IBM 243X Using the Terminal’s Serial Port, Beep Sequence, COM Port Designation for Applications

Trakker Antares 243X Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual

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	You booted the terminal and the POST failed. For help, see “Problems
beep, low beep,	While Operating the Terminal” in Chapter 4.
high beep
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	The battery pack is low. You must replace or recharge the battery pack.
15 seconds)	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.

	COM1
	243XU008.eps
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.

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