Motorola T900 User Manual
™
Personal Interactive Communicator
User's Guide
Model T900
FLEX™ Technology
Contents
Introduction .............................................1
Effective Use of Your
Communicator (PIC) ........................... 2
Getting Started ........................................3
Battery Information.................................. 3
Installing/Replacing the Battery.............. 4
Control Buttons......................................... 6
ALT-mode Functions................................. 8
Turning Your Communicator (PIC) On ...9
Turning Your Communicator (PIC) Off... 9
Messaging Service Instructions...............10
Sending a Test Message to Yourself......... 10
Backlight ................................................... 11
Setting Up Your Communicator (PIC)..... 12
Using the Main Menu............................... 12
Creating a Signature................................ 13
Time and Date .........................................14
Setting the Time and Date ....................... 14
Alerts .......................................................15
Setting the MailBox Alert Mode .............. 15
Setting the News/Info Alert Mode ........... 16
Setting News/Info InBox Alerts ............... 16
Setting the Alert Volume.......................... 17
Reminder Alert ..........................................18
Private Time ............................................19
Setting Private Time.................................19
Quiet Mode ..............................................20
Setting the Quiet Mode.............................20
Addresses ...............................................21
Creating an Address Book Record............21
Searching the Address Book.....................22
Editing Addresses......................................22
Deleting Addresses....................................23
Messages ................................................24
Selecting an Address.................................24
Composing a Message ...............................25
Sending a Message....................................26
Mailbox.......................................................26
Previewing and Reading Messages ..........27
Previewing Messages ................................27
Reading Messages .....................................28
Replying to Messages................................29
Forwarding Messages................................30
Resending Messages from the MailBox ...31
Deleting Messages.....................................32
Deleting All Read Messages .....................32
Deleting Messages from an InBox ........... 33
Advanced Messaging .............................34
Using Info-On-Demand ............................34
Setting News AutoPreview....................... 35
Alarms .....................................................36
Setting the Alarm.....................................36
Folders .....................................................37
Using Your Personal Folder......................37
Using Your News/Info Folder ................... 38
InBoxes ....................................................39
Using Your News/Info InBox.................... 39
Creating an InBox..................................... 39
Viewing InBox Message History ..............40
Setting the InBox History ........................ 40
Moving an InBox Up/Down ...................... 41
Deleting an InBox.....................................41
Vital Signs ...............................................42
Checking Vital Signs ................................ 42
Checking the Battery Status ....................42
Checking Message Memory Status ..........42
Displaying Communicator (PIC)
Information ..........................................42
Features ...................................................43
Setting the Key Click................................44
Setting Transmitter Off Mode..................44
Care & Maintenance ...............................45
Cleaning Your Communicator (PIC).........45
Questions?...............................................46
FCC Compliance .....................................47
Safety Information ..................................48
Electronic Devices .....................................49
Aircraft.......................................................50
Blasting Areas ...........................................50
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres..........50
Warranty ..................................................52
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of theTalkAboutTMT900 Personal
InteractiveCommunicator(PIC).Whetherreceiving or sending messages,with
its unique capabilitie s the TalkAbout T900 Personal Interactive
Communicator can becomea vital part of your business andpersonal life and
change the way you communicate with family,friends, and business associates.
This guide contains operating instructions that explainhow to use your new
communicator (PIC),and it provides helpful suggestions for first-time,as well
as experienced, users.
A detachable quick reference cardis included on the back cover for your
convenience.
INTRODUCTION
1
Effective Use of Your Communicator (PIC)
Your Personal Interactive Communicator (PIC) canhelp you keep incontact
with everyone important toyou. This communicator (PIC)features a fully
backlit keyboard enabling you to send wireless messages to internet email
addresses and other communicator (PIC) devices, yet it issmall enough to
comfortably wear on your belt or fit in a pocket. By supplyingbusiness
associates, family members, and friends with your wirelessaddress
information, you canbe contacted whenever needed.
