Motorola 9501 User Manual

9501 Pager User’s Guide

Your pager will incorrectly indicate missed messages when it receives a retransmitted message if your newest message has a sequence number that is 8, or more, numbers greater than the original sequence number of the retransmitted message.

For example , if y our new est message is sequence number 16 and you receive a retransmitted message with a sequence number of 4, your pager will indicate missed messages.

See page 25 for more information about missed messages.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................... 1

About This User’s Guide .............................................. 1

Satellite Messaging Overview ...................................... 2

Exciting Satellite Receiver Technology ........................2

Receiving Satellite Signals ..........................................2

Wearing Your Pager ....................................................5

Message Delivery Areas (MDAs) .................................5

Motorola Satellite Series Products ...............................6

OPTIMAX™ EL Display ................................................. 6

Control Buttons ............................................................. 7

Turning Your Pager On .................................................. 7

Main Menu ..................................................................... 8

Reading Messages ........................................................ 9

News and Information Messages .............................. 10

Reading Information Messages .................................11

Deleting Messages ...................................................... 11

Setting the Time and Date .......................................... 12

Setting the Alert Mode ................................................ 13

Setting Alarms ............................................................. 15

Setting Quiet Time ....................................................... 16

Turning Your Pager Off ............................................... 18

Your Folder .................................................................. 18

Moving Messages to Your Folder ..............................19

Reading Messages in Your Folder ............................ 19

Deleting Messages from Your Folder ........................19

Your PhoneBook ......................................................... 20

Permanent PhoneBook Entries ................................. 20

Moving Messages to Your PhoneBook ......................20

Viewing Messages in your PhoneBook ..................... 21

Deleting PhoneBook Messages .................................21

PhoneBook Lookup ................................................... 22

Downloading an Address Book ..................................22

More Features ..............................................................24

Automatic Alert Reset .................................................24

Automatic Message Deletion ......................................24

Errored Message Indicator .........................................24

Missed Message Segment .........................................25

Missed Message Indicator ..........................................25

Truncated Message Indicator .....................................25

Satellite Features .........................................................26

Checking Satellite Strength (Instant) ..........................26

Satellite Strength Indicator (Average) ........................27

Registration Reminder ................................................28

Battery Information .....................................................28

Battery Gauge ............................................................28

Replacing the Battery .................................................29

Care and Maintenance ................................................31

Cleaning Y our Pager ....................................................31

Functionality and Use of Your Pager .........................31

Patent Information .......................................................31

Warranty Information ..................................................32

Intr

oduction

Congratulations on your purchase of a Motorola Satellite Series 9501 Pager , f or e xclusiv e use on the Iridium

™

satellite communication system. You are among a select group of discerning users who demand global connectivity that is available only with the latest in communication technology. The 9501 pager integrates advanced messaging features you’v e come to e xpect from Motorola into the world’s ﬁrst global personal message receiver. In your world, timely information can be too important to wait. With a Motorola Satellite Series 9501 pager, you ne v er ha v e to be out of touch.

About This User’s Guide

This User’s Guide provides an e xplanation of how to operate each function of your pager and provides helpful suggestions for ﬁrst-time (as well as for experienced) pager users.

For your conv enience , a quic k ref erence card ma y be detached from the back cover and carried in your wallet.

Please carefully review the User’s Guide to understand how new features, speciﬁcall y designed for reception of direct satellite signals, can help you to effectively beneﬁt from this unique device.

Introduction

Satellite Messa

ging Overview

Exciting Satellite Receiver Technology

The Iridium satellite system is a revolution in wireless communication technology. Satellites that circle the earth keep you in constant communication. T ogether with Iridium W orldP age service, Motorola’s 9501 pager offers the ﬁrst true global roaming capability in a small belt-worn personal message receiver . While it offers the best in paging features, the 9501 does not operate lik e a typical pager.

INTRODUCTION

Receiving Satellite Signals

Most pagers receive messages transmitted from towers on the ground. The 9501 pager receives messages transmitted directly from satellite. This can be more difﬁcult, in some instances, due to the distance the signal must travel from space .

