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NS (No Service) Indicator

Flashes if the phone is beyond the range of the cellular ser-
vice area, meaning calls cannot be made or received. 

See

“Signal Strength/Service Area” on Page 15.

RM (Roam) Indicator

Flashes if the phone is accessing a service area outside of
your home system (roaming). 

See “Roaming” on Page 49.

17-1112.fm  Page 9  Wednesday, July 21, 1999  2:34 PM

Summary of Contents for 17-1112

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Cat No 17 1112 CT 503 Handheld Flip Style Cellular Telephone with Headset Jack Please read before using this equipment 17 1112 fm Page 1 Wednesday July 21 1999 2 34 PM...

Page 2: ...standby time Headset Jack lets you connect an optional headset or earpiece for easy handsfree operation Two Phone Number Capability lets you use this one phone with two different cellular services wi...

Page 3: ...ls can be placed only to numbers stored in memory lo cations 01 10 Special Messaging Service Features the phone is pre programmed to work with special subscription only messag ing services offered by...

Page 4: ...Call 16 Answering a Call 18 Adjusting the Volume 19 Making Emergency Calls 20 Redialing Numbers 21 Displaying Numbers 23 Menu Functions 24 Overview 24 Using the Menu Functions 27 Using Memory 31 Stori...

Page 5: ...System PIN Dialing 49 Using the Phone with Handsfree Equipment 51 Using a Headset 51 Using Touch Tone Services 52 Troubleshooting 54 Safety Information 55 Traffic Safety 55 Operating Environment 55 E...

Page 6: ...m performance 2 Earpiece 3 Alphanumeric Display Ten Character LED Displays the status indicators phone number memory location number and message 4 Alphanumeric Keypad Enters call information or progra...

Page 7: ...the phone s operation Since many of these messages contain more characters than your phone can display at one time the phone displays most messages across more than one display For example the phone d...

Page 8: ...eived by your phone See Signal Strength Service Area on Page 15 Battery Charge Indicators Represent the current voltage level of the battery See Checking Battery Power on Page 12 IU In Use Indicator F...

Page 9: ...ular ser vice area meaning calls cannot be made or received See Signal Strength Service Area on Page 15 RM Roam Indicator Flashes if the phone is accessing a service area outside of your home system r...

Page 10: ...container that might contain metal objects Caution Batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly You can put them in the battery recycling box at your local RadioShack store They must not be disp...

Page 11: ...use your phone We recommend that you charge a new battery overnight but no longer than 24 hours using the AC charger supplied with your phone Recharging time varies based on the type of bat tery and t...

Page 12: ...away from the phone to disconnect the charger Replace the charging jack cover Recommended Recharging Times CHECKING BATTERY POWER The phone displays a graduated set of up to three battery lev el indic...

Page 13: ...ou can do this by leaving the phone on until the phone automatically turns off or you can use the battery discharge feature of any approved accessory available for your phone Do not try to discharge t...

Page 14: ...more than 24 hours since overcharg ing could shorten the battery s life When the battery is not in use store it uncharged in a cool and dark place The battery is a sealed unit with no serviceable part...

Page 15: ...o conserve battery power When the phone is locked see Locking Your Phone on Page 36 how ever the phone s display goes completely blank about 15 seconds after you press the last key During battery char...

Page 16: ...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 n...

Page 17: ...u call is busy your phone sounds tones and displays these messages to indicate that it cannot complete a call When either of these conditions occur you can press again to redial the number immediately...

Page 18: ...g Messages on Page 41 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 cus tomer not av...

Page 19: ...e then hold it down again within 8 seconds Adjusting the Ringer Volume To increase or decrease the ringer volume at any time press then hold down until you hear the desired ring vol ume As you hold do...

Page 20: ...RGENCY CALLS Your phone is preprogrammed to let you dial your local emer gency number such as 911 at the press of a single button even if the phone is locked see Locking Your Phone on Page 36 Before y...

Page 21: ...mmunication 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 T...

Page 22: ...ular 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 par ty answers If th...

Page 23: ...ing displays only the currently ac tive 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 usua...

Page 24: ...inute timer is off 2 To select a different function repeatedly press to scroll forward or to scroll backward through the menu until that function and its current status appear 3 Within 2 minutes press...

Page 25: ...e home cellular system type see Setting the Cellular System Type on Page 46 HOME appears as one of the settings during a quick review 1 Press The abbreviation for the first enabled function such as On...

Page 26: ...ly answer after two rings 28 Auto Lock On or OFF Sets the phone to automati cally lock when you turn power off 37 EMrgCY CALL On or OFF Disables enables the emer gency dialing function 29 rEMInd MSg O...

Page 27: ...ion menu Changing the Ringer Style Your phone has 9 different ringer styles for you to choose from to help you distinguish your phone s ring from that of another phone for example Follow these steps t...

Page 28: ...utomatically answers the call Begin your conversation as usual Follow these steps to turn the automatic answer function on or off 1 Press 2 Repeatedly press or until Auto AnSr OFF or On appears 3 Pres...

