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User’s Guide
Advisor®
Advisor ® Gold FLX
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Contents
ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager............1
Exciting FLEX Technology by Motorola.......................1
Getting the Most from Your P ager...............................1
Display Symbols .........................................................2
Controls ......................................................................2
Pager Symbols............................................................3
T urning Your Pager On................................................4
T urning Your Pager Off................................................4
Receiving and Reading Your Messages......................5
Using the Function Menu............................................6
Backlighting.................................................................6
Locking and Unlocking 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 Pattern............................................10
T urning the Maildrop Alert On and Off ......................11
Deleting Messages from Memory.............................11
Moving Messages to Your Notebooks.......................12
Deleting Messages From Y our Notebooks................13
Setting Auto On/Off...................................................13
Other Features..........................................................14
Battery Information ...................................................15
Care of Your P ager....................................................16
Cleaning Y our Pager..................................................16
Repair and Maintenance...........................................17
Patent Information.....................................................17
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ADVISOR Gold or AD VISOR Gold FLX P ager
Congratulations on purchasing either an ADVISOR
Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX pager by Motorola®. Your
new pager provides exciting capabilities in messaging
and can become a vital part of your business 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 Technology by Motorola
The ADVISOR Gold FLX pager uses the latest in
paging—
FLEX
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 innovation and quality.
Along with FLEX technology , this compact pager uses
many advances in electronic and wireless technology
which allow you to receive text and n umeric messages
instantly and affordably.
TECHNOLOGY
.
This technological
Getting the Most from Y our Pager
• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions
and messaging capabilities of your pager.
• Give your pager number to your business associates, friends, family, 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 answering machine message.
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Display Symbols
Set
Set Time
Choose
and Alarm
Alert
ESCAPE
Auto
On/Off
Delete All
Messages
È Ñ å É ó ò ï ñ í Ö ¶
Set
Audible/
Silent
Alert
Controls
Left/Right
Directional
Buttons
2
Turn
Pager
Off
A
Escape
(to status
screen)
Function/
Select Button
Delete
Message
Read/
Escape/
Power On
Button
Set
Message
Alarm
Up/Down
Directional
Add T o
Note-
book
Lock/
Unlock
Message
Buttons
Pager Symbols
Pager Status Symbols: (Left column)
Power On
ë
Audible Alert Mode
Í
Auto On/Off
Alarm
Ö
Message Status Symbols: (Top two rows of display)
Locked Message
í
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Õ
V
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
Message In Memory Indicator
ü
Memory Full Indicator
é
Alarmed Message
Ö
Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom row of displa y)
Choose Alert
È
Ñ
Set Time and Alarm
å
Set Auto On/Off
É
Set Audible Alert
Ç
Set Silent Alert
T urn P ager Off
ó
ò
Escape (to status screen)
Delete Message
ï
ñ
Delete All Messages
í
Lock Message
Unlock Message
ì
Õ
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Ì
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
Ö
Set Message Alarm
¶Add to Notebook
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Other Symbols:
å
Enter Auto On/Off Menu and Auto On/Off
Enabled
Auto On/Off Disabled
õ
ô
24 Hour Time
AM Time
AM
PM Time
PM
Ã
Disable Alarm
c
Enable Alarm
Ç
No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Õ
Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Full Battery Gauge
(
Low Battery Gauge
,
T
Out of Range
Ü
Message Continuation
T runcated Message
<..> Alphanumeric Missing Fragment Indicator*
Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicator*
- - - - -
ú
Errored Data Indicator
*
These symbols apply to AD VISOR Gold FLX only.
T urning Your Pager On
Press Ë.
Your pager alerts and shows ë in the left column of
the display. The time and date are sho wn at the bottom
of the display.
T urning Your Pager Off
➊
Press
➋
Press ä to move the cursor to ó.
➌
Press
4
to display the function menu.
Á
twice to turn the pager off.
Á
Receiving and Reading Y our Messages
When a message is received, your pager alerts and
displays a flashing
➊
Press any button to stop the alert.
