Unitech PA600 manual

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i Pr eface About T his Manual This manual explains how to install, operate and maintain the P A600 PDA Barcode Scanner. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or mechanical means, without permission in writing from the manufacturer . This includes electronic or mechanical means, such as photocopying,[...]

ii Laser Information The Unitech P A600 series is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS/CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J and to the requirements of IEC 825-1. Class II and Class 2 products are not considered to be hazardous. The P A600 series contains internally a Visible Laser Diode (VLD) whose emissions do not exceed the maximum lim[...]

About This Manual iii Storage and safety notice Although charged Lithium-Ion batteries may be left unused for several months, their capacity may be depleted due to build up of internal resist ance. If this happens , they will require recharging prior to use. Lithium-Ion batteries may be stored at tempera- tures between-20°C to 60°C, however they [...]

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v T a ble of Contents Preface About This Manual i Regulatory Compliance Statements ............................................................................. i FCC Statement .................................................................................................................. ...... i Canadian Compliance Statement ...................[...]

vi Chapter 3 Getting Connected 20 Establishing Device-PC Connection .......................................................................... 20 Installing Microsoft ActiveSync ............................................................................................. 20 Connecting the Device to Your Computer ....................................[...]

1 Chapter 1 Getting Star ted Introducing the P A600 Thank you for purchasing the P A600 PDA Barcode Scanner. Y our P A600 was designed for user s who need a compact and durable PDA for data collection and real time transactions. The P A600 is a rugged, compact and lightweight palm-size com- puter using the Windows Mobile 5.0 / Windows CE 5.0 operat[...]

2 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Features Powerful S ystem • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 / Windows CE 5.0 operating system • Intel PXA270 processor with speed of up to 520 MHz System M emory • 64 MB SDRAM • 128 MB Flash ROM Display • 3[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 Package Content s After opening the box, ensure the following accessories for the P A600 are present: If anything is missing or appear damaged in any way , contact your dealer . P A600 T erminal AC Adapter Battery Pack Stylus USB Charging Cables Elastic Stylus S tring CD-ROM Quick Reference Guide[...]

4 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. A T our of the P A600 The following sections describe the main components and features of the P A600. Front Lef t View No. Component Description 1 . Sta t u s i n d i c a t o r Indicates the battery charging and b[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started 5 Back View No. Component Description 9. Battery compartment Houses the r emovable and rechargeable 3.7V , 1950 mAH battery pack . 10. Battery compartment release latch Opens the battery compartment. 1 1. Reset button Press the end of the stylus into the button to reset your device. 12. Handstrap Enables you to securely ho[...]

6 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Getting S t arted This section explains how to install and charge the battery , how to check battery status, how to turn on the P A600, and how to calibrate the screen. Inst alling the Battery WARNING! There is a [...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 2. Position the battery pack, making sure the battery cont acts are aligned with the contact s in the compartment and the battery is placed on top of the plastic tab, as shown in the following illustration. 3. Slide the battery pack into the battery bay while simult aneously pulling the plastic tab and securing clip unti[...]

8 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Charging the Battery Before using the P A600 for the first time, you need to charge it for about 16 hours. After that, you can charge the P A600 every day to recharge the battery to full capacity . Charge the P A6[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 Charging the Battery with the Docking S tation 1. Plug the AC adapter cable into the power jack on the docking station, then connect the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. 2. Slide the device into the docking station until it clicks into place. 3. The connection is secure when the bottom edge of the device is aligned [...]

10 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Connecting the P A600 to a PC Use the USB cable to connect the P A600 to a PC to use with ActiveSync. 1. Press and hold the connector button on the USB charging cable and connect it to the P A600 ( 1 ). 2. Plug t[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started 11 T urning the P A600 on for the First Time After you have initially charged your device for about 12 hours, the device is ready to be used. Y ou can now start up your device where you’ll calibrate the display , learn some basic stylus usage, and set up the system time zone, date and time. Powering On 1. T urn on your d[...]

