Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started ... 1 Phone Activation ... 1 Phone Safety & Performance...1 NEC Authentic Accessories™ ...1 Connecting & Disconnecting the Battery...1 Charging the Battery ...2 NiCd and NiMH Battery Charging Times ...2 Voice Mail Messaging & Text Messaging ...2 Phone Password ...2...
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Table of Contents 3. Message ... 14 Voice Messages... 14 Text Messages ... 15 Text Message Viewer...16 SMS Menu ...16 Clear All Text Messages ... 17 Store As Voice Mail Number ...17 4. Settings ... 17 Lock... 18 Auto Lock ... 18 Set (Change) Password ...
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0. Lock Phone... 31 Chapter 4: Safety & Performance ...32 Safety Precautions ...32 Phone Performance ...35 Technical Information...35 Battery Care & Disposal...35 Chapter 5: Warranty & Service ... 36 Limited Warranty ...36 NEC Service Support ...38 NEC Wireless Marketing ...38 Index... 39 -iii-...
Chapter 1: Getting Started Phone Activation Before you can use your new NEC cellular telephone, the phone must be activated by a cellular service provider. Please contact your local cellular service provider for any questions regarding phone activation. Phone Safety & Performance Prior to operating your cellular phone, please read this manual thoroughly including Chapter 4, “Safety &...
Charging the Battery A new phone battery must be fully charged before being used for the first time. The phone battery can be charged through one of two setups. Setup 1: Phone & AC Adapter Only Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC electrical outlet.
Phone Layout Antenna Earpiece Volume Keys Phone Keys Microphone Display Icons Service Indicators Operation Indicators Digital or Analog Channel In Use Home or Roam System Service In Roam System A or B In Use Call & Message Indicators Call in Progress Voice Mail Message <>...
Menu Tree Overview Menu Options 1 Call Logs 2 Phone Book 1 Add to Phone Book 2 View by Name 3 View by Location 4 View by Number 5 Lock Phone Book 6 Clear Phone Book 3 Message 4 Settings 1 Lock 2 Call 3 Text Message...
Chapter 2: Basic Operations Turning On Phone Press and hold the key for approximately two seconds to turn on the phone. The cellular signal strength indicator, the battery charge indica- tor, the time, the date, and the cellular service provider indicator appear on the display.
Placing a Call With the phone in the standby mode, key in the telephone num- ber and press . The phone icon ( phone is in use. Correcting Digit Entry Error If you make a mistake entering a phone number, press C once to delete the last entered digit, or press and hold C to erase all of the entered digits.
Adjusting Earpiece Volume The volume keys located on the side of the phone can be used to adjust the earpiece volume during a phone call. With a call in < progress, press to increase or press piece volume. Adjusting Keypad Volume The volume keys located on the side of the phone can be used to adjust the keypad volume.
Viewing Your Phone Number To view the phone number of your cellular phone, press with the phone in the standby mode. The phone number appears on the bottom line of the display for approximately three sec- onds. Retrieving Voice Mail If voice mail service is available through your cellular provider, you can easily retrieve your voice mail messages by pressing with the phone in the standby mode.
Chapter 3: Menus Menu Navigation The phone contains menus and submenus to access and select the phone settings. You can navigate through all menus and sub- menus by using the menu listings. Each of the menu and submenu listings has an assigned menu or submenu number.
Menu Shortcut 1. Call Logs With the phone in the standby mode, the Call Log Menu can be accessed by pressing . The Call Log Menu is displayed below. C al l m e n u 1 . D i al e d 2 .
Menu Shortcut Air Time Your phone automatically maintains a log of the total air time usage. The air time counter can be viewed by pressing . The time counter for the air time usage in your cellular provider service area (indicated with an “H” for home system) and the air time usage outside your cellular provider service provider (indicated with an “R”...
Menu Shortcut Add to Phone Book To add a phone number to the phone book, press Enter the phone number you want to add to the phone book and press Use the keypad to enter a name associated with the phone number. By repeatedly pressing a key, the characters shown in the table below can be included in a phone book entry name.
Menu Shortcut View by Name To recall a phone book entry by name, press Enter the first letter(s) of the desired phone book entry name and press . If necessary, use the locate the phone book entry. Press ber or press to exit the phone book.
Menu Shortcut 3. Message The Message Menu can be accessed by pressing Message Menu is displayed below. M e s s ag e m e n u 1 . V o i c e M e s s ag e s 2 .
Menu Shortcut Text Messages When you receive a text message, your phone sounds an alert and displays a notification. The alert and the displayed notifica- tion vary depending on the type of received text message. The types of text messages, the displayed notifications, and the alerts are shown below.
Text Message Viewer Text messages are displayed within the text message viewer. The following keys can be used to navigate and operate within the text message viewer. Scrolls down through text messages line-by-line. Scrolls up through text messages line-by-line. Scrolls to the top of the next text message. Scrolls to the top of the previous text message.
Menu Shortcut Clear All Text Messages Text messages stored in your phone can be deleted. Press . Press to delete all text messages stored in your phone or press to delete only the unlocked text mes- sages stored in your phone. Press deletion of text messages.
Menu Shortcut Lock Menu Shortcut Auto Lock M411 To protect your phone from unauthorized usage, you can set your phone to automatically lock when it is turned on. With the phone in the standby mode, press As prompted, enter the 4-digit password. Press the automatic lock selection to on.
each time a call is either sent or received also can be either digital or analog. (See the following paragraph for informa- tion on the use of digital and analog voice channels.) To select the voice channel type, press then press for digital call type or type.
