Mitsubishi AH350 User Manual

Getting Started

Even if you don’t like reading manuals, please read this section, as well as understand how to use some of the phone’s basic features and functions.

In this section you will learn about:

• Battery Information

• Turning the Phone On and Off

• Placing and Receiving Calls

• The T elephone Display

• Using the Keypad

• Using Functions

Battery Information

Please read this section first in order to understand how to prolong the life of your battery and prevent damage to your telephone.

Installing and Removing the Battery

Insert the top of the battery into the recess on the back of the phone. Push inward and upward from the bottom until the locking catch snaps into place. Make sure the battery is secure. To remove the battery, make sure the power is off. Push the bottom upward and gently lift out from the bottom.

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Battery Level Indicator

The Battery Level Indicator lets you know how much reserve power remains in your rechargeable battery. It displays 3 levels of reserve power. When the charge. During fast charging, the entire indicator flashes.

NOTE: Temperature extremes, poor charging/discharging practices, and improper storage reduce battery performance.

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flashes, it is time to re-

Charging the Battery

Make sure your battery is fully charged before using it for the first time. Battery will operate at peak capacity after 3 full charge cycles. Discharge the battery completely between cycles.

To charge your phone's battery, connect the AC rapid charger to the socket at the base of the phone and to a standard 120 volt AC outlet. The Battery Level Indicator flashes.

To prolong the life of your battery, allow it to discharge fully once a week. A charged battery discharges on its own in about a month of no use. If you do not plan to use your phone for an extended period (more than a month), remove the battery and

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store it in a cool, dry place.

Important: Use of non-Mitsubishi batteries, chargers, antennas, or vehicle power adapters may damage your Mitsubishi cellular telephone.

Charging Times

Recharging the NiMH battery with the AC rapid charging adapter takes about 3.5 hours. The Standard NiCd battery charges in about 2 hours, and the Extended Life NiCd battery takes about

2.5 hours. Charging is suspended while a call is in progress.

Approximate Operation Times

Standard NiCd-S 700 mAh

Talk time: 100 minutes Charge time: 2 hours Standby time: 15 hours

Extended Life NiCd-L 1000 mAh

Talk time: 135 minutes Charge time: 2.6 hours Standby time: 21 hours

NiMH 1350 mAh

Talk time: 180 minutes Charge time: 3.5 hours Standby time: 28 hours

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Do NOT dispose of batteries by fire.

Turning the Phone On and Off

To turn your phone on, press PWR for at least half a second. Press PWR for at least half a second to turn the phone off. NOTE: Before turning your phone on for the first time, make

sure that the battery is fully charged.

Placing and Receiving Calls

Placing a Call

1. Turn the phone on. If Locked displays, unlock the phone

using your 3-digit Unlock code.

2. Extend the antenna fully.

3. Dial the number you wish to call (up to 32 digits). To erase the last digit entered, press CLR. Press and hold CLR to erase all digits.

4. Press TALK. Dialing and the Off-Hook Indicator display.

Ringing tones sound. If a busy tone sounds, press END. If the phone establishes the call or gets the conversation channel, the Talk T imer and IN USE display.

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5. Press END when your call is finished.

Dial T one Calls

1. Turn the phone on. If Locked displays, unlock the phone

using your 3-digit code.

2. Press TALK. The Off-Hook Indicator displays and a dial tone sounds.

3. Start dialing the number you wish to call within 15 seconds of pressing T ALK.

4. Press END for at least half a second to hang up when your call is finished.

NOTE: Dial Tone Dialing is not available if you select Recall 1-

99, Recall 1-9, or Receive Only in Call Restriction settings.

Dialing Notes and Error T ones

•

Busy tone

•

Reorder (fast busy) tone

•

Intercept (siren) tone



Press END and retry the call at a later time.



Retry.



Retry.

Receiving a Call

When you receive a call, the phone rings and CALL flashes.

1. Extend the antenna, then press T ALK or any key END and PWR to answer the call.

2. Press END to terminate a call.

NOTE: You can press END while the phone is ringing to mute

the ring tone.

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The T elephone Display

The Battery Level Indicator displays 3 levels of power. When its outline flashes, the battery is low. In fast charging, the entire indicator flashes.

▲ ▼

The More Indicator displays when you can use the ▲ and ▼ keys to scroll through menu selec- tions or other data.

The Alphabet Mode Indicator displays when you can enter alphanumeric characters.

The Off-Hook Indicator displays when a line is

engaged.

The Signal Strength Indicator shows the strength

of the connection in 6 levels.

