.

The phone does not switch on

Remove/reinstall the battery. Then charge the phone

The network symbol is not displayed

The network connection is lost. Either you are in a
radio shadow (in a tunnel or between tall buildings) or
you are outside the network coverage area. Try from
another place, try to reconnect to the network
(especially when abroad), check that the antenna is in
place if your mobile has an external antenna, or contact
your network operator for assistance/information.

The display doesn’t respond (or the display
responds slowly) to key presses

You can’t send text messages

Some networks do not allow message exchanges with
other networks. First check that you have entered
your SMS centre number, or contact with your
operator for detailed information on this subject.

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

When attempting to use a feature in the
menu, the mobile displays NOT ALLOWED

Some features are network dependent. They are only
available, therefore, if the network or your
subscription supports them. Contact your operator
for detailed information on this subject.

The display shows INSERT YOUR SIM CARD

Check that the SIM card has been inserted in the right
position. If the problem persists, your SIM card might
be damaged. Contact your operator.

Your phone is not charging

If your battery is completely flat, it might take several
minutes of pre-charge (up to 5 minutes in some cases)
before the charging icon is displayed on the screen.

Philips Authentic

Accessories

Philips Authentic Accessories maximize the
performance of your Philips phone. The following
accessories are for use with your mobile phone, which
may be included as part of your phone package. Some
accessories may not be available in certain countries.

Charger

download MIDI ringtones and wallpapers, or transfer
photos from your phone to the PC. In addition, you
can use your phone as a modem.

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. Please purchase Philips
Authentic Accessories from Philips authrorized
dealers. Philips Consumer Electronics cannot be held
liable for any damages due to use with non authorized

5. Do not drop, knock or shake your phone.
Careless use of the phone will damage the internal
circuit boards and the intricate structures.

6. Store the phone and its accessories out of reach of
young children.

7. Do not clean your phone with chemical products
or cleansing liquid. Please clean your phone with
a clean, dry cloth.

8. Please keep your phone dry. Raindrops, moisture
and other liquid containing minerals may cause

NOTICE: SD/MMC Card Instruction for Use

Philips applies the most advanced technology and quality standards in the design and manufacture of the products
to ensure optimum customer experience.

Therefore, Philips has thoroughly tested your new Philips mobile phone to ensure its compatibility with the
numerous Mini SD cards available in the market, and that it meets the applicable specifications and standards.

Nevertheless, there is a wide variety of Mini SD cards produced by numerous manufacturers, so there might be
products that do not meet the applicable specifications and standards. Consequently, some of the applications in
your phone (such as Music playback) might not be able to operate properly due to the usage of such products that

Trademark declaration

JAVA is a trademark of Sun
Microsystems, Inc.

SAR Information - International

(ICNIRP)

Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the limits for
exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy defined by the international standards. These recommendations have been
established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) that forcast a
substantial safety margin for assuring the protection of all persons, regardless of age and health.

The exposure recommendations for mobile phones use a measurement unit known as the Specific Absorption
Rate (SAR). The SAR limit recommended by the ICNIRP for the mobile phone used by the general public is

For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets the Federal Communications Commission RF exposure
guidelines when used with the Philips accessories supplied. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC
RF exposure guidelines. The SAR limit set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government is 1.6
W/kg. The highest reported SAR values are: Head: 0.840 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.258 W/kg.

The CTS900 complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful and interference,

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's

authority to operate the equipment.

Limited warranty

1. What Does This Limited Warranty Cover?

Philips warrants to the original retail purchaser
(“Consumer” or “You”) that this Philips cellular
product and all accessories originally provided by
Philips in the sales package (“Product”) are free
from defects in materials, design and
workmanship under normal use in accordance
with the operating instructions and pursuant to
the following terms and conditions. This limited

Workmanship During The Limited Warranty
Period?

During the limited warranty period, Philips or its
authorized service representative will, at its
option either repair or replace, without charge for
parts or labor, a materially defective Product with
new or refurbished parts or Product and return
such repaired or replaced Product to the
Consumer in working condition. Philips will
retain defective parts, modules or equipment.

b) Product that has been damaged due to

repair, alteration, or modification by anyone
not authorized by Philips; or

c) Product that has reception or operation

problems caused by signal conditions,
network reliability or cable or antenna
systems; or

d) Product defects or problems caused by uses

with non-Philips products or accessories; or

e) Product which warranty/quality stickers,

product serial number or electronic serial
number has been removed, altered or

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.

c) If the Product failure is not covered by this

limited warranty, or this limited warranty is
inapplicable, void or invalid due to any
terms and conditions stated herein, the
Consumer will be charged for the cost of
repair or replacement of the Product and all
other related cost incurred in repairing or
replacing the Product.

ANY WARRANTY OF SATISFACTORY
QUALITY MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
PHILIPS’ TOTAL LIABILITY FOR
DAMAGES RELATING TO OR ARISING
OUT OF THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE
PRODUCT, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE
OR CAUSE OF SUCH DAMAGE OR THE
FORM OR CHARACTERISATION OF THE
CLAIM ASSERTED (E.G. CONTRACT OR
TOPIT), SHALL NOT EXCEED THE
ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR

ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILTY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL
APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FAILURE OF THE 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

Declaration of

conformity

We,

Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd
Business Group Mobile Phone
5/F, Philips Electronics Building
5 Science Park Avenue
Shatin New Territories
Hong Kong

We hereby declare that all essential radio test suites
have been carried out and that the above named
product is in conformity to all the essential
requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC.
The conformity assessment procedure referred to in
Article 10 and detailed in Annex V of Directive 1999/
5/EC has been followed related to articles 3.1 and 3.2
with the involvement of the following Notified Body:
BABT, Claremont House, 34 Molesey Road, Walton­on- Thames, Surrey KT12 4RQ, UK

Addendum

Please note that a table concerning the functionality of the camera icons is attached as
follows:

Icons Name of icons Description

Picture

Resolution

Allows you to adjust the image size, such as

etc.

Quality

Allows you to adjust the image qualities.

Select from: Superfine

, Fine Normal .

Effect

Allows you to adjust the image/video color effect.
Select from: Nature

, Warm , Cool , Fog ,

Classical

, Moon , Brown , Gray , Negative .

Environment

Allows you to adjust the image/video environment.
Select from: Auto

, Sunny , Cloudy , fluorescent

, Tungsten .

Exposure

You can select the exposure value of the camera to achieve
an appropriate exposure for optimal performance.

Mode

Allows you to adjust the camera mode.
Select from: Single

, Continuous , Self-timer .

/

DC/DV switch

You can switch from the camera mode to video mode or
from video mode to camera mode.