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
Page 4
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.
Page 5
Controls
Ä
Use
• Movethroughmenu
• Change a number
to --
choices
w
5:30po
1:I'm on my way
º
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
Page 6
Turning On Your Pager
Y
PressTo DisplayThen Press
º
sw00afwi uqyto
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
s w00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
Anybuttontostopthe
alert
Standby Screen
Time and Date
Page 7
Menu Screens
Y
ou can useyour pager’s menus to select options
and set its f eatures. Let’s look at them now. From --.
sw00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
to go to the first
menu
Ä
and releaseuntil
you see all the menus
sw:00afwiu=yto
ALERTS?
sw:00cfwiuqyto
SCROLL SPEED?
w:00cfwiu =o
ALARMS?
sw:35afwie=yto
DELETE ALL?
Continuedon next page ...
Ä
¡
menu
to enter any
GETTING STARTED
5
Page 8
... 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.
Page 9
Turning Off Your Pager
From
--
sw00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
appears
until
OFF?
sw00:00afiuqyto
OFF?
The pager is now turned off. No icons
appearon the off screen, except
alarm is turned on.
Theoff screen
lookslike this.
=
if the
s w00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
¡
Off Screen
GETTING STARTED
7
Page 10
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
Page 11
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
Page 12
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
¡
to set
sw00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
s w00:00afiuqyto
TIME/DATE?
s w:00afwiuqyto
9:00A› 1/01
w00:00afwiqyto
9:35A› 3/24
¡
¡
to move to the
next field
º
setting
to save the
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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.
C
H
C
I
R
H
P
I
R
P
C
H
I
R
P
CHIRP
NO ALERTorVIBRATE
ESCALERT
TM
--analert
thatgetslouderand
louder.
, your pager still makes a sound when
NO ALERT
--yourpagerdoesn'talertyouwhenitreceivesamessage.
ALERTS
11
Page 14
Setting the Incoming Message Alert
From --
sw00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
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”
sw:00afwiu=yto
sw:00afwiu=yto
sw:00afwi^=yto
sw:00cfwie=yto
sw:00afwi^=yto
sw:00afwi-=yto
12
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.
Page 15
Choosing an Audible (Musical) Al ert
You’ve got 8 musical alerts to choose from and
they’re all very coooool!
start time minutes and AM/
PM, and the stop time hour,
minutes and AM/PM
Important:Make sure private
time is turned on by checking
for
appearsaround e if
to set the start time
and
W
on the standbyscreen.
¡
appears
to set the
wiuqyt W
PRIVATE TIME?
wwiuqy \
1:52P/ 1:52P
W
w
to
9:52P/ 1:52P
w
W
to
9:30P/ 11:00P
s w00afwi Wqyto
10:30P 4/23
¡
¡
¡
to move to
next field
º
setting
Indicates
Private Time
Turned On
to save
ALERTS
15
Page 18
Alarms
Y
f
0
0
our pagerhas 3 alarms to remindyou o
Ä
appears
Ä
01
Ä
ALARMS
= or off q
on
Ä
Ä
the minutes, AM/PM,
month,and day
16
specialtimes. My favorite is meal time!
Here’show it works.From
--
sw00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
PressTo DisplayThen Press
until
ALARMS?
sw:00cfwiu =o
¡
ALARMS?
to select alarm
02,or03
,
to turn the alarm
sw 01fwi qy
12:35P 4/23
sw 01wiu =y
¡
¡
12:35P 4/23
to adjust the hour
¡
and
to set
sw 01
wiu =y
17:35P 4/23
sw 01
0cfw= y
17:30A 5/27
¡
next field
º
Note:
on the standby screen.
to moveto the
to save
=
now appears
Page 19
Using a Daily Alarm
To set an alarm to sound at the same
time everyday, set the month and day
likethis.
Turning Off the Alarm
When an alarm sounds,
by pressing any button.
Press the button again to clear the
alarm screen.
TURN IT OFF
Alarm Setting Screen
w 0100cfw =
1
7:30A --/--
Month and Day
Alarm Screen
=
flashes
s w00afwi u =to
ALARM 1
ALARM and number appear on
screen
ALARMS
17
Page 20
Scrolling
Setting the Scroll S peed
Yourpagercandisplaymessages
Line-by-Line.
Itcanscrollmessagesslowly--
that's
Scroll 1.
Itcanscrollalittlefaster--
that's
Scroll 2.
Andscrollreallyfast
--that's
SCROLLING
18
Scroll 3.