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The Telephone Display (cont.)

No Displays when you are out of cellular service Service

ROAM A/B Indicates whether you are using system A or B

IN USE Displays when the phone is in conversation mode. MUTE Displays when the microphone is off. FCN Displays after you press FCN. Enter the desired

-ON- Displays whenever the phone is on.

range.

when you are

function number.

roaming

Using the Keypad

▲ and ▼ When the More Indicator displays, use these keys

to scroll through menu selections or data. Otherwise, use to adjust Key Tone Volume or Conversation V olume.

CLR Deletes digits or characters. In sub-menus,

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END Terminates calls. Also used as a Soft Key with

FCN Selects phone functions. P Dials the One Touch dialing number.

PWR Turns the phone On and Off. RCL Recalls phone numbers from memory locations. TALK Places and receives calls. Also used as a Soft

STO Stores information in your phone’s memory

returns to the previous menu.

multiple functions.

Refer to Commonly Used Features on page 8.

Key with multiple functions.

locations.

Refer to Storing on page 13.

Backlight

The backlight is off until you press a key (except PWR), then it illuminates for 10 seconds.

Using Soft Keys

TALK and END are

ing to the options on the bottom line of the screen. For example, the following screen displays for the Last Number Redial function.

Press TALK (under return to Standby.

soft keys

1st:

Dial

whose functions change accord-

1234567

Exit

) to dial; press END (under

Exit

) to

Using Functions

Press FCN, then enter the function number for the function you want to use, or press END in Standby to access the Functions menu. Move between functions using ▲ and ▼. Each menu item in the Functions menu has a Sub Menu of related functions. Access these functions by pressing FCN or TALK, then use ▲ and ▼ to scroll through them. Press CLR to return to a previous menu.

NOTE: You must be in Standby to select most functions.

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Commonly Used Features

This section contains information on the features you use most often:

• Special Dialing Features

• Using Call Mute Function

• Changing Volume Controls

• Adjusting Display Contrast

• Displaying Own Number

• Sending DTMF Tones

Special Dialing Features

One Touch Dialing

To dial the One Touch Dial number, press P for at least 1

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second. NOTE: If the number is more than 12 digits long, press the RCL

key to view the first digits. If there is no One Touch number programmed, Empty displays.

Super Speed Dialing

Dial any number stored in memory locations 1-09 by entering the one digit memory address (1-9) and pressing TALK.

Speed Dialing

1. Enter a memory address number from 01-99.

2. Press TALK. The number displays as the phone dials.

Refer to Storing on page 13 for information on assigning numbers to memory locations.

Last Number Redial

Use Last Number Redial to display and dial any of the last 3 numbers dialed. To dial the last number dialed press TALK. To choose from the last 3 numbers, do the following:

1. Press RCL twice (while in Standby) to access the last 3 numbers dialed. The most recently dialed number dis-

plays. If none exists, Empty displays.

NOTE: Only the last 12 digits of the number display. To view earlier digits press RCL.

2. Use ▲ and ▼ to scroll through the last 3 numbers dialed.

3. Press TALK to dial the displayed phone number.

NOTE: You can add digits to the displayed phone number.

Automatic Redial

Automatic Redial redials a number when the phone is unable to connect to the cellular system. If the call does not connect after 10 tries, a

Reorder

tone sounds and you must dial again.

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1. Press FCN 21 while in Standby. Auto Redial (ON or

OFF) displays.

2. Press TALK to enable or disable this feature.

3. Press END to save the displayed setting and return to Standby.

Using Call Mute Function

During conversation, press FCN for more than 1 second to turn your phone’s microphone off and put a call on hold. MUTE displays. Press any key to return to the conversation.

Changing V olume Controls

Adjusting the Ringer Volume

1. Press FCN 41 while in Standby. Current volume displays.

2. Use # and * to adjust volume up and down. Adjust

ringer volume from 0 (off) to 7.

3. Press END to complete your setting and return to Standby.

Adjusting the Speaker Volume

Use the Speaker Volume function to adjust the dial tone,

Reorder,

1. Press FCN 42. Speaker Vol. and the current volume

2. Use # and * to adjust speaker volume up and down

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3. Press END to complete your setting.

and

display.

from 1 to 7.

Intercept

tones.

Adjusting the Conversation Volume

In conversation, use ▲ and ▼ to adjust volume up and down from 1 to 7.

Adjusting the Key Tone Volume

In Standby, use ▲ and ▼ to adjust volume up and down from 0 (off) to 7.

