Pager-User-Guide.pdf

Display Zoom ................................................................... 7

Setting the Time and Date ....................................................... .7

Setting the Alar m ............................................................................. 8

Setting the Message Alar ........................................................... 9

Setting the Aler t Mode ................................................................ 10

Setting the Aler t Pattern............................................................. 10

Turning the Maildrop Aler t On and Off ................................ 11

Deleting Messages from Memor y ............................................ 11

Moving Messages toYour Notebooks ................................... 12

Deleting Messages From Your Notebook s...................... 13

Setting Private Time ....................................................................... 13

Care of Your P ager .......................................................................... 16

Cleaning Your P ager ...................................................................... 16

Repair and Maintenanc e................................................................ 17

Battery Information........................................................... 15

Alpha Gold

U S E R 'S G U I DE

C ontents

Page

G etting the Most from Your P ager ...............................1

Display S ymbols ......................................................... 2

C ontrols ...................................................................... 2

P ager S ymbols............................................................3

Turning Your Pager On ................................................ 4

Turning Your Pager Off ................................................ 4

R eceiving and R eading Your Messages...................... 5

Using the Function Menu ............................................ 6

Backlighting................................................................. 6

Locking and Unlocking Messages .............................. 6

G etting the Mos t from Your Pager

* S pend a few minutes learning all of the functions

and mes s aging capabilities of your pager.

* G ive your pager number to your business associ-

ates, friends, family, children's school, and the baby-

sitter so you can always be reached in an emer-

gency.

* Include your pager number on business cards and

on your voice mail.

Dis play S ymbols

C ontrols

A dd To

N ote -

book

S e t

Me s sa ge

A la rm

C hoose

A lert

S e t

Audible/

S ilent

A lert

Tu r n

P a ge r

O ff

E s c a pe

(to status

s creen)

Delete All

Mess ages

Lock/

Unlock

Mess age

S et Time

and Alarm

Delete

Mess age

Left/R ight

Directional

Buttons

Function/

S elect B utton

R ead/

E scape/

Power On

Button

Up/Down

Directional

Buttons

Display

Zoom

Set

Private

Time

Pager Symbols

Pager Status Symbols: (Left column)

Power On

Audible Alert Mode

Private Time

Alarm

Message Status Symbols: (Top two rows of display)

Locked Message

Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)

V Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)

Message In Memory Indicator

Memory Full Indicator

Alarmed Message

Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom row of display)

Choose Alert

Set Time and Alarm

Set Private Time

É Set Audible Alert

Set Silent Alert

Turn Pager Off

Escape (to status screen)

Delete Message

Delete All Messages

Lock Message

Unlock Message

Õ Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)

Ì Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)

Set Message Alarm

Add to Notebook

Other Symbols:

Enter Private Time Menu and Private Time

Enabled

Private Time Disabled

ô 24 Hour Time

AM Time

PM Time

Disable Alarm

c Enable Alarm

Ç No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)

Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)

(

Full Battery Gauge

Low Battery Gauge

Errored Data Indicator

Message Continuation

Truncated Message

Turning Your Pager On

Press

Your pager alerts and shows

in the left column of

the display. The time and date are shown at the bottom

of the display.

Turning Your Pager Off

➊ Press

to display the function menu.

➋ Press

to move the cursor to

➌ Press

twice to turn the pager off.

Receiving and Reading Your Messages

When a message is received, your pager alerts and

displays a ﬂashing

symbol.

➊ Press any button to stop the alert.

➋ Press

to display your message.

The pager automatically stores the message and the

time and date it is received.

A ﬂashing arrow

at the bottom right corner of the

screen indicates the message you are reading contin-

ues beyond the four lines of the display.

Press

to advance to the next screen of the mes-

sage.

Press to read your message line by line.

Press and hold

to rapidly scroll through your mes-

sage, screen by screen.

If more than one message exists, press

select the message you want to read. The symbol

indicates the location of the message. Press

display your message. While reading your messages,

you can press

to view the previous or next

message.

A ﬂashing

symbol indicates you have a message

that has not been read. The pager alerts at predeter-

mined intervals to remind you of any unread mes-

sages.

Alpha Gold pagers store up to 19 personal messages

in memory.

Using the Function Menu

Press

to display the function menu.

The function menu gives you access to the many features

of your pager through a series of symbols and prompts.

