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Cat. No. 17-8007/08

17-8037/38

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this pager.

Octiva Numeric Pager

17-8007.fm  Page 1  Thursday, July 22, 1999  9:53 AM

Summary of Contents for 17-8007/08

Page 1: ...Cat No 17 8007 08 17 8037 38 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this pager Octiva Numeric Pager 17 8007 fm Page 1 Thursday July 22 1999 9 53 AM...

Page 2: ...r comes with a convenient belt clip holster and has these features Clock displays the current date and time when you are not viewing a message Daily Alarm lets you set the pager to sound an alarm at a...

Page 3: ...tomatic Pager Power lets you set the pager to turn on and off at specific times every day Automatic Display Light for easy viewing in low light conditions the pager s display lights for about 20 secon...

Page 4: ...Off and Selecting the Alert Type 11 Setting the Date and Time 16 Receiving and Reading Messages 18 Memory Capacity 22 Protecting Unprotecting Messages 24 Deleting Messages 26 Special Features 28 Usin...

Page 5: ...rough Mobile Comm before you can start receiving messages To activate your pager call MobileComm or its asso ciated carrier at the telephone number listed in the ac tivation instructions provided with...

Page 6: ...ttery For the best performance and longest life we recommend an alka line battery such as RadioShack Cat No 23 555 Caution Always use a fresh battery of the required size and type Power Switch Latch C...

Page 7: ...ows marked on the cover 3 Place a battery in the compartment according to the polarity symbols and marked inside 4 Replace the cover and slide the cover latch toward the cover to lock it When battery...

Page 8: ...built in memory stores messages and set tings for at least 1 minute or more depending on your pager s settings and the amount of memory used while you change the battery or after the battery loses pow...

Page 9: ...9 PAGER QUICK GUIDE Power Switch Function Select Button l Power off V Vibrate alert B Beep audible alert Display Feature Button 17 8007 fm Page 9 Thursday July 22 1999 9 53 AM...

Page 10: ...ays the following symbols Audible alert Long period alert Message continuation Duplicate message Protected message Message marked for deletion Alarm Automatic operation Low battery 17 8007 fm Page 10...

Page 11: ...or vibrate To turn on the pager and have it vibrate when you re ceive a message set the switch to V so the pager vi brates To turn on the pager and have it beep when you re ceive a page set the switch...

Page 12: ...ate and time standby display appears When you set the switch from B beep to V vibrate disappears from the display To conserve battery power turn off the pager when you are not using it The pager does...

Page 13: ...to use tone pattern 1 To select a different pattern follow these steps 1 Be sure is set to B so the pager displays 2 At the standby display repeatedly press until the pager displays bEEP SET 3 Press...

Page 14: ...Each time you press the button the pager sounds the next tone pattern and that pat tern number flashes 5 When you hear the pattern you want to use press to select that pattern and return to the standb...

Page 15: ...ours until you read all new messages Follow these steps to turn long period alert on or off 1 At the standby display repeatedly press until the pager displays LPA On or LPA OFF 2 Press so the pager be...

Page 16: ...ss a button for about 1 minute during these steps the pager returns to the standby display Start again from Step 1 To rapidly change the setting in Steps 3 6 press and hold To use the existing setting...

Page 17: ...flash 4 Repeatedly press to set the day then press The hour digit s flash 5 Repeatedly press to set the hour then press The minute digits flash Note Be sure to select the correct AM A or PM P hour 6 R...

Page 18: ...not press a button the message stays on the display To read all messages stored in memory from newest to oldest repeatedly press Each time you press it the pager displays the next message and the time...

Page 19: ...htly The letter A b C or D that appears in the upper left corner of the display when the pager first displays a message is part of a paging address feature not supported by your carrier If a message i...

Page 20: ...emory 0 zero appears when you press at the standby dis play Duplicate Messages If your pager receives a message that is the same as one already stored in memory read or unread appears when the pager d...

Page 21: ...readable Messages If your pager receives a message that is partially or to tally unreadable due to disruption of the paging signal or low signal strength for example it displays the un readable parts...

Page 22: ...of the messages currently stored in memory For example your pager can store 16 messages of 20 characters each 19 messages of 12 characters each or up to 45 tone only messages Your pager automatically...

Page 23: ...To prevent the pager from automatically re placing messages you want to keep Promptly delete each unwanted message after you read it see Deleting Individual Messages on Page 26 to save memory space P...

Page 24: ...memory becomes full 1 Display the message you want to protect 2 Press and the message flash on the dis play Note If FULL appears six messages are cur rently protected To protect another message you mu...

Page 25: ...tection days remaining 6 for example The pager automatically deletes a protected mes sage after 7 days To unprotect a message simply repeat these steps flashes in Step 2 then disappears in Step 3 Hint...

Page 26: ...e or all unprotected messages at once Deleting Individual Messages 1 Display the message you want to delete 2 Press twice and the message flash on the display 3 To delete the message press To escape w...

Page 27: ...ave before you follow these steps 1 Repeatedly press to scroll through the mes sages stored in memory until the memory capac ity display USEd appears 2 Press and dELETE ALL flash on the dis play 3 To...

Page 28: ...the part of the day you least often use it for example At the set automatic operation off time the display goes blank except for the currently set on time the automatic operation icon and if is set to...

Page 29: ...m time see Using the Daily Alarm on Page 33 after it automatically turns off To use the pager receive messages after it automatically turns off but before the preset on time set to l to turn off the p...

Page 30: ...e sure to select the correct AM A or PM P hour in Steps 3 and 5 1 At the standby display repeatedly press until AUTO On appears and flashes 2 Press The current time OFF and the last set off time appea...

Page 31: ...dly press to set the on hour then press The minute digits flash 6 Repeatedly press to set the on minutes then press The on time and flash 7 Press to store the selected on off settings The selected set...

Page 32: ...ration 1 At the standby display repeatedly press until the pager displays AUTO OFF 2 Press and OFF flash 3 Press to turn off automatic operation and return to the standby display 17 8007 fm Page 32 Th...

Page 33: ...0 seconds To stop the alert sooner press any button The pager sounds again the next day unless you turn off the alarm Note The pager does not alert at the set alarm time while the pager is set to off...

Page 34: ...e standby display repeatedly press until the pager displays AL On and flashes 2 Press The current time OFF and the last set alarm time appear and the alarm hour digit flashes 3 Repeatedly press to set...

Page 35: ...time The pager beeps once and the alarm icon appears on the standby display Turning Off the Daily Alarm 1 At the standby display repeatedly press until the pager displays AL OFF 2 Press and AL OFF fla...

Page 36: ...code messages with your family or friends For example your children can include the code 3333 to tell you they are home from school Your spouse can send 07734 to say hello Read it upside down If you h...

Page 37: ...y immediately Use and store the pager only in normal tempera ture environments Handle the pager gently and carefully Don t drop it Keep the pager away from dust and dirt Wipe the pager with a damp clo...

Page 38: ...the interfer ence by moving the pager away from the TV or radio If you cannot eliminate the interference the FCC re quires that you stop using your pager Modifying or tampering with your pager s inter...

Page 39: ...ion is subject to the following conditions 1 this device may not cause any harmful interference and 2 this device must accept interference received in cluding interference that may cause undesired ope...

Page 40: ...RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth Texas 76102 7 96 Printed in the USA 17 8007 fm Page 40 Thursday July 22 1999 9 53 AM...

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