Audiovox PR-130 User Manual

PR130

Congratulations. By choosing the PR130, you have joined the millions of satisfied customers who are enjoying the benefits and quality performance that only a Prestige Cellular Telephone can provide.

Your Prestige Portable Cellular Telephone has been designed to the highest standards of quality and manu^turing excel lence to fulfill both your personal and business requirements.

The Prestige PR130 Portable Cellular Telephone comes com plete with an extended life battery and a compact travel diaiger. Tbe extended life battery pack provides over two (2) hours of talk time and/or twenty-five (25) hours of standby time.

The Prestige PR130 is packed with advanced features, like one touch dialing, progranmuble emergency calling and a battery life indicator.

The Prestige PR130 also features "any digit key" answering that allows you to answer a call by pressing any of the num bered keys on the keypad. It also has the abili^ to redial any of the last nine numbers you attempted to call!

Optional accessories include;a sUm profile Battery Pack, a Handsfree Car Kit with RJll output(for interface with com puters or facsimile machines), and provisions for external antenna. A cigarette lighter adapter, desk top charger, vehicle r^d charger and leather carrying case are also available.

And of course, your new Prestige PR130 comes with some thing only a Prestige phone can provide. The proven reliabil ity that has made Prest^e one of the worlds leading suppli ers of cellular communications equipment

The following pages describe the unit's functions and will help you make the most efficient use of this wonderful com munications tool.

2. GENERAL INFORMA TION

S This phone is a power transmitting device. Do not bold the cellular telephone such that the antenna is in contact with exposed parts of the body, especially the face or eyes, while the device is turned on.

8 Do not use the cellular telephone in an airplane.

O Turn ofi your phone when refueling a vehicle widi gaso line and please always obey "off two radio" signs.

Never store nor carry flammable gas, liquids or »q)losive

materials in the same compartment with your cellular tele phone.

Never use your phone while the vehicle is in motion, even

if your phone allows hands-free operation. When a call is received or you are making a call, pull off tiie road and park your vehicle.

Electronic devices such as speed control, anti-brake

tern, digital instrument panel displays, and high wattage audio system are usually protected in vehicle installations from emitting electromagnetic radiation. A possibility exists that such devices could interfere with the proper operation of your cellular phone and your phone witii them. Consult your vehicle dealer or manufacturer's representative should such problems develop.

The PR130 phone is capable of operation in an AMPS cel

lular system. Your cellular service provider has entered into "ROAMING" working agreement with otiier cellular service providers to serve you when you travel to other cities and countries. However, operational procedures and air-time charges can differ between these providers. (Contact your

"HOME" cellular service provider for details.)

Automatic Roaming*.As a "ROAMER"operating in a system

having automatic roaming, you will be charged the service rates established by the cellular system provider operator for that system. These charges will be billed to your cellular ser vice bill.

Credit-Card Roaming:In several dries and areas, the cellu

lar system carrier operator will allow you to use their system if you register(sometimes pre-register)when entering (or planning to enter)the area. A major credit card will be

required against which the service charges will be billed.

3. INDICATOR AND KEYPAD

MIC: Send Your Voice to -

the Other Partv

•Antenna

Function Kev

-P\VR(PoWr):Is Used To Turn Unit On/Off

-Ml:Store the Tel No. for. «le touch

- dial

- STO: (Storeh Store Tel No. or Name in

RepertcT}- Memory

- FCN( Function) :lfee for Special Features (Fuiction 0-8)

- RCL{ Recall): Recalls

Phone Numbe(s)

from Repertojy Memory

-SEND;Use for

Placing or Reeeiwrg a Call

- CLR( Clear): Clears the Digit) s) from the Display

- END: Terminates a Call

4. BASIC OPERATION

4.1. CHARGING THE BATTERY

PR130 battery may be supplied without charge. Please charge the battery with the desk-top charger or vehicle charger before using the phone. The phone will not work without a charged battery. (See chapter 9 for additional details.)