Menu Shortcut Transmit DTMF Tone M424 For your phone to successfully transmit tones, as described “Transmit DTMF Tone” on page 20, for accessing automated telephone systems, the capability to transmit tones must be turned on. (See the following paragraph for additional infor- mation on setting tones on or off.) To select the DTMF tone M424 setting, press...
M432 wrap selection, press enable word wrap or press Enabled or Disabled Word Wrap With the word wrap selection set to enabled, the word breakage within text messages is limited to words exceeding 10 characters. Because word division is restricted, the messages can be easier to read; how- ever, text messages with word wrap enabled usually contain more lines of text and require additional scrolling.
Menu Shortcut Network Menu Shortcut Voice Privacy M451 Voice privacy is an enhanced security feature available through some digital cellular service providers. Voice pri- vacy encrypts or scrambles the voice channel to ensure a telephone conversation is secure and private. For your phone to utilize the cellular service provider’s enhanced voice privacy feature, the voice privacy setting in your phone must be turned on.
To set the system selection, press Select one of the following system settings. Standard Press 1 to set your system selection to Standard (Home and Roam). The Standard setting allows the phone to first search for an available channel in the home system. If the phone cannot find an available channel in the home system, the phone searches for an outside or roam system.
Alarm Set Alarm: With the Auto On/Auto Off/Alarm setting screen displayed, press E or B until ALM is flashing; press M. If the alarm has been previously set, the last alarm time setting is automatically displayed. Press B to advance to the hour field.
outgoing calls to local phone numbers. To set the fixed digit M472 dialing selection, press the display, enter the 4-digit password. Type in a specified number of digits for restricting outgoing calls; for example, press to restrict outgoing calls to 7-digit numbers. The range is 0 to 26 digits.
Menu Shortcut Backlight M482 When your phone is connected to an in-vehicle handsfree adapter, the keypad and display backlight can be set to remain illuminated continuously. To select the backlight set- M482 ting, press . Press backlight to remain on continuously in a handsfree configu- ration or press to turn it off.
6. Silent Mode The Silent Mode Menu can be accessed by pressing The Silent Mode Menu is displayed below. S i l e n t m o d e 1 . O f f 2 . O n By setting the phone to the silent mode, all phone alerts are turned off;...
If a system is located, the phone returns to the standby state with the private system’s descriptive name or label displayed. The private system is now available for use and is stored into the phone system database. If a system is not located, the following message is displayed: No Systems Found Press...
8. Digits Editing The Digits Editing Menu can be accessed by pressing The Digits Editing Menu is displayed below. D i g i t s e d i t i n g 1 . M an u al P au s e 2 .
Menu Shortcut Auto Pause An automatic pause can be inserted between sets of digits in a similar manner as manual pauses. To enter automatic pause marks, enter in the telephone number; press (comma) is displayed after the phone number. Enter in the next set of digits.
Menu Shortcut All Mute The phone microphone and earpiece can be turned off or muted during a conversation. With a call in progress, press . Press and earpiece again. Menu Shortcut Unmute The microphone mute and full mute settings can be cancelled by pressing 0.
Replace a dam- aged antenna immediately with a manufacturer-approved antenna. Use only an NEC supplied or approved antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and could vio- late FCC regulations.
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Electronic Devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF energy; how- ever, RF energy from cellular telephones may affect some inadequately shielded electronic equipment. RF energy may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating and entertain- ment systems in motor vehicles. Check with manufacturers or manufac- turers representatives to determine if systems are adequately shielded from external RF energy.
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Pacemakers Research sponsored by Wireless Technology Research (WTR) indi- cates that some wireless telephones cause interference with pacemak- ers. NEC America, Inc., endorses the following recommendations: • Wireless phones should be kept at a safe distance from a pacemaker. Existing data indicate that the greater the dis- tance between a pacemaker and a wireless phone, the less the risk of interference.
Phone Performance Technical Information Dimensions (without 147.32 x 50.8 x 27.94mm antenna) 5.8 x 2.0 1.1 Weight 8.42 ounces (NiCd battery) 8.78 ounces (NiMH battery) Transmitting Power 0.6 W max. ERP Operating Voltage 4.8V Frequency Band 824.040 - 848.970 MHz (TX) 869.040 - 893.970 MHz (RX) Standard Battery 1000 mAh (NiCd)
What Products May Be Covered By This Limited Warranty? The following products (the “Products” or the “Product”) pur- chased through an NEC America, Inc. (NECAM), Wireless Com- munications Division Authorized Dealer (the “Dealer”) in the United States on or after January 1, 1997, may be covered by this warranty: [DIGITALTALK MAX™...
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How Do You Get Warranty Service? If Your Product requires warranty service, it must be returned to an NEC Authorized Service Center along with a description of the Product malfunction or difficulty. You are required to sub- stantiate warranty status with a dated proof of purchase (as explained in item #3), inclusive of Products’s serial number (if...
NEC Service Support NEC Service Support can assist you with any additional informa- tion that you may need in the operation your NEC cellular tele- phone and NEC Authentic Accessories™. Contact NEC Service Support at the following telephone number or address.
Quick Reference Guide Basic Function Operation Turn On/Off Phone Press and hold approximately two seconds. Place A Call Key in phone number; press Answer A Call Press End A Call Press View Own Press Phone Number Access Phone Book Press names;...
Menu Overview Main Menu Call Logs Dialed Received Missed Air Time Clear Call Logs & Air Time Counter Phone Book Add to Phone Book View by Name View by Location View by Number Lock Phone Book Clear Phone Book Messages Voice Messages Text Messages Clear All Text Messages...