Motorola Advisor Pro FLX User Manual

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Pro FLX

ADVISOR

User’s Guide

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Contents

P age

ADVISOR Getting The Most F rom Your AD VISOR Pro FLX

P ager...................................................................1

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

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

AD VISOR Pro FLX Pager Symbols.............................3

Turning The ADVISOR Pro FLX Pager On..................4

Turning Your Pager Off................................................4

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

Using the Function Menu............................................5

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

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

Setting the Time and Date ..........................................6

Pro FLX P ager.........................................1

Setting the Alarm ........................................................7

Setting the Alert Mode ................................................8

Setting the Alert P attern..............................................9

Deleting Messages from Memory...............................9

Setting Auto On/Off...................................................10

Other Features..........................................................11

Battery Information ...................................................12

Cleaning Your ADVISOR Pro FLX Pager ..................13

Repair and Maintenance...........................................13

P atent Information.....................................................13

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AD VISOR Pr o FLX P ager

Congratulations on purchasing an ADVISOR Pro FLX pager . Your ADVISOR Pro FLX pager utilizes the latest in paging − the FLEX TECHNOLOGY. This technological advancement e xtends battery life up to three times longer than ordinary pagers, saving you time and mone y. As a Motorola FLEX pager user, you can feel more conﬁdent in receiving your pages because FLEX technology improv es 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 text and n umeric messages instantly and affordably.

These operating instructions explain how to use your ADVISOR Pro FLX pager and provide helpful suggestions for ﬁrst-time as well as experienced users. Keep this guide handy f or quic k ref erence.

Getting The Most Fr om Your ADVISOR Pr o FLX Pager

• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions and messaging capabilities of your ADVISOR Pro FLX pager .

• Give your pager number to secretaries, business associates, friends and family.

• Include your pager number on business cards and on your ans wering machine message.

• Leave your pager number at your children’s school and with the baby-sitter so you can always be reached in an emergency.

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Display Symbols

Auto

On/Off

å È Ñ Ö É ó ò í ï ñ

Set

Alarm

Controls

Set

Alert

Set

Time

ESCAPE

Set

Audib le/

Silent

Alert

Message

Turn

P ager

Off

Delete

Escape

T o Status

Screen

Delete All

Messages

Lock/

Unlock

Message

Directional Control

Buttons

Function/ Select Button

On/Read Button

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AD VISOR Pro FLX P ager Symbols

Pa ger Status Symbols:

Í Ï Î

Message Status Symbols:

ü é

Function Menu Symbols:

P ow er On Audib le Alert Mode Enabled Auto On/Off Mode Enab led Combined P ow er On and A uto On/Off Mode

Enabled

Lock ed Message Cursor On Locked Message Maildrop Indicator Cursor On Message Indicator Message In Memory Indicator Memory Full Indicator

í ì ï

Set Audib le Alert Set Silent Alert Turn Pager Off Lock Message Unlock Message Delete Message Delete All Messages Escape To Status Screen Set Alert Mode Set Time And Date Set Alarm

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Other Symbols:

AM PM

<..>

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 Low Battery Indicator Out-Of-Range Message Continuation Press Right Arrow Button Prompt Alphanumeric Missing F ragment Indicator

____

Long Numeric Missing Fr agment Indicator

Turning The AD VISOR Pr o FLX P a ger On

Press Your pager alerts and shows

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

on the left of the dis-

Turning Your Pager Off

➊

Press

➋

The display ed.

➌

Press

➍

Press

to display the function men u.

symbol ﬂashes when this menu item is ﬁrst

to mov e the cursor to

twice to turn the pager off.

symbol.

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Receiving And Reading Messages

When a message is received, your pager alerts and

displays a ﬂashing Message

➊

Press any button to stop the alert.

➋

Press

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

The ﬂashing arrow screen indicates the message you are reading continues beyond the ﬁrst two lines of the display. Press sage.

to display y our message.

at the bottom right corner of the

to advance to the next screen of the mes-

symbol.

Press and hold message, screen by screen.

If more than one message exists, press select the message you want to read. The indicates the location of the message to be read. Press

While reading your messages, you can press

A ﬂashing that has not been read. If programmed with reminder alerts, your pager alerts at predetermined intervals to remind you of any unread messages .

Using The Function Menu

to display y our message.

to view the pre vious or ne xt message.

to rapidly scroll through your

symbol

symbol indicates you have a message

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 present position of the cursor .

to display the function men u.

symbol ﬂashes, indicating the

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You can now press the function menu. To activate your function selection,

press

to mov e the cursor within

NOTE:

changes, press

Backlighting

You can activate or deactivate the pager’s backlight at any time by pressing and holding If no other buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically turns off when the display returns to the standby mode.

Locking And Unloc king Messages

Up to 10 messages can be lock ed in memory , pre v enting them from being deleted or replaced when memory is full.

To exit from any menu without making

for 1.5 seconds.

➊

Press

➋

Press lock.

➌

Press

➍

Press Unlock (

➎ Press ➏ The

message.

Setting The Time And Date

➊ Press Á to display the function menu.

➋ Press

to display the function men u.

to mov e the cursor to the Lock (

to select the message you want to

ì) symbol.

Á to lock or unlock the message.

í or ì is displayed, indicating the status of the

ä to move the cursor to the Ñ.

) or

➌ Press

hour digit ﬂashes).

