Alpha Elite Guide
Alpha Elite Guide
Alpha Elite Guide
Paging
Alpha Elite
User Guide
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Contents
Introduction Pager Alarms
Control Buttons....................................... 2 Set a One-Time Alarm ......................... 16
Getting Started Set the Alarm to Alert Daily .................. 17
Turning Your Pager On ........................... 3 Message Alarms
Turning Your Pager Off ........................... 4 Set a One-Time Message Alarm.......... 19
Using the Function Menu ....................... 5 Set a Daily Message Alarm.................. 21
Message-Status Screen ......................... 6 Private Time
Backlight................................................. 7 Set Private Time ................................... 22
Receiving/Reading Maildrop/Information Service Option
Personal Messages .......................... 7 Maildrop Alerts ..................................... 24
Display Zoom ......................................... 9 Notebooks
Time and Date Storing Personal and Maildrop
Setting the Time and Date.................... 10 Messages in Your Notebooks ......... 28
Alerts Deleting Messages from
Setting the Incoming Message Alert .... 12 Your Notebooks ..................................
Locking/Unlocking Messages Features.................................................... 30
Lock/Unlock a Message ....................... 14 Care and Use............................................ 32
Deleting Messages Battery Information.................................. 33
Delete a Single Message ..................... 15 Installing/Replacing the Battery............ 33
Delete all Messages ............................. 15
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INTRODUCTION
The Alpha Elite pager uses FLEX ® technology. FLEX technology extends
battery life up to four times longer than ordinary pagers and improves the
ability to receive messages.
These compact pagers integrate messaging and time keeping functions in
a package that is convenient to carry. Full understanding of what this
product offers begins with reading this user’s guide. This user’s guide
includes a detachable quick reference card on the back cover.
Sending a Test Page to Yourself
After you have read this guide and your pager has been activated by your
service provider, send yourself a test page. Refer to “Functionality and Use
of Your Pager” on page 32 for more information.
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If you have a cellular phone, give your pager number instead of your
cellular number. Then you can decide who to call back on your cellular
phone without paying for incoming calls.
Control Buttons
Left/Right Up/Down
Directional Directional Buttons
Buttons
Function/
Select Button Read/Escape/
Power On Button
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GETTING STARTED
K Function/Select Used to display the Function menu, to select
Button a pager function, and to activate your
selection.
J Read/ Used to turn the pager on and to read
Power On messages.
F Up/Down Use to navigate through time, alarm, date
G Directional setting functions and to navigate through
Buttons messages.
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Private Time _
Power On N
Audible P
GETTING STARTED
Alarm Q
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GETTING STARTED
initially displayed a flashes to indicate the location of the cursor.
mmmmmmomm u
VVjV u
ESCAPE
lvL1rqaACgduZ
Message-Status Screen
The Message-status screen shows the current status of your messages.
For example, unread messages are indicated by a flashing m symbol,
locked messages are indicated by g.
GETTING STARTED
The Message-status screen also displays the time and date and any
activated pager settings. The Message-status screen can be accessed by
pressing H, I, G, or F from the Standby screen.
mgmmomm
VjV
P (
Q 3:15PM 05/05/97
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Backlight
In low-light conditions, the pager’s backlight automatically turns on
whenever a button is pressed. You can manually turn the backlight on or off
at any time by pressing and holding K for two seconds. The backlight
GETTING STARTED
automatically turns off when the pager returns to the Standby screen.
Receiving/Reading Personal Messages
Your pager can receive up to 19 personal messages. When a message is
received, your pager alerts according to the current alert setting (audible,
vibrate, or no message alert). A new message is indicated by a flashing m
symbol. When a message is selected the symbol changes to o.
Reading an Incoming Message
➊ Press any button to stop the alert.
➋ Press J to display your message.
A flashing t in the right corner of the screen indicates the message is
continued on an additional screen(s).
➌ Press J to read the next screen.
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Message Preview
This feature allows you to scan the first line of your messages.
➊ Press J .
➋ Use the H and I buttons to move the cursor through your
GETTING STARTED
messages.
Note: Previewing an unread message does not remove the unread
message status from the message.
Display Zoom
When this feature is enabled, the standard 4-line display is converted to a
2-line display. The characters are enlarged vertically, increasing message
readability.
