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TNS Services Sending Verbal pages Sending Numeric pages Sending Alpha-Numeric pages Setting Priority Codes for Numeric Paging Pager Model Offered Alpha-numeric Pager Interface	Paging Service Effective June 30th, 2008, the one-way Radio Paging Service offered by ITS at the University Park campus will be discontinued. The service was initially created a decade ago to provide University departments and organizations with economical localized paging capabilities. The discontinuation of the ITS Radio Paging Service is due to rising operational costs and the growth of commercial service availability, particularly in light of the small number of groups still using this service. Organizations that currently utilize the ITS Radio Paging Service are encouraged to contact their ITS Consultant at http://css.its.psu.edu/cs/itsanalysts.html to discuss alternate commercial radio paging service options. Sending Verbal pages (Tone & Voice pagers) Dial the University Park Paging Service telephone number: 5-3000 (865-3000 or +1 814 865 3000 when calling from locations other than U.P.). After the voice prompt and the "tone," enter the pager number you wish to page. After a "ring" and a "tone", speak your message (up to 20 seconds long). You will hear a tone and a voice say "Thank you." You may now hang up Note: With one call, you can send messages to several pagers. After you have completed your first message, remain on the line after you hear the tone and voice say "Thank you." Press the * key and follow the prompts to send another message. Sending Numeric pages (Numeric & Alpha-Numeric pagers) Dial the University Park Paging Service telephone number: 5-3000 (865-3000 or +1 814 865 3000 when calling from locations other than U.P.). After the prompt and the 'tone', enter the pager number you wish to page. After a 'ring' and 3 short 'beeps', you will be prompted to enter the numbers you wish to be displayed. Enter the numbers and press the # key (or simply hang up). You will hear a tone and a voice say, "Thank you." Note: With one call, you can send messages to several pagers. After you have completed your first message, remain on the line after you hear the tone and voice say "Thank you." Press the * key and follow the prompts to send another message. Sending Alpha-Numeric pages (Alpha-Numeric pagers) Use the Alpha-Numeric Pager Interface (link found on the side bar) Type in the pager number in the space provided. Type in the message you would like to send. Click on the 'send message' button. A confirmation copy of your message will display. - or - Direct Dial 5-4798 using TAP Protocol Software. Note: TAP Protocol software must be purchased through a commercial software vendor. Setting Priority Codes for Numeric Paging You can add special code numbers to the telephone number to have special meaning between you and the party you are paging (and vice versa). Note: inputting the * key will result in a dash on the pager display. Therefore, to have the pager display 555-1212, you would enter 555*1212 from your touch-tone phone. Pager Model Offered TNS offers the following Alpa-Numeric pager at a one-time purchase price of $52. The Advisor Gold pager has a four line display for easy reading of text and numeric messages. Very advanced features including a personal notebook and message alarm make this a high-tier word message pager. Stores up to 30,000 total characters and has 31 message slots Optimax® holographic display provides exceptional clarity for easy readability Displays up to 4 lines of text Capable of receiving information services FEATURE DETAIL Display 4 Line Display Optimax® Holographic Display Shows Time of Day and Date Indicators/ Alert Features Built-In Alarm Clock User Selectable Alerts Vibrating Alert Reminder Alert Graphic Battery Gauge Message Alarm Programmable On/Off Messaging Features Memory for 31 Message Slots Duplicate Message Management Erase All Selective Erase Saves Messages When Off or Changing the Battery Locks Important Messages Information Service History File Notebook Entries Message Preview Message Time and Date Stamping Technology Information Services Capable
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