Your phone Power on/off Lock/unlock key key, Side volume key TFT LCD Home menu key Pick-up key Charger, Mini USB port Camera key Hang up key Headphone jack 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.
Home screen Keys Your phone’s home screen consists of the following areas: Learn about the main keys. Key Definition Function P Power/ Hold to turn on/off the phone; Lock Lock/Unlock the home screen. Make or answer a call. C Dial Enter the home menu. O Home menu S Hang-up/ End a call; Return to the home Exit screen. Status Bar Widget Shortcut menu Shortcut icons The shortcut icons on the home screen can open the applications tab you often used.
Basic operation Calibration Learn about the basic operation in using your phone. Function Operation While the first time you turn on the phone, you are asked to do calibration for the screen. Thus, strokes or taps by the stylus or finger will be precisely displayed on the screen (Or go to Settings>Phone settings>Pen calibration). Slide screen Use the stylus or figure to slide on the screen to select the up, down, left or right display. Using appli- Tap any application to open it.
Icons & symbols Roaming Learn about the icons and symbols on the screen. Icons Definition Function Silent Your phone will not ring when receiving a call. Vibration only Your phone will vibrate when receiving a call. Battery The bars indicate the battery level. SMS You have a new message. MMS You have a new multimedia message. Missed call You have missed a call. Bluetooth Displayed when your phone is registered to a network other than your own (especially when you’re abroad).
Table of contents Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Insert SIM card and Charge the battery . . . . . . . . Insert a Micro SD card (Memory card). . . . . . . . . Connect to your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using your home menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customize your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 7 8 9 Basic function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Use basic call functions . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting started Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To get the most of your product and enjoy all Philips has to offer, register your product at: 1 Remove the back cover. www. philips. com/mobilephones More details about your product, please access: www.philips.com/support Note: • Please read the safety instructions in the "Safety & Precaution" section before use. 2 Take out the battery.
3 Insert the SIM 1/SIM 2. 4 Install the battery. 5 Replace the back cover. 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.
Connecting your Phone to the PC Widget 1 Connect your phone to the PC using the In the home screen, you can use widget to operate some functions quickly. supplied Mini USB cable or through the Bluetooth. 2 When using the Mini USB cable for connection, select COM port on your phone. 3 On your PC, double click the MobilePhoneTools icon, then the connected icon is displayed. 1 In the home screen, tap , open widget menu. Using your home menu Learn about how to use and set your home screen.
3 Select one function icon, slide it on the home screen, then can use it. Check the event inbox. Use the Quick dial. Customize your phone Customize your phone to match your preferences. Set time & date 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Settings, tap >Time and date. 3 Select Set time/date: slide the number bar up - Tap the icon to select the function. Icons Function Display the operator name. Check the date. Check the calendar. Write a note. Open the music player. Listen to FM radio.
Note: • • • The PIN code is preconfigured and communicated to you by your network operator or retailer. If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times in succession, your SIM card will be blocked. To unblock it, you must request the PUK code from your operator. If you enter an incorrect PUK code ten times in succession, the SIM card will be locked permanently. When this happens, please contact your network operator or retailer. Profiles The profiles are defined for several scenes.
Basic function Use basic call functions Make a conference call Learn to make or answer a call and use basic call functions. If network applicable, you can handle two or more calls, or make a conference call. 1 During a call, tap Dial pad to enter a phone Make a call 1 Tap in the home screen, or tap home menu to display the dial pad. 2 Enter the phone number. 3 Press C to dial the number. 4 Press S to hang up.
Make an emergency call 5 Tap Send to send the Multimedia message. Without a SIM card in phone, you can make the emergency call. • In Europe, the standard emergency number is 112; in the UK, it is 999. Send an E-mail Note: Copyright protected pictures and sound cannot be sent by MMS. 1 Go to Menu>Messages>E-mail>Start to Receive and send messages You can use the Messages menu to send text message, multimedia message. Send a SMS message 1 2 3 4 Press O to go to home menu.
