Symbol Technologies PDT 7500 Serie manual

PDT 7500 Series[...]

PDT 7500 Series  1999-20 00 SYMBOL TECHNOL OGIES, I NC. All rights re served. Symbol res erves the r ight to make changes to an y product to improve reliability , functio n, or design. Symbol does not assume any product liability arisin g out of, or in con nection with, the applicati on or use of any produ ct, circ uit, or appl ication d escribe[...]

1 Quick Reference Introduction The PDT 75 00 Series porta ble data ter minal puts the process ing power o f a 486 PC i n the user’ s hand. Th e term inal uses a recharge able Lithium-Ion 14 00 mAh smart batte ry , and incorpor ates pe n technolo gy and bar cod e sca nning capa bility in a key- base d term inal. The PDT 7500 ruggedized hand-held t[...]

2 PDT 7500 Series About This Guide This gui de provi des informa tion on the oper ation of th e PDT 7500 Series termin al. Specifi c ally , the followi ng topics a re discussed: • Parts of the PDT 7500 on page 3 • Inst alling N ew or Recha rged Batter ies on page 5 • Operati ng the P DT 7500 on page 7 • Using t he PDT 7500 36-Ke y Keypad on[...]

3 Quick Reference P ar ts of the PDT 7500 Scan But ton LCD Powe r K e y Scan LE D Front Vi ew Communic ation LED Batter y Cha rge LED Thumb R est WA N A n t e n n a (PDT 753X o nly) To p V i e w Scan Wi ndow[...]

4 PDT 7500 Series P ar ts of the PDT 750 0 (continued) Bottom Vie w Seria l Communication s Po r t IrD A P or t Back View Batter y Latch Li-Ion B atter y[...]

5 Quick Reference Installing New or Recharg ed Batteries Caution: T o ensure prop e r term inal operat ion, use ON L Y the Symbol Li-Ion bat tery in the PDT 7 500. T o install a new or re charged Li -Ion battery: 1. Hook the base of the new bat- tery in the top of the battery compartment, then press into place. 2. Slide the battery latch to secure [...]

6 PDT 7500 Series 3. Lift the battery up and out of the b attery compartment. Charging the Batter y in the T erminal T o charge the terminal ’ s battery , place the PDT 75 00 in the cradle or conne ct the synch ronization /charging cable . The terminal ’ s charging LED turns yell ow while cha rging, the n turns green when the battery is ful ly [...]

7 Quick Reference LED Indication For all c harging metho ds, the terminal’ s battery cha rging LED indicates t he battery chargin g status as follows: Operating the PDT 7500 P o wering the T erminal O n/Off Note: Before the terminal ca n be powered on, it must be ini- tialized and the battery must be fully cha rged. Refer to the PDT 7500 Series P[...]

8 PDT 7500 Series Contr olling the Scr een Contrast T o lighten the screen contra st, press the blue FUNC key , then the LIGHT key . T o darken the screen contrast, pre ss the FUNC key , then the DARK Key . Resetting the PDT 7500 If your PDT 7500 Seri es terminal s tops resp onding to input from buttons on the screen, you must reset it. Perform ing[...]

9 Quick Reference T o p erform a hard reset: 1. Remove the battery for 20 m inutes or longer . 2. Replace the battery in the termina l. 3. The calibration screen displays. Note: With a hard reset, fo rmats preferences a nd other settings are restored to their original factory defa ults. Calibrating the Scr een (Win do ws CE T erminal s Only) The fi[...]

10 PDT 7500 Series Using the PDT 7500 36-K ey K e ypad The 36-key key pad uses an alph anumeric keyp ad that prod uces the 26-character alphabet (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and assorted characters. The keypad is c olor -coded to indicate which modifie r key ( ALPH A , CTRL , FUNC , and SHIF T ) to press to prod uce a parti c ular characte r or action . ?[...]

11 Quick Reference • Press ENTER after entering da ta or a comma nd. • Press CTRL to perform the control function. This key is u n- der app lication co ntrol. • Press SHIF T and a key to pr oduce vario us character keys; r efer to the PD T 7500 Series Produc t Reference Guide for your ter- minal o r your a pplicatio n guide f or the keypa d m[...]

