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r Pro v3.0

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Reference

4.1

Ad Hoc

Ad Hoc messages  are messages  that are sent to a recipient  that isn t  actually setup in r  Pro.  By

using  Ad Hoc, messages  can  be sent  to a recipient by choosing  the recipient s  paging  carrier  (by choosing  the

carrier s  ad hoc  recipient  that must  already be setup  in r  Pro) and providing  the ID/PIN number  for the

recipient s  pager  (or other wireless  messaging  device).  Ad Hoc recipients  that have been  setup in r

Pro will show  up at the beginning  of the  Recipient  List  and will  have the text  (A)  before  their name.  If you

choose  an Ad Hoc recipient,  you will  be prompted  for the recipient s  ID/PIN number  before the entry is  moved

into the  Selected  Recipients  List .

4.2

Bad

The  Bad  status  number  on the main  r  Pro screen  shows  how many messages  produced  errors

when  being delivered.  These messages  were  not successfully  sent to the recipient s  pager.   By clicking  on the

 Bad  label,  you can bring  up the full   Bad Messages   log.  See  Bad  Messages   for more  information  about  this

log.

4.3

Bad  Messages

The  Bad Messages   log shows  information  about  messages  that have received errors  while  being delivered.

Information  is  only shown  for messages  sent  during the current session  of the r  Pro.  This log

displays  whom  the message  was sent to, when  it was entered, the current message  status,  and the beginning

of the actual message.   The  Refresh   button will  update  the displayed  information.   The  Requeue   button will

change  the highlighted  message s  status  from  bad  back to  pending   (the message  will  be resent).  The

 Close   button will  close the log screen.   The  Bad Messages   log can be accessed  by choosing   Bad  form the

 View  menu, or by clicking  on the  Bad  label on the r  Pro s  main  screen.

4.4

Carrier

A carrier is  a company  that provides  the service for a wireless  device (pager, phone,  PIM, etc.).  They control the

antennas,  satellites,  broadcast,  and computer  systems  that are used  to send  the messages  to your pager.

You may purchase  your service  from a reseller  who  represents  several different carriers.   They resell  the

paging  service, but are not actually the carrier.  When  setting  up r  Pro, you will  need some  information

about  the actual carrier that your wireless  device is  serviced by (see  the installation  part of the documentation

for specifics).

4.5

Characters

r  Pro has  a character counter that displays  on the main  screen.   It updates  itself  as  a message  is

typed into the  Message  Text  area.  This number  in not necessarily  the exact number  of characters  sent  out in

the actual message.   The sender s  name  may be added  to the beginning  of each message  depending  on

settings  for each  recipient.  Also,  options  such  as   Reliapage   add more  information  to the message  before  it is

sent out.  The maximum  number  of characters  that the message  box will  accept can be set by going  to  Tools   

>  Settings    >  Display .

4.6

Clear

Two  Clear  buttons  appear  on r  Pro s main  screen.   The  Clear  button immediately  to the right of the

 Selected  Recipients   list, clears  all the selected  recipients.   The  Clear  button immediately  to the right of the

   ,  .