Itcanevengobackwardandscrollinreverse.
Here'showtosettheforwardscrollspeed.
From
--
w u
4:30P 4/23
Page 21
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
SPEED?
Ä
your scrolling choice
appears
Note:
displays the scroll
speed of each
selection.
SCROLL
until
appears
and releaseuntil
Your pager
sw:00cfwiuqyto
SCROLL SPEED?
sw:00cfwiuqyto
LINE-BY-LINE
sw:00cfwiuqyto
SCROLL 1
sw:00cfwiuqyto
SCROLL 2
sw:00cfwiuqyto
SCROLL 3
Reverse Scrolling
While reading a message, press and release
the directionof the scrolling.
¡
¡
speed
¡
to select scroll
SCROLLING
to change
19
Page 22
Personal Me ssages
Reading Personal Messages
º¡
º
message
From --
sw00a 3wi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
PressTo DisplayThen Press
sw:0 1cfwiqyto
untilthemessage
(¥) is highlighted (å)
†å¥¥
to read the
10:35ato o
w
s
2:Call Bill 279
Note:
Rest of message
appears automatically.
Ä
exit
Note:
the pager exit
automatically.
º
then
You can also let
to
20
PERSONAL MESSAGES
o
indicatesthe messagecontinueson another screen.To stop
the scrolling, press
º
. Press it again to resume scrolling.
Page 23
Storing Personal Messages
e
Y
Wow,first you’re wondering if you’llEVER receive any
messages.Then, theystart comingin fastand furious.
Before you know it, you have so many messages you
can’t read each one as soon as it arrives.
Don’t worry.Your new pager will help you keep
verythingstraight.
our pager can storeup to 16 personal messages. Each stored
messageis assigned a number, which appears when the message is
read.The first message received is 1, the second is 2 and so on.
PERSONAL MESSAGES
21
Page 24
Locking Personal Messages
Some personal messages areVERY SPECIAL.Save
specialmessages by locking t hem. That way your pager
won’t erase them to make r oom for new ones. Here’s how.
While reading a personal message --
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä¡
sw35afwiuqyto
LOCK?
Note:
You can lock a message onlywhile reading it.
to lock the
message
our message status screen nowlooks
like this.
PERSONAL MESSAGES
22
Message Status Screen
sw:3 4afwiuqyto
¥¥¥¬
†
Indicates locked messagestatus
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Unlocking Personal Messages
When that special message is no longerspecial, unlock it.
Here’show to do it.
While reading a locked message --
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä¡
sw35afwiuqyto
UNLOCK?
Note:
You can unlocka messageonly whilereading it.
to unlock the
message
Youcan lock up to half of your personal messages. However,
afteryourpager’slimitis reached,you must unlockone message
before you can lock another one.
PERSONAL MESSAGES
23
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Duplicate M essages
h, no! Where did that other pager come from?!! Looks justlike me.
Seriously, you may receive
duplicatemessages from time to
time.
Your new pager identifiesduplicate
messages for you in two ways.
Your message status screen displays
whenever a duplicate message is
received. It looks like this.
PERSONAL MESSAGES
24
Message Status Screen
ã
sw:3 4afwiuqyto
㥥å
Indicates duplicate message
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Reading Duplicate Messages
When you view a duplicatemessage,
your pager lets you know.
indicatesthe messagecontinueson another screen. To
pause the scrolling,press
º
scrolling.
Turning the Information Service Aler t On and Off
H
I
R
C
P
C
P
R
I
H
C
Youcan set a chirp alertforeach informationservice.
H
I
R
P
C
H
This way,whenever you receive an information
I
R
P
servicemessage, your pager lets you know by
C
H
I
R
P
chirping.Here’s how it works.
While reading an information service message --
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
until
CHIRP ON
appears
sw fwiuqyt
CHIRP ON?
INFORMATION SERVICES
28
. Press i t again to resume
¡
to turn chirp on
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ourinformation services message
wiuqyt
creen now displaysÖfor that message
slot.
Turning the Chirp Alert Off
Information Service
Message Screen
sw:3 2af
Ö¶¶®
†
Indicates Chirp On
Turning off the chirp alert is easy.
While reading an informationservice message --
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
appears
Note:
until
CHIRP OFF
swfwiuqyt
CHIRP OFF?
The information service message screen no longer displaysÖ.
¡
to turn chirp off
o
INFORMATION SERVICES
29
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Advanced Messaging
Scanning Messages
By now,you probably have so many messages you don’t have time t o
read them all.
