CT-501 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Phone
(170-1110) Operation Faxback Doc. # 45468
Turning The Phone ON/OFF
To turn on the phone, flip open the cover than press PWR. The phone
performs a short self test and sounds a tone, the keypad backlight turns
on for about 17 seconds, and on appears. The phone is ready to use when
NS (no service) disappears (see "Signal Strength/Service Area").
Notes: The keypad backlight turns on for about 8 seconds every time you
press a key, then it turns off and the all but the green signal
strength indicator disappear from the display to conserve battery
power. When the phone is locked (see "Locking Your Phone" in Fax-
back Document #45475), however the phone's display goes completely
blank about 8 seconds after you press the last key.
The keypad backlight does not turn off and the display does not
change or go blank when the phone is turned on and unlocked during
battery charging.
To turn off the phone, press PWR again. The display goes blank.
Signal Strength/Service Area
The phone always displays a green signal strength meter when it is turned
on to indicate the strength of the cellular signal currently being receiv-
ed. The more bare that appear on the meter, the stronger the signal.
Notes: If few or no bars appear (meaning the signal strength is weak) and
you expect to make or receive a call, move the phone to a different
location so the signal strength increases.
When all other display characters disappear to conserve battery
power, the signal strength meter flashes and scrolls its bars.
If NS (no service) appears on the upper left side of the display, the phone
is outside the cellular service area and you cannot make or receive calls
until you reach an area with service your phone can use.
Making A Call
1. Extend the antenna, flip open the cover, and be sure the phone is on
(on and other indicators appear).
2. Press the number keys to enter the phone number you want to dial
(including the area code, if necessary). The numbers appear on the
display as you press them.
Notes: If you make a mistake, repeatedly press CLR to delete one digit at
a time, or hold down CLR to delete all digits.
The phone can display up to 10 characters at once. If you enter
(or display a number/memory entry containing) more than 10 charact-
ers, the characters automatically scroll off the left side of the
display. Press RCL at any time to recall the overflow characters.
See "Any Number Longer Than Ten Digits" below.
3. Press SND to call the phone number. IU (in use) flashes and diALing
then the number called appear briefly, then on reappears.
4. To end the call, press END than close the cover.
Note: Closing the cover does not end or disconnect the call.
System Busy/No Service Message
In addition to the normal busy signal you hear when a number you call is
busy, your phone sounds tones and displays these messages to indicate that
it cannot complete a call.
Tone You See Description
Fast Busy and to rEdiAL The cellular system is busy.
High/low and to rEdiAL The cellular system could not
complete the call.
When either of these busy conditions occur, you can press SND again to
redial the number immediately (see "Using Automatic Redial" below), or
press END then dial the number again.
Answering A Call
When the phone receives an incoming call, it rings and CALL flashes on the
display. To answer the call, press SND. To end the call, press END.
Notes: Your phone can receive calls even if the antenna is not extended.
For optimum performance or if the signal strength becomes weak,
however, extend the antenna.
If you subscribe to calling line ID service through your cellular
carrier, you can view the calling party's phone number on the
phone's display. See "Viewing/Recalling Messages" in Faxback Docu-
ment #45476.
If your phone receives a call but the signal strength is too weak
to support it, CALL appears on the display and you hear the phone
sound a series of beeps to signal the call and caller hears the
standard "not in service" message. If this happens, press CLR to
clear CALL from the display.
Missed Call Message
If your phone is on and receives a call, but you do not answer it, CALL
appears on the display for about 15 seconds after the calling party hangs
up. The next time you press any key (except CLR, END, or PWR), CALL
reappears for about 15 seconds to notify you that you missed a call.
To clear CALL from the display, press CLR or END.
Adjusting The Volume
Adjusting the Earpiece Volume
To increase or decrease the earpiece volume during a call, hold down VOL.
As you hold down the key, the volume increases or decreases (depending on
the last adjustment you made) and the phone displays the volume meter for
about 8 seconds. The more bars that appear on the meter, the higher the
volume.
To adjust the volume in the other direction (if the volume is getting
louder, for example, and you want it to be softer) release VOL then hold
it down again within 8 seconds.
Adjusting the Ringer Volume
To increase or decrease the ringer volume at any time press FCN then hold
down VOL until you hear the desired ring volume. As you hold down the
key, the phone sounds gradually louder or a softer ring tone (depending on
the last adjustment you made) and the phone displays the volume meter for
about 8 seconds. The more bars that appear on the meter, the higher the
volume sounds.
To adjust the volume in the other direction (if the volume is getting
louder, for example, and you want it to be softer) release VOL then hold
it down again within 8 seconds.
