PageMart Numeric Pager, USA Mobility Odyssey User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

Numeric Pager

USA Mobility

Odyssey

™

USA Mobility Odyssey™ Numeric Pager

We thank you for making the ultimate choice to purchase the

USA Mobility Odyssey™Pager. Your USA MobilityOdyssey

™

Pager

will help you keep in touch while on the move be it business related

or leisure. The USA Mobility Odyssey

™Pager is designed with ease of

operation in mind and it aims to provide you many years of reliable
service. This user manual explains how the various features operate
and provide important instructions to help the user get familiar with
operation of this unit.

1. PAGER STANDARD FEATURES · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4

2. BUTTONS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5

3. DEFINITION AND TYPE OF ICONS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6

4. TURNING ON THE PAGER · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7

5. FUNCTION MENU · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8

6. TURNING OFF THE PAGER · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10

7. TO SET THE TIME AND DATE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 11

8. SET VIBRATION/AUDIBLE ALERT · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12

9. ALERT SETTING MODE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 13

10. RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14

11. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR MESSAGE · · · · · · · 15

12. DELETING YOUR MESSAGE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 17

13. SETTING THE ALARM · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 19

14. BACKLIGHTING · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 21

15. OTHER FEATURES · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 22

Contents

The

USA Mobility Odyssey™ Pager provides the following features as standard:

(Specifications are subject to change without prior notice)

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1. Pager Standard Features

Pager Standard Features

• 21 message slots capable of
storing up to 20 digits per slot

• Backlight

• Real time clock (12 hr) with
calendar date display

• Reminder alert

• Message lock
(Up to 10 message slots)

• Message time stamping

• Low battery indicator

• Individual delete or delete all

• In service range indication

• Daily Alarm

• 5 Standard alert modes: Audio,
Pleasing Melody, Chirp,
Vibration and Silent

• 4 Standard tone alert and 3
different pleasing melody alerts
available for selection

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2. Buttons

Buttons

Function

Button

Read

Button

FUNCTION button

• Use to enter into function menu
mode

• Use to lock and unlock the message

• Use to turn on the back lighting
display

READ button

• Use to turn on the pager

• Use to read received messages

• Use to select desire function

• Use to set clock, alarm and standard
alert mode

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3. Definition and Types of Icons

Definition and Types of Icons

Audio alert icon

Alarm icon

Battery low icon

Message lock icon

In service range

indicator

Message continuation icon

Top Row Icons

Insert battery into battery compartment and
close the battery door. Pager will power up with
full display of all LCD segments and emit a short
audible alert with date and time display.

To turn on the pager from the power off state,
press and hold the READ button for more than 2
seconds.

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4. Turning On the Pager

Turning On the Pager

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standby screen

To enter into the function menu mode, press the
FUNCTION button for more than two seconds.
This mode allows the user to access the various
functions and features of the pager through a
series of menu prompts.
Pressing the FUNCTION button allows you to
scroll the menu prompts as illustrated (Page 9).

Note: Menu prompt “CLEAR ALL? ” will not
appear if no message is received.

Pressing the READ button allows you to select
the function and brings you into the setting
mode (depending on the function selected).
Pager returns to standby screen if no button is
pressed within 8 seconds.

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5. Function Menu

Function Menu

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Function Menu

VIBRATION/AUDIO

SET ALERT

ESCAPE

POWER OFF

CLEAR ALL

SET ALARM

SET TIME

Press the FUNCTION button and hold for
more than 2 seconds to enter into the function
menu mode.

Press the FUNCTION button to display the
“POWER OFF? ” prompt, now press the READ
button to turn off the pager. In the pager off
state, pager displays only the date and time,
alarm feature will operate as normal though the
alarm icon is not displayed. Pager will not be
able to receive any message in this state.

The hour minute separator {:} continues to blink
to indicate the clock is working properly.

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6. Turning Off the Pager

Turning Off the Pager

POWER OFF?

