User's Manual

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Base station frequency…
To determine what frequency your Base station is set to, plug in the power
supply and watch the LED light on the front of the Base station. The LED will
blink “the frequency + 3” times.
For example, the default frequency is 0. On power up, the LED on a Base
station set to frequency 0 would blink 3 times. A Base station set to frequency 5
would blink 8 times.
If this is the only Base station operating, leave the frequency at 0. If you have
other Base stations in the area and need to change the frequency, see Appendix
A; Frequency and Jumper Changes for details on how to open the Base station
and set the rotary switch inside to the desired frequency.
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 -(minus) 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 Functions
Three AA batteries provide the main power for the scanner, display and
electrical circuitry. Either alkaline (including Alkaline rechargeables), Nickel
Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries or NiCad rechargeables may be used,
(Nickel Metal Hydride, NiMH, batteries are preferred). If you decide to use
NiCad or NiMH batteries, be sure change the Terminals Setup in
Speaker/Batteries to rechargeable batteries; otherwise, the terminal will not