To Enable Display Zoom:
➊ From the Function menu, press H to move the cursor to 1.
➋ Press K. Display zoom is now active.
All new and stored messages including notebook messages are displayed
in a 2-line format. Pager prompts are not enlarged in the zoom mode.
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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).
Note: To exit from any screen without making changes, press J .
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➋ Press K.
When P 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 audible with a standard alert (1), one of
seven pleasing alerts (2-8), a chirp alert (j), or a chirp and vibrate alert
(|). You can also select no message alert (r).
Your pager must be in the audible alert mode (P displayed in the Standby
screen) to select an alert pattern.
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ALERTS
Note: If P is not displayed in the Standby screen, your pager is already in
the silent alert mode.
➊ From the Function menu, press H to move the cursor to r.
➌ Press K to activate the silent alert. The pager vibrates to confirm your
selection. The P symbol is removed from the Standby screen.
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Deleting Messages
This feature allows you to delete unlocked and un-alarmed messages.
To Delete a Single Message
DELETING MESSAGES
➊ From the Message-status screen, press H or I to select the message
you want to delete.
➋ Press K .
➌ Press I to move the cursor to A.
➍ Press K. DELETE MESSAGE? is displayed.
➎ Press K again to delete the message.
To Delete a Message while Reading It
Follow steps 2 through 5 above while the message is displayed.
To Delete All Unlocked, Un-alarmed and Read Messages
➊ From the Function menu, press I to move the cursor to C.
➋ Press K. DELETE ALL MESSAGES? is displayed.
➌ Press K. All unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages are deleted.
Note: Notebook messages are not deleted with this feature.
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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 times passes
without being acknowledged, Q flashes until any button is pressed.
PAGER ALARMS
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The alarm symbol shows the current alarm status. cis displayed if the
alarm is enabled, e is displayed if the alarm is disabled.
➍ Press I to move the cursor to the alarm symbol.
➎ Press F or G until c is displayed.
➏ Press I to move the cursor to the hour digits.
PAGER ALARMS
➐ Press F or G to adjust the hour digits.
➑ Repeat steps 6 and 7 to adjust the minutes, AM/PM/24 hr., and date.
➒ Press K to activate your selection. The Q symbol is displayed on the
Standby screen.
Note: To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
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zv 03:15PM 05/05/97z
zc15:30PM --/--/--z
SET ALARM
➌ Press K to activate your selection. The alarm is now set to alert every
day at the specified time and Q is displayed on the Standby screen.
Note: To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
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Message Alarms
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, b replaces m in the Message-status
MESSAGE ALARMS
screen. At the time the alarm sounds, m is again displayed unless the
alarm is set to alert daily. Press J to display the message for which the
alarm is set. If the alarm times passes without being acknowledged, b
flashes until the message is read.
To Set a One-time Message Alarm
➊ From the Message-status screen, press H or I to select the message
you want to alarm.
➋ Press K.
➌ Press I to move the cursor to d.
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The alarm symbol shows the current alarm status. c is displayed if the
message alarm is enabled, e is displayed if the message alarm is
disabled.
➎ Press F or G until c is displayed.
➏ Press I to move the cursor to the hour digits.
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MESSAGE ALARMS
steps 2 through 9 above.
To Set a Daily Message Alarm
➊ Follow steps 1 through 8 to set the message alarm time.
➋ When setting the date in step 8, press G until you see double dashes for
the month, day, and year (--/--/--).
➌ Press K to activate your selection. The alarm is now set to alert every
day at this specified time.
Note: To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
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Private Time
You can select a time period during which your pager is completely silent.
Your pager still receives messages but is does not alert. The pager alerts
only if an alarm expires or a priority message is received.
To Set Private Time
PRIVATE TIME
3 3:15PM 5:00PM
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PRIVATE TIME
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.
To Disable Private Time
➊ Press K.
➋ Press H to move the cursor to 3.
➌ Press K.
➍ Press and release G until µis displayed.
➎ Press K to disable private time.
Note: To exit from any screen without making changes, press J.
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information services. Maildrop messages are received and read the same
way as personal messages and the icon indicators are located on the
second row of the display.
mgmmomm
VjV
P (
Q 3:15PM 05/05/97
Maildrop Alerts
When this option is enabled, you can set your pager to alert when maildrop
messages are received.
