Motorola Express Xtra, Express Xtra FLX User Manual

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
EXCITING FLEX TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OPERATING YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INDICATOR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TURNING YOUR PAGER ON AND OFF . . . . . . . . . 4
TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF . . . . . . . . . . .5
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE ALERT . . . .7
SETTING THE PLEASING ALERTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . 8
PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING YOUR
MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ERASING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SETTING THE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
AUTOMATIC ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
BATTERY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CLEANING YOUR PAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PATENT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of a Motorola Express Xtra™ or Express Xtra FLX™ pager. Your new pager allows you to receive numeric messages instantly and affordably. The Express Xtra or Express Xtra FLX pager provides many enhanced features and can be a vital part of your personal and business life management. The compact pager in­corporates the most advanced electronic, micromin­iaturization and wireless technologies.

EXCITING FLEX TECHNOLOGY

If your pager incorporates the latest in paging tech­nology - FLEX TECHNOLOGY - you can enjoy many benefits. FLEX technology extends battery life up to four 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.

EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR PAGER

Your pager can help you keep in contact with every­one important to you . . . your children, child care pro­viders, business office, family, and friends. Be sure your children’s school, physician, family, and friends have your pager number so you can be contacted when necessary.
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 pay­ing for incoming cellular calls.
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ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE

This user’s guide explains how to operate your pager and provides suggestions for first-time as well as ex­perienced pager users.
Please note: If you have used a BRAVO an Ultra Express™ or an Ultra Express FLX™ pager,
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Express,
the Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers have enhanced operation. Review this user’s guide to get the most from your pager. Keep this guide handy for quick reference.

OPERATING YOUR PAGER

Your pager receives pages only when it is turned on.
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LIGHT/RESET
BUTTON
MODE
BUTTON
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READ/SELECT
BUTTON
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CONTROLS

The Read/Select button ] is used to turn the pag­er on, display messages and select pager functions.
The Mode button \ is used to scan pager modes. The Light/Reset button
pager’s LCD backlight, and return the pager to the standby mode.

INDICATOR SYMBOLS

E
Audible mode
D
Vibrate or no alert (silent) mode
QR
Message indicator (flashes)
I
Message continuation
K
Duplicate message
F
Protected message
J
Pager alarm activated
A
Automatic turn on/off activated
G
Out of range
H
Low-battery
is used to turn on the
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TURNING YOUR PAGER ON AND OFF

Press ] to turn your pager on. An alert indicator (E
or D
) indicates the pager is on and ready to re-
ceive messages. When the pager is on and no activity is taking place,
the standby screen is displayed. The standby screen displays the time and date, the alert mode, and other pager indications such as the unread message indi­cator and the auto on/off indicator.
D
11:28a 11-03
Example of the standby screen (pager on)
To turn your pager off, press and release \ until
pager off ?
Press ].
The time of day and the date are displayed even when the pager is turned off.
is displayed.
11:28a 11-03
Example of the standby screen (pager off)
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TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF

Press [ at any time to turn the light on.
Press [ again to turn the light off and return to the standby screen.

SETTING THE TIME AND DATE

Setting the Time:

Press and release \ until played.
Press ]. The hour digits begin to flash. Press and release \ to set the hour digits.
set time ?
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Example of set-time screen
Press ]. The first digit of the minutes flashes. Press and release \ minutes.
Press ] es. Press and release \ to set the second digit of the minutes.
. The second digit of the minutes flash-
to set the first digit of the
is dis-
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Note: If your pager was previously set for 24-hour time format, step 5 is omitted.
]
Press Press and release \ to select a or p.
Pres
. The A.M./P.M. indicator flashes.
s ]
. The 12/24-hour indicator flashes. Press and release \ to select 12- or 24-hour time format.
Note: If ] is pressed after step 6, your pager re­turns to the time-setting function.
Allow the pager to automatically return to the standby screen, or press
[ twice to return to the
standby screen.

