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Radio Shack 17-7040 Owner's Manual - Pager Quick Guide

Manual is about: Pronto Numeric Pager

Summary of 17-7040

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    Cat. No. 17-7040/1/2/3 17-7060/1/2/3 owner’s manual pronto numeric pager please read before using this pager. 17-7060.Fm page 1 thursday, july 22, 1999 8:56 am.

  • Page 2: Introduction

    2 introduction your pronto numeric pager lets you keep in touch with the office and with family and friends anywhere around town. It can store up to sixteen 20-digit mes- sages and alerts you with either a beep or a gentle vi- bration. It also has these features. 16-message memory — lets you store u...

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    3 message protect — lets you protect up to eight mes- sages from accidental deletion. Message deletion — lets you delete at one time all unprotected/read messages. Page reminder —beeps or vibrates every 2 minutes to remind you to view unread pages. Extra battery storage slot — lets you store an extr...

  • Page 4: Contents

    4 contents getting started ....................................................... 5 subscribing to service ...................................... 5 installing a battery ............................................ 6 pager quick guide ................................................. 8 indicators .....

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    5 getting started subscribing to service you must subscribe to paging service through 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 your pager’s a...

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    6 installing a battery your pager requires one aaa battery for power. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend an alkaline battery such as radio shack cat. No. 23- 555. 1. Slide the battery cover latch away from the cover to unlock it, then slide the cover/belt clip in the direction o...

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    7 note: for quick access when the current battery needs to be replaced, you can store an extra aaa battery in the other slot in the compartment. 3. Replace the battery cover/belt clip and slide the latch toward the cover to lock it. When battery power becomes low, the pager displays lo battery . You...

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    8 indicators your pager displays these symbols. Audible alert mode protected page message continues press the large button to turn on the pager, read messages, and select menu options. Press the small button to ac- cess the pager’s menu. 17-7060.Fm page 8 thursday, july 22, 1999 8:56 am.

  • Page 9: Pager Quick Guide

    9 pager quick guide 17-7060.Fm page 9 thursday, july 22, 1999 8:56 am.

  • Page 10: Preparation

    10 preparation setting the time press the large button to turn on the pager, then fol- low these steps to set the current time. Note: if you do not set the time, the pager incorrectly reports the times of your pages. 1. At the time display, repeatedly press the small button until the pager displays ...

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    11 6. Press the large button. The second minute digit flashes. 7. Repeatedly press the small button to select the correct digit. 8. Press the large button. A or p flashes. 9. Press the small button to select the desired time of day ( a for am or p for pm). 10. Press the large button again to store t...

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    12 selecting silent or audible alert to have the pager vibrate when you receive a page, at the time display, repeatedly press the small button until the pager displays silent? . Then press the large button. The pager vibrates, and disappears from the display. To have the pager beep when you receive ...

  • Page 13: Operation

    13 operation turning the pager on/off to turn on the pager, press the large button. The pag- er sounds an alert tone or vibrates and briefly turns on all display indicators, then dashes (– – –) appear. To turn off the pager, at the time display, repeatedly press the small button until the pager disp...

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    14 receiving and reading messages when the pager receives a message, it alerts (beeps or vibrates) for 8 seconds. To stop the alert sooner, press either button. The pager displays the number of unread messages. Press the large button. The pager displays the newest message (up to the first 12 digits)...

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    15 to read additional messages, repeatedly press the large button. The pager first displays all new messag- es in order (by the time they were received), then it displays all messages in order. Notes: • the time display automatically appears when you press the large button after reading the last mes...

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    16 duplicate messages if your pager receives a message that is the same as one already stored in memory (read or unread), duplicate appears when you press the large but- ton to read that message. Press the large button again to read the duplicate message. Notes: • the time and message number do not ...

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    17 unreadable messages if your pager receives a message that is partially or to- tally unreadable, it does not display the unreadable parts. Overflow message (memory full) your pager can store up to 16 messages in its memo- ry. If the pager’s memory is full when it receives a new message, overflow a...

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    18 protecting and unprotecting messages follow these steps to protect a message from being replaced (if the memory is full) or accidentally deleted. 1. Repeatedly press the large button until the pager displays the message you want to protect. 2. Repeatedly press the small button until the pager dis...

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    19 notes: • you can protect up to eight messages. • if full appears when you press the large button in step 3, eight messages are currently pro- tected. To protect another message, you must first unprotect one of those eight. 17-7060.Fm page 19 thursday, july 22, 1999 8:56 am.

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    20 deleting all unprotected/ read messages caution: this procedure deletes all unprotected mes- sages that you have read. Be sure you protect any messages that you want to save before you follow these steps. 1. At the time display, repeatedly press the small button until the pager displays erase all...

  • Page 21: Pager Ideas

    21 pager ideas include your pager number in your answering ma- chine or voice mail messages. This way, you can re- ceive important messages immediately. Leave your pager number at your children’s school and with the babysitter so you can always be reached in an emergency. Establish code messages wit...

  • Page 22: Care

    22 care to enjoy your pager for a long time: • keep the pager dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry. • use and store the pager only in normal tempera- ture environments. • handle the pager gently and carefully. • keep the pager away from dust and dirt. • wipe the pager with a damp cloth occasionally. 17-...

  • Page 23: Fcc Information

    23 fcc information your pager might cause tv or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your pager is causing the interference, turn it off. If the interference goes away, your pager is causing the in- terference. Try to eliminate the interference by moving the pa...

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    Radioshack a division of tandy corporation fort worth, texas 76102 printed in the usa this device complies with part 15 of fcc rules . Op- eration is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause any harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept interference received...