12 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Calibrating the P A600 Screen The calibrate screen automatically appears when the unit is powered-on for the first time or after the system is reset. T o calibrate the screen at any time, follow these instruction[...]

Chapter 1 Getting Started 13 The Screen Settings window appears. This window enables you to customize the screen settings. 3. T ap Align Screen to calibrate the screen. The align screen window appears. 4. T ap the cross hair firmly and accurately . The cross hair moves to the next location. 5. Continue tapping the cross hairs until the screen has b[...]

14 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Chapter 2 Using the Har d ware Keyp ads and Function Buttons The keypad enables you to both enter information and interact with the PDA operating system and also operate secondary functions using the function but[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 15 Enter key OK Back space Escape key Alphanumeric 4, g, h, i Left navigation key Alphanumeric 5, j, k, l — Alphanumeric 6, m, n, o Right navigation key — Enables / disables secondary function keys T ab Windows key - opens S tart menu Alphanumeric 7, p, q, r , s Decreases screen brightness Alphanumeric 8, t, u, v Do[...]

16 Adjusting the Screen Brightness Adjust the screen brightness by pressing the Function button to enable the soft keys and pressing the 7 (decrease bright- ness) or 9 (increase brightness) buttons. Using the S tylus CA UTION! Never use anything other than the P A 600 stylus on the screen. Using another object as a stylus could cause permanent dama[...]

Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 17 Using the SD/MMC memory card Y our device has an expansion slot compatible with a range of SD and MMC storage cards, which are primarily used to back up or transfer files and data. The slot also sup- ports SDIO cards for added connectivity options. Inserting a S torage Card 1. Remove the two screws from the SD compar[...]

18 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Using the Laser Scanner The P A600 has an integrated laser scanner which reads all major bar code labels with excellent performance. NO TE: Reading software must be enabled in order to operate the scanner . This [...]

Chapter 2 Using the Hardware 19 3. T o test the barcode scanner , tap the T est tab and press one of the scanner buttons on a barcode. The screen will display the results of the scan.[...]

20 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Chapter 3 Getting Connected Est ablishing Device-PC Connection Inst alling Microsoft ActiveSync In order to exchange data between your computer and the P A600, Microsoft ActiveSync must be installed on your compu[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Connected 21 4. Click Next . Y ou are prompted to read the End User License Agreement (EULA). 5. Accept the license agreement terms and click Next . Y ou are prompted for user information. 6. T ype the user name and organization and click Next . Y ou are prompted for the destination folder .[...]

22 7. Select a drive to install the program to and click Next . The installation wizard has gathered the information it needs to inst all Active- Sync and prompts you to begin inst allation. 8. Click Inst all . The program begins installation After the program has finished inst alling you see the following screen. Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Connected 23 9. Click Finish . Y ou may be prompted to restart your computer . After you have inst alled ActiveSync and restarted your computer , the ActiveSync icon appears in your computer ’s system tray and the ActiveSync Connection Wizard starts. For detailed information on how to use ActiveSync on your computer , start Acti[...]

24 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Synchronizing with Y our Computer Synchronization takes place according to the options you choose while setting up ActiveSync on your computer . If you accept the default (On Connect) synchronization option in th[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Connected 25 Infrared Connection The infrared port allows you to synchronize information with an infrared enabled comp uter . Align the infrared port of your devi ce with the infrared port on the computer . This method is ideal for quickly switching between multiple devices since there are no cables or adapters to change. 1. Perfo[...]

26 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. 2. Perform the steps below on your device: a. Align the IR port of your P A600 with that on your computer so that they are unobstructed and within close range. b. Initiate connection by tapping Star t → ActiveS[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Connected 27 2. T ap Devices → New Partnership… 3. Select a device from the list and tap Next . Y ou are prompted for a passkey . 4. Enter the Passkey .[...]