NOTE: This function also sets Error, Retry Call Success, Low

Battery Alarm (min = 1), Wake-up, and Power Off tone levels.

Adjusting the Display Contrast

1. While in Standby, press FCN 24.

2. Use TALK and END to adjust the display contrast.

3. Press P to complete your setting and return to Standby.

Displaying Your Phone Number

1. Press FCN 11. The screen displays your phone number.

2. Press END to return to Standby.

Sending DTMF Tones

You can store and transmit Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) tones—the sounds created when you press the keys on your phone’s keypad. It is sometimes necessary to send DTMF tones while communicating with computerized answering systems.

Automatic DTMF

To enter a string of DTMF tones to send after you dial a phone number, do the following:

1. Enter the desired phone number.

2. Press FCN, then press 0 to program a pause.

3. Enter the DTMF string on the keypad.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary to add additional DTMF strings.

5. Press TALK to dial the phone number.

6. After the call connects, press TALK for each DTMF string you want to send.

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Storing DTMF Strings

Store DTMF strings the same way you store phone numbers. You can recall these DTMF strings whenever you need to send them.

See Storing on the next page.

Recalling DTMF Strings from Memory

1. Enter the telephone number of the party you wish to call.

2. Press FCN, then press RCL. An M appears after the

phone number as a separating mark.

3. Enter the memory address of the DTMF string you want to send.

4. If necessary, repeat steps 2 and 3 to add another number to be sent.

5. Press TALK to dial the phone number. After the call connects, press TALK once for each DTMF string.

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Storing

You can store up to 99 phone numbers with identifying labels, as well as 10 secret numbers and a One Touch number that you can recall and dial. This section includes information on the following:

• Storing Phone Numbers

• Recalling Phone Numbers

• Memory Edit Mode

Storing Phone Numbers

Alphanumeric Memory StoreStoring Names with Phone Numbers

1. Press STO. The Store Sub Menu displays.

2. Press FCN. The Alpha Indicator icon appears and Enter

Name displays.

3. Use the Alphanumeric keys to enter up to 12 characters to identify the location.

a) Press the key with the character you want. The

first character for the key displays.

b) Press the key again to display its second character. c) Press another key to advance to the next cursor

position. If you need to use the same character, press and hold its key when that character displays.

d) Press CLR briefly to erase a character; press CLR

longer to erase the entire label.

e) Press TALK. Enter Number displays.

4. Enter the phone number you want to store and press TALK.

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Alphanumeric Memory StoreStoring Names with Phone Numbers (cont.)

5. Press STO to store the phone number and label information in the first available memory location, or manually key a memory address (any location 01-99). Stored

displays with the memory location address in which the information is stored.

6. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing data. Press END to return to Standby.

NOTE: If all locations are full, Memory Full!! displays.

Press TALK. The Store Sub Menu appears. Use Direct Memory Store to enter a location and replace its contents.

Automatic Memory Store

1. Enter the phone number you want to store.

2. Press STO twice. The number is saved in the first available

memory location.

3. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue

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storing. Press END to return to Standby.

Direct Memory Store

1. Enter the phone number you want to store.

2. Press STO, then key the first digit of the 2-digit memory address (any location 01-99).

An Open Address Map for locations starting with that digit displays. Dots indicate a location is full; numbers represent the second digits of open locations. For example, if you enter 1 as the first digit, and the Open Address Map reads . .

3 4 . . 7 . . ., locations 13,14, and 17 are open. Use ▲ and ▼ to display the Open Address Maps for ranges 20-29, 30-

39, etc.

3. Enter the second digit of the address for the location you want to use.

If you select an open memory location...

Stored and the location address display. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing, or press END to return to Standby.

If you select a memory location that is already used...

A short warning tone sounds, then the information currently stored in the location displays. Press STO to replace the

information. Press END to return to the previous menu

without replacing it

and the location address display.

5. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing. Press END to return to Standby.

. If you replace information, Stored

Secret Number Store

Secret Memory locations *0-*9 are protected by security code.

1. Enter the number you want to store (up to 32 digits).

2. Press STO, then press

3. Enter Security Code. The Open Address Map displays to

indicate empty locations.

4. Enter the digit of the location to use.

If you select an open secret memory location...

Stored and the information address display. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing, or press END to return to Standby.

If you select a secret location that is already used...

A warning tone sounds and the current contents of the secret memory location display. Press STO to replace the

information, or END to return to the previous menu

without replacing it

display.

6. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing. Press END to return to Standby.

Security Code displays.

. Stored and the information address

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