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Motorola's LS550 numeric pager with non-traditional, "Xtreme" styling, is
targeted at teens and young adults who use their pager as an essential
communications center. This numeric pager, available with FLEX technology,
offers many enhanced features, including: 40 message slots; the ability to save
messages when changing the battery; a smart alarm; time and date on standby;
selective erase; private time; and five musical alerts. In addition, the LS550
has silent vibration, message timestamping, the ability to lock messages and an
E-Luma-Glow soft blue display for superior readability.
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Features: |
Benefits |
| FLEX™
Capable |
Offers users the latest and most efficient
technology affording extended battery life and page reliability. |
| Message Slots:
40 |
Plenty of memory to receive and store all your
important messages so you can refer to them when needed. |
| Shows Time and
Date |
Pager provides added convenience since it also
acts as a watch and calendar. |
| Message
Timestamping |
Helps you prioritize your messages by knowing
exactly what time they were received. |
| Smart Alarm
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Set your alarm once, daily or weekly as an
event reminder. Great for organizing a busy schedule. |
| Private Time
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Provides the ability to turn off all pager
alerts during specified times and still receive your messages. |
| User
Selectable Alerts |
Choose a favorite, or change your alert so you
can differentiate your pager from others. |
| Vibrating
Alert |
You can be alerted of incoming messages in a
noisy environment or discreetly alerted when you do not want to disturb
those around you with a loud alert. |
| QuickWords
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Turns number codes into words. Friends and
family send a code, you get the message in "words"! |
| Message Lock
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Lock important messages so they will not be
accidentally erased. |
| Selective
Erase |
Allows you to erase messages that are no
longer needed, thereby keeping your pager's memory organized. |
| Erase All
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Keep your memory slots organized by easily
erasing all unlocked messages when you no longer need to save them. |
| Memory
Retention |
Don't accidentally erase important messages by
turning off your pager - the messages are retained when the pager is off.
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| Battery Backup
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Retains messages in memory while replacing the
battery. |
| Low Battery
Indicator |
Notifies you that your battery is getting low
and needs to be replaced - helping to ensure that you don't miss any
messages. |
| Reminder Alert
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A short friendly alert reminds you when you
have not reviewed your messages. |
| Duplicate
Message |
Duplicate Messages are stored in the same
memory slot as original message - saving memory space for new messages. The
latest timestamp is used and a Duplicate prompt is displayed when the
message is read. |
| E-Luma-Glow
Display |
Soft blue display for superior readability in
low-light conditions. |
| Battery: 1 AAA
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Battery is small, lightweight and replacements
readily available. |
| Removable
Beltclip |
Wear your pager with the clip out, change clip
colors, or take the clip off and slip it easily into your pocket or purse.
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User Information
Battery Information
Your pager operates with one
AAA-size alkaline battery. To install/replace the battery, turn the pager off.
The battery door is on the back of the pager. Slide the battery door in the
direction of the arrow to unlatch the door. Lift the battery door up to open.
Remove the battery, position the new battery so the + and – markings on the
battery match the diagram next to the battery compartment. Close the battery
door. Slide the door until it is fully closed.
Control Buttons
There are three buttons on
your pager. The Menu button (·)
is used to access pager menus and to turn on the backlight. The Read button (l)
is used to turn the pager on, read messages and navigate through menus. The
Select button (ü)
is used to select pager settings and features, also used to read additional
screens of messages.
Turning Your Pager On
Press Read button (l).
The start-up screens are displayed and your pager activate the power on chime
(when in audible mode). Press any button to stop the alert. The unread message
(or home) screen is displayed. When you pager is on and no activity is taking
place, the standby screen is displayed. The Standby screen displays the time
and date and may display other status indicators.
Turning Your Pager Off
From the Standby screen, press
the Menu button (·)
twice. Press and release l
until PAGER OFF is displayed, then press
ü.
OFF is displayed momentarily before the pager shuts off. The off screen
displays the time and date, and if an alarm is set, the alarm indicator.
