User Guide for

7950 V2

Amcom Software, Inc.

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7950 V2 Pager
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Contents
7950 V2 Pager 1
7950 V2 Pager .................................................................................................................... 1
Case Layout ........................................................................................................................ 2
Pager Icons ........................................................................................................... 2
Turning Your Pager On ........................................................................................ 4
Turning Your Pager Off ....................................................................................... 4
Using the Function Menu ................................................................................................... 4
Message-Status Screen ....................................................................................................... 4
Receiving/Reading Personal Messages ................................................................ 5
Reading an Incoming Message ............................................................................. 5
Reading a Stored Message .................................................................................... 5
Message Reading Features ................................................................................... 5
Message Preview .................................................................................................. 5
Automatic Message Deletion................................................................................ 5
Duplicate Message................................................................................................ 6
Locking/Unlocking Messages ............................................................................................. 6
Lock or Unlock a Message ................................................................................... 6
Deleting Messages .............................................................................................................. 6
Delete a Single Message ....................................................................................... 6
Delete All Unlocked, Un-Alarmed, and Read Messages ...................................... 6
Message Alarm ................................................................................................................... 7
Set a One-time Message Alarm ............................................................................ 7
Set Daily Message Alarm ..................................................................................... 7
Backlight ............................................................................................................................. 7
Low Battery Indication ....................................................................................................... 7
Out of Range ....................................................................................................................... 8
Display Zoom ..................................................................................................................... 8
Setting the Time and Date .................................................................................................. 8
Setting Message Alert ......................................................................................................... 9
Setting an Audible Alert ....................................................................................... 9
Setting the Alert Pattern ....................................................................................... 9
Setting a Vibrate Alert .......................................................................................... 9
Pager Alarm ...................................................................................................................... 10
Set a One-Time Alarm........................................................................................ 10
Set the Alarm to Alert Daily ............................................................................... 10
Private Time ..................................................................................................................... 11
Set Private Time ................................................................................................. 11
Disable Private Time .......................................................................................... 11
Notebook .......................................................................................................................... 11
Storing Personal Messages in Your Notebook ................................................... 12
Deleting Messages from Your Notebooks .......................................................... 12

Appendix 13
Appendix .......................................................................................................................... 13
Precautions........................................................................................................................ 13
Specifications .................................................................................................................... 14

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7950 V2 Pager

7950 V2 Pager
This document includes the following information for the 7950 V2 pager:
Using the Function Menu
“Using the Function Menu” on page 4 includes information on how to use the function menu on the pager.
Message-Status Screen
“Message-Status Screen” on page 4 includes information on receiving and reading personal messages, reading an
incoming message, reading a stored message, message reading features, message preview information, automatic
message deleting, and duplicate messages.
Locking/Unlocking Messages
“Locking/Unlocking Messages” on page 6 includes information on how to lock and unlock messages.
Deleting Messages
“Deleting Messages” on page 6 includes information on how to delete messages from the pager.
Message Alarm
“Message Alarm” on page 7 includes information on how to set a one-time message alarm and a daily message
alarm.
Backlight
“Backlight” on page 7 includes backlight information for the pager.
Low Battery Indication
“Low Battery Indication” on page 7 includes information on the low battery indication on the pager.
Out of Range
“Out of Range” on page 8 includes information on how to tell if the pager is out of range.
Display Zoom
“Display Zoom” on page 8 includes information on how to zoom on the pager.
Setting the Time and Date
“Setting the Time and Date” on page 8 includes information on how to set the time and date on the pager.
Setting Message Alert
“Setting Message Alert” on page 9 includes information on how to set message alerts on the pager.
Pager Alarm
“Pager Alarm” on page 10 includes information on how to set a one-time alarm and daily alerts.

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 Private Time
“Private Time” on page 11 includes information on how to set private times on the pager.
Notebook
“Notebook” on page 11 includes information on how to store personal messages in your notebook and how to delete
personal message from your notebook.
Appendix
“Appendix” on page 13 includes information on precautions and product specifications.

Case Layout
The 7950 V2 pager has four buttons on its case.

Function/Escape Button Left Directional Button Right Directional Button Read/Select Button

Function/Escape Button Used to display the Function menu and to escape out of menus.
/ Left/Right Directional Used to navigate through the Function menu and to scroll through your
Buttons messages.
Read/Select Button Used to read messages, to activate your selection, and to turn on your
pager.