➋
Press
Ë
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 beyond the four lines of the displa y.
Press
sage.
Press to read your message line by line.
Press and hold Ë to rapidly scroll through your mes-
sage, screen by screen.
If more than one message exists, press
select the message you want to read. The symbol
indicates the location of the message. Press Ë to
display your message. While reading your messages,
you can press H or I to view the previous or next
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.
to advance to the next screen of the mes-
Ë
ë
symbol.
ü
to display your message.
at the bottom right corner of the
Ü
ä
or ã to
symbol indicates you have a message
Ó
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Using the Function Menu
Press
The function menu gives you 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 displayed, the
position of the cursor. You can now press
move the cursor within the function menu.
NOTE:
press Ë.
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
pressing and holding
buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically turns
off when the pager returns to the standby mode.
Locking and Unlocking Messages
Up to 10 messages can be locked in memory , pre v enting
them from being replaced when memory is full (indicated
by the
➊ Press
➋ Press
➌ Press
➍ Press
➎ Press
➏ The symbol
to display the function menu.
Á
symbol flashes, indicating the present
ò
ä
T o e xit from any menu without making changes ,
for two seconds. If no other
Á
é symbol).
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
ì).
(
Á to lock or unlock the message.
í or ì is displayed, indicating the status
of the message in memory.
or ã to
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Setting the Time and Date
➊ Press Á to display the function menu.
ä to move the cursor to Ñ.
➋ Press
Á to display the set-time screen.
➌ Press
ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.
➍ Press
➎ Press or to adjust the hour.
ã to move the cursor to the minute digit.
➏ Press
➐ Press or to adjust the minute.
➑ Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/
24 hr., month/day/y ear .
Á to activate the time and date change.
➒ Press
●Ñ22:23ô05/06/96●
Ã0:00ô--/--/- SET TIME
Example of Set-Time Screen
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 (far
left).
NOTE: To exit from an y 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 display the function menu.
ä to move the cursor to Ñ.
➋ Press
Á to display the set-time-and-alarm screen.
➌ Press
➍ Press to move the cursor to
Ö.
Ñ22:23ô05/06/96
Ã0:00ô--/--/--●
●
SET ALARM
Example of Set-Time-and-Alarm Screen
The alarm symbol defines the alarm status—either
alarm enabled (
➎ Press
➏ Press or to enable or disable the alarm.
➐ Press
➑ Repeat the process for each entry (minute, AM/PM,
and date).
➒ Press
is shown on the display.
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 for the date entries until you
see a blank month, day, and year (--/--/--). The alarm is
now set to alert every day at this specified time.
NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowledged, the
pressed.
NOTE: T o e xit from any menu without making changes ,
press
Ë.
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c) or alarm disabled (Ã).
ã to move the cursor to Ö.
ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.
Á to activate your selection. The Ö symbol
Ö symbol flashes until any button is
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.
ä or ã to select the message you want to
➋ Press
alarm.
Á to display the function menu.
➌ Press
ã to move the cursor to Ö.
➍ Press
Á to display the set-message-alarm screen.
➎ Press
When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
far left position.
This symbol defines the alarm status—either alarm
c) or alarm disabled (Ã).
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 follow the instructions in “To set the alarm to alert
daily” under Setting the Alarm.
b symbol replaces the m symbol when the mes-
The
sage alarm is set.
At the selected time, your pager vibrates or emits a 12second alert, depending on the current alert mode.
J to display the message for which the alarm is
Press
set.
m symbol replaces the b symbol after the alarm
The
has sounded unless the alarm is set to alert daily .
NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowledged, the
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.
Á to display the function menu.
➊ Press
ä to move the cursor to É or Œ.
➋ Press
É symbol is displayed if the pager is in the silent alert
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 vibrates .
Setting the Alert Pattern
NOTE: The pager must be in the audible alert mode to
select the alert pattern.
