CT-500 Flip-Style Cellular Telephone (170-1071) Misc. Operations Faxback Doc. # 34517 Feature Menu 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until the desired feature displays. 3. Press Clr to change the status of the displayed feature between on (0) and off (--). 4. Press End to exit the Feature Menu. The feature menu permits you to review, select, or cancel most of your telephone's features through the keypad and display. EXAMPLE To activate silent keypad, press Fcn, SYMBOL, and scroll with # until the display shows -Silent -Keypad. Press Clr to activate this feature. The display will then show 0Silent 0keypad. Press End to exit the menu. Telephones ship from the factory with the standard setting whereby most features are in the canceled or off position. For complete explanations on the menu features, please continue on. Signal Strength Meter To Disable the SSM from Displaying 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Signal-Off displays. 3. Press Clr once to disable the SSM (0), again to re-enable (-). 4. Press End to exit the Feature Menu. Feature Status Review To Review Status 1. Press Fcn, 1, 1, Rcl. 2. Press * or # to scroll messages. To End Review Press End. Status review permits you to scroll through your operating settings for your reference. Name Preference 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Home -Pref'd displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. The Name Preference feature reverses the display order of memory entries so that the name will be displayed before the number. Incoming Call Screening 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Coll -Screen displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Use this feature if you prefer not to receive incoming calls but wish to be informed of the attempt. If your cellular service offers No-Answer Transfer, the calls received while this feature is in effect can be routed to another phone or answering machine. When the phone is on and this feature is selected, incoming calls are signaled by several short bursts of tone, Coll in the display, and the quickly flashing green on indicator. Without No-Answer Transfer, the caller will receive the "Not in Service" recording. As a reminder that incoming call screening is selected, the unit will sound the special tone burst each time it is turned on. Reminder Beep 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Remind -Beeps displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (--). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Reminder tone is an audible message to alert the user that they have received a short message. It will beep every two minutes until the new messages are read. Your cellular carrier may offer enhanced features, such as short messaging. Ask your cellular service provider if this is supported in your system. If short messaging is not supported in your system, reminder beep selection will have no effect. Simplified PIN Code Dialing Activate PIN Code 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Pin -Active displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Store PIN Code in Memory Location 07 1. Enter PIN Code 2. Press Sto. 3. Press 1, 1, until Alpha appears. 4. Press Sto again. Place a Call With Pin Code Active 1. Enter number to be called, or recall from memory. 2. Press Send. Wait for double tone - "beep, beep." 3. Press Send. The phone will automatically send the PIN code stored in memory location 07. Your cellular carrier may require a personal identification number (PIN) when placing outbound calls. This code assures the cellular system that the person placing the call is an authorized user. Ask your cellular service provider if this is required in your system. Only select this feature if your cellular service provider requires it. This feature will allow you to automatically send your PIN code with all outbound calls. If Invalid PIN displays, check to see if you have activated the feature in the menu without storing a PIN number in memory location 7. The PIN code must be less than seven digits. If you enter a service area which does not require a PIN code, disable the feature in the feature menu. VOX Operation 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by Pressing * or # until -Vox -Mode displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Voice Operated Transmission (VOX) is a method of conserving battery power by activating the unit's transmitter only while talking. In this manner, your battery's charge can be extended. Ask your Cellular System Provider if VOX operation is supported in your area. If VOX is not supported in your system, VOX selection will have no effect. Automatic Answer The mouthpiece flip may be open or closed to receive an auto answer call. 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Answer -Auto displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. This feature permits you to answer calls without pressing Send. When your phone receives a call, it will ring twice and then the IN USE indicator will illuminate to let you know the call is live. Answer the call by opening the flip and lifting the phone to your ear. NOTE: We suggest that you do not select the Automatic Answer and Silent Ringer simultaneously since incoming calls will then be announced only by Call in the display and the flashing green power indicator. Multiple Key Answer 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Answer -Key displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. This feature allows the user to answer an incoming call by pressing Send, either volume button, or any of the nine digit keys after the first ring has been completed. One-Touch Emergency Dialing 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Emrcy -Off displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Memory location 01 may be used for 911 or any other emergency number you may wish to dial, even if your phone is locked. Press and hold 1 to automatically place a call to the emergency number. Emergcy will