Apollo AL-A29 Operating instructions

Alpha-Numeric Display Pager
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Contents
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Equipment Required........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Equipment Setup ............................................................................................................................................................. 1
INSTALLING PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE......................................................................................................................... 3
Installation...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Running........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
ALA29 PROGRAMMING .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Starting the Programmer................................................................................................................................................. 7
Main Menu...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Menu bar......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Frequency and Capcode................................................................................................................................................ 10
Frequency...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Capcode (Decimal Address)...........................................................................................................................................11
Message Type Status...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Alert and Status............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Alerts and Status ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Manu Of Pager ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
Prompts......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Prompts Edit ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Source Prompts............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Music & Tone................................................................................................................................................................ 21

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Getting Started
The ALA29 Pager Programming software, provides the flexibility to program
ALA29 pagers to meet individual requirements. To 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) or compatible
Windows XP or above operating system
512 MB of RAM
ALA29 Programmer
USB Cable - Type A to B
ALA29 Pager Programming Software
Equipment Setup
Refer to Figure 1 while performing the follows:
1. At the rear of the PC, connect the USB cable Type A Male to the USB port.
2. Plug the USB cable Type B Male into USB connector of the ALA29
programmer.
3. Hardware installation is complete.

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Computer
USB Ca le Type
A to B
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Programmer
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Figure 1
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1 Programmer Hardware Connections
Programmer Hardware Connections Programmer Hardware Connections
Programmer Hardware Connections

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Installing Programmer Software
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Installing Programmer Software
Installation
Install the programmer software into a PC as follows:
1. Uncompress the ALA29.zip and save them in a temporary directory.
2. Double click the setup.exe file. Click on “Y”.
3. Click “Next” on the Welcome screen.
4. Enter your user information and click “Next”. (Note: you must enter at least a
single character "into the company field)

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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. If you had installed USB driver then click “Finish” on the Setup Complete
screen and ALA29 Pager Programmer has been installed on your computer.
8. If you did not install USB driver then click “OK” to install USB driver.

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9. Please reboot your computer after USB driver and programming software
installed.
Running
You now have the program installed. To run it from the Start menu/ Programs/
Gold Apollo /ALA29 Pager Programmer.

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Introduction
Preparing a Pager for Reading or Programming:
1. Establish a computer hardware configuration. PRG LED and PW LED of
programmer will turn on always.
2. Run the programming software of ALA29 and enters to the Main Menu. PRG
LED will flash two times per second to indicate the connection well. If the PRG
LED did not flash correctly then you must check the configuration and restart the
programming software of ALA29.
3. Turn the pager on and wait the pager until standby mode. The pager is now
ready to read or program.
4. Put pager into programmer and make sure pager position correctly then pager
will show the “Be Programmed Mode !” for ready to go.
Starting the Programmer
1. The application can be launched from Start →Programs →Gold Apollo →
ALA29 Pager Programmer. The following window appears:
Input your password. If key in wrong password for 3 times, the system shuts off
automatically.

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2. Now, the system examines that the ALA29 programmer is well installed. If
any questions, the following window appears:
3. Please re-check the ALA29 programmer and printer port are well installed or
not. If the connection with the ALA29 Programmer are OK. The system enters
the Main Menu.
Main Menu