28 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. On the PC screen, you are prompted to enter the Bluetooth PIN Code Request. 5. Enter the same Blue- tooth PIN Code you entered in step 4. 6. On the P A600 tap Partnership Settings → Check Serial Port → Finish[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Connected 29 WiFi Connection Through the use of the SDIO card , you can send and receive signals to a WiFi network then synchronize files. NO TE: WiFi access requires a separate purchase of a service contract with a wireless service provider . Contact a wireless service provider for more information. A wireless network can be adde[...]

30 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Synchronizing Information All files created on the device are stored in " My Document/P A600 My Document " folder (if the designated device name is P A600). Y ou can view files by double-clicking the P [...]

Chapter 3 Getting Connected 31 Windows Explorer opens the Mobile Device window for your device. 3. Locate the file that you want to copy on your device or computer . 4. Do either one of the following: – T o copy the file to your device, right-click the file and click Copy . Place the cursor in the desired folder for your device, right-click, then[...]

32 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Chapter 4 Bar code Scanner Pr og r ams Scan2Key The Scan2Key application routes input from a scanner port to a keypad buf fer , making all input from the scanner emulate input from the keypad. Using Scan2Key , sc[...]

Chapter 4 Barcode Scanner Programs 33 Barcode Symbologies Note: *V alue Adjustable Scanner Control Pannel V3.0 Barcode Symbology Enable/ Disable Check Char/Digit verifica tion T r ansmit Check Char/digit Max/ Min Length T r ansmit Leading Digit Other Lookland EAN YES Codabar YES YES YES T ransm i t S tart/ S top bits, CLSI format, *data length Code[...]

34 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. Chapter 5 Advanced Settings Adjusting Settings This section describes how to adjust the settings of your device to accommodate your work habits. T o access Settings, tap St ar t → Settings . The Settings screen[...]

35 Checking the Main and Backup Battery S t atus This section describes how to view the power level for both the main and backup bat- tery . T o minimize power consumption, you can define settings for the auto-off function and the processor ’s operation speed. T o check the main and backup battery status: 1. Open Power Properties. Do either of th[...]

36 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. The Power screen appears. 2. The battery menu item displays the status of the main and backup batteries. On the screen shown here, both batteries are at almost 100% charge. NO TE: It is necessary to charge the ba[...]

37 Adjusting Backlight Setting The power consumption of the LCD backlight is high, turn off the backlight function if it is not necessary . If a backlight is required, set “automatically turn off the backlight” function. T o change backlight settings: 1. T ap Star t → Settings → System . 2. T ap Backlight . The Backlight screen appears. 3. [...]

38 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. – In the Brightness tab, t ap and drag the slider to choose a dimmer backlight when operating on battery power . V iewing Flash Memory Files Flash memory is rewritable location for programs and data files. The [...]

Chapter 5 Advance S ettings 39 Performing a hardware reset Y ou may have to perform a reset if the device freezes (i.e., device no longer responds to the buttons on the screen). A soft reset allows your device to get a fresh st art, similar to rebooting a computer . This will restart your device and adjust memory allocation. All records and entries[...]

40 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. P er forming a Cool Boot A hard reset cuts of f power to your device, erasing all records and entries, deleting all programs you have added, and restoring the device to default factory settings. Never perform a h[...]

Chapter 5 Advance dS ettings 41 Method 2 1. Press and hold the T AB key . 2. While holding the T AB key , insert the tip of the stylus into the reset hole on the back of the P A600 and press and hold the reset button until you see the Unitech splash logo screen appear and then release the T AB and reset buttons. NO TE: All registry settings are ret[...]

42 Copyright 2006 Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co. , Ltd. A ppendix System Specifica tions Processing/Memory CPU Intel PXA270 520MHz Memory SDRAM:64MB Flash ROM:128MB OS Window Mobile 5.0 / Windows CE 5.0 Keypad 18-Key , including numeric key , alpha key and function ke[...]