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different reserve powers, so the Terminal has to know if you have decided
to use rechargeables in order to properly notify you that the batteries have
reached the low point requiring the batteries to be changed.
If you are using rechargeable batteries, you must change the Speaker/Batteries
parameter in the Terminal Setup to reflect the usage of rechargeable batteries,
otherwise you will strange behavior on the Terminal including: Intermittent laser
beams, continuous beeping, black bars on the screen, etc. See Chapter 2:
Speaker Batteries to change the setting. To display the remaining battery life of
the AA batteries and the type of batteries the Terminal is expecting, press the
STATUS key shows:
AAxBAT-zz%
x=a when Alkaline batteries are specified in Speaker/Battery
setup
x=n when NiMH or NiCad batteries specified in Speaker/Battery
setup
Press the STATUS key again to resume processing.
Problems with a new installation:
If the Terminal displays the “Waiting for Base to Acknowledge” message,
your radios are not communicating. Be sure they’re on the same frequency and
then try a Site Test at close range. If the Site Test fails at 30 feet, one of the
radios is dead. If you have multiple terminals, try another terminal. If the 2
nd
terminal also fails on the same frequency, the base station is bad. If the 2
nd
terminal passes the Site Test, the first terminal is bad.
If the Terminal displays the “Waiting on Host Prompt” message, the host
program is not communicating with the Base Station. There is no radio problem,
because the Base Station has already acknowledged the Terminal’s Sign In. The
Terminal is waiting on the Host to tell it to do something. Try the demo
program; if it works the problem is your program.
If the demo program fails, the problem is one of the following:
1) The cable between the Base Station and host computer is bad. Try the
test with extension cables removed.
2) The host COM port is bad or assigned to another device driver
installed. Try another COM port or try another computer.
3) RARELY !!!The RS232 chip (U101 location) on the Base Station is
bad. If you have other Bases, swap these pluggable chips to see if the
problem goes away.