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USER’S GUIDE
ADVISOR
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Gold
ADVISOR
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Gold FLX
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Contents
Page
ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager............1
Exciting FLEX Technology by Motorola.......................1
Getting the Most from Your Pager ...............................1
Display Symbols .........................................................2
Controls ......................................................................2
Pager Symbols............................................................3
Turning Your Pager On................................................4
Turning Your Pager Off................................................4
Receiving and Reading Your Messages......................5
Using the Function Menu............................................6
Backlighting.................................................................6
Locking and Unlocking Messages ..............................6
Setting the Time and Date ..........................................7
Setting the Alarm ........................................................8
Setting the Message Alarm.........................................9
Setting the Alert Mode ..............................................10
Setting the Alert Pattern............................................10
Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off ......................11
Deleting Messages from Memory.............................11
Moving Messages to Your Notebooks.......................12
Deleting Messages From Your Notebooks................13
Setting Auto On/Off...................................................13
Other Features..........................................................14
Battery Information ...................................................15
Care of Your Pager....................................................16
Cleaning Your Pager..................................................16
Repair and Maintenance...........................................17
Patent Information.....................................................17
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ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager
Congratulations on purchasing either an ADVISOR
Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX pager by Motorola
®
. Your
new pager provides exciting capabilities in messaging
and can become a vital part of your business and per-
sonal life. The pager’s four-line display and expanded
functionality incorporate many of the most advanced
electronic, communication, and wireless technologies
available. It is reliable, convenient, and designed for
easy operation.
These operating instructions explain how to use your
pager and provide helpful suggestions for first-time
and experienced users.
Exciting FLEX Technology by Motorola
The ADVISOR Gold FLX pager uses the latest in
paging—
FLEX
TECHNOLOGY.
This technological
advance extends battery life up to five times longer
than ordinary pagers, saving you time and money. As
a Motorola FLEX pager user, you can feel more
confident in receiving your pages because FLEX tech-
nology improves the ability to receive pages. FLEX
technology has been developed by Motorola, the
leader in paging innovation and quality.
Along with FLEX technology, this compact pager uses
many advances in electronic and wireless technology
which allow you to receive text and numeric messages
instantly and affordably.
Getting the Most from Your Pager
• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions
and messaging capabilities of your pager.
• Give your pager number to your business associ-
ates, friends, family, children’s school, and the baby-
sitter so you can always be reached in an emer-
gency.
• Include your pager number on business cards and
on your answering machine message.
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Display Symbols
Controls
ESCAPE
È Ñ å É ó ò ï ñ í Ö ¶
Set
Auto
On/Off
Add To
Note-
book
Set
Message
Alarm
Choose
Alert
Set
Audible/
Silent
Alert
Turn
Pager
Off
Escape
(to status
screen)
Delete All
Messages
Lock/
Unlock
Message
Set Time
and Alarm
Delete
Message
A
Left/Right
Directional
Buttons
Function/
Select Button
Read/
Escape/
Power On
Button
Up/Down
Directional
Buttons
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Pager Symbols
Pager Status Symbols: (Left column)
ë
Power On
Í
Audible Alert Mode
Auto On/Off
Ö
Alarm
Message Status Symbols: (Top two rows of display)
í
Locked Message
Õ
Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
V Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
ü
Message In Memory Indicator
é
Memory Full Indicator
Ö
Alarmed Message
Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom row of display)
È
Choose Alert
Ñ
Set Time and Alarm
å
Set Auto On/Off
É Set Audible Alert
Ç
Set Silent Alert
ó
Turn Pager Off
ò
Escape (to status screen)
ï
Delete Message
ñ
Delete All Messages
í
Lock Message
ì
Unlock Message
Õ Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled)
Ì Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled)
Ö
Set Message Alarm
¶
Add to Notebook
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Other Symbols:
å
Enter Auto On/Off Menu and Auto On/Off
Enabled
õ
Auto On/Off Disabled
ô 24 Hour Time
AM
AM Time
PM
PM Time
Ã
Disable Alarm
c Enable Alarm
Ç No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
Õ
Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu)
(
Full Battery Gauge
,
Low Battery Gauge
T Out of Range
Ü
Message Continuation
Truncated Message
<..> Alphanumeric Missing Fragment Indicator*
- - - - -
Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicator*
ú Errored Data Indicator
* These symbols apply to ADVISOR Gold FLX only.
