ADVISOR Gold - American Messaging

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ADVISOR ® Gold 

ADVISOR ® Gold FLX 

USER’S GUIDE 

ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager 

Congratulations on purchasing either an ADVISOR 

Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX pager by Motorola ® . Your 

new pager provides exciting capabilities in messaging 

and can become a vital part of your business and personal 

life. The pager’s four-line display and expanded 

functionality incorporate many of the most advanced 

electronic, communication, and wireless technologies 

available. It is reliable, convenient, and designed for 

easy operation. 

These operating instructions explain how to use your 

pager and provide helpful suggestions for first-time 

and experienced users. 

Exciting FLEX Technology by Motorola 

The ADVISOR Gold FLX pager uses the latest in 

paging—FLEX TECHNOLOGY. This technological 

advance extends battery life up to five times longer 

than ordinary pagers, saving you time and money. As 

a Motorola FLEX pager user, you can feel more 

confident in receiving your pages because FLEX technology 

improves the ability to receive pages. FLEX 

technology has been developed by Motorola, the 

leader in paging innovation and quality. 

Along with FLEX technology, this compact pager uses 

many advances in electronic and wireless technology 

which allow you to receive text and numeric messages 

instantly and affordably. 

Getting the Most from Your Pager 

• Spend a few minutes learning all of the functions 

and messaging capabilities of your pager. 

• Give your pager number to your business associates, 

friends, family, children’s school, and the babysitter 

so you can always be reached in an emergency. 

• Include your pager number on business cards and 

on your answering machine message. 

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Contents 

Page 

ADVISOR Gold or ADVISOR Gold FLX Pager............1 

Exciting FLEX Technology by Motorola.......................1 

Getting the Most from Your Pager ...............................1 

Display Symbols .........................................................2 

Controls ......................................................................2 

Pager Symbols............................................................3 

Turning Your Pager On ................................................4 

Turning Your Pager Off ................................................4 

Receiving and Reading Your Messages......................5 

Using the Function Menu ............................................6 

Backlighting.................................................................6 

Locking and Unlocking Messages ..............................6 

Setting the Time and Date ..........................................7 

Setting the Alarm ........................................................8 

Setting the Message Alarm.........................................9 

Setting the Alert Mode ..............................................10 

Setting the Alert Pattern............................................10 

Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off ......................11 

Deleting Messages from Memory.............................11 

Moving Messages to Your Notebooks .......................12 

Deleting Messages From Your Notebooks ................13 

Setting Auto On/Off...................................................13 

Other Features..........................................................14 

Battery Information ...................................................15 

Care of Your Pager ....................................................16 

Cleaning Your Pager..................................................16 

Repair and Maintenance...........................................17 

Patent Information.....................................................17 

Display Symbols 

Controls 

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Choose 

Alert 

Set 

Audible/ 

Silent 

Alert 

Set 

Auto 

On/Off 

Set 

Message 

Alarm 

ESCAPE 

È Ñ å É ó ò ï ñ í Ö 

Left/Right 

Directional 

Buttons 

Set Time 

and Alarm 

Turn 

Pager 

Off 

A 

Delete All 

Messages 

Escape 

(to status 

screen) 

Function/ 

Select Button 

Delete 

Message 

Read/ 

Escape/ 

Power On 

Button 

Add To 

Notebook 

Lock/ 

Unlock 

Message 

Up/Down 

Directional 

Buttons

Pager Symbols 

Pager Status Symbols: (Left column) 

ë Power On 

Í Audible Alert Mode 

Auto On/Off 

Ö Alarm 

Message Status Symbols: (Top two rows of display) 

í Locked Message 

Õ Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled) 

V Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled) 

ü Message In Memory Indicator 

é Memory Full Indicator 

Ö Alarmed Message 

Function Menu Symbols: (Bottom row of display) 

È Choose Alert 

Ñ Set Time and Alarm 

å Set Auto On/Off 

É Set Audible Alert 

Ç Set Silent Alert 

ó Turn Pager Off 

ò Escape (to status screen) 

ï Delete Message 

ñ Delete All Messages 

í Lock Message 

ì Unlock Message 

Õ Maildrop Indicator (Alert Enabled) 

Ì Maildrop Indicator (Alert Disabled) 

Ö Set Message Alarm 

Add to Notebook 

Receiving and Reading Your Messages 

When a message is received, your pager alerts and 

displays a flashing ü symbol. 

➊ Press any button to stop the alert. 

➋ Press Ë to display your message. 

The pager automatically stores the message and the 

time and date it is received. 

A flashing arrow Ü at the bottom right corner of the 

screen indicates the message you are reading continues 

beyond the four lines of the display. 

