Motorola Express Xtra FLX User manual

Please read before using this pager.
Cat. No. 17-8026/7
OWNER’S MANUAL
Express Xtra FLX
Numeric Pager
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FEATURES
Your Express Xtra FLXNumeric Pager lets the of-
fice and family and friends keep in touch with you any-
where around town. It can store up to 20 messages
and alerts you with a gentle vibration, a chirp, or one
of seven tone patterns.
Your pager uses “flex” technology — the latest in pag-
ing technology — to extend battery life up to four
times longer than ordinary pagers, saving you time
and money. The pager also has these features:
Clock and Daily Alarm — displays the current time
when you are not viewing a message, and lets you set
the pager to sound an alarm at a set time.
Low Battery Indicator — lets you know when the
battery is low.©1997, 1998 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Motorola, Express Xtra FLX, and are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
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Silent Alert — lets you set the pager to not sound or
only vibrate, so you can avoid disturbing others.
Message Protect — lets you protect up to 10 mes-
sages from accidental deletion.
Automatic Page Reset — stops a page after about
15 seconds if you do not press a button.
Auto On/Off — lets you set the pager to automatical-
ly turn on and off once every day at the times you se-
lect.
Page Reminder — beeps or vibrates every 2 minutes
to remind you to view unread pages.
Be sure you thoroughly read these instructions to en-
sure that you fully understand your pager’s operation.
Note: You need one AAA battery (not supplied) to
power your pager.
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CONTENTS
Getting Started ........................................................... 5
Subscribing to Service .......................................... 5
Installing a Battery ................................................ 6
Pager Quick Guide ..................................................... 8
Indicators .............................................................. 9
Preparation ............................................................... 10
Setting the Date .................................................. 10
Setting the Time .................................................. 11
Selecting the Alert Type ...................................... 13
Operation .................................................................. 15
Turning the Pager On/Off .................................... 15
Turning on the Light ............................................ 16
Receiving and Reading Messages ..................... 16
Protecting and Unprotecting Messages .............. 21
Erasing Messages .............................................. 22
Using the Alarm .................................................. 25
Using Automatic On/Off ...................................... 27
Pager Ideas ............................................................... 30
Care ........................................................................... 31
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GETTING STARTED
SUBSCRIBING TO SERVICE
You must subscribe to paging service through Page-
Mart before you can start receiving pages.
To activate your pager , call PageMart at:
1-800-99-RSPAGE
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INSTALLING A BATTERY
Your pager requires one AAA battery. For the best
performance and longest life, we recommend an alka-
line battery, such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-555.
Caution: Always use a fresh battery of the required
size and recommended type.
Note: The built-in memory saver indefinitely stores
most settings (but
not messages) while the battery is
removed or after it loses power.
1. Slide the battery cover lock away from the cover
to unlock it. Then slide off the battery cover in the
direction of the arrow.
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2. Put a battery in the compartment as indicated by
the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside.
3. Replace the cover and lock it.
When battery power becomes low, the pager displays
. You have about 5 days of battery power left when
this warning first appears, depending on use.
Hint: To save power, turn off the pager (or set it to
turn off automatically) when you are not using it. See
Batter
y
Cover
Lock
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“Operation” on Page 16 or “Using Automatic On/Off”
on Page 28.
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PAGER QUICK GUIDE
Press the light/reset button ( ) to turn on the light.
Press it twice to return to the time/date display.
Press the mode button ( ) to access the pager’s
menus.
Press the read/select button ( ) to turn on the
pager, view messages, and select menu options.
Light/Reset
Button Mode Button Read/Select Button
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INDICATORS
Your pager displays the following symbols.
Audible alert mode
Vibrate or silent alert mode
Message continuation
Duplicate message
Protected message
Pager alarm activated
or Automatic on/off activated
Low battery
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PREPARATION
SETTING THE DATE
Press to turn on the pager, then follow these steps
to set the current date.
Note: If you do not press a button within 8 seconds
while setting the date or any of the pager’s other fea-
tures, the pager stores any changes made to that
point and returns to the time/date display.
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press until
the pager displays SET dATE?.
