Philips S890 - Manual

Getting Started 7 Battery charging The new battery is partially charged (about 50%) andmay be used directly out of the box. During the firstthree charge cycles, you must ensure that the batteryis fully discharged before re-charging. This will enableoptimum performance of the battery. • Plug the char...

8 Getting Started Turning the Phone On and Off To turn the phone on or off, hold down ) . If you turn on the phone without inserting the SIMcard, the phone will display Insert SIM . After inserting the SIM card, the phone will automatically check ifthe SIM card is useable.The following will be displ...

Getting Started 9 Your SIM card comes with a standard 4-8 digit PINnumber supplied by your network provider. You shouldchange this to your own number as soon as possible. Connecting to the Network When the SIM card is successfully opened, yourmobile phone will start to search for an availablenetwork...

10 Main Functions 2. Main Functions Characteristic Function This mobile phone has the following characteristicfunctions: Phone Book Offers quick search function. The phone can hold a maximum of300 phonebook records and eachphonebook record can hold amaximum of 4 phone numbers.The number of phonebook...

12 Main Functions Dialing You may make and receive calls on your phone whenthe symbol of your network provider appears on thescreen. The information bar on the upper left cornerof the screen indicates network strength (the signal isstrongest when there are four lines visible).Barriers greatly affect...

Main Functions 13 Dialing Calls from the Call Log Your mobile phone can also store records of the mostrecently missed, received and dialed calls, as well as thecall time of the last call and the accumulated time ofcalls received and dialed. When the call log is full, theold numbers will be erased au...

14 Main Functions Call Option During a call, press L Option to enter the call option menu; press R H-Free to activate and increase volume, press R H-Held again to deactivate and decrease volume.The call option menu can only be seen while a call isbeing made. Functions such as call waiting, call dive...

Function Menu 15 3. Function Menu How to Use the Function Menu Scroll to select a function • In standby mode, press L Menu to enter the main menu. During a call, press L Option to enter the call option menu, then use + / - to scroll to the desired item on the call menu, and press L to select the fun...

16 Function Menu Call History Missed Calls Dialed Calls Received Calls Delete Call Log Call Time Last Call Time/Total Sent/Total Received/Reset AllTime Call Cost Last Call Cost /Total Cost/Reset Cost/Max Cost/Price Per Unit SMS Counter Sent/Received GPRS Counter Last Sent/Last Received/All Sent/All ...

Function Menu 17 General Activate/Customize Meeting Activate/Customize Outdoor Activate/Customize Indoor Activate/Customize Headset Customize Services STK* WAP Data Account Extra Calendar To Do List Alarm Calculator Units Converter Currency Converter Shortcuts The items that appear under the STK men...

22 Messages 5. Messages In the main menu, scroll to select Messages , and then press L to enter. The available options include: SMS , MMS , Voice Mail Server and Broadcast Message . SMS If your network supports SMS (Short Message Service)and you have applied for this service from your networkprovide...

Messages 23 Outbox Enter the Outbox to view the short messages (saved in the SIM card and phone memory) in the mobilephone. When the message list in Outbox appears, you can use + / - to select a short message, and press L OK to read the detailed contents of the selected message. At thistime, you can...

24 Messages Write Message Before writing a short message, please confirm thatyou have set the short message service centre number. You can edit your short message via Write Message . Press L to enter the Option menu: After selecting Done , you can select Save to save the current message into the Out...

Messages 25 Template This menu allows you to predefine up to ten messagesthat you use most frequently. Select a message andpress L to access the next optons. Message Settings This menu allows you to configure the SMS settings.The options are: Profile Setting Common Setting Memory Status This option ...

26 Messages Pref. Bearer This option allows you to set the preferredtransmission mode. For further detail, please contactwith network provider. MMS MMS refers to Multimedia Message Service. Itsupports multimedia functions and can send text,images, sound and many multimedia file formats.The MMS funct...

Messages 27 Select Done when you have completed the editing of the current MMS, and you can carry out the followingoperations: Send Only , Save and Send , Save to Drafts , Send Options , or Exit . You can customize the following Send options : Some of the above options appear only under certaincircu...