For example, when the function menu screen is ﬁrst dis-

played, the

symbol ﬂashes, indicating the present

position of the cursor. You can now press

move the cursor within the function menu.

NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes,

press

Backlighting

The pager’s backlight illuminates in low-light condi-

tions when any button is pressed. You can manually

activate or deactivate the backlight at any time by

pressing and holding

for two seconds. If no other

buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically turns

off when the pager returns to the standby mode.

Locking and Unlocking Messages

Up to 10 messages can be locked in memory, preventing

them from being replaced when memory is full (indicated

by the

é symbol).

➊ Press

Ë.

➋ Press

ä or ã to select the message to lock.

➌ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➍ Press

ã to move the cursor to lock (í) or unlock

(

ì).

➎ Press

Á to lock or unlock the message.

➏ The symbol

í or ì is displayed, indicating the status

of the message in memory.

1 Display Zoom On

4 Display Zoom Off

INTRODUC

1 Display Zoom On

INTRODUCTION

When this feature is enabled, the standard 4-line display

is converted to a 2-line display. The characters are

enlarged vertically, increasing message readability.

To Enable Display Zoom:

GETTING STARTED

From the Function menu, press to move the

cursor to

GETTING STARTED

➊

GETTING STARTED

Press Display zoom is now active.

GETTING STARTED

➋

GETTING STARTED

Setting the Time and Date

➊ Press Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

ä to move the cursor to Ñ.

➌ Press

Á to display the set-time screen.

➍ Press

ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.

➎ Press or to adjust the hour.

➏ Press

ã to move the cursor to the minute digit.

➐ Press or to adjust the minute.

➑ Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/

24 hr., month/day/year.

➒ Press

Á to activate the time and date change.

If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row

(far right), it automatically wraps around and displays

at the ﬁrst symbol in the beginning of the same row (far

left).

NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes,

press

Ë .

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SET TIME

Example of Set-Time Screen

Setting the Message Alarm

This feature allows you to set a one-time or a daily

alarm for a particular personal message. You can set

an alarm for up to ﬁve personal messages.

To set a one-time message alarm:

➊ Press Ë.

➋ Press

ä or ã to select the message you want to

alarm.

➌ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➍ Press

ã to move the cursor to Ö.

➎ Press

Á to display the set-message-alarm screen.

When the screen is ﬁrst displayed, the cursor is at the

far left position.

This symbol deﬁnes the alarm status—either alarm

enabled (

c) or alarm disabled (Ã).

➏ From the set-message-alarm screen, follow the

same steps described in Setting the Alarm.

To set a daily message alarm:

Follow the instructions above to set the alarm time,

then follow the instructions in “To set the alarm to alert

daily” under Setting the Alarm.

The

b symbol replaces the m symbol when the mes-

sage alarm is set.

At the selected time, your pager vibrates or emits a 12-

second alert, depending on the current alert mode.

Press

J to display the message for which the alarm is

set.

Setting the Alert Mode

The alert can be set as either audible or silent.

➊ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

ä to move the cursor to É or Œ.

The

É symbol is displayed if the pager is in the silent alert

mode (prompting you to enter the audible mode, if

desired). The

Œsymbol is displayed if the pager is in the

audible alert mode (prompting you to enter the silent

mode, if desired).

➌ Press

Á to select the desired alert mode.

If the selected mode is audible (

É), your pager emits a

short chirp. If the selected mode is silent (

Œ) and your

pager is equipped with a vibrator, your pager vibrates.

Setting the Alert Pattern

NOTE: The pager must be in the audible alert mode to

select the alert pattern.

Your pager has a standard alert (1), seven different pleas-

ing alerts (2 through 8), and a chirping alert (

Õ), allowing

you to select and change the alert. You can also select no

alert (

Œ).

To change your alert:

➊ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

ä to move the cursor to È, then press Á.

➌ Press

ä or ã to move the cursor to the desired alert.

The pager gives a sample of each alert when scrolling

through the selections.

➍ Press

Á to activate the alert.

GETTING STARTED

The

m symbol replaces the b symbol after the alarm

has sounded unless the alarm is set to alert daily .

NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowl-

edged, the

Ö ﬂashes until the message is read.

NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowl-

edged, the

Ö symbol ﬂashes until any button is

pressed.

NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes,

press

Ë.

