Worth Data 701 RF manual How the One-Way RF System works, Data Received Was Enter Data?

How the One-Way RF System works

The RF System can be used to perform “dumb” data entry to the computer – you could even use Portkey to transmit the data through a serial connected

Base as though it has been entered from the keyboard. This is useful if you want to enter data directly into an application. This type of data transmission is called One-Way Mode. Once the RF Terminal transmits data to the Base Station, the Base Station acknowledges receipt of the information by echoing back the data to the Terminal that sent it, along with a beep. If the data transmission did not make it through to the Base station after 10 tries, the RF Terminal will give two long beeps and display the following message:

TRANSMISSION FAILED

TO RETRY, MOVE CLOSER

AND PRESS ENTER.

F1 TO EXIT.

One-Way mode also works well as a test program since it doesn’t require a program running on the host computer or even that the Base Station be connected to the host. To get into One-WayMode:

At power up, the RF Terminal asks if you want to

SIGN ON?

KEY [YES/NO]?_

SIGN ON is for Two-Way communication only. Press NO, then press NO again at:

SETUP MODE?

KEY [YES/NO]?_

When you see:

ONE WAY MODE?

KEY [YES/NO]?_

Press YES. If the Base Station already has other RF Terminals signed on in Two-Way mode, you will not be allowed into the system. A Base Station must be dedicated to one mode at a time.

If the Base Station is dedicated to One-Way mode, you will see the following prompt on the RF Terminal display:

Data Received Was

Enter Data?

Since you have just started your One-Way session, there is no data to display on line #2. Line #3 is now asking you to scan or key data into the RF Terminal. If you are entering data from the RF Terminal keypad, you must press the ENTER key to transmit your data. If the Base Station receives the data, the RF Terminal displays the following prompt:

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