CT-503 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Telephone
(170-1112) Operation Faxback Doc. # 47919
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", below).
Notes: The keypad backlight turns on for about 15 seconds every time you
press a key, then it turns off and 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
Faxback Doc. # 47923), however, the phone's display goes
completely blank about 15 seconds after you press the last key.
During battery charging, the keypad backlight does not turn off
and the display does not change or go blank when the phone is
turned on and unlocked.
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
received. The more bars that appear on the meter, the stronger the
signal.
Notes: If few or no bars appear (meaning the signal strength is weak) and
you want 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 message containing) more than 10
characters, 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 10 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].
Note: Closing the cover does not end or disconnect the call.
System Busy 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 Snd to rEdiAL The cellular system is busy.
High/low Snd to rEdiAL The cellular system could not
complete the call.
When either of these 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 Doc.
# 47924.
If your phone receives a call but the signal strength is too weak
to support it, CALL appears and the phone sounds a series of
beeps. The caller hears the standard "customer not available"
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) releases [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 a gradually louder or softer ring tone
(depending on the last adjustment you made) and displays the volume meter
for about 8 seconds. The more bars that appear on the meter, the louder
the ringer sounds.
To adjust the volume in the other direction (if the ring tone 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] [MNO 6]. MUtE appears.
To turn the microphone on again, press [FCN] [MNO 6] again so MUtE
disappears.
Hint: To help you remember which key to use, note that "M" (for mute)
appears on the [MNO 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 Doc. # 47923). 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" in Faxback Doc. # 47922.
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 disabled the emergency display (see "Disabling
the Emergency Display" in Faxback Doc. # 47921), 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 these steps.
1. Press [RCL] [OPER 0] [OPER 0]. Memory location number 00 and the most
recent number called flashes 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
To automatically redial a number when you get the cellular system busy
signal (when Snd to rEdiAL appears), press [SND] so rEdiAL appears. 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
To display your phone number at any time (even while a call is in
progress), simply press [RCL] [# >].
Note: If you have two phone numbers programmed into your phone (see
"Selecting the Active Phone Number" in Faxback Doc. # 47924),
pressing [RCL] [# >] displays only the currently active phone
number.
Any Number Longer Than 10 Digits
Your phone can dial and store numbers of up to 32 digits; however, the
phone can display only 10 digits at once (usually the last 10 digits of
the number). To review the overflow characters, press [RCL] once. The
phone displays the overflow digits (up to 10 digits at a time), then the
last 10 digits reappear.
(BR/eb 5/28/98)
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