Philips X818 User manual

Your Phone

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.

Touch screen

Back key

Side volume key

Power key

/Lock key

Home key

Option key

Charger/Micro

USB port

connector

Headphone jack

Power saving key

Fingerprint input key

Turn your phone on and off

Press and hold power key to turn on your phone.

To turn off your phone, press and hold power key and then select

Power off.

Note:

•

If you are turning on your phone for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions to

set up your device.

Lock/unlock the touch screen

You can lock the touch screen and keys to prevent any unwanted device

operations.

To lock, press power key.

Slide the icon upward to unlock.

Keys

Learn about the main keys.m

Key Definition Function

Power - Press and hold to power on/off.

- Press to turn on/off the screen display.

- Hold to access the Phone options, choose Power

off, Airplane mode or Reboot.

Home key -Return to the home screen.

Option key -On the home screen, open the list of recent

applications.

Back key - Return to the previous screen or exit.

- Hide the onscreen keyboard when it is opened.

Side

volume key

-Adjust the ringtone volume while in standby mode

or adjust the voice volume during a call.

-When receiving an incoming call, briefly press the

volume key to mute the ringtone.

Fingerprint

input key

-To register your fingerprint or tap to exit.

Use the touch screen

Learn basic actions to use the touch screen.

Customize home screen

You can customize the home screen to match your preferences.

Function Operation

Tap Touch once to select or launch a menu, option, or

application.

Tap and

hold

Tap an item and hold it for more than 2 seconds.

Drag Tap an item and move it to a new location.

Double-tap Tap an item twice quickly.

Flick Briskly scroll up, down, left, or right to move through lists

or screens.

Pinch Place two of your fingers far apart, and then pinch them

together. In some apps, like web browser, you can pinch

the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index

finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or

a web pages.

Function Operation

Move items Tap and hold an item, and then drag it to a new location.

Select a

wallpaper

In home screen, press Settings>Display>Wallpaper,

select an image from options.

Home screen

From the Home screen, you can view your device’s status and access

applications.

The Home screen has multiple panels. Scroll left or right to view the

panels on the Home screen. Tap to return to the center home

screen.

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

Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel

to see what event notification or new information you have received.

To open the Notifications panel,press and hold the status bar, then

slide one finger downward. If you have several notifications, you can

scroll down the screen to see them all.

To hide the panel, drag the panel upward.

From the notifications panel, you can also view your phone's current

status and use the each options.

Place two fingers on the status bar, then slide your fingers down-

ward.

Status Bar

Search input

Icons and symbols

Learn about the icons and symbols on the screen.

Icons Function

Your phone will not ring when receiving a call.

Your phone will vibrate when receiving a call.

(Blue bars) normal charging when the phone is turned off.

WLAN activated.

Your phone is connected to a GSM network. The more bars are

shown the better the reception is.

Downloading data.

Uploading data.

Call in progress.

You have a missed call.

New SMS .

Connected to PC.

Bluetooth is activated.

The headset is plugged into the phone.

The alarm clock is activated.

FM radio turned on in the background.

Music is playing in the background.

Error occurred or caution required.

Getting started

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips!

To get the most of your product and enjoy all Philips has to offer,

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.

Assembling and Charge

Insert the pin to eject the SIM card slot.

Insert SIM card 1 (Nano card) or SD card (Maximum: 128GB).

Insert SIM card 2 (Micro card)

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.

•

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.

Remove the memory card

Ensure that the phone is not currently accessing the memory card.

Before removing a memory card, first unmount it for safe removal.

In Idle screen, select Settings> Storage & USB.

Tap to unmount the SD card.

Push the memory card gently until it disengages from the phone.

Remove the memory card.

Note:

•

Do not remove a memory card while the device is transferring or accessing information

to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the memory card.

Personalize your phone

Date and Time

In idle screen, tap Settings> Date & time to control how time and

date appears on your device.

•

Automatic date & time: Set to receive time information from the

network and update the time and date automatically.

•

Automatic time zone: Set to receive time zone information from

the network when you move across time zones.

•

Set date: Set the current date manually.

•

Set time: Set the current time manually.

•

Select time zone: Select a time zone.

•

Use 24-hour format: Set to show the time in 24-hour format or

12-hour format.

Tips:

•

If the battery remains fully discharged, the time and date will be reset.

Set a screen lock

You can lock your device by activating the screen lock feature.　

In idle screen, tap Settings>Security>Screen lock.

•

None: Disable the screen lock.

•

Swipe: Choose swipe to unlock the screen.

•

Pattern: Draw a pattern to unlock the screen.

•

PIN: Unlock the screen by enter the PIN code.

•

Password: Create your private password to unlock the screen.

Lock your SIM card

You can lock your phone with the PIN that is supplied with your SIM

card.

In idle screen, tap Settings> Security> Set up SIM card lock>

Lock SIM card.

Select the SIM card, enter your PIN and select OK.

Note:

•

If you enter an incorrect PIN too many times, your SIM card will be blocked. You must

enter a PIN unlock key (PUK) to unblock the SIM card.

•

If you block your SIM card by entering an incorrect PUK, take the SIM card to your

service provider to unblock it.

Access applications

•

Scroll left or right to another screen, select an application.

•

Press to return to the previous screen, press to return to

the Home screen.

•

Access recently-used applications: Tap to view the applications

you have accessed recently.

Tips:

•

Your device has a built-in motion sensor that detects its orientation. If you rotate the

device while using　some features, the interface will automatically switch to landscape

view. To set the interface to keep the orientation when you rotate the device, select

Settings>Display>Rotate the contents of the screen.

Manage applications

•

In idle screen, tap Settings>Apps.

•

Enter into an app, you can tap DISABLE/UNINSTALL or

FORCE STOP.

Basic function

Calls

Make a call

In the application list, tap .

Dial the number directly or choose one number from the filtered list

that have matching digits.

Tap to end the call.

Tips:

•

The phone dialer’s Smart dial features makes it quick and easy for you to make a call.

Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person’s name you want to

call. Smart dial automatically searches and filters your stored contacts and the phone

numbers from the call history.

Note:

•

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

•

It is illegal in many areas to record a call without permission. Always ask the other party

for permission before recording a call.

Answer/Reject a call

During an incoming call, press and hold and then drag your

finger right to answer the call, drag left to reject the call

(Press the side volume key to adjust the volume).

Ta p to hang up.

Make an emergency call

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.

Tips:

•

If you've enabled but forgot your lock password or lock pattern, you can still make

emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.

Messages

Send a message

In the application list, tap .

Tap New message .

Enter the number or tap to select the number from phonebook.

Select the text field and enter your message text.

Press to add a subject or attach a file (Pictures, Videos, Audio or

Slideshow) for the message.

Tap to send the message.

Note:

•

Manage your phonebook

Add a new contact

Tap to enter the Contacts.

Tap and select a memory location.

Add phone number and details as desired.

Tap to finish saving.

Tips:

•

You can create contacts from the dialling screen by selecting Create new contact.

•

For contacts on the smart phonebook, you can add detailed information, like home

number, office number, contact pictures and ringtones.

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