2. Press . The month digits flash.
3. Repeatedly press to select the current month.
4. Press . The day digits flash.
5. Repeatedly press to select the current day.
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6. Press twice to store the setting and return to
the time/date display.
SETTING THE TIME
Press to turn on the pager (if necessary), then fol-
low these steps to set the current time.
Note: If you do not set the time, the pager incorrectly
reports the times of your pages.
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press until
the pager displays SET TIME?.
2. Press . The hour digit(s) flash.
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Note: The pager is preset to use the 12-hour time
format. To use the 24-hour format (or to reselect
the 12-hour format if you previously changed it),
repeatedly press until 12 HOURS (or 24
HOURS) appears, press so 24 (or 12)
flashes, then press and proceed with Step 2.
3. Repeatedly press until the pager displays the
desired hour. Then press for the next digit.
Repeat this step for each time digit until the pager
displays the correct time.
4. If the pager is set to use the 12-hour time format,
press again so Aor Pflashes, then press
to select the desired time of day (Afor AM or P
for PM).
5. Press twice to store the setting and return to
the time/date display.
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SELECTING THE ALERT TYPE
You can have the pager alert you by vibrating, sound-
ing one of seven tone patterns, or by sounding a
chirp. You can also set the pager to
not alert you.
Follow these steps to select the alert type.
1. At the time/date display, press . SET ALERT ?
appears.
2. Press . The first alert type (VIBRATE ?)
appears.
3.
To have the pager vibrate when you receive a
page
, simply press . The pager vibrates
briefly, and appears.
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To have the pager sound one of seven tone pat-
terns
, press once so AUdIO ?appears, then
press . The last selected pattern sounds and
its number (such as ALERT 6) appears.
To select a different pattern, repeatedly press
within 8 seconds. Each time you press , the
pager sounds the selected pattern and displays
that alert number (ALERT 1, ALERT 2, and so
on). When you hear the pattern you want, press
again so appears.
To have the pager sound a chirp , press twice
so CHIRP ?appears. Then press . The pager
sounds a single chirp and appears.
To have the pager not alert , press three times
so NO ALERT ?appears. Then press .
appears.
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OPERATION
TURNING THE PAGER ON/OFF
To turn on the pager, press . The pager sounds
whichever alert tone is currently set or vibrates and
briefly turns on all indicators.
To turn off the pager, repeatedly press until the
pager displays PAGER OFF ?. Then press . or
indicator turns off.
Notes:
• The time and date appear when the pager is off.
• The pager does not receive pages when it is off.
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TURNING ON THE LIGHT
To turn on the light, press . The pager’s light turns
on for 8 seconds. Press
again to turn it off sooner.
RECEIVING AND READING
MESSAGES
When the pager receives a page, the number of un-
read messages (such as 01) flashes on the display
and, depending on the alert type you selected, the
pager alerts you in one of these ways:
• If you selected the vibrate pattern or one of the
seven tone patterns, the pager sounds an alert
(beeps or vibrates) for 15 seconds. Press any
button to stop the alert sooner.
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• If you selected the chirp pattern, the pager chirps
once.
• If you set the pager to not alert you, the flashing
number of unread messages is your only alert.
Press to display the first unread message and its
number (such as 07). If the message contains more
than 12 digits, repeatedly press to see the rest of
it. The last screen gives the message’s time.
To read the next message, press again.
Notes:
• If you selected a tone pattern, or the vibrate or
chirp pattern, the pager briefly alerts every 2 min-
utes to remind you until you read all new mes-
sages.
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• Regardless of the selected alert type, the pager
flashes the number of unread messages until you
have read them all.
• The time/date display automatically reappears
when you press after reading the last mes-
sage, or after a few seconds if you do not press
any button.
Duplicate Messages
If your pager receives a message that is the same as
one already stored in memory (read or unread),
appears along with the message number when you
press to read that message.
Note: The pager immediately saves the duplicate
messages as one memory record, showing the most
recent time the message was received.
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Tone Only Messages
If your pager receives a message that does not have
any numbers, it displays TONE ONLY 2.
Unreadable Messages
If yourpager receives a message that is partially or to-
tally unreadable, it does not display the unreadable
parts.
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