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usines
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nited Kingdom
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UM
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8315
User Manual for the
Ty
pe 8315 iWAND
Issue B Rev
1
Date of Issue: 27 Ma
y
2014
2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
Section 1 Introduction
11
Scope of this Manual
11
Purpose of this Manual
11
Related Publications
11
Conventions
11
Table 1-1 - Related Publications
11
Section 2 - Safety
12
Introduction
12
Section 3 - Technical Description
13
Introduction
13
Hardware Description
13
Battery and Charging
13
Figure 3-1 - 8315 Iwand
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Communications
14
User Interface
14
Figure 3-2 - Example LCD Display Screen
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Figure 3-3 - Scrolling Displays
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Figure 3-4 - Keypad
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Transducer Connector
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USB Connector
16
9-Way 'D' Connector
16
Table 3-1 - 9-Way D Connector Connections
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End-Cap Connector Cover
17
Gps
17
Power Modes
17
Table 3-2 - Iwand Power Modes
17
Section 4 - Connection to the Iwand
19
Introduction
19
Charging the Iwand
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Setting the Iwand Time
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Figure 4-1 - Mini USB Connection Point for Charging
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Figure 4-2 - GPS Enabled Receiving a Signal
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Connecting to the Iwand
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Bluetooth
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Figure 4-3 - GPS Enabled / Disabled
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Figure 4-4 - Enabling Bluetooth
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Figure 4-5 - USB Bluetooth Dongle CDROM Installation Menu
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Figure 4-6 - Windows 7 Control Panel
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Figure 4-7 - 'Add a Device
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Figure 4-8 - Bluetooth Device Added
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Figure 4-9 - Windows 7 Control Panel
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Figure 4-10 - Devices and Printers
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Figure 4-11 - Devices and Printers
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Figure 4-12 - Iwand Bluetooth Port Properties
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Figure 4-13 - Bluetooth Services
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Usb
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Figure 4-14 - Hyperterminal over Bluetooth
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Figure 4-15 - Starting Device Manager
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Figure 4-16 - Iwand Driver Installation
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Figure 4-17 - USB Update Driver Prompt
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Figure 4-18 - USB Driver Location
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Figure 4-19 - Windows Security Warning
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Figure 4-20 - USB Driver Installation Complete
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Figure 4-21 - Identifying Assigned Iwand COM Port Number
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RS232/RS485 Connection
30
Figure 4-22 - Hyperterminal Connection over USB
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Figure 4-23 - Serial Channel Selection
30
Iwand Setup
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Iwand Information
31
Figure 4-24 - Break Key on Keyboard
31
Figure 4-25 - Iwand Serial Output after a <BREAK
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Figure 4-26 - Iwand Information
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Time Information
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Communications
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User Interface
32
Figure 4-27 - Time Information View
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Figure 4-28 - Colour Scheme - Standard
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Figure 4-29 - Colour Scheme - Green
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Figure 4-30 - Colour Scheme - Orange
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Power Saving
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Figure 4-31 - Screen Power on Time Options
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Figure 4-32 - GPS Enable / Disable
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Discovery Options
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Figure 4-33 - Power on Time before Entering Sleep Mode
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Figure 4-34 - LMF, MF and HMF Bands
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Figure 4-35 - Acoustic Bands
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ABOP Mode
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Figure 4-36 - Sync Pin Options
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Transponder Mode
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Figure 4-37 - ABOP Mode Selection
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Figure 4-38 - Quick Check with ABOP Mode Enabled
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Figure 4-39 - Transponder Mode
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Accessories
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Figure 4-40 - Serial Terminal Startup View
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Figure 4-41 - Serial Terminal Command Response View
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Figure 4-42 - GPS Status View
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Figure 4-43 - Current Position View
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Section 5 - Iwand Operation
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Introduction
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Menu System
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Prerequisites for Operation
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Figure 5-1 - Home Screen
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Ping Check
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Figure 5-2 - Positioning the Iwand against the Instrument Transducer
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Figure 5-3 - Ping Check Screen
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Figure 5-4 - Ping Check Discovering
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Figure 5-5 - Ping Check Interrogating
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Figure 5-6 - Ping Check Result View
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Quick Check
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Figure 5-7- Quick Check Screen
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Figure 5-8 - Discovering Process Screen
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Acoustic Settings
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Battery Status
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Figure 5-9 - Quick Check Menu
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Figure 5-10 - Instrument Interrogation
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Figure 5-11 - Acoustic Settings View
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Firmware Information
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View Sensors
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Figure 5-12 - Battery Status View
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Figure 5-13 - Firmware Information View
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Figure 5-14 - View Sensors Menu
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Figure 5-15 - All Sensors View
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Figure 5-16 - Individual Sensor Channel View
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Lodestar Support
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Figure 5-17 - Test Sonsors Menu with Lodestar Present