Setting the Date:

Press and release
\ until set date ? is dis-
played.
Press ]. The month digits flashes.Press and release Press
]. The da y digits flashes.
Press and release Note: If
] is pressed after step 5, your pager re-
\ to set the month digits .
\ to set the da y digits .
turns to the date-setting function.
Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press
[ twice to return to the
standby screen.
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SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE ALERT

You can set your pager to alert with a vibrating alert (vibration with no alert tone), an audio alert (audible with pleasing alert), a chirp alert (short beep alert), or no alert (completely silent).
Press and release
played.
\ until set alert ? is dis-
Press ].Press and release
?
, audio ?, chirp ?, or no alert ? is displayed.
To change the alert mode, press
\ until y our choice of vibrate
] while your
choice is displayed.
Note: If Audio is selected, your pager automatically goes into the Set Pleasing Alert mode.

SETTING THE PLEASING ALERTS

You can set your pager to alert with one of seven pleasing alerts.
Press and release
played.
\ until set alert ? is dis-
Press ].Press and release Press
].
Press and release
\ until audio ? is displayed.
\ until your choice of Alert 1,
Alert 2, Alert 3, Alert 4, Alert 5, Alert 6, or Alert 7 is displayed. The pager gives a sample of each alert while scrolling through the pleasing alerts menu.
Press ] to activate your selection and return to
the standby screen.
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RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES

When a message is received, the pager alerts (vibra­tion, audible, or chirp) for eight seconds, unless the pager is set to No Alert. A flashing message indicator (for example ner of the standby screen lets you know how many
QR, QS, etc.) in the upper left-hand cor-
messages you have received. Press any button to stop the alert.
] to displa y the message . The message
Press
number is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the message screen.
] again to display the second screen of
Press
the message.
Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press
[ twice to return to the
standby screen.
A I in the upper right-hand corner of the message screen indicates the message is continued on an ad­ditional screen. The next screen is automatically dis­played, or you can press screen. The last screen of the message displays the
] to display the next
time the message was received.
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QR D B
555-1234
Example of a message screen
with message continuation indicator
If messages are left unread, the pager gives a re­minder alert every two minutes, unless the pager is set to No Alert. The number of unread messages flashes in the upper left-hand corner of the standby screen (for example,
Note: You need to read all messages for the pager to reset the unread message counter.
QR, QS, QT).
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PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING YOUR MESSAGES

You can protect up to ten messages so they are not erased or replaced by new messages.
To protect a message:
While the message is displayed, press and re-
\ until protect ? is displayed.
lease
Press
].
When reading a protected message, in the upper portion of the screen.
To unprotect a message:
While the message is displayed, press and re-
\ until unprotect ? is displayed.
lease
Press
]. The F symbol is no longer displayed.
D F
QR
F is displayed
555-1234
Example of a protected message
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ERASING MESSAGES

Erasing Individual Messages:
While the message is displayed, press and re-
\ until erase ? is displayed.
lease
Press
]. All remaining messages are mo ved to
the next available message slot.
Erasing All Messages:
➊ Press and release \ until erase all ? is dis-
played.
Press ]. All read and unprotected messages
are erased from memory.

SETTING THE ALARM

You can set your pager’s alarm to alert at a certain time of day.
To enable the alarm:
Press and release
played.
\ until set alarm ? is dis-
Press ]. The on/off indicator flashes.
Press and release \ until your choice of on (au-
dible alarm alert) or
Press
].
vib (vibrate alarm alert).
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Follow the time-setting instructions on page 5 to set the time for the alarm to occur.
When the alarm is enabled, standby screen, even if the pager is turned off.
D J
J is displayed on the
11:28p 11-01
Example of standby screen with alarm enabled
To disable the alarm:
Press and release
played.
Press ].
Press and release \ until off is displayed.
Allow the pager to automatically return to the
standby screen, or press [ twice to return to the standby screen.
\ until set alarm ? is dis-
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AUTOMATIC ON/OFF

