Terminal Error Messages - Worth Data 7100 RF Terminal Series Owner's Manual

Terminal Error Messages

Meaning – Action Required
Message
Relay n Cannot be
The terminal has established contact with
Heard by the Base No-
Relay Station x. Relay Station x has at-
tify Supervisor
tempted to communicate with the Base
Station through the 422 cabling with no
success. Cable is bad.
Transmission Failed To The terminal has tried 10 times to get its
Retry, Move Closer And message through to the Base Station
Press Enter with no success. Could be result of bad
radio in base or terminal. Could be the
operator has gone out of range of the
base- if so, move closer and press any
key. Could also be that there are too
many terminals competing for radio time
on one base station.
One Way Not Allowed One-Way is not allowed if the Base is
Base in Other Mode already in some other mode such as
Press <Enter> Key Two-Way or Site Testing which was not
properly concluded. Also, if you are
SIGNed IN in One-Way mode and some-
one else SIGNs IN in Two-Way mode,
the person in One-Way mode will be
kicked out of the system with this mes-
sage. Two-Way mode ALWAYS super-
sedes all other modes.
Site Testing Not Al- Site Testing is not allowed if the Base is
lowed, Base in Other already in some other mode such as
Mode Press <Enter> Two-Way or One-Way which was not
Key properly concluded. Also, Two-Way
mode ALWAYS supersedes other
modes. If you are Site Testing and
someone SIGNs IN in Two-Way mode,
you will be kicked out of the system with
this error message.
No Firmware Detected The firmware has somehow been wiped
out – probably from an interrupted firm-
1 – Download Firmware
ware download. Press 1 to Download
0 – Power off Terminal
Firmware or press 0 to power off the
Press 0 or 1 now_
terminal.
Duplicated Terminal With one ID already SIGNed IN to the
host, a second terminal with the same ID
ID, Notify Supervisor
tried to SIGN IN. Every terminal requires
Press Any Key to
a unique ID for proper system operation.
Turn off Terminal
The Pick processor cannot communicate.
RED LED
Call for RMA.
Base operating as a Base (default con-
GREEN LED
figuration)
YELLOW LED Base operating as a Relay

Two or more terminals with the same ID can generate all kinds of strange messages including those shaded above.

Two bases on the same channel are big trouble.
Meaning – Action Required
Message
"Waiting for Base to
This is a normal message, generated when you
Acknowledge...?" first establish radio contact. If you continue to get
this message and it results in a "Transmission
Failed" message, your Radios in Base and Termi-
nal are not communicating. Be sure they are on
same channel. They may need repair.
"Waiting on Host
Problem is between Host computer and Base
Prompt" station. Check to see if host application is running.
Check serial parameters and eliminate any exten-
sion cables. Run the Demo program. Try another
COM port or another computer.
Problem is in host program. Notify programmer!
"Base Station Shut
If the Base Station receives 5 Sequence Errors in
Down Due to Host a row, it transmits the message to all terminals
Logic Error, Cycle signed in and shuts down. Check your host pro-
Terminal Power"
gram for the sequence error before starting up
again. OR
If the Base Station receives 5 messages ad-
dressed to a Terminal not Signed ON, it transmits
this message to the all terminals signed in and
shuts down.
You will have to cycle power on the Base Station
or you can send a command (*@EOT) form the
host and have the Terminal Sign On again to con-
tinue. See Chapter 6, page 6-8 for more infor-
mation on Sequence Errors.
" Base Reinitialized X
Base Station has been reinitialized. If message
reads "Base Reinitialized P", then reinitialization is
Cycle Power on RF
due to a power problem. If "Base Reinitialized H"
Terminal and Sign-on
again to Restart_"
then the reinitialization was initiated by the host
program. Fix problem (cycle power on Base or re-
initialize from host program).
" Buffer Reinitialized
The host program has reinitialized the buffer in the
Cycle Power on RF Base Station for this terminal only. The Base is
Terminal and Sign-on still operational and ready for you to power off
again to Restart_"
your terminal, power on, and SIGN ON again.
Other terminals are not affected.
LOW BATTERY Finish, Finish the transaction you have started. The Press
Sign Off Charge Bat- F1 to Sign Out. Then turn off the Terminal and
tery charge the battery. This is an early warning that
the battery is getting low and should be charged
soon.
CHARGE BATTERY The terminal will display this message for 20 sec-
UNIT SHUT DOWN onds, sign out, and turn off.
The unit will not operate until the battery is
charged.
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