Section 3. Operation
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An incorrect format or pager code entry may be erased with the CLEAR key. If a digit is
pressed for which there is no paging format assigned, the display will briefly blink to indicate
an invalid entry, and then return to showing a single hyphen.
Pager Number
The display prompts for a pager capcode number by showing the leading digit (for a multiple
format encoder) or a blank (for a single format encoder) at the left side of the display,
followed by one or more hyphens. The number of hyphens indicate how many digits of a
pager capcode number the unit is prepared to accept. One or two hyphens would prompt for a
one or two digit pager number. Five hyphens signs would indicate that five or more digits
might be accepted for a pager number. Whether the number of hyphens indicates the required
number of digits, or just the maximum the encoder will accept, is determined by the paging
format involved, however, once the encoder has received the maximum number of digits
allowed by the selected format, it accepts no more.
As the digits are accepted from the keyboard they fill from the left to the right until the
display is full. Additional entries continue to fill in on the right end while leading digits shift
off the display to the left.
If a format uses extra “function code” digits to select special pager functions, these are
generally entered as part of the pager capcode number.
An incorrect pager number can be erased with the CLEAR key. This causes the encoder to
cancel the entire page and return to a format selection prompt.
Message
If a format and/or a selected function allow a message to be sent with the page, it may be
entered when the message prompt, consisting of six underlines, appears in the display.
Different formats give different interpretations of the non-numeric keys A-D, *, and #. An
overlay decal is provided to place adjacent to these keys for message formats. The
information on the decal provides a key to the special characters that these keys will produce.
An incorrect message can be erased by pressing the CLEAR key and starting a new message.
If no message has been entered, the CLEAR key cancels the page and returns the encoder to
the format selection prompt.
Autopage
The Model 15P can be programmed by the installer to start the paging sequence either
automatically after the last digit of the pager code has been entered (Autopage = ON), or only
after the PAGE key has been pressed (Autopage = OFF). Autopage is activated after the
encoder has received the maximum number of digits allowable for the chosen format. If the
format allows variable length pager numbers or functions, a depression of the PAGE key may
be necessary to start the paging sequence. Configuration is done by programming the APAG
prompt in SYStEM programming; 0 = Autopage OFF and 1 = Autopage ON. See
