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S800_EN.book Page 1 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Main Menu Menu Press L Access in idle mode. Long press # key in idle Switch to silent mode mode. Audio Player Turn Long press audio player control key P. On/Off Long press r in idle mode.
S800_EN.book Page 2 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Table of contents 1. Getting Started ... 4 Insert the SIM card and Battery ... 4 Switch on the phone ... 5 Charge the battery ... 5 Shortcuts function ... 6 2.
S800_EN.book Page 4 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 1. Getting Started Please read the safety instructions in the “Precautions” section before using your phone. 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 (for more...
S800_EN.book Page 5 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Switch on the phone To switch on the phone, long press ) key. Enter the PIN code if required. The PIN code is a 4- to 8- digit secret code of your SIM card. It is preconfigured and communicated to you by your operator or retailer.
S800_EN.book Page 6 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Charging with the data cable Plug the USB data cable into the USB port on your PC and plug the other end of the cable into the charger connector at the bottom of your phone. The battery symbol indicates the state of charge.
S800_EN.book Page 7 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 2. Calling Make a call From idle screen In idle mode, enter the phone number using the keypad. To correct an error, press R. Press ( to dial the number. Press ) to hang up. To make an international call, quickly press * twice to insert the international prefix “+”.
S800_EN.book Page 8 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Sound Recorder In most countries, recording of telephone conversation is subject to legislation. We advise you to notify the caller if you intend to record the conversation and only do so if they agree. You should also ensure confidentiality of the recordings .
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S800_EN.book Page 9 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM press (. The first call is put on hold and the second number is dialled. You can then press L to access the following options: Swap • to toggle between 2 calls. Conference •...
S800_EN.book Page 10 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 3. Text or number Entry Input Method Your phone supports 7 types of input methods: Simplified/Traditional Chinese stroke Smart PinYin Smart BoPoMo (for traditional Chinese input only) Multitap ABC/abc Smart ABC/abc Numeric Symbols During text editing, you can press # to switch between...
S800_EN.book Page 11 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM key. As you enter the letters using your keypad, the pinyin combinations on the screen will be updated accordingly. Use the navigation keys to select your desired pinyin combination and press L to select the candidate line.
S800_EN.book Page 12 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM candidate list. Press L to input the chinese character and press R to clear the strokes you have entered. Enter associate character: As soon as you have selected and entered a character, the candidate list will be updated and a list of association characters will be displayed.
S800_EN.book Page 13 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM w x y z 9 Smart ABC/abc Input Smart English input method offers a faster way for you to enter English words. You only need to press once on the numeric key (2 to 9) corresponding to each letter needed to spell a word.
S800_EN.book Page 14 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 4. Phone Book Contacts are stored in one of the two available phonebooks: SIM phonebook (located on your SIM card, by which the number of entries you can store depends on the card capacity) or the Smart Phonebook (located on your phone, which allows you to store up to 200 names).
S800_EN.book Page 15 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Number, Home Number, Company Name, E-mail Address, Office Number and Fax Number. You can also Associate Picture, Associate Sound, as well as associate Caller Group to the contact. Press L to confirm.
S800_EN.book Page 16 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Select the option for which you wish to modify its settings. You can set the following options: Ring type Set the ring tone for incoming calls from the contacts in the caller group. Alert type Set the alert type for incoming calls from the contacts in the caller group.
S800_EN.book Page 17 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 5. Messages This menu allows you to send text messages using Short Messaging Service (SMS), as well as manage the messages you have sent and received. Write Message To compose and send an SMS, follow the steps below: Write Message, enter your text and press Select...
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S800_EN.book Page 18 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM When a message is displayed, press L to read it, Option then press L to access the following menu options: Reply Reply to the sender. Forward Forward the selected message. Chat Chat with the sender.
S800_EN.book Page 19 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Profile Setting SC Address Select your default SMS centre. If not available on your SIM card, you must enter your SMS centre number. Valid Period Select the length of time your messages will be stored in the SMS centre.
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S800_EN.book Page 20 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM When sending MMS messages, your recipient must also have an MMS-enabled phone in order to view your messages. Write Message Follow the steps described below to compose and send an MMS: Write Message Select and enter the following:...
