Uniden Minicel MINI 200 User manual

IntroductionINTRODUCTION
WELCOME
Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden MiniCel
cellular phone. You have chosen to enter the world of
cellular telephone technology with one of the finest portable
cellular phones available today. Now you can place or
receive calls from anywhere there is cellular coverage.
Your MiniCel can go with you anywhere so that you’re
never out of touch – in your car, on the beach, at the
golf course or even just for a walk in the woods.
With the roam feature, you can use your phone when
you travel away from your own area. The many standard
features on the MiniCel make calling quick and
convenient. The easy-to-use menu functions help you
customize your MiniCel.
We’re confident you will be proud to own the MiniCel. To
make sure you understand all its convenient features,
please take the time to read this owner’s manual. It will
help you use the technology and convenience of cellular
communications.
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS
You must contact your local cellular service company to
obtain authorization and a cellular telephone number
before using your MiniCel. Fees for cellular service vary
from company to company.
FEATURES
•50 Memory Locations
•128K Bytes Flash Memory
•Any Key Answer
•One-Touch Emergency Dial
•Speed Redial and Super Speed Redial
•Programmable 20-Character Greeting
•Password Protection Auto PIN
•Battery Alarm
•Two-Line, 20 Character LCD Display
•Scratch Pad Memory
•Speaker and Ringer Volume Control
•Keyguard
•Call Timers
•Tone or Vibrate Alert
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TO YOUR NEW MINICEL PHONE
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
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INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE
•This Owner’s Manual
•Precautions and Important Safety Instructions
•Registration Card
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To get the most from your
phone, please read this
owner’s manual
thoroughly. Also, be sure
to complete and mail the
product registration form.
WARNING
If any of these items are
missing or damaged,
immediately contact
your place of purchase.
Mini 200 AC Adapter and Charger
Rechargeable Battery
(one of the following:)
580 mAH nickel metal (MC580N)
580 mAH Lithium-ion (MC580L)
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Setting Up YourPhoneSETTING UP
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
Your MiniCel comes with either one of the following:
580 mAH nickel metal (MC580N) or
580 mAH Lithium-ion (MC580L).
1) Line up the notches and
metal contacts on the bottom
of the battery and the base
(the back of the MiniCel).
Make sure the label
side is facing
the phone.
2) Gently press the battery top until it clicks into place.
CHARGING THE BATTERY
1) Plug the AC adapter cord into the
input jack on the side of the phone.
2) Plug the AC adapter into a standard
120 VAC wall outlet.
If you turn the phone on while the battery is charging,
CHARGING will shows in the display.
3) Charge the battery for 3 hours.
If the power is on when the battery
is fully charged, the display reads:
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SETTING UP
SETTING UP
THE BASICS OF YOUR NEW MINICEL
Use only the Uniden AC adapter
supplied with this phone.
DO NOT use an outlet controlled
by a wall switch.
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Before using your phone, fully charge
the rechargeable battery pack.
We recommend that the battery pack
charges for 3 hours.
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BATTERY LOW ALARM
When the battery is low, RECHARGE BATTERY shows in the
LCD display, the battery icon starts flashing, and the
battery low warning tone sounds.
ANTENNA
Before placing or receiving a call,
gently pull the antenna up until it
clicks into place.
POWER
▼Power On
Press and hold the
end on/off
key until you hear a tone and
see the opening greeting.
Then the standby display shows:
The MiniCel is now in
standby mode.
▼Power Off
Press and hold the
end on/off
key and the display goes blank.
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CAUTION
Do not touch the
antenna while you are
using the phone.
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For the best reception,
extend the antenna
before using the phone.
Do not use the phone with a damaged
antenna. Use only the supplied or
approved antenna. Unauthorized
antennas, attachments or modifications
could damage the phone, degrade the quality of the call and
violate FCC regulations.
WARNING
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CallingCALLING
RECEIVING A CALL
1) When someone calls your MiniCel,
the LCD backlight flashes,
the alert sounds (see page ) or
vibrates (see page ) and
INCOMING CALL appears.
2) If the "any key" feature (page ) is active, press any key
other than ▲or ▼.
If you have disabled the "any key" feature, press
send .
3) The backlight stops flashing
and the icon appears in
the display.
4) When you finish your call, press
end .
▼Absent Call Counter
When you don't answer an
incoming call, the display shows
the number of unanswered call(s).
Press any key to erase the message.
MAKING A CALL
▼Direct Dialing
1) Enter the phone number on
the keypad. To erase a digit,
press
clear and reenter the
correct number. To erase all
the digits, press and hold clear .
2) Press
send .
The icon shows in the display
while a call is in progress. If the
"current call timer" feature is on,
the counter starts (see page ).
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CALLING
WITH YOUR MINICEL
SPEED
DIAL
Press mem , the two-digit
memory location
number (01-50)
and
send .
Or, press mem , the
one-digit number for 1
through 9, and send .
