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Alpha Elite
User Guide
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Contents
Introduction
Control Buttons....................................... 2
Getting Started
TurningYour Pager On ........................... 3
TurningYour Pager Off ........................... 4
Using the Function Menu ....................... 5
Message-Status Screen......................... 6
Backlight................................................. 7
Receiving/Reading
Personal Messages .......................... 7
Display Zoom ......................................... 9
Time and Date
Setting the Time and Date.................... 10
Alerts
Setting the Incoming Message Alert .... 12
Locking/Unlocking Messages
Lock/Unlock a Message....................... 14
Deleting Messages
Delete a Single Message ..................... 15
Delete all Messages............................. 15
Pager Alarms
Set a One-Time Alarm ......................... 16
Set the Alarm to Alert Daily.................. 17
Message Alarms
Set a One-Time Message Alarm.......... 19
Set a Daily Message Alarm.................. 21
PrivateTime
Set Private Time................................... 22
Maildrop/Information Service Option
Maildrop Alerts..................................... 24
Notebooks
Storing Personal and Maildrop
Messages inYour Notebooks ......... 28
Deleting Messages from
Your Notebooks ..................................
Features.................................................... 30
Care and Use............................................ 32
Battery Information.................................. 33
Installing/Replacing the Battery............ 33
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Congratulations on purchasing an Alpha Elite pager.Your new pager
provides exciting capabilities in messaging and can become a vital part of
your business and personal life.The pager’s four-line display and
expandedfunctionalityincorporatesmanyofthemostadvancedelectronic,
communications and wireless technologies available.
The Alpha Elite pager uses FLEX
®
technology.FLEX technology extends
battery life up to four times longer than ordinary pagers and improves the
ability to receive messages.
These compact pagers integrate messaging and time keeping functions in
a package that is convenient to carry. Full understanding of what this
product offers begins with reading this user’s guide.This user’s guide
includes a detachable quick reference card on the back cover.
Sending aTest Page toYourself
After you have read this guide and your pager has been activated by your
service provider, send yourself a test page.Refer to “Functionality and Use
ofYour Pager” on page 32 for more information.
INTRODUCTION
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Effective Use ofYour Pager
Your pager can help you keep in contact with everyone important to you.By
giving your pager number to your business associates, family, and friends,
you can be contacted whenever needed.
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 paying for incoming calls.
Control Buttons
Left/Right
Directional
Buttons
Function/
Select Button Read/Escape/
Power On Button
Up/Down
Directional Buttons
GETTING STARTED
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TurningYour Pager On
Press
J
.A start-up screen is momentarily displayed and your pager
activates the currently selected alert.
Note:
Press any button to stop the alert.
H
I
Left/Right
Directional
Buttons
Used to navigate through the Function menu
and through your messages.
K
Function/Select
Button Used to display the Function menu, to select
a pager function, and to activate your
selection.
J
Read/
Power On Used to turn the pager on and to read
messages.
F
G
Up/Down
Directional
Buttons
Use to navigate through time, alarm, date
setting functions and to navigate through
messages.
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When the pager is on and no activity is taking place, the Standby screen is
displayed.The Standby screen displays the power-on indicator
N
and may
display other pager status indicators.
TurningYour Pager Off
➊
Press
K
to display the Function menu.
➋
Press
H
to move the cursor to
q
.
➌
Press
K
.
TURN PAGER OFF?
is displayed.
➍
Press
K
again to turn the pager off.
Your pager is now off and the screen is blank.
Example of the Standby Screen
_
N
P
Q
PrivateTime
Power On
Audible
Alarm
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Using the Function Menu
The Function menu provides access to the many features of your pager
through the use of symbols and prompts.
➊
Press
K
to display the Function menu.When the Function menu is
initially displayed
a
flashes to indicate the location of the cursor.
➋
Press
H
or
I
to move the cursor within the Function menu.
As you move through the Function menu, the pager function symbols
flash to indicate the present location of the cursor.To exit from the
Function menu without making any changes press
J
.
Note:
Some symbols may not display on your pager, depending upon
your pager’s features and whether it has messages.
Example of Fully Displayed Function Menu
mmmmmmomm u
VVjV u
ESCAPE
lvL1rqaACgduZ
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Message-Status Screen
The Message-status screen shows the current status of your messages.
For example, unread messages are indicated by a flashing
m
symbol,
locked messages are indicated by
g
.
The Message-status screen also displays the time and date and any
activated pager settings.The Message-status screen can be accessed by
pressing
H
,
I
,
G
, or
F
from the Standby screen.
Example of the Message-Status Screen
mgmmomm
VjV
P (
Q 3:15PM 05/05/97
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Backlight
In low-light conditions, the pager’s backlight automatically turns on
whenever a button is pressed.You can manually turn the backlight on or off
at any time by pressing and holding Kfor two seconds.The backlight
automatically turns off when the pager returns to the Standby screen.
Receiving/Reading Personal Messages
Your pager can receive up to 19 personal messages.When a message is
received, your pager alerts according to the current alert setting (audible,
vibrate, or no message alert).A new message is indicated by a flashing m
symbol.When a message is selected the symbol changes to o.
Reading an Incoming Message
➊Press any button to stop the alert.
➋Press Jto display your message.
A flashing tin the right corner of the screen indicates the message is
continued on an additional screen(s).
➌Press Jto read the next screen.
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Reading a Stored Message
➊From the Message-status screen press Hor Ito move the cursor to
the message you want to read.
➋Press Jto read the message.
Message Reading Features
• Press Gto read a message line by line.
• Press and hold Jfor automatic message scrolling, screen by screen.
• Press Fto go back to the first screen of the message.
• Press Hor Iwhile reading a message to read the previous or next
message.
