Audiovox 8500 Manual

							DISPLAYCustomizes and personalizes the display. 
ANIMA
TION SETTING
Selects your favorite LCD display in the following
modes:
IDLE DISPLAY
1. Press .
2. Select one from the Animation List to use in the 
idle mode by using the navigation key.
3. To save, press      .
POWER ON
1. Press .
2. Select one from the Animation List to use in the 
power on mode by using the navigation key.
3. To save, press      .
SETTING SETTING
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POWER OFF
1. Press .
2. Select one from the Animation List to display 
when you turn off the handset by using the 
navigation key.
3. To save, press      .
MAIN DISPLA
Y SETTING
Selects your favorite LCD display in the following
modes
GREETING INPUT
To edit the greeting press the navigation key. 
1. Press .
2. To edit the greeting press      .
3. Input your personal greeting, using the Alpha 
Editor.
4. To save, press      .
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IDLE CLOCK
To select an LCD clock display: 
1. Press .
2. Select one of the following options:
Digital ClockAnalog ClockGreeting ClcokAnimation+Clock
3. To save, press      .
LCD SETTING
Controls backlight and LCD contrast for better view and
more efficient use.
BACKLIGHTING
Backlights the display and keypad for easy viewing in
dark places.
1. Press .
2. Select one of the following options: 5 secs, 
10 secs, 20 secs, Off.
3. To save, press      .
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CONTRAST
The LCD display contrast can be adjusted to 5 levels.
1. Press .
2. Adjust the LCD contrast for better view.
3. To save, press      .
LCD COLOR
To select an LCD display backlight color.
1. Press .
2. Select one of the following options: Automatic, 
Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Deep Green, Purple, 
White.
3. To save, press      .
  Off: Turns the backlight off 
  5 secs, 10 secs, 20 secs : Backlight remains on for 5, 10, 
or 20 seconds after touching 
the keypad. 
When Automatic is selected, the LCD backlight color will
change to a different color (one of the seven colors) 
everytime you open and close the phone.NOTE: 
They keypad backlight color does not change. 
It is always blue.
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SUB LCD SETTINGControls backlight and Sub LCD contrast for better
view and more efficient use.
SUB LCD CLOCK
To select a Sub LCD clock display: 
1. Press .
2. Select one of the following options:  Analog Clock, 
Digital Clock.
3. To save, press      .
SUB LCD CONTRAST
The Sub LCD display contrast can be controlled in 5 levels.
1. Press .
2. Adjust the Sub LCD contrast for better view.
3. To save, press      .
OTHERSANSWER MODESelects an Answer mode.
1. Press .
2 .   Select “Any Key” or “Send Key” with the navigation key.
3. To save, press      .
ACTIVE FLIPSelects an Active Flip Answer mode as follows.
1. Press .
2. Select “On” or “Off” with the navigation key
3. To save, press      .  Any Key : Press any key to answer an incoming call
except        ,        , and       .
  Send Key : Press only        to answer a call.NOTE: 
When Active Flip on is selected, an incoming phone 
call can be answered simply by opening the phone. 
When Active flip off is selected, you will need to open 
the phone & follow the Answer Mode you have
selected.
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SETTING SETTING
AUTO RETR
Y
Automatically retries a call up to 5 times after a set
time interval.
RETRY TIME
1. Press .
2. Select a time interval option (Off, 3, 5, 7, 10 seconds) 
with the navigation key. 
3. To save, press      .
REPEAT
1. Press .
2. Select one of the options (1 time, 3 times, 5 times) 
with the navigation key. 
3. To save, press      .
AUTO ANSWERAutomatically answers a call after a preset number of
rings. An ideal setting for the hands-free car kit.
1. Press .
2. Select one from the following items 
(off, 5, 10, 18 seconds) with the navigation key.
3. To save, press      .
VOICE PRIV
ACY
Enhances voice privacy and avoids tapping during a
call.
1. Press .
2. Select “Standard” or “Enhanced”, if available.
3. To save, press      .
This feature is system dependent. Please contact your service 
provider for availability.
NOTE: This function will not be activated when you 
select Vibrate, Silent, or Ringer after vib as a 
ringer mode.  Enhanced : Makes it more difficult to wire tap.
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LANGUAGESelects the language in which letters are displayed on
screen.
1. Press .
2. Select “English” or “Spanish”.
3. To save, press      .
WEB IDLE TIMEThis function disconnects your phone from a network
when there is no key input for a certain time period.
1. Press and set the web idle timer.
2. Use the navigation key to set the web idle timer or 
press digit keys to enter the time on your own.
S/W VERSIONDisplays the version of your phone.
1. Press .
2. The version of the software and hardware appears.
UP PROXY IPTo access your service provider’s website the phone
can have up to 3 sets of the server IP (Internet
Protocol) addresses and Port numbers. These may
already be preset or be separately programmed by
your service provider. Please note that any change to
these settings may disable the Web access capability.
1. Press .
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VR MODE VR MODE
VR MODE VR MODE
Voice Recognition (VR) enables you to place calls and
record voice memos using your voice.
1. Press and hold        until your 
phone turns to VR mode.
2. When the phone turns to VR mode, 
the screen on the right appears. NAME1. Press and hold        and wait until your phone turns 
to VR mode.
2. In VR mode, say a recorded name or tag stored in the 
phonebook, and the name and number will appear on 
the display and you will hear “Calling .” 
See page 78 for additional details.
NOTE:Depending on the prompt mode – expert or beginner  
-- you will hear a different set of prompts as listed 
below. The second prompt will automatically play if 
nothing is said.
Beginner Mode
- 1
st: “Main Menu”
- 2nd: “Speak a name to call, or say dial, redial, voice 
memo, phonebook or cancel”.
