Unication Group NP88 POCSAG User Manual

Unication Group

Product Family NP88 POCSAG

Pager User’s Guide

PAGER USER’S GUIDE

NP88 POCSAG

Contents

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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................3

CONTROLS..............................................................................................................................3

TURNING YOUR PAGER ON...................................................................................................4

TURNING YOUR PAGER OFF.................................................................................................5

RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES...............................................................................5

TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF.......................................................................................7

CHANGING ALERT MODES....................................................................................................7

SELECTING AN AUDIBLE ALERT..........................................................................................7

SETTING THE TIME.................................................................................................................8

SETTING THE ALARM.............................................................................................................8

SETTING THE DATE................................................................................................................9

SAVING MESSAGES ...............................................................................................................9

ERASING ALL MESSAGES...................................................................................................10

SELECTIVE ERASING OF MESSAGES................................................................................10

EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR NP88 POCSAG PAGER...........................................................11

BATTERY INFORMATION......................................................................................................11

FEATURES .............................................................................................................................11

CLEANING YOUR NP88 POCSAG PAGER..........................................................................13

REP AIR AND MAINTENANCE...............................................................................................13

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of an Unication NP88 POCSAG pager. Your

NP88 POCSAG pager utilizes the latest in paging technology − POCSAG

TECHNOLOGY. This technological advancement extends battery life up to five times
longer than ordinary pagers, saving you time and money. As a
pager user, you can feel more confident in receiving your pages because POCSAG
technology improves the ability to receive pages.
Along with POCSAG technology, this compact pager uses many advances in
electronic and wireless technology which allow you to receive numeric messages
instantly an d af for d ab l y.

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CONTROLS

Buttons

On/Read/Select − turn pager on, read incoming messages, and select the

function displayed.

Backlight/Reset − turn the display light on and reset the pager to the standby

screen, which shows time, date, alarm status, and alert status. Press
twice to reset to the standby screen.

Menu - scroll through the menu.

After performing any pager function described in this user’s guide (setting the time,
date, alarm, and so on), your
standby screen and activates the selections you made.

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NP88 POCSAG pager automatically returns to the

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Function Indicators

Silent Alert − the pager alerts without audible alerts for incomi ng messages.

Audible Alert − one of several pleasing audible alerts sound for an incoming

message.

Alarm − the alarm alerts you at the set time.

Message Lock − this message is locked against deletion.

Continuous Message − more message information is on the next screen

On/Read/
Select
Button

Menu
Button

Backlight/
Reset
Button

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Slide Door

Battery Door Lock

Unlock

TURNING YOUR PAGER ON

Press to turn your pager on.
Your pager gives an alert by either a sound or a vibration, indicating it is on. After
displaying the power-up screen, the time of day, the date, and an alert indicator

are shown on the standby screen.

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TURNING YOUR PAGER OFF

1. Press until is displayed.

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2. Press

to turn your pager off.
NOTE: The pager displays the time and date, but not an alert mode indicator. If the
alarm is set, the alarm indicator

remains on the screen when the pager is off.

RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES

Your NP88 POCSAG pager can receive up to sixteen 20-character messages.
When a message is received, the pager alerts for eight seconds.

1. Press any button to stop the alert.

2. Press

3. Press
Messages longer than 12 characters display on a second screen, indicated by the
symbol. Press
automatically after one minute, even if

to display the message.

twice while reading your message to return to the standby screen.

to display the second screen. The second screen is displayed

is not pressed.
The last screen of your message displays the message slot number and the time
received.
If a message is not read, the pager gives a reminder alert every two minutes and the
screen displays the number of unread messages (i.e., 1 Page, 2 Pages) until all
messages are read.
If the pager receives more messages than its available memory can hold, the new
message replaces the oldest read, unlocked message.

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