display. Automatic redial does not work with emergency dialing when the phone is locked. If your phone is locked and your three-digit unlock code ends with the digit 1, the phone will unlock but will not place a 911 call, even if you press and hold 1 when unlocking your phone. If you are unlocking your telephone and the first or second digit of your three-digit unlock code is 1, and you press and hold 1, you will place an emergency call. Emergency dialing can be deactivated by using the feature menu found on Faxback Doc. # 34515. When this feature is deactivated, the number stored in memory location 01 will still be dialed if the phone is unlocked and if you press and hold 1, but Emergcy will not display. NOTE: If any service levels that prohibit dialing from the keypad or from memory location 1 are enabled, the emergency call will not be placed Vibrator Alert Mode 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Vibrat -Mode displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Vibrator Alert Mode is a silent vibration call alert mode. When activated by an incoming call, the phone silently, but noticeably vibrates. This feature is ideal for the familiar situation where the sound of the phone ringing may not be appropriate, or for extremely noisy conditions when the phone cannot be heard. The Vibrator Alert Mode feature works in conjunction with the Silent Ringer allowing you to set your phone either to the vibrate-only mode or to the vibrate-then-ring mode. Refer to the table below for appropriate feature settings. Vibrate ON OFF SILENT RINGER Phone will vibrate for three cycles Call will flash in the display; and then flash Call in the display: no vibration or audible ring. no audible ring Phone will vibrate for three cycles Phone will ring to signal and then ring. incoming call; no vibration. Silent Ringer 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Ringer -Silent displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. The telephone's ring tones may be silenced where they could prove a distraction, as during a business conference, etc. In this case, incoming calls are announced only by Coll in the display and a rapidly flashing power indicator. NOTE: We suggest you do not select the Silent Ringer and Automatic Answer simultaneously, since the unit will then answer a call without audible indication. Silent Keypad 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Keypad -Silent displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. When selected, this feature silences the tones used to indicate keypad depressions. Silent Scratch Pad 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the Menu by pressing * or # until -Scrpad -Silent displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (o), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Use this feature to enter scratch pad numbers during a call without transmitting DTMF tones. You will hear the tones, but your called party will not. NOTE: Should you wish to transmit DTMF tones while Silent Scratch Pad is activated, enter the digits and press Rcl, Send. Handsfree AutoSwitch 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Hon3 Up -For HF displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. If you use your phone in a vehicular handsfree installation, Handsfree AutoSwitch may be a very convenient feature you can use when switching between handset and handsfree operation. Certain handsfree installations may require you to first mute the phone's microphone (Fcn, 1) to switch from handset mode (when the phone is out of the holder) to handsfree mode (when the phone is docked in the holder). If your handsfree installation requires you to do this, you may be able to bypass muting the microphone and simply return the phone to the holder to switch from handset to hands free mode if you activate this feature. When activated, you can only end a call by pressing End. Check your vehicular handsfree installations's user manual to see if Handsfree AutoSwitch is supported in your system. One-Touch Dialing 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu until -Turbo -off displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Use this feature if you wish to deactivate One-Touch Dialing. Timers Call timers provide a useful means of monitoring the air-time spent in conversation. Several of these operate in the background and can be displayed at any time. Another offers beep tones heard only on your side of the conversation. Each timer begins counting as a cellular channel is assigned, or when the phone rings to signal an incoming call. If an incoming call is not answered the timers revert to their previous values. One Minute Beep 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -1 Min -Beep displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. Provides a tone ten seconds before the end of each minute during calls. Individual Call Timer To Display Press Rcl, #, #. This timer accumulates the air-time of a call in minutes and seconds. It automatically resets before a new call is placed and when the phone is turned off. Resettable Call Timer To Display Press Rcl, #, #, #. To Reset Press Fcn, 1, 1, Clr. This timer accumulates the air-time in minutes from the point at which it is reset. This resettable timer is generally utilized to track monthly air-time usage and is set in conjunction with the monthly billing cycle. Cumulative Call Timer To Display Press Rcl, #, #, #, #. This is a non-resettable timer which accumulates the phone's total airtime in minutes, starting with the initial factory setting. Automatic Display Timer 1. Press Fcn, SYMBOL. 2. Scroll the menu by pressing * or # until -Timer -Auto displays. 3. Press Clr once to toggle this feature on (0), and again to toggle it off (-). 4. To exit the Feature Menu, press End. This feature automatically displays the accumulated time in minutes and seconds during and after each call. NOTE: This feature reduces talk time between charges because the display remains on during calls. (BR/EB 9/3/96)