What does the power button LED and beeping sounds indicate?

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What actions can be done by pressing the power button on the head unit?

The PLT 400 is a single button tool - designed to be operated nearly exclusively by the software. The head unit is purposefully left to be a sing-button tool. Here are the actions of using that button:

POWER BUTTON ACTION BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION
Hold button for 1 second Power off the instrument. Note, after the tool is turned on, it will attempt to calibrate before it will allow you to turn it off in this way. Note the force turn off method below that can be an option if needed.
Hold button for 2 seconds and 2 short presses Force instrument to switch off. Do not remove the battery to do a force switch off.
Simply press button Turn on the instrument

 

What does the LED indicator mean when it is flashing or remaining constant?

LED STATUS BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION
Off Instrument is powered off
Fast Steady Blinking ~2x/second Instrument is booting up

Slow Steady Blinking

~1x/ seconds

Instrument is waiting for connection to tablet or in initial calibration mode after being powered on.
Constant on Instrument is connected
Blinking rapidly fast Instrument is powered, but something may not be working properly
2 Rapid fast blinks separated by ~1 sec. Instrument is forced to switch off

 

What does the Beeping sounds mean that are associated with the power button?

BEEPING STATUS

BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION

3x short beeps every 3 seconds Some drives are blocked in the hardware - restart of head unit required
Beep every 1 second and LED blinking fast Wrong battery type is being used. Please only use the Hilti B22/4.0 battery with the PLT 400.

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