Bravo 500, 501 User Manual

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Contents
Introduction .................................................... 1
Effective Use of Your Pager......................... 1
Getting Started .............................................. 2
Battery Information..................................... 2
Control Buttons (Bravo 500) ....................... 3
Control Buttons (Bravo 501) ....................... 4
Turning Your Pager On ............................... 5
Turning Your Pager Off............................... 5
Backlight ...................................................... 6
Using the Main Menu.................................. 7
Status Indicators ......................................... 7
Time and Date ................................................ 8
Setting the Time .......................................... 8
Setting the Date........................................... 8
Displaying the Date..................................... 9
Setting the Alarm...................................... 10
Alerts ............................................................ 11
Setting the Alert Type............................... 11
Reminder Alert .......................................... 12
Messages ..................................................... 14
Reading Messages...................................... 14
Locking/Unlocking Messages.................... 15
Message Information................................. 15
Deleting Messages..................................... 16
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Introduction
Congratulations onyourpurchase o f your Bravo Numeric pager.
This bookletcontains operation instructions that explain howto use your new pager and provides helpful suggestions for first-timeas well as experienced users.
Effective Use of Your Pager
Your pager can help you keep in contact witheveryone important to you. By giving your pager number to business associates, family,andfriends,you canbe contactedwhenever needed .
INTRODUCTION
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Getting Started
Battery Information
Your pager operates with a single AAA-size alkaline battery (do not use carbonzinc batteries). See the diagram on the following page for the b attery door location.
If lobat displays, the p ager’s AAA-size battery is low. Rep lace the AAA-size battery.
Installing/Replacing the Battery
GETTING STARTED
Turnthepageroff(see“Turning Your
Pager Off” on page 5).
Holding the pager facedown, slide
the battery door in the direction of the arrow (toward the outer edge).
Lift the battery door away from the
pager’s housing to remove it.
Removethe old battery,notingthe
positive (+) and negative (-) polarity markings.
Insert a new battery so the polarity
markings on the battery match the polarity diagram in the battery compartment.
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Control Buttons (Bravo 500)
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Function: Press to move between features and change values.
Select/Backlight: Press to select features and turn on/off the backlight.
Read/Escape: Press to read messages or return to the Status screen.
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Control Buttons (Bravo 501)
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Function: Press to move between features and change values.
GETTING STARTED
Select/Backlight: Press to select
features and turn on/off the backlight.
Read/Escape: Press to read messages or return to the Status screen.
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Turning Your Pager On
Ensure th at a fresh battery is
properly installed as listed in “Installing/Replacing the Battery”on page 2.
Press and hold for 3 to 4 seconds to
turn your pager on. The Status screen displays.
Battery Gauge
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Alarm Indicator
4:29p
Alert Indicator
When thepageris on and no activity is taking place, the Status screen displays. The Statusscreendisplays the power-on indicator and may also display other pager status indicators.
Turning Your Pager Off
Press until PAgEr OFF displays, and then press .
Time Display
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Backlight
In low-light conditions,you can turnon the pager’s backlight on or offat any time by pressing and holding for two seconds. The backlight automatically turns off when th e pager returns to the Status screen.
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Using the Main Menu
The main menu providesaccess to the many features of your pager through
the useof symbols and prompts.
To navigate through the main menu,
press .
Press to select the displayed
feature.
Press atanytimetoreturntothe
Status screen.
Status Indicators
The list below describes each of the status indicators that may display on your pager.
$ New message ( Musical alert \ Silent alert # Alarm % Locked message + Duplicate message ! Out-Of-Rangealert & Continuous message (press to
display the nextscreen.)
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Time and Date
Setting the Time
From the Status screen, press
untilSet Time displays, and then press .
12:56 pm
Press to increase the hour. When
thedesiredhourdisplays,press to advancetothenextfield.
RepeatStep2tosettheminutesand
timeof day (AM or PM).
When you have finished setting the
time, press to save your changes and return to the Statusscreen.
Setting the Date
TIME AND DATE
From the Status screen, press
untilSet Date displays,and then press .
jun 21 00
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Press to increase the year.
When the desired year displays, press .
RepeatStep2tosetthemonth/day.When you have finished setting the
date,press to saveyour changes and return to the Status screen.
Displaying the Date
To display the current date,proceed as follows.
From the Status screen, press .The currentdate and day of week
displays in the following format.
jun 21 mon
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Setting the Alarm
Your new pager allows you to set a daily alarm.
From the Status screen, press
untilSet alarm displays, and then press .
12:34p on
Press to increase the hour. When
thedesiredhourdisplays,press to advancetothenextfield.
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TIME AND DATE
RepeatStep2tosettheminutesand
time of day (A or P).
Press to toggle between on and
off. When the desired selection
displays, press to select it.
When you have finished setting the
alarm, press to save your changes and return to the Status screen.
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Alerts
Setting the Alert Type
Your new pager has both audible and silent alert types. Thesealert types are: silent (vibrate), sleep (no alert), vibra call(vibrateth enchirp),chirp,and eight standard audible alerts.
To specify the alert to play whenyour pager receives a message,p roceed as follows:
From the Status screen, press
untilSEt ALErt displays, and press .
uibracall
Press to display the a lert type
and hear a sample of the alert.
Whenthe desiredalerttype displays,
press to select it.
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Reminder Alert
This featureallows you to turnon/off reminder alerts. Reminder alerts repeat at two-minute intervals until you have read all new messages. To turn on/off reminder alerts, proceed as follows:
From the Status screen, press
untilAdu control displays, and then press . Rem Alt displays.
Press to toggle between On and
Off.Press to make your
selection.
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ALERTS
Low Cell Alert
At the onset of a low battery condition, lobat displays on the Status screen. You can also program your pager to emit an alertwhen your pager’s battery is low.
From the Status screen, press
untiladu control displays, and then press .
Press until L Cell alert
displays, and then press .The following screen displays.
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l c alt on
Press to toggle betweenon and
off,andpress to make your
selection.
• The low cell alert repeats hourly between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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ALERTS
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Messages
The pager can store up to 20
personalmessagesand 2 maildrop
messages. If you have
programmed your pager to alert you when it receives a message, an alert sounds (see “Setting the Alert Type” on page 11).
Reading Messages
From the Status screen, press .
MESSAGES
Time Stamp
12:38/ % &
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12345678
Error Indication
(if programmed)
Locked Message
Indicator
Message Continued
Message
• When your pager receives an error message, e is placed in the front or at the end of the message when you
display it.
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Locking/Unlocking Messages
You can lock up to ten messages to
preventthemfrombeingdeletedor overwritten by new messages when the pager’smemoryisfull.
• To lock a message, press while
the message displays.
• To unlock a message, press
while the locked message displays.
Message Information
When you r eceive a message,you can program your pagerto display additional message inform ation . To turn this feature on/off, proceed as follows:
From the Status screen, press
untiladu control displays, and then press .
Press until msg info displays,
and then press .
Press to toggle betweenon and
off,andpress to make your
selection.
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M ESS A GE S
Deleting Messages
You can delete messages from your
pager at any time. By deleting older messages, you decide which messages to keep and which to save before they are overwritten by new messages. (Se e also “Locking/Unlocking Messages” on
Deleting an Individual Message
To delete an unlocked message, press
while the message is
displayed.
To delete a locked message, you must first unlock the message. (See “Locking/Unlocking Messages”
Press to confirm your decision.
Deleting All Messages
This feature allows you to delete all unlocked messages at once.
From the Status screen, press
until Delete All displays, and then press .
When Delete All? displays,
press to confirm your decision.
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