Motorola Gold FLX 6881024B55-A User manual

A
User’s Guide
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Contents
Page
ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager.......................................1
GettingThe Most FromYour ADVISOR GOLD FLX
Pager...................................................................1
Display Symbols .........................................................2
Controls ......................................................................2
ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager Symbols........................3
TurningThe ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager On.............4
TurningYour Pager Off................................................5
Receiving and ReadingYour Messages......................5
Using the Function Menu............................................6
Backlighting.................................................................6
Locking and Unlocking Messages ..............................6
Setting theTime and Date ..........................................7
Setting the Alarm ........................................................8
Setting the Alert Mode..............................................10
Setting the Alert Pattern............................................10
Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off ......................11
Deleting Messages from Memory.............................12
Moving Messages toYour Personal Notebook..........13
Deleting Messages FromYour Personal Notebook...13
Setting Auto On/Off...................................................14
Other Features..........................................................15
Battery Information ...................................................16
Functionality and Use ofYour Pager.........................17
CleaningYour ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager..............17
Repair and Maintenance...........................................17
Patent Information.....................................................17
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ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager
Congratulations on purchasing an ADVISOR GOLD
FLX pager by Motorola.It provides exciting capabilities
in messaging and can become a vital part of your busi-
ness and personal life.
TheADVISORGOLDFLXpager’sfour-linedisplayand
expanded functionality incorporates many of the most
advanced electronic, communications, and wireless
technologies available.It is reliable, convenient, and
designed for easy operation.
These operating instructions explain how to use your
new ADVISOR GOLD FLX
pager and provide helpful
suggestions for first-time as well as experienced users.
Keep this guide handy for quick reference.
GettingThe Most FromYour ADVISOR GOLD
FLX Pager
• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions and
messagingcapabilitiesof yourADVISOR GOLDFLX
pager.
• Give your pager number to secretaries, business
associates, friends and family.
• Include your pager number on business cards and
on your answering machine message.
• Leave your pager number at your children’s school
and with the baby-sitter so you can always be
reached in an emergency.
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Display Symbols
GOTO STATUS SCREEN
È Ñ å É ó ò ï ñ í Ö ¶
Set
Time/
Alarm
Set
Auto
On/Off AddTo
Note-
book
Set
Message
Alarm
Choose
Alert
Set
Audible/
Silent
Alert
Turn
Pager
Off
GoTo
Status
Screen Delete
Message
Delete All
Messages
Lock/
Unlock
Message
Controls
A
Left/Right
Directional
Buttons
Function/
Select
Button
Read/
Reset/
Power On
Button
Up/Down
Directional
Buttons
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ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager Symbols
Pager Status Symbols: (Left column)
ë
Power On
Í
Audible Alert Mode
Auto On/Off
Ö
Alarm
Message Status Symbols:
í
Locked Message
Õ
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
ü Message In Memory (Maildrop Alert Disabled)
é
Memory Full Indicator
Ö
Alarmed Message
Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom row of display)
É
Set Audible Alert
Ç Set Silent Alert
Õ
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Ì Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
ó
Turn Pager Off
í
Lock Message
ì
Unlock Message
ï
Delete Message
ñ
Delete All Messages
ò
Go to Status Screen
å
Set Auto On/Off
È
Choose Alert Mode
Ñ
SetTime/Alarm
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¶
Add to Notebook
Ö
Set Message Alarm
Other Symbols:
å
Enter Auto On/Off Menu and Auto On/Off
Enabled
õ
Auto On/Off Disabled
ô 24 HourTime
AM AMTime
PM
PMTime
Ã
Disable Alarm
À
Enable Alarm
Ç No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Õ
Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Ì
Low Battery Indicator
öö
Out-Of-Range
Ü
Message Continuation
Truncated Message
<..> Alphanumeric Missing Fragment Indicator
_____ Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicator
ú Errored Data Indicator
Turning the ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager On
Press
Ë
.
Your pager alerts and shows the Power On
ë indica-
tor on the left of the display.The time and date are
shown at the bottom of the display.
