Motorola Ultra Express User manual

User’s Guide
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Contents Page
Introduction..................................................................1
Activating Your ULTRA Express Pager....................... 1
Operating Your ULTRA Express Pager....................... 2
Controls........................................................................ 2
Indicator Symbols ........................................................ 2
Turning Your Pager On and Off................................... 3
Turning the Light On and Off....................................... 3
Setting the Clock and Date.......................................... 4
Setting the Incoming Message Alert............................ 5
Setting the Pleasing Alerts........................................... 5
Receiving and Reading Messages.............................. 6
Protecting and Unprotecting Your Messages.............. 6
Deleting/Erasing Messages......................................... 7
Setting the Alarm .........................................................7
Automatic On and Off ..................................................8
Effective Use of Your ULTRA Express Pager.............. 9
Standard Features..................................................... 10
Battery Information..................................................... 11
Care and Maintenance............................................... 12
Functionality and Use of Your Pager......................... 12
Cleaning Your ULTRA Express Pager....................... 12
Patent Information...................................................... 12
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a Motorola ULTRA
Express pager.This compact pager incorporates many ad-
vances in electronic, microminiaturization and wireless tech-
nology.The ULTRA Express pager allows you to receive nu-
meric messages instantly and affordably.
This user's guide explains how to operate your pager and
provides suggestions for first-time as well as experienced
pager users.
Please note, if you have used a BRAVO EXPRESS pager,
the ULTRA Express pager has enhanced operation.
Review this user’s guide to be sure you get the most from
your ULTRA Express pager. Keep this guide handy for
quick reference.
Activating Your ULTRA Express Pager
To activate your ULTRA Express pager, contact your pag-
ing service provider.
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Operating Your ULTRA Express Pager
Your ULTRA Express pager receive pages only when it is
turned on.
Controls
Read/Select [ - used to turn the pager on, display mes-
sages and select pager functions.
Mode \- used to scan pager modes.
Light/Reset ]- used to turn on the pager’s LCD back-
light, and return the pager to the standby mode.
Indicator Symbols
EAudible mode
DVibrate (silent) mode
\Message Indicator
FProtected message
IMessage continuation
JErase all messages
KDelete individual message
LPager alarm activated
GOut-of-range
AAutomatic turn on/off feature
HLow-battery indicator
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READ/SELECT
BUTTON MODE
BUTTON LIGHT/RESET
BUTTON

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Turning Your Pager On and Off
Press [to turn your pager on. An alert indicator on the
upper left-hand corner indicates the pager is on and ready
to receive messages.
Whenthe pageris onandno activityis takingplace,the stand-
by screen is displayed.
➊To turn your pager off, press and release \until
pager off ? is displayed.
➋Press [.
The time of day and the date are displayed on your pager
even when it is off.
Turning the Light On and Off
➊Press ]at any time to turn the light on.
➋Press ]again while the clock or a message is dis-
played to turn the light off and return to the standby
screen.
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Example of a standby screen (pager on)
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Example of a standby screen (pager off)
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Setting the Clock and Date
Setting the Clock:
➊Press and release \until set time ? is displayed.
➋Press [.The hour digits begin to flash.
➌Press and release \to set the correct hour digits.
➍Press [.The first digit of the minutes begins to flash.
➎Press and release \to set the correct minutes.
➏Press [again to move to the next minutes digit.
➐Press [.The A.M./P.M.indicator begins to flash.
➑Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set your pager for A.M./P.M.
and the 12/24 hour mode.
➒Press ]twice or allow the pager to automatically return
to the standby screen.The time and date are displayed.
Note:When adjusting any of the time and date fields, press
and hold the \to fast-forward to your selection.To skip a
field, press and release [until you reach the desired field.
For example, if you only need to change the 12 Hour setting,
press and release \until set time ? is displayed, then
press and release [until 12 hours begins to flash.
