Audiovox CDM 4500 User manual

AUDIOVOX
CDM-4500
DualModeCDMA/AMPS
HandheldPortable
CellularTelephone
In today’s fast paced world, it has become a necessity to have access to real-time information. Your communications
tools must provide you with this access. With that in mind, Audiovox developed the CDM-4500.
This CDMA 800 MHz/Amps dual mode phone is our first with a built-in Web Browser. The CDM-4500 also features a
Vibrating Alert Option, Voice Recognition and Data Capabilities. In addition, the phone features a Lithium Ion battery
providing you with 190 minutes of talk time and 170 hours of stand-by, an Enhanced Phone Book with 99 Alpha/198
Numeric Memory Locations; One touch emergency dialing; 15 distinctive ring tones and Menu Driven Operation.
The CDM-4500 digital cellular telephone has several optional accessories available, including: leather carrying case,
cigarette lighter plug-in charger, desktop holder, AC adapter, Hands-free car kit and earphone microphone.
And, of course, your new CDM-4500 digital handset provides you with something only an Audiovox phone can: the
proven reliability that has made us one of the leading wireless handset providers.
Please take a few moments to read the following pages of the user’s operation manual. It will help you make the most
efficient use of this valuable communications tool.
SYSTEMCONFIGURATION
System configuration and the equipment list are as shown below

WRISTSTRAPATTACHMENT
Attach the wrist strap to the phone through the strap hole as shown below 1
Then pull the long loop through the smaller loop as shown below 2
BATTERYINSTALLATIONANDRECHARGING
To Attach the BatteryPack
1. Insert the hook at the end of the Battery Pack into the slot at the end of the phone.
2. Press the Battery Pack down to lock the Battery Pack onto the phone.
To Detach the Battery Pack
1. Slide back the Release Latch as shown below.
2. Lift up to remove the Battery Pack from the phone gently

TORECHARGEBATTERY
Your CDM-4500 has a built-in charger function. To re-charge the Battery Pack, always install the Battery Pack to the
phone.
1. Attach the Battery pack to the Phone
2. Insert the DC plug of the Ac Adapter (CNR-4000) to the Desktop Holder (DTH-4000). Plug the AC Adapter to AC
outlet.
3. Place the Phone with Battery Pack into the Desktop Holder.
4. Then the recharging starts. The display indicates “Now Charging” with animation. You can see a battery level
indicator scrolling at the upper-right of the display.
5. For complete recharging, it is recommended that the phone is turned off during recharging.
6. When the recharging is completed, the display indicates “fully charged”.
7. It is normal that Battery Pack may become a little warmer during recharging.
The recharging time, from empty to full, depends on the environmental temperature, 0 to +35 °C.
Alternatively you can recharge the Phone using AC Adapter as illustrated below.
Note: Do not feed the power to the phone without Battery Pack.
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Press for more than one second. All the indicators and the digit display will light momentarily, and a tone will be
heard. The indicator will stay while the phone is turned on. To turn the phone off, press for more than one
second..
AntennaPosition
The antenna can be used in its fully extended or fully retracted position only. It is recommended that the antenna should
be fully extended for optimum performance and signal strength or while operating in poor signal areas.
ReceivingSignalStrengthIndicator
The number of lines indicates the Signal Strength in your area. Four lines show the maximum level. The display will vary
as you move with the phone. If the signal is not strong enough to place a call, “No Service” will appear on the LCD
display.
BatteryLevelIndicator
You can always monitor the battery charge condition with the constant battery level indicator. The number of blocks
indicates the battery conditions as follows:
PowerManagement
The operating times are approximate values and may vary depending on network configuration and handset usage.
BASICOPERATION
Placing Calls
To Place aCall
1. Enter the phone number. (A maximum of 32 digits will be displayed.)
2. Press .
The “ ”indicator will light.
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·ToCorrectaNumber
Press to clear the last digit.
Press and hold to erase all the digits entered.
·Ifthe CallFailstoGoThrough
Press , and to redial the number.
ToTerminateaCall
Press . The “”indicator will go out.
LastNumberRedial
Press , to recall the last number you dialed, then press
SeeCallHistory.
ToDialtheLastNumberReceived
Press , to dial the last number with caller ID you received, then press .
SeeCallHistory.
PhonebookDialing
Press and enter an address (01to 99) to recall a number from your phonebook, then press
See Phonebook Recall.
ToMuteAPhoneConversation
Press , to mute your conversation at any time during a call. “Mute” will be displayed.
To return to normal conversation, Press , again.
SpeedDialing
If you know the phonebook address of the telephone number that you want to call, you may place a call without using
.
1. Enter the one or two digits of your phonebook address (1-9 or 10-99).
2. Press . The phone number will be displayed. The “ ” indicator will light, and the call will be placed.
Note: If two telephone numbers are stored in the address, the Primary Number will be dialed.
QuickDialing
When this feature is on, the Primary number in your Phonebook address 02 to 09 can be dialed with just one push of the
key.

