Private time, Quiet mode, Messages – Motorola PF1500 User Manual
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Private Time
Setting Private Time
Private Time mode allows you to select a time period during which the pager
receives messages and performs all functions, but without any audible or
vibrating notification.
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Press ,, !, or # to display the Main menu.
Use !# to highlight :
Pager
Settings
and press ,.
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Use !# to highlight h
Set
Private
Time
and press ,.
Press ,. to move to the hour digit and use !# to set the start and end time
(set hour, minute, AM/PM) that you want for private time.
Press ,. to save your changes. To exit without saving changes, press ..
Note: When private time is set, h appears on your Status screen. When
private time is active, the l or k are not displayed on your Status screen.
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Quiet Mode
Setting Quiet Mode
When active, Quiet Mode allows you to temporarily override audible pager
alerts. All audible alerts are changed to vibrator alerts.
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Press ,, !, or # to display the Main menu.
Use !# to highlight :
Pager
Settings
and press ,.
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Use !# to highlight k
Quiet
Mode
and press ,.
The options are ?
On
, or @
Off
. Use !# to highlight your selection and
press ,.
If the current main alert setting is audible or vibrate, a flashing k displays
on the Status screen. If the main alert is set to silent, an alert icon does not
display on the Status screen.
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Messages
Previewing and Reading Messages
• When you receive a personal or information service message, the Status
screen displays and the unit alerts according to the Main or News/
Information Alert setting. A flashing E or j displays on the Main menu
indicating which type of message has been received.
• To stop the alert, press any button. The 1 on the Standby screen and E
or j on the Main menu flash until you have read all received personal or
news/info service messages.
• If reminder alerts were preset, the unit periodically alerts to remind you of
any unread personal messages.
Previewing Messages
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Use !# to highlight E or j (or u
if QuickView InBox is turned on) and
press , to display a list of the first 4 messages.
If you have more than 4 messages, use !# to move to any message listing.
S
displays next to any message you previously previewed and read.
\
displays when a reply was successful.
[
displays when a reply was unsuccessful.
^
displays next to any unread personal message with custom reply choices
attached.
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Reading Messages
If your pager has Reply capability, please refer to the Reading Message
instructions presented in “Replying to Messages” on page 17.
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To read a message (while previewing), use !# to highlight the desired
message.
Press , to read the selected message.
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Use !#to scroll through the text of a message or press , to page through
the message.
Note: If pre-set, the time and date displays as the last line of each message.
At the end of the message a highlighted menu bar is displayed. Press , to
move or delete the message, or press . to return to the Message Preview
screen.
At any time, while previewing or reading, press and hold , to access a pop-
up menu with Next Message, Delete, and Move options. If you are reading
an information service message, the pop-up menu also gives you a Create
InBox option (refer to “Creating an InBox” on page 25).