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CT-354
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Radio Shack CT-354 User Manual

Cat. No. 17-1165
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CT-354
Handheld Cellular Phone
FEATURES
Your RadioShack CT-354 Handheld Cellular Phone combines advanced technology and design simplicity. To complement its small size and easy­to-use design, the CT-354 provides this full range of features.
Easy-to-Read Digital Display
— the supertwist liquid-crystal display provides essential call infor­mation and can be easily read from almost any an­gle.
Two One-Touch Dialing Memories
— let you dial an important number at the touch of a single but­ton.
Memory Dialing
— lets you store up to 20 phone numbers in memory, and dial any stored number by simply entering its one- or two-digit memory number (1–20).
Memor y Scrolling
— lets you rapidly search the
speed-dial memory for a number you stored.
Last Number Redial
— lets you quickly display and redial any of the last five telephone numbers called.
Security Features
— to prevent unauthorized phone use, you can set up to four different levels of call rest rictions (t o allow only incoming calls, for ex­ample) while still allowing calls to the prepro­grammed emergency number.
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1997 Tandy Corporation.
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All Rights Reserved.
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One-Touch Emergency Dialing — lets you dial the emergency number preprogrammed into your phone, by briefly holding down the key.
Scratchpad Memory — lets you temporarily store a number (during a call, for example), then easily dial it or store it in memory.
Keyguard — helps prevent accidental key presses when your phone is in a pocket or bag, for exam­ple.
Ample Talk and Standby Time — the supplied battery (fully charged) provides about 2 hours of talk time or 26 hours of standby time.
Silent Service — lets you set the phone to quietly beep instead of ring when it receives a call, to avoid disturbing others.
Call Timers — let you keep track of the individual and cumulative call time (air-time), and includes a timer that you can reset at any time (so you can track monthly air-time, for example).
Two Phone Number Capability — lets you use this one phone with two different cellular services, with a different phon e num ber from each.
We recommend you record your phone’s Electron­ic Serial Number (ESN) here. The number is on the handset under the bat tery.
Serial Number _________________________
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CONTENTS
A Look at the Display ................. .. ............ ......... 6
Preparation ........................................................ 8
Installing the Battery ..................................... 8
Important Battery Tips .................................. 8
Charging the Battery .................................. 10
When to Recharge the Battery ........... . 11
Discharging Batteries ................................. 12
Basic Operation ............................................... 13
Turning the Phone On/Off .......................... 13
Making a Call ............................................. 13
Signal Strength .............. .. ............ ....... 14
Receiving a Call ......................................... 15
Adjusting the Volume ................................. 15
Making Emergency Calls ........................... 16
Last Number Redial ................................... 17
Using Memory .................................................. 18
Storing a Number in Memory ..................... 18
Using Quick Store ............................... 20
One-Touch/Speed Dialing .. ........................ 21
Memory Scrolling ....................................... 21
Clearing a Memory ..................................... 22
Using Scratchpad Memory ......................... 23
Menu Overview ................................................ 24
Security Features ............................................ 26
Selecting a Call Restriction Level ............... 26
Turning One-Touch Emergency
Dialing On/Off ............................................. 28
Turn ing Keyguard On/Off ............. .. ............ 29
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Cellu la r S y s te m Fe a t ur e s ............... ... .. ........ .. . 30
Selecting the Active Phone Number .......... 30
Setting the Cellular System Type ............... 31
Roaming .................................................... 33
SID Screening ............................................ 34
Special Features .............................................. 36
Call Timers ................................................. 36
Backlight Control ........................................ 37
Keypad Tones ............................................ 38
Ring Volum e ...... ... ..................... ... .. ........ .. . 39
Ring Type . ........ .. ... ....... .. ... ....... .. ... ............. 40
One-Touch Dialin g ....... ...................... .. ... ... 40
Changing the Lock Code ........................... 41
Using Calling Card Dialing ......................... 42
Storing a Calling Card Number............ 42
Using a Stored Calling Card Numbe r . 43
Using Touch Tone Services ..... ................... 44
Adding a Pause .................................. 45
Adding a Wait ..................................... 45
Special Phone Services .............. ............... 45
PIN Code Dialing ....................................... 46
Accessories ..................................................... 48
Safety Information ........................................... 49
Traffic Safe ty ............. ... .. ........ .. .. ............... . 49
Operating Environment .............................. 49
Emergency Calls ........................................ 51
FCC Regulations ........................................ 52
Troubleshooting .............................................. 53
Care and M a in t en a n c e . ....... ... .. ....... ... .. ........... 54
Spec ific ation s ... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... . 55
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A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
AB
MENU
ON
ROAM
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Indicates t he type of network selected:
........ ............ A system only
A
........ ............ B system only
B
.................. Both systems
AB
No Indicator
See “Setting the Cellular System Type” on Page 31.