1. Press a digit key ( to ) for more than one second.
2. The number in your phonebook is automatically dialed. The phone number will be displayed. The “ ” indicator
willlight.
NOTE: The key is not for Quick Dialing, but for ONE TOUCH EMERGENY CALL.
EmergencyCall
This feature permits you to place an emergency call even if your telephone is in “PhoneLock”, “Keypad Lock” or
“Restrict” mode. Up to 3 numbers can be programmed as Emergency numbers. The emergency number “911” and “*911”
arealready preprogrammed.
Example:ToCall911in“PhoneLock”or “KeypadLock”mode.
1. Enter . The “911” will not be displayed, but “PhoneLock” or “KeypadLock” will be displayed.
2. Press . The “911” will be displayed. The “ ” indicator will light, and the call will be placed.
OneTouch EmergencyCall
This feature permits you to dial an emergency number by a single keystroke, even in the “Phone Lock” or “Restrict”
mode. This feature can be turned off to prevent unintentional calls to the emergency number.
1. Press and hold for more than 2 seconds. The number in emergency memory location “1” will be dialed.
2. Then the “ ” indicator will light, and the call will be placed. (The factory preset number is “911”.)
Note: The feature cannot be used if the Keypad Lock is on. You need to dial all the digits and .
EmergencyCallMode
When you dial one of the 3 pre-programmed emergency numbers, your phone will enter the Emergency Call Mode.In
this mode, the phone will attempt to complete the emergency call using any available cellular system from which it can
obtain service.
After it places an emergency call, the phone will stay in the Emergency Call Mode, and will display “EmergencyCall
Mode,ENDto exit”. In the EmergencyCallMode, the phone will attempt to continueto receive service from thecellular
system that it used to complete the call. The phone will automatically exit the Emergency CallMode after 5 minutes or
after you press END.
ReceivingCalls
To Receive a Call
When the telephone rings, press to answer the call. The “ ” indicator will light.

AnyKeyAnswering
This feature permits you to answer an incoming call by pressing any key on the keypad except and .
CallerIDwithName
This feature allows you to preview in your display the number and name of the party calling you before you answer the
call. The name is as you programmed it in your phonebook.
1. When the phone rings, the Calling Number appears in the display.
2. The last 10 caller ID’s are stored in the memory for your review and redial.
Note: “Number Restricted” or “Number Unavailable” is displayed when the caller ID is restricted or not available.
AutomaticCalls-in-AbsenceIndictor
This feature indicates the number of unanswered incoming calls. If incoming calls are not answered, the LCD display will
indicate “Called XX”.”XXis the number of calls (01 to 99) missed. Depressing any key will clear the display.
RingingTonewithMelody
The CDM-4500 offers you 15 styles of ringer tones and melodies for alerting incoming calls. Ringer volume can also be
adjusted.
DistinctiveRinging(AudibleCallerID)
You may program different ringer styles for different phonebook address.
DuringCalls
ToadjusttheEarpieceVolume
Simply press or to adjust Earpiece Volume during a call.
ScratchPadDialing
If you enter a telephone number during a call, the number will be stored in the Scratch Pad memory.
After terminating the call, the number you entered can be dialed by .
Note: You can deactivate “Sending DTMF” so that keypad tones will not be transmitted to the calling party.
AutomaticTalkTimer
The talk time of the current call will be automatically displayed. For example, “1h23m45s”.
CallWaiting
Your service provider may provide Call Waiting service. When you are on a call, you may hear beep tone alerting you of
another incoming call. Your phone displays “New Caller”and the caller’s ID with the name. The name is as you pro-
grammed it in your phonebook.

