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E-EQ-MX3RG-J-ARC MX3 Reference Guide
LXE Diagnostics
Note: Make sure there is a fully charged battery in the MX3 before beginning a diagnostic
process. When using an external power supply, make sure there is an uninterrupted
power source for the MX3. When using the MX3 in a powered cradle make sure there is
an uninterrupted power source for the cradle.
The MX3 comes equipped with several utility programs. These programs can be run to make
adjustments as indicated.
LXE does not recommend running these commands in a DOS window from any Microsoft
Windows application.
Filename Description
BBDIS81.EXE Battery Discharge Utility
Condition the 50 mAh NiCd Backup Battery mounted on the system
board. The battery discharge starts and when discharged switches to
backup battery charge mode.
BBTST81.EXE Backup Battery Test Utility
Indicates the current status of the backup battery and the voltage.
BEEP81.EXE Beeper Utility
Changes the volume of the beeper using the up and down arrow keys on
the keypad/keyboard.
COMTST81.EXE Communication Port Utility
To diagnose the serial communication port, a simple loop back test
routine is included in this file. The figure showing how to build a loop
back plug is included in this chapter. The test results will read PASS or
FAIL. A failure is identified and described.
DISP81.EXE Display Utility
Activates every pixel on the display to verify functionality.
KEY2381.EXE Keyboard Utility
This utility performs a contact functional test of each key on the
keyboard. When activated, the key labels appear on the screen and then
each key, when initialized, clears the key label from the screen.
LXEF.EXE File Transfer Utility
Transfer files to and from a PC through any of the MX3’s COM ports, as
well as act as the agent for the Win32 Developer Toolkit Application.
PARAM81.EXE Parameter Dump Utility
This utility collects the setup configurable parameters and lists them in a
text file.
