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Appendix A - Paging Formats
Introduction
This appendix contains reference information on paging format tones, timing, capcodes,
and function codes for different brands and models of pagers. Information is given as
accurately as we know at this time. Manufacturers are constantly improving and updating
their pager products, so always consult the pager manufacturer for the last word. Refer to
Format Windows on page 113 for more information on how to use ZbaseW to program
your Zetron Series 2000 paging terminal for pager encoding.
Two-Tone Code Plans
The following Two-Tone Code Plans and Tone Groups tables are built into ZbaseW.
ZbaseW looks up the proper tone reed frequencies for your two-tone pagers based on the
capcode you enter. Since ZbaseW handles these details for you, you will not usually need
to refer to these tables.
The Code Plans and Tone Groups are an industry-standard method of providing
established sets of the tone frequencies while minimizing overlap between them, so a
system can have a lot of two-tone pagers without two of them having the same reeds.
However, because there are a limited number of tones and many code plans, the same
frequency pairs are typically shared by several of the plans.
The relationship of the tones to Tone Groups and Code Plans can be very confusing. The
following topics should help you make use these tables, if needed.
Two-Tone Capcodes
You may come across two-tone pagers where you do not know the actual capcodes. If this
is just an occasional pager or two, you can put in either “2” or a “fake” two-tone capcode