Radio Shack CT-503 manual

Owner ’ s Manual Ca t. N o. 17-1 1 12 C T-503 Ha ndheld Fl ip-S tyle Ce llul ar T ele pho ne with H eadset Jack Please re ad before usi ng t his equi pment. 17-1 11 2.fm Page 1 Wedne sd a y, Jul y 21 , 1 999 2: 34 PM[...]

2 Your Radi oShack CT- 503 Han dheld Fli p-Styl e Cellu lar Tele- phone wit h Headset Jac k is a stat e-of- the-art person al cellu- lar telephon e. It has all of thes e featur es: Easy-t o-Read Te n-Charact er Display — bri ght o range an d green L ED char act ers le t you see es sent i al cal l inf ormat ion i n almost any light i ng cond it io[...]

3 Memory Dialing — lets y ou stor e up to 40 pho ne number s (of up to 32 digi ts each) in memory and dial any of them by pressi ng one, two, or three but t ons. Memo ry Scr oll in g — lets you rap idly se arch the mem ory lo - catio ns for a num ber you stored. Last Number Re dial — lets you quickl y redial the last num- ber yo u c alled . S[...]

4 T ABLE OF CO NTENTS A Look at Y our Phone .. ...... . .... . ..... ...... ... .. . .... . ..... ...... ... .. . .. 6 Re adi ng th e D isp la y/I ndi ca t ors ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. .... 7 Us ing t he Ba tt ery . .. ... ..... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. 10 Ins tal lin g the Ba t tery ... .[...]

5 Sp ec ial F eat ure s ..... ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. . 4 0 Us ing t he Me ssa gi ng Fu nc tio ns ... ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ... ..... .. . 40 Us ing t he Ca ll T ime rs .... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... . 42 Select ing the Act iv e Phone Number ...... .... . .... .. .[...]

6 A LOOK AT Y O UR PHONE 1. Retra ctable Ante nna Extend during a cal l for optimum per formance . 2. Earpi ece 3. Alphanumer ic Displ ay (Ten- Charact er LED) Displ ays t he statu s indi cator s, ph one number , memory loca tion number , and message. 4. Alphanumer ic Keypad Enter s call i nfo rmatio n or programs functi ons. 2 1 3 4 5 7 6 17-1 11 [...]

7 5. Functio n Keys — Recalls a funct ion or num bers s tored in mem ory . — Removes char acters or clears functi ons. — Ends a call or exi ts the f unct io ns me nu. — Places or answer s call s. — Increases or decr eases the ri nger , earpiec e, or headset v olume l evels . — Selects fu nct io ns. — Stor es to me mo r y o r turn s o [...]

8 Signal S trength In dicator Indi cates t he relat ive st rengt h of the si gnal bei ng recei ved by your pho ne. See “Signal Stren gth/Ser vi ce Area ” on Page 15 . Battery Charge Indic ators Repres ent the cur rent v oltage level of t he batt ery. See “Check ing Bat tery Powe r” on Page 12 . IU (In-Use) Indicator Flas hes when a call i s[...]

9 NS (No Service ) Indicator Flashes if t he phone i s bey ond the r ange of t he cell ular ser- vice a rea, m eaning call s cannot be made or rec eived. See “Signa l Strength/ Servi ce Area” on Page 15 . RM (Roam) Indic ator Flashes if the phon e i s acces sing a ser vice a rea out side o f your h ome s yst em (ro aming ). See “ Roami ng” [...]

10 USING THE BATTE RY War ning: A detach ed bat tery c ould caus e proper ty dam age, inj ury, o r burns i f a meta l objec t (suc h as a pen spr i ng, bead- ed chain , or piece of jewelr y) contac ts the bat tery’ s termin als and ca uses a s hort c ircui t. Be ca ref ul when placi ng a cha rge d batt ery i nside a coat po cket, pur se, o r oth [...]