Page 29: ...appear if you did not store an emergency number in memory 01 for example Follow these steps to disable or enable the emergency dis play 1 Press 2 Repeatedly press or until EMrgCY CALL On or OFF appea...

Page 30: ...reminder tone function has no effect on your phone To view the message data sent to your phone by your cellular carrier see Viewing Recalling Messages on Page 41 Follow these steps to disable or enab...

Page 31: ...e 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 numbe...

Page 32: ...ECALL DIALING If you know the memory number you want to use simply en ter that number such as 07 then press to quickly place the call If you know the memory number you want to use but you want to revi...

Page 33: ...ion you selected is unused the location number 03 for example appears steadily 3 Repeatedly press or to scroll forward or back ward through the numbers 4 When you see the number you want to use press...

Page 34: ...o store the edited number The memory location number appears on the display to confirm the entry To exit without changing the number press CLEARING A MEMORY 1 Press then enter the two digit memory loc...

Page 35: ...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 frequent ly called area codes and or prefi...

Page 36: ...s preset lock code is 123 For added security you can change the code to one that you can easily remem ber See Changing the Lock Code on Page 37 Note If you lock your phone then forget the lock code yo...

Page 37: ...le automatic lock 1 Press 2 Repeatedly press or until the phone displays Auto Lock On or OFF 3 Press so On appears to enable or so OFF appears to disable 4 To exit the function menu press Changing the...

Page 38: ...phone s preset security code 000000 to display the current lock code Follow these steps to display the current lock code Note The phone s display does not change no characters appear when you press t...

Page 39: ...these steps to change the service restriction level on your phone 1 Press 2 Enter the six digit security code 3 Enter the service level 1 or 4 you want to use 4 Press The phone displays SErvicE LEvEL...

Page 40: ...bout these services call your cellular carrier Overview Receiving Messages When your phone is turned on and receives calling line ID or voice mail notification data from your cellular carrier it alter...

Page 41: ...st 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 num ber then the number of the party that called up to 14 character...

Page 42: ...again to confirm the deletion When you finish press 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...

Page 43: ...ed that incoming call Displaying the Individual Call Timer The individual call timer tracks each call you make in minutes and seconds and automatically resets each time you make or answer a call or wh...

Page 44: ...d since you last reset the timer appear To reset the timer while it is displayed press To clear the timer from the display press any key other than Displaying the Cumulative Call Timer The cumulative...

Page 45: ...ich cellular system type and phone number are currently active Note To set the cellular system type see Selecting the Cel lular System Type on Page 48 To deactivate the phone number currently selected...

Page 46: ...lular 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 y...

Page 47: ...on system B RM flashes slowly call on home type system IU flashes slowly call on home system SCAn bA If your home system is wireline type B RM flashes rapidly call on system A RM flashes slowly call...

Page 48: ...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 The currently selected system type appears 2...

Page 49: ...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 migh...

Page 50: ...ys Pin inActiv or ActivE 3 Press so ActivE appears to enable or so inActiv appears to disable 4 To exit the function menu press Making a Call Using Your PIN 1 With PIN dialing enabled dial or speed di...

Page 51: ...p ment for more information or contact your local RadioShack store for assistance USING A HEADSET You can make or answer calls with handsfree convenience using an optional headset that has a 3 32 inch...

Page 52: ...an swers for each sequence you want to send 1 Recall the memory location that contains the command sequence 2 Press Adding a Pause Some services such as voicemail require you to enter an ac cess code...

Page 53: ...quence with pauses stored in it the phone stops at each place in the sequence where you en tered a pause To send the next group of numbers in the se quence press again SND 17 1112 fm Page 53 Wednesday...

Page 54: ...that the antenna is fully extended Be sure you selected the correct cellular system type see Setting the Cellular System Type on Page 46 Make sure that functions you might have previously selected but...

Page 55: ...do so or when it might cause interference or be dangerous Any radio transmitting equipment including cellular phones might interfere with inadequately protected medical devices Consult a physician or...

Page 56: ...r cellular phone when in an aircraft The use of cellular phones in an aircraft might be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft disrupt cellular networks and is illegal Failure to observe these ins...

Page 57: ...cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly The FCC can require you to stop using your cellular phone if you cannot eliminate the in terference If you need assistance contact you...

Page 58: ...dam age batteries and warp or melt plastic parts Do not store the phone in cold areas When the phone warms up to its normal operating temperature mois ture can form inside the phone which could damage...

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Page 61: ...Two system operation wireline sys tem is active using phone number 1 45 b2 Two system operation wireline sys tem is active using phone number 2 45 CALL Call now being or was previously received 18 ChA...

Page 62: ...led or dis abled 50 P SCAn Specific cellular ID required sys tem type selected 47 rEdiAL Automatic redial in progress 22 rEMInd MSg Message reminder tones 30 SCAn A Non wireline A system type selected...

Page 63: ...63 NOTES 17 1112 fm Page 63 Wednesday July 21 1999 2 34 PM...

Page 64: ...ing the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the...

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