SUPER
SPEED
DIAL
From the standby
display, press and hold
the one-digit number
(only for locations
1through 8).
Caution: location 9 is for
emergency dialing only.
CALLING
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▼Redial From Last 10 Completed Calls
1) With no digits in the display,
press
send .
You will see the last number dialed.
2) Press ▲or ▼to scroll
through the list.
3) When you find the number that
you want to call, press
send .
▼One-Touch Emergency Dialing
To call 911, make sure that there are no numbers in the
display, then press and hold for one second.
NOTE: This overrides the keyguard.
▼PIN Calling
To protect from unauthorized use of some cellular or
automated systems, you can use a personal identification
number (PIN). The PIN must be programmed; see page 26.
If you enter a service area that does not require a PIN, set
the PIN feature to off.
▼Inserting a Pause
If you need a pause to separate groups of numbers
during dialing, press and hold .
This pause counts as one digit. Entering another pause
increases the length of the pause between numbers.
ENDING A CALL
When you finish your call, press end .
WHILE CALLING
▼Adjusting the Earpiece Volume
During a conversation, press either ▲or ▼.
You can do this through the volume menu (page 14).
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To store the number in
memory, press and hold
mem . See page 10.
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To return to the blank
screen, press
end or clear .
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▼Using the Scratch Pad
Use the scratch pad to record a phone number during a
call. Then you can dial that number from the scratch pad
or enter it into a memory location.
1) During a call, enter the
number with the keypad.
2) When you are finished with
your call, press
end .
3) To dial the number in the
scratch pad, press
send .
▼Mute
•If you want to mute the microphone so the caller
cannot hear, press
menu and .
•To turn the microphone back on, press menu and
again.
▼Monitor
During monitor, you hear the conversation from the
speaker on the back. The microphone is disabled. Use
this feature for calling a bank or similar automated
answering system.
•To enable the monitor feature, press (monitor).
•To disable the monitor feature, press (monitor).
▼Transmitting DTMF Signal(s)
DTMF (dual tone multi-frequency) tones are transmitted
from your phone when you press a digit key during a call.
▼Flash Signal (Signaling Tone)
When you press
send during a call, it generates a flash
signal (signaling tone).
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CALLING
NOTE
Since the microphone
(on the front) is disabled
during monitor, the
caller can’t hear you.
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Memory ProgrammingMEMORY PROGRAMMING
STORING NUMBERS AND NAMES
The MiniCel has 50 memory locations (01 through 50).
You can also store a 10-digit description or name to
identify the phone number. There are three sources to
enter numbers into memory: the scratch pad, entered in
standby or the recall numbers list.
1) With the number in the display,
press and hold
mem for one second.
2) Enter the location number where you want to store
the number. Example: location 01
To search for an empty location, press either ▲or ▼.
At the empty location, press
mem .
If all the locations are full, the MEMORY FULL message
appears and an error tone sounds.
If the location is occupied,
you will be prompted:
Example: you want to replace the number in memory,
press ▲for yes.
3) If you want, you can enter a
10-character name with the
keypad. Example: HOME
4) To store the name or to finish,
press
mem . You will see:
After two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
CHECKING MEMORY STATUS
From the standby display,
press mem three times.
To return to the standby display,
press either
mem , end or clear .
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MEMORY
PROGRAMMING FOR YOUR PHONE
HINT
To exit memory mode,
press
end or clear .
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CALLING STORED NUMBERS
▼Speed Dial
Press
mem , the two-digit memory location number
(01-50) and
send .
Or, press
mem , the one-digit number for 1 through 9;
then press send .
▼Super Speed Dial
You can super speed dial from memory locations
1through 8.Caution: location 9 is for emergency only!
1) From the standby display,
press and hold the one-digit
number (only for locations
1through 8) until it appears
in the display.
2) The display changes to:
The call is in process.
CLEARING A MEMORY LOCATION
1) To select the location,
press
mem and the two-digit
location number (01 - 50).
Example: 01
2) To clear the number,
press and hold
clear .
3) Press ▲for yes (to delete).
The display returns to standby.
or
Press ▼for no.
To return to standby,
press
end .
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MEMORY PROGRAMMING
HINT
To exit memory mode,
press end or clear .
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Put the phone numbers
that you call the most in
the first nine memory
locations. Then use
speed dial to call them.
CAUTION
Within the super speed
dial feature, location 9
is reserved for
emergency calling. If
any service provider is
available (even one the
phone isn’t registered
with), you can use the
emergency call feature.
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Menus - Customizing YourPhoneMENUS
THE FUNCTION MENU MAP
▼Quick Menu Access
To quickly move through the menu levels, use the keypad.
Example: To quickly change the answer option from
any key to send only:
Press
menu ,,,,and menu .
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MENUS
CUSTOMIZING YOUR PHONE
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SOUND MENU
▼Alert Volume and Tone Menu
You can change both the volume and tone of the alert.