11 To rem ove t he b attery , be sur e the phone is tur ned off, then press the latch at the top of the batte ry and sli de t he batter y toward t he bott om of th e phone unt il i t s tops. T hen li ft th e bat- tery of f th e phone. Note : If you have an extr a charged bat tery and the curren tly insta lled ba tter y become s low during a call, y[...]

12 Notes: • Y ou can use the phone while i t is chargi ng, but charg- ing ta kes longer . • For f astest ch arging, be sur e the pho ne i s tur ned of f if you a re not e xpec ting a cal l. 4. When the batter y is fully cha rged , disconn ect the char ger fro m the AC o utlet. T hen press in the cl ips on t he sides of the pl ug and pul l it aw[...]

13 To see a more detai led i ndicat ion of the batter y’s c har ge l eve l at any time, press . Th e ba tter y str ength meter ap - pears o n t he dis play f or abo ut 5 seconds . Read this meter in th e s ame w ay . When bat tery power becom es low, the pho ne displ ays Lo bAt and sou nds a warni ng tone ever y few secon ds. W hen power becomes [...]

14 2. Remove the bat tery , a nd withi n 3 se conds , i nstall th e fre sh batter y . Y our call is sti ll on the lin e. Note : If you do not comple te Step 2 withi n 3 seconds, the cal l disc onnec ts. IMPORTANT BATTERY TIPS • Use only th e supplie d charge r and use only batter ies desi gned for th is phone. • Y ou can pu rchase a dditi onal [...]

15 BASIC O PERATION T URN ING THE PHONE O N/OFF To turn on the p hone , f lip o pen the c over t hen press . The phone per fo rms a sh ort s elf t est a nd s ounds a tone , the key- pad backl ight t urns on fo r about 17 se conds , and on ap- pears. The phone is re ady to use when NS (no serv ice ) disappe ars (see “Si gn al Streng th/Ser vice Ar[...]

16 Notes: • If few or no bars a ppear ( meani ng the signa l streng th is weak) and you want to make or receive a call , move the phone t o a dif fe rent locat ion so t he signal stre ngt h incr eas es. • When all other di sp lay charact ers disappea r to cons erve batt ery po wer , the si gnal s trengt h me ter fl ashes and scro ll s it s bars[...]

17 3. Press to ca ll t he phone number . IU (in u se) fl ashes and diALin g t hen the nu mber ca lled a ppear bri efl y , then on reappea rs. 4. T o end t h e cal l, pres s . Note : Closing the cov er does not end or dis connect t he cal l. Sys tem Bu sy M es sage In addi tion t o the normal busy si gnal you he ar when a num - ber you cal l is busy[...]

18 ANSWERING A CALL When the phone receiv es a n in comi ng ca ll, it r ing s and CALL fl ashes on t he displ ay. To a nswer the cal l, pr ess . To en d the cal l, pre ss . Notes: • Y our phone c an r eceiv e call s even i f th e anten na is not exten ded. For optim um perfo rmance or i f the signal str ength becom es weak, however , extend th e [...]

19 ADJUSTING THE V OLUM E Adjusting t he Earpiece V olume To incr ease or de crease t he earpie ce vol ume duri ng a call , hold down . As yo u hol d d own the ke y, t he vol ume in- creases or decre ases (dependi ng on th e last ad justmen t you made) and t he phone di splays the vo lume meter for ab out 8 seconds. Th e more bars that appear on th[...]

20 Using Mute To turn off the phone’s m icrop hone durin g a call so the ot her part y on the phone can not hear you (so you can tal k pr ivat ely with someone else in the roo m, for exa mple) , press . MUtE a ppear s. To turn the microp hone on agai n, press again so MUtE disapp ears. Hint: To help you r emember wh ich key t o use, not e that ?[...]

21 Impo r tan t No te s : • If you di sa bled t he emergen cy d ispla y (see “Disabl ing the Emerge ncy Di splay” on Page 29 ), the phone does not di splay EMr g CY when you mak e emer gency ca lls using th e key . • Wh en yo u make an emergen cy c all, give your nam e and cell ula r phon e num ber , as well as the l ocat ion of t he inci -[...]

