Motorola ADVISOR Gold FLX, ADVISOR User Manual

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Contents

P age

AD VISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager............1

Exciting FLEX Technology b y Motorola.......................1

Getting the Most from Your Pager...............................1

Display Symbols .........................................................2

Controls ......................................................................2

P ager Symbols............................................................3

Turning Your P ager On................................................4

Turning Your P ager Off................................................4

Receiving and Reading Your Messages......................5

Using the Function Menu............................................6

Backlighting.................................................................6

Locking and Unloc king Messages ..............................6

Setting the Time and Date ..........................................7

Setting the Alarm ........................................................8

Setting the Message Alarm.........................................9

Setting the Alert Mode ..............................................10

Setting the Alert P attern............................................10

Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off ......................11

Deleting Messages from Memory.............................11

Moving Messages to Your Notebooks.......................12

Deleting Messages F rom Your Notebooks................13

Setting Auto On/Off...................................................13

Other Features..........................................................14

Battery Information ...................................................15

Care of Your Pager....................................................16

Cleaning Y our Pager..................................................16

Repair and Maintenance...........................................17

P atent Information.....................................................17

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AD VISOR Gold or AD VISOR Gold FLX Pa ger

Congratulations on purchasing either an ADVISOR
Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX pager by Motorola®. Y our
new pager provides exciting capabilities in messaging
and can become a vital part of your b usiness and per­sonal life. The pager’s four-line display and expanded
functionality incorporate many of the most advanced
electronic, communication, and wireless technologies
available. It is reliable, convenient, and designed for
easy operation.

These operating instructions explain how to use your
pager and provide helpful suggestions for first-time
and experienced users.

Exciting FLEX T ec hnology b y Motorola

The ADVISOR Gold FLX pager uses the latest in
paging—

FLEX

 TECHNOLOGY

.

This technological
advance extends battery life up to five times longer
than ordinary pagers, saving you time and money. As
a Motorola FLEX pager user, you can feel more
confident in receiving your pages because FLEX tech­nology improves the ability to receive pages. FLEX
technology has been developed by Motorola, the
leader in paging innov ation and quality.

Along with FLEX technology, this compact pager uses
many advances in electronic and wireless technology
which allow you to receiv e te xt and numeric messages
instantly and affordab ly.

Getting the Most from Your Pager

• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions

and messaging capabilities of your pager.

• Give your pager number to your business associ-

ates, friends, f amily, children’s school, and the baby­sitter so you can always be reached in an emer­gency.

• Include your pager number on business cards and

on your ans wering machine message.

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Display Symbols

Choose

Alert

ESCAPE

È Ñ å É ó ò ï ñ í Ö ¶

Set

Audible/

Silent

Alert

Set Time

and Alarm

Turn

Pager

Off

Set

Auto

On/Off

Escape

(to status

screen)

Delete All

Messages

Delete

Message

Set

Message

Alarm

Unlock

Message

Add T o

Note-

book

Lock/

Controls

Left/Right

Directional

Buttons

A

Function/

Select Button

Up/Down

Read/

Directional

Escape/

Buttons

P ow er On

2

Button

Pa ger Symbols

Pa ger Status Symbols: (Left column)

ë

Í

Ö

Message Status Symbols: (Top two ro ws of display)

í

Õ

V

ü
é

Ö

Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom r ow of displa y)

P ow er On
Audib le Alert Mode
Auto On/Off
Alarm

Lock ed Message
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
Message In Memory Indicator
Memory Full Indicator
Alarmed Message

È

Ñ

å

É

Ç

ó

ò

ï

ñ

í
ì

Õ

Ì

Choose Alert
Set Time and Alarm
Set Auto On/Off
Set Audib le Alert
Set Silent Alert
Turn Pager Off
Escape (to status screen)
Delete Message
Delete All Messages
Lock Message
Unlock Message
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)

Ö

¶

Set Message Alarm
Add to Notebook

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Other Symbols:

å

õ

ô

AM
PM

Ã

c

Ç

Õ

(
,

T

Enter Auto On/Off Men u and A uto On/Off
Enabled

Auto On/Off Disab led
24 Hour Time
AM Time
PM Time
Disable Alarm
Enable Alarm
No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Full Battery Gauge
Low Battery Gauge
Out of Range

Ü

<..> Alphanumeric Missing F ragment Indicator*

- - - - -

ú

*

These symbols apply to ADVISOR Gold FLX only.

Message Continuation
Truncated Message

Long Numeric Missing Fr agment Indicator*

Errored Data Indicator

Turning Your Pa ger On

Press
Your pager alerts and shows

the display. The time and date are shown at the bottom
of the display.