4.2. TURNING THE TELEPHONE ON/OFF

Hint

TO TURN ON: [PWR] TO TURN OFF: [PWR|Hold for 0.5 seconds

To turn on your telephone, press the [PWR} key, you will hear the short wakeup tone from the speaker in handset. The

LCD will be black for 0.5 seconds. Then your telephone num ber and one of the following three messages which indicate your telephone status will be displayed on the LCD.

[READY]: When the phone is in HANDSET/HHP mode. [LOCK] : When the phone is non-operational and locked

[HFREE]: When the phone is in handsfree mode. To turn off your telephone, simply press the power [PWR] key for about 0.5 seconds and the LCD display will be blank.

or Note

If the phone is locked, enter the lock code correctly when you want to unlock the phone. If the phone does not unlock even though you have entered the lock code, reenter the lock code after press [CLR] key for about 0.5 seconds.

normal busy(ReorderTone) notifying you that the call cannot be completed even though cellular service is good because the number being called is already engaged. In this case, press the (END] key and retry your call in a few minutes by pressing the [SEND] key or using the automatic REDIAL fea ture. (See chapter 6.6 for details.)

4.4. RECEIVING A CALL

«»• Hint

TO RECEIVE A CALL [SEND] or[ANYKEY]

When you hear your phone ringing or when you see the mes sage "CALL" on the LCD display, press the [SEND] key to receive the call. If you set the "Any-Key-Answer''option, you can press any key to answer the call. (See chapter 7.4 for details.)

4,5. ENDING A CAIi

Hint

TO END A CALL

If you wish to stop the conversation (disconnect the call), press the [END] key. In case that you press the [SEND] key very quickly after pressing the [END] key. the "WATP'message may be displayed in LCD display. This means your call is being held for a moment.

[END]

4,3. PIACINGACALL

Hint

|| TO PLACE A CALL: [PHONE NUMBER].[SENDn

If you wish to place a call, enter the telephone number and then press the [SEND] key. When you want to make a long distance call, you should enter the area code first

Any telephone number you try to call will be stored into the phone's special memory. Up to a maximum of nine numbers can be stored at any one time. You can review these tele phone numbers at any time. (See chapter 6.6 for details.)

If, for any reason, your call is not completed, you will hear one of two kinds of tones. One is fast busy tone(Intercept Tone) to alarm you that you are in a no-service cellular area

and that the call can not be completed, (i.e. press the [SEND]

key when a no-service [NOSVCJ area.) The other tone is a

5. ADVANCED OPERA TION

5.1. CLEAR ONE/ALL DIGITS IN LCD DISPLAY

Hint

TO CLEAR ONE DIGIT: TO CLEAR ALL DIGIT:

ë Example

10I..I91 : ICLR) : ICLRlOlold)

5.2. AUDIO MUTE

Hint TO MUTE

RESUME AUDIO

This function allows you to confer privately with others dur

ing a conversation. If you want to mute your voice(i.e.stop your voice from being transmitted), simply press the [FCN] key and the number [21 key "MUTE" message will be dis played on the LCD. To resume the conversation, press the [FCN] key and the number [2] key again. Then the "MUTE" message disappears from the LCD.

^ Example

t01...I2) (SEND)

IFCNl. [2]

[FCN], 121

I In the mute state, DTMF tones are not transmitted.

[CLRl [CLR] Hold for 0.5 seconds

"0123486789" " 01234567»'

IFUN1+I2I lFUNl+121

: 'H)U2210S62" .

; "MUTE" : ’^>112210562"

: 'HH12210562"

«continue conversatlon>

5.3. VOLUME ADJUSTMENTS

You can control the volume of the voice, key pad and the ring tone by using the volume buttons which are on the left side of the phone. The LCD displays the controling state of the vol ume with the number of bars.

