Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual
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This table lists each beep sequence and describes the situations under which they occur.
Beep Sequence Situation
High beep You entered valid data, you entered a valid command, the terminal
decoded a label, or the terminal decoded the last row of a two-
dimensional bar code.
Three low beeps You entered or scanned an invalid command or data.
Four low beeps You booted the terminal and the power-on self test (POST) was
successful.
Low beep, high
beep, low beep,
high beep
You booted the terminal and the POST failed. For help, see “Problems
While Operating the Terminal” in Chapter 4.
Click You pressed a key and the Keypad Clicker command was enabled. To
disable the keyclick, see “Keypad Clicker” in Chapter 6 of the 2400
Family system manual.
Low beep (every
15 seconds)
The battery pack is low. You must replace or recharge the battery pack.
For help, see “Using the Terminal’s Battery Pack” on page 1-8.
Using the Terminal’s Serial Port
Serial ports, also called COM (communications) ports, are locations from which data
can be passed into and out of the terminal. The 243X supports RS-232 serial
communications.
Port COM Port Designation for Applications
COM1 Use for serial port communications on the terminal. You can use a serial cable
to connect this terminal to another serial device, such as a modem, a PC, or a
printer. If you have a serial connector module, you can also use the input device
connector as COM1. For help, see “Learning About the Connector Modules” on
page 1-23.
