CT-501 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Phone
(170-1110) Special Features Faxback Doc. # 45476
Using The Messaging Functions
Some cellular systems provide services that can send up to three different
types of messages to your phone, including calling line ID. Voice mail
notification, and short (alphanumeric) messages. Your phone is preprogram-
med to work with these services.
Note: Your cellular carrier must provide, and you must subscribe to, these
services in order for you to use these functions on your phone.
Otherwise, selecting or setting them will have no effect. For more
information about these services, call your cellular carrier.
Overview/Receiving Messages
When your phone is turned on and receives calling line ID, voice mail noti-
fication, or short message data from your cellular carrier, it alternately
displays:
You See Meaning
XX nEW Number (XX) of new messages received
YY totAL Total number (YY) of messages currently stored in the
message stack
Your phone stores each message in a special memory area called the "message
stack." The message stack can hold up to 20 messages at once, with
mess-ages being stored in order from newest (memory position 1) to oldest
(memo-ry position 20).
Notes: If the message stack is full (20 messages are currently stored) and
the phone receives a new message, it automatically stores the new
message and deletes the oldest message in the stack.
Your phone does not receive/store messages while it is turned off.
Contact your cellular carrier to find out how the carrier handles
undeliverable/queued messages.
Viewing/Recalling Messages
Follow these steps to view or recall a message.
1. Press and release RCL, then hold it down for about 1 second. The phone
displays the first (newest) message in the stack.
If the message is a calling line ID message, the phone briefly displays
cId yy (where yy is the message number) then the number of the party
that called (up to 14 characters).
If the message is a short (text) message, the phone briefly displays yy
nEW (where YY is the message number - only appears if the message is
new) then the message (up to 14 characters).
If the message is voice mail notification, the phone displays the mes-
sage data (such as a message number and/or number of total/new messages
waiting) sent by your cellular carrier. The type and format of the
message waiting information sent varies by carrier - contact your
cellular carrier for more information.
Note: If there are no messages in the stack, the phone displays no MSgS
for about 8 seconds then exits the message display. To exit sooner,
press CLR.
2. To view another message, repeatedly (if necessary) press <- * (to
scroll backwards) or # -> (to scroll forwards) until that message
appears.
3. When you finish, press END to exit the message function.
Deleting Messages
To delete an individual message, recall that message, then hold down CLR
until the phone displays dELEtEd.
To delete all messages in the stack, while viewing any message, hold down
CLR until the phone displays dELEtEd (briefly) then ErASE ALL. Then press
CLR again to confirm the deletion.
When you finish, press END to exit the message function.
Using The Call Timers
Your phone has three call timers that let you check the length of your
calls (air time"):
Individual call timer - times each call you make or answer in minutes
and seconds, and automatically resets each time you make or answer a
call or turn off the phone. See "Displaying the Individual Call
Timer".
Resettable call timer - times the calls you make or answer in minutes,
and it can be reset at any time. See "Using the Resettable Call timer"
below.
Cumulative call timer - times the calls you make or answer in minutes,
and it cannot be reset. See "Displaying the Cumulative Call Timer"
below.
Notes: Each call timer begins counting when you hear the first ring (dur-
ing an outgoing call) or when your phone rings to signal an incom-
ing call.
If your phone receives a call but you do not answer it, each timer
resets to the value it has before it received that incoming call.
Displaying the Individual Call Timer
The individual call timer tracks times each call you make in minutes and
seconds, and automatically resets each time you make or answer a call, or
when you turn off the phone.
To display the individual call timer, press RCL # right arrow # right
arrow. The air time of your last call (such as 00 45 to show 45 seconds)
appears for about 15 seconds. Press any key to clear the display sooner.
Using the Resettable Call Timer
The resettable call timer tracks the calls you make or answer in minutes,
and it can be reset at any time. You can reset this timer to coincide with
your cellular billing statement date, for example, then track your monthly
air time.
To display the resettable call timer for about, press RCL # right arrow #
right arrow. rESEtbL (resettable) and the number of air time minutes
accumulated since you last reset the timer appear.
