Locking and unlocking the keypad, Switching the silent mode on or off, Ypad 19 – Philips GenieDB User Manual

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Using your phone

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Locking and unlocking the keypad

You can lock the keypad to protect the keys from being accidentally pressed, and perhaps
unnecessarily dialling a number; for example when your phone is in your pocket or handbag.

From the standby screen, access the

Settings

menu through the carousel, then select

Security

and then

keypad lock

.

Select the type of keypad lock activation you require in scrolling through the menu;

off

,

lock now

,

after 1 minute

,

after 2 min.

,

after 5 min.

, and confirm with

the

key.

A shortcut to lock the keypad immediately is a long press on the

; this keypad lock

is immediate compared to the choices offered in the first method described.

A

will appear on your screen when the keypad lock is activated.

To unlock the keypad there are two methods:

• a long press on the

or

• first press on the

scroll key, and then on the

scroll key.

When the keypad is locked and a button is accidentally pressed, the message

To unlock press and hold

will appear.

You can accept or reject calls while the keypad is locked and it is automatically unlocked
when the you accept a call. The keypad lock automatically re-locks again once the call is
completed.

When a local emergency number is available, it can be dialled even with the keypad locked.
Immediate keypad lock can be saved on a corresponding hotkey, see page 38.

Switching the silent mode on or off

If you do not want your phone to ring when you receive a call, you may activate the silent
ringer.
If you receive a call while the silent mode is activated,

Incoming call

as well as the

flashing

icon appear on the display and the green LED blinks quickly, but the phone

does not ring.
When you are in the idle mode, access the

Settings

menu through the carousel, then

select

Sounds

,

Ringer volume

and move the

and

down scroll keys to the

silent setting.

Press on

to confirm.

The

icon will appear on the screen indicating that the silent mode is activated.

To reactivate the ringer, go through the steps as explained above and select the volume
required.

The silent mode can be programmed to a hotkey, see page 38.

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