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TurningYour Pager Off
➊ Press Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä
to move the cursor to theTURN PAGER
OFF
ó
symbol.
➌ Press Á to select the PAGER OFF function.Press it
again to turn the pager off.
Receiving and ReadingYour Messages
When a message is received, your pager alerts and
displays a flashing Message
ü
symbol.
➊ Press any button to stop the alert.
➋ Press
Ë
to display your message.
Your pager automatically stores the message and the
time and date it is received.
The flashing arrow
Ü
at the bottom right corner of the
screen indicates the message you are reading
continues beyond the four lines of the display.
Each
Ë
press advances the message to the next
four-line display screen.
You can also press to advance your message line
by line.Press and hold
Ë
to rapidly scroll through
your message, screen by screen.
If more than one message exists in your pager’s mem-
ory, press
ä
or
ã
to select the message you want
to read.The Cursor on Message
Ó
symbol indicates
the location of the message to be read.Press
Ë
to
display your message.
A flashing On
ë
symbol indicates a message has
been received, but not read.
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If programmed with reminder alerts, your pager alerts
at predetermined intervals to remind you of any
unread messages.
Using the Function Menu
Press
Á
to display the function menu.
The function menu gives you access to the many fea-
tures of your pager through a series of symbols and
prompts.For example, when the function menu screen is
first displayed, the Go To Status Screen
ò
symbol
flashes, indicating the present position of the cursor.
You can now press
ä or ã to move the cursor within
the function menu.
NOTE: To exit from any menu without making
changes, press
Ë
.
Backlighting
The backlight on your pager illuminates in low light
conditions when any button is pressed.You can manu-
ally activate or deactivate the pager’s backlight at any
time by pressing and holding
Á
for two seconds.If no
other buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically
turns off when the display returns to the standby
mode.
Locking and Unlocking Messages
Up to 10 messages can be locked in memory, preventing
them from being replaced when the memory is full, as
indicated by the Memory Full
é
symbol.
➊ Press
Ë
.
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➋ Press ä or ã to select the message you want to
lock.
➌ Press
Á
to display the function menu.
➍ Press ãto move the cursor to the Lock íor
Unlock ìsymbol.
➎Press Áto lock or unlock the message.
➏The Lock íor Unlock ìsymbol is displayed, indicat-
ing the status of the message.
Setting theTime and Date
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press äto move the cursor left to the SetTimeÑ
symbol.
➌Press Áto display the SetTime screen.
➍Press ãto move the cursor to the hour digit.
➎Press or to adjust the time to the desired hour.
➏Press ãto move the cursor to the minute digit.
➐Press or to adjust the time to the desired
minute.
➑Repeat the process for each set of digits:AM/PM/
24 hr., month/day/year.
➒Press Áto activate the time change.
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Ö0:00ô--/--/--
SET TIME
Example of Set Time Screen
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If you move your cursor past the last symbol in the row
(far right), it automatically wraps around and is
displayed at the first symbol in the beginning of that
same row (far left).
NOTE:To exit from any menu without making
changes, press Ë.
Setting the Alarm
The alarm feature on your pager can be set for either
a specific time and date, or it can be used as a daily
alarm.
To set the alarm for a specific time and date:
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press äto move the cursor to the SetTime Ñ
symbol.
➌Press Áto display the SetTime and Alarm screen.
➍Press to move the cursor down to the Alarm Ö
line.
The alarm symbol defines the alarm status -- either
Alarm Enabled Àor Alarm Disabled Ã.
➎Press ãto move the cursor to the Alarm Ösym-
bol.
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●Ã0:00ô--/--/--●
SET ALARM
Example of Set Alarm Screen
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➏Press either or to enable or disable the
alarm.
➐Press ãto move the cursor to the hour digit.
➑Repeat the process for each entry (minute, AM/PM
and date).
➒Press Áto activate your selection.
The Alarm Ösymbol is shown on the display if an
alarm is set.At the selected time, your pager either
vibrates or emits a 12-second alert, depending on the
pager’s alert mode.
