Paging Code and Mode Digit

A paging code and a mode digit are to be used when it is necessary to discriminate between different types of call, for example:

• calls to one person/a group of persons
• external/internal calls
• paging with/without voice addressing
• paging via display
• alarms/acknowledgment of alarms

The mode digit may assume values between 0 and 9, each of the ten values being reserved for a given type of call. See parameter description for PAGING, parameter VAR for PG3.

The mode digits for the types of call that the system must be able to discriminate between are to be programmed/strapped in different ways in the external paging equipment.

Example: the number of code characters on the display of the paging receiver, or the number of bleeps, will vary for different mode digits.

If the paging equipment does not include any facility for programming of mode digits, the mode digit can be varied in PG3. The market parameter used here is a conversion table by which a change from the standard mode digit to an optional mode digit is provided. The contents of the conversion table are determined by the paging equipment.

The mode digit is normally sent after the paging code. PG3 can, however, also be programmed for sending of the mode digit before the paging code. See parameter description for PAGING, parameter VAR for PG3.