Note:
When an unread message exists, your pager gives a periodic
reminder alert until all unread messages are read, or for up to 30 minutes.
A flashing Non the Standby screen indicates that you have unread
messages.
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Message Preview
This feature allows you to scan the first line of your messages.
➊Press J.
➋Use the Hand Ibuttons to move the cursor through your
messages.
Note:
Previewing an unread message does not remove the unread
message status from the message.
Display Zoom
When this feature is enabled, the standard 4-line display is converted to a
2-line display.The characters are enlarged vertically, increasing message
readability.
To Enable Display Zoom:
➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursor to 1.
➋Press K. Display zoom is now active.
All new and stored messages including notebook messages are displayed
in a 2-line format.Pager prompts are not enlarged in the zoom mode.
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To Disable Display Zoom
➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursor to 4.
➋Press K. Display zoom is now disabled.
Setting theTime and Date
➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursorto v.
➋Press Kto display the Set-time-and-alarm screen.
➌Press Ito move the cursor to the hour digit.
➍Press For Gto adjust the hour.
➎Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the minutes, AM/PM/24 hr., month, day,
and year.
TIME AND DATE
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➏Press Kto activate the time and date setting.
If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row (far right), it
automatically wraps around to the first symbol in the beginning of the same
row (far left).
Note:
To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
Example of Set-Time Screen
zv 03:15PM 05/05/97z
c12:00AM --/--/--
SET TIME
TIME AND DATE
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Setting the Incoming Message Alert
You can set your pager’s incoming message alert to an audible alert, a
vibrating alert, a chirp (short beep) alert, a chirp alert with vibration, or no
message alert (completely silent).
Note:
Priority messages always have an audible alert.
Setting an Audible Alert
➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursor to s.
➋Press K.
When Pis displayed on the Standby screen, your pager is in the audible
alert mode.
Setting the Alert Pattern
You can set your pager to alert audible with a standard alert (1), one of
seven pleasing alerts (2-8), a chirp alert (j), or a chirp and vibrate alert
(|).You can also select no message alert (r).
Your pager must be in the audible alert mode (Pdisplayed in the Standby
screen) to select an alert pattern.
ALERTS
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➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursor to l.
➋Press Kto display the Choose alert menu.
➌Press Hor Ito move the cursor to the desired alert.The pager gives
a sample of each alert as you move through the selections.
➍Press Kto activate your selection.The pager gives a sample of the
alert to confirm your selection.
Setting a Silent (Vibrate) Alert
Note:
If Pis not displayed in the Standby screen, your pager is already in
the silent alert mode.
➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursor to r.
➌Press Kto activate the silent alert.The pager vibrates to confirm your
selection.The Psymbol is removed from the Standby screen.
ALERTS
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Locking and Unlocking Messages
Up to 10 messages can be locked to prevent them from being deleted or
from being replaced when memory is full.
When a message is locked, the msymbol is replaced by the gsymbol
indicating the message is locked.
To Lock or Unlock a Message
➊From theMessage-status screen, pressHorIto selectthe message
you want to lock or unlock.
➋Press K.
➌Press Ito move the cursor to gto lock the message, or hto unlock
the message.
➍Press K.
To lock or unlock a message while reading it, follow steps 2 through 4
above while the message is displayed.
LOCKING MESSAGES
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Deleting Messages
This feature allows you to delete unlocked and un-alarmed messages.
To Delete a Single Message
➊From the Message-status screen, pressHor Ito select the message
you want to delete.
➋Press K.
➌Press Ito move the cursor to A.
➍Press K.DELETE MESSAGE? is displayed.
➎Press Kagain to delete the message.
To Delete a Message while Reading It
Follow steps 2 through 5 above while the message is displayed.
To Delete All Unlocked, Un-alarmed and Read Messages
➊From the Function menu, press Ito move the cursor to C.
➋Press K.DELETE ALL MESSAGES? is displayed.
➌Press K.All unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages are deleted.
Note:
Notebook messages are not deleted with this feature.
DELETING MESSAGES
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Pager Alarm
Your pager has an alarm that can be set for a specific time and date, or a
specific time on a daily basis.
At the selected alarm time, your pager alerts.If the alarm times passes
without being acknowledged, Qflashes until any button is pressed.
To Set a One-Time Alarm
➊From the Function menu, press Hto move the cursor to v.
➋Press K.The Set-time-and-alarm screen is displayed.
➌Press G.The Set-alarm screen is displayed.
Example of Set-Alarm Screen for a Specific Time and Date
zv03:15PM 05/05/97z
zc15:30PM 05/05/97z
SET ALARM
PAGER ALARMS
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The alarm symbol shows the current alarm status.cis displayed if the
alarm is enabled, eis displayed if the alarm is disabled.
➍Press Ito move the cursor to the alarm symbol.
➎Press For Guntil cis displayed.
➏Press Ito move the cursor to the hour digits.
➐Press For Gto adjust the hour digits.
➑Repeat steps 6 and 7 to adjust the minutes, AM/PM/24 hr., and date.
➒Press Kto activate your selection.The Qsymbol is displayed on the
Standby screen.
Note:
To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
PAGER ALARMS
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To Set the Alarm to Alert Daily
➊Follow steps 1 through 8 in “To Set a One-Time Alarm” to set the alarm
time.
➋Whensetting thedate in step 8, pressGuntil yousee doubledashes for
the month, day, and year (--/--/--).
➌Press Kto activate your selection.The alarm is now set to alert every
day at the specified time and Qis displayed on the Standby screen.
Note:
To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
Example of Set-Alarm Screen for a Daily Alert
zv03:15PM 05/05/97z
zc15:30PM --/--/--z
SET ALARM
PAGER ALARMS
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