Á to display the set-time-and-date screen (the

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➍ Press ä to increment the hour digit. This button is

identiﬁed by the + symbol.

➎ Press ➏ Press ➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/

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

➑ Press

ã to mov e the cursor to the minute digits. ä to increment the minute digits.

Á to activate the time and date changes .

22:23ô05/06/96 + à

Example of Set T ime and Date Scr een

If you mov e your cursor past the last symbol in the ro w (far right), it automatically wraps around and is displayed at the ﬁrst symbol in the beginning of that same row (f ar left).

NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes, press

Ë .

Setting The Alarm

➊ Press Á to displa y the function menu.

➋ Press ➌ Press

When the screen is ﬁrst displayed, the cursor is at the left most position. This symbol deﬁnes the alar m status: either alarm enabled (

Ã).

(

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

À) or alarm disabled

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➍ Press ä to toggle between À orÃ.

À 12:23PM

+ à

Example of Set Alarm Scr een

➎ Press ➏ Press ➐ Repeat the process for each entry (minute, and AM/

PM). ➑ Press The Alarm

alarm is set. At the selected time, your pager either vibrates or emits a 8-second alert, depending on the pager’ s alert mode.

NO TE: To e xit from any men u without making changes, press

Setting The Alert Mode

The alert can be set as either audible or silent.

ã to mov e the cursor to the hour digit. ä to increment the hour digit.

Á to activate your selection.

Ö symbol is shown on the display if an

Ë.

➊ Press ➋ Press

Speaker (

symbol. The Speaker

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

➌ Press

Á to display the function men u.

ä to move the cursor to the audible mode

É) or silent mode Speaker Slash (Œ)

É symbol is displayed if the pager is in the

Á to select the desired alert mode.

Œsymbol is displayed if the pager

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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

Your pager has a standard alert (1), seven different pleasing alerts (2 through 8) allowing you to select and change the alert.

➊ Press ➋ Press ➌ Press

alert. The pager gives a sample of each alert when

scrolling through the selections. ➍ Press the

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

Á to select the alert.

Œ), and your

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Example of the Alert Pattern Scr een

Deleting Messages From Memory

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

To delete messages using the function menu:

➊ Press

delete from memory. ➋ Press

ä or ã to select the message you want to

Á to display the function men u.

➌ Press ➍ Press

request.

ã to mov e the cursor to ï .

Á to receive conﬁrmation of the delete

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➎ Press Á to delete the message.

If your pager is equipped with the Delete All feature and you want to delete all unlocked messages from memory:

➊ Press ➋ Press ➌ Press

All unlock ed messages are now deleted.

Setting Auto On/Off

If your pager is equipped with the Auto On/Off feature and you want to activ ate it, proceed as f ollo ws:

➊ Press ➋ Press ➌ Press

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

Á to displa y the function men u. ã to mov e the cursor to ñ .

Á twice.

Á to display the function men u.

ä to mov e the cursor to å symbol.

Á to display the A uto On/Off screen.

å) or disabled (õ)

indicates the current status.

õ12:00AM 12:23PM

+ à

Example of Auto On/Off Scr een

➍ Press ➎ Press

auto on time is display ed on the left and the auto off

time is display ed on the right.

➏ Press ➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits for both

the on time and the off time (hour, minute AM/PM if

ä to toggle between å or õ.

ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. The

ä to adjust the time to the desired hour.

your pager is set to display time in the 12 hour

mode).

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➑ Press Á to activate auto on/off.

The indicator corner of the display if the auto on/off function is enabled. If the on time is equal to the off time, the pager does not enable the auto on/off function.

Î is displayed in the upper left-hand

Other Features

Low Battery Indicator: A low battery Ì symbol is

display ed at the onset of a low battery condition. Duplicate Message: If the same message is receiv ed

more than once, beginning of your new message. The new message contains the latest time stamp.

Out of Range: With this option installed, OUT OF RANGE and an Out-Of-Range ever you are out of range of the paging transmitter to

DUPLICATE is displayed at the

ö indicator is displayed when-

reliably receiv e messages.

Alphanumeric or Numeric Missing Fragment Indicators: If a portion of the message has not been

received either <..> or _____ Missing Fragment Indicator is displayed.

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Battery Information

NO TE: The battery door is hinged and does not need to

be remov ed. Your ADVISOR Pro FLX pager is designed to operate

with a single AAA-size alkaline battery (carbon zinc batteries are not recommended). See the diagr am 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 end of the battery door up from the housing.

Slide the battery out of the battery compartment

taking note of the positive (+) and negative (-)

markings on the battery and the pager housing.

➊

➌

➋

AD VISOR Pro FLX P a ger

Battery Replacement (rear 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.

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NOTE: If the battery is inserted into the pager for the ﬁrst time or if the pager has been without a battery for a few days, the backup battery inside the pager will take appro ximately 12 hours to become fully charged. During this time, all pager settings and messages stored and/or locked in memory will be erased if the battery is removed.

For questions per taining to your paging service, contact your respective paging service provider .

Cleaning Your ADVISOR Pr o FLX P a ger

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

solutions.

Repair And Maintenance

Your ADVISOR Pro FLX pager, proper ly handled, is capable of many y ears of troub le-free service.

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

Patent Inf ormation

This Motorola product is manufactured under one or more Motorola U .S. patents. A listing of these patents is provided inside the battery door. Other U.S. patents cov ering this product are pending.

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registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc.

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