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Alternatively, alarm pages may be initiated from an external keyboard. Hold down the CTRL key and then
press a number key which corresponds to the alarm input number to send the "Alarm Low" message. Hold
down the SHIFT key also to send the "Alarm High" message.
Note that the alarm inputs are not protected from lighting, so the wires must not be run out of doors. See
Section 10.2 for details regarding the wiring of the alarm input connector.
To set up the alarm pages, the user must perform the following steps:
1. Put the unit into the program mode.
2. Press 4 to enter the Alarm sub-menu.
3. When the ALARM NUMBER = prompt is shown, enter the number of the alarm you wish to configure.
Press the F1 key.
4. The PAGE CENTER will display AlaRM x PAGER on the top line, and the pager number that will be
paged when the alarm is triggered. Erasing the pager number disables the alarm. Enter the number of the
pager you wish to have paged when the selected alarm input is triggered. Press F1 when done.
5. PAGE CENTER will display ALARM low MSG: on the top line of the LCD. On the second line, you may
enter or edit the message to be sent when the alarm input goes low. Press F1 when the message has been
entered.
6. PAGE CENTER will display ALARM hi MSG: on the top line of the LCD. On the second line, you may
enter or edit the message to be sent when the alarm input goes high. Press F1 when the message has been
entered.
When entering the alarm messages, the unit's keys operate as follows:
• Numeric keys are used to enter numbers
• F4 or UP keys select the next letter of the alphabet
• F3 or DOWN keys select the previous letter of the alphabet
• - key enters a "dash" character
• F2 key enters a space character or moves to the next character position to the right
• DEL key deletes a character and moves to the next character position to the left
• F1 key accepts the entry and exits back to the previous menu.
• Alphanumeric characters may alternatively be entered directly from an external keyboard
7. Press the F1 key to return to the programming mode menu.
5.5 Phone Autodial Memories
The PAGE CENTER has 10 Phone Autodial Memories. These must be programmed prior to use by two-way-
radio users. To program the autodial memories:
1. Enter the number of the autodial memory to be examined. Alternatively press the arrow keys to cycle
through the memories. The first 20 characters of the autodial memory's phone number will be displayed.
Note that each phone number may be up to 30 characters in length.
2. To change the contents of the autodial memory, enter the new phone number using the number keys on the
keypad. The following keys have special functions: