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9501 Pager User’s Guide Your pager will incorrectly indicate missed messages when it receives a retransmitted message if your newest message has a sequence number that is 8, or more, numbers greater than the original sequence number of the retransmitted message.
Message Delivery Areas (MDAs) ... 5 Motorola Satellite Series Products ... 6 OPTIMAX™ EL Display ... 6 Control Buttons ... 7 Turning Your Pager On ... 7 Main Menu ... 8 Reading Messages ... 9 News and Information Messages ... 10 Reading Information Messages ...
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Checking Satellite Strength (Instant) ...26 Satellite Strength Indicator (Average) ...27 Registration Reminder ...28 Battery Information ...28 Battery Gauge ...28 Replacing the Battery ...29 Care and Maintenance ...31 Cleaning Your Pager ...31 Functionality and Use of Your Pager ...31 Patent Information ...31 Warranty Information ...32...
first global personal message receiver. In your world, timely information can be too important to wait. With a Motorola Satellite Series 9501 pager, you never have to be out of touch. About This User’s Guide This User’s Guide provides an explanation of how to operate each function of your pager and provides helpful suggestions for first-time (as well as for...
Motorola’s 9501 pager offers the first true global roaming capability in a small belt-worn personal message receiver. While it offers the best in paging features, the 9501 does not operate like a typical pager. Receiving Satellite Signals Most pagers receive messages transmitted from towers on the ground.
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SATELLITE RECEPTION GOOD POOR S a t e l l i t e P a g i n g S i g n a l R e c e p t i o n...
Message Delivery Areas (MDAs) Because your pager is a receive-only device and cannot tell the Iridium system its location, you must choose one or more message delivery areas to register for coverage. Message delivery areas (MDAs) are Iridium-defined geographic areas...
PhoneBook of your 9501 pager. Consult with your Iridium Service Provider for various methods of MDA registration. Motorola Satellite Series Products Using this pager together with Motorola’s Satellite Series 9500 Portable Phone eliminates the need to register message delivery areas and provides additional benefits, such as “follow me”...
Control Buttons Scroll/ Move Up Move Left Turning Your Pager On If you are turning the pager on for the first Note: time, a displays for up to 8 seconds while the pager loads information from its internal memory. Loading Memory...
Main Menu The main menu provides access to many features via a series of icons and prompts. When the pager is on, press the main menu is first displayed, the ? (personal messages) icon is blinking. to move within the main menu for access to the various features on your pager.
Your pager can have more than one unread message. The flashing displays a number inside the envelope to tell you how many unread messages are in your pager. The 9501’s One-Button feature allows you Note: to read the entire message by repeatedly pressing Z.
This feature may not be activated on your Note: pager. Please check with your Iridium Service Provider to determine if Information Services are available in your area. 10 News and Information Messages 6.
9. 1. Press move to the message you want to delete. 2. Press (delete message). 3. Press displays the delete message option screen. Deleting Messages 11 to display to move . Your pager to move . The pager...
Setting the Time and Date Your pager offers two real-time clocks, one for “home” time and one for “travel” time. The clock that you select is displayed and used for all time-related functions of your pager, including message time and date stamping and alarms.
5. A word prompt at the top of the screen identifies each option (e.g., Set Home Time). 6. Press to select an option. Your pager displays the Set (Home, Travel) Time screen with the hour blinking. 7. Press the hour.
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7. Press displays the alert selection screen. 8. Press to an alert option. The pager produces a sample alert as you move to each option. 9. Press alert. Your pager displays the settings menu.
Setting Alarms Your pager alarm can be set for a specific time and date, or can be used as a daily alarm. The alarm is based on the currently selected time displayed on your pager, (home) or At the designated alarm time, your pager emits an alert (audible or vibrate) even if the pager is in “silent”...
If messages are received during quiet time, the pager alerts when the quiet time period has expired. This feature can be particularly useful if you travel to different time zones and expect to receive messages during sleep hours.
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? F E I H 9:00 23/09/98 Main Menu Return 3 2 & 4 5 . , Settings Menu Enabled < 23:30 06:00 Ω Set Quiet Time 1. Press screen until the main menu is displayed. 2. Press (settings). The icon blinks when it is selected.
