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Alpha-Numeric Display PagerMODEL :AL-A28PAGER PROGRAMMING GUIDEGold Apollo Co., Ltd.
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREContentsContentsGETTING STARTED . 1EQUIPMENT REQUIRED . 1EQUIPMENT SETUP . 1INSTALLING PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE. 3INSTALLATION . 3RUNNING . 6ALA28 PROGRAMMING . 7INTRODUCTION . 7STARTING THE PROGRAMMER . 7CODE AND FEATURES MENU . 9Frequency. 9Capcode (Decimal Address).10Auto Increase 1 after write .12ALERT AND STATUS .13Alerts and Status .13Manual Write .15Prompts .16Out of Range Prompts .16FILE OPEN (CTRL O) .17FILE SAVE (CTRL S) .17FILE EXIT (CTRL E).17PAGER READ (F3) .17PAGER WRITE (F4) .19ABOUT .20August 4, 2006V1.0
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREGetting StartedGetting StartedThe ALA28 pager Programming software, provides the flexibilityto program ALA28 pagers to meet individual requirements. Toobtain the best results from the product, please take a fewminutes to read this instruction guide.Equipment RequiredTo install and operate the programmer, you need a system that meetsthe following minimum requirements: An personal computer (PC) with printer port, or compatible Windows 98 SE or above operating system (XP Recommended) 256 MB of RAM ALA28 Programmer A DB25 male-male printer cable ALA28 Pager Programming SoftwareEquipment SetupRefer to Figure 1 while performing the follows:1. At the rear of the PC, connect the DB25 male-male interfacecable to the printer port on your computer.2.Plug end of the DB25 cable into the ALA28 programmer.3.Hardware installation is complete.August 4, 20061
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREGetting StartedPower LEDPress down on the pager untilit is tight in the fixture.ComputerALA28ProgrammerDB25 male-maleprinter cableAL-A28Figure 1 Programmer Hardware ConnectionsAugust 4, 20062
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREInstalling Programmer SoftwareInstalling Programmer SoftwareInstallationInstall the programmer software into a PC as follows:1.2.Uncompress the ALA28FV3.81 FD0801.zip andsave them in a temporary directory.Double click the setup.exe file. Click on “Y”.3.Click “Next” on the Welcome screen.4. Enter your user information and click “Next”.(Note: you must enter at least a single character "into the company field)August 4, 20063
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREInstalling Programmer Software5.Choose where the program should be installed and click “Next”.6. On the Select Program Folder screen choose where you would likethe program to show up in your start menu and click “Install”.August 4, 20064
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREInstalling Programmer Software7. Click “Finish” on the Setup Complete screen.August 4, 20065
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREInstalling Programmer SoftwareRunningYou now have the program installed. To run it from the Start menu/Programs/ Gold Apollo /ALA28 Pager ProgrammerAugust 4, 20066
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingALA28 ProgrammingIntroductionPreparing a Pager for Reading or Programming: Establish a computer hardware configuration.Run the programming software of ALA28.A Power LED illuminates on the Programming Interface to indicateproper contact. If the Power LED did not illuminate then you mustcheck the configuration and restart the programming software ofALA28. Align the pager contact pin holes with the contact pins of theALA28 Programmer. Press down on the pager until it is tight in the fixture.Turn the pager off or wait the pager until standby mode.The pager is now ready to read or program.Starting the ProgrammerThe application can be launched from Start Programs Gold Apollo ALA28 Pager Programmer. The following window appears :Input your password. If key in wrong password for 3 times, the system shutsoff automatically. If the password is correct, the following window appears :August 4, 20067
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingNow, the system examines that the ALA28 programmer iswell installed. If any questions, the following windowappears :Please re-check the ALA28 programmer and printer portare well installed or not. If connection successfully withthe ALA28 programmer. The system enters the Code andFeatures Menu August 4, 20068
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingCode and Features MenuFrequency You can select the range of frequency and all setting will load default value. The frequency is on which the pager operates. The baud rate is on which the pager operates.August 4, 20069
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingCapcode (Decimal Address) Cap #1Please input 1st Capcode (7 Dec digits between 8 and 2097151). ONEnable or disable 2nd Capcode (address). Click to set function bit (A、B、C、D) message control.August 4, 200610
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 Programming Function Bit (A、B、C、D) Message Display:N: STD Number.P: PRC Number.A: Alpha number.I: Ideographic.T: Tone onlyD: Disable Function Bit (A、B、C、D) Priority Alert: - is disable. Function Bit (A、B、C、D) Message Type:P: Personal.August 4, 200611