• A V in the maildrop message area indicates the alert is off for that
maildrop. A j indicates the alert is on for that maildrop.
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INFORMATION SERVICES
when a maildrop message is received.
• If the pager’s incoming message alert is set to audible, the maildrop
alert can be set to either the standard alert, one of the seven pleasing
alerts, a chirp alert, a chirp and silent alert, or no message alert via the
Choose-alert menu. The length of the maildrop alert is 2 seconds.
• If the pager’s incoming message alert is set to no message alert,
maildrop alerts cannot be set and all maildrop symbols are automatically
displayed as V.
Turning Individual Maildrop Alerts On and Off
➊ From the Message-status screen, press H, I, or G to move the cursor
to the desired maildrop.
➋ Press K.
➌ Press I to move the cursor to j alert on or k alert off.
➍ Press K to turn the maildrop alert on or off.
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Notebooks
Your pager has two notebook areas, a personal notebook for storing
personal messages, and a maildrop notebook for storing information
service messages. Notebook messages are indicated by u. Personal
messages are indicated on the first row of the display. Maildrop messages
are indicated on the second row of the display.
NOTEBOOKS
Personal Message
mmm u
Notebook
VjVj u
Maildrop Message
Notebook
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NOTEBOOKS
Example of Notebook Screen in Delete Mode
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Message Storage
Your pager can store up to 19 personal messages in memory.
Note: Stored messages differ from locked messages. They can be
deleted or overwritten when memory is full and a new message comes in.
Automatic Message Deletion
If all 19 message slots are full and a new message is received, the oldest,
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Key Click
If this feature is enabled, and the pager is in the audible mode, a “click” is
emitted when any of the pager’s buttons are pressed. The click is not
emitted when the pager is in the silent mode.
Duplicate Message
If the same message is received more than once, DUPLICATE MESSAGE
FEATURES
is displayed at the beginning of the new message. The new duplicate
message replaces the older duplicate message and contains the latest
time and date stamp.
Errored Data Indicator
The symbol 7 is displayed if a potentially errored character is received. The
indicator alternately flashes with a “best guess” of the errored character.
Alphanumeric and Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicators
If part of a message has not been received @ or ? is displayed in
place of the missing characters.
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Battery Gauge
A battery gauge indicator keeps you informed of the battery level. The
indicators are listed on the card attached to the back cover.
Cleaning Your Pager
To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of your pager, use a soft,
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Care and Maintenance
Battery Information
Your pager is designed to operate with a single AA-size alkaline battery (carbon
zinc batteries are not recommended). See the diagram on the following page
for the battery door location.
Installing/Replacing the Battery
To install or replace the battery, hold the pager face down and proceed as
BATTERY
follows:
BATTERY
➊ Unlock the battery door by sliding the door latch away from the battery
door.
➋ Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow (toward the outer
edge).
➌ Lift the battery door away from the housing to remove it.
➍ Lift the battery out of the battery compartment, taking note of the
positive (+) and negative (-) markings on the battery and the pager
housing.
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➊
➌
Ì
BATTERY
BATTERY
➋
Alpha Elite Pager
Battery Replacement (rear view)
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Setting the Time and Date ➍ Press I to move the cursor to the
➊ From the Function menu, press H to alarm symbol.
move the cursor to v. ➎ Press F or G until c is displayed.
➋ Press K. ➏ Follow steps 3 through 6 in Time and
➌ Press I to move the cursor to the hour Date to set the alarm time.
digit. To disable the alarm, in step 5 above,
➍ Press F or G to adjust the hour. press F or G until eis displayed.
➎ Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the
minutes, AM/PM/24 hr., month, day, To set a message alarm:
and year. ➊ With the message displayed, press K.
➏ Press K to activate the setting. ➋ Press I to move the cursor to d.
Setting Alarms ➌ Press F or G until c is displayed.
➊ From the Function menu, press H to ➍ Follow steps 3 through 6 inSetting the
move the cursor to v. Time and Date.
➋ Press K. Note: To set a daily pager or message
➌ Press G. alarm, press G until double dashes are
displayed for the month, day, and year
(--/--/--).
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