User Manual

TrackerPAL™ Operations Guide

RemoteMDx, Inc.

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3.6.1 Entering Diagnostics Mode

Usage: Toggle Unit Into and Out of Diagnostics Mode From Normal Run Mode

1) Press and hold Call Button for approx. 12 seconds

2) Unit will generate a “mystery” tone to indicate the unit is entering or leaving Diagnostics Mode

3) Alert LED will begin to flash a pattern when entering Diagnostics Mode

NOTES:

1) Once in Diagnostics Mode, Location updates can be generated to the server on demand by pressing the

Call Button for approximately 1 second (Unit will generate a short “beep” tone).

Diagnostics Mode Alert LED Pattern Description:

Repeating Diagnostics Mode Alert LED Pattern Description:

1) Long LED pulse: New Pattern Sequence Beginning

2) Short pause

3) One, two, or three short LED pulses: GPS Status

1. One pulses: GPS Module Not Running (Sleeping or Error)

2. Two pulses: Invalid GPS Fix

3. Three pulses: Valid GPS Fix

4) Short pause

5) One to thirteen short LED pulses: GPS Satellites In View

1. One pulse: No Satellites In View

2. Greater than one pulse: Number of pulses minus one number of satellites in view

6) Short pause

7) One, two, or three short LED pulses: GSM and GPRS Status

1. One pulse: No GSM or GPRS registration

2. Two pulses: GSM registered

3. Three pulses: GSM and GPRS registered

8) Short pause

9) Pattern repeats from Step #1 again

The diagnostics pattern is interpreted by counting the number of LED pulses in each set.