Symbol Technologies PDT 8000 Series manual

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1 Quick Reference Introduction Congratul ations on yo ur purchas e of Symbol T e chnologies’ PDT 8000 Series T erminal! Its unique combination of features make this product superior for use in a wide range of applications. These features include: •M i c r o s o f t ® Windows ® Pocket PC 2002 operating system • RF communication via Symbol’[...]

2 PDT 8000 Series • Navigation Bar and Command Bar on page 16 • Input Methods on page 17 • Scanning with the T erminal on page 20 • Resetting Y our T erminal on page 20 • Host Communications on page 21 • LED Indicators on page 23 • Maintaining the T erminal on page 24 • T rouble shooting on page 25 • Regulatory Information on p ag[...]

3 Quick Reference Part s of the T erminal Front View To p V i e w Power Button TFT LCD (color) Speaker 1-D Exit Window Microphone Charge LED Scan LED Audio Jack[...]

4 PDT 8000 Series Part s of the T erminal (continued) Back View Bottom V i ew Serial & Charge Port Sty lu s Handstrap Battery Door Scan Button IrDA Port Scan Button[...]

5 Quick Reference Inserting a Comp act F lash Storage Card The PDT 8000 has a slot for a compact flash storage card which includes a compartment door that prevents the card from coming out if the PDT 8000 is dropped. T o insert a compact flash card: 1. Unscrew and remove the compact flash card compartment door on the top of the terminal. 2. Insert [...]

6 PDT 8000 Series Inst alling Batteries 1. Remove the battery door . 2. Slide the latches on both sides of the battery down, to ensure they are in the unlock position . Insert the battery into the compartment. 3. Lock the battery into place by sliding the latches on the bat- tery up. 4. Replace the battery door . Caution: Do not expose the battery [...]

7 Quick Reference Charging the Battery Charging the Main Batt ery and Memory Backup Battery Before using your terminal for the first time, charge the lith ium-ion battery in the terminal fo r approximately four hours, using the Serial Charging Cable or any other appropriate accessory . Y our terminal is equipped with a memory backup battery which a[...]

8 PDT 8000 Series The terminal charge LED blinks amber to i ndicate that the terminal battery is charging and turns solid amber when charging is complete. The battery fully charges in less than four hours. See LED Indicators on page 23 for other indications. Charging the Battery Usin g the USB Charging Cable Note: The USB Chargin g Cable can only b[...]

9 Quick Reference Charging the Battery Using a Cradle Y ou can charge the main battery using the CRD 8000-1000S, CRD 8000-1000M, CHS 80 00-4000C/B or CRD 8000-400 0E. For more information, see the setup in structions in the respective Quick Reference Gu ides. Note: Y ou can also charge the battery using the MDM 8000 or the VCA 8000-01. For more inf[...]

10 PDT 8000 Series St arting the T erminal Press the red power button to turn the terminal on. I f the terminal does not power on see T roubl eshooting on page 25 . As the terminal initializes its unique Flash File system, the Symbol splash screen displays for about 60 second s. When the Welcome screen appears, tap anywhere o n the screen to contin[...]

11 Quick Reference 3. T ap the center of each target that appears on the Calibration screen with the tip of the stylus. 4. Follow the directions on the scre en which explains how to use the stylus and pop-up menus, an d allows you to set yo ur city and time zone. Note: T o align your screen at anytime, press Shift + 2 to launch the cal ibration scr[...]

12 PDT 8000 Series Using a Headset Y our terminal is equipped with an audio connector which can be connected to a headset. T o use the headset, plug the headset jack into the audio connecto r on the top of the terminal. For more detailed headset information, refer to the PDT 8000 Series Prod uct Reference Guide . Using the Keyboard Note: Key functi[...]

13 Quick Reference Key Action Backspace Press Shift + 7 to erase informat ion entered on the display , one character at a time. Bottom Press Shif t + 9 . Action is application dependent. Clear Press Shift + 1 . Action is appli cation dependent. Enter/Y es Press Enter after entering data or a command. Left Arrow See Adjusting the Backlight on page 1[...]

14 PDT 8000 Series Using the Stylus The stylus selects items and enters information. The stylus functions as a mouse. • Ta p : T ouch the screen once with the stylus to open items and select options. • Drag : Hold the stylus on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and images. Drag in a list to select mul- tiple item s. • T ap-[...]

