Specifications

Group Paging

140 025-9034AA

Table 13: Group Calls by Paging Format

For POCSAG, every eighth capcode is in the same frame. For instance, 0051782 and 0051790 are

in the same frame.

All pagers in a Pager Group Call look like a single subscriber to the paging terminal. To

code a Pager Group Call in the Subscriber Database, program a New Subscriber ID just as

you would for any individual pager. In the Capcode window, enter the proper settings to

activate the extra decoding address as shown in the chart above. (Your pager technician

should be able to supply this information to you). The Comments field in the database can

remind you that this “pager” is really a group.

Terminal Group Access

Terminal Group Access allows you to mix types of pagers (for example 2-Tone, 5-Tone,

and GSC) in a single “group” that is accessed by one phone call. When a caller calls a

subscriber ID marked with Status = G (Group Access), the paging terminal takes a

message from the caller and then pages the members of the group.

Group Database

A separate Group Database tells the paging software which pagers are in the group. Unlike

some paging terminals, Zetron’s Terminal Group Call places no restriction on how many

groups to which a pager may be assigned. You may even place a group subscriber ID into

other groups, which is known as Nested Groups. You should limit nesting to one or two

levels. Be very careful with nesting - you could tie up the paging terminal for hours with a

single call that cascades through multiple levels of groups. Also, groups cannot call each

other - that is, you cannot have a group ID 101 that includes a group ID 201, which

includes a group ID 101.

Voice Pagers in Groups

The paging terminal produces differing forms of pages depending on the pager formats

and message types (display and/or voice) involved.

With voice messages, the paging software (where possible) will alert multiple pagers and

then play the voice message just once, saving airtime. This “single voice play” can be

Page Type Group Call Method

2-Tone Long tone (6 to 8 sec)

POCSAG 2nd capcode in same “frame”

GSC 2nd, 3rd, or 4th capcode

HSC Wild card address digits “A”