GETTING STARTED

Setting the Alarm

The alarm on your pager can be set for a speciﬁc time

and date, or it can be used as a daily alarm.

To set the alarm for a speciﬁc time and date:

➊ Press Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

ä to move the cursor to Ñ.

➌ Press

Á to display the set-time-and-alarm screen.

➍ Press to move the cursor to

Ö.

The alarm symbol deﬁnes the alarm status—either

alarm enabled (

c) or alarm disabled (Ã).

➎ Press

ã to move the cursor to Ö.

➏ Press or to enable or disable the alarm.

➐ Press

ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.

➑ Repeat the process for each entry (minute, AM/PM,

and date).

➒ Press

Á to activate your selection. The Ö symbol

is shown on the display.

At the selected time, your pager emits a 12-second

audible alert even if the pager is in the silent mode.

To set the alarm to alert daily:

Follow the steps previously described, except when

setting the date, press for the date entries until you

see a blank month, day, and year (--/--/--). The alarm is

now set to alert every day at this speciﬁed time.

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Ã0:00ô--/--/--●

SET ALARM

Example of Set-Time-and-Alarm Screen

All new and stored messages including notebook

messages are displayed in a 2-line format. Pager

prompts are not enlarged in the zoom mode.

GETTING STARTED

Display Zoom

Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off

You can set your pager to alert when a maildrop (also

known as information service) message is received.

➊ Press

Ë.

➋ Press to move the cursor to Õ.

➌ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➍ Press

ã to move the cursor to the alert on (Õ) or

alert off (

Ì) symbol.

The symbol

Õ is displayed if the maildrop alert is on

(prompting you to turn it off, if desired).

The symbol

Ì is displayed if the maildrop alert is off

(prompting you to turn it on, if desired).

➎ Press

Á to select the desired maildrop alert mode.

Deleting Messages from Memory

You can delete an unlocked and un-alarmed message

from memory while you are viewing the message or

through the function menu.

To delete messages using the function menu:

➊ Press ä or ã to select the message you want to

delete from memory.

➋ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➌ Press

ã to move the cursor to ï.

➍ Press

Á to receive conﬁrmation of the request.

➎ Press

Á to delete the message.

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PLEASING ALERT

Example of the Alert Pattern Screen

To delete all unlocked, un-alarmed and read

messages from memory:

➊ Press Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

ã to move the cursor to ñ.

➌ Press

Á twice.

All unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages are now

deleted.

NOTE: Personal and maildrop notebooks are not

deleted with this feature.

Moving Messages to Your Notebooks

Your pager has two notebook areas: a personal note-

book for storing personal messages, and a maildrop

notebook for storing information service messages.

To store a message in your personal notebook:

➊ Press Ë .

➋ Press

ä or ã to move the cursor to select the mes-

sage you desire to move into your personal note-

book.

➌ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➍ Press

ã to move the cursor to ¶.

➎ Press

Á to move the message into your personal

notebook.

The ¶ symbol is shown in the top right-hand corner of

the display.

To store a message in the maildrop (information

service) notebook:

Follow the same steps as described for storing per-

sonal notebook messages.

The ¶ symbol is shown in the second row, right-hand

corner of the display.

Deleting Messages from Your Notebooks

➊ Press ã to move the cursor to ¶ .

➋ Press

Ë to display a list of notebook messages.

➌ Press

F or G to scroll through the list until K is dis-

played at the notebook message you want to delete.

➍ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➎ Press

ã to move the cursor to ï.

➏ Press

Á to conﬁrm the delete request.

➐ Press

Á to delete the message. Repeat these

steps to delete each message.

Setting Private Time

To set your pager’s Private Time feature, proceed as fol-

lows:

ON OFF

õ 0:00ô 0:00ô

Example of Private Time Screen

➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits for both the

on time and the off time (hour, minute, AM/PM if

your pager is set to display time in the 12 hour

mode).

➑ Press

Á to activate Private Time.

The

å symbol is displayed if the Private Time function

is enabled. If the on time is equal to the off time,

the pager does not enable the Private Time function.

Other Features

Battery Gauge: The battery gauge indicator is located

on the status screen and keeps you informed of the

battery energy level. The ﬁve indicators range from full

to low:

( (full), ) (3/4), * (1/2), + (1/4),

and

, (low).

Key Click: When this feature is enabled, and the

pager is in the audible mode, a “click” is emitted when-

ever a button is pressed. The click is not heard when

the pager is in the silent mode.

