7-1110.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Owner’s Manual Cat. No. 17-1110 CT-501 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Telephone Please read before using this equipment.
17-1110.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack CT-501 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Telephone is a state-of-the-art personal cellular telephone. It has all of these features: Easy-to-Read Ten-Character Display — bright orange and green LED characters let you see essential call information in almost any lighting condition. Nine Different Ringer Styles — lets you set the phone’s ringer to help you distinguish your phone’s ring from that of another phone.
17-1110.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Security Features — to prevent unauthorized phone use, you can lock the phone (so it cannot be used at all) or set it so calls can be placed only to numbers stored in memory locations 01–10. Special Messaging Service Features — the phone is preprogrammed to work with special (subscription-only) messaging services offered by many cellular carriers, including calling line ID and voice mail notification.
17-1110.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS A Look at Your Phone ............................................................... 6 Reading the Display/Indicators ............................................ 7 Using the Battery ..................................................................... 10 Installing the Battery .......................................................... 10 Charging the Battery ...........................................................
17-1110.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Special Features ...................................................................... Using the Messaging Functions ......................................... Using the Call Timers ......................................................... Selecting the Active Phone Number .................................. Setting the Cellular System Type ....................................... Roaming ......................................................................
17-1110.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM A LOOK AT YOUR PHONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Retractable Antenna Extend during a call for optimum 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 programs functions.
17-1110.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 5. Function Keys RCL — Recalls a function or numbers stored in memory. CLR — Removes characters or clears functions. END — Ends a call or exits the functions menu. SND — Places or answers calls. VOL — Increases or decreases the ringer or earpiece volume levels. FCN — Selects functions. STO — Stores to memory or turns on functions. PWR — Turns the phone on and off. 6.
17-1110.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Signal Strength Indicator Indicates the relative strength of the signal being received 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 Flashes when a call is in progress.
17-1110.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM NS (No Service) Indicator Flashes if the phone is beyond the range of the cellular service 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.
17-1110.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM USING THE BATTERY Warning: A detached battery could cause property damage, injury, or burns if a metal object (such as a pen spring, beaded chain, or piece of jewelry) contacts the battery’s terminals and causes a short circuit. Be careful when placing a charged battery inside a coat pocket, purse, or other container that might contain metal objects. Caution: Nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly.
17-1110.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM To remove the battery, be sure the phone is turned off, then press the latch at the top of the battery and slide the battery toward the bottom of the phone until it stops. Then lift the battery off the phone. Note: If you have an extra charged battery and the currently installed battery becomes low during a call, you can change the battery without ending the call or losing the connection. See “Replacing a Battery During a Call” on Page 13.
17-1110.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Notes: • You can use the phone while it is charging, but charging 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 sides of the plug and pull it away from the phone to disconnect the charger.
17-1110.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM To see a more detailed indication of the battery’s charge level at any time, press FCN GHI 4 . The battery strength meter appears on the display for about 5 seconds. Read this meter in the same way. When battery power becomes low, the phone displays Lo bAt and sounds a warning tone every few seconds. When power becomes too low for the phone to operate, it automatically turns off. Recharge the battery as soon as possible.
17-1110.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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 purchase additional standard or extended capacity batteries through your local RadioShack store. • When you are not using the charger, disconnect it from power.
17-1110.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM BASIC OPERATION TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF To turn on the phone, flip open the cover then 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”).
17-1110.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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.
-1110.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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.
17-1110.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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.
17-1110.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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.
17-1110.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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 MUtE disappears. FCN MNO 6 again so Hint: To help you remember which key to use, note that “M” (for mute) appears on the MNO6 key. Note: Pressing back on.
17-1110.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Important Notes: • If you disabled the emergency display (see “Disabling the Emergency Display” on Page 29), the phone does not display EMrgCY when you make emergency calls 1 key. using the • 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.
17-1110.fm Page 22 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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.
