Long Range Systems (LRS) programming
How to Program LRS Pagers, by Transmitter Model
How you renumber an LRS pager depends on the transmitter you page it from. Check the model on the transmitter label, then follow the matching steps. The TX-9560MT and TX-9561MT are the most common.
TX-9560MT / TX-9561MT: program one pager
- 1
Press 9-9-6-PROG
This puts the transmitter in LRS Guest Mode, where only LRS coaster and paddle pagers can be paged.
- 2
Lift only the pager you are programming off the charger
Wait for it to finish its vibrate-and-flash start-up sequence.
- 3
Enter its number (1–799) and press PROG twice
For pager 20: 2-0-PROG-PROG. Hold the pager about an arm's length from the transmitter.
- 4
Watch for the confirmation
The transmitter's red LED (top right) lights once and the pager flashes or vibrates. Pagers with a number display show the new number.
- 5
Test it
Enter the new number and press SEND. Repeat from step 2 for the next pager.
Before you start, put every pager at the venue on its charger. Then you lift and program one at a time without mixing them up.
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Freedom transmitters (TX-7400A, TX-7460, TX-7470, TX-7471)
Freedom transmitters use a setup menu. Put all the pagers you are programming on one charging base and leave a second base empty, if you have one.
1.Press SETUP and enter password 31337
Then press F2 (DN).
2.Press 1 (Program), 1 (Prg Pager), 1 (Guest Pagers)
Choose 1 for Coaster or 2 for Paddle, then 1 for Non-Alpha or 2 for Alpha.
3.Choose vibration
F1 for yes, F4 for no.
4.Enter the number for this pager, then lift it off the charger
When it finishes flashing and vibrating, press ENTER. It flashes once and shows the new number.
5.Answer the "did it beep or vibrate" prompt
It won't have beeped. If it flashed and shows the number, press F1 for yes. F4 retries.
6.Move it to the empty base and continue
Press F1 to program another (you go back to entering a number) or F4 to finish.
7.Test every pager
Lift each one off the base, page it and check the number. Reprogram any that do not respond.
TX-9550LCMG
1.Press 9-1-6-PROG
This sets LRS Guest Mode on this model (note 916, not 996).
2.Lift one pager off the charger
Let it finish its vibrate-and-flash start-up sequence before you enter anything.
3.Enter its number and press PROG once
For pager 23: 2-3-PROG. The pager flashes or vibrates, and display models show the number.
4.Test with number + SEND
Repeat for the next pager.
Chargers and storage
Older LRS chargers are solid jet-black and run on an AC power supply. Newer ones are see-through (you can see the board inside) and run on DC. Old and new pagers can share a charger, but don't connect old and new chargers together.
Seasonal venues: LRS says pagers should never sit off charge for more than four months, or the batteries can fail completely. For a long closure, leave them on charge or, once a month, take them off for 3 to 5 days and then put them back.
Symptom → likely fix
- Pager won't take a new number (9560MT/9561MT)
- Press 9-9-6-PROG first, wait for the start-up sequence to finish, and hold the pager an arm's length away.
- Wrong number after programming
- Program pagers one at a time with the others left on the charger.
- Freedom asks "did it beep?" and you're not sure
- It won't beep. If it flashed and shows the number, press F1.
- Stacked pagers didn't renumber themselves
- LRS does not support auto-numbering on the base. Program each pager from the transmitter.
- RX-CS6 number doesn't match after reprogramming
- The CS6 has a printed sticker, not a display. Update the sticker too.
- Whole fleet dead after the off-season
- Batteries that sat off charge for over four months may have failed. Charge them, then test each one.
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Sources
Steps are taken from LRS's own documentation. Button sequences can change between hardware revisions, so check the manual that came with your unit if a step doesn't match. Bzz is not affiliated with LRS.
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