Philips Xenium X501 User manual

Discover your phone

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this user guide or withdraw it at any time without prior notice. Philips provides this user guide "as is"

and does not accept, except as required by the applicable law, liability for any error, omission or

discrepancy between this user guide and the product described. The device is meant to be connected

to GSM/GPRS networks.

Vibration on/off,

selection of text

Back of the slide:2.0MP camera lens

Alphanumeric

keypad

USB port/charger &

headset connector

Navigation

and ,keys

Left soft key

Symbol input

Pick-up key

Microphone

On/off and

hang-up key

Right soft key

+/- Volume

262K TFT

LCD

How to ...

Switch the phone On/Off Long press )..

Enter your PIN code Enter your PIN code using the keypad and press ,OK to

confirm.

Lock the keypad On idle screen, long press *.

Unlock the keypad On idle screen, press Rand then *.

Make a call Enter the phone number using the keypad and press (.

Answer a call When the phone rings, press (.

End a call Press ).

Activate/Deactivate handsfree

mode

During a call, press ,.

Select text entry methods Press

.repeatedly on the editing screen. Long press

*to turn T9 input on or off. Long press

.to access

Active list screen.

Access the main menu On idle screen, press ,Menu.

Access Inbox On idle screen, press LInbox.

Access Shortcut menu On idle screen, press RShortcut.

Quickly return to idle when

browsing menus

Press)

Vibration on/off Long press

on idle screen.

Soft keys

The soft keys L, Rand ,allow you to

select the options above them on the screen.

Such options are contextual: they vary according

to current context.

Main menu

The main menu gives you access to all the

different features of your mobile phone. The

table below summarizes the functional icons on

the main menu. To find more information about

their functions, refer to the pages.

Press ,Menu on idle screen to access the main

menu and press

to navigate through

the icons and lists. Press ,OK to access the

options related to the selected item. Press

Back

to return to the previous menu. Press

)

return to the idle screen.

Fun Browser Music

page 48 page 41 page 50

Camera Messaging My files

page 43 page 20 page 56

Tools Contacts Profiles

page 34 page 30 page 63

Bluetooth Calls Settings

page 61 page 59 page 64

Fast keys

Long press to access the voice

mailbox.

Vibration on/off for incoming

calls and messages.

Long press to enter “+” when

making international calls.

You can configure the navigation keys

to access your favorite features directly. On idle

screen, press the keys to access the features.

Go to Settings > General > Fast keys to check the

default settings of the navigation keys

To change the default settings,

Select the item to be changed.

Press ,

Edit to assign a new shortcut to

the key.

Press

to select, and ,OK to

confirm.

Shortcut menu

With the option Shortcut on the idle screen, you

can access a functional sub-menu directly. You

can set the list of functional shortcuts. 8

functional sub-menu can be set at most.

Set Shortcut list

Go to Settings > General > Shortcuts.

Press ,Change to access the Shortcuts

selection list.

Press

to scroll the list. Press ,to

tick off your desired option.

Press LDone to confirm.

Use the Shortcut on idle screen

On idle screen, pree

Shortcut to access

the shortcut list.

Select your desired functional menu, and

press ,OK to access the function sub-

menu directly.

Predictive dialing

Quickly search and list your desired phone

number (saved in SIM or/and Smart phonebook)

on the idle screen.

*If the phone number you finding is not saved in SIM

or/and Smart phonebook, the funtion of predictive

dialing is unavailable.

Turn the predictive dialing on/off

Go to Calls > Call options > Predictive dialing > On/

Off to enable or disable the function.

Use predictive dialing

Press <,>to turn Predictive dialing on in Calls

> Call options, if necessary.

On the idle screen, enter any three

consecutive numbers from the contact

phone number you want to dial.

On the Dialling screen, the records with the

three consecutive numbers and from the

SIM or smart phonebook will display in the

Search list.

Press +or -to scroll the Search list, and

press ,Select to confirm the desired phone

number.

Press (to dial the number.

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Table of contents

1 Getting Started 8

Inserting the SIM card 8

Charging the battery 10

Setting clock 11

Inserting the Micro-SD card 12

2 Text Entry 13

Selecting text entry methods 13

Entering text 13

3 Calling 16

Making a call 16

Answering and ending a call 16

Options during a call 17

Handling multiple calls

(Network-dependent) 18

Making an emergency call 19

4 Messaging 20

Creating messages 20

Organizing your messages 22

Defining your message settings 23

E-mail 26

Broadcast messages 28

5 Contacts 30

Adding or editing contacts 30

Searching for a contact 31

Managing your contacts 31

Special numbers 33

6 Tools 34

Using your business organizer

Create your to-do list 34

Check your calendar 35

Edit your to-do list 35

6Table of contents

Delete expired tasks 35

Using your business assistant

Sound recorder 35

Alarm 36

World clock 37

Text reader 38

Blacklist 39

Back up your phonebook

(if available) 39

Others

Stopwatch 40

Calculator 40

Currency converter 40

7 Browser 41

Managing your browser 41

Accessing web sites 41

Enabling/disabling push messages 41

Opera Mini 42

STK 42

8 Camera 43

Camera 43

Video recorder 46

9 Fun 48

Java games and application 48

10 Music 50

Music player 50

FM radio 53

11 My files 56

Finding your files 56

Managing your files 56

Sharing your files 57

Using your files 57

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12 Calls 59

Call history 59

Call options 59

13 Bluetooth 61

About Bluetooth 61

Connecting to a Bluetooth device 61

Getting connected by

a Bluetooth device 62

Editting your device list 62

14 Profiles 63

Adjusting ring settings to

different scenes 63

15 Settings 64

General 64

Display 65

Time & date 65

Sounds 65

Security 66

Network 67

Connection 67

Icons & Symbols 68

Precautions 70

Tips 76

Troubleshooting 77

Philips Authentic Accessories 81

Trademark Declaration 84

Specific Absorption Rate Information 85

Limited Warranty 87

Declaration of Conformity 91

8Getting Started

1 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

www. philips. com/welcome.

Please read the safety instructions in the

"Precautions" section before use.

To use your phone, you must insert a valid SIM

card supplied by your GSM operator or retailer.

The SIM card contains your subscription

information, your mobile telephone number,

and a memory in which you can store phone

numbers and messages.

Inserting the SIM card

Follow the steps below to insert your new SIM

cards. Remember to switch off your mobile

phone before removing the back cover.

Press on the back cover and slide the cover

as shown.

Getting Started 9

As step 1 shown, press and hold the little

black jut respectively, and then, take out the

battery, as step 2 shown.

You may lose all your personal settings if you

remove the battery when the phone is switched

on.

As shown, align your SIM card with the SIM

card slot, beveled corner facing you and

gold contact downwards. Insert your SIM

card under the metal clip holder.

As shown, align the metallic connectors on

the battery and battery slot. Insert the

battery until it is locked.

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