17-1110.fm Page 23 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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” on Page 45), pressing RCL # displays only the currently active phone number.
17-1110.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM MENU FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW Turning a Function On/Off Follow these steps to access the functions menu and turn any 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 (disabled). • To exit without changing the setting during Steps 1 and 2, or before you press a key in Step 3, press END . 1 to access the functions menu. The first 1.
17-1110.fm Page 25 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Function Status Quick-Review Follow these steps to perform a quick-review of all functions currently enabled on your phone. Notes: • When you do a quick-review, your phone shows only those functions for which the default setting has been changed. Since the message reminder tone and emergency dialing functions have a default setting of “on” (enabled), they appear in a quick-review only if they have been disabled.
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17-1110.fm Page 27 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM USING THE MENU FUNCTIONS Using the Call-Time Reminder Tone The call-time reminder function lets you set the phone to sound a subtle tone about 50 seconds after you place or answer a call, then once every minute after that, to remind you of how long you have been on the phone. Follow these steps to enable or disable the call-time reminder tone. 1. Press FCN 2. Press # 1 . . OnEMIn tMr On or OFF appears. 3.
17-1110.fm Page 28 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 5. When you hear the ringer style you want to use, press STO to select it. The phone displays ringEr n SEt (where n is the number of the ringer style you selected). 6. Press END to exit the function menu. Using Automatic Answer The automatic answer function lets you set the phone to automatically answer incoming calls without you having to press a key.
17-1110.fm Page 29 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Disabling the Emergency Display Your phone is preset to display EMrgCY when you hold 1 to make an emergency call; however, you can set down 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 emergency display. 1. Press FCN 1 . 2. Repeatedly press or OFF appears. or # until EMrgCY CALL On 3.
17-1110.fm Page 30 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Using Message Reminder Tones If your cellular carrier offers a special messaging service, and you subscribe to that service, your phone is preset to beep every 2 minutes until you read all new messages. Notes: • If you do not subscribe to a messaging service, the 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.
17-1110.fm Page 31 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM USING MEMORY Your phone has 40 speed-dial memory locations that can each 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 2 minutes, the phone exits the procedure and its display goes blank to conserve battery power. Press END STO , then start over at Step 2. 1. Clear the display (if necessary), enter the phone number you want to store, then press STO .
17-1110.fm Page 32 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM To use the selected memory location and replace the information currently stored there, press STO . ONE-TOUCH DIALING To quickly place a call to any number stored in memory locations 2 or 3 (without pressing SND), simply hold down that number key for about 1 second. SPEED RECALL/DIALING If you know the memory number you want to use, simply enter that number (such as 07), then press SND to quickly place the call.
17-1110.fm Page 33 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM MEMORY SCROLLING/DIALING 1. Press RCL . 0 1 to start scrolling from the first memory 2. Press location, or enter a specific memory number (such as 11) that you want to start from. The location number followed by ’(to indicate scrolling is active) and the stored phone number flash on the display. OPER Note: If the memory location you selected is unused, the location number (03’, for example) appears steadily. 3.
17-1110.fm Page 34 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM CHANGING A NUMBER IN MEMORY 1. Recall the number that you want to change. 2. Repeatedly press CLR to backspace and erase digits, then enter the correct numbers; or simply add digits to the existing number. Then press STO and enter the twodigit location number. 3. The selected location number and FULL appear briefly, then the phone displays the currently stored number followed by ChAngE?. Press STO again within 2 minutes to store the edited number.
17-1110.fm Page 35 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM USING SCRATCHPAD MEMORY Your phone’s scratchpad memory lets you temporarily store a telephone number on the display during a call. This is handy, for example, when someone gives you a number during a call and you don’t have a place to write it down. To store a number in the scratchpad memory during a call, simply press the keys to enter that number. After you press END to end the call, you can press SND to immediately dial the scratchpad memory number.