30 Messages Message Settings The user must make the necessary settings in order touse the MMS feature.Enter MMS Settings and carry out the following settings: Delete delete the current MMS. Delete All delete all the MMS in the draftsfolder. Use Number extract the number of the senderand recipient, D...

32 Messages Voice Mail Server This will automatically direct incoming calls to thevoice mail centre when you cannot answer the call.The caller can leave a message on the voice mailsystem of the service network. If the caller leave amessage, you can access the message by calling thevoice mail system....

Call History 33 6. Call History In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select Call History , then press L OK to enter. You can look up information on the call records. Missed Calls Enter Missed Calls , the screen displays the name of the caller (if the name is already stored in the...

34 Call History Call Time Press L OK to enter Call Time . You can check information regarding the call duration. Call Cost Press L OK to enter Call Cost . You can check information regarding the call cost. Your network operator must be able to support Call Cost function before you can use it. You ne...

Camera 35 7. Camera This mobile phone is equipped with a high resolutioncamera (30 thousand picture element), which you canuse to take pictures, and then save them in yourmobile phone, use them as your mobile phonewallpaper (main screen size) or send them to yourfriends and colleagues via MMS.In the...

36 Camera When size of the image is set as 640x480, zoom is notsupported; when size of the image is set as 320x240,Zoom 1x and Zoom 2x are supported. In the preview window of the camera, press L Option to carry out the following operations: Taking a photo • In view finder mode, adjust the lens to po...

Camera 37 • After taking the picture, press L or , to save it (default File Path is Phone ), then return to view finder mode. Or press R to return to view finder mode without saving the picture. • When Cont Shot is set to On , saving and taking of a photo will finish at the same time. • By default, ...

38 Audio Player 8. Audio Player In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select Audio Player , then press L OK to enter. In the Audio Player menu, press + / - to control the music, such as pause or resume; press < / > to play the music in the playlist one after another; press &...

Video Player 39 9. Video Player In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select Video Player , then press L OK to enter. Video Recorder Enter Video Recorder , the video recorder displays the view finder interface. Press , , C or L Record to begin recording, then press , , C or L to s...

40 Fun & Games 10. Fun & Games In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scroll andselect Fun & Games , then press L OK to enter. It comprises the following: Games , Sound Recorder , AB Repeater and Karaoke . Games Select a game, press L . For details about each game, you can refer ...

Fun & Games 41 AB Repeater Enter the menu and select the repeat file, then press L Option to carry out the following operations: Sound file is saved in the Audio folder in the D:\ andE:\ drives (if a memory card has been inserted into themobile phone). The files are then displayed in themenu lis...

42 File Manager 11. File Manager In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select File Manager , and then press L OK to enter. The menu displays "D:\" and "E:\"(if a Memory cardhas been inserted into the mobile phone). Open the file manager to display a list of files, ...

44 Settings 12. Settings In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select Settings . Press L OK to enter the Settings menu. In this menu, you can configure your usagepreferences of the mobile phone. These include Phone Setup , Call Setup , IP Number , Network Setup , Security Setup an...

Settings 45 encoding. If certain characters cannot be displayed,please switch the encoding in order to view them. Display Characteristics Greeting Text Turn On or Off , and edit the greeting text of the phone. Speed Dial Turn Speed Dial feature On or Off and set speed dial numbers. Select Set Number...

46 Settings Dedicated key You can edit the shortcut function of the navigationkeys + , - , < and > in standby mode. Shortcuts You can edit the shortcut menu, it can be found in Extra > shortcuts . Call Setup You can carry out the following settings: Caller ID This function provides the user...

Settings 47 When you have selected one of the above modes, youmay carry out the following operations: Call Barring The Call Barring option allows you to bar incoming or outgoing calls based on user defined conditions. A 4-digit Barring Password required to activate Call Barring service is supplied b...

48 Settings Call Time Reminder This option enables you to remind yourself about theduration of a call. When this option is enabled, therewill be a short beep when the duration of a call exceedsthe reminder timer. It can be a single or periodicreminder. If the input value is out of the range as descr...