Appears when you pr ess to se­lect a menu functi on.
See “Menu Overview” on Page 24.
Indicates the number of a selected memory or menu function.
See “Using Memory” on Page 18 or “Menu Overview” on Page 24.
Appears when the phone is on.
See “Turning the Phone On/Off” on Page 13.
Appears when you roam using your home syste m. Flashes when y ou roam using a non-home system.
See “Roaming” on Page 33.
..... Home area only
IN USE
NO SVC
Appears during a call.
See “Making a Call” on Page 13 or “Receiving a Call” on Page 15.
Appears when you are not within a supported cell ular service area.
See “Setting the Cellular System Type” on Page 31.
Note: The flashes when SID screening is set to on and cellular service is not available (see “SID Screening” on Page 34).
Indicates the cellular signal strength. The higher the bar, the stronger the signal.
part of this indicator
NO
See “Adjusting the Volume” on Page 15.
Indicates the battery charge level. The higher the bar, the more charge left in the battery.
See “When to Recharge the Battery” on Page 11.
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PREPARATION
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
To install the battery, place it flat against the back of the phone with the tab fac­ing up and toward the top of the phone. Then slide the battery toward the top of the phone until it snaps into place .
To remove the battery, be sure the phone is turned off, then hold down the tab and slide the battery down and lift it off the phone.
IMPORTANT BATTERY TIPS
• You must fully charge a new battery at least 24 hours before you firs t use it. See “Charging the Battery” on Page 10.
• Use only the supplied charger and use only batteries recommended for this phone.
• A new battery’s full performance is achieved only after two or three complete charge and discharge cycles.
• When you are not using the charger, discon­nect it from power. Do not leave the battery connected to the charger for more than a week, since overcharging could shorten the battery’ s life. If left unused, a f ully charged bat­tery discharges itself in about a week.
Tab
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• When the battery is not in use, store it uncharged in a cool and dar k place.
• The battery is a sealed unit with no service­able parts. Do not try to open the case.
• You can purchase additional standard or extended capacity batteries through your local RadioShack store.
• A battery can be charged and discharged hun­dreds of times, but it eventually wears out. When the operating time (talk time and standby time) is noticeably shorter than nor­mal, it is time to get a new battery.
• Leaving the batt ery in a hot or cold place, such as in a closed car in the summer or winter, reduces the battery’s capacity and life. Always try to keep the battery between 59° and 77°F (15° and 25°C). A phone with a too hot or too cold battery might not work, even when the battery is fully charged, until the battery returns to a normal temperature. Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries are particularly lim­ited in temperatures below 14°F (–10°C).
• Use the battery only for its intended purpose.
• Never use any charger or battery that is dam­aged or worn out.
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• Do not short circuit the battery. Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metal object (coin, paper clip, pen, or similar) directly con­nects the battery’s + and – terminals (the metal strips on the back of the battery), such as when you carry a spare battery in your pocket or purse. Short circuiting the terminals might damage the battery or the object con­nected to it.
• Do not dispose of batteries in a fire!
Nickel Cadmium and Nickel Metal Hydride batteries must be recycled
NiCd NiMh
or disposed of properly. They must not be disposed of in municipal waste.
CHARGING THE BATTERY
Once you install the battery on the phone, follow these steps to charge the battery using the sup­plied charger .
1. Insert the charger’s barrel plug into the jack on the bottom of the phone.
2. Connect the charger’s AC plug to a standard AC outlet. The phone’s battery charge bar appears and begins to scroll.
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Notes:
• You can use your phone during charging. For faster charging, however, do not use the phone and turn it off.
• If the battery is too hot or cold, charging stops until the battery temperature returns to normal.
3. The battery charge bar stops scrolling when the battery is fully charged. Disconnect the charger from the AC outlet first, then discon­nect it from the phone.
Using the supplied battery (fully charged), you have about 2 hours of talk time or 26 hours of standby time.
When to Re ch arge the Battery
Your phone displays the battery charge bar when­ever the phone is on to keep you informed about the battery’s power level. The higher the bar, the more power there is left in the battery.
You can recharge the battery (as described in “Charging the Battery” on Page 10) at any time. However, when your phone gives you these low­battery in dications, recharge the battery as soon as possible:
• When only a few minutes of talk time remain, the phone sounds a warning tone and displays
BATTERY LOW
at regular intervals.
