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1. m 9 Settings Folder Alerts Allows you to select the alert for each folder individually Select the folder After pressing the OK button to confirm you can use the FORWARD or BACK navigation button to change the alert Whatever you select here the Alerts menu is where you tell the pager how loud to play it Message Font Allows you to change the font size of the messages Menu font size remains unchanged Rotate Display Allows you to rotate the display by 90 180 or 270 degrees so as you can have the buttons on the Top Bottom or Side of the screen Contrast You can set the display contrast between One light and Eight dark Backlight Allows you to turn off the automatic backlight saving a small amount of battery but making the pager harder to read Battery Allows you to tell the pager what type of battery is inserted This is only useful if you have purchased an s QUAD cradle charger from RBA Confirmation tone You can turn on or off the confirmation tone that is played when a change is applied Vibration Allows you to have the pager vibrate whenever an alert is played Date and time You enter the date time by repeatedly pressing the FORWARD and BACK navigation buttons If the correct number is shown press the OK button to confirm Key lock You can turn automatic activation of the key lock on or off To release the key lock press the two navigation buttons BACK and FORWARD simultaneously Key clic2. turned off as soon as you have read all messages Depending on the alert mode the periodic Alert Reminder changes Loud alert is played once loudly Quiet alert is played once quietly Discreet The alert is played once quietly Silent The alert pattern is played once silent that means just LED and vibration 7 Main menu From the Home Screen when you press the OK button for the first time the pager switches from the home screen to the main menu You can use the FORWARD and BACK navigation buttons to navigate to the individual menu items To open a selected menu item press the OK button Main menu e Messages e Subscriptions Read all your received news here Select the news folders you want to receive news for e Alert Sets the pagerwide alert mode see the chapter Alert e Switch off Switch off pager e Settings This menu contains various settings for the pager see the chapter Settings e Mark all messages read Marks all messages in all folders as read H e Delete all messages Every messages in pager even protected ones will be deleted Switches pager off messages sent whilst the pager is off will never be received When the pager is switched back on only new messages sent after switching on will be received Use the RBA app or website to check for messages if your pager was switched off e Switch Off 8 Alert This tells the pager how loudly to play the alerts t
3. OLDER ALERTS menu and it will never alert you again until you change the Folder Alert for it Never set your Personal folder to silent or find my pager won t work H
4. Quiet alert anal Ascending alert Discrete alert titefange iopey SP fo raeno fab nama eyo JE fiorai P E sting onagete beter RBA subscription level Displays your current RBA subscription level which determines how many and which News Folders you can access You can upgrade by calling the RBA admin desk Time alarm clock This line shows the time You can also see whether the alarm clock is activated Notification line If there are unread messages in the pager the total number is displayed here This line can also show the charger mask and the programming mask 6 Processing alerts messages Receive and read new messages When your s QUAD receives a message an alert occurs with sound vibration if switched on and illumination of the OK button By pressing the OK button you can stop the alert The header timestamp shows the message date message time and folder name If you now press the OK button again the message is displayed in full The BACK navigation button will display the header in full A downward pointing arrow in the bottom right of the message screen indicates that there is more text and the end of the message has a lt symbol When acknowledging an inbound alert you can continue to use the OK button to scroll to the end of the message The message is marked as read as soon as you reach the end and you can then continue to the next unacknowledged alert by pressing the OK button Pressing and h
5. at moisture cannot enter the pager In about 10days the pager starts to show an empty battery symbol It will continue to receive messages for several days but once the symbol starts flashing you will be alerted and the battery should be replaced asap BEWARE A battery on low voltage may still receive messages OK but may not have enough power to reboot the pager so always have your new battery to hand BEFORE opening the battery compartment Further information on the power supply can be found in the chapter Charging a battery in the pager Turn on a pager that has been switched off To manually turn on the AA WARD s QUAD press and ESC BACK OK hold one of the four La y buttons until the start k screen or start text appears on the display The home screen is visible after a few seconds and the s QUAD is then ready for operation Boo H 3 Button function and navigation BACK FORWARD OK navigation navigation confirmation button button button Scroll backwards Scroll forward in Read messages in the menu the menu Change Change Confirm and settings settings acknowledge alert Display the start screen or start text Display the secondary menu by holding button Display user Menu Confirm menu selection Go to the home screen by holding the button Open Main Menu Pressing the OK confirmation button allows you to switch from the