2 Go to Account settings>Check interval to set the time span, then your mail box will be checked automatically after each time span. Alphanumeric virtual keypad Delete Virtual Keypad Number Caps Lock Shift virtual keypad Hide Enter text Your mobile phone supports different virtual keypads for inputing: QWERTY keypad, Alphanumeric virtual keyboard, handwriting.
• Note: Manage your phonebook Depending on the language you select for your phone, the supported input methods may vary. Learn about basic phonebook function. Introduction of input methods: Add a new contact Input method English input Function Method one: • Basic English input - Tap the keys that are 1 Tap marked with the letter you wish to enter. • Smart English input - Select the relative letter to input the predictive word.
3 Enter the first few letters of the name in the Special numbers search bar. (For example “John Henry” enter JH) 4 Select the contact from the list. You can keep a list of useful numbers on your phone, such as own numbers, service numbers, voicemail and emergency numbers. Manage your contacts Go to Contacts>Options>Advanced>Special numbers: You can copy or move contacts between the SIM card and phone, or delete contacts. Go to Contacts>Options to select the desired option.
MultiMedia Media player Player settings Save AMR, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC and AAC+ music files under the Audio folder on your phone and memory card. Go to Muisc>Options>Settings: or memory card. • Background play: Continue to play music after Play music 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Muisc>Options>Tracks, select your desired song in the folder. 3 Using the following keys to control playback: Function • Music source: Play audio files from your phone Definition Start playing.
Camera Camera settings Learn about camera function. Let you take photos as desired by using your phone. While using the camera, tap Take a photo 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Camera, select camera mode. 3 Aim the lens at the subject. - Tap + or - to zoom in /zoom out, adjust the brightness. 4 Press side camera key to take a photo. 5 Tap to exit. Tips: • All the photos taken are saved to My files>Phone or Memory card>Pictuers.
Storage Image Quality AE meter Select default location. Set image quality. storage Select Spot, Centerweighted or Average mode. Sharpness Sharpen or blur the borders between objects. Contrast Adjust the contrast. Saturation Make colors more or less pronounced. Time stamp Select to show the taking time of photo. Shutter Adjust the shutter sound. sound Anti-flicker Restore default 18 MultiMedia Video recorder Learn about video recorder function.
4 Tap Video recorder settings While using the video recorder, tap settings: Icon Option to select Function View video View the videos you have Record limit Record audio recorded. Select time and size limit for the file. Select to record the voice or not. Other settings, see Camera settings on page 17. FM radio Lear about listening to radio programs by using a FM radio. or to select a channel, press side volume key to adjust the volume. 5 Tap to turn off FM radio.
Record radio programs You can record a radio program when listen to it. 1 Go to Options>Record to start recording. 2 Tap Stop to stop recording and edit the filename. 3 Tap Ok to save the file. Tips: • The files recorded are saved to My files>Phone or Memory card>Audio.
Business applications Manage your calendar Create your memo You can create your to-do list and make a plan on your calendar. You can create your memo to save on the home screen widget. Create your to-do list 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Calendar select a date, and then tap Options>Add event. 3 Edit reminder settings. 4 Tap OK to save the task. 5 To change your to-do list, select the task, and then tap Edit to edit the task. 1 On the home menu, press to open the widget.
3 Tap to turn off. Send files via Bluetooth Stop an alarm 1 Go to My files, long tap the file you want to When the alarm rings, 2 Tap Send>Via Bluetooth on the bar. 3 Select a device. 4 Tap Ok to start sending the file. • Select Stop : The alarm stops. Or turn over your phone to mute the alarm. send. • Select Snooze: The alarm will sound again after the set Snooze interval.
Read E-books File management You can read E-books (.txt file) on your phone. Learn about how to use and manage your files and folders. Start reading an E-book Use your files 1 Go to Ebook. 2 Select the .txt file you wish to read. 3 Tap Ok to start reading. Go to Options>Settings>Encoding, select the encoding suitable to your language. Reading setup Go to Options, you can setup the following: • Find: Find specific words in the file. • Jump to: Jump to the specific row.
