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Keys and the Display Switches phone on/off when you press and hold. Adjusts volume of the earphone or handsfree speaker. Menu Memory These keys perform the function shown display directly above them (e.g., here the keys are the “Menu” and “Memory”...
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A: SIM Card memory is in use OR B: The phone’s internal memory is in use. A call is in progress. A data call is in progress. The phone is in alpha mode. You have a voice message. You have a text message. If flashing, text memory is full.
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Ê Ë Ì For Rapid Cigarette Lighter Charger and Rapid Travel Charger Power connector for Desktop Charger CHH-2/CHH-2L System and data connector for accessories and desktop chargers...
1. Important Safety Information Traffic Safety Do not use a hand-held telephone while driving a vehicle. If using a hand-held telephone park the vehicle before conversing. 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.
Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases or explosive materials in the same compartments as the phone, its parts or accessories. Only qualified personnel should install or service the phone in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate the warranty.
When making an emergency call, remember to give all the necessary information as accurately as possible. Remember that your PCS1900 phone may be the only means of communication at the scene of an accident – do not cut off the call until given permission to do so. If certain features are in use (such as Key Lock), you may first need to turn those features off before you can make an emergency call.
IMPORTANT! Use only accessories approved by the phone manufacturer. The use of any other types will invalidate any approval or warranty applying to the telephone, and may be dangerous. When you disconnect the power cord of an accessory, grasp and pull the plug, not the cord.
2. The Battery and SIM Card The Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. Use only batteries approved by the phone manufacturer and recharge your battery only with the chargers approved by the manufacturer. See “Important Battery Information” later in this section. New batteries must be charged with the phone off for at least 24 hours before initial use.
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Charging a New Battery or Recharging a Battery Connect the charger to the phone before plugging the charger into a standard 120V AC outlet. The battery segments scroll to show that the battery is charging. Allow the battery to completely charge. See the “Accessories”...
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eventually wear out. When the operating time is noticeably shorter than normal, it is time to buy a new battery. Battery Low/Recharge You get this message and hear BATTERY two short beeps when a couple of minutes of talk time remain. When no more battery power remains, Menu you get another tone and the...
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Temperature extremes affect the ability of your battery to charge: it may require cooling or warming first. Do not short circuit the battery. Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metallic object (e.g. coin, clip, or pen) causes direct connection of the + and - terminals of the battery (metal strips on the back of the battery), for example when you carry a spare battery in your pocket or purse.
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Installing the SIM Card Switch off the phone, wait for a few seconds, and remove the battery before installing or removing the SIM card. Open the cover of the SIM Card reader and open the SIM holder. Slide the card into the holder.
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The PIN2 code comes with some SIM cards and is required to access some functions, such as charging unit counters, which must be supported by the SIM card. If you enter a wrong PIN or PIN2 code three times in a row, that PIN or PIN2 code is disabled.
3. The Basics Switching On or Off Press and hold the button. When switching on, extend the antenna fully. As with any other radio transmitting device, avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched The phone displays a Reminder Note if you have programmed one with Menu 9 1.
Making a Call - Method 1 Note: Whenever Find appears at the bottom of the display, you can press to scroll through stored numbers. Number: TALK Find After you key in the number you want to dial (at the Number: prompt), the phone dials the number. Making a Call - Method 2 Key in number, or...
Unlock Unlock To unlock, press the Unlock key then . Note: With KEYS LOCKED, calls may be possible to the emergency number 911. Answering a Call with Key Lock Active During the call the keypad remains unlocked. After you end the call, Key Lock becomes active again.
4. For Your Convenience. . . These extra features can simplify using your phone. On-Line Quick Guide Menu 14 contains on-line descriptions of 11 of the phone’s functions. Last Number Redial The display must be clear of TALK names or numbers for this to work.
Emergency Key 9 wxyz Official emergency numbers vary by location (e.g. 911). Only one emergency number is programmed into your phone to be dialed automatically by Emergency Key 9, which may not be the proper number in all circumstances. Voice Mail Key 1 Hold the key for a few seconds.
Calling Line Identification The phone may display the caller’s phone number if you have subscribed to and activated Calling Line Identification. The phone displays the caller’s name if you have stored that caller’s name and number, and the system is able to identify the calling number. CALL displays when the number is not available.
Store the person’s name and number in your phone and include either one, two, or three “!” characters anywhere in the person’s name. Your phone rings distinctly when there is an incoming call from that person’s number. The distinct ringing tone depends on the number of “!”...
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Ending the Active Call Only This ends the active call and retrieves the held call. Ending the Held Call Only This ends the held call only and has no effect on the active call. Creating a Conference Call You must have an active call and a held call for this to work.
5. Voice and Text Messages Please check with your operator for the availability of message features. Note: The Messages menu items appear only if supported by your operator and SIM card. Voice Messages When you receive a voice message, the phone beeps and lights the voice message indicator (shown).
number to call) or you may use your own answering machine or voice mailbox number. Text Messages When the text messaging network service is available and you have subscribed to it, your phone can send, receive, and store text messages. The text messaging function is a network service and may not be supported by your network.
