My phone shows:
PDA : N7000XXKKA
PHONE : N7000XXKK5
CSC : N7000OXAKK9
PDA is the operating system with its programs and settings included.
PHONE is the modem firmware file, parts of which are required to access the hardware.
CSC (for consumer software customisation) are the regional settings applied which may install additional programs as well as provider-specific settings (APN).
PDA AND PHONE CODE MEANING
What does N7000XXKKA means?
N7000(=model)XX(=Region)K(=Year)K(=Month)A(=Revision)
As you know your model, here are Samsung's complementary information:
REGION CODES
BD Cyprus, Greece
CPFinland
DBVietnam
DCThailand
DDIndia
DTAustralia
DXIndonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
DZMalaysia, Singapore
JASouth Africa
JCAlgeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
JPArabic
JRArabic
JVAlgeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
MTSwitzerland
XAAustria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
XBDenmark, Norway, Sweden
XCPortugal, Spain
XDCroatia, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia
XEBulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
XFBulgaria, Croatia, Romania
XWFrance, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
XXAustria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
ZCChina, Hong Kong
ZHHong Kong
ZTTaiwan
YEAR CODES
A2001
B2002
C2003
D2004
E2005
F2006
G2007
H2008
I2009
J2010
K2011
L2012
...
MONTH CODES
AJanuary
BFebruary
CMarch
DApril
EMay
FJune
GJuly
HAugust
ISeptember
JOctober
KNovember
LDecember
REVISION CODES
1= 1
2= 2
3= 3
...
...
A= 10
B= 11
C= 12
...
CSC CODE MEANING
For CSC, you can notice a different scheme: between the phone model and the release code, there is no 2 letters but 3, in my case OXA, it is simply a code explaining from which country and which operator this phone is. OXA is supposed to be O2 UK and I'm using it for SFR France (coude should be then SFR).
Conclusion, this is not harmful to your phone having a different CSC code than the one you are supposed to use. But if you want to properly change it anyway, you can do it using the code *#272*<your phone IMEI># (if you don't have it, your phone IMEI can be obtained using the code *#06#), the CSC menu is displayed and shows your current CSC and a list to change your phone CSC.
Original source: Samsung firmware naming convention and explanation - xda-developers.
PDA : N7000XXKKA
PHONE : N7000XXKK5
CSC : N7000OXAKK9
PDA is the operating system with its programs and settings included.
PHONE is the modem firmware file, parts of which are required to access the hardware.
CSC (for consumer software customisation) are the regional settings applied which may install additional programs as well as provider-specific settings (APN).
PDA AND PHONE CODE MEANING
What does N7000XXKKA means?
N7000(=model)XX(=Region)K(=Year)K(=Month)A(=Revision)
As you know your model, here are Samsung's complementary information:
REGION CODES
BD Cyprus, Greece
CPFinland
DBVietnam
DCThailand
DDIndia
DTAustralia
DXIndonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
DZMalaysia, Singapore
JASouth Africa
JCAlgeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
JPArabic
JRArabic
JVAlgeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
MTSwitzerland
XAAustria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
XBDenmark, Norway, Sweden
XCPortugal, Spain
XDCroatia, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia
XEBulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
XFBulgaria, Croatia, Romania
XWFrance, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
XXAustria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
ZCChina, Hong Kong
ZHHong Kong
ZTTaiwan
YEAR CODES
A2001
B2002
C2003
D2004
E2005
F2006
G2007
H2008
I2009
J2010
K2011
L2012
...
MONTH CODES
AJanuary
BFebruary
CMarch
DApril
EMay
FJune
GJuly
HAugust
ISeptember
JOctober
KNovember
LDecember
REVISION CODES
1= 1
2= 2
3= 3
...
...
A= 10
B= 11
C= 12
...
CSC CODE MEANING
For CSC, you can notice a different scheme: between the phone model and the release code, there is no 2 letters but 3, in my case OXA, it is simply a code explaining from which country and which operator this phone is. OXA is supposed to be O2 UK and I'm using it for SFR France (coude should be then SFR).
Conclusion, this is not harmful to your phone having a different CSC code than the one you are supposed to use. But if you want to properly change it anyway, you can do it using the code *#272*<your phone IMEI># (if you don't have it, your phone IMEI can be obtained using the code *#06#), the CSC menu is displayed and shows your current CSC and a list to change your phone CSC.
Original source: Samsung firmware naming convention and explanation - xda-developers.
