PHILIPS CT6598/000APMEA Manual

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i Table of contents 1. Discover your phone ....................1 1.1 Keypad .............................................................. 1 1.1.1 Alphanumeric Keys ....................................1 1.1.2 Control Keys ...............................

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ii 3.3.2 Ring Volume .............................................36 3.3.3 Phone setting ............................................36 3.3.4 Call setting ................................................39 3.3.5 Date/time settings .....................

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Discover your phone 1 1 • Discover your phone This mobile phone comes with a keypad that comprises 25 keys and can be sub-divided into two areas as follows: • An alphanumeric key area, with a total of 12 keys • A control key area, with a total ...

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2 Discover your phone Keypad Ta b s Using the Editor function Alphanumeric Numbers Code Time Calculator 4GHI GHI4 ΓΙ ghi4 Γ ì 4444 4 5JKL JKL5 jkl5 5 5 5 5 5 6MNO MNO6ÑòÖØ mno6ñòöø 6666 6 7PQRS PQRS7ß pqrs7ß 7777 7 8TUV TUV8Üù tuv8ü�...

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Discover your phone 3 1.1.2 Control Keys Hang up ( ) key: The red key to the right of the keypad area, also called the Red key or On/Off key. • When the phone is switched off, press this key to switch on the phone. (When the phone is charging, a l...

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4 Discover your phone • Press to select a frame or background to overlap when taking pictures with special effects. • Press to adjust the focus when the camera is in view-finding mode. Confirm ( ) key The key at the centre of the four navigatio...

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Discover your phone 5 “Up/Down” Side keys “Multimedia” Side key: 1.1.3 Key Operation in Idle Mode When the phone is in idle screen, you can: • Press key to access the Dialled Calls list. • Short press key to access the main menu; ...

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6 Discover your phone • Enter phone numbers directly by using the alphanumeric keys and dial the number, or access the corresponding options menu. • Hotkeys require user definitions. (See “Hotkey setting” page 38) 1.1.4 Key Operation without...

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Discover your phone 7 Local Area Network This icon is displayed when the phone is registered to a local area network; otherwise it will not be displayed. (This feature is network- dependent.) Logged on to GPRS? There are two scenarios in the G...

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8 Discover your phone Idle Screen Events Call a dialled number Press key in idle mode to display the “Dialed Calls” list. Use / key to select one of the dialed numbers and press key to dial the number directly. 1.2.2 Small LCD Screen When th...

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Discover your phone 9 Network The network icon is divided into two portions. The left portion indicates whether the phone is registered with a network while the right portion indicates the signal strength in 5 levels (from no signal to the str...

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10 Discover your phone Insert the battery Align the protruded section at the top of the battery with the slot at the top of the battery compartment (Note: The three small metal strips on the battery facing downwards and align with the corresponding t...

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Discover your phone 11 • Ensure that the phone is switched off. • Remove the back cover. • Remove the phone battery. • Insert the SIM card horizontally into its slot with its gold contacts facing down (towards phone) and the notched corne...

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12 Main Features 2 • Main Features To switch on the phone Under normal circumstances, a long or short press on key will switch on the phone. However, when the battery is charging, a long press is required to switch on the phone. When the power-on ...

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Main Features 13 Make an international call • Press and hold until a “+” sign appears on the screen. • Enter the country code. • Enter the area code (normally without the preceding “0”) and the telephone number. • Press to dia...

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14 Main Features • T9 mode: Allows you to use the T9 predictive text input method; • Multi-Tap: Press the key corresponding to the letter you wish to enter. To enter the first letter on the key, press the key once. To enter the second letter on...

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Main Features 15 on the key. The possible letter combinations will be displayed in the input line. (If there is an Up/Down arrow to the right of the line, it means there are other choices and you can press the / keys to select.) After selecting a wo...

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16 Main Features • SIM phonebook Each record in the SIM phonebook includes a name and phone number. • Phone phonebook (i.e. smart phonebook) Each record in the smart phonebook is called a “Name card”. A name card may include the following in...

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Main Features 17 2.6.2 Adding names to the phonebook SIM card If you are using SIM Card memory, you may first open the name editor, enter a name and press to confirm. A number editor will be opened and you will be prompted to enter a number. Press ...

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18 Main Features displayed on the screen when the person calls you from any number stored in his/her name card or when you call one of the numbers stored in this person's name card. • Cancel Fotocall picture (if the name card is associated w...

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Main Features 19 Managing Phonebook Records Once you have selected a record in the Contacts list, press to manage the selected record. Managing records in the SIM card Send SMS , Send business card , Edit , Delete , Settings ( Modify , Cancel ...

