Philips Xenium X503 User manual

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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/

EDGE networks.

Back of phone: 3.2MP camera lens TFT LCD

Meeting profile On/

Off, selection of text

Left soft key Right soft key

Pick-up key

Alphanumeric keypad

Lock/unlock key,

Symbol input

+/-Side volume key

Navigation and

keys

Hang-up and On/

Off key

Charger & USB port

3.5mm headset jack

How to ...

Switch the phone On/Off Long press and release

)

Enter your PIN code Enter your PIN code using the keypad and press

to confirm.

Lock/Unlock keypad On the idle screen, long press *. To unlock keypad, long press

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

Answer a call When the phones rings, press (.

End a call Press ).

Activate/Deactivate

handsfree mode

During a call, press

Handfree/Handheld.

Access received messages/

missed calls

On idle screen, press

View.

Select text entry method Press

repeatedly on the editing screen. Long press *to turn

T9 input on or off. Long press

and release to access Writing

Language screen.

Access main menu On the idle screen, press

Menu.

Dual SIM settings On the idle screen, press

Menu to go to Settings > SIM settings,

press +or -and

to select: Dual SIM setting,Mode setting or Query

on power up.

Access a submenu directly On the idle screen, press RShortcut.

Quickly return to idle

when browsing menus

Press ).

Vibration on/off (for default

Meeting profile) Long press

on the idle screen.

Soft keys

The

and

are located at the top of

the keypad area. Pressing the soft keys 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.

On the idle screen, press

Menu on idle screen

to access the main menu and press

Applications Browser Media player

page 46 page 42 page 48

Camera Messages My files

page 44 page 22 page 54

Tools Contacts Profiles

page 36 page 32 page 61

Bluetooth Calls Settings

page 58 page 57 page 62

navigate through the icons and lists. Press

Select to

access the options related to the selected item.

Press

Back to return to previous menu. Press

)

to return to the idle screen.

Fast Keys

Navigation keys

You can configure the navigation keys

to access your favourite features directly. On

the 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

Select to

confirm.

Shortcut menu

With shortcuts, you can access a functional sub-

menu directly. You can select the desired

shortcuts and rank them in the order of

preference.

To set your shortcut menu

Go to Settings > General > Shortcut.

Press +or - to check the list of functional

displays. To select/unselect an item, press

Enable/Disable.

Press LOptions > Add to add a shortcut.

To use your shortcut menu

Long press to enter “+” when

making international calls.

Long press to access the voice

mailbox.

Long press to select/unselect

Meeting profile (by default,

vibration on or off for incoming

calls or messages).

•On the idle screen, press RShortcut, and

you can select a functional display as desired.

The idle screen switches to the relevant

display.

Power-saving mode

After the set time span, the phone has the idle

screen turned off automatically. To exit the

power-saving mode, press any key. For power-

saving purpose, set the time span to a low value

in Settings >General >Display >Backlight level &

Backlight duration.

Auto keypad lock

In the idle mode, your phone can have the

keypad locked automatically after the set time

span.

To set the auto keypad lock

Go to Settings > Security > Auto keypad lock.

To u n l o c k t h e k e y p a d

Long press *.

To lock the keypad manually

On the idle screen, long press *.

6Table of contents

Table of contents

1 Getting Started 9

Insert the SIM card 9

Charge the battery 11

Mode settings 12

Set clock 12

Insert the micro-SD card 14

Remove SIM2 14

2 Text Entry 15

Select text entry methods 15

Entering text 15

3 Calling 18

Making a call 18

Answering and ending a call 19

Options during a call 19

Handling multiple calls

(Network-dependent) 20

Making an emergency call 21

4 Messaging 22

Creating messages 22

Organizing your messages 24

Defining your message settings 26

E-mail 28

Broadcast messages 31

5 Contacts 32

Adding or editing contacts 32

Searching for a contact 33

Managing your contacts 33

Create your name card 34

Special numbers 35

6 Tools 36

Using your business organizer

Table of contents

Table of contents 7

Create your task list 36

Check your calendar 37

Edit your task list 37

Sound recorder 37

Using your clock and timer

Alarm 39

Stopwatch 40

Text reader 40

Others

Calculator 41

Unit converter 41

Currency converter 41

7 Browser 42

Managing your browser 42

Accessing web sites 42

Enabling/ disabling push messages 42

STK 43

8 Camera 44

Camera 44

Video recorder 45

9 Applications 46

Java games and application 46

10 Media player 48

Music player 48

FM radio 50

View photos 53

Play video clips 53

11 My files 54

Finding your files 54

Managing your files 54

Sharing your files 55

Using your files 56

8Table of contents

12 Calls 57

13 Bluetooth 58

About Bluetooth 58

Connecting to a Bluetooth device 58

Getting connected by

a Bluetooth device 59

Editing your device list 60

14 Profiles 61

Adjusting ringer settings to

different scenes 61

15 Settings 62

SIM settings 62

General 62

Call settings 64

Network 65

Security 66

Restore factory settings 66

Icons & Symbols 67

Precautions 69

Tips 75

Troubleshooting 76

Philips Authentic Accessories 80

Trademark Declaration 83

Specific Absorption Rate Information 84

Limited Warranty 86

Declaration of Conformity 90

Getting Started 9

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/welcom.

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 phone number and a

memory in which you can store phone numbers

and messages.

With two SIM card slots, X503 allows you to

use two SIM cards or phone numbers on one

phone. If you select Dual SIM open on Settings >

SIM settings > Mode settings, you can set SIM1

and SIM2 to idle mode.

Inserting the SIM card

Follow the steps bellow 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.

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