Backlight
In low-light conditions, press
and hold ·
for 2 seconds to turn on the pager’s backlight. The backlight turns off
automatically after the pager returns to the Standby screen.
SETTING UP YOUR PAGER
This section gives
instructions for setting the time and date and Private Time. Access to these
features is obtained through the Setup Pager menu.
Setting the Time and Date
From the standby screen, press
·
twice. Press and release l
until SET UP PAGER is displayed. Press
ü,
TIME/DATE is displayed. Press
ü,
FORMAT:AM/PM or FORMAT:24HR is displayed. Press and release
l
until your choice is displayed, then press
ü.
The screen used to set the time is displayed with the hour digit flashing.
Press l
until the correct hour is displayed, then press
ü.
Repeat the last step to set the minutes and AM/PM fields. After the time has
been set, the screen used to set the date is displayed. Press and release
l
until the correct month is displayed, then press
ü.
Press and release l
until the correct day is displayed, then press
ü.
SET is displayed momentarily.
To Turn Private Time On
You can set a time period
during which your pager still receives messages but it will not alert. Your
pager goes into the Private Time mode daily until it is turned off. From the
Standby screen, press ·
twice. Press and release l
until SET UP PAGER is displayed. Press
ü,
then press l.
PRIVATE TIME is displayed. Press
ü.
PRIVATE OFF or ON is displayed depending on the current setting.
Press and release l
until PRIVATE ON is displayed, then press
ü.
The screen used to set the start time is displayed. Press and release
l
until the desired start hour is displayed, then press
ü.
Repeat the last step to set the minutes and AM/PM fields. The screen used to
set the stop (END) time is displayed. To set the stop time, follow the
same procedure used to set the start time. When finished, SET is
displayed momentarily. Note: When you pager has entered the private time mode,
C replaces the alert mode indicator.
To Turn Private Time Off
From the Standby screen, press
·
twice. Press and release l
until SET UP PAGER is displayed. Press
ü,
then press l.
PRIVATE TIME is displayed. Press and release
l
until PRIVATE OFF is displayed, then press
ü.
Selecting the Incoming Message Alert
You can set your pager’s
incoming message alert to a silent vibration or you can select one of the
musical alerts. From the Standby screen, press
·
twice. Press and release l
until SELECT ALERT is displayed, then press
ü.
The current alert setting is displayed. Press
l
until your choice of ALERT AUDIO or ALERT VIBE is displayed.
Note: If ALERT AUDIO is selected, the pager automatically goes into the
set-audio alert mode. Press and release
l
until your choice of musical alert is displayed. The pager gives a sample of
each alert as you scroll through the choices. Press
ü
to select the alert. SELECTED is displayed and the pager gives a sample
of the alert. Press ü
to stop the alert.
MESSAGES
Your pager can receive up to
40 messages. When a message is received, your pager alerts according to the
current alert.
Reading New Messages
Press
l
to stop the alert and display the number of new messages. Press
l
again to display the first unread message. When ► is present, it indicates that
the message continues on an additional screen. Press
ü
to display the next screen of your message. The next screen of your message,
typically the time stamp, is displayed. Repeat first two steps to read the next
message. END is displayed after the very last message is displayed.
Note: You must display both the message and second screen to remove the unread
message indicator (flashing Motorola logo on the Standby screen). To exit from
any screen while reading your messages, press
·,
GO HOME is displayed, then press
ü.
The number of unread (new) messages is displayed before the pager returns to the
Standby mode.
Reading Stored Messages
From the Standby screen, press
l
twice. The first screen of the first stored message is displayed. Note: If no
messages are stored, NO MESSAGES is displayed. Press
ü
to display the second screen of your message. If you want to view the first
screen again, press ü
again. Press l
to display the next stored message. If you wish to display just the first
screen of your messages, continue to press and release
l.