It’s a good thing your pager lets you scan your
messagesso you can concentrate on the important
ones. Here’s how it works.
While reading the first screen of a message --
PressTo DisplayThen
¡
andholdtoread
the first screen of each
message
10:35ato o
w
s
2:Call Bill 279
Note:
The first screen of
each stored message
appears.
Release
wish to read a specific
message entirely
ADVANCED MESSAGING
30
¡
if you
Page 33
Deleting a Single Message
Sometimes the best thing t o do with a message is delete
it. You can delete messages one at a time or all at once.
Here’show to delete a single message.
While reading the message --
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
until
DELETE?
appears
Note:
You can delete a message only while reading it. For information on how to
read messages, see “Reading Personal Messages” on page 20.
sw:35afwiuqyto
DELETE?
¡
ADVANCED MESSAGING
31
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Deleting All Messages
Sometimesyou just need to clean house.
DELETE ALL
erasesall read and
unlockedmessages.Locked or unread messages are
not deleted. Here’s how it works.
From --
sw00afwi uqyto
4:30P 4/23
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä
ALL?
¡¡
DELETE
until
appears
sw:35afwie=yto
DELETE ALL?
sw:35afwie=yto
to delete
DELETE?
ADVANCED MESSAGING
32
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Automatic Message D eletion
o
o
our pagerhas roomfor 16 messages.
When its message slots fill
up, the pager
displaysthis on
the standby screen.
Memory Full Screen
s w01:33pwi u
MEMORY FULL
t
If the memory is full when a new
messagearrives,your pagerdeletes the
oldest, unlocked and read message. If
allthe messagesare unread,your pager
deletes the oldest unread message
anddisplays this on the messagestatus
Well,there you haveit. The TalkAboutT350
Word Message Pager is a messenger,a watch,
a news service, and whole lot more.
USE AND CARE
All that great stuff packed into an attractive,
compact design ... just like me.
40
Extended Warranty
1-800-548-9954
(also your paging provider or
retailer)
?
?
?
Questions
1-800-548-9954 (U.S.)
1-800-793-7834 (TTY-U.S.)
www.motorola.com
Page 43
Patent Information
This pager is manufactured under one or more Motorola U.S. Patents.A partiallistingof
these patents is provided on the inside surface of the batterydoor.Other patentscovering
this product are pending.
Note:
Only the first 15 patents listed below apply to pager models which utilize the
POCSAG protocol.
1. 433652413. 524751925. 5450071
2. 438529514. 5073767
3. 441221715. 5157391
4. 451896116. 5128665
5. 470175917. 5117500
6. 475581618. 5168493
7. 482946619. 5051993
8. 483962820. 5311516
9. 485182921. 5325088
10. 538113822. 5371737
11. 489327123. 4860003
12. 491051024. 5414419
PATENT INFORMATION
41
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FCC Compliance
Thisdevice complieswith part15 of the FCC Rules Operationand is subject to the
followingtwo c onditions: (1) This device may not cause harmfulinterference,and (2) this
devicemust acceptany interferencereceived, including interference that may cause
undesiredoperation.
Thisequipment has been tested and found to comply with the limitsfor a ClassB digital
device,pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonableprotectionagainst harmful interferencein a residential installation. This
equipmentgenerates,uses and can radiate radio frequencyenergy and if not installedand
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However,there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particularinstallation.
If this equipmentdoes cause harmful interferenceto radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning t he equipment off and on, t he user is encouragedto try to
correctthe interferenceby one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differentfrom that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC COMPLIANCE
42
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Warranty
ONE (1) YEAR STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTYAND PROVISIONS(U.S.A. ONLY)
Motorolawarrantsthe pager against defectsin materialand workmanship under normal
use and service for the period of time specifiedbelow.This express warranty is extended
by Motorola, 1500Gateway Blvd., Boynton Beach, Florida 33426to the original end user
purchaseronly andis not assignableor transferableto any other party.
Thiswarranty setsforth t he full extent of MOTOROLA's responsibilitiesregarding the
pager.Repair,replacement, or refund of the purchase price, at MOTOROLA's option, is the
exclusiveremedy. THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE.THIS
WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION CHOSEN. IN NO EVENT SHALL
MOTOROLA BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGESIN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF
THE MOTOROLA PAGER, FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF TIME,
INCONVENIENCE, COMMERCIAL LOSS, LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS OR OTHER
INCIDENTAL,SPECIAL ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT,TO THE F ULL EXTENT SUCH MAYBE
DISCLAIMEDBY LAW.