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Press the FUNCTION button and hold for more
than 2 seconds to enter into the function menu
mode.
Press the FUNCTION button to scroll through the
menu prompts until “SET TIME? ” prompt is displayed.
Press the READ button to enter into the set time
mode.
Pager will display with the year field blinking.
Press the READ button to increase this field (Fig. 7a).
Press the FUNCTION button to move to the date
and time field (Fig. 7b).
Press the READ button to increase the digits in
each field.
Proceed to complete setting the time field (hour,
minute and AM/PM). Pager returns to standby
upon completing all the fields.

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7. To Set the Time and Date

To Set the Time and Date

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Fig. 7a

Fig. 7b

You can select Vibration or Audible alert mode.
At the standby screen, press the FUNCTION
button and hold for more than 2 seconds to enter
into the function menu mode. Pager will display
either Fig. 8a or Fig. 8b depending on the initial
state of alert mode it is in.

Press the READ button to select the audible
or vibration mode. In the audible mode, pager
will display the speaker icon on the top row to
indicate to the user. No speaker icon will be
displayed in the vibration mode.

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8. Set Vibration/Audible Alert

Set Vibration/Audible Alert

audio ?

VIBRATION?

Fig. 8a

Fig. 8b

Enter this mode to select the different type of alerts:

• Standard Tone • Melody • Chirp • Silent

Press the FUNCTION button and hold for more
than 2 seconds to enter into the function menu
mode. Press the FUNCTION button to scroll
through the menu prompt until “SET ALERT? ”
prompt is displayed (Fig. 9a). Press the READ
button to enter into the set alert mode (Fig. 9b).
Next, Press the READ button twice to scroll
through the choice alerts available.

Beep1 / Beep2 / Beep3 / Beep4 / Melody1 /
Melody2 / Melody3 / Chirp / Silent

In the silent mode, pager continues to receive
messages though it will not emit any alert to prompt
the user.
Press FUNCTION button to select the desired
alert. Pager returns to standby after that.

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9. Alert Setting Mode

Alert Setting Mode

SET ALERT ?

MELODY 1

Fig. 9a

Fig. 9b

The pager will emit an alert audibly or vibrates
(depending on the alert setting mode) when a
message page is received. The pager will also
display the number of unread messages.
In the case if there are two unread messages,
the pager will display as Fig. 10a.
Press the READ button to display the first
message (Fig. 10b).
Press the READ button again to advance to the
next screen of the same message to display the
message arrival time (Fig. 10c).
In the case where no message is received,
pressing the READ button will cause the pager
to display as Fig. 10d.

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10.

Receiving and Reading Messages

Receiving and Reading Messages

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NO PAGE

Fig. 10a

Fig. 10b

Fig. 10c

Fig. 10d

The pager allows you to lock up to 10 messages
preventing you from accidentally erasing them or
losing them due to incoming message when
memory is full.

To lock message

Select the message you want to lock by pressing
the READ button to scroll through the memory
(Fig. 11a). Press the FUNCTION button to
display the “LOCK? ” prompt (Fig. 11b). Press the
READ button to lock the message. Pager will
display “LOCKED ” and the lock icon will appear
on the top row of the LCD (Fig. 11c).

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11. Locking and Unlocking Your Message

Locking and Unlocking Your Message

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LOCK ?

LOCKED

Note: Lock memory is full when up to 10 messages
are locked. Attempt to try to lock the 11th message
will cause the pager to display “LOCK FULL”

Fig. 11a

Fig. 11b

Fig. 11c

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Locking and Unlocking Your Message

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UNLOCK ?

UNLOCKED

Fig. 11d

Fig. 11e

Fig. 11f

To unlock message

The locked message can be unlocked in a
similar way. Press the READ button to display
the message you wish to unlock (Fig. 11d).

Press the FUNCTION button to display the
“UNLOCK? ” prompt (Fig.11e).