To set the alarm to alert daily:
Follow the same steps as previously described,
except whenyouare settingthe date,press forany
of the date entries until you see a blank month, day
and year (--/--/--) while in the SetTime screen.The
alarm is now set to alert every day at this specified
time.
NOTE:To exit from any menu without making
changes, press Ë.
To set the Message Alarm to remind you of
important messages:
➊Press Ë.
➋Press äor ãto select the message you want to
alarm.
➌Press Áto display the function menu.
➍Press ãto move the cursor to the Alarm Ö
symbol.
➎Press Áto display the Set Message Alarm screen.
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When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
far left position.
This symbol defines the alarm status -- either Alarm
Enabled Àor Alarm Disabled Ã.
➏From the Set Message Alarm screen follow the
same steps described in the SettingThe Alarm.
Setting the Alert Mode
The alert can be set as either audible or silent.
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press äto move the cursor to the Speaker Éor
Speaker Slash Œsymbol.
The Speaker Ésymbol is displayed if the pager is in the
silent alert mode (prompting you to enter the audible
mode, if desired).The Speaker SlashŒsymbol is dis-
playedifthepagerisintheaudiblealertmode(prompting
you to enter the silent mode, if desired).
➌Press Áto select the desired alert mode.
If the selected mode is audible É, your pager emits a
short chirp.If the selected mode is silent Œ,and if
equipped with a vibrator, your pager vibrates.
SettingThe Alert Pattern
NOTE:The pager must be in the audible alert mode to
select the alert pattern.
Yourpager hasa standardalert(1), sevendifferentpleas-
ing alerts (2 through 8), and a chirping alert (Õsymbol)
allowing you to select and change the alert.You can also
select no alert (Œsymbol).
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To change your alert:
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press äto move the cursor to the Choose AlertÈ
symbol and press Á.
➌Press ãor äto move the cursor to the desired
alert.
➍Press the Áto activate the alert.
Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off
You can set your pager to alert when a maildrop mes-
sage is received.
➊Press Ë.
➋Press to move the cursor to the maildrop message
(Õsymbol).
➌Press Áto display the function menu.
➍Pressãto move thecursorto the Maildrop AlertÕ
symbol (alert on) or Ìsymbol (alert off).
Maildrop Alert Off is displayed if the maildrop alert is
on (prompting you to turn it off, if desired).
Maildrop Alert On is displayed if the maildrop alert is
off (prompting you to turn it on, if desired).
➎Press Áto select the desired maildrop alert mode.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Õ Œ
PLEASING ALERT 3
Example of the Alert Pattern Screen
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Deleting Messages from Memory
You can delete an unlocked and un-alarmed message
from memory while you are viewing the message or
through the function menu.
To delete messages using the function menu:
➊Press ãor äto select the message you want to
delete from memory.
➋Press Áto display the function menu.
➌Press ãto move the cursor to the Delete ï
symbol.
➍Press Áto receive confirmation of the delete
request.
➎Press Áto delete the message.
To delete all unlocked, un-alarmed and read
messages from memory:
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press ãto move the cursor to the Delete All Mes-
sages ñsymbol.
➌Press Átwice.
All of the unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages
are now deleted.
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Moving Messages toYour Personal Notebook
You can store some of your personal messages in the
notebook portion of your pager.
➊Press Ë.
➋Pressãor äto move the cursor to select the mes-
sage you desire to move into your notebook.
➌Press Áto display the function menu.
➍Press ãto move the cursor to the Add to Note-
book ¶symbol.
➎Press Áto move the message section into your
notebook.
The Notebook ¶symbol is now shown in the upper
right hand corner of the display.
Deleting Messages FromYour Personal
Notebook
➊PressãorätomovethecursortotheNotebook¶
symbol.
➋Press Ëto display the Notebook message.
➌Press Áto display the function menu.
➍Press ãto move the cursor to the Delete Mes-
sage ïsymbol.
➎Press Áto receive confirmation of the delete
request.
