Congratulations on your purchase of a Motoro la
EXPRESS alphanumeric pager. This compact
pager incorporates many advances in electronic, microminiaturization and wireless technology. The
Memo
EXPRESS pager allows you to receive alphanumeric messages (words and numbers) instantly and
affordably.
This user’s guide explains how to operate your pager,
and prov id es suggestions for first-time a s well as experienced pager users. Familiarity with the user’s guide
assures you get the most from your
pager. Keep it handy for quick refer ence.
OPERATING YOUR
When someone needs to contact you, a call to your
paging service or phone generates a radio signal that
sends messages directly to your
pager. This signal carries alpha and numeric information that can only be receiv ed when your pager is on.
ACTIVA TION
Paging service providers require certain procedures in
order to activate your new
Contact your provider to begin paging ser vice.
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CONTROLS
Read
W
messages
Mode
Select Q- used to select pager function s
After performing any pager functions described in this
manual (setting the time, date, alarm, etc.), your
EXPRESS pager automatically returns to the standby
mode and your sele ctions a re act ivated. Or pr ess Re ad
tor in the upper left-hand corner indicates that the
pager is on and re ady t o receive m ess ages .
When the pager is on and no act ivity is taking place, the
standby screen is displaye d. The standby scr een looks
like this:
• To turn your pager off, press Mode
PAGER OFF? is displayed.
• Press Select
The time of day and t h e date are still displayed on your
pager even when it is off.
W
to turn your pager on. An alert indica-
Example of a standby screen
U
until TURN
Q
.
SETTING THE CLOCK AND THE DATE
1. Press Mode U until SET TIME? is displayed.
2. Press Select
3. Press Mode
digits.
4. Press Select
5. Press Mode
utes.
4
Q
. The hour digits begin to flash.
Set-time screen example
U
repeatedl y to set the co rrect hour
Q
. The minute digits begin to fla sh.
U
repeatedly to set the correct min-
6. Press Select Q. The A.M./P.M. field begin to flash.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set your pager for
A.M./P.M., 12/24 hour, and the date.
8. Press Read
return to the standby screen. The time and date are
displayed.
Notes: When adjusting any of the time and date f ields,
press and hold Mode
tion. To skip a field , press Se lect
get to th e de sired f ield. For exa mple , if y ou o nly n eed to
change the date, press Mode
appears, then press Select
digits begin to flash.
W
or allow the pager to automatically
U
to fast-forward to your selec-
Q
repeatedly until yo u
U
Q
until SET TIME?
repeatedly until the d ate
SETTING YOUR PAGER’S PLEASING ALERTS
You can set your
one of four musical alerts or one stan dard beep alert.
• Press Mode
• Press Select
• Press Mode
2, ALERT 3, ALERT 4 or ALERT 5 is displayed.
• Press Read
Note: Your pager’s incoming message aler t mode must
be set to AUDIBLE in order to choose one of the
pleasing alerts.
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EXPRESS pager to alert with
U
until SET ALERTS? is displayed.
Q
. The current setting is displayed.
U
until your choice of A LERT 1, A LERT
W
to return to the standby screen.
SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE ALERT
You can set your pager to alert with either an audible
(pleasing alert), a vibrate (vibrat ion with no beep t one ),
or a chirp alert (short beep tone).
• Press Mode
played.
• Press Select
• Press Mode
• Press Sele ct
is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the
screen.
The choices are Ä for audible,
vibrate (silent).
U
until SET ALERT MODE? is dis-
Q
.
U
until your choice is displayed.
Q
or Read W. The alert mode indicator
D
for chirp, or õfor
READING ME SS A GES
When a message is received, the pager alerts with an
audible or a vibrate alert and a flashing message indicator
À
.
• Press any but to n to sto p the alert .
• Press Read
additional message screens, the message-continuation arrow N is displayed.
W
to display the message. If there are
READ MODE
This feature a llows you to c hoose the most comforta ble
way to view messages.
• Press Mode
• Press Select
• Press Mode
BY LINE, SCROLL 1, SCROLL 2, or SCROLL 3 is
displayed, then press Select
In the LINE-BY-LINE mo de, each screen of a message
is displayed for two seconds.
In the SCROLL mode, messages automatically scroll
across the screen unt il the entire messa ge is displayed.
SCROLL 1 (slow), SCROLL 2 (medium), and SCROLL 3
(fast) sets the speed at which the message is displayed.
Note: Read messages Line-by-Line when operating
your pager at temperat ure s below free zing.
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Reading Stored Messages
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Your
sages.
• To read a stored m essage, p ress Read
Select
The message indicator
indicate the current messag e slot you are in .
The time of day the mes sage was re ceived is displaye d
at the top of all message scr een s.
In the LINE-BY-LINE mode, each message screen is
automatically displayed f or two sec onds .
In the SCROLL mode, messages automatically scroll
across the screen unt il the entire messa ge is displayed.
• Press Read
• Press Read
message.
• Press
• To activate the pager’s backlight, press and hold
Select
next stored message.
Unread Messages
When unread m essage s exist, the icon in t he upper -left
hand corner of the screen flashes, and the pager vibrates or chirps (depending on the current alert mode
selected) every two minutes until all unread messages
are read.
W
to continue to the next scre en.
W
to “pause” th e message.
W
again to continue to the end of the
Q
to display the next message.
Q
for two seconds. The pager displays the
Reading a stored message
• Press Read
W
to display the message.
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR MESSAGES
You can lock up to three messages so they will not be
erased or replaced by new messages. The message
that you wish to lock/unlock must be displayed on the
screen.
