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Other Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
System Tools .................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Chapter 9: Using the Integrated Hardware Utilities .............................................................................................................................. 48
Installing the Hardware Utilities ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Running the Hardware Utilities program ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Using the Table Editor ....................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Uploading from TriCoder to your Computer .................................................................................................................................. 51
Serial Uploading ................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Full Speed USB Uploading ................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Downloading from the computer to your TriCoder ........................................................................................................................... 55
Serial Downloads ............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Full Speed USB Downloads ............................................................................................................................................................ 56
Chapter 10: Creating a Custom Program .............................................................................................................................................. 57
Using KwikInventory™... ................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Program Statements .......................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Program Name ................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Programming ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Parts of the TriCoder programming screen ...................................................................................................................................... 59
Finishing and checking your program ............................................................................................................................................. 73
Reviewing and Modifying programs ................................................................................................................................................ 74
Chapter 11: Creating TriCoder Programs on your Windows PC .......................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 12: Voice Messages ................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Why Use Voice Messages and Prompts? .......................................................................................................................................... 78
Tips for Using Voice Prompts ........................................................................................................................................................... 78
TriCoder's Voice Message Mapping ................................................................................................................................................ 78
Accessing Voice Message Operations ............................................................................................................................................... 78
Recording and Playback of Voice Messages .................................................................................................................................... 79
Voice Message Options ...................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Default Voice Messages ..................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Cloning Voice Messages from TriCoder to TriCoder ..................................................................................................................... 80
Chapter 13: Tables .................................................................................................................................................................................. 81
Why Use Tables? ................................................................................................................................................................................ 81
Downloading a table to the TriCoder ............................................................................................................................................... 82
Chapter 14: Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Display and Error Messages ............................................................................................................................................................. 83
General Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................................... 86
USB troubleshooting (for Windows Users) ...................................................................................................................................... 88
Serial mode troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................................. 89
Program troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................................. 90
Error messages for special consideration ........................................................................................................................................ 90
Planning for success… ....................................................................................................................................................................... 91
If you have a problem… .................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Chapter 15: Fail-safe Re-initialization Procedure................................................................................................................................. 92
