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Cat. No.
17-8022/17-8023
OWNER’S MANUAL
TM
PGL-302 Ultra Express Numeric
Local Pager
Please read before using this pager.
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Message Protect—lets you protect up to eight mes-
sages from accidental deletion.
Automatic Page Reset—stops a page after 20 sec-
onds if you do not press a button.
Page Reminder—beeps or vibrates every 2 minutes
to remind you to view unread pages.
Automatic Pager Power—lets you set the pager to
turn on and off at specific times every day.
Be sure you thoroughly read these instructions to en-
sure that you fully understand your pager’s operation.
Note: You need one AAA battery to power your pager.
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GETTING STARTED
SUBSCRIBING TO SERVICE
You must subscribe to local paging service through
PageMart before you can start receiving pages.
To activate your pager, call PageMart’s at 1-800-99-
RSPAGE.
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INSTALLING A BATTERY
Your pager requires one AAA battery. For the best per-
formance, we recommend an alkaline battery such as
Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-555.
1. Slide off the battery cover in the direction of the
arrow.
2. Remove the old battery, if necessary, and dis-
pose of it properly.
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3. Insert the new battery as indicated by the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked beside the compart-
ment.
4. Replace the battery cover.
Notes:
• The built-in memory saver stores messages and
settings for a short time while you change the
battery.
• Turn off the pager when you are not using it. See
“Automatic Operation.”
• A battery should last for 850 to 950 hours of use.
When battery power becomes low, the pager displays
. You have about 1 week’s battery power left
when this warning first appears.
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PAGER QUICK GUIDE
Read/Select Mode Light/Reset
Button
Button
Button
Press the read/select button
(
) to turn on the pag-
er, view pages, and select menu options.
Press the mode button
(
) to access the pager’s
menus.
Press the light/reset button
(
) to turn on the light.
Press it twice to return to the time/date display.
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INDICATORS
Your pager displays the following symbols.
Audible mode
Vibrate (silent) mode
Protected message
Message continuation
Erase all messages
Delete individual message
Pager alarm activated
Automatic power feature
Low battery indicator
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PREPERATION
SETTING THE DATE
Press
to turn on the pager, then follow these steps
to set the current date.
Note:
If you do not press a button within 10 seconds,
the pager returns to the time/date display.
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press
until the pager displays SET dATE?.
2. Press
. The month digits flash.
3. Repeatedly press
to select the current month.
4. Press
. The day digits flash.
5. Repeatedly press
to select the current day.
6. Press
twice to return to the time/date display.
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SETTING THE TIME
Press
to turn on the pager, then follow these steps
to set the current time.
Note:
If you do not set the time, the pager incorrectly
reports the times of your pages.
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press
until the pager displays SET TIME?.
2. Press
. The hour digits flash.
3. Repeatedly press
to select the current hour.
4. Press
. The first minute digit flashes.
5. Repeatedly press
to select the correct digit.
6. Press
. The second minute digit flashes.
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7. Repeatedly press
8. Press . Aor Pflashes if the pager is set to the
12-hour format.
9. Press
to select the correct digit.
to select the desired time of day (Afor
. The pager displays 12 HOURSor 24
to select the desired time format (12-
AM or Pfor PM).
10. Press
HOURS.
11. Press
hour with AM/PM or 24-hour).
12. Press
twice to return to the time/date display.
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SELECTING SILENT OR TONE
ALERT
You can have your pager alert you by vibrating or by
sounding one of five tone patterns.
To have the pager vibrate when you receive a page, at
the time/date display, press
. If the pager is current-
ly set to sound tones, it displays SILENT?. Press
to switch to silent alerts. The pager vibrates briefly, and
the
indicator turns on.
To have the pager sound tones when you receive a
page, at the time/date display, press . If the pager
is currently set to vibrate, it displays AUdIO?. Press
to switch to tone alerts. The pager beeps, and the
indicator turns on.
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Selecting the Tone Pattern
When you set the pager to sound tones for pages, you
have a choice of five tone patterns. To select a tone
pattern:
1. Select tone alert (see “Selecting Silent or Tone
Alert”).
2. Repeatedly press
until the pager displays
SET ALERT?.
3. Press
to hear the currently selected pattern.
4. Repeatedly press
Each time you press
to select a different pattern.
, the pager sounds the
selected pattern and displays ALERT 1,
ALERT 2, ALERT 3, ALERT 4, or ALERT 5.
5. When you hear the pattern you want, press
twice to return to the time/date display.
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OPERATION
TURNING THE PAGER ON/OFF
Press
to turn on the pager. The pager sounds an
alert tone or vibrates and briefly turns on all indicators.
To turn off the pager, repeatedly press
until the
. The
pager displays PAGER OFF?. Then press
or
indicator turns off.
Notes:
• The time and date appear when the pager is off.
• The pager does not receive pages when it is off.
TURNING ON THE LIGHT
To turn on the light, press
on for 8 seconds. Press
. The pager’s light turns
again to turn it off sooner.