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scrolls through message screens. Press or press and hold to read messages. The messages are shown in the order that they were received or stored, and begin with a message header that shows message status (described below). NEW: This is followed by the receipt date and time.
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Send sends the message. At the prompt Number:, key in the recipient’s phone number, or scroll through numbers in memory with . Press OK when the number you want is displayed. You need to store your message center phone number (described later in this section) to send messages.
Key it in and press OK. MESSAGE SENT appears after the message is delivered to the message center. Message Settings (Menu 2 4) MESSAGE Your network operator gives you this when you CENTER subscribe to Text NUMBER Messaging. To send text messages, the phone needs to know the number of your message center.
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SET VOICE See the first page of this chapter. MAILBOX NUMBER...
6. The Memory The phone uses either the memory locations on the SIM card (“A”) or those in the phone (“B”). A or B will appear in the upper left corner of the display. Use Menu 8 1 to select either Memory A or B. Memory B holds up to 125 numbers and names.
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Three Four Press Presses Presses Presses pqrs wxyz enter another letter from same key - ? ! , . : " ' & $ ( ) 0 blank space When entering letters, press and hold the key to switch between upper and lower case letters. Press correct a mistake.
Storing Numbers and Names 555 1212 Menu Memory Store Key in number, then Name: Store Quit Store Key in name, then STORE IN LOCATION Quit You can enter another location number or scroll through available location numbers with IN LOCATION n?. You may group stored numbers, such as storing family numbers in locations 40-49.
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At the REPLACE? prompt, press OK. To Change the Number Stored With a Name Recall the number from memory. Use the key to erase the current number one digit at at time. Repeat steps 1 and 2 shown in the picture on the previous page.
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To Fast Save Key in the number to be saved, then press and hold Memory. Recalling Numbers With the display empty, from Memory press Menu Memory Store The top right corner of the display shows the location number. Recalling Numbers by Memory Location ...
After step 1, you can key in the name, or the first few letters of the name, and press Find. Scrolling begins at the alphabetic location closest to the name you enter. Press to continue scrolling through names. Notepad Memory Locations The phone can temporarily store up to 10 phone numbers and associated names in a “Notepad”.
7. Touch Tones Your phone is a “Touch Tone” phone. Touch Tones can be used for many automated phone services such as checking your bank balance and using voice mailbox options. Touch Tones are called “DTMF” (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) tones in the phone. Sending Individual Touch Tones Pressing the keys during call sends Touch Tones.
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creates a “p” (pause) of 2.5 seconds. When you recall this number sequence from memory and press , the phone dials the phone number, and after the call is answered, pauses 2.5 seconds, then sends the DTMF digits. You can add as many “p” characters as you need.
8. The Menu The phone’s menus and submenus allow you to tailor the phone to suit your tastes. Scrolling Through the Menus View Menu Memory Menu To use the Menu, start by pressing the Menu key. Use the key to scroll through the Menu.
Menu Summary Note: Items shown with an appear on the menu ONLY if supported by your operator and SIM card. 1 Recent Calls 4 Phone Settings 1 Dialed Calls 1 Lights 2 Received Calls 2 Ringing Volume 3 Missed Calls 3 Ringing Tone 4 Keypad Tones 4 Clear All Call Lists...
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6 Duration and Cost 12 Number Editor 1 Call Duration 1 Last Call Duration 13 Ringing Options 2 All Calls Duration 1 Ring 3 Clear Timers 2 Beep Once 2 Call Costs 3 Silent 1 Last Call Units 4 Vibrate 2 All Calls Units 5 Ring &...
Network Services Some of the menu functions are network services. These functions can be utilized only if provided by your PCS1900 network. To make use of a network service, you must first subscribe to it. Note that a network service is specific to the SIM card you are using.
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If you choose Activate in Step 3, key in the number to forward to at Number:. You can option- ally press the key to scroll through stored numbers until you reach the one you want. Press OK. Forwarding Options FORWARD ALL CALLS forwards all incoming calls.
Menu 4, Phone Settings Menu 4 01, Lights With lights on, the keypad lights come on when you press a key or have an incoming call, and go off 15 seconds later. Note: You can turn on the lights for 15 seconds by pressing quickly regardless of this setting.
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Menu 4 7, Automatic Answer With this on, the phone answers calls automatically after one ring. Note that this works with the headset only when Ringing Option Ring or Ring&Vibra is selected. Menu 4 8, Calling Card If you store Calling Card information in your phone, you can make automatic Calling Card calls.
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You cannot use this method to call numbers beginning with “+” (the international prefix). Use the actual international prefix (e.g., 011) to make calling card calls to international numbers. Menu 4 9, Send Own Number Note: Send Own Number appears only if supported by your operator and SIM card.
Menu 4 12, Menu List If you do not use all of the menu functions frequently, you may hide some of the menus and submenus. Complete shows all menu functions. Short shows only the major functions. The function numbering is not affected - the hidden functions are simply skipped.
