DF-2000 display is blinking after connecting Point of Sale (POS) to DM-100 handheld

Potential Symptoms

  • Connected Sapphire POS to DM-100 and now the client side of the display is going blank about ever 6 seconds.
  • LED test, Display Status, Set Time 12HR, and Detect Displays are all missing from handheld menu.
  • Handheld menu has an additional entry of Set 2nd Galaxy Address.

Environment

  • Product Family: Digit and Price Displays
  • Product: DF-2000
  • Components: Sapphire POS
  • Control System: DM-100 w/ POS (ED13374 firmware v5.8 HW rev 02)

Cause

  • Trigger is erroneous or extra data from POS side of system causing 1st Galaxy address to be set to a number.
  • Possible Root Causes are bad interface cable, bad port on POS, wrong product codes or settings on POS, bad POS, bug in DM-100 firmware.

Resolution

  • Unknown
  • Some symptoms can be stopped by setting 1st Galaxy address back to none.

KB ID: DD3053993


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