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S800_EN.book Page 21 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Reply Reply to the sender. Reply to all Reply to the sender and all recipients in the “To” and “Cc” list. Forward Send the MMS to other recipients. Delete Delete the selected MMS. Delete All Delete all the MMS in the Inbox.
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S800_EN.book Page 22 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM View View template contents. Properties View recipient, subject, date and size. Write Use the template as a new MMS for Message further editing. Message Settings This menu allows you to carry out the following configurations for sending or receiving MMS: Sending Validity...
S800_EN.book Page 23 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Broadcast Message Broadcast messages are public messages broadcasted to a group of mobile users. The messages are broadcasted on coded channels. Generally, one broadcast channel can transmit one type of message. Please contact your network operator for a list of channel numbers and their respective broadcast information.
S800_EN.book Page 24 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 6. Call History Your mobile phone can provide you with a list of outgoing and incoming calls, attempts at auto re- dialling, as well as call details. The different types of Calls, Missed Calls Received...
S800_EN.book Page 25 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Call Cost Last Call Cost Displays the cost of the last call. Total Cost Displays the total cost of all calls since the cost counter was last reset. If the total cost exceeds the maximum Max Cost cost set in the option, you will not be able...
S800_EN.book Page 26 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 7. Settings This menu allows you to change the settings associated with each available option in your phone (time and date, security, call divert, etc.) . Phone Setup Time and Date Allows you to set the time and date using the keypad or navigation keys.
S800_EN.book Page 27 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Screen Saver Set the image to be displayed after the phone is in idle mode for a certain period of time. Setting Status Waiting (On/Off) and (the time lapse before the screen saver image appears).
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S800_EN.book Page 28 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Call Waiting Activate Deactivate This option allows you to call waiting. When this option is active, you will hear a beep tone when someone tries to call you while you are already on a call. If this option is inactive, your phone will not emit any alert and the caller will hear a Divert If Busy busy tone.
S800_EN.book Page 29 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Line Switching Certain SIM cards allow you to have two subscriber numbers (network service) in one card. This function is available only when your SIM card supports it. To switch line, press L to select the line. Call Time Reminder This menu allows you to set whether or not the phone will emit a beep tone after a certain call duration.
S800_EN.book Page 30 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM You can select a network other than your home network only if it has a valid roaming agreement with your home network. If you change the network, some problems may arise during the operation of your phone.
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S800_EN.book Page 31 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Fixed Dial This menu allows you to restrict your outgoing calls. You need to enter PIN2 code, which has to be supplied / supported by your network operator. Mode There are two modes: (you can dial any number) and (you can...
S800_EN.book Page 32 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Restore Factory Settings This menu allows you to reset your phone to its factory settings. Enter the phone lock password and press L to confirm. Once you have entered the correct password (same as your Phone Lock Password, default value is 1122), your phone will be restored to its factory settings.
S800_EN.book Page 33 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 8. Multimedia Camera Your phone features a built-in digital camera. You can take pictures, store them in your phone or transfer them to your PC via a data cable, use them as wallpaper or send them to your friends via MMS.
S800_EN.book Page 34 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Access ImageViewer. ImageViewer Camera Setting White Balance, Shutter Sound, Exposure and Banding. Image Setting Image Size Image Quality. Effect Setting Set special effect for the picture. Add Frame Add a frame to the picture. Some frames are available only to certain picture sizes.
S800_EN.book Page 35 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Activate Video Recorder Video Recorder and press Lto activate it. Select The following table describes the operations of the various keys in video recording mode. Zoom in / out Increase decrease exposure compensation r or ,...
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S800_EN.book Page 36 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM playing, you can dial or answer an incoming call. The player will pause once the connection is established. Activate Audio Player Audio Player. Press in idle mode or select Long press audio player control key Pto turn the player On/Off.
S800_EN.book Page 37 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Sound Recorder This menu allows you to record sound. You can also play, rename and delete the sound you have recorded. Select a recording and press L, or press L directly Option to access menu.
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S800_EN.book Page 38 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Select Select a musical instrument. Instrument Save Save the melody. Help Display help information. Option menu of a melody Play Play the selected melody. Edit Edit the selected melody. Create a new melody. Rename Rename the selected melody.