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You must enter the PIN code to change this setting. Menu 5 2, Security Level The three levels of security are None, Memory and Phone. The following table summarizes the security levels. The phone keeps a list of up to five different SIM cards used with the phone.
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Menu 5 3, Restrict Calls Note: When calls are restricted, calls may be possible to the emergency number (i.e., 911). Note: Restrict Calls appears only if supported by your operator and SIM card. For each of the restriction options you specify Activate, Cancel, or Status.
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Menu 5 4, View Fixed Dial List This lets you review the contents of the Fixed Dialing List created with Menu 5 5. Enter Menu 5 4 . to scroll through the Fixed Dialing List. Press OK to exit. Menu 5 5, Fixed Dialing Fixed Dialing allows outgoing calls to a only specific set of phone numbers (i.e., those you put in a “Fixed...
Press to your choice (Erase all, Add, Remove, Edit) then press OK. Erase all permanently removes all names and phone numbers from the list. Add adds a name (and a phone number) to the list. Remove removes the name (and phone number) that was on the display when you pressed Option.
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made or received since the counters were last reset. The call cost is shown for each SIM card separately. Note: The Call Costs function is a network service and may not be supported by your network. The actual invoice for calls and services from your service provider may vary, depending upon network features, rounding-off for billing, and so forth.
Menu 6 4, Show Costs In Note: Show Costs In appears only if supported by your operator and SIM card. With this submenu you select whether the call costs and limits (and the amount of remaining talk time) are displayed in charging units or dollars. When you select Currency, you are prompted for the unit price.
and the phone returns to the selected line when you finish the call. If you replace the SIM card, Menu 7 is automatically set to Primary. Menu 8, Memory Functions Menu 8 1, Memory Selection You can select either the SIM card memory (“A”) or the phone’s internal memory (“B”).
until the name you want appears. Then press Erase. If you change your mind, press Quit instead of Erase. Press Quit or when you are finished erasing. Erase all clears all locations. Menu 8 5, Display Own Number This shows you the phone number(s) assigned to the current SIM card.
The phone sounds an alarm and displays COUNTDOWN COMPLETED when it finishes counting down the amount of time you enter. The timer stops if the battery runs out or if you turn the phone off. To Stop the Timer Before it Alarms Follow the steps above, but key in 0000 at Set timer:.
scroll through stored numbers. Press OK when the number you want to send as Touch Tones is displayed. Conference Calls Join creates a conference call by joining together an active call and a held call. Then to add more parties to the call, put the conference call on hold, create another call, then select Join again.
Press OK. During a transmission, the message DATA CALL or FAX CALL and the D indicator are displayed. For more information, refer to any documentation or instructions supplied with your data adapter, data application, or fax application. Menu 12, Number Editor This function lets you edit a phone number.
Menu 14, Quick Guide Enter Menu 14. Press to get to the desired topic then press Select. Press More to read help screens. Press Quit when you are finished. The following Help topics are available: • How to Make a Call •...
9. Accessories An extensive range of accessories is available for your phone. You can select the accessories that accommodate your specific communication needs. For availability of the accessories, please check with your local dealer. A few practical rules for accessory operation: •...
Batteries The following table shows battery options that are available for your phone, charging times with the ACH-4U or LCH-2 charger, talk times, and standby times. Consult your dealer for more information. The charging times are approximate. Charging, Standby, and Talk Times Battery Charging Talk...
The charger can also be used together with the optional Compact Desktop Charging Stand (CHH-2) and Light Desk Stand (CHH-2L). Approximate charging times for discharged batteries are shown at the beginning of this section. Rapid Cigarette Lighter Charger (LCH-2) You can charge the phone battery from your vehicle battery by using the Rapid Cigarette Lighter Charger (LCH-2).
Light Desk Stand (CHH-2L) The Light Desk Stand (CHH-2L) offers support for the phone during charging. Used together with the Rapid Travel Charger (ACH-4U) or the Rapid Cigarette Lighter Charger (LCH-2), this drop-in stand is an economical choice when you need your phone close at hand, always ready for calls.
charging right away.) Only the spare battery can be discharged. The blinking red light indicates discharging, the continuous red light indicates recharging and the green light indicates trickle charging. The phone is ready for use when the green light appears (check the charge on the phone display).
adapter into a wall outlet. Place the phone and/or the spare battery in the stand. The stand also provides a connector for PCS Card, Data and Fax facilities. Note that this connector is not compatible with landline facilities. Do not connect your landline phone to CHH-8P.
Mobile Holder (MBH-6) The Mobile Holder holds the phone in place, for example, during charging with the Rapid Cigarette Lighter Charger (LCH-2). The Mounting Plate (MKE-1) comes with the Mobile Holder. Compact Handsfree Car Kit (CARK-10P) (PHONE NOT INCLUDED) PHF-1P MKE-1 MBH-6 CKH-1...
10. Care and Maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you to fulfill the warranty obligations and to enjoy this product for many years. Keep the phone and all its parts and accessories out of small childrens’...