MAXPage Contains Instructions For: -Installation -Operation -Programming -Windows Software For 1.08 Unit Firmware (Manual Revision 3.80)

MAXPage Manual Page 10 © CommtechWireless 2.1 MAXPage Unit 2.1.1 Top Panel Keypad The top panel of MAXPage features a 19 key keypad including se

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 11 2.1.2 Rear Panel All connectors for MAXPage are on the rear panel of the unit. BNC Transmitter Con

MAXPage Manual Page 12 © CommtechWireless PS2 Keyboard Connector MAXPage contains (optional) support for a PS2 keyboard. This enables alphanumeric

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 13 2.2 Power Adapter The power adapter included with the MAXPage package converts mains power to the 12-

MAXPage Manual Page 14 © CommtechWireless 3. ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION Assemble the components supplied with MAXPage unit as follows: 3.1 Require

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 15 3.2 Optional Components Æ IMPORTANT: The following components are optional and will not be available

MAXPage Manual Page 16 © CommtechWireless RS232 Serial Port To interface the MAXPage with a third party paging system that is outputting the TAP

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 17 Straight-Through Cable When making a straight through cable, you will need some shielded cable with th

MAXPage Manual Page 18 © CommtechWireless PBX Interface If you wish to use the Telephone interface (a.k.a. PBX interface), run a cable from a spar

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 19 2. Ensure cabling is placed in a neat order and is not in a mess around the back of the MAXPage 3

MAXPage Manual Page 2 © CommtechWireless NOTICE This manual is copyrighted. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be

MAXPage Manual Page 20 © CommtechWireless 3.4 Powering Up 1. The unit can then be powered up by turning the power switch to the on position, on

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 21 4. GENERAL OPERATION The keypad and LCD on MAXPage are used to send messages and configure the pager d

MAXPage Manual Page 22 © CommtechWireless 4.1 Normal Mode 4.2 Sending a Message Send a message to your pager as follows: 1. Turn on the MAXPage

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 23  NOTE: Most voice pagers can only store between 30 – 240 seconds of audio, so it is best to keep any

MAXPage Manual Page 24 © CommtechWireless 4.4 User Mode 4.4.1 Entering User Mode To enter User Mode, whilst at the Main Screen, press the , and

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 25 ID[1 ] [ ] Capcode[ ] 3. The next field requires a paging format to be entered. Press any

MAXPage Manual Page 26 © CommtechWireless ID[1 ] [Alpha] Capcode[1234567] 2. If this is not the entry you wish to delete, you can press the k

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 27 Groups You need to register a group in the database before you can send messages to it. At the User Mo

MAXPage Manual Page 28 © CommtechWireless Add[ ]Tot[ ] Del[ ]  NOTE: The Tot field refers to the total number of ID’s within the current g

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 29 ID[1 ] DELETE (Send confirms) 5. If you wish to delete this Group ID, press the key again and the

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 3 COMPLIANCE NOTICES SAA (C-TICK AUSTRALIA) To ensure compliance with ACA Technical Standards, this equip

MAXPage Manual Page 30 © CommtechWireless 4.4.3 Time This menu options is used to set the current time. The time is used for certain functions in

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 31 4.4.4 Reminders This menu option is used to set reminders. Reminders are used to send predetermined m

MAXPage Manual Page 32 © CommtechWireless ID[ 1] DELETE (Send confirms) 4. Press the key and the screen will display Reminder Deleted.

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 33 4.5 Config Mode 4.5.1 Entering Config Mode To enter Config Mode whilst at the Main Screen, press the

MAXPage Manual Page 34 © CommtechWireless ID[1 ] [ ] Capcode[ ] 3. The next field requires a paging format to be entered. Press any k

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 35 ID[1 ] [Alpha] Capcode[1234567] 2. If this is not the entry you wish to delete, you can press the

MAXPage Manual Page 36 © CommtechWireless Groups You need to register a group in the database before you can send messages to it. At the Config Mo

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 37 Add[ ]Tot[ ] Del[ ]  NOTE: The Tot field refers to the total number of ID’s within the current

MAXPage Manual Page 38 © CommtechWireless ID[1 ] DELETE (Send confirms) 5. If you wish to delete this Group ID, press the key again and the s

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 39 4.5.3 Ports The Ports Menu screen is used to configure the transmitter, telephone interface and RS232

MAXPage Manual Page 4 © CommtechWireless Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ...

MAXPage Manual Page 40 © CommtechWireless less. The second tone is usually three seconds or less. Consult the documentation that came with your vo

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 41 Delay prompt [0] Call Timeout [3] 4. The first field on this next screen is Delay Prompt. Press a key

MAXPage Manual Page 42 © CommtechWireless Æ IMPORTANT: The “RS232” menu item may not be available on all units as it is a licensed option. Contac

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 43 Protocol [ ] Lookup ID? [N] 3. This next field is Lookup ID?. Press any key on the keypad to to

MAXPage Manual Page 44 © CommtechWireless COMP1 1. If COMP1 is selected, there is only one option that needs to be configured. This is the target

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 45 4.5.5 Alarm The MAXPage device has four contact closure alarm inputs on the Rear Panel of the unit. T

MAXPage Manual Page 46 © CommtechWireless 6. The next field along is Escalation. If you want the alarm to escalate to a second recipient after a

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 47 4.5.6 System This menu is used to configure the anti-theft feature (out of range), passwords, the fun

MAXPage Manual Page 48 © CommtechWireless Hrtbeat saved 4. To return to Normal Mode, press the key four times to exit out of all menus. MAXPag

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 49 Keys This menu allows you to setup the function keys. Press from the System menu screen to view the K

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 5 Table of Contents 6.2.8 Disconnecting the MAXPage 3 connection...