Pager Icons
The 7950 V2 pager may display the following icons:

Choose Alert
Set Time and Alarm
Private Time Enabled

■ Private Time Disabled

Set Display Zoom 1

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 Set Display Zoom 2
Set Display Zoom 3
Set Audible Alert

Audio Alert
Vibration Alert
Audio and Vibration Alert
Turn Pager Off
Delete Message

Delete All Messages

Lock Message

Alarmed Message
Notebook
Power On

Inputted Function, Received Call No Warning

Out of Range
Audio or Melody Alert
Vibration Alert

Silent Alert

Alarm Enabled

 Received Message
Set Message Alarm
Add to Notebook
Message Continues On Next Page
24 Hour Time
24hr
AM Time
AM
PM Time
PM
Enable Alarm
Disable Alarm
Low battery Indicator
¼ Battery Indicator
½ Battery Indicator
¾ Battery Indicator
Full Battery Indicator

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IMPORTANT: Some features, icons, and function menus may not be available on your pager, depending on how the
pager was programmed. This document covers all features and assumes that no functionality has been disabled.

Turning Your Pager On

1. Press for 3 seconds. A start-up screen is momentarily displayed and your pager activates the currently
chosen alert. When the pager is on but no activity is taking place, the screen turns off.

NOTE: Press any button to stop the alert.

Turning Your Pager Off

1. Press to display the Function menu.
2. Press to move the cursor to ( ).
3. Press . “TURN PAGER OFF?” displays.
4. Press again to turn the pager off. The pager turns off and the screen goes blank.

Using the Function Menu

The Function menu provides access to the many features of your pager through the use of symbols and prompts.
1. Press to display the Function menu. When the Function menu is initially displayed, flashes to
indicate the location of the cursor.
Example of the Fully Displayed Function menu:

2. Press , to move the cursor within the Function menu. As you move through the Function menu, the
pager function symbols flash to indicate the location of the cursor.
3. To exit from the Function menu without making any changes, press .

Message-Status Screen
The Message-status screen shows the current status of your messages. For example, unread messages are indicated
by a flashing  symbol, locked messages are indicated by .
The Messages-status screen also displays the time, date, and any activated pager settings. The Message-status
screen can be accessed by pressing or from the Standby screen.
Example of the Message Status screen:

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Receiving/Reading Personal Messages
Your pager can receive up to 50 personal messages. When a message is received, your pager alerts according to the
current alert setting. A new message is indicated by a flashing  symbol. When a message is chosen, the symbol
changes to .

Reading an Incoming Message

1. The message displays on the screen. Press any button to stop the alert.

NOTE: A flashing in the right corner of the screen indicates the message is continued on an additional
screen(s). Press to display the rest of the message.

2. Press to exit.

Reading a Stored Message

1. From the Message-status screen, press or to move the cursor to the message you want to read.
2. Press to read the message.

Message Reading Features

1. Press or while reading a message to read the previous or next message.

NOTE: When an unread message exists, your pager gives a periodic reminder alert until all unread
messages are read.

Message Preview
This feature allows you to scan the first line of your messages. Use the or buttons to move the cursor through
your messages.

NOTE: Previewing an unread message does not remove the unread message status from the message.

Automatic Message Deletion

Stored message differ from locked messages. They can be deleted or overwritten when the pager’s memory is full
and a new message is received. If all 50 message slots are full and a new message is received, the oldest, unlocked,
un-alarmed, and previously read message is automatically deleted when a new message is received.

NOTE: To prevent specific messages from being deleted, you can lock them. You can then delete all other messages
you no longer need to prevent the pagers memory from becoming full.

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Duplicate Message
When this feature is enabled and the same message is received by the pager more than once, “DUPLICATE
MESSAGE” displays at the beginning of the new message. The new duplicate message replaces the older duplicate
message and contains the latest time and date stamp.

Locking/Unlocking Messages
Up to 16 messages can be locked to prevent them from being deleted or from being replaced when the pager’s
memory is full.

When a message is locked, the  symbol is replaced by the symbol, indicating the message is locked.

Lock or Unlock a Message

1. From the Message-status screen, press or to choose the message you want to lock or unlock.
2. Press .

3. Press to move the cursor to to lock the message, or to unlock the message.
4. Press .

Deleting Messages
This feature allows you to delete unlocked and un-alarmed messages.

Delete a Single Message

1. From the Message-status screen, press or to choose the message you want to delete.
2. Press .

3. Press to move the cursor to .

4. Press . “DELETE MESSAGE?” displays.
5. Press again to delete the message.

Delete All Unlocked, Un-Alarmed, and Read Messages

1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .
2. Press , “DELETE ALL MESSAGES?” displays.
3. Press . All unlocked, un-alarmed, and read message are deleted.

NOTE: Notebook messages are not deleted with this feature.

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Message Alarm
This feature allows you to set a one-time or daily alarm for a selected personal message. You can set an alarm for up
to five personal messages. When a message alarm is set, replaces  in the Message-status screen. At the time
the alarm sounds,  is again displayed unless the alarm is set to alert daily. Press to display the message for
which the alarm is set. If the alarm times passes without being acknowledged, flashes until the message is read.