➏Press Áto delete the message (same procedure
as standard Delete Message).Repeat these steps
to delete each message.
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Setting Auto On/Off
To enable your pager’s Auto On/Off feature, proceed
as follows:
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press äto move the cursor to the Auto On/Off å
symbol.
➌Press Áto display the Auto On/Off screen.
When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
farthest left position.This symbol defines the Auto On/
Off status -- either Auto On/Off Enabledåor Disabled
õ.
➍Press or to select either Auto On/Off
Enabled åor Disabled õ.
➎Press ãto move the cursor to the hour digit.The
Auto On time is displayed on the left and the Auto
Off time is displayed on the right.
➏Press or to adjust the time to the desired hour.
➐Repeat the process for each set of digits for both
theOn time and the Offtime(hour,minuteAM/PMif
your pager is set to display time in the 12 hour
mode).
➑Press Áto activate Auto On/Off.
ON OFF
õ0:00ô0:00ô
Example of Auto On/Off Screen
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The Auto On/Off indicator åis displayed if the Auto
On/Off function is enabled.If the on time is equal to
the off time, the pager does not enable the Auto On/
Off function.
Other Features
Low Battery Indicator:A Low Battery Ìsymbol is
displayedonthe thirdlineabovethetimeattheonsetofa
low battery condition.
Duplicate Message:Ifthe same message isreceived
more than once, DUPLICATE is displayed at the
beginning of your new message to indicate this mes-
sage has already been received.Your new message
contains the latest time stamp.
Out of Range:With this option enabled, an Out-Of-
Rangeöö indicator isdisplayed whenever you are out
of range of the paging transmitter to reliably receive mes-
sages.Your pager can also alert you of this occurrence if
this feature is enabled.The Out-Of-Range öö indica-
tor is no longer displayed when you return to your
transmitting area.
Errored Data Indicator:The Errored Data úindicator
is displayed when potentially corrupt data is received.
The indicator alternates with “best guess”.
Alphanumeric and Long Numeric Missing Frag-
ment Indicators:If a portion of the message has not
been received either <...> or _____ Missing Fragment
Indicator is displayed.
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Battery Information
Your ADVISOR GOLD FLX pager is designed to oper-
ate with a single AA-size alkaline battery (carbon zinc
batteriesarenot recommended).See thediagramfor the
battery door location.
To install or replace the battery, place the pager face
down and proceed as follows:
➊Unlock the battery door by sliding the door latch
away from the battery door.
➋Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow
(toward the outer edge).
➌Lift the battery door away from the housing to
remove it.Lift the battery out of the battery com-
partment taking note of the positive (+) and nega-
tive (-) markings on the battery and the pager
housing.
To install a new battery, reverse this procedure taking
note of the positive (+) and negative (-) markings.
Ì
➊
➋
➌
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Replacement (rear view)
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CAUTION:Do not insert the battery backwards or the
messages stored or locked in memory will be erased.
Functionality and Use ofYour Pager
For questions pertaining to the functions and use of
your Motorola pager please call 1-800-548-9954.
For questions pertaining to your paging service, con-
tact your respective Paging Service Provider.
CleaningYour ADVISOR GOLD FLX Pager
To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of the
housing, use a soft, nonabrasive cloth moistened in a
mild soap and water solution.Rinse the surface using a
second cloth moistened in clean water.Do not immerse
the pager in water.Do not use any other solutions.
Repair and Maintenance
YourADVISOR GOLD FLX pager, properlyhandled, is
capable of many years of trouble-free service.
However, if your pager ever requires service,
Motorola’sServiceOrganization,staffedwithspecially
trained technicians, offers conveniently located repair
and maintenance facilities throughout the world.
Please contact your paging service representative or
a Motorola sales office for more information.
Patent Information
This Motorola product is manufactured under one or
more Motorola U.S.Patents.A listing of these patents is
provided inside the battery door.Other U.S.Patents cov-
ering this product are pending.
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trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
© 1995 by Motorola, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Paging Products Group
1500 Gateway Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33426-8292
Printed in U.S.A. 6/95
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