Turning Your Pager On
Press
Ë
.
Your pager alerts and shows
ë
in the left column of
the display. The time and date are shown at the bottom
of the display.
Turning Your Pager Off
➊ Press
Á
to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä
to move the cursor to
ó
.
➌ Press
Á
twice to turn the pager off.
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Receiving and Reading Your Messages
When a message is received, your pager alerts and
displays a flashing
ü
symbol.
➊ Press any button to stop the alert.
➋ Press
Ë
to display your message.
The pager automatically stores the message and the
time and date it is received.
A flashing arrow
Ü
at the bottom right corner of the
screen indicates the message you are reading contin-
ues beyond the four lines of the display.
Press
Ë
to advance to the next screen of the mes-
sage.
Press to read your message line by line.
Press and hold
Ë
to rapidly scroll through your mes-
sage, screen by screen.
If more than one message exists, press
ä
or
ã
to
select the message you want to read. The symbol
Ó
indicates the location of the message. Press
Ë
to
display your message. While reading your messages,
you can press
H
or
I
to view the previous or next
message.
A flashing
ë
symbol indicates you have a message
that has not been read. The pager alerts at predeter-
mined intervals to remind you of any unread mes-
sages.
ADVISOR Gold and ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers store
up to 19 personal messages in memory.
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Using the Function Menu
Press
Á
to display the function menu.
The function menu gives you access to the many features
of your pager through a series of symbols and prompts.
For example, when the function menu screen is first dis-
played, the
ò
symbol flashes, indicating the present
position of the cursor. You can now press
ä
or
ã
to
move the cursor within the function menu.
NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes,
press
Ë
.
Backlighting
The pager’s backlight illuminates in low-light condi-
tions when any button is pressed. You can manually
activate or deactivate the backlight at any time by
pressing and holding
Á
for two seconds. If no other
buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically turns
off when the pager returns to the standby mode.
Locking and Unlocking Messages
Up to 10 messages can be locked in memory, preventing
them from being replaced when memory is full (indicated
by the
é symbol).
➊ Press
Ë.
➋ Press
ä or ã to select the message to lock.
➌ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➍ Press
ã to move the cursor to lock (í) or unlock
(
ì).
➎ Press
Á to lock or unlock the message.
➏ The symbol
í or ì is displayed, indicating the status
of the message in memory.
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Setting the Time and Date
➊ Press Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä to move the cursor to Ñ.
➌ Press
Á to display the set-time screen.
➍ Press
ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.
➎ Press or to adjust the hour.
➏ Press
ã to move the cursor to the minute digit.
➐ Press or to adjust the minute.
➑ Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/
24 hr., month/day/year.
➒ Press
Á to activate the time and date change.
If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row
(far right), it automatically wraps around and displays
at the first symbol in the beginning of the same row (far
left).
NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes,
press
Ë .
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SET TIME
Example of Set-Time Screen
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Setting the Alarm
The alarm on your pager can be set for a specific time
and date, or it can be used as a daily alarm.
To set the alarm for a specific time and date:
➊ Press Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä to move the cursor to Ñ.
➌ Press
Á to display the set-time-and-alarm screen.
➍ Press to move the cursor to
Ö.
The alarm symbol defines the alarm status—either
alarm enabled (
c) or alarm disabled (Ã).
➎ Press
ã to move the cursor to Ö.
➏ Press or to enable or disable the alarm.
➐ Press
ã to move the cursor to the hour digit.
➑ Repeat the process for each entry (minute, AM/PM,
and date).
➒ Press
Á to activate your selection. The Ö symbol
is shown on the display.
At the selected time, your pager emits a 12-second
audible alert even if the pager is in the silent mode.
To set the alarm to alert daily:
Follow the steps previously described, except when
setting the date, press for the date entries until you
see a blank month, day, and year (--/--/--). The alarm is
now set to alert every day at this specified time.
NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowl-
edged, the
Ö symbol flashes until any button is
pressed.
NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes,
press
Ë.
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SET ALARM
Example of Set-Time-and-Alarm Screen
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Setting the Message Alarm
This feature allows you to set a one-time or a daily
alarm for a particular personal message. You can set
an alarm for up to five personal messages.
To set a one-time message alarm:
➊ Press Ë.
