GE CARESCAPE B850 Service Manual page 151

Trim Knob and alarm light issues
Problem
Trim Knob (only) is inoperative.
Alarm light does not illuminate
when there is an alarm
condition on (audible alarms
work and alarm message is
visible).
Alphanumeric Keyboard and barcode scanner issues
Problem
Wrong character is displayed
when a key is pressed on
keyboard.
Wrong character is displayed
when a barcode is read.
Barcode reader does not read a
multi-field barcode correctly.
(i.e., the information is not
populated correctly to the fields
in the Admit menu).
Possible cause
Trim Knob cable loose.
Trim Knob encoder faulty.
Alarm light board is faulty.
Possible cause
The keyboard locale is not
configured correctly.
The keyboard locale is not
configured correctly.
The barcode reader's language
configuration is incorrect.
Barcode reader parser
configuration is incorrect.
The barcode reader is
incompatible with the parser
configuration (field lengths, field
types, delimeters, symbologies
etc.).
Recommended action
Connect Trim Knob encoder cable to the
user interface board.
Replace the Trim Knob encoder.
Replace the remote alarm light board.
Recommended action
Configure the keyboard locale correctly,
see 7.10.
Configure the keyboard locale correctly,
see 7.10.
Refer to the barcode reader manual.
Configure the barcode settings, see 7.8.2.
Check the barcode information content
and compare it to the current parser
configuration.
Troubleshooting
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