• Tips: Add a phone number to blacklist To send multimedia message, the message size should smaller 300K. 1 Go to Black list>Blacklist numbers. 2 Edit the blacklist, add contacts by entering a phone number or select a contact from phonebook. Manage your files You can create, copy or delete a file in a folder. 1 Open a folder, tap Options>New folder/ Copy/Delete. 2 Tap to mark one or multiple file. 3 Go to Options to finish copying or deleting.
Back-up your messages Calculator You can save the contacts as .udx files and messages as .txt files in your phone or memory card. Use the numerical keypad on the screen to calculate. Currency converter Back-up your contacts or messages 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Backup&Restore>Phonebook Backup&Restore>Backup 1 Go to Currency converter, enter the rate. 2 Enter the sum of money in Local. Tap Ok to confirm. or Backup&Restore>SMS backup.
Web applications & Java Opera Mobile Install Java games You can use this function to browse the Internet. Consult your network operator for the service subscription, data account information, and settings. 1 Connect your phone to a PC via supplied Mini Access web sites 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Opera, enter your desired websites. 3 Tap Go to access the website. Settings 1 Tap to open the setting menu, you can add the bookmark, save pages and other settings.
Java settings Go to Applications>Java settings. Function Java audio Java vibration Network settings Heap size Definition Set the volume level. Turn the vibration on or off. Select a Java network (service subscription-dependent). Display allowed maximum size for Java memory.
Settings Setting menu introduction Speed dial 1 Press O to go to home menu. 2 Go to Settings, there are 5 setting icons on the Motion sensor Call a contact by long tapping a numeric key. top of the screen. Icons Definition Phone settings. Display settings. Sound settings. Call settings. Connectivity settings. Mute incoming call Turn over the phone(front side to back, Phone setting Shake wallpaper Function SIM settings Definition SIM card slot settings.
Security settings This menu allows you to use passwords to protect your SIM card, phone, and information stored on the phone. Set PIN or PIN2 password protection for your SIM card. (The PIN or PIN2 are provided by the network operator.) Change PIN/PIN2 Change your PIN and PIN2 passwords as desired. Phone lock Set password protection for your phone. You are required to enter the password each time you turn on the phone (1122 by default).
Keypad Select whether the key sounds when tapped. Tap vibration Select whether the screen vibrates when tapped. Shutter Select shutter sounds for your sound camera. Battery low Select whether a warning tone is emitted when the battery level is low. Call barring Set limits to your incoming and outgoing calls. Auto redial Keep redialling the number that fails to go through. Fixed dial Restrict your outgoing calls to certain numbers (PIN2 code required).
Safety & Precaution Precaution Keep your phone away from small children Keep your phone and all accessories out of the reach of small children. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed. Radio Waves Your phone transmits/receives radio waves in the GSM frequency (900/1800/1900MHz). Check with the vehicle manufacturer that electronic equipment used in your vehicle will not be affected by radio energy. Switch off your phone... Turn off the phone when in an aircraft.
WEEE Marking in the DFU: “Information to the Consumer” Disposal of your old product Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products.
Your battery seems to over heat You might be using a charger that was not intended for use with your phone. Make sure you always use the Philips authentic accessory shipped with your phone. Your phone doesn’t display the phone numbers of incoming calls This feature is network and subscription dependent. If the network doesn’t send the caller’s number, the phone will display Call 1 or Withheld instead. Contact your operator for detailed information on this subject.
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Tips & tricks Optimizing your Philips Xenium battery performance Here are some steps to help you optimize your Philips Xenium’s battery performance. How to optimize the standby and talk time of your phone? for the shortest duration. In general, the lower the backlight level and the shorter the duration, the more power you will save. • Avoid using or placing your phone near magnetic objects (eg.