Press the READ button to unlock the message.
The pager will display “UNLOCKED ” and the lock
icon will disappear (Fig. 11f ).

The pager allows you to delete either a single
message or all messages at any one time. Only
read and unlocked messages can be deleted.

Selective Delete

Select the message you want to delete by pressing
the READ button to scroll through the memory.
Press the FUNCTION button twice on the
desired message screen to display “CLEAR? ”
prompt (Fig.12a).

Press the READ button to delete the message.
The display will show the prompt “CLEARED ” to
indicate message has been deleted (Fig. 12b).

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12. Deleting Your Message

Deleting Your Message

CLEAR ?

CLEARED

Fig. 12a

Fig. 12b

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Deleting Your Message

CLEAR ALL ?

ALL CLEARED

Fig. 12c

Fig. 12d

Clear All

The page will allow “CLEAR ALL” function only
if it receives more than one message. In the
standby screen, press the FUNCTION button
and hold for more than 2 seconds to enter into
the function menu mode.

Press the FUNCTION button to scroll through
the menu prompt until “CLEAR ALL? ” prompt is
displayed (Fig.12c).

Press the READ button to delete all read and
unlocked messages. The pager will display “ALL
CLEARED ” to indicate all messages have been
deleted (Fig. 12d).

The pager has a daily alarm for you to set at a specific time
to alert you of any important task. At the standby screen,
press the FUNCTION button and hold for more than 2
seconds to enter into the function menu mode.
Press the FUNCTION button to scroll through the
menu prompt until “SET ALARM? ” prompt is displayed
(Fig. 13a).
Press the READ button to enter into alarm setting mode.
Pager will display the “ALARM ON ” prompt (Fig. 13b).
Press the FUNCTION button to set the alarm. This
will cause the hour field to blink.
Press the READ button to increment the hour field
(Fig. 13c).
Press the FUNCTION button to move to the minute
field and set the minute field by pressing the READ
button (Fig. 13d).

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13. Setting the Alarm

Setting the Alarm

SET ALARM ?

ALARM ON

05:00P

06:00P

Fig. 13a

Fig. 13b

Fig. 13c

Fig. 13d

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Setting the Alarm

ALARM ON

ALARM OFF

Fig. 13e

Fig. 13f

Continue to set the AM/PM field in a similar
way. Upon completion, pager returns to standby
screen displaying the desired set time. Alarm
icon will light up to indicate alarm is active.

To Turn Off Alarm

While in standby mode, press the FUNCTION
button and hold for more than 2 seconds to
enter into the function menu mode. Press the
FUNCTION button to scroll through the menu
prompt until “SET ALARM? ” prompt is displayed.
Pressing the READ button will cause the pager
to display “ALARM ON ” (Fig. 13e).
Press the READ button again to turn off the
alarm. Pager will display as Fig. 13f.

In low light conditions, press the FUNCTION
button to turn on the backlight.
The backlight will go off automatically after 8
seconds.

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14. Backlighting

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Setting the Alarm / Backlighting

Fig. 13g

Next, press the FUNCTION button to return
the pager to the standby screen (Fig. 13g).

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15. Other Features

Other Features

MEM FULL

Fig. 14

Memory Full

Pager will display “MEM FULL ” when all 21 slots are
filled (Fig.14).

In Service Range Indication

When the pager is within the coverage area, the
In Service Range Indicator icon will appear on
the line of the display screen.

Low Battery Indicator

The low battery indicator lights up when the
battery energy level reaches a low level. Users
are advised to replace the battery immediately.

Memory Full

Pager will display “MEM FULL ” when all 21 slots are
filled (Fig.14).

To install or replace the battery

• Place the pager face down in the palm of your
hand

• Push to slide the battery door out

• Place the new battery into the battery
compartment.

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Pager Standard Features

Note: Do not use carbon zinc battery.

Caution: Ensure battery polarity is correct

before installing battery. Do not insert
battery in reverse polarity.

This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.

Caution: Any change or modifications in construction of this device which

are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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