lists displayed on the user interface screen 208 configuration and equipment settings that a user might select include user language output type equipment manufacturer and model lookup table install lookup table update and other information incidental to the proper operation of the audible error code detection and identification device 202 in the depicted embodiment the audible error code receiver 206 is a microphone port through which an audible error code 106 generated by the electronic device 102 is received as input to the detection and identification apparatus 202 in response to reception and processing of the audible error code 106 an identified error condition corresponding to the generated error code 106 is output to an operator via an onboard output indicator 210 the output indicators 210 a and 210 b may also serve as a translation device for the generated audible error code 106 by producing a visual communications signal that mimics and identifies the actual generated error code 106 for example an electronic device 102 might produce an audible error code 106 that distinctly consists of one long and two short tones an audible error code detection and identification device 202 placed near the electronic device 102 receives the generated error code 106 via the receiver 206 and internally processes the generated error code 106 subsequently in one embodiment the detection and identification apparatus 202 transmits a visual output signal that consists of one long and two short visual bursts to an operator the visual output signal mimics the generated audible error code 106 in signal quantity and duration an output.