Motorola Bravo classic User manual

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User’s Guide
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You have just purchased a BRAVO
CLASSIC pager by Motorola, world leader in paging
products.
HOW CANYOU USE A BRAVO CLASSIC PAGER
• Give your pager number to friends and family.
When they call your pager number, they enter the
number where they can be reached from a tone-
type telephone. This number is then displayed on
your pager, allowing you to be in touch wherever
you go.
• Include your pager number in your answering
machine or voice mail message. Receive important
messages immediately without checking your
answering machine or voice mail.
• Leave your pager number at your children’s school
and with the babysitter so you can always be
reached.
• Create “code” messages with numeric patterns to
send someone special a secret note. Be creative!
• If you have a cellular phone, give out your pager
number instead of your cellular number.This helps
reduce your monthly cellular bill.
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CONTROLS
READ Button: (
R
) - Used to read messages and to
activate pager functions. Also used to scroll through
the hours and minutes digits for time setting.
MENU Button: (
F
) - Used to scroll through the
pager menus and to set the time of day.
ON/OFF Switch - This three-position slideswitch is
used to turn the pager on and off and to activate the
backlight.
Menu (F)
Button
Read (R)
Button
On/Off
Switch
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Switch
Side
View
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TURNINGYOUR PAGER ON
SILENT Mode: Slide the ON/OFF switch in an
upward direction to the SILENT symbol (
[
). The
pager vibrates (if equipped) for 4 seconds.
ON Mode: Slide the ON/OFF switch in an upward
direction to the ON symbol (
D
). The pager emits an
interrupted beep for 4 seconds.
A full-segment display accompanies the power-up
alert.
The display then changes to the standby screen.
Standby Screen in SILENT Mode
Standby Screen in ON Mode
TURNING ONTHE BACKLIGHT
Press the ON/OFF switch to turn on the backlight for
easy viewing in low-light conditions.
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SETTINGTHETIME
To set the time, press
F
until
setI Trime
is dis-
played then press
R
.The hours digit (represented by
the grey characters in the sample shown below)
begins to blink.
• Set the hours digits by pressing
R
until the correct
hour is displayed along with the appropriate
a
(for
A.M.) or
p
(for P.M.) symbol. Keep pressing
R
to
cycle through the hours from A.M.to P.M.When the
correct hour (A.M. or P.M.) is displayed, press
F
to
advance to the minutes digits.
• The first digit of the minutes (represented by the
grey character) begins to blink. Press
R
to change
the first digit of the minutes. Press F to advance to
the second digit of the minutes. Press
R
to change
the second digit of the minutes. Press
F
one more
time to leave the time setting function.
• All portions of the time-of-day screen, except the
colon (
:
) stop blinking.The clock is now set and the
pager is in the standby mode.
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RECEIVING AND READINGYOUR MESSAGES
When a message is received, the pager gives an
audible or visual or vibrate alert for 8 seconds. The
number of unread messages is displayed. The alert
automatically stops, or you can reset the pager by
pressing any of its buttons.
1 Unread Message Indicator
3 Unread Messages Indicator
To read your message, press R .
• The first screen of your message is displayed. To
“freeze” your message, press and hold
R
while
viewing it.The pager automatically advances to the
next screen of the message, or you can view it by
pressing
R
. The continuation symbol (
B
) indicates
there are additional screens.
First Screen of a Message
The screen following your message is the timestamp
screen. It shows the time the message was received
and the message slot number (the order that the
message was received).
The pager returns to the standby mode.
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LOCKING A MESSAGE
To lock a message (protect it from being overwritten
or erased), press
F
while the message or timestamp
screen is displayed. = is displayed in the upper, right-
hand corner of the screen to indicate the message is
locked. Up to 5 messages can be locked in memory.
First Screen of a Locked Message
Second Screen of a Locked Message
To unlock a message, follow the procedure used to
lock it. The lock symbol disappears from the mes-
sage and timestamp screens.
ERASING MESSAGES
The “Erase All” function deletes all read, unwanted
messages from memory.