You can set your page r’s alarm to alert you at a certain
time of day.
• Press Mode
• Press Select
U
until SET ALARM? is displayed.
Q
.
Follow the instructions under “Sett ing the Clock and the
Date” to set the time for the alarm to soun d.
To enable or disable the alarm:
• Press Mode
• Press Select
• Press Mode
U
until SET ALARM? is displayed.
Q
until you get to the ON/OFF field.
U
until your choice of ON or OFF is
displayed.
When the alarm is enabled, Â is displayed on the
standby screen.
Standby screen with alarm enabl ed
Note: The a la rm symbol  is displayed even when th e
pager is off and the alarm is enabled.
AUTOMATIC ON AND OFF
You can set your
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EXPRESS pager to automatically turn on and off. This feature can greatly improve
battery life.
To enable:
• Press Mode
• Press Select
U
until PAGER AUTO? is displayed.
Q
. The current setting is displayed and
the symbol ö appears around the aler t mode indica tor.
Standby scre en with au tomat ic on /off enable d
To set the on/off times:
• Press Mode
U
until SET AUTO ON/OFF? is displayed.
• Press Select
Q
. The current setting is displayed and
the “auto on” tim e hou r digits flas h.
Follow the instructions under “Sett ing the Clock and the
Date” to set the “turn on” and “turn off” times. The left
series of digits are the “t urn on” time . The right s eries of
digits are the “turn off” time.
Notes: Only the “hour” can be selected and set for
automatic o n/off. Whe n operating in t he automa tic on/off
mode, the pager can sti ll be manually turned on and off.
To disable:
• Press Mode
• Press Select
U
until PAGER MANUAL? is displayed.
Q
. The sym bol ö disappears from the
standby scree n.
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EFFECTIVE USE OF
YOUR Memo EXPRESS PAGER
Your
Memo
EXPRESS pager can help you keep in
contact with everyone important to you . . . children or
child care providers, business off i c e, data serv ices, and
voice ma il. Be su re that your ch ildren’s s chool, p hysician,
and frien ds have the number s o that you can be con tacted in em erg e ncie s.
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 numbe r where
they can be reached on a t one-type keypad. This nu mber is then displayed on your
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EXPRESS pager.
Software progr ams used o n a per sonal com puter along
with a modem or stand-alone page-entry device allow
you to receive or send alphanumeric messages. For
example, your children can page you wit h the me ssage
“At Jimmy’s 555-1234.” You would know where your
children are and the ph one num ber in c ase you need to
contact them. Contact your service provider or local
software outlet for alpha-entry opt ions.
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 pay ing
for incoming cellular calls. The
Memo
EXPRESS pager
can help reduce your mont hly ce llular phon e bi ll!
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STANDARD FEATURES
BATTERY INFORMATION
Time of Da y /Day and Mo n th: The tim e of day and the
date and month are displayed whether the pager is on
or off.
User Selectab le Pleasi ng Al erts : When t he pager is in
the audible alert mode and a message is received, the
pager alerts with a pleasing musical sound.
Message Lock: Up to three messages can be locked
so that they will not be removed from memory.
Automatic Reset: Pager aler ts automatically stop even
if you do not press an y of the pager ’s but t ons.
Reminder Chirp: The pager chirps or vibrates every
two minutes unti l you read al l unread me ssag es.
Low-Battery Indicator: When the battery is nearing
the end of its life, the low-battery symbol ó is displayed and the pager gives a 2-second alert. Replace
the battery within five days after the first appeara nce of
the low-battery indicator.
Endless Line Display (Scroll): Messages automatically scroll across the screen until the entire message
is displayed.
Backlight: In low-light co nditions, pr ess and hold Select
Q
for two seconds wh ile reading a message to a ctivate
the pager’s backlight. The backlight can also be acti-
Q
vated by pressing Select
while in the standby mode.
Timestam p: The time of day that a message was
received is displayed on all screen s of the message .
Message Erase: When messages are no longer
needed, they can be erased to free up space for new
messages.
Memory Retention: All messages remain in memory
even when the pager is turn ed off or when changing the
battery.
Automatic On /Off: The pager can be set to turn on a nd
turn off at pre-selected t im es.
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The
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EXPRESS pager operates with one AAA-
size alkaline battery.
To install the battery , hold the pager in bot h hands an d
use your thumbs to press down on the battery door.
Slide the door until its locking tabs release. Continue
sliding the door until it is free of the housing. Align the
battery so the positive (+) and negative (–) markings
match the direction of the polarity markings. Insert the
battery. To replace the battery door, align the grooves
on the battery door with the grooves on the front and
back housing. Slide t he battery door until it is fully closed
and a “click” is heard. The batt ery door is self- lo cking.
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PROPER CARE
The
Memo
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 expose your pa ger to these conditions .
CLEANING YOUR Memo EXPRESS PAGER
To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of the
Memo
EXPRESS pager, use a soft , no n-abrasive cloth
moistened in a mild soap and water solution. Use a
second cloth moistened in clean water to wipe the
surface clean. Do not immerse in water. Do not use
alcohol or other cleaning solutions.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Your
Memo
EXPRESS pager, properly handled, is capable of many years of trouble- free operation. However,
is service is required, Motorola’s National Service Organization, staffed with specially trained technicians,
offers convenien tly locat ed repair and mainte nanc e facilities throughout the country. Contact your service
provider for m ore informat ion.
PATENT INFORM ATIO N
This Motorola product is manufactured under one or
more Motorola U.S. Patents. A partial listing of these
patents is provided on the inside surface of the battery
compartment. Other patents covering this product are
pending.