1. Press to answer the new call.
2. Press again to switch between the two calls.
Three-wayCalling
Your Service provider may provide Three-Way calling service. When a call is already in progress, you may call the Third
party.
1. Enter a number and press to call the third party.
2. Press again to connect all three parties.
Ask your service provider for the detailed information.
Standby
ClockIndicator(DigitalModeOnly)
When the phone is in an area with digital service (Digital Mode), Date and Time are automatically displayed, if this feature
is enabled.
Example:
Notes: 1. During Digital Mode, the indicator lights.
2. During Analog Mode, or while “No Service” is indicated, the time display is not available even if this feature
is enabled.
EndtoEndSignaling
To utilize certain phone services, such as accessing an alternate long distance network, signaling a pager or banking by
phone etc., Touch Tone™ signaling is required. The following features will make it easy to send frequently used Touch
Tone™ signals.
TouchTone™fromDisplay
When Sending DTMF mode is on, the number will be sent in Touch Tone™ signals during a call as you press digit keys.
When Sending DTMF mode is off, you can send Touch Tone™ signals in the following manner.
1. Enter the number
2. Press and scroll to “Tone”.
3. Press . The number in the display will be sent in Touch Tone™ signals.
TouchTone™fromMemory
Touch Tone™ signals can be sent from memory during a call.
1. Press , and recall the number you want to send in Touch Tone™ signals.

2. Press and scroll to “Tone”.
3. Press . The number in the display will be sent in Touch Tone™ signals.
PHONEBOOKOPERATIONS
Your phone has an Enhanced Phonebook with 99 dual-number memory addresses. At each address, you can store up to
two telephone numbers under one name, a person’s home and office number, office and mobile number, etc. Stored
numbers can be easily recalled and dialed by pressing . Numbers can also be marked Secret for added privacy,
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PhonebookEntry
To program your phonebook, enter the information in the following order. You may skip “Name”, “Option” and/or
“Voice”.
ToStoreaNumberwithoutName
1. Press , then enter the phone number.
2. Press , then enter the desired memory address (01 through 99).
Example: To store the phone number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 in address 07.
1. Press .
2. Enter .
3. Press .
4. Enter and press .
OverwriteWarning
When you attempt to store a number in an address where another number has already been stored, you will have “OVER-
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Example: To store the number 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 in the address 07, where another number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 is
already stored.
1. Press .
2. Enter .
3. Press .
4. Enter . The number already stored is displayed momentarily.
5. Two seconds later.
6. If you accept to overwrite, scroll to “YES” and Press .
7. If you do not want to overwrite, scroll to “NO” and press . The screen returns to the step 3 again.
AutoHyphenation
With this feature on, hyphens are automatically inserted when you enter telephone numbers and when you recall the
numbers from the Phonebook
Note: When you manually insert hyphens, the “Auto Hyphenation” feature will not work for that particular number.
ManualHyphenation
You can manually insert a hyphen at any place when you enter a telephone number. The maximum number is 32 digits
long including hyphens.
Example: To insert a hyphen in the number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 to display it as 123-4567.
1. Press .
2. Enter .
3. Press and scroll to “HYPHEN”.
4. Press .
5. Enter .
AutomaticStoring inPhonebook
This feature allows convenient automatic storing into a vacant phonebook address. The number will be stored in the
first available memory address which will be indicated in the display. This feature can prevent the possible overwriting
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1. Enter the phone number.
2. Press .
Example: To store the phone number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 into a vacant memory address 04.
1. Press .
2. Enter .
3. Press .
4. Press .
To StoreDual Numbers in Phonebook
You can store Dual Numbers with Dual Mark “ \ ” up to 32 digits for all the addresses 01 to 99 in the phonebook.
To store two telephone numbers in one phonebook address, enter the first number, select the Dual Mark “ \ “ by using
Menu, then enter the second number.
Example: To store the primary number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 and the secondary number 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 in address 08.
1. Press .
2. Enter .
3. Press and scroll to “DUALMARK”.
4. Press . The Dual Mark “ \” is inserted.
5. Enter .
6. Press .
7. Enter and press .
Note: You can add a second number after storing a first number.
ToStoreaNamewiththePhone Number
To use this procedure, you will need to refer to “AlphaMode” below.
1. Enter the phone number.
2. Press to select the Alpha Mode.
3. Enter the name.
4. Press , then enter the memory address (01 through 99) to store the number with the name into memory.
Example: To store the phone number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 with the name Mr. JACKSON into memory address 11.