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Getting Started
Battery Information
Your T900 Personal Interactive Communicator operates with asingle AA-size
alkaline battery (do notuse carbon-zinc batteries). The AA-size battery also
recharges the internal transmit power source.
Two AA-size batte ries are provided with yourcommunicator (PIC). The first
battery already installed in your communicator (PIC) keepsthe internal
transmit power source chargedand may not lastlong.Use the second AA-size
to replace the firstbattery.
A battery gauge isprovided within the VitalSigns feature which can be
accessed from the Mainmenu. See “Checking Vital Signs”on page 42.
If _ displays, the AA-battery is low. Replace the AA-size battery.
If it has been a while since thebatter y wasreplaced, you may need to allow the
internal transmit power source to charge overnight (orfor a number ofhours)
to ensure the proper operation of yourcommunicator (PIC).
Note: This product may contain aNickel-Cadmium (NiCd) rechargeablebattery
that must be recycled or disposed of proper ly. Recycling facilitiesmay not be
availablein all areas.
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Installing/Replacing the Battery
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Slide Latch
Slide Door
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Holding th e communicator (PIC) face down, slide the latchtoward the
battery door.Slide the battery door in the direction of thearrow to
unlatch the batte ry door. Lift the batterydoor to open.
Remove the old battery,noting the polarity.
Insert a new batteryso the positive (+)and negative (
on the battery matchthe polarity diagram nearthe battery compartment.
) polarity markings
.
Replace the battery door cover and lock the battery door latch.
Caution: Note the polarity markings (+) and (-). Do not insert the battery
backwards. This causes all messages to be erased.
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Control Buttons
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Escape/
Backlight
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Flip
CAPS
Symbol
Menu/Space
Enter
Message
Acknowledge
Clear/Delete
ALT
Navigation Buttons
H
}
U
{
~
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Flip Housesand protects the LCD screen. Openingthe flip awakens
Escape/
Backlight
CAPS When pressed, the next character typed is capitalized.
Menu/Space Used to access the Main menu or to insert a space in text while
Enter Used to select the highlighted option or to save settings.
Navigation
buttons
ALT Activatesthe Alt-mode control keys, which are color codedyellow
Message
Acknowledge
Delete When pressed, the character to the left of the cursor is deleted.
the communicator (PIC). Closing the flipputsthe screen into sleep
mode.
Used to return to the preceding screen without accepting any
option or changes you may have made.
Also used to access the Status screen from the Main menu and to
turn on and off the backlight.
composing a message.
Press y or z to highlight and scroll betweenmenu options.
Press w or x to page through menu options.
on the keyboard. The status icon)displays on the right of the
screen. The nextkey pressed indicates the Alt-mode function.
Used to acknowledge incoming message alerts while the pager is
in the holster.
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ALT-mode Functions
The key sequencesdisplayed below provide accessto the corresponding
ALT-mode functions.
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~} CAPS Lock— Activatesthe CAPS Lock-mode. All letters are
~{
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~U
ALT-Lock— Activates the Alt-mode control keys, which are
color-coded yellow on the keyboard. To exit Alt-Lock-mode,
press ~ again
Cancel— Clears the entiremessage screen when composing
a message.
typed in upper case. Toexit CAPS Lock-mode, press }
again.
Carriage Return— Places a carriage return in the message
being composed after the current cursor position.
Symbols— Activates the Symbols key. Seventeen (17) additional symbols can be used when writing a message. When
this key sequence is pressed, the available symbols are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press w or x to highlight
the desired symbol and press {. The selected symbol is
inserted at the cur sor.
.
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Turning Your Communicator (PIC) On
Ensure that afresh battery is properly installed as describ ed in
“Installing/Replacing the Battery” on page 4.
Open the flipand press any key to turn your PIC on. The PIC emits a 4-
second power-up alert, and theStatus screen displays.