12 PDT 7500 Series • Press the curso r keys ( , , , ) to move the cursor left, right, up and down o n the screen. •P r e s s BK SP to erase informatio n entered on the display , one charac ter at a ti me. •P r e s s SP ACE (in the FUNC state) to enter a blank space. •P r e s s CLEAR to partially or completely e scape from an appli- cation l[...]

13 Quick Reference Using the PDT 7500 25-K ey K eypad The 25-k ey keypa d produces the numbe rs 0-9, fun ction keys F1- F10 an d vari ous a ction keys. • The defaul t nume ric ke ypad pr oduc es the number s 0-9. • Press FUNC and th e correspond ing nume ric key to produce the functio n keys F1-F10 . • Press the cursor keys ( , , , ) to move [...]

14 PDT 7500 Series Using the In tegrated Laser Scanner T o use the laser scanner: 1. V erify the system is on. The LED lights yellow if scanning is enabled a nd the laser is o n. 2. Aim the PD T 7500 sca n window at the bar code and p ress the scan butt on. Do not ho ld the PDT 7500 at a right angle to the bar code. Y ou can tilt the 75 00 up to 65[...]

15 Quick Reference 1. Point the scan ner at the bar code a nd press the s can button. 2. As the raster pattern spreads, keep the pattern in th e same hor- izontal plane as th e bar code. 3. The terminal indicates a succe ssful scan by changing the LED from yellow to green, beeping on e or more times, and/or dis- play ing the dec oded ba r code on t[...]

16 PDT 7500 Series The scan beam does not have to be per fectly p arallel with the top and bottom of the sy mbol (u p to a 4 o tilt will work). Using the Imag er T o scan a symbol: 1. Press the scan butto n and cen ter the symb ol in any orie ntat ion in the aiming pattern. The entire sy m bol must be within the brackets. 2. Hold down the sca n but[...]

17 Quick Reference Host Communications The PDT 75 00 Series termin al can communica te with a h ost PC either dire ctly through it s commun ications p ort using an RS-232 serial cable or the cradle, or wireless ly via the Spectrum24 ® wireless LANs. For more information on settin g up and perfo rming wireless communication s with your PDT 7540 Ser[...]

18 PDT 7500 Series run the appli c ation’ s print function. Printer commu nication ca n also be establ ished thr ough an RS -232 cable connected directly to the printer . Usi ng the T ou ch Scr een Some PD T 7500 termi nals are equipp ed with a T ouch Screen, which has software that allows th e stylus to function a s a mouse. An optional s tylus [...]

19 Quick Reference Scanner does not power on when t he scan button is pressed. Scanner is not enabled. See your Sy stem Administrator . Scanner does not decode a bar code. Bar code is un- readable. V erify that the bar code is not defective, i.e., smudged or bro- ken. Scan window i s dirty . Clean scan window with a lens tissue. T issues for eyegla[...]

20 PDT 7500 Series The aiming pat- tern does not appear when the scan button is pressed. Bad cable con- nection. Check that the cable is connect- ed properly . Host power not on. Be sure the host system power is on (if external power isn’t used). Laser aiming pa- rameter n ot en- abled. Ensure the laser aiming param e- ter is en able d. The Image[...]

21 Quick Reference Serial Communication P o rt Pin-Outs Ergonomic Recommendations Caution: In or der to avo id or min imize the p otential risk of ergo nomic injur y follow the recommendati ons below . Co nsult with y our local Health & Safety Manager to ensure t hat you are meetin g with your company’ s safety pro grams to prevent employee i[...]

22 PDT 7500 Series Regulat or y Infor mation Radio F requ ency Interfer ence Requiremen ts This de vice has b een tested and found to comply with the limits fo r a Class A di gital device pursuant t o Part 15 of the Fed eral Comm unicatio ns Commi ssions Rules and Regulation. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection ag ainst harm[...]

23 Quick Reference CE Marking and European Unio n Compli ance Produ cts intended for sale wit hin the European Union are marke d with th e CE Mark which indica tes compl iance to applic able Directiv es and Europe an Normes (E N), as follo ws. Amendm ents to t hese Direct ives or ENs are included: Appl icable Di rectiv es • Electromagn etic Comp [...]

