you can decide which calls to take and not pay for
unwelcome phone calls.
Learningto use the pager is easy, if you r ead
this user’s guide.
A detachable Quick Reference Card is on the
back cover.
The TalkAbout T350 is a great pager.I oughta know
... some of my best friends are pagers!
GETTING STARTED
1
Installing the Battery
The TalkAbout T350 Word Message Pager uses one AAA-size alkaline
battery.When the battery is low,
appearsbetween thetimeand dateon
‡
the standby screen.
To install the battery do the following:
FirstThenFinally
-
+
• Turnoffthepager
(see page 7).
GETTING STARTED
• Slide door as marked
and lift open.
2
• Remove old battery,if
necessary.
• Insert newbattery so the +
and - markings match the
ones in the battery
compartment.
• Close battery door.
• Slide it shut.
Controls
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Use
• Movethroughmenu
• Change a number
to --
choices
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Use
• Turn on the pager
•Readamessage
• Saveasetting
• Turn on the backlight
• Exit a menu
to --
¡
Use
• Enter a menu
• Select a choice
to --
GETTING STARTED
3
Turning On Your Pager
Y
PressTo DisplayThen Press
º
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Note:
selected alert.
Standby Screen
our pagerdisplays thestandby
screen whenever it is turned on
and nothing else i s happening.
Most of the actionsdescribedin this
GETTING STARTED
guide starton the standby screen.
Remember this, it’s very important!
4
MOTOROLA
Yourpager emits the
PowerOnAlert Mode
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alert
Standby Screen
Time and Date
Menu Screens
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ou can useyour pager’s menus to select options
and set its f eatures. Let’s look at them now. From --.
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PressTo DisplayThen Press
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to go to the first
menu
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and releaseuntil
you see all the menus
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ALERTS?
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SCROLL SPEED?
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ALARMS?
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DELETE ALL?
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¡
menu
to enter any
GETTING STARTED
5
... continued from previous page
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
and releaseuntil
you see all the menus
Note:
GETTING STARTED
DELETE ALL
Press
appears only if the pager has messages.
º
6
¡
sw00:00afiuqyto
OFF?
sw00:00afiuqyto
to enter any
menu
TIME/DATE?
1wiuqyt `
PRIVATE TIME?
if you want to go back to the standby screen.
Turning Off Your Pager
From
--
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PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
appears
until
OFF?
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OFF?
The pager is now turned off. No icons
appearon the off screen, except
alarm is turned on.
Theoff screen
lookslike this.
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if the
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Off Screen
GETTING STARTED
7
Sending a Test Page to Yourself
It’sa good idea to test your pager and service by sending a
page to yourself.
Start by using the phone number, web siteor email address
(anda PIN, if required) your service providergave you, then enter a short
message.
If you are sending a wordmessage from a phone, an operator will assist
you; otherwise, press the phone buttons to enter a numeric message or
type a message and send it.
While you are waiting for the m essage to reach your pager, refer to
page 20 for m ore information about how to read a message.Ifyourpager
does not receive the message within a few minutes, contact your service
provider.
GETTING STARTED
After you receivethe test page, you don’t have to call
yourself back -- unlessyou really want to.
8
Backlight
Being in the dark is never a pr oblem
with the TalkAboutT350 Word
Message Pager.
Just turn on the backlight by pressing
º
for 2 seconds. The backlight
turns off automatically or you can turn
it off by pressing
seconds.
º
again for 2
You light up my
pager ...
GETTING STARTED
9
Time and Date
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
until
appears
Ä
to set the hour
Pressing and
holding
scrolls through
numbersquickly.
TIME AND DATE
Ä
and
the minutes, AM/PM, the
12/24 hour clock setting,
the month, and the day
10
From --
TIME/DATE?
Ä
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to set
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TIME/DATE?
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to move to the
next field
º
setting
to save the
Alerts
About Alerts
Youcanchoosehowyourpageralertsyouwhenitreceivesa
message.
VIBRATE
--yourpagervibratesbutdoesn'tmakeanyloud
noises.
AUDIBLE
--yourpager
playsashortmusical
tune.
CHIRP
--yourpager
emitsashortbeep.
Note:
If you choose
it receives a priority message.
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CHIRP
NO ALERTorVIBRATE
ESCALERT
TM
--analert
thatgetslouderand
louder.
, your pager still makes a sound when
NO ALERT
--yourpagerdoesn'talertyouwhenitreceivesamessage.
ALERTS
11
Setting the Incoming Message Alert
From --
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PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
until
ALERTS
appears
Ä
until your choice
of alert appears
Note:
The pager
makes a sample of
each alert.
ALERTS
To set one of
themusical
alerts, see
“Choosingan
Audible (Musical) Alert”
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ALERTS?
VIBRATE?
AUDIBLE?
CHIRP?
ESCALERT?
NO ALERT?
¡
¡
to set t he alert
Note:
After you select
an alert, the
corresponding icon
appears on thestandby
screen.
Choosing an Audible (Musical) Al ert
You’ve got 8 musical alerts to choose from and
they’re all very coooool!