Philips CD170 User Manual

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Check the signal strength

It displays the link status between 

the handset and base station. The 

more bars are shown, the better 

the signal strength is.

Ensure the handset is linked to the base 

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station before you make or receive calls 

and carry out the phone functions and 

features. 
If you hear warning tones when you are 

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on the phone, the handset is almost out 

of battery or the handset is out of range. 

Charge the battery or move the handset 

nearer to the base station.

Switch your handset On/Off

Press and hold 

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 to switch off the 

handset. The handset’s screen turns off.

Note

When the handset is switched off, no call can 

 

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be received.

Press and hold 

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 to switch on the 

handset. It takes a few seconds for the 

handset to power up.

Set the date and time
1

  Press MENU.

2

  Select [CLOCK&ALARM] > [DATE/

TIME], then press OK to confirm.

3

  Press the numeric buttons to enter the 

date, then press OK to confirm.

On the handset, the time set menu is 

 

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displayed.

4

  Press the numeric buttons to enter the 

time.

If the time is in 12-hour format, press 

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 /   to select [AM] or [PM].

5

  Press OK to confirm.

Set the date and time format
1

  Press MENU.

2

  Select [CLOCK&ALARM] > [SET 

FORMAT], then press OK to confirm.

3

  Select [DATE FORMAT] or [TIME 

FORMAT].

4

  Select the setting. Select [DD/MM] or 

[MM/DD] as the date display and [12 

HOURS] or [24 HOURS] as the time 

display. Then press OK to confirm.

The setting is saved.

 

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Display the date and time
1

  Press and hold OK.

2

  Press and hold OK again to display the 

handset name.

What is standby mode?

Your phone is in standby mode when it is idle. 

The standby screen displays the handset name 

and number/date and time, signal icon, and 

battery icon.

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