Ë

.

ë

in the left column of

Turning Your Pa ger Off

➊

Press

➋

Press

➌

Press

4

to display the function men u.

Á

to move the cursor to ó.

ä

twice to turn the pager off.

Á

Receiving and Reading Your Messa ges

When a message is received, your pager alerts and
displays a flashing

➊

Press any button to stop the alert.

➋

Press

The pager automatically stores the message and the
time and date it is received.

A flashing arrow
screen indicates the message you are reading contin­ues bey ond the f our lines of the displa y.

Press
sage.

Press to read your message line b y line.
Press and hold

sage, screen by screen.

Ë

Ë

to display y our message.

Ü

to advance to the next screen of the mes-

Ë

symbol.

ü

at the bottom right cor ner of the

to rapidly scroll through your mes-

If more than one message exists, press
select the message you want to read. The symbol
indicates the location of the message. Press
display your message. While reading your messages,
you can press
message.

A flashing
that has not been read. The pager alerts at predeter­mined intervals to remind you of any unread mes­sages.

ADVISOR Gold and ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers store
up to 19 personal messages in memory.

ë

H

symbol indicates you have a message

or

I

to view the previous or next

ä

or

ã

Ë

to

Ó

to

5

Using the Function Menu

Press
The function menu gives y ou access to the many f eatures

of your pager through a series of symbols and prompts.
For example , when the function menu screen is first dis­pla yed, the
position of the cursor. You can now press
mov e the cursor within the function menu.

NO TE:

press

Backlighting

The pager’s backlight illuminates in low-light condi­tions when any button is pressed. You can manually
activate or deactivate the backlight at any time by

to display the function men u.

Á

symbol flashes, indicating the present

ò

or

ã

ä

To exit from an y menu without making changes,

.

Ë

to

for two seconds. If no other

Á

pressing and holding
buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically turns
off when the pager returns to the standby mode.

Locking and Unloc king Messages

Up to 10 messages can be lock ed in memory, preventing
them from being replaced when memory is full (indicated
by the

➊ Press
➋ Press
➌ Press
➍ Press

➎ Press

é symbol).

ì).

(

Ë.
ä or ã to select the message to lock.

Á to display the function menu.

ã to move the cursor to lock (í) or unlock

Á to lock or unlock the message.

➏ The symbol

of the message in memory .

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í or ì is displayed, indicating the status

Setting the Time and Date

➊ Press Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press
➌ Press
➍ Press
➎ Press or to adjust the hour.
➏ Press
➐ Press or to adjust the minute.
➑ Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/

24 hr ., month/da y/y ear .

➒ Press

ä to move the cursor to Ñ.
Á to display the set-time screen.

ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.

ã to mov e the cursor to the minute digit.

Á to activate the time and date change .

●Ñ22:23ô05/06/96●

Ã0:00ô--/--/-­ SET TIME

Example of Set-T ime Scr een

If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row
(far right), it automatically wraps around and displays
at the first symbol in the beginning of the same row (f ar
left).

NO TE: To exit from any menu without making changes ,
press Ë .

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Setting the Alarm

The alarm on your pager can be set for a specific time
and date, or it can be used as a daily alarm.

To set the alarm for a specific time and date:

➊ Press Á to displa y the function menu.

➋ Press
➌ Press
➍ Press to move the cursor to

ä to mov e the cursor to Ñ.
Á to display the set-time-and-alarm screen.

Ö.

Ñ22:23ô05/06/96

Ã0:00ô--/--/--●

●

SET ALARM

Example of Set-T ime-and-Alarm Scr een

The alarm symbol defines the alarm status—either
alarm enabled (

➎ Press
➏ Press or to enable or disable the alarm.
➐ Press

ã to mov e the cursor to Ö.

ã to mov e the cursor to the hour digit.

c) or alarm disabled (Ã).

➑ Repeat the process for each entry (minute, AM/PM,

and date).

➒ Press

is shown on the displa y.

At the selected time, your pager emits a 12-second
audible alert even if the pager is in the silent mode .

To set the alarm to alert daily:

Follow the steps previously described, except when
setting the date, press f or the date entries until you
see a blank month, da y, and year (--/--/--). The alarm is
now set to alert every day at this specified time .

NOTE: If the alar m expires without being acknowl­edged, the
pressed.

NO TE: To exit from any menu without making changes,

Á to activate your selection. The Ö symbol

Ö symbol flashes until any button is

press

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Ë.

Setting the Message Alarm

This feature allows you to set a one-time or a daily
alarm for a particular personal message. You can set
an alarm for up to five personal messages .

