2.1.1 ACTIVITY LED & HORN
The Activity LED and internal horn provide a quick indication of the unit's status. For example a short, periodic beep and flash indicates that the
The horn produces two different sounds, a beep and blat. Valid key closures produce the beep sound and invalid keys produce the blat. For example, the OK key is only used in programming. Pressing the OK key when not programming will produce a blat sound.
ACTIVITY LED
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∙A periodic
∙Key closures override this regular activity with a steady beep (or blat) whenever a key is pressed.
∙If no activity is evident (beeps and flashes, or printing), the unit is “OFF”.
Menus are printed when a choice is available. Then, when the operator presses a key the resulting Selection is printed to confirm the action. In most cases, the user need not wait for a menu to print before making a selection. Experienced operators can operate the unit very swiftly, with little printing. If the unit blats, just wait for the menu to print, then continue by pressing the correct key(s).
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