Gold Apollo AL-924 Operating instructions

Alpha-Numeric Display Pager
MODEL：
：：
：AL-924

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Contents
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Contents
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................................................................. 1
E QUIPMENT R EQUIRED ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
E QUIPMENT S ETUP ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
INSTALLING PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE......................................................................................................................... 3
I NSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
R UNNING .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
AL924 PROGRAMMING ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
I NTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
S TARTING THE P ROGRAMMER ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
M AIN M ENU ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
M ENU BAR .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
C ODE AND F EATURES ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Frequency.............................................................................................................................................................................11
Capcode (Decimal Address)................................................................................................................................................ 12
Auto Increase 1 after write.................................................................................................................................................. 14
A LERT AND S TATUS .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Alerts and Status ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Manu Of Pager ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Manual Write....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Prompts............................................................................................................................................................................... 19
P ROMPTS E DIT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20

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Getting Started
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Getting Started
The AL924T Pager Programming software, provides the flexibility to programAL924
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:
1. An personal computer (PC) with printer port, or compatible
2. Windows 98 SE or above operating system (XP Recommended)
3. 256 MB of RAM
4. AL924 Programmer
5. An USB cable
6. AL924 Pager Programming Software
Equipment Setup
Refer to Figure 1 while performing the follows:
1. At the rear of the PC, connect the USB cable to the USB port on your computer.
2. Plug end of the USB cable into the AL924 programmer.
3. Hardware installation is complete.

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Figure
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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
Installation
Install the programmer software into a PC as follows:
1. Uncompress the AL924T(USB)V50(NR).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.

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4. Enter your user information and click “Next”. (Note: you must enter at least a single
character "into the company field)
5. Choose where the program should be installed and click “Next”.

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6. On the Select Program Folder screen choose where you would like the program to
show up in your start menu and click “Install”.
7. If you had installed USB driver then select reboot now and click “Finish” on the
setup complete screen.

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8. If you did not install USB driver, click “OK” to install USB driver.
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 /AL924T Pager Programmer.

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Introduction
Preparing a Pager for Reading or Programming:
2. Establish a computer hardware configuration.
3. Run the programming software of AL924.
4. 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 AL924.
5. Align the pager contact pin holes with the contact pins of the AL924 Programmer.
6. Press down on the pager until it is tight in the fixture.
7. Turn the pager off or wait the pager until standby mode. The pager is now ready to
read or program.
Starting the Programmer
1. The application can be launched from Start →Programs →Gold Apollo →AL924T
Pager Programmer. The following window appears:
2. 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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3. Now, the system examines that the AL924 programmer is well installed. If any
problems encountered, the following window appears:
4. Please re-check the AL924 programmer and printer port are well installed or not. If
connection succeeds with the AL924 programmer, the system enters the Main Menu.

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Main Menu
Menu bar
In the menu bar, there are main menus with submenus like those conventionally used in
Windows applications.
File | Open
Open the AL924 code-plug file. The file has the extension “.tbl”.
File | Save
Save the current code-plug data to a file.
File | Save As
Save the current code-plug data to a file with different filename.

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Pager | Write
Write the current code-plug data to the pager.
Pager | Read
Read code-plug data from the pager.
Pager | Verify
Verify the pager data.
Help
Information about the AL924 pager programming version.

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Code and Features
Frequency
Range Of Frequency
You can select the range of frequency and all setting will load default value.
Frequency Of Pager
The frequency is on which the pager operates.
POCSAG Signal Baud Rate
The baud rate is on which the pager operates.

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Capcode (Decimal Address)
Cap #1
Please input 1st Capcode (7 Dec digits between 8 and 2097151).
ON
Enable or disable 2nd Capcode (address).
Fun. Bit
Click to set function bit(A、
、、
、B、
、、
、C、
、、
、D) message control.

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EN
Function Bit(A、
、、
、B、
、、
、C、
、、
、D) Enable Control: V is Enable, - is disable.
Priority
Function Bit(A、
、、
、B、
、、
、C、
、、
、D) PriorityAlert: V is Enable, - is disable.

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Disp
Function Bit(A、
、、
、B、
、、
、C、
、、
、D) Message Display:
N: Standard Number.
P: PRC Number.
A: Alpha number.
I: Ideographic.
Type
Function Bit(A、
、、
、B、
、、
、C、
、、
、D) Message Type:
P: Personal.
1 to 5: Mail Drop 1 to Mail Drop 5.
Auto Increase 1 after write
1st Capcode Auto Increase
1st capcode always increment by one after write.
2nd Capcode Auto Increase
2nd capcode always increment by one after write.

