Motorola Express Xtra Express Xtra FLX Pager User manual

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CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EXCITING FLEX TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OPERATING YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INDICATOR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TURNING YOUR PAGER ON AND OFF . . . . . . . . . 4
TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE ALERT . . . . 7
SETTING THE PLEASING ALERTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . 8
PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING YOUR
MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ERASING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
AUTOMATIC ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
BATTERY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CLEANING YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PATENT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of a Motorola
Express Xtra™ or Express Xtra FLX™ pager. Your
new pager allows you to receive numeric messages
instantly and affordably. The Express Xtra or
Express Xtra FLX pager provides many enhanced
features and can be a vital part of your personal and
business life management. The compact pager in-
corporates the most advanced electronic, micromin-
iaturization and wireless technologies.
EXCITING FLEX TECHNOLOGY
If your pager incorporates the latest in paging tech-
nology - FLEX TECHNOLOGY - you can enjoy many
benefits. FLEX technology extends battery life up to
four times longer than ordinary pagers, saving you
time and money. As a Motorola FLEX pager user,
you can feel more confident in receiving your pages
because FLEX technology improves the ability to re-
ceive pages. FLEX technology has been developed
by Motorola, the leader in paging innovation and
quality.
EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR PAGER
Your pager can help you keep in contact with every-
one important to you . . . your children, child care pro-
viders, business office, family, and friends. Be sure
your children’s school, physician, family, and friends
have your pager number so you can be contacted
when necessary.
If you have a cellular phone, give your pager number
instead of your cellular number. Then you can decide
who to call back on your cellular phone without pay-
ing for incoming cellular calls.
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ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE
This user’s guide explains how to operate your pager
and provides suggestions for first-time as well as ex-
perienced pager users.
Please note: If you have used a BRAVO
®
Express,
an Ultra Express™ or an Ultra Express FLX™ pager,
the Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers have
enhanced operation. Review this user’s guide to get
the most from your pager. Keep this guide handy for
quick reference.
OPERATING YOUR PAGER
Your pager receives pages only when it is turned on.
LIGHT/RESET
BUTTON MODE
BUTTON READ/SELECT
BUTTON
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CONTROLS
The Read/Select button ] is used to turn the pag-
er on, display messages and select pager functions.
The Mode button \ is used to scan pager modes.
The Light/Reset button [
is used to turn on the
pager’s LCD backlight, and return the pager to the
standby mode.
INDICATOR SYMBOLS
E
Audible mode
D
Vibrate or no alert (silent) mode
QR
Message indicator (flashes)
I
Message continuation
K
Duplicate message
F
Protected message
J
Pager alarm activated
A
Automatic turn on/off activated
G
Out of range
H
Low-battery
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TURNING YOUR PAGER ON AND OFF
Press ] to turn your pager on. An alert indicator
(E or D ) indicates the pager is on and ready to re-
ceive messages.
When the pager is on and no activity is taking place,
the standby screen is displayed. The standby screen
displays the time and date, the alert mode, and other
pager indications such as the unread message indi-
cator and the auto on/off indicator.
➊ To turn your pager off, press and release \ until
pager
off ? is displayed.
➋ Press ] .
The time of day and the date are displayed even
when the pager is turned off.
D
11:28a 11-03
Example of the standby screen (pager on)
11:28a 11-03
Example of the standby screen (pager off)
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TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF
➊ Press [ at any time to turn the light on.
➋ Press [ again to turn the light off and return to
the standby screen.
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE
Setting theTime:
➊ Press and release \ until set time ? is dis-
played.
➋ Press ] .The hour digits begin to flash. Press
and release \ to set the hour digits.
➌ Press ] .The first digit of the minutes flashes.
Press and release \ to set the first digit of the
minutes.
➍ Press ] .The second digit of the minutes flash-
es. Press and release \ to set the second digit
of the minutes.
D
11:28a
Example of set-time screen
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Note: If your pager was previously set for 24-hour
time format, step 5 is omitted.
➎ Press ]
. The A.M./P.M. indicator flashes.
Press and release \ to select a or p .
➏ Pres s ] . The 12/24-hour indicator flashes.
Press and release \ to select 12- or 24-hour
time format.
Note: If ] is pressed after step 6, your pager re-
turns to the time-setting function.
