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formats, then you must always provide it with an appropriate message in the next
capcode position, or make sure that the appropriate function code is supplied (or
strapped) to turn off messaging. The POCSAG format requires a message, so if you
aren’t going to send one, a “null” message must be supplied. This is done by pressing the
Page key at the next capcode position (see Table 5.
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LWAYS TEST STACK PAGES BEFORE YOU NEED THEM
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The one and only foolproof way to confirm that you have gotten it all in correctly is to
save the programming, exit the program mode, and try out the stack page. The Model
15P will display the pages as they are made, which should allow you to check whether or
not the stack is going out as you intended. Even if you are not in a position to actually
transmit the stack and set off the pagers, you should at least run this test into a dummy
load to confirm that the capcodes and messages all appear and get processed as you
entered them.