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RECEIVING AND READING
MESSAGES
When the pager receives a page, it alerts (beeps or vi-
brates) for 8 seconds. Press any button to stop the
alert sooner. The pager displays the number of unread
pages.
The pager briefly alerts every 2 minutes until you view
the message.
Press
to display the message. If it contains more
to see the rest of
than 12 digits, repeatedly press
the message. The last screen of the page gives the
message’s number and time.
To read additional messages, press
again.
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Tone Only Messages
If your pager receives a message that does not have
any numbers, it displays TONE ONLY.
Unreadable Messages
If your pager receives a message that is partially or to-
tally unreadable, it does not display the unreadable
parts.
PROTECTING AND
UNPROTECTING MESSAGES
Follow these steps to protect a message so you cannot
delete it.
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1. Repeatedly press
until the pager displays the
message you want to protect.
2. Repeatedly press
until the pager displays
PROTECT?.
3. Press
to protect the message.
To unprotect the message, follow the above steps. In
Step 2, the pager displays UNPROTECT?.
DELETING MESSAGES
You can delete single messages, or all unprotected
messages.
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Deleting Individual Messages
1. Repeatedly press
until the pager displays the
message you want to delete.
2. Press
3. Press
until the pager displays dELETE?.
to delete the message.
Deleting All Unprotected Messages
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press
until the pager displays ERASE ALL?.
2. Press
to delete the messages.
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AUTOMATIC OPERATION
You can set your pager to automatically turn on and off
at specific times every day. To do so, select automatic
operation and set the desired on and off times.
Selecting Automatic Operation
Follow these steps to select automatic operation.
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press
until the pager displays PAGER AUTO?.
2. Press
to select automatic operation.
To return to manual operation, repeat these steps. The
pager displays PGR MANUAL?in Step 1.
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Setting the Automatic On and Off Times
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press
until the pager displays SET AUTO?.
2. Press
. The pager displays the currently set
on and off times with the on time’s hour flashing.
3. Repeatedly press until the pager displays the
desired time. Then press
digit flash.
to make the next
Repeat this step until the pager displays the
desired on and off times.
4. Press
twice to return to the time/date display.
Note: The pager only turns on and off automatically if
you turn on this function. See “Selecting Automatic Op-
eration.”
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SETTING THE ALARM
Follow these steps to set your pager’s alarm.
1. At the time/date display, repeatedly press
until the pager displays SET ALARM?.
2. Press
. The pager displays the currently set
alarm time with either ONor OFFflashing.
3. To have the alarm sound, press until ON
flashes. Otherwise, press until OFF flashes.
. The hour flashes.
Then press
4. Repeatedly press
until the pager displays the
for the next digit.
desired time. Then press
Repeat this step until the pager displays the
desired alarm time.
5. Press
twice to return to the time/date display.
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The pager alerts for 20 seconds at the set alarm time.
Press any button to stop the alert sooner.
PAGER IDEAS
Include your pager number in your answering machine
or voice mail messages. This way, you can receive im-
portant messages immediately.
Give your pager number to friends, family members,
and business associates. When they page you, they
can use their telephone’s keypad to enter a number
where you can reach them. Your pager displays this
number when you receive the page.
Leave your pager number at your children’s school
and with the babysitter so you can always be reached
in an emergency.
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Establish code messages with your family or friends.
For example, your children can include the code 3333
to tell you they are home from school. Your spouse can
send 07734 to say hello! (Read it upside-down.)
If you have a cellular phone, give your pager number
instead of your cellular number. You can decide who to
call back on your cellular phone, without paying for in-
coming cellular calls. This can drastically reduce your
monthly cellular bill!
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CARE
To enjoy your pager for a long time:
• Keep the pager dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry
immediately.
• Use and store the pager only in normal tempera-
ture environments.
• Handle the pager gently and carefully. Don’t drop
it.
• Keep the pager away from dust and dirt.
• Wipe the pager with a damp cloth occasionally to
keep it looking new.
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FCC INFORMATION
Your pager might cause TV or radio interference even
when it is operating properly. To determine whether
your pager is causing the interference, turn off the pag-
er. If the interference goes away, your pager is causing
the interference. Try to eliminate the interference by
moving the pager away from the receiver.
If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC re-
quires that you stop using your pager.
Modifying or tampering with your pager’s internal com-
ponents can cause a malfunction and might void your
FCC authorization to operate it. If your pager is not
performing as it should, contact your local Radio
Shack store for assistance or call PageMart at 1-800-
864-HELP.
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This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Oper-
ation is subject to the following conditions:
(1) This device may not cause any harmful interfer-
ence, and
(2) This device must accept interference received, in-
cluding interference that may cause undesired opera-
tion.
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NOTES
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RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY
This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of
purchase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized
Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will
repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your
Radio Shack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any Radio
Shack store. Warranty does not cover transportation costs. Nor
does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RADIO SHACK MAKES NO
EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE
LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN
LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. Some states do
not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties; therefore,
the aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the pur-
chaser.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights
which vary from state to state.
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