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Alert and Status
Alerts and Status
Duplicate Msg. Enable
If it is selected, duplication detection is performed on all personal messages with the
same message type as the new message, on a character by character basis. Error
characters are ignored during the check. If all non-error characters in both messages
match, the existing matching message is flagged as a duplicate. The message with the
least number of errors is stored and the other messages are discarded. Duplication is
not performed on mail-drop messages.

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Discard Error Message
If it is selected, error message will be discarded.
Screen Contrast
It selects the LCD display contract level.
Battery Gauge Level-High
This value represents the battery voltage level necessary for the battery gauge to
display a full battery. If the battery voltage is higher or equal to this value, the full
battery gauge icon is displayed. Valid selections are: 1.58V, 1.53V, 1.48V, 1.43V, 1.39V,
1.34V, 1.29V, 1.24V, 1.19V, 1.14V, 1.09V, 1.05V, and 1.00V. The High level must be
greater than the Med level, and the Med level Must be greater than the Low level.
None of the levels can be equal to each other.
Battery Gauge Level-Med
This value represents the battery voltage level necessary for the battery gauge to
display a full battery. If the battery voltage is higher or equal to this value, the full
battery gauge icon is displayed. Valid selections are: 1.58V, 1.53V, 1.48V, 1.43V, 1.39V,
1.34V, 1.29V, 1.24V, 1.19V, 1.14V, 1.09V, 1.05V, and 1.00V. The High level must be
greater than the Med level, and the Med level Must be greater than the Low level.
None of the levels can be equal to each other.
Battery Gauge Level-Low
This value represents the battery voltage level necessary for the battery gauge to
display a full battery. If the battery voltage is higher or equal to this value, the full
battery gauge icon is displayed. Valid selections are: 1.58V, 1.53V, 1.48V, 1.43V, 1.39V,
1.34V, 1.29V, 1.24V, 1.19V, 1.14V, 1.09V, 1.05V, and 1.00V. The High level must be
greater than the Med level, and the Med level Must be greater than the Low level.
None of the levels can be equal to each other.
LowcellAlert Enable
If it is selected, the pager emits a low battery cell alert when the battery reaches a
low cell state.
Display Source Enable
If it is selected, the message will show the address source at last.
Paging Disp Mode
If “Direct” is selected then the message will show on the display at a message
received. Otherwise it only shows a message location icon on the display.

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Direct Show Lame On
When the paging display is “Direct”, if it is selected, the back-light will turn on at a
message received.
Sequential Lockout Control
The value is a sequential lockout timer begins when a message arrives and is flagged
as being sequentially locked out. If duplicate messages arrive, one of the messages is
disregarded and not flagged as a duplicate. Valid selections are disabled, 30 seconds,
60 seconds, 120 seconds and 175 seconds.
Reminder Duration Control
With this option selected, the time period begins with a newly arrived message and is
reset every time a new message is received. Once the time period expires, the pager
does not emit any more reminder alerts until a new message arrives. Valid time
period selections are: Disable, 2 minutes, 10 minutes and 60 minutes.
Out-of Service Control
With an out-of-service time specified by the code plug, the pager is considered “out
of service” when it does not detect a POCSAG synchronization word for that time
period. The out-of-service icon displays at this time. Valid selections are: disabled, 1
min, 2 min, 5 min and 10 min.
Password of Pager( 4 Dec)
It is used for the user’s manual programming.
Pager Signal Polarity
It select the RF signal polarity is normal or invert.
Counter Out Enable
If it is selected, the message will indicate the counter number at first.
Long Message Control
If it is selected, then the message maximum length of 2,000 characters, otherwise it
only accepts 300 characters.

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Manu Of Pager
Set Scroll Disable
If it is selected, menu of scroll is disabled.
Pager Off Disable
If it is selected, menu of pager off is disabled.
Auto Sleep Disable
If it is selected, menu of auto sleep is disabled.
Set Alarm Disable
If it is selected, menu of set alarm is disabled.
Set Time Disable
If it is selected, menu of set time is disabled.
Set Alert Disable
If it is selected, menu of set alert is disabled then you must select one of 14 type alerts
as your default.
Zoom In Disable
If it is selected, menu of zoom function will be disabled.