• Expanded message folder size control o The original GenA pager supports up to 99 messages in the inbox and the groups folder. The folder size setting is global across the inbox and group folders. o The GenA v2 allows the inbox and group folder message sizes to be individually set. Now you can keep a long message history for one folder and only keep a few messages for another.
Flash alert by sub-folder 2-minute reminder alert by sub-folder Continuous alert by sub-folder • Do Not Disturb time (no audible alert) • User power On/Off Remote Programming with Spok MyAccount portal • • Access lock clear • Message and encryption key delete •...
GenA v2 User Guide DEVICE DESIGN Mechanical Features Battery cover lock Lanyard post Light sensor Removable battery cover Up & Down directional buttons Speaker opening Escape, Left, Right & Enter directional buttons E-Paper display with front-light Button Locations DOWN ESCAPE | LEFT | RIGHT | ENTER Battery Insertion and Removal •...
GenA v2 User Guide DESCRIPTION OF SCREEN ICONS, INDICATORS & WARNINGS Main Screen Folder Icons Inbox Saved Groups Settings Main and Time Screen Status Icons (Bottom Row) New Message Inbox Audio Alert Inbox Vibration Alert Full Encrypted Message Support Do Not Disturb Active...
GenA v2 User Guide INTERFACE BUTTONS BUTTON FUNCTIONS • Used to move a selection highlight left or right. Left and Right Used to navigate through the Settings menu items. • • Used to move the previous/next page in message list screen.
GenA v2 User Guide MAIN DEVICE SCREENS SCREEN NOTES Power-up Screen This screen shows the screen name and a logo graphic. It will appear briefly when the pager is turning on and when the Up button is pressed from the Main screen.
GenA v2 User Guide TURNING THE PAGER ON AND OFF Turning the Pager On • If the pager has a good battery but was switched off, press the Enter button for 2-3 seconds If the pager doesn’t have a battery, insert a fresh battery and it will turn on automatically •...
GenA pager will automatically update its screen when it is turned off, the battery is removed, or the battery dies while still inside the pager. In these situations, text on the pager will indicate how it was powered off so that the user will clearly know how to turn the pager on again.
GenA v2 User Guide Main Screen Folders FOLDER NAME ICON NOTES • Personal messages appear in this folder Inbox • A badge will appear on the icon to show the number of unread messages in the Inbox folder • Group messages appear in this folder A badge will appear on the icon to show the number •...
GenA v2 User Guide MESSAGE OPERATIONS Receiving a Message When the pager receives a message into the Inbox or a Groups folder, it will alert based on the configured alert settings and will open the Message list screen with the newly received message highlighted.
GenA v2 User Guide MESSAGE STATUS ICON(S) NOTES The message has not been read and is a duplicate • • When a duplicate message is received, the original previous Unread & Duplicate message is deleted so only the recent message is kept in memory •...
GenA v2 User Guide ACTION DESCRIPTION Save The highlighted message is moved to the Saved folder and removed from the message list. The Saved folder can hold up to 25 messages. When trying to save a 26 message, a ‘Saved Folder Full’ popup will momentarily appear.
GenA v2 User Guide Message List Action Popup (Saved Folder) When the Enter button is pressed for 1 second on a highlighted message, an action popup appears. The action popup shows actions that can be performed on the highlighted message.
GenA v2 User Guide Message Read Screen (Inbox, Groups and Saved) The message read screen displays the full message text. Pressing the down or up button moves the text down or up one line at a time. Pressing the Enter button moves the text down one page at a time.
GenA v2 User Guide Read Message Action Popup When the Enter button is pressed for 2 seconds when viewing a message, an action popup appears. The popup shows actions that can be performed on the message. Inbox & Groups Folder Inbox &...
GenA v2 User Guide Group Folder Sub-Folder Screen (Groups) The Groups folder (If enabled within the pager) can contain one or more sub-folders. Each sub-folder contains messages from separate group addresses programmed into the pager. The sub-folder name is programmed in the pager and each sub-folder can be configured by the user with a unique alert.
GenA v2 User Guide SETTINGS The Settings folder provides access to the many features incorporated in the pager. When available, the current setting value is displayed to the right of the menu item for easy reference. The Lock Now, Lock Code Enable, Change Lock Code and Disable Lock Code items only appear if the optional Lock feature is enabled and activated on the pager.
GenA v2 User Guide Quiet Mode With the Quiet Mode feature, any message and alarm audible alerts are suppressed to vibrate instead. SCREEN NOTES Set Quiet Mode Popup When setting the Quiet mode to on, all pager • audible alerts will vibrate instead. The alert status on the Main screen will show as •...
GenA v2 User Guide Date & Time The date and time setting in the pager appears on the Main and Time screens and determines the date and time displayed for when a message was received (The message timestamp). SCREEN NOTES Set Date &...
GenA v2 User Guide Alarm One alarm can be set within the pager. The alarm types are Daily and One Time. Only the alarm time can be set. SCREEN NOTES Set Alarm Screen Select the Set Alarm option to update and •...
GenA v2 User Guide Folder Alerts Within this setting the individual message alert options for the Inbox and any Groups sub-folders can be independently controlled. The available alert options are listed in the following table. ALERT OPTION DESCRIPTION Type The paging message alert type can be set to a standard audible alert, a vibrating alert, a chirp alert, a silent alert, or one of seven other audible alerts.
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GenA v2 User Guide SCREEN NOTES Message Folder Settings Screen • Select the folder to update and press button. • Update the Type, Front Light, Reminder Alert and Continuous Alert option as desired. Highlight the option to edit and press button.
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GenA v2 User Guide SCREEN NOTES Continuous Alert Setting Screen • Press the button to change selection. Press the button to set the selection. • Press the button to remove the • popup and return to the Message Folder Settings screen.
GenA v2 User Guide Set Message Font Size Four different text sizes are supported for the message text in the message list and message view screens. Select the best 5, 6, 7 or 10 line text size for reading messages.
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GenA v2 User Guide SCREEN NOTES Lock Now Option Normally, when the Lock function is enabled, • the Lock function operates after 5 minutes of button inactivity. The Lock Now function will immediately lock the device. Unlock Device Screen When the device is locked and a button is pressed from the Main screen, the Unlock Device input screen will appear.
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GenA v2 User Guide SCREEN NOTES Set Disable Lock Code When the Lock Code is enabled, the ‘Lock • Code Disable’ function will be available if permitted by the pager. When the Lock Code is correct, press • button to disable the Lock feature. Pressing button cancels the action.
GenA v2 User Guide Do Not Disturb When the Do Not Disturb feature is enabled, the pager will not alert when a message is received between the set times. Typically, this feature is set during sleep time instead of turning the pager off.
GenA v2 User Guide Key Vibe When Key Vibe is On, there is a very short vibration each time a key is pressed. (Haptic feedback) SCREEN NOTES Set Key Vibe Popup • This Pressing any key causes the pager to vibrate very briefly.
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GenA v2 User Guide SCREEN NOTES Folder Size Warning Screen. • If a folder size is reduced, the pager will reset and all messages in the folder will be deleted. Press the key to start changing the • folder message limit.
The On-Line Support screen (if enabled) displays a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone. The QR code contains a website URL with Spok GenA pager information and documents that can be accessed or downloaded with a smartphone.
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