22 Using Automat ic Redi al To au tomat ical ly r edial a num ber when you ge t th e c ellular syst em busy si gnal (whe n Snd to rEdiAL appears) , press so rEdiAL appea rs. The pho ne automati cally r edials the number at regul ar int erval s for up to 4 minutes or until th e call goes t hro ugh. If the ca ll g oes through , the pho ne rin gs once[...]

23 DISPLAYING NUMBERS Y our Phone Number To disp lay your ph one numb er at a ny time (even whi le a c all is i n pro gre ss), sim ply pr ess . Note : If you have t wo phone number s programmed i nto your phone (see “Sele cting the Act ive Phone Number ” on Page 45), press ing displ ays onl y the cur re ntly ac- tive pho ne number . Any Number [...]

24 MENU FUN CTIONS OVERVIEW T urning a Function O n/Off Foll ow these s teps t o acce ss the f uncti ons menu and tur n any o f th e phone’s fu nction s on or off. Notes : • All funct ions on y our phon e ( except for t he me ssage remin der tone and emerg ency cal l) ar e prese t to of f (dis- abled ). • T o exit witho ut chang ing the se tt[...]

25 Function Status Quick-Review Follo w these s teps t o per form a q uick-r eview o f all funct ions curren tly enabl ed on your phon e. Notes : • Wh en you d o a quick- revi ew , your phone shows only those fu nctio ns for whi ch the defa ult setti ng has been changed. Since t he mess age rem inder tone a nd emer - gency dial ing func tions hav[...]

26 Functions List Displ ay Shows Functi on Descript ion See Page OnEMIn tMr On or OF F Phone bee ps once eve ry minute dur ing a call to remind you how long you have been on the ph one 27 rin g Er St y LE and a number fro m 1 – 9 Sets the phon e to use one of nine d if ferent ri nger s tyles 27 Auto AnSr On or OF F Sets t he phone t o automati - [...]

27 USING THE MENU FUNC TIONS Using the Call- T ime Reminder T one The call -ti me reminder f uncti on lets yo u set the phon e to sound a s ubt le ton e about 5 0 sec onds aft er you place o r an - swer a cal l, the n once every minute af ter tha t, to rem ind you of how l ong you ha ve be en on the phone. Foll ow these steps to ena ble or disabl e[...]

28 5. When you hear t he ri nger st yle y ou wan t to use, pr ess to s el ect it . The p hone d ispla ys ringEr n SEt (wher e n is the numbe r of the ringer style yo u selecte d). 6. Press to exit t he fun ction menu. Using Automat ic Answer The automat ic answer fun ction lets you set the phon e to au- tomat icall y answer incomi ng cal ls wi thou[...]

29 Disabling t he Emergency Dis play Your phone is pres et to di splay EMr g CY when y ou hold down t o make an emer gen cy call ; however, you can se t the phon e so EMr g CY does no t a ppear ( if yo u did no t s tore an emergency num be r in memor y 01, f or exa mple). Follo w these ste ps to disabl e (or enable) the e mergen cy dis- play. 1. Pr[...]

30 Using Message Re minder T one s If y our cel lular car rier offer s a spe ci al mes saging s erv ice , and you su bscr ibe t o that serv ice, your pho ne i s pre set to bee p every 2 minute s unti l y ou read al l n ew mes sages. Notes : • If you do not subs cribe to a messag ing ser vice, the remin der tone funct ion ha s n o ef fe ct on you [...]

31 US IN G M EM O R Y Your pho ne h as 40 sp eed- dial memory locat ions that can each ho ld a phone nu mber of up to 3 2 d igit s. STORING SPEED DIAL NUMBERS Note: I f you are unabl e to comple te Steps 2 and 3 within 2 minutes , the phone ex its t he procedur e and its display g oes blank t o conse rve batter y power . Press , the n star t ov e r[...]