After you have view all stored messages, END is displayed. Note: To
exit from any screen while reading your messages, press
·,
GO HOME is displayed, then press
ü.
SAVING MESSAGES
You can save important
messages by moving them to the Message Folder. Messages can only be moved one
at a time into the folder. With the message displayed, press
·.
Press and release l
until MOVE FOLDER is displayed. Press
ü.
MOVED is displayed indicating the message has been moved to the folder
and the pager returns to the read message mode.
Reading Messages in the Folder
From the Standby screen, press
·
twice. GO FOLDER is displayed. Press
ü
to display the first screen of your message. Note: If no messages are stored
in the folder, NO MESSAGES is displayed. Press
ü
to display the second screen of your message. If you want to view the first
screen again, press ü
again. Press l
to display the next stored message. If you want to display just the first
screen of your messages, continue to press and release
·.
After you have viewed all messages stored in the folder, END is
displayed.
DELETING MESSAGES
Messages that you no longer want can be deleted
one at a time or all at once (delete all). Unread messages and messages that
have been moved to the message folder are not deleted.
Deleting a Single Message
Display the message you want
to delete. Press ·.
GO HOME is displayed. Press
l
until DELETE MSG is displayed. Press
ü.
DELETED is displayed.
This feature allows you to
delete all previously read messages at one time. Unread messages and messages
stored in the Message Folder are not deleted with this feature. From the
Standby screen, press ·
twice. Press and release l
until DEL ALL MSGS is displayed, then press
ü.
DEL ALL YES is displayed. Press
ü.
DELETED is displayed.
Deleting Messages from the Folder
Note: Messages in the folder
can only be deleted one at a time. With the message displayed, press
·.
Press and release l
until DELETE MSG is displayed. Press
ü.
DELETED is displayed.
Setting the Alarm
From the Standby screen, press
·
twice. Press and release l
until SET ALARM is displayed. Press
ü.
ALARM 1 is displayed. Press
ü.
ON or OFF is displayed. Press and release
l
until ON is displayed, then press
ü.
The screen used to set the alarm time is displayed. Set the alarm time by
following the steps in “Setting the Time and Date”. When you have finished
setting the alarm time, the screen used to set the alarm date is displayed.
Enter the alarm date by following the steps in “Setting the Time and Date”.
When you have finished setting the alarm date, press and release
·
until your choice of 1 TIME, DAILY or WEEKLY is displayed. Press
ü.
SET is displayed momentarily. At the alarm time, your pager alerts,
ALARM 1 is displayed, and the bell indicator flashes. Press any button to
remove the alarm indication. Note: If the alarm is set for weekly or Daily,
the bell indicator stays on the display.
Turning Off a daily or Weekly Alarm
From the Standby screen, press
·
twice. Press and release l
until SET ALARM is displayed, then press
ü
twice. Press and release l
until OFF is displayed, then press
ü.
The TIME screen is displayed momentarily.
MESSAGE AND PAGER INDICATORS
Your pager has several
indicators to inform you of the status of your messages and your pager.
Duplicate Message
When a new message is received
that is identical to one already stored, the older message is overwritten by the
new one. DUPLICATE is displayed before the new message and new time
stamp.
Errored Data
When a message is received
that might contain errors, the characters likely to be in error flash when the
message is read.
Alarm
The alarm icon bell is
displayed when the alarm is set and flashes during the alarm alert.
Memory Full
When the pager memory is full,
for example, all message locations are occupied, MEM FULL is displayed on
the Standby screen until a button is pressed. When this occurs, delete your old
unwanted messages to make room for newer messages. MEM FULL is also
displayed if you try to move a message into the message folder when there is not
enough storage space left. Note: If you don’t delete any old messages, the
pager automatically deletes the oldest read message to make room for the new
message.
Low Battery
When the voltage of the
pager’s battery drops below a certain level, a battery is displayed on all
screens, even when the pager is off. The low-battery condition is displayed
until the batter is replaced. Note: check your pager’s clock time after
replacing the battery.
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