CONTENTS OF YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL CONTENTS i Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 • Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 • Authorization Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 • Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOR WIRELESS HANDHELD PHONES SAFETY INFORMATION EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. In August, 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previously set by both U.S.
DRIVING Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Always obey them. Also, if using your phone while driving, please: • Give full attention to driving — driving safely is your first responsibility. • Use hands-free operation, if available: • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. ELECTRONIC DEVICES Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals.
VEHICLES RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle. ▼ For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including both installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION WARNING! v Uniden America Corporation DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
6) Slots and openings in the product may be provided for ventilation. To protect the product from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. 7) This product’s battery charger should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power source available, consult your dealer or local power company.
BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION vii To reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons by the battery, read and follow these instructions: 1) Use only the appropriate type and size battery pack specified in the owner’s manual. 2) Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire. The cell may explode. 3) Do not open or mutilate the battery pack. Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the eyes or skin. It may be toxic if swallowed.
GLOSSARY A/B switching Switch between carriers. Refer to page 31. Any-Key Answer Press any key (other than ▲ or ▼) to answer an incoming call. Refer to page 19. Call Timers Keeps count of the time (hours, minutes and seconds) that you have used the phone. Reset when you want. Can be for one call, totals calls on line 1 and/or line 2. Refer to page 27. Earpiece GLOSSARY Emergency 911 Where you hear conversations. Refer to the back page foldout.
Monitor ”On hook dialing” - You hear the conversation from the speaker on the back instead of from the earpiece. Since the microphone (on the front) is disabled during monitor, the caller can’t hear you. This feature is great for calling a bank or similar automated answering system. Refer to page 9. Mute Disables/enables the (mouthpiece) microphone during a conversation. Refer to page 9. Roam With the roam feature, use your unit when you are out of the home service area.
INTRODUCTION Introduction TO YOUR NEW MINICEL PHONE INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden MiniCel cellular phone. You have chosen to enter the world of cellular telephone technology with one of the finest portable cellular phones available today. Now you can place or receive calls from anywhere there is cellular coverage. Your MiniCel can go with you anywhere so that you’re never out of touch – in your car, on the beach, at the golf course or even just for a walk in the woods.
INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE TIP To get the most from your phone, please read this owner’s manual thoroughly. Also, be sure to complete and mail the product registration form. WARNING If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase.
Setting UpUP SETTING Your Phone INSTALLING THE BATTERY Your MiniCel comes with either one of the following: 580 mAH nickel metal (MC580N) or 580 mAH Lithium-ion (MC580L) 850 mAH Lithium-ion (MC850L). 1) Line up the notches and metal contacts on the bottom of the battery and the base (the back of the MiniCel). Make sure the label side is facing the phone. 1) Plug the AC adapter cord into the input jack on the side of the phone. 2) Plug the AC adapter into a standard 120 VAC wall outlet.
BATTERY LOW ALARM When the battery is low, RECHARGE BATTERY shows in the LCD display, the battery icon starts flashing, and the battery low warning tone sounds. ANTENNA Before placing or receiving a call, gently pull the antenna up until it clicks into place. CAUTION Do not touch the antenna while you are using the phone. Do not use the phone with a damaged antenna. Use only the supplied or WARNING approved antenna.
CALLING Calling RECEIVING A CALL SPEED DIAL Press mem, the two-digit memory location number (01-50) and send. Or, press mem, the one-digit number for 1 through 9, and send. 1) When someone calls your MiniCel, the LCD backlight flashes, the alert sounds (see page 13) or vibrates (see page 18) and INCOMING CALL appears. 2) If the "any key" feature (page 19) is active, press any key other than ▲ or ▼. If you have disabled the "any key" feature, press send.
▼ Redial From Last 10 Completed Calls HINT To return to the blank screen, press end or clear. 1) With no digits in the display, press send. You will see the last number dialed. 2) Press ▲ or ▼ to scroll through the list. 3) When you find the number that you want to call, press send. HINT To store the number in memory, press and hold mem. See page 10. ▼ One-Touch Emergency Dialing To call 911, make sure that there are no numbers in the display, then press and hold 9 wxyz for one second.
