Philips CTX121BLK/00 User Manual

Your Phone

TFT LCD

Microphone

Alphanumeric
keypad

Left soft key

Navigation
and , keys

Pick-up key

Right soft key

Hang up and
power key

Headphone

jack & charger

Philips continuously strives to improve its products. Due to software
upgrading, some contents in this user guide may be different from your
product.Philips reserves the rights to revise this user guide or withdraw it
at any time without prior notice. Please take your product as standard.

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Home screen

Status Bar

Shortcut

Your phone’s home screen consists of the following areas:

Keys

Learn about the main keys.

Icons Definition Function

Dial Make or answer a call.

(

,

Confirm and
navigation key
Hang-up/

)

Power/
Exit
Left soft key Select the options on the screen.

L

Right soft key Select the options on the screen.

R

Lock/unlock Long press * to lock keys on home screen;

*

Select or confirm an option;
Long press to turn on or off the torch.
End a call;
Hold to turn on/off the phone;
Return to home screen.

Press

R and then * to unlock keys

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Icons & symbols

Learn about the icons and symbols on the screen.

Icons Definition Function

Ringtone Your phone will ring when receiving a call.

Vibration
only

Battery The bars indicate the battery level.

SMS You have a new message.

Missed
call

Call
diverts

Headset The headset is plugged into the phone.

Alarm The alarm clock is activated.

Roaming Displayed when your phone is registered to a

Home
zone

GSM
network

Key lock The keypad has been locked.

Memory
card

Your phone will vibrate when receiving a call.

You have missed a call.

All your incoming voice calls are being
forwarded to a number.

network other than your own (especially when
you’re abroad).

A zone designated by your network operator.
Contact your service provider for details.

your phone is connected to a GSM network.
The more bars are shown the better the
reception is.

The memory card is in use.

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Getting started

Insert SIM card and Charge the battery

Learn about installing SIM card and charging the battery for the first use.

Insert SIM card

1

Remove the back cover.

3

Select a SIM card slot.

5

Install the battery.

2

Take out the battery.

4

Insert the SIM card 1/2.

6

Replace the back cover.

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Charge the battery

Tips:

•

You can use the phone while it is charging.

•

Keeping the charger plugged to the mobile
phone when the battery is fully charged will
not damage the battery. The only way to
turn off the charger is to unplug it, so it is
advisable to use an easily accessible power
socket.

•

If you do not intend to use your phone for
several days, we recommend that you
remove the battery.

•

If a fully charged battery left unused, it will
lost its charge over time.

•

If a battery is being used for the first time or
the battery has not been used for a
prolonged period, it may take longer time to
recharge.

Tips:

•

To remove the SIM card, press the slot to
unlock the SIM card. Slide the SIM card and
take them out.

A new battery is partially charged. The battery icon in the upper-right
corner shows the battery level of charging status.

Remove SIM card

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Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card)

Tips:

Tips:

You can expand the memory of your
phone by adding a micro-SD card.

1

Align your micro-SD card with the
slot. Put it in place.

2

To remove the micro-SD card,
press the card to release it.

Using your phone

Use basic call functions

Make a call

1

Enter the phone number.

2

Press ( to dial the number.

3

Press ) to hang up.

•

For international calls, long press 0 to enter the "+" sign for the international
prefix.

•

To dial the number by using SIM 2, press LOptions, select Call(Secondary SIM).

Answer and end a call

1

Press ( to answer the call (Press the navigation key < or > to
adjust the volume).

2

Press LOptions>H-free to to select handsfree mode.

3

Press ) to hang up.

•

You can use the supplied headset to answer or end a call.

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Use speed dial

On the home screen, you can call a number by long pressing a numeric
key.

To assign a contact to a speed-dial key:

1

Select Settings > Call > Speed dial.

2

Choose a numeric key.

3

Press LOK>Set to add a number.

Make an emergency call

Without a SIM card in phone, you can press numeric keys to make the
emergency call. In Europe, the standard emergency number is 112; in the
UK, it is 999.

Receive and send messages

You can use the Messaging menu to send text message.

1

Select Messaging> Write message.

2

Write your text message.

3

Press LOptions>Send to send the message.

Enter text

Your mobile phone supports a number of text entry methods, including
English input, numeric input and symbol input.

Keys:

Keys Function

#

*

0

R

Select a input method.

Enter symbols and punctuations.

Insert a space.

Delete the previous character.

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