To reset the timer while it is displayed, press FCN 0 7 CLR.
To clear the timer from the display, press any key.
Displaying the Cumulative Call Timer
The cumulative call timer tracks the calls you make or answer in minute.
It cannot be reset.
To display the cumulative call timer, press RCL, # right arrow # right
arrow # right arrow # right arrow. CUMUL and the number of air time
min-utes accumulated since the first call was made or answered on your
phone appears. Press any key to clear the timer from the display.
Selecting The Active Phone Number
If you subscribe to two cellular services (for example, compatible cellular
systems in your area or cellular systems in different cities), your dealer
programs your phone with two different phone numbers.
If you have two phone numbers programmed into your phone, the phone dis-
plays one of the following messages each time you turn it on, to indicate
which cellular system type and phone number are currently active.
Phone Number Cellular System Type Display Shows
1 Non-wireline (type A) A1
2 Non-wireline (type A) A2
1 Wireline (type B) b1
2 Wireline (type B) b2
Note: To set the cellular system type, see "Selecting the Cellular System
Type" below.
To deactivate the phone number currently selected and activate the other
phone number, press RCL # right arrow STO. The display briefly blanks,
then the currently active number appears to confirm your selection. To
clear the display when you finish, press CLR.
Notes: Calls can be made on your phone from only one phone number at a
time, and you cannot activate the other phone number while a call
is in progress.
To receive calls on both numbers at the same time (if you subscribe
to no-answer transfer or call forwarding service through your cell-
ular carrier), you can set both numbers to forward to the other
number if not answered. Otherwise, a caller who calls the inactive
number receives the standard "not in service" message.
Setting The Cellular System Type
Each cellular market area has two cellular service providers. One of the
providers is designated Provider A and the other Provider B. When your
phone is activated for service, find out from your dealer whether your
cellular provider is type A or B.
Using the phone in an area where you do not subscribe to cellular service
is referred to as roaming (see "Roaming" below).
Notes: Usually, it is less expensive to use the same company for cellular
service when you are in your home city and when you roam. To do
this, you need to know whether your cellular service provider is
type A or B in your home city and in each city where you plan to
travel.
It is possible for a cellular service provider to be (or have agree-
agreements with) Provider A in some cities and Provider B in others.
Your phone's selectable system registration function lets you select one
of seven possible roaming modes:
Roaming Mode Description Display
Default setting - the phone automatically scans for one or C SCAn
more specific systems not to use (to prevent unwanted roaming;
system ID's must be preprogrammed by dealer)
Standard Mode - the phone first seeks a home type system, then
it seeks a non-home type.
If you are using a type A (non-wireline) home system Std Ab
If you are using a type B (wireline) home system Std bA
Invert Preference Mode - the phone first seeks a non-home type
system, then it seeks a home type. (Select this setting while
on the fringe of your home area or in certain roaming situations.)
If your home system is non-wireline (type A): SCAnBA
RM flashes rapidly - call on system B
RM flashes slowly - call on home type system
IU flashes slowly - call on home system
If your home system is wireline (type B): SCAnAB
RM flashes rapidly - call on system A
RM flashes slowly - call on home type system
IU flashes slowly - call on home system
Home Only Mode - the phone will not operate HOME
outside your home system
Scan A Mode - the phone will operate only within SCAn A
non-wireline (B) systems.
Scan B Mode - the phone will operate only within SCAn B
wireline l(B) systems.
Enter SID Mode - the phone automatically scans for a PrEF'd
specific system; you must enter the system ID for each system SIdS
(up to 15 you prefer (contact your cellular carrier).
Displaying the Currently Selected System Type
To display the system type currently selected on your phone, press RCL left
arrow*. The currently selected system type (such as HOME) appears for
about 8 seconds. To clear the display sooner, press END.
Selecting the Cellular System Type
Follow these steps to select a different cellular system type.
Note: If you are unable to complete Steps 2 and 3 within 8 seconds, the
display clears without changing the system Type. Start at Step 1
and try again.
