Philips ISIS Cellular Telephone
(170-1220) Operation Faxback Doc. # 47363
Using your phone
Description of the phone.
A. Power Key [O]
Press and hold this key to switch the phone on or off.
B: * key [*]
In Standby mode, press and hold this key to lock/unlock the keypad.
C: Left and Right arrow keys [<C][>]
Use these keys to select an option in menu mode or adjust earpiece volume
during a call.
Use the Left key to clear the display or delete mistakes. Press and hold
this key to return to Standby mode and exit the menu or phone book mode.
D: Menu key [MENU]
Press this key to access the Normal menu. Press and hold this key to
access the Expert menu.
E: Send key [SEND]
Use this key to dial the phone number on display or the last number
dialed. In menu or phone book mode, use this key to exit and save changes.
F: End Key [END]
Use this key to end calls. In menu or phone book mode, use this key to
exit without saving changes.
G. Up and Down arrow keys [\/][/\]
Use these keys to browse and confirm your choice in menu or phone book
mode.
H: Phone book key [Book symbol]
Press this key to browse through the phone book. Press and hold the key
to add, delete or change numbers in the phone book.
J: # key [#]
In Standby mode, press and hold this key to switch silent ring on or off.
K: ZipDial key [Lightning symbol]
Use this key to display the corresponding assigned number.
The Display
Soft Icon area (Upper left-hand square): the soft icon area displays
various symbols as to the phone status. e.g.: placing or receiving a call,
using the menus, using the phone book. See the menus list in Faxback Doc.
# 47367.
Symbols:
[Battery symbol]: Battery level- 4 segments means 100% charge.
[A] or [B]: Network Indicator- depending on the network you use.
Flashing means you are using a cousin network.
[Triangle]: Roaming- not displayed if using your home network or
a sister network. Solid means that you are using a
home-type network outside of your home area.
Flashing means that you are using a non-home-type
network.
[Antenna symbol]: Antenna- means that the phone is registered with a
network.
[Decreasing lines]: Signal strength- 4 segments indicate strongest signal
Network types and roaming are explained in the glossary (see Faxback Doc.
# 47366).
Switching On/Off
Press and hold [O] to switch your phone on.
Enter your lock code (if required).
The lock code is a security feature that can be switched on or off (see
Using the menu / Autolock - below).
Your lock code is 0000 by default. You should change it at the earliest
opportunity (see Using the menu / Change lock code - below)
Press and hold [O] to switch your phone off.
Standby mode
When switched on, your phone goes to Standby mode which means that the
phone is ready to use.
The display is as follows:
[Battery symbol] - Battery level (max: 4 segments).
[A] or [B] - Network indicator.
[Antenna symbol] - Your phone is registered with a network.
[Signal strength] - Quality of reception (max: 4 segments)
If the [Antenna symbol] is not displayed, the network is currently
unavailable. Try placing your call from a different location.
Placing a call:
Enter the phone number you wish to call. [Horizontal phone hand-piece
symbol] is displayed.
To correct a mistake, press [>].
To place an international call, you can press and hold [O] instead of
the international prefix. [+] is displayed.
If [crossed zero] (no service) appears in the soft icon area, try
calling from a different location.
Press [SEND]. [Horizontal phone hand-piece symbol w/arcs] scrolls in the
soft icon area.
While connected:
[Vertical phone hand-piece] is displayed.
The call timer is displayed.
You can adjust the earpiece volume during a call by pressing [<C] or
[>].
Press [END] to end call.
The call timer is displayed briefly.
You can cancel the call timer by pressing any key.
Answering a call:
When you receive a call, the phone rings and [Horizontal phone hand-piece
symbol w/arcs] scrolls in the soft icon area. If you subscribe to CLI
(Caller ID), the caller number may also be displayed.
Press [SEND] to answer the call.
[Vertical phone hand-piece] is displayed.
The call timer is displayed.
If you have switched on the Any Key Answer feature (see below), you can
answer the call by pressing any key except [O] or [END]).
Press [END] to end the call.