15 Quick Reference T oday Screen When you turn on your terminal for the first ti me each day (or afte r 4 hours of inactivity), the T oda y screen appears. Y ou can also display it by tapping Sta r t - T oday . On the T oday screen, you can see important information for the day . Note: T o day screen may vary depending on your te rminal configurati[...]

16 PDT 8000 Series Navigation Bar and Command Bar The navigation bar at the top of the screen displays the active program and current time, and allows you to switch to programs and close screens. Th e command bar at the bottom of the screen contains menus and buttons to perform tasks in programs. The S tart Menu is customizable. T ap Sta r t - Sett[...]

17 Quick Reference Input Methods Enter information in any program by typing with the keyboa rd, or use the input panel to type with the soft keyboard, write using Block Recognizer , Letter Recognize r or T ranscriber . In any case, the characters appear as ty ped text on the screen. T o show or hide the input panel, tap the Input Panel button. T ap[...]

18 PDT 8000 Series Using the Block Recognizer 1. T ap the arrow next to t he Input Panel button, th en Block Rec- ognizer . 2. Write a letter in the left side of the box, or a number in the right side, using special ch aracter strokes. When you write a letter , it is conver ted to typed text on the scre en. For instructions on entering Block Recogn[...]

19 Quick Reference Using the Transcriber 1. T ap the arrow next to the Inpu t Panel button, then T ranscriber . 2. Write anywhere on the screen. What you write on the screen will be converted to text. Block Recognizer Characters The following chart is a partial display of the characters you can write while using the Block Rec ogn izer (the dot on e[...]

20 PDT 8000 Series Scanning with the T erminal The terminal has an integrated scanner which collects data by scanning bar codes. Re fer to the PDT 8000 Series Product Reference Guide for information on configuring your termin al for scanning. T o scan bar codes with the terminal: 1. Launch the terminal’s scanning application. 2. Aim the scanner a[...]

21 Quick Reference T o perform a soft reset press and hold the power key (for approximately ten seconds) and release it as soon a s the screen changes and the terminal begins to reboot. Performing a Ha rd Reset A hard reset also restart s yo ur terminal, but erases all stored records and entries in RAM. Therefore, never pe rform a hard reset unless[...]

22 PDT 8000 Series information, see the communica tion instructions in the PDT 8000 Series Product Reference Guide . Communicating with Printer s T o print fro m a standard printer: 1. Attach the snap-on-printer cable to the serial port in the bot- tom of the terminal. 2. Attach the other en d of the cable to the Data Communica- tions Connector on [...]

23 Quick Reference LED Indicators LED Indicator Charge LED - Amber Off Not connected to charger . Slow blinking amber T erm inal is charging. Fast blinking amber Error in charging. Solid amber Charging is complete. Scan LED Off Not scanning. Solid red Laser enabled. Scanning in process. Solid green Successful decode.[...]

24 PDT 8000 Series Maint aining the T erminal • Do not scratch the screen. Use the supplied stylus or plastic- tipped pens intended for use with a touch-sensitive screen. Never use a pen or pencil or other sha rp object on the screen. • Although your terminal is water and du st resistant, do not ex- pose it to rain or moisture for an extended p[...]

25 Quick Reference T roubleshooting Problem Cause Solution T erminal does not turn on. Lithium- ion battery not charged. Charge or replace the lithi um-ion bat- tery in the te rminal. Battery not inst alled properly . Ensure battery is installed pro perly . See Installing B atteries on p age 6 . System crash. Perform a hard reset. See Resetting Y o[...]

26 PDT 8000 Series T erminal turns it- self off. T erminal is inactive. Y our terminal turns off after a peri od of inactivity . This period can be set from one to five minute s, in one-minute in- tervals. Check the Power dialog box (in the System t ab under Star t / Set- tings ), and change the setting if yo u need a longer delay before the aut o-[...]

27 Quick Reference A message ap- pears stati ng that your terminal’s memory is full. T oo many files stored on the termi- nal. Delete unused memos and records. Y ou can save these records on your computer. Memory allocation too low . Adjust the memory allocation. Select Star t , the n Settings , and select th e System tab. T ap Memory and adjust [...]

