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Chapter 2 - Power up and down the device

Power up and down the device

Install PROFIBUS Diagnostics Suite before connecting to a PC

Before connecting the BC-700-PB for the first time with a PC make sure the latest PROFIBUS

Diagnostics Suite and the required drivers are installed on your PC. For detailed installation

instructions refer to the Quick Startup Guide supplied with your PROFIBUS Diagnostics Suite

CD-ROM.

Always connect device directly to an USB port

Use the included USB cable to connect the tool to a PC or notebook. When you use external

USB hubs, notebook docking stations or USB 3.0 ports for connection, problems may occur.

2.1 Power-up

1. Acclimate to room temperature

Before being connected to the AC mains power, the PROFIBUS Tester and the AC adapter must be

acclimated to room temperature to avoid condensation. This may take up to 60 minutes.

2. Power-up

Make sure that you have either connected it to a power supply, or that you have inserted the

battery. Then switch on the tool by pressing the power key at the upper front edge. The display

lights up and self-test starts.

3. Check battery charge level

The display shows the battery charge level indicator ( , , ). If the charge level is too low,

recharge the battery as described in Charge battery .

Hint

We recommend operating the device solely using the wide-range power supply supplied or

using the integrated battery to avoid equalizing currents which can falsify the test results.

The tool is powered by a built-in three cells lithium ion accumulator with 11.1 VDC. Alternatively the

tool can be powered by 24 VDC through the external wide-range power supply.

2.2 Power-on behaviour without USB connection

If not connected to an USB port, the BC-700-PB starts up in stand-alone mode (see Display and controls

in stand-alone mode ) and is immediately ready for testing. During program start-up the splash

screen is shown for a few seconds and displays "USB NOT CONNECTED":

Figure 11: Splash screen – starting without USB connection