Errored Data Indicator: The ú symbol displays when

potentially corrupt data is received. The indicator alter-

nates with the corrupted character.

You can select a time period during which your pager is completely

silent .Your pager still receives messages but is does not alert. The

pager alerts only if an alarm expires or a priority message is received.

➍ Press or to select

å or õ.

➎ Press

ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. The

Private On time is displayed on the left and the

Private Off time is displayed on the right.

➏ Press or to adjust the hour.

➊ Press

Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

ä to move the cursor to å.

➌ Press

Á to display the Private Time screen.

When the screen is ﬁrst displayed, the cursor is at the

farthest left position. The enabled (

å) or disabled (õ)

symbol indicates the current status.

Maildrop History: When this option is enabled, the

pager stores up to five history ﬁles per maildrop (infor-

mation services) slot selected. When a new maildrop

message is received on a speciﬁc slot, the existing

message is “pushed” into the history area and the new

message is stored in the maildrop slot. When a sixth

history ﬁle is received, the oldest history ﬁle is deleted.

Battery Information

Your pager is designed to operate with a single AA-size

alkaline battery (carbon zinc batteries are not recom-

mended). See the diagram on the following page for the

battery door location.

To install or replace the battery, place the pager face

down and proceed as follows:

➊ Unlock the battery door by sliding the door latch

away from the battery door.

➋ Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow

(toward the outer edge).

➌ Lift the battery door away from the housing to

remove it. Lift the battery out of the battery compart-

ment, taking note of the positive (+) and negative (-)

markings on the battery and the pager housing.

To install a new battery, reverse this procedure, taking

note of the positive (+) and negative (-) markings.

CAUTION: Do not insert the battery backwards or the

messages stored or locked in memory will be erased.

Care of Your Pager

To maintain the ﬁne optical quality of the display in the

pager, do not subject it to extreme temperatures and

moisture.

Cleaning Your Pager

To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of the

housing, use a soft, nonabrasive cloth moistened in a mild

soap and water solution. Rinse the surface using a sec-

ond cloth moistened in clean water. Do not immerse the

pager in water. Do not use any other cleaning solu-

tions.

Alpha Gold Pager Battery

Replacement (rear view)

R epair and Maintenanc e

Your pager, properly handled, is capable of many

years of trouble-free s ervice.

However, If your pager ever requires service, please

call Unication customer care at 886-2-22999678.

Anyone intending to use a radio in a location

where hazardous concentrations of flammable mate-

rials exist (hazardous atmosphere) is advised to

become familiar with the subject of intrinsic safety

and with the National Electric Code NFPA 70

(National Fire Protection Association) Article 500

(hazardous [classified] locations).

UL Approval labels are attached to the Alpha Gold

Pager to identify the unit as being UL Approved for

specified hazardous atmospheres. This label speci-

fies the hazardous Class/Division/Group which will

appear as follows:

RAD DEV FOR HAZ LOC

DIV2, I, A,B,C,D II F.G

Substitution of Components may impair Intrinsic

safety.

The following is the Approved battery listing

to be used for the UL Approved Alpha Gold

1.5AA ALK, Duracell MN2400 or Energizer E92

• Do not operate equipment in a hazardous

atmosphere unless it is a type especially

qualified (for example, UL Approved) for such

use. An explosion or fire may result.

• Do not operate a UL Approved Product in a

hazardous atmosphere if it has been physi-

cally damaged (for example, cracked hous-

ing). An explosion or fire may result.

• Do not replace or charge batteries in a haz-

ardous atmosphere. Contact sparking may

occur while installing or removing batteries

and cause an explosion or fire.

W A R N I N G

• Do not replace or change accessories in a

hazardous atmosphere. Contact sparking

may occur while installing or removing acces-

sories and cause an explosion or fire.

• Turn a radio off before removing or installing

a battery or accessory.

• Do not disassemble a UL Approved Product

unit in any way that exposes the internal

electrical circuits of the unit.

• Do not substitute components. This could

void the intrinsic safety rating.

Regulatory Agency Compliance

This device complies with part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device may

not cause harmful interference, and (2) this

device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause unde-

sired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reason-

able protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment gen-

erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accor-

dance with the instructions, may cause harm-

ful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interfer-

ence will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interfer-

ence to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment

off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

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