➐ Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press [twice to return to the
standby screen.
Setting the Date:
➊Press and release \until set date ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].The month digits flashes.
➌Press and release \to set the month digits.
➍Press ].The day digits flashes.
➎Press and release \to set the day digits.
Note: If ]is pressed after step 5, your pager re-
turns to the date-setting function.
➏Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press [twice to return to the
standby screen.
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SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE ALERT
You can set your pager to alert with a vibrating alert
(vibration with no alert tone), an audio alert (audible
with pleasing alert), a chirp alert (short beep alert), or
no alert (completely silent).
➊Press and release \until set alert ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].
➌Press and release \until your choice of vibrate
?, audio ?, chirp ?, or no alert ?is displayed.
➍To change the alert mode, press ]while your
choice is displayed.
Note: If Audio is selected, your pager automatically
goes into the Set Pleasing Alert mode.
SETTING THE PLEASING ALERTS
You can set your pager to alert with one of seven
pleasing alerts.
➊Press and release \until set alert ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].
➌Press and release \until audio ?is displayed.
➍Press ].
➎Press and release \until your choice of Alert 1,
Alert 2, Alert 3, Alert 4, Alert 5, Alert 6, or Alert 7 is
displayed.The pager gives a sample of each alert
while scrolling through the pleasing alerts menu.
➏Press ]to activate your selection and return to
the standby screen.
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RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES
When a message is received, the pager alerts (vibra-
tion, audible, or chirp) for eight seconds, unless the
pager is set to No Alert. A flashing message indicator
(for example QR, QS, etc.) in the upper left-hand cor-
ner of the standby screen lets you know how many
messages you have received.
➊Press any button to stop the alert.
➋Press ]to display the message.The message
number is displayed in the upper left-hand corner
of the message screen.
➌Press ]again to display the second screen of
the message.
➍Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press [twice to return to the
standby screen.
A Iin the upper right-hand corner of the message
screen indicates the message is continued on an ad-
ditional screen. The next screen is automatically dis-
played, or you can press ]to display the next
screen. The last screen of the message displays the
time the message was received.
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If messages are left unread, the pager gives a re-
minder alert every two minutes, unless the pager is
set to No Alert. The number of unread messages
flashes in the upper left-hand corner of the standby
screen (for example,QR, QS, QT).
Note: You need to read all messages for the pager to
reset the unread message counter.
Example of a message screen
with message continuation indicator
QR DB
555-1234
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PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING YOUR
MESSAGES
You can protect up to ten messages so they are not
erased or replaced by new messages.
To protect a message:
➊While the message is displayed, press and re-
lease \until protect ?is displayed.
➋Press ].
When reading a protected message, Fis displayed
in the upper portion of the screen.
To unprotect a message:
➊While the message is displayed, press and re-
lease \until unprotect ?is displayed.
➋Press ].The Fsymbol is no longer displayed.
QR DF
555-1234
Example of a protected message
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ERASING MESSAGES
Erasing Individual Messages:
➊While the message is displayed, press and re-
lease \until erase ?is displayed.
➋Press ].All remaining messages are moved to
the next available message slot.
Erasing All Messages:
➊Press and release \until erase all ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ]. All read and unprotected messages
are erased from memory.
SETTING THE ALARM
You can set your pager’s alarm to alert at a certain
time of day.
To enable the alarm:
➊Press and release \until set alarm ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].The on/off indicator flashes.
➌Press and release \until your choice of on (au-
dible alarm alert) or vib (vibrate alarm alert).
➍Press ].
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Follow the time-setting instructions on page 5 to set
the time for the alarm to occur.
When the alarm is enabled, Jis displayed on the
standby screen, even if the pager is turned off.
To disable the alarm:
➊Press and release \until set alarm ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].
➌Press and release \until off is displayed.
➍Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press [twice to return to the
standby screen.
DJ
11:28p 11-01
Example of standby screen with alarm enabled
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AUTOMATIC ON/OFF
You can set your pager to turn on or turn off at a se-
lected time of day.
To enable automatic on/off:
➊Press and release \until pager auto ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].
When the automatic on/off feature is enabled, Ais
displayed on the standby screen, even when the
pager is turned off.
To set the on/off times:
➊Press and release \until set auto ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].
Follow the time-setting instructions page 5 to set the
on and off times.
