RadioShack CT-503 - Manual

7 5. Function Keys — Recalls a function or numbers stored in memory. — Removes characters or clears functions. — Ends a call or exits the functions menu. — Places or answers calls. — Increases or decreases the ringer, earpiece, or headset volume levels. — Selects functions. — Stores to memory or tur...

8 Signal Strength Indicator Indicates the relative strength of the signal being received byyour 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 Flashes...

10 USING THE BATTERY Warning: A detached battery could cause property damage,injury, or burns if a metal object (such as a pen spring, bead-ed chain, or piece of jewelry) contacts the battery’s terminalsand causes a short circuit. Be careful when placing a chargedbattery inside a coat pocket, purse,...

11 To remove the battery , be sure the phone is turned off, then press the latch at the top of the battery and slide the batterytoward the bottom of the phone until it stops. Then lift the bat-tery off the phone. Note: If you have an extra charged battery and the currentlyinstalled battery becomes l...

12 Notes: • You can use the phone while it is charging, but charg- ing takes longer. • For fastest charging, be sure the phone is turned off if you are not expecting a call. 4. When the battery is fully charged, disconnect the charger from the AC outlet. Then press in the clips on the sidesof the pl...

13 To see a more detailed indication of the battery’s charge levelat any time, press . The battery strength meter ap- pears on the display for about 5 seconds. Read this meter inthe same way. When battery power becomes low, the phone displays Lo bAt and sounds a warning tone every few seconds. When ...

14 2. Remove the battery, and within 3 seconds, install the fresh battery. Your call is still on the line. Note: If you do not complete Step 2 within 3 seconds,the call disconnects. IMPORTANT BATTERY TIPS • Use only the supplied charger and use only batteries designed for this phone. • You can purch...

15 BASIC OPERATION TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF To turn on the phone , flip open the cover then press . The phone performs a short self test and sounds a tone, the key-pad backlight turns on for about 17 seconds, and on ap- pears. The phone is ready to use when NS (no service) disappears (see “Signal St...

16 Notes: • If few or no bars appear (meaning the signal strength is weak) and you want to make or receive a call, move thephone to a different location so the signal strengthincreases. • When all other display characters disappear to conserve battery power, the signal strength meter flashes andscro...

17 3. Press 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 . 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 num-ber y...

18 ANSWERING A CALL When the phone receives an incoming call, it rings and CALL flashes on the display. To answer the call, press . To end the call, press . Notes: • Your phone can receive calls even if the antenna is not extended. For optimum performance or if the signalstrength becomes weak, howev...

19 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Adjusting the Earpiece Volume To increase or decrease the earpiece volume during a call,hold down . As you hold down the key, the volume in- creases or decreases (depending on the last adjustment youmade) and the phone displays the volume meter for about 8seconds. The more ba...

20 Using Mute To turn off the phone’s microphone during a call so the otherparty on the phone cannot hear you (so you can talk privatelywith someone else in the room, for example), press . MUtE appears. To turn the microphone on again, press again so MUtE disappears. Hint: To help you remember which...

21 Important Notes: • If you disabled the emergency display (see “Disabling the Emergency Display” on Page 29), the phone doesnot display EMrgCY when you make emergency calls using the key. • When you make an emergency call, give your name and cellular phone number, as well as the location of the in...

22 Using Automatic Redial To automatically redial a number when you get the cellularsystem busy signal (when Snd to rEdiAL appears), press so rEdiAL appears. The phone automatically redials the number at regular intervals for up to 4 minutes or until thecall goes through. If the call goes through, t...

23 DISPLAYING NUMBERS Your Phone Number To display your phone number at any time (even while a callis in progress), simply press . Note: If you have two phone numbers programmed into yourphone (see “Selecting the Active Phone Number” onPage 45), pressing displays only the currently ac- tive phone nu...

24 MENU FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW Turning a Function On/Off Follow these steps to access the functions menu and turnany of the phone’s functions on or off. Notes: • All functions on your phone (except for the message reminder tone and emergency call) are preset to off (dis-abled). • To exit without changin...