32 To use t he sel ected m emory lo cation and r eplace th e inf ormati on current ly sto red there, pr ess . ONE-T OUCH DI ALING To qui ckly p lac e a call t o any number st or ed in memory loca- ti ons 2 or 3 (wi thout pressi ng ), sim ply hold down t hat numb er key for about 1 seco nd. SPEED RECALL/DIALING If you know th e memory number you wan[...]

33 MEMORY SCROLLING/D IALING 1. Press . 2. Press to st art scr olling fr om the first memory locat ion, o r en ter a sp eci fic mem or y nu mber (suc h as 1 1 ) that y ou want t o star t fr om. The l oca ti on numb er foll owed by ’ (to in dic ate scro lli ng is active ) and the st ored phone number f l ash on the d isp lay . Note: If the memory [...]

34 CHANGING A NUMBER IN MEMORY 1. Recall the n umber that you wan t to ch ange. 2. Repeatedl y press to backspace a nd er ase dig its, then en ter th e correc t number s; or s imply add d igits t o the exi stin g n umber . Then press and enter t he t wo- digi t locati on number . 3. The select ed loca tion nu mber an d FULL appe ar briefl y , then [...]

35 USING SCRATCHPAD ME MORY Your ph one’ s scr atc hpad m emory let s y ou t empor ar ily st ore a telep hone num ber on t he displ ay duri ng a cal l. Th is is handy, for exampl e, when someone gives you a number dur ing a c all and you don’t have a place to write it down. To stor e a number i n the scr atchpad memory duri ng a cal l, simply p[...]

36 SECURITY FE ATUR ES LOCKING Y OU R PHONE To prev ent u nauthor ized use of your phone , you can ent er a thr ee-digi t co de to l ock your phone at any time ( see “Usin g Manu al Lock”). For added con venienc e, you can also set th e phone t o aut om a ticall y lock ev ery ti me you turn i t off (se e “Usi ng Automa ti c Lock” on Page 37[...]

37 The phone re mains locked un til you unl ock it. To unlo ck you r phone, si mply ent er th e t hree-d igit lock cod e. If you m ake a mistak e, press the n tr y again. Using Automatic Loc k The automat ic lo ck feat ure lets you set your phone to auto- matical ly loc k each tim e you t ur n it on. When aut omatic lo ck is enabl ed, Loc ’d a pp[...]

38 2. Enter the si x- dig it secur i ty code. 3. Enter the new three- digi t lock code you want to use. 4. Press . The phone dis plays ChAn g Ed to and th e new l ock code. 5. When you finish , hold down for about 1 second to clea r the l ock co de from t he displ ay . Displayi ng the Lock Code If yo u change your l ock code then forget it, you can[...]

39 USING THE SERVICE R ESTRICTION Your pho ne i s pres et to let you (or an yone el se) di al any type of number ( local or l ong di stance) an d free ly acc ess any in - format ion st ored i n its memory. To pre vent unau tho rized use of your ph one, however , you can en ter your phone ’s prese t securi ty c ode ( 00 0000 ) and set this serv ic[...]

40 SPECIAL FE ATURES USING THE MESSAGING FUNCTI ONS Some c ellul ar sys tems provi de serv ices t hat can se nd cal lin g li ne ID and voi ce mail noti fica tion to your phone. Your phone is pr epro grammed t o work wi th th ese ser vices . Note: In order t o use these fu nction s on your phone, your cell ular carri er mu st prov ide, a nd you must[...]

41 Notes: • If the message s tac k is full (20 messages ar e cur rently stored ) and t he pho ne recei ves a new mes sage, it auto- matical ly store s the ne w mes sage an d d eletes the oldes t messag e in th e s tack. • Y our phone does not r eceive messag es wh ile it is t ur ned off . Contac t your c ellul ar car rier to f ind out how the c[...]

42 2. T o view an oth er mess age, repe atedly p ress (t o scro ll bac kwards) or (to scrol l for wards) until that mes sage appe ars . 3. When you fini sh, pr ess to exit the message func- ti on. Deleti ng Messages To del ete an indivi dual m essage , rec all t hat m essage, then hold down until th e phone displ ays dELEtEd . To del et e all m ess[...]