17-1110.fm Page 36 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM SECURITY FEATURES LOCKING YOUR PHONE To prevent unauthorized use of your phone, you can enter a three-digit code to lock your phone at any time (see “Using Manual Lock”). For added convenience, you can also set the phone to automatically lock every time you turn it off (see “Using Automatic Lock” on Page 37). When the phone is locked, Loc ’d appears when you press any key (except PWR ). When the phone is locked and receives a call, it rings as usual.
17-1110.fm Page 37 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM The phone remains locked until you unlock it. To unlock your phone, simply enter the three-digit lock code. If you make a mistake, press CLR then try again. Using Automatic Lock The automatic lock feature lets you set your phone to automatically lock each time you turn it on. When automatic lock is enabled, Loc ’d appears after the self test when you turn on the phone. You can unlock the phone as usual at anytime.
17-1110.fm Page 38 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 2. Enter the six-digit security code. 3. Enter the new three-digit lock code you want to use. 4. Press STO . The phone displays ChAngEd to and the new lock code. 5. When you finish, hold down CLR for about 1 second to clear the lock code from the display. Displaying the Lock Code If you change your lock code then forget it, you can use your phone’s preset security code (000000) to display the current lock code.
17-1110.fm Page 39 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM USING THE SERVICE RESTRICTION Your phone is preset to let you (or anyone else) dial any type of number (local or long distance) and freely access any information stored in its memory. To prevent unauthorized use of your phone, however, you can enter your phone’s preset security code (000000) and set this service restriction.
17-1110.fm Page 40 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM SPECIAL FEATURES USING THE MESSAGING FUNCTIONS Some cellular systems provide services that can send calling line ID and voice mail notification to your phone. Your phone is preprogrammed to work with these services. Note: In order to use these functions on your phone, your cellular carrier must provide, and you must subscribe to, these services. Otherwise, selecting or setting them will have no effect.
17-1110.fm Page 41 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Notes: • If the message stack is full (20 messages are currently stored) and the phone receives a new message, it automatically stores the new message and deletes the oldest message in the stack. • Your phone does not receive messages while it is turned off. Contact your cellular carrier to find out how the carrier handles undeliverable/queued messages. Viewing/Recalling Messages Follow these steps to view or recall a message. 1.
17-1110.fm Page 42 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 2. To view another message, repeatedly press (to scroll backwards) or # (to scroll forwards) until that message appears. 3. When you finish, press tion. END to exit the message func- Deleting Messages To delete an individual message, recall that message, then hold down CLR until the phone displays dELEtEd. To delete all messages in the stack, while viewing any message, hold down CLR until the phone displays dELEtEd (briefly) then ErASE ALL.
17-1110.fm Page 43 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM • Cumulative call timer — times the calls you make or answer in minutes, and it cannot be reset. See “Displaying 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 rings to signal an incoming call. • If your phone receives a call but you do not answer it, each timer resets to the time it had before it received that incoming call.
17-1110.fm Page 44 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Using the Resettable Call Timer The resettable call timer tracks the calls you make or answer in minutes, and it can be reset at any time. You can reset this timer to coincide with your cellular billing statement date, for example, then track your monthly air time. # To display the resettable call timer, press RCL # # . rESEtbL (resettable) and the number of air time minutes accumulated since you last reset the timer appear.
17-1110.fm Page 45 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM SELECTING THE ACTIVE PHONE NUMBER If you subscribe to two cellular services (for example, competitive cellular systems in your area or cellular systems in different cities), your dealer programs your phone with two different phone numbers. If you have two phone numbers programmed into your phone, the phone displays one of the following messages each time you turn it on, to indicate which cellular system type and phone number are currently active.
17-1110.fm Page 46 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Notes: • Calls can be made on your phone from only one phone number at a time, and you cannot activate the other phone number while a call is in progress. • To receive calls on both numbers at the same time (if you subscribe to no-answer transfer or call forwarding service through your cellular carrier), you can set both numbers to forward to the other number if not answered.
