Alpha PGR-AL924 User Manual

Field Programming PGR-AL924 Pagers

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Pager frequency, up to 6 capcodes, POCSAG baud rate, LCD contrast (some models) and a password
can be programmed in the Apollo PGR-AL924 without a programmer. With the battery out of the pager,
press and HOLD the select button. Insert the battery. After about 6-7 seconds the password screen will
appear. Release the select button. New pagers are programmed with password 0000. If the password
has not been changed, simply press the read button. If the password HAS been changed, enter the
correct password, then press read. To enter a password, use the select button to change the number at
the cursor location. Use the mode button to move the cursor to the next digit. After the password is
entered, press the read button. The frequency screen will appear. Use the select and mode buttons to
set the frequency in the same manor described above to set the password. After the frequency is set,
press the read button. Capcode #1 will appear on the LCD screen along with an on/off indicator and a
message type indicator.

Example:

1: on 1234567 AAAA

The on/off indicator will be flashing (except for capcode 1, capcode 1 will always be ON". All
capcodes you intend to use must be set to ON. Pressing the select button will switch the indicator
between on and off. Once the on/off selection is made, press the mode button to move the cursor to
the 1st digit of the capcode. Press the select button to change the 1st digit of the capcode. Press the
mode button to move the cursor to the 2nd digit and use the select button to set the 2nd digit the same
way. Continue these steps until the entire capcode is set. Now press the mode switch to move the
cursor to the message type indicator. Make sure these are all set to "AAAA" for alphanumeric. Change
the letter by pressing the select button, move the cursor by pressing the mode button. After the
message type is set, press the read button to move to capcode #2. Continue this procedure until all
capcodes are set. Set unused capcodes to OFF. After capcode #6, "Baud=" will appear with the current
baud rate. Press select to select the correct baud rate (duplicate baud rate of existing pagers in your
system). Press the read button. The "modify password" screen will appear. You may (optional) change
the password using the same method that is used to enter the password at the beginning of the
programming procedure (see instructions above). When the desired password is set (or leave it 0000)
press read. The LCD contrast screen will appear (some models). Press the select button to adjust the
LCD contrast 1-8 (1=light, 8=darker). When done, press read a final time. The pager will beep and
"Pass!" will appear on the LCD screen. Pager programming is complete.

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