To erase messages, press
F
until
erase all
is dis-
played, then press
R
. All read, unlocked messages
are removed from memory. All unread and locked
messages are moved to the first memory slots and
carry the new message slot number.
Note : You must read a message before it can be
erased.
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SELECTING AN ALTERNATE FREQUENCY
Synthesized and Auto-Synthesized Models :
• Press F until your choice of scan mode or fre-
quency designator is displayed (for example:
scan
1
,
f1
,
f2
,
f3
).
• To view alternate frequencies, press R . When
scan
or the frequency designator you wish to
select is displayed, press
F
to “lock in” the new fre-
quency or mode.
• When
confirm is displayed, press R to activate
your selection.
STANDARD FEATURES
Time of Day/Standby Screen :The time of day is dis-
played while the pager is in the standby mode.
Time Stamp :The time of day that each message was
received is displayed on a separate screen following
the message.
Memory Capacity : The pager can store up to 16
messages or a total of 160 characters. Individual
messages can be up to 10 characters in length.
Message Protect/Lock : Up to 5 individual messages
can be locked in memory so they will not be overwrit-
ten by new messages or discarded during the “Erase
All” function.
Hold Full Indicator :You can selectively protect up to
5 messages by locking them in memory. When an
attempt to lock more than 5 messages is made
hold
full
is displayed for two seconds indicating the mes-
sage cannot be protected.
Reminder Chirp :When an unread message is stored
in memory, the pager gives a reminder chirp (short
beep) every two minutes.Vibrate models emit a short
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vibration in place of the chirp when in the SILENT
mode.
Automatic Reset : If you do not reset your pager dur-
ing an alert, it automatically resets after 8 seconds.
Master Reset : Pressing the ON/OFF switch resets
the pager and causes the pager to return to the
standby mode.
Duplicate Message : Incoming messages are com-
pared to messages stored in memory. If a new mes-
sage is identical to a message in memory,
duplicate
is displayed at the beginning of the mes-
sage. The new timestamp follows the duplicate mes-
sage.
Low-Battery Indicator : When the battery nears the
end of its life, the standby screen (time of day) is
replaced with
low cell
. The battery must be
replaced within a few days to avoid interruption of
pager operation.
Tone Alerting : The BRAVO CLASSIC pager can
also respond as a basic tone-alert mode. When a
tone-only message is received,
tone only
is dis-
played.
Unread Message Counter :When unread messages
exist, the standby screen is replaced by the unread
message indicator. The unread message indicator
displays the number of messages that have not been
read, and is updated anytime a message is received
(except if message duplication occurs). If
R is
pressed and there are not messages in memory
no
pages
is displayed.
Memory Full Indicator : If 16 messages or 160 char-
acters are stored in memory,
memory full
is dis-
played in place of the standby screen. A new
message causes the oldest (first) unlocked, read
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message to be overwritten. When some or all of the
read messages are erased, the pager returns to the
standby mode.
Overflow Indicator : When the number of unread
messages is greater than the number of available
memory slots (16),
ouerflow
replaces the unread
message indicator.
ouerflow
indicates that the old-
est (first) unread message has been deleted from
memory by a more recent message.
Erase All : All read, unlocked messages can be
deleted from memory using the “Erase All” function.
Backlighted Display : Press the ON/OFF switch for
backlight in low-light conditions.
Freeze Screen : When reading a message, you can
“freeze” it on the screen by pressing and holding
R
.
SILENT : When in the SILENT mode, the pager does
not give an audible alert.
CLEANINGYOUR BRAVO CLASSIC PAGER
To clean the exterior of your BRAVO CLASSIC pager,
use a soft, non-abrasive cloth moistened in a mild
soap and water solution. Use a second cloth moist-
ened in clean water to wipe the surface clean. Do not
immerse in water. Do not use alcohol or other clean-
ing solutions.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Your BRAVO CLASSIC pager, properly handled, is
capable of many years of trouble-free service. How-
ever, if service is ever required, Motorola’s National
Service Organization, staffed with specially trained
technicians, offers strategically located repair and
maintenance facilities. Consult your Motorola sales
representative for service locations in your area.
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