Leica MX420 Operator's Manual page 177

Operator's Manual
pressing this softkey will toggle the password level to either a user or
administrator.
sends the new password to the AIS transponder. Password change is
not effective until this softkey is pressed.
How to change the administrator or user password?
AIS
1. Press the
displayed.
2. Press the E key.
3. Make sure the "PASSWORD LEVEL" is set to ADMINISTRATOR. If not, press
the TOGGLE LEVEL softkey. (Substitute with the USER level to change the User
Password)
4. Enter the current password. To bring up the lowercase letters, press the key with
the desired letter and hold it down for about 3 seconds. Once the first letter is in
lowercase the succeeding letters will be in lowercase. You may have to press the
numeric keys once or twice to get the desired letter (i.e. to get the letter "i", press
the #3 key 3 times). The cursor will advance to the next character automatically
when you pause for more than 2 seconds. Use a 4-character minimum password.
A password can be up to 8 characters.
5. Press the down arrow cursor key to move the cursor to 'NEW ADMINISTRA-
TOR PASSWORD:' field.
6. Enter the new password.
7. Press the
8. Write down the new password and store it in a secure place.
Note: This display is available only under SAAB transponder selection. Not
shown under ATLAS.
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key several times until the 'AIS 10 - AIS Password' screen is
YZ
softkey to save the new password into the AIS transponder.
Automatic Identifaction System
Version 2.0