To disable automatic on/off:
➊Press and release \until pgr manual ?is dis-
played.
➋Press ].
The pager automatically returns to the standby
screen and Ais removed from the display.
B
11:28p 11-01
Example of standby screen with automatic on/off enabled
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FEATURES
Time of Day/Month and Day: The time of day and
the month and day are displayed even when the pag-
er is off.
Pleasing Alerts: Your pager can alert you of new
messages with one of seven pleasing musical
sounds.
Message Protect: Up to ten messages can be pro-
tected so they are not erased.
Automatic Reset: Pager alerts automatically stop,
even if you do not press any of the pager’s buttons.
Reminder Chirp: The pager chirps or vibrates every
two minutes until you read all unread messages, un-
less the pager is set to No Alert.
Low-Battery Indicator: When the battery level is
low, the low-battery symbol His displayed in the up-
per portion of the screen and the pager gives a two-
second alert. Replace the battery within five days af-
ter the first appearance of the low-battery symbol.
Timestamp: The time of day a message was re-
ceived is displayed on the last screen of the mes-
sage.
Message Erase: Messages which are no longer
needed, can be erased to free up space for new
messages. Messages can be erased individually, or
all read unprotected (unlocked) messages can be
erased at once.
Duplicate Message Indicator: If a message is re-
ceived that is exactly the same as a message al-
ready in memory, Kis displayed in the upper portion
of the screen while reading the message. The origi-
nal message is updated with the timestamp of the
newest message.
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Out of Range: With this option enabled, Gis dis-
played in the upper portion of the screen when your
pager is located outside of your paging coverage ar-
ea. Gis no longer displayed when you return to your
coverage area.
Memory Capacity: The pager can store up to twenty
20-character messages, or a total of 400 characters.
Memory Retention: All messages remain in memory
even when the pager is turned off. Note: Messages
are not retained when changing the battery, howev-
er, the pager alert settings are retained.
Backlight: In low-light conditions, the pager’s back-
light makes the screen easy to read.
Personal Alarm: The personal alarm can be set to
alert you of a certain time, and operates even when
the pager is turned off.
Automatic On/Off: Your pager can be set to turn on
or turn off at a selected time of day.
BATTERY INFORMATION
The Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers op-
erate with one AAA-size alkaline battery.
Note: To retain pager alert settings, turn the pager off
before removing the old battery. Messages are not
retained when replacing the battery.
➊Turn your pager off.
➋To remove the old battery, slide the battery door
lock towards the top of the pager to unlock the bat-
tery door.
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➌While pressing on the battery door, slide the door
until the ribs on the battery door and the ribs on
the back cover are aligned. Lift the battery door to
free it from the housing.
➍Align the new battery so the positive (+) and nega-
tive (–) markings match the direction of the polarity
diagram in the battery compartment, and insert
the battery.
➎To replace the battery door, align the grooves on
the battery door with the grooves on the back cov-
er.
➏Slide the battery door lock toward the bottom of
the pager to lock the battery door.
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Battery
Door
Lock
Slide to open
Ribs
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
The Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers are
durable, reliable, and can provide years of depend-
able service; however, it is a precision electronic
product. Water and moisture, excessive heat, and
extreme shock may damage the pager. Do not ex-
pose your pager to these conditions.
If service is required, Motorola’s Service Organiza-
tion, staffed with specially trained technicians, offers
conveniently located repair and maintenance facili-
ties throughout the world. Please contact your pag-
ing service provider or a Motorola sales office for
more information.
CLEANING YOUR PAGER
To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of
your pager, use a soft, non-abrasive cloth moistened
in a mild soap and water solution. Use a second cloth
moistened in clean water to wipe the surface clean.
Do not immerse in water. Do not use alcohol or other
cleaning solutions.
PATENT INFORMATION
This Motorola product is manufactured under one or
more Motorola U.S. patents. These patent numbers
are listed inside the housing of this product. Other
U.S. patents for this product are pending.
FUNCTIONALITY AND USE OF YOUR PAGER
For questions pertaining to the functions and use of
your pager, please call 1-800-548-9954. For ques-
tions pertaining to your paging service, contact your
paging service provider.
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Bravo Express, Ultra Express, and Ultra Express FLX
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
© 1996 by Motorola, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Paging Products Group
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