25 Function Status Quick-Review Follow these steps to perform a quick-review of all functionscurrently enabled on your phone. Notes: • When you do a quick-review, your phone shows only those functions for which the default setting has beenchanged. Since the message reminder tone and emer-gency diali...

26 Functions List Display Shows Function Description See Page OnEMIn tMr On or OFF Phone beeps once every minute during a call to remind you how long you have been on the phone 27 ringEr StyLE and a number from 1–9 Sets the phone to use one of nine different ringer styles 27 Auto AnSr On or OFF Sets...

27 USING THE MENU FUNCTIONS Using the Call-Time Reminder Tone The call-time reminder function lets you set the phone tosound a subtle tone about 50 seconds after you place or an-swer a call, then once every minute after that, to remind youof how long you have been on the phone. Follow these stepsto ...

28 5. When you hear the ringer style you want to use, press to select it. The phone displays ringEr n SEt (where n is the number of the ringer style you selected). 6. Press to exit the function menu. Using Automatic Answer The automatic answer function lets you set the phone to au-tomatically answer...

29 Disabling the Emergency Display Your phone is preset to display EMrgCY when you hold down to make an emergency call; however, you can set the phone so EMrgCY does not appear (if you did not store an emergency number in memory 01, for example). Follow these steps to disable (or enable) the emergen...

30 Using Message Reminder Tones If your cellular carrier offers a special messaging service, andyou subscribe to that service, your phone is preset to beepevery 2 minutes until you read all new messages. Notes: • If you do not subscribe to a messaging service, the reminder tone function has no effec...

31 USING MEMORY Your phone has 40 speed-dial memory locations that caneach hold a phone number of up to 32 digits. STORING SPEED DIAL NUMBERS Note: If you are unable to complete Steps 2 and 3 within 2minutes, the phone exits the procedure and its display goesblank to conserve battery power. Press , ...

32 To use the selected memory location and replace the information currently stored there, press . ONE-TOUCH DIALING To quickly place a call to any number stored in memory loca-tions 2 or 3 (without pressing ), simply hold down that number key for about 1 second. SPEED RECALL/DIALING If you know the...

33 MEMORY SCROLLING/DIALING 1. Press . 2. Press to start scrolling from the first memory location, or enter a specific memory number (such as 11)that you want to start from. The location number followedby ’ (to indicate scrolling is active) and the stored phone number flash on the display. Note: If ...

34 CHANGING A NUMBER IN MEMORY 1. Recall the number that you want to change. 2. Repeatedly press to backspace and erase digits, then enter the correct numbers; or simply add digits tothe existing number. Then press and enter the two- digit location number. 3. The selected location number and FULL ap...

35 USING SCRATCHPAD MEMORY Your phone’s scratchpad memory lets you temporarily store atelephone number on the display during a call. This is handy,for example, when someone gives you a number during a calland you don’t have a place to write it down. To store a number in the scratchpad memory during ...

36 SECURITY FEATURES LOCKING YOUR PHONE To prevent unauthorized use of your phone, you can enter athree-digit code to lock your phone at any time (see “UsingManual Lock”). For added convenience, you can also set thephone to automatically lock every time you turn it off (see“Using Automatic Lock” on ...

38 2. Enter the six-digit security code. 3. Enter the new three-digit lock code you want to use. 4. Press . The phone displays ChAngEd to and the new lock code. 5. When you finish, hold down for about 1 second to clear the lock code from the display. Displaying the Lock Code If you change your lock ...

39 USING THE SERVICE RESTRICTION Your phone is preset to let you (or anyone else) dial any typeof number (local or long distance) and freely access any in-formation stored in its memory. To prevent unauthorized useof your phone, however, you can enter your phone’s presetsecurity code (000000) and se...

