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Single Format Paging
If only one paging format is to be supported, the remote does not require that a leading
digit be entered to make a page. The user simply enters the capcode of the pager or radio
they wish to signal. Operation proceeds as described above with the exception that no
leading digit is entered.
Scrolling through the Database
If the operator knows the name of the party he or she needs to signal, but is not sure of the
paging capcode to send, he or she can scroll through the database of pre-programmed
paging users until they find the name they want and then send the page. To start the
process of scrolling through the database the operator presses either the “*” or the “#”
keys on the DTMF keypad. The remote will start at whatever location the database pointer
was set to when the last page or search was done, and, depending on which key is pressed
first, work its way up or down the list showing user names on the top line and leading
digit/capcodes on the bottom line. The remote will wrap around to the other end of the list
any time it crosses the 1-to-50 boundary, going in either direction. Once the desired user is
displayed, the operator only needs to press the Page Send button to send out that page.
The operator cannot switch to scrolling the database on the fly, that is, the “*” and “#”
keys will only initiate the scrolling action if they are the first key pressed for a paging
entry. If the operator starts out to do a direct entry of a paging capcode, and then presses
the “*” or “#” key, the deskset will treat the key-press as part of the capcode entry and
judge it on the basis of whether or not it is a valid entry for the format selected. If the
operator realizes after starting the entry that he or she has forgotten the full capcode, the
operator should press the CLEAR button first, and then start scrolling through the
database with the “*” or “#”.
One of the advantages of entering users into the paging database is that, in addition to
identifying their pages by name and defining the format and capcode they use, the
programmer can also assign the channel they use, if necessary. If the user has a channel
assigned, then whenever their page is entered, either manually or by scrolling, the remote
will automatically switch the radio to the correct channel before the page is sent out. Once
the page is completed, the remote will remain on the channel that the page switched it to,
until the operator or a parallel remote makes a change.
It is also necessary to enter users’ pages into the database if they are to be part of any stack
pages, since the remote calls up the pages from memory based on those user numbers
when it is doing a stack page.
Note
The transmitting of pages can only be accomplished by pressing
either the TRANSMIT button in the lower right hand corner of the
remote deskset, or the button above it, depending on the system
programming. The PTT bar in the handset will not cause a page to
be transmitted, even if the handset is off-hook.