You can set your pager to turn on or turn off at a se­lected time of day.
To enable automatic on/off:
Press and release
played. Press ]. When the automatic on/off feature is enabled,
displayed on the standby screen, even when the pager is turned off.
B
\ until pager auto ? is dis-
A is
11:28p 11-01
Example of standby screen with automatic on/off enabled
To set the on/off times:
Press and release
played. Press ]. Follow the time-setting instructions page 5 to set the
on and off times.
To disable automatic on/off:
Press and release
played. Press ]. The pager automatically returns to the standby
screen and A is removed from the display.
\ until set auto ? is dis-
\ until pgr manual ? is dis-
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FEATURES Time of Day/Month and Day: The time of day and
the month and day are displayed even when the pag­er is off.
Pleasing Alerts: Your pager can alert you of new messages with one of seven pleasing musical sounds.
Message Protect: Up to ten messages can be pro­tected so they are not erased.
Automatic Reset: Pager alerts automatically stop, even if you do not press any of the pager’s buttons.
Reminder Chirp: The pager chirps or vibrates every two minutes until you read all unread messages, un­less the pager is set to No Alert.
Low-Battery Indicator: When the battery level is low, the low-battery symbol H is displayed in the up­per portion of the screen and the pager gives a two­second alert. Replace the battery within five days af­ter the first appearance of the low-battery symbol.
Timestamp: The time of day a message was re­ceived is displayed on the last screen of the mes­sage.
Message Erase: Messages which are no longer needed, can be erased to free up space for new messages. Messages can be erased individually, or all read unprotected (unlocked) messages can be erased at once.

Duplicate Message Indicator: If a message is re­ceived that is exactly the same as a message al­ready in memory, K is displayed in the upper portion of the screen while reading the message. The origi­nal message is updated with the timestamp of the newest message.

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Out of Range: With this option enabled, G is dis- played in the upper portion of the screen when your pager is located outside of your paging coverage ar­ea. G is no longer displayed when you return to your coverage area.

Memory Capacity: The pager can store up to twenty 20-character messages, or a total of 400 characters.
Memory Retention: All messages remain in memory even when the pager is turned off. Note: Messages are not retained when changing the battery, howev­er, the pager alert settings are retained.
Backlight: In low-light conditions, the pager’s back­light makes the screen easy to read.
Personal Alarm: The personal alarm can be set to alert you of a certain time, and operates even when the pager is turned off.

Automatic On/Off: Your pager can be set to turn on or turn off at a selected time of day.

BATTERY INFORMATION

The Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers op­erate with one AAA-size alkaline battery.
Note: To retain pager alert settings, turn the pager off before removing the old battery. Messages are not retained when replacing the battery.
T urn your pager off .To remove the old battery, slide the battery door
lock towards the top of the pager to unlock the bat-
tery door.
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While pressing on the battery door, slide the door
until the ribs on the battery door and the ribs on the back cover are aligned. Lift the battery door to free it from the housing.
Align the new battery so the positive (+) and nega-
tive (–) markings match the direction of the polarity diagram in the battery compartment, and insert the battery.
To replace the battery door, align the grooves on
the battery door with the grooves on the back cov­er.
Slide the battery door lock toward the bottom of
the pager to lock the battery door.
Battery Door Lock
Ribs
Slide to open
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

The Express Xtra and Express Xtra FLX pagers are durable, reliable, and can provide years of depend­able service; however, it is a precision electronic product. Water and moisture, excessive heat, and extreme shock may damage the pager. Do not ex­pose your pager to these conditions.
If service is required, Motorola’s Service Organiza­tion, staffed with specially trained technicians, offers conveniently located repair and maintenance facili­ties throughout the world. Please contact your pag­ing service provider or a Motorola sales office for more information.

CLEANING YOUR PAGER

To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of your pager, use a soft, non-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.

PATENT INFORMATION

This Motorola product is manufactured under one or more Motorola U.S. patents. These patent numbers are listed inside the housing of this product. Other U.S. patents for this product are pending.

FUNCTIONALITY AND USE OF YOUR PAGER

For questions pertaining to the functions and use of your pager, please call 1-800-548-9954. For ques­tions pertaining to your paging service, contact your paging service provider.
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