S800_EN.book Page 39 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 9. File Manager This menu allows you to manage the pictures, recorded sound, ring tone and music files in your phone. Press L Option to access the following: Open Open the folder. You can select a file or folder to carry out the following operations: •...
S800_EN.book Page 40 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 10. Fun & Games Games Select a game and press L . For details regarding a certain game, please refer to the onscreen instructions. Themes This menu allows you to set the colour scheme of the screen.
S800_10_Fun&Games.fm Page 41 Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:41 PM Option menu of an existing a picture If you select an existing picture, you can press L View, then press L Option to access the following options: Edit Edit the selected picture. Delete Delete the selected picture.
S800_EN.book Page 42 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 11. User Profiles This menu allows you to set the ring tone, alert type, ring volume, answer mode and backlight, etc when you receive an incoming call or a new message so that you can adapt the use of your phone to different types of call environments.
S800_EN.book Page 43 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 12. Organizer This menu contains features and options that are designed to help you get organised and be kept informed at all times. Calendar This menu allows you to view the calendar, access or edit To Do List.
S800_EN.book Page 44 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Alarm Use the navigation keys to set alarm status. Repeat Set task frequency: Once, Every Day, Day, Weekly or Monthly. Option menu of an existing task View View the settings of the selected task.
S800_EN.book Page 45 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 13. Services This menu contains STK and WAP services. The availability of the features in this menu depends on whether your SIM card supports STK. If your SIM card supports STK function, the STK menu will be displayed on the screen.
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S800_EN.book Page 46 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Select a mode from the profile list and press L to access the following options: Activate Profile Activate the selected WAP access mode. Edit Profile Edit the properties of the WAP access mode.
S800_14_Extra.fm Page 47 Monday, February 13, 2006 12:01 PM 14. Extra This menu contains features and options designed for your personal use. Calculator Your phone has a built-in calculator which you can use to perform basic calculations. Enter numbers using the keypad and insert operators with the navigation keys as indicated in the following table: Add or M+ Subtract or M-...
S800_EN.book Page 48 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM 15. Shortcuts This menu allows you to quickly enter the 10 presetmenu items by pressing in idle mode. You can also modify the preset menu items according to your needs. Modify Shortcuts Select an item you wish to modify and press L to enter edit mode.
S800_Icons & symbols.fm Page 49 Friday, February 17, 2006 4:38 PM Icons & symbols In idle mode, several symbols can be displayed simultaneously on the main screen. If the network symbol is not displayed, the network is currently not available. You may be in a bad reception area;...
S800_EN.book Page 50 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Precautions Radio Waves 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 telephone network.
S800_EN.book Page 51 Friday, February 10, 2006 6:46 PM Always switch off your phone... 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 an aircraft may be dangerous for the operation of the aircraft, disrupt the mobile phones network and may be illegal.
You should only use Philips Authentic Accessories, as the use of any other accessories may damage your phone and will make all guarantees for your Philips phone null and void. Make sure damaged parts are replaced immediately by a qualified technician and that they are replaced with genuine Philips replacement parts.
Philips has marked the battery and packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste. The battery should not be disposed of with general household waste.
Your battery seems to over heat You might be using a charger that was not intended for 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.
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S800_TroubleShooting.fm Page 55 Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:48 PM The display shows SIM failure Check that the SIM card has been inserted in the right position. If the problem remains, your SIM card may be damaged. Contact your operator. When attempting to use a feature in the menu, the mobile displays NOT ALLOWED Some features are network dependent.
Additional accessories may also be provided or sold separately. Package contents may therefore vary. To maximise the performance of your Philips mobile phone and not to void the warranty, always purchase Philips Authentic Accessories that are specially designed for use with your phone.
The limited warranty for original Philips rechargeable battery extends for six (6) months from the date of purchase. 3. What Will Philips Do if The Product is Not Free From Material Defects in Materials and Workmanship During The Limited Warranty...
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Normal wear and tear or Force Majeure. 5. How Do You Get Warranty Service? a) Return the Product to an authorized service center of Philips. You may contact the local Philips office for the location of the nearest authorized service center.
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OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. This limited warranty represents the complete and exclusive agreement between the Consumer and Philips with respect to this cellular Product and it supercedes all prior agreements between the parties, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this limited warranty.