To set a one-time message alarm:

➊ Press Ë.
➋ Press

alarm.

➌ Press
➍ Press
➎ Press

When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
far left position.

This symbol defines the alarm status—either alarm
enabled (

➏ From the set-message-alarm screen, follow the

same steps described in Setting the Alarm.

To set a daily message alarm:

Follow the instructions above to set the alarm time,
then follo w the instructions in “To set the alarm to alert

ä or ã to select the message you want to

Á to display the function men u.

ã to mov e the cursor to Ö.
Á to display the set-message-alarm screen.

c) or alarm disabled (Ã).

daily” under Setting the Alarm.
The

sage alarm is set.
At the selected time, your pager vibr ates or emits a 12-

second alert, depending on the current aler t mode.
Press
set.

The
has sounded unless the alarm is set to alert daily .

NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowl­edged, the

b symbol replaces the m symbol when the mes-

J to display the message f or which the alarm is

m symbol replaces the b symbol after the alarm

Ö flashes until the message is read.

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Setting the Alert Mode

The alert can be set as either audible or silent.

➊ Press
➋ Press

The
mode (prompting you to enter the audible mode, if
desired). The
audible alert mode (prompting you to enter the silent
mode, if desired).

➌ Press
If the selected mode is audible (É), your pager emits a

short chirp. If the selected mode is silent (
pager is equipped with a vibrator , your pager vibr ates.

Setting the Alert Pattern

NO TE: The pager must be in the audible alert mode to

É symbol is displayed if the pager is in the silent alert

Á to display the function men u.

ä to mov e the cursor to É or Œ.

Œsymbol is displayed if the pager is in the

Á to select the desired alert mode.

Œ) and yo ur

select the alert pattern.
Your pager has a standard alert (1), seven diff erent pleas-

ing alerts (2 through 8), and a chirping alert (
you to select and change the alert. You can also select no
alert (

To change your alert:

➊ Press
➋ Press
➌ Press

The pager gives a sample of each alert when scrolling
through the selections.

➍ Press

Œ).

Á to display the function men u.

ä to mov e the cursor to È, then press Á.

ä or ã to move the cursor to the desired alert.

Á to activate the alert.

Õ), allowing

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 j r

PLEASING ALERT

Example of the Alert Pattern Scr een

Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off

You can set your pager to alert when a maildrop (also
known as inf ormation service) message is received.

➊ Press
➋ Press to move the cursor to Õ.

➌ Press Á to display the function menu.
➍ Press ã to move the cursor to the alert on (Õ) or

alert off (

The symbol Õ is displayed if the maildrop alert is on
(prompting you to turn it off, if desired).

The symbol
(prompting you to turn it on, if desired).

➎ Press

Ë.

Ì ) symbol.

Ì is displayed if the maildrop alert is off

Á to select the desired maildrop alert mode.

Deleting Messages from Memory

You can delete an unlocked and un-alarmed message
from memory while you are viewing the message or
through the function menu.

To delete messages using the function menu:

➊ Press ä or ã to select the message you want to

delete from memory.

➋ Press
➌ Press ã to move the cursor to ï.
➍ Press Á to receive confirmation of the request.

➎ Press Á to delete the message.

Á to display the function men u.

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To delete all unlocked, un-alarmed and read
messages from memory:

➊ Press Á to display the function men u.
➋ Press
➌ Press

All unlock ed, un-alarmed and read messages are now
deleted.

NOTE: Personal and maildrop notebooks are not
deleted with this feature .

ã to mov e the cursor to ñ.

Á twice.

Moving Messages to Your Notebooks

Your pager has two notebook areas: a personal note­book for storing personal messages, and a maildrop
notebook for storing inf ormation service messages.

To store a message in your personal notebook:

➊ Press Ë .
➋ Press

ä or ã to move the cursor to select the mes-

sage you desire to move into your personal note­book.

➌ Press
➍ Press
➎ Press

notebook.

The ¶ symbol is shown in the top right-hand corner of
the display.

To store a message in the maildrop (information
service) notebook:

Follow the same steps as described for storing per­sonal notebook messages.

The ¶ symbol is shown in the second row, r ight-hand
corner of the display.

Á to display the function menu.

ã to mov e the cursor to ¶.

Á to move the message into your personal

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Deleting Messages from Your Notebooks

➊ Press ã to move the cursor to ¶ .
➋ Press
➌ Press

play ed at the notebook message you want to delete .

➍ Press
➎ Press
➏ Press
➐ Press

steps to delete each message.

Setting Auto On/Off

To set your pager’s auto on/off feature, proceed as fol­lows:

➊ Press

Ë to display a list of notebook messages .