24 PDT 7500 Series RF De vices Symbo l’ s RF produc ts are designe d to be c ompliant with the r ules and re gulations in the locat ions into whic h they are sold and will be labeled as required. The maj ority of Symbo l’ s RF devi ces are type approv ed and d o not re quire the u ser to o btain lic ense or author ization b efore usin g the equ[...]

25 Quick Reference Scanner Labe ling A VOID EXPOSURE - LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS APERTURE ÉVITER T OUTE EXPOSITION - LUMIÈRE LASER ÉMIS P AR CETTE OUVERTURE This labe l is loc ated inside the bat ter y comp art men t.[...]

26 PDT 7500 Series In acco rdance wit h Clause 5, IEC 08 25 and EN 60825, th e follow ing infor mation is provided to the user: ENGLI SH HEBREW CLASS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CLASS 2 LASER LIGHT DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT DANISH KLASSE 1 KLASSE 1 LASERPRODUKT IT ALI AN KLASSE 2 LASERL YF CLASSE 1 PRODOTTO AL LASER DI CLAS SE 1 SE I[...]

27 Quick Reference DECLARA TION OF CONFORM ITY We, Symbol Technologies , Inc. of One Symb ol Plaza, Holtsville, NY 11742-1300, USA declare under our sole responsibility that the product Spectrum24, LA3021, Type II Radio Card Spectrum24, LA302C, Type II Radio Card Spectrum24, LA302T , Type I I Radio Card to which this declaration relates, is in conf[...]

28 PDT 7500 Series DECLARA T ION OF CONFORMITY We, Symbol Technologies, Inc. of One Symbol Plaza, Ho ltsville, NY 11742-1300, USA declare under our sole res ponsibility t hat the product Spectrum24HR, LA411 1, Type II Radio Card Spectrum24HR, LA411 T , T ype II Radio Card to which this d eclaration relates, is in conformity with the following stand[...]

29 Quick Reference Note: The following End -User License Agreement appli e s only to W indows C E vers ions of the P D T 75 00 terminal. END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOF T SOF TW ARE MICROSOF T EXPORT SOF TW ARE DEVEL OPMENT KIT FOR WINDOWS CE VERSION 2.11 (Referred to as th e “Micro soft Exp ort SD K”) IMPOR T ANT -READ CAREFULL Y : Thi[...]

30 PDT 7500 Series Platform Developer), (“Samp le Code”) to develop , and test you r Applica- tion fo r Windows CE . Y ou m ay also rep roduce an d distribu te the Samp le Code in object co de form, al ong with an y modific ations yo u make to th e Sampl e Code, provid ed that you comply w ith the Dis tribution Re quire- ments de scribed be low[...]

31 Quick Reference d. Software T r ansfer . Y ou ma y not tran sfer any of your rights under this EULA e. T ermination . Without prejudice to an y other rights, Micr osoft may termi - nate this EULA if you fail to comply wit h the terms and c onditions of thi s EULA. In such event, you must destro y all copies of the SOF TW ARE PRODUCT and all of i[...]

32 PDT 7500 Series NO LIAB ILITY FOR DAMA GES. In no event shall Micros oft or its suppl iers be liable for any d amages wh atsoever (includin g, witho ut limita tion, da mages fo r loss of busines s profits , busines s interrupt ion, lo ss of busine ss infor mation, or an y other pecunia ry loss) ari sing out o f the use of or inabilit y to use th[...]

33 Quick Reference Wa r r a n t y Symbol T echnologies, Inc . (“Symbol”) m anufactures its hardware produc ts in accordance with industry-st andard practice s. Symbol warrants that for a pe riod of twelve (12 ) months from date o f shipment, p r oducts will be free fr om defects in mat erials and workmanship. This warranty is pr ovided to the o[...]

72-3888 8-03 Revi sion A — September 2000 Symbol T echn ologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza Holtsville, NY 11742-1300 Ser vice Information Before yo u use th e unit , it must be conf igured to operate in your f acility’ s n etwork and run your appli cations. If you hav e a prob lem running yo ur unit o r using y our equipm ent, contac t your facilit[...]