Capcode Roles

LRS alphapagers are programmed with 4 capcodes. These capcodes are numbered 1 through 4. Each capcode responds differently to pages.

Individual Capcode

The first capcode is the individual capcode. Normally, every pager in a system has a unique individual capcode. In this way, pages can be sent to single pagers. Any message received on the individual capcode will be displayed.

All Page Capcode

The second capcode is the all-page capcode. Normally, every pager in a system is programmed to have the same all-page capcode. In this way, a page can be simultaneously sent to every pager in the system. Any message received on the all-page capcode will be displayed.

The 4-line alphapager will indicate that a given page was received on the all page capcode in the message summary display:

Most LRS transmitters default to using a pager ID of 911 for the all-page capcode. However, transmitters also allow the all-page capcode to be reconfigured.

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Note

Sometimes pagers in a system are programmed to have different all-page capcodes in order to emulate group paging for compatibility with non-LRS pagers that support group paging, or for transmitters that support group paging (older versions of NetPage).

System Capcode

The third capcode is the system capcode. The system capcode is normally used for system level control messages, although it is also used for group pages. Pages sent to the system capcode are usually not displayed. The exceptions are for group pages and table pages, if the pager is assigned to the addressed group or table. All pagers in a system should be programmed to use a pager ID of 0 for the system capcode. Please refer to group paging and table paging for more information.

Programming Capcode

The fourth and final capcode is the programming capcode. Over-the-air programming messages are accepted on this capcode during the programming window.

For replaceable battery pagers, the programming window starts when the battery is inserted, or when the pager is turned on. For rechargeable pagers, the programming window begins when the pager is removed from the charger. Receiving a page on the programming capcode while the programming window is open resets the programming window. The programming window ends when no page has been received on the programming capcode for 20 seconds. Once the programming window has expired, all pages received on the programming capcode are ignored.

The programming capcode is hard coded to 100000 and cannot be changed. Please refer to capcode programming for more information.