▼ Using the Scratch Pad Use the scratch pad to record a phone number during a call. Then you can dial that number from the scratch pad or enter it into a memory location. 1) During a call, enter the number with the keypad. 2) When you are finished with your call, press end. 3) To dial the number in the scratch pad, press send. ▼ Mute • If you want to mute the microphone so the caller cannot hear, press menu and . • To turn the microphone back on, press menu and again.
Memor y Programming MEMORY PROGR AMMING STORING NUMBERS AND NAMES The MiniCel has 50 memory locations (01 through 50). You can also store a 10-digit description or name to identify the phone number. There are three sources to enter numbers into memory: the scratch pad, entered in standby or the recall numbers list. HINT To exit memory mode, press end or clear. 1) With the number in the display, press and hold mem for one second. To search for an empty location, press either ▲ or ▼.
MEMORY CALLING STORED NUMBERS TIP Press mem, the two-digit memory location number (01-50) and send. Or, press mem, the one-digit number for 1 through 9; then press send. ▼ Super Speed Dial You can super speed dial from memory locations 1 through 8. Caution: location 9 is for emergency only! CAUTION Within the super speed dial feature, location 9 is reserved for emergency calling. If any service provider is available (even one the phone isn’t registered with), you can use the emergency call feature.
Menus - Customizing Your Phone MENUS CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE MENUS THE FUNCTION MENU MAP 12 ▼ Quick Menu Access To quickly move through the menu levels, use the keypad. Example: To quickly change the answer option from any key to send only: Press menu, 2 abc , 2 abc , 2 abc , and menu.
SOUND MENU TIP The alert tones come from the speaker on the back of the phone. ▼ Alert Volume and Tone Menu You can change both the volume and tone of the alert. To change the alert volume: 1) To go to the sound menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼. HINT 4) Press menu again. MENUS To enter a menu, with your phone on, press menu. You will see MENU SELECT. To select another menu, press the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 3) Press menu. 5) Press menu again.
▼ Earpiece Volume Menu You can adjust the volume from loud to soft. HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the sound menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼. 3) Press menu. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 4) Press ▼. 5) Press menu. 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to change the earpiece volume. 7) Press menu again. You will see: In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
▼ Keypad Volume Menu TIP The keypad tones comes from the speaker on the back of the phone. When you press the keys, a tone sounds. You can adjust the volume from loud to no sound. 1) To go to the sound menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼. 3) Press menu. HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 4) Press ▼. 5) Press ▼ again. MENUS 6) Press menu. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 7) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to increase or decrease the keypad tone volume.
▼ Speaker Volume Menu TIP The alert tones comes from the speaker on the back of the phone. You can adjust the volume from loud to no sound. 1) To go to the sound menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼. 3) Press menu. HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 4) Press ▼ three times to get to the speaker menu. 5) Press menu. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 16 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to increase or decrease the speaker volume. 7) Press menu again.
▼ Minute Minder Menu 1) To go to the sound menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼. 3) Press menu. HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 4) Press ▼ four times to get to the minute minder menu. 5) Press menu. MENUS 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to increase or decrease the minute minder volume. 7) Press menu again. You will see: HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
PHONE SETTINGS MENU ▼ Vibrate Menu You can choose between “ring” or vibrate to alert you to an incoming call. 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 3) Press menu. 4) Press menu again. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 18 5) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between VIBRATE/NO RING or RING/NO VIBRATE. 6) Press menu again. You will see: In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
▼ Answer Option Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. You can choose whether you want to answer a call by pressing any key on the keypad (other than ▲ or ▼) or by pressing send. 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼. 5) Press menu. MENUS 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between ANY KEY or SEND ONLY. 7) Press menu again.
▼ Light Menu You can choose how long you want the backlight to light. HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. 3) Press menu. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 4) Press ▼ twice. 5) Press menu again. 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between SHORT, NORMAL, LONG or OFF. 7) Press menu again. You will see: In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
▼ Change Greeting Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. The first message that appears when your phone is turned on is the greeting. 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼ three times. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 5) Press menu again. MENUS 6) You can enter up to 20-characters with the keypad.
