Numeric pagers are the most popular and the most economical pagers. This model is no longer in production but is available used or reconditioned.

TURNING YOUR PAGER ON
Press the green button to turn your pager on.  Your pager gives an alert by either a sound or a vibration, indicating it is on.  After displaying the power-up screen, the time of day and an alert indicator (if in the audible mode) are shown on the standby screen.

TURNING YOUR PAGER OFF
From the standby screen, press and release the gray button until “OFF?” is displayed.  Press the green button to turn your pager off.

RECEIVING AND READING MESSAGES
Your pager can receive up to 16 numeric messages.  When a message is received, the pager alerts for eight seconds. 

• Press any button to stop the alert.

• Depress the green button to display the message.

• Press the gray button twice while reading your message to display “ESCAPE?”

• Press the green button to return to the standby screen.

Messages longer than 12 characters display on a second screen, indicated by the arrow symbol.  Press the green button to display the second screen.  The second screen displays automatically after 12 seconds, even if the green button is not pressed.

The last screen of your message displays the message slot number and the time received.

If a message is not read, the pager gives a reminder alert every two minutes and the screen displays the number of unread messages (for example, “1 PAGE”, “2 PAGES”) until all messages are read.

An overflow condition occurs when all message slots are filled with unread messages and a new message is received.  Upon receipt of a message, while the pager is in the overflow condition, the oldest, unlocked message is discarded.  In this mode, the overflow indicator replaces the default idle display with “OVERFLOW”.

Messages must be read and erased to clear the overflow display.

TURNING THE LIGHT ON AND OFF

• Press either button to turn the light on.

• The light turns off automatically four seconds after returning to the standby screen.

CHANGING ALERT MODES

• From the standby screen, press the gray button twice.  Either “SILENT?” or “AUDIBLE?” is displayed, depending on the current mode.

• If “AUDIBLE?” is displayed, then the pager is in the silent mode.  Press the green  button to change to the audible mode.  The pager chirps and a speaker is shown in the bottom left corner.

•  If “SILENT?” is displayed, the pager is in the audible mode.  Press the green button to change to the silent mode.  The pager vibrates.

•  For your pager to vibrate when a message is received, it must be in the silent mode.

SETTING THE TIME ON YOUR PRONTO PAGER

• From the standby screen, press and release the gray button until “SET TIME” is displayed.

• Press the green button to set the time.  The hour flashes.

• Press and release the gray button until the correct hour and “A” (for AM) or “P” (for PM) is displayed.

• Press the green button to switch to the minutes.  The first digit of the minutes flashes.

• Press and release the gray button to change the first minute digit.  Press the green button to switch to the second digit.  The second digit of the minutes flashes.

• Press and release the gray button to change the second minute digit.

• Press the green button to accept the selection and return to the standby screen.

SAVING MESSAGES

• To save a message, press the gray button while reading your message.  The prompt “PROTECT” is displayed.

• Press the green button to protect the message.  A lock symbol indicates your message is saved.

• Press the gray button while reading the saved message to remove the protection.  The prompt “UNPROTECT” is displayed.

• Press the green button to remove the protection.

The lock symbol is removed from the screen.

Saved messages cannot be erased or overwritten by new messages when the memory is full.  You can save up to five messages on your Pronto pager.

ERASING MESSAGES

• Press and release the gray button until “ERASE ALL” is displayed.

• Press the green button.  All read, unprotected messages are erased.  The pager turns to the standby screen.

 The “ERASE ALL” prompt is displayed only if there are read messages in memory.

BATTERY INFORMATION
Your Pronto pager is designed to operate with a AAA-size alkaline battery.  To change battery, slide the “LOCK” button on the back of the pager to the “UNLOCKED” position.  Slide the clip off the pager.  Only one battery is needed, but there is a compartment for a second “SPARE” battery if you wish to store an extra one.  Make sure to match polarities of the battery with the indicators in the compartment - matching the positive (“+”) and negative (“-“) ends.

FEATURES

Backlight:  In low-light conditions, the backlight makes the screen easy to read.

Duplicate Messages:  If the same message is received more than once, “DUPLICATE” is displayed at the beginning of the latest message.  This message contains the latest timestamp and prevents a repeated message from taking an extra memory slot.

Low Battery Indicator:  When battery power reaches low levels, “LO BATTERY” is displayed, prompting you to change the battery.  All pager alerts change to two seconds in length.

Message Erase:  Messages can be erased to free space in memory.

Memory Retention:  All messages remain in memory even when the pager is off.  Messages are not retained when the battery is changed.

Memory Capacity:  The Pronto pager can store up to eight 20-character messages, or sixteen 10-character messages, for a total of 160 characters.

Message Protect:  You can protect up to five messages stored in the pager memory.

Overflow:  “OVERFLOW” is displayed when more unread messages are received than the available message memory can hold.  After you read all of your unread messages, the standby screen is displayed.

Reminder Alert:  The pager chirps or vibrates every two minutes until you read all unread messages.

Time of Day on Standby Screen:  The standby screen displays the time of day when the pager is on.

Tone Only Pages:  When a message is received that does not contain numeric data, “TONE ONLY” is displayed.

Timestamp:  The time of day a message is received is displayed on the last screen of each message.

Reserve Battery Compartment:  The battery compartment accommodates a spare battery to make changing the battery quick and easy.

CLEANING YOUR PAGER
To clean the pager housing, use a soft, nonabrasive cloth moistened in a mild soap and water solution.  Wipe the surface using a second cloth moistened in clean water.  Do not place in water.  Do not use alcohol or other cleaning solutions.

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