➋ Press
ä or ã to select the message you want to
alarm.
➌ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➍ Press
ã to move the cursor to Ö.
➎ Press
Á to display the set-message-alarm screen.
When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
far left position.
This symbol defines the alarm status—either alarm
enabled (
c) or alarm disabled (Ã).
➏ From the set-message-alarm screen, follow the
same steps described in Setting the Alarm.
To set a daily message alarm:
Follow the instructions above to set the alarm time,
then follow the instructions in “To set the alarm to alert
daily” under Setting the Alarm.
The
b symbol replaces the m symbol when the mes-
sage alarm is set.
At the selected time, your pager vibrates or emits a 12-
second alert, depending on the current alert mode.
Press
J to display the message for which the alarm is
set.
The
m symbol replaces the b symbol after the alarm
has sounded unless the alarm is set to alert daily .
NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowl-
edged, the
Ö flashes until the message is read.
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Setting the Alert Mode
The alert can be set as either audible or silent.
➊ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä to move the cursor to É or Œ.
The
É symbol is displayed if the pager is in the silent alert
mode (prompting you to enter the audible mode, if
desired). The
Œsymbol is displayed if the pager is in the
audible alert mode (prompting you to enter the silent
mode, if desired).
➌ Press
Á to select the desired alert mode.
If the selected mode is audible (
É), your pager emits a
short chirp. If the selected mode is silent (
Œ) and your
pager is equipped with a vibrator, your pager vibrates.
Setting the Alert Pattern
NOTE: The pager must be in the audible alert mode to
select the alert pattern.
Your pager has a standard alert (1), seven different pleas-
ing alerts (2 through 8), and a chirping alert (
Õ), allowing
you to select and change the alert. You can also select no
alert (
Œ).
To change your alert:
➊ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä to move the cursor to È, then press Á.
➌ Press
ä or ã to move the cursor to the desired alert.
The pager gives a sample of each alert when scrolling
through the selections.
➍ Press
Á to activate the alert.
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Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off
You can set your pager to alert when a maildrop (also
known as information service) message is received.
➊ Press
Ë.
➋ Press to move the cursor to Õ.
➌ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➍ Press
ã to move the cursor to the alert on (Õ) or
alert off (
Ì) symbol.
The symbol
Õ is displayed if the maildrop alert is on
(prompting you to turn it off, if desired).
The symbol
Ì is displayed if the maildrop alert is off
(prompting you to turn it on, if desired).
➎ Press
Á to select the desired maildrop alert mode.
Deleting Messages from Memory
You can delete an unlocked and un-alarmed message
from memory while you are viewing the message or
through the function menu.
To delete messages using the function menu:
➊ Press ä or ã to select the message you want to
delete from memory.
➋ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➌ Press
ã to move the cursor to ï.
➍ Press
Á to receive confirmation of the request.
➎ Press
Á to delete the message.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 j r
PLEASING ALERT
Example of the Alert Pattern Screen
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To delete all unlocked, un-alarmed and read
messages from memory:
➊ Press Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ã to move the cursor to ñ.
➌ Press
Á twice.
All unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages are now
deleted.
NOTE: Personal and maildrop notebooks are not
deleted with this feature.
Moving Messages to Your Notebooks
Your pager has two notebook areas: a personal note-
book for storing personal messages, and a maildrop
notebook for storing information service messages.
To store a message in your personal notebook:
➊ Press Ë .
➋ Press
ä or ã to move the cursor to select the mes-
sage you desire to move into your personal note-
book.
➌ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➍ Press
ã to move the cursor to ¶.
➎ Press
Á to move the message into your personal
notebook.
The ¶ symbol is shown in the top right-hand corner of
the display.
To store a message in the maildrop (information
service) notebook:
Follow the same steps as described for storing per-
sonal notebook messages.
The ¶ symbol is shown in the second row, right-hand
corner of the display.
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Deleting Messages from Your Notebooks
➊ Press ã to move the cursor to ¶ .
➋ Press
Ë to display a list of notebook messages.
➌ Press
F or G to scroll through the list until K is dis-
played at the notebook message you want to delete.
➍ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➎ Press
ã to move the cursor to ï.
➏ Press
Á to confirm the delete request.
➐ Press
Á to delete the message. Repeat these
steps to delete each message.