43 • Cu mu lat iv e ca ll ti m er — ti mes the calls you make o r answer in mi nutes, and it cannot be reset. See “Di splay - ing t he Cum ulative Cal l T imer” on Page 44. Notes: • E ach cal l tim er begi ns coun ting wh en yo u hea r the first ring (duri ng an out going c al l) or when your phone r ings to signa l an incomi ng call. •[...]

44 Using the Resettable Call T imer Th e resett able cal l ti mer t ra cks the ca lls yo u make or answer in minu tes, and i t ca n be rese t at any ti me. You can res et this ti mer to co incid e with y our cel lul ar bil ling state ment date , for exam pl e, then tr ack yo ur mont hly air time . To di splay t he resett able c all ti mer, pr ess .[...]

45 SELECTING THE ACTIV E PHONE NUMBER If you subs cribe to two ce llul ar ser vices ( fo r exampl e, com - petit ive c ellul ar sys tems in your ar ea or cel lul ar syst ems i n diff erent citi es), your dealer progr ams your ph one with two diff ere nt phone num ber s. If y ou have two phone numbers pr ogrammed i nto you r phone, t he pho ne displ[...]

46 Notes: • Call s can be m ade on your phon e from onl y one phon e numb er at a ti me, and you ca nnot ac tivat e the other phone num ber while a cal l i s in pr ogress. • T o re cei ve cal ls o n bo th num ber s at th e sa me t ime (i f yo u subscr i be to no-answer t ransf er or ca ll forward ing se r- vice t hrough your c ellul ar carr ier[...]

47 Your phone’ s select able syst em regi str ation fu nctio n lets you select one of seven poss ible ro am ing modes: Roaming Mo de Descri ption Display St an dar d M od e — the ph on e firs t se e ks a hom e ty pe sy st em , the n i t seek s a no n-h ome type . If you a r e us ing a t yp e A (n on- wir eli ne ) hom e sy stem Std Ab If you a r[...]

48 Displayi ng the Currently Sel ected Syste m T ype To dis pl ay the sy stem type cur rentl y selec ted on your ph one, press . The cu rrent ly select ed syst em t ype (su ch as HOME ) appea rs for about 8 seco nds. To clear the disp lay sooner , press . Selecti ng the Cell ular Sys tem T ype Note : If you are una ble to compl ete Step s 2 a nd 3 [...]

49 ROAMING In some ar eas, the cel lula r system’ s c omputer aut omati call y recogni zes roa ming tel ephon es. In o ther ar eas, you mus t contact the ser vice pr ovide r b efore it ca n r ecogniz e you r phone. The ope rator needs to know your telepho ne number , your pho ne’ s ESN (Elec tronic Ser ial Number) , and ho w you plan t o pay fo[...]

50 Notes: • Ena ble PIN dial ing on yo ur ph one only if it is requir ed by your cel lul ar pr ovider . • Y ou must stor e you r PIN i n memory 07, otherwi se your phone cann ot pr operly make c alls throu gh your cell ular syst em. • If you en ter a s ervice ar ea whi ch does n ot requ ire PI N dial ing, disa ble PI N dial ing on your p hone[...]

51 USING THE PHONE WITH HANDSFRE E EQUIPMENT Your phone i s preprogr ammed to work wit h most opti onal handsfr ee equipment in your vehi cle tha t lets you automat i- call y swit ch from handse t to handsfr ee mode when you place the phone in the handsfr ee hol der. Some han dsfree equipment migh t requir e you t o tur n off (mute) the p hone’ s[...]

52 • Y ou can co nnect or disco nnect t he h eadset wi thout af fecti ng a call in progres s. • also cont rols th e connected head set ’s vol ume (see “Adj ustin g the V ol um e” on Page 19 ). USING T OUCH -T ONE SERVICES To use your cellul ar phone t o contro l answeri ng machines and spe ci al teleph one s ervic es (suc h as bank-by- ph[...]