Motorolapagersare shipped from the factorywith a standardlimited warrantyof one (1)
yearon partsand labor fromdate of purchase by the originalenduser purchaser,based on
proofof purchase.In the event of a defect, malfunction, or failure to conform to
specifications during the warrantyperiod, Motorola, at its option, willeither repair,replace
or refund the purchaseprice of the pager.Repair,at Motorola'soption,may include the
replacementof parts or boards with functionallyequivalentreconditionedor new partsor
boards.(continued)
W ARRANTY
43
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LIMITEDWARRANTYAND PROVISIONS (U.S.A.) continued
Replacedpartsandboardsare warranted for the balanceof the originalwarrantyperiod.Allparts
and boards removed in the replacementprocess shall become theproperty of Motorola.
Thiswarranty does not cover defects, malfunctions,performancefailuresor damages to the unit
resultingfrom use in other than its normal and customary manner, misuse, accident or neglect,
theuse of non-conformingparts,or improperalterationsor repairs.Thiswarrantydoes not cover
wearand tear on covers or housings,nor the coverage orrange over whichthe pager will receive
signals.
For information on how to receive service on Motorolapagers or covered accessories,
call 1-800-548-9954or 1-800-793-7834(TTY).
Pager warranty will be VOID if any of the following conditions occur:
• P agers that are incomplete such as those in which boardsor components are missing and/
or incompatible.
• P agers whose serial numbers do not match on the boards, or pagers in which the board
serial
numbers don’t match the housing.
• P agers that have been opened by,or had work performedby,anyone other than a Motorola
authorized pager service center.
W ARRANTY
• P agers received with non-conformingor non-Motorola housings or parts.
• Flat rate repairfees apply to pagers and accessories not covered under warranty.
STATE LAWS
SOMESTATES DO NOT ALLOW T HE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTALOR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LIMITATION ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIEDWARRANTY
LASTS, THEREFORE THE ABOVELIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.This
warrantygivesyou specificlegal rights and you may also have other rightswhich varyfrom state
to state.
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Personal Numbers
Just one m ore thing.Youcan use this page to keep track
of important numbers.
Service ProviderPager Number and PIN
Family and FriendsPager Number and PIN
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TalkAbout T350 Word Message Pager
Quick Reference Card
w
On
W
Private Time on
å
Message, selected
¥
Message, unselected
i
Delete All
-
Audible alert
e
Chirp alert
u
Vibrate alert
=
Alarm turned on
q
Alarm turned off
y
Locked message
t
Outofrange
o
Messagecontinuation
‡
Low-battery
†
Information service
menu
À
Information service
menu, selected
®
Information service
message,selected
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¶
Information service
message, unselected
Ã
Chirpon, selected
Ö
Chirp on, unselected
i
Lockedmessage,
selected
¢ Lockedmessage,
unselected
¨
Message alarmon,
selected
´ Messagealarm on,
unselected
ã
Duplicate message,
unselected
æ
Duplicate message,
selected
‹
Twenty-four hour clock
›
Twelve hour clock
» Truncated message
õ Errored characters
µ
Missing message
fragment
--/--
Dailyalarm setting
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Settingthe Time and DateFrom --
00:00afi
:00afwiuqyt
00:00afwiqy
:fwiuqyto
w
4:30 P 4/23
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä untilTIME/DATE?
appears
s w
¡
TIME/DATE?
Ä to set the hour¡to move to the
w
next field
9:00A› 1/01
Ä and¡ to set the
minutes, AM/PM, the 12/24
hour clock setting, the
month, and the day
w
9:35A› 3/24
º tosave the
setting
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Setting the AlarmFrom the standby screen
00:00
i
to
to
to
00:00
i
:00
wiuqyt
00:00
wiqy
:fwiuqyto
PressTo DisplayThen Press
Ä untilALARMS?
appears
s w
af=
¡
ALARMS?
Ä to select alarm 01,
02,or 03
w:0 01 q
¡
12:35P 4/23
Ä to turn the alarm
on =or off q
w:0 01 =
¡
12:35P 4/23
Ä and¡ to set the
hour,the minutes, AM/PM,
the month, and the day
w:0 01 =
7:30A 5/27
º to save
Note: = now appears
on the standby screen.
--
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T, Motorola, TalkAbout, FLEX, and Escalert are trademarks or