Setting Auto On/Off
To set your pager’s auto on/off feature, proceed as fol-
lows:
➊ Press
Á to display the function menu.
➋ Press
ä to move the cursor to å.
➌ Press
Á to display the auto on/off screen.
When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the
farthest left position. The enabled (
å) or disabled (õ)
symbol indicates the current status.
➍ Press or to select
å or õ.
➎ Press
ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. The
Auto On time is displayed on the left and the Auto
Off time is displayed on the right.
➏ Press or to adjust the hour.
ON OFF
õ 0:00ô 0:00ô
Example of Auto On/Off Screen
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➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits for both the
on time and the off time (hour, minute, AM/PM if
your pager is set to display time in the 12 hour
mode).
➑ Press
Á to activate auto on/off.
The
å symbol is displayed if the auto on/off function is
enabled. If the on time is equal to the off time, the
pager does not enable the auto on/off function.
Other Features
Battery Gauge: The battery gauge indicator is located
on the status screen and keeps you informed of the
battery energy level. The five indicators range from full
to low:
( (full), ) (3/4), * (1/2), + (1/4),
and
, (low).
Key Click: When this feature is enabled, and the
pager is in the audible mode, a “click” is emitted when-
ever a button is pressed. The click is not heard when
the pager is in the silent mode.
Duplicate Message: If the same message is received
more than once,
DUPLICATE MESSAGE is displayed
at the beginning of the new message. The new mes-
sage contains the latest time and date stamp.
Out of Range: With this option enabled, T is dis-
played whenever you are out of range of the paging trans-
mitter. Your pager can also alert you of this if this feature is
enabled. The symbol T is no longer displayed when
you return to your transmitting area.
Errored Data Indicator: The ú symbol displays when
potentially corrupt data is received. The indicator alter-
nates with the corrupted character.
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Alphanumeric and Long Numeric Missing Frag-
ment Indicators: If part of the message has not been
received, <...> or
- - - - -
is displayed. Note: This applies
to ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers only.
Maildrop History: When this option is enabled, the
pager stores up to four history files per maildrop (infor-
mation services) slot selected. When a new maildrop
message is received on a specific slot, the existing
message is “pushed” into the history area and the new
message is stored in the maildrop slot. When a fifth
history file is received, the oldest history file is deleted.
Battery Information
Your pager is designed to operate with a single AA-size
alkaline battery (carbon zinc batteries are not recom-
mended). See the diagram on the following page for the
battery door location.
To install or replace the battery, place the pager face
down and proceed as follows:
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. Lift the battery out of the battery compart-
ment, taking note of the positive (+) and negative (-)
markings on the battery and the pager housing.
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To install a new battery, reverse this procedure, taking
note of the positive (+) and negative (-) markings.
CAUTION: Do not insert the battery backwards or the
messages stored or locked in memory will be erased.
Care of Your Pager
To maintain the fine optical quality of the display in the
pager, do not subject it to extreme temperatures and
moisture.
Cleaning Your Pager
To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of the
housing, use a soft, nonabrasive cloth moistened in a mild
soap and water solution. Rinse the surface using a sec-
ond cloth moistened in clean water. Do not immerse the
pager in water. Do not use any other cleaning solu-
tions.
Ì
➊
➋
➌
ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager Battery
Replacement (rear view)
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Repair and Maintenance
Your pager, properly handled, is capable of many
years of trouble-free service.
However, if your pager ever requires service,
Motorola’s Service Organization, staffed with specially
trained technicians, offers conveniently located repair
and maintenance facilities throughout the world.
Please contact your paging service representative or a
Motorola sales office for more information.
Patent Information
This product is manufactured under one or more Motorola
U.S. Patents. A partial listing of these patents is provided
on the inside surface of the battery door. Patent numbers
listed under the heading VH and QW apply to specific
product models, as indicated below. Patent numbers
listed under the heading ALL apply to all models of this
product. Other patents covering this product are pending.
The model number is located on the back of the prod-
uct, as indicated by the example model number below:
A03xxB5962AA
If positions xx are occupied by VH, the patent num-
bers listed under VH and ALL apply to this model of
the product.
If positions xx are occupied by QW, the patent num-
bers listed under QW and ALL apply to this model of
the product.
t, Motorola, ADVISOR, FLEX, and are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
© 1996 by Motorola, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
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