Your Folder Your pager has one folder that you can use to store personal and information service messages. You can store up to 99 messages in your folder. Once you place a message in your folder, you cannot move it back to its origination point (personal or information folder).
03:Customer Needs 02:Looking forward 01:Hi there 3 D 9 > 8 Message Preview As your pager moves the message, it displays a simulation of the message moving to your folder. Reading Messages in Your Folder From the main menu, use press , then refer to “Reading Messages”...
Permanent PhoneBook Entries Your 9501 pager comes with permanent entries in the phonebook. Included is a listing of Country Codes, a handy reference for business travelers and especially useful for help in MDA registration.
1. Press to move the cursor to (PhoneBook). The icon blinks when it is selected. 2. Press . Your pager displays the information message preview screen. 3. Press move to the message that you want to view. 4. Press to display the highlighted message.
Please visit our web site, www.motorola.com, to check on the current availability of software for this feature. If your 9501 pager supports this feature, you can download phone records to your pager via an infrared (IR) interface. Up to 99 messages can be transferred to the phonebook.
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3 D 9 = Message Preview Receive PhoneBook Receive Option Place the pager on the table or desk Note: (display side up) with the IR port facing the IR serial adapter that is connected to the PC. Leave a distance of about one foot between the pager’s IR port and the IR...
More Features Your Satellite Series 9501 pager may be equipped with additional features. Automatic Alert Reset Pager alerts can last up to 12 seconds (depending on the alert selected). The pager alert stops automatically, even if you do not press any of the pager’s buttons.
Missed messages can be retrieved from the Iridium system by referencing the indicated sequence number(s). Consult with your service provider for the Note: best way to retrieve missed messages.
Satellite Features Your 9501 pager includes features designed specifically to enhance the pager’s operation on the Iridium satellite communication system. The availability of the satellite features Note: described herein may vary, depending on the region of the world that you are located in and the type of service provided.
4. When complete, remove the pager from the holster to view the display. If your signal strength indicator shows you Note: are out-of-range (antenna with no strength bars), or weak (antenna with 1 or 2 strength bars), move to an outer part of the building or room with a window, where you may obtain better reception results.
If you have traveled a considerable distance, you may have to re-register your message delivery areas in order to receive messages in your new location. Your 9501 pager may remind you to check your current registration while you are travelling by alerting and displaying the message,...
Replacing the Battery Your 9501 pager will retain all stored information for up to 5 minutes with the battery removed. 1. Turn the pager off and place the pager with the display side facing upward. 2. Slide the battery door latch to the left to unlock 3.
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Battery Door Replacement 8. Drop the battery door down, align the grooves on the door with the grooves on the pager housing, slide the battery door up to the closed position and slide the battery door latch to the right to lock it.
Care and Maintenance The 9501 pager is durable, reliable, and can provide years of dependable service; however, it is a precision electronic product. Water and moisture, excessive heat, and extreme shock may damage the pager components and impair the fine optical quality of the display.
Warranty Information MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY FOR SATELLITE PAGERS FOR THE IRIDIUM SYSTEM I.WARRANTY STATEMENT Motorola warrants the pager against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period of time specified below. This express warranty is extended by Motorola, 1500 Gateway Blvd., Boynton...
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IV.HOW TO RECEIVE WARRANTY SERVICE For information on how to receive service on Motorola pagers, contact your service provider or the IRIDIUM Global Customer Care Center. In U.S. call 1-800-548- 9954. RETAIN THE ORIGINAL DATED SALES RECEIPT.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Reading Messages When you receive a new message, use the 9501’s One-Button feature to read the entire message by repeatedly pressing Setting the Pager Alarm 1.From the main menu, press to move to H(settings). 2.Press and use to move to (set alarm).
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Delete Message Message Read Scroll Up and Down Truncated Message Wearing Your Pager Your 9501 pager comes with a multi- functional holster that orients the pager for the best possible performance. It is recommended that you place the pager in the holster (display side facing in) and wear it on your belt.