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USER’S GUIDE
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27b85cvr.fr5 Page ii Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:19 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 EXCITING FLEX TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 OPERATING YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INDICATOR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1027b85.fr5 Page 1 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Motorola Express Xtra™ or Express Xtra FLX™ pager. Your new pager allows you to receive numeric messages instantly and affordably. The Express Xtra or Express Xtra FLX pager provides many enhanced features and can be a vital part of your personal and business life management. The compact pager in- corporates the most advanced electronic, micromin- iaturization and wireless technolo
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1027b85.fr5 Page 2 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE This user’s guide explains how to operate your pager and provides suggestions for first-time as well as ex- perienced pager users. ® Please note: If you have used a BRAVO Express, an Ultra Express™ or an Ultra Express FLX™ pager, the Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers have enhanced operation. Review this user’s guide to get the most from your pager. Keep this guide handy for quick reference. OPERATING
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1027b85.fr5 Page 3 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 CONTROLS The Read/Select button ] is used to turn the pag- er on, display messages and select pager functions. The Mode button \ is used to scan pager modes. The Light/Reset button [ is used to turn on the pager’s LCD backlight, and return the pager to the standby mode. INDICATOR SYMBOLS E Audible mode D Vibrate or no alert (silent) mode QR Message indicator (flashes) I Message continuation K Duplicate message F Protecte
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1027b85.fr5 Page 4 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 TURNING YOUR PAGER ON AND OFF Press ] to turn your pager on. An alert indicator (E or D) indicates the pager is on and ready to re- ceive messages. When the pager is on and no activity is taking place, the standby screen is displayed. The standby screen displays the time and date, the alert mode, and other pager indications such as the unread message indi- cator and the auto on/off indicator. D 11:28a 11-03 Example
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1027b85.fr5 Page 5 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF ˚ Press [ at any time to turn the light on. ¸ Press [ again to turn the light off and return to the standby screen. SETTING THE TIME AND DATE Setting the Time: ˚ Press and release \ until set time ? is dis- played. ¸ Press ]. The hour digits begin to flash. Press and release \ to set the hour digits. D 11:28a Example of set-time screen Press ]. The first digit of the minut
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1027b85.fr5 Page 6 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 Note: If your pager was previously set for 24-hour time format, step 5 is omitted. ˛ Press ]. The A.M./P.M. indicator flashes. Press and release \ to select a or p. ˇ Press ]. The 12/24-hour indicator flashes. Press and release \ to select 12- or 24-hour time format. Note: If ] is pressed after step 6, your pager re- turns to the time-setting function. — Allow the pager to automatically return to the standby screen, or press
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1027b85.fr5 Page 7 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE ALERT You can set your pager to alert with a vibrating alert (vibration with no alert tone), an audio alert (audible with pleasing alert), a chirp alert (short beep alert), or no alert (completely silent). ˚ Press and release \ until set alert ? is dis- played. ¸ Press ]. Press and release \ until your choice of vibrate ?, audio ?, chirp ?, or no alert ? is displayed. ˝ To change the alert mode, press ] while
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1027b85.fr5 Page 8 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES When a message is received, the pager alerts (vibra- tion, audible, or chirp) for eight seconds, unless the pager is set to No Alert. A flashing message indicator (for example QR, QS, etc.) in the upper left-hand cor- ner of the standby screen lets you know how many messages you have received. ˚ Press any button to stop the alert. ¸ Press ] to display the message. The message number is displayed in the upper le
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1027b85.fr5 Page 9 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 QR D B 555-1234 Example of a message screen with message continuation indicator If messages are left unread, the pager gives a re- minder alert every two minutes, unless the pager is set to No Alert. The number of unread messages flashes in the upper left-hand corner of the standby screen (for example, QR, QS, QT). Note: You need to read all messages for the pager to reset the unread message counter. e 9
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1027b85.fr5 Page 10 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING YOUR MESSAGES You can protect up to ten messages so they are not erased or replaced by new messages. To protect a message: ˚ While the message is displayed, press and re- lease \ until protect ? is displayed. ¸ Press ]. When reading a protected message, F is displayed in the upper portion of the screen. To unprotect a message: ˚ While the message is displayed, press and re- lease \ until unprotect ? is displayed
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1027b85.fr5 Page 11 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 ERASING MESSAGES Erasing Individual Messages: ˚ While the message is displayed, press and re- lease \ until erase ? is displayed. ¸ Press ]. All remaining messages are moved to the next available message slot. Erasing All Messages: ˚ Press and release \ until erase all ? is dis- played. ¸ Press ]. All read and unprotected messages are erased from memory. SETTING THE ALARM You can set your pager’s alarm to alert at a certain time of day. To
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1027b85.fr5 Page 12 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 Follow the time-setting instructions on page 5 to set the time for the alarm to occur. When the alarm is enabled, J is displayed on the standby screen, even if the pager is turned off. D J 11:28p 11-01 Example of standby screen with alarm enabled To disable the alarm: ˚ Press and release \ until set alarm ? is dis- played. ¸ Press ]. Press and release \ until off is displayed. ˝ Allow the pager to automatically return to the stan
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1027b85.fr5 Page 13 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 AUTOMATIC ON/OFF You can set your pager to turn on or turn off at a se- lected time of day. To enable automatic on/off: ˚ Press and release \ until pager auto ? is dis- played. ¸ Press ]. When the automatic on/off feature is enabled, A is displayed on the standby screen, even when the pager is turned off. B 11:28p 11-01 Example of standby screen with automatic on/off enabled To set the on/off times: ˚ Press and release \ until set
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1027b85.fr5 Page 14 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 FEATURES Time of Day/Month and Day: The time of day and the month and day are displayed even when the pag- er is off. Pleasing Alerts: Your pager can alert you of new messages with one of seven pleasing musical sounds. Message Protect: Up to ten messages can be pro- tected so they are not erased. Automatic Reset: Pager alerts automatically stop, even if you do not press any of the pager’s buttons. Reminder Chirp: The pager chirps or vibrate
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1027b85.fr5 Page 15 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 Out of Range: With this option enabled, G is dis- played in the upper portion of the screen when your pager is located outside of your paging coverage ar- ea. G is no longer displayed when you return to your coverage area. Memory Capacity: The pager can store up to twenty 20-character messages, or a total of 400 characters. Memory Retention: All messages remain in memory even when the pager is turned off. Note: Messages are not retained wh
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1027b85.fr5 Page 16 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 While pressing on the battery door, slide the door until the ribs on the battery door and the ribs on the back cover are aligned. Lift the battery door to free it from the housing. ˝ Align the new battery so the positive (+) and nega- tive (–) markings match the direction of the polarity diagram in the battery compartment, and insert the battery. ˛ To replace the battery door, align the grooves on the battery door with the grooves on th
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1027b85.fr5 Page 17 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 CARE AND MAINTENANCE The Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers are durable, reliable, and can provide years of depend- able service; however, 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 Organiza- tion, staffed with specially trained technicians, offers conveniently located repair
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1027b85.fr5 Page 18 Thursday, December 5, 1996 11:18 t, Motorola, Express Xtra, Express Xtra FLX, E, Bravo Express, Ultra Express, and Ultra Express FLX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. © 1996 by Motorola, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Paging Products Group 1500 Gateway Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33426-8292 Printed in U.S.A. 10/96 @6881027B85@ 6881027B85-O e