The call timer disappears after a few seconds. If the phone stops
ringing before you can answer, the display shows the number of
unanswered calls (up to 9) and [Horizontal phone hand-piece symbol
w/arcs] is displayed. Press any key to clear and reset the counter.
Using Call Selector:
If you cannot answer the call right away, and you want to silence the
ringer:
Press [END]. The phone stops ringing, but [Horizontal phone hand-piece
symbol w/arcs] continues to scroll.
You can still answer the call by pressing [SEND].
Adjusting earpiece volume:
You can adjust the earpiece volume during a call.
Press [>] to increase earpiece volume.
Press [<C] to decrease earpiece volume.
Redialing last number:
You can recall the last number dialed:
Press [SEND] to display the last dialed number.
[X] is displayed if the redial memory is empty.
Press [SEND] again to dial this number.
Locking/Unlocking the Keypad:
You can lock the keypad to protected against accidental key strokes.
Press and hold [*] while in Standby mode to lock the keypad.
[Lock symbol] appears and remains displayed in the soft icon area.
The keypad is automatically unlocked when the phone receives a call
and remains unlocked if the call is answered.
Press and hold [*] to unlock the keypad. [Lock symbol] disappears from
the soft icon area.
If you press any key while the keypad is locked, [*] is displayed for
2 seconds as a reminder to unlock by pressing and holding [*].
Turning silent ring On/Off:
Press and hold [#] while in Standby mode to switch the silent ring on or
off.
If the silent ring is on, the phone does not ring when receiving a
call. [Horizontal phone hand-piece symbol w/arcs] scrolls and the
backlighting flashes.
Unlock the Zip Dial Keypad:
The ZipDial key is normally preprogrammed at the factory with the
emergency number +. Your dealer or service provider may have changed it
to another number, for example:
a Voice Mail number [Envelope symbol].
a Personal number [Face symbol].
Press [Lightning symbol] to display the ZipDial number.
If you press the ZipDial key and the ZipDial memory is empty, [X] is
displayed in the soft icon area.
Press [SEND] to dial the number:
For your convenience, you can change the ZipDial number (but not the
icon) - see Using the menus - below).
Using the menus
Menu Browsing:
There are 2 different menus available:
The Normal menu, for access to features which are not protected by the
lock code.
The Expert menu, for access to features protected by the lock code.
Within the menus:
Press [/\] or [\/] to scroll through the different features.
Press [<C] or [>] to move through the choices or to switch features on
and off.
Press [MENU] or [SEND] (or simply move [/\] or [\/] in the menu) to
confirm a setting.
Press [END] or press and hold [<C] to exit the menu without saving the
current setting.
Normal Menu:
Press [MENU] to access the Normal menu features:
[Musical note symbol] Ringer selection
Select your favorite tone (3 choices).
[Speaker symbol] Adjustable ringer volume
Set the ringer volume (3 levels and silent mode).
[Musical note symbol] Key tones
Switch the tones you hear when pressing a key on or off.
[Vertical phone hand-piece symbol] Any key answer
Switch this feature on to answer a call by pressing any key except [O]
and [END].
[House symbol] Own number display
View your telephone number. This is stored in the phone by the dealer.
[Horizontal phone hand-piece symbol] [>>] Auto-redial
Switch on or off the auto-redial feature. If the network is busy, the
auto-redial feature automatically tries placing the call again after
30 seconds. If the number called is still busy, it will try placing the
call again up to 6 times.
[Lock symbol] Keypad lock
Locks/unlocks the keypad (see Using your phone above).
Expert Menu:
Press and hold [MENU] to access the Expert menu features. To enter the
Expert menu, you must enter the lock code. The lock code is set to 0000
at the factory.
[Vertical key symbol] Automatic lock
Locks the phone when switched on.
[Horizontal key symbol] Change lock code
The current lock code is displayed. If you wish to change your lock
code:
Enter the new 4-digit lock code.
Press [SEND] or [MENU] to confirm and return to Standby mode.
[Hourglass symbol] Call Minder
The Call Minder can help you control your calls by reminding you when a
preset amount of time has passed during a call.
Select one of the following conversation times: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20,
30 minutes.