1. Press RCL left arrow *. The currently selected system type appears.
2. Repeatedly press left arrow * or # right arrow until you see the system
type you want to use.
3. Press STO to store the displayed system type. SEt appears to confirm
the change.
If you selected PrEFD' d SIDS, enter the five-digit system ID number
(provided by your cellular carrier), then press left arrow * or # right
arrow to select the next SID location. Repeat this step to set up to
five SID numbers.
To exit without changing the system type, press END.
Roaming
In some areas, the cellular system's computer automatically recognizes
roaming telephones. In other areas, you must contact the service provider
before it can recognize your phone. The operator needs to know your tele-
ephone number, your phone's ESN (Electronic Serial Number), and how you
plan to pay for your calls. There is normally an additional charge for
roaming calls.
Note: Your phone's ESN is under the phone's battery; however, the roaming
cellular service provider can usually automatically determine your
phone's ESN when you call.
When you roam, RM flashes slowly on the display when the phone is using a
home-type cellular system. The indicator flashes rapidly when the phone is
using a cellular system that is different from your home system.
Using Cellular System Pin Dialing
Your cellular carrier might require that you use a personal identification
number (PIN) when you make calls. This number assures the cellular system
that the person placing the call is an authorized user.
Contact your cellular service provider to determine if a PIN is required
and/or obtain the PIN (seven digits or less) to place calls through the
cellular system you subscribe to. If a PIN is required, follow the steps
listed in "Storing Speed Dial Numbers" Faxback Document #45468 to store
your PIN in memory 07, then follow the steps listed in "Enabling/Disabling
PIN Dialing" below to enable PIN dialing on your phone.
Notes: You must store your PIN in memory 07, otherwise your phone cannot
properly make calls through your cellular system.
Enable PIN dialing on your phone only if it is required by your
cellular provider.
If you enter a service area which does not require PIN dialing,
disable PIN dialing on your phone.
Enabling/Disabling PIN Dialing
1. Press FCN 1.
2. Repeatedly press <- * or # -> until the phone displays Pin inActiv or
Activ.
3. Press STO so Activ appears (to enable) or CLR so inActiv appears (to
disable).
4. To exit the function menu, press END.
Making a Call Using Your PIN
1. With PIN dialing enabled, dial or speed dial the number you want to
call, as usual, than press SND.
2. When you hear the tones (2 beeps), press SND again. The phone
automatically sends your PIN code to finish dialing the call.
Note: If you did not store your PIN in memory 07, or you stored an incor-
rect PIN, InvALId PIN appears. Check to be sure your PIN is correct
then try again.
Using The Phone With Handsfree Equipment
Your phone is preprogrammed to work with most optional handsfree equipment
in your vehicle that lets you automatically switch from handset to hands-
free mode when you place the phone in the handsfree holder.
Some handsfree equipment might require you to turn off (mute) the phone's
microphone when switching to handsfree, using the procedure described in
"Using Mute" in Faxback Document #45468. See the owner's manual provided
with your handsfree equipment for more information, or contact your local
RadioShack store for assistance.
Using Touch Tone Services
To use your cellular phone to control answering machines and special tele-
phone services (such as bank-by-phone or voicemail), simply enter touch
tone commands using your phone's keypad after the service answers (and when
prompted).
Or, you can store the service's command sequence in a memory location, then
follow these steps after the service answers (for each sequence you want to
send):
1. Recall the memory location that contains the command sequence.
2. Press RCL SND.
Adding a Pause
Some services, such as voicemail, require you to enter an access code then
wait before entering additional digits. To include one or more pauses in
a sequence when storing it in memory, press FCN SND so o appears, then
press STO. The phone displays o wherever you insert a pause.
Note: If you do not press STO within 8 seconds, the display clears to
conserve battery power. If this happens, simply press the key for
the next digit you want to enter or store. The characters you pre-
previously entered appear along with the pause you just entered.
When you send a sequence with pauses stored in it, the phone stops
at each place in the sequence where you entered a pause. To send
the next group of numbers in the sequence, press SND again.
(br/SM 11/18/97)
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