User's Manual
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R/F Terminal Operation
Using the RF Terminal keypad…
The R/F Terminal is turned on by pressing the green
ON/OFF button located in the upper left-hand corner
of the R/F Terminal keypad.
The R/F Terminal has a Shut Down Time feature that allows you to
determine the length of time the R/F Terminal must be inactive before
automatically shutting down to conserve battery power. When the R/F
Terminal shuts down, simply press the ON/OFF button to resume operation.
The keypad is custom designed for the R/F Terminal operations. It has
numeric and control keys in the non-shifted state, and alpha characters in its
shifted state. You can readily determine if the SHIFT is on by the cursor on
the display. When SHIFT is on, the cursor is a large black rectangle. When
SHIFT is off, the cursor is a narrow underline character. For all prompts
which ask for a YES or NO response, the ENTER key, is the YES reply,
and the 0 (zero) key is the NO reply. As you key data, you will see each
character displayed on the screen. If you make a mistake, you can delete the
last character by pressing the DELETE key, or you can clear all characters
displayed on the screen by pressing the CLEAR key.
Battery Life Indicator
The R/F Terminal detects low battery and displays the following message:
LOW BATTERY
Finish, Sign Off
Change Batteries
Hit Any Key_
At this point you have approximately 2 minutes of operational time to finish
your transaction (or note where you are leaving off if in the middle of a
transaction) and sign off. After 2 minutes, the R/F Terminal displays:
CHARGE BATTERY
UNIT SHUT DOWN_
This message displays for 20 seconds before the R/F Terminal signs off from
the host (if signed on) and then shuts itself down. If you turn it back on
without changing batteries, you may experience constant beeping, intermittent
scanning, and very irritating symptoms that look like equipment failure.
The R/F Terminal also has a battery life indicator that can be accessed while
operating in ONE-WAY or TWO-WAY mode or while in the MENU. To
display the remaining battery life of the battery (as well as the date and
time) press the STATUS key: