System Manual

EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual

9261-8173 issue: 8 Page 13

6. Pager

The pager has the following key functions:

 Display of and response to assistance calls from

other EkoTek devices

 Display of paging messages created using the

hub’s web server or an external system

 Raising assistance calls in a similar manner to the

call fob

 Snatch cord operation (later models only)

For further information see 9621-8275 EkoTek pager user guide.

EkoTek’s two-way radio network provides message interchange between devices, for

example, when a call fob raises an assistance message this is displayed on the hub

and the pagers. A pager or hub user can then accept the call, which is signalled

back to the call fob and indicated to the user by a change in the LED and beep

pattern being emitted by the call fob during the assistance call.

Paging messages can be generated either via the hub web server or an external

system. Web server-originated pager messages can be configured to show delivery

and request a ‘Yes/No’ response (only from EkoTek pagers with this two-way paging

function); simple task management systems can be easily created.

In a similar way to call fobs, pagers are able to generate assistance calls using the

red assistance button on the pager, the inbuilt man down or dead man functions, or

location alarms. A pager can therefore function as both an alarm unit and a display,

eliminating the need for users to carry both types of unit.

An AAA size battery powers the pager. Either rechargeable NiMH or disposable

alkaline batteries may be used. Charging contacts on the pager are used when the

pager is inserted into a charging rack.

Later pager models also have a snatch cord that is inserted into a socket on the body

of the pager. The pager generates personal security assistance calls when the

snatch cord is pulled and disconnected from the body of the pager if enabled. On

these models the snatch cord can be replaced with a blanking plug if this functionality

is not required.