I N S T A L L A T I O N
5
Quick Start
1) Connect the USB-RS232 cable from your computer’s USB port (or the DB-9 cable from
your computer’s serial COM port) to the RS232 connector on the back of the LD-250.
2) Plug in the AC power adapter into the power connector of the LD-250 and into an AC
outlet. Turn on the LD-250. It should beep and illuminate the indicator lights for 2
seconds.
3) If using the USB-RS232 cable, you may need to install the drivers from the mini
CDROM disc first if Windows doesn’t install them automatically.
4) Install the Lightning Display software provided on the Boltek USB flash drive, then run
application after installation is completed and select LD-250 and the appropriate COM
port under the hardware configuration options menu. You may need to check the
Windows Device manager to see the virtual COM port assigned to the USB-RS232 cable.
5) Remove the three screws on the ANT-2 and remove it from the mast then connect the
antenna cable to both the LD-250 and the ANT-2. Hold the ANT-2 a few feet from a
computer monitor or television (a laptop computer display may not produce enough
noise). The LD-250 should detect the radio frequency noise from the monitor as a
constant stream of noises and/or strikes. By moving the ANT-2 you should be able to
find a position that produces strikes. Strike counts and location markers should appear on
the display. Rotating the antenna should change the strike direction.
6) Mount the antenna away from televisions, computer monitors, motors, fans and other
sources of electrical noise.
