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Abstract

A pager for alerting the user and dispalying received message data when the received ID code agrees with the ID code of the pager, includes: a dot matrix display, having dot matrix of a.times.b, for displaying the message data; a detector for detecting a total length of the message data when the message data is displayed on the dot matrix display and whether or not the total length is larger than the a; and a display control portion for displaying a portion of the message data on the dot matrix display with the displayed message data scrolled by a predetermined number of dots every predetermined interval in the direction defined by the a when the size is larger than the a. The predetermined number and interval are stored in memory and can be changed according to an operation of a key switch or a detected control code, the control code being further included in the pager signal. The message is scrolled in either the forward or the reverse horizontal direction in response to key switches and the scrolled speed, i.e., pitch of dots and the scroll interval, can be changed. The pager further includes a character ROM for generating character image data according to the received message data. The total length of the message is detected by detecting the number of the message data or the character image data.

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