▼ Enable Keyguard Menu You can protect your phone from accidental key stroke by disabling the keypad until there is an incoming call. QUICK TIP To enable/disable keyguard in standby, press and hold menu for two seconds. 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼ four times. HINT 5) Press menu. To exit menu mode, press end or clear. HINT To enable keyguard from standby display, press and hold menu for two seconds.
▼ Headset Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. For hands-free calling, you can add an optional headset. The headset menu has two settings: alert repeat or auto-answer. 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. 3) Press menu. TIP 5) Press menu again. MENUS When the headset is attached and auto-answer is enabled, an incoming call is automatically answered. 4) Press ▼ five times.
▼ Contrast Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. You can choose how much contrast you want in the backlight display. High increases the contrast (darker pixels) and low decreases the contrast (lighter pixels). 1) To go to the phone settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ twice. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼ six times. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 5) Press menu again. 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between low to high.
SECURITY MENU HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. ▼ Change Password Menu 1) To go to the security menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ three times. 3) Press menu. HINT To exit the change password menu, press end. 4) Press menu again. • You must enter the correct password within ten seconds. If not, the CHANGE PASSWORD prompt appears. • If you enter the wrong password, the INCORRECT PASSWORD message appears followed by the PASSWORD prompt.
▼ PIN Calling Menu To change the PIN: HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the security menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ three times. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼. HINT 5) Press menu. To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 6) Press menu. 7) Enter your password. The factory pre-set password is 0123. 8) Enter the new PIN. The factory pre-set PIN is 0000. 9) Press menu again. In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
CALL TIMERS MENU HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. Call timers keeps count of the time (hours, minutes and seconds) that you have used the phone. Reset when you want. Can be for one call, totals calls on line 1 and/or line 2. ▼ Current Call Menu 1) To go to the call timers menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ four times. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 3) Press menu. 4) Press menu again. MENUS 5) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between ON or OFF.
▼ Show Last Call Time Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the call timers menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ four times. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 5) Press menu. The length of your last call displays. 6) Press menu to return to standby.
▼ All Calls Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the call timers menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ four times. 3) Press menu. HINT 4) Press ▼ twice. To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 5) Press menu. TIP 7) Press menu. MENUS There are two independent timers for each phone line. 6) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between SHOW TIME or RESET. • If you choose SHOW TIME you will see: Press menu to return to standby.
SERVICE SETTINGS MENU ▼ Phone Line Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the service settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ five times. 3) Press menu. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 4) Press menu again. 5) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between LINE 1 or LINE 2. 6) Press menu again. You will see: TIP Contact your service provider to set up line 1 and line 2. 30 In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
▼ Network Menu HINT To move to a menu, use either the ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) key. 1) To go to the service settings menu from standby, press menu. 2) Press ▼ five times. 3) Press menu. 4) Press ▼. HINT To exit menu mode, press end or clear. 5) Press menu. 7) Press menu again. 8) Use the ▼ or ▲ keys to choose between A ONLY, B ONLY, HOME ONLY, PREFERRED SYSTEM, A PREFER B or B PREFER A. 9) Press menu. In two seconds, the display returns to standby.
O F YOUR PHONE SPECIFICATIONS 32 SPECIFICATIONS Specifications Channels: 832 Frequency Range: Transmit: 824.04 to 848.97 MHz Receive: 869.04 to 893.97 MHz Channel Spacing: 30 kHz Duplex spacing: 45 MHz Frequency Stability: +/- 2.5 ppm Receiver Sensitivity: -116 dBm at -4°F (-20°C) to +122°F (50°C) 3.7V +/- 10% -113 dBm at -22°F (-30°C) to +140°F (60°C) 3.7V +/- 10% ERP: 0.6 W - 6.
Car Power Adapter MC2004 Extended Life Rechargeable Battery 850 mAH Lithium-ion (MC850L) Rechargeable Battery 580 mAH nickel metal hydride (MC580N) Rechargeable Battery 580 mAH Lithium-ion (MC580L) • Leather Case with Beltclip MC2005 ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR PHONE ACCESSORIES Optional Accessories ACCESSORIES 33
FOR YOUR PHONE WARRANTY 34 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ▼ Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
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