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20 Main Features A name card in the Smart phonebook may contain up to five numbers. By selecting this option, you will copy all numbers to the SIM card with each number taking up a record in the SIM card. The names of these records come from the name...

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Main Features 21 Note: PC Sync software and data cable are optional accessories and may not be included in the standard package. Therefore you may need to purchase them separately. Please contact an authorized Philips dealer or network operator for m...

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22 Main Features Upon successful connection, the stored pictures will be displayed in a list together with the remaining vacant locations available for downloading more pictures. You can select from the list a picture you want to delete or a vacant l...

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Main Features 23 Upon successful connection, the stored MIDI will be shown in a list together with the remaining vacant locations available for downloading more MIDI. You can select from the list, a MIDI you wish to delete or a vacant location for yo...

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24 Main Features A phonebook record stored in the SIM phonebook can only have one phone number while the record stored in the phone’s phonebook can contain several phone numbers and a variety of information. When the phonebook in your phone is uplo...

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Main Features 25 You can create a new SMS in the PC Sync software and then save or send it. If you choose not to send but to save it, it will be stored in the Outbox, marked as “Unsent”, and can be sent later. If it is later sent, it will remain ...

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26 Main Features 9. Click “Upload” icon to upload all SMS messages stored in the phone to the PC Sync software to be displayed; 10. Click “Connect” icon to start connecting the PC to phone. Photo Once your phone is successfully connected ...

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Main Features 27 4. In the Modem configuration, the maximum rate is 115200. Deselect the “Use hardware flow control” option in the “Hardware function” tab. 5. Select com1 (or com2) to be used by the serial cable. 6. Set the port (where the mo...

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28 Menu Options 3 • Menu Options Note: To access the various menu options as described below, you must insert a valid SIM card into your phone. Without a SIM card, your phone will be restricted to idle mode when switched on, and an “Insert SIM Ca...

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Menu Options 29 If the inbox is empty, the phone will indicate that the SMS list is empty. There is an “Unread” icon to the right of a new SMS in the Inbox list. Once you are in the “Details” screen of the new message, the message will be cha...

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30 Menu Options • If “Send immediately” is selected, the message will be sent directly and will not be stored in the Outbox. Once you are in the “Sent Messages” and “Unsent Messages” outbox folders, the short messages will be displayed...

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Menu Options 31 • Edit the number entered: When the cursor is on the line for direct number input, you can edit the number or delete the whole line. • Delete name: When the cursor is on the selected name in the phonebook, press to delete the ...

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32 Menu Options Validity period Sets the length of time your message will be stored in the SMS center: 12 hours , 1 day , 1 week and Maximum . Status report You can choose t o Activate or Deactivate this function, which will inform you if yo...

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Menu Options 33 Voice Mail Note: You can divert a call to the voice mailbox (the number where callers leave voice messages) by activating the Call forward function. Call voice mail When a voice mail is received, the phone will prompt you. You can d...

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34 Menu Options Channel list <New channel> You can add a new channel number to the channels list, i.e., adding a new cell broadcast reception type. The channel number contains 3-digits at most. Existing channel list Randomly select a number fro...

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Menu Options 35 Last GPRS service Displays the number of bytes transmitted during the last GPRS service. All calls’ duration • Outgoing call timer : To view the total duration of all dialed calls. • Incoming call timer : To view the total dur...

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36 Menu Options 3.3.1 Group melody Incoming alert The phonebook in the phone is divided into six groups. You can define different ring melodies for each group so that you know which group the caller belong to. There are five types of melodies availab...

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Menu Options 37 • Wallpaper in idle screen You can set the background picture when the phone is in idle mode. There are 5 types of wallpaper for selection as follows: 1. Built-in (FotoCall) static wallpaper. (Pictures that are permanently stored i...

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38 Menu Options • For a specific duration when a new event occurs. • For a specific duration when there is an incoming call. • For a specific duration when information about the call is displayed after ending a call. • For a specific dura...

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Menu Options 39 • Add a new voice command Press the [New] softkey to access the Voice Command Function list. Select the function you want to set and you will be in the Voice Tag training process. Follow the screen prompt and pronounce the same voi...

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40 Menu Options Note: After the call forwarding function is activated, the idle screen will display the call forward soft icon. Call waiting (network-dependent) • GSM call: When this function is activated, the phone will display a call waiting scre...

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Menu Options 41 3.3.5 Date/time settings You can use this menu to enter and set the date/time displayed on the phone by using the suggested format. 3.3.6 Security Settings PIN Code to switch on the Phone You can choose to activate or deactivate the P...

