Multitone RPR 581, RPR 580 User Manual

RPR 580 Series

USER GUIDE

Contents

Introduction and getting started 1
Switching the Pager on 1
Status and operating symbols 2
How to select main menu options 3
Switching the Pager off 4
Setting the time and date 4
Sleep function 6
Setting the Pager alarm 8
Selecting the Pager alert 9
Selecting the character size 12
Enabling the display light 13
Changing the display contrast 13
Receiving a message 14
Reviewing stored messages 15
Archiving messages 17
Reviewing archived mesages 17
Deleting messages 18
Deleting all messages 18
Receiving Information Service Messages 19
Displaying Information Service Messages 19
Archiving and deleting Information Service Messages 21
Caring for your pager 22
Troubleshooting 22
Changing the battery 23

Releasing the pager from the holster

Press on the bottom tag with your finger and slide
the pager upward.

ATTENTION

IF YOU HAVE

ORDERED

THE RPR 581 PAGER,

WITH ‘ON-DEMAND

DISPLAY’ ACTIVATED,

YOU WILL NEED TO

PRESS THE .> BUTTON

TO READ YOUR

MESSAGE

Introduction and Getting Started

Congratulations on selecting the RPR 580 Series
Receiver. Your pager has many features and
functions including an icon driven user interface.

This guide will describe the operation of the product
and ensure that you receive the full benefits of
paging with the RPR 580.

Switching the Pager on

Before switching the pager on you will need to
insert the battery, please refer to the section
entitled ‘Changing the battery’.

To switch-on the pager press and hold the

.

> button

for one second. A short alert will sound and the
programmed switch-on message will be displayed.
After one second the time and optional date or
nameplate will be displayed.

This is the standby screen:

Standby Screen

Status and Operating Symbols

Having switched the pager on, other symbols may
also be displayed. For example, symbols will
indicate if there are any unread messages, whether
an audible or vibrate alert has been selected, and if
appropriate, low battery and/or out-of-range
warnings may also be displayed::

Status Symbols

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The full range of status symbols are as follows:

Unread Messages Memory Full

Audible Alert

Silent Alert Battery Charging

Vibrate Alert

Low Battery

Unread Information Service Messages

How to Select Main Menu Options

From the standby screen press .> to display the
main menu. The following symbols will be

displayed:

Main Menu

Alarm On

Out-of-Range

Sleep On

z

z

ABC

Message Archive

Alarm Function Sleep Function

Alert Selection

Display Features Messages

Selection

To select a main menu option, press < or > and
step to the required symbol. Then press > to
activate the feature.

Switching the Pager Off

Select the

display will now show the

to turn the pager off.

Setting the Time and Date

The standby screen will normally show the time

and date. Select the

menu. The time and date edit screen will now be

displayed.

Time Setting and

Off

? symbol. Now press

.

>

symbol from the main menu. The

symbol from the main

Delete All

ABC

Time and Date Edit Screen

Select the

symbol will appear with 12 0r 24 hour mode

indicated and the hour flashing. Press < or > to set

the hour, once correct, press .>.

Press < or > to set the tens of minutes, once
correct, press

.

>.

Press < or > to set the minutes, once correct, press

.

>.

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z

z

symbol by pressing .>. The clock

12

12

The time is now set. The date may be altered in
the same way.

Once the time and date are correct, you may select
either 12 or 24 hour mode. Press < or > to change
as required.

Press and hold > for one second to return the
pager to the standby screen.

Sleep Function

This feature automatically switches the pager off
and on at preset times, for example, overnight.

Select

step to the

sleep function:

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12

12

from the main menu. Now press > to

symbol and press .> to select the

z

z