40 SPECIAL FEATURES USING THE MESSAGING FUNCTIONS Some cellular systems provide services that can send callingline ID and voice mail notification to your phone. Your phoneis preprogrammed to work with these services. Note: In order to use these functions on your phone, yourcellular carrier must prov...

41 Notes: • If the message stack is full (20 messages are currently stored) and the phone receives a new message, it auto-matically stores the new message and deletes the oldestmessage in the stack. • Your phone does not receive messages while it is turned off. Contact your cellular carrier to find ...

42 2. To view another message, repeatedly press (to scroll backwards) or (to scroll forwards) until that message appears. 3. When you finish, press to exit the message func- tion. Deleting Messages To delete an individual message , recall that message, then hold down until the phone displays dELEtEd...

43 • Cumulative call timer — times the calls you make or answer in minutes, and it cannot be reset. See “Display-ing the Cumulative Call Timer” on Page 44. Notes: • Each call timer begins counting when you hear the first ring (during an outgoing call) or when your phone ringsto signal an incoming ca...

44 Using the Resettable Call Timer The resettable call timer tracks the calls you make or answerin minutes, and it can be reset at any time. You can reset thistimer to coincide with your cellular billing statement date, forexample, then track your monthly air time. To display the resettable call tim...

48 Displaying the Currently Selected System Type To display the system type currently selected on your phone,press . The currently selected system type (such as HOME ) appears for about 8 seconds. To clear the display sooner, press . Selecting the Cellular System Type Note: If you are unable to comp...

49 ROAMING In some areas, the cellular system’s computer automaticallyrecognizes roaming telephones. In other areas, you mustcontact the service provider before it can recognize yourphone. The operator needs to know your telephone number,your phone’s ESN (Electronic Serial Number), and how youplan t...

51 USING THE PHONE WITH HANDSFREE EQUIPMENT Your phone is preprogrammed to work with most optionalhandsfree equipment in your vehicle that lets you automati-cally switch from handset to handsfree mode when you placethe phone in the handsfree holder. Some handsfree equipment might require you to turn...

52 • You can connect or disconnect the headset without affecting a call in progress. • also controls the connected headset’s volume (see “Adjusting the Volume” on Page 19). USING TOUCH-TONE SERVICES To use your cellular phone to control answering machinesand special telephone services (such as bank-...

54 TROUBLESHOOTING If the phone’s power does not come on or stay on: • Make sure the battery is properly installed and charged. • Be sure the contacts on the battery are clean, If they are not, clean them with a soft cloth or pencil eraser. • The battery charge might be too low for operation. Check ...

55 SAFETY INFORMATION TRAFFIC SAFETY • Do not use a handheld phone while driving a vehicle. If using a handheld phone, park the vehicle before takingor making a call. • Always secure the phone in its holder; do not place the phone on the passenger seat or where it can break loosein a collision or su...

56 • Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explo- sive materials in the same compartment as a cellularphone or any of its parts or accessories. • Only qualified personnel should install or service the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service might bedangerous and could invalid...

57 You might not be able to make emergency calls on all cellularphone networks or when certain network services or phonefeatures are set. Check with your local service providers. FCC REGULATIONS A cellular phone might cause TV or radio interference, evenwhen it is operating properly. The FCC can req...

58 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack CT-503 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Tele-phone with Headset Jack is an example of superior designand craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help youcare for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. • Keep the phone and all of its parts and accessories ...

59 SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions ....................................... 5 5 / 8 × 2 3 / 8 × 1 1 / 2 Inches Weight (with Supplied Battery) .................................... 9.6 oz (272 g) Transmitting Power .................................. 0.6W + 2dB – 4dB Operating Voltage ...........................

61 DISPLAY MESSAGE GLOSSARY Message Description See Page(s) ’ (Apostrophe) Memory scrolling active 33 o Shows a pause stored in memory 52 Auto Ansr Automatic answer 28 Auto Lock Automatic lock 37 A1 Two-system operation; non-wireline system is active, using phone num-ber 1 45 A2 Two-system operation...

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