Press Ë to advance to the next screen of the message. 

Press to read your message line by line. 

Press and hold Ë to rapidly scroll through your message, 

screen by screen. 

If more than one message exists, press ä or ã to 

select the message you want to read. The symbol Ó 

indicates the location of the message. Press Ë to 

display your message. While reading your messages, 

you can press H or I to view the previous or next 

message. 

A flashing ësymbol indicates you have a message 

that has not been read. The pager alerts at predetermined 

intervals to remind you of any unread messages. 

ADVISOR Gold and ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers store 

up to 19 personal messages in memory. 

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Other Symbols: 

å Enter Auto On/Off Menu and Auto On/Off 

Enabled 

õ Auto On/Off Disabled 

ô 24 Hour Time 

AM AM Time 

PM PM Time 

Ã Disable Alarm 

c Enable Alarm 

Ç No Message Alert (On Choose Alert Menu) 

Õ Chirping Alert (On Choose Alert Menu) 

( Full Battery Gauge 

, Low Battery Gauge 

T Out of Range 

Ü Message Continuation 

Truncated Message 

Alphanumeric Missing Fragment Indicator* 

- - - - - Long Numeric Missing Fragment Indicator* 

ú Errored Data Indicator 

* These symbols apply to ADVISOR Gold FLX only. 

Turning Your Pager On 

Press Ë. 

Your pager alerts and shows ë in the left column of 

the display. The time and date are shown at the bottom 

of the display. 

Turning Your Pager Off 

➊ Press Á to display the function menu. 

➋ Press ä to move the cursor to ó. 

➌ Press Á twice to turn the pager off. 

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Using the Function Menu 

Press Á to display the function menu. 

The function menu gives you access to the many features 

of your pager through a series of symbols and prompts. 

For example, when the function menu screen is first displayed, 

the ò symbol flashes, indicating the present 

position of the cursor. You can now press ä or ã to 

move the cursor within the function menu. 

NOTE: To exit from any menu without making changes, 

press Ë. 

Backlighting 

The pager’s backlight illuminates in low-light conditions 

when any button is pressed. You can manually 

activate or deactivate the backlight at any time by 

pressing and holding Á for two seconds. If no other 

buttons are pressed, the backlight automatically turns 

off when the pager returns to the standby mode. 

Locking and Unlocking Messages 

Up to 10 messages can be locked in memory, preventing 

them from being replaced when memory is full (indicated 

by the é symbol). 

➊ Press Ë. 

➋ Press ä or ã to select the message to lock. 

➌ Press Á to display the function menu. 

➍ Press ã to move the cursor to lock (í) or unlock 

(ì). 

➎ Press Á to lock or unlock the message. 

➏ The symbol í or ì is displayed, indicating the status 

of the message in memory. 

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Setting the Time and Date 


➋ Press ä to move the cursor to Ñ. 

➌ Press Á to display the set-time screen. 

➍ Press ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. 

➎ Press or to adjust the hour. 

➏ Press ã to move the cursor to the minute digit. 

➐ Press or to adjust the minute. 

➑ Repeat the process for each set of digits: AM/PM/ 

24 hr., month/day/year. 

➒ Press Á to activate the time and date change. 

●Ñ22:23ô05/06/96● 

Ã0:00ô--/--/-- 

SET TIME 

Example of Set-Time Screen 

If you move the cursor past the last symbol in the row 

(far right), it automatically wraps around and displays 

at the first symbol in the beginning of the same row (far 

left). 


press Ë . 

Setting the Message Alarm 

This feature allows you to set a one-time or a daily 

alarm for a particular personal message. You can set 

an alarm for up to five personal messages. 

To set a one-time message alarm: 

➊ Press Ë. 

➋ Press ä or ã to select the message you want to 

alarm. 


➍ Press ã to move the cursor to Ö. 

➎ Press Á to display the set-message-alarm screen. 

When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the 

far left position. 

This symbol defines the alarm status—either alarm 

enabled (c) or alarm disabled (Ã). 

➏ From the set-message-alarm screen, follow the 

same steps described in Setting the Alarm. 

To set a daily message alarm: 

Follow the instructions above to set the alarm time, 

then follow the instructions in “To set the alarm to alert 

daily” under Setting the Alarm. 

The b symbol replaces the m symbol when the message 

alarm is set. 

At the selected time, your pager vibrates or emits a 12second 

alert, depending on the current alert mode. 

Press J to display the message for which the alarm is 

set. 

The m symbol replaces the b symbol after the alarm 

has sounded unless the alarm is set to alert daily . 

NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowledged, 

the Ö flashes until the message is read. 

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Setting the Alarm 

The alarm on your pager can be set for a specific time 

and date, or it can be used as a daily alarm. 

