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About this Guide
The purpose of this guide is to provide you with instructions for setting up and configuring your keypad system.
Please refer to the on-line help (OptionPower/Help) for additional troubleshooting tips and information about the
software.
How the G2 Keypads Work
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Each keypad has a unique address. The software uses the address to identify a signal from a specific keypad.
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During polling, participants press the number on the keypad that corresponds with their response choice. The
keypad address and the participant's response are transmitted to the base station and then to the software.
When the software recognizes the response, a signal is sent back to the keypad and three horizontal bars will
appear in the keypad display.
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If a participant presses an invalid number, the number will flash in the display until the participant presses a
new key, presses the Clr key, or polling is closed.
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If polling is open participants may change their responses to a question. To change a response, press a new
number. The last number pressed is the number that is saved.
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The keypads and base station use radio frequency technology to communicate. G2 keypads work on a
maximum of fifteen channels. The base station and the keypads must be set to the same channel.
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One base station will support a maximum of 250 keypads.
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Use the 0 key to enter a response of 10. Use the * key to enter a response of zero.
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Two AA alkaline batteries power the keypads.
Setting Up the Keypad System
Connecting the base station
1.
Connect one end of the USB cable to the base station and other end to a USB port on your computer.
2.
The power LED on the base station is illuminated when the base station is properly connected.
Note The first time you connect the base station to your computer you will receive a “New Hardware Found”
message. You must install drivers for the base station. See the instructions below.
Installing the Drivers for the Base Station
1.
Connect the base station to your computer.
2.
Click No, not at this time on the Windows “New Hardware Found” dialog and then click Next.
3.
Click Install from a list or specific location, and then click Next.
