Boltek LD-250 User Manual
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I N S T A L L A T I O N
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Quick Start
1) Connect the DB-9 cable from your computer COM port (or the USB-RS232 cable from
your computer USB port) to the RS232 connector of your LD-250.
2) Plug in the AC power adapter into the read of the LD-250 and into an AC outlet. Turn
on the LD-250. It should beep and illuminate the indicator lights for 2 seconds.
3) If using the USB-RS232 cable, you may need to install the drivers from the mini
CDROM disc first if Windows doesn’t install them automatically.
4) Install the Lightning Display software provided on the included CDROM, then run
application after installation is completed and select LD-250 under the hardware
configuration options menu.
5) Connect the antenna cable to both the LD-250 and the antenna. Hold the antenna a few
feet from a computer monitor or television. (A laptop computer display may not produce
enough noise.) The LD-250 should detect the radio frequency noise from the monitor as a
constant stream of noises and/or strikes. By moving the antenna you should be able to
find a position that produces strikes. Yellow strike dots should appear on the display.
Rotating the antenna should change the strike direction.
6) Mount the antenna away from televisions, computer monitors and other sources of
noise.
Installing the Antenna
The antenna is housed in a small black plastic box that must be mounted vertically on a
non-metallic support. The antenna cable plugs into the bottom of the antenna housing.
When mounting the antenna ensure the correct side of the antenna faces north. The cable
plugs into the bottom of the antenna with the front of the antenna facing north. The front
of the antenna corresponds to the top of the computer screen. If the antenna does not face
north the top of the computer screen will not be north.
Provided there are no large metal objects to block the radio signals, mounting the antenna
6 feet high is ok. Mounting the antenna 12 feet high is good. 20-25 feet is better.