Settings 49 Preferred Networks Preferred Networks is a list of networks alreadyconfigured and set by you. The preferred networkswill be stored in the SIM card.Press L OK to show a list of preferred networks. Select an item, then press L Option to enter it: Band Selection This menu is used to select ...

50 Settings If you enter an incorrect PIN number three times insuccession, your SIM card will be locked. At this time,you need the PUK number to unlock the SIM card.The PIN number and PUK number may have beenprovided to you together with the SIM card. If you donot have them, please contact your netw...

Settings 51 in the fixed dialing number list are displayed in thephone book. Barred Dial If your SIM card supports it, certain numbers can bebarred. When this function is activated, you may onlydial the numbers that is in the barred dialing list. You need to enter your PIN2 code to turn the BarredDi...

52 User Profiles 13. User Profiles Your mobile phone provides a number of user profiles foryou to set your mobile phone's ring tone, according tocondition and environment.From the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select User Profiles . Press L to enter the User Profiles menu, where ...

54 Services 14. Services In the main menu, press the navigation keys to scrolland select Services . There are three submenus: STK , WAP and Data Account . STK Press + / - to scroll and select STK . Press L to enter the STK menu. In this menu, you can use the value- added services provided by your ne...

Services 55 Recent Pages You can visit the web sites you visited recently. Enter Address Use this menu to manually enter the URL address ofa website and access it. You can also access a websiteusing Bookmarks and Recent Pages menu. If you wish to visit sina website, you just need to enterwap.sina.co...

56 Services If you have attempted to access, or successfullyaccessed confidential information that require apassword (such as a bank account), please clear yourmobile phone's cache memory each time. WAP Online Direction • How to use Online functionsWhen browsing WAP service pages, you can press L Op...

Services 57 When browsing a WAP page, you can press ) at any time to exit the WAP browser window, disconnect andreturn to standby mode. • Explanation of the Mobile Phone Keys in the Browser Press + / - to move up/down and scroll through the WAP page.Press < / > to move left/right and scroll th...

58 Services GPRS In this menu, the mobile phone will display a list ofGPRS Data account. You can select and edit theGPRS data: Account Name specify a name for the account. APN edit APN. User Name set the user identification for loginto APN. Password set the password for login to APN. Auth.Type selec...

Extra 59 15. Extra In the main menu interface, press the navigation keys toscroll to Extra and press L to enter the Extra menu. You can make use of some practical applications, suchas: Calendar , To Do List , Alarm , Calculator , Units Converter , Currency Converter and Shortcuts . Calendar When you...

60 Extra Calculator The calculator supports 4 basic arithmetic functionsto facilitate simple calculations.Enter the Calculator to display the operation interface of the calculator:• Use the number keys from 0 - 9 to enter numbers, and use # to enter decimal point. • Press + / - and < / > to en...

Input Methods 61 16. Input Methods General outline This mobile phone supports English input and thefollowing input methods:Multitap ABC, Multitap abc, Numeric, Smart ABC,and Smart abc. Text entry functions permitted on thismobile phone are:• Inputting and editing of short messages• Inputting and edi...

63 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 thetelephone network. The network controls the powerat ...

65 Improved performance In order to improve the performance of your phone , reduce radio energy emission, reduce battery consumption and ensure safe operation adhere to thefollowing guidelines: For the optimal and satisfactory operation ofthe phone you are recommended to use thephone in the normal o...

67 Troubleshooting The phone does not switch on Remove/reinstall the battery. Then charge the phoneuntil the battery icon stops scrolling. Unplug fromcharger and try to switch the mobile on. Your phone doesn’t return to the idle screen Long press ) or switch off the phone, check that the SIM card an...

69 Philips Authentic Accessories Some accessories, such as battery and charger, areincluded as standard accessories in your mobile phonepackage. Additional accessories may also be providedor sold separately. Package contents may thereforevary. To maximise the performance of your Philips mobilephone ...

70 Specific Absorption Rate Information Specific Absorption Rate Information International standards THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 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...

71 Limited warranty 1. What Does This Limited Warranty Cover? Philips warrants to the original retail purchaser(“Consumer” or “You”) that this Philips cellular product and all accessories originally provided byPhilips in the sales package (“Product”) are free from defects in materials, design andwor...