F or G to scroll through the list until K is dis-

Á to display the function menu.
ã to mov e the cursor to ï.

Á to confirm the delete request.

Á to delete the message. Repeat these

Á to displa y the function menu.

➋ Press
➌ Press

When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
farthest left position. The enabled (
symbol indicates the current status.

ä to mov e the cursor to å.

Á to display the auto on/off screen.

å) or disabled (õ)

ON OFF

õ 0:00ô 0:00ô

Example of Auto On/Off Scr een

➍ Press or to select
➎ Press

ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. The

å or õ.

Auto On time is displayed on the left and the Auto
Off time is display ed on the right.

➏ Press or to adjust the hour .

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➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits f or both the

on time and the off time (hour, minute, AM/PM if
your pager is set to display time in the 12 hour

mode).
➑ Press
The

å symbol is display ed if the auto on/off function is

Á to activate auto on/off .

enabled. If the on time is equal to the off time, the
pager does not enable the auto on/off function.

Other Features

Battery Gauge: The battery gauge indicator is located

on the status screen and keeps you informed of the
battery energy level. The fiv e indicators r ange from full
to low:
and

Key Click: When this feature is enabled, and the
pager is in the audible mode, a “clic k” is emitted when­ever a button is pressed. The click is not heard when
the pager is in the silent mode.

( (full), ) (3/4), * (1/2), + (1/4),

, (low).

Duplicate Message: If the same message is receiv ed
more than once,

DUPLICATE MESSAGE is displayed

at the beginning of the new message. The new mes­sage contains the latest time and date stamp.

Out of Range: With this option enabled, T is dis-

played whenever y ou are out of range of the paging trans­mitter . Your pager can also alert you of this if this feature is

enabled. The symbol T is no longer displayed when

you return to your transmitting area.
Errored Data Indicator: The ú symbol displays when

potentially corrupt data is received. The indicator alter­nates with the corrupted character .

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Alphanumeric and Long Numeric Missing Frag­ment Indicators: If part of the message has not been

received, <...> or

- - - - -

is display ed. Note: This applies

to ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers only.
Maildrop History: When this option is enabled, the

pager stores up to four history files per maildrop (infor­mation services) slot selected. When a new maildrop
message is received on a specific slot, the existing
message is “pushed” into the history area and the new
message is stored in the maildrop slot. When a fifth
history file is received, the oldest history file is deleted.

Battery Information

Your pager is designed to operate with a single AA-size
alkaline battery (carbon zinc batteries are not recom­mended). See the diagr am on the following page for the
battery door location.

To install or replace the batter y, place the pager face
down and proceed as f ollows:

➊ Unlock the battery door by sliding the door latch

awa y from the battery door .

➋ Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow

(toward the outer edge).

➌ Lift the battery door away from the housing to

remov e it. Lift the battery out of the battery compart­ment, taking note of the positive ( +) and negativ e (-)
markings on the battery and the pager housing.

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➊

➌

Ì

➋

ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager Battery

Replacement (r ear view)

To install a new battery, reverse this procedure, taking
note of the positive (+) and negativ e ( -) markings.

CAUTION: Do not insert the battery backwards or the
messages stored or lock ed in memory will be erased.

Care of Your P ager

To maintain the fine optical quality of the display in the
pager, do not subject it to extreme temperatures and
moisture.

Cleaning Your Pager

To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of the
housing, use a soft, nonabrasive cloth moistened in a mild
soap and water solution. Rinse the surface using a sec­ond cloth moistened in clean water. Do not immerse the
pager in water. Do not use any other cleaning solu-

tions.

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Repair and Maintenance

Your pager, properly handled, is capable of many
years of troub le-free service.

However, if your pager ever requires service,
Motorola’ s Service Organization, staffed with specially
trained technicians, offers conveniently located repair
and maintenance facilities throughout the world.
Please contact your paging service representative or a
Motorola sales office for more inf ormation.

Patent Inf ormation

This product is manuf actured under one or more Motorola
U .S . Patents. A partial listing of these patents is provided
on the inside surface of the battery door . Patent numbers
listed under the heading VH and QW apply to specific
product models, as indicated below. Patent numbers
listed under the heading ALL apply to all models of this
product. Other patents cov ering this product are pending.

The model number is located on the back of the prod­uct, as indicated by the e xample model number below:

A03xxB5962AA
If positions xx are occupied by VH, the patent num-

bers listed under VH and ALL apply to this model of
the product.

If positions xx are occupied by QW, the patent num­bers listed under QW and ALL apply to this model of
the product.

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or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc.

© 1996 by Motorola, Inc.

All Rights Reserved.

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