To change the alert volume:
1) To go to the sound menu from
standby, press
menu .
2) Press ▼.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press
menu again.
5) Press
menu again.
6) Use the ▼or ▲keys to increase or decrease the volume.
7) Press
menu again. You will see:
In about two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
To change the alert tone:
1) Repeat steps 1 through 4 above.
2) Press the ▼key.
3) Press
menu to hear tone 1.
4) Use the ▼or ▲keys to listen to the other tones
(tone 2 through 5).
5) To select a tone, press
menu .
In about two seconds, the display returns to standby.
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MENUS
HINT
To enter a menu,
with your phone on,
press menu .
You will see MENU SELECT.
To select another menu,
press the ▲(up) or
▼(down) key.
NOTE!
For a “road map”
through the menus,
refer to the Function
Menu Map on page 12.
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To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
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The alert tones come
from the speaker on the
back of the phone.
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▼Earpiece Volume Menu
You can adjust the volume from loud to soft.
1) To go to the sound menu from
standby, press
menu .
2) Press ▼.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼.
5) Press
menu .
6) Use the ▼or ▲keys to change the earpiece volume.
7) Press
menu again. You will see:
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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▼Keypad Volume Menu
When you press the keys, a tone sounds. You can adjust
the volume from loud to no sound.
1) To go to the sound menu from
standby, press
menu .
2) Press ▼.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼.
5) Press ▼again.
6) Press
menu .
7) Use the ▼or ▲keys to increase or decrease the
keypad tone volume.
8) Press
menu again.
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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MENUS
HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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The keypad tones comes
from the speaker on the
back of the phone.
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▼Speaker Volume Menu
You can adjust the volume from loud to no sound.
1) To go to the sound menu from
standby, press
menu .
2) Press ▼.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼three times to get
to the speaker menu.
5) Press
menu .
6) Use the ▼or ▲keys to increase or decrease the
speaker volume.
7) Press
menu again. You will see:
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
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To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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The alert tones comes
from the speaker on the
back of the phone.
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▼Minute Minder Menu
1) To go to the sound menu from
standby, press
menu .
2) Press ▼.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼four times to get to
the minute minder menu.
5) Press
menu .
6) Use the ▼or ▲keys to increase or decrease the
minute minder volume.
7) Press
menu again. You will see:
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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MENUS
HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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PHONE SETTINGS MENU
▼Vibrate Menu
You can choose between “ring” or vibrate to alert you to
an incoming call.
1) To go to the phone settings
menu from standby,
press
menu .
2) Press ▼twice.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press
menu again.
5) Use the ▼or ▲keys to choose
between VIBRATE/NO RING or
RING/NO VIBRATE.
6) Press
menu again. You will see:
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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▼Answer Option Menu
You can choose whether you want to answer a call by
pressing any key on the keypad (other than ▲or ▼)or
by pressing
send .
1) To go to the phone settings
menu from standby,
press
menu .
2) Press ▼twice.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼.
5) Press
menu .
6) Use the ▼or ▲keys to choose between
ANY KEY or SEND ONLY.
7) Press
menu again. You will see:
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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MENUS
HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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▼Light Menu
You can choose how long you want the backlight to light.
1) To go to the phone settings
menu from standby,
press
menu .
2) Press ▼twice.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼twice.
5) Press
menu again.
6) Use the ▼or ▲keys to choose between
SHORT,NORMAL,LONG or OFF.
7) Press menu again. You will see:
In two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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▼Change Greeting Menu
The first message that appears when your phone is
turned on is the greeting.
1) To go to the phone settings
menu from standby,
press
menu .
2) Press ▼twice.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼three times.
5) Press
menu again.
6) You can enter up to
20-characters with
the keypad.
For example: MINICEL
To enter a space, press and hold until the cursor
moves to the next space.
7) To store the greeting,
press
menu again.
After two seconds, the display
returns to standby.
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MENUS
HINT
To exit menu mode,
press
end or clear .
HINT
For changes, use
to move right and
to move left, then enter
the correct letter.
HINT
To move to a menu,
use either the ▲(up)
or ▼(down) key.
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▼Enable Keyguard Menu
You can protect your phone from accidental key stroke by
disabling the keypad until there is an incoming call.
1) To go to the phone settings
menu from standby,
press
menu .
2) Press ▼twice.
3) Press
menu .
4) Press ▼four times.
5) Press
menu .
6) The display switches from
KEYGUARD ENABLED to
HOLD MENU TO DISABLE.
To enable keyguard, press and hold
menu for two seconds.
7) The phone returns to standby mode.
To disable keyguard, press and hold menu for two seconds.
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HINT
To exit menu mode,
press end or clear .
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To enable/disable
keyguard in standby,
press and hold menu for
two seconds.
HINT
To enable keyguard from
standby display, press
and hold
menu
for two seconds.
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