User's Manual

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• View and, if necessary, set CBS Timeslots and the Frequency
Hopping Table.
For RealPrice for AIX systems, refer to “Chapter 5: Testing and
Troubleshooting” in the RealPrice Installation and Service Guide (B005-
0000-1247).
• Use the dnutils utility to view the CBS network addresses.
• Use the dnutils utility to view and, if necessary, set CBS Timeslots
and the Frequency Hopping Table.
• In Windows NT/2000/XP and AIX environments use dncalib to
display CBS ID and RSSI readings on a single ESL while standing
under each CBS receive antenna to verify all CBS units are
communicating properly. Refer to “Chapter 4: Common Diagnostic
Utilities” in the RealPrice Utilities Guide (B005-0000-1487).
Note: dncalib must be run in Install mode for this test.
• Upgrade all CBS firmware to the latest version available. The latest
firmware release can be found at www.ncr.com -> support ->
drivers and patches -> retail support files -> RealPrice support
files
Note: Check to make sure that the customer does not have a special
firmware version requirement.
Caution: Some customers may not allow firmware to be installed
until it has been integration tested.
• After RealPrice Base software and the custom integration software
is installed, use the Data Reader test to check the status of the
RealPrice data reader and verify ESL display data to confirm the
data reader is functioning properly. Refer to the “Software
Diagnostics” section in “Chapter 2: The RealPrice Support Utility”
in the RealPrice Utilities Guide (B005-0000-1487) for details.