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• When the battery charge level is too low for the phone to operate, the phone displays
RECHARGE BATTERY
tone. The phone automatically turns off about 10 seconds later.
and sounds a warning
Note: The phone does ing tones if silent service is set to on (see “Ring Type” on Page40).
not
sound low batt ery warn-
DISCHARGING BATTERIES
Rechargeable batteries last longer and perform better if allowed to fully discharge occasionally. You can do this by leaving the phone on until the phone automatically turns off or you can use the battery discharge feature of any approved acces­sory available for your phone.
Do not try to discharge the battery by any other means.
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BASIC OPERATION
TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF
Note:
If your phone has an extendable antenna, extend the antenna fully. Avoid touching the anten­na with the phone turned on.
The phone must be turned on before you can make or answer calls. To turn on the phone, hold down
until the phone beeps. The phone performs a short self-test, then it briefly displays the activated phone number (see “Selecting the Active Phone Number” on Page 30). The phone is ready to use when the signal strength and battery charge bars appear.
To turn off the phone, hold down until the phone beeps.
MAKING A CALL
1. Use the number keys to enter the phone num­ber you want to dial. Include the area code, if necessary.
Note:
If you make a mistake, repeatedly press
to delete digits one at a time, or hold
down to clear all digits.
2. Press to dial the phone number. The phone displays ber you dialed.
IN USE
and the phone num-
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If PIN code dialing is set to ON (see “PIN Co de Dialing” on Page 46), the phone displays
then
CALL
again after you hear the tone to send your PIN code and complete the cal l.
Notes:
•
NO SVC
side the cellular service area. See “Signal Strength.”
•
NOT ALLOWED
make a restricted call (see “Selecting a Call Restriction Level” on Page 26).
3. To end the call, press .
WAIT FOR PROMPT
(no service) appears if you are out-
briefly appears if you try to
. Press
Signal Strength
The vertical bar on the left of the display shows the strength of the cellular signal your phone is receiving. The higher the bar, the stronger the signal.
PIN
If the signal strength is low, try movi ng to a different location. If you are using the phone in a bui lding, try moving closer to a window.
If
NO SVC
lar service area. This means you cannot make or receive calls until you move the phone back inside the cellular service area.
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RECEIVING A CALL
When the phone receives an incoming call, it rings and flashes except . To end the call, press .
Notes:
• If you selected silent service (see “Ring Vol­ume” on Page 39), the phone does not ring. Instead, the keypad and display backlights flash, phone beeps.
• If keyguard is set to ON (see “Turning Key­guard On/Off” on Page 29), you can answer a call only by pressing .
. To answer a call, press any key
CALL
flashes on the display, and the
CALL
If you do not answer a call
CALLS
until you press any key (except ).
MISSED
(where NN is the number of calls)
, the phone displays
NN
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
To increase or decrease the earpiece volume dur­ing a call, press (to increase) or (to de­crease).
The phone displays and a horizontal bar indicat­ing the volume level. The more filled bar segments, the higher the volume.
VOLUME
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MAKING EMERGENCY CALLS
We program your primary local emergency number (such as 911) into your phone at the time of activa­tion. To prevent unwanted emergency calls, how­ever, your phone’s one-touch emergency dialing feature is preset to off. To set it to on, see “Turning One-Touch Emergency Dialing On/Off” on Page 28.
To quickly dial the emergency number
emergency dialing is set to on), hold down until the phone displays
Notes:
• The emergen cy number programmed into your phone might not be valid in all areas. (For example, not all areas have 911 service.) If you use the phone out side its primary service area, you might have to manually dial an emergency number that is different from the one programmed into your phone.
• One-touch emergency dialing does not oper­ate if keyguar d is turned on (see “Turning Key­guard On/Off” on Page 29) or if one-touch emergency diali ng is turned off.
Important:
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.
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When you make an emergency call,
EMERG. CALL TRY
(if one-touch
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LAST NUMBER REDIAL
Follow these steps to view and dial the last five phone numbers called.
1. Hold down to clear the display (if neces­sary).
2. Press . The phone displays the last num­ber dialed.
3. To scroll through the last five numbers dialed, repeatedly press or . As you press the key, the phone displays the phone number and its corresponding redial memory number (
L0–L4
Note:
ory, the phone displays
4. To dial a displayed number, press again.
Hint:
you called into the first empty speed-dial memory, recall that num ber, then hold down for about 1 second (see “Using Quick Store” on Page 20).
).
If no number is stored in a redial mem-
LOCATION EMPTY
To quickly store one of the last five numbers
.
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