From the Status screen,press any key todisplay the Main menu.
• If you do not select a menu item, the PIC goes into standby mode.
• Ifyouhaveoneormoreunreadmessages,1 flashes on the Standby
screen.
Note: If the communicator (PIC) does not turn on, see “ Safety Information” on
page 48.
Turning Your Communicator (PIC) Off
You can turn offyour communicator (PIC) tosave battery power.(The
communicator (PIC) receives messages stored by thesystemwhen the unit is
turned back on within the coverage area.)
From the Main menu, press y or z to highlight / Power Off and
press {.
Highlight ? Yes andpress {.
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Messaging Service Instructions
Tobegin messaging service, contact your service provider foractivation
instructions.The phone number ofthe messaging service can befound in the
literature provided by the service provider.
Sending a Test Message to Yourself
After you haveac tivated your service, it’s a good idea to test your
communicator (PIC) and serviceby sending a messageto yourself. Start by
using the telephone number, web site, or email address (and awireless
address) provided by your service provider.Then, enter a shortmessage. If you
are sendinga word messagefroma telephone,an operator will assist you;
otherwise, press the telephone buttons to entera numeric message or type a
message and send it.While you are waitingforthe message to reachyour
communicator (PIC), refer to “Reading Messages” on page 28for information
about how to read a message. If yourcommunicator (PIC) does notreceive the
GETTING STARTED
message within a few minutes, contact your service provider.After you have
tested the communicator (PIC), read the rest of this guideto learn about the
many useful featur es of your new communicator (PIC).
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Backlight
In low-light conditions,pressand hold H to turn on the backlight.The
backlight remains illu min ated until the communicator (PIC)times out and
returns tothe Standby screen.
Tomanually turn the backlightoff,pr ess andhold H.
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Setting Up Your Communicator (PIC)
This section explainshow to set thetime and date, alarmtime, alert mode,
News/Info Inboxalerts, and other features via the Preferences menu.
Using the Main Menu
Use the Mainmenu for the following features:
• Access the MailBox
• Access the New/Info InBox
• Send Messages
• Access Info-On-Demand (If Info-On-Demand services are available)
• Access the Address Book
• Access the Personal Folder
• Access the News/Info Folder
• Delete all read messages in the InBoxes
• Change Preferences
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• Display Vital Signs
• Turn the communicator (PIC) Off
Fromthe Standbyscreen,press U,{, or anavigationbuttontodisplay
the Main menu.
Press w,x, y,orz to highlight thedesired feature and thenpress {.
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Creating a Signature
Your TalkAboutT900 Personal Interactive Communicator’s messaging
features allow you to create a signature foryour messages and automatically
append your signature toeach message you send.Todo so, proceed asfollows.
From the Main menu, press y orz to highlight t Preferences and
press {.
Press y or z to highlight 6 Signature andpress {.
Using the keyboard, typeyour signature as you wantit toappear in your
messages and press {.Your signature is applied to each m essage you
send.
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Time and Date
Setting the Time and Date
From the Mainmenu press y orz to highlight t Preferences and
press {.
Press z to highlight M Set Time & Date and press {.
Press y orz to change the hour,minutes,and date. Press w orx to move
between fields.
When you ar e finished setting the time anddate, press { toaccept your
changes and return tothe Preferences menu. PressH atany time to exit
without saving your changes.
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Alerts
Setting the MailBox Alert Mode
From the Main menu press y orz to highlight t Preferences and
press {.
Press y or z to highlight L MailBox Alert and press {.
Press w,x, y,orz tohighlight the desired alert andpress {.
• To sample an alert, highlight the desired alert and press U.
• If an audible alert is selected, l displays on the Status screen.
Vibrate is selected, k displays on the Status screen.
•Ifk
Silent isselected, no alert icon is displayed onthe Status screen.
•If@
• Alert durations are shortened when the battery is low.
ALERTS
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