Using Mute
To turn off the phone's microphone during a call so the other party on the
phone cannot hear you (so you can talk privately with someone else in the
room, for example), press FCN 6. MUtE appears on the display.
To turn the microphone on again, press FCN 6 again so MUtE disappears.
Hint: To help you remember which key to use, note that "M" (for mute)
appears on the 6 key.
Note: Pressing END to end a call also turns the microphone back on.
Making Emergency Calls
Your phone is preprogrammed to let you dial your local emergency number
(such as 911) at the press of a single button, even if the phone is locked
(see "Locking Your Phone" in Faxback Document #45471). Before you can use
this feature, however, you must first program the emergency number you want
to use in memory location 01 of your phone. See "Storing Speed Dial
Numbers" Below.
To place an emergency call once you have stored the emergency number,
simply hold down 1 for about 1 second. The phone displays EMrgCY and
dials the emergency number.
Important Notes:
If you previously disabled the emergency display (see "Disabling the
Emergency Display" in Faxback Document #45469), the phone does not display
EMrgCY when you make emergency calls using the 1 key.
When you make an emergency call, give your name and cellular phone
number, as well as the location of the incident. Remember that your
phone might be the only means of communication at the accident scene.
Do not end the call until you are advised you may do so.
Redialing Numbers
Redialing the Last Number Called
Your phone always stores the last phone number you called. To recall and
redial this number, follow this step.
1. Press RCL o o . (location 00) and the most recent number called will
flash on the display.
2. To redial this number while it appears on the display, press SND.
To exit without redialing the number, hold down CLR to clear the
display.
Using Automatic Redial
Your phone does not automatically redial a number if you press SND when you
receive a normal busy signal (if someone is using that line); but to auto-
matically redial a number when you get the cellular system busy signal
(when Snd to rEdiAL appears), press SND so rEdiAL appears on the display.
The phone automatically redials the number at regular intervals for up to
4 minutes or until the call goes through.
If the call goes through, the phone rings once to alert you. Simply begin
your conversation as usual when the other party answers. If the call
cannot be completed within 4 minutes (and Snd to rEdiAL appears again),
you can press SND again to repeat the redial cycle or END to end the call.
Displaying Numbers
Your Phone Number
Note: If you have two phone numbers programmed into your phone (see
"Selecting the Active Phone Number" in Faxback Document #45476),
pressing RCL # right arrow displays only the currently active
phone number.
Any Number Longer Than Ten Digits
Your phone can dial and store numbers of up to 32 digits; however, the
phone can display only ten digits at once. To review the overflow
characters of a number greater than 10 digits long, press RCL once. The
phone displays the overflow digits, then the last ten digits reappear.
Using Memory
Your phone has 40 speed-dial memory locations. Each location can hold a
phone number (up to 32 digits).
Storing Speed Dial Numbers
Note: If you are unable to complete Steps 2 and 3 within 2 minutes,
the phone exits the procedure and its display goes blank to
conserve battery power. Press END STO, then start over at
Step 2.
1. Clear the display (if necessary), enter the phone number you want to
store, then press STO, the phone displays LocATn (location) - - .
2. Within 2 minutes, enter the two-digit memory location number (01-40)
where you want to store the phone number. The display confirms the
memory location you have chosen.
Notes: Remember that your phone uses memory location 01 for one-touch
emergency dialing. Store only your local emergency number
(such as 911) in that location.
If you enter an invalid number (such as 41), the phone displays
invALid LocATn, then the LocATn -- prompt reappears.
Try again.
3. If you previously stored information in the selected memory location,
or if the memory is full, the selected location number and FULL appear
briefly, then the phone displays the currently stored number followed
by ChAngE?.
To select a different memory location, press END STO, enter the new
memory location number then press STO.
To use the selected memory location and replace the information
currently stored there, press STO.
One-Touch Dialing
To quickly place a call to any number stored in memory locations 2 or 3
(without pressing SND), simply hold down that number key for about
1 second. For example, to dial the number stored in memory location 3,
hold down DEF 3 for about 1 second.
Speed Recall/Dialing
If you know the memory number you want to use, simply enter that number
(such as 02), then press SND to quickly place the call.
If you know the memory number you want to use, but you want to review the
stored information (just to be sure!) before you place the call, press RCL
then enter the memory location number The location number and phone
number flash on the display. To place the call, press SND.
Memory Scrolling/Dialing
1. Press RCL.
2. Press 0 1 to start scrolling from the first memory location, or enter
a specific memory number (such as 11) that you want to start from.
