User manual MITSUBISHI AH350

Getting Started Even if you don't like reading manuals, please read this section, as well as Commonly Used Features starting on page 8, to 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 Telephone Display Using the Keypad Using Functions Getting Started 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. 1 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 outline flashes, it is time to recharge. During fast charging, the entire indicator flashes. NOTE: Temperature extremes, poor charging/discharging practices, and improper storage reduce battery performance. 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 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. Getting Started 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. 2 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 Getting Started Do NOT dispose of batteries by fire. 3 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 Timer and IN USE display. 5. Press END when your call is finished. Getting Started Dial Tone 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 TALK. 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 199, Recall 1-9, or Receive Only in Call Restriction settings. 4 Dialing Notes and Error Tones · · · Busy tonePress END and retry the call at a later time. Reorder (fast busy) toneRetry. Intercept (siren) tone Retry. Receiving a Call When you receive a call, the phone rings and CALL flashes. 1. Extend the antenna, then press TALK or any key except 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. Getting Started The Telephone 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. v w The More Indicator displays when you can use the v and w keys to scroll through menu selections 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. 5 The Telephone Display (cont.) No Service ROAM A/B IN USE MUTE FCN -ONDisplays when you are out of cellular service range. Indicates whether you are using system A or B when you are roaming. Displays when the phone is in conversation mode. Displays when the microphone is off. Displays after you press FCN. Enter the desired function number. Displays whenever the phone is on. Getting Started Using the Keypad v and w When the More Indicator displays, use these keys to scroll through menu selections or data. Otherwise, use to adjust Key Tone Volume or Conversation Volume. Deletes digits or characters. In sub-menus, returns to the previous menu. Terminates calls. Also used as a Soft Key with multiple functions. Selects phone functions. Dials the One Touch dialing number. Refer to Commonly Used Features on page 8. Turns the phone On and Off. Recalls phone numbers from memory locations. . Places and receives calls. Also used as a Soft Key with multiple functions. Stores information in your phone's memory locations. Refer to Storing on page 13. CLR END FCN P PWR RCL TALK STO 6 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 soft keys whose functions change according to the options on the bottom line of the screen. For example, the following screen displays for the Last Number Redial function. 1st: 1234567 Dial Exit Getting Started Press TALK (under Dial) to dial; press END (under Exit) to return to Standby. 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 v and w. Each menu item in the Functions menu has a Sub Menu of related functions. Access these functions by pressing FCN or TALK, then use v and w to scroll through them. Press CLR to return to a previous menu. NOTE: You must be in Standby to select most functions. 7 Commonly Used Features This section contains information on the features you use most often: · · Commonly Used Features · · · · 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 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. 8 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 displays. If none exists, Empty displays. NOTE: Only the last 12 digits of the number display. To view earlier digits press RCL. 2. Use v and w 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. Commonly Used Features 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. 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. 9 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 Volume 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. Commonly Used Features Adjusting the Speaker Volume Use the Speaker Volume function to adjust the dial tone, Reorder, and Intercept tones. 1. Press FCN 42. Speaker Vol. and the current volume display. 2. Use # and * to adjust speaker volume up and down from 1 to 7. 3. Press END to complete your setting. Adjusting the Conversation Volume In conversation, use v and w to adjust volume up and down from 1 to 7. Adjusting the Key Tone Volume In Standby, use v and w 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. 10 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. Commonly Used Features Automatic DTMF To enter a string of DTMF tones to send after you dial a phone number, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. Enter the desired phone number. Press FCN, then press 0 to program a pause. Enter the DTMF string on the keypad. 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. 11 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. Commonly Used Features 12 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 StoreStoring Names with Phone Numbers Storing 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. 13 Alphanumeric Memory StoreStoring 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 storing. Press END to return to Standby. Storing 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 v and w to display the Open Address Maps for ranges 20-29, 3039, etc. 3. Enter the second digit of the address for the location you want to use. 14 4. 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. If you replace information, Stored and the location address display. 5. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing. Press END to return to Standby. 