6. hat you have set for each folder Note that you choose each folder s alerts in the Folder Alerts menu You can select the following types of alert in the Alert menu e Loud Alerts are played at maximum volume e Quiet Alerts are played quietly e Ascending Alerts start quietly amp gradually get louder e Discrete Alert is preceded by activation of the display backlight and if vibration is turned on vibration for ten seconds followed by the alert played quietly e Silent The only indication of a new message is the display backlight comes on and if you have turned on vibration the pager will vibrate The pager is totally mute furthermore no key clicks are audible However see the following note about Priority folders The following table shows the various types of alert Alert type Symbol Alert Alert for a priority Message A il am e 10 second vibration crescendo volume 10 second vibra tion quiet sound j EE Sound as defined OO Vibration ilent 10 second vibration crescendo volume CO Quiet HS Medium volume NOTE The Mega folder and the Personal folder find my pager are factory preset to Priority The alert you choose for those folders is always played loud whatever general Alert mode you set the pager to So if you don t want a MEGA to alert you when the pager is set to silent then you should also set the Mega folder to silent in the F
7. home screen to the Main menu You use the BACK and FORWARD navigation buttons to navigate through the menu To confirm a selection you have made or a changed value press the OK button Each press of a button activates the backlight Back to home screen Press the ESC button to go to the next higher menu level If you hold down the ESC button for two seconds you return from any submenu to the home screen If you do not press any of the buttons for c 30seconds the s QUAD automatically returns to the home screen Release key lock if activated To release the key lock press the two navigation buttons BACK and FORWARD simultaneously Start up image Start up text If you hold down the BACK navigation button in the home screen the start up image and start up text appears 4 Secondary menu For RBA core menus All the most frequently used menu items are available in one place on the secondary menu screen To reach it hold down the FORWARD navigation button in the home screen for two seconds When you leave the secondary menu the pager automatically returns to the start screen H 5 Display The home screen is divided into five sections 1st line Status line 2nd line RBA subscription level 3rd line Time alarm clock 4th line Rare Bird Alert 5th line Notification line unread messages charger masks and so on Status line These symbols may be displayed in the status line T Loud alert c gt
8. k You can turn on off the audible click that occurs whenever you press a button Key vibration A short vibration can be used to signal that the end of a menu has been reached You can turn this function on or off Alert reminder Select the type of alert reminder flashing LED and or periodic beeping or none Out of range alarm You can turn the acoustic warning of the out of range alarm on or off Alarm clock You can set the alarm time and activate or deactivate the alarm clock Detailed status Power Last signal Displays battery state signal strength of the last transmission in the network signal strength of the last received message Last message H Device Information FW firmware version S N serial number Turns off the screen after about 45 seconds to save battery Eco Mode 10 Subscriptions This is the menu where you activate the news folders that you wish to receive messages for Platinum subscription level allows access to all of the folders whilst other subscription levels only allow you to access a limited selection All RBA folders are displayed here no matter what subscription level you have Select the Subscriptions menu Use the FORWARD and BACK buttons to move to a folder that you wish to switch on off Use the OK button to effect the change and then use FORWARD or BACK to move up down the list to set another folder use OK to set it finally using the ESC button when you are fini