28 PDT 8000 Series Y our terminal does not accept scan input. Scanning applica- tion is not loaded. V erify that the unit is loaded with a scanning application. See your Sys- tem Administrator . Unreadable bar code. Ensure the symbol is not deface d. Distance betwee n exit window and bar code is incorrect. Ensure you are wit hin proper scanning ran[...]

29 Quick Reference END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR POCKET PC DA T A EXCHANGE COMPONENT : MICRO SOFT ACTIVES YNC, VERSION 3.1 IMPORT ANT- READ CAREFULL Y : This End-Us er License Agreement ( “EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (eithe r an individual or a single entit y) and the manufacturer (“Manuf acturer”) of the s pe[...]

30 PDT 8000 Series access, and interact with the SY STEM, and (ii) the EULA is between Manufac- turer (as defined above) an d the end user-not between the PC Manufact urer and end user . 2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMIT A TIONS. • Speech/Handwriting Recognition. I f the SOFTW ARE includes speech and/or handwriting recognition compon ent(s[...]

31 Quick Reference or other means, and labeled “For Upgrad e Purposes Only” or “For Recovery Purposes Only”, you may (i) install and use one copy of such component(s) on the computer(s) you use to exchange dat a with the SYSTEM as a replacement copy for the existing Desktop Software component(s). 4. COPYRIGHT . All title and intellectual pr[...]

32 PDT 8000 Series Regulatory Information All Symbol devices are designed to be compliant with rules and regulations in locations they are sold and will be labeled as required. Any changes or mo difications to Symbol T echnologies equipment, not expressly approved by Symbol T echnologies, could vo id the user's authority to operate the equipme[...]

33 Quick Reference Scanner Labeling THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APP ARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003. CETTE APP AREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA. FOR PA TENT INFORMATION SEE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE. MOD: PDT8000-XXXXXXXX S/N: ######### MONTH, 2002 Made in XXXXX Symbol Technologies Inc. Holtsville, New Y ork 11[...]

34 PDT 8000 Series In accordance with Clause 5, IEC 825 and EN60825 , the following information is provided to the user: ENGLISH HEBREW CLASS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CLASS 2 LASER LIGH T DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT DANISH / DANSK IT A LIAN / IT ALIANO KLASSE 1 KLASSE 1 LASE RPRODUKT CLASSE 1 PRODOTTO AL LA SER DI CLASS E 1 KLASSE 2[...]

35 Quick Reference Power Supply Note: Use only a Symbol-approved power su pply 50-14001-005 output rat ed 15VDC and minimum 2.5A. The po wer supply is certified to EN60950 with SEL V outputs. Hinweis: Benutzen Sie nur eine Symbol T echnologies genehmi gt S tromversorgung 50-14001-005 in den Ausg abe: 15VDC und minimum 2.5A. Die S tromversorgung ist[...]

36 PDT 8000 Series Persons with Pace makers: • Should always keep the device more than 15cm (6 inches) from their pa ce- maker when turned on • Should not carry the devi ce in a breast pocket • Should use the ear furthest f rom the pacemake r to minimize the potential for interference. • If you have any reason to suspect th at in terference[...]

37 Quick Reference Radio Frequency Interfer ence Requirements Note : This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Cl ass B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection a gainst harmful int erference in a residential installat ion. This equipment gener[...]

38 PDT 8000 Series quency range • Italy requ ires a user lice nse for outside usage. Other Countries All 2.4GHz Radio Devices: • Mexico - Restrict Frequency Range to: 2.450 - 2.48 35 GHz. • Israel - Restrict Frequency Range to: 2.418 - 2.457 GHz. • Sri Lanka - Restrict Frequency Range to: 2.400 - 2.430 GHz. St atement of Compliance Symbol T[...]

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Quick Reference W arranty (A) W arranty Symbol T echnologies (hereafter “Seller” ) hardware Products are warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of twelve (12) months from t he date of shipment, unless otherwi se provided by Seller in writing, pr ovided the Product remains unmodifi ed and is operated under normal and[...]

72-58168-02 Revision A — December 2002 Symbol T echnologies, I nc. One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville, N.Y . 1 1742-1300 Service Information Before you use th e unit, it must be configured to operate in your fa cility’s network and run your applications. If you have a problem runn ing your unit or using your equipment, contact your facility’ s T ec[...]