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42 Menu Options You can set a password for SMS, phonebook and call record, or for one or some of the information type, or not to set a password at all. When setting a password, you need to select the information type you wish to set and press the k...

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Menu Options 43 number, while the “ Erase ” option is used to erase the reject call number selected. Allow List The operation is the same as “Black list”. Call Screen setting In the Call Screen menu, you can activate the “Black list” func...

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44 Menu Options one of them and press the [Add] key to add the network to the end of the preferred network list. • Add existing network Once a confirmation is received from you, the screen displays the existing network list stored in the phone. You...

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Menu Options 45 You can also rename the modes. Profiles General mode Silence mode Meeting mode Outdoors mode Car mode Call alert (includes alarm clock alert) Ringing and backlight Vibration Vibration Ringing and vibration Ringing Vibration/Ringing...

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46 Menu Options 3.4.1 Personalised setting On the basis of the default settings, you can set the values in each mode according to your preference Call alert method You can define the method of alert when there is a call, e.g. to activate/deactivate r...

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Menu Options 47 When an event is due, the phone automatically displays the Event Due view, where the details of the event are shown and the organiser alert beep is sounded. You can create up to 30 events. Week View/Month View When in the organiser,...

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48 Menu Options Event List The event list displays all events for the current month, week or day. To show details of an event, select the event and press . If you press the [Option] softkey again, the screen displays the following options: Edit , R...

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Menu Options 49 • Activate the alarm clock at a preset time on every day • Activate the alarm clock at a preset time on every working day (except weekends) • Activate the alarm clock at a preset time on every working day (except Sunday) Pres...

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50 Menu Options You can short press the key to cancel an entry or to exit the calculator if there is no entry. A long press of the key will cancel all entries, and return to idle mode if there is no entry. 3.5.4 Stopwatch The screen displays the ...

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Menu Options 51 You can choose a city along the longitude by pressing the / keys. You can choose a city along the latitude by pressing the / keys. You can set a remote city time using the option menu: Whether to use daylight saving time, or to se...

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52 Menu Options Brick Game There are three catch boards in total. When all catch boards are used up, the game is over. At the beginning of the game, you will be asked to choose a location to start. Click the launch button to release the ball. The bal...

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Menu Options 53 have entered and the calculated date. You can also view your conditions of the Previous day ( key), the Next day ( key), Last month ( key), and Next month ( key) in the main interface. This phone has an integrated WAP browse...

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54 Menu Options The specific settings of each mode are as follows: Mode name You can set a name for the mode. Home page You can set the address of the homepage. Network Operator There are two types of network for WAP connection: Traditional GSM or GP...

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Menu Options 55 Status Bar Display You can choose whether to display the status bar or not. 3.8.1 Camera This mobile phone has a built-in digital camera, which can take pictures with different resolutions, qualities and effects. It can also record vi...

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56 Menu Options 128 x 96 , 320 x 240 or 640 x 480 . The default picture size is 128 x 128 . • Self-timer : This option is available when in normal shooting mode. You can choose to “ Activate ” or “ Deactivate ” this feature. When this ...

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Menu Options 57 the phone goes back to preview screen straightaway. If you press the “Save” key when the memory is full or the phone has already stored 60 photos, the phone will prompt you. Perform a cleanup and then proceed to save it. Then go t...

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58 Menu Options record in the phonebook. If you select “Set as idle screen picture” and “View details” options, the phone will display information about the file format and resolution of the current picture. Animation wallpaper: “Set as idl...

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Accessories 59 4 • Accessories When it comes to performance, Philips Authentic Accessories are designed to achieve optimal performance of the Philips mobile phone. When the charger is plugged in, the backlight will be activated and the phone will ...

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60 Precautions Precautions 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 t...

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Precautions 61 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 packing the phone in your luggage: the use of mobile phones in ...

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62 Precautions • Do not expose your phone to extreme temperatures. • Treat the phone with care. Any misuse will void the International Guarantee. • Do not immerse the phone in any liquid; if your phone is damp, switch it off, remove the battery...

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Precautions 63 on public roads in some countries. Check local regulations. In case of hot weather or after a prolonged exposure to the sun (e.g., behind a window or a windscreen), the temperature of your phone's casing might increase, especially...

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SAR Information to end users SAR Information to end users THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE EU REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the limits for expos...

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SAR Information to end users SAR Information to end users THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the limits f...

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Declaration of conformity We, Philips France - Mobile Telephony 4 rue du Port aux Vins - Les patios 92156 Suresnes Cedex FRANCE declare under our sole responsibility that the product Philips 659 CT6598 Cellular Mobile Radio GSM 900/GSM 1800 TAC: 352...