The location number followed by ' (an apostrophe, to indicate
scrolling is active) and the stored phone number flash on the display.
Note: If the memory location you selected is unused, the location
number (03', for example) appears steadily.
3. Repeatedly press # right arrow to scroll forward through the numbers.
4. When you see the number you want to use, press SND to place the call.
Scrolling While a Call Is In Progress
For convenience (so you can check to see if you have a caller's phone
number, for example, your phone lets you scroll through memory while a
call is in progress. Simply follow the steps listed in "Scrolling by
Memory Number," but press END instead of SND when you finish (as the last
step).
Changing A Number In Memory
1. Recall the number that you want to change.
2. Repeatedly press CLR to backspace and erase digits, then enter the
correct numbers; or, to simply add digits to the existing number,
enter the additional numbers. Then press STO and enter the two-digit
location number.
3. The selected location number and FULL appear briefly, then the phone
displays the currently stored number followed by ChAngE?. Press STO
again within 2 minutes to store the edited number. The memory
location number appears on the display to confirm the entry.
Clearing A Memory
1. Press CLR STO, then enter the two digit memory location number you
want to clear.
2. The selected location number and FULL appear briefly, then the phone
displays the currently stored number followed by ChAngE?.
3. To clear the selected memory, press STO. The selected memory location
number appears on the display to confirm the entry.
To exit without clearing the selected memory, press END.
Using Scratchpad Memory
Your phone's scratchpad memory lets you temporarily store a telephone
number on the display during a call. This is handy, for example, when
someone gives you a new or different number during a call and you don't
have a place to write it down.
To store a number in the scratchpad memory during a call, simply press the
keys to enter that number. After you press END to end the call, you can
press SND to immediately dial the scratchpad memory number.
Note: Be sure to tell the other party on the call that they will hear
tones as you press the keys to enter the number.
Memory Dialing Tips
Frequently Dialed Area Codes/Prefixes
To reduce the number of keystrokes you use to dial frequently called area
codes and/or prefixes, store that area code and/or prefix (including the
1, if necessary) in memory. To dial a number using that memory, simply
recall that memory, enter the last four digits of the telephone number you
are calling, then press SND to place the call.
Banking or Other Phone Services
For convenience, you can store in your phone's memory the touch tone
command sequences you use when calling your bank or other phone services,
See "Using Touch Tone Services" on Page 51.
Menu Functions Overview
Turning A Function ON/OFF
Follow these steps to turn any of your phone's special functions on or
off. For a complete description of any function, see the section that
describes that function. The page numbers of each of the sections are
listed in "Functions List" on Page 31.
Note: All functions on your phone (except for the message reminder
tone and emergency call) are preset to off (disabled).
1. Press FCN 1 to access the functions menu. The first function's name
and status (such as OnEMIn tMr On for "one-minute timer is on")
alternately appear.
2. To select a different function, repeatedly press # right arrow to
scroll forward or left arrow* to scroll backward through the menu until
that function and its current status appear.
3. Within 2 minutes, press STO to turn the selected function on or CLR to
turn the function off.
Notes: A few seconds after you display the function name and status
(Step 1 or 2), the phone alternately displays StO-On then CLr-
OFF as a prompt to help you turn the function on (press CLR).
To exit without changing the setting, press END.
4. To select and turn another function on/off, repeat Steps 2 and 3.
The phone automatically exits the functions menu about 2 minutes after
you last press a key. To exit sooner, press END.
Function Status Quick-Review
Follow these steps to perform a quick-review of all special functions
currently enabled on your phone.
Notes: When you do a quick-review, your phone shows only those
functions for which the default setting has been changed.
Since the message reminder tone and emergency dialing functions
have a default setting of "on" (enabled), they will appear in a
quick-review only if they have been disabled.
The setting Auto HF On (auto hands-free on) always appears
during a quick-review, but you cannot change the phone's
hands-free setting. See "Using the Phone with Handsfree
Equipment" in Faxback Document #45476.
If your phone is set to use the home cellular system type
(see "Setting the Cellular System Type" in Faxback Document
#45476, HOME as one of the settings appears during a quick-
review.
1. Press FCN 0 9 RCL. The abbreviation for the first enabled function
(such as OnEMIn tMr On for "one-minute timer is on") appears on the
display.
Notes: See "Display Message Glossary" in Faxback Document #45474 for a
complete list of quick-review function abbreviations.
2 Repeatedly press left arrow* or # right arrow to scroll forward or
backward through the
abbreviations for all other enabled functions (if any).
3. The phone automatically exits the quick-review about 8 seconds after
you last press a key. To exit sooner, press END.
(br/SM 11/18/97)
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