17-1110.fm Page 47 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Your phone’s selectable system registration function lets you select one of seven possible roaming modes: Roaming Mode Description Display Standard Mode — the phone first seeks a home type system, then it seeks a non-home type. If you are using a type A (non-wireline) home system Std Ab If you are using a type B (wireline) home system Std bA Invert Preference Mode — the phone first seeks a non-home type system, then it seeks a home type.
17-1110.fm Page 48 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Displaying the Currently Selected System Type To display the system type currently selected on your phone, press RCL . The currently selected system type (such as HOME) appears for about 8 seconds. To clear the display sooner, press END . Selecting the Cellular System Type 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 RCL appears. .
17-1110.fm Page 49 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM ROAMING In some areas, the cellular system’s computer automatically recognizes roaming telephones. In other areas, you must contact the service provider before it can recognize your phone. The operator needs to know your telephone number, your phone’s ESN (Electronic Serial Number), and how you plan to pay for your calls. There is normally an additional charge for roaming calls.
17-1110.fm Page 50 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Notes: • Enable PIN dialing on your phone only if it is required by your cellular provider. • You must store your PIN in memory 07, otherwise your phone cannot properly make calls through your cellular system. • If you enter a service area which does not require PIN dialing, disable PIN dialing on your phone. Enabling/Disabling PIN Dialing 1. Press FCN 1 . 2. Repeatedly press or # Pin inActiv or Activ.
17-1110.fm Page 51 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM USING THE PHONE WITH HANDSFREE EQUIPMENT Your phone is preprogrammed to work with most optional handsfree equipment in your vehicle that lets you automatically switch from handset to handsfree mode when you place the phone in the handsfree holder. Some handsfree equipment might require you to turn off (mute) the phone’s microphone when switching to handsfree, using the procedure described in “Using Mute” on Page 20.
17-1110.fm Page 52 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Adding a Pause Some services, such as voicemail, require you to enter an access code then wait before entering additional digits. To include one or more pauses in a sequence when storing it in memory, press FCN SND so o appears, then press STO . The phone displays o wherever you insert a pause. Note: If you do not press STO within 8 seconds, the display clears to conserve battery power.
17-1110.fm Page 53 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM 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 the display and listen for the low battery warning tones. If the power comes on, but the phone does not work: • Make sure that the antenna is fully extended.
17-1110.fm Page 54 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM SAFETY INFORMATION TRAFFIC SAFETY • Do not use a handheld phone while driving a vehicle. If using a handheld phone, park the vehicle before taking or making a call. • Always secure the phone in its holder; do not place the phone on the passenger seat or where it can break loose in a collision or sudden stop. • Never install a phone alert device that operates your vehicle’s lights or horn. This is illegal in most areas.
17-1110.fm Page 55 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM • Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same compartment as a cellular phone or any of its parts or accessories. • Only qualified personnel should install or service the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service might be dangerous and could invalidate the phone’s warranty.
17-1110.fm Page 56 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM You might not be able to make emergency calls on all cellular phone networks or when certain network services or phone features are set. Check with your local service providers. FCC REGULATIONS A cellular phone might 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 interference. If you need assistance, contact your local RadioShack store.
17-1110.fm Page 57 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack CT-501 Handheld Flip-Style Cellular Telephone is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. • Keep the phone and all of its parts and accessories out of the reach of children. • Keep the phone dry. Liquids might contain minerals that corrode electronic circuits. • Do not use or store the phone in dusty, dirty areas.
17-1110.fm Page 58 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions ........................................ 55/8 × 23/8 × 11/2 Inches Weight (with Supplied Battery) .................................... 9.6 oz (272 g) Transmitting Power .................................. 0.6W + 2dB – 4dB Operating Voltage ...............................................µ5.2–7.5 DC Internal Battery ......................................................... 6.0V DC Input to AC Charger ................................
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17-1110.fm Page 64 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:38 PM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.