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Figure 5-18 - Lodestar on Interrogation
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Figure 5-19 - Lodestar on Completion
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Figure 5-20 - Latitude Configuration Option for Lodestar
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Figure 5-21 - Waiting for GPS Fix
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Figure 5-22 - Ready to Acoustically Configure
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Figure 5-23 - Latitude Configuration Sequence
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Acoustic Check
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Figure 5-24 - Latitude Configuration Complete
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Figure 5-25 - Acoustic Check View
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Figure 5-26 - HPR Channel Configured with the Iwand 6G Configurator Software
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Figure 5-27 - Configuring to HPR Channel
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Figure 5-28 - Response Detected from the HPR Interrogation
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Test Release
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Figure 5-29 - Select the Current State of the Release
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Figure 5-30 - Select the State for the Drive Motor to Drive to
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Figure 5-31 - Completed Release State Operation
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Acoustic Terminal
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Get and Set Configuration
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Figure 5-32 - Acoustic Terminal Test Menu
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Figure 5-33 - Acoustic Terminal Response Display
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Get Configuration
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Figure 5-34 - Get Configuration
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Figure 5-35 - Hold the Iwand against the Instrument
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Figure 5-36 - Start of the Get Configuration Process
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Figure 5-37 - Get Configuration Sequence Discovering
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Figure 5-38- Get Configuration Sequence Found
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Figure 5-39 - Get Configuration Sequence Confirm
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Figure 5-40 - Sensor Test Request
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Figure 5-41 - All Sensors View
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Release Test
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Figure 5-42 - Get Configuration Sequence Success
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Figure 5-43 - Testing the Release - Current State
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Figure 5-44 - Testing the Release - Activating
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Figure 5-45 - Testing the Release - State Following Activation
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Figure 5-46 - Testing the Release - Confirm Release Operation
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Sensors Check
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Set Configuration
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Figure 5-47 - Option to Test Sensors
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Figure 5-48 - Set Configuration
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Figure 5-49 - Hold the Iwand against the Instrument
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Figure 5-50 - Start the Set Configuration Process
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Figure 5-51 - Get Configuration Sequence Discovering
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Figure 5-52 - Get Configuration Sequence Found
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Figure 5-53 - Get Configuration Sequence Confirm
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Figure 5-54 - Sensor Test Request
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Figure 5-55 - All Sensors View
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Figure 5-56 - Set Configuration Sequence Success
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Figure 5-57 - Configuration Process Aborted
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Tone Testing
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Sonardyne WSM6
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Figure 5-58 - Selecting Correct Mode for WSM6
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Figure 5-59 - Interrogation Channel Selection
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Figure 5-60 - Wideband Reply Address Selection
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Figure 5-61 - Wideband Test
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Figure 5-62 - Test Transmitting State
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Figure 5-63 - Nothing Received from Transponder
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Figure 5-64 - Response Received
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Figure 5-65 - Sonardyne Tone Mode
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Figure 5-66 - HPR400 Mode
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Section 6 - Maintenance
68
Introduction
68
Scheduled Maintenance and Recalibration
68
General Maintenance
68
Section 7 - Functional Test
69
Running Self-Test
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Running an External Unit Test
69
Section 8 - Firmware Upgrade
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Introduction
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Firmware Upgrade Procedure
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Figure 8-1 - 6G Terminal Lite Icon
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Figure 8-2 - 6G Terminal Lite Dialog Box/6G Setup Tab
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Figure 8-3 - about 6G Terminal Lite
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Figure 8-4 - 6G Setup Tab/Connect
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Figure 8-5 - Select COM Port
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Figure 8-6 - Select Port/Connect
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Figure 8-7 - Current Iwand Configuration
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Figure 8-8 - Bootloader Selection
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Figure 8-9 - Bootloader Firmware List
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Figure 8-10 - Select Download Application
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Figure 8-11 - Confirm Replace Firmware
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Figure 8-12 - Select New Firmware File
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Figure 8-13 - Downloading New Firmware
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Figure 8-14 - Download Completed
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Figure 8-15 - Close Bootloader
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Figure 8-16 - Refresh 6G Terminal Lite Settings
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Section 9 - Fault Diagnosis
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General Operation
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Unit Does Not Power on When a Key Is Pressed on the Keypad
78
Unit Not Responsive
78
PC Communications
78
Bluetooth Not Functional on Windows XP
78
USB Not Communicating
78
Acoustic Communications
78
Section 10 - Storage
79
Storing the Iwand
79
Section 11 - Technical Specifications
80
Technical Specification for the Iwand
80
External Power
80
Battery Type
80
Battery Life
80
Environmental
80
Firmware Requirements
81
Appendix A - Firmware History Record
82
Firmware History Record
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Table A-1- Firmware History Record
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Appendix B - Software Copyright / License / Warranty
83
Appendix C - Windows 8 Driver Installation
85
C.1 USB Driver Installation on Windows 8
85
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