5.3.1. AUDIO VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

a- Hint

TO INCREASE: (A 1 (Hold until desired level is reached) TO DECREASE: (▼ 1 (Hold until desired level is reached)

To increase the volume during a conversation, press volume up [a1 key and hold it down until the desired level is reached, then release the k^. To decrease the volume press the volume down [Tj key and hold it down until the desired level is reached, then release the key. The phone stores and remembers the last entered level until you change it

5.3.2. KEYPAD TONE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

w Hint

TO INCREASE: [A](Hold until de^ed level is reached) TO DECREASE: [▼] (Hold until dedred level is reached)

To increase the volume during a conversation, press volume up [a] key and hold it down until the desired level is reached, then release the key. To decrease the volume press the volume down [▼] key and hold it down until the desired level reached, then release the key. The phone stores and remembers the last entered level until you changée it

5.3.3. RING TONE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT

«-Hint

TO INCREASE: IFCN)+[A] Hold until desired level is reached ro DECREASE:|FCN]+(t1 Hold until deared level is reached

To increase the ringtone voliune, press IFCNl key first and then press volume up (A] key and hold it down until the desired level is reached, then release the key. To decrease the volume, press [FCN] key first and then press the volume down (▼] key and hold it down until the desired level is reached, then release the key. The phone stores and remem bers the last entered level until you change it

5.4. BACKUGHT

The LCD and keypad backlight is turned on when you press any key. In order to save power, this backlight will be turned off after 8 seconds from the last touch of any key(Default Option).

<•* Note

It is important to note that the backlight function is a major drain of battery power. Therefore, it is highly recommended that if you use the phone in daylight or well lighted loca tions, turn off the backlight by setting the mode option to OFF mode. This will extend battery life dramatically(See chapter 7.4 for detail).

'■ Note

Your PR130 phone has be programmed to turn off the back light when battery is low in order to reduce current con sumption even though the option of backlight is in the AUTO mode.

5.8. MASTER RESET/CLEAR

a- Hint

TO RESET/CLEAR: [LOCK-CODE]+[STO|+[01+(0)+(STO]

TO ESCAPE: |CLR]

This feature changes the status of the telephone to factory production status. If you want to reset all changed status to manufacturer's default status, use this feature. The resetting time is about 20 seconds.

i Example

ILOCK.CODE) ISTOl, 101,10]

ISTOI

"RESET'

"PHONE?"

5.9. SELECT NAM AND DISPLAY OWN TELEPHONE NUMBER

5.5. LOW BATTERY WARNING AL4RM/DISPLAY

When the battery power is almost completely discharged, the warning beep alarm will be generated periodically and the message "LBATT' is displayed on LCD. At that time, you should replace the low battery with a new fully charged one.

5.6. CALL IN ABSENCE INDICATOR

AND COUNTER

When a call is not answered, or your party or Carrier Service terminate the call, the PR130 will display the number of unan swered calls received. The call counter is cleared when you answer a call or when you turn your phone off.

5.7. AUTOMATIC ANSWER

When this feature is set, the PR130 will automatically answer

a call even though you do not press the ISEND] key to answer the key. The phone will generate an alert tone two times and connect the call automatically (See chapter 7.4 for details).

TO SELECT TO ESCAPE

The PR130 has a dual NAM (Two telephone numbers) capa bility. If two NAM's are assigned to your phone and you would like to change the NAM's, press the IRCL] key. l#/lock] key and the up [▲] or the down (t] key to locate the required NAM. When the NAM you want is displayed, simply press the [STOl key and the telephone number dis played will become your selected NAM. If you would like to cancel this function, just press the [CLR] key.

^ Example

IRCUI#I "NAM-1"

Ul.ORlT]

[STOl [RCLJ, 1#J "NAM-2" fCLRI

■ Note

If your phone does not have a second telephone number(Second NAM). The number displayed will not

changed.

[rcl]+[#i+[a]+|t|+isto]

[CLRl

»NAM-2"

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