MAXPage Manual Page 50 © CommtechWireless 1. To select Beep press from the Keys Menu. The following screen will be displayed. Key Beep [ON] 2.

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 51 These canned messages are also able to be inserted into most fields in the MAXPage menu structure, tha

MAXPage Manual Page 52 © CommtechWireless 4.6 License Mode 4.6.1 Entering License Mode To enter License Mode whilst at the Main Screen, press th

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 53 4.7 Tools Mode This menu option is used to start a site survey or configure an automated Pager ID ins

MAXPage Manual Page 54 © CommtechWireless TxTst This option is used to test that the transmitter is working for diagnostic purposes. It is usually

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 55 ▲ WARNING: If you choose [Y] in this field and proceed with the bulk install, the entire database will

MAXPage Manual Page 56 © CommtechWireless 5. WINDOWS® MAXPAGE SOFTWARE The Windows® software is a user friendly program which shows all of the con

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 57 6. USING THE WINDOWS® SOFTWARE The diagram below shows the Main screen of the Windows® MAXPage softwar

MAXPage Manual Page 58 © CommtechWireless 2. To find out which settings are currently in use by the MAXPage unit, see the Ports Menu section of

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 59 6.2.1 Creating a new database in the software All of MAXPage’s settings are stored in a database file

MAXPage Manual Page 6 © CommtechWireless 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 About MAXPage MAXPage is an advanced, competitively priced, alpha-numeric pa

MAXPage Manual Page 60 © CommtechWireless 6.2.5 Saving current database in software to PC Once a new database has been created, edited or uploade

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 61 6.3 Configuration of Database 6.3.1 Configuring Pagers The Pagers button is used to add, edit and d

MAXPage Manual Page 62 © CommtechWireless 6.3.2 Configuring Groups The Groups button is used to add, edit and delete groups within a database. T

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 63 • Select a group in the left window and then press the button to delete a group. • When you have f

MAXPage Manual Page 64 © CommtechWireless 6.3.3 Configuring Alarms The Alarms button is used to configure the four alarm inputs that MAXPage has.

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 65 6.3.4 Configuring Reminders The Reminders button is used to configure the ten reminders that MAXPage

MAXPage Manual Page 66 © CommtechWireless 6.3.5 Configuring Common Messages The Common button is used to configure preset common messages. The w

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 67 6.3.6 Configuring Function Keys The Function buttons are used to configure the four special function

MAXPage Manual Page 68 © CommtechWireless 6.4 Configuring Software Settings The Settings button is used to configure various other options for th

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 69 6.4.2 PBX • The Answer Rings field refers to the number of rings that MAXPage will wait before answ

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 7 1.2 Features Keypad and LCD Interface The keyboard and LCD provide an interface that allows you to typ

MAXPage Manual Page 70 © CommtechWireless 6.4.3 Interface Communications • If you are connecting MAXPage to another piece of paging equipment t

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 71 TAP o Lookup Local ID – Placing a tick in this box means that TAP messages must contain a Pager ID. M

MAXPage Manual Page 72 © CommtechWireless 6.4.4 Transmitter • The POCSAG Data Rate field is where you select the baud rate of the POCSAG data, s

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 73 6.4.5 Patron Pager If the MAXPage unit is used in a Patron Pager system, this tab contains some sett

MAXPage Manual Page 74 © CommtechWireless • The time interval that the anti-theft messages are sent out on is determined by the Anti-Theft mode t

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 75 6.4.6 License • Press the Load from MAXPage button to read the current license settings from the MA

MAXPage Manual Page 76 © CommtechWireless 6.5 Diagnostics The View menu within the software contains three useful diagnostic tools. These are de

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 77 6.5.3 Viewing System Status Click View -> Status. The following screen will be shown, giving vario

MAXPage Manual Page 78 © CommtechWireless 6.6.3 Date button The Date button is used to insert the current date into the Message window as shown b

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 79 6.7 Updating the MAXPage Firmware ▲ WARNING: Updating the firmware may erase the pagers database and

MAXPage Manual Page 8 © CommtechWireless TAP/COMP/SCOPE Interface MAXPage has a built in RS232 serial port that is used for programming of the uni

MAXPage Manual Page 80 © CommtechWireless 7. APPENDIX 7.1 ASCII Character Set

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 81 7.2 Voice Pager Tone Charts Sometimes a dispatch centre will use a three digit code to designate you

MAXPage Manual Page 82 © CommtechWireless 7.3 Glossary Term Definition Antenna Device used for boosting the signal of a transmitter. Baud Rate

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 83 7.4 Standard Features Pager Database Recipient capacity ...

MAXPage Manual Page 84 © CommtechWireless Dimensions & Mass Mass (unit)......

Manual MAXPage © CommtechWireless Page 9 2. COMPONENTS Your MAXPage package contains: • MAXPage Unit • Power Adapter (12-13.8VDC, 2 Amp regula