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 Storing *. Security Code displays. 3. Enter Security Code. The Open Address Map displays to indicate empty locations. 4. Enter the digit of the location to use. 5. 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. Stored and the information address display. 6. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing. Press END to return to Standby. 15 One Touch Number Store 1. Enter the telephone number that you want to use as the One Touch number. 2. Press STO, then press P. 3. If the One Touch memory location is empty... Stored displays. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing. Press END to return to Standby. If the One Touch memory location is used... A short warning tone sounds and the current contents of the One Touch location display. Press STO to replace the information. Stored displays. 4. Press TALK to enter the Store Sub Menu to continue storing. Press END to return to Standby. Storing Recalling Phone Numbers To enter the Recall Sub Menu in order to recall numbers, press RCL. After you have recalled a phone number, you can select from the following options: · · · · · · Use the keypad to add extra digits to a number before dialing. Press FCN to edit label and phone number. Press STO to erase the information from the address. Refer to Erasing Memory Locations on page 19. Press TALK to dial the displayed number. Press END to return to Standby. Use v and w to scroll to neighboring locations. Alphabet Scan 1. Press RCL. The Recall Sub Menu Displays. 16 2. Press FCN. The Alpha Indicator icon and cursor appear. 3. Enter the first letter of the label and press TALK. The first label matching the selected character and its location address display. If there is no match, the label beginning with the next character of the alphabet displays. If there are no labels, Empty displays. 4. Use v and w to scroll through the complete list of memory location labels. 5. To dial the number for the displayed location, press TALK. 6. To view the phone number for the displayed label, press RCL. Press RCL again to display the location address, the first 9 characters of the label, and the last 12 digits of the phone number. Hold RCL to view the first digits of the number if it is more than 12 digits. Press RCL a third time to return to the full label display. Storing Memory Location Scan 1. Press RCL, then press w. The information for the last recalled memory location displays. 2. Use v and w to scroll through all the locations in use. 3. To dial the displayed phone number, press TALK. 4. To view the memory label, press RCL. Press RCL again to display the full number. Press RCL once more to return to the label and number display. 17 Direct Memory Recall 1. Press RCL. 2. Enter the first digit of the 2-digit address for the location (01-99). A Valid Address Map for the locations starting with that digit displays. Dots indicate a location is empty; numbers represent the second digits of the used memory locations that start with the digit you entered above. For example, if you enter 1, and the Valid Address Map reads . . 3 4 . . 7 . ., locations 13,14, and 17 are in use and can be recalled. Use v and w to display the Valid Address Maps for ranges 20-29, 30-39, etc. 3. Enter the second digit for the memory location you want to recall. The information in that memory location displays. If the location is empty, Empty displays. Storing One Touch Number Recall 1. Press RCL, then press P. Twelve digits of the One Touch number display. If there is no One Touch number, Empty displays. 2. If necessary, press RCL again to review the first digits of the phone number. Secret Number Recall 1. Press RCL, then press *. Security Code displays. 2. Enter the Security Code. The Valid Address Map for Secret Number locations displays. Refer to Direct Memory Recall above. 3. Enter the address of the location you want to recall. Twelve digits of the Secret Number display. Press RCL to view the first digits. If you select an empty location, Empty displays. 18 Memory Edit Mode Alphabet Name and Number Edit 1. Press RCL, then enter the address for the location you want to change. 2. Press FCN. The current label and/or the cursor appears and the Alpha Indicator Icon displays. 3. Use CLR to erase label characters. Add characters using the Alphanumeric keys. 4. Press TALK to indicate the displayed label is correct and display the phone number. 5. Use CLR to erase incorrect digits. Add digits on the keypad. 6. Press TALK when you finish editing the label and phone number. 7. Press STO to store the changes, or enter another address to store them in. 8. Press TALK to edit another location or press END to return to Standby. Storing Erasing Memory Locations 1. Press RCL, then enter the 2-digit memory location for the phone number to erase. 2. Press STO. 3. Press TALK to remove the phone number and label from memory. Press END to return to Standby without erasing this phone number. 4. After you erase information and Erased displays, press TALK to select another location to erase, or press END to return to Standby. 19 Features Many of the features of the AH-350 provide security from unauthorized use. This section includes information on the following: · · · · · · · Security Features Timers Keypad Lock Selectable Ringing Tones Status Monitor Multiple Language Selection Automatic Answer Call in Absence Indicator Features · Security Features Security Code To access functions beginning with 6, press FCN 6, press TALK, then enter the 4-digit Security Code. If you enter a wrong code, Incorrect Security Code displays. NOTE: The Security Code is pre-programmed You cannot change the Security Code. Creating an Unlock Code 1. Press FCN 62, then enter the Security Code. The current Unlock Code displays. 2. To create a new Unlock Code, press TALK, enter 3 digits and press TALK again. NOTE: You can program a new Unlock Code even while the phone is locked. 20