After performing any pager functions described in this
manual, your ULTRA Express pager automatically returns
to the standby mode and your selections are activated;or
press ]twice to return to the standby mode and activate
your selections.
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Example of a set-time screen
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Setting the Date:
➊Press and release \until set date ? is displayed.
➋Press [.The month digits begin to flash.
➌Press \to set the correct month digits.
➍Press [.The day digits begin to flash.
➎Press \to set the correct day digits.
➏Press ]twice or allow the pager to automatically return
to the standby screen.The time and date are displayed.
Setting the Incoming Message Alert
You can set your pager to alert with either a pleasing (au-
dible) alert or a vibrating (silent) alert.
➊Press \until silent ? or audio ? is displayed
depending on which mode the pager is in currently. For
the pager to vibrate, it must be in the silent mode.
➋To change the alert mode, press [while your choice
of alert mode is displayed.
The choices are E for audible or D for vibrate (silent).
Setting the Pleasing Alerts
You can set your ULTRA Express pager to alert with one
of four pleasing alerts or one standard alert.
Note:You must first set the incoming alert mode to “Audi-
ble”, see above.
➊Press and release \until set alert ? is dis-
played.
➋Press [.The current setting is displayed.
➌Press and release \until your choice of ALERT 1,
ALERT 2, ALERT 3, ALERT 4 or ALERT 5 is displayed.
➍Press ]twice or allow the pager to automatically re-
turn to the standby screen.
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Receiving and Reading Messages
When a message is received, the pager alerts for 8 sec-
onds.
➊Press any button to stop the alert.
➋Press [to display the message.
➌Press ]twice while the message is displayed to re-
turn to the standby screen.
Messages containing more than 12 characters are dis-
played on a second screen.The Isymbol indicates there
are additional screens.The second screen is displayed
automatically after 1 minute, or pressing [advances the
display to the second screen.The last screen of the mes-
sage displays the message number and time the mes-
sage was received.
If a message is left unread, the pager emits a reminder
alert every 2 minutes, and the number of unread messag-
es is displayed on the screen (i.e., 1 Page, 2 Pages).
Protecting and Unprotecting Your Messages
You can protect up to eight messages so they are not
erased or replaced by new messages.The message you
want to protect/unprotect must be displayed on the
screen.
➊To protect a message, press and release ▲while the
message is displayed until protect ? is displayed.
➋Press [.
When reading a protected message, the protect Fsymbol
is displayed in the upper portion of the screen.
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555-1234
Example of a screen with message continuation indicator

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➊To unprotect a message, press and release \while
the message is displayed until unprotect ? is dis-
played.
➋Press [.The protect Fsymbol is no longer displayed.
Deleting/Erasing Messages
Deleting Individual Messages:
➊Press and release \while the message is displayed
until delete ? is displayed with the Ksymbol.
➋Press Ë.All remaining messages are moved to the
next available message location.
Erasing All Messages:
➊Press and release \until erase all ? is dis-
played with the Jsymbol.
➋Press [. All read and unprotected messages are
erased from pager memory.
Setting the Alarm
You can set your pager’s alarm to alert you at a certain time
of day.
➊Press and release \until set alarm ? is dis-
played.
➋Press [.
Follow the instructions under “Setting the Clock and the
Date”to set the time for the alarm to sound.
DF
1:555-1234
Example of a protected message
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To Enable or Disable the Alarm:
➊Press and release \until set alarm ? is dis-
played.
➋Press and release [until you get to the ON/OFF field
➌Press and release \until your choice of on or off is
displayed.
When the alarm is enabled, Lis displayed on the standby
screen.
Note:The alarm Lsymbol is displayed even when the
pager is off and the alarm is enabled.
Automatic On and Off
You can set your ULTRA Express pager to automatically
turn on and off.This feature can greatly improve battery
life.
To Enable:
➊Press and release \until pager auto ? is dis-
played.
➋Press [.The current setting is displayed and the A
symbol is displayed around the alert mode indicator.