With most satellite-based communication, such as satellite TV or the Global P ositioning System (GPS), a satellite dish or hand-held unit must be positioned outside of buildings to receive inf ormation. How ev er, with Motorola’s Satellite Series 9501 P ager, y ou can now receive messages inside buildings .

In some environments, the message signal

Note:

may be effectively blocked, preventing reception. The ability to receive messages in the interior of large urban buildings will be particularly limited.

Satellite Messaging Overview

9501 Pager—Your Personal Satellite Receiver

Satellite Messaging Overview

SATELLITE RECEPTION

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Satellite Paging Signal Reception

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Wearing Y our Pa ger

Your 9501 pager comes with a multi-functional holster that orients the pager for the best possible performance. It is recommended that you place the pager in the holster (display side facing in) and wear it on your belt. The holster can also be used effectively off the body as a stand f or your pager. To ensure optimum reception, extend the belt clip , stand it up on a desk or table, and point it toward the nearest window .

Improper positioning of the 9501 pager will

Note:

impair message reception.

Proper Orientation of Pager

in Holster

Extended Belt Clip

(For standing on table

or desk)

Message Delivery Areas (MDAs)

Because your pager is a receive-only de vice and cannot tell the Iridium system its location, you must choose one or more message delivery areas to register for cover age. Message delivery areas (MDAs) are Iridium-deﬁned geographic areas representing local, regional, and national boundaries designated by telephone Country Codes (with optional sufﬁx). F or your conv enience, a complete list of Country Codes is permanently

Satellite Messaging Overview

stored in the PhoneBook of your 9501 pager. Consult with your Iridium Service Provider for various methods of MDA registration.

Motorola Satellite Series Products

Using this pager together with Motorola’s Satellite Series 9500 Portable Phone eliminates the need to register message delivery areas and provides additional beneﬁts, such as “f ollow me” paging services and the convenience of a global portable phone. Ask your local authorized Motorola satellite products dealer about the complete line of Motorola Satellite Series products to determine which ones best meet your demanding communication needs.

OPTIMAX™ EL Displa

To bring you superior clarity and easy readability, the Motorola OPTIMAX hologram is included in your pager’s displa y. The hologram provides exceptional contrast between the background of the displa y and the pager’s message. In addition, the 9501 pager uses an electro-luminescent backlighting technology for improved readability in lo w-light environments. The backlight is automatically activated whenev er a button is pressed.

OPTIMAX™ EL Display

Contr

Scroll/ Move Up

Move Left

ol Buttons

Escape

Select

Scroll/ Move Down

Turning Your Pager On

Note:

If you are turning the pager on for the ﬁrst time, a displays for up to 8 seconds while the pager loads information from its internal memory.

Loading Memory

Start-Up Screen

1. Press Z to turn your pager on.

2. The pager’s Start-Up screen displays the Iridium logo along with a welcome message.

3. Wait for the main men u to be displayed.

Move Right

Control Buttons

Main Men

The main menu provides access to many features via a series of icons and prompts. When the pager is on, press the main menu is ﬁrst displayed, the messages) icon is blinking.

Use to the various features on your pager.

[

to display the main menu. When

(personal

or Y to move within the main menu f or access

News and Information

WEARING YOUR PAGER

Personal Messages

PhoneBook

Time, Alert Setting

Folder

Main Menu

Reading Messa

ges

Your pager can have more than one unread message. The ﬂashing

on the main menu

displays a number inside the env elope to tell y ou how many unread messages are in your pager .

The 9501’s One-Button feature allows you

Note:

to read the entire message by repeatedly pressing Z.

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Main Menu

\03:Customer Needs

02:Looking forward

01:Hi there )

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Message Preview

A check mark is displayed to the left of

Note:

messages that have been read.

03: Hello my friend Looking forward to your arrival!

Made dinner plans.)

the main menu.

2. Press displays the message preview screen.

3. Press W or Vto move to the message that you want to read.

4. Press highlighted message.

5. Press W or V to move within the message or press to page through the message.

A t

1. Press [ to display

Read Message

stamp is displayed at the end of the message.

and date

ime

. Your pager

to display the

Reading Messages

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