When placing a call, the Call Minder displays the selected
conversationtime and starts counting down. When the amount of
conversation timeyou set has passed, the phone softly beeps once
each second for thelast three seconds, and the call timer starts
counting up.
[+], [Envelope symbol], [Face symbol]) Change ZipDial number
The ZipDial icon (SOS, Voice Mail or Personal) is set at the factory or
by your dealer:
To change the ZipDial number in your set configuration:
Press and hold [<C] to delete the current setting.
Enter the new ZipDial number.
Press [SEND] or [MENU] to confirm and return to Standby mode.
[A][Key symbol] Change Authentication key (A-key)
A-key authentication is a network feature which can help to protect you
against fraud. You may be asked by your network operator to change the
A-key code. To change the A-key:
Press and hold [<C] to delete the current setting.
Enter the new A-key.
Press [SEND] or [MENU] to confirm and return to Standby mode.
Press [<C] to delete the last digit entered.
Press and hold [<C] to delete all the digits entered.
Do not change the A-key unless your network operator asks you to.
[Antenna symbol] NAM selection
Switch between the two NAMs (phone numbers) programmed in your phone.
This feature only appears if more than one NAM is programmed.
[Triangle] Roaming selection
Select one of the following roaming options:
A only, A preferred, B only, B preferred, Home only.
Phone book
Phone book capacity:
You can store up to 20 phone numbers in the electronic phone book.
Any 5 of the 20 memory locations can store numbers with more than 12
digits (up to 32 digits long).
Adding an entry:
Press and hold [book symbol].
Press [/\] or [\/] to choose the location of the entry. This position
is displayed in the soft icon area.
If the phone book is full (no available location), you must delete an
entry before another can be added (see Deleting an entry - below).
Enter the phone number.
Press [SEND] or [book symbol] to save and return to Standby mode.
Placing a call from the phone book:
In Standby mode, press [/\], [\/] or [book symbol] to display the first
entry of the phone book.
Press [/\] or [\/] to select the entry you wish to use.
Only stored locations are displayed.
If the phone book is empty, [X] is displayed for 2 seconds when you
press [/\], [\/] or [book symbol].
In this mode, you can add digits or edit the number displayed, but
changes will not be saved.
Press [SEND] to dial the number.
Press [END] to end the call.
Quick dial by location:
In Standby mode, you can access a number in the phone book on the basis of
its location.
To access location 1 to 9:
Press and hold the relevant number key.
For example, to display entry 7, press and hold [7 PQRS].
Press [SEND] to dial this number.
To access location 10 to 20:
Press the first digit key.
Press and hold the second digit key.
For example, to display the entry 17, press [1] then press and hold
[7 PQRS].
If you try to access locations 21 and above, 20 is displayed in the
soft icon area to remind you that location numbers range from 1 to 20.
Press [SEND] to dial the number.
If you try to access an empty location (no assigned number), (X) is
displayed for 2 seconds in the soft icon area.
Deleting an entry:
Press and hold [book symbol].
Press [/\] or [\/] to display the entry you wish to delete.
Press and hold [<C] to delete the selected entry.
Press [SEND] or [book symbol] to confirm and return to Standby mode.
Using network services
Your phone is designed to support network services such as Call Forwarding
Call Barring, Call Waiting or Multi-Party Calling. To activate, deactivate
or manage a network service, you have to send a key sequence (or "flash
request") to the network. See your service provider for network services
available and their assigned sequences.
Activating/deactivating a network service:
Enter the required key sequence (e.g. [*][7 PQRS][2 ABC]).
Press [SEND].
Sending flash requests:
During a call, you can use [SEND] to send flash requests.
For example, you can often use [SEND] to answer a new call or switch
between calls with call waiting.
Sending DTMF tones:
Certain telephone services, such as answering machines or pagers, require
your phone to transmit DTMF tones (Dual Tone Multi Frequency), also called
touchtones. These are used to communicate passwords, call back number or
caller choices.
During a call, you can transmit a DTMF sequence at any time by pressing
keys [0] to [9 WXYZ], [#] or [*].
DTMF tones are sent to the network even if you turn off key tones
(see above).
(BR/tc 4/30/98)
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