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2.5 Sending a page
The PAGE CENTER is ready to send a page when the LCD display shows:
This means the PAGE CENTER is waiting for you to enter the pager number to which you which to send a
page. Using the keypad or an external keyboard, enter the number (not the CAP code) of the pager you wish to
page. Once you enter the pager number, press the F1 key. There are three standard types of pagers supported
by the PAGE CENTER. They are: tone-only, numeric and alpha-numeric. An option is available which
supports two-tone and group-tone pagers as well. Depending upon what type of pager you are sending the page
to, one of the following sequences will take place:
1. Tone-only pagers
If the pager is a tone-only type, it does not have a display. A page sent to it will cause it to beep.
When a page is sent to it, the display will show TONE PAGER while it is sending the page over-the-air to
the pager. This will take about one second, after which it will display PAGE ACCEPTED for a couple
seconds, and then return back to the PAGER NO= prompt.
2. Numeric and alpha-numeric pagers
If the pager is designated as a Numeric pager or an Alphanumeric pager in the PAGE CENTER database,
then the LCD display will show NUMERIC PAGER or ALPHA PAGER for one second, and then the
LCD display will show ENTER MESSAGE. The user enters the message using the keypad into line 2 of
the display. If the message is longer than the length of the display, the display will automatically scroll
down to the next line as the message is entered. Pressing the DEL key deletes the previous character
entered. Once the data is entered, press the F1 key to send the page. The display will show PAGE
ACCEPTED for a couple seconds and then the display will return back to the PAGER NO= prompt.
Only numeric messages may be sent using the built-in keypad. Alphanumeric messages may be sent when
using an external keyboard.
3. Two-tone pagers
Two tone pagers accept a sequence of two tones. The CAPCODE is a number between 0 and 999. A large
number of standard tone plans are supported by the PAGE CENTER. Pagers with non-standard tone
frequencies may be programmed via the database upload command. After the paging tones are sent, either
an alert sound or a voice message from the telephone interface may optionally be sent to the pager.
4. Group-tone pagers
Group tone pagers accept a single tone. The CAPCODE represents the frequency of the desired tone
expressed in units of 1/10 Hz. After the paging tone is sent, either an alert sound or a voice message from
the telephone interface may optionally be sent to the pager.
Typically it takes a second or more to send a page to a pager. If the page is intended for a group of pagers, it
may take longer. A group consisting of 10 pagers may take 5-10 seconds to transmit, and a group of 100 pagers
may take 50-100 seconds to transmit.
2.6 Group Page
The PAGE CENTER can send a page to a group of pager numbers through the entry of a single group number.
The pager numbers that are members of the group must have been previously assigned using the Assign Group
configuration menu. When sending a group page, the PAGE CENTER sequentially sends the page to each
pager in the group.
PAGER NO =