SCA SCEPTAR Operation Manual

Congratulations!
Your pager sets a new standard in Tone & Voice Paging.
It is a highly reliable and very compact synthesized
receiver, equipped with a built-in speaker and cellular
type telescoping antenna and is shipped with a AA" size "
NiCd battery and a single unit desktop charger.
All in all it is infused with the quality and attention to detail
which are the hallmarks of SCA.

Battery Installation

Sceptar can be operated with a single AA" size battery, "
which can be either a dry type (Alkaline) or a rechargeable
700 mAh NiCd (Nickel Cadmium) battery.
1. Ensure the Slide Switch is in the OFF" position. "
2. Move the Locking Slide toward the center of the battery
cover, as shown in illustration. Then slide the cover
toward the bottom of the pager to remove it. Insert the
negative (-) end of the battery into the pager first, then
press the positive (+) end down. The battery compartment
is marked with negative (-) and positive (+) positions.
3. Replace the battery cover and reset the Locking Slide.

Single Unit Desktop Charger

Use only the specified NiCd battery type. The charger
will charge one battery, installed in the pager, as well as
a spare battery. Pages can be received during charging,
so long as the pager is in Select" or Monitor" mode. " "
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Locking Slide

Slide Switch

Channel Select Switch

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Select

When Select is activated, the pager will only accept calls
addressed to it. When paged an alert tone will be emitted,
the red lamp will blink, and a voice message will follow.
1. Turn the pager on by moving the Slide Switch to the
"N" position.
2. Press and hold the RESET/M" button (for noise) and "
then press the up/down " " buttons to set the volume
to desired level.
3. After setting the volume, release the RESET/M" button "
to set the pager to Select mode.
4. Press the RESET/M" button to reset the pager to "
Select mode after a call has been received.

Monitor

When Monitor is activated, the pager will monitor all
communication (as a Carrier Squelch Receiver") on the "
selected channel as well as receiving pages.
When paged an alert tone will be emitted, the red lamp
will blink, and a voice message will follow.
1. Perform steps 1-2 under Select.
2. Press and hold the Slide Switch in N" position until a "
short beep is emitted to set the pager to Monitor mode.
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3. The RESET/M" button should not be pressed while
receiving a message or alert tone. Should this occur,
press and hold the slide switch inward until a short beep
is emitted to listen to the remainder of the message.

Mute

When Mute is activated, the pager will only accept calls
addressed to it. When paged the red lamp will blink but
no alert tone will be emitted and the voice message will
not be heard.
1. Perform steps 1-3 under Select.
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2. Move the Slide Switch to the M" position.
3. Move the Slide Switch to the N" position to listen to a "
message after the red lamp blinks.
4. Move the Slide Switch back to the M" position to reset "
the pager to Mute mode after listening to a message.
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