Hand Held Products 7200/UG Manuel D’Utilisation

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Configuration switches

  

Use these switches to select the network and communications 

modes for your Dolphin. See Chapter 8 for more on the configuration switch settings. 

Service Aux Batt switch

  

Press and hold this button for four seconds to service the 

battery in the auxiliary battery well.  For maximum battery life, the battery should be 

serviced, or calibrated once a month.  The Charging AUX BATT LED is red while the 

battery is discharging and changes to blinking red when the charging cycle begins.  The 

battery is ready to use when the light turns green. 

Power supply connector

Use this connector to attach a power supply to the 

HomeBase.  The power supply provides 12V DC input for communications and 

battery charging. 

Side Panels 

There is a main communications port on one side and a multi-HomeBase-port on the 

other side: 

Main Communications Port 

 Use a standard serial cable 

to connect this port to a host RS-232 device if the 

Dolphin HomeBase is the first unit of HomeBase 

network.  Otherwise, the main communications port 

connects to another Dolphin HomeBase Multi-

HomeBase Port to form a daisy-chained network.  See 

pinout definitions in the section on Setting Up the Dolphin 

HomeBase later in this 

chapter. 

 
 
Multi-HomeBase Port

  

Use this port to form a Dolphin 

HomeBase Network.  This port mates with the next 

HomeBase’s main communications port to form an 

addressable network.  Note:  The Multi-HomeBase Port 

standard serial devices.