Obtaining Pagers for Your Paging System
You can use a wide variety of Paging Receiver types with
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Systems
, including
Alphanumeric, Numeric and Tone/vibe and Wireless Message Centers.
You can obtain WaveWare Compatible Paging Receivers from many sources, including
WaveWare
Technologies
,
Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and others. The Paging Receivers that you obtain for use with the WaveWare
v
9
Series
Paging Systems should meet the following basic specifications:
Frequency
- All Paging Receivers used with the
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Systems
must be of the same
Frequency and Must Match the Frequency of the Paging System Transmitter.
See the Label on the back of any WaveWare Transmitter Unit to Identify the Operating Frequency of your Paging
System.
POCSAG
- All Paging Receivers used with the
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Systems
must be
POCSAG
Compatible
.
POCSAG
is the Paging
Protocol
most frequently used in the paging industry.
Pager Type
- You can mix different paging receiver types in a WaveWare installation. You can obtain the following
paging receiver types for use with the
WaveWare Paging System
:
Alphanumeric
Numeric
Tone/vibe only, with or without multiple tone/vibrate cadence features.
The
WaveWare
SPS-5
v
9
Series Paging Systems
support pagers with multiple tone/vibrate features
Tone/Vibe Pagers have two Cap Codes and have multiple tone/vibrate features.
WaveWare Wireless Message Centers allow group message notification on scrolling multicolor LED
Displays using the
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging Systems
to communicate to the message centers.
Paging Data Rate
- You can mix different paging data rates (baud rates) in a WaveWare installation. The data rate
of the paging receivers can be your choice of
512, 1200, or 2400
bps (bits per second).
Cap Codes
- Each paging receiver used in a
WaveWare v
9
Series Paging System
installation must have one or
more cap codes (addresses) programmed into it. Each paging receiver used with a particular WaveWare
v
9
Series
Paging System
installation, regardless of paging receiver type, must have a unique cap code programmed into it, in
order to be able to transmit messages to that individual paging receiver. Contact your paging systems dealer for cap
code assignment information.
Message Center used with a PDR WaveWare Wallpager
Alphanumeric Pager Numeric Pager Tone/Vibe Pager
“Paging System Operation” is Next…