Y our pager has a standard alert (1), sev en different pleas-
ing alerts (2 through 8), and a chirping alert (
you to select and change the alert. Y ou can also select no
alert (
T o change your alert:
➊ Press
➋ Press
➌ Press
The pager gives a sample of each alert when scrolling
through the selections.
➍ Press
Œsymbol is displayed if the pager is in the
Á to select the desired alert mode.
Œ) and your
Õ), allowing
Œ).
Á to display the function menu.
ä to move the cursor to È, then press Á.
ä or ã to move the cursor to the desired alert.
Á to activate the alert.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 j r
PLEASING ALERT
Example of the Alert Pattern Screen
T urning the Maildr op Alert On and Off
You can set your pager to alert when a maildrop (also
known as information service) message is received.
Ë.
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
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
Á to display the function menu.
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.
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To delete all unlocked, un-alarmed and read
messages from memory:
➊ Press Á to display the function menu.
ã to move the cursor to ñ.
➋ Press
Á twice.
➌ Press
All unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages are now
deleted.
NOTE: Personal and maildrop notebooks are not
deleted with this feature.
Moving Messages to Y our Notebooks
Your pager has two notebook areas: a personal notebook for storing personal messages, and a maildrop
notebook for storing information service messages.
To store a message in your personal notebook:
➊ Press Ë .
ä or ã to move the cursor to select the mes-
➋ Press
sage you desire to move into your personal notebook.
Á to display the function menu.
➌ Press
ã to move the cursor to ¶.
➍ Press
Á to move the message into your personal
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, right-hand
corner of the display .
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Deleting Messages from Y our Notebooks
➊ Press ã to move the cursor to ¶.
Ë to display a list of notebook messages.
➋ Press
F or G to scroll through the list until K is dis-
➌ Press
played at the notebook message you want to delete .
Á to display the function menu.
➍ Press
ã to move the cursor to ï.
➎ Press
Á to confirm the delete request.
➏ Press
Á to delete the message. Repeat these
➐ Press
steps to delete each message.
Setting Auto On/Off
To set your pager’s auto on/off feature, proceed as follows:
Á to display the function menu.
➊ Press
ä to move the cursor to å.
➋ Press
Á to display the auto on/off screen.
➌ Press
When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
farthest left position. The enabled (
symbol indicates the current status.
ON OFF
å) or disabled (õ)
õ 0:00ô 0:00ô
Example of Auto On/Off Screen
➍ Press or to select
ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. The
➎ Press
Auto On time is displayed on the left and the Auto
Off time is displayed on the right.
➏ Press or to adjust the hour.
å or õ.
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➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits for 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).
Á to activate auto on/off.
➑ Press
å symbol is displayed if the auto on/off function is
The
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 five indicators range from full
( (full), ) (3/4), * (1/2), + (1/4),
to low:
, (low).
and
Key Click: When this feature is enabled, and the
pager is in the audible mode, a “click” is emitted whenever a button is pressed. The click is not heard when
the pager is in the silent mode.
Duplicate Message: If the same message is received
more than once,
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 you are out of range of the paging transmitter. Y our pager can also alert you of this if this f eature 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.
DUPLICATE MESSAGE is displayed
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Alphanumeric and Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicators: If part of the message has not been
received, <...> or
to ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers only.
is displayed. Note: This applies
- - - - -
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 diagram on the following page for the
battery door location.
To install or replace the battery, place the pager face
down and proceed as follows:
➊ Unlock the battery door by sliding the door latch
away 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
remove it. Lift the battery out of the battery compart-
ment, taking note of the positive (+) and negative (-)
markings on the battery and the pager housing.
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➊
➌
Ì
➋
ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager Battery
Replacement (rear view)
To install a new battery, reverse this procedure, taking
note of the positive (+) and negative (-) markings.
CAUTION: Do not insert the battery backwards or the
messages stored or locked in memory will be erased.
Care of Your Pager
To maintain the fine optical quality of the display in the
pager, do not subject it to extreme temperatures and
moisture.
Cleaning Y our 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 trouble-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 information.
Patent Information
This 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 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 example 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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