Apollo AL-A28 Operating instructions

Alpha-Numeric Display Pager
MODEL :AL-A28
Gold Apollo Co., Ltd.
PAGER PROGRAMMING GUIDE

Contents
GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................................................................. 1
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
EQUIPMENT SETUP .................................................................................................................................................................... 1
INSTALLING PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE..................................................................................................................... 3
INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
RUNNING ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
ALA28 PROGRAMMING ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
STARTING THE PROGRAMMER ................................................................................................................................................... 7
CODE AND FEATURES MENU ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Frequency............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Capcode (Decimal Address)................................................................................................................................................ 10
Auto Increase 1 after write .................................................................................................................................................. 12
ALERT AND STATUS .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Alerts and Status ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Manual Write ......................................................................................................................................................................1 5
Prompts ...............................................................................................................................................................................1 6
Out of Range Prompts ........................................................................................................................................................1 6
FILE | OPEN (CTRL + O) .............................................................................................................................................................17
FILE | SAVE (CTRL + S) ..............................................................................................................................................................17
FILE | EXIT (CTRL + E)................................................................................................................................................................17
PAGER | READ (F3) ...................................................................................................................................................................1 7
PAGER | WRITE (F4) .................................................................................................................................................................1 9
ABOUT ......................................................................................................................................................................................2 0
Contents
ALA28 PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE
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Getting Started
Getting Started
provides the flexibility
to program ALA28 pagers
obtain the best results from the product, please take a few
minutes to read this instruction guide.
Equipment Required
To install and operate the programmer, you need a system that meets
the following minimum requirements:
An personal computer (PC) with printer port, or compatible
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Windows 98 SE or above operating system (XP Recommended)
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256 MB of RAM
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ALA28 Programmer
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A DB25 male-male printer cable
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ALA28 Pager Programming Software
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Equipment Setup
Refer to Figure 1 while performing the follows:
1. At the rear of the PC, connect the DB25 male-male interface
cable to the printer port on your computer.
2. Plug end of the DB25 cable into the ALA28 programmer.
3. Hardware installation is complete.
The ALA28 pager Programming software,
to meet individual requirements. To
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Power LED
Press down on the pager until
it is tight in the fixture.
Computer
ALA28
Programmer
DB25 male-male
printer cable
Figure 1 Programmer Hardware Connections
AL-A28
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Installing Programmer Software
Installing Programmer Software
Installation
Install the programmer software into a PC as follows:
1. Uncompress the ALA28FV3.81_FD0801.zip and
save them in a temporary directory.
2. Double click the setup.exe file. Click on “Y”.
4. Enter your user information and click “Next”.
(Note: you must enter at least a single character "into the company field)
3. Click “Next” on the Welcome screen.
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5. Choose where the program should be installed and click “Next”.
6. On the Select Program Folder screen choose where you would like
the program to show up in your start menu and click “Install”.
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7. Click “Finish” on the Setup Complete screen.
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Installing Programmer Software
Running
You now have the program installed. To run it from the Start menu/Programs
/ Gold Apollo /ALA28 Pager Programmer
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ALA28 Programming
ALA28 Programming
Introduction
Preparing a Pager for Reading or Programming:
● Establish a computer hardware configuration.
● Run the programming software of ALA28.
● A Power LED illuminates on the Programming Interface to indicate
proper contact. If the Power LED did not illuminate then you must
check the configuration and restart the programming software of
ALA28.
● Align the pager contact pin holes with the contact pins of the
ALA28 Programmer.
● Press down on the pager until it is tight in the fixture.
● Turn the pager off or wait the pager until standby mode.
The pager is now ready to read or program.
Starting the Programmer
The application can be launched from Start → Programs → Gold Apollo
→ ALA28 Pager Programmer. The following window appears :
Input your password. If key in wrong password for 3 times, the system shuts
off automatically. If the password is correct, the following window appears :
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Now, the system examines that the ALA28 programmer is
well installed. If any questions, the following window
appears :
Please re-check the ALA28 programmer and printer port
are well installed or not. If connection successfully with
the ALA28 programmer. The system enters the Code and
Features Menu ◦
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