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Example of standby screen with alarm enabled
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Example of standby screen with automatic on/off enabled
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To Set the On/offTimes:
➊Press and release \until set auto ? is displayed.
➋Press [.The current setting is displayed and the “au-
to on”time hour digits flash.
Follow the instructions under “Setting the Clock and the
Date” to set the “turn on” and “turn off” times.The left se-
ries of digits are the “turn on” time.The right series of dig-
its are the “turn off” time.
Note: Only the “hour” can be selected and set for auto-
matic on/off. When operating in the automatic on/off
mode, the pager can still be manually turned on and off.
To Disable:
➊Press and release \until pgr manual ? is dis-
played.
➋Press [.The Asymbol is no longer displayed on the
standby screen.
Effective Use of Your ULTRA Express Pager
Your ULTRA Express pager can help you keep in contact
with everyone important to you . .. children or child care
providers, business office, data services, and voice mail.
Be sure your children’s school, physician, and friends
have the number so you can be contacted in emergen-
cies.
Give your pager number to family, friends, and associates
to assure contact at any time, any place.When calling
your pager number, they enter the number where they can
be reached on a tone-type keypad.This number is then
displayed on your ULTRA Express pager.
If you have a cellular phone, give your pager number in-
stead of your cellular number.Then you can decide who to
call back on your cellular phone, without paying for incom-
ing cellular calls.Using the ULTRA Express pager helps
reduce your monthly cellular phone bill!
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Standard Features
Time of Day/Month and Day: The time of day and the
month and day are displayed whether the pager is on or off.
User Selectable Pleasing Alerts: When thepager isin the
audible alert mode and a message is received, the pager
alerts with a pleasing musical sound.
Message Protect: Up to eight messages can be protected
so they are not deleted from memory.
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.
Low-Battery Indicator: When the battery is nearing the end
of its life, the low-battery Hsymbol is displayed and the
pager gives a 2-second alert. Replace the battery within five
days after the first appearance of the low-battery indicator.
Timestamp: The time of day a message is received is
displayed on the last screen of the message.
Message Erase: When messages are no longer needed,
erase them to free up space for new messages.
Memory Capacity: The pager can store up to sixteen - 20
character messages or a total of 320 characters.
Memory Retention: All messages remain in memory even
when the pager is turned off or when changing the battery.
AutomaticOn/Off:Thepagercanbesettoturn on andturn
offatpre-selectedtimes.Usedproperly,thisfeatureextends
battery life.
Backlight: In low-light conditions, the backlight feature
makes the screen easy to read.
PersonalAlarm:Thepersonalalarm canbesettoalert you
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Battery Information
The ULTRA Express pager operates with one AAA-size alka-
line battery.
➊To remove the old battery, hold the pager (back side
facing up), and press down on the battery door.
➋Slide the door to the side until its locking tabs release.
Continue sliding the door until it is free of the housing.
➌To install a new battery, align the battery so the positive
(+) and negative (–) markings match the direction of
the polarity markings shown on the back cover and in-
sert the battery.
➍To replace the battery door, align the grooves on the
battery door with the grooves on the front and back
housing.
➎Slide the battery door until it is fully closed and a “click”
is heard.The battery door is self-locking.
Battery Door Removal (rear view)
SLIDE DOOR
IN THIS
DIRECTION
( −) END OF AAA BATTERY
POLARITY SYMBOL
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Care and Maintenance
The ULTRA Express pager is durable, reliable, and can
provide years of dependable service, but 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 Organization,
staffed with specially trained technicians, offers conve-
niently located repair and maintenance facilities through-
out the world. Please contact your paging service repre-
sentative or a Motorola sales office for more information.
Functionality and Use of Your 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, contact
your respective paging service provider.
Cleaning Your ULTRA Express Pager
TocleansmudgesandgrimefromtheexterioroftheULTRA
Express 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 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.
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NOTES
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trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
© 1995 by Motorola, Inc.All Rights Reserved.
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