To set the alarm for a specific time and date: 


➋ Press ä to move the cursor to Ñ. 

➌ Press Á to display the set-time-and-alarm screen. 

➍ Press to move the cursor to Ö. 

Ñ22:23ô05/06/96 

●Ã0:00ô--/--/--● 

SET ALARM 

Example of Set-Time-and-Alarm Screen 

The alarm symbol defines the alarm status—either 

alarm enabled (c) or alarm disabled (Ã). 

➎ Press ã to move the cursor to Ö. 

➏ Press or to enable or disable the alarm. 

➐ Press ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. 

➑ Repeat the process for each entry (minute, AM/PM, 

and date). 

➒ Press Á to activate your selection. The Ö symbol 

is shown on the display. 

At the selected time, your pager emits a 12-second 

audible alert even if the pager is in the silent mode. 

To set the alarm to alert daily: 

Follow the steps previously described, except when 

setting the date, press for the date entries until you 

see a blank month, day, and year (--/--/--). The alarm is 

now set to alert every day at this specified time. 

NOTE: If the alarm expires without being acknowledged, 

the Ö symbol flashes until any button is 

pressed. 


press Ë. 

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Setting the Alert Mode 

The alert can be set as either audible or silent. 


➋ Press ä to move the cursor to É or Œ. 

The É symbol is displayed if the pager is in the silent alert 

mode (prompting you to enter the audible mode, if 

desired). The Œsymbol is displayed if the pager is in the 

audible alert mode (prompting you to enter the silent 

mode, if desired). 

➌ Press Á to select the desired alert mode. 

If the selected mode is audible (É), your pager emits a 

short chirp. If the selected mode is silent (Œ) and your 

pager is equipped with a vibrator, your pager vibrates. 

Setting the Alert Pattern 

NOTE: The pager must be in the audible alert mode to 

select the alert pattern. 

Your pager has a standard alert (1), seven different pleasing 

alerts (2 through 8), and a chirping alert (Õ), allowing 

you to select and change the alert. You can also select no 

alert (Œ). 

To change your alert: 


➋ Press ä to move the cursor to È, then press Á. 

➌ Press ä or ã to move the cursor to the desired alert. 

The pager gives a sample of each alert when scrolling 

through the selections. 

➍ Press Á to activate the alert. 

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PLEASING ALERT 

Example of the Alert Pattern Screen 

Turning the Maildrop Alert On and Off 

You can set your pager to alert when a maildrop (also 

known as information service) message is received. 

➊ Press Ë. 

➋ Press to move the cursor to Õ. 


➍ Press ã to move the cursor to the alert on (Õ) or 

alert off (Ì) symbol. 

The symbol Õ is displayed if the maildrop alert is on 

(prompting you to turn it off, if desired). 

The symbol Ì is displayed if the maildrop alert is off 

(prompting you to turn it on, if desired). 

➎ Press Á to select the desired maildrop alert mode. 

Deleting Messages from Memory 

You can delete an unlocked and un-alarmed message 

from memory while you are viewing the message or 

through the function menu. 

To delete messages using the function menu: 

➊ Press ä or ã to select the message you want to 

delete from memory. 

➋ Press Á to display the function menu. 

➌ Press ã to move the cursor to ï. 

➍ Press Á to receive confirmation of the request. 

➎ Press Á to delete the message. 

Deleting Messages from Your Notebooks 

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➊ Press ã to move the cursor to . 

➋ Press Ë to display a list of notebook messages. 

➌ Press F or G to scroll through the list until K is displayed 

at the notebook message you want to delete. 

➍ Press Á to display the function menu. 

➎ Press ã to move the cursor to ï. 

➏ Press Á to confirm the delete request. 

➐ Press Á to delete the message. Repeat these 

steps to delete each message. 

Setting Auto On/Off 

To set your pager’s auto on/off feature, proceed as follows: 


➋ Press ä to move the cursor to å. 

➌ Press Á to display the auto on/off screen. 

When the screen is first displayed, the cursor is at the 

farthest left position. The enabled (å) or disabled (õ) 

symbol indicates the current status. 

ON OFF 

õ 0:00ô 0:00ô 

Example of Auto On/Off Screen 

➍ Press or to select å or õ. 

➎ Press ã to move the cursor to the hour digit. The 

Auto On time is displayed on the left and the Auto 

Off time is displayed on the right. 

➏ Press or to adjust the hour. 

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To delete all unlocked, un-alarmed and read 

messages from memory: 


➋ Press ã to move the cursor to ñ. 

➌ Press Á twice. 

All unlocked, un-alarmed and read messages are now 

deleted. 

