Moving a terminal to a different power source, Command mode – Symbol Technologies VRC 6940 User Manual

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VRC 6940 Product Reference Guide

Moving a Terminal to a Different Power Source

To move a VRC 6940 terminal from one power source to another:

1. Save any data you are working with, and close all applications.

2. Press the ON/OFF key to suspend the terminal.

3. Make sure a power source is ready in the new location.

4. Unplug the external power cable from the power connector on the back of the

terminal.

5. Remove the terminal from its current mounting.

6. Move the terminal to the new location and mount it.

7. Plug the external power cable into the power connector. Align the red dot on the end

of the power cable with the red dot on the terminal’s power connector.

8. Press the ON/OFF key to restart the terminal.

Command Mode

Command Mode is an operating mode that allows you to use the terminal’s built-in system
utilities. For example, you can use it to:

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run Self-Test diagnostics to verify that the hardware is operating properly (see
Appendix B)

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transfer data, hex images or files from a host system to a VRC 6940 (see Chapter 4)

To boot to Command Mode:

1. Press the ON/OFF key to suspend the terminal.

2. Press and hold the A and D keys.

3. Press and release the ON/OFF key.

4. Release the A and D keys.

5. This menu appears on the terminal display:

COMMAND MODE

Select function

Self test

6. Press UP or DOWN arrows to display different options. When the option you want

appears, press ENTER to select it.

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