1)
Connect the cable from the database timer to the computer
The
cable required is a custom cable available from
the timer manufacturer or F.S.T. Company.
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2)
Setup the timer
Make
sure DIP switch 1 is On, 2 is On, 3 is Off, and
4 is On.
Turn the timer off then on again.
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3)
Run the Find Database timer feature
This
feature will determine the serial port the timer
is connected to and verify the timer, cable and
computer are working correctly. It checks
the status of station 1 on the timer for each serial
port. When the timer is found it will tell
you the Serial Port and its status.
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Pause the Tanning Bed Monitor
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Close any open windows in SunEase 2000
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Select Utilities then Remote Timer
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Select Find database timer
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Select the Find Timer button.
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Note the Serial Port when the timer is located
In
the event no timer is located, double check the
cable connections, restart the computer, turn the
database timer off then turn it on again.
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4)
Setup the Tanning Bed Monitor
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Select the Tanning Bed Monitor
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Select the Options button
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Change the Refresh Rate to:
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30 seconds for a database 5000 or
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60 seconds for a database 10000
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Save the changes
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5)
Tell SunEase a timer is connected
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Pause the Tanning Bed Monitor
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Close any open windows in SunEase 2000
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Select File then Preferences
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Select the Client/Tanning tab
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Check Activate Remote Timer Features
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will also display (database support)
If it does not, reinstall SunEase 2000
and be sure to select database support
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Close the Preferences window
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Select Utilities then Purge Data Files then Timer
Commands
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Select the Start button
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Select the Close button when it finishes
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6)
Setup each tanning bed to use the timer
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Pause the Tanning Bed Monitor
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Close any open windows in SunEase 2000
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Select File then Tanning Beds
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Highlight the first bed in the list
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Select View then Form
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Select the General tab
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Update the Undress, Maximum and Normal times
as needed
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Select the Timer Setup tab
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Update the Station Number (the position on the
timer this bed will control)
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Update the Serial Port (see step 2), this number
must be the same for each bed connected to the
timer
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For Connected to an FST 1000?, remove any check
marks.
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Select the Program Timer button. This
feature will program the timer to match the
computer settings.
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Tan your clients normally
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