How To Make The Ar1000 Come Up In The Mode You Want - AOR AR1000 Manual

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How to make the AR1000 come up in the mode you want

You may have noticed that the AR1000 will sometimes turn on in Scan mode,
other times in Search mode, and yet other times in Manual mode. The AR1000
randomly picks a mode when you turn on the power. If you would like it to
come up in a specific mode each time you power it on, use one of these methods.
When using NiCad batteries
Run the AR1000 from the AC adapter, with Nicad batteries in the unit.
Set the AR1000 in the mode you want the scanner to come up in. For example,
if you want the scanner to be searching when you turn it on, press the Search key
as the first step in this method.
Remove one of the batteries from the battery compartment while the unit is in
the desired mode.
Remove the AC adapter power plug from the AR1000. The AR1000 will go
"dead."
Replace the removed battery. The AR1000 should now start up each time in the
mode you were in when it went dead.
When using alkaline batteries
You need to get an almost-dead AA battery. It can be a lead-acid, alkaline, or
nicad battery, as long as it is almost dead. Remove one of the batteries from the
battery compartment. Replace it with the weak battery. Turn on the scanner and
before the display dies, set the scanner in the mode you desire. Leave it in that
mode until the display fades out due to the dead battery.
Remove the dead battery and replace the good battery into the battery compart-
ment. Now, your scanner will power up in the mode it was in when the power
failed. If you see your normal batteries failing, you can apply this technique
without having to put in a special weak battery.
Be sure that you mark the "near-dead" battery in a special way so you won't
accidently use it as a regular battery.
While these techniques are not 100% foolproof, they will work most of the time.
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