====== Apollo 924 ======
===== Overview =====

The Apollo 924 is a compact, front-panel programmable POCSAG pager manufactured in Taiwan by the [[https://https://www.gapollo.com.tw/|Gold Apollo Co.]] The display is backlit and supports 4 lines of text which can be zoomed in to two lines. It is available in UHF and VHF; the most recent version supports up to 8 addresses.

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===== Physical Characteristics =====

|Width|64mm|
|Height|42.7mm|
|Thickness|21mm|
|Weight|56g|
|UHF Range|430-450 MHz|

Compared to the [[alphapocdescription|Alphapoc 602R]], the build quality appears good and gives the pager a noticeably more solid/substantial feel.

===== Features/Accessories =====
The pager is powered by a single AAA battery and ships with a belt holster/clip and chain. Unfortunately, the belt holster/clip does not protect the display and the pager cannot be inserted into the holster/clip in an orientation where the display is protected from nicks and scratches.

OTA programming and/or time synchronization is not supported however the backup battery retains programming, settings, date/time, and messages during a battery change and frequency/RIC programming is retained even if the battery is removed for several weeks.

The pager features several alert tones as well as a vibrate function and also supports a clock alarm as well as an auto-sleep function to suppress alerts during a defined interval.

===== Programming =====
==== Front-Panel Programming ====
Front-panel programming can be accomplished by removing the battery, holding the leftmost button, and inserting the battery while keeping the button pressed for 5 seconds to allow for programming of frequency and RICs.

Programming via this method will reset other settings such as the current date/time, stored messages, zoom, and alert settings.

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RIC/CAPCODEs can be enabled/disabled on an individual basis. The four characters following the RIC assign one of the following functions:

|AAAA|Alphanumeric|
|NNNN|Numeric|
|TTTT|Tone Only|

==== Software Programming ====
A separate programming cradle and programming software is available but has not been tested; documentation for other pagers from the same manufacturer describes additional features/settings that can be enabled via software such as an out-of-range indicator and the assignment of RICs to personal/mailbox/group category with each category having its own alert method.