Philips CTX216VLT/00, CTX216VLT/40, CTX216BLU/40, CTX216BLK/40 User Manual

Your Phone

Microphone

TFT LCD

Charger port

Left soft key

Pick-up key

Side volume key
When flip close,
long press up-

key,turn on/off
the torch;press
any key turn on
external LED

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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.

Headphone jack

Navigation
and , keys

Right soft key

Hang up and
power key

Alphanumeric
keypad

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Home screen

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

Status Bar

Shortcut

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

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.

External screen

Learn about the icons on the external screen.

Icons Description Function

Message You have a new message.
Missed call You have missed a call.
Incoming call You have a new call.
Battery When flickering, power alarm;

When lightning, your phone is in charge。

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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.

MMS You have a new multimedia 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

GPRS
attach

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.

Your phone is connected to the GPRS
network.

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

Insert the SIM card 1/2.

5

Replace the back cover.

2

Take out the battery.

4

Install the battery.

4

Charge the battery

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

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.

Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card)

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

1

Remove the SIM1 card. Put it in
place.

2

Align your micro-SD card with the
slot,put it in place,lock the card
holder.

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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.

Tips:

•

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(SIM2).

Answer and end a call

1

Press ( to answer the call (Press the navigation key + or - to
adjust the volume).

2

Press R to select handsfree mode.

3

Press ) to hang up.

Tips:

•

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

Make an emergency call

Without a SIM card in phone, you can press ( 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, multimedia
message and E-mails.

1

Select Messaging>Text message > Write message.

2

Write your text message.

3

Press , to send the message.

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Send a MMS message

1

Select Messaging>Multimedia message> Write message.

2

Press , to enter a number or select a contact from phonebook.

3

Edit contents, and press LOptions to add multimedia contents
(photo, audio, attachment or bookmark text).

4

Press LOptions to send the Multimedia message.

Note:

•

Copyright protected pictures and sound cannot be sent by MMS.

Enter text

Your mobile phone supports a number of text entry methods, including
T9 input (Sogou smart input as optional), English input, numeric input
and symbol input.

Keys:

Keys Function

#

*

0

R

L

,

Select a input method;Change into silent.

Enter symbols and punctuations.

Insert a space.

Delete the previous character.

Select the character on the screen.

Select or confirm a character.

+/- To browse the candidate character on the previous or

next page.

Note:

•

Depending on the language you select for your phone, the supported input methods
may vary.

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Introduction of input methods:

Input method Function

English input Press the keys that are marked with the letter you

wish to enter. Press once to get the first letter on
the key, press twice quickly to get the second letter
and so on until the letter you want is displayed on
the screen.

S9(Sogou)

predictive text

input

You need to press only once on the key
corresponding to each letter needed to spell a word:
keystrokes input are analyzed and the word
suggested by s9(Sogou) is displayed at the pop-up
window.

Numeric input Press the numeric key to enter a number.

Manage your phonebook

Learn about basic phonebook function.

Add a new contact

Method one:

1

On the home screen, enter a number.

2

Press ,,select a location. (To SIM1/To SIM2/To phone).

3

Edite the name,Press L to finish saving.

4

Press R to save.

Method two:

1

Go to Contacts, select New contact.

2

Press L to select location and start adding a new contact.

Tips:

•

For contacts on the smart phonebook, you can add detailed information, like
home number, office number, contact pictures and ringtones.

Search for a contact

1

Go to Contacts, select View contacts.

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