53 When yo u send a s equenc e with pause s stor ed in i t, the phone st ops at each place in the se quenc e where y ou en- tered a pa use. To send the nex t grou p of nu mbers in t he se - quence, pr ess again. SND 17-1 11 2.fm Page 5 3 Wedn es da y , Jul y 21, 199 9 2: 34 PM[...]

54 T R OUB L ESH O OT ING If th e ph one’ s power does not come on or stay on: • Mak e sure t he bat tery is properl y ins tall ed and cha rged . • Be sure th e contac ts on t he ba ttery ar e clean, If t hey ar e not, clean them wit h a sof t clot h or penci l eras er . • The bat t ery ch arge mig ht be too low f or oper at io n. Check the[...]

55 SAFETY INFO RMATION T RAF FIC SAFETY • D o not use a handheld phone whi le dri ving a vehi cle. If using a handh eld phone , park the vehi cle be fore t aking or making a cal l. • A lways secu re the phone i n its hol der; do not place the phone on the passenge r s eat or wher e i t ca n br eak lo ose in a coll isio n o r sudde n stop . • [...]

56 • Do not s tore or car r y flam mable l iqui ds, ga ses, or explo- sive material s in the same compa rtment as a cell ular phone or any of its par ts or accessor ies. • Only qu al ified per sonn el shoul d inst all or s ervic e the phone i n a vehicl e. Fault y i nstall at ion or se rvice mi ght be danger ous and cou ld invali date the pho n[...]

57 You might not be abl e to m ak e emerg ency cal ls on al l cell ular phone net wor ks or wh en ce rtain net work s erv ices or phone featur es ar e set . Check with your local servic e provid ers. FCC REGULATIONS A cellular phone mi ght cause TV or radi o inter feren ce, even when it is operat ing pr oper ly. The FCC c an requ ir e you t o stop [...]

58 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radi oShack CT- 503 Han dheld Fli p-Styl e Cellu lar Tele- phone wit h Headset Jac k is an example of superi or desig n and cra ftsm anship. The fol lowing sugges tions wi ll hel p you care f or you r phone so you can enjoy it for year s. • Kee p the phone and all of it s part s and acces sories out of the reach of c [...]

59 SPECIFIC ATIONS Di me nsio n s ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. 5 5 / 8 × 2 3 / 8 × 1 1 / 2 Inc hes We igh t (w it h S up pl ied Ba tt ery ) ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. 9.6 oz (272 g ) Tran sm ittin g Po we r . .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. 0 .6W + 2 dB – 4 dB Op er at ing V oltag e ..... .[...]

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61 DIS PLAY ME SSAG E GLOSS ARY Mes sage Des cri p tio n See P age(s ) ’ (Apostro phe) Memory s crollin g act ive 33 o Sho w s a paus e st or e d in m em or y 5 2 Auto Ansr Auto ma ti c an sw er 28 Auto Lock Auto ma tic l ock 37 A1 T wo-sy stem o pe rat ion; non- wi rel in e s yst e m is act iv e, usi n g ph on e nu m- ber 1 45 A2 T wo-sy stem o [...]

62 S Ervice LEvEl 1 or 4 Service restriction level c urrently sele ct ed 39 LocCode Appe ar s be fore l ock co de 3 8 Loc’d Phon e is lo c ke d 36 Lo bAt Batte ry p ower is l ow 13 MUt E Microp ho ne is t urn ed of f 20 on Br iefl y appea r s w hen d is play is cl ea r 15 OnEMIn tMr Cal l-t i m e r e minde r to ne 27 Pin Acti vE or inA cti v PIN [...]

63 NOTES 17-1 11 2.fm Page 6 3 Wedn es da y , Jul y 21, 199 9 2: 34 PM[...]

RadioSh ack A Divisi on of T andy Corpo rat ion Fort Wor th, T exas 76102 68P0 94 1 1A6 8 RGC 3/98 Pr in t ed in the USA Limited On e-Y e ar W arran ty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in mate- rial and workmanship under norm al use f or one (1) year from the date of pur- chase from RadioShack company-owned stor[...]