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Cat. No. 17-1165
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CT-354
Handheld Cellular Phone
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17-1165.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack CT-354 Handheld Cellular Phone combines advanced technology and design simplicity. To complement its small size and easy- to-use design, the CT-354 provides this full range of features. Easy-to-Read Digital Display — the supertwist liquid-crystal display provides essential call infor- mation and can be easily read from almost any an- gle. Two One-Touch Dialing Memories — let you dial an important number at the touch
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17-1165.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM 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 exam- ple. Ample Talk and Standby Time — the supplied battery (fully charged) provides about 2 h
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17-1165.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM 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
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17-1165.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM Cellular System Features ............................... 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 ..........
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17-1165.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY AB Indicates the type of network selected: A .................... A system only B .................... B system only AB .................. Both systems No Indicator ..... Home area only See “Setting the Cellular System Type” on Page 31. MENU Appears when you press to se- lect a menu function. See “Menu Overview” on Page 24. Indicates the number of a selected memory or menu function. See “Using Memory” on Page 18 or “Men
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17-1165.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM IN USE Appears during a call. See “Making a Call” on Page 13 or “Receiving a Call” on Page 15. NO SVC Appears when you are not within a supported cellular service area. See “Setting the Cellular System Type” on Page 31. Note: The NO part of this indicator 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 s
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17-1165.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM PREPARATION INSTALLING THE BATTERY To install the battery, place it flat against the back of Tab the phone with the tab fac- ing 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
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17-1165.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM • When the battery is not in use, store it uncharged in a cool and dark place. • The battery is a sealed unit with no service- able 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 hun- dreds of times, but it eventually wears out. When the operating time (talk time and standby time) is noticeably shorter than
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17-1165.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM • Do not short circuit the battery. Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metal object (coin, paper clip, pen, or similar) directly con- nects 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 con- nected to it. • Do not dispose of batteries in a fire! Nickel Cadmium and Nic
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17-1165.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM 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 discon- nect it from the phone. Using the supplied battery (fully charged), you have about 2 hou
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17-1165.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM • When the battery charge level is too low for the phone to operate, the phone displays RECHARGE BATTERY and sounds a warning tone. The phone automatically turns off about 10 seconds later. Note: The phone does not sound low battery warn- ing tones if silent service is set to on (see “Ring Type” on Page 40). DISCHARGING BATTERIES Rechargeable batteries last longer and perform better if allowed to fully discharge occasionally. You can do thi
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17-1165.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM BASIC OPERATION TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF Note: If your phone has an extendable antenna, extend the antenna fully. Avoid touching the anten- na 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 i
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17-1165.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM If PIN code dialing is set to ON (see “PIN Code Dialing” on Page 46), the phone displays PIN CALL then WAIT FOR PROMPT. Press again after you hear the tone to send your PIN code and complete the call. Notes: • NO SVC (no service) appears if you are out- side the cellular service area. See “Signal Strength.” • NOT ALLOWED briefly appears if you try to make a restricted call (see “Selecting a Call Restriction Level” on Page 26). 3. To end the
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17-1165.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM RECEIVING A CALL When the phone receives an incoming call, it rings and flashes CALL. To answer a call, press any key except . To end the call, press . Notes: • If you selected silent service (see “Ring Vol- ume” on Page 39), the phone does not ring. Instead, the keypad and display backlights flash, CALL flashes on the display, and the phone beeps. • If keyguard is set to ON (see “Turning Key- guard On/Off” on Page 29), you can answer a call
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17-1165.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM MAKING EMERGENCY CALLS We program your primary local emergency number (such as 911) into your phone at the time of activa- tion. To prevent unwanted emergency calls, how- ever, 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 Page28. To quickly dial the emergency number (if one-touch emergency dialing is set to on), hold down until the phone displays EMER
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17-1165.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM LAST NUMBER REDIAL Follow these steps to view and dial the last five phone numbers called. 1. Hold down to clear the display (if neces- sary). 2. Press . The phone displays the last num- ber 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: If no number is stored in a redial mem- ory, the phone
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17-1165.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM USING MEMORY STORING A NUMBER IN MEMORY Your phone has 22 memory locations — 20 speed- dial and 2 one-touch ( and ). Each mem- ory location can hold a phone number of up to 32 digits. Follow these steps to store a phone number in memory. Note: If you do not press a key for about 15 sec- onds during these steps, the phone exits the mem- ory mode and (depending on the step) clears the display, turns off the backlight, or displays NOT STORED.
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17-1165.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM 3. To store the number in the suggested speed- dial memory, press . To store the number in a different memory, enter that memory’s two-digit number then press . To store the number in one-touch priority memory 1 or 2, press or . The phone displays STORED. Note: • If you try to store to a memory number higher than 20, the phone displays INVALID LOCATION and exits the mem- ory function. Start again at Step 1. • If the selected memory is full,
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17-1165.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:46 PM Hints: • Using Memory Location 1 — If one-touch dialing is set to on (see “One-Touch Dialing” on Page40), you can hold down for about 1 second to quickly dial the number stored in memory location 1. For convenience, store a frequently called telephone number (such as your home or office number) in this location. • Using Memory Location 20 — Setting the phone to use the call restriction level INCOM- ING ONLY (see “Selecting a Call Restrictio