1. Enter the phone number; .
2. Set Alpha Mode; .
3. Enter the Name;
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for “C”, for “K”, for “S”, for “O”, and for
“N”.
4. Press .
5. Enter and press .
AlphaMode
You can add an identifying name (“Alpha Tag” up to 2 lines or 20 to 24 characters) to the phone numbers at each
phonebook address.
To Enter Names using Alpha (Letters)
1. Press , than enter the phone number.
2. Press .
3. Press digit key repeatedly to display the letter that you want. The following table shows which character is assigned
with each digit key. For example, to enter the letter “D”, press once. For the letter “F”, press three times.
4. To change from upper to lower case characters or vice versa, press during entry of Alpha.
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6. If you make a mistake, press to erase the last character. Press and hold to erase the characters on the
display
7. Press to move the cursor, which insets a blank space after the last character.
8. Press to move the cursor back to insert new characters.
9. To exit the Alpha Mode, press .
Note: You must enter the phone number first, then add the name. Entering a number after the name will erase the
name.
To StoreaRingType with the Phone Number (Distinctive Ringing)
You can choose one of 15 ring types for each phonebook address. With this feature, you will be able to distinguish who
is calling by hearing the ringing tone. The ring type is selected while storing the number when the word “OPTION”
appears.
Example: To store a number with Ring Type #02 in the address 12.
1. Enter the phone number, and press .
2. Press and scroll to“RING TYPE”.
3. Press and scroll to one of the numbers, which you want to set.
4. Press and scroll to sample the different ring types.
5. Press to set the new ring type.
6. Enter and press .
Notes: 1. If you have one number only, the step 3 is skipped.
2. The “COMMON” shown in the step 4 is the ring type you selected with the Function Menu.
RecallMenu

Press key. The following “RECALL” menu will prompt you to recall the number from memory.
·“ADDRESS”: Phonebook Address Mode
·“SEARCH”: Phonebook Sort Scroll Mode or Phonebook Key Word Search Mode
·“HISTORY”: Call History Mode
RecallMenuTree
Notes: 1. The submenu “PRI.CHANGE” will be available only when two telephone numbers are stored in that
address. 2. The submenu “REPLAY” will be available only when your voice is stored in that address.
PhonebookRecall
To recall the numbers stored in your phonebook, you have three methods: Address Mode, Sort Scroll Mode and Key
Word Search Mode.
PhonebookAddressMode
This mode is useful in finding a phone number by recalling a specific address or by scrolling the Phonebook.
1. Press .
2. Enter the two-digit Memory Address.
3. Press or to scroll.

Note: The scroll feature will skip any vacant memory address(es).
PhonebookSort ScrollMode
This mode sorts and displays, in alphabetical order, telephone numbers stored with “Alpha Tags” (Names). Blank digits
on tip will be disregarded for scroll.
Example: To display the numbers stored in the memory alphabetically from “J”.
1. Press .
2. Press for “J”.
3. Press .
4. Press .
5. Press .
Note: When the Alpha Tag is 2 lines long, only the Alpha Tag is displayed without the telephone number. However, a
call can still be made by simply pressing .
PhonebookKeyWordSearchMode
This mode searches and displays the character string of Alpha Tags stored in the Phonebook. Any part of the Alpha Tag
can be used for the search.
Example: To search the character string AN stored in the Phonebook.
1. Press .
2. Press for “A”.
3. Press for “N”.
4. Press .
5. Press .
6. Press .
7. Press .
8. Press .
Notes: 1. The key word can be searched regardless of upper or lower case letters.
2. When the Alpha Tag is 2 lines long, only the Alpha Tag is displayed without the telephone number. How