9. nvironments e The pager must not be opened Liability disclaimer Neither Swissphone Wireless AG gives nor RBA give any guarantee nor accepts any liability in connection with the content of this document Swissphone and RBA reserve the right to make changes to the content of the Operating Manual User Manual RBA s QUAD 1 Introduction Congratulations on your new RBA s QUAD pager This top of the range 2015 pager provides the optimum combination of user friendly design rugged and durable construction high carrying comfort and top quality service It offers easy operation via four buttons and an excellent graphical display Look after it and it will give you years of reliable use This brief operating manual provides important information that will help you get the most out of your s QUAD Always keep this manual ready to hand Visit the RBA website to view print another copy We wish you better birding with your RBA s QUAD 2 Getting started Insert battery The s QUAD works with either a dry cell battery or a rechargeable battery Insert the battery into the s QUAD making sure that you observe correct polarity Insert the positive pointy end first Fully close the battery cover 1 4 turn clockwise and the s QUAD will turn itself on automatically A functional test is then performed The pager is now ready for operation NB Take care to fully close the battery cover in order to ensure th
10. olding the ESC button will allow you to exit the messages at any time and return to the main menu Scroll through messages You can use the BACK and FORWARD navigation buttons to scroll through the messages At the end of the message you should press the OK confirmation button or the FORWARD navigation button to mark the message as read Message storage The messages are stored in the appropriate folder They are stored chronologically most recent first Using the BACK and FORWARD buttons you can scroll all the way through the list and when you reach the end you can continue past the last message to go round to the first Unread or protected messages are marked in the list An unread message count is indicated on the home screen Protect delete messages The Protect message function allows you to protect a read message There is no need to delete messages once the pager has reached its storage limit of 400 messages the oldest non protected message is automatically deleted on receipt of a new message To manually delete a message select Delete message The Empty folder function lets you delete all messages in the folder Beware the Delete all messages function in the main menu will empty the entire pager completely it will even delete protected messages Alert reminder If you have enabled the alert reminder you will be reminded of unread messages The alert reminder is
11. shed Note If you are turning a folder OFF you will be warned that doing so will delete all messages in the folder 11 Alarm clock Set alarm clock Select the Alarm clock menu Use the FORWARD and BACK navigation buttons to turn the alarm clock on or off You can also use the FORWARD and BACK navigation buttons to set the alarm time Press the OK button to confirm Whenever the alarm clock is set then on the Home screen there will be an alarm clock symbol right of the time display The presence of the symbol confirms that the alarm clock is active Acknowledge alarm When the alarm clock sounds the following selection appears Snooze or Stop Selecting Stop will end the current alarm call However the alarm clock remains activated and will wake you on the next day Selecting Snooze will initially turn off the alarm sound However it will sound again after five minutes In the meantime the pager menus and messages cannot be accessed but new messages will be received H Set pager to turn on Note that if the alarm clock is turned on and the s QUAD is turned off then the s QUAD will turn on at the alarm time when the alarm clock sounds 12 Batteries If the battery is flashing low voltage do not open the battery compartment unless you have a new replacement battery to hand as the s QUAD will only start up if the battery inside is not on low voltage To remove the battery turn the batter
12. y cover 90 degrees anti clockwise You can use the following AA or LR6 AM3 or Mignon batteries as a power source e Dry cell leak proof alkaline e Rechargeable battery nickel metal hydride Setting the battery type is only important if you use the charger see Charging Battery chapter Important e Alkaline batteries must not be charged There is a risk of explosion e For safety reasons only use original chargers from the accessory product range of Swissphone Wireless e Never expose dry cell batteries or rechargeable batteries to open flames There is a risk of explosion 13 Charging a battery in the pager The s QUAD pager can take rechargeable batteries Available as an optional accessory is a USB charger shoe that will enable charging of the pager battery without having to remove the battery from the pager During the charging process the s QUAD still receives messages The LED of the charger glows orange A full charge takes approximately four hours At the end of the charging process the colour of the LED changes to green The charge state and the name of the charging profile are shown on the s QUAD display 14 Miscellaneous Further information about Rare Bird Alert can be found at http www rarebirdalert co uk Further information on this product and other products of Swissphone Wireless AG can be found at http www swissphone com Safety notices e This pager must not be used in explosive e
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