Set a One-time Message Alarm

1. From the Message-status screen, press or to choose the message you want to alarm.
2. Press .

3. Press to move the cursor to .

4. Press . The Set-message-alarm screen is displayed.
Example of Set-Message-Alarm screen:

The alarm symbol shows the current alarm status. is displayed if the message alarm is enabled, and
is displayed if the message alarm is disabled.

5. Press until is displayed.

6. Press to move the cursor to the hour digits.
7. Press to adjust the hour digits.
8. Adjust the minutes, AM/PM/24, hour, and date.
9. Press to activate your selection.

Set Daily Message Alarm

1. Follow the steps in the previous section to set the message alarm time.
2. When setting the date, press until you see double dashes for the month, day, and year (--/--/--).
3. Press to activate your selection. The alarm is now set to alert every day at this specified time.

Backlight
You can manually turn the backlight on or off at any time by pressing and holding any key for two seconds. The
backlight automatically turns off when the pager returns to the Standby screen or when holding any key for two
seconds again.

Low Battery Indication

When the energy level of the battery is low, the battery icon changes from to . An audio alert sounds
periodically.

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Out of Range
When this feature is enabled, the pager notifies you when you are outside of the transmitter coverage area for longer
than five minutes. Therefore, it is recommended that if this feature is enabled, the paging system is set to send a
heartbeat page out every few minutes on an unused cap code. This can be achieved via “Reminder Messages” in the
Fusion EMM or Messenger.
The pager can notify in several different ways depending on how the pager was programmed. The pager shows or
hides the antenna icon on the LCD screen ( ), beep and/or vibrate periodically, or shows the text “OUT OF
RANGE” on the LCD screen.

Display Zoom
When this feature is enabled, the standard 4-line display is converted to a 2-line display. The characters are enlarged
vertically for increased message readability.
1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to (Zoom 2), (Zoom 3), or (Zoom 1)
2. Press . Display zoom is now active.
All new and stored messages including notebook messages are displayed in the new format.

Setting the Time and Date

1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .
2. Press to display the Set-time-and-alarm screen.
3. Press to move the cursor to the hour digit.
4. Press to adjust the hour.
5. Adjust the minutes, AM/PM/24 hour, month, day, and year.
6. Press to activate the time and date setting.
Example of Set-Time screen:

If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row (far right), it automatically wraps around to the first
symbol in the beginning of the same row (far left).

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Setting Message Alert
Setting an Audible Alert
1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .
2. Press .
3. Press or to move the cursor to .
4. Press .

When is displayed on the Standby screen, your pager is in the audible alert mode.

Setting the Alert Pattern

You can set your pager to alert audibly with a standard alert (1), one of seven pleasing alerts (2-8), a chirp alert ( ),

chirp and vibrate alert ( ), or silent alert ( ).

Your pager must be in the audible alert mode ( displayed in the Standby screen) to choose an alert pattern.

1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .

2. Press to display the Choose Alert menu.
3. Press or to move the cursor to the desired alert. The pager gives a sample of each alert as you move
through the selections.
4. Press to activate your selection. The pager gives a sample of the alert to confirm your selection.

Setting a Vibrate Alert

NOTE: If is displayed in the Standby screen, your pager is already in the vibrate alert mode.

1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .

2. Press .

3. Press or to move the cursor to .

4. Press to confirm.

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Pager Alarm
Your pager has an alarm that can be set for a specific time and date, or a specific time on a daily basis. At the
selected alarm time, your pager alerts. If the alarm passes without being acknowledged, flashes until any button
is pressed.

Set a One-Time Alarm

1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .
2. Press . The Set-time-alarm screen display.
3. Press . The Set-alarm screen displays.
Example of Set-Alarm screen for a specific time and date:

The alarm symbol shows the current alarm status. is displayed if the alarm is enabled, is displayed
if the alarm is disabled.
4. Press to move the cursor to the alarm symbol.

5. Press until is displayed.

6. Press to move the cursor to the hour digits.
7. Press .
8. Adjust the hour digits.
9. Adjust the minutes, AM/PM/24, hour, and date.

10. Press to activate the alarm. The symbol displays on the Standby screen.

Set the Alarm to Alert Daily

1. Follow the steps in the previous section to set the alarm time.
2. When setting the date, press until you see double dashes for the month, day, and year (--/--/--).
Example of Set-Alarm screen for a daily alert:

3. Press to activate the alarm. The alarm is now set to alarm every day at the specified time. is displayed
on the Standby screen.

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Private Time
You can choose a time period during which your pager is completely silent. Your pager still receives messages but it
does not alert. The pager alerts only if an alarm expires or a priority message is received.