ever, a call can be made by simply pressing .
ToDialDualNumbers
After the numbers is recalled in the display, it can be easily called by pressing .
·To dial the primary number, just press .
·To dial the secondary number, press .
ToReviewLongNumbers
This feature allows you to review all the digits of very long numbers or numbers stored with Alpha Tags.
1. Use any of the previously described Phonebook search modes to recall a number.
2. Press and scroll to “VIEW TEL#”, and the entire digits of the number will be displayed.
ToReviewLongNames
This feature allows you to review whole Alpha Name Tag stored with dual numbers.
1. Use any of the previously described Phonebook search modes to recall a number.
2. Press and scroll to “VIEW NAME”. Press again, and all the characters of the Name will be displayed.
PrependingDialing
This feature will be convenient when you need to add an area code to the number in the phonebook.
Example: To add 1 2 3 to anumber 4 5 67 8 9 0.
1. Recall the number.
2. Enter .
3. Press . Then the call is placed to 123-4567890.
Note: The added digits will not be stored in the phonebook memory.
PhonebookEdit
This section guides you how to modify, move, change priority and erase the phonebook contents.
ToModifyNumbersandNames
You can modify any of the phonebook contents you have stored, including Phone Numbers, Names, Ring Type, Secret
and Address.

To Modify Phone Numbers
Recall the number from the phonebook. Press to select “MENU”, then scroll to “MODIFY” and press .
Enter the new digit(s) and delete the old digits(s) by pressing . To move the cursor, press the to left, to
right.
To Modify Alpha Name Tag
Recall the number and proceed to “MODIFY” as above. Press , and the Name Tag will appear by itself. Press
to clear the letter(s), and enter the new Name.
To Modify Address
After you modified number/name, just press without entering new address, and the current phonebook address will
be overwritten. If you enter a new address, and press , the modified number/name will be combined to the new
address, while the original address will remain unchanged.
To Enter a Second Number
Example: To add the secondary number 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 in the address 07.
1. Recall the number stored in the memory address 07.
2. Press and scroll to “MODIFY”.
3. Press .
4. Press and scroll to “DUALMARK”.
5. Press . The Dual Mark “ \” is inserted.
6. Enter .
7. Press , .
8. Press . The original number is displayed momentarily.
9. Two seconds later.
10. Press to store in the original address.
ToMoveNumbersandNames
You can move the phonebook contents to a new address. The original address will then be erased.

Example: To move the number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 from the address 20 to 15.
1. Recall the number stored in the address 20.
2. Press and scroll to “MOVE”.
3. Press .
4. Enter as a new address.
ToChangePriorityofDualNumbers
You can interchange the primary and the secondary numbers in a phonebook address. The submenu “PRI.CHANGE” will
only be available when two telephone numbers are stored in that address.
Example:
1. Recall the number.
2. Press and scroll to “PRI.CHANGE”.
3. Press . The display shows the status after change.
4. Press to decide it.
Note: The primary number will be dialed when you use Speed Dialing and Quick Dialing features.
ToEraseNumbersandNames
This feature erases the number already stored in the Phonebook.
Example: To erase the number 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 stored in the memory address 16.
1. Recall the number stored in the memory address 16.
2. Press and scroll to “ERASE”.
3. Press . The number is shown again.
4. Two seconds later the screen is changed.
5. To erase the number scroll to “YES”, otherwise “NO”, and press .
SecretMemory
To StoreaSecretNumber
This feature permits you to store a phone number that you want to keep secret in your phonebook. The secret number
can be accessed only by entering the security code.

Example: To store the phone number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 in address 30 as a secret number
1. Press
2. Enter .
3. Press , ,.
4. Press and scroll to “SECRET”.
5. Press .
6. Press to put a mark “ ” on the number to be secret.
7. Press .
8. Enter and press to store it.
To Recall aSecretNumber
Example: To recall the number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 stored in the address 30.
1. Use Phonebook Search Mode to recall a secret number.
2. Press .
3. Enter the four-digit security code and press .
LinkDialing
This feature permits you to link groups of numbers to be sent in sequence. The linked numbers can be stored in memory.
When dialed, the first group of numbers will be sent in Touch Tone™ group by group each time you press .
To StoreLinkedNumbers in Phonebook
Linked Numbers can be stored using any of the procedures described under memory operations (at a specific address,
with a Name Tag, at the next vacant memory location or as secret). The only difference is, that a Link Mark “ = “ must be
entered between the linked numbers. The linked mark is entered using the key sequence .
You can store Linked Numbers with Link Marks “=” up to 40 digits for the address 01-90, and up to 80 digits for the
address 91 to 99 in the phonebook.
The example below shows how to store a Linked Number at a specific memory address.
1. Enter the first number
2. Press . A link mark “ =” will be added at the end of the number.
3. Enter the second number. If you wish to link additional number(s), return to 2.