NOTE: Personal and maildrop notebooks are not 

deleted with this feature. 

Moving Messages to Your Notebooks 

Your pager has two notebook areas: a personal notebook 

for storing personal messages, and a maildrop 

notebook for storing information service messages. 

To store a message in your personal notebook: 

➊ Press Ë . 

➋ Press ä or ã to move the cursor to select the message 

you desire to move into your personal notebook. 


➍ Press ã to move the cursor to . 

➎ Press Á to move the message into your personal 

notebook. 

The symbol is shown in the top right-hand corner of 

the display. 

To store a message in the maildrop (information 

service) notebook: 

Follow the same steps as described for storing personal 

notebook messages. 

The symbol is shown in the second row, right-hand 

corner of the display. 

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➐ Repeat the process for each set of digits for both the 

on time and the off time (hour, minute, AM/PM if 

your pager is set to display time in the 12 hour 

mode). 

➑ Press Á to activate auto on/off. 

The å symbol is displayed if the auto on/off function is 

enabled. If the on time is equal to the off time, the 

pager does not enable the auto on/off function. 

Other Features 

Battery Gauge: The battery gauge indicator is located 

on the status screen and keeps you informed of the 

battery energy level. The five indicators range from full 

to low: ( (full), ) (3/4), * (1/2), + (1/4), 

and , (low). 

Key Click: When this feature is enabled, and the 

pager is in the audible mode, a “click” is emitted whenever 

a button is pressed. The click is not heard when 

the pager is in the silent mode. 

Duplicate Message: If the same message is received 

more than once, DUPLICATE MESSAGE is displayed 

at the beginning of the new message. The new message 

contains the latest time and date stamp. 

Out of Range: With this option enabled, T is displayed 

whenever you are out of range of the paging transmitter. 

Your pager can also alert you of this if this feature is 

enabled. The symbol T is no longer displayed when 

you return to your transmitting area. 

Errored Data Indicator: The ú symbol displays when 

potentially corrupt data is received. The indicator alternates 

with the corrupted character. 

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Alphanumeric and Long Numeric Missing Fragment 

Indicators: If part of the message has not been 

received, or - - - - - is displayed. Note: This applies 

to ADVISOR Gold FLX pagers only. 

Maildrop History: When this option is enabled, the 

pager stores up to four history files per maildrop (information 

services) slot selected. When a new maildrop 

message is received on a specific slot, the existing 

message is “pushed” into the history area and the new 

message is stored in the maildrop slot. When a fifth 

history file is received, the oldest history file is deleted. 

Battery Information 

Your pager is designed to operate with a single AA-size 

alkaline battery (carbon zinc batteries are not recommended). 

See the diagram on the following page for the 

battery door location. 

To install or replace the battery, place the pager face 

down and proceed as follows: 

➊ Unlock the battery door by sliding the door latch 

away from the battery door. 

➋ Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow 

(toward the outer edge). 

➌ Lift the battery door away from the housing to 

remove it. Lift the battery out of the battery compartment, 

taking note of the positive (+) and negative (-) 

markings on the battery and the pager housing. 

Repair and Maintenance 

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Your pager, properly handled, is capable of many 

years of trouble-free service. 

However, if your pager ever requires service, 

Motorola’s Service Organization, staffed with specially 

trained technicians, offers conveniently located repair 

and maintenance facilities throughout the world. 

Please contact your paging service representative or a 

Motorola sales office for more information. 

Patent Information 

This product is manufactured under one or more Motorola 

U.S. Patents. A partial listing of these patents is provided 

on the inside surface of the battery door. Patent numbers 

listed under the heading VH and QW apply to specific 

product models, as indicated below. Patent numbers 

listed under the heading ALL apply to all models of this 

product. Other patents covering this product are pending. 

The model number is located on the back of the product, 

as indicated by the example model number below: 

A03xxB5962AA 

If positions xx are occupied by VH, the patent numbers 

listed under VH and ALL apply to this model of 

the product. 

If positions xx are occupied by QW, the patent numbers 

listed under QW and ALL apply to this model of 

the product. 

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To install a new battery, reverse this procedure, taking 

note of the positive (+) and negative (-) markings. 

CAUTION: Do not insert the battery backwards or the 

messages stored or locked in memory will be erased. 

Care of Your Pager 

To maintain the fine optical quality of the display in the 

pager, do not subject it to extreme temperatures and 

moisture. 

Cleaning Your Pager 

To clean smudges and grime from the exterior of the 

housing, use a soft, nonabrasive cloth moistened in a mild 

soap and water solution. Rinse the surface using a second 

cloth moistened in clean water. Do not immerse the 

pager in water. Do not use any other cleaning solutions. 

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