Expert Mode
- 1st: “beep”
- 2nd: “Main Menu”
Once you say one of the following options. You will go
through each of the procedures (name, dial, redial, voice
memo, phonebook, cancel).
Say a name
or a commandVR ModeMENU
DIAL1. Press and hold        until your phone 
turns to VR mode.
2. Say “Dial” and the display on the 
right will appear. 
3. Press or say the digits of the phone number.
4. After entering the entire number, say “Call”.REDIAL1. Press and hold        until your phone turns to VR 
mode.
2. To call the last dialed number, say “Redial”.NOTE:
Beginner mode
- 1
stprompt :“Digit menu”
- 2ndprompt :“Say digits or verify, cancel, clear, or call”.
Expert mode
- 1stprompt :“doo-doo” (a sequence of high and low tones).
- 2ndprompt :“Digit menu” 
Depending on the prompt mode, expert or beginner,you
will hear a different set of prompts that follows. You can
hear the second prompt when nothing is said.
Say digits one at 
a time, or commandDigit Dial
MENU
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VR MODE VR MODE
VR MODE VR MODE
CANCEL1. Press and hold        until your phone turns to VR 
mode.To exit VR mode or return to the standby mode, say
“Cancel.”
VOICE MEMOThis feature is the same as on page 72, except you
must use the phone to access the menu not your
voice.
1. Press and hold        until your phone turns to VR  
mode.
2. Say “Voice Memo” instructions will appear and you 
will hear “Please record it at the tone”.
3. To stop recording, press .
4. After recording a voice memo you can REVIEW, 
RE-RECORD or SAVE.PHONEBOOK1. Press and hold        until your phone turns to VR 
mode.
2. Say “Phonebook”. NOTE: Press      to pause, then press      to resume.Phonebook entries with voice tags will appear and each
voice tag will play.NOTE: To call a phone number with an attached voice 
tag, say “Yes” while the voice tag plays.
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VS MENU VS MENU
VS MENU VS MENU
CALL ANSWERSets and operates the answering machine.
1. Press            .
2. Press .
3. Select one of the following options with the navigation 
key, then press      . ON/OFF : Turns the Auto Answering machine on/off.
INBOX : Play or erase a recorded memo.
CALL SPEAKER ON (OFF) : You can(not) hear the caller’s 
voice being recorded in the 
answering machine.
WAIT TIME : No Ringer, 5s, 10s, 18s. The answering     
machine will be operated in a specific time.
ICONS IN THE STORED MEMO LIST
: Unchecked recorded memo in Answering machine. 
: A recorded memo in Answering machine that you have  
already checked. NOTE:
RECORDING LIMITATION :
You have a limit of 10 voice memos including those in
Answering Machine. Each voice memo has the time limit of
60 seconds.
Answering Machine plays preprogrammed greeting. This
cannot be changed.
1. To start VS menu, press            .
2. To enter the voice memo menu, press .
3. When you press       to record a voice memo, 
instructions will appear and you will hear “Please 
record it at the tone”.
4. To stop recording a memo, press .
5. After recording a voice memo you can REVIEW, 
RE-RECORD or SAVE.VOICE MEMO1. To start VS menu, press            .
2. To enter the voice memo menu, press .
3. To play the voice memo menu, press      , select the 
desired voice memo, press      .RECORD VOICE MEMOPLA
Y VOICE MEMO
NOTE: Press      to pause, then press      to resume.NOTE: Edit Key - To edit the voice memo title.
CLR Key - To delete the selected voice memo.1. To start VS menu, press            .
2. To enter the voice memo menu, press .
3. To delete a voice memo, press      .CLEAR ALL
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VOICE COMMANDTrains the VR with the following categories of control
words: 
YES/NO1. Press            .
2. Press            .
3. Select one of the following options with the navigation 
key, then press      .LIST WORDS : Displays the list of control words in the 
Yes/No set. Select a control word from the 
list then press      . Either train, untrain 
or view its status. To train a word, press   
and follow the voice prompts.
TRAIN ALL : Train Yes/No set to recognize your voice.
UNTRAIN ALL : Untrain Yes/No set not to recognize trained 
control words.
WAKE UPUse the Wake-Up to train or untrain the VR with the
control word, wake up.
1. Press            .
2. Press            .
3. Select one of the following options with the navigation 
key, then press      .LIST WORDS : Displays the list of control words in the wake 
up set. Select a control word from the list 
then press     . Either train, untrain or view 
its status. To train a word, press      and
follow the voice prompts.
TRAIN ALL : Train Wake-up set to recognize your voice.
UNTRAIN ALL : Untrain Wake-up set not to recognize 
trained control words.
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TOP LEVELUse the Top Level to train or untrain the VR with your
control words. (Dial, Redial, Voice Memo, Phonebook,
Cancel).
1. Press            .
2. Press            .
3. Select one of the following options with the navigation 
key, then press      .LIST WORDS : Displays the list of control words in the top 
level set. Select a control word from the  
list then press      . Either train, untrain or 
view its status. To train a word, press        
and follow the voice prompts.
TRAIN ALL : Train Top level set to recognize your voice.
UNTRAIN ALL : Untrain Top level set not to recognize 
trained control words.
DIGIT DIALUse the Digit dial to train or untrain the VR with the
control words (1 to 9, Zero, Oh, Verify, Clear, Call).
1. Press            .
2. Press            .
3. Select one of the following options with the navigation 
key, then press      .LIST WORDS 1, 2 : Displays the list of control words in the 
digit dial set. Select a control word 
from the list then press      . Either 
train, untrain or view its status. To  
train a word, press      and follow the 
voice prompts.
TRAIN ALL : Train Digit dial set to recognize your voice.
UNTRAIN ALL : Untrain Digit dial set not to recognize  
trained control words.
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