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingThe available selections for alerts are:02: 2 sec.08: 8 sec.16: 16 sec.32: 32 sec.CT: continuous.Auto Increase 1 after write 1st capcode always increment by one after write. 2nd capcode always increment by one after write.August 4, 200612
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingAlert and StatusAlert and Status If it is selected, then the message most length is 2,000 characters, otherwisethe length only can be 300 characters. If it is selected, error message will be discarded. This value represents the battery voltage level necessary for the batterygauge to display a full battery. If the battery voltage is higher or equal tothis value, the full battery gauge icon is displayed. Valid selections are:1.58V, 1.53V, 1.48V, 1.43V, 1.39V, 1.35V, 1.29V, 1.23V, 1.19V, 1.14V, 1.09V,1.05V, and 1.00V. The High level must be greater than the Med level, andthe Med level Must be greater than the Low level. None of the levels canbe equal to each other.August 4, 200613
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 Programming This value represents the battery voltage level necessary for the battery gaugeto display a full battery. If the battery voltage is higher or equal to this value,the full battery gauge icon is displayed. Valid selections are: 1.58V, 1.53V,1.48V, 1.43V, 1.39V, 1.35V, 1.29V, 1.23V, 1.19V, 1.14V, 1.09V, 1.05V, and1.00V. The High level must be greater than the Med level, and the Med levelMust be greater than the Low level. None of the levels can be equal to eachother. This value represents the battery voltage level necessary for the battery gaugeto display a full battery. If the battery voltage is higher or equal to this value,the full battery gauge icon is displayed. Valid selections are: 1.58V, 1.53V,1.48V, 1.43V, 1.39V, 1.35V, 1.29V, 1.23V, 1.19V, 1.14V, 1.09V, 1.05V, and1.00V. The High level must be greater than the Med level, and the Med levelMust be greater than the Low level. None of the levels can be equal to eachother. When the paging display is “Direct”, if it is selected, the back-light will turnon at a message received. If it is selected, the pager emits a, low battery cell alert when the batteryreaches a low cell state. It select the RF signal polarity is normal or invert. With an out-of-service time specified by the code plug, the pager is considered“out of service” when it does not detect a POCSAG synchronization word forthat time period. The out-of-service icon displays at this time. Valid selectionsare: disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min and 10 min.August 4, 200614
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 Programming It selects the LCD display contract level. The value is a sequential lockout timer begins when a message arrives and isflagged as being sequentially locked out. If duplicate messages arrive, one ofthe messages is disregarded and not flagged as a duplicate. Valid selections aredisabled, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 120 seconds, 175 seconds and 240 seconds. With this option selected, the time period begins with a newly arrived messageand is reset every time a new message is received. Once the time period expires,the pager does not emit any more reminder alerts until a new message arrives.Valid time period selections are: Disable, 2 minutes, 10 minutes and 60 minutes. It is used for the user’s manual programming.Manual Write If it is selected, manual write enable. If it is selected, frequency modification is enabled at manual programming. If it is selected, enters manual programming password is required. If it is selected, enters manual programming password can be modification.August 4, 200615
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingPromptsOut of Range PromptsAugust 4, 200616
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingFile Open (Ctrl O)Click “Open” or “Ctrl O” to open the ALA28 code-plug file.The file has the extension “.tbl ”.File Save (Ctrl S)Click “Save” or “Ctrl S”, save the current code-plug data to a file.File Exit (Ctrl E)Exit the programmer software.Pager Read (F3)Click “Read” or press “F3” to read code-plug data from a ALA28.The status window shows reading process, when it's done, you willsee a message window of『Read success』on the screen.August 4, 200617
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ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingPager Write (F4)Click “Write” or press “F4” to program the ALA28. The status windowshows the writing process. When writing process finished, will startingverify process, when it is done, you will see a window of『Verify success』on the screen.August 4, 200619
ALA28PAGER PROGRAMMING SOFTWAREALA28 ProgrammingAboutAbout the ALA28 Pager Programmer software information.August 4, 200620
Align the pager contact pin holes with the contact pins of the ALA28 Programmer. Press down on the pager until it is tight in the fixture. Turn the pager off or wait the pager until standby mode. The pager is now ready to read or program. Starting the Programmer The application can be launched from Start Programs Gold Apollo
