Motorola Gold FLX User manual

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Contents
Page
ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager............1
Exciting FLEXTechnology by Motorola.......................1
Getting the Most fromYour Pager ...............................1
Display Symbols .........................................................2
Controls ......................................................................2
Pager Symbols............................................................3
TurningYour Pager On................................................4
TurningYour Pager Off................................................4
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 Message Alarm.........................................9
Setting the Alert Mode ..............................................10
Setting the Alert Pattern............................................10
Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off ......................11
Deleting Messages from Memory.............................11
Moving Messages toYour Notebooks.......................12
Deleting Messages FromYour Notebooks................13
Setting Auto On/Off...................................................13
Other Features..........................................................14
Battery Information ...................................................15
Care ofYour Pager....................................................16
CleaningYour Pager..................................................16
Repair and Maintenance...........................................17
Patent Information.....................................................17
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ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager
Congratulations on purchasing either an ADVISOR
Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX pager by Motorola
®
.Your
new pager provides exciting capabilities in messaging
and can become a vital part of your business and per-
sonal life.The pager’s four-line display and expanded
functionality incorporate many of the most advanced
electronic, communication, and wireless technologies
available. It is reliable, convenient, and designed for
easy operation.
These operating instructions explain how to use your
pager and provide helpful suggestions for first-time
and experienced users.
Exciting FLEXTechnology by Motorola
The ADVISOR Gold FLX pager uses the latest in
paging— FLEX  TECHNOLOGY . This technological
advance extends battery life up to five 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 tech-
nology improves the ability to receive pages. FLEX
technology has been developed by Motorola, the
leader in paging innovation and quality.
Along with FLEX technology, this compact pager uses
many advances in electronic and wireless technology
which allow you to receive text and numeric messages
instantly and affordably.
Getting the Most fromYour Pager
• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions
and messaging capabilities of your pager.
• Give your pager number to your business associ-
ates, friends, family, children’s school, and the baby-
sitter so you can always be reached in an emer-
gency.
• Include your pager number on business cards and
on your answering machine message.
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Display Symbols
Controls
ESCAPE
È Ñ å É ó ò ï ñ í Ö ¶
Set
Auto
On/Off
AddTo
Note-
book
Set
Message
Alarm
Choose
Alert
Set
Audible/
Silent
Alert
Turn
Pager
Off
Escape
(tostatus
screen)
Delete All
Messages
Lock/
Unlock
Message
SetTime
and Alarm
Delete
Message
A
Left/Right
Directional
Buttons
Function/
Select Button Read/
Escape/
Power On
Button
Up/Down
Directional
Buttons
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Pager Symbols
Pager Status Symbols: (Left column)
ë
Power On
Í
Audible Alert Mode
Auto On/Off
Ö
Alarm
Message Status Symbols:(Top two rows of display)
í
Locked Message
Õ
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
V Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
ü
Message In Memory Indicator
é
Memory Full Indicator
Ö
Alarmed Message
Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom row of display)
È
Choose Alert
Ñ
SetTime and Alarm
å
Set Auto On/Off
É Set Audible Alert
Ç
Set Silent Alert
ó
Turn Pager Off
ò
Escape (to status screen)
ï
Delete Message
ñ
Delete All Messages
í
Lock Message
ì
Unlock Message
Õ Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Ì Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
Ö
Set Message Alarm
¶
Add to Notebook
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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
c Enable Alarm
Ç No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Õ
Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
(
Full Battery Gauge
,
Low Battery Gauge
T Out of Range
Ü
Message Continuation
Truncated Message
<..> Alphanumeric Missing Fragment Indicator*
- - - - -
Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicator*
ú Errored Data Indicator
* These symbols apply to ADVISOR Gold FLX only.
TurningYour Pager On
Press
Ë
.
Your pager alerts and shows
ë
in the left column of
the display.The time and date are shown at the bottom
of the display.
TurningYour Pager Off
➊ Press
Á
to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä
to move the cursor to
ó
.
➌ Press
Á
twice to turn the pager off.
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Receiving and ReadingYour Messages
When a message is received, your pager alerts and
displays a flashing
ü
symbol.
➊ Press any button to stop the alert.
➋ Press
Ë
to display your message.
The pager automatically stores the message and the
time and date it is received.
A flashing arrow
Ü
at the bottom right corner of the
screen indicates the message you are reading contin-
ues beyond the four lines of the display.
Press
Ë
to advance to the next screen of the mes-
sage.
Press to read your message line by line.
Press and hold
Ë
to rapidly scroll through your mes-
sage, screen by screen.
If more than one message exists, press
ä
or
ã
to
select the message you want to read.The symbol
Ó
indicates the location of the message. Press
Ë
to
display your message.While reading your messages,
you can press
H
or
I
to view the previous or next
message.
A flashing
ë
symbol indicates you have a message
that has not been read.The pager alerts at predeter-
mined intervals to remind you of any unread mes-
sages.
ADVISOR Gold and ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers store
up to 19 personal messages in memory.
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Using the Function Menu
Press
Á
to display the function menu.
The function menu gives you access to the many features
of your pager through a series of symbols and prompts.
For example, when the function menu screen is first dis-
played, the
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 pager’s backlight illuminates in low-light condi-
tions when any button is pressed.You can manually
activate or deactivate the 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 pager returns to the standby mode.
Locking and Unlocking Messages
Up to 10 messages can be locked in memory, preventing
them from being replaced when memory is full (indicated
by the ésymbol).
➊Press Ë.
➋Press äor ãto select the message to lock.
➌Press Áto display the function menu.
➍Press ãto move the cursor to lock (í) or unlock
(ì).
➎Press Áto lock or unlock the message.
➏The symbol íor ìis displayed, indicating the status
of the message in memory.
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Setting theTime and Date
➊Press Áto display the function menu.
➋Press äto move the cursor to Ñ.
➌Press Áto display the set-time screen.
➍Press ãto move the cursor to the hour digit.
➎Press or to adjust the hour.
➏Press ãto move the cursor to the minute digit.
➐Press or to adjust the minute.
➑Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/
24 hr., month/day/year.
➒Press Áto activate the time and date change.
If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row
(far right), it automatically wraps around and displays
at the first symbol in the beginning of the same row (far
left).
NOTE:To exit from any menu without making changes,
press Ë.
●Ñ22:23ô05/06/96●
Ã0:00ô--/--/--
SET TIME
Example of Set-Time Screen
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Setting the Alarm
The alarm on your pager can be set for 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 Ñ.
➌Press Áto display the set-time-and-alarm screen.
➍Press to move the cursor to Ö.
The alarm symbol defines the alarm status—either
alarm enabled (c) or alarm disabled (Ã).
➎Press ãto move the cursor to Ö.
➏Press 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 Ösymbol
is shown on the display.
At the selected time, your pager emits a 12-second
audible alert even if the pager is in the silent mode.
To set the alarm to alert daily:
Follow the steps previously described, except when
setting the date, press for the date entries until you
see a blank month, day, and year (--/--/--).The alarm is
now set to alert every day at this specified time.
NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowl-
edged, the Ösymbol flashes until any button is
pressed.
NOTE:To exit from any menu without making changes,
press Ë.
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●Ã0:00ô--/--/--●
SET ALARM
Example of Set-Time-and-Alarm Screen
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