Set Private Time

1. From the Function menu, press to move the cursor to .
2. Press .

When the Private-time screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the flashing symbol on the far left.
indicates private time is enabled and  indicates private time is disabled.
Example of Set Private-Time screen:

3. Press until is displayed.

4. Press to move the cursor to the hour digit.
5. Press to adjust the hour digit.
6. Adjust the on and off time setting.
7. Press to activate you selection.

The symbol is displayed in the Standby screen when private time is enabled.

NOTE: If the on time is equal to the off time, private time is not enabled.

Disable Private Time

1. Press .

2. Press to move the cursor to .

3. Press .
4. Press and release until  is displayed.
5. Press to disable private time.

Notebook
Your pager has a personal notebook for storing personal messages. Notebook messages are indicated by .
Personal messages are indicated on the first row of the display.
Example Notebook locations:

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Storing Personal Messages in Your Notebook
1. From the Message-status screen, press or to move the cursor to the personal message you want to
move into the notebook.
2. Press .

3. Press to move the cursor to .

4. Press . The message is now in the notebook.

Deleting Messages from Your Notebooks

1. From the Message-status screen, press or to move the cursor to the notebook from where you want
to delete a message.
2. Press to display a list of the notebook messages.

3. Press or to scroll through the list until  displays at the beginning of the notebook message you
want to delete.
Example of Notebook screen in delete mode:

4. Press to display the Function menu.

5. Press to move the cursor to .

6. Press . “DELETE MESSAGE?” displays.
7. Press to delete the message.

NOTE: Notebook messages are deleted one at a time. If all messages are deleted from a notebook, the
symbol is removed from the display.

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Appendix

Appendix
This section includes information on the following topics:
Precautions
“Precautions” on page 13 includes product precaution information.
Specifications
“Specifications” on page 14 includes product specification information.

Precautions
1. This pager contains precision electronic components. Avoid temperature extremes during use and storage
and do not subject it to strong impact.
2. Avoid using the pager in an area where it might come into contact with liquids or very high humidity.
3. Never try to take the pager apart. Doing so can lead to serious damage and malfunction.
4. Replace the battery as soon as possible after you notice it getting low. Leaving a dead battery in the pager
can result in damage caused by leaking fluids. The battery should be removed from the pager if you do not
plan to use it for a long time.
5. Clean the pager by wiping it with a soft dry cloth. You can also use a cloth moistened with a weak solution
of mild neutral detergent and water. Wring as much liquid as possible from the cloth before wiping the
pager. Never use thinner, benzene, alcohol, or other volatile agents to clean the pager.
6. Do not allow the pager to be exposed to direct sunlight, heat from heaters, or other sources of heat (greater
than 60°C). Do not leave the pager in a motor vehicle that is parked in the sun.
7. Never expose batteries to direct sunlight or incinerate them. Doing so may cause the batteries to explode.
8. Never try to charge batteries or take them apart. Doing so can cause them to leak fluid.

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Specifications
Please note that the specifications are subject to change without notice.

Equipment Type Alphanumeric POCSAG Pager (FLEX available on request)

Rx Frequency (MHz) 138-174, 278-284, 448-472, 989-932
Baud Rate 512, 1200, 2400 bps selectable
Power Supply 1 x AA battery 1.5 volts Alkaline or Ni-MH Rechargeable
Nominal Battery Life Approximately 20-80 days (depending on usage)

Backlight White LED

Keys 4 (Enter, Escape, Left Arrow, Right Arrow)
Programming USB programming cradle and Windows software
Hand programming on pager

Cap Codes 8, frame independent

Message Capacity 50 messages (512 characters per message)
LCD Dot matrix with zoom function
2 lines x 20 characters per line
2 lines x 15 characters per line (bold)
4 lines x 20 characters per line
Alert Types Beep, Vibrate
Beeper 75dBc SPL @ 30cm / 12inches
Approvals CE / FCC / ACA C-tick / IC / RoHS
Sensitivity 512bps 5uV/m, 1200bps 7uV/m, 2400bps 9uV/m
Channel Spacing 25kHz (UNB 6.25 kHz/NB 12.5kHz available on request)
Modulation ±4.5kHz (UNB ±1.25kHz/NB ±2.5kHz available on request)
Selectivity Better than 55dB
Spurious Rejection Better than 55dB
Image Rejection Better than 50dB
Frequency Stability 10ppm
Ambient Temperature 0 to 50°C (20-90% RH non condensing)
Operating Range
Storage Temperature -10 to 60°C (10-95% RH non condensing)
Range
Dimensions 70 x 49 x 19 mm / 2.7 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches without holster
Weight 60 grams / 2.1 oz (without battery)

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